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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
Abrams Secured Rig and
Drove to Cambridge Where
He Tried to Sell 1t.
GRAND LARCENY CHARGED.
WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THIS
CITY-lT is THOUGHT BY pO-
LICE THAT THE MAN is A PRO-
FESSIONAL HORSE THIEF.

A man giving his name as Abrams,
was arrested late yesterday afternoon
at Cambridge. on a charge of having
stolen a horse and rig from local liv-
cry concern, Benning & Son, 13 South
Eleventh street Abrams tried to sell
the horse and rig to a Cambridge City
horseman and to a liveryman in that
city. His actions aroused the suspi-
cions of those with whom he was at
tempting to do business. and Marshal
Drischel was summoned. He at once
took Abrams into custody and notified
the local authorities. Abrams was
brought to Richmond today to answer
a charge of grand larceny. 1t is
thought that the man is a profession
al horse thief. He refuses To discuss
his case or tell anything about him
self.
Abrams came to Richmond last Fri
day and applied for job al the Ben
ming stable. He was told to come to
work Tuesday. Sunday, he was EN-
plOyed by Mr. Benning TO drive a man
to Liberty Abrams borrowed from
MIR. Benning his OVercOat and driving
gloves TO wear on the trip. Sunday
night he brought the horse and rig
back in good condition and returned
the OvercOat and gloves.
Yesterday Abrams came to the
Benning stable and told Mr.. Benning
that his mother had just come 10
town 10 live with him and that he
would like to borrow a horse and rig
TO drive her about the city. Mr Ben
ming accommodated him and again
loaned him his overcoat and gloves
AS soon as the man secured the horse
and rig he Immediately drove to Cam
bridge City where he did his best tC
sell the property.
Abrams was arraigned in the circuit
court this afternoon. He entered a
plea of not guilty. His case was not
set for trial
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
NO DANGER OF
SCANDAL IN WAYNE
Jurymen Cannot Be Approach
ed Before Trial. as the
Names Are Unknown.
SYSTEM THAT IS USED.
VENiRE DRAWINGS ARE HELD IN
SECRET BY THE JURY COMMIS-
SION AND NAMES ARE AN
NOUNCED THROUGH JUDGE.

None of the trouble that recently
caused scandal in Indianapolis
courts in connection with the Bru-
naugh case. is likely to occur in this
county. according to a statement of
Judge Fox today. Under the system
of drawing venires in the Indianapolis
courts. it has been customary to make
known the names of jurors as soon as
they were drawn. This makes the list
public and gives attorneys or others
interested, opportunities to approach
q juror and make proposals as to his
stand when the case in question comes
to trial
1t has been the custom in the Wayne
Circuit court for many years to hold
the venire drawings in secret. No one
is in the room when the jury commits
sion, which in this county is compos-
ed of one republican and one democrat.
prepares the list of names and draws
the jury. Instructions to the com
mission are given by the Judge and any
action that may be taken is announced
through him. II has happened in a
few instances that the names of the jul
rOrS have been made public before the
deputy sheriff has succeeded in mott
fying them Of their selection. This
has made trouble for the deputy. After
a long trip to some remote corner of
the county he learns that his intended
juror has read the newspaper and has
been watching for the deputy ever
since and was not to be found. when
the officer arrived.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
PREPARING FOR
BIG CONFERENCE
All Delegates Will Be Cared
For.

Anderson, Ind. March 24.-After a
canvass of two weeks an entertain
ment committee representing all of the
NJ. E. churches of this city. has obtain
ed places of entertainment for about
700 ministers and delegates and their
wives. who will be in this city April /
to 6. to attend the annual session OF
the North Indiana conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church. AL
though the conference session will not
begin until Wednesday, April |. there
will be three days of preliminary exer-
cises. with the opening serman on Sun
day. March % by the Rev. Henry W
Bennett. presiding elder of the Goshen
district
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
WORK ON HONEY
BEE BEGINS SOON
Traction Line Will Be Com
pIeted.

New Castle. Ind. March 24-When
Paymaster Bagley of the l. \. c. & T.
traction line was in the city paying the
employees. he stated in reply TO a ques-
tion that work would be resumed on
the line within the next thirty days.
The statement coming from him. is
considered reliable information. 1t is
known that the receiver for the compa-
~ has been endeayOring 10 get mat
Iers into shape for proceeding for
some time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
What The Candidates Say.

Samuel NJ Ralston will poll fewer than 500
be
Thomas II. kuhn-We highminded Chris
We W sub
following which
Thomas r. Marshail-I have dontw
this nomination If will
the party would much rather
and of
l. Ert Slack am we'll satisfied that's
is
no
c. G. Conn by r. E Proctor-We
will
on
c. X MccuIoueh-h that his time
believe of
4 5 O he canno sav
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
.L|FE'S GREAT BATTLE
HAS BEEN ENDED
George w. SCantIand, Veter-
an. Died This Morning.

Williamsburg. Ind, March 24.-
George w. Scantland. aged 75, died at
his home at 1880 o'clock this morning
from apoplexy. The deceased was a
veteran of the Civil War and we'll
known in this locality. He is sur
vived by widow and two sons The
announcement of the funeral will be
made tomorrow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
PADDLES DO NOT
DRAW MEMS BLOOD
PenitentIary Warden Talks of
Conditions.

Columbus. o, March 24.-The peni-
tenttary probe committee heard Ward
ell Gould today. Nothing sensational
developed. The warden told Of the
prison discipline. He said all prison
ers received are placed in the second
grade and are advanced to first or re-
duced to third or fourth, according to
their conduct He said the dungeon
and cage were never used and the men
hung up" can stand on their feet.
Blood is never drawn when the paddle
is used, he said. Another session will
be held Wednesday, when the pro-
gram of procedure will be adopted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
ARE GRANDPARENTS.

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar NJ. Haas were
informed yesterday that they are
grandparents. A son has been born 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Exum Haas. The tele-
gram TO the grandparents from their
son. informed them the mother and
child are doing well. Mr. and Mrs.
Exum Haas reside at Lincoln. Ill.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
BLAKE MUST HAVE
BEEN INSANE
Local Attorneys Talk of the
Fiendish Crime.

In a discussion Of the fiendish mur-
der of his mother by Grover Blake
the Anderson young man, local attor-
neys today held the opinion that young
Blake was insane at the time or intOA-
icated to such d degree that he was not
he committed. They advance the ar
gument that the crime was of such d
brutal nature that it would be in viola
tion of all laws Of human nature for it
to have been committed by sane
man.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
TWO ITALIANS To
BECOME NATURAL|zED
Final Hearing to Be Given on
April 9th.

Monday. April 6. the first day of the
April term of the Wayne circuit court
will be set aside for the final hearing
of applications for naturalization.
Angelo Imperiale and Antonio Fer
rants, both Italians, will be made au-
thorized American citizens. if they
succeed in passing the final examina-
ton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
MAN OF MANY MURDERS
MAY NOT DIE

Boise. Idaho. March Ex-Governor
Gooding today. received official notice
from Judge Wood who sentenced Har-
ry Orchard. which recommended the
remission of the death penalty. The
man OF many murders will probably
escape the death penalty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
Raiston Is Confident.

Il have received assurances of sup
port from all over the state" Mr. Raj
stOn said Il will poll not fewer than
800 votes on the first ballot and will,
in my Judgment. be nominated very
soon thereafter later than the
third ballot
Il am not prepared 10 say at this
time who my strongest opponent is.
There has been considerable talk that
has reached me of a combination
against me. know that some Of the
candidates can not throw their follow
ing against me when it becomes appar-
ent they can not succeed. and upon
second sober thought l feel there will
not be any disposition on the part of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
Candidates Talk.

Statements from the several COVER
norship nomination candidates on the
eve of the convention show that they
all expect to win, but of the entire
number Samuel NJ. Ralston is far in
the lead in optimism. Mr.. Ralston e1-
poets to be nominated on not later
than the third ballot and possibly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
GOVERNOR GUILD
HOVERS NEAR DEATH
Condition Reported as Being
Very Low.

Boston. Mass. March 24,-Governor
Guilds condition is reported unchang-
ed today He is very low and ulti-
mate recovery is thought to be doubt
full.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
George Barker, Polo Player,
Took Money From Its Hiding
Place and Left Richmond
For North.
WAS CAPTURED IN
MICHIGAN LAST NIGHT.
He Will Be Brought Back to
This City and His Father
May Prosecute Him on a
Charge of Grand Larceny.

George Barker. crack rush on the
Richmond polo team. was arrested last
evening at Flint, Mich, at the request
of the local authorities on charge Of
grand larceny Officer Ed McNally
left this morning for Flint and will re-
turn with Barker tomorrow.
Stole From Father.
It is charged that Barker stole about
500 from his father, William Barker
This money. it is thought, was secured
last Wednesday. but it was not missed
until late Thursday. Since that time
the officers have been searching far
and wide for the young athlete. Ser
eeant McManus last week searched for
him in Eaton, O.. but without success.
The police then heard that he was in
Indianapolis, but no clue of him
could be obtained in that city. Yes
terday it was reported that Barker,
some time before stealing the money,
had told friend that he intended to
leave town and go to Flint, Mich. I'M
mediately the police wired to the au-
thorities of Flint to look for Barker.
About two hours after sending the
message a telegram. was received from
the chief of the Flint police, stating
that Barker was in custody.
Father Will Prosecute
Sergeant McManus states that the
young mans father intends to prose
cute him on the charge that has been
placed against him No effort was
made to apprehend the young polo
star until the police were assured by
his father that he would prosecute him.
Several months ago William Barker
withdrew from d bank about S4OO. This
money he placed in some fruit jars at
his home and hid them away in a cup
board. Wednesday young Barker dis
covered the hiding place of the money.
which was his fathers savings of
many years. and Immediately apprO-
priated all of it except about $50. His
failure to return home Wednesday
night was thought nothing of by his
parents. However. when Barker did
not return home Thursday his parents
became alarmed. At this time Mrs.
Barker had occasion to take some mon
ey from the hiding place. but on open
ing the fruit jars she only found $50
remaining. This Immediately eX-
planned to her the cause Of her son 5
absence. The matter was at once re
ported to the police.
To all lovers of sport in this city.
Barker is we'll known. Time after
time they have cheered the fast little
rush as he sped down the floor of the
coliseum. lodging the defense of the
opposing team and then making light
ming drives for the goal. He had a
brilliant future ahead of him in this
branch of athletics. Popularity. how
ever. was the cause of his downfall.
To be ''One of the fellows money was
needed. and this. it is claimed. caused
him to succumb to the temptation of
pilfering the parental wealth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
Scion of AristoCratiC and Pow
erfuI Family of Argentina,
Says He Likes and He Dis
likes Men.
IN RICHMOND ON AN
INSPECTION TRIP,
Here to Look Over Automatic
Telephone Which Will Be
Installed in Buenos Ayres-
His Family History.

Alfredo Ortiz de ROzaS. a member of
the engineering firm of Cogent X Com
pany, La Plata. Argentina. and a scion
of one of the most aristOcratic and
powerful families in that South Amer
lean republic was in the city today
for the purpose of making an investi-
CATION of the Home Telephone compa-
ny automatic system. SenOr de Ro-
gas stated that he had SO far Inspected
the automatic systems at Columbus. O.,
and Dayton.
Senior de ROZaS says that an ArGen-
tina syndicate is about to establish an
automatic telephone system in Buenos
Ayres and other cities in that country
and that he was sent to the Unied
States for the purpose of inspecting
the various systems in operation here
and to secure the patent rights on the
invention for Argentina.
The great grandfather of the Senior
de ROzaS was an important factor in
the early history of Argentina. By
heading successful revolution he be
came dictator of the country. which po-
sitiOn he held in his powerful grasp
for several years. The father of the
SenOr da ROzas is at the present time
speaker of the Argentina chamber of
deputies, which corresponds with the
American national house of representa-
tives. The brother of the young en-
gineer is under-secretary of the Ar
eentina department of agriculture
Don't Like Politics.
With all the members of your fam
lily taking such important parts in the
political affairs of your country. it is
odd that you did not enter politics." a
reporter remarked to Senior de Rozas
this morning.
With a shrug of his shoulders and a
wave of his hands he replied: II do not
like politics. Who | LIKE like. Who
I do not like--I do not like. You see
l would make poor politician"
Senior de Rozas is a tell. well built
man. He wears, like most South
Americans, a full beard. close cropped,
| which is as jet black as his two bril-
liant eyes. which flash with interest at
everything he sees or hears He left
this afternoon for Chicago where he
will inspect the automatic system in
that city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
night; Wednesday, fair.
oHIo-colder Wednesday.

The Telephone is a Willing servant to bring
your Classified Ads TO the Palladium office with the
least bother to you. Either Phone==lf2l Automatic
p Old
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24
| REPUBLICAN MACHINE
WORKING FOR TAGGART.
Allied With "PIuto Tom" in the
Effort to Sustain Him in His
Position as Leader of DEM
oCratiC Hosts.
RALSTON is FAVORED.

TO NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, RE
PUeLICANS ARE LIKEWISE
AIDING HIS CAUSE.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-24

Continued on Page Seven.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-27
EX-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND AND HIS SON RICHARD.

him. England drew in her horns and
accepted the situation gracefully.
Grover Cleveland for the time was
great popular hero. However, his de-
feat for denomination in 1896, had he
desired the honor, was foregone con-
clusion. Tariff as an issue was tum-
bled into that condition which years
before Mr.. Cleveland had described as
'.innocuous desuetude." The free coin
age of silver was demanded by the
Democratic majority. Mr.. Cleveland
supported the Palmer and Buckner
"gold Democratic" ticket. When he
handed over the governmental reins TO
President William Mckinley, March 4,
1897, he stepped out of Office forever.
Mr.. Cleveland settled for himself the
problem as to what to do with an ex-
president by retiring gracefully to
Princeton, N. j., in the shadow Of the
great university which he as a poor
boy yainly had hoped to enter. Here
he built a home and grew old with his
family of bright young children grow
ing up about him. Two more girls
and two boys were born.
During and after his presidential
terms the Cleveland fishing and duck
hunting expeditions supplied much ma
terial to the press.
In 1903 Mr.. Cleveland was introduc-
ed in ST. Louis as ''the most distin'
guished private citizen in the world
By that time his political opponents IL
both of the great parties, generally
speaking, had come to look upon him
as a historical figure, and by the vast
majority of Americans the venerable
ex-president was regarded as true
patriot, an honest public servant and
Ian able chief executive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-27
Ant INDIAN ATTACK.
One EsF WhieH Custer and New Yovt,
Broker Were Mixed Up.

One EsT Whieh Custer and q New Yorts
Broker Were Mixed Up.
Charles Osborn, q New York broker
and General Custer were intimate
friends, and Osborn annually visited
the general at his camp on the plains
During one OF the Indian campaigns
he invited Osborn and a party OF
friends to- Kansas and after giving
them buffalo hunt arranged a novel
experience in the way Of an Indian
scare. AS. Osborn was lying In his tent
one night firing was heard at the out
posts and the rapid riding Of pichets.
Boots and saddlesv was the order In
the disturbed atmosphere of the night,
and Custer appeared to Osborn loaded
with rifle, two. revolvers, a saber and
scalping knife.
Charles" he said in his quick, nerv-
Gus way, ''yOu must defend yourself.
Sitting Bull and Flea In Your Boots,
with u gle Tail Jim and Scalp Lock
Skowheban, are on US in force. l did
not want to alarm you before, burt the.
safety Of my command is my first
duty. Things look serious. IF we don't
meet again, God bless your
The broker fell on his knees. "Cus-
ter" he. cried, ''only get me out of this!
I'll carry million shares of Western,
/, Union for you and let you into the firm.
to get me home! Only save meY'
But Custer was gone and the camp.
by shrewd arrangement burst into a
blaze. and shots, oaths and warwhoopS,
were intermixed until suddenly paint
ed object loomed on Osborn's sight
and something was flung into his face,
"a human scalp He dropped to the,
ground and said the Lords Prayer
backward and sideways until the noise
died away and there was exposed a
lighted supper table with this explana-
ton on transparency:
'NOsborn's Treaty'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-27
WANTED THEIR GOATS.
A Curious Adventure AmonG She Ma
tives of Africa

A Curious Adventure AmonG She Ma
tives of Africa.
Mrs. Constance Larymore, author of
"a Residents Wife In Nigeria" re-
counts this curious adventure in Afri-
ca: THE sahib, as from lneradica bic
Indian habit | still commonly call my
husband, had gone out at sunset aItef
deer, and during his absence the entire
population of the village came stream
Ing up the hill to the rest house, all
talking loudly and at once and evident
~ under the influence of strong excite
ment. | was by that time well accus-
toned to creating sensation when
ever / appeared. no white woman hav-
ing been seen previously, but these
people struck me as having more than
situations in their minds and on their
clamoring tongues. l had been six
weeks in the country. My knowledge of
Hausa was confined to salutations and
a few simple words, so I summoned
our interpreter to help me to entertain
my visitors
They chartered. shouted and gestic-
ulated at Paul, who eventually explain
ed to me smilingly that they had never
seen a white woman before, and were
anxious to offer me a personal vel
come. l nodded and smiled in high
qualification, thanked them cordially
and when l had exhausted my small
stock Of polite salutations told the in
terpreter to give them leave to &C
home. This they did. somewhat re-
luctantly, thought, but after describ-
ing the interview with some amuse-
ment to the sahib dismissed the mat.
ter from my mind.
six weeks later we passed through
Lukpa again on our way back to Loko-
ia and found it deserted-not a man,
woman or child, not goat, not fowl
all gone, obviously fed into the bush.
felt distinctly hurt at this churIish
behavior on the part Of my late admir-
ers and learned long afterward that on
our first visit our precious interpreter
and others Of our party had seized and
killed every goat and fowl In the vii
lage. The wretched owners had rush
ed up to the rest house to complain.
and all they got was Thank your
81 am not ashamed to confess that /
cried when / made that discovery. The
lesson. however, went home to Us both
and drove Us to work ceaselessly at
the Earsa language. knowing there
could 81 no security for ourselves or
justice fog the people until we could be
independent Of dishonest fnterpreta-
ton"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-27

even at the cost Of war between
the United States and England. Great
Britain had refused to submit to ar
bitration a certain boundary dispute
with Venezuela. President Cleveland
advised the appointment Of a COM
mission to determine for itself the
boundary line between the two coun-
tries with a view to enforce an &C.
ceptance Of this line by Great Brit
ain. The Monroe doctrine having been
accepted from the moment Of its pro-
mitigation by Secretary Of State John
Quincy Adams as part and parcel OF
sacred American p0iity, the entire ma
ton stood by the president In his
plucky stand. Congress also stood by
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-27
A Strond Maid.

A cooking expert tells this story:
"Only the other night, dining with
some friends Of mine, saw a maid
drop and break superb platter that
contained two roast canvasback ducks.
Our host did not permit this accident
to ruff1e him. While we waited for
some other course to be substituted for
the last one he said: You must excuse
that maid. These accidents happen al
most daily with her. l think it is a
disease. She was, believe, dairy
maid originally, but she had to aban-
don that occupation on account of her
inability to handle the cows without
breaking their horns.'"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-27

Though Mr.. Cleveland never possess
ed in a very appreciable degree that
quality which va call personal mag
netism, he was undoubtedly the most
popular American of his time when he
began his second term as president.
when he closed that term and retired
permanently to private life he was one
OF the most unpopular Americans for
the time being. He had cut loose from
his party and become that amazingly
unusual thing-an executive independ-
ent of the powers which made him.
The great struggle for the maintenance
of the gold standard against bimetal-
aism which signalized the campaign OF
1896 was taking definite shape. The
president set himself obstinately to-
ward maintaining the gold standard
In the summer of 1893 he called an
extra session Of congress and pushed
through the repeal of the Sherman act
OF 1890, under which the government
was required to purchase large quaint
ties of silver bullion. The Democracy
at large was amazed and enraged al
This action, though a very considerable
ryortion of it stood with the president
on the issue.
To maintain the gold reserve Presi
dent Cleveland from time to time made
large issues of government bonds. The
placing of some of these bonds will
New York bankers aroused a cyclone
OF adverse criticism. Mr.. Cleveland
of course, was in the exact storm cen
Ter. Several years after his retire
ment Mr.. Cleveland wrote Statement
explaining the bond sales, defending
his own course and declaring that h'
recalled these executive acts with the
greatest satisfaction.