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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27
CUBA NOT CONQUERED YET.
Senior Cesares, General Congosts's secre-
tary, Gives His Views on the War.

tary, Gives His Views on the War.
At Myrtle Bank hotel, in Kingston,
Jamaica, recently met Senior Cesares,
who during the long, troublous weeks
before the war was declared was secre-
tary to General Congosta at Havana.
In those days Cesares had a suit Of
rooms at the military palace. He be-
longed to the very small exclusive inner
circle at the palace who used to walk
on the Prado with their fingers ON their
lips and who knew Madrid S secrets and
helped Blanco form his plans and cabi-
nets. Very different was the Cesares
who greeted me the other day, pale and
emaciated. He has been living here for
some weeks as convalescent invalid in
such retirement and obscurity that he
might almost be said to be incognito.
He led me into a corner of the smok-
ing room. ~ am glad to see you here, F"
he said, although we are enemies
national enemies, mean, but always
personal friends. Like almost every
Spaniard, have the highest regard for
American character. When do you think
this war will be over? When shall we
go back to the friendship that has ex-
listed between your country and mine
800 years? was wounded by an Amer
lean bullet when Captain Dorst tried to
land in Cuba (Cesares pointed to an
ugly scar on his forehead) and had fever
afterward and am here getting well.
Americans must have learned one thing
by this war-that Spaniards are not
cruel, not inhuman, but quite as much
men of honor as themselves.
"How about the Spanish sharpshoot-
ers who fired into the Red Cross hos
pitfalls near Santiago?" asked.
"Most of those stories are lies" he
replied. Spanish bullets that did fall
In American hospitals did so by acct.
dent. Think of Porto Rico There the
only shell from the American feet that
did any damage was one that exploded
in hospital. 1t looked as if it had been
fired there deliberately. The French and
German consuls SO reported to theil
governments, but think they were
wrong. Americans would not fire ON 9
hospital. No; we shall not give uI
| fighting yet. l don't know what my
governments plans are as well as die
in Havana, but we want peace. II mer
and newspapers in New York and Mad
rid would only stop calling names ant
use little Christian charity, it is my
opinion that peace would speedily fol
low. But / shall return to Cuba soon
We may meet ON some battlefield, fol
Cuba is not conquered yet. IF. H
| Nichols in New York World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27
SPEED IN BATTLE.
The Magnificent Run of the Oregon and
It's Lesson.

It's Lesson.
With every gun, except one Ii inch
in the after turret, blazing forth, the
Oregon is represented in letter receiv-
ed in Washington as rushing forward
out of the bunch of ships and in ten
minutes after the start taking the next
place to the Brooklyn in the big race.
From that time on she was under forced
draft all the time and making higher
speed than she had ever recorded while
in the service. At some periods of the
race the big vessel is believed to have
been going, according to her engineers,
over 16 knots, which tallies with Cap
tain Eulate's statement that no battle
ship making only 10 knots could posi-
bly, have kept up with the fast Colon,
with her high powered engines.
Raymond Rodgers, the executive OF
the Indiana, writes that when the Ore
gon came racing across his bow it was
the grandest sight he ever witnessed.
She charged down, he says, ON the
Spanish feet, letting go first at one YES
sci and then the other, and all the time
carrying a great white bore in her teeth
that told of her engine power and great
burst Of speed. All the time she was
running men were working on one of
the after IS inch guns, while the other
was being fred right alongside in the
turret. Boston Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27
law improvements In
's Tho Hancock Fire
Department
E,,., a Test Monday Evening
a Great success And VIII
.,.,,,tate the Work Of the De-
nar,ment in the Futnre'

Tho Hancock fremen had general
iD '.,.s Monday afternoon, using the
Too. foam Of horses and hose wagon and
= III OOints proved themselves capable
,s :. the hose in case of emergency.
r,s nsople saw the benefit that will be
;.ad from the long-sought-!or hose
non The time was reduced to less
,.' half OF that made when the hose
:. was in use, and a stream was
s,ovn with remarkable rapidity. Each
:.msn was given a place on the wagon
nd thew performed their duties well.
~ erect was crowded with people, and
n horses dashing through at an un-
...eted moment, creating not little
l-.it,ment. Among the WITNESSES OF the
f,.etice were a number OF men from
srge cities, who were heard to say that
|he work performed by our men was
nal 70 that OF those who have had
|cuver experience with fire apparatus.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

A. F. Cosby, a member Of Troop X,
New York division of Roosevelt's rough
riders, spent the day recently in st.
Augustine. He has been in all Of the
battles at Santiago and escaped injury
until the last skirmish, when q single
Mauser bullet wounded him in four
places. The bullet penetrated the rim
Of his hat, and, grazing his face, enter
cd his right breast, then, coming out
several inches below the spot it entered,
1t lodged in his right hand. The soldier
was lying fat at the time he was shot,
which explains the unusual course Of
the bullet. -Florida Times Union and
Citizen.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27
A Democratic General.

Extract from soldier boys letter
from San Francisco: General Merritt
does not put ON SO much style as some
Of the militia captains. When he came
to leave on his ship, the Newport, the
other day, he did not even take a car
riage from his hotel to the dock, but
climbed on street car and paid nickel
for the ride. After he got on board he
waved of all those who were trying to
make great ceremony out of his de-
parture and said to the steamer captain,
Come on; let's get out of this. Then
he waved his handkerchief to some good
looking women on the dock and went
into his cabin to unpack his grip. -
Kansas City Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

This was the heaviest loss sustained by
any company in the fight. Lovering's-
one thought was to retrieve the reputa-
ton that was stained in the Hammond
affair at Fort Sheridan. He thought
nothing of his own danger and took lit
tie heed of the shrapnel that sung over
his head. His losses were nearly all sus-
tanned before the firing line was reach
ed. While toiling up the hill from ST.
oney Coverings strength gave out and
he was compelled to drop from the ranks
and lie down by the roadside. His COM
pany had imperative orders and was
compelled to pass ON and the captain
was left alone. A number of stragglers
from another company came along the
trail and Captain Lowering asked them
to wait few moments until he could
go with them. They paused, recognized
Lowering. fatty refused to comply with
his request, and went ahead.
Lowering rejoined his command soor
after and did much to redeem himself
in the eyes of his men. When his men
were in position, he seized a mess kit,
which is small pan used for cooking
and can be turned into shovel, and
proceeded to dig little trenches so that
they might be in a measure protected
All this time he was exposed to terri
BILE fire. His mammoth frame was a
splendid target, but not a bullet touch
ed him. He would plunge into trenches
to drag the wounded to place of safety
while exposed to a fire which killed sew
eral Red Cross men.-John NJ Maxwell
in Chicago Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27
WAR BALLOON UNDER FIRE.
Remarkable Escape of It's Inmates From
scathing Fire at Santiago.

u scathing Fire at Santiago.
The balloon, drawn by a strong
rope 1000 feet in length and held by 10
men, was being carried all over the
field, and the movement of troops at
Santiago was directed from it until it
was finally shot to pieces at about ~
o'clock A telegraph wire connected the
basket of the balloon with the ground,
and observations were transmitted in
that manner to the officers below. FL
nally point that is now known as
Hell's crossing was reached by the bal
loon men, and a scathing fire was pour
ed into the initiating bag Three shells
from a shrapnel battery tore great holes
in it, and showers of bullets made it
resemble large sieve. Remarkable is
the fact that the three men in the bas-
ket at the time it was destroyed escaped
with but one slight injury. They were
Colonel Drew, chief Of engineers on
General Skaters staff Major J. f.
Maxfield of the signal corps, and Ser
geant Thomas O. Boone, detached from
Company X of the Second Massachu-
sets volunteers, as telegrapher in the
balloon detachment. Three of the men
holding the rope on the ground were
wounded. The balloon was finally land
ed in the middle of stream waist deep
just as the First and Tenth regiments
of cavalry, dismounted, were charging
| Spanish ambush in field Of wild
corn ON the west side of the stream,
which for the terrible slaughter there is
known as Hell's crossing
Letter in Springfield Republican.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27
SERGEANT WALKERS FEAT.
Sat Down on q Spanish Shell ut Santiago
and Found It Hot.

and Found 1t Hot.
Sergeant Arthur Brown of the Ninth
Massachusetts writes thus from the
trenches before Santiago, under date Of
July 8: "We arrived at the battlefield
about noon and were lined up in posi-
ton behind hill to act as reserves and
to protect the food and ammunition.
Bullets were whistling over our heads
in perfect storm, but we were becom-
ing quite used to that sort of thing, and,
being tired out, we lay down on the
ground and tried to keep cool. While
we were lying there shell dropped at
the feet of Sergeant Walker, not three
feet from him. Fortunately it did not
explode; if it had, the whole company
would have been wiped out
at gave some of the boys such q
fright that they started to run, but Ser
geant Walker called them back, assur-
ing them that the danger was passed
and that he was going to use it for
seat. He walked over to it and planked
himself down, but he had no more than
touched it when he jumped about five
feet in the air and, grabbing himself by
the seat of the trousers, yelled, It's
hot!'
"We staid there all the afternoon,
and at night the shooting stepped, and
we all lay down to sleep and dream Of
fresh bread, lobster salad and such
things We were suddenly awakened
by rife shot on the guard line, and in
an instant every man was on his feet
and armed with his rifle. A moment
later the Spaniards were seen coming up
the hill on the run, with bayonets fixed.
The order was quickly given to begin
firing, and almost instantly the guns
blazed and reared from the hilltops right
into the faces Of the enemy. The Cat
ling gun then began to get in its work,
and the Spaniards went down like grass
before moving machine. What there
were left of them retreated, but not un-
til they had lost fully 500. None of our
men was hit New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

New Haven, Conn.,, July 25.-James
n, Donnelly, chief night clerk In the
New Haven postoffice, has been ar.
rested charged with the embezz'ement
of money from letters. and in default OF
e. 60o bonds was taken to jail to await
= Nearing before United States Commits
sioner wright Aug. s. The arrest was
brought about by means Of q test let
Ter and a marked bill and two marked
coins were found on his person. Don
uelIv A. about 80 years of age and mas
been employed in the office TOT ten
veara II Is alleged that the thefts
have been going on fss period OF TWO
years.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27
The Old and the New.

Ripple Of flags in glory
Over the crowded way,
And an old mans deathless story
In a new wars lurid day,
And some still marching where heroes trod,
And some encamped on the hills Of God.
Ripple Of flags in glory
over the temples gray,
And an old mans thrilling story
Where new war leads the way,
And Dixie rings from the old sweet sud-
Song Of the battle that's known OF Godi
Ripple of flags in glory
Over the hills and glades, ~
And, oh, for the old wars story
Told by the old brigadesl
And the gray still stands ON the old sweet
sod, III.
A remnant brave that IL known Of 0odi
IF L. Stanton In Atlanta Constitutiou.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27
SEEMED TO COURT DEATH.

Captain Lowering Exposed Himself TO q
Terrible Fire ut Eel Caney.
The lighting" Fourth infantry from
Fort Sheridan was in the thickest of the
fight at Ell Caney. Captain Lowering,
who has passed through bitter expert
ences in peace and war during the last
few months, seemed to invite death, but
was not touched. Private Hosfield, the
man who swore he would kill Lowering
the first time Company @ went into ac-
ton, was the first of Coverings COM
mand to fall. He was shot through the
heart.
Lowering spared neither himself nor
his men. His losses in company of 60
men were 3 killed and Is wounded
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

Large posters are out announcing the
,,ostl,pp matches to take place during
he fremen's tournament. The men are
Inc nick Of the Upper Peninsula, the more
vportant ones being as follows: Jack
iue. Tim Driscoll and Ed Sampson, oil
|Boughton; Gilbert Williams. Harrington,
kteele Zlehr and Martin, OF Calumet
Buly Jones, OF Montana; John Rowett.
NJ. ]. Dwyer, OF Hancock;
brockington, of Iron Mountain; John
anderson, "the Terrible wede." OF Dollar
y; Smith, OF Lake Linden and Thomas
I the Atlantic. There is no doubt but
What this will be a specially interesting
ontest.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

The work OF decorating the streets OF
houghton was begun yesterday. One OF
Ne number OF arches they intend building
hs started at the Douglass House
|orner The streets are being improved
WONDERFULLY. All the sod on the sides OF
be road is being taken up and the streets
Ire undergoing general cleaning. Be-
tween the o. d. II. 8. reunion, the fire.
hens tournament, six-day bicycle races,
RESTING matches, etc.. it will keep the
)tizens OF the twin cities busy.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

Miss Mcdonald received letter yester-
Jay from her brother Angus, who lie a
bember OF Company F, Thirty.fourth
|egiment, and he says all ere well. 1t is
Mite relief to the parents OF the different
6ys to hear that they have so far
bcaped that much dreaded disease, yell
bw fever.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27
Not Killed nj SANTIAGO.

o. Louis, July 25.-Lieutenant c. H.
luses OF company H, Twenty-second
.ea states infantry. who was re-
~. Killed at Santiago. is alive. His
,ner' Mrs. Judge Prentiss d. Cheney
erseyville. Ills. has received let
from the young officer written on
nela OF battle. II Is dated July 6.
car santiago" and says he Is well
IA command Of his company. the
p'aln having been wounded.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27
Get Your Kodaks Out.

Those wishing plates and films devel-
ped and general finishing OF kodak
lprk can have it done in a first-class
tanner by c. j. Neick. Orders left at
chols' drug store will receive prompt at
ention.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

Evergreen Lodge, No. 62SS, OF the
|ncient Order OF Foresters, OF Atlantic,
llll give their annual excursion to the
pal Saturday, July 80, on Croze's
Peasure barge. Music will be furnished
y the Eureka band, OF the Atlantic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

|lhe Holland & Flynn dancing school
as held, as usual, last evening and had
very large attendance. The evening
|as perfect one for dancing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

Inc county clerk issued one marriage
ense Yesterday, that one being to Albert
Lubline add Clara Z. Grandchamp,
oth residing in Hancock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

The excursion given by the German
|utheran church this afternoon was
|ulte popular, large number attending.
|nev spent the day at the entry.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

Joseph Hudrock and Esther Mason
Fere examined by Doctors Wheeler and
Eallon yesterday at the Judge OF pro-
te's Office, and found to be insane.
|ney will be accompanied to Newberry
y Sheriff Lean, in few days.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27
Potatoes for santiaro.

o. Louis. July 25.--A st. Louis COM
Xa as,on mouse has received a telegraph
from the assistant quartermas-
seseral at Chickamauga for fifteen
{ ss,s OF potatoes. to be shipped i'm
s'a.ely to Tampa. and thence by
|nsport TO Santiago. The firm hired
s.oer OF extra drays. canvassed the
.or potatoes and by night had the
sr. zen cars loaded and ready for ship
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

MRS. W. A. Washburn and daughters
FriVed on the steamer Japan yesterday
om visit at Detroit.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-27

Prosecuting Attorney Streeter. OF Calu-
~ was in town Yesterday on business.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-29

authorize direct negotiations between
Spain and this country, Spain being
reE-esented by Senior Leon Castillo, the
Spanish ambassador to Paris, and the
United States by Gen. Horace Porter,
our am bassador to Paris. Senior Castillo
is one of the foremost diplomats of
Europe, and since the war began his
chief mission has been to go from cap
ital to capital and endeavor to awaken
foreign Intervention in behalf OF
Spain. Failing in this, he has turned
his attention to the peace movement
as the last chance for saving his coun-
try. Castillo is linguist, speaking
English. so that the negotiations
could proceed with facility. While
not a veteran in diplomacy, Gen.
Porter is regarded as able and tactful,
and moreover, he would be guided by
very explicit instructions from Wash
ington. This plan is quite tentative,
however, and it is rather doubtful
whether the United States government
would consent to have such important
negotiations removed so far from Wash
ingtOn and conducted in a European
capital where the atmosphere might
not be conductive to forwarding the
desires of this country.
SPANS peace proposal excited the
deepest interest throughout Washing
ton and for the time being war news
gave way to animated discussion of the
prospects for peace. This was partic-
ularly true in diplomatic circles. The
move of the French ambassador took
the other members of the corps COM
pletely by surprise as they had well
known among themselves that all peace
talk up to this time had been fanciful,
and they had no reason to expect that
move would take definite shape so
quickly. Several of the foreign repre-
sentatives made inquiries of the state
department as to the meaning of the
French ambassadors call, and learn
ing that he had presented SPANS pro-
posal for peace, full reports were
cabled to the foreign offices. The
matter was considered of such moment
that the cable report to one of the for
eign offices cost several hundred dol
lars
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-29
DISCUSSED SOLDIERS.
members of the 9Th Illinois Indignant Over
the Order TO Unload and Return
to Chioka manga.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 28.-A
sorrler and more disguised lot OF
soldiers was never seen than the men
of the 9Th Illinois regiment when
orders were received Wednesday to un'
load and return to Chickamauga park.
The command had been extreme
Iy anxious to get to the front.
All kinds of unsavory charges
are being openly made against
Col. Culver, the commanding officer,
not only by private but subordinate
officers They claim that their regi-
ment has been betrayed by Col. Gull
yer, who represented to President Nc
Kinley that the regiment was not fit
for field duty, and on these represent ia
lions the president relieved the COM
lnand from going to Porto Rico The
subordinate officers claim that the
command is in very excellent
condition and in splendid fighting
trim. 1t is openly charged that Col.
Culver is interested in contracts to
build Illinois monuments here and
that he wants to stay here to person.
ally superintend the work and for this
reason was willing tosacrifce his com
mand.
AS soon as the full situation dawned
upon the men Wednesday the greatest
disorder prevailed and there was no
semblance of discipline. They left the
ranks by dozens and scores and We'd
nesday night nearly a hundred men,
bers of the regiment left camp,
most of them without leave and
came to the city. The morale
of the regiment is shattered and many
Of the men declare they will not longer
serve under Culver. Efforts to restrain
the men were unavailing.
One man broke his gun over a tree
and left the camp without leave.
Those in the city are making things
very lively.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-29
HOW soUsA GOT his START.
eome Ancient Theatrical History as
Related by Milton Mobiles and
Jack HaverIy.

One day recently John E. Warner and
Milton Mobiles wele conversing IN front OF
the Dramtists' club, when they were Joined
by Jack Haverly. Warner and Haverly had
met recently, but Mobiles and the hustling
manager had not met in many years. They
eyed each other incuiringly. Then Warner
said "Of course you know Mobiles, Jack?'
''Nobles?" said Haverly, in puzzled sort
of way, as he sized up the trim figure, waxed
mustache and perennial youthful features
of the comedian. Not the Mobiles who
played The Phoenix with me at the old
Adelphi in Chicago in II" 49,.
"Are you the original Jack Haverly!>
asked Mobiles, solemnly.
"The original and only" said Jack.
"Well, WELL" said Mobiles, Eve often
heard my father speak of YOU and he
grasped Haverly's hand cordially: There
was an awkward pause, during which War
G9er ehewed his ,mustaehee. Haverly looked
dazed, and Mobiles smiled amiably.
Your fatheri" stammered Haverly.
why, Mobiles was a single man in IT; |
know, because we compared notes; and
read of his marriage about ten years later,
when | was out III the mines, and sent my
congratulations. Still,' he continued, after
another awkward pause, MOBILES always
was a versatile fellow"
By this time it began to dawn on the genial
Jack that the father" gag was joke, and
he joined in the laugh
by jingo" said Haverly, chat was over
20 years ago. What have you done with the
old Phoenix"
playing it yet, occasionally. Four roper
core companies made living with it last
season, and it has Bept any number of pro-
fessional pirates from becoming sneak
thieves or paupers during the past 20 years
It pulled me out of hole once, and now that
L think of it, Warner, you booked that en-
gagement with me at the Adelphi."
"Yes; it was the end of Mobiles first road
season. / was his manager, and John P
Sousa, youngster of 81, was his leader"
That's right. took him from Washing
ton, where he was playing a violin in the
orchestra. And the first music he ever
wrote was the dramatic music of The Phoe
nix as use it to-day. His first march he
dedicated to me, naming it the Bludsot
march. [ sill have the original score, in gooC
condition. It's rafting good march, too. ,
Drama &c Mirror.