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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
DEATHS FROM HEAT
Evansville, Ind. Seems To ise the Center
of the Torrid Wave.

Evansville, Ind. Seems To Be the Center
Of the Torrid Wave.
EVANSVILLE, Aug 10 Evansville seems
TO be the center of the torrid wave that is
sweeping over the country. For three
DAYS the THERMOMETERS has reached above
l02 degrees In the shade. There were two
deaths Friday as the result of sunstroke
and ten prostrations of various degrees
PEORIA, Ills. Aug 10. Three fatal sun
strokes occurred here Friday. The VIC
tins were: George Archdale, 4Oyears old
of ll5 Easton avenue; Mrs. Anna Klein
hanz. 80 years old Of 3ll Sanford street,
and John Seiglo, l5 years old, who@.sno
from Keokuk, la In addition Clifford
Kelly, Charles Lee V Randsplnncr, and
John Rees were overcome but all are re-
ported better
NEW YORK. Aug. l0.-Thrce deaths of
persons Frustrated on Friday by the heat
were reported To the police up TO noon
Saturday One of the victims was Phil
| lin Frank, letter carrier; one was Mat
| thew Murphy, longshorcman, and the
| other was Henry Duke, 3S years of age.
CHICAGO, Aug l0.-Saturday was the
| hottest day for years. At | o'clock the
| thermometer registered 80 in the shade
Four deaths from heat for the day wer.
| reported at that hour, making fifteen
| since Wednesday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
THE STRIKE AT CLEVELAND. :
Injunction Asked for by the Locked ous
Employees,


CLEVELAND o., Aug 30 Before Judgei
Noble Of the common pleas bench tho
merits of the injunction prayed for ~
William Stanley, one of the locked oug
employees of the Brown Hosting company
on the part of all the men were placed on
hearing Friday. The celebrated injunct
ton suit marks an epoch I'm the history "
labor and its cause in this country on
the part OF the capitalists the restraining
order has been known as an effective
weapon against their employees but never
before has 1t been resorted to by body Of
workmcn to secure their rights.
The application for restraining order
was directed against the company, its Iii.
rectors and officers, and Mayor Robert T.
McKisson. The locked ont men were rep
.esentcd by Attorney l.. \. Russell gnd
l.. q Rawson the Brown company by
Attorney George G. Wing, and the cityb
Judge Phillips and Law Director Norton
The opening argument was made by Mr.
Russell for the men II was one Of tho
greatest examples of oratory in the local
court.
The main facts in the petition were
placed before the judge The court was
Informed of the lockout Of the 200 or 500
employees, practically without notice, ON
May % Further on was alleged that the
mayor called out the police and militia
when the men themselves made an offer
to preserve the peace and protect the
rights of citizens, which was declined On
July q the company entered into an
agreement whereby all the locked out
men might return regardless Of the share
any had taken i'm the trouble But the
company was accused of breaking its con
tract In this that union men were I'll
scriminated against entirely new mon
were employed despite the promise of th,
| officers not TO do so, and the superlntend
| ent was charged with declaring thatcer
| tain of the men could not return under
| any circumstances In the face Of these
facts restraining order was prayed foi
| asking that the mayor he enjoined from
| keeping the militia on guard unnecessar
| ity, and the company be forbidden to.arn
| Its non union men The injunction was
argued at great length and the decision
| deferred.
| Mayor McKisson, Director Of Police Alb
| bot and Lieutenant Colonel Whitney held
conference at noon saturday and after Q
| long consideration OF the situation Mayor
| McKisson gave orders that all the militi,
companies except one doing duty at th'
| Brown Hosting works should be with
| drawn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
LABOR RIOTS IN NEW YORK.
Thumb of "a Contractors Wife Bitten on
During the Melee.

NEW YORK, Aug l0-Rioting began
again among the striking tailors on the
east side Friday, and the contractors told
many stories of flying flatirons and the
sacking Of non-union shops. The most
serious row took place at the shopof Jacob
Strauch on the second floor of No. 40
Cannon street A mob of ten strikers
suddenly rushed mp to the place. Mrs.
Annie Strauch. the contractors wife,
stood in the doorway to repcl the invaders
In the melee her thumb was bittenson
Other disturbances were reported, but
there were no casualties.
Fifteen hundred of the pantsmakers
went on strike Friday, and the remainder.
numbering about 100, struck saturday
About 1900 unorganized Italian women
and girls will he thrown out Of work by
this strike. They are employed rs finish
ers. A number of contractors gathered M
the Office of the union, Ludlow street,
near Houston, and wanted to settle the
strike, but were told that new agreement'
would he ready on Monday Meyer
| Schoenfeld reported Friday evening that
so many contracto were signing agree
| ments he expected the trouble would b'
| over by next Wednesday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
lii ne Mnr,ler lis Wifc?

OSHKOSH. Wis, Aug lO.-Henry w.
Richardt, cabinetmakcr' aged 3S' Hes III
iail here under the nominal charge of AS
sault and battery but really because he
is suspected of having murdered his wife
Mrs. Richardt has not been seen since
Tuesday, July 2s. Her children tell a
vague story about their father carting
away huge box that night. IL Is known
the couple had fierce quarrel the after
noon before Rchardt maintains that she
ran away. lie shows note of farewell
written upon slate which he claims was
written by his wife, but its authenticity Is
Admitted
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
Rank of EnrInnd.. Latrst.

LoxDoN, Aug 10 Much commotion
has been caused in financial circles in the
city by the fact that the Bankof England,
which heretofore has refused TO have its
name mentioned i'm prospectuses Of limit
ed liability companies has agreed TO re-
ceive subscriptions on behalf of paper
manufacturing concern which has Just
been turned into a limited company. This
new departure of the great bank Is Viewed
nv all the smaller banks with dismay, and
IL is recognized on all sides that II the
Bank of England is open To receive sub
scriptions on behalf of other intended
companies il can practically imonopolizc
this line of business i'm the future
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worshipers In n Panic.

QUINCY. Mich, Aug 10. While Free
Methodist campmceting was In progress
in the grove Of Jesse Corless about four
miles from the village, heavy storm
swooped down upon the worshlpers' de
molishing the large tent and uprootine
trees Several hundred persons were IN
side the tent Seeing IL was about to col
lapse they rushed out and were caughr'y
falling trees Mrs William Harlan wa
struck squarcly on the head and instantly
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
Died of His Injuries.

Muw wAuKEE. Aug 10 lo-Captain Conrad
Starke one of the owners of the Milwau'
kee Tugboat line, died suddenly saturday
morning from the effects of injuries sus
taincd bv being thrown from his buggy
ON Thursday He was about ~ years OF
age and was one of the best-known and
oldest tug and vessel owners I'm Milwau'
kee In addition to his family, two broth
ers survive him.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
ANOTHER CONVENTION
Gold Democrats Will Hold Il
Next Month.
THIRD TICKET TO BE NOMINATED.

The Name of the New Organization l. the
National Democratic Party aud the Con-
vention VIII Be Held in indianapolis
Plan Mapped Out by the Executive Com
mittee of Gold Democrats at Indianapo.
lis Goes Through as Presented.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. lO.-The conference
of gold standard Democrats in this city
Friday has borne fruit The name of the
new party is the National Democratic
party Its organizers call those support.
ing the Chicago convention and ticket the
Populist Democratic party. The nation
Al convention Of the National Democratic
party will he held at Indianapolis the first
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
CHARGED with Incendiari-m.

Nrw HAVEN. Conn, Aug. l0.-Council-
man John Morse. one of the best known
men i'm this city. was arrested saturday
In Columbus. O, on charges of incend
iarism. Three months ago Councilman
Norris residence was partially destroyed
by Gre. Ii IL alleged evidence II damag
inp character has been secured As sovn
as requisition paper. N be hnisheu tue
nrisoner will be brought 10 this city.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10

LYNN. Mass. Aug. lO.-When the oper-
atiyes al the T. q Plant works finished
work saturday 500 Of them declared they
would not return, having decided TO join
in n strike in sympathy with the lasters
who struck several days ago Word has
been received here from Ipswich that
several more from the Plant factory there
have Joined the striking forces Saturday
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
souNp THEM ALL WRONG.
Verdict Of the Jury In the Atlantic 0'y
Railway Horror.

ATLANTIC CITY, y j., Aug. lO.--Ihe
coroner's jury investigating the wrecNins
Of AN excursion train near here on July So'
in which many lives were lost, has re-
turned its verdict, the pith of which Is
tina, Edward Farr of the express tram
who was killed. failed to have his engine
,nder proper control on approaching the
crossing that Towerman George
uauser in giving the excursion train the
r,,ht of way, used bad Judgment ana
.hs, Engineer John Greiner OF the excur
s,on train erred in not exercising greater
&c in crossing ahead of the fast express
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
Girnntic Railway Pool.

CHICAGO. Aug. lO-A railroad pool OF
gigantic proportion was uncovered before
the Interstate commerce commission sat
urdav morning. when President A.
Sticklcy of the Chicago Great Western
railroad testified that strenuous efforts
had been made 10y competing companies
to cocrce him into living up TO what l.
known as the Union League club agree
ment This makes it incumbent upon all
western roads touching the same points To
eoualize the amount of freight offered for
transportation, 81 that one road will do as
much business n the other
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
MINERS IN GREAT PERIL.
Fifteen Men Caught in the SHAFT of "a
burning Nine,

KAxKAKEE, HIS Aug. l0.-Fifteen min
ers have been imprisoned in the Gardner
Wilmington coal mine at Clarke City
since Friday afternoon, according to word
brought here by Illinois Central en-
ployes.
Few details can I've learned at the pres
ont time as the wires are down between
here and the Braidwood district ~ Is
known that forty men were caught IN IN"
mine by the caving of the man smart
which burned out Friday twenty ,iiNe
of these made their escape but, accoruihH
to the latest news obtainable' the rest ar'
still imprisoned by the burning coal ne
airshafts are said to be out oi oruer
pratd,yood contains about 600 miners
mostly Italians and Cornishmen
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
soc,.,v Lady KIN. Herself.

PI1TsBURG. Aug l0.-Mrs. Emma Bel.
a we'll known society lady Of Allegheny
City. committed suicide Saturday morn
ing by shooting herself three times in the
abdomen. She was a daughter of Archi-
bald NJ Marshall of the firm of Marshall
* Kennedy and niece of Thomas NJ
Marshall. one Of the best-knOwn attor-
news of the Allegheny county bar. she
was widow and about 30 years of age
Mental trouble is supposed to be the cause
nf thp suicide
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
cAMpseLL's STORY IS TRUE
The Police Corroborate His Tale Of At
tempted Blsckmail.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. l0-Thc police
have corrubCratcd the remarkable story
told by James Campbell the aged Ha'
waiian millionaire. who -ays he was kid
named bound and gagged by two men,
and held for ransom The story has been
thoroughly investigated 10y the police, and
they are certain that u desperate attempt
was made by O. w Winthrop and an un'
known confederate To force Campbell "a
give up s20,OO0. Winthrop is missing and
ii il thought he has gone 70 Mexico
Campbell and Captain Lees, chief ~ de
tectives. appeared before the grand jury
and it is reported that Winthrop has beer
indicted by that body.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
w,,. Murder aud suicide.

NAsnvrLLE, Ills, Aug. lo-Aoout ~
o'clock Friday morning Thomas j hog
srs aged o. years, killed his wife by cut
.'s' .,'',. h,r throat with pockctknifc' lie
. ,haa d,a gysd the body into the cellar ana
sat fire 20 the house, after whlch ny, ne
''Irnyad the knife into his own throat anu
Was found IN dyire ccVli'ion
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
u.ye weddcd sewalr. Niece.

NEW YORK, Aug 0.-Franklin seaman
Youngest son Of samuel II. seaman, a
wealthy retired merchant. shot himself az
his home In Brooklyn Friday night lie
used an explosive bullet, which blew oil
the top OF his head. IL Is said he was en-
gagged to marry Miss Sewall of Bath, Me.
a niece of the Democratic candidate ioi
vice president.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
,,n., Abide nv the WIN.

EUREKA Ills, Aug lO.-In the circuit
court nj Metamora, the effort of Mrs
Mary y Kellar 10 break the will OF John
Tanton, her father. resulted In a Nerd'c'
sustaining the will The estate over
which the contest was made il valued az
samoan Mrs Kcllar claimed that the
will was unjust to her and that her ia
,hsr was not of sound mind when o. v1'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
r.l,o steamer Ashore.

MANIsrIoUE, Mich, Aug l0-The
steamer stewart with Kirkhart q Ryan :
circus on board went shore on Virgins
reef saturday morning The south gale
has raised n heavy sea and big waves are
going over the stranded boat. The circus
was bound for Escanaba, where the show
was to open Monday. Tho steamer Is IA
+. dangerous place and will be a bad
...ra.L
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
TRIED TO HOLD UP A TELLER
Half Crazy Man, the bandit. Gets "a bullet
In His stomach.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. S.-An inei'
fectual attempt was made Friday by
Walter L. Chamberlain To hold up the
paying teller of the southern Ssvings ana
Trust bank to secure 5000. Chamber
lain entered the bank shortly after noon
and asked to see A. + Perry, the cashier
The cashier was OUT aud Chamberlain
waited for him. The paying teller. Archie
Hubbard was suspicious of the stranger
and making an excuse, went TO the tel
lers apartments and secured revolver
The stranger later walked up To Hubbard
and threw a note on his desk demnnding
of Cashier Perry 5000 Hubbard told
the man he had no money A struggle
then ensued between the two, during
which Hubbard discharged his revolver,
the ball entering Chamberlain abdomen
and coming out through the hip Cham
berlain is evidently deranged from finan
cial embarrassments
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
Hanging a, salt Lake city.

SALT LAKE. Aug. l0.-Charles Thiede
was hanged Friday In the jaiiyard' Inc
execution was witnessed by a large mum
her of people II Is the second hanging
In the history of Utah. Thiede, who was
a saloonkeepcr murdered his wife on the
night of April 80, 1894 nearly seVering
her head from her body with knile lie
asserted his Innocence TO the last
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
BRYAN AT CHICAGO.
His Trip from Lincoln One Continuo'
ovation.

ovation.
CHICAGO, Aug 10.-William jennings
BRYAN. the Democratic nominee for prcsi-
dent. arrived here saturday evening, his
tourney from his home in Lincoln, Neb.,
having been one continuous ovation
Stops were made at all stations on the
route. and hundreds, and in some cases
thousands, of people turned out to see and
hear the orator of the Platte.
On arrival at the Rock Island depot in
Chicago Mr. and Mrs Bryan were placed
I'm carriagc accompanied 10y Thomas
Gahan and DR. Emerich The carriage
was drawn by four silvcr-gray horses, and
was driven at once To the Clifton House,
where the review of the procession took
NIaea
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
Oates, the Tailor.
Here Are Some Facts
You Ought to Know.

1 The Detroit Telephone Company has now nearly
FIVE THOUSAND subscribers. Every subscriber for
telephone has signed legal contract. Nearly
THREE THOUSAND have signed three-year contracts
2 The Detroit Telephone Company has THIRTY
YEAR FRANCHISE from the city, and is the only tee-
phone company owning franchise in Detroit.
3 The Detroit Telephone Company is now building
the conduit in which to lay it's cables Sixty miles
of duct feet of conduit are required Nearly TWEEN
tyfve miles already laid.
The Detroit Telephone Company is building the
most modern and perfect telephone plant ever
built i'll this country. The conduit will last hun
dred years and the cables will be practically inn
pershable You can imagine the perfect service
telephone subscribers will receive.
The Detroit Telephone Company has enthusiastic
public and popular support Think of metallic
circuit telephone in your house for % dollars year
o. your office for 40 dollars year, No wonder
m lephone subscribers increasing at the rate
Of arly 100 week Do you know any reason
Why ,nere will not be 10000 Detroit Telephone sub
scrbers within three years?
The Detroit Telephone Companys stock is all full
paid and worcestershire. Telephone stock has al
ways been huge paying investment The time
TO buy is when the company is started
I" The Detroit Telephone Companys prospectus, a
copy of which can be had application, shows that
the stock of the company can pay ten per cen'
dividend the first year and still leave five per cent
ior surplus. Every additional 1000 subscribers
Will add over twenty thousand dollars to the earn
ing power of the stock. How much will Oetroi
telephone Company stock be worth III l9oo whef
II has 10000 subscribers?
y" me Detroit Telephone Company offers hmiteo
amount of its stock to the general public, connaen,
believing that investment so protltabie OF
more safe has ever been offered to the people
iichigan. The stock is in 500 shares NO mar
or woman afford to invest a dollar before III
UUestigating the stock of the Detroit Ieephoh'
company
JOHN T. HOLMES,
care Of Calumet Hotel. CALUMET, MICH.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
psuncefote Called Home.

LONDON, Aug. I0.-lt is learned that
Sir Julian Paunccfote's visit to London Is
due to the direct summons Of the Marquis
of salisbury The British amhassador
,yns present at n special meeting OF the
cabinet on Monday, called To consider the
Venezuelan question and the arbitration
achap1R
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
KILLED h,a ErightfuI Fall.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Aug. lO-Rein'
deer De Graaf, carpenter, working four
and half stories above the ground ON
the Grand Rapids Brewing company :
now building. was overcome by the heat
Friday morning and fell from the scaffold
IN the ground. He was instantly killed
IL. l.,,,.,,s a fnnilN
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
,,.,.,. FAMILY struck by Lightning.

CHICAGO. Aug 10. flames Pitt aged ~
Nj. wife and five children were struck by
lightning two miles north Of Desplaincs
Yesterday afternoon as they were sitting
under a tree at their home All were
badly and three dangerously hurt
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10

MEDIA, Pa. Aug 10 The big textile
mills 81 Rhodes Bros. at Lloweilyn nave
been placed in the hands OF receiver TO
nrevent the sacrifice of the property at
forced sale. The debts amount 20 over
slOOOOO Ii Is said the assets VIII cover
All claims
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
T.le DEATH RECORD.

Judge ALFRED THOMAS of the United
States court, at Fargo, y, ID.
PETER FRITCHRR, well-known contract
or aud builder. at Amsterdam. y Y
THOMAS RAwsoN. wealthy retired farm
or, at Beloit. Wis.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
,,,,,o,. swamp Claim Rejected,

WASHINGTON. Aug l0-Secretary H"Ss
smith sustains the general land Office re-
jecting the claim Of Jefferson county III.
nois. for swamp land indemnity under the
acts of March 2. 1875, and March 3 lS>'.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-10
Tn. co,uu... nurgy Company Failure

COLUMBUS. O., Aug. l0.-The uncom'
oleted appraisement of the property oil the
Columbus Buggy company shows the as
sets To be close to sSo0,0N The liabihti"s
will be about the same.
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REJOICING IN CUBA.
The Rebels Completely Crush u
Spanish Army.
ATTACK WAS MADE RY sPANIARDs.

rhey Advanced TO Battle In Three Separate
Divisions and Each Were Whipped In
Turn by the Insurgents The Victorious
Cuban Patriots Lead by Gomez aud Gar
cia-Ths story Told by Passengers just
Arrived in New York.
NEW YORK. Aug lO-Passengers ar
living on the Ward line steamer Niagara,
On Saturday from santiago de Cuba. re
port that the Spanish troops suffered n
crushing defeat in the battle fought near
Santiago on Tuesday July %. The Span
iards were ordered 10 attack the insur
gents and three bodies of troops were or
dered TO leave Manzanillo, Guantanamo.
and Santiago respectively and 10 march
on the insurgents, who were supposed TO
be "a short distance from the city of san
tiago. On the approach Of the first span
lsh column the news was brought 70 tie
insurgents that the enemy was approach
ing. Generals Gomez and Garcia inme'
diately gathered their troops and succeed
ed in engaging each column before they
could effect iuncture. The Spanish met
A crushing defeat, leaving numerous dead
and wounded on the battlefield. The hos
ptals and private houses at santiago
were reported filed with wounded span
ish troops.
General Lucret's Family Banished
Among the passengers were the sister
and son of General Lucret of the Cuban
nsurgent army They were obliged to
cave the island for their own safety, ana
with the greatest difficulty managed to
reach the steamer at Santiago from small
boat They went on board with number
of persons who were bidding adieu 10
friends. and were secreted in one of the
staterooms until after the steamer left the
harbor General Lucret, with force "i
insurgent troops had inflicted consider
able damage TO the spanish lines Of trans
portation, i'm which the use of dynamite
played a very important part Much rail
way property and bridges have been de
stroyed i'm this manner In consequence
| Captain General Weyler warned Lucret
| that unless he ceased that mode of warfare
| the government would retalliate by blow
| ing up the residences Of the family near
| Santiago The family being only warned
| Immediately abandoned their home
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Meeting Of rurfmen.

CINCINNATI, Aug. lo-A meeting oi the
turfmcn, owners, breeders and trainers
has been called for this city next Friday
Aug a. Important business will come up
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JOHN Il. TANHER.

Of injuries ne received in a runaway aoci
dent at Quincy These are more serious
than was at first supposed one rib being
broken He j. also suffering from inter
nal injuries, but did not think his journey
would be delayed more than "A few hours
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IANNeR's INJURIES SERIOUS.
pne Rib was Broken In the Runaway Ac
cident at Peoria.

ALTON Ills, Aug 10 O-Captain John X.
Tanner was compelled TO stop over here
Friday on his way 10 st Louis on account