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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-16
GETS ANOTHER WHACK
w. H. Colvin, Head of Chi
cago Stock Exchange
Addresses Club.

Chicago. Nov 1G.-Charging tho ma
tionaI administration with playing the
game Of politics.. w II. Colvtn. presi-
dent Of the Chicago stock exchange,
last evening placed the responsibility
for the present financial troubles upon
the shoulders OF President Roosevelt
Mr.. Colvin's address. which was de
Iivered at the fellowship dinner ef the
Fort Dearborn club. bristled wits sar-
casm. His language RANGED from the
extremes OF ridicule Is yitriolic denim
citation.
He concluded with the comment NO
shadow has fallen across the reputation
of our president for honesty Of mo-
tive. But no Improvement Will lee per
manent under an administration poHcy
the most charitable excuse for which
is ignorance.
All the trouble however, was not
credited TO the presidents policies, All.
Colvin blamed the rich and the near
rich for extravaganza. which. he be-
lieved. played its part in bringing on
the financial troubles.
Extravaganza IA Leading Cause.
"Extravagant living by those who
have made money easily during our
prosperous times" he said and the eff
scale are a leading cause OF our pres
ent financial difficulties. But a plunge
from period OF unequaled prosperity
to a condition of distrust and suspicion
so great that specie payments have
been made practically suspended
throughout the country. must have
some deeper source. With fair crops
bringing good prices, with substantial
orders on the books Of factories unable
to obtain the money to fiji them. one
cannot Judge from financial history or
experience why this disaster was nee
essary.
is there some new. unmeasured
force that has worked this evil? The
strong and proper desire for good
investment as our banks are super
vised has been mis- taken by our poll
ticians, magazines and newspapers for
general antagonism against corpora
tions and wealth. These attacks are
so bitter, unreasonable, and personal
that capital in great quantities has
stopped circulating. Suggestions made
and actions taken have thus far been
wholly destructive. Nothing creative
has come from any of these sources tc
clear the future.
standard OIL Fine.
You are familiar with the fine OF
the Standard oil company. l can say
this with assurance. because it was SC
sensational Few OF YOU probably know
that so small a fraction of the oil
transported by this company IS by raj
the great part passing through its
own pipe lines-that its competitors
would be the greatest beneficiaries
through rebates and that this company
has been for years the strongest op
ponent Of this system.
so copious and drastic has been the
legislation of various states and So
active their legal departments. tina
almost the entire time of the officers
and attorneys Of railroads has beer
devoted to appearing before commit
tees and answering lawsuits
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-16
.Good, Cory Place" Is Wanted.
Ma,ohlnn the "kids.r

A sign displayed in front of a New
York department store is the delight
of mothers and incidentally the limo
walton has increased the rush at the
stores bargain counters. The store
employs a fatherly-looking man to
stand outside and watch the young
hopefuls while the mothers wage bat
tie with each other in front of the
counters. The scheme has proved a
great success.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-16
Army Engineer Retires.

Washington. Nov. 16.-Colonel Gar
rett ]. Lydecker. corps of engineers.
in charge of river and harbor work
In the vicinity Of Detroit, has been
placed on the retired list on account
Of age. with the rank Of brigadier gen
eral, the advanced rank being due to
his service during the civil war.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-16
Wireless Station Burns.

Nantucket Mass. Nov. 16.-The
Marconi wireless station at Siasconset
has been DESTROYED by fire. The loss
viii be felt seriously, as operations
will be Interrupted for several weeks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-16

The skeleton of an Indian was IN
earthed by a workman excavating at
Washington and Laight streets, New
York city The spot whore the skele-
ton was found was the site of an old
Dutch fort.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-16
Good Manners.

Good manners are TO particular so
eieties what good morals are TO soci
ETY. in general-their cement and Sc
curity-Lord Chesterfield (1694-177S).
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-16
Hugs a Central American.
Credited with Much Love.

Carnegie tried to pour oil on the
troubled waters. when the delegate to
whom he was talking putting his arm
over his shoulder. said to him: "Mr.
Carnegie. you have more love here
Ipointing to his heartl than you have
money there [pointing to his pocketI."
A brief address also was made by
Calvo. who said that it would never
be forgotten that Carnegie has always
been one of the greatest advocates of
peace.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-16
He Attends Two Functions and
Carries off the Honors
at Both.
ONE Is A COLLEGE CEREMONY
The Other the Central American
Peace Conference.
Gets More Applause Than Roosevelt
Mt the First, and Hugs the
Chairman mt the
Second.

Washington, Nov. 16. - President
Roosevelt: Hon. James Bryce. British
ambassador, and Andrew Carnegie. de
livered addresses rejecting pronounced
optimism as to the future of the Ne
gro race here The occasion was the
Installation of Rev. Wilbur Patterson
Thirkfeld as president of Howard uni
versity. and the celebration of the for
tieth anniversary of the founding Of
that institution. which is devoted pri-
marily to the higher education of the
Negro.
Carnegie Ahead of Them All.
President Roosevelt admitted the
bardshlps encountered by the Negro in
his efforts towards advancement, but
urged that they be looked upon rather
as a privilege and as stimulating great
effort. for which the reward would be
equally great. Bryce pointed to the
development of the race during the past
forty years as being marvellous com
pared with the development of the An
gle-SaXon race. 1t was for Carnegie
to awaken unreStrained enthusiasm by
his declaration that it was not now the
question what shall we do with the
Negro" but how can we get more OF
them?" Carnegie completed his tri
umph of popularity by showing in con
clusiOn that the race in the United
States had acquired title to estates III
this country during the past forty years
larger than Belgium and Holland com
bined
Gathers Still More HOnors.
But the ironmaster was not content
with carrying off the lions share Of
applause at the installation. He wen
over to the Central American peace
conference and was given q most cor
dial reception. Chairman Anderson. o.
the conference paid a tribute to Car
ncgie's work for peace and expressed
the hope that not only Central Amer
lea but North and South Americ;
would join in the sentiment expressed
| by him that all shall call each othe
brothers He added that in the nam'
of his fellow delegates he was happ.
to call Carnegie brother.
Hugs a Central American.
Carnegie was quick to respond, clos
ing with the words II will shake hin
by the hands; will shake him by bOtl
hands. and l will embrace him." Suit
ing the action to the words Carnegi
advanced to Anderson. and throwin'
his arms around him gave him a hear
ty embrace. Carnegie was membe
of the first Pan-American conference
and as he was about to leave the room
he told the delegates that on one oc
casion there was a threatened ruptur
IT, the conference because of the dissat
isfaction of the South American dele
gates.
Credited with Much Love.
Carnegie tried to pour oil on tn
troubled waters. when the delegate t
whom he was talking putting his arr
over his shoulder. said to him: "AIl
Carnegie. you have more love her
IDointinp tO his heart1 than Won hav
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
CLAUSES MADE PUBLIC.
Text Of the New Dominican Treaty
Published.

The Senate has made public the treaty
between the United States and the Domin-
lean Republic, providing for the collection
of the revenues Of the latter country for the
benefit of creditors by a general receiver
and assistants to be appointed by the
President of the United States. The treaty
directs that the sums collected shall be an
piled as follows:
First, to paying the expenses of the re-
ownership; second, to the payment of inter-
est upon said bonds; third. to the payment
of the annual sums provided for amortiza-
ton Of said bonds, including interest upon
all bonds held in sinking fund; fourth. to
the purchase and cancellation or the retire
ment and cancellation pursuant to the
terms thereof of any of said bonds as NAV
be directed by the Dominican Republic;
fifth. the remainder to be paid to the
Dominican Republic. -
The expenses of collection are limited to
per cent of the total, and it is REQUIRED
that on the first day Of each month 500, 900
shall be paid to the fiscal agent Of the loan.
The remainder OF the previous months COL
lections Is to be turned over to the Domini-
can government or be applied to the sinking
fund for the rempton of bonds Any COL
lection in excess of So. OO0. 900 a year is also
to be placed in the sinking fund. The Do
minfcan government Is not permitted to in
crease its public debt or modify its import
duties until all its bonds are paid, without
the consent of the President Of the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
WAR NOT DECLARED.
Recent Clash Between Nicaraguan
and Honduran Troops.


and Honduran Troops.
According to Ambassador Creel of Mexico
and Senior Corea OF Nicaragua. both Of
whom today saw Secretary Root, neither
Nicaragua nor Honduras has declared war
against the other. The information impaired
to Secretary Root was that some Honduran
troops clashed with about twenty or thirty
Nicaraguans on the frontier and that the
latter were driven back into Nicaragua.
Ambassador Creel said, however, that al
though the affair was very unfortunate, 1t
nevertheless has not interfered with the ne
gotiations for the arbitration to which the
presidents of both Nicaragua and Honduras
have agreed.
The ambassadors reports Of the collision
between the Nicaraguan and Honduran
forces were conflicting, each side claiming a
victory, according to the source Of the re-
port. The one fact to be gathered from them
was that the situation was serious and the
controversy between Honduras and Ntcara-
qua had now reached the point that abso-
lutely demanded active work by the United
States and Mexico to prevent a general up
rising. The ambassador believed that 1t was
necessary now to present some concrete
proposition to the belligerents; something
which would bring them at once to arbitra-
ton. No other American countries were in
the same favorable position as the United
States and Mexico for that. The republics
adjacent to the belligerents al had interests
SO closely interviewer with those of these
two countries that their motives would not
be free from suspicion of self-interest were
they to 60 much further than they already
had in urging Nicaragua and Honduras to
get together peaceably. So 1t is probable 1t
will be for the United States and Mexico to
take upon themselves the duty Of making
some very urgent representations to the
small republics to prevent them from drllt-
ing into disastrous war that might easily
involve all Central America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
BALLOON ASCENSION.
Aero Club to Give Free Exhibition
Tomorrow.

Washington will enjoy the sensation of a
balloon ascension tomorrow, to be made
under the direction Of the Aero Club Of
America. unless the weather conditions are
much more unfavorable than now seems
probable. The Washington Gas Company
has made arrangements for the flight by
laying q special pipe to a convenient loca-
ton ON a lot at 18th and N streets SOUTH
west Here. under the police supervision to
keep the crowd in check. the racing balloon
America will be inflated and the ascent
made by Mr.. Mccoy, q member OF the
Aero Club. The balloon that win be used
is one Of $1,000 cubic feet capacity and the
show In likely to attract good deal Of at
tention.
There will be q number of members Of
the Aero Club present from New York. In
Guiding CORTLAND Field Bishop. president
of the club The ascent win be made at 10
am Mr.. Mccoy Is one Of the foremost
aeronauts of the world and. 1t Is said. holds
a certificate OF proficiency from the French
government, having made the requisite ten
nights within one month to qualify.
Following the flight In Washington there
will be the annual banquet OF the Aero Club
at the Hotel St. Regis. In New York, March
IA when prominent aeronauts from all over
the world will be present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
MAN DEAD; WOMAN SILENT.
Mystery in Shooting in Chicago Of
fee Building,

CHICAGO, February 21.-Louis Fisher.
thirty-eight years of age. aid one of the
proprietors Of the Harrison Art Company,
with offices in the Omaha building. at La
Sale and Van Buren, streets. was shot to
death in his Office shortly before noon today.
fashionably dressed woman who en-
tered Fishers Office at about 10 O'clock and
who quarreled with Fisher, was found in
the room after the shooting. re vas ar
rested, but declined to talk Of the manner
In which Fisher met his death. and refused
to give her name to the police.
The woman entered Fishers Office In an
excited manner, and Fisher told his office
boy to leave the office and return at noon.
The boy heard them quarreling as he left.
Some time later a shot was heard. and
when Lorenzo Blasi occupant of an ad-
Joining office. ran into Fishers ofice he
found Fisher lying on the floor with the
blood pouring from a wound back Of the
right ear, and the woman standing over him
with revolver in her hand. lie took the
weapon away and notified the police. Be-
fore giving up the revolver the woman
fought Blast desperately and threatened to
shoot him. AS the police were leaving with
the woman the Office boy returned and
identified her as the woman he had left
with Fisher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21

throughout the country. There have been
numerous shipping disasters and the havoc
on land Is widespread Many accidents
occurred. several Of them being fatal The
life boats were busy on all parts Of the
coast. Fortunately the loss of life has been
comparatively small. except for the disaster
to the Berlin.
The gale was accompanied by torrential
storms Of rain. In the south of England
there was snow, hail and sleet, and in the
north the telegraph and telephone services
were Interrupted. The storm area covered
practically the whole northwest Of Europe.
kilograms from Germany report much
damage. There are snow and thunder
storms and the rivers are rising rapidly.
The steamship Teutonic. which was
stormbount at Liverpool yesterday. sailed
after having been delayed twelve hours.
ROME, February 21.-Severe storms OF
wind. hail and snow are causing serious
damage in Italy. Telegraph and telephone
communications are interrupted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
HUNT ON THE STAND
He TESTIFIES ABOUT HIS CON-
NECTION WITH THE BASSETTS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OMAHA, Neb.,' February 21.-For the
sixth consecutive day, excepting Sunday,
Mrs. Fannie Rice Bassett was today plac-
ed on the witness stand in her divorce
suit against Charles C. Bassett of WASH
ington. Mrs. Bassett appears completely
exhausted by her long testimony and is
on the verge of collapse. Yesterday
after having reached home from court
Mrs. Bassett fell in faint and remained
in that condition for two hours. After an
hour of close examination Mrs. Bassett
gave way and was carried into a private
room, a physician summoned and the at
torney took up other matters.
Chester Bassett, the ten-year-old son of
the Bassetts, was placed on the stand, but
was ruled off temporarily. It was in
tended to show by the boy several cases
Of cruelty on the part of Bassett Mr..
Bassett is yet in the city, but has not ap-
peared in court. He remains closely in
When Mrs. Bassett recovered sufficiently
to resume. the stand she told Of having
letters between herself and Mr.. Bassett
pass through the hands Of Rev. Hunt. This
was after the separation, but before d.
vorce proceedings had been instituted.
Hunt Gives His Evidence.
JUST before noon MIS-. b6SSett was dis
missed from the witness stand. but will
be recalled before the end of the case
II feel like making a trip to Washing
ton and Kidding the world Of one who has
upset my peace Of mind" wrote Mr. Bas-
sett to his wife. This "one" was agreed
upon between the counsel as referring to
Rev. Lawrence Hunt. Rev. Hunt was call
ed to the stand just before the noon
recess.
He claimed Brooklyn as his home. Rev.
Hunt testified that he was at one time Sec
rotary in New York city Of the Young
Mems Christian Association, also at one
time secretary international commission,
Y NJ c. A., for college work. He met the
Bassetts at the church of which he was
pastor in Washington. Rev. Hunt told of
the visit to the Bassetts on a Christmas
evening, when the first break occurred be-
tween him and Bassett, substantially as
Mrs. Bassett related the incident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
SOLDIERS THREATENED
REMARK sAD TO HAVE BEEN
MADE TO MAJ. PRIMROSE.
Testimony Tending to Implicats. the
People Of Brownsville In
the Shooting Up"

Major. II there IL not an arrest made be-
tween this hour and II o'clock. every en-
listed man we see on the streets win be
shot,
According to the testimony Of Wilbert
Voschelle. formerly corral boss at Fort
Brown. before the Senate committee on
military affairs today. this threat was made
to Major Penrose. commander Of the negro
battalion. at about $50 pm on August -.
several hours preceding the shooting up"
Of the town. voschelle IL white and Il the
man who has been quoted by negro wit
nesses as saying that he had learned Of q
plot to massacre the negro soldiers.
He was called to the stand at noon today
and examined by Senator Foraker He
testified that at $50 o'clock on August ID
and while coming out he met MAJ. PEN
rose, Mayor Combs and the quarantine Of
fcer at Brownsville, whose name he after
ward learned to be Evans: AS he passed
the group Voschelle said ne heard Evans
make the threat quoted. The witness said
that Evans was excited and making wild
gestures as he talked. voschelle said he
understood that Evans was the husband
of the woman alleged to have been assault
ed by negro soldier on that day.
Awakened by the Noise.
According to voschelle's story. he was
awakened on the night of the shooting by
hearing rapid firing. He slept at his house,
about a block and half outside the mill
tary reservation. While on his way to the
corral he saw two Mexican policemen rum
ming along the outside Of the reservation
wall near the barracks. The men were not
shooting, and he could not see whether they
were carrying guns The soldiers supposed
to be posted at the wall were in their
places, but it was ten minutes or more after
hn Hrin ho1 onA he f1oySH
At the corral the Witness said he found
three Civilian employees absent. and two Of
these were Mexicans. The police at Browns
Vile, according to the witness. wear khaki
uniforms, with blouses unbuttoned. He
thought 1t would be difficult to tell po-
liceman from soldier at night.
The witness had not been cross-examined
when the noon recess was taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
News Briefs.

During the twelve months ended Decem-
Der. 1906 bananas to the value OF 81 6Ii.-
800 were imported into the United states
against $9.S26.SO6 In 1905
William Jennings Bryan. In an'interview
at Columbus. Ohio yesterday attacked John
d. Rockefeller's recent gift OF $32oOOOOo
to the general educational board. Mr..
Bryan said the oil king should have given
the money back to the people from whom
1t had been wrested by illegal methods.
Josiah Quincy formerly assistant secre-
tary Of state and mayor OF Boston, owes
$3.50, 10. according to his schedule OF liabili-
ties filed in the United States district court
or the liabilities 500, 767 is unsecured. The
assets are placed at $4,000.
The house in Leyden. Holland. In which
Rembrandt was born 300 years ago has
been destroyed by fire. The building had
for long been place Of pilgrimage Tor
lovers OF art.
Henry Nelson, caretaker at the Lahore
mansion on the shore of the XIII Won kull
in Bayonne, N. j., which has many his
toric associations. tore down dipiapidated
woodshed on the old estate and. while
digging below II. unearthed a rotten chest.
a foot square, which contained 100 coins
bearing the imprints OF the Spanish. Portu-
Ruese, italian, French, English and Ameri-
can governments. The Oldest Portu-
Euese piece. bore the date 1761. and the
newest. an American penny. was dated
1890.
There are no less than 10000 crooks and
Suspicious characters In the streets Of New
york. according to Inspector Mclaughlin.
chief of detectives. Every night the m
spector says. his men bring In from forty
co one hundred OF these men who have
police records, and every morning after.
said the inspector. the magistrates set
most of them free.
As the result OF experimenting with the
Finsen ray a newly discovered powerful
electrical ray. little understood. Dr. Jonn
c. Shedd. head Of the department OF
physics and electricity at Colorado College,
has probably been blinded Tor life.
At Amherst Court House, Va, the grand
Jury indicted Herbert Steptoe. one OF the
negroes charged with the criminal assault
On Miss Gladys Shelton In that county on
january Z. No bill has been returned
against Peter Hudson. the nrst negro ar
rested. and none Ii expected.
Judge Woods Of the Roanoke. Va. cor
poration court has served notice on the
board of aldermen that II some step ID
not taken at once to improve the condition
81 the Roanoke jail contempt proceedings
win be instituted