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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-13
City Council Will Undoubtedly
Discuss the Question at Its
Regular Meeting Tonight
And May Take Action.
CAMPFIElD AND PEOPLES
TRUST COMPANY SETTLE.
All Litigation Over the Colon
iaI Building Destroyed by
Fire Will Probably Be Set
. tied Soon.

John L. Rupe, attorney for f. NJ.
will settle the litigation brought
against him by the Peoples Trust
company of Winchester, which holds a
mortgage of 10000 on the Colonial
block, out of the courts.
Mr. Rupe states that Mr.. Campfield
held $4,000 insurance on the building
and this amount will be applied TO the
mortgage. He states that the remain
Ger of the amount due on the mortgage
will be paid off promptly, Mr.. Camp
field being perfectly able to meet the
obligation. Mr.. Rupe also states that
he does not think that the loss sustain
ed to the building, will amount to $1o,-
900. and that the central and north
east part of the building can quickly
be placed in full repair
will Mr.. Campfield organize a
stock company to reconstruct the Colo
nial block" Mr. Rupe was asked.
L "Oulu uOL De sui pIIScu IL he
would Mr.. Rupe answered.
1t is probable that the west wall of
the building will have to be torn down
Mr.. Rupe states that he has not been
advised that this wall is unsafe. but he
says that the bricks are badly black
ened and that it would be impossible to
clean them.
At council meeting this evening the
Colonial fire will probably furnish a
fruitful topic of discussion in view of
the fact that since the fire there has
been considerable agitation for an in
crease in the fire department and the
equipment of firemen with smoke proof
fire helmets. Had the department, ii
is averred, been equipped with such
modern fire fighting devices the build
ing would have been saved and the
lives of none of the firemen endanger-
ed. All city officials who have been
interviewed have expressed an opinion
that the fire department should be in
creased by the addition of at least an
other hose company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-13
Both the Revs. J. C. Graham
And A. J. Carey Make Fav-
orabIe Impression.
PLEA FOR THE COMING YEAR
ASKED THE SUPPORT OF PAR.
ISHiONERS TO MAKE COMING
YEAR A SUCCESS-oLD PAS
TORS PREACH FIRST OF YEAR.

Sermons of an unusually strong
character were preached by the addi
tions to the Methodist ministry in this
city yesterday. The initial sermon of
the Rev J. c. Graham was delivered at
the Fifth street church before a large
audience. The Rev. A. J. Carey was
shown equally good favor when he
spoke for the first time at the Third
church in Fairview. The efforts of
both ministers were such as to i'm
press their auditors in a very satisfac-
tory manner. Both churches are pre-
pairing the usual Easter programs for
next Sunday and these will be in
charge of the new pastors.
The Revs. W. NJ. Nelson of Grace
ant R. J. Wade of First churches,
preached their first sermons of the new
year. Both of these ministers have
occupied their respective pulpits for a
number of years. and their return was
asked by theiT congregation. Each
made a particular effort to express
hope for a more prosperous year than
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-13
FIREMEN WORKED TO PROTECT
OTHER SECTIONS OF CITY UN-
TIL HOSE CAUGHT FIRE AND
CAR TRACKS CURLED.
DYNAMITE WAS USED.
8tandard OIL Tanks Were Emptied
To Check the Flames, and the
Rivers Became a seethne Mass Of
Angry Flames.

Boston, Mass, April 13.-Ten thous
Bnd people are homeless, a thousand
buildings are in smoking ruins, six
are dead, eightytive are missing, and
eighty were injured as the result of
the fire which wiped out the business
sections of Chelsea. The property
loss today is estimated at $4,000, 900.
Martial law prevails today. Marines
from the Charleston Navy yard are
patroling the streets with fixed bayo-
nets. Two men wee shot while they
were looting property. Two persons
committed suicide. Several babies
were born in the turmoil. Thirteen
churches. five banks, two hospitals,
five school buildings, public library
and the city hall are in ruins. AL
ready plans for rebuilding the city are
feing considered. The committee ap-
pointed by Mayor Hibbard of Boston.
for the aid of the homeless sufferers.
Lieutenant Governor Draper is person
ally directing the relief work.
Three thousand soldiers are guard
ing the ruins and even that was not
sufficient. Ghouls and looters are
flocking to the town from every city
in the state. Stories of assaults, of
shooting, lootings, robberies and even
murders are being reported almost ev-
cry minute to the police. The police,
themselves. seem to have lost their
heads, and at l o'clock this morning,
Mayor Beck appealed to the United
States authorities, and Admiral Will
liam swift personally ordered out a
detachment of 300 United States ma
rines and at their head marched into
the ruined business district, where he
took charge OF affairs and tried to
bring out a semblance of order
A gang of four men, supposed to
be Italians. tried TO force their way
into the Inter-Trust company ruins
The vault here, it is said, burst open
under the fierce flames.
Miltiamen tried to stop the men.
and We're attacked. In the fray two
of the robbers were wounded and one
of the soldiers.
In East Boston and CharlestOwn all
of the saloons have been closed and
no liquor will be sold for at least a
week.
The flames in East Boston gained
beadway when they struck the big
tanks of the Standard Oil company.
where millions of gallons of oil were
stored. In vain effort to stop them
the United States marines brought
out cannon and bombarded the tanks,
emptying all the oil in streams into
the harhor. This spread over the
water and igniJed, giving an appear.
ance Of the whole harbor ablaze
Late last night all of the halls. pub
lie buildings and churches in the little
towns out from Chelsea opened for the
refugees who could reach them. Ev-
cry hotel and restaurant sent all of
the supplies they had on hand to feed
the sufferers.
The homeless are without proper
clothing, have nothing TO eat and no
prospect of comfort until charity
comes to their aid. \ score or more
Of charred, unrecognizahle bodies nave
been found In the glowing ashes and
dragged TO the street How many have
died no one knows. Hundreds nave
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-13
Striving to Beat 1t.

their churches ever have enjoyed be-
fore. A renewal of the cooperation on
the part of the parishioners was re-
Quested.
Owing to the fact his children are af
ficted with whooping cough. the Rev.
Mr.. Graham has not removed his fam
lily from Muncie to this city. He will
do so, however. as soon as the chill
drens health will justify such action.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-13
SCENE OF RUIN.

Chelsea is a part of Boston. con-
tanning 10000 people, noted as the
place containing the Massachusetts
Soldiers Home and a United States
Naval Hospital. Chelsea is on the
Mystic River and is reached from
East Boston by street car and from
Boston proper by ferry or railroad.
ROpewalks, stove foundries, art
potteries. rubber factories, a tile
works and large lithographing
plant are the principal industries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-13
RIOT AND BLOODSHED
IN CHESTER, PA.
Street Car Strikers Throw
Sticks and Stones.

Philadelphia. Pa, April 13.-Ches-
ter, a suburb of Philadelphia was the
scene of great disorder today when
the street railway company attempted
to operate cars with nonunion labor.
Volleys of sticks and stones drove the
strike breakers from the cars. Riot
ing and bloodshed resulted
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-13
Smaller Bankers All Over the
Country Believe the Meas
ure Should Never Pass the
Branches of Congress.
EVEN STATE BANKS AND
TRUST COMPANIES OBJECT
Two Clauses, Concerning
Banks Carrying Cash Re-
serve and Officers Invest
ments Are DiSIiked.

Chicago, April 13.-That the natfo-
nal banks, state banks and Clearing
House associations of the smaller
cities of the country are almost unani-
mouSly opposed to the Aldrich cure n
cy bill now pending in congress, is
shown by a canvass printed in the
Tribune this morning. The canvass
shows that the Clearing house asso-
citation and bankers in the smaller
cities of the country express as great
an opposition to the Aldrich currency
bill, now pending in congress, as do
those of New York and Chicago.
None Are Favorable.
A canvass of the national banks in
the business centers of all sections
shows practically none favorable to
the measure in its present form. Even
the state banks, and the trust cOmpan-
les not directly concerned, oppose the
proposed law. There are some who
are willing to accept it as a temper
ary guard against possible renewals
of the recent panic, but the majority
declare it to be not only a useless but
q harmful measure.
Even those who lookupon the act as
possible measure of relief declare 1t
evade injury to the financial cOndi-
tiOns. The opposition centers on sec
tions s and II of the act.
The first-named section is that
which provides that the country banks
shall carry IL per cent of their cash
reserve in their vaults and the last
named prohibits the investment of any
bank funds in a corporation or asso-
citation in which the officers of the
bank are interested.
The reserve provision. the opposing
bankers declare, would mean the with
drawal of large amounts of cash from
circulation and would result only in a
greater strinsency.
The eleventh section. referring to
the loans to corporations in which the
banks officials are interested, is op-
posed on the grounds that it will force
the reorganization of the directorate
of practically all of the large corpor-
atiOns. They add that this provision
would work against the selection of
high-class business men as National
bank directors, in that they would not
be willing to give up their connection
with private institutions in order to
qualify as honder of office in the
bank directorate
Striving to Beat It.
The bankers, under the lead of those
in the larger cities, are bending ev.
cry effort to defeat the measure. The
senators and congressman from each
district are being urged to defeat it,
and the Clearing House associations
in many of the cities have prepared
to send delegations TO Washington to
protest to the House Committee on
Banking and Currency. which at pre-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-13
CHURCHES ARE To
OBEY GOOD FRIDAY
First English Lutheran Pre-
pares Program.

Good Friday" will be observed by
several of the churches, April IL. The
choir of the First English Lutheran
church is making preparations for a
beautiful "Cantata' to be given on that
day. the program for which will be
announced tomorrow. The public is
cordially invited to attend this ser
vice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-13
GREAT FIRES In UNITED STATES.

Deaths loss
1S11December &c Richmond
%Dcember 10 New York. ga
Charleston
lSsSepember g. New
June - Francisco buildings
1Sll-DeCember "a Washington c., Congress
4. build
1SI6December Brooklyn
Jacksonville, Fla. 1900 bldgs 100000
Hoboken, IN j. Piers 100000
1a02February g. j. o6 blocks .. ... 100000
1o)4February Baltimore
o. eneralSI
ltApri Is San Francisco 452.
1&S-January 13 Boyertown pa Theater .. 10 Small
1GsS-March t. Colinwood (O) school ..... 167 w Small
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-13
TWENTY MEN HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE
Four Thousand Pounds of
Nitro Let Go.

Chicago, H.. April ia terrific
explosion of four thousand pounds of
nitroglycerine in the Aetna mills of
the Dupont Powder company, early to-
day. wrecked the buildings in this
and caused heavy proper
ty damage force radius of eighteen
miles. Twenty employees of the night
shipt escaped serious injuries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-13
FOR EASTER SERVICES.

The various churches of the city
are making preparations for special
Easter services. The musical pro-
grams will be the main features Of the
services.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-13
RAZEO BY THE FIRE.

Thirteen churches.
Five school buildings.
Two hospitals.
Public librar-
City hall.
Twenty factories.
Twenty business bloC6S.
Three hundred tenementS.
Five banks.
Two hundred residences.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-02
GOVERNMENT TOIKSTALL
NATIONAL BUREAU
OF HEALTH
Planned to Associate All Lead
ing Scientists of the
Country.
WILL CUT DEATH RATE
DOWN ONE HALF OR MORE

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. BY the crea~
ton of a new board in the govern
ment service to be Known as a Ma
tiOiRI Health Bu. ~ Wand to be regu.
lated as are other governmental bu-
reaus, IL is expected to reduce the
death rate In the United States by
one half
The new bureau of health will at
tempt to look after the peoples ply
sical welfare according to plans map
ped out by the leading scientists of
the United States and endorsed by
President Roosevelt.
The plans for the formation OF
this bureau were announced yester-
day by Prof. c. Fisher, of Yale uni
versty.
Associated with the chairman OF
the committee having the plans in
charge is a committee of 100 OF the
leading scientists of the country.
1t is nearly a settled fact that such
bureau will be formed within the
next six months or a year and will
begin operations.
one of the greatest tasks to which
the bureau will set its hands, is the
landings of the Great White Plague
and the quarantine of. it's victims
wherever they may be found.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-02
WOULD PRECIPITATE BIG
BATTLE IN COURTS
-
Rumor to the Effect That Certain
Action Would be Instituted Cur
rent For Some Time Railroads
Quietly Preparing For
EventudlitieS.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 2.--.Attor-
ney General Bonaparte- when ques-
TONED today as to the truth of the
statement that a suit would soon be
brought to dissolve the relationship
beween the Union and Southern Pa
cifc railroads, known as the Harri-
man system. would only say the
matter was under consideration but
he was not prepared either to. af-
firm or deny the report.
Would Mean Bitter Legal Fight.
1T Is said that II such a suit is
brought it will precipitate one of
the most notable fights In the history
OF the country. The two sides viii
be backed by the power resourceS
or the government and the scarcely
less powerful wealth Of the great
railroad combine.
1t has been definitely known for
some time that such suit was un-
der contemplation and II has been
generally understood that the rail-
roads were quietly preparing for
such action on the part OF the gSv-
ernment.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-02
STOCKHOLDERS PLEASED
WITH CHANGE FOR BETTER
Williams OF Richmond and War
field OF Baltimore Selected at
Conference In Washington
YeSterddy--ChoiCe Meets
General Approval.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 2.-R. Ian
caster Williams, of Richmond. and
s. Davies Warfield, of Baltimore,
were today appointed by the United
states circuit court as the receiv-
ers for the Seaboard Air line.
Williams and Warfieid are bank
ers OF Baltimore and Richmond.
Warfield was chosen to represent
the majority of interests in the prop
erty Williams will look after the
affairs OF the considerable minority
led by his brother, John SHELTON
Williams.
baltimore Men Heavily Interested.
The receivership will have a far
reaching effect in Baltimore where
the securities of the company arc
more largely held than at any other
trading center. Bond issues on the
system aggregate $S5,7S5,0 900, oi
which 1t Is estimated that $25, ,000,.
600 are held in Baltimore.
Persons on the inside are out.
spoken In their opinion that the Sc
curity holders of both stocks and
bonds will benefit from the receiver
ship. The operation of the lines
will not be affected.
Statement Shows Poor Management
The placing of the Seaboard Ali
line In the hands OF receivers today
follows statement of the com.
pany's earnings showing only s3..
139,S46 on hand with which to meei
fixed charges of $3.175,4S4 and a de
ficit of $42.59s.
The receivership was agreed upor
al conferences in Washington yes
terday.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-02
F|RtMEN TERRIBLY CUT
BY JAPANESE
KNIVES
Accidentally Broke Window of
Store PreCipitatlng Ter
rible Fight.
BELIEVED THAT ONE WILL
DIE FROM MANY WOUNDS

Vancouver, b. c.. Jan. 2.--Allan
Anderson, a fireman, is dying. and
tvto other young men, also members
OF the city fire department, are bad
ly wounded as the result of a fight
today in the Japanese quarter with
an overwhelming number of subjects
of the mikado. The fight was the
worst in the city since the September
riots.
Fell Against Window Accidentally.
Anderson, accompanied by ]. Frost
and T. Mcdonald, was passing a Japs
anese store when Frost stumbled and
fell hard against the plate glass win
dow front. The glass smashed and the
fragments were still rolling on the
sidewalk when score of Japanese
appeared from the inside and rushed
at the trio of whites. The firemen
were in uniform with brass buttons
and official caps, but the Japanese
knitted them furiously. Within three
minutes there were dozens of jap
anese in the fight, all trying to get
at the white men. The latter were
borne to the ground and cut and
slashed until the sidewalk and front
of the store was covered with blood.
Only four arrests were made as
nearly all of the Japanese scattered
at sight of the policemen.
Fought Over Body of Comrade.
His two companions thought An
derson dead and had been fighting
over his PROSTATE body when the
police came. Anderson's face was
marked with many slashes, up and
down and from one side to the 9TH
er. From the back of his ear to his
shoulder was a slit two inches deep
that had only missed the jugular vein
by fraction of an inch. His body
was also stabbed in half "a dozen
places. The other two men were
cut and bleeding from wounds on
their faces and arms. All were taxi
en- to the hospital. Three doctors
worked over them for hours sewing
up their wounds.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-02
KANSAS WILL FRAME
PASSES OF OFFICIALS
states Anti Pass law Went Into E,f-
feet New Years &C Afit-
night.

Topeka, Jan. 2.-The annual pass
es which the members of the execu-
tive council and other state officials
nave carried this year are to be coll
lected, framed aud placed on exhib-
ition in the Kansas historical rooms
in the statehousc.
The executive council had It's last
meetlns yesterday. Nc thing OF any
great Importance to the state was
transacted. but the meeting over
flowed with feeling and tears. They
were real, wet, briny tears, the kind
that come when one parts from a
dear friend. The members of the
council sat around the inlaid table,
their heads on their arms, and sob.
bed their eyes out--that Is. they
wanted to- When the meeting was
over their eyes were red and their
vision blurred and they could not
recognize yellow, blue. orange and
red paste board cards at all.
Just as the meeting closed ]. M.
Nation gave each. member a pass
over some railroad of the state as a
r1emento. Then the resolution was
introduced that the secretary of
state collect all railroad passes from
all state officials, clerks, janitors and
office boys, have them framed and
send them to the historical society
for exhibition.
The Kansas anti-pass law went in
10 effect at midnight New Year and
thereafter all state officials and 9TH
ers, not employees of the roads, must
pay fare The members OF the exe-
cutive council held the meeting as a
sort OF a farewell testimonial to the
pass. Every member had a pocket
ful or passes and each in turn bade
each pass fond farewell
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-02
SHOT HIS SISTERS EYES OUT.
As Usual the Gun Wasn't Loaded
and Small Boy Pulled the Trig-
ger Once Too Often.

San Bernardino, Cal, Jan. A
shocking tragedy occurred last even
ing at Chino, the twenty old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r.
Graham having the sight of both
eyes destroyed by bullet from a
small-caliber rifle, which was acci-
dentally discharged by her little
brother, to whom the weapon had
been given for a Christmas gift.
The boy was playing with the rifle
while his little sister stood near by,
laughing at the sound OF the snap
ping trigger. When the weapon was
discharged the small leaden pellet
entered the left side Of the cheek on
a line with the eyes, and, passing
completely through the face, destroy
ed the infants vision. Physicians
pronounced the wound fatal, but ey-
cry effort is being made to save the
child, thought If IL survives IL will
always be blind. The little brother
hed screaming from the house and
concealed himself in a barn for
long time, being afraid 10 come
forth. The parents STATE that the
weapon was supposed not 10 be load
ed.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-02
VITAL ORGANS MAY SOON
Be TRANSFERRED
At WILL
Surgeons at Rockefeller Insti.
tute Perform Delicate Op-
erdtiOnS on Cats.
OTHER WONDERFUL SECRETS
SOON TO BE DIVlJLGED

NV York. Jan. 2.-Experlments
have been made at the Rockefeller
Institute for Medical Research which
resulted ia the successful transfer
renee OF the vital organs from one
living animal to another.
Cats were used in the experiments
and Alexis Carrel announces that he
transplanted the kidneys OF one cat
TO the body of another
The doctors with whom the ex-
periments were discussed said the
time may soon come when 1t will be
possible TO transplant the vital or
gans from an animal to human
being.
Elaborate research and experiment
In this line have been in progress
for several months and 1t Is UNDER
stood that other cases are soon to
be made public which will prove
more wonderful. Several expert
ments were semi-failures but dur
ing their progress the scientists say
they made discoveries and observa-
tions which will later probably re-
suit in success.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-02
BIG PLANT OPENS HURR1EDLY.
Pittsburg Concern Closed Down ir
December Forced TO Resume
by Rush of Orders.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 2.-The Union
Switch and Signal company has or
dered employees to report for work
today. The plant was closed Dec.
20 and was not expected to reopen
until Jan. 20, but on account of I'M
portant. orders received the manage
ment has found an earlier resump-
tion necessary.
The company has closed a $1,000
600 contract with the Pennsylvania
railroad for equipment for the New
York tunnel, and has also received a
large order from the Hartman lines.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-02
GOVERNOR CURTIS GUILD
ADVOCATES LAW
ENFORCEMENT
But He Says That Every Pre-
caution Should be Taken
Not to Destroy Confidence.

Boston, Jan. Coy. Curtis Guild,
Jr., in his inaugural address today
said.
I'VE must enforce the law we
have; enforce the law, whether those
who encroach upon its provisions are
corporations or individuals.
IF, however, there Is a year when
It is particularly desirable to avoid
recklessly sensational onslaughts on
property, shattering public opinion
and confidence, curtailing commerce,
checking investment and reducing
alike, the earnings of capital and the
employment of labor. it is this year
Of 1908"
The most serious question TO be
determined at this session OF the leg
islature, the governor said. is the
settlement OF transportation prob
lens. .zaEML
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-02
PELTEO WITH eggs,
BEATEN WITH CLUBS
Minister Denounced Women Who
Danced as Questionable
Characters.

Evansville. Ind. Jan. 2.-Enraged
because he said in a sermon last
night that women who danced were
OF questionable character, the Rev.
Ernest Sweeton, a Holiness minister,
who claims st. Louis as his home.
was tonight assaulted on the streets
or Newburg, Ind, near here, with
eggs and clubs.
The eggs came with such force
that he was knocked down and sew
eral men beat him with clubs. IL Is
said the assault was made by the
husbands and brothers OF women as
sailed In last nlglIs sermon.