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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
Training Cruiser Matsushima
Sunk OF the Coast of Pes
CadOres Island at an Early
Hour This Morning.
THREE CAPTAINS WENT
DOWN WITH VESSEL.
Son OF Baron China and Prince
Oyama Among Those Who
Were KiIled-CauSe OF the
Accident Unknown.

Toxic. Japan. April 30--The train
ing cruiser. Matsushima. was sunk off
the coast of Pescadores Island by the
explosion of a projectile. Over one
hundred men were lost. The total
number of the crew was $50. The
ship carried one twelve-inch gun and
eleven four-inch guns. II was built in
1899 and cost a million dollars.
A later report from Admiral Nosh-
imtsu. commander of the squadron OF
which the Matsushima was a member,
gives the list of dead at a hundred
and fifty-nine. One hundred and forty
one were rescued by the crews of 9th.
cr cruisers. All the officers except
four, went down with the ship. Can.
tains GoshimOra, Nance and Iashiro
were among the drowned. The
cruiser was coming to anchor about
four o'clock this morning when sud.
denly terrific explosion occurred.
supposedly in magazine number two.
The cruiser fOundered almost imme-
diately. Only the bridges were visi
BILE. Efforts 10 rescue the crew CON
tinued by the crews of the cruisers
Hashaidate and Itsukushima. until
14l were saved including 5S cadets
The son OF Baron China. Vice Minis
ter of foreign affairs, and of Prince
Oyama. field marshal. are among the
lost. The cause of the explosion 10
unknown.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
Big Surprise Is Sprung Outside
Newspaper World When He
Says the Circuit Owed Him
$4,000.
CIRCUIT COMPOSED OF
THREE LEADING DAlLlES
indianapolis, Muncie and Ter
re Haute Are Cities in Which
The Star Is PubIished-Hitt
Named Receiver.

indianapolis, Ind, April 30-On the
application of Daniel G.. Reid. of Few
York, claiming the company owes him
1920, 600 and is insolvent, the federal
court has appointed George c. Hit,
receiver for the Star Publishing Co,
which publishes papers at Indiarapo-
lis. Muncic and Terre Haute.
The information will be received
with surprise outside of the neWspa-
the cost of printing and publishing a
modern newspaper it has been known
for some time that the Star League
was expecting trouble in the financial
department. The application for a
receiver does not necessarily mean
the aboishment of the newspapers.
1t is believed they can be made to
ment The indianapolis Star is be
lieved to be the greatest drain on the
Indnce supply.
When the Star League was reor-
ganiZed about two years ago, Mr.
Reid was named as the owner. 1t was
the general impression among the
newspaper fraternity that Mr. Reid
had advanced money to the publish
ers and held the note of the company
for payment. It was only a few
months ago that the Star Publishing
company was involved in litigation
with George Mccullough, founder of
the Muncie Star. 1t was claimed that
McCullough was indebted to the Stal
company.
The indianapolis Star broke into the
Indiana field in 1908. 1t was an ag
gressive opponent and sometime after
ward secured by purchase both the In
dianapOliS Journal recognized fol-
years as the leading paper of the state
and the organ of the republican party
and the indianapolis Sentinel. which
was founded in 1872 and was the or
gan of the democratic party. The
| publishers Of the Star spared no eX
| pense. The most magnificent news
paper building in this section of the
country was erected at the corner ot
| Pennsylvania and New York streets
At the present time the paper claims
an average circulation of 75.S44
| The first member of the Star Lea
que was the MunCie Star, which paper
represents combination of the Stal
and News. 1t is regarded as the best
number of the League from MANY
standpoints although its circulation is
only about 1000 The paper holds
first place in the rank of those print
ed outside of Indianapolis. For
Wayne and Evansville. The Terre
Haute Star has a large circulation il
the western part of the state. The
same general style OF make up ant
| press service is provided for the three
papers. The Indianapolis Star is re
garded as the leading morning pape,
of the state
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
PAINFULLY INJURED.

Cornelius Mclaughlin. a farmer re-
siding eight miles northwest of this
city, was painfully injured in d nun
away accident this afternoon on North
Eighth street. Mclaughlin had his
team hitched on North Eighth street
opposite the Vaughan block. The an
imals became frightened at street car
and started to run in the direction Of
North A street. Mclaughlin ran out
to stop them, but one Of the horses
knocked him down and trampled on
him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
August Mox Plunged OFF the
c., C. & |. Embankment to
His Death Some Time Last
Night.
BODY FOUND AT EARLY
HOUR THIS MORNING.
Accident Is Supposed to Have
Occurred Shortly After the
Police Had Made Attempt
TO Arrest the Man.

H. MoX, a mechanic employed at the
Gaar. Scott & Company and residing at
226 North Sixth street, is wondering if
a curse is pursuing the members of
his family. A few years ago there
were living in the little town of Chick
asaw. o., his mother. and father and
nine brothers and sisters Since that
time five have died and all of them
have met with violent deaths. The
last member of this i'll fated family TO
die was August Mox, aged forty years,
a brother RE met death last evening
by falling off the c., c. & l.. embank-
1nent north of the office building of
Gaar. Scott &, Co. 1t is said that at
the time Of the fatality, MoX was intox-
icated.
1t is thought that the fall down the
embankment stunned him and that he
SmOthered to death while lying face
downard on the roadway which leads
TO the bridge The accident occurred
3t is thought, last night about mid
might, but the body was not found un-
til about ) o'clock this morning. The
Erewsome discovery was made by
Harry f. Eye. who is employed at the
Gaar, Scott X Company. He at once
notified the authorities and the body
was removed to an undertaking estab-
aishment. Shortly after the body had
been taken there it was identified by
III. MOX as that of his brother.
MoX came TO this city in company
with Charles Meeham. who is now
held at the city jail on a charge of in
toxication. Both men had been EN-
rloyed in Dayton and they came here
to seek employment yesterday after
noon. The police say that both
of the men started to drink heavily
and by evening they We're quite drunk
Meeham stated this morning that his
companion drifted away from him last
evening about O'Clock and that he
never saw him again. Police officers
state that an effort was made to cap
ture MoX. but that he ran away. head
ang In the direction of the Gaar. Scott
& Company shops. One of the night
watchmen at this factory stated this
morning that about midnight he saw
a dark object lying in the roadway but
that he never thought for minute
that it was the body of a man. This
statement satisfies the police that MOX
met his death shortly after the effort
to arrest him had been made
H. MoX states that he had not seen
his brother for three years. Letters
found in the clothes of the dead man
show that recently he has been work
ing at Springfield O.. and at Dayton.
Mr.. HOX also states that the first vi
plent death in his family occurred
eight years ago when his sister sudden
ly disappeared from her home at
Chicasaw and was not again seen alive.
After some time the body was found in
picking vat of a medical college. All
her hair had been cut off. Two other
violent deaths in the family occurred
shortly after the death of his sister and
about two years ago his father was
found dead on a street in the little
town of Chicasaw. His death resulted
from a blow on the head. The body
Of August MoX will be taken To Chicka-
saW for burial.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
FLEET ON ITS WAY
Left Santa Barbara for the
Next Stopping Place,
Monterey.
SAILORS WERE IN A RIOT.

Santa Barbara. Cal. April go
After a stay Of five days the Atlantic
fleet of battle ships sailed this morn
ing al s o'clock for Monterey. A dance
OF the flowers last night in honor of
the officers of the fleet. and in which
forty of the young women of Santa
Barbara took part. was the closing
feature OF the entertainment.
The Kansas was placed under par
tial quarantine by the medical author
ittes aboard on account of a supposed
case of spinal meningitis which deveL
Oped aboard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
WANT RESTORATION
Application for Legal Proceed
lngS to Declare Borton
A Sane Man.
HE is NOW IN JAIL TRUSTY.

Application will b made tn the judge
of the Wayne circuit court in the 'f-
fort 70 have legal restoration 10 SAM
~ made in the case Of Harvey Borton.
The man was declared insane more
than TWO years ago and since thar time
he has been confined al the county
Jail awaiting admittance TO Eaetha-
ven. He is not dangerous and since
being placed at the Jail, other men
have been removed 10 the hospital in
preference TO him. He has been made
a trusty 10y the sheriff aud permitted
to have the privileges Of the jail lie
has given no Indication of being dan
gerously insane since belns confined
at LhA iAUntiOn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
LOSS IS PREDICTED
Enumeration of School Child
rem Will Be CompIet-
ed Today.
ARE REPORTING.

Indications from those returns that
have been made TO the county super
intendent by the trustees of the var
ious townships, in the enumeration Of
school children OF the county point
to only a very slight gain this year
and there is a probability the total
will show a loss. Five trustees have
made their reports and Two show a
loss in the numebr of children and
three report a small gain Great care
has been exercised by the trustees in
the effort to locate every person be
tween the ages of six and twenty-One
who is not married. Tomorrow all re
ports must be received and the super
intendent will make a compilation of
the totals.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
STUDY TO RULE.

All testimony in the Burns, re-
ceiver VS.. City Mill Works case was
heard in the circuit court Yesterday.
Special Judge Study has been provid-
ed with material and will make a
special finding on the evidence with
out the presentation OF argument, The
hearing of the case occupied the en-
tire time of the court yesterday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
BANK IS CLOSED.
Private Concern at Cayuga
Has a Shortage of
$4,000.
WILL PAY UP IN FULL.

Cayuga, Ind, April 2o,-The private
bank of Malone and Son has been
closed by the bank examiner. The
capital was $4,000 and its deposits
are $4,000. The examiner thinks the
bank can pay in fulI. Claims are pre-
sen.ed showing that the shortage is
5000. The Elder Malone died four
years ago. Younger NaIOne's friends
claim the shortage is really $4,000.
The Malones have extensive proper
ties and prosecution is not anticipat-
ed. \ receiver will be appointed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
WILL RULE FRIDAY.

Judge Fox of the Wayne circuit
eourt announced this morning he will
sule on the motion for a new trial in
ihe Smith-Vaughan case tomorrow
There is no intimation as to the ma.
lure of the ruling but it is not unlike
y the motion will be overruled as the
tourt was unusually careful in his rul
hgs during the hearing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
SNOW FELL TODAY.

Snow fell in this city early this
morning and few scattering fakes
were seen during the noon hour. IL
showed quite hard in the western part
Of Ohio and the Dayton & Western
interurbans into the city early this
morning were banked with the beau
tiful. Snow has been reported in the
northern part Of the state for two days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN

Not enough painters of the city at
lended the meeting last evening to
Warrant the work of organization and
his has been postponed until a later
late. A number of the painters are du-
bious about entering a union,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
HUNTS FOR SOLDIERS.

The state of California is trying to
locate 4So Spanish-American War vet
erans. who enlisted in that state Mon
ey Is due them for their services. The
local camp of veterans has been asked
10 assist in the notification of men who
Enlisted in the western coast state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
LAST DAY FOR EXEMPTION.

Today was the last for the filing OF
mortgage exemption affidavits. The
usual number of owners of property
sncumbered by mortgages took advan-
tase of the law and spared themselves
Paying tax on the sum represented by
The MORTGAGE
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
Of ALEXANDER
CAMPBELL DEAD
Wi|ter Campbell Long Res
ident of RushviIIe.

Rushville. Ind, April 30.-Rev. Viii
ter Campbell, aged siXty-seven. a life
long resident is dead He was a reIa-
tive of the founder of the Christian
church, Alexander Campbell. widow
and four children. survive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
THE WEATHER PROPHET.

iNDIANA-Rain in south portion
Thursday night; Friday fair,
warmer; fresh north to northwest
winds.
oHIO-Rain Thursday night; Friday
generally fair, fresh. possibly
brisk to northwest Winds
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
FOX TO COME BACK.

Judge Fox will be on the bench in
the Wayne circuit court Saturday.
Three cases are set for trial; Hayhurst
vs.. Hayhurst. divorce; Sullivan vs..
Sullivan, divorce; and Hartman VS..
Shroyer. claim and repleviu The
judge viii not occupy the bench next
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30
Then 1t Is Claimed an Effort
Will Be Made to Turn These
Delegations to Secretary
Of War Taft.
POLITICAL CONFERENCES
HELD IN THE CAPITAL.
Taft and AIdrich Met Togeth-
er and 1t Is Probable That
Third Term Spectre Will Be
Laid to Its Rest.

New York, April 3o.-The World
prints the following dispatch from
Washington this morning:
Political conferences of importance
were held at the capitol Wednesday
afternoon. 1t is possible that as re
suit the third-term spectre may be
finally laid away and the allied oppo-
sitiOn melt into a stampede for Secrc-
tary Taft. The great interests, dread
ing a continuance of President Roose-
velts drastic policies, may soon be as
sured that Mr.. Taft's succession would
constitute no menace to them.
Secretary Taft and Senator Aldrich
discussed the situation for some time.
They occupied the little back room be
longing to the appropriations commit
tee. where intruders never penetrate.
Mr.. Taft will leave for Panama to-
morrow, and this was his last opportu-
nifty to confer with the greatest leader
Of the senate. whose reaching influ-
ence in financial and business circles
cannot be overestimated. There can
be no further parting word than that
given yesterday. The die will be cast
for or against Taft before his return.
Senator Aldrich has always looked
with favor upon MIR Taft, but he would
without hesitation sacrifice his dearest
friend to prevent the reelection Of Mr..
Roosevelt
Wants Roosevelt Retired.
All Mr.. Aldrich's influence and pow
er is being exerted to frame up a coali-
tion which will make certain the re.
tirement of Roosevelt and prevent a
stampede 70 him in the Chicago con
vCntiOn. He might prefer Taft as a
candidate. but if some other man
could make sure that Roosevelt would
not walk off with the coveted persim-
mon he would drop Taft and ally him
self with that other man. He would
subordinate every other ambition 10
the retirement of Roosevelt from pub
lie life. and he is ready to approve
Taft's candidacy as soon as he can
make certain that sufficient votes are
in hand to nominate him on the first
ballot and prevent the third-term
boomers from throwing the nomination
if there can be no choice on the first
trial of strength. Nobody will ever
know what Taft and Aldrich said tc
each other in the little back room OF
the appropriations committee.
1t is not expected that Fairbanks
Knox, Foraker. Hughes and Cannon
will Immediately withdraw from tht
presidential race. Nothing will bt
done TO interfere with their compli
mentary votes on the first ballot. Steps
will be taken to see that each favor
ite son delegation buckles on to Taf
/ as second choice and stands ready Il
transfer it's votes to him before th'
first ballot is announced. if il deveIope:
( that Taft has sufficient strength II
| pull him through the fight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-30

The Telephtre is a Willing servant TO bring
your Classified Ads to the Palladium office with the
least bother to you. Either Pore=ll21 Automatic
Fl Old.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-02
Talks With Congress.

Another special message to congress from the
white house enlivened the proceedings of Monday
last the president demanding more legislation for
the control of corporations and the modification of
laws obnoxious to the labor element
The newly enacted employers liability law is not
satisfactory to the president and he asks congress to
strengthen it. He asks for ample appropriation for
the enforcement of the provision for the supervision
and control of the accounting systems of railroads.
wants forest established throughout the
Appalachian country and Strengthening of the
antitrust laws.
The message Monday is full of those expressive
terms that convey belief that the president is in
earnest and it is presumed that congress will take
him seriously, if it fails to move under the
executive proddng. The demogogues, the visiona-
aries the sinister ones, the socialists the grasping
greedy and brutal capitalists, all come in for share
of the strenuous lecture that accompanies the presi-
dental recommendations. This message will easily
take its place in the socdoeger class
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-02
ties about May 1st, via Oregon Short Line
SEE AGENT FOR PARTICULARS

frage, will support candidate for president of the
United States who does stand squarely upon the
broad principles of justice and equality as exemp1i-
fed and typifed in the lives of Lincoln, Grant and
Mckinley, who obeyed the constitution and dealt
justly by all Americans whether black or white
We have almost reached that point where we can
say THANK God for Senator Timan" for we be-
lieve him to be at least honest in his expressions
and we believe him square in his life. I am abso-
lutely convinced of this fact: That should
Secretary Taft be nominated at Chicago for presi-
dent Of the United States the colored voters of
Ohio, and of the whole United States95 per cent of
them at the least calculaton-would cast their vote
for the straight democratic ticket for president or
remain away from the polls, thus making the cleo
ton of democratic president absolutely certain.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-02
ern Pacific.
The Colored Republicans.

1t is matter of record that one of the orators
of the national house of representatives Mr.. Ban
non of the tenth Ohio district, and his language
convcts him of being hde-bound protectionist,
recently said in a speech in the house, in reply to
Mr.. Rainey of Illinois
The gentleman from Illinois, in a speech in this
House the other day. said the negroes of Ohio would
vote the democratic ticket next November and that
Ohio would go democratic. He failed to give the
Ohio negroes credit for any intelligence. The Ohio
negro knows what democratic hard times are Just
as we'll as the white people do. They do not want
a democratic administration any more than we do.
They no better prepared for it than are, and
they would suffer from it just much, if not more,
than would.
The Ohio negro is just now finding out, along with
the white people, what republican hard times are
and it is not probable that he finds them any more
agreeable than the democratic kind
The remarkable thing is not that there hard
times under republican administrations freely
under democratic administrations, but that
hardihood to draw that sort of a parallel at time
when both blacks and whites suffering from
the deprivations of republican hard times.
Moved by the cold blooded nsincerity of Mr.
Bannon, Walter S. Thomas (co1ored) chairman of
the state central committee of the Ohio Afro
American league wrote Mr.. Rainey letter from
Columbus, Ohio, in which he said:
| agree with Mr. Bannon in this, that
better prepared for change of administration than
are the white people, but disagree with him when
he says to Ohio and the country that the colored
voters of Ohio no matter whom the standard bearer
may be, will vote solidly for that standard bearer,
even if he be Mr.. Taft President Roosevelt
The subject of the discussion which called out
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-02

this correspondence the trouble at Brownsville,
Texas through which battalion of colored troops
was discharged without honor by order of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, through Secretary Taft. That the
action of the administration is seriously resented
is made plain by Mr.. Thomas whose letter to Mr..
Rainey continues and concludes follows:
Sir, the American negroes have reached that point
in their civilized history where they know just as
we'll what is best for them as their friends of the
so-ca11ed dominant race" variety We have had
since the close of the of 1865 two democratic
presidents, and [ am frank enough to say to you,
as republican of the Lincoln Garfield, Mckinley
and Foraker type of republicans, that the colored
people, during the two terms of Mr.. Cleveland as
president of the United States lived better in the
South, socially morally, financially and politically,
than they have ever done under any other admin
istration [ mean to say by this, that the colored
people were free from petty chickering's, caused by
political chicanery the part of just such men
now surround the president and try to dictate to
the colored people of this country to whom and
for what they should vote
We have reached that point where believe it to
be our duty to emphasize position as free Amer
leans by refusing to be led like dumbdriv cattle
to the voting booths and there cast ballots for
President Roosevelt, his secretary of war, any
man he may see fit to support for the nomination for
the president of the United States at Chicago. We
believe that great injustice rendered our peo-
pie by the act of President Roosevelt in his
mary discharge without honor of the colored SOL
diers, who were entitled to a fair and impartial
trial, provided under the constitution and stat
utes. We not much drawn to the support
of any by of resentment along this
line as for the reason that if the president
of the United States can discharge, without honor,
humble black soldiers, he can commence at the head
of the army and navy of the United States and dis
charge the highest officer in either branch Of the
service.
I want to add, in conclusion that the colored peo-
pie of Ohio and all the United States, wherever
they have the free and untrammeled right of suf