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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29
wbitecap Leader to Hang.

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 2s.-fleas
wynne has been found guilty OF murder
and sentenced to hang. Wynne was
Whitecap leader and was convicted OF
the murder of Laura Whaley. He went
to the home OF William Whaley' ana
because the man and wife were Wit
nesses against him In trial shot them
both dead.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29
KILLED by a Boiler Explosion.

Halifax, N. S., Nov. 29.-The explosion
of a boiler at the Gold Lake mines, East
Halifax, caused the instant death or
the manager of the mine. Daniel Nc
Phail. and two other men, James Hen
messy and John McIsaac, their bodies
being terribly torn by flying wreckage
of the boiler. No others were seriously
injured. Hennessy and McIsaae were
testing the boiler.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29
xonnr wnman Kllls Herself

Chicago, Nov. 2e.--Alice Johnson. z2
wars OF age, sick and despondent. took
earbolic acid and died. The girl lived
w,tb her mother on Center avenue and
wa. the main support Of the family.
ui-health, however. kept her from work
ana IN a at OF dependency she ended
her life by drinking the aoid-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29
Ex-Judge Kilis Himself

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 29.-F. N. Neal,
ex-iudge OF Union county, committed
suicide by shooting at his home In juno
tion City. He was 72 years old and
prominent citizen. No motive Tor the
taking OF his own life Is known.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29
No Collision OF Troops.

Lagos. West Coast of Africa, Nov. %
The report of collision between Brit
ish and French troops near Nikki is
unfounded The French expedltlon
from Porto Move has reached Nikkl
vithout any trouble.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29
Iron preferred TO steel.

In bars. agricultural and railway
manufacturing causes heavy demand
at Chicago, iron being preferred to steel
and thin sheets are also in better de-
mand. but bars are a shade lower at
Pittsburg. and both wire and cut nails.
Some large orders for rails by eastern
railways are reported. The woolen man
ufacture is still consuming heavily IN
execution OF past orders and many
agents are sold so far ahead that they
seek no further business, while others
are beginning to question whether the
demand for the next season VIII sur
fee IL prices are made to correspond
with present quotations Of wool Some
reduction in prices Of wool appears pos
sibly averaging y cent, with sales OF
Australian amounting to 2,7OO,OOO
pounds in a few large blocks In Boston
but the tone is still strong. Failures
for the week have been 236 In the
United States, against 300 last year ana
TWENTY-FIVE in Canada, against thlrty-
eight last year.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29
Mail Carrier. to Give Bond.

washington, Nov. 2s.-After Jan. l
mail carriers In the employ OF Uncle
sam will have to give $1,000 bond TO
nrotect the government against loss
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29
C.c,, Rhodes In Better.

London, Nov. ga dispatch from
Cane Town says that Cecil Rhodes 10
better. and expects to go to Salisbury
On two weeks.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29
Cut the Head OF First.

First she cut the head off, then she
took the saw and sawed the trunk in
two and then the legs. She was AFRAID
the saw would go through the wrong
place in the body. but she finally got
the right place. She mentioned at the
time that 1t was a good thing she knew
something about surgery. or else 1t
would be impossible to get rid OF the
body properly. Before she cut the BODY
I'D the clothes were taken of. AFTER
wards the body was rolled up in the
oilcloth and cloth that Mrs. Mack
bought at Mrs. Rigers. Then we talked
over the plans TO get rid Of the body.
She arranged for the surrey drive and
the throwing away of the pieces. she
gave the money to hire the surrey. she
gave me the money to hire the Woodside
cottage where she said she was to start
a place to treat women who were In
trouble and who wanted II kept quiet.
After we threw the head into the river
and disposed Of the pieces OF the body
as the papers have stated. she took
Guidensuppes clothes and burned them
In a stove"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29
Woman Planned the Murder.

Augusta Mack planned ana accom-
plished the murder of William Gulden-
suppe. When l got to the Woodside
cottage that Saturday morning she met
me at the door and said: i have got
Guldensuppe upstairs. He Is dead. She
had shot him in the face and stabbed
him In The breast. she said. i was not
even in the house at the time, but in the
doorway and she was out or sight OF
the people in the street at the tlme'
half upstairs. / knew nothing OF her
purpose that day. She had asked me TO
come to Woodside / went there, ano
when / arrived she told me that she
had killed Guldensuppe and that all
her trouble was over. For long time
I hardly knew what tc do. Mrs. Mack
asked me to help her cut the body up
hesitated, but could not make up my
mind.
"You have got to help me get rid or
it. she said, or both Of us will get into
trouble. All you have got to do Is to
help" At last helped her to carry the
body to the bathtub. II was very heavy.
Guldensuppe was dead. He was not
breathing when we put him In the bath
tub. Mrs. Mack did the cutting while
I held the body.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29
Larger Demand from the south.

The demand for goods at the south is
larger since the removal of embargoes
and recent reductions in prices nave
stimulated larger transactions by deal
ers. but stocks held by the mills are
still heavy With 100000 pieces OF
print cloths on hand. against 2,2l2Ooo
one year ago and only 206.O0O pieces two
wears ago the output Of 100000 beyond
consumption last year has been heavy
load ever since. The iron industry
shows no decrease in production or con-
sumption of pig. but with much reduced
orders for products, excess of produc-
ton is expected and Bessemer fails
shade to $1o15 and gray forge to $9'2o al
Pittsburg. though Chicago and eastern
markets show no change. Billets are
also weaker at Pittsburg-h5. Expec-
tation Of lower prices tends to produce
them at a time when new business IS
naturally small and the mills are work
ing mostly on old orders, with buyers
impatient for deliveries Other larse or
ders are held back in plates by inability
Of the works to deliver In the time de-
sired
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29

"It was nothing but my love for Mrs.
Mack that got me into all this trouble.
I helped her get rid of the dead BODY 10
shield her and to save her from being
arrested. Everybody has lied about
me in this case, principally because L
have not talked or explained. They
said I told Gotha that i killed Gulden-
suppe. IT is a lie. j told him that MRS.
Mack killed him. They say / offered
TO confess to Captain O'Brien so i could
get free. That Is another lie. told
Captain O'Brien something of private
nature that did not concern the case
intimately. I give him permission 10
sneak now He will clear me.
"They say too, that l threatened 10
murder william Guldensuppe. Yes, l
| said I would kill him before he killed
me He almost killed me and threat
ened nv life every time he mentioned
INV name to Mrs. Mack. Augusta told
me SO. and told me to look and nave
| a pistol TO shoot him. but not to do II IT
her house.
| Turned Everything Around.
"Mrs. Mack told the jury that / com
mitted the murder in just the way sh'
actually did it herself. She turned ey
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29

Of the case on Monday Thorn will tes-
tify in his own behalf. and accuse Mrs.
Mack of killing Gudensuppe.
The following statement, signed by
Martin Thorn, is published here:
when l go on the stand Monday
morning / will tell the true and COM
plete story of the crime for which / am
new being tried fer my life. My law
yer has advised me to conceal nothing
and with the help of God ] Will not.
Martin Thorn is just man. with vices
and virtues like any other, and with
the love Of life just as strong within
him as i'm any Of those who say he
sinned because he loved an unworthy
woman: loved and trusted and shielded
her until he was in the very shadow OF
the electric chair loved her until she
sworn away his existence to save her
own. to save herself from the conse-
ouences of her own act-the killing or
the man whom she said she feared be-
cause of his knowledge Of ether crimes.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29

After the slight decline last Satur-
day. wheat rose to $1,00h for November,
with No. 2 red and other grades selling
many cents higher. Yet western re
ceipts are of enormous magnitude: In
four weeks q ,072l l04 bushels, against
9.214.S3S in the same four weeks last
year. while Atlantic exports flour IN
cluded, were for the week, 362S,4 BUSH
els. and for four weeks Il, ,439 S39, against
7.737. .695 last year. The shipments from
other ports have also been heavy ana
nothing appears to change former esu-
mates of European needs Corn also
continues to go abroad in quantities al
most as large as last year, when all past
records were broken. but the price mas
slightly declined. Cotton declined 10
5.Si cents the lowest point for many
wears. with scarcely any indications OF
speculative effort. More has come into
sight this month than during the same
time in 1894. from the largest crop ever
raised. while takings by northern and
southern spinners have been smaller and
print cloths and some other staple goods
! are at the lowest quotations ever
! known. In such conditions weakness
| is natural. although extreme estimates
of yield are not by some entirely cred
I
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
ON sH1PBoARD NOT CLEARED.
yictorin Now. Notc..

Victoria, Texas, January 1l.-Mr. l.. i.
Halter. who has filled the position OF
teller at the First National bank for a
number Of years. has rendered his resigna-
ton to take effect on the appointment OF
his successor. for which position there
are numerous applicants. The increasing
demands of the business OF Haller Bros.
Dry Goods company. in which he is a
partner, requiring his entire time and at
tention is the occasion for his resignation.
Two cars OF cattle belonging to Mr.. 7.
M. OConnor shipped from Dayton to Co
Had passed through here yesterday.
Mr.. j. A. Scarborough, proprietor OF the
Victoria Shoe company. has leased the
Mutt hotel and assumes charge today. Col
onel John Mutt of Cuero. the present Lessee.
was down from Cuoro attending to the
transfer today.
Marshal Heck is doing commendable
work in Kidding the town OF tramps, and
In consequence the number OF Weary
Willies is becoming gratifyingly small.
He meets them on arrival or as soon there
after as located and makes them move on
or puts them to work on the streets
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12

Superintendent McQueeney Of the South
ern Pacific is in the city assisting in ar
ranging new time card FOR his road
which goes into effect January H. at the
same time rs does the San Antonio st.
Louis fast train service, and changes are
being made to meet the connection ct the
new train at Flatona and San Antonio.
The st. Louis train will leave San Antonio
daily at 7;40 p. m, arriving at Flatonia
at 1925 y. M, and southbnund will leave
Flatonia a. M, arrived San Antonio at
$40 a. m. No. H. eastbound. will arrive
In Houston at 8 a. M. leave at $50 n. M.
thirty minutes later than at present. No.
is, westbound. will arrive In Houston at
1880 p M, leave at 10:55 p. m, thirty
minutes later than at present No. 10,
eastbound, will arrive In Houston at 1880
p. m. depart 1850 p. m, tweNty minutes
later than at present. No 20 remains un-
changed The officials expect to complete
the work by tonight and leave FOR home.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
wharton Pythinu BnlI.

Wharton. Texas. January 1.-THE Post
reporter is now enabled to furnish the
names of the committees In full for the
Knights Of Pythias ball which will take
place at the new Ford hotel Tuesday night.
January 10.
Soliciting committee-W. A. kinchioe,
r. l.. Hardman. John Garrett.
Arrangement--W. A. Brooks, w. Kinch-
Toe. r.. A. Rich, V. Meriwether.
Roeeption-V. Merlwether, A. A. Rich.
r.. l.. Hardman. j. Garrett and w. A.
Brooks.
Adams: after supper, n. l.. Hardman, A.
Hugely.
Inyitation--R. l.. Hardman. w. kinch-
loe. w. Brooks. J. Garrett.
Messrs. J. r. Linn, W. j.. Linn and j.
II. q. Dennis left yesterday for Austin.
where they will attend the session OF the
legislature.
La grippe is epidemic here and the ply
sicians are kept going night and day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12

Claim Agent Mullane of the Santa Re left
yesterday for East Texas.
j. r. Mahl of the Southern Pacific left
last night for New Orleans.
Superintendent Simmons OF the BAY
Shore Line was In Austin yesterday.
C. e. Jones of the Vicksburg, Shreveport
and Southern was in the city yesterday
The Cotton Belt is distributing large
number of diary books, which It puts out
each year.
General Manager Hill OF the Galveston
Houston and Henderson was up from Gal
weston yesterday.
d. T. Forbes. manager of the New
York, Texas and Mexican, was up from
Victoria yesterday.
w. b. Carriere, travelling auditor for the
Southern Pacific. was in Houston yester
day and last night
Dispatchers Guthrie and Buchanan OF the
Southern Pacific at San Antonio came over
Sunday night TO attend court.
Captain James Beaumont, general live
stock agent of the Southern Pacific. came
up from Victoria last night.
b. W. Oliphant, chief clerk to General
Freight Agent Byers of the Galveston, La
Porte and Houston, has resigned.
William Noble has been appointed tav-
cling freight agent of the Frisco, with
heai1uartcTs at SOutn McAIeSter.
Work was supposed to have been begun
yesterday Oh the new telegraph wire of the
Texas Midland from Paris to Ennis.
The Missouri. Kansas and Texas pas
senger earnings in Texas for the quarter
ending December 81 were $179 9SI ID.
A circular has been issued announcing the
changes on the Queen and Crescent. which
were printed in The Post some time $50
O. s. Newell superintendent Of the Pull
man company at San Antonio, passed
through the city yesterday en- route to New
orleans.
A North Texas paper says that 200 cars
of grain. bound for Galveston. are tied UP
in Kansas for the want of motive power Ia
move them.
Judge Kirby, vice president and general
manager of the Gulf. Beaumont and Kansas
City, will leave Thursday for Boston FOR a
two months trip.
The private cars Of President Huntington
of the Southern Pacific, which were occu-
pied through Houston recently by members
of Austras royal family. went East sun
day night, en- route to New York.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
A Patient Conductor.

Conductor D. Oliver Of the Missouri Kan
sas and Texas is now regarded as the most
patient ticket puncher in the state, and as
evidence of that quality he has a handsome
pair of buck horns, presented TO him by the
manager OF the 'Pay Train" Theatrical
company. oliver has charge of the passen-
ger ,rain that took the company from TEN
pie to Taylor recently, and when a long
DELAY was encountered by the loading OF
baggage. he stood by saying not word
After the work had been completed que
manager sought Mr. oliver and handed MN
the present. saying Take these as
mark of esteem for the first conductor VINO
In an experience Of several years, mas Wait
ed for the loading OF our baggage anu hlau,
no kick. You are as patient as Job, and
deserve something handsome.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
How 1t Is Pronounced.

Mr.. C. f. Resseguic, the new general STU
perintendent of the Gulf, Colorado and
Ssnta Fe, has a name that is n ruzzier to
the majority of the men along the line 1t
is amusing the way they stumble around IT,
The more polite. who have not mastered
tho intricacies of the name. do not attempt
n pronunciation, but call him Sir" colo
nell 'the new superintendent" or any
other handle that suggests itself as a way
out of the difficulty. Yet It is very simple
when once mastered. 1t is pronounced
Rez-i-ge with the 1 short, accent on the
first syllable.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
A Quick shipmcnt.

The Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe freight
department are highly elated over the
quick time made by a carload Of apples
shipped from New York, consigned to the
Houston Produce company Of this city. The
car left Suspension Bridge at noon of Jan
uary over the Michigan Central to Chi
cago. the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
to Purcell. /. T.. and the Gulf. Colorado
and Santa Fe to Houston. arriving here at
3 a. IN. yesterday. January II. The Santa
Fe people claim this is twenty -four hours
ahead of any shipment heretofore made.
and consequently are shaking hands with
themselves
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
GALVESTON STOCK.
Total stock .......... 16Oa5s 1885,
RECEIPTS AM, SHIPMENTS.

Total receipts of cotton at Galveston to.
day aggregate 1921 bales, as follows: by
Gulf, Colorado and Santa iHe, 1898, by the
Galveston. Houston and Henderson,, Gjs.
by Missouri Kansas and Texas. 2123; by
Galveston. la Porte and Houston, 1921 by
barge Willie S6G, by schooner Silas, =; Ly
schooner Rapallo. 90 by schooner Estclla.
20; by steamer clinton. from Point Isabel.
A.
77.}O; her 50 Springwell 677s; TO Manchester.
per - Leny. 800; to Morgan CITY. per 81
Clinton 70: total, 1891
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
BerclaIr social Notes.

Bcrclair, Texas. January 10.--Colonel j.
A. Donaldson Of Victoria is spending a
few weeks on his ranch near here.
The Misses Williams OF Bonconia are
visiting the family of II. p. Wilkinson
Colonel r. p. wilkinson gave the young
folks a big dance Friday night. The In
terIor of his handsome residence was
handsomely decorated with evergreen and
"a happy New Year" greeted the eye on
every side.
j. r. Meek prominent merchant OF
this place, who has been confined TO his
bed for some weeks with the grippe IL
slowly recovering,
Miss Ruth Pettus Of Charco was mere
last week the guest Of Mrs. G. u. Lucas
Almost every family In town Is afflicted
with influenza.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
BEAUMONT BUDGET.
Carved Mt n BnIl-ScnatOr Greer Laid
In WITH The Grippe.


Beaumont, Texas, January 11.-Pete Rem
fro, colored, was today fined for assault
by Judge Dowlen. Friday night Pete and
Dan Dickerson. another negro. got into an
argument as to which should occupy
certain spot on ball room floor. with the
result that Dickerson received about four
teen knife wounds, none of which are dan
gerous Dickerson refused to prosecute
Renfro. hence the fine for assault.
Senator George C. Greer will not be at
Austin tomorrow when the senate opens
and he probably will not reach the Capital
City for n week. lie returned to this city
Saturday from professional visit to Shelby
county and in the trip contracted bad
cold. Today he is confined to his bed and
his attending physicians say he Is threat
ened with pneumonia
II. A. Horpbeck general manager OF the
Port Arthur Land and Townsite company,
is in the city today. He spent Sunday AT
Port Arthur
Joe Mundy, an itinerant Baptist preacher.
gave a free lecture to men only al The opera
house yesterday afternoon, and after com
pleting the lecture made pathetlc ana
successful appeal TO the audience Tor
money. He preached at the Baptist church
last night and tonight lectured at the opera
house. his subject being There's New
Baby in Town"
Yellowstone Kit" who played sue
cessful engagement in Houston about seven
wears ago. has pitched his tent In Beau
go, apd "a giving an excellent STOW. in
tersnersed with the sale OF Liver pads"
and "Kit's" characteristic lectures or talks.
DR.. George Collier representative iiom
the Thirty sixth district, has gone TO AUS
| tin. ,,o,,, ana
cor cain route agent Of the Wells Fargo
sxnress. spent Sunday In Beaumont on their
round OF inspection. 49,.
@. ], Hiilie, local manager Of the Ores.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
"Thc Benutics Of Our Line"

General Passenger Agent Townsend or
the Missouri Pacific is sending to all the
railroads in the Southwest, copies OF
waltz song, the name of which is the same
as the caption of this notice, beautifully u
Illustrated in colors with the various types
of beauties OF localities along the routes OF
that system. The title page shows the por-
traits of young women supposed 10 be resi-
dents of Little Rock Memphis. Hot Springs,
San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Dallas, Fort
Worth, LAREDO, FL Paso. Galveston, CITY OF
Mexico, Los Angeles, San Francisco ana
cute little miss from New Orleans, who, by
the way, is the feature OF the song. the
words are by Herbert Durand and the
music by T. r. Barry. The chorus of the
song is these words;
We love them all those Southern girls; we
love their sunny land,
From Mississippi's emerald banks 10 Fris-
cos gold sands;
Fifteen lovely maidens they are, our coun-
try's fairest queens;
But the one we love the best OF all is
the Maid of New Orleans.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12

cent News company. has established an
agency on the Gulf and Interstate railway
between Beaumont and Galveston.
Last night and today the Jefferson coun-
ty officers have arrested and Jailed John
Franklin, colcred. wanted In Lake Charles,
La. for assault to murder: Dick Rivcu.
colored, wanted In Chambers county for
burglary; Jerry Borncr, wanted In McLen-
nan county for cattle theft.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12

Galveston. Texas. January 11.-General
Superintendent Resseguie is figuring on
new schedule for the Santa Fe which will
go into effect next Sunday. The schedule
contemplates changes in the St. Louis
trains and the provision for the new San
Antonio sleeper which is to be put on
Division Superintendent Dickinson and
Pendell are here in connection with this
work
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12

Pachment Of Emmett Rifles which
Eve left Houston yesterday morn
"oodYille. did not have the op-
VI returning to the seat of war"
would have liked to. When the
rr,' the Grand Central depot,
t' 10 taking the train, Lieuten-
y received telegram from Cap
,o' 'hat none of the men would
VII w II was thought. but for Lie
hite To report as ordered
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
me Late stntisticinn,

eh Register.
'ueh death of General Francis A.
70 public calamity. His interest
affairs. his familiarity with ad-
lvvhotnic thought. and his enthusi-
u scientific discussions made him
.lgure, which stimulated thought
Iened action.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
milne Pass Shining,

Tass, Texas. January I've are
PIE to communicate with the out
by telephone. The telephone line
and in good working con-
'iiand bark Cerhordus sailed yes
: sehlrdom and the Norwegian
ah Tor Rotterdam. with cargoes
IoSher John f. Kronz, MacDon-
Eu yesterday from Barbardoes, via
' p Dark Goatfell, Rouse, sailed
nuehos Ayres with $4,000 feet Of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
The Hnrriran Cnsr.

woodville. Texas. January 1.-THE evi-
dence in the Harrison case was closed at
o. m. this evening. The argument OF
council is now progressing and the case
will go TO the jury tonight. Everything y
quiet and no trouble 10 now expected.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-12
rnccnd,nry Fire.

Corpus Christi. Texas. January ia
building belonging to the Hacienda society.
in the western part OF town, was destroyed
by fire last night about 3 o'clock. Loss
about $1,000 no insurance. The fire was
OF incendiary origin.