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The morning times., 1896-04-29
CASE OF LIEUT.. LANG.
He Is Granted an Extension of Leav
Pending Retirement

Pending Retirement.
Second Lieut.. Clarence E. Lang, Second
Artillery. the young army officer whose
case has been much commented upon. has
been granted an extension of his sick leave
for one month.
Lieut.. Lang's application for retirement
is still in allegiance but on the expiration
of the extended leave he will be subjected to
another examination to determine his mental
and physical condition. His wife has been
at the War Department recently in company
with Representative Burton of Ohio, who
appointed Lieut.. Lang TO the military acad-
emy, and she is apparently as anxious
as her husband to have his applica lion for
retirement acted on favorably.
Lieut.. Lang was married on the day of his
graduation to the daughter of a Commissary
sergeant at West Point. Later Lieut.. Lang
and bride came into public view through
mysterious happenings about their residence
and allegations that the young couple were
snubbed by army society. Lieut.. Langs
application for retirement on account G
illness was rot granted but he was given
sick leave. The medical report OF the ex-
animation shows that he is suffering from
some nerv Gus complaints.
The morning times., 1896-04-29
ATTACHING A WITNESS.
Police Court Adopts Heroic Methods
TO Compel Attendance.

1T has been decided that when witnesses
In United States cases try to evade police
court summons by keeping in hiding an
attachment under a special law may be
issued and the witnesses brought into
court as prisoners.
Louisa Douglass, one of the women in
mates of the house Of Mary Moore, which
was raided few nights ago. failed to
appear in court yesterday whe the case
was called, and Assistant District Attor-
ney found the law by which she may be
forced to undergo process of summons.
Detective Hartigan yesterday afternoon
made oath that he knew the Douglass
woman and he was given the attachment
The morning times., 1896-04-29
PENSION BILL PA SSED.
House Is Now on the Bankruptcy
Measure

The pension appropriation bill passed the
House yesterday by vote Of 1877 to 54.
The bankruptcy btll was then taken up,
an order having been adopted that general
debate shall continue today and tomorrow,
and on Friday and Saturday consideration
shall be had under tire five-minute rule. At
4 O'Clock Saturday a vote will be taken.
Notice was given by Mr.. Bailey tha t one
or two substitutes for the pending bill will
be Offered for the action of the House by
friends of voluntary bankruptcy only.
The opening speech OF the debate was
made by Gen. Henderson in support of the
bill. which is pra ctically the Torrey bill,
providing for both voluntary and inyolun-
tary bankruptcy. -
The morning times., 1896-04-29
RICH RED MEN HERE.
Usage DelegationVisits the Secretary
of the Int erior.

OF 1uti thtetloE
Secretary Hoke Smith granted an inter
view Yesterday to- delegation Of Usage
Indians. consisting of James Bigheart, gov
ernor of the nation; Peter Bigheart, ex-
chief; Black Dog, -ex-chief, and Thomas
Mosier, national secretary of the nation.
They came with United States Commissioner
W. j. Houston.
These Indians are the richest of any tribe
of red men. having on deposit in the United
States Treasury $1O.O0O,000, at 5 per
cent. interest. and owing 100000 acres
of land in Oklahoma Territory. They want
an investigation of their annuity roll, to
purge from it those Illegally registered.
They desire information as to the amount
of interest accumulated on their posses
sions and instructions as to the education
of their children. together with othe
general matters regarding their interests.
The Secretary will give their requests due
considera ton.
The morning times., 1896-04-29
MILITARY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Bill FavOrably Reported to Detail
Army Officers.

A bill of wide public interest was yes
terday reported by the House Military Com
mittee 1t permits the detail of fifty Of
ficers and fifty enlisted men, who shall
be non commissioned officers to act as
instructors In military drill and tactics
in normal and public schools. where such
instruction has been authorized by the
authorities in charge.
At present these instructions are given
only in colleges and universities. 1t was
suggested at yesterdays meeting that the
law should apply to public schools, where
the number of pupils WAS 100 or over.
The morning times., 1896-04-29

Matches for IL cents per dozen
boxes. each containing 200 matches
OF the best Jersey blues. See our
match display.
We have cut the price for tomor-
row on Bixby's ladies' shoe Dress
ing TO cents per bottle. The
usual price is 10 cents, but were GO
10 let every one know we sell It.
The morning times., 1896-04-29
Acou,tted of Carrv,np Pisto,

Acquitted Of Carrying a Pistol.
James Fyree was Tried before the police
court jury panel yesterday afternoon for
carrying a revolver. The jury after one
hours deliheratIon brou ght In, verdict OF
not guilty, much to the surprise Of even
the prisonel -'--S- - -
The morning times., 1896-04-29
FURNACE IS 4 SUCCESS.
Or. WOOdWard's Report On Gar
bage Plants in 0 her Cities.
SATISFIED WITH RESULTS

Health Officer Visited Wilmington,
Phiiadelphia, Camden and Atlantic
City on IA Tour of Inspection-Im-
provements to Chief Justice Full
ler's Residence.
The morning times., 1896-04-29
FOR A TERM OF SIX YEARS.
National Park Again Leased by the
Senators.

The lease on the Washington Baseball
Park, OF which Enoch Totten is owner,
was renewed yesterday for a term of
six years. The name OF the lessee is the
National Baseball Club of Washington,
ID. c., under which title the Senatorial
aggregation was Incorporated last Feb
ruary.
The rent for the first three years Is to
be 81 500 per annum. payable semi-an-
nually. The rent for the succeeding three
years is 2, 400 each year.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
MURDERED MANS GHOST APPEARS
Seen Dragging q Trunk Of Money stolen
Many Years Ago.

Many Years Ago.
TAwAs CITY, Mich, Jan. l7.-Ten years
ago an old German family living In a
cabin In dismal cedar swamp about six
miles from here. was robbed by three
masked men of trunk containing large
sum OF money. In fighting for their prop.
crty one OF the sons was killed The rob.
bers were captured, convicted and sen
fenced TO states prison for life. but the
stolen box has never been recovered and
IL Is thought by many To be yet concealed
In the neighborhood Of the tragedy
Now. after ten years, tho murdered
mans ghost suddenly appears A stran-
ger who. SO far as any person knows, had
never heard Of the tragedy was driving
past the house at the exact hour in
which, ten years before. the young man
was killed. His horse began to exhibit
signs OF fright IL finally became un.
manageable and dashed off at furious
speed down the road. The driver, looking
back, could distinctly see the figure of
man. who gave dull, phosphorent light,
dragging trunk up the steps The
stranger stopped at the first house until
morning, when an expedition set off to
investigate.
1t was found that the boards which had
been nailed over the windows for years
had been removed during the night, and
the doors were swinging wide out, yet not
single track could be found In the snow
to indicate that any person had been
prowling around Several farmers who
passed along the road just at dark the
evening before are positive that boards
were nailed over the windows and doors,
h.. -
smaoks Of the mysterious, and has created
no small amount Of excitement among the
farmers who have to pass along the road
In going to town.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Committee Has Selected July as tho
Date for Holding It.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE national
Democratic committee assembled behind
closed doors all II o'clock Thursday to
transact some executive business. The
committee promptly took up the question
OF the date for holding the convention,
and the issue was soon sharply defined by
two motions, one TO hold il June 2 and
another that it be held July T. The latter
date was selected
1t was decided TO give each city thirty
minutes in which TO present their claims,
but new departure was made by tho
adoption of resolution requiring each
city TO put its guarantees in writing.
This was to prevent MISUNDERSTANDING
in the future. Senator Morgan who held
a proxy of Mr. Clayton of Alabama, talked
for sometime about "a proposition TO
change the basis Of representation in the
convention TO two delegates for eacn DEM
ocratic representative in congress aud two
for each Democractic senator and one each
for each Republican senator and repre-
sentative. But he offered no motion to
this effect He may bring the question up
at the convention. IL was decided 20 al
low each territory six delegates, after
which the committee took a recess until
oiciack
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
SETBACK FOR QUAY.
Philadelphia Delegates TO the National
Convention Divided.

Philadelphia Delegates to the National
Convention Divided.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan 17.--United States
Senator Matthew Stanley Quay made a
tremendous effort Wednesday to wrench
the control 0f the Philadelphia Republic.
an organizatioa from his Goes, but failed.
The results Of the struggle were of M
tionai Importance. as upon 1t depended
whether Quay should be master of Penn
sylvania's SIXTY four delegates In the St.
Louis convention and whether he should
have the prestige OF routing his political
enemies In their greatest stronghold It
was q drawn. battle so far as national
delegates are concerned, but David Mar.
tin, the leader Of the anti-Quay forces,
said:
II will retain control Of the Republican
organization In Philadelphia will have
the Representatives Of twenty-three wards
out Of the thirty-seven wards, giving me
o majority Of nine In the city commit.
tee"
However, Senator Quay's field marshal,
ex-Magistrate Durham, said that he
thought Quay might win the control.
But the great Republican chieftain
emerged from the conflict with at least
laurel wreath. Two OF the national dele
gates were instructed to vote for Senator
Quay for president Of the United States
while two other delegates were bound to
Speaker Thomas B. Reed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
WILL NOT ARBITRATE
Lord Salisbury Will Not Give in
to Uncle Sam.
SO SAYS THE ST. JAMES GAZETTE.

In commenting Upon the Speech OF the
ht' Hon. A. j. Baifour Tho Gazette SAYS
England VIII Not submit the ysnexue-
Ian boundary Question to Arbitration
Under Any mstanoes-Lat.st Nsvs
from the Trouble In TransvaaL
LONDON. Jan. 1.-THE st. James Ga
tette, commenting upon the speech which
the nrst lord of the treasury. the Rt. Hon.
a. .. Bufour, made at Manchester. says:
Mr. Balfour does not give encourage.
ment to the diplomatic amateurs who are
trying to get the Americans to believe
they that they are wrong and will end by
knuckling down. Those who have been
leo TO believe that the Marquis OF Sails.
bury Intends to apply to Washingto ask.
ing it TO be good enough to arbitrate or
eonciiiate are much mistaken, and we
sincerely hope they have not been able to
iead American opinion to share their sr-
ror."
The Globe takes the same view Of the
aroltration propositions, and says: How
could court be constituted whose decis.
Ions would DO sure TO command equal re-
spect from both sidess To this day the
Americans have not carried out the Ber.
Ing sea award, and the arbltrators: have
no means OF enforcing it"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
bicycle Men on Strike.

CHICAGO, jan. l7--About thirty men
employed by the Ames g. Frost Bicycle
company went out on strike Thursday
The men objected to change to piece
work schedule, preferring wages Of sl.7h
to ~ a day. They Were employed in the
frame making and fling departments
The strikers are union men and claim
their committee was discharged by the
the company because protest was made
against the contemplated change Mr.
Ames denies. stating that the protest
was ignored. whereupon the men walked
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
IFOR Equal PENSIONS.
Committee of the Grand Army
Meet at Washington.
WANT CONGRESS TO LEGISLATE.

General Walker to Appear Before tho
House Committee on Pensions aud Urge
Action Favorable to Penslone r. --Senator
sewell Objects TO President CIeveIands
Interpretation OF the Monroe Doctrine
Cuban Recognition Reso ution.
WASHINGTON. Jan 1.-THE pension
committee Of the Grand Army Of the Re.
public met here Thursday evening TO pre-
pare for urging certain legislation by
congress Those present include: Pen
tamin Brook, Philadelphia, chairman;
General w. W. Dudley, Washington; A.
S. Show. Watertown, n y. and Attor
Dey General Ketcham of Indiana with
General Walker, coinmander-in-chief OK
officio General Walker will later appear
before the house committee on pensions
and urge legislation placing the pension
office administration ION business princi.
pies, the stopping Of "unwarranted
Interference with pensions through biased
complaints, and will favor fixing $50
year as the limit OF income which bars q
widow from receiving pension.
To Stop Fraudulent Operations.
General Walker said ave want tho
practice OF sending assassins OF pension
ers' rights through the country at tho
beck and call of every one who has some
person al aim 20 serve TO stop The Grand
Army Of the Republic is in favor of using
every means TO stop fraudulent opera
tions, but in ninety nine cases out of one
hundred 1t is not the pensioner guilty of
fraud in cases investigated, but those per-
sOnafin1 DpDsiODqrs no baiV of
men Is there less fraud We believe that,
except where otherwise provided by spo-
cial Legislation, all pensions should be is
sued uniformly. the widow OF colonel re-
cetving the same pension as the widow OF
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17

Left by the Mother Who Abandoned Her
Fifteen Years Ago.

DoRR Mich, Jan. l7-Fifteen years
ago this month during bitter storm
George Granger and his wife heard q cry
on their porch and on opening the door
found little girl baby. we'll clothed and
warmly wrapped In a piece Of carpet.
They took the little waif into their home.
There was nothing to identify the child
except the name of Flossie. worked on
some of her underwear. They called her
Flossie Granger and gave her all the love
and care that they could have given o
child Of their own.
The family has just received letter and
a package from q lawyer in Nashville.
Tenn, telling them OF the death Of Flos-
sizes mother, who had left fortune Of
several thousand dollars to the little girl
she had parted with over fifteen years
ago. Mr.. Granger refused to give the
woman name, but will go to Nashville
this week to secure the property for the
child
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
pro.neo, Of Riood.hed.

CREEpE. Colo, Jan. l7-Unless oom.
promise is effected between the United
Nine Leasing company and Its employees.
IL seems likely there will be bloodshed In
day or two. The company suspended
operations Wednesday and before the men
could file a lien on the property for their
unpaid wages tho manager OF the Amy
thist Mining company, appeared with pa
pers showing the title to the $4,000 pump
and prepared to remove IL. The employees
of the Leasing company armed themselves
and drove the others away and have since
held possession. Serious trouble is feared
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
ORDERED TO LONDON
Commander darlington Booth Must Civ
Up His Work Here.

Commander BalIington Booth Must Give
Up His Work Here.
NEW YORK, Jan. l7-General Booth of
tho Salvation Army has ordered Com.
mander Ballington Booth to give up his
command of the American Army and go to
London. Why he has SO ordered is a
mystery. Commander Booth says he has
no idea why the recall is made, nor of
where he will go or Of what no will do
Mrs. Booth and the babies will go with
him, AS will several OF his personal staff,
including Brigadier Perry. They will
sail about the middle of March, and this
Is all that Is known OF the matter until an
expected letter Of explanation arrives in
next weeks mails. The order of recall
was received by Commander Booth ten
days ago, but he says II was short and
formal. and told him nothing beyond the
main fact. He wrote back TO ask why and
wherefore. and IL Is believed that he will
make protest against leaving the organ.
ization that he has brought TO such pros.
perity.
The following bulletin was pos ed at
the army's beadquarters.SXe Xednesdny:
ut Is with profound sorrow that Com
mander and Mrs Booth have to notify
their staff and field officers that they have
received orders to prepare to relinquish
their command in about nine weeks
time. They have no knowledge whatever
of their SUCCESSORS, OF the generals plans.
nor have they been consulted upon the
question, and any information. therefore,
as to who succeeds them is entirely sur.
missed, and so far as they are concerned Is
mere rumor from the other side of the
ocean. The change OF command Is not of
their seeking nor of their doing In any
way, nor are they resp Jnsible"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
Miners ON Strike.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 17.-One thousand
miners at the Morris Coal company went
out Thursday ON account Of some trouble
said to be local.
Secretary Patrick McBryde of the Min.
srs' union says the strike as reported to
him Is on account Of the discharge OF a
nan for producing dirty coal, but Mr..
McBryde believes the men would not
have gone out on that account He says
some rule, no doubt agreement between
miners and operators has been In the
opinion of the men violated. The com
pany headquarters are at Cleveland
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17

ST. JOSEPH, No, Jan ia smalf keg
of gun shells, some OF them loaded, was
left at the city dump, and James Trent,
the dump keeper, and Thomas Hatcher
and James Miller helpers, attempted to
sort out the good shells. Miller was
smoking Pipe and spark fell into the
keg. The powder In one Of the shells ig.
nited and there was terrific explosion,
completely wrecking the building and
burning all three OF the men so badly they
may die. w. L. Jameson, teamster
ffty feet away. was knocked of his
wagon and badly injured by the force OF
the explosion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17


ural procession formed on the west side at
1:S0 and began the march 20 the capitol.
Companies A and H Of Des Moines with
the governors stan formed the military
escort. Carriages In the procession were
occupied by Governor jackson and wife,
General Drake and daughter. Lieutenant
Governor DUNCAN. Lieutenant Governor
Parrot, justices Of supreme court, Sena-
tor Allison, General ]. S. Clarkson. ex-
Governors Larrabee and Sherman, mem.
bers Of the Inauguration committees APP
pointed by the house and senate, and other
distinguished citizens
The procession arrived ae the south door
OF tho Capitol building shortly after and
the party went at once TO the stand
Members Of the legislature had arrived
previously and were seated surrounding
the stage. The general public crowded
the corridors 20 the east west and north.
and large number were In the rotunda
above, where an excellent view Of the
stage was obtained. After music and
prayer the oath Of Office was administered
by Chief Justice Rothrock to General
Drake and Mr. Parrot. General Drake
then delivered his inaugural address.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
Memorial to the Late General Poe.

DETROIT, Jan. IL. Preliminary steps
for providing an appropriate memorial to
porpetuate the memory of the late General
Poe were taken at Thursdays session of
the lake carriers annual meeting The
general opinion favored the erection of a
bronze tablet at the Sault TO commemorate
his services to vesselmen, the expense to
be borne by the Inter. General Alger ad-
dressed the association and suggested that
II adopt resolutions urging congress to
grant the widow Of General Poe 500
pension, instead of the $50, to which Gen.
eral Poe's official rank entitled him. Gen
eral Alger's recommendation as to tho
pension was adopted, and q committee OF
ten was appointed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
HlNRlcAsEN SUSTAINED.
supreme Court Uphoids the Validity of the
New incorporation Fee.


SPRINGFIKLD, Ills, Jan l7-The SUI
preme court Thursday sustained the
validity of the law passed by tho thirty
ninth general assembly increasing the
fees to be paid by corporations foriliccnsos
70 organize and for the fling Of certificates
setting forth increase OF capital stock.
The decision YVES rendered ON a motion
Of the Columbian Construction company
Of Chicago for leave TO file a petition for
writ OF mandamus TO compel the sccro.
tary of state TO file a certificate setting
forth an increase of capital stock for g.
100000. The company rendered the old
fee Of sl, which Secretary Of State Hin
richsen refused TO accept, demanding
s3, 100. as provided by the new law The
court sustained the demurrer to the petit
tion and entered Judgment against the
petitioner for costs
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
California waterway Improvemsn.

sANFRANcIsco, Jan. 1.-THE California
river and harbor congress has appointed
committee TO 60 to Washin gton and
ask congress for liberal appropriations for
the Improvement OF the rivers and harbors
of central and northern California. The
committee is composed of ex-senator Will
lam ]. johnson OF Sacramento. Hugh j
Corcoran Of Stockton. ex-senator M
Gleayes OF Shasta, w A. Coulter OF San
lose and E. McGettigan Of Vallejo.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
Organizing Irishmen.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich, Jan. l7-Colonei
Michael Byrne is seeking to organize tho
Irishmen OF the border states into battal.
ions, ready to make a descent on Canada
In case Of war between the United States
and Great Britain. Byrne, who has been
visiting representative Irishmen along tho
Detroit riser frontier. has just loft here for
Buffalo. n. Y, where he goes to organize
the frishnnen for his proposed raid. He
makes no bones about what he Is doing,
and said that in case war was declared
the Irishmen along the border would rise
up as one man, ready for military duty.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
6oeRS ARE EXCITED.
Latest Reports from the Transvaai Say
Peace Is Far or

Latest Report. from the Transvaai Say
Peace Is Far or
NEW YORK, Jan. II "A dispatch from
Cape Town, South Africa. says, Tho
Boer government has seized the cattle be.
longing to the reform committeeman.
The Transvaal artillery has been In.
creased. Sir Hercules Robinson, the gov
ernor of Cape Colony, and British high
commissioner, has sent message from
Pretoria that matters have been salts.
factorily arranged and that bloodshed 10
ended.
The Orange Free State volksraad (lsg.
islatu'e) has adopted resolutions asking
for the annulling Of the charter Of the
British South African company. The
British troopship Victoria has arrived at
Cape Town, bringing i.5o Of the Kings
Own regiment. Hofmeyer. head Of the
German party In Cape Colony, deprecates
Emperor Williams interference.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-17
Love ut First sight.

GREEN BAY, Wis, Jan. l7.-R. L.
Davis wealthy Chicago book agent. was
married to Miss Tillie Glasser of this
city Wednesday. The bride was one Of
the dining room girls at the Hotel Strau.
bel, where the groom stopped Neither
one saw the other until they met at the
hotel. 1t was love at first sight, and re-
quilted In their marriage, which took place
at the home Of the brides parents