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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

- AN FRANCISCO.-The death
49, Of old Lucky Baldwin has
M09 revived many stories of the
NS man who easily ranked as
NJ the boldest speculator and
- gambler of California. Not
that Baldwin was a plunger on the
turf In the way that finally ended
Riley Grannan's career or specula-
tor in the sense Of man who bucks
the market on his general observa-
tion of the trend of prices. Baldwin
nearly always carried on his big deals
on the basis of secret information.
Occasionally he was misled by his
enthusiasm over horse that he fan
cied, but nine times out of ten his
most spectacular plays were made on
a sure thing. What he did have was
an iron nerve and the horse sense to
know when to get out of deal with
the maximum of profit
How his lean form endured the ex-
element of his life for so years is
one of the marvels which no doctor can
explain. He lived hard and during Is
years that he kept the Baldwin hotel
he seemed never to get any sleep.
Any one who wandered around to
the barroom or the card room of the
hotel in the early morning hours
would be sure to see the old man cir
culating about or taking hand in a
game of poker. And II you visited the
hotel at seven a. m, when the place
seemed as dead as a mausoleum, the
chances are you would find him pacing
up and down the long vestibule, look
ing as fresh as though he had gone to
bed with the birds the night before
Fortune from the comstock.
The Comstock silver mines made
Baldwin millionaire. Like Flood and
O'Brien. he had no special education
in mining. He began life in San Fran
cisco as hotel keeper in a humble
way, and It was from chance guest
the great richness OF the ore in the
Ophir and Sierra Nevada mines on the
Comstock.
Baldwin never trusted to second
hand information. He dispatched a
practical miner whom he could trust
to Virginia City and had this man Sc
cure work In both mines. The man
found that the ore was richer than
reported. Then Baldwin lost no time
in getting into action.
The first reports of rich ore had
sent Ophir stock up many points. but
insiders spread rumors that the ore
vein had pinched out. Then there was
a slump as every one tried to get out.
Baldwin went in then and bought right
and left, and before the insiders knew
what he was about he had received
enough stock to make him several
times a millionaire. On stock mar
ket that registered fluctuations of sew
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

should be held. but that an orchestra
should render at the cemetery operate
pieces as well as two musical com
positions by his favorite daughter
This programme was carried out In
full except that the numbers from La
Boheme" were omitted, perhaps as toe
frivolous for funeral. But the
Miserere of "Trovatore" and the grand
march from Aida" were rendered. al
vol as Handel's Largo" There were
no signs of grief at the funeral. Most
OF those present were old-time friends
Of Baldwin who snapped reminis
cences and told curious tales. Two Of
these old friends as they came up tt
take q look at the thin Get face of the
dead gave the best summary OF hil
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

BALDWIN at the faro bank. sFbolsst
bank ever saw" the old man went
on. you jumpers from the east have
az much idea Of playing the bank ~
q mountain lion has of playing the
harp. They took you. Of course?"
The salesman replied that they sure
had taken him, taken him bad.
mot In any kind of q mess over It,
are you. youngster?" inquired Baldwin.
Whereupon the New York salesman
opened up and told Baldwin just the
kind Of mess he was in--fifteen hur-
dred in bank markers to pay. NO
money to return to New York. no
chance to ask the Arm for more coin
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

eral hundred dollars share In a
single day a speculator Of Baldwin's
nerve had great chance, and ne
never missed an opportunity to add
to his fortune.
Z Presided with Six Shooter.
One OF his most spectacular coups
was in Sierra Nevada. Baldwin had
secured the majority Of the stock. but
the formal transfers Of this stock had
not been made on the books, SO the
old directors called . meeting and
planned to elect on old proxies Q
board Of directors for year and thus
keep Baldwin out Of the management.
BALDWIN heard Of the scheme and
promptly had his lawyer. Reuben II
uoy1 prepare an Injunction against
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

character "0ame and fighting to the
last" said one.
Never asked anything. never gave
anything. Paid for everything he got,
but wouldn't be held up!"H That was
the eulogy Of the other.
Lucky 6aldwIn's Two Sides.
Lucky Baldwin's nature was q Pc
culiar mixture of parsimony and open
handedness; but these two traits did
not crop out In him spontaneously.
He was what might be called streaky
individual.
For months at a stretch he would
exhibit lavishness of personal ex-
penditure that dazzled even the top
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10
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notchers among the high rollers and
big spenders of the coast. He would
respond to every touch without MUIR
muir.
When these prodigal fits were upon
him he would gamble like Charles
James Fox, often winding up after
continued days and nights of play by
walloping San Franciscos leading
faro banks to a standstill. Although
never a deep drinker he would while
thus in the spending mood stand at
the far end Of his famous Baldwin
hotel bar and order basket after
basket of champagne to be served to
casual bar patrons, men he had never
seen before.
From such money tossing orgies
Balwin would all of sudden and with
out notice or warning become tight
wad of the first order, closeroll from
whom a dollar couldn't be extracted
by any other method except the use
of dynamite 1t wasn't that his bundle
was given out. 1t was simply that it
was Lucky's nature to curl up COM
pletely after a high spending fiesta
and suddenly to turn into man with
the mucilaginous mitt and the SOL
dered fist
Penurious to an Extreme.
While in this state of mind he
would promptly turn his back even
upon his closest friend who In tenn
porary straits for money asked him
for small temporary lift. He'd cut
out the gambling completely, let his
horses run for the purses and for
Sweeney, and hang on to a two-bit
piece so long that the eagle on the
coin would begin to moult. Then.
after a period of this sort of penurious-
ness, presto! Lucky would get his
spending habits on again all Of sud
den and once more he'd proceed to
make Coal Oil Johnny and Death
Valley Scotty look like pikers.
A very sedate New York travelling
jewelry salesman who didn't use to be
so sedate tells a story to illustrate
Baldwin's varying moods as to the
spending end of It,
Nearly twenty years ago the jewelry
salesman, then travelling for Maiden
Lane diamond house, went up against
San Francisco faro bank and got
himself cleaned down beneath the
pelt. He was up against 1t. He had
his tens of thousands of dollars worth
of samples, but he was too honest a
man to think of hypothecating any OF
his firms stuff In order to get himself
out of the mess.
In addition to the cash he dropped
the faro bank had his markers for
$1,000. The salesman was due to re.
turn to New York. He had overdrawn
on his expense account and didn't dare
to wire his firm for another dollar;
but he had to go home, and he had
to take up his $500 in faro bank
markers before leaving San Francisco
He didn't know Lucky Baldwin ex
cept In a casual way. He always
stopped at Baldwin's hotel. had beer
introduced to the old man, was or
nodding terms with him in the lobby
and that was all.
| The salesman, pretty well worked
up over his troubles, strolled into the
bar before breakfast one morning u
get supporting shifter. Lucky siftet
in about half minute behind him
The two exchanged mods.
Called the Tsrderfoot.
rsaw you playing some pretty foo
bank a couple of nights ago." Baldwin
] remarked. The salesman hadn't seel
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

without giving himself dead away. and
so on.
Baldwin listened with his wide sar-
donic grin, then dug for his roll and
skinned of six $500 bills and handed
the money to the salesman.
"Take this and make good, and then
get back with your snow shovelers,"
he said to the salesman-the old-time
Slopers still call eastern folk snow
shovelers in contemptuous allusion to
the rigors of the casts winter climate.
Don't play any more bank until you
learn something about 1t. Banks a
grownup mans game. You stick to
mumbletypeg, son, and you won't get
trimmed"
The salesman would only take $4,000
of the money and had some trouble in
modifying the slightly offended Lucky
when he insisted upon returning two
of the $500 bills, which he didn't need.
He quit San Francisco for New York
that evening, paid Baldwin the $4,000
back in instruments inside of six
months and was so grateful for get
ting out Of the mess thus easily that
he hasn't made dime bet ever since.
BIuffed Charlie Fair.
There are men now living who re-
member how one afternoon at the In
gleside track about sixteen years ago
Lucky Baldwin made so high flying a
| gambler as the late Charlie Fair
killed in France in an automobile &C
cident some years ago-draw in his
horns.
Baldwin and Fair both had horses
entered in stake race to be run on
at Ingleside that afternoon. There
was sort of chaffing rivalry as to
their horses between Baldwin and
Fair. Lucky liked the young man.
who at that time was the main high
roller of the sons Of Senator Fair,
which is saying good DEAL
Neither Baldwin nor Fair expected
his horse to win In the stage race be-
| cause there was horse entered for
the event that seemed to outclass the
field, but Baldwin was dead sure that
his horse would beat young Fairs
horse. while the latter was equally
confident that his nag would beat
Baldwin's.
Baldwin was mooching around on
the lawn half an hour before the race,
when Charlie Fair, grinning, walked
over to him.
I'm not going to win, think, but I
sure am going to show that skate of
yours up" said young Fair to Lucky.
| Baldwin grinned in his saturnine
way and bit into his unlighted cigar.
mot chance. young fellow" he
said to Fair. I'll tell you what I'll do,
Charlie. I'll bet you 100000 my
horse beats yours
A lot of high notch betting folks
were standing around. Young Fairs
Jaw dropped and his smile faded.
Bet you half million, son, that
my nag beats yours" repeated Bald
i win, munching his smoke.
"Oh. behave that, pop" said young
Fair, and he walked away. Baldwin
had topped even his limit.
Charlie Fair must have been the
sorest man from juneau to Callao q
few minutes after that. He had sval
lowed q bolus In front Of folks. He
had quit for the first time In anybody'a
knowledge. He had permitted the
old man to chase him to the chap
parAl.
Young Fairs horse not only bea,
Ba1dwin's but won the race BY tsv
| lengths, pulled to trudGe. ),
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10
safe and sure.

Among the medicines that are recon;
nurses is Kemp's Balsam, the best cough
cure. For many years it has been regard
ed by doctors as the medicine most likely
to cure coughs, and it has a strong hold
on the esteem of all well-informed people.
When Kemp's Balsam cannot cure cough
we shall be at a loss to know what will.
At druggists and dealers, 25c.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10
Taklno Mo- chanoes,..

"You always speak kindly to your
wife?" said the prying friend.
Always" answered Mr.. Meekton.
Il never think of giving Henrietta
harsh word"
because you believe in ruling by
gentleness?"
mo. Because self-preservation 10
the first law of nature"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10
Qualifications.

I'm afraid you're not tall enough
for a nurse" said the mistress inter
viewing an applicant.
"Oh, yes. ma'am." replied the girl.
ITS all the better that I'm short; the
children don't drop 30 far when they
fall Z"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10
The Eternal Marathon.

Man." declared the old-fashioned
preacher, ''is worm"
and" said a man who had been
married three times and who was oc-
cupying small space In a rear pew.
woman is the early bird"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

walk ups tafrs
without stopping
on the way. ]
tried three differ
emit doctors and
each told me some
thing different !
received no benefit
from any Of them,
but seemed to sui
fer more. The last
doctor said moth
ing would restore
nv health Ibo0an
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

Women know that men will make
fools of themselves II given q chance
and they give them lots of chances.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound Cured Her.

Willimantic, Conn.-"For FIVE years
] suffered untold agony from female
troubles, causing backache, Irregular
ties, dizziness and nervous prostra-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

You always get full value in Lewis
Single Binder straight &c cigar. Your
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE."
That 10 LAXATIVE BROMO QU1NINE. Look for
the signature Of E w. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure Cold In One Day. 8c.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

Your working power depends upon your
health! Garfield Tea corrects disorders of
liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels; over
brings good health.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

II duty would use q megaphons
more of US might hear the call.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

It's easy for mans wife to dress
we'll II his creditors can afford II.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

A grateful man never has 10 lock
into his. pocketbook TO zee how muoh
he hes 70 b thankful for.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10
How's This?

! We oass Ons Hundred Dollars Reward ece any
eass Of Catauh that cannot b cured ~ HAuS
~. CHENEY CO.. Toisdo. o.
Soe the ase 10 years and believe him perfectly hon
orabls N IN business transactions and financially
able 70 carry out any obligations made By HI nrm.
WALDINo. KINNAN 4 NARvIN.
Wholesale DruggstA Toledo. O.
Halls CAtarrh Cure b taken internally. ACTING
directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent fres. Price - cents 30
Take Halls Family PnA for constipation.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10

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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10
WHOLE TEAM.

Ida-Yes; that IL Mrs. Petleigh. Her
husband is famous coach.
May-That's q good combination.
She's q regular nag.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-04-10
Woman and
the
Life Festival
THE dim childhood

Y THE dim childhood
Of the human race,
man. not woman. was
made the central fig.
ure. 1t appears, Of
much that celebrated
the friumnhs Of life
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-09-22
Protection For Labor.

The North Carolina act OF 1907 pro-
viding 5000 yearly and special agents
with power to make arrangements
with steamship companies and agen-
cies abroad TO promote immigration OF
iaborers into the state has been re-
pcaled.
BY joint resolution OF the Ohio leg
islature senators and representatives
Ia congress are peiitioned to enact
more STRINGENT immigration laws for
the protection Of American labor. The
petitioners hold that protective tar
Ia without protection from the compe-
tttiou of cheap labor at home is trav-
csty of the industrial problem.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-09-22
EMANCIPATION DAY

The colored population Of the city
is celebrating Emancipation Day to-
day. The colored Eureka lodge OF the
K. of P's is holding a picnic at Jack
sons park this afternoon and will give
a dance at the park this evening. A
large delegation of colored folks ar
rived today from Fort Wayne, New
Castle and Muncie to take part in the
celebration. S. R. Oxendine and Will
liam E. jenkins of this city, both col
ored, will be the principal speakers at
the event Emancipation Day is the
occasion of an annual celebration
among the negroes of this city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-09-22
A PEACE MEETING
OR ROUGH HOUsE2
Democrats Meet Tonight to
Name Ticket for the
City Election.
P. REID VERSUS C. BECK
BOTH MEN ARE OUT FOR MAYOR.
Atty NOMINATION AND BOTH
ARE CONFIDENT THEY WILL
SECURE THE HONOR.

Pettis A. Reid and Charles Beck, the
two candidates for the democratic
nomination for mayor, are confident
that enough of the delegates selected
at the ward meetings last evening will
vote for them tonight at the city con-
vention, city building, to insure their
nomination. With both candidates
claiming the nomination, 1t is easily
seen that the race will be tight one
and interesting. No doubt it will be
hot one. as 1t is understood that
much bitter feeling has arisen between
The Schillinger and Bayer forces of the
city
The successful candidate will be the
opposition furnished to Dr. w. w.
{ Zimmerman, the republican nominee.
Friends of democratic hoDefuls, of
course. are claiming that their man is
the only one who will tear down the
strength and Notifications of DR.. Zim-
norman.
The delegates elected at the ward
meetings last evening were not In
structed. They can vote for whom
they please. However. the leaders on
both sides were in evidence today.
talking with the delegates.
The following are the council candi-
dates: First Ward, Casper Kelly; Sec
ond Ward. John w. Bolzer and SEVENTH
Ward. j. Rethmeyer. No candidates
for council were named in the other
wards. However. it is understood
that there will be several to seek the
nomination at the hands Of the con-
vention. this evening, for councilman
at-large. Among the candidates are
A. Bavis and possibly one or two 9TH
ers may be named. Mr.. Bavis is =
shop employe and is receiving offers of
support from the republicans as well
as the democrats
The Fourth Ward intends to put UP
a candidate against William Bartel, the
republican nominee. The candidate
will be selected at an adjourned meet
ing of the ward democrats Friday even
ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-09-22
City. Statistics
Deaths and EuneraIs.

Thompson-The remains of Mrs s.
A. Thompson, who died at the home of
her married daughter, Mrs. Robert S.
Hart, in Hazel, South Dakota, on Mon
day morning, September 10th, will be
brought here for burial. Funeral SER
vices will be held at the home, 31o
North Eleventh street, Friday after
noon at two o'clock, conducted by Rev.
T. J. Graham, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church. of which the deceased
was a highly esteemed member.
KAUPDR-Roland F.. Kauper. the
infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Kau-
per, died yesterday afternoon at the
home Of his parents. S22 South Eighth
street, at the age Of six months The
funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-09-22
TO STOP PRACTICE

Cambridge City residents are deter
mined to stop the practice of motor
men and conductors of the Terre
Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern lines
from starting their cars before the
passengers have al;ghted. The proce-
dure adopted has been by filing dam
age suits, two being filed in the cir
cult court today. Miss Emma Smith
in one of the suits asks for $4,000 dam
ages and Hester Polk, by her next
best friend, her mother, Mrs. Hannah
Polk, wants $4,000 damages. Both per-
sons were injured as they attempted
to alight from the cars and being
thrown to the street by their sudden
start. .
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-09-22
FOR LOWER PRICES

At the meeting of the grocers at the
Commercial club rooms, last evening a
committee was appointed to meet with
the bakers and try and induce them to
lower the wholesale price of bread.
The grocers and bakers will hold
joint meeting soor. The petition of
the grocers to the bakers, which was
presented recently, was turned down.
The meeting last evening was we'll at
tended and the grocers are determined
to get bread at three and a half cents
per loaf instead of the present price Of
four cents per loaf.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-09-22
MANY LIVES ARE
LOST IN FLOODS
Giant Storm in Southern
States Still Rages With
Great Force.
TALES OF HORRORS TOLD
BASED ON STORIES TOLD eY THE
REFUGEES THE DAMAGES WILL
TOTAL At LEAST FIVE NAIL.
LIONS OF DOLLARS.
(American News Service)


New Orleans, Sept. 22.-Fully three
hundred lives were lost in the hurri.
cane and tidal wave which devastated
the gulf coast. according to details
brought by half naked, half starved re-
fugees. men and women. who straggl-
ed into the city today from a portion
Of Louisiana extending from the Grand
Island to Vermillion Parish. Basing
estimates on the stories told by the
refugees, the property loss will ex-
ceed five million dollars. Many isolat-
ed villages have not vet been heard
from and telegraph and telephones are
still crippled. The refugees declare q
terrible havoc was wrought by the
tidal wave blown before the hurricane
of wind which reached one hundred
miles an hour. Big substantial build
ings were lifted from their foundation
and shattered; giant trees were up
rooted and sent whirling through the
air.
Beams Were Smashed.
Beams, stanchions and supporting
beams were smashed like toothpicks.
People were caught unawares by the
gulf storm, being drowned like rats in
fallen houses. Many bodies were
washed out into the gulf ravaged dis
trict which had scme five thousand
Inhabitants. Refugees declare many
northern people with summer colonies
on Louisiana and Mississippi gulf
coast have probably perished as the
fury Of the storm was irresistible.
Many Of these summer cottages were
sean to be in ruins by the refugees.
Biloxi and Jackson are still isolated
being without wire communication.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-09-22
Fall Festival Resents ATTEMPT
Made to "BulI-doze"
Association.
THREATS ARE NOT Needed
ORGANIZATION STATED THAT If
IT WAS NOT EMPLOYED IT
WOULD PREVENT SMlTTiE'S
BAND COMING.

In view Of the fact that she Rich.
,mond Union bard made a proposition
to the executive committee of the fall
festival that unless the band was en-
ployed during the festival. Smitties
band OF Cincinnati which Is a union
Organization. would not be permitted
to play in Richmond. it was the unam-
imous decision of the executive COM
mittee at its meeting last evening, not
to engage the union band of this city.
The executive committee stated that
1t did not propose TO be "buffaloed" by
a few musicians or allow them to In
terfere In any way with any arrange
ments they have made. Smitties band
is under contract to play in this city
during the fall festival and the COM
mittee does not believe that the con-
tract will be broken. despite the
threats OF the local union musicians.
who declare they will use every means
to prevent Smittie from coming here.
The menacing attitude Of the local
union band is looked upon with much
disfavor by the committee. The band
made direct threat that unless they
were employed at those terms direful
consequences would follow. The COM
mittee does not regard the band as a
first class organization.
Negotiations are under way to Sc
cure the Indianapolis Newsboys band
SO in event Smittie does withdraw
from his contract. there will be plen-
ty of good music anyway. The News
boys Band consists of fifty pieces and
is recognized as one of the best musi-
Gil organizations in the state.