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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
pr GALLAGHER Released from Prison.

London. Aug. 29.-Dr. Thomas Gal
lagher of New York. the Irish political
prisoner. was released from Portland
prison Friday morning in charge of an
infirmary nurse. Tickets were taken
for Waterloo railroad station, London.
but Il IL believed that they viii stop
at Southampton. as II Is understood
that the United States embassy has
booked passage for Dr Gallagher on
the American line steamship ST. Paul.
DR.. Gallagher looked very pale Al
thin. was extremely weak and his haii
has turned gray.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Calls 10 an Audacious Document

London. Aug. 29.-The Daily Ncws de-
scribes the Venezuela brief as an auda-
cious document. and intimates that the
publication of the letters and docu-
ments OF DR.. Schomhurgk and the ne
gotiations pertaining To the Venezuelan
border line is an effective and digni-
fed answer to all claims which have
been made
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
TRAGEDY AT KAN3AS CITY.
Woman shoots Her Three Children and
Then Kills Herself

Kansas City. Aug. 29.-Neighbors
who broke into the home of G. w.
Green. travelling passenger agent of the
Big Four railway Friday forenoon.
found the three children, two boys,
aged respectively l3 and years, and
a girl. aged 8, lying dead in bed. They
had been shot and instantly killed as
they slept In another part of the
house Mrs Green. also dead, lay upon
the floor weltering in her own blood.
The woman. supposedly while tempo
rarily insane. had apparently fired and
killed her children, then dispatched
herself, using "A revolver
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
YOUNG GIRL KIDNAPPED.
Fannie Thompson of Warren County, III.
Stolen from Her Home. fK.A


Monmouth. Ills. Aug. 2s.-Two nm
known men abducted Fannie ThoRp-
son. aged ls. from her home In the
southeast part OF the cotinty. and all
efforts to trace the missing girl are
fruitless. One OF her captors IL sup
posed to be Nola Booth Of Swain Greek,
who served a term in the psnitentiary
for opening switches on the Burlington
tracks e.u
Booth IL is said. went to the girfs
home last Monday and said he wsahed
to employ her as q damesticf ~ his
home She got into the buggy and he
drove rapidly away A secopd man
got into the buggy a few rods away
from the house. when the girl becan3e
frightened and began to scream. Her
cries were smothered before those who
heard them realized what was taking
place. Nothing has been heard Of her
although officers are securing
the country TO find her
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Lou,.v,i,e Contempt Case.

Frankfort, Ky, Aug. 2s-Judge Haz-
elrigg of the court of appeals rendered
his decision in the Louisville contempt
cases Friday morning. He reinstates
the injunction Of Judge Toney ofLouis-
willie and this action puts the board OF
aldermen and Mayor Todd in contempt
of Judge Toney's court The decision
is a victory for the Democratic board
of public safety. which the board OF
aldermen have been trying to oust for
the mast three months.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Hattie Relic Destroyed.

Gettysburg. Pa. Aug. 2s.-The little
house used as headquarters by Gen
eral Robert Il. Lee during the oatt'e
Of Gettysburg was totally destroyeu
nv fire Thursday night IL Is the hrs'
OF the prominent battle relics 10 De
destroyed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
The World. Crop. for Ises.

Budapest, Aug ~ 9-The minister OF
agriculture NJ Ignatius de Dir,nvi. 'si'.
mate. the worlds crops for 1895 - FOL
lows: Wheat, s2S. 600 600 hectic tires; rye,
Sc4 900 Ono hectolitres The revised totals
for 1895. as furnished by the agricul 'ural
department Of Austris- Hungary. show
that SIS. 900, ,o0 hectolitres Of wheat and
sso. 600. 600 hectoiitres Of rye were pro.
duccd during that year
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Aitreld Denle. the Charges.

Chicago, Aug. Ex-Governor Altgeld
has made public his reply to the recent
attack made upon him through an open
letter i'm the press by ex-Congressman
Forman. The governor denies the
charges. characterizes them as old and
long ago disproved and accuses For
man of attacking the character OF two
men who are now in their graves
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
n.nl FAILURE at sious City.

sioux City. la. Aug. ss.-The Sioux
National bank did not open its doors
Friday morning. A notice was posted
on the door saying the bank had sus-
pended owing 10 heavy wtthdrawais
and that depositors will be paid In full.
No statement OF liabilities or assets
are given
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Two K,,,.d nv . boiler E.plo-,on.

English. Ind. Aug. ,s.-The boiler
furnishing the motive power for Lovel
a. Smiths mill exploded, instantly kill
ing Tolbert Doodey. engineer, and Sam
Doods. sawyer. william Cummings.
fireman. was badly scalded about the
body and face Low water caused the
explosion
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Finally cot the Sea Lion.

Manistee. Mich, Aug. 7s.-Collin
Leitch has shot the famous sea lion
which escaped from Chicago two years
ago The animal measured bh
feet in length and one of its rippers
wss 10 inches across when spread out
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Another Record BROKEN.

Philadelphia. Aug 2s-The worlds
bicycle record for triplets was broken
here Thursday on the Point Breeze
track by George Pierre. Owen O'Neill
and Archie Oracle. They rode one
hour and covered twenty miles and
1879 l-3 yards.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
CHANG IN NEW YORK.
Arrival of The Celebrated Chin
sse Statesman.
HIS VISIT NOT AN OFFICIAL ONE.
The viceroy Has No Special Mission from
the Emperor Of China, Although He
Bears an Autograph Letter from His
Royal Highness to President Cleveland
Taking Advantage of His Homeward
Trip form Moscow to See America.

New York. Aug. 2s.-The American
line steamer ST. Louis. having on board
Ii Hung Chang. was sighted off Porge
Life Savings station at 9 o'clock a. m.
Friday. The st. Louis arrived of
quarantine at 1913 and was immedi-
ately boarded by the government well
coming officers from the cruiser Dol
phin who extended TO the Chinese
statesman. In behalf OF President
Cleveland. "A welcome to the United
States
The Chinese party was received at
the pici 10y the guard OF honor OF the
Marine Infantry and an immense crowd
of peoEln. which was with difficulty
kept back from the approaches by a
large force Cf police. The Chinese
standard vas hauled down from the
American line steamer at 80 y. m. as
the Chinese aniba landed on the
wharf and entered the carriage in at
tendance. The route was from West
street and Bowling Green, up Broad
way to Fourth street. thence through
Washington square and up Fifth ave-
nue. to the Waldorf hotel The route
of the procession was guarded by po-
lice, land was densely packed with spec
tators.
Grand Sight In the bay.
II Is doubtful IL New York bay ever
presented a grander sight than 1t did
Friday morning for. anchored there in
stately strength. were eleven of the
warshps of the new navy of the Uni
ted States, the embodiment of grace
and strength. of speed and offensive
power. The Chinese statesman, at the
review of Spitshead, after he visited
Queen Victoria at Osborne, was treated
10 a fine display of warships. forty sew
en- ships, twenty-seven battleships and
and cruisers and twenty torpedo de-
stroyers being there, aligned for his in
spection, but he never set eyes on u
finer fleet than that commanded by Ad-
mral Bunce Friday. Each vessel rep
resented the very latest Improvement
in everything
Bears an Autograph Letter.
The visit of Ii Hung Chang To the
United States is not of an official char
acter. He has no special mission from
his emperor. although he bears an au-
tograph letter from his royal highness
to President Cleveland. The viceroy
is simply taking advantage of his
homeward trip after the Moscow cor
onation ceremonies to see something
OF the western world ----
Old as he is. however. he Is credited
with desire to institute drastic re-
forms In his native land. and one OF the
reasons given for his present tour is
his desire to obtain knowledge of the
workings of the governments OF the
different countries To get a personal
glimpse into the inner life of Ameri-
cans and Europeans and to investigate
modern civilization. His visit To this
country will doubtless prove an inter
esting an instructive one to the great
| Chinaman, for he frequently fas ex-
pressed doubts of the wonderful ad-
vancement i'm science made here.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Tn s.,.i. IN. cr...n rreual..

Paris. Aug. IA dispatch seceived
here from Constantinople says that the
sultan has sanctioned the scheme Of
the powers for the settlement OF the
Cretan question.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Death Of Baron Pichon.

London, Aug. 29.-The Times pub
fishes a dispatch from Paris announc-
ing the death of Baron Jerome Pichon.
the French author.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
u.non,,n.,.dtoC to Conrr.s..

Cheboygan, Mich, Aug. 2s.-Con-
gresham u. q. Crmp was renominated
by the Republicans OF the Tenth dis
trict Thursday
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Here Are Some Facts
You Ought to Know.

l. The Detroit Telephone Company has nearly
FIVE THOUSAND subscribers Every subscriber for
telephone has signed legal contract. Nearly
THREE THousA have signed three-year contracts
2 The Detroit Telephone Company has THIRTY
YEAR FRANCHISE from the city and is the only tele
phone company owning franchise in Detroit
The Detroit Telephone Company is now building
the conduit in which to lay its cables Sixty miles
of duct feet of conduit are required Nearly TWEEN
ty-five miles are already laid.
4. The Detroit Telephone Company is building the
most modern and perfect telephone plant ever
built in this country The conduit will last hun
dred years and the cables will be practically inn
perishabe. You imagine the perfect service
telephone subscribers will receive.
The Detroit Telephone Company has enthusiastic
public and popular support Think of metallic
circuit telephone in your house for % dollars year
or in your office for 40 dollars year! No wonder
the telephone subscribers increasing at the rate
of nearly 100 week. Do you know any reason
why there will not be 10000 Detroit Telephone sub
scribers within three years2
The Detroit Telephone Company's stock is all full
paid and non -assessable. Telephone STOCK mas al-
ways been huge paying investment The time
to buy is when the company is started
I" The Detroit Telephone Companys prospectus
copy of which can be had application, shows that
the stock of the company can pay ten per cent
dividend the first year and still leave five per cent
for surplus Every additional 1000 subscribers
will add over twenty thousand dollars to the earn
ing power of the stock How much will Detroit
telephone Company stock be worth in l9Oo when
II has 10000 subscribers?
:" ne Detroit Telephone Company offers Limited
amount of it's stock to the general public, confident
~ believing that investment so profitable or
more safe has ever been offered to the people Oh
michigan. he'stock is in 500 shares NO man
or woman afford to invest dollar before ih-
Cestgating the stock of the Detroit Telephone
Company
JOHN T. HOLMES.
Care OF Calumet Hotel u. CALUMET, MICH.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
DEATH OF HARRY HILL
+ Famous New York Sporting
Man Passes Away.
WAS A CELEBRATED CHARACTER.

Although lie Died In Poverty at One Time
He Was Worth Half Million Dollars
known 10 His Friends as THE squarest
Man"-Friendiessa aud Homeless Of Late
Years and Many Timns ont the Verge OF
Starvation.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29

Story Of Adventure Told by the Men. End
ing with Thrilling Escape from the Span
ish EncircIsd Coast Of the Isiand-Cu.
bans Sure to Win. They Say. Gomez Hsv'
ing Control of all the Island Outside OF
the Cities.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-03

standing outside the engine-house and felt
the shock of the explosions. Leo Castillo,
who lives at 1862, saw piece of window
curtain and some pieces of glass blown
across the street, and surmising that some
thing was wrong in Caliinan's house he
and the other men ran across the street.
They saw scene that appalled, them.
The building looked as if it had been
struck by a cyclone. Mrs. Callinan was al
state was cropping about and crying out for
her husband. long stream of gas flame
was pouring from the broken pipe in the
kitchen and had set fire to towels and
other articles in the room.
While some one went to turn off the gas
at the meter Castillo went in search of
Callinan. He found him on his knees in
the yard, where he had fallen after stag
gering around like a drunken man. His
skin was blackened and he was suffering
intensely. Round his body was the frame
of the kitchen window, which had been
blown on top of him as he staggered down
the rear steps after the second explosion.
After the gas had been turned off and
the incipient fires distinguished, CalIinan
was taken to the Receiving Hospital. No
part of his body escaped. He was covered
with burns from the soles of his feet TO the
top of his head, but fortunately his eyes had
escaped. Everything was done to allevi-
ate his pain. Although badly burned, it
is thought he will soon recover.
From the force of the explosion it is
miraculous that Callinan escaped with his
life. The entire west wall of the kitchen
was blown out and hung il places from
the fastenings at the roof. Crockery on
the kitchen table was blown through the
window clear across high fence into the
yard OF the next house. The kitchen win
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-03
Miraculous Escape From Death
of: Callinan and His
Wife.
HE is VERY BADLY BURNED.
The Force of the Explosions Was Felt
:. by Residents of the Entire
=. =. Block.

It was almost by a miracle that q
vacancy was not caused on the police force
yesterday morning by one OF the worst ex-
plosions of gas that have occurred in a pri-
vate house in the City.
Policeman William Callinan lives at 1858
McAllister street. in one of row of one
story frame cottages from Webster street
east The cottages stand back from the
street and in front of each is small flower
garden.
There are FIVE roomsin the cottage. En-
tering from the street there is a broad
: hallway, with the parlor to the right. AT
the'end of the hallway is the dining room,
with bedroom leading off it to the right,
the window of the bedroom facing into
the rear porch. The kitchen leads off the
sitting-room and there is a small bedroom
in the rear of the kitchen. The door of
the kitchen opens onto the rear porch
from which about dozen steps lead to
the yard.
Calm an and bis wife were the only oc-
cupants of the cottage, their son being in
Germany finishing his musical education.
They slept in the bedroom off the dining
room. It was their custom TO leave the
doors of all the rooms open, which was a
fortunate circumstance.
DclOI6 - " CiOCh NdlAlIldn ROB
of bed, as he wanted drink of water. He
went into the kitchen and was surprised to
find a strong smell of gas in the room.
Thinking it might come from the pickle
factory in the rear, he opened the kitchen
door and stood for a minute on the porch.
Feeling satisfied that the smell did not
come from. the pickle factory, he went into
the kitchen and lit match. 1t was blown
out and he lit another, and with his face
to the kitchen door he held the lighted
match close to the gas Jet to test if the gas
was escaping by its not being properly
turned off there
There was sizzling noise, followed by
terrific. explosion. Callinan did not lose
his presence of mind. He yelled to his
wife and ran toward the Kitchen door.
Just then there was another explosion and
CallInan staggered down the steps to the
yard.
The men of engine IA, which is almost
directly opposite Callinan's house, were
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-03

the east side the occupants thought an
earthquake had come again, the building
shook so much.
II feel all right" said Callinan in the
hospital yesterday afternoon, "but can
see had a narrow escape. l suffer most
pain in my left hand. l suppose L threw
IL upward when l heard the sizzling
noise.
81 didn't lose consciousness at all. I
knew what was coming and yelled to my
wife. The first explosion was much louder
than the second and it was not till the sec
ond that l knew l had been burned. as 1
felt the flame burning me. l instinctively
made for the kitchen door, as / wanted
air, and it was fortunate L happened to be
facing it.
II don't know where the LEAK could have
come from. 1t could not have been from
the gas jet, as l am very particular with
it, but as the pipes are old suppose there
must have been a leak in them some
where"
Callinan is in the hospital and his wife
has found temporary quarters with her
neighbor, Mrs. Castillo. She is not suffer-
ing from any i'll effects from the shock.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-03

the rates in operation between Chicago
and Utah common points-that is, should
be the same rate per mile per ton from Cal
ifornia as from Chicago. This the roads en-
tering Utah from the east refused to con-
cede. They were apparently in posi-
tion to control the situation, as the South
ern Pacific could only land California
freight at Ogden. whence it must be dis
tributed to the other Utah points over the
lines of the Union Pacific and the Rio
Grande Western. Thus, if the two latter
refused to make a combination rate with
the Southern Pacific Company to Utah
common points the comparatively high
local rates out of Ogden would seemingly
bar the entrance of California products
into Utah.
There is big object in this move to
shut out California freight from Utah on
the part of the two roads named. Every
pound of merchandise moved into Utah
from California means virtually that
much less for the roads entering that Sec
ton from the East, as the haul from the
coast is almost entirely over the Central
Pacific railroad, with only the short hauls
out of Ogden to the distributing points in
Utah for the Union Pacific and the Rio
Grande Western, while freight from Chi
cago gives these roads long haul.
As soon as the Southern Pacific repre-
sentatives returned they, on the request of
different manufacturers and producers,
quoted especially low rates on certain
commodities to Ogden, endeavoring to
overcome the Inequalities and discrimina-
tions against California which the rival
roads refused to remove.
Additions were made to these "cut"
rates from time to time, and last month
they were all mbodied in new schedule
known as Especial Freight Tariff No.
26-U," which was put out to go into eff
feet on April 15. This gives the rates
from California common points on the
Central Pacific road to Ogden, and from
Ogden TO San Francisco. 1t is expressly
stated that 1.-The rates shown herein are
not regarded as fair compensation for ser
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-03
While Asking for Peace the
Men Are Preparing for = !:
a Battle.
HELP COMES FROM ABROAD.
The Plan by Which the Union Brew.
cry Workingmen Hope to Win
a Victory. -.

An interesting meeting of the Brewery
Workmen's Union was held last evening
relative to the impending war with the
bosses of the association. The decision
arrived at was that one more effort will be
made to effect an amicable settlement
with the bosses and obtain a recognition
of the union; also, that pending a settle
ment the preparations for long bitter
fight shall proceed. If 1T is possible to
arrange matters peaceably the union de.
sires to do so. but even if it has to be a.:
fight the union has everything to gain and
nothing to lose.
The preparation for the, fight has pro-
gressed further than many suppose. In
the first place the union has received the
Endorsement of the Building Trades
Council, representing several thousand
men, and of the San Francisco Labor
Council, also representing "a large.force of
laboring men. At the meeting of the
latter organization Friday evening Secre-
tary Joseph Walters asked that the execu-
tive committee of the council meet the
executive committee of the union and
decide upon the brewery TO be boycotted.
The unions committee will decide upon
the brewery at a very early date, when the
delegates from Sacramento, Seattle,
San Jose ana STOCKTON arrive.
The plan outlined last evening shows
considerable shrewdness. To open UP the
batteries of general boycott against the
beer of all the. breweries in the Brewers
Protective Association would be futile
To select a brewery whose patrons are the
thigh h-toned" saloons would be equally
useless. The plan is to select the brewery
that sells the most to the corner groceries
and saloons in the districts inhabited
principally by the working people, the
element whose support has been p-omis ed
by the two big central labor organizations.
Additional strength has been acquired
by union brewer in city not far away
volunteering TO send all the beer wanted to
take the place of the boycotted brand.
This brewers product, both steam and
lager, is considered to be tirst-class. The
man himself has long been sharpening his
knife to stick into the association. As the
latter body is cooperative, on the principle
Of protection, it will be obliged to go to the
assistance of the boycotted brewery. There
is but one way to.meet the outside brewer
who helps the union in its fght--cut the
price of beer to toe lowest notch. This
course is just what the association wishes
to avoid, because cut-rate beer war is
disastrous to all concerned. -:
In the scramb bic for the patronage it is
feared, and no doubt wi b good reason,
that some of the weak need in the asso-
their breweries for tn sake of the work
ingmen's patronage. This is what is
wanted, for in the wreck the union calcu-
lates on obtaining some of the spoils. But,
as stated, while these preparations are be-
ing made for a long, bitter fight, the olive :
branch is still extended by the union to the
brewers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-03

dow was blown out, sash and all, and the
window in the adjoining house directly
opposite was shattered in pieces.
Several of Mrs. Callinan's dresses, which
were hanging in the bedroom of the
kitchen, were blown through the window
into the yard, and her shoes, whic b she
had left in the kitchen, were found torn
in pieces in the yard.
The slarm-clock, which was placed on a
small table close to the window, had been
lifted up, and was fond several hours
later by Mrs. Castillo hanging to the win
dow curtain roller above, and ticking away
as If nothing had happened.
The glass in the two front windows was
blown into the street with portion of the
wind dow-curtains. A large portion of the
pIastering in the ceiling had fallen and
destroyed some fancy articles, while others
had been thrown to the floor and broken
in pieces. Only one picture had fallen
from the walls in the parlor.
The shock was felt throughout the entire
block. Mrs. Castillo, who lives in 1862
was thrown out of her bed and her baby
was pitched from the head to the foot of
the bed. No. 1850 is empty, but in 1856 on