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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-10
THE TARIFF CONFERENCE,
Commercial Convention Wants the Tariff
Out of Partisan Politics.

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Detroit, Mich, June 1.-THE national
commercial tariff convention adjourned
at 12:40 Wednesday afternoon, after
having effected provisional organiza-
ticn to continue until the next conven-
ton, which it was decided to call on the
first Monday in December. The major
ity report of the tariff committee was
adopted. 1t simply declares in favor of
taking the tariff question out of par
tisan politics and requests the pro-
visional committee to investigate the
subject and frame bill for the accom-
piishing of that purpose and to present
the same at the next convention of the
association.
The committee on consular service
recommended in general terms the plac-
ing of that service in the hands of men
having knowledge of business and inter-
national law, their compensation to be
based on the amount of exports from
the United States to their respective
countries, as well as amounts of imports
therefrom. Plans for reciprocal devel-
opment of South American trade were
also urged The report was adopted.
The committee on department of COM
merce, manufactures and trade recon-
1nended the establishment of such de-
partment by the government.
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ScOTCh-IRISH CONGRESS.
The Eighth Annual Convention Opened
at Harrisburg, Pa.

The Eighth Annual Convention Opened
at Harrisburg, Pa.
Harrisburg, Pa, June 5.-The city of
Harrisburg probably now contains a
larger per cent. Of Scotch-Irish than any
other town in the United States. This
is owing to the fact that the eighth an
nual convention of the Scotch-Irish So
ciety of America met here Thursday,
and the event having attracted over
1000 prominent representatives of that
race from all parts of the country. The
purpose of the convention is to keep
alive the ties of friendship between
members of the Scotch-Irish race in
this country. The sessions will con-
tinue for three days. The society was
organized at Columbia. Tenn, in 1889;
congresses have been held since that
year at Pittsburgh, Louisville. Atlanta,
Springfield, Des Moines and Lexington,
Ky. The chief officers are: President,
Robert Bonner, of New York; vice presi-
dent, Rev. j. S. Mcintosh, of Chicago,
and first vice president, T. T. Wright, of
Nashville.
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ASKS FOR BONDS.
St Louis Mayor Urges Special Session
of the Legislature.

C~ AOuAo udyor Urges d Special SESSION
of the Legislature.
st. Louis, June 6.-Mayor Walbridge
has addressed a formal communication
to Gov. Stone, asking him to call an
extra session of the state legislature to
make appropriations for rebuilding the
city institutions destroyed by the tor
nado. The city hospital, the insane
asylum, the Four Courts building and
the poorhouse are the buildings most
needing repairs. The state uses all
these institutions and the request re-
ceives the support of all citizens as
proper and just.
The general relief fund for the tor
nado sufferers has touched the 5000, 900
mark. Of this $4,000 has been eX-
pended. The fund committee will close
it's work next Wednesday. after turning
over the fund to the relief committee.
The latter will continue to act until
everyone deserving aid is past want.
In one particular the storm was not
without some good, as building is active
ly resumed and millions of dollars will
be given working men. About $4,000
has been received by the East ST. Louis
relief committee, principally from out
side sources.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-10
MEETS IN GRAND RAPIDS.
Opening Session of the Convention OF
Charities and Corrections.

Opening Session of the Convention OF
Charities and Corrections.
Grand Rapids, Mich. June 5.-The
2.d annual convention of Charities and
Corrections, opened Thursday evening,
with GOO of the 500 delegates in attend
ance. The convention opened with
Harvey j. Hollister, president OF the
Grand Rapids Charity organization, as
presiding officer. The address of well
come on behalf of the state was made
by Gov. John I. Rich. He was followed
by Mayor L. C. Stow, on behalf of the
city and j. B. Angel, president of the
University of Michigan, on behalf of the
educational institutions of the state.
The several addresses elected hearty
applause from the delegates and citi-
zens in attendance. The response was
made by Andrew E. Gilmore, o. Green
Bay, Wis.,, and when he closed he was
heartily applauded. The annual adj
dress was then read by A. o. Wright, of
Madison, Wis.
President Wright, in his annual adj
dress on 'The New Philanthropy"
spoke of the progression from age to
III luC lliClhOdS VI anu I'LL
proving the dependent classes. He
stated that the new philanthropy of the
dawn of the Goth century was distin-
guished on its philosophic side by study
ing causes as we'll as symptoms and con-
sidering classes as well as individuals.
On it's practical side it seeks to change
environment and build up character as
we'll as to relieve distress. He empha-
sized the need of checking bad heredity
through the state institutions and the
necessity for attacking pauperism and
crime in the slums.
Grand Rapids, Mich, June 6.-The
national conference Of corrections and
charities divided into sections Friday
for the discussion of special topics and
branches of the work. The juvenile
reformatories section was presided over
by Franklin III. Briggs, of Rochester;
charity organization, by DR.. Philip w.
Ayers, Chicago; chronic insane poor,
by DIR. Samuel Bell, Newberry, Mich. !;
soldiers and sailors homes, by C. E.
Faulkner, Atkinson, Kan, and child
saving work, by H. w. Lewis, Wash
ington. The general session at noon
was devoted to soldiers homes and at
night to discussion of the civil-service
system in public institutions.
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Tennessee,s Centennial.

Nashville, Tenn, June 3.-The second
and closing day of the centennial cele-
bration passed off with much eclat. AT
noon a splendid military pageant with
nearly 1000 troops in line took up q
line of march through the city, thence
to the centennial grounds. They were
under the command of Gen. Guy V.
Henry, Third United States cavalry.
Possibly $4,000 people witnessed the
parade. Immediately after the display
the crowds focked by the thousands to
the centennial grounds. In the after
noon grand sham battle was fought at
Camp Thomas, just across the river.
Fully $4,000 people witnessed the spec
tacle.
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EDUCATORS TO MEET.
Outline of the Convention to Be Held in
Buffalo July to 10.

Buffalo July to 10.
Peoria, Ill.,, June 6.-Prof. Newton c..
Dougherty, city superintendent of
schools and president OF the National
Educational association. has issued a
statement in regard to the coming con-
vention to be held at Buffalo July 3 to
10. Every department from kinder
garten to university has been arranged
for, and among those who will address
the evening audiences are the follow
ing: Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, New
York; Booker T. Washington, Ala
bama; Bishop Vincent, CT Chautauqua
fame; Bishop Spalding, of Peoria;
President Draper, of the University of
Illinois; DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler,
of Columbia college; President Eliot,
of Harvard; President Jordan, of Le-
land Stanford university; President
William r. Harper, of the University
of Chicago; President Garfield, of the
Ohio State University; w. T. Harris,
United States commissioner of educa-
ton, and others quite prominent. State
delegations will be present as follows:
Nebraska, 500; Kansas, GOO; Missouri,
1000; Iowa, 1000; Minnesota, 500;
Wisconsin, 1000; Michigan, 1000;
Illinois, 1850; Indiana, 1000, ar,5 Ohio.
1000.
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Memorial Day in Johnstown.

Johnstown, Pa, June 2.-The people
of Johnstown observed a second me-
mortal day here Sunday in honor of
those who lost their lives in the great
flood of May 81, 1889, when $500 per-
sons persisted. Thousands of people Wis
tied the cemeteries and the scene at the
plot of the unknown dead in Grand
View cemetery, where over 600 lie
buried, was singularly pathetic. All
the graves were declled with flowers.
In the churches memorial sermons were
preached.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-10
TRADE REVIEW.
Indications of Greater Activity After the
Conventions.

Conventions.
New York, June 6.-R. G. Dun & Co.,
in their weekly review of trade. say:
ut is highly suggestive that with as lit
tie help IS there is now from new business,
markets are SO nearly maintained. The
opinion gains ground that more active bust
ness Is to be expected after the conventions
have been held and the safety and suffi-
cheney of crops has been assured
Decline in wheat and cotton has helped
marketing the surplus, so that exports
have been more liberal; estimates entitled
to most confidence point to a probable
yield of 500,00O,G00 bushels of wheat. which.
with the stock carried over. will clear any
danger of oppressive charges for bread
stuffs, at the same time giving producers
fair return. Estimates Of cotton acreage
by the best authorities indicate q crop Of
600 bales if weather is favorable, and
the surplus from past crops is certain,
with only fair yield, to be large enough
to prevent any harmful rise, as yield ex-
ceedfng the maximum world consumption
Of American would probably cause some
decline The movement of cattle at the
west is very heavy-at Chicago ten per
cent. greater than last year thus far-and
lard makes a new low record with enor-
nous stocks accumulated. Even fair crops
Will mean better business for railroads,
which report earnings for May thus far
only 2.6 per cent. more than last year.
L ne Doot ana Snoe industry is still the
most active. The hardest problem Of the
day is whether iron and steel prices can be
maintained, as they have been during the
past week. Naturally the doubt regarding
maintenance of prices greatly checks the
demand for the present, but belief that a
much larger demand is certain and will
not be long delayed is the one thing which
prevents considerable decline
1.-The textile manufacturers are hating,
with some cotton goods reduced still fur
Their in prices and ginghams to the lowest
point ever known, while no increase appears
in the demand. Sales of wool still fall
below half the quantity required for full
consumption and prices have further de-
clined.
Failures for the week were 234 in tho
United States, against 1875 last year; and
20 in Canada, against Is last year"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-10

The Boylston brewery, owned by Half
fenrefer q Co., at Jamaica Plains, Mass,
was totally destroyed by fire. the loss
being $500.OoO.
The 23d annual session of the national
conference of corrections and charities
commenced at Grand Rapids, Mich.
Affection, Wis.,, the town without q
woman, lost it's distinction by the mar
riage of f. III. .Metcalf, the postmaster
to Miss Laura Matthews, OF Farming
ton.
The Nebraska supreme court declared
that employers were not liable for in
juries sustained by employees through
accident where ordinary care has been
exercised.
The American Bar association will!
meet in Saratoga, N. Y, August 10.
At the national convention of brewers
in Philadelphia C. M. Bergner, of that
city, was elected president for the en-
suing year.
Edward Perry, who murdered the
Sawyer family in Ava, Mo-, has been
sentenced to hang July 81. The discov-
cry of the crime, arrest and conviction
occupied but ten days.
The equestrian statues erected by the
state Of Pennsylvania in honor of the
memory of Gems. George G.. Meade and
Winfield Scott Hancock were unveiled
on the battle field at Gettysburg.
At the 9th anniversary of the Brook
lyn On. W Sunday School union sO,-
900 children took part in the parade.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during tie
week ended on the 5th aggregated
$957,21e.O7S, against $917,269,35S the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
was 14.5.
There were 249 business failures in
the United States in the seven d.;
ended on the 5th, against $50 the week
previous and 1913 in the corresponding
period of 1895.
Joseph Windrath, one of the slayers
of Carey B. Birch, receiver of money
from conductors of the West Chicago
Street Railway company, was hanged
in Chicago.
The international arbitration confer
ence closed it's session at Mohonk Lake,
N. Y, with a declaration to President
Cleveland that civilization has substi-
tuted law for force in personal matters
and nations should do likewise.
The wholesale clothing firm of 1. W..
Klaw G. Co. failed in ST. Louis for $112,-
900.
The American liner ST. Paul made the
trip from Southampton to New York
in days hours and IA minutes, break
ing all previous records.
Three hundred families converted to
Mormonism in the mountains of Vir-
ginia will emigrate to Mexico and form
a colony on the Pacific coast and will
practice poligamy.
At the national convention in Terre
Haute, Ind, of the Travellers Protective
association John A. Lee, of ST. Louis,
was reelected president.
The Henry Bill Publishing company
at Norwich, Conn.,, which published
James G. Blaine's Twenty Years in
Congress-" failed for $4,000.
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THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches
CONGRESSIONAL.

e Tho Proceedings of the First Session.
The bill to prohibit the issuance of in
tcrest-bearing bonds without the consent
of congress was further discussed in the
senate on the LIST, but no action was taken.
80. In tho house the bill authorizing the
appointment of a labor committee OF 70
members to investigate the relations Of
labor and capital and to report to congress
desirable legislation in relation thereto was
passed.
The senate on the Sd passed the bill to
prohibit the issuance of interest bearing
bends without the consent of congress by
a vote of % to 25. In the house the river and
harbor bill was passed over the president s
veto by 81 vote of 220 to 60. The conference
report on the naval appropriation bill! was
agreed to.
The senate on the Sd passed the river
and harbor bill over the presidents veto
by a vote Of Sc to s. This was the last step
IL, making the bill effective, and it is now
a law. The house agreed to the confer
ence report on the bill making appropria-
tons for Notifications eno coast defenscs.
The contested election case of Murray VS..
Elliott, from the Charleston Is. c. district.
was discussed. but no action was taken.
The senate on the 4th PASSED the filed
cheese bill which taxes manufacturers $500
annually; wholesale dealers, $3.50, and re-
tail dealers, 1920. Conference reports on
the naval and Indian appropriation bills
were agreed to-. In the house the claim of
William Elliott from the First South Caro-
lima district was defeated and the seat
was given to George w. Murray (colored).
The committee on ways and means by a
vote of 13 to 2 decided to report the senate
bond bill adversely.
In the senate on the 5th the resolution re-
lating to Americans captured on the Amer
lean vessel Competitor in Cuban waters
and sentenced to death or Imprisonment
was discussed, The immigration bill was
considered, as was also joint resolution
for constitutional amendment for the
election of senators by the people. A reso-
luton was offered for final adjournment
on the 9Th inst. In the house Gen. Rinaker
(rep) was given the seat from the Six
teenth Illinois district now held by F. E.
Downing. The senate resolution to prohibit
the issue of bonds without authority of
congress was reported adversely.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-10

The democratic state convention at
jamestown, N. D., elected free silver
democrats to the national convention.
Virginia democrats in convention at
Roanoke elected free silver delegates to
the national convention. The platform
declares for tariff for revenue only
and against a third term of the presi-
Dental office.
The Maine populists in convention at
Auburn adopted free silver resolutions
and elected national delegates.
Judge E. ID. Crumpacker, of Valparal.
so. was nominated for congressman by
the republicans Of the Tenth district of
Indiana.
Thomas Walker Kennedy, pioneer
iron manufactures, who built the first
blast furnace in the Mnhoning valley,
died at Youngstown, O., aged SO years.
Latest advices from the Oregon cleo
ton say the republicans elected both
congressman and majority of the
| legislature.
John Hauck, president of the John
Hauck Brewing company, died in Gin
cinnati. aged 65 years. He was multi
| millionaire.
Wisconsin republicans will meet in
| Milwaukee on August to nominate
state ticket.
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LATER.

During the parade of Barnum s
Bailey's circus at Bridgeport, Conn.,,
the 9th. four hyenas attacked Harlo
Northrup. their keeper, who was riding
in the cage with the animals. Nor.
thrup was badly wounded and was re.
moved to the hospital.
An overloaded trolley car ran away
down long incline at Coney Island.
New York, the 18th. One lad. an un.
others probably fatally injured.
The house the 9Th approved the pres
dents veto of the general deficiency bill.
The bodies of Steve Charmarial, aged
SIS; his son Benjamin, aged 10; daughter,
Kneen, aged 80. Armenians. were found
five miles from Fresno, CAL, the 9Th,
all having been shot in the back of the
head.
The democratic state convention of
Utah the 9Th instructed its delegates
for free coinage.
A cloudburst at Leavenworth, Kas.,
the 18th, drowned Dennis and Michael
Desmond and Dennis and Eugene Cum
mings, all aged about II years. They
all had sought refuge from the storm
in stone culvert.
The village of Selkirk, near Winni-
peg, was almost wiped out by FIRE early
Sunday morning. Twenty-one stores
and dwelling houses were consumed,
with most of the contents. The loss
cannot be estimated at this time.
The president the 9th, signed the
filed cheese bill, the Arizona funding
bill. the Notifications appropriation
bill and the bill granting right of way
through the Grand Canon forest reser-
walton.
Schoellkopf & Co., have sold the Mag
ara Falls plant and water power privi-
leges to Morton, Bliss & Co., bankers,
of New York, for 81, OOo.O Gov. Nor
ton is at the head of the purchasing,
firm and it is understood that the big
banking firm will bond its purchase
for 100000 900. The canal water and
mill privileges were purchased by ]. e.
Schoellkopt early in the SOS for SIC, 900.
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Gen. Lee Reaches Cuba.

Havana, June 4.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
who was few weeks ago appointed
United States consul general here to
succeed Mr.. Ramon o. Williams, arrived
here early Wednesday morning OH
board the steamer Mascotte. Gen. Lee
was accompanied by his son and his
private secretary, Mr.. Jones.
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DOMESTIC.

The people of Johnstown, Pa, ob.
served the seventh anniversary of the
great flood in that city in which $500
persons persisted.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the LIST was: Wheat,
5O,340,O00 bushels; corn, $3.50, 900 BUSH
els; oats, s,SO3,oOo bushels; rye, 1885,
900 bushels; barley, $4,000 bushels.
The wholesale dry goods house of
Wolff & Sharp at Macon, Ga. failed for
$25O,OOO.
Five miners were fatally roasted by
an explosion of gas at the Buck Ridge
colliery near Shamokin, Pa.
In the recent cyclone 16 persons lost
their lives in Missouri towns adjoining
st. Louis and As in Illinois towns, a
total of 62, and property valued at 3d.
100000 was destroyed.
At Columbus, Ca, Jesse Slayton and
William Miles. both colored were hanged
by mob for assaulting white women.
Thomas Allen. a wealthy stock dealer,
and Wallace Riley, prominent citizen,
engaged in duel in front of the post Of
flee at Lebanon, Ind, and Riley was in
stantly killed. The runaway marriage
of Aliens son and Riley's daughter was
the cause.
Henry Mitchell Smith (colored) was
hanged at Lexington, KY, for assault
ing a white woman.
The national commercial tariff con-
vention convened in Detroit.
Moser & Friedman, dry goods MGR
chants, assigned at Maroa, ILL.,, and the
failure involved the bank of Maroa,
which closed it's doors.
The School Field-Hanauer Crockery
company failed at Memphis. Tenn, for
100000.
The First national bank at Ell Reno,
O. T., which suspended payment May
10, 1896, has resumed business.
The treasury statement shows dc
crease of all kinds of money in circula
ton during May of SIS, 422, 100, and since
June 1, 1895, of $S5,OO0,OOO. The per
capita circulation was stated at $21.35.
Andrew NJ. Henderson, one of the old
est and best-known members of the
Chicago board of trade, committed SUI
eide by shooting because of business
rcverses.
At Mohonk Lake, N. Y, the interna-
tional arbitration conference opened a
three days session with ex-senator Ed
munds, of Vermont, presiding.
The Rock Island road sent a special
train from Chicago to Rock Island, a
distance of 1S1 miles, in hours and 80
minutes, lowering the best record so
far minutes.
The Farmers deposit bank at Creigh-
ton, Mo-, closed it's doors.
George Herpo and Frank Samuelson
will row across the atlantic from New
York to Havre in boat 10 feet inches
long.
Ire national commercial tariff con-
vention in Detroit adopted resolutions
declaring in favor of taking the tariff
question out of partisan politics, the
placing of the consular service in the
hands of men having knowledge of bust
ness and international law, and the es
tablishment of department of COM
merce by the government.
Clarence Craig, q 15-year-old lad at
Shelbyville, Ind, was handling his ia
theirs shotgun when it was accidentally
discharged and his mother was instant
" killed.
Jacob Rich, as an individual, and the
First street railroad at San Jose, CAL.
failed for S6OO.O0O.
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FOREIGN.

Further advices from Moscow saw
that 5000 persons were killed and 1920
injured, the majority of them fatally,
by the crush on the Khodijnskoje plain.
The entire towns of Jamaica and
Puerto de la Guira, near Havana, were
burned by the insurgents.
Dispatches announce that Spanish
guerrillas in Cuba were again inflicting
horrible tortures upon men, women and
children.
2. nj. Arthur was reelected chief of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
necrs at the annual meeting in Ottawa,
Ont.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, who was appointed
reached that city.
It is said that Russia had warned the
porte that Christian massacre in Crete
would unite the whole of Europe
against Turkey.
An explosion Of gas occurred in tire
Fontancs mine near Rochelle, France,
killing IS miners.
The French government has sent a
formal protest to Washington against
the retaliatory action of this govern
ment in putting an absolute embargo
on French cattle.
The sugar crop has been gathered in
the Sagua district of Cuba and shows
$4,000 bags, against 100000 bags last
year.
The French Niger expedition from
Salaga was totally routed by natives
and many of it's members were killed
by poisoned arrows in the Borgeo coun-
try.
The committee of the French chamber
of deputies unanimously approved the
bill making Madagascar a French col
ony.
Gen. Fitz-Hugh Lee, the new consul
general for the United States to CUBA,
had long conference with Capt. Gen.
Weyler in Havana.