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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-30
coNvIcrs IN REVOLT.
One of Them Fatally Shot aud Two Ser
ousiy Wounded.

One of Them Fatally Shot aud Two seri-
ousiy Wounded.
LEAVENwoRTH, Kan, July 3O.-While
gang of thirty prisoners from the United
States penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth
were being worked on the prison farm
Tuesday evening n mutiny broke out
among them. At signal from George
East, an Indian Territory desperate, the
men broke for a cornfeld The guards
commenced firing with shotguns and all
the prisoners but three surrendered. East
was shot six times before he gave up He
was fatally wounded. Sam Mills and >
Dove were also badly, but not fatally,
wounded before they were run down.
When the bloody prisoners were run into
the penitentiary yard, where 200 convicts
were breaking rock, there was an ugly
demonstration and IA second attempt at
mutiny. The guards were about To fire
into the convicts when Warden French ap
peared and by GOODNESS and flrmness
quieted the revolt.
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trying 70 s,,nen Grain Rates.

CHICAGO, July 30.-The general mana
gers of western lines met Tuesday for the
purpose Of taking some action calculated
20 stiifen grain rates but they had poor
success While the meeting was In Sos
sion il was announced that the Missouri
Pacific had reduced rates between the
Missouri and Mississippi rivers to cents.
and that the Great Western had taken an
other slice out of rates between Kansas
City and Chicago by reducing the rates tn
cents. cut of 2 cents. This reduction
goes into effect at once.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-30
.Rernlntnrs- I'm Michigan.

NILES, Mich, July 3O.-Ncllie, the
2.year-old crippled daughter OF f A.
Brown and wife, who lives six miles
north Of this city. died suddenly under
peculiar circumstances The parents were
accused Of causing the child's death
Their presence In the neighborhood. how.
ever, was seemingly offensive, and Tues.
day night mob OF sixteen men, dis
guiscd as white caps and carrying
switches and firearms, visited the house.
and. after wr,cking the entire interior,
drove the parents out After administer
ing the most terrible threats they warned
them to leave the country
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-30
Republican Campaign Opened.

ALFRED, Me. July @-.This quaint
country seat was the scene "Wednesday OF
the opening of the Republican national
campaign of 1896 People from all the
country round about came To town TO lis
ten to speech by Thomas b. Reed on
the occasion of his denomination for rep
resentative in congress by the First dis
trict Republican convention There were
present many people from nearby sections
of New Hampshire and Massachusetts,,
giving the occasion something of the char
acter of an Interstate demonstration.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-30
Town of Frankfort Flooded.

FRANKFORT, Ind, July 30.-The largest
rain and thunder storm for years visited
this section Tuesday night The down
pour was terrific and the damage TO crops
great Prairie creek in this city left its
hanks, flooding many residences and
driving the people 20 the streets. Reports
from different parts Of the county tell OF
drowned hogs. cattle and chickens I'm
der row of shade trees in this city
where there was an English sparrow
roost 400 dead birds were found Numor.
Gus bridges throughout the county wee
washed away and the tracks on the
Glover Leaf and Lake Erie railways aban.
doned on account of washouts
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-30
Ex-Ci,y Attorney Sentenced.

PITTBURG, July 80 Major William c
Moreland, ex-city attorney, convicted OF
the embezzlement of city funds, was som
fenced to pay fine of S26,OO and un-
dergo three years imprisonment in the
Riverside penitentiary. His assistant,
w. IL. House, was fined $1,000 and two
years in the penitentiary. While the
shortage on which Moreland and House
were convicted was only S6,WO-the
amount of Moreland's fine, there was be-
tween 100000 and 100000 unaccounted
for i'm the books Of the city attorney.
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pardons Granted and Refused.

WASHINGTON, July 3O.-The president
has pardoned John Gallagher, sentenced
In Minnesota to six months imprison-
mcnt for assaulting an officer, and II. II.
Mallory, sentenced in Florida TO five years
for robbery. He has commuted To two
years imprisonment the three years sen
tence imposed in Mississippi upon w II
Gibbs for embezzlement of postal funds
Applications for pardons have been re-
fused In the cases of Thomas l.. Eads,
sentenced in Indiana to three months for
violation of the postal laws, and James
Moore, sentenced in Indian territory to
six months for larceny.
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Three Fatalities at Anderson.

ANDERSON, Ind, July 30.-This section
Tuesday experienced the scyerest rain
and electrical storm Of the season. There
were three lives lost and it is feared others
when all reports are in. During the storm
Andrew Hayworth and Benton Rose OF
Connersville were blinded 10y lightning
while in the Panhandle yards and were
run down by switching crew aud killed.
Fireman Gonoway of the Indiana Box
factory was digging trench TO carry of
water when he was struck by lightning
and will die. Late Tuesday night il be.
came necessary TO get out boats and bring
people from houses i'm the bottom lands
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,,oK,,,ev Returns Home.

CLEVELAND, July 30-Major and Mrs.
Mckinley left the city for Canton at IL 100
o'clock Wednesday ON the Cleveland,
Canton and Southern road They were
strongly urged to remain over In order
TO view the Western Reserve Day parade
of the centennial celebration, but on ac'
count Of engagements tn meet visiting
delegations at Canton, this was found to
he impossible. Governor Mckinley ex'
pressed himself as feeling greatly re-
freshcd after the quiet rest which he had
obtained during his stay at Windemerc
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In. bad WAY Financially.

NILES, Mich. July 3O.-This city is in a
very peculiar dilemma. The treasury
does not contain u cent, and the city owes
about $1,000 interest on bonds, which Is
due, and not cent can be raised to pay
the amount A special election was held
to vote So, 900 bonds to meet expenses, but
the citizens voted down the proposition.
Now the common council ia powerless to
do any business, and Mayor f. w. RIGHT
er and the aldermen are threatening tn
resign There is no money to pay the Off
GERS salaries, and the city may soon be
without nolice protection.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-30
Looks Like Foul Play.

OwOsso, Mich, July 30-John Entwis-
tie, a section boss. was found dead on the
Ann Arbor track one mile north of this
city Tuesday morning, apparently having
been killed by the cars. His body was
horribly mangled, but there was no blood
on the track where he was cut and he had
no shoes on A picture of n woman was
found I'm the pocket of the dead man.
Foul play is suspected and the officers are
investigating Entwistle was 30 years old
and came to this city from Canada three
months ago.
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FARO BANK ROBBED.
Proprietors aud Players Held Up by
Masked Men at Newport, NY.

CINCINNATI, July 30-A bold and sue
cessful robbery of faro bank Is reported
by the Newport police At Huber's gar
den, n summer resort on the electric line
back of Newport. in very quiet place
faro game Of considerable proportions
has been i'm progress nightly.
Late Tuesday night two men, with re-
volvers drawn suddenly entered the room
and in spite of the superior numbers Of
the players and proprictors, they emptied
the pockets of the players and the cof-
fers of the proprietors and got away
unharmed No census was taken OF
the stolen money, but II is known that
s76 was taken from the cash drawer. All
the victims are rcticent and il seems that
this new industry may become popular
among highwaymen.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-30
LATEST CUBAN NEWS.
1t Comes from the Headquarters
OF the Spaniards.
NUMEROUS VICTORIES REPORTED.

Maps Showing the Supposed Headquarters
of the Insurgents at Cubitas Captured
and the Man who Had Them Arrested
Insurgent Executed In Cabanas Fortress
Several Rebel Positions Captured by
the spaniards-Camp OF Verona Burned
HAVANA, July 3O-The police have
captured collection Of the maps, highly
colored, showing the supposed insurgent
headquarters In Cubitas. the rebel flag
and picturing various chiefs of the insur-
rectlon The MAPS bear the imprint of
Barcelona firm The Havana stationer,
Don Genaro Fcrnaldez, In whose posses
sion they were found. was arrested
Narcisso Rodriguez Torres, court-mar-
tialed here, was shot in the Cabanas fort
ress Wednesday
Several government foraging parties
sent out from Batabano, San Felipe and
Aguacate, report successful operations
against various insurgent camps Of minor
Importance The rebels cattle and other
effects were seized Skirmsh firing con-
tinues along the trocha.
From Pima del Rio General Bernal re
ports that he captured rebel positions at
Pozo del Medic and burned the camp OF
the insurgent chief Verona Bernal Sc
cured thirty bcevcs and great quantity
of tobacco. He brought many families
into town
Insurgents Defeated.
Matanzas adviccs say that 200 Spanish
troops defeated 900 insurgents in.
trenchcd at ,Iuguetillo and captured
Aguirre's camp, killing l6,
A correspondent at Cienfucgos reports
that the civil trial of the American,
Cepero, is closed The verdict has not yet
been announced.
The gunboat Comcta, from her anchor
age in the port of santa Cruz del Sur,
bombardcd rebel position on the coast,
dispensing the enemy
General Sandoval wiring officially
from Guantanamo, announces that he
captured various rebel camps i'm the vi
cinity, killing sixteen insurgents, includ-
ing IA captain, and taking a rebel lieuten-
ant prisoner He also seized dynamite
cartridges and other arms and munitions
of war He discredits the report that "a
filibustering expedition landed recently on
the Cuban coast
A Madrid dispatch to FL Diario de la
Marina says the Argentine Republic re-
fuses to cede to the spanish government
two battleships nearing completion mt
Genoa, Italy
Decree by General Weyler.
Captain General Weyler has published
decree To the effect that in view of the
difficulty of communication with for
eigncrs residing i'm the country they may
deliver their papers To the nearest civil
authorities who will forward them to the
offices of the general government. The
registered papers will later be returned TO
those they belong to and a certificate OF
register will accompany them II re-
quired
All foreigners from this date will he
compelled to register upon landing In
Havana.
Antonio Maceo is pcrplexed at the diff
ferent versions in circulation regarding
his brothers death, and he is said To he
anxious To go to santiago de Cuba in or
der to ascertain personally the exact man
er In which Jose Miceo WAS killel
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-30
PARENTS PAWN THEIR SON.
Could Not settle with the Landiady and
Left the boy as Collateral.

BROOKLYN, y Y, July 3O.-Mrs.
Coughlin, who keeps a hotel at Ocean nv.
enue and Avenue y, Sheepshead Bay,
Brooklyn, has small boy on her hands
which was left with her by the parents of
the child in lieu of a board bill John
Culver and his wife stopped Mt Mrs.
Coughlins until Tuesday, July 2l. They
left, saying they we're going 60 get the
money Ia pay for their board, leaving the
boy as security.
The parents have failed TO return since,
and Wednesday the facts were made
known To the Brooklyn police. The po
lice learned that the parents had played
the same game at Snyder's hotel, in Ken.
sington, n suburb of Brooklyn, leaving
l4year-old son, who disappeared at the
first opportunity afforded him. He stopped
mt the Shcepshead Bay hotel with his pa
rents Mrs Coughlin, however, intend.
to hold on to the boy for awhile and await
Developments
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-30
Death Rather Than Arrest.

CHICAGO, July 30,-Rather than submit
to arrest on the charge of cmbczzlement
Fred Lange, ~ years old, shot himself in
the left temple at 3 o'clock "Wednesday
morning at his home, 336 West Huron
street. He will probably die. When
Langc attempted to end his life the consta-
BILE with warrant was waiting down
stairs for him. Lange was wanted for the
embezzlement of S77 from the Schweitzer
MapmerchOr
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Damage In Fayette County.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, July 30.-The loss in
Fayette county by the flood will reach
sl00,OO0 The water stood eighteen inches
higher than at any previous record and
immense damage was done. All the low
sections were flooded. People had to
leave their houses and see their furniture
ruined. The gas and electric light works
were flooded and the town was in total
darkness The water caused n spontane-
Gus combustion in Laughed, Modisette &;
Co. = lime house, and il was burned down
Three planning mills lost thousands of
dollars worth of lumber
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Fire st Mitchell. y. ID.

MITCHELL, July 30 @-Champeny Bros
large department store was discovered on
fire at , o'clock Wednesday morning Ii
was a three story building and the fire was
confined to the first and second floors.
The damage to the building is estimated
at s., 600 and the stock of goods valued at
$4,000, is practically total loss from the
fire and water. Insurance on building is
Sl7 900 and on stock $25,OOO
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-30
Jack Robip.on's Close Cali.

LIMA, o., July 30-Jack Robinson was
drilling an oil well during the storm last
night. He had scarcely taken his hand
from the cable when lightning struck the
derrick. ran down the cable and set fire to
the gas. Charley Beelcr was knocked
scnseless. Many dcrri cks were leveled.
At Conner. north Of Lima, a church was
unroofed and seventy five trees, three feet
in diameter, were blown down. There
was general destruction To orchards and
forests through TINT section.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-30
Mas. for Entonbed Miners.

WnKEsBARRE Pa, July 3o.-A requiem
mass for the rcpose of the souls of the en-.
tombed men in the Twin mine at Pittston
was celebrated Tuesday i'm st Mary 5
church, Upper Pittston.. Father Grove,
pastor was celebrant. Bishops O Hara
and Hoban and about twenty priests were
in attendance. Bishop Hohan preached
the funeral sermon and Bishop o. Hara
gave the final absolution.
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rxCo,fed.rate Onlcer Dead.

RICHMOND, Va, July 30 D--General X. e
Colston. who was an officer In the Confed-
crate army, and nt one time commanded
the Stoncwall brigade, died at the soldiers
home here "Wednesday. Hewas In his 1ist
vcur. General Colston served six years In
the Eryufian army and reccived the decor
alton OF the Knight Commander OF the
Turkish order Of oshmanish for distin-
,,,is had spryices
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Wen, rhrnnrl a nrldre.

CRAwFoRDsvIIIE, Ind, July 3o.-A
freight train on the Vandalia railway ran
through bridge near here at o'clock
"Wednesday moftilhg, killing Conductor
Fowler, brakeman Mckenzie and Fire.
man John Herbcr, and seriously injuring
Roadmastcr j. = Brother and Engineer
Bowman The wreck was caused by n
washout. The train was demolished
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Indiana PopuIists.

INDIANAPOLIS, July W.-Following is
the ticket nominated by the Populst
state convention: For governor, Thomas
Wadsworth: lieutenant governor, A. u.
Hanna; auditor, y. NJ, Jennings; sccre-
tary of state, Silas NJ. Holcomb; treasur-
er. +. : RDbinson; attorney general, ID
II. Fernandez; supreme court reporter,
Thomas NJ Force; state statistician, j. >
McKeever; superintendent of public In
struction, G. Il. Freeman.
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NV the only direct survivors Of John W.
Garrett, who for many years dominated
the Baltimore and Ohio system and har-
vested an enormous fortune therefrom.
Mr.. Garrett went To Deer Park about six
weeks ago and occupied the cottage for
merly owned by Harrison Garrett Mrs
Garrett and other relatives were at the
bedside when dissolution came at 3 O. clock
The remains will probably be brought to
Baltimore and Inferred in the Garrett
plot in Greenmount cemetery.
sketch of His Life.
Robert Garrett was born in Baltimore
April 9, lSl7, He was the son of John
Work Garrett, even at that day one of the
leading financiers of the east, and the heir
to an immense fortune that had been ac-
mulated by his father Robert Garrett en-
joyed all the advantages of this great
wealth, and in 1867 was graduated at
Princeton college For few years he
travelled extensively, and then settled In
Baltimore, taking an active interest in his
fathers extensive buslress In 1881 he be-
came president OF the Valley railroad in
Virginia. He was made third vice presi-
dent OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
In 1879, and in 1881 first vice president. In
1884 his father, who had been president of
the road since 1858, died, and he succeeded
him
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ELIZABETH, y. j., July 30.-A sad case
OF destitution was brought To light by the
finding Of five starving children in a hay
loft near this place. The father, Charles
Hopkins, IL a driver, but out Of work, and
the mother is In the Morris Plains asy-
Ium, driven insane by worry and lack of
food The children were taken to the
almshouse where they were clothed and
~
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c.,,..r wins a Cb.mp,onship.

HALIFAX. y. :, July 30 The principal
event of he first days programme Of the
carnival was in the professional single
scull race for the worlds championship,
distance three miles. Gaudaur took the
lead from the start and crossed the finish
line In c0:25, having almost n walk-ovcr.
uanlan and Bubear 'nlsO rowcd "
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TOLEDO, O., July 20 Henry Brockman,
"A letter carrier and member Of one Of the
best families here was arrested Wednes-
day by inspectors from Washington
charged with stealing letters containing
money He was detected by dsYusion of
and had marked bills 9Ie had no. .,,,.., -, :,
arrested His fatthe term - suss. WI
II must
LONDON, Juiid
passed It's ths
commons eva
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ComnelIed To Resign.

This position he held until 1887, when
he was compelled By mental incapacity tn
resign. He was succeeded by Samuel
Spencer Mr.. Garrett always travelled ex
tensively, but he built princcly resi-.
dence in Baltimore, which he maintained
until his condition was such that he had
to be taken In charge ut an asylum. While
he was notoriously extravagant In his
tastes, he was I'm his most active days an
aggressive business man, and IL was under
his direction that the Baltimore and Ohio
gained its first foothold in New York and
Philadelphia, and expanded throughout
the middle states. Several OF the contests
he directed with rival corporations are
memorable for the pluck and daring
shown by him
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MONTPELIER. July 30-rhe Pop;list
convention nominated the following
ticket: Governor. Joseph Battle, .licu
tenant governor, William Dexter, treas
urer, Daniel Sallics; secretary OF state,
Abel T. Way; auditor c. l. Cloughi
presidential electors, .. {. Wilder. DIR w
:. Curtis. samuel McAlistcr; members of
congress. A. l.. Bowen, l. j, Aldrich.
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GETS Her Decree.

LoNpoN, July 30.A verdict was rem
dered In the Yarie Butler divorce ease
"Wednesday afternoon that the respondent
was not guilty; that Yarde-Bullcr was
guilty Of cruelty, and the respondent was
granted decree Of judicial separation,
with costs. The case against Gadesden
was dismissed. aud he was allowed costs
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FLOODS IN pENNsYLvANIA.
baltimore aud Ohio Road Tied Up on One
Branch.

BaItIlhOft and OhIO kOad IIeu p on Onc
Branch.
DUsRAR, Pa, July D--Judging frori
present appearances the Baltimore and
Ohio road will be- tied up on this branch
for at least two days. The damage done
to the road is greater than at first antici-
pated Washouts have occurred at short
intervals all along the Fayette county
branch, perhaps the worst being at Fay
cite Station, where the b. and O. is
crossed by the O. and B. short line AT
that point one of the best bridges on the
line was completely wrecked, even the
piers, built of solid masonry being
washed away by the torrent
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KILLED by {. rema,e Bicyc,i-t.

CHICAGO. July William klink, n
butcher, was struck by female bicycle
rider at II o'clock Tuesday night while
crossing Fifty-hrst aud Morgan streets
He was taken To his home at S705 Emerald
avenue, where he died in short time.
The police have rot been able TO ascertain
the name of the woman and a search is
being made for her
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7. rn,. in the United states.

DOVER, Del. July @-One more single
tax advocats, p. +. D Hara OF winning
ton. was lodged In Jail Tuesday night,
where his twelve companions have been
suffering with intense heat. A. H.
stephenson, president Of the society, In
iail here, says he will spend his last penny
10 make the town of Dover pay Tor the
outrage
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n.r,nnns Hn,e q NnyaI DI-a.trr.

CHEZ Foo, July so-1he German thnd
class cruiser Hits was lost In typhoon
ON July 20, about seventy-fiye miles south
east OF here Ten Of the men were saved
All Of the others. including the officers,
perlshed
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LONDON, o.. July 30 The oats ana
wheat crop in Madison county IL now
,hopght 20 have been almost entirely ru'
,red nv the recent heavy rains. no oppor-
% ,sem The oats crnp was one oI the heav'
lest ever raised IN the county
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DEAD
Prominent Citizen of Baltimore
Passes Away.
IN POOR HEALTH FOR SOME TIME.

MS wife and Other Relatives at the he'd
SIDE When the End Came Deceased Was
Wen Known in Hallway and Banking
circles Having Been President OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Road and Head of
the Robert Garrett A. Sons Bank.
BALTIMORE, July 30.-Robert Garrett,
sx-president of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad company and head of the widely
known banking house Of Robert Garrett
X Sons, died Wednesday morning at Deer