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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

@. Ryan. OF New York. Jesus del Sol,
Bernabe varona and Pedro Cespedes,
brother OF the. president, OF the Cuban
republic, were condemned 10 death on
the chsrge OF piracy. The sentence
was carried into effect the Following
morning. Hardly had the smoke
cleared from above the corpses OF these
four lovers OF liberty when a second
court-martial assembled TO try the
rank and file of the expedition. includ-
Ing the captain and crew OF the Vir-
ginius. Here again the charge was
piracy on the high ceas. and again the
same awful sentence was pronounced.
IL being impraciicable 20 execute the
entire body OF prise ners al one time.
the unfortunates were divided into
patches. and on TIE morning OF Nov.
9Th the first one. consisting OF Captain
Fry and thirty-six OF his crew. many
OF them being boys IN their teens.
marched In solemn procession from
the Jail TO the slaughter-house half a
mile away, 10 fall victims 10 the vim
dictive hate OF the Spanish tyrant.
Here / quote an eyewitness de-
scription: 1.-The sad procession halts
when II has arrived at the place OF
doom, and forms a hollow square with
the victims In the midst The line OF
soldiers next the slaughter-house then
opens and the prisoners are placed
on the edge of the trench or moat.
kneeling and bound. but not blindfold-
ed, and having their faces turned 10
the wall. The clergy, after having con-
veyed 10 the miserable sinners their
Masters message OF Peace on earth
and good will towards men, and hav-
Ing recommended their souls to that
mercy In another world denied TO them
In this one. retire TO the center OF the
square. where they take their place
beside the colonel and the regimental
staff. The commanding officer gives
the fatal signal by waving his sword.
the men fire, and the wretched objects
OF Spanish hate and vengeance fall
headlong into the shallow trench, some
dead, some dying, and others wounded,
but alive. Then comes the browning
company o. artillery, till
now kept in reserve, gallops forward
and brushes. with the broad and heavy
wheels Of the guns. dying, dead. and
wounded into one indistinguishable
mass"
And these horrors the Spanish gov
ernor proposed TO repeat day by day
until the last man of the two hundred
odd prisoners of the Virginius had been
done to death! But On Nov. 8. few
hours before the time fixed for the
bird orgy of blood. a British ar-ship.
he Niobe, appeared in the harbor. and
Ter captain promptly Informed the
governor that he would tolerate no fur
her bloodshed until the matter had
been referred to the home authorities,
who were then engaged in a similar
business in Ireland. The Spanish gov
,rnor referred to current events in
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

summed up, is as follows: The vessel,
a side-wheel iron steamer, was pur-
chased in New York in 1870 by the
Cuban revolutionary junta, and was
used for the transport OF men and mu-
nitions TO the coast of Cuba. She was
entered as an American vessel, how
ever, and continued to fly tie stars and
stripes on her various cruises. Her
last trip was in the autumn of 1873,
when she left Kingston, Jamaica, with
one hundred and seventy-five volun-
teers and a complete armament, and
turned her helm toward the Cuban
coast. Her captain, Joseph Fry, was a
native of Louisiana, and had been
specially engaged for the occasion. Her
crew for the most part were New
Workers., and were unaware of the OBJ
ject of the expedition. Unfortunately
a damage to her machinery obliged
the Virginius to seek temporary shell
ter IN the harbor of Kingston, Jamaica,
a delay which eufficed 20 put the Span
ish authorities on her track, and when
she made her second start the Spanish
man-of-war Tornado swooped down
upon her. and after a long chase sue
ceeded In forcing her to surrender.
II should be said, however, that before
this every object that might In the
least excite suspicion, such as horses,
arms and munitions had been thrown
into the sea, so that when the board
ing party stepped on Der deck they
found themselves on hoard an ordin-
airy merchantmen carrying the stars
and stripes and cleared for Colon with
a clean bill OF health! In spite OF this,
and OF the apparent fact that the cap
ture had been made In British waters,
the Tornado towed her prize to San
tiago de Cuba, arriving there the fol-
lowing day, Nov. /.
The ordinary procedure under SINH
lar circumstances, when evidence Of
wrong-doing was as 5llght as In the
present case, would have been TO un-
dertake a thorough and painstaking
judicial examination. Governor Bur-
riel, OF Santiago. thought otherwise,
and so did his adherents, the Spanish
Volunteers. On Nov. 2 a drum-head
court-martial was convened on board
the Tornado, and the four leaders
OF the expedition, Generals w. A.
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and had broken more hearts and ruined
more lives than any other man in Cali
forlia and Arizona. He was said 10 be
utterly without pity, although some
swore 10 the contrary. At any rate, he
was relentless in his pursuit of an OBJ
ject, and dead shot, two things which
made man whom it would be unwise
to offend.
He was well aware OF the furtive
glances which were cast In his direction
as he lounged against the door. II
pleased him TO hear the respectful in
vitations TO dance which he received,
but be felt no desire TO join them-Jack
Devore was rather fasudious in his
tastes, and touching one OF the painted
women was out OF the question. but the
girl at whese face his eyes had stopped
was different.
You might look from the City of
Mexico to San Francisco" he unused.
land not find another face like hers"
and Jack was an excellent Judge of
beauty.
She stood leaning against the wall
IN a posture which brought out every
line of her rounded figure, from the
small foot tapping the floor in time TO
the groaning fiddle. 10 the top of her
saucy head. She wore a short cotton
skirt of some coarse dark material,
while large white handkerchief, leav-
ing her throat and arms bare, served
for bodice. Her hair, which fell In
long black curls below her waist, was
caught up at the left side of her head
with few brilliant cactus flowers, her
teeth shone white through her parted
lips, and her eyebrows met In a straight
level line over a pair OF glorious dark
eyes. AS II aware that some one was
watching her, she stirred uncomforta-
bly,, and then looking up, met Jack De-
vore's gaze; for moment she stared
at him, then her eyes fell nervously.
Thinking that this was decided point
In her favor. he reused himself and
crossed the room 10 where she stood.
viii you dancer" he saId. in his
musical voice.
She gave him her hand and he led her
out on the floor.
What is your name?" he asked.
"Inez," she answered. II am not
like the rest" and she looked at him
half proudly. half apologetically.
1T is easy TO see that" he replied;
but not so easy to see why you are
here" He did not ask the question.
but she answered IL.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

colonis. of Veterans SETTLING In - Mild
or Climate

Colonies OF Veterans reteunk IN mh"-
or Climate
The time may not be distant when
a third, and perhaps half. OF the pension
money paid out by the government Will
be distributed In the south, says the
Savannah tGa) News. The movement
OF members OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic. particularly OF those who re-
ceive pensions. TO the southern states
is now so large az to attract general
attention, and IL is steadily growing In
volume. The reason of this ~ that the
old soldiers of the north suffer from
the effects of wounds received or dis
eases contracted In the war, and are
anxious TO pass their declining years
In a milder climate. The long and Sc
we're northern winters are thinning
their ranks rapidly. They believe they
would live longer and have better
health In the south. That is why so
many of them are settling In North
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida.
Mississippi. Louisiana and Texas.
In a dispatch published recently, CIV
ing an account of the movements OF
immigrants from the west to Alabama,
II was stated that at present about ST.
soc, 900 OF federal pension money is paid
out In the south annually and that II is
estimated that sl5.OOO.0 900 will be paid
out next year. II this estimate should
not prove erroneous IL affords good
ground for saying that the time Is not
distant when half the money disbursed
by the government for pensions will
be paid to northern veterans living in
the south.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
ZULIME TAFT.

original; pioneer work of which only
genius is capable. dorado Taft, the
| Chicago sculptor, has done much TO de.
velop this movement and aid in the cul.
tivation Of the new variety of virile
feminine genius that is manifesting IT,
self in the realistic modern art of the
west Miss Zulime Taft, whose
thoughtful face and dreamy eyes al
once proclaim the artistic tempera-
ment, is Kansas girl and a sister OF
dorado Taft. whose pupil she has been
for several years.
With Miss Taft In Paris is her most
intimate friend and co-worker, Miss
Janet Scudder. Together they braved
the fear of seaslckness. the horrors OF
inconsistencies, and the difficulties OF
establishing themselves in the novel
studio life OF Paris.
Miss Scudder's successes In sculpture
da'e back TO the acceptance of the
statue "Nymph," by the art committee
of the Indiana building. The figure
was one of ideal grace and elegance
and conspicuous among the exquisite
decoration of the reception hall. She is
a western girl, born and bred in Terre
Haute, Ind. but because she believes in
America and its enormous possibilities
she does not refuse opportunities for
broadening her culture and strengthen
ing her mastery OF the technique of her
art.
Both Miss Scudder and Miss Taft are
awaiting themselves of drawing lessons
in the morning classes OF the French
mystic painter, Lew Olivier Merson.
Their spare hours are devoted 10 seri-
Gus study OF the masterpieces of the
Louvre and Luxumburg, which pleas
ure. however, is not allowed TO encroacb
upon their professional work, the mod
cling OF strong, realistic busts, that is
really the object of their foreign trip.
Miss Bessie o. Potter. who has done
so much and such excellent work as a
sculptor is also temporarily In Paris.
not with the intention OF initiating
either the classic or the French feel
ing Miss Potter Is little mite OF a
woman, with beautiful great brown
eyes and manner that is at once sim
pie and cordial, the manner that comes
10 people who are unconsciously great.
she was born less than a quarter of
century ago In st. Louis and her Quaint
middle name-Inehatema-was given
her by Gov. Allen Wright. full.
FLOODED Indian of the Choctaw nation.
MISS Potter's life-size bust of the late |
frof. swing, of Chicago, has been called |
by the critics one of the finest bits of
modelling ever done in this country.
Miss Potter never insists upon classic
drapery or esthetic gowns but models
pretty women just as they come TO her
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
IL Bacon ReincsrnatedY

VIII not the Baconians make an cx-
cellent case for Lord Bacon and his pro-
found knowledge Of modern science?
May 1t not almost be proved that Bacon
is reincarnated in the person of Baron
Roentgen? Else how shall Roentgen
get the credit for his discovery? For
was 1t not Lord Bacon who made Ham,
let say TO his mother
Come, come. and sit you down; you shall not
bulge;
You go not TIL set you up a glass
Where you may see the Utmost part OF you.
Boston Transcript.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

interest by the majority OF readers.
The pictures will bring home TO them
at glance the extreme barbarity OF
SPANS methods OF warfare. and will
justify the denunciations launched
against that retrograde nation. in the
highest legislative council of this
country; for II lie hardly TO be sup
posed that the bloodthlrsty hidalgo
has undergone any change of heart In
the past twenty vars. In fact, there
are reasons TO believe that. II anything,
the practices OF the present authorl-
ties In Cuba even surpass for refine
ment of cruelty the dark deeds OF their
predecessors of the seventies!
The story of the Virginius, briefly
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
The Power of Influence.

Our individual thoughts and acts are
imperishable. Every deed we perform
has an outward and inward Office. The
moment We influence others we our
selves are Influenced. Conduct has its
bound and rebound. A good deed Is
eternal, and no power can blot out the
influence Of an evil deed.--Rev. S. g.
Nelson.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

sitting heat still
seemed to radiate from the baked sides
OF the small adobe house. and the
sandy soil was uncomfortable 10 walk
upon, although the sun had been Gown
an hour.
The town was Just beginning 70 show
signs OF life. Any one arriving there
between the hours OF 10 In the morn
ing and 6 at night would feel assured
that the place was deserted. Doors ana
shutters were closed, and the fierce rays
OF the sun beat down from the our-
nished blue Arizona skies with maiig-
nant glee. holding undisputed sway. AT
shutdown, however. humanity began 10
assert itself. Not that II was mueh
cooled, but the terrible. binding glare
was gone. Men appeared on the one
long, struggling street, clad In cotton
shirts and trousers, the former turned
back from the throat as far as possible.
Ponies came Looping across the trails
from the nearest camps with their
swarthy riders. and lights began 10 hare
in the saloons and gambling tents.
Sounds of voices were heard, too-true.
mostly in oaths and coarse Jokes. but
they were Humankind on this particu-
lar night came the wheeZy wall OF
fiddle and the livelier rattle Of banjo
from the upper floor of the single two
story building in the place. a rough
structure Of implanted pine boards,
with the words Hanks Hotel in large
black letters over the door.
A dance was evidently In progress,
for several ponies were tethered 10 the
yucca trees in front, and out on the still
night air came the sounds OF a mans
voice, shouting orders.
Inside the room il was hot and I'M
comfortable. made more so by the light
of half a dozen lamps. There were
perhaps thirty men and one-third as
many women, the former cowboys In
high boots and tucked-in trousers. or
red-shirted miners from the camps
twenty miles away in the mountains,
and all had pistols or knives cleaning
in their belts. The women were
brazen, painted things, who had drifted
here when they were down on their
luck" and stayed because their sex was
cANh q ny Nnal lLCg NtlC AOltldAtus
"A hard crowd" thought Jack De-
wore, as he leaned against the door, idly
watching the dancers; "all of them |
toughened with crime, and all of them
show IL, unless it's that one over there"
and his eyes rested on a young girl who |
had just finished dancing, and stood |
leaning against the wall painting and |
Jack Devore. in spite Of his travels
and dangerous life, did not show his
AZ years. Looking at him, one would
take him for gentleman of quiet and
retiring tastes. He was remarkably
OF the blonde type, and
dressed in excellent taste. He spoke
good Spanish and purest English, had a
of Shakespeare that many a
scholar might well envy, possessed n
tenor voice that would have made his
fortune on the operate stage, and a
pair of eyes that would win ones heart,
they were so innocent and honest. Yet
Jack Devore had been put down by
more than one as an unmitigated viii
lain. He was a professional gambler.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
A D,ycr Gets Many shoes

The diver, as the reader may ma. ,I NSs
gets many startling shocks va 'a'd br N
A fifteen-foot shark, masn'u. .s + 81
water and coming direct a. 49,, s crsit
ficient TO make the stou,es' n l's, stsai'
in spite of the assertion . ...a, 40 .
have never been known 20 ',, ofasF
in drcss. Neither is The sign a ACE. u
turtle comforting when one p ~ 9V ssiir'
know exactly what II IS anu - - lsss J.
of a sea-snake around c ,'.rds % bs
though IT has only ones "~leassrl
at. is, to say the least uHp
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

studio IN their stylish modern dresses
anu surely nothing could exceed the
grace OF outline and the artistic charm
OF these fascinating statuettes with
.ne,r intense modernity and dreamy
,eaiism' Instantaneous photographs
al cay, some one has called them.
but In spite of her marked success IN
.i's line little Miss Potter is not content
" ie' wei enough alone" And the
mos. welcome guests to her be; utiful
STUDIO In Chicago are the children who
come to her as sitters. She chatters
a an.,, makes merry with her baby models
unui their hearts are won and they
sladiy give her their sweetest smiles
ana coyest glances 10 be reproduced Inv
the pretty clever fingers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
Americanism.

To be an American is TO believe In
America and the American people. To
be an American is to have an abiding
faith In the future and in the destiny of
America. To be an American is TO have
a high conception of what this great
country should be, and following out
that ideal loyally.-Rev. John H.
Prugh.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

Clara-sadie has been III for a month.
Maude-Does she show IL?
Clara should say so. You ought
20 see the color of her bair.-Loe An
geles tCal) World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
Seemed Su mcient.

Mrs. Tono-So you're going 10 send
your daughter to Wesleyan. Why not
Vassar?
Mrs. Update-The Vassar colors don't
become er.-Philadelphia Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
The Whole or None.

Jones-Black is a liberal fellow. He
never does things by halves.
Smith-That's fact. He never bor-
rowed less than dollar from me yet.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

the pluck TO get there. Laurel wreaths
bearing the city's crest are made to lit
all sized heads, with especial lightweight
brands to suit delicate feminine brows
This was a wise provision; for the
young women Of Chicago are doing
work. both in the arts and professions.
that is a matter of establishment even
to their progressive teachers. Espe-
eially is this true in the first and great
est of all arts-sculpture. Women
sculptors, until within the past four or
Ave years, have been exceptional In
any country, and in America their
names could have been counted on one
hand. Since the artistic success, how
ever, of the worlds fair art In this
country has been established upon
different basis and America has taken
unto herself an art of her own; whether
for better or for worse cannot be de-
cided in this generation. In sculpture
the outlook is favorable and women are
doing work at once fresh. vigorous and
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

BESSIE o. POTTER.
national art. an art possessing Amer
can spirit and American enterprise
remains to be seen whether the dena')
was a cry from the heart OF the nsu'|
or temporary clamor for q new lsa,
MARY A. FANTON
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

Mrs. Van Colt has been in the evan
gelist business for thirty-three years,
and in that time claims to have saved
10000 souls, gross.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
BUTCHERIES OF 1873.
HOW SPAIN TREATED HER LIB
ERTV-LOvINO SUBJECTS.
the story OF the virginius Massacre ss
Told I'm Lesiie's Newspaper OF That
Year Only stopped when Our Mus
acts Regain to Rattle
mRnHE

II E reproduction
on this page
from Frank Les
lie's Illustrated
Newspaper OF the
year 1878. illus
trating the horrible
massacre OF the
crew OF the Ameri-
can steamer vir-
ginius. will be
viewed with q sad
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
Injuries for PrIsnners.

II costs 5000 year to keep the pris.
oners in the Denver Jail in slippers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
JUST LIKE CHICAGO.
WOMEN scULPToRs CLoRiFY
THE GARDEN CITY.
Their WORK Calls Forth Highest Com
msndstion = Genius and Perseverance,
Happily Combined = Tho Successes
Brought About
(Chicago Letter)

hlCAdO ID nothing
II not progressive.
original and ma
tional. There are
no sex distinctions
In the art of the
Garden City. Wom-
en- are welcome to
climb TO the very
summit OF Olym-
pus. providing they
have the talent and
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
AT HANKS HOTEL.

FAINT YELLOW
light still fingered
In the west. al
though the moon
was shining. II
was a hot night;
not a breath OF
air stirred the stin
limbs OF the yucca
trees or the iery
cactus blooms. The
sitting heat still
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-08-27
Public Speaking.

The candidates for Representa-.
tive will address the voters OF
Carroll county on the issues of the
day at 2 o'clo ok in the afternoon,
Rule, August "a.
Piney, August rs.
Usage. August 26.
Carrollton, August .27.
Denver, August 2S..
Oak Grove, August 80.
Green Forest, August 81.
Berryville, September l.
Jones' Store, September e.,
White Elm, September 8.
Eureka Springs, September 4.
Beaver, September, 5.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-08-27
The Directors Meeting.

The Directors Asso citation met
at RerryvilIe on the 20 inst, with
forty districts represented by so
directors. The whole day was
put IN intro ducing important bust
ness. The meeting was harmoni-
Gus and enthusiastic. The consti-
tuition adopted provides for tour
meetings per year. The next
meeting will be held at Green
Forest the 2pd Friday and Satur-
day of November next.
G.. r. Mccall was elected presi :
dent, S. Fl. Doxey vice president,
W. A. Butt secretary and J. NJ.
Lovett treasurer.
By unanimous vote the follow
ing books were adopted:
Barnes Readers,
Barnes Biographies,
Harrington's Graded Speller,
Eggleston's Primary History,
Shlnn's History of the Am eriean
People.
Smiths Psychology.
American Book Company's Land
Survey.
Reeds Language Lessons,
Reed & Kellogg's Graded Les
sons in English.
Reed & Kellogg's HigherLessons
IN English. ....
Spencerian Copy Book.
will in a few days furnish each
District with blank contracts with
the publishers of these books from
which they will learn the exact
terms on which each book can be
had. It is very much desired that
as many districts as can will
adopt these books this year, and
put them in their schools. The
sooner this adoption is completed
the better for our children and
pock cts. III. P. BURNEY,
Go. Ex.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-08-27

THE question is being repeatedly
asked, why tho board of County
Commissioners did not have Mr..
Naples deputies sommoned to tes.
tijy concerning the charge OF
Spencer J. Morris that delinquent
taxes had been collected and not
turned over. We do not know
why they didn't. If Mr, Morris
has pnrjured bimselfin this matter
he should be punished, and # not,
the people should know the
facts Ia the case.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-08-27
HOW's This z

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FL Cheney & Co, Props, Toledo, Ohio.
We the undersign have known T J. Chen
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Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally. act
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