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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Reports from Illinois. Indiana. Iowa.
Michigan and Wisconsin.

Chicago. Sept. 2.-The reports as 20
the condition OF the crops throughout
the country andthe general effect OF the
weather on the growth. cultivation and
harvest of the same were Tuesday
made by the directors OF the several
climate and crops sections The re-
ports received al Chicago were as fol-
lows:
lllipois-Cool. dry week with good
progress to crops except in dry south.
ern counties. Early corn cutting gen.
sral, and late maturing rapidly. Broom
corn cutting nearing completion IN
east central counties and continues in
Henry county Late pastures are good
In northern and central counties Plow-
ing is general
Wisconsin-W Week cool and dry with
light frosts in northern and middle Sec
tions on the 26th and 27th. but did no
damage TO corn and but little TO buck
wheat Corn Is maturing rapidly with
about one-fourth in the shock and in
ten days the crop will be safe.
Michigan-Light frosts did very lit
tie damage. whita was confined TO low
grounds. otherwise weather has been
favorable To crops and farm work
Ground is in good condition for seed
ing and some wheat is sown Corn is
glazing and much of IL is out OF dan
ger. Cutting is IN progress and soon
will he general the yield being very
heavy Potatoes still rotting in the
ground Fruit is fine and plentiful
Indiana Cool sunny weather, no
rain. light frosts on Thursday. Corn
maturing rapidly with much cut and in
the shock. Tobacco nearly all housed
in good condition Fall plowing pro-
crosses.
Iowa-Ideal weather for thrashing.
plowing and maturing unharvested
crops. Some early corn reported safe
but bulk of crop will be better for hav-
ing three 10 four weeks without frost.
Good progress made In fal. plowlng
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Coal FROM TONlUlN
China TO Compete with the Big American
Operators.

San Francisco. Sept. China has
thrown down the gauntlet to the big
coal miners of the United States The
American bark Colorado. which has
just arrived in port. brought a mixed
sample cargo of anthracite and manu-
featured red coal mined and made in
the Tonquin district. IL was consigned
to a coal dealing firm of this city
which promises To push the Chinese fuel
on the coast market at prices greatly
below those that Pennsylvania and
Welch Goals OF the same character are
now bringing Examining experts have
pronounced the Tonquin coal beds al
most inexhaustible The Chinese arti-
Gle is i'm the market to stay. IT is said
at least as long as the present tariff
conditions exist.
Tonquin since the Tonquin war. has
been under the control of the French
and il is French capital that is now
developing the mines. hut the land is
still populated by the Chinese as be-
fore, and il is the cheap Chinese la
Dor that is employed in the mines.
hence the extremely low cost of pro-
duction which enables the French own
ers Of the Tonquin mines TO undersell
the coal producers of other countries,
where labor is better paid The coal
from the Orient is said to be OF the
finest quality. fully equal to the best
PENNSYLVANIA or Welch coal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
SULTAN IN DEFENSE.
Constantinople Riots Explained
by Sublime Porte.
TELEGRAM REACHES WASHINGTON.

This Turkish Legation Receives Inforna.
tion That the Revolutionists Have Been
Excommunicated from the Christian
Church aud the Armenian Patriarch
Has Appealed TO the sultan To Publicly
Censure Them,
Washington. Sept. 2.-The Turkish
legation has received from the sublime
porte the following telegram
THE central committee OF the Ar
menian reNolutionists OF Constantine
pie organized on vast scale pro-
gramme Of disorders and criminal acts.
Sepa ate groups of these revolutionists
began their misdeeds at the same
hour Al different points of the CAPT
tal Besides revolVers and daggers
they used bombs and dynamite, About
fifty 81 these men. entering separate
ly irto tho Imperial ottoman bank.
began 'A EuHng the guards and po-
licemen s14oWiug their heads into the
streets
In r,ars iarts OF the capital and
even I'm the Armenian church at Pera
a great nuE.asr of dynamite bombs
were found Tho Armenians faithful
TO the implIidi throne are indignant.
and the patriarch communicated. in
the name of Jesus Christ. all the Grim
inals who put in jeopardy the lives
Of innocent men and women The
patriarch begged the sublime porte TO
communicate To the press the decision
against the revolutionists in order to
stigmatiZe before the civilized world
their crimes and horrors
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Arrested for Counterfeiting.

Ionia. Mich. Sept. 2.-Ionia was
thrown into excitement Monday night
by the arrest OF two well-known
young men charged with making coun-
terfeit money The prisoners are
Frank and George Kingston. brothers.
about 30 and 35 years OF age. The mat
ter was traced here by John + Murphy
of the United states secret service OF
St Louis. who arrived Monday after
noon. A printing press. plates carved
out of lockwood. $1,000 in $40 bills. fin
ished and paper enough for over ST.
600 600 in money are among the stuff
recovered. OF the $1,000 OF partially
completed bills there was $500 all
worked up and oiled. so that IL would
puzzle a banker to discover that they
were counterfeit
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
THIRTY HOURS OF SLAUGHTER.
Massacres Were Organized by the Turkish
Authorities.

authOritits
Constantinople. Sept 2-There is no
longer any doubt that the massacres
were organized by the Turkish author
tiles. and il has been ascertained that
orders were only given 10 the Bashi-
bazouks to cease massacreing the Ar
menians after the bloody work had
been going on for thirty hours. 1t is
also a fact that hundreds of Turks
were brought over from the Asiatic
side Of the Bosphorus in order TO take
part i'm the massacres. and many Ar
menians were put i'm boats. which were
then taken out 10 sea Their fate is
unknown. but there is not the slightest
doubt that they have been drowned.
Although il may be true that the at
tack on the ottoman bank originated
with the Armenian revolutionary com
mittee il is admitted on all sides that
the massacres which followed were not
justified and that from 5000 TO 1000
people lost their lives in the streets OF
this city or i'm those of the suburbs dur
ing the last of the week.
The Armenians also intended TO at
tack the palace. the branch office OF
the Credit Lyonnaise. and other
places. their avowed object being to
force the powers 10 intervene in the
Armenian question. People in a posi-
tion TO Judge the situation accurate
ly believe that the sultan has once
approached dangerously near 10 the
point Of forcing on the powers the nee
essity OF d!smembering the Turkish
empire. The Armenian college at
Hissar and the Bible house at STAN
boul are still guarded by troops and
United States Minister Terrell has done
everything possible under the circum-
stances to protect the lives and prop
erty of Americans and has made strong
representations on the subject to Tew-
fix Pashn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
AONE SMlIA RETlRES
Close. Up His Affairs In the Interior
Department..

Washington. Sept. 2.-Secretary Hoke
Smith closed his administration of the
affairs OF the interior department
Tuesday and retired from the cabinet
The last paper in the routine business
OF the department was signed and his
active work closed Monday afternoon.
Tuesday the secretary was at the de-
partment but he devoted almost his
entire time to callers and to taking
leave of his associates and of the en-
ployes in the department..
When Ex-Governor Francis will ar
rive from Missouri and take the oath
of office is not yet definitely known.
though II will be before the end OF
the week The arrangement OF his af-
fairs at st Louis preparatory To his
removal 10 Washington has taken
more time than was expected All i'm
portant matters that have been pend =
ing have now been disposed OF so that
Mr. Francis as secretary Will have a
clear field TO begin with.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
E.ecn,lon NJ unlontown. pa.

Uniontown, Pa, Sept. Frank Nor
rs. aged Is years was hanged here at
1880 p. m. Tuesday for the murder two
years ago of Bernard Loker. farmer
of Chestnut Ridge. just above Con-
nellsville. The object was robbery
Morris was a neighbor and believed
Loker had money secreted about his
house While Loker was at work alone
on his farm, Morris stepped up be-
hind him and shot him in the head.
He then ransacked the house. but only
got sSS He was arrested the next day
The murderer was cheap novel fiend
and at no time showed any particular
concern about his fate.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Iinnnr Dealer. Organic.

Cleveland, o.. sept 2.-The meeting
OF the liquor dealers Monday resulted
in the formation OF the National Whole
sale Liquor Dealers Association of
America The object Is mutual protec-
tion. A constitution was adopted and
the followng officers elected Presi-
dent. r l. snyder Of New York vice
presidents. w L. Einstein Of Cleveland
and w r Broderick of Baltimore,
secretary W G. Rose OF New York A
seretary, W. c.. Rose of New York. A
committee OF twenty-one members was
appointed which will form the board
Of control which can be called TO meet
by third Of its members. IL viii prac-
tically control the affairs OF the asso.
citation. so far as the regulation of
prices IL concerned
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
DISHONEST POSTMASTER
lie Faints in His once when His short.
age Is Discovered.

Boone. Ia. Sept. 2.-Postoffice In
spector George McChristian. accompa
MED by Inspector Fawkner. took
charge Of the postofice Tuesday.
They found Postmaster w. c. Brem-
ermann to be short in his account s3.-
600. sl,400 in the money order depart
ment and $1,000 in the postortice funds.
Bremermann tainted in the office when
he found that his shortage had been
discovered and has been delirious
most of the time since. He made a
written confession i'm which he de-
clared that his shortcomings arise
from being obliged to pay large sum
for his appointment as postmaster.
and TO giving away much of his sal
airy since. He said he speculated on
the Board of Trade hoping to make
some money and lost $500 of the
money to one bucket shop firm here in
Boone
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF POWDER
Three Men Killed aud Part OF Plant
Blown Up.

Alton, Ills. Sept. Part of the
Equitable Powder company's plant
four and one-half miles east OF AL
ton. was blown up shortly before 3
o'clock Tuesday morning. 1t is known
three persons lost their lives Tho
works took fire and the bis storehou,e
was i'm imminent danger for a time
The shock Of the explosion was felt
for twenty miles and East Alton and
Upper Alton buildings were damaged
In Alton many fancied an earthquake
had come The names of the men
killed are: Henry Rogers. William
Rettsers and Thomas keffer A sec
ond explosion OF less intensity fol-
lowed the first explosion
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Mrs. Maybrick'. Condition Hopeless.

London. Sept o. Baroness de
Roques, the mother Of Mrs. Maybrick.
had an interview with the prisoner
last week. She says that she found
her daughter very III i'm the infirmary
and thinks her condition hopeless
The baroness adds that Mrs. Maybrick
is not likely to survive the winter.
Mrs. Maybrick. according to her moth
er. is absolutely crushed with despair
and she says it would wiring a persons
heart to see her. The baroness re-
turned to the continent Monday
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Elopement Thwsrted.

Madison. Wis. Sept. 2.-Chief of Po-
lice Parkinson nipped romance in
the bud by arresting Miss Hazel I'm
derwood OF Milwaukee, She was pre-
pairing To elope with Cecil Dale of Chi
cago When caught she was telegraph
ing 10 her sweetheart. She denied her
identity at inst. but soon weakened
and admitted that she was the young
woman the chief had instructions to
intercept In an Interview Miss Tn
derwood said that her reason for leav-
ing home was that she and her mother,
who was a widow. could not agree
She is 20 years OF age. Instructions to
stop her came from the chief OF Mil
vanEpa
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Rig Will Closed Down.

Pittsburg, Sept. 2.-Oliver Bros.
Tenth street rolling mill closed down
Indefinitely Monday. throwing several
hundred men out of employment. The
rod mill closed down last week for re-
pairs and il was expected that it would
resume again Monday. The company
gave notice. however. that this mill
would not resume. and that owing to
the general depression in the trade the
entire plant would be closed down in
Aa6pitalv
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Men and Books Missing.

Detroit. Sept 2.-lt was learned Tues
day that Secretary John Dean and
Treasurer w. II. Hust of the bricklay-
ers union are missing. and that the
books of the union have gone with
them About week ago the police
found that these two men were playing
the races. and on speaking To them
about il Roundsman Newman was ac-
cused before the commission OF ex-
ceeding his authority. The trial was
TO come up Friday. but neither of the
men have been seen since that time.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02

Logansport. Ind, Sept 2.-Harry
Crawford. a farmer 20 years old is
dead His death was the direct result
of a practical Joke Three companions
induced him to aid them i'm stealing
watermelons. and as they were leav-
ing the patch a companion opened fire
with blank cartridges. One boy fell
as il wounded. and Crawford ran home
a distance OF four miles. and fell in
commissions Death followed few
days later from internal injuries
caused by overexertion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Fatal Wreck on the Rail.

Albuquerque. n. NJ, Sept. "A fatal
wreck to passenger train No, l. on the
Atlantic and Pacific. occurred at Will.
Jams Monday night. The engine ran
into an open switch. derailing IL and a
mail car Fred Downs the engineer.
was caught between the caboose and
the tender and badly scalded Frank
Flickineer. the fireman. was caught
under the engine and killed almost In.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
N,,it,a tn Guard supp,,cs.

Calumet. Mich. Sept 2.-Colonel
Lyons and a company of picked men
from the Fifth regiment left Tuesday
morning for Ontonagon. where they
will guard the supplies that are pour
ing in for the victims Of last Tuesdays
confiagration Hundreds OF thieves
have fiocked there from Duluth and
other points and the officers of the law
have been unable to save the ware.
house from being plundered by these
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02

Plano. Ills. Sept. THE fuperal Of
the late Lewis steward. which took
place here Monday. was In character
with the life OF the man. The services
were conducted In the opsn air IN the
beautiful natural park. In front OF the
residence. there being st least 1000
people IN attendance. narrly every one
OF whom mourned the loss of . per-
sonal friend.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Took ri. Own Life.

Cleveland. O., Sept. 2-Alexander r.
Mcintyre. 20 years old. son of n c
Mcintyre, general manager Of the De-
troit and Cleveland Navigation COM
pany. committed suicide Tuesday. The
weapon used was a shotgun The act
was committed in a room over the De-
troit and Cleveland companys Offices
at the foot of Superior street The mo.
tive for the deed is not known
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Conflict on Turkish Frontier.

Sofia. Bulgaria. Sept 2.-Serious con-
flicts took place on the Turkish Bull
garian frontier near the villages OF
Adarashttza and Kazlik. A Turkish
officer and several Turkish soldiers
were killed The Bulgarians did not
suffer any loss The Bulgarian gov
eminent is re-enforcing the troops on
the frontier
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Raesixershin Ended.

Tacoma. Wash. Sept. 2.-The North
ern racific receivership. after an ex-
,stente of three years and a few days
was ended at midnight, when all prop
ertv OF the former Northern Pacific
railroad company passed under the
management OF the new Northern "a
cihc Railway company
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Rrxnn to speak at Chicago.

Chicago. Sept. 2.-William J. Bryan
will speak at Sharpshooters park on
Labor day (Sept. y. in response TO the
invitation extended to him by the
Building Trades council. The speech
will be delivered in the afternoon ana
MIR. Bryan will be the sole speaker OF
the occasion He will leave Chicago on
the evening of Sept. for Lincoln.
Neb, where he has an engagement TO
spoak Sent g.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
warrnn, for a rrIre E,eh,er.

Kansas City. Sept. "A state war
rant has been issued for the arrest Of
Paddy" Purtell. the pugilist who van
quished Jimmy Ryan of Cincinnati on
Sunday He is charged with abandon
ment of his wife and baby. who al. In
destitute circumstances I'm this city ~
a result of Sundays hght Furteh al
his managers carried of pusc
S7,o
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
warshir. start for the Orient.

valetta. Island OF Malta. Sept. q
The battleships Families and Trafal-
gar. fagships Of the British Mediter-
ranean squadrons. and twelve other
British warships have started for the
IpNant
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
M.rriea on rhrir Mherl..

II Joseph. Mich. Sept Wv F..
Sweet and Miss Gertrude L. McMaster
of Dowagiac rode TO tbs city on their
wheels. procured license. and were
married astride their wheels. They
started on their return trip immediate
ly. and were on their wheels but ten
minutes during the entire performance.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
,IeIean nenle. dine storY.

Narragansett Pier, r. l.. sept a.
John n. Mclean of Cincinnati denies
the story sent out from Cincinnati to
the effect that he wished TO succeed
John sherman in the United states
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
squadron Re.E.,abii.hed.

Rome. Sept. 2.-The Opinione an
nounces that King Humhert has
signed a decree authorizing the re-
establishment of an Italian squadron
i'm South American waters. IL Is
stated that the squadron will include
three cruisers and dispatch vessel
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Five Hundred Delegates Attend the Con-
vention at Peoria.

Peoria. Ills. Sept Five hundred
delegates were present Tuesday morn
ing at the opening session of the Ill-
nois Republican league and the en-
tire audience, a little more than half
filled the vast tabernacle. which was
decorated with red white and blue.
At IL o'clock Charles T. Raymond of
Wales, president of the league. called
the convention to order. Addresses OF
welcome were delivered in behalf of
the city by Mayor Ellen and in be-
half of the Republican clubs of Peoria
county, by w. 4. Abbott. Prayer was
offered by Rev Casper Wietar Hiatt.
pastor of the First Congregational
church of Peoria Songs were sung by
the Victor quartette and the Arion
quartette of Chicago
Judge Richard Yales of Jacksonville,
son of the Illinois governor, made an
eloquent and extended speech. re-
plying to the address of welcome. Pres
ident Raymond delivered his annual
address, which showed i,I63 leagues in
the state with membership of 263,-
600. a gain of 562 leagues and of 1885,
600 members during the past two
years He read a telegram from John
II. Tanner. Republican candidate for
governor. dated West Baden. Ind.
saying he was on the highway TO re-
covery and expected to be in the field
again by the 18th or 10Th. Tanners
name was tremendously cheered. as
was McKinley's also. Governor Hast
ings of Pennsylvania and others spoke
in the afternoon and Congressman
McCleary OF Minnesota in the evening
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Editors Call Upon Mckinley.

Canton, O., Sept. "A party OF
eighty-six editors of the Republican
Press Association of West Virginia
reached here at 1880 Tuesday They
were headed Ivy President +. w Nor
ris of Harrisville Secretary w. Hirst
Curry Of Clarksville. and secretary of
the Republican state committee. They
were escorted to their hotels and later
in the afternoon paid their respects to
Major Mckinley.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02

New York Sep: , The An,rsi an
missionary societies rerresenred BY
thirty ministers. headed by Rev rf,
r. +. Eilinvood called upon II Hung
Chang Tuesday and presented him
with an address. thAnkine him for h's
,nterest IN the missionaries In CHINA
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02
Here Are Some Facts
You Ought to Know.

L. Inc DetrOt Telephone company mas now nearly
FIVE THOUSAND subscribers. Every subscriber for
telephone has signed legal contract Nearly
THREE THOUSAND have signed threeyear contracts
Q The Detroit Telephone Company has
YEAR FRANCHISE from the city, and is the only tele
phone company owning a franchise in Detroit
g. The Detroit Telephone Company is building
the conduit in which to lay its cables. Sixty miles
of duct feet of conduit are required. Nearly TWEEN
ty-fve miles are already laid.
T. The Detroit Telephone Company is building the
most modern and perfect telephone plant
built in 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
o. 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 a week Do you know any reason
why there will not be OOOO Detroit Telephone sub
scribers within three years7
D. The Detroit Telephone Companys stock is all full
paid and n-assessable. Telephone stock has al
ways been huge paying investment The time
to buy is when the company is started.
+" The Detroit Telephone Company's prospectus,
copy of which be had application, shows that
the 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
Will add over twenty thousand dollars to the earn
ing power of the stock How much will Detroit
telephone Company stock be worth i'll l9OO when
II has 10000 subscribers?
y" ne Detroit Telephone Company offers Limited
amount of its stock to the general public, conhdent-
y believing that investment so profitable or
more more safe has been offered to the people Oh
MICHIGAN. he stock is in 500 shares NO man
or woman afford to invest dollar before lE-
Uestgating the stock of the Detroit Telephone
Company
JOHN T. HOLMES.
'are Of Calumet Hotel CALUMET. MICH.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-02

bloomington. Ills. Sept 2-Emmet
Perry. farmer living In razewell
county. near Mackinaw. was killed by
being crushed between separator and
q portable steam engine. lie was aged
Is years.