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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-30

keeper There's the well. Help YOUR.
self. -
A baelel partially filled with water
and pail beside it stood by the well.
The officer dismounted and held the
reins Of his horse as it drank. After its
wants had been satisfied, he himself
took long draft, The other officers
followed his example. BY this time the
Indian scouts, about 80 in number. had
come mp and they proceeded to Stake
their thirst at the well They were wild
looking savages, differing none i'm gen.
eral appearance from their hostile kins-
people against whom they were tempo.
rarily enlisted. Most or all Of them had in
times past been on the warpath against
the white people and probably would be
again before all was over but while in
the employment of the government
were loyal soldiers. Their distinguish
ing badge as scouts was the band of red
cloth worn about the head and beneath
winch streamCd their long, black hair
Calico shirts, drawers, dcerskin leg.
Rings and moccasins completed the cos
tune OF those who were fully dressed,
but some had discarded all clothing save
breechclOut and moccasins and ran
lightly over the prairie in state close
~ approaching that Of nature, their
copper colored skins seeming TO draw
refreshment from the sun. The faces Of
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-30

All were hideously painted in red and
black and yellow, and all Were armed
with repeating rifles and carried well
supplied cartridge belts, The scouts
were in nowise fatiguod with their long
run that morning from Camp Bowie,
and squatting on the ground, fell to
rolling cigarettes and gambling during
the short halt that was ordered.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-30


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! topped, covered wagon. d,.,., aSa
OF shave tail mules. sittinu
seat IN front was the drive, 'p01H
lank' lantern iawed man mae, '
age, with unkempt hair and st. mo
beard. Beside him. with ausssi
wedged between them, sat a wol pu cAA
glrl, IN calico dress ana ennh s0
holding smaller child in her lan
the recesscs of the WAGON ~ NJ lA
faces of Il cluster Of children - , w.
ages bur with strict unifomitr ~
their hair which was az g..
tow. Tho butt Of a heovv r;e 1o'v
swung from the awning Moons 49,. ~
prouuded, easy at hand, at the dTr
shoulder. At the back Of tbo S NV
dashed against the end, outside Any, ""s'
vas, was a splint tottomed ,oos.
chair. A COW was led behind the , ,voa
The man drove lis team nm tsSa
the station door, looked al rs All ao,H'
erately and accosJed the station teo1.
Hello, stranger! ANY lniuD o NV
your way?" NC"
no were waiting to hear some
thing Got anything TO tell?o
Muffin, 'cept that the hull conptr.
upstirred with their deviment Tbev;,,
gone north, KILN everybody thew cor,
across, man, woman n child. n driran
off all the stock. We fell IN with parti''
out to bring in the dead blackboard div
ers as we come along.
Reckon we'll camp here tonight
he continued and turned TO speat 10
middle aged woman, whose face with
corncob pipe i'll mouth, had been GRAINED
forward among the children's Istenino
to her husbands colloquy with the sta.
ton keeper. There was brief consulta.
ton between the pair, and then. look.
ing about him with a critical eve tbp
Missourian drove little past the sta.
ton to a choice grassy spot where hi,
family swarmed from the wagon wbii,
the head of the household proceeded 10
take his mules out of harness.
The Pike county party had barely set
about their preparations for supper
when the men driving the three burre
came up. Dusty and weather beaten
from long walking in sun and wind
they scarcely needed the pick and shov.
ell, with the inevitable coffeepot and
frying pan surmounting the bags and
rolls of blankets upon their pack ami.
mails, to show that they We're prospect.
ors on the move. They strobe past the
party at the station with an independ.
ent nod, picked out camping place to
their liking and began to take the packs
off their animals. Then while one Of
them picketed the donkeys out to Craze
the other set to collecting fuel and
slicing bacon in preparation for THEN
evening meal.
Half an hour behind the prospector,
the next party, the largest Of the three,
came along. AS it drew plainly into
view the station keeper, stirred by the
spectacle from his stolidity, found cx
preston for his susprise in words:
What in the name Of all - il
a-comin now? It's the president of the
Mexican republic out fer IN aiyin if il
isn't travelin circus and side shows
Well, now, il don't just believe they're
hostile. They're a-puttin on war paint
for sure.
His last remark was due TO an unex
pected action by the panty which ha(
halted at command of the leader, al
imposing looking man, who rode ahead
If the others, a series Of hasty prcpara
ions began which occupied aquarter o.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03
Ell.

Having been privately warned by Mr.. Web-
ster that Tyler was bent on signalling the close
OF his administration by an attempt to compass
the annexation Of Texas. Mr.. Winthrop offered
in the House on March Is. 1914. a resolution to
the effect that no proposition for the annexation
OF Texas to the United States ought to be made
or assented to by this Government. The House
refused to receive the resolution by a vote OF
1872 to 40. Three days later he made a vigorous
speech on the Oregon bill, charging tho Demo-
cratic party with being always ready to stir up
prejudice against England for political pur-
poses; with q habit Of accusing every one who
did not fall in with their policy OF being under
some sort of British influence; and with a dispo-
sition to make hatred OF England a sort OF
standard Of American patriotism. After the
adjournment of Congress he was a fire.
quent speaker In the disastrous Presi-
Dental campaign Of 1874, which ended
in the defeat OF the Whig candidate. to the
CONSERVATION of his followers. The stars in
their courses" wrote Mr.. Winthrop, seem to
be warning against us. First Harrison's death,
then Tyler's treachery, now Clay's defeat. AL
though my admiration or the latter had grown
less ardent than of old, I still considered him
the one man In the country who. all things con-
sidered, best deserved the Presidency. And
now to have him beaten by a Polk! dread In
the near future foreign wars. with n marked in
crease OF sectional irritation" The biographer
tells us that. writing on the same subject thirty
six years nfterward, Mr.. Winthrop said: The
result OF the election afforded a first example,
so often reproduced in later years, OF the
advantage enjoyed by a candidate who had
said little, done little, and made few enemies,
over one who hos been constantly in tho
public eye. never shrinking from responsibility,
and never failing to take a decided part IN every
controversy. No more serious Encouragement
to great abilities and great services AS quail
ifcations and recommendations for high
ohlce was ever experienced than in the
preference Eivsa by the electors to Polk
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would be full OF horror to mo to be cooped up in
a bureau signing all sorts OF papers connected
with naval administration "A subject about
which 1 know little and care less. Moreover. l
greatly question the expehienCy Of passing over
LAbbottl Lawrence, unless he is otherwise pro.
vided for. He has rendered important service
TO the party. and came very close to the nomi.
nation for vice.Prcsidcnt. l have said repeat.
eddy tn I he would mako n good Secretary of
the Treasury, and do not SEQ the force OF some
objections which have hecn raj ell to this
In a letter pcnned about the same time Dan.
90, 1s49J MIR. winthrop outlined the process by
which no, as a Northern Wing, at once hostile
to slavery and devoted to the Constitution. held
that emancipation ought to be brought about.
1t was a process substantially identical with
that which Great Britain had recently applied
In her West Indian islands. "Ihave long felt
that tho best hope Of Kidding this country Of
slavery, II this great contamination is
ever to be achieved, lies in clearly es-
tablishing the principle that emancipation
by the Government against the will Of slave
owners must be accomplished by just compcnsa-
ton. and that the national resources must
defray the cost. The doctrine Of GiddinRs
strikes at this whole idea of property to be paid
for. and the entire South is thus rallied blindly
against anything in the nature of concession.
II a pecuniary arrangement could DO effected
by which all negroes born after 1875 could
DO declared free. another half-century
would SEQ tho evil removed. Begin where
you will In the solution Of the great problem
Of abolition u mean, OF course, anywhere but In
insurrecti n and revolution) and Compensation
must go hand in hand with Emancipation 1t 10
this view which takes away the idea OF selfish.
ness from Northern philanthropy. II we agree
to unite with the South in bearing the burdens
and defraying the cost of abolition. we make it a
matter Of joint interest. in regard to which our
voices may fairly DO heard. I fear the day is
distant when anything will be done. and mean.
time q spirit Of agitation at one end Of the Union
and of dissolution at the other grows apace."
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VIII.

Soon after the death Of President Taylor and
the consequent accession of President Fillmore,
Joseph Grinnelf OF New Bedford ZANE 20 Mr..
Winthrop and said: Fillmore 10 always slow
in making up his mind, but this time he is in IA
pitiable state of indecision; there are so many
doubts and difficulties, and he Is so anxious to
do the right thing. The offer OF the State De.
partment lies between you and Webster, Per.
sonslly he would prefer you. but Webster is
strongly urged. lie would like to talk the mat.
tor over with you, and says he thinks he can
rely on YOU for disinterested advice" Mr.. Win
throp replied that 1t would DO better TO mako
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1t is important to keep In view the precise po-
litical attitude maintained by Mr.. Winthrop In
ls4S. because IL WAS soon to no misreprcsented
by the su-called Webster Wings" OH the one
hand and by the friends of Sumner on the other.
The best definition of his position was given by
himself In a letter to a friend who was engaged
on a biographical notice of him: lone word as
to this thirty day Immortality i am to receive
under your auspices. The Sumner-Giddings fra
ternity are trying hard to convince my North
o II and Western friends that / am false to
Northern principles, n trucker to South
ern dictation. and a principal ana con-
slant supporter OF this abominable WAL.
Sumner is striking his lyre 10 this tune in
tho Boston Courier and Giddings has written
verbose epistles TO his constituents on the Same
subject. Meantime. certain Southern Wings
are defending their votes for me by letters con.
tanning here and there unintentional inaccura-
cies. Holmes. for instance, unaccountably pre-
scnts me as an anti. Wilmot-Proviso man, while
Cabcll Though his letter is generally excellcntl
has set down ono or two matters In a way to do
u little injustice to my views. The long and
short Of all this is that. as my votes are on
record and my speeches in print, l am anxious
to be presented by you in my real character I. C.,
as an opponent of the war, as neither
false to the North nor to the South. but
as uniting with that sense OF the evils
Of slavery which is common 70 the free States.
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After the expiration o; the Twenty-ninth Con.
gress Mr.. Winthrop spent a few months in Eu'
rope. The bioGrapher tells us that among the
persons OF distinction OF whom he saw a good deal
In ls47 were the Duke OF Wellington. Sir Rob
ert Peel. the poet Rogers. the historians, Theirs,
Mignet, Milmsn, Thirlwall, and Hallam, Arch
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03

was most tften pitted In legislative debates
was Robert Rantoul, Jr, who eventually sue
decided him In the United States Senate. Among
his pol teal friends In Massachusetts may DO
particularly named Loverett Saltonstall Of
Salem. who aftorwnrd served with him in
ConRress; Edward Everett, then Governor, Of
Mr.. winthrop was long the confidential
side.de-camp; and John II. clifford Of New Bed
ford, afterward Governor of tho Commonwealth.
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Some of Mr.. Winthrop's private letters. writ
ten between Gen. TAylor's election and his inau-
guration. throw light upon the political history
of tho period. For instance, under date Of Dec.
IL. ls49, we read: "As to newspaper sugges-
tions OF my going into tho Cabinet. or TO London.
tho former l should not care for and the latter
will end In smoke. as things in London are apt
to do. Tho very rumor OF such a likelihood
would defeat It. there arc 80 many conflicting
claims. Besides the ono you mention, ] have
good reason for thinking that Everett would
not be indisposed to return to England, and
/ could not consent to be brought into
competition with one who Is not merely
my personal friend. but my superior In
age. in ability, and in accomplishments.
The chances are that tho Administration will
think a single slice of 80 rich a loaf as tho Lon.
don mission enough for any man. In any case.
however, I wish my friends to know that I
have never had the smallest understanding
with Taylor's immediate supporters that any.
thing should be offered me, though / am aware
Giddings charges that a bargain WAS made
long ago by which old Zack WAS to be President
and | Speaker" Two months later he communi
Gated to a friend some information which. even
now, Is of great interest. for. had Mr.. Winthrop
been Taylor's Secretary of State II is in.
probable. Notwithstanding his liking for Eng
land. that he would have signed the convention
known as the Clayton.Bulwer treaty. "A week
ago. | was contdentially informed, and am now
at liberty to mention privately TO you, that
Taylor's purpose was to offer mo the State De-
partmont In case Clayton should make up his
mind to decline IL. the latter having at the out
set some idea OF retaining his seat In the Senate.
In / e present state Of the country had rather
have had the compliment than the office, and l
an glad Clayton decided to accept, though l
should have liked II better stillif Webster could
have had it, which was, ! suppose, out OF the ques-
ton. Furthermore. 1t has boon ntimatcd 10
me that. II ! had a particular fancy for the
Navy Dep rtment, 1t might, perhaps DO ar
ranged. / replied I had no such fancy. Indeed.
with my dislike Of the Washington climate. 1t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
GRASS FOR THE DESERT.
Important Purchass in Russia by the
Agricultural Department.

Washington, D. c., July 30.-The sec
rotary of agriculture received a cable
gram from Moscow this morning to
the effect that the department of agri-
culture could get II tons of bromus in
errluS sound and cheap.
The cable has a tendency to sententi-
BUSINESS. Secretary Wilson cab1ed back:
Buy it, and it has been bought.
The telegram was from Prof. Hansen
of the South Dakota agricultural COL
lege, who has been appointed by Mr..
Wilson to visit the northern ATTITUDES
of Asia, to bring home and report on
the kinds of grain, legumes, trees,
shrubs, etc, which thrive in semi-arid
regions.
The purpose of these Investigations is
to introduce such classes of grain, veg
etables, etc, into the semi-arid regions
of the southwest of this country. The
bromus inermus is a Russian grass
very much after the heart of the sec
rotary of agriculture. It is a good graz
ing and hay grass, and it will be intro
duced at least II tons of it, into the
United States as soon as it arrives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
NEW PENSION RULINGS.
Webster Davis Makes Sweeping
Changes in Previous Practices.

Washington, D. c., July s0.-A thor
| ough revision of the rules govern
| ing the ADJUDICATION of pension
| claims under the second section of the
| act of June q, 1880, has been made by as
sistant secretary of the interior, Web
ster Davis, and sweeping notifications
in the present practices are the result.
The new code, it is said, will furnish a
safe, speedy and uniform system of ad-
justing this large class of cases. Assist
ant Secretary Davis holds that the very
nature of pension cases forbids the appli-
cation of the strictness and technicality
of court proceedings and that it was not
congress- intention to hedge the adminis-
tration of these laws with the difficulties
and pitfalls of any system of special
pleading, whose technicalit4es and refine
ments may tend to practical defeat of
the governments benevolent purposes.
The notifications are made in six rules
and former rules and decisions in conflict
with them are set aside. The most i'm
portant change is made in the following
rule:
Il Every application for pension under
the second section of the act of June 81,
1890, should state that the same is made
under said act, the dates of enlistment
and discharge, the name, or nature of
the diseases wounds, or injuries by which
the claimant is disabled and that they are
not due to vicious habits, provided, how
ever, that the omission of any of these
averments shall not invalidate the APP
plication, the intent to claim pension be-
ing manifest and the declaration being
executed in accordance with law, but
such application shall be subject to
amendment by means of a supplemental
affidavit in the particulars wherein it is
Detective
Rules 2 g. 4 3 and 6. the last two relat-
ing OF vicious habits and increased
claims are largely reiterations of present
practices. Rule makes essential modif-
cations and is as follows:
81 Should a wound, injury or disease
not specified in the original or amenda-
tory declaration, but discovered on medi-
cal examination, be shown to have ex-
listed at the time when the original dec
laration was filed and it is found not to
be due to vicious habits, it shall be
taken into account, the same as if for
mally specified in the original appIica-
ton.
Should it be found. however, not to
have existed at the time when the origin
al application was filed but from a sub
sequent date prior to medical examina-
ton, the degree of the disability of the
applicant being below the maximum rat
ing, may be increased accordingly from
the date when such wound, or injury was
incurred, or disease contracted, provided
the degree of disability from all contri-
butory causes is thereby enhanced to a
sufficient extent to justify a higher rat
ing.
Should it be found impossible to fix
the exact date when such wound in
jury was received, disease contracted,
the higher rating shall commence from
the date of the certificate of medical ex-
animation, showing its existence"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
ALASKA'S LAND OFFICE.
The Register is Son of Dudley of
BLOCKS of Five Memory.

Washington, July 30.-The nominations
of the register and receiver of the land
office at Sitka, Alaska, follow the crea-
ton of those offices by a special act
passed on the last day of the session of
congress just ended. Far in advance of
the establishment of the office, applica-
at the general land office, and a large
number of papers relating to them have
accumulated. Roosevelt Shelly, named for
receiver is a close friend of Commissioner
Hermann, of the general land office and
is well known in Oregon.
He is a merchant and resides at Port
land.
John w. Dudley of this city, nominated
for register, is a lawyer and civil engi-
neer. He is a young man a little over 25
years old and a son of General William
w. Dudley, the 1awyer-politician and
commissioner of pensions. The act in
which these appointments are based also
provides for local land office for the
western district of Alaska.
This, however owing to the lateness of
the season and the fact that little could
be accomplished there this winter, will
not be filled until sometime next spring,
when, according to present expecta lions,
a land office will be established at Cir
Gle City, 900 miles up the Yukon river,
near the gold fields. Subsequent develop
ments, however, may change this loca-
ton, in view of the rapid changes, and
shifting in population. The Sitka office
was created at once, in view of it's coast
location.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
MIR. NETTELS' DISCOVERY.
Finds That the City May Take the
Waterworks in 1901.

Councilman Nettels, who is something
of a lawyer, has made what he consid-
ers an important discovery in refer
ence to the waterworks litigation.
He says that the ordinance granting
the Topeka Water company franchise
provides that a the end of 20 years
the franchise shall be extended or the
works purchased by the city, the city
paying all liens on the property.
Councilman Nettels found in the laws
of 1881 a section in reference to &-ater-
works which he thinks will make this
extension clause invalid. That law pro-
yideS that no contract with a water
company shall be continued for long
er period than 20 years and shall not be
'regra nted or renewed without the con-
sent of majority of the qualified cleo
tors. This law was afterward amended
by stipulating that the. company which
held the franchise might continue to do
business until the purchase is arranged.
In case the proposition fails, another
election cannot be held for ten years,
and the company could accordingly do
business until the question was again
submitted to the people.
After careful examination of all the
law bearing on the question, Council
man Nette1s says that he is satisfied
that the fire. nchisa of the water c. m any
is void so far as it provides for an ex-
tension. He says that the city will be
perfectly free to do as it pleases at the
expiration of the franchise of the COM
pany in 1901.
The question of extension of franchise
has given the city council more con-
Germ than anything else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
WANT GANSON IMPEACHED.
Columbus Co1ored People Will Ask
Gov. Bushnell to Take Proceed
ings Against Urbana's Mayor.

Columbus, July 3O.-A number of col
ored people here who have been inter
esting themselves in the investigation
of the Urbana riot, have concluded that
Mayor Ganson of that city is RESPONSE
Bile in a large degree for the lynching of
Click Mitchell, not only by reason of his
failure to try to enforce the law. but
also by overt acts melting the members
of the mob to the action they finally
took.
Gov. Bushnell is out of the city. These
coIored men will see him on his return
and ask him to request Attorney Gen
eral Monnett to bring action to GUST the
MAYOR from office under Impeachment
proceedings.
If this is done it will be the first time
a municipal officer in Ohio has been re-
moved by such proceedings.