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WAR STORIES NOT RECORDED
A Old Detroit Veteran Tells some
Funny Tnies-A sARpIe of
His stock.

AZ Oh soldier Of Detroit has r.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-20
To Remove the Mines.

Washington, July 13.-The secretary
of war has ordered the removal of all
the submarine mines which now pro-
tect the harbors of the United States
against the entry of hostile ships. This
action was decided upon at Tuesday s
cabinet meeting. For weeks past, in
fact almost since the beginning of hos
tilities, the war department has been
deluged with protests from the COM
mercial centers of the country against
the continuance of these mines, which
operate to the great detriment OF
commerce.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-20
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS.
Ticket Nominated and Platform
Adopted by the State COnven-
tiOn at Springfield.

Springfield, ILL.,, July 10. = The demo-
cratic state convention on Tuesday
nominated the following ticket:
State treasurer, Willard F. Dunlop Jack
sonville.
State superintendent of public instruc-
ton, Perry o. Silver, of Freeport.
Trustees of the University of Illinois,
Jacob E. Seller, of Mount Carmel, Wabash
county; Napoleon B. Morrison, Of Oden.
Marion county; DR.. Julia Holmes Smith.
Chicago.
The convention opened in the Expo
sition building at the state fair
grounds at 1880 p. m, and continued
in uninterrupted session until 5:07 p.
m. William Prentiss, of Chicago, was
both temporary and permanent chair
man, and A. c. Bentley, of Pittsfeld,
was secretary. The chief incident of
the convention proceedings was bit
ter fight over the appointment to the
state central committee of two men
| prominent as gold democrats in 1896
Ben T. Cable, of Rock Island, and Roger
C. Sullivan, of the Fifth congressional
district. After a bitter fight the choice
of both Gable and Sullivan as commit
teemen was ratified.
Ex-Gov. Altgeld addressed the con-
vention at length.
The platform declares for the free and
unlimited coinage of both silver and gold
! at the present established ratio Of sixteen
| to one, by Independent action of the United
States, without waiting for the consent or
/ permission of other nations; the reduc-
ton of tariff duties to point which will
provide only sufficient revenue for the
needs of the government, without levying
| extra tax upon the consumer for the pur-
pose of enriching the already wealthy; the
adoption of fair and equitable tax on in
comes, and an amendment to the constitu-
ton of the United States, If necessary, to
accomplish this purpose; the enactment of
| appropriate legislation to more clearly de-
| line the duties and powers of courts in the
issuing Of writs restraining citizens of
their rights without trial by jury; the adop-
ton of national and state laws that will
| abolish pools and trusts; reaffirms the
Monroe doctrine, and recognizes William
j. Bryan as the logical candidate for pres
| ident in 1900 1t declares that the repub-
lican party has failed to keep its promises;
denounces the Allen bill and calls for its
| repeal: declares for the municipal owner
ship of public franchises; favors the in
itiative and referendum; condemns Gov.
Tanner for calling a special session of the
legislature last December; denounces the
new revenue law of the state; denounces
the civil service law of the state and rec
ommends that the question of its repeal be
submitted to the people. Both ex-Gov. Alt
geld and Mayor Harrison are Endorsed
The war plank follows:
I'VE pronounce the present war with
Spain justified by every consideration OF
justice and sound national policy. We con-
graduate the democratic minority in con-
gress for their firm stand in demanding
the redress of our national honor, indorse
the declaration of war on Spain, and de.
mand its energetic prosecution in the cause
of humanity"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-20
POWDER WORKS EXPLODE.
Eleven Lives Are Lost in the Terrible
Disaster-NOt the Work
of SPY.

New York, July 13.-Two explosions
which killed IL men, wounded 20
others and wrecked two buildings,
occurred at the plant of the Lafiin-
Rand powder works, at Pompton, n.
j., Tuesday. The first explosion was
in the house where the guncotton was
being made, and the second, presum-
ably superiEduced by conclusion, was
in the drying house, close by.
After the explosion there was some
talk of Spanish spy being implicated
in the attempt to destroy the powder
mill, but the theory of the men con-
nected with the works is that grain
of gravel or sand got into some pow
der which was in process of handling
in the miXing-room, and that. as it
went through the machinery the for
eign substance came in contact with
metal surface and threw out spark,
which ignited the explosive.
The Lafin-Rand company has been
engaged in the manufacture of brown
powder, nitroglycerin, guncotton
and smokeless powder under contract
to the government. The loss to the
company will be great, but it is said
that reconstruction of the wrecked
buildings will begin at once, and that
the plant will be in full running order
in two weeks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-20

London, July 14-The Hong-Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
Gen. Aguinaldo declares that both the
Spaniards and the Germans have made
overtures to him, though he declines to
divulge their import. United States
Consul Wildman asserts that Admiral
Dewey could compel the surrender of
Manila tomorrow # he liked. He says
his dispatches show that the Germans
ing much anxiety, as it is said they are
assisting the Spaniards by landing flour
and other supplies, and moreover that
the German officers have been seen in
the Spanish trenches.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-20

the action of the Irene as a menace
which will require explanation. It
was thought at first that this first
outward show of force on the part of
the German ships might lead to an in
quiry by this government as to the
purposes of Germany. Thus far, how
ever, there is no disposition to make
such inquiry, or to attach serious i'm
port to the incident.
New York, July IA special copy
right cable from Manila, July 10, to
the New York Journal says:
Admiral Dewey early on July dis
patched the Raleigh and Concord to
take Grande island in Subic bay and
capture the garrison.
The cruisers shelled the principal
ports on the island, destroying the
earthworks and other Notifications,
and laying the torpedo station in
ruins.
They then sent out a launch with
a message demanding surrender.
There was no response, and the
Raleigh finally sent six-inch shell
through the commodore's house.
The white flag was instantly run
up on the ruins of the earthworks.
landing party demanded absolute
surrender.
The Spanish colonel. Rio, realizing
his hopeless position, made submis-
sion and gave up his sword.
The 500 men comprising the gar
rison were made prisoners and their
rifles were taken from them.
Forty thousand rounds of ammu-
milton and one Hotchkiss gun were also
captured.
The victory gives the Americans
control of Subic bay.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-20
HE ACTS PROMPTLY.
Admiral Dewey Balks Alleged Plans
of Germany-Takes Possession
of Grande Island.

Washington, July 1.-THE navy de-
partment has received from Admiral
Dewey the following dispatch:
"Aguinaldo informs me his troops have
taken all Of Subic bay except Isla Grande.
which he was prevented from taking by the
German man-of-war Irene. On July the
Raleigh and Concord went there; they took
the island and about 1900 men, with arms
and ammunition. No resistance. The
Irene retired from the bay on their arrival.
II shall send the Boston to Cape Engano
about July 16 to second army detachment.
1t is not practicable to send to Guam. NO
transport vessels available.
l. "(Signed) DEWEY.
Turning to the far east it was re-
freshing to receive good news again
from Dewey. In fact it is beginning
to be remarked that that officer is
usually able to make felicitous re-
ports. . The administration is very
much pleased with the readiness
shown by the admiral in meeting the
grave issue presented to him at Subic
bay and just reported as he did
Naval officers, too, were not little
gratified at the speedy retirement OF
the German cruiser Irene after the
appearance of the Raleigh and Con.
cord. A comparison of the ships shows
that the Irene was much the superior
to either of the two American vessels
and in tonnage was almost as large as
the Raleigh and Concord together
! From this it is inferred that the retire
met of the Irene was. from motives o.
general policy, rather than from any
disposition to try conclusions with the
| two American ships.
In official quarters here there ap
pears to be no disposition to look upor
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Afraid of Watson.

London, July 16.-It is announced in
a special dispatch from Barcelona that
the inhabitants of that city are panic
stricken. They believe the Americans
will select defenseless Barcelona as
the first point to lombard. The local
banks are removing their specie to the
country, the merchants are sending
their goods to places of safety and
many of the citizens are leaving. The
governor of Barcelona has informed
the people that they cannot expect
help from the government.
Cadiz, July 16. = There is great ex-
citement here, owing to the expected
coming of Commodore Watson's squad
ron. Many are leaving. The Spanish
mail steamers plying between this
port and Tangier will cease to run
next week.
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The New Foe.

Washington, July lathe press re-
ports of the burning of Siboney by the
medical officers of the United States
army had depressing effect here upon
the friends of the soldiers at the front
in Cuba. For long time it was i'm
possible to learn anything from any
official source as to the exact state of
affairs at the headquarters of the Fifth
army corps, and this reticence on the
part of the officials had the natural eff
feet to increase the apprehension.
Finally the fact was reluctantly adj
mitted that it was not certain that yell
low jack existed at Siboney, but the
reports received over night from the
medical officers did state that there
were IA suspicious cases of fever. The
fact that these cases were almost en-
tirely confined to members of the quar-
termaster's department, teamsters and
others encouraged the officials here to
believe that the main body of the army
is not in danger from the disease, if it
should turn out to be yellow fever.
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in an interview that he thought peace
might be arranged on the following
terms:
The United States and Spain to agree to
let the Cubans decide by plebiscite
whether they desire independence or au-
tonomy under the suZerainty of Spain.
The two governments to agree 10 abide
by the result of the plebiscite.
In the event of the Cubans voting for in
dependence, the United States to allow
Spain nine months in which to withdraw
her army, gradually and dignifedly, from
Cuba.
Continuing. the minister of war said
I'VE ought 10 retain Puerto Rico at all
costs, in order to be always near Cuba, of
which the Americans will be able to despoil
US in course of time and in order to more
easily communicate with the South Ameri-
can republics, which daily display the
greatest enthusiasm for Spain.
LAS to the Philippine islands, it is certain
we will retain them, even though the
Americans succeed in occupying Manila,
of which place their occupation will be
most brief. An official dispatch announces
that the rebel chiefs and the Americans
will not always agree. which is to Spain s
advantage.
The government has formed a scheme
which will not only assure Spain the pos
session of the Philippine islands. but which
will reestabliSh tranquility"
London, July 16.-All the dispatches
from Madrid to the London morning
papers agree that Capt. Gen. Blanco
and his staff are now willing to let the
decision as to peace or war rest with
the home government. This change of
attitude is supposed to be due to the
lack of provisions and equipment.
Berlin, July Is. = The Tageblatt's
Madrid correspondent says Sagasta
has declared that he is now convinced
that the Americans would be defeated
by the land forces in Cuba and that
the Americans knew this themselves,
but since Spain no longer has fleet
the Americans could starve the island
without subjecting themselves to ex-
posture to the Spanish bullets. Hence
he has resolved to bring about peace
as soon as possible.
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Will Try to Save the Colon.

Off Santiago de Cuba. July 10. via ia
maica, July 15.-Admiral Sampson sent
the battleship Texas to make the
wreck of the Cristobal Colon fast to
the shore by hawsers and cables. The
Colon lies bow on the bank, stern in
deep water 1t is feared that heavy
sea would wash her into deeper water,
as the bank is very steep, and it is i'm
possible to float her. 1t has been de-
cided to attempt to save and repair
her
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A ROYAL DECREE.
One Issued In Spain Which Practi-
cally Amounts to Martial Law
Peace Sentiment Growing.

Madrid, July 16.-The Official Ga
zette published Friday royal decree
temporarily suspending throughout
the Spanish peninsula the rights of
individuals as guaranteed by the con-
stitution. The decree adds that the
government will render an account
to parliament of the use it may make
of this measure.
The publication of the decree is gen.
orally accepted as being convincing
proof that Spain is now ready to sue
for peace and that negotiations to that
effect are actually in progress. The
government wishes to have full power
to suppress any evidences of discomfort
or rebellion which might appear. The
Carlists are furious and are sure to at
tempt to create trouble.
Washington, July 16.-President Nc.
Kinley Friday in speaking of the fall
of Santiago said: Il hope for early
peace now"
The subject of peace was not men
toned at the meeting of the cabinet
and it can be authoritatively stated
that the president has not received ar
intimation from any official or ever
semi-official source that Spain de-
sires peace upon any terms thai
could be entertained by the United
States. One prominent member o.
the cabinet said that Spain was rapidly
losing ground by not seeking to make
terms, and added that "she seemed t.
have no ability to make war or capacity
to make peace"
Madrid, July 16.-The minister O.
war, Gen. Correa, is quoted as saying