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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
GATHERING OF SCHOLARS.
Large and Important Convention TO
Assemble in New York.

New York, Dec. 22.-Arrangements
are practically complete for the as
sembling i'm this city next week OF
what will be perhaps the largest and
most important convention of scholars
In history, economics, sociology and
allied branches Of learning ever held
In the United States. The occasion
will be the twenty fifth anniversary
celebration Of the American Histori-
cal and American Economic Associa-
tions
Delegates Of ten societies, repre-
senting about 5000 members from all
parts OF the United States and Can
ada, will be welcomed by President
Taft Governor Hughes and Mayor
Mcclellan. Among the distinguished
foreign representatives Will be James
Bryce. the British Ambassador; Hen
ry Higgs of the Royal Economic So
ciety of England, and Signor Panta-
leoni, representing the economists OF
Italy
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
WAR OVER VAST ESTATE.
Fortune of More Than $15,00o,00o i,
Involved in Courts.

Victoria, b. c., Dec. 22.-One of the
greatest will contests ever fought out
in America is expected to come to
trial here some time within the next
two or three weeks The contest Is
between the heirs of the late Joan
Dunsmuir and James Dunsmuir, who
has just retired from the post of lieu
tenant governor OF British Columbia.
fortune valued at between $4,000
600 and 100000 Ia involved in the
fight.
Mrs. joan Dunsmuir was the widow
of Robert Dunsmuir who made a co.
lossal fortune by developing the fam
lily coal mines at Nanaimo, on Van
couver Island. The coal deposits were
not only OF great extent, but of ex-
cellent quality. So superior was the
Vancouver article that II was able
to go down to San Francisco, and ham
dicapped by a hostile tariff. practi-
cally put the United States coal out
of business. IL was exported to ia
pan. and wherever ii came i'm comps-
tition with other American and Eng
lish coal, II more than held its own.
When Robert Dunsmuir died, twenty
years ago, this great export trade in
coal had attained huge proportions.
II had demanded fleet OF vessels and
several lines of railway, all of which
by him bequeathed to his widow.
Mrs. Dunsmuir decided to put James.
the elder son, in charge of the actual
mining work and all the business
which arose on Vancouver Island,
while Alexander. the younger, went
to San Francisco to see to the distri-
button OF the coal in it's chief market.
Later Mrs. Dunsmuir sold her interest
in the entire business to James and
Alexander Less than two months
later, on Jan. II. 1900. Alexander
Dunsmuir died in New York. His will
left all his property to his brother
James. Now other members of the
of the late Mrs Joan Duns-
muir have sued James Dunsmuir. al
ieging that he and the late Alexander
his brother. obtained the
Dunsmuir estate from their mother by
false representations, having prevailed
upon her to sell them the estate, in
the Vancouver Island Coal
Mines, the Esquimault and Nanaimo
Railroad lands. steamers. etc. for
s40O. 900. when its value was, they as
sert fully $15,000,O0O.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
NEW KIND OF "PRUNE" PIE.
Chief TrudeIl Has the Reeipe-Ask
Him About II.

FItfU Npout
Chief Trudell has a liking for pies
Prune pies are his favorite. and he was
given his fill OF one OF these Monday
evening at the home of Thomas Will
cox. on Sixth street. where a surprise
party was held, marking the annivers-
ary of Mr. willcox's birth.
A number of Red Jackets prominent
citizens and their lady friends were
present. and spent a most enjoyable
time, as well as enjoyed a hearty laugh
at the expense OF the chief of police.
A "prune" pie was placed on the ta-
BILE, exactly in front OF Chief Trudell.
more than extraordinary care. The
pastry was both tempting and appe-
tizing.
II was noticed that Chief Trudell
was there all right, but when he at
tempted to get some OF the prunes,
stones of prunes were his reward Not
to be denied, the chief tried again.
Stones again rolled from his fork. A
third time the chief tried, with the
same result. BY this time there was a
giggle going all around the table. and
Chief Trudell saw that the laugh was
on him. He took II good -naturedly and
Joined in the general hilarity. II any
one wants new recipe for prune pie,
ask Chief Trudell.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM.
Calumet Congregational Sunday School
Exercises Tomorrow Evening.

Calumet Congregational Sunday School
Exercises Tomorrow Evening.
A fine Christmas program has been
prepared by the children of the Calu-
met Congregational Sunday school,
which will be rendered Thursday eve
ming. 1t is expected that it will prove
of much interest. No distribution of
presents to the children will take
place this year, il having been decided
that the children and others interested
win bring contributions to- the church
which will be placed i'm the hands of n
committee. whose duty IL will be to see
that they reach the hands OF poor peo-
pie. The committee already has a
large number of names Of those TO
whom such gifts will be given
and hopes for large response.
The choir platform at the church has
been extended to provide room for the
presentation of Dudley Bucks sacred
Christmas cantata. THE Coming of
the King" next Sunday morning and
evening. In connection with the pro-
gram, Rev. l.. X. Long. pastor of the
church, will give short Christmas
talk.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
SPEND CHRISTMAS AT HOME.
capital City Will Be pesertsd
Throughout the HOLIDAYS

washington, ID. c., Dec 22.-Today
Witnessed a considerable exodus OF
senators and representatives from the
capital following the adjournment OF
congress for the Christmas recess. The
greater number of those who will
spend the holidays at home reside in
,he nearby States. Those who hail
from the distant West and South do
not fit back and forth from the,,
MONIES to the capital so frequently
nowadays as they did in the good
o'd times" when railroad passes were
To be had for the asking.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS.

To provide the best possible accom-
modations for the Christmas travellers,
the South Shore road announced to-
day, that arrangements have been
made for a special sleeping car service
on the trains which leave this city to-
night and tomorrow evening. The
holiday traffic is already assuming
large proportions and the South Shore
will endeavor to provide the best pos
sible service for its patrons. Other
roads are providing similar accommo-
dations for the Christmas passenger
traffic.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
.zELAYA'S LOSS
is 1900 men
Estrada Wins Complete Victory
Over the Government Forces
at Rama
REvOlUTION,SIS FIGHT WILL
II is Expected Now That the Entire
Government Force Will Surrender
Soon-Many Men Have Sur
rendered TO Victors.

Bluefields. Nicaragua, Dec. 22.-Es-
trada has won a complete victory over
the government troops at Roma. A
total of six hundred men Of both ar
mics We're killed or wounded. Nine
teen hundred of Zelaya's men have
surrendered, including General Con-
zales who was in command. Two
Americans are reported killed. The
fighting occurred outside the city linn
its. The wounded are being brought
here.
Gen. Castrillo Captured.
Washington, Dec. denomination
Of the Associated Press dispatches
from Nicaragua was received today at
the navy department i'm cablegram
from Captain Shipley of the Des
Mones. Additional information is
given in the departments advices that
Gen. Castrillo, four pieces of field ar
tillery, fifteen hundred rifles and one
million rounds OF ammunition were in
cluded I'm the surrender. The wound
ed have been carried 10 Bluenelds
where the hospital facilities are mad
equate TO the demands made by the
results of the engagement. Shipley
said he had established a hospital on
the shore, employing surgeons. assist
ants and hospital supplies from the
Des Moines and Tacoma. No force
has been unloaded from the American
warships
Shipley says ZelayG's loss In killed,
wounded and captured are about TWEEN
ty-six hundred. An earlier telegram
from Shipley, dated Dec 81, says the
revolutionary forces i'm Nicaragua had
gained a decisive victory at Rama over
the government forces. The telegram
states Estrada's army on the goth be-
gan an organized attack on the gov
ernment position. The outposts OF the
Zelaya forces under Gonzales were de-
feated and routed. The fighting con-
tinued Tuesday. General Vasquez Of
the government forces is said to be
prisoner at Managua but the cause of
his arrest is not known at the depart
ment. Shipley's telegram adds the
surrender of the entire government
force was expected yesterday and that
Estrada is confident of complete sue
cess. Shiplcy says further that the
United States gunboat Eagle is within
the harbor and prepared at any mo-
ment to land bluejackets but in all
such course will be un-
necessary
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
BAD LUCK is BROKEN.
Oft Postponed Wedding Takes Place
Soon in London

London. Dec. 22.-The spell of bat
luck which seems to have followed the
wedding arrangements of Robert Har-
court and Miss Margery Cunard has
finally broken, and now, after several
postponements were necessitated by
illness In one or the other of the two
families, invitations have been issued
for the ceremony to take rlace the
coming week, The Ameri n colony
in London Is much interes -cl in the
wedding, for Mr.. Harcourt, the pros
pective bridegroom, is the half broth
er of Lewis V. Harcourt who married
Miss SEthel Burns of New York, a
niece of ]. Pierpont Morgan. Miss
Cunard, the bride-elect belongs to
the well known family of steamship
owners.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
U. S. FIGHTERS TO FEAST.
Every Soldier and Sailor to Have
Genuine Yule-Tide Dinner,

Washington, Dec. 22.-Every soldier
and sailor in the service of the United
States will celebrate Christmas at the
expense of the government. More Ella
borate plans are made by the army
and navy for the celebration of
Christmas than any other day of the
year.
This year the government will give
the 1900 sailors of the Atlantic bat
tleship fleet. which is a large percen-
tage of those in the service, an unu-
sually fine spread at New York Last
year the fishes of the sea cheated the
blue Jackets out OF the dinner de-
signed for them. II happened that
the navy department had sent out
aboard the ocean steamer Republic a
large quantity of cranberries, nuts,
apples, turkeys and other Christmas
dainties, valued at $61.191, for the
battleship fleet at Gibraltar, then on
its cruise around the world. The Re
public sank after collision, and do
did the bluejackets' dinners
A policy has been adopted by the
navy of taking the bluejackets per-
iodically to some big port where they
may enjoy life to the fullest. The
British navy officials claim to have
discovered that after such periods OF
hilarity the sailor is more contented
at sea. They will be started off on
their holidays by big Christmas din
ner, including oyster cocktails, roast
turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie.
ice cream, assorted fruits and nuts.
coffee and cigars.
In the army special dinners will be
served at the garrisons and posts.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
sALLINoER-PlNcHoT INQUIRY.
Resolutions Will be introduced Calling
for a Joint Investigation,

Washington. Dec. 22.-Senator Jones,
who yesterday read in the senate Sec
retary OF the Interior Ballingers letter
asking for an investigation of the Bal
llnger- Pinchot controversy, and Rep
resentative Humphrey of Washington,
had long talk with President Taft
today regarding the inquiry. AS a re-
suit OF the conference today 1t was
said that January 4th Jones will intro
duce in the senate, and Humphrey in
the house. resolutions calling for a
joint investigation of the widest pos
sible scope.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
WILL Spend S42,43O,476
ON SHIPS NEXT FOUR YEARS
Estimates Are Submitted to Congress
by the Navy Department for the
Fiscal Years of 1910 to 1918,
Inclusive.

Washington, Dee. 22.-Exactly s42,-
4SO,476 will be spent on vessels of the
navy now under construction during
the fiscal years Of 1910 to 1913, inclu-
sive. under the estimates submitted to
congress by the navy department. OF
this amount s3O,7S2. .56S will be for hulls
and $11.697,91S for machinery. The
total amount during the current fiscal
year Is estimated at s24,52O,7 ,755; for
1911 it totals s1S,S75,22O; and for 1912
and 1913, $4,534,501.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
Sons Attend Mass.
"BlG EIGHT" CONFERENCE.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-When the coaches
and professors representing the ath-
letic interests Of the various schools of
the big Eight" met here today it
was announced none of the questions
which have been raised concerning
changes in the conference membership
will be taken up, but that instead
the conference would busy itself sole
ly with work OF arranging the base
ball and track schedules.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
M'coY TO MEET coReeTT.

New York, Dec. 22.-Kid Mccoy, the
pugilist. has Issued statement de-
claring that he is willing to meet jim
Corbett In 10-round bout as a pre-
liminary to the Jeffries-J johnson bat
tie. He expresses desire to wager
$4,000 on the outcome.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22

New York, Dec. 22.-William Phil
lips. the new secretary OF the Ameri-
can embassy at London. is one OF the
central figures OF society circles.
A pretty romance figures i'm the APP
pointment of young Phillips to this i'm
portant post. During his student days
at Harvard he met Miss Astor Caro-
line Dayton, one Of New York's best
known society debutantes. His court
ship soon ripened into love and before
he was named secretary of the London
embassy he had won Miss Dayton.
The marriage will take place before he
sails for England. He was a brilliant
student at the university and a pop
ular member OF number of clubs.
His home is in New York.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
COURTHOUSE AT AUCTION.
Unusual Proceeding Takes Place i
California Today.

Sacramento. Cal. Dec. 22.-The hall
Of records and hall of justice build
ings. comprising the Sacramento
county courthouse. was put up for sale
at public auction today. The two
buildings were constructed at great
expense a generation ago and were at
one time used as the State Capitol of
California. Now they are to be torn
down to make room for a magnificent
new courthouse.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
NOTED SCHOLARS BIRTHDAY.

iokio Dec. 22.-The Japanese Diet
convened today and was opened with
the customary ceremonies. Prospec-
i've legislation dealing with Korean
ahairs and measures relating to A.
nance, the army and navy combine 10
give promise of an unusually busy and
important session.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
SUCCEEDS ARTHUR HILL.

Lansing, Mich, Dec. 22.-Probate
Judge Grant of Manistee, was TODAY
named by Governor Warner to fill the
unexpired term of the late Arthur
Hill of Saginaw on the board of re-
gents of the University of Michigan.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
MARRIED AT IRoNWOOD.

At high noon today. Albert Uren OF
North Kearsarge, and Miss Marion
Coombe of Painesdale were welded at
the home of Rev. William b. Coombe
AT Ironwood. Miss Coombe is a niece
of Rev. Coombe. Mr.. and Mrs. Uren
will spend their honeymoon In the
south. and will return to Kearsarge
early in January. Both the groom and
his bride have many friends In the
copper country.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
ALLEGED SMUGGLING SCHEME.

Chicago. Dec. 22.-An investigation
OF the alleged conspiracy in which
Mrs. M. J. Weber and Mrs. Kathryn
Schwartz were arrested here yester-
day was begun here today by the
federal grand jury. Federal officials
assert the alleged smuggling conspi:-
acy has been going on for years.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
JAPANESE DIET MEETS.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 22.-Colonel
Thomas Wentworth Higginson. the
noted historian and scholar celebrated
his eighty-six birthday anniversary
at his home in Cambridge today. Col
onel Higginson, who spent the day
very quietly. sparing himself any un-
necessary exertion. received many let
ters and kilograms OF congratulation.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22

Christopher Effnger OF Allouez is
reported very low at his home. MT
Effnger suffered a paralytic stroke on
Monday.
william Johnson Of Duluth. ex-town-
shin clerk OF Calumet is expected here
tomorrow to spend the holidays.
DIR. w. ]. Patterson is home from an
extended tour through Washington
and oregon.
A regular meeting OF the Calumet
lodge of EIks will be held this even
ing.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
ARSON CASE Is IN COURT.

The F'rosio arson case is being heard
In Justice Fishers court today. Pros
ecuting Attorney Macdonald is look
ing after the interests of the people.
This Is the case In which Louis Pelli-
grim complains that Frosio made an
attempt to burn his barn to the ground.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
INDOOR BASEBALL TONIGHT.

The Commercials and the Machin-
lists. two of the teams affiliated with
the Calumet Indoor Baseball league.
will meet this evening in the Y. NJ. c.
A. gym. This game was scheduled
for Christmas night. but other ar
rangements were made to play the
game this evening instead. 1t is likely
to prove an interesting match.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
LOCAL OPTION IN MANITOBA.

Winnipeg. Man., Dec. 22.-.As n re-
suit of the local option vote In Mani
toba yesterday eighteen counties were
added to the seventy which previously
voted in favor of IL. Twenty-one coun7 :
ties voted for the license yesterday.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
NO LIVES ARE LOST.

Springfield, ILL.,. Dec. 22.-No lives
were lost in the fire which consumed
three wards of the north annex of the
insane asylum at Jacksonville last
night. Some women are suffering from
exposure but none will die according
to Supt. Carried. The patients will be
distributed among other state insane
hospitals The financial loss Is forty
thousand.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
HIGH OFFICERS
ASSASSINATFD
Indian, Russian and Korean Of
ficials Murdered; Roumanian
Wounded
CONTACION OF FOUL CRIMES
Chief Magistrate jackson of Mask. In.
dia, killed-Russian Chief Police
Murdered-korean Prime
Minister Stabbed.

Bombay, British India, Dec. %. -
Chief Magistrate Jackson OF Mask
president of Bombay. was assassinated
by native in the theater last night
The motive is supposed to have been
revenge upon the magistrate who had
recently sentenced criminal To life
Imprisonment.
Uprising is Feared.
Whatever may have been the imme-
date motive for the assassination the
Jackson outrage cannot fail TO in
crease the ever present fear of an up
rising against British rule in India.
Attempts have been made in India
against the lives of Lord Mimic, Lord
Kitchener, Sir Andrew Fraser Lieut.
Governor of Bengal and many other
British officials. July first last Sir
William HUT Curzon Wyllie. who had
recently held important Indian ap-
pointments. was murdered at the Inn
perial institute in London by an In
dian student, who was subsequently
hanged. DIR. Caves Lalcaca. a physi-
clan of Shanghai, who was visiting in
London, also was killed during fus-
sllade of shots, though his death may
not have been intended originally.
Russian Police Chief Murdered.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 22.-Col. Karp-
off, chief of the secret police of St Pc
tersburg, was assassinated early today.
He had been enticed to modest apart
ment in remote street and there
blown to pieces by a bomb exploded
supposedly by his host, Michael Voss-
krersensky, who had leased the rooms
few days before. The murderer was
captured.
Korean Stabbed to Death.
Seoul. Korea, Dec. 22.-Prime Min
lister vi of the Korean cabinet was
stabbed TO death last night as the APP
parent result of the intense feeling i'm
Korea against Japanese influence. His
assailant was Vie Chamm Young who
formerly resided in the United States.
The assassin used a long kitchen knife
and attacked the premier as he was
riding through the streets. The mur-
derer also killed Yrs jnrikisha man.
Young was arrested.
Roumanian Official Wounded.
Washington, Dec. 22-An official dis
patch was received by the state de-
partment this morning from Buchar-
est that the prime minister of Rouma-
mia had been shot and seriously
wounded by a Roumanian anarchist.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
cALUMET'S POSTOFFICE IS
A BUSY PLACE THIS WEEK

To see the interior OF the Calumet
postoffice in action any day now is
well worth while. There is probably
the vortex OF the whole whirlpool of
the Christmas business. The lone car
rier comes i'm for sympathy as he
makes his way, loaded like pack mule
along the street. but in fact he is hav-
ing a nice peaceful time compared with
what he had while he was in the rush
and hustle of the office sorting and ar
ranging the mail for his route from the
thousands OF pounds that are received
from the trains daily.
No institution in the city, not ex-
cepting the banks. knows more accu-
rately than the postoffice just what
business conditions are, The demands
on the ,postoffice are an unfailing test
on what there is doing In a general
business way and this year the postal
business is bigger than ever before.
Up to the present the great rush has
been with the outgoing mail The in
coming mail has been getting larger
and during the remaining days before
Christmas 1t will be enormous. Every
day the postoffice force wonders how
a larger volume could be handled and
each day 1t increases, but in some
manner IL is handled. IL will be sew
eral days after Christmas day before
postoffice employees can take little
relaxation or at least be relieved from
the high pressure work incident to
the present season. Uncle Sam does
not allow his men any overtime but in
order to get through with the Christ
mas rush everyone in the service has
to do more than a regulation days
work both in hours put in and in the
speed that is required.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22
sw,1cHMeN's STRIKE sErrLEDf

ST Paul Dec. 22.-It is rumored
that the switchmen's strike is settled.
president Hawley of the Switchmen's
,n,on will not admit this fact but In
tlmated that sonething had occurred
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22

washington, Dec. 29.-capt. Aaron
Ward, u. S. N, has reached 'ne so"'
of his lIfe's ambition. He VIII peco'u'
n rear admiral on January l. Cap''
Ward was recently supervisor VI W
New YORK harbor and his career uu,o mao
won him merIted promotion i"e
secretary OF the navy has Jus. w.
poInted him an aid for Inspection
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22

Between s900.0O0,OOO and $1.OO0,O0O,- =
900 represents the crop of cotton with
its seed, now coming upon the mar
ket, an increase of between $780,
100000 and 5000 900, 900 over 1908.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-22

The United States annually pro-
duces more flaxseed than any other
country in the WORLDS. 100000 out
OF 100000 bushels.
OF the ss,200.OOO 900 that the farms
of the United States have yielded
In 1909. the south's share is s2.4OO.-
600, 900.