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Fatal Boiler Explosion.

CINCINNATI, O., April 2.-The boiler of
Fred Groves sawmill, situated between
Milford and Elenor, exploded Wednes-
day w. II. Fiizwater anu Earnest Mar
tin, employees, were killed Fred Groves,
Hiram Filzwater and Milla Fitzwatcr
were badly injured
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SPRINGFIELD, o, Apr,l 9Th Repub-
hcan congressional district convention
which balloted all day Tuesday without
making nomination continued
Wednesday in the same way. The dole
gates To the 81. Louis convention will not
br selected until the deadlock Is broken
and candidate j. named for congress-
mn
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nau.ii cnhie mi nrad.

WASHINGTON. April 2.-rhc senate COM
mittec on foreign relations decided
Wednesday not % report any bill for n
cable 10 Hawaii This result was reached
after quite an exciting meeting aud caused
considerable feeling among the membcrs
Two ballots were taken.
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Passed Over the Mayors Veto.

OMAHA. April 2.-The city council
Tuesday evening, b. n vote of Is to 4.
passed the euriow ordinance over the
may or s veto. and he law will go into Of
feet at once. IL was not passed in re.
sponsc to public sentiment demanding 1t.
but in the absence of such sentiment. In
fact, very strenuous opposition to Its pro.
visions have developed since its original
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tviiI lie Tried for Murder.

New YORK. April james w. Door
mond. the counterfeiter, who has just
completed. two years sentence In the
Kings county pcnlten tiary for that crime,
wns handed over Tuesday by United
Marshal Hayden of Brooklyn to United
States Marshal Williams of Paris, Tex.
When hs reaches there nc will be tried on
N charge of murder committed in le9l.
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ran-American Conference.

wAsHEGToN. April 2-In accordance
with a call issucd by Secretary Olney,
representatives OF the countries party 10
the pan American conference gathered In
the diplomats room at the state depart
ment Wednesday To consider the needs OF
the bureau OF American republics, which
Is maintained hy joint contributions.
Secretary Olncy presided
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THE DEATH RECORD.

FREDERICK A. HUMP TREY. oldest Ma
son In the United 81 ttes, at Shoplero'
Wis. =,
JAMES MCKINLEY pioneer merchant OF
Chicago. ~,
Ills
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niyidend neclared.

NEW YORK Ap,il 2-Tho American
Tobacco company bas declared a regular
quarterly divid nd of ? per cent. ON the
preferred stoek; a divlden of . PER cent.
on the common aud - pee cent. scrip ex-
ira on the common.
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ro,r Th.yss.d People Ds-tisuss.

oPELIKA, Ala, April a.--Four thou
sand people destitute and suffering ut
Pbnnix City, In this county, caused by
tho strike mt the Eaglc and Ph@nix mills
in Columbus Ga The mills have been
cutting wages latcly and Monday cut
them so low that the employees could not
live at their figures Then 100 OF them
oh
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-02
Governor Hughes Removed from once

WASHINGTON. April 2.-Acting Score
tary Reynolds of the interior department
Wednesday telegraphed Governor Hughes
OF Arizona that he had been removed
from office TO take effect at once, AMI di-
rcctcd him TO turn over his Office to Sccre.
tary Bruce. The telegram was sent In
response TO n message from Mr.. Bruce
SAVING tina; MIR. Hughes refused to vacate
his Office at this time and asking what ae
(Brucel should do.
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Jnpo.Gcrman Commercial Treaty.

BERLIN April . 1T ia expsctsd that a
Japo German commercial treaty will be
signed before Easter. According to Tho
National Zsitung Ths new treaty will
provide for a number OF reductions IN tho
Japanese custom duties.
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KANSAS CITY, April 2.-All saints hos.
pital, ono OF the largest In the city. was
placed In quarantine Tuesday and one of
its patients. John Murphy, railroad
hand. taken to the pest house sndes.ng
from snla' lpox-
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WASHINGTON, April The president
has signed the act repeating the statute
pro liblting the appoietncnt to the army
and navy Of persons who held Confederate
commissions.
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Five Persons Drowned.

BRISTOL, Tenn. April 2.-Charlie Holt
anu child and John jenkins and two
children were drowned in "a swollen
stream in Russell county, Va.
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ni.h wnt,r nnr.i. q pa.n.

WIIKIsBAREE, Pa. April The high
water In The Lrhiah river Tuesday barst
Q dam AZ Wait, Haven AMI properly to
tae extent OF sJs, 100 was destroyed.
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eIsMARcNs BIRTHDAY.

siasm by his Friends.
FREDERICKSBURG, April 2-rhe Slst an
niversary OF the birth of Prince Bismarck
was celebrated "Wednesday with great en-.
shusiasm. From the railway station, the
postoflce. tho castle gates aud many prl.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-09

United States as shown by the census
of 1890. S6,0l9. 6T9.os5. Annual interest
on same, S39T. 4i2. 1872. Increase in debt
from 1850 to 1890, 1868 per cent! This
annual interest charge equals the home
market value of all the wheat and oats
produced in the United States in 1898.
Pcnnsylvania's share Of this mon
strous mortgage debt is SG13,l05 SOC.
interest thereon annually. s34.lO5,603.
To pay this interest charge for a single
year, at present home market prices,
basing product on census report of 1890,
would consume all the corn. wheat, BAR
ley, oats. rye and buckwheat produced
in the state in 1896, and then there
would still remain a balanceAnpaid OF
about So 500 900.
We submit that in the face OF these
facts it is high time for the cry OF
"demagogue, fanatic, rattle-brained
fool and anarchist" to cease, and for
the people to lay aside their partisan
prejudice and as voters having the best
interests Of the whole country at heart
TO carefully study these figures and see
IL they cannot discover some of the Q
sons for the general depression in BUSH
ness hat exists OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Item.
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h sn Important sAieG. II substitutes Jnss ea4
peaceful methods q seetlsmest In ths place
force. I believe that the principle - esoitre'
sion win become - we'll settled In this so.n,
try while We younger men are sun
alive % The eoust of ysetice
vsli settled ts-day. g have :
difnoulty with ny peighbsr ! DO not night y
out even II he wants to. Isoesie II In court !
want . place where W can 90 end present our
differences and let an Impartial arbitrator de-
eide. The arbitration principle 10 nothing ous
an extension OF the principle Of courts OF
Justice. recognize these things n
our platform are material. and yet this
contest IL going 70 turn on Inc
money question because We have reeched .
point when We have got 10 decide whether We
are going 70 l~egislate for our own people on
the financial question or turn over the snairs
Of this country TO foreign nations and let them
legislate for w. lAppiause.l
On Its conclusion he returned with
Mr.. Sewell and the other members OF
his party TO the Boston & Maine sta
ton, followed by q big crowd, which
cheered him repeatedly. The party
took the SCI express for Boston.
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ury notes, they car be presented to the
treasury for enforced redemption in
gold.
This would mean that all the silver
money and all the paper currency Of the
country would rest on the slender basis
Of our available stock of gold. The in
eyitable result would he to double the
demand for gold. end thus make that
metal twice as valuable as IL is now
giving us n 400 instead of the 200-cent
dollar we now have.
The most conservative of New York
bankers admit that our available stock
OF gold. for redemption purposes. is not
more than S350,0OO. 900 at the outside.
On this slender basis would have to rest
our whole supply of silver dollars. silver
certificates. g~reenhacks, treasury notes,
amounting TO something like 81 .400, 000,-
600. One Of the first results Of Mckin-
ley's election would be the 'dcprecia-
ton of silver dollars and silver certi1-
Gates. That Is TO say. the associated
banks Of that city would decline TO re-
ceive them in exchange for grvcnbacks
and treasury notes Mt their face Va ne
Following this, {, 9 silver dollars and sill
YER c~ctifcates would be presented Mt
the ~subtreasury for redemption in gold
The sequel would be the issue OF mere
bonds until the total available supply OF
currency had been brought down to The
point represented by the small fund oil
redemption money.
Such q tremendous contraction of the
currency as this. with the constantly
increasing value Of money. would pro-
ducc such ruin and disaster as have
never been experienced in a civilized
country in time of peace. That Is wha'
Cariisle's announcement means, and a
the policy outlined by him can only b
carried out in the event OF Mckinney
election. the people Of the coun sry hav'
an opportunity of choosing Bryan nn'
prosperity. or Mckinley and ruin.-At
lanta Constitution.
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TAM INCtNSEO

At an Appeal to the Clergy OF the Catholic
Church by the Business Mcn's Cams
paign COMMITTEES.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-The following
letter addressed TO h Catholic clergy
of the United States by, it is said, the
Business Mems National Campaign
committee, was given out yesterday
at Tammany hall.
TENTH STREET. ABOVE CHESTNUT,
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. ~, W
REVEREND AND DEAR SIR: We are wei
aware that the dignity OF your sacred once
forbids The exercise OF your influence 10 any
political matter involving mere questions OF
executive or legislative policy. Nevertheless
we are fully persuaded that the questions be-
| fore the country In the pending presidential
campaign are Of an especially serious character,
because they involve Fundamental moral is
sues. A decision In the selection OF president
that will commit the executive 10 a policy that
in Its application will forcibly compromise pri-
waite financial obligations. aud will repudiats
n portion OF the national debt, will be u viola
tion OF the basic Christian principle that COM
mands honesty between man and man SUCH
a decision. we believe. would be thoroughly
| immoral and would precipitatc an ethical and
material calamity Of .ncasculabie magnitude.
We are also OF opinion that the attack now
beins made upon the regularly Constituted
legal auth critics OF the national government 70
pernicious and dangerous to an extreme de-
gree. for it contains rebellion against those
safeguards OF iaw upon which society, the In
dlyidual, the several states aud the nation,
must depend for security and protection. II
successful the vital principles OF our govern
ment will be undermined.
Recalling with gratitude the patriotism anc
eminent public services OF .he late Most Rev
Archbishop Hughes ana many others OF the
Roman Catholic clergy when the integrity OF
our government was threatened on a former
occasion, we take the liberty to suggest
that the present Is o period Of equal danger.
The government is not threatened by physical
force but insidious and false ideas that inspire
i~noiplent anarchy and contempt for proper au-
thority are industriously propagated through
out sur country.
II IL not our purpose to argue the foregoing
suggestions We merely desire to respectfully
express the opinion that political issues in
volve vital moral questions that powerfully
appeal TO the religious instructors Of The peo-
pie.
Our committee is not partisan. IL included
neither ~cance-holders or onice-seekers We
have no personal interests to serve. being pri.
vatc citizens associated for patriotic purposes
RoBERT G OGDEN.
Chairman Republican Committee.
The Tammany chieftains are very
much inccnscd at this appeal to tho
Catholic clergy TO support Mckinley
and Hobart, which they say will prove
a boomerang.
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that they would be willing TO wait nm
iii he came back.
much obliged. gentlemen" and Tat
man arose. "'Tisn't very often that a
feller meets such kind friends as you
are in a strange city. end it's kin'ier
soothin' ter know that a fellows leav'n
his money with honest people. reckon
Ill be back in about an hour" And lat
man once more thanked his friends as
lc passed out of the room, closing he
DOOR behind him.
Tatman did not leave the saloon. as
the men expected. BY a clever dodge
he managed to slip the key of the door
in his pocket before he left the room.
lie remained on the outside long enough
to silently turn the bolt in the lock,
after which he slipped into the adj
Joining room. lie did not wait long
before he heard one of the men say:
well, that was the easiest snap !
ever saw Silas recognized the voice
as that of Cunningham. Then Bloom
field answered:
easy, Why. you could rob that
fool before his eyes and he wouldn't
know it. Hand up the granger's grip
sack"
Tatman heard the sound of the grip
| sack striking the top of the table. Then
he heard them prying at the lock. Pes
| entity he heard the clasps give. and in
another instant a piercing yelp rent the
| air. Whack. Crash! Bang! Jhe
| chairs were upturned and the table wa
was tumbled oyer in the mad scramble
for the door.
Then he heard some one say: Great
heavens! They're hornets and the oor
is locked"
The bowls and yelps which followed
brought the bartender and the propri'
etor 10 the scene. The Bunkum farmer
seized the opportunity to slip out ofth'
saloon, and as he was passing into M
street he heard the door crash in ~
one OF the men on the inside dealt 7
n blow with a chair. Over his shoulfel
he saw n stream Of hornets sail ar'el
the bartender.
Twenty minutes later, from ms re
treat in the alley across the street LAT
MAJ saw his Ave friends limp.ng ou' Q
he saloon 10 the ambulance, whici
had been called. and which had naehe
nm 70 the curbstone.-lnter Ocean
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arm. About half way down the block
they turned into n dark ana dingy-look.

arm. About half way down the bloch
they turned into n dark ana dingy-look.
ing saloon. Cunningham spoke famil-
iarly To The barkeeper, who directed
them to n wine-room in the back OF the
place. The two sat down at the table
ind we're joined presently by three
other men. One NJ them was a fat man.
who tried TO get Tatman to play cards,
Just for fun"
Another n OF the men wore a white
vest and a polka dot necktie. He did all
the talking, and after Cunningham had
whispered a few words in the fellows
the carpetbag. He was introduced to
Tatman as Thomas w. Bloomfield. the
board OF trade man.
ut seems, Mr.. Tatman.' said Bloom
field, THAT you are very careless with
your money. Mr.. Cunningham tells me
that you carry il in your satchel."
"You bet l have got a lot of money in
that ere old carpetbag. / was kinder
thinkin' OF speculatin' with t."
"Perhaps you would like TO have me
invest it in wheat. / think you could
make q big stake"
I'm kinder 'fraid OF losin' it,"
"Oh. not AT all; not il it's well in.
vested. People only lose their money
through carelessness. But OF course
some one has to lose money to keep The
stuff properly in circulation"
swell, ! hain't got much money TO
lose, and I'm feared If | was to open
that ere bag that mine would get 70
circulatin', and you bet it would circu-
late mighty dern fast"
We'll, if you did lose it it would
stick to some ones fingers"
"You bet your blame life she would
and she'd stick purity gol darned fast
$50 you don't want me TO invest II
for your"
I'm a little bit scary bout putin
: it in wheat"
NO risk whatever" said Bloomfield
= ''Why. | tell you. Mr.. Tatman, n groC
:, spectator can pick money off The trees
here in Chicago"
| Bloomfield's expression ticklcd Tat
man. lie laughed uproariously an'
then said:
you can pick it off the trees in Enn
, kun. too, but you can't keep it long
). cause it circulates too dern fast"
BY this time the men were growing
c inpatient, and Tatman noticed .ha
/. they looked more frequently ard lone
Mt the carpetbag. He thought It abou
: time to take his revenge, so he said:
"Well. gentlemen, | reckon ia bette
he a-goin', and I'd like to leave tina
ere money with you, so as it'll be sal
while ! hunt up a stoppin' place
: The men were perfectly wiling I
accommodate Farmer Tatman. The
? assured him that the carpetbag and it
contents would be perfectly safe, al
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uhan Silas came 10 Town oa'uiu"y
"n. ,,;th the avowed intention 81
l",enring himself on a smooth-spoNen
Fe''"e who had met him on A
youer visit and had relieved MIN Ola
lo'H" sacL containing the visitors
Money and return ticket. lie ana not
~nect to encounter the same feiio"'
~ made up his mind to administer =
~ ~ &C., man who claimed TO know HIM
a..rmest reception the scoundrel
had ever met with.
m..ma, came from Bunkum. Bunk
am Is not on the map ana one couio go
- ,he Mace with a repeating rifle and
IN the inhabitants without re-
rI;nr But. small as il is. it can boast
80 o;tizen who outwitted four OF the
.,arerest "con'' men in Chicago.
p,,tum is also renowned for its
800 hornets nests and the warlike
and "crouchy" disposition of their oc-
..unants. In Tatman'a hog lothung one
- those nests from the limb Of n locus
tree II was n gigantic specimen and
The terror Of the neighhorhood.
The morning before Silas left for
cbicoro he went into the hog lot very
carly. before the hornets were astir. He
to.k with him an old green carpet bag,
and this he opened and slipped careful
" around the oblong nest, closing the
clasp quickly without losing a hornet
When he took the train later in the day
he smiled with delight when hethough'
OF the narrowing scene that would take
place when the carpet bag was opened
When Silas arrived at tho depot, in
stead OF going to the hotel. he sat down
in the smoking room and waited. His
mission y similar 10 that of n CON
fdence man. lie was in quest of 2
stranger who would cultivate his &C
auaintance only 10 rob him of his hor
nets and regret il TO his dying day. De-
casionallv Farmer Tatman would loci
down at his carpet bag. AS he did Sc
he shook with glee.
The Runkum farmer had not becI
seated five minutes when he was ap
preached by a fellow with a sharp, in
quisitive nose and n checked suii
"Ah. hal" thought Tatman. as tn
stranger extended his hand, I've go
you"
II believe I know you" said tn
sharp-nosed individual. let me sc,
you are from"
"~Runkum." replied Tatman.
ITO be sure; Bunkum. And you
name is"
"Tatman."
"Why. Of course. How are you. Mr.
Tatman?"
"Tolerable," ana Tatman locke
down at his hornets and chuckled.
my name is Cunningham" went o
the stranger, grasping one of Sila'
hands in both his own. "You rcmen
her was visiting in Bunkum a fe'
years Y with Banker H.. oh.
never can remember names You kno'
who ! mean. though. He was the prir
cipal banker in your town
There never was q banker with
twenty miles of Bunkum. But FarmC
Tatman was playing a hand. so he saio
know i'm. VOL. ! should say so. j.
you mean old Squire Jones?'
Jones. of course. Ha. ha. hi
Strange Icouldn'tremembcrthe name
"Ila. ha. ha. Twas kinder funny
and Silas fairly danced with JOY.
reckon thar hain't a nice quiet litt
place somewhere where a feller cn
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uNRuLY STUDENTS REBUKEo.
Mr.. Bryan Given . Hearty Reception IN
the Ola College Town.

Mr.. Bryan Given . Hearty Reception In
the Ola College Town.
New YoaK, Sept. 2o-Candidats
Bryan's Journey from New London,
Conn, to New York was interesting
chiefly at New Haven, and his public
comment while there on the trouble
Yale students gave him the other day.
As IL to show Mr.. Bryan how many
people in the old college town disap-
proved of the annoyances which no
su ffered at the hands Of the Students
New Haven people gathered in force
at the railroad station to see the prest
dental candidate Several thousand
we're present as the train came TO
s~tandstill. The cheering was very
hearty as he appeared. and the few re-
marks he made were roundly APP
plauded. MIR. Bryan said:
My visit has been u very pleasant one, and !
shall carry away with me only agreeable rec
objections
I"Therc are no Yale students here to-day,
Mr.. Bryan" called out somebody In the
crowd
Do not c~riticise the boys SO harshly. said Mr..
Bryan. / am not inclined TO ~criticisc them az
severely as some Others have. ! have been .
college boy myself. and l am inclined 10 a-
TRIBUTE their interruption more to youthful ex-
uberance than TO any deliberate intention 70
interfere with free speech. lCheers.) snail
always be glad TO return TO New Haven wnen
circumstances viii permit, and l am sure tha'
whatever may be my SUBJECT ! viii DC apie "a
nnd persons here who are w;Illns 10 listen
even II they do not agree.
The train remained at Me- Haven
f. &c minutes only, and as it drew ou'
OF the station an enthusiastic vel
went up from the .assemblage.
1t was $3.50 o'clock when Mr.. Bryan
reached Bridgeport, 20 minutes later
A good-sizcd crowd was there, and Mr.
Bryan was cheered. More 'heer'
came from Stamford. where quite
throng had gathered.
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talk with a friend what he amt seen for
nigh on to two year" This was just
what Cunningham wanted.
"Oh, yes" said he, in his softest tone.
4 know just the place. It's not over
a block from here"
Then / reckon we might as well go
II you're sure it's safe walking through
The streets with ms much money as I've
got in this here satchel."
AT the word money Silas detected an
expression of eagerncss and pleasure
on the scoundrel's face, md the fell
lows fingers seemed TO itch as the two
walked along.
Amt you afraid" said he, "of be-
ing robbed?"
Vol, you just bet your sweet life
the fellow who opens old Silas Tatman's
.a'ise will he sorry" and the Bunkun
iarmcr smiled inwardly.
Here Cunningham turned on a little
sios street. leading his friend by tn,