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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-07
mia. I,arton eolng TO Cuba.

New York. Feb. THE Cuban relief
committee gave out the information
that Clara Barton will go at once to
Cuba to minister to the starving and
to the victims Of the diseases that now
ravage that unfortunate island.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-07

washington, Feb. Mrs. Lane. the
daughter of ex-senator Blackburn Of
Kentucky, who about three weeks ago
was accidentally shot, Is much worse.
She takes practically no nourishment
and II is feared never will recover.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-07
Petrolcum fire in Russia.

Baku. Russian Caucasus. Feb. The
petroleum fire that broke out here last
week, destroying almost half million
pools of naphtha, Is still burning neree-
ly and many deaths are reported.
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JOSEPH p. SMITH DEAD.
He Was Director OF the Bureau of Ameri-
can Republics.

Washington. Feb. 7.-Mr. Joseph p.
Smith, director OF the bureau of Ameri-
can republics. died at Miami. Fla. Of
heart failure. He had been well-known
In Ohio politics for many years before
going to Washington on the inaugura-
tton of Mckinley as president. For
many years he published Republican
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-07

Wilkesbarre, Pa. Feb. 1.-The first
week of the trial of Sheriff Martin and
his deputies ended with the case well
evidence to think about over Sunday.
There was the usual crowd at the
mornings session. The first witness,
Michael Nicholson, described the condi-
ton of some of the wounded on the
road near Lattimer. One man died as
he watched him; five others whom he
saw were badly wounded. The witness
came upon dying striker and was
Joined by a man named Costello. While
they were trying to aid the man. dep
uty named Alfred Hess came up, and
Costello, with great indignation, said 1T
was a scandalous piece of work the
deputies had done. whereupon Hess re-
Piled:
You shut UP. or 1 will treat you the
same way"
An Important Witness.
The defense objected to this reference
to Hess and the evidence was stricken
out. The next witness, one of the most
important of those to be heard on be-
half of the commonwealth, was John
Egler, secretary of the Harwood union
of the United Mine Workers. He told
how, on the night before. the shooting,
meeting had been held at Harwood
and the men gathered there decided TO
march over to Lattimer that day to
show themselves to the men at that
place at the request of these men. Wit
ness got an American flag and nailed Ii
on a long pole he had cut. They agreed.
he said, to march unarmed, and to be-
have peaceably. Speaking Of the meet
ing with the sheriff and deputies at
West Hazelton, witness said:
Tried to shoot n striker.
"They rushed at US and pointed their
| guns In our faces and told us to stop.
| just going to show ourselves to the Lat
timer men and were going to do no
harm to anybody.
/ "The sheriff said: II you get to Lat
! timer you must kill me-
! Burgess Jones OF West Haselton SAID
we could march through the streets and
.soisthesssterin and deputies went ava,
and we marched on to Latttmer."
The witness said that at Lattimer h
| again told the sheriff they were mo-
| armed anu WOulQ DtHdVe tnciiiSciNtS
( The sheriff pulled a couple of men ou
Of the ranks and drew his revolver, ant
| witness saw him trying to shoot one o
the strikers. The revolver did not ex
! plode, however, and then a crowC
| formed around the sheriff.
Then the voliey Came.
At this time there was a shot ant
! then three or four shots. and at last ;
volley. Witness fell down between tw'
( men, but did not think the deputies
were shooting ball cartridges until h
| saw one of the men bleeding. Then III
got UP and ran with the rest and th'
bullets kept whizzing about his ears
[ He saw lots of wounded men. but did
not go near the deputies, as he wa
( afraid On cross-examination Egler ad
| mitted that when the sheriff told then
to disperse he said
1--WE amt going to; we are going t
Lattimer."
After the cross-examination of Egle
the court adjourned until Monda,
morning at 10 o'clock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-07
Exports of Copper.

Tin is quiet and steady at 1885 cents,
with a visible supply Feb. l of 31,12O
tons. against 1882 a year ago. The ex-
ports of copper in January were about
10 2o5 tons, against 0,066 tons last year,
and the price Is held at IL cents for lake.
There is better demand for cotton
goods since the general stoppage OF
works at the east, but there is no indi-
cation as yet of material gain as re-
spects the unsold stocks on hand. In
woolen goods the demand is altogether
more satisfactory, an advance of abort
20 per cent. being paid on most grades
of the finer woolens and worsted and
nearly all the mills are active. The
sales of wool at the three chief mar
kets were 6,361. 400 pounds, of which g.
$4,000 were domestic, against 1858, 200
pounds last year, OF which S,4gS,40o
pounds were domestic. The failures for
the week were 1856 in the United States
against 81 last year, and thirty-one in
Canada, against sixty-three last year.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-07

Washington, Feb. IA telegram re-
ceived at the state department from
San Jose. Costa Rica, announces that
revolution has been inauguruted there.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-07
SHERIFF FIBED FIRST.
John EgIer Tells of the Tragedy
at Lattimer.
SAYS STRIKERS HAD NO WEAPONS.

When Halted by the sheriff They Avowed
Their Purpose To BE Peaceful-An Argu-
ment Ensued and the sheriff Drew His
Revolver-After This Came the Dead
Michael NIcholson's Testimony.
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Iron Trade Cont, ues Active.

The iron and steel manufacture is
steadily gaining in the consumption Of
pig g-iron, although the production OF the
.materiAf~ is still in excess Of the inn
mediate demands. but not enough to
cause a decline In prices In Pittsburg
or Chicago. Even the southern produc-
ers are able to get a fair price at Chi
cago and at the east, and anthracite pig
is unchanged. The demand for finished
products has been very heavy and in
cludes for structural work 5000 tons for
the state capitol building In Pennsyl-
vania; 1000 tons for the court house
at Denver, 5000 tons for elevated rail-
ways at Chicago, and numerous small
buildings in various parts of the coun-
try. The demand for car building has
been heavy both at the east and west.
and the plate demand greatly increased
at the east on account Of orders from
shipyards. For plates the demand from
tin-plate works has been active. The
prospect Of a combination of wire man
ufacturers has stimulated the demand
and raised the price for wire rods. or
Connellsville coke $4,000 ovens are In
blast with an output of $4,000 tons
weekly, and the quoted price is $3.50 for
furnace.
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The Most striking Feature.


Perhaps the most striking feature of
he week has been the decline in wheat
With exports of 3.094517 bushels against
l,770,546 last year, flour included. from
Atlantic ports. and 776.S40 from Pacific
ports, against 4,343 bushels last year.
the temper of the market has been
weaker. The report Of the agricultural
department has had some influence, al
though its figures are not generality
credited as reliable. The wheat market
has turned largely upon the operation
of Chicago speculator, but the fact
remains that the price depends largely
upon the foreigS,needs and supply. The
outgo Of corn Continues heavy, S,19S,-
7S6 bushels, against 3,343. 400 bushels for
the same week last year, and the ex-
cess over last year, when exports were
much the greatest ever known. indi-
Gates a very heavy foreign demand. The
spot price of cotton remains unchanged,
but the fact that the receipts continue
larger than during the same week OF
1895, after the heaviest crop ever known,
checks speculative operations for an ad-
vance.
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HEAVY GAIN IN TRADE.
Surprising improvement in Most
Of the Departments.
WEEKLY REVIEW OF DUN & co.

Remarkable Showing Made by Actual
Payments Through Clearing Houses In
January-vario1s Branches of Manu-
facture Are Prosperous-rhe Decline IN
Wheat a Feature ost,e wsek-Activity
I'm the Iron and Steei Business Continues.
New York, Feb. 7.-R. G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade says: The ac-
tual payments through clearing houses
In January made a remarkable show
ing, much larger than in any previous
month, 1868 per cent. larger than the
same month last year, and IL per cent.
larger than in 1892. The failures in
January were probably smaller than in
any other January since 1881. The
statement by branches of business Civ
en- this week shows a surprising gain In
most departments of manufacture and
trade. Meanwhile - money market
Is as confident as eNS.'. Gold does not
come from Europe in large amount only
because the bankers find II worth while
to lend American money abroad, and
the commercial balances are heavily in
favor of the United States as hereto
fore.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-19

The woman mentioned in this uttIa
story says the Omaha World-HeraId
may be called Mrs. Naughty, but she IS
known in almost every community bv 9TH
er names She is inclined to do all she
can to make other people believe she ia
somebody and that she is fitted for "a
higher sphere than the one she is forced
by adverse circumstances to live In
a short time ago Mrs. Naughty cauad
on a neighbor and accepted an invitation
to stay 10 supper. Mush and milk was
the principal supper dish, and Mr.
Naughty declared with sundry eiacuIa.
tons that she had never eaten that deliobt
ful compound. The steaming platter of
mush was set in the center of the tahIa
and bowl Of milk placed before Mrs
Naughty.
Just help yourself, Mrs. Naughty" re-
marked the hostess.
Really, l do not know how to begin 8"
said Mrs. Naughty as she picked up her
spoon.
Mrs. Naughty made a move. and onA
Of the children leaned over to her mother
and whispered:
She said she never ate mush and mill,
but she dipped her spoon In the milk he,
fore she dipped il into the mush "
That little movement gave Mrs. Hauqb-
ty away, for every lover of mush and mill,
knows that if the spoon is first dipped into
the milk The mush Will not stick to it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-19
Sam Had No Helm.

Back Of the mountaineer's cabin was a
great plum tree. and under this tree was
a grave without a headstone, says a writ
er in the Detroit Free Press. noticed
the mound as I wandered about in the
afternoon, but it was evening, and we set
at the door smoking our pipes before /
made inquiry.
Eyes, that's Sans grave" replied the
old man, as he looked away into the gath
ering twilight. Sam was my SONNY
only son. We buried him there five vars
ago"
1 saw from the look that passed between
husband wife that 1 had touched on
painful matter, and I was about to change
the subject when the woman SAID:
Joe, he may hev heard sunthin' bout
it, Better tell the story straight"
WALL said the old man. after a long
pause, they had a boss race up at the
Corners, and our Sam was thar and got
into a dispute with one of the Clay boys
Thar was five of the Clays and Sam was
all alone. He was only IS vars old, but
when them Gays begun to elbow him
around he stood up TO the hull five of
EN-. Thar wasn't no shootin' right thar
at the Corners. The Clays waited till
Sam had got started fur home and then
rid arter him and opened fire. He had the
sense to put his horse on the dead run and
look tur klVer. Iney followed him right
along home, and his boss was shot as he
jumped down at the gate. Mary, We tell
the rest"
Il was all alone yere," said the wife,
''and when l heard the shootin knowed
what it meant. l got down the Winches-
ter and stood at The door, and as Sam cum
up he took it and run to the big plum
tree fur kiver. Thar was five of the
Clays and they lodged about and kept
shootin and paid no 'tenshun to me.
was that scarf that 1 sat down on the
ground and kivered up my face with my
apron. l can't say how long it all lasted,
but I reckon not mo- than ten minits
When the shootin' stopped got up, and
and"
And Sam was lynn dead under the plum
tree" said the old man.
Tears ran down the face of the woman
and the husbands chin's quivered, and 1t
was a long minute before he added:
Eyes, Sam was lynn dead on the ground,
hit by five bullets, but out thaT-and over
thar-and right out yam fo o. them Clay
boys was lynn on their backs with their
sightless eyes loollin up at the sky, and
the fifth one craWlin' on hands and knees
up the road"
HE had killed fourr' 1 exclaimed.
KILLED TO-, sab, and wounded the fifth
one tin he was cripple fur life That
was our Sam, sab, and we buried him
right whar he fit and made his record.
Fo' dead men on their backs-a wounded
man crawlin' away and cryin' as he
wentw
And there were no other Clays?"
mary a man nor boy The wimmin had
to cum for the dead, and 1 had to help
lift EN- into the carCp'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-19

The Senate has passed the bill to restrict
immigration by a majority that justifies
the conclusion that the House will pass it
without occupying much time in discuss
ing it. It is similar to the immigration
bin which Mr.. Cleveland vetoed for reas-
ons which appeared to be good. The pend
ing bill is not as radical as that bill was.
some of the features to which Mr.. Cleve-
land objected being left out of 1t.
The leading feature of the bill as it pass
ed the Senate is that no immigrant shall
be permitted to land In this country who
cannot read in some language some por-
ton of the constitution of the United
States. Another, but less important,
feature is that steamship companies winch
bring immigrants who cannot comply with
the requirements of the bill shall take
them back to their native countries with
out expense to the United States
Steamship companies are strongly oppos-
ed to the bill because, If it should become
a law it would greatly restrict their bust
ness. They do not care how many GRIM
inals, illiterates and degenerates they bring
to this country so long as they are able
to collect passage money from them.
1t is estimated that the bill would cut
down the class of immigrants who are
common laborers at least one-thirdS and
perhaps one-half. This class now comes
mainly from Austria Hungary, Poland,
Russia and Italy. AS a general thing
they are pretty good laborers, but they
make serious trouble when they think they
have a labor grievance. Last summer,
in the Pennsylvania coal regions, they were
exceedingly troublesome. Some of them
were killed by officers who undertook to
prevent them from going to the different
mines to induce other miners to join in
strike.
OF the class of laborers to which they be
long the country has already an ample
supply. They are satisfied to live more
cheaply than the average American labor
err lives, and, hence, they are willing to
work for less wages. The consequence
is that they tend to keep native laborers
out of employment.
The bill is a response to a very general
demand that immigration shall be restrict
ed. There is a feeling that the country
would be better off with fewer immigrants.
There are, of course, among those of them
who cannot read some who would make as
| good citizens as those who can read, but a
test of some sort has to be applied,S and
it is probable that the reading test would
keep out more of the undesirable immi-
grants than any other. The bill, if it
should become a law, would doubtless give
very general satisfaction. 1t is doubtful
| if there would be much objection If the
restrictive features of the bill were even
| stronger than they are.
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THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1885,

The failure of the anti-hirting bill in the
Virginia Legislature leaves the bill to tax
bachelors in a rather interesting position.
1t may be held that since flirting is to be
permitted lad Bbitum." in so far as the
law is concerned, there viii be diminished
reasons why a tax of 81 per year should
not be imposed upon all bachelors. 1t
would seem, however that if the bachelor
tax is permissible and advisable, the tax
rate has been set too low. If the privi-
leges Of bachelorhood are worth anything
at all, they are certainly worth more than
two cents a week. 1t is a disparagement
of the value of the personal liberty Of the
incorrigibles whom il is proposed to mulct
TO lay the charge at one paltry dollar per
year. And then again, it would be man
ifestly unfair to treat all bachelors alike
under the law. There are some of the
class who are not bachelors from choice
Many of them remain unmarried in order
to fulfill duties TO mothers, sisters and 9TH
er relatives dependent upon them for sup
port, while still others probably find them
selves in the position of the bachelor who
explained that he did not get married be-
cause, such as would like 1 cannot get,
and such as I could get the d. wouldn't
have" Verify, the Virginia Legislature
has tackled an abstruse problem In this
bachelor tax proposition.
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willing TO Give 1t a Trial.

There was look of suppressed anxiety
on the face of the janitor of Detroit the
alter as he approached the managers, says
the Detroit Free Press. He twisted his hat
in his hand and kept his eye riveted upon
the operation.
Il know times are pretty busy" he be-
gan in hating way, but I thought, that
is, / came around to ask if I could get off
fur week, beginnin' Monday?"
Coin duck shootin?"
mo, never do no huntin,' cept to fish
little now and then"
You don't belong to any of the foot ball
teams?' with a smile. eve can't spare you
to go out and get wrecked on a gridiron.'
I've helped fight Injins" said the jan
itor, as he mOmentarily raised his eyes
from the twirling hat, but I'd go to jail
before I'd go into a foot ball game. 1t
haint no pleasure that I'm askin' a little
time off, and the sentence ended in a deep
sigh.
"Oh, I beg your pardon. None of your
folks seriously i'll or dead? 1 might have
noticed that you seemed in grief
mo, they're all alive. and I guess they re
all we'll There's nuthin of that kind both
erin me-
That's good. From what I can gather,
then, you simply want a vacation Feel
that you need a rest and changer"
Il don't need no rest and hain't expect
in any, but l suppose it'll be a change.
You know I've been a bachelor a good
while, and I've always been uncertain
about
"Oh, no! Going to get married? That's
it?"
Eyes. thought I'd jest try it once" and
the hat went faster than ever.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-19

The announcement of Attorney General
Terrell that he is not a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Governor no
doubt causes considerable surprise.
good many good citizens in efficient parts
of the state have regarded him al having
a very good chance for getting the pomina-
ton, and not a few of them probably have
made political plans based upon his cam
didacy.
If he had not so frankly stated his rea-
son for withdrawing from the contest we
should have said that he had come to
the conclusion that his political pole was
not long enough to reach the persimmon.
but he has saved everybody the trouble of
specializing as to his course in the mat
ter. He says that he decided not to
be a candidate because it was being re-
ported that his candidacy was in the in
terest of Gov. Atkinson's ambition 10 go
up higher-that is, as we understand 1t.
TO get into the United States Senate. Mr..
Terrell denies quite earnestly that he
had any understanding with the Governor
about the latter's political ambition. His
intention was to seek the gubernatoria
nomination on his merits, and without
reference to anybody else's political am
bition We are. Of course, bound to ac-
cept Mr. Terrelrs explanation as being
correct. AS matter of fact we have no
information that would justify a conclu-
sion that it isn't correct. Mr. Terrell
is careful to intimate, however that he is
a candidate for the nomination Of the
Office he now holds.
Assuming that Gov. Atkinson expected
Mr.. Terrell to be a candidate for Gov
ernor in his interest, where does Mr.. Ter
rells withdrawal leave the Governor?
Does it wreck his political hopes, assum-
ing, of course, that he has his eve on
the United States Senate? Perhaps he
was not wholly dependant upon Mr.. Ter
rells candidacy for political promotion.
and that he is in a better position to
make a fight TO succeed Mr. Bacon in
the Senate than he would have been if
Mr.. Terrell had not been scared away
from the gubernatorial plum by the wick
ed whisperings of other seekers for the
plum. OF that phase of the situation
the public, of course, knows nothing. The
Governor is away in Mexico enjoying him
self, and trying to find out probably
whether that country offers material for
political capital, while some of his politi-
cal enemies are trying to make it ap-
pear that he is open TO criticism for al
lowing the gubernatorial office to be run
by clerk with a rubber stamp and are
calling loudly on the Hon. Bob Berner
to take the helm of state and prevent the
grand old commemorative Prom ,,p,,i,.r
upon rocks or becoming stranded on bars.