Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 31, Hammond, Lake County, 24 July 1906 — Page 5

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1906 THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES PAGE FIVE

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PLANS ARE APPROVED

President Lunches with Party Leaders and Commends Their Campaign Arrangement.

JOS. W. WEIS, The Druggist 101 State Street. Will soon remove to 98 State Street.

Will Miss It!

this winter without the

"STAND PAT" THE TARIFF IDEA Work Is to Begin at Once--Some SpellBinders Who Will Get Busy--Cannon Off for the Prairie State,

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that the best is the cheapest in the end. We sell the best coal

but we charge no more for it than you will have to pay for an infersor article Beckman, Klatt & Co. COAL. - FEED. - BUILDIND MATERIAL TELEPHONE 49. - 340 INDIANA AVE.

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Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 24.--Presi-dent Roosevelt reviewed the campaign plans of the Republican congressional committee and pronounced them good and entirely to his liking. He entertained at luncheon at Sagamore Hill Speaker Cannon, Chairman Sherman, of the congressional committee; Representatives Loudenslager, of New Jersey, and McKinley, of Illinois, respec-

lively, secretary and treasurer of the committee. Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, came on a later train and also was a guest. Secretary I.oeb was present, and after the conference made this statement for the president: "The

plans of the congressional campaign were gone over generally, and the presexpressed himself as being in enaccord with the ideas of the comCannon's Comment Was Brief. Speaker Cannon's comment was this: "I was a guest of the president, and as such it would hardly be seemly for me to discuss what took place. I should like to say that the conference was eminently satisfactory, and the congressional campaign situation not bad." Chairman Sherman, after rethat the president's keen inwas a valuable asset to the camsaid that the headquarters of

the committee would be open in New York in the St. James' building tomorand that from that time on the campaign work would go on continuWill Be a "Stand-Pat" Campaign. Sherman added that the speakers so far selected for the heavy work inSecretary Taft, Secretary Shaw, Speaker Cannon, Senator Beveridge.

and several other senators, as well as practically the entire Republican memof the house of representatives. While no one would speak under quotaregarding the tariff it was learned that the Republican text book, which is to be issued within two or three weeks, will be a "stand-pat" docufrom beginning to end, and that this will be the tenor of Republican speeches In Massachusetts, Iowa, Wisand other "idea" infected secof the country, as well as in all other places. The "stand-pat" anwill, of course, be acby the statement that when the tariff is revised it should be han

dled by its friends. Will Look After His Forces. Speaker Cannon is to go to Illinois at once. The new primary system is to be tried in his district, and as he has not attended one of his nominatconventions for twenty years it is his intention to be present on the 19th of August, when he expects a renomHe will go to Maine in Septo lend his aid to the early camin that state, and especially in the Second district, where RepresentaLittlefield is having trouble.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT REPORT Killings and Mamings Continue to In crease as to the Total Number of Casualties. Washington, July 24.--The railway accident bulletin which has just been issued by the interstate commerce comfor the three months ended

March 31, 1906, shows the total number of casualties to passengers and

employes to be 18,296 (1,126 killed and 17,170 injured). This is an increase of

17 in the number of killed and 52 in

the number of injured over those rein the preceding three months. The number of passengers and emkilled in train accidents was 274, as against 320 in the preceding three months--a decrease of 46 in the number killed. The total number of collisions and derailments was 3,490 (1,921 collisions and 1,569 derailments), of which 289 collisions and 167 derailaffected passenger trains. The damage to cars, engines and roadway by these accidents amounts to $2,924There is also a decrease of 232 in the number of collisions and derailover those reported in the prethree months.

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LONGWORTHS GET A JOLT "Devil Wagon" in Which They Are Traveling Goes Into a Ditch for Variety's Sake. Wuerzburg, Bavaria, July 24.--Rep-Nicholas Longworth and

Mrs. Longworth were thrown out of thier automobile, but beyond the jolt and a bruise or two they sustained no injuries and reached their destination, Baireuth, in time for the opening of the opera. The Longworths had passed through Querzburg in the morning. When a short distanc eout of town the steergear of their car refused to work and the automobile, which was going at a rapid rate, careened off the road and fell down a short embankment ina ditch. The chauffeur obtained a carriage, in which they returned here and took a train for Baireuth.

PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Delegates Hold Their First Meeting Enthusiastically Cheered by the Populace. Rio Janeiro, O., July 24.--The Pan-

American conference held its first ses

sion in the St. Louis pavilion, begin

ning at 8 p. m. yesterday. The dele gates were enthusiastically cheered by

great crowds of people. Joaquim Na-

ouco, ambassador of Brazil to

United States, was chosen permanent president of the congress.

After the adoption of a vote of

thanks to the governments of the Unit-

ed States and Mexico for their work of pacification in Central America and of felicitation to the republics whose differences have been adjusted through

the good offices of the United States

and Mexico the congress adjourned for

the day.

Sage's Will To Be a Surprise. New York, July 24.--Colonel J. J. Slocum and Charles W. Osborne, brother-in-law and confidential man respectively, of the late Russell Sage, and co-executors of his estate with Mrs. Sage, were in conference with the legal representatives of the Sage esSage's will will probably be proshortly after the funeral. A forbusiness associate of Sage exthe opinion that the estate would aggregate well beyond $100,000,and that the will would contain many surprises. Lady Curzon's Funeral. London, July 24.--Lady Curzon was buried in the family vault of the vilchurchyard of Kedleston, in the presence of immediate relatives. BishWeldon. who was bishop of Calcutwhile the Curzons were in India, officiated. Among the masses of flowwere wreaths from President Roosevelt, King Edward and Queen Alexandra, Ambassador Reid and many other prominent persons.

Will Go to Advance Trade. Washington, July 24.--Frank R. Mowrer, the newly appointed consul general to Abyssinia, is in Washingconferring with state department officials and preparing to initiate the first effort of the United States to adour trade under the commercial treaty concluded with King Menelik.

Died Reducing Her Weight. St. Louis, July 24.--A long contindiet, principally of pickles and vinin the hope of reducing weight caused the sudden death of Miss AnGross, 25 years old. A post-mortem examination revealed that the inntr walls of her stomach were almost com dead while in the act of taking a drink of water.

Great Strike Declared Off.

New York, July 24.--The strike of

the Housesmiths' and Structural Iron Workers' union, which was inaugurated seven months ago against the

American Bridge company and the firm

of Post & McCord, has been declared off at a mass meeting of the union.

NICHOLAS EMMERLING uccessor to Krost & Emmerling UNDERTAKER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR PRACTICAL EM BALM ER. 211 Sib y Street, Hammond, Ind

More Men Have Half Holidays. Washington, May 24.--More than 8,-

000 men in the employ of the engineer

department of the army will enjoy half.

holidays on Saturday during the re-

mainder of the summer under the

terms of an order issued from the war

department.

British Sympathy Is Shown. London, July 24.--A British address

of sympathy with the Russian people

and parliament is being circulated. Already the signatures of many prominent persons have been obtained. Boy of 18 Commits Suicide. Sioux Fall, S. D., July 24.--Roy Ferguson, of Canby, Minn., committed suicide here by taking poison. No cause is known. He was 18 years old. Count Tolstoi Not Ill. St. Petersburg, July 24.-- There is no foundation for the report that Count Leo Tolstoi is ill.

Rain Damages the Wheat. Cincinnati, July 24.--Much damage to wheat in shock was reported beof the heavy rains of Sunday and yesterday throughout southern Ohio. The rain in this city came down in a torrent, half an inch of water bereported within fifteen minutes acto the weather bureau. NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE It is estimated by railroad men in close touch with the situation that 1,pounds of butter is passing through St. Paul this month. By order of the president the pro visions of the eight-hour law have been extended to the navy department. President Roosevelt will review the Atlantic fleet on Sept. 3d at Oyster Bay. Mrs. Gus Berndt and two daughters, aged 7 and 9 years, were run down on a trestle by a Rock Island train near White, S. D., and killed. In a fight with 600 Pulajanes on the island of Leyte, P. I., the constabulary was driven back and Lieutenant Wors wick and twelve privates and Scout McBrlde were killed. Impressive memorial services were held at Simla, India, in honor of Lady Curzon, wife of the ex-viceroy of India. Irwin Miller, a son of the late JusMiller, of the United States sucourt, is dead at Springfield, O., aged 46 years. Courts in Indiana have declared illegal marriages performed in Michiunder licenses issued in Indiana.

Owing to a dead calm shells fired from Fortress Monroe carried across the water to Willoughby Point, a sumresort. No damage was done. Colonel Samuel Donaldson, wellamong government officials in Washington, is dead of heart failure.

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WE are putting on the market seventy-five choice resilots in East Lawn and McHie's Subdivision and will sell you your choice of any of these lots (now unsold) at the unusually moderate price of $200 each, and what is more, we will loan to every person paying cash for his lot 75 per cent of the money required to build his home, at 6 per cent interest. All will be treated alike First come first served. Do not neglect this opportunity. It may never be offered again.

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New 7 room house with bath; brick foundation, pavement and brick sewer paid for. 50x150 ft. lot, Calumet ave., $2,500. 6 room house, full 7 foot basement, ement floor, bath hot and cold water gas for light and 50 foot lot,, cement sidewalk, fine lawn, Summer street, $2,100. 25 foot lot on State street across from Carter's livery barn, at a very reasonable figure, $2,300. 9 room house, 50 foot lot, Murray street, $1,400. 4 room cottage, 50 foot lot, paved street, E. Sibley street, $1,100. 6 room cottage, brick foundation, 37 1/2 foot lot, LaSalle street, $1,0 foot lot on State and State Line streets at a bargain. Fine two flat building, 50 foot lot on Ogden street, $3,600. New 8 room house on Manilla avenue, $2,400. Michigan avenue 8 rooms, $2,100. 4 room cottage, brick foundation, $700. 5 room cottage, Chicago avenue, $1,000, easy payments, 9 room house, 50 foot lot, Sheffield avenue, $2,500. 8 room house, 50 foot lot, Sheffield avenue, $2,000. 4 room cottage, Oak street, north of Hoff man, 25 foot lot on easy pay ments, $750. 7 room cottage on Truman, near Oakley, 35 foot lot, $1,400. The above are but a few of the bargains we offer...If you wish to look into anything in the real estateline not listed above, call on us or write us. We can suit you. Gostlin, Meyn & Co., "Real Estate in all its Branches