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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
New Road Records Established.

Baltimore. May 11.-Henry Smith. a
member of the Maryland Century Cy
cling club. finished a twentyfour hour
road race against time Monday morning.
during which he claims to have estab-
lshed a new set of American road rec
ords. Smith. who has never tried for
record before, started on a course laid
out on the famous shell road east of
Baltimore at 6:10 Sunday morning. At
the end of twelve hours he had covered
10 miles and when he quit Monday
morning he had reeled off 3l4 miles.
The figures will be submitted to the
Century Cycling Club of America for
yerifpat tion
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
RIOT AT A CIRCUS.
Drunken Poles and Bohemians Cut Loose
Balloon.

Chicago, May 11.-A crowd Of 1000
Polish and Bohemian rolling mill hands
created a riot at Duggan Bros. circus
in South Chicago. They considered the
aeronaut. Harry Blake. was too tardy
in making his ascension, so they cut the
guy ropes holding the balloon down and
sent it aloft themselves.
Blake was tangled in the ropes at the
time and was carried To a height of $50
feet before he could get the valve open.
He reached the ground without injury.
Meanwhile the rioters proceeded to fin
ish their work by pulling down the cir
Gus tents. but the arrival of squad OF
police put them TO flight. During the
attack three tent men were hurt. The
gang of rioters had been drinking. and
the circus men were powerless to with
stand the attack
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
TO FILL VACANCIES.
Democrats Who Are Named To Go on the
Committees.

Washington, May 1.-THE Democrats
of the senate held caucus Monday to
consider the report of the committee
which filled the vacancies i'm the senat.
committees. The report was adopted.
The most important changes assign sem
ators as follows. To appropriations.
Berry and Murphy: finance, Turpie; In
dian affairs, Earle and Rawling; inter-
state commerce, Tillman; judiciary.
Chiffon, Bacon and Gray; military af-
fairs, Pettus: naval affairs. Butler.
(Pop) and McEnry; Pacific railroads.
Harris CPop) and Rawlins; patents,
Mills and Berry; postofiice and post
roads, Mitchell Pettus. Clay and Ken
ney; privileges and elections. Faulkner
Caffery, Allen (Pop) and Pettus; public
buildings and grounds, Murphy. Raw
Inns and Turner Pop); public lands,
Allen (Pop.). Cannon (silver Rep) and
McEnry; rules, Pasco; territories, Heit-
field (Pop)
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
For a Tarin Commission.

Washington. May l1.-Congressman
Fowler Of New Jersey introduced In the
house Monday a bill TO establish tar
III commission 10 Investigate federal
taxation. recommend changes therein
and adjust any inequalities in existing
laws" The bill provides for the APP
pointment of seven commissioners by the
president for a term of Office Of twenty
one year, salary TO be $500; chief COM
missioner 20 receive $500, The terms
Of the first seven commissioners are TO
be twenty-one, eighteen, fifteen, twelve.
nine, six and three years respectively.
The purpose OF the bill is 10 take the
tariff question out Of politics
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Priest Robbed and Beaten.

Laporte. Ind, May 1.-Two masked
robbers forced an entrance Sunday
night to the residence of the Rev. Jo-
seph Flache, the Catholic priest OF
Dyer. Ind. little town near the llli-
nois state line. and after ransackng the
house, which was plundered of every
thing of value, became engaged in an
affray with the priest and his cook. The
robbers used an iron rod with murder
Gus effect. the cook being struck on the
head, receiving wounds which are dan
gerous. The priest attempted to shoot
the intruders, and in the scrimmage was
roughly handled.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
CLOSE OF THE TURNERBUND.
Declared Most Successful-Rain Spoils the
Closing Exercises.

St. Louis. May 1.-THE twenty-sev-
enth national festival of the North
American Gymnastic Union, or Turner
bund, Sunday closed a most successful
meeting of four days and prizes were
awarded to the visitors. Like those
given by King George of Greece to the
successful competitors in the Olympian
games at Athens last year they con-
sisted laurel wreaths Each wreath
was tied with a white satin ribbon, in
scribed with the words 'Twenty-sev-
enth Bundles Turnfest, st. Louis, Mo-.
May .. 1897" diploma accompanied
each wreath
The awards were made at Lieder
cranz's hall. in the presence Of an i'm
mense crowd of the disciples of jain
Jupiter Pluvius reigned supreme at the
fair grounds, but in spite of showers
that he poured down there were $4,000
men, women and children out to see
the sights.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
MayoraIty Trouble mt Omaha.

Omaha. May lex Mayor Broatch
is still entrenched i'm the mayors Of
flee, and is guarded by his force of po
lice. Mayor Moores at II o'clock made
a formal demand for possession of the
office and Broatch shut the door i'm his
face. Mayor Moores quietly left the
city hall and returned to his private Of
flee i'm The Bee building. The new city
council fully organized Monday morn
ing. 1t recognizes Moores as mayor. a
considerable crowd gathered around the
city hall. but there was no demonstra
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Mnynr and Council in Jail.

Omaha, Neb., May ia special to
The Bee from Auburn. Neb., says: The
mayor and city council are in Jail and
are likely to remain there. Judge Stull
had them cited to appear for contempt
and sent them to Jail for disregarding
the order. The city attorney sought re-
lief from the supreme court. which was
denied. Judge Stull offered to release
the officials on bail, but they declined to
give it. The trouble originated in an
effort TO omen a street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
oil wen TrouDlc Now i'm court.

Lima. O.. May 1.-THE trouble over
the Alexandria oil we'll Of Indiana is
now in court here. T. j. Carmody sued
+. Nj. Aiken and the Aiken Redway
Oil company to recover $4,000. Carmody
and 5. :. Lonsbaugh owned one-fourth
interest in the well and sold out, but
when checks We're presented at the bank
payment had been stopped. Aiken claims
the value of the we'll has been destroyed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Injunction Against strikers.

Cleveland, May 1l.-Judge Sage of the
United States court has made perma-
nent the temporary injunction against
the strikers of the Consolidated Steel
company. Organized labor is much ex-
ercised over the decision. as during the
hearing of the case II was charged that
no violence had been done, or attempted.
The injunction is a sweeping one. and
forbids the strikers from persuading the
non union men to quit work.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
TAX ON DISTILLED SPIRITS.
Secretary Gage Makes some Recommends
tionS To the senate.

Washington, May ll.-In reply to a
senate resolution as TO the effect Of the
present rate of internal revenue tax on
distilled spirits. the collection OF reve-
nue., etc, Secretary Gage Monday re-
piled that according TO the tables of pre-
vious years the highest revenue rate
would be 20 cents per gallon. He rec
ommends rate of 80 cents. and II re-
duction be made a return TO the bonded
period of three years. Among other
changes he recommends is that a spec
ial tax OF not less than $500 or more than
$1,000 per annum be imposed on the in
dustry of distilling to be determined by
the capacity of the distilery; that only
stills having capacity of twenty gal
Ions or more shall be entitled to registry
and permitted to operate. The secretary
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Rank omcials Arrested.

West Superior. Wis. May 11.-Homer
and Walter Fowler, ex-president and
vice president of the Northwestern Ma
tional bank. were arrested Monday by
United States Marshal Main on bench
warrant, result of federal grand Jury
investigation. Warrant does not speci-
fy charge, but orders them taken into
custody. -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
vetoed bv Coyernor p,npree.

Lansing, Mich, May 11.--Governor
Plngree has vetoed the anti-cigarette
bill, which makes boys under IL years OF
age liable to Imprisonment for smoking
cigarettes. The governor says II is pa
rental, not state duty. to correct bad
habits In children.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
House viii Have work.

Washington. May 1.-THE house pro-
gramme OF three days adjournments
will be suspended this week. The sun
dry civil appropriation bill has passed
the senate and now returns TO the house
for action on the amendments. The
conference report on the Indian appro-
priation bin also will be ready for con-
sideration before the week closes. The
questions involved in the opening Of the
Uncompahgre reservation In Utah will,
of course. furnish the main source of
contention In the debate on this report
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Jury ont Forty-two Hours.

Wilkesbarre. Pa, May 10.-The supe-
rior court jury i'm the case of ex-Banker
+. V Rockefelow, who was charged
with embezzlement, found the defend
ant guilty and recommended him to the
mercy of the judge. The jury was out
for forty-two hours. Rockafellow and
his friends were greatly disappointed
over the verdict. as they had expected
either acquittal or a disagreement
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Malt House at Detroit burned.

Detroit. May 1.-THE large malt
house Of Henry w. Ricket e. Co. was
destroyed by fire. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 worth of malt was destroyed.
The loss on building is $4,000: fully in
eured
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Chased American Vessels.

St Thomas, Ont, May 11-Captain
Dunn of the government cruiser Petrol,
between Rondeau and Port Stanley,
gave chase to three United States ves-
sells found fishing i'm Canadian waters.
The vessels succeeded in escaping. but
the captain of the Petrol seized seventy
seven nets and about two tons of fish
the Americans were compelled TO aban-
I.,.,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
baroness Birsch's GIFT.

Paris, May lit is announced that
Baroness Hirsch is the anonymous dom
or of the 937 900 francs $lS7 5000 received
by the committee of the charity bazaar.
the scene of the terrible fire Tuesday
last. This sum, together with the pro-
ceeds Of the first days eaie, $4,000 francs
go 000) exactly equals the receipts OF
the bazaar i'm 1896, thus enabling the
committee to distribute its funds to
charitable purposes as before.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Death of Judge Thomas Ewing.

Pittsburg. May 11.-Judge Thomas
Ewing died Sunday night Of pneumonia,
after an Illness of only four days. He
was 20 years old and has been on the
bench for twenty-three years.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
presidentinl Nnminntinn..

Washington. May 1.-THE president
Monday sent to the senate the following
nominations: George A. Farr. collector
Of customs for the district OF Michigan;
James a. Coye, 10 be surveyor of GUS
tens for the port of Grand Rapids,
Mich; Frank ID. Healy register of the
land office at Woodward. O. T.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Cotton Crop Bulletin.

Washington, May 1.-THE agricul-
tural department cotton crop report
shows: General average. 1854 per
cent. Already planted first day of May.
sl.9, against $40 per cent last year"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Causes of the Floods.

Washington, May 1.-THE senate has
agreed TO the resolution directing the
commerce committee TO inquire into the
causes of the recent Mississippi river
floods and 10 report next December.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
vu,... ,e Mar.n,ana wiped Out.

Galesville. Wis. May 11-Fire wiped
out the little village Of Marshland Sun
day night. The postofiice. VIII Bros
hotel. Leath's telephone office and 9TH
er buildings were destroyed Loss not
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11

says the present rate of tax has had the
effect Of greatly increasing Illicit dis
tiling
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-25

. stop valve, leads from the service al
reservoir into the end OF each tube 70
facilitate the expulsion OF water from
the tube by means OF compressed air.
The primary object in a torpedo at
tack Is, OF course, TO destroy the
enemy. But the safety OF the crew
must be considered as far as is COM
patible. In this boat ample provision
has been made for each. Provision for
good amount OF fresh air is made .y
a large amount OF compressed air car
rled In manganese bronze cylinders in
the water ballast spaces.
When descent is made the Kings
ton valves al the bottom In the water
spaces are opened and the air In these
spaces allowed to escape through the
valves placed at their upper ends. The
blower is stopped and the furnace and
ash pit doors, which are provided with
freproof packing. are closed air tight.
The smoke stack Is telescoped while
the cover OF the aperture through
which II enters swings around and
drops over ii. where 1t Is tightly
clamped. This requires very few sec.
onds. and In the meantime the little
vessel Is rapidly sinking and is almosi
awash.
The vessel can be brought 10 the sur
face In several ways. II an anchor
al depth OF twenty or thirty feet al
that is necessary is to weigh anchor
II running submerged she can b.
steered TO the surface by the horizonta
rndders when the ballast tanks can b.
emptIde by an eJector.
She can be sunk to such a depth tina
II would be almost an impossibility -
an enemy to hit her with any missil
whatsoever. while on the other hand
she can approach the largest war shi
now aiiaat without being seen an
blow her Into atoms.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-25

while she will be able to reach fifteen
knots with three feet OF water cover
INK the hull and not lesa than eight
knots while submerged. At these
speeds an endurance of fifteen hours
awash ard ten hours submerged In an
ticipated. She will carry no guns 1r
otter armament except Ave automobile
to,pedoes. TO be launched from two
expulsion tubes. Two additional tor
pedoes can be carried II desired.
complete shell surrounds the ves-
sci from the stem aft TO about three
Quarters Of the length Of the boat. The
forward open SPACE within the inner
shell contains the torpedo expulsion
tubes. Abaft Of this space is the boiler.
which Ia incaBad in asbestos. with
double thickness, and an In
Immediate air space between.
Abaft Of the boiler il the engine room.
containing the engines. condenser.
pumps. blower. dynamo and connec-
tons. Abaft OF the dynamo the air
compressor and the ballast tank are
placed.
Such Ia the interior of the vessel.
but the space between the inner and
outer shells ia important in the dls-
pcaitlon of materials, and I'm the oper-
alton OF the boat. The expulsion tubes
are In the bows. and the section OF the
vessel between the stern and the for
ward bulkhead, in the space between
,ne two shells, contains two horizontal
tubular spaces In prolongation OF the
expulsion tubes. The remainder OF the
space In this compartment is enclosed
ahu 10 used as sen water tank, which
.an De quickly cmptied when necessary
me pressure for forcing the water
out Is compressed air.
above the tank are placed three
magazine tubes to hold automobile tor.
pedoes Each tube is provided with
water tight door and with piston
from the forward end of each maya
Alne tube n pipe fitted with check
saive leads backward through the
oaikhead and out through the shell
!, the boat. Another pipe, similarl,
p'aeed, Is fitted with stop valve ant
Connected to operate from the tor
''uo room. Another pipe, fitted with
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-25

again would be able 70 resume her for
mer life. The poor child was lame.
and instead Of the wild. active life
which had been hers. she saw herself
forced TO drag out a weary existence.
A slow walk through the garden ana
then the long rest In the reclining chair
were now her only modes OF distrac-
tion.
Pierre had been advised of the sad
accident to his former playmate, and
while he dreaded meeting, he knew ne
would be expected TO come at such
time.
Alice from her fayorite nook in the
garden heard some unusual commotion
through the house: her heart beat; she
felt IL must be Pierre's arrival that
caused such excitement She would
have flown but that she realized her
helplessness. Another instant and she
saw him appear in the doorway. Now
ne comes down the steps and advances
toward Alice. She rises and he looks
fondly on the pale face and bent form
so unlike that of the Alice in former
days.
Poor children, they are on a level
now. Pierre takes in his hands the
head he loves SO much and kisses heI
forehead. she stretches out her arms
and as he clasps her in a loving EN-
brace whispers:
i You see-there is God for lovers
we are matched now-my dearest-mI
wife"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-25
THROWN FROM HER HORSE

She grew serious and then sad, with
out her companion. Her parents urged
her to ride and her father gave her a
beautiful horse.
From that time she never missed a
day taking long rides through the coun-
try. Her mother, who relied on Alice's
strength and fearlessness,n never allowed
herself any uneasiness on her ac-
count.
"She is forgetting him." she thought.
And indeed. Alice seemed to think no
more Of Pierre, and once or twice, when
her mother had spoken of marriage to
her, she had replied:
Certainly. l am ready. Any one
would please me. provided he is tall.
Is he giant? II so, the thing is
| DONE"
Pierre often wrote to his family, but
he never mentioned Alice in his letters,
and the young girl felt much hurt al
his silence.
She had started very early that morn.
| ing, but was expected to return fol
breakfast. The hour had gone by
though, and Alice had not yet returned
Her parents grew uneasy and sent In
every direction, but no one had noticed
which way she went.
Toward noon wagon drew up II
front of the house. the grief stricken
mother rushed out to meet peasant
who explained that an hour before h,
had seen the daring rider thrown from
her horse. Her insensible form wa,
now lying on a mattress inside tn,
wagon.
An anxious period followed. Allie
was three months in bed. and long be
fore she left 1t they knew she nave
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-25
ROYAL MEN AND WOMEN.

A soon as possible-that is, OF
course, directly the London season
comes TO close. the princess OF Wales
and Princess Victoria OF Wales will re-
turn with Prince and Princess Charles
10 Denmark. They will remain In Dem
mark ~ least two months. so il is al
ways 4 great comfort 10 tho queen 10
have her eldest daughter with her. and
the presence Of her mother and sister
viii also help 10 make the time pass
pleasantly for Princess Charles in her
Danish home for the brief period she
will remain there. Early in October
the princess Of Wales will 80 TO Scot
land. and in November her youngest
daughter viii return 10 England with
Prince Charles In order 10 spend the
winter months a; Appleton House.
The car and cxarlna are proving
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-25
Aacien, Printing.

Recent Investigations in Egypt prove
almost beyond question that the won
derful people of the Nile actually print
ed with movable types as early as the
ninth century OF our era. Two papyri
of that time have been found. and
twenty-seven printings on paper Of the
century following. Indications point
TO all the printing being done by
priests, and the perfection of 1t indi-
Gates that 1t was then no new expert
ment with the clever craftsmen. II
has also been learned that printed pa
per money was issued in northern Syris
during the second crusade. and n
early as 794 the government of the ca
liph of Bagdad owned and operated {
paper factory in the town named
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-25

themselves wonderfully tactful as ruiz
ers. The choice OF name Of Tatiana
for their little baby has given the peo-
pie the most unhounded delight and
consoled them not little for their dis
anpoIntment at the sex OF the little inn
perial stranger. Tatiana is name
that belongs essentially to the people:
Il IN one hitherto unknown in the i'm
perlaI family, and by making 50 marked
a departure from tradition and thus
making their little daughter, SO to say.
n princess OF the people. the car will
have won the hearts OF hundreds of
thousands OF his subjects. But the
little grand duchess has done even
more still by her coming to bring Rus
ala peace. for she is to have French
nurse from Bayonne and the French
are consequently tubilant.
The queen dowager OF Portugal. Dona
Adelaide. widow OF the late King Dom
Miguel /, took the veil on June ~ at
the French Benedictine convent at So
lesmes. her majesty having served her
noyIttate there for a year. Dona Ade-
laide. who was born In 1881. was
princess OF the then reigning house oil
| I,owenstcin- werthelm- Roehfort. was
married at the age OF 81 to Dom MI
guel /, who reigned for nine years ana
was the last in direct line of the an
Client royal house Of Bragariza. being
succeeded after the revolution by the
saxe-coburg branch now on the throne.
Dom Miguel and Queen Adelaide had
seven children. Their son, the present
duke OF Braganza who is a general OF
dragons In the Austrian army. Is an
ardent sportsman and well known IN
English society. His six sisters all
contracted brilliant alliances. one be-
ing the bereaved Archduchess Marie
Therese.
The Empress Frederick OF Germany
has ordered that the six drawings from
her pencil which are on exhibition ~
the Royal Institute OF Painters ~
water Colors, piccadilly, shall be the
means OF enrlching the hospital found,
cd at Athens by the crown princess o.
Greece. The pictures are to DO sou
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-25
HOW ABOUT YOUR CHIMP

Drunkards usually have circular
line about their chins.
Square chins, with little flesh, denote
firmness and good executive ability.
The owners make good haters.
Broad chins signify nobleness and
large dignity. unless vertically thin.
when IL thin, bloodless lips go with
them you will find cruelty.
The chin, taken in connection with
the rest of the face, is almost as good
an index of character as is the thumb.
Stevens have wrinkles around their
chins.
Owners of long, thin chins are poet.
ical. unstable and delicate in constitu-
ton. II thin about the angles of the
mouth the owner is liable to tubercu-
losis and is generally short lived.
Protruding chins characterize men
and women of the get-there type. Sue
cessful people usually carry their chins
thrust forward, with compressed lips.
If this style of chin is heavy and SWELL
ing 1t denotes fighting blood.
A retreating chin shows lack of force
mentally, morally and physically; the
owner is of the yielding kind, soon dis
couraged, needs protection and has
small executive force. The develop
ment Of other facilities usually makes
UP for this lack.
Medium chins, with a suggestive BIZ
furcation in the center on the order OF
dimple, with small mounds OF flesh
on either side, characterize generosity,
impulsiveness and CHEEKY nature. The
same size chins, with dab OF flesh un-
der the center of the lower lip. indicate
meanness. selfishness and brutality.
A small, we'll rounded chin indicates
pleasure loving nature. and II dim
MED. all the more SO. for dimplet
, chins belong to coquettes. People with
dimples love to be petted and liked. ans
are fond of admiration and praise
They are generally tickle. Usually tn,
oowner Of this chin is healthy. recuper
alive and long lived.