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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
HE HAD A CLOSE CALL.
Major General Miles Thrilling Encounter
With Lame Deer


With Lame Deer.
Probably the closest call General
Miles ever had in all his experience a,
an Indian fighter was that in his en-.
counter with Lame Deer 1t was In
1877, when he was still colonel, dur
ing his campaign against the Sioux and
other hostile tribes in the northwest.
Lame Deer and his outlaws had been
making trouble in Dakota, and Colonel
Miles raided their village. He tells the
rest of the story i'll his personal recollec-
tions thus:
I'm the surprise and excitement Of
the wild onset Of the charge group of
warriors was forced away from the rest.
Before making the attack had ordered
our Sioux and Cheyenne Indians to call
out to the Lame Deer Indians that if
they threw down their arms and sur
rendered we would spare their lives. As
we galloped up to this group of warriors
they apparently recognized the purport
Of the demand and dropped their arms
on the ground. In order to assure them
Of our good will 1 called out, "How
how kola" (meaning friend), and ex.
tended my hand to the chief, Lame Deer,
which he grasped and in a few seconds
more l would have secured him and the
others, as, although he was wild amt
trembling with excitement, my adju
tant, George ". Baird, was doing the
same with the head warrior, iron star
Unfortunately just at that time on'
Of our white scouts rode up and joine,
the group of officers and soldiers will
me. He had more enthusiasm than dis
erection and, presume, desired to insur
my safety, as he drew up his rifle ant
covered the Indian with it. Lame Dee
saw this and evidently thought tn
young scout was going to shoot him.
know of no other motive for his subse
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


Senior Canovas del Castillo, the Cyan
ish premier. is slightly indisposed
Leopold Biehler, the 9-year-old SON
OF a farmer living in the southern part
Of Dickinson county. Kan. was shor
and killed by John Ohms. IL years OLD.
An agent of the Massachusetts, So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to-
Animals daily parades the streets OF
Boston this winter bearing aloft the APP
propriate banner: Please blanket
your horses"
Gustav Wolff. acting German CONSUL
at Tacoma. Wash, married Miss Chris
tina Smith of Chicago, who arrived
from the east a few hours before the
ceremony.
While trying to get gun TO shoot
her husband, who had eaten some OF
her cakes, Sallie Hooker, wife of Jim
Hooker, a negro OF Stanford. KY, ac-
cidentally shot and killed herself
Granny White, colored, said to ber
121 years old, died near Clay's Ferry
Ky. She belonged originally to John
White, one of Kentucky's pioneers.
Albert Hawkins was sentenced to TIE
penitentiary by Judge Nicely at Chica-
go for the Masonic Temple diamond
robbery.
The house of representatives OF Ala
bama has repealed the existing Austria
| liam ballot system.
| The physicians of William Lorimer-
the Chicago representative In congress-
| say that, while he is very SICK man.
there is no reason to fear that he WIZ
| not recover. a
| Joseph II. Choate's wealth Is est<
mated at 50, 600. 0O0-all made in his pro-
| fession.
OF the thirty-six cities of the United
States Of 100, 900 population and upward
twenty-seven own their own water
plants and nine do not.
Representative Hopkins OF Atchison
county, Mo-, says that there Is corn
enough stored in that county TO last
for ten years If there should be crop
failures for a decade.
The Menasha (Wis.) Woodenware
company, the largest concern or It's
kind in the world, has shut down,
throwing out of employment over tco
| hands
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
TWO CONDOLENCES.
MIGHT HAVE FURNISHED FOOD FOR
The Widest CREDULITY.

MT. Clinton Was Naturally Astonished At
What the Doctors Servant Told Him.
Hc~ n Baltimore Man Recovered Fam
lily Plate Stolen Years Before.
Here are two veritable condolences
related at a Boston dinner table erst-
while. Both might have been based upon
any kind of uncanny, fateful manipula-
ton of circumstances, seemingly impos-
sible in the natural order. had they been
introduced by any such motive. They
are simply rare and curious sequences OF
facts, true in everything but names or
persons.
Mr.. Clinton lived in Dorchester. where
he had large establishment. One night
his child's nurse was taken suddenly Ill
with kind of spasm. The woman s serv-
ices to the infant had been invaluable,
and her faithfulness had won her the ro-
spect and affection of her mater. As
the coachman happened TO be away that
evening and the necessity for the serv-
ices of physician was urgent, Mr. Gin
ton saddled his horse and rode hastily
toto town and was very soon ringing at
the door of the family doctor. in Boyl-
ston street. His inquiry of the servant
maid who opened it if the doctor was at
home was met by reply which stupe-
fed him for moment, so that he fell
back against tho wall of the passage and
forgot the exigency of his errand.
''Dr. j. is out !" said the girl. "Nlr.
Clinton, patient Of his, came IN Oh
horseback an hour ago, and asked hin
to come ont of town to see nurse II
his family who was in commissions.
Recovcr;Y.s i-1m the shock of an ~
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30

family, and to acknowledge that he had
never forgotten or forgiven himself the
accidental leaving of the door OF the
tomb open the night following the funer-
al. The two repaired to the tomb and
found the package inclosed within 1T,
the silver furnished, but untouched, just
as the thief had cast the family plate,
by an unequaled coincidence. into the
family burial place of its owners. Dos
ton Transcript.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
Aftor the Garden Party.

After the guests hidden to garden
party given by the queen have with
drawn, the police, with staff of men,
go carefully through the grounds exam
lining the interior Of the marques and
scrutinizing hooks and retreats i'll search
of lost jewels. Everything that is found
i'll the way N triakets, sticks, lace hand
kerchiefs and love letters is Forwarded
TO the lord chamhcrlain's Office. Phil
adellhia Ledger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30

new establishment and gave it its name.
Boulanger amassed large fortune, for
his enterprise proved eminently success
full, but he was soon initiated, some of
his imitators becoming more famous
than he, like Borel, at whose place 100
years ago meals could be had for 100
francs $500 per cover.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
Hog. Are still Dying.

Menominee, Mich, Jan. S0.-The Me-
nominee River Brewing company's hogs
continue to die. There are only fifteen
alive out Of sixty. Spleen has been sent
to the state chemist for analysis for the
purpose OF ascertaining the cause OF
death. President Reindrs condition Is
slightly improved and the physicians
now entertain hopes of his recovery.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
suicide of a Fire Captain.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. 30.-Wiliianr
Porter, aged Al, captain of the Chat
tanooga fire department, committed su-
icide Friday morning by shooting him
self through the right ear Temporary
insanity resulting from blow on the
head received some years ago, is given
as the cause He was unmarried.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
Case of the Three Friends.

Washington, Jan. S0.-The attorney
general has applied to the United States
supreme court for writ of certiorari to
bring the case of the Three Friends,
one Of the alleged Cuban filibustering
craft, before the court. On account or
some defect in the papers the court
directed the attorney general to bring
the matter I'D Monday NEXT
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30

The first trapdoor was made py a
s,,ecies of African spider which has It's
nest in the ground, and closes the en-
trance by means Of a trapdoor opening
ontwardly and covered with bits OF eartn
ond Grass in order to escape observation
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
Likely to Pay an Account.
in hard luck.

Hicks-I'm in hard luck.
Wicks-How so?
Hicks-why, here's money oruer
chat i've lust got for $50, and the only
man in town that can identity me "
the money order clerk is one that owe
GAO to.-Somerville Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
pnues FOR ComptrolIer.

washington, Jan. 30.--From innorma-
ton gathered from applicants Tor the
position who have talked TO the presf-
dent-elect on the subject, the Associated
Press feels warranted In stating that
Charles C. Dawes of Evanston. his-s
will be appointed comptroller or The
currency to succeed James III. EckfeA.
who has made a great reputation "
that pOSition.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
SUSAN ID. Anthony Re-Elecfed.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 30.--At the att
ernoon session of the National Woman
Suffrage association the following ON
GERS were elected: President, susan Is
Anthony; vice president at large, the
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, Phiiadeipnsas
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Racnaea
Foster Avery, Philadelphia. AL, tnese'
were reelected officers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
Thonna, Paine Anniversary.

New York. Jan. S0.-Free-thinking So
cieties throughout the country Friday
evening observed with appropriate ex-
ercises the 160th anniversary of the
birth of Thomas Paine, the worlds
greatest agnostic. In some cities the
German turner societies. ethical socie-
ties and liberal clubs also held celebra-
Hons
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
pr,,,o eui,d,rr mt streator, Ills

Washington, Jan. 30.-The house COM
mittee on public buildings has voted to
report bill for a government building
at Streator, Ills, to cost 100000
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30

II it wero not for labor, men could
neither eat so much nor relish so pleas
antlv nor sleep SO soundly. nor DO so
bealthful nor so useful, so strong nor SO
natient. so noble or 50 untempted' =
Jeremy Taylor.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30

1t is believed ~ some naturalist nat
wasps, like Ices, establish ssGtinc 1t
the door of the /, ST to prevent tho en-
trance Of inTuulla
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30

polntweOu.o OF three Of all the cabinet APP
the Amoa ,ss nave been made from cast Of
IN tSa , states have not been represented
Ida Idsbn ee, They are: California, Flor
North Dap Kansas, Montana, Nevada,
kota reras "a, Rhode Island, South Da-
Ing. Ans Ans, Utah, Washington and wyom-
One Of ,h an the ID, 1t will be noticed. is
v 'ne original 10 states.
WALTER wELLMAN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
Died of Her Wound.

New York, Jan. 3O.-Miss Gertrude
Palmer. who was shot by her brother.
Arthur, on Jan. Is, the same time he
killed his mother and brother. Leon
ard. at Mamaroneck, died Friday. Ar
thur Palmer is in custody in st. Louis
pending eXtradition to this state. He
is asserted to be insane.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
s.,ator from Washington.

Olympia, Wash, Jan. 3o.-George
Turner has been elected senator from
this state.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30

The peach blossom indicates submits
sion, though why nobody has been able
to guess.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
4 STUDY OF CABINETS.
r.. Selections of Former Presi-
dents.
.,,xv HAD s5 DIFFERENT MEN.

uad Almost as Many-The Ge-
'' ',,.Dnical distribution OF Cabinets
~,., Have Never Been Repre-
ted Tn the Cabinet
The evening times., 1897-02-27
BOLD REBELS IL MANILA.
They Entered the Spanish Barracks
and Killed the Officers.

New York, Feb. 27-A special cable to
the Herald from Manila says: Yesterday
afternoon at $50 O'Clock a group of
rebels entered the barracks OF the town,
killing the lieutenant and sergeant in the
barracks, along with the captain OF the
fort custom house Of Manila city They
then escaped, taking with them arms and
ammunition. They ran through the
streets OF TOndo, pursued by armed pO-
lice, who fired on them. the rebels re-
turning the fire. The rebels escaped clear
out OF the suburbs, through Tondo quarter
where the alarm was given. The shops
and establishments closed for fear of
complications. In the suburbs Of Manila
the rebels were pursued, and many have
been made prisoners and killed. The
rebels also killed Lieut.-COI Fieros and
others in the streets.
Gen. LacbaInbrc captured the town OF
Perez Dos Marinas Thursday, after eight
hours hard fighting The rebels made u
desperate resistance. The losses are
enormous, and eighty To ninety spaniards
were killed. The rebels fled on the en-
trance OF the Spaniards Some fortified
themselves in the convent, and this was
cannonaded, with terrible carnage The
victory is important as il brings the forces
OF Gen. Lachambre within nine miles Of
linus. All the interest OF the campaign
centeTs in the attack on linus Gen POli-
vieja Will attack it from the north, and
Gen. LachanIDTe from the south
The evening times., 1897-02-27

Altrmsm is the order OF the day. and be-
fore long it will doubtless be the fashion
for people to stand back and let every one
else choose first. The scramble will be
then for the back seats instead OF the front
ones. and when all Of the people who are
sItruistic have declined to have anything.
what a good time the non-altruistc ones
Will have among the ruins! A faint fore
shadowing Of that good time has been seen
IN the House OF Representatives. in this year
of grace s97. perhaps the very last time
and place where one would expect to see
It, Representative Barrett, Of Melrose,
Mass. saw the light first, and made haste
60 let it shine Mr. Barrett. according to
the Congressional Directory, was born at
Melrose. and went to school there; used
10 be a newspaper man on several Boston
papers whose names are unfamiliar. was
in the Massachusetts Legislature for awhile;
this fired his brain with ambition and he
ran for Congress. Everett defeated him;
something happened to Everett the next
time. and Barrett went to Congress.
The evening times., 1897-02-27
Reform Meetings Tomorrow

The favorable reports made yesterday
by the House judiciary and Interstate
Commerce Committees on the anti gambling
and anti -prize-fight bills, originated by
the Reform Bureau, will give especial in
terest TO its two mass meetings tomorrow,
one at p. m. in the Western Presbyterian
Church, Corner Fl and Pennsylvania avenue,
the other at 7:3O in the Luther Memorial
Church on Thomas Circle. Rev Wilbur
T. Crafts, superintendent of the bureau,
will speak at both on reform measures
passed and pending in this Congress. In
the afternoon the other speakers are Rev.
DR.. l.. B. Wilson, Fl. w. Pennell, of the
Endeavorers; W S. De whirst, of the
Epworth Uni on; Rev. Howard Wilbur
Ennis, of the Philip and Andrew Societies,
and Mrs. l.. d. La Fetra, of the w. c. T.
U. In the evening speeches viii be made
by Hon. Elijah A. Morse, nj. c.; Rev DR..
]. H. Elliott and Mrs. M d. Ellis. Rev. DR..
j. g. Butler will preside.
The evening times., 1897-02-27
PoToMAC's PETITION REFUSED.
Attorney Thomas Opinion Reversed
by the commissioners.


The request of the Potomac Electric
Light Company for permission to extend
its lines from Ninth street to lexington,
which was up before the District Com
misstoners yesterday, produced some in
teresting gdevelopments.
The electric plant of the Potomac Com
pany in lexington is furnished motive
power by the lexington and Soldiers Home
Railway. This latter company, accord
ing TO statements made on the highest au-
thority yesterday, informed the Potomac
Company that it would not, after March 2,
furnish this motive power, and as con
sequence the light would be shut off from
the streets of lexington. A similar report
to this effect was published last year.
1t then became necessary ostensbly for
the Potomac Company, which furnished
the light TO lexington, as il had been.
furnished when Mr.. Truesdell owned the
plant, TO seek from the Commissioners a
permit to connect it's Washington conduits
with the suburban plant, which would
be isolated if the lexington roads did
was cut off as threatened
Mr.. Lieb, the vice president of the Po-
tomac Company. therefore made an appii-
cition to the Commissioners for permission
to make this connection, and the applica-
tion was referred to Mr.. S. T. Thomas, at
torney for the Commissioners. Mr. Thomas
rendered his opinion yesterday in writing
and 1T was to the effect that the Com
missioners had the right TO grant the re-
qUested permit on the decision Of Judge
Cole, who, in general terms. had held
that the Commissioners were empowered
I ,-ir -
sary extensions " After the filing of
the office OF the Commissioners TO urge
the granting of his request.
Mr.. Thomas opinion. however, struck a
snag Commissioner Ross look edito yer and
came to the conclusion that the attorney
was in error for the reason that unneces-
sary extension even If Judge Cole had laid
down the law correctly. applied only
TO the streets in Washin gt0n which had
been scheduled for lights by Congress. and
by this conStructiontheS streets OF lexington
were eX Guided absolutely. 1t was aIo held
by two OF the Commissioners that the con-
nection between the Ninth street line and
lexington and was not the only way by
which lignt could he furnished TO ECking-
ton. for the Potomac Company could make
the arrangements for the lighting by plac-
ing the required power in lexington. The
views Just vpressed were held by Commits
sioner Ross and Powell.
MI Thomas, after hearing what Mr Ross
had TO saw. Withdrew his opinion and re-
tired to his office. About an hour and
balf or more after this meeting between
the Commissioners and their attorney Mr..
Lieb returned and notified the office that
he had Withdrawn the application for the
permit.
A strenuous effort was made at the
District building and elsewhere yester-
day afternoon TO prevent the publication
of the facts in this case as above given
1t is intimated that Congress will now be
relied on to provide for the lighting of
Eckngt on. Several efforts to that end
have been made heret ofoTe by Commissioner
Truesdell, but always without success.
The evening times., 1897-02-27
time. and Barrett went to Congress.

His ambition did not stop there. IL tow
cred. It loomed far above his head. like
a pillar Of UIoud. or something. Itreached
even to the chair of the Car, the mighty
Reed Of Maine Everybody in this country
knows Tom Reed; and there are not many
kings or Presidents who have had need OF
more determination and ability than he
has. To his fame Mr. Barrett aspired, or
his friends aspired for him, and the mighty
sacrifice he made was to go to Mr.. Reed
and tell him. with tears in his voice, that
he didn think he had better run for Speaker
against Mr.. Reed. because it might hurt Mr.
Reeds feelings. and that he had therefore
concluded TO leave the Speaker in undis-
puted possession OF the field. That is the
extent OF Mr. Barrett's altruism, and il
is probably the sacrifice OF his life. unless
he should happen to want TO be President
some day. There are other people who
have thought about that. But none of
them ever aspired to the Speakers chair
when Reed was in it, and then went to
him and magnanimously renouneed that
aspiration The Hon. William Z. Barrett
of Melrose. Mass, has succeeded in do
Ing something original.
The evening times., 1897-02-27

There are people who are unkind enough
to say that President Cleveland, in spite
OF his equable appearance and his peace
fol duck shoot ng trips, is a bitterly
disappointed man; that he is sore, in
fact. They say that il was his ambition
10 make such an impression on the history
OF the world that the name OF Cleveland
would be known as long as the English
language continued to be spoken. They
say that his purpose of seeking his high
office was simply and solely to get famous.
And they also say that he has failed. 1t
is the idea OF these well-informed persous
that the arbitration treaty was Mr.. CIevc-
lands pet idea, and that he was taken
aback when he found that st made no i'm
precision on the world at iarge-if that
was the cause. 1t has been the Impression
Of the world al large, So far as our limited
experience goes, that CousideTa BILE fuss
has been made over the arbitration treaty.
II no one else has said anything about it,
there was Senator Hoar, who was almost
bothered to death by letters nd kilograms
from insignificant people-college preSi-
dents and ministers, and 50 forth-who
knew nothing about the affairs Of govern
ment. Senator Hoar's diSpleasure is not a
small thing in itself. The Senate, at any
rate, did not act very vigorously on it,
but the reason given was that it was so
large a subject that they needed time for
its cons iderati on; not that it was an
emanation from Mr.. Cleveland's brain.
The London papers also had something TO
say about Mr.. Cleveland, and his name is
probably spoken now and then in Vene-
zuela. But evenif tits not spoken wherever
the American language is heard, why should
Mr.. Cleveland worry about that? is it
to he supposed for a nome mt that he does?
The evening times., 1897-02-27
MRS. BRYAN.s MANY VISITORS.
She Declares She Is Having De-
Iightfui Time.

Mrs. WilliaIB Jennings Bryan is much
sought after. Ijsheiwas kept busy yester-
day afternooBfeceNing callers, who con-
tinued to present themselves even after the
snow furry haa settled into a storm. She
spent the morning hours down town shop
ping, but was fortunate enough to reach
home before the first flake fell.
While her uiother was chatting with her
visitors in the drawing room, little Grace
amused herself i'll the family sitting room
with her toys.
Mrs. Bride was reclining in an easy chair,
suffering with headache, and the child
played quietly, so as not TO disturb her.
She is a pretty little girl about five years
of age, with her father brow and eyes.
She was dressed in a comfortable little
plaid wool frock, and her f1aXen hair was
rolled in curling kids. She seemed to get
a good deal OF solid satisfaction out of "a
tiny, nickeiplated iron, which she had
heated, and was rubbing dcxterously over
the skirt OF a doll dress
When Mfr. Bride asked her what she
was so busy about she set the iron on it's
stand, shook out the small garment and
spreading il back on the table, replied
WIN hiiotNi hia II dNlbS bhht SiiS "oo ES"oi"6
her dolly's dress ready for Sunday"
This is cute little irOD,' she said
holding it up and surveying it with an
approving smile. When go home mama
will give Dan one, too, then we can iron
together
When asked which of the eagles pre-
sented to Mr. Bryan during the campaign
she liked best, she answered: The Bryan
eagle, of course. Dan likes him best, too
He gives him rats and Bryan eats them"
When seen by a Times reporter Mrs.
Bryan was about to dress for the theater
party given to her and her hosts, Mr.
and Mrs. C. T. Bride, last night at the
Lafayette Opera House by Mr.. and Mrs.
John G Slater. She took time, however,
to say that she was having a delightful
visit and that she expected TO leave with
Mr.. Bryan and little Grace Tuesday direct
for their home, though they might stop a
short time in Chicago on their way.