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The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17
ST. JOsEPH's ZIG BERRY CROP.
Outlook for Cherries, Peaches and Musk
melons is Excellent.

Outlook for Cherries, Peaches and Musk
melons Is Excellent.
st. Joseph, Mich, June 16.-The straw
berry crop in Berrien county is now
fairly on. Two weeks ago the season
opened with one nights shipment con-
sisting of 500 crates and before the
week ended one nights shipment showed
5000 crates. This week opened up with
Monday nights total shipment of over
$4,000.
One week of daily heavy showers, ac-
companied by warm sunshine, has has
tened the crop, swelling the fruit to
mammoth size, until not unfrequently
twelve berries fill quart. The prices
are surprisingly low, and our farmers
hope for little above 81 per crate. 1t Is
believed, however, by others that for
the later berries fruit growers will re-
alize better prices.
The large berry 2eld of fifteen acres
owned and managed by Jaquay & Per-
ry. also the West Michigan Nursery
farm of 913 acres, both situated at Eau
Claire. are turning out the best berries
this year by the car load. Hundreds
of pickers are employed on these two
farms
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

The Rey. MIR. Beatty. pastor OF the Han
cock Baptist church. has made arrange
ments whereby church services will be
held every Sunday at the canal. The
services are held in the school building
Sab bath afternoon at o'clock and 30
far the attendance has been large consid-
ering the number oi people living at that
point. A Sunday school was organized
on Sunday last with the following off,
GERS. Superintendent, Mr.. Matheson; as
sistant. Elmer Adamson; secretary, Cap
tain Smith; treasurer. Mrs. Daniel Wash
burn. The attendance last Sunday was
thirty people number being grown peo'
pie and considerable interest has been
shown in the movement. church has
long been needed at the canal and the
Rey. Beatley has the thanks OF the entire
community for his efforts in their behalf.
The Indications are that he will meet
with unlooked-for results in his work in
that neighborhood.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

Posters are up announcing a sparring
contest for points which will take place
at the Twin City ice rink tonight. The
match will be between j. j. Beams, OF
Port Huron, and Lawrence Snyder, the
Michigan Kid" and will be given under
the auspices OF the Houghton and Han
cock Athletic association. Beams as
serts that he will out-point Snyder in
eight rounds, but this Snyder's friends
are adverse to believing that he will give
Beams an opportunity OF demonstrating
himself. Beams has an advantage on
weight. weighing 122 pounds to Sny.
der's ia This will be a red hot go
based on scientific principles. An admis
sion fee OF 81 will be taxed.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17
For Sale.

Available farming property in Hough-
ton county. One mile from the old
Huron mine and two. miles from the Bal
tic, with twenty acres cleared and sowed
to timothy, and balance fine standing
hardwood timber is offered for sale on
reasonable terms for the reason that
owner has other business to attend to
and cannot afford to devote his time to
farming. For particulars, terms, price,
etc.. apply to Gottlieb Hartmann, Hart
mann block, Houyhton.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

Tonight the steamer Bon Voyage will
run an excursion to Lake Superior, leav-
ing Houghton at o'clock and Hancock
at 7:3O. The boat will make a run to
Lake Su oerior returning home about IL
O'Clock. There will be music and refresh
ments on board the boat. Only the
small sum OF 25 cents will be charged e
the trip and most enjoyable time is eA-
pected, for the management will arrange
all details for the comfort and amuse-
ment OF their guests.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

pr Bros the contractors who are
Ae government work at the canal
3mmenced work in earnest, but
READY met with a severe setback.
Wednesday about 100 men were
|ed on the work. but on that day
70 exception OF about a dozen they
work as the pay was not satis-
1t appears that the men we're
9the hour at the rate OF 17lcents,
was Tor actual work. II they
oil material or had to lay off on
of the weather or a breakdown,
me was cut off. The men are
VI week for board and it is re
that one man who had worked
eks found at the end OF that time
hng up that he was indebted to
30 cents. With this manner OF
their men the contractors will
hard time securing men enough
ne work, as it is impossible for
make wages. Most OF the men
work hayegone back to Duluth.
" camps have been erected near
house, which will accommodate
fn' and that number OF men can
Employment by applying for it,
contractors are meeting with
in hiring the men. The con
nave evidently found out that
OK the contract too cheap and in
uence the laborers must suffer.
pa was $2S0,O00, while the low
mate given by the engineer for
P'ernment was 100000. The
verls at present at work and a
nne OF piles has been driven from
= SIDE OF the canal to the break
nd a single line from the north
nree scow loads OF rock arrive
rom Hancock, which is being
INTO the lake between the piles
aionndatlou for the cribs. but
's not sufficient men at work
YT 70 handle the rock, as it is all
Dy hand.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

U,fow, Saturday, will be a lively
hancock, as that Is date fixed for
"u county reunion OF the Temple
0r and Temperance. This cele-
: VIII this year be held under the
"Oolumbian Temple, No. 50, OF
- ihe Calumet and Lake Lin.
ses VIII arrive by special train
%'er l O'Clock and will parade
'.'pal streets during the after
~ VIII disband at the Germania
ere addresses will be made. Be.
news IL. Hasler Glass and T. j.
.ecOes will be made by several
u. members OF the order. Ar
.,s haye been made whereby
., sn oe served for the visitors In
lug room Of the hall until 8
~ the evening the celebrate n
,p with a grand concert at
nali In which the best local
~ W. the Quincy band will take
49, Agnes Mitchell Of the At.
a.s Ose ability has won for her the
~ school girl slocutionist." ID
,an Tor a couple Of NUMBER.
Miss MitchelI's nrst appear.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Theodore Busch, worried over husi-
ness matters, shot himself at his home
In Coal Valley, Ills. He leaves a wild
ow and family.
Charles Kallbom was killed and John
Schamme probably fatally injured by
the breaking of scaffold at Chicago.
They were painting from the scaffold.
James j. Corbett has registered with
the L. A. W., and says he will shortly
contest against Bald and other cracks.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Chronicle reports a recent secret
visit of Don Carlos to that city to seek
counsel of French friends.
The largest clock in the world is that
in the Westminster clock tower. 1t was
set up on May 80, 1859.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am
bassador, has been advised by the Brit
ish foreign office that he will be eretained
at Washington for another year
Charles A. Whiteshot of Warrington,
w. Va. proposes to organize a full reg
iment of ten companies or 1000, no
member of which shall be under feet
in height.
The convention between England and
France, settling the disputed Niger
boundary question, has been signed
In a recent test of floor material the
most durable turned out to be tile
made of rubber. An English earthen
tile came next.
The corner stone of the Francis Scott
Key monument was laid in Mount Oil
vet cemetery, Frederick, Md.
The Russian winter wheat crops are
satisfactory except in five provinces,
and the spring crops are satisfactory
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

The dredging at the mouth OF the
Portage Lake ship canal has been COM
pIeted and the water there is now deep
enough for the largest boat on the lake
to GO through without difficult. Last
evening the dredge was moved to Lilly
Pond, where it will operate for some
time. 1t will take until some time in
August for the dredge company to COM
plete their contract,
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

People from Hancock have met with
great success seining at the canal and
large quantities Of fish are caught there
whenever the seine is taken out. Mr..
Dan Washburn will be be pleased to take
his seine out any time his friends see fit
to 60 to the canal. So far MIR. Washburn
has failed to catch any oithe ealmon that
are supposed to be in the lake and which
were planted some three or four years
ago.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

ance before Hancock audience, al
though she has appeared in all the adj a
cent towns. where she took her audiences
by storm. 1t is expected there will be a
large number OF visitors 10 town tomor-
row, and great preparations are going
on for their entertainment. Each OF the
visiting lodges will bring band with
them and it is expected the air will be
full OF music tomorrow.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

Porter Bros saw mill near Ojala's
farm on the road to the canal, is now In
operation and already large quantity
Of timber has been cut Tor the construc-
tion OF the breakwater at the canal.
There are now fiye camps on the site oi
tho aaW mill
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17
les at the Driving
~ Today and To-
morrow.
,.,. and Give an Exhibi'
~ .o..dy Pacing-Matinee
D.y tomorrow.

,.,ssof the season areto be held
nl'' a"a saturday at the Hancock
'.c !. = under the auspices OF Messrs.
ronoblin pa and Byers. The first
:. % - he called at 2:3O o'clock
rssn ! N the race between wetting's
,.u .v and Harry's "onward. Jr.."
~ uulled off. The race Is TO De
!, y three in five heats and consider
S,,rest is centered on the match as
4 known to be considerable feeling
n the owners Of the horses as to
10. the faster animal. The race
H. purse OF 500, the horses to
I'm by their owners and under the
AN association rules. After this
Baupy Jack" the lone PAGER with
Ld Of 200 makes his first appear
before a copper country audience.
kimal makes the milein remarkably
ne without driver, sulky or har-
feat that is performed by only one
horse and that was trained to do
and il much slower than Happy
This event alone should draw
numbers Of people to the track.
ree-minute race is also to
led off today for a purse oil
The program for tomorrow will be
class, another performance by
" Jack" and a 2:85 class Tomor-
pecial rates will be made for the
children and it is expected that
nds will turn out to witness the
bance OF the wonderful lone PAGER,
I'M probably be the last opportu-
seeing the horse so near home.
will be specisl rates on the rail-
on that day and a large number OF
from the adjacent towns will un-
Idly attend. The management has
great expense in getting up these
and 1t is to be hoped that the pub
show its appreciation OF their
BY attending.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

The commencement exercise oil the
Houghton high school were held last
evening and were very largely attended.
The program went off without hitch
and the students have every reason to
congratulate themselves on the way the
affair came off.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

The st. Jean Baptiste societies OF Han
cock and Houghton will give an excur-
sion to Lake Linden on June "a on tho
Croze pleasure barge. The barge will
leave Close & Bawden's dock at 7;3O
a. m. returning in the evening. The
Houghton SILVER Cornet band will ac-
company the excursionists.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

De Palmer-whst did Mrs. Lakeside
my when Jumbleton proposed TO her?
Van Pullnmn--She said she wanted
time TO consider.
De Palmer-Time to consider whatf
Van Pullman--How much alimony
be could stand. mpposs- New York
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

Mr.. w. H. Mason, the local stock
broker. lately paid visit 60 the Allouez
and Tecumseh mines. He is very enthus-
iastic over the prospects Of the Allouez
and thinks there will be a good mine
there vet.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

Mr.. Adolph Ruhl is having an addition
made to his already commodious resi-
dence on Hancock street. While the
house IL torn up bath room and heat
ing apparatus will be put in.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

Will +. Sheehan, who graduated at
Notre Dame with class honors, Is expect
ed to arrive home today. He will reside
here permanently should suitable eemploy-
ment offer itself.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

Messrs. Napoleon Ongie and Charles
Warra haye returned from Detroit where
they spent the past eight or ten days
seeing the sights.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

Miss Helen Dunstan has returned home
from Kenosha, Wis.,, where she has been
attending school.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

MIR. William Harry and children have
returned from Detroit where they spent
the winter. They will remain here dur
ing the summer.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

Miss Maud Mclaughlin, OF Ironwood,
is yisiting friends in Hancock. u guest at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Scott.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

FoUND-A bunch OF eight keys, nickel
key ring with chain attached. Owner
can have same by proving property and
paying for this ad.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

Hon. Ed Ryan and son Ed were Calu-
met Visitors yesterday.
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Pearce drove to
Calumet yesterday, accompanied BY
The copper country evening news., 1898-06-17

Colonel" Lapp Of Chicago, who viewed
the many points Of interest there for the
first time in years.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-14
FRESH FROM THE PEOPLE.

\ LIEN the Republican State Central Commit
 \A| tee meets to arrange for the State convention
 of the party 1t should provide for the cleo
 ton of delegates to that convention that every loyal Republican will be rightly and properly represented It should call for convention of delegates coming straight from the people, chosen by the people to represent the people It should not be conven- ton made up of picked out by local bosses, and dominated by State bosses. It should not be made up ot old warhorses sawhorses, or Sawhucks. It should be made up of independent Every delegate should to 1t with his credentials fresh from the rank and file of the party It should be Republican convention in the full meaning of the term
 1t has been the practice in sections of the State for county central committee to appoint the men who represent the county at the State conven- tion. That method may have had some reason for its practice in times past but there IS It may have been good practice in times past but the virtue has gone out of 1t. It is practice which subordinates the party to petty bosses de- priyes the rank and file of loyal Republicans of any voice in the conduct of party affairs, virtually eimi mates the people from politics, destroys enthusiasm, crowds out men of vigor and originality, and turns the whole political organism into species of mech ansm devoid of intellect as of soul.
 |. In few remote districts of the State, where the inhabitants few and far between where 1t is difficult for voters to assemble and where primaries are rendered almost an impossiby by the very ture of things, delegation to the State convention named by the county committee may be tolerated, but from any well settled county such a delegation should not be accepted. Wherever 1t is possible to hold primaries for the election of delegates to county conventions they should be held The State Central Committee should make that obligatory and binding all the great counties of the common wealth.
 The demand of loyal Republicans is for primaries, honestly conducted, terms that give every her of the party equal right to cast his vote and have it counted The conditions of the time add to the force of that demand Genuine Republican ism can achieve sweeping victory this fall, but spurious, boss-ridden Repubcanism cannot.
 To get genuine Repubicanism to the front must open the way for the rank and file to forward with their vigor. their earnestness and their loyalty It is the duty of the State Central Committee to to it that the way is opened in every county. Let have boss-appointed county conventions or appointed delegates to the State convention. Let have primaries. Let us have delegates fresh from the people
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-14
SAN FRANCISCO AND HONOLULU.

I has pleased MT. Thurston, lobbyist for annexa-
 ton to express the great expectations entertained by him regarding the effects of union upon the wealth of the islands. He wants Hawaii to be Territory, and ultimately State Meantime he pro poses to have Honolulu erected into of the great est naval stations in the world.
 Of course this means its fortihcation and the ex- pendture of a great many millions, and ot more millions on warshps defend those tropical posses sions. All this expenditure is to be demanded on the continuing theory that Honolulu Is the short est route for through the Nicaragua canal As that theory helped annexation along, it is natural that its proponents should try to it as siphon for millions to be spent for the benefit of Honolulu
 As things have gone and going, it is probable that the Western Senators will have leisure to repent of their votes for annexation
 California has been always rather step-sister among the States. Her contribution in taxes to the public treasury and in commerce to the common wealth has been large out of proportion to her popu lation and still more of proportion to the bene fits she has received from her Federal relation.
 The shortest route from the western end of the Nicaragua canal passes within 100 miles of San Francisco, and is distant 1000 miles from Honolulu II the shortest route is to be patrolled by great navy its station should be here and not at Honolulu As so many of our commercial bodies have thought
 
 they cannot consistently ask the expenditure here of the many millions which make MT. Thurstons mouth water. If the existence Of great naval station at Honolulu mean the diversion of commerce to that route for the sake of the protection it will have from warships, it means also the sdetracking of San Francisco as the port of the canal
 MT. Thurston desires territorial government for the islands If that be accorded will have the novel spectacle of Territory in novtate for state hood with voting population of about 1000, with the cost of its government paid out of the Federal treasury. Mr Thurston IS justified in saying that the islands an excellent place for men with money Why not? We have agreed to pay their debt of four or five millions; Territory will pay all the cost of their government and will spend tens or hundreds of millions in fortifying naval station, and will post there many ships to be sup piled Truly is the time for men with money to get in
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-14
WISE AND HONORABLE DIPLOMACY

HE conduct of Admiral Dewey since the battle
 of Manila Is winning tor him fame Ill the field
 Of diplomacy second only to that he modestly bears and soldier Nothing could have been staesmanIke than his treatment ot the German ship which had interfered with the in surgents and protected the Spanish. lie took the oi insurgent jurisdiction and sent two ot his own boats assault the point away from which the men of Agunaldo had been intimidated by the representative of power which should be strictly neutral but which IS not. The German skurried of as one who had been detected in mischief.
 Worse than IS the statement that the German nteryened on behalf of humanity So far as may be gleaned from the fairly complete account of events as they have thus far been hurried into the making of history, Admiral Dewey is competent to throw about the interests of humanity in that quar- ter as strong shield the circumstances require Even ii he needed help he would not ask the German admiral for it, and such help could be rendered without being construed into intentional ahront That there is ulterior motive in the meddling ten dency is already apparent. The gathering ot a strong squadron of the Kasers vessels is in it. self breach of courtesy, and exhibition of bad manners
 Admiral Dewey displays excellent Judgment in not being openly resentful, and yet in maintaining the dignity of his sway. A rash commander might have made a hostile QemOnStTatlOn, put DeWcy mercy 1R- nored the presence of the nteroper and the thunder of his guns, directed 1t, but in spite of it, lent all the necessary emphasis to the rebuke. Germany need not expect to plead love for humanity and think to make the plea impressive. The status of her n- in the islands will not sustain the contention, although there is need here to enlarge upon this point.
 Nobody believes to have with Germany any trouble rising above the grade of petty annoy ance, and ground for this theory is that such Admiral Dewey is where he hold in check spirit of aggression which might easily, under some circumstances, be regarded grave danger Germany will doubtless go to the greatest length she without provoking hostites. Her states men must recognize that overt act leading to would involve more than herself and the United States, and that in the end her fleets would be swept from the seas as completely the i-fated navy of Spain
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-14
WAR HURRICANE WARNINGS.

An interesting indication of the Govern ment's plan appeared last night in a di- -ection to pr. F. A. Davis of this city to hold himself in readiness to work on a West Indian weather bureau station with in ten days. A call for volunteers was sent out last Thursday by the central of flee at Washington and the news dis patches announced that an application had been made for an appropriation of S75 900 with which to establish cordon of stations along the Windward Islands and the northern coast of South America.
 The occasion just now for taking this step was to be prepared to give the com
 nanding officers of the West Indian squadron timely notice of approaching hurricanes The fleet is deploying off very inhospitable lee shore, and III the Caribbean Sea the hurricanes are some thing to he remembered. compara- lively trifling fall of the barometer there indicates a furious storm during July and August and $75 GOO would be deemed cheap insurance, where warships costing a couple of millions apiece are in way to be warned of danger.-Boston Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-14
CALIFORNIAN MINES.
| HILE the energies and capital of many \N| mining men have been distracted from Cali
 ' form, bv the A1acl,a eyritep,ent and the Kon-

| 7 HILE the energies and capital of SO many \A| mining men have been distracted from Cali
 fornia by the Alaska excitement and the Klon- dike it is gratifying to learn capitalists of the Eastern States and of Europe have lost sight of the richness of Californian mines nor of the profits to be gained from judicious investments in them.
 From interviews with number of capitalists from the mining counties it is learned that n Sierra and Placer there has been this year considerable de- velopment of mining property by outside companies. Among the examples given of this work 1t stated that the famous Thistle mine, about two miles from Gibsonville is being worked by Scotch syndicate, which is developing a great gravel deposit and now has shaft down 500 feet working in good ground. The Gold Bluff mine has been bonded by two New York capitalists who are pumping out the old shaft and will sink on the same ledge. At the Mountain quartz mine which has been idle for some time East capitalists will begin with large force and oper- ate forty stamp mill.
 These instances of the activity of Eastern and for eign mining companies in comparatively small DOT
 ton of the vast mining district of the State are suf- cient to show that the attention of mining investors is not directed wholly to the frozen region of the Yukon Moreover it is safe to say that in the long run the Californian investments will pay much better than the average on the Klondike any other dis trict of the Yukon Valley.
 Mining in California has in fact ceased to be a speculation and become legitimate business with and profitable returns when properly conducted Moreover the full extent of gold is not yet known. There is chance for the prospector as well for the capitalist to strike 1t rich and reap the l reward of his labor in fair fortune