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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-30
ing of trying to stop the foam-covered
stations in their wild run.

ing of trying to stop the foam-covered
stations in their wild run.
Along Coyote street they whirled,
then making fiatiron turn entered
Main; still on they dashed, wheeling
into Commercial. then up into Pine and
still at full speed to Broad, heading
for the destination of the stage in front
of the National or Persons hotel in the
middle of the block.
Arthur Hagadorn, the owner Of tho
stage line, was standing, pale with ex-
element, close to where the stage
usually refined in. None can ever know
how it came about, but at the sight OF
the familiar figure the four intelligent
animals slowed up and came to "a stop
within foot of where they would have
been driven. had Olin been on the box.
Stepping up to the leading horse
Hagadorn stroked his wet neck and
said: "Noble fellow, you've done your
last days work."
Mathewson was unhurt and feebly
thanked friends and acquaintances who
crowded around the stage to congratu-
late him on his miraculous escape from
death.
Sucl, is the record of one of the wild
est stage rides ever taken by man.
Overland Monthly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-30
A BRYAN SOPHlSTRY.
His UnfOunded Charges Against the Re-
publican Party.

publican Party. ag
In all of his speeches, Mr.. Bryan dwells
upon the alleged inconsistency of the
republicans in declaring for the main
tenance of the gold standard and at tho
same time favoring an international ar.
rangement for the larger use of silver.
III the gold standard is a good thing"
he asks, day after day, why do they
want foreign nations to help us let go
OF lt?'' This bit of sophistry is on par
with the rest of his so-called arguments
against "sound money" and safe
standard of value. AS matter of fact,
the republicans are not looking for
way to get rid of the gold standard.
They say in their platform: 1--WE are
opposed to the free coinage of silver, ex-
cept by international agreement with
the leading commercial nations Of the
earth, which agreement we pledge our
selves to promote" This fact does not
mean that they prefer double stand
ard, or An alternating standard, but only
that they believe our government should
cooperate with others, whenever such
a thing is possible, for the buying and
coming of the worlds output of silver
under such conditions as shall not en-
danger the permanency of the gold
standard. That is the kind of bimetall-
ism which they are pledged to promote,
and not the kind that would abolish the
gold standard.
There is no inconsistency in such an
attitude, and no qualification of the dec.
laration for the maintenance of the pres
ent standard. The republican party is
not the enemy of silver; it has put more
of that metal in use as money than any
other party in our history. If all the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-30
SUNSHINE AND LIFE.

| Some Surprising Results of Experiments
| by DR.. Masella.
Sunshine has long been credited with
possessing therapeutic powers and, in
deed, traditions of cures effected by the
ancients by means of isolation have
been treasured up and handed down to
the present day. Even as late as the
beginning of the present century we
may read of French physician seri-
ously recording his claim to have cured
a dropsical patient within two weeks
| by placing him daily for several hours
in the sunshine, and many medical jour.
| nails of recent years contain commune
cations on the beneficial results derived
from the use of sunshine in the treat
| ment of various diseases.
| 1t seems curious, therefore, that while
so much has been done to test the ac-
| ton of light on disease microbes in
artificial surroundings, such as are to
be found in laboratory experiments,
hardly any Investigations have been
made to try and define more precisely
how sunshine may affect their patho-
genie action within the animal system.
DR.. Masella's researches, undertaken
with the express object of, if possible,
calculating this question, are, therefore,
of special interest and Importance.
The first series of experiments was
carried out to ascertain whether ex-
posture to sunshine increases or reduces
an animals susceptibility to particular
diseases, those selected for inveStiga-
ton being typhoid fever and cholera.
For this purpose guinea pigs were ex-
posed to the full rays of the sun during
period of from nine to Is hours for
two days, while other guinea pigs, for
the sake of comparison, were not per-
United to have more light than that OBJ
tainable in stable where only diffused
light was admitted. Both these sets of
nimals were subsequently infected with
virulent cultures of cholera and typhoid
germs respectively, and were in neither
case exposed to sunshine. The results
which DR.. Masclla obtained were re.
markable, for he found that those ami.
mails which, previous to infection, had
been placed in the sunshine, died more
rapidly than those which had been kept
in the stable and that the exposure of
the suns rays had so increased their
susceptibility to these diseases that they
succumbed to smaller doses, and doses,
moreover, which did not prove fatal
to the other guinea pigs. Still more
striking was the part played by isola-
ton in the course of these diseases in
animals exposed to sunshine after in
oculation, for instead of dying in from
Is to "a hours they succumbed in from
three to five Lours.-Longman's Maya
zine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-30
lTOPCOATS PAWNED IN SUMMER
Thrifty and ThriftIess Alike Find the
Scheme Satiafac forv.

Thrifty and ThriftIess Alike Find the
Scheme Satisfactory.
Twenty thousand overcoats have
been taken out of pawn during the past
week." said pawnbroker to Chicago
Tlmes-Herald reporter. 1.-THE cooler
weather has forced us to unlock ouI
cedar chests and undo the bundles
which have been packed away in cam,
phor. During the next month, unless
the weather becomes warmer, as many
more overcoats will be taken from the
pawnshops.
mo, it is not because they are pov.
erty-stricken that so many men have
Iovercoats in pawn during the summer.
Of course, if man wants to pawn any.
thing, there is nothing that he should
be more likely to soak during the
summer months than his unnecessary
overcoat. At the same time many OF
the overcoats are left with us merely
that they may be protected against the
moths, who thrive during the sum.
mer, and to prevent them from accumu-
ilating dust as they would while lying
in closets. A man can pawn his over
coat for two dollars, and have it with
us until he needs it in the fall, and it
costs him but so cents.
"Of course it is a good deal of
trouble for us, but we are able to make
it pay us well, and the temptation to
man who is improvident is to borrow
more than a nominal sum on his coat,
and, of course, he has to pay more in
terest.
ga great many dress suits are also
pawned each summer to preserve them
until needed in October. They arc worn
very little in the summer, and the same
reason that leads to pawning of over.
coats operates in their case"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-30

horses, winding the ribbons around the
brake before leaving the box.
A dog ran a drove of hogs under the
horses feet, and in flash the spirited
animals were tearing down the ridge.
Some one at Nevada City happened to
be scanning the road through field
glass and suddenly shouted: 1.-THE stage
is coming hell bent for lection an Olin
amt on the boX!"
The news spread throughout the town
like wild-fire and in an incredibly short
who had field-glasses were anXiously
watching the swaying stage in it's mad
career along the ridge towards the steep
grade leading into town. 1t was still
some four miles distant.
What would happen at the grade :?
Men blanched at the thought of the GER
tain death to the passenger within the
coach.
The excitement was intense. Every
one knew that Mathewson, helpless and
weak, lay inside, at the mercy of the
four blooded animals. The wheelers
especially were splendid pair of met
tlesome stations and the leaders care
fully selected. No power on earth
could have stopped them on that ridge.
Down the grade they plunged. The
speed was terrific. Strong men turned
away in horror, expecting from moment
to moment that the stage would go
crashing into the canyon below.
Half the distance towards town had
been accomplished in safety when a
hoarse cry broke from the watching
multitude. "The stump! the bowlder!"
Three miles from town the stage-road
led between stump on the lower side
and bowlder on the upper side of the
grade.
With long plunging strides the ami
mails approached this danger point.
The crowd was too Mortified to shout.
Onlya stifled groan, more eloquent than
words, could have been heard.
"A few rods more and God help poor
Mathewson," reverently murmured a
grizzly miner. as the tears flowed down
his wrinkled face. Many hard-looking
but tender-hearted man near him muir
Injured: "Amen."
Gaining increased momentum at
every bound, the stage ran into cloud
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-30
WILD RIDE OF MATHEWSON.
BY e. Il. ROUNTREE.

In May, 1857, John Mathewson, a
pioneer in hydraulic mining. to whom
belongs the credit of building the first
water-derrick in California, had both
legs broken while erecting derrick at
Washington, on the north fork of the
Yuba river. 25 miles north of Nevada
City. He was taken out from the ruins
of his derrick and word sent to Nevada
City for an ambulance.
o. S. Olin was the driver of the daily
stage between Washington and Ne
vada City. and he at once placed bed
in the Concord coach and drove over
from Nevada City. Next morning the
injured man was tenderly placed in the
coach and made as comfortable as pos
eible.
At the Cold Spring house, six miles
from town, Olin pulled up to water his
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-30

It needs no replenishing. There is at
this moment more currency than is
needed, and yet this financial quack pro-
every man who has so cents worth of
silver shall be allowed to have a dollar
made out of it, which he will put in cir
culation.
But the dollars with which this pro-
posed work of "replenishing" is to be
carried on will be bogus dollars. They
will be worth only half a dollar apiece.
Their injection into the circulation will
not merely ''replenish" it with inferior
dollars, but will deplete il by driving
out the good dollars already there.
The free coinage of silver dollars will
drive out the gold dollars and will re-
duce by dne-half the purchasing power
of all the silver and paper dollars. The
value of the latter will drop from about
ST. 200, 100000 to $6,OOO,OoO. The $780,
100000 of gold will go abroad.
Thus Bryan's plan of replenishing the
currency will purge it powerfully. 1t
adopted, the government. instead OF
creating dollars enough for the people
to do business with, will take away the
good dollars they have now and leave
them with an inadequate number OF in
ferior quality.
Nevertheless there are people who are
ignorant enough to applaud when this
quack doctor from Nebraska holds forth
on the virtues of his currency replenish-
ment nOStrlIm What the CURRENCY
needs is for him to keep his hands off
and not inject water and drive out
blood.-Chicago Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-30

UThere is no need to worry about
the American farmers vote. It will
be casts on the right side of the great
questions that are to be settled in this
campaign, and the bowling of the free
coinage demagogues, who are trying to
legislate millions of dollars OF extra
profit into the pockets of the silver
mine owners, will have no effect upon
the result.-Cleveland Leader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-30
Gladness Comes

With better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
ali important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment OF good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. Ii
afflicted with any actual disease, one
NAV be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-30

The whistle OF a locomotive is heard
5000 yards through the air, the noise
of railway train 1880 yards, the re-
port of musket and the bark of dog
1900 yards, an orchestra or the roll Of
drum 1000 yards; the human voice
reaches to distance of 1000 yards, the
croaking of frogs 900 yards, and the
chirping of crickets 800 yards.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-30

UCandidate Palmer will have some
difficulty in establishing a parity be-
tween his present hostility to populism
and his remarkable speech on the Home
stead strike, in which he contended that
the employe had vested right IN the
property of the employer.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat. - n..-.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-30

UMark Hanna may not be absolutely
convinced as to the prospects elsewhere.
but he seems to be sure of the four cleo
toral votes of the state of Vermont
Chicago Record. (Ind.).
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-02
THE IRISH CONVENTION.
The Natiomailsts Organize and Pass the
Day WITH ~peeches.

Dublin Sent The first session or the
irish national convention was called 10 or
der at noon by Justin Mccarthy. NJ r..
who nominated the Most Rev. Patrick
O.ponnen. D. H.. bishop Of Raphoe Tor
permanent chairman. The bishop vas
unanimously elected amid the widest ap-
riause. Bishop O'Donnell read message
from fhe pope, in whicn his holiness
prayed that Irish leaders might cnd tneIT
dlsaeusIon. The chairman then specially
welcomed an delegates from the United
States and Canada and delivered an sd-
dress pieading FOR unity. There We're be-
tween so ard 200 delegates present.
gishou ~ Dounsn in his address referred
"a the publication Sra June last of the re-
mort az the commiss on on TIRE financial re-
Iatg1us oF Ireland and Great Britain. which
showed ireland 10 be heavily overtaxed.
and he ssld ,4at this doc8ms snt showed
now ireland had been despoiied and that
fhfs astounding revelation or the COM
mission was sufiiclent 70 again bring for
vard the whole irish question and alone
fus.s6ed the calling u t6R convention.
AHud.ng 20 the .isIuion among the dif-
ferent Irish factions. the bishop declared
mas no man or SGT of men must pat them
selves in competition wirh the cause ~
T~esaad This remark caused all the dele
gates - r!ze 20 their feet and cheer for
about five minutes
yvhee the bishop was abe 20 proceed he
ssfA that he cared lttse which English
aartv helpeE Ireland. bat TIE Irish shoIi3
t,s an8e-endent of aud IN opposition 20
every party refusing Them homo rlsle.
Tse~srFtoe ard hEeiity. tire bishop said.
vre~a absolutely needed. a&3ing that with
osst these qualities among his followers
che late Charles Stewart PaTreil could
have Done nothing. II was useless, he
continued. 20 t8}k stronEiy unless they
stood uaitei behind their works.
Letters Were read from Archbishop
WaEsa and Dr Thomas Adds Emmett. %
NV York. The statement az the latter
that .tas man who IS unwilling 90 afce -
an Invitation TO the ssears convention -
no t~aa T-sshnaan'' ~as wildly anrla1dei
Rr thls tl-ua every fneh ~ the halt ~as
or-1sIe-5 and g wass estimated fhat aiSoit
2as people Rera present
Tae first resolution IN favor - unity
was supported by Nr. RYan. - Toronto.
tr an elo1.iant speech. daTinG which he
declared thas tre Canadians we're atse-
9utesv Independent. and were Only a. ne
convention for darling CID Ireland ~e3-
gare"
After Mt Justin Mccarthy ana Others
Naa sssn~grtea the motsoa. rhs Rev Dennis
CsCaUaaan. of Boston. Mas. vo1@ed the
arsasssas-l q tae sssarn alaEe oy ss4ftag
ana. be p-az the bearer 20 fhe conFeHitsss'a
o. fsra tiessanc - Arca1.sl10p Wt-ltaH1s.
ara s5ssrnar5s-I that TIRE delegates uulte II
universal sally around lee frssh tax.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-02
The News of the Orient.

Victoria. y. -. Sept. f4-TSolate6 cases
OF cholera AZ the chief ports of Japan. y
serious epidemic Of 6ysentery in GuYnna
prefectlre.a continuance OF the sangulnary
guerrilla war in Formosa. and further STA
tisttcs Of the tidal wave calamity Of June
last constitute the principal heads OF news
received hy the Empress Of cana on her
arrival from Oriental ports Yesterday
morning. Her osicers had heard nothing
of a mishap 10 the United States steam
ship Monoeacy. nor dill mail aGVices con-
tain any reference 20 this veteran Of the
American navy having been lost. as re-
ported. In the vicinity of Tientsin. The
news OF the ola warships destruction. re-
Gently received iu san Francisco. may
therefore be set down as without foun-
datlou in fact.
In connection with the strauding OF the
Gaelic. the Kobe Herald OF August says;
1t is believed that IL Will be necessary
for her to proceed 10 Nagasah FOR tenn
porary repairs ana 20 kongkong for
complete oyerhauling.'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-02
prEEcE,s RATIFICATION.
To Have a Grand Republican Rally at
Tacoma SATURDAY Night.

Tacoma. sept 1-Spertai.- Re7uh-
itrazs of Pierce san-y wil ao33 their first
big fatlse41ion meeting ana rally AZ tas
Sinth Street theafer Saturday might
vhen TaaRressrnen Mcfrafl an1 Apsley. cE
MAssac husetts. viii arrive hsre. Cea-
gressngaa Apslev Is vice chairman Of the
Republican congressional COMMITTEES. cen
Eressusan Mccall s. A spiena3a speaker.
ana wil. expouni the doctrines Of Eepub-
l.eanisn Ia suCh Nay that al may ua-
lerstana 1aena. Tae arrangements FOR tire
meeting are n the hau6s Of Chairman
james g. FaircbH8, of the county COM
n3tsee. and he preslets that there viii ha
th@ largest turnout OF Republicans ever
seen in Taeona-
As far as can be judged at the present
day The political Situation n Pierce COM
IS Is very bright for The Republican
ticket; TIE party workers are al ia Ire
and laborsng IN entire harmony and wlth
the greatest enthusiasm for the success
of tbs caad. 3ates nominated by the state
convention here fasr week. Fractional dtf-
fegeaees ia the Republican party ~
Pierce county are things % enc past. Well
posted men agree that Candidate Sullivan
wlil poll ire biggest vote ever cast for a
Republican ia Pierce county Dy nearly
2.eQo From the talk q the prominent
Democrats ia the city there IS the best
reason for believing that Dir. Sullivan wlll
receive at least L5o Democratic votes Ia
Pierce county. Nearly every Democrat OF
intelligence and standing cue meets on the
street does not hesitate Ia - be will vote
for the Republican nominee for governor
IN preference 10 PoputSt Rogers. This
sentiment is largely prevalent among the
Democratic delegates 20 the state convea-
ton az E5ieusburE which nominated the
Puyailup philosopher.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-02
Terrible Explosion at the Cal
ifornia Powder Works.
IN ALL. TWELVE WE'RE KILLED.
-Four of Them White Men and the
Balance Chinese.
The Explosion Occurred fn New Nj
Which Was Kiiied-A Fire started
hr tho Explosion, Which Ran For
Two Miles.

Piaole. Cal. Sept. At fsas today a ter-
rlage explosion occurred AZ the California
Powder Works. The new glycgrlno
hauae and the mixing house We're blown
fe asoEas, Eigas Chinese and four whise
men we're killed. Following are the killed /.
". ". Crater. foreman OF the packing
house: J. AicNulty foreman OF the mixing
house. John Fritz ana Il. 4. M0itoza, ear
drivers.
Crater had just lefs his department 10
50 ever 20 the mixing house 90 give al
order for powder. and probably reached
TIE door o. the mixing house just as the
explosion took place. his body was found
aaats "a feet distant IN a Favins. while
tae bodies Of McNGlty and the eight
CAinagnea We're blown TO atoms Tie
bodies Of Fritz and Moitoza we're found
above the mixing house, near the car load
of nitro they were handling. The horse
they We're driving was killed.
TIE new nitro giyceglne plant was used
last Saturday for the FIRST time since IT'S
completion. This plant was erected at a
cost Of over S5eeo. and had refrigerator
plant in connection with il 10 cool the
-glyCeTine. IL was thought under this
process that h would lessen the danger OF
IN explosion a great deal over the old
process The glycerlne house and the
mixing house were about quarter OF a
mile apart and the oil was sent from the
glycefine house 10 the mixing house in
wooden trough. The cause Of the explo-
sion i unknown, but il IS positively stated
that the mixing house exploded first. and
the trough leading to the glycerine house
acted in the manner OF fuse and started
the giycerine house.
There WAS about ten minutes time be-
tween the TWO explosions. and the first
gave the men In the glycerine house warn
ing and they had time 10 escape. About
1.59 pounds of dynamite was exploded In
all The explosion was similar 10 the one
a year ago last May. All the buildings
Of The works are more or less shattered,
The total destruction OF property viii
amount 10 s75.oo0 or SSe.eo0
The rubbish OF the glyceTine house Inn
mediately took FIRE. and the fire spread in
an easterIy direction. All available men
were put 10 work 10 stay lis progress. but
IL spread 10 Rodeo. a distance Of two
miles. While the FIRE was burning several
small explosions took place, caused by
pieces Of wood soaked with nitro~glycer-
fne which had been blown around. The
FIRE engine from Port Costa had 10 be
cailad into service TO check the fire.
Several OF tho employees in other parts
Of Tie works narrowly escaped serious in
jury. Harry Furness vas badly cut about
the hestd and hands. lie WAS in the car
penter shop when the explosion took place,
ard the roof fell in on him. Work viii he
Immediately commenced 10 rebuild the
plant.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-02
nragg,. Boom Pro-norlnr.

Tndie m 1o'ta. Sent. There has bern
"a distinct Increase sn ere Bragg seaGtnnent
Curinr fhe asv. TIE Wisconsin deleEa-
flon held = meeting over which Gen. Brngg
presided ard unanimously psHsed reHo-
Iutfen instrucftnE Burr ~ jonss - pre-
ans Cen BFapg.s name when the roll os
states e. called Tor the nomination og
candidates
Gen Bragg hlmseF is very cornpiacent
over the matter ard Eifa in h.a room re-
sesving an visitors shs may come. Bnf
tarks uot about himself or 8ta candidacy
f.slt about the gold Democratic movement
and thls cunFs 1tigr- Several 1elegafiors
have arrived whose members say they
would BE- satisfied with THE Wisconsin eHn-
sssste ard have come here % confer with
other Seiegatlnas and determine who s.
tha bsst mar for fhe nomination.
sarne o. tnses eelsgafea have p~eterre9
SsugfDr wWas hHt gf is almost certain
thar res aeaafcr VIII NOT be considered
ssrer. .slgr as isrE aa thrfe 81 anJ psastaii
tq q noulluatfnx Gen. HraaE t2e y is-
cons!n delegates aaTe reserved assurances