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

couraged by The demand for goods
which scarcely increase, though more
nrint cloths were sold than for many
weeks. Some mode of clearing away
the enormous surplus has become nee
essity. Lower prices are expected In
Goods and slow buyingis not unnatural
since cotton has fallen 17.S per cent.
from Sept. II: print cloths, I per cent;
b,eached goods. Sls to 51a, and brown
goods. 21b, g and per cent. Though
wooden goods do not improve there
have been enormous purchases OF WooI
bv large mills, not in RECORDS, WHICH
cover for the two weeks OF January
II 10 300 pounds at the three CHER mar
kets against 11,S17, 500 last year. ana
l0.67S,S15 in 1895.
some large purchases of leather, IN
Guiding 10000 sides of grain, Indicate
that some shoe manufacturers are see
ing their way to more active work anu
shipments from the east in January
Tins far are 90 per cent. larger than las'
wear. Hides at Chicago are 212 per cent
lower. The wheat market has varied
hut slightly and closed a of a cent low
or western receipts for the week,
which are 1.5O5, OS2 bushels, against e.
216 272 bushels last year. are checkeo
nv storms and by current prices. III
view of the farmers expectations.
Atlantic Exports.
The Atlantic exports were l'4oo'4oe
bushels. -four included, ana Tor Two
weeks 3.4S4,S17 bushels, against 4'4S5'-
100 bushels last year. The December
exnorts were 10,S56,519 bushels at AL
Iantic ports. flour included, a gam Oh
. 7o1 600 bushels, and 5,112.OlS busheis
at pacific ports, gain of 1,O57,OOO BUSH
els. Traders begin to realize that the
enormous exports of corn are taxing
tho Mace of wheat in foreign consuihp-
tion and will lessen the demand IL
wheat becomes dearer Cotton TOOK a
,,so of an eighth on traders estimate
,,,Itho,t change in conditions. The rail-
,res for the week have been 400 IN the
Irnited states. against 395 last year. anu
?, In canada, against 81 last year Inc
AGGREGATE of gross earnings OF all the
JTnIted states railroads reporting Tor the
e.st week of January is $4.115,O12, a loss
30 nor cent. compared with the earn
ings of the corresponding week iast
,ear For December the more ~onpiete
returns for the month show gross earn
inqs of s3S. 5S6,912 for the United states
roads. a loss of 23 per cent. compared
LIN the figures of December, 1879, ana
asa compared with the hgures OIL De-
=ember, 1892
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18

III 0oo OOOOO.
hos come that goods have go a
Maids at 6 40-nch English
co and 80 cent knotted cus bouc rough surface plaid
" checked novelties 80 yard 46inch
must 90 yard, sold elsewhere
inch broadcotb best quality, in all colors,
at 42Dch black brocaded novelty
goods AZ cents elsewhere VI per yard black and oOTed
% pieces dress goods prices 50 $1.75 ST.
20 now at SO cents
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18
s,.a.hx the Cars Guard.

Rer,in. Jan. 1S.-The L kal Anzeiger
.',,,shes a dispatch from st. Peters
burg reporting a lamentable incident
,',',e, has occurred in the carz's pres
o me The czar, 1t seems, beckoned to a
s.ardo,ter who was working in the park
S,he guard. seeing the man running TO-
nard the car, shot him dead, suppos-
,ns he was an assassin. The car was
ny,, n ERECTED by this occurrence.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18
Trades Union Roppeo OF ~o,ovu.

New York. Jan. 1s.-Timothy sulli-
uan and Michael Herman, trustees OF
w. plain and Ornamental Plasturers'
.no,etv drew Sc, 900 of the society's funds
60, ~ the Union Dime Savings bank
"a the Emigrants' Savings bank and
then skipped. Sullivan was caught and
locked up, but Herman Is still at large
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18

Without word the rich man took a
dollar from his pocketbook and handed
it to the good woman. The next day
she received from him a check for one
thousand times that amount. New
York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18
Largo Cut In Grain Rates.

chicago. Jan. 1S-word is received
-, Now York to the effect that the
Io,nt Traffic association has decided 10
rsduce the freight rate on grain De,
,ween chicago and New York from "
90 1s cents per 100 pounds.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18
Shoes. Shoes.

slippers, pair
felt Shoes, the quality, 20 pair.
Mems working shoes 93 Mems buff sho
Mems
Mems shoes $14S Mems sole shoes
$ss Mens hand in all styles
81 Mems velvet slippers at 6S cents.
Chldren's Chidrens
Chdrens school
Chldren's heavy
at
upwards Boys shoes sizes from 13 90
Boys she from 20 D. a
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18

When the sewing machine was
vented, the prediction was made thai
would tighten the labor of women a
fact, it increased the number OF friD
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-18
Flannel Dept

Tho heat tennis Flannel stripes checks and plato,
IN Wool will red Flannel go 10 upwards. AWoo
,ru must go Thrtylour shifting paids
hoovv ali wool at % per yard.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
FRIGHTENED HIS WIFE.
Gall.n Fired His PistO! aud Has
Been Held For Grand Jury.

The sudden resumption of the old habit
of excessive indulgence In liquors by John
Gallon of a. Eagle street was responsible
for good deal OF excitement a short time
before o'clock last evening.
Gnllen, who Is q mill employe usad a
revolver so promiscuously in his tenement
that his wife tocaine alarmed and began
screaming Then Gallen rushed into tine
street with the weapon.
Mrs. Gallon had a narrow escape from
being hit when the revolver was twice dis
charged. She was more uneasy, too. be-
cause her husband had threatened to fix
somebody
There was q touch OF real melodrama In
the affair, for at the supper table GaIlen
seemed to think the stoak would taste
like real venison If ho used "a revolver on
IL instead OF q knife
Sunday tho lt came upon Gallen Of
out of the window, but no harm caiLe OF
this and when he went TO bed the good
wife hid the revolver.
There were other revolvers In the city
and Gallon managed 10 get one Of them.
Gallen last evening fired up at the cell
ing Of the kitchen and he fired through
the closed door OF his wife's bed room and
the shot came near hitting Mrs. Gallen
and Just grazed the mirror In her room.
The man who was engaged I'm this
dangero us sport weakened ut the continu-
ed screaming III his wife and ran out, but
Officer Clifford had heard the screams and
took Gallon in charge and locked him up.
1t is stated that Gallen wanted TO fix
some one and II Is supposed b3 wanted to
reduce his family by one member and
then go with his 14.yaqr-old son to Eng
land, but those who know Gailen bost say
he was just rum apad and had nothing
against his wife
ing Gallen said he fired the revolver at
his wife just to frighten her, but pleaded
guilty and was held In the sum of 5000
for the action of tho grand jury.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
FOR THE KLONDIKE,
A Party of 500 Will Leave Chicago
by Rail on Saturday.

Chicago. July "a A party of men who wish
TO try the Klondiso gold cure will leave
Chicago on special train next Saturday
night, on route for the newly discovered Alas.
kan gold fields
There will be 1900 individuals in the party.
The special train on which the party will
travel will -un directly through to San Fran.
cisco.
! There the gold hunters Will remain three
days 60 purchase mining supplies. The party
will then ship to -. Mchnels on special
steamer This trir will occupy fourteen days.
Three steam launches will be in waiting TO
transport them up the Yukon river 10 the
mouth Of the Klondiko river.
This trip will require fourteen days. Each
tourist may take 500 pounds of baggage from
san Francisco but only n portion Of this will
bc taken up the river with the party. When
the Klondike is reached the steam launches
will be moored in winter quarters.
The tourists will live aboard them until
spring begins 90 break. The transportation
company claims 10 have made plans for carry
ing enough provisions 20 supply ell its
travellers with food until late next summer.
An effort will be made 20 make the complete
trip from Chicago to klondikt In thirty days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
A JAPANESE STORY.
Tale About th. Landing of 1900
Soldiers at Hawaii.

st. Louis. Mo-, July 27.-A special from
Los Angeles, Cal, says: letter written
by Japanese official in Japan to q
former Japanese officer living in this city
CONVEYS the Information that the Japanese
government Will forward to Honolulu in
the latter part of July, 1900 japanese emf
grants.
These individuals are now in the garri-
son at Naegata, being soldiers in the
Japanese service and will go on shore in
Honolulu as simple citizens. but drilled
and ready for military service at once.
The steamers which are to convey these
mon have been chartered by the japanese
government, and carry in addition to 1900
passengers, arms, ammunition and mill
tary stores of sufficient quantity to make
IL Interesting for any party tc try to pre-
vent their landing.
In addition three large men OF war are
already preparing to leave Yokohama to
arrive at Honolulu at about the same
time as the landing Of the so-called ami
grants will take place.
Ibe correspondent who has been edu-
Gated In the United States used the OK
pression no doubt acquired when here ::
1--WE will get there and don't you forget
IT, and remarked further, II cannot
write this I'm my own language but you
understand" Predictions conveyed in
previous letters from this official were
verified.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27

herself, screamed for help. Her calls
were answered by her next door noighbor,
Mr. Hanley, who, after knocking on
the door, placed his shoulder against the
panels and exerted all his strength. There
was crash OF furniture, aud he almost
fell Into the room.
He saw that "a chair had been placed
against tho door. and tho next discovery
he made was thnt of the mans body
stretched prone on the floor. Thoro was an
unni stakable smell of gas In the room,
but IL was not so strong as TO especially
Inconvenience Mr.. Hanley or Mrs. Ritz
who followed him into the room.
They opened tho Windows, however, and
as the sunlight streamed into the room
tbev saw that there was another occupant
of the apartment beside the still body of
the man on the floor. Upon the narrow
bed, clothed in the bright dress, with its
many ribbons. was the body OF Annie
Sullivan.
one hand was above her head, the
fingers resting among the thick, brown
hair which In life had been one of her
most attractive features. Sho lay partly
on one side. and hanging from the side of
tho couch was the right arm, bare TO the
plhow
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
DIED OF HER BURNS.
Mis- HOffenberg's Clothing Ignted
While Preparing Supper.

New York, July 2z Miss Bassie Hof-
fenbcrg died at the Frost Hospital in
Chclsen at $40 'rst evening as the result
of burning accident which took place in
tie afternoc
Miss Hofienherg was tho 16.year old
daughter of Morris Hoffonborg of 96
Washington avenue. Her father runs q
floral mart at that place and lives i'm the
salno building. In the rear of the store
Is tho family kitchen.
About 30 Bessie was making prepara-
tions for the evening meal and was about
tno stove. In soma way which viii never
TO known her olnthing became ignited
and In her terror the girl rushed into the
street Lieut. Hewoy OF tho local police
station was pussing 0t tho time. aud be-
with the assistance Of Alopzo l.. Cope
land Of Melrosc and George :. Hallett of
Chelsea grasped the frightened girl and
together they tore her burning clothing
from her body and wrapped her in the
heavy folds Of q horse blanket which they
secured from passing hack driver
With all the haste they made the girl
was frightfully burned. ana n doctor who
WAS called said &c WAS impossible for her
to live. lie did all he could to relieve her
agony and ordered her to the Frost Hos.
pitnt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27

ed TO do 80. when told that the canonical
laws of the church OF kome Of which
both were devout and earnest members,
forbade such union.
DECKED HERSELF FOR DEATH.
On Saturday afternoon. Annie Sullivan.
dressed in bright gown, decorated with
many ribbons, called on~.tho wife OF
Patrick's brother, Lawrence, on the old
farm. She stayed for dinner, and it was
nctced that while at moments she was
almost feverishly gay. at other times she
appeared absent minded, and TOOK no
notice of questions addressed TO her. So
marked was this that Mrs. Sullivan said :
"What In the world Is the matter with
you. Anniei"
"Oh, nothing at all. ;" she replied, an d
then che laughed Historically.
When . o'clock arrived the girl arose
and announced that il was time for her
10 start for home.
"You had better stay here tonight An
ME, " urged Mrs Sullivan; sit looks very
much like rain, and IL is such long
walk"
Annie declined the invitation, saying
that her mother would be anxious about
her. just then her cousin and sweetheart
arrived at the house and pretended to be
surprised at finding Annie there He
promptly volunteered TO be her escort,
and shortly before 10 o'clock they set
forth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
In DEATH.
Two Young Peo-
pie United.
Marriage of Sullivan to
Cousin Forbidden.
No Priest Could Be Induced
to Unite the Pair.
They Hired Small Room Turned
on The Gas and Died.
Hand clasped Hand WIN Bodies Of Dead
LOvsrs Were Found.
No Priest Could Be Induced
to Unite the Pair.
They Hired a Small Room Turned
on The Gas and Died.
Hand claspei Hand VIII Bodies Of Dead
LOvsrs Were Found.

New York, July 27-The little settle-
ment of West Chester has it's romantic
tragedy which is not unlike that OF
Verona. made immortal by Shakespeare
in the story of Romeo and Juliet Some
time between II O'Clock Saturday night
and sunrise Sunday morning. Annie sui
livan and her cousin, Patrick, died
together and for each other.
They could not marry; the laws Of the
church Of which they both were members
forbade that, and besides. their parents
objected to any matrimonial alliance be-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
NINE MILES FOR A CENT
Big Reduction of Steamer Trans
p0rtaion al Ch csgO.

Chicago July 81 Beginning today
hathors who snort In the waters of Lake
Michigan mt Manhattan beach will te
charged one cent foe transportation by
steamer between tho city and tho beach.
Niue miles OF water lie between tho
moorlngs of tie steamer nud tho docks az
Manhattan beach With the new tariff
patrons of the llne will DO assessed one.
ninth Of n cent per milo. such n rate is
unparalleled either in railroad or marine
trar sportation. The big reduction from 25
cents 10 cent II the result of bitter
rivalry between tho two lines growing
out Cf alleged breaking Of an agreement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
She Pleaded the Abandon
ment OF Annexation.
Courteously Received by President
in Blue Room.
No Groani For H, p: Was Given Her-She
Spok: For Lost Cause.

Washington. ID. O., July 2I-The OK
queen OF Hawaii yesterday afternoon
personally protested TO the president OF
the United States againt the annexation
Of her country.
The inter'vpw took phase in the cast
room OF the White houes, was brief, in
formal and not even private, for num-
ber of newspaper men and Others stoo
around yet 1t was tull of dramatic inter
est to those who saw the sentiment of It,
as they thought of the woman as repre-
sentIng lost cause and vanishing
people and the man as representing a
triumphant race which had dothroned
her, dispossessed her subjects and seized
her country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
WILL NOT RESIGN.
Secretary Sherma, Says lie Shall
See the Annexation Sealad.

Amnrans-tt l.. l., July "a. Secretary
.Iosn Sherman was sean Yesterday ard
positively refused IL enter into any con
-'-sation regarding the annexation qucs-
u,n.
= 1 stall lay all matters regarding Japan
ssi1e uutil my return TO business in q
lew days, te said
'Ar sherman. is IL true TINT vou ere
% resign, and that ldr. Whitelaw Reid Is
ro gtt ttc appointment WIS aske'.
''>o. sir; tho stoiy Is without four da
tioD, and IL my health hrius out | shall
SEQ ile annexation question to settle
menl, he replied.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
SALOONKEEPER'S STORY.

Ritz, the saloon keeper In whose place
they died says that at about $50 o'clock
Saturday evening Sullivan and his cousin
called at his place and. seating themselv
upon the piazza. called for refreshments
lilo does not remem ber what they drank
but when he was prep9ring TO start for
after IL o'clock Sullivan followed him to
the gate and said to him: Now Martin,
j want you TO do me favor. Annie and
/ were married this afternoon, but you
know the objections. which our families
have always had and we are compelled to
keep this marriage secret. 1t is TOO late
for us To go TO the city tonight, and l
wish you would rent us your spare room,
back of the dining room"
Ritz says, firmly believing Sullivan's s
story, he told his wife TO accommodate
them. That Is the last he saw OF them
alive
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
Secretary of a Loan As
SOciatiOn in Trouble.
Accused of EmbeZZling Sew
enteen Thousand Dollars.
Part of Funds Returned But That
Did Not Stop Prosecution.

Pana, III. July 27.-Isaac N. Weaver, late
secretary of the Citizens Saving Loan
and Building Association of Pana has
been arrested on a warrant sworn out py
A. B. German, ST., president of the associa-
ton, charging him with embezzlemsnt
The amount of the shortage as stated in
the complaint aggregates $1,000 with more
To follow.
Weavsr had been secretary of the asso-
citation for eight years. during which time
his emL ezzlements reached total of
nearly Sl7, 600, but $500 of this amount
has been made gond by securities he
turned in and money paid by his bonds
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
PRESIDENTS WELCOME.

Finally the president appeared and
rapidly disposed OF the hand shaking
crowd.
Then, rs the ex queen rose and advanc
cd toward him, he. courteousiy walked
half way across tho room. To her, and
smiling and shaking her hand, said ~
am glad to meet you. The ex-queon
did most of the talking during the two or
three minutes. although the president
listened attent.vely. but without giving
any signs Of assent 10 what she said.
With evident annoyance at the pre- Csonco
Of number of other persons in the room,
tho ex queen talked in low tones. but
the burden Of her conversation could he
overheard, and IL was the expression of
regret and remcnstrance at what had been
dono toward tho annexation of Hawaii,
and Of tho hope that even yet the Project
might be abandoned or modified favor.
ably to her interests and tho interests OF
her DeOple
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
NO PRIVATE INTERVIEW.

So, when she called, with her Hawaiian
attendants and Capt Julius A. Palmer, her
faithful Bostonian secretary. who sent up
cards with a request for private Inter
view the president sent down word that
be would not bc able Co give the ex-queen
= privnte interview. but would be glad to
shake hands with her in the east room at
tha close of the public reception II she
cared to walt until that was over.
Naturally, she was disappointed, but she
decided 10 take the only chance sho had
and sat down with her escort in far cor
ner Of the east room to wait for half an
hour while the crowd gathered fer the
public reception .and stared her out of
oounkananHa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27

to the John II. Woodbury. Dermatological
Institute and has 1t altered TO harmonize
with the rest OF the face.
The John II. Woodbury. Dermatologicai
Institute. at II Winter ST.. Boston. was
established over twenty-slx years ago, and
1t is equipped with all the latest and most
approved surgical instruments for tho
correction of facial Irregularities and
blemlshes, and has associated with it
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
A SPRECKES DEAL.
Said 10 Have Option on Crocker In.
tercst In Southern Pacific.

San Francisco Cal, July 27.-There Is an
unconiirmed report that Claus sprcchlcs has
obtained an option in the CroclScF interests In
the southern Pacific Company. Tho interest
Of the Crockcr estate In the Southern Pacific
Is valued at sS5. 0oo,Oo
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
In SADAWGA POND.
Clarence Dix Drowned While Fish.
inp Last Evening.

Readsboro, VT. July T.-It was learned
here today that Clarence Dsx was drowned in
sadawga pond while fishing with two compan.
ions last night.
Those who were with Dix escaped. The boat
was accidentally overturned. Dix was y
year old and leaves n widow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
HER HAND WAS IN HIS.

Tho two spectators did not notice at
first that tho left arm of the man on the
floor reached upward, and that the fingers
Of his hand clutched in firm grasp the
slender fingers of his sweetheart. They
did notice. though. that there was no
look OF death upon the features, but that
the partly lowered faco OF the woman
seemed TO be- smiling down upon the face
OF the man below. It was that look of
calm content that robbed the situation Of
Its terror to the man and the wonsn who
had como unon tho dead.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
BIG MINING DEAL.
Braden Brothers Secure Control of
Mining Works al Pilot Bay.

: Denver, Col. July a. "A special from
Helena. Mont, says n big mining denl
was contaminated today by which Braden
Bros. of Helena, have come into posses.
sion Of the reduction works at pilot Boy
on hootenay lake. B c., owned by tho
kootenay Mining aud Smelling Com
pany.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
A PATHETIC PROTEST.

OF course, her protest pathetic and elo-
qLent though the circumstances made II,
will have no practical effect whatever,
however much it may have touched MIR.
McKinley's kind heart.
Officially it will be ignored, like the far
more powerful protest Of Japan. II 1t
had not heen for President Mckinlsy's
Kindness of heart, tho ox-queen would
not have had the opportunity of even
making personal protest, and as 10 was
President Mckinney did not feel that ho
could receive her officially or talk with
49,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
A POLITE FAREWELL.

1ho president closed her first and prob.
ably last interview with him with polite
farewell. and she came away disappointed
Earlier i'm tho day Capt. Palmer left n
number of documents In support of her
protest for the president but did ot even
see Secretary Porter and the president
will not see the documents which. In tho
ordinary course Of business. will be
promptly referred to tho state department.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
u. I. A. FIELD DAY.
II Will B: Held Next SatlrIay al
P5wtuxst.

The u. ia. fold day will be held next
Saturday at Pawtuxot and the arrange.
mcnts were COM leted last night
Colonel TilliDghast appointed Captain
5. B. Hunt and Lieutenant L. 4. Williams
20 look after the invitation and the first
eeyRennts of The various companies were
ordered to get the men together for tho
day. II enough respond Saturday fore
moon there will 10 street parade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-27
SAME ANSWER EVERYWHERE.

At each parish house they met with tho
same response mo we cannot marry
first cousins without a special dispense.
tion from tho bishop" They knew then
that they could never be married, for
neither the father of tho young girl ncr
the mother Of the young man would give
consent and without such consent there
was no hopo Of dispensGtion.
In utter despair, they hired small
room in "a little saloon almost within hail
ing distance OF their respective homes,
and when morning came thUy were dead