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Evening star., 1897-01-06
CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAl. ESTATE, SITUATED AT TIi,s CORNER
OF 18Th AND STREETS NORTHWEST

real. ESTATE, SITUATED AT TIIE CORNER
OF 36IH AND STREETS NORTHWEST
BY virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court Of
The District of Columbia. passed the llt day Of
Dee emher. 1896. in cause wherein Louis l..
Shoemaker and others are complaipauts AMI William
cause No. i49ll OF the equity dockets of said
court, the undersigned will sell, al public auction,
IN drnnt OF the y emises. on MONDAY, the ELEy-
ETH DAY of JANUARY, AID. 1897. at HALF
FAST -FOUR O'CLOCK PM, all that certain piece
or rSrcel of land aud premises known gnat
as and being lot numbered hundred and two
TEfelkelds addition to Georgetown. in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, together with the prf,i-
eses appertaining to said lot ted by deed froD
Joshua A. Richie To Pierce Shoemaker. recorded in
Libcr y. c. T.. No. So. folio 1876
Terms Of sale. as prescribed by decree: Ope-third
OF the chase money to he paid In cash, and the
ha ance In two equal installments, payable I'm
and two years from day of sale, the deferred paw
cheser or purchasers bearing interest the
OF q per centum anI.un payable scm-a bnually,
and secu ed by first deed OF trust upon the property
sold. all cash. at the purchasers option. A de-
posit of s2OO will be required of the purchaser at
the time OF sale. All convey ancing recording and
noarial fees at cost Of purchaser. Terms of sale
10 be complied with within ten days from the day
OF sale, otherwise the trustees the right
resell the property at the risk and cost OF the de-
f,ulting purchaser. after such previous public ad-
rcEtisement they may deem necessary.
OSCAR LucKE1'r, Trustee.
GEORGE NJ. MYERS. Trustee.
d3l -d&ds ITO r ST. NV.
Immediately after the foregoing sale VIII sell.
at the same time and place. the Immediately adj
joining lot the east. being the west twenty t2p
feet front I'd, now o. street, by hundred
ane; twenty 81" feet deep. on the same terms as
81 ) LOUIS r. SHOEMAKER, Trustee
ia go street NV.
Evening star., 1897-01-06
AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW.

LARGE SALE OF GOOD FURNITURE CARPETS
AND HOUSEFURNISHI INGS GENERALLY, AT
AUCTION, AT MARCUS NOTES. Gs37 LOUISIANA
AVENUE, THURSDAY, JANUARY SEVENTH,
AT TEN O'CLOCK 1t
Evening star., 1897-01-06

.0W W|OlM 1T MAY G0NCERMs
100000 DOLLARS WORTH of
@lG@ GLASS
/. GRAND RAPIDS
CHAMBER, D0NlNG ROOM AND
HALl IFWRN11T TWRE,
TO BE SOLD BY AWG1Tg ION
/. WITT 7@lM OUR &AlE@R@0M@,
S20 PIEMNA, AVE. M.w.,
ON THURSDAY MORNING,
JANUARY I. AT 10 O'CLOCK,
WITHOUT RESERVE OR lDMlT !,
ITO COVER ADVANCES AND
CHARGES.
PAR 7 les REFWRN1SH1NG
WILL FIND lM TR1S SALE SOME
OF T@E FINEST CHAMBER,
DlNING ROOM AND RAll FWB-
71URE EVER OFFERED FOR
SALE 1M 7T@gS CITY.
NOW READY FOR EXAMlMA-
Tl0N.
ia43t RATCIIFFE- SUTTON e. co Aucts
Evening star., 1897-01-06

EDWIN FORREST, Trustee,
SID IA st. NV.
JOHN 7. CR0WLEY. r. ustee.
840 Seuua. ave. NV,
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C. G. SLOAN 4 CO., AUCTIoNEERS Ito. 6 sT.

I y = ,glb T st. u. ".
WM. ii. BARSTOw. Trustee,
| de26-d&ds Ohio National Bank bldg
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Collision of Electric Cars.

Chicago. Sept. 15.-As a result of an
attempt to send two electric trains over
a single track at top speed in a dense
fog. twelve persons were seriously and
two in all probability fatally injured
in a collision on the Suburban Electric
road at Z o'clock Tuesday morning The
accident occurred on Harlem avenue,
not far from the race track, at time
when the trains of the Sububan road
were crowded with passengers, The ia
tally injured are: Motorman j. Muir
ply, Harlem, face and head crushed
and internally injured; Motorman John
Jamison. Oak Park. skull fractured cut
about shoulders. internal injuries
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Excitement at jackson. Miss.

Jackson, Miss, Sept. 15.-The people
here have continued to be greatly eX-
cited over the fever outlook. During
Monday night and Tuesday people con-
tinued to leave the city, and wagon
after wagon passed. hauling household
goods to places of refuge in the sur
rounding country. The chief interest
centers i'm Edwards, twenty-five miles
distant, where DR.. Furnell, the fever
expert Monday night reported three
suspicious cases out of total of thirty.
The city is surrounded on all sides by
an armed guard and the utmost vigi-
lance prevails. The fears of the peo-
pie were greatly relieved by the re-
ceipt of an official report from the may
or of Edwards, saying that an epidemic
of ague was raging, but there were no
yellow fever cases.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Laree.t Catch 80 Known.

Port Townsend, Wash, Sept. 15.-An
official report has been filed at the GUS
toms house here by Inspector Webber.
who has been detailed at Point Rob
orts for the past three months, show
that the catch of the fishing season just
closed is the largest ever known in
the northwest. The Alaska Packing
company at Point Roberts alone put up
5000 cases, using $4,000 salmon. Alto
gether 100000 fish, of the sook-eye va
riety were caught near the mouth of
the Fraser river during the season and
nearly as many hump-backed salmon
were taken from the traps and left on
the mud flats to die and decay As
result Of the unprecedented large run
this season fishermen predict light run
for the next four years.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
INQUEST ON oANTA re WRECK.
Conflicting Testimony as 10 Display of Red
Light at Lang.

Emporia, Kan. Sept IA coroner's
inquest over the victims Of the recent
Santa Fe wreck was hegun here Tues
day. Many witnesses erere heard and
the testimony was exceedingly conflict
ing. Conductor Alexander Ferguson
and all the trainmen on the California
express train testified positively that al
though warned to look out for orders at
Lang, they saw no red light displayed:
only white ones; and on being cross
examined they were positive there was
no red light shown.
One colored man swore there vas no
light at all, either red or white. The
agent at Lang. n. b. Larson, said ac-
cording to orders, he displayed a red
light and was Mortified when the train
passed at full speed without stopping.
James Wood. William NJ. Nichols, Mrs.
Nichols, his wife. and two sons. George
and Alvin, all residents Of Lang or on
farms near Lang, corroborated Larson.
stating that they were waiting for the
east-bound train to go to the Burlln-
game fair; that Larson told them Bryan
was on the west-bound train, and called
their attention to the red light and
stated that they would be able to sec
Bryan, as the train must stop to let the
west bound train pass. After hearing
about fifteen witnesses an adjournment
was taken until Thursday
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
MEETING OF THE CABINET.
The President and His Advisers Hold 4
Lengthy Session.


Washington, Sept. 15.-Great interest
was attached to the cabinet meeting
Tuesday onaccount ofthe various impor-
tant questions which are impending and
the fact that II was the first meeting
in some weeks. Every member Of the
cabinet except Secretary Long, who is
out or the city, reached the White
House promptly at II o'clock and each
had with him an unusually large num-
ber of papers and documents relating
To matters pending in his department
owing TO the volume of business to be
considered 1t was decided at 1:30, after
the session had lasted two and a half
hours, to take a recess for lunch and
continue the session at o'clock The
morning session was devoted almost en-
tirely to the consideration of the Union
Pacific question. presumably the ad-
visibility Of taking an appeal from the
decree of the United States court at
Omaha for the sale of the property
under foreclosure proceedings. The
members of the cabinet were very re-
ticent, an injunction having been placed
on them not to talk of the matter at
this time, but it was stated that an
announcement relative 90 the course the
government would pursue might be ex-
pected in the course of ten days. The
cabinet also discussed the San Pedro.
Cal, harbor project and Attorney Gen.
eral Mckenna rendt red an opinion
which will be formally promulgated
which is to the effect that Secretary
Alger should proceed under the law to
carry out the project of building q
breakwater and making other improve
ments at San Pedro. The civil service
decision In the Wood case and its effect
on the law was also informally talked
over. Neither the decision on discrim-
mating section % of the tariff act nor
the Cuban or Hawaiian questions were
mentioned at the meeting.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15

San Francisco, Sept. 15.-The jury in
the AEgCs-Craven case has failed to
agree, standing to 4 for Mrs. Craven.
Just before midnight the jurors came
into court and announced their inability
to arrive at a decision. They were then
discharged by Judge Slack. Attorney
Mitchell made motion that the case be
submitted to the chancellor without fur
ther advice from a jury and Judge
Slack remarked that he could see no use
of wasting more time. 1t was finally
agreed, however, that he would hear
additional arguments.
Judge Slack later decided the case in
favor Of the plaintiffs, the heirs Of the
late Senator Fair.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Rich Find at Cripple Creek.

Colorado Springs. Col, Sept. 15.-Col-
onel II. S. Ervay has just brought from
Cripple Greek a piece of ore weighing
1CO pounds which is literally alive with
free gold and which will carry values
aggregating fully 100000 to the ton.
The ore was taken from a new find and
is in many respects the most sensation
al ever made in Cripple Creek. The rich
rock was uncovered at a depth of only
six feet. Considerable excitement has
been caused by the new rind. as the
Cripple Creek formation has all along
been thought to be of such a nature
as to preclude the possibility 90 gold
existing in such abundance in the coun-
try rock
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
THE ELIZA ANDERSON SAFE.
Anchored at Dutch Harbor Where She
Arrived sept. 4.

aTTlNeu sept IL
Seattle. Wash, Sept. 1.-THE steam
er Humboldt has arrived from st.
Michaels. She brings fourteen passen-
gers and about $4,000. The Humboldt
also brings news that the sidewheel
steamer Eliza Anderson from Seattle,
which was reported lost, is safe in
Dutch harbor The Humboldt was
eleven days from ST. Michaers. The
steamer Eliza Anderson is anchored in
Dutch harbor, where she arrived on the
4th inst, and is now detained by the
revenue officers. Her passengers have
by this time entered the Bering sea on
a schooner chartered for that purpose.
Two of the passengers on the Anderson
were so frightened that they gave up
their search for gold and returned south
on the steamer Humboldt.
The Humboldt brings back advices
which reiterate the stories Of the untold
wealth Of the KlOndike and Yukon and
verify the previous rumors of the short
age Of food supply in the interior.
There will be privation, sickness. star
walton, scurvy and death on the Yukon
this winter" is what the returning gold
hunters all say only seven passen-
gers Of the Humboldt have money. 1t
is impossible to induce them 10 say how
much money they have.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
DO NOT PULL TOGETHER.
Miners Work for Same Ends but without
Concerted Action.

Concerted Action.
Hazleton. Pa. Sept. Widespread
as is the strike In the Hazelton region.
there has been no concerted action by
the men at the different mines. All the
strikers are working for the same end
an increase of about 10 per cent in
wages-but they go about it as separate
clans. Some OF them are raisinAa side
issue about the company store where
they are subject to its abuses, but 9TH
ers have no complaint of this nature
to make. At the Coke Bros mines at
Drifton, Stockton and Eckley the men
are paid in cash. They had been un-
easy, however, for some time, and this
uneasiness result( in about 300 men
at Eckley joining~the strikers Monday
afternoon
To a great extent the strikers have
been restrained from open acts of vio-
lence by the priests. whose influence
prevails to a remarkable degree. At
several turbulent meetings, which
threatened to end in bloodshed, the pre-
lates have gone among the excited for
eigners commanding silence and fore
ing them back. They warn the men
that TO destroy the coal companies
property ID Only lo take loou from tnelI
own mouths by shutting off future en-
ployment
Pittsburg, Sept. 15.-Work has been
resumed in number Of mines and 1t is
expected that all will be running full
on Thursday morning. Notwithstanding
the ten-day clause in the resolution ac-
cepting the operators compromise prop
osition. The general sentiment along
the Wheeling division is for an early
reSumptiOp
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Illinois Federation of Labor.

Bloomington, Ills. Sept 15.-Repre-
sentatives OF organized labor of Illi-
nois met here in annual session Tues
day. The gathering was the fifteenth
annual convention of the State Fedora
tion of Labor. One hundred delegates
had arrived when the morning session
was called to order by President Charles
]. Riefler OF Springfield. The sessions
are being held In Trades assembly hall.
The principal business for the day was
the appointment Of committees and the
examination OF credentials.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Wellington Resigns Chairmanship.

Baltimore, Sept. 15.-United States
Senator George l.. Wellington Tuesday
resigned the Craftsmanship of the Re-
publican state central committee. thus
relinquishing the leadership of the par
ty in this state, which he has held for
the past three years. This action Is
the direct result OF the senator's defeat
at the recent convention In Ocean City
In resigning Senator Wellington deliv-
cred a very bitter speech. In which he
predicted defeat for the Republican
party i'm Maryland.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
PREPARING FOR THE w. c. T. U.
Buffalo Making Great Plans for the White
Ribboners.

Buffalo, ~ Y, Sept. 15.-Preparations
for the National w. c. T. u. conven-
tion aye progressing rapidly. The COM
mittee is composed of 120 ladies'. The
Music hall committee is i'm receipt OF
many applications for seats from every
state in the Union. Many have al
ready been sold at 81 apiece. All boxes
are sold. The 600 delegates will occupy
the front seats in Music hall The forty
departments will hold daily meetings
outside Of the great mass-meeting at
Music hall
The living shield, composed Of 1000
Buffalo children dressed in red, white
and blue, on exhibition during the pa
rade Of the national c. a. T.. encamp-
merit win be reproduced for the w c.
+. L.. convention. The music commit
tee has secured a magnificent chorus
choir Of fifty female voices.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Searching for His Wife.

Glenwood, Colo. Sept. 15.-J. G.. Gun
ming of Cedar Rapids. Ia, is here look
ing for traces of his wife who was a
passenger on the Inflated train which
was wrecked near Newcastle last Fri
day morning. She was to have met her
husband at Ouray and her failure to
arrive caused an investigation which
makes IL practically certain that she
was one of the victims of the disaster.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Cuban Traitors Slain.

Havana. SEPT 15.-Hard on the heels
of the capture IF Victoria de las Tunas
Games news of the destruction Of the
garrison at Consolation del Sur. Every
man Of the 200 was put to death by the
Insurgents For long time the garri-
son had been marked for death. They
were considered deserters from the Gu
ban army. hirelings of Weyler. egl-
ployed by him as scouts in raiding Gu
han HOSPITALS
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
costly ana rataI Fire.

Deddng, Cal, Sept. ia fire at
Iron Mountain, fifteen miles north of
this place. has destroyed property be-
longing to the Mountain Copper COM
pany valued at nearly $1,000 Two men
employed in the compressor room are
believed to have lost their lives. Among
the buildings burned were the residence
of Superintendent F. f. Wilson, the as
say house, the oil house. the reading
room and a row of seven cottages. The
origin Of the fire is unknown.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Railway Man Killed.

Chicago, Sept 15.-W. r. Allen, a
brakeman. 80 years old. employed by
the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
company, was instantly killed while
riding on a freight car Tuesday. He
was standing on the top of box car
and upon reaching the elevated struct-
ure. which crosses the road In the vi
cinity of Western avenue, he stopped
TO avoid being struck by the viaduct.
He did not bend over far enough, how
ever, and he was knocked off the car.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Pearl, m ,Icdlcine CreeI,.

Chillicothe. Mo-. Sept. 15.-Mediclne
creek, small stream, whose source Is
In Iowa and which runs through the
eastern part of this county, is found
to abound in pearls. Two men from
iowa, who have been quietly following
the creek for the last week. reached
here. having a pocket full Of pearls
found In mussels shells.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Presidential Appointment.

Washington, Sept. 15.-The president
has appointed Daniel b. Heiner of Penn
sylvania United states district attorney
for the western district Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Heiner was formerly a member of
congress
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Devastation at other Points.

To the east Of Sabine the reports show
the devastation almost entirely due to
the windstorm. At Winnie every house
but to were blown down. The dairy
farm Of Ex-Governor Wheeler Of Iowa
is wrecked. The Creel hotel was blown
from its foundations. The store Of A.
A. Thornton was demolished The home
Of Mrs. Gregory was destroyed. The
store and warehouse Of u. Y. Guess
were torn to pieces and the merchandise
ruined by water, and every residence
was damaged more or less.
All along the route Of the gulf and in
terstate road fer twenty miles on either
side Of Winnie farm houses and barns
were blown down. trees uprooted and
wreckage strewn about. The newly es-
tablished towns Of webb Seabreeze,
Cheek ard Fannette are practically
wiped out.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Bank of Durand Fails.

Rockford, Ills, Sept. 15.-The Bank Of
Durand made an assignment Tuesday in
the county court, Joel b. Whitehead Of
Rockford being named as assignee. No
statement Of assets or liabilities has been
filed. Geary & Christman, Durand
hardware dealers, who were nipped by
the failure, also assigned, Scott Mon
tieth being APPOINTED assignee
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
seth Lows Letter OF Acceptance.

New York. Sept. 15.-Seth Lows let
ter accepting the Citizens Union nomi-
nation for mayor. was received at the
headquarters of the Union. Low says
he is a Republican. but he is In sym
pathy with the Unions purpose to Sc
cure a mayor who shall be free from
partisan obligations.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Another Case at Mobile.

Mobile. Ala. Sept. 15.-Another case
OF yellow fever was officially announced
Tuesday afternoon by Drs. Ketchun and
Guiteras, as existing in Mobile. The
patient is motorman. His sickness
has not been tracked to any other point
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
Ten Drowned at sabine.

The following was received over the
Pttsburg and Gulf wires Tuesday at
1880 a. m. from Shreveport. La, from
George NJ. Craig. general town site
agent Of the road, who had just re-
turned from Sabine City: AT Sabine
City about ten people, including Belts
and Moore, tug and lighter owners,
were drowned. Three tugs, one schoon-
er and nearly all the small boats anch-
ored at the town were either sunk or
stranded. All Of the substantial build
ings in both old and new town escaped
The water in the new town rose to six
feet and that in the old town to four.
No names obtainable."
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-15
DETAILS ARE MEAGER.
Concerning the Tidal Wave on the
Texas Coast.
SIX ARE DEAD AT PORT ARTHUR.

Party of Rescuers Who Started for sabine
Pass Gould Not Get Within Seven Miles
of the Place-The Wind Started at @ 80
In the Evening and Blew at "A Tremen-
dous Rate for Four Hours-Property
Damage.
Kansas City, Sept. 15.-Sabine City,
Tex, is still shut cut from the outer
world as far as can be learned at this
point, and rumors to the effect that a
tidal wave had wrought great havoc
there, as well as other nearby gulf
towns, is unconfirmed Absolutely moth
Ing Is known by the officials of the Kan
sas City Pittsburg and Gulf railway
in this city of the condition Of affairs
at Sabine City, although they have put
forth every effort to get into that place.
A party Of rescuers ordered out from
Beaumont, Tex, reported that they had
been unable to approach Sabine Pass
nearer than seven miles, but gave no
inkling of the condition Of affairs there
telegram received over it's wires
from f. T. Robinson, resident engineer
of the road, who was sent to Port Ar
thur late Monday and returned to Beau
mont, Tex, Tuesday morning. after
making an investigation Of the situation
at Port Arthur, reports six killed, three
injured and about $25,O00 property dam
age at that place. The wires to Port
Port Arthur Victims.
Arthur are also still prostrated.
The dead at Port Arthur are: Frank
Albright, Kansas City employed by The
electric light company; Fritz Michelen,
carpenter; George Martin, hricklayer
Mr.. Weeks. Mary Unsworth, infant sen
of w. II. johnson. Injured: Roy stat
ford, wife and daughter, will recover.
According to the report cf Engineer
Robertson the storm came W al elcut
O'Clock in the evening ard was at its
height from $50 until 1880. the wlrd at
it's highest blowing at a velocity Of
seventy-five miles an hour. The Sabix
hotel, a severty-fve rCcm structure.
was damaged about $7C0 by nyrg &C.
bris, the roof was bla"n OF tic .ota-
torium, and the truszes tumllod 6--ylL
one end was blown cut Cf the railroad
ccmpanys stable, the doors of the PITTS
burg and Gulf rourdhouse IL wbich TIE
section boss ard his family had tall. Z
refuge were blown in ard the structure
finally collapsed. Tho irs'Gc oscar,G
unirjured. or only slightly So. The rocf
was torn Oft the grarGstarG the 2.tcc-
foot pleasure pier was slichuy damaged
and the steamer Rolcbb was washed up
the bayou and sunk. Nobody was aboard
the Rolobb The passenger depot. re-
Gently constructed at a cost Of $4,000,
was uninjured. Many other structures
were tumbled down, largely the fault
of poor foundation and construction.