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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

The oscillation in Nicaragua has begun
to swing forward again at great rate, and
may manage to get around the circle and
make a revolution after all.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

Unless something unexpected happens
this will be dull week in Congress, as
every issue in sight has had the edge worn
off long ago.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

FITzsIMMoNs-o. S., City. Robert Fitzsim
mons, the pugilist, was born in Elston, Corn
wall, England, June a, 1862, consequently
next June he will be 81 years OF age.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

THE MARKEr-srREEr ROAD. W., Thermalito
Cal. The San Francisco and Market-street
Railroad Company, the first street railroad in
San Francisco, was incorporated in 1857. the
work of grading was commence In May, 1853
the first rails were laid June and on the 9TH
ofJuly, 1860, the first experimental trip was
made from the terminus at Valencia and Center
street, now Sixteenth. to Market, near Drumm
few days later the railroad was opened for
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

Whitney's unwillingness to make the
race for the Presidency is no reason why
he should not accept the Democratic NOM
ination. The man who accepts it is not
going to be in the race.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

For relieving THROAT DISEASES AND COUGHS
use Bro,0lt's Bronchial Irochcs."
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
Advice From Russia.
Santa Ana Standard.

Russia kindly advises Italy to let Abyssinia
alone. Since the last great battle, in which
the Italian army was almost annihilated, it
looks as though the advice was well timed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

Every day Bayard stays in Office after
receiving the censure of the House of Rep
resentatives will add to the censure he gets
from the people.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

AS reports come in from Republican
conventions held in various parts of the
Union it becomes more certain that the
party platform will declare for bimetal-
lism as well as for protection, and that the
candidate who leads on the first ballot will
hardly be the leader on the last.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

NATURALIzATIoN-A. C. R., Berkeley, Cal An
alien who has served in the army of the United
States and who has been honorably discharged
therefrom may become a citizen on his petit
ton without any previous declaration, pro-
vided he has resided in the United States it
least one year previous to his application and
is of good moral character. It has been Judi
e1ally decided that the residence of one year
pllcant must prove by witnesses that he re-
sided in the United States one year before he
applied for naturalization papers. A man who
served three years in the army, was honora
bly, discharged and has since his discharge re-
sided for five years in San Francisco can OBJ
tain his papers on application at any time, but
he must have besides his discharge papers witt
nesses- to prove that he resided at least ONE
year in the United States before making his
application. ~
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

No PREMIUM OFFERED-S., Colusa, Cal. No
premium is offered for a half dollar OF 1919 or
one of 1897,
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

THE PEMBERToN ,DIsAsTER-Old Vet, Yount-
vile, Napa County, Cal. The Pemberton Cot
ton-mills, in Lawrence, Mass, were built in
1853, had capacity of $50 hands, had $50
looms, 5000 spindles, and when in full opera
tion consumed 60, 900 pounds of cotton per
the machinery was in motion, the main build
ing. without moments warning, collapsed,
and confagration followed. There were 700
people in the building at the time. Seventy
seven were killed outright 134 were more or
less injured, and of this number IA subse-
quently died.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

QUoTATIoNs-Gwendolyn, City. AS you do
not state in your communication the character
of quotations you desire it is impossible to
know exactly what you do desire. "Many
Thoughts OF Many Minds" two volumes
Familiar Quotations." by Grocott; Latin
Quotations." Quotations From Greek Au-
thors'' and "Quotations From the German and
Spanish" with English translations by Tate,
and Familiar Quotations From French and
Italian Authors" to be had at the libraries,
will furnish you more than 5000 quotations to
select from.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
The Powerful Monatinock.
Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times.
The monitor Monodnock offers very small
mark for the guns of an enemy, while the pene-
trating power OF her own guns is sufficient to
sink any snip afloat. The Monitor type of ves-
sci will always have place of tender regard
in the minds of Americans, as it will always
have the hearty respect of its foes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

PALMER-PLIMMER-F NJ, City. On the 25th
of November, 1895, "Peddler'' Palmer beat
Billy Plimmer for purse OF $4,000 in fourteen
rounds in ffty-four minutes, London. Eng
land.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

ENGLAND's REvENUE-M. P. NJ, Oakland, Cal
The actual net income of England for the fiscal
year ending March 81, 1895, 5,was f1O1, ,697 ,305,
which includes the payment to local taxation.
The sources of revenue were from (the amounts
being in pounds sterling) customs OILS, 900,
excise 26, ,05O 900; stamps including fee, etc.,
ID, ,44O, 900; land tax 1,O15 900, house duty
1885 ,000 property and income tax 15,6OO,-
crown lands lnef 100000, fees and d'sHsguos STAN ps
S23, ,724 interest ON advances IL, ,98I, interest
on Suez shares 394, ,995, other receipts from
civil departments 1,042,652, local taxation
7,013 ,542. The gross amount of customs was
20,600,029. The custom tariff is on beer,
cards, chicory. chloral hydrate, chloroform,
cocoa, coffee, collodion, confectionery, ether,
ethyle Godide or, fruit dried, naphtha, soap,
spirits, tea, tobacco, varnish, wine.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

CHINESE BRAcELETs-C. r., City. The brace
lets so commonly worn by Chinese are of
nepnrite or jade, q change of feldspar by a
process of saussuritization which is conver-
sion into saussurire, term used by some
lithologists in describing certain metamorphic
changes in various feidspars The reason that
it is SO universally used by the Chinese is that
they attribute to it q certain virtue, namely,
that of being q preventive of renal disease.
In ancient times 1t was considered a sure safe
guard against attacks of nephritis. hence it's
name nephrite. These bracelets are a fad
among a certain class of white people because
they are Chinese,
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

CALIFORNIA glace fruits. soc lb. Townsend's.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

BUILDINGs-C. A. j., City. Whether the Mills
and the Crocker buildings will stand 'being
Kept in constant repair, barring earthquakes
and acts of Providence 200 or 1000 years
answers to correspondents cannot say, not be-
ing endowed with the gift of representation
There are no buildings that were erected 200
years or more ago of the same materials or
combination Of similar materials as used in
form an idea as to how long these two build
ingS might stand.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

OcTAGoNAL DoLLARs-N. B., San Jose, Cal.
Gold dollars of octagonal shape were never
coined in the mints OF the United States. They
were issued by private mints and jewelers. in
San Francisco in the early days. Some were
made as late as 1875. Collectors of coins do
not make any offer to purchase any of these,
but they have them for sale an6 charge from
So rs to 81 for each, according to date, variety
and state of preservation.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

FITzsIMMoNs- CHoYNsKI-D. H., Benicia, CAL
The fight between Bob Fitzsimmons and 10
Choynski took place IN Boston, Mass, June ~,
1894. 1t was declared draw, because after
the fifth round the police interfered.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

STocKHoLDERS-C., Napa, Cal. The law
of this State says that each stockholder in a
corporation is individually liable for such pro-
portion of its debts and liabilities as the
amount of stock or shares owned by him bear
to the whole of the subscribed capital stock or
shares of the corporation, and for like pro-
portion of each debt or claim against the cor
poration. In a recent case the Supreme Court
held that stockholder could not be held Ii
able beyond the proportion of the stock he
owns to the capital stock of the corporation.
An action against stockholder should be
commenced in the place in which the corpora
ton has its headquarters.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

CoNTRAcT-Steno, City. contract be-
tween an employer and an employe depends
upon the language used at the time the en-
ploye is engaged. If the employer should
say 81 will engage you and pay you at the rate
of $50 per month" that would be one proposi-
tion but if he should say sI will engage you
by the month and pay you $50 each month -
that would be another proposition. In the first
case he would have the right to dismiss his
such time as he worked. In the other case he
would be bound by his contract and it is prob
able that court would compel him to pay the
employe full months salary if he should
discharge him without cause before the month
was up.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

For THE SrAGE-J. Nc, City. If you desire to
prepare yourself for the stage you had better
call on the manager of theater and he will
give you the necessary advice. This depart
ment cannot advertise those who instruct
stage-Struck people.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

DURRANT's SECOND TRIAL g., Santa Rosa,
Cal. Whether Theodore Durrant will have q
second trial is uncertain, as his case is now
before the Supreme Court, and there is no
knowing what that body may decide, nor is
there any way of determining when second
trial will take place should he be granted d
new trial, but it is safe to say that abouta year
will elapse before q decision is reached.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-08
TOLD OF HIS NOMINATION.
Committee of National Republican Con-
vention Waits on McKinley.

Committee of NatiOnai Republican Con-
vention Waits on Mckinley.
Canton, O., June 3O.-The committee,
consisting of one member from each
state and territory, which was selected
at the ST. Louis convention to convey
to Mai. Mckinley the Official notitica-
ton of his nomination, arrived in Cam
ton on special train from Cleveland
at 1850 o'clock Monday morning. The
day was charming and the members of
the committee enjoyed the ride from
Cleveland. They were met at the station
here by q reception committee, COM
posed of some of the foremost citizens
of Canton, and were driven in open car
riages to Mai. McKinley's residence, ac-
companled by mounted escort. The
preparations at Maj. McKinley's were
simple. Seventy-five chairs were placed
on the front lawn under the trees and
facing the house. On the rear lawn
large teri was erected. and in it was a
long table on which covers were laid for
hundred guests.
Maj. Mckinley received the members
of the committee on the veranda. The
streets about the house were filled
with men, women and children. The
crowd surged in at the gates and
pressed close up TO the chairs where
they sat
Senator Thurston was in excellent
voice. His tones were as clear and
commanding and far-reaching as they
we're in the st. Louis convention hall.
His speech was received with much en-
thusiasm and applause.
When MIR. Thurston finished Gov. Nc
Kinley, who was standing few feet
from him and slightly in the rear.
stepped forward, holding the manu-
script Of his speech in his left hand.
Maj. Mckinley read his speech in q
clear, far-reaching voice. 1t was list
.ned to intently and he was compelled
to halt several times by reason of loud
applause and cheers. He said that the
platform adopted by the national re-
publican convention had received his
careful consideration and had his I'M
qualified approval. He did not dis
,uss it's provisions at any length, but
said that he would later present more
formal acceptance of the nomination
rendered him.
After McKinley's speech, 81. a. Smith.
Of Michigan, presented to him the gavel
used by Chairman Thurston at the St.
Louis convention.
Before sitting down to luncheon, the
members of the committee filed through
thereception-room and were introduced
to Mrs. Mckinley and the governors
mother.
The notification committee sat down
to luncheon shortly after the speech
making. After lunch they were driven
about the city for an hour or two and
left for Cleveland about five o'clock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-08
HONOR JEFF. DAVIS.
United Confederate Veterans Lay the Cor
nor Stone of His Monument.

United Confederate Veterans Lay the Cor
ner Stone of His Monument.
Richmond, Va, July 3.-The three
days meeting of over 100000 confeder-
ates ended Thursday in the laying of the
corner stone of the Jefferson Davis
memorial monument. Immediately
upon the adjournment of the conven-
ton sine die the line of procession to
Monroe park, where the monument will
be erected, was formed. There were
10000 men in line and 100000 people
witnessed the parade, which was headed
by Gen. Gordon, and had in it's ranks
several well-known surviving heroes OF
the C. S. A. The column included every
branch of the military service, and with
inspiring music and national and south
ern colors floating above it was at every
point greeted with enthusiastic cheers.
1t arrived at Monroe park at four
o'clock in the afternoon, and after
brief masonic ceremonies and prayer
by Bishop Granbery, Gen. Stephen D.
Lee delivered an grafton. A benediction
closed the exercises and the great crowd
disbanded. In his Grafton Gen. Lee said
in part:
1--WE are here to-day to honor the men,
DRY of Jefferson Davis: to lay the corner
stone Of monument to one who needs no
monument in our generation beyond that
in the hearts of his countrymen. But we
think 1t due to erect one, that posterity may
know the reverence felt for the great leader
of a cause that failed. It is fitting that he
should rest here in Virginia-that greatest
of all states, the battle-scarred producer
Of warriors and statesmen-ftttng that he
should rest here among her immortals.
Many presidents, statesmen, soldiers, lie
in Virginia soil-from Washington to the
present time-none greater than Davis but
more fortunate.
Jefferson Davis stood the test of true
greatness; he was the greatest to those
who knew him best. He was opposed to
disunion and did his utmost to prevent
the step. At the conference called by Gov.
tives of congress from the state in 1860
Mr.. Davis declared himself opposed to Sc
cession as long as the hope of a peace
full remedy remained. In calmer years,
when the last ember Of sectional feeling
has burned out and the last word of love
has gently bound the hearts of all Amerl-
cans together. fathers will bring their
little children to this spot and tell them
the story of a pure, great man, who suf-
fered for his people and for the right as
they understood 1t, and how for this they
loved him as they loved no other. Long
as yonder noble river shall roll its tide
to the sea it shall behold no man more
kingly."
The monument of which the corner
stone was laid Thursday will cost $780,
900, and will be one of the most mag
nifcent memorials in the United States.
The site was donated by the city council.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-08
A Behring Sea Decision.

San Francisco, July LIN an opinion
handed down by the United States
court of appeals the Paris award in
regard to sealing in the Behring sea
must be upheld as the supreme law Of
the land, and the United States govern
ment is prohibited from making any
special laws that do not permit Amer
ican citizens equal privileges with for
eigners on the sealing territory. This
is the first decision defining the restric-
tons to be placed on American seal
hunters in the sea.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-08
CHINESE EAT NOTHING COLD.
Their Greatest Delicacy Is Said to Be
Live Shrimps,

Their Greatest Delicacy L. Said to BE
Live Shrimps.
The Chinese esteem shrimps above all
other things, says Pearson's Weekly.
At well-served table they are brought
on swimming about in a glass bowl of
water favored with oil and. vinegar,
which renders the creatures hysteri-
cally alive. With an unerring thumb
and forefnger the Chinese diner-out
plucks forth the struggling fish, nips
off the tail at one bite, and casts the
useless head behind him.
Shocking as it may seem to an Eng
lish housekeeper, the older the egg in
China, tho moro perfect from an cpl
curean standpoint does it become, for
no Chinaman who has right regard for
his palate eats fresh boiled egg.
Taken fresh, eggs are sent to soak, after
having been washed in a tub of aromat-
ic water. After time they are re-
moved, and the water used in mixing
eggs are packed in jars. These are
Theoretically sealed and set aside to
stand for a month, when they are sup
posed to be fit for eating. Those left
packed in salt and lime for IL months
or more, when opened, are found to
have changed color, solicited partly
and are odorless.
The chief care of the Chinese is to
eat nothing cold. Warm or hot food
they absorb in abundance, but rightly
they maintain that cold food lowers the
temperature of the stomach beyond the
point where digestion can continue, and
so the whole health Of the body is en-
dangered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-08
WILD YAK.
Has Some Spirit, But Not Enough De-
clsion and Energy.

The yak, or wild OK of Tibet, has
sufficient. spirit to turn and attack
hunter. If it had more perseverance
it would prove a dangerous enemy.
Col. Prejevalsld, in his account of his
travels in the Tibetan mountains, mar
rates an adventure which illustrates
the yak's disposition:
was returning to camp when saw
several old yaks grazing on little
plateau. I fired on them, and one fell
and slipped down the snowy slope.
Stunned by his fall, he lay motionless
at the bottom of the ravine. I ran to
him. AS soon as he saw me, some hun
dred feet away, he rose and tried to
fee. fired, but the ball did not touch
him.
Then he turned and rushed at me.
had only two cartridges; fired one
at distance of 20 feet, and one at
distance of so feet. He stopped when
he was quite near me, holding his head
down and flashing his sides with his
| tail.
1 was near enough to see his little
| eyes and the blood which ran from his
nostrils. If he had had little more
decision and energy, I should have
been lost. could not get away, and
had no weapon but my empty gun.
We stood looking at each other.
Presently he raised his head and
stopped lashing his sides. Evidently
he was getting over his anger. Threw
myself ON the ground, and without TAX
ing my eyes from him, crawled back
ward some 60 feet. Then I jumped up
and walked away as fast as possible.
I did not breathe freely until some
| 200 feet Law between us.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-08
News I'm Brief.

W. A. Bartlett, conductor on the Mil.
waukee road was killed near Wells the
other night. It appears he either fell
from the top of the train or was thrown
off by tramps.
John II. Koch, formerly boot and
shoe merchant of st. Paul, put tragic
end to his life by deliberately throwing
himself beneath the wheels of NOV
ing freight train in the Omaha yards at
the foot of John street.
The body of the s-year-old son of
Carl Morse was found foa ting in the
Minnesota river below Mankato.
Willie, the 17-year-old son of Valen-
tine Salonek, was found dead in an old
well on his fathers farm near Mont
rose. Foul play was suspected. There
will probably be an investigation.
George Smith was drowned while
swimming in the stone quarry at Pipe
stone. He has relatives in Hamline
and Minneapolis.
The proposition to vote $4,000 and
lands to erect waterworks and electric
light plant at Fosston, was carried by
vote of 80 to 30 at a special election.
Charles S. Benson, one of the leading
citizens of st. Cloud, has been named
by Judge Sanborn as receiver of the
st. Cloud Gas and Electric Light COM
pany. He becomes the receiver of the
property, assets, rights and the fran
chises.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-08
ROlEs TO WHITNEY.
Declares Party Disruption Preferable to
Adoption of Gold Standard.

Adoption of Gold Standard.
Waterloo. Ia. June 3O.-Ex-Gov. Boies
returned Monday afternoon from his
Grundy county farm where he went inn
mediatcly on his return from Illinois.
When asked if he intended going to Chi
cago soon. he replied that he had not de,
termineG whether he would attend the
convention or not.
During Gov. Boies' absence in Grundy
county the interview with Whitney was
published and on his return his atten-
ton was called to telegram from the
New York Herald asking his opinion in
regard to the assertions made in it. He
wired his reply Monday night as fol-
lows:
'Mr. Whitney is entirely right in his con-
clusion that there is no disposition on the
part OF those who will represent the silver
sentiment of the south and west in the
Chicago convention to further discuss the
matter at issue with men whose views are
Numerically opposed to their own on the
currency question. He is entirely correct
in his conclusion that it Is now too late to
accomplish any practical results by dis
cussion of that character Throughout the
south and west that discussion has been
extended and thorough. and the views ex-
pressed by Mr.. Whitney have been put
forward by many men who entertain them,
and they have been fully considered and
weighed. and. after all of this. the judy
ment of an overwhelming majority Of the
party in these sections is evidenced by
the class of delegates who have been chosen
to represent it in the Chicago convention.
Not one of these men can now disregard
the known sentiment of those who Sc
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-08
The Explosion at Metz.

Berlin, July 3.-The Fossische lei
tung's correspondent at Metz telegraphs
there were ten officers and more than
300 soldiers around the arsenal when the
explosion occurred. Fifty of these were
killed outright or fatally injured.
There was also a crowd of civiliauN
watching the fire at the time and soGas
of them were killed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-08
Bridal Ven "A n shrond.

The bridal veil of japanese young
lady is subsequently used as her shroud.
Just after the marriage it is carefully
put away and reserved until death
makes It use necessary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-08
He Killed Him.

John Adler, shoe cobbler, doing
business at 80 University avenue, st.
Paul. shot and killed Bernard g. Nell
lis. German baker, living across the
street from his shop.
The shooting is said to have been the
result of revilement. Adler says he
killed Nellis because the latter reviled
and spat at him. The killing was done
with revolver with which Adler says
he armed himself in anticipation OF
having some trouble. Nellis died
within 10 minutes after he was shot,
and the murderer was arrested at once.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-08
VIII Not Renew.

Benedicts' Academy at st. Joseph
and st. Johns University at College
vile, have decided not to renew their
contracts with the government for the
education of Indian children, as the
government has reduced the allowance
one-half. At the university there were
4s boys and at the academy 81 girls.
These were returned to the reserva-
tions at White Earth, Cloquet and Fond
du Lac. Formerly s125 was allowed a
year for the care and tuition.