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The San Francisco call., 1896-10-15

a very accomplished yirtuoso, though he will
not pose as rival to the one and only Rosen-
thai. He has been engaged by Frederick
Archer to appear with the Pittsburg SYM
phony Orchestra for two concerts on Novem-
Der 6 and z and has also made a number OF
other engagements. 1t Is not yet stated
whether his tour will extend to the Pacific
Coast.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-15

The last issue of the Bayreuther Blaetter
contains q letter from Frau Cosima Wagner,
addressed to Seckendorf and Muneker, presi-
dent of the General Committee of wagnerian
Associations. In this letter the widow of the
Bayreuth master expresses her gratitude to all,
both near and far, who have collaborated since
1876 in the work at Beyreuth. The Bayreuther
Blaetter also states that in the answer to the
appeal for funds to assist poor artists in visit
ing the performances $4,000 marks have al
ready been paid in, and that other subscrip-
tions and government subsidies have been
nromised
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-15

striking feature of this campaign is the
unanimity with which the trade journals ad-
vocate the election of Mckinley, Hobart and
sound-money Congressmen.-Boston Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-15

AudraD's new operetta is entitled t'Monsieur
Lohengrin." 1t will soon be produced at the
Bouffes Parisiens.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19

BUFFALO BANK ROBBERY.
The Cashier and His Younger Brother
Confess to the Crime.

The Cashier and His Younger Brother
Confess to the Crime.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, May 19.-The mys-
terry of the Buffalo bank robbery, which
occurred Thursday noon, has been solved
by the confession of Carl Kloppenburg
the cashier. He and his younger brother
Joseph, We're taken into custody late Sat
urday night and told the whole story.
Together they had planned the robbery,
and, after secreting the money on the
person of Joseph. the gag was put in
Carl's mouth and he WAS tied Joseph
came To this city, where he is an employe
in one of Charles Ryan's drug stores, and
showed the officers the money behind some
bottles on u shelf.
The amount is $3.50. The owners of the
bank say this is about $50 short Messrs.
Hieronomous and Scott of the Illinois Ma
tional are here. j. Otis Humphrey of
Springfield, A. A. Pickrell of Buffalo and
William Conover banker of Virginia
Cass county, are proprietors OF the bank.
The Kloppenburgs belong to "A respectable
family here. The father is wealthy and
responsible man. He goes on the bond for
Joseph, who is but Is years old, but posi-
lively refuses To have anything to do with
Carls case and will let the law take its
course.
Edward NJ. Hoy, for nine years manager
of Ryan's branch drug store of excellent
reputation. was arrested Monday and
lodged in Jail, charged with being i'm
plicated in the Buffalo bank robbery.
Hoy was manager of the store where Jo-
seph Kloppenburg clerked. The latter
stated that Hoy put up the job to rob the
bank, and secured the largest division of
the stolen money. Hoy refuses to talk.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
BURNED nine HOURS.
Disastrous Conflagration at Blue
Island, Ills.
STIFF GALE RAGING AT THE TIME.

Several Buildings Along the Path Of the
Fire Blown Up by Dynamite Before the
Flames Could he subdued-voiunteer
Firemen Fight Flames In Full-Dress
Suits-Dastrous Fire at Atlanta, Ga
Biazes at Other Places.
CHICAGO, May 19.-Fire started in Blue
Island, few miles south Of this city, at
e:45 o'clock Sunday morning and when it
| was quelled nine hours later thirty-six
houses had been destroyed, causing an ag
gregate loss of 100000. If it had not
been for the timely arrival of fire engines
| from Chicago the whole town would have
been destroyed. There was no adequate
water supply with which to fight the fire,
but there was such a gale blowing that
| dynamite had TO be brought into requisi-
ton. Several buildings along the path Of
the FIRE were blown up, and by this means
| the flames were finally subdued. Satur-
day was the anniversary of the Blue Isl
| and Liederkranz Singing society, and
when the fire broke out over 400 people
including most of the town officials, were
at a ball in Sanger hall.
| Firemen in Full-Dress Suits.
Inc DlhAc was ulscoNereu III parn I'M
mediately in the rear of the hall, and men
in full evening dress ran out and brC u sht
over the only fire apparatus. They
fought hard, but the blaze soon got be
yond their control, and il was thought
that the whole town would be wiped out
Chief Swenie was appealed to, and Chi
cogo fire engines were fastened to the
scene, and did effective work in subduing
the flames and saving property. The only
person injured was Frederick Rolito, who
had his hands severely burned. horse,
dog and cat were cremated. 1t has not
yet been ascertained how the fire origi-
mated. John Dornecher, Fl. b. Robinson,
Edward Sayfarth, George Englehardt and
William Baumbach, who owned most of
the destroyed property, state that they
will commence To rebuild at once.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
MANY WILL JAKE PART.
'stionai Non-Partisan Commercial Tariff
Convention at Detroit.

DERrolT, Mich. May l9.-It now trans
}ires that the attendance at the National
non-partian commercial tariff conven-
don, which meets I'm this city June 2,
will be considerably larger than the pro-
icctors at first anticipated Secretary 5.
B. Archer of the Tariff Commission
league has received credentials already
from commercial bodies who have chosen
total of over 200 delegates There
viii also be some delegates from
laboring and agricultural organiza-
tions. At least double that number
of accredited delegates are expected, rep
rcsenting boards of L nd and chambers Of
commerce and other b dies of like char
acter Other persons who attend will he
entitled to vote on AL questions excepting
those concerning permanent organiza-
tion. From letters re- tcivcd the sentiment
favoring holding annual non-partisan tar
III conventions is almost unanimous The
Santa Fe Woman's board of trade, the
only organization of its kind, sends four
delegates.
The convention committee, consisting
Of presidents of boards of trade. commercial
bodies and labor and farming organiza-
lions representing various sections Of the
country, will meet June and arrange the
final details and choose temporary officers.
Auxiliary To the convention, and designed
20 facilitate discussion there will be ap
pointed four large committees. Their
province respectively will be: To recon-
mend ways and means for taking the tar
III question out Of partisan politics and
making it "a business question; to
suggest ways and means for inn
proving the consular service in the
way of increasing our foreign
trade, especially with the Central and
South American republics; to report upon
the advisability of recommending to con-
gress the creation of a department of com.
merce, manufactures and labor the chiefs
of such department To be IA member of the
presidents cabinet; to make recommends
tions as to permanent organization and
the holding of annual conventions for
considering the tariff and other national
questions. The convention is to be abso-
lutcly non-political and all questions must
be discussed from purely commercial
standpoint. The convention Will proba-
bly, continue week or more
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
FIRE AT ATLANTA.
The Georgia City Suffers Heavily from q
Confiagration.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 1.-the most seri-
Gus conflagration this city has experienced
in ten years broke out shortly before IL
o'clock sunday night in a block in the
center of the city, bounded by the tracks
of the Southern railway and Prior, De
catur and Collins streets. The Markham
House, adjoining the Union depot, and
one of the best known hotels in the coun-
try, was totally destroyed, involving loss
of about $4,000 on building and furniture,
covered by an insurance of $4,000.
Milan a. Patterson's livery stable, in
which the blaze originated, Patterson 5
undertaking establishment, row of small
rookeries on Decatur street and half
dozen houses on Collins street occupied by
the demi-monde were completely con
sumed At midnight the fire had made "a
complete sweep of the block and was
threatening to spread across Decatur
street. The total loss on the Markham
House block is probably about S30O,0OO,
lare ely covered by insurance. By diligent
efforts the firemen succeeded in stemming
the rush of the flames and mt l o'clock had
gotten them practically under control.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
Disaster in Lake Michigan.

CHICAGO, May l0-At midnight the
schooner Mary d. Aver, sailing light from
Chicago to Cheboygan for cargo of cedar
posts, collidcd with the steamer Onoko
about fifteen miles OFF Racine The Aver
labored until about II o'clock Sunday
morning, when she went TO the bottom
without moments warning. She car
red a crew of seven men, five of whom
were drowned The two survivors were
brought to this city by the City of Duluth.
Following is the list of the drowned
Captain Williams, Charles Matson, mate
Henry Shirm, seaman; Tom -, sea
man. - Fits cook.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
Freak of the Lightning.

NILES, Mich, May ia remarkable
circumstance occurred at Wakclcc, Cass
county. recently during an electrical
storm. The lightning photographed a
house. much resembling the work of y
rays. A farmhouse was struck by light
ming and i'm an upper front room was u
blank, upper white wall, opposite two
windows that faced the road. The first
visitors to the scene were astonished To
find on the blank wall an exact picture
of the outside front of the house. just as 1t
appeared from the road The picture was
pcrfcct and distinct as negative After
nine DAYS it gradually disappeared from
the wall without even being copied
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
CYCLONE IN KANSAS.
The storm Works Death and Destruction
in Two Counties.

in Two Counties.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, May l9.--Rcports re-
ccivcd here indicate that the cyclone
which passed over Marshall and Nemaha
counties, Kan, late Sunday evening
swept over an unusually large territory,
dealing death and destruction through the
two counties. A dispatch from Bern, Ne
maha county, reports that Seneca, the
county seat, was struck by u cyclone at
o'clock in the evening, One third of the
residence portion of the town was de-
stroycd and five persons were killed and
fifteen badly injured The county's mag
niliccnt new court house, the towns big
schoolhouse and the Catholic church are
wrecked
Five hundred Of the citizeqs of Seneca
are reported To bo homelos.t The prop
crty loss is estimated at Sl00,0D The
five dead are two children of NJ. Everhcs,
two children of Mr. Connell and n son of
Peter Asscmachcr The cyclone also
swept the towns of Sabetha, Nemaha
county and Frankfort Marshall county,
and the reports indicate that many other
smaller settlements have suffered, but up
to this hour it has been impossible To get
detailed accounts of the damage.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
HOLT WILL CASE.
Senator sherman and Fred Grant Identify
signatures.

signatures.
WASHINGTON, May l9.-The trial of the
noted Holt will case began Monday 1t
has been pending almost "A year. The
question at issue is the genuineness Of a
tattercd alleged will Of former Judge Ad-
vocate General Joseph Holt of Kentucky,
which was found i'm the mails of the reg
lister of wills here last year. Judge Holt,
who died in August, 1894, was supposed to
have died intestate and the validity of the
alleged will, whose mysterious appear
ance created widespread interest, has been
vigorously contested. A notable legal ar
ray of counsel was present.
The benefciaries under the alleged will
are Miss Josephine Holt Throckmorton
and Miss Lizzie Hynes of Kentucky be-
tween whom the estate was equally divided.
Luke Devlin, u war department clerk, was
named as executor, and for these appeared
cx- Congressman Butterworth, J. j. Oar
lington, and Blair Lee The counsel for
the heirs at law are cx-Congressnlan Jere
Wilson, ex Assistant Attorney General
Worthington and Attorneys Hearld OF
Washington and Posten of Louisville,
Ky. The signatures of General Sherman
and Mrs w. 4. sherman, which are on
the will, were identified as genuine by
senator Sherman, and Colonel Fred
Grant of New York testified to the genu.
mess of the signature Of the late President
(,rant
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
Hnniist MnY Anniversaries.

AsBURy PARK. y j., May l9-Typical
May weather marked Monday the inaug'
uration of the great annual May anniver-
saries Of the Baptist church in the United
States, and representatives of the demon
ination, male and female, clergy and lay,
have taken this noted resort by storm
Monday morning the various executive
and finance committees were in session,
and in the evening the actual business of
the week was inaugurated with the nine
teenth annual meeting of the Women :
Baptist Home Mission society
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
VOTED TO STAY OUT.
striking Flour Packers and Nailers Insist
on Their Demands.


on Their Demands.
SUPERIOR, Wis, May l9.-The meeting
of the striking flour packers and nailers
held Sunday lasted four hours and finally
resulted in decision to remain out as
long as the millcrs refused To acccde to
their demands. The mill managers Of
fcrcd to take them back at the old sched-
ule OF wages, but refused to consider the
raise proposition. All of the seven mills
will attempt to resume operations. They
gave the old crews notice to be on hand
for duty, and warned them IL they failed
To do so new men would be hired and no
union men would be hired in the future.
The strikers claim that il is impossible
to get men i'm their places competent to do
the work and that the millcrs must there
fore f;il in their efforts To operate. The
head millcrs and employees Of various de
partncnts under them held meeting and
decided not To do the packing and mailing
If requested to do so. This action, IL is
claimed, will have the effect of tying up
the mills if new men cannot be secured.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
LAeoa PARADE AT MILWAUKEE,.
Over 10000 People Hear Speeches at
schIitz Park During the Day.

MILWAUKEE, MAY l9-rhere were 1000
men in line i'm the big labor parade Of tho
street railway strikers and their sympa.
thizers here Sunday. The street railway
company made no attempt to operate its
lines and there were no disturbances
There were over fifty labor organizations
and other societies i'm the line. There were
over 10000 people on the grounds at Schlitz
park during the day. All Of the speakers
urged the men to hold out, as they claim
the strike is IA contest between organized
labor and the public on one side and mo-
nopoly on the other, and that labor and the
people are bound to win. Several thou
sand dollars were cleared on the picnic
The union claims that IL has proof that
the street railway has brought To this city
200 men connected with the Theile Detec-
tive agency of st. Louis. The company,
IL is claimed, is paying the agency u per
day for each Of these men. The union in
tends To prosecute the officials of the COM
pany under the anti-Pinkerton law for
importing these men. The union is now
running bus lines, which parallel nearly
every line of the stseet railway company
and is giving good service
The Rev. c. NJ. Starkweather delivered
a sensational sermon on the strike sun
day night. After reviewing the strike
and claiming il is not over he said it had
developed into an industrial war, and IL
was remarkable to see what perfect or
ganization the men have In concluding
he advocated municipal ownership of the
street railway and said in regard to the
labor organizations:
1.-The men in these organizations believe
that if one side can talk and act on the
basis of organizations the other side has
the same right. And we are beginning to
learn that policemen are not and cannot
be made numerous enough to club this
idea out of the heads of the workingmen;
neither do rifles or Gatling guns intimi-
date the idea nor can they cause its
death -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
TOOK PROMPT ACTION.
How the Competitor Prisoners
Were Saved.
PROTEST orOUR CONSUL GENERAL.

Mr.. Williams Told Captain General Wey-
Ter He Would Demand His Passports and
Hold the spanish Government RESPONSE
BILE il the Men Were shot Before the
Protest to Madrid Was Given Due Con-
observation-disclosures Weyier's Resigning.
HAVANA, May l9.-Thc action of Con
sui General Williams in protesting
against the methods of trial Of the prison
ers Of the American schooner Competitor
adopted by the Spanish authorities is
worth more than passing mention. Be-
lore the court martial closed Consul Gen.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
Reformer Commits suicide.

PRETORIA May l9-There was great
demonstration Monday upon the occasion
of the funeral of +. l. Grey, the reform
committeeman, who committed suicide "
cutting his throat in jail while labyriLE
under melanchola, induced by his prosecu
tion. Barney Bernato rode in the
carriage The streets We're pacNeo Wi n
people. Many wreaths were sent 10y Grey )
fellow-prisoners. President kruegcr Is
deeply distressed at the suicide OF Grey
who, for week previously, had mani
tested symptoms OF homicidal mania.
The officials are bitterly denounced Tor the
failure to have him watched.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
olcNITAR,ES AT MOSCOW.
The Gar Celebrates His esth Birthday In
Grand style.

Moscow, May l9.-Li Hung Chang and
suite arrived here from St. Petersburg
The Chinese envoy was receied in most
brilliant manner and afterwards presided
at reception given in the Chinese EN-
bassy, which was profusely decorated with
flags. Field Marshall Yamagata, the
Japanese envoy, the Duke of Najera, the
representative of Spain, and the Crown
Prince of Roumania, have also arrived
here. The latter was received at the rail
road station by the Grand Duke, Grand
Duchess and high officials with military
honors. the band playing the national
anthem
Nicholas II, czar Of all the Russias,
was 2s years old Monday. The car and
his imperial consort arrived at the Petrov'
sky palace Monday The birthday recep'
ton and banquet mt the palace, which
took place i'm the afternoon and evening
were on "A gorgeous scale
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
SOME FIGURES ON M'klNLEY.
rive Hundred and siNty-Four Delegate
Instructed for or Eavoring Him.

rive Hundred and siNty-Four Delegate
Instructed for or Favoring Him.
CHICAGO, May l9-Ihc time limit sei
bv the national committee for elccting
delegates for the Republican national con
vention expired at midnight on saturday
The list below is complete with the cx
ception of the names of the two delegates
from Alaska who were elected May. H.
but cannot be announced until the week
" steamer arrives, there being no tcle
graph facilities. These two are among the
uncertain" BY ruling of the national
committee New Mexico and Arizona,
being organized territories, will be rep
resented by six delegates at large each, in
stead of two, as formerly. After action
upon this by the convention there will be
gis delegates entitled to seats.
The following table is made up from the
preferences of regular delegates. Decis
ions i'm contests after the convention as
sembles may change the list slightly:
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
sioux Falls Hotel Burned.

Monday fire roke out in the Merchants
hotel, owned by ex-Mayor Wiley and
Williams, and the blaze which started in
the kitchen. crawled between the walls to
the roof. making it difficult to handle
About half the building was consumed
and the rest rendered practically worth
less 30 suddenly did the flames spread
that the servants on the third floor barely
escaped in their night clothes, while the
guests lost practically everything. Loss is
estimated at So 900; insurance, $50, 600
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
undnChnnce to Escnpc.

NEWPORT, Ky, May l0-Scvcn prisoners
escaped Jail here They were companions
If scott Jackson, convicted Of the murder
Of Pearl Bryan, and his companion
A,onzo Wallng. Some prisoner sawed of
the hinges Of the back door of the jail
apd LEFT the seven men out. Jackson and
Wolling could have gone with them, but
rrefcrred the jail rs safer than the open
country. fearing lyrchng News of the
iail delivery spread like the sound OF an
cvnlosion. In less than half an hour 1900
people surrounded the iail but dispersed
when assured that Jackson and Walling
Nvoro safe
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
Mc,hodist protestant Conference.

KANSAS CRY, May ls.-Prcsidcnt Her
rinc presided at Mondays session of the
Methodist Protestant conference in Kan
sas City, Kan An important item in the
work was the adoption of resolution
providing for the printing each week in
The various religious weeklies of extracts
from the catechism \ hot discussion
arose over the resolution which was pre-
sentcd by Rev. a. J. Reichard, chairman
of the sunday school committee. but 1t
was finally adopted by decisive vote
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
Ucttje Green Wins.

WASHINGTON, May l9.-In the supreme
court Monday, Justice Gray delivering the
decision, dismissed the suit of John Evans
Cornell VS. Hattie II. II. Green. The case
involves the title to some property which
had been sold under mortgage To Mrs.
Green. amounting To so,mO,oW worth OF
Chicago real estate The owners claimed
the sale took place with proper notice TO
all necessary parties. Theca was argued
ia the supreme court by Colonel Robert
Rea and Lyman Trumbull of Chicago.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
EInmes nj saginaw. Mich.

SAGINAW, May l9.-During Sc we're
windstorm sunday afternoon flames broke
out in the general store of John Geiger, on
the site of the old burnt district. The
flames spread rapidly and the following
places were burned: John Geiger's store.
residence and barn; w. II. kern's resi-
dcnce and barn: c. Bohmhoff's retidenco
and Clarence fuckers residence The
loss will he 5000 about half insured.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
,,,.c.t Wills In Mexico Burned.

ToRREoN. May l9-The large Touring
mills and grain elevators of the Allianza
Manufacturing company, situated here,
were destroyed by fire. The loss is esti-
mated al Sl50,0O0 The mills had recently
been equipped with new machinery and
were the largest in northern Mexico. The
amount of insurance is small. There was
a large stock of grain consumed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19

LONDON, May IA Berlin dispatch to
Tho standard says that militcry courthas
sentenced Count Won kolze To TWO ye''rs
Imprisonment in fortress as q pun'sn-
mcnt for his duel with Baron N"n Schta'
der. which resulted in the death oi the ias
ter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-19
trust DEEDS Iti,ed.

LANSING, Mich, May i9.-E. Brment ~
Sons. extensive manufacturers OF stoves
aud agricultural implements, have filed
two trust deeds to secure claims amount
ing to $4,000, about equally divided be-
tween local and outside creditors.