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The Lamar register., 1903-07-01
vEsUViUS WAS UGLY.
APPEARANCE OF THE ERUPTION

Columns of Smoke and Steam-Es-
pIosions aounded Like Musketry
Fre-spouts Of Lava Were Terri
BILE But Beautiful.
Fortunately for Naples and the sur
rounding country. the recent violent
spasms of Mount Vesuvius fell sSprt ct
expectations and the threatened erup-
tion resulted only in the distribution
for n short distance of light showers
of ashes and the dissemination OF con-
siderable sulphurous smoke. A letter
writer who visited the scene pictures II
yividly. He had climbed to what Is
known as the smoke platform. be
yond which his guides would not ven
ture.
I'VE were here surrounded he says,
.'by ipnumerable columns of dense
smoke and steam, which shot up from
cracks in the earth and rose in long
spirals to lose themselves in the clouds
above.
.The explosions from the volcano be-
came more rapid. following each other.
indeed, SO rapidly as to resemble con-
tinual musketry fire. From the crater
above us a perfect mountain OF smoke
arose from time to time. spreading it
self out like a pine tree and falling
back fanwise toward Pompeii. With
this there came a dense shower of fire
balls. stones and scoria, shot up
straight into the air and then rolling
down the mountain sides in thousands
of flaming fragments. At ten minutes
to an unusually loud rumbling an
nounced new outburst.
IAN enormous pine tree of smoke
was sent 200 feet up into the air and
fol hor
lions of little curls of smoke. One of
my companions told me that the densi-
ty of this explosion could only be ac-
counted for by landslip of small
part of the crater"
The correspondent then describes
how fortnight before his ascent We
suviuc had begun to rumble and threw
out showers of ashes. Four days later
the explosions became like great thun-
derclaps and the ashes changed to in
candescent lava, which was thrown up
to great height and then fell into the
crater, the upper parts of which 1t has
now completely filled.
These spouts of lava were terribly
beautiful to see and the top OF the
mountain looked as IL it were crowned
with long rays of fire. Between the lava
came showers of stone and the rumb-
ling and explosions became SO violent
that it was feared that a new and Sc
rious phase of the eruption was begin
ming. But gradually the noise and the
showers diminished. till they suddenly
increased again with great violence
last week. Tht guides who are accus-
toned to the volcano say that nothing
is to be feared from the present erup-
tion comparable with what happened in
1900. when the roof of one of the cleo
tric railway stations was broken by
large stone from the crater No for
eigners or unauthorized persons, how
ever. are allowed further up than the
lower zone of the volcano.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01
Doctor Gets Free Advertising.

Boston, Mass. June 29.-The lnsti-
tute of Homeopathy last week unani-
mously expelled DIR. William A. Shep-
ard of Colorado Springs for "unprofes-
sional and unethical conduct. Ihe
charges did not suffice for those VINO
knew nothing of the case. and they
insisted on knowing the facts. With
ont comment. there was displayed a
noster taken from street car. 1t was
in black and red type and contained in
the center large portrait of Dr..
Shepard. No further argument was
made.
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Monetary Commission.

Paris. June 27.-Finance Minister
Ruvier to-day announces the names oil
the members of the French commission
appointed to confer with the United
States and Mexican International Ex-
change Commissions. The meeting VIII
beyin tomorrow at the Bank OF
France. The Americans to-day called
on Premier Combes and M. Rouvier.
The latter said he hoped the project
would result in establishing stable
monetary system for China and secur-
ing uniformity in the French and other
siiver-using colonies in the East IN
their exchanges with. gold STANDARD
countries.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

The inability of the secretary OF
state to have the session laws of the
last Legislature printed because the
funds for this purpose are tied up by
the trouble over the appropriation bill,
may cause trouble in the courts of out
side counties within few weeks. Sew
eral bills passed by the last Legislature
become operative next month. but it is
feared that they will remain inoper-
ative II the justices of the peace in the
various counties do not secure copies
of the laws. which at the present time
they can only do by sending to the sec
retary of the state for certified copies.
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Those Russians will not really know
what they are up against until the
Standard oil company begins the usual
exercise of gently boosting the price
Of oil at about the rate of cent n
gallon a month.
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After having been engaged to col
lege professor for week Chicago
girl ran away with brakeman. Chi
cago's professors are themselves In
finitely more surprising than this bit
of news,
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Hens Competing tor Aonors.

Twenty-one of the best hens in this
country have sailed from San Fran
cisco to engage in an egg-laying con-
test with Australian hens, which will
continue for one year. Their expenses
were paid by the Australian govern.
ment, which will buy the six best at
$25 apiece. The others will be sold
there at public auction.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

The minister who wants women to
solve the servant girl problem by
doing the housework themselves must
. be one of those unfortunate people
whip never have had chance to know
maiIly women well.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

. The Times, the News and the Bee of
Toledo have been consolidated. The
new managers now have an excellent
opportunity not to call the new paper
the Times-News-Bee.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

A peculiar merit of the proposed
Swedish system of fat taxation is that
1t would be impossible for the tax
>iayer to hide his taxable embonpoint
from the assessors.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

The price of ice has again advanced
in New York. This is doubtless due to
the same immutable natural law that
raised the price OF coal throughout the
country
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

Reading of the celebration of all the
birthday anniversaries of good people
should remind you to celebrate your
wife's birthday the next time 1t comes
around.
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is to have a new military

Denver is to have new military
company, and a strong effort is being
made to have it the banner organiza-
tion of its kind in the state. BY spe-
cial orders No. 116. issued by Ad1utah.
General Bell. Major A. H. Wiiliams' as
sistant adiutant general, First brigade,
viii muster in the company Monday
evening. July 9Th.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

IA German professor has discovered
an, infallible cure for insomnia. 1t is
to fbe hoped that the cure will make 1t
unnecessary in the future for certain
pebple to go to church for the purpose
of Aetting little sleep.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

Rumor has 1t that Mrs. Potter Pal
mer is casting about for No. 2 and
that the Prince of Monaco is looking
for No. 3. Both would do well to have
a care for No. !.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

Perhaps in expelling the London
Times correspondent Russia just want
ed TO show the world that it was still
a lap ahead OF Pennsylvania.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

1t may be that the French do not in
tend to settle in Morocco. but they
are giving a correct imitation Of ma
tion with such intentions.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

An anonymous benefactor has sent
the Cooper union $25o,00o. Uncle
Russell Sage heads :he list OF sus'
poets.
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''Instead of drawing and quartering
the 9artoonist.' says Senator Depew,
Il would take him out to dinner" And
infiJct bunch of jokes on the unfor-
tuHate wretch afterward presumably.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

II you don't believe that time is
money, take glance at the bill of
the dressmaker who has been holding
your wifes new gown back for three
weeks
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

Also. little common sense judi
ciously applied would often prove a
valuable prophylactic against the di.
v0rce fever.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

Somewhere behind a cloud of dust
Rudyard Kipling is laundering down
the international highway with a poem
that will contain ryhme for Kishi-
ner.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

Concerning the alleged spelling re
form 1t is hard to say which is the
more exasperating-''thru or "thro.'
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

II Violinist Kocian has tears to shed
over a mere fiddle, what would he do
II he had to start up a furnace along
about the first of June?
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

In the light of recent events. the
automobile would confer a favor b,
committing race suicide.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

AS a rule the young man OF whom it
&c said that "a college education un-
fitted him for business" would never
have been fit for 1t anyway.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

Hetty Green has a $12,500 automo-
bile. The probabilities are. however,
that 1t won't be worth thirty cents
when the tax assessor comes around.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

The Old Order of German Baptists
has placed ban on the telephone be-
cause it gives offense. Some member
of the order must have overheard a
busy man trying to get central.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

Spain still controls the Cuban shoe
market, though she no longer has any
footing in the island.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

When Mark Twain declared there
were but seven fundamental Jokes, he
omitted to name the other six.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

The report that William Waldorf
Astor recently received sunstroke
IS denied. Mr.. Astor hasn't even re-
ceiyed an earldom or a dukedom.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

The man who knows when he is
well off ought to know enough also
TO keep still about 1t.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

Every baby is thersweetest baby in
the world. You were once considered
thu sweetest thing in the world,
although you may not look 1t now.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

Since Sir Thomas has SO much to
say. about lifting the cup. why don't
he call his yacht the Derrick?
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

We don't know whether 1t is true
that strawberries are a cure for rheu-
matism or not. We eat them as a
preventive.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

"Marconigraph" is frightfully
clumsy word to indicate so speedy a
process.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

The Bashi.Bazouks continue to live
mp to the horrible name they bear.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

The girl with the shovel hat appears
to be scooping all before her.
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Pardon by Governor Peabody.

Although the board of pardons on
March 3rd refused the petition OF Emil
Baeder, serving a sentence In the penl-
tentiary of twenty-five years for the
killing of A. II. Austin. for pardon or
Communication of sentence. Governor
Peabody exercised his pardoning pow
ers in the case on May 9th, and cum
muted Baeder's sentence to ten years.
AS he was sentenced on February 20.
1897, the time allowed for good conduct
made him a free man. ELlal
In December. 1896, Baeder shot and
killed Prof. A. II. Austin, graduate OF
the University Of Oxford, and man
well known in educational circles OF
the state, on the street at Central City
for an alleged insult which Baeder
claimed Austin had inflicted on bis
wife. According to the story told at
the time, Mr.. and Mrs. Baeder were
living in the house next to the one
occupied by Professor Austin.
Mrs. Baeder strung clothes line
in front of Austin's window and hung
some clothes on it. Austin asked Mrs.
Baeder to take 1t down, and when she
refused. he cut 1t down. at the same
time telling her she was no lady. Mrs
Baeder told her husband this, and he
demanded an apology. A war of words
followed and Austin struck Baeder on
the nose, breaking It,. as was after
wards learned. Then Baeder drew a
revolver and shot Austin through the
brain, killing him instantly.
Baeder was found guilty of murder
In the second degree and sentenced to
twenty-five years Imprisonment by
Judge La France.
Baeder's petition for executive Glenn
ency bore the signatures of nine of the
Jurors who had convicted him. 1t was
also stated that Baeder was IN the din
ing room of the penitentiary on the
night that Night Captain Rooney was
killed. and rendered service by giving
the alarm at the risk of his own life.
In his own statement Baeder said that
at the time he killed Austin he was
under the influence of morphine and
was scarcely responsible. He is bar
tender, and his wife and family are
now in this city.
Governor Peabody felt that in view
of the circumstances Baeder had been
punished sufficiently and accordingly
commuted his sentence last month.
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See here. young man." said the min
lister. you never paid me that fee for
marrying you You're mighty lucky
haven't sued you for damages!"
The Lamar register., 1903-07-01

The state auditor recently issued
certificate of Indebtedness for 81 100 due
to grovery firms for groceries furnished
the state troops during the late trou-
bles at Colorado City He will issue
a number of others. amounting to
about $4,000. as soon as he receives
the vouchers. These certificates draw
interest at four per cent. year. and
cannot be paid until the Legislature
meets two years hence, when appro-
priations may be made.
State Game Warden Woodland has re-
received word that Special Game War
den W. f. Givens has secured the con-
viction at Florence of two men for
shooting doves out of season. Each
was fined $25 and costs. Deputy Civ
ems is the first special officer of the
game warden's office. out of 100, who
has ever secured conviction. The
open season for doves is the month OF
August and Mr. Woodard has received
word at various times that the law in
regard to doves has been violated, The
conviction of the two men at Florence,
he thinks. will have the proper effect
on others who are inclined to break the
law.
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First Come, First Served.

We would rather sell our fine San
Luis valley lands to Colorado farmers.
Best water rights, fertile soil, low
prices, easy terms. If easterners come
first-and they're coming fast-we will
sell to them. of course. Send for our
new booklet and see what you're miss
ing. The Colorado Bureau of Immigra-
ton. GIG Majestic Bldg. Denver, Colo
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-12
MARRIED in QUICK time
COUPLE HAD ONLY KNOWN EACH
OTHER TwENTY-FOUR HOURS.
Jacob 8. Rosenthal, q Travelling Man,
and Dorothy e. Hume Welded at
o'clock in the Morning.

Introduced one night. Jacob s. Rosenthal.
of Cincinnati, and Miss Dorothy E. Hume.
of this CITY, were married the next 1t was
a case OF love at first sight and marriage
at the first opportunity. and withal a record
breaker in matrimonial annals. Miss Hume,
until her marriage Friday night, was tele-
phone girl of the Central Union office.
Mr.. Rosenthal is a travelling salesman for
Henry Thayer & Co., chemists, Of Boston,
Mass. He met Miss Hume Thursday night
and succumbed Immediately to her charms
and fascnations. His love was reciprocal
ed, and at 1890 o'clock yesterday morning,
after spending the evening at Fair Bank,
the couple drove to the home of Deputy
County Clerk Ed Sourbier, at 160 Geisen-
dorff street. with matrimonial intentions
fully outlined. After a deal of shouting
and pounding, Mr.. Sourbier was aroused
and accompanied the couple to the court
house, where the marriage license was is
sued. Miss Oma Brandon, a friend of the
sary witness. Justice Harvey b. Stout was
then awakened at his home on North Penn
sylvania street and at o'clock married
the couple. They are both happy and con-
tent with the choice they have made. Miss
Hume'S home is at 303 North New Jersey
street. Both of her parents are dead. Mr..
and Mrs. Rosenthal were at the Hotel Eng
ping. They left last night for Detroit,
Mich, but their home will probably be in
Boston, where Mr.. Rosenthal is located a
greater part of his time.
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amusement. The prize was won by Robert
Johnson and Tinny Smith, also of Indian
apols.
The fireworks made a grand display, as
seen over the water late in the evening.
The first of the annual series of races
given by the Wawasee Yacht Club was also
held on the Fourth. The course was twice
around a seven-rlile triangle and the race
resulted in a victory for j. Is. Lilly's Mo-
noquet. A heavy west wind was blowing
and all of the yachts appeared at the line
close-reefed. and all carried storm Jlbs.
They got off we'll together, Monoquet be-
ing first across with Warrick a few seconds
behind. At the first stake Monoquet had a
slight lead on Durand's Swanhilda, with
Warrick third and Anita fourth A small
gale was blowing and Swanhilda had her
spinnaker carried away on the home
stretch. This put her practically out of the
race and Monoquet the other scratch boat,
sailed in winner. Warrick, with a time al
lowance of five minutes. was second, and
Anita third.
The race was witnessed by very large
crowd. At the ball in the evening the Inn
trophy was presented to the winner of the
afternoons race. Many well-known yachts
men and society people from Chicago at
tended.
Last Tuesday night Mr.. and Mrs. Gillespie
furnished music for a hop at the Lakeview
Hotel.
The houseboat belonging to Mr.. Wilkinson
and William Fortune, of indianapolis, was
anchored on the south side of the lake Tues
day, and is now occupied by their respective
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-12
WAWASEE LAKE.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WAWASEE, Ind, July 1.-THE season for
beautiful Wawasee lake" is now in full
swing. The Inn here is filling with guests
and the other hotels around the lake have
many visitors, while the numerous cot
tages are mostly occupied There is boat
improving, yachting, steamboat and
launch riding-for those who like to idle ON
the water; there is dancing, singing and
frolic<ing for the merry-hearted; there is
fishing and frogging-bass, pike, perch, red
eyes, bluegills, sunfish and loud-mouthed
batrachia-for the truthful angler; there is
moonlight riding uphill and downhill and
along level roads for those who can secure
buckboards, carriages and auto cars; there
is berrying for the lassies and swains who
wish to stain their hands and who are not
afraid of an occasional harmless black
snake and there is swimming to cool of
and cleanse when weary of golf, tennis,
baseball and other athletic amusements.
The social season really began on the
Fourth of July with the ball at the Inn.
1t was great success. The costumes were
handsome and elaborate. An Indianapolis
orchestra furnished the music. A cakewalk
by three colored couples furnished much
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Indiana Sumner Resorts


families. The boat looks like floating ho-
tel.
Eli Lilly's family is now installed for the
summer In their fine cottage. Many new
cottages have been erected around the lake.
most OF them belonging to Indiana and Chi
cago people.
The fishing still continues good, the last
by the ten-year-old son of Mr. whitmer. OF
Goshen. Mr.. Zook. of Pickwiek Park, also
came In with pike twentyfour inches
as men In making good catches this week.
One party came in yesterday afternoon
with nearly forty bass, perch and redeyes.
While the fishing is good the mosquitoes
are keeping people from losing all their en-
ergy by entertaining them in the usual
manner.
Mr.. Eastep gave the first of his semi
view Hotel.
Mr.. Sudlow entertained a number of men
of the Interstate Life Assurance Company
the steamers Monday morning, making
trip around the lake. The rest Of the time
was spent at Mr.. Sudlows summer home,
just east of Vawter Park
Miss Bess Coppes, of Nappanee Ind, en-
tertaincd all the little girls of Pickwick
Park Thursday afternoon with picnic.
They were taken across the lake TO Butter
milk Point in Mr.. Coppe's launch Bessie
in the early afternoon and were brought
back in the evening a tired, but happy,
little crowd. Mrs. l. Jacobs chaperoned
the party.
DIR. Woods and friends, who have been
camping on Morrison island for the last
month, returned home the first of the week.
A party of young people from Indianap-
oils are enjoying themselves at cottage
east of Vawter Park.
All of the cottagers at Pickwick Park
gave a picnic Friday afternoon on the
Point at the Abbott cottage.
Mr.. O'Nei of Chicago, unloaded a launch
this week, which will be one of the most
beautiful on the lake when it is ready for
use. Mr.. Ham, of Indianapolis. also ex-
poets to put new launch on the lake in
about ten days.
Miss La Point. of Pickwick Park, enter
tanned about sixteen of her girl friends,
members of the Shakespeare Club, last
Wednesday afternoon
The hotel at Mineral Springs was opened
this week with good number of guests.
Among the Indianapolis people registered
at the Inn j. K. Lilly and family and
guest, Miss Ridgely, of Washington; II. d.
Haring T. E. Reagan. Mrs. Russell Seeds
and daughter, Writ Hawkins, Mrs. +.
Featherston and daughter and George Bauer
Featherston and daughter. George Bauer.
wife and two daughters, Edward Messick,
S. Featherstone and daughter, III. A. Kipp,
Guy West, H. E. Hassell. Otto c. Ham,
z. ]. Richmeyer, Will De Bolt, L. A. Fray,
Mr.. z. G. Buchanan and wife.
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whereas it has been this year only 2.24.
which. it will readily be seen. is a decrease.
of .OS per 1000 in a twelvemonth. Now.tbere
is reason to suppose that Christian Sci
ence has reached its elimination or that the
power OF faith has been thoroughly Tested.
On the contrary, every Christian Scientist
will avow that the healing effiuence Of bis
church has only begun. Suppose, then, the
decrease in mortality does no more than
continue at the present rate, which is
small claim. In other words, divide 2.A by
.0s. and what is the result? Just this: In
twenty y-eight years Christian Scientists Will
have attained the goal of deathlessness.
There is doubt of it; the figures lie before
US. The conjectures which arise in our mind
at this thought are as bewildering as they
are awful Will the faithful grow in beauty
and grace. I'm youthfulness, so to speak, as
they grow old: or will they pass into a state
like the famous Struldbrugs in the land OF
Luggnagg The ungodly might hint that the
auri sacra flames notable In the practi-
TONERS of the drugless art of healing would
ally them to the immortals whose greed
Swift has so vividly described Others,
again. will quote the couplee of Don Juan
which begins With that good old-gentle-
manly vice" md ends with the proper
rhyme savarice." But such conjectures are.
perhaps, premature. We shall see, N due
time the true power Of Eddyfication.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-12
ANINJUNCTIONIS REFUSED
MACHINISTS WIN IN SUIT OF MOTOR
VEHICLE COMPANY.
There Is a Strike at the Plant at
This Time-Other News of the
Local Courts.

In the Superior Court, yesterday, Judge
Carter refused to grant a temporary in
junction in the case of the National Motor
Vehicle Company against the White River
Lodge No. 161, of the International Asso-
citation Of Machinists. The decision is con-
sidered a great victory by the local labor
learers. The motor company, whose men
are on strike, asked that the union men
be prevented from entering the company s
premises and from interfering with any of
Its employees. 1t also asked that the ma
chinists be restrained from picketing the
grounds or in any manner directly or indi-
rectly attempting to get the nonunion men
to join their ranks.
In giving his decision, Judge Carter held
that the trouble at the plant was of mild
nature. He compared 1t with the Indian
apolis Drop Force Company, in which ne
granted an injunction last December, and
said there was but little similarity in the
two cases. In view of the courts recent
decision in the contempt proceedings
which three machinists were fined. it is un-
derstood the strikers hardly expected a de-
cision in their favor yesterday They hoped
to be allowed to maintain a picket, but ex-
pected little more than that. The court
gave warning, however that he still has
jurisdiction in the matter and if order is
not maintained by the strikers, he will take
the matter up again.
The case will not come up for a hearing
on the permanent injunction until the court
convenes next September.