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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13

WHERE HE Al repeated the HES
senger boy.
He seemed rather large and old to be
in the uniform, for there was a scrabble
of soft beard on his chin. His face and
hands appeared to have Leen treated
with fine coal dust, his cap leaned for
ward on one side of his head and
whenever he spoke he had to make q
new disposition of large amount of
chewing tobacco which he carried in
his mouth.
When he asked: "Where's he at?"
he pronounced it "where'ce," and in all
of his subsequent talk he gave the IS"
a soft and kissing sound well prolonged,
to the evident enjoyment of Artie and
the mild wonderment of Miller.
"Where's who at?" demanded Artie,
adopting a frown and harsh man
ner.
"W'y, tie four-eyed nobs dat sent me
out on tie sout' side"
'Are you the same little boy?
Wouldn't that frost you, though, Mil
Ter? This is little bright eyes that took
the note for Hail."
Jaw, what's eatin' you?" asked the
boy, giving war-like curl to the cor
ner of his mouth.
"Oh, ow! listen to that. I'll bet
you're the toughest boy that ever hap
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
dat wears de win
got a note here for

tha iol,. for yo, WONT ONE OF
| now" 1ooSE fAi Me
Jaw, go ahead, OATS right. Dere's
lots O. you blollies t'ink you can have
fun wit us kids"
"Get next to the walk, Miller, get on,
get on!" exclaimed Artie, as the mes
senger boy moved over toward Halls
desk. On the way he stopped for a
moment and spat copiously into a
waste basket.
"He walks like he had gravel in his
shoes, don't he?" said Artie. "Look
at the way he holds them shoulders.
Amt he tough, though? It's safe
money bet he amt washed his neck in
three years."
''Some day you'll get too gay an a
guy'll give you a funny poke" re-
marked the messenger boy, as he slow
ly settled into young Mr.. Halls chair
and again directed what was supposed
to be terrorizing stare at Artie.
''What did tell you, Miller?
Claudie's scrapper. He'd just as soon
give a guy lump in the teet' as look
dC ulIn.
The boy gave a sniff of contempt and
began an examination of the papers on
Mr.. Halls desk, picking up some of the
letters and studying them, his lips 60
ing through the motions of reading.
Artie sat, with face illumined, and
watched The boy. He was evidently
fascinated by the display of supreme
impudence.
us there anything we can do for
you?" he asked. 'Miller's got some
private letters you can read when you
get through over there"
"Aw, go chase yourself" replied the
boy, although he had some difficulty
in saying it. His cheeks were again
pulled out and he was casually looking
around for a receptacle.
Turn up your pants, Miller; he's
goin' to have another hemorrhage,"
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Grip pie

The iron grasp of scrofula has no
mercy upon its victims. This demon
of the blood is often not satisfied with
causing dreadful sores, but racks the
body with the pains of rheumatism
until Hoods Sarsaparilla cures.
NEARLY four years ago / became af-
hicted with scrofula and rheumatism.
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LET not mirth be thy profession, lest
chou become make-spOrt He that hath
but gained the title of jester, let him as
sure himself the fool is not far off,
QuarleS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13

RICHES do not exhiarate us so much with
tnelr possession as they torment us with
their ss.--Gregory
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13

SHE-"I see Jack Parsons is defaultern
He-"Yes; how he has changed. Why,
when he used to play baseball he wouldn't
even steal base."-N. Y. Evening Tele-
gram.
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81 don't know" said Miller.

"Cocoanut pie. That's no fairy tale.
neither. Cocoanut pie and milk, that's
what they live on. I'll bet Claudio here
with the face has got about three cocoa
nut pies wadded into him now. How
about it, Claudie?"
"Say," began the messenger boy, nod
ding his head slowly to emphasize his
remarks, I'D give t'ousand dollars if
1 had your gall"
'"That'll be all right. Keep the
change. BY the way, old chap, are you
lookin' for anyone?"
'Yes-s-s, I'm lookin' for some one" he
replied.
''Who it is is it?"
'W'y, tie fellow dat wears de win
dows in his face. got note here for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13

VIRTUE itself offends when coupled with
forbidding manners.-Bishop Middleton.
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pened. What you
been dom all day
-playin' marbles
for keeps or stand
in in front of one
O. them dime mu.
seeums?"
Jaw, say; you
t'ink you're fly. Dat
young Teller sent
me all tie way to
forty-t'ree ninety,
tree Callamet av'-
moo. I couldn't get
back no sooner"
ssyLTl0 xuoc - tho
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
A TOUGH BOY.
BY GEORGE AIDE.

"Where's he at?" asked the over
grown messenger boy. who had dumped
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13

said Artie, and as
he spoke the bog
again spat into the
waste basket.
"Well, Claudio.
I've seen a good
many O. you boys.
but you're the best
ever" remarked
Artie. eff Halls
tryin' to win out
any South side lady
friend L dent see as
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VINO was III Cne BOY, YOU RE ALL
note was to-" RIGHT"
'His rag. guess"
"Oh-h-h-h! His rag! What do you
think O. that, Miller? Amt this
boy bird! Can you beat him? Can
you even tie him? Boy, you're all
right"
$50 are you-dat is, from vi head up"
can the feet down, huh? You're
one O. them Holy chez, Chonny,' boys,
amt you? You're so tough they
couldn't dent you with an AK"
us dat so-o-o-o?" asked the boy, with
a frightful escape of ''s'' and a glare
such as he must have used to terrify
all the smaller boys at the call station.
IF was as tough as you are I'd be
afraid of myself. on the level
"You t'ink you're havin sport wit
me, don't you? seen lot O. dem fun
ny mugs before dis"
"W'y, Claudio, 1 wouldn't try to josh
you. / think you're nice, clean boy.
Amt you goin' to take off your
gloves?
Miller leaned back in his chair and
howled with laughter.
II beg y'r pardon, Claudio" con-
tinued Artie. 81 thought them was
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vi ade

Running sores broke out on my thighs.
Pieces of bone came out and an operation
was contemplated. i had rheumatism in
my legs, drawn up out of shape lost ap.
petite, could not sleep. i was perfect
wreck. 1 continued to grow worse and
finally gave up the doctors treatment tc
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. y s
Gee, is them your
mits? Y ou' re a
b r u il ct t e, a i MT
you:!"
T b e me ssenger
boy had been some
what. taken back by
the allusion to his
gloves" but he re-
covered and said, still
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w Eel |

take Hoods Sarsaparilla. Soon appetite
came back; the sores commenced to heal.
NY limbs Strengthened out and l threw
away my crutches. / am now stout and
hearty and am farming, whereas four
years ago / was cripple. l gladly rec.
ommend Hoods Sarsaparilla." URBAN
HAMMOND, Table Grove, Illinois.
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him." and he pulled
it out OF his pocket.
81 o o k 8 Ii k e
you've been chew
in it. Thnt's his
desk over there.
He got dead tired
O. waitln' for you
and went out to tell
the police you was
| o s t. I t h i n k
t h e y'r e draggin'
the lake for you
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-05

The man who will have charge of the
arrangements is Colonel John I. Mar
tin, the well-known lawyer politician
of ST Louis. Colonel Martin is a ire
rnendouslv powerful man physically,
of middle hight, with the neck, Shout
ders and chest of a gladiator. He Will
be able to take couple of obstreperous
delegates or door TANNERS and knock
their heads together. Tickets to the
hall this time will be distributed I'M
der the supervision of the National
Committee and will not be disposable
at the sweet will of the local commit
tee
The silver men are claiming to have
a large majority, but the gold men
claim that they will fall short by a
few votes of the necessary two thirds,
which, according to Democratic Con-
vention procedure, is necessary to NOM
mate a President.
Making an estimate Of the vote from
the announcements of the State Con-
ventions, the ballots may be classed,
On the eve of battle, as follows:
Total number delegates ......... $40
IWo-thlrdS .ooo
Silver .5773
Cold 1913
Doubtful of
So insignificant do the leaders ap-
PEAR that in forecaSting the vote for a
candidate no prophet has dared to give
any one more than 100 votes, and that
one is Ex-Governor Horace Boies of
Iowa, who has been credited with lis;
Richard Bland of Missouri coming next
with 90 and Senator Blackburn of Ken
lucky next with 26.
In the gold field Ex-Governor William
E. Russell of Massachusetts, is easily
first His only serious rival would be
William c. Whitney, but the ex-Secre-
tary of the Navy says he will not be a
candidate under any circumstances. 1t
seems to be generally conceded that
no Eastern man will get the nominal
ton. The interest, therefore, centers on
the Western leaders. William r. Nor
rison of Illinois, the eX-Congressman;
Ex-Governor James e. Campbell of
Ohio, and Governor Claude Matthews
of Indiana are among those most prom
irently mentioned.
1t Is now said to be the plan of the
silver leaders to put the tariff aside and
make the free coinage of silver the sole
issue, and force Mckinley ITO run on the
money issue. To do this would necessi-
tate taking a man thoroughly identified
with silver. lit is this point that gives
Bland's candidacy such strength. For
over twenty years he has been known
| to the American voter as silvers cham
pion Silver Dick" Biand's name is a
/! household word from Maine to Cali
/ fornia.
| Great interest will center around the
probable action of the PopulistS and
| Tellerites. Whether they will join the
| Democracy on a silver platform will
| largely be determined by the action
] taken at the Coliseum Convention.
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A great power in the convention will
be Governor John P A,tgeld of Illinois,
who, though not mentioned anywhere
as a Presidential candidate, has vast in
fluence, owing to his absolute control
IF the party machinery in Illinois. An
other conspicuous figure will be Gov
eInor Stone of Missouri, who by some
is considered a dark horse. One feature
CT the platform which is expected to
secure many votes is a. declaration in
favor of a system of national turnpike
roads. This, it is said, would catch
thousands of wheelmen's votes. The
silverites are making much capital out
OF the fact that at the European Agri-
culturists' Convention held the other
day resolutions demanding a bimetallic
currency and calling on France to lead,
were enthusiastically adopted
The gold men ait the convention will be
led by ex-Secretary Whitney, who gave
up his trip to Europe to go West and
fight for sound money"
The possibility of President Cleveland
being a fourth candidate, which short
time since seemed likely, is now practi-
cally abandoned, since the West and
South have gained control of the party.
Whether the gold Democrats will bolt
and put up candidate is a possible
outcome of the convention. Controller
of the Currency Eckels says they will
rct-and he is one OF them-but MIR.
w hItney inltinba'tes they will
For the first time since the war the
bloody shirt or negro issue cuts no figure
in the campaign in the South. The
South and West are said to be solid
Democratically for silver, and the East
the same for gold.
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The Ex-Governor declined to discuss
any political topic of current interest,
saying that it would be indicate for
him to do So AS to the situation here
he said he could not speak if he would
for he was so htti5 !. 4uainted with de-
tails that he could not form an opinion
Mr.. Walsh, in charge of Boies' canol-
dacy, was not in the rooms this morn
ing, but Boies intimated that he might
have something to say this evening
after his (BoiesO departure
The appearance of Governor Boies in
the city was coupled with the report
which gained rapid circulation, in
view of the Iowa candidates appear
ance on the scene, that Mr.. Bland would
be sent for by his friends, and that ne
would be in Chicago this evening or To-
morrow. In the absence of dennlte
authoritative information on the subject
panicky feeling prevailed about the
hotel
| 1t was about II O'Clock before anyone
appeared at the Bland headquarters 10
speak with authority. Then Delegate
Showalter said: There is absolutely
no truth in the story that the friends OF
Mr. Bland have sent for him to come to
| Chicago. The appearance of Governor
! Boies speaks it's own lesson, and we
have no further comment to make. Mr..
| Bland will observe the precedent OF all
! Democratic Conventions and the I'M
written law thereof, which forbids that
| a candidate should come onto the field
and endeavor to influence the action OF
delegates by personal appeal or direc-
| ton.
From the very first" continued
| Showalter, II know that Mr.. Bland has
not done a single thing to further his
| candidacy here He opposed the ac-
ton in the Missouri convention indoors
| ing him as the States candidate Tor
President, and pledging him the sup
port of its delegation. He also opposed
similar action in other State conven-
tlons. He is now quietly at home pur-
| suing his usual vocation.
MIR. Bland will have the vote OF
every State west of the Missouri River
except that of Iowa, and possibly
| dozen scattering ones here and there
| He will also have the votes of two
! thirds of the Southern delegates, and
/ after the first ballot the votes of ILL
nois, Ohio and Kentucky. This is a
movement of the people. The delegates
tenor of their way, promising no Of
| fees to any one. and calmly waiting
| for the movement of the people to cul-
inmate to nominate and elect MIR
! Bland
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LYNCHING IN MARYLAND.
A Negro Taken From Jail and Hanged
by a Flob.

ROCKVILLE (Md). July 4.-Sidney
Randolph (colored, who was confined
in the Montgomery County Jail here
for a brutal assault upon the Buxton
family of Gaithersburg, Md. at their
home on June 10Th, as result of which
Sadie Buxton, a nine-year-old daugh-
ter, has since died, was taken from
Jail at an early hour this morning by
a mob of twenty or thirty people and
hanged.
Randolph protested his innocence
and begged for his life. but his pleas
were unavailing. The mob was APP
parently well organized, and the entire
affair was conducted quietly and quick
ly.
The motive for Randolphs assault on
the Buxton family has never been
learned, but is thought to be revenge
for Buttons testimony against a friend
of Randolph's
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The Coliseum is a freproof structure
of brick, steel and glass. 1t is G16 feet
long and 800 feet wide, with a clear
central space of 22o feet in width and
G32 feet in length. One of the special
features of the interior of the Coliseum
IS AN adjustable ampEitheater or audi
forum, which is made in sections so as
to accommodate an audience of from
5000 to 15,GGO comforts bly,, or ii can be
taken out of the building entirely, leav-
ing ruhe floor and gallery space for a
great exposition. The Coliseum is quick
~ and easily reached from every part
Of Chicago. The area in square feet is
lSl 600
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WHOLE NO. ,OSS.

of the Cabinet and most of the leading
statesmen have accepted invitations to
attend a banquet that will be given by
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company of Boston, which is now en-
route to this country.
Miss Emma Eames has refused an Of
fer made to her by Maurice Grau to
sing in the United States next season.
The British Commissioners who will
join the inquiry into the Behring Sea
fur-seal inquiry are expected TO finish
their labors and return to England
early in October. Professor Darcy Of
Dundee University will visit the Pri-
byloff Islands while MIR. Barrett visits
the Commander Islands. They are
both of high repute as naturalists. and
are credited with some special knowl-
edge about seals and seal fishing.
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Troubles.

| LONDON, July 1.-THE dissent in the
| Government ranks with Balfour's lead
erShlp has grown apace since the aban
| dOnment of the educational bill. His
management of the debate on the next
/ great ministerial measure, the land rat
| ing bill, displayed so little tact and SO
| little desire to be tactful as to be taken
| that he has wearied of the cares OF
| leadership. The impression has gained
that he will relieve his party by resign
| ing.
| In the lobby there is less anxiety
shown about his successor than about
his consenting to go. He has sue
ceeded not only in convincing the bulk
of the Conservative members that he
has no strong heart for his work, but
also that he thinks himself above car
ing about mastering its details. His
superior airs and impatience of criti-
cism have led him into plumbers which
the Speaker and his own colleagues
have been obliged to correct.
Outside a very limited circle of per-
sonal associates, his pretensions to po-
litical insight are laughed at, much as
| his book ON the Foundations of Be
lief which is pronounced by compe-
| tS1Il I1eIDtIl spencer among
others, to be the crude production of
an immature thinker. In seeking to
replace him three names are under con-
sideration-Mr Chamberlain, Goshen
and Sir Michael Hicks Beach.
The statement in the House yester-
day by the Parliamentary Secretary to
the Foreign Office to the effect that the
Turkish Government had agreed to i'm
Drediately apply the measures which
the Powers demanded for the purpose
of restoring tranquility in the island
of Crete is not accepted outside of Par
lament as in any wise assuring the
settlement of the trouble between the
Turks and Cretans.
A conference of the Christians held
yesterday at KampoS resulted in a de-
termination to disregard the officers of
Georgi Pasha Berovitch, the new Chris
tian Governor, unless the reforms
promised are soon granted by the
Powers.
The debate ON the Cretan situation in
the House of Commons last night
showed that the dominant sentiment
among the Unionists and the unani-
nous feeling of the Liberals was in ia
vor of a strong British policy, even if
it should go to the lengths of armed in
tervention. Mr. CurZon, the Parlia-
mentary Secretary of the Foreign Of
flee, stated, however, that the Govern
nent would not imperil the peace of
Europe by taking isolated action, and
that it would go only as far as the other
Powers were willing to go.
Lieutenant Eloff, President Kruger's
grandson, is floating around London in
company with his cousin, Dom Paul's
nephew. The young Beers completely
set at naught the accepted idea of the
BOer as an ungainly and stolid product
of generations of trekkers. Standing
six feet, slim, handsome and bright
young men, they look the sort who
know how to enjoy life, and have the
capacity with the knowledge. They
speak English well, though with a pc
culiar accent.
The Prince of Wales, the Duke of
York, the Duke of Connaught, Field
Marshal Lord Wolseley, Commander
in-Chief of the British forces; Prime
Minister Salisbury and all the members
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Silver and Gold the Sole Issue Before
the Party.
Never Before Has a Principle SO
Dwarfed Personalities-Pian of the
Free Coinage Leaders to Put the
Tariff Aside, and Force Mckinley to
Run on the Money Issue-A Crisis
in the History of the Democratic
Party.

CHICAGO. July 4-The remarkable
thing about the Democratic National
Convention that is to begin it's sessions
in the Coliseum building Tuesday, July
18th, is that not since the war has the
man been SO subordinated to the prin-
clple as will be the case at this conven-
ton. Tine rank and file of the party
and the leaders as well, seem practi-
cally Indifferent to the personality that
will lead the party in the fight. In 1872
Horace Greeley dominated the Demo-
cratic Convention; in 1876 it was Samuel
] Tilden; in 1880 it was General Han
cock; since then Cleveland has been the
controlling figure. The Republican par
ty has been the same. From 1872 Grants
and Blaine's personalities Swallowed the
issues, and at St. Louis it was all Nc
Kinley. Now all this is changed. AS
Victor Hugo would say: Man is swal-
lowed UP in principle
Not since the an-e-bellum days has
the Democratic party faced a situation
50 near a crisis as the one that will con-
front the National Convention when it
meets in the Coliseum building Tuesday.
The money question that has been
smoldering at the party heart for more
than twenty years will break into a
flame that promises to melt the bonds
OF party unity beyond the power of fu-
ture welding. Never before has the par
ty so clearly come to the parting of the
ways. One path is made of gold, the
other of silver. Down one or the other
the party's mighty feet must ring this
fall For nearly quarter Of century the
elastic legs OF Democracy have been able
to Straddle the two roads, but now the
West and South are determined to keep
both legs on the silver path. If they
succeed the campaign will be like the
Waterloo campaign. Each side will be
rushing its artillery and troops along
parallel roads, which On November Sd
will debouch on the great election bat
tlefield, where the American Napoleon
will win or lose.
In proportion as the Republican party
has moved in the pas. six months to-
ward gold, SO has the Democracy moved
| toward free silver. The sentiment in
the South and West has grown amaZ-
| ingly in that direction since last Janu-
airy. The battle delivered by the Adj
| ministration last summer through Sec
rotary Carlisle seemed only to intensity
| question into a national issue The
Coliseum building, at Sixty-third street
and the Illinois Central Railway is the
| largest permanent exhibition building
| in the world.
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EX-GOVERNOR BOIES.
The Candidate for Presidential HOnors
Arrives at Chicago.

CHICAGO. July 4.-Ex-Governor
Boies of Iowa reached Chicago this
morning from his home at Waterloo,
and went at once to the Palmer House.
He took room in a retired portion of
the house. where he received a number
of callers during the day A reporter
for the United Press found him and was
given a pleasant reception.
II did not know that was coming to
Chicago" he said, until last evening.
when I received a telegram saying my
friends here-desired to confer with me
and asking me to come. | took the first
train, arriving here at 6:2o this morn
ing."
1T is something unusual for an
avowed candidate for the Presidential
nomination TO visit the convention city.
Your presence has caused considerable
gossip and speculation. Why did you
Gomez"
II have nothing further to say than
what | have told you. / shall remain
here only during the day, returning to
my home this evening. 1t is just a
nights ride from Chicago"
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Rettger's Funeral To-Day.

CLEVELAND, July 4.-The funeral
tomorrow of Rettger. the young
striker who was shot through the heart
Thursday by A. G.. Saunders, one of
the Brown Hosting Works employees,
Will be the most remarkable labor de-
monstration ever seen in Cleveland.
Nearly every union will be represented
al the funeral, and Will march in their
respective bodies. Several have engaged
bands, and all will carry banners. A
conservative estimate places the num-
Der of men who will be in line at 30 1000.