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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-19
POLES TAKE UMBRAGE
Speech o, Senator Lodge Makes
Them indignant.
SAY STATISTICS ARE ERRONEOUS.

Some of the Poles I'm Chicago Go so Far -
to Say That senator Lodge Is Tool Of
the Russian Government-Russian Nihti-
lists Also I,ecome Aroused aud Burn ths
Massachusetts senator In Emgy In Va
cant Lot.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-19

lie Does Not Conlne Himself to tho secre-
tary of TIL. Interior. but Has something
To Say of the Chief Magisirate-senate
Committee ON Foreign Relations viii
support the House Cuban RESOLUTIONS
President Cleveland's Birthday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-31

was subtly blighted. The next morn
ing when she entered it. singing. With
n duster in her hand. the first thing
which she saw was the photograph,
that lay face downward upon the floor
about three feet in front of the fire.
place. as If it had leaped from its sta
tion on the mantel shelf. Corinna took
It up and replaced it, without thought
But she felt curious little shudder
She went on singing in her clear and
pleasant voice while she busted the
books, arranged in neat radiation
around the crocheted lamp mat on the
table in the center of the room. All
at once she saw the photograph stir.
then stand upright. totter and spring
toward her, falling to the floor. a su-
perStitiouS terror seized Corinna: her
breath stopped and her hands became
cold and moist as she stood not daring
to remove her gaze from the object of
her fears. She could hear her mother
beating eggs in the kitchen, her father
chopping wood in the barn. the noise of
the electric car that had passed the
house and was speeding down the slope
of the hill toward Neighbor Dunn's.
These everyday sounds dissolved the
spell. Corinna would not be silly: she
finished her task, dusting everything
conscientiously. But until she was
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-31

4 eastern extremity of South Amer
lea. and the Atlantic ocean on the
2Sth inst. These shadows forebode
J trouble To all upon whom the
| fail. South America. Africa ard 4
| islands in tho Atlantic and hntarc'
/ oceans will be set u1on by foIeiG
iations and there will he wars arC
| fearful deeds among the savages for
she next two or three wears. America
will be free from all these evilomens
during the year of 1896. BUSINESS will
revive and America. the home Of
the brave and the land of the free" will
be the envy of all nations on earth.
Mars will continue to show his au
| thority this month and will laugh at
the high wind gales, storms. torradoes,
floods and cyclones that will sweep
! many parts of the country like mad.
In our Storm and Sign Calendar in
Storms and Signs. we have set danger
signals on all the days from the 10th
to 10th, and from the 23d to the Goth.
Terrible gales. gales unprecedented.
will sweep over many sections of the
Old Country and America. between the
first and the middle of the month: as
| the gaseous matter will pass away
cause blizzards that will nearly reach
the equator. unless the electric cur
rents are crowned by nature. then
instead of hard storms. an earthquake
will be the result. Strange phenomena
Will be seen in the heavens. A new
and very large comet is heading for the
earth and will be visible to the large
telescopes some time in March or April.
rl,. Lat u 1n,, can
can now be seen by the naked eye in
the Eastern horizon in the early morn
ing time after s o'clock. The position
of the planets foretell the coming of
an unexpected and serious po,.ucal
question and a religious war threat.
The earth Is now in sign Leo the lion).
opposed by sign Aquarius uhe water
mani. who will try to drown the earth
If possible. If high wind gales pass
over the country on or about the 18th.
18th or 14th of the month. then the evil
forces of nature will soon retire and
great prosperity, peace and happiness
will be in store for America. and Amer
lea only. A strange Aurora light will
take place in the Southern Seas on or
about the 25th inst. A tornado will
sweep the Atlantic City sometime be-
tween the 1st and 18th. A strong cleo
tric current has been running from the
Northeast to the Southwest for % con-
secutive days and when the reaction
sets in there will be trouble and the cle-
mentS will war.
Words OF Warning.
Fearful deeds among the savages will
continue in the old country in the face
of all protests by Christian nations.
Mars and Venus will be within one de-
gree of each other on the 9th and an
epidemic of diphtheria or scarlet fever
will be almost sure to follow.
The earth is now i'm sign Leo, Uhe
lion) opposed by sign Aquarius, Uhe
waterman who will try to drown the
earth If possible.
The financial gale will continue to
sweep over the country for short time
Cheer up. All the storms will soon he
over. then we will all he rolling in
clover.
The position of the planets foretell the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-31
BAR i!,Ri OR STORY.

This is a Bar Harbor story, and the
man who told it to me declares he was
there when it happened. There is q
Washington family of the ultra-eXclu-
siVe sort. whose summer home Is mp
there ON the Maine coast. They have
kinsmen in the neishborhood. and one
evening. quite Unexpectedly, one of
their rural uncles dro9ned in on them
to make an indefinite stay. They
wouldn't for worlds have been rude TO
him. but he was dreadfully in the way.
so they gave him Il ticket to the per-
formance of the Messiah and sent
him off to hear the oratorio. lie went.
Next morning at breakfast one of his
nieces asked him how he liked it.
wall" said he, 81 guess kird,,
i<ed it, but ii want very funny There
was nothin' funny in it. 50 fer as / see.
but one thing. Gosh. that was funny"
What was thai, uncle?" the niece
asked.
WAL" said the old man, there was
nigh dozen old maids got ~ and
sang, Fer unto us q King Is given
unto us II Son is born. An as soon as
they said il Il 10. of fellows back Of
them jumped M an began to shout.
w onderful. wonderful "--WaslIing-
ton Post.
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SYNOPSIS.

Miss Drusila Brockway, maiden lady.
swing by her self in village near one o.
the coast cities of Maine. receives Il bdi
'all while alone in her house. she be-
zones a. bedrdden invalid ana mary
sends for her nephew and his family frpfl
Massachusetts, to occupy her house anu
axe care of her Corlnna Brockway, his
laughter. is engag ged to be married TO Her
ocrt Jennison, who lives in the city near
Aunt DruSilla's, and this il an added IN
iucenent They lind Aunt Drusilla nerv-
aus and dictatorial. She has room in
he front part of the house where she OBJ
serves and oversees everything that goes
On. corinna Conceals her engagement
rom Aunt Drusiiia, but one evening by ac-
rident prepared an extra strong cup OF
tea for the old lady who is Kept awake
and hears Herbert kissing corinna in the
nall She summons Corinna'S mother ana
learns the name of Corinna's : intended, an
at once supects that he is the grandson
Of a man with whom her father once hai
a quarrel This turns out to b. the case,
the old lady Is enraged, ana threatens 10
haunt the couple If they marry. She dies,
and the young people lit up the room ipr
their private parlor. The father of CORN
ma insists that a carefully cherished pho-
tograph of Aunt Dlussiila shall be Kept
n the room. and 1t is placed In It's old place
on the mantle-piece. Every evening Her
bert comes out on the electric ear 10
spend the evening with Corinna.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-31

coming of an unexpected and serious
ciNoch crd state.
' '~0'es pass over thi
'i't the i2th 18th or
'Ne evil forces
OF nature will soon retire and great
l.. ospe.,,y. peace and happiness will
* Al, store ior america, and America
only.
y strange aurora light will take place
in the southern seas on the first of this
month and in the northern seas on or
about the 18th inst.
There will be one or two beautiful
sunset scenes this month for the first
time since the month of November
Prepare for fearful storms or an
earthquake.
Watch out for high wind gales be-
tween the 10th and 18th.
America will not be able to see the
eclipse of the sun but she will feel the
effects of it,
Labor troubles will arise in America
and lead to high crimes
New issues will spring up and absorb
the minds of our law and order makers
yet there is no danger of war. War in
America is out OF the question.
Special Warming.
Special warning Is hereby given to all
pal to guard their children We'll: for
the evil influences that Mars will exert
upon earth this month will excite the
nervous system of all children. not born
under the planet Mars, and many chill
dren will become almost insane through
the unseen evil influences that Mars
will exert. And, unless they are well
watched and protected many children
Will have their nervous system shocked
beyond all hopes of recovery.
Professor G.. Coles,
Editor storms and Signs.
Kingston, Pa, L. S. ~, Jan. %, 1896.
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toward us. I didn't want you to know
about 1t. thought 1 could keep it
from YOU. because you always sit with
your back that way. But tonight
we staid awhile talking with father and
mother-and Aunt Drusiila had teen
mentioned. And-and--Herb,rt. I'm
afraid of her, You know what she said
that she would haunt u.s." The blue
eyes of the girl Were strained with ter
ror: there was hushy tremor in her
voice.
Don't be afraid" said her lover.
THAT was easy for Aunt Drusilla to
say-but they don't come back from
the other world. She didn't have any
Communication ticket when she went over
the Stygiar ferry that we read about.
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PROF. COLES FOR FEBRUARY.

Mars and Venus will walk hand in
hard until the 2lst inst. They will
+hen take their departure and leave old
Mother Earth to gather the harvest of
ares that they have so freely sown
1roadcast over the earth. They will
fitness the shadows of sorrow that the
'un's ecli.S will cast upon the south
astcrn coast of South America, South
IN Africa and the Antarctic oceans on
he 18th inst. and that the moons
'clipse will cast over Europe, Asia and
Africa and in part to Australia the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-31
PART III.

But from the day that Aunt Dru-
-illas picture was restored to its old
place Corinna's pleasure in the room
The morning times., 1896-12-03
LAFAYETTE Post Election.

Lafayette Post, M. 20, Ii. A. H., had
one OF the largest meetings ever held by
the postlast evening. and after considerable
routine business elected the following offi-
GERS: NJ. a Dillon, commander: Hugh
W. Burns senior vice commander: Martin
V. Hotel junior rvicccommander: Dr. Law
renee Wilson, quartermaster: Charles F.
Benjamin. chaplain: $. +. Hamilton, ad-
iutant: DR. {. y. Weber surgeon; l.. u
Bumpus. officer OF thc day: Wancr Hurley.
officer of the guard, and the following del
egates and alternatcs to the department
encampmcnt: DIR. Lawrence Wilson. W
w. Chambers. Charles +. Benjamin, :. Il
Strattan, $. +. Hamilton, John +. Bailey
K. NJ. Calhoun. NJ. V. Hotel, John Morgan.
j. e. BridehaIn. samuel BricEler: John
Factt. ir.. member hcadqua rtcrs relief COM
mittee: Hugh W Burns. representative Sol
diers' Home. Public installation OF Off
GERS will take place the first Wednesday in
January.
The morning times., 1896-12-03
National Geographic society.

The lecture before the National Geo
graphic Society, Friday evening, in the
congregational Churcl. Tenth an Il streets
will be by Admiral Richard W. Meade
United States Navy, who will describe "a
winter voyage through the STRAITS al
Magellan. with visits to Rio Janeiro and
Valparaiso, with copinus lantern-slide illus
trations. The lecture will be description
of a voyage from New York to Valparaiso
made twenty-five years ago in one Of the
old-fashioned Umted states steam cruis-
ers of that date. The coasts of Patagonia
and TERRA del Fuego will be visited. and
an account given OF their discovery and
the early attempts of Spain to colonizc the
Straits. the hardships and terrible suffer
ings of the coionists, and their final
destruction by cold and starvation. Other
topics will be, the general character of
the straits. their winds, tides, climate:
the characteristics of the natives, the diff
ferences between the Patagonians and the
TERRA del Fuegians, the ferocity of the
latter. the dangers of thevoyage, Sanguinary
conflicts, etc. The recent attempts of
Chile to colonize the Straits will also be
referred to, and the future prospects of
their settlements.
The morning times., 1896-12-03
ENGIN EERS ELECT OFFICERS.
American society ii olding Its Thirty
fourth Annual Convention.

New York. Dec. 2.-Thc second session of
the thirty-fourth annual meeting of the
members Of the American Society Of Me
chanical Engineers was held here this
morning. Over four hundred delegates
from all parts Of the country were present
The following officers were elected:
President. W. X. Warner, Cleveland; vice
presidents, George W. Melville, Washing
ton, ID. C.: Charles H. Manning Manchcs-
ter. n. II. Francis W. Dean. Boston: Z. S.
Cramp. Philadelphia: S. T. Welman, Clcve-
land: W +. Durfcc New York city: treas
urer, W. II. Wiley; secretary, F. r. Hut
ton.
There were fifty new members elected
Among the papers read We're the follow
ing: Historical and Technical Sketch OF
the Pcssemcr Process" ny Sir Henry Ees-
seiner: Ancient Pompciian Builders" by
W c. Bonner; Work Done of Daily Re-
frigerating Plantsand Its Cost, "by Francis
II. Boyer: promise and Potency of High
Pressure Steam" by R H. Thurston.
The morning times., 1896-12-03
QUEER GOVERNMENT LOANS
Alexander Hamilton Made One
Payable in Tobacco.
There Was No Law to Authorize II.
but Money Was Needed for
ships TO Fight England.

TWO curi"us facts are brought intopron-
nence by Register Til.man in hi> recent
report. They are that the first loan made
by the United States was Made payahl IN
tobacco, and that Secretary Alexander
Hamilton negotiated a loan in tie absence
of any law authorizing MIN To do So
Tie loan made payable IN tobncco Was
authorized by resolution Of the Continental
Congress on December 23, lTT6. The
length of the lean was indefinite. and the
amount authorized was 0,UUO 900. The
amount issued was 81 81 300. which sold At
par with interest at Per cent. This was
received June 4. / III, from the Farmers
General Of France.
The purposc 10 winch this loan WI sappliei
was the purchase of supplies and tn aid III
the building of cruisers to prosecute the
War of the Rebellion The interest un
81 53,6SS. 50 the balance of the lean. ceased
December 81 1898 ,whenit wasmerscdintu
the general account Of the French debt.
In those days tobacco passed as currency
between the colonies. In 1889 Secretary
Hamilton, the efirstSecretaryo aryoftheTreaNury of
of the United States after the War of the
Revolution, ,foundtletrtasurywit without funds
on his own responsibility he negotiated a
loan for 81 81 .6OS.s1. II sold at par with
q per cent interest.
The first issue OIL this loan was September
I3, 1888, and June s. 1870 was named as
the rlate ofrinai redemption nd the dntiesUn
imports and tonnage We're set aside to meet
il. The money was obtained from the Bank
of New Yorka nd the Bank ofN orth america.
The Secretary said:
''ObyiOus considerations dictate the pro
priety in future cases, of making previous
provision by law for such loans as the pub
lie exigencics may call for, defining their
extent. and giving special authority to
make them
A third loan folio wed under the act oi
Congress of March %. 1890. 1t was ne
gotiated by President Washington, and he
amount issued was $50 900. The contract
for the loan provided for its repayment
upon similar terms rs the preceding loan
from the Bnnk OF New York. the revenues
derived from duties onimports and tonnage
being pledged for its redemption.
THE money WIS needed ior the coinpensis-
ton of the members and employees. of
Congress- the payment of the salaries Jf
the civil list, etc, and of arrears of inter.
est on the Dutch loans.
There was in the Treasury at the time :,
sum not exceeding $50 900. Other loans
followed in quick succession and their his
tory. rs reCited in Register Tilman's re-
port. contains invaluable Information for
students of government finances.
The morning times., 1896-12-03
Real Estate transfers.

Joseph +. Batchcldcr and Josiah w. Nc
Lschlen. trustees To Daniel Ryan. lot 2l5,
,ouare 1904. in Billings Ct al sub, 500.
Francis CCI on TO Carl Is. kererStcin, lot
81 square 2l4. in TayloTs sub. $40.
jacob l.. Clark ct IA 10 Mary l.. Alien.
-. Is and -. block =, Whitchaven,
81, 700.
Abigail f. A. Durrity ct vir William tn
unliar u. Bryscn. 10, 26, section 5, Barry
NARY Il. Elliot to John T. vmson. part
wenty feet on seventh street, square SOi,
$50
Ida Green to Alice Hawkins. lot 10, sec
ion s, Barry Farm. S2O
Jesse l.. Heiskeii ct nx. to Charles w.
irev lot II, square 1012, in Hills sub; quit
Elizabeth a. Trey ct vir Charles W. to
Park; subject 10 trust for 81 $40, SO.
Lewis j. lift ct ux. to John II. lift, lot
-, block 5, LeDrou Park. in Gilletts
SUBJ: subject to trust for SIS 900, SO
Carl b. Keferstein cb ux. to Francis Col
ton, parts lots 70, Il, ~, block 4, Fair
view Heights, $40 N
Giddings. lot 4, square sS7, in Morrison's
Kate Miller ct vir stephenC. to Josephine
W. Rice ,.lots ~ and 33, block / Farview
Lsvansie E. E.MarktoMarionG Il. Edison lots
- SO. s6. square 443, and lot l7s, square
lisa isaac CIV W. Nordlinger and Philip A. Oar
,eille. trustees. to Emile NJ. Darneille,
OF : i, block . Trinidad, subject TO trust
or 81 500, S525.
Watson j. Newton ct uN to George =.
Newton, lots l01 to 1O7 in Wine ct al sub,
square 1929, $5,6O0.,
Anne e. Osborn ct vir Alfred Il. to Mar
saret Cook, part support, SO.
Mary T.. PrOut ct aE TO Mary T.. Elliot,
~ feet on Seventh street, part square
3U7, $40.
ord, lot s, block .. Fairview Heights, so.
Emily A. y. Riley TO Marie e. Slosson,
,art lot 10, block 36. Columbia Heights,
sub1ect to trust for So 300, SO.
Marie T.. SiOsson TO Emily A. S. Riley,
,art lot 20, south grounds Columbia Col
egc, subject to trust for So. 200. 5000.
Margaret A. Seward to Emma d. Duvall
art 10 feet Z inches. on Virginia avenue
square 929, SO.
William E. Stafford to Josephine w.
,ice, lot 26, block /, Fairview Heights,
$40.
Henry o. Towles ct ux. to trustees of
Washington Hebrew Congregation, part
,riginal lots 2 and 10, and part lot l6 !,
Hunre 4O4. In Towles' sub, 81 800.
Mary ]. Wise lheirs of to George A :.
Wise, part containing 3 acres, Clowen
lose, $b. Quit claim.
Court F. Wood ct ux. to Charles w Trey,
ut 21, square lO12, in Hill's sub, $40.
;ubject to trust for $4,000.
William Henry Walker ct ux. to william
=. Lanning, lots 106 to Ill, square 2,
Vest lexington, So.
James u. q. Wilson to Charles Newell,
6 and 4, block II, Columbia Heights,
10.
The morning times., 1896-12-03
Elected New Officers.

Kismet Council, No. $50 Royal Arcanum,
met last night at their hall, No. 316
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Regent
W. NJ. Lancaster presided. Several visit
ing members from other councils We're
present. Nine applications for member
ship W ere filed and six candidates initiated
The following officers were elected to
serve during the ensuing year: Representa-
tive to grand council, Frank Il. Whitney;
alternate. w. N. Lancaster; regent. John
II. Foster; vice regent. H. G. Brinkley;
orator, F. R. Whitney; secretary, R. w.
Cornwell; collector, T. NJ. Hayes; treas
urer, Leon Marsron; chaplain, w. scantle-
bury: guide, Wesley Berkley; warden, A.
II. Willard; sentry A lexander Boyd;trustees
8. g. Swain, WI Mckinley, ]: 4. Randall
The morning times., 1896-12-03
RELICS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE.
Valuable Collection Donated to
Shakespeare Society.

New York, Dec. . Mr. L. b. Hill. Of the
Detroit Journal. has presented to the NV
York Shakespeare Society his entire and
unique collection of relics of Edgar Allan
Poe. consisting of between 500 and 100
copies of Poe's first editions, contributions
TO magazines, portraits, newspaper clip
pings and other memorabilia contemporary
with the poets life.
The collection is TO be placed in the
cottage in which the poet lived when that
building is removed to Poe Park.
The morning times., 1896-12-03
Mckinley League Meets.

The Mckinley League, Of which Lewis
Willis is president, met last night at COS
Third street southwest and decided to take
part in the inaugural parade, indlorsed the
selection of s. W. Woodward as chairman
OF the inaugural committee and indorsed
L. C. Bailey for rec order of deeds and R.
H. Key for sealer of weights and measures.
1t commended James w. Poe for his great
activity during the late campaign and
passed resolutions denunciatory of George
W. Stewart, the representative OF the West
End Club, for assuming 10 dictate Cabinet
to President elect Mckinley.
The morning times., 1896-12-03
Discussed Cuban Recognition.

The third session OF the 'open court
was held last evening in the lecture room
of the Columbian Academy. The question,
Resolved, that the United States should
actively interfere in behalf of Cuban in
dependence was ably discussed by Messrs.
sensncr, Govern, Gatley and Sampson. In
the general debate that followed George
Hazelton, Harry Evans and Judge Harrah
made speeches. The open court is attain
ing considerable reputation among young
men of the city as a good arena for debate
A number of new members were enrolled
last evening. Mr.. Guy Underwood acted
as presiding officer.
The morning times., 1896-12-03
bargains Are boo ming.

Bargains are booming about the New
York Clothing House. The final order of
the court compels Mr.. S. Friedlander.
trustee, to close out the entire stock of the
late Mr.. Joseph Reinbardt and to make a
cash settlement with his heirs. The finest
lot OF down-tc-;late winter clothing in the.
city is being sold for just half price. Call
at 311 Seventh street and see for your
nplf.
The morning times., 1896-12-03
Matthews in baltimore
,Snecial tn The Tiuosl

tSpeClaI 10 The Tlincs.l
Baltimore. Dec c.2.-Matthews S was brought
10 Baltimore this afternoon to prevent the
possibility of lynching. He viii remain in
the city iai! until the day of execution.
which viii probably be the latter part Of
January. The trip was unmarked by any
interesting Incidents
The morning times., 1896-12-03
Army Orders.

Capt. Sidney E. Stuart, Ordinance De-
partment has be en- ordered to proceed from
Wilmington, Del, to Sandy Hook proving
ground, on business pertaining to the con-
struction of range table for the twelve
inch cast iron mortar.
The morning times., 1896-12-03
Breech.Ioadinv Rifles in A,as.,

In compliance with many requests secre.
tary Carlisle has issued an order removing
the restrictions against the Importation and
sale of breech.loading rifles in the Terri
tory of Alaska except upon the seal islands
of st. George and st. Paul
The morning times., 1896-12-03
Wholesale Clothing Firm Assign,

Rck.on, Dec. 2.-Thc wholesale clothing
lSE OF Whitten, Burdette 6 Co. have as
Signed. The liabilities are about $780,
600, and the assets nominally the same.
The morning times., 1896-12-03

TN ORDER TO MEET THE REQUIRE
1 MENTS of the public we have added new
feature II our busness-yiZ, Table dHote
Dinner from to S o'c,ocs daily at 50c; with
small bottle of wine. &c.
Elegantly appointed rooms on G street side
for ladies.
OSBORNE & HOBAN
Seventh and g streets n. W.
The morning times., 1896-12-03
Train Rohhers Arrested,

Kansas City, No, Dec 2.-police officials
mere this morning arrested jeff Pagett and
Albert Ellis two of the bandits who held mn
and attempted TO rob an A lton express train
at B.uc Cut, near independence, on the
evening of October 23 Both are about
twenty-five years of age. Evidence a gainst
them is conclusive.