Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 83, Hammond, Lake County, 25 September 1906 — Page 6

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES TUESDAY. SEPT. 25.1906.

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Telegraph News bv Direct Wire from All Over Indiana Tipton, Ind., Sept. '27,. Governor J. Frank Hauly opened the Republican fitate campaign in Indiana in n keynote utterance W'fore a large audience assembled here, lie spoke almost entirely upon state issurs. Speaking of the -work accomplished by the s-tato railroad commission created by the last general assembly, the. governor Bald: "The state administration has Ftr.od from the hour of is inception far railroad rate regulation by the state nnd all interstate lines through a state railroad commission, which was made possible by the last general assembly." The governor spoke in favor of a' 2-eent passenger rat" nnd said It would be his aim to urge .upon the next general assembly a law (.imilar to the one in effect in Ohio. On the Political Uplift. This eountrv is on the political uplift. Two years ago both political parties spent a great deal of money in the election. There was some spent jn the last city (lection. Rut this year (diall be used. The jnitative was taken by the 1 democrats and the rules drawn up by State Chairman O'ltricn Is the base of the clean election agreement here. Domicnttie and RepuMie- : an chairmen have now signed the agreement and taken the following pledge: , Iron-Clad and Steel-Bound. "We. and each of us, do hereby faithfully pledge ourselves that we will do all within our power to see that neither of said parties, neither of said candidates and neither of said count?' central committees, nor any person or persons on their behalf, nor on the behalf of pit hot of them, shall directly or indirectly give or pay any money, reward, thing of value, or promise of money, reward or thing of value to be delivered before or after the election, to any person, to purchase, bribe, or Influence any voter, nor to directly or indirectly treat any voter to drinks of any kind, cigars or Anything of value. No Pork for Prli.es. "That this agreement -shall include and prohibit,. the promising of any place, oitice or appointment within tno gift or bestowal of any officer to be elected at the coming election; also the payment of rent for voters, the payment of voters to remove from their precincts or remain away from the polls on election day; also the going of security by any candidate for any voter, or the promise to go such security for any voter, or to procuring of such security by the candidate, or the loaning of money directly or indirectly by any candidate or any one ele In his behalf. That neither political party shall solicit or procure from any firm, corporation or association, or their representatives, or officials to control, dictate, or to attempt to Influence their employers as to how they shall vote." THIRTY MILES OF RAILWAY Rond that Gives Southern Indiana a New Route to Chicago Branch (of the Big Four. Kvansville, Ind., Sept. 25. The new road that has-been surveyed from here to Mount Carmel, 111., and which will Ik built and in operation by early fall will not be a separate line but will be lone of the divisions of the Itisr Four road, according to the statement of Captain G. J. Grammer, vice president and traffic manager of the Rig Four railroad, who is in Kvansville spending a few days visiting friends. Captain Grammer was raise I in Fvansyille and began Ins railroad career in this city. The new road will lo a little over thirty miles long and will pass through the watermelon fields of southern Illinois. It will be double tracked and ballasted. The new road will give southern Indiana people a new direct line to Chicago and Evansville people their first direct line to New York city. 5 he new road will touch the rich coal feids of southern Illinois and the new oil tiekls near Casey and Robinson, 111. Barns Fired by Incendiaries. Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 25. Incendiaries set tire to Roekhill Bros. stock barns west of Fort Wayne and two shots were tired at the watchman by the perpetrators of the crime while they were escaping. Red Bell, the sire of many pacers in the 2:20 class and letter, with a mark of 11, was: cremated. The 1 ss is i0.tX'0. Coughed Vp a Safety Pin. Torre llaure. Ind., Sept, 25. When the surgeons wore probing for a bullet la John Kicfe, he coughed up a safety t-Ir lt is supposed that,-the .pin was! carried into his body from his waistband, where it was doing the service of a button when he was shot in a row. " Found Drugged and Kobbed. ' Bedford, Ind.. Sept. 25. Thomas Pxuitt, aged 22. of Mitchell. Ind.. was found unconscious here, having been robbed and drugged. lie does hoc know how he reached Bedford. Subscribe tor The Lake County Times.

COLLISION KILLS FIVE MEN

Passenger Train and Switch Engine Collide Fifteen Arc Injured, Several Seriously. Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 25. Five nre dead and fifteen or more are injured as a result of a rear-end collision of a passenger train and a switch engine In the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad yards at New Prague, Minn., forty miles south of Minneapolis. The j dead are: D. D. Demnrais, Minneapolis, traveling salesman; F. E. Brown, St. Paul, salesman; Ceorge K. Klinkerfuss. St. Paul, salesman; Frank Wrabeck, New Prague; Arthur Kilmayer, fireman, Albert Lea, Minn. The seriously injured are: David Green, residence unknown, reported dying; Thomas McDonald, Minneapolis, engineer, internally; C. L. Klaine, Minneapolis, lineman, badly hurt Internally; John Kubu, New Prague, three ribs broken; II. T. Mntthews, baggageman, St. Paul, knee broken. The accident was caused by a switching engine In the yards running upon the main track on the time of the passenger train, which was fifteen minutes late. MANY LIVES ENDANGERED Fire in One Shaft Causes a Mad Itush for Another in a Calumet Mine. Calumet, Mich., Sept- 25. Fire broke out in No. 1 shaft at the North. Kearsarge branch of the Osceola Consolidated mine. There are 800 men employed at the property, most of them working underground. When the presence of lire became known the men made a mad rush for No. 3 shaft, where they were hoisted in the skip, as rapidly as possible. Many men working at the bottom of the burning shaft were forced to climb nearly 1,)00 feet to reach a drift " connecting with No. 3. Many of these men encountered smoke and gas, and were nearly overcome, being revived when they reached! fresh air, at the surface. No. 1 shaft Is supposed to be on fire between the 1,200 foot and 1,700 levels. The heavy steel cable attached to the ten ton rock skip melted in the intense heat and the cage fell to the bottom of the mine. The crashing of the skip and cable was the first warning of the fire that some of the men in the bottom of the shaft received. MUTINY ON THE LAKE Firemen Rebel and Demand That a Steamer Reeurn to Port Becaiue She Leaked. Detroit, Sept. 25. Firemen on the steamer C. B. Hill, formerly the Anchor liner Delaware, and on her first trip of the season from Cleveland to Fort William with package freight, mutinied when the boat was abreast

or i.ene isie, ana rerusea to keep up , Wu0 deplore the supremacy of irresteara unless Captain J. II. Coleman j sponsible political absolutism. It also agreed to return to Detroit. j leaves me free to gratify my personal The steamer sprang a leak in a heavy inciination with honor, and to withsea in Lake Erie and took in some anVr my name from rurther conslder-

waier ar me stern, rue nremen al - leged that she was unseaworthy. Captain Coleman, after a conference with the men, returned to this city and tied up at a wharf. The captain says that the leak did not amount to anything, and that no members of the crew except the firemen made any complaint. Clansman" In Bad Odor. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 25. The council unanimously passed' a resolution calling on the mayor to prohibit the production of Thomas Dixon's "The Clansman" Thursday next, on account of the excited condition of the public mind resulting from the Atlanta disorder. Macon. Ga.. Sept. 25. Thomas Dixon's play, "The Clansman." booked to appear in the theater here tomorrow night, will not be permitted to appear, in view of the race riots In Atlanta. Wabash Strike Still On. St. Louis, Mo.. Sept. 25. Representatives of about G(X striking machinists, boiler makers and blacksmiths of the Wabash railroad conferred with General Manager Miller regarding the demands for higher wages which occasioned the strike. but without anything definite being accomplished. Another Swindle Unearthed. Chicago, Sept. 25. An extensive scheme of land frauds in government

iu.m m im- uc.iiiii ui .Aiuuuee, .ru., py a party of seven delegates from as has been unearthed here and Patrick many counties in the state which was J. King, for many years the head headed by John A. Dix. of Washing"policy" promoter of Chicago, was ar-; ton county, and which sjoke in behalf rested. j 0f rjjx as its choice for governor. He

Philippine Conditions Improve. Manila. Sept. 25. In his report made to the Philippine commission before his departure Governor General Ide states that the conditions in the Philippines have improved materially during the fiscal year. Ate Off Ills Hand. Smith I hear Jones, the naturalist, had a bad accident. What was It? Brown Why, somebody gave him a young tiger cub and said it was so tame It would eat off his hand. Smith Well? Brown Well, it did. ImproTed. "Does your papa get much practice?" asked the visitor of the docj tor's seven-year-old son. ; "Oh, he doesn't have to practice any i more," replied the boy. "lie knows i how now." SurBtry. Medical Student What did yon operate on that man for? Eminent Sursreon Five hundred doJ - inr5 " T nMn hot ma hivv "Five hundred dollars." Puck

HIGGIliS IS OUT OF IT

New York Governor Has Enough of Life in the Chief Executive's Office. "WILL NOT ACCEPT A SECOND Convention Left "Up in the Air" as to a Choice. Plenty of Men Who Are MentionedIloarst the Problem with the Democrats Tammany Unpledged. Almany, N. Y., Sept. 25. "I have not sought and I shall not accept a renomination," says Governor Iliggins, in a statement issued from the executive chamber. This phrase closes a statement in which Governor IUggius explains his reasons for refusing a renomination. The governor's statement snvs: "Two years ago I began my campaign with the pledge that I would, if elected, have an administration of my own. I have kept that pledge. Py doing so I have met opposition from GOVEKNOR FBANK W. HIGGC'S OF NEW YOliK. those who believe that governors and legislators are safer public servants when they follow the guidance of a party boss than when they think for themselves and act on their own responsibility. Glad He Can Withdraw. "The result of the contest in the recent primaries for the principle of executive independence has given courage to all who beleive that the governor should not be the puppet of the party organization, and hope to all .ninn" They Are Up in the Air. Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 25. "Up in the air" is the answer most freqently given to questions concerning the gubernatorial nomination of the Republican state convention. The refusal of Governor Higgtns to accept a remonination has unsettled things and now all efforts are being put forth by the leaders to form t new lines, to make readjustments, and to secure a ticket which can be nominated by acclamation. Those most spoken of are Lieutenant Governor Bruce and Chas. E. Hughes. There is quite a number of men in the "mentioned" class exLieutenant Governor Woodruff, Ellhu I Root. ex-Governor Black. Representative Parsons, and Andrew S. Draper. Woodruff says he is not a candidate. HEARST IS THE PROBLEM Democrats at Buffalo Don't Know "Where He Is at." Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 25. The Democratie leaders in attendance at the state convention here are still trying ;t0 fathom the strength of William R. Hearst, in whose behalf a strong campaign organization is working. They are also endeavoring to secure a declaration from Charles F. Murphy, the leader of Tammany Hall. Murphy was called upon at his headquarters i is a relative of the late Governor relative ! John A. Dix. To these gentlemen Murphy made tltp most nnsitivp tnt mnt of hia no. , tn.t txf .P)imni!in,. TT.in that he has uttered in public since his arrival here. Tammany is not pledged to any candidate whatsoever." said he, "and I want that understood. We nro here to find out who the tmstnto neopie want and whoever thev decide upon Is good enough for us; no matter whether it is Mr. Adam. Mr. Dix or anybody else. Tammany will follow, not lead." NOT AFTER THE PRESIDENCY Cannon Repeats Shat He Has IWe of That Kind. No St. Louis. Sept. 25. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon passed through St. Louis on his way to Sedalia to begin a campaign speaking tour through the state. "I am not a candidate for the presidency, and there is no such a bee in jmv head." said the speaker. "When i Mie next Republican convention meets j lit will look over the records of the !mp.n and will name the best man. "I i iai out to da what I cau with my little

mite toward electing Republican members of congress to assure a Republican Louse, for if the house is not Republican there will be little chance for a Republican candidate to be elected president." Sedalia, Mo., Sept. 25. 'Kie Republican campaign was opened in Sedalia by Speaker Joseph G. Cannon and Representative James E. Watson, of Indiana. There were two meeting:?.

Watson delivering the principal address in the afternoon and Cannon speaking at night, the tariff. Both stcod pat on j Bryan Defend His Right. j New Orleans, Sept- 25. William J. Rryan, speaking here, defended his ' ' right to express what opinion his con- I 1 science dictated upon the government j ownership or railroads. He also touched upon the Cuban situation, de- I daring that a civil war on the island did not prove the people unfit for selfgovernment. A feature of Bryan's reception prior to his speech was a banquet in his honor where party lines were thown aside and he was introduced by a leading member of the Louisiana Republican club. La Follette the Issue at Madison, i Madison. Wis.. Sent. 25. Madison ' is full of politicians, who are here for 1 . . . 1 .. ... : - C 1 1 UK- J.I1U HIM 111 I U1U rilll(M UL rtll (Ml UCS which will be held today. Under the new Wisconsin primary election law candidates for state offices and the legislature are required to meet at the capitol and draw up party platforms. In the Republican convention the chief interest is felt in the question whether the LaFollette forces or the Davidson-Connor inate. men will domi Cummins Opens His Campaign. Des Moines, la., Sept. 25. Governor Cummins' opened the Republican state campaign at Churdan, la. His address was devoted largely to setting right his attitude towards tariff. "I am Republican" he delivered, and then he afilrmed his faith in the protective tariff principle. He did not, however, ; recant his proconvention declarations in favor of a revision of some schedules. WORSE THAN A CUBAN BATTLE Clash in an Atlanta Suburb tn Whicb the First White Blood la Spilled. Atlanta, Oa., Sept. 25. Reports of slaughter In various parts of Atlanta last night, after careful investigation, have resolved themselves into one fatal fight between a number of county policemen nnd deputies and an unknown number of negroes. In this fight, which took place in South Atlanta, about three miles from the city's center, and in the vicinity of Clark university, a negro institution. County Policeman James L. Heard was killed. four other officers were wounded, and three policemen were missing at last reports. The number of negroes dead may never be known, but the officers in the darkness say they counted from six to fifteen dead or dying negroes on the ground. County Policeman Heard, with ten other officers and ten citizens sworn in as deputies, learing that negroes were gathering, went to disperse them. As they approached McDonough avenue an unknown number of negroes J hidden behind fences and under houses I fired a volley. Policeman neard fell dead. Policeman Frank Jordan, him-! self wounded in the head and using I the dead body of Heard a shield, fired I three rounds at the negroes. Policeman Odum was wounded in the head. Policeman A. O. Eubanks wounded in leg, Ernest Smith, a citizen, shot in hip. Steamer Is Abandoned. Cleveland, O.. Sept. 25. The steamer State of Ohio, which went ashore on Rattlesnake island near Put-in-Bay, last Thursday and which tugs have so far failed to release, has been abandoned by the owners and turned over to the underwriters. The State of Ohio has been plying the lakes for j J about twenty-three years and was valued by her owners at the time she NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE Colorado Springs is celebrating the discovery of Pike's Peak and Vice President Fairbanks and his wife are present as guests of houor. Judge Quarles at Milwaukee granted a preliminary Injunction to the AlllsCh aimers comdpany against its striking molders. The Democrats of the Seventh Michigan district have nominated William Sprinter, of Port Huron, for congress. With simple ceremonies the United States battleship Georgia has gone into : commission. Captain Richard G. j Davenport, U. S., taking command, i Admiral George Dewey has returned ' ? from Richfield Springs, j ' ' wllCTe he was Wlth Mrs' Dewey ! fcr tne s"mmer. i The national encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans will be ! neia at unsmnzton tne week begin ning Oct. S. j President Roosevelt has contributed $100 to the prosecution of cases against ; resorts that reject the U. S. uniform.; The Mexican chamber of deputies has appropriated $750,000 for the purpose of improving the line of the Vera i Crux and Pacific railwav, a government! property. j The Clyde boiler makers have deliv - ered an altimatum to their employers that they will go on strike Sept. 20. A blow over the heart killed Jack McKenzie while boxing a bout at Portland, Me., with Terry Martin. It is feared that fifteen men and j five children, additional to the dead re f ported earlier, were killed by the j dynamite explosion at Jellico, Tenn.

Humor aid Philosophy By DUNCAN M. SMITH

PERT PARAGRAPHS. A barefaced lie Isn't nearly 60 dangerous as a two faeed lie. The man who wins is his own excuse for occupying the earth. It always looks so foolish to see another fellow suffering with the toothache. We don't notice other people's faults so much when they are paying close attention to our virtues. The world Is growing better, but not at such a rapid rate that It Is likely to yearn to support you and your family just out of the goodness of Its heart A new hair ribbon Is as dear to a little girl's heart as his big automobile Is to her dad. If the man In the moon isn't a high liTer - he looks 11 Learning to smoke seems to make a small boy able to swear harder. Most women Insist on having their own way and then get mad at some man because he did not restrain them. Those College Boys. There'B nothing: so happy, so gay and bo free As boj-3 who are trying to make a depree. They shout till their throats are as rough as a file And ogle and stare at the ladles meanwhile. On work the y are 6hort as a mother made pie; For football and gym work they constantly Elgh; They don't give a rap for the way the world goes; They think that it lies at the tips of their toes. A chemical test of our varsity boys Most likely would show big percentage of noise. Together with rerve to put up a good front, And come out all right when they're do ing their stunt They ewagger and boast with an infinite gall And think that the world will respond to their call; They spend all the dollars their daddies can send And learn how It is for themselves at the end. The Inference. "He wants to be Judge in a baby Bhow." "Tired of life, eh?'r Business on Hand. Many people are going about with a cheerful smile and a light head aa though wholly unaware of the fact that the serious business of electing a congressman Is before them this fall They go to watering places, also to buttermilking places and several other places that might be mentioned, giv ing no thought to the serious business of self government to which they must soon attend. Apparently, as far as they are con cerned, any old dub will do for a con gressman, but the roar they put up when congress meets and does not pass a bill to pension their mothers-in-law is calculated to make people a block away think that some one is trying the horn f his new auto on thenatives. Eternal vigilance may be the price of liberty, but a careful search of tceir ci0taes would not disclose the price Ounce of a Lifetime. "Her daughter is going to marry the landlord." "I suppose she Is greatly pleased." "Oh, tickled to death." "He must be a great catch?" "Oh, it isn't that. She has rented from him for eight years and she Is just dying to aerve a term as his moth er-ln-law." Couldn't Do It. "Now," said young Sapeid grandly "I never talk scandal." "No," murmured Miss D. Mure softj ly. "It would be so unbecoming, you know, as you always talk about yourself." Scenery Didn't Count "Were the places you visited attractive?" "Yes, Indeed. They have the lovej liest lot of souvenir postals that you ever saw.1 The Afterclap. m the spring the young raan'i . faney LJehtly turns to i thoughts of love. And he marries merry Iary. i While the organ ! rn the fail he sits end wonders As the leaves be-fcS Kin ta turn Pvhere he's gtlr. to gt the money or tfce coal they'll need tc burn. Queer. "How odd It Is. "What?" Billy is beginning to j.ilay even,"

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