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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
LORD SALISBURY CRITICISED.
British Premier Came Near Recognition of
the Monroe Doctrine.

LONDON, July 20.-Commenting Satur-
day upon the correspondence on the sub
Ject OF arbitration which the Marquis OF
Salisbury laid before the house of lords
Friday, The Globe expresses the opinion
that the British premier has been peril
ously near recognition of the Monroe doc
trine. On this point The Globe says:
I'VE must beware of weakening in the
slightest degree the position hitherto main
tained by Great Britain"
The Globe also thinks the foreign Office
has been altogether too complacent in re-
spect to the Venezuela question itself, and
trusts there Is no disposition on the part of
the government to recede from the deter
mination not to recognize the American
commission.
In regard tn n treaty of arbitration"
continues The Globe, ''onr experience
with the United States has been uni
formly discouraging, as, for instance in
the cases of the Alabama claims and the
Behring sea fisheries dispute
The Pail Mall Gazette says both sides i'm
the correspondence have shown "A disposi-
ton 10 discuss each possible solution in
conciliatory spirit they being propelled
toward settlement by the dynamic forces
of mutual good will
The 1t. James Gazette expresses the
fear that negotiations have not brought
the United States much nearer To IA settle
mont
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
CASHIER GOES WRONG.
Shortage Found by the Onicers of n Kan
sas Bank.


Bank.
WICHITA, Kan, July 20.-The officers
of the Exchange National hank at Eldor-
ado, Butler county, discovered Friday
that some one had been making false en-
tries in their books. A secret investiga-
ton was begun and whole night was
spent in ferreting out the discrepancies
At > o'clock Saturday morning ;. G.
Fleming, the cashier was asked to resign
and was arrested on the charge of forgery
and embezZlement The arrest was kept
secret until in the afternoon, when Flom-
ing was placed in jail
The news was sensation TO the entire
community as everybody had the utmost
confidence in Fleming. He Is knight
Templar, and has always been prominent
in social and church circles The thefts
reach $4,000. About year or more ago
the bank was robbed of $4,000 i'm gold
and currency, and although the best de
tectives in the country have worked on
the case they have never recovered the
money or even fastened suspicion upon
any one Fleming refuses to talk. The
officers have posted notice that the bank
Is not seriously affected by the loss
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20

MONTREAL, July 20.-La Patrie, the
French Liberal paper of this city, i'm de-
fense of it's agitation for a movement
for the separation of Canada from the en-
pire says, . answering contemporary:
"Does our confrere imagine that Can.
ada is eternally destined to be a colony
and that Canadians should be prevented
from dreaming of independence? That is
n little too much, as he will find as many
English as French who will declare sin
cerely that il is not common sense
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURT.
Mrs. Jessie Blair illustrates How She
Killed Arthur Wilson.

Mrs. Jessie Blair illustrates How she
Killed Arthur Wilson.
SPRINGFIELD, o., July 20-Before a
crowded court room Friday afternoon
Mrs Jessie Blair, under arrest as an ac-
complice Of Mrs. Maggie Wilson, in the
murder of the latter's husband, illustrated
how she killed Arthur Wilson. A silence
like death prevailed throughout the room
as Prosecutor Horace stafford, impcrson-
ating Wilson, clutched hatchet poised
in the air and grabbed Mrs Blair by the
throat Mrs Blair held "A revolver in her
left hand, struggled as though in Wilson's
grasp, changing the gun TO the right and,
thrusting IL under Statford's right arm,
turned the barrel of the weapon so IL
pointed straight at the back of the head
where Arthur Wilson was shot All the
horror of the crime committed sunday
March 90, was vividly brought back.
Mrs. Blair smiled when she stepped
back to the witness box, but the woman
on trial for her life, Mrs. Arthur Wilson
bowed her head. Mrs Blair testified that
hatchet and then turned and tried to
kill her. She grabbed revolver from the
bureau and shot him as described. Mrs.
Blair's mother, Mrs Clem White, testi-
fled that her daughter Jessie said she shot
Arthur. Wilson's dying words were:
Maggie shot me-" The two Wilson
children during recess, came in and kissed
their mother, and then went over and
kissed Mrs Blair, who lived with the
Wilson's for two years.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Saved by His Faithful Dog.

BURLINGTON, Ia, July 20.-Daniel
Fritz and his dog were passing through a
pasture in which bull, which was not
supposed to be dangerous, was feeding,
when they We're suddenly charged by the
animal. Before he could reach shelter
Fritz was caught on the sharp horns of
the bull and tossed high in the air. His
arm was broken and, unais,e to escape. he
shut his eyes just as the bull charged n
second time. His dog, however, sprang at
the bulls throat and held on long enough
for Fritz To be rescued The dog was
gored and tramplcd out of shape by the
bull
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
No Special session Needed.

MILWAUKEE, July 20.-There will be no
need of special session of the Legislature
To cure the defects in the organization OF
seventy-four villages in the state that
were Incorporated under the law recently
held by the supreme court to he uncon-
stitutional ard void. In disposing Of the
Wauwatosa case i'm the circuit court Sat
urday morning Judge johnson held that
while the organization law of the viilage
might be unconstitutional, still all par
Ties. including the state, are debarrcd
from attacking It., especially where no
wrong is complained of and where only
harm would result from such attack
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
MALVERN, ARK, DESTROYED.
Incendiaries Apply the Torch and the
Loss l. Very Heavy.

Incendiaries Apply the Torch and the
Loss l. Very Heavy.
LITTLE Rock, July 20 The town of
Malvern. Ark, at the junction of the Hot
Springs railway, YVES almost entirely
wiped out by fire at an early hour sat
urday morning. Malvern was a little
city of about 5000 inhabitants, the busi-
ness portion of the place being clustered
around the railroad station. All this sec
ton was destroyed, only three business
houses remaining The total loss Is vari-
ously estimated at from s20O,0D0 to 500,
900, only n small portion of which is coy
cred by insurance
The burned buildings include the rail
road station, two hotels, the bank and all
the principal business houses of the place.
The fire is without doubt the result of
plot to destroy the town The blaze broke
out about midnight in three different
places, and as there was no apparatus the
fire burned itself out. Four men are un-
der arrest charged with starting the fire,
and the people of the town are in such a
state of excitement that there is strong
probability that the incendiarics will be
summarily dealt with
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
The Detroit
Telephone
Company

Was organized to meet popular demand for good telephone
service at cheap price The organizers who
toned to succeed their undertakings satisfied that
telephones could be furnished for 40 per OF the prices
now being charged and still yield handsome the
investors Here the condition of the Detroit Telephone
Company today:
l. We have thirty year franchise from the City OF De-
trot There is nothing valuable than public fran
chse. lt grows in value as the city grows
:. We are now building plant and have twenty miles
o our conduit laid All wires required to be underground
within hatmiIe circle and placed conduit built for
that purpose This conduit has immense value and
che allows the privilege Of renting therein other
companies
, j. We have already secured nearly 5000 three-year
binding contracts from subscribers We have also about
ZoOO oneyear subscribers making total OF about 900
subscribers Our subscribers increasing rapidly every
day. and we confidently expect to have from 5000 to 600
subscribers within two years Why not? We only charge
20 or house telephone $40 for business telephone
M these popular prices hundreds of people will phones
VINO never used them before.
we want the people OF Detroit and Michigan to own the
STOCK oil this company Can make better investment?
eephone stock has always been great paying investment
nnk OF the prospects for growth and development OF this
popular company We append prospectus OF the expected
expenses, earnings and profits for the first year.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
The Mnrder of Minn Kill

DUBUQUE, July 20.-The preliminary
hearing of Christ Eckcrlebe at Bclvicw,
charged with numbering Nina Kcil has
commenced. The prosecution occupied
the day and had not concluded when ad
journment was had until next Wednesday
The evidence against the accused Is strong.
1t was shown that the girl was shot and
her head pounded 90 pieces afterward The
bullet in her head was the same calibre as
the cartridges and revolver found on Eek
erlebcs promises The defense expects to
prove an alibi. The mob spirit is very ap
parent
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Chained His Boy to the Floor.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, July 20.-Dr. c. b.
Adams, agent for the Connecticut HUI
name society, has discovered that the H.
year-old son of James Rudden, foreman
for kean & Lines, carriage manufactur-
ers, has been chained to the floor in room
at his fathers house for nearly three
weeks A shackle had been placed upon
the boys leg; To this was fastened chain
which was made fast to large staple in
the floor. The boy had been prisoner
since July ?. Rudden says the boy is in
corrigible and this method was taken TO
punish him
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Malicious Destruction,

BLOOMINGTON, Ills, July 20.-Grcat ex-
citcment and Indignation exists in the vi
cinity of Lexington, this county. At mid
night thrashing machine outfit valued
at 81 ,OOO owned by John Fair, on the Ma
hon farm, was destroyed by fire, undoubt-
cdly of incendary origin. The machine
had been sprinkled with oil. Threats
have recently been made to destroy the
numerous machines recently sold into
that territory. The owner OF the machine
has offered reward of $3.50 and the agent
of machine firm S25 for the apprchen.
sion of the incendiary.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Baptist Young Peoples Union.

MILWAUKEE, July 2O.-Saturday was
Junior day at the B. Y. y. L. convention.
The afternoon meeting was the only joint
session, the morning being given to de-
partment rallies and the whole pro
gramme consisted of junior work. The
children were all there-departmental
children in general and Ma Tha Wa in
particular, the little Indian girl who stood
before the vast audience and sang in her
own tongue so prettily Friday. The de-
partment rallies were all successful
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Postmaster shot from Ambush.

HARTMAN, Tenn, July 2O-Charles
Margrave, the postmaster at Emory Gap,
was shot from ambush while going homo
at night and fatally wounded. Eight
buckshot entered his back and perforated
the intestines. William Lefew is under
arrest on suspicion. Lefew brother was
shot and killed last Christmas in Mar
graves store Margrave was charged with
the crime and his trial was to have been in
two weeks Great excitement prevails at
Emory Gan.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Found Death Instead Of Riches.

DETROIT, July gov. II. Church.
known in Detroit spiritualistic circles as %
medium of note, left here a few weeks ago
expecting TO find hidden treasure, worth
an untold amount of money, as revealed
to him I'm seance but in place of riches
he found grave in the sea. A telegram
from Baltimore announces that his body
was found in the bay and in his pocket %
sote stating that he was Respondent over
long continued misfortunes and had
drowned himself
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Made an Assignment.

NASHVILLE Tenn, July 20.-Riddle a.
Co.. composed of Robert Riddle and II. II.
McAllister, dealers i'm sash, doors and
blinds, paints and oils made general
assignment Friday for the benefit of cred
itors Liabilities about s2O,UoO; assets es-
timated at $4,000. The firm has been in
business here for many years
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Cleveland Grays Ordered Out.

CLEVELAND July 20.-Mayor Mckisson
Saturday morning ordered the Cleveland
Grays, the crack military company of the
city, to the Brown Hosting works, where
a riot has been almost of daily occurrence
for some time past Five companies of
militia are now guarding the works and
they will be reinforced by all the reserve
police in the city. The mayor stated that
from now on order will he preserved even
II il was necessary for the militia to open
Hra
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Two ueadless bodies Found.

LAwRESCEBURG, Ky, July 20.-The
hcadless bodies of white man and wom-
an were found on the Southern railroad
track. ten miles from here, saturday. The
mans head was severed from the mouth
mn. and the woman's diagonally across
the head Tickets were found on the man
which showed that they had been travel
ing ON the Queen and Crescent route.
They had evidently laid down with their
heads ON the track. whether with suicidal
infant or not will never be known.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Virginia siIyerites.

a call issued convention Of the silverites
OF Virginia was held Friday at Hernen-
don, Va, to select delegates 20 the Amer
lean silver convention To meet AT st. Louis
on Wednesday Forty delegates were
elected and resolutions were adopted In
structing them TO do all in their power
to secure an Endorsement Of the Chicago
ticket and platform. The delegates at
large are Major John s. Duilie Of Hernen
don, Alex j. Wedderburn, l. l.. johnson,
and j. w Morton
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
MCKINLEY Cheered from Nebraska.

CANTON, o., July 2O-Governor McKin-
ley has received the following from Platts-
mouth, Neb. "The Mckinley club of
Plattsmouth, Neb. sends greeting TO the
standard bearer of the Republican party
and begs To assure him that although the
Democratic nominee for president halls
from our state this circumstance will in
40 wise affect the enthusiasm and loyalty
of the Republicans of PlattsmOuth and
Cass county for Mckinley and Hobart -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Failure at Boston.

Boston, July 20.-The Hallct 81 Davis
Piano Manufacturing company of Boston
assigned to George w Morse and Edwin
\. Kimball saturday on account of the
western agents, who owe the company
large amounts of money. The directors
thought Ii advisable To protect all its
creditors alike The liabilities are placed
at $4,000; the assets are more than
double that amount.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
To Investors:

The attention Of conservative investors invited to the
STOCK OF the Detroit Telephone Company limited
OF which offered The charges for telephones De
tro heretofore have been exotonae and almost prohbi
tory ranging from $50 to 5000 and per year This
has been the not because telephones necessarily
pensive but being controlled by monopoly and without
competition it has been possible to charge much
OF telephone mechanic pays for his cottage
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Turks Defeated In Crete

LONDON, July 20 -A A dispatch from
Canea, in the island of Crete, to The
Times says that the Turks advanced to
the attack on Apokorona, under cover OF
shells from the men-of-war. They had
fifty killed and were defeated and The
Times correspondent says have now with
drawn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Condltinn of CorneIln. NnnderbLn.

NEW YORK, July 20 Last night it was
said that there was no change in the CON
dition Of Cornelius Vanderbilt Miss
Grace Wilson, the nancc OF Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Jr., accompanied by her
mother. drove up 90 the Vanderbilt man
sion and made inquiry regarding the con
dition OF Mr. Vanderbilt They left their
cards, requesting that they no sent 10 the
chamber Of the sick man.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Died While Making His sWill.

GALEsBURG, Ills, July s0,-William
Collopy, an eccentric rich Irish citizen liv-
ing near this city. died suddenly Friday
noon while his attorney was drawing up
his will. He had not been feeling well for
some time, but Friday seemed better than
usual The attorney while writing heard
him sigh, and turning saw that he was
dying. Mr. Collopy was an old settler.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
desperate work of a rcddler.

KENToN, O., July 2O-Emanucl Wing
field, travelling i'm wagon on peddling
tour with q woman supposed TO be hiss
wife, attempted near Laruc TO brain his
companion with hatchct. lie cut hcg In
dozen places and taking SioO oi her
money lied Officers traced HIM o. t.e
Cessna woods. Turning upon his pursucis
he fred several shots, one taking ciicct in
Mcekin WllsJns hsnd lie thca ncd
The wOman's : recovery is doubtful
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Nurder I'm m peuiteutiary,

FRANKFORT, Ky, July 2o-Jamcs Cox,
a Louisville negro In for three years for
house breaking, disembowelcd Preston
Neal. n Bourbon county negro, in a fight
at the penitcntiary Saturday. Cox's
weapon was diningroom knife, which
he had stolen and sharpencd down TO u
Inc edge
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July sO.--While
passing over high trestle about | o'clock
Friday a car on the Lookout Mountain In
cline and Lula Lake railway jumped the
track. The car was stopped by the auto
matte brakes just in time to prevent its
falling on ehe rocks below. The passen-
gers were unhurt.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20

CHATHAM, Ont, July 50.-An east
bound express train on the Grand Trunk
road collided with a switch engine near
here Friday night. The engineer on the
express, named Gonzales, and whose home
is in Chicago was killed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
New Kind Of POTATO bug.

ELsIN, Ills, July ga new potato bug
a large. long. black creature said to bc
from Kansas, has appeared here, and Is
creating havo,. IL will eat cabbage rs
well, and pretty nearly everything green,
deyouring the plants down TO the ground,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
r..anrrrnnr Anthnn, nl.

TOPEKA. Kan, July 2o-Ex-Governor
Anthony Is In critical condition from
kidney disease. He is n years of age and
Is stnte snperintent of insurance.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Family Probably Drowned.

MUSHROOM, Mich, July 20. Just before
Tuesday big storm broke Frank June. his
wife and child, left Grand Haven in a
small sloop. Friday morning the boat
was found upturned on the beach at Lake
Harbor and il is supposed that all three
wcre drowned
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20

mittee from Wisconsin and so prominent
ly identified with the executive OF cam
paign committee that he will have charge
81 the work to be carried ON from the Chi
cago headquarters He was In consulta-
ton during the day with DR. 4 y. jamie
son, committeeman for Illinois who will
assist him.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
channoey starl. ror Mome.

LONDON. July 2O-Chlunccy Nj. Depew
Of New York went by special train satur'
day to Liverpool in order to catch the
Cunard line steamer Llcania, on poh
which vessel hn will return pine on ae-
count Of the serious lllovss of Mr. porne'
lius Vanderbilt
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Charred with stealing -. 500.

HAvERHrLL, Mass, July 20. Charles
w. Morse of this city was arrested Friday
ON the charge of embezzling $500 in con-
nection with the affairs of the Havcrhill
Aqueduct company, of which he was
treasurer
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
french putie. ON sugar.

PARIS, July 20.-The French govern.
ment is about To issue decree increasing
the duties on foreign raw sugar from :
francs to l0ls francs, and on foreign re-
fined sugar from 5 francs 90 l0la francs
The decree is To take effect Aug l.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
THE DEATH RECORD.

Mrs ELIZABETH HUMPHREY, mother Of
the ex-governor. at Independence, Kan.
WILLIAM HAMILTON GIBsoy. artist and
author, az New York,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
TAUBENECK AT ST. LOUIS.

Returns from Chicago Where lie Found
Several stumbling Blocks.
ST LOUIS, July 20.-Chairman Taube-
neck has returned from Chicago and his
coming was the signal for renewed activ-
ity on the part of the Populists who hope
to prevent an Endorsement of Bryan and
the Chicago platform. His visit to Chi
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
II. L. TAUBENEcK.

cago, partly due to his fear that the llli-
nois delegation would leave him in the
lurch, was apparently not productive Of
results. Saturday morning he was in se-
cret conference with the anti-Bryan lead
ers, and the national headquarters were
practically deserted Mr. Taubeneck, IL
Is said, found several stumbling blocks In
his path I'm Chicago. At the Oklahoma
Bryan headquarters there was much
jubilation over indications on the growing
strength of the movement TO indorse
Bryan and Sewall.
The silver people, who are also to hold n
The leaders have formulated new de.
mand, which meets the approval of the
Populists, who have been consulted. Ii Is
that they shall insist upon the withdrawal
of all the Democratic congressional nomi-
nees who are sound money or gold stand
ard men. or, If they will not withdraw,
that the silver men and Populists unite In
putting up i'm every congressional district
free silver candidate.
This, IL is urged, should he presented to
the national Democratic committee rs an
ultimatum The Populsts, IL is under
stood, are to concentrate their work and
attempt to elect congress which will ia
vor free coinage and TO accomplish this II
Is necessary 10 have the cooperation of the
Democratic party. The Populists who are
opposed TO MIR Bryan say n he is nomi-
mated the delegates of Massachusetts,
Rhode Island. and Connecticut, and pos.
sibly Tennessee, will bolt
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
Republican ueadauarter. at Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 2O.-Henry {. Payne
came to Chicago Friday direct from Can.
ton and commenced making arrangements
nj once for the Republican national
headquarters to DO established hore. Mr..
Payne Is o member Of the national com.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20

OF the $4,000 Worth of Bond. Taken
from the Old Man An but ~ Z. 200 Worth
Are heeoyersa and Chief Badenocb Is
ifsred Over the Work Of his Depart
mant-Weli Known Roadhouse Keeper
Under Arrest for Complicity
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20

City and Country Merchants Purchase with
More Than Usual COnservatism-soms
of the Favorable Features of the Week
Unexpected Increase i'm Business Fail
ures-Ali Public Interest In the stock
Market Disappears.