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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-01
AN AWFUL ANOMALY.
Birthday of the Prince of Peace Cele
brated in a Carnival of Crime.

Birthday of the Prince of Peace Cele.
brated in Carnival of Crime.
Steubenville. O., Dec. 26. Joseph
jackson (colored) was shot and in
stantly killed Wednesday at Blouln-
field Tunnel on the Panhandle railroad
by James Rice, also colored The 200
employees at the tunnel celebrated
Christmas by getting drunk and GAM
bling. Jackson and Rice quarreled
over game of craps. Jackson was the
loser and wanted to borrow silver
dollar, when Rice replied by pulling out
revolver and emptying it's contents
into Jackson's body, killing him in
stantly. Jackson is from Georgia and
Rice is from Tennessee. Rice has the
reputation of desperate. Tuesday
night he shot colored man naued
James Hamilton in the groin. He has
not yet been arrested.
St. Louis. Dec. 26.-It was a busy
Christmas for ST. Louis policemen and
the crime record is at high tide. The
blood-letting began at an early hour
Wednesday morning in "Timbucto,"
on South Seventh street, ut negro
merrymaking, where Alice Roberts
stabbed and killed Lulu Howard. The
whole party was arrested.
At ii a. m. William Tonsill, while
carousing with other negroes in 8 dis
reputable saloon on Morgan street, was
shot through the abdomen and killed
by Robert Wright, negro barkeeper.
Wright is IN Jail.
William Krauss, aged "a. a stereo-
typer, was found dying in Forest park
with two bullet wounds in his body.
He lived long enough TO say that he had
provoked n fight with an unknown man
who had shot him.
At .35th and Bernard streets Frank
Jackson was fatally shot through the
abdomen by James Copes. Both are
negroes. A woman caused the diff
:ulty.
Ottumwa, Ia, Dec. 26.-Wednesday
morning John Winninger, laborer,
shot his wife probably fatally and then
blew out his own brains with a revolver.
The cause of the deed was jealousy.
About two years ago the would-be-mur-
derer was sent to the insane asylum,
but escaped this spring, and for some
reason not known was permitted to re-
main.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-01
THE STRIKE ENDED.
John Wannamaker Restores Peace to
Philadelphia.

John Wannamaker Restores Peace to
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Dec 24.-The great troll
ley strike is ended. This is final. John
Wanamal<er is the man who brought
about the settlement, succeeding where
all others failed. He was aided in tho
work by members of the Christian
league. The basis Of settlement is as
follows:
First. while the Union Traction company
will only treat with the workmen in its en-
ploy 1t will allow them membership in any
lawful organization; second, 1t will take up
al! grievant es and give them full and fair
consideration; third, 1t will so far as 1t has
vacant places, Immediately put on the old
men, ana as fast as vacancies arise will
give preference to any Of the old men yet
unemployed and endeavoI to arrange the
trips Of the cars to favor the old men as
far rs possible without violating it's con-
tracts with the new men,"
Mr.. Wanamaker submitted the ideas
embraced in the settlement to the
strikers. They accepted them, and in
turn submitted them to the company.
Considerable correspondence and many
conferences followed, and late in the
afternoon announcement was made
that both sides had agreed to the terms.
To properly round out the matters a
mass-meeting of the strikers was held
for the purpose of ratification. Here
the strike was officially declared off; all
the leaders were called upon for
speeches, and there was veritable love
feast.
The questions of compensation and
hours are left for future determination.
Concessions were made by both sides.
The battle has mainly been fought on
the question of the employees men,
bership in the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Street Railway Employees, which
the company has persstently refused
to recognize. The new men engaged
since the strike began number nearly
1000. There were about 5000 strikers.
They will report for work this morn
ing.
The disturbances in the streets. the
danger of riding in the cars, the incon-
venience of walking long distances and
the enormous financial loss to the city
has made the strike the most disastrous
ever known in Philadelphia. The
Christmas shopping trade was killed
and directly and indirectly it is fair
estimate that the seven days strike
cost the company, its employees and the
merchants OF Philadelphia S2.oOO.oOo.
Aside from the satisfaction caused by
| the settlement of the strike from bust
ness standpoint, it is most fortunate
| that it has come to an end, as lawless-
| ness and outbursts were on the increase
| and were each day that the strike was
| continued becoming more serious.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-01
SEVERE BATTLE.
Turkish Troops Kill $4,000 Druses, with
q Loss of Only Seventy.

Loss of Only Seventy.
Constantinople, Dec. 25. via Sofia, Bull
garia, Dec. 26.-Advices- received here
Wednesday from Beyroot report that a
severe Turkish fight has taken place
between the Turkish troops and the
Druses near Zudich. The fight took
place December 81 and, according to
the official repart, the Druses lost 1920
killed, while only 20 Turks were killed
and so wounded.
Rome, Dec. 26.-Advices received here
from Aleppo say that the town of lei
toun, Is miles from Marash, which has
been held by the insurgent Armenians
for some time past, has been captured
by the Turkish troops. 1t is added that
the inhabitants of Zeitoun fed to the
mountains.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-01

John 81. Hustled, worth 100000, com.
united suicide at Denver through an
insane fear that he was about to lose
his fortune.
Indians, driven to desperation by
hunger, ambushed and killed three
Americans who were working in the
gold fields in the state of Sonora, N. M,
and cooked and ate their bodies.
The building in Baltimore occupied
by the firm of Oehm & Co. as clothing
store was burned, the loss being $780,
900.
Seven persons were drowned in q
freshet near Sterling City, Tex.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-01
FOREIGN.

fOnCI0Ns
Advices from Panama say that the
city of Santa Marta was nearly de-
stroyed by tidal wave and that many
lives were lost.
Mustafa Pasha, commanding Turk
ish force, captured the town of Zeitoun
and murdered the $4,000 Armenian resi-.
dents.
boats at Hankow, China, and over 200
persons were drowned.
The steamship Nansemond coIlided
with the Spanish steamship Mexico
near the island of Aruba. The Nanse
mond sunk and Capt. Lasky and seven
persons were drowned.
Sergius Stepniak, the well-known
refugee and author, was accidentally
killed by the cars at Chiswick, Rus
STA.
The Cuban insurgents were rapidly
advancing on Havana and great excite
ment prevailed in that city. 4f
The coasting schooner Victory foun-
dered off Cabot island, N. F., and q
persons persisted.
The British ship Moresby was strand
ed near Dungarven. Ireland, and Capt.
Coomher and his wife and son and 35
sailors were drowned.
The government of Venezuela or
dered that the national militia be re-
cruited from all classes of citizens.
The cruiser Kwan-Ping, one OF the
warships captured from China by the
japanese during the recent war, was
wrecked on the Pescadore islands and
nearly all her deck officers and 60 men
were missing.
Advices from San Salvador say that
soldiers, who were dissa tisfed with
their treatment, shot and killed "a Off
GERS.
The British steamer Bellerophon col
lided with and sunk the French steamer
Emile Selsise at the entrance of the
harbor at Algiers and 30 passengers Of
the Emile Selsise were drowned.
The Manitoba government positive
refused the proposal of the Canadian
government to establish system Of
separate schools in any form.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-01
UTAH REJOICES.
Great Preparations to Celebrate Her Adj
mission as State.

mission as q State.
Salt Lake, Utah, Dec. 25.-The an
would issue the proclamation adj
hitting Utah to the union of states on
January 4, and that the state officers
elect would assume their offices on the
Monday following, January 6, was re-
ceived here with great and general
satisfaction and quickly the arrange
ments for properly celebrating the
event were perfected. AS soon as the
news of the signing of the proclamation
is received on Saturday, Salt Lake City
will resound with the booming of can
non and the ringing of bells.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-01
LATER.
Incinerate6.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-The body of Harry
Hayward, recently executed in Mime
apolis for the murder of Catherine Cling,
arrived in Chicago today, and was inn
mediately taken from the United States
Express Company's car for transporta-
ton to Graceland cemetery for crema-
ton. At the station was crowd wait
ing. When the train bearing the re-
mains rolled in, number of employees
of the express company lifted rhe box,
containing the remains. out of the car
and placed it upon the Canal street
sidewalk, where it lay Is minutes,
awaiting transfer to suburban train
for transportation to Graceland ceme-
terry.
The fire was lighted in the crematory
at midnight, and at o'clock the retort
was in readiness. The health Office
was not applied to for permit as the
law provides, but in response to tele-
phone message, said that the shipping
permit would be sufficient. The body
went to Graceland in the funeral ex-
press car of the II a. m. train.
The body was incinerated early this
afternoon. DIR. Hayward, Goodsell and
Warner, who accompanied it, and two
employees of the cemetery, were alone
admitted to the crematory, the laws
restricting the attendance to that num-
Der. The corpse was placed in the
crematory at 1:04 p. m. and taken out
at 2 p. m. The ashes are to be placed
in an urn and will finally be inferred
in Lakewood cemetery.
A panic was caused in Balti-
more theater by foolish cry of fire.
The theater was packed full and in the
rush to get out "a person were tramped
to death. All of them were Hebrews.
The English loan companies doing
business in Texas have ordered all OPP
erations to cease for the present.
Leslie Coombs, Jr., of Lexington, KY,
the largest tobacco grower in the world,
has assigned. Liabilities, 100000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-01
Northern Pacific Prospers.

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 25.-The North
ern Pacific has issued statement show
ing that in November the net increase
of earnings over November, 1894, was
over $780, 900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-01
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Capt. j. w. Luke, state railroad com
missioner of Iowa. died at Hampton.
Frank Mitchell (coiored) celebrated
his 102d birthday at Akron, o.
Mrs. Margaret King celebrated her
Tooth birthday anniversary Christmas
day by giving dinner to 100 of her de-
scendants at Greensburg, Ind.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-01
AIleged Absconder Arrested.

Montreal, Que, Dec. 24.-Adolph
Loudin, of Leipsic, Germany, was ar
rested for absconding with $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-01
DOMESTIC.

The American national and Union
national banks at Omaha were consoli
dated. the business of the formed be-
ing merged. into the latter. F
Willie and Eddie. sons of Mrs. F.
Lauerman, and Jimmie, son of Law.
renee Kinney. aged 10, 10 and IL, were
drowned at Morris. H., while skating
William Helm, alleged to have been
the leader of a gang of cattle thieves,
was assassinated by vigilantes at Chap
pelle. Neb.
Mrs. Tennie Willard, of Bismarck,
Mo-, her infant, and her sister. Ada
Hardage, while attempting to ford
Forchee creek were drowned.
The president will issue prociama-
ton January next, declaring Utah
state of the union.
Seven brick buildings, with stocks of
II firms, were burned at Kossea, Tex.
the loss being 100000.
The president signed the Venezuelan
commission resolution and it is now q
law.
Charley Jones, aged eight, his brother
Robert and sister Maggie, aged 81 and
20 respectively, and Ida Ball, aged Is,
were drowned while skating near Dem
yer, Col.
Joel Davis and his wife, of Coggor,
Ia, died of poison due to canned TO-
matoes and other members of the fam
lily were very i'll.
Andrew johnson and his three chill
dren were burned to death in their home
in Philadelphia.
At cabinet meeting in Washington
it was decided to make arrangements
for another sale of bonds for gold at the
earliest practicable moment.
Barney Brown (colored) was lynched
by crowd of negroes at Wrightsvi1e
Ark, for assaulting negro woman.
One of the three buildings of Spaul-
ding, Jennings & Co.'s steel works at
being 100000.
State Mine Inspector Sampson in bis
annual report to the governor places
the output of gold for South Dakota at
$3,5OO,O0O for 1894; $5,OOO,OOO for 1898.
and gives an estimate of $7,OOO,OOO for
1896.
The agreement by which the trolley
strike was declared off in Philadelphia
fell through and the strike was re-
sumed.
Dispatches from st. Louis say that
the Mississippi river rose % feet In tive
days, and the food in consequence GOV
cred the Mississippi valley from the
Iowa line to Cairo, Ill.
The troops in New Mexico were or
dered by Gen. Miles to pursue the Il
dams off their reservations, and if they
would not return to kill them.
"Owney," the postal clerks dog, ar
rived in New York from China, having
completed the circuit of the globe since
August IL last.
The Bank of Pennington, located at
Pennington, ILL.,, failed for $4,000.
A break in the La Marsh dixie near
Pekin, ILL.,, flooded thousands of acres
and thousands of dollars worth of dam
age was done.
In the District of Columbia supren..
court decision was rendered holding
that 496,446 acres of land valued a:
100000 and claimed by the United
States belongs to the city of Las Vegas,
N. NJ.
The supreme court of the United
States adjourned until January6.
In a railway collision at Cardiff
Tenn, j. S. Brewer, brakeman, and
three unknown tramps were killed.
Perley Ellison and his family were
murdered by Apaches in lower Pleasant
Valley in the mountains near Payson.
A. T.
John Mcknight and Daniel Meal
lister were killed and seven other men
were severely injured by a dynamite ex-
plosion on the drainage canal near
bonneville. Ill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-01
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tho Proceedings OF the First Session.


Tho Proceedings OF the First Session.
message on the financial situation was dis
eussed but no action was taken. Ad-
journed to the gath. LIN the house Speaker
Reed announced the standing committees.
The presidents financial message was read
and referred to the committee on ways and
means.
The senate was not In session on the 23d 80.
In the house Mr. Dingley, chairman of the
ways and means committee. stated that he
hoped to be able on Thursday next to pre-
sent to the house some measure looking
to the relief of the treasury as suggested
by the president Bills were introduced to
levy and collect duties on wool and cotton;
for the protection Of agricultural staples
and American ships in the foreign trade
and to relieve the United States treasury
and to familiarize the people of this coun-
try with the advantage of d silver coinage.
The senate on the oath repealed the pro-
scriptive disabilities bill passed at the close
of the war against the services of ex-con-
federates in the United States army and
navy. A resolution was introduced to coin
the silver in the treasury and another urg-
ing the Latin-American union, in which
all the republics of the western hemisphere
would make common cause against
European encroachments.. In the house a
bill was introduced providing for duty on
certain grades of sugar. ...,..,tt,.-.. Il.
There was no session of the senate on
the 18th. In the house a revenue bill was
passed. the operation of which is limited
to 2ha years, and which Is designed to
raise SAC, 000, 900 for the relief of the treas
ury. The vote was yeas, PCS; nays, 81, and
was on strictly party lines. the populis:s
voting with the democrats against the bill.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-11-14
thirty days.

Ripaps Tabules.
Ripans Tabules cure nausea.
Ripans Tabules: at druggists.
Ripans Tabules cure dizziness.
Ripans TabuIes cure flatulence.
Ripans Tabules cure dyspepsia.
Ripans Tabules assist digestion.
Ripans Tabules: one gives relief.
Ripans Tabules cure indigestion.
Ripans Tabules: gentle cathartic.
Ripans Tabules cure constipation.
Ripans Tabules: pleasant laxative.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-11-14
how about it =?

We mean that Sheet Music thar
you prize so highly, and still you
haven't had it bound in book form
vet. You can have it done a. halt
price at the Witness Job Office
during the next
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-11-14

Wm. Norton hrs moved his bar
her shop from the Ocala house to
the Montazuma where he will be
pleased to serve his maoy Gus
omers. Keeps only ehe very
best BARRIERS and guarantees per-
feet satisfaction to all call at his
oiace. He also ask the patronage
IF the travelling public.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-11-14

Is your nervous system shat
tered? Do not despair. Brace up
with Sabalena, which goes to the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-13

1t was in 1859, when he was embaa-
sador at st. Petersburg, that Prince Bis
marck studied Russian. The suspicious
ex-chancellor, who once declared that
blotting paper was "an invention of the
enemy, wished to dispense with inter
prefers. He engaged young law sta
dent to give him lessons. NJ. Alexeleuf
has lately furnished some particulars of
his former pupil.
The pronunciation Of certain syllables
was great difficulty, and Bismarck got
out of temper more than once, but he
finally mastered the language we'll
enough for his purpose, and then disput-
ed the remuneration which had been
agreed upon.
Bismarck carefully kept his knowl-
edge of Russian a secret from the court,
with the result that he occasionally
CLEANED information not intended for
him, but ON one occasion the czar, who
was talking in Russian to Prince Gort-
shakotf, noticed that the ambassador was
looking very fixedly at him, and at once
guessed the truth. He asked Bismarck,
point blank, if he understood Russian,
and the imam of blood and iron" con-
fessed, much annoyed at having been
found out.-Pearson' : Weekly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-13
Artificial scenting of Flowers.

Flowers that have lost something Of
their perfume are now scented artificial
ly by watering them with an alcoholic
solution of essence, using a little glycer-
in to fix the odor. Thus, for violets, the
liquid is composed of 100 grams Of
glycerin and 10 grams Of essence of
violet In many places, while scented
violets are comparatively rare, the un
scented kinds grow Wild in great protu-
sion. These are now bought up in large
quantities, scented artificially and put
into the market in advantageous compe-
tition with the parfumed viOlets grown
by the horticulturists. Cut flowers which
have wilted from time or transportation
are revived by being plunged into a
weak solution Of sal ammOniac. Flowers
which have little or no scent are also
peIfumed for sale by being put into 4
box with ice and then saturated with
a current of carbonic acid charged with
perfume. e.-London Public Opinion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-13
How She Got the News.

Two Louisville women who are great
friends, y as the phrase goes, from one
cause or another had not met for several
weeks, though living only few squares
apart. The other night one dame went
down to visit the other one and said on
entering the house:
Margaret, / came down to visit you
because / heard you were sick.
WELL" answered Margaret, who
seemed trifle out of sorts, you took
your time about it. have been sick a
week.
"Yes, y Deborah replied, "but could
not come sooner because you took such a
roundabout way of letting me know you
were sick +"
Roundabout way? don't remember
sending you any word at all How did
you hear?''
"Well, you wrote the news to your
daughter Alice in Milwaukee,; she wrote
to my daughter Mary in New Orleans +;
Mary mentioned 1t when she wrote 10
me-and that is how l happened 10
come over. louisville Courier Jour
nal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-13

The Westminster Budget tells char
acteristic story of the late Rev. Peter
Mackenzie Of London. Many years ago,
after delivering a Lecture i'll a village
near Sunderland, he was returning %
his hosts house along a lonely road.
when be was accosted by a rGbber The
latter was a believer in the right of
might and requested Mr.. Mackenzie TO
turn out all the cash he had got. "Well,
my dear man, " replied Mn. Mackenzie,
you know am big enough to thrash
you. If it's money you want, I'll give
you half "a crown The robber would
not accept this very charitable offer.
Mr.. Mackenzie "doffed'' his coat and
gave him what the man is now pleased
to call "a dashed good hiding" That
thrashing did the man q great service,
for he afterward left the paths Of vice
and became one of Mr.. Mackenzie's :
many converts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-13
King AIphonso's Tact.

Alphonso. king of Aragon, was one
day examining the different articles in
his jewelers. shop in company with
many ladies Of his court He had scarce
ly left the house when the jeweler miss
ed q diamond of great value and r..n
after him, complaining of the theft. The
king, not willing publicly to disgrace
any of his attendants, commanded a
large basin full of sand to be brought
him, into which he directed each person
to put III the hand clinched and TO draw
it out fiat. By this means the diamond
was left in the sand, unknown by
whom. .-Eousehold Words.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-13
Semi-AnnuaI Meeting

Southern Lumber & Manufacturer
Association, Memphis, Tenn, to DIST,
inclusive, 1896.
For the above occasion the q. c. (.
s. F. R'y, (Santa Fe route) will sell
round trip tickets to Memphis and
return at one fare sic. 10 for the rot nd
trip. Tickets on sale Feb. 10th, /. Ii
and 18th, limited to Feb. 2sth for re-
turn.
For further information regard ng
route, etc. call upon or address,
l. r. MASON,
Ticket Agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-13

An old man and his wife were last sum-
mer sailing on steamer between Black
pool and the isle of Man. As the sea
was rather rough and the old woman
unaccustomed to sailing she said to her
husband:
''Oh, John, this ship is going down. 3"
well, never mind, said her hus-
band. 1T isn't ours. London Fun.