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The Richmond Palladium, Thursday, October 18, 1906.
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 18, 1906.
TO REPUBLICANS:
We are anxious to have every
Republican in close touch, and work
ing in harmony with the Republican
National Congressional Committee in
favor of the election of a Republican
Congress.
The Congressional campaign must
be based on the administrative and
legislative record of the party, and,
that being so, Theodore Roosevelt's
personality must be a central figure
and his achievements a central
thought in the campaign.
We desire to maintain the work of
this campaign with popular subscrip
tions of One Dollar each from Repub
licans. To each subscriber we will
send the Republican National Cam
paign Text Book and all documents
iisued by the Committee.
Help as achieve a great victory.
James S. Sherman, Chairman.
P O. Box 2063, New York.
AS TO CAMPAIGN ORATORY.
According to Mr. Lee Fairchild, of
New York, people go to political meet
ings merely "to see if they agree
with the speakers." This theory may
not be a complete explanation of the
attendance at these meetings, but it
Is a pretty good one and goes a long
way toward the heart of the mystery.
It has been suspected by many that
only in exceptional cases and only by
exceptional speakers are the opin
ions of voters changed by campaign
oratory. For one thing, the orator ad
dresses comparatively few who are
not already of his own way of think
ing. "The enemy" for the most part
content themselves with going to
meetings where they will hear the
doctrines in which they have long
believed and the arguments by which
they were long since convinced. The
task of the spellbinder, therefore, is
to confirm convictions, rather than to
change them, and most of all does
his success lie in arousing the indif
ferent to enthusiasm that is, in "get
ting out the vote."
His conversions are probably few.
And yet there are conversions every
year, and our own theory is that they
are almost all made, if not by, at
least through the newspapers, direct
ly or indirectly. It has been fashion
able of late years to say that the news
papers have lost the political influ
ence they once possessed, but the
truth is, probably, that they have
more of it than ever through their
Increased facilities for giving wide
distribution to facts and, alas! to
near-facts and falsehoods. Editorial
utterances, whether arugments or ex
hortations, may or may not be ig
nored judging from our heavily bur
dened mails they are not, by any
moans but the news columns are
the great soirces of information and
they are utilized by everybody, not
least by those who are constantly re
peating the silly parrot cry that you
can't believe anything you see in the
papers."
As a matter of fact, "you' does and
must found most of his beliefs on
what he sees in the papers, and it
Ss possible to fear or hope that
the habit of making campaign speech
es will in time die out. It already
has a good many absurd elements,
and it no longer produces men with
Kational reputations for ability in this
Held. The printed word remains much
longer than did the written wtrd,
and it reaches a vastly greater num
ber of readers than oratory reaches
hearers. New York Times.
No need for the Wayne County
Democrats to get flustrated because
they cannot get the Democratic State
committeee to "loosen up" and send
some funds over here. The fact that
this year's result will be just the
same as other years, should at least
enable the Wayne County Demo
crats to declare to the world that
they are "holding their own."
THE DEMOCRATS
ARE CONFUSED
The State Committee Declines
to Spend Any Money in
Wayne County.
THE CAUSE IS HOPELESS
REALIZING THAT WATSON'S EL
ECTION WILL BE BY SAME OLD
PLURALITY, NO ENTHUSIASM
IS APPARENT.
The Wayne County Democracy as
well as the Democracy of the entire
Sixth Congressional district "Is in a
bad way.
The leaders in Wayne County have
been complaining because of the fact
that the State Democratic committee
declines to send speakers to Rich
mond. The State committee declines
to comply with the Wayne County re
quest, it is asserted, on the ground
that the Sixth district is "hopelessly
Republican" and that the thirty day
poll taken by the Democrats them
selves in the district shows that Con
gressman Watson's election is abso
lutely assured. Such is the report
from Indianapolis, the headquarters
of the Democratic State Committee.
Chairman Harris of the Wayne
County Democratic committee first
laid great hopes in William Jennings
Bryan. The State committee failed to
give the "peerless"- one to Richmond
Memories of other campaigns when
he spoke in Richmond were upper
most in the minds of the State com
mittee. As has been stated heretofore
the Republican plurality in Wayne
county increased with a jump after
each coming of Bryan.
Governor Folk of Missouri was also
spoken of" as a possible speaker for
Richmond. He, too, is not to be here.
The State committee will not spend a
penny in the Sixth district because of
the confirmed belief that the Republi
can plurality in the district can al
ready be figured in the three thous
ands.
Up to date the Democrats in Wayne
county have no outside speakers on
their schedule, though the statement
is made that "possibly" one or two
may be induced to come.
In campaigns past the Democrats
have been up against hard proposl
tions numerous times, but never
quite so hard as this year.
THERf.:
....... KSiWrJ
The Load oi tilacracks at Sea Girt
Surprised HvWfJt Vlrsinlan.
Major Robert Linn Osborne of Clarks
burg, W. Va., one of the crack rifle
men of the team sent from that state
to Sea Girt. N. J., has been In New
York explaining to his south a friends
how the West Virginia boys failed to
carry off the big prizes, says the New
York Times.
"We went to Sea Girt," said the
major, "with eur rifles and a few boxes
of matches with which to take the
shine from the tip sight. Then we
stretched out on our stomachs In good
old fashioned mountain fashion and
banged away at the targets. Some of
our squad hare valises full of medals
for shooting, but we didn't need any
new valises at Sea Girt
"While we were firing away and
feeling for the wind by instinct the
New York- squad came up to the line
and began unloading paraphernalia. It
seemed like each marksman had a
wagon load of gimcracks. First he
would put up a tripod on which he
would stick a long pole, on the top of
which was a set of cups into which
blew the breeze. This was some sort
of wind gauge. Then they unloaded
thermometers, barometers and tele
Ecopes. .They did everything but sen.
a man with a gimlet to the target t:
bore a hole in the buliseye and ther
send the bullfet by special messenger tc
be plugged into the hole.
"That was too much for West Vii
ginia. Down our way there's hardl.
a man that can't bore a hole in a si.
ver dollar at SCO yards or rick a f eatii
er from a buzzard at 5CQ or more,
on the beach at Sea Girt we didn
seem to measure up with the the
mometer and barometer soldiers. Wli.
puzzles me is what good that kind c
shootin" is goin to do La wartime? I
the time a man's got his wind gau;
up he's likely to be ready for tlie Rc
Cross."
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Want Department cf Mines.
Denver, Cofc., Oct. 17. At the o?c
ing session f the American Mini:
Congress a r solution was present
providing fcr he establishment by t
general gove; indent of a new depc
ment to be ks wa cs the "Dcpartnic
of Mines s?r Mining." tie heed
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THE DRUIDS STILL LEAD
IN THE PIAEO CONTEST
Less Than One Month Hence Some Richmond
Fraternal Organization Will Have In Its
Lodge Room the Finest Player Piano Manu-factured-Yoting
Should Be Brisk From Now
To the End-Don' t Save Coupons too Long.
HOW THE
Richmond Grove of Druids 137,648
Triumph Lodge, K. of P 132,395
Eden Lodge, D. of R(l. 0. 0. F.) 50,617
Hokendauqua Tribe Red Men 16,392
Modern Woodmen 15,012
The Druids still lead this morning in the Palladium's piano contest
Less than a month remains for the ledge members and their friends to get
down to business. Some fraternal society will be the proud owner of the
finest player piano made. It is an $800 instrument and is well-worth the
battle that is being waged for its possession. Clip the coupons daily and
give them to members of any of the lodges contesting. Remember that the
ballots are now bearing a new date each day. None of them can be retain
ed over a week from the day they appear. Watch the dates and vote them
before they expire. Vote daily now. The ballots will be counted each even
ing at 6 o'clock. Ballots presented zt the time of the counting or after
wards will be received but will not be counted until, the day following.
CONDITIONS OF CONTEST.
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FIRST PRIZE To the secret or fraternal organization In Richmond or In
any town In Wayne County, which shall receive the largest number of
votes during the period of this contest, a STARR PIANO with ME
CHANICAL PLAYER ATTACHMENT, built within the piano, will
be given absolutely free. The cost of this instrument is $850,
SECOND PRIZE To the secret or fraternal organization in Richmond or
in any town in Wayne County which shall receive the second largest
number of votes, a beautiful lodge altar with elegantly leather bound
Bib, valued at $75, will be given absolutely free.
THIRD PRIZE To the member of any men's secret or fraternal organi
zation In Richmond or Wayne County who shall procure the greatest
number of votes for his lodge, a solitaire diamond ring, costing $75
will be given absolutely free.
FOURTH PRIZE To the lady who Is a member of any woman's secret or
fraternal organization in Richmond or Wayne County who shall pro
cure the largest number of votes for her lodge, a solitaire diamond ring
will be given absolutely free.
HOW VOTING WILL BE CONDUCTED.
The contest Is free for all. Everybody can vote without the expendi
ture of a single penny. Each day a coupon will appear In the Palladium on
page 4. Fill In the coupon today as a starter, with the name of the secret
or fraternal organization and its location.
Mail or bring the coupon to the Palladium office. North Ninth and A
streets and the vote will be counted as directed The expiration date of
each coupon will appear on the face each day.. For Instance the coupon ap
pearing today will not be good after October 25. Bear this in mind.
Paid In advance subscriptions to the Palladium will entitle such sub
scribers to special voting privileges In order to assist the lodge of his
choice and this will be the method employed:
Certificates will be issued with receipts for subscriptions paid In ad
vance. THE PAYMENT OF CI WILL BRING THE PALLADIUM TO YOUR
DOOR BY CARRIER SEVEN DAYS IN THE WEEK FOR FIFTEEN
WEEKS AND WILL ENTITLE YOU TO 6C0 VOTES FOR THE LODGE
OF YOUR CHOICE.
THE PAYMENT OF $1.80 WILL BRING YOU THE PALLADIUM EV
ERY DAY IN THE WEEK FOR ONE HALF YEAR, SIX MONTHS, AND
WILL ENTITLE YOU TO 1.200 VOTES FOR THE LODGE OF YOUR
CHOICE.
THE PAYMENT OF $3.50 WILL BRING YOU THE PALLADIUM EV
ERY DAY IN THE WEEK FOR A SO LID YEAR AND WILL ENTITLE
YOU TO 2,500 VOTES FOR THE LODGE OF YOUR CHOICE
ALL ORGANIZATIONS ELIGIBLE.
Every lodge organization of any description. In Richmond or Wayne
County Is eligible. Masons, Odd Fellows, Elks, Knights of Pythiac,
Knights of Columbus, Red Men, Knights and Ladies of Honor, the Druids,
the Eagles, Ladles of the Macabees, Rathbone Sisters, Daughters of Re
bekah, Daughters of Pochahontas. Modern Woodmen, Sons of Veterans,
Grand Army, the W. R. C, the Ladies of the G. A. R., Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, Ladies' Auxiliary of Hibernians, Catholic Knights of America, St.
Joseph's Benevolent Society, Travelers' Protective Association, Women's
Catholic Order of Foresters, and in fact any and all other societies.
Clip the Ballots.
Clip the ballot below, fill it In properly and send or brlns to the Pal
ladium not later than October 25th. The contest will run until Nov. 15th.
This Ballot NOT GOOD AFTER OCT. 25th
PALLADIUM VOTING CONTEST
: ONE VOTE COUPON
For the Most Popular Lodge In Richmond or Wayne County, this tallot
is cast for
lUn this line write plainly name of lodge you vote for;
or.
lOn this
Carrier bovs are not permitted to receive ballots from their patrons. Fill
Jn the ballot, mall, or bring it to the Palladium office before the expiration of
above date, otherwise it cannot be considered.
A new ballot will appear In the Palladium dally.
CENTERVILLE.
Centerville, Oct 17, (Spl ) Prayer
meeting will be held at Friends
church on Friday evening at 7:30
clock.
Miss Martha Peelle has gone to
Winchester. Ind.. where she will Et-
tend a reunion of the pupils of the
Randolph County Seminary, to he
held on Tuesday. Miss Peelie will
be the guest of Mrs. Elizabeth Moon.
Miss Minerva Sering and Miss Sal-
lie Sering both of Liberty spent Sun
day and Monday with their aunt Mrs.
Mary Dunbar.
Mr. nd Mrs. G. C. Smith and their
daughter Miss Effie were entertained
on Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Smith, east of Centerville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Caldwell near
Connersville were guests of Mr. a:l
Mrs. John Beck and family on Tues
day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lashley visited
Mr. and Mrs. "William Martin at Rich
mond on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. DunMr aie
spending a few days with relatives
at Noblesville.
Mr. and. Mrs. T. E. Nickels enter
tained his brother J. C. Nickels of
Dunlapsville at dinner on Tuesday.
Mrs. E. L. Culbertson and Mrs.
John C. King were the guests on Sui
VOTE STANDS.
line write location of lodge)
day of Mrs. C. B. Jackson Sr., at
Jackson Hill.
Mrs. Martha Charman, south v.!Z
of Centerville was the guest at dinn
on Tuesday of the Rev. and Mrs.
Aaron Napier.
ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED
A Former Richmond Priest Holds
Jubilee at Terre Haute in Hon
or of Long Service.
Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 17, (Spl.)
The Rev. John Ry ves, pastor of St.
Ann's Catholic church, today cele
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary
of his ordination. Tea" or twelve vis
iting priests joined yith his congre
gation in the day's S. -ents. The con
gregation and friegds outsiue the
congregation contributed to a purse
which. was given hfm. Father Ryves
came to Terre Hate from Richmond
Ind., twenty-one ears ago and has
been with St. Ann's ever since.
REl
OVAL.
Dr. Braml
tmi
will move
to 17
20th.
South Sth si
on October
dly 16-1S-20.
TOWH III ASHES;
WORK OF NEGROES
Property Amounting to $150,
000 Destroyed by Flames .
at Greenville, S. C.
DONE OUT OF REVENGE
COLORED MINISTEK INSPIRED
PEOPLE TO DO DEED TO PUN
ISH WHITES WHO BURNED NE
GRO COLLEGE.
GcenvlUe, . . -S. It. as a re
sult of race troubles, Seneca, S. C, Is
in ashes. The work is claimed to be
that of incendiary negroes seeking re
venge for the dynamiting of the negro
college there last Friday night. The
chief inspirer cf the trouble is said
to be Rev. J. F. Williams, president
of the negro college. I The fire broke
out at an early hour and burned rap
idly, consuming the entire business
section of the town, which has a pop
ulation of about 2000. No fire fighting
apparatus was available and. citizens
were powerless to stop the flames. As
a last restort dynamite was resorted
to.
The superintendent of tho Seneca
cotton mills, who was an eye-witness
brought the first news to Greenville.
He says it is a matter of common be
lief that the town was fired by ne
groes. Among the buildings burned
are two hotels and a hardware store.
The hotel people were all saved.
Everything is reported quiet, although
some feeling is .still shown by the ne
groes. No arrests have been made.
The loss is estimated at $130,000 with
insurance of $50,000.
TWO SHOT
When an Old Quarrel Is Renewed.
The Victims.
Nelson ville. O., Oct. 17. Ira Donley,
a miner, was shot and killed and Mrs.
Angelina Boggs severely wounded by
John Frazer in the Sunday Creek com
pany store at Kirjerly, two miles
south from here. Frazer is under ar
rest on the charge of murder. Mrs.
Boggs was a bystander who was pur
chasing supplies when the shooting
occurred. Donley and Frazer renewed
an old quarrel when they met on the
porch of the store, and Donley, it is
said, dared Frazer to step out. Frazer
refused, whereupon, it is said, Donley
made a grab for him and Frazer ran
into 'the store. Donley then struck
Frazer, who took refuge behind the
counter and opened fire. The third
bullet pierced Donley's heart, causing
instant death, and another wounded
Mrs. Boggs slightly in the thigh. Both
men are married and Donley leaves
three children. Frazer claims to have
shot in self-defense.
TYPHOiU INFECTION.
Flie riay an Important Pr.rt a Car
riers of Disease.
R. G. Eccle3 declares, iu Medical
Record, that there is no reasonable
room to doubt that the development of
typhoid fever is connected with the
use of infected water; but that typhoid
fever results from the drinking of in
fected water is quite a different propo
sition. lie then emphasizes the important
part which flies play in carrying dis
ease germs to food. These insects go
through human excreta, garbage,
slops, sputa and decomposing matter
in one minute and then wade over our
food, at tho next. It is easy to see how
food may multip!y disease germs to
the Conger point, but it is not evident
how any person could take the disease
from water that thousands are drink
ing without the slightest injury.
Typhoid germs injure by their toxin.
When these germs get into food there
Is practically no limit to the poison that
they are able to produce if the condi
tions are favorable. The writer then
goes into various phases of this ques
tion. He considers water, dust and
fomites r.s mere seed sowers. Food is
the disease breeder. In the late war
the Japanese lest only one-sixth as
many from typhoid fever and dysen
tery as did tlie Russians. The writer
ascribes this fact to the differences In
the character and the method of car
ing for the food of the two nations.
GOWN GOSSIP.
Lace will play more of a part than
ever on dressy hats and frocks.
Vests :ye conspicuous features of the
Incoming modes, and they are made of
almost any material that is in any way
adaptnble.
The long coats, although built upon
the lines of those of last spring, are
much more betrimmed, even those of
the more severe lines being given some
sort of furbishing. .
Serge is more popular than for many
years, particularly the heavier grade,
known in America as storm serge, but
its weave is smoother, and it seems to
be rather less, stiff and wiry than thai
we have known in past seasons. '
The plaited skirt is about the most
practical and stylish one can order
Every other kind seems to be short
lived, no matter how attractive the cut
or finish. The skirt with four big box
plaits is considered leiegant; also the
skirt tucked In groups between eight
or ten close rows 6f shirring. New
York PosL
Dog Mang
Child.
-A large New-
. Gallon, O., Oct
foundland dog, her
:ofore the family
pet, viciously attac
Lawrence Fabian.
d. Paul, 5, son of
he child was se
verely bitten in the
lves and his scalp
was nearly remove
the dog's teeth
sinking to the skull
condition i ci'-A
bene. The boy's
Artificial gas,
0th, Century fueL
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TAFT RETURNS; BAD TRIP
STRUCK A SEVERE STORM
Party is Transferred at Hampton
Roads to the Dispatch Boat Dolphin
In Which They Were , Carried to
Washington. .
Norfolk, Va.. Oct. 17. The battle
ship Louisiana, bearing Secretary
War Taft and oarty homeward boun
from Havana, Caba, passed in the Vi
ginia capes, accompanied by the bs
tleships Virginia and New Jersey. Ti
Louisiana and her sister battleshir
which came in the capes ia the mid
of a severe northeast storm, with tl.
wind blowing SO miles an hour on U
outside, and a very high 6ea, pr
ceeded at once for Hampton Roads t
transfer the party in very storn
weather to the dispatch boat Dolph:
awaiting to convey them to Washin
ton, where they probably will arrh
Thursday. The Taft party had a rou
trip up the coast after running in
the northeaster, which followed the:
into Hampton Roads.
T'-- Wife's Statement.
Bristol, "enn., Oct. 17. Mrs. R. 1
Garner, wjfe of the noted student "
the monkey language, makes the fc
lowing statement: "As several new
papers have informed the public th;
one Miss Quimarton of New York wa
about to join Professor Garner in th
jungle of Africa for the purpose c
studying the monkey language an
would occupy an iron cage among tt
wild beasts, It Is but justice to sl
that Professor Garner will certain
not occupy his cage, as it was lost tw
years ago by the capsizing of a boat
It is also but justice to state that
Professor Garner is In ignorance of
Miss Quimarton's proposed trip to
Africa,"
SMALL LIKELIHOOD
OF RAISING BOAT
Thought That Crew of Sub
marine Boat Lutin Will Die
Underneath Water.
PESSIMISM IN GAY PARIS
WIFE OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE
i DOOMED VESSEL IS PROSTRAT
EDDANISH STEAMER ASKED
TO HELP.
Paris, Oct. 11. A reeling ot
deepest ressimism prevails at thie min
istry of marine here on account of the
disaster to the French submarine boat
Lutin. which left Bizarta, Tunis, for
plunging experiments, having on board
a crew cf 14 men, manned by Lieuten
ant Fepoux, and which was reported
to have disappeared. The principal
hope of f.octing the' Lutin in time tc
save the lives cf the Imprisoned men
seems to rest In the assistance of the
Danish salvaga steamer Berger Wil
helm, which happens to be off Cape
Farina. That vessel was Immediately
summoned to aid in the raising of the
Lutin. The Danish vessel possesses
machinery capable of lifting 1500 tons,
but the submarine boat lies in SO fath
oms of wctsr and it is pointed out
that the submarine boat Farfadet,
which sank last summer in the same
vicinity, but in only 10 fathoms of
water, was nine days at the bottom,
and when she was refloated all her
crew were dead.
Men Doomed.
Bizerta, Tunis, Oct. 17. Prepara
tion for an attempt to raise the sub
marine boat Lutin, sunk near this port
with Lieutenant Fepoux and 14 men
on board, were promptly Inaugurated.
Admiral BeHue left here to verify the
spot, three miles off the coast, where
the Lutin is supposed to have sunk.
Although te bottom at that point Is
sandy, the chances of raising the Lutin
to the surface in time to save the
lives of the crew are regarded as slim.
The wife cf Lieutenant Fepoux, com
mander of ths Lutin, is prostrated
with grief and fears are entertained
that she may lose her mind.
BETTER THAN GaTLING GUN
Lone Maid's DlsOTerr of Sore Pro
tection For Her Teat.
Miss Eloise Warwick of Chicago, a
young woman of Imagination and ar
tistic disposition, is rounding out n
summer of complete independence and
simple life, lived in a tent on the
north shore, says a Chicago dispatch.
When MiS3 Warwick set up Tier tent
and started light housekeeping in the
brush within easy distance of Chicago
she realized the possible dangers 'hcr
lonesome situation and cast about for
a means of protection. Catling guns,
shotguns automatic pistals and bull
dogs were thought of and rejected.
Eloise wanted something which would
not run away or bite her, and that be
sides being harmless would work three
eight hour shifts every day without
troubling her to wind it cp or set It off.
From a married woman friend she
borrowed the trousers of a man. These
she hung on a line beside the tent, and
for two months no tramp or thug has
gone near the otherwise defenseless
summer girl. - - ...
Destruotlve Fire.
London, Ky., Oct. 17. Fire, which
started In F. B. Mason's grocery store,
destroyed an entire block here. Th
loss was estimated at over $100,00
The county jail was szred after
score or more prisoners had been Ml
erated. The cause of the fire is no
known.
HARRIS III FAVOR
OF OHIO CAIIAL
Ohio's Executive Thinks the
Waterway Would Regulate
Freight Rates.
ADDRESS AT PORTSMOUTH
OHIO VALLEY IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION DISCUSSES THE
GREAT GOOD TO COME FROM
PANAMA CANAL.
Portsmouth, O., ucc 17. -More' man
300 delegates were here to attend tho
twelfth annual convention of the Ohio
Valley Improvement association which
opened with an address of welcome vy
Governor Harris of Ohio. Every y
and town In the Ohio valley was rep
resented and many men of national
prominence arrived early to partici
pate in the proceedings. Representa
tives of many other river improve
ment associations from other parts of
the country were also present and tho
amalgamation of all the waterway as
sociations was urged.
Governor H.-iris said:
"As transportation is the vital factor
in commercial growth, it is now an
important question for the great Ohio
valtey. Western Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky originate
and move more tonnage than any sim
ilar area in the world. This tonnage
is of such magnitude and character
as to be vitally affected by the con
ditions for its movement. It Is not a
dream impossible of conception, but
on the contrary, a thing most prob
nble, that vessels loaded in bulk on
the lakes and on the canals of this
state, and on the Ohio river, shall find
markets in thie Pacific by way of the
Ohio and Mississippi river, the Carib
bean sea and the Panama canal. The
contemplation of such probabilities
only renders more imperative the need
for the generous and speedy Improve
ment of cur rivers and canals; and
only tmvi-asires the fact that the im
provement of the Ohio Is of the high
est importance to the whole country.
"A canal which brings into unison
the two greatest water transportation
routes in the country the great lakes
and the Ohio must be of vast benefit
to our people and to the whole coun
try. By It we would be put into easy,
le'.iabie and constant communication
with almost every state in and east of
the Mississippi basin. Such a canal,
reaching with its connections from Du
luth to the gulf and, from St. Louis to
the Atlantic seaboard, will effectually
regulate freight rates and enforce fair
treatment to all shippers and this will
he accomplished without injury to the
railroads. While the railroad will be
deprived of the heavy bulky freights,
it will be compensated by the greater
output of manufactured products, most
of 'which' demand rapid transportation
and command a high'er freight rate. It
s generally conceded that the Ohio
and Mississippi valleys will be the
greatest bej .eHciaries of the construc
tion of the Panama canal, but to ex
tend those benefits to the territory
not contiguous to the banks of these
rivers interior communication inde
pendent of the railroad should be pro
vided." Colonel John L. Vance of Columbus,
president of the Ohio Valley Improve
ment association, read his annual re
port in which he gave an account of
the work done or in progress in the
way of locks and dams on thie Monon
gahela and Allegheny, Muskingum,
Little Kanawha and other rivers. All
the work is progressing satisfactor
ily. The work of the survey of tho
Ohio has been completed end it is ex
pected that the mapping will be com
pleted about November 1. The board
of engineers will in all probability
submit its report not later than Jan
uary 1, 1907, thus enabling the present
congress to consider the question of
improving the Ohio, making a nine
foot depth from Pittsburg to Cairo.
The granting of a national charter to
the Lake Erie and Ohio Rivier ship
canal at the last session of congress
sets the seal of government approval
on the enterprise, and opens the way
for its building in the near future. All
friends of the Ohio river improvement
are deeply concerned In the success of
the undertaking as it means the union
of the great laks waterway system
with an annual tonnage of over 50,
000,000 tons, with the Ohio and Mis
sissippi river sysi"em and connects the
two on the Ohio at the mouth of the
Beaver river by a navigable channel
of at least 14 feet, as contemplated by
the canal company. The fear has been
expressed that this canal would be
controlled by interests unfavorable to
water transportation, but assurance
has been given1 by those who have its
desti&y,at their command that such
will nit be thecase.
No f'fiff r4orControl of Road.
ChicagfTCT. 17. As soon as the
meeting cf the stockholders of the Il
linois "Centra! was called it became
evident thst there would be no fight
for the control of the road, as Wil
liam Cromwell, acting for Mr. Harri
man, turned over to Stuyvesant Fish,
the president of the road, all the
proxies of the Etock held by Mr. Ilar
riman and Mr. Fish was empowered
to vote all the Ilarriman stock in the
meeting.
Old Solder's Fetal Tall.
Marietta, O. Oct. 17. Thomas
Schilling, cu old soldier, who was at
tending thejiig reunion, and was one
f the besti known men In this sec
tion, fell frn the third story window
of the Martin house to the pavemeni
below, crsaing his skull and dying
instantly.
is home was at Elba, O.
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