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The herald., 1898-05-17
Governor Powers and Daniel Webster

Gov. Powers of Maine is handy sort of
an executive to have around. His offer to
be responsible for all the extra ordinary ex-
penses Of the state on account of the mobil-
ization of the militia means the saving Of
the expense of an extra session of the legis-
lature. The Maine governors generosity
differs from that of Daniel Webster, who
offered to pay the national debt, In that the
governor has the means wherewith to
make good his offer.-Boston Herald.
The herald., 1898-05-17
IN A TEAPOT
OVER AN APPOINTMENT GIVEN
MAJOR BoNsALL
Loud Protests Against Debauching
Soldiers Homes Of the Country
to Pay Political Debts

Special to The Herald.
WARRINGTON. May 1e.-(Special to
The Herald.) Representative Loud took
occasion in the house this afternoon to
severely attack Senator Perkins. The OPP
portunity arose when Griffin of Wisconsin
called up the joint resolution for the APP
Monument of managers of the national
soldiers homes for volunteers.
II appears that Senator Perkins succeed
ed in securing the substitution Of the name
of Major Bonsall for governor Of the Los
Angeles home, in place of Colonel Smed.r
berg. Griffin said that the principal rea-
son for the action of the committee was
that the latter is an officer in the regular
army. and volunteers object to a regular
officer making rules for them.
Mr.. Loud apologized for bringing what
he called personal matter to the atten-
ton of the house. He declared that he
had supposed that the resolution was to
be called up under unanimous consent,
not under suspension of the rules. He said
that he had made several efforts to get the
California delegation together. without
success. Finally he asked the chairman
Of the committee for hearing, and dis
covered then that 1.-THE recommendation
was made last December by senator, and
I understand by two of my Republican COL
leagues, and the name had been in that
committee all the time, notwithstanding
that I had been continually asking this
gentleman to notify me when the time ar
rives for decision"
Mr.. Loud continued: II appeal to any
man on the floor, If 1t does not lend
strength to the suspicion of foul play. Much
stress is laid upon the fact that this man,
Major Bonsall, resides near the hone.
That is the only leg that gentleman has
to stand on. can say, gentlemen, In good
faith that all the rest of the managers of
soldiers homes do not live close to the
soldiers homes they govern, and the ques-
ton of transportation, which weighs, of
course, In the case Of managers, In con-
centrating these delegates here In
Washington, where they are compelled to
come once a year to hold their annual
meetings, and it would not make much
difference whether the manager lived in
Los Angeles or San Francisco, when it
comes to the matter of transportation"
| He referred to the fact that stress was
laid upon the knowledge that he LIQUID
had recommended Colonel Smedberg, re-
tired army officer.
Let me say" exclaimed Loud, "that no
man is closer to the volunteer soldiers in
California than is Colonel Smedberg. I
think this house had better retain the
man who is in, although Democrat-Gen-
eral Barrel, who is most estimable man,
who was a fine soldier"
Continuing, he said: Major Bonsall was
candidate for either the position of reg
lister or receiver of the land office at Los
Angeles, and. unfortunately, suppose,
the senator had promised two men this
office, and he could not give it to both;
and Major Bonsall must be provided for
in this house.
THAT is paying political debt and de-
bauching soldiers homes of this country
to pay political debts,' said Mr.. Loud.
The herald., 1898-05-17
Praying for Maine Solons

1t was in Maine that an outspoken parson
of the old school prayed "Oh Lord, have
compassion on our bewildered repre- senta-
tives and senators. They have been sit
ting and sitting and have Matched nothing
Oh, Lord, let them arise from their nests
and go home, and all the praise shall be
thine"
The herald., 1898-05-17
Troops MARCHING

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nav 16.-Three MInne-
sofa regiments left for the front TODAY The
Thirteenth. Minneapolis regiment, was
presented with purse Of $4,000 by dele
CATION from that city.
Columbus. O.-The Second regiment of
Ohio volunteers and the fourth battery Of
light artillery left for Chickamauga TODAY.
The herald., 1898-05-17
New Rapid-Eire Gun

In recent experiments with Vicker's six
inch rapid firing gun the accuracy was such
that two of the projectiles in round Of
ten discharges went through the same
hole in a target. 1t is anticipated that
picric acid will be adopted by the BRITISH
authorities as an explosive for shells.
The herald., 1898-05-17
Goose the Best Fighter

Among birds there are few better fighters
than a goose. or gander more particularly.
The ragged white Russian geese bite fero-
ciously. 1t is no mere peck with them;
they bite and hang on with all the tenacity
of q bulldog
The herald., 1898-05-17

Italy is congratulating itself that there
were only 920 duels fought last year in
the whole country. OF these 1903 had SER
ious consequences, though only one duel
list was killed outright.
The herald., 1898-05-17

1t is said that in the sandy deserts Of
Arabia whirling winds sometimes ex-
cavate pits 200 feet in depth and extend
ing down to the harder stratum on
which the great bed Of sand rests,
The herald., 1898-05-17

China is an example of what may happen
to country which devotes itself exclu-
sively TO the attainment Of peace and
riches.-W Washington Star.
The herald., 1898-05-17
Hopeful

Perhaps when the United States has cap.
tured several of the Spanish vessels. one Of
them will be called the Des Moines X the
school children OF the state to bear the ex-
pense of the repairs-Cedar Rapids Ga
zette. . l,,....,.s
The herald., 1898-05-17
Sailed Westward

ST. THOMAS, May 16.-11 p. m.-The
United States auxiliary cruiser Yale clear
ed this port this evening and turned west
ward.
The herald., 1898-05-17
It Has Cost Too Much Already

Commercial experts estimate that the
present war in Cuba has already cost tho
United States more than $3.50, 900 ,000 Yet
the Spaniards say we have no right to,stop
it!-New York Mail and Express.
The herald., 1898-05-17

The Rejected One--I have rival then:
The Girl-Hardly that I have promised
to marry hiTts TRhilsd elphiA North Ameri-
The herald., 1898-05-17
Overtime Fruit

Ohio town. Their efforts on the stage APP
pear to be fruitless, after all.-Richtnond
Times.
The herald., 1898-05-17

Smoking is permitted in the prisons in
Belgium only as reward Of good be-
havior.
The herald., 1898-05-17

The smallest known insect. parasite
OF the lizard, is but one-ninetieth part Of
an inch In length.
The herald., 1898-05-17

Beware of "cheap" bak-
ing powders. Alum makes
good medicine but bad food.
Ask your doctor. d,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL

Hawthorne was so handsome when
young man that an old gypsy wom-
an cried, on meeting him in the woodss
Are you man or an angelo"
The famous Dr. Samuel Johnson
said: Poetry is like brown bread;
those who bake it in their own houses
never like what they find elsewhere"
Mrs. Barbauld's oft-quoted verse,
Address to Life was so well liked by
Wordsw orth tina. he said he wished he
had written the lines; though it was not
his habit to grudge people their good
things.
Miss Sophie Swett's story tom
Pickering, of Scutney," will be enjoyed
by all boys who love books about print
ing and amateur editing. The story
is bright and healthful in tone, as all
the authors stories are.
The late Gen. Sir Henry Havelock-
Allen, who has been killed by the hill
men in Khyber pass, was as eccentric
as he was Gashing. One sultry summer
morning a few years ago he appeared
on parade at Aldershot mounted on a
charger and clad IN nothing but his
helmet. And be reviewed his regiment
in that garb.
Ferdinand Brunetiere, editor of the
Revue des Deux Mondes, who during
his incumbency changed it from lib
eral TO a clerical organ, has retired
from that post. He viii enter politics
and is expected TO become one of the
leaders of the ultramontanes. This step
may be the result of Brunetiere's recen
interviews with the pope in Rome.
-Casimir Felix BaGeni. who recently
resigned the premiership Of Austria, is
the son of a chef who was in the service
Of one of the last kings of Poland, and
was created a count in recognition OF
his culinary skill. The ex-premier in
herited his fortune from his aunt. the
famous German actress, Anna Wierer
and he has nursed il so judiciously that
he is now worth about 50 100000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02
The Grand Colorado Canyon.

The great intermountain streams,
like the Yellowstone and the Colorado,
flow through landscapes of desolate
grandeur, vast expanses comprised by
endless mountain ranges and chill the
bright skies with never-melting SHOWS.
The countless peaks look down on the
clouds, while far below the clouds wind
valleys that the sunlight never reaches.
Twisting in gloomy dusk through these
valleys. 4 gaping canyon yawns. Peer
ing fearfully into its black, forbidding
depths, an echo reaches the ear. 1t is
the fury of mighty river, so far be-
low that only a sullen roar rises to the
light OF day. With frightful velocity it
rushes through channel cut during
centuries of patience deep into the
stubborn rock Now mad with whirl-
pools, now silently awful with stretches
of green water, that wait to lure the
boatman to death, the mighty river
rushes darkly through the Grand Col
orado canyon. No sport, no fun. no
frolic there. Here are only awe-in-
spring gloom and grandeur, and dan
gers so hideous that only a handful of
men have ever braved them-fewer still
survived.-F. r. Spearman, in St. Mich
las.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02
PECULIAR HABIT OF ANTS.
Their Singular Relationship with
the Aphids.


the Aphids.
The fact that ants use aphids for milca
ccws was discovered nearly century
ago, but the special care given to their
I've stock has been a subject of more
recent study. Almost anyone may have
observed ants rushing up and down the
trunks of trees and shrubs. 1t is no Joy
of climbing nor desire for wide out
look that leads the ants to ascend
trees, but because the leaves of the
trees afford pasturage for their small
cattle, the aphids. These little crea-
lures exude voluntarily drops OF a
sweet liquid known as honey dew. The
process of milking is this: the ant
comes up to the aphid and pats ii on
the back with her antennae, at which
the fattered and pleased aphid gives
forth the honey dew, which the ant
eats with every sign of enjoyment.
1t might seem at first glance that the
benefits of this relationship accrue only
10 the ants. However this is not the
case. The ants are fierce defenders
of their focks, and make it very un-
mics Of the aphids. Some species of ants
build sheds over the aphids upon the
trees, and other species remove them
to the safety of their own nests; but
the special claim of the ants as aphid
protectors lies in the care of the aphid
eggs, which are shown as much atten-
ton as their own.
The habits of ants has proven of
economic Importance to our farmers
of the middle west. One of the serious
pests in that region is the corn-root
leUse Prof. Forbes has demonstrated
that these corn-root lice are absolutely
dependent on the ants which live in the
earth of the cornfields. Ants fetch the
last brood of aphids in the fall into
their nests, and there the oviparous gen.
Grafton is developed and the eggs are
laid. The ants give these eggs great
care, taking them into the deeper gal
leries during cold weather and fetching
them tc the surface in warm days.
When the young apnids hatch, the ants
take them and place them upon the
corn roots, and thus gain a nucleus for
their summer herds. This shows
process Of reasoning on the part of the
ants, since they do not feed upon corn
roots themselves and yet seem to know
that the aphids require this food
Anna Botsford Comstock, IL Chautau-
qLan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02
LOvELIEST IN THE WORLD
But 1t Seems That He Was Referring
to Another Woman.

81 know what | am talking about" re-
marked member of congress, when say
that a congressman has troubles of his own.
It's a fine thing to be statesman and show
UP in the national parade of greatness at the
capital, but there's a good deal more to it
than that. And one of the things that Is
hardest to bear is what they say about US.
Why, lady can't come up here and ask to
see member that there aren't half dozen
people to wink and shake the head and
lot more of the same to make him wish all
the women were in hades. OF course, there
is some ground among US for remarks, just
as there is among preachers and doctors
and hod carriers and everybody else human,
and | know woman or two who find their
chief delight in trying to involve congress
men and other officials in any kind OF FIR
tation that comes handy. They are pretty
and persuasive, and before man Knows
what he is about he is down in the senate
restaurant paying for lunch and listening
to some kind of tale of woe.
But they miss it now and then, and
am glad to note an instance which occurred
only a day or two ago. A member from
northern state had been invited to call at the
lady's hotel the next day and she had asked
him to let her know if he could come. He
wrote saying among other things: To-
morrow. madam. | hope to see the lovellest
woman in the whole world Naturally she
was pleased and told all the people around
the MOTEL about II. Inc next day ne dld not
appear, and the next she saw him at the
capitol and asked him what he meant by
treating her so.
"'What did do?' he asked, innocently.
You said you were coming to see me-,
she said, blushing at the remembrance of his
words.
4 think not
90 Indeed, you did, she insisted. You
said you would see the loveliest woman in
the world and she blushed again
8 oh, | beg your pardon. he said, smiling,
I meant my wife. She just arrived yester-
day Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02
News IN Brief.

The clergymen of st. Paul have de.
cided to take an active part in munich
pal affairs in that city. to work vigor-
ously in primaries and on the curb and
to form a distinct citizens movement
if possible.
The saloonkeepers of Crookston gave
ball on Washington's birthday.
President James j. Hill has promised
the citizens of st. Cloud a new Great
Northern depot of native granite and
extensive capacity. The st. Cloud peo-
pie, IN return, promise to ship in and
out via the Great Northern.
The warehouse of the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing company at st. Paul
was damaged by fire to the extent of
IS, 900.
DIR. L. N. Lyon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Shattuck, of Minneapolis, have been
chosen by the st. Paul gun club to
represent that organization at the an
nual meeting of the American gun
club, to be held at Elkwood, n. j.
This will be one of the greatest tour
naments ever held IN the Urited States.
The North Swedish Mission church
in Minneapolis was damaged by fire to
the extent of $500.
The state executive committee of the
Y. NJ. c. A. has reorganlzed by the
election of n. r. Frost. ST. Paul, presi-
dent: c. S. Ward, Minneapolis, secre-
tary; R. Fl. Chute, Minneapolis, treas
urer. State Secretary Francis and As
sistant Secretary Hill were reelected.
Era,,,t;ra E,,11 - h.
state game and fish commission,
seized two boxes of white or pin-tailed
grouse at the Minnesota Transfer. The
birds were being shipped through to
Boston and were consigned to j. w.
Little & Sons. st. Paul.
Fire at Duluth did SIS, 900 damage to
the Chamber of Commerce.
The merchants of Montgomery have
organized board of trade.
After three years of quiet. the Mil
waukee road will reopen its station at
Carver.
The farm house of E. E. Rogers, near
Stewartville, was partially burned.
W. NJ. Smith, Minneapolis grocer.
was fined s25 or 30 days, after plead.
ing guilty to the charge of selling bak-
ing powder containing alum without
it being marked as provided by the
state law.
At the special meeting of the state
board of charities and corrections at
the state capitol to elect a successor tc
Secretary Hart, James T. Jackson,
secretary of the st. Paul associated
charities, was named.
General Wade has announced the
sentence of Private Eckhardt. COM
pany A, Third infantry. Fort Smelling.
For quarreling with Captain Hannay,
Eckhardt gets five months of hard
labor with pay forfeit of SO per
month.
Mrs. Anna Slepika, a Bohemian wo-
man, died at Eastern, aged los years.
1t is said by her relatives and neigh
bors that she was spry and active and
retained all her faculties to within
two weeks of her death.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02

course be changed at any moment by
fresh discoveries, may be summed up
as follows: The divers having discov-
cred cases of brown hexagonal powder
for the ten-inch guns unexploded, and
believing also that others unexploded
will be found in the ten-inch magazine
on the starboard side forward, the con-
viction grows that this magazine did
not blow up. If this be so, and many
have insisted from the first that it is,
the further conviction is forced that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02

160 Church street. The officer found
that blaze was issuing from one of
the windows on the first floor The
doors were broken open, and the family
on that floor were rushed out without
any damage. Somebody yelled that a
family of women were sleeping on the
third floor. The police rushed upstairs,
and when they reached the top story
the ife-saving work was stopped by
the flames which seemed to be playing
over the entire building.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02
A VIGOROUS BATTLE.

From the New Era, Greensburg, Ind.
The following is straightforward state
ment of facts by veteran of the late war.
No comrade viii need further proof than
their friends own words as here given.
Squire John Castor, of Viewpoint, Ind, is
the narrator, and an honest, respected cit
izen he is, too. He said: Il have been troub-
led with rheumatism in all my joints, ever
since | went to the war 1t was brought on
by my exposure there. 1t came on me grad
ually, and kept getting worse until | was
unable to do any work | tried several
physicians, but they did me no good They
said my trouble was rheumatism resulting
in disease of the heart, and that there was.
no cure for it. Nevertheless had lived and
fought the disease for thirty years, and did
not intend to die, simply because they said
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02

I must, so I hunted up some remedies for
myself, and finally happened on DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People. asked
some of my neighbors about the medicine,
for it had been used by several persons IN the
very highly. l procured box. The pills
helped me right away, and continued TAX
ing them. | commenced taking them last
fall, and finished taking the sixth box few
months ago. l am not bothered with the
rheumatism now-the medicine has cured
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People"
These pills are not only good for rheuma-
tism, but are invaluable for any disease that
arises from impoverished, or bad blood
They do not act on the bowels.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02
GAS an Inspirer." Mrs. Katherine L.

GAS an Inspirer," Mrs. Katherine L.
Stevenson.
LAS a Leader" Mrs. Clara Hoffman.
1t was nearly one o'clock when the
services were concluded and the pail
bearers, to the strains of the huge or
gan, bore the casket through the grief
stricken crowd to the hearse, and the
journey to Rose Hill cemetery began.
The public vault, where the body will
lie till spring, was covered and lined
with flowers. Miss Wizards final rest
ing place lies between that of her moth
er and her loved sister Mary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02

President Mckinley, with the utmost
frankness, uttered the above words.
There is now no doubt of the fact that
the government of the United States is
actually preparing for war with Spain.
1t does not follow that war will come,
but the activity in both the war and
navy departments is too unmistakable
to be concealed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02
Territorial Pioneers.

A general reunion of old settlers
who came to Minnesota prior to 1858
was held at Little Falls in response to
Invitations sent out by Hon. Nathan
Richardson, secretary of the Terri
torial Pioneers society. About so were
present, among whom were Hon. VIM.
Z. Lee, of Long Prairie, and ex-Sen-
ator Geo. Feissel, of North Prairie.
both of whom made speeches. after
which several hours were spent in
talking over old times. The banquet
was held at Hotel Buchanan
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02
Crowded Tenement in Flames.

Charleston, S. c., Feb. &c. = Nine lives
were lost in fearful fire which ragged
for short while in Church street this
Saturday morning. At 2:10 o'clock a
policeman on duty noticed big sparks
flying from the tenement house at No.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
Minnesota Butter.

Minnesota will be represented at the
annual meeting of the National Cream
cry Butter makers at Topeka, Kas., by
three coach loads of butter makers and
so tubs OF the states best samples of
butter. Minnesota has two places on
the program. Prof. T. L. Hacker. of
the state agricultural college, and Ii.
Z. Schuknecht, of Albert Lea, will
take part. The so tubs from Mime
sofa are expected to score 95 points or
better, and prize of 5000 is to be di-
vided between all scoring that and
over. Minnesota stood high last year.
but butter men say her samples are
better this year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02
Iguatius DonnelIy Married.

A wedding which has created great
sensation and an unusual amount of
talk and interest in Minneapolis. and.
in fact, all over the northwest, or
wherever the distinguished bridegroom
is known, was solemnized in Mime
apolis Feb. %, at high noon, when Ig-
natius Donnelly was united in the holy
bonds of matrimony to Miss Marion
Olive Hanson. the 22-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hanson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02
LAST HoNORS PAID.
Funeral Service Over Remains of
Miss willard at Evanston.


Chicago, Feb 25.-Evanston mourned
in public Thursday for Frances Z. Viii
lard. Funeral services were held at IL
o'clock at the First NJ. L. church, con-
Stunning over an hour.
Seated about the altar, which was
draped in white, were the speakers, for
whom the following programme had
been arranged:
LAS University Woman and Educator"
President Henry Wade Rogers. of North
western university.
LAS Neighbour DR.. Milton s. Terry.
Tier Public Life" Rev. Charles ]. Lit
tie.
LAS Woman and a Friend" Rev.
Charles F. Bradley.
LAS a Patriot" Mrs. Louisa Rounds.
LAS a Friend to the Stranger in Every
Land" Mrs, Johns Dotter. of Iceland.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02
READY TO FIGHT.
Uncle Sam Prepared for Any Ener-
overwhelmingly Words.


Washington, Feb. 24.-"I do not pro-
pose to do anything at all to precipi-
tate war with Spain. Up to the present
l do not think war is either necessary
or inevitable. 1 would be lax in my
duty, however, if l did not prepare for
the future. The situation is grave, and
the policy of the administration will be
determined almost entirely by the
course of events from time to time.
There is no necessity of alarming the
people, but congress must be ready to
assist the administration without MAX
ing too many inquiries as to the course
of current events"
To senator who called upon him in
order to ask some serious questions as
to the policy of the administration,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-02

Screams from dying women were
heard, and Officer Bagby rushed in and
pulled out three charred bodies. The
quick work of the fire department
checked the fire, and it was soon under
control, but not until nine lives on the
third floor had been lost.