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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
wRlTS FOR BANKERS,
Another Chapter In the Recent Bank Fall
ures at Chicago.


Chicago, Dec. 24.-Warrants are out
for the arrest of T.. S. Dreyer and Rob-
ert Berger. composing the firm of T.. s.
Dreyer & Co., the bankers who failed
Monday morning. Mr.. Berger is SON.
in-law of President Schneider of the
National Bank of Illinois, and the two
banks had very close relations. The
issuance Of the warrants was based on
the sworn information of Frank Ken
nedy, who charged the bankers with
receiving deposits when they knew the
concern was insolvent. Justice of the
Peace Hall issued the warrants and
Detectives Fay and Stible of the Gen.
trail police station were intrusted with
the writs to serve Kennedy owns
saloon at 121 Dearborn street. He says
he deposited $154 late Saturday after
noon, the money being accepted after
the bank had closed.
MY reason for swearing out the war
rants" said Kennedy, "for the arrest
OF the members of the firm of f. 5.
Dreyer &. Co, is that l do not approve
Of their receiving my money just as
they are closing the doors Of their bank
to reopen them no more. / had the
warrants issued under the law, which
makes the receiving of deposits by
banker when the concern is insolvent
a felony. The warrants charge embez-
Element"
Both members OF the firm were busy
with attorneys and accountants all day
and neither returned home until after
midnight. Berger is reported TO have
| said that he will resist arrest. Mr..
Dreyer says he does not know whether
the firm will resume business. Ser
| geant Meaney, president of the Police
mems Benevolent association, and Ser
geant Dollard, the treasurer are look
ing after the money Of that association
For fifteen years Il. S. Dreyer has been
the depository of the funds OF the asso.
ciation.
At noon Wednesday Dreyer and Ber'
ger walked into Justice Halls cour
and gave themselves up. 1t was by
prearranged plan with the police ane
the men were there who signed th'
bonds for the real estate men and bank
ers. who were promptly released.
Pending instructions from Comptroi
Ter Eckels, Bank Examiner Mckeon ma
taken no steps as yet TO criminali.
prosecute William A Hammond, sec
ond vice president of the National Banl
of Illinois. His arrest, however, Is sal
to be a certainty. and the charge whicl
will be preferred against him is that 0
violating the national banking laws. l
was through his methods, the director
assert, that the bank was forced I
close. for the charge is made that n
used depositors' funds for persona
speculation, and then resorted to IA
sifcation of accounts to conceal nj
transactions.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
ex-coNeaEssMAN HATCH DYING.
Father of the Once Famous Anti-option
Bill Passing Away.

Hannibal. Mo-. Dec. 24.-Ex-Con-
eressman w. II. Hatch is reported dy-
ing at his residence near this city.
Bright's disease is his ailment. Col
onel Hatch has resided in Marion coun-
", Mo-, for the last forty years and
has a wife and two children-L. 5.
Hatch OF Memphis, Tenn, and Miss
Sallie, who is at home. At one time
he was a candidate for speaker of the
house, but was defeated by the late
CONGRESSMAN Crisp of Georgia. He was
also mentioned in some quarters for
the Democratic nomination this year.
In 1872 he aspired to be governor. After
repeated balloting Silas Woodson, who
acted as chairman of the meeting, was
named as a candidate and nominated.
He was elected TO the Forty-first,
Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, Forty
ninth, Fiftieth, Fifty-first and Fifty
third congresses. During all this time
he served on the committee of agricult-
ure. He made a strong fight for pure
food and was the author OF bill ad-
vocating purer food. He gained most
of his prominence through the anti
option bill. In 1894 he was defeated
for congress by c. n. Clark. Colonel
Hatch has a beautiful home about three
miles west of Hannibal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
BISHOP OF WESTERN NEW YORK.
Ceremonies of Euthroning Rt. Rev. WILL
lam David Walker.

Buffalo. N. Y, Dec. 24.-The cere-
mony OF enthroning the Rt. Rev. Will
lam David Walker as Protestant Epis-
copal bishop of western New York was
celebrated at St. Paups church Wednes-
day. The rites opened with process
sion headed by the cross fol-
lowed by the choristers of st. Paufs
and Ascension churches, the chancellor
of the diocese and the lay officers; the
clergy of the diocese. visiting clergy,
and Archdeacons Lobdell of Buffalo
and Washburn of Rochester; the bish-
op himself, attended by his chaplains.
the Rev. DIR. Doty of Rochester and the
Rev. DR.. Henry w. Nelson, carrying
the pastoral staff. At the sanctuary
the testimonials OF his election were
formally presented to the bishop ana
he was then conducted to his episcopal
chair.
Rev. DR.. Henry Austice of st. Luke
church. Rochester, delivered the ad-
dress of welcome, and Bishop Walker
responded Bishop Walker comes TO
this diocese from North Dakota, where
he was consecrated bishop just thirteen
years ago. He succeeds Bishop Coke
| deceased.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
Trial of stambulof-s slayers.

Sofia, Dec. 24.-The trial or the as
sassins of ex-Premier Stambulon was
continued Wednesday, and Is proceed
ing slowly. Nine. Stambulon was not
present. A newspaper draws atten-
ton to the fact that Mime. Stambuloh
has her late husbands hands. which
were so terribly mutilated by the knives
of his murderers that they had to be
amputated previous TO his death, pre-
served in the room in which he died.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
Fire i'm Reformatory.

Elmira, n. Y. Dec. 24.-Fire Tuesday
night destroyed two buildings at the
state reformatory. entailing a loss OF
about 500, coo. The buildings destroyed
were occupied by the F. II. Mills COM
pany, which manufactured plumbers
and cabinet supplies. After the con-
victs had left the building the watch
man noticed the flames. The fire en-
CINE at the reformatory was put TO
work and two steamers were sent up
from the city, but it was nearly three
hours before the flames were under
control. There was great excitement
among the convicts. and every corridor
was doubly guarded.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
TolI-House Burned.

Hastings, Neb., Dec. A.-Pursuant to
house on the Springfield. and Perryville
turnpike. and one mile from this town.
was set on fire Tuesday night and
burned to the ground. The free turn
pikers had raided the gate some time
ago, when all the other tollgates In the
county were destroyed and no attempt
had been made to collect tolls since.
Tuesday Keeper Wise moved his FAM
ily from the house and 1t is presumed
that the night raiders burned the house
TO prevent possibility of Its being used
as a dollhouse any more. There Is not
n single tollgate now In this county.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
MRS. MAcEO STILL HOPES.
No Confirmation Of Her Husbands Death
Received by Her.

No Confirmation Of Her Husband's Desth
Received by Her.
New York. Dec. 24.-The following
dispatch was received by the New York
World:
livingston, Jamaica, Dec. 23.-I have
not received any information of the
death of my husband. reported by Span,
iards. MNo
Antonio Maceo was tenderly devoted
to his wife, and his officers and follow
ers were instructed to notify her
promptly IL anything happened to him.
II is remarkable that she has not re-
ceived any information Of his death
from his followers. Gerardo Fernandez
an officer on the staff Of Maceo, writes
from the Cuban camp to member Oh
his family in this city the following
lines:
"Maceo has not died, though IL Is
wonder that a man can escape from
such wounds as he has"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
PROTECTION OF SEALS
Great Britain May Agree to
Change Regulations.
NEGOTIATIONS ARE IN PROGRESS.

state Department OhciaIs Relieve this
British Government VIII Consent ts
Secretary OIney's Proposition Submitted
Some Time Ago-Duli Day i'm the House
of Representative President Cleveland
Signs the Pension and Deficiency Bills.
Washington, Dec. PAS result of
the investigation made into the seal
question by British and American ex-
perts, it is expected by officials of the
state and treasury departments that
Great Britain will be more willing to
agree TO changes in the award regula-
tions having in view the better protec-
tion of seal fisheries. Negotiations are
in progress between the two govern
ments. Data bearing upon the report
of the British commissioners has been
received at the state department. and
also the final report of Professor Da-
vid Starr Jordon, who examined into
the condition of the fur seal herd for
this government Professor Jordan
shows. it is said, that more stringent
regulations must be adopted IL the fui
seal is to be preserved.
Due TO PeIagic Sealing.
He says that the decrease in the herd
is due TO pelagic sealing. and he urges
that the several governments interest
ed in the industry agree to regulations
which will give thorough protection t
| the seals In case no change in th'
regulations can be agreed upon, Pro
fessor Jordan suggests that the patro
maintained by the United states b
limited to Behring sea, instead or GOV
ering those waters and the north Pa
cific. State department officials haV
not given up hope that Great Britain
will consent to the proposition submit
ted by Secretary Olney some month
ago, which was rejected at the time
providing for the appointment of an In
ternational commission, to be compose
of representatives of Russia. Japar
Great Britain and the United States,
consider the whole question. The sec
retary also proposed that during IN
consideration of the subject Behrin
sea be closed to fishing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
stolen Property Recoved.

Indianapolis, Dec. 24.-General Har-
rison has recovered all the goods re-
Gently stolen from his house by a porch
climber. They came to him through
the medium Of an acquaintance In Cni-
cago. A reward was offered, put was
declined. Mrs. Harrison's watch anu
chain, an heirloom, a diamond pin. ana
several smaller articles. amounting In
value, all told. to several hundred DOL
lras. came back in good order.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
Hon. John Johnston Dead.

Clayton. N. Y, Dec. A.-The Hon.
John Johnston died at his home here.
He was 70 years of age and was the
son of Colonel William Johnston. one
of the patriots in 1888 during the Pap
pineau insurrection. Mr.. Johnston was
president of the Exchange bank or this
place and established the first regular
line of steamers between Cape Vim
cent and CLAYTON.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
SOLONS AT A BANQUET.
Civic Federation of Chicago and Allied
Bodies Are the Hosts.


Chicago, Dec. 24.-Over 500 guests sat
down to the banquet board at he Audi
torium Tuesday night and discussed
legislation in the interest OF chicago
and municipal reforms. Never since
the Civic federation came into exist
ence has there been such gathering
of LEGISLATORS, officials, politicians ana
citizens. The representatives or organ
lied labor sat side by side with the
merchant princes and bankers OF the
city. Ministers, legislators, lawyers
and Judges were conspicuous in every
part OF the large dining hall
II was a banquet conceived by chi
cagoans to which representatives or ev
cry county and the mayors or every
principal city in the state or ILLINOIS
had been invited. 1t was banquet IN
the interests of municipal reform and
GOOD government The primary bene-
.iciary from this affair is Chicago, but
here is not city in the state which
will not be aided In its efforts TO Sc
,ure better government.
II is seldom on an occasion or this
kind to find two-thirds Of the MEM
bers of a legislature conferring with the
citizens, members Of organized labor,
bankers and merchants, to ascertain
what is needed in the way or legisia'
ton: but this was the case Tuesday
night. Out Of the 204 members or the
general assembly 140 were present. The
city government was represented py
its mayor, comptroller and members OF
the city council. The county govern
ment was also represented, while from
the state were E. c. Akin, attorney
general-elect. and Henry l.. Hurtz
treasurer and others VINO VII
WELD potent influence In the framine
of legislation at the coming session o.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
Two Men blown to Pieces.

Portland. Ind, Dec. PA glycerine
magazine near Montpelier explooeo
Wednesday with terrible force. Harry
Adams and George Poconck were blown
to atoms. A great hole In the ground Is
the only mark left to show the location
of the building. Chimneys were thrown
down and windows broken at distant
points. and the shock was felt for miles
around. The evidence OF the cause is
of course obliterated.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
Exposition at Omaha

Washington, Dec. 24.-Representative
Mercer of Nebraska has introduced
bill amending the act providing for an
international exposition at Omaha,
Neb.. in 1898. The amendments are
principally framed to widen the scope
of the exposition and the appropriation
ia increased to $5O0.OOo the govern
ment exhibits shall not be restricted to
those in Washington, but may come
from any point. Members Of the board
of managers and all employes shall
receive actual expenses for travel and
subsistence.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
Died at n Ripe Old Age.

Freeport. Ills. Dec. 24-George Sny-
der an old settler of Freeport, died
suddenly Tuesday night. His wife sur
wives. They celebrated the sixty-sev-
enth anniversary of their marriage last
November, and were supposed to be
the oldest married couple in the state.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
saie of RAILWAY.

Hastings. Neb.. Dec. 2S.-Pursuant TO
the decree of the United States court
in foreclosure proceedings the st. Joe
and Grand Island railway was sold
wednesday at IL o'clock by Master In
Chancery Siminton. The property was
bid in by f. p. Olcott OF New York,
chairman for the bondholders' commit
tee. at the sum of ss,oOo,OOo. There were
no other bidders.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
Hoar Against the Cuban ResoIutions.

Washington Dec. Ex-senator HAZE
has received a letter from senator
Hoar. who is absent from the city an
nouncing his opposition to the CUBAN
resolutions, and asking Senator HAZE
to pair him in any way that VIII oe-
feat. delay or bring confusion the res
olutions reported from the committee
on foreign relations.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24

Paris, Dec. 24-The Figaro intimates
that, owing to the difficulties between
France and Great Britain in regard to
Egypt and Turkey. the post of Baron
de Courcel as French ambassador to
the court of st. James may be left va
cant for awhile.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
N.bonev Fails i'm HIS suit.

New York. Dec. 24.-The officers of
the Journeymen Stonecutters' associa-
tion who were arrested few days ago
on the charge of conspiracy. preferred
bv william Mahoney. the charge being
that he was blacklisted by the union'
were discharged In the Yorkviile po-
lice court.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
s,oux civ Firm Fails.

Sioux City. Ia, Dec. 24.-Parsons IL
Palette Dry Goods company, one Of the
largest houses of the kind in Sioux City.
did not open for business Wednesday
morning. No figures as to assets are
given. The failure is due 70 insufficient
capital and general stringency. No To-
cal firms are affected by the failure.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
Anpropriation Bills Signed.

Washington, Dec. M-The president
has signed the pension appropriation
bill and the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill. The latter carries mainly
naval appropriations end the chiefs OF
the bureaus of construction and steam
engineering have been notified that
they may continue the work of repair
ing the ships which threatened to be
interrupted by lack of funds.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24

Chicago, Dec 24.-James ID. Allen was
given ten years Imprisonment at hard
labor i'm the penitentiary by Judge
c .osscup Wednesday for the killing OF
his comrade, Daniel M. Call, OF the
Fifteenth infantry. The imprisonment
is the limit of the federal statute for
,,,apalauvhter
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24
r,,,,,mmon. start. for Gotham.

San Francisco. Dec. 24.-Bob Fitz-
simmons, accompanied by his family
has started for New York. Fitzslm-
mons will proceed leisurely to New
York. where he viii sign the articles
~ a agreement for his fight with Corbett.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24

Columbus, O., Dec. 4.-The Central
Ohio Natural Gas and Fuel company
has been sold to New York capitalists
AT $3.50 per share. Emerson McMii-
len made the purchase for them. The
capital stock is s1.s0O.00o. The high
est ever paid heretofore for stock was
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24

Chicago. Dec. 2A--Mrs. f. E. Parme-
lac. 70 wears Of age, was knocked down
bv a cable car on the Madison street
line wednesday. and she received in-
,uries from which she died ifseen min
utes later.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-24

West Superior. Wis. Dec. 24-Tno
Bank of West Superior did not open
wednesday morning. 1t Is small IN
stitution, capital and surplus $oo'o@
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-12

in the relations of the United States to
the insurgents is close at hand. Our
government, as the President says, has
intimated to Spain that home rule
might be satisfactory to sthe Cubans,
but Spain has made no definite re-
Spouse to the suggestion, nor is she
likely to. Moreover, home rule on
any such guarantee as Spain would be
constrained to give, would hardly be
acceptable to the Cubans now. They
have already had SO many illustrations
of SPANS perfidy that they could not
be deluded into trusting to any of her
promises again. This is, as Secretary
Olney remarks, the most formidable
revolt which has ever taken place on
the island. Therefore, as the insurrec-
uion appears relatively much stronger
now than it was twelve months ago,
the Cubans are justified in standing
out for absolute separate from Spain.
In this determination they appear to
be backed by the sentiment of ma
iority OF the people of the United
States, and this feeling will undoubt-
edly be formally voiced by Congress
before the session ends. Globe-DemO-
crat.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-12
CHURCH AND SCHOOL.

Inc Presbyterian synod Of New Yori-
at meeting held October e.. passed res
olutiona urging President Cleveland /,
action in the Armenian crists.
Jewish doctors viii DO admi,,-l III,
Russia to attend the twelfth tn,ern,.
lional congress Of medicine N, Moscow
Ihey must, like all other doctors. bnvs
passports. with the wise Of The pusaIar
consul for the district IN which tbey
live. wy
AZ Rheims the festivities In conrec.
tioh with the fourteen hundrelth ami.
Fersary OF the conversion Of Clovis N
hristianity have begun nv The tronsfs,
+" thc remains Of 81. RENT. who Ian.
l,zed The French conqueror. 10 \ nes,
snripe IN The cathedral. Cardinnla Ian.
. ,. and Perraud, With n bishops,
we're present nt the ceremony.
The board 81 directors Of Inc cn,hot,o
university n Washington has seleotel
~ candidates for The presidency OF tbc
-, Rev. DR.. r. !. conatv ~
worcester Mass; Hey. DR.. Joscuh n
mooney, vicar general Of New yori,
=, rev. Dr' Daniel j Riordan. Of chlonen
n, reNe names will bc sent to Rome, ana
,,"hop keane's successor win be cboson
from them. '' '' '''''''e''
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-12

For many years past public dlsap-
prevail has put its stamp on prize-hght-
ing. The laws OF the country have
been against II, but the other day law
stood aloof from a contes. at San Fran.
cisco, and the disgraeeiul termination
OF the encounter ought for all time TO
squelch all meetings for similar brutal
sports.
Fitzsimmons and Sharkcy met IA the
ring for purse Of $4,000, and, il Il
claimed, that the referee who vas In
the conspiracy to defeat Fitzsimmons,
awarded the victory TO Sharky on an Of.
legged foul, and he WIS taken 10 his
room where operation was performed
which gave his body the semblance Of
an injury below the belt.
The sport itself Is brutal enough 10
make civilization cry out against IL,
but when conspiracies are allowed to
come in to dcfraud the victor, IL ought
TO be forever stopped.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-12
HAPPENINGS ABROAD

Ailert Edwards Tiritanaa wos ais
Tic oerr $500 in money priEes ~; "a
son. without counting cHpA
lisiia's population. aeoasdisg . =
crnsus ~ ists. Il 81. 80 .tJi. 81 issFsas
Dscr the previous census q Elssss's
London bakers may deliver tsss ?
Sunday. bat not buns or caks. . Bsss's
bury baker having bcrn ansa in r
lisering buns 10 bIs customers.
Cambridgr university. EEsiss1 2
crniiy paaacd statute enabling - =
,rrs.ty authorities 70 dsTsise n
aatc u his degree ard AZ tise rsis.sis
y the university in eaas q Hsas
duet.
Deiciai reports Of ,hc trial y =
Sparrow hawk TORPEDO boat dessr'ls.
built by the IairJs. give 90 assfsF
11.2 knots on the measured NIB y
30.6s knots for the three hosr e
'inuous tiesming trial
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-12

upon the Republican caucus to-day has
led to no little speculation as TO wheth-
er the course pursued to-day is fore
runner of the future or whether they
will not at some time return to the
party.
The silver senators are very chary
about discussing their motives or inten-
tions They decline TO talk on the sub
iect for publication, but from remarks
dropped there can be no doubt that they
consider that they have attended their
last Republican caucus. They say with
out exception that in taking the position
they have they do not mean to place
themselves in the attitude OF opponents
OF protective tariff policy but rather
that they can accept or reject any tariff
proposition presented by their former
associates.