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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
oLNey CHANGED HIS PLAN
Secretary Was Informed of an Entente
Bet tween kussia and Tarkey.

Secretary Was Informed of an Entente
Between kussia and Turkey.
LONDON, Feb. A dispatch to the St.
James Gazette from Washington says
that the correspondent OF the papor has
the highest authority for announcing that
the entente between Russia and Turkey
Is known at the state department and that
II has had most important effect in
modifying the plan the administration
had prepared TO compel Turkey TO pay an
indemnity for the damage done To the
American property in Armenia.
Continuing. the correspondent says that
In spite Of the denials he 10 able to assure
the readers OF his paper that naval dem
onstration upon the part OF the warships
Of the United States was prepared and
that a cabinet meeting approved the poll
icy OF bringing pressure TO bear upon
Turkey. He says that Secretary Oiney en-
tered into communication with Russia
and Great Britain, asking them IL they
would oppose action OF the United States
against Turkey.
Great Britain's reply was favorable, he
says. but Russia informed Mr. Olney that
she preferred there should be no naval
demonstration at that time, as Russia
was negotiating To bring about a restora-
tion Of order in Turkey. which country
Mr.. L. K DE kotzebue, Russian minister
TO the United States, Is said TO have in
formed Mr.. Olney would pay any indem-
nifty required. Therefore, still according
TO The ST. James Gazette, tho projected
demonstration of United States war ves-
sells in Turkish waters was abandoned
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
Great Ms.tinS Of Onakar..

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. i.-The greatest
meeting of Quakers ever in the world will
assemble at Swarthmore college In Au-
gust Ex.President Maeill of Swarthmore
college said over 5000 Friends would at
tend this biennial congress, which will
represent all America He also said that
1t would mark an epoch for the followers
Of William Penn Questions of great impor-
tance to the Quakers relating to their gov.
ernment as a religious body will be dis
cussed. The convention will be in session
a full week. Nearly 1900 Of the delegates
will encamp in tents on the college
urnnnhs
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
National Union of Housesmiths.

PITTsBURo. Feb. 4.-The organization
of national union of housesmiths and
bridge builders, which has been agitated
since the formation of the Bridge and
Structural Ironworkcrs' union of Pitts.
burg, will probably be accomplished at a
convention in this city during the week
A convention of the Pittsburg, New York,
Chicago and Detroit unions will open at
Moorehead's hall Wednesday, and will
likely result in the formation of new
national trades union with headquarters
in this city or Chicago 1t is the purpose
to adopt uniform wage scale and work
lau
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
Are After the .Apache Kid"

ocoNoMowoo Wis, Feb. 4-Three
Oconomowoc lads ran away headed for
the wild west described in dime novels.
Their names are Otto Behrendt and Fred
Selie, each IA, and John Hubner, aged 10
years Another boy was to have accom-
panied them, but was detected and de-
tained by his parents. From him it is
learned that they had $40 and three revolv-
ers and proposed to earn $4,000 reward
alleged to have been offered for the capt.
ure of the APACHE Kid of Arizona.
They arc supposed to have left here on a
westward bound freight train.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Aeronsut Dragged Through the Water for
Fifty Hours.

HoMAsAssA, Fla. Feb. A John Wells
arrived here on a sponging schooner after
being dragged for fifty hours through tho
Gulf of Mexico clinging to ropes at
tached TO balloon Wells made an as.
cension on Thursday afternoon at Dun.
Mellon, twenty miles east OF here A stiff
wind was blowing and carried the balloon
swiftly toward the gulf. In three hours
land was cleared and the balloon was over
the water. The airship moved westward
at an altitude of 800 feet till Thursday
midnight when IL began to fall, soon
striking the water Wells had lasbed
himself to the basket and escaped drown.
ing by n miracle.
The balloon was buoyant enough TO
plunge over the waves, and every jerk
caused Wells agony. He lost conscious
ness some time on Friday and knew no
more till the spongers picked him up Sat
urday about noon, and by hard work re-
vived him. Crabs cut Wells clothing to
pieces and many of them were clinging to
his body. He was picked up sixty miles
Oft shore
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
Lcapest tn His Death.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-William Hall, a
widower 40 years old, and for forty years
q resident Of Chicago, committed suicide
at the Dunning poorhouse Monday He
leaped from "a second-story window Of the
building and struck on his head. His
neck was broken and death was instanta-
neous. Hull was at one time a very
wealthy manufactures in this city. Re-
verses II fortune swept his wealth away
and on Nov. 3, 1895, he applied to the poor
house and was admitted
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
PIANO FIRMS IN TROUBLE
Assignment of william n. wheelock q Co
--Receiver for stuyvesant.

Assiknmeut ot Whitam r.. w heelock ~ 70.
--Recciver for stuyvesant.
NKw YORK. Feb. 4-Willian +. Wheel
ock & Co. plano manufacturers, made an
assignment Monday for the benefit Of credi-
tors to Henry w. Beebe Wheelock g. Co.
have had close relations with the Weber
Piano company, and the recent applica.
tion for receiver for the latter concern
made this action by Wheelock & Co. ad-
visable. The liabilities are s255, 900; as
sets not stated. The capital stock Of the
company is $4,000.
At the same time a motion was also
made for the appointment of receiver for
the Stuyvesant Plano company on behalf
of William Wheelock, Robert + Tilney,
Socrates Hubbard, and Robert Vidaud.
The liabilities consist of notes indorsed by
the company amounting TO S3s,5l2; bills
receivable. s26,9ls; from accounts, sS,-
1870. The stock Of the company con-
sists Of $4,000 The petition states that
there will probably be enough realized to
pay all the creditors, but the assets are
such nature that they cannot be readily
realized upon. a. .....-.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
THE SUPREME COURT.
Motion to Advance the Hearing of the TEL
ephonc Case.


WASHINGTON, Eeb. AIN the United
st atcs supreme court Monday the solicitor
general moved to advance tho hearing of
the telephone case involving the validity
of the Berliner patent to an early day III
the next term. 1t was important, he said,
to secure an early disposition of the case,
saying that the Bell telephone receiver
having become public property. the Ber-
liner and Edison patents are the only OBJ
stacles I'm the way OF n free use Of the
microphone transmitter in practical form,
and that when these patents are out of the
way the telephone would become so much
cheaper that its use would be widely cx-
tended.
The chief justice announced n new al
lotmcnt of Justices To circuits made neces-
sary by the accession Of Justice Peckham
to the bench, assigning Mr.. Peckham to
the second circuit, Justice Brown, who
has recently presided in the circuit to the
seventh and Justice Harlan to the sixth.
The South Carolina dispensary cases and
Ohio tax cases were advanced ON the
docket and set for hearing for the second
Monday OF the next term
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04

Large Numbers-some Sugar Plantations
Grinding Under Military Guard.
HAVANA. Feb. 4.-Maximo Gomez, NO
oompanied by s.W0 mounted men. sue
ceeded late Thursday In recrossing the
trocha or military line established by tho
Spaniards between Havana and Batabano.
He crossed few miles south Of Bejucal,
near Buena Ventura, which is about ten
miles north Of Quivican. AT the same
time he destroyed small culvert tore up
the railroad tracks, cut the telegraph
wires and crippled tho section of railroad
between Rincon and Quivican.
People wonder how Gomez evaded the
Spanish columns, how it was possible for
him TO recross and practically cut through
the wall Of men Of which the Spanish
generals expect so much. At the very
time Gomez played this trick on the
Spanish guard along the trocha General
Marin, the acting governor general Of
Cuba. who had left Havana the same day
at the head Of the best-equipped force put
In the field during the present rebellion.
was slumbering quietly, surrounded by
his troops, at San Antonio de Los Banos.
nbout ten miles east of Guanajay.
Forces Close Together.
4 While Gomez was coming east and ap-
preaching the trocha General Marin and
his corps were going west on train from
Rincon towards Guanajay. Gomez's
route was parallel with the railroad used
by Marin and not more than from six 10
ten miles distant at any time Yet the
forces did not meet General Marin did
not learn until the following morning
(Friday) that Gomez was again in the
east. The first intimation reached him by
a roundabout telegram from Quivican.
An exceedingly large number Of people
have been leaving Cuba in the past fort
night and IL seems as II the exodus has
only just begun. Every steamer leaving
Havana carries hundreds of families, not
only To the United States but to Mexico,
South America and West Indian ports
Steamship agents talk of putting on ex-
ira steamers to carry the passengers.
Business is practically at standstill
Merchants who have storehouses filled arc
unable to sell their goods, particularly
provisions, owing 10 the interruption Of
traffic ON the railroad lines running from
the coast ports to the interior OF tho ISL
and.
Grinding L nder Military Guard.
Some sugar plantations in the extreme
eastern province of the island are grind
ing. The others are still tied up. the
owners being afraid TO operate lest the in
surgents destroy their valuable properties.
All who arr grinding are doing so under
strong military guard, and. being com
pelled 90 feed the troops, the profits are
very small. One or two plantations, IL is
said, obtained permission to start their
machines.
At Constancia 400 regulars and 60O civil
guards are camped on and about the plan
tation to protect the men at work. Small
stone fortresses have been erected at equal
distances around the plantation, all being
connected by telephone The troops use
them as lookout places. No attempt has
been made SO far 10 interfere with grind.
ing there.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
COSTLY CONFIRMATION.
Flames at Philadelphia Lick Up About
S2,OOO,OOO Worth of Property.

sa.OOO,OOO Worth of Property.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4.-Estimates Of
the losses at Sundays disastrous Chest.
nut street fire aggregating s2,000,o00, al
most fully covered by insurance. The big
seven-story building of Charles H. Hasel-
tine, l4l6 and l4ls Chestnut street, and
the adjoining five-story structure of the
American Baptist Historical society at
1420, were destroyed. The buildings dam
aged by fire and water and falling walls
were the four-story dry goods house of
Homer, lie Boutillicr 81 CO.. 14I2 and l4l4
the dwelling house at 1422, owned by the
Wistar estate, and the hotel at Broad and
Lansom straets. II was at the latter that
the greatest excitement prevailed. Two
hundred and fifty guests were routed out
among them Olga Nethersole the actress,
and Madge Meadows and Maud Clayton
of her company. Mayor Porter King and
members of the Liberty Bell party from
Atlanta, Ga, were among the rudely
awakened guests driven into tho street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
Arrested for Selling Hop Ale.

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, Feb 4.-Bentley 81
Earhart, proprietors of local restaurant,
have booth been arrested and placed in
Jail for selling hop ale, a temperance
drink manufactured by the Anheuser-
Busch people. Hop ale has been sold in
all the temperance towns in the state, and
guaranty given that II an arrest was
made the st. Louis brewers would pay all
the expenses of the trial. as they allege IL
is Notwithstanding. Samples of the bcv-
erage have been sent to the state chemist.
As this Is the first arrest made in the state
for selling 1t the case will be carried to the
highest court before it is settled.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
MoONsHINERs ROUTED.
Failure Of AN Attempt to Asssssinate an
Alleged IDformer.

GRIFFIN, Ga, Feb. 4-E. NJ. Robert
son, a prominent young man living in
Haralson county, had an exciting fight
and narrow escape from death Sunday
night For some time the moonshiners
Of his neighborhood have regarded Rob-
ertson as an informcr, who kept revenue
authorities posted as to Illicit distilleries.
John Garrett. Jim Garrett and JEFF Ma
son, three OF the leaders Of the moonshine
contingent, decided to assassinate Rob
ertson, and Sunday night they lay wait
ing in ambush for him near his home.
As he rode up they fred. Robertson, who
Is a powerful man, leaped from his horse
into the bushes, where they lay con-
ccalcd, grabbed one of the CARROTS and
used him as a shield, while with his
captive's pistol he put the Others to
flight. They left trail Of blood behind,
but have not boen captured. Robertson's
wounds are not dangerous.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
Wounded by n Leopard.

CINCINNATI, Feb. +.-John Robinson,
son OF John Robinson, the Snowman,
whose menaeerie is wintering at Terrace
Park, near here, was seriously wounded
by young leopard which escaped from
the menagerie and which he, with others,
was attempting to capture. The animal
clawed and bit the young mans head. IL
would have killed him had not the attend
ants stunned 1t with clubs and rescued
him. 1t was impossible to capture the
animal, so It was killed. The young
mans condition is serious, but not hope
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
POLITICS IN CHURCH.
Congregation Passes Revolutions Com
mending TillmaIi's Speech.


mending Tiilman's Speech.
LYNN, Mass, Feb. i.-There was a SEN
sation at the services in tae Lynn Labor
church Sunday over the sermon of Rev.
Herbert III. Casson, who condemned the
administration of President Cleveland in
the strongest terms. The speaker COM
mented upon the recent speech Of Senator
Tillman. and said his address and actions
would never fade in the history of tine
country. The following resolution was
proposed and unanimously adopted at the
services:
Resolved, That We heartily indorse the
brave and patriotic words of Senator Till.
man; that we believe his charges against
the Democratic and Republican leaders
to be true and easily proved, and that we
pledge ourselves to uphold him and his
fe colleagues so long as they defend the
right of the people against the legal
tyrannies and embezzlcments Of the rich. "
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
suicide of stephen B. French.

NEW YORK, Jan Former police COM
missioner stephen B. French, committed
suicide Monday by shooting himself
through the heart.
For some time Mr.. French has been
roody and despondent and recently told
his wife that he was worried over busi-
ness matters At another time he said to
Mrs. French, "You would be better of IL
/ were not here" His friends have oh.
served that both in appearance and in
conversation Mr.. French was not quite
himself. So far as Is known there was no
adequate cause for his suicide.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
MOST HORRIBLE CRIME
Boston Woman Charged with
Killing Her Sister.
VICTIMS HEAD BADLY MUTILATED.

damaging Evidence Against the Woman
Under Arrest. Who shows a Spirit Of
heckiessness-A wouid-Be Victim Of
Moonshiners Puts an AmbusIied Party
10 Flight After Being wounded-De-
fsuiter surrendcrs Himself
BOSTON, Feb. A murder which for
brutality will equal any ever recorded in
this state was committed In the Charles.
town district late Sunday night. Mrs.
sophie McLoud, 80 years old. was found
In her kitchen lying on tho floor dead.
The body was clad only in nightdress
and was literally covered with blood, as
was also the floor In the kitchen. A blunt
instrument had been used and the head OF
the victim was terribly pounded and cut.
The house had been ransacked and every.
thing turned upside down, as IL to leave
the impression that the murder was the
work OF burglars. Mrs. McLoud had
been separated from her husband two
years, and had lived at 80 Brighton street
with her brother, who is a railroad con-
ductor.
Told Conflicting Stories.
Besides these there were three other
boarders. all railroad men, and Mrs Nc.
Loud's sister, Mrs. Ida Quinlan. Mrs.
Quinlan told conflicting stories to the po-
lice, one in particular about being out
marketing, and getting pretty badly
mixed up. A careful investigation of her
stories brought out some strange actions
on her part, but when her room was ex.
amined and blood was found on her
clothes she was Immediately placed un-
der arrest and locked up at station 10.
The horrible way in which Mrs. McLoud's
head was battered up tried the nerves Of
even the policemen, but all through the
investigation Mrs. Quinlan has shown
spirit of recklessness which could hardly
be expected under the circumstances
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
MONEY FOR ITALIANS.
An Echo Of the Lynching at Wal.
senberg, Col.
PRESIDENT APPEALS TO CONGRESS.

Asks That Body for an Appropriation for
Some OF the Victims Of the bloody Riot
The Free silver Substitute for the Bond
Biii-United States Supreme Court Do
ings-Another Move for Mrs. Maybrick's
Release-Cspitai Notes.
WASHINGTON Feb. 4-President Cleve-
land Monday sent to congress a request
Ian victims OF the walsenberg riots in
Colorado. The presidents letter Is as
follows:
''To THE CONGRESS: In my last an
nual message allusion was made 70 the
lawless killing Of certain Italian laborers
in the state Of Colorado, and 1t was added
that The dependent families Of some of
deplorable condition gracious provision
for their needs.
In a Pitisbie Condition.
ut now appears that I'm addition to three
OF these laborers who were riotously killed
two Others who escaped death by flight in
Cured pitiable disabilities through ex-
posure and starvation. Without discuss
ing the question Of the liability of the
United States for these results, either by
reason Of treaty obligations OF under the
general rules of international law, / ven-
ture To urge upon the congress the pro-
priety of making from the public treasury
prompt and reasonable pecuniary pro-
visionfor those injured and for the fami-
lies of those who were killed. To aid In
the consideration of the subject / append
hereto "a report Of the secretary OF state
accompanied by certain correspondence
which quite fully presents all the features
of several cases.
GROVER CLEVELAND"
Secretary OIney's Report.
The report of Secretary Olney referred
to by the president is as follows:
''To THE PRESIDENT: l hand you here
with copies of the correspondents on file
In this department relating to the case of
the Italians lynched at Walsenberg,
Colo, in March, 1895 The facts are with
ont dispute and no comment or argument
can add to the force OF their appeal to the
generous consideration of congress Three
persons were killed outright, while two
others sustained injuries of a character,
only question would seem TO be as to the
amount of the gratuity in each case,
which must rest of course wholly In the
discretion of congress, TO whom 10 can
hardly be necessary To cite the statutes of
many states of the Union fixing the max
imum To be oxactcd in the case of death
caused By negligence at the sum Of So
0D0 "
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
SERIOUS STREET RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Car Jumps the Track and More Less
Injuries Twenty Persons.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 4.-Twenty people
were more or less injured by an accident
on the new Sutro electric road running TO
the Cliff House. A car loaded with about
seventy-ive people was bound in from the
beach, and while descending a steep grade
the motorman lost control of the car and
It plunged down at high rate Of speed.
The car jumped the track and plunged
about fifty feet through the sand. Three
of the passengers who were outside all
jumped and they were the ones most in
jured Broken legs and ankles, bruises
and wounded scalps were numerous.
about twenty suffering injury in some
way. Simon Koshiand, wealthy wool
dealer, had his left leg shattered None
of the passengers was fatally hurt and
the wounded were quickly removed to
their homes rr- rsf
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
n,.a while NJ PRAYER.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4-The body of Harry
Watts, kneeling before his bed in the at
titude Of prayer, was found Sunday in =
room at the New Era lodging house. %
and % Desplaincs street. He Is said to
have been civil engineer nc one time in
the employ OF the government. J. II. Nc
Ginnis manager of the lodging house,
who knew HIM, says he Is the wreck of an
educated and once prosperous man. When
not under the influence of liquor Watts
was regarded by his friends as n religious
man
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
Kansas Editor I'm Great Luck.

WICHITA, Kan, Feb. 4-C. b. Melon
aid, editor of the Oxford Register. little
country paper in Sumner county. started
Sunday for Paris, France. He started on
the invitation Of Russian countess. who
recently lost her husband and wishes TO
share her fortune with Mr.. Mcdonald.
who Is her cousin. The countess In ques-
tlon was Miss Mcdonald, a shop girl in
Chicago at the time Of the Worlds fair.
A Russian count fell in love with and
married her. She sent Mcdonald check
for 81. 500 TO pay his way TO France.
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Charged with q Heinous Crime.

PEORIA, Ills, Feb. 4-Charles Dow
ling was arrested by Deputy Sheriff KIM
sew of Peoria county Saturday at Port
Huron. Mich. Bowling Is wanted In Peo-
ria on a heinous charge, that Of debauch'
ing several fccblc-minded inmates OF the
Peoria county poorfarm. He was sus-
pected last summer but fcd, and since
that time little has been heard from him.
Bowling was assistant superintendent Oh
the poorfarm, aud since his departure two
Of the inmates have borne children.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-04
In Mrs. Nraybrick's Behalf

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4--Andrew ii. Daw-
son of New York, who is grsatly inter
% ted in securing the release of Mrs. May
brick, confined In an English prison on a
life sentence of numbering her husband.
Is In the city. He says the next attempt
To secure the womnn's release will be
made by the Masons and Roman Catho-
lics, and that the efforts will be made
along the same lines rs those followed In
the past. The same evidence will be used
but certain additional facts favorable to
tho woman that have been ascerlained
will lp prCsluced
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nafnnItar snrrenders.

SPRINGFIELD, His, Feb. 4-Joseph Cor
rican walked into the sheriff's office here
Sunday and said he desired to give him
self up. He is travelling agent for an
Urbana cigar and candy company, and
had. he said, lost considerable amount OF
the firms money at gambling. Being un-
able to make good the shortage, and know
ing of no place to get the money, he de-
cidcd TO surrender to the authorities and
pleaded guilty. Corrigan Is about "a
wears old, and his home is at st. Joseph,
Mo. He has been with the Urbana firm
ak months.
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reported from the COMMITTEES on foreign
affairs Many pronounec absurd any idea
that Bayard would give way under fire OF
the Republican house, while others who
know his extreme sensitiyeness 20 criti-
cism assert 10 would be Just like him 20
resign at such time.