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Teller. He ridicWed the idea OF having
ships II they were not to be sent where
needed. I'VE have a great deal OF trouble
over our ships, any way" MIR. Teller said.
and probably they would be as we'll on the
stocks as in service" II had been a
greater surrender of National dignity to
bow TO the armor contractor than to let
the ships stand on the stocks and the SEN
ator declared he would let them stand un-
armored for all timo rather than be held up
by the armor combine.
Mr.. Allen OF Nebraska criticised the gen.
erai policy of expanding the navy, COM
pairing the cumbersome battlsships with
the effective monitors. The building OF tho
vessels was scheme. he said. to spend tho
public money and TO place advantageous
contracts. With 1t was a scheme for en-
larging the army and building more forts.
commenting on the Use of the army at the
chicago strike. Mr. Allen asserted: when
drover Cleveland sent the army into Chi
caro- he committed the crime Of treason
against the united States"
I ne liiet vote was IN an amendment lin.
>tlng the cost of armor TO 5000 per ton II
wac carried on viva voce vote, Mr. Hale
and one or two others being the only ones
to vote In the negative
Mr.. Butler offered an amendment All.
thcrizing the secretary OF the navy to
mako investigation and receive propositions
Tor the establishment OF government ar
NOR factory and to report to congress at It's
next session. 1t was agreed to-
An amendment was adopted to pay bal.
once of sli.iS5 to claimants under the
Spanish American claims commission and
then the deficiency bill was passed.
Mr., Hale moved that the senate adjourn
over wednesday. Lost on viva voce vote
MIR. White secured the passage OF Joint
resolution directing the secretary OF war
TO proceed with the construction OF break
water at San Pedro, Cal
AT $50 D. m. the senate held an executive
session and then adjourned.
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$4,000 with which to relieve suffering
Americans who do not exist here. The
Spanish people are brave. not savage. and
do not torment defenceless prisoners. They
do not lynch prisoners here, nor are they
guilty, with the rebels here. Of the cruel
and terrible carnage INDUCED in by Lees
fellow citizens during the war OF the rebel
lion.
Were we revengeful instead OF noble,
Lee would not be in the position he is
now. after his insults, He knows that the
Spaniards do not regard him as n brave.
important enemy IN Cuba.
ANY other government than that ut
Washington would find cause In the Ruiz
report TO pigeonholo it for fear OF ridicule.
II such are the diplomats and generals
OF the United States, what kind Of folks
must the rest OF the people be-"
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SUGAR Trust METHODS.
Have IL Monopoly ON sugar bee'S'
Uniscd by CooIic Labor.

washington. July ia letter has been
nrh,,shed here which was written from san
Francisco by c. A, spreckles as reply 10
a certain public statement OF Mr. hehf! A.
ONWARD. in which he opposed the ahiioNa-
ton Of the Hawaiian islands sprecheis 10
,ba general manager of the Hawaiian COM
mercial and Sugar company ana ihte'esoe'
in sugar refining in this country. he 10 a.
Odds with Claus Spreckels and the sugar
trust ,...r .ho ,,rt,er savs:
"Jirt the great obstacle IN the way OF VIZ
deyelopmc1t Of the beet sugar lhuusn? ~.
the determination OF the sugar .r"st ~
prevent it's growth That ha'hYp''s =. 4, .
The business OF refining raw sugar ma ts
''re.,.,.t attitude Ia against an increase IN
,he ni,mher or output of sugar bset lac
tnetns If has made the threat IN callor-
min that II another beet sugar iaeipl9 ~
nut nm there ii will erect an oppos,',1,m,, ohe
nsyt TO IL. That means that IL VIII h.,' tns
fac,ory Inv ruinons competition, That threa,
- 80 made and It is now retarding ana
I'M, NM 'on,in,re 10 retard, the establishment
VI any s',n ~. VIII say that the labor
IN c,s1,Sornla employed In cultiyating su-
rar hepts is not American labor, pu, 70
coo,ie labor. so poorly paid tnat auns''sa ~,
labor can not compete Win ~, ua'
factories are making enormous prohts.
evan Win Inc comparatively small pr,tec-
ton " afforaed by the Wilson bill. and that
they viii make still laras- prohfs unuer
the proposed new tariff law. anu. hna ~
tbnt ali the beet sugar factories W ths
United states. with possibly one or ,wo
executions. are partly owned Or controlled
By he sugar trust. and that this tvs. aa "a,
determlncd to prevent the establishment
on any more OF these factories 49,.
spreckels states that a5 per cent OF me
work In the California beet helds y aono
by coolies. and that the fAu'onss 70 En- mr.
fornia paid last year from ~ :" ~
cent In dividends. y
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THE ARBITR ATORs.
DeArmit Lnid His PInns BEFORE the
InurL-sInccrItN QncktiOMeM.

Pittsburg, Pa, July l3.-Thero is baro
possIbility that the joint arbitration con-
ference may yet lead to the termination of
the minors strike on the basis Of the true
uniformity" agreement proposed by Presi-
dent DeArmitt OF the New York and Glove
land Gas Coal company last year, hui
which failed for the reason thai the agree
mont of ~ per cent of the operators IN
this district, required by DeArmitt. could
INST be secured.
Two sehsions OF the arbitration board
we're held, representatives, Of the states OF
Pennsylvania. ohio, West Virginia, In
diana and Illinois being present. At the
afternoon session President De Armitt APP
reared before the board and told OF the
conditions which existed from his point oil
view. lie recited the history OF the minors
struggles for better conditions. lie told
Of the great uniformity movement in 1885
&C. which failed of It's purnnse.
Mr.. DeArmltt said: "lf the operators
Of the Pl,tsburg district viii abolish their
company stores, use n uniform screen. give
honest weight-20o0 pounds OF coal for a
ton--and pay CASH every two weeks, J
will leave II 10 any committee to settle the
price ~ mining and pay II, no matter how
high, providing all my competitors pay tho
same price. Tnless these conditions can
be brought about. will not agree to abolish
the contract with my men. nor can ! afford
to do So"
Mr.. DeArmitt pointed TO the fact that
his men were wording today when almost
every other mine In the district was Idle.
He said that he fully intended to pay his
mtn the district price whcneyes the other
proprletors would meet his terms. II the
uniformity was secured here, however II
would - involve tho interests OF the other
bi,Imincus States no said, that ultimately
there would have 10 be n chain OF uni
formity agretments In an the states This
world cost much money and requires com
siderable time to accomplish. He promised
the beard all tho assistance In Ahis power
In searching u settlement Hpon the bacis
proposed, but SAID under no consideration
would he treat with the United Mine Work
ers
President Dolon and Secretary Warner Of
the Nine Workers association were before
tho commission In the evening and recited
their grievances. They disputed much
that Mr. DcArmitt had said and questioned
his sincerity at this time. They claimed
that when 90 por cent Of the operators had
bean secured for uniformity DeArnitt
agreed TO N. but later he found technical
loophole and ayailed himself u II to repu-
dlatc Ills original proposition.
The board viii meet DeArmitt again to-
morrow and will cndeavor to get the op-
orators together for the purpose Of Induce
ing them 10 make another attempt TO So
cure the true uniformity a. outlined by tho
former at todaya conference.
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ATTACH on LEE.
Havana Pnpcr's Comments on His
Report In the Ruiz Case.

Havana. July 13. via Key West.--The Ad-
mercial daily, in leading editorial article
makes bitter attack upon Consul General
Lee on account of his report to the wash
ineton government on the Ruiz case.
The paper says: "Crediting Consul Gen
eral Lee with scme good judgment. we can
not but have compassion for him, believing
him to be ashamed OF his report the text
of the renort has been published in Havana
ard the Spanish residents show their chlv-
airy by Displaying their scorn Tor one VINO
has included so many faisenooas III his
rrp.rt Can there be more flnicuioa ~
s,ard than that taken by General Lee
liz ,.,e of horrors, based upon prisoner
hn,ne alone In his cell, wifoless and child
ices .bas gone to the wall. The Spaniarle
~ Havana have read II with INDIGNATION
cr bilarity and have shown General Lee
that certain CT the mcnsrous ACTS reiated
are only capable Of execution by those VINO
conceive them. -, ,n,eive,
aprob.bly General Lee has concslses
them because he has Witnessed 'ho'n W
his country and among his peop'e, W. -,
the lynchlng Of prisoners 10 .aa,, 49,
Inc authorities as legal The spahisn pso-
10 re foo noble. generous and too chisai-
rn,,s 10 descend so low. They treat WIN
respect even those who they desplse. anr
mia Is proved by the manner IN wn'rn
GENERAL lee has been treated In spite OF
M sool,ebncss contained IN his report
1--WE Will mot even lnsinuate that IN the
a4o. 900 Indemnity no asks Tor the WHO"
n Or. Ruiz his commission WAS nis princi-
nal object. but that the least malicious
pefsope might Infer after Less request ~
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GOV. HOGG'S SPEECH.
TT WAS IN THE NATURE OF 4
SURPRISE.
r, NAV Uncover Several Aspirnnt'
Ambitious for sent III the
National Senate.

Washington, July 13.-lspec'a"'
Governor Hogs speech published IN sun
DAYS Post. which reached here this morn
ing. was the topic of conversation aihohs
the Texas delegation. The governor "u-
nouncement that he would not be a canui'
aa,o for the United States senate was IN
the nature Of big surprise. Tho e"ee'
of the publication will be 10 expose the
hands of several ambitious gentlemen VIM
have had their eyce on seat IN 'he seH
ate. ,o,,ished a,
uuher Brazoria county. and Elizhoelu
Clouzer appointed postmaster.
j. NJ. Parrish who wants to be post
master for Huntsville, is in the city lie
called at the Hotel Raleigh this afternoon
and had an interview with DIR. Grant
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KENTUCKY GOLD DEMOCRATS.
John G. Carlisle VIII he Made Per-
mRncnt Chairman.


mRncnt Chairman.
Louisville. KY, July 13 The state con-
vcntion Of tho National democrats OF Ken
lucky will he called TO order at 2 o'clock
in this city.
Hon. j. C, Sims of Bowling Green will
be temporary chairman while former Sec
rotary of the Treasury John @. Carlisle
Will be made permanent chairman. Among
the old time leaders OF democracy who
will be present are Mr.. Carlisle and Gen
cral S. B Buckner, Senator William Lind
nay. Hon. James a. Mckenzie, minister TO
Peru; state Senator Henry l.. Martin. who
led the Blackburn forces In the fight for
United States senator. and Colonel w. c..
r. Brecknridge.
Somewhat OF a sensation was caused
this morning when II became known that
cx- Congressman j. X. Hendricks OF Liv-
ineston county had been elected delegate
from the First district aud that he would
serve. Mr. Hendricks has always been
looked upon by the silver democrats ms
one OF their number. Mr.. Hendricks sup
port OF Bryan last year also lent color TO
this belief.
Judge Sims address will be one Of the
notable events OF the convention. II Is
expected that all of the business OF the
convention will be concluded by midnight.
The following names will be before the
convention ON the first ballot; Senator Il.
II. Elliston OF Grant. Judge Il. y. White
Of Clay. Judge w. II. Yost OF Fayeite.
John q. orendorf OF Logan. Judge II. @.
Baker OF Adair and J. b. Fish Of Rock
Castle.
Few instructions, It Is said. have been
given for the candidates.
Mr.. Carlisle's speech will be the first de-
ilvered since his retirement from office.
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Temple. Texas. July 13,--Chairman f. r.
Hamill OF the Bell county democratic eS-
ocutivo committee has issued the follow
ing call:
In conformity with the call issued by
State Chairman Blake for n conference 81
Waco on May 80, | hereby call the pre-
olnct chairman. the president and secre-
tary Of each free silver club and the
democratic editors OF Bell county TO meet
in convention at Waco on the date speci-
fed.
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READY rOR THE SOLDIERS.
The Tented CITY nj san Antonio Hss
Been Prepared.

Bcen PrcUurtus
San Antonio. Texas, July 1.-THE tented
city bas been built aud with the OK
oep,iop OF n few minor matters everything
ia In readiness for the entertainment OF the
State guard together with the crack inter-
state companies. All OF the State troops
will be In camp Friday and they VIII hna
one OF the prettiest as well as most con-
yenient camps ever pitched.
The interstate companies will be In camp
saturday. The Norton cadets Of Washug-
ion city, who are recognized ms the cham
pion military organization OF the united
s,ates Will leave for San Antonio toner
row morning. arriving here Friday after
noon.
The placing Of over $500 by company
OF st. Paul ON themselves changed the odd1
In the betting today; 3 to IL now asked
on company D. The Medley zouayes are
selling at 2, with fair prospects, OF being
backed of the board.
General Mabry "a here to remain until
after the dr!ll.
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Buffalo, Leon cosnty. Texas. July IA
The cotton and potato crops Of this Sec
ton sre beginning TO need rain badly. A
splendid crop Of corn il already made,
there being only few acres Of late plant
ing damaged by the dry weather. Feed
stuff Of ali kinds plentiful and stock In
fine condition. A good rain wiAsin week
will insure the sweet potato crop and be
Of untold benefit 70 cotton.
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refused to Approve AI,osm.n,r.

Washington. July is.-The secretary Of
war has declined to approve the aliotments
made by the Mississippi river commission
at It's meeting In New York june "a, and
they have been returned to Colonel Giles
pie. the president. with the Endorsement
that the amount allowed for dredging work
should DO increased.
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Madrid, July 49, Official dispatches
from Manila, Philippine islands report the
capture of Masugby tNasugbup), a large
number Of influential chiefs, including
Aquinalbo, having submitted
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No silver Hepubilcnn Ticket.

Waahinston, July 13.---ChalrmAn Towns
Of the silver republican committee has
sent telegram 10 the chairman Of the
committee In Ohio advising against putting
separate State ticket In the fold. In IN
Interview no says that no ticket will be
placed In the field and that the dIyer re-
pubIioans Of Ohio will support tho psrts
declaring for silver,
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HAWAIIAN ooMrLIcATIoN,.

Turpie Has I'aken an Unexpected
stand.
r washington. July 3.--Thefe are unex-
pected complications in store for the
treaty Of snusxkton With Hawaii. ~
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TORONTO-1n the general session OF
The Charities and CORE ton conference,
the committee ON sCaai settlement re-
port ed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-11
England Delays Her Answer.

London, Aug. THE British govern
ment has informed the American BIZ
metallic commission that it will prob
ably reply to the proposals of the COM
missioners on behalf of the United
States in October. The commissioners
have been awaiting in London since
their conference with the cabinet, and
desiring to know the exact position of
England before opening up negotia-
tions with other governments, they
wrote to the cabinet, inquiring when
they might expect decision, as they
were anxious to arrange their future
programme. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
said it was due both to the Importance
of the subject and the manner in which
it has been brought before the English
ministry by representatives of the
two countries that these proposals
should be very carefully considered;
and this process must be somewhat pro-
longed, owing to the time necessarily
occupied in communicating with the
government of India. While this post
ponement of Englands decision delays
the work, the American ENJOYS do not
consider it discouraging. On the con-
trary, they think Great Britain's inter-
est in the question justifies them in ex-
pecting that the Indian minis will be
opened
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News IN Brief.

Potts e. Newton, of Michigan, will
erect $50, 600 saw mill at Red Lake
Falls.
Napoleon Bonaparte Ashley, brake
man on the Northwestern road, was
killed at Mankato.
Elvira Fernandez, Minneapolis do
nestle, has fallen heir to a fortune of
500, 600 in Sweden.
The Northwestern Photographers as
sociation held their annual convention
at ST. Paul.
The fire loss for July in Minneapolis
was only s25, 765.
Richard Draeger, of Duluth, while
riding Il bicycle. collided with an ice
wagon and was killed
The trustees of the Rochester asylum
have contracted with New York par
ties for complete electric lighting
plant.
Andrew Anderson, of Polk Center,
partially paralyzed, shot his head off.
Safe blowers made an unsuccessful
attempt to open the safe at the Sol
diers' Home.
George III. Clark has been appointed
receiver of the Glass Block Depart
ment store at Mankato.
The cornerstone Of the Methodist
church at Morris was laid with appro-
pirate services.
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wedding Frolic Ends Disastrously

Cincinnati, Aug. 6. = Otto Adler kept
an all-night restaurant in the lower
story of the house in which three men
and one woman persisted Thursday
morning. There were II men and
women in one room in the second story
of this house. The occupants of the
building refuse all information. None
of the dead were burned. They were
suffocated by smoke from the fire in
adjacent rooms. The only exit for es-
cape was blocked by a bathtub set up on
end at the head of the stairway. The
smoke came from an adjacent room
where the fire was soon extinguished.
1t seems that it was wedding frolic, in
which Guth, one of the dead men. was
the bridegroom, and the daughter of
Landlord Adler was the bride Still
there is some doubt as to who is the
bride. as there is about nearly all the
particulars in the case. The celebrants
of the wedding used beer and cigarettes
very freely and it is now supposed that
cigarettes started the fire and that
beer started the somnolence, which.
with the appended bathtub, were indi-
rect causes of so much fatality.
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Three Thousand Slain.

Buenos Ayres, Aug. 5. = The latest
official advices from Camidos, Brazil,
state that 1000 government soldiers
were killed in the recent big battle
there. This leaves the rebel loss in the
same fight about 1000. The number Of
wounded cannot be estimated as yet, as
the reinforcements which have gone
forward continue to find the injured
hidden in the forest and in huts, SUI
fering for food and water.
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Omaha, Neb., Aug. 6.--The Union Pa
c:fic officials are pluming themselves
on new long distance record. Engi-
neer Thomas Grogan, with engine 500,
pulled special from Evanston, Wyo.,
to Omaha. 955 miles,<in "a hours, in
Guiding all stops. This is claimed as
the record long run for a single engine
The final squirt of the run was re-
markable burst of speed the distance
from North Platte to Omaha, POI miles,
being covered in 279 minutes, at the
rate of 63.49 miles per hour. The en-
CINE was built at the Omaha shops
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Not Satisfied.

The express companies doing bust
ness in this state will not submit to the
state warehouse commission an annual
report of their business before Sept. 1,
this year, as provided by law, nor will
they pay willingly the $500 day PEN
atty for failure to do so, also provided
by law. This conclusion was arrived
at during harmonious meeting, in
which the blank form of report which
the commissioners had prepared and
hoped the express companies would
adopt was considered.
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AS n LAST Resort.

Washington, Aug. 1T is declared
positively at the state department
that there has been no change in the
instructions given either to Minister
Sewall or to Admiral Beardslee touch
ing their attitude toward the Hawaiian
question. The admiral's instructions
were to protect American interests at
all points and to establish protector
ate only in the event of serious disturb
ance or the commission of some overt
act
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-11
BETTER DAYS DAWN.
July Shows Fewer Failures Than Any
Month Since 1892.


New York, Aug. - r. G. Dun & Co.,
In their weekly review of trade, say:
-Four years ago, August s. 1893. the first
number of Dun's Review was issued, with
failures in that month amounting to over
$60.000,0O0. while in the month just closed
failures have been only T,117.7H. the
smallest In any month since 1892 The
statement of failures by classes of bust
ness for July and for 46 months shows that
In manufacturing failures have been
smaller than in any other months Of the en-
tire period, in trading smaller than In any
other month except one, and in many
branches Of each department smaller than
in most months of which records exist
THE pessimists who pronounced reports
of gain fictitious and misrepresenting have
grown weary of their dismals and begin to
see the dawn Of better days. Last month
was the first in four years of which the
volume of business reported by clearing
houses was larger than in the same month
Of 1892 and the telegraphic dispatches from
all parts Of the country given this week
show gratifying Improvement This Is
partly due to a large yield of wheat and
good prices. though the crop is probably
not as large nor are prices thus far as
high as in 1892, but of cotton the price is
higher and the yield probably larger than
in that year Other farm products are
realizing good prices, and the possible de-
AANNi
market the enormous surplus brought over
from last year. Liquidation of a powerful
combination in wheat brought reaction OF
cents on Thursday, but gain OF l12 cents
occurred the day following.
ut is the wrong season to expect much
from industries. and yet there has been
material increase in the number of hands
employed in the iron manufacture because
of the satisfactory adjustment OF wages
dispute with the Amalgamated associa-
ton and the opening of numerous estab-
lishments which have been waiting, while
the coal miners strike seems each day
more likely to end in a permanent settle
ment beneficial to both parties Mean
while the demand for most finished prod
ucts is steadily increasing, the feature
this week being large pipe contracts for
Russian oil fields, Sumatra and Germany.
While consumption does not equal the ca
pacity Of the works in operation, and prices
Of iron and steel products average slightly
lower. the situation Is altogether more
hopeful"