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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
CAR OF DYNAMITE EXPLODES
KILLING TWENTY PERSONS
ANOTHER RATE RULING
ADVANCE AGENTS BENEFIT
Hereafter Those Who Go Ahead of a
Theatrical Production Will be Given
pany.

Ticket agent Elmer, OF the Pennsyl
vania railroad, has received q commu
nication from General Passenger
Agent Moody of the system. announc-
ing that theatrical advance representa-
tfves will, just as soon as the law will
allow it, be considered part of the the
atrical organizations which they rep
resent, and an allowance will be de
Quoted when the settlement is maze
for the transportation of the entire
troupe. Heretofore advance repre-
sentatives have been required top ay
full fare between all points on their
trips, they not having advantage of
the party. rates given to theatrical
companies.
1t is said that the new ruling laid
down by Mr.. Moody is the direct out
growth Of similar rulings made by
several other railroads of the coun-
try.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
Passenger on Big Four Was
Passing Freight Train when
Car of Dynamite Exploded
with Terrific Force.
JAR OF WHEELS WAS
CAUSE OF COMBUSTION
Section of Freight Train was
Blown to SpIinters and One
Passenger Coach DemoI-
ished-Near Terre Haute.

Terre Haute, Jan. 2O.-2:OO
a. m.-At least twenty per-
sons were killed and fully as
many injured by an explosion
of a car of dynamite on the
Big Four at Sanford, Indiana,
four miles west of here late
last night. The terrible accl-
dent occurred in an unusual
manner. A passenger train,
on its way to Indianapolis,
from Terre Haute, was pass
ing a freight train which had
taken a siding to let it 90 by.
The Jar of the passenger train
is thought to have caused the
explosion. A loaded passen-
ger coach was alongside the
car containing the dynamite
when the terrific explosion
came. A large part of the
freight train was blown to
small spIinters and ut least
one car on the passenger train
was completely demolished.
1t is reported that the entire
passenger train was blown
from the rails. AS yet, no
names of those killed or iniur-
ed have been secured. 1t is
known that many of those
who met death were horribly
mutiIated, their bodies being
riddIed and thrown into an al
most unreCognizabIe mass.
The passenger train was
made up of three coaches, a
baggage and an express car.
A relief train carrying ply
SicianS and a wreck crew has
been sent out from here.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
FAVORS PAVED STREETS
On Account of Heavy Traffic on Ger.
tain Thoroughbred Commission
er Dye Would Pave Them.

Street commissioner Dye is an
advocate of improval streets, and
among the thoroughfares which he
thinks should be paved with brick
because of the heavy traffic that pass
es over them are the following:
North Eighth from f to Main; North
f from Tenth to Twentieth; Ft.
Wayne avenue from eighth to d;
North ID from Ft. Wayne avenue TO
the Doran bridge. 1t is not likely,
however, that any action will be TAX
er in the near future looking to the
Improvement of these streets.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
A WEEK of CLOUDINESS
ONE PARTLY CLEAR DAY
Weather Record Kept by Waiter vos-
sIer at the Water Works Shows On-
usual Conditions for This Season
of the Year.

The report of Walter Vossler,
weather observer at the water works
station for the week shows that dur
ing that period there was but one
partly clear day and that was yes
terday when the sun at frequent in
tervals broke through the clouds on
ly to quickly disappear. Foggy wea-
ther prevailed Sunday and Friday,
while it was cloudy Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. Snow fell
on the night of January Is and 50
inches covered the ground, turning
to rain at Z A. NJ. January II. and
continuing throughout the day and
night The high and low temperature
for the week was as follows:
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
BUSY WEEK FOR COURT
Cases of Much Interest to be Heard
During the Next Few Days-The
Gambling Charges.

The coming week promises TO be a
very busy one in the circuit court.
1t is likely that the first case to be
tried will be that of Edward S Hol-
der against the Big Four railroad
company for damages for the loss OF
trained animals last summer.
Among those charged with viola
tions of the state statutes who will
be given a hearing are Pleasant Davis
Gates Davis and Albert S. Campbell,
arrested on indictments for maintain
ing gambling devices in their saloons
at Hagerstown during the fair last
August
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
POLITICS PLAYING
PROMINENT PART
General Assembly Takes on
the Air of a Large Political
Convention.
ARE STRANGE "GOINGS ON"
MANY ARE TRYING TO "GRIND
AXES" AT THE EXPENSE OF
THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE
STATE-34o BILLS UP.
(By Demas S. Coe.)

Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 19.-There
are strange "goings on in the gen
eral assembly. Politics is playing as
big part in the proceedings as if a
party convention were in progress in
stead of legislative body.
Behind almost every bill that is
considered of real Importance there
is some political movement. Not
that these measures are devoid of
merit, for many of them have merit
sticking out in huge chunks, but the
thing that is becoming evident is
that politicians with axes to grind
are for or against a bill, not because
of the real good that might result to
the people of the state in general, but
for the good that may come TO them
personally.
AS a general proposition it would
not appear that the dyed-in-the-wool
politician could derive any good from
the depository bill which is one OF
the measures that is regarded as SUI
premely important. 1t is declared,
however, that one of the republican
and one of the democratic factions
oppose the bill because it proposes
to take the banking of county funds
out of the hands of the county treas
urers themselves and they believe
that indirectly this may have some
effect on the organizations which
they hope to maintain. There is an
other class of politicians, republicans
and democrats, who are roofing tooth
and toenail for the measures because
-fesfr,
lust right they Will be enabled 10
direct the selection of the depositor-
les and will thus have a chance to
build up little machine of their own.
There is one faction that desires that
the depository bill shall have effect
on state moneys alone, exempting
county township and city efficers
There is another that thinks the state
should be exempted and the bill aD-
ply only to counties, townships and
municipalities. And beneath all of
this hub drub there are many honest
legislators who are unable to tell
which way to turn. Governor Hanly
is being booted and cussed by some
politicians and even BY some Iegisla-
tors. He is being praised and petted
by other politicians and other legisla-
tors.
The personality of the governor is
to be seen in almost every measure of
interest. He has the backing OF a
great many influential legislators.
But he has the enmity of many 9TH
ers and it appeared today and yes
terday that the .others" were about
to WELD the ak One of the strangest
stories 10 develop thus far came to-
day. It is to the effect that some
of the federal oficeholders in India
napolis. one of them in particular,
who has been regarded as a leader
in the Fairbanks forces and warm
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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
Electric Light Wires Blown
Down and the South End
Was in Darkness.
PHONES WERE DISABLED
ALARM OF FIRE SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT AROUSED FEARS OF
FIREMEN BUT 1T WAS NOT
SERIOUS.

Winds fit almost to belong to the
cyclone class invaded Richmond last
night bringing trouble galore Start
ing during the day the winds gradual
ly increased in velocity till last night
they were cutting some record break
ing capers. Shortly after supper the
rain began to fall and the way in
which it was swept under the umbrel-
las of those on the streets and under
the doors of many business houses
and residences, to say nothing of the
cellars which were dampened, caused
words hardly fit for the eve of Sun
day
Material damage was done by the
fierce winds to considerable degree
Telephone service was Handicapped
many phones on both lines being put
completely out of service while 9TH
ers worked with a buzz saw attach
ment Electric light wires were
blown down and TO prevent serious
damage the current was turned off
the circuit in the south part of the
city leaving it in total darkness late
in the evening.
Shortly after midnight an alarm of
fire was turned in, the blaze being at
the residence of Oscar Williams, 324
South 18th street. A chandelier catch
ing afire burned the ceiling causing
but small damage. Those who heard
the alarm were greatly frightened
for a fire with any headway would
certainly have swept a swath last
night. The firemen recognized this
made record breaking run.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
GET ESTATE
WILL OF VIM. H. ATKINSON
William Henry Atkinson Jr, Named
Executor With Bond of $4,000
Wife of Deceased Died Shortly Be-
fore His Demise.

The will of the late William H. At
kinson of Fountain City was filed for
probate yesterday, the executor VIII
liam Eanry Atkinson. jr, filing a
bond in the sum of $4,000 Under
the provisions of the will the entire
real and personal estate was left to
his wife, and upon her death the es-
tate was to be divided among the
nine children, Melissa Nicholson, Ark
Atkinson, Thomas E. Atkinson, Hen
ry Atkinson, Rachel f. F'razee. Louisa
Nelson, Emma Turner, David L. At
kinson and LarEin E Atkinson.
The wife of Mr.. Atkinson died a
few days prior to his demise and
as a result the entire estate. which
is quite valuable reverts to the child
rem.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
ADVISES JAPS. To
MARRY AMERICANS
VISCOunt AOki Tells His Coun-
trymen to Secure Heir
eSSeS If Possible.
ADDRESS IN NEW YORK
BASSADOR SAID TO HAVE BEEN
INSPIRED BY HIS GOVERNMENT,
IN NEED OF MONEY.
Publishers Press. ]

London, Jan. 19.-Not in recent
years has England enjoyed such a SEN
sation as has followed the calling back
from Japan of what purports to be an
address delivered in the city of New
York by Viscount Aoki, the Japanese
ambassador to the United States, to
an exclusively Japanese audience, in
which he advised his hearers to be
sure and marry American wives.
Make yourselves worthy of Amer
lean women he is alleged to have
said, but more especially of the
daughters of millionaires. This will
mean that when your father-in-laws
pecome aware of your merits, they will
assist you in every way
This statement was considered so
important that it was cabled by xa}il-
pese newspaper CORE spondents to the
Toxic newspapers, which have just ar
rived here, and its translation and
publication has started hot discus
sion here as to whether or not this
advice was not inspired by the Japa-
nese government, which is anxious to
secure funds from its subjects to re-
duce the foreign debt. Englishmen
generally characterize the address of
the ambassador as high handed i'm
pudence.'
Advantages and Disadvantages.
The advantages of such marriages
from a Japanese point of view and
their disadvantages to Americans is
pointed out editorially in the Japan
Times, as follows:
1T is generally admitted by the
Japanese themselves that, physically
they are inferior to their American
neighbors. On an average a Japa-
nese adult is about the size of six
teen-year-old American boy. The off
spring resulting from such unions are
a cross, being neither so small as the
can mother. That the Japanese peo-
pie desire to be larger is apparent as
the diminutive size That they
also admire the features of the for
eigner is also plain. Shortly after
the decease of General Kodama. one
OF his intimates remarked that he was
fine looking man, looking more like
foreigner than a Japanese. So,
when a Japanese father sees his little
son, by an American mother. a little
above the average. he has cause for
rejoicing, but when the American
mother looks upon her little boy, by a
Japanese father and notices his yellow
skin, short stature and bowed legs,
nothing but the greatest parental love
can cover up such defects
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
A BOGUS CHECK WORKER
trimmed" CHAS. FELTMAN
Secured Two Pairs of Shoes and Se.75
i'm Money in Hurried Transaction
-FeItman Thought ne Knew His
Patron

y bogus check worker '1aid in
worthless paper on Charles II. Felt
man of the Richmond shoe company,
and separated him from two pairs OF
shoes worth S5.25 and 1915. The fel-
low walked hurriedly into the store,
and selected footwear for his wife
and son" and in payment for the
goods handed Mr.. Feltman a check
on the Minck Brewing company for
SIS. Mr.. Feltman thought he knew
his patron and accepted the check
without hesitation. AT the bank yes
terday it was pronounced a forgery
The police are searching for the swim
dler, but have as yet made no ar
rest.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
CHALLENGE TO DEBATE
is ISSUED TO VARDAMAN
John Sharp Williams Wants to De-
bate His Opponent for the Senator
ship on the Subject of Government
Ownership of Railroads.
Publishers Press.1

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 19-Con Tess
man John Sharp Williams today is.
sued a formal challenge to his op.
ponent for the senatorship, Governor
Vardaman, for a joint debate on the
question of government ownership of
railroads. The debate will commence
March 7th and last until the state pri-
mary in August.
Mr. Williams SAYS he favors the
nomination of William j. Bryan for
president but wants him nominated
on a platform that will make his ell
ection possible. Governor Vardaman
is out of the city and it is not known
whether he will accept the challenge.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
BODIES OF MANY VICTIMS
ROASTED IN THE FLAMES
Dense Fog ObSCured the Block
Signals. and Operator
Couldn't Attract the Atten-
tIon OF Engineer.
Publishers. Prcss.1
IDENTIFIED DEAD.

w. 3. HARRIS, indianapolis: both
legs crushed and died in Emeraenc.
Hospital at kankakee.
PETER ). HIDDlNGER. indianapo.
lis, conductor of passenger train.
l. II. MAGEE, baggageman, Indian.
apoTis.
J. A. SHANNON, WiIliamsport. Ind,
died on way to Emergency hospital in
kankakee, lii.
HENRY e. OLCoTT. Cincinnati,
fireman of the passenger train.
HENRY A. PRICE, California. en-
route to Lafayette; body incinerated.
THE INJURED.
In the Hospital at kankakee.-
&. w. TRIP, indianapolis, engineer
OF passenger train, jumped and was
nearly drowned in pool beside track;
condition serious.
JOHN COBBLE, indianapolis, engi-
neer of freight train; slightly injured.
MINOR GRIFFIN, SheIbyvilie, Ind,
fireman of freight engine; seriously
hurt, but not fatally injured.
n. w. LINK, Hastings, Mich; seri.
ously, but not fatally injured.
A. G. LANG, Chicago; slightly hurt.
NJ. A. CREEToN, an Armenian, New
York city; left leg slightly injured.
{. c. L. BARNES, Cincinnati; slight
Iy injured.
MRS. c. &. SCHAFF, Cincinnati,
wife of Vice President Schaff. of the
Big Four; suffering from nervous
shock.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
MUCH PROGRESS SHOWN
First National Bank of This City to
Put in a Savings Department.
Open on Tuesdays.

The First National Bank OF this
city, which is one of the most progress
sive financial institutions in the state
has entered upon a new departure. 1t
has decided to open a savings depart
ment. the need of which for the bene-
fit of small depositors. has been felt
for some time. This department will
open for the transaction of business
on Tuesdays. 1t will pay three per
cent on all deposits, and is to be in
charge of Robert Wilson.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
M'CREA LIKELY TO COME
New President of the Pennsylvania
Likely to Make Inspection Trip
Next Month.

James McCrea the new president of
the Pennsylvania railroad has started
his inspection of the eastern divis-
ions of main lines of the system.
When asked yesterday afternoon
whether or not the great Il am"
would visit Richmond in the near fu-
ture, the officials in the Richmond
offices, stated that they had as yet
heard nothing of his trip west, but
said that they expected him some
time within the next month
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
HUNTS FOR LOST BROTHER
Superintende of Police Bailey Has
Been Requested to Aid a Mil
waukee Resident.

Superintendent Bailey has received
letter from Bernard S. Baker, of Mil
waukee. asking for information con-
corning a half brother, Fred S. Tay-
lor. who is mysteriously missing from
home. The writer stated that he had
reason to believe that Taylor was in
this city. The police are making a
search for the missing man, but so far
have been unable to locate him.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
PALLADIUMS NEW COMIC SUPPLEMENT.

The Palladium has secured for its readers supplement which
will be furnished with each Sundays issue The cartoons in the supple
their drawings In the future the Palladium will have still another
furnish Palladium
famous
authors Battle
of the greatly the these
features the Palladium will hereafter edition.
Sunday hereafter
Monday Saturday.
will
regular Remember viii be
of the Palladium
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
PUT OFF TILL SATURDAY
Attorney Latta of Indianapolis and
Eastern Can Not Meet the Com
missioners Tomorrow.

Owing to the fact that Attorney
Latta of the Indianapolis & Eastern
cannot be in the city on Monday the
county commissioners have postpon-
ed until Saturday next, the meeting
that was TO have been held on that
day.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20

Lafayette, Ind, Jan. 1s-Passenger
train No. SO, east bound, on the Big
Four railroad, collided head-on with a
freight train at Fowler, Ind. killing
and injCring a number OF persons. The
passenger train is known as the
Queen City special" and consisted of
combination baggage and day coach,
three sleeping cars and the private car
OF c. E. Schat, vice president OF the
company.
The train was running at a rate OF
80 miles an hour when the accident oc-
CURED, and the force of the collision
was SO great that the tender of the
passenger engine was driven through
the entire length of the combination
car, in which were a number of pas
sengers, estimated at from 15 TO %.
All the dead and injured were taken
from the wreckage Of this car, none Of
the passengers in the sleepers having
been seriously hurt
Soon after the collision the wreck
age caught fire from the engine and
all the coaches except the private car
Of Vice President Schaff and one
sleeper were destroyed
Paul ID. Harris of Chicago, an attor-
ney, was the only person to escape
from the combination car He reach
ed Lafayette on another train and re-
ported that the dead and injured, az
fast as they We're drawn from the
wreckage, were placed in the Cincin-
natl sleeper This car caught fire and
the victims were hastily removed 70
the next car, the Indianapolis sleeper.
The fire also spread to this car, and
II became necessary to again transfer
the dead and injured, this time to
Schaf's private car, in which they
were taken to division headquarters
at Kankakee, III. One passenger was
pinned under some of the wreckage
and burned to death.
According to Mr.. Harris, both
trains had orders to stop at Fowler
but the passenger train ran by the
block signal, which the engineer failed
to see on account of the fog.
Mr. Schaff was not on board the
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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
Su NJ NJ a RY.

Su M NJ MARY-- At least sixteen
persons were killed or burned and
many injured in a collision on the Big
Four railroad at Fowler. yesterday
morning. The wrecked train was the
Queen City Special enroute from
Chicago to indianapolis.
Owing to the fog the engineer was
unable to see the semaphore, which
directed him to stop and permit a
westbound freight train to pass. The
passenger train van into the freight
while going fully fifty miles an hour.
The combination car was telescoped
and only four of the fifteen persons in
the car escaped.
The wreck caught fire and eleven OF
the victims were burned to death.
The injured were taken to Kanka-
kee, Ill, in Vice President Schaffs
private car, which was attached To
the passenger train. Mrs. Schaf.
who was en- route to Cincinnati, con-
verted her car into hospital and as
sisted in caring for the injured.
None of the passengers in the sleep.
ing cars was killed
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
Misunderstanding and much colder
Sunday; cold wave. Monday fair;
high northwest winds.

OHIO-Colder Sunday, with rain pos
sibIy turning to eno~ in north por-
ton, cold wave at night; Monday
much colder and fair except snow
flurries in northeast portion; high
southwest to northwest winds.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-20

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The Washington herald., 1907-09-04
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York Sept 3-SUGAR-Tbo London market
for sugar beets was huner. with September at los
2;sd and October los I'd Tic stock IN the United
Kingdom is 5000 tons. against 1900 tons & year
ago. The local market ruled steady but quiet. with
Centrifugal. &C test, quoted at a93; MuscoFado. s.
test. at SO. and molasses sugar. 80 test, at 3o5.
Refined sugar was steady but quiet and unchanged.
b NAVAL STORES-The market for Tosn was duh
and a sheSe lower, common to good strained being
quoted at 45. Spirits turpentine was quiet az s.
for machinemade barrels. Ear held steady and un-
changed at SIS for oil barrels. At Savannah the
market for spirits was firm at aa5lh.
BUTTER Receipts 1882 packages. Market firm
Extra creamery, 25lA-
EGGS - Receipts, II III crates Market steady.
Western firsts 3Oa2i.
MILL FEED-strong. but quiet Spring brsR. 100
pound sacks, 20 arrive. lake and rail. $50: mid
dlings. 2.5a; city bran 24OO in bulk; Western red
dog. 30.l0 to arrive.
CORN-strong; checking trade. No. elevator, G.:
No. 2, 6SA. f. o. b., No 2 T. Q. b.. early Septem-
Der. 6S1s No. yellow, 70lz; No white, 70. f. b.
Exporters took ) loads.
FLoUR-5troug; fair demand. Spring patents. $50
a570; spring clears, 400a4 8; wintes straghts 450a
ASS; winter clears 375aA0e; Kansas. IN sacks pat
ents 4soa4s5; straiglts. 430aA5a; clears. 3Soa4O0.
RYE FLOUR-Strong; fair business; l75a5.l0
CORN MEAL-StrOng; fair inquiry. Kiln-dried,
for export, S59a350 coarse meal IN bags, l.S0al.52
HAY-Stesdy; far business. Receipts. $50 tons.
Prime timothy, L25; No J. l11al25; No. 2, LO5aLl0;
No. :, 90a95.
STRAW-Steady; quiet trade. Long rye, 65a7o.
BEEF-Steady; fair dealings. Family, l&5oalA00;
packet, 1L00aIl.50
PORK-steadyi moderate business. Mess R.75a
IS. .; family 1900.
TALLow~-Market sluggish. City in hogshesds,
6isa6k.
LARD-Stsady. Prime Western. es5; city, SIS:
refined Continent. 9so South An eTican, 1910; re-
fined Brazilian. kegs. ll50; city stearine, l0ss oieo-
stearins nominal; New York, 81; Chicago, slz.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-04

Thirteenth street northeast between and streets
Maurice W. Bray 10 Ida NJ. Bray, lot 2,
square 1909. 81.
Hillbrook-Suburban Homes Company to Joseph r.
Fague, lot l. square 5O76. So
No. sS Fenton street northeast-sallie A. Schafhirt
to Arthur B. Walker. part lot SIC. square ga.
SO
TEeRty-f0urth street northwest. between G and II
streets-AiarrBret " Hosier 20 Frances s. Mich
ols 'ot a. square e. SO
Nc. ieg North Carolina avenue northeast-Della $.
Liihgow at Yir. William H., to Edward A Tripp.
lot II. square 1912. So
No. 100 Fifth street n0rthwest-alorTs r. George 70
George W Barnes. lot S5 square $50 SO.
strset northeast, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets-Iames B. Russell TO Daniel A Callaghan
and Nora Callaghan lot lss square l00S So
Rhode Island avenue northwest. between Eleventh
and Twelfth stTeets-Alfred shaw ct ux. 10
Frances Z. Dorsey lot %. square Sll, $40
Fourteenth street southeast, between G and d
sTeets-fssbella Rothert ct al TO John Y
schmitt, lot q. square 1851 SO.
HOlmaad AIsnor-Percy II. Russell ct ux 20 Pauline
u. Rome. lot 90. block 49, SO
Griswold's AdditicD TO Anacostia-Heury K Siup-
son. trustee. u James T. Harrison, lots $50. so
549 and $50. $.0l5.