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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
ALL is QUIET Ar FULTON.
Mayor Declares There Was No Need to Call
Out The Tronps.

Mayor Declares There Was No Need to Call
Out the Troops.
Fulton. Ills, Oct 4-Fulton is quiet
with few persons on the streets. Com
pany G of Dixon whose services were
not needed, has, since its arrival been
patiently waitngs for orders to go home.
which have seemingly been forgotten.
Sheriff Fuller is still in the city. He
and Consul Northcott made no appeal
to the city authorities before sending
for troops, according to statements Of
municipal officers.
Mayor John Schwab Friday sent a
letter TO Governor Tanner accompanied
by a sworn statement affirming that
Lieutenant Governor Northcott's action
in appealing for troops was useless. as
there was at no time danger of loss Of
life. and that the whole act was laugh
able farce in which he did not believe
the governor would have participated
had he known the circumstances.
Rock Island, Ills, oct. Hundreds
of citizens. enthusiastic over the final
securing of the head office of the Mod
ern Woodmen Of America. Friday night
hauled a carriage through the streets
containing Head Consul Northcott, Head
Clerk Halves. General Attorney John
son. and William Jackson. IT was the
triumphant return TO Rock Island Of
Mr. Johnson from Fulton. He was met
at the boat landing. placed in a car.
riage with the other gentlemen, a ror,e
substituted for he horses, and the \ TO-
cesssion began. A fire burned on the
substituted for the horses. and the pro-
cession halted the four men in tbs car
riages made speeches.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
EXPERTS DO NOT AGREE.
still Working on Bones in the Luetgeri
Murder Trial.

still Working on Bones in the Luetgeri
Murder Trial.
Chicago oct. 4.-The expert anato-
mists for the defense in the Luetgert
case cOntradicted one another Satur-
day in a manner that made the state
serenely happy. Drs. L. A. Merrillat
and Joseph Hughes, professors in two
veterinary colleges of Chicago, were on
the stand until 12 o'clock. Both posi-
lively identified the bone which the
state claims is a human femur as the
lower part of the shaft of a hogs femur
DR.. w II. Airport. the expert for the
defense, who left the stand Friday after
two full days examination declared II
was the upper end Of hogs femur. Dr.
Merrillat said Saturday he knew II was
the lower part. because the foramen
ran upward DIR. Airport said he knew
1t was the upper part because the fora
mems direction was downward. The
counsel for the defense realized the ef-
feet of such a contradiction. and en-
deavored to swing DR.. Merrillat around
to Allport's opinion, but Merrillat re-
fused to be swerved. DR.. joseph
Hughes coincided with the opinion of
DIR. Merrllat.
Professor William Thomas Eckley.
the well-known anatomist Of North
western university. was i'm the witness
stand the last half hour Of the session.
He said the alleged temporal bone was
not a part of the human skull, but when
handed the head of the rib confessed
that he couldn't say whether II was hu-
man or not. Neither would he identify
the sesamoid as human or belonging to
a lower animal. All i'm ALL Professor
Eckley was the most conservative ex-
pert yet heard. He was too cautious
20 do either the state much harm or
the defense much pocd
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
pr. Guiteras at st. Louis.

st. Louis. oct. 4.-Dr. John Guiteras,
employed by the government as an ex-
pert on yellow fever, is registered at the
Southern. Il have visited Biloxi. Ocean
Springs. Scranton. Cairo. Vicksburg.
Mobile, Memphis. the northern parishes
of Louisiana, and New Orleans" said
he, "and / can say that the present yell
10y fever epidemic is of average sever
ity. 1 found the health boards in the
infected districts efficient. and they are
using up-to-date science. 1t is owing
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
Star Pointer King.

Springfield, Ills. oct. 4.-Star Pointer
maintained his reputation as king OF the
PAGERS Friday. In the race that was
witnessed by at least $1,000 people on
the Illinois state fair grounds. he low
cred the worlds pacing record in a race
by half a second, making mile in
2:0Oh, the record in race having been
2:Ol. which Star Pointer made on Sat
urday. Sept. is, at indianapolis, when
he defeated Joe Patchen.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
The Earth q, Fire.

Kankakee. Ills, Oct 4--f strange
phenomenon is exciting Watseka. In
Iroquois county. The earth Is %, fre
The old slough beds burn like dry peet
in the hot weather, the ccnfiagration
extending three or four feet into che
ground Portions of several farms are
affected and in several instances build
ings have only been saved by timely
work Nothing can extinguish The fires
but "a drenchlng rain Fortunately.
progress 6 the flames Is slow.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
In Danger of Prairie fires.

Chicago. Oct. 4-suburban towns 20
the west OF Chicago ave in danger Of
prairie fires. Little or 40 rain has fallen
for several weeks and the tall prairie
grass IL dry and infammable as tinder
II prairie FIRE shonh spring up in the
immense fields that encompass Berwyn.
Clyde, Morton Park. Lyons, Riverside
and the other villages that dot this dis
trict the dansear Of extensive coniia-
grafton would be great
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
GOVERNORS WIFE ON TRIAL.
Mrs. Atkinson Accused of Forging Her
Former Husbands Name.

Wheeling, w Va, oct. 4.-The trial
Of Mrs Myra II. Atkinson, wife Of Gov
ernor George Atkinson on the charge Of
forgery in the circuit of Gilmer county.
was begun Friday. The case grows out
OF a long standing dispute over the large
estate Of her first husband. Judge ID.
Camden. on his death. the will which
left the estate 10 his wife was contested
by the judges grandchildren. The
charge was then made that She had
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
GENERAL DOW IS DEAD
Gathered in by the Reaper After a
Long Illness.
CLOSE OF A REMARKABLE CAREER.

He Drew Up the First Prohibition Law for
Maine More Than Forty-Five Years Ago
The Direct Cause Which Lead Up to
This Action Was the Sale of Liquor to
His Brother-in-L -Law-His Prowess on the
Field of Battle.
Portland. Ne, Oct 4.-General Neal
Dow, who has been on the edge Of the
grave for several days, died late Satur-
day afternoon.
More than forty-five years ago. when
he was mayor Of Portland. Neal Dow
drew up the first prohibition law. and
from that time until the day Of his death
he defended it against efforts to dispar-
age its workings, to repeal it or to weak
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
british ship MAY BE Lost.

San Francisco. oct. 4.-The British
ship Lord Dufferin sailed from Monte
video for New York Oct. last year.
She has not since been seen and nothing
has been heard Of her. 1t is feared In
shipping circles that she has been lost
with all on board.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04

10 these scientific methods OF operating
in the infected districts that the
scourge has been kept from spreading
more than II has" DR.. Guiteras says
st. Louisans need have no fear Of the
fever, as it is too late in the season for
the scourge TO gain foothold here.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
Died iii Poor House.

Columbia. Mo, Oct. 4.-James Fuun-
tain. aged rs years, dled Friday night in
the Boone county poor house. He was
a first cousin of Mrs. John A. Logan OF
Washington and brother of the late
Matthew Fountain, the richest man in
Centralia township.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
BROOKLYN BOWLING CRACKS.
They Won Large Majority of the
Games Played With Cincin-
natl Teams.

Cincinnati o., Feb. 1.-THE seven days
bowling tournament between the Brook
lyn Club and members of the Hamilton
County Bowling League ended tonight.
Tllrty-six games We're bowled, with five
men each side; of these Brooklyn won
twenty-eight and Cincinnati eight.
There was an outside match during the
week, t>So men to a side, for 800 stakes,
best two gaI.>es in three, which the Gin
cirnati pair won. There was also n tri-
angular contest of two men each from
Brooklyn, Chicago and Cincinnati, which
brooklyn won.
To-day's bowling was at North Cincin-
natl Turner hall. Cincinnati presented q
team of volunteers for the three afternoon
games. Tonight a picked team played.
Following are afternoon summarizes:
First game-Brooklyn, 7OS; Cincinnati,
69l
Second game-Brooklyn, 7O9; Cincinnati,
Third game-Brooklyn. III; Cincinnati,
| 7S4.
Night summaries:
First game-Brooklyn, 500; Cincinnati,
1873.
Second game-Brooklyn, Sc; Cincinnati,
Third game-Brooklyn, $50; Cincinnati,
c-night's play of Brooklyn was the most
brilliant of the day.
| A match for best four games out OF
! seven to come off Wednesday night al
| Rrecker's alley, for a $500 stake. was ar
| ranged tonight between Brooklyn and
| Cincinnati. Each side is to have two men,
| Brooklyn will be represented by Silver and
| Meingenger and Cincinnati by Hoefie and
| Cassidy.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
HARRY C. DIM0CK DEAD.
burg, Pa, Succumbs to
Heart Failure.

A telegram received yesterday by Mr..
Walter W. Dimmock, of Pittsburg, Pa.
who is now in the city, announces the
death of Harry c. Dimock. commercial
agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST.
Paul railroad at Pittsburg. Mr.. Dim ock
died suddenly at Pekin, ILL.,, where he was
visiting his parents. He had been ailing
for several years and had several serious
attacks of heart failure and it is thought
that another of these attacks proved fatal.
Mr.. Dimock had very large acquaint-
ance, particularly among railroad men. He
had many acquaintances and friends in
this city, one OF the closest being the late
James Veitch. general agent of the Mil
waukee at this point. Mr.. Dimock had
been with the Milwaukee road for nineteen
years, with the exception of one year when
he represented the International freight
line In this city. HShad been located in
Pittsburg five years.
Mr.. Dimoek was a remarkable man in
many ways. He was held in great esteem
by the management of the road he served
and had a superior faculty of making and
holding friends. Ii is n rather singular CO.
incidence that his closest friend during the
past few years in Pittsburg should have
been Mr.. Walter Dimmock, whose name.
although differently spelled, had the same
origin. but who bore no relationship to
Mr. Dimock.
The funeral will take place at Dixon, ILL.,,
where MIR. Dimocks parents live.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
NUMBER OF CHANGES RECOMMEND
ED BY THE COMMITTEE.
FOR UNIFORMITY IN SCORING.
SUGGESTIONS WHICH 1T IS HOPED
WILL BRING THIS ABOUT.
BoisterOus Coaching and Kicking
viii Be Subdued Somewhat and
Umpires Given More Power
bowling Games This
week-SpOrt News.

Washington. Feb. flames A. Hart,
chairman: Edward Hanlon and A. Reach,
the committee of the National Baseball
League appointed TO recommend changes
in the code of rules, have submitted their
report 10 President Nick Young. The re-
port is as follows:
We recommend no change in rules 10
IL inclusive, which are those governing the
laying off of a baIl ground, but suggest
the incorporation in the rules OF a loot
note. calling attention 10 an addenda in
the playing rules. in which will be found
direction for "A simple way for laying of
a ball field, which is as follows:
Lay tape line from center of back
stop out into the field 217 feet 3I5 inches
10 second base. At 90 feet from backstop
place home plate, with tape line dividing it
daGonally.
:. Between IJO feet inches and $50 feet
10 inches from the backstop place the
pitchers plate, with the tape line dividing
it at the center; 153 feet "a inches from
backstop drive stake At right angle to
the tape line and 63 feet "a inches from
the stake and 90 feet from both home
plate and second base, place first base on
one side and third base on the other. This
done remove the stake. Lay lines con-
Meeting the bases thus laid, forming the
diamond. extending the lines from home
base and first base and home base and
third base in each direction to the fence,
thus forming the foul lines and the catch
er's position. Parallel with these lines
and 50 feet away lay the players lines, ex-
tending from intersection with lines al
ready laid IS feet. From this point lay
lines at right angles to lines just de-
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
JIM C0RBETT HAS LEFT US.
The Champion, Accompanied by His
Wife, Eagan and McVey, Is
Speeding Westward.

James ]. Corbett is now speeding west
ward to Denver, every hour bringing him
nearer to the scene of his meeting with
Robert FitZsimmons on March Il. The de-
parture of the Corbett party was taken
with as little display as possible, yet there
was great crowd of spectators to see the
departure from the Midland, and still
greater crowd at the depot to get a last
glimpse of the champion heavyweight pu-
gilst of the world.
Corbett was accompanied by his wife,
his personal manager, kid" Eagan, and
by Con McVey. No change was announced
in the programme which has already been
made public. After a stop of a few hours
in Denver the party will go to Salt Lake
where Corbett and McNey are billed to
spar tomorrow evening between the acts
of play. From Salt Lake the jump will
be made direct to San Francisco. and after
a stop of one week there visiting relatives
and friends, Corbett and his men will pro-
ceed to the training quarters. which will,
as previously stated, probably be located
at Steamboat Springs, NeV.
1t was stated yesterday that there will
be pictures of the fight, made probably by
claim is controlled by Dan Stuart, Joe
Vendig. and an Albany capitalist The
agent of this concern has had several in
terviews with Martin Julian in reference
to the picture business and has offered
him a lump sum in cash or a 10 per cent
interest in the company. Julian has the
offers under consideration ard will accept
one of them.
Arrangements have also been made with
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
WHITE HOUSE MINsTRELs.
A Performance That Was Given by
while and Tad Lincoln.

In the February St. Nicholas is a paper
by Julia. Taft Bayne on Willie and Tad
Lincoln" who were playmates of Mrs.
Baynes brother. Mrs. Bayne gives the fol-
lowing picture of one of their prankss:
preached. saw that it was standing in
deed, but noticed q strange grin on the
face of an orderly holding some horses
Some soldiers lounging near also wore the
some grin. which was intensified on the
countenance of negro coming down the
walk; and this wild grin rippled and spread
like q wave as | went on-orderlies, SOL
diers doorkeepers, all wore that peculiar
smile. / asked where the boys We're. Up
stairs Miss" the man said. and l. heard
him chuckle as he turned away. AS l
came along the upper corridor Tad ap-
peared.
cried when he saw me. We've got cir
Gus in the attic. We're minstrels. I've
got to be blacked up and Willie can't get
his dress on; it's too big. Pin 1t up, will
you? Hurry
/ took a Mortified survey and said, "A cir
Gus! Does the he president preside t know 9Sid IL Tad o
doesn't care; he's got some general or 9TH
er in there. Come on-hurry.'
Willie was struggling with the full long
skirt and iounces of lilac silk | had seen
Mrs. Lincoln wear at an afternoon recep-
ton. while. Budd wore ruffied morning
wrapper which he was pinning up in bill
lowy festoons
When the boys. were nearly ready to go
% sF op of hs Toee 1Be nso
came out of the Wilderness.''
Hush said Budd: the president will
II don't care if pa does hear. and he
don't care, either said Tad. We've got
to sing that in the show" And think
he did But some time after, as Tadd was
singing eampaign song at tato our ,1;e n9nse
asked my mother. Mrs Taft. ought Tad
TO sing that song? Isn't it disresspectful to
pa?" Tad kicked the chair as he always
did when displeased, and said: Everybody
| in this world knows pa used to split rails -
Mamma explained why she thought it in
| bad taste and Tad said: We'll, I'll sing
| about John Browns Body, then He. al
| ways obeyed my mother, though generally
| so headstronE.
II was at their Circus only short
| time A curtain of sheets pinned together
| was stretched across one side of the attic.
| Their extensive "repertoire was some
| what mixed; and they did not keep very
| closely to the programme Tad as the
BLACK Statue was a great success. Ev-
| ryone who paid / cent went in, / think
| though it said five cents" on the bill.
| Servants orderles, soldiers. strangers
came and went all day.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

ing its neck. We do not know which make
of gun or kind of powder made the long
shot or would make mention of 1t.
Rolla o. Heikes, of Dayton has again
proven himself the champion target shot
by winning first average at the San An.
tonic R rsg Tt m 500 STra and on braFe
So. One hundred of these were at re-
versed angles. He averaged 90 2-3 per cent
on the last day in the rain. Thus the Win
chester gun and +. c. powder lands on
top again.
The attention of the racing board of the
l.. A. w. has been called repeatedly to the
dissatisfaction over the pacing system in
competition races. Last year the multi
cycle pacing was abolished and single pac-
ing substt1fed, put even this fsr change nad mas
is to compel every competitor in a race to
do his share of pacemaking. Last winter
similar plan was adopted at some of the
Southern meets with the result that the
contests proved exciting and the times
good.
1t is estimated that between 10000 and
1900 sports will gather out near the foot
hills of the NevadaS to witness the fight of
the century. The major portion, of course.
will come from California. San Francisco,
Sacramento. Los Angeles, and the watering
resorts on the Pacific are all pretty well
imbued with the spirit which goes to make
UP the hot sport, and the bulk of Stu.
arts dollars will come from that neck OF
the woods. The East, however. will be
amply represented. and with conditions at
all favorable a monster eXoduS of the real
article from the East will set in about five
weeks hence.
Present indications are that the present
winter will see more agitation wherein
wheelmen will receive benefits than for
years past. Already in several states bills
have been prepared for the carrying of
bicycles free as baggage and for the bet
terment of roads. Wisconsin cyclists are
pushing matters and delegation of picked
men is at the capital working with the
members of the legislature A good roads
bill and a measure similar to that adopt
ed by the New York legislature regarding
bicycles on passenger trains are in course
of preparation, and will be presented to
the Legislature in few days. If ante-elec-
and senate in both Illinois and Wisconsin
are kept the two states will be somewhere
near New York in the matter of legisla-
ton for the benefit of wheelmen.
In letter to a friend in New York city
Billy Plimmer writes that he is getting
into trim for his coming struggle with
Sammy Kelly. Billy says he has been do
ing light work and claims that he is as
good as he ever was. Plimmer in conclus-
ion said that should victory perch on his
banner in his mill with Sammy Kelly he
will challenge Pedlar Palmer. If he should
fail to get a go with him he will return to
America and meet all corners in his class.
An effort is being made to bring Jimmy
Handler and Jack F.verhardt together. Fred
Voigt. Handlers manager, says that Hand
! Ter will box Everhardt twenty-five rounds
before any of the New York clubs. If john
ny Murphy, of Boston, fails to secure a
match with Jimmy Barry he will cast his
seems impossible just now for Murphy to
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
sEABOARD- SOUTHERN WAR.
Fight in North Carolina Legislature
for the Control of the
State Railway

The Seaboard is making trouble for the
Southern railway in the North Carolina
legislature. The Seaboard has made all
offer of S4GOOOO annual rental for the North
Carolina railway. The Southern's bid
made two years ago, was for S2SO,000 a
year.
l. the Seaboard can get the Southern's
lease annulled-and the lease does not be-
ccme effective for four years yet, it would
be d worse blow than a rate war. The
North Carolina road is a link in the main
lin. from Atlanta to Washington and pos
session of IL by the Seaboard would cut
the Southern right in two in the middle.
Governor Russell. of North Carolina, says
that the legislature will pass a law pro-
hibiting any company from building new
lines which might compete with the state
road This would keep the Southern from
completing its parallel to the state road,
and would place it at the mercy of the
Seaboard. should the latter chunce to get
the coveted line.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
Railroad Notes.

John Kirk has resigned as master me-
chanic of the Santa Fe at Arkansas CITY,
kas.
Kansas City has seven ticket scalping Of
fees, New York thirteen. Ci:icaSo httcen,
Cincinnati nine and Indianapolis flve-
a Western engineer who says that he is
tired of reading the claims made by dif-
ferent roads for fast freight schedules de
clares that he pulled a loaded freight train
over 67.5 miles an hour and he claims the
record.
The rate committee of the Southwestern
Traffic Association will meet in New York
February 16 to consider the readjustment
of rates from the Atlantic seaboard 10
Texas points
The contract for the train, sheds to be
built over the tracks of the Gulf, Colorado
K Santa Fe at the Galveston depot of the
company has been let to the Missouri VAL
ley bridge and iron works, of Leavenworth,
KaS.
]. II. Emmert. superintendent of the Kan
sas City. Fort Scott X Memphis lines west
of Memphis; F.. c. Dumbeck. assistant gen.
eraI freight agent; j. e. Lockwood, general
passenger agent. and d. Bontecou- chief
engineer of the road, left last evening in Il
private car on a tour of inspection OF the