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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
HAS A CORNER IN OATS,
Letter Prepared tn squeeze Spectators !"
an Unexpected Manner.


An Unexpected Manner.
Chicago Dec. 2S-Friday, which VIII
witness the close Of the great Letter
deal in wheat on the board or traoe'
b,as fair to prove memorable day III
the trade. No great excitement Is ex-
nected in the wheat pit, but in oats
squeeze of shorts may occur
II is believed that Mr. Letter mas peeh
turning a trick on the trade In oa.s
while everybody was watching whea''
Far weeks the oats pit has been prac-
ticallv deserted Last week there was
a disa preeable surprise to the men who
had sold 5000 0G0 bushels OF oats 10,
Dacember delivery when they learneu
thai no oats were being delivered Inen
| tbev avoke to the fact that In All 'ne
| chicago elevators the oats measured
hr, e5O 600 bushels Of the cohttac'
erades II was Wednesday when they
made the discovery The price Oh De
oer,ber oats was then 203s cents. n
cont al advance in oats is as gooo a.
, or r cents in wheat 1t Is TOO iate :,
rush in a supply to meet the calls whlcl
will be made for the grain al the eios'
80 business On Friday. Those VINO nav
not delivered the grain ACCORDING
oontract will be called upon to settle a
The closing price. The situation mas al
the elements of a squeeze.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
woman Beaten by Thieves.

Chicago. Dec. 2S.-Mrs. E. r. Kiesch-
ra wife of a wealthy dealer In brewers
s,,nnlies. may die from the wounds she
.aoaived at the hands OF two burglars
at her home, 1929 Montana stree, s"1
had been calling on friends ana d.
o'clock in the evening returned 10 ner
home. She reached the top OF s.ar
way and, scratching a matcn' iounu
herself confronted by two men win
I revolvers. The burglars struck her on
the head with their weapons. knockins
her down the stairway. The thieves Sc
cured diamonds and jewelry ana othe'
articles worth about $500.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
raurln sinrerly Ont.

philadelphia. Dec. 2S.-The friends OF
w M Singerly, the president OF the de-
funct Chestnut Street National pank,
have suggested plan of settiement
which will liouidate Mr.. Singerlys
debt dollar for dollar. The idea Is 10
,oaIa an issue of Record Publishing
company stock sufficiently large IN al, s
d,tion To the assets OF the bank anu
,he trust company to enable these IN
st,tut,ons to pay all their Indebtedness
90 follows: Fifty per cent. cash, 30 per
cent Record stock. II this plan goes
through the creditors will get grea'
deal more than IL a receivershio IL
| OF rted
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
The Twelfth Census.

yasn,neton. Dec. 2s.-The president
. sens,dering the qualifications OF sew.
Is, men for the position Of director OF
e,a ., .ws,ftb census, but as yet has not
indicated whom he may appon ,he
q. J. North of Boston secre.ary , n Man.
National Association OF wooi ma 49,,
nfacturers, who was identiiiea WIN ~, -
eleventh census and is staustician -
ability, is one of those whose ha'"s'
vnaer earnest consideration.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
r.. Msn pashed to Pieces.

wukesbarre, Pa, Dec. 2S.-John AS
rew and Thomas Kennedy met nor
~ death in the Alden shaft. They
"a heen sent down the shaft TO cut
.aa ,ce which prevented the carriage
sIe,,, nS running. They cut away the Ice
until the car had descenueu Wv i s,r'
when II stuck. The men couiu mo- se
nal the engineer and the rope con.inua1 -
20 coil on top of the bonnet Oh tne sa- 80
until its weight forced the carriase AZ. AZ.
vond the ice formation. rne car S
scended swiftly until the rope orone
when it fell $50 feet. The men "e'
| dashed TO pieces.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
Train Breaks In Two.

Liberal. Mo-, Dec pa wreck oo
onrrod at the Memphis roads depot AZ
.S .Sis nlace. Local train No. 4e broke IN
.n,o .o on the down grade coming into
wv ard the two sections came TO-
gether in front OF the sla''om .r,o,,s,v
persons were injured, TWO 30 IN.
They were: Miss Tilne Sniren ~ roots
eral Mrs. Shelton, Colonei Jesse rovs.
20 Golden City, and Floyo Qun'u nrss
Miss Smith is still unconscious -,
conductor and one brakeman
| slightly injured.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
President IL Invited.

washington, Dec. 2S.-Representatlve
p.,nce of Illinois has extended to the
as,dsnt an invitation to attend the
pnnraI encampment of the Union Vet-
anans, union. to be held at Rock Isl,
and. Ills, next August. IL Is expeo'e. ;.
that the president will make .oui 80 ~
the west about that time Visi'ins .ne
omaha exposition en- route. Mr. ranId .,Id
was assured that the president wou,S
he glad to attend the encampnent an. an.
would do so IL official engagement
would permit
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
.,.r,can Historical Association.

Cleveland, Dec. 2s.-Distinguisneo
men are beginning to flock to the CITY
70 attend the meetings of the American
historical association. 1t Will De ,ne
first meeting ever held west 9f the Al
iegheny mountains. The local commit, :
tee on arrangements has prepared
roost elaborate programme for the en-
tertainment of the delegates keeep,
lions will be rendered the delegates a.
the home of Harry A. CARRIED, son ..
The late President Garfield, and at tn'
home OF ]. II. Wade. The princlpa
event on the programme is discussion
~ currency reform by Lyman D. cage
secretary of the treasury.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
DESERT THE FEDERATION.
Trade Unionists Decide to Join organiha
ton Opposing Gompers.


Chicago. Dec. 2S-In accordance with
tho threat made at the Nashville con-
vention. trades unionists in the west
and southwest are preparing to with
draw from the American Federation OF
Labor and are to form new organi-
zation. Samuel Yarnell is leader OF the
secession movement and will arrive IN
chicago In a few days to take up the
work.
several labor leaders Of Chicago have
been appointed to begin organization
ond will start west within week.
Headauarters a for the new union will will
be at Denver OF Kansas City. owing
TO the great opposition to President
| Gompers, secession leaders hope to gam
| considerable ground here. Al d ihee.-
ing of the Building Trades counci
waiter Carmody was appointed as Ia
bor representative on the committee u
revise the city building ordinance
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
Littier Appointed.

washington. Dec. 2S.-senators cur
ga Mason of Illinois called upon
the president again to urge tne aP y
.ne of state Senator David 1.
,..,ar of Illinois as the successor 10
,ne.r,son on the interstate commerce
.,,ss,on. While 1t is known that
.vn nresident has had Judge Paxson
'ne rarnessee particularly in mind for
.hot Mace. the Illinois senators oeiieve
,hat @ the president has not yet dehni'ei'
dac,ded to appoint Judge Paxsoh'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
~. after slice of orecnlandT

london. Dec. 2s.-A dispatch from 60. GO
nn Lou 20 The Daily Mail says the
p%snsh,rston pennt executive has made over
WAS was 80 Denmark for the sale of mar,
tures oorefully % defined stretch OF iano
,o", 70 n,orthwestern Greenland, where tnt
IN o,oans ho, intend to establish nava
=, .ooi;pc stations.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
.., for tI,e George Memorial.

New York. Dec. 2s.-The comm,sss' nlS,s'
saving charge of the Henry Gsors'
manor ,"smoriai fund has made another ep ~
neal for subscriptions. In It's repo, :"
pea, ppesarn,ttee MI states that $4,000 has oe
.ubseribed, but that this y ~ no
ssoonate for the erection Of : me~
.ueS az had been sontamRlese
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28

rrarr,,n Pa, Dec. 2S.--Grace ano
.n,n Nelson. whose parents live near
here. were left alone IN liz ne ere and
Inc a,a,h,ng au was ignited. She was
burned to death. In trying - o,sa nadly
,,fe of her sister Annie was a'so 80,
burned and it is believed she cahno'
recover.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
x..,x s,nc r.rrc s.osr.

o Dec. 2s.-Only one life wa
Che the coliseum fire. The otne, ei
,Uis Kissing people have all been ac'0'"'
for. -----~
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
u,. work Bench.

cincinnati, Dec. 2s.-An unusua
o,se was that of l.. w. Kampei, I,
~ % who was found by his daugn<e'
on his work bench. lie
\ rubber tube to the gasist
inhaled the gas until he
IIa was at one time <eic /"
haa M S,vided his propersy
children whose nnsra'ei'
on his MIND. -
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-25

In DKWFTT COUNTY a man
BY the name of Jack Wo"dson
was to- marry a young lady
tbe daughter of a we'll TO do
farmer. The gnests had assem-
Sled and all was ready for the
ceremony TO proceed when the
sheriff arrived on the ground
with a warrant from Wharton
county for the arrest of the
would be groom, who was
charged with horse stealing
Ha was carried to Wharton
county, convicted of the charge
aud sentenced TO the peniten
eiary for five years
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-25

made overland trips along the
route mapped out for the new
project. I'VE have been over
The ground in person." he said,
1--WE know just where We want
the road 10 go, and when We get
that far along we have simply
10 instruct the engineer to lay
out his line along this or that
route"
Col. Lott is not a new hand
at railroad building in this sec
ton, and he has still the same
vigor and energy which char
acterized his work wheD he
pushed the construction of the
San Antonio & Arkansas Pass.
the only long stretch of road
constructed In this section with
out outside aid since the State
land subsidy to railroads was
Withdrawn by the Legislature.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-25
AND STILL AN0THEh.

The newest scheme for huild
ing a railroad TO Brownsville,
as relsled by the San Antonio
Express, is one which has been
set on foot by the we'll known
railroad builder Uriah Lott.
The plan of this new project is
fully set forth by Mr.. Lott in
an interview in the Express,
which is copied elsewhere in
this evenings HERALD. The
plan sounds feasible, and, with
Uriah Lott backing it, not by
any means impossible. The
wonderful growth of the Aran-
sas Pass railroad stands as a
living testimony of his abilities
and energies. Uriah Lott is a
railroad builder, a man ofgreat
resources. Brownsville is we'll
acquainted with him, not, how
ever, as a railroad builder, but
as a worthy citizen and a gen.
ial, good fellow, be is remem
bered by those who knew him
during his former residence
here. Our people have conf
deuce in his ability, and will
cordially welcome him in the
capacity of developer of the
vast resources of this fertile
Valley
1t is noted that Mr.. Lott de-
elares that be does not wahL d
bonus from the country to be
traversed by his road. the only
thing asked being right Of way
and a guarantee by the large
pasture owners between San
Antonio and Brownsville that
they will open their lands to
settlement by small farmers.
This is certainly a reasonable
demand. and. should the land
owners agree the result will
soon be seen in the rapid de
pelopmens OF this region
into the richest farming eoun
sfy In the world. If Mr.
Lott succeeds in accomplish
ing this, he will earn the
lasting gratitude of a people
who have waited and Ionged
many weary years for the touch
of a wand, which should con
vert the traekless prairies of the
vast territory lying south of
San Antonio, and stretching to
rhe banks of the Rio Grande,
into a farmers paradise.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-25

lines OF the Temple ana the
Brownsville routes"
Col. Lott further stated that
there must be reasonable guar
antees from the large land own
ers along the line of the Browns.
vile project that they will cut
up and sell their land TO settlers
when the line is built, before
the Brownsville road is under
taken.
"The only trouble with the
Brownsville section is not that
there is any lack of faith in the
productiveness of the soil, but
the fear that the people will
continue to hold their lands in
large bodies, and not cut them
up into farms, that, you know,
would be enough TO kill any
railroad in such q section,"
said Mr.. Lott.
In reply to the question as to
what extent local capital is ex
prcted to figure in The building
of the road, Col. Lott said:
81 would not undertake this
project if the people of San
Antonio did not enter into it as
their own enterprise. There
shonld be enough local capital
put into the road to insure San
Antonio taking an earnest in
terest in its success. 1t would
be we'll also for San Antonio to
put enough capital in 1t to re
tain the control of the road In
this city. 1t is not generally
known, but it is fact that
there was 81, 100000 of San
Antonio & Arkansas Pass, and
it was all paid back
Col. Lott has undounbed
faith in the success of the
Galveston and Temple arms of
the proposed road at might
be aske 1 why We want 10 bni d
a new road In a section already
traversed by other lines" he
said. THE section through
which these two portions of the
road are to go is rich black
land. some of the richest in the
world. It is settled, farm upon
farm, and the cost of hauling is
great. Lines might be enccess
fully operated in such lands
ten miles apart, aud yet in
Wharton county, perhaps the
richest farming land in the
world, We are thirty five miles
from aby other railroad. 1t is
not intended TO antagonize other
interests, nor would they suffer
by another line in those sec
lions. The business which our
line would divide with other
lines already established would
he more than made up through
the Development of the country
through which the new road
passes. An instance is Rock
dale. The International d
.s.1Iezul...zz<Ars;e.znz...;a k &oeEdale
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-25

now does three times the bus
mess il did before The San kn
tonic & Arkansas Pass came in
and shared part Of the business
with it.
"San Antonio need these
new feeders continued Col.
Lott. "She is not a manufac
tnring..town, has no. factories.
and therefore she needs 10 ex
tend her retail trade. It is not
so much the wholesale business
that she does that counts as
the retail. IT does not mean so
very much to the town If this or
that wholesale house does an
increase of business to the eX.
tent of 100000 this year bnt
If some large retail house should
this year increase its sales by a
million dollars it would be Of
vaster importance. We can
extend that retail trade through
the extension Of short aDo direct
lines into the sections that are
how connected with us in round
about ways"
Col. Lott has been in this city
a little over six weeks. In that
time he has, in connection with
Mr.. j p. Nelson, his old time
lieutenant in railroad building
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-25

THE mass ,Beeiing of the free
silver republicans of Kansas
which was held last week at
Topeka was rather q slim affair.
suiy-ahout forty delegates at
tending. Operations at he pie
distributing counter in Wash
fuaion are absorbing the atten
slen of the republicans both sill
ger and gold. esrry 'sberr to the
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-25
ANOTHER RAILROAD
FOR BROWNSVILLE.
Uriah Lott Will Build from
San Antonio Direct.
San Antonio Express.

of a new railroad project to
which Col. Uriah Lott, the
builder of the San Antonio 6
Arkansas Pass, is at present
devoting his time and energies,
Articles of corporation are now
being drawn.up and a charter
is to be procured at once.
"Yes, | am ready to build
a railroad from San Antonio to
Galveston, San Antonio to
Temple and from San Antonio
to Brownsville" said Col. Lott
to q reporter for the Express at
the Menger Hotel yesterday,
and then he drew out of his
pocket a railroad map with the
proposed routes Of the project
marked out in red ink.
"This road" said Col. Lott,
will give San Antonio a 220
mile short route to Galveston
and deep water, it will give a
shout route to Temple and Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas and
Santa Fe connection with this
city, and will give the best
route to Brownsville, The Gal
weston line will run through
Seguin, Sinner, Gonzalez, Hal
Ietsville, Wharton and BraZoria
to Galveston. For Temple we
will start from Seguin via Lock
hart, Georgetown, Bolton and
Temple. with a ID mile tap TO
New Braunfels. To reach
Brownsville we will go by the
way OF Pleasantuu, OakvilIe
and Hidalgo to Brownsville"
The three arms of this road
to be known as the Tampico,
San Antonio 6 Galveston,
would give it total length of
800 miles, as follows: San An
tonic TO Galveston, 220; New
Braunfe;s to Temple, 120 miles;
San Antonio to Brownsville,
25O miles.
Speaking of the cost of these
three arms of the project, Col.
Lott said:
"The Brownsville line can be
built quite cheaply. The route
that we have selected, lies not
only through the best farming
lands of the section, hut also
over a favorable country topo
graphically considered. Ii
would give a low grade road
all the way through, and can
be built and fnlly equipped
with rolling stock, etc for Sl2,
900 per mile. The Temple and
Galveston lines which have
been mapped out over we'll set
fled sections will cost some
what more These can be built
and equipped for $4,000 per
mile. Calculations at less fig
ures than these would prove
disastrous
sAIl that we will ask of San
Antonio and The communities
through which the road is to
go is depot grounds aud right
of way through the cities and
counties There will be no re
quests for cash bonuses what
sver. We already have sub
stah,ial promises along The
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-25

and be at rest. Cne
physician said 1 had
consumption. Tor / had
a cough that gave me
90 rest But a good
old physician whose
medicine had failed.
advised me to use Dr..
Miles r restorative
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-25

Nersine and thank God that it has bright
ened my days. heightened my life and saved
me from the horrors OF nervous prostration.
Dr.. Miles, Remedies are sold By all drug
eists under positive guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart
ana Nerves sent free to all applicants.
DE-. MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart. Ind.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-25

~ COUGH discs not always fndicate
"A consumption. Mr. ". H. Palmer. of
Waterloo, Iowa, writes: 81 was taken
with a nervous structure OF the bronchial
tubes, which developed into nervous pros
sration, I vas so weak could not sit Up.
got no sleep for days except when under the
influence OF opiates. For four months suf-
fered agonies and prayed that might die
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-25

--DEALER IN THE BEsT BRANDS Or
Sporting Goods. Shot Gums Pistols, Rifles and Ammu
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-10-16
ATTEMTED MURDER
Valley of the Teche.

Valley of the Teche.
A horrible attempt at murder
took place near Arnaudville on
last Monday morning. Thelismar
Ploet was shot by an employee
over a trivial matter. About two
years ago two young boys applied
for employment from Mr.. P. and
secured it. We understand that
Mr.. Ploet was very kind to them,
and they in turn very ungrateful
as the attempt at murder will show
for itself. 1t seems that ON Mon
day morning Roy Jones, one of
the brothers walked to Mr.. Ploet's
house and inquired if he had ia
ken his horse from the stable,
whereupon Mr.. Ploet replied in
the negative Jones then accused
him of a liar, and Mr.. Ploet re-
turned the insult by calling him
another, when Jones pulled his
revolver and emptied it in Ploet's
body and head. After the deed,
he surrendered to Constable Gull
beau and remarked that he was
sorry of not having killed him on
the spot, and that he should have
done it long ago. We are told
that after the shooting, excitement
ran at fever heat, and there was
talk of lynching but leader was
lacking. The patient lies in a cri.
tical condition, having two balls
in the body, one in the head and
one in the arm. One of the bull
let's is supposed to have penetra
ted the right lung which is consi
dered the most serious if not fatal
The prisoner is now incarceratet
in the parish Jail waiting his pre-
lIminary examination.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-10-16

Sister Mary Clements, of the
Convent of Mercy, st. Martinville,
lost her father last Saturday. Mr..
John Anderson was born in Swee-
den in 1873, and came to New Or
lans in 1913. He was a highly
esteemed resident of the Third
District. He leaves several grown
up children and grandchildren and
a large number of friends to mourn
his loss. - Morning Star.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-10-16
MARRIED..

Tuesday evening, at six O'Clock,
MIR. Pierre j. Gary and Miss Co
rhine Delahoussaye, the charming
daughter of Mr.. C. b. Delahous-
save, were united in the bonds of
marriage, at the Catholic church,
by Father A. b. LanglOis.
The bride wore pretty and ele-
CANT dress of white silk, trimmed
with lace and orange flowers, and
was exqusitely pretty.
The bridesmaids were Miss
Elodie Delahoussaye, sister of the
bride, and Miss Minnie Gerard of
Loreauville; the groomsmen were
Messrs. Robert Gary and Iphis
Fournet.
The ushers X. Schwartz, Louis
Gary, Albert Durand and Cesaire
DelahOussaye.
A reception was held at the
home of the brides parents only
for the members of both families,
the brides family being in mourn
ing.
The Messenger tenders its thanks
to Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Gary, for a
piece of their wedding cake, and
only wish for them that their mar
ried life be as sweet and happy, as
the cake was delicious.
Houston has quarantine Calves
ton and Galveston has quarantine
Houston, and New Orleans has
quarantined bOth.-States.
| Now, amt that foolish? AIM
that just as bad as Lafayette which
has quarantined healthy towns al
around her? Really the people
are getting crazy, and New Or
leans is just as crazy as the rest Of
them.