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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-12-30
FIFTY MINERS KILLED
IN MINE EXPLOSION

Ennis w. Va, Dec. 30.--Fatalities in
the Lick Ranch mine as a result of
an explosion yesterday afternoon prob
ably will reach fifty, Up to 9-o'cloek
this morning twelve bodies have been
taken out.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-28
.HEARST'S PARTY BEGINS
CONVENTION LAST NIGHT
Platform Will Be Adopte Today and President
Will be Named Tomorrow Morning
at Orchestra Hall.

Brisbane. whose fine italian hand was
markedly discernible in Mr.. Hearsts
keynote last night
Then the party viii proceed to pick
its candidate for president Here Mr.
Hearst insists he Will keep his hands
off, and Howard L. IIisgen of Massa-
chusetts and NJ L. Howard of Ala
bama have the inside track for presi-
dent and vice president. respectively
This however is based entirely on the
supposttion that Mr. Hearst's valiant
keynoting last night did not irrevo-
cavly commit the delegates to his own
boom, which has been assuming alarm
ing proportions.
Mr. Hearst's name was mentioned in
all quarters yesterday, and his closest
followers gave it impetus on the ground
that it would be handy thing to have
around if Wills j. Abbot should sue
coed in starting a genuine Bryan STAN
pede in the convention.
The Bryan Kisses last night seemed
TO put a quietus on the Nebraskan's
boom. and the unmistakable language
of Proprietor Hearst killed the demo
cratic candidates hopes-if he really
had any
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-28
CITIZENS ARE BADLY
DISAPPOINTED At CALM
East Chicago Councilmen Have Tame Time and
a Big Crowd Attends Their
Meetings.

East Chicago. Ind, July 2S.-(SpeciaD
The council met last night with all
members present except Mayor DeBraie,
who is in Quebec, Canada, with the
prince Of Wales and Vice President
Fairbanks In the absence Of the
MAYOR. Alderman Z. V. Walton was Sc
lected to preside.
The selection was good one as Mr.
Walton has the knack of expediting
matters and rushed the business
Though in hurry.
The council chamber was packed
with citizens, who came expecting to
see and hear something sensational
apropas of the restraining order served
on the council during the day They
were disappointed, however, as not
blow was struck or loud word uttered
during the whole evening. In fact the
whole proceedings were carried on in
~ 1advlike a manner as q pink tea at
the minister's house.
The question of approving the min
utes of the last meeting came in for
some little discussion.
II seems the East Chicago Land COM
nanv submitted plans and specifications
for the big sewer to City Engineer c.
X wallace at 4 O'Clock the afternoon
Of the last meeting and he didn't have
time to examine and approve them in
time for the council meeting in the
evening. when they were to be &C
cepted.
City Attorney J. D. Kennedy wanted
CITY Clerk Walter Spencer to insert the
engineers approval and then have the
council approve the minutes. Mr.. Spen-
Ger refused TO change his record, but
finally agreed to put the approval In
in the shape of a marginal note, and
the minutes were then approved in that
shape. The assessment calls for i'm
provements on Block and Washington
avenues were accepted and remon-
strances ordered advertised for.
About that time an argument started
between spectator on the outside who
was looking in the window, and one
one the inside who INSTRUCTED his view
After a few courtesies had been ex-
changed the man on the outside invited
the man on the inside to come on the
outside The man on the inside agreed
to accommodate the man on the out
side and actually did go from the in
side to the outside, but outside Of that
fact did nothing but tell the man on the
outside few inside facts of his life.
After the foregoing incident was
closed, it having interrupted the pro
ceeding somewhat, the clerk opened ant
read the bids for the new fire and Pc
lice station for The Harbor. Eric LunC
of Hammond, was highest with bic
of $500. F. Stewart of East Chicago
next with one of $2S,5OO and A. H. w
Johnson lowest, his bid being S27,950
Tho bids were all rejected as being TOT
high and the clerk ordered to return
the bidders their checks Alderman
Lewis than moved that the building
committee meet with Mr. Hutton, tn
architect. and alternate specifications b
prepared This was carried.
motion to draw 5000 from tn
treasury for the purchase of tire
horses for the fire department was ais
carried The street and alley commit
tee and the engineer We're directed t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-28

William R. Hearst's Independence
party was officially born last night at
Orchestra hall in Chicago.
MI Hearst himself had fun charge
Of the ceremonies which attended this
function, and as temporary chairman
Of the party's first convention delivered
its keynote speech. And the keynote
was Enthusiastically Hearst"
Possibly the young man from New
York who struggled painfully to make
believe he was only the servant Of the
plain people and not the originator
and proprietor Of the newborn party
ala not intend to keynote so demon
stratively for himself, but none of the
. 1000 people who filled Orchestra hall
as delegates or visitors carried away
anything except vivid impression of
nQthing but Hearst"
In way. Mr. Hearst is in particu-
larly advantageous position-at least,
in comparison with the men who domi-
mated or tried to dominate the republic
an and democratic conventions. Mr..
Hearst is both the Brother Charley
and the Theodore Roosevelt" of his
party And more than that he is its
~ c. Burrows" for he did the key
noting. and. having dictated the party S
platform and candidates, he will pay
its bills SO there was and is little
left for the delegates to do but cheer.
And they did cheer for Hearst.
True. before the man from New York
arrived in the hall there had been
some cheering for California and Mi
nois and the ladies. and the party. and
occasionally for Howard or Hisgen OF
.nOC" TavOr b,,+ from, rho r,o,,,a,+ A.
Hearst arrived on the scene this was
over. Somebody mentioned Bryan's
name. but it was greeted by Kisses in
stead of cheers.
Today the convention will adopt its
platform probably written by Mr.
Hearst, or more probably by Arthur
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-28
GARY POLICE BROOK NO
INTERFERENCE FROM BOYS,

The Gary police are not disposed TO
have any young fellow around town
come TO them and dictate to them how
they should arrest a drunk and when
to arrest one. ]. L. Slick. a 2O-year-old
fellow. tried to. do this with officer
Peter Zurich and came out second best
in the deal Officer Zurich was TAX
ing drunk to prison when Slick tried
to foist his opinion upon him about
making arrests. Promptly the officer
arrested him. too, and charged him
with provocation.
Slick will have his trial today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-28
500 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper viii be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Hairs Catarh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional disease, requires
a constitutional treatment. Hairs ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the sytem. thereby de-
stroying the foundation Of the disease.
aud giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in dohaR its work Tho
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that Il
fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
Address +. J. CHENEY & CO, To-
ledo, 0.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-28
ANOTHER EAST CHICAGO
MASS MEETING TONIGHT
ID. J. Reid. Who Called Meeting Last
Thursday Night, Wants Large At
tendance For This Evening.

D. ]. Reed chairman Of the mass
meeting held in the city hall last
Thursday night, has called another
massmeeting of citizens and taxpayers
for tonight.
This time the meeting will be held
in Weinland's hall and VIII be called
to order at o'clock. Mr. Reed is de-
sirous Of having a large attendance
present as there are matters Of the ut
most Importance to be discussed and
acted upon. one of the purposes of
the meeting will be to form a perma-
nent organization looking to the good
of East Chicago There will undoubt-
edly be a large gathering and an in
teresting time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-28

street stalking Of the fight as though
they had actually seen it They de-
scribe this and that blow and there
are more I told you SOS" going the
rounds about that fight than there was
at the ringside when il was actually
pulled off.
sh sh. sh. Keep it quiet, Uncls
Henry Bicknen Is good Presbyterian,
but he had convictions about that Cans
Nelson fight He was certain that the
Dane could put that negro out of bust
ness if he ever got the chance He had
said that all along
Don't talk to me" Uncle Henry has
said a dozen times That man Nelson
is the better fighter than Cans ever
thought being. and I know it,
And then he would start out with
Why take that thirteenth round in his
first fight with the negro-etc.. etc,
etc"
So when the pictures OF the last Cans
Nelson fight came along there was a
certain Hammond druggist who made
a firm and steadfast resolution.
Knew His Was Right Estimate.
Not with any idea Of violating his
church vows or Of getting in bad
with the rest Of the congregation. Uncle
Henry waited for an opportunity when
the women folks were not looking and
stole over to the five cent theater.
There he sat in that crowded little
room with the sweat rolling Of from his
brow and taking a regular Turkish
bath But the discomforts Of the the
alter were not of much moment TO him.
He saw the Dane put it over the Coon,
and he knew that his estimate of the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-28

of the party as one of the greatest
achievements for the country's good
making the greatest advancement in a
moral and material line of any party
in existence.
Called Bryan Radical.
He denounced Bryan is a radical of
the old school and laughed at the folly
of the democrats in hailing him as a
new man." claiming that Bryan was,
and is, the same William Jennings
Bryan of old. with the one single and
over-powering ambition to become the
president of the United states at any
and all costs, and for the democrats
to accept him. after repeatedly reject
ing the peerless one" was only show
ing their sore straits in their need for
a leader Summing up remarkable
speech he advised everyone satisfied
with and wishing to see a continuance
Of the Roosevelt policies, TO stand for
William II Taft, and in standing for
him show their appreciation of the
great work carried on by the greatest
man of the age, our present president.
Mr.. Kliver FavOrabIy Received.
William Kliver Of Gary followed
with a short but enthusiastic speech.
Although Mr.. Kliver was little known
to Crown Pointers, he certainly clearly
showed that he was of sufficient cali
Der for the office he is running for.
and made the statement that he would
make no pledges to any one, but would
work for the best interests of his con-
stituents regardless of all the demo-
cratic platforms in existence.
Kliver made very favorable i'm
preston by the sincerity of his speech
and brought down the house by an
nouncing that, reports to the contrary.
/ Gary would roll up an Overwhelming
/ republican majority a t the polls this
4 fall
KIiver was followed in a short adj
/ dress by Judge Y. S. Reiter of Ham
mond. who spoke of the value of or
ganization and the necessity of an
active man 70 man campaign, and the
/ Judge predicted great things for the
republican party this fall
Short speeches were also made by
Tom Grant, candidate for sheriff. DR.
Shanklin Of Hammond, candidate for
coroner. and the county chairman, f
Richard Schaaf OF Whiting, who tend
cred the aid of the state central com
mittee and the county central com
mittee in assisting the newly launched
club to carry on a successful campaign
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-28

meet with the county commissioners at
Crown Point for the purpose of formu-
lating some plan for the raising OF the
Forsythe avenue bridge, and thus give
Mr.. Kahl of Hammond. chance to
navigate the Calumet river with more
ease to himself and less trouble to the
East Chicago city officials.
Attorney McAleer presented a petit
tion on behalf of the Inland Steel com
pany requesting the council to grant
them the privilege of filing in the lake
front on Adds avenue by means of
teams and wagons. It was finally
agreed that the streets and alleys com
mite, with a committee from the resi-
dents of Adds avenue, meet the In
land Steel officials next Friday and
come TO some understanding. Mr.. John
and spoke for the Adds avenue resi-
dents.
The finance committee made their
report, having approved all bills but
the Westrumite account
Alderman Lewis made a motion that
all bills be approved but when Alder
man O'Kirr pointed out to him the
Westrumite bill had not been signed.
{ ne moved 10 reconsider anu IucIl DlONeu
that the Westrumite bill be refused
back to the finance committe for inves
tigation. Mr.. Lewis remarked that some
one. mentioning no names. had said that
the Westrumite could be bought for
9 cents. and he would like a little
light on the subject This was passed.
/ The following petition from a num-
I Der of citizens was then read by the
clerk
East Chicago July %.
! We the undersigned property
holders taxpayers and citizens of
the City of East Chicago. Ind. do
hereby request the city council to
| properly furnish the new city hall
building with union made and up
to-date furniture, regardless Of
resolution adopted by the East Chi
cago Improvement association at
meeting held in the city hall
Thursday evening, July %, 1908.
The following letter speaks fol-
itself:
Milwaukee. July IS. 1908.
Mr.. Charles PitZel,
East Chicago, Ind,
Dear Sir
Your favor OF the 25th just came
to hand and in reply TO same we
beg to state that the question of
union labor was never mentioned,
and if this question would have
come up we would have been pre-
pared to furnish union label on
all of our articles. This idea must
have occurred to Mr.. Lewis after
the contract was awarded, because
he never mentioned this matter in
private conversation. nor during
our argument before the council.
Mr. Lewis argument was that
our table was not frst-class work
manship and we believe it is UP to
him to prove this. As stated before,
our samples are open for inspec-
ton and Mr. Lewis ought to face
the issue sQuarely.
Very respectfully yours.
THE WALLARGER MEG co.
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NEW CLUB rs
LAUNCHED.

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-28
SUIT IN SIGHT FOR
LAND OWNERSHIP
Two Companies Want to
Pay the Taxes on the
Improvements.
$40, 600 ARE INVOLVED
Pavement on Madison Avenue Causes
Dispute Between L. A. Bryan and
The Gary Land Company.

The dispute over the strip of land
varying from twenty-three to thirty
feet in width on the west side Of Madt
son street and half mile in length.
valued at $4,000, has a length been
settled by the board. temporarily al
least by allowing the Gary Land com
pany to pay the taxes on the improve
ment of Madison street. the improved
portion of which this property ad
joins City Treasurer l. \. Bryan saws
in regard to the action of the board
yesterday, where he had represented
the Chieago-Toleston Land & Invest
ment company: Il offered to pav the
taxes on the Midson street improve
ment, but was not allowed to. There
is no question but what we are the sole
owners of the property"
Disputed in 1890.
The manner in which the ownership
Of this property came to be disputed
was that in 1890 when the property
was first laid out and subdivided and
plated, the streets. lots. etc. ran to
within short distance of the quarter
section line. The question is.terbe
section line. The question is. there
fore, did the c. T. l. & l. company in
tend TO make Madison street at this
place seventy feet in width so that il
would reach the quarter section line.
or did they just intend to make it
fifty feet the same as they had all of
/ the other streets. The land company
maintains that they had the street at
this point designated fifty fee in width
on their official plat, and that it has
always been shown 10 be that width
| on all succeeding maps That this
strip Of property would be worthless
unless it belonged 10 the adjoining
property, for it would then cut off the
access to the street of the property
owned by the Gary Land company.
which would render 1t practically
| Worthless.
Bryan Has Different View.
| Mr.. Bryan said to the contrary, how
ever, that the intentions of the COM
pany which he represents was TO make
this street the width of the other
streets in the subdivision. and that
there was nothing to show to the con-
trary.
Entails Bitter Fight.
If the Gary Land company property
| on Madison street is to be cut off from
the street by this strip of land, it is
estimated by competent real estate
men that it would depreciate its value
to the extent of $4,000 Although the
Gary Land company feels that by pay
ing the taxes on this property the
strip Will now be made part of Madt-
son street and that their property
would therefore adjoin the seventy
foot boulevard. Bryan says that he still
owns the strip. and the case is likely
to be bitterly fought to the finish
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head The Time. and get the news,
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fectly that everybody but the old fight
fans who have actually seen him in &C
ton would never know the difference.
The moving picture machine does its
work with lightning rapidity. But you
could put two old maids up before it
and it would seem they We're mixing
it right.
The colored boys is also some fight
err" He gets in a good lick every once
in a whole. but it is not Joe Cans Joe
is not as tall as the picture shows. Or
rather to be more explicit there is not
as much difference between the height
of Cans and Nelson. The Battler is
taller than his negro opponent, al
though the contrary is the general i'm
preston
Wen. the fight goes through three or
four furious rounds and then comes the
seventeenth round in which the knock
out blow is supposed TO be delivered. BY
this time the audience in the five cent
theate rgets up on the tiptoe of ex-
element
The Know-It-Alls Get Busy.
They think they are seeing the real
thing They have noticed that Cans is
getting weaker. that he hangs on more
! than he did at the start, they see he
Battler in almost a frantic effor fol-
low up his advantage and deliver the
i one telling blow.
over in the seat across the aisle some
young pug with puglisitic ambitions.
may be holding to the seat and
telling the boy next to him that this
uppercut or that jab were the ones
which win Nelson's fights for him.
Nelson is seen following his man
around the ring like a wild bull one
would think from the picture shat
Nelson could go fifteen rounds at that
terrific pace and come up just as strong
as though he was Just starting out
| Then, too. the pictures while they have
a striking resemblance to the real
fighters, If examined closely. will be
seen to be only substitutes 1t fools
the average man. but one who has seen
both of the fighters knows that they
are not pictured in that ring.
In the seventeen round OF the pic
ture tight, Cans is seen to be "alI IN"
1t is just a matter Of watching for the
knockout. Nelson knocks his man "a
his knees The crowd cheers. The
referee begins to count ten. Cans
! Jumps to his feet and the fight is con
tinued for while longer.
Then Faker Takes Count.
Again the Dane knocks the negro
down. but again the black fellow bides
his time and jumps to his feet before
the fatal ten is counted. For the third
time the negro is Knocked down ano
this time he takes the count.
The crowd jumps to It's feet and car
ried the Dane out of the ring Cans fol
lowers closely unaded. The GROVE
surges through the ropes and then It
is seen that the ring is surrounded BY
hundreds instead of thousands and fol-
all the spectators knows the fight from
which the pictures were taken wa.
pulled OF in behind some barn in Chi
cago.
The seats which are left empty are
not sufficient in number to pay Nelson
$500 let alone the 100000 which he i!
supposed to have made. The joke is or
the Hammond fight fans or rather
some Of them They do not know any
more about the real Cans Nelson fgh
than if they had never seen the pic
lures
Fight Fans Are Gulled.
If there was ever a crowd taken il
the Hammond crowds have been th'
easy ones. They have stood about th'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-28
Fight Fans Are GuIIed.

If there was ever crowd taken in
the Hammond crowds have been the
easy ones. They have stood about the
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-18

of the opposition candidates and
promptly head off any possible de-
Election of strength and to hasten all
decisions. These men were Senators
Fulton of Oregon, Warren of Wyom
ing. Burkett of Nebraska, Long of
Kansas, Borah of Idaho National
Committeeman Charles F.. Brooker of
Connecticut, Powell Clayton of Ar
kansas and R. c. Duncan of North
Carolina.
Hitchcock Roaming Around.
Frank II. Hitchcock, the Taft man.
ager, was also roaming around the
convention during the entire day,
seeking occasion 10 aid the cause of
the secretary in all possible ways.
The daily sentinel., 1908-06-18
Special Rates East.

Summer tourist tickets to many
points east, including Chicago, Min
neapolis, st. Paul, Detroit, Niagara
Falls, Pittsburg and St Louis, will
be on sale at the Colorado Midland
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Der so: limited to October 81 return
ing. Stopovers allowed at different
points en- route.
For further Information regarding
rates. route, etc, call or write City
Ticket Agent Colorado Midland Rail
way, 352 Main street.