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COFPEK' COUNT BY 1YENING NWWi
Vol. IV'
Calumet. Houghton County. Michigan. Thursday.. April 16. 1896.
No. 131
jHE BEST GOODS
Are Carried in Stock
By the Best Merchants
And Are Sold the Cheapest.
ffew jNh to make it public that we buy our lienta' Furnishing Goods Irom-tLe
. . ... ! I murin ami nnr frnm hnnl rnut ant. .a ,, i
holtfO'1' 11011
We don't carry any baod
nthiofibouw
ye(r Strong and Durable Clothing for
68 we poHHibly ran. When you nave
MP
1, but give u
a call and invent igate our stork, and you will purely buy.
M. Gittler's Bargain Store.
cfl Ppnf Tllll'tnl
hi:e in toe copper country, us iie uiih ncen
Urear. lloom over me uranu union leaMore. wuire noun irom l to ri una
to8p. m.
Warwick
Surreys, Phaetons, Buggies,
Wagons, Carts, Etc.
I hive the largest and nioHt complete utock ever brought to tin- copper country
htmv Harness ana carnage uepomtory: ox i ocoit oirooc.
They Are
All Right.
What? The farming lands offered at
Munising. The following editorial appeared
in the Evening News of Monday, March 30.
It is republished here . for the benefit of those
who did not take time to read it carefully:
' There bave been po manv land HchemerH nn In thin district within the pnt lew
bf ir that we were HoinewhaV timid id
tbs sale of any lands without our people having nn opportunity of inspecting
inu before ttev boWht. However, on account of the troimitv of the land at
Munising, no oue need buy a pig In a poke if they pun-haw nny of the lots irt Munis
inz.orhnd adjacent thereto, and which are ad vertined on our first page and for
"biohMr. (j.orite II. Milep, who wa formerly city reporter for thin paper, is the
nle agut here, having an oflice in the Walla block, opposite Shea'n livery.
"An we understand it, two corporations own L'OO.OOO acres of hardwood lands
hort distance back from Munising Unv, in the neighborhood of the 1'ictured
i ''", nnu in addition to the land belonging to ine iwucin"iriiiun",
m owned by private parties, making a
'ni would, it is claimed, when cleared,
failed" for agricultural purposca.
wmg to me lanus Deing so d Ptant irom any manuiaciumiK y
"tided it would be nwessarv, if they wished to provide n market for their hard
"od, to build factories near to their lands and in consequence have laid out the
'o of Munising, which is on the bay of that nam and immediately south of
''Wnil Inland, and about forty wilea from Marquette. TIip new town, in addition
'oht-inzon thp lnUa .. ir, i. in nnUti(in uith ih 1) . S S. A: A., and poon will
("thtlieCJtX.W. railroad. The connection with the latter road will be at
Wtle Lake, about twenty-two miles pouth of Xegnunee. This line runs through
"eRrHndest loresta of maple, elm, bapswood, black birrh (sometimes called north
7 mnhogany), beech, ash, cherry, hemlock, cedar, ppruee, etc., and on which many
""u-iuenfjers have already settled. The railroad has determined an avrrn.r, '-.-"rateMothnHiimKoti
..,i...nn ,ahmil..il from nlnce distant from
tbe juke at the same price an if they were
a. soon at the company decided to
n'mbtreiHs K.n . .,1
1nc0nsiM.ua ice tw nf tha lar.at
.-,UO,i, two 01 IUI
,. iar'insalso a mammoth etnve and boop
ntefur a yrup barrel factory baa been cleared, and will soon, be built upon. Ar
tern leather compnny is about to organize the Muni-ing leather Co., when thej
"I erect one of tho -i 1 onr,nr;..a in tlm a n Id. which will beftartei
oon ns the frost leaves the ground. A mill will be erer-M to iiinnnf ictnre Into
'Vr the log, from which the bark for the tannery has been peeled. . H'" "
??7 , Wor the wod working eptabliphments which it is proposed to e-ta disli at
mm Dlaco. t ;a iu :.,... ? n,i,llumIf. t..r thw manufacture of charcoal
'"in, and when this is done, the Pettier will get an income from the pale of his logs,
jolU. Posts, poles, and taubark as h Is clearing bis land, and instead of burmng up
nnardwood. ns thooi-....i.. ir,.no.i,. h will then have a market for his
t'lhTthetimehe haa the land
wveHtfroin his farm products, for which
jT"'", without being plundered by the
. "A we all Innv ,--!-!
P,n.vmpnt. at. hn,n- .
'i Mhatif thelanda nVe as reoresented. They would prove a valuable P-ttle-
"nor manv of th f..mn;- i
the
, m-muoiies in inn iron iiim tM'i'' " - :.,u.,..l
tmZT "V."01" or wrk underground does not, as a rub-, take to agnail nral
jw t, hut Munising is so near it would not take much rap.tl or a man with a
'ng f)lmiiv to tnOTe t t on , W()rk thoHe iads, particularly as it would
Pursuit
crowing
'"""(in nn.,.!.... .. , . '
.. "'" '""K ior nis nov. . . t,m
i!y 0n10. T10"1 . it require, a email fortune to remove from here and pet tie n lm
nnn-.nn,,tht,n H,uirea another to return Phoull the emigran t fir lh
'""Hot hi a frti.mi... il . ..1.1 f nnnlv to thene lands. an(
Hurt. i il w?uM bw'll worth the attention of many
beriVi Vn,V,lr1 into the merit of theso lands, and which Mr. M
The Infill....... rt ...
WiiZ?Z2
prol? U. nd1 fourth 'a cood price
auc" he may raise.",
These lands are sold to actual settlers at
from $4 to $7.50 oer acre; according to qual-
timber, etc. We do
anc see for yourself.
enquiro of
GEO. H. MILES,
balls' Block, Near Depot, Calumet, Mich.
""""'"I" -- i-i ridinu-uilUU
-roe-down' cloth, but what we have is
men, boye and children, nnd we sell m
trie money ana need clotbcH, don t forget
The Expert Optician,
In ngnin iu Calumet for nnj week. Prof.
Thurtell in well known to most of the
making regular trip" urn? lor a nutnticr
Bicycles !
"W. c. iciisrsiMAisr.
allowing the line of our columnn for ad ver-
total of about -hiu.uuh nercn. iu'se
raipe abundant crops, as the noil Is well
only a phort distance from it.
Ptart up iiwiown.wniniii'""""'","'
,.i,.Amont - fnr th building of fa' tones,
nn.l most 'complete band fft mids m tne
factory,
nil pooii he completed.
The
An
all clVa red he will be aide to reap a rich
he will find a ready market in the mining
railroads, aa the farmers in tne wesi u.ul
A.f iKti minlnor eountrv cannot find em
a n.i.rpn to. Such being the case,
.nH ,nnnor i oiintriH. Ue wen Know mu
les will, no doubt,
I..:... n ..nuitnnl.ln rtrica for the land;
;;7 he Imber for charcoal
Jnd a ready market for all the Purplu
not sell until you go
For further particulars
SLEW SELF
Terrible Tripla Murder and Sui
cida at Chicago.
CI.WAX TO FAMILY DISCORDS.
Joint W. Lcliiunu Mioot. mil Kill. Ill
llir I.ittlo (ilrU and Then Take II U
Ow n l.Ke GrnoiD hennva t m Clilc.
K Wuke lu Wlilrli the forp of C hlld
1 leU n a Vn..,n Ourlug m t"re for
Alt l ight.
Chicago, April 10 a. a climax to
family dlsartTinents which had lod him
to sell and vacatu hia own homo, John
W. Lclimnn, a sinrt car driver, uluit and
killed hi threa littUi daughter Tuesday
evening lu bU hmrw, West Twenty
third atrcct, and nfuL-r two uusuccosgful
attempt to han-j hlmsolf sunt bullot
into hU owa hMirt. Tho dead aro: John
W. Ijchman, a (j.-riuaii, CO yours of ao;
Anna L-hm.iii, ait Infunt; Itcriha Leh
man, uyed 3 years; Clar.i Lehman, Syoura
old.
These little (nit's worn L'hman' own.
Ho loved them au I hroudod over tho un
fuutuled fear that some day they would
como to w.utt. llesides hi wlfo thero
wero two other i lul.hon In tho housohold
h';r by a former marriage Harry, 13
years old, an 1 Minnie, aj;id 11. That
Liliiuan planned to die with hla own
children is bh wii by tho fact that Harry
was seul on twi errand by tho stepfather,
and a nurse girl was also aont away a few
minutes boforo the. tragedy. When laso
Been Lohm.ui was f.jiidiing hU baby girl
lu his urius.
Iu tl. MhUt iif Movlug;.
Tho household was in tlui miiUt of mov
ing. L luii iii had owned tho throo-story
br.ck house, lu tlu lownr fl 1 r of. which
his family 1. vo l. K it. In January, under
tlio linpulso of moving into tho country,
ho sold his homo. After paying oil a
mortgage, which left him ?J,U0Jlu money,
Mrs. L'!iinan repentod of her agroomont
to go on a farm. Sim t ilko 1 her husband
out of tho sclu'iiio, and, being au easy-going
fellow, ho conseutod to stay in Chi
cago. Accordingly plain wero mado to movo
into a ll.it at 31 Groll street, four block
c ist of tho home. Mrs. Lehman spent
Tuesday thero g'ttiiu tho first load of
furniture urrangod. Tho husband got o'l
duty at 3 o'clock for two hours, and went
homo, from tho ctr barns to dinner.
Everything was confusion with packing,
and some of tho room wero already bare.
Ib Is supposed tho realization of losing
bis homo without achieving hi ambition
forafiirm cnnooverhiiu with a sting
of dip iiipolntniont, which drovo hha to
frenzy.
llUt FIUI1T AT A WAKE.
Tho Corie of t llnl 1'aoil aa Weapon
by One of I ho Men.
Chicago, April lh urewsomo seonos
. wcivxnacuJ ej.vly. HuciJoy morning at a
wake held over tho bly of John Fur
long' infant child in tho formor'a homo
at 111 LaSallo avenue. Tho men at the
wakj b.'came quarrelsome and a brawl
w.u tho result, during w'.iich tho coflln
was bioKen to Hiiintcr. nuo vuo
mother was lying in her bod tho mourn
crs niado freo with lhiuor and by mid'
nitrht every man was In maudlin state.
They sang and j ked and tho soene bo
cauio ko revolting to Mrs. Furlong that
6ho pot up from her bed and Insisted on
taking her child t her sister homo.
Tho husband old o:ed to sucli a pro
ceeding, and walking to whero tho cofllii
1 iv on tho two chairs placed hi hand on
lc and declared it should not bo taken
f cm tho house. McDonald took hla sis
ter part ami attempts 10 wroso mo
coliiii from Furlong. While dolqg so the
rhild's bodv fell from the little casket
into McDonald's arms. A lively flaht
ensued, during which tho lrato husband
IipoUo tho cidllii Into splinter. W nilo
Furlong was boating McDonald with the
empty colli n tho latter wa holding on to
the hod if tho infant. He bocamo so
exc ited during tho melon that in hi at
tempt to defend himself bo swung the
tiny body about his head aud struck b ur
lomr's face with It.
The lUht crew trenernl, and whon Ale
Don aid made a second attempt to use
tho body as a club bo relaxed hi hold and
tho remains struck tho II r in tno corner
of tho room. -Neighbor who wero bw.ik
ened by Mrs. Furlong's pitiful cries wero
erected by a sickening mgtil wnen iney
rushed Into tho room. Tho police wero
summonod in time to arrest McDonald,
who was taken to a station and lockedlup,
Furlong escapod, but was arrested Uter
lu tho day.
riot to r.C!M Dlacnvered,
CilU AuO. April Hi. The apprehension
entertained by tho olllelaU that Wlndrath
nnd Manow. on trial before Judgo Horton
for murder, contemplated escaping ny
11110 desnerato mean wa revivod again
Wednesday morning. It transpired that
on lK-ing searched Wlndralh wa found to
have a largo quantity of red pepper con
coalod In hi clothing. Thia popper wa
enough to weigh a poutxl or a pound and
a half, and tho story told by tho polio
mil tho criminal court nfilclal 1 that he
Intended to blind tho eyes of thoso In the
court room with the pepper and then dash
for the door.
MurrU'd the Second Time.
Chicauo, Apill 10 Jacob Groonbortr.
and wife ot 5Mi Jefferson avenue wero
nurrlul for tho aoeond time Tuesday
i,i,r!it.. ullhough they have boon living to-
cether as man and wlfo since tho first 00 r-
.inonv last January, which wa por-
.rni..it li a lustloo of tho peaco. Groon
i..,r , u a liberal Jew. whllo tho bride
comes from tho ortholox Jowlsh family
of Morris Morrl of i6' HaUtod street.
They wero married 1 uesday nignt oy
rabbi to plonso the wife' parent.
Two Killed by an i;plolon.
CiilCAtiO, April 10 Two po .ple, broth
or and sister, wero killed and cveral oth
m seriously Injured by two explosion
.. i,i,.h ..rimrrod Wednesday inornlnjr a
Grouse Point. The explosions took placo
In the main factory of tho Chicago Fire
works company' plant and wrecked tho
building, whilo Urn which followed wept
.... m.firlv all tho ruin. ino kiiih nre
e's l u'rre, aed 10
uod years.
y ar'sj Mary Burn?,
rrti-lM'd by !! C:r.
rirtpvtiti. Aurll 10. Martin Cook, all
-.,,,,,1,1 hov. wa ciUfhed to d
1 ..i., morning b meath tho wheel
Ltf...r .T in o r at Van Dun
f'.re. t. The dead boy's h mo was at
,-owth Talm n av. ntie. and ho wa 1
ploy.-.l in the bh:pi"Ui r-tm l BU
Cooper ii C
REPLfES TO ."POPE 'BOO."
, John Is iretrtl hy m Laraa aud En.
Ibaltll Audirura.
CHH:A(ii), April 13 Steinway hall wn
Well LI lid with church pitl i and part let
from the universities Tmd iy night at
tracted by the nnuouuoement that lie v.
John P. D. John, ex-presldentof lie Pauw
university, would dcl.vr an address in
ply to KoU rt G. Ingersoll.
Mr. Ingcrsoll rnUes bis chief objection
against God," ild Dr. John, "because of
hla proposed dealing with men In the
next world. He hales hell, and so do I,
but neither of u can hat it out of exig
ence. Hell Is already here. The major
ity of mankiud are alruady In It lire.
Dut she lull to com j 1 not tho one de
scribed by Mr. Ingorsoll and long ago re-
cted by lntolligent Christians. There
no hell, here or hereafter, other than
that whore fire are kindlol ty the law
f sowing and reaping. Mr. Ingersoll ex
alt Hclcno), but Hclenco declare that hell
Will lie vtvru.il If sin b euuViaL
All the Intellectual ohjoo.lon against
the Bible may be put under the one gen
eral charge that It la uusolentlllo that Is,
It la contrary to fact, unnatural, supersti
tious, and not adapted to Us work. Doe
tho Hi bio conflict with any known fact of
modern science? if . thit much of It
Is not Inspired, if not, it must bave been
Inspired, for tho best aatroiio 1 leal, goo-
logical and biological knowledge con-
jinporury with the u&o of the sue red
riters was a chaotic mass of Ignor
ance.'
ROBBED BY MASKED MEN.
The Alarm Glvon and Two or tba ltantllt
Ar Captured.
WniTlNO. Ind.. April If. Masked men
made an attack on and rob bod J. K. Van
Sickle, agent of the Baltimore &: Ohio
railway, at the ofH w here Tuesday night.
The Diltimoro and Ohio .depot stands
about half a mile out of town In an un
Inhabited spot near Lake Michigan. At
11 o'clock Tuesday night,' a Agent Van
Sickle was about to lock tho depot, ho
us attacked and overpowered by throe
masked men. Hi 8-ycar-oUl son, Karl,
was with him, and seeing hts father help-
loss, the littl 1 fellow rail up the track to
town to whero tho standard Oil com'
pany'a night crow wo switching curs.
The crow returned with him to tho depot
and captured two of tho men a they wero
looting tho ofllea. The third escaped with
Agent Van SStcklo 6 overcoat and revolver.
Ono huudred dollar wa recovered from
tho captured men.
Narrowly F.camd Ilrowalug.
IsiiPEuino. Mich., April i0. A number
of families ut Cleveland, a email mining
to 11 near hero, narrowly escaped death
by drowning. A largo pond containing
about fifty feet of water broke through
the embankment of tho South bhore rail
way tracks and tore a path through a res
idence district. Tho water ruse tonhluht
of ten feet within five minutes, driving
tho affrighted people before It. Many
escaped by taking refuge un the upper
stories of their houses.
Wife Murdar and Sulvida.
"NEW Yolk, April 13 l'roderlck Mcr
rick shot nnd killed bl wife In her bed
room at their home in Brooklyn Wednes
day morning. Then, standing boforo a
mirror in an adjoining room, he llrcu a
bullot into his right temple. Death was
instantaneous In both cases. 1 ho couple,
who wero well to do, had boon married
six years and leave a child 4 yeara olJ.
It Is alleged tliat Merrick was suspicious
of hi wife.
Reservation Ordered Sold.
MAUQUKTTK. Mich.. April 10. Order
have been received at the federal land
office to effect a sale of the old Fort Wil
kin resorvatlon on tho extremo northern
end of Keweenaw milnt. The old fortifi
cation orj still there in an excellent
stato of preservation, but tho place ha
been abandoned aa a military post tor
many year aud latterly ho boon used a
a summer resort.
Killed on a Railway Croaking.
lit fkalo. N. Y.. 16 Two men were
killed on the Now York Central, near
Looncyvlile John Ldninger and Peter
Pret seller of Lancaster. iney wero re
turning from a hunting trip behind
young horso, whon they were struck and
Instantly killed Dy tno west-Douna ioss
mall.
Fire at Falrbury, Ilia,
Faihblky. HI., April 10. Fire broke
out Tuus.lav causing a PLiJ.OOO loss. It
originated in the basement of Walton
Bros. , mammoth general store, ono 01 ine
most 1 mine 11 so In central Illinois. iMotn-
Ing whatever of tho building and content
wa suved.
M order to Dead Alan's Row.
WILLI AMSTOWM, Ky., April 10. "The fif
teenth murder at what w cauea wean
Man's row occurrol Tuesday afternoon
whnir Frank Mussclman, a larmer, wa
shot throe times and mortally woundod
by Hubert Tully. Tully escaped but wo
captured. ' r
Contly I- Ire at New York.
NKW YoiiK, April 10 tire started
Tm sdav night In tho bouor room i tno
five-story brick building, 78 Urand street,
nl.d whollv by business firms. Tho
loss is estimated to bo in the neighborhood
,f f.i sVUiKi and i covored by insurance. .
"
rasard Over the Veto.
ALBANT, April 10 The Greater New
vrb- hill wim uussed Dy tno senate
Wednesday over the vetoes of the mayors
at Now York nnd Brooklyn. The vu
wa 31 avc to 14 noes. Tho assembly baa
still to act upon the vetoes.
Three Children Horned to Death.
- UCXTINOTON, W. Vu , April 10. Three
young children of Sheridan Moore were
burned in a nam near im-w mmi", iui i j
mlleaaouth of hi re. It 1 supposed they
were playing w 1th matches.
Killed by a F.ill of C'oaL
LoCKHAVKS. Pa, April 10 -Michael
and Andrew Alynsik, bothers, wero
killed In the m'nes of tho Kettle Creek
Coul company at Bltummo, tni rouiuy,
by a fall of cooL
rTa Itooth's Appointment.
TnnnvTn. Ont.. April 10. Mis Eva
Booth, youngest daughter of Ueneral
Booth, has Ixn-n appointed comm indant
of tho Salvation Army In Canada and
Newfoundland
THE DEATH RECORD.
JoilS T. CIU MXsKUO, retire! inetchan.
nrlmiL ftt ChlragK
JoilX GALLHAM, rx-flre ehl- f of Om ahi.
XpIi.
k r Warn en. one of the oldest tJ
wealthiest cltlsens of Central la, Ul.
CONTEST A WARM ONE
Between Bradley and McKinley
Men in Kentucky.
A. P. A.'S CANVASSING l)Lf.E(ATKS.
The Ilradley Men PUclalm Any Keaoonal-
blllly for the 1'reaeiioo ft the Mysterious
JKinlaaaries Kx touirriuan Hatch
Receives an Ovation at tho MIourl
Democratic Convention Colorado IHIU-
ocrats Welcome Tllluiau.
LouiHVlLLK, April It). The It (publican
State convention met In tho Auditorium
Wednesday afternoon. Fighting began
at the start between the Bradley and
nti-Hrudley men, and tho 1,5X or more
Rvpublleasn who wero In attendance had
abundant entertainment. It 1 doubtful
if such a degreo of interest wa evor
aroused iu any gathering cf a similar
character In the lioutbju stitJ. The
lines but ween tho faction vore clearly
druwn, leader und delegate were com-
po led from force of circumstance totaku
a decided position on tho personal Issue
Involved, and the earnestness with which
tho internal strife was wagid augur no
gol for the futuro of Kentucky Repub
licanism util.ss tho convention gave ono
a do an unquestionable domiuenco,
A. 1". A. Leaders.
The uncertainty of the situation wa
heightened hv the prexujioo in the city of
Judge J. II. 1). Se vens of Missouri, C. 1.
Johnson of Illinois and Mr. Senior if
New York, three membvirs t f the national
advisory board of Iho A. P. A. They came
Into town unheralded an 1 were very busy
mnk'ng u man-to-m in cauvass of tho dele
gates to the convention. '1 heir lollui-noo,
it was saiit, was being actively exerted
against .viuvmiey, vmki nas a targe
number of inti ucted delegate ami
many frleu Is among those who are un
instructed, and who it wa acknowledged
would reeelvo the practically united antl
Bradley support. Under existing clr
cumstances tills A. P. A movement wa
necessarily a pro Bradley movement, for
thero were but two princip.il in the fight
for supremacy. However, the Bradley
men disc laimed any responsibility for the
Drcseuoo of I ho mvsti rloiis cmiss iries and
itniiie.l 1 hut their i n I -uvor wi.to part id
the Bradley campaign.
MIHMil'ltf HKllOCHATS.
Lx-( iniuri siieui Hutch lte(elves an Oration
on TitUing I lie ( Imtr.
Sepalia. Mi., A pi 1 10. Chairman
Mafli t rapp.'d the Democratic conven
tion to order at After divino invo
cation by Uuv. J. rt M.-ye'r, ox-Congres
man Wiilinn 11. Hatch wa announced
a temporary chairman, an I Jell I ollartl
of St. L'uis, temporary secretary. When
Mr. Hatch stepped forward to mnko his
spoech ho was graruea an ovaiiou. iio
made a swiritod au lrens and throughout
Us delivery was che.ned long and loud.
Tho ir.cntio'i ut Mr BUnd'a name as ono
of the most valuable and f.iilliful of Doui'
ocraH brought forth a II od of applause
and cheers
He beged th. leaders to tand Ly tho
doctrines of the Democracy, as laid down
by Its fonndor, and jin p ised the Chicago
convention would Ii How tho lead taken
bv tho Pert to Springs convention and
adoat an iincrtuivocul silver platform.
Whoever the nominee ot tho Chicago con
vention for president might bo. ho uid, If
hi platform bo that of truo D emocracy
thero would not b a third party ennui-
date. Mayor Hast ingi of Soilalia fotZ'
ed, weleoiiiinit the di legates to the city.
T1LLMAX AT DENVEIt.
He Arouses the Kntlitisiasin of the Colo
rado Democrats.
DKNVr.U. April Id. Senator Tillman,
who arrived in Denver Tuesday to ad
dress tho Democrat io stato convention
Wednesday evening was tendered a re-
centlou at tho Brown Palace hotel. A
largo crowd erected the senator, wno,
after blng presented with a pitchfork
made of gold and silver taken from tho
mines of Colorado, in behalf ot the un
man club by Hon. K. U. Holden, made a
short address, which was received with
applause. Mr. Tillman then shook hand
with several thousand people.
Tho presence of United Jstatea Senator
Tillman In Denver has aroused eninusi.
asm among tJoiorano uemocrais. no
stato convention which met wodncsuny
Afternoon consists of 4S'. delegates. AO
cut-and-dned program had Inion arranged,
but It Is certain that nntl-admlnlstration
delegates will be sent to Chicago. Tho
men slated for seleei Ion am: unaries r.
Thomas and Thotn.ia J. O D mnell, Den
ver; Adair F. Wils i of Durango and
James N. Curllsles.f Pueblo.
Vnhligton Demornitie Convention.
TACOMA, April It.. The silver men in
tho Democratic stato convention made an
all-day fight fer a silver platform ond a
silver delegation instructed to vote for a
fr.n m.lnaio candidate for president, res
ident Cleveland's administration wa in-
a,irud A free silver resolution wu
adopted, but tho delegates were not In-
I t meted. The delegates to Chicago arc:
I Ilnirh C. Wallace, lacoma: u. Kj. .uc-
rVn.Ue. Whitman: W. H. White. Seattle
I j Fen'on, SH)kane; J. F. Gierton,
i rhehnl s county: i noma nuoncy. i-m-n
Ang 'les; J. L Sharpsteln, Walla. Wall t,
and Char!, s A. Darling, New Whatcom.
IHnglry Henomlnnted for Cnngresa.
AtnL'RX, Me, April 10 The Hepulv
llcan conven ion fr the Second coiikv-
.mil district was held Wednesday.
Congressman nelson uingicy. jr., wan re
nominated by acclamation. lln follow-
In a delegate to tho St. liouls convention
R.i eh.isiin- Charles lu ijttueueia m
UiHiklaml at large; district delegate-
Hiram W. Kicker of Poland and 11 irold
M Sewall of Bath. The delegates w..-re
uot instructed.
lelrKitt t'nii'strurted.
WoIUKSTICU. Mass, April 11 Delegatus
t r-pre-eut th Tniid congressional dis
trict In l hn llepunlican national conven-
ti. in at St. Inrtii were c-hoeen vvedneauny
Thev ar. lv A. .iiilth of ix'ioestcr an i
Martin V. 1 J.!i n I Worcester, i mi
alt -mutes hosen are t.i anny A. Jinag. s
of llotikinum and June I . i-rosoy i
JVorccster. They were not Instructed.
Asel illon of Keinot talle Clubs.
WASHINt.H'N. April Hi The eXe.Ullve
couiii lite f the .National As(icianon m
I -Mo- nilo rlubs held a iiiivinu lu thl
city Tueduy. It wn d -ci l--d to hold the
nntioinl coi.Vi iitii n of the a. la i ton
Sept. C i next, at St, Loul.
DELIBF.PATE MURDER.
Coroner's Verdict la the Case of the Slaying
of Augusta Harts.
NkW Hampton, lu, April 10. Augusta
Bartx, the young woman who was shot
by Herman Bjok Sunday afternoon, died
Tuesday morning. A coroner's lnqunst
returned a verdict of deliberate murder.
A post-mortem examination was hehl and
it was found that mobt of the shot had
passed through her lungs. Just before
lie died she coughed up shot and piece of
Ler clothing, which hiid been carried Into
hor lungs. Tho murderer wife and nil
her family are of the opinion that Bo k
knew whom he was shooting at the lime,
a they say he had met Mr. Bartz, his son
and daughter when on the road to church
In the morning.
Augusta wore no veil nor wa sho muf
fled up. and Boek could not, they say,
have mistaken her for his wife, as she w as
a young girl of 10 ye ir and hi wife wa
much older aal did not resemble her. It
Is charged that B ek had a grui'gf
against the girl, as she had. It 1 said,
knocked him McniKst with a club about
a year ago while he was beating his wife.
Augusta had hor sense to nearly the last
and said she hopol they would han;;
Biok. The father nnd brother are not
seriously hurt. Bock will not talk and 1
stolid und indifforeiiL
OLYMPIAN GAMES CLOSED.
Winners lUeelve Wreath of Wild Olive
from the KlUK.
AtriENS, April 10. Brilliant weather
prevailed here Wednesday and the Sta
dion was packed with pooplo desirous of
seeing the prise awarded to the winnor
of the contest In the Olympian games
jmt concluded. Upm the arrival of the
royal party Mr. Rjbertson, an American,
d livered the Pindario ode on the games,
using the modern pronunciation. Kach
of 'tho winners of a first prize received
from the hands of tho king a wreath of
wild olive from the olive tree at Olympla
according to the ancient custom, tho
proposition to bestow silvor wreaths pav
ing boon abandoned.
Tito winner of second prizes received
laurel wreaths and all the winner re
ceived diplomas and medal. The prize
winner then paraded, the S tad ion band
playing the national air of each nation.
Afterwards the king proclaimed tne ciose
of the game. The greatest enthusiasm
wa manifested throughout tho ceremony
Detroit Manufacturer' Club.
Detroit. . April 10 The first annual
dinner of the Detroit Manufacturers' clut
wa held Tuesday night at the Russell
House, covers being laid for upwards of
two huudred. Don M. Dickinson, Mayor
Pingree end ex-Senator T. -.W. Palmer
were unable to be present to respond to
thoir respective toasts, Hon. George II
Barbour, president of the club, acted as
toastniastcr. A resolution was uuant
mouly adopted requesting oongress to
pass tho ponding bill for the erection of a
railroad bridge across tho lx-troit river.
To Wind Up the Compauy.
Bobtox, April 10. Proceedings for the
winding up of tho Standard Fire Insur
ance company were begun Tuesday before
Judgo Allen In the supreme court on pe
tition of the lnsurauce commissioners for
tho iiPDointment of a receiver. It was
stated to the court that the Are reserve of
the company had become Involvod and al
though tho company was not Insolvent It
might boootue so If It continued in busi
ness, ine insurance company uiu nus op
pose tho proposition.
Receiver Appointed.
Hammond, Ind., April 10. Iu tho su
perior court Tuesday Ed P. Ames was ap
pointed receiver for the Last Chicago
Iron and Steel company of East Chicago.
The appointment wa made on an appli
cation tiled by attorney who represent a
number of labor creditor. The total
amount of liabilities are unknown, but
it 1 said that besides lalwr claim out
standing amounting to 113.000, there are
several other creditor. The plant Is
valued at tuW.OtXX
Two Swell Wedding.
Vienna, April 16. Count von Lamberg
nnd Princes Dorothea von Ilohenlohe
Schllllugfurst were married here Wcdnea-
day. Cardinal Gruscho, archbishop or
Vienna, olu dated.
London. April 10 Baron von kardt-
eteln, military attache of the German em
bassy, was married Wednesday to Jius
Grace M .ll ', daughter of Sir J. Blundell
Mat 11', at St. Albans abbey. Iho bis nop
of St. Albans ollleiated.
Was a Kent iplolve llorab.
Nh.W Yor.K, April 10. Examination re
veals tho fact that he package sent to
Thoodoro Itoosevelt wa a real Infernal
machine, tut not calculated to take life.
Bv a vlgorou tearing opart or tne Drown
wrapping papT matches would have boon
rubbed and tgnltod, aettlng off a fuso
which entered a large cracker. I his,
when cut In two, expose 1 fine powder.
which flashed up at tho touch of a match.
Wood Case Dismissed.
Cincinnati. April 10. Whon the case
of William Wood, charged as an accom
plice In tho attempt to procure an abor
tion on the person of Pearl Bryan, was
called Wednesday tho prosecuting al tor
ney said the ttate had no evidence to war-
raut trial, and Judge uregg aismissea
the case.
Malabele Servants Acting as Spies.
Bl'LUWAVo, April ltt. It has been dl
covered that some of tho Matabole who
are employed as servants hero have been
nc log as npies and conveying iniorma
tion of iho movement ot expedition to
their friends iu outlying districts. One of
these traitorous native was shot yester
day. Atalft-iiuient of Shoe Coin pan r.
-T Lovis, April 1(1 Tho C. W. Parrish
Slum eomttanr. one of tne oidcrt in mo
clt v. has mndJ an assignment to the St
Louis Trust company, ine property as-
ign-.Hl Is Its entire stock and fixtures, val
ued at t3.rXX. .o statomonc o( ine no
bilities wa made.
Fire at tH-trolt.
Dktuoit. April 10. Fire Wednesday
consumed tho entire plant of tho Mlchl
can Bt-f and Provision company and Its
content. Including 3.5J0 hides, 200tonof
tallow. ear- asse of beef, tools and
machinery. Th.i total lo I placed nt
between i5 00J and iUliXJU; Insured for
t j 0 til '
t healed the (1 illowa.
XfcXIA. O., April Id. - Charles Morris,
the confessed murderer of Mr. nnd Mis,
I) .ii'lio'ts. committed suicide Wednesday
morning 1V cutting his throat when told
to get re.n'.y to go U Celu nbu to hang.
DOES NOT APPROVE IT
President May Veto the River
and Harbor Bill.
RITI0K CIKCEXT 15 WASUISGTOX.
The Last UIU Was Allowed '
Law Without the President' Blgnats
lectlons Committee No. PUposeS !
Three ConteU Triennial Conntlna; !
Mall raekages to Begls Sooa Coaw
detuned Cannon (or Cities.
Wabuinuton, April ltt. A rumor I
afloat that the president will veto the
river and harbor bill lie let the last bill
become a law without hla signature, and
openly expressed hla disapproval of many
of It provision. Work on rivers and
harbors has been kept In check during
the last year with the result that there
remains a large unexpended balance from
previous appropriations, enough, war de
partment cClclala of the engineering bu
reau have told the president, to carry on
absolutely necessary work without aeri
oaa embarrussment for another year.
Thoo Interested In river and harbor work
hope the report a to the president's In
tention 1 uot true, but they fear It may
be. Tho bill will be reported to the sen
ate next week.
TO COUNT MAIL PACKAGES. '
IU quired Triennlally by the International
. 1'oatoi Union.
Washington, April 10. The triennial
International counting of all mall pack
ago going from one country to another In
the postal union will take place from
May 1 to May 2 The postoffloe depart
ment ha therefore ordered all railway
posti CI e exchanging mall direct with
Canada during that period to exclude
from the Canadian mall, and to forwnrd
either to Now York or Boston postofllce
for counting, all article for delivery in
New F.iundland. Saint Pierre, and Mi
quelou, and San Francisco or Tacoma all
article fur Jpin, China, Hawaii, aud
tho Australian colonies.
All closed mall sock or package ad
dressed to tiie New York and San Fran
cisco postmasters received from Canada
or Mexico lu railway postal ears during
the counting period will be forwarded to
those offices intact.
CONTESTED ELECTIOX CASES.
Committee No. 3 tMnpoae of Three nt
Them at Washington,
Washington, April 10. Elections com
mittee No. 3 Wednesday disposed of three
cases, leavlug but one to bj acted upon
by this committee. The contest between
John A. Bro.vu. Pop., vs. John M. Allen,
Dom., from the first Mississippi district,
was decided In favor of Mr. Allen; A. M.
Newman, Pop., vs. J. G. Spencer, Dem.,
Seventh Mississippi district, was decided
In favor of Mr. Spencer. The committee
In the third case found that-XUles OtU
Pearoe, Independent Labor, received 157
votes aa agal oat 47,000 for John D. Ball.
Pop., and tho latter was given the seat.
This contest came from the Second dis
trict of Colorado. In each instance the
action of the committee was unanimous
In allowing tho sitting member to retain
his seat.
Will lie Favorably Reported.
Washington, April 10. The bouse
committee on ways and means Wednes
day decided to report favorably the bill
introduced by Stone of Pennsylvania to
repeal the portion of the Wilson act
which gives free alcohol for use In the
arts and manufacture The Internal
revenue oCiolal have acknowledge their
Inability to carry out the provisions of
law. Great fraud are said to be possible
under the law and many large claims
have been piled up against the govern
ment under the law.
Cannon for Various Cities,
WasiiiNuToN, April 10. The house
committee on military affairs has reported
favorably a large numb er of bills grant
ing condemned cannon to sundry cities,
town and cemeteries for decoration of
oldier' groves. Among the number
were bill giving four cannon and pyra
mids of balls to G.ilesburg, III.; four to
Beedslurg. Wis.; two to St. Boniface
Soldiers' Monument Association of Chi
cago; two to El wood, HI., and one to
Sparta. Ills.
To Mt.p I lie Infills of Paupers,
Washington, April 10 Commissioner
General Stump of the lmmlgtatlon bureau
aaid Wednesday that notwithstanding
tho congested condition of affair a at Kill
Island, the law prohibiting the landing of
undesirable Immigrant would be enforced
to the letter, and that. If found necessary
to relieve the overcrowed accommodations
at the Island, the debarred Immigrants
would be immediately sent abroad the
vessel which brought them over.
Duly on Pork Increased.
Washington, April 10. The secretary
of agriculture 1 In receipt of advices
through the department of state from the
United State minister at btockholm,
Sweden, that the riksdag has voted to In
crease the custom rates on smoked pork
to a J ore per kilo, and to Inorease the cus
toms duty on pork of other kinds to SO
ore. One hundred ore equals $3.09 of our
m mey.
A notber Ulow at the Manly Art."
Washington, April 10. Senator Tlatt
ha Introduced a bill to prohibit the trans
mission of the report of results of bets on
oris-' nght or races irom one biiio n no -
other, and making such tranamiaaion a
misdemeanor to bo punished oj a nn or
Imp Isoiiment.
Named for United State Consal.
Washington. April 10. The president
Wednesday nominated Leo Bergbols of
Now York to be consul of the United
State at Krzeroum, Armenia.
Law to Insure! Convent.
Columbus. O., April 1ft. Under a law
enacted by the legislature all private and
pabll: hospitals, house of dotentlon, re-
l.innatory homos, convents, etc, win oe
Inspected every six month by county
commissioner A penalty Is provided for
luterlcreno- with such Inspection.
Failure nt Ikmtoa.
Boston. April 10 Spauldtng & Tewks
bury, wholesale dealer In straw and
le nt lu r board with branches In many ot
the principal cltle of the Union, have as
signed. The liabilities are etatd to be
tlOOO and the uomlnal assets IJW.OXX