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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-15


business"
then all the members have sent you con-
tributions, so perhaps that accounts for
it. BY the way, have you seen Gibberts
lately?''
"No. Why do you ask?"
"Well, it strikes me he is acting
rather queerly lately. If you ask me, L
don't think he is quite sane. He has
something on his mind. :"
"He told me, "said the new member,
with some hesitation, "but really
don't think I'm justified in mentioning
it, though he did not tell it in conf
dence, that he was the rightful heir to
property in''-
sob, we all know that storyP' cried
the club unanimously.
81 think it's the club whisky" said
one Of the oldest members. 81 say it's
the worst in London.
verbal complaints not received.
Write to the committee" put in john
son.
''If Gibberts had friend in the club,
which doubt, that friend should look
after him. l believe he will commit
suicide yet.
These sayings troubled Shorely as he
walked back to his office. He sat down
and wrote letter asking Gibberts to
call. AS he was writing, McCabe, the
business manager of The Sponge, came
in.
whats the matter with the old
sheet this week." he asked.
Matter? don't understand YOU"
II have just sent an order to the
printer to run off an extra 10, 600, and
here comes in demand from Smiths
for the whole blooming lot. The extra
10000 were to 60 to different news
agents who have sent repeat orders, 80
I have told the printers now to run of
at least %, 900 and keep the plates on
the press. ! never read The Sponge my
self, 80 I thought would drop in and
ask you what the attraction is. This
rush is unnatural"
"Better read the paper and find out"
said Shorely, who had the usual edito-
rial contempt for the business manage
ment.
81 would If there were not so much.
of your stuff in it," retorted McCabe,
who had fixed belief that were it not
for the expensive and useless luxury OF
an editor paper might pay.
Next day McCabe reported bewil-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-15

right in England, and I'm going to
slaughter every person in IL. l will
leave a letter saying the story in The
Sponge is the true story of what led to
the tragedy. Your paper in week will
be the most talked of journal in Eng
| land-in the world Ii will leap in
simultaneously into circulation such as
no weekly on earth ever before attained.
Look here, Shorely, that story is worth
500, 600 rather than $50, and if you
don't buy it some one else will. What
do you say?"
~ say you are joking, or else-as
said just now-you are as mad as a
halter"
Admitting l am mad, will you take
the story?"
''No, but I'll prevent your commit
ting the crime"
How"
'By giving you in charge. BY in
forming on you.
"You can't do it. Until such crime
is committed no one would believe it
could be committed. You have no wit
nesses to our conversation here, and l
will deny every assertion you make.
Ny word at present is as good as yours.
All you can do is to ruin your own
chances of fortune, which knocks once
at every mans door. When / came in,
to put The Sponge on its feet. saw it
in your attitude. Now what do you
say?"
"Ill give you e25 for the story on
its own merits, though it is big price.
and you need not commit the crime"
"Done That is the sum l wanted,
but knew if asked it you would Of
fer me e12 los. Will you publish it
within month";"
Eyes"
Every we'll, write out the check.
Don't cross it, Ihave no bank account T"
When the check was handed him,
Gibberts thrust it into the ticket pocket
of his ulster, turned abruptly and un-
locked the door.
"Goodby," he said.
AS he disappeared Shorely noticed
how long his ulster was and how it
tapped about his heels. The next time
he saw the novelist was under circum-
stances that could never be effaced from
his memory.
The Sponge was 16 page paper,
with a blue cover, and the week Glib
berts' story appeared it occupied the
first seven pages As Shorely ran it over
in the paper it impressed him more than
it had done in the manuscript. A story
always seems more convincing in type.
Shorely met several men at the club
who spoke highly Of the story, and at
last he began to believe it was good
one himself. johnson was particularly
enthusiastic, and every one in the club
knew Johnson's opinion was infallible.
"How did you come to get hold Of
it?'' he said to Shorely, with unneces-
sary emphasis on the personal pronoun.
Don't you think know good story
when see it?" asked the editor indig-
nantly.
cit isn't the general belief Of the
club" replied johnson airily, "but
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-15

GtbbeTts entered, aotth q lonq ulster fdp-
ping about his heels.
up your mind whether you are going to
be thief or an honest man. That's the
first STEP"
"What do You mean?"
"You know what l mean. Go in for
paper that will be entirely stolen prop
erty or for one made up of purely orig
final matter"
1--WE have great deal Of original
matter in The Sponge"
"Yes, and that's what object TO-
Have It all original or all stolen. BE
fish or fowl At least 100 men a week
see stolen article in The Sponge which
they have read elsewhere. They then
believe it is all stolen and you lose
them. That isn't business, so want to
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-15
YOU.

The wild rose In the mornhig air.
All gemmed with dew,
Is not more sweet and fresh and fair,
My love, than you.
The bluebird, calling all who hear
To love and spring,
Has never note so soft and clear
AS when you sing.
The star that throws athwart the ni,n,
Its silver beam
Shines not so bright rs to my sight
Your dear eyes seem.
II voice and lips and eyes were mine
And you my bride,
The gold of all the world might shine
AS dross beside.
j. l.. Heaton in "The Quilting Bee. "
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-15
A Clerical Error.

Clergyman Ito tramp)-I carnot con /,
scientiously assist you. You toll not,
neither do you spin.
Tramp-Don't you believe it. No
yarn in the world comes up to 'em
can spin, and can spin 'em all day
long il I'm encouraged. Got any beer
In the house?-Texas Siftings.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-15

The two biggest fire engines in tbs
world are in Liverpool. These are the
most powerful fire engines known,
throwing 1900 gallons of water min.
ute and jet I40 feet high. The forcs
with which the water is elected from
them may be estimated from the fact
that the jet is warranted to kill man
at 80 feet"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-12
The kentucky senatorship.

FRANKFORT. KY, April 12.-The
Senatorial situation is sensational in
the extreme, and rumors of a damsg.
ipg nature have followed fast upon
each others heels since Saturday. The
latest rumor is that within the next
forty eight hours sensational resolu-
ton will be introduced in the House
by the Hunter republicans censuring
and denouncing Governor Bradley in
the most severe terms for taking and
having a part in the alleged bribery
charges which have been brought
against DR.. Hunter.
Elk Congressman Wilson and Franks,
the Hunter republicans who are i'm
plicated with their leader in the al
legged attempt at bribery, were SUM-
moned before the grand jury this morn
ing. Representative w. A. Baird, a
sound money democrat from Davies
county, was also served with sub
poena. The feeling runs very high
and personal alterations are looked
fer at any time.
When the roll was called to-day in
the joint session the Hunter republi-
cans answered promptly to their names,
but the gold democrats, boiling repub-
licans and free silver democrats de-
clined to answer, thus breaking quo
rum. A ballot was ordered, which re.
suited in forty-four votes being cast for
Hunter. No quorum being present
the General Assembly adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-12

The U. S. Supreme Court to-day de-
MED the petition of certiorari in the
case of the American Bell Telephone
Company vs.. the Western Union Tele-
graph Company to compel the Circuit
Court of Appeals for the first circuit to
certify the case to the Supreme Court.
Elk. champion Corbett. who was re-
ported to be planning to come here to-
night to challenge Fitzsimmons, who
appears here in an exhibition, has tele-
graphed that he never contemplated
coming.
Vice President Hobart has leased the
residence of j. Don. Cameron, on La
fayette square, for four years.
President Mckinley and party re-
turned to Washington to-day on board
the dispatch boat Dolphin, which at
noon passed up the river to the navy
yard. from which carriage took them
to the White House where they ar
rived in good health and apparently
refreshed by the trip. Saturday night
the Dolphin came to anchor oil Blackis-
ton Island and the party slept in quiet
water well into Sunday morning. Then
az breakfast it was determined that the
party should go to church if church
could be reached. The maps were
overhauled to find the largest nearby
town. This happened TO be the inter
esting and historical Leonardtown at
the head of Breton bay, in
Maryland. The Dolphin drew too
much wafer to get up to the head
of the bay so the party took to the steam
launch, and towing the dingey behind
ran up to the old town and landed. 1t
was too late, however, to hear services
10 the only one of the churches that had
been opened that morning, so the Presi-
dent strolled over the town for an hour.
Returning to the Dolphin the ship cruis-
ed along up the river and by evening
again came to anchor in the neighbor.
hood Of Maryland Point. An early
start was made up the river this morn
ing and the Dolphin reached the navy
yard without incident. The President
enjoyed his vacation greatly. 1t was
the first he had had for several
years, and actually the first OF
the kind he had ever had, He
was interested in everything he saw,
He wore naval cap, looking like o
yachtsman, spent hours in inspecting
every corner of the boat and questioned
the officers and sailors about every
thing he saw. When he returned to
the White House this evening the Pres
ident announced he would receive no callers
Nl..& . 4.
which the President decided upon while on
his trip. Hereafter he will not receive per.
sOna calls after one o'clock, but will devote
his time after that hour each office day to the
consideration of matters of public business
SOLELY
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-12
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL u, 1897.

ANOTHER STRONG indication OF the
advance, not of prosperity, but OF the
man on horseback, is the proposition
of Senator Chandler to seize the two
priyate establishments at which armor
plate is made in this country, and run
them by the government until enough
plate is made for the three new costly
but inefficient war vessels now in pro-
cess of construction. Such q seizure in
time of peace would be an outrageous
and grotesque travesty upon free IN
situations. but, under an autocratic
government, would be not only nat
ural, but perfectly right and proper
The way the republicans are now con-
Quoting this government, robbing the
many poor, not only of their money,
but their personal rights, i'll order to
in crease the profits and honors of the
rich, is highly conducive to the advent
of one man power, after, however, the
untold nursery OF a reign of terror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-12
Suicide of n Duke.

CANNES, France, April 12.-The fact
has become public to-day that the
Grand Dnke of Mecklenburg- Schwerin,
whose death here from heart disease
was announced as having occurred on
Saturday night, committed suicide.
The Grand Duke, it appears, had been
suffering terribly, and Saturday even
ing he asked his doctor to leave the
room in order that he might try to get
some sleep. During the absence of the
medical man and while supposed TO
have been delirious from high fever the
GRAM Duke left his villa and threw
himself from the parapet of bridge
near the house. He was found a few
minutes later, still living, but so injured
that he died in half an hour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-12
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Floods.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, April 1.-THE
Missouri river is stationary this morn
ing and it is expected to tall. During
Sunday the water was even with the
banks, and as many business houses
are located on the river front few
inches further rise would have flooded
them.
New ORLEANS. La, April 12.-Each
day now adds a few inches to the
rivers height and the long expected
crest OF the flood wave is on the move.
1t ought to reach here in few days.
In the meantime the anxiety is increas-
ing all along the line, for more weak
spots are developing but they are being
strengthened.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 12.-This
morning Lieutenant Rowan, in COM
pany with Capt. Fitch, left the city
with the steamer Itaska. Helena is the
objective point. Capt. Fitch will make
another inspection of the levees, while
Lieut.. Rowan will aid in the proper
distribution of supplies purchased with
part OF the government appropriation.
Comptroller Bowler at Washington has
wired his Interpretation of the resolu-
ton appropriating 100000 for the suf-
ferers. Ia his opinion the sum may be
expended not only for supplies for man
but for feed for cattle, stock. etc.
OMAHA, Neb., April 1.-THE Mis-
souri, river has risen rapidly here since
Saturday and is higher now than at
any time since 1881, the year of the
great flood. The water is spreading
over the bottoms and the factories
along the river banks are taking steps
for precaution. The water is still
rising.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-12
Thrilling Scenes at a Bull Fight.

YUMA, Ariz., April - Spanish bull
fights last night constituted feature
of the past five days revelry. Captain
Garcia and his troupe displayed won.
derful skill in fighting fierce animals,
but-in the last fight a magnificent black
bull caught Garcia upon his horns and
ripped open the mans jaw. The wound
may prove fatal. The bull, stung to
frenzy by the torments of the toreadors,
then broke through the barrier and
charged into the crowds of people.
Many were injured. The roulette table,
stacked with gold and silver coins, was
tossed high in the air and the money
scattered in the dust The enraged
animal then sped out into the main
street and after a long chase was re-
captured,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-12
The Invading Greeks.

TRIKHALA, Thessaly, Apl. 1.-THE
plan of the insurgents was to occupy
Baltino, on the frontier of Macedonia
in order to prevent the Turks from
taking up more advanced position.
Directly the Greeks crossed the from.
tier, their leaders issued a proclama-
ton calling upon the Macedonians and
Epirotes to rise for freedom. There is
a rumor that the insurgents are con-
tinuing their advance unchecked by
the Turks. The Turkish garrison of
Baltino, numbering about 500 men,
which was besieged by the Greek in
surgents, has cut its way out with o
loss of thirty men killed. The insur.
gents continued their march into Mace.
donia and have captured the town OF
Krsnis, and pursued the Turks close to
Cipria, which is only two hours distant
from Greyene.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-12
HOUSE.
The House was not in session to-da,
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Edward Brinker Cope, Ph.D., pro-
lessor of zoology and comparative
anatomy of the University of Pennsyl
vania, died this morning.
Mrs. Leland Stanford emphatically
denies the story that she has insured
her life for one million dollars in 9
New York company.
The latest developments are that at
least six persons Lost their lives in the
burning of the hotel at Knoxville.
Tenn, on Thursday morning.
At Harrisburg, Pa, to-day rea-
sons were filed for a pardon for James
B. Gentry, the actor who murdered
Madge Yorke, young actress, two
years ago in Philadelphia hotel. The
reasons set forth we're that law and evi
dence in the case did not justify YER
dict of first degree murder.
The Illinois Steel Works at South
Chicago resumed operations this morn
ing. An even 100 rail fnishers, who's
striking involved $500 men, were moi
re-employed. The 6nishers were not
upheld by the officials of their union
and as result their places were filled.
The 3, 400 men in other departments re-
turned to their lahors and the mills are
now in full blast.
The five story building at Main street
and Park avenue, St. Louis, occupied
bv the st. Louis Refrigerator and
Wooden Cutter Manufacturing Co.,
was partially destroyed by fire to-day
The loss is estimated at 100000. AT
the time of the tornado, last May, the
building was entirely destroyed by the
wind and then burned. Two iremen
and boy were injured by falling walls
but not fatally hurt.
This morning 291 prisoners from the Mich.
igan City. Ind. prison were put on special
train and taken to Jacksonville, while fro Il
the latter place 356 prisoners were sent to
Michigan City. The transfer was made with
out incident at tho last session of the cgis
lature law was passed converting the pcni.
Tertiary into reformatory and making the
Michigan City prison the penitentiary of the
State; hence the change of prisoners.
As the result of fight with pistols in a st.
Louis saloon, John Swering, cx.central re.
publican committeeman of the Second ward,
died at tho City Hospital this morning
Henry Erb, cx-deputy city marshal. fired the
fatal shot. A quarrel over politics caused the
killing. Erb is in jail.
The runner Hailstone, the property Of
Coniver & Co.. died at tho Windsor race track
at Detroit yesterday. Halstone had won
numerous races on the western tracks.
Alan Arthur, son of President Arthur is Il
candidate for Envoy Extraordinary and Min.
ister Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-12

THE NEGRO and scslawag white mem
bers of the insurrectionary bands now
engaged in robbing and burning the
plantations in Cuba, are termed, in the
official proceedings of Congress, sol
diers of the army of independence in
Cuba" but even now, as heretofore,
the officers and soldiers of the regularly
organized Confederate government, in
such proceedings, are spoken of as
srebels,n and the official history of the
war between the States, prepared
by the U. S. government, is termed
the rebellion records" But there
is great difference between an
attempt to resume rights never relin-
guished, in this country, and one to
change the condition Ct fruitfu. and
prosperous Cuba into that of the wilds
and wastes of Jamaica, San Domingo
and Haiti, that is, in the opinion of those
who have long been in control of the
federal government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Edith B. Moore, daughter of
Mr.. Nicholas Moore, well known farm
er of Clarke county, was married We'd
nesday evening to Mr.. William Bon
ham, of West Virginia.
Horse buyers from Pennsylvania
have been paying good prices to the
Clarke farmers for horses for farm work.
One buyer shipped car load this week
for which he paid out about 81 200.
In the trial at Lynchburg on Satur-
day OF n. ]. Farmer, on the charge Of
unlawfully disinterring dead human
bodies, there was hung jury, eleven OF
them being in favor of acquittal and
one in favor of conviction.
German Smith, a well-to-do citizen Of
Winchester, died on Saturday after q
brief illness. Mr.. Smith was proprietor
of the sumac mills here and 65 years
old. He leaves wife and son, and q
valuable estate, as well as $4,000 Of
life insurance.
The democratic State committee will
probably be called together about the
18th of May to issue its call for the con-
vention to nominate governor and
other officers. There is some senti-
ment in various parts of the State in
favor of having a smaller convention
this year than usual.
The Grand Council, Royal Arcanum,
of Virginia, will meet in Richmond on
the 10Th of April, and there will be
present many prominent and represen-
tative men from different portions OF
the State. John ]. Jameson, of this
oity, is Grand Regent, and MIR. r. W..
Arnold, also of this city, is member OF
the finance committee.
The dry goods and shoe store OF
Brown & Ashby, in Culpeper, and the
stationery store of ]. G.. Holiday, next
door, were entered by thieves Friday
night. These make four robberies in
that town within the last two months.
The merchants think the burglars were
more after money than anything else,
as they miss very few articles.
A large number of converts to Nor
manism have been made in Hanover
and the most of them are moving out
TO Utah. Several families have taken
their departure recently. One young
lady, Miss Smith, aged l6 years, just
before her family was to start elop
ed with young man of the neighbor.
hood and was married to him. She
will remain with her husband in Vir-
GINA.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-12


EVERY FACILITY should be accorded
people accused of criminal ofenses OF
disproving the charges brought against
them; but, for all that, when day has
been set for that purpose, their trial
should take place and be decided on
the same day. If "a man can't disprove
accusations in day, he will find it hard
to do so in month, by proper methods,
and his guiltless fellow citizens should
not be taxed to bear the great and to-
tally unnecessary expense of his delay
ed and procrastinated trial. When
trials were better conducted than they
are now, and the courts before which
they were held were more respected,
they never lasted beyond one day. The
criminal expenses of Virginia are en-
tirely too great, and they could be re
duced considerably by stopping what
has become an established system Of
trial postponement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-12
A DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.

The difference of opinion among the
democratic members of the House upon
the policy to be pursued by the minori-
ty, which cropped out during the de-
bate in the session held Saturday, in
duced the democrats to hold caucus
Immediately after the House adjourned
to take their bearings. The call for a
caucus came from the faction which
had opposed the candidacy of Mr.. Bailey,
of Texas, for the Speakership and it
was supported by many of the new
members as well as the older ones who
had antagonized Mr.. Bailey's leader
ship. 1t resulted, however, in the
adoption of resolution, which was Of
fered by Mr.. Bailey, which embodied
the policy voiced by him in his speech
at the beginning of the session.
The conference consumed four hours
of the afternoon, many of the democrat
c members taking part in the discus
sion, which roamed over the whole
field Of party policy.
Mr.. Bailey made the first move by
Offering a resolution which was in sub.
stance as follows:
Resolved, That the democratic
members of the House of Representa-
tives are willing to consider legislation
which the republicans may propose, to
support it if it is good, to oppose it
if it is bad. But believing that
most of the measures proposed by the
republicans are opposed to the best in
terests of the country they will not urge
the republicans to take action"
The Bailey resolution was adopted
by vote of about two to one.
Another resolution by Mr.. Dear
mond, of Missouri, was adopted de-
clarng that the democrats did not
endorse the republican programme of
holding house sessions every third day.
Mr.. Bailey made long speech in
elaboration of the views which he had
presented in the House. His position
was supported by Messrs. Williams,
Swanson, Simms, Sayers, fleming, Car
mack, and others.
Most of the experimenting was done
by those who opposed the Bailey reeo-
luton. Among those who spoke was
Mr.. McMillin, who had been the rival
candidate for the Speakership.
The opponents of the Bailey resolu-
ton contended that the minority should
take advantage of every opportunity
to criticise and antagonize the policy OF
the majority.
The caucus took action on the death
of Senator Voorhees, by the passage of
suitable resolutions by rising and
unanimous vote.