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The Calumet news., 1911-04-14
What We Thouuht.

Mrs. Allway-Oh. John, had a
lream last night that all your money
was gone" Allway-"I4ow much did
The dress in the dream cost?"
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Some time ago the announcement
was made that the Hoffman House,
that famous hostelry on Broadway and
Twenty-fifth street, would be closed
permanently during the first week of
April. For more than "a generation the
Hoffman House has enjoyed a national
reputation as one of the most famous
hotels in the country. Its fame did
not rest so much upon the fact that
for more than half a century the hotel
The Calumet news., 1911-04-14
Inventlon of Imnortance

A Russian electrician has invented
an insulating material made from milk
curds
The Calumet news., 1911-04-14

A boy Of sixteen years at Corona,
l.. l., established a new amateur rec
ord for long distance sleeping the
other day. He went to sleep on Friday
night i'm the attic Of his parents home
and slept continuously until the fol-
lowing Monday night He probably
would have continued to snooze, had
not his father awakened him then.
The boy is apparently healthy and
there seems to be no reasonable expla-
nation of his sleeping propensity, un-
less it is the fact that his father is a
watchman.
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c+rav Bits Of News From
Little Old New York

New York has been closed for good
After 122 years of existence the Sew
enth Street Methodist Church, known
in its early days as the 1.-TWO Mile
Stone" Church, and when Peter Coop
er was its Sunday School Superinten-
dent as the "Bowery Church" has been
closed, not to be opened again. In the
civil war years, when the Rev. DIR.
James Floy and the Rev. w. Pitman
Corbett We're its pastors. the congre-
CATION was one of the largest in the
city, but during the last twenty five
years the membership diminished to
such an extent that 1t was considered
advisable to abandon the church and
consolidate the dwlndling congregation
with that of the Hadding Church in
East Seventeenth Street. The old
church building has been sold and will
henceforth be used as a Greek Catho-
lie Church.
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hand manner Tie reserved his decis-
ion and ordered both sides To submit
briefs at later date.
There were great doings i'm New
YorEs Chinatown during the past
week. This time it was not bloody
warfare between The Tongs but a
peaceful act OF charity bazaar To-
raise money FOR the starving people
in China. The Chinese residents We'd
with each other in contributing to the
good cause and even the women and
children, usually seldom seen in public
took part in the bazaar to attract vis-
itors and increase its financial sue
cess.
The Calumet news., 1911-04-14

That the much discussed and great
ly abused hatpin is not only a serious
The Calumet news., 1911-04-14

Another one of the old churches of
The Calumet news., 1911-04-14

was the favorite stopping place Of
many OF the most distinguished visit
ors from foreign countries. members
of the nobility, singers, musicians, ar
lists, ETC.. but In a much greater mea-
suse upon the fact that during all
these years the Hoffman House has
been the most famous stamping
ground Of Democratic politicians.
Some time ago the house went into
the hands of "A receiver and it was he
who ordered the house closed. The
guests, many of whom had lived in
the house from twenty to forty years,
were disconsolate and with deep re-
gret moved to~other quarters. AT the
last moment, however, an agreement
was reached with the creditors which
made 1t possible to keep the old hos
telry going. The guests who had al
ready moved out. were notified and
most of them gladly returned to their
accustomed haunt. Most of the old
employees of the hotel also returned
to their former places.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
STATEHOOD BILL
HOLDS attention
Democratic Leaders Want to
Rush the Talldest to Final
Close

Washington, May 1s-After having
settled the party difference yester-
day on the question of electinR q
committee to investigate the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company and 9TH
er refners, the Democratic leaders
prepared today to rush the discussion
to the conclusion during the day, II
possible, on the resolution giving
statehood to Arizona and New Mexi.
co.
The debate was resumed when the
house met. If the discussion is pro-
longed there will be a session tomor-
row, otherwise the house leaders will
endeavor to adjourn over until next
week.
The ways and means committee is
anxious to get into an uninterrupted
session on the wool schedule and will
meet tomorrow for an all day ses-
sion if the house does not convene.
Representative Willis Of Ohio, Re-
publican, a member of the committee
on territories, argued in favor Of the
immediate admission of New Mexi-
CO as a state and for the admission of
Arizona after the people have again
voted on the proposal for the recall
of the judges.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
ent as private citizen who believed
in the broad principles of brother

ent as private citizen who believed
in the broad principles of brother
hood.
The alleged Lumber trust" came
In for considerable discussion at the
hearing. Leonard Bronson, represent
ing the National Lumber Manufactur-
ers' association, who opposed the bill,
said the proposed placing of lumber
on the free list was largely the result
Of public sentiment which had been
created -helieYing that there existed q
lumber trust" The conditions ex-
listing in the majority of lumber mills
make effective combination impossi-
BILE, he said, most of the mills having
no timber reserve but buying what
they use in the ope nmarket. Most of
the timber that is cut, he said. is by
small mills, each doing small busi-
ness.
Although the government, in its ef-
fort to prove that there was lum-
ber trust, had received all possible
aid from the lumber people he said,
nothing had been proved. He con-
tended that this country does not need
Canadian timber, as it has plenty Of Its
own. He acknowledged, however, that
the cutting is heavy and that there
8. need of proper conservation OF the
S& ar resources Of the United States.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
New Election Law


Mexico City. May 18-During recent
diplomatic exchanges between the
government and the leaders of the
revolution, the government drafted a
new election law for submission to
the chamber of deputies and under
which the election Of Diaz' successor
will be held.
The measure, SO far as consistent,
follows the French law, under which
the national executive is elected for
seven years by an absolute majority
Of the votes by senate and chamber
OF deputies united in a national as
sembly or congress. Heretofore the
Mexican national government has
conducted the elections through the
local mayors. who presided at the
polling places. The mayors passed
on the eligibility of the voters and
counted the ballots. Their powers,
linked with their obligations to the
national administration, gave rise to
the charges against the government
Of fraud. Under the proposed law,
the mayors must keep their hands
of. The candidates will conduct
their own campaigns and their repre-
sentatives will control the registra-
tfon lists and count the ballots.
Dlag Will Quit
Porfirio Diaz at a meeting late YES.
terday of the cabinet ministers, defin-
itely offered to resign the presidency
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
WATCHING GUN
FIGHT SAVED
SIX M0RK|lM|lEA
Tank on Which They Were
Employed Collapsed While
They Were Absent
NEGRO SHOT POLICEMAN
AND KILLED HIMSELF
Policeman Was Trying to Arrest the
Negro For Carrying a Gun and Max.
ing Threats-Three Shots Fired at
Officer-One Took Effect.

Minneapolis, May 1S.-James Rus
sell, a negro, shot Policeman Ander-
son through the stomach today and
then killed himself. The policeman
was trying to arrest him on a COM
plant of carrying gun and making
threats. Russell fired three shots at
the policeman.
While the shooting was taking place,
six men who were working on $4,000
gallon water tank on building near
by, left their work to watch the fight
Just after they climbed down from
the tank it collapsed. thus saving their
lives. The tank crashed through a
freight shed and smashed several
freight cars.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
WANT TO FIRE
TWO SENATORS
Illinois Legislature Steering
Committee Wrestling With
the Problem

Springfield. ILL.,, May ls-The Re-
publican steering committee of the
senate held two hours session this
morning to consider two resolutions,
one for the reopening of the Lorimer
investigation by the United States
senate and the other calling for the
expulsion of Senators Stanley G.
Pemberton and John Broderick. At
1880 o'clock the committee was still
in session and no agreement had been
reached
Senator Broderick, when informed
of the proposed resolution for expul-
sion. said:
THAT resolution would not receive
ten votes in this senate. believe
the Republican steering committee is
going away beyond it's rights in even
considering it as l have been vindi-
Gated by jury trial and the Helm
committee has proved nothing against
me. 1t is a scheme to get Senator
Lorimer and make me the goat
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
He Killed Two Men Last Nirht
and Wounded Another
One
KILLED NEWSPAPER MAN
FOR STEPPING ON HIS TOES
Became Enraged Last Night Because
a White Man on the Platform of m
Elevated Train Objected to the Ne.
gro's Smoking.

New York. May 1S-John Cain, q
big negro who ran amuck with q
knife and revolver last night on the
upper west side and killed John Hall
of Weehawken, N. j., and Saxon Sur.
rell of Manhattan and wounded one
other man, had admitted, the police
say, that he is the man who killed
Richard Ball, newspaper man, on
Broadway eleven years ago.
Balls slayer said that he killed
his man for stepping on his toes.
The negro went wild last night when
white passenger on the platform Of
an elevated train objected to biz
smoking
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
HEROIC FIGHT IN
NORTHERN W|LOS
Diary of Late Inspector Fitz-
gerald of Mounted Police
Reaches Ottawa

Ottawa, May 1S.-The diary of the
late Inspector Fitzgerald has been
received by Col. White, comptroller OF
the Northwest mounted police, and in
concrete form it gives some idea of
the terrible sufferings of the men,
bers Of the gallant patrol who re-
Gently lost their lives doing duty on
the northern borders of Canada. Death
was due to starvation.
The finding of the emaciated bodies
of Inspector Fitzgerald and his three
men about fifty miles from Fort Nc
Pherson has already been reported.
The other men were Constable Car
ter. Constable Kinney and Constable
Taylor With the two latter bodies,
there was found Inspector Fiztger-
aids ofiicia1 diary which was sent d.
rect to the department here. The
last entry in 1t is on Feb. 5, while
the bodies were not recovered until
March 20 by a party sent out to
search for them.
By the diary 1t appears that the
trouble commenced when Special
Constable Carter, who was acting as
guide, failed to locate Forest creek,
up which they should have gone to
cross the Hart Wind divide, the diary
on January II recording that they
had been a week looking for the river
to take them over the divide, but all
that could then be done was to re-
turn to Mcpherson, killing some of
the dogs to feed the others and them
selves, their provisions having been
reduced to ten pounds of flour and
eight pounds Of bacon.
Next day they left their camp on
the return to Peel river en- route to
Fort Mcpherson and killed and ate
their first dog, reserving what little
fish they had for the dogs, who re-
fused to eat dog meat.
On January 20 they ate the last of
their flour and bacon.
Fitsgerald's Diary.
The remainder of the diary tells of
heroic endeavors to reach Fort Nc
Pherson, the details Of the last ten
days reading as follows:
"1S degrees below zero, Friday,
January q; heavy snow storm with
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
HIT TOBACCO
Iowa Doctor Says It's Use Causes
Many Ills

Des Motnes, Ia, May 18-Dr. SAM
uel Bailey Of Mount Ayr in an address
at the meeting Of the Iowa State
Medical association today scored to-
bacco and its use In the strongest
terms. He declared that tobacco us
ing poisons the nervous system and
robs the user Of his moral tone. He
asserted that the use Of tobacco in
the earlier days IL responsible for
much Of the troubles OF today. i
DR.. Bailey acquired some little
fame some years ago by stating that
the apple will cure the liquor habit.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
LIGHTNING HITS HORSE.

Almont, N, D.. May 1s.-During the
rain and hail storm horse belonging
to a farmer near this city was
struck by lightning and killed. There
was a heavy fall of rain and during
part Of the storm there was a fall of
hail stones of enormous size, some of
them being as large as hens eggs, "
in the language of some of who saw
them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
FIRST DEATH
FROM THE HEAT
A Minneapolis Railroad Man
Died on Street Car This
Morning

Minneapolis, May 1s.-What is be-
lieved to be the frst death from
heat in Minneapolis this year oc-
CURED on street car today when
George Lund, a Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway engineer,
toppled forward in his seat and died
before he could be taken to the hos.
pital.
Lund had just finished an all night
run from Chicago and was going to
his home.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
CASE REVERSED
Who Bayonetted Bystand.
or Will Cot Now TrioI

Guardsman Who Bay0netted Bystand.
er Will Get New Trial
Austin, Tex, May 1S-The court of
criminal appeals today reversed and
remanded the case of Sergeant J. D.
Manley, the Dallas guardsman SEN
fenced for life for killing Louis Rich
enstein, E. spectator at the celebra-
ton of President Taft's visit in Dali
las two years ago. Manley bayon-
cited Richenstein as he attempted to
pass the guard lines. Manley claim
ed the killing was an accident.
Guardsmen all over the United
States have contributed to Manley's
defense fund.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
MRS. TAFT LEFT
FOR WASHINGTON
Travelled in Private Car and
Was Accompanied by Ply.
sician and Nurse

New York, May 1s.-Mrs. VIM. H.
Taft, who was taken ill here last Sat
urday, left for Washington this morn
ing. With her went DR.. Evans H.
Enans, trained nurse, and Major
Archibald Butt, the presidents mill
tary aide. The party travelled In q
private car. Mrs. Taft leaned on the
arm of her brother-in-law, Henry w.
Taft, as she left the house for wait
ing automobile.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
Rss, WIFE HUNTED ON
Forty Ye.9sAzsearch for a Kansan
Sncceeded.

Pittsburg, Kas., May Histories of
their frantic efforts to find each other
will be told dramatically in the re-
union this week Of Peter G. Sharp and
his wife, Anna Catherine Sharp, who
we're separated In October. 1871, IN
the fire that destroyed most Of Chi
cago.
For thirty-one years Sharp. a
grocer in Keokuk, Ia, at the time Of
the Chicago fire, carried on nation
wide search for his wife. She was
reported to have died, but premoni-
ton that she had escaped haunted
him and urged him to find her.
About nine years ago, after his small
fortune had about been exhausted, he
bought home here and married a
second time.
A Clew In War Department.
Mrs. Scott. however, did not give up
the search for her husband. As q
last resort she communicated with
the war department, and through 1t
learned that Peter G. Sharp lived in
this city. A letter to Sharp, received
a few days ago. was the first word
he has received from Mrs. Sharp in
forty years.
"At the time Of the fire l sent my
son to Chicago. to search for his
mother" Mr.. Sharp said today. "He
sent word that he had found her
body. I could never bring myself to
believe, however. that Anna had died.
I knew that she was not easily ex-
cited. and always have believed
that she had escaped
Brothers Cow Started the Fret
Mrs. Sharp was visiting at the
home OF her brother, Alvin Lighthall,
in Chicago, at the time Of the fi-e.
It was her brothers COW that kicked
over the lantern which started the
fire. Mr.. Sharp says. The cow was
being milked by Mrs. O,Leary.
The wanderings OF Mr.. Sharp in
running down false clews covered the
United States. 1t became necessary
for him to apply to the government
for a pension as a veteran of the
civil war.
And It was the belief of Mrs.
Sharp. judging from letters received
here, that her husbands earnings
would be spent in his search, and that
he would have to apply for pension.
That kept up her courage in the
years they have been separated.
He will Bring Her Home.
II have never loved another man.
Mrs. Sharp said in the most recent
letter which her husband received.
II want to come home to you"
And Mr.. Sharp. although he has an
other wife. has made preparations to
receive his first wife into his home.
For a number Of years Mrs. Sharp
has been living in Oakland, Gal. She
Is now on her way to this city.
Il have found my wife-the moth
er Of my children-and am going to
make q home for her so long as she
lives" he said. I'VE are both old
and neither has long to stay in this
world. The present Mrs. Sharp is
just as anxious to have my first wife
make her home with US as I. The
three Of us. we believe. will make a
happy family. although one that is
somewhat cut Of the ordinary
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
POPE BETTER
Was Able to Give Audience to HI.
Visitors To-day

Rome. May 1s-The pope has i'm
proved so much physically that today
he was, able to receive in audience
Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli and
three bishops, including Rt. Rev. John
F. Carroll, bishop of Helena. Mont.
The pontiff said that he felt much
better and that he was about to re-
sumo public audiences. the suspen-
sion Of which he admitted had aided
greatly In the restoration Of his
health.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
BOX CAR FIRE.

Mandan, N. D., May 1s.-The fire
department was called out when a
box car in the yards was found to
be burning. Aside from the car there
was no damage done as the depart
ment responded promptly. 1t is sup
posed that the fire was started from
sparks from a passing locomotive.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
MOTION OUASHED.

Bismarck, N. D., May 1S.-The mo-
tion to quash the informations in the
Bickford case was denied by Judge
Winchester. The case will be called
about tomorrow or Saturday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
1R|BESMEN MET
SERIOUS DEFEAT
Attacked French Detachment
in Dense Fog and 1naict-
ed Some Loss

Paris, May 1S.-Advices received at
the. ministry Of war today state that
a French detachment was attacked by
Moroccan tribesmen near Debdou dur
ing fog on Tuesday. The enemy
was repulsed, but the French lost two
officers killed and twelve men killed
and wounded.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-18
Dias Will Resign and De la
Ba1ra Will Be President
Ad Interim
Governments TERMS ARE
ACCEPTABLE TO |MsURRECTOs
Vice President Corral Will Also Re.
tire and Madero Will Go to Mexico
City to Help Reconstruct the Gov.
ernment Along the New Lines.

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Juarez, May 18.-Peace in Mexi- .
co will be signed by Saturday, ac- ,
cordtng to the almost unanimous .
: opinion Of Provisional President /,
Madero's advisers today. +.
The developments in the nego- .
tations today have progressed to :
point justifying the confident =
prediction that the end of the in =
: ternecine strife was at last plain .
ly In sight, and that the signng .
OF peace pact would be followed .
Monday by the formal resignation .
from the presidency of Porfirio .
Diaz. .
The provisional president today .
did not make formal acceptance .
OF the invitation of Minister, De .
Ia Barra to come to Mexico City, I
but unoff1cially he expressed him .
self as highly gratified over this .
action and there is no doubt that .
ne Will start for the capital upon .
the announcement of the retire I
ment Of President Diaz and the .
= taking up of the reins of the gov .
ernment by Senior De la Barra. .
= . = . = . . . = . . 4
Juarez. May 18-Francisco I, Ma.
dero, Jr., today announced that the
news from Mexico City was so en-.
tirely satisfactory to him that II
might be universally proclaimed tha,
peace throughout Mexico is now an
accepted fact. Madero will accept
the offer to go to Mexico City to &C,
as the chief adviser to the minister
OF foreign relations, De Ia Barro, who
Will become president ad interim.
Diaz announcement of his inten.
tfon to resign is accepted with abso.
Lutte faith by the rebels
Regarding the future policy Of the
Madero government toward the
capital in Mexico, Senor Madero said
he and his cabinet would continue tc
encourage American investments but
a vigorous prohibition would be made
against trusts Of any kind and agains,
the Wholesale granting Of conces.
sions. Madero has no doubt that he
Will be the next regularly elected
president of Mexico and that DR.. Go.
mez will be vice president. Con.
corning the recognition of the Mexi.
can army, Senior Madero declared ali
convicts hereafter will be eliminated
and the army will be composed en-.
tirely Of volunteers.
Judge Carbajal and DR.. Gomez con.
ferred in an FL Paso hotel today con.
cerning the peace terms. At this
meeting Judge Carbajal ofRc1ally
transmitted to DIR. Gomez for Senol
Madero the invitation for the latter
to go to Mexico City.
The government, 1t is believed
thinks Madero could be persuaded to
90 there at once and perhaps con.
clude the peace agreement in the
capital. Madero's cabinet, it is be.
lieved, will advise the signing of the
peace agreement on the principal
points first and the visit of Madero to
Mexico City later to arrange the de-
tails and see that the guarantees
are carried out.
A well founded report today is that
neither Gen. Gonzales Salez nor Ber-
nard Reyes is the governments choice
for minister Of war, but Gen. Rascona
who is high In the esteem Of the
Mexican army.