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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-16

So much is being said just now as to
he proba bility OF European war arls-
ing from the action OF the King oil the
Hellenes in sending his feet to the assist
,nce of the chri ,tiaus on the island oiCrets.
rne above sketch is given OF the Island
inr the purpose OF Furnishing up the geo.
graphical knowledge OF those OF the read
ers of the News who may have forgotten
the position OF the island.
The island OF Crete or Gambia ID one oi
the larges. islands in the Mediterranean
and may almost be said to be the most
southerly point IN Europe, the westerly
point of it being about sixty miles from
Cape Malta in Greece, while the east emo
Of the island ia only about one hundred
and ten miles from Cape Kro, in Asia
Minor. The island is a very aiongaceu
form being not less than one hundreo
miles long while the breadth does no'
anywhere exceed thirty-6ye miles and 10
in some places narrowed to only ten OF
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-16

o the effect that he is qualified 10 do
Siis work. The Zee for a certificate is
10. Bg the terms of the bill the COM
mission is to have sole power TO deter
mine the qualifications necessary. and
may require the applicant for license
10 undergo such an examination as IL
sees III TO prescribe. This bill was in
dorsed by the Michigan Federation OF
Labor at its annual meeting held here
In December.
Execution by Electricity.
The fact that there are nearly 100
life convicts being supported by the tax
payers or Michigan led Representative
Lee or Lapeer to give notice early i'm the
session OF bill prescribing death by
electricity for persons convicted of MUIR
der in the first degree. Mr.. Lee has
been i'll at his home for the past fort
night and for this reason the bill has
not yet been introduced. 1t doubtless
will be. however. before the constitu-
tional limit Of fifty days provided for
the introduction Of bills expires on the
24th inst. There is no reason to believe
that the bill will pass Some ten years
ago the late Congressman Ford Of
Grand Rapids. who was then a mem
Der of the legislature. succeeded i'm get
ting hanging bill through the house,
but Ii was killed i'm the senate. That
is the nearest this state has ever come
in over two score years to killing its
citizens who are found guilty of murder
in the first degree. Such bill has been
introduced al nearly every session since
then, but the number of its supporters
diminished rather than increased. Rep
resentatlve Chamberlain. who led the
opposition to the bill two years ago
is of the same opinion still, and says
that the Lee bill will be promptly killed
II will probably he news to most of the
citizens of Michigan, as it was to me
that this state has never, by an act Of
the legislature, abolished capital punish
ment. The popular idea for years has
been that this mode Of punishment wa:
abolished by law years ago, but such il
not the case. The statute still provide!
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-16
Pope and Soldier.

The pope used to be the idol of the
French soldiers during the occupation OF
Rome and did not disdain to maintain
with them the intimate relations and
cordiality of % village pastor. Whenever
there was n regiment called home, its
members never failed to visit his holi
ness to obtain his benediction, and the
soldiers were always warmly received
One day trooper made singular and
daring request--that the pope would say
a mass for him. for him alone The
pope consented But p" said the sol
der, 81 want 10 bo present We'll.
answered The pope. come ut tomor'
row to my private chapel No one but
yourself shall be admitted - ''Tomor
row, suddenly replied the soldier.
Tomorrow I've got TO go 10 the station
TO see some of the boys off, but the day
after. pope, I'm your man " Very
we'll, my son, - said the pope with a
smile, day after tomorrow be it. -
New York Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-16

desire of the Cretans for freedom and
union with the Greek monarchy gave rise
to two revolts, one in 1859 and the other
in 1866. but viii b were eventually put
down.
The population OF the island consist OF
about 100000 souls, OF which only
about 10000 are Mussulman and very
few of these are Turks, the Mussuman
population being almost entirely OF ma
tive Cretsn origin, being the descendants
OF those who changed their religion when
the Turks took possession OF the island
in 1860 ds before stated, and hence the
Greek language is the one generally
spoken throughout the island even in the
towns and among the Mahometans.
The latter inhabit the eastern and west
ern ends OF the island and the northern
shores on which are the towns OF Canes,
Retimo and Gambia.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-16

whatever measures they determine 10
put through. A number of restrictive
measures are I'm the course of prepare
tion but none have yet been introduced.
One of these provides for a uniform tax
OF $3.50, which would be an increase of
$500 over the present tax. Another will
propose tax ranging from $500 to $3.50.
according 10 the population OF the place
in which the business is carried on, and
the closing of saloons in all parts of the
state at o'clock at night. Then there
will be the anti-saloon league bill to
extend the provisions of the local OPP
ton law to cities. townships and wards.
On the other hand the saloon men have
had notice OF bills permitting them TO
secure bondsmen anywhere within the
county, instead of being restricted TO
the city or township as by the present
law; also to permit them to keep their
places of business open on all except
religious holidays. The days they most
desire to do business are Fourth Of
July and Labor day. Tt hardly seems
probable from the make up of the two
houses. more especially the lower house.
that the liquor men will be able to Sc
cure any concessions whatever
The action of President Cleveland in
signing the order abolishing the De-
| troit pension agency caused considera-
! BILE CONSERVATION here where each of
the numerous candidates for pension
agent had friends working i'm his inter
ests. These candidates were ex-Sena-
tor O. A. James of Hillsdale; Cad Smith
of Marquette, George w, Crawford OF
Big Rapids, Colonel William A. Gaveti
of Detroit Ex-Auditor General Stan
ley W. Turner was also frequently men
toned in connection with the office
Several of the candidates had friend:
among the legislators industriously Sc
curing signatures 10 petition in theil
behalf. but this work ceased abrupt!
when the presidents order was pub
lished. These candidates are now very
much i'm the situation Of the group q
small boys who were watching a mort
fortunate youngster as he disDosed e
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-16
A Thirteen Month year.

It is suggested that on Jan. l. l9oV,
now division of the year into 10
months be instituted. If such division
were made, the first ~ months would
have 2s days, or four weeks EACH am and
tbe new month 30 days, to make $780,
and 80 in leap years. After few days
there would be no need to refer to calen,
dars as the same day of the week would
have the same date through the year
Tf Ian. were, say, Monday, every MOI
day would be the LIST, 9Th, 10th ana @sa;
every Tuesday the I'd, 9th, 10th and
ssd and so on through the year. Inc
changes of the moon would be on about ''s
the same dates through the year. ano
many calculations, like interest crest date, dates
Of maturing notes, Easter and many
other important dates would be slmpi'
fed. Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-16

Mrs. Rebecca Chrisman, aged 10, was
burned TO death at Normal. Ills. She
was the mother of Floyd w. Chrisman
of Chicago and Mrs. Mary F.. Gness
of Dexter, Mo.
In England about one In twenty-one
of the population have an account In
a savings bank; in Wales one In forty;
In Scotland one in twelve, and In Ire
land one in 100.
Nearly per cent. of the veterans III
the soldiers homes died last year.
A fe-sized portrait of the late Prince
Henry of Battenberg in the scarlet uni
form of governor of the Isle OF Wight
is being painted by Homerville Hayne
for the volunteers of the island
A society has been formed In Shang-
hal to counterfeit the crime of stealing
women to be sold into worse than slav-
cry. which Is alarmingly common, and
on the increase i'm some parts of China.
Frau Boehme, alias Mother Sedan
the German camp follower who distin-
guished herself by giving birth to sor
on the battlefield while the tight was
going on, has died at Goerlitz. Hel
boy was christened in the trenches
around Paris. Crown Prince Frederici
standing godfather.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-16
THe NEWS IN BRIEF.

The following women are SAID 10 De
the wealthiest in the world: Sonora
Is,dora Cousino, 5000, 100000; Mrs. Het-
tie Green, $50, 900, 900; Baroness Burdett-
Coutts. $50. 900, 000 Nine. Barrios, 49,
600: Miss Mary Garrett, $l0,00O,oOO; Mrs.
Woleska, $10.0O0,000.
The Fopulist governor of kansas mas
anpointed the wife Of Ex-Governor John
p. st. John. the Prohibitionist' 10
place on the board of regents OF tne
states agricultural college.
Germany gains very little population
nv immigration, yet the natural IN
crease is SO great that the empire gained
2 s51 49, inhabitants between 1880 anu
1895.
According to our last census 1881 per-
.ons oyer 100 wears were found, and
of these 2.5s3 were women. In Francs
IN 1895 there were only sixty-six mer
and 147 women over the 100 mark.
Harry REMISSION, IL years old, re-
ceived what prove fatal injuries by
fall from an electric car at Sioux Ci,y
Ia He was stealing ride and nj:
comrades say that he was thrown OF
| nv w. II. Long, the motorman. Ihi'
| Is denied.
Since the beginning Of the present sea
son at Monte Carlo, the European gam
hing resort. there have been sixty-nv'
cases of suicide.
Noah York and Leonard WOOD ar
IN iail accused Of passing counterfei
silver dollars on local merchants
Martinsville. Ind. Wood was acting a
grand fury bailiff at the time OF his ar
rest.
Archaucbess Stephina of Austria
widow OF the Crown Prince huooli, ap
reared recently at court paii io' ~
arst time In eight years.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-16

that when a person Is sentenced 10
death he shall be dispatched by hang
ing, and the death penalty is still pro-
vided for persons convicted OF treason.
IL appears that the only abolshing that
has been done is that the revision of the
laws I'm 1876 simply left the provision
that death should be by hanging,
but neglected to provide that such PEN
atty should be visited upon other than
persons convicted Of treason. Chief
Clerk Miller, who has just completed
the compilation of the laws of Michigan
provided for by the last legislature is
authority for the statement that Mich
igan has never repealed the death PEN
atty.
All Kinds of Bills.
The constitutional limit within which
bills may be introduced will expire on
the Gath inst, and the indications are
that the record Of two years ago viii
be equalled if not surpassed. The bills
thus far introduced cover pretty much
everything imaginable, but there is YET
plenty of time for the appearance Of
any number of measures which the or
binary individual has not yet ever
VI.
1t is a fact, too, that unless the lesis
lators make a squirt the present session
will last we'll along into the summer
for 1t must be admitted that no consid
cradle amount of business has been &C
complished thus far. The members gen
orally concede that the record Is no
one which they can point to wit!
pride" and Uncle Ben Colvin, the whit
haired member from Saginaw, yer,
forcibly informed his fellow member
in omen session a few days since tina
if they continued to sit there an
squander the peoples money by doin
nothing. it would not be very long 'be
fore one-half of US will be in Jail an
the balance in the poor house
The Liquor Question.
Both sides propose to have an innin
on the liquor question, but there is ev
cry reason for believing that the ant
saloon element will be able TO carr
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-16

A pretty child-a charming little
3-year-old-not long ago received as a
present a nursery kitten. saved from the
"noyade" that awaited the birth OF Its
brothers and sisters. A short time after
ward the child's mamma added two
members to the family circle in the
shane of twins. On being taken into tho
nursery to see them, the child gazed ON
them for some time. looking from one
TO the other with much curiosity. Then
batting one of the plump little cheeks
with her rosy fingers she said; :.
81 think we will keep this one, papa >
Household Words.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-16
Lesson In punctuation.

Professor in English Ito young man
How would you punctuate the follow
ing: "The beautiful girl for sucn was
sbe was passing down the street,
Student--I think, professor, l would
,nale a dash after the beautiful girl -
ct~aud Maoaziua
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-16
r.,,va,e raiders at Work.

frankfort. KY, Feb. 16.-The toilgate
raiders blew up the toiiga,e on ne Mondav
renceburg pike at l o'c'ocn nrsv,ous
morning with dynamite. me -. coll
night a mob wrecked all OF the n..r,ng
Gates on the Kinney turnpike en'sr'"s
Vanceburg.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-16
senntor-Elcct Mason in New orlean .

New Orleans. Feb. Ex-senator elect
William f. Mason of Illinois, accompa-
MED by his wife and son. arrived here
on the Illinois Central at IL o'clock SUM-
day night. Mr.. Mason was greatly i'm
proved in health. and expects by his
ten days stay here to become fully re-
covered He says that his illness in Chi
cago. which caused some wild rumors.
was merely a temporary indisposition.
due to the fatigue incident to the cam
paign
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-19
NO WORSE AT NEW ORLEANS.
River Is Stationary. With No Extraor-
binary Cause for Uneasiness-
Leyee Forces Increased

New Orleans. April 1S.-Contrary to ex-
pectations, the river at this point did not
touch the 20-foot mark to-day. The river
may be pronounced stationary at lSS. The
excitement concerning the condition of the
Ievee at Carrollton has been more or less
at fever heat to-day. but on the authority
of the best informed engineers and levee
directors: II is stated that no extraordinary
cause for uueasiness exists. a representa-
tive of the Associated Press to-day inspect
ed the lcvee over which there has been so
much debate, and ii seemed to be in ex-
CelIeut shape. This afternoon a meeting of
the New Orleans levce board was held ut
CarrolIton and the board met a delegation
of prominent and wealthy citizens. The
meeting was entirely harmonious. the board
willingly consenting to have an advisory
committee of citizens cooperate with them.
AuluIe financial backing was guaranteed
rho board, and as consequence. after the
conference adjourned. go additional labor
ers were put 10 work. and this force will
hs. doubled tomorrow.
Th,. action of the joint committee is in no
y1y intended to be construed Into re flee
tion uDon the previous work effected by the
beard but simply precautionary measure
To make assurance dOubiy sure. TIE Car
roiion l@vee appears to he easily able TO
hear n rise of Two feet more of water The
sitIration in this city does not appear at
ihis time TO be any more critical than upon
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-19
HUNTER WILL NOT TALK.
Much Talk of Nev Caucus. but None
of II Comes From Hunters
Friends

Frankfort Ky. April 1S-Only about half
the members of the legislature were in the
city to-day, and an unusually quiet Sunday
was passed.
DR.. Hunter still declined to discuss the
recent developments. or to say what are his
plans Many OF mis- friends are urging him
to demand an Immediate trial. and that he
stay in the race ut least till he is vindicat-
ed: as they do not believe there is ary dan
ger that the Indictment fer cbnspirlcs TO
bribe will staiia the test OF judicial scru,-
inv. Others, however, declare tina, any
jury, that might be secured in Frarklin
county would De preiudicei asainst HUnter
and that he shohld let the matter go over
Mr. Z, T. Franks. Who Is Jointly Indicted
with Dr. Hunter and the rest, slid TO-
night that they had not vet had consulta-
tion on this point. and said he did not know
what conclusion would be reached There
is Still 4 good deal of talk about 4 new
caucus. but Hunters personal friends are
not among those Who arc trtrigirg in IL.
1t is evident that if he is TO be withdrawn
at all he must not only he allowed 20 take
hrs time IN doing SO: hut practically 20 dc
tate his successor. Only n formal ballot
will be taken again Tomorrow, but inter
estipg developments are looked for Tues
Hay
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-19
STATIONARY AT LEAVENWoRTH.
River Ceased Rising Mt Noon-Tracks
of Three Railroads washed Out
-Wheut Fields Ruined

Leavenworth. Kas., April 1S.-CSpacialD
The flood reached its highest mark at noon
to-day. and since that time the. stage of
water in the river has been stationary.
Since o'clock last night the water carne
up three inches The rise vas Slow and
steady until noon. when driftwood failed
to show up In the channel and the current
seemed to Slow down a little. TelegTanls
from St. Joseph state that the river Is Still
rising little at that place. but it is
thought that the highest mark for the year
1897 has been reached at this point.
The apparent end of the high water is
affording great relief to the railroad men.
Four roads have been seriously affected by
the food. and had it continued it would
have been only a question of time until
the roads running on either side of the riv-
er would have been abandoped. The break
ing of the dixie at the Leavenworth juno
ton was good thing for the railroads. 1t
took ten inches of water off the Missouri
Pacific and Union Pacific tracks. Trains
cotild not have passed over either of these
roads had the dixie remained intact. This
dyke was put in without authority of con-
gress. and n protest will be made against
its reconstruction.
The bottoms east of this city for miles
are covered with water. Water is rushing
through farm houses and much PROPERTY
is being destroyed. Many wheat fields have
been ruined. The tracks of three railroads
have been washed out and there will be
from ten to twelve miles of roadbed to re-
btfild and place in repair.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-19
A CASE, OF MoTHER-lN-LAW.
Not Her Mother. Int His Mother-The
Young Wife sues for $4,000
I1amnges

Topeka, Kas.. April 1s-ySpeclal) One of
the most peculiar suits probably known IN
American jurisprudence has been filed in
the Shawnee county district court. A young
woman sued her mother-in-law for dam
ages for alternating the affections Of her
husband. The plaintiff is Mrs. Mary Butts
and the defendant Mrs. catharine A. Butts,
both residents OF this. city.
The petition states that in 1899 the plain
tin married Charles E. Butts and that
they lived together in peace and happi
ness until the appearance of the mother
ln-law on the scene a few months later.
the defendant did not take kindly to her
daughter-in-law, and began to contriye to
disturb. the peace of body and mind ef-the
plaintiff After making vile and slanderous
accusations against the plaintiff, the. de-
fendant succeeded-in getting plaintiffs
husband to go to Hot Springs, S. D., for
the purpose of securing a divorce. When
the petition for divorce was filed, young
Butts sent for his wife and she went there
to join him Upon her arrival, a sheriff
met her at the depot and served a sum-
mons upon her, Before she had time 10
read it, her husband snatched it out of
he hands. She remained there only a short
time when her husband sent her to Iowa,
promising to Join her in Il few days. He
never Joined. "A few months Later. she
was surprised to learn that divorce had
been, granted and upon Investigation dis
covered that the paper served upon her
was a summons in the case. Then she
hurted her ex-husband up and threatened
10 nave MIN -arTeSlh9- tor violating the
ters through the mails. She had the docu-
nients and in order TO square himself Butts
repented of his sins and Remarked the
plaintiff. They We're getting along fairly
well on the second trip when the mother
ih-law again made her appearance and
again succeeded in alternating her hus-
bands affections. She asks for damages
in the sum of 5000.
Late this afternoon the plaintiff had
state warrant issued for the arrest of her
hrl nm no ~ nF f,arr 20
kili her. He was arrested and bound over
10 Keep the peice.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-19
RUSSIA WANTS ARMoR PLATE.
Has Asked the Illinois steel Company
10 Bid on an S.O0O-Ton
Contract

Chicago April 1S.-The Illinois Steel Com
pony has received. through the Russian
rinister at Washington, a proposition
looking To the companys bidding on the
armor plate for two Russian warshipS. The
cortract is to be for SUD- tons. and IN
case OF award to the Chicago concern
would turn into It's treasury in the neigh
borEood of S3,n1IOo0. 1t is said the offer
of the Illinois. Steel Company to furnish
the United States government with armor
plate AT the remarkably low figure OF $40
i ton has startled, war departments the
wcrld over. For the last tSo years .he
AmErica for nedrly all the arnor pate
used in constructing new ships of war,
Bpc the contracts have heretofore been
aV arded to either Carnegie or Bethlehem
companies. each of which has supplied
the armor for 4 Russian man-of-war
The war scare in the far East has evi-
IDENTIFY started The most active prepara-
tions in the cars naval dSpartment The
contract which TIE Illinois Steel COMPANY
Is asked to bid upon IS the largest ever
awarded by the Russian government Ii
is hinted that IL IS the purpose of the latter
to get in its contract ahead of the United
States government
President Gates was seen this evening be-
fore he left for the East. but he refused to
discuss the proposition of the Russian gov
port was correct. and that ne had written
the Russian minister at Washington
through whom the offer was made for ali
necessary particulars for proceeding with
the bids.
The matter will be laid before the di-
rcctors of the company next Wednesday
in New York.