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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-15
VIEWS ON AMERICA.
THE LONDON CLARION ON ENGLISH
FRIENDSHIP FOR AMERICA.

! The Real Sentiment of the PeopIe-Rrit-
ish Versus Froach Amity-Praise For
Admiral Dewey-Amcrica Has Been Too
| Peaceable-Americans n Noble People.
The leading socialistic (using the
word in its broadcast meaning) newspa.
per in Great Britain, the London Clari.
on, gives utterance TO some very mex
pected and indisputably honest remarks
ON the friendly feeling entertained by
Englishmen for Americans and hints
that the bonds by which the two ma
lions are united can never be severed
without permanent injury to both coun
tries, says the New York Journal. Some
extracts from The Clarion's editorial
comments have been cullod at random
and are here presented for what they
may be worth to the unprecedented
American reader:
l suppose everybody can see today.
even the British lingo Journalist. that
the real sentiment of the real people of
England and America is sentiment of
respect and friendship But this, for
the bulk of those who profess To know
all about everything, is new discovery.
len or dozen years ago, at time
when q };roat riany frot,y pressron on
both sides OF tho Atlantic were Llit',er
ing about war between England and the
united Statcs-I forget what the quar-
rel was, bat possibly something abost
seals-I insisted that the two peoples
were friends and near relations and de.
clared that the first principle of all di.
plomacy on both sides of the Atlantic
should be that war between the old and
new Englands was u thing not 70 be
thought OF or discussed. Some other
way must be found, any way but that
Some three or four years ago read
In book published by Harper Bros. of
New York an introduction, written bv
an eminent American author, contain
ing disparaging and unfriendly remarks
about England and complimentary re-
marks about France l am a law man.
with natural gift for mindinp NV
own business. but / had held for wears
that the utterance of any words likely
20 decrease the growing friendship be.
tween England and America was n
crime
wrote to Messrs. Harper and expos-
tuiated. told them that no matter
what might have been done by few
mutton headed statesmen or unprinci-
pied hnanclers or said by the fussy inn
possibies OF the press in either country
the bulk OF the British people were
proud OF America were friendly 20
america and should occasion arise
would stand by America. protested
against the foolish sputtering of poose
quiiis and declared that the new entente
: De e,vs1. america and France was only
n,rtation and would end in smoke.
A. nave not the British people shown
sneir friendship with America at tho
nrst moment when the display was cali.
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There's young man newly come 10
Town as congressman clerk who be.
gan DIS career as travelling salesman
ior a Boston firm. His first trip was in
10 Maine, state he had never before
visited. His employers did not hear
rom him for SO long a time that thew
began to be worried. Finally letter
came from the young drummer.
, nave been somewhat unfortunate
on THIS trip" the letter ran. THE sales.
man OF another house having preceded
me, have been unable 20 make apv
sales AS business il 30 dull / took a
sail today from Bangor down the Penob.
SCOT and l must say, gentlemen the
scenery is magnificent. I"
by return mail he received an answer
from the house.
Come home" was all - mid, and
mat nm trip was his last.
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| ed for? Has not the French Irritation
come to nothing-except i'll wishes and
| black presages from France? Will any
one deny that England is proud of the
American display at Manila? Do we
not all feel that if the Americans were
IN tight corner John Bull would want
to take his coat off and go to their side:
Some of my friends thought the Amer
leans were not ready. Some thought the
Spanish sailors and ships would be too
good for them. Some said the Spanish
torpedo boats would do great things.
Some said the discipline in the Ameri-
can army and navy was bad Most of
them were astonished by my enthusiasm
about American seamanship
Admiral Dewey went into strange
harbor in the dark, risking the fire of
the forts and the danger of torpedoes
lie was met by heavy fire from ships
and batteries; he sailed his flagship
among exploding mines, and in a few
hours, without ship damaged or an
American killed, he destroyed ten Span
ish warships, silenced the forts and
piped all hands to dinner. This is one
OF the most dashing most daring and
clever naval actions l have read of.
1t has been said that this war could
have been prevented Perhaps. Though
| do not see how. Neither can regret
the war. The bloodshed will be less
than would have followed the contin.
ued attempts of Spain to crush the peo.
pie OF Cuba. IL is better to have a fight
ana TO have done with it than to allow
SLOW murder to go on for years.
The fact is, America has been. if anv.
thing, too peaceable and ouiet Ever
since her wars with England she has
held aloof from all European and Ash.
ATTIC complications She has maintained
put q small army and feet, and nations
IKE France and Spain are prone to mis-.
take this confident calm and restful
strength for weakness. They will begin
TO understand now that Uncle Iona.
than's quiet cannot be disturbed with
impunity. There's nothing the matter
with Uncle Jonathan. He's all RIGHT
AS Tor the much debated Anglo. Amer.
lean alliance, | have always regarded II
as inevitable.
And another thing Look at tho
american literature. Look at the book,
OF Washington Irving, Whitman. Tho.
teau' Emerson, Longfellow, Lowell
Oiiver Wendell Holmes, Whittier. Mari,
Twain. Note their freshness, their viril. |
Ivy, their manliness. They are the
DOCKS OF young, vigorous and gallant |
people. What gentlemen are Emerson
ana irving and Holmes and Lowell,
nave never been to America, and I have
no' met a dozen Americans, but IL
went 70 America | should not in the
,east change my opinion. What could
iearn IN few months visit that could
weign against the proofs OF American
history and American literature? The
Americans are a great and noble neos
Pile. "o''e Peo-
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TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fred Jepson. Ray Teeter John Whit
taker, and Darwin Wilson, aged be
tween 70 and II years, were drowned il
a small pond at Ottumwa, la.
Steampipes burst on the propeller
Crescent City, off Sandusky, O., fright
fully scalding three men. one of whom
George Barnard OF Chicago, is believed
to be fatally hurt.
p. j. Rundell. G. w. Weger, Bruce
Cash. and w. Wilson were seriously
injured by the collapse of part of the
slate roof at the Wabash roundhouse
at Decatur, Ills.
Congressman Deliver has recommend
ed the widow of the late Governor Car
! penter for appointment as postmistress
| al Fort Dodge. Ia.
=. The Gabriel block at Sault Ste. Marie.
Mich. burned, causing a loss of $4,000.
Judge Seaman, in the United States
court at Milwaukee, has issued a per-
manent restraining order against the
Fred Miller Brewing company of Mil
waukee against using the word Bud
weiser" in connection with the brand
ing of certain brew of beer.
Threats are made at Pond Creek, o.
T., of lynching Mrs. j. w. Johnson. who
is now under arrest charged with muir
dering her husband.
Martin Lacey. a laborer employed by
the Illinois Stone company at Lemont.
Ills, was instantly killed while work.
ing at a blast which had failed to ex-
plode.
S. j. S.ade was sentenced at Terre
fffa I'D
in the penitentiary for bigamy
Typhoid fever has broken out in the
British garrison at Jamaica, according
TO reports from mariners, and 200 are
Frustrated with the disease.
Vie fcu- children &c Alexander Nc
Chesney ofs Parkersburg, w Va, were
burned to death.
During fight between William Warn
holz and Fred Frank. two German farm
ers, near Perry. o. T., the young wife
of Warnholz seized shotgun and killed
her husbands adversary.
Mrs. f. Field Of Berlin. Wis. at
tempted suicide by drowning in the Fox
river
Representative David H. Smith of
Kentucky is at the head of a move
ment 10 build in Hodgensville, Ky. a
home for the disabled soldiers of the
present war with Spain.
Mrs. William Weaver was accidental
ly shot by Mrs. Noah Sage of Wabash.
Ind, who playfully pointed a rifle at
her. The gun was not supposed to be
loaded
The daughter Of Joseph Swan, Chi
cago, was killed at Pasadena, Cal, by
being thrown from horse.
The little son Of Thomas Millen of
Huntington. Ind. while playing with a
carpenters brace and bit, fell upon the
sharp point. 1t entered his windpipe
and the boy will die
Ella Ward, II years old. OF Chicago.
swallowed carbolic acid because her
parents scolded her. She will recover.
"A large elevator at Ogdensburg, N. Y.
was wrecked and much grain DESTROYED
by tornado which struck that city.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-15
TELLING TIME IN THE DARK.
tt Needs Only q Little Calculation and
Regular Habits.

"What time is itp'
II think l can tell you without look
Ing"
He drew out his watch and held il mn
close to his ear and slowly turned the
stem winder lone, two, three, four. five.
six, seven, eight" he counted, and then
he said: THAT means 72 minutes. I
wound the watch up tightly at 8 O'Clock.
and so the time ought to be about 12 min
utes past 4. Let's see how near came to
IT, Well, it's 4:18. was only six min
utes of. -
The other was regarding him with
amazement. "Do you mean to say that
you can tell the time of day by winding
up your watchr''
Not exactly, but 1 can come mighty
near Unusually within ten minutes--and
It's very simple too All you have to
know is how long one tick in winding up
Will run the watch I'll explain to you
suppose that at 3 o'clock wind I'D nv
watch until it is tight, as we say-that is
until another turn of the winder would
apparently break spring. At O'Clock I
WIND the watch again and find that the
wlnder clicks ~ times, before the watch is
wound up to the place where it sticks.
Then you know that 12 ticks will run the
watch 40 minutes, and that one click
represents ten minutes of time"
What good is 1t to know that"
well, suppose you go to bed at II
O'Clock tonight, and on retiring wind mn
your watch and put it under your pillow.
During the night you wake up and won
uer what time 1t is. You don't want to
get up and light the gas. All you have to
90 Is to pull that watch out from under
the pillow, hold it to your ear and count
the ticks as you wind. If you count Is.
then you know that the watch has run
down $50 minutes since IL O'Clock. and
.nat the time must be very near O'Clock.
10 be sure, you can't tell tho exact time.
puS you can generally get within quar-
ter of an hour of it,.
wouldn't the same rule hold good for
a clock or watch which is wound with a
keyp"
dare say 1t would, but never tried
~ on anything except stem winding
watch. know blind man who always
tells time by winding his watch and
counting the ticks. His sense of touch Is
quite delicate, and he can wind up his
watch three or four times a day and then
calculate within ten minutes of the correct
Time "-Chioago Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-15
He Is "a Spanish Sympathizer.

Cincinnati, June 15.-Mrs. Lucy Mar
tell Of SOC Oliver street, this city, COM
planned to the police about her hus-
band. She said he was a Spanish
sympathizer and whenever he reads the
account in the papers Of Spanish defeat
he wreaks his vengeance on her. She
said his brutal treatment after the bat
tie of Manila caused her to be confined
to her bed several days. Mrs. Martell
said she lived in constant dread of
hearing of more Spanish adversities.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-15
LOOKS TO GERMANY.
Spain Thinks the Kaiser VIII Prevent
Bombardment of Manila.

Madrid, June 1.-THE Spanish press
has Increased its optimism, based on the
belief that Germany intends to prevent
a bombardment of Manila by making a
naval demonstration. The newspapers
urge sacrifices with the view of secur-
ing Germany's assistance, and political
leaders express themselves in favor Of
Offering Germany the following conces-
sions in return for her taking the in
itiative in checking America"
Firstly, naval stations and coaling de-
pots in Spanish Oceanica; secondly.
Spanish concurrence in the development
OF Germany's commercial and political
relations with MOrroCsro
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-15
CASTELLANE in A DUEL.
Husband of Anna Gould Wounds His OPP
ponent Three Times.

Paris, June 15.-Count Boniface de
Castellane, who married Miss Anna
Gould of New York, fought duel with
M. Henri Turot of the Petite Repub-
lique Franchise. Three rounds were
fought with swords and NJ. Turot was
wounded in each round, twice slightly
and the third time severely in the right
forearm, thus ending the duel.
The dispute which led to the meet
ing grew out of NJ. Turot's comments
upon an act of infanticide committed
by servant in the counts household.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-15

OF The Telegraph at Berlin wires that
paper that the entire German east
Asian squadron is concentrating at Ma
Mia. The ships are the Kaiser, Kaiser
inc Augusta and Comoran, which have
a total OF 1.6Osmen. 1t is apparent that
Germany is resolved to effectively pro-
tect her interest I'm the Philippines, as
the German firms in Manila petitioned
the government some time ago 10 do.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-15
Actor Rattery Travels in STYLE.

Pittsburg. June 15.-The Astor bat
terry Of New York consisting OF ninety
eight men and three officers, reached
Pittsburg over the Pennsylvania rail-
road at S:55 a. m. and left an hour later
for the west. The train was made up OF
three Pullmans and two baggage cars.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-15

men who part their hair in the mid.
aie VIII undoubtedly make note Of Tho
s saus 'nas Dewey and Hobson do the
same slme. Dewey also parted the Spanish
ness 10 the middle Boston Transcrint
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snanish stenmers smiling Mestward.

London. June 15.-Three Spanish
steamer lying at Liverpool recently
the Gallego, Navarro and Palentine. re-
named the Comm, La Juno and Pales-
tro-have sailed FOR ST. Johns.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-15
THE MARKETS.
ChIcaro Grain and Produce.

Chicago. June IA.
Following were the quotations on the
Board OF Trade today: Wheat-July.
opened Csc, closed T7c; September.
opened 707sc, closed 70ssc; December.
opened 71Ac. closed 707sc. Corn-July.
opened S2lsc, closed S2ssc: September.
opened 33c, closed 331sc. Oats-July.
opened 23ssc. closed 2S%c; Septem-
Der, opened and closed 21hc. Pork
July, opened $3.50. closed ss.521s; Sep,
tember, opened s9.771A, closed 1870
Lard-July. opened S5.S2ls closed
s577la; September, opened $500, closed
$5.S7ia.
Produce: Butter - Extra creamery.
15Ibc per 10; extra dairy, 13c; fresh
packing stock. 9Q10c. Eggs-Fresh
stock. 9hc per doz. Live Poultry
Turkeys, 697c per 10; chickens, &c;
ducks. 6G6lkc. Potatoes-Old. common
10 choice, 45G55c per blu; new. s1.65@1.S0
per bbl Berries-Strawberries Michi-
gan, 30G60c per loot case; raspberries,
red. 9Oc@$1.25 per 24-pt case; black, 75@
81 90
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Washington. June 15.-By Thursday
at the latest the second expedition foI
Manila will have embarked at San
Francisco, say the army officers. Gen.
eral Otis will command and General
Merritt will remain behind 10 go with
the last expedition. Efforts are being
made TO recruit the regiments Of regu-
lars and volunteers up to the maximum
standard before their departure. II is
now thought that the entire expedition
army force will aggregate 10000 men OF
all arms Of the service.
Guns for Coast Defenses.
AS in the case with the Cuban expe-
ition, the artillery will form an impor-
tant part Of the force TO be sent In ad-
dition TO siege guns, number of heavy
guns for coast defense, to be mounted
in the harbor of Manila. will be taken
a large number of artillerymen from
the Atlantic and Pacific coast being sent
to man the batteries. In response 20
the earnest demands Of General Merritt
much larger quantities Of supplies than
were first decided upon will be sent to
the Philippines. II Hawaii is annexed
or seized by order Of the president il
will be made a supply station where
large steamers, will be located. Should
this be done il is understood that heavy
guns for the protection If the military
station will be at once mounted in Hon
olulu harbor and a garrison located at
that point.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-15
BIRDsEYE VIEW OF SANTIAGO HARBoR.

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sAet
Mmnuvein
like eBrokln
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SPAIN is IN FEAR
breads Occupation of Manila
by Insurgents.
APPEALS TO THE POWERS.
Wants United States Troops in Manil,,
if the City Has to
Surrender.

Second Expedition Under Command OF
General Otis About Ready To Sail for the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VIII Form an
Important Part of the Force To BE Sent
The Expedition To BE Accompanied
by the Monitor Monadnock.
Vienna, June 15.-The Neue Freie
Presse says Spain has requested the
powers to urge the United States 10 oc-
cupy Manila with American troops
should the town surrender and not al
low the city TO fell into the hands Of
the insurgents.
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Fighting at Manila.

Berlin, June 15.-Advices received
from Shanghai by the Frankfort Zeit-
ung says news has been received there
from Manila to the effect that there is
fighting every night around the town.
The insurgents, it seems, are trying to
capture Manila and establish an inde-
pendent government before the Ameri-
cans land, The German consul at Ma
Mia, IL is further reported, has 300
Germans and Swiss on board a refuge
steamer in the marbor.
German Squadron at Manila.
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Chicago Live stock.

1HlCdSO, June IL.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day.
! $4,000: quality good left over 1900:
market active an feeling firmer; prices
5G712c higher: sales ranged at $3.50
$50 for pigs. S3.65@3.95 for light, $500
800 for rough packing, s390d4.00 for
mixed, and $39OQ4.0719 for heavy pack
ing and shipping lots. Cattle-Esti-
mated receipts for the day, 3,000 quail
ity fair: market rather active on ship
ping and local account; feeling steady;
prices were unchanged; quotations
ranged at S5.05d5.40 for choice to extra
steers, A65M5.00 good to choice do,
$4306475 for fair to good. $4.00@4.45
common TO medium do. $4.00G4.35
butchers steers. $4.00Q495 fed western
steers. $3S0d4.40 stockers, $4,000 80
feeders, S25GM4.25 COWS, $3.20@4.70 heif-
ers. s2.70G4.25 bulls. oxen and stays.
$3.60Q4.50 Texas steers, and $4.75@6.75
veal calves. Sheep and Lambs-Esti-
mated receipts for the day. 10000; quail
ity fairly good: market fairly active:
feeling steady: prices unchanged: quo
tations ranged at s4.00m5.10 westerns.
s325@5.10 natives, $410@6.50 lambs. and
s6.00Q7O0 spring lambs.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
East Buffalo, n. Y. June a.
Dunning e. Stevens, Live Stock Com
mission Merchants East Buffalo, N. Y,
quote as follows: Cattle-None here.
Hogs-Receipts. cars; market steady
at yesterdays prices; all sold. Sheep
and Lambs-No fresh here; feeling firm.
st Louis Grain.
st. Louis, June IA.
Wheat-Lower No. red cash eleva-
tor, Soc asked; track, 96@97c; July. re
bid; September. Csc bid: December,
SS%c; No. hard. SSc bid. Corn-Higher;
No. cash, gle: July. S07s@31c bid; Sep
TENDER, 317sc asked. Oats-Firm; No
2 cash. 24c; track. 24@241Rc; July, 23Ac
bid; September, 21c bid: No. white,
2915c. Rye-Quiet, 40c.
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee, June IA.
Wheat-Steady; No. / northern, 94c;
No. northern, Gle; July. 92c. Oats
Lower; 25A @2Sc. Rye-Steady; No. /.
43%c. Barley-Quiet; No. spot, Soc;
sample 306D39c.
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German Squadron at Manila.
London, June 1.-THE correspondent
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-15
East Buffalo Live stock.

Wheat-Steady; No. l northern. 94c
No. 2 northern. Gle; July. 92c Oats
Lower; 25A @2Sc. Rye-Steady; No. l.
4S%c. Barley-Quiet; No. spot, 55c:
sample, 30@39c.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-28

Washington. Jan g. Bright. spring.
like weather grccted Hawaiia's ruler on
his first morning az the capital Pr-i.
dent Dole was kept very busy during the
forenoon receiving callers. Minister
Hatch was early on hand and was io..
lowed by cK.Minisicr Thurston. senator
Morgan of Alalama, who paid extended
visit 20 the islands during last summcIi
and Crosby s Moves of Washington.
In an interview withan Associated Prcss
reporter President Dole said
II prefer not 20 discus. the question
of annexation, a. that would hs emf.
ncnily inappropriate at this time, dur
ing the tendency Of the question In the
senate. shall call on the president
during my stay herr, and Uf course shall
give him such information as ho may
dcsiV respecting the pending question.
between the two countries | expect O.
stay In Washington until the end Of
next week, whom our trip homcwau
will began. We shall 60 from here di
ret 10 san Francisco taking steamed
thcr f1r lionolula. / certainly should
like % soo the annexation treaty ntidot
by the senate beiore we leave. but W,
viii not wait II such l. not the case"
President and Mr. Dole have received
many invitations 90 social funciioni
during their stay herr.
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INSURGENTS ROUTED.
The Camps Of Delgado. Romero and
Aranguren Reported Destroyed.
MANY CUBANs WERE KILLED
spanish Forces Are Pushing Their Way
into the stronghoids Of the iR-
surzents-Tew of the Span
ish Were Wounded.

Havana, Jan 27-The Spanish forces,
70 b announced, have destroyed the
camp Of the insurgent leader Juan Del.
gudo, near Managua The camp Of the
insurgont leader Romero, is also ~.
ported % have boon destroyed.
Ia Spanish circles it Is said a govern.
mcnt force is nooonnoitering near Agu
cate and Tapisto. this province. and ha 3
been engaged with tho insurgcnt gen.
enl Amnguvn, who was In command
Of l20 cayalrymcn Tho SpaniarSis are
said 90 have killed many Of the insur.
gents and 10 have captured the camp Of
Amngurn.
The Spanish forces under the com.
mand Of Colonel Rubin. IL IL announced
at the Spanish headquarters, recently
landed on the coast near Trinidad 90 n,
oonnoitor the river Munoz, aud dishrlget
an insurgent force from an entrcuchei
position which the latter occupied Th'
Spanish forros arr announced 90 have
had major a captain. a doctor ani
two soldiers wounded.