Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 99, Hammond, Lake County, 13 October 1906 — Page 6

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THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES SATURDAY. OCT. 13, 1906

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Telegraph News bv Direct Wire from Ail 0"ver Indiana Indianapolis, Oct. in. A "firebug" made an attempt to destroy tie threestory hiick business block oir'ipied by Horace A. Comstoek, a jev.cl'.'r. and' Miss Mary E. Fholaffn, ::mporHr andj Manufacturer of hair goods at East Washington street. Miss Fhelan andi an employe. Miss Anna Toorney, were alone In the building atut 7:"0 o'clock, when Miss Toorney, on the third floor, detected the odor of smoke. Knnning downstairs she found tbe smoke was coming from the basement, and she ran into the street. .She shouted to a man who was passing that the building was on lire, and the pedestrian hastened to turn in the alarm. Well Plied for a Rlaze. When the fire departmentarrived the basement was filled with smoke, and tbe firemen anticipated a stubborn blaze. Water was poured into the basement with a large stream, and "within a fw minutes the firemen were astonished to see that the fire was under control. A surprise greeted them when they went into the basement with their lanterns. The place was well filled with dry goods boxes filled with excelsior and waste paper. On top of the boxes md distributed about tbe baement were about twenty filled! , W,tch boxes in which candles were sticking upright. Arrangement Va Ingenious. The boxes of matches had been forced open nt one end and the candles, all of them about five Inches long, were thrust down into the matches and held firmly with small rubber bands that had been placed about the boxes. Towels and rags saturated with gasoline were near the candles. There "were also many wax tapers scattered, about. A more Ingenious method than the candle scheme could scarcely bo imagined. Mistake in Using Gasoline. The firemen had put out the candlea nfter they had burned for perhaps about fifteen minutes. It wns evident that the "firebug had calculated that the candles Avould burn down and ignite the matches in the boxes in about four or five hours, but probably the fumes from the gasoline prematurely started the blaze. The grand jury will Investigate. CAKK1KD OUT THE COMPACT Drove the Hearse Containing His Old Friend's Body, According to a b Ijong-Ago Agreement. Newcastle, Ind.. Oct. 13. Driving the hearse which contained the body of his life-time friend, Miles Anderson, carried out an agreement made by himself and (Jeorge- Brenneman over twenty years ago. , Brenneman, who was a well-known retired; manufacturer, died last Monday. Over twenty yenrs ago he and Anderson made an agreement that whichever one died first the other was to drive the hearse at the funeral. Brenneman died first, and it fell to the lot of Anderson to carry out the terms of the strange agreement, which he did. Both Anderson and Brenneman were among the city's early citizens and resided here practically their entire lives. Both are past 65 years of age. Not So Tired as He Waa. Muncie, Ind.. Oct. 13. While despondent, Paniel Keen, 25 years old and unmarried, swallowed a quantity of morphine and seated himself, on a chair in a cigar store to die. A policeman noticed that somethlngwas wrong "with him and called physicians, who saved Keen's life. Kern left a note to friends sayiug that he was "tired of life." but now says he is glad he was aved. Refuses to Have a Doctor. Bedford, Ind.. Oct. 13. With a 6-year-old son at death's door, and vowing her trust in the Lord to save Mm. through praying faith. Mrs. Gertie Wease refuses the entreaties of physicians to allow them to resort to the use of antl-toxim to save the life of the child, who is suffering with diphtheria. Mrs. Wease is a Pentecostcr and firmly believes in the faith cure. Costly Blaze for Monroe City. Vinccnues, Ind., Oct. 13. Fire of unknown origin wiped out the business sectioii of Monroe City, this county. W. II. Harrison's dry goods store. Noe's butcher shop and Summer's restaurant were destroyed, together with stocks. Many other buildings were dtmaged. G. W. Smith's general store suffered heavily. The los is estimated It $fO.00 with but $3,000 insurance. Negro Murderer to Hang. Indianapolis. Oct. 13. George Williams, the negro who shot and killed Patrolman Petlicord. was found guilty of murder in the first degree with death by hanging as the punishment, 'fce Jury was out seventeen minutes. Coroner Finds It Suicide. Shelbyville. Ind.. Oct. 13. Cormier Frank Bass, of Shelby county, rendered a verdict of '"suicide while temporarily insane in the ase of the tnyjterlous death of Mrs. Laura Ayers at this place last Sunday morning. Subscribe for The Lake Count Tiaies.

OUR POLICY IN CUBA

Taft Tel!s a Committee of Ex Rebels What Is Proposed To Be Done. CAN FIX KO TIME FOB ITS DOING : Tliat, He Tells Them, Depends on tb.8 Peopls of Cuba. They Must Elect a Government Un der Which They Will Be Willing to Live in Peace. Havana. Oct. 13 . The United States, through it peace commissioners, is not ready to annouuee when it will withdraw from the island of Cuba and surrender the reins of government to the Cubans, but this action cannot be taken until the time arrives when fair elections are assured. This statement was made by Governor Taft as a sort of valedictory address to the revolu tionist committee with which the United States commissioners dealt In in- j during the rebels to cease hostilities : and negotiate peace. The committee had a conference lasting an hour with Governor Taft. Assistant Secretary of , State Bacon and Charles E. Magoou, who iR to succeed Taft as provisional ; governor. ; Wanted to Know Our Policy. Headed by Alfredo Zayas the committee visited Governor Taft for tbe avowed purpose of requesting him to : declare the policy of the United States toward Cuba and the policy of the j provisional governor cancerning ap-! pointroents to public offices. The Unit- J ed States representatives listened care- ; fully to all the representations of the j committee, and then Governor Taft j replied pointedly that he could not out-! line the policy of the United States j more clearly than wns done in his j proclametion establishing a provisional j government for the island. He added j that as the representative, of the unit- ! ed States he was just as anxious to surrender governmental affairs to the Cubans as the Cubans were to regain them, but the peace commissioners i wereuuder responsibility to build up conditions which would make the Cuban government a stable one. Could Make No Predictions. Governor Taft would not predict when such a satisfactory condition would be reached, but he said the Cubans themselves could hasten that time if they were disposed to do go. A fair and honest election, on the results of which the Cuban people were willing to abide. Governor Taft declared, was necessary before the United States would feel justified in withdrawing' from the island. Senor Zayas, Carlos Garcia and Jose Miguel Gomez hastened tc nsmire Governor Taft that it was not their personal ambition to obtain public office. They declared, however, that the interests of their party demanded that the government should not be continued in the form against which they had revolted. Committee Is Satisfied. Assurances were given the committee by Taft that Magoon would consider complaints against any official, investigate them and remove persona found unfit to hold positions of responsibility or trust, but that capable men with good records would be retained. The committee informed Governor Taft that it intended to dissolve at once, and said it was satisfied withj what Taft had said. TAFT SEES AN 1SL.ANDEK II States the Case Very Plainly Funston at a Banquet. Havana, Oct. 13. Secretary Taft received President Stark, of the Isle of Pines' association, and Informed him positively that the provisional government could not consider any movement in the direction of the separation of the Isle from Cuban sovereignty. Taft added that the matter of the internal government of the Isle of Pines had been referred to Charles E. Magoon, who succeeds Taft as provisional governor of Cnba, accompanied by a formal statement in which Taft declared that "it is absolutely Impossible for tbe provisional government of Cuba to recognize for a moment that tho Isle of Pines is not completely under the jurisdiction of the provisional government, as part of the republic of Cuba. "While the fact that the majority of the residents of the Isie of Pinesaro Americans maj' call for exceptional provisions respecting provincial and municipal government, a ny of the three bases mentioned in the Isle of Pines association's communication involving the separation of the Isl from Cuba is wholly inadmissible, as it would be a violation of the sacredi trust imposed upon theprovisional government to preserve the interests of Cuba intact during tho incumbency of that government." General Funston was the guest of honor at a farewell banquet given by the Cuban Veterans' association. Many of the general's former comrades In arras were present. Carlos G. Velen : presided, and in an address eulogized! the part taken by President Roosevelt in the restoration of peace in Cuba. Replying General Funston said the Cubans could rest assured that President Roosevelt's sole object was to establish, at the earliest possible moment, a new Cuban government on a firm foundation. A committee representing many citizens of the United States resident in Cuba presented Taft and Bacon with an address expressing appreciation for

the great services they had done for I

nil residents of the island. The address was highly complimentary, and responding thereto Governor Taft expressed his sincere thanks. lie said states and others who were cn the j ground had t een of great assistance at the outset of the peace commissioners' work. LABOR INJUNCTION DISSOLVED Court's Ruling Gives Organized La- , bor the Bight to Give Trouble to Employers. Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 13. - Judg Gager, sitting in the superior court dissolved a temporary injunction issued to the Master Builders' association against the Bricklayers and Plasterers union, the Stone Masons' unior. and the International Protective association, all of this city", to prevent them from interfering with non-union workmen employed in Bridgeport, and prohibiting under penalty of $l,u:0 any efforts nt inducing workmen to leave their jobs.

The union declares that this is one j and to whom 1 owe everything, nor of of the most important victories it ever j the government, nor of my country; won in this state. It is understood!..,, T i,avo hH nrth You cannot

that the plaintiffs will carry the decis- j ion to the supreme court on questions j of law involved. FEATURE WAS VERY PRETTY I Novelty in the Unveiling at New Yorlc of a Monument lo Verdi the Composer. New York. Oct. 13. A monument to Verdi, the Italian comparer, was unveiled in a novel fashion here. A bal-

1 on which was set free by 3-year-old Witte w-ould have greater confidence Gertrude Amelia Gahrmann. grand- Russian finances if the ministery daughter of Dr. Ramotti, pulled away trere in stronger hands. He declined In its ascent the covering from the , to express his opinion of M. Kokovstatue. eon the present minister of- finance, out of the veil as it lifted fell a 1 but smiled significantly when the eorshower of roses, while a number of respondent of the Associated. Press redoves released from its folds circled minded him of a conversation held sevabout the monument. At the sight the rol months ago in which he characcrowd shoutod with dolitrht. the hands terized Kokovsoff as a "great man for

adding to the enthueiasm by playiaij Italian airs. Fire in a Chicago Theater. Chicago, Oct. 13. Failure of fir plugs to work satisfactorily came near causing the destruction of the Hay market theater here, but the firemen worked so well that the fire was soon out and the pla.v went on. There was ; prospect of a panic at one time. Nothing Sensational Elicited. Findlay, O., Oct. 13. . After a i two nour s session me mai or ine ; Standard Oil Company of Ohio, charged j with conspiracy against trade, was ad jcrned until Monday. Nothing sensational was elicited during the session. Only on a Pleasure Trip. " Chicago, Oct. 13. A party of NewYork financiers, headed by M. L. Schiff, f Kuhn, I.oeb & Co., spent yesterday in Chicago. Schiff stated that he and his companions are bound for the Pacific coast on a pleasure trip. Their Blessing Telegraphed. Indianapolis, Oct. 13. It is understood that Vice President Fairbanks family has telegraphed the parental blessing to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Fairbanks, who eloped and were married at Steubenville, O. Prominent Dentist Drowned. Duluth, Minn., Oct. 13. Dr. R. H. Pierce, a prominent dentist of this city, while hunting in company with his wife, his brother and several friends, was drowned In Rice lake. Senator Cullom Is Better. Springfield, III., Oct. 13. Senator Cullom is better, but is still confined to his room at the Feland hotel here, suffering from a severe cold. He is under the care of a physician. NEWS FACTS IN 0QTLINE The war department declares tho fish and game laws of a state are not operation on military reservations. AH grades of refined sugar have been reduced nt New Yok 10 cents per 100 pounds. The feature of Uncle Sam's export trade recently is a DO per cent, reduction in exports to China and Japan. The Schreck-IIart tight at Terre Haute, Ind., was called off because the city authorities refused permission for the bout. Earthquake shocks in Sicily continue and are causing serious damage to dwellings and churches. Just twelve days fiom the Issuance of the president's order for an expedition of 0,000 to Cuba the last of the expedition has sailed from Newport News. wing, it is alleged, to unpromising ?stments. the Ontario bank, at MonOw invest treal. Is in difficulties and arrangements have been made to secure its creditors. The Fulton county (Ga.) grand jury has returned indictmentsagainst twenty white men charging them with rioting in Atlanta on Sept. 22. . The funeral of Archbishop Bond, Anglican metropolitan of all Canada, took place at Montreal with impressive ceremonial. Postmaster Willcox, of New York, has issued nn order excluding from xhc rnnils all campaign postal cards w,th n tln in thomI Senator Beveridge. of Indiana. adCarnegie hall. New York. His subject i was Americanism. A quantity of loaded bombs, rifles, cartridges and daggers has been found in two Armenian churches at Shusha. Russia. Dr. George M. Gray has been chosen as the Citizens candidate for mavor j of Kansas City, Kan., to succeed W. j Y. Rose

DEWITTE IS MUSED

Russian Statesman Says He Will Accept Office at Home Never Asrain. THINKS POORLY OF K0K0VS0FF Believes Him a "Great Man for Small Thing8"-Socialists Will Try to Undermine the Army. Paris, Oct. 13. Count de Witte, , when questioned by the Associated i Press In the matter of St. Petersj burg reports of a ujovement in Kusi sia to induce him to resume the direcI ticn of Russian finances, said: "Never, never, will I return to power. I ' do not desire to speak ill of the em peror, who is still my imperial master mke thRt st;lteruent (oo emphatic' Count de Witte declared that the bourse rumors attaching significance to his Interview with Baron Rothschild wrcre baseless. This interview had nothing to do with financial negotiations. Witte is an old friend of the baron and freely gave him his opinion ou the financial situation. "Great Man for Small Affairs." It is an open secret that Count de small affairs." Count de Witte said be had no present intention of visiting the United States. He is still under medical treatment and his future plana have not been determined. He Seems To Be a Spoilsman. St. Petersburg. Oct. 13. M. von Schwanebaeh, controller, of the empire, has sent a circular to the employes of nj3 department, declaring It to be the duty of honest men who are opposed to the policy of the administration, and members' of onnositional parties, to resign. The circular closes with a reference fo the cablnet order directing the dIsohurge of an such employes who persist in holding their positions. Will Undermine the Army. The Social Democrats have assumed the direction of the organized movement for the refusal to perform military service, Avhich the Constitutional Democrats at their convention at Helsingfors decided to avoid. At a secret and largely attended meeting of the central committee of the Social Democrats at St. Petersburg it was deeided to begin the work immediately among the conscripts of 1'JOO. The halting policy of tho Constitutional Democratic convention at ; Hclsingfors has" brought upon the party sharp criticism by the entire St. Petersburg press except the Constitutional Democratic organ, which comments on the proceedings in an apologetic tone. RECORD V0LXTME OF TRADE Low Temperature Starts the Buying of Seasonable Wearing Apparel Steel Trade Booming. New York, Oct. 13. R. G. Dun's Weekly Review of Trade says: Low; temperature brought out much business in seasonable lines of wearing apparel, and most reports from wholesalers tell of the largest volume of trade ever transacted. Shipping departments are limited In activity by inadequate railway facilities, and this difficulty is becoming aggravated by the free movement of grain and coal as the season advances. Official crop reports covering conditions on Oct. 1 Indicated most satisfactory grain prospects. In the loading industries it is impossible to securo prompt deliveries, even contracts for shipment during the first quarter of 1007 being difficult to place with the steel mills, and the long continued lassitude in primary markets for cotton goods has been succeeded by an eagerness to purchase that 13 advancing quotations. Liabilities of commercial failures thus far reported for October amounted to $1,7.86,141, of which $763,65S were in manufacturing, $05,782 in trading and $0,701 in other commercial lines. ' I'-iHures this week num j the Ul:itff Statr' aJ?ail bered 217 in nst 214 last year, and 2S in aCnada, compared with! a year ago. Football 3Ien Recover from Poison. Cleveland, O., Oct. 13. An attack of ptomaine poisoning has laid out the Hiram college football team since last Saturday and it was not until today training could be resumed. On Saturday the team went to Pittsburg to play the team from the Western University j of Pennsylvania and practically all the ; members became violently sick. They blame the Ohio river water which they drank. Fire Destroys Cotton. Bremen. Germany. Oct. 13. Three thousand bales of cotton which arrived here from Savannah, Oct. British steamer Turkestan, stroyed by fire. S, on the were deBeveridne Has Recovered. Boston. Oct. 13. United States Senator Beveridge. who has been ill at the home of George B. Baker at Brookllne, has recovered and left here for New York. i

Humor end Philosophy Ey DUNCAN M. SMITH

PRODUCES RESULTS. Oh, billing and cooing is all very nice. As those who have tried it declare. And often it leads to a lauSable splice With no end of trials and care. IT Mary is willing. Then Bill does the billing Without any urging from her. Thj cooing arrod to. So what should It lead to But something: that's bound to occur? Alone In the twilight when no one is near Except the mosquitoes and bugs, He whispers a tale in her delicate ear And punctuates often with hugs. And as he grovs bolder She leans on his shoulder, A very encouraging sign; It's folly to falter: She ties on the halter. Which seems to flt dandy and fine. 'Tls thus the engagement from nothingness grows. A little flirtation to start. Then later on William makes bold to propose. And nothing can pull them apart. The neighbors may titter. But he is no quitter; He girds up his loins and stands pat, And with the fair creature Ho calls on a preacher. And then they adjourn to a fiat. Accidents Vill Happen. "He was quite , badly Injured in a French duel." "Shot by his opponent?" "No; he slipped on a banana peel that somebody had carelessly left on the field of honor." Never Grows Old. A Philadelphia expert who may or may not know what he is talking about claims that the charming members of the female sex cease to be girls at the immature age of thirty-five and straightway become women. This in some parts of the country would be regarded as a base slander. While some enterprising ladies are grandmothers at that age, yet there are others who, Avhile they do not play with dolls, still Insist that they are girls and they don't care who know it. There is no arbitrary rule that may be made to apply in all cases. Much depends on temperament and the charity of the neighbors. But, still, whose business 13 it anyway if a girl wants to bo a girl at fifty? No man of refinement would ask her if she got seasick coming over in the Mayflower,' even though he wanted to know. The Philadelphia expert might have been in much better business. Nothing to Fear. "I ttynk you said that he Is a very brainy young man." "Oh, yes, but he never lets that annoy people when he is in company." Hard to Overcome. 'There's nothing strong about him.' Oh, yes, there is." "What is it?" "His habit of doing nothing. Not So Cheap. He stole a kiss. Then raafte It twice, 'Uiit later on He paid the price. PERT PARAGRAPHS. Don't cultivate the acquaintance of a doctor. He may in the goodness of his heart want to practice upon you. A cold friend isn't acceptable even on a hot day. Nothing lacerates the self esteem of a small minded man like having to admit that he Is in the wrong. It depends upon whether ingratitude is practiced by you or against you whether It appears loathsome or not XT MC WATIMEC Hire some one to say good things about you if you can't hear them in any other way. Nothing hurts a tyrant so much as a dose of his own medicine. -Taking the advice of all your friends Is as perilous as having three doctors when you are ill. People who wear their dispositions wrong side out are more peculiar than pleasant. The reputation of being a good fellow Is pleasant, but you can't run a business without other capital. When a woman laughs at your funny stories it Is a pretty good sign that she thinks you are easily flattered. In his efforts to do like father the small toy often causes the father to eat the fruit of a tardy repentance. ;

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