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Evening star., 1896-11-07
Something About Japanese TeIe-
phones.

From the Japan Weekly Mail.
The Jap lnese government, with the con-
sent Of the diet, Is to appropriate sum
above 12,SO0OO0 yen, spread over seven
years. for expansion of the telephone serv-
ice. The work of construction is being now
actively carried on at various important
places, the present intention being to COM
plete by March, 1898. the contemplated eX-
pansfon of the service in far as con-
Germs Toxic, Osaka, Yokohama and Kobe
as well as the new constructive work in
Nagoya, Nagasaki, Shimonoseki, and so
forth, and to establish connection between
Toxic and Kobe. According to estimates
for the current fiscal year the number of
new subscribers in the four cities of Toxic
Yokohama, Osaka and Kobe, unde the ex-
panded system, will be II 1885, and of those
in Kyoto and thirty-fve other places where
the service is to be newly established there
will be $500 Side by side with the erec-
tion of telephones in SO many places the
authorities will also effect various juno
tons between places already furnished
with telephones. For instance. a connec-
ton between Toxic and Kobe will be estab-
lished via Osaka, Kyoto, Yokkaichi, Ku-
wana and NagCya. 1t is feared that this
portion Of the work may not be completed
within the prescribed period.
Evening star., 1896-11-07
AS HEARD IN ATHENS
What Is Reported There in Regard to the
Turkish Situation.
Interest Manifcsted by the Queen In
the American Delicacy, Mince Pie
Consul Horton In Literature.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.

ATHENS, Greece, October L., 1896.
This city is the rendezvous this winter
of very interesting lot of people. Chris
tians of all sorts are flying from Constan-
tinople. while special correspondents and
trusted emissaries of the powers are go
ing there at great risk to themselves They
all stop here. On the boat that leaves the
PIraeus tonight for the Bosphorus is
a gentleman who is believed to be the
confidential detective of the Russian gov
ernment. This gentleman has a military
training, and is especially interested in the
torpedo boats in the Bosphorus. He tray
els incogTito, is tall. fair fine looking. and
speaks many languages fluently. He has
a wonderful faculty Of being entertaining
Evening star., 1896-11-07

the animals side. This dog Is a stable
mate of the noted PAGER. Just as 1 had
everything ready and the horse was in good
position for an excellent photograph, the
dog waddled out and lay down. That
caused the horse to whisk his tail and turn
his head just enough to give his little four
fc oted friend a friendly glance. and also to
get the shadow of the groom across the
face. In the other pictur l was quite sue
cessful in getting the horse to maintain his
pose.
In the picture of the three-year-old
PAGER. Theodore Shelton you can get
some idea of the troubles that beset the
man who essays to photograph horses in
fly time. You see that this photograph has
two defects. both caused by the bugging
little creatures that always worry horses
Evening star., 1896-11-07

price for the very finest photographs of
ourselves, and so 1t is. Only the SWEETEST
photographers in the biggest cities can
charge such a figure and only the people
who have money to burn will pay it. But
there are many owners of swell horses who
ready to pay from 50 to so a dozen
for good portrait photographs of their IA
vorite animals
The chief reason for this lies in the fact
that it takes expert in a double Sense
10 photograph hish-grade horses satisfac-
tcrily- He must not only know a lot about
photography. but he must know horse ma
ture like bC < as well, since more than
half the battle consists in getting the sub
Evening star., 1896-11-07
Chinese Trust One Ann

From the Century.
have said that Chinaman trusts his
friends to an extent that we would con-
slider almost imbecile. Among them monev
Is loaned without interest and without
written acknowledgment or witnesses. If a
man Is short and appeals to his cousin or
mis- friend to help him, that friend will
divide up without specifying a time for its
repayment. If the man Is sick or moor tbe
creator, In all probability, will never men
tlon the matter again, and will certainly
not ask for its return while the debtor: re-.
trains from gambling or opium-smokirg
ana @ honestly does his best. I have known
men TO be for time without employment
and while they were trying to Obtain II -
Gy 1ney coniormed to the strict moral code of
Snlnese I'M, law, they were helped by the var
ious cousins with gifts of money sufficient
10 support them until work was obtained. :.
ana ahai, not ea only to support themselves, but
about is fair play" they were exnscted Turn IN
De equally generous with some one else.
Evening star., 1896-11-07

will devote almost his entire energies dur
Ing the coming session of Congress, and
the details Of this plan, which have not be-
fore been made public, become Of interest,
therefore, to those who disagree with his
views, as well as to those who are in SYM
rathy with them.
Il believe that the people of the United
States are ready to insist on the govern
Elent assuming control of the railroads Of
the country" said Senator Jones to a
writer for The Star the other day. II am
myself heartily in favor of 1t on general
principles. but 1 do not approve of the plans
thus far presented for bringing it about.
Neither do L regard as wise the proposition
to have the roads operated by the govern
ment, as that would be to place in the
hands of a few men a dangerous political
power that would be a menace to the pub
lie"
How would you have roads operated If
not by the government" l asked.
by the people," replied Senator Jones.
NY plan. which 1 worked out when the
an ton for government ownership Of the
railroads was first advocated, is to have
the government acquire the roads by pur-
chase and foreclosure of the mortgages and
Indebtedness overdue, and throw them
open to the public as In the case of toll
roads.
Evening star., 1896-11-07

ject to pose satisfactorily. 1t is hard
enough to get a child. or a nervous wo-
man. or an especially uncomely person
Who desires good-looking photographs to sit
1r stand effectively before the camera but
the difficulties encountered by the photog-
rapher in any of these cases fade away
to nothingness compared with the troubles
OF the horse photographer.
IF a man wants picture OF his horse
at all, said Mr.. Frank W. Cole "he wants
1t to be a portrait of that particular horse
as well as a picture, and at the same time
he wants the result to be something that
will show all the lines of beauty there are
Evening star., 1896-11-07

the horse himself. You can't tell horse
to hold his head little higher, TO put one
foot little further front and another a
little to the rear, to look pleasant. or
keep still for moment please as you
can a person. You can't get the beast in
just the attitude you are after and induce
him to keep the pose. Not at all You
must watch your chance and take him
when you think it's all right. Even then
the horse may make a sudden movement
and spoil everything.
Evening star., 1896-11-07

Il have given you two pictures of the
noted PAGER. John r. Gentry, whose rec
ord is 2.ol IL. In one. which was the fifth
or sixth of a series of exposures, the
horses head Is swung around to one side
ard there is dark shadow across the face
and his tail has just been whisked. While
any one would know the picture to be that
of John r. Gentry few would conclude
after looking at it, that he Is really a good
locking beast. The trouble was all caused
by little dog, which lies on the ground at
Evening star., 1896-11-07
Two Bad Storms,
New York Weekly.

From the New York Weekly.
Mr.. Winkers-'I hear you have had two
very bad thunder storms lately in your
town"
Old Friend-"Yes; the first one struck a
church. but no one was hurt. You see, the
weather looked little threatening that
Sunday, and there wasn't anybody there.
But the second storm blew over circus
tent and killed sixteen deacons and four
preachers.''
Evening star., 1896-11-07

love them fer horses of the highest degree.
There is one way in which the owners
of fancy horsefiesh delight to spend money
lavishly, about which the people at large
know little or nothing, and that is in hav-
ing portrait pictures made of their pets.
In these days of cheap photography we are
apt to think $40 a dozen an exhorbitant
Evening star., 1896-11-07

good horse pictures were 1t not for the
winged annoyances OF which have just
spoken. You see that in order to bring cut
the texture and gloss of the coat properly,
the light must be strong and clear
IF 1t Is not, 1t may be possible to get
picture showing the outlines of the
horse without much trouble, but all the
sheen Of a well-groomed animals hair will
be missed, and the picture will come ort
dull and unsatisfactory. In the early
Evening star., 1896-11-07
Even With the Ola Man


Testy Old Gent-'Huh! Do you think you
can support my daughter in the style to
which she has been accustomed?"
Young Suitor-"Wel. no; but L can sup
port her in the style to which her mother
was accustomed for a good many years
after she married you"
Old Gent (subdued)-'Take her, my son,
and be happy"
Evening star., 1896-11-07

in the beast. Until you try to pose a
nevous, high-spirited horse, you can have
no idea of the almost endless bother in
yolyed. Any one with a cheap snap camera
can take a picture of horse, and, by ac-
cide1t, any one might succeed In pressing
the button just at the proper time to get
satisfactory result. But in my experience
these lucky accidents are in about the FRO
portion of one to q hundred.
THE greatest trouble, Of course II with
Evening star., 1896-11-07
SOME OF THE MANY DIFFICULTIES

YER AND OVER
a gain the attention
of the people has
been drawn to the
fact that although
the trolley car and
bicycle have raised
havoc with horses in
general throughout
the United States.
quite as much money
as overland perhaps
more than eVer-is
freely expended now
adays by those who
Evening star., 1896-11-07
He Knew 1t.
From Judge.

from Judge.
Keeper (of lunatic asylum)-"And this
man imasines he's got wheels in his head
What do you think of that7'
Visitor-"Why, 1 think he's more rational
tnHn the majority of folks"
Evening star., 1896-11-07

so much In warm weather. The tail looks
as though it was blown by a strong breeze
and the horse has turned his head around
in the most awkward fashion. 1t took me
long time to get a satisfactory photo
graph in this instance.
Flies Are a Bother.
For the reason that horses cannot be
kept long enough in pose for time-exposure
work, we are obliged to make all our pho
tographs from snap shots taken in bright
sunshine. For this consideration midsum-
ner would be the very best time to get
Evening star., 1896-11-07
Con.cience With n str,n. .. =.

ehce With String to 1t.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
MRS. Tingley is too conscientious to ride
on the street railways Sundays"
Yes. her husband gets passes on the
steam cars" " &iAe
Evening star., 1896-11-07
Senator Jones Explains His Plan Of
Government Ownership.
4 SYSTEM OF PUBLIC TOLL ROADS
Where Competent individuals Cou d
Run Their Own Trains.
F r E E COM PETIT ION
n 8 IS w E L L
IN known, Senator ]. p.
0lAJones Of Nevada is


Of the ownership of
the railroads by the
federal government,
though he Is not
wholly in sympathy
with the schemes for
their actual opera
ton by Uncle Sam.
He has, however,
formulated a plan Of
b;S oun to which ha
Evening star., 1896-11-07
GRANT SALUTED By THE ENEMY.

L had to make several attempts before
scored perfect success"
Evening star., 1896-11-07

"In the early days out west, when a toll
road was built through a section Of the
mountains, the transporter of freight or
passengers with his own vehicles could
pass over the road by the payment of a
certain fee. That is precisely the system
I propose for freight and passenger traffic
on the railroads after the lines are ac-
quired by the government.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
FINISHED THEIR WORK.
Conventions of Kansas Popuiists and Dem.
ocrats Adjourn.


KANSAS CITY, Aug. S.-A special to The
Star from Abilene, Kan, says; The Popu.
l.st state convention adjourned sine die at
o'clock Friday morning after u continu-
Gus session which began at o'clock Thurs
day night. During the night session the
following nominations were accomplish
ed: l.. c. Boyle of Bourbon county, attor-
ney general; w. e. Rush of Jewell secre-
tary of state; ID. n Hoffenbower of Miami,
treasurer of state; w III. Morris of Craw.
ford. auditor of state: w. ID. Stryker of
Barton. state superintendent of publica
tion.
A special To The Star from Hutchison,
Kan, says: A dozen men representing
the remnant of the Kansas state Demo-
cratic convention assembled at $50
o'clock Friday morning to perform the
formal duty of nominating the state
ticket selected at the Populist convention
Mt Abilene. When the names were read
from telegram they were taken down by
Secretary Pepperell and at once declared
the nominees Of the Democrats without
Discussion or remarks Thus was the
Democratic party on the fusion agree
ment fully carried out. The Ovcrmcyer
faction has won its fight upon the lines
originally laid down. The convention
has lasted four days, three days of which
was spent In waiting for the Populists to
ac, on the fusion proposition Final ad
iournment was taken at o'clock Friday
moruinQ.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
SMITH NAY GO FREE.
An Ohio Woman Says Her stepson Killed
skidmore.

An Ohio Woman Says Her stepson Killed
Skidmore.
COLUMBUS, Aug S. -Isaac Smith, Pike
county man, who was five times convicted
of murder in the first degree and as many
times came within the shadow of the gal
lows, finally securing Communication Of
his sentence TO life Imprisonment, is now
making n fight for liberty on evidence
that, If IL is reliable. proves him To be an
innocent man. He and man named
Skidmore were seen TO enter great forest
in Pike county. SkidmOre WAS never
seen again alive His body was found i'm
the woods with "a ballet hole in the skull
Smith was arrested and convicted re
peatcdly on circumstantial evidence New
trials came each time Co the same result
Once he was taken up on the scaffold,
though IA respite had already been signed
by Governor Campbell, To see IL he would
not weaken and confess. but he did not
He has Just received letter from Mrs.
Wallace of Pike county, who says she will
make affidavit that her stepson, who il
now i'm the state prison here. killed skid
more. Her second husband, Wallaces IA
ther, has since died, and this led Mrs Wal
lace TO tell what she knows.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
TANNER IN A RUNAWAY.
IL E;publican Nominee for Governor of IIli-
nois Considerable Bruised.


QUINCY, Aug S--John X Tanner. Re
publican candidate for governor, was in
Jured In runaway here Thursday and
spent the rest Of his visit with his right
arm In sling and his body swathed in
bandages. Mr. Tanner arrived in the city
In the morning and during the forenoon
made tour of the factory districts He
was in surry with + r Bradford and j
ii sheridan, when the horses took fright
at a locomotive and ran away Mr. Tan
ner and Mr.. Sheridan, who were on the
rear seat, were thrown out Mr. Tanner
landed on his left shoulder and sustained
severe bruises on his body and arm.
Mr.. Sheridan was not hurt and the run.
away was stopped u short distance further
on Mr. Tanner was conveyed To the Of
flee of DIR. Joseph Robbins, who dressed
his injuries MIR Tanner complained "
pain in his chest but DR. Robbins says
that his bruises. while painful, are not at
all serious. Mr. Tanner rested a couple Ot
hours and then attended a picnic at Kai
ser s garden He was to have addressed "a
massmeeting in Washington park i'm the
evening, but was unable 60 speak. and T.
;. Taylor Of Evanston made the speech
Of the evening
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
KILLED ON THE RAIL.
Five Men Lose Their Lives in a
Freight Wreck.
DISASTER NEAR LEIGHTON, IOWs.

The Train Was a Rock Island One Loaded
with sheep and Nine Cars Were Ditched
Fatal Fire i'm swift's Packing House at
Kansas City-One Man Cremated and
Two Others Probably Fatally Injured
Deaths from Heat "a Chicago.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Aug s-Five men lost
their lives in a freight wreck on the Rock
Island road at o'clock ia the morning,
near Leighton The train was an extra
freight on the way to Chicago, loaded
with sheep One of the cars was derailod
by "A broken journal and nine cars were
ditchcd According to the railway Off
ciRis the men killed were tramps stealing
ride, but another report says they were
employees of the Liverpool and Des Moines
Packing company of Des Moines and gives
their names as follows: William shea,
Wilbur Kuhner, Robert Geary, Edward
Geary. The name of the fifth is not
known.
Wrecking trains from here and from
Davenport were Immediately sent To
Leighton. They are now at work clearing
away the wreck of ears and dead sheep
1t is expected TO have the roadway cleared
soon, so that traffic may be resumed
Trains over the Keokuk and Dcs Moines
branch are running over the Wabash road
To Harvey. la, where the Rock Island
and Wabash trains meet
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
Michigan Bank Closed.

LANSING, Aug. S.-The Ingham County
Savings bank did not open its doors for
business Friday morning. The assets of
the bank are s2S5, 600 mostly in notes and
mortgages, and the deposits are Sl4i,00
Cashier May stated that he had not the
slightest doubt of the ability of the bank
to pay its depositors i'm full. The closing
of the institution was decided upon at "A
meeting of the directors and was caused
by the continual withdrawal of deposits
and inability TO make quick collections
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08

LOUISVILLE, Aug. S.-Thc color line
will be drawn strictly during the l.. a w.
meet in this city next week The SO Meet
club. at its meeting Thursday night,
decided that &c will stand by the L. a W
constitution, which says only amateur
white wheolmcn may be members and will
refuse To recognize the half dozen colored
persons who claim To be members of an
eastern division of the league There is
no desire to antagonizc these persons, but
If they come they will receive no social
recognition as league members Three
years ago the L. \ w constitution was
amended so as to make white persons only
elipihle To- mcmhcrship.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
Preparations for the Annual Reunion al
Rockford Ills.

Rockford. Ills.
ROCKFORD, Aug S.-Committces are
being appointed and arrangements rapid
ly made for the annual reunion of the
Grand Army of the Cumberland to be
held in this city Sept % and "a Major
George : Roper of Rockford Is chairman
of the general committee of arrangements,
and announces that many distinguished
men from all over the country will attend
General William = Rosecrans, president
of the society will be unable to attend
the reunion being in California for his
health, and General James Barnett of
Cleveland will probably preside.
The reunion will excel i'm point of num-
bers the annual state encampment and
there will be many prominent men pres
ent The principal address of the occa-
sion will be delivered by General David :.
Stanley, now governor of the soldiers
home at Arlington, near Washington. A
BANQUET will he tCndcred the visitors
Among those present will be Generals III
v Bovnton, Don Carlos Buell., Il A. Al
ger. ]. G. BrecSinridge j. ID. Bng-
ham, John NJ. Palmer, Il. J. Wood and
James d. Morgan, Colonel Frank q
Smith Major General Alexander Nc
Cook Lieutenant General Schodcld, Ma
jor Daniel Buttcriield and ex-senator
MandcrsOn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
LOST CLIPPER is KNOWN.
American ship city of Philadelphia
Toundered with All Hands.

Eoundercd with All Hands.
WAsHINGroN, Aug. S-W0rd has just
been received that an unknown Amcricun
vessel was wrecked on the Falkland ISL
lands last May, and a score OF lives were
lost. Officers of four British ships, who
rescued part Of the crew, have fled com
plants with the British government
against the inadequacy of the pilotage and
life service at Port Stanley, whcrc the
wreck occurred.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. S.-The ship
which was wreck on the Falkland islands
on Mny IL was undoubtedly the clipper
shin City Of Philadelphia, which sailed
from New York on the morning of Feb.
last. bound for san Francisco. Nothing
more was heard of the vessel until late in
July last, when advices from the Falk-
land islands, under date OF June y, indi.
Gated that the ship had foundered there.
The crew numbered twenty-five men.
She was commanded by Captain Johnson,
who was accompanied Ivy his wife and
family, besides these being one passcn-
er.sr
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
Want. a Receiyer Amounted.

DEs MONIES, Ia, Aug. S.-Henry
Wallace, treasurer of the property, Thurs
day asked for the appointment of n receiv.
or for the Homestead newspaper and the
Pierce-Wallace company, which owns an
interest In the same He charges mis-
management and improper Use of the
funds The concern is one Of the most
prominent publishing houses in the state,
publishing number of agricultural pa
pers The trouble has been brewing for
some time, resulting from II disagreement
between the partners.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
senator Jone. on nllI.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S-Chuirman Jones
was back AZ Democratic headquarters Fri
day He said concerning his visit 90 sen
ator Hill that there was no authority for
the statements that Mr.. Hill had declared
himself to him (Jones) on the political
situation. On the contrary, Mr., Jones
says, Senator Hin is a man who keeps his
own counsel, and like others in New York,
Is probably awaiting the action of tho
state convention 10 september
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
Hanging at Omaha.

OMAHA, Aug S-Claudc Hoover was
hanged at 1887 Friday morning in the
Omaha Jail in the presence Of small
number Of people, Hoover expressed re-
pentence and said he expected to go to
heaven He met death with grit and com
posure his neck being broken. Last fall
Hoover shot and killed Councilman sam
Dubois. his brothcr-in-law. Hoover was
drunk and the shooting was the result of
some fancicd wrong. The governor re-
fused To interfere or even rcpricvc Hoover
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
SCORES Poisoned by lee Cream.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. S.-A special to
The star from Fort scott, Kan, says At
a Catholic church social and Baptist
school picnic over scvcnty-flve men, wo-
men and children were poisoned 10y eating
ice cream purchased from the same dealer
Doctors were kept ON the run all night
and are still busy No fatalities have re.
suited but some of the victims, includ-
ing Rev. O. Lovctt pastor of the Bapt
list church are very sick