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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03
TURKS MASSACRE CHRISTIANS
Soldiery Rush Through the Streets of
Canea Shooting and PiIlaging.

Canea Shooting and Pillaging.
London, May 26.-The Times has a
dispatch from Athens which says: The
long-expected disaster in the Island Of
Crete seems suddenly to have been
precipitated, and since Sunday anarchy
has reigned at Canea. The Turkish
soldiery, breaking all restraints. poured
through the streets, shooting, massa-
creing and pillaging Christians. The
consuls have all telegraphed for war
ships. The British fleet at Malta sailed
Monday for Crete. Her majesty's ship,
Hood. anchored at Phalarum, has
started thither. The cavasses of the
Greek and Russian consulases at Canea
have been killed. Turkhan Pasha is
utterly powerless to restrain the SOL
diery, as he is on bad terms with the
military governor. Izzed-In. who is sus-
pected of being at the bottom of the
whole trouble. The immediate cause
of the outbreak, however, is inexplica-
BILE, as the Christians there have never
given provocation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03
4 SCENE OF SPLENDOR.
Gar and Czarina of Russia Formally
Crowned at Moscow.

Crowned at Moscow.
Moscow, May 27.-The coronation of
The car of Russia has been accom-
plished. All Moscow had come to catch
a glimpse of the emperor and empress
and their brilliant suite as they made
their brief appearance in crossing the
Enclosure between the Kremlin palace
and the cathedral in which the cere-
mony took place. Shout after shout
rose upon the air, drums sounded, bells
pealed and the bands grouped in the
Great Square played the national an
them. In the cathedral the car re-
oeived the crown from the metropolitan
and placed it on his own head and took
the globe and scepter in either hand.
The empress knelt before the car, and
he lifted his crown and touched it for
an instant to her head, replaced it, aid
put her smaller crown upon her head.
Then their majesties seated themselves
upon the throne. From steeple to
steeple, and belfry to belfry, all over the
city, the bells rang out the signal. The
members of the imperial family and the
foreign princes now advanced and con-
graduated the imperial couple. Sud-
denly the cannon, bells and bands ceased,
and solemn silence ensued while the
car knelt and solemnly offered a fer
vent prayer. The metropolitan then
made short address to the car on the
importance and duties of his Office. The
emperor and empress subsequently
dined in state wearing their imperial
crowns and nantes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03
Coin for Europe.

New York, May 26.-Another large de-
naand for gold for export was made upon
the subtreasury Monday. The firms with
drawing the gold were L Won Hoffman &:
Co., 81, $4,000. and Heidelbach. Ickelheimer
& Co., 100000. At the opening of business
Monday the net gold reserve in the treasury
was Sill. 266, 65. This withdrawal reduces
IT approximately to s110. 7o0. 900. Mondays
Withdrawals were made in part OF special
contract which several foreign banking
houses have made to deliver large amount
of gold in Germany which, IT is said. is ulti-
mately intended for Russia
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03
County Displays.

w. ]. Footner, chairman of the COM
mittee on county displays at the g. A.
&. Encampment, has formed commit
tee of men who are especially well
equipped for helping each county to
make a ereditable display. Applica-
tions for street space and other priv
ileges are coming to Mr.. Footner, and
his committee will begin vigorous work
at once. Every county that partici-
pates will have opportunity to display
its resources to at least 500, 900 visitors,
day and night for week, and the eX-
pense will be trihing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03
Work of Relief.

Unsolicited and without prompting the
work of relief began here at once by the
whole people A meeting of citizens was
held at noon at the Merchants exchange.
After brief addresses by Rev. W. W. Boyd
and Mayor c. P. Walbridge contributions
were asked for. Within 40 minutes. or as
fast as the sums given could be acknowl-
edged. $14, 900 were in the secretary's hands.
Contributions continued after adjourn
ment 1t is not proposed to go outside the
city for aid, though no offering will be re-
fused President C. II. Spencer, president
of the Merchants exchange. was made
chairman of the committee of distribution
and set to work at once to place the relief
money.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03
Omen for Entrees,

With the state fair dates only three
months away Secretary Randall and his
assistants are making preparations for
a lively campaign. Recently they de-
posted in the mails wagon load of
premium lists and have many more to
follow as rapidly as they can be ad-
dressed. The Secretary's books are
now open and entries can be send in at
any time from now to Aug. % when
the books close. 1t is much peter to
send in entries early as they are insured
every attention. With very few excep-
tions entries are open to the world. A
few preiums are offered only to pro-
auctions of Minnesota, but such PLAIN
" stated in the premium list.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03
Pennsylvania Knights Templar.

Scranton, Pa, May 2S.-The grand COM
mandery Knights Templar of Pennsyl-
vania Wednesday morning selected
Easton as the place for holding the
grand commandery in May, 1897. OFF,
GERS were elected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03

were Ii the pain OF the CLOUD as II passed
from the city hospital toward the river.
Convention hall lost part of the roof at
the eastern end, was punctured in sew
eral places by flying timbers and sus-
tanned some arrangement of the interior
Ten days work will make the hall good
again.
The Ruined District.
A district In this city bounded north by
Chouteau avenue, west by Grand avenue,
south TO the city limits and east to the
river, is virtually mass of ruins. Not an
electric light has burned nor a car run in
that section. comprising 40 city blocks,
since $40 p. m. Wednesday. Within this
territory scarcely a building has escaped
injury aid thousands of them are in ruins.
On surveying the desolate scene one mar
vels that the deaths are not treble greater.
Beginning al the western boundary of the
scene is the handsome and exclusive resi-
dence section known as Compton Hill, the
home of the fourth generation of the early
French settlers OF ST. Louis. This ariSto'
cratic home place is strewn with debris.
Just east lies Lafayette park. There the
trees. shrubbery, fountains and statuary
that have been the pride of the city were
caught 10y the wind and the place is shaver
bare as with a giant scythe. Farther east
and south to the city limits were the homes
of the thrifty German-Americans who have
given distinct character to the district
To-day thousands of them are sharing the
roofs OF their hospitable and more fortu-
nate neighbors.
Interspersed in this latter section and en-
the east to the river are mills. breweries
and numberless manufacturing concerns.
These were fair targets for the storm and
they suffered. 1t was this class of losses
that added most to the wiping out of what
Is conservatively stated to be s., 00o. 900 in
vested capital. There are Is breweries
within these bounds worth 81, 900, 900, and,
while none are destroyed, all are dam
aged. The losses fall heaviest on those
least able to bear them-business men of
small capital and owners of humble homes.
After the storm had laid its heavy hand
upon the southern half of the city fire
came to complete the work of destruction.
Five columns of flame shot up, but, thanks
to the deluge of rain, they were mainly con-
fined to their starting points. In three in
stances the engines were unable to get
nearer than a block of the fires.
Its Track in East st. Louis.
In East St. Louis the track Of the storm
Is as clearly defined after touching the
Illinois shore as If plated by a surveyor
Tearing diagonally through the city from
southwest to northeast, 1t cut clean
swath of destruction. Bloody island, the
river front Of tie city, Is a low. narrow
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
A Peculiar Suit.

A peculiar suit was filed at Duluth Ia
which lima A. Pepper, of St Paul.
seeks to annul divorce secured in St
Louis county by her dead husband,
Ashbel 81. Pepper. of Minneapolis In
her complaint she says that they were
married in Pottery. Vt. July 4. 1854,
and they have had Eve children, whose
ages now run from % to 40 years. In
1886 she claims that her husband
abused her, and after that they lived
separate, she in st. Paul and he in Min
neapolis In 1859 Pepper went to Du-
luth and represented himself as citi-
zen of ST. Louis county. and presented
a petition for divorce, alleging that his
wife had deserted him and had removed
to Boston, when in fact he was not a
resident of that county at all and he
well knew that his wife was living at
that time in ST. Paul. Pepper died in
Minneapolis, intestate. and the plain
tiff did not hear of his death, or of the
divorce until February, 1896. She
wants the divorce overruled on the
ground of fraud.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03
At Little Falls.

If the jams of logs at Little Falls
break with such head of water be-
hind them, mills, bridges and every
improvement above Minneapolis would
be swept away and the west side would
be under at least IL feet of water. Such
disaster would be calamity to the
whole upper country. 1t has been ar
ranged to sound steam whistles if the
jam shows signs of weakening, so that
the people can save themselves by
fight to high ground. At present the
water is flowing over the country
around the jam, and one farm is re-
ported as being under six feet of water.
The surplus water at some of the gov
eminent dams is being let off, which
makes the situation worse than it other
wise would be.
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storm found their way to Their homes
and thus escaped the official reports. Near
~ 100 are reported by the physicians in at
tendance as fatally injured" or in
tured internally" which Is practically the
same thing. These figures relate to the city
proper.
On the other side of the river, IN East
st. Louis. Ill. where the elements gathered
themselves together for a supreme effort
toward destruction of life and property.
the latest reports place the total Of deaths
and missing at 3c5 and the injured at n.
Another tabulation made by the St Louis
Chronicle gives these figures:
Identified dead In st. Louis. I21: unidenti-
fed. 80: injured. AL.
East ST. Louis: Identified dead. IL; un-
identified. 125; injured. 15s.
Have Lost All.
The total number of families who are
without homes and whose every article of
storm is variously estimated at from 500 to
500. 1t viii be several days before a COM
plete and reliab BILE roster can be made.
Almost a reign Of terror prevails in East
st. Louis Save for a tug and few row.
boats. placed at the service of officials.
physicians. newspaper men and others
whose duties called them to the scene, the
place has been cut off from communication
with this city since Wednesday night. a
section OF the upper or railroad portion of
the Eeds bridge having been carried away,
while guards were stationed at either end
to prevent pedestrians using the foot
bridge.
Financial Loss Enormous
One morning paper gives the losses in
East St. Louis. alone. and on the river IS
fellows:
River losses. ... $780, 900
BY storm. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8 600 0eC
BY fire. ................... 25o0oc
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03
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Eads Bridge opened.

Eads Bridge Opened.
The roadway of the Eads bridge was
cleaned of wreckage at II p. m. Thursday,
and a test engine and car passed over in
safety.
In addition to the injured in the two
schoolhouses. there are 81 MANNED women,
children and men in st. Mary's hospital.
Women and girls from the farms of the
surrounding country poured into the city
in droves Thursday afternoon and even
ing, with bundles of old linen. clothing and
other necessaries and proffered their serv-
ices as nurses. The good samaritans were
badly needed by the hospital people and
city authorities, and nearly every victim In
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03
Convention Hall Damaged.

the public or extemporized hospitals has
individual attendant
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-23
A Double Execution.

SING SING, n. Y, April 23.-Louis
P. Hermann and Charles Pustolka,
both of New York city, both Germans,
and both wife murderers, were electro
cuted in the State prison this morning.
Hermann shot and killed his wife dur
ing a quarrel on July II, 1895, and
Pustolka stabbed his wife to death on
August 2S last because he suspected
her of infidelity. Hermann asked as a
special favor that he be executed first
and the warden granted the request.
Both of the prisoners had callers yes
terday. Hermann was visited by his
brother from Philadelphia and his
brother-in. law from Brooklyn. Pus-
tolka's visitors were the youngest of
his FIVE daughters, aged 4 years, and a
number of sisters of Catholic order
The parting between Pustolka and his
little girl was one of the most painful
scenes ever witnessed within the
prison, and it was this trying ordeal
which so affected the condemned man
aud left him this morning without the
strength of nerve of which he stood so
much in need.
Hermann was brought into the cleo.
trocution chamber at 11:16, and at
11:17.30, the current was shot through
his body. After fifty seconds it was
turned off and DR.. Irvine, the prison
physician, made an examination, SIS a
result of which he announced that the
man was not dead. At 1;19 the cur
rent was again turned on at full force
for five seconds. Another eXamina-
ton was made by DR.. Irvine, followed
by the other doctors present, and at
11:21 Hermann was pronounced dead.
Herrman's body was removed from
the lchair and placed on q dissecting
table in room adjoining the electro
cution chamber and new set of wit
nes;es was admitted to see the second
execution. Pustolka was brought into
the room at 1l:42. He did not make
the expected scene, but walked firmly
to the chair. At 11:43:20 the signal
was given by DR.. Irvine and the cur
rent was applied for fifty seconds. After
q little more than a minute it was
turned on again for five seconds and at
LAG the doctors declared the second
victim dead. Both executions were
pronounced entirely successful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate yesterday disposed of the
sectarian school question by adopting q
compromise, framed by Senator Cock
rell, of Missouri. The Indian bill, as it
came from the House, provided that
mo money herein appropriated shall
be paid for education in sectarian
schools This provision is struck out
by the Cockrell amendment, as adopted,
and it is declared to be the settled policy
of the government to make no appropria-
ton for sectarian schools, after July LIST,
1895, thus giving two years for the aban.
donment of secterian schools instead
of an Immediate abandonment. The
amendment, as stated yesterday, was
adopted by the decisive vote of IS to
"a. The Indian bill was not completed
when the Senate adjourned. The
House entered upon the consideration
of the general pension bill reported
f.om the INVALID pension committee:
It amends the existing pension laws in
some very important respects.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-23
MEDICINAL.
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Athletes
Pennsylvania Republicans.

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 23.-The re.
publican State convention was called 10
order in the opera house this morning
by Frank w. Leach, chairman OF the
executive committee of the State com.
mittee. Mr.. Leach ofiiciated in the ab-
sence of Senator and State Chairman
Quay, who went to Washington this
morning. Ex-State Treasurer Bower
was made temporary chairman. Wien
the name of Senator Quay was mention.
ed by Chairman Boyer in connection
with the presidency the convention
cheered loudly.
The presidential electors as agreed
upon in the different congressional dis.
tricts were then read. At ll:5j O'Clock
a recess was taken until 1870 p. ~.
Durirgithe recess the committee on
resolutions met. The endorsement Of
Senator Quay was opposed ly Mage
and others but the endorsement was
carried by large majority a resolu.
tion providing for the support OF Nc
Kinley should it become apparent that
Quay cannot be nominated, was defeat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-23

Mr.. CARNEGIE's CHECK.-At meet
ing in Washington yesterday of the Ma
tional Arbitration Conference, letter
from Chief Justice Fuller was read,
conveying regret that his health and
public duties would prevent him from
testifying by his presence his approval
of the great cause of the convention.
Also, letter from Andrew Carnegie,
who referred to the movement as "the
noblest cause of this generation" and
in q postscript mentioned the Enclosure
of check for 81 900 to help defray the
expenses of the meeting.
In the course of the general business
Mr.. John Domphon, of st. Joseph, Mo-,
created no little stir by moving that
Mr.. Carnegie's gift be returned to him,
because Mr.. Carnegie bad made his
wealth through contracts to furnish the
government with munitions of war.
"And," he continued, ''the press
charges him, whether justly or unjust
ly, with making large profits by stinting
his employees in his works." He de-
clared that the boards of trade of the
country should pay the expenses of the
meeting, and that it would be a hu.
initiation to accept Mr.. Carnegie's gift.
The motion was buried under large
majority.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-23
Impending Battle in Cuba.

NEW YORK, April 2S.-A cable dis
patch from Havana says the insurgents
declare that Gomez is on his way east
toward Havana province, where he
will join the forces led by Maceo and
others, comprising about $4,000 men.
1t is believed that Gomez will make a
demonstration in order to concentrate
the Spanish troops at one point, so that
Maceo may have chance to break
through at another point if he should
need food. 1t is said that Maceo is
hard pressed by the Spanish troops.
Fires and small engagements are re-
ported in all sections of the island and
the belief is general that big battle
will soon occur in the west.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. A. P. Wetmore died at Midland
on the 18th. aged "a years.
Governor O'Ferrall and party return
ed to Richmond yesterday from Ashe-
vile, NC.
Capt. Hiram James died in Rich
mond, yesterday, aged seventy-t"o
years. He was native OF Maryland.
Governor O'Ferrall expresses himself
as strongly opposed to the adoption OF
the unit rule by the Virginia democratic
conventions.
VIM. c. Wynkoop died in the 5Sth
year of his age at his residence near
North Fork, Loudoun county, on the
18th instant.
There was split among the republi-
cans of the Richmond congressional dis
trict yesterday and two sets OF dele
gates to the st. Louis convention were
chosen.
Miss Emma Saunders, daughter OF
Mrs. Priscilla Saunders, and A. w.
Wright, of Fredericksburg, were mar
ried at the residence of the bride yes
terday.
John Johnson, colored, who killed
Charles Carter, young man of Lam
caster county, few weeks ago, was
convicted of murder in the first degree
in that county yesterday.
Christ Episcopal Church was the
scene of beautiful marriage at Win
chester, yesterday evening, the parties
being Mr.. Thomas J. Holt, prominent
young business man of Savannah, Ga,
and Miss Sarah Rivera Baker, eldest
daughter of Mr.. w. H. Baker, Of
Winchester
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-23
Louisiana Democratic.

NEW ORLEANS, april 23.-As reports of
the election from over the State are received,
the situation is improving for the democrats.
Fosters majority in New Orleans is now
certain to be five thousand; the few remain.
ing precincts will not change that majority to
any extent. The democrats will have good
working majority in the Legislature. Later
returns indicate the defeat of ex.Gov-
ernor Yarmouth, who 8gs running for
the Legislature in Plaquemine parish. For
the first time since the War that parish has
gone for the democrats. Fosters majority in
the State will be- over 10000. The Pharr
people are still talking of coniesting the cleo
tion snd of going to Baton Rouge to be
sworn in.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-23
CAPT. FowLE's APPoINTMENT.-The
Washington correspondent of the Rich

CAPT. FowLE's APPoNTnfENT.-The
Washington correspondent of the Rich
mond Times says:
"There is now said to be some chance
that the Virginia Senators may be in
duced to withdraw their opposition to
the confirmation of Mr.. Fowle as Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the
Western district of Virginia.
sit is learned that the President ap.
pointed Mr.. Fowle in order that there
might be no contest and consequent
bad feeling among the gentlemen who
would probably be applicants for the
position. The President, it is under
stood, has said that if General Lees
successor had full term to serve he
would probably have consulted MEM
bers of the Virginia delegation, but as
he will probably have no more than q
wear to serve the President considered
it best to appoint man already famil-
lar with the work of the Office and COM
petent to carry it along successfully un-
til the close of his term of Office"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-23
sequence.

If REPORTS of some of Senator Black.
burns late utterances are to be credit
ed. that Senator has suddenly developed
into one of the most blooming gushers
the South has as yet produced. Only
a week or two ago he was reported as
saving he was thankful he had an OPP
portunity of voting to make Gen. Miles,
of Fortress Monroe fame, Lieutenant
General, and, more recently, it has been
printed that he says he would rather
have Senator Cameron in the White
House than any other man. The SEN
ator should know that Southern gush-
ers are not admirable at home, and are
not given full faith at the North.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON Anril %

Correspondence OF the AIeAanoriA 0a1etee'J
WASHINGTON, April %.
The national arbitration convention
re-assembled in Metzerott Hall this
morning. A paper by Professor John
Bassett Moore, of Columbian Unlyersl'
ty, ex-Assistant Secretary of State, on
the advantages of a permanent system
of arbitration was read by Professor
Capen, Mr.. Moore being unable to at
tend. President Merrill E. Gates,
LII. D., of Amherst College, discussen
the problem of arbitration in its rela-
ton to the principles of international
law.
Henry J. Frank was to-day sppoint-
ed postmaster of Stonega, Wise county,
Va, vice VIM. T. Goodloe, resigned.
The republicans of the Senate favor
an esrly adjournment, and the earlier,
after tie appropriation bills are out OF
the way. the better it will please them.
This sentiment was developed this
morning at the caucus held for the pur'
pose of determining the order OF busi-
ness. After a short discussion, Mr..
Sherman, chairman of the caucus, was
auCnOrlLeu to appoiue ComLulteGo 0h
order of business, which will decide
upon what matters outside of appro.
priation bills shall be brought up for
consideration. The discussion showed
that the almost unanimous opinion of
the republicans that nothing in the
shape of legislation that will be contest
ed or produce protracted debate, should
be pressed for action. An adjournment
should be had, it was thought, by May
is, and the committee which MIR. sher-
man will appoint will bear this date in
sniad when it comes to making up the
order of business. 1t is hardly be-
lieyed chat the adjournment can be
had at 50 early day, but the first
,of June is suggested as the day upon
which a final adjournment can be taken
without difficulty. Senstors who attend
ed this conference assert that there
Is no hope for the Pacific Railroad fund
ing bill, the Nicaragua canal bin, the
bankruptcy bill, the statehood bills or