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Which May UnraVel the Mystery Surround.
Ing The Recent Tragedy.
Rely Upon Tracing the Sender of
the Silver-P1ated Trinket Sent
to Cornish Through the Mails.
and Which Contained the
Poison Administered to Mrs.
Adams, Resulting in Her Death.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30-There is hope
that borders on expectation that the
silver plated trinket received by Harry
Cornish through the mails may prove
conclusive clue to the person respon-
sible for the death of Mrs. Kate /.
Adams and the poisoning of Cornish.
1t was not a bottle-holder, as it has
been represented to be, but a toothpick-
holder or ash-receiver. A private hall
mark is stamped in the silver of this
little article. 1t is No. S14 tOothpick-
holder or match stand. It was made
in Newark, N. j., by Frank A. Leb-
kueckner & Co., manufacturing silver
smiths. There are not fifty match
safes of that design in the country" !"
Mr.. Lebkueckner said But a few
have been put forth up to the present
time. Of the fifty, the one involved
went to New York or to our Eastern
agents at Hartford, Conn, and if you
follow it to the retail store, and that
store is conducted as it ought to be,
you can find the name of the person
who bought it,
1--WE have not called upon the police
with this information yet" continued
the manufacturer for the reason that
we have not got the information into
shape for them. We are working hard
to trace it. We are examining our
books, and to-day we will know just
the firm that we sent it to-
Mr.. Lebkueckner said that his New
York customers included the leading
silversmiths of the city. It was the
practice of all such firms to keep track
of hai
traced direct to the purchaser
"A silver match-holder or toothpick-
holder such as No. S14 is rarely if ever
purchased for woman or by one, un-
less it is intended as a present for
gentleman. The little tray surround
ing the cup shows in itself what it is to
be used for-cigar ashes, burned
matches or broken toothpicks
There is no size of bromo- -seltzer
bottle made that fits that article we
made said Mr.. Lebkueckner Il tried
it myself to-day. All are either too
large or too small. A bottle in a bottle
holder fits perfectly The bromo-seltz
er bottle must have ratified around in
No. Sl4 and showed plainly that it did
not belong there"
Captain McCluskey of the detective
bureau said to-day that he has ascer-
tanned the store at which the toothpick
holder was bought, but refused to say
what establishment it is, further than
that it is in New York Captain Nc
Cluskey regards the clue as the most
important one that has been DEVELOPED
thus far.
This afternoon Mr.. Lebkeuckner said
that only fifteen of the silver match
safes of the design sent to Cornish had
been made by his firm. Of these one
each had been sold in the following
cities: New York, Brooklyn, Salem.
Mass; Newark, n. J.: Baltimore, Sy-
racuse, San Francisco and ST. Louis.
Two were sold in Middletown, Conn,
and five were disposed of to firms in
Chicago.
The names of the firms purchasing
them, Mr. Lebkueckner withheld at the.
request of the police
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AFFAIRS AT SANTIAGO.
General Wood Having Trouble
With Laborers.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dee. 24.-The
boon of employment at fair wages is
seemingly not appreciated by Cuban Ia
borers. A few days ago the dock Ia
borers struck for raise of % cents a
day. They were getting $1.2o a day
which is - cents more than they were
getting under the Spaniards. Now they
refuse to go to work under $50. Cen
eral Wood told the ringleaders that if
they did not instantly go to work he
would import all the negro laborers
from Jamaica that We're required for
Government purposes. AS result sew
eral returned to work, and enough were
obtained to unload the Port Victor.
Twenty miles have so far been COM
pleted of the road between Santiago
and Holguin, distance of about 130
miles. This road, when finished will
be of great value TO the military de-
partment of the province as well as of
inestimable value to the country dis
tricts.
During the Spanish rule there had
only been the semblance of a road
nothing in fact, but a mountain trail.
In many places it was impossible for
men and horses to pass through. A
large body of troops can be massed at
any point in about one-tenth the time
it would formerly have occupied.
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markable courage, closed with the as

markable courage, closed with the as
sassin
The others ran from the house, and
then began a terrible struggle. They
tried to beat Willard into insensibility,
but were unable to do SO, and he began
struggling with Miller, when Senator
Fulton started for help. The latter
seized the rifle and shot at Willard the
ball grazing his shoulder. He then
started to assist the wounded, but had
gone only a short distance when Will
lard jumped to his feet and started to
run. Fulton then shot him through the
face, and he dropped.
Willard, although badly wounded,
managed to draw another revolver. Fe
fired three more shots, one striking Mil
Ter in the leg. Miller then shot Willard
through the body with the rifle, killing
him.
The parents of Sheriff Williams reside
in st. Louis, Mo. Deputy Lamers has
relatives in GAINESVILLE, Wis. Charles
Willard had lived IN Seaside for about
three years, and during the winter had
cared for various summer residences
He was considered a tough character
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hipbuiIding Industry.

PORT TOWNSEND CWn.), Dec. 81
According to the report of the United
States Commissioner of Navigation for
the fiscal year ending June Both, re-
ceived to-day by Collector of Customs
Estis, the State of Washington stands
at the head of the shipbuilding indus
try. During the year twenty-eight sail
ing vessels, representing 3,506 tons;
fitty-seven steam vessels, with a ton
mage of 1864; sixty-two barges of
6704 tons making a total of 147 YES
sells, and %, tons, were built in the
State of Washington. Next on the list
is Michigan, which during the same
period built thirty-one vessels, with a
total tonnage of 22,677.
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SEASIDE (Or.), Dec. 30.-Sheriff j.
w. Williams, Deputy Sheriff Lamers
and Charles Willard, the latter a des-
perate character, are dead here tonight
as the result of a fight which occurred
here this afternoon.
Recently State Senator c. w. Fulton'S
summer cottage was destroyed by fire,
and an investigation was being con-
Quoted. Willard was suspected, and to-
day the Sheriff. Deputies Lamers and
Miller and Senator Fulton went to Will
lard's house with a search warrant for
articles supposed to have been stolen
from the burned cottage. Willard was
stopping at the summer residence of
Mrs. Susan Lewiston of Woodlawn, Or.
Senator Fulton and Deputy Miller en-
tered the house, Williams and Deputy
Lamers remaining outside. Willard was
heavily armed, and when Fulton and
Miller We're out of sight he fired at
Sheriff Williams, the ball entering his
back and coming out at the side. The
Sheriff staggered and fell down an
embankment. Willard turned his rifle
on Laners, shooting him in the stom-
ach. Lamers, though nearly dead,
grappled with Willard, and was
struggling with him when Fulton and
Miller came from the house. Fulton
seized a gun and shot Willard, but the
latter continued fighting
Fulton then beat Willard over the
head with his gun, and then went to
look for Sheriff Williams. The moment
he turned Willard jumped, and, sciZing
gun, shot Miller in the leg and ran.
Fulton then took aim with his rifle and
fired, blowing away Wizards face ard
killing him. Lamers died an hour later
Sheriff Williams was very popular
man, and great Indignation is expressed
here over the crime. A mob from As
toria, all armed, started for Seaside as
soon as the news became known, and
had Willard been alive he would have
been lynched. The bodies were taken to
Astoria tonight
Senator Fulton represents CIatsop
County in the upper branch of the Ore
gon Legislature, and is one of the most
prominent lawyers in the State.
The story of the shooting as told by
Senator Fulton is that the officers went
to the Lewiston cottage, where Willard
stopped, and awakened him, telling him
they wanted to see him. He came out
OF the house, and the party entered. Mr..
Fulton found some shells which he had
left at his summer house. Noticing that
Fulton recognized the shells, Willard
suggested trip to the Carlson cottage,
near by, where he said some one had
carried part of the contents. He took
his rifle off the wall, and the five men
left for the Carlson cottage. After ex-
amining it they returned to the Lewis
ton place, Fulton saying he wished TO
make a further examination.
AS soon as Fulton and Miller vara
out of sight Willard shot and killed
Sheriff Williams with the rife. and then
turned it on Lamers. Lamers received
a shot in the stomach, but. with re-
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Wanted in Wyoming.

PHOENIX (Ariz.), Dec. 30.-A tele-
gram was received to-day from Sheriff
Hazen Of Lander, Wyo., directing the
City Marshal to hold Bob Hanson.
wanted there for murder. Hanson was
arrested here ten days ago for being
hobo, and could not give a satisfac-
tory account of himself telegram
came from Wyoming this morning ask
ing for description of him. A later
telegram said he was the man wanted
Particulars of the crime are not known.
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Contests Curry's Election.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-The
election of Charles F. Curry as Secre-
tary of State will be contested by R.
A. Thompson, the Democratic candi-
date. The work of securing evidence has
been going on for more than a month,
and Thompson considers it sufficient
to make the basis for a contest. The
official count gives Curry 131, ,447 votes,
and Thompson 129, $50, a plurality for
Curry of 1887 votes. A change of 969
votes, less than half vote to each
precinct in the State, would elect
Thompson. This will be the first con-
test over a State office ever brought
in California.
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ported ore. and not upon the refined
metal produced therefrom. In the
course of his opinion, Mr.. Richards
says:
OF course, when the refined metal
is removed from the bonded smelter
for domestic consumption there is a
departure from the primary purpose
of the section and the product of the
bonded smelter, instead of being ex-
ported, entered at once into competi-
ton in the home market with the pro-
duct of the non-bonded smelter The
non-bonded smelter, if it uses imported
ore, no allowance being made for esti-
mated wasting in the subsequent pro-
cess of refining In other words, the
lead produced in a non-bonded smelter
bears the total duty paid on the lead
contents of the imported ore, as ascer-
tanned by assay on importation, with
out any abatement on account of loss
incurred in the smelling.
"On what the regular duties shall be
paid except upon imported ore? 1t
alone was the dutiable article. the
thing actually imported, the thing on
which the regular duties would have
been paid, had it not gone into the
smelter to be refined for export. The
duties are to be paid not within six
months from the setting aside of the
refined metal, but within six months
from the receipt of the ore. The bonded
smelter was created to refine ore for
expectation Ore imported for this
purpose goes into the smelter free of
duty. 1t escapes the regular duty for
a purpose, and in the case of lead ore
this purpose must be carried out with
in six months of the exemption ceases,
the regular duties must be paid and
the imported lead ore and it's refined
product placed upon the same footing
with lead ore imported in the ordinary
way"
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Santa Clara Grand jury.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 30.-The Grand Jury
filed its report in the Superior Court
to-day. This body was empanelled for
the short term and has only served
about twenty-five days. Details of in
VeStigation of the accounts of officials
was left for the incoming Grand Jury
that will be sworn in tomorrow. No
indictments were found. There were
some recommendations as to economy
in various departments of the county
government. AS regards the conduct
of the almshouse, it was found that
the bills for liquor and tobacco almost
equal that for bread. It is adviced that
less money be spent for liquor and
tobacco,
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STEAMER WRECKED.
The GIenaver Goes Down Off the
Coast Of China.

HONGKONG, Dec. 30.-The British
steamer Glenaver Captain Pthie.
which sailed for London from here yes
terday, has been wrecked on a rock.
Part of her crew have been saved and
landed here
The British steamer Glenaver hailed
from Glasgow, and was of 1912 tons
register. She left London October I'd
for Kobe, Japan, and sailed from
Shanghai for Hongkong on December
4th.
The Glenaver. after striking the rock.
headed for Hongkong, but sank rapid
ly. Two Of her boats arrived here, and
two are missing. Two steamers have
been sent in search of them.
1t now develops that four passengers,
the captain and thirty-three of the
crew We're saved.
The Glenaver had crew of fifty-four
men, all told
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Case Against C. F. KennealIv.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3O.-The
case against Assemblyman-elect Chas.
+. kenneally, charged with causing
the death of VIM. Duane was called be-
fore Judge Mogan to-day By mutual
consent the preliminary examination
was continued until January 23, in
order to give Kenneally a chance to
vote for United States Senator.
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DUTY ON LEAD ORE.
Important Decision Rendered by
Solicitor General Ricbards

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30-Soljcitor
General Richards has rendered an
opinion in which he holds that, under
Section 30 of the Tariff Act of July
a, 1897, if the refined metal set aside
as the product of imported lead ore is
not re-exported within six months from
the date Of the receipt of the ore, the
regular duties must be paid on the i'm
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A1asI

Gladys-What's become of Mabel?
Belle-She's joined the great major
ity.
Gladys-You don't mean to say she's
dead?
Belle-Oh, no! Married a man named
Smith.-NeW York Journal.
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Women are running men closely !

Women are running men closely in
professional competition in the United
States. There are 1900 actresses and
$4,000 women vocalists; 1000 follow
art as a profession; $500 literature
and $50 journalism. The women also
try their hand at dramatic authorship
and managing theaters. The number
so employed is GOO.
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Torpedo Boat DESTROYER Farraeut

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3O.-The tor
pedo boat destroyer Farragut will be
formally turned over to the Govern
ment tomorrow or Monday The trial
board which had to pass on her con-
struction as we'll as her speed has
completed it's inspection, and is thor
oughly satisfied with the craft.
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Santa Clara Election Contest.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 30.-Two precincts
were counted to-day in the election
contests for Sheriff, Treasurer and
City Justice. The respondents gained
in both precincts. The contestants
concede the respondents gains as fol-
lows Langford s, Latz 16, Gass 8.
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Setting Himself Right.

She-I heard that you said to your
friend that I was no spring chicken.
He-Neither you are, my dear; you're
a duck.--Yonkers Statesman.
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Coinage at San Francisco Mint.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3O-The
coinage of the San Francisco mint for
December is the largest ever recorded
for a single month, amounting to S10.-
062, ,00O
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Before and After.

Singleton-Before she married you
your wife was always very pensive.
Benedick (sadly)-Yes; but she's ex-
pensive now.-Brooklyn Life.
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With an honest man it is possible
to argue question to a conclusion,
but not with a mere disputant.
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FATAL SHOOTING
AFFRAY IN OREGON.
Two Officers and a DesparadO Meet
With Death,
The Result Of a Battle Which Occurred at
Seaside Yesterday.

1heriR Williams and Deputy
Lamers Shot Down While in the
Discharge of Their Duties,
Charles willard, a Desperate
Character, Meeting Death at
the Same Time From a Bullet
Fired by an Oregon Legislator.
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Great Reduction in Cloak
Department.

Women's $500 and $500 Jackets reduced to
$3.50; Jackets which sold for $3.50 reduced to
$500; also all $1,000 and $3.50 swell top
coats, tan and other colors, reduced TO $3.50.
They all silk lined and perfectly tailored in
the latest style. Women's tailored suits also
met the cut price. All wool serge and covert
suits, $3.50 values, reduced to $S.75, and the
$4,000 values reduced to $3.50.
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Women's $3.50 and $1,000
Trimmed Hats, $3.50.

TO-DAY FOR SPECIAL SALE.-Au our
handsome trimmed hats for women which range
in price from $3.50 to $1,000, have been re-
dueed to $4.5O; some velvet shapes, of
fine felt; every stylish creations, made for
this seasons selling, trimmed elegantly with
velvet ostrich plumes, fancy feathers, ribbons
and ornaments. This will prove a remarkable
saving oppor tunity to those with a need In this
line.
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Children's Trimmed Hats
Reduced to $l.45.

TO-DAY FOR SPECIAL SALE-ftfty chill
dren's pretty trimmed hats have been selecteo
and marked down to $1.45. The former prices
have been In a range much higher, as you will
readily see There are various co1ors, all fine
felts, neatly and stylish1y trimmed with rib
bons, fancies, qui1ls, etc., etc.
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All Capes Greatly
Reduced.

Our entire cape line for you TO choose from
at the following reduced prices: Handsome
plush capes which sold for $3.50. reduced to
$3.50, and the $500 kind reduced to $3.4S;
better grades, which sold for $3.50, now re-
duced to $3.50, and the $500 ones are yours
for $5.75. We include cloth capes, and the
$500 kind now reduced to $1.95; the $500
values $3.50, and the $500 capes go
for $3.45.
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Boys Sl.5O Lace Shoes,
Reduced to Csc pair.

large line of boys heavy school shoes (two
styIes) coin square toe, stout soIes; excellent
value at regular price, $3.50. Reduced price,
csc per pair, will make short work of closing
them out.
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The New Years Ladies Home Jour
nal (Philadelphia) gives assurance of
a purpose to make that magazine more
useful and helpful, and stronger in it's
literary and artistic features, during
1899 than ever before. Tt contains
number of practical articles, besides a
score Of features of lighter interest.
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Books for Old and Young
Reduced to- Csc.
Cotton Filled COmfOrters
Sl.38 each..

These are large sized comforts, filed will
nice white carded cotton, covered with neat pat
terms and de1icate1y tinted silko1ine ON
side and plain co1ored si1koline TIN
other; they're pretty well as warm, and un
usual values at the special price-$1.3S.
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Ladies' S4.OO Kid Shoes,
Reduced to S2.l5 pair.

We have selected from shoe stock
large mixed lot OF ladies' extra fine kid Shoes
that somewhat broken in sizes, although a
very good assortment in all, comprising moth
ing but genuine hand sewed hand turned
goods, in medium coin toes, lace
button, cloth top, all kid. Former price,
$4.OO. Reduced price, $215.
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WOmen's Knit Undershirts,
48C.

Warm undergarments, pretty, too, as well as
inexpensive. These skirts closely rib knit,
with ground of solid blue, red, gray, or OF fancy
mixtures, with fancy Roman striped borders
around bottom.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-07
The Death of Starr King.

Being invited through the influence of
Starr King, says G. f. ID. Mel in the July
Atlantic, to open school at San Francis
co, on Feb. 1, 1864, our school was opened
by Mr.. King himself. The prospects were
bright before us, and not the least inviting
was the prospect Of being in close touch
with man of such excellent spirit. From
time to time we enjoyed most interesting
conversations together always on some
religious, scientific or political subject. At
one OF these meetings, remember, we re-
manned two hours together in the gallery
OF the new church, communicating our
views and sentiments in an expansion
full of charm. When we got up to sepa-
rate, taking both my hands In his, no said !:
1T Is Wednesday. Let It DO understood
that for the future every Wednesday, from
Till o'clock, we shall put aside for mu-
tual odification and conversation like that
which we have just enjoyed" Man pro-
poses, God disposes. The following We'd
nesday Mr.. King was lying upon his
deathbed, and the Wednesday after that
the soul Of this man Of God was In heaven.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-07
GLADSTONE.
The Lasting Impression He Made Upon
an American Young Man.


The elements of genuine greatness were
so pronounced in the long, well rounded
career of William E. Gladstone as to re-
quire no additional affirmation when the
final summons came. Such was the beauty
of the moral nature of the man that his
death brings with it an actual sense of per-
sonal loss to millions dwelling under the
standard of Christian civilization. The
occasion recalls one of the inspirational
moments of my own life. Only few
brief minutes it was, one beautiful Sep
tember morning In 1894, when he stood
under an old oak in the grounds of his
loved Hawarden and told me of his admi-
ration for American young men.
They have the elements of industry,
and with these that nervous energy and
power of concentration which always
achieves results"
brief sentence, and yet how pregnant
Those words have burned into my men,
DRY. This was the text of our brief talk,
and yet more than any word said recall
how the man impressed me- / studied
every detail of his dress, always careless
all his lifetime. 1t was striking point
wherein Gladstone resembled our own
Horace Greedy. / remember well the fray
ed sleeves of the dressing gown he wore,
the plated shirt front and large buttons,
the open collar and neat tie. As we stood
there on the lawn every feature and move
ment of the great man was like an inspira-
ton. My mind flashed back to the little
country home in America, and sense of
the greatness of the occasion, so far as the
chief actor in it was concerned, almost
stunned me. l was talking Familiarity
with man who in the common sense,
which is after all the great sense, had
been the ideal of every English and Amer
lean boy for three generations
Mitchell in National Magazine For July.