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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-08
OLD ENGLISH CHURCH
QUAINT DURHAM STRUCTURE
DATES BACK TO SAXON TIMES.
Merrington Kirk, Apart From Its An
tlquity, Is Interesting to the Tour
LIST Through Peculiarly
Gruesome Happening.

London, England.-One of the old
and interesting churches of England,
dating back to Saxon times, is Kirk
Warrington, a strong structure, which
crowns hill in the village of Mer-
rington in Durham county. The few
old. straightforward oak pews, which
IL contains. as well as the gargoyles
and elves. carved upon the ends of the
roof beams, just under the caves,
which look down upon the beholder,
some with protruding tongues, others
with a hideous grimace, the quaint
windows and the general air of an
tiQuity, all tend to throw around the
structure that curtain of mystery
which infalibly encircles these land
marks of bygone England.
Merrington Kirk Ia also famous in
another respect, for its caves shelter
man gibbeted and hanged In chains in
the County of Durham. 1t is inscribed
as follows;
Here lies the bodies OF
John, Jane and Elizabeth, children OF
John and Margaret Brass.
who were murdered the 2Sth day of
Jan. 1853.
BY Andrew Mills, their Fathers servant,
For which he was executed and hung in
chains.
Reader. remember. sleeping
We were slain
And sleep tn we must
Rise again
seVVhaaa ohaddnth ,nop'S hion5 hxy raar
Shall his blood be shed"
Thou shalt do no murder"
Restored by subscription in 1898.
As sample OF English as It was writ
ten toward the close of the seven
teenth century and of the involved and
confusing method of composition then
employed we reprint the following &C
count of the tragedy as set down al
the time of the murder. in 1853:
"a sad. cruel murther was commit
tetd by boy about Is or 10 years OF
age, mere Ferryhill mere Durham be
ing Thursday night The manner Is
by report, when the parents was Our,
the house. and two daughters was
kid by this boy with an axe having
knock'd yin in ye head, afterwards cut
their throats, one yin being asleep In
we bed about 10 or ii years of age, the
other daughter was to be married al
Candlemas. After he kid the eldest
daughter. being about 20 years Of age
q little lafs. her sister. about the agt
Of IL years, being in bed alone, he
drag'd her out of bed, and kid hel
alsoe. This same Andrew Millus alias
Miles, was hanged in irons upon gy
bett mere Ferry hill upon the 18th day
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-08
Adventure

Adventure most interesting work
nj present is the drifting on the No.
~ lode The formation is showing
somewhat better than anything prey
iously opened in this mine No. . lode
IS beins driltcJ or in both directions
No work is being done on No. De-
yelopment work averages about 600
feet a month.
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Isle Royale.

No work is being done at present
in Isle Roydle's No. > trench on the
outcrop Of the vein believed to be the
Kearsarge lode. The entire trenching
force is extending No. 3 trench rapid
ly. So far the showing in this last
trench has not equallod tllat IN the
FIRST two.
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FIREMEN ENTERTAIN.

The members OF the Red Jacket fire
department entertained the members
of the council and their ladies at q
social session In the fire hall last
evening. The gathering proved YER,
pleasant one and was largely attend
ed Good music was provided and re-
freshments served.
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or the gibbeting and lived in awful tor
ture for several days, being in the
meantime fed by his sweetheart. A
portion Of the gibbet on which he was
hanged stood for many years after.
ward. until a belief grew up that 1t
possessed a charm for the toothache.
when the people ate 1t piecemeal.
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Tan1arack.

There mas Dceu very copsidcrabl,
imrr1, mcnt during the past sis
weeks in TamaraoKs OPENINGS IN IN,
runClomCrate lode. Shipments of
amysdalojd from scy eral levels are be.
ing continued and the formation viii
Ice worked constantly while The meta
market holds around the present zig
ures. The amygd1loid is running Il
pounds fine copper to tho ton. tn,
work of remodclling the mill Is adj
Nancing rapidly.
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Harcock.

Hancock viii begin shipping rock 10
the Allouez- Centennial mill under
contract in the spring. Rock will 60
forward from No. hcle in the new
shaft and from Ne. in the old. Fin
ancing for the winters development
work has been arranged for and there
are started the mine is expected to be
able e pay It's way.
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Oneeo.

The north and south drifts of Onecu
at the twelfth level anu the south
drift at the eleventh level are being
extended steadily and the vein Is look
ing very good in all three openings.
Present work Is practically confined
TO these drifts
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BROKERS' GOSSIP
Indiana.

The Indiana shaft still continues in
felsite heavily charged with carbonate
of copper. an assay Of which Is nov
being made. \ sample picked up .
few days ago ran pa per cent cop
per.
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Luther Burbanks. Santa Rose. Cal.
pIant wizard. Is preparing to retire
having sold his business 10 n syndi-
cate.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-08

lntercity motor services for freigti
and package delivery are being organ
lied AT several points in the United
states
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David Fisher. i0i, Frankfort. Ind.
complains that his hearing has begun
to fail.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-08

Wolf Jacobs. io2. OF New York. Is
under medical care for the frs. time
ia his life.
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Aberdeen. Wash. Is 10 have pull
and paper plant to cost si,000.0d0.
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r.. \. Rhinehart " Salem. ore. state
land agent. urges abolition of his Of
fee. Saw II III useleDs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-08

Oklahoma furnishes II per cert q
The worlds oil output.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-08

Carl Dietsch Of kslama, Wash. has
succeeded In producing seedless prune
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of August, being Wednesday, this
yaare. 1888"
There is little need of entering fur
Their into the details of this gruecome
tragedy. Millus, or Miles. who said
that the devil had told him to commit
the crimes, was seized by troopers and
after trial was gibbeted in chains on a
common, by the roadside, near Ferry
VILE. A tradition. let us hope untrue.
exists to the effect that he revived aft
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| CLASSIFIED ADS
WANTED.

VA NTED-I3oarder In private fam
lily. First class accommodations 800
Searsarge ST., Laurium. 8
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HELP WANTEr--FEMAlE.

NANTFD-English speaking girl for
general housework. Must have rel :
renee. Mrs. l.. Kosmar, ?4S Wolver
me St, Florida. g
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-07

Jackson. Miss, July 6.-tSpecial)-The
railroad commission continued in session
yestei day. with Auditor Simmons of the
Pullman company on the witness stand
and Judge r. ". Thompson, attorney for
the company. Mr.. simmons states he has
been connected with the auditors depart
ment OF his company the past q years,
and gave several reasons why it should
rot pay taxes on an increased assessment
III his state. In the first place, II is an
Illinois corporation. with no domicie or
offices la. this state. Second, it does no
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-07
LOUIS. FORST
22O N. 10th Near 3rd Ave.
CIRCUIT COURT IN
SESSION AT WETUMPKA

WetumpSa. July 6.-Circuit court has
been grinding in Wetumpka all the week
case which has attracted a good deal OF
attention is that of a white man, e. D.
Bush, charged with forgery. Mr.. Bush
tainted in the courtroom early in the
week. and another attempt was made on
the Fourth 30 proceed with the trial. but
the defendant again became very i'll
NIr. Bush was formerly prominent and
prosperous merchant of Elmore county,
Work on the new cement sidewalks has
begun in the business section of this city
and surveys are being made for walks
in the residence district.
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Better Than Spanking

Spanking does not cure childxen of
bed wetting There is constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs. NJ. sum
mers. Box w Notre Dame. Ind, will
home treatment. with full Instructions.
Send no money. but write her today il
your children trouble you. in this way.
Don't blame the child, the chances are
il can't help it. This treatment alsu
cures adults and aged people troubled
with urine difficulties BY day or night
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l.
against Mr., Witherspoon the present in
csmbent. II is also stated that Judge
Dodds Of Neshoba and George Beaver of
Newton are candidates from that district.
Until the death Of Judge Adam Byrd at
Hot Springs few days since there did not
seem any prospect of other candidates.
Senator A. w Bond OF Harrison
county who was recently indicted by
the Kinds county grand jury on the
charge Of having changed an enrolled
Eli, thus defeating legislation of the
last session OF the Legislature, creating
the county OF stone, has arrived in
Jackson. and is a very busy man. His
case has been sci for nest Monday AMI
VIII attract a great deal more atten-
ton and n larger audience AT the court
room than vas the cuse of Mrs. Lula
Wilchcr. the Yazoo county woman tried
fer completely in the murder OF her
buSbanJ. John Wilcher
II is understood that Senator Bond s
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Father BOnaventure Dead

Detroit, July 1.-THE Rev. Father Bon
adventure, 81 years-old. and one of the
founders of the Capuchin monastaries in
the United States, died here Friday at the
local monastery. He was the founder of
Novitiate house of his order in Detroit.
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defense will be that he did not know
lie was doing anything wrong in chang
ing the wording of the bill that passed
the two houses and had been approves
by the governor and II remains to be
seen whether ignorance OF the law Will
be taken az an excuse. The witnesses
against Senator Bond ere Governor
Brewer Private Secretary Buck. Sec
retary Of state Power and others
citizens of Jackson, who attended the
Baltimore convention, are drifting back
home, and all OF them express them
selves as well pleased al the work done
BIZ the convention, predicting that VIII
son and Marshall VIII be elected and
declaring that The democrats have the
hest chance OF many years. one PROM
inent Jacksonite, who has always been
a gold bug" and who has voted for
Mr. Bryan under protest whenever he
wa5 nominated. now declares the Ne
hraskan the biggest man in fire United
States and delights In telling how he
managed tho greatest convention OF
representatives of the rank and file of
the people that was ever held.
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NEW SLEEPING CAR LINE BIR-
uINGHAN TO ST. LOUIS AND CHI-
CAGO VIA LOUISVILLE AND NASH
WILLIE RAILROAD. LEAVE BiRslING-
HAM At S;f5 y. W.. ARRIVE 81. LOUIS
I sgG y. W.. CHICAGO Ar 4s42 +. VI.
SOLID ELECTRIC LIGHTED TRAIN.
FREE RECLINING CHAIR Cars, ETC.
GpB3ONE MAIN Mt OR $3.50 FOR
sAoErlNG CAR PRESERVATION.
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There's ample choice yet I
suggest you shop early in the
day as possible, for conven-
fence.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-05
BILL INTENDED TO
BREAK UP COMBINE

WASHINGTON. April A bill de-
signed 10 break up foreign shipping
pools and combinations and to give TO
this government greater control over
such alleged restraints OF trade which
originate outside the United States was
introduced today by Representative
Humphrey of Washington, The govern
ment now hns several antitrust suits
pending against foreign steamship COM
binations.
The bill would provide that any YES
sci not OF the United states owned or
controlled by any person Of corporation
ndjudged to have violated the Sherman
law, and which might be used to carry
out the purposes adjudged unlawful, be
prohibited from entering any port of the
United States or clearing therefrom un-
der penalty Of $4,000 for each offense.
The bill also would provide that the
postmaster general cancel the mail-car-
rying contract OF any vessel owned or
controlled by persons adjudged violators
Of the law The bill was referred to the
committee on merchant marine. which Is
preparing TO investigate the alleged ship
ping combine,
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DISCHARGED NEGRO
BEGINS SHOOTING
Two Killed, One Fatally and
Two Others Badly Wounded
in Shops at Hoisington, Kan.

HOISINGTON, Kan, April 1.-TWO
men were killed and three others were
injured, one fatally, at the Missouri Pa
cific railroad shops here tonight when
"Bud' Smith, discharged negro en-
ployee. engaged in revolver battle
with shop employees Mortally wound
ed, Smith was rescued by officers from
crowd intent upon lynching him.
The dead are Smith and Charles Le-
win. n watchman. G. W. Layman, a
timekeeper, will die from his wounds.
Smith was discharged yesterday. To
night be appeared at the shops and
announced he was going to kill some
BODY. Watchman Levin warned him to
remain away. For reply Smith shot
and killed the watchmap and wounded
Lavman. who was standing nearby.
Shop employees rushed to the aid of
their fellows. shooting at the negro,
who returned their fire rs he retreated.
Two bystonders were wounded by stray
bullets. Smith himself was shot several
times aud fell mortally wounded
Despite his condition. leaders of a
crowd helped him to his feet and, amid
cries OF "lynch him. were hurrying
him away when officers arrived and,
assuring the crowd the negro would be
given speedy trial if he recovered,
took him in charge. The nero died a
few moments later
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General Salazar'S Reinforce
ments Arrive and Villa Is
Once More Defending
Himself.
TAFT WILL REPORT
ON MAGDALENA BAY
Japanese to Be Eliminated as
a Possible Factor in Mexican
Affairs; More Munitions of
War for Madero.

rIMENCZ. Mexico, April 1.-The fed
eral defenders of Parra again are
within its adobe walls, sustaining
- the fire of the reinforced rebels.
Throughout yesterday afternoon
there was fighting near Baca. twenty
miles distant. between the rebel rear
guard under Major QueVada and the fed
erals who pursued Campo. from Parral
Tuesday to that point.
During the night General Sala2sr's re-
Inducements arrived and the federals re-
tired to their base. Today General LUIS
Fernandez, another rebel leader. arrived,
and preparations to take the town began
in earnest, Salazsr emborknG on a
flanking movement, while Major Quevada
and General Fernandez engaged the en-
emy in front,
General Orozco declared that within
twenty-four hours the city will be his.
Until this has been accomplished. how
ever. it will he impossible to move
against Torreon.
The region south OF Escolon, which
marks the southern limit Of rebel control
is being watched closely by scouts. but
thus far they report seeing nothing more
menacing than the enemy's scouts Cen
eral Orozco declares that the movements
Of General Huerta, the field marshal Of
the federal northern army, are known
the rebels will attack. While he re-
mains south OF there the rebels will direct
their main efforts to the capture Of Par
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-05
CASE HINGES ON THE
GIRL s CHARACTER
Miss Esther Mercy Scored by
Attorney for Dean Talbot i'll
SloO, 900 Damage Suit.

CHICAGO April 4--.arguments in the
10000 damage suit Of Miss Esther
Mercy against Miss Marion Talbot, dean
OF women at the University of Chicago,
for alleged SANDER, conferred today on the
complainants character
Counsel for Miss Talbot contended that
Miss Mercy had lied on the witness stand
and ogled the Jurymen Miss Mercy's at
torrey accused opposing counsel of at
tempting TO blacken the complainant's
character.
II Will show you. gentlemen, that this
woman lied while she was on the wit
ness stand said Attorney Walker
speaking for the defense. How long do
you think she would have remained at
the university If they had known about
Reynolds, her married fiance? I say she
would not have remained there a minute
Gentlemen, what is the purpose of this
scaudalous case? I have noticed the
conduct Of this plaintiff day after day as
she has og,ed and nirted with you gen
uemen and YOU can SEQ with what we
have To contend She knew she lied
when she told YOU gentlemen she did
not mtnnd TO go on the stage"
In replying to the charges Of the de-
Tense, Attorney Jennings said:
Attorney Walker has called this girl
a bad girl and has gone through this case
besmearing her with miro. II this case
has caused any advertising. then 1t is
Brother Walker who has helped to ad
vertise it. They did not have the nerve
.,.t.,
OF which they have insinuatcd she is
lt,,s
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-05
DR.. SUN PLANS GREAT
REFORMS FOR CHINA


LONDON April i.-'I have finished
the political revolution and now VIII
commence the greatest social revolution
In the worlds history" said DR. Sun Yat
Sen. the eX-president OF China. in an In
terview at Shanghai today. according to
dispatch from that city to the Daily
Telegraph
The abdication of the Manohus is only
the means to greater development and
the policy OF the republic will be in the
direction of socialism
IT am an ardent follower OF Henry
George. whose ideas are practicable on
the virgin soil OF China as compared with
their impractIcabIllty in Europe or the
United States. whcrs the money is con-
trolled by tho capitalists
DR., Sun says he has the full consent
OF tho government to start his propa-
ganda Immediately, whereby the rail-
roads. mines. and similar Industries VIII
be controlled by the government, The
sins tax system, and, as far as possible,
free trade will be adopted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-05
.ELOP|NC COUPLE IN
EAST FOR A VISIT
Prosperous Times Ahead for
Floretta Whaley and Her
Former Pastor.

HEMPSTEAD, /. l., April 4.--Floretta
whaley who eloped from Hampstead six
years ago when sixteen years OF age.
with the Rev Jere K. Cooke. pastor OF
St Georges Episcopal church, OF whtcn
August Belmont is senior warden, re-
turned to the home of her grandmother
here Yesterday with the statement that
she was homesick for old friends and
relatives,
Cooke did not accompany her and she
STAYED but short while, then returned
TO New York, where she Joined the ex-
communicated clergyman
Tine former minister and the girl who
renounced hcr family for his sake came
east from san Francisco. where they
have been living since the eioPement' on
March ;. Scarlet fever and dphtheria
were endemic I'm San Francisco at the
time and inasmuch as two children had
been born TO them It was deemed ex-
pedi.nt to come east for a short visit
In order that FloreLta might Zee her
relatives.
When Cooke and the girl LETT Kemp
stead he deserted his wife, VINO was
a member OF prominent and well-to-do
family in Hartford. Conn. The elope-
ment caused sensation. MISS Whaiey
soon will inherit more than s25,oOo from
her fathers estate. and upon the deAfh
OF her grandmother. Mrs. KaSiah Whaiey
NJ this place, she will receive about
$50 900 more Cooke has gone into Dusi-
ness in San Francisco and prospercd,
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.-F1oretta
Wnaley and the Rev. Jere 4. Cooke Wsre
discovered here I'm dire poverty NOT iohg
after their elopement They had TAKEN
n furnished room In poor part oi to"h
and Cooke was earning his living as
house painter and carpenter. Friends oi
the Whaley family pleaded with Floretta
IN return To her relatives. but she con-
,inued to live In obscurity with the mar
Of her choice Two children were oorr
| 10 them.
No recent epidemic Of scarlet fsver o'
diphtherIa is on record here,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-05
Retail Merchants Foremost.

Yesterday the retail merchants OF Salt
Lake, Provo. Murray and Ogden had free
rein at the Utah Products show in the
Vermont building. They were there b.,
scores and helped TO crowd the place
during the afternoon and evening. Thers
was a larger attendance than ever. AT
night II being almost impossible for the
crowds to gain admittance, even though
they passed out rapidly as possible
after viewing the displays
Utah products and confections are
splendldly represented at the big show.
and the displays certainly give credit TO
manufacturers OF this state. tour of
observation yesterday brought out the
fact that subsistence In Utah calls for
practically no importation Of foodstuffs
from outside points, Everything In the
food line was there in profuse variety.
and the menu. maker could find In the
exposition ample stuff from which to pre-
pare the most toothsome and nourishlng
meals.
Apples, peaches. wheat. barley. corn.
tomatoes, onions, string beans. peas. car
rots. caulifiowcr. parsnips. plums and
mill stuffs were all included in the ex-
hlbit of the William NJ Roylance COM
pany OF Provo.
Candles of all descriptions, including the
most delicious chocolates and fancy
mixed varieties. were shown by the
Shupe Williams company OF Ogden.
Juah county dry farm products In.
the several grains in successive mill
processes.
The Henry WageNer Brewing company
displayed large and small bottles OF home
brewed beer OF the Imperial" stamp.
Kofle-et. made by the College Pure
Eooc company OF Logan. apple. fruits
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-05
TENNESSEE HONORS
HER DEAD SENATOR

NASHVILLE. Tenn. April 4.-The peo-
pie OF western and middle Tennessee paid
their final tribute to the memory OF
'Fiddling Bob'-Senator Robert Love
Taylor-today, Through the hall OF tho
house In the state capitol thousands OF
peryons walked past the body of tho SEN
ator, who succumbed In Washington Sun
day.
Nashville today suspended all business.
Tomorrow funeral services and burial will
toke place IN Knoxville
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-05
Three Burned to Death.

COLUMBUS. Ga. April 4-In the
ruins Of the homo OF W. NJ. Dunn, treas
urer Of Lee county. Alabama. today were
found the charred bodies Of Mrs Aman-
da Dunn, 30; Cleveland Dunn. q, and q
little son OF yenrs. Mrs. Annie Dunn,
wife OF the treasurer, war probably fa-
tally burned. The origin OF tho fire is
unknown. Mr.. Dunn was away from
home at the time,
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By International News Service.
II II uLSV1LLE. Va. April i.-Carroll
III county. hearing nothing that
might point 10 A capture today
Il u or tonight of the outlaws. Sidna
Allen and Wesley Edwards. Is
awaiting hopefully It's Lucky Friday
Oddly, no Friday has passed since the
courthouse tragedy which has not seen
the capture OF one or more Of the Allen
clan. II has become almost a super-
stitlon that when the lest two fugitives
are taken IL will also be on a Friday.
Either tomorrow or some succeeding
one.
Local Interest today ccntered about
the position OF Jordan Edwards. who is
under arrest on the charge OF having
aided the outlaws by giving them food
and shelter. There is "A note OF pathos
about the FIX in which he finds himself
Edwards Is n poor kin" of the Allen
clan All his life he never had anything
and always WAS deeply in debt 10 the
more fortunate ones of the family. A
couple OF years ago Sldna Allen gave him
a bit of forest land, with which Ed
wards hoped to make g. living and pay
off his debts