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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
SQUARED ACCOUNTS.
LOW DE SMITH TURNED SEVERAL Ia
eles ON HIS FRIEND JONES.

s,arted In with "a shower Bath, Followed
with several other Annoying Pieasan-
tries and Wound UP With n Grand On
,o,t of Life Insurance Agents.
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service We feel sure that those earnest
and eager men can aid our ministers TO do
more active work than has ever blessed the
church. When American Methodism was
younger there was a good reason for all
activities TO be in the hands of its clergy
1t now should be remembered that that mo-
nopoly of clerical service was by consent
and preference of the laity That exclusive
clerical service was in just sense one of
the rights of the clergy. II things are
now changed-and we think they are
changed-the clergy themselves should see
ana admit that lay service is one of the lay
privileges OF more modern times. 1t would
seem unwilling to waive their privileges of
service, and that unwillingnesS seems quite
to their credit. When rights" are dis
cussed in this connection it will be well TO
distinguish them from the rights which are
denied in civil government when voting is
associated with the taxation which in its
turn implies the legal authority to attach
and distrain property to make good the
compulsory taxes which are assessed by
law. The Methodist Church taxes nobody
Contributions to support the expenses of a
church in which membership is voluntary
are not analogous to civil taxes TO support
civil government whose obligations are UNI
avOidable. If the payment of civil taxation
were voluntary the state might, without
oppression, deny the right to vote. A Meth
odist may omit mis- contributions for church
support and though that omission might
operate to his personal discredit If he is
able to pay the payment of the contribu-
tions do not lay the foundations for
right" to a share in the management OF
the church Our church is not "un-Ameri-
cam because the privilege of voluntary Civ
ing is not yet satisfactorily correlated 10 the
layman's privilege of church management
Laymen already are sharers in church gov
eminent. The sole remaining issue relates
to the enlargement of the lay right and
privilege of cogoverning the church. We
firmly believe that that issue will soon be
settled to the satisfaction of layman and
minister alike.
While the discussions in the convention
show earnestness we believe that some of
the points made would have been different
had the speakers made themselves more
clearly and correctly acquainted with our
church history. That history is not more
difficult than others. but he who CONSTITUTES
Methodist law or defines Methodist rights
will do well to read some early Methodist
chapters very carefully That careful read
ing certainly did not precede some things
said at indianapolis The statement does
not impeach anybody very seriously for
even some of our ministers need to read
more closely than they manifestly have
read
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BREWERS WANT RELIEF
OPPOSING COLLECTION or 71-2 PER
CENT. REBATE ON BEER STAMP.
Herring Before Internal Revenue
Commission err Forman-NIaj. Benz.
Butterv orth's Argument.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.-Commissioner
Forman, of the Internal Revenue Bureau,
to-day gave a hearing TO counsel for the
United States Brewers Association in OPP
position to the collection Of the re per cent.
rebate on beer stamps sold after midnight
of Friday, July %, 1897. the time, as held
by the secretary of the treasury, when the
new tariff act went into effect The asso-
citation was represented by Hon. Benjamin
Butterworth, commissioner of patents. IL
was commended in behalf of the association,
that the new tariff act became operative
from the exact time when it was approved
by the President and mat this approval
has ne relation to the beginning of the day
or to any other time, and that the rights
of the brewers in regard to stamps ordered
on July q prior to o'clock p. M, stand
on the same ground as do the orders of
July % or any day previous. The demand
on the brewers for a repayment OF the re-
bate allowed on stamps purchased on that
day therefore was held to be without au-
thority of law.
Commissioner FOrman, at the conclusion
of the hearing, stated that the question in
volved would soon be passed upon by the
board Of general appraisers and that in all
probability the matter finally would be sent
TO the courts on an agreed state of facts
for final determination. Pending such ac-
ton the commissioner stated that all pro-
and collectors of internal revenue would be
advised that the bureau would not for the
present insist upon the collection of the
rebates where the same had been allowed.
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General Notes.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. A.-The annual re-
port of the inspector general of steamboats,
made public to-day shows that during the
past year eighty-four steamboats, were Ii
censed at Evansville, Ind, and during the
year licenses to serve as masters were is
sued at Evansville to 120 men, "A to mates,
249 to pilots and 59S to engineers.
The State Department has been notified
through its consuls at Carthagena and
Barranquila that the Colombian govern
ment has suspended the export duty on
coffee. which amounted to $1.60 per ITO
pounds, and was war tax.
TO-day's statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance,
$2l5.521, 100: gold reserve, SAG, SS5. SCI
According TO the reports received at the
Navy Department from the various snip
yards where naval work is in progress with
the exception of four torpedo boats last
reported, good Roadway is being made with
the ships under construction.
The resignation Of Second Lieutenant
Gordon VOORHEES,. Fourth Cavalry has been
accepted by the President. Assistant Sur
geons Chas. Richards and Geo. McCreery
have been ordered TO examination Tor pro-
motions.
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Tbe Monetory Commission.

WASHINGTON. Sept 4-The monetary
commission resumed it's sessions here to-
day. 1t is understood that President Ed
munds has selected the subcommittee, but
as several of the gentlemen want changes
of assignment the list will not be made
public until finally arranged. The members
feel that their personal attendance at the
session of the commission and of the sub
committees is essential to accomplish the
work before them during the next ninety
days and for that reason they will be pres
ent at the meetings as far as possible in
stead of leaving the work to be shaped
while they are widely scattered. The morn
ing session was confined to general dis
cussion of lines of work. etc. The discus
same general lines as that which charac-
terized the meetings during the past two
days At its conclusion the commission adj
journed until Monday, when it is expected
President Edmunds will announce the COM
mfttpeS
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EXPLOSION IN A MINE
ONE MAN KILLED, ONE MISSING AND
NINE HURT, THREE FATALLY.
Gas in "A Co1Iiery Near Marion, ILL.,, Ig-
nited by "a DiggeF's Lamp-Brazil
Miners OmciaI Board.

MARION, Ill, Sept 24-One man was
killed, three fatally injured and six severe
ly burned and bruised by an explosion of
gas in the Williamson county coal mines
to-day An unknown miner is still ign
prisoned in the shaft, and was undoubtedly
instantly killed
The Dead
FRANK FARRARO, Italian miner, as
phyxiated.
UNKNOWN MINER, imprisoned; prob
ably instantly killed.
injured
G. GRIETTT, burned by explosion will
die.
PETER CAsHPER, burned internally
will die.
JOE BARLOW, driver boy, bruised about
head; will die.
ROBERT BRITTON.
NJ OWENS.
DAVE RICHMOND.
ROBERT RICHMOND.
H. SMITH.
j. HIGGINS.
The last five are all badly burned and
bruised, but will recover.
The gas which caused the explosion ac-
cumulaed during the night near the mouth
of the main shaft. A shift of forty-five
men went down in the cage at o'clock
They had proceeded only short distance
up the main gangway when the lamp on
the leaders cap ignited a large body of gas
A terrible explosion resulted. Farraro and
the unknown miner were knocked down.
the latter being buried under a mass of
broken timber and rocks. Those who were
able to crawl back to the foot of the shaft
signaled for the cage, which had been
blown to the surface by the force of the
explosion. Rescuers descended and soon all
the injured men were raised to the surface.
After-damp followed the explosion and put
stop to the search for the body of the
unknown miner.
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Nn Convention nf ChicnCn.

CHICAGO. Sept. A-Secretary Kelher
of the Social Democracy, said to-day that
the Social Democracy would take part
in the proposed convention of labor repre-
sentatives, which was to have been held in
Chicago Monday in the interests of the
striking miners and that word had been
sent to all its delegates to remain away
1.-The partial settlement of the coal miners
strike renders the convention unnecessary"
said Mr.. Kelliher to-dav THE action Of
the Federation of Labor convention at
Washington yesterday in advising the an
nulment of the convention because of the
settlement of the strike practically puts a
quietus on the proposed convention. The
United Mine Workers, under whose aus
pieces the convention was to have been held
have done nothing toward making arrange
ments for the meeting. The Social Democ-
racy is simply following the lead of the
American Federation of Labor in advising
it's delegates to remain away. 1t is now
practically certain that no attempt will be
made to hold the convention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-25
CHAOS IN GUATEMALA.
Dictator BarrfOs Has Lost His Head"
mo AnarchY Is Feared.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.-I.ate last
night the following private dispatch was
received in this city from Champerico,
Guatemala, via Acapulco: ''Champerico and
San Felipe are both in the hands of the
insurgents. Barrios has shot and impris-
oned prominent men who sympathize with
the revolutionists. The wives of the rev.
olutionsts have also been arrested. An
archy is feared" A letter from the city
of Guatemala has also been received The
writer declares that everything at the time
of writing was in state of chaos. Barrios
he says, has lost his head from fright and
in delirium of terror is imprisoning and
shooting all who evnce the slightest lean
ing toward the insurgent cause. Loans are
collected by force. and death is the penalty
for refusing financial assistance to the die
tator. Francisco Castillo, Barrios's chief of
police, under the orders of his superior, has
it is asserted. usurped the place of the civil
officers. BarrioS himself is in constant fear
of assassination. Two hundred soldiers
sleep in the palace day and night and he is
constantly attended by a guard of picked
men, who never leave him alone. The res
idence of Mrs. Barrios is guarded by
large force of police
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The Lnttimer Inquest Closed.

HAZLETON, Pa. Sept. 24.-The coroner's
jury investigating the death of the Lat
timer victims met again to-day and heard
additional testimony. Nothing new was adj
duced, with the exception of the statement
of Daniel Ferry that after the first volley
Deputy Wrought shot at man on the
railroad tracks. After a Half dozen wit
nesses had been examined Coroner Mckee
closed the inquest and the jurymen retired.
They will meet tomorrow evening to de-
nberate and decide upon verdict.
IT was the intention of General Goblin to-
day to order the withdrawal of part of the
militia, but the rain interfered. Battery G,
of the artillery, broke camp to-day and re-
weather permitting. the Twelfth and Thir-
teenth Regiments will leave. The Govern
or's troop toured the region to-day The
City troop of Philadelphia will return home
next week. Lieutenant Powell, of the Ninth
Regiment, was accidentally shot in the
thigh last night while handling a revolver.
All was quiet in the region to-day.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-Touchng an
ottawa report that the Boring sea negotia-
tons have reached an issue that threatens
to cause an abandonment of the projected
conference on account of the insistence by
the United States on Japanese and Russian
representation, it is admitted at the State
Department that there has been some cor
Great Britain since the note of July last
which has already been published But in
nothing to warrant the conclusions drawn
at Ottawa. The question receiving the
greatest amount of attention is the date
for the meeting of the conference of ex-
pertS.
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Alleged ..Fraudx'' Released.

LONDON, Sept. 24.-Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Serge de Mel, also known as the Duke
and Duchess of Rio Grande." were dis
charged from custody at the Clerkenwen
Court to-day, the charge brought against
them of defrauding hotels and boarding
houses having been dismissed on their ccun-
sci Offering to pay the bills and stating that
money for the purpose had been received
from the United States. Counsel also prom
ised that the prisoners would go TO the
continent Immediately if released a ma
Jof1ty CT the judges consented to the dis-
of the jury protested against their release
on the ground that il would defeat the ends
of justice. The money for the payment of
the bills OF the complaining clearinghouse
keepers and hotel propretors was paid into
court. Edgar Serge de Mel is said to be
commander in the Brazilian navy.
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Thursday, Oct. IA, 1897,
receive sealed proposals for the construction Of
the Following named roads in said county, towit:
In Orleans Township.
The Orleans and Livonia road--length-2i,55s
The Orleans and Chambersburg road-length-
The orleans and Paon road-length-ls.s 4s feet.
The orleans and Nincennes road-length-lS,S 800
- The Orleans and Mount Horeb road--Iength-
rhe Orleans and Brookstown road-length- $50
feet
The Orleans and Mitchell road-Iength-s .osi
The Orleans and Liberty Church road (west
section)-iength-lS rs feet
The Orleans and Liberty Church road least sec
tion)-length-5255 feet.
The Webb Pond and Orangevflie roa1-lenoth--
10.9Sl feet.
Total length 155. $50 feet.
All of said roads to be completed on or before
the list day OF December 1898. Contractors will
De REQUIRED to take bonds in case they cannot be
otherwise disposed OF. Said prospOsals to be ac-
eofnpanIed by good and sufficient bond for twice
the amount OF bid, on blanks furnished by the
auditor. only Indiana Sufeties will be accented
ana az least one OF said sureties shall be resi-
dent of Orange county. Said bids to provide that
the work on said roads bid on shall be in all
things in strict accordance with plans profile and
specifications now on file with the auditor and
The board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids
Bids should be addressed GEORGE W. TEGAR~
DEN, Auditor. Paoli, Indiana.
Witness ray name and the seal of the Board
Commissioners of Orange county, at Paoli, In
diana, this Sept 10, 1857.
[SEALl GEORGE w TEGARDEN
Auditor Orange County.
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No Crnnd Jury indictments.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
OSGOOD. Ind. Sept. 24.--The Ripley
county grand jury has adjourned and no
indictments were returned against the
members of the mob which lynched the
Osgood gang last week at Versailles This
is a surprise to no one, as it was not eX-
pected from the start that they would find
any evidence to connect any one with the
crime Judge New discharged the jury yes
terday. This is expected to close the case
unless Governor Mount takes action.
Mrs. Lulu Jenkins, wife of one of the
mob victims, who had been arrested with
Mrs. Rittenhouse last week by deputies.
after a search of the two women's houses
for stolen property had her hearing yester-
day and was discharged by order of Pros
ecutor Connolly. There was no evidence
against Mrs. jenkins.
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Certificates have been issued to the
Il 4 ...i-.

Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing named Indianians:
Additional-Willam II. Smell, sr., Ander-
son; John l.. Eastridge. Spiceland.
Restoration and Reissue-Alanson Bishop.
dead Columbus: Levi Dick, Flora.
Increase-William II. Smiley, Franklin:
Patrick Grogan, Vincennes; Ichabod Mich
OILS. Pennville; Amos j. stephens, Rushville |:
John Langenfed, Fort Wayne
Reissue-Willam NJ. Jackman, Canaan:
John w. Walker, Bloomington; Eli Quaint
ance kokomo.
Original Widows-Mary ]. Stirk, Fort
Wayne; Elizabeth Sandage Derby; minor
oe John +. Currigan, Bluffton; Hannah J..
Bishop, Columbus; minor of James A.
Dunn. Wheatand: Candace Carnahan,
Wheatland.
Original Widow-Supplement Nancy A.
Bowman, sieffersonville.
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AN UMPIRE CHOSEN.
He Is Neither Baron COurcell Nor the
King of Sweden.

WASHINGTON, Sept PA final decision
has been reached by the arbitrators who are
to determine the British Guinea-Venezuelan
boundary line as to the fifth arbitrator, or
umpire, who is TO act with them. his
name is for the present withheld. 1t is not
Baron Courcell whose name has been men
toned in this connection, nor King Oscar
of Sweden, who was 10 name the umpire
only in case the a1bitrators failed to agree
An agreement was reached without the
necessity of calling on the SWedisn sos-
ereign The umpire is a European, but
this is said to be without significance, since
no question involving the Monroe doctrine
is to be submitted to the tribunal. The ar
bitrators in behalf of Venezuela are Chief
Justice Fuller and Justice Brewer, of. the
United States Supreme Court
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ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.
Governor VIII Order One Under the
Attorney General.

Governor Mount gave out the following
statement last night when questioned con-
corning the report that the Ripley county
Jury had failed to indict any of the lynch
ers:-
Il have not yet been officially informed
of the alleged failure of Ripley county
grand Jury to return indictments against
persons engaged in the recent lynching at
Versailles. L have wired the prosecuting
no indictments have been found | shall i'm
mediately order another investigation under
the direction of fearless attorney general,
reinforced by all the resources at the COM
mand of the executive. | am no less de-
terRfined now than at the beginning to
VIGOROUSLY use all available means for
bringing the offenders to justice"
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Who the MAD MuIIah Is.


New York Tel egram
The mullah of Hadda whose name oc-
ours so frequently in the reports from the
Indian frontier, is otherwise known as
Najam-ud-din Akhundzada, the latter til
tie having been bestowed on him as one of
the foremost disciples of the Akhund Of
Swat. Hadda, or AIDA, the usual resi-
dence of the mullah, is in the Jelalabad
district. He was at one time the friend
and ally of the more celebrated mullah
Khalii, who gave the British a good deal
of trouble during the Afghan war, on three
occasions attempting to cut their line of
communication with Cabul. Some ten
years ago, when the Ghlzais were prepar-
ing to rise against the authority of Abdur
persuade Najam- to stir up the Moh-
munds and the people of Bajaur to attack
the Amir's troops. but the combination
made friends with the Afghan general
He also gave Abdur Rahman the benefit
OF his advice, exhorting him to oppose the
have taken this in good part. The mullah
of HadGa was summoned TO Cabul and
placed under restraint, and it was said
that he would be tried before a clerical
tribune on the charge of preaching Wa
habiism. A rumor next reached Pesha-
wur that he had been put to death, but
lIllS pIONSQ Untrue anu II presently De-
came known that he had either made his
escape or had been released on the inter-
cession of his disciples who, according
to the British agent in Cabul numbered
over a lalh-more, that is, than 100000.
In any case it is tolerably certain that
Abdur Rahman was jealous of the null
lahls influence, and that the mulah en-
tertained anything but friendly feelings for
the Amir.
After leaving Cabul he repaired to the
country of the Shinwaris, then in insur-
rection against the ruler of Cabul. He did
all he could to encourage them in their
contumacy, and they in turn, offered to
make him their Bedshah. or King, but
he declined the honor. When the Shin
war; revolt put down the mulah re-
paired to the Swat country declining the
Amirs invitation to pay another visit to
Cabul, and even refusing to accept the
offer of some villages which Abdur Rah-
man promised to bestow on him rent free.
More recently he assisted in fomenting the
hostility to the English which led to the
Chitral expedition, and now he is preach
ing q holy war against England among
the MahmudS.
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MINERS, OFFICIAL BOARD.
Last Meeting to Audit accounts ut
BraxiI-WOrk of Organization.

Last Meeting to Audit accounts at
Braxil-WOrl& of Organization.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Sept. A.-The miners Off
cial board met for the last time in Rob-
erts's Hall to-day to complete its work of
auditing it's books preparatory to turning
them over to the mass meeting to be held
here next Saturday. The board has $3.50 on
hand which has been received since the
strike was declared off here consequently
the money will be turned over to the dis
tricts where the strike is still on. Philip
Roberts, of this place, has received his
commission as national organizer and has
begun work in this locality. He thinks the
miners in the district will be completely or
ganzed by the latter part of next week. A
mammoth meeting of miners will be held
here tomorrow evening for the purpose of
completing the organization. The mines
have adopted a plan which will probably
cause considerable trouble among those
who do not belong to the organization 1t
has been decided to allow no man 70 mine
coal in the district who cannot produce
card showing he belongs 20 the United Mine
Workers of America.
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Railway Surveyed.

VICTORIA. B. c., Sept. 24-The steamer
Princess Louise has returned from Wrangel
The Dominion governments survey party
started from Glenora to survey the route
to Teslin lake and other surveyors have
started up the river. Both parties were
able to complete their work before bad
weather started, and early spring viii no
doubt see work started on this highway to
the Yukon. Sixty men are at Wrangel
waiting for chances to take them on the
first part of their journey TO the mines.
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,Tbe pIomue Active Aroin.

BOMBAY, Sept. 24-The latest health
statistics show that the Bubonic plague is
again active having crept unobserved from
hamlet to ha Met until a wide area is af-
fected The newspapers assert that the
withdrawal of the medical officers for serv-
ice with troops on the frontier will entail
consequences Infinitely more disastrous than
anything happening on the frontier
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viii REMAIN Idle All winter.

STREATOR. ILL.,. Sept. 24.--The striking
coal miners of this district met here to-day
to vote on the acceptance or rejection OF
the Columbus scale. The result of the vote
was unanimous demand for the scale
adopted by the Springfield convention. 4S
cents per ton, gross weight. The operators
have refused to pay this price and to-day's
vote means that the miners of the northern
Illinois district will probably remain idle
all winter The citizens relief committee
has announced that 1t can give the strikers
no more aid.