The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-30

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metropolis for the celebration of the
sixtieth anniversary of the queens &C.
r cession to the throne that during the
last three months her majesty's life has
been insured to tho tune Of nearly s.,
600, 900 by shopkeepers, window bro
= kers, house agents and spectators who
are anxious 10 protect themselves
3 against loss in the possible event of the
: venerable sovereign's death before the
: date of the jubilee
From Plymouth there has Just set
sail the most powerful naval squadron
that has ever crossed the Atlantic under
any South American flag. Its destina-
tion is Valparaiso. and il constitutes the
recent additions 10 the fleet of the Chill
can republic. The squadron is COM
posed OF ten vessels-namely, the armed
cruiser Esmeralda of 1000 tons, the
Ministro Zentono of 4, 600 tons and the
Almirante Simpson of 1000 tons, the
transport Andamos of 5000 tons four
torpedo destroyers capable of making
80 knots an hour, and couple of large
torpedo boats for ocean use, with a
speed of % knots The Esmeralda is de-
ciared by naval experts in England to
be one of the most powerful ironclads
af1oat. Besides these ships Chile has
still building in England an ironclad of
nearly 10000 tons, which is to bear the
name OF O'Higgins; schoolship, and
six torpedo boats. With the fleet that
Chile has already afioat and the vessels
now In course Of construction she bids
fair to become in time powerful rival
OF the United States for the naval su
premacy of the western hemisphere.
s...r~t. e
The French government is now dis
cussing the ACCESSIBILITY of extending
the system of anthropometric measure
ment from criminals TO soldiers of every
grade and from the army to the entire
population. OF course the idea meets |
with good deal of opposition by people
who consider that French citizens are |
already burdened with too much red |
tape and state interference. But there |
are many enthusiastic champions of the |
scheme and it is probable that in the
long run it will be adopted.
According to the striking figures Just
published at Paris by the Vicomte
d Avenel, five-sixths Of the ships now
sailing under the French flag are of
foreign construction. this, too, in spite
of state bounties on home built vessels.
Only few sailing vessels of slight i'm
portance and four steamers have been
built in France during the last 30
months. During the same period 33
steamships have been wrecked and two
steamship companies have gone. out of
business, leaving no successors.
Andree's north pole balloon expedi.
tion sails on May Is from Gothenburg
Tor Spitzbergen, where under shelter of
the balloon house erected last summer
The equipment of the balloon will be
completed. The eminent meteorologist,
DR.. Ekholm, who was Mr.. Andree's
last year, will not accompa-
~ him this summer, and his place will
De taken by civil engineer of the name
If Fraenkel, while there is talk of an
lrtillery lieutenant of the name of Swe. q
lenborg going along too. The voyage 10 !
'pitzbergen will be made on the gun. /.
'oat Swenslesund, and Mr. Andree cal. =
ulates OH having the balloon filled and
eady for ascension ON June 90. He an Z
icipates that the balloon will be driven o
oward the north coast of America. C
The reopening of the Panama canal il
candal seems destined to produce but a
r. "A nj racv,1fc az a.
ers OF the French national legislature ,,
Tho are shown by Arton's papers to r
ave been bribed by the canal company,
rather to have blackmailed it, 80
ave withdrawn into private life, 10 :
re dead, and only ] ] of the least guilty
'maln In politics. The latter are not.
herefore, likely to be seriously affected
y any of Arton's thoroughly discount. n
revelations. u
Italian Catholics are still debarred -
ON taking part in parliamentary cleo
ons by papal commands, which, ac-
,rding to an official notice Just pub.
shed in the Osservatore Romano. the
cognized organ of the Vatican, re- =
ain in full force. To what extent ?,
Iese ecclesiastical orders are obeyed n
ay be judged from the fact that not -
en 40 per cent of the registered voters
ent to the polls at the last general =.
ection. d
Italy enjoys at the present moment da
@ distinction of being the only civil. D.
,ed country in Europe where it is pos. =
bic to commit bigamy without expos
x oneself to any danger of punish.
emit Since the constitution of the
ngdom In 1870 the authorities have
sisted that only civil marriage is
yally binding. On the other hand,
o church refuses to recognize this
RIM of matrimonial union as valid and
1uires the faithful to go through the
ligious service, venting its displeasure |
those who seek any civil sanction to n
cir alliance. The government has re- h
atedly tried to secure the enactment
a law providing for the punishment
any priest who should have performed i,