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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
OF INTEREST To PENSIONERS.
Soldier Considered Dead IL Not Heard from
I'm Seven Years.

Soldier Considered Dead II Not Heard from
In Seven Years.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA measure of
the greatest interest to pensioners was
put through the house Of representatives
Thursday when that body adopted the
report made by the committee on invalid
pensions. 1t was recommended by the
committee that In all cases Of pension
claims the unexplained absence for seven
years Of the soldier would be all that was
neceI Isary to prove that he was dead. 1t
was said this was in conformity with COM
mon law, and would answer all practical
purposes and materially assist a great
many applicants for pensions Under the
rule now in force Mt the pension bureau,
although soldier may not have been
heard from since the war closed, this can
not be considered proof of his death,
and hundreds Of cases are held up in the
pension Office awaiting such proofs.
A feature of the debate was the attempt
made by Congressman Bartlett Of New
York to muster strength enough
to defeat the report Of the PEN
slons committee Representative Graft f
Illinois proved too much for the New York
congressman, however, by procuring
copy of Greenleaf on evidence, in which
he proved conclusively that seven years
was all that vas necessary in the adjudi-
cation In the case Of pcnsioner.
This shot completely winded the New
Yorker, and he sat quietly in his seat
when the speaker put the question. and IL
was adopted by viva vocc vote. There
was no demand made for division, and
consequently there was no public record
made for or against the proposition
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01

UPPER SANpUsKY o.. Feb 1.-The
men digging the cellar on the w J.
Smith farm in Avondaie exhumed four
skeletons, also seven silver half dollars
and one silver dime. The skeletons cruin-
bled and ii cannot be ascertained whether
they were those OF Indians or whites
The dates on the coins ranged from 1917 60
1852. This makes seven skeletons found
and the cellar is not yet completed. As
the place has never been a graveyard As
far as known the discovery has awakened
Intense interest and the air is full Of con.
lectures
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
olep IN peNITeNTIARY.
Earnest swarthout, Who Was Convicted
OF Killing His Father.

JOLIET, Ills, Feb 1.-The remains OF
Earnest Swarthout who died In the state
prison of consumption. were shipped
away from here Thursday In 1893 Farm.
er Swarthout. a wealthy resident of Nor.
sison, Ills, was found burned in a straw
stack on his farm Developments at the
inquest caused the arrest of his two sons
Both denied the charge They were
placed in Jail at Sterling where William
sickened and died, confessing before he
died TO the murder of his father He said
he and his brother Ernest came home the
night before the body was found and
having dispute with their father near
the barn killed him. placed the body In the
stack and fired it.
Ernest was sent to the ponitentiary In
November, 1891. for fourteen years.
Thursday morning nc died in the prison
hospital. He always brooded over the af.
fair, and 70 months has been expected
to die any day. He made no confession,
but declared he was innocent. and that
his brother was insane when he made
public his statement OF the murder.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Big Time at Mobile. Ala.

MOBILE, Feb. / "A big demonstration
was occasioned here Thursday 10y the ar
rival OF the first barge of coal from Tusca.
loosa. thus opening up the coal fields OF
Alabama and placing Mobile in commun.
ication with them by water A flotilla Of
river boats and tugs met the steamship
Baltimore towing the bargcs and a meet.
ing of the city council was held on the
steamboat Carney. at which tho mayors OF
Mobile, Denopolis, ana Cairo, Ills, were
present TO welcome the officials Of the
Tidewater Coal company
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
silver Bond Bill I'm senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. i.-When the sen.
ate convened Friday it was technically
a continuance OF the session Of Thursday
as a recess was taken Thursday night.
The silver bond bill therefore had imme-
diate right Of way with Villas recognized
to speak There was a very meager at.
tendance. Allen called attention to the
absence of quorum. This necessitated
roll call which brought senators from
committee and cloak rooms and disclosed
forty-six senators present, one more than
a quorum. Villas then addressed the SEN
ate.
The house went into committee of the
whole, Payne Of New York, In the chair,
and took up the consideration Of the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Hunter. Friends Worried.

FRANKFORT Ky, Feb THE ninth
ballot in. joint assembly for United States
senator Friday again res ultedl in mo elrc-
ction.. The friends Of Hunterrhro consider
ably Worried over the decision Of one or
two Republican members to vote for
some one else than tho nominee. They
admit that such action tends TO weaken
their candidate. and therefore are doing
all in their power TO hold everybody in
line. Senator Blackburn's friends seem
encouraged for some reason. just why
they should be Is unknown, as it would
seem that nothing Is more certain than
that Black burn has no chance to win.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
BONDS IN DIRT ONLY
Debcptures of Canada. Michigan aud Chi
cago Railway Company.

LANSING, Mich, Feb. III V. II. Lott
Of Detroit has thrown light on the Can
ada, Michigan and Chicago Railroad com
pany. concerning the bonds OF which the
commissioner has lately been receiving
inquiries from all parts OF the country
Mr.. Lott was secretary OF the company.
which was organized In 1872 He says
twelve miles OF road were graded. bus
never ironed, that e. 700, 900 of bonds were
authorized and small amount sold In
London, but that owing To the inability
to float the balance those bonds were re.
deemed and the project abandoned
Before surrendering the cash balance in
his possession ox-Secretary Lott says he
made II his business TO see that no pccun.
iary obligation Of the company was unsat-
isted, and he cannot account for the fact
that numerous bonds have now turned up
In various sections Of the United States
The principal stockholders of the com.
pany were residents of London. and most
OF them are now dead
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Called 20 London rnbcrnacle.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. l-Dr. John A.
tabernacle, the largest Christian church
in Europe DIR. Brooks was the first
Prohibition candidate for governor OF
Missouri in 1891, and in lSSs he was nom-
mated for vice president by the national
Prohibition convention. He was for
many years supreme master workman
Ancient Order United Workmen. He 70.
signed the pastorate of the Memphis
Linden Street Christian church in July
last, and has devoted himself 10 evangel-
ical work since that time DIR. Brooks
has not yet accepted the call to London.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Moved the st. Paul Little.

NEW YORK, Feb l.-At high tide Fri.
day, with the wind north northeast. an
blowing eight miles an hour, there was an
effort made TO pull tho American line
steamer st. Paul out OF the sand of Long
Branch. The big windlass on board the
steamer pulled on the cables attached to
the Hedges and several tugs lent what
power they could to the attempt. but with
all the great craft was moved only o few
feet toward deep water An effort will
be made again at the next high tide.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Louisiana Republicans.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-The Republic.
an state convention has adjourned sine
die. The following We're elected delegates
for the state at large te the st. Louis con.
vention: William Pitt Kellogg, A II.
Leonard. Henry Demas. J Madison
Vance. The state ticket lndorsed by the
Republicans Is as foilowsi J. r. Pharr,
for governor, J. b Klienpeter. for lieu.
tenant governor, j W. Mcfarland. for
secretary of state; John Pickett, for treas
urer; Lucien +. Suthen. for "A ttorney gen.
eral; II. p. Kernochan. for auditor; DR..
J. A. NJ Cook. for superintendent Of edu.
cation
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Much Wanted Man Arrested.

CLEVELAND. Feb. IA man who says
he is Joseph Fisher of Toledo. o.. and who
Is wanted by the police I'm nearly every
large city in the country was arrested
here Thursday. The game he worked was
to order large bills of goods and then sud-
denly discover that he had lost his pocket
book. Loans were always eagerly prof
fered and thankfully accepted.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Hugh pempse, rnrdoned.

HARRISBURG. Pa. Feb i.-Govornor
Hastings Thursday pardoned Hugh +.
Dempsey. ths Pittsburg laborer leader. in
, accordance 'yith the recommendation OF
the board of pardons. He also signed
pardons for Roger Feeny. Pittsburg. rob.
berry. and commuted To life imprisonment
the death sentence of james McMullcn,
Pittsburg. and William Penn Bowen.
Wilkesharrc
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Meeting of enc yenc,uelan CommI..lon.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-The Venezuelan
commission held its regular weekly meet
ing Friday with all Of the members pres
ent A great portion Of the session was
taken up in The consideration Of matters
touching the merits Of the controversy, in
Guiding large number Of maps and a
quantity of matter from tho state depart.
ment In answer to request, collected by
persons specially charged with the task.
Up to this tine the commission has not
received notice from the British or Venez-
uelan government Of an Intention to
avail itself OF the invitation extended to
appear before tho committee through rep
resentatives.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Governor Urges Action.

d TOPEKA, Kan, Fob. 1.-The governor
Friday called the state board Of railroad
commissioners into his office and urged
the Importance OF some action looking to
the restoration OF grain rates recently ad-
vanced and greatly affecting all shipments
to Galveston and the south. The governor
urged that the Kansas board act In con.
cert with the railroad boards Of Tex ,s aud
Nebraska
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Morley say. Uncle sam L. Right.

LONDON. Feb. Hon. John Morley.
chief secretary for Ireland in the late
Rosebery and Gladstone Liberal cabinet,
speaking at Arbroath in Scotland, said
that Lord Salisbury blundercd in ques-
tioning the Monroe doctrine, to which
America Is strenuously attached. He
added that II ever there was case for
arbitration IL was the Venezuelan boun-
dairy dispute
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
BIDS FOR NEW BONDS.
They Will Be Opened Wednss-
day, Feb. S.
QUITE A NUMBER ARE RECEIVED.


As To the Amounts or Prices offered Even
'he secretary Of the Treasury Know.
Nothing, Except In n Few Csses--Beliei
That Foreign Offers VIII he More Than
Was Expected-Biii Of Interest TO Pen.
sioners-Capitai Notes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I. Nothing definite
can be learned at the treasury depart.
ment as to the number or amount OF bids
already received for the new bonds. AS
last as received tho bids are deposited In
safe where they will remain until next
wednesday, when they will be opened
ana their contents announced. IL Is GER
tain, however, that large number OF bids
have been received and every mail brings
considerable additions. As to the
amounts or prices offered even the secre
tary OF the treasury knows nothing ex-
cept In some few cases, where he has been
privately advised by letter. There seems
to be no doubt that the amount of the
bids will exceed the 500, ,0oO,0 600 to be Of.
fered and IL Is believed that the foreign of.
fers will be considerably more than was
expected when the loan was announced.
WIN Stimulate Competition.
The Improved political situation abroad,
IL Is believed, will contribute to this end.
The semi-official announcement that bid
ders who intend to pay for their bonds In
foreign coin will be given the preference
In making the awards, Is expected to
stimulate foreign competition for the
bonds. The thinq most to ha fcared in
connection with the sales, IL Is said, at the
treasury, Is possible combination by
which n large percentage OF the offers
viii DO at a uniformly low rate. Should
this prove TO be the case, thcre seems to be
no doubt that Secretary Carlisle would not
hesitate to reject all bids below what no
would regard as fair both TO the govern.
ment and to the purchaser
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Domino suffering with Pneumon,.

CINCINNATI. Feb. III. r. Keene :
celebrated rccc horse, Domino on his way
from New York to Colonel Danger6eld s
farm at Lexington. Ky, was taken OF
and put in the Adams Express stables
here under the care of Veterinary Sur
geod Haggard of Lexington. He seem,
to DO suffering from pneumonia Mr..
Keene has been apprised by wire of the
fact. Domino in 1898 as a 2.year.old. wa.
an invincible prodigy.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Illinois Railway Reorganiredl.

SPRINGFIELD. Ills. Fob Tho rcor
ganization OF the Chicago, Peoria and
st. Louis railroad has been completed
The new road Is to bc known as the Chi
cago Peoria and st. Louis Railroad of H.
linois The capital stock is TO be s5 600.
000 OF which g.. 500 900 Is to be non n.cumu
lative 8 per cent. preferred stock and
81 500 600 common
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Chemist Burned To Death.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb DIR Alfred L.
Kennedy, at one time one Of the most dis
tinguishcd chemists in this country, and
an authority on medicine. botanical and
physiological matters, was burned to
death Thursday in his office 1t is be.
lieved he was experimenting with chemi.
calls when an explosion o; urred. When
the firemen arrived the offices were com.
pletely Quilted and DIR. Kennedys body
was found burned almost To a crisp.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Money ln RaIsIng Peppermint.

NILES. Mich, Feb Farmers In
southwestern Michigan. especially those
who have large tracts OF marsh land. will
give their entire attention the coming
season TO the raising Of peppermint Last
year the yield was immense. and q vast
amount OF money was realized upon the
oil, and the wood was afterward cured
and brought handsome price ms hay
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Two Danaucts At CbIcaro,

CHIC AGO, Feb i--rhere were two
large banquets in Chicago Friday even
ing. The Hamilton club commemorated
the birth of Alexander Hamilton at the
Auditorium and the Ohio society Of Chi.
cago held its sixth annual banquet and re
ception at the Palmer House. Many
prominent people were In attendance at
a.h
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Five Fire Fighters Ininr.h.

WILKEsBAgRE, Pa, Feb. IAN ex
plosion of gas was caused Thursday in the
Pettibone shaft by a laborer crossing the
danger limo with his lamp lighted.
portion Of the workings caught fire anO
large force of men was put To work fight.
ing the flames. Shortly afterwards a Sec
ond explosion occurred and five of the
fire fighters were seriously burned Their
names are: Charles Dougherty, Joseph
Jones. John Edwards, Phillip Randall
and Samuel Phillips
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
rorger sentenced to Prison.

NEW YORK Feb. Paul Brigham,
who pleaded guilty to having forged the
certificate OF check on the Columbia
National Bank of Washington by whie .
the Lincoln National bank Of this city
was swindled out of 80 500 was-sentencea
Friday to seven years in states prison by
Judge Cowing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01

LONDON, FEB. lin view OF the
alarming stories afoat regarding the sit.
uation at johannesburg the secretary II
state for the colonies, Mr.. Joseph Cham.
berlain has ordered the British agent &c
Pretoria, the capital. TO go 20 Johannes.
burg and report the true situation of AZ.
fairs TO the colonial Office
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Presidential Favors.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The president
Friday sent the following nominations to
the senate: William II. Cannon, to be
United States marshal for the western
district OF wisc nsin; William Galloway.
receiver OF public moneys at Oregon City,
Ore Postmasters: Elizabeth Wolf,
Pcshtigo, Wis; Arthur A Maynard,
Crown Point, Ind.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01

OMAHA. Neb.. Feb. Lit Is raining in
eastern Nebraska and throughout tho
western half Of the state. Moisture Is
falling In all the counties In some form.
Grain men are much encouraged and de-
clare that the. prospects for winter wheat
was never bettcrin Nebraska The acre.
age Is unusually large.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Ri, to Proven, Train Robbery.

WASHINGTON, Feb THE epidemic OF
train robberles In the Indian Territory
during the past year induced the house
committee on Judiciary to approve bill
introduced by Broderick Of Kansas. part.
ly aimed to prevent these crimes. The
bill provides penalty Of not more than
twenty years Imprisonment for shooting
at trains In tho Indian Territory. throw
ing missiles at them. or derailing trains
II any person Is killed directly or indirect
Iy through such acts, the crime Is made
murder
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01

HAMMOND. Ind Fob. Johnny Nor
rls aud Bonnie Armit were drowned
while walking across the Calumet river.
The lads were warned by their playmaies
not to venture out beyond the line. but
they did, and whilcn score of boys looked
ON, unabie to lend assistance. they disa ,.
pcArcd under the ice The bodies ~e'r
tac.Vcrcd
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
snllirnn somewhat Better.

SPRISeFIFLD. Ills, Feb John l.,
Sullivan rested well Thursday night, had
no fever. and was sitting up in bed Fri.
day The doctor is greatly encouraged
over the progress made and hopes to have
Sullivan out OF bed in week. Sullivan
Is rational and In his right mind. He
wants 90 join his company Ii will be a
week ai least before he can travel
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
rhrot,,ed Herself with Her own Hair.

TOLEDO. o., Feb -Magdellne Mess.
ner OF Gibsonbury, o.. a melancholy pa.
tient at the insane asylum, committed
suicide in a peculiar manner. She was
sitting In a chair and in some manner
fastened her hair around her neck and to
the back OF her char and leaned forward.
When found some minutes latter she was
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
DIED, ofat,.I,,ur,cs

ALTOONA Pa. Feb. l.-Robert Nc
Murray. one of the victims of the Holt
daysburg rolling mill explosion, who was
brought To the Altoona hospital. dicd
these Thursday evening. He was 25 years
old and unmarried
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
MONTGOMERY HANGED
Youthful Oregon Murderer Dies
on the Gallows,
HIS DEADLY WORK WITH A Guy.

Becoming Enraged Because His Father
Slapped HIS Pace He secured "A Rifle aud
Killed Him Instantiy-us Then Shot
His Mother and Ncighbor Who Was
at the House-Denied All knowledge OF
the Crime at Fir.i
ALBANY Or, Feb. Lloyd b. Mont
gomery was hanged here Friday. He ex-
hibited wonderful pluck and died un.
hinchingly' The crime for which Lloyd
Montgomery suffered the death penalty
Friday was the murder Of his father and
mother and Daniel McKercher on farm
near Brownsville Nov. 10 last There
were no witnesses TO the crime. but sus.
picion soon fell upon Lloyd Montgomery,
the ls-year-old SON and he was arrested
the next day and taken 10 Albany, tho
county seat The motive for the terrib 3
crime was inexplicable and young Mont
eomery strenuously denied his guilt, but
finally after few days confinement he
made confession He said that he and
his father had been quarreling and that
his father slapped his face and told hiia
TO 60 and chop some wood.
Got His Fathers Rifle.
This made me so angry" said young
Montgomery that did not know what
was doing. ! went into the house and
got fathers rl, and came to the kitchen
door Father and McKercher were stand.
Ing by the fense talking and mother was
In the yard. l shot father first, then
mother McKercher started to ran
toward the house whom shot at-him but
missed him fired again and he fell
just as he was entering the door. Mother
was running from me when shot her.
don't know why | did IL / just began
shooting and kept on until | killed them
all had no idea OF killing any of them
until | grew so angry, and then did not
know what was doing until it was all
over
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
w. O. JUDGE VERY Ill.
Theosophist Leader suffering with Heart
Failure Mt Fort WAYNE

FORT WAYNE Ind. Feb Wv. q.
Judge. national president OF the Amer.
lean Theosophical society. with headquar-
ters In New York. Is here In a very seri.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
THE DEATH RECORD.

DIR. NAT CARLIN. prominent veterinary
surgeon, at IT. Louis
AMOS PAU'., prominent New Hampshire
man. at Exeter, y. X.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
n.eided ,n Seat Dupont.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The 81
COMMITTEES on privileges and elections
d.v decided TO rero ,frezvor n or
MIR. Dupont. Rr win continue -
Delaware. ithis busy city but z"
strint par essence.
ngnnS avc~
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01
Got Iii. Father. Rlne.
uunchhnci. Iianrcd.

kALAMA Wash. Feb Charles Asi-
mus, hunchhack, was hanged here FRI
day for the murder Of James Greenwood
last September
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01

When you are dieting TO reduce flesh.
you must cat stale bread, and give up
potatoes, rice, beets, corn. peas. beans,
milk, cream. all sweets. cocoa, indeed
anything which even suggests sugar on
starclL Dry toast without butter. tea
without either milk OF sugar, rare meat
with no fat. and, as far as possible, no
|Y-cs,ah.les at all should form your diet
~ ~ -Ilry,,. ~sn can in the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01

BosroS. Feb The brokerage firm
Of George N. Stayacr a Co of this citv.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01

Gus condition. He came - this city for
treatment and was suddenly taken with
heart failure He Is also threatened with
consumption OF the throat DIR. Buch.
man. noted Indiana theosophist. is his
physician. Mr.. Judges condition was
kept secret till Friday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-01

BmMtxW sts sitton is made
Of dy 70 his bs through nine
ncs has begunl finished