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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-03
Places MuzzIe OF Shotgun
Against His Stomach and
Pulls Trigger by Means of
Small Stick.
SCREAMING THE MAN
RAN TO HIS DEATH.
His Daughter Ran to the
Woodshed After She Heard
Shot Fired and Found Her
Father Dead.

Hagerstown, Ind. June 3.-Abram
of morphine, committed suicide yes
terday afternoon about . o'clock by
shooting himself in the stomach with
a shotgun while seated in a chair in
the wood shed to the rear of the home
of his daughter, Mrs. George Rhein-
egerr She had seen her father a few
minutes before he committed his viO-
lent act, rush out of the house scream
ing in an insane frenzy. When she
heard the report of the gun Mrs.
Rheinegerr hurried to the wood shed,
but her father was dead before she
reached his side.
Mr.. Welker was the third member
of Mrs. Rheinegerr's family who has
met violent death. and she has the
sympathy of the entire community in
her latest bereavement If Mrs
Rheinegerr was superstitious she
could we'll imagine that a curse was
upon her family.
suffering untold agony
brother Joe Welker leave the home
and go laughing down the street to
meet Tom COvalt with whom he was
going hunting. Two hours later Mrs.
Hheinegerr saw the body of her
brother carried into the house. He
had been accidentally shot and killed
by his friend.
Some time later Mrs. Rheinegerr
saw her mother accidentally catch her
clothing afire and die from the result
of the burns she had sustained, after
suffering nutold agony.
Takes Morphine.
Abram Welker was fifty-eight years
of age and for the past three years
had been suffering from the effects of
a stomach trouble. To deaden the ex-
Cruciating pains he began it is alleged
to take morphine. He soon became a
victim of this drug and recently he
had been taking it in such large
quantities that at times he would go
| violently insane. 1t was while expe-
riencing one of these insane spells
that the unfortunate man committe d
suicide.
After entering the wood shed yes
terday afternoon, Mr.. Welker seated
himself in a chair, rested the stock of
the gun on the floor and placed the
muzZle against his stomach. He pull
ed the trigger with a stick The wound
inflicted was a terrible one and death
was instantane Gus. For the past two
years Mr.. Welker had been threaten
ing to commit suicide.
Welker leaves his daughter, Mrs.
Rheinegerr and his granddaughter
Miss Dorothy Rheinegerr. Funeral
services will be held Thursday after
noon at 3 O'Clock at the NJ. E. church,
the Rev. W. w. Brown officiating.
Burial at West Lawn cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-03
OLD MISSISSIPPI
ON WILD RAMPAGE
Has Reached the Flood Stage
Now.

St. Louis. Mo, June 3.-The Missis-
sippi river has reached a flood stage.
Cellars along the leyee are filled with
several feet of water. The lowlands
north and south are flooded, doing
heavy damage to crops. Farmers are
moving out. Railroad tracks will
soon be submerged.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-03
FIVE ARE INJURED.

New York. June 3.-Five employees
were seriously burned and two proba-
bly, fatally in an explosion of a gas
stove in the West Disinfecting works
in Long Island City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-03
REPAIRS ON HOSE WAGON.

The board of public works at its
meeting today decided to repair hose
wagon No. l and also add a chemical
tank to the equipment The advan-
tage of the use Of chemicals has been
very evident in this city in the past
year. The addition of a tank to the
wagon of No. 1 company will make
three Of the departments SO equipped
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-03
FOUR FOUND DEAD
Chicago Woman and Three
Children Found in Gas
Filled House.
POLICE ARE UNDECIDED.

Chicago. Ill, June Mrs. Mary
Doerman and her three children were
found dead in their home, No. SO Tell
Court. by their neighbors this morn
ing. The house was filed with dead
1y gas fumes. The police are unde-
cided as yet whether the affair was
an accident or Quadruple murder
plot.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-03
VERDICT AGAINST PLATT.

New York, June 3.-Law Clerk Ed
ward Joseph was awarded a verdict
Of twenty-four hundred dollars for his
services to Senator Platt in his di-
vorce suit. A new trial is asked.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-03
BIRTH OF JEFFERSON
DAVIS OBSERVED
Banks and Public BuiIdinus
Closed in the South.

Mobile Ala, June 3.-The hun
dredth anniversary OF the birth of
JEFF Davis is being appropriately OBJ
served. The banks and public build
ingS are all closed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-03
THE WEATHER PROPHET.

iNDiANA-Showers Wednesday night
and probably Thursday, cooler
Thursday, fresh east to south
winds.
OHIO-Showers Wednesday night:
Thursday showers, fresh east to
&outheast windA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-03
BRYAN CHOICE OF INDIANA DEMOCRATS

That He Will Be the Unanimous Choice of Indiana Demo-
Gratis for President Was Indicated by the Spontaneous
Applause That Greeted Every Mention of His Name by
The Speakers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-03

The Telephone is Willing servant to bring
your Classified Ads to the Palladium office with the
least bother to you. Either Phone--l12l Automatic,
n Old.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-03
KEYNOTE FOR DEMOCRATS
OF THE STATE SOUNDED

THOMAS r. MARSHALL OF COLUMBIA CITY AND OTHER
STATE CANDIDATES TELL OF THE ISSUES OF THE
COMING CAMPAIGN AT MONSTER JEFFERSON CLUB
BANQUET LAST NIGHT
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-03

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23
A Great campaigner.

IN the matter of Organization.
campaigning, ana getting Tine people
ia the various counties where dele
gates have been selected or are
about to be, ON his side, one Charles
Wesley swisher, mas fulfilled the
most sanguine expectations and
hopes Of his multitude Of ardent7ad-
mirers and supporters throughout
the state, and has proved himself a
yeritable Napoleon in his leadership.
Frankness in his intercourse with
the people, indomltable pluck and
energy, carrying with him the air Of
d man who has confidence in him
self and feels he is a sure winner, he
has proved himself once more one
Of the biggest factors in the Repub-
llcan party Of West Virginia.
1t Is not surprising with these quail
tiles and with the record Of remark
able success in public life in COM
paratively few short years, that he
should prove an attractive leader for
the young Republican manhood OF
the state to follow In every county
they have hocked to his standard,
and they are making a winning fight
for their choice.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23
Moro swisher Delegates.

Resulting from the district meet
ings in Upshur county Saturday
Charles W. swisher has ten delegates
assured him from that county and
the other six are divided between
scherr and Hearne. Tyler county
gave the majority of its delegates to
swisher also with a few divided be-
tween scherr and Hearne. In the
latter county five were instructed for
swisher, while still Others are for
him, and the remaining few win be
divided between scherr and Hearne.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

The Wheeling Intelligencer says
that three election commissioners
appointed to conduct the primary
election in one precinct in Harrison
county can neither read nor write.
This charge will, of course, appear
silly to Harrison county people, and
it does seem to us that such a pal
pable untruth is unnecessary. We
suppose that the Intelligencer crowd
think that their schemes can be best
subserved by pervertings and as that
is something that requires neither
brains nor logic, hence the superior
qualifications of that crowd for the
work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23
Barbour's BLOW 70 scherr,

The Overwhelming victory scored
by Secretary of State swisher over
Auditor scherr, ina the primary held
in Barbour county, proved deaden.
ing, II not, fatal blow, to the Scherr
candidacy. and there is now strong
talk going the rounds of the scherr
lieutenants that the man to whose
fortunes their pinned their faith, is
going to withdraw. Prior to the pri.
mary election in Barbour county, the
Scherr people claimed that he would
have walkover there; that 1t was
next his home county; that he was
the better known and the more pop
ular; and that he could walk of
with the delegates from that county
easily when the people of the party
got the opportunity to cast their
ballots direct as between him and
Swisher When that opportunity
came, the prediction claims Of the
Scherr managers failed to material
ize. There we're 1913 votes cast, OF
which swisher received 1,O45 and
seherr 47o. In other words, Swish
er received over two votes to every
one cast for scherr.
Speaking of the primary, the Phil
ippi Republican said: "The guber-
material primary election held in this
county last Saturday went on quiet
ly, but the Scherr and swisher forces
were energetic for their men and
an unusually large vote was polIed,
which resulted in Mr.. swisher carry
ing the county over Mr.. Scherr by
a majority of 57S."
And, SO it goes. Mr.. swisher's
candidacy is away in the lead with
about 100 delegates certain for him.
not to mention contested delegation
in Roane, whore the facts seem to
favor the regularity of the supposed
Swisher delegates. Mr.. scherr's can
didacy has thus far failed to get a
start. Thus fsr. it has been left at
the post. He failed even to get a
majority OF the eight delegates in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

Louis A. Carr is brilliant young
attorney, popular with young and
old of all the many who know and
like him SO we'll. He is doing good
service as city assessor now, filling
the place by appointment, with prac-
tically no salary attached to the Of
fee as it is this year by virtue of the
resignation of the regular assessor.
Mis- work deserves recognition by
his election in April and there is
every reason to believe that it will
be thus recognized.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

James H. Alexander is the Re
publican nominee in the fourth ward
for council. He is a member of the
firm, GLADDEN. & Alexander, which
has been SO successfully engaged in
business here. He is such a man as
viii appeal. strongly to the residents
of his ward and the people general
ly of the city. Sentiment in his
favor is becoming stronger every day
in his ward and his election is prac-
tically a fore-gone conclusion,
though the enemy carried the ward
last year.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

Without opposition for nomina-
tion in the third ward Ellsworth
Cork Is known to suit that ward for
council His service in the council
has been valuable, especially in the
street department as chairman Of the
street committee and none have any
doubts about his reelection by the
usual big majority.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

Truman ]. Lynch is a successful
business man. He has varied inter-
ests in the city and is representative
of the business men ot the city. His
candidacy for mayor appeals strong
ly and effectively to all who desire a
good business administration OF city
affairs. His election to the office
will be a guarantee of the city's
business being done the coming
councilmanic year in a Dusiness-like
and capable manner.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

The Wheeling Intelligencer is own
ed by two Democrats, two mug
wumps, Prohibitionist and green
back. A Democrat Yields the edi-
torial scissors. Is it any wonder
that the old scold cannot forgive a
Republican who votes his party
ticket.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

The denomination of James j.
Cornell in the first ward for council
is fine testimonial of the fact that
the residents of his ward are highly
pleased with his services in the city
council, and it signifies that they
want to continue him in the service.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

To be a good Republican, in the
estimation of the Wheeling Intelli-
gencer, you should pretend to be a
member Of that party, but at all
times denounce your party organiza-
ton, villify and abuse candidates
seeking nomination for office, and,
on election day, vote the Democratic
ticket. Do all these things and the
Intelligencer will love you, fort like
still takes to like.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

Every one knows that DIR. Morgan
has done great deal to build up the
city schools and bring them to their
present high state of efficiency. The
good work. win go on by his re-elec-
tion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

The Democrats did not want to
nominate Uncle John steel, as good
a city collector and treasurer as ever
held that ofice. but public pressure
forced the executive committee "a
act contrary to the wishes Of the
Democratic convention and the com.
mittee put his name on the ticket,
though reluctant, Of course, to do so.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

There is not a better city clerk
any where in the state than Will H.
Cole. He is not only competent but
also experienced. His reelection
will mean that the city records will
be kept right.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23
Attorney charIes Y Moore

AttprIey UIlatIea MuuIe r
making splendid campaign IN his
ward for council and meeting with
many pleasing assurances. Afr.
Moore has many personal friends in
both parties, whose suffrage win be
given him, and he Is assured Of the
full party vote. The Democrats may
try to beat him. but their efforts win
be In vain, as we see It.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

Street Superintendent Doyle gives
his attention to the office in CON
slant manner and the people of
clarksburg are being capably served
by him. He has a host of friends
in both parties, who will see that he
rolls up the usual majority.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

It Is a historical fact that John
Howe, who is the nominee for chief
of police, is man of great strength
at the polls. He gains votes where
Others lose, and there is no reason
whatever to believe that he will not
prove as strong at the polls this year
as ever.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

The Democrats have tried time
and again to kick Captain Hugh
callaghan out Of the office of water
works commissioner, but This time
the Telegram put 1t up to them SO
strongly to indorse him that they
did no have the nerve to raise the
heel to kick.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

The advertising columns Of today's
Telegram contain merchandise of
unusual merit. When purchasing
kindly say: II saw it in The Tele-
gram"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

]. ogden Armour has been elect
ed a director of the Illinois Central
railroad to succeed Stuyvesant Fish.
Mr.. Hartman doubtless regards this
as a case OF canned sardine.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

The support given Thomas L. An
derson in the second ward at the
primary election shows that he is
popular in his ward and 1t convinc-
ingly indicates his reelection to the
city council.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

The Wheeling Intelligencer is the
only Republican newspaper in the
country that has its political policy
fixed and its dope prepared by Dem
ocratic correspondents. No wonder
the old bird sings such discordant
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

1t seems that the interests served
by the Wheeling, Intelligencer crowd
require more Misrepresentation than
even the Democratic dope writer's are
willing to furnish.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23
Delicious Lemon Pie

Try this recipe: quart water, 1
package "oUR-PIE." Follow dlrec-
lions on package. Each package
makes two pies. Three kinds-lem-
on. chocolate, custard. order from
any grocer. 1Oc.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

Uncle John Steel ana Hugh
callaghan are sure of election no
matter how distasteful that fact may
be to the Democrats,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23

The Telegram is delivered in ClarlSs-
burg and vicinity by our regular
carriers Complaints regarding m
regulars service will be Immediately
INVESTIGATED ana corrected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-23
The Daily Telegram can Be found on

Western Office. Marquette Building,
Chicago. Western Advertising Rep
resentatives, williams and anderson,
Marquette Building. Chicago.
The Washington times., 1908-09-15
CAPITAL TRACTION BONDS SOLD
AT 114-GENERAL MARKET VERY
DULL BUT STEADY.

II there was feature 10 the stock
market today it was in the sdvance OF
capital Traction IS to IA, the highest
price on the advance. There IS no rea-
son why these bonds should not be
wanted by investors at higher figures.
Perhaps the belief that a new issue
is contemplated in the near future may
keep some investors waiting for an op-
portunity 10 buy at lower figures, but
the issue VIII not be large. will be OF
new Improvements. and will be quickly
absorbed. only one bond sold today.
Greene Cananea sold 70 the extent
OF 100 shares at IFS and a small lot OF
OF norfolk and Washington Steamboat
stock at 20.
Prices were reasonably firm on nom
inal quotations
The Washington times., 1908-09-15
Mint in philadelphia Holds
S3OO,OOO,OOO in Real Coin

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. I5-Three
hundred million dollars in coin; $275.141.-
900 in eagles, s2l.694.000 in hass eagles. 81
$4,000 in s. gold pieces, $477,500 in $50
gold pieces, $40, S45. 600 in standard dol
lars, $1,000 IN half dollars. $4,000 in
dimes, s, 81, 900 in nicIels and $4,000 IN
cents.
That is the astounding and record
breaking report Of the amount Of coin
stored in the vaults Of the United States
mint at Seventeenth and Spring Garden
streets.
To carry the nickels alone, which, by
the way, is an unusually large amount
10 carry. would require several box cars
loaded 10 the top and there would be
enough left over to make a fairly re-
spectacle carload The metal reaches
the amazing amount Of S4J7, 94g 800
wealth uuheard of even IN the time Of
CrOesus.
Superintendent lands said such an
unusual amount is being carried be
cause much Of the currency deposited
to secure notes Is now being stored in
the vaults Of the local mint because they
are without doubt the most commOdiOUs
and strongest vaults in the country.
Small Demand for Coins.
Besides. there has been little demand
for new coins Of late. despite the grad
ual improvement in business conditions.
the only noticeable demand being made
by banks for new coins for those Gus
toners who desire their coins Of new
mintage- The lack in quarters viii be
made up as soon as the coinage OF sill
The Washington times., 1908-09-15
FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

f. F. Hutton & Cove are not bull
ish and can see where a man would
make money IN the bear side for quick
turns
Lewis Johnson & Co.-Harriman fac
ton believes that their plan would be
furthered by a sharp reaction at this
time.
Griffin. Halsted & Co.-FundamentaI
conditions are improving, but the stock
market IS tired.
Thomas L. Hume-A house closely as
ISOLATED with some Of The insiders Of
the Steel Corporation has suggested TO
its following that Steel common and
preferred can safely be bought on any
setback in the market for a good turn.
II Is pointed out in other quarters that
some Of OUT railroads will not be able
70 postpone their steel rail orders much
longer II they propose TO operate their
roads with a requisite degree Of safety.
It is well known among railroad men
that new rails are sOrely needed by
some Of the systems.
The Washington times., 1908-09-15
TABLOID PHILOSOPHER.

Wise is the man who is able TO say
nothing at the right time.
1t sometimes takes man down when
a woman sizes him up
Many a man who attempts to get rich
quickly goes broke in a hurry.
- clever woman can take any old
thing and make something new out of
it
It's the easiest thing in the world to
call people hard names at a distance
We say just as disagreeable things
about other people as they say about
uS-but, OF course, that's different
A man would have but little time for
anything else If he loved his neighbors
as they love themselves.
Some men marry poor girls and settle
down and some others marry rich
widows and settle up.
1t would be much easier TO convince
the average man that honesty is the
best policy il the dividends were larger.
The Washington times., 1908-09-15
Rnor of CIT Great Northern Ddend Brings General Selling and Losses
HILL STOCKS BREAK THREE POINTS
AND THE ENTIRE LIST FOL-
LOWS DOWN GRADE.

in Wall Street in Hartman, as an up
builder and successful operator of
railroads.
General List Lower.
The general list, rails, and industriaIs
was lower, and the losses averaged y
point, and in the case Of st. Paul, Smell
ter, Great Northern, Illinois Central. ana
a rev other shares. nearly ia point.
Steels were q off, Southern Pacific .,
Illinois Central T. and the balance If
the list y point.
The Hartman stocks were reasona ~
strong, and the bear talk was not suSh-
cient 10 induce bears to take undue lib
erty with these shares
Hill Stocks Weak.
Special weakness developed in the
I'm shares and they sustained about
In the middle Of the second hour Of
the afternoon the selling was quite
general and the bears were pushing
IhelI advantage, though not with much
confidence. They will probably cover
freely before the close.
In the last hour OF two of the aft
ernOOn the pressure on the Hill stocks
increased. and was accompanied by
rumor that dividend on the Great
Northern, preferred, shares would be
cut The Street might be able to
weather the passing Of the Locomotive
dividend, the cut IN number OF other
distributions, and in Erie, but the be
lief that Great Northern would be able
10 continue indefinitely paying divi-
dends on the old rate was well ground
ed. and il was a distinct shock to the
market-fOur times more effective than
the Maine election. Great Northern
dropped to 1874. over points. North
ern Pacific TO 1903. rs loss
The entire list followed suit. The
extent of the losses shows how easv
short line may be established at this
time. If rumors prove true, the market
cannot stand it.