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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
OFFICIAL RECORD BLuNDER.
The Date of Hamilton's Duel and Death
Entered Erroneously.

The Date of Hamilton's Duel and Death
Entered Erroneously.
1t is a curious fact that the only official
record of the death of Alexander Hamilton
ON file in the bureau of vital statistics Is
erroneous and gives the date of his death
as July ! I and the date of his duel with
Aaron Burr as July o. All histories give
the date of the duel MS July IL and the
date of Hamiltons death as July IL. The
latter date is inscribed on Hamilton s
monument I'm Trinity churchyard and on
the church record.
The record perpetuating this blunder Is
in an old volume now in the custody OF
the registrar Of vital statistics in the board
of health. This volume is one that was
handed down from the old city inspector S
office, and until recently was supposed TO
be Trustworthy. although not consecutive
entries, for the years of 1900 and 1907 FOL
low the record Of Hamilton's death In
1904. All the entries except that OF Ham
ilton appear to have been written by the
same hand His is written with much
greater care and heads the list Of HIS. Ii
is Alexander Hamilton, born In Santa
Cruz, w. l., died July IL; disease, casual
ty: buried Trinity church cemetery,
Thomas Collistcr, sexton" Under the
head of remarks" in the margin is writ
ten: Fell i'm duel with Col. Aaron Burr,
near Weehawk, N. Jersey, on the morning
of the 9th Of July. Inferred ut the expense
of tho city Of New York. New YorR
Commercial
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
Letters Sent Up Stairs In Fists.

An ingenious letter lift Is to be found
in some Of the larger buildings in Geneva.
The lift has compartment for each OF the
stories. The deposit of single letter
makes an electric contact, which does not
cease ringing until the letter Is taken out
At the same time IL opens the faucet OF
tank on tho roof Of the house. which
causes water to flow into the cylinder
forming the counterweight OF the letter
carrier until the weight IL heavier than
the box, when the box ascends ana tht
flow of water ceases simultaneously. Al
the box passes each story the correspond
ence intended for it-letters, papers anc
small packages-falls into boxes on the
corridor of that floor The election Is per
formed by a small spring at the bottom O
each compartment In the elevator, whicf
causes the bottom of the compartment Il
catch for q moment and the releas'
throws out even a single piece OF pape'
thinner than q post card into the station
airy box provided for Its reception. WheI
the box has passed the uppermost floor, TN
cylinder filed with water strikes a Dol
provided at the bottom, which allows tn
water to flow out and by Its own weigh
the box descends to Its place on the groun'
floor. Should by any mischance singi
piece Of paper have remained in the eleva
tor upon striking the bottom 1t viii q
once 90 through the same series OF move
ments as before.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
DREAMER AND SCHEMER.
Napoleon Thought He Could Win New
Glory In Mexico.

Mr. Cornelius Stevenson contributes an
article entitled "An Imperial Dream" to
The Century. IL deals with the French
Intervention in Mexico. Mr.. Stevenson
says:
When the McXican empire was planned,
orr civil war had been raging for nearly
two years From the standpoint Of the
Fvench rulers, the moment seemed auspi
cious for France to interfere in American
affairs. The establishment of great Latin
empire, founded under French protection
and developed in the interest of France,
which must necessarily derive the princi
pal benefit OF the stupcndOus wealth which
Mexico held ready To pour into the lap of
French capitalists-of an empire which in
the west might pun limit to the suprema-
cy of the United States, as well rs coun-
terbalance the British supremacy in the
east, thus opposing formidable check Ia
the cncroachmcntS OF the AnglOSaXon
race in the interest Of the Latin nations
such was NAPOLEON plan, and have been
told by one who was close To the imperial
family at that tirc that the emperor him.
self fondy regarded IL as 1.-THE conception
IF his reign
Napoleon III lahorcd under the disad-
vantage of rcigninR beneath the shadow
Of great personality which, consciously
IL unconsciously, he ever strove to emu
late But however clever he may be, TN,
man who, anxious to appear OF even to be
great, forces fate and creates impossible
| situations that he may act a leading part
| before the world is only "a schemer. This
| is the key to the character of Napoleon Ill
| and to his failures. He looked far away
and dreamed of universal achievements
when at home, at his very door, were the
threatening issues no should have master
ed The story is told of him that ont
evening, Mt the Tuilercs, when the i'm
perial party were playing games, chanc'
| brought TO the emperor the question
"What Is your favoritc occupations" t
which he answered, $40 seek the solution
| of unsolvable problems tt is also re
lated that in his younger days favorit
axiom of his was, Follow the ideas q
your time, they carry you along; struggl
against them, they overcome you; proceed
them, they support you" True enough
but only on condition that you will no
mistake the shrill chorus of a few inter
csted courticrs and spectators for tn
voice of your time, nor imagine that 20
precede your generation because you stan
alone. He dreamed of PARKWAY glory an
his fiattcrers told him his dreams wer
prophetic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
wellington ~ . wit.

An Austrian princess once asked the
Duke of Wellington, How is IL that we In
Vienna speak French 10 much better than
you Engiishp" To which the duke replied
"well, princess, IL Napoleon had twice
visited London with his armies, as he has
Vienna, / have no doubt we should DC
much more familiar with the French lam
guage"
Louis Philippe introduced 10 the Duke
of Wellington one Of the French mar
shals whom he had beaten In tho pen
insuls The marshal partly turned hi
back TO the duke which greatly displeased
Louis Philippe who apologised 70 ths
duke for his marshal's rudeness. For
give him, sire, " said the duke. II taught
him 20 do that In the peninsula
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
THE NEWS IN BAlef.

oiiVer n. North, nephew OF General
ohNer H. North OF revolutionary fame
anu one or the oldest citizens OF south
erh ILLINOIS, Is dead at Lebanon. Ills.
The sum OF $780, 900 in gold coin (near-
~ one ton weighD was deposited IN
the United States sub-treasury i'm New
York In exchange for a telegranhic
transfer OF that amount TO san Fran
cisco.
While riding in buggy with his aged
WIFE, John Gasoway. aged n years, a
pioneer citizen of llliopolis, Ills. died
of heart disease.
FRANK Hurd, l6 years Of age. was SEN
fenced to the reform school from Co
lumbia City, Ind, for having robbed a
school house
Mahaley Il. Anderson, 10S years of
age, Is dead at the home OF her daugh-
ter, Mary Berkeley. in Jacksonville. Ind.
FOR seVenty-ftve years she had been a
servant In the Wintersmith family.
Charles Upton, a railway conductor
whose home was at Clinton, Ia. was
shot and killed at Newton, Kan.
The postmastership contest in Elgin.
Ills. has been decided i'm favor of II
ID. Hemmens.
For refusing to slow up at El Paso
Tex, so that United States custom Off
Gals could board the Mexican Central
train from Mexico City Engineer Mott
was arrested and the train held over
night.
Charles Caldwell foreman of the Cen
trail Union linemen constructing the In
dianapolis- Logansport line, is missing
He had over $500 which had been sent
to him to pay the men.
Benjamin IL. Child and Edward c..
Husley were appointed permanent re-
ceivers of the Kent & Stanley company.
limited manufacturing jewelers. of
Providence II. l., and New York. 1t
Is said that the company owes $l,S0O,-
600, and is hopelessly insolvent.
Turner Hern was killed by the acct
dental discharge OF his shotgun while
out hunting near Golden, Ills.
John Heabner was instantly killed by
a Chicago and Northwestern train at
Milwaukee, Wis.
Rev. William Beatty, a Methodist
clergyman, has mysterlously disap-
peared from Lebonon, Ind.
The grocery store and saloon OF John
Mcguire, in Waunakee, Wis, was en-
tered by two burglars. They blew open
the safe with dynamite and got about
| $50 in cash, $500 i'm notes and some
| papers, deeds and mortgages. The po-
| lice captured one robber, who gave his
name as Frank Bowman.
Aaron Zebley and Samuel Kyle fell
| from a scaffold at Bourbon, Ind, and
| were fatally injured.
The records of the offices OF treasurer
and auditor OF Whitley county, Ind, are
| to be examined by expert accountants
| the charge having been made that pub
lie money has been Incorporated.
| John w. Tuohy, a prominent resident
| of Nokomis, Ills, killed himself with
morphine.
Wicks Kent. a tiemaker, was killed
| by a falling tree near Hidalgo Ills.
| Sir Edwin Arnold is about to publish
a series of TRANSACTIONS OF japanese
love songs.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
Six Day Bicycle Race.

New York. Dec. There has been
larger crowd at the six-day. l%2-hour
bicycle race at Madison Square garden
since the start at 1915 o'clock In the
morning than ever before known AT an
event Of this kind. Thirty-eight men
were In line when Eddie Bald gave the
word. and at least twenty are expected
to finish. The first prize will be $l,S0o.
with 500 extra IL Hale's record OF l,slo
miles. Is broken: second prize IL $500;
third, $500; fourth. $3.50: NTH. SSoo'
sixth. 5000: seventh, $50; eighth. $l2o'
ninth, 800; tenth, 100: eleventh, $75.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
Pullman WIN to stand.

Chicago, Dec. IA dispatch says the
New York World prints statement
that Mrs. George M. Pullman Will con-
test the will OF the sleeping car mag
nate, and that a bitter fight is antici-
pated. When seen regarding the arti-
Gle Mrs. Pullman said: There 10 Az
solutely no truth in the statement ana
not the slightest foundation for IL. \
wish that you would deny. absoluteiS'
for me- this story OF The World"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07

San Francisco, Dec. 7.--Joru Hoshi.
the Japanese minister at washington.
who IL here, says that II the United
States insists on snnsxing Hawaii un-
der present conditions serious trouble
will snsus. Mr.. Hoshi says Japan val
insist with emphasis that standing
claims against Hawaii growing ovt OF
the immigration and other questions
must b G9ttled nrBt.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07

Clothes cleaning, dyeing, repairing
altering and pressing promptly ant
neatly done. All work guaranteed Il
prove satisfactory,
MICHIGAN DYE WORKS.
Over 312 Fifth street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
LODGE MEETINGS

A regular meeting OF Calumet Lodge,
No. 1874, |. o. o. f., will be held on Tues
day evening. December 7. Their will be
work in the second degree and the cleo
ton OF Off ers, when full attendance is
requested.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07

To RENT-The meat market on Calu-
met street, Laurium, now occupied by
Reynolds & jeffrey. Apply to John X.
O'Neill. Also three rooms suitable for
small family on Eighth street, Red
Jacket,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07

Washington, Dec. L. Comptroller
Eckels believes in taking the govern
ment out OF the banking business. This
he will urge In his last annual report.
A valuable feature Of Mr.. Eckels' report
Ia his description of the manner In
which other governments carry on bus
mess Of issuing notes. They turn that
function over to banks Of issue. and
Mr.. Eckels. after pointing out the de-
fects Of this country's methods. shows
how France and jEngiand and Germany
do these things in safer and more
businesslike way.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07

AdoIph Norbom has just recieyed a
fine line OF pipes which he is disposiDg Of
at popular prices.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07

There will be a regular meeting OF
Fec Lodge, No 90, l. o, o. F.. Wednes-
day evening. Work in second degree.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
MONUM ENTs.

j. A. BEVIER-Dealer In granite and
marble monuments and headstones; material
and workmanship guaranteed. Office at the
Calumet Hotel
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07

There will be regular meeting OF SEN
eca Camp, No. 1247, Thursday evening,
December 8, at Olson's hall. Business Of
great Importance and election officers Tor
the ensuing year. All members will
please attend. w. +. STECKBAUER,
J. +. FOLEY, &C. C.erk.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
FUNERAL DIRECTOts.

SIVERT Funeral director ano
practical embalmer. Established in 1875. Scott
street. Red Jacket Night Calls by telephone
or otherwise promptly attended to.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07

There will be a regular meeting OF
George Washington Lodge, No. l, Jun
Tor Sons of St George; Wednesday at
7:30 D. m. All members are requested
to be present as there is installation OF
officers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07

C,aya-whioh college did Cholly attend'
Eva-1 don't know. But IL Ism tins
FAULT Of the college. -Brooklyn Lie.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
Furniture for bslc.

FURNITURE for sslc.
Being about to remove / am DESTROYS
OF disposing Of some OF my furniture con-
sisting OF hardcoal stove. bedstead,
springs, etc. Call and see them.
VIM. Il. ANDREWS, 422 Sixth st.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07

A meeting OF Court Lafayette will be
held tonight.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
Noyak I'm Prison for Life.

vinton, Ia. Dec. Frank A. Novak
has been sentenced to the penitentiary
for life. He was taken to Anamosa.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07

Wnea srr,ms ssc; May. ssXc. Corn.
no. sp No 4. 2shc. oats-steadyi NO
3 white. asGisNc. Rye-steady' NO. l.
40. ..-,. or.,..
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07
nsfrolt Grain

Detroit, Dec. g..
wnsas-Cash white. sshc; cAsr or reo.
GO. December, s0c; NAY, sie;
cs:h a7c. Oate-Cash wnsse' INV
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-07

wheat-Lower; No. req n casn
yator, sec; track as,1 so" Nav siNc; July,
s sae; No hard cash. s5@s6hc. Corn
oVM WEI. No cash, 2<c; DecempeI,
o1,no. January. 241Ac; May, aekc. 90. Oats
Weak: No. . cash elevator. w..
,rack aMG22c: December, zohc; u MAY.
sa%c: No. 2 white. Ac. Hye-F'r''
lbKc.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-18
SUFFERING CUBA.
A Portland Man Writes His Wife About
1t from Matanzas

Mrs. Oscar Charleson of this city, the
wife of Captain Charleson of the schoon.
er Clara Randall, now at Matanzas,
Cuba, received letter from her husband
few days ago which tells of the great
distress and suffering in Cuba.
The schooner left Philadelphia for Ma
tanzas with cargo of coal about month
ago and the letter was written by Captain
Charleson soon after his arrival in Cuba,
two weeks ago.
Captain Charleson says that Matanzas
is filled with fever stricken and dying
soldiers and that hundreds of pacificos are
dying every week. It is no uncommon
sight on the streets to see men lying in
the cutters in their last agonies and to
see the dead carts slowly creeping about
gathering up their load of bodies. The
people seem to be helpless in their misery
and not only Is yellow Jack' playing
havoc with them but they are dying of
starvation by scores.
Captain Charleson said he had not been
ashore very much since his arrival for
fear of catching the fever and he intends
to get unloaded and away as soon as
possible. Matanzas once was one of the
busiest ports on the island but is now al
most deserted and everywhere there Is
death and pestilence.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-18
MAST OF THE CONSTITUTION.
1t Was Cut in Unity and Eighteen Oxen
Hauled the Stick.

Mr. Crosby Fowler, of Unity, in Waldo
county, writes to The New Age as fol-
lows:
AS the one-hundredth anniversary Of
the building of the Ship Constitution,
has recently teen celebrated with appro-
pirate ceremony at Boston, [ thought per-
maps a brief account of the cutting and
hauling of one of her hasts might posi-
bly be of interest to the readers of the
New Age.
In the town of Unity on land now
owned by c. G. Fowler, the stump is still
pointed out where well authenticated
tradition says that one of her nasts once
stood giant of the forest, towering high
above and overlooking the surrounding
country. we'll remember hearing the
old settlers describe the tlee and the man
ner of hauling it, 1t took eighteen oxen
to move it, and one pair on separate
sled to keep the rum along to cheer and
make happy the hearts of the men who
had come by invitation with their oxen
to help haul it to the Sebasticook where
it was landed and afterwards fioated down
to the tide waters of the Kennebea. The
stump is much decayed by time, and de-
faced by the axe of the seeker after relics.
but there is still enough left to mark the
spot where noble tree once stood.
The sled on which the tree was hauled
was q huge duhlr, Iudu6 IOf Une OCCASION
with pole sixteen feet long. Two men
called Craftsmen followed the hind or
pole cattle, so that in case the sled in pas
sing over distractions ina the road should
be lifted high above the cattles' backs
they having hold of their tails could pull
them from under the pole, thus saving
them from injury. This treee was said
to be what is termed a "thirty-two inch
mast and while not as large as they
frequently cut at that day, was remark
able for it's beauty and great length, as
we'll as for it's size at the top.
The tree in falling, fell the top from the
landing and many other trees had to be-
cut in order to sweep it SO as to load the
top on the sled.
AS new growth of timber has sprung
up where these trees once stood, as if to
cancel from view, not only the devasta-
tion of the woodman s axe, but the natu-
raj decay of time, so has a new and more
imposing navy been created at great ex-
pense. but no modern war ship can ever
dim the luster of the Victories won BY
this grand old fighting ship, that never
lowered its colors to the enemy.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-18
"A MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.

Edinburg, November ia woman ap-
parently about 20 years of age, and fash
ionably dressed in deep mourning, who
said she was the Countess Teresa Ulfed
e Russian, adding that she had come to
Scotland fortnight ago, via Copenhagen,
and that she was in mourning for her
dead lover, complained to the police Off
GERS on duty last evening that she had
been robbed of her purse containing a
large sum of money. The countess was
apparently in great distress and as the
officer turned around to enter her COM
plant in the station blotter she drew a
revolver and killed herself by shooting
through the temple. Only few shilIings
were found on her person.
The police promptly began an inyesti-
CATION and soon found the hotel where
the countess had been stopping. An ex-
animation Of her rooms deVeloped the fact
that all her correspondence had been torn
up into such small pieces as to render
it almost utterly impossible to read auy
of it. She had given her address as thh
Cloister of st. Marie, Moscow. Two
photographs were found among the effects
of the deceased. One was thar of a youno
officer in the Russian army and signed
Alexander Romanoff - 1t is supposed
to be that of her fance. The other photo
graph was that of Spanish officer who
had visited the countess since ner arri-
val in Edinburg.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-18

"What's the matter with Edgar E.
Rounds" cried voice, and there were
more and loud applause, combined with
laughter.
Mr.. Wish having referred to many OF
Portland's honored sons, said: "We
should then be proud of our native city
and prove loyal to it, to our club and
to its members. We should be governed
by the idea to be loyal to this city which
Is proud OF its past, pleased with its pres
ent and looking with bright hopes to its
future"
M. George r. Stevens spoke of the
club runs, saying that he hoped they
would be participated in ~ the older as
we'll ss the younger members of the club
during next season.
Charles W. Dearborn, the newly elected
secretary and treasurer. Philip D.Abbott,
G. Il. Randall, Harry Lamson and Theo-
dore M. Tolman, spoke briefly. The latter
warmly endorsed the remarks of Mr.
Small. He thought the wheelmen of Port
land ought to wake up and investigate
the city government. The remarks were
loudly applauded.
Mr.. Benjamin H. Farnsworth, Mr.. T.
A. Burke and others spoke briefly and at
10 O'Clock the jolly party broke up, hav-
ing enjoyed one of the pleasantest eve
nings In it's history.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-18
THE IOWA ALL RIGHT.

New York, Novem Der IT, The United
States battleship Iowa arrived at the
Brooklyn navy yard this afternoon on
concluding her final trial trip. 1t ia said
that the performance OF the Iowa during
the trip was in every way satisfactory and
the board will recommend the govern
ment to finally accept the vessel. She OBJ
tained about IS per cent of her maximum
speed under natural draught, which was
about IS 10 knots. In her previous trial
the engines registered 1913 revolutions per
minute, but this was with forced
draught. On this last trip the maximum
obtained was 81 revolutions. Ali the guns
on board were fired on the way home.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-18
TO BE OR NOT TO BE.
This Old Question Has To Be Answered
Candidly BY Portland People.

What do people of Portland think of
the statement published below? Can
any citizen ask for more convincing
proof of the merits claimed by the article
under discussion? What is there to cor
roborate it. 1t is Portland proof for
Portland people, It is not the style of
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