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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-01
WILL Be LOCATED
OPPOSITE THE PARK
Hammond Publisher Expects To Be
Occupying the Finest Dwelling in
This Part of the State of Indiana
By the Last of January and It Will
Be a Mansion.

W. b. COnkey has just let the con-
tract to Contractor j. HI. McCIay for
the erection of residence which will
be built the corner of Mason and
Holman streets in HomewOod and will
cost $4,000.
The new COnkey residence will be
the finest i'm northern Indiana and will
be beautifully located on 100 feet of
Holman street frontage opposite Har-
risOn park. The work of construction
will begin at once and will be COM
pIeted by the first of February.
VIII Be Beauty.
]. H McClay, the contractor, is the
man who has built several of the finest
residences in this city, including the
$751; 900 residence of F. s. Betz. He will
have the finest opportunity imaginable
to give full rein to his ability and the
whole city will be interested in the
product of his skill as a builder.
The new Conkey mansion is to be of
old English archetecture. 1t will be OF
brick trimmed with stone up TO the
plaster. rough cast.
| The roof will have large projecting
caves which will be supported by heavy
1 tDedIilS VI SldIueQ WOOu. ne
will be two stories high.
The plumbing in the building will
be the most elaborate that has ever
been seen in this city. In addition to
the extensive plumbing in the kitchen
and in the basement there will be three
bath rooms in the house.
Interior Decorations Fine.
The interior decorations are to be
most elaborate and will add greatly tc
the cost of the residence. There will
be large living room % by 80 fee
and large reception room and parlor
The entire rear of the house will bs
devoted to the servants quarters. There
will be a servants dining room, severa
bed rooms and a bath room to be de
voted to them exclusively.
There will be a billiard room in the
basement which will be furnished 81
that it will also be convenient as
smoking room. There will be many
other conveniences and novelties abou
the house which are too numerous Il
mention.
That the plans for the new residenc.
are very elaborate may be judged from
the fact that the livery barn and th'
garage will alone cost $4,000. TIL,
stables will be the most complete tina
have ever been built in this city an,
the building will have two large from
entrances. one for the horses and car
riage and the other for the automo
tbiles.
Work Done By Jan. i.
Mr. Conkey recently resided in tn
house owned by Mrs Lawrence Cox a
the corner of Holman and Webb street
but when the lease expired Mrs. Co.
desired the house for her own residenc
and she refused TO renew the lease.
Mr. Conkey was compelled to seel
other quarters and consequently is yer
anxious to have his new residence com
plete as soon as possible. Mr. Nicola
will begin at once to excavate and tn
residence viii be completed and read
for occupancy by the end of January.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-01
MANY HEROIC
ACTS ARE SEEM
Fire Trap Causes Damage Estimated
in Thousands and Spectacular
Blaze Is One of Worst Ever Ex-
perienced In the City's History
Volunteers Show Bravery.
STATISTICS OF FIRE.

CLARENCE TULEY, PA In 4
diana avenue, caught under fall 4
ing wall; bruised, suffering from 4
inhaled smoke. In st. Margar- I
, cts hospital.
ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF I
. WILLIAM MILL, caught under I
falling wall; bruised externally;
, was temporarily unconscious;
is on duty today.
IRA NELSON, left side of face
and left hand burned in leading
} horses from burning barn.
LLOYD WRITTEN, caught
under falling wall; escaped with
slight injuries.
IRA KING, caught under fall I
Ing wall; escaped with slight In !
Jurfer.
TOM 81saU1sTEN, caught un-
) der falling wall; temporarily !
unconscious, bruisted externally.
FIRE LOSSES.
, Minis building and contents,
, estimated at $4,000. Insurance
} covers $500 of the loss.
} nfture store were occupied by
) FIVE families.
} Occupants of the first fat
} were: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
} Wall, Joseph wall and Charles
} Wall.
, Occupants of the second fat
were; MIR. and Mrs. Merwin
Howe.
, Occupants of third nat: AIr.
} and Mrs. Frank VermiIyn and
fve-year-Old-SOn Charles.
Occupants of fourth fat: Mr..
and Mrs. John Russell and yea-s
Old-sOn stanton.
B Occupants of fifth fat: MIR.
and Mrs. Charles Kennedy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-01
GETS WORD FROM BROTHER.

Peter c. Schroeder of 522 Grield ave-
nue., yesterday received word from his
brother John. who is located in Atlanta,
Ga, telling him that he like hundreds
of others had been caught in the cloud
burst that swept over Atlanta on the
Aug. q. Fortunately for the Georgia
man he escaped without serious harm.
John Schroeder is now at the head oe
a broom factory and is prosperous.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-01
MAY PAROLE MCCOY

LaPorte, Ind, Sept. 1.-(SpeciaI.)-
1t is expected that the prison parole
this afternoon, will pardon Thomas Nc
Coy, the former republican tenth dis
trict chairman, who is serving a sem
tence for bank-wrecking.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-01

and several adjoining Outbuildings and
causing more or less injury to at least
81 dozen people.
1t was small fire compared to some
that occasionally rage in Chicago, but
it was a big fire in Hammond, and the
herOism that was displayed by those
who attempted TO fight the fire will
undoubtedly leave bright mark in the
annals of HammOnd's disastrous fires.
VOLUNTEERS SHOWED BRAVERY.
If heroism is counted only by the
number of injured. the list is credit
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-01
JONES IS RECOVERING.

Bill Jones, who fell against a tele-
graph pole yesterday on Holman street
in an epileptic fit, is better today. The
police say the story of his falling from
a pole is myth
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-01

A fire, the worst since the South
Shore Gas cOmpany's, Jan. 1, 1905, ragged
on East State street, opposite the post
office, yesterday, causing "a damage of
$4,000, destroying the entire building
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-01
7Z Ia TENLNN0R TT
RZZ1LNC AADEHI

General Luke E. Wright. secretary OF
war, accompanied by Major General :.
Franklin Bell, U. s. A., left Washlns
ton on Aug 20 for Fort Leavenwortn'
Kan, where they will witness the eA-
tensive cavalry maneuvers to be con-
Quoted at the post. 1t will be General
Wright's first introduction to the army
since he succeeded William H. Taft in
the cabinet General Wright will re-
i, turn to Washington on Sept. 4.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-01

R YOU HAVE TIME TURN TO
PAGE AND READ THE WANT ADA
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TELEPHONE YOUR NEWS TO THE
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-01

Generally fair and cooler
today, except possibly n
local shower In morning.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
''WHERE'SMYBOY?"
FATHERS APPEAL

Elmer c. West, Of Dover. Del. Is
anxious to find his 5-year-old son, Cliff
ford who was taken away by Mrs. West
after the parents separated According
to the father. the wife has placed Cliff
ford in another family. West has
written a letter to a Philadelphia new
paper explaining his trouble He says:
Il am a daily reader of your paper
I know that people have been found
your paper, and kindly let me
know If you can help me find my little
son Clifford. lie is years old.
Il was living in Philadelphia on Oak
dale street. and my wife and her
mother were attending to the house
They got mad with each other, and my
wife told me to take the other children
down 10 Dover. So came down here
and Clifford stayed with his mother
"Then / got a letter from my wife
saying she was going TO New Yorl
and was going to give Clifford away.
and / would never see him any more
A lady told me that my wife gave
Clifford 10 a couple living in the coun
try 1 want him badly.
when l last saw him he had pretty
yellow curls and he liked me.
Il do not know where my wife is; she
has left me So I can't tell where &c
hunt for Clifford. II you will please put
piece I'm the paper and put in his pic
ture l know 1t win fall into the hands
Of the lady who has him. II he has a
good home would not take him awag,
but I would like TO see him and write
letters to him. Yours, Elmer c. West"
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
AUTO COLLIDES
WITH TROLLEY CAR

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEWARK. N. J., May 1.-Two wo-
men and four men were hurled from
an automobile here early to-day when
the machine collided at Halsey street
and Central avenue with a trolley car.
but only one Of the party was seri-
ously hurt. The automobile belonged
to Former Assemblyinan Joseph A.
Rierdan. Of Harrison. who was in
charge at the time OF the accident.
Mrs. Rierdan was with him and was
thrown against the sidewalk curbing.
She is in St MichaePs Hospital suf-
fering bruises and perhaps internal in
iuries. Edward Rierdan. brother Of
Joseph Rierdan. sustained severe hurts
out was able to go home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyle and Peter J. Boyle, the
other occupants of the machine, were
severely bruised.
The automobile party left Harrison
Yesterday afternoon for an outing near
Plainfeld and was returning north on
Halsey street when it was struck by a
Central avenue car at the intersection
of the two thoroughfares. The machine
was smashed and the front platform of
the trolley was wrecked.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
GIVE OUT NO NEWS
OF CLEVELAND

LAKEWOOD. N. J.. May A rur,or
circulated here TODAY that former
President Cleveland was dead was in
dignantly denied at the Lakewood
Hotel. where the former executive has
been i'll for several weeks now, but be-
yond this no statement was forthcom-
ing. Inauirers were referred to Mrs.
Cleveland's last statement in which she
declared that her husband is now
worse.
The same strict guard over the Cleve-
land apartment is being maintained,
and no one is even permitted to ap-
proach the wing of the closed hotel
where the patient is confined. The
secrecy maintained is regarded by peo-
ple here as the most significant feature
of the ex-President's sickness. Slowly
the belief is growing here that Mr.
Cleveland's condition is more serious
than is admitted. but no confirmation
of this is obtainable.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04

The nineteen men in the employ Of
the wilmington City Railway Company
who attended the meeting of the newly
organized street car men in the Cen
tral Bank Building late last night, did
not go to work this morning. When the
reported at the car barn to take out
their cars. as usual there were others
there filling their places. The men
were simply told that they were want
ed by General Superintendent Samuel
S. Hon of the railway company
All the men went to that officials
Office between Q and 10 o'clock this
morning. but what talk Mr.. Hon had
with them could not be learned. The
latter would not talk much. He ad-
mitted. however. that the men were
Evening journal., 1908-05-04

Mayor Wilson assumed the role Of
interrogator at his investigation into
the Water Departments affairs this
morning, and he asked Chief Engineer
Theodore A. Leisen many questions
pertaining to the new water system
City Solicitor Townsend asked Mr..
Leisen about the bills for many trips
taken by officials of the Water De
partment to other cities from 1904 TO
the present time, and he also asked
for figures to show whether the new
S11, 400 stable erected on a $500 lot
by the Water Department Will care
for six or seven ,horses as cheap as
they could be maintained in a livery
stable, without the expenditure for the
stable, lot and maintenance. Definite
figures of the cost of maintaining the
stable and horses will be given TO-
morrow.
Mayor Wilson took significant line
Of questions, his aim being to learn
from Mr.. Leisen whether Wilmington
will not be a big financial loser by
laying the steel mains for the new
water system. Mr.. Leisen said the life
of the steel pipe is regarded as up to
fifty years, while under the same con-
ditions the life Of wrought iron pipe
is about the same. Mayor Wilson, ask
ed Mr.. Leisen if he didn't know that
Rochester is having serious trouble
with steel pipe that has been laid from
six to ten years, that San Francisco
has abandoned steel pipe and that in
Philadelphia it also is causing serious
trouble. Mr.. Leisen said he had not
heard about San Francisco or Phil
adelphia having trouble. Mayor Wilson
by his questions also intimated that he
regards the forty-e,ght inch main laid
in Wilmington to be entirely too large.
The hearing will be resumed tomor-
row morning when Mr.. Leisen and
Registrar McIntire will submit figures
asked for, and Water Commissioner
Peter j. Ford and former Registrar
John S. Grohe will be question It
was said this morning that Mr.. Grohe
is i'll and could not appear today.
Mr.. Townsend Explains.
City Solicitor Townsend explained
at the outset that it was not the pur-
pose of the investigation to put upon
Engineer Leisen the responsibility Of
the out-of-town trips taken by him
self and the water commissioners, since
they had been ordered by the board.
Mr. Lessen said he understood that,
but he did object TO the manner in
which Mr.. Townsend asked questions
about the bills for the trips coming
out to the even cent giving an impress
sion to the public that everything was
not right. Mr.. Townsend said he did
not intend to convey such an impress
sion. He said he and Mr. Leisen al
ways have been the best of friends Il
am here in the performance Of duty
just as you are" said Mr. Townsend,
"and in such capacity am required to
put my whole strength into this in
vestigation. That is why I am aaSlng
questions as I am, and you VIII recall,
Mr.. Leisen, that I told you at the be-
ginning I disliked to question you the
way 1 have. will say this, tool
have taken trips for the city and have
always come out short and have no
doubt you did, too, as you say
Charles NIcIntire. registrar Of the de
partment. was called as a witness and
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
MEN WHO ATTENDED
MEETING, NOT WORKING

not working. He said that several OF
them had asked off and the others went
with them
Asked whether the men had been
laid off temporarily. Mr.. Hon said he
could not say nor did he know
whether they would work tomorrow.
Il only had little talk with the men,
he said. Further than that, nothing
was done"
There was a report current to-day
that the railway company was employ
ing new men, but this Mr.. Hoff abso-
lutely denied. He admitted. however,
taking back to the employ OF the COM
pany an old man. who had been away
for six months or more. That's the
only new man we have employed" he
said.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
MILTON DOCTOR
WEDS DANISH GIRL
DR.. Robert B. Hopkins MarrieS
a Beautiful immigrant
After Short COuTtShip
"HER FACE HER FORTUNE"

MILTON, Del, May 4.-Landed In
this country a poor and f,iendless inn
migrant; voted the most beautiful
woman In Sussex county within a few
days after her arrival; introduced into
society and married into a station Of
wealth and influence within a period
of a few months-such Is, In short,
the remarkable and unprecedented
course of events In the life Of Chris
tina Nelson, a Danish immigrant of 20
summers, who on Wednesday morning
at $50 o'clock. became the bride OF DR..
Robert Hopkins, OF Milton.
The story Of the brief courtship of
only two weeks and the chapters lead
ing up to the betrothal smacks OF ro-
nance, and Sussex county has not yet
begun to recover from the sensation.
Added 20 the features OF the story Is
the fact that until a short time before
the wedding the bride had been In the
home Of former State Treasurer
Charles II. Atkins
"Her Face Was Her Fortune"
Speaking proverbially, her face was
her fortune" When Miss Nesson,
only a few months ago, bade a sad
farewell TO Danish soil, an honest and
hNAAAAAAA AuAN was AANA NiAlf d0olAs ~
was with fear and uncertainty that she
set foot on American shores. for in all
this country there was none to whom
she could turn.
Her simple honesty soon won her a
good position I'm the Atkins home. Not
until two weeks ago, however did Dr.
Hopkins first look into her comely
young face and from that time on
Miss Nelson was destined TO figure in
one Of the most striking romances ever
known I'm this section.
Few knew Of the impending mar
rlage until Wednesday. when the cere-
mony was performed by the Rev Mar
tin Damer, Of the Episcopal Ci, .ch
Mr.. Atkins gave the bride away and
the wedding was an auspiclous one
The entire Atkins family was present
and the ceremony was held In the At
kins home.
Most Beautiful Girl in County
Since her entry into this little towr
the beauty Of Mrs. Hopkins had caused
her 10 be the cynosure Of all eyes. Shl
was freely talked about and Il sooI
became common talk that she wal
without doubt the most beautiful gir
In Sussex county.
After a wedding trip to washington
land other points Of interest, Mr.. AM
Mrs. Hopkins will make their home fl
Milton DR. Hopkins is 80 years tn
lsenior Of his bride, who Is 20.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
ENGLAND FACES
AFGHAN WAR
Twenty thousand TribeSmen
Invade British Soil and
There Are SkirmiSheS
HEAVY FIGHTING EXPECTED
By UnIted Press Leased specInl wIre.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
SIAILA, May 4.-Sullen, but appar-
emily overawed by the powerful Brit
ish showing against them. the Amir Of
Afghanistan's troops are retreatlng
inch by inch from Landi Kotal, before
which they encamped after their re-
pulse Saturday night in an attempt to
seize the block house guarding the
Afghan outlet 20 Khyber Pass. But
they are no means discouraged They
made an attempt to draw the British
into country where cavalry and can
non would be at a disadvantage. But
General Sir James Wilcocks is doing
mo more to keep his vanguard in touch
with the natives slowly pressing them
backward, but venturing no advance
until he has made his position secure.
Exchange Of Shots
Shots are exchanged from time 10
time between the advancing and re-
treating armies, but nothing in the ma
ture of an engagement or even a lively
skirmish can be said to be In progress.
The British are enormously outnum-
bered, but the perfection of their dis
lcipline, together with the recollection
of the manner in which European ar
tillery has moved them down in most
campaigns, plainly gave the Afghans a
temporary respite. The Mollahs are
doing their best TO stir up a fighting
spirit among their countrymen, and
unless the English keep the fighting
men well in hand there is every indi-
cation that they will stand.
May Declare War
The greatest present danger is that
news of the English peril will precipi-
tate an uprising among tHs hill tribes
on the other side of the border, a de-
lvelopment much to be feared. II Is
said the Amir will formally declare
war to regain popularity among his
Subjects lost during his recent visit tc
India and the accompanying rumors
that he was developing pro-Britisf
ideas.
An actual declaration Of war would
cause the mobilization Of the entire
Indian army on the border and leave
the entire country at the mercy of thu
already discontented and dangerou
natives of the southwark.
British officers are hopeful that tn
certainty of forfeiting his country
independence IN the event Of a defea
land the Amir's realization Of conduct
ling a successful campaign without ar
ltillery will prevent a declaration o
lhostilities. His inordinate conceit ant
Ignorance Of England's real strength
make IL difficult, however, to predic
what action he will finally take.
Expect Heavy Firing Soon
News Of heavy fighting between th'
british and Afghans is expected hourly
from the northern border
Slxirmishing is already In progress
messages from Simla say, just beyont
lIandi Kotal. where nearly 10000 At
Ighans have been concentrated since
their Saturday nights repulse in at
tacks on the Khyber Pass blocl
houses.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
FITZGERALD
CHARGE HELD UP
William HOIIiWeII, of Chester,
is, However, Fined $40
and Costs

Dennis S. Fitzgerald, organizer Of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Men, who has been in this
city for about ten days, engaged in
organizing the employees of the Will
mington City Railway Company, and
William Halliwell, of Chester, one Of
he delegation of railway men who came
here from Chester yesterday, presum-
ably to participate in the meeting Of
the local railway men, called for last
night, at midnight, were defendants IN
the City Court today.
Each was accused with disorderly
conduct in connection with an alleged
demonstration late last night at Fifth
and Shipley streets, in front of the
Central National Bank building in
which, the meeting in question was
held.
Through their counsel, Howell S.
England, the defendants pleaded not
guilty and the cases were tried sep
arately. Halliwelis case was tried
first and Deputy Judge Joslyn, who pre-
sided fined him SO and costs. In Fitz-
gerald's case, the charge was held up.
which means that If he should be ar
rested I'm the future for a similar Of
fense, the present case can be consid .
cred by the court in imposing sentence.
Chief Blacks Evidence.
Chief of Police George Black was
called as the witness by the State, In
Halliwelrs case. He testified that
about IL o'clock last night a crowd of
about 200 men had congregated in Fifth
street between Market and Shipley
streets. At Kings Hotel Fifth and
Shipley streets, he said, Organizer
Fitzgerald was standing on the landing.
leading TO the entrance of that hotel
and was talking to a crowd Of men.
Fitzgerald, he said, shortly after this.
went into the hotel and the police then
scattered the crowd. There were three
or four men he asid, standing outside
the door leading to the headquarters OF
the union men in the bank building
and Onicer Taylor told them TO get m
side the building. Two OF them did -
said the witness. but the third was
slow getting inside, and the oficer
pushed him into the doorway" After
the officer left, the men," continued
Chief Black, "Halliwell stuck his head
out of the dor and jeered at the officer
I was in citizens clothes and placed
the man under arrest"
HslIiweIl Tells His Story.
Halliwell in his own behalf testified
that he lived in Chester. Il had been
on the steps but ten minutes, having
been upstairs asleep, and had just
come down to the door. when the of
ficer approached us and told us to get
inside. I guess I wasn't going fast
enough. for the officers showed me down
on the steps on the inside of the
doors I looked out to see who the
officer was, that handled me so rough
ly and to learn where he had gone.
Chief Black grabbed me and said. who
are you jeering at. With that he jerked
me out of the door and used so rough
that my watch came out of my pocke;
and was broken"
George Horney, one OF the men, who
was standing with Halliwell at the
time of the trouble was the next wit
ness called for the defense. He testi-
fed that Halliwell was standing out
side the doorway and was not sayins
anything. -rhe officer pushed him
back in the doorway" he said, "and
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