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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
CAPE New York,
CHARLES Philadelphia and
ROUTE Norfolk R. R.

SIX HOURS QUICKER THAN ANI.
OTHER LINE.
THROUGH DAY AND NIGHT Elk
PRESS EACH WAY.
soAADot tE n hEfaEoa RaTeG ny 8. 's'1
I:ao a. m. daily, except Sundey-(PortS-
mouth, High street, 7.30 d. MI
Arrive ut Philadelphia, 5:52 o.
m; New York at S:SS p. m. ~
LEAVE NORFOLK.
Clio p. m. daily, Portsmouth, High street
5:55.) Arrive at PhiiadeIphia
ARRIVE AT NORFOLK. az
900 O. m daily, Portsmouth, High street,
9:l0,) leaving New York at D.
ARRIVE At NoRFoLK. -
sos p. m. daily. except Sunday--( Ports.
mouth. High street, Sis p. MI
leaving New York at a. M:
ohit-t'o,phia. 1n."n q M 7pe't
Close connection made with all rail and
sound lines to and from Boston.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on night trains
between Jersey City. Philadeiphla and
Tor Cars on day trains between Phila-
Through Tickets sold and taggaga
checked at. Wakes Agency, under ATT
lantio Heel, and on the steamers,
r. Is. COOKE. General Agent.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of Norfolk nnd Portsmauth
April 10TH.
AKKIV I'D

Br stmp. Ethiopia. Glare, Galveston
10 Bremen. TO VIM. Lamb & Co. Coal
ed and sailed.
Schr. Naneer Black Lacy. Charleston
with phosphate rock 10 the Norfolk and
Carolina Chemical COMPANY
Schr. Fannie Reiche. Buckaloo. Char
lesion. with phosphate rock to the Nor
iolk and Carolina Chemical Company.
Schr, Agnes s. CULLEN Huston. North
Carolina to Baltimore. with lumber
Schr. Levin j. Marvel. Bell. Baltimore.
with guano 10 the Norfolk and Carolina
ia ilroad
Schr. Howard Dale. ----. Baltimore,
with coal.
CLEARED
Schr. Hattie V. Kelsey. Bridgeport.
with coal.
Schr Samuel Dnaway. Smith. Boston.
with coal
Schr II. w Macomber. Bray. Provi-
dence. with coal.
Schr. George =. Davenport. Mcleod.
Salem with coul.
Schr. Charles Davenport Plnkham.
Portland. with coal.
Barge Frank Pendleton. Hoboken or
New York. with coal
SAILED
Schr. Fac. sherman, Tulloch Rridra-
pot, with coal
Schr. Charles T. Tuttle. Bowen, Bridge
port, with coal
Schr. Esiellc Phinney. Phinney, Bos-
ton. with coal
Schr. Charles Noble Simmons. Bah
btt. Boston. with coal
Schr. WIN. Nicely. Chase. New Haven.
with coal.
Tug Asher j. Hudson. Williams. Bal
timorc. with ten barges In tow.
Tug Triton. Chase. New York, with one
barge in tow
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
New York Market.

New York. April 6.-Flour-Unchane
ed, quiet. and steady. Southern -four
unchanged and quiet.
Wheat-Dull. flrmer; No. red, store
and elevator nominal; afioat, nominal.
Corn-Spots dull and firm: No. 2. 40c
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
Peanut Market.

Market-Dull; Prime. &C.: strictly
prime, 3hc.; fancy, 3kc. common, 20
2lac.: Spanish. s1l2
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
Opening. Highest lowest.

Cash quotations: Flour was duh and
unchanged; spring wheat. 642s@66c.: No
red. 6SA Q70c. Corn. SOA @3OMc. Oats
si.9o@492k; short rib sides. s435G4
dry sailed shoulders. s450d4. SPY; short
clear sides, s4.5o@4.62h. Whiskey, s1.22
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
Port OfNewport News.

Br. steamer Evelyn. Horner, Norfolk
TO finish loading for Bristol.
Schr. Mary Curtis, Maker. Richmond
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
rItAvEI.Ens, 4. uIpH.
NJ G. n " NORFOLK AND VIEW
M o' RAILROAD Comply
u, lTAfM ERSON SMITH. RICCIsIVJyR

Time Ta6le in erect April ist. 1886 = ~
Leave Norfolk, daily except Sunday.
1:S0 n. M. 800 II. m. II 100 a m. 1880 p. M.
500 u. m, 400 p, m, 500 p. M, 7;sO p. IN.
Leave Ocean View. daily except Sun
day. Sis u. m, 1000 u. M, II noon. 2l5
7. M. $3.50 p. m. 80 II. M, 500 p. m.
500 y. M
Leave Norfolk. Sunday. 500 n. M. 1920
a m, 1l:So Y; M. 100 y. m. 300 y. m,
Leave 0cean View. Sunday, io:oS n M r'
Hoo u. m. 1880 p. IN. 200 p. IN. 400 D.
m. 500 y. M, 600 y. m, TOO u. m, 500 y.
M.
Trains stop at all Stations on signal or
notice to conductor. Arrangements for
Special Train or Car can be made upon
application.
r. H. PANNIIL
General Freight and Passenger Agent
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17

ROANOKE. NORFOLK AND 4
BALTIMORE STEAMBOAS.iC03S
Commencing Sunday, September 1S3s
1856, the steamers of this line Will lpRp8
Bay Line wharf every Wednesday aa(a
Saturday night for Baltimore, Ind leRy&'
Baltimore pier every Tuesday and FfldaS
:, Eplephape G VIZ. RANDHssI 4 :; ~ Z
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17

EVENING EXPRESS LEAVES NOR.
FOLK 1910 p. M. daily Except SundayI Tor
l;lZapeIh city. Edenton and waS1sta
tons. Connects at Elizabeth 9th with
the, steamer Mouse Tuesday, THURSDAY
ana S'tutday FOR Newnern. Ocracoko
Landing. Morohcad CITY. Eirston ,nI
Goldsboro via 4 and N. c. r. r., and for
Jacksonville. Wilmington. n. c.. and Mi
stations on the w. n. and y. X Il
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Norfolk Cot,on Market.
WHOLESALERS UOTATIOys
Provisions.
Norfolk. Va. Al

Norfolk. Va. April l6, 1895
Fish-Mackerel No, 2. in kegs. 81 100.
new, small. Sl2.j0; new. medium s19 M.
No. 3, in kegs. $3.50: Herring, Fnmi,v
Roe half barrel, S2.75: North Caroiimo
Cut Herring. S3.26QS.75: Eastern, in bar
rels. S2.75
Mess Pork-New, slo.5O: mess pork
Iiams--Pork. $1,000; hams, smitht,elo
Buik Meats-Clear ribs. 5no. Co..
backs. 4a4c. bellies. SIC. as To- ST.
pieces; pork plate. $3.50.
Shoulders-Sugar-cur SIC.
Bacon-Shoulders. SIC
Breasts Suear-cured, TIC.
Lard-Pure lard. tierces, GhG6&c os
to cases and tubs; TIC. over tierces: com
pound. 4a.c.: tierces, in cases, Sc.
Cheese-Cream. 9Ac.: Western Dairy
SSc "''''
Butter-Marlset firm: New York St.ta
dairy. new. zoe; fresh creamery 23S
24c: Western, l6@2oc -'V
Kerosene Oil-Firm: 112 degrees, SIC:
GO degrees. INC: Red. $50 degrees, loo.
Groceries.
Coffee-Stronger and u cent higher.
rio. common, 16l2@171Sc.: Fair. i8IEn
l9c.; Good, 20Q20Ac.; Choice. 2l@21HcS.
Laguayra. 81 l-3c.; Java. 2s@3Ohc.
Syrups and Molasses-Steady; Syrups
Bright. 1SQ23c: Fair Grades. 16Q20c. I;
Porto Rico l6, 20 and 2Sc.. as to grade.
New Orleans Molasses-Qulet; Fair,
20Q25c.: Good. 36G40c.: Choice, 45c.
Flour-Market much armer; West
Family, s4.35: Winter Wheat, Best Pa.
tent. Family. $3.50: Winter Wheat.
Choice Patent. S4.15: Family, S4.05:
Choice Straight Family. s3.S5; Good
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17

Norwegian bark Siam and other craft
which have ended their existence there
will be destroyed.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17

RIM AAIT,I.ANTIC RAILROAD Co,
.rsoNNiNG BETWEEN NORFOLK and
s, Famous " VIRGINIA BEACH sef ...ers
AS w. BURT IL w. VAN NORDEN,
TnJn Receivers.
iInABLE No. LIN EFFECT
faoRsD 2t.GY, FEB. g., 1886. AT
OAiLY EXCEPT SUNDAY
OceoHnnoops only at Thalla. Lynnhayen and
M. ioaal i az p m. local express; $3.50 p.
ex Lsaye virginia Beach--s:oo n. M. local
local sxn a.:eo a. m, mixed: 2:15 p. M,
e"ha' Ly9nhnyen and Thaila.
I.,, =, SUNDAY TRAINS
Th"ii.e No"fplk--9:20 a. M, stops ONLY MT
innai Lynnhnven and Oceana: / 200 u m. :
10" 49,, e.aptr,essi 1850 p. M, local express.
eYnr aSe Virginia Beach-IO:iO n M. local
m 49, vss, s:l5 p. m, local express: 1850 n.
Thalia eei""' LyhhhaVen and
dai rams n, stop only on signal ut interme-
rnunrs s''iiohS to put OFT or take on pass
"TRIP IN forty-!ive minutes ''"he 'he
n Ihair Cur Is attached 10 oil ,,.,o.
N"iis. Seats rs cents each 'sei
Il. =. HOLLAND,
General SupeFlntcudent
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
keICh0DIS' GAIneTS TRANSFORMATION Go
DIRECT ROUTE.

DIRECT ROUTE.
FOR BOSTON, PROVIDENCE AND
saw AISivAf1.
Every MONDAY, E.DNESDAY md
FRIDAY Mt p. ro. FOR BOTTOM.
FOR PROVIDENCE.
URDAY at s D. m.
FARES TO BOSTON AND PROVI.
DENCE.
Fret Class: incindinE meals and sn-
Second class. including meals and
For SAVANNAH
Every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY
at a. IN.
FareSIEirst class. including meals
ana Dertn commandments 60
Fare;-Sccond class. including meals
Ferishabl Freight sent Via. Piroviidencs,
at the same rate az by direct steamers to
Boston.
Ierisnable Frsishts, not received later
ships; b:3o sailing days OF Providence
ships.
For further information apply to
X. II. WRIGHT. Agent. Norfolk Vp.:
A. D. STERBINS, Asst Tariff gr.
W. P. TuENER. General Pass Ag't.
WHlINEY. Traffic Manager.
General Offices. Baltimore. Hd.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
3d. SOUTHERN
0N Railway Co.
SCHEDULE IN ErrEcr IAN 9Th ,sse

eShEDGLE IN EFFECT JAN. 9th, 1856,
SSouIllB0UND. NoRTHBoIJND
S:iS a. H. .Norfolk... AR COS u. m.
80 80 p M ar. Selma. MAR 1855 n m,
40, p p M m ky.... Selma. lily 1889 D. IN.
6:0s ~ ~ a.. Rnlsigh.. Lv ii 80 a. IN.
WV y. H. Ar. Durham .Lv 1924 a. IN.
'.-V p IN. Ar. Chapel I'M. .Lv S:l5 a. m
s s:?a y. IN. Ar. Hilisboro. .Lv 1o.o5 ~
10; ~ H. ar. .Elon College. .Lv 9:i5 q. m.
~, p u" Ar. .Greensboro...L $40 a. IN.
viii, hheSe trains connect ut Grecnsboro
, m,i" .naih Inc trains reaching tho princi
cas-, po'i's south. Southwest and South
,, ggsspot ticket office open THIRTY MIN
Matthew strect departure of train. foot OF
70 FOR tickets and full information apply
A J; A. oc NS,EuGEBAUER, City Ticket
+; -; MsCMRK!Ck, Sol. Passenger Act
lee mn, iLiA LI, General Agent. corner
ITe I"u tnyctte streets, Norfolk Va
H. ~, S;iiifSEEM; General Superintend't
G ": a: ,TnRK. Gsnerai Passencer Art
nue.. Washington, d G ''i'ania AVE-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
ARRIVE AT NORFOI,k

MAIL AND EXPRESS daily (e.cept
sunday SUNDAY 1T Az p, m, and Express daily
with all rail and steam, lines at Norfoi,,
for lhe North East and West. passenger
folk. and :, Western depot. Freirht' S sfa.
ton on W "sr. Get ota-
;, EASTEKMS =. 'G.A;koLINA DIspATCu
FAST EyRIEIGllT Line ANDOi.n DO.
and East via Norfolk and &orfto5itN G snh
Southern railroad and Eastern SoriS
Carolina. ->ort IN
Freight received daily until y. m. and
forwardly promptly at low rate i'u
For further Information apply to tina
General OfhGe OF the y. and S. X. r. Co.
III. e. HuDGINS.
General Freight and Pass Agent
IL. X. KING.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17

Steamers leave Portsmouth, foot
or North street at........,. $50 D. N,
Leave Norfolk. foot of Mathews
street, at ;.;.:...:............... $50 p. m.
Leave Oid foint at... :............ 7:20 p. IN
Arrive Washington at........,... 6:45 d. m
Is. & .. Penn. Il. X
LN. Washington at. S.eo Il. IN. 7:2U IL. IN.
Ar. fhiiadeiphla at.l1:1O u. IN. 10:46 q. m,
Ar. New York. ....... 200 D. m. :23 p. m.
South Bound. b. & o. Penn. r.
Lv. New York at. IL so a. M. I:UO D. m
Ly. Philadelphia at. 1:33 p. m. 3:lS D. m.
Ar. Washington at. 1870 y. m. GLIB D. m.
Steamers leave Washington at. ZOO D. m.
Arrive at Fortress Monroe at.... $3.50 g. m
Arrive at Norfolk at..........., 1880 g. m
Arrive at Portsmouth at.......... SEQ a. M
Tho trip down the historic Potomac
River and Chesapeake Bay on the elegant
steamers Of this company is unsurpassed
The steamers are comparatively new, hny-
Ing been built in 1881, and are lifted up
In the most luxuriant manner, with olec-
trio lights. call bells and steam heat in
every delicscy Of the season from the
markets OF Washington and Norfolk.
Tickets on sale at B. & O. ticket office: N.
&c G. office, at w. T. Wakes g. Co.'a
office, on wharf.
Fer further information apply,
! HslepasRe. al. Agent.
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Receipts. I,y Raj, nna steamer

Office OF The virrinIan.
Norfolk. Va, Aprii ID 1856.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-02
TO JOIN THE OCEANS
Nicaragua and Panama Canal Companies
About io Combiae.


PARIS. Mar. "A startling and unex.
pectcd solution of the Panama canal prob
lem Is presented as "A possibility Of the
near future This Is In thc form of the
consolidation of tho Pannma Canal com
pany with the Nicaragua Canal company.
The president of the lattcr corporation, j.
X. Bartlett, who has just lett Paris for
America, bears with him an agreement
for the fusion OF tho two. .comptnies. This
agreement was formally signed here, but
it Is not conclusive IL Is unde,stood il
will become operative on behalf athe Pan
anna canal company when concurred in
by the directors of the Nicaragua Canal
company In New York.
It provides for the absorption OF the
Panama franchise and assets. including
the railroad across the isthmus. The
French company Is to rceeive>a substan.
tial sum Of money and stock tn the
American corporation, which VIII pro
eeed to pierce tho isthmus via Lake Mic
Aragua. Tho Inducements TO the Panama
people, besides the mat rial considera'
tions, were an honorable ielief from ever
recurring turmoil over their affairs and
the presentation to their shareholders OF
an interest in n more vital concern.
The Nicaraguan REPRESENTATIVES, on their
part claim to derive great advantage
from the removal of possible future com
petitor and the securing Of monopoly ol
the waterway between she two oceans
With this change in thc situation Tho
many bankers of Great Britain and tht
continental centcrs. as well as of Amer
lea, are prepared TO float the Nicaragnar
company's bonds
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-02
.DULUTH'S HOLOCAUST.
One Life Lost in a Tenement
House Fire.
THREE PERSONS STILL MISSING.

The wife Of Paul Baldwin Perishes In tho
Flames and He Is Badly Burned While
Attempting TO Escape = Ono Person
Killed and Seven Others Fatally Injured
by the Collapse OF q Polo Rink-DecaP-
itated by an Elevator.
DULUTH, Mimi. Mar. 2.--One life is
known to have been lost and it Is thought
three other persons are buried In the
O'Brien & Knowlton block which burned
at an early hour Saturday morning. The
upper stories of the block were used as
tenements and large number Of people
lived here. Within few moments after
the fire was discovered the building was
enveloped In flames. The occupants.
scantily attired, escaped as best they
could, saving nothing The large
net with which the fire de
partment Is provided saved many
lives, from dozen Co fifteen jumping
from the second and third story windows
and being caught safely in it. Paul j.
Baldwin, carpenter was badly burned
and was taken down a ladder in pitiable
condition. His wife endeavored TO escape
by the stairway. but she perished in the
damea
Three other women and one child are
missing but it Is not certain that they are
dead. The work of searching the ruins
was begun at once and Is still going ON.
The loss is about $50, 900. fully covered by
insurance
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-02

make hcadway in Tho friendship OF ;he
bankers and leading fnanrlers Of New
York Mr.. Carlslowas in danger Of being
wrecked between Scylla anl Charybdis.
Ho had lost caste with his old friends of
tho south and west because he had gone
over To Wall street, in their estimation,
and had failed to find favor with Wall
street because, in their estimation, no had
been free silver man and an enemy to
all that they held dear.
a sound Money" Campaigner.
There did como time when Mr.. Car
lislo's lack of sympathy aud understand
ing with Wall street threatened serious
consequences. That was when it first be
came necessary Go float n loan in order TO
replenish the gold reserve 1t Is u most
interesting chapter of recent unwritten his
tory that that loan narrowly escaped fail
ure for the simple reason that tho Wall
street chaps wanted to punish Carlisle for
daring to stand out against them. 1t was
saved through the personal influence Of the
president, who called & his assistance
John A. Stewart, a prumir mt baI.ar.
Mr.. Carllslo's greatest su yess In the role
which his chief expected him To play was
as a souIM money campaigncr in the west
and south. Nothing more brilliant than
bis speeches in Kentucky and at Memphis
last spring has ever been seen In the arena
of debate in this country Those speeches
have cxerted tremendous influence in that
section Of country, rs Is shown by the po-
litica results In kentucky. Mr.. Carlisle
may become The administration candidate
for the presidency but at this writing II
seems doubtful WALTER WELLMAN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-02
AN oMNilus EPISODE.
Good Intentions Precipitate a Free Fight.
aud Arrests Follow.

Good Intentions Freclpitate Free Fight
and Arrests Follow.
Just at the moment when Montmartrc
omnibus was starting practical joker
notioed an odd looking old gentleman
clinging on to tho step Sauntering up to
another elderly worthy who was ON Tao
point of following, this wicked individual
whispered in his ear in confidential fash
lon: "You SEQ that gentleman. lie Is my
uncle. He has just got out of an asylum,
and Is still rather weak In the upper
story. BE so kind as to see that he alights
Mt st. Eustacho. sball be SO much obligou
To you"
Tho good man promised TO discharge
this mission faithfully, and when the ON
nibus had reached st. Eustache, ho pulled
the old gentleman by the sleeve and said:
Here we are. Now you must get out. "
THE nerson thus addressed stared at him
I'm amazement, and when the speech had
hoen repeated several times, ho gave vent
to language of uugrateful not to say rude
tenor. winding up with the exclamation
that II this was intended for jest he did
not seattle pist of it. A mild romonstrance
met with a rebuff of an even sterner ma
ture. promptly followed up by we'll dl'
rected. blow.
Evidently the old gentleman had let'
tho asylum too soon, Thought tho gooG
samaritan who had undertaken to see him
safely to his destination, but smartina
from the injury that be had received h,
hit out with eque, yigor, and in moment
a sparring match was taking place In the
omnibus, to the CONSERVATION OF the iaule:
present, who gavo vent TO onorus ol
shrieks. The conductor, unable 10 prinp
tho encounter TO close, hau 10 su,hi.ul ~.
,i,s oid of tho police, and eventually the
conhatants were led, with blackoned eyes
90 tho station. .,,
Then, after tho usual examination, tney
learned TO their disgust that they had beer
the victims of tho practical joker who i'a'
represented himself as the anxious nepheN
of tho odd looking old gentleman.-uais
mani Messenger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-02
Tn. Earth,s Swift Motion.

Everybody knows that the earth makes
ono complete revolution on Its axis once %nn ~
each "a hours. But few, however haVe
any idea Of the high rate of speed at wnlcn
such an immense ball must turn IN oruer
to accomplish the feat OF making ono rosV
;dea ~ The terrific pace which the old earth
tecns mn wear after year may he had by
sco6,parine It's speed TO that OF cannon
hall cred from modern high pressure,
onn % The highest velocity ever attained
bb by such missile has becn estlnla'ea u. y
! eco feet Der second, which Is equal TO a
milo I'm $40 seconds. Tho earth ID
making one complete revolution III ,he
short space of "a hours, must turn VIZ" - 3
velocity almost exactly olua' ~ ." ,o -
,ha cannon ball. In short, Its rate Oh
snecd nt tho equutor Is exactly LOO. icet
ner second. This is equal to IL miles q
Y,inufp
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-02
FlTzsIMMoNs CHALLENGED
Corbett Sends Letter Ia tho Australian
and Talks Fight.


FLINT, Mich, Mar. 2.-James j. Cor
bett Saturday sent the following:
ITO ROBERT FITZsTMnoNs: When re-
tired from the ring it was with the dis
tinct understanding thai II the champion
ship was won by foreigner | should re-
claim it. ! hereby reclaim the title and
as you also claim it, wish to direct your
attention 20 the fact that l have depos'
tied 81 900 with Will J. Davis of Chicago
for match with you. Please cover it at
once and by SO doing show chat You arc
not again avoiding fight with me as
you did at Hot Springs
IL will glfrily meet yon before any rep
utable club in this country or any other
that can guarantee q iistic meeting be-
tween US for as much money as YOU can
raise or for purse alone, Immediately
or in any reasonable time, hut in any
event, you must deposit n sufficient none
tary guarantee to insure your appearancc
in the ring ut the time agreed on, doing
likewise Now lot us.have meeling and
no more examinations and newspaper talk.
You are the one man in the world that
especially desire to fight and Will meet
you at any place you name to arrange q
match. Ii you really believe that you arc
my fis,ic equal, prove it BY your lists ana
not by bombastic newspaper talk.
JAMES J. CogDETT.
sChan \ On of tho world"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-02
SITUATION VERY GRAVE.
Recognition of Insurgents Involves ths
Danger of Conflicts.

Danger of Conflicts.
MADRID, Mar. 2.-rhe Imparcial, re-
fcrring to the action of the United States
senate in regard to Cuba, says that the in
ternationaI situation Is very grave, add
ing that the recognition of the Cubans
as beligerents by the United States in.
wolves the danger of daily conflicts. The
impartial also accuses the Spanish pre-
mier, Senor Canovas del Castillo, of "Ex-
cess of patience before Yankee pride"
spain" continues The impartial.
"must prepare for every eventuality. Our
maritime resources are not great; bat we
have not before Us gigantic naval
'power. Our humility has been badly con-
strued and our enemy instead of being
appeascd, thinks she could treat Spain as
she could Turkey. A firm and resolutc
attitude would have gained us more con-
sideration, for we are not SO weak as to
render our hostility indifferent to "a trad
ing people which have no warlike quail
tiles. Moreover Spain is not isolated In
Eurnpa ~
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-02
Mr.. Ovsrman's story Continued.

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 2-Miss Over
man continued her story Friday and told
how, after meeting DIR. Brown accidental
ly he had revealed to her Mrs. Davidson's 8
biackmailing scheme Miss Oyerman
said she was very indignant and de-
manded that DIR. Brown expose Mrs
Davidson or she would do 1t herself. The
arrest of Mrs Davidson followed. Mrs.
Tunnell the woman who Is so badly
wanted as witness, Miss Overman said
had been advised to keep out of the way
at conference held at Browns house.
Miss Overman. seeing the serious predica-
ment of DIR. Brown, told him the whole
story of the plot and her share in it.
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SWIFT RETRlBUTION.
Would he Assassin Cremated In n Burning
Building.

JEFFERSON, Wis. Mar. Am attempt
to assassinate L. NJ smith, secretary Of
the Wisconsin Manufacturing company,
threw this city into a state of excitement
Friday night. Secretary Smith entered
the factory shortly after o'clock and
when just inside the door he was pounced
upon by an unknown man, who fired
three shots at him. Tho first entered the
forehead, but did not penetrate the brain.
The next bullet imbcddod itself in his
shoulder and the third went wide OF the
mark.
The injured man rushed into the street
and his cries soon attracted crowd. The
factory was surrounded while a searching
party went inside only to be driven out by
a fusillade OF bullets. Then flames broke
out on third floor and although thousands
of people watched closely for the would
be assassin he was not seen To escape ana
it is believed he was burned with tho
building
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BLAcKvILLE, S. c., Mar. 2.-Melville
Kennedy, colored, was lynched by mob
of thirty men at Windsor, near here. Fri.
day night. Eight months ago Kennedy
and another negro named Wade. forcibly
carried Miss Sallie Webb TO the home OF
a colored woman and assaulted her. They
forced her to keep the matter secret by
threats Of death, and the young woman,
who will become mother in few days
has until Friday kept the secret The
mob Is now securing the country for wade
and he will he lynched IL caught.