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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Arrest of Gang of Car Thieves at Louis
VILE, Ky.

Arrest of Gang of Car Thieves at Louis
Vile, Ky.
Louisville, Feb. PA band Of rob
ters under the leadership Of 49,
was revealed here Tuesdaysef1. a ,,,.,.
Matte Carter, PatrseagartS a tesn.
shop dealer "rsoel Bloom. aAS John
ster. Job~ere lodged in Jail on
Da- sworn out by Detective HarbA&
lyr the Southern railway, who has cor
lected evidence to show the gang has
stolen goods from the railroad cars to
The value of at least $4,000. 1t is al
legged a railroad clerk is implicated. The
gang has confined itself mostly to break
ing seals and robbing wheat cars. Dis
guising themselves as farmers they took
the grain to the local mills and disposed
of it at the top market price. They
tapped other cars for miscellaneous
goods, much of which was stored with
OBrien. The operations of the gang
indicate that they had inside knowl-
edge Of the contents of the cars.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
SAGE Makes a Small Loan.

Joliet, Ills, Feb. PA mortgage was
filed in the recorders officS OF Will
county Tuesday, sent by Russell Sage.
the millionaire of New York. The
amount is for $50, and Is against the
homestead of Elizas Sage, an old man.
who, with his wife. lives in the village
of Channahan. The note Is due May
TO- 1897, drawing per cent Elizas
Sage is a brother of the man Of many
millions and very poor. In his extrem-
ity he applied to Russell Sage for the
loan, giving a mortgage on his home.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
Nor-Union Men Dispossessed.

Hamburg, Feb. 24-Non-union men
that have come to this city to take the
places of striking 'longshoremen and
remained after the strike collapsed, nave
been to the number of 14O dispossessed
and given temporary shelter on board
the steamer Reichstag. The landlords
refused to longer room them, fearing
bovcott of organized labor. The ma
iority of non-union men had left dur
ing the excesses following the collapse
of the strike. The former strikers have
almost all found employment again and
quiet once more rciSns.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
aaxe TO Farm Lands.

de, KY. Feb. 24.-SpeciaI tel
Louito The Times from out in the
grariudicate a large measure OF dam
sye to farm lands along small creeks
and property along the Kentucky river
is threatened with serious damage, the
water rising rapidly. At Corbin two
thirds of the town is under water and
about fifty families have been driven
from their homes. Two of the three
bridges across Lynn creek are washed
away and the other Is badly damaged.
The damage to town property is esti-
mated at $4,000.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
May Establish a Steamship Line.

ST. Louis Feb. .2i-Venezuelan Con-
eui ai--i-- ---i -i-S auenoii ny
the statement that the Illinois Centrai
railroad, through its general freight
and passenger agent. George Il. Larry
is considering the establishment or
steamship line between New Orleans
line would form part Vi n.y. y to-~~
Illinois Central system. Consul mem
hard ard Mr.. Larry have accumulated a
mass of figures in reference to the pro-
ject. Big Four interests and other large
concerns in the Mississippi valley are
said TO be interested in the project.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
stocL Yards Investigation,

st. Louis, Feb 24.-The legislature to
pointed by the Misso,,,,r rds Of the state
investigate the stan yatnS witn " visit to the
came here ana andards. The purpose Of the
,t,e Union n.o'i is to ascertain what uusnt apusrt
comln,sit asist in stock yards manasem,er' manage r'ar
in .sou-. and in the commission me-, -,
|. chant yysteiii which is attacheo 10 a,
tn->vards with vlo-v to regulating the
| business~hy law.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
Call for silver Republicans.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The silver Re-
publicans in the senate and house have
signed an address to the people calling
a meeting of a provisional national
committee of the Silver Republican
party to meet in Chicago. June 8, 1897.
for the purpose of calling national
convention of all silver Republicans and
those who will cooperate with them
In political action until the great mon
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
w,scons,n Gold Democrats.

Milwaukee. Feb. 24.-The gold Demo-
Gratis of Wisconsin met at the cruz rooiii
in the Plankinton House at Z:So Mohoay
afternoon and remained In session pe-
hind closed doors until b:So' Durihs
this time they discussed the pohcy OF
keeping alive their organization. me
discussion was conducted in an earnest
vein throughout, but there was no pit-
terness or any heated controversies
over any of the points raised.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
MED of His Injuries.

St Louis. Feb. 24.-Word mas peen re-
ceived here that John r. Boyden' pres'-
dent of the Boyden Lumber company Oh
81. Louis, which has large mills at Nee
levyille. Ark. has died at that place
Mr.. Boyden was caught In the mill ma
chinery and horribly crushed. Mr.. Boy
den was reputed a millionaire. His lire
.,,as insured for $500, 600.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
RIVERS ON A RAMPAGE.
High Waters Working Destruction
in Various Sections.
MANY MILLS HAVE TO SHUT DOWN.
The Flood I'm the Monongahela and Alle-
gheny Valleys Promises To BE Greater
Than Amy Since 1S91-The Cheat River
Regular Torrent-At Cincinnati the
Ohio Is Rising at the Rate of Four
Inches an Hour-Reports Elsewhere.


Inches an Hour-Reports Elsewhere.
Pittsgurg, Feb. 24.-The continued
rains along the Monongahela and Alle-
gheny valleys promises to cause
flood here greater than any since 1891.
At noon the marks showed 26 feet of
water in the channel and rising at the
rate of 8 inches an hour. Dispatches
from all points at the headwaters re-
port the rivers still rising and old riv-
ermen predict from 2S to 30 feet here by
nightfall. The low lands in this city.
south Of Pittsburg and Allegheny. are
already under several feet of water and
the residents are moving to higher
ground. All the mills along the Monon-
gahela and Allegheny rivers have been
forced to close down, and the tracks OF
the Pittsburg and Lake Erie. Pittsburg
and Western and Pittsburg. McKees-
port and Youghiogheny railroads are
submerged.
Cheat River Raging.
At Morgantown, w. Va, the water Is
20 feet and rising 2 inches an hour. 1t
is now within 13 inches of the flood of
last July and feet below the great
flood of 1883, when the water was the
highest ever known. Cheat river Is
raging torrent. 1t rained all night but
Is growing colder. At Brownsville, Pa,
the guage Is 40 feet and rising inches
an hour. The damage already done In
Pittsburg and vicinity will reach many
thousands of dollars. So far no fatali-
ties have been reported.
At McKeesport the rapid rise In the
Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers
has compelled many people to move
their household goods by means of
boats. The city waterworks, DIVES &
Woods rolling mill, the National Roll
ing MILL Gannon's planning mill, and all
the coal yards are submerged. The
greatest damage done was at the Woods
mill, and the loss to finished product Is
placed at $4,000.
Fires Could Not BE Drawn.
Word from Glassport, just above Nc
Keesport, says the water rose so rap
| idly that the fire could not be drawn
| from the furnaces of the United Coke,
Gas and Chemical company's plant, and
as these furnaces are now partly under
water they will be very badly damaged,
IL not ruined completely. The loss at
| that plant will run away up into the
! thousands.
| At 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon the
Market street marks in this city showed
nearly q feet of water and still rising
4 - ~-.S&t
| gahela rose IA feet or more than
4, foot an hour. This beats all records
J Great excitement and activity prevail!
| along the river fronts and business ha:
practically been suspended. while the
( storekeepers and clerks are engaged II
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
Twdnty-Nnv Insurgents surrender.

Havana, Heb. 24-1n~ sinsurgent leaG
er Bento Alfonso and twenty priy'of
have s1rreJdered in the yry,-s
p,nar del Rb. SenorsAu,e'o Mesa ans
cregoris % Plrez have)p<en shot at sa-
rr,d.n, p,nto/ after two hours
qua qua ssIthe defhted an insurgent
haa nara neT The troka at Jucario. The
panu m loss Eas heavy. Eighteen
of the goverDoen' so'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

snr,nIeId)Ills.. Feb. 24.-By the close
80 o,E q 80 the house Tuesday att
49, ,, ~ t,,Si I'm favor of locating the
supreme Surt at Ottawa instead ol
snringfd, in case the consoiioa''ol
-srhane.xoes through. The defeat OF
Snr,nr.jd was a great surprise and Is
sp .aaarS AZ an III omen by the support
40 consolidation bill.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

stoughton, wis, Feb. 24.-C. M. Sob
We. postmaster Of this place, was strick-
en- with apoplexy Sunday night and has
since been In an unconscious condition.
He cannot survive. He was appointed
postmaster OF this place In July. 1893.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
o,,v c,,,zeu. Can Perform Marriage.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 24-The leg
Islature passed a law which prohibits
any person from solemnizing marriages
who is not a citizen of the United states.
No foreign bishop or priest can legally
perform the marriage ceremony In Mis-
souri, until they become citizens OF the
United States.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Berlin. Feb. PA dispatch received
here from Constantinople says that the
Turkish government has Informed the
ambassadors that two companies OF
Turkish troops were cut up by the In
eurgents at Voukolies and that only one
offit or and sixty men escaped.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
pAc,F,c ROADS BILL GOES OVER
gouse Committee Abandons Attempt To
Bring the Measure Up.

~ Bring the Measure Up.
Ian. Feb. 24.-lnembers of the
mouse oo,a a.,aa,,xo,an Pacific always
M attsmpt to bring up IN '@a ssonse aea this
session the bill for the establisfh:-~, of
2 commission to settle the debts OF tfr~
Pacific roads to the government
when application was made to the
.or,,n,ttee ON rules for day to consid-
- The hill. the committee wanted as
s,ra noes that the opponents of the plan
a. ,he senate would not make the action
=, The house. II it passed the bill,
waste Of time by filibustering agains,
the measure. No such assurances coulo
he given. and there probably VIII DE nc
more EFFORT to bring UP the bill.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

pos,on Feb. I'M Lewis Roche,
con ~ James \ Roche. the ed
g. ~ the Bostd ilot, shot himself
~ .,,s r,gbt lungA e standing In the
saarwov of the Square hotel. His
.s,,,d q. dangk A love affair Is
thought to be tn se Oh MT i'oo"e
ont
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Muky. KY. Feb. PA premature
n'I,n of dynamite at a gravel pit
S,,n'five negro laborers and wounded
= /. any more.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

+ + e n C h m q n
whose real name
was Jean Fran
co.'s Gravele. He
was born in Hes
din, near Calais,
France, Feb. 2S.
1924, the son of a
gymnast, and be-,
gan rope walking
when 4 years old.
At 27 he had a
considerable rep .
utation in France,
where Ravel saw
him and induced
him to come to
America with his
troupe. Blondiu
had been per-
forming In this
country fou r
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done. that of walking across Niagara
Falls on rope carrying on his back
man as heavy as himself
Longest Walk on a Tight Rope.
This was accomplished Aug. 10, 1859.
and Blondin's companion in this peril
Gus adventure was Henry M. Colcard,
who later became an artist and resi-
dent of Chicago This walk over the
falls, 400 yards, was the longest ever
made on tight rope. The first journey
across was made on the 30th of June,
1859, and he continued the journeys dur
ing that and the following year. The
rope was about three inches in thick
ness, made entirely of hemp, and its
adjustment in place was. in its way,
an engineering feat. The rope cost
over G1,000, and remained in position
for nearly two years. Special trains
were run on the railroads, including the
New York Central and the Great West
ern and Grand Trunk of Canada, while
enormous stands on either side of the
falls were crammed with people. Blon-
din continued giving exhibitions until
1860, when he crossed over on stills be-
fore the Prince of Wales, then making
tour through America and Canada.
Performed Gymnastic Feats.
He walked across enveloped in a sack
made of blankets, wheeled a barrow
across, turnod soner.,olits, cooked a
dinner. and carried a man over on his
RE would perform gymnastic
tHats while suspended over the river,
ana 'elrN'~nd on his head on the rope.
In carrying Coicaru ------~ the falls
| Blondin ran other risks than those az
parent, for unscrupulous men, VINO had
bet large sums he would not succeed,
pulled the guy ropes and nearly threw
him off his balance several times. Blon-
din became the rage and in his last two
] seasons he made 100000. He Travelled
! around the world, giving 1000 perform
ances before he settled down to the LIE
~ country gentleman in England, al
ealing. and he named his resi-
x1.y CARA House. He was never
- ~ - ~, alinouish altogether the de-
Z sy.S 81 III rope walking, however. Ht
| re, s ked to America in 1888 to give ex
| hibitions with the Kiralfys.
Performed at 6S Years of Age.
Tn 1892 when 6S years old, he gave
rnblic exhibitions in England on rop'
1sO feet long and eighty feet from I'M
ground. performing nearly all his oil
I feats walking backward and blindfold
cd. cooking an omelet, carrying MS sol
on his back, and riding across on
bicycle. He never used net and neve
reIi. and never had but one accident
While performing at Crystal Palace
England, the rope was swung violenti
through the mistake Of his assistant
and he lost his footing, but caught TN
rope by his feet as he was falling. Blon
din crossed Niagara 400 times In al
received numerous medals, and wa
made a chevalier by Queen Isabella G
Spain. For many years his terms wer
$500 a performance and he left a iars
aetate
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
BL0NDIN IS NO MORE.
The Greatest of Tight-Rope Walk.
ers Passes Away.
WHEN 4 YEARS OF AGE

Aug. 10, 1859, He Crossed Niagara Falls
on a Tight Rope Carrying a Man Upon
His Back-Altogether He Crossed the
Falls 400 Times, Receiving Numerous
Medals and Being Made n Chevaiier by
Queen Isabella of Spain.
London, Feb. 24.-Blondin, the rope
walker, Is dead. M. Charles Blondin,
greatest of tight rope walkers, was
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

years before he conceived and carried
out the great feat that made him fame
and fortune and has never been out
done. that of walking across Niagara
Falls on a rope carrying on his back a
man as heavy as himself
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Fires Could Not BE Drawn.

gahela rose IA feet or more than 1
foot an hour. This beats all records.
Great excitement and activity prevails
along the river fronts and business has
practically been suspended. while the
storekeepers and clerks are engaged In
ooods
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ern Union was also heavy in the early dealings. but more than recovered the loss Baltimore and Ohio sagged IA on the issue of additional receivers certi- ficates, and rallied %. Chicago Gas iuctuated irregularly over a range of 1T, but ended with a net gain of F. The very favorable March statement of Burlington, showing an increase in the net earnings of $237 ,00O imparted great strength to the stock The closing was quiet but firm, and shade off from the opening.
 The bond market ruled firm on mod crate dealings. Variations in the lead ing speculative issues were exceedingly narrow, and although greater variety of the usually inactive markets were dealt in than usual, the changes lacked significance. The aggregate sales were $917, ,000.
 Governments displayed an improved tone and gained slightly on light pur- chases. The transactions amounted to $4 400.
 Following are the closing prices re- ported by Prince & Whitely, bankers and brokers, IS Broadway, New York, and 15 Center street, New Haven:
 Rid AsJted
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SENATOR o. H. PLATT WEEDS.

The Ceremony Took Place at Mont
 clair, N 1.-The Bride the Daughter
 of the Late Senator Truman Smith.
 Washington, April 29.-Senator Or vile H. Platt of Connecticut was united in marriage to-day. Mrs. Jennie Hoyt of Montclair, N. J., formerly of Stam- ford Conn, the bride, had long been a friend of the Platt family. During her residence in Stamford she was the wife of a former president of the Penn sylvania Coal company who died some years ago. The Hoyt family is one of the most prominent and wealthy in Stamford. The bride is a daughter of the late Truman Smith, United States senator from Connecticut from 1849 to 1854. Senator Platt's first wife, it will be remembered, died three years ago this spring, at the Arlington hotel in Washington, where Senator Platt has always had his residence during his of- ficial life at the national capital. The wedding yesterday took place at Mont clair, N J., at Il a. m., and was a pri- vate church wedding, at which only in- timate friends of the bride and the sen- ators son, James P. Platt of Meriden, were present Mr. and Mrs. Platt after a short wedding tour will return to Washington, where they will have apartments at the Arlington hotel, which have been prepared for them.
 Mr. and Mrs. Platt have known each other since they were children, their ac- quaintance dating from Senator Platts residence in Washington Conn.,, when he attended school at the famous Gun nery'' The friendship between the families has been of the strongest, and Mrs. Platt has frequently visited Meri- den and has met number of the sen- ator's friends there.
 Mrs platt is fine, aristocratic look ing lady, and is said to own very handsome residence i'll Stamford. She is blessed with goodly share of this worlds goods and is sure to make Q fitting heIpmeet to Meriden's distin- suished citizen.
 She owns a fine camp at Saranac in the Adirondacks, a region that has been the camping grounds of the Platt fam fly for years.
 It is said that the reason the wedding was kept so quiet was the fact that Mrs. Platt has been taking care of an invalid niece for some time, the healtl. of the niece precluding any extensive wedding preparations.
 Mrs. Platt has no children and is about the same age as her husband. Of late years she has resided in New Jer- sey.
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Ffmanelal.
Dullness of the Stock Market Yesterday
 Not Equalled in Months

DulIness of the Stock Market Yesterday
 Not Equalled in Months.
 New York, April 29.-The dullness of equalled for many months, but there was firmness manifest in prices and an undercurrent of strength that refused to yield to some very discouraging cir cumstances The total transactions on the exchange fell considerably bel " 100000 shares, and only three stocks Chicago Gas, Sugar and Burlington were dealt in to any extent.
 The market was dull and neglected, and even the professional traders found little to interest them. There is no doubt that the partial suspension of trading was partly due to the uncer- tainty regarding the dimensions likely to be assumed by the gold export move ment. Exporters differ as to how far the gold movement is due to the premi- um on gold on London, and how far to national trade conditions.
 The new announcement to-day that a further shipment of gold would be made next Tuesday to the amount of $500, 900 by a Boston house shows that the fall in the exchange rate to $4.S715 for de- mand sterling was not low enough to prevent shipments, although it is 1A cents below the point which exchange houses agreed upon last week as neces- sary to assure them sufficient profit to make it worth while to ship gold.
 The effect on the stock market was sentimental to large extent, it having become habit during the period of the depleted gold reserve which accompa- nied the last outward gold movement to sell stocks on every announcement of exports of gold. Notwithstanding the partial stagnation of trading. the net result of the days trading was an average gain of a fraction in the up- ward movement. New Jersey Central declined IS, recovering only 8s per cent.
 The other coalers showed the most marked declines in sympathy. Vest
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OF LOCAL INTEREST.

The delegation of Waterbury Elks who have the arrangements in charge for the institution of the new Torring ton lodge of Elks again visited Tor rington last evening for the purpose of making the final arrangements. The delegation included District Deputy Brothers of New Haven and several other members of the New Haven lodge.
 Judge H. o. Bowers of Manchester, the well known Yale baseball pitcher, who has pitched for the Waterbury ball team many times and who is we'll known hereabouts is to be married in the Congregational church at West Hartford on Wednesday, May F, to Lillian Estelle Shepard of that town. H. F. Durant of this city is to be one of the uShers,
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YACHTING NOTES.

Among those who are fixing up their boats ready to be put into commission in the New Haven Yacht club is Treadwell Ketham, who has had his 14-ton sloop yacht Magora taken out and she is now moored at the club house while repairs are being made. She will probably be put into commis- sion in about a month.
 George A. Maycock will have his launch into commission next week, the boat is being repainted and generally oyerhauied.
 I3eecher and Coxeter's catboat will be out next week and into commission shortly after. She will be refitted and will present very smart appearance when she again takes to the water.
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1897.

The following list of Insurance Companies includes most of the American Fire Insurance Companies authorized to Exceed $1 OOO 900, and of most of the Foreign Companies, compiled from the Official Report of the Insurance Commissioner January l. 1897. The results for the Foreign Companies are computed from the Assets and Liabilities in the
 United States only.
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BASFR ALL.

The Hillhouse baseball team will play its first championship game on Satur- day morning at 10 o'clock at Yale field with the Bridgeport High school team
 Bridgeport won the pennant offered by the c. I. B. B. A. last year, defeating Hillhouse after a close struggle and the New Haven boys hope to reverse the order this year. Fessenden will bitch for Hiilhouse
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Government Bonds.

Following are the quotations for United States bonds at the call to-day:
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-------------- ----------- NEW LINOTYPE RECORD.

An Operator Sets 101 800 Ems in Eight
 Hours.
 Denver, Col, April 29.--Eugene Tay- for, linotype operator on the Denver Times, In eight hours made a record of l01, 800 ems. The previous record, S5,000 ems, was held by Baker. of Seattle Taylor's record was made during the ordinary course of days newspaper work and with the average copy that is furnished during a day.