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Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

Chicago News: Darling, I'll cheerfully
give up smoking for your sake"
Sir, you seem to forget that my father
is in the tobacco business"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

DO you ever sing for baby's salie-or
do You sing at all-perhaps you play
whenever you want n bewllderng Sc
lection to choose from all you have 10
do is TO come in and try to "go through"
our sheet music stocli-in five minutes
we can convince you that there's no
other really completc sheet music house
in the west-so vast and varied is our
northumberland music for cent and
up.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

Detroit Journal: Thereat he laid his
head upon the eXecutoncr's block. Tell
them" he sang, for 1t wzs opera, tell
the purchasers of the proscenium boxes
when they come that | died like a soldier.
Possibly they may be interested to know"
In moment the property AK bad de-
scended.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

We're not so high priced after all
shirt buttons Zoe n dozen-we've got bet
ter ones-umbrellas at $1.OO and up
gloves for S1.OO-the Perrins gloves at
S1.50-wc've got new line Of puff ties
all silk garters 20c-a pair of cuff but
tons 25c-the Wilson Bros. shirts 95c-a
good handkerchief for 5c-and higher
prlces-its so all over the store-we
make the prices that will suit everybody
just set your price-we've got the
goods.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

We still have good many rugs that
will be going from now on for mighty
little money-rugs made from remnants
sizes and qualities from Wiltons-AX-
minister's - Moquettes - Velvets - Body
Brussels bring in the size of your room
and see how little it takes to get IA nice
aarnat
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

tie Ephraim "whar did de fust turkey come
fIom?'
"Nebber yo' mine asSin' irrelgious ques-
tions." said the old man. AN wen
Pahson Thompson come fer dinner Sunday
doan' yo' fink yo' hab ter ask whar dat
turkey come fun, elder"
Chicago Post: "Honestl exclaimed the
man to whom the query was addressed.
"Why. that man is absurdly honest; he Is
unnecessarily and foolshly honest. What
do you think he did?'
"Gve 1t up"
He furnished good material on govern
ment contract. oh, he'll get n diamond
studded harp If anyone does
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25


Joseph Young, colored man known
to DE upward of 100 years old, died at
Bellcville. Ill.
The Fifth annual convention OF the
American Republican College league
will be held in Chicago on April 3.
Rhode island republicans will select
national delegates April 10 at Provi-
dence.
Gen. Neal Dow, the father of prohi-
bition, celebrated his 92d birthday at
his home in Portland, Me.
Thus far 294 of the delegates to the ma
tional republican convention have been
elected and the preferences show the
following result: Mckinley, 161; Alli-
son, 80; Morton, %; Reed, %; Quay, IA;
unknown, 81.
Mrs. Mary Ann Mosely died III Column
bia, Mo-, at the age OF III years
Twenty-Five out of the 26 republican
national delegates selected in Indiana
favor Mckinley for president.
Mrs. Elizabeth Paulson. of Center
township. Ia, died at the age of 1O4
years.
Mrs. Mary Harlan, mother of eX-
Senator James Harlan, of Iowa, cele-
brated her Tooth birthday at her home
near Rockville, Ind.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25
CENSURE FOR BAYARO.
House of Representatives Pass Resolu-
lions to That Effect.

House of Representatives Pass Resolu-
lions to That Effect.
Washington, March 21.-The battle
on Ambassador Bayard's Boston (Eng.)
and Edinburgh speeches, which has
ragged in the house for three days PAST,
ended Friday, when by vote of $50
to II the resolution reported by the
committee on foreign affairs censuring
him for the use Of certain expressions
contained therein was passed. The
entire resolution, expressing the sense
of the house that no partisan speeches
should be made by diplomatic officers,
was agreed to by vote OF 191 to SO.
The resolution of censure received the
affirmative votes of six democrats
Bailey, Cockrell, Cummings, Latimer,
Layton and Sorg, and five republicans
voted against it-Baker (Md.), Cooke
Qll), Draper, Pitney and Willis. The
resolution declaring the sense of the
house on such speeches received the
votes of eight democrats-Allen
(Miss.), Bailey, Cummings, Hutcheson,
Layton, Pendleton, Sorg, Stokes. The
negative vote was solidly democratic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25
CALL TO ARMS.
The Khalifa Proclaims Holy War Against
Egypt.


Egypt.
London, March 81. = A dispatch to
the Globe from Cairo says that the
khalifa has proclaimed jehad (holy
wary against Egypt and has called, all
the dervishes capable of bearing arms
to enroll under his banners.
The dispatch adds that it is said that
Osman Digna is TO leave Kassala and
join the dervishes now mastering at
Dongola.
[Khalifa Abdullah, who has declared a
holy war against Egypt is the successor
of Ell Mahdi, whose terrible campaign
against the forces of Chinese" Gordon in
the Soudan is so well remembered. When
this dark prophet arose in Egypt in 1881,
and gathered about him the fanatical
dervishes of the dark continent, he APP
pointed three principal officers to be direct
ly under him. They were the khalifa
sheriff, member of the mahdi's own tribe
and family; Khalifa Ali Wad Helu. and
khalifa Abdullah of the Baggara tribe 1t
is Abdullah who now calls those strange
followers of Mahomet to arms.J
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25
DOMESTIC.

Robert Conover and James Reef, of
Pasadena, were killed by man named
Nicholson in a fight over mining prop
erty at Banning, Cal.
The supreme court of Ohio decided
that opening the side door Of saloon
to customers on Sunday is violation
of the Sunday closing law.
The tug Mascot, which left Balti-
more last November for Spain, was lost
with her crew of eight men, all resi-
dents of Baltimore, and her COM
mander, Capt. "A. McCready, of New
York.
Crawford Goldsby, alias Cherokee
Bill" was hanged at Fort Smith, Ark,
for the murder of Ernst Melton on
November 9, 1895.
The log cut on the Nlenominee river
in Michigan the past winter was AGO.
100000 feet, against 37O,000,000 feet the
year previous.
Robert e. Herman, 80 years old, a
bartender, killed Lizzie Crater, 20 years
old, domestic, in New York, and then
took his own life.
Robert Callaghan, an extensive man.
ufacturer and real estate operator in
Philadelphia. failed for 100000.
A big coal pool, covering all the ship
ments from Pennsylvania and Ohio by
way Of the lakes, was formed at Co.
lumbus, o.
James Long, Bros. G. Co., makers of
dress goods in Philadelphia, made an
assignment with liabilities of $500, 900,
and Frank and William Rhodes, build
ing manufacturers, and William Henry
e. Co., umbrella makers. Of the same
city, failed, the former for 100000 and
the latter for $15O,00O.
known post Office inspectors in the
country, was found dead in bed at
Greensboro, N. C.
Curfew ordinances requiring children
to be in doors by nine o'clock in the
evening were passed in Omaha and
Lincoln, Neb.
An Irish flag floating over school
house at Pleasant Grove. O.. was torn
down by indignant citizens.
Five men were killed by the explo-
sion of a powder mill at Rifton. N. Y.
John y. Knight, cashier of the Fifth
avenue savings bank at Columbus, O.,
was arrested and charged with having
embezzled $4,000.
Fire destroyed the compressor mills
of the Poorman and Tiger mines at
Burke, Idaho, entailing loss of $780,
600.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Wisconsin republicans in convention
at Milwaukee selected as delegates-at-
large to the national convention Phile-
tus Sawyer, w. d. Hoard, E. S. Elliott
and j. H. Stout. The platform declares
for protective tariff, reciprocity, the
Use of silver as currency, but to the ex-
tent only and under such restrictions
that it's parity with gold can be main
tanned. and indorses the candidacy of
William Mckinley for the presidency.
The republicans of the Fifth congress
sional district of Mississippi nominated
j. E. Everett for congress.
Montana republicans will meet in
Butte May II to select delegates to the
national convention at St. Louis.
The Kansas populists met at Hutch
inson and elected as elegates-at-large
to the national convention eX-Gov.
Lewelling, John w. Breidenthal, w. A.
Harris and Frank Doster. The plat
form denounces trusts, demands that
power be taken from the president and
secretary of the treasury to issue bonds,
maintains that all money should be is
sued by the government, and favors
free-coinage OF silver at sixteen to one.
Mrs. Abigail Knapp Holman, the wife
ofex-Representative William S. Holman,
of Indiana, died suddenly in Washing
ton.
Maryland republicans will meet in
Baltimore April % for the selection Of
two presidential electors and four del
es.ates-at-large to the ST. Louis conven-
ton.
E. B. Head, the oldest printer in active
service in Indiana, died at the home of
his daughter in Franklin at the age
of sc.
The Eleventh congressional district
republicans of Texas nominated C. G.
Brewster, of Laredo, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Congress
man Grain.
In the Fifteenth Missouri district the
republicans renominated Charles C.
Burton for congress.
Silver republicans held conference
in Washington to discuss plans for
campaign. They favor Senator Cam
eron, of Pennsylvania, for president.
Republican congressional nominal
tons were made in the following In
diana districts: First, j. A. Hemenway,
renominated; Second, A. w. Hardy, re-
nominated; Fourth, M. r. Sulzer, and
Twelfth, j. D. Leighty, renominated.
Rev. DR.. Montgomery Schuyler, dean
of Christ church cathedral in St. Louis
for AZ years, died i'll the SD year of his
age.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25
LAT Err.

John Claggett and Lee Williams were
killed by an explosion of dynamite at
Ellicott City, Md, the 21st. Several
others were injured.
The smelling department of the
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing COM
pany at Natrona, Pa. was destroyed
by fire the 21st. causing loss of ST.
900, 600. The buildings destroyed COW
cred nearly four acres of ground.
An explosion from unknown causes
wrecked the grocery building of Gates
& Ritter at Dawagine, Mich, the 22d.
No one was injured.
The Maple Lodge sanatarium at Osh-
kosh, Wis, burned the 22d. The pa
tients all escaped. Loss, $4,000.
AS the result of a drunken orgle at
Bayfield,, Wis, the 21st, four people
were burned to death, an old squaw
named Julia Bird, her daughter Char
lOtte, both noto. .ious characters. to-
gether with an infant daughter of Char
lotte, and a well-to-do Indian from Bad
River, named O. Biquette.
A riot broke out the 21st between
non-union men employed in the iron
works of Chandler 81 Taylor at Indian
apolis, Ind, and a number of strikers
and their sympathizers. Three men,
w. Watson, Walker Davis and Hook
Lee, were shot, Davis fatally, and
number of men were injured by flying
stones and bricks.
Alex Mcdonald. fire boss, and Will c.
Davis, 15-year-old trapper boy. were
killed the 2lst by fire-damp explosion
in the Ohio and Pennsylvania Sweet
Coke coal mine, near West Newton, a
few miles above Pittsburg. Pa.
VIM. O. Judge, president of the
Theosophical society in America, died
in New York the 2lst. He has been
since the death Of Nine. Blavatsky,
the most conspicuous theosophsst in
the country.
A force of GOO dervishes attacked Sab
derat Pass on March 8. The enemy was
defeated, leaving Al killed. The Italian
loss was three killed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25
Defeated Boxer Uses a Gun.

Chicago, March 81. - Private Allen
of company A, Fifteenth infantry, shot
and fatally wounded Private Call, of
the same company, in the post quarters
at Fort Sheridan shortly after nine
o'clock Friday morning. While be-
ing disarmed Allen was accidentally
shot with his own revolver, and he will
probably die. The two men, it is said,
had been engaged in a friendly boxing
match, in which Allen was worsted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25
The Trans-Mississippi Exposition.

Omaha, Neb., March 19.-Acting un-
der instructions of the city council,
Mayor Broatch is sending letters to
500 mayors of cities in the transmits
sissippi valley, asking them to present
the letter to the councils of their re-
spective municipalities urging the adop-
ton of resolutions favoring the expo
sition that is to be held in Omaha dur
ing the summer and fall Of 1898. The
resolutions, after being adopted. will
be forwarded to the senators and repre-
sentatives in congress.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25

At Belleville, Tex, Glenn Stawthor
and Buck Chappelle (negroes) were
hanged for murder.
Three unknown tramps were killed
in freight wreck on the Illinois Cen
trail near Water Valley, Miss.
A cyclone wrecked many houses and
did other damage near Beaumont, Tex.
Martin l.. Sweet, capitalist at Grand
Rapids, Mich, failed for 100000.
A fire destroyed the masonic temple
and considerable other property at
Providence, II. l., entailing q loss of
$325, 1000.
Orders were sent out from Washing
ton to seize all filibustering expeditions
leaving the United States to aid the
Cuban insurgents.
Sheriff Doggett and Constable Reed
were shot and train robber named
Daniel McCole was killed in an attempt
to hold up an express train near Tu-
lare, Cal.
North Port, small mining town in
Washington, near the Canadian boun-
Diary, was wiped out by fire.
John Noes, manufacturer at New
Riegel, O., shot and fatally injured his
divorced wife and her sister, Miss Katie
Smith, and made his escape.
While insane from sickness Albert
Kinchlow shot and fatally wounded his
mother at indianapolis and then killed
himself.
AS result of q conference of the lead
ing Cuban sympathizers in New York
three steamers will be fitted out for
Cuban shores laden with arms and am
munition for the insurgents.
The State bank at Bloomfield, Ncb.,
went into the hands of a receiver.
The scheme of adding the latest
weather forecasts to the regular post
marks on letters will be commenced
by the post office department July 1.
Gus Ely (colored) shot and prob
ably fatally wounded his wife at Peoria,
ILL.,, and then shot and killed himself.
Domestic trouble was the cause.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the goth aggregated
$975, sol, against $943,09S,042 the
previous week. The increase, conf
pared with the corresponding week in
1895, was "a.
Reports to New York commercial
agencies show that the business outlook
throughout the country was not encour-
aging.
One of the worst snowstorms of the
season prevailed in western New York,
the snow in many places being two feet
deep on the level and drifts were enor-
nous.
At Forest City, Pa, Frank Creagle
fatally shot his wife, from whom he
was separated. and then killed himself.
John Holzinger shot and killed his
aged mother-in-law, Mrs. Catherine
Miller, and fatally wounded his young
wife in Milwaukee. Family trouble was
the cause. The murderer was arrested.
Ballington Booth has changed the
name of his new salvation army to
"The Volunteers"
There were 261 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Goth, against 300 the week
previous and PTS in the corresponding
period of 1895.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25
FOREIGN.

During a recent snOwstOrm in the
province of Orel, Russia, 100 persons
were frozen to death in one night.
Among the persons killed by the ex.
plosion of gunpowder which shattered
the British steamer Matadi, from ST.
ezra Leone, at Bona, on the Congo
river, were Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley S.
Harvey, missionaries, both of Boston,
Mass. who were returning home.
Advices from Rome say that France
and Russia were intriguing to detach
Italy from the dreibund.
Three great fires occurred at Lutzk,
Russia, causing loss OF over ST ,000, 900.
Advices from Madrid say that the
pacifcation of Cuba was now looked
upon as being impossible except as the
result of supreme effort involving the
sending of large reinforcements to that
island and instituting complete block
ade of it's coasts.
General amnesty for the insurgents of
the island of Crete, including common
law offenders, was proclaimed by order
of the sultan.
Cuban advices say that the insurgents
ndu OulICu cllC VI
Nombre de Dios, Baja and San Cayetano.
A dispatch from Cairo says that the
Khalifa has proclaimed holy war
against Egypt, and has called all the
dervishes capable of bearing arms to
enroll under his banners.
Alexander McLachlan, the we'll
known Canadian poet, died at his home
in Orangeville, aged rs years.
1t was announced that the battle
fought few days ago in Pinar del
Rio, Cuba, which the dispatches de-
scribed as a Spanish victory, was in
reality lamentable defeat for the
forces of Gen. Weyler.
The British schooners Forest Bell
and Zenith collided in the English cham
mel and the Zenith was sunk and five
of her crew were drowned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25

1GleI SOIIs dIiu
Two men named Decker,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25
Powder Works Explode.

Kingston, N. Y, March 19.-The Laf-
lin e. Rand powder works at Rifton ex-
ploded shortly after II o'clock Wednes-
day. The upper glazer first exploded.
setting off the dry house and wrecking
the corning mill, engine house and low
er glazer. Five men were killed and
an unknown number hurt.
The names of the killed are:
Jones, -.
Smalley, -.
Peterson, - and
Two men named Decker.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25

Portland, Me-, March 21.-Gen. Neal
Dow, the father of prohibition, Friday
celebrated the 92d birthday. There were
no formal exercises, but he received
congratulations from many friends all
over the United States. Gen. Dow is in
excellent health.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18
HACKMAN FOUND DEAD.
Daniel A,yaawa Goes up Punch
bowl and Dies Suddenly.

Daniel Awaawa, a native hackman,
died near his fathers home, back of
Punchbowl some time during Monday
night, or early Tuesday morning. He
drove up to his fathers place early in
the evening in company with wo-
man. The two remained in the vi
entity until early Tuesday morning,
when the father, coming out, discov-
cred that his son was dead. The cause
of death is supposed to have been heart
disease.
A Coroner's inquest will be held at
10 a. m. today. The following jurors
met yesterday morning and were
sworn in: A. Kaulia Mahoe, Bipikane,
IN Kuaana, S. H. Meekapu and Man
ueA Espinda.
After viewing the body, they adj
journed until today, as mentioned
above.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18
J. 7. WAREHOUSE.

The opera was a success
from every point of view
and many of the costumes
worn, were from material
procured from US. The FraW-
ley company will be here for
three weeks and smart froCkS
will be in fashion quite as
much as on the opening
night. We have all the ma
terialS necessary to make the
most fashionable dresses
possible, and we have also
the trimmings.
Besides material for ele-
CANT dresses we have en-
broidery felt, two yards wide
and in all shades. Corded
bias VelVeteen in all shades
Tafeta dress lining, assorted
shades. New lot of Swiss
and Cambria edging. French
CONNECTION (dresS) all prices.
India linen in every quality.
Fancy striped rugs. Linen
carriage busters. Bleached
damask linen table cloths,
two and one-half to three
yards long.
For weddings, "sWeetly
pretty" weddings, a veil and
orange blossom wreath is
necessary. Not every store
keeps them, but we do.
Gents black half-hoSe at
$3.50 per dozen is cheap for
a fast black and a good arti-
Gle. That's our price.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18

tary Foster was enabled TO visit and
inspect Pearl Harbor The launch of
the Adams was rendered President
Dole, and he invited Mr. Foster to make
the trip yesterday morning.
Mr Dillingham; accompanied Mr.
Foster TO the Peninsular by train,
where they were met by the President,
who had gone down on the launch.
Several hours were spent in inspecting
every part of the lochs. and Mr.. Fos-
ter expressed himself as delighted with
the harbor as a coaling station.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18
LAWN PARTY.
Ladies' Aid Society of Methodist
Church Score a Success.

Ladies' Aid Society of Methodist
Church Score a Success.
The lawn party of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Methodist Church. at
Haalelea Lawn yesterday afternoon
and evening was not such a success as
it was hoped it might be, on account
of disturbing circumstances and in
clement weather. However, the ladies
were by no means disappointed, as
the harvest reaped from their labors
was by no means a poor one. In the
afternoon the Hawaiian Band was
present on the grounds to liven the
occasion, while in the evening the girls
of Kamehameha School furnished de-
lightful vocal music.
The grounds were decorated with
many Japanese lanterns in the even
ing, while during the day the prettily
set tables furnished decorations
enough in themselves.
The various tables and the people
who had charge of them were as fol-
lows:
Flower-Miss Ripley, with several
young ladies assisting.
Lemonade-Mrs. Bryant and Miss
Makins.
Candy-Mrs. A. J. Lyle and Mrs.
Gallagher.
Ice Cream-Mrs. c. D. Gray and Mrs.
McAllister, with several young ladies
assisting.
Fancy-Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Peck, Mrs.
Rhodes and Mrs. Bachelor.
Tea-Nrs. Chaplin, Miss Adler and
Mrs. Bryant
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18
GEORGE HAS CAME"
The Genial Registrar of Public Ac-
counts at Home.


w. George Ashley. of the Finance
Department of the Government, re
turned on the Australia after a bust
ness trip of several months in the
States, most of time being spent among
the bOndhOlders in New York
Mr.. Ashley's business was the over
seeing of the engraving of several beau
tiful and valuable Government pictures
and his reason for spending so much
time with the bloated bondhoIders was
to ascertain their preferences as to
size, color of ink and amount. He
spent yesterday. after his arrival, shak-
ing hands with his friends.
AS he had not made an official re-
port to Mr.. Damon, Mr. Ashley de
clined to give any information to the
press.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18
lndurlIne.
COLD WATER PAINT
Especially Designed for Inside
Work on Factories and
Public Buildings.

1t is dry powder which can be pre-
pared for use by simply stirring II
COLD WATER, and can be applied b.?
anyone. and will always produce goes
work.
It is VERY WHITE, extremely r.
Elective and hardens on a wall Lib.
stone, and will take any that
1t will last for years and is unaffectss
by gases.
One coat covers better than two coa9s
Of oil paint or whitewash.
It can be used on any surface and To-
ali classes of work. even for the fines
decorating.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-18
70 Pearl CITY.

Through the kindness of Commander
Watson of the L. S. S. Adams Secre-