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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-23

A list of transfers of real estate fur
nished daily by the Lake County Title
& Guaranty company, abstracters,
Crown Point, Ind.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
DEATH COMES TO GEN. CHl[DS
FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL
succuMBs TO ATTACK or
APPENDICITIS.

st. Paul, Sept. 1.-The death OF
Henry w. Childs, prominent in the
public affairs of this state for guar.
ter of century, occurred at noon yes.
terday at DR.. Cobbs hospital, where
he had been taken that in case he
might rally and an operation be per.
formed. Appendicitis was the cause
of his death
Mr.. Childs was taken suddenly i'll
while enjoying vacation at Osakis
e week ago. His illness became acute
and with the hopes that his health
would improve sufficiently to permit
of an operation, he was brought to the
city.
Mr.. Childs seemed to realize Wed.
nesday evening that the end was near
and he bid farewell to several life.
long friends who were present, saying
that he would never be able to attend
to his duties again. His physicians
held out hope that his life might be
spared as late as Wednesday evening,
when a slight rally occurred. But an
operation was out of the question,
and from then on his strength ebbed
slowly away until IL o'clock yester.
day, when the end came quietly in the
presence of Mrs. Childs and his son,
James A. Childs.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06

ferred briefly to the recent insurance
invests alton and said snilingly. that
he believed the disclosures made
would result in difficulty in. securing
large campaign contributions in the
future.
Silver Question Settled.
OF she financial question Mr.. Bryan
said the unexpected and unprecedent-
ed discovery of gold had brought vic
tory both &c the advocates of the gold
standard and the advocates of bimetal-
+ lism.
Mr.. Bryan concluded his address at
1910 o'clock and then the audience
cheered wildly for a minute. Then
many hundreds rushed toward the
platform to shake hands with the
speaker Mr.. Bryan was trifle hoarse
when he ended, showing, as he said.
that he had not made a speech in n
long time in such vast auditorium
or one that had cost him so much
physical effort.
Demonstration for Hearst.
Mr.. Hearst came in for a large
share OF the demonstration following
the adjournment of the meeting. Many
persons surrounded his box. He bow
ed acknowledgment and finally made
his way out through great crowd.
At 1890 the vast garden was prac.
tically empty, and few minutes later
the lights We're out.
Mr. Bryan was then driven with
Mrs. Bryan directly to his hotel, where
he was greeted by w. R. Hearst.
The party went to the reception room,
where they talked for some minutes.
Shortly before II o'clock Mr.. Bryan.
much fatigued, retired to his apart
ments.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
= = "a Z -
f|[RC[ST FIGHT
OF CUBAN REVOLT
THREE HOURS CONFLICT, IN
WHICH MANY ARE KILLED
AND INJURED.
MANY REBELS lay DOWN ARMS
SEVERAL, TOWNS IN SANTA
CLARA FLuNDEREp BY IN.
suRGENTs.

l1oSauu, SCPIs L. lIC laltlC VI
chine guns became familiar sound
yesterday ON the sea front of Havana.
where Maj. Clews' corps We're trying
their weapons and drilling for their
new duties. Part of the corps is going
to the front to-day, but it's destination
has not been divulged.
The only fight of consequence re-
ported yesterday was a three-hour
conflict between $50 rural guards and
volunteers and an insurgent band es.
timated to number soc near. Campo
Florido, twenty miles east of Havana
Many Were Killed.
An American who witnessed the
fighting says the firing was continu-
Gus. After two hours of this fighting
the combatants came closed together,
and finally the rural guards and volun-
teers made a fine charge up hill.
routing the insurgents, who scattered
and disappeared. AT least twelve in
surgents were killed and many more
were wounded.
An official report Of the fight says
that the combined forces of Capt. Col
lazo's rural guards and Gen. Alfredo
Rego's volunteers, totaling $50, at
tackled 400 rebels, fought two hours
and charged and completely dispersed
the enemy. who left fifteen dead and
three prisoners. Capt, Collazo was
wounded
Forty Rebels Fall.
One OF the prisoners says that
probably forty revolutiontsts were
killed and that many were terribly
slashed with machetes in the charge
OF the rural guards. The clothing OF
many, both pursued and pursuers. was
torn in rushing through the under
brush. 1t is evident that this was
the fiercest and bloodiest fight since
the insurrection began.
Gen. Avalos and Pine Guerra are
close to each other in the vicinity Of
Guanes, whittier Ayalos. with 1000
cavalry, mounted infantry, rural
guards and recruits. marched yester-
day from the little. village of Sabalo.
Big Battle Soon
The opposing forces are so close
that battle is expected shortly.
Reports of surrenders in compliance
with the governments offer of amnes.
ty were more numerous last night.
The insurgent chief, Tata Sanchez. is
the most prominent of those who sur
rendered yesterday. He returned to
his home at Salud with a few OF his
followers.
On the other hand, the insurrectfon
is receiving some recruits. Col Car
los Duaz, rom'nent resident of San
Antonio de los Banos, has joined, fol-
lowed by some of his friends. forming
the nucleus of new band.
Situation Threatening.
The situation in the vicinity of CT
enfuegos is threatening. 1t is report
ed that 5000 insurgents are out in
that vicinity
Several towns in the province of
Santa Clara have been entered by in
surgent bands. who have robbed the
inhabitants
Several detachments Of government
!. troops, one Of them 200 strong, have
begun a concerted movement in the
southern part of Havana province try
ing to bag Asbert's and other bands.
The commanders of these detach-
ments are all officers of the rural
guards and some of them are veterans
of previous wars.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
IMP RTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND an FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Foreign.
sss'

The. strike Of the workmen In Bill
/ bao, Spain, Is ended. The miners in
the outlying district are still out, but
quiet has Eeen restored
Princess Pauline, last descendant OF
4 the former reigning house at Lippe.
died at Detmold. The princess was
the youngest Of nine children Of Leo
pold II. Of Lippe.
King Alfonso has formally signified
his approval OF the attitude of the
ministry on the religious question.
The minister of justice is now consid-
ering the abolition Of religious oaths
before the courts,
"a royal Spanish decree restores the
civil marriage formalities and sup
presses the obligation O nthe part of
parties desiring to get married to de-
clare their religion. This is directly
opposed to the papal nuncio's claim,
and, 1t is expected, will arouse POI
litical struggle when parliament re-
assemblies.
Ewald Conrad, alias Baron Santos
Won DobesowsM Donnersmarck, who
was alleged to have deserted his
American wife at Paris, taking with
him $4,000 worth Of jewels and some
money belonging TO her, and who was
arrested at Hamburg on the charge
of robbery, has been discharged, the
court holding that he was not culpable
under German laws.
A judicial inquiry into the charge
4 against the well known Russian diplo-
mat. Alexander Greger, accused OF
appropriating diamond ring valued
ct $4,000 belonging to Countess Ro-
dellec de Porzics, In the course OF a
visit to Kerstears castle, Brittany has
been opened at Brest, France. M.
Greger denies the charge. M. Greger
4 is an American, and the countess Is
said TO have been born In the United
Sc tes
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
BLAINE III. GETS Sc A WEEK.
Grandson of Dead Statesman Hopes
for Raise Later On.


New York, Sept. 1.-James G
Blaine Ill, grandson of the dead states.
man, has just made his metropolitai,
debut as financier. For the last
month he has been employed as clerk
of the Night and Day bank on Fifth
avenue. Report has it his salary is
Sc week. He is not in love with his
job.
An official in charge of the BANK
said: 1T is true young Blaine's sal
airy here is-er-er-well something
like the figures you n .ntion. But the
arrangement is only temporary As
soon as he has mastered the rudi
ments of the business his uncle plans
to launch him in Wall street.
James G. Blaine Ills mother, wife
OF Dr. William T. Bull, is on her way
from Europe to the family summer
home at Newport.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
Famine Is Spreading.

st. Petersburg, Sept. BY the end
of September the famine Will have
spread to- the provinces Of Kazan,
Simbirsk, salll,aras and 3saratov. The
zemstvo treasures are exhausted and
the whole cost Of feeding the people
devolyes upon the central government.
The grain required in the provinces
named for food and sowing will cost
approximately $21, 800 200.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
TRAIN is DyNAMlTED.
Engineer and Fireman Are Hurt by
Wreckinq Enqine.-

Ashland, Wis, Sept. 1.-The Wis
consin Central ore train was wrecked
yesterday near Iron Belt by an explo
sion of dynamite.
The dynamite was placed on the
track, supposedly with malicious in
tent, by unknown persons The en-.
CINE cab was entirely demolished and
the track torn up.
Fireman Walsh was badly cut and
bruised. Engineer Nelson escaped
with slighter injuries.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
TWENTY IN BURNING HOTEL.

Blaze Of unknoWn Origin Threatens
Little F alts 4ouse.
Little Falls, MINI. Sept Fire
broke out in the Little Falls house
at 1886 m. Thursday and destroyed
! the roof Of the building, also damaging
the second floor About twenty people
were in the building at the time. All
escaped. The cause of the fire is un.
known. The fire was checked before
much damage was done. q
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
Got No Chickens, but Paid Fine.

-. ~ s.0s TO O4IsClSsHS' uuI aIu 8Ffhe. 81!
Fergus Falls, MINI, Sept. ]. Dep
uty Game Warden Jones oyerhauled
Sam Tollefson bunting prairie chick
ems In the prairie country south OF
here the first Of the week and notified
him to come into court and settle. He
did SO, and was fined $40 and costs.
He had not vet secured any chickens
at the time he was captured, but hia
intentions were good.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06

While trying to escape arrest at
Pittshurg Herbert Gowland, ma
machinist, was killed by Policeman
Bowels. Officer gowles was arrested.
He has been on the force less than a
week.
Roy Bowers OF Covert, Mich, ghot
himself because his wife found their
home in Colvert too slow and had
gone to South Haven to have good
time. He lies in a hospital at the
point of death.
P. B. Mclean, an Anaconda saloon
man, aged sixty.six, ended protract-
ed spree by drowning himself in Gre
goson spring. a reasort near Anacon
da, Mont. He went int othe plunge
unaccompanied and was overcome.
George NJ. Harvey, a we'll known
planter of the Bluffton section of
South Carolina, was murdered Will
lam Bennett, a negro, is in jail,
charged with the crime. He denies
that he is guilty.
H. Claman, of the firm Of Fl. Claman
e Co, New York coffee merchants,
was arrested at Harrisburg, Pa,
charged by the Importers Tea and
Coffee company that city with con-
spirscy to defraud. The Harrisburg
firm bought 15.000pounds of coffee at
IL cents a pound, and afterwards, it
is alleged, found 1t to be worth only
II cents.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
"DoPED" THROUGH kEYHoLE.
Family succunbs to chloroform Bur.
glars Pump In.

Fort Dodge, Iowa, Sept. by
pumping chloroform through the key.
hole of the front door with rubber
pump burglars placed all seven of the
members of the household of R. G.
Palmer under the influence of the
drug. They then entered and ran
sacked the house. securing 500 in
cash and jewelry and silverware to the
amount of $500. None of the persons
in the house knew what had happened
until one Ct them revived, toward
morning, and found the others in a
stupor. All will recover.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
TO NAB FILING PERJuRERs.

Sensational Arrests Are to Be Made.
1t Is Rumored.
Fargo, N. D., Sept. ARMED with
q bench warrant, Deputy United
States Marshal Stout left last night
for the northern part of the state,
where it is said number of sensa.
tional arrests are to be made. It is
reported thatsthe warrants are for the
arrests OF prominent people on the
charge Of perjury in connection with
land Office filings.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
Sawn1iIlls Burned.

Durand, Wis, Sept ! The sawmill
property belonging to Mike Dreler OF
this city, valued at about 81, 900. To-
Gated on the west side Of the Chippe
wa river. was burned to the ground:
also about Il, 900 feet of logs and over
fifty cords OF wood. No insurance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
SAY WOMAN SHOT MAN.
Wife Is Alleged to Have Wounded
Husbands Assailant.

Algona, Iowa, Sept. i. Boyd Deick-
man has been shot and seriously
wounded. it is alleged, by. Mrs. Lizzie
Wolfe. Deickman came to the aid Of
his father. who was engaged in an al
tercation with Mrs. Wolfe's husband,
and when the woman saw that young
DeicAman was too much for her hus-
band, it is charged. she pulled re-
yolver and shot him.
The woman was arrested on the
charge of assault 81
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
POLICY GOOD BY IS MINUTES.
Former United States Marshal Dies as
insurance ls About IN ansA

Former United States Marshal Dies as
insurance Is About to Lapse.
Kansas City, Sept. 1-Dr Shaw F..
Neeley, former United States marshal
of Kansas and several times. mayor
of Leavenworth, died fifteen minutes
before a policy of $45,o0O on his life
would have expired. The filing of his
will in st. Louis yesterday developed
that fact. DR.. Neeley had a policy for
$4,000 in a life insurance company OF
New York He had allowed payments
to become overdue and had taken adj
vantage of the thirty days grace al
lowed by the policy. He died at 11:45
o'clock at night. Had he lived until
midnight the thirty days would have
expired.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
$4,000 FIRE I'M ST. PAUL.
stronae-Warner Millinery Company ls
+ Burned Out.

st. Paul, Sept 1.-Two floors OF
the Stronge-Warner Millinery com.
pany store, Seventh and Minnesota
streets, were burned at $3.50 yesterday
morning, causing loss estimated at
Sic. 000.l
The cause Of the fire is not known.
It is thought that the blaze started in
q room used by the janitor of the
gStros Warner company. "A blaze
was seen on the first foor32by the DO
Hceman on the beat, who called out
the fire department.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
GIRL FALLS ON FORK.
Slides Off Stack and Encounters the
Tines

Yankton, S. D., Sept 1.-While at
work in harvest field near Scotland
Anna Balzar. the seventeen-year-old
daughter of farmer, met with an
accident which probably will cost her
life. She had been helping to stack
grain, and in sliding down from the
top of the stack fell upon a pitchfork
the tines of which penetrated her
body and inflicted serious internal in.
juries. The girl is still alive, but there
is said to be small chance for her re-
covery.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
LABELS MUST BE SPECIFIC.
Secretary Wilson Delivers ultimatum
to Packers.

81 :
Washington, Sept. Nothing
short of the placing upon meat prod
ucts of labels which will not deceive
the public, was the ultimatum of Sec
rotary Wilson, delivered to forty rep
resentatives of various packing houses
who met here yesterday. Hereafter,
If the packers want their goods ac-
copied for interstate shipment, they
must bear labels more specific than
those used in the past. It will not do,
for instance, to state merely that a
package contains sausage. The label
must definitely describe the article
and plainly show that the sausage is
made entirely Of pork. or pork and
beef combined, or of other ingredi-
ents.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
BURGLARS 3 AND S YEARS OLD.
Surgeons Would Operated on Them
to Cure Morals,

to Cure Morals.
Battle Creek, Mich, Sept. Lee
Yates "a burglar. fell asleep in the po.
lice station while his case was being
investigated Lee is three years old,
but. aided by his tive-year-old brother
Patsy. he entered Henry Marshalls
home through hole in screen and
pillaged one room, securing five rings
and gold watch. The police arrested
them and both confessed Where the
plumber is the police cannot learn.
Doctors wish to make skull operations
on the boys if the father, Joe Yates, a
machinist. will permit
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
Chicken safe: Woman, (, s !;

Broadhead, Wis. Sept. While /
attempting to- shoot q chicken Elmer
Il Zimmerman accidentally shot his sis.
te E! I; Mrs. Cline Zimmerman.
The woman probably will not recover.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
I. GOO Increase ii, Amy.

Washington. Sept. The enlisted
strength Of the army is slightly IN
creased BY about 2 900 Ia 4 general Or.
issued At the war department yes
terdayss sasss9
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
IpErenter,s wife pIee,

London, Sept Lady Charlotte.
Camp ELI Bannsrman, wife Of Sir Hen.
w the English premier. died yester-
day. n:
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-06
people Talked About.

William Edgar Marshall, an artist,
died at New York In his Broadway
1 studio OF pneumonia. Mr.. Marshall
was seyenty-one years old.
Admiral G. y. Train, who died in
China on Aug. 4 while In command OF
the Aslatic station, was laid at rest
& N the naval cemetery at Annapolis
last week, N
sg DR. Harold Seidlin Of Copenhagen,
aged thirty, Is dead Of yellow fever at
Merida, Yucatan, where he went six
y weeks ago to accept q professorship
In the medical university.
Prof James Bryce, secretary for
& ireland, has arranged to make tour
of County Donegal beginning In Sep.
tember, to inquire into the congested
4 districts, potato famine, fisheries and
\ othsr problems. ,sss
N s. Wells, one Of the first civil en-,
gineers employed BY the Burlington
railway and q friend Of Abraham Lin
colin when both lived III Springfield,
II Ill.. Is dead at his home IN Atchison,
Kan, aged seventy -three years.
Baron Won NOrdenfycht the consul.
general Of Germany at New Orleans,
Z has been directed to proceed to Ha.
& vana, to- protect German interests In
Cuba during the absence OF the minis
ter residens who iss on leave OF alb
{ sence. 81 II
An Invitation has been extended to-
Vice President Fairbanks and Gov
Cummins Of Iowa to make speeches at
Fstrfnount Park, Kansas City, Kan.
on Sept s ct y field day being ar
ranged by the Missouri Republican
club. $s
David +. Francis. president of the
4 Lsosiisiana Purchase exposition. and
Nelson 4, shaugh nessy. third secreta-
/ tary q the American embassy at Ber-
I'M, were among the guests enter.
tanned by King Edward 81 the Kur-
haus, Marienbad
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
Personal Mention

H. B. Tate of London, Eng, who is
touring the world. is at the ST. Francis.
J. A. Daumann of Chicago is at the
ST. Francis.
Percy Grace. a merchant of London,
is at the st. Francis.
Mason S. Chace of Boston is at the
st. Francis.
John r. Ross. from Charlotte. N. c.,
is at the st. Francis.
E. II. Cox. prominent Iumberman
of MADEIRA, is at the ST. Francis.
H. B. Eastman, prominent merchant
of Boise City, Idaho, accompanied by
his wife and his brother. B. NJ East
man, is at the st. Francis.
c. H. Bohan of Chicago is at the st.
Francis
F. H. Prince of Goldfield has come
to the city to spend the holidays with
his mother, the owner of the Dorches-
ter.
Judge M. Birkmaier of New York is
at the Dorchester.
DR.. and Mrs. ARTHUR j. McGinty of
San Jose are ct the Majestic.
J. H. Leggett of oroville is at the
Baltimore.
F. N. Trotter and wife of Calf are at
the Baltimore
S. B. Pike and wife of Portland, Ore,
are at the Bristol
w. H. Gregory and wife of Newark.
N. j., are at the Bristol
Mrs. r. T. Hill, president of the Cali
fornia Federation Of Wonen's Clubs,
from Eldridge. is at the Imperial
A. B. Cass of Honolulu is at the JEFF
ferson.
Mrs. B. Wellington of New York, who
is touring the world. is at the Palace.
George w. Ade of Fresno is at the
Jefferson.
Shiriy c. Ward of Los Angeles is at
the Jefferson.
Samuel G. Murphy. formerly presi-
dent OF the First National Bank of San
francisco. has returned to the city
from an extended tour Of France, Ger
many and Austria.
Former Congressman Theodore A.
terday.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
Gossip Of the Doings
of Railroad Men

p X Gordon, the general agent of
the Washington-S Sunset Route, is at
work to secure a trainload of men
belonging to the various clubs in the
State to attend the Mardi Gras in the
city of New Orleans in February. AS
Gordon belongs to several clubs he
will have little difficulty in getting
the requisite number to secure spe-
cial train. The proposition has been
received with enthusiasm in the Cosmos
Club. and about forty members have
signifed their intention of going. Cor
don was recently in Los Angeles, and
the matter is being talked of at the
than Club. Gordon says he is conf
dent he can get enough clubmen to go,
and he believes that there could be no
better advertisement Of the spirit of
San Francisco than for a number of
our prominent clubmen to attend the
festivities of the Crescent City. He
says there is not the slightest doubt
in his mind that the visitors from Cali
fornia will be received with open arms
by the clubmen of New Orleans and
that they will have better facilities for
enjoying the gayeties of that festal
season than they would have if they
went as individuals.
Horace Davenport, who has many
friends among railroad people, is spend
in the week with his brother, W. H.
Davenport of the Colorado Midland Mr..
Davenport makes his headquarters at
Goldfield and is interested in mines of
Nevada.
Captain Lawrence Dunnigan of the
Santa Fe's ferry-boat San Pablo will
celebrate Christmas Eve more elabo
rately than he has in past years. He
has ordered a gigantic Christmas tree.
which will be lighted with electricity
and be resplendent with ornaments. In
addition to this his pretty little daugh-
ter will be dressed as a Navajo maiden
and will present every passenger on
the boat with cornucopia containing
candy.
T. L. Hibbard, division superintendent
of the Santa F'e, with headquarters in
Los Angeles, is in the city on his regu-
lar inspection trip.