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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
BUSINESS MEN ON A TRIP.
They Take a Run rom Chicago Up
Through Missouri.

ST JOSEPH, Mo. Aug. A special
train carrying a party Of business men
looking over the country reached St Jo-
seph Monday morning from Chicago, aft
er I 10 SAINT trip through northern Mis-.
souri, They came direct from Quincy,
Ills, and were greatly delighted with the
appearance Of the crops along the country
through which they passed. Haying,
stacking, and threshing were I'm progress
In the various counties as they came
along and with the fine fields Of corn fast
approaching maturiety formed the sub
ject of enthusiastic comments.
One member of the party, Judge ;. Nj.
Knox Of Princeton, Ills, said: I'VE have
seen AS fine fields of corn as IL seem posi-
BILE To look upon in any part OF the coun-
try, and yet from what i have heard from
Nebraska recently of the corn there i am
holding my admiration we'll under con
troll The part of Missouri that we have
come through Is very beautiful. Big
stretches Of land just rolling enough TO
suit the farmer who has n diversity of
crops and mixes stock raising with his
other pursuits, enough timber to add va
riety to the scene and help To catch and
hold the moistures of the fine streams of
running water and big fields well covered
with shocks of small grain. We saw
plenty of stock, but there is room for
much more. particularly as they are,
understand, shipping considerable OF 1t 70
market -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
COLONEL MORRISON FOR BRYAN.
lie VIII Not Be the Gold Mems Candidate
IL lie Is Reported Correctly.


CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Colonel Morrison is
in Chicago. He was found by reporter
at his rooms i'm the Palmer House. and in
discussing the situation i'm n general way
he made il plain that he will have nothing
to do with the gold movement, that he Is
still on the fence as TO the coinage ques.
ton, and finally, that he will vote Bryan
and Sewall and the free silver platform
upon which they stand. Here is what Mr.
Morrison said when IL was suggested that
i'm the peculiar Quandary In which old-line
Democrats like himself were placed, there
was nothing TO do but vote for Mckin.
ley:
''Has anybody said that l would vote for
McKinleyY hardly think So. l will say
this much: | have now voted the Demo
cratic ticket forty nine times, although ali
of these occasions were not presidential
elections. and Democratic ticket would
have to he very tough to induce me To vote
for Republican now.
II did not favor thc adoption Of a free
siver platform, IL is true, and do not be
licvc that the success of free silver would
i'm any way realize the expectations of
those who are urging It. But do not be-
lieve that the adoption of free coinage at
the ratio of rs To ! and the election OF
BRYAN would necessarily precipitatc n
manic. | nave no idea that MIR Bryan or
any congress that will he elected this
time would show any such disregard Tor
the public welfare y
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04

nan, was a classmate of young Vanderbilt
at Yale The Vanderbilt family was not
present Miss Wilson entered the rear
drawingroom, in which the ceremony took
place. leaning on the arm of her father,
who gave her away There were no brides
maids. The drawingroom was decorated
with cut flowers. The ceremony was sim
pie and brief.
Groom's Present to the Bride.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's present to the bride
was a broche containing thirty diamonds
surrounding large sapphire His pres
ent TO the best man was pin OF pearls.
The bride was attired in IA travelling dress
of blue silk, covered with lace filigree
She wore white gloves with broad black
stripes, straw hat prcttily trimmed
with small pink flowers. Both she and
Vanderbilt looked radiantly happy, and
smiled at each other broadly as he assisted
her into the carriage. As she seated her
self her eyes fell upon group of the
family servants gathered at one OF the
basement windows of her fathers house.
She smiled and NODDED good bye and
throw them kiss. As the carriage was
rolling away she threw a parting kiss to
her father, who was watching her from
one OF the phflOf WINDOWS
60 to Saratoga.
1t was asserted that Mr. Vanderbilt $
valet had prucured tickets for the couple
for Saratoga where portion OF the
honeymoon will be spent. There were
no invitations issued, but cards were sent
out announcing the marriage, which reads
as follows:
"Mr. and Mrs r. L. Wilson announce
the marriage of their daughter, Grace,
with Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr., Monday,
Aug. 3, 1896, at No. 5ll Fifth avenue.
A single carriage stood in front of the
Wilson residence during the ceremony in
which the bridal couple were conveyed to
the railway station.
elimination of "A Romance.
The marriage was the elimination OF a
romance which has been deeply interest
ing To the American public and has been
followed with the keenest zest by millions
of people Young Vanderbilt and Miss
Wilson have been engaged for quite a
while, but their marriage has been hin
dered, first by the opposition of the groom $
parents and then by claim of illness in
his family. The elder Vanderbilt seems
to have arrayeI himself against the wed
ding solely because Miss Wilson was sew
cral years older than his son. When II
seemed rs If the parental consent had
been finally won, the elder Vanderbilt
was taken seriously ill., thus necessitating
n postponemcnt of the ceremonies. Again
when all appeared to be smooth sailing
for the young couple once more, the pros
pective groom himself became sick, anC
thus the wedding was once more delayed
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
Gold Mems PLACES EllIed.

CHICAGO, Aug. ALI the sound money
members were thrown over 10y the silver
majority Of the Democratic state commit
tee Monday, and the organization is now
ready To work for Bryan and Altgeld. The
five vacancies thus created were all filled
with free silver men. The appointments
are as follows: A ;. Trude, to succeed
John p. Hopkins, resigned; Carter Harri-
son. to succeed u +. Spangler, resigned ;
Frank w. Havill, to succeed William Il
Foreman, resigned A. w. Bastian, to
succeed Ben Cable, who did not resign,
but was removed; Alexander j Jones, "a
succeed A. A. Goodrich, resigned
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
N,ss ro,r NotIuiured.

NEWPORT, II l., Aug. - The report
that gained circulation alleging rescue
and narrow escape from drowning and
Injuries of Miss Virginia Fair Saturday
was without foundation in fact Herman
Oelrich said that both he and Miss Fair
were greatly surprised by their attention
being called to the article and by the re-
CENT of numerous kilograms of inquiry
concerning Miss Fairs condition. No
one i'm society believed the report. as Miss
Fair was the center of attraction at the
Casino ball Saturday evening, and she
could not have been in attendance If such
an accident had happened
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
Painters and Decorators in Session.

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Paintcrs and deco
rators from nearly fifty cities in the Unit
ed States laid down their brushes at the
close of last week and Monday they were
in Chicago They are delegates to the
national convention of the Brotherhood
of Painters and Decorators, which will he
in session all this week in the council
chamber on the top floor of the city hall.
The reports of President Welter and the
general secretary treasurer, j. w. Mckin'
ney, for the biennial term which has just
expired, have been printed and distrib-
uted, and 1t is shown in them that the
brotherhood is in good financial condition
and prosperous in all of its work.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
TAILORS ON 4 STRIKE.
A Great Many People Suffer
from Damaged Heads.
POLICE KEPT BUSY ALL THE DAY.

Only the Lack OF Organization ON the Part
of the Strikers Prevent Greater Damage
To the Property of Sweat shop Employ
ers-sargents Annual Report on the
Condition of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Eng.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-For the first time
since the beginning Of the tailors' strike
against the sweatshop employers in this
city, violence was offered Sunday. There
were several disturbances In three or four
districts on the east side and in every case
windows We're shattered, doors were
broken down and heads were battered.
The police were kept busy all day. The
lack OF organization on the part of strik-
ers alone prevented greater damage being
done. The cause of the disturbance was
that the contractors reinforced their shops
with non-union workmen. In each case
the non-union laborers were locked up for
safety In ill-ventilated, crowdd rooms un-
der the roofs of tenements.
Dispersed by the Police.
Early in the day a crowd of laborcrs
gathered in front of block of houses
owned by Birmingham street million
aire sweat shop owner. Inside 100 men
were at work. The strikers yelled, threw
stones at the windows, and attempted to
batter down the doors. They were dis
persed by the police who used their clubs
freely. Another group marched up East
Broadway to Montgomery street, On the
south corner n big six-story building runs
back TO Division street. On the first floor
above the street sam Roshinsky had
started his shop with thirty-fve non union
men. He had his door locked and barred
and n special policeman stood outside
Up the narrow stairway surgcd the strik-
ers. The non.union men inside We're
panic stricken and fled TO the roof. The
mob burst i'm the door and found the room
empty. The timely arrival of "A squad of
police, who dispersed the mob, averted
damage.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
senator Jones Mt Washington.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Senator Jones.
OF Arkansas, chairman of the national
Democratic committee, returned TO this
city yesterday from his trip to the west.
Pending the meeting of the national com
mittee in New York the final disposition
of the question of the establishments %
permanent headquarters during the COM
ing campaign Is hardly looked for. Scna.
tor Jones had nothing definite to say on
this subject and expressed the opinion
that the matter would not be settled until
the committce meets
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF.
Verdict Retur ned In an Important Case at
Superior, Wis.

Verdict Retur ned In an Important Case at
superior, Wis.
SUPERIOR, Aug 4.-Late saturday night
the jury returned a verdict for $3.50 dam
ages in favor of the plaintiff in the case
of Erick Bratt against the Swift Packing
company ct al. The case has been on trial
In the circuit court for ten days and one OF
the most important and bitterly fought
actions ever tried in this county. Bratt Is
local butcher, who attempted to run
non-union shop year or so ago. The un-
ion men, according TO evidence, urged him
to join and threatened him with boycott
If he did not accode He refused positive
ly To join the union and continued TO run
an independent shop, cutting prices on all
classes of meat.
Finally he was informed by the big
packing concerns that they could no long
er supply him with meat, and he there
fore found il very difficult TO keep enough
stock on hand To supply customers. lie
sued the Swift company on n test case, al
leging that the local union and the whole
sale men combined TO run him ont OF
his business and the verdict is the result
The case will be appealed and the bitter
fight will be carried on to the end. Rep
resentng both sides there were seventeen
attornevs
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
THE ALABAMA ELECTION.
Democrats Talk of 10000 Majority AN
Populists Satisfied with $4,000.

Democrats Talk of 10000 Majority and
Populists Satisfied with $4,000.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, Aug. THE state
Democratic committee, after diligent in
quiry, estimates that the state will go for
Johnston (Democrat) by from 10000 TO
to 10000 majority. The Populist commit
tee claims the state by 5000. In Mont
gomery county the whites are polling IA
full vote, having cast about 80 per cent of
the vote polled. Ii is stated that the Re
publican leaders have sent out word to
the negroes not to vote, which accounts
for the small negro vote polled. The ne
groes who have voted up 20 this time have
voted the Democratic ticket.
Hon. Hilary Herbert, secretary of the
navy, cast his vote for the complete Demo
cratic state ticket. Most Of the other gold
Democrats who bolted the state ticket
have come back to 1t under his leadership
The Populists have spoilers at the polls TO
keep check on the number of voters who
go into the polls to vote. No trouble Is
reported from any part of the state aud
the reports received here indicate full
Democratic vote is being polled in every
cOuuty
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 4.-The awful heat
of Sunday and for many days past con-
tinues Indeed, it is worse at several
points, in the city the thermometer show
ing lO7l5. Old men who have been here
forty years say they never knew anything
like it before While the whole earth
seems hot enongh to take fire, not case
of prostration was reported. We have had
no rain in several weeks, and of course
everything i'm the green fields are rapidly
diving. Cotton, which had gotten IL little
start to grow by the rains of several weeks
ago. is again brought to "A standstill.
There is no possible showing for much
over half crop now. Dispatches in the
Indian territory report the thermometer
scoring ll2 Saturday and sunday at
C,,th,.ia
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
RAILWAY WRECK IN INDIANA.
Four Men Have Very Close Call for
Their Lives.

Four Men Have very tlOse caii 'or
Their Lives.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. A wreck Mon
day morning at $3.50 o'clock at North In
dianapolis ON the Big Four road caused a
parlor car for horses containing the
string belonging to j. 4. Bush of Louis
Vile, to upset and every horse was so
much injured that it is thought none will
ever race again. The value of the stable
of horses is said to have been 100000.
Four men were hurt ms follows: David
Barnum in charge Dennis Porter of
Louisville; George Pagan af Lexington,
and Charles Brock of Kentucky. Brock
was the only one seriously injured, but
he will recover The men will be brought
to this city and received treatment ut the
dispensary.
The wreck was caused by "A hot journal
The horses were en- route from Frecport,
Ills. to Louisville The names of the
horses were: May Queen, 3-ycar-old, no
record; Hal CorScr, 2:l2; sally Bronzon
2:l3L; King Henry great colt of great
promise; Minnie Defoe, 2:l5; Buster,
0.1ol.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
SILKEN KNOT IS Tied.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., Marries
Miss Grace Wilson.
TIE WEDDING A PRIVATE AFFAIR.

The Marriage Takes Place at the Brides
Residence In New York and the Cere-
money Performed by Rev. VIM. II. Pott
Those Who Were Present-None of the
Family of the Groom in Attendance
Honeymoon VIII Be Spent at Saratoga.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-Cornelius Wander
Lilt Jr., and Miss Grace Wilson were
married at noon Monday at the Wilson
residence by Rev. William III. Pott, assist
ant rector of st. Thomas church. The
wedding was private. There were pres
ent Mr.. and Mrs. II. T. Wilson, the pa
rents of the bride Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall,
One Wilson, Robert Goelet, Jr., X. I.
Wilson, Jr., brother of the bride, and
Frank Polk of Boston, who acted as best
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
Brutal Husband slain.

BALTIMORE, Aug. A. james NJ Deets
came home drunk sunday night and
abused his wife, Annie, who, becoming
frightened. ran into the street and called
for assistance J. Hanson Andrews, an
engineer. aged -, volunteered protection
and went with Mrs. Deets to the door OF
her house. Dcets opened the door and
seeing Andrews began striking him
Andrews whipped out knife and stabbed
Dects TO the heart, killing him instantly
A ndrexvs vas arrested
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
p,pves, Lock in the world Opened.

SAuLr STE MARIE Aug. The new
sOO-foot lock was oiilcicially opened Mon
day at l0:30 when revenues cutter Andrew
johnson and river and harbor improve
ment steamer Hancock were locked
through. No official programme marked
the opening Of the largest dock In the
world. and the completion of one OF the
greatest engineering feats In the history
Of the country The lock was commenced
in 1889. il Is son feet In length between
gates. l. 100 feet iu length over all, 4S feet
high, 100 feet wide aud will aooomodate
boats drawing twsnty.one feet Of water
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
Association of Dentists.

SARATOGA. y. ", Aug 4.-The Nation
nj Association of Dental Faculties DIR. ;.
Guillford of Philadelphia, president re-
sumed its annual sessions Monday After
being amended the report Of the commit
tee appointed TO revise the constitution
and bylaws was adopted. DIR. I. W
Brophy Of Chicago presented report
showing the work done during the year.
The report Of the committee on schools,
giving a statistical compilation Of dental
institutions, was submitted by DIR. j A
FolIett of Boston.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
PAID THE SUGAR BoUNTlEs.
Claimants Pro Rate Their Claims and
Receive 81 Per Cent. OF Them.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-Thc warrants
for the payment of the sugar bonnties
earned i'm 1894 Except maple sugar. the
payment of which were provided for in
the appropriation of s5000,OO1 in the de-
ficiency act OF 1875 were issued Monday
The facts i'm connection with the refusal
of the comptroller TO pass these claims
and the long litigation which resulted in
the decision of the supreme court ordering
their payment are familiar TO the public.
The proved claims were pro rated, each
claimant receiving under the S,OOOOO
appropriation 81 per cent. of his claim.
The number and amount of the beet sugar
claims paid Monday are Insignificant. In
all forty warrants were issued. Three
warrants amounting to sll, ,ei4 were with
held. making the total amount of the 400
issued 81 gSS. .036.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. i.-The bodies
Of two dead people drifted down the swol-
len Wabash Sunday, attempts to catch
them failing. They are supposed to he
victims Of the recent food at some point
north of this city. The skeleton OF wom-
an was washed ashore on Wildcat creek,
near here. Saturday. No one knows OF
anv grave In that vicinity, and where the
homes came from Is mystery.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
Labor Emp,oyes Counsel.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Aug. 4.-James p.
Megown, prominent bricklayer and ofh-
cial of the International Bricklayers' un-
ion, while employed in erecting the Ursu'
line convent claims he was discharged by
reason of being a member of the Americ'
an Protective association. Trade unions
took the matter up, but Megown request
ed that no strike be ordered, and has EN-
ployed counsel to sue the committee de-
manding his discharge for heavy DANA
ges. Megown is known as a skilled brick
laypr
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
LiHnng Chang at London.

LONDON, Aug l.-Li Hung Chang. rep.
resenting the emperor of China, arrived at
Southampton yesterday from Havre anl
was received by various officials OF its
British government and among Others ~
the manager OF the American steam iAip
line. inc dis,ir gui-hed Chinese visitor
proceeded directly to London whcr, he wa
installed i'm Lord Lonsdale's magniiicent
mansion in Carleton House terrace
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
strikers Arm for Battle.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 4.-More trouble Is
feared with the strikers of the Brown
Hosting works. Forty of the strikers
have armed themselves with revolvers ana
organized military company, and say
they will fight the militia and shoot down
the non-union men. They also threaten
TO demolish boardinghouses where the
non-union workmen are stopping. "A
large force of extra police are patrolling
the eastern section Of the city
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
DEATH IN A SCUFFlE.
Chicago Mans Neck Broken While In a
Friendly Match.

Friendly Match.
CHICAGO, Aug "A scufile between
two friends ended fatally for Fred Bleven
in the Congress hotel, 3ls State street
Sunday night. He was thrown to the
floor by John McMulien, a friend. and his
neck was broken, causing almost instant
death. Bleven and McMullen were EN-
ployed by the Thompson Ice Cream com
pany, and both occupied rooms at the
Congress hotel sunday evening Bleven
went To McMullen's room, where the lat
ter was entertaining several friends
shortly before 10 o'clock McMullen and
Bleven began a playful scufile for the
possession of bamboo cane. They tugged
and struggled for the stick until they
reached the hall outside McMullen :
room. Here the latter gave vigorous
Jerk at the cane and at the same time
tripped Bleven, who fell forward and
landed on the floor with his head against
his chest. The full forco of the fall was
on Bleven's head, and it caused his neck
tO break
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
sARGENTs REPORT.
II VIII show Big Increase in Member
ship of the Firemen.


PEORIA, Ills, Aug. 4.-F. p. Sargent,
grand master of the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Firemen, who has just returned
after lengthy business trip in the east, is
now at work on his annual report to be
presented to the biennial convention of
the order in Galveston, Tex, Sept. IA.
Mr. Sargent will report big increase in
membership In the last two years, though
the order is not so stong numerically as 1t
was before the hard times set it. The or
der is, however, in better financial con-
dition than ever before. Mr.. Sargent,
contrary to the custom of the grand Off
GERS, will recommend Peoria as the next
meeting place and do what he can TO bring
the convention % this city He thinks it
should be held at headquarters in order TO
give the delegates an opportunity of see
ing what the order is doing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
Nurscd Inv Ills Sweetheart

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. i.-Theodore
Reach who assaulted David Hampton on
a Monon excursion train a few nights ago,
has been held under 81 900 bond to answer
a charge of attempting murder. Hamp
ton is lying i'm a critical condition at 81
Elizabeth's hospital, attended 10y his
sweetheart The row was caused by
u.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
GREAT ROYAL RACE.
Regatta of the London Yacht Club Draws
n Big Crowd.


CowEs, Isle of Wight, Aug. 4.-The re-
gatta of the Royal London Yacht club
Monday marked the opening Of the Cowes
week of 1895 There are fewer yachts fly
ing the stars and stripes in these waters
than in 1895. The Prince and Princess OF
Wales and the Duke and Duchess of York
were present on board the royal yacht Os'
borne. The Duke OF Sparte, heir-apparent
to the throne of Greece, and the Duches.
of Sparta are guests of the queen at Os-
borne, and Prince Charles and Princess
Maud of Denmark are expected here dur
ing the week.
Britannia, Ailsa, Caress and Satanita
started In the race for yachts exceeding
forty rating for prize of ESQ for the first
Yacht and e35 for the second, course from
Cowes, round Warner lightship, Calshot
lightship, East Lope buoy and back, twice
round TO complete the total distance OF
fifty miles
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Governor Will
lam J Stone, of Missouri, and John
son. of Peabody, kans., will be members
of the executive committee of the national
Democratic committee. This was de
cided upon when senator Jones, chair
man Of the national committee, called
upon Candidate Bryan, at Lincoln, somo
days ago