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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
severe Electrical storm.

ToLoNo, Ills, Aug ls-The most SO.
we're electrical storm seen in this section
for years commenced ut 10 o'clock Satur-
day night and continued until l o'clock
Sunday morning. The barn of William
Blochert, two and half miles southeast
Of Tolono, was struck by lightning and
with all its contents was consumed.
Many horses and cattle were also killed in
pastures Rain came down in torrents,
and in the morning the streets were all
under water and cellars flooded
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
TERRIBLE DEATH OF A FIREMAN.
Trolley Car aud Fire Truck in Collision at
Bufiaio. ~. Y.

BUFFALO, Aug. ls-Early Monday
morning fire truck No 8, with crew con-
sisting of Lieutenant Edden and seven
iiremen. while responding to an alarm,
collided with trolley car at the corner OF
Woltz avenue and Sycamore street The
truck was stretched across the street car
tracks when the trolley car which was
running at full speed, struck it. Every
fireman on the truck was injured John
+. Clark was pinned under the wreck and
crushed to death, his lungs being per
forated by the rung of a ladder. Fred
Jacky went under the truck and received
conclusion of the spine. He cannot re-
cover
Others injured are: Lieutenant Heiden,
hip bruised; Michael Rosenberger, left leg
sprained and contusions; John w.
Brechtel, arm sprained: Nicholas Noeller.
hip bruised; Anthony Manhard, bruised.
The motor ear was smashed TO pieces but
the motorman escaped with but slight in
juries. Both the motorman and con-
ductor of the car have been arrested.
James Cowan, the motorman, says he
heard the fire gong but did not slow up as
he thought he could cross the street shead
of the ruck
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
Adams EXPRESS strike.

NEW YORK, Aug. lS.-There appears
to be no immediate prospect of settle
mcnt of the strike Of the employees of the
Adams Express company. General Agent
McWilliams says that he has received
more than forty applications for each
place vacated by the strikers Some Of
the New York strikers say delegates have
already been sent to Philadelphia, Pitts.
burg aud Baltimore to urge the men EN-.
ployed in the offices and stables Of the
company in the cities mentioned To join
the strikers No violence ON the part Of
the strikers was reported Monday. Some
of the new men engaged by the company
have Quit work.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18


SAMOA.
and Germany. under the Berlin treaty
This treaty Mr. Mulligan concludes was
IA mistake, and to maintain IL Is To persist
in a mistake.
THE present status, he says, lis an i'm
justice TO the people of the United States
and "A grave wrong to those of Samoa II
IL be said that the treaty. so far AZ II con
Germs Samoa, has made matters no worse
1t can be claimed with equal truth that IL
has failed TO make them better In any par
ticular. The admission Of either postulate
Is TO confess failure
As TO the present government of Samoa
he says; "A recognized and reigning king
is dependent for his support on the volun-
tary contribution-th charity In fact-of
that portion of his family or tribe who ad
here to him, while foreign officers Of his
government enjoy salaries from his reve.
nues far in excess of the value of services
performed "
Only small part of the islands, he says.
are under control Of the government
Back from the shore and the town the
people do as they please The treaty
made by three governments for the gov
ernment of third, is mt considered
success
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
Murder at a Convention.

WAGoNER, l. r., Aug. ls-Two men
were shot and killed and another mortal
ly wounded at the annual convention OF
the National party in the Cherokee ma.
ton, ten miles north of Tahlequah, Satur.
day The killed are Eli Wofford chief of
police Of Tahlequah, and Charley Proctor,
n deputy sheriff Leonard Williams,
sheriff, was wounded fatally 1t is also
stated that Fan Wofford was fatally
wounded The row originated over
whisky The report has it that Eli Wof-
ford shot Williams, who returned the fire,
killing Wofford Immediately, and that
Fan Wofford killed Proctor The affair
has created intense excitement In that
section of the nation.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
Wife Murder at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug. IS In fit of jealousy
Charles Nelson shot and killed his wife at
o'clock Monday morning I'm their home,
9lS North Washtenaw avenue. After
sending two bullets into the woman's left
breast the murderer turned upon their B.
year old daughter and fired shot at her.
The bullet struck the child on the right
side of the temple but glanced of, inflict-
ing but IA slight wound. The little girl
was stunned, however, and fell TO the
floor, while Nelson supposing she, too
was dead, ran from the house He was
arrested few minutes later and locked
up at the West North avenue station.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
GOOD WILL FOR AMERICA.
British Newspapers Express Great Salts
faction at Arbitration News.

British Newspapers Express Great Salts
faction at Arbitration News.
LONDON, Aug lS-The statement con
cernng arbitration made by the Marquis
of Salisbury on saturday last when he
was installed as lord warden of the Gin
que ports. is attracting widespread atten.
ton here The Times, Daily News and
Daily Chronicle, in editorial articles Mon.
day morning, comment upon the impor
tance Of the premier's statements of sat.
urday and the Pail Mall Gazette concludes
a column leading article on the same sub.
ject Monday afternoon with the following
remark
"Mr Bafours and the Marquis of Sails
bury's arbitration statements have caused
unfcigned satisfaction to thousands of
members of our common Anglo-SaxOn
stock on both sides of the Atlantic"
The remarks of Mr. Balfour. alluded to
by The Pail Mall Gazette, were made on
Friday last at the closing of parliament.
He said the government was still consid.
ering the latest proposals of secretary OIL.
ney. which he added are regarded as
opening the way for an equitable and
early settlement Of the dispute. The
statement was received with tremendous
cheering The st James Gazette says
that the country will receive the arbitra
tion news with the greatest satisfaction
Further on. however, the same paper
remarks that il refuses to believe that
the Marquis of salisbury will "be so fee
BILE as to yield TO Secretary Olneys de-
mand for the inclusion of the settled dis
tricts of Venezuela in the arbitration
scheme.
The Globe, while completely indorsing
the arbitration movement, says:
THE new arrangement, whatever its
details, should certainly define in the most
exact terms the cases which lie within
and without the Monroe doctrine
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
twenty-five Pounds Of the Dead.
Iy Stuff Goes OF.
THREE PEOPLE INSTANTLY KILLED.

Fifteen or More Receive Serious Injuries
and Several RuiIdings Are Dsmolishsd-
One Fireman killed and Others Injured
I'm a Collision with a Trolley Car In Buff
faio-Man Cut To Pieces by . Railway
Train at Chicago.
LANCASTER, Pa, Aug l8-Three men
were killed, fifteen or more injured and
several buildings demolished by the ex-
plosion OF twenty-five pounds OF dynn-
mite at New Holland, Pa. Monday morn
ing The P-nnsylvania Telephone oom-
pany is building a new line In that vicin-
ity and had stored the explosive In the
kitchen Of the Eagle hotel. Early Mon.
day morning Charles r. Cannon an en-
ploye Of the company and one of the
gang just about to start TO work. went to
the summer kitchen to get out enough
dynamite for the days use. A few mo-
ments later there was q terrible explosion
and one side Of the summer kitchen WAS
blown out A big hole In another side
had blood and flesh on the ragged edges
and IL is supposed that Cannon's body was
sent through there The unfortunate
iiidh was DiONH W dbofus, III bbOtiA6tt
having been found two blocks away. Up
to IA late hour neither his legs nor his
head had been found.
Every Bone In His Body Broken.
Frank Hammond Of Harrisburg, who
was standing just outside OF the building.
had every bone in his body broken and
was instantly killed George Grossmsn
of Steelton, "a water boy. was also stand
ing near the building and was killed.
Among those most seriously injured are:
Michael Wade of New Holland, who may
die: Frank Lewis Of Lancaster, Frank
Peale of Scranton. David Hoffman of
Reading, Joseph Hum of Allentown.
Walter Fassig of New Holland and John
Conlon, Philip Lawrence, John White
and Robert Shirk Of Lancaster Two
other buildings close To the summer
kitchen were badly wrecked, as was also
part Of the hotel. while the whole front OF
a large implement store was blown out,
The tin roofs of a number of houses were
razed and ruined. The damage to proper
ty will amount To n large sum. just what
caused the explosion can only be con
jectured, as Cannon was the only person
in the building when il occurred
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
rore., Fires I'm Wisconsin.

DULUTH, Aug ls-The forests along
the Wisconsin shore of Lake Superior,
about twenty miles from h re, are burn
ing fiercely. 1t wasat first thought that a
large steamer was burning on the lake,
and tugs were hurriedly sent out Hun.
dreds of people gathered on the heights
here, from where the fire can be plainly
seen. and excitement ran high until the
tugs returned The country In the vicin-
ity of the fire is thinly settled, and IL Is
not believed that anyone Is In danger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
s.r,ou. Illness Of GaiI Hamilton.

HAMILTON. Mass, Aug Is r. Abigail
Dodge. better known as Gail Hamilton. 10
the writer who has been i'll ut her home
here here for some time, Is much worse.
and IL is stated that serious results are
feared
Miss Dodge sustained stroke of par
alysis while sitting at the breakfast table
Sunday morning She fell from her chair
and was picked up unconscious and has
remained so ever since The serious turn
of her Illness was not made public until
Monday morning
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
BISHOP MERRILL ILL.
His Friends becoming Alarmed over His
Condition.

Condition.
CHICAGO, Aug ls-Frlends of DR.
stephen NJ. Merrill, i7e West Adams
street, bishop OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, are becoming alarme over his
condition On several occasions within
the last few weeks DR. Merrill has suf.
fered nervous shocks presenting symp.
toms similar TO those of slight strokes OF
paralysis The series eliminated SUNDAY
morning In IA stroke apparently more seri-
Gus than Its predecessors IL necessitated
the cancellation of an engagement 60
preach at Rockford, Ills, where "A district
campmeeting is i'm progress DR. Merrill
was on the way To the station 20 take
train for Rockford when the stroke came
upon him
The first attack Of this nature occurred
under similar circumstances 1t was on
saturday, July lS, as Bishop Merrill was
crossing the Fifth avenue bridge to take a
train for the Desplaines campmeeting
where he had an engagement to preach
the following day He was seized with a
ft OF vertigo, attended with n feeling Of
numbness In the left arm and shoulder.
the feeling being like that experienced
when ones arm is said 10 be asleep.
Somewhat frightened at the symptoms,
Bishop Merrill consulted physician upon
reaching the campmeeting He was ad.
vised not To attempt 10 speak the follow
ing day. but as he felt better
In the morning he filled his en-.
gagement, being desirous that no
alarm should be felt regarding his condi
tion. He suffered no i'll effects from his
effort, though he spoke at length and with
usual vigor. Since that time there have
been several mild occurrences of the
trouble prior to that OF sunday, the lat.
est occurring on Saturday, Aug. 8.
Though his physician expresses no seri-
Gus alarm, great anxiety is felt among
Bishop Merilps friends on account of the
clergy's advanced age and the frequent re-
currence Of the attacks
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
Leweliing for the senate.

KANSAS CITY, Aug ls-A special TO
The Times from Wichita, Kan. says
Populist Ex-Governor Lewelling who was
recently beaten by John w Leedy, on his
race for the guhernatorisl nomination, Is
being doomed for the race for the United
States senatorship There appears to
have been an agreement entered into at
Abilene. whereby Lcedy Was to throw his
support to Lewelling for the United
States senatorship in consideration of n
boost from the latter, and this agreement
is he basis on which Lewelling will make
his fight
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
DREW THEIR SWORDS,
General Ochando QuarreIs with
General Weyler.
SENSATIONAL AFFAIR At HAVANA.

"eyier orders a Nephew of General DC.
hando to Commit suicide When lie Wa.
round To BE Traitor aud the Young
lieutenant Does so-Upon Learning Of
the Affair General Ochando Denounce,
Weyler In strong Terms.
hEY WEST Fla. Aug ls-Captain
General Weyler and General Ochando
were the principals in sensational af.
iair which occurred shortly before the lat.
ter sailed for Spain, The death of Gen.
eral ochandos nephew, who was lieu.
tenant In the Spanish army, was the
cause of the trouble There were ugly ru
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
HORRIBLY Manrled by n Train

CHICAGO. Aug. ls.-The mAngled re.
mains Of man which the police think are
those Of John Prince, q bricklayer, were
found sunday evening on the tracks of
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul rail
road, between Galewood and Mont Clair
Both the mans arms had been torn from
his body, the head was crushed almost to
pulp and the body was horribly mutt
lated. In one Of the pockets Of the un.
fortunates clothes was found . card bear.
ing the name OF John Prince, and letter
signed Your brother john" addressed 10
Anthony Prince. s24 Ls Moyns avenue"
The man Is supposed to have been run
down by train.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
Tried To Kill Himself.

PiTTsBURG, Aug ls-E q. Holland,
an inventor from Aurora Ills, attempted
suicide sunday morning at the 1t.
Clair hotel He fixed piece of gum hose
over gas jet, turned on the gas. placed
one end of the hose i'm his mouth, and lay
down to die The odor Of the escaping gas
brought help and saved his life. Holland
is 81 years Of age Hos weather, disap.
pointmcnt In selling patent right and
lack Of funds made him tired of living
His wife and family are i'm Aurora
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
How Nansep aud Jackson Met.

VARDo, Norway, Aug lS-Dr Nansen
left here Monday morning on his way to
Christiania. Ii now develops that the
meeting between DR. \ansen and jackson,
the English explorer was the result of the
barking of the dogs The Norwegian and
his companions were exploring one day
when they heard barking. and following
the sounds, to their amaZement they
reached Jackson's camp. Nardo has been
en- fete and decorated in honor of the re.
turn of DIR \ansen
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
Echo of the Bryan Murder Trial.

CINCINNATI, Aug. Is John seward, a
detective, was brought to Newport Mon.
day under arrest for subornation of per-
Jury in the trials of Jackson and Walling.
seward was indicted for introducing
William Trustee and Carrie Evans as
w tnesscs, whom he had rehearscd. Ia
prove that Pearl Bryan was found dead
on the Ohio side of the river When his
witnesses were broken down seward es.
capped and the officers have been hunting
him several months
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
The pen,n Of w. y. E,.ter.

LINCOLN, Neb, Aug lS.-Doctors per
formed an autopsy on the body of Hon.
w f. Eyster Of Chambersburg, Pa who
was found dying Friday night from the
effects Of foul play They are convinced
that morphine poisoning caused death, al
though there are contusions on the scalp
that might have been fatal There is not
the least question hat Eyster was robbed
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
View on Spain's Claim.

LONDON, Aug lS-The evening news
papers comment at length on Spains bill
for damages against the United States, rs
n result of the fitting ont i'm American
ports of filibustering expeditions destined
for Cuba, and TO the decision arrived at in
the case of the Alabama. The Globe says
The United states acceptance of tho
Geneva award makes 1t absolutely impos.
sible for them to repudiate their liability
under the present circumstany es with any
show of reason or Justice ~
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. ls-The Farmers
Loan and Trust company Of New York
has fled n suit In the United States cir
cult court to foreclose the mortgage exc
cuted in their favor in 1889 by the Oregon
Improvement company. The litigation
arises over n mortgage for $4,000 600 Ia
sued in 1880, and given to the Farmers
Loan and Trust company as guarantee
for the redemption of bonds for a like
amount Endorsed hy the company
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
purx,s, KILLED a, 81. Louis.

ST LOUIS. Aug is John w. Joyce. a
saloon keeper. had n terrible encounter
with negro burglar who gained access to
his room early sunday morning In the
struggle, and after the negro had cut
Juyce's face and neck I'm terrible man
ner, the saloon keeper succeeded In put.
ting two bullets into the intruder's body.
The burglar escaped, but his dead body
was found near by later
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
Add,ck.-Higgin. Fight Ended.

WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. Is, 1t Is ru
mored that the Addicks- Higgins fight has
reached an end IL is alleged that the Ad-
dicks candidates for governor and con-
gressmen will bc given clear field and
in return the Addicks people will with
draw their candidate for elector from
New Castle county and indOrse the Hig'
gins legislative ticket.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
r.,,, rr,,u WRECK In Color,ao.

PUEBLO Colo, Aug Is Spreading rails
caused by the intense heat wrecked tho
second section of the California express on
the Denver and Rio q andc railroad eight
miles west of Pueblo. The dead are.
Charles E Vanport. engineer Pueblo
William + Reppcrt. fireman, Pueblo Nj
passengers were seriously hurt
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18

NEW YORK. Aug Is, -Alo.s Dnkleman,
aged 80, sho, and killed his wife and then
committed suicide at his home in this
city Dinklcman was once in q good
financial contut on, but it is alleged that
the ircachery Of his business associates
wrecked him
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
Counterfeit, silver Coins.

ARcoLA, Ills. Aug Is The city has
been recently flooded with spurious silver
coins The denominations Of the spuri
Gus coins are 20 cents. 80 cents, aud Al
Three attempts were made by as many
victims to pass the bogus money at the H.
linois Central station. At tho drug firm
OF J. J Armstrong an unsuspccting vic
tim tried to pass dollar, and whrn told
the money was not genuine he displayed
several o her pieces OF the same dcnomi.
nation
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
NINE PERSONS KILLED.
Baptist Church Takes Fire with Terribly
Fatal Results.

CINCINNATI, o., Aug ls.-A special
from Lexington, Ky, says that by fire
in Sandy Hook. the county seat Of Elliott
county Sunday nine persons were killed
and forty or fifty others were more or less
injured. The Baptists were holding an
association in an old frame church when
IL suddenly took fire and a portion of the
upper floor fell on the struggling congre.
CATION. Nine persons were reported
killed and forty or fifty were trampled
under foot and otherwise injured. Details
with names have not been received
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18

CEDAR RAPIDS Is Aug is.-A special to
The Republican from Whatcheer says the
miners at mass meeting there declared
n strike TO take effect today They de
manded reduction of 25 cents per keg on
the price Of powder. which the operators
refused to grant.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
President aud IL Hung Chang.

WASHINGTON, Aug. is.-The president
will receive LII Hung Chang on the 3lst Of
this month. Ii will not go to Gray Gables
nor will the reception take place in Wash.
ington. 1t Is probable that IL will occur
in New York Arrangements are now
making for the reception of China's pre-
micr and probably will he announced by
Private Secretary Thurber from Gray
n.l
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
Man aud wife Run Down.

NEW YORK, Aug. ls-Thsddeus K.
Martin, aged ~, and his wife, aged <5 Of
Brooklyn. were struck by an engine Of the
Prospect Park e. Coney Island railroad
while crossing the track and were instant
" killed The engineer and conductor Of
the train were arrested
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
THE DEATH RECORD.

SAMUEL WRIST HATHAWAY. veteran on
the Black Hawk war, at Galena, Ills.
Major JAMES CoNNoR, at Fountain
City, Ind.
JOHN NJ. FRowE, an old resident Of
Rockford Ills
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
AFFAIRS IN SAMOA.
voiuminous Report of Consul General
Mulligan az Apia.

WAsHiNGToN Aug. lS.-Consul General
James ii Mulligan at Apia, Samoa. has
made voluminous report TO the state de.
partment upon the conditions Of the isl.
ands. A portion Of the report is devoted
TO review of the government Of the ISL
ands by the United States. Great Britain
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
sc,oo, House Burned by Lightning.

KNOXVILLE, Ia. Aug is-Thc East
Ward school building was struck by light
ming and burned Loss $500 to $1,000,
instir A for Az ODD
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
shu, Down Until After Election.

PUEBLO. Colo. Aug IS = The gress
Bcssemer Steel works at this place have
shut down completely and IL Is said will
not resume operations In any department
until after the presidential slectiop-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-18
Failure IN Lumber.

JACKSON. Tenn, Aug IS IS. X Conger,
leading planning mill aud lumberman OF
this city, has failed Liabilities are Sis,.
0O0: assets. N5.p00
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LONDON, Aug Is Thomas Devaney,
the Irish political prisoner, was relcas
from Portland prison Monday