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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16
Murdered His Wife.

About O'Clock sunday morning negro
named Henry Edmunds. of Madisonville.
Ky., who had not been living with 'ils wife
Tor some time. slipped into her room, and
sitter treating her iD terrible manner. shot
her " death.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16
Rebels Have Full Swing.

The insurgent forces operating In many
parts OF Cuba have been aggressive the last
week. Half dozen towns In Havana
provinces alone have been attacked. The
troops invariably remain safely cooped up In
forts. allowing the rebels full swing.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16
200 MATABELEs BLOWN UP.
They MOnkeyed With a British Store OF
Dynamite

The manager OF the British South Africa
comrany's mines, at Gwelo, wires that upon
the withdrawal Of the chartered companys
men from that place they left their stores of
dynamite behind.
The Matabcles occupied the place after II
was abandoned by the British, and while
they We're tampering with dynamite II eN-
ploded killing 200 natives and injuring many
more.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16
FOREIGN NOTES.

At Kube, Japan, besides the black plague
smallpox and cholera are epidemic.
Princess Maud OF Wales will be married at
st. James, July 7, to Prince Charles OF Dem
mark.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16

Ieh.! to n,nIUu caCu Id, r. pIicd Ni,n tut
name Of it, leader.
How many were killed or even wounded
will never be known.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
LuMseRMEN AT CINCINNATI
Representatives from Twenty-seven States
Assemble I'm Convention.


Cincinnati, Dec. 16.-Pursuant to a
Usher of The Timberman, and w. Il.
Judson, publisher of The Lumberman,
$50 delegates representing twenty-sev-
en- states, assembled here when the ma
tional convention of lumber interests
was called to order. Previous to per-
fecting temporary organization
Messrs. Judson and Defebaugh made
elaborate addresses, explaining the pur-
pose Of the convention, the requests for
call and the present condition of the
lumber business. Both had prepared
elaborate statements with statistics on
the lumber trade. They appealed to
the dflegates from the southern states.
which section was largely represented.
Most of the southern delegates have
been free traders, but in responding TO
the welcome addresses of Judson and
Defebaugh, these delegates insisted that
If there is TO be a protective tariff that
lumber should not be Disseminated
against and that they would do all they
could TO secure tariff on lumber. They
stated that all other articles used in
connection with lumber in all sorts of
construction were protected and that
the lumber trade was now so depressed
as to require relief. A temporary or
ganization was perfected with j. A.
Freeman as chairman and j. T.. Defe-
baugh and w. Il. Judson secretaries.
Mr.. Freeman made a vigorous speech
against the tariff of 1894 as discriml-
mating against lumber and urging the
convention to take such action as
would secure just treatment to the lum-
ber interests in the tariff bill to be en-
acted by the coming congress. Secre-
tary Defebaugh read many letters from
lumbermen who could not be present,
but who pledged their cooperation in
any action the convention might take
to secure a tariff on lumber. The usual
committees were appointed by the chair
man and a division of the work for the
session of two days was carefully made.
While the present purpose is TO secure
a tariff on lumber, yet a permanent
organization is being perfected for the
general interests of lumbermen in the
future.
Messrs. Ramsey of Texas, Lamb of
Iowa, Forseman Of Pennsylvania, Call
of Alabama, and Farm of ofVirginia were
appointed a committee on permanent
organization. and retired for a meeting.
Mr.. Silas w. Gardner was then intro
duced and delivered an address.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation reported as follows: President.
c. w. Goodyear, Buffalo; vice presi-
dents. III. Clay Funis, Maryland, and f.
f. Skinner, Florida; secretary, G. w.
Wells, Illinois.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
STARTED IN A SHOW WINDOW.
Fire Causes Loss of About 500, 900 at
Altoona, Pa.

Altoona, Pa. Dec. 16.-Valuable prop
erty in the heart of the business Sec
ton of this city was destroyed by fire
Monday night, entailing loss of $780,
600. A boy playing Santa Claus in one
of the windows of +. M. Morrow's dry
goods store, at the corner of Eleventh
avenue and Twelfth street, dropped
lamp, and in trying to extinguish 1t set
fire to some cotton about his neck. He
pulled the cotton garment hastily off
and threw 1t down upon some decora-
tions in the window. Instantly the
window was ablaze and few minutes
later the fire was sweeping through the
store, driving the clerks out The flames
extended to Odd Fellows hail. three
story brick building, in which the city
postoffice is located, and on the other
side to the Simon building. a three
story structure. owned by Blumenthal
Bros. of Lancaster. The walls of these
buildings checked the further progress
of the fire. There was rumor that two
girls were burned in Morrow's store,
but it could not be verified.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
No New Developments.

Constantinople. Dec. 16.-It is stated
on good authority that there are no
new developments in the eastern ques-
ton. The powers for months past have
been discussing the different plans to
bring about the better administration
of the Turkish empire. A number Of
notes on the subject have been present.
ed to the porte. The Russian ambassa-
dor, M. Me Nelidoff. on his return here
from st. Petersburg will make another
presentation of the demands OF the
powers and the sultan is expected to
agree to them in due course OF time.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
Hot Springs People Protest.

Hot Springs. Ark, Dec. ia mass
meeting of business men was held here
Tuesday to protest against closing the
United States army and navy hospital.
as recommended in the report of Secre-
tary of War Lamont 1t was decided
to send committee to Washington.
Mrs. John A. Logan. Senator voorhees,
and others are expected to take inter-
est in the matter. The hospital has
treated over one thousand officers and
privates of the regular army and has
cured 80 per cent. The annual expense
a maintenance is less than 10000.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16

Chicago, Dec. 16.-President-E Elect
Mckinley is coming TO Chicago. A dis
patch from Canton says that he has
decided to come for Mrs. Mckinley,
who is visiting here, and accompany
her home Whether he will leave Can
ton Thursday or Friday is problematic-
al. How long he will remain in Chica-
so is a matter that will partly decide
itself, ii is said. If the omnipresent Of
ficeseeker could be kept out of Lafay-
cite McWilliams' front yard the Can
ton people believe that Mr.. Mckinley
would stay several days.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
RELEASED FROM PRISON.
Mrs. and Mrs. Clarke Innocent of the
Murder of Stewart.

murceT Oi SteWHTus
Helena, Mont. Dec. 16.-Governor
Richards has granted a free pardon to
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clarke, serving
seventeen year terms each In the PEN
itentiary at Deer Lodge, for the murder
of John p. Stewart by poisoning.
They had already served year of
the sentence. Stewart was a wealthy
man and suspicion first fell upon his
wife. Mary Stewart. She was arrest
ed at Spokane, and tried at Missoula.
To save herself she accused her mother
and stepfather. They were convicted
by her testimony of murder in the Sec
ond degree. But remorse overlook Mrs.
Stewart and she finally confessed to an
attorney and to Ex-Governor Toole, but
committed suicide before a written
statement could be signed. Governor
Richards made what reparation lay in
his power by pardoning them.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
wEYLER UNDER FIRE.
The Spanish Cabinet May Discuss His Plan
of Campaign.


Madrid, Dec. 15.-The report that
Captain General Weyler has ordered
proceedings to be taken against Major
Cirujeda because the majoS after the
death of Antonio Maceo went to Hav
ana without the permission of his su
perior officers, Is causing discomfort
here owing to the popularity of Cru
jeda. Although the ministers maintain
reserve on the subject, it is stated that
the cabinet may consider this question.
and it is further stated that they may
also discuss the execution of General
Weyler's plan of campaign. which is
criticised in certain quarters.
The impartial says the ministers
have no knowledge OF Captain General
Weyler having taken any action
against Major Cirujeda and regard 1T
as being improbable. The Imparcial
also says that the report that Captain
General Weyler is shortly TO be re-
placed is not confirmed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
Has Matrimonial Intentions.

Richmond, Va. Dec. 16.-The Rev.
DR.. T. De Witt Talmage is here with
his daughter, Mrs. Allen E. Donnan.
Mr.. Donnan. in speaking of the report
and denial that his father-in-law is to
marry a woman of Sing Sing, n. Y,
said that 1t was not true that DR.. Tai
mage would wed in the near future,
but intimated that the doctor certain
ly had matrimonial intentions, and be-
fore long would take another wife.
From what Mr.. Donnan said 1t is in
ferred that DR.. Talmage's bride will
not be the woman from Sing Sing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
Doings of the House.
TREASURY OFFICIALS WORRIED
Question of How to Stop Counterfeitins
Bothers Them.

Question of How to Stop Counterfeiting
Bothers Them.
Washington, Dec. 16.-Treasury off,
cials are In a worse quandary than ever
over the question of how to stop the
counterfeiting of silver coins. 1t has
been ascertained and proved to their
great dissatisfaction that the expensive
engraved dies used for stamping the
coin can be duplicated at trifiing ex-
pense from the coin itself by what Is
known as the hot metal process.
These ''hot metal" dies will do as
good work as will the engraved dies, the
only difference being that they have
not as long life. A set of these dies
was made by mint employe in Phila-
delphia and coins were struck from
them so perfect that they withstood all
tests. This was done at the suggestion
and in the presence of mint officials
who had doubted the possibility of the
feat.
No change Of device will afford any
protection so long as millions of the
old coins are outstanding, nor has any
device been suggested which In reality
offers any great difficulty for counter
feiting to overcome. Where the coun-
terfeiting is being done IL equally a
mystery.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
Made an Important Arrest.

st. Louis, Dec. 16.-Walter Jackson.
a cigar maker. has been arrested On
suspicion of being one of the men who
held up and attempted to rob the Iron
Mountain train In this city on the night
of Dec. O. The police have been look
ing for him since the morning after the
hold-up and finally located him. Po-
lice officials claim that II is an impor-
tant capture and will lead to the clear
ing up OF the mystery and to the iden-
tity of the other robbers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
Crooked witnesses Sentenced.

Frankfort, KY. Dec. 16.-John Sew
ard and William Trusty, witnesses in
the Pearl Bryan murder case who were
convicted OF false swearing, were Tues
day sentenced in Newport, Ky. Sew
ard was given two years and Trusty
one year In the penitentiary. They at
tempted to make the jurors believe that
Pearl. Bryan was beheaded on the Ohio
side of the river and conveyed to Fort
Thomas afterward. The court of ap-
peals has granted attorneys for Scott
Jackson thirty days in which to file a
petition for a rehearing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
Ready to Move at Once.

Butte. Mont. Dec. 16.-One hundred
and six bodied men of Butte have
signed the roll which calls on them to
aid the insurgents. Resolutions were
adopted condemning the methods OF
Spain in war, pledging the cooperation
Of the Cuba Libre club and calling on
representatives in congress to do all
in their power to have the belligerency
Of Cuba recognized. c. F. Grant. the
recruiting officer at Denver, has been
telegraphed to for instructions and the
command is ready to move at mo-
ments notice.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
War ON the Cattle Range.

Rock Springs. Wyo., Dec. 16.-The
war between Colorado cattlemen and
Wyoming sheepmen is again on. Grif
W. Edwards. principal sheep owner in
the region, has received two letters
from the cattlemen giving him six days
in which to remove his sheep from the
disputed strip. Edwards replies that
as a taxpayer in Routt county. Col.
for twenty-five years he proposes to
make a stand and refuses to be intimi-
dated or driven from the range. Trou-
bile is anticipated
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16

Arkansas City, Kan. Dec. 16.-Pro-
fessor James Hightower of this city is
organizing a company of young men to
go to Cuba and join the insurgents. Mr..
Hightower has had military training
and was once a resident Of Cuba. Sew
eral young men have enlisted and as
soon as the company Is completed the
Cuban junta at New York will be APP
piled to for transportation to Cuba.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
ENROLLED TO AID CUBA.
DIR. DarnelI at the Head of Another Band
of Volunteers.

Denver, Dec. 16.-Aside from the reg
iment of Cuban volunteers being or
ganized here under the leadership of
Attorney McAndrew, a company of 300
men has been quietly raised by DR.. Ho-
mer l.. Darnell, a surgeon of the Dar-
nell sanitarium, and is now ready to
start for Cuba as soon as arrangements
can be made for transportation from
the Atlantic coast to the island. The
members of the company are all said to
be men of means and have armed and
equipped themselves at their own ex-
pense and ask that the Cuban junta at
New York arrange for their safe land
ing on Cuban soil. A brother of DIR.
Darnell is now in New York to perfect
arrangements for the transportation Of
the company.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
G bIe.to Hawaii and japan.

Washington. Dec. 6.-Representative
Loud Of California. chairman of the
postofiice committee, has introduced a
bill providing for the construction of a
cable to the Hawaii islands and Japan
by the Pacific Gable company OF New
Jersey. 1t is similar TO previous bills
OF this kind, with the exception that 1t
provides that the company shall give
a bond of 100000 for the performance
of contract
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
Nomination. Conflrmed.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The senate has
confirmed the following nominations:
John II. Rogers, district Judge zoe the
western district of Arkansas; william
B. Childers, attorney of the United
States for the territory of New Mexico:
Charles c. Mott of New York, to be
chief justice Of the court of claims, and
John II. Garland. district judge for the
district of South Dakota.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
No Cause for Ohiection.

Washington, Dec. 16.-One of Venez-
uela's chief causes for objecting to the
treaty is said to be that they would
not be represented on the tribunal. This
is wrong view of the matter. as un-
der the Olney-Pauncefote protocol the
United States may appoint, and proba-
bly, will do so, citizen of Venezuela to
be q member of that tribunal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
Brinrs Suit for Damages.

Newark. o., Dec. 16.-Two $4,000
damage suits for defamation of char
acter were filed Monday night by ex-
Lieutenant Governor William c. Lyon.
editor of The American. One of the
suits is against Sheriff Chilcote and
The Daily Tribune; the other against
]. NJ Ickes and the Newark Publishing
company. Lyon alleges that Chilcote
wrote a letter appearing In The Tribune
making false statements against HIM
"a
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
EARLY Edition. of yirril.

Princeton. N. j.. Dec. 16.--Junius s.
Morgan OF New York has presented to
Princeton university a collection of
early editions Of Virgil The books are
said to be worth s50.000. The gift COM
prises S12 volumes. twenty-one OF which
are fifteenth century editions. including
the first rare editions OF Seveyheim and
Pannartx. Rome. 1896. of which only
six copies exist today.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16

Fort Wayne. Ind, Dec. 16-Fred
Kruchenberger. aged 13. and George
sturm, aged Is. sons Of well-to-do farm
ers of this county. auarreled. Kruch-
edberger stabbed sturm In the neck
with q penknife, severing the jugular
vein. The young murderer was ar
rested and placed In jail.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
uorrible Scare at n Funeral.

Wilmington. Del, Dec. 16.-During
the funeral services over the body of
]. Frank Williams, prominent citi-
zen of Seaford. at that place, the floor
of the room gave away and precipi-
tated the entire party a distance Of
eight feet into the cellar. The casket
was broken open and the corpse rolled
out. Several women tainted \nd great
excitement ensued, hut no one was seri-
otisly hurt
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
Contestecs to Give a Bond.

Washington. Dec. 15.-Aldrich Of Ala
bama has introduced a bill in the house
to require contestees in contested cleo
tion cases to give bond in the sum of
$4,000 by which the contestee agrees
to return all money received by him as
a member of the house of representa-
tives in the event that he loses the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16

Kansas City. Dec. 16.-Colonel ID. b.
Dyer. president of the street railway
company of Augusta, Ca. and who
was prominently identified with the At
lanta exposition, has begun an action
In the courts here to secure a divorce
from his wife, Ada NJ, who is still liv-
Ing in Georgia. The statutory grounds
are urged.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16

washington, Dec. 16.-Congressman
woodman of Chicago introduced In the
house Tuesday 5o0-word joint resolu-
ton directing the president to express
20 Spain our condemnation Of Spain's
methods OF warfare and especially the
murder OF Maceo, to recognize the inde-
pendence OF Cuba, and to demand that
spain Immediately withdraw from
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16

CUBA all her armed forces. In one of
the preceding whereases he refers to
the presidents message as IAN argu-
ment I'm favor Of the Spanish butchers
I'm Cuba A"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16

Rouen, Dec. 1e.-The French steamer
Marie Fanny from Bayonne, for this
port. has been totally lost on the ISL
and of Alderney The captain was
saved. but fourteen members Of the
crew were drowned.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16
SENATOR'S BELITTLED.
London Globe Refers to Them as
Wild Men,
AND ALSO AS AMUSING LUNATICs.

Says Spain Has Endured Much Contumeiy
from the United States and Urges the
Washington Government to Put Re-
straint Upon senator Chandler aud His
Colleagues s-Intimates That In the Case
of War Spain Would Hustle Us.
London, Dec. 16.-The Times. COM
menting on the Cuban situation. ex-
presses the hope that the Spaniards
will continue to disregard the vituper-
alton of the jingo senators and abstain
from initiating them, adding:
THE American government main
tains a correct and neutral attitude,
and as long as 1t does so Spain can af-
ford to smile at Senator Chandler's
offhand recognition Of the Cuban re-
public"
The Globe says: when these wild
men rave at England, British feeling
regards them as amusing lunatics,
whose grotesque antics do not carry
danger to either country. But the
Spanish are more easily infiamed to
anger, and there is some danger of
Spain falling into the trap when the
piratical Laurada reaches Valencia.
Spain has endured much contumely
from the great republic, but there are
many indications that this passive SUBJ
mission to insult will not last much
longer 1t would be well, therefore. for
the Washington government TO place
restraint upon Senator Chandler and
his colleagues. If Spain decided to up
hold her honor by arms a naval war
might have results not at all agreeable
to the American Chauvinists."
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-16

Rome. Dec. 1.-THE pope has ap-
proved the selection OF the Rev. James
r. Quigley. d. D.. to be bishop OF Buff
falo. N. Y.
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-03

plies to the announcements of the money
lenders, they return an answer that before
doing business they must have a small
amount-l0 shillings, Il or e2-to cover
expenses of investigating the applicants
case The victim sends the money, and a
week or two afterward receives letter to
the effect that they cannot do business
with him. In Macy eases TO inquiries are
made Unless the applicant is a profess
sional man in good position, such as a
clergyman holding a living, TIE lcrder
usually requires Il bin of sale on furniture
or stock. These L:.i' OF sale work many
hartiships. Mr. FIGow has gathered hun
dreds of instances :;cing to prove that they
simply furnish the money lcrder with the
means for extortirg Lirrc Sims Of money.
Borrowers are tricb,i into signing them
without knowing what thcy are Within
a few days after man h,.s given bill OF
sale he may find all his ether creditors
down on him demanding Instant payment
The EunHcr Of Eugl.,ha.Cn who ale in
the clutches Of the money lenders and
hopelcsaly So is su@' rising, and it en-
braces mon in all ciiilaAs E.r Farrow Is
now working for sweeping changes In the
laws regulating mo.ey leaders The out
come of his investi cations is IN doubt
without money lenders would he
an uncomfortable rLs'c for the great army
Of borrowers who !Aiwa family name and !
for present needs.-New York 1
sun.
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-03
CrlminaI Lines In a MANS Face.

81 used to be a strong believer in phys
iognomy," said r. c. Ridley, a visitor in
this city "but have lost some of my faith
in it as a science. In fact, mans sur
roundings have very much to do with the
character shown by his face 1 had an IL
lustration of this coming into Washington.
When we left Chicago noticed a group
Of men two or three seats in front of me,
but paid no attention to them particular
", but after we had gone about 80 miles
l saw that one of them was handcuffed.
He was we'll dressed, and at first thought
he did not look like n criminal, but soon
saw lines that betokened cunning dupliei-
ty and lack of morality generally. be-
came so interested that my gaze attracted
the attention of one of the officers having
him In charge who said: You seem to be
studying the man 1 have there. Did you
ever see him beforc9 told him had not,
but was II physiognoniist and was study
ing the criminal lines in the face. He pre-.
vailed upon me to make a report on the
mans character, which was greeted with
laughter from the prisoner as well as the
officers. Then they explained that he was
of irreproachable character, and in a prank
had tried on the cuffs, which belonged to
the officer and, the key being lost, could
not get them OFF Then the criminal lines
in the face ali disappeared Washington
Star