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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
LETTERS TO LEE OPENED.
Mail for the Consul General Tampsrsd
with at Havana.

Mail for the Consul General Tampsrsd
with at Havana.
New York. March 24.-The Journal
prints the following special cable dis
patch from Havana: General Lees
mail has been tampered with frequent
ly and he has frequently complained.
The latest incident is the worst. The
Journal inclosed to General Lee LETT
ter for Captain Stanwood OF the yacht
Anita. The letter referred only to dis
patch boat business, but the authorities
could not know that, and reading the
New York Journals return address on
the outer envelope. figured they could
get large returns In the way Of infor-
mari IN from the interior. General Lee
received the envelopes. both torn open,
with this inscription on the back OF
the outer one:
Received from New York In the pres
ent condition"
The envelope had never been through
the postoffice, as is evidenced by the
absence of back stamp or any other
local stamp. II had been taken to the
palace, opened. read and sent to Con-
sui General Lee.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
ISLANDERS OUR DIVERS.
Madrid Papers Say They Fabricated Their
Evidence.

Madrid Papers Say They Fabricated Their
Madrid. March 24-The Heraldo
charges that the government made a
grave error in allowing the American
divers to examine the wreck OF the
Maine without being accompanied by
Spanish divers. That paper reiterates
Its statement that the American divers
used dynamite to bolster up the theory
that the warship was destroyed by an
exterior explosion. The Spanish gov
ernment has received it's. report on the
blowing up of the American warship
Maine. which ii is withholding until
the report of the United States board
OF Inquiry is received. The Spanish re-
port may then be issued in an amended
form.
There is an ominous reticence in off,
cial circles here. which indicates the
gravity of the situation. There is an
uneasy feeling that important develop
ments are impending; indeed. that they
are momentarily expected. The gov
ernment has decided that the censorship
Of press dispatches shall be much
stricter henceforth, and an order has
been issued forbidding the transmits
sion over the telegraph lines of any
information whatever concerning the
movements of the Spanish fleet.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
Must Contain the War Clause.

New York. March 24.-An ominous
sign that the strained relations between
the United States and Spain will resultin
war is furnished by English ship-owners,
who have cabled totheir agentshere that
all charters must contain the war
clause" This clause, which is posted
In the Maritime Exchange, is as fol-
lows: TT is understood steamer is to
be only employed in strictly neutral
trades; is not TO carry contraband car
go or trade with ports declared under
blockade; also in the event of war be-
ing declared by or against Great Brit
ain by maritime power this charter il
to be null and void at the end of the
then current voyage"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
DAYTON IN DANGER.
Floods Nearly Cover 800 Houses and
Threaten PopuIous Sections.


Threaten PopuIous Sections.
Dayton, o., March 24-Dayton is in
worse danger than at any time since
1866, when the central part of the city
was flooded. The Miami river shows
IS 2-f0 1eet at the government gauge
and is still rising. North Dayton is
completely under water and about 800
houses are almost covered. There were
several narrow escapes, but no lives
are reported lost.
Three OF the six trolley lines in the
city are blocked and the steam rail-
roads north of the city are demoralized.
At this writing the levees protecting
Miami City and Riverdale very popu-
lous sections, are in danger, and every
effort Is being made to strengthen
them. The water is in the cellars in the
central portion of the city and large
and valuable stocks of merchandise will
undoubtedly suffer, so that the loss in
that direction alone will be tremendous.
Later in the day Riverdale was
flooded by breaking of the levee of
Hydraulic canal Miami City levees
are leaking and in danger. One-half
of the city is in peril. The damage will
be tremendous. The river is still ris-
ing and II is also raining. A thousand
families are suffering,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24

Coiored PugiIist Defeated by Jim Jeffsries
in the Third Round.


San Francisco, March 24-Jim JEFF
ferries of Los Angeles easily defeated
Peter Jackson in the third. round at
Woodward's pavilion. Jackson did not
make much Of showing after the first
round. lie displayed some of his old
time cleverness in ducking and jabbing
his left, but could not land hard enough
to stop the rushes of his younger and
stronger antagonist. Jeffries showed
considerable improvement In cleverness.
using his hands with both judgment
and precision. The second round was
lively until Peter got hard left swing
on the Jaw which sent him down on
his back. He arose only to go down
again from the same blow and was
saved by the gong sounding time. Jack
son came up looking fairly fresh in the
third round but soon received a hard
left on the jaw, which made him wob.
bic helplessly about the ring. Another
blow from Jeffries sent him against the
ropes. where he hung unable to lift his
hands. Jeffries stepped back awaiting
the recovery of his opponent, but Peter
was plainly out. the referee stepped be-
tween them and declared Jeffries the
winner.
Trenton, N. j.. March A.-Henry
Brown, the local pugilist who was in
jured in a boxing bout with Jack Smith
at the Palace Sporting club. died at
st. Francis hospital. The doctors will
hold post-mortem examination to de-
termine the exact cause of his death.
Smith is still in Jail. being held without
bail. No efforts have been made since
Browns death to rearrest Manager
Jack Skelly and Referee Sam Austin OF
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24

continues The river at 10 a. m reached
the danger line and was rising four
inches an hour. The real danger point
is fifty feet. II requires over fifty-three
to reach the railway tracks. With the
river rising rapidly from Pittsburg to
Cincinnati and the great Mississippi
cinnati. and with the rain still falling
flood can be avoided. Rlvermen and
others hope for the early appearance
OF cold weather to check the Hood.
Meantime the usual precautions are
taken to remove goods from the cellars
and floors that can be reached by high
water.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
MANY PEOPLE DROWNED.
Bark Helen W. AImy Goes Down with All
Hands.

San Francisco. Cal. March 24-The
old bark Helen W. Almy lies bottom up
abou, ten miles outside the Golden Gate
and her crew of thirteen men and twen-
ty-seven Klondike gold seekers are
probably lost. The Almy left here Sum
day bound for Kotzebue sound with pas
sengers and freight. The passengers
were from various parts OF the interior
of the west. ten being from Indian ter
ritory.
The wreck was sighted by the steam
er Santa Rosa. and 1t has been visited
by tugs, but nothing can be done with
it. The stern of the vessel. including
the deck house. appears to have been
ripped off by the waves or by a passing
vessel with which she collided. The
opinion OF experts on the tugs is that
she turned turtle"
The following eastern men were
among the crew: John Higgins, cook.
Massachusetts,; J. p. Underwood. New
Jersey; Charles ID. Leach, Pennsylva-
mia; William McKeon. New York; Ira
Cook, Connecticut.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
MARIx EN ROUTE TO WASHINGTON.
The Lieutenant Commander and Party
Questioned by "a Reporter.

The Lieutenant Commander and Parry
Questioned by Reporter.
Miami, Fla. March 24.--Lieutenant
Commander Mark of the Maine court
of inquiry. with the following party.
arrived here from Key West: Lieuten-
ant John Hood, Lieutenant c. w. Jun
GER Passed Assistant Engineer f. A..
Bower, Cadets Anon Bronson and F.
Boyd. Assistant Engineer j. r. Morris.
and Carpenter G.. NJ. Helm. A few min
utes later they left by the East Coast
railway for Washington.
Lieutenant Commander Mark was
very reticent, but when your corre-
spondent said, 1T looks like war" he
replied, 1T surely does" Others of the
party, in answer to the same question
were more emphatic I'm their replies,
one saying, 81 cannot see how II can be
avoided" Another. i'm answer to the
same question. replied: There will be
no war" His face was genial and
bright as sunshine. but suddenly
change came over his countenance his
eyes flashed fire, and when asked when
their report would be made. the reply
was. las soon as we reach Washington.
There will be no delay" The strong
impression left here was that the
boards report should be against the
accident theory.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
WRECKED ny A wAsHoUT.
Train Goes into the Ditch but Nobody Is
Killed.

Frazeysburg. o.. March 24.-On ac-
count OF high waters on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad between GAINESVILLE
and Newark a Baltimore and Ohio pas
senger train tNo. 1859 with four cars
was running TO Newark over the c.,
NJ. and V. and Panhandle as second 2l
About three miles east of this place
high water had undermined the road
bed for 200 yards. The train struck
the hanging track at the rate OF forty
miles an hour, throwing the engine,
Pullman and day coach from the track.
The day coach, engine and tender
were completely submerged. The train
was running in reverse order, the en-
gine being coupled to the Pullman.
Fireman Heacock had very narrow
escape from being drowned. being res
cued by the engineer and Pilot Sawyer.
No one was seriously injured, but
few received cuts and bruises. Passen-
gers and crew were brought to the
shore In boats.
The River ~ Cincinnati.
Cincfnnatl Maroh el<-TbA vat. ..s,,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
Maine Relief BiII Passed.

Washington. March 24-Hale. chair
man of the senate naval committee.
called up for passage in the senate the
Maine relief bill. and it was passed
without a word of debate. Gallinger
told the senate of his observations dur
ing his recent visit to Cuba. 1t was
pretty much the same as that told by
Proctor a few DAYS ago.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
ORDERED TO KEY WEST.
The Monitor Terror Is to Report 10 Ad
miral Sicard.

washington, March 24.-Secretary
Long has telegraphed orders to Cap
tain Ludlow of the monitor Terror,
now at New York, to proceed at once
to Key West and report to Admiral
Sicard. The Terror will be permanent
ly attached to the squadron at Key
West. 1t Is said that she takes the
place of the Massachusetts, and Texas,
which have gone to Hampton Roads.
and that this move has been contem-
plated for more than a week.
Secretary Long has determined to
bring into service the eight old single
turreted monitors used during the war
and now lying at League Island navy
yard, Philadelphia. He issued orders
that the monitors Catskill and Lehigh
proceed to Boston and the monitors
Nahant and Jason to New York. The
other monitors. Manhattan. Mahons>
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
Wreckers mt the Main..

Havana, March 24-Wreckers have
begun the destruction Of the Maine by
means of dynamite. The first work will
be upon the turrets. with the idea OF
releasing the 10-inch guns. Small
charges of dynamite will be used, but
the work will progress rapidly. and 1t
Is expected that another month will see
the wreck completely dismantled.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
To BE Brought Up for Contempt

Columbus. O.. March 24-The house
adopted resolution ordering that Will
lam Marmet of Cincinnati be brought
before that body for contempt. Mar
met was summoned before the commit
tee on taxation and on asking for time
to refresh his memory on certain sub
jects was permitted to go on his prom
ise to return. Marmet failed to keep his
promise. This is the first arraignment
for contempt since County Clerk Dan
Dalton OF Hamilton county was forced
to deliver certain election returns in
1856
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
Flood AZ Columbus. O.

Columbus. o., March 24.-The worst
local flood in the history OF the Scioto
river is in progress here. Thirteen Of
fifteen railroads cannot get trains in or
out of the city. Fifty families at least
are homeless and 500 more houses are
flooded. No lives lost SO far,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24

Pittsburg, March 24.-The Allegheny
and Monongahela rivers will in all
probability reach a stage OF thirty feet
of water by night. Tremendous rains
fell at all points In the two upper val
leys, and the water Is rushing towards
Pittsburg at a rapid rate. At IL a. m.
the Monongahela marked head water at
stage OF rs feet. and the river Is rising
about three inches an hour.
The following districts already flood
ed are Allegheny. south of Robinson
street and South avenue; River avenue
and upper Robinson street and the up
per districts traversed by the Pittsburg
and Western railroad; the lower bot
toms OF Woods Run; lower districts
of Saw Mill Run; lower districts of
McKee's Rocks and Esplen borough
and all the low lands between the
Davis island dam and Seaver; Sharps-
burg and Millvale districts and the
lower districts of the upper end of Allie
gheny and Pittsburg on the Allegheny
river. including the Allegheny Valley
railroad tracks in the vicinity of Kel-
ley Station.
Great Dsmsge Reported.
Great damage is reported and fears
are entertained that the flood will be
as great as in 1884. About o'clock in
the morning there was a sudden rise
in the Allegheny river and clean
sweep was made on the Allegheny side
between Chestnut street and the rail-
road bridge. All coal floats, coal boats.
shanty boats, RATS and everything
afioat were swept away. wrecked or
sunk. entailing a loss of many thou
sands of dollars. While no lives were
lost ther were many narrow escapes
from drowning. The heavy rains have
caused landslides and washouts on the
railroads end the through service west
of this city is badly delayed. The
Pennsylvania limited was delayed five
and half hours by a washout near
Canton, o., and western trains are
from one TO FIVE hours late. The Nj
agara express, south-bound, is held up
by landslide fifty miles from here and
will not get away until late in the aft
ernoon. At Carbon, Pa. a Pittsburg
and Western freight train went through
a bridge weakened by the flood. En-
gineer Lake was killed and Fireman
| Bradley fatally hurt
Many Lives IN PERL
Sabula dam, about four miles above
Dubois, is expected to break. If 1t does
many lives will be lost. The railroad
tracks are washed away and traffic is
completely blocked. On the Fort Wayne
road Lutsdale and Fair Oaks are under
water. Considerable damage is re-
ported to private property. Much dam
age is being caused in and about Brad
dock. Many families have been forced
to leave their homes and several man
ufactories suspended operations. The
Westinghouse works at East Pittsburg
and the Braddock Wire works are both
flooded and shut down. Scores of fam
lilies in the Turtle Greek valley are leav-
ing their homes and are moving their
furniture to the hillsides In many cases
the water has reached the second story
windows
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
Floods I'm Indiana.

Richmond, Ind. March 24.-Heavy
Hoods are doing incalculable damage
here. The large bridge over the White
water river has been destroyed by fire
and water. The city electric light plant
is drowned out. The Starr Piano fac
tory and the Nixon paper mill have suf-
fered heavy loss. Many people have
been driven from their homes. The
streets are badly damaged
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
Went Down with . Bridge.

Newark. o.. March A.-H. c. Ross
lost his life when the East Main street
bridge was swept away by the flood
at this place. Later the Panhandle
bridge went down and three other
bridges are in a dangerous condition.
Many people. owing to the high water.
are leaving their homes. The water IL
the highest ever known. The street
car power house is flooded and no cars
are running Many country bridges are
washed away. Telephone lines are down
and all railroad trains are at a stand
still
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
CAPTAIN siasBEE.

wright, Surgeons. fGs Heneberger.
Paymaster Ray. Zap ain John p. Child
wick, Chief Engineer Charles p. Pow
ell and Naval Cadets j. A. Holden and
w. T. Cluverius, who nave been In Ha-
vana with the wreck will return very
sOOn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
In IIlinol. and Missouri.

st. Louis, March 24-The heavy rains
of the past few days have caused all
rivers In Missouri to rise rapidly. The
Usage and Gasconade. especially. are
pouring floods of water into. the Mis-
souri,, which in turn flows into the Mis-
sissippi. The guage here marked 24.6
feet at s a. m. and the river Is still
rising. All the streams about Nash
Vile. Ills, are rising and the Okaw
river is on the rampage. Wheat fields
are flooded and all the bottom lands
north OF Covington are submerged. the
Okaw being FIVE miles wide at that
point. The new iron bridge there Is In
danger OF being washed away. Fami-
lies living on low ground have been
compelled to move. One family mar
rowly escaped drowning.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
net Houshton Michigan.

Montauk and Canonlcus will remain
OF Philadelphia. where the work OF pre-
pairing them for service will begin im,-
mediately.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
Return of the Fern.

The return of Surgeon Heneberger
and Captain Chidwick will depend up
on the question of whether they are
able to render any further service. AL
though it is not finally settled it is
more than probable that the Fern also
will return to the United States rs
soon as it is determined that nothing
more is to be gained by her presence
there. In the event of the abandon
ment of the wreck 1t is more than
likely that the navy department will
arrange for its complete destruction by
the use OF dynamite or torpedoes. In
its present condition it is a dangerous
obstruction to navigation. and 1t is not
believed that any opposition will be
offered to it's removal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
No Reason 10 Remain Longer.

Secretary Long said in answer to an
inquiry on the subject, that he saw
no reason for it's officers to remain at
Havana much longer and the proba-
blity was that they would be ordered
home in a day or two. Captain Sigs-
bee, he said. would come to Washing
ton as soon as convenient, but as yet
nothing has been done in regard 10 his
future duty. 1t might be necessary
for Lieutenant Commander Wainwright.
who is in special charge of.the wrecked
vessel, to remain there a short time
longer or at least until it is finally set
tied that the wreck cannot be raised
and that there is no prospect of the re-
eovery of any other portions of the ship
or it's equipments. 1t might be neces~
sary also for one of the naval cadets
to remain, but this Is not regarded as
prObable
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24

Death OF wheelock @, veassy.
washington, March A.--wheelock q.
veaxey Of Vermont, formerly Q member
Of the intsrstate commerce commission
n deaA
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-24
RIVERS ARE RAGING.
Much Damage In the Vicinity Of
Pittsburg, Pa.
DAYTON, O., Is IN GREAT DANGER.

rhe North suburb Completely Under
Water, Three Hundred Houses Being
Almost Covered-Levees Protecting MI
anna City and Riverdaie In Danger OF
breaking Train Wrecked ON Account
of u Washout but No One L. Killed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-24
GENERAL LEE


VIII Be Major General In the Vol
untccr Army.
Richmond, Va, April est is under
stood here that General Lee will unques
ticnably be made major general in tho
United States volunteer army, aud will
lead division of corps in Cuba.
He will leave for Washington Sunday, /:
not ordered there sooner. AMI Immediately
upon receiving his command will select his
staff of nine men.
When asked If the Virginia troops would
be attached to his command he eiated I'M
hesitatingly that they would be, and 1t
has leaked out tibet he wired to secretary
Alger To-Day suggesting that the troops
destined for Cuba be uniformed in the
liehtest possible clothing. When asked Il he
would accept anything less THAI a
major generals command General Lee
referred 10 bis telegram sent to the
Washington authorities from Fey Wet,
offering his services for any duty he might
be called upon to perform, ami said:
Il am anxious to return 20 Cuba TO put
to route the Spanish troops, and would
accept a lieutenants commission il II per-
mitted me to lead as much as a squad in
Cuba"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-24

General Brooke to Have the Honor
OF Commanding It.
FlIzLEE IS TO BE A MAJOR GENERAL
He VIII Go to Warrington Today e
Receive His Commission
as such.

Washington. April 2s.--This was busy
DAY In army circles. The expected procla-
nation calling for troops made Its ap-
pearance. and the officials were under
beavy strain to make the necessary arr
engagements for handling the large num-
per OF men called for. The decision TO
make Washington, Richmond and Atlanta
points Of concentration for the jevies in
VOWED a good deal of preparatory work to
make ready for the reception Of the men at
these points.
a later order creating a grand army d.
vision in the Department Of the South
preliminary to u general advance on Cuba
ny transports In support OF Captain Samp-.
son squadron. was also regarded as OF
the grnvest Importance. The order seemed
TO indicate that General Brooke is 10 have
the honor Of commanding the army Of in
yasion directly, at least in the beginning.
Inc day was quiet on the other hand in the
navy department. No shirs were bousbt.
and no battles had been fought. Only
one report of capture. that OF The Buena
ventura, was received, and no word came
from the blockading squadron.