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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
Government of Hawaii.

Honolulu. Sept. "a. via San Fran
cisco, Oct. 5-The Hawaiian Star has
published an outline of the form of
government decided upon for Hawaii
by the congressional committee. The
Star says it is to be called the ter
ritory of Hawaii. and will be allowed
one representative in congress, as
though Hawaii were state. The gov
ernor, to be appointed by the presi-
dent, viii be paid salary of $1,000 or
Sc 900 q wear
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
On GETTING On from The Tabls.

~ was finally induced through reading
some accounts in the newspapers regarding
the wonderful cures wrought by Dr. VII
iams' Pink Pills for Pale People, to try
them. | took the pills according to direc-
tons and soon began to notice an improve
ment in my condition. Before the first box
was used could get about the house, and
after using five boxes, was entirely cured.
Since that time / have felt no return of
the rheumatic pains. / am confident that
DR.. Williams Pink Pills saved my life and
l try TO induce my friends who are sick to
try the same remedy. / viii gladly answer
inquiries concerning my sickness and won
derful cure, provided stamp is enclosed for
reply. FRANK long"
Sworn to before me at Venice, Mich. this
18th day of April 1898
G. B. GOLDSMITH, Justice of the Peace
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
A REVIEW OF TRADE
States for . Week n Reported
by Dun's Agency.

New York, Oct s-R- G. Dun & Co. In
their weekly review Of trade say: 'The
iron industry stHl gains so rapidly that
an unhealthy boom would seem to be In
progress but for the peculiar conditions.
In spite Of the combination OF valley pro-
ducers, who now propose Joint selling
agency at Pittsburgh, sales run little
below their fixed figures. SO. 20 being quoted
at Pittsburgh and s. Is for gray forge, while
southern and local iron are steady at Chi
cago and anthracite IS not stronger at
Philadefphia. But the consuming demand
Is remarkably heavy and large contracts
this week cover 1900 tons structural iron
at Chicago, 5000 tons for Boston, 1000 tons
ship plates at Cleveland and a heavy de-
mand for bars the Pennsylvania railroad
requiring 1850 cars and the Northwestern
1000.
Wheat has been declining little, with
foreign reports somewhat more favorable
as to European crops. All reports still in
dicate that farmers are quite generally
holding back their crop In the hope of
higher prices, and collections al the west
are almost everywhere retarded on that
account, and yet the western receipts
amount to 10, $50 $50 bushels, against $780,
720 for the same week last year. Nor is the
corn crop any obstruction, for while 2,531,-
0O2 bushels were exported during the week,
against J, S55, 057 last year, the movement
does not indicate large supplies In the in
terror. But nobody can tell as yet how
much grain Europe viii require during the
coming year.
Failures for the week have been 1s9
in the United States, against PIP last year.
and % in Canada, against q last year"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
WAR INVESTIGATION.
Gen. Lee Before the Coams9sioA-
Does Not Consider That He Was
SIighted During the War.

Washington, Oct. THE war inves-
tigating commission held two sessions
Thursday. In the former Gen. 81. v.
Boynton concluded his testimony, and
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was heard in the
afternoon. Gen. Boynton dwelt upon
the causes of disease at Camp Thomas,
charging the increase towards the close
Of the camp to the lack of sufficient
care on the part of the regimental and
brigade commanders in covering the
sinks. Gen. Lee detailed the condi-
tons prevailing at the camp at jack
sonville. He said the site was a good
one,the supplies were plentiful, the men
well taken care of, and he had no COM
plant to make of the war Department.
treatment of his command. He also took
occasion in reply TO question put by
Capt Howell to say that he did not
consider that he had been sighted in
the war. He had wanted to GO to Ha-
yana, and the president had recently
told him that in case it had been nee
essary to take Havana by assault he
had intended TO ask him CGen. Lee)
TO lead the assaulting army.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
A Eatal Collision.

Indianola, Neb., Oct. Two trains
coIlided in the Burlington yards at
this place at midnight Wednesday
night, causing the loss of three lives,
slight injuries to four others and dam
age TO railroad property amounting to
many thousands. The dead are: Sol
Brace, engineer; E J. Walters, FIRE
.man, and William McCarl, brakeman.
The injured are: Engineer Anson,
Engineer Burton, Brakeman Bundberg,
and a stockman, name unknown. An
east-bound freight standing on the
main track was run into by a west
bound fast stock train. Both engines
were totally wrecked. The response
bility for the accident has not yet been
placed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
REPUBLICANS MEET.
Hold State Convention I'm Messachu-
setts and Renominate Gov. Roger
Wolcott-The Platform.

Boston, Oct. THE state conven-
ton of the republican party was held
in Music hall.
The platform adopted commends
the administration for the conduct of
the war, comments upon the generally
favorable industrial conditions, re-
affrms the ST. Louis platform and in
dorses the plan for stronger army
and navy and the reorganization of
the national guard. Concerning Cuba
and the Philippines It calls for pol
ley (which shall insure them the full
est blessings of freedom and self-gov-
eminent"
Gov. Roger Wolcott was unanimously
renominated, as was also ". Muir
ray Crane, of Dalton, for lieutenant
governor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED.
Battleship Illinois Glides Into the
Water Amid the Cheering Of Thou
sands-Mfss Letter the Sponsor.

Newport News, Va, Oct. 5.-Amid the
enthusiastic plaudits of nearly 10000
intensely interested people, the shrill
salutation of steam whistles from
many boats and tugs and the strains
Of The Star Spangled Banner" the
first-class battleship Illinois slid into
the water Tuesday. The launch was a
brilliant success in every particular,
the mechanical preparations being per-
feet and the assemblage of spectators
unprecedented in the history of the
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry
dock company. The sponsor of the
vessel, Miss Nancy Letter, of Chicago,
was accompanied by Gov. Tanner of
Illinois, his staff in full uniform and
a crowd of distinguished Chicagoans.
Many distinguished personages from
all over the country witnessed the
launching.
At four o'clock grand banquet was
spread for the distinguished guests.
Covers were laid for 600 persons. The
assemblage was a brilliant and dis
1inguished one. President c. B. Or
cult, of the Newport News shipbuild-
ing plant, was POSTMASTER. The toasts
and speakers were: ~'Our President
by j. G. Hamlin. of Shelbyville, H.:
The State of Illinois," by Gov. John
r. Tanner, Our Navy" by Rear Ad-
miral Howell; Chicago" by Mayor
Carter Harrison; Virginia by Gov.
j. Hoge Tyler. a ball was given al
Tirh4
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
Spain Makes Reply,

Paris, Oct. Sat Fridays session of
the joint peace commission, which
lasted only so minutes. The Spanish
commissioners presented SPANS re-
ply to Americas demands regarding
Cuba and Puerto Rico. The tenor of
the reply is eminently satisfactory,
Spain yielding on I'll essential points.
No allusion was made to the Philip
pines in the Spanish reply, as it dealt
exclusively with protocol matters, and
the Philippines are not mentioned in
that instrument.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
Yacht Capsfxed.

Troy, n. Y, Oct. IN. L. Weather
by, commodore of the Troy Yacht
club, and three companions, Stephen
J. Mallory, Mrs. William j. Breslin and
Miss Elizabeth Savage, were drowned
by the .capsizing of a yacht in the Hud-
son river, three miles north of this
city, Wednesday night. The bodies
have not beenrecovered. The accident
was due to the swift current in the
river oecasioned by the prevailing
freshet, which threw the yacht against
wire strung near Riverdale camp,
which place the party left at nine
o'clock in the evening to return to this
CITY.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
HAS FAIRLY COMMENCED.
The Triennial ConcIave of the
Knights Temp1ar at Pitts
burSh, Pa.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. with the ar
rival CT Grand Commander II. 81.
Kuhn, of Pennsylvania, and the open
ing Of the headquarters at the Monon-
gahela house, the triennial conelave of
the Knights Templar may be said to
have been fairly commenced. From
this time on small bands of knights
will arrive and by Saturday night the
first communicates viii be here. Some
Communicates from distant points are
row on their way here, but intend
stopping at various points of interest.
The executive committee is hard at
work and little in the way of prelim-
inaries remains TO be arranged for ths
entertainment of the visitors. The
latest estimate Of the knights expect
ed here places the number at 10000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12

Canton, O.. Oct. s.-George D. Sax
ton, a brother of Mrs. William McKin-
ley, was shot dead at 6:10 o'clock Fri
day evening in front of the residence
of Mrs. Eva B. Althouse, widow of the
late George Althouse. $40 Lincoln
avenue, where he is presumed to have
gone to make call. Five shots were
fired, three of which entered his body.
and Mrs. Anna c. George has been
placed under arrest on suspicion of the
murder. Saxton was unconscious
when neighbors arrived to investigate
the cause of the shooting and was dead
when the physicians and officers ar
rived, the former having expressed the
opinion that death was instantaneous
three bullets having entered the vital
spots.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
Itinerary as Made Out for His Visit
to the Trans-Mississippi
Exposition.

Washington, Oct. :. The following
is the itinerary of the presidents trip
TO the Trans-Mississippi exposition at
Omaha:
Leave Washington Monday, October 10,
nine a. n. Arrive in Chicago Tuesday
morning. Leave Chicago same morning.
Short stops al Clinton, Cedar Rapids, Mar
shalltown and Boone, Ia. Arrive at Omaha
al $40 p. N. Spend Wednesday at Omaha.
Leave Omaha at $50 q. m, Thursday.
Short stops a Creston- Ottumwa and Bur-
nngton, Ia. and Monmouth and Gales
burg, Ill Arrive at ST. Louis at nine a. m.
Friday, spending the day there and leav-
ing in the evening. Arrive at Terre Haute
q $50 a. N. Saturday; short stop. Arrive
al Arcola, Ill, at u:30 a. m: short stop.
Arrive at Chicago at five p. N. Saturday.
At Chicago Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. Leave Chicago at II p.
N. on the 10Th; short stop a. Nobleville,
Ind Arrive at Indiana polls al 1890 a. N.
Arrive at Cincinnati at 1:3o p. m; leave
Cincinnati at las p. N. Arrive at Column
bus al five p. N. Leave Columbus at $50
p. N. Arrive at Pittsburgh at one a. n.
on the I'd Arrive Washington at four
.. IA On tn zee
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
Oakley HALL DEAD.
Man Who Was Mayor of New York
During the Tweed Regime
Passes Away.

New York, Oct. S.-Ex-Mayor A.
Oakley Hall died Friday night of heart
failure at his home al 6S Washington
square. South New York. aged rs
years.
IMr. Hall was for Is years district attor-
ney of New York city and mayor during the
Tweed regime. He afterwards went
abroad, residing for number Of years in
Europe. He was at one time editor of the
New York World and afterwards repre-
scented several other New York papers in
European capitals. Several years ago he
returned to this country and again be-
came connected with New York newspa-
pers. Since his return he has written ed
itorials for newspaper devoted to Tam
many Halls interests, and he has also writ
ten many special articles for other news
papers reviewing his career at home and
abroadl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
THE TIME SET.
President Says Spanish Troops Must
Be Out of Puerto Rico by
October IS.

Washington, Oct. s. President Nc
Kinley has cabled the United States
military commission at Puerto Rico
that the island must be evacuated by,
the Spanish forces on or before Oc-
tober Is, and thar the Spanish commits
sioners be so informed. In case of the
failure of the Spaniards to complete
the evacuation by that date the United
States commissioners are directed to
take possession of and exercise all of
the functions of government.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

At the Night School.-"Who built
the Suez canal?" Nobody, sir. Hit
wuzn't built Hit was dug. Chicago
Tribune.
"Is he really so JEALOUSY" 'Why. he
is even jealous of himself since some
one told him matrimony had made an
other man of him."-Cincinnat En-
quirer.
First Artist-"Youll have to prac-
tice the most rigid economy" Second
Artist-"Rigid economy? Great Scott!
I've been living within my income for
a month!"-Truth.
II wants ter remind desc yere poll
ticianers," said Uncle Eben, "dat de
bes' job oh whitewashin' yoh kin get
done can't be guaranteed fob mo- dan
six months or so."-Washington Star.
"Oh, please, Mr.. Thrush" cried the
too Jealous hostess, addressing the
swell tenor, won't you sing? / just
love to have the laughing and talking
and singing all going on at the same
time!"-Town Topics.
Preparing the Case.-First Lawyer
Each witness gives different ac-
count of the accident" Second Law
yer-"Yes; if we put them all on the
stand the jury may think our client
met with three or four accidents."-
Puck
Those Loving Girls.-Helen-''Th
men are SO impudent in this town.
Every time I 60 out for a walk some
of them actually try to follow me-
Mattie-"1es, 1 notice you always
wear veil when you go out. "-Chica-
go Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12

Dear Editor:-If you know of solicitor
or canvasser IN your city or elsewhere, espe-
tlons, insurance, nursery stock, books or tail
oring, or man who can sell goods, you VIII
confer favor by telling him to correspond
with US; or if you will insert this notice IN
your paper and such parties VIII cut this mo-
tice out and mail to us, we may be able to-
furnish them a good position in their own.
and adjoining counties. Address
AMERICAN WOODEN MILLS Co, Chicago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
Suddenly Called.

Chicago, Oct. 7.-Ex-Judge SiGney
Smith a resident of Chicago since 1856,
an old-time member of the Cook coun-
y bar, and prominent on the bench
and in politics, died suddenly Thurs
day. aged 90. He had been in feeble
health for the last few years. In 1884
Judge Smith was the unsuccessful re-
publican candidate for mayor of Chi
cago against the elder Carter Harri-
SON.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
ARMY ORGANIZATION.
Order Issued Forming New Corps to
Be Stationed at Macon, An
gusta and Huntsville.

Washington, Oct. s.-A general order
was issued Friday organizing new
army corps and designating various
points where the troops shall be sta
toned. The Third. Fifth and Sixth
corps are discontinued; the First, Sec
ond and Fourth corps recognized.
They are TO be commanded respective
II By Maj. Gems. Breckenridge, Graham
and Wheeler. The headquarters of
each corps viii be:
First corps, Macon, Ga; Second corps
Augusta, Ga; Fourth corps. Huntsville.
Ala.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
Election in Georgia.

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. Georgia voted
Wednesday for a governor, a full
ticket of state officers and for a con-
stitutional amendment providing
that judges and solicitors be elected
by the people. Hon Allen D. Gambler,
democratic nominee for governor. was
elected over Hogan (populisD by not
less than 10000 majority. The consti-
tutional amendment is adopted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
Buried in a sand Bank.

St. Joseph, No., Oct. 5.-A special to
the Daily News says Lloyd and Joseph
Henderson and Frank Dorst, farmers
near Rockport. Mo-, were buried in a
sand bank in which they were digging
and were dead when taken out an hour
after the caTe-in occurred. The Hen
years respectively. Dorst was 35 years
old a nd married
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
Revision Is Assured.

Paris, Oct. Ga formal application
for the revision of the Dreyfus case
was entered Wednesday on the docket
of the court of cessation. The pro-
cedure for reopening the case has,
therefore. definitely commenced
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
Given 100000.

Philadelphia. Oct. Sat a meeting
of the trustees of the University of
Pennsylvania it was announced that
Col. Joseph M. Bennett, the late mer-
chant and philanthropist, had be-
queathed TO the institution a number
of valuable properties, valued at over
100000, to be devoted to the higher
education of women.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12

Washington, Oct s.-Maj. Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee received an order from the
war department directing him to move
his command from Jacksonville, Fla,
to Savannah, Ga, and get it in readi-
ness to embark for Havana the last
Of this month. Gen. Lee left Friday
night for Savannah to make prelim-
mary arrangements to carry his or
lers into effect.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
The Font of knowledge.

Mr.. De Science-The officers of the Smith
sonian Institution are having the chatter
of monkeys photographed, in the hope that
in time their language may be understood,
and it may be possible to converse with
them.
Mrs. De Science-Isn't that grand? /
hope they'll ask the monkeys, the very first
thing, whether we are descended from them
or not-N. Y. Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
The Title Expires.

Richmond, Va, Oct. THE Virginia
grand camp of confederate veterans
adopted a resolution to the effect that
Winnie Davis as the Daughter of the
Confederacy," the title having expired
with her death.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
Ten Thousand Hou.~s burned.

Shanghai, oc,. "Details just re-
ceived here from Han-Kow, the treaty
port at the mouth of one of the tribu-
taries of the Yang-Tse-Kiang, show
that the fire which broke out there on
Sunday last destroyed 10000 houses,
devastated about two miles of built-up
ground and did damage TO the extent
of from 5000. 900 to 5000, 900 taels.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12

Chicago, Oct. 6.-Mrs. Frederick
Endriss and her nine-yesr-old daugh-
ter Emma, of 2333 West Fiftieth street,
were instantly killed Wednesday night
by north-bound express train while
crossing the Panhandle tracks at
Fiftieth place in company with Mr..
Endriss
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
A DOMESTIC INCIDENT.
Fron Toe observer. Flushirg. tticn

FTom the Ubserver, FIushing, IIch
early in November, 1894" says Frank
Long, who lives near Lennon, Mich, "ons
starting to get up from the dinner table, J.
was taken with a pain In nay back The
pain increased, and / was obliged to take to
my bed. The physician who was summoned
pronounced my case muscular rheumatism,
accompanied by lumbago. He gave me rene
dies and injected morphine into my arm to
ease the pain.
My disease gradually became worse until
| thought that death would be welcome re-
lease from my sufferings. Besides my regu-
lar physician / also consulted another but he
gave me no announcement
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12

The trouble with people who are all right
IN their way is that they are usually in some
/ body else's way.-Brooklyn Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12

Many pair of patent leather shoes cover
socks that are full of holes.-W ashington
Qa.) Democrat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12

You are always hearing of people who are
III it; well, there are different kinds of it"
to be in.-Atchison Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12

Deep as is the Sciatic nerve. St. Jacob:
Oil will penetrate and cure Sciatica.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12

Something very soothing in the use Of ST.
Jacobs Oil for Neuralgia. Subdues and cures
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12

Life is made up Of meetings, greetings and
heetings.-Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12

have used Piso's Cure for Consumption
both In my family and practice.-Dr- G.
w. Patterson, Inkster, Mich, Nov 5, 1894
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12

Those who are always looking for favors
are net the most willing to give them
Rams Horn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets A
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. %,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12

AMERICAN WOODEN Mills Co. Chicago.
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THE DEATH OF GLADSTONE.

the superior. The character of DisraelI
was sprightly. versatile. penetrating as
an electrical flash. fertile in resources.
strategy which amounted to genius In
all OF these respects he was a head
above his rival. but the latter had more
momentum, and in the long run he had
the better Of the battle. For a period
of more than 20 years the two leaders
were set against each other in the con-
tention for the premiership OF Great
Britain. This position is. if We except
the presidency of the United States, the
greatest political prize in the world
For this Gladstone and DisraeIi battled
Three times in the fight the latter was
successful and four times the former.
1t was in the Yicissitudes of this con-
test. extending from about the middle
of the century to 1875. that the political
policy Of Great Britain was chiefly
shaped and determined. The influence
of the one leader and then Of the other
was as potent as may well happen in
the case Of any personal agency in de-
termining the course of historical
events.
It was in this contest that Gladstone
rose to q stature which has given him
a just pre-eminencs in the history of
his age. His first great reformatory
measure was with respect to the suf-
frage IN Great Britain. In 1867 he es-
poused the cause Of suffrage reform.
He took the ground that with respect
to the suffrage England should be mod