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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-26

brought to our attention, and shall take
evidence for the purpose Of proving the
truth or falsity of the charges"
Mr.. Guckenhoimer was not certain
whether the committee had the power 10
place the witnesses under oath II do
NOT thlnk any witness would object TO
being placed under OATH" said he. "for
the reason that a refusal 10 be put under
oath tends TO cast a reflection upon the
witness testimony. IL is desirable that
witnesses should be put under oath. for
= the reason that there may be those whose
testimony would not be considered of val
ue by the committee unless so given"
Mr.. Guckenheimer expressed the opin-
Ion That the council has the power to re-
move members of the commissions If il
sees ut 60 DO so.
Public Works Commissioner Wulink.
whose scalp Is generally regarded as be-
ing more desired than all the rest Of the
bunch put together, was seen in reference
% the Investigation
am ready to be investigated" he said
THE committee rs welcome TO begin al
any time My books are open for in.
specton by any committee Of council. and
nave been ever since / have been in Of.
nce."
Mr. Willink was told that reports were
in circulation that he had carried severa
men on his pay rolls who had drawn paS
from the city while really engaged in do
ing political work
II hav@ heard all that" he said. III
that is all they have on which 70 has,
charges against me. am sorry for them
That's an ] have to say"
How about the city employees who wer,
az the polls on election davY'
IAN the men who showed up for worl
Or all that day received a fun days pay
ne said. and those who did not report fol
work lost the entire day"
am ready to be investigated at an,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
LUTHERAN SYNOD FINISHES WORK.
Resolutions Adopted Protesting Against n
Certain Use of Money.

Mansfield. o.. June 1S.-The general
Lutheran synod completed its work at
the afternoon session and formally ad-
journed in the evening. The afternoon
session began with the adoption Of a res
olution that the synod correspond with
the American Bible society, and request
that the countries where the Lutheran
church is established, as i'm Germany
and Sweden she shall have a voice in
the distribution of Bibles. The Rev. NJ.
S. Gresham of Lewisburg, Pa, offered
the following resolution, which was
adopted
Whereas The general synod has pro-
tested aginst American denominations
using money raised by them for foreign
missions in the Lutheran lands of Eu-
rope for the apparent purpose Of win
ming Lutherans people from their allie
glance tO the Christian faith as con-
fessed by the Lutheran church to per-
sonal connection with other denomina-
tions, and
Whereas, This general synod was
told directly by an official delegate from
one Of the other denominations that they
were spending missionary money in In
dia, China, and Germany; therefore.
Resolved That we decline further
exchange of delegates with the church
body here represented"
The Rev. Gresham explained that the
church body referred TO was the United
Brethren. President HANNA appointed
the Rev. DR.. G.. NJ. Grau, Tiro o.. j. A.
Clutz, Atchison, Kan, and c. NJ. Gil
bou, Harrisburg Pa, as a committee
from the general synod to join similar
committees from the genral council and
the united synod Of the south, constitut-
in@ q beard Of arbitration to which all
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
FROM CUBA.
d.. Danforth Back After a Years
Absence.
THE cUBANs A BRAVE PEOPLE.

He Says the Fighting Is Carried On Prin-
cipaIly by the Insurgents-Five Cubans
VIII Attack 100 Spaniards-What the
Republic Needs Most Is Weapons-Reb-
els Feel Sure of Triumphing Ultimately
Insurgents Capture Money Train
Milwaukee, June 19.-Dr. ii. w. Dan
forth, whose arrival in New York after
stay of over one year in the insur-
gent camps of Cuba has attracted so
much attention, reached Milwaukee
Thursday. He was met by his mother
and took up his temporary quarters
with her at the Drake House. His face
shows much exposure to the tropical
sun, and his whole appearance bears
traces of hardship.
II reached Milwaukee this afternoon,
said Dr. Danforth, "and glad l was that
i did so. 1t is fifteen months since
left Milwaukee. 1 got to Cuba May J.,
1896. What drew me to Cuba? 1T is
more than 1 can tell you. Part of the
attraction was the thought of the fine
opportunities offered by Cuba for sur
gical practice. The Spaniards use the
small caliber rifles, and that gave me
the opportunity to study the effect Of
a small caliber ball on the human body.
] spent the whole of my stay with the
president of Cuba, Calvadore Cisneros'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
NOT GUILTY OF CONTEMPT.
John :. Shriver and Il. j. Edwards, of Sugar
Trust Inquiry Discharged.

Trust Inquiry Discharged.
Washington, June 19.-John S. Shriv-
er. the correspondent of the New York
Mail and Express, has been declared
not guilty of contempt in refusing to
answer questions of the senate COM
mittee in relation to sugar trust in
vestigation. Mr.. Shriver was the fourth
of the alleged recalcitrant witnesses.
Messrs. Havemeyer and Searles, presi-
dent and secretary of the American Su-
gar Refining company, both having
been discharged, while Broker Elverton
r. Chapman was convicted and served
one month in Jail.
Judge Bradley based his decision in
the Shriver case on two points. First,
that the witness had not been legally
summoned, and second, that the ques-
ton asked him was not pertinent. The
contention of the defense that COM
munications to newspaper men are priv
ileges as a class the same as are COM
munications to priests, lawyers and
physicians. the court refused to sustain.
The jury, under orders from the court,
Friday afternoon brought in verdict
Of not guilty i'm the case of E. j. Ed
wards, New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press, on trial for contempt
OF the senate sugar trust investigating
committee The ground was that Ed
ward never had been legally summoned.
add SchriVer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
TO WALK ON THE WATER.
Feat Which Robert Cook of Boston Is
About TO L Indertake.


About to Undertake.
Pittsburg, June 19.-Robert Cook OF
Boston is in Pittsburg arranging to per-
form the remarkable feat of walking
from Pittsburg to Cincinnati on water,
a distance of 400 miles. Cook is the in
ventor of a pair Of shoes by which he
can walk on water. He claims that
with the use of them he can make as
good time as a man walking along an
asphalt street. While in Chicago few
days ago this was questioned. Cook of
fered to wager 81 900 that he could walk
a distance of 400 miles in fourteen days
and do it easily.
This was quickly taken by John Leo
pold a west side saloon keeper of that
city. Cook deposited his side Of the bet
and the saloonkeeper did the same. The
moneyis now in the hands of response
BILE stakeholder and all that remains for
Cook to do to be richer by 1000 is to
demonstrate his ability to walk on the
Ohio. The start will be made from the
Sixth street bridge in this city on Sept.
] at noon. He will be accompanied by
small steam launch. After completing
his arrangement here Cook will go into
training on Lake Pontchartrain, La.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19

Buffalo, n. Y, June 19.-Samuel Bar
nett, who is serving sentence in the
Erie county penitentiary for assault, de-
clares that he is a brother of Barney
Barnato. the South African diamond
king, who committed suicide recently
by jumping over board from steamer.
Roland Barnett of Montreal, who has
also claimed that he was a brother OF
the diamond king, he says is his broth
er also, and the Chicago woman calling
herself Alice Esther he believes to be his
sister Alice Esther Barnett, who went
to Africa several years after Barney
had established himself there, to keep
house for him. Since then he had lost
all tIdce Of his brother and sister.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
VIII Present nuckner's Name.

Louisville. Ky, June 19.-The Ken
lucky ex-Confederates will present the
name Of General Simon Bolivar Buck
ner for commander-in-chiefo Of the Con-
federate Veterans association when it
holds its annual meeting in Nashville
next week They have been in COM
munication with General John b. Cor
don of Georgia and he has stated that
he would not allow his name to be pre-
sented for reelection. General Buck
ner is easily one of the foremost men
in Kentucky, being the vice presidential
nominee on the National Democratic
ticket last wear
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
International Pressmen's Union.

Detroit, June 19.-Election of officers
was the first business Of the Interna-
tional Pressmen's union Friday. The
results were as follows: President,
Jesse Johnson of Nashville, Tenn; first
vice president, John w. Williams, To-
ronto: second vice president, Frank
Pampusch, Minneapolis; third vice pres
ident, Robert ii. Kelly, Boston; secre-
tary-treasurer, James Gelson, New
York, reelected; delegates to the Amer
ican Federation of Labor. James j..
O'Dea, New York. and George Klein
heinz Philadelphia.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
THE TARIFF BILL.
Some Progress Made During the
Past Few Days.
NOT TO BE DELAYED by SPEECHES.

Democrats willing to Allow the Measure
to Go Through with Their Protests
Against Increased Rates-senator sher-
man FavOrs Annexation of Hawaii
Nominations by the President-Shriver
and Edwards Acquitted.
Washington. June 19.-The progress
made with the tariff bill during the
past ten days has encouraged many
senator's to believe that the bill will be
completed sooner than generally antici-
pated There is a fair understanding
between the Republican senators and
their Democratic opponents that the bill
will not be delayed in any manner by
extended speeches made for the purpose
of delay. The senate seems anxious to
get away as soon as possible. The DEM
ocrats Will not come to any agreement
as to fixing the time for certain sched-
ules to be considered or to limit the time
i'm any manner until there can be a
definite understanding as to the inten-
ton of the Republicans concerning the
proposed monetary commission, which
it is said the president will recommend
before the adjournment of congress.
May PrOIong Debate Indefinitely.
Senators who are in charge of the op-
position to the BILL served notice on
some Republican senators that if there
should be an attempt to pass a bill for
a monetary commission, or if the DEM
ocrats became convinced that it was the
intention to bring forward such meas
ure, the debate or the tariff bill might
be prolonged indefinitely. They were
willing to allow the tariff bill to go
through with their protests against the
increased rates, but they do not want
TO consider the commission bill at this
session.
Republicans Anxious to Get Away.
Whether this will have any effect up
on the programme Of the Republicans
has not yet been determined, but the
desire Of the Rpublicans to get the tariff
bill through the senate and get away
from Washington may result in post
poning any proposed action until next
December. 1t has been pointed out that
there will be great difficulty in retain
ing a quorum here after the tariff bill
has passed, and that among other con-
siderations, may result in an informal
understanding that the tariff will be
the only important question to be con-
sldered at this session of congress.
Plans of House Members Uncertain.
Already there is talk of consideration
OF the tariff bill in conference. The Re
publican members of the ways and
means committee are noting changes
in the bill from day to day and pre-
pairing themselves to consider the bill
in conference with the least possible
delay. The committee has not acted as
a body. so nothing can be said as to the
determination Of the house members on
any particular schedules.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
ASSAM is IN RUINS.
Almost the Entire Province Devastated by
an Earthquake.

Calcutta, June 19.-Almost the whole
of the province Of Assam has been de-
vastated by the earthquake. The ruin
is appalling. The loss of food supplies
is enormous. The crops are mostly ru-
ined and great scarcity of food is ex-
pected. All traffic is difficult, as num-
bers of the roads have been completely
demolished. Earthquake shocks still
continue to be felt in the province of
Assam and much alarm is felt, especial
ly as renewed shocks have been report
ed from various places in Bengal. Heavy
rains are immensely increasing the
damage. The monsoon has fully burst
and it is raining heavily and continu-
OuSlV
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
No Truth in the Charges.

Austin, Tex. June 19.-Several days
ago the Texas legislature appointed a
committee to investigate the charge
that northern professors were engaged
at the State university and were teach
ing the pupils TO look with contempt on
southern traditions. The committee has
made its report, after a careful exami-
nation, stating that they had found
the report to be wholly untrue and
that no such teachings were being in
troduced and nothing at all objectiona-
BILE to southern principles was being
taught in the university.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19

Is weapons. for the number Of those
willing TO take up arms but unable to
get any because too poor 10 buy, is very
large.
Taken Oath Not To Surrender.
"The Cubans feel sure Of their ulti-
mate triumph and believe that the
Spanlards VIII very soon give up the
war. The Spaniards are in financial
difficulties. and there is stealing in the
ranks Of the Spanish contingent at Gu
ba from the top down TO the simplest
ouartermaster The climate is some
thing uncomfortable to the Spaniards,
most Of whom are boys unaccustomed
TO Cuban conditions. The down-pour-
ing rain Of Cuba and red-hot sun on
other occasions breeds disease OF all
kinds, including dysentery, smallpox.
yellow fever and malarial fevers. The
rain there, when the rainy season comes,
keeps on every day with great force
from or o'clock in the afternoon un-
I'll or o'clock in the evening, and
the effect on one unaccustomed to such
a climate can be easily imagined. The
young Spanish soldiers wilt like cut
flowers"
"Win the Cubans keep up the fight
even if the Spanards do not let up?'
was asked Of DR.. Danforth.
THE Cuban president" he replied.
assured me that all the leaders had
taken an oath not TO surrender unless
granted absolute independence. and that
they are ready to die in order to carry
out their pledge.
"As TO the cruelties of General Wey-
Ter and the Spaniards in general, know
nothing Of them, because / have not
seen them. l spent my time, Of course.
I'm the Cuban camp, and would have
Jared badly had I been caught by the
Spaniards. They would have first killed
me and then inquired after my guilt.
The Spanish are filed with hatred for
America and the Americans"
DR. Danforth described briefly his es-
cape from Cuba on boat 16 feet long
a few days ago, and concluded by saying
that he would probably determine to
remain in Milwaukee. his duty being
TO stand by his mother and little boy
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
American Tobacco Company on Trial.

New York, June 19.-The trial of the
officers of the American Tobacco COM
pany. indicted for alleged conspiracy
under the antitrust law Of this state,
was resumed Friday. Theodore K. AL
len was recalled by the prosecution and
asked again concerning his suit against
the defendants at the time Of the forma-
tion of the so-called trust for commits
sions earned. as alleged, In bringing the
companies together. He declared that
all differences had since been amicably
adjusted. and that he was now on good
terms with all of them.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
TO HEAD OFF JAPAN.
Secretary sherman Favors Annexation OF
Hawaii on That Account.

washington, June 19.-In view of the
fact that false and misleading state
ments have been sent out from Wash
ington as to Secretary Sherman's posi-
tion on the question Of the annexation of
Hawaii, the secretary Friday said that
as a rule he was opposed to the United
States acquiring outlying territory, but
he regarded the condition Of the Ha-
waiian islands as exceptional on ac-
count Of the claim Of japan to these ISL
ands. He therefore approved the treaty
making Hawaii possession of the Unit
ed States, but not entitled to admission
as n state.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
Rebels Capture a Money Train.

Key West Fla. June IA train car
ryirg $25O,OOO was blown up by dyna-
mite by the insurgents near Jaruco, in
Havana province. The money was in
tended to pay the Spanish soldiers in
Matanzas province. but the insurgents
captured the train and took all the
money away with them The loss is
felt severely by the Spaniards, as the
government is hard pressed for funds.
1t is said that when General Weyler
was informed of the affair he declared
that If 200 soldiers had been killed 1t
would have been better than to lose that
amount of money
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
The Duty on Tobacco.

washington, June 19.-The contro-
versy over the rate Of duty on wrapper
tobacco, which has been in progress ever
since the tariff bill was taken up In the
senate, was settled Friday so far as the
Republican members Of the finance COM
mittee could settle II by agreeing upon
the rate Of $1.75 per pound. This Is
compromise rate. The growers Of wrap
per leaf wanted a rate of 81, while the
manufacturers asked that the rate
should not exceed $1.50.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
.rurv Fails to Agree.

Minneapolis. June 1s.-The jury which
has been sitting in the case of Alder
man c. e. Dickinson, charged with ac-
cepting a bribe from The Penny Press
for securing the contract for city print
ing. reported its inability to agree Fri
day, and was discharged after being
,,,t forty hours.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
A ROCKY ROAD.

matters OF doctrjnaI discussion shall be
referred. BY unanimous vote York, Pa.
was selected as the place of meeting for
the next general synod
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
Rev. Lorenzo MoCabe Dead.

Delaware, o., June 1s.-Rev. Loren<o
d. McCabe, ID. D.. LII. D.. for nifty
years q professor In the Ohio Wes-
ieyan university end distinguished
author and theolodlan In the Methodist
Episcopal church. died at o'clock FRI
day morning In his s1st year.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19

o6TnT attached to his staff as physician,
and most of the time was spent in skr-
mishes and wanderings from place 10
place through the province or Puerto
Principe. which the insurgents have sur
named Camaguey. There were number
less opportunities for me to lend as
sistance and to relieve suffering, and
from a surgical point of view the held
was very productive.
Five Cubans VIII Attack 100.
"AIl the fighting is carried on by the
Cubans in skirmishes." DR.. Danforth
said continuing: Five Cubans VIII
often attack a hundred or more Span
iards. The Cubans fight in small num-
hers. and they are not always found
under arms. They may fight today ana
he at work i'm their field or garden TO-
morrow, apparently peaceful farmers
Rut whenever the occasion demands IL
they can concentrate in large numbers
and thus l saw them in November last
from 900 TO 5000 strong, before the city
Of Guvamaral AS soon as they nau
taken the city and destroyed 1t, they
dispersed, most of them going back TO
their plow ready to respond TO otner
calls at any moment. 1t is only IN thls
way that the Cubans are able TO pre-
serve themselves. They fight one week.
and snend two weeks at home, attend
ing TO thir farms and making bread.
saw General Garcia with only forty men
on some occasions, but at the head OF
1000 men on one occasion last Octo-
her. The Cubans have three Slnlihs-
Dudley pneumatic guns, when are ihost
horrible weapons. The shot from these
guns tears the Spaniards to pieces pe-
spattering with their flesh and piooo
the trees II there happen to be any
near where fighting takes place.
Feel Sure OF a Triumph.
"The Cubans have a president, vice
president. secretary or state, secretary
OF the trasury and a government all
complete. These high functionaries keep
themselves alive only by perambulatlng
from place to place and remaining IN
safety. Their names are known TO the
| Standards. but the Spanish cannot eaten
| them. The peaceful Cuban VIII never
betray an insurgent, and the insurgents
| manage to escape the vigilance or tne
| Standards. Jan. 1, 1897, the Spaniards
In Cuba numbered 1000 regular troops
| from Spain. To these must be added
| GO 900 guerilla warriors who help Spain
and who are Cubans of Spanish descent.
The members of the fire brigades In all
| the Cuban cities are obliged to serve as
| soldiers IL necessary, and constitute an
other addition TO the Spanish force. and
| then comes the so-called Gardi Civile,
the Cuban militia The Spanish number
| about sO0. 900 men, while the number OF
| Cuban Insurgents under arms Is only
10000 The ranks Of those who fall In
battle are Immediately taken by others,
and what Is needed in Cuba ahoys GU
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
Nominations by the President.

washington, June 1s.-The president
Friday sent the following nominations
20 the senate: To be collectors Of inter-
nal rsveaue-FrNnk w. Howbert. for
the District of Colorado; Harmon l..
Rsmmsl, for the district Of Arkansas.
United states Marshal--walter H. john
snn Cor tina northern district Of Georgia.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
Hon. John M. Francis Dead.

Troy, N. Y. June .a-Hon. John M.
Francis, senior proprietor and editor
in-chief Of the Troy Times and ex-nin-
lister of the United states to Austria.
Greece and Portugal. died at his home
In this city Friday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-24

will come in one of two ways-either
by the determination of the Christians
or the expulsion of the Mahometans
from Europe.
Their carefully formed conclusion is
that the Turk is out of place in Europe,
and the longer he stays the more lives
are to be sacrificed. The two races
within Turkey are autagonistic. The
matter of religion, they say, has really
less to do with it than the racial one,
and that alone must hasten the crisis.
There are seas of blood TO be waded
through and to be shed over vast
area before there will be peace in the
countries south of Russia.
With this conclusion civilization is
generally in accord, though it is calcu-
lated to make the friends of peace with
progress shudder.