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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11
Tn. Oldest Alive

BENJAMIN d. silliman becomes Yale's
oldest living graduate by the death Of
charles L. Powell. Of Alexandria. Va.
Mr.. silliman was born in 1906 and
graduated In the class Of 1924. He is
a Yale man not only by graduation, but
also BY ties of blood; for all of lis
uncles. on both sides Of the family. and
both his grandfathers were graduates
Of Yale. Mr.. Silliman has always fol-
lowed the AFFAIRS OF Yale very closely
and for many years he was president
OF the Yale Alumni association OF Ions
Island.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11

A computation made some time ago
:, ,,a number of Federal officeholders
IN washington credited to the several
u,o ,es shows the remarkable. almost In
credible. fact that Ohio has less than It's
o.a ~ Federal appointments. The
quU .,,hor credited to Ohio In Washington
sonartments is 73S, whereas according
to her population the state snoulo nsve
s7a The discrepancy is. perhaps ex-
o,a,ned by the fact that the places COW
cred by the enumeration are small ones
e.s .hat Ohio is better represented In
those paying larger salaries'-Ne~
York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11
r-.mp. Apply Rsd-Hot Iron.

Five tramps entered the house OF
naorge blank. four miles south OF Wau-
san Wis, and applied red-hot irons TO
hts feet and otherwise tortured him into
telling where his money was kept.
p,anr was badly burned tfore giving
up any money and all the ramps s., 80,
cured was $3.50. Later omcers 'ocS .so
the tramps, but 1t required q essse
Of six miles through The WOODS 0ei'''
they were captured.
pr.p.r.d for All Kinds Of !rouS,s
Tn = anti for divorce filled at koko-
- ina a woman alleges that her ,eal-
81: husband sleeps with poison rasor'
revolver and dirk under .ns 80 :
while in one corner OF the room
winchester rife and corn cu'''f'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11

tANLAN'S LAST STAGE PICTURE.
btertainments, he no longer appears
luscious OF any attempts to amuse
IN in this manner. The musical in
tnct is dead, Just as Is his memory,
ID a sort of conscious recognition OF
)e existence of his wife when she is
bis side alone binds him to the past.
be years when he was the idol OF the
bbllc when the purse OF Fortunatus
kmed to be his, when the sweet melo-
)es, many OF which will never die,
kre being sung by the people OF two
Dntinents, are blank. He is in worse
IAN second childhood.
And while, with staring eyes, and
cant mind, the poor actor is moping
pay the days in darkness, Chauncey
cott, at the Fourteenth Street thea
New York, is singing Seaman
pngs, and producing only the familiar
fanlan plays, to audiences such as few
Zen have ever drawn in America. Oh
NJ is on the top wave Of popularity
ID financial success, and partially be-
use the name of Seaman Is still one
lth which to conjure. Scanlan's song
pOk is sold in the lobby OF the theater.
An East Twenty-second street music
lOlisher keeps all of the Seaman songs
stock, and reports that they are the
st sellers Of any one mans produc-
onS in the market. This is partially
wing to Olcott's success, but then Oh
W owes his success mainly to the
Hppy circumstance that made him heir
tnem. The Minstrel of Glare"
lich Olcott is now playing to over
oWded houses. Is Scanlan's old Irish
Anstrel." 'Mavourneen" is another oil
'anian's successes in the Olcott roper
w From the sale Of the songs, and
snare OF the royalties on the plays 8
pmclent revenue is derived to supply
simple wants of the mad minstrel
u 10 keep his wife in comfort.
AIRS Seaman is a woman with a his.
!" AS Maggie Jordan she was &C
used OF conniving at and aiding tn,
ape OF William f. Sharkey. TIL,
''e' was man of criminal associa
'u' aud violent temper. On Sept
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11
lin MGinnis In Luck.

lin McGinnis is a section foreman OF
ST. Joseph. Mich, earning $3.50 day.
April next he will become James Nc
Ginnis. a nabob, with $1,000 to start
or. and within six months this sum
will be increased to $250,000. A bach
eIor uncle. Daniel McGinnis, died In
Toledo about year ago, leaving MS
entire fortune of s750,OOO to his BROTH
err Matthew. who now divides the prop
erty equally between himself and two
sons
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11
. mu,,on Dollars for His Eyesight

A wholesale merchant in Broadway,
New York. who is gradually losing his
oversight says: II will give one million
dollars 10 any man who will restore 70
me my eyesight. will walk out OF the
storo and hand him the keys. am not
IN total darkness yet. as still see a
light mist. but my doctors say that IN
= shor, time all will be night" The sor-
rowful condition of the unfortunate
man is the penalty for twenty years
of overwork.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11
MAY JORDAN.
xIy,i,iom 7 Scanlan)

Mrs. William ]. Scanlanl
and are sung everywhere today. He was
always a great favorite with women
and played to big matinees. Most OF his
nieces called for the presence of many
children, with whom he romped and
sang. No children were born to MS
wife. and the favorite among the Child
artists with whom he appeared was
1ittIa Not Garland
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11

. p,s release at any moment.
y, i he may linger for a month put
y ,I t,i N very fast, and the END can.
7 ,a ,n be delayed. And in contrast
.s lUus ,,,iful situation. at the Four
~. 's' street theater another man Is
ling scanlan's songs. essaying the
s'. nat he loved, receiving the plaud-
.sst once made life joyous for him.
rss ' oply person that he recognizes
Ne wife who visits him twice a
a. and that recognition is more
=, instinct that OF any human In
,I,ence When she enters the room
which he sits for hours staring az
,apcy he manifests a contented APP
sclatlon of her presence. Just as a
does the approach of some one who
been kind to 1t.
Ecanlan cannot be aroused TO any
nblance of interest in his surround
!. nv the attendants. or visitors. and
q not appear to hear them. he
1 lopcer cares to turn pages OF pic
y hooks and illustrated papers. and
IhOugh he was, in the early years OF
mental degeneration, very fond Of
psIc vocal or instrumental, and Q
leply delighted auditor at the weekly
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11

couple OF weeks ago the Sunday World
described a steel mask designed to
crush criminals skulls. invented by an
Ohio legislator. Since then another
Ohio inventor. George Jeremias.
young Columbus tinsmith. has come
forward with death-dealing machine
more horrible. II possible. than any of
the others.
This new device is designed to break
the neck OF the murderer on much the
same principle employed by country
housewife In wringiEg the neck OF
chicken. 1t combines the main features
OF the Spanish garrote. the ga)lows and
the electric chair. The victim sits In
chair Of the ordinary shape. but very
heavy and strong. The body is tightly
strapped. as In the electric chair, and
the head is secured to the head clamp.
Over the top Of the head heavy metal
helmet is lowered, being adjusted so as
to fit tightly. A wide strap Is passed
around the neck, securing 1t In position
against the block.
| On the back OF the chair Is drum
in which a powerful spring Is wound
and set. The head clamp is not fixed to
the chair, being free to move In upward.
downward and spiral directions. under
the impulse of the spring acting In the
drum on the back of the chair. The
spring is set free by lever on the side
| OF the chair.
At the moment set for the execution
the spring is released and the projec-
ton, striking the protruding pin on the
strap around the neck, impartr violent
downward and rotary movement to the
head. This force Is warranted to break
the neck of any man not more power
full than an OK in twinkling. causing
practically instant death.
The death-chair Is so constructed that
Il may be turned into a table. When
the murderers life is extinguished the
back of the chair is lowered and the
foot-rest raised so that the body Is In
horizontal position for post-mortem
treatment. The inventor claims many
advantages for Lis device. BY 1t, he
says. the mishaps experienced and the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11
A Queer Coincidence.

A Fredonia, Mo-, man. suspecting
that someone was peeping through the
keyhole of his ONCE door, investigated
with syringe full Of pepper sauce. and
went home to find that his wife had
been cutting wood and chip had his
her I'm the eye.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11

The palmetto state Of South Carolina
.old last year. through Its dispenssr,es'
sSao. $50 worth of liquor on wn,cn ~. ss
rst nrof,t was y15s.oss. The sales OF u. the
suhsispensaries amounted to $i'We'ses'
A. 4 profit Of S201 .ssS.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11

pain and torture suffered from the
present mode of executing criminals
will be avoided. and the body may De
delivered to the relatives OF the de-
ceased in a condition differing little
from that In which 1t would be had he
died naturally.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11

after he had glutted his murderous pro-
pensities on his wife.
At midnight. according to the testi-
mony before the coroner. Ramsay went
to the residence Of Mcclellan Lindsey,
a neighbor, and aroused the family.
He said that he was cold. and wanted
a place to sleep. Mr.. Lindsey came
down stairs and admitted him, when
II was discovered that he was covered
with blood. On being questioned he
said: "The devil sacrificed Efie. The
devil came down through the roof and
killed her. but I escaped by fire." While
Mr.. Lindsey was kindling fire Ram
sey concluded that he would 60 home
and was permitted to depart unaccom'
panied. No attempt was made to fol-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11

School teaching seems to be the moss
popular Of all the fields that are open
to college women. In 1890 there were
In the United States 735 women whe
were professors In colleges and univss-
stiles.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11
VIKINGS A CRIMINAL.
LATEST OHIO INVENTION TO
EXECUTE THE CONDEMNED.
Kills tho Victim After tho Manner Prao-
tiosd with Chickens - Painless and
10 Does Not Muitiiats the Victim -
The Law May Pass.

RUESOME in the
extreme are the
man = killing ma
chimes which the
Ohio Legislature
Is being called
upon to consider
as substitutes for
the gallows In the
execution OF crimi-
mails convicted OF
capital crimes. A
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11
HE DRANK HER BLOOD.
rIENDISH CRIME OF \ PENN
SY.yANIA FANATIC.

He Had Been Made Crazy by Religious
Fervor - Claimed He Was Fighting
the Devii-A Most Horrible Butch
cry.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11

DOR Billy Seaman.
the sweet singer.
whose mind gave
way four years ago.
is growing weaker
every day. his mel
ancholia increases,
and the attendants
at the Blooming
dale asylum. at
White Plains. state
that death may
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11

HE whole country
surrounding Mif-
flintown, Pa, is In a
ferment of excite
ment over the hor-
rible butchery of
Mrs. Charles B.
Ramsay, at East
w a t erfor d, the
other day. At first
II was only known
that Charles B
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11

/ A
,Ss ,s AT BLooMINGDALE.
m ne shot and killed Robert Dunn
rss n n, street saloon. known as
ala race" The men had that day
Ian u together in a funeral process
hsr,In ey met later In the saloon.
hvmsyr. reproached Dunn for non
kcnsv ~ VI small amount of borrowed
kat uue him. Dunn politely urged
)hs,..ne was not prepared to pay.
horss ,nen In cold blood shot Dunn
m,ps a the heart The murderer had
Snul ~. political pull. and II was not
kucss ~. y. years later that he was sem
Dur,ao nans on August Is. 1874.
Iarr,s Al this trouble the woman.
Jordan. was devoted to him.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11
FlNLAN'S LAST DAYS.
oorAr COMEDIAN is or-
W &c AT BLooMINoDALE.

=, M. Right to Fame and
aid Downfall = His Faithful
$50. Him ut tho Asylum Twice
mssk.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
Is IT A TRIFLE?
That Common Trouble, Acid Dys-
pepsia or Sour Stomach.
Now Recognized as n Cause of Serious
DispnSe.

Acid dyspepsia, commonly called heart
burn or sour stomach, is form of indigeS-
ton resulting from fermentation of the food.
The stomach being too weak to promptly
digest 1t, the food remains until fermenta-
tiOn hegins. filling the stomach with gas. and
bitter, sour burning taste in the mouth is
often present. This condition soon becomes
chronic and being an every day occurrence
is given hut little attention. Because dyS-
pepsia is not Immediately fatal, many peo-
pie do nothing for the trouble.
Ii is now well known among able phySi-
clans that { he whole constitution is gradual
ly undermined and weakened. that the
nerves and vital organs are seriously al
frCted by any form of dyspepsia This is
plain, aS every organ, every nerve in the
body is nouriShtd by the blood and the
blood is rcplenishCd from the FOOD digeStcd
II the food is PROP digeStcd the
blood is pure, the nerves steady. but ii
supplied from sour. fermenting. decd wing
mass, the blood i vitiat,d. poisoned, aud
the result is shown in slceplessncss, lack
OF energy, poor appetite. nervousness IS.
Every lrifle is maguiiiCd ard the dySpcpt ic
sees nothing but I he dark Sid1 ofeNeTytlGne.
within a recent period remedy has been
discovered preparr-i solclyto cure dyspepsia
and stomach troubles. II il known Us STU
arts Dyspepsia Tablets ana it is now he
coming rapidly yused an I prcscribedaS Il radi-
cal c;lrU for every form of dyspepsia.
II is noi claimed 10 cure anything except
dyspepsia and stomach weakness in It's var
iouS forms. bat for this il has been shown o
bc unequalled. The eminent specialists,
Reed and O'Leary, liavr recently stated that
they considered StuaTt's Dyspepsia Tablets
an unfailing specific for disorders OF the
digestive organs. and the remarkable cures
made in eases or long Standing dyspepsia
proves that this remedy has extraordinary
merit.
StGari's Dyspepsia Tablets have been
placed before the public and are sold by
druggists everywhere al 80 cents per pack
age. Ii is prepared by the Stuart Chcm-
C&i Company, Marshall! Mich. and while il
promptly ana effectually restores vigor
Gus digestion, II the same time is perfectly
harmless and will not iniurc the most dcli-
cate stomach, bnt on th" contrary 10y giving
perfect digestion strengthens the stomach.
improves the appetite, and makes life
worth living.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
IN THE RING.

Jack McAuliffe says that he is tie light
weight Champion of the world and if Kid
Lavigne wants the title he must fight for
II III q contest to Il finish.
Dan StuarLS proclamation reads as fol-
lows:
when Corbert and FitZSimmOns have
done talking, signed articles. put up their
money and Senified their Willingness to
step into the ring and fight then I'll he
ready 10 furnish them battle grourd.
and it wont he in Australia or South Ar
rica. am not going East TO make match
with Corbett and FitZ. Never think il for
minute. The gentlemen have only begun
their preliminary Sparring. | have no in
tcreSt in them until the gabfest is over
Asked for his opinion of the Maher-Fitz-
simmons fight, Stuart said:
There is little TO say about il. II wasn't
a lengthy affair. YOU know. The impressive
feature To me was Maher'S timidity. Peter
seemed 20 have a bad case of stage frig INT
when he entered the ring.
How did ! come out on the venture?
Well there was $4,000 spent in he pre-
liminary advertising, $4,000 for the purse,
then there were forfeits to the smaller
fighters ring paraphenalia and money that
had TO be put up 10 secure railroad IA
facilities. All / got back was part of
$4,000 subscribed by the citizens of Ell
PaSO"
The morning times., 1896-03-09
NOTES OF THE ATHLETES.

W. 7. Let's of Hoboken won the two
nIac handicap skating race from A. h.
SwceZy at tie New YORK Ice Palace Rink
Saturday night. Let's. who conceded n
| haif lap to his opponents. won rather
haudiiy. His slime was five minutcS and lifty
two seconds.
One of the greatest sensations created
at the New York and Chicago cycle shows
was the Fowler seXtet. This siX-nIHn hi
cycle is the challenger Of tie Empire State
Express. 1t has a gear of about J. 20, com
pounded by the six sprockcts, and il is
| calculated that il can make mile min
ute.
walter Camp the Yale athletic coach
when asked what changes Yale would adj
vocate in the football rules at the con
vCntion of al the Eastern colleges next
Friday. said
The Yale delegates Will go To the con-
vcntiOn without prejudice. Yale ana
Princeton adopted new rules last year ana
have found them very sat atiSfactory, hut
we arc willing to compromise on nearly
any plan that will EG satisfactory 10 all
the colleges"
Eddie Bald, the champion amateur rider,
discusses the pacing situation as follows:
The larger the machine the better the men
can pace. They are making the machine
pretty big nowadays The big machines
are all right. and there is no danger when
Ing with horses is n failure. Men are
good enough, for they have the speed. and
they know what is expected from them. 1t
is hard 10 say who the hest paCcmakcrs
are at this time. think prefer amateurs
TO professionals for the amateur Will work
harder, while the professional thinks that
Ihc more money hc gets the better he can
work. He regulates his speed by the in
duCemcnts held out to him. Paccmakers
require to he trained just as you would
train Il college crew
The faculty of Princeton University have
passed rule forbdding al! men playing on
athletic teams who are deficient in college
work. Four OF the most yalua BILE track team
men have been notified that they must
sever all connection with the college for
The present year. Without these men the
team Will have no chance of defeating Yale.
The action OF the faculty is the most
radical everc taken in the history OF the
college, ana indicates their determination
to raise The standard OF the curriculum work
NJ any cost. The four men who will leave
college are the strongest on the team and
each one had been counted upon 10 capture
his event in the Yale and Columbia meets
if not in the InterCOlcgiatcS.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
DIAMOND DUST.

Joe Mulvcy has signed with Rochester.
Frank SChciBcCk has abandoned tie idea
OF organizing the Detroit City League and
will report in this city by April j.
Washington plays al home continuously
from August 1910 the end OF The season.
Herman Won der Horst bet Tom Kelly
500 even that the Bauinores VIII win
the championship.
Huyler Wcsterven and Whitley" Schoen-
Iut viii be the pitchers for The famous
Orange Athletic Club team this year.
Gus Land H. an applicant for position on
the Southern Leagues umpire staff, and
hc nIaA secure the appointment. Land was
q catcher in the Virginia League in %.
With the return or Denny Lyons and The
signing or Ely. the left side OF the diamond
Will not bc PitsbuTg'> weak spot as it
was last season.
Tom Brown doesn't give the Colonies any
too much taffy. He thinks they have a
Cinch on beating st. Louis IN The fight to
keep out OF the twclye-hole
Frank HOuscnan will hold down second
base for New SinStcad dofMcCormack.
HouScnan played great bail for Richmond,
Va, last wear. He went 10 Richmond from
this city after having been given his re-
lease by tie WaGncrs. Crooks. Nicholson
and HOuScman were the candidates for
second base and Crooks was the choice
No mistake was made.
Charley Gould, Andy Leonard, Doug
A lliSOn and Charley SWCasy OF the famous
Red Stockings OF 1863, are expected TO
take part in tic Harry Wright Day game
at Cincinnati.
Palsy Tcbeau says that Kid Gleason
WIN make an excellent captain for New
York. The ClevelaDder also CordeSccnds
10 say that the Giants under he capable
management of Arthur Irwin. VIII be dan
gcrOuS this year.
'Billy" Sunday is thinking OF returning
TO baseball again-nOt as a player, how
ever. He recently stopped OFF In Wash
ingtOn TO see President Young and ap-
piled for q position on the league STAFF OF
UmpircS.
Ted Sullivan has written a story en-
Jltled The Yaller Chicken Club which
will appear in the Dubuque Times. 1t is in
Dcgro dialect aud said to be clever. Ted.
however. has another dialect at better COM
maDd ard he viii give a sample OF il in
his new serial, ''O'Houlihan'S Hunch"
which viii be published in the Bungtown
Bazoo.
one of the changes in the rules is going 10
cause the pitchers lots OF trouble. The new
section reads: "A balk is any delivery of
thr ban 10 he bat hy the pitcher while
his tpivuD foot Is not in contact with the
pitchers plate as defined in Rule 2g''
Old section , is made section 4
The rule requiring the home club TO have
al least one dozen new balls on the grounds
ready Tor use viii pat an eud 10 the tire
some and unnecessary Interruptions OF the
game So common last year. Provision is
also made that the game cannot he started
until The required number Of balls is placed
al the Gmpire's disposal.
The morning times., 1896-03-09
loEBMlRsH
9lO552 F ST.
(TIE WHITE BUILDING
BIG CASH PRIZES.
Bicycle Races In Australia, for PicE
Purses


Bicycle Races In Australia, for RieH
Purses
The sydney Cricket Club. OF sydney,
Australia are arranging for bicycle
race meeting and in addition, 20 other
prizes, VIII offer one purse of $4,000
for the fastest rider.
This latter prize viii be given provided
a sufficient number OF entries can br
secured from America and France
Champion Zimmerman advises the riders
OF the United States who have developed
speed. TO try for the money
In a recent letter Zimmerman makes
the following suggestions 10 wheelmen
and wheelwOmen who ride for exercise
and pleasure. He says.
Sit up straight when YOU ride II y0G
are out for a mild little aunt you will
enjoy it ever so much more II you SIT
up straight
There's nothing so attractive about the
road that YOU should keep your eyes on
It constantly. Study the country you
are riding through.
II in Il city street keep your shoulders
back and your head we'll up 80 YOU won't
TO meet with one.
Give your lungs an opportunity TO fin
with fresh air That's what YOU are
out for.
To sec YOU stopped over Is not a pleasant
sight
Ladies' ! don't care how b., UtlsOme your
costume is or how pretty your face may
be-. YOU look hideouS when Won 90 hy ali
doubled up. How can W. tell il You
are pretty if We cannot sec your face
II yOu don't stoOp over your wheel
YOU Will not be afflicted with what has
become known as the bicycle face
There is form about riding bicycle
lust as there IS good form 5t the table
IL is Just as much bad form for yOu
to double over when riding the bike
as IL Is for YOU To use your knife where
the fork should be used.
Bear 10 III mind. won't YOU. when You
go out this afternoon. or tomorrow, or
the next day. ItfS never too Ia te To mend.