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mm (DOFFim tootmy ifirae riifi Calumot. Houahton County, MIchlaan. Monday. February 7, 1898. No. 75. We Can Fill Your Bill . . . No matter what you specify, just so tt'i Lumber. h- AND - WINDOWS, HEAVY GAIN IN TRADE Surprising Improvement in Most of the Departments. WEEKLY REVIEW OP DUX k CO. Q4r iluit the times. Remarkable Showing Made by Actual Paynieul. Throh Clearing House la January Various Drenches of Manu fact u re Are Prosperous The, Decline (n Wheat Feature ot Week Activity lu the Iron and 8tee ASuslnes. Continue. New York, Feb. 7. R. O. Dun &' Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: The ac tual payments through clearing houses In January made a remarkable show ing, much larger than In any previous month, 36.3 per cent, larger ' than the same month last year, and 7.1 per cent, larger than In 1892. 1 The failures In January were probably smaller than In any other January since 1881. The statement by branctfes of business giv en this week shows a surprising gain In most departments of manufacture and trade. Meanwhile. money market Is as confident as e , Gold does not ome from Europe In large amount only because the bankers find It worth while to lend American money abroad, and the commercial balances are heavily In favor of Jhe United States as heretofore. The Mont Striking Feature. ' Perhaps the most striking feature of 'he week has been the decline In wheat. With exports of 3.094,517 bushels against 1,770,646 last year, flour included, frcm Atlantic ports, and 776,840 from Faciflc ports, against 844,343 bushels last year, the temper of the market has been weaker- The report of the agricultural iepartment has . had some influence, al though its figures are not generallly credited as reliable. The wheat market has turned largely upon the operation PklAiin onotulo nw Hilt tVlA faft DrvnYES ink snots, crease spots ao.a aii sunns iunv uiu w remains that the price depends largely uuw - . i in i j noon. Ainthaa itirA a. rniirra. una . - ,.. mv. - i unon me loreisr-neeus vnu buuuji. iuc .-...trrn Aston NntlnllQ. hadl'V S.a9R.- JOSEPH P. SMITH DEAD. lie Vm Hirer tor of the Itureau of Araeii- eau Republic. Washington, Feb. 7. Mr. Joseph P. Smith, director of the bureau of Ameri can republics, died at Miami, Fla,, of tnrt failure. lie had been well-known In Ohio politics for many years before going to Washington on the inaugura tion of McKlnley as president. For many years he published Republican SHINGLES. - DOv Always on hand. Armstrong-Thielmatv 'nber Co., UTH LAKE LINDEN. And RED J. 3T. MICHIGAN. Over 2,000,000 Gallons Used. a Q?vYftar Old Child Can Do It WITH EARTHQUAKE. Why have a dirty faded-out Carpet, when a few cents Mill make them look like new! No Cost No Labor. NoTime. 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Considering the very low prices I have on my clothing and the ( elegance of the Rarments turned out, no one who is a Judge of Rood ( and well made earments will let this chance go by. We make Full Dress Suits that speak for themselves, llepalrlne, Cleaning, Trees- injr. to your approval, All work done promptly. 217 Sixth Streeet, In P. Ituppes' new block. Remember the place, : ' : I MERCHANT TAILOR. J. B. RASTELLQ. FOR SALE ::: CHEAP. One Light Delivery Sleigh, One Two-Horse Bob Sleigh. Ag( ;ency for Street Bros.' Common Sense Sleighs.. The lightest and best running in the market. Frank B. Lyon, Qonoral Hnrdvaro. - Calumot Michlaan. outgo of corn continues heavy, saa, bushels, against 3.343,400 bushels for the same week last year, and the ex cess over, last year, when exports were much the greatest ever known, indl cates a very heavy foreign demand. The spot price of cotton remains unchanged, but the fact that the receipts continue larror than durinz the same week of 1895. after the heaviest crop ever known checks speculative operations for an ad vance. :' i - Iron Trade Contli ne Aetlve. The Iron and :steel manufacture Is steadily gaining in the consumption of pig-iron, although the production T the nirmo iff nui - in excsii ui me hh- mediate demands, but not enough' to cause a decltne In prices In Pittsburg or Chicago. Bven the southern produc ers are able to get a fair price at cm cago and at the east, and anthracite pig is unchanged. The demand for finished products has been -very heavy and in eludes for structural work 5,000 tons for the state capltol building in Pennsyl vfLnin: 4.000 tons for the court "house at Denver. 3.000 tons for elevated rail ways, at Chicago, and numerous small buildings In various parts of the coun try. The demand for car building has been heavy both, at the east and west and the plate demand greatly increased at the east on account of orders rrom shipyards. For plates the demand rrom tin-plate wrks has been active, ine prospect of a combination of wire man ufacturers has stimulated me aemana and raised the price for wire rods. Of Connellsvllle coke 15,000 ovens are in blast, with an output of 155,000 tons weekly, and the quoted price is $1.50 for furnace. , Export, of Copper Tin Is quiet and steady at 13.85 cents, with a visible supply reo. l or n,u. tons, against 32,332 a year ago. The ex ports of copper In January were about 10 225 tons, against a.UbB ions last year, and the price is held at 11 cents for lake Thri Is a better demand for cotton .rrvrwi. sinop the eeneral stoppage o works at the east, but there Is no Indl cation as yet of material gain as .re snects the unsold stocks on hand. In woolen goods the demand Is altogether more satisfactory, an advance of abo'it 20 per cent, being paid on most grades of the finer woolens ana worsted ana nonriv a!1 the mills are active. The nips of wool at the tnree cnier mar kets were 6,361.400 pounds, of Which 3, 973,000 were domestic, against 13,563, oo Dounds last year, of which 8,433,400 pounds were domestic. The failures for the week were 3C5 In tne united states against 311 last year, and thirty-one In Canada, against sixty-three last year. CONDEMNED BY THE MILLERS. rractlee of Mlilng Corn With Wheat Dl organising Floor Trade. tvmi Surjerlor. Wis.. Feb. 6.The millers here adopted resolutions con demnlng the practice of mixing corn flour and corn meal with wheat flour nnd selllnff the product as a full wheat flour. B. C Church of the Duluth Im perlal Mill company, was selected to go to Washington and aid tne passage or measure looking to the prevention adulteration. Millers maintain that th adulterated product is crowding wheat flour out of the market. The mixtures are much cheaper than wheat flours since corn sells for about one-third the price of wheat. It is maintained that the adulteration Is disorganizing the whole flour trade, and the adulterated mixture being whiter it has caused the Impression that legitimate srrlng wheat flours are made of lower grade darker wheats. and Divorce for Dunn. Elvira, London, Dec. 7. A special dispatch from Rome says a juaiciai separation ra. been granted to Donna t-ivira. daughter of Don' Carlos, the pretender to the Spanish throne, rrom ner nui h.nd. Count FHippo Folchl. .The court ordered Count Folchl to pay me coun teas COO francs per month. JOSEPH P. BMITO. newspapers in several Ohio towns and espoused Mr. McKlnley and a protective tariff. After Mr. McKlnley's defeat as a member of congress from the Canton, Ohio, district, by reason of a gerry mander, he immediately put the presi dent's name at the heads of the col umns of his paper for the Republican nomination for - governor. When Mr.' McKlnley was elected Mr. Smltfo was chosen state librarian, lie and the president were intimate friends politi cally and personally, and when. Mr. Mc Klnley was Inaugurated V tendered Mr. Smith the office he held at the time of his death. SIIEIIIFF FI1IE1) FII1ST. John Egler Tells of the Tragedy at Lattimer. SAYS STRIKERS HAD 0 WEAPONS. PLAN TO BUY CUBA. J. Pierpont Morgan end Jame. Gordon Ilennett the Trline Mover. New York, Feb. 6. A cable dispatch from Paris, printed here, says there Is a schome on foot to purchase Cuba and end the strife there. A new develop ment In the undertaking Is the appear ance of James Gordon Bennett as an Important factor In the deal. When J. Pierpont Morgan was in Paris a few weeks ago. It is said, he put himself in communication with several big finan cial houses of London, Parts and Ber lin, and also had a long consultation with Mr. Bennett. Aa a result of this pilgrimage pf the eminent American banker Ujls said that the entire 4w,. 000,000 required for the "purchase or Cuba is Jiow assured. ' -JTe rtoney wilt be paid to Spain, 4t U sat, juid.chargedto.Culwu. and will be. protected by an issue or. Donas, pracii oftilv countersigned by the. unitea States government, making them a gilt- edeed security at . once. These Donas, which will bear larger Interest, natural ly enoush. than the obligations or. more firmly fixed governments, will, with the TTnitoA Stat' indorsement. It . is De- lleved. command an Immediate preml um in the market, under which the pro moters of the purchase will realize a literally enormous profit. TURK HAS 'EM DIVIDED. Germany and Auntrla uprwi.e r.ngiann. RiimnIa and France In Crete. Constantinople, Feb. 7. Extraordi nary measures of precaution are being taken in anticipation of 'the sultans progress through Stamboul on Feb. la. the feast of the Ramadan. The sultan has postponed the military evacuation of Thessaly pending the settlement of the question of the candidature of Prince George of Greece as governor or tne Island of Crete. It Is said the sultan has obtained tho advice of Emperor William or Ger many, who has notified his majesty that he maintained his opposition to rnnce George,. and would, If necessary, recall the German warship Oldenburg rrom Crete. Baron De Callce. the Austrian ambassador, It is added, has notified the porte that Austria adheres to her opposition to Prince ueorge. ureai Britain. Russia and Fiance back George's candidacy or rather his occu pancy of the post which he is now noia-lng. Governor Leedy. Hallway Hill. Topcka, Kan., Feb. 7. Governor Leedy has prepared a railroad bill which gives the board o' railway com missioners the power to make and en force a schedule of rates on all the rail ways In Kansas. He will send the bill, together with an address, to the mem bers of the legislature, asking them if they will support such a measure In a special session. If a majority of both houses reply In the affirmative a special session will be called for the 1st of March. The majority of the members of the senate have pledged themselves to such a measure. McAleer Get. the Seat. Washington, Feb. 7. At the opening of the session of the house Royce, Re publican of Indiana, chairman of the committee on elections No. 2, presented a resolution declaring that In the con test between Samuel HudRon and Will iam McAWr of Pennsylvania, for a seat In the house, McAleer Is entitled to the seat. Without division the reo. lutlon and report of the committee was adopted. The house then went Into com mittee of the whole and resumed con sideration of the fortifications appro priation bllh ML. llarton Going to Cuba, New York. Feb. 7. The Cuban relief committee gave out the information that Clara Barton will go at once to Cuba to minister to the starving and to the victims of the diseases that now ravage that unfortunate Isiana. retroleum ft'lie In ltala. Baku. Russian Caucasus. Feb. 7. The petroleum fire that broke out here last week, destroying almost half a million poods of naphtha. Is still burning nerce ly and many deaths are reported. When Halted by the Sheriff Tbey Avowed Their I'urpoM To lie Peaceful An Argu ment En.ued and the Sberlft Drew III. llevolver After Thl. Came the Dead ly Volley Which Laid S Many Low Michael ft'lchobtou'. Te.tliuouy. Wllkesbarre, Pa., Feb. 7.The first week of the trial of Sheriff Martin and his deputies ended with the case well under way and the jury having a lot of evidence to think about over Sunday. There was the usual crowd at the morning's .session. The first witness, Michael Nicholson, described the condi tion of some of the wounded, on the road near, Lattimer. One man died as he watched him; five others whom he saw were badly wounded. The witness came upon a dying striker and was Joined by a man named Costello. While they were trying to aid the man, a dep uty named Alfred Hess came up, and Costello, with great Indignation, said It was a scandalous piece of work the deputies had done, whereupon Hess re plied: "You shut up, or I will treat you the same way." . An Important Wltne... The defense objected to this reference to Hess and the evidence was stricken out. The next witness, one of the most important of those to be heard on be half of the 'commonwealth, was John Egler, secretary of the Harwood union of the United Mine Workers,. He told how, on the, night before, the shooting, a meeting, had been held at Harwood and the men gathered there decided to march over "to Lattimer that day to show themselves to the men at that place at the request of these men. Wit ness got an American flag and nailed it on a long pole he had cut. They agreed, he said, to march unarmed, and to be have peaceably. Speaking of the meet ing with the sheriff and deputies at West Haielton, witness said: Tried to Shoot a Striker. "They rushed at us and pointed their guns in our faces and told us to stop. explained to the sheriff that we were Just going to show ourselves to the Lat timer men -and were going to do no harm to anybody ."The sheriff Bald: 'If you get to Lat timer you must kill me.' "Burgess Jones of West Haielton said we could inarch through the streets and ijuxthrjrhria and deputies went away and. we marched on to .Lattimer. , The witness said that at Lattimer he again told the sheriff they were not armed and would behave themselves. The sheriff pulled a couple of men out of the ranks and drew his revolver, and witness saw him trying to shoot one of the strikers. The revolver did not ex plode, however, and then a crowd formed around the sheriff. Then the Volley Came. At this time there was a shot and then three or four shots, and at last a volley. Witness fell down between two men. but did not think the deputies were shooting ball cartridges until he saw one of the men bleeding. Then he got up and ran with the rest and the bullets kept whizzing about his ears He saw lots of wounded men, but did not oro near the deputies, as he was afraid. On cross-examination Egler ad mltted that when the sheriff told them to disperse he said: "We ain't going to; we are going to Lattimer." After the cross-examination of Egler the court adjourned until Monday morning at 10 o'clock. PINGREE GAINS A POINT. Michigan Mandamus It.ued Agaln.t the Central Hallway. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 7. Judge Dono van of the circuit court has ordered the Issuance of a mandamus against th Michigan Central railway in the suit brought by Governor Pingree to com pel the railway company to pell him a 1,000 mileage book, good not only for himself but for any member of his fam ily, for $20. ' . . Judge Donovan quoted several decis ions of the United States supreme court, under which the right to regu late fares and charges was reserved to the state. He concluded that the Michi gan Central Is still under , police power, reserved to the state, and that the "company can not fix rates by by-laws repugnant to the laws of the state." "It is clearly settled law that the company's whole system is under state law and state control. It can not es cape state statutes by Its' by-laws, which conflict with the constitutional requirements. The company can not even tender to the state what is pur chased in 1S46. and which - the state could buy back in 1867. The holdings are so vast that eventually either the company will control the state railway system, or that function must remain In the state. .In case of doubt the state Is entitled to "the doubt." Not Parted by Death. . Kalamazoo, Mich., Feb. 7. Death claimed two pioneers here Henry Gil bert, aged 87 years, dying In the morn ing and his wife, 67, dying soon after noon. Mr. Gilbert was an early settler In this section and was the first editor in western Michigan. He bought The Michigan Statesman, published at White rigeon. In 1834, and moved it here in 1S35. Orle year later he changed it to the Kalamazoo Gazette. The Free Press and a paper at Monroe were the only papers published then In the territory. srr. Lane May DTC Washington, Feb. 7. Mrs. Lane, pie daughter of ex-Senator Blackburn of Kentucky, who about three weeks ago was accidentally shot, Is much worse. She takes practically no nourishment and It Is feared never will recover. MINERS FROM THE YUKON. They Tell of m Terrible Shooting Affray al Skaguay Victoria, B. C Feb. 7. The steamer City of Seattle has arrived, having on board seven miners from the Yukon. They brought about 110,000 In dust and some drafts. The arrivals are: Hugh Had Jen, J. BIgelow, J. J. McDonald, C. Yeager, Charles Lake, M. J. McNeil. and C. C. Savage. A shooting affray occurred at Ska- guay In the Klondike saloon. Ed Fay, the bartender, was mixed up In a rob bery. Andy McGrath, accompanied by United States marshal, went to ar rest him. Fay shot them both when they entered, McGrath first, and the deputy marshal, whose name was Row an, both dying. almost Instantly. Fay was given up to a citizens' committee to have Justice meted out to him and . will, in all probability, be lynched. What adds a pathetic side to the mur der is the fact that the marshal's wife was In a delicate condition and was confined to her bed. A fire occurred at Juneau court house and the Jail was burned, all records being lost. No one was Injured. Four teen prisoners were released by the fire. Major Walsh Is no expected to leave Big Salmon for Dawson until April 1. He paid 52 per pound for pro visions from men going down. LABOR ARBITRATION BILL. Consideration Will Ue Resumed In the Committee Next Thunday. Washington. Feb. 7. The considera tion of the labor arbitration bill by the house committee on labor will be re sumed next Thursday. The bill gives every case of labor disagreement or strike an official status and the signl cance of public opinion. The proceed ings so far developed a wide difference of views beweeen labor leaders and Mr. Hynes, representing federal railroad employes' organizations, has taken is sue with President Gompers of the American FedertMon of Labor as to the respective obligations of employer and employed, and every railway brother hood apparently favors the pending measure, while some of the officers of the Federation of Labor want the bill to go further and claim that no arbitra tion system can be safely established that does more than give the arbitra tors' opinion and then drop the case. The railroad men, it . is stated, want the disputes to be the subject matter of legal arbitration, while the oppo nents of the bill, it Is represented, want such, regulations of disputes left to themselves. It Is stated, however, that President Gompers has .taken no offi cial action in making these representa tions. ' - . VICTORY . FOR. THE TIMES. Bad f Xhe Greateat Libel Salt Ever Tried, In Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 7. The greatest libel suit ever tried in Minne sota has come to an end with a verdict of not guilty. The action was brought by the Minneapolis Trust company against the Minneapolis Times. W. E. Haskell, its manager, and John Blanch- . ard. its editor, and was a criminal pros ecution by Indictment. The case was on trial two months and the Jury, after being out twenty-four hours, brought In a verdict of not guilty as to the de fendant, Haskell, which will settle all the cases. The indictment grew out of an edi torial comment by the Times on the conduct of the Minneapolis Trust com pany, as the trustee of certain West Pullman bonds, a part of the assets of the defunct guarantee loan company. These bonds, the Times charges, were disposed of to a so-called crt-ditor's as sociatlon at 10 cents on the dollar, but five days' notice being given to the owners of the bonds, for whom they were held in trust and who were scat tered from Illinois to Maine. The West Pullman property, the Times asserted, was afterward rebonded for $240,000 more than the original debt. SHERIFF ARRESTS HIS SON. Joe Manty of Decatur Held for a Murder Committed In 1889. Decatur, Ills., Feb. 7. Sheriff Manzy has been given a warrant to arrest his own son, Joe Manzy, for the murder of Mat McKlnley in 1SS9, and for which crlrnj Fphrlam Fanner is now serving a life sentence In the penitentiary.' It was thought by many that Fanner was not guilty and rumors were set afloat charging Joe Manzy at the time the crime was committed with the deed. The stories were all Indefinite until the last few months when a number of af fidavits of persons who claim to have facts In connection with the murder were prepared with an application for the pardon of Fanner and placed before the board of pardons. Accompanlng the affidavits was a pe tition signed by about 150 prominent citizens or Decatur stating that they thought Fanner innocent. There was among them a letter from a physician. Dr. Robert L. Walston, which said that knowledge had come to him In a pro fessional way that proved Fanner inno cent. When the new evidence was made public the grand Jury immediate ly took up the case and after a thor ough Investigation brought In an In dictment against Manzy. Uueer Contract of Marriage. Leavenworth, Kan., Feb. 7. E. C. Quick, a veteran, and Stella Welch, a young woman, filed for record a queer contract in common law marriage at the court house. It reads as follows: "By mutual consent, being of lawful age and sound mind, we do hereby agree to live together as man and wife and to be known as Mr. and Mrs.,E, C. Quick until death separates us from each other, regardless of all divorce proceedings through either or any court." Revolution In Coeta Rica, Washington, Feb. 7.A telegram re-a celved at the state department from San Jose, Costa Rica, announces that a revolution has been Inaugurated there.