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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-11-21
Forrest a. "a Cavalry Leader.

Who can doubt. then. that if Lee hat
been provided with u reserve Of 20, OUI
fresh cavalry under such "A leader as For
rest at Gaines MILL or the second Manas
sas, or Charlottesville, the Army of III,
Potomac would not have survived To figh
another battle: For unless Sheridan b,
excepted, there WAS no cavalry general OF
either side in the war who could cqua
Forrest in the pursuit OF "A defeated army
Lord Wolsclcy has said in his sketch al
Forrest that - FORESTS 60 mile pursuit nj
Sturgis after their battle was IA most re
markablc achievement and we'll worth AT
tention 10y military students. "-Duncai
Rose in Century.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-11-21
TOM SONS
SOAP FOAM

is the housekeeper> friend. \ all package
for - cents gives YOU double the quantity
and satisfaction.
like it. il was beautiful
DE vay dot Soap Foam cleanses
Fenever Won wonld wash or scrub
Youst put lceile in tub.
II saves der wear un .car un rub
Saves cloding nnd expenses.
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u =. prn- rerify that lill= and trouble
@As. go Whils 'he IsTaalltas we're on
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Thieying bank Officers.

The banks Of the United States lose
more money in single year through the
dishonesty of trusted officials and agents
than they do in 20 years from outside rob.
bcrs. Slick swindlers are now and then
successful in their raids on banks, and
only the smaller institutions are liable to
he invaded by burglars, but the trusted
officials of banks are able to clean out the
vaults Of the last dollar without ever being
detected until the looted bank goes TO pro-
test-New Orleans Picayunc.
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A SEVERE STRUGGLE.
sGv. DIR lALMAGE ON WRESTLING
WITH THE SUPERNATURAL.
He Draws es>ons Of Remarkable Power
From strange Bible Scene The
struggles of Life 10 Is Prosperity Kills
and Trouble saves.

From strange Bible Scene The
struggles of Life II Is Prosperity Kills
and Trouble Saves.
WASHINGTON. Nov. li.-Out of this
strange scene of Bible times DIR Talmagc,
In his sermon today, draws remarkable
lessons Of good cheer and triumph. His
subject is Wrestling With the Supernat-
ural' and the text Genesis xxi, 70, 20;
And when he saw that he prevailed not
against him he touched the hollow Of his
thigh. and the hollow Of Jacobs thigh
was out of joint as he wrestled with him.
And he said, Let me go, for the day break
eth. And he said, will not let thee go
except thou bless me. -
There is cloud Of dust from travelling
herd Of cattle and sheep and goats and
camels. They are the present that Jacob
sends 90 gain the good will Of his offended
brook .Iabbok But there Is no rest for
the weary man, no shining ladder To let
the angels down into his dream. but "a So.
we're struggle that lasts until morning
with an unknown visitor They each try
To throw the other. The unknown visitor.
To reveal his superior power. by touch
fptN - sun
ct perhaps manning him for life. As on
the morning sky the clusters Of purple
cloud begin To ripen. Jacob sees IL is AN
angel with whom he has been contending
and not one of his brothers conductors.
let me 90, cries the angel. lifting him
self up into increasing light; the day
hrcakcth.
You see. In the first place. that God al
lows good people sometimes To get into u
terrible struggle. Jacob was good man,
but here he Is left alone in the midnight TO
wnstlc with tremendous influence by
the brook Jabbok. For Joseph. pit; for
Daniel, wild beast den; for David. de
throncment and exile; for John the Bap-
tist. u wilderness diet and the cxecuiioner' :
NIX; for Peter, IA prison; for Paul ship
wreck: for John, dcsolatc Patmos; for
Christ the cross. For whom the racks,
the Ribbcts, the prisons, the thumbscrews?
For the sons and daughters of the Lord
Almighty. Some one said tn "a Christian
reformer, 1.-The world is against you.
Then" he replied. II am against the
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-11-21
n ALTIMORE, CHESAPEAKE & AT
X LANTIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
" of Baltimore.
RAILWAY DIVISION.

Timetable in effect Sept pc, 1896.
Steamer connections between Pier 1 Light
ST., Wharf. Baltimore. and the railway
division nj Claiborne
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For a Toothpow der.

4 doctor recommends soda-the bicar-
Donate used in cooking-as a dentifrice
IT has been adopted for occasional trial.
and with apparent good results, as il
sweetens the mouth and cleans the teeth
But II seems too extreme treatment TO
offer tn what are really "a sensitive part OF
the body and should he used with consid-
cradle discretion.
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For your PrOieciiOnc hTARRH

we positively state
that this remedy does
not contain mercury
or any other injurious
drug.
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TOMSON'S
RED SEAL LYE

guaranteed. - per cent. strength. is the
greatest Spap-maker. i'i-iufcciaut, and
Cleanser.
Red Seal Is packed in Nfting top cans
10 insnr@ safety and ECONOMY IN its use
Tine can will make ten pounds III hand soap.
Red Seal Is the beet article tor re-
moving filth aud foul o,lnr, from sinks.
waste pipes. drains and cluscIs. For n
eral clcaaing purposes it Is handy, safe and
sure.
The Ely miner., 1896-10-07

bound in wedlock. The deliberate be-
trayal of trust is never twice success
full. The swindler of to-day is the
bankrupt of tomorrow.
The free and unlimited coinage OF
silver, at the ratio of sixteen to one,
means simply that the government
abandons all control of any limitation
of the amount of American silver cur
rency. 1t means that any attempt by
the government to keep silver at par
with gold is TO be abandoned. 1t trans
fers the regulation of the amount of
silver dollars from the United States
government to the silver mine owners,
not of the United States only, but of the
world. Anything short OF this would
not be unlimited coinage.
THE holder of bar silver, moreover.
is 10 have it coined by the government
free Of charge, and the silver dollars
which are thus to be issued in quanti-
ties, limited only by the amount of sill
yer on and below the surface of the
earth. are to be 16 times as heavy as
the gold dollar, though gold is not mere
" Is times but more than 30 times as
valuable as silver.
1.-The Chicago platform further insists
that these dollars made thus from 80
cents worth of silver shall be taken in
every debt, public and private, instead
of gold. and it forbids any man TO make
a contract specifically payable in any
other kind Of money
'-This is not bimetallism. it is silver
monometallism. for it is a matter of
history that when one nation alone has
coined two metals at false ratio the
better coin is boarded for speculation,
while the baser coins only pass from
hand to hand among the people.
.We have to-day three kinds of money
in the United States. The gold coin OF
the United States is worth what it
claims to be worth. because whether as
a coin or as a mere shapeless lump of
metal, it is exchangable for that
amount in any spot in the world.
.sThe paper promise to pay of the
United States, the 'greenback,' is worth
what it claims to be worth. because the
United States rcdeems that promise on
demand in gold
.sThe national bank note is worth
what it claims to be worth. because it is
issued against United States bond,
The Ely miner., 1896-10-07
INDIANS ARE IMPROVING.
annual Report OF Commissioner Brow n
ing-Great Progress Made.

annual Report of Commissioner Brow ~
ing-Great Progress Made.
Washington. Sept 3d.. nj. Brown
ing. commissioner of Indian affairs, has
made his annual report to the secretary
of the interior. A synopsis follows:
He says that with no outbreak or dis
turbance during the year the progress of
the Indians generally in education and CIV
Ilization has been uninterrupted and SUBJ
stantial The main effort now is and fer
many years must be to put the Indian Upon
mis- allotment. get him to support himself
there. protect him from encroachment and
injustice and educate and train his children
y: books and industries AS a first step.
: far as treaty obligations do not Inter-
fere by requiring the payment Of moneys
and Issuance of rafions or annUaties the
Indians are given to understand that the
government viii not feed and ciCthe them
while they remain in idleness. Such funds
as are available for the purpose are de-
voted to starting the Indians in homes. If
2n Indian Will go upon an allotment and
work to improve il, the government VIII
assist him in building a house. getting
his farm in operation and making him
practical farmer. The commissioner says
the government goes further and pays the
Indian for his wCrK. The regular Indian
employees the government paid last year
$500 0o0
"A great DIVERSITY OF crafts dBu inLtlS-
tries are the outgrowth of advanced civil
ization- The reports from Indian agen1s.
he says, shows that Indians in many diff
ferent ways are coming to earn their ,iv-
ing They have supplies for the govern
mert. raise crops TO sell, raise and sell
iive stock, work in the woods and on irriGa-
ton bitches, and in many minor ways con-
tribute to their own subsistence.
The entire Indian service. with = few ex-
ceptions, is now under civil service regula-
tons. Exceptions are made as to Indians
who are employed under noncompetitive
examinations.
Progress in educating the Indians ts re-
ported very satisfactory. in spite of many
difficulties encountered. The enrolment
curing the year was 2. .352. an increase Of
915 over the previous year. The average
attendance increased So The reduction Of
made in accordance with provisions of the
last Indian appropriation bill, ard in 1897
there will be an expenditure of s257.s2 On
this account, against $463, SOS this year.
The commissioner urges the passage of
the bill now pending in congress 10 prohibit
thc sale of liquor to Indians who have be-
come citizens. He says the correspondence
in his Office shows that the Indians in the
west and northwest who have received al
lotments are becoming 6emoralized by the
liquor traffic.
The commissioner reviews at i@ngth the
disturbances at Jackson's Hole, Wyo-, and
says steps have beer taken to prevent any
conflict between the Indians and local au-
thoritieS.
The Ely miner., 1896-10-07
SLAIN BY CUBANS.
Spanish Forces Lose 1000 Men-Maceo
Captures the Trocha.

Captures the Trocha.
New Orleans, Oct. 3.-The Times
Democrats Key West special says: Ad-
vices received here from Havana state
that Antonio Maceo in a recent attack
on the trocha inflicted terrible losses
on the Spaniards, more than 1000 being
killed and wounded. The attack was
made at night and was carefully
planned. The fighting was general all
along the line, but was hercest near
Artemisa, where Antonio Maceo led
picked force of insurgents against the
Spanish column commanded by Gen.
Aralas. The Spaniards were taken COM
pletely by surprise. They were aroused
from sleep to find hail of insurgent
bullets falling upon them. Gen. Aralas
and his staff, half clad, rushed from
their headquarters and tried to rally
the Spanish troops, who were panic
stricken by the insurgents attack. 1t
was half an hour before even sem
blance of order could be restored to the
Spanish column. and during that time
the troops remained huddled together,
an easy mark for the bullets of the
Cubans. 1t was during this period OF
the panic that so many of the Spanish
troops were killed.
1t is said many Spanish officers were
killed and that Gen. Aralas himself was
slightly injured. After Gen. Aralas sue
ceeded in rallying his men he made re-
treat and the Spaniards fell back four
miles or more, leaving the trocha in
the hands of the insurgents Antonio
Maceo did not pursue the Spaniards, but
held possession of Artemisa until morn
ing, when he retreated to his strong
hold. Before the insurgents retreated
they demolished the section of the
trccha near Artemisa, blowing up the
fortifications with dynamite.
The attack ragged from Bahia Honda
on the north to Makanda on the south,
and at all points the strong line was de-
molished. Maceo could easily have
crossed with his entire force, but it
seems that he had not such purpose in
view His object was simply to de-
molish the trocha so that it could not
impede his eastward march when he
desires TO advance to meet Gomez
The Ely miner., 1896-10-07

and that United States bond is to-day
payable in gold.
1.-THE silver dollar and the silver GER
tificate are received for their face value.
not because the lump of silver in the sill
yer dollar is worth 100 cents, but be-
cause their amount is not unlimited.
but limited. and because by accepting
this silver money instead of gold for
taxes and all government purposes the
government is enabled to keep certain
limited amount of silver up to parity
with gold.
Every piece of currency in the hands
of the American people to-day rests
upon this gold basis and buys what it
does buy because il is upon gold basis
American legislation has made Amer
lean money acceptable for its face value
whenever and wherever it IS presented.
Already the mere threat of debasing it
has sent the American dollar to a dis
count in Canada. We propose in the
future that there shall be no discount
on the stamp of the United States. and
that the money earned by the Amer;-
can citizen shall be worth exactly what
it pretends to be worth. not in this
country merely. but in every corner of
the habitable globe.
1T is claimed that the gold basis OF
our currency has brought about a de-
felt. There was no deficit until the
Wilson tariff bill reduced the revenues
below the expenditures. With gold
basis to our currency and a tariff suffi-
cient to raise revenue for our expenses,
we not only incurred no deficit. but be-
tween 1873 and 1892 we paid off 81 ,00D.-
600 600 of our national debt
The Ely miner., 1896-10-07
The ReekeeperS.


The Southern Minnesota BeeKeepers'
Association held their annual conyen-
ton II Winona. During the morning
a paper was presented by Andrew
Quisch, of Hokah. on tine Nameless
Disease Now Called Bee Paralysis. !"
Mr.. Steinman. of Beaver, presented a
paper on Foul Brood and Cook Brood. :"
THE Management of Bees" was the
subject taken up by Mr.. Judge, Of
Pickwick. In the afternoon j. F. Lang.
of La Crosse. presented a paper on
The Working Of Bees" in which he
gave his practical experience in hand
ling them. This was followed by the
question box, which took up considera-
bic time. Perhaps the most important
thing of the whole convention was done
during the afternoon in the adoption Of
a resolution referred to the convention
for passage by a special committee,
which had been appointed in the mat
ter. 10 have the Southern Minnesota
Bee Keepers Association act in unison
with the state organization to secure
such legislation as was possible to have
a state inspector of bee hives appointed
to crush ont all hive troubles with foul
broods, as the disease is very infectious
among the insects.
The Ely miner., 1896-10-07
A Good Indian.

Gus 81. Beaulieu. of ST. Paul, has re-
ceived a letter from Amazen Clark,
dated at the Mile Lacs reservation,
bearing the news that Moozomaunay,
one OF the chiefs of the Chippewa bands
in Minnesota, died at Mile Lacs reser-
vation Sept 3, at the advanced age OF
s5 years. The deceased was well and
favorably known in the vicinity of
Mile Lacs as a friend of the whites.
In 1862. when almost all the tribes on
the western frontier were hostile to
the government. the Mile Lacs Chip
pewas remained loyal, mainly through
the efforts Of Moozomaunay.
The Ely miner., 1896-10-07
fns LEADING TOPIC.
An Apt Quotation from Lincoin-The Fs
Bile of Honor and Its Moral


The following extracts are from a
recent speech delivered by Curtis Gould,
of Boston, in Cooper Union hall, New
York:
''Thirty-six years ago when the ma
ton was upon the threshold of great
moral crisis, Abraham Lincoln. in
Cooper institute, urged the people TO
do nothing through passion or i'll tenn
per. Sophistry,' he added, can no more
create a middle ground between right
and wrong than it can between the iv-
ing and the dead
The United States stands again upon
the threshold of great moral crisis.
1t is proposed that every debtor, that
the United States itself, shall aban-
don the honor and wisdom of civiliza-
ton for the low cunning of the savage.
1t is proposed that we shall forever
deprive the government of the United
States of the trust and confidence. not
of foreign nations merely, but of our
own citizens. 1t is proposed that we
shall swindle those who have trusted
the government out of half their money.
1t is proposed that we shall pay in sill
yer where we have borrowed in gold.
There is a fable of ancient Italy
that tells how fire and water and honor
started out together through the
world.
Fire said: If / am lost seek where
ye see smoke, for where smoke is there
shall We find fire.
water said: If am lost seek where
We see green trees. for where verdure
is there shall We find water
Honor said: If / am lost. seek not
at all, for when honor once is lost il
never can be found
''The moral of that fable is true not
of Italy nor Of America only, but of
al countries and of all times. Dis
honor and prosperity can never be
The Ely miner., 1896-10-07
TRADE REVIEW.
Much Hope Expressed in the Future Of
Business


New York, Oct 3.-R. G. Dun & c..
in their weekly review Of trade, say:
1.-The westward movement of money con-
tinues, and for the quarter has exceeded
interior receipts by s31. 900 coo. The gold or
dered for importation amounts to $685.
600. and arrivals thus far to S40, 544 $50, be-
sides s2.0o0,00o expected from Australia.
which viii -ai-e the treasury reserve above
$780, 000, 900. Relief has been welcome in
commercial loan markets. where per cent
is done more freely on west paper than 8
per cent. recently. but October settlements
cause monetary hardening Merchants
and manufacturers are waiting, but there
are not wanting signs that many have the
confidence TO invest and push forward as
though the dawn of prosperity were close
at hand The quarter that has passed has
been most trying. but things would be
worse than they are but for the general
belief that better times are near.
The complete report of failures for the
quarter which ended with Wednesday
shows an increase which would be surpris-
ing if political causes were not obvious.
In number, GlH per cent less than in the
panic quarter of 1893, failures tor thu quar-
ter show liabilities Ill per cent less.
amounting 20 S3, 2S5. 3a9. against S97, SCI, ,ss2
in the previous half year.
The continued advance in wheat may
prove of the utmost importance It has
DScu LIZ C0EIS lOl the week anu ~ cents
since September and is mainly due to
short crops abroad and unusual foreign
demand. Cotton has weakened after its
sudden rise, because the demand for goods
has relapsed into hand-to-mouth buying.
and print cloths are lower at 2.56 cents.
Some injury has been done by recent
storms, but the market seems not now in
the humor to magnify them
There are unmistakably encouraging
signs in the great industries. although the
actual gain n working force employed or
in new orders received is slight But the
strong demand for materials, for pig iron.
hides and wool, as for cotton. does not di-
minish. and mas already gone far enough
TO stiffen prices IN wool quotations are
scarcely stronger. but represent actual
sales more nearly than in past weeks, when
buyers with cash almost made their own
prices.
Buying Of bessemer pig again lifts
Pittsburgh quotations TO s11.7 .75 without any
general gain in the demand for finished
products, and steel bars for the first time
are sold at cent against II askei by the
association for iron bars. Plates and rails
are in less demand, but there is heavy buy
ing of sheets at the west Confidence that
revivins business must bring a greater
demand than all the works can meet in
duces the various associations to make no
change in their prices
The Ely miner., 1896-10-07
Condition of the Reserve.

Washington, Oct. 3.-The treasury
gold reserve at the close Of business
Friday stood at s123. .5s5,561. The with
drawals of Thursday and Friday at New
York were S23s, ,554. There was received
S6s6, 600 in gold in exchange for cu--
rency.
New York. Oct. 3.-The teIegraphic
transfers of currency to the west and
south through the sub-treasury Friday
were 81 ,Oa5, 900.
The Ely miner., 1896-10-07
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Killed.

A terrible accident occurred Satur-
day night, about 7:30, near the ruins of
elevator A. IN Minneapolis. AT the
hour mentioned Michael Irving. John
Irving and Frank Dunsmore were at
work on a side track of the Minneapo-
lis & S.. Louis railroad. The electric
lights had not yet been turned on. and
in consequence it was quite dark An
NJ. & St l. L. switch engine was work
ing around the yards. as is usual at
that time of night. and had occasion to
run down the track upon which the
three men were working There be-
ing several tracks in the vicinity it is
almost impossible for one to tell in tn e
dark upon which track an engine or
train might be, no matter how plainly
it might be heard. A cry from one of
the injured men, as the engine passed
the spot. reached the ears of the fire.
man and engineer, and in an instant
the switch engine was stopped and the
two men ran back to the place whence
the cry had came.
There a terrible sight met their gaze.
Michael Irving lag across one of the
rails, with both legs almost severed
from his body. John Irving. hls
brother, and Frank Dunsmore, although
severely injured. were in a condition
that was not entirely helpless. The
former had received serious injuries
abou: the head, arm and hip. while the
latter was injured about the head and
hin only
The Ely miner., 1896-10-07
Libel suits.

Congressman Towne has begun libel
suit against the News-Tribune of Du-
luth. because of the publication of an
article from the St. Paul Dispatch,
printed Aug. "a. in which it was insin-
mated that he was acting from selfish
and mercenary motives in advocating
the NEWS he advocates on the currency
question. and that he had been acting
in the special interest and pay of own
ers Of silver mines, or had stock in sill
yer mines. Papers in similar suit
against the St Paul Dispatch have
been sent to Ramsey county for serv-
ice. The amount sued for is $751; 900.
The News-Tribune made a sort of re-
traction when served with a notice BY
Towne's attorneys, 30davs ago, but the
Dispatch did not
The Ely miner., 1896-10-07
News In Brief.

VIM Wallace, of Winona, was SEN
fenced to Is months at hard labor in
Saltwater for larceny in the second
degree.
Ignatius Donnelly declines the popu-
list nomination for the legislature
from Dakota county.
About 8. 600, 900 trout eggs from Grand
Portage were received at tbs state fish
hatchery last week
The handsome Presbyterian church
at Mankato. erected at a cost of S40,-
600, was dedicated without any indebt-
edness.
Nick Shakeman, charged with jail
breaking at Little Falls, was fined SIS
and costs
Erick Eckman. the old man who shot
and killed Daniel Klop in Randall a
month ago, pleaded guilty to murder
in the first degree, and was sentenced
by Judge Searle to state prison for life.
Creditors have seized the hardware
and harness stork Of John Storm at
Keister Center
The Ely miner., 1896-10-07
Our Circulation.

Washington, Oct. 3.-The treasury cir
culation statement issued Friday places
the aggregate of all kinds of money in
circulation October 1 in the United
States at l,s52, ,3o2. .2s9, or an increase
during September of s43.132-655. The
per capita circulation is stated at S22-o5.
The statement increases the gold coin
issued or in general stock" from $780,
557 .os3 on September TO sGoo, ,544- -227 on
October 1.