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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
BIG FRESH WATER FISH COMBINE.
To Control the Capture of the Finny Tribe
I'm the Great Lakes.


Chicago. Jan 3.-Edwin Corbin, OF
Chicago. has consummated a combina-
tion of the twenty corporations control
ing the fresh water fisheries OF the
great lakes of the United States and
Canada. The deal was consummated
at secret conference held in this city
some days ago. The contracts passed
through the offices OF the British con-
sulate Friday The entire amalgama-
tion was taken over by an English COM
pany capalized at $5.0Oo,000. The new
organization win control the distribu-
ton OF l50.000,000 pounds Of fish per
annum. and will establish and operate
cold storage plants in New York, Buff
falo. Erie. Cleveland, Sandusky, Toledo.
Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Cincin-
natl, Indianapolis, Pittsburg, st. Paul.
Minneapolis. Duluth, Kansas City. st.
Louis and Denver, and freezing plants
at fishing stations throughout the chain
OF lakes, and on Lake Winnipeg, Man.
The parties interested deny that the
combine will operate in any sense as
trust, and maintain that IL will result
in great benefit TO the government and
consumers. inasmuch as the former will
be saved hundreds OF thousands of dol
lars annually spent in replenishing and
preserving the fisheries, and the latter
by maintaining g. reasonable price at
all seasons OF the year.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
old Rock I.lnnd Man Ou,t..

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 8.-Mayor T. J.
Anderson, assistant general passenger
agent of the Rock Island lines west of
the Missouri river. has announced his
intention Of severing all connection
with that road when he retires from
that position today. Ever since the
issuance Of the order transferring him
from the present position to that of
local agent at Topeka he has had this
move in view. Major Anderson has
been connected with the Rock Island
railway ever since the lines west of the
Missouri river were constructed
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
lawn gave the sighdi that the parade
was approaching.

lawn gave the sghdi that the parade
was approaching.
One hour before midnight the first of
the procession turned into the park. A
huge balloon with trailing light was
sent up and as 1t swept across the
park a blazing American flag fioated
down and remained burning until the
balloon went out of sight. The driz-
zling rain had turned TO snow, but the
great crowd remained surrounding the
paraders. who had gathered In the park
for the chief ceremony of the night. At
exactly II o'clock the searchlights on
the neighboring buildings were turned
upon the flagstaff Of the city hall.
AS the hands pointed the exact hour
a little white ball was seen to climb
the staff slowly. The mayor Of San
Francisco had touched the button and
the electrical current sent the furled
flag of the city of New York to the top
of thV staff. Here II broke out
and swung into the breeze. Then
bedlam broke loose. Hundreds Of
bombs were thrown into the air.
sending down their showers OF
blazing stars, and the salute OF hun
dred guns was fired by the Second bat
terry OF the National Guard, Soon after
the crowd dispersed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
SENATORIAL FIGHT IN OHIO.
Very Hot rs the Campaign Nears Its Close
Prospects Doubtful

Prospects Doubtful
Columbus, o., Jan. S.-The senatorial
fight here is very hot as the campaign
nears the close. The outlook at this
writing is doubtful. AID there is much
wrath among Hanna's supporters at the
action Of the Republicans who are work.
ing against him. The cs ~didates OF the
opposition to Hanna are Governor
Bushnell, for the full term, and Mayor
McKisson. OF Cleveland. for the short
term. A conference OF the opposition
was attended by Allen o. Myers. Allen
w. Thurman, Lewis @. Bernard, A. ID.
Heffner. and Dewitt c. Jones' Demo
Gratis; Asa s. Bushnell, Charles l..
Kurtz, Eli West, Charles Gerrish. Jey-
ry F. Bliss, and Representatives Brarn-
ley and Mason, anti-Hanna Republi-
cans. Allen o. Myers spoke for the
Democratic members
KurtZ spoke for the ahti- Hanna Re-
publicans. and assured his Democratic
eonferrees that he had nisa~~- 11roI,
twenty nf the seyenty-6ve Republican
members OF the legislature that they
would vote with the Democrats
against Hanna. The legislature con-
sists OF seventy-five Republicans, six
ty-fve Democrats and five fusionists,
and with all present seventy-three votes
are necessary TO elect q senator. The
fusionists stand three for Hanna and
two against him - Representatives
Bramiey and Mason. Senator Burke.
Representatives Rutan tof Carrol) and
Jones (of Stark are against Hanna
Hanna has not got a majority Of posi-
tive pledges
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
REVENUE RECEIPTS FoR DEceMsER.
Surplus Figured Mt $32.55I ,Gos Including
Union Pacific Payments.

Union Pacific Payments.
Washington. Jan. 3.-The preliminary
figures of the government receipts and
expe.oitures show that the total re-
ceipts for th--. month OF December
amounted to s59,64sosS,. snd the expen-
ditures s27.0S5,O00. which leavee sur
plus for the month of s32551. .e9S. ri.see
figures, however. include the receipts
and payments on account of the Union
Pacific transfer. Independent of the
Union Pacific account the surplus for
last month is 81, 1856 494
For the six months of the present
fiscal year exclusive Of the Union Pa
cific payments. there is a deficit of s44.-
365.000 but including the Pacific pay
mems there Is surplus OF s95,454 The
receipts from customs last month
amount to sll.6607Ss. against $780,
3S5 for December. 1896. The gain over
November is $1,s30,76s. The December
receipts from internal revenue amount
ed to s14, 1928. as compared with $13,-
104, ,S2S for December, 1896. The gain in
internal revenue receipts over Novem-
Der Is $S12,279.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
raRIry-FNE THOUSAND INVOLVED.
southern Composition the Chief Factor I'm
the Pending Cut

Providence, II. l.. Jan. 3.-After de-
laying their decision TO the last in the
hope that in the meantime conditions
might change so as 10 render the step
unnecessary. the agents of the leading
cotton manufacturing corporations in
this state have decided TO reduce wages
The cut-down will, average about IL
per cent. IL will take effect Jan. II,
and notices to that effect will be posted
in the mills OF Il. B. 4 r. knight. the
Lonsdale company, the Manville, Social
and other companies controlled by the
Lapitt's. and the smaller corporations
throughout the state. Eastern Con-
necticut corporao,.is. will, take similar
action, and mills operating about 2.000.-
600 spindles in this state and Massa-
chusetts and the earnings of between
10000 and $4,000 operatives will be af-
fected by this decision OF the Provi-
dence agents.
Many firms oppose the reductions,
and would have favored running short
er hours, but they say they cannot af-
ford to keep up the cost of production
and then curtail the output when the
other mills are turning out the regular
quantity at 10 per cent. less cost. The
exact amount Of the reduction is not
fixed yet, but IL will be on the same
line as in other cities. Colonel r. Fl. 1.
Goddard. in discussing the cut-down
said: II should have preferred to
keep the wages where they are and
run shorter hours for, say four months:
but as the rest decided to run for some
time we shall be obliged to do the
same. No doubt the first action taken
In Fall River was largely due TO south
ern competition. The low wages and
standard of living with the longer
hours there makes II very hard for us
to compete with them.
Robert Knight said I'VE have got
to do 1t to put ourselves on a level with
the other manufacturers. We are op-
posed to II, and do not believe il is
going to better conditions very much.
1t will only bring US 10 per cent. nearer
the southern manufacturers. This is
the key TO the whole situation, and
where today the southern mills are sold
up and can go on making and selling at
a profit we are carrying stocks. and
when we sell cannot get back a new
dollar for an old one. The legislatures
have done much harm in the north by
interfering. and they have attempted
more than they had any business to
and change will have to be made in
present laws or laws will have to be
made in the south to regulate the
working hours there"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
Beln,. r....-. ,re Company Quits.

Beloit. Wis, Jan. Sowing to the
fact that the late Interpretation placed
upon the law governing city and VIII
lage mutual fire insurance companies
by the attorney general and commits
sioner of insurance makes IL impossible
for the Beloit Mutual to continue bus
mess on the present plan. IL has been
deemed advisable by the directors Of
the company to discontinue business.
The risks have been assumed by the
Niagara company, Of New York
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
WE'RE AGAINST THE SHOW
Winds Up with Beautiful Sight In Spite
Of the Weather.


Notwithstanding the warning elements
and the announcement made in the
early afternoon that the carnival and
parade would be postponed. great
crowd of merry y-makers. maskers,
wheelmen and members Of various So
cieties, with numberless floats, met at
the rendezvous around Union Square
ready to march through the rain and
mud to honor the old city and welcome
the new. The crowd at the starting
point was enormous. Following the po-
lice escort came the marshal and his
aides and they were followed by Fan
ciulli's band, leading the Chicago dele
cation, which was In five open car
riages Next in line were several uni
formed bodies Of men consisting of the
Robert Anderson battery. veteran fire.
men, Irish volunteers and the naval
battalion. The German societies Joined
in the procession at Fifteenth street.
Following them was an immense float
representing the Brooklyn bridge, with
cables OF evergreen. on which the we'd
ding of Father Knickerbocker and Mrs.
Brooklyn was being celebrated IN truly
German style amid much merriment.
Then float followed float in rapid sue
cession. Six divisions OF wheelmen
were In line and In front and behind
these were representatives OF volun-
tsers In all departments. soldiers, fire.
men and others. Shortly after 10
o'clock some hundreds Of solid looking
citizens carrying Chinese lanterns
marched to q position Of vantage In
front of the city hall. They repre-
sented the singing societies OF New
York and Brooklyn. The Choral so
ciety sang the German chorals In turn.
end after this the bombs placed on the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
LESS WAGES AS A GIFT
VIII at the New Year Brings to the
Cotton Mill Operatives.
ALL NEW ENGLAND is INVOLVED.
Rhode Island and Connections Follow Mas
sachusetts. and the Cut Will BE 10 to 1
Per Cent. and Includes Treasurers, super
intendents, Overseers and Clerks-Thirty.
Ave Thousand Men to Feel tho Reduction
Southern Competition the Cause.

Boston, Jan. 3.-The action of the cot
ton manufacturers in New Bedford and
Rhode Island in deciding to join the
which was inaugurated by the big COR
porations OF Fail River. makes the re-
duction practically general one
throughout the New England states.
Cotton mills in Fall River, LoweIIl,
Manchester Salem, suneeok. LoW-n
:, and a number OF smaller
places. have already posted notices of
reduction amounting to from 10 to
is understood that the cut-down ap-
plies to the cloth mills only. AS far as
known the reduction in all the mill CEN
ters applies TO treasurers, superinten-
dents. overseers and clerks, as we'll as
to the spinners and other operatives.
Yarn Mills Not Party to the Cut.
1t Is understood that as yet the cut
is made only in the cloth mills, the
yarn mills not having been a party to
the meetings. What their aston will
be is not stated The mills involved
are the Wamsutta, operating 100000
spindles. 4,450 looms: Potomska, 10s.-
600 spindles. 400 looms; Acushnet.
1896 spindles. 3.400 looms; Grinnell.
100, 900 spindles, $500 looms; Hathaway,
100000 spindles. 2,750 looms; Bristol.
$4,000 spindles 400 LOOMS Dartmouth,
10000 spindles. 100 looms; Pierce. Co.
600 spindles. 1,4o0 looms. and Whitman
$4,000 spindles. III looms.
Thinks q q Men Won't Stand 1t.
Matthew Hart, secretary of the weav-
ers. when asked to express an opinion
of the cut-down said: Il do not believe
the weavers of New Bedford will stand
1t. There is not a single mill in New
Bedford that cannot be proven by US
to have paid down at the very least Is
per cent during the last year"
Fall River. Mass. Jan. 3.-The strike
indications among the textile operatives
are not so alarming now. and the change
is brought about by the action of the
loom -fixers. This union had been looked
upon as a body strong in strike senti-
ment. But at a meeting a ballot showed
1Se in acceptance of the resolutions
adopted by the general committee, 20
for strike and 10 blanks
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
Mrs. Grant. sarcophagus Ready.

Montello. Wis. Jan. S.-The great
polished sarcophagus OF Montello gran
ite for Mrs. U. s. Grant was completed
yesterday at the yards OF the Montello
Granite company. After being boxed
II was loaded on fiat-car and will be
shipped to New York city. The only
inscription upon IL Is the name:
Julia ID. Grant" 1t is an exact copy
OF the sarcophagus made here last sum-
mer for General Grant.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
Long-pi.tancc walking Match.

Milwaukee. Jan. 3.-The Milwaukee
Journal publishes detailed account OF
walking match between Francis
Bloodgood. Jr.. and Herbert Knight,
two well-known clubmen of this city.
from the western city limits to Nasho-
tab, a distance of twenty-seven and a
half miles. They made the distance in
six hours and twelve minutes. crossing
the finishing line exactly abreast Of
each other. The gait averaged Az
miles an hour.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
Man who Was Caught Under the bed.

Kansas City. Mo. Jan. 8. - Deputy
Sheriff Whiting. Of Springwater. N. Y.
has left for that state with Tyler
M Gibbs, the Midland hotel thief who
about three weeks ago was caught un-
der the bed OF another patron of the
house Gibbs Is wanted for highway
robbery, he and another having gagged
and robbed farmer near Atlanta,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
Saws the President Has IN. Property.

Washington. Jan. "A young white
man named Frank Kacheeski was ar
rested at the White House and sent to
the police station. His sanity will be
investigated He told Doorkeeper Cis-
sci that the president had a lot OF
property belonging TO him and he
wanted II. His talk was rambling, but
he was not considered dangerous Pa
pers on Kacheeski's person show that
he was discharged from the Boise, Ida,
barracks on the 23rd OF this month.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
Inoendiarism for Robbery.

New York, Jan. s.-The discovery has
been made that there was a daring at
tempt to break in the main depot OF
the Adams Express company, 127 West
Broadway. during an incendiary fire
Thursday. This depot Is said to contain
property valued at 100000 every day.
and the police have evidence to show
that the fire was set to enable thieves
10 loot the place during the excitement.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
c.,s 100000 in hack salary.

New York. Jan. 3.-Mayor Strongs
police commissioners held their last
meeting at police headquarters Friday
night and one Of their last acts was to
restore Captain Stephenson to duty and
to order the payment of his back sal
ary. amounting to about $4,000.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
Labor r.yor. Anne.alion.

San Francisco. Jan THE Building
Trades council has indorsed the action
of Labor Commissioner E. L. Fitzgerald
In urging at Washington, on their be-
half, the annexation OF the Hawaiian
islands. advocating the eight-hour la
Dor law. and supporting the anti-immi-
grafton bill
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03
Mail. pos Robber. at Cleveland.

Cleveland. Jan. s.-Mail-box robbers
have been operating in Cleveland on a
large scale. 1t was reported that
checks and drafts aggregating about
CSC, 900 were stolen from the mail boxes
on Water street on the 18th ult. These
checks were mailed by wholesale houses
and the thieves appear to have got
them ell.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03

Denver. Jan. 3-Marks Lipschitz. a
member Of the band OF incendiaries
which operated in this city and In Col
fax three years ago. has been convicted
of conspiracy to commit arson. Five
Of the gang are already In the peni-
tentiary.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03

Chattanooga, Tenn. Jan. 3.-James
Wellington has been arrested at Day
ton, Tenn. charged with the murder OF
his father. Lewis Wellington. He says
his father threatened to whip him.
While his father was asleep he Drained
him with an axe. He dragged the
body into the woods. Wellington says
he is not sorry.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-03

France Denies the Hai-Nan Grab.
San Francisco. Jan. s.-The Building
still insist that the reports OF French
occupation Of Hai-Nan Island by Ad-
miral De La BsdollIers are absolutely
unfounded.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-23
Democratic State Committee.

The Democratic Stae Central Commit.
tee met yesterday and decided to hold
their State Convention to nominate a
candidate for Congress at Dover on Sept
ember l3. 4 resolution offered by Willard
Salisbury was adopted, strongly recon-
IL onding that the County Committees oi
the party furnish to the Attorney General
all evidence they can obtain of violations
oflaws concerning registration and elect
ions, especially those regarding bribery and
corruption.
Stale Committee announced that 1t Is
tie policy of the party to aid in stringently
enforcing nll laws enacted for the puri y
cf elections and the prevention of corrupt
practices. -
New Castle county delegation asked
for increased repr, sentation IN the STATE
convention OH account Of the siza of the
cou:ty. The matter was briefly discussed.
III" New Castle county men did not ask
for any particular number of delegates
from this county, but merely asked for an
increase. The matter was referred to a
special committee composed Of the three
county cbarmen and :he state chairman,
who are: John Blggs, state chairman;
Patrick Ncary, chairman of Now Castle
county; John D.. Hawkins. chairman of
Kent county and II. w. Houston, chair
man of Sussex county.
This committee will consider the matter
and report later. If increased representa-
lion is allowed it will not affect the MEM
bcrship of the convention, which was call.
cd by the committee for September 49,
Heretofore Democra; ic conventions have
been composed of 1856 delegates, g. from
each county, despite the fact that New
Castle county has nearly as large popu-
lntion as Kent and Sussex counties com.
bined.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-23
Color PhotORraplly.

Artists in photography will be Interested
in a statement made in The Engineer,
London, that Arthur W. Claydcn, fellow
Of the Royal Meteorological society and
head of the college at Exeter, exhibited in
recent lecture on plotographing meteor
illogical phenomena some lantern slide
views of clouds taken by him after proc
ess recently invented by him-photo
graphs showing beautiful blues in all their
clouds, from ultra marine down to perfect
white, various grays and somo iron red
and greenish tlrts. The revolutionizing
feature Of tho Clayden process consists in
the fact that these colorod photographs
arc positives--that ia, according to the
statement given out he has succeeded In
obtaining colored prints by a purely chem
ical way Of developing tho same on spe-
cially prepared plate. The process ut pres
ent Is restricted 10 lantern slides, but
those arc. not colored by painting, but by
development, whilo colored paper prints
loom up distinctly in the near future
Bright rod rays, the inventor says, have
30 far escaped him, but he believes that
further experiments and probably longer
development will realize tho mastery Of
that defect. AS an intermediary stage be-
tween plato prints and paper printing,
ivory or thin celluloid plates have been
suggested.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-23

Tho picnic hold last Saturday in the grove
at Poole's mill by tie Junior Epworth
League of the Methodist church and the
Loyal Temperance Legion was pronounced
a decided success by those prcsuut. About
40 OF the members of these organizations
aud their relatives and friends took dinner
ami supper in the woods and were refreshed
between meals by ice.cold lemonade and
cake.
Miss Emma Rcttew, of Wilmington, and
Miss Edna Lamborne of Bsrwyn, Pa, nro
visiting Misses Peurl and riscillS Apple.
by.
Miss Lilly Donaldson and Miss Bertha
the school Of MehodG at Dover,
Mrs. James Hill is visiting sick sister
In Philadelphia.
Mr.. James r. Vincent Is on the sick
list.
Rev W. p Taylor ofliciated at tho fun
eral of Mr.. ]. T. Wilson, living on the Nj.
ven farm near New Castle The funeral
service was held ON Saturday afternoon.
The 2nd Quarterly Conferenc of Chris
tana and Salem churches will be held at
Chriotiana next Monday. 2jth inst, 2 p. m.
The P. E.. Dr.. Watt will preach the
quarterly sermon, September a5
Mrs. H. H. Smith attended tho funeral
Of her grandfather, Mr.. Churnside Of New
Castle, last Wednesday,
Harry Butler son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lem
uel Butler who is at tho Delaware Hospital
IN Wilmington, is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Singles Of Philadelphia
have been visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Walter Cupit.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-23
TEXAS LATEST TRAIN ROBBERY
The Fireman WINS Shot Dead and the
Engineer Seriously NYnnnded

| The Fireman WINS Shot Dead and the
Engineer Seriously wounded.
Fort Worth. Tex, July 23.-Details
OF the hold up on the Sante Fe near
here on Thursday night show it to have
been one of the boldest ever executed
In Texas. The train reached Saginaw
about midnight. Two men crawled over
the tender and without a word opened
fire on the engineer and firemen. Fire
man w: w. Whitmaker was struck In
the head and breast and fell to the
floor of the cabin dead. Engineer
Joseph Williams was shot in the left
leg and SO badly hurt that he was un-
able to obey the command Of the BAN
dts to start the engine. The robbers
then threw the engineer and the body
OF the fireiaan to the ground, where
they afterwards were found by the re-
lief force, and took charge of the train,
which they ran to within three miles of
Fort Worth. Here they were Joined by
two other robbers. The four men went
to the express car and demanded ad-
mittance, but the messenger Howard
refused to open the door. A stick Of
dynamite was placed under the car,
with the fuse lighted, and the bandits
retreated to avoid the explosion. The
fuse failed to explode the charge, and
before it could be fixed four officers had
reached the scene and opened fire, but
the bandits escaped. Some 70 shots
were exchanged, one officer being hit.
A reward of $1,000 for each man has
been offered and several posses are in
pursuit