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HCHMOM) DAILY PALLADIUM.
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RICIIMOXu DAILY PAIJlDirifllUKSDAY, OCTOBEK 24, lSMJl.
OXE CENT A COPY.
A FIERCE BLAZE
RICHMOMD Cf BUILDINGS.
PHOTO BY FJLBEY.
SCHLEY'S SILENCE
Half a .Million Goes tp In
Smoke At llannnoiul
racking House.
Will Be Broken Today When
He Goes On the Witness
Stand.
CHICAGO TO THE RESCUE
t urn int.' t f IX eimiT
3
tivn riq-h.insr Foree ot Hammond
J'roved Inadequate and Chicago
department Responded to Call
Alore lhan 2,000 Men Thrown Out
of mpIoj raent By the Work
ot the Fire.
Hammond, Ind., Oct. 24. Half a
. , million dollars' worth of buildings
and slaughtered cattle were destroyed
by fire which broke out in the plant
of , the C. II. Hammond Pat-king com
pany last night. Hammonds fire de
partment was utterly unable to handle
the Are and aid was secured from
Chicago. Among the buildings de
stroyed were the export beef cooler.
lour srory brick and frame structure
containing thousands of head of
Slaughtered cattle; cold storage ware
house for cattle; teef slaughtering
Louse and sueep slaughtering house.
A soon as the fire was discovered
the one engine company In Hammond
ruslied to the scene, but was helpless.
as a nign wind was blowing at the
time and s-ut a shower of sparks ujmhi
the unprotected buildings on every
side. Nearly every lody In Hammond
flocked to the tire and bucket brigades,
hundreds to the squad, ttegan to fight
the tire. Despite their willing work
the flames continued to spread. Then
an appeal was sent to Chicago for help.
Several engines were loaded on cars
and a detail of Chicago's liest firemen
were started for Hammond at the rate
of 45 miles an hour over a railroad.
When the Chicago forces arrived they
found the four buildings iu flames.
The tiremeu, seeing there was no
chance to save the burning buildings
devoted their energies to checking the
advance of the flames. The roofs of
three of the other buildings in the
neighttorhood caught fire from flyiug
emiiers, but after two-thirds of the
walls of the buruiug buildings had
tumbled down, the flames were kept
under control. It is not known" bow
the Are started. Over 2,000 employee
were employed In the departments de
stroyed. The (J. H. Hammond company is one
f the pioneer packing houses. It was
established in lJStUl and . grew from
small proportions gradually until it has
come to occupy many acres of ground.
Vice President Vogel said the loss
would not exceed $500,000 and that
this sum was fully protected by In-
purance. The plant win be rebuilt at i
once and very few of the men will be I
Idle any length of time. !
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CZOLGOSZ
Will Be Electrocuted Next
Tuesday Morning at
7 0'Clock.
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 24.
wili be electrocuted at 7 a.
ber 21), at Auburn prison.
-Czolgosz
m., Octo-
Important Tax Decision.
Springfield, 111., Oct. 24. The Su
preme court today affirmed the de
cision of the lower court in the Chi
cago tax case in which they insisted
that the capital stock of corporations
should be assessed. It will add over
a hundred -millions to the taxable
property of Chicago. .
Chandlee-Crlvel.
E"ia X. Cbandlee of Chester and
Miss Amelia Crivel of this city were
married last evening by Rev,, I. -M.
Hughes at his residence..-.
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Increased Anthracite Coal
Product.'
Philadelphia, Pa.. Oct. 24. The
production of coal in Pennsylvania
this year will bs the lagest in the
history of the trade. Approximately
the output will be about ten million
tons more tnan in 1900. The pro
duction has been fully taken and min
ing companies have little stock on
band.
President Wanted to Ride
on Engine.
Washington, D. C, Oct, 24.
President Roosevelt acd party re
turned to Washington at 10:30 a. m.
today. The President greeted the
engineer and fireman as he passed
the engine and said he wanted to get
out on the engine this morning but
did not know whether he would be
permitted to do so "Now," said he,
''ihe next timel take a tripl want to
xide on the engine. "
AV:iT"y V M . Vil 17-'-. " '.yw; -'''l !
CUUVfiNTION -
Of the W. F. M. S. of Rich
mond District North In
diana Conference.
The annual convention of the Worn-
en's Foreign Missionary societv of
Richmond district of North Indiana
church aDd will centinae untiltomor-
PQOa at J o'clock. ThiieWaJ. andlllf lheRatHjtg
visitors arrivea on all trains this
morning to the number of fifty or
more, and are being entertained at
the home5 of members of the congre
gations of the M. E. churches of this
city.
On account of the Gillilan enter
tainment tomorrow evening there
have been changes made in the
program as printed. The entire Fri-
1
aay evening program oas oeen
worked into the program for the other
parts of the session and there will be
no Friday evening session, the con-
j vention adjourning Friday afternoon.
', The program for the sessions begin
j ning this evening is as follows:
' THURSDAY EVENING, 7:30.
j Opening Service. Rev. F.M. Kemper.
Report orresondfng Secretary,
Mrs. C. H. Brown
Solo Mrs. H. B. Turner
Address, Missionary Obligations
of Twentieth Century Womn
Mrs. Janette Hill Knox
Solo.. Mrs. D. M. Stewart
Offering.
FRI DAT MORNING, 9 O'CLOCK.
Prayer service, singing led by
Ladies' Quartet.
Minutes.
. Report of treasurer, Mrs. Dennis
Kelley.
Auxiliary Reports: i
Economy Mrs. C- Atkinson.
Farmland. . . . . .Mrs. J. M. Mulvany.
Greenfield. ... Mrs. Minda Seicrest.
Knightstown ... Mrs. Mary Howren.
New Burlington .Mrs. ElmaO.Steere.
New Castle .. Mrs. Bessie Hudelson.
Portland Mrs. Clara Holmes.
Richmond, First Church
Mrs. A. Myrick.
Richmond, Grace Church
Mrs. Fannie C. Price.
Richmond, Fifth Street .
Mrs. Laura Lovin.
SpicelandT. . . Mrs. Carrie Hude'son.
Union City . . . . Mrs. Elma Bowers.
Winchester Mrs. W. O Smith.
Solo Mrs. Maud Manning.
Election of Omcers.
Our Conference and District Mis
sionaries . . . Miss Harriet Kemper.
Prayer Mrs. R. E. Haughton
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 2 O'CLOCK.
Bible Reading Mrs. T. A. Mott.
Memorial Service: Miss Isabella Tno-
burn ... Mrs. A. W. Lamport.
Solo Miss Blanche Page.
The Spirit of Christ, the Spirit of
Missions Mrs. M. E. Nethercut.
Solo Miss Lulu Chamness.
Missions in India.Mrs. J. O.Denning.
Special Work . Conference Secretary.
North E Street
The expense of repairing north E
street has been but $162 00. Ten
squares were made and the street is
in fine order from tenth to twentieth
but whether the heavy hauling on
this street wiU uot cut it very badly i
v v. t - i --r : - trvi -
i
especially djriDg the comind bad
winter weather is a problem fo be
solved The street committed and
officers have altars more orlless
trouble that way and probably araTs
will harp until .iflior,-
Der of buildinsr such streets a be
w V i VVU1 V- W U
had. The cost of thA stropt wiJ di. ;
vided hptnrpen v.o ntxr th
street railwav. th nitu moinl all
UUI 9J OI II
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CAPT. CLARKi
Testified Before the
Schley Court of
Inquiry.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 24. The
Schley court of inquiry was crowded
today on account of the expectation
of hearing from Clark and Schley. It
is expected the testimony will close
today. Capt Chas E. Clark of the
famous Oregon whose voyage from
the Pacific to Key WTest and whose
splendid work in the battle of Santi
ago is the pride of every citizen was
called. Capt. Clark made a fine im
pression as he told of the chase after
the Spanish ships. He said at one
time he feared the Oregon would
have to susta:n the concentrated fire
of the enemy. Just then the smoke
lifted and he saw the Brooklyn
well forward on the Oregon's port
beam and broadside to the enemy.
These relative positions were main
tained to the end of the battle. He
told of a conversation on the New
York between Sampson and Clark
and Schley when it was thought
more Spanish vessels were coming.
Sampson asked Clark to go to meet
them, Clark suggested Scnley go al
so and the latter gladly consented.
He repeated a number of signals
from the Brooklyn to the Oregon.
SCHLEY ON THE WITNESS STAND.
In the afternoon session Admiral
Scnley took the stand and proceeded
to give in narrative form his conduct
of tne campaign. He told of his in
structions regarding the pickets and
patrols, the maciug ot the lights
and general in&ti uctions in case of
oattie and went u to teil Lis . m ve
ments in full dei.L
Railroaders Pay..
This is a sort of railroaders' har
vest. Never have the train men
made better wages than at present.
especially on the Pennsylvania lines.
The ordinary wages of a freight con
ductor are f9 to f 100 pe month.
Now it i, not an unusual thing for a
freight conductor to draw $135 to
$13S per month and many of the
brakeinen draw $90 to $ 100 per month
when the pay car pulls in. Of course
this extra pay is for overtime, but it
is not arduous as it used to be, as
under present methods of operating,
freight trains are not very long or
tiresome. Freight trains and espe
cially through freight trains now
cover as long a distance in-six or
eight hours as they did a few years
ago in twelve or fourteen hours. The
methods of loading and unloading
have been improved also with the
freight train schedules so that delays
are much less than in former years
If vou want a nice fresh fish call
up 929 and get the best.
The Road Roller.
The talk still continues with regard
to the broken road roller. The city
eDSenwr says at 11 was a mistake
to buy it: that it was a machine the
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makers could not sell elsewnere ana
wanted to unload. He advised
aj?inst its nurchase as it was too
heavy and he to d the committee so,
telling them that the oie they had
': was too heavy and what they needed
was a lighter one rather than one
3.000 nounds heavier. It is so heavy
, that it can not be used in making
st.raat& At &1L,
"the engiiife retrref-tma W'faotrf ftrf"
the balance of the machine. He says
that after the engine was complete
the company bad a strike and had to
put in any new men they could get
and got men who did not know the
business. Wren the machine got
here the boxing was a quarter of an
inch larger than the axle. To fix it
they did not put in a new box, but
turned the axle diwn which weak
ened it. He thinks that what broke
it was the play in the axle. It has
been used two" vears, however, with
out expense. The expense of fixing
it this time was f 116.93, including an
express bill of $21.98.
Railroad Men.
There have been quite a number of
prominent railroad nen in this sec
tion this v ejk. Supt Ohlinger went
to Logansport to meet President
Cassatt who is on his annual tour of
inspection. Last night H. I. Miller,
general manager of the Vandalia and
B. W. Taylor of the 1. & V
division :
of the Pennsylvania lines were at
the Westoott The entire party
are expected to pay Richmond a visit
before thev return east. It is stated
that the directors of the lines west
of Pittsburg will this week take some
action with regard to the vacancy
occasioned by the death or v ice
President Brooks which is liable to
cause quite a rearrangement of the
executive officials in the west. It is
thought the number ' of vice-presidents
will be reduced to three which
would mean that Joseph Wood will
become second vice-president and J.
J. Turner third vice president.
South Side, Ahoy.
Here is an opening ror the South
Side Improvement association if they
will act promptly:
P. T. Brown, a stave manufac-
terer, with factories at Logansport
and other Indiana cities, desires i
location. He will probably come
without asking for a bonus from the
city. At present about twenty-fi e
men are employed in the Logansport
f iptirr.and rz tMI rwr mmth is naia '
, o - i r. ;
iu salaries. iur. u ru v u a icusc uoa
expired on the building in which he
is now located and he is unable to se
cure another site in Logansport.
This is given as his reason for want
ing to remove from that city.
Want All It's Worth.
ISew C&rtle Tribune.)
General Manager Hibberd of the
Richmond Gas company finished se
curing the right of way for their pipe
line today. The right secured today
was over J. W. Maxim's land. Mr.
Hibberd said the price paid was
$400.
Harry S. Schidier of Cambridge
City has been appointed railway mail
clerk.
TODAY'S PICTURE.
The City Buildings, Old and
New, and the Hose
Houses.
The half tone in this issue, of the
eitv buildimrs. is Quite interesting,
showing all the fire department build
ings in addition to the city buildings,
old and new. The old city building
which is shown was built by Dr. War
ner, of whose grave we gave a pict-
office. At his death in J 835 he gave
this building, as we described it
then, to the city schools and the city
paid $400 per year rent for it at the
time the picture was made. Part of
it was used for a school house at one
time and the balance for a city build
ing. As we remember it, the front
door entered into a narrow ball from
which steps led to the floor above
where the city clerk had his office. A
door leading right back, on the first
flxr, entered into the police court
room which was also used for
a council chamber, with a few old
desks and a sort of throne for the
mayor. Back of this was- the mayor's
office, a dingy old hole of a place
with a piece of ragged matting on
the floor and a little old fiat table for
its only furniture, where Tom Ben
nett, Lou Shofer and Alex Horney
held forth. Beneath was fitted up
tor a calaboose until Dr. Davis, by a
trick which he sometimes relates, got
Thomas Nestor to vote for some im-
provements. Anton Bescher, who is
about the only one now living who
did business in that locality, had a
saloon at the right side of the city
building shown in the picture. The
fight which was had during the
times the erection of the
new city building was being fought
through in council has never been
forgotten. In order to head it off'
the Wakf-fi ldbu.lding was purchased
by p-trt of the council for a quarter
of the price it is now wurth, but J. J.
Joruau who was determined the
building shoulu go where it now is,
got an injunction in the courts and
broke up the sale. Those who are
having the fight to get hose houses
on the west side and in the south
part of the city may find consolation
in the fact that each of the hose
houses shown in the picture cost the
promoters just as hard a fight as
they are going through with them
selves at the present time.
Tennessee Soldiers Monu
ment. i i. -TV.-- n,. qi
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umeat or xennessee marble in mem
ory of thirty-two thousand Tennes
seeans who served in the United
States army during the civil war, six
thousand of whom never returned
home, was dedicated at the National
cemetery, this city, today.
Army of the Tennessee Re
union. Cincinnati, O., Oct. 24. General
A. Hickenlooper, corresponding sec
retary, and Colonel Cornelius Cadle,
recording secretary of the society of
the Army of the Tennessee, have is
sued notice to members that the
thirty-third reunion wilt be held at
Indianapolis, November 13 acd 14
General Granville M. Dodge of New
York is president of the society.
It Is Probable That the Admiral
Will P.e Kept On the Stand For
Tvro Or Three Days.
Examination ot the Priiiripul In Ex
traordinary Inquiry Will Attrart
Attention.
Washington, Oct. 24. --Admiral
Schley is expected to take the witnes
stand In the naval court of Inquiry
which is invest IjratiuK his conduct 1b
the Spanish' war. late this afternoon.
This announcement is justified by the
progress made In the examination of
witnesses called to testify in the ad
miral's behalf. He will be the last
witness to le heard lu support of his
side of the controversy. It Is now con
sidered prottable he will be questioned
for two or turee days.
It is not yet possible to say whether
ny witnesses will be called in rebuttal
by the court, but it seems probable
that a few persons may be summoned
for this purpose. The testimony yes
terday lel Judge Advocate Loraly and
Mr. llatiua to decide upon the calling
of at hast one rebutting witness. If
he can le found. This is Mr. Sylvester
Scoville. whose testimony Is desired In
connection -with the incident of the
meetinir of the press boat Soniers M.
Smith by the scout boat St. Tanl. while
the latter was off Santiago in May,
189S. The first of yesterday's new
witnesses. Mr. James Hare, photogra
pher on the press boat, stated that
Captain Sigsbee of the, St. Taul had
told the correspondents aboard the
Smith on May 2 or 27 that Cervera
fleet was not Inside the harbor at
Santiago. Mr. Seovel was among the
corresiondents on the Smith and if he
can le found he will be asked to come
to Washington and give his testimony
on this Incident. It is also probable
that an effort will be made to rebut
other portions of the testimony given
in Admiral Schley's behalf, including
tion . concerning Admiral Schley,
which the lieutenant is alleged to have
taken part in on board the Massa
chusetts on May 31.
Other witnesses In addition to Mr.
nare, who testified yesterday, were:
Chief Boatswain L. Hill, Ciunner P. T.
Applegate and Major Taul S. C. Mur
phy of tne marines, all of whom were
atoar4 the Brooklyn during the Cuban
campaign: Lieutenant Commander
Harlow, who was executive officer of
the Vixen, made notes of the battle
of July 3 and three officers of the
Oregon. Lieutenant A. A. Ackermsn,
Lieutenant E. W. Elerle and Lieuten
ant K. G. Johnstone. Lieutenant
Ackerman had charge of the after
13-Inch turret and Lieutenant Eberle
of the forward 13-lneh turret of the
Oregon on July 3 and Lieutenant
Johnstone was signal officer on the
Oregon at that time. Mr. Johnstone
testified that he did not receive any
signal from the Brooklyn to fire her
13-inch guns at the Spanish ship Cris
tobal Colon and all of the Oregon's
officers who testified expressed the
opinion that the Oregon and the Brook
lyn was practically equi-distant from
the Colon when that vessel went
ashore. Some of them, however, were
Inclined to think that the Brooklyn
was a shade nearer the Spanish ship.
While Boatswain Hill, was giving
bis testimony, which yis very compli
mentary to Admiral Schley, thre were
two outbursts of appplause. These
were promptly suppressed by Admiral
Dewey.
OVERRULED.
Judge Swift Decides Against
the -Contention of the
Richmond Natural
Gas Company.
ICosneniTUle News, Oct. XM
A demurrer in the case brought in
the Wayne circuit court by the En
terprise Gas Co. and other New Cas
tle parties to enjoin the Richmond
Natural Gas Co. from operating a
gas pump in the Henry county gas
field, and brought to this court by
change of venue, was ably argued by
counsel on both sides before Judge
Swift, yesterday, and overruled this
morning. The demurrer contended
that the case should have been origi
nally brought in the Henry circuit
court, and many very delicate points
of law were raised and adroitly
argued on both sides.
llr. and Mrs. Robert Greer, who
were visiting Frank Critchett and
j wife, returned home to Logansport
I this morning.