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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-28
EXCITING CHASE.
Gunboat Bancroft Pursues q
Spanish Steamer.
SIGHTED NEAR KEY WEST
When Discovered the Vessel Steams
Away with the Bancroft
After Her.

Captain Todd of the Wilmington Conf
dent the Intruder VIII BE Overhauled-
Three Alleged spaniards Fire Upon and
Wound a Sentry at a Mortar Battery
Near Fort Taylor-suspicious Looking
Package Carried by the Prowlers.
steamship, thought TO be an auxiliary
cruiser. was sighted by the United
States warships Wilmington and Ban
croft fifteen miles off Key West, and
at last accounts she was being chased
by the Bancroft. The ship chased by
the Bancroft was three-masted steam
er, and apparently a merchantmen of
large tonnage. She had one smoke
stack No doubt was entertained Of
her being a Spaniard, because when the
Bancroft put after her she steamed
away at full speed. The Wilmington
was coming in here for coal when. at
about $3.50 in the evening, between
twelve and fifteen miles off Key West,
she saw the smoke of a steamer and
turned in this direction. About the
same time the Bancroft came along and
asked the Wilmington If she had seen
anything of a three-masted steamer
| which had chased the auxiliary gunboat
| Eagle.
Stranger Hove In Sight
| The Wilmington then notified the
| Bancroft of the three -masted steamer
| and while doing so a stranger hove In
sight. The Bancroft went after her anc
the vessel headed southeast, with the
Bancroft going full speed after her. The
chase was a most exciting one wher
| the Wilmington last saw the two YES
sells. 1t is presumed that the Spanish
! ship. observing the Wilmington's mill
tary top mistook her for battleshil
and thought il safe to continue scout
ing, trusting to her superior speed 10
escape. but when the Bancroft appears
the Spaniard wasted no time in tryini
TO get away. Captain Todd of the VIII
mington has no doubt the Bancroft Wi
catch the Spaniard.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-28
TOO BAD IF TRUE
Cervera Said to Have Made
His Escape.
HE MAY SPRING A SURPRISE.
Belief That the Spaniards May De-
scend Upon Atlantic Coast
Cities
HE MAY SPRING A SURPRISE,

One of Our Fleets Keeping Within Easy
Distance of Points Ccrvera Would Have
To Pass in Order to Attack the Atlantic
Coast Secretary Long Denies That He
Has Heard Any Offcial News from Com
modore schiey-sampson's Report.
Madrid, May 2S.-The impartial re-
iterates that Admiral Cervera is al
Santiago de Cuba. which port, is says
possesses advantages over Cienfuegos
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

ments' conversation with her, came to-
ward us.
Cur host, who had known Mr.. Green,
when he saw him approaching turned
to us and said: II insist that if you
know this man you shall not recognize
him."
Mr.. Green came to our table and
said, Good evening, all"
Our host arose and, without return
ing the salutation. said: do You wish
to speak with me; If so, will arrange
to see you at some other time"
Every other member of the party
diligently studied the menu. Mr..
Green understood the situation and re-
tired.
It was a trying, awful moment, and
we women were truly sorry, yet we
felt that this man had insulted each OF
us
Afterward, at night, I used to see
Mrs. McCrea walking about the gayly
lighted streets, looking wistfully into
the windows, picture Of wretched-
ness, accompanied by woman whose
appearance was not reassurlng. Mr..
Green was not with her. and there
were rumors of differences.
began to realize what the existence
Of the type so well known in Paris. the
femme declasse," must be. The
woman who by her own act has put
herself away from other women, who
has made herself an object to be ig-
nored, and, too often. insulted.
Whatever Allie McCrea's sins, they
were speedily. terribly punished.
For two or three years little was
heard Of Douglas Green and his COM
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

I'm every hazardous occupation there
sue special dangers that arise at times
which are known only to the men that
Inflow that special vocation. To all
appearance the men pass the dangers
wsfhpat the least thought OF them, but
wSose nerves are strung to the highest
esnsion. The lineman who climbs to
the dizzy heights on the pole at the
cnr5 is in constant dread lest in the
assent the spur on the foot strikes
ruSfen knot and when the weight OF
the body is felt it gives away, causing
a dangerous and often fatal fall. Rail-
ryszrd men in the same way dread new
8.zdes and sharp curves, but dare not
heaitate If they run their train on
schedule time. One that was always
dreaded by the boys on the West Iowa
division Of the Chicago, Rock Island
nzad Pacific was the O'Neil hill, near
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

panion. Occasionally some one would
tell Of having seen them In sorie re-
mote quarter OF the earth, and 1t was
always the same old story of unhappy
wandering. Meanwhile Will McCrea.
who had secured the custody Of his
elder child, married the widow OF John
Lester, the stepmother Of young Mrs.
Philip Armour. This marriage gave
Mr.. McCrea social prestige, and the lit
tie son of Allie McCrea became a pet
Of the Armour family. There were
rumors, after Mrs. Douglas Green Sc
cured her divorce, Of legal marriage
between the clipping pair, but whether
this was solemnized I do not know.
A few years ago Douglas Green re-
appeared, and shortly after INF. and
Mrs. Douglas Green" installed them
selves in a New York apartment. His
tory repeated itself; the little woman
who had seen so many men at her feet
and was envied by her own sex be-
cause Of her beauty and her wealth
found herself ostracized. At Sea-
bright year or SO ago Mrs. Green
once more appeared. still pretty. with
winning manners and plenty OF
money, but the odor OF the mock mar
riage was about her. Seabright re-
coiled. OF late Mrs. Green lived at the
Windsor hotel. The man and the
woman who had left everything for
each other have long been less than
strangers.
A week ago last Thursday Mrs.
Greene, whose health has been for
some time failing, was removed to
DR.. Cleveland's hospital. where it was
found that her chances of life depended
upon serious surgical operation. A
few hours later, after great suffering,
Alice Smell, in the early prime of her
womanhood, still beautiful, possessed
Of great wealth, lay dying among
strangers.
When it was seen that she could not
recover her mother was telegraphed
to. Mrs. Smell came to New York, too
late to see her daughter alive. On
Monday, with great efforts to avoid no.
tice, Mrs. Green's body was taken back
to Chicago, where 1t was buried in
the family plot at Graceland.
It is the record Of q waited life. II
does not differ from thousands Of his
tories of other women who have
wrecked themselves by an irretrlevable
step.
This little woman paid her penalty.
She has expiated her folly by suffer-
ing and her pathetic death, and in her
old home her mistakes will be forgot
ten by those who. knew her in the
sweetness and charm Of her girlhood.
Della De Molle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

1
teries. The number of policy tickets
bought annually is estimated at 6.00O,-
900.
In the Black sea no animal life OF
any kind is found at a depth below
1.2O0 feet, owing to the large amount
Of hydro-sulphuric acid.
A leading London bookseller has de-
clared that the number of new books
this season will exceed by rs per cent
those of any season he can recall.
A tin factory situated on Sulo Brant,
an island in the Bay of Singapore,
turns out monthly 1900 tons of tin,
more than the product of Cornwall
and more than that Of Australia.
The people of Richmond, Va, are
being encouraged in the belief that the
James river may be made as i'm
portant to the ship-building industry
Of this country as is the Clyde in Scot
land.
The silk industry in the United
States is assuming gigantic proper
tons. Thirty years ago the value of
silk produced in the United States was
less than $6,0O0,0O0. Last year it ex-
ceeded $S7 100000.
A Canadian paper has clever car
toon on the "unwonted activity" Of
England just now. Uncle Sam, smok-
ing a Manila" cigar, says to John
Bull, striding along in sailor clothes,
with a gun over his shoulder: "Whar
you goln' a-gunnin', John?" and John
answers: "Blest if I quite knows yet,
Sammy. Maybe hover to Frawnce.
beagle uniting, and then h'again, may
be hover to Roosher, bear 'untin', y
know"
A special dispatch to the London
Daily Mail from Cape Town says that
meteor, that is described as being
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

her reputation. She was but two and
twenty, and had been the heroine Of
numerous adventures. Her old friends
had sadly crossed her name off visiting
lists and were forgetting to recognize
her upon the streets, when she reached
the climax of her eccentricities by her
so-called marriage to Douglas Green,
an undivorceo man, husband of love-
ly wife and father Of two charming
children. Mrs. McCrea was stopping
at the Hygeia hotel, Fort Monroe,
where she was known as pretty d.
vorcee, and received much attention
from the officers, 1t is said, but was
avoided by the ladies. Suddenly, one
Sunday morning, Mr. Douglas Green
and Mr.. J. G. Aver, son of the fashion,
able Mrs. ]. G. Aver. member Of New
Yerk's Four Hundred, appeared also at
the Hygeia. These gentlemen made
inquiries for Mrs McCrea, and shortly
after they with Mrs. McCrea and Mrs.
Brandt, went to drive in an open car
riage. They went to the house OF a
colored preacher and were married,
Mrs. McCrea giving her condition as
that Of widow, and Douglas Green his
as a widower. 1t was the intention to
keep the ceremony secret, but the
colored preacher took the certificate
to the county clerk for record and with
in few hours the affair was public
property. New York society was IN
terested because 1t involved a member
Of the exclusive set. Men of business
who had connections with Douglas
Green notably his partner. Mr.. Arthur
e. rneeman-publicly expressed their
indignation. Mr.. Bat@man requested
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

half the size of St. Pauls Cathedral,
has fallen at Port Alfred. It made a
hole in the ground so feet deep, 120
feet long and go feet wide.
The highest price ever paid for real
estate in the United States was paid
two years ago, when TT square feet
on the corner of Broadway and Wall
street, New York, sold for $34S.67 per
square foot. But last week the owner
of the corner Of Wall and Broadway
refused $500 square foot for his hold
ing. The price offered was equivalent
to $4,000 front foot or 1880, 900 for
an ordinary city business lot Of 24x100
feet.
The successful launching Of the
cruiser Nadiejda, at Bordeaux, which
will soon be ready for sea, marks the
beginning Of Bulgaria as a naval
power. She is really torpedo boat
destroyer, being of but $50 tons dis
placement. She is an exceedingly d.
minutive copy Of the Russian ironclad
gunboat Khravy.
The Japanese nation proposed to
hold in 1899 a great fair in honor of
the 5Oth anniversary Of the opening Of
that country to western civilization.
It is noteworthy that the Japanese al
ways date their reawakening to new
ideas to the coming Of Commodore
Perry to that country with squadron
of United States vessels nearly 80
years ago.
The British government laboratory
last year analysed 1850 samples Of So
called Temperance" drinks. or this
number over one-third were found to
contain more than the per cent OF
alcohol allowed by law. Some of the
samples contained as much as to 8
per cent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

Mr.. Green to withdraw from the firm,
10 which he Immediately agreed. Tho
Only explanation vouchsafed by Doug
Las Green and Mrs. McCrea was that
the marriage was joke. But few
days later they were recognized on an
outgoing steamer by an old Chicago
friend. They appeared upon the pas
senger list as Mr.. and Mrs. Fullerton.
Meantime the real Mrs. Green-born
Miss Tewksbury, and niece Of ex-
Gov. Straw of New Hampshire-began
suit for divorce, secured her rights and
received the custody of her children.
Meanwhile Douglas Green and Mrs.
McCrea-called by courtesy Mr.. and
Mrs. Green-remained on the other side
and for time lived In great secluslon.
One evening about six years ago, while
dining at the Cafe Voisin, in Paris, I
noticed the forlorn appearance Of
pretty woman who sat alone at table
opposite.
Her face seemed familiar. yet could
not place 1t; I said to member Of our
party that 1t seemed strange to see a
young women alone and APPARENTLY so
out Of harmony with the surroundings
Of gay French cafe. Presently she
looked up and my friend said in an
undertone: why, isn't it Allie Nc
Creas"
It was indeed the shadow Of the
little girl had known in r2ppier days.
She was always slight, r.. not thin;
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
7Ms >Agr 50H%J A~o/SMe1J

80 our standard. The accompanying
design for new flag has been suggest
ed. and there are many points in its
fayer- The many-pointed star with
S!ue nelh on background of red and
wkhs stripes is not unlike the conven-
donaI sunburst and would symbolic
the birth Of Imperialism.
The arrangement of the stars within
this center is the design of John f.
Eaxhart OF Cincinnati, one of the first
In this country to take up the SUBJ
tect of flag reform. Mr.. Earhart's de-
sign is full of meaning. The inner
csxs1er represents the thirteen states
which created the union. The sur
rounding circle contains twenty-three
sfzrs-the number equaling that of the
.sSztes admitted to the union up to the
'clcee of the civil war, this noble clus-
err typifying the welding together and
perfect preservation Of the union. The
outer circle contains the new states,
and It will be readily seen that there
Ia room for many more.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
SPIDERS INVADE A HOME.
Millions of the Pests Drive Out Maine
Family.

Millions of the Pests Drive Out . Maine
Family.
Mrs. Julia Pierce and daughter EN-,
ma Of Southport, Me-. have been driver
out of their house by an unaccountabla
visitation Of spiders, which to the num-
Der of millions swarm in every crack
and Granny between the partitions, il
the floors, fences, outbuildings, wint
dows. doors and on the walls every
where ouside and in. They called in
physician about two weeks ago to as
certain what 1t was that was causing
them SO much discomfort, they being
bitten or stung by something,th could
not tell what. The bites were very
painful, but yielded readily to treat
ment. Every effort that could be
thought Of to get rid of the pests has
been made, and several hundred dol
lars worth of furniture has been de-
stroyed, but in vain. Finally they ap-
pealed to the board of health, which.
after investigation, ordered the house
vacated. Hath officers are now con-
sidering the advisability of destroying
the buildings, in which case they will
probably be paid for by the town or
state. The spiders are said to have
been brought in some clothing from
the south, and 1t is thought they may
be species Of tarantula. A live spec
linen has been sent to Prof. Robinson
Of Bowdoin college.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
HE SHOT ELEVEN MEN.

Below is a portrait Of Adam Hammer
Of Beaver Dam, Wis, who recently
while armed with shotgun fought .
score of men and wounded eleven be-
fore he was brought down by rife
shot fred by sharpshooter recently
discharged from the army. Hammer
had been considered somewhat erratic
and had been made the subject Of many
jokes in the Romell Manufacturing
company's plant, where he worked. One
day last week, as told in the Blade. he
got real mad and resolved to do some
shooting. The district attorney de-
ferred the preliminary hearing, owing
to the mans injuries rendering 1t un-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

Atlantic, Iowa, better known as Devils
Elbow.
1t was a reverse curve on a ~ per
cent grade, commencing in deep cut
and running in an easterly direction
only about three-fifths Of mile, and
containing all the main problems OF
railroad engineering in a prairie coun-
try.
To train dispatchers it was always a
source Of annoyance, as nearly every
freight train had to be divided and
half left there, protected by proper
signals, while the engine pulled the
other half to the next station,
Three years ago the contract was let
for the cutting and grading Of the new
roadbed at this point. The contractor
left the job ruined man, as, after
digging down short distance the men
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
HERE ARE CURIOUS CONDEN
SATIONS.

Old fremont bank Of Boston, incor-
pOrafed in 1914, is to go into liquida-
don-
Heat and drought in New South
Wales are destroying live stock and
r crops.
At a recent sale in Brussels four or
Grid plants fetched prices varying
= skum $500 to 5000.
Many of the cast-off uniforms Of
Exittsh soldiers are exported to Africa
azr trading purposes with the Kafiirs.
-.roTlce detectives in Montreal esti-
sszate that the people Of that city
xHsa1d over 50, 100000 year on lot
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
STRENGTHENING IHE DEVILS ELBOW" ON IN IOWA RAILWAY.

which made the soil so wet the work
struck large number of springs,
was abandoned. A year ago the rail-
road men took up the work again
and have just completed it. They ex-
cavated in the cut to the depth of seven
feet and with the earth removed built
up the dump and approaches seven
feet, making the difference Of over
fourteen feet in the grade of the short
or new track.
To complete the work required the
moving of over $4,000 cubic feet OF
earth; to keep the track from sinking
into the roadbed two lines of six-inch
drain tile were laid under the track,
through which fair-sized streams of
water are constantly flowing. The
money spent on this one piece Of track,
less than mile in length, has been
considerable over $108,000.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

| 6nitely pathetic story-of charming
weak little woman and her undoing,
| story that repeats itself almost daily
yet with this difference, that in this
| case the victim was a woman whose
social standing was unexceptionable,
and whose beauty was always remark
able, even after Its girlish radiance had
been forfeited. Alice Smell McCrea
Green, who died, was a daughter OF
the Chicago millionaire, Amos Smell,
whose brutal and still unavenged MUIR
der is one Of the few sombre incidents
connected with her early career. /
recollect Allie Smell as a pretty little
girl, with big brown eyes and golden
curls, bubbling over with innocent fun.
The Smells were not Of the exclusive
circles, but the beauty Of the daugh-
ters-Alice being the younger-and
their immense wealth gave them So
cial standing. When Alice married
young McCrea she was but child
not over sixteen-spoiled, perhaps, but
not more so than half the petted
daughters Of newly rich parents. For
a few years the McCreas were conspic-
uous socially, and Mrs. McCrea was a
favorite. She developed into beau
tiful woman and possessed such power
Of mimicry that she would entertain
a roomful Of people by the hour. No
one knew where the trouble originated,
and until the separation occurred there
were few aware Of dissensions in the
McCrea household. Suddenly Mrs. Nc
Crea and her two children left the fam
lily home, and little later news came
that Allie McCrea was suing for d.
vorce, that she had taken residence
in New York, and was preparing for
the stage. AS though she were almost
victim OF dementia, Mrs. Smell Nc
Crea, as she was now called, began to
be known for her unconventional,
snowy appearance, and for escapades
as varied as they were disparaging to
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16

now she was emaciated. Her brown
eyes were eager, wistful, infinitely
sad. The cosmetics on her face en-
phasized the hollowness of her cheeks
and the WEAKNESS of her soul.
She made no attempt to recognize
us, and presently she was Joined by
Douglas Green. The incident that fol-
lowed was undoubtedly one of many
similar occasions. I shall never for
get 1t.
Mrs. McCrea had evidently told her
companion that We were at the oppo-
site table. and Green, after few mo-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
HOW SHALL THE new FLAG BE MADE?

Uncle Sans new
possessions will de-
mand representa-
caOn TN old glory,
rs Is certainly their
right, but the fact
"a that on the flag
aE at present desig-
tzated Their g is
scarcely room for
Them The last ad-
Gition of states has
50 filed the field
Chat the stars are
too small and so
crowded together
thzf they no longer
stand out distinct
~ when the glori-
Gus banner is wav-
ing in the breeze.
this difficulty could
only be overcome
In the present de-
Gxn by enlarging
tke field, but this
would destroy the
Vruper proportions
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-16
Is THE WAGES OF SIN.
A SAD STORY BUT A BEN.JTI-
Full. SERMON.
The Pathetic Life Story Of Alice snoil
McCrea-Moncy Could Not Recover
Familiar.

FEW days ago a
young woman died
among strangers,
almost alone, In a
hospital in New
York city, with
whose name and
escapades the pub
lie were a few years
ago we'll acquaint-
ed. 1t is the old,
old ctorv-the in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-14
TELLS On EVERYBODY
Trainrobber Lowe is an All
Round ConfesSer.
JESSE JAMES TOOK PART
Kennedy the Master Spirit of
the Gang.
JESSE JAMES TOOK PAR

Kansas City, No. Oct. NV. W. Lowe,
the seR-coutessed Missouri Pacific train
roboer. has added TO his confession the
statement that he also had a hand in the
hold-up OF the Chicago and Alron passen-
ger and mail train at Blue Cut on the
night Of December o. 1886. and alleges that
the notorious John Kennedy led the latter
raid. Lowe alleges further that his share
of the Alton ROBBERY was s1.6@o and that he
spent $500 Of it ring criminal court juries
TO free Kennedy. Kennedy was acquitted
OF the Alton baffair after hard night to
convict him. II is said that he will again
arrested and have TO stand trial on the
charge OF stopping the United tSates maids
At the time of kennedy's acquittal IL was
openly charged that the jury had been
bribed
loves first confession. that on the re-
cent Missouri Pacific robbery. which was
today first printed in full. goes into detail
in telling Of the parts the alleged sus-
poets. including Youn gJesse James, play
ed in the hold-up. James friends conf
dence in him remains mistaken
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-14
Harness Race. Mt Lexington

Lexington. Oct 1S-Tnere were FIVE races
for the fourth day OF the Kentucky Trot-
ting Horse Breeders meeting II was
clear and cool when the first race was
called at II o'clock. growing colder as
the day progressed, making the time
slower. Results:
2:15 class. pacing. purse s1o0o-Ben Boy
won second, third and fourth heats. Time
200 l-2. PIP 10. 2:13 ga Joe Bailey won
first heat IN Pill ga Blaze Boy. Jim
Pugh, Fannie Putnam, Edgar II and Ed
ward B also started.
2:17 class, trotting. purse s. OoO-Bonatella
won in straight heats. Time 2:13 IA,
2:13 1-2 2:13 ga Sister Alice, Black Raven,
Josephine Dixon. Espy Boy. Niger Jack,
Miss Sligo. Minnie Brentwood. Maggie
Anderson. DR.. Robinson, Red Ray and
Belle NJ also started.
Pill class. pacing. purse s1.oOo-Hai B
won first, second and sixth heats. Time
2:10 IA 2:O9 -, PIP. Nora L won fourth
and fifth heats Time 2u Ia. 2:1I "a
The Bishop won third heat in 2:Os "a Eff
f1e Powers. Pinta. Nellie Bruce. Kitty B,
Oddly, Hyrogan and Evangeline also
started
Walnut Hall Cup. for 2:17 class trotters.
purse S9.oo0-Nico won in straight heats.
Time PIP 1-2. 2:11 IA. PIP IA. Improve
dence, Tudor Chimes. Dufour and White
Points also started.
2:2O class, pacing, purse 900. (unfin-
ished)-Lily OF the Valley won first heat
in 2:15- Grace Upton won second heat
in 2:13 1-2. Waggo won third heat in
2:l4 81. Santa Fe. Alpha W and Laundry
Roy also started