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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
BISHOP wHIpPLe's WIFE.
Her Former husband Was Also Quite an
Aged Man.

New York. Oct. 2S.-Mrs Evangeline
simpsons marriage in this city last
Thursday TO Rt. Rev. Henry Whipple.
bishop OF Minnesota has aroused great
interest among those who know OF the
brides romantic previous marriage.
10 70. Mrs.. Whipple 10 well remembered
in the country towns of Saxonville,
Mas, as the widow of Michael Simp-
son, q wealthy manufacturer of car
pets and horse blankets, who made an
enormous fortune during and after the
war. In his early day he was the king
OF Saxonville. nearly the whole or
which town he owned. AT the age OF
rs he won the hand-and some say the
heart, also-of Eva Mars. who was 2s
years of age at the time. When they
were married his wedding gift was a
magnificent house valued at $500, 900.
which he had built expressly for his
bride. Two years after his marriage
Mr. simpson died. BY his will he left
his widow 81 900 900 in cash. She sub
sequently received another sl,0OO,O OOO
from the sale OF property in Boston
belonging to the estate. Mrs Simpson
has been deeply interested of late
years in Episcopal missions and char
liable work and has also taken an ac-
tive interest in the reformatory for
women I'm Sherburn She has been ac-
quainted with Bishop Whipple for
many years and was an intimate friend
OF his first wife.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
DRlVGN TO BURGLARY.
Story Told by Two Girls to the Miiwaaks 90
Police.


Milwaukee, Oct. 2s-Minnie Gordon,
aged II, and her step-sister, Mary
Frueck. aged 2l, say that poverty and
want drove them 10 burglary. They
are held at the police station on the
charge of having robbed the house of
j. II. Lenhaut, 626 Seventeenth street.
The robbey 10 admitted by the girls. A
watch. pair of shoes and silk skirt
were taken. Several other burslsries
followed that OF the Lenhaut house
IL was learned that the watch was In
Minnie 0ordon's possession. and she
and her sister were brought to the CEN
tral station, After a close question
Ing Minnie confessed taking the arti-
elss, and she said she kept the watch
and gave her sister the shoes and skirt
In answer TO a question as to how they
came TO rob the house, Minnie said:
we had to steal. For three days
and three nights we did not have any
thing to eat or any place to sleep l
formerly worked for the Milwaukee
Bag company, but have not had em-
ployment for six weeks. My sister
worked for family on ST. Paul ave-
nue., but they did not pay her wages
and she left We looked for other work.
but could not find anything to do. For
time we lived with friends on Sixth
street. and then we rented a room at
s22 Velie street My father died four
years ago. and my mother has been
dead many years"
The elder girl is in poor health, and
was given into the charge OF the ma
tron. while the younger was locked up
until their story can he Investigated.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
TO PROTECT THE DEER.
Wisconsin HuMters wni Petition the Leg
stature.

Milwaukee. oct 2s.-Wisconsin hunt
ers will'petition the next legislature to
enact a law to protect the deer In the
state from hunters OF other states.
Every year the northern portion of this
state is overrun with hunters from IL
linois. Indiana, Ohio. Michigan. Ken
lucky, and other states.
These. in addition TO the Wisconsin
hunters. slaughter thousands OF deer
annually. and IL will only be a few
years before there will not be any left
In this state. The hunters all come to
Wisconsin because there is no law to
protect the deer during the open sea-
son. In Michigan hunters from other
states have to pay s25 for the privilege
OF hunting this kind>of game. IL is
proposed to enact aSHmilar law in this
state. or one that Will provide that sv
cry hunter pay bounty on every deer
he kills. 1t is also proposed to restrict
the shipping of deer out of the state.
City Clerk Anderson is the leader Oh
the movement. which IL is expected will
meet with the Endorsement of sports
men throughout the state.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
Body In a Crampsd Position.
PASSENGERS NARROW ESCAPE.
Express Train Is Derailed at South Nor.
walk, Conn.,, but No One Is Hurt.

Express Train Is Derailed at south Nor
walk, Conn, but No One Is Hurt.
New Haven, Conn. Oct. 2s-The ex-
press train leaving New York at IL
o'clock Monday night was saved from
a disastrous. and. perhaps. fatal wreck
at South Norwalk by the prompt work.
ing of the automatic derailing device
at the drawbridge.
This train makes but two stops be-
tween New York and New Haven
Stamford and Bridgeport The train
consisted of an engine. baggage smoker
and three sleeping cars. n left STAN
ford on time and was goihg through
New Haven at thirty-mils rate. whom
the train was thrown into the auto
matte siding. and the engine. tender
and baggage car were thrown from
the rails. the engine turning complete
ly over. The engineer, Harrison by
name, and his fireman jumped from
the cab and escaped with a shaking
up. None of the passengers were hurt.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
MAN AND WIFE sANeAeesD.
Robbers Almost Kill Them and Secure
$4,000 In Cash.

Shamokin. Pa. Oct. 2s.-At cost OF
two lives, four masked robbers stole
$1,000 from Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Monaghan in the mining village OF
Rappahannock, one mile from Girard-
VILE. The heads of Mr. and Mrs. Mon
aghan were crushed with sandbags.
They are In a critical condition and Will
scarcely live until morning. The rob.
bers are still at large, but small par
ties of men are securing the mount
aims on each side OF the village In
search of them.
The Monaghans are the owners OF
the Rappahannock hotel. They did not
maintain a large bank account, but II
was generally believed a large sum
was hidden I'm the hotel. The hotel is
a two-story house. the back portion
having a shanty against the main
structure. As sinvestigatioHnow shows.
the burglars gained entrance to the
hotel by climbing on the roof, forcing
the second story shutters with jim
mics and then making their way to the
room where the old couple slept. There
the assault was made and the money
xecured
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
Young Couple Divorced.

Eau Claire, Wis, Oct. S.-A decree
Of divorce has been granted by Judge
Bailey in the case OF Emil Ault against
Alice Auit on the ground Of desertion.
The husband Is 21 years Of age and his
wife but Is. They were married four
years ago. when he was II and she IA.
Three children have been born to them.
Mr.. Ault went to Europe and was
gone for some time. and on his return
he found his spouse had decided not
to live with him longer. She is now
residing at the home of her mother.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
Chicago Lak..rr,,ut Cs...

Washington. Oct. 2s. THE hearing in
the Chicago lake front case, involving
lands of immense value In Chicago.
has been postponed until Monday, Nov.
%. The case came up before Commits
sionsr OF Lands Lamoreaux Tuesday,
but It was evident no one of the par
ties to the big triangular battle was
ready to proceed. A stubborn fight
will be made in all sides from lands.
the claims OF whose value range from
a million TO several millions OF dollars.
The property involved aggregates 1853
acres. The state of Illinois. claim
ants under the Kinzie patent and par
ties who wish to make scip locations.
all seek title to the lands.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
RECEIVER Amounted.

Valparaiso, Ind. Oct. 2s.-Monday
evening. on application of r. M. Hutch
inson and w. r. Culbert OF Michigan
City, Charles NJ. Gogan was appointed
receiver OF the Cosmo Buttermilk Soap
companys plant. owned by J. j. Burns
and Benijah 5. Williams OF Chicago.
A. j. Bowser of Chesterton was ap-
pointed receiver for twenty-four
houses at Porter. owned by Daniel w.
Baldwin of Chicago, on petition of the
Fratsrnal Building and Loan associa-
flnn of Indian nOli2
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
WILL STAY AT HIS POST.
General ritshugh Lee WIN Not Return ts
the United states.

Washington. Oct 2S.-General Fitz-
hugh Lee. consul general at Havana,
has given up his proposed visit to his
home in Virginia which he had sx-
pected to make within the next few
days The determination to remain at
his post is understood to be due TO the
reports current in the United States
that he was dissatisfied with his In
structions and desired to be relieved.
As his return might give seeming ap-
proval to the reports the consul gen
eral has determined to give up the va
cation he had planned. although he II
much i'm need of change Of scene.
owing TO the hardships Of the Havana
climate during the last six months.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28

Fond du Lac. Wis. Oct. fs.-Henry
shafer Quick. aged rs years. and at one
time recognized as a leading actor OF
the United States. died here Monday.
For a number of years under the name
of shafer he took prominent parts In
plays under the management of Junius
Brutus Booth. He was travelling with
Mr.. Booth when the latter gentleman
made his last appearances as Sir Ed
ward Mortimer in The Iron Chest" "
Nov. 10. 1882. at New Orleans. For
the past forty years he has resided In
this CITY with his wife.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
c.ntain s.mp.on,. Rerort.

Washington. Oct. 2s.-Ths annual re-
port of Captain Sampson, chief of the
naval ordnance bureau, shows that a
sreat deal OF work has been done dur
ing the past fiscal year toward the
armament OF ships Of the navy UP
TO date the bureau has built 45O guns of
larger carber, has eishty-nine partly
completed and has condemned only
two. All of the six-inch guns on hand
are to be converted into rapid firing
guns as soon as funds are available.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
Want. His salary Reduced.

Easton, Pa. Oct. 2s.-Rev. L. w. Eek
ert. pastor of Brainerd Union Presby-
terian church. has created surprise
by requesting from the pulpit that his
salary be reduced $500. He gave as his
reason the present hard times. and be-
cause the church had lost the revenue
from two houses which were torn down
to make room for a new Sunday school
building. His salary Is now $500. with
"A narsnnage.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
Railway Fireman Killed.

Houston, Tex, Oct. 2s.-The north
bound Houston and Texas Central pas
senger train was wrecked sixty miles
from here Monday morning. The en-
gine jumped the track but the coaches
STAYED on the rails. Engineer @. f..
Clark was badly hurt; Walter Mat
thews. fireman, was pionioned under
the engine and killed. No passengers
were hurt. 1t was necessary to cut the
fireman in pieces in order to remove
,ha hodu
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
Rural DELIVER, I'm Illinois.

Washington. Oct. 2S.-The postmss-
ter general. through First Assistant
Jones, has decided the matter of test
ing rural delivery In Illinois. The sys-
tenn of rural delivery Is as yet an ex-
pertinent. and several counties in IL
linois have been anxious to have a test
made within their limits. 1t was de-
cided Monday to select Auburn town
ship, In Sangamon county, and the
system will be put in operation there
as soon as arrangements can be made.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28

Denver. Oct. 2s--Major Henry Ward
well-known Colorado newspaper
man. employed OF late as editoria
writer on the Leadville Herald. Demo
crat, died Monday night OF pneu.
nonia. He was born at Evansville. n
Y, In ls4i. He had a brilliant record
as a soldier. and while a prisoner al
Libby. was brevstted major for gal
liant and meritorious service.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
CopsuIs Appointed.

Washington. Oct. 2S.-The Nenezuel-
has appointed Julius g. Lay of the
District Of Columbia, consul at Wind.
sor. Ont; Samuel NJ. Simmons of Tex
as. consul at Pisdras. Negras, Mexico
and John r. voils-of Louisiana. consul
at Matamoras. Mexico. all these ap.
pointments being promotions to All OK.
listing vacancies.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
bandits In Brazil.

Rome, Oct. 2s-An official telegram re-
csived here from Rio Janeiro says that a
large armed band in the interior Of the
province Of Bahia, which several years ago
defeated a large detachment of troops, Is
again active and has pillaged number Of
farms, several OF them belonging 10
Italians The Brazilian troops pursued
the band and killed several Of its members
and dispersed the others.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
vENezueLA's SIDE OF THE CASE.
Brief Prepared at Caracas Forwarded to
Washington.

Washington, Oct. 2s-Ths president
an government has forwarded to
Washington the brief prepared at
Caracas by a commission Of Ave emf
nent jursts on the British Venezuelan
boundary question. and It will be sub
mitted to the United States commission
as soon as the translation is completed.
The brief covers 800 pages and 10 said
to be forcible presentation OF the
case. Aside from this brief. coming
direct from Venezuela. Messrs. Scruggs
and Storrow. the counsel OF Venezuela
in this country, are about to submit
their final arguments.
A recent document which has caused
much comment among officials pur-
ports to he written by a Jesuit priest.
He presents the English side OF the
case, citing Catholic authorities drawn
from the Vatican archives. The book
was printed at Rome. The Venezuelan
officials say the views IL expresses
have been fully met and overcome I'm
the Venezuelan documents presented
10 the commission.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
scHWEINFuRTH IS BACK.
The Alleged Messiah Returns to His
Home I'm Rockford.

Rockford. Ills, Oct. 2s.-George ia
cob Schweinfurth's much heralded re-
turn from the west occurred Tuesday
morning, the bridal party coming over
the Burlington. They were met at the
depot at 8 o'clock by one of the faith
fu with Schweinfurths famous team
and after a very affectionste greeting
Immediately drove to Celestial farm.
When questioned about his intended
removal to Minneapolis or any other
part Of the west. Schweinfurth was
courteous. but displayed the same old
faculty of saying nothing that would
give any information about his af-
fairs
Time will prove" he said. Il have
had an exceedingly pleasant time dur
ing the five months l have been away"
He was very deferential to his wife,
and handed her into the carriage like
an ordinary bridegroom.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
MusrnpAY TIE POLICY.
Court Decides That Mrs. PhiDney Mus
Receive Her Insurance.


Receive Her Insurance.
San Francisco. Oct. 2S.-Owing to
court clerks error the Mutual Life In
sursnce company OF New York must
pay Mrs. Nellie Phinney Judgment
OF SOS, 900 with interest and costs, max
ing over 100000. Such was the de-
cision rendered by the United States
circuit court of appeals In this city.
The company refused to pay the life
policy of Guy c. Phinney for ssS,OOO
and suit was brcdght by the widow
and Judgment given. but the case was
appealed. r. NJ. hopkins. clerk OF the
court ut Washington. failed to proper
" indorse the whit OF error filed with
him, therefore there is no official rec
ORD showing that the writ was actually
filed. The time allowed within which
another appeal might be filed has ex-
pired, so the decision rendered Monday
is final.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
THE Pope IS UNEASY.
Vatican Watching the Election in
America.
ARTICLE IN PAIL NALL GAZETTE.

Dispatch from Rome which says the Pope
Years Another split In America - He
Does Not Like the Ides of Bishops Mix-
Ing in Poiitics-Indspendence OF Eoeiss.
iaitical Disnataries the Chief Danger
The Church Growing In This Country.
London. Oct. 2s-The Pail Mall Ca
zstts Tuesday morning published dis
patch from Rome which says:
THE presidential election un the
United states) is the absorbing topic
at the Vatican, the explanation being
the strides which Catholicism has made
in America, which 10 now one OF the
church's largest sources of income. IL
10 recognised that the standing danger
to Romanism In the United states 10
the independence of the American
bishops. noticeable since the time OF
Plus TX. The latter fully recognised
that these bishops enjoyed greater
power than their brethren elsewhere.
and he showed that he understood this
by his witty answer to some English
priests who asked for certain privi-
leges. He said:
Can Show the Way.
81 am. as you say, pope: yet I can
not accept your request. But added
the pontiff, with a slight twinkle OF
the eye, L can show you way TO OBJ
tain your desire. Go TO America. for
there the bishops are greater than the
pope
ION the accession OF Pope Leo mat
ters assumed a different aspect. He
charged Mgr. Satolli with the duty OF
intimating to the bishops In unmistak-
able language the limits of their pow
ers, and the result was something like
a split, which II took Mgr. Satolli two
years to heal But his mission had
good results"
Continuing. the correspondent OF The
Pail Mall Gazette remarks that the
Vatican does not desire its representa-
tives in America to take an active part
in the campaign, fearing a new divis-
ion In the ranks and apprehending At
the same time that some of the more
impetuous bishops might break out. He
adds that this feeling of uneasiness AZ
the Vatican will not disappear until
after election.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28

Evansville. Ind. Oct. 2s.-word has
Just peen received here that Julius
Knell, center nelder for the Detroit
base ball team. while out hunting, was
accidentally shot by his brother. His
face and right arm and breast were
filled with shot. Julius may lose an
eye, u 90 HE playing days are over
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
rv.uty-sev.n Native. Drowned.

Colombo. Ceyion. Oct. 2s.--A Number
OF passengers and the crew OF the
British steamer Taft. which plies be-
tween the island OF Mauritius and
Bombay. have been landed here. They
report that the steamer foundered dur
ing a heavy gale on Sept. "a and that
twenty -seven natives were drowned.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28

Cadiz. oct. 2s.--one thousand troops
and 100 officers. with their wives and
children. have left on the staemer
Buenoe Ayres for Cuba. Forty thou
sand more troops VIII he dispatched
during tha month of November. which
win make total Of scc,eN spanish
ecidisrv N CUBE
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
WAS BURIED ALIVE.
Terrible Fate of Carleton r. Wells
of Portland, Ore.
UNDERTAKEN THOUGHT HIM DEAD.

The Victim Had Made = stake In the Arc
tic Gold Fields and just Prior to His APP
parent Death Had Forwarded the Great
er Part of His Little Fortune to His wife
In Trenton. n. j. - His Agony In the
Grave.
Portland. Ore. Oct. 2s.-Aocording TO
letter received by George p. Wirtz OF
this city, Carleton y. Wells. who left
Oregon almost two years ago for the
Arctic gold fields-whsre II Is said he
succeeded in accommodating 2o.ooo-was
buried alive after his apparent death
from heart disease in Juneau last
May Just prior to Wells apparent
death he forwarded the greater part
OF his little fortune to his wife. who
is now living at Trenton. N. J. A lit
tie more than a month ago the under
taker who buried Wells received a let
ter from his widow. asking that the
body be exhumed and shipped east for
permanent interment.
Body In Crampsd Position.
When the coffin was opened the body
was found to be In astranssly cramped
position, the face turned toward the
side. A close examination showed be-
yond any doubt that Wells had awak-
ened from a death-liks trance after
burial. The skeleton of the right hand
clutched a gutta percha plate. bearing
three false teeth, which. In his agony.
Wells is believed to have torn from the
roof OF his mouth. Near the place
where his right jaw rested in the coffin
was found plain gold ring. which
Wells had worn on the fourth finger Of
his right hand. In view OF this terri
BILE discovery the undertaken and the
doctor who had attended Wells de-
cided not to send tae body east unless
forced 10 do so by a~legal process
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
cHIcoGo THUGS AT WORK
Pedestrian Robbed and Badly beaten Ia
the Heart OF the City.

Chicago. Oct. 2S.-After robbing
Charles j. Francis of 81 early Tuesday
morning two highwaymen gaze him q
severe beating. One OF the robbers be-
came so interested in battering his vic
tim that he failed to notice the ap-
proach of a policeman, and he was
captured His companion escaped.
Francis was walking along Clark
street near Van Buren, at o'clock in
the morning. when the two thugs
jumped from an alley and attacked
him. One OF them held Francis by the
arm while the other went through his
pockets and secured a silver dollar.
which was all the money he had at the
time. A rough-and- tumble fight en-
sued. during which the man who had
committed the robbery departed with
his booty and left his companion TO fin-
ish the fiht. While the two men were
struggling on the sidewalk Officer Sick
of the Harrison street station appeared
and took both combatants to the Har-
rison street station. The alleged rob-
Der gave his name as William Rogers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28

Buda- -Pesth. oct. 2s.-Serious eiec-
ton riots have taken place in different
parts OF Hungary. At Tyrnau a de-
tachment Of huzzars. while attempting
10 restore order. was stoned by the
mob and one trooper killed. The hug
zars thereupon charged with drawn
swords and several of the rioters were
wounded. Troops have been sent to
the various disturbed districts
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
u.,,u, A.k. About our Politics.

London. Oct 2s.-A dispatch to The
Daily News from Rome reports that
Princess Helene, the bride of the Prince
Of Naples. gave reception Monday to
the wives Of high disitaries. She asked
the Princess Pogsia Suesa. the Ameri-
can wife of the mayor of Rome. some
questions regarding the presidential
os m M i'm
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
ye..., and An Hand. Lost.

ST Thomas. ont. Oct. 2s.--The gov
ernment cruiser Petrol has arrived al
Port Stanley with the news that the
schooner sandill. loaded with lumbar
for Tonawsnda. from Wharton. went
down in Lake Efie Friday last and
all hands we're lost The Sandill car
ried a crew consisting Of captain, mate
three saamen snd \ cook.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
M.,hodi.t missionary Women.

Springfield. Ills. Oct. 2s.-At Mon
days session of the board of managers
Of the woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the NJ f. church i'm the United
states, the following officers were elect
ed: President. Mrs. Clinton Il Fiske
Of New York: corresponding secretary.
Mrs. II. r. Rust Of Cincinnati ..
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
We'll. Now. Has the Doctor Tha, penehsnt 9

New York, Oct 2s.-A year ago The
World published All article on DIR Ashton
Buchanan Talbot. Of Philadelphia, in
which II was stated that the ply sician had
a penchant for marrying ''old ladies and
riches. For the latter statement DR.
Talbot brought suit for libel against The
World In the United States circuit court.
asking $4,000 damages. The jury has
rendered verdict I'm favor OF The World