davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15
Murderers' Confession.

Akron, O., April 9.-John Smith, the
cx-hired man of the Stone family, three
members of which were, so cruelty MUIR
dered ten days ago at Tallmadge, was
arrested Wednesday night and has been
brought to this city charged with the
murder. He was discharged by Alvin
Stone two weeks before the crime for
paying too much attention to the young
est daughter, Flora. Flora was the only
one of the family not injured by the
murderer. Smith has made a confess
sion, in which he acknowledges having
killed Alvin N. Stone and wife and Ira
Stillson and inflicting severe injuries
on Emma and Hattie Stone. His motive
for committing the crime was to assault
Flora Stone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15
FOREIGN.

Fifteen thousand Italian immigrants
we're about to leave Naples for New
York.
It was reported that Venezuela was in
favor of recognizing the beiligerency of
the Cuban insurgents.
Advices from Cuba say that Spanish
soldiers, Infatuated by the resolutions
of the American senate, shot six sons of
an American farmer at Casiguas.
Two regiments of Chinese soldiers
were blown to pieces by an explosion in
a fort at Kiang Gin.
Col. John A. Cockerill, the well-known
American newspaper correspondent,
died of apoplexy in Cairo, Egypt. aged
81 years.
In the final contests in the Olympian
games at Athens, Greece, the Americans
were the winners.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15
LEO is FOR ARBITRATION.

Cardinal Rampolla Writes a .Ietter Com
mending Efforts to Preserve Peace.
London, April 1O.-The pope, through
Cardinal Rampolla, papal secretary of
state, has addressed to the CHI onicle a
letter in which he co1lmends that jour-
nails earnestness in promoting the in
stitution of a permanent tribunal for
the purpose of deciding international
controversies and safeguarding the peo-
pie from the perils ofwar, and expresses
the wish that God will happily crown it's
praiseworthy efforts with success.
The letter also says that amongst the
most precious gifts the Divine Re-
deemer bestowed upon the world was
that of peace, and no letter desire can
exist than that peace should reign upon
the earth. Justly, therefore, the pope,
as vicar eternal of the Prince of Peace,
desires to cooperate with every effort
toward the maintenance of the con-
cord and union of hearts among the ma
tionS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The republicans elected their entire
tickets in the towns of Evanston, Lake
View, Jefferson, Cicero, Lake and Hyde
Park, and "a of the 36 aldermen voted
for in Chicago.
Township elections were held all over
Illinois and generally show republican
gains. In Wisconsin r. d. Marshall
(rep.) was elected associate Justice OF
the supreme court.
Charles b. Lands. of Delphi, was nom.
mated as the republican candidate for
congress from the Ninth Indiana dis
trict, and in the Twelfth district the
democrats nominated j. Nj. Robinson,
of Fort Wayne.
Gen. Benjamin Harrison and his bride.
formerly Mrs. Dimmick, arrived at
their home in indianapolis from New
York.
In state convention at Salt Lake City
the Utah republicans elected delegates
to the ST. Louis convention and adopted
Il platform confined almost entirely to
protection and bimetallism.
Rudolph Kleberg (dem.), of Cuero,
was elected to succeed the late w. II.
Crane as congressman from the Elev-
enth Texas district.
Robert Littell, the publisher of Lit
tells Living Age. died at his home in
Brookline. Mass, aged GA years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15
lATE Err.

The Northwestern Cycle Show, which
closed at Minneapolis the 18th, was
successful in every respect. Helen
Baldwin won the 6-day race, beating
Miss Farnsworth by a foot.
At the African Methodist conference
at Richmond, Va, the 18th, Bishop
Gaines served notice on candidates that
he would ordain no man who drank
/ whisky, smoked cigars or chewed to-
bacco.
At Lithonia, Ca, the 18th, a dyna-
mite bomb was exploded under hotel
where non-union laborers were sleep
ing. The building was wrecked, but
no one was fatally injured.
John Tyler Cooper, grandson of ex-
President Tyler, was indicted at At
lanta, Ca, the 18th, for cmbezzling
county funds.
An explosion occurred the 18th in the
mines at Butte, Mont, and six men
were killed. 1t is supposed that two
of the men went to the magazine for
powder for blast with lighted can
die and in some manner were careless.
They were blown to atoms, and the
four men working near were suffocatetl.
The mine is pretty badly wrecked
about that section.
The Cuban insurgents have burned
the splendid machinery houses of the
central plantations of Diana and Bar
bon Carmoralito, the approximate loss
being 81, 200; 600. The insurgents have
also burned 80, 600 tons of cane on the
plantation of Santa Gertrudis, belong
| ing to Antonio Gonzales Mendoza.
The Chadron (Neb.) bank closed the
18th. Liabilities, $4,000; assets un-
known.
The actual sugar crop of Cuba, re-
ported up to March 81. will amount to
only 77,22S tons, against 10000 tons
last year.
Tom Gathers, of Mar shalltown, To-,
ATTEMPTED suicide the 18th by cutting
his throat, after a quarrel with his
sweetheart.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15

Ihe oregon democrats in convention
at Portland adopted a platform favoring
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio of sixteen to one and elected
delegates to the national convention in
structed to support free silver candi-
date for president.
The Illinois prohibitionistsi in conven-
ton at Springfield nominated state
ticket with Hale johnson, of Newton,
for governor. The platform favors
woman suffrage, free silver, civil service
reform, and reaffirms the position OF the
party on the liquor question.
The republicans of the Fifth Nebras-
ka district renominated E. j. Hainer
for congress.
At the First district republican con-
| vention in Canto, Mo-, Maj. G. N. Clark
was nominated for congress by accla-
nation.
Thomas Fl. Tongue was nominated
for congress by the republicans OF the
First district of Oregon on the 34th
| ballot.
Gustavus Koerner, who was lienten-
ant-governor of Illinois in 1852, died at
Belleville, aged 81 years.
Phillip G. Killian, the union soldier
who cut down the confederate flag at
Fort Sumter. died at his home in Pitts
ton. Pa, aged &c years.
| Ohio democrats will meet in Column
bus on June % to select delegates to the
national convention.
| Miss Mile Owsley (colore0, aged
1O3 years, died at Danville. Ky.
In session at Portland the Oregon re-
publicans selected delegates to the St.
Louis convention for Mckinley. The
platform declares for both gold and sill
yer and the maintenance of values of
the two metals.
The Rhode Island republicans in con-
vention at Providence selected Reed
delegates to the national convention
and adopted platfrom in favor of gold
as monetary standard. in favor of a
national board of arbitration, and
against the free coinage of silver.
| Gov. John E. Jones, of Nevada. who
had been i'll in San Francisco for several
months from cancer of the stomach,
died in that city, aged Sc years.
In the Ninth Illinois district the re-
publicans renominated r. r. Hit for
congress by reclamation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15
TURKEYS LATEST PROMISE.
Missionaries Will Not Be Molested if They
Conform to Laws of the Country.

Missionaries VIII Not Be Molested if They
Conform to Laws of the Country.
Constantinople, April 10.-The steps
taken in behalf of the missionaries in
Asia Minor have had beneficial effect.
The Turkish government, replying to
the renewed representations on the sub
ject made by the British ambassador,
Sir Phillip Currie, and the United States
charge d'affaires, Mr.. John W. Riddle,
has assured the diplomats that the mis-
sionaries in Asia Minor will not be mo-
Tested $50 long as they conform with the
laws of the country"
This assurance does not carry with
it the weight which it would coming
from any other government, it is
claimed, as there is no question but that
the Turkish officials have been trying
to prove that the missionaries are not
Conforming with the laws of the coun-
try" and it was on this ground that the
sultan prepared and probably signed
the trade providing for their expulsion
from the Turkish dominions.
But the publicity given to the matter
in the press dispatches has certainly
caused hesitation at the palace, and it
is now thought likely that the trade
will be withheld, at least until Russia
has been further consulted on the SUBJ
iect. If Russia says that the mission
aries are not to be expelled the trade
will not be made public. On the other
hand, if Russia thinks herself strong
enough to proceed with the work of
Outstanding Asiatic Turkey the trade
may soon see the light of day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15
CLEVELAND'S PLAN.
Formal Note Said to Have Been
Sent by Him to Spain.
President Offers Our Governments Good
Offices with View to Restoring
Peace In Cuba-NO Recognition
of Belligerency.

Chicago, April 1.-THE Tribune's
Washington special says that an inn
portant official dispatch bearing on
Cuban affairs has been sent to Madrid
from the state department. 1t was
signed by Secretary Olney and addressed
to Minister Taylor. In it was laid down
the attitude of the administration in
the Cuban question. The dispatch is
long one. Its four principal points
are:
!. The president proposes that Spain ac-
cept mediation on the part of the United
States looking to a settlement Of existing
differences between the Spanish govern
Eent and the Cubans.
2. 1t refers to the correspondence be-
tween the state department and the Madrid
authorities in 1870, in which Spain promised
to inaugurate governmental reforms IN
Cuba, which promise. 1t is said. has not
been fulfilled.
g. It says the present rebellion in Cu!.a
Is more serious and widespread than any
which have arisen in recent years, and that
the insurgents control practically all OF
Cuba except Havana and the near neigh
| borhood.
4, It assures Spain Of the kindliest mo-
| tives on the part of the United States in
seeking to bring about a pacific condition
Of affairs in Cuba and urges that the good
offices of this country be accepted in the
| spirit proffered.
1t is we'll known here that since the
passage in the house of the Cuban reso-
lutions the president and Secretary Oh
ey have been frequently in consultation
in relation to the general question OF
affairs in Cuba, and tie wisest course for
the United States to pursue in the mat
ter. Few, if any, of the many friends
of Cuba in congress have expected that
| the president would take steps in har-
mony with the provisions of the resolu-
| tons.
The president decided on Tuesday last
the question of recognizing state of
belligerency in the island was not to
be considered seriously. In reaching
this decision the president followed the
advice of Secretary Olney, which was
based on the precedent established by
President Grant in his first administers
ton. on the earnest recommendation OF
Secretary Fish.
| Ithaving been determined not to recog-
nize belligerency in the island, the point
to be decided was, what, if any, steps
| should be taken in the matter. The
president and the secretary of state
agreed that some measures were neces
sary. AS a result of several important
conferences at the white house the pres
dent finally concluded that, as stated
above, mediation on the part of the
United States should be suggested to
| Spain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15
Eiectrocution in Ohio,

Columbus, o., April 1o.-By the &C.
ton of the house Thursday in passing
the Jones senate bill, Ohio adopts the
electric method of execution. 1t does
not go into effect until July and con-
tinues the gallows method of execution
for all persons upon whom the sentence
of death has already been pronounced.
Four condemned men now In the annex
of the state prison will therefore be
hung. Charles Morris, who has been
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree at Washington Court House, and is
awaiting sentence will probably be the
first victim of the electric chair in this
state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15
WANT 1T OUT OF POLITICS.
Convention Of Merchants and Manufac-
turers Called at Detroit.

Convention Of Merchants and Manufac-
turers Called at Detroit.
Detroit, Mich, April 11.-R. B. Archer,
secretary of the Tariff Commission
league, has sent out q call for conven-
ton of the commercial, manufacturing,
labor and agricultural organizations
OF the United States, to be held in De-
troit, opening Tuesday, May 26. This
call will first be Endorsed by IS repre-
sentative commercial bodies of the coun-
try, two of it's signers to be national
labor organizations. AS soon as the in
dorsements have been received invita-
lions will be sent out to 1000 local and
national organizations to participate in
the convention, and $4,000 personal in
vitations will also be extended. More
than 200 commercial bodies, several of
which are national in their character,
have already signified their intention
OF sending delegates to the convention.
The subjects to be acted upon at the
convention are:
The discussion of ways and means for
taking the tariff question out of partisan
politics and making it business question
instead of a political football"
The discussion of ways and means for the
Improvement of the consular service Of the
United States and the employment of such
service for the increasing of our foreign
trade. especially with the Central AIN.
South American republics.
The advisability of recommending to con-
gress the creation of a department of COM
| merce. manufactures and labor and of
making the chief Of such department u
member of the presidents cabinet
The advisability of forming a perma-
nent organization for the purpose of hold
| ing annual conventions for the considera-
| ton of national questions and of recon-
| mending TO congress each year such
| changes in our laws or in their administra-
| ton as may be deemed for the best interest
| of our country.
The convention will be nonpolitical
and nonsectional, and all questions will
be discussed from purely commercial
standpoint. The plans adopted by this
convention will be put in proper shape
and committee appointed to present
them to the two great political conven-
tons to be held in June and July, re-
spectively, and urge on them their en-
bodiment in their respective platforms.
Amy citizen who may be interested in
the subjects to be discussed is eligible
as delegate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15
AWAITS A DEMAND.
Business Shows Little Signs Of Improve
ment


New York, April 11.-R. G. Dun & Co.
in their weekly review of trade say:
1.-THE volume of busine IS has not on the
whole increased, nor have prices appre-
Gladly advanced since April l. when the
range for all commodities was the lowest
ever known in this country. Breadstuffs
and iron products have risen slightly, but
some other articles have declined, and the
root of the matter is that demand for con-
sumption is still below expectation. The
injury done to winter wheat by storms and
frosts at the west would appear from re-
ports of state officers to have been consif,-
cradle Remarkably low estimates of con-
dtion are published by some state author
ties, and while there may be the customary
eXaggerations, there has evidently beer
much actual loss, which tends at present
to lessen purchases of farmers and Of
dealers in farming districts. But the re-
ports are not more gloomy than year ago.
and the quantity of wheat which has
come from farms since Aug ust has been
16S. ISL, 594 bushels, against 129. 075450 to the
same date last year.
Failures for the past week have been
209 in the United States, against 2O7 last
year; and 80 in Canada, against q last
year."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15
Dynamite Kills Five.

Ogden, Utah. April 9.-At $3.50
o'clock Wednesday afternoon an explo-
sion of giant powder at station 231 of
the Pioneer Electric pipe line, in Ogden
canyon, resulted in the death of five men
and the injury of five others. The fol-
lowing is a list of the killed:
D. Moran. foreman: Jeff Ruby. Brig Kirke
ham, G. Weaver and Nate Kempton.
The injured are: G. N. Stetson. arm
broken, internal injuries; Nick Leanon.
bruised and cut, internal injuries; A. Sproul
ribs broken, internal injuries; ALT. Filings
ford, face cut. leg broken and internal in
juries; Sam Hadfield. internal injuries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15
Rhode Island for Reed.

Providence, R. l., April 1.-THE re-
publican state convention was held here
Friday and elected delegates at large
to the national convention at st. Louis.
While the delegates were not instructed.
the sentiment of the convention was
unanimously for the nomination of
Reed. The only platform adopted was
resolution presented by the Providence
board of trade, which declares in favor
of gold as monetary standard, in favor
of national board of arbitration, and
denounces the frce coinage of silver.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15
DOMESTIC.

AngereQ Dy rellglOuS 0lHerenceS, Ben
Roehmer killed his wife at McLeans-
boro, ILL.,, by cutting her throat and
hanged his six-year-old boy to the raft
ers in the stable. He is in Jail.
A cloudburst in Mulberry Gap, Tenn.
drowned Mrs. Urah Anderson, aged 20,
her daughter-in-law, Oily Anderson,
two grandchildren, Charles, aged five
years, and Hattie, aged IS months, and
Mary Fleener, aged 10.
William T. Adams, better known as
solver Optic" the author of books for
boys, reached Boston after trip around
the world.
Frederick Booth-Tucker, the new
commander of the Salvation Army in
the United States, declared his inten-
ton of becoming a citizen of the United
States and took out his first naturaliza-
ton papers in New York.
In Kansas City, Mo-, James Mckinney
shot and killed Nellie Wagner in fit
OF jealousy and then killed himself.
A foot of snow on the level fell in
various portions of central New York.
jackson w. Showalter, of New York,
won the chess championship of the
United States and purse of $3.50 by
defeating Emil Kemeny, of Philade.-
phia.
Fourteen buildings in the business
section of Yonkers, N. Y, were burned,
the total loss being 100000.
BY an explosion of dynamite at the
new Radebaugh tunnel near Green's
burg, Pa, one man was killed and two
were fatally injured.
Reports Is to the condition of the
crops throughout the country show
that the season is two weeks late.
Jesse Clifford and his wife, living
about II miles from Boston, Ind, were
probably fatally assaulted in their home
by burglars.
The bill passed by the Ohio legisla-
ture providing that the heirs of any per-
son suffering death at the hands of a
mob may secure damages of $4,000
against the county where the lynching
occurs has become law.
BY an explosion in powder works at
Ogden, Utah, seven men were killed and
several others were badly injured.
The village of Rockford, Mich, was
almost entirely destroyed by fire.
At Elizabeth, N. j., Frank Mckinley
was killed by a railway train in the
presence of his wife, to whom he had
been married less than an hour before
jackson Martin, his wife and child
were burned to death at Milestone, W.
Va. The house took fire and the inmates
were unable to escape.
John Smith, the eX-hired man of the
Stone family, three members of which
were murdered at Tallmadge, O., con-
fessed that he committed the crime be-
cause he was discharged by Stone.
The Building Trades council, repre-
senting $4,000 men, in session at Pitts
burgh, Pa, adopted q resolution favor
ing conferences committee to settle
differences and doing away with strikes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-15

Compiled From Late Dispatches,
CONGRESSIONAL

The Proceedings of the First Session.
In the United States senate on the 9Th
the entire day was spent on the post office
appropriation bill, bur it was not COM
pleted. A message announcing the action
CT the house on the Cubpn resolution was
received. :. In the house the Cuban resolu-
TONS which originated in tire senate. were
passed by vote Of PA to "a, and the river
and harbor bill ($10, 1886. $500 was also passed
a bill was favorably reported to tax ana
brand filled cheese.
In the United States senate on the 18th
the post Office appropriation bill was passed.
A joint resolution was introduced proVlo-
ing for ON amendment to the constitution
to limit the veto power o: the president
SO as to make IT competent for the two
houses to pass bills over veto by ma
jority vote. In the house the time was
passed in discussing q bill to fix the stand
ard of weights and measures by the adop-
tton of the metric system on and after
July !. 1898.
In the United States senate on the Sth
Senator Turpie spoke In favor of radical
action on Cuba, even to the extent or send
ing fleet to Cuban waters. Most or the
day was given to the Indian appropria-
ton bill, which was not completed. Unanl-
nous consent was secured FOR taxing up,
next Tuesday. the resolution for senate
inquiry into recent bond issues. A bill
was passed granting pension of $50 month.
Hamilton. :. In the house the bill to adopt
the metric system of weights and meas
TRES was sent back to the committee on
coinage, weights and measures for further
consideration. The conference report on
the agricultural appropriation bill was
adopted.
After being in retirement for several
weeks the tariff silver bill was brought for
ward in the senate on the 9th as text for a
speech by Senator Mantle (Mont.). who
urged that unsectional protection shonld
be linked with bimetallism. The naval ap-
preparation bill ($31, 279. 4S2) was report ed
and every pension bill on the calendar
(75 in number) was passed. In the house
the District of Columbia appropriation bill
was passed and favorable report was
made on the bill for the admission of
New Mexico as q state. Mr.. Hopkins
Ol.) introduced recipr ocity bill and a res
olution was adopted calling on the state
department for informa ton regarding Mrs.
Maybrick. imprisoned in England.
The main portion Of the session Of tho
senate on the 10th was taken up by the In
dian appropriation bill, the house PROPOSE
ton abolishing the system of contract
schools for children giving rise to a long de-
bate. A favorable report was made on the
bill providing for delegate in congress
from Alaska. Adjourned to the 18th. The
house spent nearly the entire day in general
debate on the "filled-cheese" bill. The for
tifications bill ($11. 1884, 0OD was reported, as
was also the bill to prohibit the sale of ir-
toxicating liquors to Indians holding land
by allOtmentS. e5f-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-07-31

side Of protection. tremendous cheer
ing). But however firmly IL may be set
tied In the public mind. II Is not yet set.
tied In public law. What Is In the hearts
and consclences OF the people touching
any public question Is not effective until
II Is written In public statute. and this
can only be done through the exercise Of
the elective franchise In the choice OF
congress OF the United States which
makes our public laws. No one. take IL.
will regard the present tariff law as a
last and final settlement OF the question.
Whatever may be our differences about
economic principles upon which tarif
legislation should he made. all agree that
the present tariff law Is n failure even as
as a revenue measure
so, without discussing the principle OF
free trade or protection. everybody must
appreciate that no law Is a settlement
which creates every month a deficiency
In the public treasury. The people of this
country are not satisfied with such an
enactment. and will not he satisfied until
a public law shall express the public will
In statute which will provide adequate
revenues for the needs OF the govern
ment, full security for its credit and am
pie protection OF the labor. capital and
energy OF the American people.
Il thank you. my fellow-citizens. for
this friendly call. and | assure you that
II will give me great pleasure to meet
each and every one OF you personally"
After the speeches there was singing by
glee club and music by the band.