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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10
The Bottomless Pit.

The Bottomless Pit, though much small
er and less grand, has some of the charac-
teristics of Gorin's Dome. 1t Is fearful
pit to look down into from the bridge
spanning one of its bays / once went
with a companion through tortuous pas
sage to the bottom of this pit, and while
there we heard the shouting and laughter
of an approaching party overhead. Elk
tinguisbing our lights, we waited until
they had collected on the bridge overhead,
and as they looked down, trying to pene-
trate the unfathomable darkness of the
deep pit, we gave an unearthly sepulchral
wall. Explanations of fear and horror re-
sounded through tho cave from the fright
ened crowd upon the bridge, but the
guide, knowing that we had gone into the
cave In advance of his party, quieted their
fears by the assurance that the sounds did
not como from evil spirits Of the vasty
deep. 1.-THE Mammoth Cave Of Ken
lucky" John r. Proctor In March Gen.
fury.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10
AUSTRALIAN MANNERS.
The Change In the ''squatter" Resulting
From the Ascendency of the Democracy.

Every Australian colony, however
strong its aspirations to political indie
pendence, says Il. l.. Godkin in March At
lantic is influenced in what may be called
its manners by the mother country. Aus
tralia began its political life with as close
an approach to an aristocracy as a new
country can make, in the shape of the
"squattcrs," most of them capitalists or
scions of good families from England.
These men obtained very large grants of
land from tho government for sheep farm
ing, " hich they managed in the beginning
with convicts whom they hired from the
state, and whom they were permitted to
fog in case of misbehavior. Their life, in
short, was very nearly that of the old cot
ton planter in the SOUTH with the "patri-
archal" element wanting. The first work
of the new democracy was to overthrow
them and take their large tracts of land
away from them. But il did not succeed
and has not succeeded in preventing the
formation of an upper class of the Eng
lish gentleman" type. Tvis is what the
successful Australian stillN1trives to be.
He does not become "a man of the people"
In our sense and does not boast of his
humble origin and early struggles as much
as our millionaire Is apt to do.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The London Daily Mail announces the
action OF the Alliance Assurance COM
pany against Sir Tatton Sykes has been
settled out OF court by Sir Tatton paw
ing the fun amount 10 Lady Sykes on
the security of his signature.
Sir George Newnes has given TO his
native town OF Matlock the Cable Tram
way company operated at that place
and valued at 100000
The British privy council has granted
the Grand Trunk railroad leave to APP
peal against the judgment of the SUI
preme court OF Canada in the case of
Washington VS.. the Grand Trunk rail-
road
Nj. Victor Ballot, who died in France
recently was said to be the last of the
Waterloo veterans. He entered the
French army in 1912.
The United States general appraiser
has rendered a decision that handker-
chiefs with an embroidered initial let
ter do not come under the head of en-
oroidered handkerchiefs liable to a duty
or Oh per cent ad valorem. but are
liable 10 duty of 40 per cent. n-
As result of a conference at AL
bany, N. Y. between Governor Black.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff, Speak
er O'Grady. Senator Ellswol n and Sem
ator Krum, the Ellsworth newspaper
bill. which passed the senate last week.
was called up in the assembly. and the
probability is that it will not be pressed
for passage.
About 400 women, boys and girls are
affected by a strike at the Beckman
wooden mills in Cleveland, o. They de-
mand an increase of 10 per cent. in
wages. The company had agreed to
grant the increase April 1. The strik-
ers insisted that it be given at once.
1t is reported at Des Moines. Ia. that
w. 1. Buchanan of Sioux City will prob
ably be director general of the Trans
Mississippi exposition at Omaha
At special meeting of stockholders
or the United States Sugar refinery,
Waukegan, Ills, il was definitely de-
cided to enlarge the plant and start up
the factory at once.
The news that a negro, Prince Ewing
is to be appointed postmaster at the
Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's old
home, near Nashville, Tenn, has great
ly excited and incensed the people OF
that neighborhood.
The president has signed the Hawley
bill providing for two additional regi-
ments of artillery to man the coast de-
lenses
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10
MUCH WANTED SAFETY.
The Operation OF Water Tight Doors In
steamship Bulkheada.


On all first class passenger steamships
and on all large warships great percent
age of the total cost Is spent directly and
indirectly on bulkheads or on what these
bulkheads necessitate. No passenger
would willingly make voyage on a liner
which was not known to have cellular
structure and no government would Think
of building a battleship or cruiser without
bulkheads. Yet it is fact, we'll known
at least to all seafaring men and shipbuild-
ers, that these bulkheads, strong and per-
feet In themselves, are precisely as safe
and efficient as the doors In them and not
a whit moro so.
The doors as at present constructed and
operated are VIGOROUSLY bad and danger.
Gus. They have been the direct and known
cause In the loss of many lives and many
good ships, and are doubtless chargeable
with many more ships on the list of "miss-
ing and unaocounted for" 1t Is astonish-
ing to the expert to see the general public.
and even seafaring men, so ready to ac-
cept the prevailing superstition about the
safety of bulkheads. The best possible
bulkheads without equally good doors,
operated on "a safe system, are about as
good as a chain with link missing. The
history of marine disaster has taught us
this, If it has taught us anything, and yet
we go on crossing the Atlantic in liners of
much Wanted safety and Dragging about
invulnerable battleships apparently with
implicit confidence in this bulkhead fetch.
There should be as few doors as possible,
and some very able experts contend that
there should be none. On the other hand,
most captains and chief engineers say they
must have doors. Manifestly the only way
out of the difficulty is to get safe doors
safely operated. The number of water
tight doors and matches on first class
battleship is over $50, and there are nearly
800 valves and gates connected with VEN
tilating, draining and flooding the hull
and involving the safety of the ship. 1t
will, therefore, be seen that the systematic
control and operation of these devices are
matters of no mean Importance.
1t takes about 10 men to look after
these details alone in response to a COLI
sion alarm under the present conditions,
and it is matter Of very grave doubt on
the part of those best informed as to
whether the supreme efforts of these 10
men can attend to doors, matches and
valves quickly enough to save the ship
w. B. Cowles in Casters Magazine For
| March.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10
BELGIAN PRINCE ARRIVES. =
Albert Leopold Is Received by General
Merritt for the President.

New York, March 10.-Prince Albert
Leopold Clement Marie Meinrad, son of
the Count Of Flanders, has arrived
here. The young prince is expected to
be the next King Of Belgium. He is on
tour of the world, and is travelling
under his title of Count de Rethy. Gen.
eral Wesley Merritt, the presidents
representative, accompanied by the Bel
gian minister, Count de Lichtervelde,
went down the bay in a revenue cut
ter to meet him. The Belgian consul
Of this city and the Belgian minister
were with General Merritt. The prince
is about 5 #. IL in. tall and of good
figure His face is clean-shaven and q
pair of gold-rimmed eyeglasses give
him a somewhat studious appearance.
He wore plain suit OF blue cloth.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10
RATE CASE.
discusses the Decision Of
U'p' the Supreme Court.
,rrs LOGIC OF RAILWAY SIDE.

Made safe and 1t Cannot BE
''ac.ns.cated" by Hostile Legislatures
Device of Regulating Rates
'" o,srs VIII No Longer BE Afraid tn
Nancy aud More Railroads VIII
,,s,ructed In This Country.
y.u York. March 10.-Discussing the
NC" If the United States supreme
Oe''. ,hs Nebraska maximum freight
oose Chauncey M. Depew, presi-
,sD, of the New York Central railroad
/ said: 49,. .o
Nod the Nebraska law, and OF the
1aore in other western states who
Po with them, has been for years
90, the legislatures have the right to
sorescate railroad property within the
s,o,ss by fixing rates so low as to leave
.otrrn 10 stock and bond holders.
~ of them have gone so far as TO
~, that when people with money build
solway. and after they have enjoyed
'-.orost an their investments for few
US ors thew are sufficiently rewarded
"a The state should take the road and
aansscate the capital. OF course. If the
raone who have money to build rail-
r.ys believed that this doctrine would
nrovail no more railways would be
| built
wouId Have Been Panic.
"rf the doctrine had been sustained
-, the supreme court there would have
soon manic in railway securities. Ev-
erv investor would have understood
Tho, he held his stock subject to its be-
inc made worthless by an act of some
LEGISLATURE. There is now in bonds
and stocks Of railways about S10,O0O,-
OOO 600 and most Of the investments or
Tho country are based on these. If
that investment can be rendered worth
less over night by bill damned
through a legislature and approved by
governor in three hours. nobody would
invest in such property. Such doct-
rine II carried out, would cause great
or loss than our four years OF civil war.
The decision Of the supreme court Is
inst what every sound lawyer and bus
mess man expected II would be. 1t
gives stability to investment and will
help not only railway investments. but
all other American business and Sc
curties
Property Safe Here.
"In other words, il Is a declaration
from the highest court that property is
safe in this country and that the ac-
cumulations Of industry are not to be
distributed by hostile legislatures. The
legislature has the power to fix rates
within lines where the railways can
live and get reasonable returns. AS to
what are reasonable rates, the supreme
court would decide finally. This is a
new country and railways are neces-
sary to develop It. There are still i'm
mense areas yet undeveloped which can
never be developed without railway
lines. II that case had been decided
in favor OF the Nebraska law. not an
other mile of railroad would have been
built In that state. The railways now
within the borders would not have
maintained their roadbed and equip
ment, and in five years Nebraska would
have been far behind the rest of the
country. There would have followed.
inevitably, a cut in expenditures, and
wages would have gone down 25 per
cent"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10

What pleasure is there In life with q
headache, constipation and biliousness
Thousands experience them who could
become perfectly healthy by using De.
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills. SoDERGREN & SoDERGREN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10

For SALE-The building occupied by
Richard Klnsman az a shoe repairing
shop, situated TO the rear OF the postof
fee. For particulars apply to j. f..
Hooking. Hancock Mich.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago, March 9.
Following were the quotations on the
Board of Trade today: Wheat-May.
opened $1O5A, closed s1.Ol%; july
opened 9Sssc, closed Gle; September,
opened SO5sc. closed S1Ac. Corn-May,
opened and closed SOAc; July, opened
and closed 31iac; September, opened
S21bc. closed 32ssc. Oats-May. opened
and closed 27c: July opened and closed
249sc. Pork-May, opened 5000, closed
SO 22Ib; July, opened and closed S10.3O
Lard-May, opened and closed $o'l''2;
July, opened and closed 1925.
Produce: Butter - Extra creamery,
1870 per 10 extra dairy, 1Sc; fresh
packing stock. 10Q101ac. Eggs-Fresh
stocks. 1Oc per doz. Dressed Poul-
try-Turkeys, sale per h. chickens,
6Sc: ducks. 6GDSc. Potatoes-Common
To choice. $4,000 per bu. Sweet Pota-
toes-Illinois. 81 25@S.oO per Dbl.
Chicago Live stock.
Chicago, March 9.
Uogs-Estimated receipts for the day,
81 600: sales ranged at $29OQSSO Tor
pigs. So 7O@3.95 for light, $S'f5qS.So Tor
rough hacking S3.15M4.00 for mixed, ano
az S56l4O5 for heavy packing and ship
ning lots. Cattle-Estimated receipts
FOR the day. II 600: quotations ranged
at 81 2O05.75 for choice TO extra steers,
"A 6O6D515 good 10 choice do, d.2O@4. 20
fair to good, S3S5@4SO common TO me
dunn do, $3.75@4.25 butchers steers
SS 4NS14 20 stockers, SS90Q455 feeders,
90 950,390 COWS. S2.60M4.10 heifers, $2.6o
Sa95 bulls. oxen and stays. $3.6OQ4.5a
Texas steers. and S400M675 veal calves.
sheen and Lambs-Estimated receipts
for the day, 10000; quotations fanseu de
"a 500D4.5O westerns. $3.60Q4.6O natives
and $4.S0d5.50 lambs.
East Buffalo Live stock.
East Buffalo. n. y, March y.
Dunning Il Stevens, Live STOCK Coul-
mission Merchants, East BullsIu' ~. -,
ouote as follows: Cattle-Recelpts' 90 %
aare. market weak. Hogs-Receipts, ~
cars. market slow and lower; Workers
"a oO6D4 O5: light, $3.50; mixed, A00W4'9S,
r,adinms Sa.O5: choice heavy, S4ObW4.lU'
niss sS.so@3.75; slsips. $3.O0dS.5o. Shsep
and Lambs-Receipts, 70 cars; nlarS re-
steady for handy stock; SLOW TOT
heavy lambs; best lambs. 80 oouo''o'
81. Louis Grain.
st. Louis March 3.
wheat-Steady; No: ! cash eieya.o ,,
s9Ac; track, ss9c@si' SE4fc. ssntem.
hor sei1c: No. hard cash, 9lsg9osc'
CornWBetter; No. cash, 27Asc; March.
S1mn. Nav. 27M@27%c; July. 29@291hc:
SaSStsmher. 3Oc. Oats-Higher; No. q
cash 27Nc; track, 27Q27hc; Marcn'
S7iIc: May, 27%G27hc; July, MNc' .d Mo,
2 white, 29Isc'
track.
Milwaukee, March 3.
w, sat-Steady: No. northern. ssc;
No spring, csc; May, N.02 asked.
Rye-Higher; No. I. soc. Barley-
Hisher: No. 2. 41,ac; sample. sS@4lhc.
Detroit Grain.
Detroit, March ..
wbeat-Cash white. 96c bid; cash REQ,
a7Mc: MAY, s7&c asked; July, &c; Corn
.cash. s2c. Oats-Cash white. Soc' hSs
SIC.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10
Election n. New Hampshire.

Manchester N. H., March 10.-Demo-
Gratis are jubilant over the results OF
the elections. Returns show immense
Democratic gains in the 225 towns and
four cities in which elections were held.
For the first time in years towns which
have heretofore been Republican
strongholds have given substantial
Democratic pluralitieS.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10

AZ ~ewcastle. Del. March 10.-On Mon
rs. next the Delaware Iron works will
., .me operations after a suspension
r u' months, and will give employ
u men' 10 nearly 500 hands. Many fami-
dovn nave peen In distress since the shut
c,,. n, ala being furnished by prominent
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10
Murdered nv n Rnrnlar

hss,,uv'denee. r. l.. March 10.-while
Al =. se burglar with a walking stick
ian o'clock In the evening. Will
fac,no hutchins. a prominent manu-
fror' ns Jeweler. was shot and died
us wounds within ten minutes.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10

Grease spots, pitch, tar, paint, etc
can positively be removed without tb,
slightest injury by our new French pro
cess OF clothes cleaning.
MICHIGAN DYE WORKS.
Over 312 Fifth street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10

Don't annov Others by your coughing.
and risk your life by neglectiDg a cold.
One Minute Couth Cure cures coughs,
colds, Group, grippe and all throat and
lung troubles.
SoDERGREN & SoDERGREN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10
COMMISSIONERS ON TRIAL.
The Chicago Civil Service Men Appear Il
Court.

The Chicago Civil Service Men Appear I'm
Court
Chicago, March 10.-Judges Adams,
Dunno and Waterman began the hear
Ing Of the quasi-criminal cases against
Civil Service Commissioners Winston
hand Washburne and Former President
|kraus The proceedings, which are
arousing the keenest interest in polit-
ical circles. will embrace a searching
inquiry into the merits of the charges
against the civil service officials, they
having decided that they did not desire
an acquittal on technical flaws which
might be found in the indictments.
incident To the inquiry an effort will
be made on the part of the defense to
snow that Foreman w. Y. Baker of the
grand jury violated his oath Of office
oy personal efforts outside the jury
room to secure the indictment. Aside
from this the commissioners will Of
Ter evidence TO show that they have
oeen active and diligent i'm their efforts
10 put the civil service law into force,
ana mat at no time have they violated.
e.tner IN letter or spirit. any of its pro-
visions.
Inc cases will be vigorously contested
Wy Doth sides, Attorneys McEwen.
barnes and Blair appearing for the
STATE and Attorneys A. S. Trude and
Levy Mayer for the commissioners
resident Winston asserts, too. that
s.'er the present hearing has been had
nj, baker will be indicted for perjury.
ana also says he vii bring suit against
s sne iorrer foreman of the grand jury
Tor SjO,OOO damages.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10

The above will intermediate
ton For further information
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10
Burglar Supposed To he Drowned.

cleveland March 10.--It is believed
,ral one of the two burglars who at
tempted to break into the cabin of the
whaleback John L. Trevor. lying in the
ner' was drowned while trying to avoid
aies1 Waterman discovered the
,u'slars at work and gave chase About
~, ne same time another Waterman far
s" "el uown the river heard cries for help
h ou' the water and put out in a row
a' 10 spot where a man could be
IN struggling in the water. Before
nv, man could be reached, however. he
- gone down and nothing remained
h s'sht out his hat. 1t is supposed the
.nst Jumped into the river In his
.'ueaVor TO escape and was drowned.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-10

w, eat-steady: No. northern. ssc
No spring, csc; May, $l.oz askeo
Rye--Higher; No. i. ovc. .s5s1i
Higher; No. 2, 411sc; Sample ''w'A"''
Dstroit CIR ain.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14

wsshaswss. Brstssh 1ssssaxnaey fss s<srsS
nassaEy s2vaa s9v1ns&xs, sut nT So
ezsrsxsg fssese nncss vasuxsEe <ssne-sssoss.
11os1 a&sastss-y ara EBr caz8&s Nc
Dorsss. tAe EsvS*kss asaaastSy ~ Psasrsz.
have sssswn ssse rsaEsfv ~ she psoatcy 81
t4gAe asea 6aer. fer fn~y 80 81 sz tie
face ~ sh@ nsost active sSsssstsoz Ct
Russia. aided ~ Frxrse@- VITA . 1<yzs-
sEsI rugby % the b~xs saa5 ca tse
spsf. Great Britain holds = trsnp card
sa fh@ commercial game 10 the North
Paczhc
TAis 10 . RAGS. rzetahse achievement.
IL shows that Great gsatagn was saneere
In her ASSURANCES 20 the worg1 that sire
WAS ns. animated In her operations
sRatns. China BY 5esfrs % conquest
q territory. bat By he policy % extend
ing her coasm-rc4 IL Ia not - serza-
tloraI 80 the xzrssxe accomplishments
q Russia and Germany. but II ID q
Infinitely greater benefit to the English
ration zn9 ALSO - China By cerelopang
vas. resources q eoruszn. wealth ard
opening gr Fey and rich fields % In
6ngsry.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14

KAnaas f.1tx gfar

Put the Vermonters In front and keep
the column closed up was the command
Of the late Gen. Sedgwick when prepara-
tons were being made to fight an impcr-
tant battle In the war for the Union.
The government followed the plan OF
Gen Sedzwick when II decided 70 attack
the Spanish Meet IN the Philippines II
pat Fermonter In the person OF Admiral
Dewey In front and he KEEP. the column
OF ships closed up with such success that
most OF the Spanish feet now lies at the
bottom az Manila harbor. He displayed
the same qualities OF grit and intelligent
courage than the vermcnter has been
known 20 possess since the day when
Ethan Allen. with his Green Mountain
militia. captured Fort Tincondercga. The
same intrepsdisy marked the bearing OF
the Vermonter In the war OF 1872 ard In
the war for the Union. He was always
ready to be placed a. the front to bear
the brunt of the enem.-x assaults and
give an example OF the undaunted courage
which the free air OF his mountain state
has always bred.
The vermonter at the front Is, however,
only typical OF the American at large.
His spirit has infused itself into the whole
body OF the people. II has nerved the arm
OF the frontiersman and thrown out rail-
roads and built cities in deserts, and Il
was the spirit back az John A. Logan
when he declared that ''The men OF the
Northwest viii bew their way TO the quiz"
II Is, In short, the spirit OF Americanism
and Ii viii bring victory on the field OF
battle or in the field Of industry when
placed at the front, Just as 1t did In the
harbor Of Manila.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14

The controversy over the sidewalks ord
nance, which prescribes the Limit Of ex-
posture OF wares and goods by merchants.
in OF that character which can best be
settled by a cempromise. OF course the
sidewalks must be kept open for free
travel but II 10 equally imperative that
merchants and storeseepers should have
every facility fer doing their business. Il
looks much prei,ler TO see the sidewalks
kept clear and clean. but Ii Is 10 the In
teTests of the city that business Is SO
brisk a. TO uecessstate an eacroachnent
upon them hy goods in transit No city
81 commercial activity has ever been able
to keep ;he sidewalks OF its business
streets quito clear, and even New Yerk
has 20 submit 10 the exigencies OF trade
Il is out os the question that an ordinance.
even with so good a general motive, shall
be enforced to the extent Of compelling
merchants 10 partially suspend business
during the day.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14

A blind man picked out his dead wife IN
the New York morgue few DAYS ago by
his delicate sense OF touch, says an ex-
change. Two women, both OF the same
name, and both OF whom died In Bellevue.
were taken 10 the dead house at about the
same time. When the morgus keeper
caught the blind mans right hand and
guided It TO the upturned face. he said
mo. no; that's not my Nary The
drawer was closed and the next one was
pulled our. The sightless man laid down
his stick this time and used both hands
His face was TRANSPORTED az the tips OF
his fingers rested on the sharp-sct. cold
features. Mary" he whispered. II have
found you. dear! How thin your face has
grown. How cold you are. Mary-hov
cold" The blind man had made no mis-
take. The dead woman had been his wife
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14
ON THE EVE
April ., 1857

tApril ., 1887
America dear profherland!
While yet the shotted guns are mute,
Accept a hrotheriy salute.
A hearty grip OF England's hand.
Tomorrow. when the suiphurous glow
or war shall dim the stars above,
BE sure the star Of Englanfs love
Is over you. come veal, come woe.
Go forth in hope, Go forth In might.
To all your nohler self be true.
That coming times may see in you
The vanguard OF the hosts OF light.
Though wrathtGi Justice load and train
Your guns, be- every breach they max
A gateway pierced for Mercy's sake.
That Peace may enter II and reign.
Then. should the hosts of darkness hand
Against you, lowering ;fiunderously,
Flash the word Brother" Ger the sea
And England at your side shall stand.
Exuftsng. For though dark the night.
And sinister with scud and rack,
The hour that brings Us back TO back
Ea. harhingers the larger light
w. A. IN London Chronicle