The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-10

March, 1861, excepting tIo iouf ! e.s.s ..S..'
1877 to 1881 when he was secretary Oh the
treasury As long as Ben Wade remained
In public life, which was till March, leos'
Ohio had two Republican senator's Bat
ever since ono has been Democrat, ana
for a short time both were Democrats
Allen G. Thurman served IL years, from
1860 TO 1881, and Pendloton, Payne ana
Brice have filled out the remainder of the
poriod. For two years, from 1879 TO 1851
both senators were Democrats-Thurman
and Pcndleton. Garfield was elected In
1870. but became president, and thus
mndc room for sherman. When Mr. For
alcr takes his seat next March, Ohio will
have two Republican senator's for the hrst
time since the days Of bluff old Ben Waue
Joseph Medill, tho veteran editor OF tho
Chicago Tribune, recently spent week III
the national capital. While here Mr.
Medill told a clever story on John Tanner,
who is the leading Republican candidate
for governor of Illinois. Years ago,
said Mr.. Medill, ".John Tanner was run
ming sawmill down in Clay county, Ills.
Times were hard. There was no deinanu
for lumber, and John found himseit WIN
out cnsh and with money due TO his hands
and to the storekeepers of whom he bough'
his groceries. Things were getting In
despsrate strait, and something hau 10 oe
donc. So John saddled up one OF his
horses told his wife he'd be back to sup
ner and started for Flora, tho county seat
About n mile from town he caught up
with n neinhbor, and after they had Joggeu
along torether n little while they struck
nm n horse trade With n new horse unuer
him. John went on TO town, ana tnere
struck ND another trade, and hpaily an
| other and another. In fact no Kept on
trading all day. making perhaps IL OF 10
svans' nil told. And when tho sun seS
below the prairies John rode up 10 MS m
home, near tho sawmill. just In time iol
sunner ON the Same horse he hau ielt
| home with in the morning and Win <i<o
| cash In his pocket.
The Minister Suffered
| While discussing tho Cuban SITUATION
TODAY n member of the diplomatic CORPS
| told mo curious story illustrating the
amount of mischief q newspaper corre'
snondent can do, even when fairly us
nosod During the excitement growing
ont of the Virginius affair between SPAN
and the United States, some years ago
New York newspaper sent to Madrid one
L
s,rnctcd To get at the inside facts at an,
cost. Having obtained an inkling OF al
important state paper, he called ,,S upon I,hou
member of the Spanish cabinet with wnon
no was acquainted and burst out WIN
fnll revelation Of the story. The opanls'
oflicial was astonished. "How, IN neaV y,
ems name, did you get hold is OF tsa.' ~ cav n
asked The correspondent declined TO say
Asa matter of fact, he had only suspcc'o'
the truth. The official then oonsenteu =
Give him all the facts on condition inc us
natoh was to be dated Vienna or rar, M
and not Madrid. The correspondent u,
agreed and kept his word. Next nornln' MORN y
there was q sensation in all the oapi'a,s T,. :
secret was out. But our minister 70
enna. Hon. John A. Kasson, .7as suspeo, ',,,
sd of having given out tho informa'io' %
and was soon afterward recalled -
course he had nothing to do win 'ne s ,,'"' !,
ter. but foil under suspicion ana ma" =
'o,, DuS Sa.,s WALTER WELLMAS.
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