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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-06

The bark Queen had been advertised
n sail from Sydney three weeks beiore
she finally started. Her detention mao
been owing to the captains difficulty III
getting men, or keeping those who sign
ed the articles. She was insufhcleh'iy
manned as it was for a bark OF her ton
mage in those days of single topsaiis
and liberal labor 80.
The captain grew mad with impa,
t;enoe Some of the passengers seemed
to be looking about for other ships san,
inc for Europe. Fortunately for the
Oueen all other vessels were in the IKE
predicament. At last the mate OF TINS
composite bark got together wiid' rag,
eed and hairy crew-objects tna ss., mao
been starved out Of the goldheids'
wretches who for nights had slept IKE
dead soldiers on the field of glory. Then
lest even they should tumble ashore ano
vanish while the captain was eating Die
iunoh and the mate was overhaulins
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
,,,,.rsrrn DAMON STARTS WEST.

n. -, uouau and Maior Iaukea. his military at
tacbe who have just returned from England where
,bev went to represent their Government al 'he
oueen's Jubilee were at the Firth Avenue Ho'e'
yesterday but started West at O'Clock IN the al
,ernoon. Mr. Damon was not inchheo 10 vo''''",'
,,rnso,, ooncerrine tho complications in Hawaii.
..rh,,cs bave worked around so rapidly while l
have been away" he said, that ! have not haa
time TO keep track OF them. Whiie in ErsIahu !
read Of the proposed annexation treaty, nut 40
not know enough about the matter as'it stands to
60 into details | have been In washington 10 see
Minister Hatch. but do not feel AT hpeV'y 10 say
r,,,nh hardly think the treaty will he ratified
at this session OF the Senate. AS for the assertions
OF Japan, l cannot say anything ,, ., =,
Major Iaukea. who Is n hne- ooking natlVe Oh
Hawaii said that the natives did not desire annex
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17

Tclssrapl Company; Ge9rge W Ba!icu the ny asnSe
yames j. Connely who has lust retired az pogers
States Consul "a Kobe. japan: q. Tracey f.ote'',
". A. swee,ser w Pond aud others. IL Is :, a
strn!gh:away business undertaking. ana III nn
surprised at the number OF answers that hays
received from our little advertisement oyer ovn., st
hufdfed letters have come to-day. ana maven
hc,n able TO see all that have called o,. man
Some funny thirgS nave come up Cne mo-" 80
came In here and said that he wan,ed 70 su sufn N
hiaska because had quarrelled With ms Srej ~msj
Another man told that he mad S2ot; i E ushI a.
him what he could do lie said ne could wonn @ tn ~,
the mines. told him that W. didn't want men ',ror, ~
work in mines He said 'Wc'i am going ION of
row anyway Our i0ca Is 10 get lew Iheh ~ an, w
some standing and responsibility and nave ,mds onSs'
Lake an Interest in the !onpany ana lu.n,s nus. ponts
Ther we shah scni them out To various Ppm" ps 20
whrrs to have stations. Our inea III II az ~
estah.isb stores stations IN the new hrto ,rs '
Ciordyke. ard bny gold and have geneia SUI With
our main station wilt probably be Juneau ,.nn wn,s
stations at Siika and ctbcr places we arc Ee1 ,ha1
along all right and have great confidence ~ 10 ~
field. see that an reports coming In are subs'ah-
tiatirg all claims made for the fields. IT.,
Mr. Burns said that he expected 10 nave ma nsa ho
peditlon We'll under way within inontn: anu u,ora I'd
felt sure there would he failure. as ever! % sr,n
tnat came from that section only tended 10 10 tre
what he and his afsociates had known 10 pe 'i"'
for some months back.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
JAPAN's ENVOY TO SPAIN HONORED.

London July 16.-The Madrid correspondent OF
THE Pail Mail Gazette says: THE most notable
event thus far Of the Spanish Court season at ST.
Sebastian has been the visit Of Prince Takeheto,
Japan's Ambassador Extraordinary who was sent
TO invest King Alfonso with the japanese Imperial
Order of the Chrysanthemum. The visit Is con-
sdered Of peculiar importance. and the Envoy was
received with extreme cordiality by the queen ana
the Government. Prince Takeheito' VINO was ac
companied by the Marquis Ito. was received with
f,,l st,,e h.. the Duke OF Tetuan Spanish Minister
OF Foreign Affairs. and all the Court functoh-
aries The streets lined with troops. the dis-
t,rru,shod visitors were conducted to the palace
where the Queen and a brilliant retinue welcomed
them with high honors Banquets. balls ana other
r,arLed con,niroerts followed. and the warshlps
in tho bov were decorated with flags and bunting
Tho Duke q, Tetuan has gone out OK his way 10 10
rn,ost nne 1bot the mission is purely complimentary
~ n.thou, nolitical Significance altnough u
1nnanese Tegation may be established at MndrlH Mo %
II is said ;hat the occurrence II p'i'e N"'''
served I'm the United states
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
THAT ALLIANCE STORY RIDTCULED.
POSITIVE DENrALs GIVEN IN MADRID WASHING
TON AND PARIS.

POSITIVE DEHIALs GIVEN IN MADRID WASHING
TON AND PARIS.
Washington. July i6.--At the Japanese Legation
here no crcdencc Ia given TO tho rerort cabed from
London that the Spanish and japanese Govern
ments have entered into an alliance against the
United States. II Is pointed out that the Spanish
newspapers are nearly bitter In their denuncia-
tions Of the Japanese. whom they charge with Civ
Ing material aid to the Philippine insurgents, as
they are against this Government for its course on
the Cuban question. II said In the most posi-
tive terms that there was absolutely no truth In
the r,,mor and II was explained that the rresenta
ton of the Chryse n hemum decoration to King Al
fonso has no Significance whatever so far as the
United States IL concerned and does not imply any
change In the relations between Japan and Spain
The State Department has no information what
ever of anv alliance between Spain and japan.
Madrid July 1s-Inquiry At the Foreign once
here develops the fact that nothing Is known re-
gardlng the reported alliance between Spain and
Japan.
London July 1.-THE Daily Mails Paris cor
respondent SAYS: United States Ambassador Porter
assures me that the rumor that ne said alliance
existed between Spain and Japan is quite un-
The Spanish Embassy also declares the report
The Daily Chronicle says II believes that the
rumor OF the formation OF an alliance between the
governments OF Spain and Japan against the
United states Is bogy intended to frighten Amer
lea into anneying Hawaii before Congress ad-
iourns because It is believed that If the Islands
are annexed then Japan will not move In the mat
ter: but IL action is delayed Japan will perhaps
tn
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17

one found by J. Clements. on Indian Creek,
worth S23l The last four pans Clements took
out were worth $1,000 and one went sta Big
ser pots have been struck in other regions, but
nowhere on earth has rich general find been
made as in this section. In all about seventy
1--WE lucky miners have reached ST. Michaele.
Some brought but portion OF their cleanup.
preferring 70 invest otn.r portions in mines they
krew 10 be rich
Among tie most lucky are ! u Clereu.s. Of
Los Angeles. who has cleaned up about S115Ot':
he brought out $4,000 and invested the rest:
Professor 7. c. Lippy. os Seattle. who brough:
cut about $4,000 and has S1o0.00O IN sight. and
who claims his mine is worth S5000O or more:
William Stanley. Of Seattle. who cleaned up
Sll2,0O0 Clarence Berry $4,000: Henry Ander-
son. $4,000: Frank Keller S5000J: T. j. Kel-
lev. S33WN: William Sloane. of Nanaimo Il. C..
SSH0h' and at least tn rty more. who viii not
talk but stand guard over the treasure in their
state rooms. Then there are at least twenty
more men bringing from $1,000 20 $4,000.
'4All this gold and more to come s the clean
up OF last winters work. II must ali come oul
via st. Michaels, and the bulk os supplies must
go in that way. The two great transportation
companies pushing in supplies are the North
American Trading and Transportation Company
and the Alaska Commercial Company"
Further particulars will follow in about forty
days the arrival Of the next stcnmer, AZ Mr.
Stanley vii remain Il; Alaska and gather all the
Information he can.
Vancouver. r. c.. July lG.A party OF Van
couverites have chartered the steamer Capitano
and intend TO ship seventy-ive to one hundred
oxen to the Clondyke. in the Yukon country
where beef brings fabulous prices.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
DOGS SAVE A GIRLS LlFE.
REMARKABLE RESCUE BY J. PIERPoNr
MORGAN'S COLL1Es
,,.vropn opuoyp's LEAP OVERTURNED THE
BOAT. But HE AND SETON HERO MADE
AMENDS BY TOWING YOUNG

WOMAN ASHORE
,,a,i,pa Falls y. w. July 16 tSpeciar).-J Pier
>.,, Norran NAV well be proud OF his TWO prize
rolI,es RuHord Ormond and Seton Hero rnis
n,orpi,R they saved a human HE ana nro"s"' W
shore boat which was fast drifting down the
Hudson.
ton kennels planned an excursion TO kine Qua'
ito. IN Putnam County and with his family ana
a woman visitor left the kennels at O'CLOCK th's
morning. Mrs Armstrong was anxious TO take
two Of the dogs along to chase w'idcatS' F" "'.
should make their appearance Runorn ormon"
and Seton Hero were selected 10 40 inc nono'S'
an1 tho half mile between the river and house was
ANN traversed One of the Morgan boats was Sc
,.c,sd ~ carry the party which consisted OF Arm
strong and his wife their baby. the visitor and the
two dogs.
After trying In various ways TO balance tne ooa'
II was decided to place dog In each end. The
women sat well toward the stern and Armstrong
held the The landing is just peio" the n"'n-
mer home OF Mr.. Morgan.
When the party had taken their places IN the
ho,t Armstrong pushed of from the shore. but
hugged the landing which runs far out INTO the
river Something on shore attracted the attention
of RufYord Ormond. whose place was In the bow
The dog evinced a desire to Join Sefton Hero in
the stern. and despite Mrs. Armstrong; admoni-
tons to keep quiet he made a bound toward his
companion and upset the boat.
Armstrong seized the child and swan with II to
the landing. which was only few yards distant.
Mrs Armstrong and her visitor had all they could
do TO keep their heads above water. The visitor
could not SWIM and she screamed for help.
The dogs seemed to know that she needed as
sistance and when Armstrong looked back he was
surprised TO see Seton Hero and Rufford Ormond.
one on each side OF the girl, towing her to shore.
She grasped the collar Of Seton Hero and Rufford
Ormond held her sleeve.
Armstrong rescued his wife. and at his command
tho dogs swan out and recovered the boat when
was fast drifting down tho stream
Armstrong taught the dogs last year TO pull him
ashore and II was this instruction that helped him
save his family to-day. Both dogs were imported
from England by Mr.. Morgan.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
SAVED BY HIS DERBY HAT
A LAWYER NARROWLY ESCAPES ROB
Berry AND SERIOUS INJURY.

rNrIcrD INTO 4 HOUSE ny \ CRIMINAL HE ONCE
nrvr>nrp HE Is KNocKED DOWN WITH A
PIECE or LEAD rIpE Brr SECURES
THE ARREST or HIS AssArLASTs.
A daring attempt to rob Robert 5. Clarke. q
No 10 Shepherd-ave. Brooklyn. a lawyer.
who has an office in New-York vas made
last night at No 237 East Eighteenth
st At one time Clarke had occasion 10
defend Andrew Johnson alias Leon Graves
Last night Clarke happened to meet Jonn-
son. and the latter spoke TO MS iormer
counsel They talked over the case th7
lawyer had been interested in. and then John
son mentioned that he had piano which no
would like to sell, If necessary. at great sacr'
fee Clarke happened to wan! piano ana
Johnson easily got the attorney to cal iater
at No 231 East Eighteenth-st. to look al the
instrument.
At the place designated by his FORMER cnent
Clarke was introduced TO man named John r.
RYAN. At the East Twenty-second-st. ponce
station later this man gave that name ana tns
address nowhere" Ryan was introduced -
the owner Of the piano. All three men entered
the house. but scarcely had the door ciosed oe
hind them when Ryan picked up piece OF leaa
nine from a chair and dealt Clarke a heaVy
blow on the head. Clarke wore DERBY hat, ana
this mitigated the effects OF the pio" Iao "
not been for this fact Clarke's skull would nave
been fractured and he might, perhaps haVs
been killed AS IT was. Clarke was ioi mo
,nent stunned by the blow. but quickly recov
cred aud proceeded TO fight the two men, All
the time he yelled for help ana the men %
coming alarmed at last rushed out OF the house
Acting Sergeant John Shea, OF the East
Twenty -second-st. police station, happened 70
ba near with Policeman Corr al the time. anu
when johnson and Ryan rushed out OF the
bouse thev almost ran into the officers. shea
caueht Johnson, and Corr grappled with Ryan
While they were protesting that they mao oono
no.hine Clarke came down the steps OF ths
house and pointing TO his head, wncn was
bleeding from ugly cut. cried OUT, Hod
,hoss men. They enticed me into this house.
You can see | am bleeding.
1T was only little scrap, shouted Johnson;
1--WE had fight and he got bested Inat alL
..That's not true" exclaimed Clarke They
tried TO rob me- and attempted frst 10 murder
,a THAT man Johnson IS bad man. l am
LAWYER and once defended him. know him
we'll. - .,.o .. ,,a r..t
charge of robbery was preferred against them.
Clarke had Sl45 % in money In his possession,
diamond stud valued AT $3.50 diamond ring
vaiued at S125 a pair OF diamond ornamented
siasve buttons. a gold watch and chain. ana
other valuables He declared that having de-
tended Johnson once the man presumed on tnie
to address him "In some way he knew that
7 wanted a piano." he added. and used THIS 70
er,ice me into that house In order to rob me-
Johnson is known to the police. but Ryan Is
new offender to them Clarke SAID arter nis
narrow escape that there was something be-
sides style in a derby hat and he would mere
after always wear one.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
RICH COAL AND OIL FIELDS Too'

THE 1HPhaTS' REPORT AGTOGEfIiEH FANo'Nn"r'
PREPARING ro HANDLE THE PRODUCT
Seattle. Wash. July lG-The Alaska Develop
ment Company has been organized mere 'o W.
vclop the coal and oil fields recently dlscoNeteu
I'm Southeastern Alaska 10y l. {. johnston "i
Los Gates Cal. The report male TO the co'"
pany by Mr. Johnston and r. J. Hamilton OF
this city the experts who made thorough en-
animation Of the property, shows mat 'he us
cOvery is trIly wonderful.
The oil fields are located within rev h'li'u'7u
feet OF the tldewa;er $50 miles west OF Juneau
The statement; Is made in good fa'th that 'ho
oil is drippinC from tie oil rock. and In places
can he dipped up in buckets while the surrouno
ing coal beds are inexhaustible. Thirty thon-
sand fee, OF pipe has already been ordered Iao,,,
Pittsburg. and as soon as received heIe ,ni,
schooner will be chartered 10 carry IL ana 'aiiN
materials TO the discovery. .. -.
a prominent oil man has given 4 guarantee oi
oil the cap,tal necessary to build renner! az
This point as soon as necessary to handle me
nroduct The oil is pronounced OF the nes'
quality ever SEEN and the quantity Is uni'fh''eu'
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
ANDREE OFF FOR THE POLE.
HE MADE SUCCESSFUL START LAST
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE WIND FAvoRABI.E. AND THE BALLOON WENT
orp ~ NORTH -yoRrHEAsTERIT DIsEc-
TION Ar sprED or TWENTY-FIVE
MILES AN H1uf--A MESSAGE
rpou THE .TRONAI-T.

MILES AN H0Jk--A MESSAGE
FROM THE AERoNArT.
Tromsoe Island of Tromsoe. Finmark, Nor
way Juy 1i-TLe steAhler Svensksund, "hich
has arrived here from cptzbersen. reports that
Herr Andrac the aeronait. ascended in his bai-
loon on sunday afternoon at go o'clock. The
ascent made under favorable circuhstahces'
the wind good and all was well.
As the wind conditions were more favorable on
Sunday morning than they had previously BEEN
the order was given that the start should he
made as quickly a. possible The preparations
occupied three and one-haf hours
The balloon. which was named the Eagle, made
a successful ascent amid the shouts and cheers
of the crowd which had gathered to witness us
departure Despite the ligntness OF the wind,
the balloon rose rapidly until an altitude OF
about six hundred feet had been attained when
II was forced down nearly 10 the surface OF the
sea. After a few sandbags had been thrown
cut however. it again ascended.
The weather was clear. and the Eagle was
visible for hour. travelling in north-north-
easterly direction. When last seen 1t was NOV
ing at the ate Of twenty-five miles an hour
Stockholm, July 1G-The "Aftonbadet' has
received the following telegram from Herr An
dree. via Tromsoe written just before the bal
loon was cast loose
I'm accordance with our decision. already an
nounced, made to-day at 1919 IN the morn
Ing prepare tions to start. and now at -:3o IN
the afternoon, we are ready to ascend. we
shall probably be carried in q north northeaster-
~ direction. I hope gradually to get into re-
gions with more favorable wind conditions than
exist here.
"In the name OF all my colleagues. send our
warmest greeting to our country and friends
ANDREE."
King Oscar has received telegram dated Vir-
gos Bay, July H. and signed "Andree.' con-
veying the humble greetings and warmest
thanks OF the members OF the expedition when
on the point Of their departure
Copenhagen July 1G.-A letter received here
from Herr Andree explains that the delay IN
starting The balloon northward was due not only
TO the unfavorable winds, but to the necessity or
vanishing the balloon so as to increase the
density.
At the date Of writing Andree expected to start
on July Is, but he said it would take probably
seven II eight days for the news OF the start
to reach Sweden.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
"ANGEL" DENNETT DECLARED INSANE.

HE WAS FOUND WALKING THE STREETS OF con-
CORD N. H.. IN HIS NIGHT CLOTHES.
Concord n. H.. July l6.-Arthur f. bennett. OF
New-York. formerly superintendent of Dr farh-
hurst's Society for the Prevention Of Crime was
committed to the New Hampshire Asylum for the
Insane In this city to-day. After leaving the New
York hospital last spring bennett spent several
weeks In this city. and then went 20 the Wers
Inn. where made plans for managing the Aque-
dokten House during the summer. He suffered 40
severely fron. insomnia that he obliged II re-
continued TO be troubled by inability to sleep. At
early hour this morning he left his bed and
clad only in his night clothes and taking LAM
tern which had been left by the side OF the road
to warn drivers OF obstruction he began TO
walk the streets policeman him and took
him to the station. where he refused to tell his
name. He recognized, however and after
the doctors had examined him to-day he was de-
clared insane.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
70 RE DETERMINED BY REFERENCE.
..,or. rvvv,N GIVES DECISION IN THE
ROCKEFELLER SUIT AGAINST NoHih
rARRYTowN TRUSTEES.

Justice J. O. Dykman has handed oo~n an Ip," ,on,
l'' - -. ~ ,oI,ar ,or a writ OF certiorar to George
e,,no,t and others assessors OF the village o,
Sngp Sortb rarry,own claiming that the assessors had
assessed the lands within the village limits WIN
ot regard to the residence or Of the rea,or
ev are excessive being placed at more % tnan
heir ful value and at hgher p,opoi proii The d,e
than s nnin,on says: while there does seem to De
se ocsion respecting the rght 10 tor ne pur
pose Of taxation st do nor feel has sus,ea a oher m
ado'u,is rrhare seems TO be nothing left for de-
,,on In This proceeding but the value OF inc
nroperty assessed and tnat nuS' DC e'"'''e'
BY n reference
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
MORE ABOUT THE GREAT DISCOVERY.
THE BONANZA FIRST STRUCK LAST
AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.


THE BONANZA FIRST STRUCK LAST
AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.
San Francisco. July 16.-The Associated Press
has received a letter from II. a. Stanley, presi-
dent OF the Binghamton. y. Y. Evening Her.
ald' Company. telling Of the wonderful gold
discoveries OF Alaska. Mr. Stanley wrote from
ST. Michael's Island where he stopped on his
way to the Yukon mining region Writing under
date Of June 30 he says
The steamer Excelsior OF San Francisco, was
the first vessel to push her way through the ice
10 this station The Portland. from Seattle. ar
rived four hours later. From these vessels we
learned for the first time OF McKinleys election.
the result Of the COrbett- t-Fitzsimmons prizefght
and other news of the fall and winter The ice
went out Of the Yukon about June II. and the
river steamer Portus r. Wear, which wintered
at Dawson 2225 miles up. reached st. Michaers
June %.
THE Wear brought authentic news Of some
Of the most wonderful gold strikes In the worlds
history. and brought also some forty-hve miners.
every man bringing in from 5000 to 100000
Of dust and nuggets. with an aggregate OF more
than S1,OOOOOO Just how much the Wear
brought in on its own account. as the exchange
for provisions and supplies furnished miners by
the North American Trading and Transporta-
ton Company, could not be aScertalnen OUT the
amount is very large.
THE steamer Alice arrived at St Michaefs on
June %. bringing twenty-five miners and half
million in gold for them, and much on their
own account. The passengers on the Alice con-
frmed the news reported by the passengers OF
the Wear which is as follows:
The richest gold strike the world has ever
known was made in the Clondyke region last
August and September, but the news did not
get even to Circle City until December 10 when
there great stampede over the three hun
dred miles intervening between there and the
newer fields. On August II George Cormack
made the first great strike on Bonanza Creek.
and on August 10 seven claims were filed in that
region Word got to FortyMle and Circle
City out the news was looked upon as grub
stake rumor
ION December IL. however. authentic news
was carried to Circle City by J. NJ. Wilson, Of the
Alaska Commercial Company. land Thomas
OBren a trader They carried not only news
but prospects, and the greatest stampede ever
known In this part of the world commenced
Those who made the three hundred miles first
struck richest. OF all the two hundred claim
staked out on the Bonanza and Eldofado creeks
not ore has proven blank. Equally rich hnds
We're made June 6 and 10 on Dominion Greek
Not less than three hundred claims have been
ssaked out on Indian Creek. and the ST rface IN,
creations are that these as rich as any oi
The others.
The largest ndgge. yet found was picked uI
by Bert Hudson, Claim No 9. on the Bo-
asnza. and was worth $257. Next In size was
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
NO WARNER WEATHER IN SIGHT.
STATIONARY TEMPERATURE PREDICTED FOR TO-
DAY-THREE HEAT PRosTRATIoNs
YESTERDAY

1t not warm yesterday. and the Weather
Bureau predicts that the heat will not Increase
day. Fair. stationary temperature" the forecast
Issued last night read.
The temperature at G a. m. yesterday was only 2
degrees: at noon. s. degrees. and at p m IS de-
grees. yet three cases Of heat pros,ratlon re-
ported by the police They were:
ANDERSON Peter thirty years old. of Isl Broadway
Cambridge. Mass.: overcome In froEt ~ No. I0) Cen
Removed to Hudson stree; Hospital
M'CAFFREI. Thomas. ictisr-carricr from n, In
Mcrrsania overcome one -huiGr-d- -.ortieth-s
and Wil,is-ave Taken 10 Harlem ffgpiinl.
SCIi!ETZ Jacob. thtyfve old, os No. 500 East
Eistiyeghth overcome al PIER No IS. N, rh River
Attended, and taken hcnlo.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
JAMES b. HiMILTOy RELEASED.

Pembroke. Ont. July lG-A detective from Salt
Lake City arrived here this morning 10 identity
James Is. Hamilton who was held In custody under
the suspicion that he WAS the Rev. Francis Her
man. who. Il Is alleged murdered Miss Henrietta e.,
or'cer says Hamilton is not the man wanted.
though bearing some resemblance to him. Ham
iiton has been set free.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
THE TRaNsuIssIssIPPr CONGRESS.

Salt Lake City. Utah. July i6-rhe Transmssis
,lppi Congress has adopted resolutions as follows:
ravoring the annexation OF Hawaii; favoring the
construction OF the Nicaragua Canal: recommend-
ing recognitlon OF Cuba as n nation provldine ior
a National board OF arbitration. and for Fostering
the beet-sugar Industry.