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

Philadelphia, May 9.-The presses at
the United States mint in this city
which have been stamping silver dollars
and subsidiary coin for two months will
shortly also begin turning out double
eagles. Gold bars to the value OF So ,000,-
600 are now stored in the mint and all
of this will be coined prior to the annual
shut down, which will take place on
June 30, and last for two weeks. The
coinage of silver dollars and the sub
sidiary coin will, however, not be
stopped altogether the order to coin
them not having been rescinded.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
HEAVY FAILURE.
| e. Il. Brainerd Assigns at Chicago with
Liabilities of 100000.

Chicago, May Sc r. Brainerd, re-
pCted wealthy marble and cut stone dealer
and contractor, made an assignment in
the county court Thursday to the Title
Guarantee & Trust company for the bene-
fit of his creditors. His failure forced the
assignment shortly afterwards of Sherman
Flavin, one of the largest manufacturing
firms in the city, Mr.. Brainerd being
member and large hacker of the firm. Both
have been established! here many years,
and the assignments were a surprise in
business circles. Mr.. Brainerd's liabilities
will be about $500. 900, but an accurate state
ment cannot be obtained. His assets are
not known even to the lawyer who has had
charge Of his affairs for some time. The
liabilities of Sherman & Flavin are about
S200, 600, with assets fully equal to that
amount. 1t is expected that all creditors
will be paid dollar for dollar. General de-
preston in the building trade is given as
the prime cause of the failures. Mr..
Brainerd is prominent in republican poll
tics. and when the Office of national COM
mitteeman was recently vacant on account
of the death of W. ]. Campbell he was a
leading candidate for the place. He is a
delegate from Chicago to the national con-
VentiOn at ST. Louis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
DENOTES CONFIDENCE.



New York. May Or. 6. Dun & Co..
in their weekly review of trade. say:
THE exports of s5.s5oooo gold this week
have produced no monetary disturbance
and this is at once proof of the soundness
of financial conditions and of prevailing
confidence in better things 10 come 1t does
not matter whether gold is required for
Russia or anywhere else; IL would not go
from this, rather from other countries. IL
there were not balances to meet. Much
of the hesitation at present is due to
temporarily reduced demand in some in
dustries, and in iron and Steel the power OF
the new combinations Is being generally
tested by refusal of orders, so that produc-
ton exceeds consumption. but the low con-
sumption exceeds new buying. The general
irregularity of prices and slackness of de-
mand for finished products does not pre-
vent the narking-up of prices by combina-
such prices as are fixed can be maintained
Fig iron is weaker at the the east and also
at Pittsburgh, tin steady and lead slightly
lower, and American tin plate 30 cents be-
low foreign.
For textile manufactures, the situation
is trying. Cotton mills have fairly active
demand. though not equal to their normal
output, and for many months have been
accommodating goods, hoping for better
things, so that some are now stopping. al
though the demand for good grades with
higher prices for cotton, has helped to a
small advance in prices. Print cloths are
an eighth higher but some other grades
have declined; so that the average of al
quotations is slightly lower.
AT the west traders are buying much
above the parity of seaboard prices, and
many growers are refusing to sell, believ-
ing that the upward squirt Of last year will
be repeated Sales for the week have been
less than half weeks full consumption.
Mems woolens show no Improvement, but
there is more active buying in fannels and
the demand for fancy dress goods is en-
couraging. though for plai9 goods it is but
moderate
Cotton speculation has lifted the spot
price to S31 cents, and profits have been
realized from the men who have sold cot
ton they did not own, but it is still the fact
that the outlook for next falls crop is IN
usually favorable, while stocks here and
abroad exceed all possible demands until
September first.
Failures for the week have been 23S in
the United States, against 227 last year
and "a in Canada, against "a last year."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS.
Mckinley Endorsed by the State CONVEX
ton.

ton.
Detroit. Mich, May s.-The features
Of the Michigan republican state conven-
ton on Thursday were the address of
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew and the vic
tory of the silver men in forcing the
adoption of the financial plank of the
Minneapolis convention of 1892.
Hon. o. A. James, of Detroit, was
chosen chairman of the convention.
Gen. r. A. Alger, Thomas j. O'Brien,
John Duncan and Mark S. Brewer were
elected delegates at large to the ST.
Louis convention.
The platform instructs the delegates
selected by the convention to use all
honorable means to secure the nomina-
ton of William Mckinley, of Ohio, so
long as his name is before the national
convention. A hot debate, which last
ed over an hour on the financial plank
was only ended by motion that the
financial plank of the Minneapolis plat
form of 1892 be substituted for both
the majority and minority reports on
the subject. This substitute was adopt
ed. The resolutions also expressed
sympathy with the people of Cuba in
their struggle for liberty.
n. J. Kelsey, of Calhoun county;
Henry A. Haigh, of Wayne; George H.
Kemp, of Washtenaw, and 1. C. Wash
ington (colored), of st. Clair, were
chosen alternate delegates at large by
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
THE WORM TURNS.
Overcharged Shippers in Iowa to Sue the
Railroads.


Sioux City, Ia, May s.-After re-
peatedly and vainly complaining Of
overcharges On grain shipments from
northwestern Iowa points TO Chicago
by the roads running through this sec
ton the Association of Grain Dealers of
Northwestern Iowa, in secret session
here Wednesday, resolved at an early
date to commence suits against the
Sioux City & Pacific, Sioux City 6
Northern, Burlington, Cedar Rapids g.
Northern, Illinois Central, Chicago &
Northwestern and the Chicago. Milwau-
kee g. st. Paul roads to recover some
thing like $1,000, 900 of such alleged
overcharges. The dealers will pool the
issue and appoint six assignees, in
whose names all the suits will be
brought. Towns from 100 to $50 miles
east of here are said TO have been re-
peatedly given proportiorally lower
rates than those in this section. The
suits will be brought in the federal
court under the Interstate commerce
law. Attorney Spencer Smith, of Coun-
ell Bluffs, viii appear for the COM
claimants.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
INSTRUCT FOR M'KINlEY.
California Republicans Name Delegates
to St. Louis Convention.

California Republicans Name Delegates
to st. Louis Convention.
Sacramento, CAL, May THE final
plank in the platform presented to the
republican state convention at 11:20
o'clock Wednesday morning was as fol-
lows:
"a delegate to the national convention
is charged with a public trust and with
the execution of public mandate. William
NJ Mckinley, of Ohio. is the choice of the
people of the state OF California for the
nomination for president of the United
States; therefore we indorSe him for such
nomination and our delegates are hereby
instructed to vote for him and to use their
best endeavors to procure his nomination +"
The platform declares for protection,
reciprocity and free silver. John D..
spreckles and George A. Knight, of San
Francisco; Ulysses S. Grant, of San Die
go, son of eX-President Grant, and L.
a. Sheldon, of Los Angeles, were elected
delegates-at-large to the national con-
vention. John c. Lynch, of San Ber-
nardino, was nominated for lieutenant
governor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
WILL RAISE PRICES.
A Big Flour Pool Organized by tho
Pillsburys.

A Big Flour Pool Organized by the
Pillsburys.
Minneapolis, MINI, May s.-R. D. Hub
bard, the executive front of the linseed
oil trust, has succeeded, with the aid
of the Pillsburys, in perfecting the or
ganization of the greatest millers' COM
bine ever put together in this country.
The purpose is to advance the price of
-four from the present low quotations,
to secure satisfactory rail and water
transportation rates and to compel
every spring wheat grinder in the coun-
try to become part of the pool. There
are 500 spring wheat millers in the
United States. More than 100 have
joined the new pool, which had its in
ception last fall, reached a head last
February and is now bona fde organi-
cation.
The pool has been Incorporated. Its
name is the North American Milling
company. 1t is commonly known here,
in ST. Paul, at Duluth and in southern
Minnesota as the American Milling com
pany. 1t is the successor of the South
ern Minnesota Millers' association, Of
which Hubbard was the leading spirit.
Representatives of the trust here claim
to represent 10 mills having daily
capacity of los, 900 barrels. The whole
aim of the organization is to protect
the gigantic Touring interests of Min
neapolis, now threatened by compe-
fition
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
Jacob FieIde Dead,

Jacob 81. G. Fjelde, the famous Nor
wegian sculptor, died at Minneapolis,
May 5.
The last work of Jacob Fjelde, one
of the greatest Norwegian sculptors of
the present generation, was to pay the
tribute of his genius to the memory of
Norway's greatest musician. and he
had scarcely finished the model for the
Ole Bull statue before he succumb bed
to the disease which claimed him as its
victim.
The illness which resulted in the
death of the sculptor, still compare
lively young man, being but SO years
of age, began with a peculiar form of
ear trouble, which had bothered Mr..
Fjelde for years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
HOHENlOHE RESIGNS.
The German Chancellor Quits His job
To Serve Till Fall.

To Serve TIL Fall
Berlin, May 9.-Chancellor Won Ho-
henlohe's resignation has been accept
ed by the emperor. There is no ill-feel-
ing, and the chancellor's wife and
daughter will be decorated with the
Order of Louise. The chancellor will
vacate his Office in September.
Prince Won Hohenlohe has been in
office since October, 1894, having sue
ceeded Capriyi. He is a Bavarian and
was born 81 years ago. He never had
any serious disagreement with the
emperor, and the reason for his retire
ment is his age and i'll health. For some
time he has been unable to attend to
his duties in the reichstag and bundles
rath. That the prince has resigned is
great surprise. 1t is supposed one
cause of the resignation is the proposed
reform of the military tribunals. 1t is
known that Chancellor HohenIohe is
not in accord with advanced opinion
upon this subject
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
Has a Hard. Time.

A farmer named John Fisher, of Red
wood county. aged Sc years, has COM
menced an action for divorce from his
wife, Bertha Fisher, aged 35 years, on
the ground of cruel and inhuman treat
ment. he alleging in his complaint that
she has on several occasions beat and
living. According to the complaint
they had only been married three
weeks when Mrs. Fisher commenced
her career of cruel and inhuman treat
ment against Fisher. He was so afraid
of her that he would not live in the
same house with her.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Burglars Surprised While Trying to Rob
Bank.

Washburne, H., May s.-During
Wednesday night three men attempted
to rob Ireland's bank in the village.
They got into the building and were at
work when Charles Ireland, in his resi-
dence near by, was awakened by the
electric alarm connecting the house
with the bank. Ireland. with his hired
man and several neighbors, armed with
all manner of firearms, fastened to the
bank. The burglars rushed out of the
building, two of them escaping in a
buggy, it is believed unhurt. The third,
giving the name of Tom johnson, re-
ceived 10 shots and bullets IN the head
and back. and was probably fatally
wounded. He was taken to Metamora
and placed in jail
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
A Bloody ARRAY.

McAlpin. Fla. May 1T is reported
here that three men were killed and
five wounded in a fight between whites
and negroes in Lafayette county. The
killed are said to be James Smith
Abram Duncan and Jonas Mabry, all
negroes. Frank Anderson and Jack
Simpson, also negroes are reported
wounded, as are George and Albert
Varne and Henry Sullivan, whites. The
Varne brothers were attempting to col
lect money owing to them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
Ground to Pieces.

Lincoln, Neb., May s.-Frank I. Wal
ton, young money loaner of this city,
successful in business and of some
prominence in society, committed sui
eide Thursday morning by throwing
himself in front of a Rock Island pas
senger train. The body was literally
ground to pieces. The cause was the
feeling of shame caused by scandal
arising from a divorce case in which
his father was defendant.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13

Topeka, Kan. May S.-A. NJ. Cloud. of
Lenox college, Hopkinton, Ia, was given
given first place in the interstate oratoricaI
contest here Thursday night Fred Elliott,
of Monmouth college, Monmouth, Ill,
took second place. Wisconsin sent two del
egates. each claiming to be legal They
were both thrown out of the contest, the
interstate committee being unable to decide
for either. The states represented are: Col
orado, Nebraska, Arkansas, Illinois. Indi-
ana ard Ohio.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
TRAGEDY IN CLEVELAND.
Man Shot Dead by a Bystander While
Trying to Kill His Wife.

Cleveland, O., May S--William Worcester
was shot and killed, Thursday night at
seven O'Clock by John T. Bayne while at
tempting to murder his wife, Sarah in the
Hubbard building at PSI Detroit street. The
Worcesters formerly lived in Oberlin, O..
from where. on account of his frequent
murderous assaults on his wife, the hus-
band was adjudged insane and committed
to the Toledo asylum He was relea sed
few days ago and returned to this city.
where his wife has supported herself and
children by keeping boarders. Worcester
became engaged in quarrel with his wife
and was about to kill her when Bayne, one
of the boarders. drew revolver and shot
him dead.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
Rhodes willing to Resign.

London, May 6.-The Standard says
that Mr.. Chamberlain, the colonial Sec
rotary, has received message from
Cecil Rhodes in which the latter states
that he places himself unreservedly in
Mr.. Chamberlain's hands. Mr.. Rhodes
offers to resign his membership in the
privy council, to retire from the direct
orship of the British South Africa COM
pany, and to return to England if Mr..
Chamberlain advises him to do so.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
Manufacturing Plant Burned.

New Brunswick, n. j., May Sire
started at one o'clock Thursday morn
ing in William Henderson's foundry
near the canal and in the center of the
manufacturing district. The flames
spread to the Empire machine works
and the varnish shops of the United
States rubber factory. The foundry and
the Empire machine works were de-
stroyed, but the rubber factory was
saved. Total loss, SIS, 200.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
News in Brief.

Complete figures on the st. Paul city
election give the following pluralities:
Doran. mayor, 3,703: McCardy, comp
troller, 4, 46s; Horst, treasurer, 655.
Frank Klein. agent of the North.
western Elevator company at Hancock.
was arrested recently on complaint Of
a surety company, his bondsmen,
charged with enlightenment.
Margaret Camp. years old, fell from
the second story window of the home
of her parents, in Minneapolis, and re-
ceived a fracture of the skull from
which she died three hours afterwards.
While making an excavation in Min
ueapolis August Nelson and fellow
laborer were imprisoned in the ditch,
and before Nelson could be rescued he
was suffocated by the earth which com.
pletely covered him.
The Northern Pacific depot at Crook
ston was entered by burglars. The
safe was blown open and the iron box
rail. but the robbers did not secure a
cent.
Eloff Holmberg, an ex-convict from
st. Cloud. was arrested at Cokato for
cutting II. o. Meth, Young boy, in the
face.
The annual reunion of the First Min
nesota Volunteer Infantry Association
will be held June 2. at Winona. 1t is
expected that steamer will be placed
at the disposal of the Twin City con-
tingent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
Must Attend to Their Duties.

Washington, May s.-General Super
intendent kimball, of the life-saving
service, has issued a circular forbid
ding members of a life-saving crew,
during the active season, ferrying, boat
ing, Clustering, grabbing, fishing, shoot
ing game, gathering moss or engaging
in similar employment, for pay or mar
ket, in competition with other persons
engaged in such business.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
ELECT OFFICERS.
Old Board of National Municipal Leagus
Reelected.

Baltimore, Nd, May s.-The most
important feature of the second days
session of the National Municipal league
was the annual business meeting at
which reports were heard and officers
selected for the ensuing year. The old
board was reelected with the exception
of L. E. Holden, of Cleveland, for whom
Prof. Edmund J. James. of the Chicago
university, was substituted as fourth
vice president, and Louis d. Branders,
of Boston, who was replaced as ex-
ecutive committeeman by Mayor George
OchS of CHATTANOOGA
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
INSTRUCTED FOR M'KINLEX.
Indiana Republicans WIZ Vote for Him
at st. Louis.

at st. Louis.
Indianapolis. Ind, May s.-The In
diana republican state convention
met Thursday to nominate state Off
GERS, appoint delegates to the ST. Louis
fcrm
Resolutions instructing the delegates
If large to.vote and work for the NOM
nation of William Mckinley, of Ohio,
as candidate for president of the United
States were adopted by practically n
unanimous vote.
The platform demands tariff that
will not only secure the necessary
amount of revenue, but will also afford
adequate and certain protection to the
wage-workers and producers of this
country" Reciprocity goes along with
this.
The platform further favors 1.-The use
of silver as currency, but to the extent
only and under such regulations that its
parity with gold can be maintained,
and in consequence are opposed to tho
free, unlimited and independent COIN
age of silver at a ratio of sixteen to one"
The ticket made up is as follows:
1OH OoNtTnOl alneS A MOUNTS
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. w. s. Haggard
For Secretary of State.-..-..W. D. Owens
For Auditor of State...........A. c. Daley
For Treasurer. ..........FJ Scholz
Delegates at Large
X. W. Thompson,
c. w. Fairbanks
Lew Wallace,
F. NJ. Millitan.
Alternates at Large
H Brownlee,
E. 0. Hopkins.
r. J. Mcdonald,
George L. Knox.
Presidential electors at Large
A {. Thayer,
Charles Jones.
For Judge of the Appellate Court
NSl OlSlIlcl. w. u. fODlnSOn
For Attorney-General... wv. A. Ketcham
For Reporter of the Supreme Court
-. ". Pemy
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
..-...-..........D. NJ. Gecting
For State Statistician.....S. P. Thompson
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
Penny Press Bonds.

Six of the bonds OF the new Cooper
ative Penny Press Publishing Company
have been seized as the property of A.
der an execution on a Judgment in IA
vor of the Rock Island National bank,
as against the two defendants named
and others interested in the Star Print
ing Company. These bonds will be
sold by the sheriff, May Is, at the sher-
ifs Office.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
PUT TO DEATH.
Choctaw Indian Legally Shot In Okla
homa for Murder.

Antlers. o. T, May s.-Charles Homes,
aged IS years, a full-blooded Choctaw In
dian, was executed Wednesday on the
courthouse grounds at Pushmatka, 80 miles
west of here. Homes stood by his coffin
and made a farewell address. in which he
said he was willing to die. and hoped to
meet his friends in the happy hunting
grounds After being blindfolded. one of
the crack shots of the nation was deputed
to fire the fatal bullet. The shot missed
the painted card over the heart by about
two inches, and Homes died in great agony.
One year ago Homes killed his stepson,
Charles Kitoubby, in order to secure pos
session of the boys property.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
Losses by Fire in April.

New York, May 5.-The Journal Of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
says that the fire loss of the United
States and Canada during the month OF
April amounts to S12,o10,60O, or about
$1,000, 900 more than the total foc the
month in 1895.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-13
There NAV BE Trouble.

The st. Cloud land Office is advised Of
a decision of the commissioner of the
general land Office. in which he again
holds that the lands selected by the
Great Northern, underslists and 10, in
Traverse county, for losses on the land
grant on other lines. is invalid. Set
tiers will now have to contest the claim
of archbishop Ireland if this decision
is affirmed
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-14
WHO Is THE AUTHORG

How did the versatile cerrespon.
dent of The Register learn that
"Brave Leroy Shaw" had "the pa.
pers in his inside pocket that would
deliver to his favorites the several
nominations being striVen for by
che office seekers ?" What were the
"papers" referred to2 Was it the
eleventh hour circular against Mr..
Walls; and did the sheriff and the
Weather Prophet" take The Reg
ister correspondent into their conf
dence also ?-JOHrRaI
The ARGUS 10 not authorized to
speak for the Register oorrespon.
dent or Sheriff Shaw, but the JOur.
mis- sweeping accusation that Lee
Shaw is the author OF the eleventh
hour circular is one which IL
should not make without the evil
dence. The ARGUS does not pre-.
tend TO say that the Journal does
not know whereof it speaks, bat
The ARGUS is free to admit that
after carefully reading, without any
prejudice in the matter whatever,
it is inclined to the opinion that
the circular was written by the
friends Of Mr.. Walls. it is also ils
opinion that Mr. Walls had no
knowledge Of this circular until no
saw IN print. The ARGUS bases
its belief on the wording and Ian
gnago OF the circular. It is not in
the language Of Sheriff Shaw. If
the JOurH0l is 10 possession Of the
name or tho author Of the circular.
u should in justice to all concerned
give it 10 the public. IL should
not be governed by tho morbid aus-
picion which believes without evi.
dence and hates without cause.
Give Us the name, brethren.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-14
CLOTHING.

Our Mems Mixed Cashmere
Suits at 1898. and our Mems CLAY
Worsted at $7.9S, tells the tale how
Cheap you will be able to Buy Your
Clothing. Our entire line of Mems,
Boys and Children's Suits is com.
plete and Prices Lower Than Ever.
We have Special VALVES in La
dies Capes, Ladies' Shirt Waists,
Mems Neglgee Shirts, Carpets,
MattlDgs, and Furniture. We also
sell the famous Thompson Glove
FITTING Corsets and Drew Selby 81
Co. Fine Shoes. Come and see
us-we will make it pay you for your
time.
w. f. Ssh ARPS.
INDEPENDENCE, W. VA.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-14

In the district conventions held
oy the Republicans last Saturday,
the main fight was for Judge of this
circuit and Neil j. Fortney got in
structions in all the districts except
Reno and Union. The latter in.
structed for Judge Hoke and Reno
IS divided, but Fortney has almost
solid county delegation. The
Judicial Convention will be held at
Elkins, June 18th.