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THE RICHMONB PALLADIUM. AISJO SUN-TELEGRAM. vol.. xxxiii. xo. RICHMOND, IXD., TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH IT, 15K)8. .SINGLE COPY, M CENTS. 6. 3ARNARD FORCES PUT TO ROUT BY -AS RESULT OF WARD AND TOWNSHIP MEETINGS HELD YESTERDAY, WAYNE COUNTY WILL SEND TWENTY FOUR MEN TO CONVENTION FOR CAMPBELL, WHO WILL STAY WITH HIM UNTIL RELEASED. INTEREST IH EVENT WAS THE GREATEST OF THECAMPAIGN Workers Crowded the Var- ious Ward Meetings and There Was a Hard Fight Under the Surface. CAMPBELL'S CHANCES OF VICTORY INCREASED. The Fact That Barnard Was . Defeated in Effort to Se cure Control of Delegation Gives Preacher the Lead. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. ONLY OPPOSITION WAS IN THE FOURTH, WHERE THOMAS JES SUP MADE INEFFECTUAL AT TEMPT TO KILL THEM. HARD FIGHT IN SEVENTH. An Effort Was Made to Force the Name of Little, the Barnard Can didate, on Convention But This Failed. As the result of resolutions that were adopted by various ward and township conventions yesterday and last evening. Wayne county will send to Shelbyville twenty-four delegates to support the congressional candidacy of the Rev. J. O. Campbell, until re leased by him. The only opposition that developed to the resolutions was in the Fourth ward of this city. Thom as R. Jessup spoke against the resolu tion and it was passed in spite of him. "Wayne county has seen fit to make Campbell Its choice, so let Wayne county send delegates that will be for Campbell first, last and all the time," was the slogan passed at all ward and township meetings. Delegates Pledged. Every delegate who accepted the nomination pledged himself to support Campbell, but in every ward and town ship there was a fight beneath the sur face that was harded and more ear nestly contested than that which ap peared superficially. With the strongest fight to be subterranean, ev ery political worker was called into service by those, who. had candidates from other counties they wished to see supported by Wayne county on second , choice. One group recognized in Judge W. O. Barnard, of New Castle, the logical candidate. Another saw in Thomas B. Davidson, of Greensburg. their favorite. A third faction claim ed E. E. Moore of Fayette county, should receive Wayne's support, as "! Fayette and Wayne county are united j for the selection of a joint representa tive and Wayne has presented the candidate, A. M. Gardner. There was one group that claimed to be for the strongest man against Barnard, when the break conies." These men tiid not attempt to disguise the fact that they were against Barnard. This was the only group to make known the object of Its opposition and not the ob ject of its preferences. Richmond's Stand. The local situation virtually de volved into one of Barnard and anti Barnard compatriots. The result was Mich in every ward in the city that Barnard candidates were totally snowed under and Richmond's eleven delegates not only will go to the con vention loyal and true to Campbell. Tmt also absolutely anti-Barnard. ' This one fact has raised the minister- j candidate's chances of securing the cent. It gives him eleven workers ! who, not only on account of thetr loy- alty to Wayne county's candidate, but j also on account of thei rdeterminatlon j to down Judge Barnard, will do their I utmost to secure the nomination for I Campbell. The results last night con tluslvely put to rest all talk of Wayne county having any second hoice. It is now Campbell, first, last and all the j time. Already steps are being taken j to provide means for the many enthu-l fiastic friends of Mr. Campbell to ac company him and his delegation to the j convention at Phelbjville and the dis- Irfct will le siven ample opportunity, .(Continued on rase Two.) CAMPBELL MEN C Formed at Grace Church and It Circled Around the Auditorium. REVIVALS HAVE CLOSED. An endless chain composed of hum an links was formed at Grace M. E. church last evening and round and round the auditorium it circled. The formation of the endless chain marked the most prominent feature in connec tion with the conclusion of the six weeks revival services that have been conducted by the Methodist churches of the city. The Rev. Tillman Hobson and his assistants left, the city today. During the time they fiad spent in the city, more than 200 conversions were accomplished and the Methodists re gard the revival as one of the most successful ever held locally. An in crease in the church membership will follow. IS STILL AFTER GLEH Desires It That the Company Can Straighten Alignment Of the Tracks Which Are Located Near the Park. ELEMENT OF DANGER IN PRESENT CONDITION. With the Purchase of Land, Which It Is Thought Will Be Favored by Council, This Wrtl Be Lessened, He Says. The P., C. C. & St. L. Railroad com pany, last evening again brought to the attention of the council the pro posed purchase of a small plot of ground iu Glen Miller park, which the railroad company desires to add to its right of way. This matter has been hanging fire for some time, but coun cil has never approved of the deal, al though the board of public works has recommended that the ground be sold to the company. Some weeks ago when the matter was first brought to the attention of council, there was opposition to the deal and the ordi nance providing for the sale of the property was laid on the table. The railroad company now desires council to take some definite action in the mat ter. Superintendent Nettelton Neff of the Richmond division explained to coun cil last evening that that part of the park desired by the railroad company is less than half an acre in size and that it will not destroy the beauty of the park in the slightest. He said his company desires to enter into friendly condemnation suit with the city and that the company is ready to pay the city for the plot of ground de sired. He thought this to be more than a liberal offer. Mr. Neff explained that the purpose of the company in acquiring this ground was to straighten, the align ment of its traeks. There are two sharp curves on the right of way op posite the "part;. if the property can be secured from the city, he said, it will be possible to eliminate one of these curves entirely and lesten the sharpness of the other. By doing this he said the line of sight will be im proved, and consequent!-, the danger lessened. Mr. Neff said the company has twenty feet on its own right of way. which will be used in improving the alignment of the tracks and that the park property desired by the com pany is only wanted for the purpose of making a fill. The matter was refer red to the railroad committee and will be reported at the next council meet ing. It is quite probable that the ground will be sold to the railroad company. THE WEATHER PROPHET INDIANA Rain Tuesday night: Wed nesday, clearing and colder. OHIO Rain Tuesday night and prob- i ably Wednesday. ENDLESS ft SL ft MILLER LAND COUNCILIS SORRY IT PERPETRATED PEDDLERMEASURE General Dissatisfaction Ap parent and City Fathers See the Mistake in Wording Of Ordinance. PRESENT STATUTE WILL NOT BE ENFORCED. Hint Given to the Police De partment That They Need Not Proceed Against Ped dlers Who Are Tax Payers. Council is sorry it perpetrated the j peddlers ordinance and last evening the city fathers wanted to suspend the : ordinance until it could be thoroughly ; overhauled by the ordinance commit-: tee, but City Attorney Study stated' this could not be done, but he said council could give the police a gentle hint not to enforce it until it had been thoroughly revised. This "hint" was promptly given. Councilman Deuker told his brother; councilmen that there was general dis satisfaction over the ordinance. lie said that it had never been the inten tion of council to draw up a peddlers ordinance which would effect such men as fish, oil, meat and milk vend eis but that the ordinance now on the statute books accomplished this, lie stated that he thought the ordin ance should he returned to the ordin ance committee and revised so that both the produce dealers and produce venders should have justice. It was explained by several couneil meu that when the ordinance was passed it was the intention of council that it would be an instrument which would prevent out of town peddlers from operating in Richmond, and that there had been no intention to dis criminate against local peddlers who paid taxes in this city. Councilman Bartel held that council now perceiv ed that this ordinance placed the local peddlers on a same footing with out of town venders and he thought, this was an injustice. He favored the revision of the ordinance. On a motion made by Councilman Leftwick the measure was referred back to the ordinance committee where it will be given a thorough ov erhauling. In the meantime all local peddlers can ply their trade without fear of being molested by the police. It is stated that within the past few days a large number of peddlers have applied for licenses, under protest. LEASE A BUBBLE ON THE SEAS OF LAW Charge of Grand Larceny Is Changed to Petit and Em bezzlement Charged. TOOK EMPLOYER'S MONEY. THOUGH BY AUTHORITIES, LEASE INTENDED TO MAKE AWAY WITH FUNDS PLACED IN HIS KEEPING BY WILLS. Schyler M. Lease, formerly of Cam bridge City, found himself as a bubble on the seas of the law, after he arriv ed in the Wayne circuit court room this morning. When first he came, he expected to be tried on the charge of grand larceny. He was agreeably sur prised a few minutes later to learn the charge had been made petit larceny, and the first affidavit dismissed. But petit larceny was not all to which he was to answer. Prosecutor Jessup drew from another pocket an affidavit charging him with embezzlement. Lease will be prosecuted on both charg es. Iease was arrested at St. Louis and charged' with the theft of some !47. which belonged to John 15. "Wills, his former empJover at Cambridge City. It developed afterwards that Wills hal placed $450 of the sum into Lease's hands for safe keeping. Wills repre sented this amouut was due him and his sister from the estate of their fath er. The state was informed that $'J7 had been taken from the cash drawer of the People's Drug store at Cam bridge, which was operated by Wills, when Lease left for the far west with out announcing his intentions. The affidavit charging grand larceny was prepared on this information. Wills stated this morninig the sum taken was but $22 .and as a consequence the charge had to be made petit larceny, as the sum taken was less than $2Z. It is believed by the authorities. Lease Intended fully to abscond with the S4r0 as well as the smatfer amount, and for this reason the charge of embezzlement was placed against him. as ir is alleged he had purposely and feloniously a-pproprlated th mon y for his own use. when he fled from Cambridge. ' SOFT COAL OPERATORS REJECTJNVITATION Will Not Meet in Joint Wage Conference. Indianapolis, Iml., March 17. The soft coal operators in the central competitive district have rejected an invitation to meet in joint wage con ference, March 24. The scale com mittee of miners is in execmive ses sion today to formulate policy. MftSSftCflEJi FEARED Situation in Hayti Is Consid ered Serious at the Present Time, FALLIERES DUMBFOUNDED. Paris, March 17. President Fal-: lieres and his cabinet were dumb- i founded to learn that President Alex- 1 is of Hayti had demanded immediate , surrender of the refugee, sheltered in ; the French consulate at Gonaives. Ad- j vices from Hayti today say the situa-j tion is critical and a massacre of for eigners is feared at any moment. TWELVE INCH GUNS PROMOTERS OF PEACE Reuterdahl Talks on Fleet's Situation. Los Angeles, March 17. Henry Reu terdahl. the fmous naval expert, in a ; statement printed in the Examiner, I says, "As long as the United States , maintains a strong naval force in the ! Pacific, every issue arising can be set-1 tied by diplomacy. Unfortunately for the world, twelve inch guns and not i the Hague, are the promoters of peaee. No reason internationally for fleet's immediate return to Atlantic coast."' BALL AND CHAIN CURE, ADVOCATED Thought by, Working Men on Streets, It Will Do Much Toward Keeping City's Law Breakers in the Clear. PRISONERS CANNOT BE CONFINED ELSEWHERE. Must Serve jn County Jail and It Is Thought That They Should Be Worked Hard for Their Board. The Richmond city council favors the plan of boarding and caring for prisoners convicted and sentenced for violations of city ordinances at the city jail, and of making them earn their board and keep by work ing on the streets attached to ball and chain. This sentiment cropped out when the committee on claims recommend ed the allowance of the claim of $47.20 for the boarding of municipal prisoners at the county jail. This claim was filed by Sheriff Meredith two weeks ago. Council acted favor ably on the committee's report. Councilman Bartel asked City At torney Study for his opinion on the question as to whether the city could not make arrangements to board municipal prisoners in some neigh boring city which has a workhouse. Mr. Study stated that the law pro vided that in the event a city had no workhouse 'all men convicted of vio lating a city ordinance must be con fined at the county jail and that the sheriff should be paid the same rate of board as the county did. Councilman Bartel then stated he thought it was time that some dras j tic step should be take nto protect ; the city. Councilman Deuker then ; recommended the ball and chain j cure, and the other councilmen ap- peared to be pleased with the sug i gestion. No action in the matter, how- ever, was taken. ' City Attorney Study stated that the j city court did not use discretion in fining men convicted of vielating city ordinances. He said that recently a man was fined $1! and costs on a charge of loitering. That meant, he said, that, the city had to pay that man's board for twenty days. Ser geant McMauus stated that he thought the enforcement of the loiter itie ordinaries -was having The ffrt of driving Mlorn bums either to work or cut of the citi FOR PRISONERS FOUGHT, PLEADED AND -CRIED FOR CHANCETO SUICIDE Lee Robinson, in an Insane Frenzy, Battled Four Strong Men for His Liberty at the Court House Today. FORCE WAS USED TO HOLD CRAZED MAN. He Frothed at the Mouth and His Eyes Protruded From His Head in the Wild Battle Fiercely Fought. Making a wild dash for liberty, Lee Robinson, colored, sprang from the ' witness chair in the Wayne circuit court room this morning and rushed to the door. In true football fashion Sheriff Meredith, Deputy Sheriff Mashmeyer, Prosecutor Jessup and A. M. Feemster, a Cambridge City attor- ney, pounced upon Robinson. The man fought with wonderful strength ! and pushed his attackers about with the fierceness of a. lion. Sheriff Mer edith struck him twice in the face with ; clenched fist, but this did not seem to i deter him. Pushing and pulling and ' begging for his liberty, Robinson man- i aged to force his way to the door of the ; court room and on through. He beg-! ged for the chance to , throw himself from the third floor into the marble floored court below, saying demoniac ally, "Let me go; I'd rather be dead. O, let me go 1 can't pay that money." The sheriff and deputy succeeded iu overpowering the man finally, without resorting to their maces, aud led him to the top of the stairway. Mash meyer attempted to lead him down, but he became rebellious again and re newed his fighting. He fought as furiously as a mad man and when he reached the bottom of the stairway, un able to resist the pulling and tugging of Mashmeyer, he broke out into fran tic crying. He frothed at the mouth and his eyes protruded from his head as thoso of the insane. After a few minutes he was subdued completely and as soon as he regained his com posure he was taken to the county jail and locked up for safe keeping. Those who witnessed the man's fight for lib erty and heard his hair-crazed appeal to be permitted to fake his own life in a cruel manner, expressed the opinion he probably was insane temporarily or under the influence of liquor. The fierceness of the struggle on the third floor and stairway kept Rob inson's hands engaged, and this is be lieved to have prevented him using a razor which was found in bis pooket upon search. Sheriff Meredith has a sprained hand as the result of the fight. When ask ed why he did not use a shot filled slung, which he carries the sheriff said he did not want to hit any man until he proves himself the better of the two. To this attitude Robinson owes his escape from severe bodily in juries. WIFE ASKED HIS ARREST, Robinson Failed to Suoport Her, It is Alleged. Upon further complaint to the court of the failure of her husband, Lee Robinson, colored, to carry out the mandates ofthe court, Amanda Rob inson, his wife, secured a warrant for his arrest. Amanda is seeking divorce from Lee and the court has decreed he shall pay her $30 for the support of herself and children and payment of attorney's fees during the litigation. Robinson 1ms been iu the employ of the Panhandle railroad company for some months. An injunction was is sued against the company to withhold the payment of wages to Robinson and pay the money to his wife. It de veloied afterward, Robinson had been drunk and sentenced to jail, had lost his position and had not earned any thing with which to pay the money or dered by the court. He was given an extended time upon request to the court. FOUR MEN KILLED Twenty Others Injured in Ex plosion of United States Powder Mills. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. Linton, Ind., March 17. Four men were killed and fifteen to twenty in jured this morning by an explosion in the United States powder mills, four teen miles from here. The explosion was In the wheel house. The "cause is unknown. The dead are George Craby. Wni. Myers. Peter Simmons. One bodv is unidentified. Ths Telephone is a Wiping servant to bring your Classified Ads to the P&H&tf ium office with the !east bather to you. Either Phone- -1 121 Automatic, 21 Oid. EVANSTO SURRENDER CHARGE MAY 8 Rear-Admiral Thomas to Suc ceed Him. Washington. D. C. Maerh 17-Sec retary of the Navy Metcalf, officially announced today that Admiral Kvans will be relieved of the command of the battleship iK-et jit sundown. .May S, immediately after th grand re view by the secretary of the navy. He will be succeeded by Rear-Admiral Charles M. Thomas, second in com mand at present. THOUSANDS DIED More Than Three Thousand t People Expired in Indiana During January. WHITE PLAGUE DEADLY. The bulletin issued by the State Board of Health for January shows that 3,200 people died in Indiana dur ing the month. There was more sickness in the state during January, 1908, than during the same month last year. Influenza was more prevalent than any other disease. The total number of deaths from tuberculosis was 391. Deaths among persons past 65 years of age during January num bered 961. CITY SCHOOLS ARE TO BE INSPECTED W CITY COUNCIL Urged on by Collinwood Disas ter, Councilmen Are to Look After the Welfare of the Children. COMMITTEE AND FIRE CHIEF TO DO WORK. It Has Been Pointed Out That There Are But Two Build ings in the City Which Are Considered Dangerous. An investigation of the public schools of this city, for the purpose of seeing if they are in condition to rea sonably guarantee the children safety from the danger of fire, will be made by the members of the council com mittee on public schools and Fire Chief Ed Miller. Councilman Leftwieh proposed to have the theatres included In this in spection, but his motion was lost be cause it had no second. Several sug gestions were made iu the form of amendments to the original resolution made by Councilman Deuker, for the best method of making the inspection, but it was finally decided to have the school committee and the fire chief make the investigation. Councilman Englebert stated that he thought a rommiitee of citizens should be appointed, but he withdrew his emendment when it was suggested that the council committee would do the work just as satisfactory. Wettie moved an amendment to have the board of education included in the in spection party, but withdrew it when it was painted out that this would make the committee so large that it would take some time before all the members of the party could get togeth er. Mr. Deuker stated that in his opinion he thought every school in the city, with the possible exception of . the First ward school and St. Mary's Catholic school, were safe from th? danger of fire. Mr. Deuker stated that while he had been a member of the city council he had had occasion to visit every school in the city. HITCHCOCK WILL AGAIN FACE CHARGES District Att'y Jerome Makes Announcement. New York.- March 17. Raymond Hitchcock will be tried again on charges of felony, the district attor ne. Jerome, announced todav. WITH WITHERING SCORN UFOLLETTE HIT THE INTERESTS Asserted That One Hundred And Thirteen Men Control All the Business of the Country Today. RECENT PANIC WAS MANUFACTURED BY MEW. There Were Many Selfish Ends ,To Be Met by These Kings Of Finance, Through Med ium of Financial Flurry. Washington, D. C. March 17. Sen ator La Follette, takings the Aldrlch bill as a text, launched a broadside against the trust and consolidations in the business industrial and finan cial world of tqday. He read a list of a hundred and thirteen men who practically control all tho business, of the country. He asserted that the National City bank. Standard Oil and the National Bank of Commerce and J. P. Morgan dominated the capital of country at will. He also declared that tho reecnt panic was manufactured. There were no commercial reasons for tho panto he claimed. There wero speculative, legislative and political reasons, why panic might pervo these special iu terests. There were special business scores to settle, legislation to be block ed and currency measure suited to the system, to secure. Morgan and Rocke feller had the whole country terroriz ed he said. At the right moment they ended the panic and they bad tho most of the money of the country ia their own banks. FOR BENEFIT OF CITY'S UNEMPLOYED Work on the Streets of the City Will Begin Earlier Than Usual. DEUKER LED THE WAY. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD OF WORKS TAKE THIS ACTION AND HIS ADVICE WILL BE FOLLOWED. Councilman Deuker, at council meeting last evening, recommended that for the benefit of the unemployed in this city, that the board of public works begin street Improvement work without further loss of time. He stated that he knew that it was not the custom to begin street improve ment work at this time of year but that owing to the fact that there wero a number of unemployed men in Rich mond it would be wise to give tbem street employment as quickly as pos sible. "Some men have not been at work for several weeks because they have been unable to get employment. Tho majority of them would welcome tho I opportunity to work for the city even though they were given employment j only for a couple of weeks. This plan ; has been adopted in other cities and , has been the means of relieving con siderable suffering," .stated Mr. Den ; Iter. In making this statement he voiced the sentiment of all the coun cilmen. The board of public worka will heed the recommendation made ; by Mr. Deuker. CONVERSE REFUSED Would Not Bind Rost and Don lin Over to the Cir cuit Court. ARGUMENTS PRESENTED. In thf city court thirf morning. Judge Converse refused to bind William Rost and Jack Donlin ov-r to the circuit court to answer a -harg: of fteaiin; a rig, belonging to Charles Tiffany, a step son of Host, which is valued at $5. The court stated that he did not believe the evidence in the case was sufficient to prosecute it. On the witness rtand young Tiffany stated that he had given his step fath er permission to use the rig any time je wanted to and to take it any place be chose. The horse used to the rig and taken by Rost belonged to bis wife so he could not be accused of Its theft. Prosecutor Jeanup argued that if h took something with the permission of its owner hut disposed of it eo that the owner would los--' its possession he would be guilty of theft The pro secutor piaied that Rost and Donlin had Wr thp rig at West Alexandria. O., and when thy were arriMl tbey jrer about to Leave for Toledo i I