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senator TiII,nan's Badge.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Till
man made his appearance Monday with
his coat lapel decorated with the latest
free silver badge. II is a silver pitchfork,
upon which are impaled three gold bugs"
labeled respectively Cleveland" Car
Isle" and sherman" The South Carolina
leader had Just returned from stumping
tour in Texas. He exhibited his badge
to a number of friends and said: This
came from Georgia and they IL be seen all
zsyer the country before long. Tho Chi
(usgo convention Is going to- declare for
fV,e silver by 100 majority There' u be
the biggest kind Of a bolt i'm the west and
routh IL IL does not"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-27
runera, Of General Fairckild.

MADISON, Wis, May 27.-The remains
Of General Lucius Fairchild were laid to
rest in Forest Hill cemetery Tuesday aft
ernoon with all the military honors due
his rank as brigadier general The day
was perfect and the assemblage OF mourn,
ers contained people from every portion OF
the state, two companies OF each OIL the
four regiments of the state national
guard, the light horse squadron and the
First Light battery formed the military
escort. Services were held at the late res
idence of the deceased, after which the
remains were conveyed to dais at the
east portion of the capitol, where the pub
lie and final services took place. I'M
funeral was the largest ever held In th'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-27
River and Harbor Bill.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE president
has begun the consideration of the river
and harhor appropriations bill, which
reached the White House Saturday night.
He sent for General Craighill, the chief OF
engineers. As it is figured at the White
House the president may act upon the bill
any time up TO and including "Wednesday,
June 3. The president will examine this
particular bill carefully in all its details,
and. although his past record shows that
such measures are repugnant to him, he
insists upon considering each of them on
It's own merits and without reference to
what has gone before If veto is TO be
sent in IL is believed that IL will be for
warded to congress about the end Of this
xUaek
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IlIinoi. Rennhllcan Editors.

PEORIA, May 27.-The State Republican
Editorial association met In this city
Monday with President Calhoun in the
chair. Mayor Allen welcomed the visitors
on behalf Of the city, and X. M. Hanna,
president of the Press club, and Major
Brackctt on behalf of that organization.
w. X. Jewell of the Danville News re-
sponded for the organizati IN. President
Calhoun delivered an address in which he
reviewed the political situation. In the
evening there were other addresses, fol
lowed by luncheon and smoker by the
Press club, at which several toasts were
~asnnpdcd tn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-27

- Abundant rains lmprON~<
cr6fE |" Grasses are Ina excellent condition,
wheat headed, but injured by fly and rust
in many fields. Corn growing nicely ana
is we'll cultivated Tobacco plants are set
out, rye and oats are in good condition,
and barley is ripening.
Iowa-Week generally favorable Tor
drying soil and for field work. Some
progress made in finishing corn planting
and cleaning out earlier planted neids
Small grains becoming rank with a ten
dency TO lodge.
Michigan-Except over the upper penin'
sula the rainfall has been uneven and In
sufficient, especially for hay. Winter
wheat generally and seriously damaged by
rust and the Hessian fly In the southern
section, but other sections report little in
jury. Corn nearly all planted, coming up
nicrly and some being cultivated. Rye
and oats In good condition. Fruit has set
full. Ppotato planting is in progress.
Wisconsin-Week favorable for farm
work, but cool nights and east winds have
checked the rapid growth of vegetation
| Corn planting about completed In middle
| and southern sections and Is progressing
| in northern. Cut worms are doing some
damage to crops planted on sod. Rye head
| ing, wheat improving.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-27
Longs Case Against Lochren.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The solicitor
general Monday in the supreme court
filed a motion to dismiss the case of c. ID.
Long vs.. William Lochrcn, late commits
sloner of pensions, on the ground that
the cause had been abated by reason of the
resignation Of Judge Lochren. The mo
tion was opposed by Mr.. Baker on behalf
Of Judge Long, who contcnded that the
Judgment against Long In the court be.
low was personal and not official and
should be prosecuted TO the end. The mo
tIon was continued until the next serm OF
the court.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-27
THE DEAD IN IOWA.
List Of the People Killed in Five Different
Towns.

List Of the People Killed in Five Different
Towns.
DIES MONIES, May s7.-The list OF dead
as the result Of the cyclone in this state Is
ms follows. 40 far as can be obtained;
At Bondurant-Robert Bailey, Jr., Mrs.
Robert Bailey, Lizzie Bailey, John Bailey
Robert Bailey, John MAXWELL, w. T.
Scott.
At McGregor-Mrs. Burke ana son
Michael Havlick, John katier, 1onn
Iivac John Maloney, Mrs. John Maloney
Michael Maloney, Lorenz Meyer, Mrs
Lorenz Meyer and Ave children.
At yaleria-Susan p. Halen, Charles
IT Halen. Charles Phalsn, Michael Phai
en-. Nellie Phalen, Bonnie Phalen.
At Mingo-Two children namea Aikcu GU
urs Dickey. Jr., Mrs Dickey, Mrs. Cs
born. ,,
At santiago-Mrs. Peter Boiienosus'
and two children.
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DRsERoNTo, Can, May H.-Fire broke
out Monday in the tie dock of the Rath-
burn company and in short time spread
TO the dock adjoining, destroying large
quantities of shingles, posts, hardwood,
etc, -four mill, bran house, elevator and
the Canoe club boathouse. Going north
and eastward il swept away almost the
entire eastern portion of the town. The
Roman Catholic church and several stores
were consumed The flames spread sc
RAPIDLY that many lost all their posses
sions. About o'clock terrible down
pour of rain help to extinguish the flames
About seventy-five families are homeless
The loss will aggregate over sS50,0Oo.
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Em,r.ror Crowns Himself.

The PRAYERS terminated, the emperor or
dered that the imperial crown be presented
to him. 1hercupon the metropolitan then
i'm a loud voice pronounced the prescribed
allocution. In u similar manner his mai
esty caused to be presented to him the
scepter and the globe and, having taken
the scepter in his right hand and
the globe in his left hand, he
seated himself upon the throne. A few
moments later his majesty arose and
placed the sccpter and globe upon the
cushions. The monarch then called upon
her majesty. the Empress Alexandra
Feodorovna, 90 approach, and she knelt
before him on velvet cushion richly en-
broidered with gold His majesty there
upon solemnly lifted the crown from his
own head and touched with 1t the forehead
of the empress. He then replaced the
crown upon his own head.
Empress Crowned by Her Husband.
His majesty afterward took up the
crown of the empross and placed IL on tho
head Of her majesty Her maiesty's inn
perial mantle and the collar of the Order
| of St. Andrews were next presented with
| the same ceremony. This done. her ma
| iesty took her seat on the throne, while
| the emperor a,,nin took the scepter in his
right hand and the globe in hisS,ft hand.
| The archdepcon next prochimed tine I'M
perial title i'm cxtenso and intoncd verses
| "Domine. snlvum, fac imperatorefH ana
| "Domine. salvum. fac imperatricem, fol-
| lowed by the "Ad multos amos, which
| the choir repeated three times. After the
/ chanting the bells of the cathedral ana Oh
| all the other sacred edifices throughout
Moscow were rung and salute OF loi
ON a N
then arose. handed the sccpters and the
globe to the attendants, ana kneit down 10
recite. from the book presented to him by
! the metropolitan of St Petersburg, the
PRAYER pre- escribed for the occasion.
stood with Barred Head.
The praycr terminated the metropolitan
and all present met and, In the name o'
the nation. offered up prayers to the AL
mighty After prayer the metropolitan OF
81 Petersburg arose and read short allo
cution 10 the emperor, and the choir en-
| toned the Te Deum TO the sounds of thu
| hells of all the churches of the kremlin
/ During this ceremony the ear stood will
bared head. The reading of the Holy Cos
mel followed. and two Of the arch
hishops presented the Holy Book Il
their maiesties to kiss The anthem
terminated and the officiating
clergy having been notified that the hol,
, door was open, two archbishops, assisted
Inv archde,cons advanced from the alta
toward his majesty TO announce TO tn
latter that the holy ceremony OF the an
nointment was to begin. The ringing o
bells and the firing of u salute of lOl gun
notified the populacc of the conclusion 9
this ceremony. The procession the
moved back TO the palace in the same ol
der and with the same ceremony as upo
! the occasion of leaving it, proceeded by tn
cortere of the ex-Empress Marie Feod'
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WASHINGTON, May 27.-The state de
nartment is officially informed that all
contracts for Cuban leaf tobacco entered
into before the publication of the order OF
Captain General Weyler prohibiting its
exportation will be respected and that citi
zens of the United States, proving them
selves TO be bona flde owners of such to
bacco prior to the promulgation of the or
der. win bc permitted to export the same
!. a haretofore
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AWFUL WORK OF WIND
The Cyclone Rampant in Michi-
gan and Illinois.
SCORES OF PEOPLE ARE KILLED.

Villages Which Were Once the Homes OF
Sites and the People Who Survive Are
Mourning the Loss of Friends and Rela-
tives-Cycione In the Vicinity of Cairo.
Ills, Results In Terrible Loss OF Life.
OXFORD, Mich, May 27.-From reports
that continue to come in from adjacent
points the full force of the fierce wind that
swept this part Of Oakland county
Monday night Is beginning to be appre.
ciated. Everywhere is devastation. VII
lagos that were Monday the homes Of con-
tented citizens are now desolate sites
and manned and bruised fathers, mothers.
brothers and sisters mourn for those who
met death in the twisting. grinding, resist
less wind.
The death roll in this vicinity may run
to the hundred mark, for many homes
that were on the edge of the cyclone suf-
fered from its fury. At Oakwood, a ham
let fifty miles north of Oxford, having q
population Of about two hundred, not q
house is left standing. Tho two churches
are fiattened to the earth. The path of the
storm was between half and three-fourths
of mile wide and It extended in q nearly
straight course eastward over distancs
of thirty miles A remarkable circum
stance is that the buildings In close prox
unity to each other were blown In oppositt
directions, some being swept northward
and others southwark.
The List OF Known Dead.
The following are known to have beer
killed in this county: Near Ortonville
w. j. Mitchell, wife and two children
lDaniel Thompson and son, Abram Quick
wife and two children; Mrs. Henr,
Quick, John wilkins, John Porritt, Mrs
Joseph Porritt, John Milkey, 7. Il. Glen
son, Mrs. T. ID. Eaton, Abe Kitchell, Mrs
William Kitchell, Edwin Fifeld, tw'
children named Howe.
At Oakwood: Mrs. Susan Stewart, Mrs
+. A. Wolverton, Mrs. William Davidson
and daughter Ida; Ed Fifleld; child O
of Alfred Fificld. Ed Howe Is fatally 10
jured. sss1o'sF.J 's1ss
At Thomas: Charles Hicks and son.
Reported dead at North Oxford: Mrs
Oscar Late, Thomas Bishop; a farm Ia
borer, name unknown: Joseph Smiley an
| son.
Injured at North Oxford. Frank Lait
law, wife and child; Mrs Laidlaw was 81
riously hurt.
| Injured at Thomas: Mrs. G. A. Hicks
frighfully crushed; Mrs. Sid CopemaI
will not live; Elvory Hicks, badl
crushed; T. p. Knapp, head badly bruised
| William Althouse, internal injuries
George Hibler, both legs broken; Willial
Carr, fearfully bruised, injured internall,
Charles Bradley, injured about the heat
A. NJ. Kidder, arm badly shattered.
Injured at Oakwood: Al Fifeld, bot
legs broken, daughter Jessie badly Il
ured: Harvey Francis, internal injurie
cannot live; Myron johnson, leg broker
Mrs. T.. A. Howe and one or two childre
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r.rr,,,,s treatment Of a Woman.

WATERLOO, Ont, May T.-Four dis
su,seti men went to the house of Mrs,
Mary Koehler in Singlctown. They tore
her garments from her person and then
covered her body with tar, and wound up
their brutality by carrying her about on
fence rail Amos Hamacher and Charles
Katzenmeir were arrested. Hamacher
confessed and implicated J II. Hamacher
and n Habel. warrants for the arrest OF
whom have been issued. The assault
grew. 40 IL Is said, out of report that
Mrs. Kochler did not give her stepdaugh
tor enough to eat.
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u.,,. Cashier Hanged In Enigy.

NILES, Mich, May 27.-J. l.. kleckter
cashior of the suspended bank at Ed
wardsburg. was hanged in efiigy there
Monday by indignant citizens. The bank
RECENTLY closed its doors on account OF an
alleged shortage of the cashier. Since
then the feeling against Kleckter has been
ANYTHING but friendly, and 1t eliminated
Monday in large crowd visiting the
bank. where they proceeded to hang
Kleckter in cfllgy, amid hoots and howls OF
the mob. Klecktcr has not been arrested,
for his bondsmcn have promised to make
no shortaue good
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- H"y ~f.--At the bishops was
non Of the 4ethod's8owman presided and
brought up the rear Of the line OF bishops
elders and candidates He announced the
singing of the hymn "Heralds OF tne
Cross" and after the vast audience hao
sung the hymn through, still standing
Bishop Vincent read the collect, as toi'
lowsii
almighty God, who by Thy son Jesus
Christ didst give TO Thy holy apostles,
elders and evangelists many excellent
gifts, and didst charge them TO iced lhy
flock: Give grace, we beseech Thee, to all
the ministers and pastors OF Thy church,
that they may diligently preach Thy word
and duly administer the Cody discipline
thereof; and grant TO the people that they
NAV obediently follow the same, that all
may receive the crown of everlasting glory
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen
Ceremony of Conservation.
The Epistle from Acts Xxx, l7-3O, by
Bishop Thoburn followed. The gospel
was rocited by Bishop Taylor. lt was the
gospel of St John, chapter XXI, lo-l'.
| subsequent to this came the actual cere-
mony of conservation, the most Important
| feature of the entire conference. 1he
| candidates were presented before the as
| sembled multitude by the elders lhcy
| are: Charles Cardwell McCabe, by Rev.
| L. ID. McCabe, ID. d., and Rev. L. Z. Inn ,
| ID. ID. Earl Cranston, by Rev. ID. L..
| Parker and Rev. ;. Rust, ID. d., ana Jo'
seph Hartzell, by Rev. NJ. G. Il. Mason, u
d.. and Samuel l.. Beidler, Phi. ID. The
call to prayers was by Bishop Ninde, anu
prayer was offered by Bishop Fitzgerald
A very imposing service was the formal
examination of the candidates and invoca
ton of divine grace upon the event ps
Bishop Andrews. After prayer by Bishol
Fowler came the important movement OF
the laying on of hands and presentation ol
the Bible Indicative to conservation as
bishop of Christ's chosen Hook oil pastors
The Oniciating Bishops.
For Candidate McCabe there oihciate'
| Bishops Foster, Bowman and hurst; 10
Candidate Cranston Bishops Merrill, Bow
man and Walden; for Candidate Hartzel
Bishops Warren, Bowman and Foss, an'
the presenters in each instance Bisho
Joyce offered prayer when the consecra
ton had been effected and then Bisho
Newman announced the hymn, The MIL
ister's Only Business" which was sun
standing On motion IL was deeidcd
r i transact no further business of the comic
d eace in open session until afternoon. II
. ] ,,:cetiuo was brought To IA conci" sion VIII
Z the benediction pronounced by bis1o
q | Foster
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COLD BLooDED MURDER.
One Young Man Shot Down by Another In
n Freight Car.

One Young Man Shot Down by Another In
Freight Car.
SANpUsKY, o., May 27.-The little town
of Huron, a few miles east of this city, is
all excitement over cold blooded crime
committed there Monday morning in a
Lake Shore freight car, The young man
who is accused, Frank Tierney, son OF
respectable parents is now in jail In this
city. Frank Hupman is the name OF the
murdered man. He was resident OF Chi
cago and was beating his way east on a
freight train. In the car were ten men,
and after leaving this city Tierney com
manded Hupman to hand over his watch
and money. Hupman refused and Tier
ney deliberately fired at him, the ball en-
tering the left side. Hupman fell from
the rapidly moving train and was founc
about one hour afterward by railroad EN-
ployes. Among the men charged witt
the murder are Thomas O'Donnell an'
| James Harris of Chicago.
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;i;!:: i.I Il ! !; +: !; !: :...
tecti% az 5sreas., Pas.
tor Franco, migh for
the murdert 5ssA Erhe al An.
ME Samuelsch sFses Ntee

found In the ashes Of the i. once reached ..
wish the two razors, has beeo century ~ ,ods nev'
the property of the pastor orid now produ
cellar of the church was 4an " did In Y
depth Of four feet and the d, I'M these Inst I'd
was thoroughly sifted Inre production fol
the boiler, covered over ligf Is the fact hinte
inches Of dry SOIL was the l.i nroduct,es' Z
worn by Hermann the day he,nr times ~ <
built In the furnace, and these R'id ana u
are spattered with blood. insys
The brick furnace was demolished .ctic.,
day afternoon and more pieces Of bone a.,
some of the false teeth Of Miss Clausen
were found. At a second hand store waS
found Miss Clausen's trunkful of clotbcs
and the guitar which the pastor sajS he
had seen her playing In variety rall in
Helena soon after her Disappearance. IL
Is asserted that Pastor Herm5.nn Is a
defaulter as well as murderer. When
he first left town he was forced to come
back and explain shortage in his ac-
counts. His showing was not satisfactory
and he was unfrocked and dismissed from
the church. The missing funds consisted
Of money he had collected in tho east to
further the cause of Methodism In Salt
Lake in particular and Utah in general
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National Legislature.

WASHINGTON. May Gin the house
Tuesday Evans amendment to the al
cohol bill authorizing tho appointment OF
a commission to examine all questions re-
latine TO free alcohol and to report at the
short session next December was then
aoreed to-ll2 TO o. The alcohol bill was
then passcd-l69 to 81
The senate defeated the motion to table
an amendment to the filed cheese bill
adding 20 cents TO the tax on becr-yea'
D, navs 30
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ATHENS, May s7.-Adviccs received here
from the Island of Crete state that tho
Turkish soldiers at Rotimo are continuing
their attacks upon the Christians, who
have barricaded themselves within theii
houses at that port. Tclegraphic com
munication with the Island of Crete, ex
cepting messages to and from the forcig'
consuls there, have been prohibited b.
the Turkish authorities
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BUILDING COST OVER $4,000. 900.
Now the Chicago Postoffice Structure Goes
for $1,000.

Now the Chicago Postoffice structure Goes
for $4,000.
WASHINGTON. May 27.-The old Chicago
postoffice building Is sold at last. The
secretary of the treasury Monday accepted
the bid of the Chicago House Wrecking
company of sl5 900 for the removal of the
building The work must be finished in
Ave months after the contract Is signed,
and penalty of 800 a day will beimposed
for any delay. BY the acceptance of this
bid the Chicago House Wreclling company
will get for comparatively insignificant
price building which cost the govern
ment more than 81, ,0OO, 900, asfd for which
the government expected tdreceive, at the
lowest possible estimate, 1000.
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THE GAR cRowNING HIMSELF.

Granovitaia palace at | o'clock. The cere-
mony occurred in the Cathedral of the
Assumption, in accordance with all the
religious forms and ancient rites. The
ceremony of the coronation and anoint-
ment was as follows: The metropolitan
of st. Petersburg mounted the steps of the
throne, placed himself in front of the en-
pcror and invited his majesty to make,
before his faithful subjects and in a loud
voice, his profession of orthodox faith. and
presented him with the open book from
which the emperor recited the symbol oi
tb.. faith N
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rhree Hundred Men Laid on.

InoSwoop, Mich, May 27.-Three hun
dred men were laid off Monday at the
Norrie. East Norrie and Pabst mines. The
reason given for the curtailmcnt OF forces
at this time is the unsatisfactory condition
~ the iron ore market. Several OF the
largest consumers Of Gogebic ores in the
Pittsburg and Chicago districts have a
supply on hand sufficient to keep their
furnaces running for two months.
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n,x,s Exposltlon Declared on.

CHICAGO, May 27.-The Cotton States
exposition, which was to have been held
An Chicago this fall, has been officially de
c,ared of. This action was taken Monday
AFTERNOON mt meeting Of those having
the matter in charge, and at which IL was
d,scussed In all Its bearings.
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Aao,,.a a Free SILVER Plank.

CHICAGO, May 27.-At the silver convon
ton Tuesday Immediately following th'
election of delegates TO the Peoria conven
ton the committee on resolutions sun
mitted the platform for the partys ad"p
ton, which contained silver plans o'
the monetery question. 1t was adoptVdr
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A,onzo waliing on Trial.

NEWPORT, Ky, May 27.-The trial of
Alonzo walling for the murder of Pearl
Brvan began Tuesday before Judge Helm
Attorneys Lockhart and Nelson, the sainc
who appeared In the Scott Jackson case,
conducted the prosecution, while Colonel
Washington and Attorney Shepperd APP
near for the defendant. Thirty-two men
were examined and six accepted as jurors
s,,c t,oof,
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BFLroN, Mo, May s7.-Mrs Mark
Frost. wife Of prominent farmer res'd-
ing at Cleveland, near here. drownei two
of her children and herself Monday even
ing. Mr. Frost was absent at nahsis
City when the tragedy occurred, MT ana
Mrs. Frost had been married SIX years anu
were In good circumstances NO o""ss
Tor the act Is known.