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SILVER CITY.
TO the EdItor u ras Anou,

Nov. 81, 1896. I've grasp The OPP
portnnity Of writing you from our
new homo and tell you Co inform
the people Of the very unhealthy
condition Of the town. The sani
tary conditions here are very bid
and tell the Democrats To bring all
disinfectants possible, as it will he
necessary to give the place a thor
ough oyerhauling before ic will be
fit for a Christian to live ia.
1t seems that the Lord is on our
side after ali, and il that it the
case, we need have no fear, but go
boldly aud bravely on with William
Jennings Bryan, the great com
moner and Incompatible, as our
standard bearer, to sure and GER
tain victory.
William j. Bryan has made the
greatest fight against the most i'm
measurable odds and has come out.
unscratched. stronger and firmer
in the minds of the American PEG
pie.
The Hannacrats are done thus
ing and now they are trying to find
out what in the thunder they were
thnsing over. They pray for "rhy
Kingdom Come" and the Lord
knows that they would not be ready
to enter into it, if it did come.
Don't it make man feel patri.
otto to know that his country, the
richest on the face Of the earth. is
big enough to attend to its own
affairs aud must have guardian
(Hanna) appointed over it ? We
feel like following for cold Glory"
all the time.
Things are reviving. just look
at Chilicothe, Ohio. The New
York World said that ESQ men had
been put to work. 1t turned out
to be Just forty. Look at Ander.
son, OHIO, with only a blacksmith
shop and grain elevator. The
World credited it with $50 new
mon at work. 1t turned out to be
man and boy working in the
blacksmith shop. o yes, work is.
reviving. The "Man of Marques"
will soon report the old Irondale
Furnace going with 800 men get.
ting $3.50 per day.
We give "thanks" on the Goth.
Thanks that Grover. Cleveland
steps down and out of the high
office to which he was twice elected
by the party which he so lately be-
trayed; thanks that he dies a polt-
ical death, without decent chris
tian burial, and as between Grover
Cleveland and Benedict Arnold.
the angel of pity would look with
compassion on the latter. We are
thankful that we are up here only
for four years, as we have Mark
Hanna's "riff -raffs" on the return
card at that date.
Weather is beautiful, the very
heavens smiles with approbanon OH
the millions of true-hearted Amer.
lean patriots who are alike, un-
corruptible and imperishable, and
IN the language of Pinknev GIVE
are not worth cent in the world.
but such as we are Mark Hanna
ISN'T rich enough to buy US" The
Hannacrats expect to get rich
during Hanna misrule, but when
they make 8 inches foot; z pints
a gallon or 10 ounces pound, we
want to know it. and henceforth.
now and forever, the Democratic
party, the constitution, and the
union, one and insepsrable.
16 to /.
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but to all the rest it was stated In
general terms th4t no immediate
chHnge was contemplated in the
policy of the administration to-
wards Cuba. and it is expected that
the Presidents ufessage Will treat
the matter in about the sumo style.
The other members OF the Cabinet
have also had numerous Congress
sIonal callers, some on business for
their constituents and some merely
to pay q friendly visit; but Presi-
dent Cleveland has not had much
Of his time taken up by them and is
not likely to have.
TIT
There are all classes OF men In
most professions, but the increase
Of men who conduct their business
upon the green goods mans theory,
that "a new sucker is born every
minute" in the ranks Of the pat.
ent solicitors has aroused the hon
orable patent lawyers to the nee
essity of taking some action that
will protect the inventors of the
country and their own profession
from the degradation and demor-
alzatiou of the methods adopted to
cajole money from the pockets of
the inventors without any intention
OF giving any equitable return
thereof. Under present laws and
rules the Commissioners of Patents
can do nothing to protect either
the honest patent lawyer or the in.
ventor, except in cases of the most
fragrant nature, and then it must
come under his personal notice af-
ter an application has been filed in
the Patent Office; but it is thought
that a Patent Bar to proper ex-
tent under the jurisdiction of the
Commissioners of Patents, could
easily compel the lottery patent
solicitors and the delnsiye circular
patent solicitors to either reform
their methods or get out of the
business. Ia either case the inven-
tors aud the honest patent lawyers
would be gamers.
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
MANY MINERS KILLED.
trightful Explosion in a Shaft a,
Dubois, Pa.
FIFTEEN BODIES ARE TAKEN OUT.

Two Parties Were In the Mine, One Consist-
OF Fineen Men and the Other Three
ihe Explosion Occurred In tho Heading
where the Larger Number Were, and
Every One OF Them Was KiIird-Bodi.s
Frighttuiiy MnngIed.
WASHINGTON, March GA decision
was rendered by the supreme court of the
United States Monday In the case Of The
odore +. Brown. involving the right Of a
court To compel an answer by witness
to questions in Interstate commerce
questions Notwithstanding he may plead
self-incrimination as the result Of an an.
swer. The decision was opposed to
Browns contention that he was protect
cd by the constitution from this require.
ment and the decision OF the court below
was affirmed. The opinion was handed
down by Justice Brown, Justices Field,
Shiras, Gray and White dissenting, hold.
Ing that the constitutional provision was
sufficient TO relieve Brown from the re.
quirements to answer.
Had Been Dead Letter.
This decision Is the first thing that has
been done In the direction Of making the
Interstate commerce law effective. Until
the present 1t has been practically a dead
letter, so far as affording any protection
to the public Is concerned The decision
will instill new life into the act and en-
able the commission to stop rate cutting
and all forms of discrimination In favor
OF certain shippers. 1t will now be possi-
BILE for the commission to secure all the
evidence 1t wants TO convict where
breaches of the act have bcen committed.
The decision has caused something like
CONSERVATION among traffic officials. For
obvious reasons they refuse to discuss IL
for publication but privately they do not
hesitate to denounce it rs return to the
barbarous methods OF the dark ages. 1t
deprives the citizen, they claim, Of the
rights secured to him by the constitution.
That constitution provides that no one
shall be compelled to convict himself.
Brand Himself as Feion.
The supreme court seems TO have for
COTTON, they urge, the distinction between
conviction and penalty. A man, under
this decision, may be compelled TO 60
upon the witness stand and by the testi-
mony forced from him there brand him
self as felon Being forced to give such
testimony would be to many a much
soverer penalty than the court could in
fict by any sentence Of punishment it
could pronounce. Ii is, therefore,, no safe
guarding of the constitutional privileges
of the citizen to provide that he shall not
be legally punished on the strength of
any testimony he may be compelled to
give. 1t IL hardly reasonable to suppose
that rate cutting will now cease entirely
but 1t is quite safe to predict that greater
care than ever will be taken to cover up
the illegal practices Of the roads. Some
device will doubtless be found by which
favored shippers will still have conserved
to them the advantages they have always
secured In the past
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Church spirc struck While Two Men wers
Working Upon IL.

N''~'N" 'fAho 'tfuch w hiie Two Men were
Working Upon IL.
GUTHRIE, q. T.. March "a News of q
most remark ,ble occurrence was received
here Saturday from Beaver county. At
the postoffice town Of Grand the Baptist
congregation Is building rather commo-
dious church containing spire seventy
five feet high The woodwork on the
steeple was completed last Thursday and
ON Friday morning James and Harry
Somers, pain ters We're employed to oil
and paint the tpire They began work
Ing from the bottom to tho top, using cir
cular scaffolding. Saturday afternoon
at p IN, while SoIners and
Ford were wing the finishing touches
to the top OF the sp.re. "a thunderstorm
came up, accompanied by fierce flashes Of
lightning.
The two painters were seen making ef-
forts to lower their scaffold when flash
Of lightning struck the spire. knocking
away the see folding, splitting the spire,
and leaving Somers and Ford pinned To
the roof, deaG. To add to the awful scene
the clothing IL the two men was ignited
and for ten minutes the bodies were seen
burning IN midair. Heavy rain finally
extinguished the flames, and three hours
later the rem.ins of the painters were
brought from the steeple, charred, in
cinerated and almost unrecognizable.
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
Garcia's bail Forfeited.

NKw YORK, March 24-When the case
OF the alleged fllibusterers were called
Monday before Justice Lacombe in the
criminal branch OF the United States
circuit court General Calixto Garcia did
not respond, and his bail of 5000 was do.
clared forfeited General Garcia was re-
ported 10 have been on board tho Bcr-
muda when she left this port the night
OF March Is The other five prisoners,
Beandrlo ) Bueno, Captain Samuel
Hughes. John D. Hart, Captain Law
renee Barabazon. and Benjamin j.
Guerra Were present AT the request Of
the district attorney the hearing was set
Gown Tor next Monday
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
VIII of j. ii. MIcvicker.

CHICAGO March 24-The will Of James
II. McVickers was brought into the prob
ate court Monday. but was not admitted
to probate until later in the day. BY 1t
the deceased theatrical manager leaves
his estate, valued at $3.50, 900, to his widow,
Harriet, and his son Horace The value
of his estate would be larger but for the
fact that most of Mr.. McVicker's proper
ty since the Chicago fire had been placed
In his wife's name, Mrs. McVicker at
the present time holding stock in the Nc
Wicker Thcater company to the extent of
s350,00O Mr.. McVicker's will was exc
cuted Feb in his own handwriting.
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
NOT PEARL sRYAN's HEAD

One Supposed co BE That Of tho Murdered
Girl Accounted For.
COLUMBUS. o., March "a The mystery
Of Pearl Brynn's head Is still unsolved.
The head supposed to be that Of Pearl
Bryan. which had been turned over to G.
V. Wing to be prepared and articulated,
was placed In possession OF Coroner
Herbst The medical student who took
the head to Wing proves TO be Wendall
G. Cole Of this city who has been attend
Ing the Ohio Medical university. Cole
could not be- found, but DR.. w. j. Means
OF the university stated the head was that
of u subject which had been secured some
tinc apu
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
Eva Rooth at Chicago.

CHICAGO. March "a Eva Booth was
accorded IA hearty reception Sunday, but
she found that there are many followers
of Ballington Booth in Chicago, and that
there will be large secessions from tho
Salvation Army when tho ex-command r
comes 60 Chicago TO speak on next sun.
day rlgh;. Miss Booth spoke in Princess
INK ON West Madison street, and IL Was
crowded with an audicncc Of 1880 per.
sons. The evidences Of sympathy with
B,llneton Booth were to be seen every
where throughout the house and on the
stage. These consisted Of little bows OF
white satin ribbon worn conspicuously
on The breast
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
Big Fire ai Joliet.

JOLIET, Ills, March 2i-The most de-
structive fire that has visited this city In
many years occurred here about o clock
Monday morning Tue main portion Of
the Lambert mill, which belongs to the
Consolidated Steel and Wire company.
was destroyed. The barb wire and nhil
departments are total loss ami tho
drawing department. and the storeroons
are greatly damaged by fire and water
The loss VIII reach $685. 0JO and is mostly
covered by insurance 1t will be neces-
sary TO close the entire plant down for
the present, and this will throw yoo men
out of employment
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
ovATIoNs AT AL Stops.
The Congressional Committee on Itivers
and Harbor. on the Ohio.

CINCINNATI March 24-The CONNER
cial Gazette's specials from points along
the Ohio river show that the congresslona
committee on rivers aud harbors and
those accompanying tho inspection Of
this waterway had ovations at all stops
made Sunday The steamer Virginia
was gaily decorated. With orchestra mu-
sic and luncheons the ovation on board
was enjoyable The river engineers
Joined the party to point out needed i'm
provements.
AT Marietta stop was made 60 visit
historical points around the first settle-
ment In Northwest territory. The Mus.
kingum improvement was inspected. 1t
was $3.50 when the Virginia left Marietta.
AT Parkersburg the congressman, their
ladies and Others In the party had barely
time for the dinner st the jackson House
that awaited them previous to leaving on
the Baltimore 81 Ohio express at 7:lO sun
day night Tor Washington. The reccp-
tions along the way made the Virginia
five hours la Q, but the party made their
train
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
I,r,t,.h Cnmps,gn I'm Egypt.

CAIRO, March 24.--News from the front
received here Monday confirms she report
that British-Egy ptian advance guards
under Major Collinson occupied Akasheh
on Friday last without opposition. A fort
Is now being built at that place. The
Egyptian debt commission met I'm order
to again discuss the question Of the with
drawal Of funds from the reserve with
which to defray the expenses Of the Brit
ish- 4 gyptian- expedition up the Nile, but,
owing to the illness of the Ferman COM
missioner, the meeting was adjourned
until Thursday
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
Fatal L.bor Riot at Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, March GA riot broke
out between the non union men employed
In the iron works of Chandler g. Taylor
and number Of strikers and their sympa-
thizers. Three men, William Watson,
Walker Davis and Hook Lee, were shot,
Davis fatally, and number Of men were
more or less injured by flying stones and
bricks The trouble originated over the
fact that number Of non-union men are
employed in the works, taking places Of
members Of the union.
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
Edison, THE WIZARD.
Modern Miracles Discounted by
His Experiments.
WORK WITH THE CATHODE RAYS.

All the Internal Organs Of the Human
Body Mad. Visible to the Nah ed Eye, An
ciuding bones. Muscles AMI Arteries
Possibilities of the New Discovery to
Physicians-Minute Description OF the
Apparatus Used by Edison.
NEW YORK, March "a Thomas A. Edi-
son has succeeded In penetrating the hu-
man body with the naked eye. He looked
into the heart and lungs and examined
the arteries. the blood vessels and mus
cles Of one OF his assistants. Mr.. Edison
has. perhaps. reached the crowning glory
Of his life-he has opened the door which
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
FIRE a, Berrien Springs. Mich.

BERRIEN SPRINGS, March 24-A fire
which nearly wiped out the business por-
tion of this city occurred Sunday morn.
ing. Seven buildings including the post.
Office, and stores were burned. The loss
Is 5000; insurance, $1,000. carried by
Frank Taro on one building. The own
ers OF the buildings and stock are N. j.
Davis, Jacob Lane, A. ID. Stowe, Zerby a.
Son, ID. ii. Morgan and Frank Tare. The
fire was started by the explosion Of a
lamp In one of the stores.
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
saohei Cons.sns $4,000 Lost.

BALTIMORE, March s4.-H. IL. Kendall,
who said he was employed by ]. p. Nor
gan 81 Co.. the New York bankers, report
ed at Camden station Sunday night that
he had lost a sachel containing s20O0O in
securities on Baltimore and Ohio train
between here and Washington. Mr.. Ken.
dali said he was on his way home from
Cincinnati. and after leaving Washington
fell asleep. When he awoke the sachel
which he had left in tho rack above him
was gone. He notified the Baltimore and
Ohio authorities and then proceed. to
New York
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
ROW IN THE CHURCH.
It IL All Caused Because DIR. Lorimer IL -
Knight Tenplar.

hmEht hthphtr-
Boston, March y4-There Is n lively
row In the congregation OF the new Ire.
mont temple. IL Is because the pastor,
Rev. George g. Lorimer. is "a Knight
Templar. An effort is being made TO de-
ny to him the right to partake Of the sac
rament because he is memb5r OF Sc
cret society. When seen In regard to the
matter Sunday night De Lorimer de-
clined TO talk. AT tho last regular prayer
meeting Of the church printed circular
was distributed, signed James + Stod-
dard- This document stated that the
original rules OF the church excluded
members OF secret societies from coIn-
munion, and that these rules are binding
today. DIR. Lorimer Is one OF the most
conspicuous Knights Templars in the
city Most of the congregation side with
him and will fight with him on the ques-
ton. It will be regarded as test in
Baptist church circles.
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
Corre,popaent uor.evh,pp.d.

HOLLAND. Mich. March 24-About
midnight a crowd Of over 100 men. COM
posed Of some OF the best citizens Of this
city, caught Frank Slotor, young man
about 20 years of age, tied him securely
to an electric light pole on Main street.
directly opposite the City hotel, and gave
him sound horsewhipping Sloter was
proved 20 be the correspondent Of a SON
sational paper that had printed scurrilous
items from this city
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
Tifteen podies Remoyed.


PARIS March 24-Prince Henry of Or.
leans, who ON March II was presented
with the insignia of knight of the Legion
of Honor by the president of the republic
as a token OF appreciation of his achieve
ments as an explorer. visited the Elysee
palace Monday and thanked NJ. Faure for
the honor conferred upon him. The pres
ident, in reply, congratulated Prince
Henry warmly upon the high qualities
which he had shown during his explora-
tions in China and other countries Prince
Henry has also been presented with the
large G I'D medal Of the Geographical So
ciety OF Franoe
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
promipen, Citizen Missing.

CATLETTsBURG, KY, March 24.-G. NJ.
Witten, ex-mayor, ex-police judge and ro-
tired banker, has been missing since
March Ia The rive- aud Catlett creek
have been dredged in vain and inquiries
sent to all parts of the country but no
trace of the wealthy man can be found
He is prominently connected here and no
expense is being spared TO solve the mys-
terry of his disappearance for which no
cause can be learned. He had about Is.
900 ON his nerson when last scan here
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
Tsll. OF spanish Atrocltie..

JAcKsoNvILLE, Fla. March "a "A
letter has been received here by an Amer.
lean from an American on sugar plan
tation In Cuba telling Of atrocities com.
mittcd by Spaniards IL states that since
sympathy has been shown by tho people
Of the United States toward the Cubans
the feeling OF the Spaniards towards
Americans ON the island Il growing In
hifferness
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24

duction of wages earned OF about 20 per
cent. IL manufactures more than 5000
separate articles. II. b. Sargent, mana
ger of the company. attributes the causes
OF the reduction in the main TO the slack
demand for hardware goods caused by
disquietude In regard 10 the countrys
financial condition.
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
Bayard win Not Be Notified.

WASHINGTON, March 2i-Ambassador
Bayard will not receive any official notice
OF the censare passed upon him by the
house OF representatives last week, unless
secretary Olney should decide to bring
the matter To his attention. which mem.
bers consider impr lbable. There was no
provision contained in the resolutions for
bringing them To the ambassadors atten-
Hon
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
Jack.on and wnlling Arralgned.

NEWPORT, Ky, March "a jackson and
Walling were arraigned Monday for the
murder Of Pearl Bryan, both pleading
not guilty. The demurrers TO the indict.
ment were overruled. Judge Helm
granted their motions for separate trials.
jackson will be tried first ON April and
his attorneys were notified that no further
continuance would be allowed.
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
Rev. Brown R.surns to HI. Pulpit.

SAN FRANCIsCo, March y3.-For the
flrst time since the exposure Of the David
son-O Overman scandal Rev. @. o. Brown
occupied his pulpit in the First Congre.
gational church yesterday. The building
was thronged with curious people. many
of them strangers. Dr. Brown did not
refer directly TO his recent trials, and
after the service many people crowded
forward to shake his hand.
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
Case of Overdrawn salary.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March 24-The
alleged shortage In the accounts OF Fred
IL. Ball rs secretary OF the Ball Barn.
hart Putnam Wholesale Grocery COM
pany proves upon further Investigation to
be merely a case Of overdrawn salary. and
that at the time the ove.drafts We're made
they were known to the management and
wall sacurad
The copper country evening news., 1896-03-24
Won the Handbali Cha IN pion-hip.

CHICAGO NJ arch "a Louis Keegan and
William Carney of this city won the
handball championship Of America and
purse of $500 here by easily defeating
Phil Casey aud James Dunno, Brooklyn
experts. in four straight games. The
series consisted Of thirteen games, six Of
which were played in Brooklyn and the
rpfnF indar hero