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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-08-15
Michigan Crop Report.
MICHIGAN,
Department of State,
LANSING. Aug. 8. 1896.

iSohPi'iEo' -heF-' = $500
The average yield of wheat per
acre, as estimated by correspond
cnts this month, is for the State
1863 bushels; southern counties,
1907 bushels central counties, II. "a
bushels. and northern counties, a.. :
AZ bushels. The acres as shown by
supervisors returns are, State,
. 400, 900; southern counties. 49,
900; central counties, 239, 900;
northern counties and upper PENN
sula, $1,000. These figures indicate
"a total yield of about ID, 800, 900 bu-
shells. The supervisors returns are
not yet all in, hence the figures
showing acres are not final, but
they will not be materially changed.
The heavy rains since harvest,
causing growth in stack have done
much damage to wheat in the south
ern counties. Complaint of damage
from this cause is quite general. In
answer to the question as to quality
of wheat, 90 correspondents in the
southern counties answer good y
22S, average" and 1jS bad in
the central counties So answer
good, 81 average and y
bad" and in the northen 81 an
swcr good, and Ii bad. - ..
The number of bushels of wheat
reported marketed in July is $50, 622
as compared with 437 .S04 reported
marketed in July, 1885 and the a.
mount marketed in the twelve
months, August-July is $3.50. 104
bushels as compared with II, 900. 6O4
bushels in the same months last
year.
1t is seldom that any crop is re-
ported in better condition than is
corn at the present time. The
average of estimates for the south
crn counties is lO4: central, So;
northern. -, and State. 10l.
Oats are estimated TO yield 81 bu-
shells per acre in the State. This
crop has been considerably damaged
in the fields. in the southern coun-
ties, by the heavy rains. Cutting
has been delayed. and. where cut,
the crop has been damaged in the
shock
The average condition of potatoes
is 81. In the southern counties il
is %; central ST. and northern
counties and upper peninsula 80.
The average condition of beans is
% In the southern counties it is
81; central %. and northern 50.
The yield per acre of clover and
timothy hay is estimated at y per
cent of yield in average years
Compared with vitality and growth
of average years the condition of
meadows and pastures is, in the
State, 80, and of clover sowed this
year. Sd
The apple crop promises to be
heavy throughout the State. The
figures for the State are 1l2 per
cent, southern counties 1l6 per cent
central 40 per cent. and northern
% per cent, of an average crop.
WASHINGTON GARDNER.
Secretary of State
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-08-15
NEWLLoYDHoUsE
JOHN R. THOMAS, Propr,
L'Anse, Mich.

The house is supplied with all modern
conveniences, including good sample
rooms. Rates, $500 Per Day.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-08-15

Taxes paid for non-resdents. Lands
bought and sold on commission. All
business entrusted to my care will
receive prompt and careful attention
Correspondence solicited. 81
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
WISCONSIN FOREST ElREa.
Great Deal OF Damage Caused In the
Nicinity %. Ashland.

Ashland, Aug. 3l.-Forest fires have
broken out in this vicinity. Reports
from various points around here indi-
cate that the fires are growing more
serious and 1t is feared the havoc OF
two years ago will be repeated. Au-
gust Inquest, section foreman OF Mo-
quah. was badly burned about the
face and head. and IL was only by
strenuous efforts that his wife and two
children got on board the train. His
home and everything in sight was
burned at Moquah. He arrived In the
city and stated that the fires all along
the Northern Pacific track in that vi
cinity were beyond control The fires
were burning fiercely on the west side
OF this city. and at one time IL was
thought Washburn was in danger. but
the wind has changed and no anxiety
is felt In that place or here. Al Be-
mott. on the Omaha road. the Benoit
Lumber company lost its mill and en-
tire stock Of lumber
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
Accused of Murder.

Perry, q. T.. Aug Si.-Mrs. j eagles
formerly Mrs Madden) and her son.
Charles Madden. have been arrested
southeast of Perry by deputy mar
shal from Paris on a charge Of murder
committed near Caddo. l. T., several
years ago. A warrant was also issued
for the arrest of another son OF Mrs
eagles. but so far he has eluded the
officers The alleged crime is the muir
der OF a wealthy man named Jeffries
and IL is charged that the Madden
boys, with the assistance of their moth
er. killed him for his money. Mrs
eagles is widow and wealthy. The
arrests have caused much excitement
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
Mr.. Green. Sad Home Coming.

Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 3l-Charles
w. Green, travelling passenger agent
for the Big -Four railway. reached here
Saturday from Denver. Friends from
this city had gone to Topeka to meet
him and broke the news OF the terri
ble loss Of his family to him as gently
as was possible Mr.. Green was over
come by the blow and wept like child
when told of the destruction OF his
loved ones. He could understand no
reason for the act having been commit
ted There is no new development in
the case. and the supposition expressed
al first-thst Mrs. Green while tempor-
arily insane had killed her children and
then herself-is still adhered to-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
ABERDEEN soUeLcHeD TeppER.
wouidnt Allow Vacancies Filied by His
Political Friends.

Ottawa. Ont. Aug 3l-Prior to the
assumption OF the premiership OF Can
ada by Hon. Wilfred Laurier. rumors
were afioat a. TO differences between
the governor general and Sir Charles
Tupper regarding appointments OF po-
litical friends 10 office. The CORE
spondenee was laid before the house OF
commons Saturday.
From IL 1t is learned that Immediate
ly after the Conservative party was
defeated. the then premier proposed
appointing "A number OF his political
friends TO judgeships and other i'm
portant offices. To this Lord Aberdeen
demurred. and on Sir Charles Tupper's
insisting that IL had always been the
practice OF retiring ministers 10 thus
fll vacancies. the governor general re-
piled that he did not desire TO do any
thing that would embarrass the in
coming administration. and fatty re-
fuesd TO approve OF any appointments
made by the Tupper ministry
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
Lie Term Tor Forgers,

er and James Creegan. the Nevada
bank forgers. have been sentenced To
life imprisonment by Judge Wallace
Becker. Creegan and A. III. Dean con-
cocted a scheme TO rob the Nevada
bank. They raised draft drawn
through the Bank Of Woodland from
sl2 to s22 600. Dean cashed the check
N the Nevada bank. where he had
deposit. claiming to he broker. Beck
er is said 10 he the most skillful for
ger In the country. and Creegan vas
the capitalist who furnished the money
with which to operate
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
situation as Ead as It Can BE.

London, Aug. 81 The foreign office
has received dispatches from Mr.
Michael Herbert the British charge
daffairs at Constantinople. The Off
cials there decline to communicate their
text To the newspapers for the pres
ent but il was declared Saturday that
they confirmed the Associated Press
dispatches. describing the situation.
which is said TO be about as had as II
can he. British sailors and marines
have been landed to protect the embas-
sy of Great Britain, the British consul
late and the British postoffice. The
Mussulmans attacked the Armenians
and committed all kinds OF excesses
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
THE LONE HlGHWAYMAN
He Robs the Treasure BOX on stage In
California.

Bakersburg. CAL Aug. 31.-A single
highwayman held up the Kernville and
Caliente stage. four miles north OF
Ravilah. and compelled the driver and
passengers to unfasten the Wells
Fargo treasure box from the coach
seat and throw II into the road. The
driver was then ordered To proceed on
his journey
The box contained about 5000 In
bullion. The passengers were not mo-
Tested The bandit wore a mask made
of sacking. A posse has departed for
the scene of the robbery. Local Off
GERS believe that the outlaw is none
other than the bandit Crowley. who
has terrorized this section of the state
for many months.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
FRoNrlsRsMeN ARE BETTER.
United states Regulars WIN Not Be Used
To Fight Bandits.

Silver City. Aug Slowing to the
roughness of the country. United States
Marshall Hall has deemed il better TO
rely upon experienced frontiersmen in
the attempt To capture the bandits en-
trenched i'm Skeleton canyon, naer the
New Mexico line and has recruited
sufficient deputies To make the attack
without the assistance of troops, which
have been ordered to return to Fort
Bayard and Fort Grant. Marshal Hall
and force will reach the stronghold OF
the robbers very soon. and expect to
attack IL at once. IL is now definitely
known that the leader of the bandits
is the notorious Joe George. who head
ed the gang that held up the Southern
Pacific train near STEMS pass. i'm this
territory about a year ago. and who
escaped from the Colorado authorities.
II is said the reason the robbers are
remaining in the canyon Is to care for
two men who were wounded I'm the
recent fight with the sheritf's posse at
NOoalpS
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
Oregon Has big Forest Fires.

Portland. Aug. 3l.-Forest fires are
raging between Oak Point and Eagle
Cliff. on the Washington shore OF the
Columbia river An area three miles
square has already been burned over.
1t is reported that dozens of cattle have
been burned. one rumor placing the
number at POO Many million feet OF
lumber have been burned estimates
running as high as 2000O.0OO Benson's
logging and numbering camp. with all
the buildings, was destroyed. Many
animals dropped dead from the exces-
sive heat
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
M, IN. comb,na,,on Book Hard.

Cincinnati. Aug. Si.-A remarkable
thing occurred at the Newport track
Friday. Horse No, on the programme
I'm every race won Remarkable as u
was. however. there were lot ot peo-
ple who picked the five winners the
same as the programme had them. and
the combination book was hit hard
Five hundred TO one was given to those
who picked the card In combination
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
ONE HUNDRED DEAD
Many Natives Killed During the Bombard
ment of Zanzibar.

ment Of Zanzibar.
London. Aug. 3l.-A dispatch TO The
Times from Zanzibar says that IL is es-
timated that 100 natives were killed
during the bomdardment of the pal
ace The new sultan. Hamoud Bin
Mohammed Bin Said. has been well
received by the Arabs of Zanzibar. Said
Khalid. the suppressed usurper. is still
at the German consulate. pending ad
vices from Europe as to his ultimate
disposition. The fre at the palace has
now been quenched. and the sailors
from the British quadron are removing
the debris. The flagship st. George will
remove most OF the guns belonging to
the sultans batteries. Business is still
suspended and many of the leading
Arabs who fought on Said Khalid's
side expect their property to be confis
Gated
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
Fighting In Crete Continues.

Athens Aug 3l.-Severe fighting has
been going on again at Selnos and
near Heraklion. The results Of these
conflicts between the Cretans and the
Turks are unknown. but il is certain
that many wounded Turkish soldiers
have been brought back TO Heraklion.
Ii is stated that owing to the recent
riots in Constantinople the sultan has
postponed his final reply on the Gre
tan question. The British consul at
Heraklion. fearing the consequences.
has applied to her majesty's steamship
Hood and asked protection for himself
and for the English residents OF Crete
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
Travelling Men visit Mckinley.

Canton. O.. Aug. Sl-Major Mckinley
received and addressed delegations Of
commercial travellers Saturday. head
ed by the Chicago delegation of 300
men The visitors were presented to
the Republican nominee by G J. Corey.
chairman of the national executive
committee OF Commercial Men OF the
United States. in a neat and forceful
address He was frequently inter
rupted by applause. When he conclud-
ed Major Mckinley stepped upon
chair on his porch to respond and was
given a hearty round OF cheers
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
Arrc.ted for saving q Life.

Niles. Mich. Aug. 3l.-Samuel Yendes
was fined $40 in Justice court at
Buchanan for kicking Charles Red
den. Yendes was in charge Of an eh-
gine on the St Joseph Valley railroad.
and Redden got directly in front of the
locomotive and would have been killed
had not Yendes by a well-directed kick
knocked him off the track and saved
his life Redden then had him arrested
for assault and battery with the above
result. Yendes viii appeal the case.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
state Institute Burned.

Glenwood. la. Aug 3l.--The state
institute for feeble minded children
was completely destroyed by fire Sat
urday, involving a loss of S15O,OO0. All
of the inmates were rescued and the
records and papers saved. The furnit-
ure i'm the lower part Of the building
was removed. but is badly deluged with
water The fire was caused by bolt
of lightning, About one hundred chill
dren were I'm the building at the time.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
GiIn I More Time.

Louisville. ..y., Aug. Sl.-Judge To-
ney OF the law and equity court. de-
livered his decision in the contempt
cases OF the mayor and board of aid
ermen Saturday morning The Judge
overruled the defendants response
as insufficient. saying that he did not
wish TO degrade them in the eyes OF
the people of the community. believ-
ing that what they did was done under
the impression that they were acting in
the right. He therefore gave them un-
iii next Saturday To obey the terms OF
the injunction as originally granted
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
Not,sed ofa Reduction.

Pittsburg. Aug .3l.-The coal miners
I'm the railroad mines at Anderson.
Nottingham. Hackett. and Germania, OF
the Wheeling division. have been noti-
fed of reduction to 60 cents per ton
I'm the mining rate on Sept !. IL the
miners refuse to accept the cut the
mines will close down and $500 men
will he thrown out of employment.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
uory,,in,bs Coal su.,ucs.

Philadelphia. Aug 3l.-It is rumored
that J. r. Morgan & Co. have leased
the Coke Bros great coal estate.
which includes all the anthracite col
lieries at Drifton, Stockton. and 9TH
er points II this report be true
Morgan will become an important fig
ure In the anthracite coal business
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31

Watertown. y a.. Aug. lex Gov
ernor Roswell Flower received a
telegram from F w McCutchin.
chairman of the executive committee
Of the national Democratic party. ask
ing him II he would act as temporary
chairman of the convention which is
to be held at Indianapolis. Ind Mr.
Flower wired his acceptance Of the In
vitation. The ex-governor Will leave
Watertown Monday for Indianapolis
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31

tile domain has here been quickly cre-
ated by those who were assured that
they would reap where they had sown.
we heartily wish that your stay
with US may be most pleasant and that
at it's close you may enjoy a safe and
agreeable return To your home and
your field of duty and usefulness
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
Awful slaughter In ConstantinopIe.

Paris, Aug. 3l.-The Temps publishes
dispatch from Constantinople. say
ing: At the present moment sanguin-
AIRY fighting is taking place I'm the chief
streets of Constantinople. The troops
are firing on unarmed Armenians. The
victims of the outbreak exceed 1000
Scores of dead have been thrown into
the sea i'm order to save the trouble
of burying the bodies.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
POSTAL CLERK ARRESTED.
Caught with Marked Money Sent In DE.
coy Letter.

Chicago. Aug. 3l.-After a year Of
pilfering letters. during which time he
secured about $500. John p Morrissey.
a clerk in Postal Station X, at the
Stock Yards was caught in the act Fri
day afternoon by Inspectors j j. Lar
mour and George NJ. Christian. For
three days the inspectors have been
lowering about the station district
sending decoy letters and trying clerk
after clerk. Suspicion at last fell upon
Morrissey. and decoys were mailed that
would pass over his desk. Two Of the
decoys containing marked money ran
the gantlet all right. The third was
dropped shortly after o'clock Friday
afternoon. A few moments before 5
o'clock the pile was sorted out and the
decoy was gone. The two inspectors
placed Morrissey under arrest. He was
searched and the marked 81 bin was
found upon him.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
Here Are Some Facts
You Ought to Know.

l. The Detroit Telephone Company has nearly
FIVE THOUSAND subscribers. Every subscriber for
telephone has signed, legal contract. Nearly
THREE THOUSAND have signed three-year contracts
2 The Detroit Telephone Company has THIRTY
YEAR FRANCHISE from the city, and is the only tee-
phone company owning a franchise in Detroit.
3 The Detroit Telephone Company is now building
the conduit in which to lay its cables. Sixty miles
of duct feet of conduit required. Nearly TWEEN
ty-ive miles are already laid.
The Detroit Telephone Company is building the
most modern and perfect telephone plant ever
built i'll this country The conduit will last hun
dred years and the cables will be practically inn
perishable. You can imagine the perfect service
telephone subscribers will receive.
. The Detroit Telephone Company has enthusiastic
public and popular support. Think of a metallic
circuit telephone in your house for % dollars year
or in your office for 40 dollars year No wonder
the telephone subscribers increasing at the rate
OF nearly 100 week. Do you know any reason
why there will not be 10000 Detroit Telephone sub
scrbers within three years?
u lhe Detroit Telephone Companys stock is all full
paid and non -assessable. Telephone stock has al
ways been huge paying investment The time
TO buy is when the company is started
T. The Detroit Telephone Companys prospectus,
copy of which can be had application, shows that
'he stock of the company can pay ten per cent
dividend the first year and still leave five per cent
Tor surplus. Every additional 1000 subscribers
VIII add over twenty thousand dollars to the earn
T1lg power of the stock How much will Detroit
:.eiephone Company stock be worth III 800 when
9 II II has 10000 subscribers?
ne Detroit Telephone Company offers a limited
Iiount OF its stock to the general public, confident
y oehevng that investment so profitable or
More MORE safe has been offered to the people OF
lichigan. The stock is in 500 shares. NO man
~ woman can afford to invest dollar before H.
CCesugating the stock of the Detroit Telephone
Company
JOHN T. HOLMES.
'''0 OF Calumet Hotel CALUMET, MICH.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
aaoaIneh a..,.n ,h. nav.

London. Aug. a-A dispatch to The
Chronicle from Rome says that private
letters just received from Constantine
pie state that the Turkish government
is on the eve Of being overturned. and
that a provisional government Will be
appointed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31

East Liverpool. .. Aug 2a.-Curtis
r. WEIGH the famous certer-nelder
who played with St Louis. Pniladei-
phia and Baltimore during seven years
died of consumption at his home here
Saturday Welsh was a wreck from
drink He was % years and leaves a
little family
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
Awful Moments of Suspense.

Several women tainted, and the in
tensity of the situation was further
shown 10y low groans from the men.
whose white faces were upturned
toward the still rapidly rising balloon
The woman's helper, George Goldie.
was running southwark. following the
course of the balloon, the pistol with
which he was accustomed to signal her
when 1t was safe to release the para
chute. and descend, carried. cooked, in
his hand and throughout those first
awful moments Victoria Leroy was
seen straining and tugging at the iron
ring of the trapeze bar. At last she
was successful i'm this. but IL was too
late. The next moment she was seen
to swing slightly TO one side OF the
trapeze bar clingng to IL with her left
arm across and grasped her left wrist
with the right hand. No cry was heard
from her 4 white handkerchief that
had been carried I'm the right hand
fiuttered slowly downward to the
ground The woman was evidently
hanging to the bar for life. but it was
only a question of few minutes until
her strength must fail her. The bal
loon. rising higher and higher was
drifting to the south toward a clump of
elm trees on the right bank of branch
Of the River DespereS
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
Guilty Of "Imprudent Conduct.

Sedala. Mo, Aug. 31.-The special
committee of the West German NJ. f..
conference. which investigated the
charges of immortality preferred
against Rev. August Lemkan of To-
peka. Kan, brought i'm verdict OF
guilty of imprudent conduct. the i'm
morality charges not being sustained.
Bishop Fowler approved the recon-
mendation to suspend Mr. Lamkan for
an indefinite period. Counsel for the
accused acquiesced in the verdict.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31

Toledo. O.. Aug Si-C A. King &
Co.'S annual crop report says 'lover-
seed In Ohio. Indian. Illinois and Mich
igan will I've about two-thirds ot full
crop. the quality nearly an average.
one-third OF the wheat left will be un-
az for milling.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
Entire Ministry Resigns.

Yokohama. Aug 81 The entire
ministry has resigned Count ku-
roda has been appointed acting pre-
mier The crisis arose on account OF
a difference OF opinion regarding the
vacant foreign portfolio,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31
The C,arin. Mus, Go Home.

London. Aug s1.-A dispatch TO The
Telegraph from Vienna states that on
the advise, OF her court physician. DIR.
Hirsch. the czarina. who is enciente
will return at once to St Petersburg.
while the czar will continue his Jour
ney alone