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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
TRAIN GOES INTO A cHAsM.
Fifteen Persons Are Badly Hurt. Two Of
Them Fatally.

Ardmore, /. r.. May 1s.--A south
bound passenger train on the Santa Fe
road. known as the Chicago and Gal
weston express went through a trestle
sixteen miles south Of here at o'clock
yesterday morning. Fifteen persons.
passengers and trainmen, were injured.
Several of these are seriously hurt and
il Is believed that two will die. The
accident occurred near the town OF
Marietta and at a point where a deep
narrow gulch was spanned by a wooden
trestle. The foundation work support
ing this trestle was undermined by the
sudden rise of little stream and the
trestle went down under the heavy
weight of the train.
So great was the speed Of the train,
however, that the engine and tender.
the express, mail and baggage cars and
one passenger coach passed over the
narrow chasm, though the trucks OF
several of these cars went to the bot
tom. twenty feet below. j. NJ. Grider
the Wells-Fargo express messenger
was so badly crushed by a heavy car
chest that he cannot live. r. T. Sparks
of Oakman, |. T., was crushed in the
wreck of the smoker and is also mortal
ly injured.
The wounded. except those named in
the foregoing are: G. G.. Crawford,
Hurd. !. T., elbow dislocated and right
arm fractured; w. L. Irwin Kansas
City. cut on the neck; J. F. Hale news
agent, Fort Worth, bruised on hip and
side; r. j. Crawford Fox, ! T., ankle
sprained. badly cut and bruised: w. M.
Forbes. Lebanon. head. hand and arms
cut and hip injured; o. L. York, Palo
Pinto. Texas. hip hurt: ]. F. Piper.
Ladonia, head cut, shoulder disocated.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
FEVER AND SMALLPOX.
The Diseases Carrying or Thousands i'm
Cuba.

Cuba.
Washington, May 1S.-There have
been 522 deaths from yellow fever i'm
six cities OF Cuba since the 1st of jan
uary. This appears from the most re-
cent reports of American consuls and
sanitary inspectors. 1t represents only
part of the truth. The mortuary orfi-
cials are accustomed to conceal yellow
fever under other names during the
winter and spring months. They admit
these 522 deaths from the most dreaded
contagion. What the real number has
been can only be guessed. Those in
charge of the quarantine of the United
States are aghast at the conditions
which these latest reports show. They
feel that the danger from infections is
great. In Havana the deaths from vari-
Gus causes are now more than 250
week.
Smallpox seems to be yielding first
place to yellow fever. 1t has been very
bad-much worse than the people of the
United States have appreciated. In the
short month of February 5S1 residents
Of Havana died OF smallpox, but In
March the deaths from that cause
dropped 10 ol5. Inc uedtns III I1dNdHd
during March reached 1880 Dysentery
and bowel complaints, aside from fevers,
claimed 161. Part of the yellow fever
mortality was successfully concealed,
according to the Spanish custom, under
the cover OF ''pernicious fever"
Captain General Weyler looks upon
these dreaded diseases as allies and uses
them. in conjunction with starvation
and exposure, to decimate the ranks of
the helpless and hopeless thousands of
non -combatants whom he has forced to
huddle together in the cities. Selling or
giving medicine to a Cuban is an Of
fense punishable by death under Wey-
lers law, and so the poor people are dy-
ing like sheep. Among these are many
American citizens, who feel that they
have been utterly deserted by their gov
ernment.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
Let the bastard. Drink No More.

East Stroudsburg, Pa, May 1S.-
Crazed with drink Clinton Rouck, New
tor Fritz and Harry Hufford entered the
house of Harry Van Buskirk, near here.
and attempted to assault his wife. The
husband was in bed with pneumonia.
Hearing his wife's cries for help he Sc
cured a revolver and fired. The bull
let entered Rouck's stomach. The latter
fired four shots in return, one striking
Van Buskirk In the right breast, pen
etrating the lungs. Neither man can
recover.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
MAKES WAR UNDER WATER.
Hollands Submarine Torpedo Boat Com.
pleted at Elizabeth, ". }.

Elizabeth n. j., May 1S.-The Hol-
land submarine torpedo boat was
launched at the Crescent shipyards in
this city Monday. The inventor of the
boat, John p. Holland, has closely
watched the construction of the vessel.
The vessel was christened THE Hol-
land, Thy Mrs. Nixon, wife of Lieuten-
ant Lewis Nixon, the constructor. The
construction of the boat has been eager
ly watched all over the country. The
boat is cylindrical in shape. is fifty feet
three inches long, with a four-foot
screw protecting extension. The dia
meter Is ten feet three inches amidship
and the nodded diameter is the same.
The boat can travel under water eight
knot an hour and ten knots on the sur
face.
The power comes from a gasoline en-
gine and dynamo, the former to be used
when the boat is sailing along the sur
face and the latter when she is sub
merged. 1t will take less than a min
ute to submerge the boat and about the
same length of time for her to rise to
the surface. The armament consists Of
three torpedo tubes which will dis
charge high explosives. Six men will
constitute the crew. Mr.. Holland was
asked by the United States. British, and
Spanish governments to allow repre-
sentative on board during the trial trip
Of the boat, but he refused the request.
After a trial trip he says, he will allow
an engineer from each government to
see the workings of the boat, which. he
believes. will revolutionize warfare.
Several foreign nations have bid for the
vessel. but it is likely that Mr. Holland
will sell her to the United States.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
r.-crlca,lv nu,nca by kIIr.

South Bend. Ind. May lS.-Hender-
long g. O'Neill of Valparaiso, Ind, who
were constructing the government post
office in this city. have been practically
ruined by fire which destroyed their
plant at Valparaiso Sunday morning
In their plant was nearly all the wood
work for the building. and II was
burned entailing loss of $2S,000 This
so crippled the firm that twas obliged to
turn the contract over to bondsmen,
who will complete the building.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
Russian Papers Protest.

ST. Petersburg, May 1S.-The newspa-
pers of this city protest vigorously
against the excessive and unaccepta-
BILE" conditions which Turkey demands
as the price of peace with Greece They
declare that if Turkey insists upon them
Europe will be obliged to abandon me-
diation. The Novoe Vremya says that
in the event OF Turkeys insstence upon
the terms she has presented the powers
will have to take practical measures to
preserve Greece from the pretensions
which threaten her national existence"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
Lease of brazilian Roads.

Washington. May 1S.-The Brazilian
legat on has been officially informed by
cable that the time within which pro-
posals will be received for the leasing
of tn railways of the Brazilian govern
n.ent has been extended. There are
about q dozen of these railroads, the
principal trunk lines of Brazil. which
are owned and controlled by that gov
ornment, and they make up an aggre-
rate or about 14O00 miles.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
Made "a Had Impression.

London May 1S.-The demands of
Turkey as the price of peace. which are
cassed as exorbitant, have made bad
impression on the stock exchange here.
Prices have fallen in all departments.
revealing the existence of fear that po-
itical complications Of a serious char
acter NAV superyene
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
Celebration of Norway's Independence.

Chicago. May 1S.-The anniversary of
Norvay's independence was celebrated
by 5000 of her sons and daughters Sun
uay in Kuhns park. Almost every
Norwegian society i'm Chicago accepted
invitations to participate in the festi-
val, some of their representatives march
ihg in the parade which preceded the
gathering in the park, and others con-
tending themselves with the enjoyment
of th. picnic that followed the parade.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
Died OF His Wounds.

Louisville, KY, May R.-Preston
Thornton. who shot himself N the par
lor of Mr.. Milton III. Smiths residence
in this city Sunday, died at $3.50 o'clock
Monday morning His father and moth
or who came here from Lexington. were
by his side when death came. Thorn
ION shot himself in the presence Of Miss
Nettie Belle Smith because she rejected
his offer Of marriage.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
PRESIDENT ASKS AID.
Congress Urged to Help Starving
Americans in Cuba.
THE SENATE is PROMPT TO ACT.

1t Passes in Short Order u Resolution APP
propriating $4,000 = Action In the
House Blocked by Bailey, Who Insists
Upon Adding BeIligerency Resolution
Presidential lNominations-OtherN News
of General Interest from the Capital.
Washington, May 1S-The president
Monday sent the following message to
congress on the Cuban situations
ITO the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States Official
information from our consuls in Cuba
establishes the fact that large number
of American citizens in the island are
in a state of destltution, suffering for
want of food ana medicines. This APP
plies particularly to the rural districts
of the central and eastern parts.
The agricultural classes have been
forced from their farms into the nearest
towns, where they are without work or
money
THE local authorities of the several
towns, however kindly disposed are un-
able to relieve the needs of their own
people and are altogether powerless to
Help our citizens
From 600 to 800 Destitute.
THE latest report of Consul General
Lee estimates 600 to 500 Americans are
without means of support / have as
sured him that provision would be made
at once to relieve them. To that end
| recommend that congress make an ap-
preparation of not less than $4,000 to be
Immediately available for use under the
direction of the secretary of state
1T is desirable that a part of the sum
which may be appropriated by congress
should, in the discretion of the secretary,
also be used for the transportation of
American citizens who. desiring to re-
turn to the United States, are without
means to do So
WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
Executive Mansion, May II, 1897"
Senate Acts Promptly.
The Cuban resolution appropriating
$50, 900 for relief of Americans in Cuba
passed the senate without division.
In the house Hit of Illinois asked for
the immediate consideration of a bill
10 appropriate $4,000 for the relief of
des:i,ute Americans in Cuba but
Bail ) 2 Texas said that he must OBJ
ject uL. an amendment embodying
Senator Aiorgan's resolution for recog-
milton of the insurgents be added.
Dingley objected to the amendment.
whereupon Bailey objected to the bill
and the Cuban question was sidetracked.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
PresidenliaI NominalIons.

Washington, May 1S.-The president
Monday sent the following nominations
to the senate: Frank A. Vanderlip of
Illinois, to be assistant secretary Of the
treasury; Brigadier General Zenas r.
Bliss, to be major general
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18

Lagrande. Ore, May Isl. M. Irion,
tanner and furrier, committed suicide
last night by hanging himself In his
place Of business at Island City. Irion
came here from Milwaukee. Wis, lived
at Detroit. also where his brother nowre-
sides.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
BasI Players in Court.

Cleveland. O., May 1S.-The arrested
baseball players appeared in a body in
police court Monday and decided to take
advantage of the law which permits
them TO enter no plea for three days.
The case was continued until Wednes-
day. when a motion will be offered to
quash. IL the court overrules the mo-
tion a trial by jury will he demanded.
A test case will be made of the law in
this state
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
Amendment To Tariff Bill.

Washington. May Ex-senator Nc
Emery of Louisiana Monday gave notice
of an amendment he will offer to the
tariff bill striking out he senate amend
ment in the sugor schedule and REIN
serting the house provisions In regard
to sugar. Senator Hale of Maine gave
notice of an amendment putting chicle
on the free list.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18

taken, shows that the population of rHe
capital is 277.4SS. Out OF this number
1888 are negroes. No other city in the
United States has so many.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
Tr,aI of SUGAR Men Postponed.

Washington. May 1s-The trials Of
Messrs. Havemeyer and Searles, presi-
dent and treasurer respectively of the
American Sugar Refining company. for
refusing to answer questions of the SEN
ate sugar trust investigating committee
have been postponed until Tuesday, the
26th inst.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18

washington. May ls.-A police pSns
sus of WASHINGTON. which haa 1u& ban
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15

prey by sinking their fangs In it, and by
crushing it. Their teeth are like long
needles, so turned In diagonally that
when they begin to swallow bird or an
animal they have to keep at it, They
have heap Of saliva that flows over
their prey as 10 progresses into the
mouth. That eases the swallowing opera.
tion. The rattler's jaws can be unhinged
in some way, and cir flesh is flexible, so
that they can get their mouths over OBJ
iocts many times larger than themselves
NV snake. Doctor, once got 10 swallowing
a big ground squirrel too large Tor him.
He would have died IL Dan had not hap
pened To SEQ his distress, ana helped him
to get the animal out I've found over
dozen dead rattlers with quail or some
other bird or animal in thoir jaws too
large TO go into the snakes mouth. Other
mon in the mountain tell me they have
found snakes tho same way.
"How long after the venom Of rattle
snakes gets into the blood Of animals does
it produce death" asked the reporter
"I'vo thought heap about that but
there no rule TO go by. Some animals
and birds will Keel right over, dead as
bowlder; Others live for hours and DAYS,
and others get we'll in few hours. There
were those two mules of Col. Fellows
down in FL Monte, last summer. Both
werc bit 10y rattlurs, and both died in
two hours. I've known dozens OF mules
to De bitton before, ana they were all we'll
again in u day or two. Last fall | saw
DO, To-, my snake. give little gopher
big bits and lots Of poison, hut the gopher
lived for whole day. i have known
rat TO die five minutes after Doctor sec
his faugs in its neck, and | have known
one to live moro than day after being
struck. | turned little bantam hen INTO
DoctOr's cage ono day. aud when hs struck
her it made her so mad that she turned
and pitched into him so hercely that she
drove him nto u corner bleeding ~tike n
stuck uig. | was afraid this excited little
hen would kill him, and | took her out
ns soon as l could. She keoled over an
hour afterward, and l supposed. Of course,
that she was dono for, with all that rat
tlesnake poison in hor but she lived
three days in stupor, and then gradually
got we'll
" Fell him how them air hogs go for
rattlers, pop" said the adopted Dan,
sitting at his side.
"Oh, yes, those hogs" said tho old
man, reilectively; Lord, how hogs do
lust go for rattlesuases Why, they don 9
seem TO pay no more attention % tho
fangs uf rattlors than you DO TO flies. DO
YOU remember that old black sow we had
four years ago. Danf My gum, but
she was powerful on snakes She could
Just trail snakes up and down this canyon
and over these foothills like n hound after
bear I hsd 70 keep her shut UP In the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15
The News Daily Story.

OF rert epsion of tho presence of serpent
In his .onity. Il can smell them mile
of, - he saws He Is n hard readcd man
ut bar rain. and a strewd judge of
human nature
~ reckon. said the grizzlcd old
Tel ow, t0 porter visitor, "Jhnt |
know by this time a few things about
rattlcsuakas. | ought 20. have liyod
next door neigh Dor 10 tho critters for oyer
them I'm way, but ! wouldn't trust "A
single one Of them q second If ho was In
roach Of ne. But I'm telling there ain {
moro wiselike and, curious specimens I'm
tho brOta creation anywhere under God 8
blue heaven. than tho hated and
despised rnttlosnakes. | could SIT here on
this log al! day and tell YOU things TO
prove that Only human beings have
rho saQaoity Of tio'o crawling reptiles
How many layc handled IN my day
Oh about 300 or 1000. i reCkoncd II up
two gears ago, and IL wHs then about
$500. l guess Dan and have got some
5Oo CT d0j more since then. The hest ssa-
iol for snakes l ever had was along in
tire summer Of iSSl-the sime wear Blaine
ran for president. Well, that year | got
over DO snakes Three times | ran into
snake noSts In spots where no white man
had ioon for years. L got over thirty
snakes In one day several times But 10
~ TOO risky dealing with snakes 80
numerous as that, and I'm too old TO risk
my life In such places any moro. los
| made over 500 thai summer, and IN
be- hanged II | didn't bet $50 Of 10 on
Blaino--like burned fool that ! was
You bet l uocd To bo blood once too.
You were asking about snake oil
Why / get about 30 cents worth OF oil
from each snake The oil is pure white
fat that lies IN little strips along each siie
II the rattlcr's intostincs near the tuck-
bono. The fat is triCd OUT cart fully in
earthcn mtL All YOU hAvs d ari about
hanging snakes mp In the hot sun an as 10
lss grease 4 q o out of them IN the sun.
shi Is and run Uown into n crock below "a
Internal nonsense When you come TO "A
rOmedy for muscular pains sore jCints,
and sore throat there's nothing In hll tLa
world like frosh rattlesnake oil. / know
where it's cured cancers that nothing else
could stop.
Yes i al-that's my 'GoI &c son-lnd
1 know aii about how folks think I'm
crazy because I'm In the snako business.
! seen lots of ranohmen down I'm the val
ley laugh about me when they soc me
prOwling about with my snake stick and
NV gunny sack on my hunts for rsttlcrs
And there are women who run like
scared coyotes when they SEQ mo coming
do the road, with my bag Of snake
carcases I'm used TO such treatment
mt Dan over there he hates 10 be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15

tmes A rattlesnako always strikes for
tie neck, and he always strikes his Prey
before he eats IT, but you may fill his cage
with rats or mice or frogs or anything
else be likes, and he ii never touch one of
them unless he's hungry. He kills only
enough for one meal, aud when that is
swallowed anything and everything else
can crawl over him, Jump on him and
tumble him around rs much as it ploases
and no will nsver say boo.
Another thing, rattler never eats
until his digestive machinery is empty.
I've cut open snakes and found their
stomachs empty when had seen them
hunting for something 60 elt. and I've
watched Doctor more tinos than you We
flrg r. and tocs. A mouse every othe' day
will make "a ratter fat in no time L had
my pot rattlesnake ten months before ho
ate a mouthtul or drank drop oil any
thing. rnttlesnake has beon Known TO
remain fourteen months In captivity with
out eating or drinking, and then all of "a
sudden begin to find his appetite. When
/ put Doctor I'm cage at the ago of 10
months / put n young dove in with him.
Now, thoro isn't anything on the earth
or i'm the air that rattesnake WON'T
Except bats, pop" interrupted tho
old mans adopted boy. Dan.
"Oh, YES, except bats" asSented the
snake farmer. II put n bat in Doctors
cage once and L thought he'd go crazy.
He ,oilod himself up in ore corner OF his
cage and actually hid his hoad. All he'd
do was 10 rattle. l was afraid the bat
would scare tho snake To death, so l took
IL out of the cage. put the dove in the
cage with Doctor just tU sec what he
would do. That dove lived with the
snake ten months I've often seen 10 and
Doctor asleep together sometimes the
bird being perched on the snake and
sometimes wrapped up I'm his coils. At tho
Same time tho snake got away with n
gopher mouse or little squirrel Whenever
ho felt like eating. An accident happerted
one dnv. aud tho dove flew away. Two
dnys later w hon Doctor was asleep In enc
sunshine put another dove in thoro just
exactly like tho one that ilow away.
stood Oft at one side. and waited 20 SEQ
what would happen when the snake
woke up 1 made n noise. and Doctor
woke The snake WASN'T fooled any. In
two seconds from the time no saw the
new dove there, he sprung on the bird.
lie killed her. and the last / saw OF the
bird it was disappearing very slowly
down Doctors throat
Y"That sbystho way, is another thing
that l. 'vo learned from that there pet rat
tier. It's surprising how much Ignorance
there IN about how snakes eat They
never eat what they can't kill themselves
Doctor would die before hs would eat
things killed for him. They kill thar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15
KING OF The RATTLERS.

San Bernariino, Cal, JCiv 10 Every
me In this locality knows about Elmer
phal.-s--H Halls lLe -rattiosaaiNe- kinT of
Southern California, ard all questions
,onccrniug the habitat or ways Of rattle
tnakes are brought TO him ns the uniNer-
g.lly acknowledged authority i'm this
rart at least. ot the Golden State nf
California lie lives In "a log cR5in, with
q STAKE rUoi, away up at the Headquarters
sf Lytle creek canyon. in the san Bcrnar-
dino spur Of mountains ot the sierra
Madre range. lie is "a queer old hBcho,Dr,
tDl bis sU!e companion Is a green gawky
ad of u years. whom he adopted when
uhe lad IareDts died. down IN the valley.
un years ago. lbe Old nIGn has been u
sJlnicr in TIE Union army. n trGppor aud
Il bunter. Ho bad n severe fall in SEn
Antonio canyon a dozen years ago, and
slDte that timo he has been % ratjlt 81 ko
icrnlcr exclusively. since be can no iuuger
erdure to har lships of "a hut re- iiIe.
Hs not oniv hults rats csnakes on the
mountain sides, among foothills ana an
the valleys from April to December but
he has few acres uf rncky stuupy ndObs
land on the sides OF the canyon hack FROM
his r'imshacklo log house. There ho has
cultivated rattlesnHkes for several years
lie has built cheap board fnnce about
part OF lis farm. and be aud his hoy have
piled up low wall of stones and rocks
about the rest OF H. Every WIFI many
tDnrists in Southern California 60 up In
Lytie creek cany on. and from safe van
tns,e ground Wow the snake farm The
old man himself In sclf-mado clothing of
skins and rough wooien goods of all hues
on 4 fits. j. always a subject Of keen in
t,fcst
Tho ole man and his boy assistant get
their livelihood 5y selling rattlesnake oil
10 the druggists in the mining regions of
California and Arizona, and the dry skins
Ind ratties 70 the dealers in curios in
Southern California towns where Eastern
tourists lock every winter. Miners and
sailors believe there Is no remedy quite So
eificecious as rattlesnake oil for rheumatic
rains, boiis, bruised skins ard swollen
i0ipts- -hnei-ies - cOzon ether flesh and
bone disorders The ratilesnake king
gradually drifted into the unique Industry
by supplying. In small way, tho wants
II miners who kept constantly rattle
snake oil In their cabins among the
mountains. The old man roams over the
mountain sides, searches through irrcga.
ting bitches and arroyss. climbs up ana
down IN canyons and travels tne country
for miles around In search OF rattlesnakes
With now and then n shot at some game.
10 has acquired a remarkabls scuteness