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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08

La, S25, 900 Bayou Courlableau, La,
81, 900.
Among The principal items Of in.
crease are these: Pensacola, Fla,
100000 10 100000. Cumberland
sound, limit Of contract increased from
i,Gll, 800 10 $685. 900; Key West,
Fla, $50, 600 10 500, 900; Charlotte
harbor and Poaoe creek Fla, $4,000
30 $40, 600; mouth Calcasien river,
La, $4,000 20 800, Sabine
Pass, Texas, $4,000 10 $4,000.
contract stricken out; Cape Fear river,
n. c., $3.50, 600 10 $4,000; Saint
Johns river, Fla.. s25. 0OO 10 5000, O00,
Red river, La, s75, 600 10 500, 600 +;
Brnzos river, Tex, $1,000; Tennessee
river below Chattanooga. $50, 900 10
5000, 600; improving mouth Flint
river, lows, 900, 900 to S7j, 900.
The principal reductions are: Win
yaw bay, S. O.. $4,000 to $40, 900,
and places under contract system linn
tied to sl,9J6,25O; Savannah, Ga,
contract limited to 8 .093, $50, stricken
out; Yazoo river and Yicksburg harbor,
contract limited TO $500, 600, stricken
out; Bayou Plaquemine, L., Sll0,.
900 to S75, 900 with continuing con-
tracts authorized limited to et.173.
25O; Cumberland river, purchasing
sites for locks and dams 81 and %,
$50, 600, stricken out.
The general provisions Of the bill
governing the construction Of the pub
lie works provides that the secretary
Of war shall not obligate the govern
ment to pay in any one fiscal year
more than S400,000 on any one work
placed under the contract system, IN
stead of % per cent of the amount Of
that work, as provided in the house
bill; but he is not prevented from
making contracts for the whole of the
work. subject to the restrictions.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08

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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08

Wolf Won Schierbrand writes to the
New York Post that great many
stories are told about the German
Emperor-nearly always with tend
ency to discredit him-which have
not a scintilla of truth to them. Here
is little incident of the other kind,
related recently by an eyewitness,
Count Philip Eulenburg, Ambassador
to Vienna, on the occasion of the
Emperor's birthday. 1t was while
passing through a bridge on the Elbe
River, the weather being, squally,
that tho man at the wheel steered
wrong, and the rear mast, at the foot
of which the Emperor was standing,
was shiyered against the walls of the
bridge. Splinters and broken timber
rained thick, but the monarch merely
stepped out Of the way silently, just as
a yardsman came crashing down. To
Count Eulenburg, who said something
about the danger just escaped, the
Emperor remarked: ST didn't want
to rattle that poor fellow at the wheel
any more. He'll catch it bad enough
as it is" And another fact about the
Emperor is usually left unmentioned
by correspondents. I refer to his
keen interest in any new discovery in
science or practical arts which, in any
shape, may benefit his people and the
world. Whether it be Bering, Koch,
Roentgen, Spies, or Slaby, something
new in electrics or optics, medicine or
physicism, he at once personally in
vestigates the new discovery and tries
to get at the root of the matter. A
few days ago he had those two physi.
clans, Neuhauss and Selle, before him
for three hours to explain all about
their successful experiments in photo,
graphing objects in their natural
colors.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
The Industrial Situation as Reported
for the Past Week.

The Industrial Situation as Reported
for the Past Week.
Reports OF industrial aud business
conditions in oil parts Of the south for
the past week indicate that the south
ern iron furnaces are fully employed
and the accumulation of iron in the
yards are small. Very heavy shipments
have been made during the week in
filling orders that have been lately re-
ceived. Prices are steady and are we'll
maintained. The output of coal con-
tinues unchanged and the prospects
for a good summers business are quite
favorable.
Textile mills are busy, but manufac-
turers still complain that finished
goods do not sell at prices that afford
a fair profit, and that the demand is
light. The mills are all in full opera
ton and their number increases each
week. While it is probable that some
of them are running just now on a
small margin of profit, it is likely that
in the years business the southern cot
ton mills will make q satisfactory show.
ing.
The lumber business has improved
somewhat under modified prices and
increased demand. There is room,
however, for improvement in the
southwestern and western business.
The export lumber business is good
and increasing.
General business in the south is fair
and steady. The season has opened
favorably and prospects are for heavy
crops and a large volume of trade.
Among important new industries es-
tablished or incorporated during the
week The Tradeeman reports: The
Amicolola Marble and Power company,
of Marble Hill, Co., capital 5000, 900 ;
a 500, 900 cotton oil mill at Birming-
ham, Ala; the Sterling Lumber COM
pany, of Charleston, W. Va, with
500, 600 capital; the Interstate Cot
ton Oil company, capital $50, 600, of
Augusta, Ca; the Montgomery Brew
ING company, of Montgomery, Ala.
capital $50, 600; the Southern Irriga-
ton company, of San Antonio, Tex,
capital $40, 900, and a $40, 900 knitting
mill at Bamberg, S. O.
The Tradesman also reports brick
and tile works at Gainesville, Fla. ;
canning factories at Rome, Ca, and
Batesburg, S. G. ); a carriage factory
at Riceville, Tenn, and cotton mills
at Opelika, Ala, and Lenoir City,
Tenn. A cotton compress and oil
mill are to be built at Shreveport, La.
an electric lighting plant CALLAHAN,
Tenn. and Touring mills at Evening
Shade. Ark, and Huntsville, Ala.
Glass works are reported at Mid
dlesborough, Ky; an ice factory al
Charleston, S. G. nut and bolt works
at Birmingham, Ala, and dye works
at Lynchburg, Va. Oil mills are to be
built at La Fayette, Ga, and Shreve
port. La. rice mill at Houston,
Texas. and woodworking plants Al
Goodwater and Mobile, Ala. Licking
ton, Ky; Saluda, N. O.; Bennatts
Vile. S. O., and Nashville and Mem
phis, Tenn. -Tradesman Chattanooga
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08
JACKSON TEsTIFIEs.
Tells of His Connection With the
Pearl Bryan Case.

Tells of His Connection With the
Pearl Bryan Case.
Scott jackson, charged with the
murder of Pearl Bryan, took the wit
ness stand in his own behalf in the
Campbell county court at Newport,
KY, Thursday,
The accused proceeded to the wit
ness stand, the oath was administered,
and in reply to questions from At
torney Crawford he said that he was
born at Wiscasset, Me-, march,, 1896.
Jackson then detailed his life up to
the time he first met Pearl Bryan,
which was during the holidays of 1894.
He referred to the conversations he
had had with Will Wood at various
times on the subject of Pearl Bryan's
condition. He said that Wood was
very much concerned about her, as
sorting that if something was not done
soon he would have to leave town.
He continued cool and collected
during the remainder Of his atimcny,
detailing infinitely all the i lmstan-
ces in connection with his movements
for the three days Immediately preced-
ing and those Immediately following
the murder.
Skillfully and with wonderful tact
he told of all the damaging evidence
against his own character, while the
entire drift of his testimony was to
make Woods the seducer of the girl,
and Walling the only man directly
concerned in her death.
The principal sensation Of the pro-
ceedings was in that part of Jackson's
testimony relating to his prison expe-
rience wherein he charged the chief Of
police with trying to intimidate him
into making a confession.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08

There are in Arizona ten million
acres of desert land capable Of recla-
nation to agriculture through irriga-
ton. Already some 997, 900 acres have
been reclaimed and are bearing profit
able crops Of various kinds, and vari-
Gus enterprises are now under way
which, it is expected, will in the next
two years insure the reclamation Of
almost two million acres more,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08

There is value in anything that
tends to broaden ones view of matters
in this mundane world, exclaims the
New York Observer. Perhaps the
ethical advantage of geographical
studies is not fully enough appre-
ciated. Over the water they under
stand that thing better, since in the
public schools of Germany geography
is studied during seven of the eight
years of the course, and is, moreover,
in that country, as much of a uni.
yersity study as Latin, Greek or chem
istry.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08

The savings bank in the Newsboys'
Lodging House, New York City, al
lows interest on deposits at the very
liberal rate Of six per cent. a month,
or seventy-two per cent. year.
Twenty-Five dollars is the largest sum
permitted to draw that pleasing rate,
and but one dopositor hasreached that
degree Of afiuence. The smallest de-
post at present is three cents, and
there are in all forty-one names on the
books.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08

Tho Board Of Education, in New
York City, has provided for the OPEN
ing OF branches Of the penny proyi-
dent fund in the public schools. Such
branches have already been opened in
some OF the public schools, and they
meet with surprising success.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08
CONSUL LEE TAKES THE OATH,

win Leave for Cuba as Soon as He
Gets Instructions.
General Fitzhugh Lee took the oath
of Office and executed his bond as con-
sui general to Cuba at Richmond, Va,
Thursday. The general expects to get
his final instructions from President
Cleveland in day or two and it is
probable that he will go to Havana
next week. The general seems to be
in excellent health and says he does
not feel any uneasiness on account OF
the climate Of the islands. He thinks
that if he takes good care of himself
he will be as we'll there as at home.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08
MONEY FOR UNCLE SAM.
Carlisle Instructs Depository Banks
to<send in So, 100000.

Secretary Carlisle has called on the
depository banks in New York to pay
into the treasury 1000, 600 deposited
in those banks, in payment Of the last
government bond sale, and which has
remained there up to this time. This
action is taken because of the
weakness of interest rates in New York
and the strength of foreign exchange
1t is done in a hope to prevent threat
ened gold exports.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08

Incorporation papers have been filed
in Rockingham county, N. c., for the
establishment of a $4,000 cotton
factory at Spray, with the privilege
of increasing the capital stock to 81
100000
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-08

The minute hands Of Big Ben, in
London, is sixteen feet long.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21
LaurIunl NOfes-

The residence OF Mr.. Angus Mcleod. on
Hecla street, was the scene of wedding
festivities last evening which will long
be remembered by those who attended
with feelings OF pleasure. The contract
ing parties, Miss Annie Mcleod and j Ohm
McClelland, are well known here. and the
house was not large enough TO hold their
numerous friends, although the invita-
tons were limited to personal friends.
nearly hundred persons were present.
The house was decorated with evergreens
and roses, and the Rev. Daniel Stalker.
pastor OF the First Presbyterian church,
performed the ceremony with the young
people standing beneath a bower of
roses. Charles McClelland, brother of
the groom, acted as best man, and Miss
Mcleod, a sister OF the bride, acted as
bridesmaid. After the ceremony all
present sat down to a sumptuous han
quet. The happy couple were the recipi.
ents OF many valuable and useful pres.
ents, among which was a handsome
kitchen range presented by a number of
MIR. McClelland's bachelor friends. Dan
eng was afterward INDUCED in and sew
eral hours spent in pleasant social en-
ioyment.
Contractor Ulseth will shortly com.
mence work on new building for r. H.
Richard, to be erected on Osceola street
adjoining A. j. Leans store. 1t will be
two story frame building with plate
glass front and the lower part will be
used as an art gallery by Mr.. Richard
and the second floor for dwelling pur-
poses. Mr.. Richard will open a gallery
as soon as the building is completed.
which will be fitted with all the modern
equipments known to the Photographic
art.
Up to the present time Sos has been
collected at Laurium for the benefit of
the distressed families at LAnse
President Lathrop RENTED that amount
today to Mr.. p. X. McKennan. of the
committee at L'Anse. Several articles
OF furniture have also been collected from
the people OF the village.
A large number OF bicycle riders of
Laurium contemplate taking part in the
big meet to be held next Saturday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21
Au Act Of Wand liam.

The authorities OF Red Jacket, wishing
further to improve the appea rance Of the
streets OF the village. started TO plant
each side OF Eighth street north OF Oak
street with young trees. Last " Elk some
oil them were pulled up by the roots. 1t
was then supposed that II was tn. act OF
some foolish or druken man, but a. last
night about seventy trees, the whole
number, with the exception Of eight Which
stand in front OF Marshal Wards house,
were wilfully destroyed by being brol n
just below the branches, il would look 49,
five had some vandal orspiteiul creatu
In our midst. who by this act has thus
shown his bad feeling towards someone.
Oi course, the nightwatchmen cannot
be omnipresent; but they should be asked
very minutely where they we're and
whether they saw any suspicious charac-
tiers around. IL certainly must have
taken considerable time TO do the dam
age, and it would look as il one
person would scarcely dare to commit
the depreciation unless he had persons
watching for the approach OF either the
nightwatchman or some night hawk,
who might be out at that time OF night.
The authorities have very properly Of
iered a reward of $500 for the arrest and
conviction OF the offenders, and which
will, We trust, be the means of bringing
them to justice. The News, although no
believer in Judge Lynch, thinkes that
the perpetrator OF such an act OF vandal- |
ism should, when ascertained, be ridden
on rail and drummed out OF the county.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21
Killed mt the Central.

Nike Downey, 17-year-old boy EN-.
ployed in the stamp mill at the Central
was killed yesterday shortly after noon
The telephone line TO that place is ont Of
order and the only information about
the matter is that told by two relatives
who came up last evening to telegram
friends at Detroit of the sad accident
1t appears that Downey, with three
other boys, were employed about the
mill and that he was alone feeding beods
His friends heard the head pounding
which is caused when there il no rock IN
the head to be stamped. Suspectinu
something was wrong they went To the
place, but could not fad Downey. Alter
some search he was finally found lying on
his back dead Nth his skull crushed in
behind. From appearances he was evil
IDENTIFY trying to fix some machinery
about The head and was struck from be-
hind by nut or bolt, killing him infant
". He had osly lately returned from
school and bad worked but two weeks in
the mill.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21
Judge Horizons Views
on the Board of
Trade.
The Chicago Board Of Trade
Likely TO Take some Action Toward
stopping Those Bucket shop
Arrangements.

The Evening News, in lately calling at
tention to the wholesale indictments
against the keepers OF so-called bucket
shops in Chicago, said that Judge Hor-
ton in his decision according to the papers
said that THE board OF trade does a
wholesale business in wheat dealings,
and what are called the bucketshops do
retail trade" and hence the inference
was there was virtually no difference be-
tween the two only in the scale. A men,
Der of the Chicago board informs us he
sent the quotation to the Judge, who has
replied: II have never rendered any such
decision, or made any such remark as
these clippings attribute to me-"
The aforesaid member OF the board, in
drawing the judges attention to the
matter, wrote him:
1--WE hardly think it possible that YOU
could have used this phrase, with full in
formation on the subject before you. We
enclose small green circular explaining
the difference between a bucketshop and
legitimate commission house. We beg
TO say that bucketshop actually makes
no transaction for a customer whatever.
Its representative does not go upon the
floor OF any exchange or to any open
market in which prices are made to buy
or sell any commodity for ANYBODY
whatever. The alleged transaction is
made entirely upon the books OF the
bucketshop, and is simply bet with the
customer as to what the traders in the
legitimate market are going to do. liz
has no part in the regular market what
ever. Ii therefore cannot be said to con-
duct retail trade, or any other kind of
trade, as there is really no transaction,
In Its dealings with its victims, il acts
as both principal and agent. It charges
him a commission for buying when il
does not buy and for selling when it does
not sell. A man who trades with a
bucketshop is trading with concern
that makes every dollar he loses. and at
the same time he depends on that con-
Germ for his advice concerning the charac-
ter and scope OF his investment"
1t is more than likely that the Chicago
board OF trade will take some action for |
the purpose of putting stop to the
bucketshop arrangements, which are
hourishing in SO many parts OF the
country and making such great hauls, TO |
the detriment OF the people where they |
are established.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21
", N. q. A. Conference.

Copper district conference at Lake Liz
den begins tomorrow evening and closes
Sunday evening. Free entertainment for
all who attend. Free transportation
over the I'll. 4 L. l.. railroad on Saturday
morning at $50 after dinner at 1 80 and
return after close of evening program.
All those interested in Y. NJ. c. A. work.
both OF the association and auxiliary.
are earnestly requested toattehd. There
will he special train over the Il. x T..
l. railroad on Sunday at D. M. return
ing at a. IN. Only % cents for the
round trip. Let everybody take advan-
tage of this opportunity and hear a
splendid program.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21
Red Jacket Village, May 81. 1896.

j. Niyian, Jr., and Co. have lately pur-
chased new team for delivery purposes
at the Osceola store. The team was un-
derstood to be speedy for one of it's kind
but yesterday proved that fact beyond
contradiction. The team became fright.
ened in Raymbaultown and started for
the store with no one in the wagon.
When they reached the barn at Osceols
which was the first stopping place, the
wagon was almost complete wreck, but
the team was uniniured.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21

Officer McGunn has commenced a IT,
rade against the various store teamsters
for dumping their garbage, etc, in the
wrong place on the dumping ground.
Officer McGnnn says that the rubbish
has been dumped repeatedly fully 600
feet from the place signifed and that four
signs pointing to the place are up in con-
spicuous places along the road. He says
the matter has been contenanced too
long already and that something must
be done sooner or later in the matter.
Four teamsters were arrested yesterday
and will be examined this afternoon and
the officer says that twenty-five arrests
in all will be made. There will probably
be jury trial over the matter in Justice
Sowden's court this afternoon,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21

Early yesterday morning man named
Fred johnson was drying a COW alone
the Lake road, when it was struck by .
loaded rock car while crossing the H. &C
railroad near No. 3 shaft, Tamarack nv
which Fred is now COW out, for which
ne claims damages from the railroad to
the amount OF S55.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21

George Mcguire, ae one time clerk at
the Douglass House at Houghton and
well known here, was circulating among
old friends today. He viii shortly take
charge Of the International Hotel at the
Canadian 800" He left at noon for
Marquette.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21
Good Times at CaIum.,

Calumet people enjoy good roads, good
light, good water, good drainage and
may ENJOY good entertainment by at
tending the concert given by Slayton,s
Jubilee Singers, under the auspices of the
Epworth League. at the Red Jacket
opera House tomorrow friday even.
ing. Tickets. 80 cents; reserved seats TX
cents, at Fichtel's.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21

Joseph Soddy informs the News that,
for various reasons, he will not be able
to play In the ball game here next Satur-
day or the one on the following day at
Houghton. In all probability James
Renwick or Cha,les Fichtel will not plsy
either
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21
$500 Reward

Whereas some person or persons dur
ing the night OF Wednesday, the goth Of
May, wiliully destroyed a number, about
40, young trees just planted by the at.
thorities OF Red Jacket for the purpose of
beautifyng the village. The above re-.
ward will be paid to any person or per-
sons giving evidence by which the guilty
party or parties nay be convicted and
punished. By order
II. j. VIVIAN. President
Red Jacket VILLAGE Nav 81 1900
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21

Nearly $50 seats have been reserved for
the Matte Wicker entertainment and the
company will play here June IL. The
liz is still at Ryan's store and those sub.
scpbing will have the tirst choice Of seats
when the plat is open.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21

GENERAL Manager W. =. Fitch, OF the
- ). 5. x A. railroad, of Marquette and
Master Mechanic Connolly, of the same
city, IN company with supt. Shields.
'nsue tour over the ii. 4 c. and Miner
al Range railroads YESTERDAY on business.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-21

Grand stereopticon exhibition at Saliva.
ton Army hall, Thursday evening NAV
81 Daughter of King" a life story
illustrated in beautiful dissolyipp views
"B Sure . Come Bicycle Riding latest
idea by Wong Lung Admission IN
cents.