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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
DR.. Susan A. Edison i. Dead.

Washington, Nov. 13.-Dr. Susan A.
Edison, one of the best-known physi-
clans in the United States, and for many
years resident of Washington, died
Friday in her seventy-fifth year. DR..
Edison was one of the physicians sum-
moned to attend President Garfield
after he was shot, and during the long
illness of the president she was at his
bedside more frequently than was any
other of the attending physicians. AS
a mark of appreciation for her services
to Mr.. Garfield congress voted Dr. Ed
SON $4,000. She was for many years
physician to the Garfield family. The
deceased was of a most unselfish char
acter, and it was said of her that while
she wore out more horses and carriages
than any other doctor in town in visit
ing the sick she never rendered bill
for her services. If her patients paid
her it was all right, and if they did not
she found no fault.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
In Full Blast.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. IL. = For the
first time in over three years every blast
furnace in Allegheny county is in OPP
Grafton. In addition to this more fur
naces are in operation here than ever
before, for the past summer saw four
new plants completed and placed in
active work. The starting of furnace
'F'' of the Carnegie Steel company
Wednesday completes the list of active
furnaces in this country, and now all
are in full blast. Furnace "F" was
blown out about two months ago.
There are 80 iron furnaces in this coun-
ty now and all are running, making
from two to three blasts every "a hours.
The daily output of smelted iron in this
county now is approximately 10000
tons. There have never been more than
26 furnaces in blast here before, but the
Carnegies have lately built four new
plants.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Two Girls the Victims.

Holgate, O., Nov. 12.-Word reached
this city Thursday evening from Oak
wood, hamlet IS miles south, of an
outrage perpetrated Wednesday night
by white caps upon two girls, Edith and
May Roberts, aged 10 and II years. Ten
days ago the two young ladies received
white cap notice warning them to
leave the town and county, but they
paid no attention to the notice. Thurs
day evening they retired early, and
during the might they were awakened
by band of eight or ten men entering
their rooms and dragging them from
their beds in their night robes to the
nearby road, where they were terribly
whipped by a cat-o'-nine-tails. The
white caps then gave them coat of tar
and feathers and took them back to the
house, where they were found uncon-
scious by people passing by. Blood
hounds were placed upon the trail of the
white caps, but owing to heavy rains
and the trampling of hundreds of peo-
pie about the scene, the animals were
unable to follow the scent, and no other
clew can be found.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
sound Money League.

New York, Nov. 10.-At the semi
annual meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the National Sound Money
league an address to the people Of the
United States was prepared.
1t declares that international bimetal-
Hsm, as world possibility, is dead. 1t
points out that the strenuous efforts of
the International bimetallic commission ap-
pointed under the st. Louis pledge Of the
republican party have proven futile. The
demonstrated that a dual standard is COM
mercially unacceptable, and in the pres
ent state of civilization, impossible. The
hour has come when national recognition
of this fact is necessary. The situation de-
mands a definite, clear, uneQuivocal dec
laration that international bimetallism Is
q dream of the past. The United States
must proclaim their acceptance of the
world fact and plant themselves finally
on the single gold standard. The proclama
ton of this monetary position will quicken
our commerce, increase foreign invest
ments and make permanent and prosperous
conditions which have begun to manifest
themselves in our country. The address
concludes: I'VE invite the friends of sound
money and all who would contribute to the
well-being and safety of our commercial
life to join in bringing about the unmis-
taxable declaration that now and hence
forth the monetary system of the United
States shall rest on the single gold stand
ard
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
May Have Been Murdered

T. Risveth, bachelor. was burned
to death on his farm in Becker county,
eight miles east of Ulen. The circum.
stances indicate murder and robbery.
Risveth, was the oldest settler in that
part of the county, had marketed some
wheat at Lake Park, and upon return
ing home paid his threshing bill The
next day he was at work blowing and
and In evening his house and barn were
destroyed by fire. When the neighbors
reached the scene they found Risveth's
charred body lying in the ashes OF q
hay stack that was near the barn. His
horses were still harnessed, and as
there was no reason for suicide. the
neighbors believed that he was robbed
and murdered and his body and build
ings burned to cover up the crime.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
The Railways.

Washington, Nov. 10. = Gen. Wade
Hampton, who has just been succeeded
by Gen. Longstreet as commissioner of
railroads, has submitted his report for
the past fiscal year. He says the year
marked the low-water mark in rail-
way construction. During the year
"a companies, with 5,441 miles of road,
passed into the hands of the courts, and
SO others, previously placed under re-
ceiverships, were sold on foreclosure.
A steady improvement in railroad earn
ings for the first six months of the cur
rent year is noted. The improvement
was particularly apparent in the
bond-aided Pacific railroads. The out
look in the west generally for the pres
ent year is reported very encouraging.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Keeps Well in Front-"Is your new
clergyman progressive?" 81 suppose so.
He attends funerals on his wheel. -
Chicago Record.
Closing the Season.-"At any rate,
my wheel is of the latest pattern Il
have noticed that it usually gets in
ast."-Indianapolis Journal.
What He Wanted.-"Have you read
The Choir Inyisible'?" mo; what 1
want to learn about is The Choir In
audible Cleveland Record.
81 think that your minister is just
splendid. He is a man after my OWE
heart" Marie-"Then l suppose that
he will get it."-Brooklyn Life.
-Sisterly Affection.-"You are not
friendly with Mrs. Fitz-Ducats? mo.
1 hate the sight of her. She rented the
pew we wanted in church"
Plain Dealer.
Accurately Stated.-"I can tell
you," said he, chow much water runs
over Niagara falls to a quart" How
much?" replied she. "Two pints."-
Pittsburgh hronicleTelegraph
-Caller-''In yesterdays paper you
said Miss Footlight was one of the most
beautiful women on the stage. Why
didn't you print her picture?" Editor
I'VE never take back what we say
Puck.
What do you know of julius
Caesar?" was question at a recent
school examination. HE wrote ele-
mentary Latin works for the lower
FORMS" was the written reply.-House-
hold Words
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
THE TRADE SITUATION.
Colder Weather Accelerates Dis.
tributlOn In Some Lines.

tribution In Some Lines.
New York, Nov. 13.-R. G. Dun & Co.
in their weekly review of trade say:
solder and more stormy weather, so long
needed to accelerate distribution of win
ter goods, has materially helped in some
quarters, and the resulting Improvement
In retail trade Is mentioned in nearly every
northern dispatch this week, SO that orders
to fill stocks have been encouraging, and
In some branches the multitude of demands
for immediate delivery show that the dis
tribution to consumers has already gone
much beyond the expectations Of dealers.
But this Is not yet the general rule, and
with many complaints Of delayed trade
from other quarters there still remains
the extensive shrinkage caused by fever
and guarantees at the south 1t Is, there
fore. the more surprising that the volume of
all payments through clearing houses con-
tinues about as large as in 1892, and 1877 per
cent. larger than last year. Railroad earn
ingS also nearly equal those of 1892 for the
first week Of November, and half the mile
age of the United States shows earnings
in October of $50, 354, 1876, or 80 per cent.
larger than last year and 20 per cent. larger
than 1892.
Wheat dropped over cents, but has
since risen as much with heavy buying for
export. Western receipts continue heavy,
in two weeks 14,02S, 907 bushels, against TO-
5S1.192 last year, while Atlantic exports,
flour included, have been 6, 562, OPS bushels,
against 1892, 231 last year. An English au-
thority reckons the worlds yield at 161,-
100000 bushels less than last year, which
would mean a market for all this country
has to spare. Corn exports are again larger
than last year, and the price has risen 1%
cents. Later prices of meats do not indi-
cate that farmers have as yet much in
ducement to save corn for feeding.
Failures for the week have been 291 in
the United States, against 276 last year,
and "a in Canada, against 46 last year."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Almost a Miracle.

A wonderful case has been at the st.
Paul city hospital since Oct 9, at which
time Title Anderson, domestic, was
taken to the hospital suffering from
what was thought to be typhoid fever.
1t turned out to be very rare disease
known as Laudry's paralysis, caused
by the absorption of poisonous matter
taken up by the blood. 1t was found
necessary to resort to artificial respira-
ton. which was done by raising the
arms above the head and lowering
them to the side, the same as in case
OF drowning. In this manner respira-
ton has been produced for five weeks
and the patient is still alive.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
A RECIPROCITY TREATY.
Secretary Sherman and Sir Wilfr1d
Laurfcr Dfscuss the Subject.

Lauricr Discuss the Subject.
Washington, Nov. 10. - Definite ar
rangements have been made for taking
up the subject of reciprocity treaty
between the United States and Canada,
and to this end meetings have been
fixed between Hon. John w. Kasson.
who Is specially delegated by President
Mckinley to conduct reciprocity nego-
tiations, and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the
Canadian premier, and Sir Louis
Davies, minister of marine. This is
the result of the long and friendly con-
ference held Thursday between Secre-
tary Sherman and Sir Wilfrid. The
meeting will be held during the present
visit of the Canadian officials, but no
exact time for it has yet been fixed,
as it will depend somewhat on the time
which can be spared from the Behring
sea sessions. The arrangements also
contemplate taking up the questions
of border immigration, north Atlantic
fisheries, lake fisheries and all other
subjects affecting the two countries.
The meeting with Mr.. Kasson, however,
will be confined to reciprocity, as he is
delegated by the president to treat on
that subject alone. It is not expected
that the reciprocity treaty itself can be
matured during the present visit of the
Canadian officials, the desire being to
arrive at some common understanding
at this time and then perfect the de-
tails later.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Broke Her Contract.

In response to an advertisement that
appeared in the Minneapolis papers.
well dressed and apparently respect
able young women, whogave her name
as Wilson arrived in Duluth to accept
a position as housekeeper for man
named Rowan. 1t turned out that Ro.
wan was colord man Of poor circum-
stances living out IN the West End,
and the young woman refused to work
for him, notwithstanding the fact that
Rowan had advanced her money to
come from Minneapolis. She applied
to the police for aid. but they claimed
they were unable to do anything for
her. and the young lady left the police
station and has not been seen since.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Prison Investigation.

The commission, consisting of Judge
Charles E. Flandrau, of st. Paul, Alex
ander NJ. Harrison, of Minneapolis. and
B. F. Farmer, of Spring Valley, ap-
pointed by Gov. Clough to investigate
the charges preferred against officials
of the state penitentiary at Saltwater.
met in the governors Office at the state
capitol, arranged preliminary plans.
The commission organized immedia-
tely by selecting Judge Flandreau as
chairman. Gov. Clough then addressed
them. giving his ideas of the manner
which the work should be carried on,
and impressing upon the commission
the Importance of fair. thorough and
impartial investigation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Vincent Withdraws.

Chicago, Nov. 10.-Former Judge Vim
cent, who conducted the defense in the
first trial of Adolph L. Luetgert, has
withdrawn from the case. Private
business affairs is given as the cause
for his withdrawal. Attorney Phelan,
who was associated with Mr.. Vincent
during the famous trial, and who an
nounced the latter's withdrawal, will
conduct the defense at the second hear
ing, which, however, will not be called
within six weeks,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
News IN Bri8E.

John A. Willard, of Mankato, has
made voluntary assignment.
Frank Schneider made an unsuccess-
full attempt to commit suicide by cut
ting his throat with razor. He had
been Tilted by young woman.
While John Lindstrom, of Fairfax,
was taking his threshing outfit home,
the wind blew his coat tails into the
gearing. He was drawn between the
heavy cog wheels, and his shoulder
crushed and lasccrated. He had a mar
row escape.
The receipts of the state peniten.
tiary for the month of October were
$45. 261.54.
The Fairview sanitarium in Mime.
apolis twas destroyed by fire, the pa.
tients having a narrow escape.
Charles Coleman was found near
Crookston in a dying condition. When
Frustrated beside the road, unable to
help himself, two other foot travellers
came by and he asked them to help
him build FIRE to keep from freezing.
but they swore at him and went on,
leaving him to perish.
The Winona saw mills cut 1874, 0O0, 900
feet of lumber during the past season.
Swan Olander, painter, fell down
the light shaft in the First National
bank building at Duluth and was in
stantly killed. He was working on a
ladder across the top of the shaft, when
the ladder tipped and he fell to the
first floor. Nearly every bone in his
body was broken.
The 4-year-old child of farmer liv-
ing near Hatfield was burned to death
as a result of its clothing catching fire
while playing near burning straw pile
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
The work on the CAPITOL.

A crew of men has already been set
to work at the new capitol site, erect
ing derricks and making preparations
for building the sheds in which the
dressing Of Georgia marble will be
carried on during the winter months.
The sheds will be erected at once and
the saws, planners and other machinery
will arrive in a few weeks. Connec.
tions will be made with the water
mains as it is necessary to keep q
stream of water running on the saws.
to keep them cool, as they cut through
the marble. BY the first of the year
the grounds will present very lively
air
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
HELMS Mexican Shipping.

Washington, Nov. 13.-The president
has issued proclamation suspending
the collection of discriminating duties
upon Mexican shipping, satisfactory
proof having been given him that no
discrimination is practiced against
American ships in Mexican ports.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Dana,s VIII Made PubIic

New York, Nov. 1.-THE will of
Charles A. Dana was filed for probate
Wednesday at Jamaica, L. I. 1t gives
the widow his entire estate except the
shares of capital stock at the Sun Print
ing & Publishing company, which Mr..
Dana possessed. This stock was given
to his son Paul. The value of Mr. Dana's
estate is said to be between $4,000
and $1,25O,OO
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Lincoln Is Chosen.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-Robert T. Lincoln
is acting president of the Pullman Pal
ace Car company and will serve until
a selection for president is made. This
was decided at the special meeting of
the directors Thursday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
VIII Annex Hawaii.

Washington, Nov. Ratification
of the Hawaiian annexation treaty by
the United States senate is assured.
The administration has made poll of
that body, and as result President
Mckinley is satisfied that more than
two-thirds of the senators will vote for
ratification.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Spanish Press Approves.

Madrid, Nov. 13.-The press generally
approves the decree pardoning exiles
from Cuba and Porto Rico. All foreign
ers will be handed over to the care
of the consuls of their respective gov
ernments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
vesuvius Presents a Grand Sigh,

Naples, Nov. 1.-The eruption of
Mount Vesuvius, which began on Mon
day last, is increasing in activity. The
spectacle is grand. Columns of smoke
and tongues of flame are belching from
the central crater, while showers of
cinders are falling.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
To BE Minister to China.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE president
has decided on the appointment Of
Charles Page Bryan, of Chicago, as
minister to China.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Assuring.

She-Do you think the bull would
have killed me if he had chased me?
He-Oh, it would have been toss-ups
IN. Y. Truth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Perhaps,

The application of the Duluth & Iron
Range road for permission to increase
the capital stock of the road from S.
600, 900 to 10000, 900 is considered as
an indication that the company has
some extensive improvements in view
and that the road will probably be ex.
tended to the Rainy lake country by
another year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14

cesses going on in the ordinary forma-
ton of clouds. We must look on the
processes going on in decay for an ex-
PLANTATION of these forms. Most au
thOrittes have made wrong aSsump-
ton as to the different shapes Of clouds.
as classified by Mr.. Luke Howard in
1902, viz, the primary forms-cirrus.
cumulus and stratus; the intermediate
GIRO cumuluS, cirro-stratus and GU
mulo-stratuS; and the compound form
nimbus.4 They have assumed that these
different shapes are in the process of
formation, and that the whole eXplana-
ton of the shapes taken by the clouds
is founded on this supposition. Now,
Mr.. Aitken has pointed out that rip
ple-marked Clouds for instance, have
been clouds of decay. 1t is generally
understood that these ripple markings
are due to the general movements of
the air giving rise to series of eddieS.
the axes of the eddies being horizontal
and roughly parallel to each other.
Now. according to Mr. Aitken, sit is
evident that the air revolving around
these horizontal aXes-that is, in yer
teal plane-will at the lower part of
its path be subjected to compression,
and at the upper part to expansion.
The natural result of this will evidently
be, supposing the air to be nearly sat
urated with moisture, a tendency for
the air at the upper part of It's path.
and it is this cloudy condensation in
the upper part of the eddies that is sup
posed to produce the ripple-like cirrus,
each ripple mark indicating the upper
part of an eddy"
THE RIPPLE-MARKED CIRRUS.
1t is difficult to imagine that the
small amount of elevation and conse-
quent expansion and cooling could give
rise to SO dense an amount of clouding
as is generally observed, for any cloud
ing produced in this way would likely
be very thin and filmy Accordingly
another explanation must be given for
the production ofCripple-m cirrus
clouds, and that is in the decay of
clouds. These are generally formed out
of some cirro-stratuS or similar cloud
When these are observed in fine wealth.
er it will be found that they frequently
change to ripple-maFked cirrus in the
process of decay in vanishing The
cirro-stratus gradually thins away till
it attains such depth that il there
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14

are any eddies at their level the eddies
break the cloud up into nearly parallel
masses, the clear air being drawn in
between the eddies. The eddies here
do not produce the clouding, but break
up the uniform cirro-stratus cloud into
the ripple-marked cirrus. Mr.. Altken
points out, in support of this theory,
that lenticular cirrus clouds are fire.
quently observed with ripple-markings
in one or more sides of them, just
where the cloud is thin enough to be
broken through by the eddies. The
ripple-markings get nearer and nearer
the center as the cloud decays; and, at
last. when nearly dissolved, these
markings are extended quite across the
cloud, in peculiar ''mackereI'' appear
ance. so glOriously seen on the 1st Of
November. Of course ripple-clouds
may be produced by formation, but
this seems exceptional and the decay
theory is the most probable. We are
forced to the inevitable conclusion that
in clouds there is not always develop
ment, but sometimes degeneration; not
always formation, but sometimes de-
cay. To this subject meteorolOgists
must direct more attention.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14

copyrighted, 1897, by Frank G. Carpentero
WASHINGTON, March lit is now
ten years almost to a day since Senator
Sherman invited me to make a trip
with him to the island Of Cuba. Mr..
Sherman was then president pro TEN.
of the senate, and as such, by the
death Of Vice President Hendricks, he
was the acting vice president of the
United States. Now Mr.. Sherman is
the head Of our state department, and
one Of the chief subjects with which he
has to deal is Cuba.
The trip which we made had no diplo-
matte significance. 1t was merely a
pleasure tour for fun and rest. Senator
Sherman was tired out after a hard
session of congress, and took a party
Of half a dozen senators and friends
along with him. He had with him
some Of the best fellows who ever came
to the United States senate. There
were Palmer, of Michigan, the phil
osophic millionaire from Detroit, who
was afterward minister to Spain; Gen.
Henderson, of Omaha, who is now act
ing as the attorney Of the Burlington
railroad system; Gen. Arson G. Nc
Cook, of New York, then the clerk Of
the senate; Mr.. Babcock, Senator Sher-
mans private secretary, and a half
dozen ladies, the wives, daughters and
nieces of the United States senator's.
We spent some time in travelling
through the South before we went to
Florida, visiting Charleston, Savannah
and other points. Senator Sherman
was the life Of the party. He told num-
bers of good stories, and enjoyed him
self like boy out for a holiday. 1t
was the same with Senator Palmer,
who now and then sang a Methodist
hymn by way of variation, and with
Gen. Henderson, who was the most
1ndefatigable of all our sightseers.
SOME EARTHQUAKE INCIDENTS.
We met with funny incidents every
where. We arrived in Charleston short
~ after the earthquake, and Senator
Sherman was much interested in in
vestgating the destruction which had
been occasiOned by it. He asked many
questions of the people concerning it.
/ remember one old colored woman
with whom he conyersed somewhat as
follows:
Where were you, auntie, when the
shock came?'