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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-16
BREVTTIES.

Xmas Confectionery at Aspe-
green's
Manager Pengilly is in Duluth
today.
Mrs. 0. knutson returned Saturday
from Duluth visit.
DR. c. g. Shipnan is in Hibbing
for few days this week.
Mrs. H. B. Sturtevant and sons,
spent Saturday in Duluth.
Mrs Chas. Porger, Of Two Harbors,
is visiting in the city today.
John Glode, landlord of the Ex-
change. was in Duluth Friday.
The. best ten cent cigar in the
market is the Schiller. Try it.
Miss Wilhelmina Pete returned
Monday from her trip to Tower
Allan D. Bell went to Tower this
morning to do some civil engineering.
Melville johnson made a visit to
Grand Rapids the fore part OF the
week
W. n. Sheppard was up from Tower
Monday evening returning Tuesday
morning.
The city council did not meet last
evening owing to the non-presence Of
q quorum
E. w. Lund spent Saturday and
Sunday in Tower where he went on
business connected with securing a
minister for the Finnish congrega-
tions of Tower and Ely.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-16
Don't Intrude!

Patronze the man who adyertises. You do not visit
YOUR neighbors unless asked to, and do not attend
party wedding without invitation: then why
should YOU intrude the privacy of a storekeeper
without an invitation! Buy of the live business
who not only invites you to and see him
every day. but educates and keeps you posted
what is popular in his line of goods.-Exchange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-16

IFANTED-SEVERAL FAITHFUL MEN
Wv or women TO travel for responsible
established house in Minnesota Salary
S1sa payable SIS weekly and expenses
Position permanent Reference. Enclose
self-addressea stamped envelope. The Ma
nonal. star Building. Chicago.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
A RELIEF FUND RAJ ED.
WORIS OF WISuCM.

Anything upon which the govern.
ment places its stamp and declares it a
full legal tender IL payment Of debts
and taxes, Is money; no matter what
the material may Go.-Henry Clay.
Another mears Ct silently lessening
the inequality Of poverty Is to exempt
all from taxation belQw a certain point,
and to tax the higher portion of prop
9rty in geomeirical progression as they
rise. j f3rsor.
| believe the struggle now going on
IN this country, and II other countries,
for q single gold standard, will, il sue
cessful, produce widespread disaster,
in the end, throughout the world
James G. Blaine.
It government contracted q debt
with a certain mount OF money III cir
culation, and then contracted the
money volume before the debt was
paid, it is the most heinous crime that
the government could commit against
the people Abraham Lincoln.
I sincerely believe with you that
banks are more dangerous than stand
ing armies. Put down the banks and
If this country cannot be carried
through the longest war without load
ing US with perpetual debt, 1 know
nothing of my countrymen. Thomas
j. f.rson.
To annul the uee Of either of the two
metals as money is to abridge the guam
tity Of the circulating medium, and is
liable to all the objecDicns which arise
from the comparison of the benefits of
a full, with the evils Of a scant circulG-
sion.-AIexander Hamilton, in his re.
port on the mint in 1892
Ny friends, unless our children have
more patience and courage than saved
shis country from slavery, republican
institutions will go down before the
moneyed corporations. Rch men die,
! but bank8 and corporations are immor-
cal. They are never efi cted with dis
ease. In the long run they are bound
TO win with legislatures. Wendell
Phillips.
Place the money power in the hands
of a combination Of a few individuals
and they, by expanding or contracting
the currency, may raise or sink prices
at pleasure, and by purchasing when
at the greatest depression, and selling
when at the greatest elevation, may
command the whole property and in
duetry of the community. The bank
ing system concentrates and places
this power in the hands of those who
control it. Never was an engine in,
vented better calculated to place the
destinies Of the many in the bands of
the few.-John @. Calhoun.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
SEVERAL VILLAGES WIPED OUT
Houses Blown Down and Persons Killed
Throughout Illinois

Throughout Illinois
CENTRALIA, Ill May 28-The storm
OF last night passed through southern
Illinois and spread destruction over a
large extent OF territory west, south
ard southeast Of C~entralia. New Baden,
a village on the Air Line R abroad west
of Centralia, vas completely wiped out
and only six houses remaining, thirty
F.! six lives were lest. New Madrid, south
east Of this city also suffered great less
Of life and property. Seven persons
are reported killed and thirty injured.
The cyclone pursued an easterly curse,
taking in the village of Irvington, Rich
view, Ashley, Boyd and Dix.
Houses were blown down and per
sons killed in all these places and
throughout the country. Farm prop
erty, crops and orchar.s have suffered
immensely and it is estimated that in
the counties of Clinton, Washington
and Jefferson fifty lives have been lest.
Impossible to give details as all wires
are down. While the storm was on all
sides OF C~entralia, it did not strike the
city.
CYCLONE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
LANCASTER, Pa, May % Columbia
wes struck by a cyclone at noon to day
| and the Columbia Rolling Mill req d to
the ground. The ruins then caught
fire. One man is reported killed.
At Carlisle, lightning struck a trolly
car while running in the central part
Of the town Mrs. Florence S.iteter
and daughter, Of Hagerstown, pass n
gers, were badly burned.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE.
ANDERSON, H., May % "A storm
struck this city last night, injuring
several people and doing $3.50, 600 dam
age. The new building of the Ameri
can Strawboard Company was leveled
to the ground with a loss of $35, go.
The buildings of the Anderson Bicycle
Company, the National Tinplate Com
pany, the Presbyterian church and
other buildings were blown down. The
postoffce was among the many build
ings damaged.
THIRTEEN PEOPLE KILLED.
VANDALIA, Ill May %. News Yves
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02

The number OF killed may not be far
trom 500, and the injured about 700.
The steamer Pittsburg, of the Dia
m0nd J Line, City of Vicksburg, ard
the City of Providence, of the Colum
bian Excursion Company, the City Of
Monroe, Of the Anchor Line and all
sorts Of smalls craft were pitched and
tossed about until q final blast rent
them from their moorings. They were
| swept across the river and struck the
Illinois bank, within a few blocks Of
each other. The loss of life on these
boats IS thought to be slight, as every
body was cautioned not to jump and
they would be brought safely to land.
Tae city Of Vicksburg is almost a
wreck. The City of Providence was
blown upon the Illinois side. Her rud-
der is gone and her cabin and smoke
stacks were blown away before she
parted from her wharf.
The St. Louis and St. Paul Packet
Company steamers St. Paul had started
for Knokuk when the tornado struck
the city. She has not been heard of.
She had a full cabin.
The Belle Of Calhoun, the Mad;!l and
the L2becie Copger, which were moored
near Choteau Avenue, were almost to-
tally wrecked. The smokestacks were
blown away.
The Ellen G. Smith, the harbor boat,
was blown down the river and was
wrecked near Arsenal stand. 1t is
thought a number of lives were lost on
this boat.
The steamer Harvester, Of the Mis-
sissippi Valley transportation Com
pany, was also torn from it's dock and
carried down the river. Tne loss to
river property a only be estimated.
A river mas said 81, 500, 900 would not
repair and replace the boats that fig
ured in the storm.
TIE Louis Kellogg, broke from its
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02

~frigerator Transit Company, at the
levee and Cedar street, are demolished.
The Terminal Elevator, Middle and
Main, was robbed of the south end wall
on the first floor.
The fourth story and roof of Nc
Pheeters' dry goods warehouse Of the
levee between Biddle and Cedar, was
blown eff.
The front and roof of Fisher and
Davis three story brick saw mill ma
chinery house, 1924 26 North Main, YVES
! wrecked.
The roof and smoke stacks Of the
Fulton Iron Works and Machine Shop,
Fulton and Carr, were blown eff.
The roof was blown eff a vacant
building belonging to the DR.. J. H Nc.
Lean estate. Cy;lius ard Biddle streets.
About L9vee and Carr str33t, the
wind played havoc. The immense
freight shed Of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad, two blocks long
and one wide, extending from Carr
street to Franklin avenue, is a totel
wreck.
After the wind AMI rain had dane
their work, fire added to the dtesruc,
ton. Helzel's mill was the first to be
come ignited, and it was totally &c
sEroyed, at a loss Of $3.50. 600. Lees
blacksmith shop, and other sm Ill places
! were burned.
The destruction Of the water works
early il the storm cut eff the water
supply, and Chief Purdy and his men
fought the fse with a bucket brigade
as best they could.
TIE whole central portion Of the city
was threatened by the burning mill,
bat all hands were skilled workmen,
and worked with such a will that it's
further spread was prevented. The
ise added greatly to the general con
sternation.
While the storm was at its height,
the passenger train OF the Chicago &
Alton Railway pulled out on the bridge
from the MlsaOu i side. It was on it's
way east. Engineer Scott had only
proceeded a short distance when he
realized the awful danger which threat
ened the train. The wind struck the
coaches, at first causing them TO careen,
At this time he was about half across.
Over head the poles we're snapped and
tumbiiDg into the river, while large
stones were torn loose from their foun-
dation and plunged into the water.
Realizing that any moment the train
| might be blown into the water, or else
the bridge be blown away, Scott, with
rare presence of mind. put on a full
head of steam in an eff ,rt to make an
attempt to reach the East side shore.
The train had scarcely proceeded 200
feet and about the same distance from
the shore when an upper span of the
bridge vas blown away. Tons of huge
| granite blocks tumbled to the tracks
where the train loaded with passengers
had been but a few moments before.
/ At about the same instant the wind
struck the train, upeetting all the cars
like play things, Luckily no Il was
killed, but several were taken out
severely injured.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
A TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
FIVE HUNDRED DEAD AND THOU
SANDS WOUNDED.

FIVE HUNDRED DEAD AND THOU
SANDS WOUNDED.
St, Louis the Center of the Harvest of
Death-Property Losses Will Amoun:
to $780, 900, 900 or $50, ooo,o oo- A Ruined
City.
ST LOUIS, Mo May % -Tne awful
sweep of last nights tornado is marked
to dGy by q devastated district in the
southwestern portion Of the city, a half
mile wide and four miles long, with
wrecked buildings, totterirg walls, de,
b~ris-chCked streeta andrescuipg parties
to tell the story of havoc and death.
st Louis is dazed by the extent of
the calamity and it will be days before
the total loss Of life and che amount OF
property destroyed will be known.
The estimates Of the number killed
vary from 200 TO 500 With the belief
general that tbs latter figure is the
nearer correct.
Coroner White says the death lis5 in
ST. Louis proper would easily reach
200 and in East St. Louis it would be
perhaps SIS large.
At police headquarters, the deed in
St. Louis we're ~estin1ated at 300 and at
East S.. Louis at 2 Extra editions
OF the local papers place the total loss
of life al 500 or moro.
The storm left its path Uttered with
dead a. 4 dying and patrol wagons,
amoulances and undertaker's cars
were busy al day long carrying the
identified dead to their homes and
homes Of relativee aud frier DIS or loav
ing the unidentified with the city NOR
que authorities.
The property loss is terrific, estimates
ranging from $40, eco, 600 to $50, 900, coo
The wind seemed t % take the form Of a
tornado rather than that of a cyclone,
the wrecked buildings SHOWN none of
the twisted irons and girdar8 which
usually mark the trail of a rotary wind
storm. The general trend was from
southwest tO northwest, through the
center of the business district of the
city to about q mile north of the city.
The first heavy damage was in the
vicinity of Lower Grove and Lafay cite
Parks, where handsome residences
we're wrecked and many persons in
jured. The tornado swept from the
northwest as far as the river when,
with a sudden turn to the north it
cleared the Mississippi and tore it's way
into the heart Of E .st ST. Louis.
One of the remarkable features was
the destruction Of a wing of the City
Hospital, carrying 20 patients and
nurses down in the wreck, and killing
but one person.
Tt will be several days before definite
information can be obtained as to the
loss Of life and injury.
In addition to the killed and inj lred
il ST.. Louis and E ST st. Louis, the
! cyclono moved down many people in
other places. Dispatches rec ived by
the Associated Press gives accounts OF
serious loss CT life aud maimiDgs in
| quite a number of places. Appended
Is a table sho wing the latest careful
! estimate of killed and injured based on
/ tho 9isDotobns.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02

For many years-as we have notice
before-the representatives of thd
Southern States in the two Houses of
Congress were largely influenced by
the doctrine of Paternal Government,
as invoked against a Government Pos.
tai Telegraph. The Daily Atlanta Con-
stitutiOn has been a staunch stipen-
diary Of the monstrous monopoly for
these many years. Mr. Sumner had to
confront a prevailing obeisance to this
doctrine, as assumed to be in opposi.
tion to any liberation of the proposal
to pass a Postal Telegraph bill: 1t was
difficult to get an audience Of Southern
representatives in Congress, ten or ff-
teen years ago-eVen go late as that
who would give a respectful hearing
for a genuine Postal Telegraph. There
we're some notable and noble excetions,
of course, to this implacable hostility
to every plea for an electric mail.
Congressman White, of Kentucky, of
Kentucky, is to be remembered with
gratitude for his support of the Sum
ner bill. But, We must say it again,
to Hon. Walter Clark, of the glorious
30 Id North State, do we owe the great
est debt for services most able, persis.
tent and successful in the line Of Pos
tai Telegraph advocacy in the South
ern States, San Francisco Star.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02

Why should not the government
control and operate the telegraph facil-
tiles of this country, as a part of the
postal s0rvice3 Workingmen and all
reformers should urge this measure.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02

received here to day that the cyclone
LAST night swept over Irvington and
Rlchview, south of here on the Illinois
Central Road, Destroying everything
in its path and killing outright thirteen
people.
WRECKED MANY BUILDINGS
Mt. VERNON, Ind May 28-The tor
nado struck the southern portion Of
this city at 10 o'clock last night. wreck
ing nineteen buildings, numerous out,
houses, trees, etc. The people escaped
death Ct serious injury. The less is
great and a relief corps is rov at
work securing id icr tie storm stricken
people.
RELIEF FUND RAJ ED.
ST LOUIS, may IS A public meet,
l2g was held in the Gland Hall of the
MerchaaCa' Exchange ct noon to day
a1d sl2 600 was raised in less than hour
for 5ha cy clone sufferers. The meeting
"as ca.!ed by C,rwich Spencer, Presi-
dent 0t'the Merchants Elk ,hange, and
it was largely attended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-07

all, yol know, and that includes the
cook. That prca is a big fellow and car
ries over eco r:on. If they once board
US, we shall have a poor chance
Are they certain to outsail us?''
"Look for yourself. 1t is only q ques-
ton of time. We are doing our very
best and cannot carry another yard of
sail. Besides, when they get nearer,
they'll probably begin to pepper US and
cut up our rigging"
Winscombe looked steadily at the
proa, whose form could now be pretty
clearly defined, and he owned to him.
self that unless miracle happened it
would he only question of time for
the pirate to be alongside them.
He looked at Captain Grant There
was no need 10 speak, and he took a
turn ON the deck. Miss Poulter remained
ON deck, pretending to be absorbed in
a book, but in reality full of curiosity
and soEe misgiving as to what was go
ing to happen. She rose and advanced
to meet Winscombe. what is the mat.
ter" she asked, ''for know that some
thing has happened?"
Il am afraid, Miss Porlter, that
something is going to happen. Your
funny little ship is, we fear, q pi-
rate"
He saw kind OF spasm pass over her
face. She turned pale, but evidently
made brave effort, and then gasped
rather than said. But there's no dan
ger, l hope"
II hope not" he answered cravely,
"but be SIRE we shall do our best
Meanwhile | advise you to go down be.
low. This is not place for you now. +"
While she seemed hesitating Captain
Grant came up. aud. putting his hands
on her shoulderss, said: My dear young
lady. ! must order you down below. You
must obey. you know" and gently bet
firmly he led her reluctantly Gown the
companion.
Meanwhile Winscomhe remained lost
in thought, leaning Oh the railing and
not even looking in the direction Of ~
strange and ny s:ericas sail.
While be remained TINS a little puf
of smoke ard fash showed against the
horizon. and Il was eyiden, that the
proa carried a long gun. for the hall
could be seen ricocheting from wave &c
wave. but very wide indeed of the Kist.
na- Most Of the sailors were now on
deck, and Winscombe thought they
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-07
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-07

| Presently the vessels lay nearly parallel:
tEen. Ne II i,y mutual ccnscnt. they drew
nearer. and Minsccnbe saw the armed
Malays all crowding 10 one side 30 as
60 IL ready TO spring up aud board the
kisina simultaneously from stem 10
stern.
Nearer and nearer. He determined
not TO lie premature. although he could
hardly restrain himself Then ne the
vessels came within tho distance be had
calc siaiod he shouted. and cut ran the
spar right over the rroa's deck and stop.
ped ly her upper boom. where ID lock.
ed just as be Anticipated. the pirates
were eagerly bent ON boarding. Few a
them noticed the extraordinary swing.
ing right over them OF the histnas
sp:sii.gr boom.
With a steady hand he fred the tar.
ara rs he did so shouted for the men 90
let go.
A. the barrels hanged down all in a
blaze on the pirates dccl. Winscomhc.
by one tremendous effort. slid himself
back and just escaped the torreu; of fire
and the fearful conclusion Il the first
shock as the heat exploded the topmost
layer of powder.
All sail was reset on the Kisina with
the ni;nblcncss Of men drcading to lac
blown up themselves. and igy the clever.
ness 81 the sieersinan. the captain him.
scf there was n clear space between
the kisina and the proa as layer after
layer 81 powder igniied aud blow up.
tnye'oping the pirate in dense smoke,
through which tongues Of flame could
be seen loaping.
The kisina rapidly drew ahead. and.
watching their late antagonists through
their glasses. they could plainly see that
all was utter confusion and that the
vessel lately so formidable was doomed.
Already some of her crew were pniiing
of "a small boat, aud as the distance be.
tween tie two vessels increased the Irua
burst forth into one TREMENDOUS blaze
and n pyramid Of flames reared up 60
tie fly.
| They were saved.
IL IL needless 20 say that ali gsare
loud in their p1..ise 81 winsoo i.ie. bu,
for whose invention. calli.niry and cool
ness Lot one of the kisina company
would have lived 60 tell the tale al
tbeif encounter with pirates OF suma.
ira.
A he laughinrly said. his combined
bumislolls and aerial FIRE tab had
proved moro than the pirates could
graphic with. lie declared that his rec.
cess ~as chiefly due a. the uiioT surprise
OF his unexpected attack from aiuse
and TO tho admirable way in which
Capfain Grant stored and the men told
on for that purpose swung him - with
IN foot az the rigist point. But ~ had
been nervous work. and for sulae days
Winsnombe was quite PROSTATE. al
though lac had what was 60 him bcav.
emily time. thanks O. the tender nuTsing
Of Emily Poul;er, who declared between
tears and smiles that be had turned out
"the lion" sho thought him after all
As for the fina. Edward Poultcr. he
enfruze. and with his wife showed
themselves sincerely grafosal He could
not quite forbear from little harmless
boafiing Of the fight he should have
made had those devils got o;i board, hut
be privately determined mover again 60
venture in any vessel small enough 10
be IN real peril from the mos; formida.
BILE Malay rroas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-07

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