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The evening times., 1896-12-16

the emotions and sweet womanliuass Of
Lady Isabel and Madam Vi0.," and all
Washington should be there to welcome her.
East Lynne" is a heart story, and Eu-
genie Blair is the artistic to interpret IL.
She is a beautiful woman in every sense.
She Is accomplished and talented. The
combnationof allthese womanIy attributes
Will render her in every way worthy of
the play she has chosen TO present herself
in to Washington.
Eugenie Blair will be assisted by the
handsome leading man, Edwin Ferry, and
a strong company consisting Of William
Bramweil, W. b. Downing, Louis FrolIoff,
Stuart Robertson, Joseph Williams, Linda
Downing. Mrs. Ella Wren, Cora Wells and
Master Wells.
The evening times., 1896-12-16

TIE Great Northwest, the latest Amcri-
car melodrama. Will be seen at the Grand
Opera House next week, after q success
Tul run at the American Tneater, New York
city. IL is said 10 be one OF the most elab-
crate OF all modern melodramatc attrac-
tons depending on scenic and mechanical
effects TO any extent.
In this production one OF the novelties is
the heroine's Swing for life" on the arm
OF an old windmill, which is supposed TO be
revolving at the rate OF forty miles an
hour in a bowling blizzard. Another real
istiC scene is that or a prairie fire and the
rescue or the heroine on horseback.
The cast is the original New York one.
and includes such well kno wn people as
}. j. Lowing, Sheridan Block. Myra uavis,
Charles II. Phillips and others, number
ing in all over fifty people on the stage.
Although there is much to please and
startle the eye, there Is also said to be
strong heart interest and enough of n
love story to keep every one Interested as
to its probable outcome.
The production is under the direction of
Fred &. Whitney, manager and director Of
the Rob Roy and Whitney Opera Conl
panies, and the stager or brian Boru."
the reignng New York operatic success,
and other we'll known operas.
John W. Isham's "Octoroons'' will be
the attraction offered at kernan's Lyceun
Iheater for Christmas week, with pro-
gram varied and Interesting.
The Blackville Derby" the curtain
raiser, is n skit abounding in such ludi-
crous situations and apt hits that an audi
ence is at once thrown into uncomfortable
laughter, which never entirely ceases until
the curtains fan. Among the speCiaItics
there is not one but what Is good, and the
representations OF one member of the coin
pany cannot be eXcelled and seldom eQua lied
by any competitor. The Voices show high
cultivation, are strong and sweet, and the
operate selections are all well rendered.
The program closes with Thirty Min
utes Around the Operas and all who
enjoy good operate airs, well sung and
staged, SHOULD not miss this mart of the
evenings entertainment. Mr.. Isham has
expended much time, effort and money In
putting this company together, CoStuniing
1t program calculated to please any and
every taste OF the many seeking novelty
advertisement or entertainment
The evening times., 1896-12-16

Bear these facts in mind.
Office is open all day. .
No money is received for examine
ton, no money Is received for adj
vice, no money is received for
medical attention either at the
office or at your home.
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WANTED-FLATS. W

WE can rent your nat, send us full de
scription. Address TINES REAL ES.
TATE BUREAU. oc1 17-tf
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wANrED-FuRN1sHED HOUSES.

" A NTED-Furnishe houses. We hav0
many applications for furniahed houee6
N all locations af the city. THD TIME
REAL ESTATE BUREAU
The evening times., 1896-12-16
MUNYON'S
BUSY DAY.
Extraordinary Demand for His
Free Visiting Physicians.
III CALLS MADE YESTERDAY
S52 Prescrlp ions Written for
the Sick During the
Past Two Days.
NO ~CHAkGE@ WHAlsOEVEK
The Office 0Verta1eaff- More Rooms
Secursd-Six Extra Physicians
Engaged, and Every Facility
Ready to- Meet All =
Demands. -r--a.- -a.e
NO CHARGE. WHATSOEVER

The public to receive the best
medical attent ion from the most
skilled physicians either at the
office, 823 Thirteenth street
northwest, or at their homes
without penny to pay.
The evening times., 1896-12-16

The play OF East Lynne" which has
charmed the mothers OF the present gen.
GRAFTON. cannot in any way fail to attract
the sons and daughters.
The Academy of Music next week, begin
ming Monday, December 81, will be given
over to the production OF this play. Miss
Eugenie Blair viii be tue star 10 portray
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a flat of or 4 unfurnfshed roOms
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with first-class family, for gentle
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FOR RENr-RooMs.

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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
WAR .sAlNsr ENGLAND.
It Is Deciafpi by the salvation Army ut
Duluth. Minn.

DULUTH. Feb 20 War has been de-
clared against England's officials of the
Salvation Army by the local companies.
They are out in a letter stating that they
believe In America for Americans and dc.
clare they are with Commander Booth In
any move he may make
1--WE have earned what little we have"
says the letter "And we don't want 1t to
be in foreign lands. We will not stand Ii
to have our American officers. who have
stood by the army since its inau guration
in this country. take back sea; while for.
eign officers are Imported and promoted.
We do not intend to have the English
predominate over us any more than did
the little bands Of Americans at the time
the Boston tea party was held. We will
form an independent organization with
Commander Booth as our loader"
Captain Young of the army corps In
this city was seen. While the captain said
he did not authorize the publication OF the
letter, he indorsed its sentiments In, re-
gard to Commander Booth. ie said II
Commander Booth should decide on an
independent organization he could depend
on the soldiers here to follow.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
Runaway Hoy Cantnred.

PoUeHKEEPsiE, n. Y, Feb. % Ralph
A. Weeks, 10 years old, son of Frank II.
Weeks, of Chicago, was arrested here az
the request OF the police OF Chicago. Tho
boy says that his father Is n retired rail-
road magnate worth Sl,5)l,00). He says
that he ran away from home to attend the
Maher Fitzsimmons prize fight and after
that did not dare to return. lie came TO
Poughkcepsle with carload OF horses
from Chicago. ITc will be held until his
father sends for him
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
Ills AIM Was DEADLY.
John Mackin Kills His Wife and
NJ other-in.Law.
SHOOTS HIS wIFE's FATHER ALSO.

After Completing His Bloody Work tho
Murderer Cody Gives Himself Up to the
Authorities-Deadiy shooting ARRAY at
st. Louis Between q Prominent Dentist
aud His Assistant--One OF Them Dead
and the Other Fatally Wounded.
JERSEY CITY. n. j.. Feb. 29-John
Mackin, a shiftless fellow shot and killed
his wife, Lizzie MaclSin. and his mother
ln'law, Bridget Connors, and fatally
wounded his father-in-law. Morris Con.
nors. Mackin was arrested soon after.
wards, and said that he did the shooting
because they refused to allow him to sec
his children. He has been married sev.
eral years. but recently his wife left him
and he spent most of his time in drink
ing. Thursday afternoon Mackin went
to his father in.law's home. where his
wife was residing and made an effort to
see his children. but. he says he was do.
rided. He went away and purchased q
revolver. He returned at night and en-
tered the house. His father-in-law was
standing near the door. Without a word
Mackin drew his revolver and fired. The
bullet struck the old man In the throat.
Deadly Work Continued.
Connors was in the act of handing an
orange TO his wife, who was just behind
him. When the bullet struck him he
pitched forward. Mrs. Connors stopped
TO throw her arms about him and thus
escaped the second bullet. Mrs. Mackin,
the murderer's wife, who was behind the
others, received the bullet in the breast.
Mackin then fired another shot mt his wife,
which struck her ON the chin. She died
instantly. AS the old woman bent over
her husband Mackin turned the revolver
on her and fired two moro shots. Mrs.
Connors fell dead beside her husband. The
shots struck her over the heart. When
his bloody work was done Mackin walked
slowly away. He went to a neighboring
saloon and, calling for drink, laid the
revolver on the bar and said: "Send for
the police: I've just killed some one"
Daughters Witnessed the Tragedy.
Two of Connors' daughters witnessed
the tragedy, which was brief as 1t was
terrible. They rushed into the streets
and aroused the neighborhood with their
screams. A great crowd collected and
Mackin was seized by the police as he
was coming out of the saloon. There
were cries of lynching, and crowd o
several hundred followed the police and
their prisoner to the station. Mackin sat
down at the station and calmly told Chiel
Murphy the details of the crime. He ac'
knowledged everything, and said that hi
had been aroused to the commission OF
the decd by the desertion of his wife and
by the derision of his wife's family. Con
nors, the father-in-law. was transferred tC
the city hospital, where the surgeons
stated that he could not live more than
few hours After Mackin was locked III
he cut his own throat with razor ant
will probably die
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
BARRED FROM THE MAILS.
Fraud Order Against the Equitable Invest
ment Company of Fort Worth.

Fraud Order Against the Equitable invest
ment Company of Fort Worth.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-Under Attor-
ncy General Harmon's decision sustain
ing the former action Of the postoffice de-
partmcnt, Postmaster General Wilson Is
pushing the fight against the bond in
vestment companies operating lottery
schemes. Telegraphio instructions have
been sent since by him TO secure the arrest
of number of officials Of these concerns
operating in the southwest, and Friday a
lottery order was issued to all postmasters
refusing the Use of the mails TO the Equit-
able Investment company OF Fort Worth,
Tex. The mails also will be barred
against tho officers Of the company. A
fraud order has been issued against Harry
Lowell of Chicago.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
INDIANA PRoHIBITloNIsTs.
Free siiverites Capture the Convention and
Dictate the Platform.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 90 The Prohibi-
tionists nominated state ticket Thurs
day as follows: For governor, Rev 4. G..
Shouse; lieutenant governor, !. g. Kings
bury; secretary of state, J. e. Ellsworth; !;
treasurer, Sylvester Johnson; auditor, II.
G. Hansen: attorney gene |, 5. M. Say
lor; reporter supreme court Vincent z.
Kirk; superintendent public instruction,
Professor Cyrus w. Hodgin; statistician
l. S. Wade.
The convention made % distinct bid Tor
the Populist vote by putting free silver
plank in its platform. The platform also
favors woman suffrage, government con
fiscation of national monopolies, income
tax, election of president, vice president,
and senators by popular vote, and is
against bond issues. Ex-Governor st.
John OF Kansas made 1. silver speech to
the convention and there was more en-
thusiasm for this plank in the platform
than for any of the others, not excepting
the prohibition plank.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
DEADLY SHOOTING AFTRAY.
ST. Louis Dentist Kills His Assistant and IL
Himself Wounded.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 29-As the result OF
quarrel Thursday in tho Office ut Slo
Broadway. DIR. Edward A. Dill, promi'
nent dentist. is probably fatally wounded
with a bullct in his right lung, and DIR. j.
J. Seaman, his assistant, Is lying dead ut
the morgue DIR. Dill, who Is at the city
hospital, says that he reprimanded Sea-
man for neglecting his work, when the
latter became abusive and began to talk
in n loud voice. A lady who was present,
receiving treatment, requested that he
make less noise, whereupon Seaman
slapped her face, at tho same time draw.
ing a revolver and shooting at DIR. Dill,
who received bullet in the right lung.
DIR. Dill then drew his revolver and shot
Seaman In the side. The latter ran from
the Office and dropped dead on the side.
walk surrounded by an immense crowd OF
people that had been attactcd by ithe
shooting. His body was taken to the
morgue. DIR. Dill was removed to the city
hospital, where the physicians are OF the
opinion that he cannot live long He has
a family living at 9l3H North Compton
avenue, in tho he 'rt Of the fashionable
west end. His assistant Is q single man
and lives in down town lodging house.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
Double Tragedy at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. 29.-The dead bodies OF
Flora Larbig. II years old, and Edward
Peters, 10 years old, were found In the
basement of $50 West fourteenth street,
where Peters had lived. Both bodies
were cold. The girl who had lived at us
Brown street with her parents, had been
killed by the young man, for she had
gaping bullet wound behind the left ear.
Peters death was the result of suicide,
and it was caused by shot In the right
temple. Dependency on the part OF tho
murderer because he was out OF employ
ment and despair over his suit for the
hand of the girl were. 1t is believed. the
cause of the deed
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
Terrible Treatment OF a Child.

READING, Mich, Feb 29.-If the inhab-
itants of Reading had had leader ond a
rope Thursday Charles Stoner and his
wife would have ornamented telegraph
poles. This was due to the fact that II
was definitely ascertained that the man
and his wife had brutally beaten their
5-year-old daughter Bessie, who is idiotlc
and subject to fits. 1t develops that bo'
cause OF weakness which the little one
was unable to control her mother has re-
peatedly been seen to knock her down
with stove poker or anything else she
could lay her hands on, and has whipped
the child with horscwhip until there Is
scarcely an inch on the little ones body
not covered with bruises and scars made
by the whip.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
p,a,t,s Injuries Are Serious.

NEW YORK, Feb. 29-The injuries
which Thomas c. Platt received on
"Wednesday evening by falling on the icy
pavcments in West Twenty-third street,
while ON his way from the car to the
Fifth Avenue hotel, where he lives, were
regarded as rather moro serious Friday.
Mr. Platt has been unable 20 boar his
weight upon the injured limb, and DIR.
Pease, his physician. called to see him
several times during the day. II there is
no Improvement soon consultation OF
physicians will be called
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
GREAT STRIKE tn eATeNeD
Employees of street Railways in Big Cities
to Quilt Work.


to Quilt Work.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 29-According TO
the statement of w. ID. Mahon, president
of tho Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Employees of America, Thursday
general strike is threatened on the lines
of Now York. Chicago, Boston, Worcester,
milwaukee,, Detroit, Philadelphia and
other cities. The decision was reached
at a recent meeting in Detroit to inaug-
urate strike unless tcn-hour day ut ~
cents an hour was conceded. The fight
will be begun Immediately In this city,
where the men claim they have been
trickcd.
NEW YORK, Feb 29.-Rclative to the
report that a general strike or street rail-
way employees is impendingin tho cities OF
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, De
troit, Milwaukee and elsewhere repre-
sentative of the Metropolitan Traction
company and tho Metropolitan Street
Railway company said Friday that as far
as the companies knew there We're no in
dications of such strike. They had not
yet received any notice Of such a strike,
formally or otherwise.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
nr,nr. sult for Divorce.

ST LOUIS, Feb. 2g.-Fiorence Lillian
Wickes- Ford, daughter of George M
Pullman's general manager, Thomas NJ
Wickes, filled suit in the circuit court
Friday for divorce from George Oliver
Ford In her petition Mrs. Ford recites
that she married Ford in Wisconsin on
Dec. II, 1894. She alleges that she per-
formed all her duties as his wife until the
following February, when ford deserted
her. The petition is devoid of sensational
details and confines its allegations to de-
. ssertion and conduct calculated 10 render
her condition intolerable."
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
r.xor.l,la Renorts ApthorIreti.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-The senate COM
mittee ON public buildings and grounds
Monday authorized favorable reports on
bills for the erection of a public building
at Fergus Falls, Minn., and for the pur
chase OF sites for public buildings at
Hastings and Norfolk, Ncb. Senator
Mantle was authorized to make favora'
BILE report on tho bill for building at
Butte City, Mont. The committee heard
n delegation from Cleveland, o., in ad'
vocacy of an appropriation for new
building In that city
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
Kentucky Senatorial Vote.

FRANKFORT, Feb. 23-The senatorial
vote Friday resulted as follows: Hunter,
81; Blackburn, III; Carlisle. 8; McCreary,
?; Langley, 8; Evans, /; Lewis, /; Bate, l.
The five Democrats who have been voting
against Senator Blackburn divided their
votes, three voting for Carlisle and two
for McCreary At the conclusion OF the
ballot spirited tilt took place between
DIR. James and Senator Bronston. Each
asserted that the opposite party should
call a caucus at once TO heal all differ
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
ENGLAND IS RESPONSIBLE.
ARR snisn Massacres Could Have Been
Avoided Had Her Policy Been Different.


FORT WORTH. Tex, Feb 29-Under a
February date United States Minister
Terrell writes from Constantinople 10 his
brother. j. G. Terrell OF this city. as fol-
lows:
England has played her cards badly;
all the massacres could have been avoided
had her policy been different. Besides
the American press and American con.
gress. In abusing the sultan and porte. Will
destroy my influence here. And then ths
missionaries whom have now protected
from the Black 20 the Caspian sea are
continuously writing back home abusing
tho sultan and porte, and their friends In
the United States have the letters pub
lished and the papers containing them aro
sent to the government here Immediately.
How can longer protect such peoplef III
the Russian alliance Is formed then tho
worst will soon be at hand. j think
will be able 20 start for home in April ana
when see you will tell you mere
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
Fitxsimmons I'M New York.

NEW YORK. Fob 20 Robert Fitzsim-
mons arrived in this city Friday. He was
accompanied by his wife, Martin Julian,
Juilans mother and Jack Eyerharit.
In REGARD 10 Cor5ett Fitz said to re-
porter: "Curbctt Is biz wind bag, and l
rcal Y don't believe be wants TO fight me.
At nll events IN keep him guessing for
a while, thus giving him dose of his own
medicine. He told me TO go fight Steve
O'D1nuell and get a reputation Now
III tell him to light o Donnell and then
I'll meet him. Hereafter I'll only fight
under auspices Of recognized clubs. No
more Mexico for me"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
FARMER burned to Death.

BELvIDERE, Ills, Feb. D.-Andrcw
Crawford. living two miles east OF here
and one of the well known farmers of this
section, was burned TO death Thursday
night About midnight his large barn,
recently completed, was discovered In
flames. Mr. Crawford rushed out and
was caught In the ruins while endeav'
oring to get out some stock. His watch
and three bones were all that was found
of his remains
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
Hous. Puts or Cuban Resolution.

WASHINGTON. Feb 29.-The house went
into committee of the whole Friday i'm
modiately after the reading of the journal
and took up the consideration OF the leg
islative, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill, thus temporarily postponing the
Cuban discussion. Two days will be q
reasonable time for that bill, so that the
Cuban question may be debated on Mon
day. Little opposition to the resolution
is expected and that mostly of a technical
sort, some members questioning whether
recognition will DO Of practical benefit to
tho rahala
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
Peni,entiary ouarantiued.

KANSAS CITY. Feb. 29.-The state peni-
tentiary Mt jefferson City was quaran-
tined Friday by order of he state board CT
health and until the quarantine is raised
no one will be permitted TO enter OF leave
that institution. The ord,r is caused by
the prevalence of smallpox at Pleasant
Hill, Nevada and Kansas City. There are
no cases at the penitentiary and the order
"a taken as "A precautionary measure
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
Nicaragua Town Bombarded.

MANAeUA, Nicaragua, Feb. 29.-[Copy-
righted 1896, by the Associated Press IA
government gunboat Friday threw ten
shells into the town of Momotombo, on
Lake Managua, which had declared for
the insurgents The inhabitants fed.
No landing party has as yet been sent
ashore from the gunboat The town OF
Nagarote has been taken by a government
force which is now advancing on Leon.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
LIKE DARIUS GREEN.
Michigan Man Comes to Grief with Fly
ing Machine.


UTICA, Mich, Feb 2J-Andrew Nara
more, an aged inventor, living four miles
west Of here, who has devised a hayrack,
keyring and other articles which haze
been successful, gave faithful imitation
of the famous Darius Green and His
Flying Machine" His machine consisted
Of a huge pair of wings, propelled by mo-
ton of the arms, pair of sails, construct
ed to resemble the feet of a duck, which
fastened to his legs, and a large rudder for
steering
Theoretically Naramore's machine was
all right, but the practices was different.
Thursday Naramore who weighs 800
pounds, climbed to the top Of a shed and
prepared for trip over the barnyard.
lie jumped of. A half hour later menu
bers Of his family dug him out unconscious
from the wreck OF his flying machine. and
Naramore is now confined to his bed
badly and it may be fatally injured. He
says he will never try TO fly with the ma
chine again.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
Insurgents Burn a Bridge.

HAVANA, Feb. 9-The insurgents have
destroyed the railroad bridge at Bacura'
nao not far from this city. 1t Is reported
that the insurgent leader Gil has burned
the village Of Cahanas. Advices which
have just been received here show that
small band OF insurgents surprised the
storekeepers in the streets of Anglona DC
Mercei, on the outskirts of Cardenas, the
important seaport near Ma lanzas. Under
threats the insurgents obtained ali the
firearms and ammunition in the place
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
Exciting Scene In Court.

DETROIT, Feb. 29. An exciting scene
was witnessed in Judge Hosmer's court
Thursday. William IL. Fitzgerald and
James IL. Brewster were opponents in a
law suit. Brewster said to Fitzgerald
''You are liar" Quick as flash Fitz-
gerald leaped across the intervening space
and sent his right hand against Brew
ster's jaw, almost knocking him down.
Brewster, who is much smaller man
than Fitzgerald. jumped for his opponent
as soon as he recovered his balance, but
friends interposed and prevented another
blow being struck