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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
Healthy Baby is
Precious Blessing
To Make II Healthy and Keep II Heal
thy Use q Reliable Baby
Laxative.

To Make II Healthy and Keep II Hsai-
thy Use q Reliable Baby
Laxative.
In spite of the greatest personal care
and the most intelligent attention to
diet, babies and children Will become
constipated, and 1t 10 a fact that con-
stipation and indigestion have wrecked
many a young life. To start with a
good digestive apparatus is to start
life without handicap.
But as we cannot all have perfect
working bowels we must do the next
best thing and acquire them, or train
them to become healthy This can be
done by the use OF laxative-tonic
very highly recommended by a great
many mothers. The remedy is called
DR. Caldwelfs Syrup Pepsin and has
been on the market for two genera
tons It can be bought conveniently at
any drug store for fifty cents or one
dollar bottle and those who are al
ready convinced Of its merits buy the
dollar size.
It's mildness makes it the ideal medi-
cine for children, and it il also very
pleasant to the taste. It is sure in its
effect and genuinely harmless. Very lit
tie OF 1t is required and its frequent
use does not cause 1t to lose It's Of
feet, as is the case with 20 many other
remedies.
Thousands can testify to it, merits
in constipation, indigestion, bilious
ness. sick headache. etc. among them
reliable people Hike Mrs. N. Johnson,
752 Dayton ST.. Kenosha, Wis. She il
the mother of little Dorothy Johnson
who was always in delicate health III.
I'll her mother gave her Dr. CaldwelI'l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
DROWNED
palladium Specially

NEWCASTLE, Ind, March 25-
John Hatner, SO, bridge carpenter on
the Honey Bee Traction line, ,-ll into
stream a short distance west o. this
city late yesterday afternoon and was
drowned. At 9 o'clock this morning
his body had not been recovered, al
though the stream has been dragged
for several miles. Hatner was assist
ing in repairing the traction company's
bridge when his foot slipped and he
fell into the stream. He is well known
in this city and in Hagerstown, where
he formerly lived.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

State Of Indiana, Wayne County, IS:
Estate of James Nary, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been appointed by the
Wayne Circuit Court, Administrator
of the estate of James Nary, Deceas-
ed, late of Wayne County, Indiana
Said estate is supposed to be solvent
Charles II. Hess,
Administrator
ROBBINS, GARDNER, JESSUP AND
WHITE, Attorneys. 25-1-s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
City Statistics
MARRIAGE Licenses,

Clarence Burkhardt %, railroader,
city, and Mae Haxton, %, city.
Jefferson Crouch, 81, city, and Es-
tella Kicker. 10, housekeeper, city.
James Bass, 33, mechanic, city, and
Estella Renfrow, 30, Centerville.
Deaths and Funerals.
TRAKOWSKI-The funeral of Mar
gazette Trakowski will be held We'd
nesday afternoon at 900 o'clock from
the home, us South street. Rev.
Conrad Huber will have charge Bur.
ial in Lutheran cemetery Friends
may call any time.
Births.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Graham, 307 n.
Eighteenth street, girl, fifth child.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
TWO AMERICANS
KILLED IN MEXICO
tNational News Association,

WASHINGTON March 25.-Two
Americans have been killed and one
wounded in battle between Mexican
revolutionists and federals in the
town of Cannanea, state OF Sonora, &C
cording to state department dispatch
es today. The name of Robert Char
lot. mining engineer. New York. was
mentioned as one of those killed. The
other names were not given.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
FIGHTS TONIGHT

Ad. Weltz VS.. Billy Fraser ten
rounds at Oshkosh, Wis
Alvah Miller VS.. Johnny Sinclair,
ten rounds at Elyria, O.
Dave Kurtz VS.. Johnny Howard, ten
rounds, at Newark, n. J.
Jimmy Evans VS.. Eddie Dennis, at
Kansas City, Mo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
A cYcYloNE iNiLLlNoIs.

ANNA. Ill, March 25.-Fifteen per
sons were killed in Makanda, just
north of here, in a cyclone which
struck the village late last night. A
fast freight on the Illinois Central was
blown from the tracks and 25 loaded
cars were dumped into the dit n. Fol-
lowing the cyclone rain falling in tor
rents covering the ground to a depth
of three feet washed away the tops of
the cars.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
NOTICE

The party who took by mistake the
wrong umbrella from the Reid Memoir
ial church, Sabbath evening, to re-
turn same to Jones Hardware Co., and
get their own. 24-2t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
BRANCH
BRIDGE FELL
palladium Specially


CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, March %.
The iron Lake Branch bridge, con-
structed at cost of $1,000 was wash
ed down early this morning. Fills on
the Pennsylvania entertainments have
been washed considerably and it will
cost several thousand dollars to repair
the damage.
are flooded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
palladium Specially


COTTAGEE GROVE, Ind, March %.
A c. and o. passenger train. loaded
with north bound passengers is STALL
ed south of this city by an enormous
landslide which has covered the track.
Laborers are working frantically to
clear the track, but seem to make no
impression on the big mass of mud and
sand. 1t will be days before the tracks
can be cleared.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
A GREATER PART OF INDIANA
WAS DEVASTATED BY FLOODS;
BIG LEvEE BROKE AT DAYTON

an island. The first break in the
levee came at four o'clock this morn
ing at Stratford Ave-. and this was
followed by other breaks at Second
street and Fifth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
palladium Specially

NEW PARIS, O., March 25.-The
mammoth steel bridge of the Penn
sylvania system west of this city was
washed out last evening, paralyzing
traffic on this line. The concrete and
stone supports of the steel structure
were town from their base and hurled
into the river The steel rails are hold
ing the ties above water.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
tNational News Association

INDIANAPOLIS, March 25.-Fiye
hundred families were driven out of
their homes today by the worst flood
since 1904. White river, Fall Creek.
Big and Little Eagle creeks, Pleasant
Run and Pogue's Run have broken
their banks. Families, including many
women confined with babies were res
cued from the second story windows
in boats. Bridges on all sides of the
city except the west were in jeopardy
and interurban trains were not allow
ed to depart.
The rains ceased at noon but the
waters from up state caused the
streams to continue to rise rapidly.
The city's gas and water supplies We're
expected to be cut off this afternoon.
Advices from over the state show that
hundreds of homes were flooded, sew
eral lives lost and the damage to pro-
perty incalculable. At Logansport the
business district was under 3 to 5
feet of water and hundreds of homes
were flooded, many of them to the
second story.
Railroad tracks were submerged and
no trains departed after midnight.
Two Men Were Drowned.
Two men were drowned at Little's
island, Logansport, while rescuing peo-
pie with a flatboat. At Bluffton the
streets are flooded.
At Muncie, on White river, the big
levy which protected the north part
of the city, broke and hundreds of
people were driven from their homes.
At Anderson a thousand people were
forced to abandon their homes.
Rushville's business district is flood
ed and part of the residence district
is under water. One hundred thous-
and dollars loss already has been sus-
tanned At Kokomo water 8 feet deep
is running through the streets and
the city is without fire protection
Bridges at Winchester are chained
down. Bridges on the traction line
and the Lake Erie and Western rail-
road at Carmel, were washed out. At
Marion the river levy broke, tearing
out bridges and driving hundreds of
people from their homes.
Two boys in rowboat near Lafay-
cite were drowned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
DAYTON A HEAVY LOSER.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 20
(By telephone from Dayton)--
The levee at Dayton broke
today and the waters of the Miami
river are flooding the best sections
of the city. The water was five feet
deep in front of the Algonquin hotel,
the Y. M. c. A. building, the hotel At
las and other structures in that vicin-
ity and the water was still rising at
10 o'clock this morning. The prin-
cipal corner at Third and Main streets
was three feet under water at 10
O'Clock and the court house was like
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
DEATH LIST INCREASING.

TERRE HAUTE, March 25.-With
the known dead increased twenty and
several of the injured expected to die
the authorities today aided by chart
table citizens busted themselves in
aiding the distress of the five hundred
persons rendered homeless by Sun
days tornado. Four persons are still
missing but there is chance that they
will turn up safe and sound. OF the two
hundred persons injured all are ex.
pected to recover but half a dozen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-25
RECEIVE ALARMING NEWS.

PITTSBURG, March 25.-The Penn
sylvania railroad received a report
this afternoon that 1000 persons were
drowned when the levee broke at Day
ton, Ohio, but this report has not been
confirmed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
CONNIE MACK HAS
II MEN LAID UP

Chicago, Aug. 22.-Connie Mack's
hospital squad today numbered IL
men. Three are on the way to Phil
adelphia Catcher Schang, with bad
spike cut or the foot, and Catcher
Thomas, with a split finger, have to
stay in the hard western campaign be-
cause Catcher Lapp. suffering with
seriously injured head, was forced to
abandon the trip with Infielder Orr and
Outielder Strunk, the former with an
injured hand and the latter i'll. Danny
Murphy has been sick in bed for sew
eral days. Pitcher Plank is reported
H.. Pitcher Bush was struck on the
thumb with a hard liner and probably
will be out of the game some time,
and Brown is suffering with a serious
cold. Pitcher Coombs, i'll all season,
is still out of the game, though he is
said to be recovering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22

wiped the Confederate fest from the
Mississippi. Should the idle armies
engage in a campaign along a water
front the navy could add immeasura-
bly, to it's strength. Farragut. Banks
and Grant proposed to unite their
forces and attack Mobile. While ad
hitting the advantages Of such a cam
paiGn. the Federal administration re-
jected 1t and decided to operate west
Of the great river and recover Texas
to occupation by strong armies, posi-
bly, to full control.
Leadership Of the westward move
ment fell to Banks. Grant sent one
army corps to swell Banks force, also
a division to Arkansas to cooperate in
the movement against Texas. Mean
while the Confederates were building
up a transmississippi department TO
hold, if possible, southern Arkansas,
western Louisiana and Texas. Gener-
al E. Kirby Smith had been transfer
red from east Tennessee TO Galveston
TO assume the chief command. His
forces. all told. in the three states in
men. They were widely scattered-in
fact. three separate armies hundreds
of miles apart
In Missouri and Arkansas the Fed
eral forces aggregated nearly $4,000
men. after the contingent from Grant
reached Helena. From this point the
first venture was TO be made To effect
the campaign against Texas. This
campaign in territory remote from the
great objective was the result of n
most daring yet useless Confederate
venture entered upon while Grant was
still besieging Nicksburg. Helena is
about $50 miles above Vicksburg and
on the west bank of the river
Hoping 10 relieve Grants pressure
on the Vicksburg lines by Selling
Helena. General Smith sent 1000 mer
to attack it on July 4. The column
met with disastrous repulse and re
turned whence it came TO Little Rock
where General Sterling Price assem-
bled the defeated troops and began Il
fortify for defense. II held. LittlC
Rock would be barrier against Fed
eral movements from Missouri L
Texas.
On Aug. > a column Of about T.00t
Federa!S led by General Fredericl
Steele and having Texas for It's ulti
mate destination. set out from Heleni
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22

detachment Of the Iowans. The steam
er was close in shore when the battle
opened, but the Iowans made q gallant
defense and shot down score of the
Confederates, losing six OF their own
number. Farther down the river the
feet was again attacked and again re-
pulsed the assail2nts. Meanwhile the
Lexington had steamed twenty-five
miles up the White and gained positive
news of the Confederate movements.
Price wss assembling an army to in
terpose between Davidson and Steele
before they came together. He was
too late, however, for Steele's advance
had reached DevalIs Bluff when
Bache's expedition returned with its
captlves, which Included some Of
Prices troops aud the valuable infor.
nation obtained by Bache
Price, in alarm over the presence Of
a Federal f1otilla in the waters north
OF him and Federal land columns ap-
preaching. withdrew all his detach-
ments TO his Notifications at Little
Rock Even then he mustered less
than 5000 men in his works. Steele
began crossing the White on Aug. IS.
but his march across country to Little
Rock was delayed on account OF sick
ness in his camps. Malignant typhoid
was prevalent in all the Federal posts
on the Mississippi. and the troops from
Helena had carried il to the interior
Over a thousand OF Steele's men were
stricken and sent TO the hospital with
In n few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
Federal Land Columns Unite.

While The tinclads were returning
down the Little Red with their cap
tives. the fleet WAS attacked by Con
federateS posted on shore. The enemy
directed their fire upon the captive
Kaskaskia. which was manned by u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22

attorneys, although Thaw up to today
declined to admit he ever had seen
Thompson. Seven witnesses, it is
said, Will be produced 20 show Thomp-
sen accompanied Thaw across tie
torder. Among them is Octave Ne
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22

tered today in the arraignment Of a
man arrested here Wednesday last as
having helped Thaw 20 escape. Al
though describing himself as Mitchell
Thompson" the man has been identi-
fled as Gentleman Roger" Thomp-
son, chauffeur of New York city. one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
ny cspt. GEORGE L. xIIe1HR. late U. s.v

ny cspt. GEORGE L. KILH1ER, late U. S. v.
TlFTY years ago this time the
logical trend OF the prosecution
Il Of the war on the Federal side
was changed by influences
working from the outside. France had
invaded and practically subjugated
Mexico. An emperor had been chosen
IN Europe 20 ascend the throne which
was 20 be created over the ruins OF an
American republic that had stood the
test OF nearly two generations.
The act Of France was n direct stab
a. the Monroe doctrine which, though
less talked about then than In modern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22

for Little Rock. On reaching White
river Steele hoped TO form a junction
with q cavalry column coming south
from Missouri, under General ]. ".
Davidson. Upon that junction rested
the success of his venture.
A Novel River Flotilla.
DaVidson's advance reached White
river on the Sth and learned that the
with raidlnS bands of Confederates
hailing from Little Rock. To aid
them in their work OF obstructing the
river against the Federals, the raiders
had small steamers afoat which could
sail in shallow water. These were
steamers OF commerce converted into
gunboats.
In order to clear the river ahead of
Steele and Davidson a light draft Fed
eral fotilia, commanded by Lieuten.
ant G.. w. Bache, sailed in advance on
an expedition common in those waters
and known as a gunboat raid. Bache's
force consisted OF the armed wooden
steamer Lexington, the hero OF many
actions, and two vessels Of a unique
type known as "tincladS." the Cricket
and the Marmora.
The inclad gunboat had been design
ed to sail in waters where the heavy
draft irorclads could not venture be-
cause OF uncertain currents. The riv-
ers west OF the Mississippi were sub
ject TO a fail OF several feet IN dry
weather. The first tinclads had been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
Pythian Drill Awards.

Danville. H., Aug. 22-The drill
team from Clifton. Ind, was unopposed
in class c and won the prize at the
meeting Of the Knights OF Pythias
here. The Evansville. Ind, team won
under like conditions in class B. Rain
stopped several other drills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
The War Fifty Years Ago

Ambitious Projects West OF the Mississippi River.
FederalS and Confederates Seek TO Control Texas.
Effect of French Conquest Of Mexico Upon Federal
War --Confederates Build Up Transmssis-
sipp Observation-Disclosures Begin Operations to Re-
cover Arkansas---Novel Type of River Warshp.
Gunboat Expedition White Rivera Strong Fed
eral Column Menaces Little Rock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22

deau, his wife, and two men employed
On his farm near Coaticook NedaI
said he furnished the rig for Thaw's
last dash before his arrest and that
Thompson accompanied him.
Sheriff Hernbeck of Dutchess coun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22

OF the five men who aided Thaw to
cross the Canadian. frontier. When
arrested Thompson maintained he was
citizen of Montreal and met Thaw By
chance. However, he retained as
counsel one of the group of Thaw.s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
ORION

Sherbrooke, Que. Aug. 22.-The
habeas corpus proceeding case of
Thaw having been put of until Wei
2esday next, interest in the case cen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22


GENERAL STERLING PRICE. c. $. A.. con-
FEDERATE COMMANDER AT LITTLE ROCK.
days. nevertheless had vitality in dip
lomatic circles Without declaring its
reason the United States government
decided not 20 interfere openly with
this violation uf its ruling. A round
about course WAS adopted 70 circum-
vent certain projects VI the French.
rcsn or probable. and to warn the
French emperor that the United States
must he rerkoncd with later should he
push his imperial schemes too far
lu.ijKlgd Ia the program was the pres
rute OF large Federal army Oh the
MrSican border
The government of the United States
had altogether too much trouble at
home. altogether too many urgent
uses for It's armies 10 risk becoming
embroiled in war with II foreign
state. The doctrine Of Monroe would
have 10 wait until the war between
the states was finished and conditions
were more propltious for the backing Of
diplomacy with arms. II such a thing
were necessary.
a Foothold In Texas.
Texas was the headquarters OF the
Confederate armies west OF the Mis-
sissippi river The fertile state was
also n Grannry to supply the war
ridden country east OF the river when
supplies could be smuggIed past Fed
eral guards which was often. 1t pos
sessed I'm Galveston a good seaport.
Although the port was covered by a
Federal blockadinS squadron Il still
served the Confederntes purpose. FOR
fleet trading ships often ran in and
out despite the blockade.
The fail OF VIcksburg had released
troops OF the Confederacy for service
west Of the Mississippi and the south
crn government spared no effort to in
crease It's power in that region. More
over. agents Of the Confederacy were
having ironclad ships built, In Eng
land to strengthen their waning naval
power. Two or three h-st class cruis-
ers could disrupt the blockade of Cal
weston and with a friendly army on
land. the permanent control OF Texas,
bordering upon Mexico. would be as
sured TO the south.
Collision harmful 70 the United
States was to be expected between the
French in Mexico and the southern
states. Texas, by its geographical po-
siton would. under Confederate con-
troll be a menace 10 Federal interests.
Wholly or even partially under Fed
eral control. 1t would be a menace 10
French Vaccinations. Yet the osten-
sible purpose OF that control must be
the prosecution OF TIE war sSai1st the
Confederacy.
Transmississippi ConfedeTates.
The fall OF Viclsburg also set free
large bodies OF Federal troops Cor serv.
ice elsewhere. General Z. s. Grant
commander OF the siege. had gathered
theTe one OF the largest armies in the
field. about $4,000 men. Having cap
tured the opposing force. he had nc
nearby enemy TO contend with. Al
Port Hudson. which fell a few days
later than Vicksburg. General y. =
Banks. the victor. had 1900 TO 10000
with no opponent. for he had captured
the garrison. In Louisiana. west OF
the river. Banks had 5000 to 5000 IL
the 6eld opposed TO 1000 Confederates
The Federal navy. under Admiral:
u. G. Fnrrngnt ard D d. Porter. bed