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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
he DOES NOT CARE
William H. Crocker Laughs at
The Suit for Damages
BY Heney.
GIVES OUT A Statement
(AmeriCan News Servicep

San Francisco. Dec. l5.-William II.
Crocker has given ont statement re
sarding the suit for damages brought
against him by Francis J. Heney.
The suit was brought in New York
by Heney to recover damages for an
alleged libelous article appearing in a
New York paper.
The statement is as follows: Il
am not taking the matter very ser
iously. What | said in my letter 10
the New York Post is only what
and a multitude of others have said
publicly over and over again in this
community thousand times, since
the so-called graft prosecution fell in
to degenerate practices. II Heney is
to demand and collect damages from
every citizen who has stigmatized him
for his illegitimate and unworthy
practices. he will make M. Rockefel-
Ter look like thirty cents. My only
fear in this matter is that Heney may
rest content with having filed suit
and that he will not urge it sufficient
ly to give me the opportunity of which
| shall be glad to avail myself. of
spreading in a quarter where the truth
is needed for public enlightenment
the methods by which the operations
of Heney and his associates have
been pursued in San Francisco"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
AGED WOMAN ACTIVE
Prepares Meal for Her Guests
When She Observes 88th
Birthday.
RULES FOR A LONG LIFE
(Palladium Specially

Eaton. O., Dec. 15.-The eighty.
eighth birthday anniversary OF Mrs.
Christina Wesco. one o! the towns
Oldest and most remarkable women,
was celebrated at her home on East
Main street. Birthday cards from
about one hundred and fifty of the
aged woman's friends and relatives
were received.
Notwithstanding her advanced age,
Mrs Wesco alone attends to the du-
ties of her home, and is yet able to
read little without the aid of glasses.
She prides herself in saying that the
bounteous dinner served at her home
Monday was prepared by herself
alone. The bread, cakes and pies,
which We're especially appetizing,
were baked by her. The venerable
woman attributes her longevity and
unusually good health to her close
observance to the natural laws for
physical maintenance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
A RAILWAY Wreck
KILLS A NUMBER
Southern Railway Train in a
Crash on a High Tres
tie, Today.
FULL FACTS NOT KNOWN
NUMBER OF DEAD is ESTIMATED
ANYWHERE FROM EIGHT TO
TWENTY-FIVE AND OVER Doz.
EN- ARE INJURED.
(American News Service)

(American News Service)
Washington, Dec. 15.-Somewhere
between eight and twenty-five persons
were killed and dozen injured, when
a Southern railway, southbound pas
senger train was wrecked on a high
trestle near Brown Summit, North
Carolina, early today. Reports are
conflicting, but the railroad officials
here admit that eight are dead and fif-
teen injured. The latter are in a hos
pital at Greensboro, N. c. George
Gould and son were In a sleeper, but
escaped injury and were among the
most active in the relief work. A bro
ken rail was the cause of the accident.
Two coaches and a sleeper turned over
OF the injured four were probably IA
tally hurt.
The dead are: John Broadnax,
Greensboro; v. e. Halcomb, lawyer,
Mount Aairy. N. c.: Edward Saxton,
Denton, N. c.: Frank Kilby, Ports
mouth: A. P. Cone. Supt. of the Rich
mond division: D. c. Nolan, Pullman
conductor; c. H. White, travelling au-
ditor and a flagman whose name is
not reported.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
DEAD BABY MYSTERY
Being Investigated Today by
The Washington, Pa,
Authorities.
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KIDNAPPING IS HINTED AT
american News Seryic~)


Washington, Pa. Dec. 15.-Officers
are searching today for mysterious
man and woman as the result of the
coroner's investigation into the find
ing of year-old child's body in an
abandoned mine near Monongahela
last Saturday. From the evidence OBJ.
tained, it is suspected the child was
kidnapped and died while hidden in
the mine by its captors.
According TO the testimony before
the coroner. the child was placed in
tie mine about five weeks ago, while
still alive, and for several DAYS at
least was cared for by man and
woman. apparently of the better class.
w. l.. Boyd, farmer living near
the mine entrance noticed the snys-
terious doiEgs of the couple, but af-
ter they had disappeared he could
find nothing in the mine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
STEEL TRUST IN
A DEFIANT MOOD
Is Contemptuous of DecIara-
ton of War by the La
Dor Federation.
FEW LABORERS TO LEAVE
IT is POINTED OUT THAT A
LARGE NUMBER ARE STOCK
HOLDERS AND WOULD NOT oP-
POSE OWN INTERESTS.
(American News Service)

Pittsburg, Dec. 15.-The resolutions
passed by the labor leaders at the
close of their two days conference
here were characterized as lone big
tumble of words by one of the high.
est officials of the United States
Steel corporation in Pittsburg. AS any
reply to the federation from the cor
poration must come from the New
York offices, the official asked not
to be quoted directly.
1t is contended by officials of the
corporation that it is impossible for
the American Federation of Labor to
persuade a large number of its EN-.
ployes to join the organization in its
fight against the steel trust, as many
Of it's workers are stockholders, and
therefore would do nothing to injure
their interests
What the Motive Was.
"One of the reasons we sold stock
to our employees" said the official,
was that as at present, We feared at
some time some dissatisfied person
would try to inaugurate a strike.
When such a person, Or even a body
of labor leaders realize that they are
endeavoring to make men strike and
pull down the value of something that
they themselves own, they immediate
ly will see the futility of calling a
strike.
practically every frugal man in
the employ of the corporation is the
owner of several shares of stock and
accumulating more each day"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
Sheriff and Deputies Intrench.
ed at 0sceoIa, Arkansas,
Ready to Resist Attack oil
Crazed Avengers.
SEEK SIX NEGROES
FOR BRUTAL CRIME
Women Are Tortured by the
Fiends and a Farmer Sub
merged in River, Then Put
In Boiling Water.
(American News Service)

Osceola, Ark, Dec 1.-THE county
Jail at this place has been converted
into fort with the sheriff and an ex.
ira force of deputies on guard. in an
effort to repulse an attack by a mob
coming from Shawnee to lynch the six
negroes held on a charge of robbiuS
and torturing Mrs. Cummings and 9TH
er white women OF that community.
The lynching party was organized BY
Seth Cummings, relative of the tor
tured woman, who left Memphis at
night after purchasing 100 feet Of hemp
rope, and was Joined across the Mis-
sissippi river at a point opposite Men,
phis. by his followers. They are ex-
pected to reach here at any time. Os-
ceola is 1O miles north of Memphis.
Il don't mind telling you what We
are going to do," Cummings is reported
to have said to special officers who had
been detailed by the Memphis sheriff
to prevent. IL possible, the wholesale
massacre.
Take Law in Own Hands.
I'VE are taking the law in our own
hands. Justice is mighty slow when
it comes to avenging outrages commit
ted in your own home''
AS no warrant was in the hands of
the Memphis officers. they were pow
erless to detain Cummings and his
comrades as the crime was committed
in Arkansas.
The negroes are accused of throwing
one farmer in the river when the tenn
perature was below the freezing point,
then pulling him out to be submerged
in boiling water He was afterward
shot.
Mrs. Cummings was wrapped in a
featherbed after being tortured. it is
charged. and she was then set on fire
and burned to a crisp.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
FRANK COFFIN IS
SOUGHT BY POLICE
An Affidavit Charging Embez.
element Filed Against a
Well Known Man.
HE CANNOT BE LOCATED
WHEN LAST SEEN HE WAS IN
DAYTON, OHIO-WAS EMPLOY
ED BY PoGUE, MILLER & CON-
PANY OF THIS CITY.

An affidavit charging embezzlemen1
was filed in the circuit court this
morning against Frank A. Coffin, a
hardware salesman, and one of the best
known residents of this city. 1t is al.
legged that he appropriated expense &C
counts, allowed him by Pogue, Miller
& Company of this city, for which firm
he has been working recently. The ex-
act amount of the defalcation is not
known. but it is said to be over 800.
Coffin was in Dayton about ten days
ago. but since then his whereabouts
have not been known, although the po
lice have sent out a circular descrip.
tive lette:: and offering a reward of $2J
for his apprehension.
Coffin was employed for about eigb.
teen years with the Van Camp hard
ware firm OF Indianapolis, as a travel.
ing saleman, but a little more than a
year ago was discharged. One of the
attorneys connected with the local case
said that a shortage by Coffin with
that firm had been made good by a
brother.
He Failed to Report.
Coffin recently sought employment
with the Pogue. Miller Hardware COM
pany. He was employed and has been
travelling in Western Ohio. A week
ago last Saturday. Coffin failed to
show up at the firm headquarters on
Ft. Wayne avenue and make his re.
port. The following Monday also
passed without him putting in an ap-
pearance. One of the members of the
firm went to Dayton and there found
Coffin. Just what transpired is not
known.
Four days later the company report
ed the matter to the police. but subse-
quent to that date Coffin had left Day.
ton and has been missing since.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
HOLD zELAYA AS
CAPTIVE IN HIS
MANAGUA PALACE
Dictator Is Being Protected
From the Fury of the Re-
Voting Populace of Mica
raguan Capital.
EXPECTED BATTLE AT
RAMA STARTED TODAY
tnsurgent Forces Under Es-
trada Take the Offensive
Are Loading the Missouri
With Supplies.
(American News Service)

Panama, Dec. 15.-President Zelaya
of Nicaragua today is virtually a pris
oner in his palace. guarded against
the fury of the revolving populace, ac-
cording to advices received here. To
day he called out more troops to guard
the palace. One unconfirmed rumor
says that an attempt to assassinate
him was made last night
DR.. Jose Madriz, picked by Zelaya as
his successor. was also under guard
and remained indoors much of the
time. His arrival on a Mexican war
ship has turned the anger of the Mana
guans against Mexico.
Disorder continued in the capital
today. according to reports, and spread
to the outlying country, though no
armed conflict has taken place. The
situation about the capital is critical.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
LOADING THE MISSOURI.

Newport. News. Va, Dec. 15.-The
work of loading the battleship Nilsson.
RI with stores was rushed today. in the
expectation Of orders for her immedi-
ate departure for Bluefields, according
to officers about Old Point, sailing or,
ders are due within a short time
The Missouri could land 1000 train
ed men-marines and bluejackets-and
a three-inch field piece at a moment s
notice. Bluefields is the only Allan
tic Nicaraguan port with water suffi-
ciently deep for a ship as big as the
Missouri
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
PLAN FOR 4 DEBATE

The Earlham college oratorical asso-
citation met yesterday afternoon and
decided that the debate, which is to be
held with Albion college next March.
would be that the laboring classes
should organize into separate polite
al party. The debate will be held at
Albion. Mich, with the debating team
of that institution. A team of threa
members will be chosen during the
winter term,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
SEND FRESH TROOPS.

Bluefields, Nicaragua, Dec. 10
Heavy reinforcements were today
rushed to the rebel forces about Rama,
in anticipation of the decisive fight
with the government troops under
General Vasquez. Four machine guns
as well as other pieces of artillery,
1000 rifles and l 900 rounds of ammu-
milton have been sent. under guard of
several companies of fresh troops.
Gen. Chamorro is on his way to Ra-
ma, at the head of strong force of
men, to aid the provisional president.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
THREATEN A BOYCOTT
(American News Service)

San Francisco, Dec. 15.-A protest
lodged by the local Chinese merchant
against the opening of the immigration
station on Angel Island and the
threatened boycott Of American goods.
assumed an International aspect when
Minister Whiting Fang telegraphed to
the local colony of Chinese that he had
called the matter to the attention of
the state department Mr.. Wu's tele-
gram was addressed to the Chinese
chamber Of commerce in this citY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
RESULT NOT KNOWN
tAmerican News service)

Bridgeport, O., Dec. 15.-while the
official result of the election of the
Mine Workers. held throughout the
country yesterday, will not be known
until the figures are compiled later at
Indianapolis. there is no doubt of the
closeness Of the contest between Lew
is and Green. As both candidates hail
from Eastern Ohio. the excitement in
this region is intense. Each claims
to have carried the day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
BATTLE STARTS TODAY.

Colon, Dec. 15.-The long-expected
battle about Rama started early today,
according to advices received here.
General Estrada's forces, prepared for
a vital struggle, were ordered to take
the offensive. as the government troops
under Gen. Vasquez. continued to re-
frain from attacking the fortified town.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
ITAAMER LAMB DEAD
palladium Specially

Greensboro, Ind. Dec. 15.-Ithamer
Lamb, former resident Of this vi
cinity for many years, died at the
home of his son-in-law. Merritt Shat
fers, near Eureka, Kansas. Friday.
Aged eighty-six years. He was res
ident of Sugar Grove and vicinity for
Mtx xearS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
MAY GET BIG PLANT

GAINESVILLE, O., Dec. 15.-It Is an
Aounced here on reliable authority
that it is planned to locate the Aetna
Standard plant of the American Sheet
and Tinplate company at Dresden in
the event that the mills at Bridgeport
are dismantlcd. Officials of the CON-
aAaa AAxo beap ak OreGden two daIz,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-15
THE WEATHER.

INDiANA-Partiy cloudy tonight;
1hursd1y faie and eoidsk
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-04

nearly bust her picket rope tryin to git away. Yes, ma'am, she was a most uncommon curious looking tenderfoot.
 Once there was tenderioot from North Caroliny got off at Blackfoot. The snow was somewhere near a foot on the level, and he wore a linen dust- CT. He got horse from Joe Kipp and rode to Browning. I happened to be stopping at the Chinks hotel. He was a plumb interestin' figure when he rode through the snow into town in that duster
 some entertainin' tenderfeet used 70 come over from Eng and to the ranch when l punched cattle down in me Musselshell country. The ranch tas owned by an Eng ishman. and one ,'h4e lord came over. He made a break light away by orderin' one of ne cow-punchers to saddle his horse
 Do 1t yourself says the cow .Cncher, and the lord didn't know what what to make of it. We made 1ls life miserable after that. Wed git -.'m cut on the roundup and plague he life out of him about bein a lord We got him so he was ashamed of if and II anybody came he tried to keen em from knowin it. But he got to be a first-rate fellow; could bust bronchos and cut out steer with the rest of 'em
 The meanest cuss I ever seen came out there to visit him. This cuss had boX of cigars, and he used to pack 'em around with him on horseback for lear the boys would take em. He never offered anybody one. The boys stole everything from him they could get their hands on. They stole his shirts and his neckties till all he had left was what he had on his back He mad half-adozen silk handkerchiefs that he'd got in India, and he was mighty choice of 'em. Made a kick every time he missed one. He hid em and did everything he could to keep em, but finally the boys got him down to the one he wore around his ueck They schemed for a long time to get this one, and at last one day they caught him asleep and they took It off his neck. He was sure mad when Ie missed it. Pretty soon after this he went back to England cussin' the country.
 Montana ain't no place fer a tight 1hested gent. If he ain't willin' to whack up he'd better git out" con, cluded Old Man McNeal as he laid the bacon tenderly on a chip and passed it around.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-04
Memories of Old
 Man McNeal
kCopyright, by J. B. Lippincof1 Co
By Caroline Lockhart

Il
 Bug-hunters and these spy.glass gents IS terrible innocent folks" oh. served Old Man McNeal apropos of .ehderieet in general as he fried the bacon.
 Now there was a perfesser from a college back east wrote to Joe Kim that he wanted him to pack him up on the top of some mountain there in Teton county, Montana. where he could axe observations. Joe wrote him to git off at Blackfoot.
 The day he was coming Joe got on the train piece up the road to meet hlm. There the perfesser was sittin n HIS skull cap and slippers, and he'd plumb fergot about gittin off. They aad to hold the train in Blackfoot whi!e he got his traps picked up. Joe says you never see such an outfit as aed got together to take up on the mountain. The mountain was so steep twas hard climbin. fer a goat and "e q brought No. 9 Charter Oak ook stove. He had tent that you could run two-ring circus in. and hadn't brought enough beddin' to wad shotgun. He had somethin' that .ooked like coffin that he were so particular about the boys was bettin' 1t were his wife's corp.
 But 1t seems he was one of them there astronomers, and he wanted to git up on the mountain to take look around with telescope. Joe says he never tackled such job as gittin that telescope up to the summit He didn't ,ake the tent or the cook stove, though. You bet the old man had to sleep longside a camp fire while he was star-gaZin in the Rockies.
 Then there was a most amazin' fe- male from Chicago hit the Swift Cur, rent country once. Her husband come out on little huntin trip and I was guidin' fer 'em. Now ain't what you might call bashful, and don't make no such claims, but when that 'ady from Chicago stepped out of her tent the morning after we got up in the mountains I reckon I blushed fer the first time in fifty years. What she was wearin' wasn't none of these di- vided skirts or boomers. I never seen anything like 'em before. They was plaid and, l should jedge, some tighter than her skin. They laced down around the ankles and they was layin' in puckers up around her waist reckon l come as near runnin that day as l ever did in my life. My cay use. Molly that shies at nuthin.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-04

The German Empress is said by ar. lists to possess the finest shoulders of any woman in Europe. She gives the credit to a soap manufactured ex- C'usive!y for her. This soap has Cel.cioGsly refreshing odor, and the r-css believes it is beneficial to the rarsc1es while acting as tonic to the cltic'e of the face and neck. The en- rrC-s uses peppermint as a dentrifice. |cr- r-0Wn hay is her favorits hand lcrchief perfume, and once a day her room are sprayed with cologne. The empress powders her hair freely, as she naturally is not pleased by the promise of being prematurely gray. The chances are she would submit her hair to the peroxide bath, but the emperor will not permit it. Dyed hair is one of his pet ave:sions, although cEriously enough he does not object ;G powder.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-04
Likes Arkansas

He ena, Oct. 1.-Switzeriand can not compare with Arkansas as a pace to live according to the sentiments of F. G. Sanberg who has just returned from the beauti- flu, country of Europe after mak- ing his home thera for some timel He says there is no place like Ark ansas and Helena and expects to remain there permanent
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-04

we turned the bell upside down and flied it with water?'
 "Ah, those were great days. How's your boy getting along? Do you think the students of today are as studjoaa and progressive as we used to be?"
 Then the gray-haired gentlemen be. gan to discuss the moral influence os modern col ego life.--Phiiace fia Public Ledger.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-04
REMOVAL NOTICE

HALL s TEXAS WONDER wiN remove Kidney, Bladder and Rheumatic trouble. $1.OO bottle contains 60 days treatment and seldom one bottle fails to cure. Sod by Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-04
Laxative for
 Women Free

There is great difference in the purposes to which laxative should be put. Tablets and pills, salts, etc, are usually violent purgatives or cathartics, and altogether too power ful for the average person.
 A woman at all times needs only a mild laxative-in fact ncne other is needed by anyone. weak or strong though they may be, for the object is simply to move the bowels, and if a gentle laxative will do 1t, what is the use of a violent one?
 pr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin has earned We'.-deserved vogue among women and children and old folks-people who must necessarily be careful of what they take
 It IS liquid laxative tonic and ad- bowel remedy before the American people, The price is only 50 cents or s1 a bottle. as 1t comes in both sizes, and all drug ss3ts sell it. Its pleasant taste and gentle action make it an ideal remedy for women Tn constipation, torpid liver, sour stom- ach, sick headache. heartburn and such like digestive complaints. It's use for al snort time will remove the trouble en- tlreiy so that future medication will be- unnecessary: Its tonic properties build up the stomach and intestinal muscles so that they, act naturally again. That this Is so is the experience of many heads of families. like Mrs Grammar, of Alvarado. Va, Mrs. k. L. Stout, of Louisville, Ky. and numerous others; in fact, way out in Williams, Cal, as Mrs. J. E. Blackmore. of that place, writes, the whole town seems to te using it.
 If the remedy is new to you and you want to make a trial of 1t before buying, send your name to the doctors address you. Then, if results are satisfactory you can buy it of your druggist
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-04
Alumni Day.

Do you remember the night we put a COW in the Greek professors room ?" Yes. And when we lampblacked the bust of Aeneas?"
 Sure. And the cold winter evening
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-04

If there is anything about your ailment that you don't understand. or if you want any medical advice. write Co the doctor, and he will answer you fully. There Is no charge for this service. The address is pr. w. B. Caldwell. 502 Caldwell bldg, Monticello, III.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-04

New YorHs Ncra ccvo~-cr. New York state .aE 94 VT r"rlned and ecm'1c" 'i-,.cn otiipi vet Gov i E s,F Nlth 0. s,~.4 ct t -..
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-04
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The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-04
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