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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
lire Glass Aucfions.

In some parts of England auctions
are held with minute sand glass.
The highest bid made between the
time the glass is turned till the sand
runs out wins the article that is un-
der the hammer
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
A Heartless King.

Philip L. of France fell out with the
queen. turned her out of doors and
married the wife of a nobleman. Civ
ing the unique reason. Il like her bet
ter than j do my wife and can pro
vide for her better than her husband
can"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
OsceoIa Roll Call.

The Osceola tribe OF Red Men held
its quarterly roll cali meeting last
night. Forty-three members of the
lodge were present. No candidates
were initiated into the mysteries of
the order.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
ica Power.

i-H .OVeF.
The most prouiglous power of mus
Gle is exhibited by fish. The whale
moves with a velocity through dense
medium of water that would carry him
if continued round the world in some
thing less than a fortnight. and q
swordtish has been known to strike
his sword through the oak plank of q
shin
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms. cleo
trio light, steam heat, for gen. .eme n
only, at the Grand. 14-tf
FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms for
light house keeping. Phone 149S.
31-2t
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
Rice.

Alexander the Great about B. c. 4o0
made an attempt to introduce many
Asiatic plants into Europe. Rice was
among the number, but the Greeks did
not take kindly to its cultivation, pre-
ferring to import it from India and
Egypt
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
Anthracite Coal.

The first anthracite coal known to be
such was discovered at Mauch Chunk,
Pa, in 1871. The Lehigh Coal Mining
company began business in the same
year, making a commodity OF the re-
cent discovery.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
Storks In Erypt.

Were it not for the multitudes of
storks that throng TO Egypt every win
ter there would be no living in the
country, for after every inundatioD
frogs appear in most incredible mum
berS
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
The Chippewa River,

The Chippewa river was named from
the Indian tribe. The Indian designa
ton was Mayawaken, the mysterious
stream"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
Oil In Wheat.

The amount of fatty matter or oil in
maize is far greater than in wheat.
In the latter oil composes about / per
cent; in the former from to 10.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01

The first cotton gin in this country
was put in operation by Eli Whitney,
the inventor in 1913.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
Coteridce,

Coleridge left his wife and childre.
without apology or farewell and neve
would see them again.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
(Signed.)
Henry Wise.
Norman Anderson.

Recently Mr.. Rich resigned his po-
sition as postmaster at Spartansburg
that he might enter into business in
this city and as his resignation was
not accepted, and the postoffice at
that place discontinued, many citizens
became angry and placed direct blame
upon MIR. Rich, all because he had re-
signed, to enter more lucrative buSl-
ness in this city. Many citizens claim
that the criticism of Mr. Rich by
some unknown person in that hamlet
was entirely unjust and done through
personal malice.
The people of Spartansburg are now
receiving their mail from Crete, Ind,
by rural route.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
Former Spartansburg Post
master Given Endorsement
in a Splendid Letter.
REPLY TO "SORE ONES"
ANOTHER ECHO OF THE REMOV-
AL OF A PoSTOFFICE BECAUSE
THE POSTMASTER WAS ANx-
IoUS TO LIVE IN RICHMOND.

Still another echo from the famous
Spartansburg postoffice case. The
Palladium is the recipient of letter
from Henry Wise and Norman An
derson of that place absolutely deny
ing the charge as presented in the
article some weeks ago, signed Ihe
Citizens of Spartansburg in when
it stated that they, as bond holders
were anxious to be relieved from Mr..
Ernest J. Rich's bond while he was
serving as postmaster at that place.
The denial was made according TO
their statement, because it would
probably injure Mr.. Rich's business
in this city and they state that he is
a good business man, has much abil-
ity and is thoroughly honest.
The letter in full follows:
Spartansburg, Ind,
Jan. %, 1907
To the Editor of the Richmond Pal
ladium:
Dear Sir:-In your issue of Sunday,
JAN IS. 1907, appeared an article
signed Citizens of Spartansburg In
which f. j. Rich was scored for his
supposed articles In your paper in re-
gard to the Spartansburg postoff1ce.
Now as there was some things IN
Sundays issue of Jan. Is, which might
injure Mr. Rich in the community
wherein he is now living, we the
bondsmen of e. j. Rich wish to attest
to the good business ability and hon.
esty of e. j, Rich and that we were
not axious to be relieved from his
bond as intimated in the issue afore
named.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01

District Attorney Jerome today Sc
cured an important witness, named
Warren. from Glens Falls. y. Y He
is said to be an eye witness of the
shooting and killing of Stanford
White. Detectives learned of his
whereabouts only within the last few
days and this morning he was brought
TO the criminal courts building.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
Gall Of the Wild"

In a wild and almost impregnable
swamp one and one-half miles south
of the village of Suttons Bay, Leela-
nau county, in the midst of a thickly
populated section dotted with we'll
titled farms and only twelve miles
from a city OF 10000 inhabitants. Jack
London's Call of the Wild has been
duplicated. In this case, however, the
dog is a female, the mother of six pup
pies and all have reverted TO type.
How long ago this dog LETT the
haunts of man and took up her abode
in the wilds of the the swamp is not
known, but il must have been over
year. Four months ago she was no
ticed. and with her were seven pup
pies that were several months old.
Since then the pack has been frequent
ly seen, and on several occasions they
have given battle to men, and 1t was
only by strenuous efforts that they
escaped being torn to pieces by the
sharp teeth.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
SIDE LIGHTS
ON MICHIGAN
AN AMENDMENT THAT AIDS THE
MICHIGAN CENTRAL
OPPOSED.
FORCED TO TAKE DRUG
Matters Of Note Collected Here and
There About the State and Briefly
Told.
The Change Of Venue.

Attorney General Bird opposes
change made in the senate in the
change of the venue repeal bill, the
McCracken bill, which as presented
excludes pending cases from the OPP
GRAFTON of the repeal. This was amend
ed in the senate so as to exclude only
pending cases wherein application is
made before its passage OF the re-
peal.
The attorney general has a case In
which the state is defendant against
the Michigan Central railroad for
100000 damages for the repeal OF
the charter. The case is now tied up
by demurrer in the supreme court.
Attorney General Bird may want an
arbitrary change Of venue from
Wayne when the case is tried, but he
cannot make application before the
demurrer is decided Hence he objects
to the amendment of the senate which
would "tie his hands" The bill will be
taken up in the house next week and
the house will probably not concur
in the senate amendments.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13

The average condition OF wheat 10
20, according TO the June crop re-
port issued by the state department
This is per cent lower than one
month ago, but II shows that the en-
tire crop will not be lost as was
feared. II is estimated that per cent
Of the wheat sown last fall was win
ter killed, and that 4 per cent has
been destroyed by the Hessian ny.
The condition of rye is reported az
81 per cent, corn at So. oats at 70,
meadows at 50 and potatoes at 2. The
acreage OF potatoes Is estimated at
81 per cent. sugar beets at SO per cent,
barley at sc per cent and corn at 9per
cent.
Early strawberries are hurt by frosts
and will be a light crop and late; late
strawberries look good; raspberries
and blackberries, not over one-fourth
OF a crop; sour cherries will be Fair
crop near the lake; apparently no
sweet cherries; peaches, very light,
injured by frost and San Jose scale
plums, a light crop; early apples set
very full; late apples will be a good
crop; pears will be fair crop where
trees were not frozen last October;
muskmelons will have probably re
duced acreage.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
IINGOISM.
Okuma Talks for Home Consumption
Aginst United States.

Count Okuma's lingo" utterances
and hostility to the United States are
regarded by Japanese leading states
men as principally for home consump-
ton, and part of the progressive
party's efforts to overthrow the pres
ent ministry in the interest Of Ad-
miral Yamamoto, the navy minister
in the last cabinet, who is now travel
ing In Europe.
The recall of Viscount Aoki, ambas-
sador to the United States, is also
one of the progressive plans. They
desire a more aggressive" represent
alive at Washington and Baron Kan
exc is mentioned as his successor.
Count Okuma is out of politics and
is regarded as a Japanese Tolstoi.
Count ltagaki. one of the foremost
of the elder statesmen and a leader In
the former Okuma cabinet, has writ
ten an open letter to the president OF
The Hague conference, urging inter
national consideration of the exclus
ion question. He says race differences
often cause war, and that exclusion is
entirely contrary to the principle OF
mutual intercourse.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
SUNNY SOUTH.
a Race Conflict Costing Dozen or
More Lives.

Four white men, three of them
brothers. all prominent in their coun-
ty and five or more negroes have
been shot to death, two negroes
wounded by a mob of avenging whites
on the Trigg plantation near Anding,
Miss, and the race riot is not yet
quelled.
The trouble was started by the re-
fusal OF a negro tenant on the planta-
ton to obey orders issued by Trigg
to do certain work. The refusal was
accompanied by vile and insolent Ian
guage and the negro, cursing Trigg
roundly, was knocked down by him.
AS he rose the tenant drew pistol
and shot Trigg, killing him instantly.
He then fled to his cabin, was Joined
by armed friends, and barricading
themselves, the crowd defied arrest,
Trigg's two brothers, accompanied
by one of the plantation managers and
hastily gathered party of friends,
followed, and after fierce fight
forced the negroes into the open, but
not until the two younger Triggs and
the manager had been mortally
wounded, all three dying shortly after
ward
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
NEWS FROM HOME
AND ABROAD
HARRY ORCHARDS CAREER OF
CRIME ALMOST BEYOND
BELIEF.
ASSASSINATION A TRADE
For Over Eleven Years Murder Was
His Regular Business, to Which
eigamy, Theft and Incendiarism
Were Side Issues.
A Life Of Crime and Horror.

Cross-examination of Harry Orch
ard, by his own confession the slayer
OF is men with bullet and bomb. is
likely to last several days longer.
Orchard was on the stand for IA hours
last week. The state had him in hand
for nearly eight hours. In that time
he told a horrible tale of crime that
spread over the last IL years OF his
life, the first 80 years being the COM
monplace story OF a Canadian farm
hand. But beginning with 1897, he
unfolded career in which, to use the
language OF the leading counsel for
the state, assassination was a trade
and murder means of livelihood.
Orchard spared no incident of his
more recent life, under the question
ing of the state, that might prove
TO the jury his readiness to slaughter
for low wage and how Indifferent he
had been as to the number or con-
dition of his victims. The story
brought out by the state was, how
ever, merely a synopsis of the play
whose acts covers the years since
1899. In every act the climax sent a
shudder through crowded court
ROOM
Under cross-examination by e. F.
Richardson, counsel for Haywood,
| Orchard has so far developed this
series of tragedies up TO 1904. Three
more years and many murders are yet
| to be analysed. For purposes of its
own, not so far revealed, the defense
is determined that Orchard shall re-
| tell his life story TO the most squalid
| detail before the men who are to pasG
on the question whether Haywood
hired Orchard to kill Ex-Gov. Stuenen-
berg in Caldwell, on December 80,
| 1905
BY his own admission, Orchard is
a bigamist, a thief a liar and an In
cendiary. He has played the traitor to
his employers. He has deserted two
wives and his children. All OF these
offenses he has been forced TO confess,
| and under examination by Richardson
he has stuck to his story and given
chapter and verse.
BY questions the defense has plain.
ly indicated the intention to prove
that Orchard was the hired agent OF
the mine-owners, who, harassed by
the Western Federation of Miners and
determinedlto wipe union labor from
the mines i,f( Idaho and Colorado
planned ASSASSINATION, train wrecks
and mine explosions that could be laid
to the door OF the federation and keep
militia on the ground.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
Soldiers, Home Ready.

The board of managers of the SOL
diers' home have issued a formal
statement in response TO the resolu'
ton passed in the legislature provid.
ing for committee to investigate the
expenditure of veterans money at the
home. The board explains that, EN-.
powered to make rules governing the
receiving of inmates. it exacted that
no old soldier receiving a pension ex
ceeding $l2 a month should be re-
ceived, modifying this rule to read
that in case the veterans income from
the government exceeded s12 and il
was still shown that he needed the
care of the home that all his pension
money in excess of $12 should be
turned into a distinct fund. From this
fund, the board says, 1t has drawn
money to use for the betterment OF
the home. The board invites the legis
lative committee to come and have 6
look.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
AROUND THE STATE.

George McQuinn, sc years old, while
temporarily insane, wandered 20
miles from Bay City to Midland in
one night.
John Hill, aged "a, while trying to
pull an oar stuck in the bottom of
Kimball lake, fell backward from his
boat and was drowned.
A measure has been drafted and
forwarded to Senator Wetmore to
give Cadillac board of assessors in
place of a single assessor.
within six weeks there have been
six deaths in the Sittig family of Kala-
mazoo.. Three more members of the
family are now seriously Ill.
At a special election Dowagiac vot-
ed s25, 900 bonds for public improve
ments, the amount to be used TO in
duce factories - locate there.
James L. Neel came from Panama,
where he is eIl 1loyed as clerk, to
marry Miss Minnie Zebell, of Royal
ton. They will reside in the canal zone
With fireworks, speechmaking and
parade. headed by bands, military or
ganizations, the mayor of Grand Rap
ids and city officials, the Canal Street
Improvement association will dedicate
the new Grand Trunk downtown de
pot June Is.
The Saginaw bay sea serpent has
made his appearance again. Herber
Roenisch declares that the monster
rose w ont of the water not ten fee
from his launch, and that he headed
his craft for home with all possible
speed.
The navy department has notified
FIVE congressman that there will b,
a chance for FIVE Michigan boys {,
enter the naval academy next year
appointments to be made befor
March next. The examination o
appointees will occur in April an
June, 1908.
The city of Saginaw must help pa,
the expenses, If the entire bridgad
OF state troops is TO be taken there a
the close Of the state camp in Al
gust TO help celebrate the city's sem
centennial. Adjt. Gen. McGurrin say
the state military fund is not larg
enough TO permit the entire expense
20 be borne by the state.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
IN REVOLT.
The Wine Growers Of Southern
France on Strike.


France on Strike.
The government not having met
their demand of May 10 to stop the
wholesale adulteration of wine, the
winegrowers have tied up their pro-
vinces in a great civil strike which be-
gan Monday Montpelier is the head
quarters of the strike.
The cause of the revolt OF the wine
growers is far reaching. Nearly the
whole of south France depends on
the success OF the vineyard crop and
on the employment afforded by the
wine presses and bottling establish
ments. For several years the demand
for their product has decreased, while
the price of all the necessaries OF life
has increased.
Crushed between the two millstones
of decreased earnings and increased
expenses, the people have blamed all
the woes on the wine fakirs OF north
ern France, whose adulterated pro-
ducts, sold at low price. took away
most of the market for real vintage.
Again, physicians are declaring that
the indulgence In wine Is excessive in
that country, and this statement is
being dingdonged into the scholars in
all the schools.
But the third cause is the most sin.
lister. 1t is the gradual spread of alb
sinthe tipping and of drinking similar
poisons even in the wine districts. The
correspondent OF Paris newspaper
describing a huge demonstration OF
wine growers at Mines, writes:
The enthusiasm was tremendous
But most of those in the parade had
drunk large quantities of absinthe."
Jules Roche, former minister of
colonies, says the trouble there and in
the United States is similar; that the
election OF ignorant lawmakers who
interfere too much with trade, is the
cause. Order" he says. lis the first
principle of good government"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
The Military Row.

The hospital corps of the Third
regiment, Nj. y. G.. is in turmoil
which may result in courtmartial
before the row is ended. 1t all started
with a round robin" requesting the
resignation of Mai. Charles T. New
kirk, NJ. d., captain OF the corps. who,
ii is alleged, has been too lax in dis
cipline and has not kept the corps up
to the mark in drill. DR.. Newkirk
did not take the petition seriously,
but referred II TO Col. Bates, who sent,
through DR.. Newkirk, request to DR..
Floyd Randall, hospital steward, to
resign, as the round robin was laid
at his door.
DR.. Randall fatty declined to get
out and took the matter up to the
governor through his friends. Asst
Adjt:-Gen. Cox investigated and, II is
said, found that Dr. Newkirk should
get out for the good of the corps.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
Wrecked the City.

A destructive cyclone swept over
Kurrachi, India. Several steamers
were driven ashore and hardly build
ing remains unwrecked The casual
ties have not been reported.
Kurrachi, also spelled Kurrachee
and Karachi, is one of the principal
seaports of British India, capital of
the Sindh division of the Bombay
Presidency, and of the district of Kur'
rachi. 1t is situated on the Arabian
sea, twelve miles northwest of the
westernmost outlet of the Indus. Kur'
rachi. when it passed into the hands
of the British in 1912, was but strag-
Cling village 1t is now modern city
noted for its manufactures of carpets
and fine silverware and has popula'
ton of over 100000
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13

While playing near the station the
5-year-old son of Simon Matheys, OF
Nadeau, was killed by a switch en-.
CINE.
II. T. Kitchen, OF Muskegon has re-
ceived the appointment as one of the
pharmacy examiners at Washington
ID. c. He was one of 35 to pass out
of 1900 applicants.
Louis Nordstrom, aged %, of Nor.
way, respondent from drink. commit
ted suicide at the home OF his sister
HIS father died short time ago and
he had spent all the money he received
from the estate.
The safe OF the Kalamazoo Harrow
Spring Co. was blown open and $50
gold watch and two chains were
stolen. Men giving the names of Hen
~ Reynolds and George Thompson
Of Detroit. have been arrested
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
Japs Are Wearisome.

A Washington correspondent says
United States officials at the capital
are becoming extremely weary over
the constant complaints Of the Japa-
nese and hint that if the policy of
trying to magnify quarrel among
strikers into an international Incl
dent is not given up a few plain
truths will be handed to the little
brown men," The fact that Japs con
tinue to pour into America in spite of
the exclusion treaty also helps TO ex'
haust the patience of Uncle Sam. The
Japs were treated with such courtesy
in the San Francisco school incident
that they seem to have the idea that
America fears them and can be bullied
at will.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
Not a Suicide Pact.

Mrs. John Sanders, who with her
husband took chloroform at Silver
Lake, which nearly resulted in their
death. denies that they had made a
suicide pact and says that her husband
forced her to swallow the drug. Both
were discovered in time and through
medical aid their lives were saved,
but Sanders is still in serious con.
dition.
Another pathetic phase of the case
developed with the birth OF nine
pound baby to Mrs. Sanders since the
alleged attempt to end her life.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
Now Comes Divorce.

VIM. F. Pack, former Michigan leg
islator and member of Michigan
regiment in the war with Spain, see
ing service in Cuba and afterward go
ing 10 the Philippines in the regular
service and becoming governor of the
province of Benguet, is defendant in
a suit for divorce brought by his wife
in Centerville. An attempt was made
to keep the case quiet, but IL is learned
that the charges are cruelty. Pack
will not contest the case. as he is
now in Frisco on his way back to the
Philippines, after spending three
months at home recovering from q
serious illness.
Gov. Packs headquarters are at
Paguio, in the heart of the Igorrote
head hunters country. He expressed
a high regard for the Igorrotes. say
ing that they are easily governed il
treated generously. They are prosper
Gus and contented with American rule
and many of them are rich farmers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
FIERCE STORM.
Twenty-Five People Killed and Forty
Injured.

Twenty-Five People Killed and Forty
Injured.
Twenty-Five known dead and ~
persons injured constitute the list OF
casualties resulting from storms OF
wind and rain which swept over
southern Illinois and Indiana and Gen.
raj Kentucky Friday night and Satur-
day. These fatal visitations came In
the shape of cloudbursts, ligh winds
md electrical disturbances. The prop
srty damage is many Thousands OF dol
.ars. Houses were swept away, bridges
demolished and thousands OF acres OF
growing crops destroyed.
Granville, KY, was the worst SUI
ferer. A cloudburst caused Big creek
10 deluge that village OF LIS persons
last night, and II persons were
drowned or crushed by falling houses.
In New Minden, ILL.,, tornado this
morning killed five persons and In
jured six others
In York, H., three were killed ana
20 injured by a tornado.
In Duquoin, ILL.,, many houses were
blown down in the outskirts or the
town and four persons were Injured.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-13
State Eiremen.

The thirty-third annual convention
OF the Michigan State Firemen's as
ISOLATION closed in Detroit after the
selection of Ludington as the place
for holding the 1908 convention. and
the election of the following officers:
Hugo r. Delfs, Lansing, president;
Thomas Murray, Ludington, first vice.
president: Edward H. Bates, Detroit,
second vice-president; G. w. Keeper,
Ludington, third vice-president; Sam
uel Robinson, Charlotte, statistician; ;
A. p. Lane, Ithaca, secretary and
treasurer. Guy ID. Northrup, of De-
troit, was elected delegate to the ma
tional convention, which will be held
in Oklahoma City, Okla, in Septem.
Der