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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16

The Number of Those Admitted During
the Year Was 3iO.i6s According to the
Annual Report OF the Commissioner
General of Immigration--Most of the
People Who Landed Were OF the Hardy.
Sound, Laboring Class,
Washington. Nov. l6--The commits
soner general of immigration in his
annual report shows that during the
last fiscal year the arrivals Of immi-
grants in this country aggregated 343,-
26I, of whom $40, ASS were landed and
2,799 were debarred and deported at
the expense of the various steamship
lines by which they came. OF those
deported 77G We're found to be under
contract to perform labor in the Unit
ed States prior to their arrival and o.
O2S were returned as belonging to other
prohibited classes In addition to the
number debaIred there were 23S who
became public charges within a year
after their arrival, and hence were re-
turned to the countries whence they
came The commissioner general
states that he knows of no immigrant
landed in this country during the last
year who is now a burden upon any
public or private institution.
Hardy, sound. Laboring Class.
With some exceptions, the report
states, the physical characteristics of
the years immigration were those of
a hardy, sound. laboring class, ac-
customed. and apparently well able,
to earn a livelihood wherever capable
and Industrious labor can secure en-
ployment As to occupations 1t was
composed largely OF the classes desig-
mated as skilled and unskilled labor
ers, with some professionals. The
amount of money brought into the
country by immigrants was at least
| $4,9l7,3lS, and probably was largely
in excess Of these figures. The stats
| tics at hand. the commissioner general
states. do not Justify the conclusion
| that our alien population is growing
| i'm undue proportions 4 comparison
of Il - figures for the past year, 3iS,'
| 26,, win the average annual immi'
| gratou ,or he preceding ten tisca
| years. l3-.0S5 disCloses a decrease o
| 9l.Sls OF over u per cent,
| Illitcrate~ Too Plenty.
| Such data as | have been able t
obtain as to the number of those wh'
| annually return To their own country
though approximate only leads me &
doubt seriously that there could b
any material increase in our foreign
population since 1898" The arrival
for the fiscal years 1S9i-'9j aggregate
2IG5.5 The report shows that ~ III
total number Of immigrants over
years Of age that arrived during tn
year 50G6 could not write. and 1S,l3
could neither read nor write, which
2S SO per cent Of the whole number
| OF those who could neither read ne
write Fl ga came from Italy, l2,Sl
from Russia proper 1215i from Hun
gary. G. l07 from Bohemia and Mora
via. i2lS from other parts Of Austria
Hungary. 2,473 from Ireland, 1855 frol
Arabia and SYRIA. and 1859 from Por
ugal The report shows that OF II
whole nun her Of arrivals 212,i66 wei
males and l30.S0l females
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
To succeed senator voorhee..

Ligonier. Ind, Nov. l6.-Announce-
mant is made that Robert s Taylor OF
Allen county is a candidate for the
United states senate To succeed pan
iel Voorhees,. Mr. Taylor VIII receive
the support OF the legislators who rep.
resent northern Indiana, and should
the McKeen- Fairbanks feud exist
when the legislature convenes MT
Taylor will be looked upon as COM
promise Mr. Taylor. who Us a we'll
known Republican politician has ,he
united support of the press OF nofth-
ern Indiana. other candidates are J
Frank Hanley. Riley McKeen' and {.
w Fairbanks.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
VALUABLE HORSES sURNe0.
Stables la Texas and Kentucky Destroyed
by Fire.


Fort Worth Tex. Nov. i6.-The
barns and stables at Colonel Mad
doxs stock farm were destroyed by
fire Friday morning. Loss fully s5S'-
600. The fire is said TO be Of incendi-
airy origin. Nine fine horses were
burned. Farming implements, bug
giles and wagons. harnesses and large
amount of feed were also burned. The
barn, the finest in Texas, cost $1,000
one Of the horses burned was splen-
did 2-year-old named Run After. for
which Colonel Maddox had refused
last summer a cash offer of $4,000. He
values the horses burned at $4,000.
The property belongs 10 the Ayers es-
tate. and the family had some OF their
household effects stored in the grain
room. The loss on this is $1,000 no IN
surance. Colonel Maddox shipped FRI
day TO New Orleans Commander In
Command. and Judge Steedman, thus
saving them.
Lexington. Ky, Nov. l6.-The stable
| of Mrs. w. L. ID, Stokes Of New YORK
was destroyed by. fire near this city
Friday night Josie. r.. worlds record
| pacing mare. and six other valuaolS
| horses were burned.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
Bran Pleads Not Guilty.

Boston, Nov. l6.-Thomas Bran
mate of the barkentine Herbert Fuller
under Indictment for the murder OF
Captain c. l. Nash and his wife. Laura,
and Augustus Bamberg, second mate
Of the barkentine. on board the vessel
on the high sea. July Is last, pleaded
not guilty in the United States circuit
court Saturday 10 the indictments
charging the murder of Captain Nash
and Mrs. Nash. The plea was entered
after the adverse decision OF the judges
upon the motion Of counsel for the de-
fense that the indictments against
their client be auashed. December u
was decided upon as the date for trial
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
On Trial for Murder.

Ottumwa la. Nov. l6.-Ned Hemp
hill is ON trial at Bloomfield, Davis
county. charged with the murder OF
Mamie Peterson, at Unionville. Appa-
moose county. Mamie Peterson was a
pretty country girl, Is years old, who
was very mysterousy shot and killed
on the night OF May II. while returning
home from an ice cream social. Hemp
Hill had been keeping company with
the young woman, and at the coroner's
inquest il developed that he had often
threatened to Kill his sweetheart for
receiving the attentions Of other young
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
.,o, Her Husband and Herself

St. Louis. Nov. l6.-A special to The
pepuhlic from Slick, Mo. says; FRI
day afternoon Mrs. Mary Cox shot and
nrobably fatally wounded her hus-
hand Abner Cox. an industrious young
farmer. living about mile from town
and afterwards shot herself through
the heart For some time Mrs Cox
has been deranged and her relatives
have been watching her closely for sev-
eral months. She mad strange hail1-
einations and had carried revolver
constantly. Her husband, however
,aid no attention 20 her threats.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
u,,,. Not seeking once.

Chicago. Nov l6.-Luther Latin
Mills who has been talked OF as can
aidate for United States senator. said
in an interview Saturday afternoon
with representative Of the Associated
Press: II am very grateful FOR the
generous mention which is made OF
me in connection with the lofty POSI-
tion Of q United states senator trom
the great state of Illinois. But l am
not seeker for any office MY ambi-
tion viii he reasonably satisfied IT, as
a private citizen, can be OF service To
my community and my country
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
NEW YORK HORSE SHOW
some of the First Prizes Carried on by IL
linois Nen.

ffnOt- wen.
New York, Nov. 16.-ln the class OF
highsteppers at the horse show John
$. Bratton of Illinois took first prize
Friday with Windsor and The car,
Mr.. Bratton has taken a number OF
first and second prizes during the week.
In the exhibition of French coacn
horses two Illinois men had 1t all their
own way. L. NJ. Barton of Hinsdaie'
Ills, secured first prize with Palestine
and NJ. w. Dunham of Wayne second
prize with Iphigene. Mr.. Dunham was
the breeder of Palestine. the winner
For French coach horses. hilies' .
years old. Messsrs. Bratton ana DUN
ham had the only entries. Mr.. Dun
hams Vestal received the blue ribbon
and Mr. Bratton's entry the second
prize. Mr.. Dunham has carried on
about all of the honors during the
week in the French coaching class
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
LAMONT NOT WORRIED.
The War stories DO Not scare the Sec
rotary at All.

Washington, Nov. l6.-ln answer to
inquiries as to the foundation for cer-
tain sensational stories that have been
put in circulation recently as TO the
trouble with Spain Secretary Lamont
said saturday
The stories about movement OF
troops i'm the south are untrue ana
the assumption that the work on the
coast defenses has any signiiicance or
that il is being expedited in any par
ticular section or for any unusual pur- .
pose has no foundation. This work has
made most excellent progress during
the past year and | am making an Ell
fort TO show some return IN com
pleted defenses for the large amount
of money which has been appropriated
for this object"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
Failure In Hardware.

Denison. Tex. Nov. i6,-The Leeper
Hardware company. doing a wholesale
and retail business with $4,000 paid
up capital made an assignment Sat
urdav 10 John Waples The greater
mart of the indebtedness is due st
Louis and northern firms. No state
ment of assets or liabilities was issued
hut IL is believed that the assets VIII
cover the liabilities.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
rannrr I'm DrN Goo,I..

Galveston Tex, Nov. l6.-J. Rosen-
field A. Co. wholesale notions ana dry
goods. filed statutory assignment sat
urday. No statement from the nrm
has as yet been prepared. Marx ~
blum. wholesale boots and shoes. nave
also filed a deed of trust. The latter
failure involves about s5OO,OoO' ana the
former perhaps Sl50,0c0.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
Enrnnnn .Accepts.

Washington. Nov. 16.-Ex-Congress-
man Forman of Illinois has accepted
the commtssionershtp Of internal rev
enue He spent an hour IN tre oihce
Saturday morning going over the ue-
tails of the work with the retlrlhs
commissioner. He has not MADE pun
lie his acceptance. but IL is known that
ne signihed his willingness To accept
before the president made pubic the
announcement that the office had oeen
rendered TO the Illinois gold Democratic
iea1sr
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16

ST Louis Nov Delegates to the
na,ional w. c. T. L. convention were
ont carly Saturday morning. At
o'clock they attended prayer meet
ing in Schuyler Memorial mousse Ieu oS
Mrs Trego of Ohio, national eVahsel'
ist. when the second days session
was called to order at o'clock oy MISS
willard. Or Mary Allen-Wood OF
Michigan led in prayer. after which
the minutes Of the previous day three
sessions were read and approved ke-
norris we're then the order of the day
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
,,,c s,,oe Plant to Resume.

Amesbury. Mass, Nov l6.-lt Is an
ra,,nced here that the Adams 4 Pet
,'ns,Il shoe plant. one Of the largest
g. New england will resume business
T. Tbe arm failed six months ago
with slsO,o0c liabilities IL - u',us' !,
stood that Haverfill eapitsl nas ose'
interested and viii control Tue oos'
uecs
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
suicide Of an inpor,an, Witness.

Oconto. Wis. Nov l6-August Pohl,
principal witness in the case OF the
state against Albert swanson. who Is
TO be tried on charge II murder az
this term OF the circuit court. COM
mitted suicide by hanging 1t is al
legged that Pohl and companion hired
swanson To- xii. Adam Lescheck last
April. and it Is supposed he feared that
should he appear In court swanson
might dlvulgo their relationship In the
~, tt
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
rirr nennr,mcnt Reorganined.

Indianapolis Nov l6'-ln reorsaii-
zation Of the fire department. Oh un,s
city Saturday the resignation OF - ~,
Webster as chief was accepted aIu
Assistant Chief Thomas T. Barfe't
was made Webster's successor. Weo-
ster has been In the department since
1890 and since 1872 has been assistant
.ntaf an1 chief
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16

Wiuiamsport. Pa, Nov. l6.--A sup,
nosed murder has been unearthed
about five miles from the foler County
line in the shape OF a skeleton o. y
man found At the stump OF tree VIZ"
the head severed from the body Inc
remains were identified by II. r. Coz
grove TO he those OF his brother VINO
some time ago The head
IA a norton Of the legs were found
-, aistapce from the trunk
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
r,,cc for secretary Herbert.

Washington, Nov. i6.-it is under
s,ood that Justice Cox OF the supreme
court of the District OF Columbia is
about To retire and that Secretary Her
bert will be given the place Justice
cox recently reached the age OF sO
wears. and under the law is entitled 10
rotire on nay any time.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
,,u,,ab,a Dynamite Explosion.

Niagara Falls. n. Y. Nov. l6.-By an
explosion OF dynamite Saturday morn
nr the powder room of The contractors
who have the extension OF the power
wheel pit In charge. Hakken Hammer
chief engineer OF the concern ana
member OF the University club, snd
q negro workman were instantly killed
and another man 80 badly injured that
he Will die.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16

wichita. Kan Nov. lG.--aenry Bolte.
a wealthy German furniture merchant
of this city committod suicide Satur-
DAY. His health has bsrn bad for some
time and mis- act is atwibuied u this
cause
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
Killed hx q Train.

Ruffalo. y. v. Nov 1.-THE Buffalo.
Rochester and Pittsburg passenger
train. due In Buffalo at 1;46 FRIDAY
nisht. struck wagon at crossins
near the town Of Golden. this county
and killed the two occupants OK ne
wagon. farmer named Lowell V'r-
ship and his daughter. sschooi teacher
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16

Uashi, ~ y. Nov. i6.-The secretary
-, ths trea ~ has awarded TO Mur-
AL Camppell n Go. Of Chicago the
ao,tract for the erection of the Gus
,on, house nd postofiice building a,
New London Conn ~ 'he'' S'N -
Ss4 .s4s
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
IS RAPID.
Business Makes Unprecedented
improvement in Week.
GAIN TnATHAs BEEN SURPRISING.

X. q. Dun A co. Report That a Brighter
Day L. sDawning-orders Have Been Ac-
cuinulating for Months and the mills
viii Be Kept Busy-Foreign Demand
for American Wheat Continues AN im
portaut Factor la Trade-Iron output.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-16
IMMIGRATION REPORT.
Cncle Sans Gates Closed to
Many Corners.
NEARLY 5000 ARE TURNED BACK.

The Number of Those Admitted During
the Year Was 3iO.i6 According to the
Annual Report of the Commissioner
General of Immigration--Most of the
People Who Landed Were OF the Hardy,
sound, Laboring Class,
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-11

The Brownsville papers are
ever alert for an opportunity to
advance The interests of that
place. If the knights of the
pencil (formerly quill SHOW
ers") had their honest, earnest
efforts cashed at par it would
not be long until the shrill
shreak of the locomotive, hoarse
roar of the steamers gong and
the rythm of rushing waters in
the irrigating canals and bitches
would make such charming
music as to enchant and draw
from afar a sturdy frugal class
of people that would bo as an
Xious to get possession of the
fertile lands as England is TO
seize gold field. There would
be this difference, however,
they would pay for their ter
ritory in good cash while Eng
land offer wind, or gnnpowdel
and some of the baser metals
as lead, iron or steel.
Duval county may not have
Rio Bravo to irrigate from
but it has many localities where
good water is near enough the
surface to make irrigation prac
ticable. It is also said that-wt
are in the artisan belt and we
stand second to no country fol
productive soil.
One thing that we can no
stress too much, which has
been demonstrated during GU
recent four years drouth, ant
that is that our soil produces
more with less rain than tina
of any section which we hav'
any knowledge or have eve
heard San Diego Sun.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-11
A NINE LAID.

The 16 TO 1-erS made some
concession to the conservative
element at the Austin meeting
of the democratic executive
committee, by agreeing to hold
two conventions, instead of one
as was contemplated, but this
can scarcely make amends for
the high handed attempt of the
majority to commit the voters
of the party, nolens, volrns, to
the policy of free silver by the
primary elections decided upon.
According to the resolutions
adopted. democrats will be fore
ed To vote either for free coin
age of silver at the ratio of IS
10 /, or for the gold standard.
No showing is given for these
who believe in true bi-netal
lism, who would vote for free
coinage of both metals alta ratio
or under such safeguards that
will maintain the two metals at
a parity. The decided refusal
Of the committee to accept the
proposal that the democrats
shall bind themselves, to ac-
cept the decision of the nation
al democratic convention upon
national issues and of the state
convention regarding state mat
tiers, shows plainly that the free
silverites on the committee, with
their majority of one, intend to
run the machinery of the party
in the state to suit themselves.
Such intolerance and such high
handed proceedings as those
of Chairman Dudley and his
crowd at this convention may
result seriously to the democ-
racy. Open signs Of rebellion
on he part of the sound money
contingent are already display,
ed, and in the event of the
state democratic convention
which will be held at Fort
Worth on August Is, succeed
ing the national democratic
convention, shall refuse to en-
dorse the national platform, i;
is considered by no means i'm
probable that there may be an
other split which will be more
serious in its consequences than
THAT of 1892.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-11

COMMENTING on recent in
terview with T. j. McMinn sent
from Brownsville by the Ex
press correspondent, that pa
per compliments orr populist
friend as follows: "T. J. Nc
MINI fires a long range shot
from Brownsville in this direc-
tion with the usual effect Of
kicking up cloud Of dust. He
still retains his old time Gel
lnloid brand of confidence
scrubbed clean for the occasion.
McMinn is a tall pole in short
timber and political lightning
is as liable to strike him as any
brother in his camp"
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-11
The u. S. GoY't reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to III others.
FROM WASHINGTON
TO RINGGOLD.

The departure of Lieut.. j. Y.
Mason Blunt of the 9Th Cav,
for Fort Ringgold Tex will he
greatly regretted by the hosts
of friends of this popular
young officer in the clubs and
society here. He has been
stationed for several years here
in the bureau of Intelligence in
the War Department, and prov
ed himself a very efficient o.
ficer. Mr.. Blunt is a nephew
Of the late Mrs. George II.
Pendleton, the wife of the late
American Minister to Germany.
He was educated abroad, and
appointed to the army from
civil life. The contrast between
the life at Berlin and Wash
iugton and small post on the
Rio Grande, where it is hot,
isolated and monotonous is
very great; but Blunt is a
soldier who can rough it on the
frontier with as much noncha-
lance as he can take in n court
ball in Berlin, or enjoy club
life here .-Washington Post.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-11


THE pcpnlist party Is the
only one in which there is no
division, no faciional quarrels.
This fact, combined with the
serious differences dividing the
other parties and more especial
ly the democrats in Texas,
seems to afford some basis for
Lawyer McMinn's eternal hope
that the popnlists may take
charge of the state after this
year.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-11
THE WORK AT THE PASS.
What Contractor Clarke Has
to Say About 1t.

Contractor r. p. Clarke ar
rived in Corpus Christi last
night en- route from Arkansas
Pass to Duval quarry, where he
goes to day. A Caller reporter,
meeting the gentleman, asked
him for the latest deep water
news. Mr.. Clarke said: eve
have enough work on the pres
ent contract to keep us busy
the rest of this month, while
negotiations are pending for
continuing the work 10 such an
extent as to insure twenty feet
of water. While there has been
no material change on the crest
Of the bar, for the last thirty
days." continued Mr.. Clarke,
''the bar has been fast cutting
away both inside and out. The
distance from 20 feet inside the
bar to 20 outside has been mar
rowed down from 600 to $500
feet" Mr.. Clarke said further
that he believed, from an en-
gineering standpoint, that the
result of the work now done
has been as favorable as could
have possibly been expected,
and moresso than could have
been expected at any other
point on the gulf coast. He said
it was remarkable considering
the amount expended.-Caller.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-11

CONGRESSMAN TALBERT of
South Corolina caused some of
his republican colleagues a
nervous shock the ether day
by declaring on the floor Of the
house that South Carolina was
proud of the part she had taken
IN Tie war of secession, and
that he endorsed secession then,
and under the same circum-
stances would do the some
thing again. This somewhat rash
statement called forth a motion
to adopt resolution censuring
the unreconslructed rebel, who
MIR. Barrett OF Massachusetts
iiIimated had violated his oath
of allegiance to the Union.
The resolution was consigned
10 obsrniiiY in the Judiciary
committed room, where it will
probably die from want OF
attention, hut the political at
RIosp!irrr is none the better
for this airing of the bloody
5irt.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-11
TIE BROWNSVILLE HERALD

TIE BROWNSVILLE HERALD
makes the following observa
tions on the Arkansas Pass
scheme which will strike the
unbiased reader as eminently
inst:
1T would look more like
business, if the Arkansas Pass
harbor company would secure
deep water first and sell their
lots afterwards. Surely Alex
an3er Brown & Son cannot re
euire the money to be realized
from The public sale of lots to
carry OH works at the pass"
We would add that it would
lock more like honesty if the
said company would refrain
from selling town lots at prices
based upon something which
is not yet in existence.-Lare-
do News.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-11

TIE Sudden death of Con-
gresham Grain introduces new
features into the congressional
situation i'm this district, and
the question of his probable
successor is today pulling
many minds. The necessity of
an early decision will force
democratic leaders to come TO
some agreement as TO whom
they will support much sooner
than they had anticipated.
Though doubtless many feel an
aversion to the display of any
haste in wishing to fill the dead
eongressman's place, yet the
fact stares them in the face
that the position must be filed.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-11
NEW YORK STORE.
SIXTEEN

People out of every seventeen find
it necessary to do close trading these
days of scarce money and to buy
where they can get the most and
best goods for the least cash. Louis
Cowen, of the New York Store, has
marked his goods down so low that
all can afford
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-11

Dr.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Go.a MEDIA Al:dwinssr Fsir saz Fraaeisso.