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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
GREECE IN THE SENATE.
Allen Introduces Resolution Expressing
sympathy.


Washington, April 29.-Allen of Ne
braska Thursday introduced a resolu-
tion in the senate directing the presi-
dent to express the sympathy of the
American people with Greece in its
struggle with Turkey. Allen spoke in
favor of It's adoption. At the request of
Chairman Davis of the foreign relations
committee the resolution was referred
TO the foreign relations committee, Da-
Wis promising speedy action.
Morgan made a sensational speech
against the disorganized condition or
the senate and house committees and
declared that the speaker of the house,
who was called the great white czar,
should be known hereafter as the great
white flibuster." Allen proposed res
olution that all legislative business shall
stop until congressional committees are
fully organized.
The senate voted at o'clock on the
| Nelson substitute to the bankruptcy bill
| and the substitute was carried-34 to p.
! The senate passed the bankruptcy bill
as amended-yeas, 40; nays, 8. The
final form as passed is the Nelson sub
stitute. This provides for voluntary
bankruptcy and invoutary in certain
cases. 1t was framed with a view to
avoid harsh provisions against the
debtors.
The house has non-concurred In the
senate amendment to transfer the In
dian supply depot from Chicago t'
| Omaha.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
SMALLPOX IN A PRISON.
Disease Appears Among General Weyler's
Prisoners at Cabanas.

Disease Appears AhloiSs DNhN''N'
Prisoners at Cabanas.
Havana, April 23.-SmallpoX has made
it's appearance in Cabanas prison. one
Melton, an American correspondent
and a member of the Competitor crew,
contrived to send note to friends here
under date Of April IS, in which ne
says:
''Smallpox has appeared in cell No
Al in which there are four Americans.
One nrisoner has died and three others
have the disease. ! nursed friend
named Gonzales, not knowing ne hao
smallpox, and so / suppose l VIII nave
It. can only hope for the best.
This information was at once carried
TO General lee and he promptly IN
formed the United States government
of the state of affairs and also wrote
TO Acting Captain General Ahu1naua
inouiring If the report about smallpox
IN Cabanas were true and what steps
had been taken to guard the health OF
the Americans imprisoned there. Re-
nlv was received making no statement
ahout the prevalence of smallpox In the
nrison. but saying that the Americans
would he vaccnated at once.
THE situation at Banes, seaport
town in Santiago de Cuba, now COM
mands much attention here. The gun
boat Galicia and the cruisers NueVa hs-
mana and Reina Mercedes are waitins
outside the narrow bay until three COZ
umns sent by General Weyler nave nae
time TO move on the rebels by land. Th'
Insurgents have held the town since
I Roloff's expedition landed there Marci
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
HOLMAN is DEAD.
The Indiana Congressman Passes Away
at Washington.

Washington, April 2S.-Representative
Holman of Indiana died at his home
here at 2:05 p. m. Thursday, after an
illness of some weeks. Spinal menin-
gifts was the cause.
William steele Holman's public life
began the very year he became of age.
Born at a pioneer homestead called Yer
aestau i'm Dearborn county, Ind, Sept.
6, 1922 he became a judge Of the pro-
bate court in 1S43, and continued as
such until 1916. Previous to this he had
received a common school education,
followed by two years at Franklin COL
lege. Ind, and had studied and prac-
ticed law. After leaving the bench he
was elected prosecuting attorney, and
filed the position from 1S47 to 1S49. He
was a member of the convention OF
| 1850 which framed the present constitu-
| ton of the state of Indiana, then a
member of the state legislature. He
} was next elected judge of the court OF
common pleas of the district embracing
his county, and occupied the bench from
! 1852 70 1856. His congressional career
began with his election to the house oi
representatives in 1858. With three eX'
ceptions he has been elected To tha'
| body biennially ever since.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
p,.,,o riohtcrs Die from Blows,

San Jose, Cal. April 23.-Frank Ev-
ans lightweight pugilist, died Thursday
morning of consumption of the BRAIN
caused by a right hand blow on the
chin delivered by Matt Semichy, In the
fourteenth round of a fight before the
con lose Athletic club. Semichy is in
iau charged with manslaughter.
philadelphia, April 2S.-"Billy' YER
non. the Haverstraw, n. Y, pugilist'
who was injured in his fight with Leslie
pearce at Athens, Deleware county, on
TUESDAY night, died at . o'clock Thurs-
day morning in the PRESBYTERIAN hospit-
al From the moment he collapsed II
the fourteenth round Vernon renamed
unconscious up to the time of his death
leslie Pearce is in Jail at Media being
| Hold Mi1hnut bail.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
MASSACRE OF GREEKS.
Turks at Their Old Tricks-Greeks storm
Five Villages.

Turks at Their Old Tricks-Greeks storm
Five Villages.
London, April 29.-According to a
special dispatch from Athens massacres
of Greek citizens have occurred near
Prevesa, the Turkish town at the en-
trance of the Gulf Of Arta. The Greek
troops, it is said, have stormed five VII
lagos occupied by the Turks.
A special telegram from Bucharest
Roumania, says that the Roumanian
minister for war has ordered the garri-
sons on the Dobrudscha frontier TO pe
reinforced by two battalions OF troops.
The King of Roumania has postponed
his foreign trip.
The Greek legation here has received
a dispatch from Nj. Skouzes, the minis
ter for foreign affairs Of Greece, IN
vl3.t r~erring 60 the order for the eX-
pulsion of all Greeks from Turkey at
the expiration of a fortnight from sat
urday last. the date of the rupture OF
Diplomatic relations between Greece anc
Turkey. he says their expulsion is con-
trarv to the principles of modern civil
ization. He adds that Greece desires al
turkish subjects residing within Greek
territory to remain as long as their con-
duct does not afford ground for com
plaint.
A special dispatch from Athens says
that offers of help are reaching 'h'
| Greek government from all quarters ah'
| the military authorities expect to haV'
( 20 600 volunteers enrolled before the De
I ginning of next week.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
PROMISED LAND cREvASSE.
The Break at That Place Is'Now 400 Feet
Wide.

Wide.
Jackson. Miss, April pa special TO
the Associated Press from Greenville.
Miss. says: The latest news from the
Promised Land break in Issequena
county estimates the crevasse to be
nearly 400 feet wide and pouring
through in heavy torrents six or eight
feet deep. Backwater is rising with
startling rapidity, the country being al
ready overilowed.
A message from Bales Head, Mr.. b.
Duncan's plantation, six miles above
the crevasse says the backwater rose
one foot three inches during the night,
and that all dry spots were rapidly dis
appearing. Great loss of mules and cat
tie has already resulted and 1t is ex-
pected that human life has already been
lost In the Steele bayou country, where
people believed themselves safe from
any further rise
DR.. ]. Il. Toombs of this city, prom
inent physician and planter, made
trip out in the Bogue country, twenty
five miles northeast of here Wednes-
day, and brings back deplorable ac-
counts of the condition there. He says
that 500 negroes, men, women, and
children, are huddled together with
starving horses, mules cows, pigs, poul-
try, cats and dogs on a piece of rail-
road grade. They are being looked aft
er by no one. and have starvation ra-
tions to keep them four or five days
only. They have no tents and their only
shelter is a patchwork of rags stretched
on poles and walled with crossties. The
grade is cut through by the water above
and below them and they are literally
surrounded by an ocean Of water from
twenty to twenty-five feet deep.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
,r,ilIarv DueI i'm Progress.

Milouna Pass, HEADQUARTERS or the
Turkish Army, April 23.-5 p, m-The
Turks are being rapidly pushed though
Milouna pass to the plain In front OF
Tvrnayo. Since 2 o'clock "Wednesday
afternoon an artillery duel between the
Turks and Greeks has been proceeding
at distance Of two miles. In the mean
time Greek reinforcements nave peei'
pouring over the bridge beyond the
town this side OF the river Nerias' Inc
Turks have carried several Greek posi-
tions on the heights above TyrnaVo
hut the town and small hills on thi'
side are still in the hands of the Greeks
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Turks Close to Larissa.

Vienna. April 23.-The Neue Freie
prese nublishes a dispatch from Con-
stantinople saying that Eohen fasna
the Turkish commander-ih-ch,ei na
telegraphed the sultan announcing .hst
his advance guard is within an nour J,
march Of Larissa. The Turkish genera'
adds that he has force OF eoooo men
with him. He estimates the Greek army y
opposing him to number 10000 men anu
expresses the hope that the faii OF Lar
issa. with the help Of God Is imm-
mont"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
HUI TER OUT OF THE RACE.
Latest Ncws from the Senatorial Contest
In Kentucky.


Frankfort, KY, April 23.-Dr. Hunter
has given up the fight for the United
States senatorship. At a caucus Mr..
Flippin introduced a resolution that in
accepting the withdrawal of DR.. Hunter
the Republicans renew their express
sions of confidence i'm his ability, integ-
rity and devotion to Republican prin-
ciples and rendering him sincere SYM
pathy I'm view of the prosecutions which
had been visited upon him. 1t was
adopted with dissent from those known
as the boiling Republicans.
The Bell -Crumbaugh contest was at
last settled in the senate Thursday be-
fore the joint session. Crumbaugh the
Republican, retains his seat by vote
of % to IA. All the silver Democrats
voted against him and all the Repub-
lcans and gold Democrats for him.
The joint session and senatorial bal
lot Thursday attracted a little more at
tention because the Republicans were
! without a nominee and all wanted To
! see how they would vote. Congress
man Walter Evans. the newly arrived
candidate, was on the floor of the house
| The Republicans evidently knew thai
] they were being watched and refused
TO answer to their names. The five anti
Hunter Republicans helped the others
to break the quorum. Only Baird anc
Norman, VINO have been voting Will
the Republicans answered present.
1t was the fifty-fifth ballot BairC
voted for Martin. So did Norman
Stout did not vote. The Republican
seemed to have lost their three gol'
Democrats, The Republicans sat still
however The vote stood: Blackburn
As; Martin. II; Stone, /. No quorum.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
Indictments Quashed.

Helena. Mont. April 2S.-United
c,ates circuit Judge Bellinger of ore
CO.,, mas ouashed the indictment against
r. ID. Edgerton. former vice presiuen,
and manager of the late FIRST . Na.lona.
hank of Helena, and against Assis'an'
cashier George II. Hill and r.. W. Deat-
tie. accused by the grand jury Oh nis
annropriating and permitting the ms
appropriation of valuable securllies ',s
from the bank. The defendants were
ordered TO give $1,000 bonds each &c
e,,eait the action of another grand jury
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nied nt the Age of 100.

Chicago. April 23.-Patrick Fitzgerald
died early Wednesday morning at MS
nome. 272 Fulton street, aged 100 years.
He had completed a century OF life just
FIVE days before he died. Three genera
t,ons were represented among the rel
atiyes who surrounded his deathoed
When rs years old he left County ker-
rv and came to America, and two years
later started a stock business In TINS
citv. In 1882 he retired from business
His wife, aged IS, survives.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
Presidents Mothers Birthday.

Canton, o., April 29.-Nancy Allison
Mckinley, mother of the nations pres
ident. celebrated her SSth birthday at
her home in this city Thursday She
Is in excellent health, barring slight at
tacks of rheumatism. All day letters
and telegrams of congratulation were
received by her from friends and III
many instances, from strangers A del
egation of fifty women, composed OF
the Cleveland Sorosis, Akron Century
club. and Canton Sorosis, called on her
The Cleveland party presented to her
garlands of flowers through Mrs. w. G'
Rose. A letter of congratulation was
received from Mrs. Mckinley and the
president
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
RUSSIA May STEP IN.
Measures for Intervention in the
Oriental War.
MANY ON BOTH SIDES BEING SLAIN

At Boughazi Two Entire Turkish Conn
panies Were AnnihiIated While Trying
to Capture "a Greek Battery-Massacr of
Greeks in "a Towu on the Gulf of Arta -
The Greek Fleet Proceeding Toward the
Dardanelles to Give Battle on Water.
Paris, April 23.-The situation on the
Thessalian frontier, according to dis
patch from Athens Thursday was con-
sidered to be highly critical. 1t is feared
the Greek troops, exhausted by three
days of hard fighting, will be unable
to resist much longer the furious at
tacks of the Turks. lie Journals corre-
spondent at Odessa telegraphs that all
the necessary measures have been taken
at Sebastopol for the eventual interven-
tion of Russia in the war between Tur-
key and Greece.
The correspondent Of the same paper
at Athens telegraphs that in an advance
on Damasi the Greek troops suffered
heavily and that the Turkish losses
were enormous. At Boughazi two en-
tire Turkish companies were annihii-
ated while trying to capture the Greek
| batteries.
Continuing, the dispatch says that the
| Turkish fort at Viglia Is surrounded
by Greeks, who are trying TO silence
the six Turkish batteries remaining in
position. Even these, 1t is further stat
ed, are not supported by infantry.
According to a dispatch received here
from Constantinople Greece has in
formed the powers that she will aban'
don her claims to the island Of Crete
II the powers will force Turkey to ced'
her Epirus and Mount Olympus, ac
corded to her by the treaty of Berlin
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
Minister TO Hawaii.

Washington. April 23.-The president
Thursday sent to the senate the follow
inc nominations: Herold NJ. Sewall of
Maine. TO be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of the United
States TO Hawaii; Thomas II. Phalr Oh
Maine. collector of customs, district ol
Aroostoock, Me-; James ). Hartman
Of Maine, collector of customs, dlstric'
of Belfast, Me. Postmasters: ILLINOIS,
Hibben S. Corwin, Peru; Thomas >
Fekete East st. Louis. Michigan--td'
win O. Shaw, Newaygo
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
~, Ad,ourn Before June.

Springfield. Ills, April Ex-senator
pogardus said Wednesday evening the
honse resolution for sine die adjourn
ment would be referred 10 con'l'' 49,
and probably amended to touon ua.e
IN the first week in june ms arsu
ment was that it would be hlghiy IN
proper for legislature on salary ior
the first time to adjourn ana ieaVe i'n-
nortant bills not acted on, wnen az
rule they staid longer, getting 20 o"s'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
C,rn.yie Uouses Ablaze.

Pittsburg, April 2S.-The $50 frame
houses built by the Carnegie firm With
in the mill enclosure of the mill at
Homestead are in flames. Already ZoV
of these houses have been burned TO the
ground and the other $50 cannot De
saved. These houses were built during
the great Homestead strike OF 1872 tor
the protection of their workmen agalns.
the strikers. The loss VIII be slo,ooV
and 200 people will be homeless. Inc
cause of the fire is not known as yet'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
u,v Re n Naval Battle.

Athens, April 2S.-It is reported mere
that the Greek fleet is proceeding TO-
ward the Dardanelles for the purpose
Of meeting the Turkish fleet stationed
there. ,rao,
News from Arta announces that Major
centzo. with two squadrons of cavalry
has captured three villages which wer.
occupied by two Turkish battalions' a
thlrd squadron of cavalry has occuplec
Fort salagova, on the Gulf of Arta. ThF
Turks retreated leaving three cannon
and a quantity of dynamite in th'
hands OF the Greeks.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
Cashier Pleads Guilty.

Cincinnati. April 2S.-James NJ. wall,
oashiar of the Farmers National bank
Of Portsmouth, O.. pleaded guilty
Thursday before Judge Taft OF the
limited states court to an indictmen'
for making false returns to the gov
ernment of the condition of the pank'
The court gave him the minimum sen
tence-five years i'm the penitenuary'
wall was jointly indicted with 'ne
nres,dent of the bank, Watkin, VINO Is
an In california.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
ALDERMAN ON TRIAL.
He Is Charged with Agreeing to Accept
Bribe of $500.

Minneapolis, April 23.-Results of the
new grand jurys investigation OF mu-
nicipal scandals were made apparent
Thursday when Alderman c. E' DICK
inson of the Twelfth ward was ar
raigned on an indictment charging him
with agreeing to accept a $500 prioe
from the Penny Press company In con-
nection with the city printing contract
Henry f. Brown, a weil-khoWh ci'i-
zen and politician, was arralgheu on an
indictment charging that ne lilesaiy
secured $500 belonging to the city ron
ex-City Treasurer Il. C' hausan, WI.
a. o,so under indictment. Haugan lei
brown have the money in the guise oi
a loan. Brown furnished $500 bono
signed by Charles A. Pillsoury ano
clinton Morrison. and his trial was SCI
for June Is. Dickinson furnished
e. 600 bond.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
KING HUMBERT' PERIL
Attempted Assassination of the
Ruler of Italy.
IRONwORKER TRIES TO STAB HIM.

The King Was on the Way To the Races
When the Attempt on His Life Was
Ma,Ie--The Would-Be Assassin, Who
Was Immediately Arrested, Appears To
he Political Fanatic-Attempt to As
sassinate President Borda of Uruguay.
Rome, April 23.-At 2:30 Thursday
afternoon while King Humbert was on
his way to the races a man named
Pietro Acciarito, an iron worker out OF
employment. attempted to stab his ma
jesty with a dagger. The man was
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
r,.ra.or Mon win q Point.

Springfield, Ills. April Zine en-, -,
~ elevator men have succeeded In
letting .a a favorable report to the SEN
ats from the warehouse committee on
,ss h,ll giving the elevator men tne
IT., az. % deal in wheat. The Board OF
msaae 1,sn men have several representatives
here to fight the BILL ana ,ne, ra,ate
probably be warm times IN Tue se""'N
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
King HuMBERT.


seized before he could carry out his
purpose and the king proceeded to the
Campanelle race course, seemingly un-
moved.
on arriving at the race course his
majesty was greatly cheered. Accl-
arito appears to be a political fanatic.
He says he has no accomplices.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
MUSICAL FESTIVAL AT ALBION.
WeIl-Known Artists Engaged for the Big
May Concert.

Albion, Mich, April 23.-Albion VIII
have May music festival which Will
compare favorably with any ever given
in Michigan. Lillian Blauvelt or Co
rinne Moore Lawson of New YORK, so
prano; Godowski, Chicago, pianist; NC
Kinley, New York, tenor, and W. f.
breckenridge, pipe organist, VIII take
part.
recital will be given by each OF the
artists mentioned, and the programme
will be concluded by the rendition OF A.
Goring Thomas cantata, The swan
and the Skylark," by the Albion Choral
Union of 100 voices on the last night
The festival meetings will occupy two
afternoons and three evenings The
soloists will take the leading parts III
| the cantata.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
Quarter Of a Million saved.

uoughton. Mich, April 2S.-The chi
900 and Northwestern railway has re-
duced rates on ore from Marquet.e
range mines to Escanaba to 40 cents
ner Ton. in place of 50 cents last sea-
son cor The rate to the ore docks at Mar
e,,atta have been put at 25 cents. against
OK cents last season. The reduction
means % a saving of s25O,OOO to ore ship
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
Fear n Bulgarian Raid.

Sofia, Bulgaria. April Z3'-Ihe iuln
ish authorities, fearing a Bulga,iah ra,u a.
into Macedonia, have reinforced tne C'
toman troops holding the passes Oh .ne
RiIo mountains. The Macedonian Junta
has its headquarters here and mas oe-
c,ded not to act until the result OF En-
neror Francis Joseph's coming Visi. 70
The czar is known. The Macedonian
tnnta expects important developments
frop, this visit.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
Tried to Kin Pre.ident norda

Montevideo, April 23.-An attempt has
been made to assassinate the president
Of Uruguay Senior Jidiarte Borda. lie
was shot at by the would-be assassin
but the bullet missed its mark. The
nresident's assallant was arrested.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
c.,nn,,..ion at Memphis.

Memphis. April 23.-Members OF tne
a.ata M commerce commission ar
,h.ef't ra,,eH in Memphis Thursday from Dal-
,lseo The commission will investigate
las. a, termed the floating" OF cotton
wna ~a.masr ~ compress points. All freigh'
officials of the twelve rai..osus ..on.d "a
ing the city have Desn
anpear before that body
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23
c,r,wr,rht Renom,nated.

Rockford. Ills, April 2s.-Judge James
IT Cartwright of oregon was renomi-
nated ga the member OF the state su-
nreme court from this district by the
Renublican convention here THURSDAY
afternoon.
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n.,.,, proker Kills Himself.

chicago, April 2s.-Robert W. Hamer, ael,
n.oSsr retired. and living at lso.
Dem,ng court, shot and killed n,me,l a.s
Tnmrsday. The mans body was not s. uls.
onvered till an hour after the suieioe
mad, taken place.