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New-York tribune., 1908-01-23
TAFT ,NpoRsED IN NORTH DAKOTA.

Fargo N D.. Jan. 22.-The Republican State
Committee of North Dakota to-day selected Minot
as the place and May IA the date for the state
convention elect delegates to the Republican Ma
tionai Convention. The committee declared in favor
of Secretary Taft.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-23
HUGHES CLUB ENGAGES QUARTERS.

Duff & Conger have leased To the Charles f.
Hughes Club of the 10Th Assembly District the
northerly half of the second floor In their building
al Madison avenue and ssth street.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15

ed with keen interest and enjoyment
the busy life below us.
The streets were thronged with peo'
pie. all gazing skyward. Several times
before we reached the desired alti'
tude, Lieut. Eahm threw out ballast,
and II was overwhelmingly funny to
see the people below scurry like rao-
bits for cover. as though In mortal
dread OF being bit by the shower OF
light sand.
This sand did not reach the earth
until they were in the streets gazing
skyward again.
IL seemed as though our basket was
the quietest, stillest and most secure
place In the universe, Everything
else was apparently moving and I'M
steady. Looking down upon ! the
earth, with the faint babel OF sound.
the hurry and hustle, that, OF all
places. appeared the most dangerous.
AS We were moving with the wind.
iust the faIntest little refreshing
breeze brushed our cheeks. Though
travelling az rate OF 20 miles an
hour, the balloon was seemingly mo.
tionless, None OF the Ave human
senses noted our progress, yet the
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15

A. Collins
in the 9 War No
BY RALPH A. COLLINS.

WASHINGTON, May l5.--Mounting
at tremendous rate. Army Signal
Corps Balloon No. 10 shot through the
air. almost straight upward from the
gas works In Washington.
AS remember 1t, this motion
brought no sensation whatsoever, In
the excitement Of the getaway and
accompanying handwriting, found
myself several hundred feet from the
ground before the full realization
came TO me that l was up IN bal
loon for the first time.
During the first few moments not a
word was spoken by myself or by the
other occupants OF the car. Lieut..
Frank p. Lahm, United states Army
Signal corps, our navigator. who won
the Jas Gordon Bennett cup In the
International balloon race at Paris,
was of course calm. The other two
passengers, Capt. Robt o. Van Horn,
Seventeenth infantry, military aid to
President Roosevelt. and Lieut. Thos.
Selfridge, who flew Prof. Alex Ora
ham Bells tetrathedral kite on the
Nova Scotian coast last summer, were.
like myself, novices In a balloon.
uttiD,l III &C Tr,e1m u - oINO w
The first word spoken after We left
the ground was by Lieut.. Selfridge,
the single exclamation:
by Jove, this is great"
Never before was this simple and
much worn phrase SO accurately and
forcefully expressive. Ii was GREAT
and nothing else
We reached an altitude OF nearly
! 900 feet In very few minutes and
it was not until then that II came
home TO me that al the expected and
anticipated sensations had been woe
fully missing Ii seemed perfectly
and wonderfully natural To be float
ing at thls altitude gazing down upon
wa shington. II was indeed a magnifi-
cent view. Wy
No thought of fear or possible dan
ger ever entered my mind or that or
my two amateur fellow voyageurs.
The terrifying fear OF falling mag
ined by those who have never been
I'm a balloon, seemed like an ogre to
Brighten children My spirits caught
the buoyancy OF the balloon and rose
higher and higher. Nothing seemed
more silly, az | sat comfortably on
the side Of the basket, than the I'm
pressions gained from the woebegone
faces OF friends. conveying the hor-
rors OF being lin the jaws OF death"
We picked out the points OF inter
est and laughed and talked OF them
as would a let OF schoolboys. As we
rose higher and ever higher and
swept CT 10 the northward We watch.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15

Gus volume OF nose coming from a
big citI. I comes through the uppe-'
air uninterrupted b. buildings aud
conflicting noises. and carries Cor
remarkable distance.
Several times we shot rapidly up-
ward end downward. but even .hen
the motion was imperceptible TO the
senses. AT one time we came down
SO suddenly. that sand thrown out by
Lieut.. Lahm fell upon us from above.
The only physical impression OF the
slightest discomfort was In changing
attitudes quickly. when IL felt as
thetfstr there was a pressure I'm the
ears
In the descent, near Baltimore.
where we decided To- alight. there was
an element of excitement and danger
that lent zest TO the trip and sent the
blood bounding through our veins. We
came lower and lower until over a rye
field In the suburbs, when Lieut..
Lahm pulled the valve cord and the
rip string. and we landed as gently a.
a feather. There was not as much
Jar as accompanies the stopping OF an
elevator.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15

recording instruments ever chartsd
our course,
Miles OF city and tho beautiful roll
ing farm and forest land OF Maryland
passed under us. and Il seemed per
fectly natural that II should do 30.
Even when we reached an altitude
OF 1000 feet there was nothing but
the sense OF keenest enjoyment, ex'
hilaration and enthusiasm.
BALLoONING Is GREAT SPORT
AND FOR THE REST OF MY NAT
URAL LIFE l AM A CONVERT, De
SPITE POPULAR THEORIES TO
TIE CONTRARY. WOULD LIKE
TO RECOMMEND 1T FOR THE
MOST CONFIRMED CASE OF BAD
NERVES.
During the entire voyage to Balti.
more I felt no disagreeabie affect on
any physical organ. My heart was
not the least affected. There was no
difficulty In breathing and the respir-
atory organs acted as under normal
conditions. IL was not chilly even at
an altitude OF 1000 feet. Seven thou
sand feet in the air. while the atmos-
phere was cool and bracng. the sun
beat upon us with undiminished
warmth Its heat was much more
apparent than II Is on the earth.
one OF the most striking features
OF balloon trip Is the distinctress
OF noises on the earth. Each ind'-
vitua sound Is clearly Distinguish.
abb The average individual has NJ
best bu. .aint idea OF the ucmend
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
BR|GANDs ASK FOR
100000 RANSOM;
GET NOTHING
MOORISH BANDITS oUTWITTED
BY THE sHREWpNEss OF AN
IRISH PEER-LuREs EMIssARY
ON SHIP.

LONDON. May 15-Viscount Mount
morres. an Irish peer, has had an
amusing adventure with party or
Moorish brigands. whom he outwttted
very much In the same way as Raisuli
outwitted Kaid Maclean.
Lord Mountmorres was cruising on
Cape JUDY in small schooner. when
a party OF Bedoins came of in din
ghy and told him that the Beleine, a
French steamer. had gone ashore
twelve miles 10 the south, and that
the captain and crew. to the number
OF nineteen, had been captured by
wandering brigands. The local Kaid
was well-disposed toward the prison
ers. but he was helpless against the
brigands. who threatened To kill the
Frenchmen on the spot.
The kaid sent a message to Mount
morres begging for help. but warning
him that II he attempted to rescue the
Frenchman by force they would all be
killed. Mountmorres thereupon set
sail for Las Palmas. where he reported
the affair to the British and French
consuls. and the French consul COM
missioned him to return to Cape JUDY
and negotiate for the release OF the
prisoners.
When Mountmorres got back he
found that the brigands were divided
into two parties. One party claimed
to own ten Frenchmen, the other par
ty claimed nine. Those with the ten
demanded ransom OF 10000 Moorish
dollars per head; the other held that
their nine captives were worth 10000
Moorish dollars each. The total ran
som demanded was about 100000.
A debate ensued and Mountmorres
offered $1,000 for all nineteen prison
ers. and added that 1t must be &C
copied before shutdown, and that he
would wait on board his ship for the
answer. Next morning boat put
off from the shore, carrying an ennis
sary from the brigands and rowed by
three servants OF the Kaid. Mount
morres took them on board, asked po-
litely after their health, and told them
they were his prisoners.
Leaving the emissary on board, he
went ashore and met the brigands. II
am going to hang your man at once.
was salutation. The Mortified
brigands replied Immediately that
they would accept the $1,000.
1T Is too late now" said Mount
morres. "the negotiations are of. But
will agree to exchange my one
brigand for nineteen Frenchmen."
The brigands protested that 1t was
an unfair bargain. but Mountmorres
stood Arm, and the nineteen ship
wrecked men were duly delivered on
board his schooner. unframed and
much entertained by the manner OF
their rescue.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
DIED

BoYNToN--Louisa NJ, at Bangor. Me.
May 10. mother Of the late A. O.
Boynton. Interment at Bangor.
CABOT--May Is. Mr. Henry Cabot. Jr,,
beloved husband Of Mary C CO y.r ana
brother OF Mrs. Emile Bssancon. Flu
neral from residence, Greenfield. SUN
day l;a5 p. m. st. Pauis church.
y. m.
puFTRAIN-M.syy IL, 1908. at p45 ,s,,. !
Marie, beloved daughter Of William
!, and Elizabeth Durrain. aged Is
months and IL days. Funeral sat
dsncs. at O'clock and ST. vincent's
church at $3.50 q. m
LArLANTE-May IL, 1908, at 7:15 ..
M. Mary A.. beloved mother OF Marie
l.. Edward A. and Louis A. Laplsnte.
i2S Congress-st east. Burial Mon
day morning at Toledo. o.
DANIELs--Mary IA. Louisa, beloved
wife of Lgdwig , Daniels sssd 81
Clark-ave.. Saturday. 1870 p. m.
Bethlehem church, b. IN.
KLEIN--May IA. 1905. walter. beloved
husband OF Lima Klein and father Of
eral fiom residence. 81 twenty.
eighth-st.. Saturday. ? p. m.
RoBIN--May 10, 1908, Josephine. be-
loved wife OF the late Peter Robin.
rnotHeI OF Aiols anu NhtHvHy NpoIn'
aged 80 years. Funeral from resi-
dsnce. 201 Bsnton-st.. Saturday at 5
o. m. and from Sacred Heart church
at $3.50 o'clock.
ROSs-EIlen Ross, widow OF the late
David II. Ross and beloved mother Of
William and Phillip Ross. Funeral
saturday s:30 a. IN. from residence.
1921 Twenty-fourth-st.
IL. JAMES p, below ed
husband Of Margaret Williams. aged
52 years. Funeral Saturday 2;30 ..
nj. from residence. 81 Myrtle-st.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
HARRY l.. WAKELEE
ft DIES IN SAN DIEGO

A dispatch from San Diego. Cal..;
announces the death there Of Harry
L. Wakelee, formerly OF Detroit, and4
for number OF years. connected With
the firm OF Cameron Currie Co. Hes
had wide circle OF friends In thiaC
city. Particulars of his death have
not been received, but 1t is knownt
that for several months he had been}
In I'll health. OF late he had residedl
In Chicago and had gone To California;
with the hope OF regaining his health
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15

place in June. and. as the election
law remains unchanged. the new Diet
will be at least as Socialistic as the
old
The Films realize that death
struggle with Russia has again begun.
They are asking what Russia will do
when she sees herself again faced
with an uncompromisingly democratic
Diet. The answer Is that the Diet
will be again discover, and every one
expects that the Gear will again VIC
late his oath, and. as he did with the
Duma, promulgate new electoral
law for Finland on class lines. which
will insure q Conservative Diet.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
FINLAND is FACING
A DEATH STRUGGLE

ST. PETERSBURG, May 1.-THE
of the Finnish Parliament
forms almost an exact parallel with
the dissolutions OF the first two Du-
mas, and Is regarded here as further
proof that Nicholas III, confident that
he has crushed the revolution forever.
Is determined on a policy Of ruthless
reaction.
The new Finnish elections will take
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
Marriage Licenses

Leslie 3. Whitaker. ss. Chicago; Anna
Boshm. 30, Detroit
, Robert K. Kreinbring. 90; Flora n
Roy, FL
Charles II. Lorenz. "a: Margaret
Roller. 20.
George l. Ashley, -2S; Mabel Silk. 20.
go
VIM. F. Kaiser. 81: Mary Germain, 20.
risky. IS.
40 Carl w. Short. 20; Clara L. DomroA.
Aehiel Van Damme. "a Csltna De-
Graeye. "a.
William Phillips. So; Caroline Joeh-
lin, %. Toledo.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
Daily Death Lis!

Eliza Campbell. II years. ssl Van
Dyke. ssnility.
Mary, Pianowska. 80 years. l75 Otis;
pneumonia.
John ~skalmowski. l year. 81 Edward;
.diphtheria
Thomas. 81 years. ITO West Fort-st.
,senility.
william Adison. IS years. s+2 Ferry;
pneumonia.
Anthony Brinkman. IS years; dropsy.
Louisa Daniels. 81 years. %s1 Clark;
cancer OF stomach.
Marietta Wood, so years, IS E. Eliza
beth: bronchitis.
Glenn e. Belford. Is years. Harper
hospital, appendicitis.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
DETROIT TIMES
LINER AID"
AGENCIES.

The Times has established branch
agencies where classified advertise
ments Will be received until IL q. IN.
each day. The rates charged at the
branch agencies are the same as at
The Times Office Cash ads. only will
De taken Ut branch agencies Follow
ing Is the list OF agencies:
EAST SIDE.
HonRhten-French Coal Co., 4s2 East
Eanfisld-ave.
WI. Elliott Pharmacy, Mt. Elliott and
Gratiot-aves
Csrney's Furniture Co., I57 Gratiot-
ave
+. brown, 1859 Jefrsrson-ave.
y. McPhsrson, 2400 Gratiot-ave, oppo-
site car barns.
q, WEST SIDE.
c. q. Eansor. ss5 Grand River.
turner stanton, lee Myrtle-st
=. y. Drtscoll, All Michigan.aye
). w. Millard, lal9 Forrest. west
w. w. Bush, 5s+ Michigan-ave.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
$500
1880
PER MONTH. INcLUpINa INTEREST.

New house on east side city. $50 Rohns-
ave, Just north Of Mack-ave.. story
and-a-half reception hall, open stair
way. parlor, dining room. kitchen.
three bedrooms and bath, cement
house. blocks. hardwood finish and
floors, sidewalks. gas and sewers.
churches. schools. away from fac
tories and railroads, no SCOT. dust OF
dirt. Prices Sl,s76, 1850, $1,000.
f. NJ. PRICE. Manager Real Estate
Dept. J. F. WEBER e. CO. 804 Ora
tiot-ave. Telephone Park s77. or
South ASH.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
BIRTHS

BOYS.
Jake Loffn. 80 Division.
samuel Lafkofsky. 1873 Clinton
Willie Hall. 644 Dubois.
Paul Scholtz. 1857 Helen.
A AI.n0l M 1 Thomscn. ass T third.
Thomas Mcmillan. 3 Cleveland.
Thomas Finlin. los Milwaukee.
GIRLS
Thomas Kusch. 40 Illinois.
Herman Dammes. 4S6 wilkins.
Alex. Schrzanovski. 466 Illinois.
George A. Mckee, s67 Trumbull.
Frank Glowny. 1874 Chene.
John Robefski, e5S Garfieid.
George Roberts. l101 Meldrum.
Frank Bushway. 26l Alfred.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
arother Of Late Premler ples.

LONDON, May Thames Alexsn-
der Campbell. brother of the late SIR
Henry Campbell-Bannerman. Is dead
after a long illness. tie represented
In Parliament the Universities OF Glas
gov and Aberdeen from 1850 to 1906.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15

WANTED-Partner with $4,000
to $1,000 TO engage in very
profitable established business ;
active party preferred. Propo-
sition will stand most search
ing investigation, and will be
secured by preferred stock.
For particulars address Box
Z-Z-25, Detroit Times.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
ron sALE--REAL ESTATE.

DON'T BE UNDER THE LANDLORDS
THuMB FOREVER. MAKE Up
YOUR MIND TO BE YOUR I,po 0MN
BILE ABOUT 1T. tl;oo WILL START
YOU. GET OUR PLAN. WE WILL
SHOW you HOW Easy 1T is TO
s sEsiI ,5ISo H ISSvMFhssrar phTh9 co.
sol STEVENS BLDG.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
HELP WANTED"
AND ALL OTHER ADS.

One cent a word each insertion, six
words or fraction thereof TO the line,
cash in advance No advertisements OF
less than two lines taken; six inser-
lions made for the price OF nve when
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
Rates for Line:
Advertisements

The Times cannot guarantee accuracy
or assume responsibility for errors OF
any kind occurring In telephone seVer'
tisements
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15

EVERGREEN LAWN SEED
Law. and Garden Fertilizer.
Flower and Vegetable Seeds -
HE LOHRMAN SEED CO.,
GRATIOT AND RANDOLPH-sTs.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15

ISL CHURCH-AvE.. HIGHLAND PARK
Eight. rooms and bath: four large
bedrooms: house 2sx32. barn 16x20;
cement walks, sewer etc: lot 40x129.
on north side OF street. near Wood
ward: will take a good lot as part
payment. some cash and balance very
easy; take Log Cabin car.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15

DON'T BUY AN ENGINE until you see
the FERRO ENGINE running. any
time you choose TO call.
G M JACOBSEN. Boat outfltters,
gas Jerersor-ave. Main zVso.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15

ses rr,r'l ; s0ss S,sO Sn I,.* ,., sTs-s-
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
MONEY TO LOAN.
MONEY

Do You Need Any!
IL you do. we have II 20
loan and you are welcome TO
IL. Here are the reasoDs why
You should borrow OF US:
We are an old and reliable
company--all business strict
ly confidential.
We give the best rates and
terms and the largest dis
count for paying ahead OF
time.
Investigate and you will
learn We are the best COM
pany 10 deal with.
FIDELITY LOAN CO.,
FIFTEEN YEARS AT
I2-McGraw Bldg.-I2
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15

I have a PUNCHING BAG, al
most new, of the Spalding
make, which will exchange
for a pair of ROLL E R
SKATES in first class condi-
ton. Address E, Box 7, De-
troit Times. ZOO
The Detroit times., 1908-05-15
FOR sALE--RrsIDrNCr PROPERTY.

s12. n4, SIS, SIC. $50, s25. $40 PER
MONTH. Including interest. will pur-
chase above on east or west side,
near churches. schools. away from
factories and railroads; no SCOT or
Park 377 or South 42S-J. See Mr..
Price, j. +. WEBER 81 CO.. 2o4 Ora
tiot-ave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
Week-End NetUs ofPdris
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Ry A. w. L,AMoUR0Ux.


 Paris. Nov. f4--Alarm is felt here at the prospect of France being some day at the mercy of an American meat trust. The agricultural group at the Senate is taking the matter up. and M. Meline who has done much for rural interests In this country. does not att tempt to conceal his uneasiness. N. Msline was formerly President of the Council and Minister of Agriculture. He says that the American company. with headquarters at Chicago and capital of $50,000.00o. which had ac- qulred a meat monopoly in the United States. contemplated repeating the op- aration in France. Some three years ago 1t tried to buy big tract of land near Dieppe and as the municipality objected. 1t turned to Gravillo Sainte Honorine. in the vicinity of Havre. this time with success, and so huge slaugh- ter houses were constructed in no time. The plan was to get ground as we'll in the neighborhood of the great Nlercantile ports. like Bordeaux and Marseilles. and also close to the Vil- lette meat market in Paris.
 French agrtculturfsts naturally grew alarmed. and now. the group in. the Sem ate is intervening. This apprehension. says M. Msline, is more than justified. If the company. as he argues. pro- fessed to deal entirely with French cattle. 1t is certain that if would im- port an ever-increaslng number of American oxen and sheep as they cost little more than half the price of the native animals, So they would soon crush the French market. Even if they did not Import such cattle at first, the result would be disastrous all the same as, with the capital at their command, they would bring prices down. and "strangle our poor fafmers," getting cattle across the Atlantic to lower prices further if they offered any re distance, but, of course, selling very dear to the butchers. as Is done in the United States. NJ Moline Is all the more anxious. as America has already purchased the, very pick of the French cattle and so is likely to prove for midable competitor in various inter- national markets. What, he asks. will France have gained from all her sac- rinces during the past century in the effort to increase and improve her stock of cattle, which numbered 35,000, 900 in 1879. and now amounts to almost 50,- 000. 900.
 Frances commercial treaties compel her to admit cattle for which customs duties have been paid unless they are m an unhealthy condition but these animals can only be killed in slauRh- ter houses specially told off for this purpose. and in which the origin ana the quality of the cattle are very care fully examined. All the comnnunea large and small, can build these es- taplishments on payment of special taxes authorized by law It is in the tnterest Of the communes to manage these slaughter houses on their own
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15

row that M. Alfred Picard were to be hanged, to have his flesh torn with hot pincers, and to be broken on the wheel. I might protest in huinanity's uame,s but should do so in the secret hope that my protest passed unnoticed."
 N. Picard was the organizer of the 1900 exhibition. The appointment gives general satisfaction because Picard is, known to be a clever or ganizsr
 Miss Loie Fuller. the American actress. has just published her memoirs in French. and in them she tells most amusing story about Sada fac- co.'s husband, Kawakarni. and the French Society of Authors. IL WAS Miss Loie Fuller who brought Ssda Yacco and her husband to Paris eight years ago. and they immediately be- came the fashion. One day Mss Ful- Ter mentioned that Kawakami was the author of most of the plays in which his wife acted, and M Sardou said; Then we should be glad to admit him to the French Society of Dramatic Authors" He was received in state by the committee in full session, and Sardou made a long and eloquent speech congratulating him. He sat down, and all eyes turned to Kawa- kami.
 .q understood" Miss Fuller says. .4that Kawakami was expected to re- piy. but he. did not. He had not. or course. understood a word of Sardou.s speech, and sat in his place smiling cortentesfly at everybody present Tell him. what.I said, said Sardou to me. and if you have ever attempted tc translate a long speech into signs. you w4llgknow how felt.
 T had not the courage to remain silent. so ISgave Kawakami a transla- tfon. in rapid English, of what re- nnembered of Sardou's speech, and Sar- dous punctuated 1t with Yes, yes. yes --the only English word he knew Kawakanii knew no English at all, but I made him understand by signs that ha was expected to get up and speak, He did. He spoke for nearly three quarters of an hour Gin Japanese. of eourse,) and everybody gaped in ad- miration.
 sThen sardou asked me. What did he sayg and made the first and last speech of my life. and only hope ! did not undermine poor Kawakamf's repu- tation. For as I speak no word and understand no word of Japanese. ! doubt whether did his long speech justice.'
 Beset by the usual cares of Chan ceilors of the Exchequer. M. Caillaux has been looking round for new sources of revenue. and has bounced upon cats. But cat-lovers set up a wall of indignation. pr. Lepinay. wao is secretary of the Society of Assist ance to Animals. and keeps a stray cat home of his own. protests loudly. In the first place. cats are invaluable be- cause they destroy rats and mice. which propagate disease. In the second, cats are not 8 luxury, are faithful companions to many poor folks and far cheaper to keep than dogs. Thirdly. how are you going te tax cats? Out of about 3S0, ,000 dogs the tax Is paid at most on 100 0eo. What, then can the seven or eight hundred thousand cats of Paris be ex- pected to bring in? A paltry s4s0o0 g.