Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 21, Hammond, Lake County, 12 July 1907 — Page 4

The Lake County Times

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LOCAL OFFICES HAMMOND BL'IIJJIN'G. Telephone 111. soutii cnicACo oitkice i4o bitfalo avevce. rORKIG.V KUPHCSF.MA1IVCS PAYNE fc YOl'.NG, 750 MA11QIIJTTK BUILDING, CHICAGO. gio I'OTTur. nriLDi.xG, Nirw youK.

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CIRCULATION YESTERDAY CUiCVLr10. HOOKS OPE.V TO THE

TO SVfCHIUEKS Urs-Jr of The Ttrarn are rrquenlrd to favcr the man. KKeirtnt bp rep-jiTtujc any rr-Kutbrl(le( lu dHlveriitK. Communicate with the Cireclultcn Department, or telephone 111.

A LABORER'S EXAMPLE.

Thera "s a man in Hammond who has been working- in one of the local plants for he past 15 yars. In tho eyes of most people he is simply an honest

laborer who lias worked hard all of port his family. But this man has done more than

a two story building, containing two apartments, one of which he occupies. The other day he made the statement that he would not sell the property for less

than $3,000.

Mind you, this man has been a laborer all his life, has supported a family

and has saved the prieo of thi.s house achievement of which he may well be

The subject is one well worth thinking over. It is a great tiling that in this great country of ours a man with merely ordinary ability, a tendency to

thrift and the use of a little judgment earning but a minimum wage. The progressive real estate man pet together a few dollars to mako Sin

then pay off the balance In small installments.

The purchase of a lot increases a man's self respect. It is an incentive to save and the first thing a man knows he has paid for his property and has

not missed the money. The achievement of this uneducated

men in Hammond who have an education, have brighter minds and are getting larger salaries and Vet who neglect the opportunity to save for a home. The ownership of a homo is almost a guarantee of the reliability of the owner. There are hundreds of opportunities open to the owner of property that the lloating irresponsible- could never have. A man with a homo is a man among men and the business, social and political stability of the country would be increased 50 per cent. If 50 per cent, more of the people owned their own homes. . THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL'S IDEA. A stranger's most lasting impression of a city is the one he gets from the car window as his train pulls into it. It makes little difference whether he finds fine business blocks and beautful residences after he gets away from the depot, if the firet thing that catches his eye is a tumble down coal shed or a dirty. Uttered up right of way. The Michigan Central railroad is the only one in Hammond that has recognized this fact and tries to give the thousands of strangers who pass through the city every week a good impression of tho city. It has not only built the little park that now parallels its right of way, but it has evidently found that park a good investment for it is now planning to extend that park clear to the new depot and even beyond to Sohl street. Plummer avenue, even though it is along the right of way of a railroad, will be one of the attractive streets in the city and tho whole neighborhood will be Improved by the presence of the railroad. If all of the railroads in the city would adopt this plan the center of Hammond which is now an eyesore would be an attractive park and the fact that there were some steel tracks running through it would not detract from Its beauty. The policy of the present city administration in compelling the removal of coal sheds and other unsightly things along the rights of way of the roads in Hammond is commendable and the good work should be continued by inducing all of the rest of the railroads to put in grass plots and trees within certain limits. Then in the distant future when the old depots are all replaced by new ones, even the points at which Hammond's many railroads converge will be attractive and the looks of the city will be wonderfully improved.

WITH THE EDITORS GUIDE E00K TO JAMESTOWN. Visitors to Jamestown will rind an excellent little book to take along with them in Laird & Lee's "Historic Virginia and the Jamestown Centennial." In a small space is given a good deal of interesting information. For example, a description of the old Burton church in Williamsburg, where "worshipped George "Washington, Thomas JelTerson, Madison, Monroe and Tyler; here sat tho colonial governors and the numbers of the house of Burgesses: the Harrisons. l'endletor.s, Patrick Henry, the Randolphs, the Lees, and many other illustrious dignitaries." The old register of the church, found a few years ago, contains records from 1662 to 1797. The first entry in the vestry book is dated April IS, 107 4. Nov. 29. 16S3, the volume records: "The Parish Church Is at length completed." The fees of the Parish clerk were "three pounds of tobacco for registering every christeningand burial in ye Parish." The "Sexton to have ten pounds of tobacco for every grave that he digs.' Jure 6, 1652, it was agreed that the rector be paid "ye sum of sixteen thousand six hundred an.', sixty-six pounds of tobacco and caske." There are many queer epitaphs in the churchyard. For example that upon the tombstone of the Rev. Servant Jones: "Like the most imperfect humanity, he was not exempt from some of its fartalities, but a kinder soul seldom uisted. He possessed in his nature a Bank of Benevolence, which seeietly dispensed Its varied blessings to the needy." It was also the Rev. Servant Jones who said the following grace at a dinner given by one of his parsimonious parishionersGood Lord of love, look down from :abovc. And bless the owl who ate this fowl - , And left thes. bone for Servant Jones,

J3.00 ooo PUBLIC FOB INSPECTION AT ALL his life to earn an honest living and sup this. He Is now tha proud possessor of on a salary of $2 per day. It is an proud. may provide a competence when he is has made it possible for anyone who can Initial payment on some property and laborer is an example to hundreds of 4 Per Cent, in New York. When a single, savings bank in New York is able to announce that its deposits have reached the $100,000,000 mark the times are surely unpropltious for the doctrine of discontent based on the notion that great fortunes are growing at the expense of small competences. It is also significant of the insincerity of other complaints. We are all proper, it is said by the "socialistic" malcontents, because prices of everything are higher. Yet surplus incomes laid away in the Bowery Savings banks have reached this immense aggregate during the process of extortion. President Wood thinks the unpre cedented record just made by his bank is indicative of continued prosperity, subsidence of speculative fever, and re turn of the people to normal content ment with a fair return on their men H-y amply secured. The inference is not an unreasonable one. Four per cent is not to be sneezed at even in these times when general securities are selling on a basis considerably higher. The savings banks at least are probably safa from interference, and the more the disturbance caused elsewhere tho more valuable will seem the serenity within their gates. Swelling savings bank funds are not always an index of perfect confidence in other channels of improvement. New York Globe. Stonewall's Bridge Builder. "Stonewall Jackson." said a Virginia veteran, "used to tell a good story about a bridge builder. "The bridge builder was called old Miles. He was very necessary to Jackeon because the flimsy bridges on the line of march were continually beinsr swept away by the f.oods or destroved by the enemy: and in these contingencies Miles was a regular jewel He could run you up a bridge in the time it would take another man to make the measurements. "flnn iliv tK. T(. . , -.. .nn.i irvoys ouraej a bridge across the Shenandoah. Stone-

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STANDIKG OF THE CLUBS. NATIONAL LEAGUE. L. Pet. .745 .629 .600 .S3 Ai'J .411 .405 .221 Chicago . . . New York . Pittsburg . . Philadelphia iio-ston .... Brooklyn .. Cincinnati . -t. Louis .. ..55 . .41 . .42 . .i) . .31 . .30 . . S'J . .17 2a til Zi 43 44 60 AMERICAN LEAGUE. W T Pet. .04S .613 I f 'hleaaro 45 25 j Cl.'v Hand -46 2 1 "Hrr.it 39 Philadelphia 4 0 32 New York 33 35 St. Louis 30 4 t Hoston 27 4 5 Washington 22 44 .574 .55j .4 55 .40 5 .375 rj n u o A I I : R I C A N ASSOCIATION. W. L. Pet. .623 .600 .564 .500 .45$ .455 .402 .392 Toledo Columbus Minneapolis Kansas City Milwaukee Louisville Indianapolis St. Paul ... 49 45 44 oa .....37 35 33 31 2 'J 3 0 3 4 V, 'J 42 42 4! 4S TIIKEE EVE LEAGUE. W. I. Pet. .645 .629 .625 .574 .540 .437 .400 .145 Pet .577 .533 .522 .508 .500 .4X5 .44S .433 Pet. .5S6 .570 .529 .527 .413 .375 Spring-field . .40 . .39 . .40 . . 35 ...14 , .2s .24 . 'J 2 2 23 24 2H 2 9 3 3 6 53 1 ecatur .... Rock Island Peoria Cedar Itapids Clinton , Blooming-ton , Dubuque .... CENTRAL LEAGUE. Springfield 3S Wheeling 3," Evansviilo 3ij Canton 30 Torre Haute 35 Dayton 33 Grand Rapids 30 South Bend 29 L. 29 30 33 29 3S WESTERX LEAGUE. W. L. Pes Moines Umaha Pen ver Lincoln Sioux City . Pueblo .41 . .45 . . 37 .39 .31 29 34 3 3 35 44 45 GAMES TODAY. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago at Philadelphia. Pittsburg at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at New York. St. Louis at Boston. AMERICAN' LEAGUE. Washington at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louis. New York at Detroit. Boston at Cleveland. YESTEEDAY'S RESULTS. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Philadelphia, 6; Chicago, 3. New York, 10; Cincinnati, 0. Other games postponed, rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago, 10; Washington, 2. Cleveland. 1 ; Boston, 0. Philadelphia, 6; St. Louis. K t,i,innnings). Detroit-New York, rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Kansas City, 1; Columbus, 3. St. Paul, 1; Toledo, 7. Minneapolis, 4; Louisville, 10. Milwaukee-Indianapolis, wet grounds WESTERN LEAGUE. Lincoln. 2; Omaha, 5. Pes Moines, 4; Pueblo, 5. Sioux City, 6; Denver, 10. CENTRAL LEAGUE. South Bend, 2; Dayton. 1. Wheeling-Evansville, rain. Canton-Terre Haute, rain. Grand Rapids, 9 3; Springfield. 00 (forfeited). wall Jackson called old Miles to him and said: "You must put all your men to work. Miles, and you must keep them at it all night, for I've got to have a bridge across this stream by morning. My engineer will draw up the plans for you. "Well, early the next morning. Jack son, very much worried, met old Miles. ' 'bee here,' he said dubiously, 'how about that bridge? Did the engineer give you the plan?" "Old Miles took the cigar from his mouth and flocked the ash off with a sneer. " 'General,' ha said, 'the bridge is done. I dunno whether tht nitor is ,-,r not.' " Washington Star.

There was an old maiden named Luster Who tickled a mule with her duster. The neighbors brought roses, And some of them posies "He! Haw!" said the mule, "I have buster." -Uncle By.

CHAT OF SPORT

THREE EYE LEAGUE. Cedar llapids, l; Rock Island, 3 (ten innings). Dubuque, 0; Clinton, 2. Peoria, 1; Bloomingtou. 0. Springfield, 1; Decatur, 2 (thirteen innings). The Sox had a lot of fun with the Senators yesterday in a game which appeared to be mora of a joke than anything els?. Case Patten was in the box to start and for four innings he tfot bis in good shape. Then Charley Hickman, the fat boy, who is playing tue role of utility man, proved his versitality by taking Patten's place and twirling tne last five innings. He started in like a race horso and for three innings only three Sox men saw first base. But he slipped in the next two and four men scored on hits and sacrifices. Cantillon had a bug on changing his men around yesterday, and IWehanty went from third to left. Catcher Blankenship went out to center in place of Jones and Shipke, the new recruit from the Western League went on third. He was the bight star of the day, and pulled off one of the best stops ever seen on tho grounds. Patterson and Tom Hughes will probably twirl this afternoon. The Cubs are getting theirs with regularity now, and yesterday the Philadelphia team took the first of the series by a score of 6 to 3. Chance is still on the bench and it is not known when he will appear in uniform again. Ruelbaeh was sent in to do the twirl ing but he was not equal to the task af.d a series of hits drove him to cover. In the fifth Taylor was put in his place and fared just about as bad as did Ruelbaeh. Brown kept the hits of the Cubs well scattered although for a time it looked a3 if they were threatening. The seance will be taken up again this afternoon. The Harlem track is to fee a revival of horse racing, but only for one day, and it will not be on the circuit card. The Eagles are to hold a field day August 10 and 11 for the purpose of building a lodge hall at Harlem. On Saturday the West Chicago Driving club will hold their races on tho track and on Sunday the runners will hold sway. Condon has handed over the track free of charge There will also be other games and races and Hugo Kelley will put 011 the mits with some aspirant. Cleveland and Boston had a close game yesterday, the former winning by a score of 1 to 9. Both teams used their ex-college stars, Clarkson, formerly Harvard's star, and Glaze, formerly Darmouth's best. Clarkson had it on Glaze just a shade, but he had a heavy hitting team behind him. Lajoie is still out of the game, as a result of the injuries he received when he was spiked by Unglaub. Marvin Hart has quit the ring for good he announces. Five yeais ago he broke a bone in his right hand on George Gardner's head and in his last encounter with Mike Schreck at Tonapah the member went back on him once more. Now he has had the bone cut out and he is out of the game as the hand is useless. Matchmaker McCarey, who pulled off the rank fake between Burns and O'Brien, is trying to ring in a bout with Bill Squires and Jim Flynn. While some writers are crying that it would be another fake, I think that it might give a better line on tho Australians true worth than the Burns go did. The American and Australian teams paired up yesterday for their contests, the winners of which will have a chance to challenge for the Davis cup in England. Wright will play Brooks and Behr will play Wilding. W. II. Collins will referee the matches. In spite of the heavy rains during the first and second rounds of the championship series of the Indiana State golf association tournament the game went on just the same at Terre Haute. The third 1 und is to be played today with eight men in. The Chicago athletic association has filed an application with tho Central A. A. U. for the outdoor championships. They plan to hold the meet August 31 on Marshall Field if thev are successful.

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WIPED OUT IH BLOOD

Betrayal of a Cirl Is Revenged by Her Mother and Brother. "UNWEITTEN LAW IS PLEADED ! Plea Made in This Case in Behalf of ! a Woman. Scene in Court That Moved All to Tears Victim of Lust Tells a Story of Man's Infamy. La Plata, Md.. July 12. Prlscina Bowie, a young woman on whose account her mother and brother killeu Hubert Posey by shooting last January, went ou the stand at the trial of ; Mrs. Bowie and her son Henry, and in a voioe broken by sobs told tne story of the events leading up to the tragedy. When she had finished her narrative she was on the verge of collapse and a large portion of the spectators v.ho crowded the court room wua m tears. The case Lj one in which the defense boldly appeals to the "unwritten law" in justification of a woman for shooting and killing a young man who had ruined her daughter under promise of marriage and then refused to redeem his promise. Story Told by Mrs. Bowie. Mrs. Bowie preceded her daughter in the witness chair, and without hesitancy declared that she and her son fired the shots one of which ended Posey's life. She knew young Posey for a long time, she said, because he was a cousin to her children. "lie had gone regularly with- my daughter for four years," she continued, "and when she was 17 years old he asked her to marry him when he became 21 year old." Mrs. Bowie declared she heard Posey himself make the promise. This was after her daughter's condition had been revealed to the mother, and last Thanksgiving Day was the time set for the wedding, but Posey did not appear. The witness then told the story of the meeting with Posey on the day of the shooting. Shot Ulna as He Kan Away. "We went up the road to meet him to talk to him," she said, "and to advise him to come and marry 'Sis.' " She related how she first pleaded with Tosey to repair the wrong she alleged he had done her daughter, eren offering to pay all the expenses, her son adding that if he wanted to leave his sister afterwards he could get a divorce, but that he must marry her. Posey admitted that he had offered to marry her, the mother declared, but he said that he did not want to get married. "I told him," Mrs. Bowie went on, "that if he did not marry my daughter I would shoot him. And I did shoot him. He said he was not going to marry her and I shot. Before I shot him I had him by the coat, but he Jerked away from me and was running away when I fired." TURNED HIS BACK OS II Ell Girl Tells How Her Seducer Treated Her Promise Violated. A number of letters said to have been written by young Posey was introduced as testimony, in which it was shown that he had declared his intention of making the Bowie glr! his wife. Henry Bowie, the other defendant, was called to testify when his mother had finished. He admitted as readily as she did that he fired one of the shots that ended Posey's life. "He ruined my sister," he said, "and my mother and I shot him because he promised to marry her and would not do it." The statement was objected to by the state, and during a brief argument which followed Priscilla Bowie, who was seated in a doorway of the room holding her Infant, cried out: "He did: he promised to marry me." Priscilla Bowie followed her brother as a with ess. At first she appeared to be composed, and she told the court in a clear tone that she is 21 years old. "Did yon know Bert Posey?" inquired Attorney Posey, of defendant's counsel. "I did.' sad; "knew him all my life." "Where is he now" continue! Posey. There was a pause and the girl began to weep. "He's dead," eh sobbed; "he's dead now." For a brief space of time Posey asked no more questions, but the girl did not entirely regain her composure. "We were engaged," she ?th. "when I was 17 years of age. He said he wanted me to many him, and he asked me if I would wait till he was 21 years old. We were to be married not later than the middle of last October. When that time came he did not marry me. He turned his back on me then, and he would not speak to me." Miss Bowie test flrd in detail as t:o the intercourse between her and Posey, declaring that her seduction was under promise of marriage which he afterward refused to fulfill, although she repeatedly Importuned him to do so. She a!s- testified to Posey's acknowledgment before others of his responsib lity for her trouble and of his Intention to -.arry her. The state's attorney did ot crms -gamine this witness, and th fsp--. r!e of the trial came when, the defense having closed, the rirosecuting ttorney asked the Jury not to find a verdict of murder, but oc of man-slaushter.

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Aokiand KamamotoBoth Declare There Is No Yanko-Jap Crouch. w TALK IS ALL EDITORIAL Two Countries OverSovriEg with Good Feeling for Each Other. Yet Ito, Over in Seoul, Cannot Understand That Proposed Flourish of the Naval "lii Stick." New York. July 12. Two d!st;nguished Japanese took occasion to declare in no uncertain terms that there were no unfriendly issues between the United States and Japan; and to t cry the undue importance attributed by some to trivial Incidents. The champions of peace and friendship bv icy MABQUI3 ITO. tween the two countries were Admiral Baron Yamamoto, a guest of the city, and Viscount Aokl, the Japanese ambassador, who came over from Washington to attend the re. e;tioa and luncheon given by the Japan society of America in honor of Admiral Yamamoto. Press Talk the Chief Danger. In the course of a formal statement Ambassador Aokl said: "There exists between the two gmrernments no difference or ill-feeling of whatever sort There Is not the slightest cause for anxiety in the American-Japanese relations; and if there is any anxiety it is not because of the actual' existence of any difficulty between the two countries, but because of the demagogic influence of some unwarranted press talk, that often tends to drive even the calmest temper of the public into a whirl of tempestuous rage." Confirmed by Yamamoto. Speaking at tho luncheon at the Hotel Astor Admiral Yamamct) said amor.g other things: "Our ir.tre-ts commercial and otherwise, are so intimately interwoven, and the cordial relations between us of fifty years standing are of o firm a nature, thnt I can confidently affirm that they will never be destroyed by mere trifling in cidents. Men are essentially nione to be controlled by sentiments, and it is the duty of those In leading positions to see that thoy are alwavs guided In the path of righteousness, and that they are not led astray." STILL. ITO HAS MISGIVINGS Does Not Quito See Why We Are Grinding Our Knife. Seoul, July 12. The massing of the United States fleet In the Pacific, about which United States papers have applied to Marquis Ito for an opinion, is 8?mI-ofScIally discussed by Ito's administration organ. The paper says: "We cannot help feelirg some misgiving with regard to the significance of the intended massing of American battleships In the Paclfi -, especially in view of the grandiose announcement attributed to President Roosevelt to the effect that the navy would furnish the world with a startling demonstration of Ameiica's defensive capacity. "We regret that Washington thinks it necesary to take what resembles a precautionary measure, nowever, we are not disposed to attach serioos importance to this matter, and have no inclination to doubt the president's sincerity in assuring the peaceful nature of the proposed meanoeuvers. Neither have we the slightest doubt of the pacific and friendly sentiment; of the American gvrernment. Tje people toward whom Japan's rlame Is probably due are the irresponsible sections of both nations." Ito declines discussion regarding the sensational agitation of the press. His sole comment on the probability of war is: "There Is no fee'.lng in my heart for this." Chas. A. Edward Indicted. Washington, July 12. Charier A. Edwards, secretary of the Democratic congressional campaign committee, has been Indicted by the grand jury for an assault with a dangerous weapon on Alejandro Oarland, an attache of the Peruvian legation la this city. The alleged rssanit occurred shortly after midnight on the- mornnlng of May 10 last, and was about a woman.

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HDIANA STATE HEWS Indianapolis, lad., July 12. Two rnn entered the pawnshop of Emil Mantel and Charles Media at Nos, 337 and CG9 Massachusetts avenue. Is tie down-town district, and aftr striking the clerk down with a piece j of hose and rendering Li:n uuconj seious. escaped with plunder valued i at S3.O0O. The- clerk, Simon Gold, was fatally hurt. The police have obtained no clow to the Uentlry f the robbers. At the hospital Gold stated that Le was preparing to lock up for the night when two men entered and asked ti look at a diamond ring. After purchasing a costly stone the lobberj requested that they le- shown a suit case which was stored in the rear of the store. Struck. Him a Dastard lllow. While in the act of showing th suit case one of the men struck Gold a blow over the head with a loov of hose, rendering him unconscious. The clerk managed to get to the telepln n and notified the owuors of the pawnshop. Upon their arrival at thestoie Gold was iu a critical cond.tlou, aud was removed to a hospital. The thieves got away with $iro in cash, Sl.oOO worth of diamonds, two dozeu gold watches and numerous other valuable articles. ltecalls the Sarah Scbafer Case. Bedford, Ind., July 12. While Mr3. Will Daggy was; walking homeward in the evening tdie was seized by a tall stranger, who threw Lis arm around her waist us she was passing the mouth of nn alley. Her screams attracted a number of girls neatly half a block away, and as they ran to her assistance the stranger tied down the alley and disappeared. The thug's description fits that of the man suspected of tho murder of Sarah Scbafer. Took His Friend lor a Squirrel. Corydon, Ind., July 12. Emmet Reagan and Earl Stromire, while hunting in the woods became separated, and Stromire, mistaking Iloagiu's head for a squirrel as he caught a glimpse of it through the bushes, fired a load of shot. The charge struck Reagan in the back of the head and neck. Reagan is severely wounded, but will recover. Alleged Whitecappers Arrested. Bloom in gt on. Ind., July 12. J. se-h and Andrew Stull, accused of comp lVity in the whltecapping of Van est, of South Bethany, in Bartholomew county, have been placed under arrest by Sheriff Cox, of Columbus. Andrew Stull was found at his home, and Joseph at work in a quarry. Each gave bond ia $.100 for appearance. FAIRBANKS CON DEM.VED Prohibition Executive Committee Is Troubled Over Those Cocktails and Passes Resolution. Indianapolis, Ind., July 10. A resolution condemning Vice President Fairbanks for serving cocktails and wine at his table was adopted at a meeting of the state executive committee of the Prohibition party here. It was presented by Rev. C. M. Kroft, of the Indiana conference, before which Fairbanks, it is said, will be a candidate for election as a delegato to the quadrennial conference of tha Methodist church at Baltimore next spring. Kroft said: "I do not believe that the conference of my church will elect as delegat; a man who has violated the rules of his church by serving liquors in Irs home, even though that man should occupy the high office of vice president." It is said that several Methodist churches are arranging to send delegates to the Indiana conference at Columbus next September with instructions to oppose the selection of Fairbanks as one of the lay delegates to the quadrennial conference. Victim of a Freak. Cyclone. Vincennes, Ind., July 12. Thomat Judson, engineer; Newton Chambers, fireman, and Louis Freeman, a cashier, were buried under the walls of the boiler bouse of the Freeman Coal mine at Bicknell, Knox county, which was wrecked by a freak cyclone. Judson was fatally injure!, his s.kuJl being crushed. The powder house at the mino.s and the blacksmith shop were demolished. Mrs. J. M. Bicknell and three children were rendered- unconscious when the roof fell in. WAS A TEREIELE BLAZE String of Oil Tanks in Flames and Citizecs Fight to Save th Town. Bridgeport, El., July 12. Af'er working all day damming the streets, in which ran rivers of blazing oil from the exploding tanks of an oil refinery west of the village, the citJzena of Bridgeport managed to save their homes. Dikes were made to cut off the flames from the residences, and the damage was confined to the refinery and its vicinity. The loss will total $150,000. No lives were lost Two large oil tanks, (a h containing 37.0fiO barrels of oil. were struck by lightning and ignited at the refinery. An Instant later the they exploded, sending streams cf fiamlng oil fully 500 feet into the air. This til Ignited other tanks, fifteen smaller ones, each with a capacity of 2C0 barrels, exploding fcoon after the larger ones. A small park between the refinery and the town eavel the village. The blazing oil ran through the streets and bucket brigades wera us-