davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
Appointed District Deputy.

Past Exalted Ruler John T. Brady of
Washington Lodge. Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks. has received the
appointment of district deputy grand ex-
allied ruler for the District of Columbia.
The appointment Is well received by Wash
ington Lodge. and Is considered well merit
ed by reason Of the deputy's past devotion
to the interests Of Elkdom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20

Farheu ruhs-Wa shingt0n, 2: Chicago, T. Two
base hits.Iange. OBrien. Three-hase bits.De-
Mont Gl, Mccormick LANCE. Stolen bases-Brown.
Decker, LANCE. First balls-or Griffith 4: OF
King, l. Hit by pitched ball-By Griffith. l. Struck
out-By King. 1; by Griffith 5. Left on bases
Washington. 5; Chicago, s. Sacrifice hits-Grifith
Eyeritt. Time-150. Umpire-Lynch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
PITTSBURG.
BOSTON.

f3IrHeu fuIs-B0ston Z. TwO-base hits-Hamil-
ton. Collins. Three-base hit-Smith Home run
Duffy Stolen bases-Hamton, Tenney. Double
PiayIAilen and Tenney. First base on balls-By
pitched ban.Bergsn. Strict oat-By Nichols, !:
by Hawley, 5; by Tannhhihs 81 First base
Wild pitch-Hawiey. Time-LaS Umpre-O'Day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20

Meeldn and "Dad' Clarke were the OPP
posing pitchers yesterday at New York in
the game between the Louisville and New
York clubs. and the old Washington boy
turned the trick. his club winning by the
score OF - q But three hits were Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
PHILADELPHIA.
CINCINNATI.

Earned runs-Philadelpaa, 9; Cincinnati, /. Two
base h;s-Nash. Hoy, Corcoran. Three-base hits
l.aJoie, t'rgss, Mcfarland. Sacrifice hts-Miller,
Dowds Stolen base-Lajoie. Left basgs-Cincin-
NATL Z; Philadelpbia, 9. Struck out-By Rhines 2:
by Ortiz 3 First base -Philadelphia l.
First hase on balls-0n Ortiz q OF Rhnes. 8. Time
-L57 Umpire-Kel!ey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
BOSTON Drawing Ahead.

AS was to be expected, the Pittsburg club
lost yesterdays game at Boston to the
Reaneaters. The score was 16 to 1. Mich
OILS held the Pirates down to five hits. while
Hawley and Tannehin were hit at will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
SECOND DIVISION

The National Association elected w. Hol
Apgar of Trenton, n. j., president: w. II
Valley of Washington, d. c.. vice presi
dent. and n. L. Bishop of Norwich, Conn.
secretary and treasurer for the comm;
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20

It matters little what 1t is that you want
whether situation or q servants
want ad. In The Star will reach the
person who can nll your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
cured of of Meekins delivery while Clarke
allowed the Giants but six safe ones.
NEW YORK LQUISYULE
NEW YORK.
Totals - 6 I'll 2

Totals -. 6 "a IL q Totals 80 3 "a J
'Batted for W. Fl. Clarke in ninth.
New York. II
Louisville. .............. o o o o o o o 90
Earned runs-None. Two-base hit-Tiernan. Stolen
blses-Van Haltrel, Wagner. Double pay-Nance
and Werden. First base errors-New York. q:
Louisville, l.. Struck out-By Meekin 1: by W. II.
Clarke, I. Wild pitch-Meekin Left on bases
New York, s.; Louisville, 3. Tine-2.10. Umpires-
Emslie and Mcdonald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20

The Phillies lost their twelfth straight
game yesterday to Cincinnati at Philadel-
phia, the score being to 3. Both teams
played well, but the good base running
and fielding of the visitors finally won out.
CINCINNATI phil AplJ pIIrA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
BALTIMoR
CLEVELAND
Totals -. o 5 q = q

Base stolen-By Wallace Sacrifice hit--Reitz Rae
On balls-By Amole,. l. Struck out-By Amole, 8.
Left on hases-Haltimore. 4; Cleveland, 8. First
base on errors-Ieyeiand, L Time-2 hcurs. Um-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20

Henry Miller resident Of Cleveland
avenue. was taken suddenly Ill this MORN
ing about Z o'clock near Florida avenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
c. A. c. FOOTBALL PLANS

Today's Schedule and Weather.
Chicago at Washington-clear.
Cleveland at Baltimore-clear.
Pittsburg at Boston-clear.
St. Louis at BrookIyn-clear
Louisville at New York-clear.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia-clear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01

Buffalo, n. Y, Aug. 27.-The fifteenth
annual convention of the Woman's Re
lief Corps of the United States was
called to order Thursday morning by
the national president, Agnes Hit, OF
Indianapolis. After the usual exercises
in accordance with the ritual the presi-
dent proceeded to deliver her annual
address, which was largely made up of
recommendations concerning changes
in the rules and regulations, ritual and
other details of the order. The annual
report of Ida S. Mcbride, national sec
rotary. showed that there were now 35
departments and SIS detached corps.
with total membership in good stand
ing of III. 633- The amount in the gen.
eral fund June 80, 1897. was S1o4. 4O1
and in the relief fund $54.967.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01
NEW AMERICAN PARTY.
Favors the Demonetizat ton of Both
Gold and silver.

St. Louis. Aug. 27.-The new Ameri-
can party was launched Thursday by a
convention of between 40 and so dele
gates. who have been in session in this
city for the last few days. They rep
resent nine states and territories. and
are said to have backing in large num-
Der of other states. A national COM
nlit1ee was elected of ten members. with
Col. T. Fl. Sellers, of Detroit. as chair
man. A platform was adopted. and De-
troit was selected for the committee
headquarters for the ensuing year.
On the financial question the platform
has this to say:
Since nearly or quite 90 per cent Of al
business transactions of the country are
accomplished without the use of specie. We
favor the demonstration of both gold and
silver, the prohibition Of contracts for pay
ment in coin of either metal and the sub
stitution of metallic tokens for our pres
ent minor coins.
I'VE believe that all currency should be
in the form of treasury notes of unlimited
legal tender quality, and in such quaint
ties as shall facilitate the freest CONNER
cial exchange. and that every form of cur
rency notes should be Withdrawn from cir
cula ton"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01
THE STATE FAIR.
Matters Never Looked So Encouraging ~
At the Present

Matters Never Looked So Encouraging
ut the Present
Matters never looked so encouraging
for Minnesota state fair as they do at.
the present time. The fair begins Sept
9th and continues to and including the
18th. A good many of the horses and
several herds of cattle are already on
the grounds. The stabling accomEOO-
dations are superior, and the fair man
agement pays the premiums before the
exhibitor leaves This prompt pay
ment not only popularizes the fam
with breeders. but with all classes OF
exhibitors.
The superintendents of every de-
partment report unusual demands Tor
space and there is not likely to be =.
vacant foot of space in any bulcInS
on the ground. The exhibits are being
put In place this week. and while tho
opening day may not see everything
absolutely completed. there wlll be so
few finishing touches TO be made as To
be scarcely noticeable
Minnesota has never seen such RAGS
meeting as the $500 in purses has
called out There are 125 entries al
ready, and every race will be hotfT
contested. Happy Jack, the horse that
PAGES without rider or sulky. VIII give
exhibitions between heats every day
of the races There viii be other
amusements as well. almost Without
limit Among them will be balloon
ascenslons BY a man and WOMAN
who will leap from their balloons It =
dizzy height and descend to the earth
by aid of parachutes There wiz se
'Rube," the famous trick bicycse
rider. There will be log rolling
contests every day. large ditch.
or vat, has been prepared. which
| will contain water five feet
deep, and the contest will be be-
tween unbermen to see which one
can stand on the log the longest
There will be great novelty In the
shape of a horseless carriage and many
other attractions which space viii not
permit of enumerating.
There viii be free carnival events
every night in the week in the TWIN
Cities and all the railroads give one
fare for the round trip.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01
A RULER SLAIN.
President Borda of Uruguay Kilie4
by an Assassin.

Buenos Ayres, Aug. photographic
advices from the Herald's correspond
emit in Montevideo. Uruguay, state that
Idiarte Borda, president of the repub-
lie, was assassinated Wednesday after
noon. The crime was committed just
a few minutes after the president left
the cathedral. where he had listened to
the TIE Deum sung on the occasion OF
the anniversary of the independence OF
Uruguay. Following the assassination,
and while the immediate members OF
the presidents official family were still
bending over him where he had fallen,
there was a forward movement of the
crowd which had gathered, and in order
10 protect the dying president his mill
tary escort attacked the crowd and sue
ceeded in driving ii back. only after
many persons had been wounded and
several killed. The assassin is Avelino
Arredondo, an officer in the Uruguay
army. He is a Uruguayan and only q
years old.
Arredondo, who is now in prison un-
der close guard, declares that his crime
was not inspired by anything more
than a personal hatred for the presi-
dent. He had. he said, no accomplces
and is willing to take upon himself
all the consequences of the deed.
Montevideo was in gala attire IN
celebration of the independence OF
Uruguay, which was proclaimed on
August 25, 1925. The day, according to
the programme which had been mapped
out, was one replete with festivities
and feasts. Of the official ceremonies,
the singing of the TIE Deum was the
most impressive. President Borda
had gone TO the cathedral. attended by
military escort, the members OF his
cabinet and diplomatic representa-
tives from other countries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01
Hundreds slain.

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 2s.-Five more
towns have been wiped out, and not less
than 400 persons killed since the last
reports were received here by the erup-
ton of Mayor volcano, on Lucon island.
one of the Philippine group. Wide
spread ruin has resulted in the towns
and villages situated around the base
of Mayon for so miles. The largest
towns destroyed are Santo Nino, San
Rogue, Misericordia, San Antonio and
San Isador. The last two named are
suburbs of Lifog, the destruction of
which was announced several weeks
ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01
OLD-TIME FISHING.



Taking everything into considera-
ton" said prominent and well-known
disciple of Walton recently, Il really
believe that the coast of Florida pre-
sents the most attractive appearance
from a fishing point of any section OF
the gulf. / remember number of
years ago, before the present Florida
resorts had sprung into being, taking
a month off just for the purpose OF in
vestigating the fishing grounds of that
coast. Now, l pride myself that know
something about fish. In fact, what /
don't know about fish amt worth
knowing, and when l tell you that |
have seen sheepshead so thick in the
little rivulets along the coast that l
couldn't get a skiff into them, why
you can rest assured that am telling
you the truth. There are more fish
than the ordinary mind can well con-
ceive of. Numbers and species there
are without end
III was a common thing for me TO
catch red fish so fast that my line never
1 had time TO get wet, and as for Spanish
mackerel, why all l had to do was 10
move a little bit of red flannel over the
side of the boat and the fish would jump
1 for it so fast that they would follow
the rag into the boat until / was almost
covered with mackerel- At one time
4 during nv visit, number of vessels
| was stranded on what was thought to
| be a new shoaI. The ships would rest
for possibly an hour al time without
moving, and then would suddenly seem
to slip into deep water. 1t was very
! mysterious, but the matter was cleared
up by the discovery that an immense
school of yellow tails or horse mackere
had invaded the bay, and at times would
pack so densely that the vessels would
really strand upon the living shoal
Catching trout was child's play.
would attach a large number of hook.
TO short strands of line. fasten them Il
a piece of wood, and throw the com
bination into the water. l would pull
it out in less than a minute and every
hook would contain a trout. Mule
were drug on the market. An enter
prising packer towed barge into the
channel one night and filed it by mere
" holding a lantern over the side O
the boat. The mullet viii frequentl,
leap at light, and on the occasion il
question they seemed to be seized witt
a panic, and il was wonderful sigh
10 see the stream of mullet which
poured into the barge from the water
of the bay.
Yes, sir, there is no place on tn
coast that can compare with that o
Florida when Il comes to fish and fish
ermen, and the latter are hard to beat
N. o. Times-Democrat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01
MORE RAILROADS FOR CHINA.
American Looks Over Proposed Rsufn
from Picking to Hankow

". ". Rich, of Minneapolis. chief en-
gineer of the Minneapolis. St Paul IL
Sault Ste. Marie railway. has Jus1
reached San Francisco from the orient.
Mr.. Rich has just concluded several
months stay in China. where he has
been engaged in making a recon-
noisance Of the territory lying in tho
route of the proposed Picking & Han
kow railway for the information of tho
Chinese government.
Speaking Of his work in China, MI.
Rich said:
II was simply employed 10 make an
engineers report on the proposed HDe
with an estimate of the proba bic cost.
/ traEersed the entire country between
Picking and Hankow, but made no sur
vey. The line when completed VIII b
about 700 miles long and viii rm
through country partly level and part
~ hilly. It viii be very difficult Of com
struction and would call for many en-
gineering features, solely on accoUuS
Of the rivers and streams that cut up tho
entire country. / made an estimate OF
the cost, but 1 would rather say moth
ing about the matter for the reason thas
my business with the Chinese govern
ment is Of confidential nature"
Mr.. Rich was unable to say whether
or not the Belgian syndicate that has
been credited with having secured the
concession for the construction of the
road would carry out the undertaking
As yet no work has been done beyond
at the solicitation of the Chinese gov
erum4nr
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01
THE WAR M INDIA
Situation on the Frontier In CROWNS
Worse.

Bombay, Aug. 26.-The latest dis
patches received from the front indi-
cate that the situation on the frontier
is getting worse. 1t is evident that the
Indian government must face grave
crisis. involving heavy expenditure and
probably great loss OF life. The gov
eminent is confronted with the follow
ing state of affairs: Khybar pass has
fallen into the hands OF the Afridis;
the posts in Ku<ram valley are threat
ened by the powerful tribe of the Orak-
zai; the Mohand tribesmen are medi-
tating a renewal of hosuhties around
Fort Shabkdar, while thousands Of
troops are engaged in crushing the re-
volt in the Swat valley and two large
brigades are holding the Tochi valley,
where the Mahsud-MaZiris are again
restless.
The authorities are convinced that
Fort Ali-Musjid could only have fallen
after desperate fighting, as the native
garrison of Khybar rifles was made up
of men who rendered valuable assist
ance in the Black mountain expedition
of 1855. The fall of the fort is a very
serious blow. for it isolates Fort Lundi-
Kotal, which is AT the extreme end of
khybar pass, garrisoned by 800 Khy-
bar rifles. and neeessitates the prompt
reconquest of the pass
Peshawur. Aug. Effort Lundi-
Kotal. situated at the extreme end Oh
the Khyber pass and garrisoned by BOG
men of the Khyber rifles, was attacked
and burned by the Afridis on Tuesday
The famous Khyber pass. leading from
Afghanistan into India. has now falle7
completely into the hands of the in
surgent tribesmen
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01
susHMAN HUNTING osTRucHEs.


The Bushman divests himself of all
his membranes; water vessels, food,
cloak, assegai and sandals are all left
behind. Stark naked, except for the
hide patch about his middle, and armed
only with his bow, arrows and knife,
he sets forth. The nearest ostrich is
feeding more than a mile away, and
there is no covert but the long, SIM
dried yellow grass. but that is enough
for the Bushman. Worming himself
over the ground with the greatest can
ton, be crawls fat on his belly toward
the bird. No serpent can traverse the
grass with less disturbance. In the
space of an hour and half he has ap-
preached within 100 yards of the tall
bird. Nearer he dare not creep on
his bare plain. and at more than 25
PAGES he cannot trust his light reed
arrows. He lies patiently hidden in
the grass. his bow and arrows ready
in front of him, trusting that the os-
trich may draw nearer.
It is long wait under the blazing
sun, close on two hours, but his in
stinct serves him. and at last, as the
sun shifts a little, the great ostrich
feeds that way. 1t is magnificent male
bird, jet black as to its body plumage,
and adorned with magnificent white
feathers upon its wings and tail
Kwaneet's eyes glisten, but he moves
not a muscle. Closer and closer the
ostrich approaches. Thirty PAGES. IS
20. There is light musical twang upon
the hot air, and tiny, yellowish ar
row sticks well into the breast of the
gigantic bird. The ostrich feels a
sharp pang and turns at once. In that
same instant second arrow is lodged
in its side just under the wing feathers.
Now the stricken bird raises its wings
from the body and speeds forth into
the plain. But kwaneet is quite con-
tent The poison of those two arrows
will do its work effectually. He gets
up, follows the ostrich. tracking IT.
after it has disappeared from sight.
by its spoor, and in two hours the game
lies there before him in the grass, dead
as a stone-Longman's Magazine
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01
TWO AMERICAN GIRLS
Receive Flattering Notice in . LSo-
don Society Paper

00n society FapcE
Vanity Fair, reviewing the season.
congratulates England on its bril-
Hancy and gives list of the seasons
beauties, which, II says. no other coun-
try can rival 1t adds that among the
American girls Miss Goelet and Miss
Hay. the ambassador daughter. have
been most successful because Of person
al charms and animation of manner
In the same issue appears a letter
from an English girl with reference to
the newspaper agitation over the decz-
dence of English society. The writer
says:
The trouble lies in the unwillingn~
Of the poor members of the aristocrscy
to earn honest Iyings. 1t is so dreadful
for the men to put themselves up for
sale to the rich American girls who love
to come here 10 excel English beauty
and wealth. If this goes on all England
viii soon be owned by the American
for they are buying land as wen -
men,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01
Thousand. Want Food.

Columbus, o., Aug. 2z.-Mine officials
are waiting with some Impotence for
the ST. Louis conference of labor lead
ers. General Master Workman Sow
ereign, of the Knights of Labor, has re-
moved his headquarters from Fort
Wayne to this city temporarily. There
is a remote fear of bread riot in sew
erai of the Ohio districts, and State
Miner Haseltine was in consultation
with President Ratchford quite awhile
Thursday. Mr.. Haseltine has received
letters which show an aggregate of IT,
500 persons in want of food Many of
these are children under IA. The stores
in the mining towns have trusted the
idle miners TO the extreme limit, and
besides have very little stock on hand.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01
STILL ENCOURAGING.
General Trade Situation Continues to
Make Improvement


New York. Aug. 2s.-Bradstreet's in
his weekly review of trade. says:
THE general trade situation continues to
improve and aside from the unnecessarily
prolonged strike of the soft coal miners,
there is little in sight to cloud the outlook
The feature of the week is the advance in
prices of almost all leading staples, be-
ginning with an upward movement all
along the line in iron and steel Steel bill
lets are now $50 above lowest figures,
bars $50; rods, three dollars, and plates,
one dollar Bessemer pig iron is up 25
cents. and foundry a like amount South
ern irons are very strong on a continued
active export movement Lead, too, and
soft coal are higher, as is wheat. notwitb-
standing one or two reactions Brad
streets points out that the statistical po-
sition of wheat is the strongest known
since the United States became a consid-
cradle exporter, and that its price, well
as that of bread. is likely TO materially ex-
coed the present weeks advances
Following rnat for wheat, prices are
higher for -four. corn, oats, lard. potatoes,
butter, eggs, beans, cheese, leaf tobacco,
wool and live stock Advances for leather,
hides, lumber and linseed oil are also re-
ported. Cotton, which is up three-siy-
teenths cent reports the smallest world S
stock for seven years past at this
period, an improved tone and higher prices
Tor Inc manufactured product In spite OF
crop damage the tendency of estimates is
toward the largest total yield on record.
but with proba favoring much bet
ter prices than those obtained for the
crop of 1S94-5. Advances are being asked
for recorders of wooden goods at mills, but
print cloths, petroleum and sugar are I'M
changed for the week, while pork is re-
ported slightly lower than a week ago No
such general or pronounced upward move
uent Of prices of nearly all leading staples
has been witnessed within week for many
years
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01
STOLE A MARCH.
President Mckinley Makes a Quiet
Entree Into Cleveland.

Cleveland, o.. Aug. 2s.-President Ne
Kinley surprised the people of Cleve-
land by his early arrival from Buffalo
Friday morning. He became the guest
of the people of this city and will re-
main such until next week Wednes-
day.
President Mckinley was unusually
pleasant in his demeanor. He talked
vo.ubly of his trip from Buffalo, of the
G. A. r. encampment. which he pro-
nounced to be the greatest in history,
and spoke in the highest terms of the
manner in which the people of Buffalo
had handled the encampment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01
Important Decisions.

Judge Searle, in the district court at
St. Cloud, granted an alternative writ
of mandamus to Sylvester and Grin
Kipp. St Paul, to compel Auditor M.
E kasner, of Benton county, to accept
their tender of taxes without accrued
penalty and interest, made pursuant
to chapter 800. laws of the last legis-
lature. Auditor Kasner, acting on the
advice of State Auditor Dunn, refused
to accept the taxes upon the ground
that the law did not become operative
until the first Monday in January,
1898. The court holds it went into eff
feet on APPROVAL. its sole purpose being
to expedite and induce the payment of
delinquent taxes in counties coming
within the meaning of the act.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01

The court of Pope Leo Kill COM
prises 1000 persons. There are 20 val
cts, 120 house prelates, 10 privy cham
berlains, chamberlains, 300 extra
honorary chamberlains, 40 super
numerary chamberlains, 30 officers OF
the noble guard and 60 guardsmen. IA
officers of the Swiss guard and palace
guard, honorary chaplains, 20 private
secretaries, 10 stewards and masters
of the horse and 90 Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-01

Paris is providing excitement for
summer visitors. A tiger was recently
found roaming at liberty in the woods
of Meudon, a bear in the Bots de BO-
logne, large snake crawled cut of tksst
ruins Of the Cour des Complies, near ths-
chamber Of deputies, and boa CON
strictor has been captured on the roof
of house near the bourse.