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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
THE CLOSING HOURS.
Congress Liable to Adjourn at
Any Time Now.
pnecEEpIsesJN BOTH HOUSES.

New Deficiency Bill, Framed To Meet the
Objects OF the President tn the Old
Measure, Passed by the senate-Pres-
fdept Cleveland Tells an Old Friend He
Could Not stand Third Term at the
White House.
WASHINGTON, June 9-The new deilc'
iency BILL framed to meet the objections
of the presidents recent veto, was taken
up as soon as the senate met Monday.
Before proceeding with IL further confer
ences were ordered on the Indian and Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bills
| The activity and confusion on the floor OF
| the senate while minor measures were hur-
ried through their final stages Indicated
| the near approach Of adjournment. The
large attendance Of senator's overcame
| fears that had been entertained that the
| senate would be left without quorum
| Wolcott asked immediate consideration
for a resolution directing the committees
ON library 10 investigate the circumstances
of the award OF the statue of General VIII
lam Tecumseh Sherman (Mr. hohi-
smiths design having been accepted anu
requesting the secretary OF war To sts-
mend the execution of the contract Tor the
statue until report had been made at tho
next session. The resolution went over.
The deficiency bill passed the senate as
It came from the house.
House Proceedings.
The sherman resolution relative to Nlr-
Qinia bonds was adopted by the house. A
special deficiency bill providing Tor tho
| nav of the salaries of members seated by
the house and for several other minor
, matters was passed under suspension OF
| the rules; also bill to establish a site Tor
the erection of penitentiary at for'
Lcavenworth, Kan. The senate joint res
| olution authorizing a scientific investiga-
tion of the fur seal fisheries was adopted
The senate bill amending the act Tor ths
, protection of the salmon fisheries ol
Alaska was passed The senate bill aP
, | nropriating $1,000 for the payment o
n awards of the commission appointed To re
d mort on the damage resulting from the In
iuries inflicted by the explosion OF cais
, | son belonging to the second Ohi'e'
i States artillery during the chicago rio'
occasioned some debate. The Dill was &c
feated-S6 TO l06.
d When the announcement OF the passlE
g of the general deficiency bill by the sehat
10 was made To the house the member
D. cheered. The house leaders believe I'M
@ removes the last difficulty in the way
early adjournment.
Il The Payne bill To amend the laws reli'
'i ing 20 American seamen was passeu
Is the house
r The Northern Pacific reorganizatio
ne bill was passed by the house by a vote
a, $50 to 90.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
REV. DlAz AT CINCINNATI.
He Tells How spaniards Butcher Unarineo
People In Cuba.


People In Cuba.
CINCINNATI, June 9.-Rev. A. j. Diaz,
a Cuban born within eight miles OF Ha'
vana, for twelve years pastor OF Gethse'
name Baptist church i'm Cuba, now an
exile by order of General Weyler, preached
Sunday in Covington, also in Mount Au-
burn and at Ninth Street Baptist church.
He was non-combatant in Cuba until MS
exile; now he proposes to travel ana lecture
all over the United states in the interest OF
the Cuban patriots as he calls them ne
was recently released from MORO castle
I'm obedience to orders from the govern
mept at Madrid to which President Clevc'
| land had sent overtures in his behalf.
He said that he had been non-combat'
ant and neutral He maintained hospi'
tai i'm Havana for Spaniards, ana nos
| pital on the outside of the city for insur-
gents. He said Spanish soldiers caine
and butchered 200 unarmed insurgents a,
his country hospital in cold blood, ano
| then bulletined it as an engagement II
which they had won IA great victory III
said Spanish soldiers repeatedly went ou
tn plantations where the rebels had been
and after they had gone and in every III
stance butchered all the unarmed clt'
zens. women and children Included, an
then General Weyler would-bulletin thes
massacres as engagements with insurgent
and Spanish victory. Ii was for tellin
the truth of the events that General Wey
lcr imprisoncd him i'm Morro castle.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
rh. Trial Of AInnzo WalIing.

NEWPORT. Ky, June 9.-The prospect oil
hearing Walling's testimony Monday
morning brought much fuller attend
ance of listeners, but they were disap-
nointed The court was engaged hearing
motions until lO:i0 and after that in hear
ING arguments on the motions to strike
out the evidence given by Colonel Deitsch
and ed Anthony The Judge finally
ruled that all the testimony OF these Wit
nesscs concerning what Walling said TO
them should be stricken out for the rea.
son that Deitsch in the beginning advised
Walling that 1t would he better for MN
10 tell everything and that Anthony hao
rcnrcsented himself as an officer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09

II. c. xERENs IN CHICAGO.
Til. Man Who wrangIes with FiiIey the
Cause of Much Talk.

The Man Who Wrangles with fhicy 'ho
Cause of Much Talk.
CuucAGo June 9.-Thc inner circle oil
tbo nolitical world was filled with quiet
steolthv rumors Of war when 1t was an
ro,nced Monday morning that Richard
r Kercns of St. Louis had drifted into tho
citv stoppcd at the Auditorium annex ior'
: Cos. hours and then girded himself for a
descent upon the Mckinley mosque Ut
Canton. o. Mr.. Kercns, whose continu'
oms combat with his political opponent
Chounccy |. Filley has created such
huhhub i'm the ranks of Missouri hepup-
ucans had little to say concerning the
.i,nation i'm the national struggle he
,,,odestlv declined to discourse to any ex-
tent upon his pilgrimlge to the ONO
,o,,,r and his object in comforting with the
leaders in the Mckinley strohgho'" was
not disclosed Ill, ,,,.os
,I'u wager that Mr.. Kercns Will be pres
,, ~ the assembly of Mckinleys lieu
.on,nts Mt Canton just before Marx nan
w.. dnnarture for st. Louis, said loca
iiabt a in the political field. ut is knowr
- tho Kerens- Fillcy wrangle is not con
lite IN the welfare of the Mckinney
-, and while Fillcy, it is true, Is ho' u
ooo' 't,;on IN throw the Missouri dcleg''
q - a,oinst Mckinley many compllct'
| lions are liable to arise, SO that nc WIZ
hetter he kept in good humor OF une o'','
a, may suffer. kerens was calleu
| C,nton / understand, and VIII oe ihstruc'
| ,d to he careful.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
p.,, soo,,.a the Demonstration.

MuwAUKEE, June 9.-Rain spoiled the
big demonstration in favor of the strikers
sunday at National park. The Chicago
,aborinq men who came to the number OF
nbout 1000 did not reach the park.
About o:3O o'clock, the time the boats ar
rived. n heavy rain set in, and kept II up
all afternoon. Previous to the rain the
striking street railway men and the dele.
gates of the Federated Trades Council
paradcd the principal streets to the park
Several thousand people were on the
grounds Speeches were made by W. ID
Mahon. Victor l.. Berger, and James T.
Flint. and by Henry ID. Lloyd OF Chi
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PEORIA. June 9.-The building used by
A II Stewart as carriage repository
WAS burned sunday morning Ii belonged
,o the REYNOLDS estate. The damage was
$40 0p. covered by insurance. The stock
of A r Stewart. consisting OF buggies'
carriages. bicycles, etc, was DAMAGED to
n, least n similar amount. He carried an
insurance of $4,000. The Ferron Com
mission company. adjoining on the north
sustained damage to the amount of S3''oo
ON which insurance of s2.5O0 was carried
other surrounding property was consid
| crably damaged
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
Labor TroubIes at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. o., June "a force OF
union molders marched II the foundry OF
Dorncr q Dalton on HImllton street
Monday where castings were be Ag mad'
for the Brown Hoisting and Conveying
company, in which concern is lockout
The POO moldcrs marched in body, hrst
attacking in body the shops of the Dob
son g. Crawford company and then rush
ing upon Dorner a. Dutton's shop. Ihe
molders were pulled or driven out of the
building. The police were finally sum
moncd and uuclled the riot.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
sudden Demand for window Glass.

pITTsBURG. June 0.-The western
cyclones of the past month have caused u
sudden demand for window glass ana
stocks at the various selling agencies IN
west have been greatly reduced. Tho
unexpected demand has encouraged the
independent factories in the west as wei
as those in the Pittsburg district. Fac
tories with 2lS pot capacity are IN opera
ton at New Kensington, Wilmington
Del, Norristown, Pa, Dunkirk, AlcXan-
dra, and Pendlcton, Ind, and tn
lea Y Y
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09

SAN FRANCISCO. Junc 81. w. Hay, as'
sistant editor of The Journal of Commerce,
was shot and killed late Saturday mght
by Mrs. Nina MacdouFall. who is sald 10
be the wife uf drummer for Chicago
harbcd wire company The woman then
shot herself through the heart. Hay ana
the woman had been living together Tor
several days, when he announced that hc
was going To leave her. Then she shot
hin, ond killed herself
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
vo .sMr RAIN STORM.
a Great Deal OF Damage Caused q. sprins-
field, Ilis.

httds iite.
SPRINGFIELD, June 9.-For thrce hours
Sunday night this city was swept by one
of the most violent electrical and thunder
storms that ever occurred In this section
of Illinois, Many thousand of dollars
damage resulted. In many eases the first
floors of residences were flooded with sew
erll feet Of water. The municipal, tele'
graph, fire aud police electrical systems
were knocked out for eight hours and the
city left I'm darkness most of the night
Several alarms OF nre added to the terror
of the situation.
1.-THE state house electrical system was de
mOlished, telegraph and telephone switci
boards were scorched and other danhg'
done. Thousands Of sparrows cover th'
ground, having been drowned by tho dc
luee. The Singamon river has risen ly
feet and is still advancing Thccc ha
| been great damage in the lowlands
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09

NEW ORLEANS. June 9-Whilc plowing
in his field near Duson, Lafayette parish
saturday. Sidney j. Farver n well known
PLANTER. was struck 10y lightning ana IN
stantly killed. The same bolt killed Tour
mules and shocked Adam Hoifpauer 50
BADLY that it is Thought he will die. a
third man. who was present at the tlmc
while running to the house to give th'
news. was taken with spnsms, which h'
,icnht vyilI nroVc fatal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09

PEORIA, Ills, June I'D. j. DAVIS SUI
pcrintcndent of the Peoria county poor
farm. poisoned the potato bugs IN inc
match. and later Jacob Prohst, one ol the
inmates. ate the pastcboard box and the
poisoncd bugs, dying in great agony dur-
ING the night. Probst had mania Tor
eating bugs and rats and had for years
He was 81 years of age and had been an
inmate of the poorhousc for twenty-five
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
Claim for Illegal seizure

OTTAWA, Ont, June 9-Last fall the
government cruiser Petrol captured
Detroit tug and garbage scow In the ga.
nod,an waters OF the Detroit river. Now
CAPTAIN Delpier of the captured scow ana
his crow have sent in claims To the BRIT
ish government for illegal seizure ana
imprisonment, asking s2Ooo damages.
The British authorities have referred the
claim hack TO the Canadian government
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
EIGHT PeRsoNs DROWNED.
Three students In Graduating o"S
Among the Number.

hrs MONIES. Ia, June 9.-Eight persons
were drowned in Iowa Saturuay' lhioo
students in the graduating class oil Nora
Springs seminary were drowned whi'e
bathing; three boys were drowned Se
Marcngo by the caving in of bank T" a
river; man was drowned at Wintersct
while ford,ng the river, and farme, near
Govrie was drowned while building
fenccthrough slough The dead are are:
AZ Nora Springs-M. j. Atkinson OF Clear
I,l,e La Vernon Gault of Albert Lea
Minn.: Roy c. Slosson of Northwood' Ia
nt Mnrengo-Robert Wilson aged IA; COZ
lie Wilson, aged IL; William Fry aged W.
at Wintcrsct-- Turner, aged soi ~
Govrie-Ezra Mckinley, aged 10
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, June 9.-The
,ooture of Monday mornings meeting oi
,he national corrections and charities CON
s'rence was discussion of the tramp ques
lion No original theories were proponnd
ed Fifty of the delegates accepted an IN,
vS,otion to visit the state industrial school
fo, hovs nj lansing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
JULES SIMON Is DEAD.
The Well-Known Statesman Ex-
pires at Paris.
roRxERLy PREMIER or FRANCE.

The Distinguished Man Had Been Danger
ously III FOR Some Time and His Death
Was Not UnexpecrsI-shortH History Of
His Political Car'sr-Decision OF tho
Mixed Tribunal in Negard tn the Use of
the Egyptian Rescrse FUND.
PARIS, June 9.-Jules Simon, the dis.
tinguishcd Frcnoh statesman, formerly
premier, who had been dangerously Ill for
some time, died at 1l:40 Monday morn
ing, aged s3 years. Jules Simon was one
of the greatest Frcnchmen Of the century
was born at Lorieu (Morbihan) Dec 81,
Isl4. His full name was Jules Francois
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
Kent nn.y Rc.cnlng reople.

LUvERNE. Mimi, June 0-Owing to
the rain floods here Saturday night citl-
zens were kept busy rcscuing people who
live on the river bottom and many mar
row escapes are reported. Fred Berg ana
James Jacox were capsized i'm boat at
midnight Will trying to rescue the iam-
ily of NJ. Gillard The boys were washed
against some trees whore they remained
till morning several farm houses wero
demolished and handrcds of cattle, sheep
and hogs perishcd.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09

LoSpoS. June 9.-The chief secretary
for Ireland, Gerald Balfour, In the house
Of commons Monday moved the second
r,,adine of the Irish land bill During the
debate which followed Timothy Healy,
member for North Louth, threatened
John Morley, member for Montrosc,
hurghs. who was schief secretary TO Ireland
in tbe late government and sharply ar
raigned the governments.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09

FtRKEr. June 9.-Slttin Pasha has
made a tour of the battlefield shd rcc"g-
nized the body of Emir Hammuda OF the
tribe of Habbania, who commanded the
dcrvish forces during the engagenen'
here sunday, which resulted i'm the d,'
font of the enemy with heavy loss
Hommuda was shot through the head
The prisoners captured by the Egyptian
forces state that the dcrvishcs were sleep
ino, whom attacked.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09

ST LoUIs June 9.-George knappke'
who was injured by the falling timbers ol
his house in East St. Louis at the time ol
the tornado recently, died Monday Ma
ior Bennett commanding the two com
nanics of state troops i'm the cyclone dis
trict al East ~ Louis, was directed Mon
day by the adjutant general To dismiss
his command and send them 10 theu
homes. as the local authorities have statct
that the situation no longer demands the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09

WASHINGTON, June 9.-Mr. Eckels, tho
comptroller of the currency, has gone To
Chicago TO remain week, The comptoi-
Ter has declared dividend in favor OF the
creditors of insolvent national banks as
follows: Fifteen per cent the nationai
hank of Pendlcton, Or; 10 per cent. the
second National bank Of Columbia, Tenn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
rrn,Sc SEA CONVENTION.
VIII be OniciaIio Proclaimed within
Few Days.

VIII BE OHicIaII" fT"''"'V"
Few Days.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-Prcsidcnt Cleve-
land and the Queen of Great Britain VIII
officially proclaim within a few days the
Rering sea convention which their respect
i've governments have entered into.
The treaty provides for the appointment
of Joint commission to ascertain the
amount of damages sustained 10y the own
ers of British sealing vessels seized in Ber-
ing sea by United States revenue cutters
before they had authority to do so under
the terms of the modus vivendi or the ap'
proved decision of the Paris arbitration
tribunal. Decisions reached by the com
mission i'm each case will be received a'
| final
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
Mnranrcd i'm Cold BLOOD.

VIScESNEs. Ind, Jun\,s.-Dr. D. H.
Daley of Birds Station, llls.' was inuf
dercd i'm cold blood at $3.50 o'clock Mon
d,v morning by sampson L Mickey. The
hon,cide was the result of n quarrel over
a Girl DIR. Dailcy was one OF the most
nrominent physicians in southern ii'i-
pois while Mickey. the murderer, was u
nromincnt educator of Lawrence county
Ro,h were odd Fellows and stood high III
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
EoYprrAN RESERVE FUND.
81 should Not Have Been Used for the
Soudan Expedition.

CAtpo June g.-The mixed tribunal
rendered Judgment saturday against 'he
government and the four commissioners
of the Caissee, who favored advancing
funds from the Egyptian reserve Tor .he
purpose of the Soudan expedition Inc
tribunal declared that this advance was
made i'm violation Of all existing DEGREES
condemned the government to repay the
money advanced and cnjoined the com
missioners from advancing any iurthei
monies from the reserved fund. Inc gov
crnment and the four commissioners I'm
nedately lodged an appeal against the dc
oisjon of ,he mixed tribunal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
p.y,,,ry nv Tramp. in Ohio.

ELyRIA, o., June 9.-Tramps set fire To
the barn of Henry Chappell, farmer hv-
inc near here. Chappell's son-inlaw,
William Hobili. discovered the fire, and
,ybcp he went to the barn he was shot
and dangerously wounded by one of the
tramps Chappcll went into the oarh M 70
release some cattle and was overcome by
smok. and burned to death The tramp'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
Trolley CAR RuNs AWAY.
Kills One, Fatally Hurts Three ana In
jures Fifty Others.

NEW YORK, June 9.-An overloaded
trolley car ran away down long incline
on the Nassau street railway extemiing tc
Coney Island Sunday. Moro than lul
passengers were put in peril OF their lives
One lad was killed outright Twenty
were bruised and battered in horrible
fashion. A score or more were silghNl
hurt. Among the casualties are the FOL
lowing: Dead-Unknown Russian boy
t. years old, skull crushed. Probabl!
fatally injured-Lena Bleckman, OF New
York, and Mrs. Mary Evans and l.eonar'
Forte, of Brooklyn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
TIE DEATH RECORD.

Cap,.in JoHx q. BouRKE, Third cav
n,rs. T.. :. A., at Philadelphia.
CtoRcE :. Fox. wcll-known In strce'
rai way circles. az philadelphia
ENDREw }. BROWN, prominent banker
Of Grand Rapids. Mich
FRANK MAYO, the veteran actor, I"
Grand lslaId Seb.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
-, ..,,., the Wrong Man.

ST. LOUIS, June IA street hgh, "c-
,,Irrcd here sunday night between An
dre,v smith and Peter Peterson, prize
tighter. otherwise known ~ The lerribls
-wedc resulting in smith unintention..
aIly killing James Hickey, disintercs'eo
sncctntor smith says he fired at Peter
son He was arrested, but Peterson Is
still at large.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09

ATHENS. June 9.-Adviccs received here
from Canca, Island Of Crete, announce
that the insurgents on Saturday defeated
the Turkish troops and captured four
guns and 200 Martini-Hen rifles both
sides sustained heavy loss.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
rmn More storm victims.

NAscourAH. Ills, June 9.-Two more
have been added to the list OF the dead
from the cyclone at New Baden Inc ias'
,,vo victims were Miss Bassler and MIS-
Hazel Ellington, both of whom wef'
hadIy crushed by falling timbers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
START FOR TEE GOAL.
~.v Workers Preparing for '"ih' "'
scent Upon II. Louis

-. Workers Preparing for '"i"' ''
scent Upon IT. Louis.
xpw YORK, June 9.-Scven sleeping
oars will start for st. Louis on rriuay
LII ,r,,h the machine Republicans OF TINS
c,tv' J some by the New York Central, some some
NO. the Baltimore and Ohio secretary
o. George r. Manchester of the Republican
oonnty committee, the chief of transPor'a-
,,or started Monday morning VIII" .ne
80 uY Of documentary testimony wh.rn %
,,'nI mn NO nsed in support of the case ol ,ne
WI, oizntion delegates in the contests DC
ors"D, S',s' thc national committee on Wedn'S
day. ,....,,,,o delegation TO ST
dnis which will leave over the res,
sSore ,sU' road next saturday Will take a'oht ,,t
ono'r Monster roll purporting to contain ,n, ,n'
aan,cs = Of many thousands OF men III III ohi, ,h.
nan'vS nan Who 70 favor the nomination OF the @ onl'
ca,s ssa,date This big roll has been IN prSp .,'
canI an,,on for several weeks. A lot oil ,S clerS
ara,,ob sna been s busy transcribing the name S
nav ,oh have been fur iishcd them Tor 'n'
Il ,urnOsp
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nr,uncd in a swollen River

wlNrrEsEr. Ia. June s.-Arthur rnr'
nor WA. drowned in the North river while
,asinp % drove of horses across the ioId'
The river was swollm by resent rains
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WARREN. O., juno "a gnvel that
will probably be used at the II LOUIS
convention next week has just been com
plelcd by Charles Harris Of Niles. IL Is
made of wood taken from the old Mci>in'
Low home and is covered with tin.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09
New shah Isnthroned.

TEHERAN, June a-MuZaiter-hu-D D'n'
the new shah of Persia, was formally en-
throned Monday. His majesty receivei
the mcmbrs of the diplomatic corps nt
| o'clock I'm the afternoon.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-09

PARIs, June IA socialist attack upon
rho government was defeated in the cham
bcr of deputies Monday the order OF 'h'
dnv being adopted by sls to 2's votes