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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-04
ACCIDENT ON THU ICE.
Boat Containing Four Persons
Breaks Through.
all THROWN INTO THE WATER.

Roy Afford Caught In the Sails and Held
Under Until Drowned Miss Alice Nell
son, One of the Occupants Of the Boat,
Has "a Very Narrow Escape from Death
-Collision of Ice Boats ON Lake Pepin
In Wisconsin.
Madison, Wis, Jan. A sad occi-
Gent occurred on Lake Monona Friday,
resulting i'm the death Of one of party
Of four ice-bOaters and the narrow es-
cape of the other three from a like fate.
Roy Afford, the 17-year-old son of Will
lam III. Afford, a Madison marble deal
er, and n nephew of eX-Mayor Jabe AL
ford, was the unfortunate young man
who met his death. Afford. with three
brother Harry, Alexander Morgan and
Alice Nelson, went out upon the lake
for an ice-boat ride. The wind and
rain Of the last few days has loosened
: the ice and made it unsafe in places.
Just back of the electric lighting sta
lion the ice Is little more than an inch
In thickness. The boat went through
at this place. Afford and the Nelson
girl were thrown into the water. The
latter was rescued, but the former be-
came entangled in the sail and was
forced below the surface. He was in
the water twenty minutes before res
cued. He still showed signs of life,
and physicians were summoned and re-
storatives applied but with no result,
and he died within an hour. Afford
was popular young fellow with many
friends. Hewas member Of the jun
ior class at the Madison high school.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-04
THEN Ews IN BRIEF.

Adam Dill at Shelbyville assaulted
James Harrell, when the latter was
dancing with DilPs sweetheart, and
stabbed him twice in the breast Har-
rell will die. Dill has not been appre-
hended
The coming legislature of South Da-
kota will be petitioned to pass a law for
the protection of the public against in
competent dentists in that state.
Murderer Edward Wright was
hanged at Wilmington, Del. On the
night of July 30, 1896, Wright killed Ida
Crummel, colored Of whom he was
jealous.
The wife of Granville Cecil. trot-
ting horse owner of Danville, KY, has
sued for divorce, charging cruelty.
A train on the Pennsylvania road ran
over a man at Franklin, Ind, who lived
only long enough to give his name as
Ira Rowland, and his residence as CO.
lumus, Ind.
Oscar Johnson, a prominent merchant
of Utica, Ind, was gored by bull in
front of the Gait House, Louisville.
Ky.
A Belfast, Me-, judge has ruled that
shaking dice for cigars is not gamb-
ling, but shaking them for money Is.
Dollar gas under municipal control
gave the Philadelphia treasury $4,000
last year. despite the fact that 100000
worth of free gas was consumed by
street lamps.
This year is the centennial Of the silk
hat, which first came into common use
in Paris in 1897.
A mill belonging to the Miami Pow
der company, located at Goes. five miles
north of Xenia. o., exploded, killing
Jacob Kreitzer instantly and fatally
injuring Joseph Happing. Kreitzer
leaves a family. Loss, $1,000.
George Boyd, a discharged employe
| Of Chesley Bros foundry, at Danville
| Ills. went to the shops and shot one OF
| the owners, John Chesley, and w. f.
| Sparks, an employee. Their injuries are
slight Boyd was bound over to the
grand jury.
Louis Balzer, who shot and killed his
wife Nov. in Mankota, Mimi, was
| convicted of murder in the second de-
gree. He narrowly escaped being
| lynched after the murder.
William De Freitas was struck by ar
| engine at Jacksonville, Ills, and vii
probably de- as MS neau was ihJuieu
| in addition to the breakage or three
! ribs.
| In a Lambertville, N. Y, court mar
was fined $3.50 for swearing In public
street.
Joe Brewer and Jane Neal were killed
and Oscar Neal and b. F. Bomar in
1ured in a boiler explosion at Tazewell
Tenn.
Martin J. Ryan, chief of the Norfolk
Va, fire department, was shot an
MORALLY wounded by First Assistan
Chief Frank Wood. The chief had re
ported Wood for drunkenness. and May
or Mayo was just writing out the or
der of suspension. Wood has been ar
| rested.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-04
GENERAL BUTLER.
He Was the First Presidential Candidate
to Employ Press Agent.

He Was the First Presidential Candidate
to Employ "a Press Agent.
General Butler originated the en-
ployment and coined the term OF press
agent at political headquarters, re-
marked a gentleman who has given
many years to the consideration of ac-
tive politics. During his campaign for
the presidency OH the labor ticket he
noticed that the representatives OF
the newspapers gave but little atten-
ton TO the labor ticket headquarters
He decided that this should not contin-
ne. Bailey, the circus man, who was g
friend Of General Butler, took some in
terest in his campaign, and General
Butler spoke to him of the neglect of
the newspapers DO as we do, replied
Bailey, ana hire men to take your stun
Go the papers - we call them press
agents, though you can call them any
thing else.
1.-THE idea was adopted immediately
and Bailey was asked TO spare one OF
his press agents for couple Of months,
which he consented to do, and sent Ma
jor Hugh Coyle, who resides i'll this city
during the off circus season, to report
to General Butler Coyle was therefore,
the first political press agent employed
as such. He took hold of the Butler
boom and played it for all twas worth.
and ran the campaign on regular circus
principles. He had a man three or four
days ahead OF the general, whose duty
it was to organize Butler clubs in case
there was not any or where the club
was an insignificant affair.
"The clubs were organized on the
principles and in the same way that
armies. villagers and ballets are secured
for theatrical or circus representations
that is, hired for the time they were
occupied in making the parade. The
uniforms, banners, flags, drums. trans
parencies and other paraphernalia of po-
litical clubs were owned by General
Butler, and. like circus tent, were sent
to the city where they were to be used one
or two days in advance. There is hardly
any political organization these days
which does not have press agent, but
there are few of them who will ever
compare with Hugh Coyle, for he com
bined great experience with intelli-
gence and was manager in every
sense Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-04
COLLISION ON LAKE PEPIN.
Ice Boats Lorna and Tempest Come To-
gether and Occupants Are Hurt.

Pepin. Wis, Jan. captain 1. A.
Fuller's ice yacht, Tempest, and Com
modore r. NJ. Andersons Lorna col
lided on Lake Pepin, just in front of
this place Friday. Each boat carried
three men. The former was in charge
of Claude Fuller, and the latter in
charge Of o. l.. Murray The Tempest
was coming in from a run at mile
minute, and the Lorna was maneuver-
ing for a landing. The boats came to-
gether at right angles, and the crash
was heard all over town. The men
were thrown in all directions. Glen
Murray was knocked senseless and lay
in that condition for some time. He
has a bad cut on the head. George
Murray was cut on the head, face and
knee and may be crippled for life. Had
the Lorna been running at high rate
of speed none could have escaped.
Neither sailor saw the other boat until
the crash came.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-04
FOOLED THE MANAGER.
How j. w. Kelly, 1.-THE Rolling Mill Man.
Made the hit of His Life.


Made the hit of His Life.
A theatrical manager tells this story
regarding the late J. w. Kelly:
In his earlier days Kelly was appear.
ing at variety hall in San Francisco
The proprietor and manager of the place
was German, who had "a great ADM.
ration for the trolling mill man."
While Kelly was appearing at the thea
ter the German arranged to put on the
stage series Of tableaux depicting the
heroism Of the members of the San
Francisco fire department. Kelly was
to stand at one side Of the stage and re-
cite some original verses describing
each picture or tableau as it was shown
on the stage. The German was wildly
anxious that this tribute TO the firemen
should make hit on the opening night.
"Oh, Chon, he said, "do your pest,
and you will make to hit of your lifep'
On the day of the opening Kelly re-
manned at home, SO as TO be in the best
possible trim for the show. Soon after
8 o'clock he started for the theater.
just before going into the hall it oc-
Cured to him that he could have some
fun with the German; so he turned up
his coat collar, mussed his hair and
went Keeling into the variety hall.
There was sound Of crashing glass
ware. The German had dropped tray
full of beer glasses
"Oh, Chon," he moaned, waving his
hands in the air, "you haf wooined all
to taploze! Vat Is te good of hating
Irishman to work for your"
''Thash all right" mumbled Kelly,
staggering up to him.
go way" shouted the manager.
"You hef kveered to show"
With that the manager rushed for the
stage and arranged that soubrette
should announce the tableaux. Then he
went out in front and waited, all in a
tremble, to see if she could get through
with it. In the meantime Kelly went
around on the stage, and just as the SOU
brette walked on the stage Kelly fol-
lowed her and said, "I'll take care of
this. +"
The German saw him come on the
stage, and with cry of mortal terror
ran for the front door. He knew that
Kelly would spoil everything. He stood
in the street, hopping his brow and
moaning in agony, when he began to
hear loud applause inside the theater.
He could hardly believe his senses.
Every few seconds there would be a
roar of laughter and handclapping. He
timidly went back into the hall, and
there was Kelly, sober as judge and
straight as a string" making the hit
Of his life. After that all the German
could do was to sit down at table tC
weep and order beer for everybody
around.
In telling the story Kelly used to say
merely to finish the story, 81 saw him
after that when really did have tidy
number aboard, but he only laughed ant
said. No, Chon, you can't fool me. >
Chicago Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-04
Oldest Railway Director Dead.

Toledo. Jan. 2.-Samuel M. Young
the oldest railroad director in the
world, died here yesterday In his 9lst
wear. The deceased came here nearly
hree-auarters of a century ago from
Lebanon, N. H., where he was born
The late Chief Justice Waite was a
law student in Mr.. Young's office and
received his first legal training under
his guidance. Young was also presl-
dent of the Toledo National bank for a
Qua rter of century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-04
Had Never Heard OF MN Derore.

"a new slang phrase is picked up
and worn out ia day in the great cit
les of the country" said q commercial
traveller, "but sometimes years elapse
before they are ever heard in rural dis
tricts. was side tracked in little min
ing camp in southern Oregon few days
ago and was playing freeze out with
some Of the natives. In the course Of
events got three tens and made a small
bet. A big, red shirted Hoosier opposite
raised me. raised him back, and no
came back at me with another raise.
"'Well, I'll have to call you, l said
MY name is mud
HE raised up from his chair, seized
my hand in his big paw and shaking u
enthusiastically said in all seriousnesss
"Glad to know you, Mr.. Mud Ny
name Is Jenkina ~" - a..
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-04
rmbroidcred suspenders.

"There's no dandy business aboutit' "
he said. "It's Just plain, hard sense.
Since the new woman has made herself
80 distressingly apparent I have had TO
have my initials put ON nearly every
thing I wear. so that there would DC
no excuse for my wife thinking It's
hers n-Chicago Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-04
Consoling.

Suburban (entering station in bur
ry)-Was that my train?
Ticket Seller-It was only the bell
announcing the departure Of your train.
II you hadn't stopped to ask the ques-
ton, have no doubt you might have
caught It. Too bad, isn't itf-Boston
Transcript
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-04

81 am not going to give him up with
ont a trial." said the woman as she In
ssituted proceedings for q divorce
Richmond Dispatch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-04

son. Miss Mcmillan, Mrs. John NJ. Will
son. Miss Waller, Miss Brice. Miss Gray.
Mrs. Mott. Miss Mary Kennedy and a
number OF others.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-04
TNCLE SANS ECONOMY
o,d Story of venthole and
Spigot.
,,x,cED BY A SERIOUS DANGER.

or.rnment buildings In Washing
The w. ,,.rcv Of the Flames Living
10" o,.,oDt Dread of a ooniiagration-A
pressing Demand
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-30

England, Trance, Australia and &mc'r-
ica will Furnish the talent, and the IN Ell
who ane Cow I'm training in the soUthel IA
training grounds are showing form 6 VI
most Imheard of before. Savanna b,
Jacksonville, New Orleans, Charleston,
Louisville and California nave camps
in 4yliich dhemen are training, and the
reports that are sent out each week by
the managers and trainers contain the
most flattering z'eports of the work OF
the men.
The racing season tf&s year will Cast
from May to September, will comprise
n trip across the continent and from
Texas 80 Maine, will consist of mere
than 800 races in'which over coo inSi-
vidual riders will compete, and prove
gby it's ssaccesS that cycle racing is sill
ythe king of sports, as horse racing has
been characterized the 'sp0rt of kings"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-30
A BIOLOGICAL PROBLEM.
: The Mystery Attachinge1o the Habit
of British Eets.

/ VI DTAiSil sLGtSs
Great mystery still attaches to the
haMits of the two British cells; there
aFeonly two, the fresh-water eel and
the eonger, for sand cells are of diff
fereRt race, and are connected with
the, goldfish family. No enc has ever
found the eggs of either species; and
it has sonly recently been proved that
"a curioEls fish called the morris, first
seen in I763, and for a century sup
posed toNbe distinct species, is real
ly young conger. Only avery few
of these have been seen on British
coasts, where congers are common,
'butthey aFe.abundant in the Straights
of Messina, where they are caught by
boys when bathing. In 1856 a NOR
MS kept in q French aquarium was
seen to turn into conger, becoming
reduced in length after the transfor-
Observation-Disclosures three. Con
ger cells have been kept for years in
captiyity-one increased from two
or three pounds in,weighhto 80 in 81
years-but none has BEEN known TO
spawn, perhaps because Of the COM
paratiye shsllowness of the tanks.
Every angler has doubtless met
with two varieties of fresh-water eel
the sharp-nosed and the blunt
nosed eel. These were formerly re-
garded as separate species, but it is
now knownNthat the former Of these
isthe female, which sometimes grows
tota length of feet inches, and that
thelatter is the male, which has never
BEEN known TO exceed / foot z is
inches. The males are fond Of brack-
ish water, and rarely go beyond the
reach of the tides. In October and
November cells migrate down rivers
tothe sea, and what is mucfmore re-
markable, they never return. None
are ever caught that are ready to
spawn, and no eggs have ever been
fonnd. In the spring, from February
to MayAyoung cells may be seen as
cending the rivers in vast multitudes,
but it is believed that these are at least |
six months\0ld: that they are derived |
from parentsswhich spawned the pre-
yious summerAand which went down |
to the sea the\aQtumn before that.
Further, it is believed that the adult
fish, whether fresh-water eel or CON
ger, dies after spawning, and it is GER
tain that no full-grown cells are ever
seen reascending the rivers. London
Daily News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-30

Possessions of ! fer Maj
estv's Oockyar az Chat ham.

esty's Oockyar AZ Chat ham.
Bv direction oftho lords If the adj
.miralty, list has been COZ implied Of
.lhe naval relics which are preserved
bat her maicsty's doekyard at Chat
ham. These include a cyl nus wood
chest, with figures and pat ern burnt
lin, taken out Of a Spanish galleon by
Sir George Rookein 1904 ]: flag of
Oliver Cromwell's time, b caring the
ST. Georges cross and the irish harp:
large bronze gun = ken at the storm
ing Of Marking and a met al gun cap
tured in upper Burma. There are
souvenirs of the. Dutch sattack on
Chatham in 1867 1n the Dshape of
pistol and two iron guns from the st.
Matthias, one of the YES sells belong
ing to theenemys]aet. THE memen-
tos Of Admiral Lort Nelson include
block and dead eyes taken from
Danish prize captul ed at the battle of
Copenhagen in 1891; a G8-pounder
shot taken ont of&le side OF the Vie
tory after She battle of Trafalgar in
1905, AND q 6elltha was in the Dread
naugbt at dhe same action; hes DIES
NORTON Of the painted canvas cover
of the wheel of the Victory. Among
relies associated WI h other wars and
BATTLES are wariousl Russian shells and
shot from ilhe Crimea. and a siX-inch
round shot taken~out of the Castor
after the battle Of st. Jean d Acre.
There is a very .oErious souvenir Of
the ill-1ated Royal George - the
purser's candle, obtained from the
wreck IN 1889, which remained I'M
der water since theship sank, in 1882,
till 1859 A portion of the keel of the
Ship Is also preserved The miscella-
neops objects include turret plates
taken from the Citation after expert
mental firing, and plates from the
Apollo and the Howe, after they
grounded on the Great Skellig, Ire
land, and on the rocks in Ferrol har-
Dor, Spain, respectively. Some so
fgureheads "a various well-known old
war ships ain preserved, including
4 portions of carvedwork, among which
I are effigies OF William III. and Mary
I andla scroll with theepame of Nelson.
mot the least interesting possessions
of Chatham backyard are the original
admiralty orders extending back to
hLhe year 1856 and aveopy Of the of
fetal decree relating 80 the institu-
ton of Athe Chest" at Chatham in
/ h517.--I0ndon Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-30

A Baltimore man who demanded
SO, 500 from street railroad company
as damages for the alleged breaking
of his arm was offered 800 as a COM
promise and refused it, and was then
subjected to the test of the X ray,
which showed that his heavily band
aged arm vas not broken and never
had been. Then he offered to settle
for $25, but the company was no long
er in a compromising mood.
Ahout Oh oOn ,v;dows ara NAV
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-30

Tom Butler. OF Boston, Mass, and W..
E. Becker. of Minneapolis, Minn. The
contest for championship honors this
year will be between these men and
the best OF the racing talent on the
circuit. Eddie Bald, the Bnffalonian,
who won three of the five champion
ships during the season of 1895, will
again be in the fight, and there are
a score or more of other fast men who
will ySliantly strive for the honor
The season of 1897 will be slightly diff
ferent, inasmueh as there will be two
sets of championship and
rofessional-instead OF one as hereto
fore. This 'oemed advisable at
the last gen ing, since the pro-
fessionals generally so far outclass the
amateurs as TO make the fight unequal.
Besides the two l.. A. w. champion
ships, the Intercollegiate Athletic union
will give championship contest at
Manhattan Beach track in New York
early in June, and unusual interest will
center in this event as the colleges have
cultivated great rivalry. Columbia col
lege at present holds the majority of
the championships, although Fred
Schade, Of Washington, took the Ave
mile event last year for his college, the
ST. George, of Washington.
s,0on pNnCN0E 40 Ao~Vs 80
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-30

TBue championships iofthe world will
DC hold in .SoOtland, this year, during
the month OF August, but America is
hardly expected TO have representa-
tive. These cveDts are given each year
in the various countries forming the
international Cyclists association. and
have been held, since the formation Of
this association. in Chicago, Antwerp,
Cologne and Copenhagen. OF the
Americans VINO have won international
championships, Zimmerman and Bank
er are the only two, although the latter
gentleman was defrauded of the title
which nc won by the gross incompe-
tence Of the officials Who served at the
meet.
Taken altogether, che cycle racing
season will be dhe greatest success yet
hna@.n IL presen indications donotf fail
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-30
ssANlTARIUM DAD HINa GooD.'
Sc He Thought, and Maybe He MaS
Wiser Than He KReuE.

Wiser Than He knew.
The car stopped and the conductor
pulled some one on, then rang the
bell The person thus assisted STUN
bed in the car, and after some difficulty
managed to seat himself. For a min
ute or two le gasped family, and some
of the passengers were afraid hetwouLd
expire right then and there. How
ever, he gradually nevived and glanced
about the car for a familiar face In
the corner by the front door many was
sitting reading a newspaper, which, he
held unnecessarily close to his face. Ut
was. NO .use, for as soon as the new
comer's keen eyes fell uponhim feeble
.yoice called:
mr. Wink Mr.. Win&!"
The man looked up from ibahind his
newspaper, and with sigh folded it
aad crossed to the side of the new
conner.
Allow are you, Feebleton?" he;asked,
holGing out las hand, and evidently
cndeavoring TO speak cordially.
Feebleton smiled disclosing tooth
less, gains, and lpotioned Mr.. @iplS,ts
seat beside him.
Better, much hetter, my dear friene-
You ought to go TO that sanidarium
yourself. 1t would make new man
OF you"
Mr.. Wink grunted and looked down at
the wreck beside him, then at his own
staAwart figure, but said nothing, while
Feebleton continued:
Eyes, indeed. Why.Ghe air has made
me all over again." and he smiled de-
lightedly. AS he had no teeth or hair
to speak of and his limbs were so Grip
pied with rheumatism that he was
forced to use erutches, it seemed as
though the atmosphere had mixed up
things a little in the remalling process,
but Mr. Wink only said that he was very
glad that his friend felt be4ter. al
though he feared that he was mistaken.
Don't you think that you are preju
diced ?" he asked, with a bored air.
81 should say not. Yon ought to have
seen me before J started"
From the expression on Mr.. WiniS's
face the other passengers gathered
that he thought that Fcebleton could
not have been in much worse condition,
bat he only smiled as the sick man con
tinued
"Oh, it's "a great place. / wish you
could see the thousands of people that
come there on beds and stretchers and |
in couple of weeks go away"
"In collins" suggested Mr.. Wink, sig |
mailing the conductor to stop the car
Chicago Times-HeraId,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-30

,r.,oo rirnt Monday hin February-terin
l 49,. ID tegifd Mondryir May-term two
me-. fret M.Ontay in Septornber-term three
"os ,s..,srr n Fourth Monday in February
"a, III y tvrees: First Monday An June--telm
3 ssoon,iv1.Vreeks. Fourth Monday in september
w rr'4,'TtorA second Monday in April-tcrm
4,ree' weeks. FIRST MoHdey in August-term
. no weeks; Second Monday in November
-,errn tn weeks.
fvoN--Finrt epionday tir May-term Two
rrears.' nrsti Monday in AHugust--term two
veeFs first Mcnday in. september term Two
weeks
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-30

(Which direction is that shootin'2"
shouted the policeman as he dashed
around the corner.
down the street." grinned a news
boy.
"Then I've got EN-" and he sprinted
up the street to make the capture. De
troit Free Press
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-30

About 10000 widows are mar
ried every year in France.