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THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES

Tuesday, 'April 2, 1907.

RUEF'S LATEST MOVE

Applies to the California Supremo Court to Have the Elisor Eliminated.

EE IS TOO CLOSELY WATCHED

Declares He Cannot Properly Prepare a Defense Under Such Espionage.

Wants the Sheriff To Be Authorized to Take Charge of Him and Says His Detention Is Unlawful.

San Francisco, April 2. On the eve of his trial on the ch.irge of extorl-inj; $2S,000 from French restaurant keepers of this city which began this morning before Judge Dunne In the superior court, Abraham Ruef asked the supreme court of California to free him from the custody of Elisor Biggy and order him into the charge of the eher-

CAENEGIE MEDAL FOR HEE

Heroine of 1 1 Years Who Warns Occupants of a Burning Hotel Until She Collapses. Boston, April 2. Louisa Plympton, 11 years old, showed great heroism at a fire in the Hotel Nottingham on Huntington avenue here. In warning occupants of many rooms, continuing her efforts until she collapsed, nearly overcome by smoke. Firemen came upon her in a hallway and removed her before she became wholly Insensible. The girl discovered a great mass of smoke filling the corridors on the fifth floor and gave the alarm by rapping on the door of every room in the corridors and then running upstairs and warning the occupants of every apartment there. The fire was caused by an explosion of gasoline which was being used by n dressn er, Mrs. J. Coran, who was burned about the hands. COLORADO LEGISLATION

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ABRAHAM RUEP. Iff, whom Dunne disqualified on the ground of personal interest. Ruef by his attorneys filed In the higher court an application for a writ of habeas corpus so extensive in allegations, arguments and citations of authorities that it occupies twenty-one typewritten pages and embraces sixty-two sub-divisions. Just Disappeared for a Rest. Ruef sets up that his imprisonment, detention and curtailment of liberty by

Elisor Biggy in then house, No. 2S49

Fillmore street, are Illegal; that his case was In court for four months

prior to March 4, and that on that date,

being indisposed, he concluded to visit the Trocadero, a suburban resort, and there recuperate, believing on the advice of his counsel that his presence in court was not required owing to an ap

peal taken by him to the supreme court of the United States by means

of a writ of error granted by Superior

Judge Hebbard; that he was there

arrested without legal right; that he

has applied to Judge Dunne for admit

tance to bail and been refused. Says He Is Watched Too Closely.

He complains that he is constantly

watched by eight guards, and the

elisor, all of whom are employed by

Rudolph Spreckels, Francis J. lleney

end William J. Burns, and all of them

paid out of a private fund of $100,000

Trpised and guaranteed by Spreckels;

that his Indictment by the grand jury

was instigatedand caused by Spreckels,

Heney and Burns; that Spreckels, lle

ney and Judge Dunne are his enemies; that so strict Is the espionage main

tained over him by his guards that It

Is impossible for him to have privacy.

even in conversation with his attor

neys, except by whispering softly; and in short, that under present conditions he is not able to properly pre

pare his defeuse. Not Held by Iegal Authority. He declares he Is not held by law

ful authority; that he is held without bail on the ground that his trial has

begun, under section 1129 of the penal code, which is unconstitutional and In

violation of the fifth and eighth amend

ments to the constitution of the United

States and of section G of article 1 of the legislation of California referring to bail and to cruel and unusual pun

ishment; that he is being cruelly and unusually punished. The supreme

court took no action upon the applica

tion, not even issuing an alternative

writ. HE CALLS THIS A PRAYER

Texas Legislative Chaplain Who Ut ters ft Most Remarkable Production in the House.

Austin, Tex., April 2. Chaplain

Joyce, of the house of representatives

in his regular morning prayer at the

opening of the session, said: "Hun

dreds cf men in the state are today

cursing the laws recency enacted

Why do they not come and curse the lawmakers? Perhaps they have a wholesome fear that their teeth will be knocked down their throats by the

fists of the smart lawmakers. Hun

dreds of thousands are blessing those laws; why not b'ess the men that

passed them?"

The recent enactment of certain re

form legislation has caused the mem

bers of the legislature to be the subject of considerable criticism which

doubtless prompted the words quoted

olons of the State Double the Usual Appropriations for Running the Government. Denver, April 2. The sixteenth general assembly of Colorado completed ita labors at midnight. The session haa made a record for appropriations, the total reaching nearly $5,000,000, exceeding any previous record by $2,500,-COO.

Among the other Important billo

passed are the railway bill, which provides for a commission of three with

power to regulate rates; the insurance bill, which places the supervision ot insurance companies operating in Colorado with a commission; the pure food bill, the anti-fusion bill, which does away with fusion of political parties in campaigns; the local option measure and the banking bill. The last

provides for a state bank examiner.

with connection with the assassination of ex-Governor Steunenberg, has beeft set for May 9. Sheriff Fined for Carrying Pistol. Columbia, S. C, April 2. Sheriff Rabon, of Aiken county, this state, has been arrested in Jefferson county, Ga., charged with carrying a pistol. He was convicted, the sentence being $20 fine or four months on the chain gang. The South Carolina official was armed with requisition papers from Governor Terrell and was endeavoring to arrest a fugitive from this state.

Became Blind from Sneezing. New York, April 2. Mrs. Joseph

Jack, wife of a resident of Trenton,

N. J., is blind, with little prospect of

ever regaining her sight, the result of a violent attack of sneezing which sua sr-M-ed a few evenings ago.

Methodist Bishop Dead. Richmond, Va., April 2. Bishop

John C. Granberry, of the Methodist

Episcopal church, died suddenly at hia

home in Ashland while sitting in a chair. lie was 76 years old and had been bishop since 1SS2.

Haywood Trial Is Set. Boise, Ida., April 2. The trial of

Haywood, one of the officers of the Western Federation, of Miners, charged

Falls Fifty Feet to Death. Fittsburg, Fa., April 2. Three men were caught on the Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad bridge at Turtle Creek, near here, by a fast passenger train. Two of the men hung to the ties, allowing the train to pass over them, but the third, Samuel Cardiac, was knocked off the bridge to the ground, fifty feet below, and killed. Holbrook Pleads Guilty. Chicago, April 2. F. A. Holbrook, referred to as the chief promoter of the so-called church and school furniture trust, pleaded guilty as charged in the two indictments recently returned by the federal grand jury, alleging violations of the Sherman antitrust law and conspiracy to restrain trade in the United States.

Public Debt Statement. Washington, April 2. The monthly statement of the public debt shows that at the close of business March ?0, 1907, the total debt less cash in the treasury amounted to $909,100,506, which was a decrease as compared with March 1 of $11,53S,2S8. Killed by Her Own New Auto. Oneonta, N. Y., April 2. Mrs. E. S. Loveland, a niece of the late Collis P. Huntington, and a beneficiary under his will, was instantly killed while operating a new automobile which had just Leen delivered to her. NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

for tho Chew and tfi Chew forth Race 2 Don't waste anv

time trying to get a Tlioro Jo rro I

For over forty years competitors have been hustling to equal "Star" quality to equal "Star" sales to equal "Star" value and still "Star" sells as much as any other five brands put together.

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PLUG CHEWING TOBACCO

The total number killed in the Southern Pacific railway accident at Colton, Cal., was twenty-two, of whom eighteen wore Italians, whose names were not reported. The Postal Telegraph company has made the same raise in rates at the W. U. for the same reason increased cost of operation. Granite cutters in all the largest cities of Texas have struck for higher wages. Yale university will accept the conditional $300,000 Rockefeller gift and proceed to raise the other $1,300,000. The brewers' strike at St. Louis shows no signs of an end, although tho parties are negotiating.

is made only of choicest ripe, sweet, elastic leaf which chews waxy and rich until every bit of the wholesome juice is chewed out of it. A 10c. piece of " Star" lasts twice as long as bigger pieces of cheaper kinds which makes " Star " the most economical chew in the long run. No satisfaction like a "Star" chew I 150,000,000 IOc. pieces sold annually In Ml Stores

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An Heirloom. "Well," mused the poet, "I may not leave my family much life insurance but I shall certainly leave them a large collection of hitherto unpublished poems."

Algeria's Exports of Fruits. The fruit exports of Algeria consist principally ef figs, dates, grapes, oranges and similar fruits, and carobs or locust beans.

Under AH Moods.

We are so apt, when everything seems desolate, to think that there

is nothing in the world but our own mood. It comes like sunrise, some

times, to remember that under all

moods is the will of God. George H, Morrison. The Way to Riches. "Believe me, friends," said the mil

lionaire earnestly, "there is no greater

happiness than in earning one's bread

bv the sweat of other people's brows.'

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Desirable Lots on Roosevelt and Wilcox Avenues. Low priceseasy terms. Inquire of agent on ground or HAMMOND REALTY CO, Hammond BIdg.

Whitaker & Co.

Livery, First-Class Boarding, Feed and Sale Stable

AUTOMOBILES FOR RENT

74-76 State St.

Phone 41

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ON THIS MINE TO BBGIN AT ONCE

iHE property of the Siloam Gold Mining Company is in Boulder County, Colorado, thirty-

eight miles irom Denver. Its operation is in the hands of men who have been successful in mininsr work, and your money will be well conserved by them. Five shafts have been

sunk on the property and a tunnel has been driven in 480 feet to cut the veins below. THIS TUNNEL IS WITHIN 85 FEET OF THE BIG MAIN VEIN. The present allotment of stock is being sold to complete this development work and supply additional machinery for operation. If you want quick returns on your money buy some stock now in this proven mine at 25c per share. Our property is 1 mile from a railroad station on a good wagon road, assuring us quick and economical transportation of the product. Here are assays made from ore which we have taken as it came up the shaft from various depths:

THE ILLINOIS CHEMICAL LABORATORY. Certificate of Analysis: 17.21 Gold oz. per ton $357.79 Gold valus 13.2 Silver oz. per ton 7.52 Silver value $365.31 Total value

THE ILLINOIS CHEMICAL LABORATORY. Certificate of Analysis: 179.8 Gold oz per ton $3716.47 Gold value 255.2 Silver oz. per ton 145.-46 Silver value $3861.93 Tolal value

MARINER & HOSKINS Certificate of Analysis: 24.12 Gold oz. per ton $498.56 Gold value 14.56 Silver ozper ton 8.73 Silver value 507.29 Total value

Here is what your money should earn if invested now at 25c per share:

Fifteen men can, when SILOAM is again in shape for operation, produce two and one-half tons of ore per day, twenty-five working- days per month. This ore will average, taking highest and lowest grades together, at least $300 per ton profit.

2 tons 300 days

750 tons $300.00

$225,000

There have been 675,000 shares sold and with the present 150,000 shares offered, the total stock on which dividends will be declared will be 825,000 shares or $22.50 profit on every 82 Y shares if bought at par. Your earnings would thus be $90.00 on every $77.50 you invest, You cannot ask better returns for your money. Send us your subscription today for stock In this PROVEN mine.

You should act quickly. Only 150,000 shares to be sold. So Be Prompt. FULLY PAID and NON-ASSESSABLE STOCK will be sold at the rate ot. TWENTY-FIVE GENTS PER SHARE one fourth of ths par value

Officers of the Siloam Gold Mining Co. E. C. REGNIER, President Manufacturer Physicians Supplies. A. E. BARTELME, Vice-President Fort Dearborn BIdg., Chicago. WM. CULP BROWN, Secretary M, D., Austin, 111. JOHN SCHAFER, Treasurer Pres. Antiseptic Co., Chicago.

COUPON. Please give me complete information concerning when you expect to pay first dividends on the stock of Siloam Gold Mining Co.

Name.

Address.

S. G. M. Co., 402, 21 Quincy St., Enclosed find $ payment for .-...shares of Siloam Gold Mining Co. stock at 25 cents per share.

Name Address.

F. C. HOPMANN

Phone 2631 J? Goods Called for Delivered

Promptly

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243 EAST STATE STREET, HAMMON D Next Door to Sc and 10c Store

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AND THINK A. MIINUTU Tn) you ever hear a noise at night and have to hunt for a match in order to get a light? When you have Electric Lights turn a switch and your house is flooded with light. Is your house wired? It costs nothing to get an estimate from us.

South Shore Gas & Electric Co, Phone lO. 147 SOUTH HOHMAN ST.

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Begin the Jew Year Home . Your Own

A SMALL PAYMENT DOWN the Balance in MONTHLY PAYMENTS but snghtyr IB excess of their rental value.

Choice Homes constantly on hand and For Sale

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WOLF THE TAILOR Can Fit You and Fit You Right. I Invite the inspection of all interested in good goods, and a stylish fit. Easter Suits and Fashionable Checks $16.00 and up Can You Beat It?

Cor. Hohman and Sibley Sts. Opposite First Nat'l Bank.

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Your Stationery

Is your silent representative If you sell fine soods that are up-to-date In tyl and of superior Quality. It ought to be reflected In your PR1INTIING

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