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hold an international convention

hold an Internal ionil convention "a
Germany n 1900.
The business meeting Of the conven-
ton will be held in the Evangelical
Lutheran Church Of the Holy Trinity.
| West TweEty-first street, between
Fifth and Sixth avenues. the Rev. ,.
Armand Miller pastor. Simultaneou.
meetings will be held in four churches
three in New York and one In
Rrooklyn-and the final evening ses-
sion will !, held in Carnegie Hal.
! Every Luther young peoples soch'-
| ty. Lutheran League. young mems,
Young women's or junior society IS ex-
pected to send delegates. The Luther
an young people from California, Tex
as and Canada. as well as those OF
! many intermediate sections. have
promised representatives, and will
thus come in touch with the league.
There are more than $4,000 members
@. the Lutheran League Of America.
| This organization has only been IN OK
| istcnce ten years. and has had pecul-
lar difficulties to overcome on account
of prejudice .aused by the action OF
the league in taking members from
anv synod or church. the only reQui-
site being that one must be 4 member
of a Lutheran church and agree to the
Augsburg Confession. Any society
connected with lutheran congi,-
cation or Lutheran institution of
learning ray send one delegate to tae
national convention.
Although tic league has members
ard societies in churches where th,.
Swedish. German. Icelandic, Norwe-
gian. Danish and Finnish languages
are respectively used, yet English
alone is used at the national cow. -
ton.
The Luther League was organized
in New York city in 1883. and New
York State was the first to have a
State organization. The State organ
ization was founded in 1893. The
national organization or Lutheran
League Of America was organized ut
Pittsburg, Pa, in 1895. In connection
with the national organization tae
New York State convention will ,,e
held on October II. and will adjourn
to the national convention.
At the first national convention.
which was ,.eld in Pittsburg, the
watchword was loyalty At the
second national convention. held in
Chicac-. l. was Literature" This
year in New York it will be Labor
and work will be discussed in all its
phases aud all addresses will hinge
on this one topic. Morning. afternoon
end eycnin: sessions will be held. Th,:
business sessions will all be held in
Holy Trinity Church and the evening
sessions will be held in vario,s
churches.
The convention chorus will be a fea-
ture In all the meetings. and especially
so in the mass E,eeting on Thursday
night in Carnegie Hail. on which occa-
sion emine It laymen and pastors r;;ll
deliver addresses.
The Luther League Choral Unicu
viii form the basis Of the grand r. =.
vention chorus which Is to take a |
prominent part In the national CON-
vention. Organized In the fall Of 1896, |
the union has not only done credita-
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keep them within bounds by the dex.
trous use Of long bamboo poles like
fishing rods. These poultry boats are
divided into four different pens and
many different varieties Of water fowl
are regularly bred in them. We were
Informed that they thrive as well and
multiply as rapidly in their floating
homes as on land. Captain Thomas
called our attention to the fact that
nearly all the larger Chinese vessels
were built In compartments. 1t seems
the Chinese marine architect knew the
value of water-tight compartments
long before this same arrangement
was used either in Europe or Amer
lea.
We next visited the Chinese joss
house or temple, the interior of which
was arranged very much the same as
those we had previously seen on shore.
and then we ran alongside floating
restaurant and enjoyed a really good
lunch or titan. the principal part Of
which was supplied from baskets Cap
tain Thomas had caused to be put on
board before we started out. We drew
on the Chinese larder for tea and
sweetmeats in the shape of candied
fruits. preserved ginger and other deli
cacies, the character of which was ex-
planned to us before we partook Of
them, as Captain Thomas's explana-
ton that sometimes dogs. rats. mice
aud other Chinese delicacies were serv-
ed at these places. was not calculated
to inspire confidence. and we confined
ourselves principally to the lunch bas-
ket. The restaurant keeper Informed
us that a large flower boat had come
down the Canton river the day before.
and after finishing our lunch we steam
ed over to it. Here we We're shown on
board a veritable floating garden,
beautifully but barbarically decorated
both inside and out The main deck
was used to form long hall with a
platform. at one end Of which was a
band Of musicians. who succeeded in
producing the most discordant. ear
splitting series Of sounds l ever heard.
A troupe of dancing girls. some of
whom were quite pretty, was also en-
ployed by the manager of the flower
boat. But for some reason Captain
Thomas had not seen fit to explain.
these young women declined to favor
us with a performance. He explained
to US that in addition to giving regu-
lar entertainments each afternoon and
evening. the manager of these boats
chartered them to rich Chinese for
birthday celebrations or 70, any fes-
tival occasion, and served elaborate re-
pasts, which included all the favOrite
Chinese dishes. accompanied by music,
and performances of jugglers, magic
ians. dancing girls, acrobats, broad
sword fighters, and wrest!ers, each
programme being arranged and being
paid for very much the same as the
proprietor Of Il hotel would contract
to serve a certain dinner tcV a given
number of guests ut stated price.
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The following letter from the pen Of
n Miss Alice Nielsen gives a most inter-
est!ng account of the prilna donna's
visit to the Floating City in the bay Of
Hong Kong. 1t is written for this pa
per and must be counted among the
most interesting travel narratives yet
received from the Far East, on which
the eyes of all America are now CEN
tered:
Hong Kong, July 25.-After spending
several days at the Gibraltar of the
far east, presenting our credentials,
and makingg every effort in our power
to proceed on our journey to Manila,
/ am compelled 10 write that this in
teresting city seems further off than
ever for many reasons. The first is
that there is no means Of transporta-
ton, as Admiral Dewey's closing the
port has stopped all the trading steam.
ers, and We are Informed by the
United States officials here that we
would not be permitted to land in
Manila, II we succeeded in reaching
there. consequently we will devote
what time we have to spare before our
steamer returns to Japan, to sightsee-
ing.
Yesterday we spent the entire day
visiting THE Floating City," which is
to my mind the most curious place l
have so far been able to visit in the
far east. Shortly after daybreak we
partOok of hasty breakfast and
went on board Captain Thomas's steam
launch, fully prepared for a Jays
sightseeing, and were soon putting
away through the crowded shipping
that almost always lies at anchor in
the ma gnificsnt harbOr OF Hong Kong
We steamed nearly the entire length
of the city until we came to the end
of large creek in which were an
chored thousands Of sailing craft of
almost every possible size and de-
scription, from the huge trading junk
down to the smallest sampan. Cap
tain Thomas steamed alongside one
of the largest junks, and after holding
q brief conversation in Chinese with
one of the occupants of the quarter
deck, small ladder was lowered and
we were invited on board, where we
found a broad raised deck high over
the stern Of the vessel, with q stair
way running down into the commodi
GUS cabin, which served the family Of
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II Thousands Win
Be In (onCl0vc,
The Great Lutheran Assembly Of America Will Be a
Notable Event In October.

New York.-At the third natioaal
convention of the Luther League of
America, to be held in New York city
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thu-s-
day. October. Is. - and 20, prominent
Lutherans from all over the count y
will be present. and consideration will
be given to a number Of important
questions. including q proposition tc
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bic work. but has delighted the public
and surprised it's best friends by It's
progress and attainment. Its excel
lent and well trained voices will form
the nucleus upon which the chorus Of
tie convention will be built. The union
thus coming into national demon,
national prominence has been sue
cessful from the first, and the success
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We'll? ?"

Rose Bonheur. the greatest painter OF
animals. was, when younger, very &c
centric i'll her manner OF dressing, and
in her studio always wore mems
clothing and her hair cropped short.
Her face, however. does not match her
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Is largely attributed to the manner in
which the interest Of the singers in
the work to be done has been sus-
tanned. Only music Of standard merit
has been sung. Sacred music from va
rious sources has been used. the only
point OF insistence having been merit.
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lures. a frank, womanly manner and
low. musical voice. When she is
rot In her home she dresses in ordin-
airy clothing. though complaining OF
the want OF freedom which petticoats
entail,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31

not incompatible with the public Inter-
est, to transmit to the senate all of the
consular correspondence relating to the
conduct OF the war in the island OF
Cuba, the condition OF the people, and
other matters thereto"
Frye asked that the resolution lie on
the table until next day. when he
would ask for its consideration. Haw-
ley, OF the military affairs COMMITTEES.
reported a joint resolution providing
that in any case OF emergency, In
which the immediate erection OF any
fort or Notifications is, in the opinion
OF the secretary of war, deemed nee
essary and urgent, where the legisla-
ture OF the state is not in session, so
much of the existing law as prohibits
the erection Of such fortification until
the consent OF the Legislature has been
obtained, shall be suspended 20 as to
authorize the construction of such tenn
porary fort on the written consent OF
the owner OF the land. Hawley asked
for immediate consideration of the res
olution, but Pascoe, desiring to examine
It, objected, and IL went over.
Frye inquired of Allen IL he had any
objection to the reference OF his reso-
luton offered the day before to the
committee on foreign relations, that
committee now having under consider
alton resolutions of that character. Al
len consented to the reference OF the
resolution, saying he was satisfied that
the committee would promptly take ac-
tion upon the subject matter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
BELLS TOLL FOR A HERO.
Lieutenant Jenkins Remains Buried In
Uniontale Cemetery, Pittsburg.

Lieutenant Jenkins Remains Buried In
Uniondaie Cemetery. Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, March 31.-The body of
Lieutenant Friend w. Jenkins of the
Maine reached Pittsburg shortly before
6 o'clock in the morning. and was met
by detail OF Pennsylvania naval re-
serve. With squad of mounted po-
lice as escort, it was carried TO the
Allegheny postoffice. where IL laid in
state.
The funeral services were the most
elaborate ever held in Pittsburg. AT
1880 o'clock the casket was taken to
the Pittsburg court house. where 1t was
laid in state until 2:30 O'Clock, when the
parade took place. The procession was
made up of the Fourteenth and Eight
eenth regiments, N. G.. p; division G,
naval reserves; battery B, several G..
A. r. posts, and large number of in
dependent military organizations. All
flags were half-masted, and during the
passage of the funeral cortege all bells
were tolled. The remains were in
tered in Unionda.Acemetery. ~
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
GOLD STANDARD FOR INDIA.
Commons Adopts a Motion That VIII End
the Silver Regime There.


London, March 31.-The house ofcom-
mons was occupied for some time In a
debate on the Indian currency. Lord
George Hamilton, secretary of India,
admitted that Il would be impossible
to reopen the mints without some in
ternational arrangement, which at
present seems quite out of the ques-
ton He pointed out that nobody had
blamed the government for declining
the American and French invitations
to reopen the mints. AS matters now
stood he believed an international bi-
metallic agreement impossible, because
France could not accept a less ratio
than 151s TO /, which could not be Sc
cured. To his view ii seemed impos-
sible that any nation by it's own un-
aided efforts could rehabilitate silver.
America had made great effort but
had not succeeded.
Sir william Vernon Harcourt, Lib
eral leader in the house, congratulated
Lord George Hamilton upon his
Monumental Speech" which he (Har-
court) hoped would carry conviction to
the president of the local government
board and the first lord of the treasury.
The house then adopted Lord George
Hamilton's motion appointing a COM
mittee which will have practically all
the powers of a royal commission, TO
inquire into the practicability OF the
Indian governments proposals for
gold standard.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
CARPENTERS TO QUIT WORK.
Great Strike at Chicago Is Billed for Next
Monday.

Monday.
Chicago. March 31.-At an executive
meeting Of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners 1t was decided
to "call out" all the members of the
craft in the city. Monday next was the
date fixed for the strike. The move
ment will involve 1900 members of the
brotherhood and will interfere with the
work of $4,000 mechanics in other
trades. II the bosses attempt to con-
tinue work with non-union labor, II has
been resolved that the whole $4,000
members of the building and trades
council shall be asked to lay down their
tools.
The executive committee OF the car
penters and joiners met at 1877 WASH
ington street The report drawn up at
the meeting will be submitted to all of
the twenty-five unions between now
and Saturday. The executive commit
tee will meet again Saturday to receive
the reports of the councils and formu-
late instructions for conducting the
strike. The unions will assemble Sun
day to receive the instructions. The
strike is directed entirely against sec
tion four of the working rules submit
ted by the bosses associations, which
provides that members of the union
shall work for no one else than the
BOSSES The iourneymen say that this
is foolish that the bosses cannot pro-
vide work for more than two-thirds OF
their number. Other sections of the
working rules have been agreed upon.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
CARRIER PIGEONS AT SEA.
The First Experiment Proves To he High
Iy Successful

Swansea. March 31-The British
steamer Challerton. from Port Nolloth
for Swansea. which has just arrived
here. reports that when about $50 miles
south of the Scilly islands a carrier
pigeon boarded her and the following
message was found attached to the
bird:
March q. 8 a. m. An English SAIL
ing vessel has been succored by La
Bretagne. Delay probable. (Signed.)
CAPTAIN RENAUD."
The following was also appended to
the carrier pigeon:
Saved the crew of the Bothnia.
Three Of that crew killed"
The Bothnia referred to by Captain
Renaud is probably the British bark
Bothnia, reported from Plymouth
Wednesday as having passed the Lizard
in tow of the German steamer Castillo.
When La Bretagne left Havre on Sat-
urday last she had on board 100 carrier
pigeons, shipped with the view of test
ing the possibility of establishing COM
munication with the shore in case of
accident II was added that II the ex-
pertinent proved successful all steamers
OF the French line would hereafter car
ry pigeons.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
ISLANDERS THE DEAD.
Havana Paper Declares the Crew of the
Maine Was Mutinous.

Maine Was Mutinous.
Havana, March 3l.-The press censor
allowed the statement to be published
that the American court OF inquiry had
decided that the Maine was blown up
by mine. This finding has caused the
Havana press to foam with rage. La
Lucha's comments on the report are a
frantic SANDER of the American sail
trs slain by Spanish treachery. the off,
GERS Of the Maine and of the American
court. They are an excellent specimen
OF the stuff which is published daily
here. La Lucha says:
The report of the American court
is tissue of lies from the first to the
last line. The American officers of the
Maine did not behave honorably when
the disaster occurred. They were all
dining on board the City of Washing
ton, instead OF being at their post OF
duty. That is why the sailors per-
ished and the officers were saved. Tor
pedoes were carelessly handled on
board the Maine. The guns were load
ed The greatest lack of discipline
prevailed.
THE sailors revolted twice against
Captain Sigsbee because he did not al
low them to land. and he had great
difficulty in appeasing them. The Off
GERS talked loudly against their own
country. One of them said that he
wished all the American warships
would sink at once. When the explo-
sion occurred the disorder was so great
that the boats were not unfastened
1t Is not strange that an internal ex-
plosion should have happened"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
Bank Cashier Arrested.

Philadelphia, March 31.-Cashier Will
lam A. Steele OF the Chestnut Street Ma
tional bank, OF which institution the
late William A. Singerly was president,
has been arrested on a warrant issued
by the United States district attorney.
The bank closed its doors In the lat
ter part of December, and Bank Ex-
aminer Hart Immediately took charge.
He began an investigation. the result
of which was the warrant for the CASH
iers arrest. Steele Is charged with
making false reports and statements to
the comptroller of the currency.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
Laid on the Table.
DoINGs IN THE SENATE.
Frye Calls for Consular Correspondence
Relating to Cuba.

Washington, March 31.-Again were
the galleries Of the senate crowded to
the doors. Not an inch of space was
left In any Of the galleries and the cor
-idors were packed with disappointed
hundreds, who vainly sought seats from
which they might listen to the proceed
ings. Davis, chairman OF the commit
tee on foreign relations, asked that the
committee be permitted to sit during
the sessions Of the senate from day TO
day, and the request was granted. Frye
reported from the committee on for
eign relations the senate resolutions:
THAT the president be requested, II
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
Work in Brooklyn NAVY Yard.

New York, March 31.-At present
there are over two thousand men at
work in the Brooklyn navy yard and
work is going on there day and night.
The work on the Dolphin has been COM
pleted and stores and ammunition are
being put on board of her. She will be
ready to sail by Saturday If necessary.
There are now nearly twenty vessels
in the yard. including the Chicago, At
lantic, Texas, Dolphin and Mayhower.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
Tone More Peaceful ut Madrid.

Madrid, March 31.-The general tone
of the press >foreshadows peace. An eX-
ception is The Pals (republican). which,
referring to the conference Tuesday be-
tween the United States minister,
General Stewart L. Woodford, and Sen
or Sagasta, the premier. Senor Gullon.
the minister for foreign affairs, and
Senor Moret. the minister for the col
onies, sees therein that the United
States is gaining time and awaiting
the rainy season so as to take Spain at
a disadvantage in Cuba"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
Engineer Merritt's Body Found.

Key West, Fla, March 31.-The Bache
brings news from Havana of the find
ing by one OF the American divers OF
the body of Engineer Merritt. 1t was
jammed between a torpedo tube and
some wreckage. The body. which was
identified by the uniform, had not been
brought to the surface at the time Of
the sailing of the Bache.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
SPANISH FLEET SAILS WESTWARD.
A Formidable Array of Vessels Reported
Coming This Way.


Washington, March 3l.-The navy de-
partment has received a dispatch say
ing that several Spanish warships have
left Carthagena, Spain. The destina-
ton has not been learned as yet The
news excited great interest at the
department. The information of the
sailing of the Spanish fleet was con-
tanned in dispatch to the state depart
ment from United States Minister
Woodford at Madrid The ships sailed
from Carthagena, a Spanish naval sta
tion on the Mediterranean sea, and ac
cording to the minister's dispatch they
were headed westward" This, II is
said, is undoubtedly the most formida-
BILE array Of vessels that has departed
from Spain in this direction during the
present crisis, and the presumption gen.
orally held by the navy department off,
cials is that they are headed ultimately
for Havana, and will be first heard Of
at the Canaries. The fleet Is composed
of two armored cruisers of the second
class under the convoy of formidable
torpedo o-boat destroyer. The names of
the cruisers are the Infanta Maria Ter
esa, a sister ship to the Vizcaya, which
visited New York preliminary to her
trip to Havana, where she now Is, and
the Cristobal Colon.
The former is built OF steel, Is S64
feet over all, 652 beam, and has q dis
placement of $500 tons, with a mean
draft of 21.6. Her speed is put down as
slightly over twenty knots an hour. The
Cristobal Colon is 826 feet long and bs.s
beam. She is of 6.s4o tons displacement
and has a speed of twenty knots. Both
cruisers are leavily armored. The con-
voy Of the vessels, the Destructor, IL
q formidable ship of her class, OF about
400 tons displacement, and capable Of
excellent service. "
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
Uncle sam After Another Cruiser.

Berlin, March 31.-Lieutenant Com
mander Albert p. Niblack, United
States naval attache here, is continu-
ing his negotiations with the Germania
yard for 3,O00-ton armored cruiser
which is being built there for Brazil.
but which will not be finished for long
time.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
Davis Told to Make Haste.

Milwaukee. Wis. March S1.--Captain
Davis, commanding the revenue cutter
Gresham, has received hurry-up orders
from Washington. directing him to
bring his vessel to the Atlantic coast
at the earliest possible moment. In
consequence Captain Davis has decid-
ed to sail Saturday morning. by which
time he hopes to have a full compile
ment of seventy men.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31
KRUGER REPORTED KILLED.
Said to Have Been Assassinated--The Re-
mort Not believed.

London, March 31.-It is reported on
the Stock Exchange that President
Kruger of the Transvaal Republic had
been shot and killed.
The general agent here OF the Trans
vaal Republic discredits the report
which was in circulation on the Stock
Exchange of President Kruger having
been shot and killed. The story Is
probably a Stock Exchange canard.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-31

Chicago. March s1-Dr. McMartin
says that Fanny Davenport, the ac-
tress. who is lying Ill at the Great
Northern hotel, seems a shade better.
She passed a restful night. Il. g. WILL
ard, the actor In also reported I'm
proved at the Auditorium Annex.