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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28
WORK OF A cLouDsuRs7.
F,Dpl at Youngstown, o., Disastrous
to Life and Property.

E1SpA Al youngstown, D., DfsaStrOus
to Life and Property.
Youngstown, O., July 23.-At seven
o'clock Thursday night terrific cloud
burst struck this town, flooding the en-
tire valley, and causing great damage
to property, both in the city and along
the railway lines. Many persons are
supposed to be drowned. The entire
country east and west for 20 miles was
flooded, and the damage will be enor-
nous, the railroads being the heaviest
losers. The Erie railroad west of War
rem, IA miles, and north of Sharon for
the same distance, was washed out and
orders were issued to discontinue all
trains. Many residences here were
flooded out, and the occupants were
taken away by the police and fire de.
partments. The Mahoning valley cleo
bridges washed away.
The Catholic church at Niles was
struck by lightning at the same hour,
and nearly destroyed by fire, while
business houses and manufacturing
concerns were washed out. Henry
Myers, tailor, while standing at his
residence in Mill street, was struck by
lightning and killed instantly.
Along Crab creek, running into the
city from the northeast, along the
Erie and Lake Shore railroads, and
emptying into the Maboning river.
near the Lake Shore depot, cloud
burst occurred about ten miles out, and
the water did not begin to rise much in
the city until after nine o'clock. AT
about ten o'clock the water came down
the valley into the city and formed into
food, sweeping everything before it.
The bed of the creek was not more than
20 feet wide, and the food spread out
TO width of about 1000 feet. 1t rose
quickly, and in less than 30 minutes the
water was up to the second story of
all the dwelling houses in the flooded
districts and was still rising. It was "A
certainty at IL o'clock that none of the
people escaped from the houses.
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DREYFUs' DEFENSE.
Alleged Expose Cif the Inside HIS
tory of It.

LONDON Dec. 5-A new Sunday newspa-
per, the Sunday Special, this morning pub
fishes a dispatch from Paris which gives
what is alleged to be the story of the pro-
motion of the defense of Dreyfus. Accord
ing to this story, Frenchman named Vign-
aud left Paris year ago for Madrid, with
er he went to endeavor to secure the influ-
ence of the queen regent in favor of Drey-
fus. Vignaud was introduced at court by
the American minister a professor of
billiards and met the young king, who, with
the influence OF an Austrian ch-duchess
who was staying at the court, and who fav-
ored Dreyfus, was persuaded to write to the
pope asking his holiness to use his influence
to obtain the condemned mans release. The
arch duchess the story goes on to say, then
returned to Vienna and made it the center
of Dreyfusan intrigues unit tie movement
was suddenly stopped by Emperor Francis
Joseph. who learned that Count Esterhazy
was involved.
The ex-queen of Servia and Princess Waldo
mar of Denmark. gave valuable assistance
in the agitation. The latter talked regarding
the matter with the car who remarked that
the prisoners guilt should be absolutely
clear where the crime charged was 50 unpar-
donabIe. Emperor Nicholas conversed with
President Faure OF France on the subject
at the time of their meeting in St. Peters
burg and the president declared that what
ever might be his personal wish, public epin-
ion was on the other SIDE.
The influence brought to bear on the pope
did not result in any utterance on the part OF
his Holiness, but it is known that Cardinal
Rampolla papal secretary Of state, intimate
ed that certain OF the cardinals, including
Cardinal Vaughn, and the pontif, felt inn
mense amount OF sympathy in the matter
and were intensely anxious that all anti
semitic prejudice should be kept out of the
question.
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ODD BOX OF SHOUTS
UNIQUE METHODS OF FURNISHING
"HOWLING MODS WITHOUT
ON THE STAGE.
"SUPERS" ARE IMPRISONED
IN A TIGHT ROOM, WHERE THEIR
WELLS OR THEIR SONGS,
PERCHANCE,
ARE REGULATED BY THE ROOF.
"SUPERS" ARE IMPRISONED
ARE REGULATED BY THE ROOF
Device Is Used In "The Prisoner of
Zenda," as Well rs In Other
Plays.

Hey there, props wish you would
go down to the drug store and get me
a box of shouts, said the old actor
to the green property man.
Yes, and while you are about II
you might get me bottle of suppress
ed emotions" added the innocent
looking soubrette, with the yellow hair,
who played nothing but ingenueS. And
the tradition of the theater is that the
property man, who had not cut his
wisdom teeth and knew nothing about
actors practical jokes, actually spent
several hours trying to buy shouts and
emotions in the neighboring stores.
But now, if the Hippant Thespian or
dered a box of shouts, the property
man would refer him to the stage
manager, and the latter would produce
the article as a matter of course. No
well regulated play which goes in for
extraneous noises, in which mobs I'M
seen howl, laugh, sing, cheer or other
wise monkey" with the welkin, ought
to be without a shout box" Yet there
are many actors of this very day who
have not seen a shout box, and think
of the old gag" upon which greenhorns
once were fed when you mention it.
BOX OF SHOUTS.
If you go behind the scenes Monday
Tuesday or Wednesday evening next
you will find either behind the back
drop or in the wings large wooder
box, sort of overgrown packing case
with a door in it, into which ten OF
| twelve supers are crowded. This little
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edifice, more like a railway watch
mans sbanty than anything else, is the
shout box 1t is about five feet long,
FIVE feet deep and seven feet high. 1t
is made of rough lumber altogether de-
void of ornamentatlon. and the door,
which shuts tight, has only a narrow slit
near the top for ventilation and to en-
able the stage manager to swear com
fortably soto vOce at the supers in
side. If you graduate from super to
an actor, sooner or later you will make
the acquaintance of the shout box.
The super is paid so much per night
to cry Long live the king" to laugh
tipsiIy. or maybe to yell with murder
in his voice: Down with him" This
is called vocal and invisible suping."
USES AT THE BOX.
The uses at a shout box are many ana
varied, but altogether vocal. For in
stance, the horse which comes clatter-
ing down the road just when the villain
is biting a keepsake out of the heroine S
car, is not an inhabitant Of the shout
box. The hoofs of the noisy horse are
over there back Of the second entrance
"a couple Of cocoanut shells resting
on a marble slab. When the horse is
scheduled to gallop up TO the herOines
rescue you'll see a young man pound
the shells vigorously on the slab, and
If you close your eyes you will be able
to see the horse, which Is coming
clockety- clock, clockety-clock, down the
pike.
The curtain goes up on the prologue
to 1.-The Prisoner of Zenda," and the
assistant stage manager, who is half
dressed to go on in a few minutes as Il
groom to his royal highness says in
a loud, husky whisper: Now boys get
i'm
Ten men SLOUGH in and range them
selves around the sides Of the box.
There's an electric light over In one
corner. and before the door closes you
will see that every one of the men has
a greasy, well-thumbed scrap Of paper
in his hand This is his part Every
one of the ten men has different part,
although most of their speeches are de-
livered in unison. The parts are num-
bered one to thirteen.
When No 4 Is saying, Wine, women
and song-that's my motto. the man
next to him is shouting. Il wan an
other bottle" and another is singing
a line from a drinking song. At the
! cue for this Outburst the stage man
ager opens the door of the shout box
| about a foot and motions to the men O.
begin. A confused murmur of voices
| floats out of the box. The stage man
| ager alternately opens and shuts the
| door and the noise sWells and dies
! away. The stage manager plays on the
! super as If he were q musical inStru-
| ment and directs the squad of them in
! the shout box az the conductor wou.t
] his orchestra
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Cheers for the poetess.

The gifted young poetess Of passion had
written some soulful stanzas entitled: "He
Cometh Not Back They began with the
line:
My Cwn love has gone to the Klondike' -
With rare presence of mind she inclosed
a stomp with her verses when Sc sent them
to the Daily Bread for publication.
They came back the next day with this
note from the editor pencilled on the margin:
My dear young woman, give him time!
Give him timet If he's worth his weight in
wa!rus meat he'll come back long before you
get this poetry into print. Chicago Tribune.
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PARIS. Dec. ALI political and so
cjal interests continue to be merged in
the case of Alfred Dreyfus, the former
captain of French artillery who is al
legged to have been unjuStly sentenced
to Imprisonment for life on the charge
of having sold important plans of the
French war department to agents OF
foreign power. Everything Is neglect
ed. from the famous Russian military
band. which has been giving concerts
to small audiences, to the book sellers,
who complain that no one reads any
thing but the newspapers. The journals
still devote endless columns in the big
gest type to the affairs of Dreyfus, his
friends and enemies and everybody in
anyway connected with the case. The
conductor of a train which brought Mi.
and Mrs. Gladstone to Paris on their
way to the south of France thought
they were to appear as witnesses In
the case. This illustrates how Paris is
absorbed in the matter. Everybody
seems to be mixed up in the case from
the pope to Emperor William Of Ger
many and syndicates and secret so
cieties are said to be hard at work,
spending millions on one side or the
other. and all France is in the throes
of an agitation which is unparalleled
since the days of Danton and Robe
sphere.
According to the Daily Telegraph, of
London, on Thursday last, copies of
which paper have been passed around
here by those interested in the subject,
a person who is really behind the
scenes says: Undoubtedly some per
son or persons did get very important
facts regarding our the FRENCH mill
tary plans and communicated them to
the German war office within a fort
night after the decisions in question
had been taken. If the extent to which
this odious treason was committed and
the results it has produced in a neigh
boring country were fully made known,
I doubt whether, knowing my country
men as 1 do, that they would remain
satisfied with the punishment of one
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nicipal improvements, of which sum
rs, 900 marks is for extending the
sewerage system.

nicipal improvements, of which sum
rs, 900 marks is for extending the
sewerage system.
An interesting case has just been de-
cided by the Saxony government. A
Saxon born lady, wife of an American
professor, after obtaining divorce, re-
turned home to Saxony and wished to
resume her rights as a Saxon subject,
to which the American law offers no
obstacle, but the Saxon government de
cided against her. She has appealed
to the American embassy.
An American club is being formed
under the auspices of the United States
ambassador and consul general A
membership of 300 is guaranteed.
Mrs. White has recovered from her
illne SIS and has re tul n r m Paris. Sh :
and her husband now occupy their new
residence on Lennistrasse.
The Berlin police this week intended
to expel Miss Herr, native American
and a daughter of DR.. Cornelius Herr,
of Panama fame, who is here in
Strengthened circumstances and has
been earning her living as a teacher of
English and French.
At the intercession of the United
States embassy, passport being
granted her, she was permitted to stay.
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being Inadequate, I'm view of the lavish
entertainments expected of his office.
The item will be the subject of lively
attacks upon the part Of the Socialists
and Radicals.
The city of Berlin is to float a loan
Of GO, $780, 600 marks for permanent mu-
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ARMY DEFENDED.


The Comte de Nun, the clerical lead
er, expressed regret at the fact that
the minister for war. Gen Binot was
not present to defend the army, whose
chief of staff was attacked. This re-
mark brought forth loud cheering. and
the session of the chamber was for a
time suspended while awaiting the ar
rival of the minister for war, who was
summoned to appear. When the min
lister arrived he was soon placed in
possession of the facts IN the case. and
in his reply to the deputies, spoke in
decidedly warm tones. Among other
Things, ne said 'Dreyfus has been
tried and condemned. Dreiyfus is gull
ty' The minister for war then repeat
ed the remarks of the premier concern
ing Esterhazy, and the proceedings
ended with the general expressing re-
greet at the fact that he had no
modes of dealing with the "calumnies
against the chief of Staff and begging
the chamber to assist in bringing the
"odious campaign" to an end
Several resolutions were proposed
that of M. Henri Kumel, Republican.
representing the second division of
Mont de Marsan, that the chamber
declaring that it has no business 10
intervene in a question of a judicial
character, passes to the order of the
day. was rejected by a vote of LAT to
1922
The Comte de Nuns motion that the
chamber is confident the, government
VIII take steps to end the odious cam
| Palgn against the army" was defeated
! by 262 to 244 votes
The next motion was that of NJ.
Henri de Lavertujon. Republican, rep
resenting the district of Saint Yrieix.
1t was in substance that the chamber.
representing a judgment passed and
sympathiZing with the homage render
| ed to the army by the minister Of war.
passes to the order of the day.
M. Meline, the premier, supported this
| resolution and it was accorded priority
by vote of 372 TO 126. The first sec
| ton was adopted with the vote stand
| ms 400 to Is ard the second section was
adopted by 523 to IS votes An amend
ment, approving of the declaration of
the minister of war was adopted by
325 ayes to 1873 noes, and another pro-
posed by M. Pierre Richard, former
! Boulans ist, condemnirg These who are
conducting an Odious campaign" was
adopted, 154 of the deputies voting for
the motion and II voting against it.
AS a result of some hot words ex-
changed during the Dreyfus debate in
| the chamber of deputies today, Joseph
Reinach, Republican member, repre-
.senting the district of Dipne, a we'll
known newspaper man and author, and
editor of Republique Franchise, sent his
seconds to M. Millerand. the we'll
Known Socialist Republican and editor
Of the Petite Republique Franchise. A
duel with pistols has been arranged to
take place between the men. NJ Rel
mach has already fought duels with NJ.
Magnier and Paul Deroulede.
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Nowyou are Judge enough to know
that the other fellows are never near
it in style or price. Then, as further
object lesson, here is handsome solid
OAK or Mahogany finish
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OF Furniture. Everybody knows that
we carry the best line of fine goods,
and we are trying to tell you in the
plainest English that we also have
line oflower grade.
New for instance here is beautiful
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NO ED OF A FUSS
PARIS TALKS AND THINKS cE
NOTHING but THE DREY-
UUS AFFAIR.
MANY PEOPLE MIXED IN.
sYNDTCATES AND SECRET sOCIG-
TIES SAID TO BE SPEND
ING MILLIONS.
COUNT EsTERHAzY Is TO BE TRIED
A Court Martial to Investigate the
Charges Against Him Ordered
by Gen. Saussier.

: LONDON, Dec. Especial dispatches
received here tonight from Paris, say
that Count Esterhazy is to be prose-
Cuted for forgery.
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BERLIN GOSSIP.

The Center party has rein. reduced the
bill providing for, the readmission of
Jesuits into Germany.
The budget contains an item fixing
the salary of the imperial chancellor
at 100, 900 marks instead of "a 900 marks.
1t is said the increase is in accordance
with a promise the emperor made
Prince Hohenlohe, his present salary
The indicator., 1897-05-08
BANKS OF J. B. WHEELER CLOSE
Assignments Have Bren Made by both the
Manitou and Aspen Concerns.

Aspen, Colo. MAY Sat $50 o'clock
this morning there was filed with the
clerk and recorder of rilkln county
deed of assignment from the j. H.
Wheeler banking Company to Herbert
l., McNair as assignee.
Mr. benjamin Ferris, the cashier OF
the bank, was seen by your correspond
cnt. 10 whom he stated that the To-
tai liabilities of the suspended bank
would not exceed $4,000, of which
amount ALL with the exception of
about $1,000. is due TO Mr.. j. II.
Wheeler or the companies or accounts
which he controls. Mr.. Ferris stated
that the assets Of the institution nj the
face value would exceed SluOrrO, and
that. eliminating from consideration all
doubtful assets and placing the lowest
value upon the rest. there is sttll more
than Slor,orO of assets The bank has
not been successful since its reopenlns
after the panic OF lSai and has lost
money steadily Under the circum-
stances it was deemed best for all in
tereSted In close the institution and
liquidate
Manitou Colo. May 3.-The banking
house Of j. T. Wheeler X Co. of this
city was closed this morning by order
of MIR. Wheeler. who ls now In New
York 1t is said the bank is solvent,
but owing To the failure Of Mr.. Wheel
crS Aspen bank. the bank here was al
so compelled to close. NJ, A Leddy is
made the assignee. What the liabli.
lies are cannot at present he obtained
ls the bank officials refuse 10 talk. but
it is thought the institution will in time
pay its deposiors in full
The indicator., 1897-05-08
GUNNISoN BONDS VALID.
Decision Which Indirectly Arccts the sta
biIity of a Vast Amount of Coior,d" Sc
ruritir-.

st. Paul, Mimi. May 3.-The United
States Circuit Court of Appeals in ses-
sion here to-day reversed The ease of T..
II, Rollins ~ son against Gunnison
county, which was tried before Judge
llHlictt. aud in which a Judgment was
rendered by him in favor Of the county.
This suit was Instituted upon an is
sue NJ $4,000 in funding bonds issued
by tuuuiSou county. on December !.
lSS2. which bonds were given in eN-
change for county warrants of the
floating Indebtedness of Gunnison
county. and were contested by
The county for the reason that
they wcr. alleged To have been issued
i'm violation of section g of article l of
The constitution.
The ease was nrsucl before the Unit
ed States Circuit Court of Appeals here
by IT, e Johnson and L. T. Richardson
for 4 H. Rollins n Son, and 10y Hon.
a.. $ Thomas and I. c. Brown for the
county.
l!y his decision this issue OF bonds
s declared valid and indirectly The de
cisiou hears upon tile validating of over
one million dollars worth of bonds in
the State Of Colorado.
The indicator., 1897-05-08
Grccks Muu Nnt GMr nr-

London. May 3 The chief points of
interest in the situation tonight are:
First. that the decision of the minis
tcrs who have returned from the Greek
frontier seems to be in favor of Il CON
tinuance of the war, and. second. that
fighting continued ALMOST necessarily
at Nclcstiuo from last Thursday until
Sunday. with the result that General
Smolenski has been prevented from
actually assuming his new duties rs
chief of staff
AS n further result the Greeks at Vel
cStino have managed to retain their
positions but they are too much
fatigucd 10 follow mp their success.
Altogether fourteen officers have been
recalled from Crete 10 be sent on Ia
rhessuly. and this also is proof Of
The intention of the new Cabinet 10
continu" the war The movement is
actuatcd by necessity All the best of
iiccrs are being sent to the front, nor
Is there any intention yet displayed to
cvacratc Crete.
The Turkish army is advancing in
three columns on Pharsaln, while AN
additional column is operating in the
direction of Nolo. As the NOlo column
could easily take Nclestino in the rear.
the Greek position is very precnrious.
This probably explains the retention of
General Smoleuski there, as it WIS nat
,rral to expect him 10 90 10 Pharsnln to
assume the supreme command. Every.
thing points to an inevitable retreat by
the Greeks on bomokos.
The diplomatic situation continues
obscure. with n constant interchange
of dispatches between European Cab
incts and incessant interviewing of
ministers.
The indicator., 1897-05-08
Attacks Along the Coast.

London. April 3o-A dispatch to the
Times from l.arissa. dated "Wednesday
says the Turkish cavalry has taken up
positions in the environs of Nolo and
re- waiting the arrival of infantry to
occupy the town effectively. \ ma jor
ity Of the Greeks have gone to piracuS
by sea. The railway is not We: work
ing. IIaiiz Pasla occupies Il strong
position and is advancing across the
frontier
The Daily News correspondent at
>nlonica says it is reported there that
1000 Greek troops have landed at kcr
amoti and blown up the railway 1un-
mel near okdibalar and that n strong
band of insurgents has appeared at
Neviza with the intention of cutting
off communication with S0lovitch.
Troops have been hastily sent to hIOn-
astir, nS an attack there is feared.
\ dispatch to the Daily News from
Cunstantinoplc says that the Greek
fleet has rcattackcd prevcsa. The com
mnndor of the garrison has asked for
provisions. but adds that he can wait
il necessary, a little longer. Il is cx-
pcctcd that reinforCcments will reach
him In two days.
The correspondent of the Telegraph
AT Athens says:
Certain members of the late Cabinet
are industriously fomcnting an'iroyal-
ist feeling by statements in the press
calculated 10 reflect on King George.
For example, the late minister Of mar
inc alleges that he prepared n complete
plan of action for the fleet. but that his
orders were not executed, owing To- GER
tain other orders issued hy ;hn king
which were Inconsistent wiIh them or
couuterman1pd them. Queen Olga
and the Crown Princess Sophia are
working day and night like sisters of
mercy.
The indicator., 1897-05-08
A CRISIS IN GREECE.
M. EALLr BECOMES PREMIER.
Nation on the NcrE. OF a Revolution He
cause Of the Inenici-nry of the Mili-
tar, Omccr-- small Prospect of Avoid
ing Ultimate Defeat.

Athens. April 29,--rhe King sum
moned NJ Delyannis, the premier. TINS
morning, and called upon him to tender
Ills resignation. Ills majesty subsc-
quently entrusted the opposition leaders
with the task of forming Il new Cabi-
net.
The King entrusted NJ Delyannis. the
retiring premier, with full powers 10
represent him during the formation of
the new Cabinet and only insisted that
NJ. Tcotaoki should enter the Cabinet.
The leaders of the opposition then
went To Parliament house. where n
meeting Of The opposition delegates was
held. The leaders afterwards had an
other conference and drew II list of
ministers which their leaders presented
10 The King. The names viii he sub
mitted 10 the legislative assembly to-
morrow and Il vote of confidence will
he asked.
Following is the official list of the
new Cabinet ministers:
Premier and Minister of Marine-M.
Rall
Minister of Warm Tsamovos.
Minister of Financc-M. Simopoulo.
Minister of Education-M Carapanos
Minister of the lntcrior-M. .Teotaoki
Demctrus Rail-, the new premier and
minister of marine. was the leader of
the opposition. lie has been minister
Of justice and minister of the interior
and is well known throughout the
country as an able lawyer and orator
He is fifty years old and studied ut the
University of Athens and at Paris.
The public tension is much relieved
by the change of ministers. and ii is
now believed that all serious danger of
internal disorders is removed.
Owing TO the absence of NJ. Teotoaki
the new cabinet viii not take the oath
until tomorrow.