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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
Michigan Prohibitionists.

LANSING, Mich, April ls.-"Broad
Guage" Prohibitionists controlled tho
state convention held here Thursday by a
ratio of nearly five to one. Notwith-
standing this, Rev. John Russell and
Samuel Dickie chairman OF the national
Prohibition committee, who fought tho
free silver plank till the last, were elected
delegates at large to the national conven-
tion. The other delegates arc: George
r. Malone, Lansing. and DR.. Henry A.
Reynolds of Pontiac, formerly the leader
of the "Red Ribbon" temperance move
mput
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suic,d. Of a Prominent Farmer.

MAcKINAw Ills. April Is George
Walker aged 20, tho owner Of i,2Jo acres
Of the best land in Tazcwell county and
one OF the oldest settlers and most promi-
neut men Of this region, committed sui
eide. lie was found hanging by the neck
dead in his barn. He leaves wife and
several children. lie was a near relative
of tho late David Davis Of Bloomington.
ex- United States senator aud justice Of
the United States supreme court. Ono
vi his brothers Is one Uf the most promi-
nant aud wealthy merchants of s.. Louis.
Ill health was the cause Of the suicide.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
MARYLAND popuiist Delegates.

BALTIMORE, April 1S-The Populist
state convention of Maryland has elected
the following delegates at large to the ma
onal convention In st. LOUIS 5. 5.
Field. Baltimore: Walter Vrooman, Dor
chester county; w. 5. Bcanson, Prince
Georges. The platform adopted reaffirms
tho Omaha national platform of 1897.
Tho delegates to the 1T. Louis convention
are instructed "to use all honorable
means to effect union Of all opposed to
the rule of money sugs; II not under tho
same name, at least unior the same lead
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Find. the COMPANY Negligent.

TOLEDO. o., April ls'-Coroner Hense-
Ter Thursday rendered verdict In the
Wheeling and Lake Erie bridge disaster.
He finds that Marshall, the switchman,
came to his death by reason Of negligence
on the railway company not providing q
safe structure for it's trains He 1xes the
entire blame for the accident on the com
pany and recommends that the state offi'
cials order an inspection Of the bridge at
once, as he declares that 1t Is entirely too
light for the traffic now passing over 1t.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
WAS NOT MURDERER zlLKe.
The Man Who Was Shot Near Appleton.
Wis Is Insane.

The Man VINO Was Shot Near Apptotons
WIS, Is Insane.
APPLETON. April lS-rho man shot
and captured here Thursday and supposed
To be Zllke. the murderer of Farmer
Davids Of Green Lake county. proves not
to be the man wanted. Officers arrived
from Markesan and failed to Identify him
He is now positively identified as Joseph
Strong, who was born and raised near
this city, but has been absent from this
locality several years. Strong appears to
be insane with the halucination that he
Is pursued by enemies who seek his life
and that Is tho reason that he attempted
to shoot the officer when arrested.
Strong's mother and brother died insane
and from marks on his underclothes IL Is
believed he has recently escaped or been
discharged from some asylum. His con-
dition is much improved and he will
probably recover.
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Fire Causes n Panic.

DETROIT, April ls.-A fire which
caused an immense amount of terror
broke out early Thursday morning in the
fashionable Burnstein flats in Woodward
avenue. Men, women and children came
piling out into the street lightly garbed.
One man brought his entire clothing
down in his arms and made his toilet
around the corner. An exciting woman
came rushing into the street with her
arms filed with stoyepipe and still anoth-
er was arraycd in sealskin sack and
dainty night robe One society belle had
on her Easter bonnet, nightgown and one
shoe The property loss was small.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
PREACHER IN TROUBLE.
Made False Registration, Boasted of II,
and Is Convicted.


and Is Convicted.
FINDLAY, o., April lS-After four
hours Of dellberation, the jury Thursday
afternoon found the Rev. Joseph f. Eb-
ben-Powell guilty Of Fraudulent registra-
tion He was rector of Trinity Episcopal
church for IA few months and as II British
subject boasted of the superiority of Eng
lsh laws over American. To prove the
looseness of Americah hws, he registered
at last falls election, Sdeclaring himself a
"native," although IN had been in this
country but two years. He then publicly
boosted of what he had done and claimed
American officers never enforced the laws
The board of elections thought to show
him he was mistaken and had him arrest
ed. He has been removed from his
charge by Bishop Leonard. The penalty
is from one to three years in the peniten-
tiarV
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Floods In Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE, April lS-A special to
The Wisconsin from Ashland says: The
water in northern Wisconsin streams is
the highest for years. The employees Of
the White River Pulp mill were out all
Thursday night loosening long jams to
save the dam and mill Logs have boen
noated into the woods from many streams
and will have to be rehauled after the
water subsidies. O'Danah Is overfiowed
and the dixie has been washed out Of that
place. The water is over the threshold Of
many dwellings.
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LABOR READY TO ACT.
Leaders Lay Plans for Big
Strike May I.
FIRST MOVE TO OCCUR AT BOSTON.

The Carpenters VIII Take the Initial Step
in That city for AN Eight-Hour Work
Day-Mighy y Campaign begun TO Secure
for the Wage Garner "a Better Condition
I'm Life-Organizations Formed In All tho
Large and Small Cities.
Boston, April 1s-As a result of the
sight-hour proclamation recently issued
by the executive council OF the American
Federation of Labor plans have been pre-
pared for monster strike, which is
planned to extend TO New York, PhiIa-
delphia, Chicago, st. Louis, and all the
cities where the force Of such a move
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Bni Taylor Had "a Saw, Also.

KANSAS CITY, April 1S-In the cell of
William Taylor, the Meeks family MUIR
derer brought here from Carrollton to
prevent lynching, Marshal kcshler
found steel saw eight inches long and
half an inch wide. 1t was, concealed in
an old sachel brought from Carrollton by
Taylor. With the tool Taylor would
have been able to saw his way out within
half AN hour, could he have worked unin-
tcrruptcdly for that length of time.
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Old Coup,e Robbed of $1,000.

JACKSON, Mich, April lS.-Thrce rob-
mis-, near Portage Lake, twelve miles
from here, and after fassaulting him,
forced his wife to give them 81 $40. They
then walked half "A mig TO George Vein.
holds barn, stole hor4e and wagon, and
drove to this city by way Of Grass lake.
Mr.. Dennis is 20 and an,t his wife - years
old, and they were 50 postrated as to be
unable TO give an alarm. The facts were
discovered whom a son-in-law named
Longstreet called at the Dennis home.
Officers are mt work on the case. The
horse was found wandering in this city.
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PsRIshep IN TIE FLAMES
sive Children Crematsd In . Big Isns-
ment House Fire.


TURNER FALLS, Mass. April Is Five
children were smothered to death by .
fire In a big tenement block here Friday.
The fire originated In the basement
OF the three-story block In which the
children and their parents were living. IL
spread SO rapidly that those OH the second
door were barely able to escape with their
lives. Though blinded and nearly over
come by the smoke man named Cour-
matine, who lived ON the upper floor,
seized two Of his six small children and
carried them to place OF safety. Two
more he then secured and carried them
out, but the others perished. A young
man, cripple. escaped by going down q
clothesline. The dead are; Josephine
Courmatine, aged ~ yerrs; Edward
Courmatine aged 10; Annie Dubois, aged
4; Lena Dubois. aged z; Rosie Bonmier,
aged 10
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In.nrr.n, Prisoner. Executed.

HAVANA, April Is Three prisoners Of
war; Gregorio B,rges. Esteban Herman
dez, and Jose Bacallao were executed at
o'clock Friday morning at Cabana fort.
ress. They belonged 70 the insurgcnt
b md commanded by Dr. Bruno Zayas
and were cap;ured by the Spanish soldiers
during an attack made by the enemy or
Managus and the burning OF property In
that vicinity.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
Indor.ed onay for president.

RDGEwAY, Pa, April Is The Twenty
eighth congressional district Republican
convention composed Of the counties OF
Clarion, Cleariield, Center, Forest and
Elk. met here and elected III. X. Wilson
and j. II. McEwan national delegates to
the st. Louis convention. Resolutions
indorsing Quay for the presidency were
adopted. The conferrecs Of Clearheld and
Center counties opposed the resolutions
md left the convention.
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Hotel DANCED by Fire.

AsHEvILLE, N. c., April 1s.-The Bat
terry Park hotel, the largest In Asheviile.
was damaged by fire Thursday to the ex-
tent of $4,000. The flames originated in
the kitchen about 1880 o'clock. There
were over two hundred guests In the ho-
tel and all left the building quietly. No
one was hurt The fire was confined to
the wing occupied by the kitchen and
servants quarters. The flames were ex-
tinguished by o'clock and by noon most
of the guests had returned to their rooms.
Th, hotel will not close
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
Ma,abele. Capture Buiuwayo.

LONDON, April is.-The Exchange Tele-
graph company says it is rumored that
Buluwayo has been captured by the Mata-
bcles. The news is not confirmed from
other sources. A dispatch from Alder
shot says the Middlcscx regiment has
been ordered TO start Immediately for
South Africa Considerable anxiety Is
felt regarding the South African situation
and the government IL openly blamed for
ITS inactipn.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
The Chapman Case.

WASHINGTON, April ls-The district
court of appeals Friday allowed the writ
Of error to the United States supreme
court asked for by the counsel for Elver-
ton X. Chapman, the New York stock
broker convicted for having refused to an
swer question propounded by the senate
sugar trust investigation committee. The
case probably will be heard by the su'
preme court next term, as motion to ad-
vance IL on the docket will be made.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
ca.ss..a1 ln Kohhlng thc MaII..

LANCASTER, Pa, April is-Harry
Gamer, aged 10 years, employed by liv-
cry fem which has the contract for carry
inc mail between the postofiice and the
Pennsylvania railroad station, was ar
rested Thursday for robbing the mails
ue confessed his guilt. IL was Gamers
habit TO opcn tied sacks while making his
route. and his stealings have been going
on for several months.
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Ex-Bsnk Cashier In Trouble.

CINCINNATI. April ls.-W. A. Baynton,
late cashier of the First National bank Of
Franklin. Warren county, O., was
brought from that city under arrest TO
answer an Indictment of nine counts by q
United States grand jury accusing him Of
misappropriating the banks funds and
making false entries on Its books Judge
Sage held him I'm bonds of 5000. He is
also under indictment in the Warren
county court
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struck Against Non-Union Men.

CHICAGO, April IS because Contractor
Cooper refused to displace the two nom
union painters employed by him on the
new apartment building at West Fifteenth
street and Kedzio avenue Friday morn
ing, general strike was declared on that
Job at noon by the board of walking dele
gates OF the Building Trades council. and
the force Of about thirty union carpenters.
plumbers journeymen and junior steam
filter, together with the non-union paint
ers, promptly quit work. j. c. Atkinson
is the owner of the building.
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Tnnnd nm Illicit still.

CINCINNATI. April 1s.-The United
States secret service officers Thursday ar
rested William Westermeyer, q well
known resident of Newport, KY, for hay
ing ON his premises an Illicit still with u
capacity of twenty gallons. Wcstcrmeyer
had fallen behind in his rent, had been
sued and when a constable entered the
house he detected IA strong odor OF whisky.
This lcd TO an Investigation with the above
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T,,lm,natw wiohi,n. Kan.

WICHITA, April Is Senator Benz j'min
II. Tillman of South Carolina arrived in
Wichita Thursday afternoon and was met
at the depot by a large number of people.
The town was filed with visitors and In
gala attire. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon
i'm circus tent erected for the purpose
Senator Tillman made an extended free
silver speech, talking 90 one of the larg'
est audiences that ever gathered here.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
Hot ApriI Day I'm Chicago.

CHICAGO, April Is Thursday was the
hottest April day since the signal service
was established in Chicago. The mcl curry
went to 81 In the afternoon, beating Apih
10, 1894, by three degrees. This was the
record In the weather shop. and 1t was
several degrees warmer on the street.
Similar temperatures are reported from
tho east
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
Re.r,,ion to Marquis Ya,nagata.

NEW YORK, April lS.-Msrquis fama-
sata field marshal of Japan. was ten
dered a reception at the city hall Thurs
Az The address Of welcome delivered
NV Mayor Strong was very brief The adj
dress was translated into Japanese by an
,n,erpretor Tor the benefit Of famagata
and the other natives Of Japan present.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
pi.mar,k Wanted to puy a Dog.

Boston, April is.-The King Charles
spaniel Gillic, which was recently refused
entry i'm the New York dog show by roa-
son of its being undcr & months OF age,
was yesterday sold BY DIR. Schcnck. Of
this city, to Prince Bismarck, of Germany,
for $1,000 The dog weighs only two
mounds.
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WAsHINGToS. April s.-Representative
Clardy of kentucky Thursday appeared
before the house subcommittee on rcci-
procity. He spoke principally in regard
TO the tobacco interests, saying that sew
eral countries notably Spain, Italy and
France, by government control discrim-
mated against our tobacco. He asked
that some way be provided by which our
tobacco trade may be extended
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PEORIA. April lS.-f3y the explosion OF
n converter at the works Of the American
Glucose company Friday morning at a;i5
o'clock John Hocy and man named
Burns were Instantly killed. John VIII
sou, Mat Connolly. and John Doolcy were
badly injured The fourth story of the
works IN VIII ch the converter was located
Nxn. Nr.ckri
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rnr.,v himself Under Train.

CHICAGO, April lS.-E. II. stephens, for
a long time treasurer of the Goodrich
Jewelry company, % Madison street,
threw himself in front of northbound
Illinois Central train at Twenty-second
street shortly before midnight anu was
instantly Sillcd. The only known cause
for the act was that his salary hal been
cut dawn
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po,aI..o Would Ipt.rccdc.

ROME April ls.-The papal nuncio az
Madrid has been instructed to propose the
mediation OF the pops In order to bring
about n settlement Of the troubles In
Cuba, or To urge upon Spain the accept
ancc OF President Clevcland's reported OF
fnr IL n..allaflnn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
Ernit. Ininred bx rrosts.

SAN FRANCISCO, April is.--Severe frosts
during the last two nights have caused
much damage to fruit i'm the orchards In
the center Of tho state. A dispatch from
Fresno says that serious damage was
done in vineyards there, and that the
frosts will cause a short raisin crop.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
CONGRESSMAN Mnliken Renominated.

wATrRvrLLE, Me, April 1s.-Congress-
man seth L. Milliken was renominated
by the Republican convention for the
Third district. Resolutions indorsing
Thomas B. Reed for the presidential NOM
ination were passed amid great applause.
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DIES MoINEs, April Is The State Med
ical association elected the following off,
GERS: President John c. sschrader. Iowa
City; first vice president. Il l.. Bakcr, In.
dianola; secretary. J. w. COkenower, Des
Moiues; assistant secretary, q. &. Tuttle;
treasurer, George II. Skinner Cedar
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rx-King MILAN Coming 10 see us.

LoSDcN, April ls-rhe Standard an
nounces that cx.Klng Milan OF Ssrvia wi l
start in May for tour OF the Unitcd
States, which may extend 10 san FraN'
cisco and around the world.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
Diamond Robbers Arrested.

WASHINGTON, April ls.-Ambassador
Bsyard has notified the state department
by cable of the arrest In London Of Tur-
ner and Dunlap on IA charge Of implica-
ton Ia the Burden diamond robbery.
The accused are held TO await extradi-
ton.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-18
The DEATH RECORD.

ED PARDRIDGE, the noted board OF trade
plunger, at Chicago.
Judge PHILEMON b. EwINe, mt I.ancas.
ter. q.
CHARLES II HEyDEcKRR, ploneer resi-
dent Of Waukcgan, iiis.
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ordered so Print the LesscrA

LONDON. April IL. General Booth has
cabled TO the salvation Army headquar-
ters at New York instructing the officials
In charge there TO publish the letters In
their possession In regard to the charges
made by Ballirgton Booth against the
general and his administration.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Aprl Is --Sharkcy
m ,naged TO last eight rounds In u go
with Ch ynsli and was given the decs-
ion. lie WIS frightfully punished by
ChoynskL
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p.cifc hallway Funding BlIl.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Gear
Friday reported TO the senate the Pacific
railroad funding bill agreed upon by the
subcommittee of the senate and house.
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WASHINGTON, April ls-Charies 7.
wilkins of Detroit, United States attor-
ney for the eastern district Of Michigan.
has resigned. Charles X. Whitman of
Detroit has been appointed to the va
capcy
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SAMUEL GoMPERs.


will be for the enforcement of the eight
hour workday which Is now refused.
President Gonpers and Vice President
Mcclure of the American Federation will
be here Sunday To confer with the leaders.
They have baen asccrtaining the strength
of the unions and advance reports from
them say that the unions are prepared
financially.
Carpenters to- Move First.
The first nlove will be made in Boston.
The carpenters have been selected to make
the test and the refusal of their demand
will be followed by an instant strike in
Boston. II can be safely predicted that at
the least computation $1,000 men will bo
involved in the strike, and. if once start
cd, the labor leaders say it will tax the re-
sources 60 the greatest To prevent such
scenes as We're enacted in Chicago, or,
still worse, as were witnessed in the Home
ste ID affair Boston is only one of the
many hundred cities that look anxiously
for May /. Hundreds Of smaller towns
having organ ltiuns have also entered
into the splris Of the movement and will
join the majority In n possible strike-a
greater strike, in fact, than the world has
ever seen.
Remarks of "a Labor Official.
A labor official said:
"Irom observations 1t is plainly evident
that an ale OF determination to fight for
the demand is recognized in every action
taken by the unions. Many of the latter
are financially well prepared for a strike,
and those unions who are not in the
condition required on such occasions will
no doubt receive all the financial assist
ance necessary"
Quite recently the steam filters of Bos-
ton went out OH a strike for shorter hours
and increase of wages. The strike lasted
some two months or more, when the en-
ployers, finding that popular sympathy
was with the strikers. conceded through
the state board of arbitration to the de.
mands of the men, so that on May l the
steam filters will start work under the
short hour measure
Concentrating Their Efforts.
This has given the leaders of the pro-
posed strike here hope that they will win.
Everything will be concentrated on this
first move, as il it Is successful 1t is be-
loved that the other cities will not refuse
the eight-hour day But II beaten, 1t
will not deter the leaders from ordering n
general strike and forcing the issue. 1t
is estimated tuat in Boston there are S5.-
OO0 wage-earners who are affiliated with
organized labor. There are 100 organized
bodies affiliated with the Central Labor
union and between twenty and thirty at
tached to the Building Trades council.
while many are allied to the Knights of
Labor.
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BosToS, April is.--John Stctson, the
theatrical manager. is critically III OF
pneumonia nc his homo In th.s ci,y.
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They Are
All Right.

WndI! The farming lands offered at
Munlsing. The following editorial appeared
in the Evening News of Monday, March 80
1t is republished here for the benefit of those
who did not take time to read it carefuIIy