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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
s.,.,d. oe . Retired minister.

Hartford. Conn.,. Oct. 2-Rev. Thom-
as stoughton Potwin. aged 81 years. a
retired Congregational minister, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself at
his home Thursday afternoon. De-
spondency from ill-health was the
cause.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
Hon. Co,umbu. DeIapo Dead.

Columbus. o., Oct. 24.-Hon. Colum-
bus Delano. secretary of the interior
under General Grant. died suddenly at
II a. m. Friday at Lake Howe. his sub
urban home. near Mount Vernon. He
was 81 years old.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
Ku,.d HI. Family and Himself

Dresden. Oct. 24.-A newspaper and
magazine writer named Gutenberg
killed his wife. his three children. and
himself at Blacewitz, near this city, by
putting poison in their food. Eulen-
berg had become respondent and des-
perate through his increasing impover-
ishment and failure TO obtain employ
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
D.a,h os n. W. Peabody.

Boston. Oct. 24.-O. w. Peabody. OF
the well-known banking firm OF Kid
der, Peabody e. Co., Is dead.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
FATAL FIRE At BROOKLYN.
One Fireman Killed aud Others Have Mar
row Escapes.

New York. Oct. 24-Five hundred
thousand dollars worth OF diamonds
are buried In safe in the ruins of
building which burned in Brooklyn
Thursday night and one brave fire.
man lost his life In the flames. Sew
eral others narrowly escaped death.
The flames swept the block bounded
by Second and Third avenues and Sew
enth and Eighth streets. covered by
factories and storehouses. Alfred Bau-
man, fireman. was caught In the build
ing by a back draught and burned to
death Three of his companions were
overcome by smoke. but were rescued.
Otto weissner, manufacturer of beds.
claims a loss of 100000 on building
and stock. wanters & Kryue. diamond
cutters. carried a valuable stock. but
n Is In fireproof safes.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
p.n,.sso,e Returns to Washington.

wasb,neton. oct 24.-sir Julian
Pauncefote. the British an oassa"os. ,,
returned to the city Thursoas rom % n''
European trip. The ambassador de'
nisd himsslf 70 sll cellsrs'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
ex-spEAkER CRISP DEAD.
Had Been III at His Home In Georgia for
some Time.

Atlanta, Oct 24.-Charles F. Crisp.
ex-speaker OF the house of representa-
tives. died here Friday afternoon.
Ex-Speaker Crisps death was not al
together a surprise in political circles,
as II had been known for some months
that he had not long to live. and never
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
Had Plenty Of Patience.

The line was thoroughly built to the
old outhouse at the north end of the
main factory building and fully sew
enty-five feet away In a straight line.
The murderer must have been man
OF infinite patience. The probabilities
are that he had his apparatus In place
for at least two or three days, wait
ing an opportunity to send Mr.. Andrus
to his death. He probably watched
the man from the yard or from an up
per story of the chemical Factory.
When he was sure Andrus was alone
he pulled the string. the electrical cir
cult was completed. and the bomb.
hanging within two feet of the uncon-
sclous victim, exploded and killed him.
Coroner Miles found a battery Thurs
day, but an employe named Burne toid
him Il was the telephone battery
Rurne has disappeared and the police
are looking for him. There Is still no
clew TO the motive of the crime.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
Battle with Freight Thieves.

Cleveland. Oct. PA pitched battle
took place early Friday morning be-
tween a squad of railroad detectives
and freight car thieves at Collinswood.
a suburb. A fusilade of shots were ex-
changed and Michael Ryan. one OF the
thieves. was fatally shot. The officers
had watched the gang break open
car and enter. They then surrounded
the car and demanded that the men In
side surrender. This the robbers re-
fused to do and began shooting which
was promptly responded to by vol
ley from the officers. The robbers
with the exception of Ryan. finally
tumped from the car and ran.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
Wires Easily Traced.

The wires were easily traced through
the floor and into the cellar. wrapped
around the gas pipe. and carried along
the pipe twenty feet or so to closet.
where they led TO four cells OF dry bat
terry. From the battery the wires led
out of the closet and northward along
the same gas pipe. So fine were the
wires they could hardly be distin-
guished in the gloomy cellar. even with
the help of lanterns. The builder or
the line was poor, or else he was an
employ of the Arlington Chemical
company, for the wire was of the sort
used in the factory for telephone con-
nections. The line was followed across
an old boiler. along another gas pipe.
over an old furnace, and up through
a hole in the floor to the wall to small
disused clubhouse. In which was found
one of the most remarkable electric
contrivances ever devised. The laying
of the wires and the placing of the bat
terry was done probably long before
the bomb was put in position. When
the explosive was hung up the wires
were connected with its detonating
cap, which would go off at spark.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24

Boston, Oct. 24.-Charles Brown. one
OF the crew of the barkintine Herbert
Fuller, on board Of which the captain
and his wife and second mate were
murdered last July, and who. with
Mate Bran of the barkintine. was held
by the United states commissioner on
the charge OF murder. has been dis
charged under a mo bill'' report re-
turned by the grand jury. Brown has
not cen released. however. as upon
recon mendation of the district attor-
ney lie is held az q witness.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT
Hamlin J. kndrus of Yonkers
Was Murdered.
DIAB0LICAL PLOT DISCOVERED.

An Arrangement of Electric Wires and
High Explosives Which Il Supposed To
he the Work of Either an Anarchist Orr
Maniac = Startling Discovery Made by
Charles A. Miles, the Coroner Of Yonksrs
Arrest Expected.
New York, Oct. 24.-Hamlin J. An
drus OF Yonkers was murdered either
py an anarchist or a maniac. DR..
Charles A. Miles. coroner of Yonkers.
discovered Thursday that the machin-
cry with which Mr.. Andrus was as
sassinated was the most diabolical ar
rangement OF high explosives and elec-
trio wires ever known in this country.
Whether the act was that of an an
archist or of some paranaiac eager to
avenge imaginary wrongs may never
be known. The coroner and police OF
Yonkers expect to make an arrest
within twenty-four hours. In examin-
ing the office where the explosion took
place and five feet from the jagged
hole in the wall DR.. Miles found two
tiny copper wires. their ends black
ened and twisted by the heat and force
OF the explosion. They lay close to-
gether. and. sheltered from observa-
ton by the desk shelf. they might
have been there a day or month
without detection.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-04
VICTORY.

Some of our Western exchanges are
already scenting victory in the air.
The Minneapolis REPRESENTATIVE
Donnelly's great paper-gave forth it's
leading editorial shout last week in
such exclamations as these: "Victory
is Sure" "The Sun Of Austerlitz is
Dawning." Union and victory is the
Battle Cry" stand still, brethren,
and witness the salvation of the
Lord" "The noble seed planted at
Omaha is about to bring forth fruit a
hundred fOld.''
And we don't wonder at our noble
contemporary feeling CHEEKY and
hopeful. A little while ago it was
away down in the dumps, and about
giving up the ghost for the lack Of ap-
probation and support. But now the
two greatest reform organizations
have as good as gotten together for
combined attack on the forces of
MammOn, and the columns of The
REPRESENTATIVE are bristling with
the figures Of thousands of new re-
cruits and new dollars to the cause
5000 in the last two weeks. Who
wouldn't be radiantly sanguine under
the ances?-Har tford, Conn.
Examiner.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-04
SILVER ON THE RISE.
Heavy Transactions on the New
York Stock Exchange.
LONDON IS A LARGE BIDDER,
Largely Decreased Production of the White
Metal and Increased Demand for Use in the
Arts Has Made 1t Scarce.-Not Due
to Speculation.

New York, Feb. 2S.-In the stock
exchange today silver certificates ad-
vanced to 20 on transactions of $40, 900.
The highest previous price within the
past few months was 693. on Oct 10,
1895. Authorities on silver say that
the rise is legitimate. and in no sense
due to speculation. Exchange on In
dia at London is now at the highest
point, after steady advance men
toned during the past 60 days. The
largely decreased production of the
white metal has naturally depleted
the supplies on hand, while the low
price tended to increase the demand
for use in the arts. London is now a
large bidder for silver in this market,
but finds the metal scarce.
Large sales Of silver were reported
by bullion brokers, one transaction
being the sale Of 100000 Mexican dol
lars to London. One of the Oldest
bullion houses in the street stated
this afternoon that heavy transac-
tions for 30, 60 and 80 days were made
today and that the large future trans
actions have been freely made during
the last three weeks, the business in
that period being the heaviest noted
by the firm referred to in it's existence.
Bar silver sold today at 6SA.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-04

ined and who will receive but little if any
return for their labor. So, also the farm
er will receive little higher price for his
wheat than year ago but the average
return per acre will be perhaps less than
ever The farmer who planted spring
wheat will be benefited by higher prices,
but these prices are higher because of the
failure of the winter wheat crop. The
harvest of corn has been bountiful, but
the price that can be obtained is INSULT
cient to pay, in many cases, the cost Of
harvesting and marketing. Oats, rye,
barley are all lower than a year ago, and
the same is true of hogs, sheep and steers.
The average return to the farmer will
be less this year than last, but the gold
standard calls upon farmer, as upon man
ufacturer for still greater sacrifice.
To some extent the low prices now rul-
ing have encouraged foreign buying and
led to increased exports, but as large as
were our exports for October, still ex-
ports were and are insufficient in volume
to check the export of gold,-as low as
were, and are. the prices received for our
products, still our producers must accept
lower prices prices so low as to induce
such a foreign demand for and export Of
merchandise as will meet the demands of
our foreign creditors and check the ex-
port of gold. Such results our persist
ence in the suicidal policy of gold-mono-
metallism make inevitable.
TO hold up prices in the face of gold ex-
ports is imposs: BILE, for the export of gold
means the contraction of the stock of gold
with which we have to do business and on
which we base our credit which credit
must be contracted as the basis is mar
rowed
We are told that our currency is redun-
dant, which means prices are too high
But we risk nothing in making the asser-
tion that it is not of high but of low prices
that producers complain. We are told We
must retire the greenbacks, and before
we can be firmly established on gold ba-
sis, so we must. We answer that to our
producers such contradiction would be
anything burt a blessing. Gold organs re-
ply that only by contracting our currency
can we prevent gold exports, which SIM
ply stated is this Only by further fore
ing down prices can we induce foreign
buying in sufficient volume to meet the
demands of our foreign creditors. Under
gold-monometallism, contraction with
consequent lower prices is the only pre-
ventive of gold exports. But lower prices
mean impovershment and absolute ruin
for millions. and contraction entailing
such consequences our people certainly do
not want
Besides contraction of the superstruct-
ure, i. E., retirement of the greenbacks
and treasury notes resting on gold as pro-
posed by the gold press, there is only one
other way to check gold exports and that
is broaden the base on which the super
structure rests and thus decrease the de-
mand for gold. In other words restore
Bimetallsm.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-04
HOW 1T HURTS THE FARMERS.
Their Progress Toward Pauperism.

Their Progress Toward Pauperism.
The American of Philadelphia pub
lished some astounding statistics which
are quite sufficient to prompt the produc-
er to inquire, what the end is to be under
the present policy of government. Dur
ing the five years, 1904 the planters of
the United States raised S,63O,O16,87O lbs.
of cotton estimated by the agricultural
department to have been worth $1,491,- :
100000. For the five years 1S90-94, 49,
572 ,O26,0S5 pounds of cotton were pro-
duced in the United States at an estmat-
ed value to the planter of 81, 500. .281, PSI.
The planters during the last period raised
27-lOO pounds of cotton where they
raised one in the first, but they only re-
ceived $40 Of one per cent more for the
2 27-100 pounds of cotton in the years
189O-94 than they did for the one pound of
cotton for the years 1904. Cotton has
fallen over 55 per cent. If the cotton
growers had realized prices current dur
ing the years 1904 for the crops raised
in the years 1S90-94 they would have re-
ceived $685., ,960,512 instead of 81, 500, PSI, :
261
During the five years 1904. the far
mers of the United States raised ,3O5,-
961 600 bushels Of wheat, valued at ST.
461 ,159,940, while for the crops of wheat
harvested in the five years 1S9O-94
amounting to 1888 300.14 bushels, the
farmers received 81 500 ,431 ,676. In other
words, ] $751; 900 bushels of wheat were
raised in the second period for every one
in the first. but the farmers only received
10 per cent more n money for a crop 90
per cent greater in quantity. Wheat had
fallen 1917 per cent, so instead Of realiz-
ing S2,667 ,O31 ,567 for their crops of wheat
in the second period which they would
have done had they received prices cur
rent in the first period, they only received
S1.609 431 ,676.
The clip Of wool in the United States for
the years 1904, amounting to S00,OOO-
900 pounds, was valued at $45O, 400, 600
For the five years, 1S9094, the production
of wool amounted to ,456, ,210.38 pounds,
but its value was only s45S, ,706,2 For
654000,000 more pounds Of wool the sheep
raisers only realized s8,00O,0OO more. The
production Of wool has increased So per
cent but the value of the clip less than
per cent. This is criminal waste Of the
national wealth, and the cause of it. the
stupid government. we unhesitatinglY
say, is responsible for most Of it,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-04
ROUSE UP! ROUSE UP.
THE PEOPLE BEING RUINED.

THE PEOPLE BEING RUINED.
In speech to the Senate the 9th
instant, Senator VIM. M. Stewart, put
forth the following words:
"Oh, it is shameful for us to sit
here idly and see this country more
miserable than it ever was before in
it's history, when there is no reason
for it but our short comingS. This
Cong resS can raise the country out of
it's depths of despair; it can give hope,
prosperity and good times to all
Every willing hand could find work if
Congress would say the word. We do
not want charity; we want chance
to work. That is the spirit of every
true American; that is the spirit of
this people. They are crying for work
and not for charity. Give them mon
ey and start the wheels of industry,
and they will accumulate wealth be-
yOnd parallel.
II tell you the people have about
come to the conclusion that anything
would be relief from this in
tolerable peace. War, with all it's
horrors. would not decimate the popu-
lation as fast as the English gold
standard
'The population today would be at
least ten millions more than it is if all
the people had work; but starvation
and want are more decimating, and
destroy population faster than the
plague or any other calamity. Star
vation and want are the destruction
of population. That has been the
history of every country. They are
more potent than artillery for the de-
structiOn of human life. Not ten per
cent as many can be killed by Eng
lands guns and ships as she is con-
stantly killing by her Internal gold
policy, which brings want to every
household. X \ -
''Let us whip this foe; let us whip
the monster of contraction, and ex-
pand the currency and extend the
blessings of an ample circulating
medium to all the people of this broad
land; let all come and enjoy it; but do
not let congress fritter away it's pow
er and insult the people by maneuver-
ing for party position. Let party CO."
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-04
MORE CIVILIZATION.

A tramping laborer from Wakefield,
Eng, whD had not had anything to
eat for two days, and wanted work,
lately started for Leeds He had been
in a workhouse, where they discovered
that he had sixpence in his possession,
and consequently was not destitute or
entitled to a nights shelter, where
fore the sixpence was retained, and a
receipt for that amount was handed
to him. He was afterward found
dying by the roadside, and when a
policeman offered to carry him to the
workhouse. he said he wished to re-
main where he was. Eventually a
kind-hearted publican gave him food
and shelter; but it was then too late,
and the man died.
In Birmingham, four little children
three girls and boy-were burned
to death while the mother was out.
Inquiries by the coroner elicitcd the
fact that the tire-escape was gone, the
mother of the unfortunate children
explaining that there was one some
time ago, but her hus band lost his
employment and she was forced to
sell it to buy bread.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-04
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF
TELEGRAPHS.

The results following government
ownership of the telegraph in Great
Britain are summarized by the New
Orleans States as follows:
"On Jan. 90, 1875, all the telegraphs
in the United Kingdom were acquired
by the government from the corpora
tiOns which had previously operated
them, and henceforward became an
integral part of the post Office. The
English people owed this measure to
Mr.. Gladstone, who bore down all op-
position from the companies, which
were making big profits. Till then
the districts paying best had ample
service, though at nigh rates, while
whole sections off the lines of railway
were destitute Of telegraphic facili-
ties. The government at once ex-
stended the telegraph to all sections
and reduced the rate to one cent a
word: In 1870, under private owner
ship 200, 900 individual messages and
22,00O,OOO words of press dispatche
were annually sent. Now that the
telegraph is operated by the post office
the annual number of individual mes
sages sent is 7O,OO0,O0O and over 6O0,-
600, 900 words of press dispatches are
used.
Every weekly country paper can
afford to print the latest telegraphic
dispatches as it goes to press, and a
telegraph or telephone is at every
country post office. In London the
telegraph has largely superseded the
mail for all the small and necessary
details Of life.
'"The average telegraph rate charge
in this country, by the reports to Con-
gress, is thirty-one cents per message
three times the average rate in all
other countries under post office tele-
graph service; and it is claimed that
our government could afford uni
form rate of five cents, as the cost is
about three cents"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-04
"OUR HEBREW BROTHER"

The Hebrews have made, since 1873,
coincidental, with the demonetization
of silver, gigantic strides, chiefly in
Europe and incidentally in the
United States. Who is it that chiefly
raids the gold reserve Of the United
States treasury and produces so much
commotion in the Executive breast
and compels the repeated issue of
many millions Of bonds in a time of
peace? 1t is the European Hebrew
money power camped, by agency, at
New York. Who benefits chiefly by
bonds so issued? Again, it is the
European Hebrew money power. who
possesses the larger part Of the gold
that Western nations are struggling
for The Jews of America, backed as
a race by their foreign money power,
as we'll as by their genius, are rapidly
under the goldstandard, absorbing
trade and. in growing degree, domi-
mating or intimidating the metropoli-
tan press. The Jew in Europe is said
to command the bourSe, the press,
and the telegraph. With these three
factors, plus the major part of the
gold, as basis of Western credit and
mortgage. they more and more rule
carnal universe. This country, since
silver demonstration, whereby the
Jew and his "Christian" allies can
corner one metal is the biggest and
fattest goose left fer Hebrew pluck
ing, and it must make the jew laugh
to see how the President, political par
ties, newspapers and large cOmmuni
ties, punctuated by chambers OF com
merce and boards OF trade, are de-
livering the spoil OF the Gentle to
the children Israel and making fierce
war on all men who would save their
fellow-citizen and their. government
from the yoke.-James r.. Randall In
the Catholic Mirror, Baltimore.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-04
THE REPLY OF SOCRATES.

This from that soul incorrupt whom
Athens had doomed to the death,
When Critic brought promise of freedom
"Nainly thou spendest thy breath.
Dost remember the wild Corybantes? feel
they the knife or the rod?
Heed they the fierce summer sun, the
frost or winterly fiaws?-
If any entreat them. they answer, we
hear but the flutes of God.
$50 even am I, o my Critic. Thou plead
est losing cause!
Thy words are but sound without import
i hear but the voice of the Laws:
And. know thou. the voice of the Laws is
to me, as the flutes of the God"
Thus spake that soul incorrupt: and wher-
ever. since hemlock was quaffed
A man has stood forth without fear-has
chosen the dark deep draught-
Has taken the lone one way, nor the path
of dishonor has trod-
Behold. he, too, hears but the voice of the
Laws, the flutes Of the God!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-04
COME FORTH.

Come forth from the valley, come forth
from the hill,
Come forth from the workshop, the mine
and the mill,
From pleasure or slumber, from study or
play,
Come forth in your myriads to aid us
today;
There's a word to be spoken, a deed to
be done,
a truth to be uttered, cause to be won.
Come youths, in your vigor; come men in
your prime;
Come age, with experience fresh gather
ed from time;
Come workers, you're welcome; come
thinkers, you must.
Come thick as the clouds in the midsum-
mer dust.
Or the waves of the sea cleaning bright
in the sun,
There's a truth to be told, and a cause
to be won.
Charles Mackay.