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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-06
Late Bulletins.
Monday, 10 a. m.

CerYeras squadron annihilated
SPANS finest feet destroyed by
Admiral Sampson on Sunday at San
tiago. Gen. Shafter demands the
immediate surrender Of the city o.
Santiago. Most serious obstacle tC
the campaign in Cuba is removed b.
this act. Gen. Lawton's brigade wa:
in the fiercest Of the scene.
Fiercest of the second days fighting
before Santiago. Hand to hand EN-
gagements Caney surrounded ant
two thousand Spanish soldiers held In
town. Virtually prisoners. Gen
Shafter telegraphs as follows:
Playa del Este, July 3.-Early this
morning l sent demand for the in
N ediate surrender Of Santiago
Threatening to lombard the city. |
believe the place will be surrendered
This contradicts the report that
Gen. Shafter had fallen back.
The following dispatch was received
at the war department.:
Playa Del Este, July 3.-Siboney
Office confirms the statement that all
the Spanish feet. except one war
ship is destroyed and burning. On the
beach it was witnessed by Capt.
Smith, who told operator. No doubt
OF its correctness.
First expedition to Philippines ar
rives at Manila and disembarks at
Cayite. Ladrone islands captured.
Spanish governor and other officials
taken prisoners and carried TO Manila.
Moro Castle rent and torn by Am
erican shells. Sampson orders bonn
bardment OF Santa 90 water deferses
and for first time guns are trained
at MORO. Shafter asked Samp-
son TO silence batteries and terrific
fire is maintained for nearly two
hours. Sampson satisfied with work.
Says bombardment of harbor defenses
most destructive yet made.
Spanish commander severely
wounded and relinquished command
and many other officers fall. Even
Madrid admits that Spanish loss is
heavy. Blanco sends message TO Spain
OF Santiago fight. Says reason for
wasting and retreating at Santiago
was to give Gen. Pando chance to
get there with reinforcemeuts.
Camara with Cadiz fleet coalng
and will pass tomorrow. Twenty
thousand men ordered from Chicka-
manga Park. Will go into active
fed service at once. Movement should
oe expected today. Two days required
TO dispatch troops TO points indica-
ted. In order every preparation for
transfer completed.
Senate will occupy Fourth of July
on annexation debate.
Wednesday, 10 a. m.
Naval victory at Santiago due to
Schley. Brave commander prevents
Spanish squadron from escaping.
His ship the Brooklyn engages all
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-06
Homeseekers' Excursion Rates Via s
Paul s. Duluth Railroad.

On May 3rd aud Eth, June eth and
alst 1898, the st. Paul & Duluth
Railroad Will sell llumeseekers
Excursion Tickets 10 points in Ark
ansas. Colorado, Texas, Indian Ter
ritory, Kansas. Nebraska, Missouri,
North & South Carolina, Tennessee.
Kentucky, Mississippi and other
States at one fare plus $500. Call on
f. B. Ross, general agent, Duluth,
for particulars or adress G. e. Stone.
Ct. 2. a., St. Paul, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-06

on or about July 18th.
Mrs. Ed. Murphy came up Friday
evening for few days visit with Mir
and Mrs. T. r. Vail.
The new smoke stack for the city
water works has arrived and is now
being put in position.
Mr.. and Mrs P. Murphy and family
Of Winton, have returned from their
holiday visit in Duluth.
Miss Tena Western came up from
Duluth Saturday evening to spend
the Fourth in the city.
The Sheridan family are enjoying
Il visit from their cousins who arrived
from Milwaukee last evening.
Mrs. Peter Schaefer and children
left Friday morning for visit with
parents and friends at Soudan.
The culyert near the depot is being
repaired. The heavy rains of last
week completely washing it out.
The Fourth of July was nideal day
for celebration. The crowd at
Sandy Point was continuous all day.
Mrs. ?. r. Brownell and Master
Otto, departed this morning for a few
days visit in Two uarbors and Du-
luth.
Tower won the ball game on the
Fourth from Two Harbors but the
Two Harbors boys won the game the
day before,
Sam Aspegren is acting as editor
and ''chief push" at the MINER Office
during the absence Of the editor in
Wisconsin.
Fourth Of July accidents were quite
numerous. Several persons having
their fingers badly larcerated by can
non crackers.
Now is the time Of the year to paint
but its no use Of painting unless you
use first class paints. You can get
what you need at Gleason's
Protestant Episcopal church services
every Sunday at II a. N. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. All in Mat.
illa's hall. All are cordially invited to
attend.
A fishing party composed Of f L.
Cowen. A. j. Fenske and Jack Bed
ford made trip to Crab lake Satur-
day evening returning on the Fourth.
They report just enough fish for one
meal.
Miss Mabel Morrison returned Sat
urday evening from a. visit to Wis
consin. She was accompanied by her
cousin, Joe Morrison, who spent the
Fourth in the city, returning Tues
day morning.
There is no color llnea at Camp Alger,
as one the Tennessee volunteers found
to his s0rrO. Tie Baltimore Ameri-
can tells how this volunteer met a
colored officer, but made no move to
salute. Don't you salute officers in
your regiment?" asked the colored
man. sharply. The private stared at
the officer for a moment. then drawl-
ed: "All coons look alike TO me. .
He has been under arrest ever since,
awaiting court martial.
A local philosopher has discovered
the following solution Of the long dis
puted question, viz. (which is the
mother Of the chicken: The hen that
lays the egg, or the one that matches
it? He says the rule should be. where
it is OF any Importance, to have the
same hen do both Jobs and then there
can be no question as to the materni-
ty of the chicken. In case the patent
incubator process is used. the rule will
be a little different. Its this. When
the chicken is six months old. if it re-
sembleS hen most, the hen that laid
the egg is the mother. If itresembles
IN incubator most, the incubator is
the mother. This is an important
discovery. and we hope will settle the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-06
Hke S1stc Fair

A copy of the premium list of the
Minnesota State Fair for 1898 has been
received. MinneSota's State Fairs be-
ing carefully managed, and, as
ought TO be the case, is constantly
growing. II will be held September
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-06
Duiuth-Onnaha Line.

There is only one railroad from Du-
luth to Omaha, operating trains over
its own track all the way, THE
North Western Line" Omaha Ry).
Round trip tickets. on sale daily
5000. Call ON your local agent for
tickets and berth reservation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
WAR OR PEACE.

The court of inquiry about the
cause of the Maine explosion has
made their report and sent it to the
President, and he has transmitted il
to congress with no specific recon-
mendation. He has sent his ulti-
matum message to Spain. He fur
thermore states that he will see that
our food for the starving Cubans
will be given them upon humanita-
rian principles, not as a menace to
Spain. If Spain objects he will use
naval Intervention, such are the
state of affairs now, and it looks
very much like war. While we do
not favor war, yet we think that the
time is fully ripe for the United
States to free Cuba and get indem-
nifty for the destroying oru of vsseel'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA.

A distance of more than 400
miles lies between the Metropolis
Of that grand old state Iowa, and
Indlana's fair Capital. Bidding
good bye to loved ones at the de.
pot in little city of Newton, which
is thirty-five miles east of Des
Moines, and is the garden spot of
the Hawkeye State, borne by a
rapid characteristic of those iron
steeds, we were soon brought face
to face with the Father Waters.
Crossing that massive structure
which spans his mighty heart, we
cast a longing glance backward
to the dear State, whose soil we
had learned to ]oye, then glancine
up and down at the huge steam
boats ploughing this mighty river
we thought, thus are we plougine
tine waves Of the river of Time.
Leaving water and steamboats,
behind, we hasten on and the miles
and miles Of level land stretching
to the east, north, south of US, tell
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
GRAND ORCHESTRA
CONCERT.

Mrs. Frank Blagburn one Of
Des Moine's leading soprano sing
er has been engaged to sing in one
of Chicago Grand Orchestra con
cert on the 18th inst. where many
OF the leading musicians of the
white city, will take part in this
colcert, Mrs. Blagburn has for sew
eral years been identified with the
muscal circle Of our city, where
she Nas appeaed in a number of
concets, her many musical friends
will cqsider this a complimentary
acknowledgement of their rank as
musicinS Mrs. Blagburn will re-
main ovt sunday and sing at DR.. i.
RansomS church, we. was in error
in our st issue as to the date,
> she will . the guess of DR.. and
Mrs. Ransm. The DR.. was her
former paor at Springfield.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
BLAGBURN ELECTION

The vote at our late election
showed that our candidate, Mr..
Blagburn, was greatly scratched by
the republicans, and if 1t was not for
the democratic votes that was cast for
HIM he probably would have been
defeated. Why was this? What
reason had a true or sincere repub-
lican for such action? Was it be-
cause of his lack of qualification, or
character? No, it was not. 1t was
simply because he was a colored
man, and that only. A careful Pc
rusal of the vote shows that his
greatest scratches came from pre-
cincts where the ignorant foreign
element lived; also from the strong
holds of the A. P. A. of the East
Side, and precinct that last year
held the banner for gaining the lar
gest majority in the county-yet he
lost it. Think of it! Is that repub-
licanism? All the republican ma
jorities ranged from 1,1oo
to 5000, except Mr.. Blag-
burns, and his majority is only IS.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
P. l.. D. SOCIETY.
Harry w. Hughes.

But one shoe store in our Capitol
City can boast of having colored
man as a clerk, and that is the w.
Lr White Shoe Co., No. 500 WAL
nut, who carries one of the best and
largest line of shoes in our city. The
young man that works in his en-
ployment is Harry Hughes, who
was raised and educated in our city.
He is well liked, and has host of
friends among both races who are
proud of his progress: He gradu-
ated from the West Sld9 high school
last spring and Immediately entered
the employment of Mr.. White Shoe
Co., as a general man of all work,
but by his strict attention to business
and adoptability to learn, he now
understands the leather, grade, ma
king and selling of goods better than
the average shoe salesman. We
hope that our colored people will
appreciate Harry's promotion and
show your appreciation by trading
there, because all the clerks there
are nice sociable people, and we
think that Mr.. w. l.. White would
appreciate their patronage.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
COLORED TROOPS MAY
GO TO CUBA.

Washinton, March 29-By order
Gen. Miles, orders we're issued to-
day for the transfer of the Twenty
fifth Regiment of infantry to Dry
Tortugas. The fact that this reg
iment is made up Of colored troops
is reguarded as quite significant in
showing the purpose Of the war
department to concentrate the COLI
ored troops in the vicinity Of Cuba,
inasmuch as it is recognized that
the negro is better able to with
stand the Cuban climate than
white men. There are three other
colored regiments in the army,
with an aggregate strength Of over
1000. The movement will begin
in about two weeks, and the troops
on arriving at Tortugas will 90
into camp, there being no regular
barracks there for them. They
will be instructed in artillery prac-
tice.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01

The II. B. r. c. was entertained by
Mrs. l.. R. Palmer, March 81. A large
membership was present, and the pro-
gram was rendered with ardent zeal.
It has gone down in history that the
II. 3. S. is one of the oldest organlza-
ton among the kfro-American Women,
which means deeds, and not words.
Program for April 7th: Quotations
from Whittier; Biography Of Whittier,
Mrs. Dennie; Current Events, Mrs.
Hamilton; Paper, What does the Sue
cess of a Literary Club depend, Mrs.
Smith; Paper selected, Mrs. Cleggett;
'Orical, Ba sfeld and Wilburn; Critic,
Mrs. H. Fl. Lewis; entertained at Mrs.
A. O. Smith by Ada Lewis.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
OUR S. S. NORMAL.

To the teachers of the State Sunday
School Normal work of the St. Paul
District, of the A. M. E. church, greet
ing the allwise. God has brought us
through another eventful winter, and
to see the introduction of another
spring. Each season has its peculiur
events and duties, among those of the
latter is the annual convention of our
Normal and Sunday School workers,
which convenes at MuchakinoclS, May
Goth. In calling your attention to our
Normal work, l am snrry to say to you
that the work is greatly neglected this
year; partly think on the account of
it being new work, and partly on &C.
count of our inactivity and Indifferent
attitude towards it. The work is
itenerant moving from place to place
and hence it can not be centralized
and located as most schools are, in
which the Normal looses much of es-
termate which the populence puts upon
schools of the fixed class. Another
thing which has caused our Normal
to suffer is the immediate demand of
the local Sunday School for teachers.
The superintendent has class in
school without a teacher and he must
have one trained or not. He can not
wait, but the present rule of the
Normal is that, he can not get one
from its source for two years, and
there is conflict. The s. s. Normal
Of the state OF Iowa saw this defect and
has sought 9 remedy in adopting the
following plan: Il has . course Of
studies 50 nearly complete, that when
teacher or person has mastered them
it can meet this immediate demand of
the school with a competent teacher
It may take three, six or twelve
months, this will be governed by the
teacher. 1t has occurred to me that it
would be wise for our Normal to adopt
a plan simular to the above. Say 1st,
put all the questions OF the various
teachers on a printed slip with blank
space for answers. I'd ask just enough
questions out of each text book to give
the teacher in answering them fair
general knowledge of it's contents.
Sd have these printed and sent not only
to those teachers and other s. S. work.
ers who may be in attendance at the
S. S. convention, but to every one of
our S. S. within the St. Paul district,
with the appended request that each
pastor or superintendent form and
superintend a Normal class in his
and forward to the Normal faculty or
any portion of it, that may be desig-
mated. Blanks when filed out, and
name of the person filling the same;
which when passed upon by the faculty
and found to measure up with the stan
dard; tho students there in Normal
shall be furnished with an A. NJ. E.
S. S. Normal certificate or a diploma,
which shall entitle them to teach in
our s. S. In conclusion would be
glad to hear 'any suggestion that you
may make for the good of the work,
and ii this plan meets your approval
you will do me the kindness to inform
me by mail, hoping to hear from you
soon and to see you ere long, l remain
your co.laborer, in the Masters cause.
Rev. T. REEVES, President,
$50 West Ninth St.. Des Moines la.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01

Mr.. G. j.. Perry late Of Storm
Lake has move to our city, and
will be at home at SO west Third
street. Mr.. Perry is a Mechani>
cal and Electrical Engineer, he
has excepted a posion with the
Gibson-Tompkin electric Go. 51S
Locust street, he will have chrge
ofthe mechanical parts of the Go.
business. Mr.. Perry is an expert
and he comes in our midest not
only as master in all the detailes
of Engineering, he is a very pleas
ant gentleman to meet, we well
come all such men to our CITY,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
Wild Rose Coal Co. Lum>
$3.50. Fifth and Market. Phone
1919. .a --.sr
SCRIPTURE CAKE.

Cup of butter-Judges 5,-Verse rs
81 Cups of flour-1, Kings 4,Verse %
Cups Of fugar,-Jeremiah 6,-Verse 20
Cups raisins Il, Samuel 30,-Verse 12
2 Cups of Figs, Samuel ?O,-Verse ~
1 Cup of watcr,-Genesis 24,-Verse II
l Cup of Acknowledgements 43-Verse II
Eggs,-Isaiah 1O,-Verse IA,
Table spoonful of fhoney,-Exodus 16
Verse 81 f@ras "'.@.>aa
A Pinch of salt-Leviticus Verse 13,
Spices to taste,-1, Kings I0-verse 10,
Follow Solomon's advice for making
good boys Proverbs 23,-verse IA,
And you will have a good cake.
Miss Bertha Thomson.
Leon Iowa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
OsKALOOsA NEWS.

Mrs. Geo. Douglass and family re-
moved to Colfax last, Thursday. We
are sorry to loose these most excellent
people from our city. ssn,
T. Moore writes from Washington
that he will return TO Oskaloosa in
April to locate. y
r. 7. Hill has been greately incon-
venienced during the past two days by
a badly sprained hand, the result of q
fall.
Mrs. Jennie Burgess of Evans, was
in the city last Week in route to Mucha-
KNOCK, summoned by the serious ill
ness OF her sister, Mrs. Lizzie williams.
The Atro-Amercan protective As.
sociation donated two dollars toward
defraying the debt of the A. NJ. E.
church. a q ..... ss
Miss Lena Rhodes of Mucbakinock
was among Oskaloosa people last satur-
day. .-@
Mrs. Rosa Sample has been making
extensive Improvements to her property.
Attorney Geo. Woodson of Mucha-
KNOCK, went to Hiteman last Thursday
to transact business. ~ ~..,.s..a. -.
Observation-Disclosures Friday March
s5, at the home of ths brid in West Os-
kaloosa, Mr.. Geo. West to Miss Lue
Hegon, only the Immediate relatives
and friends We're present at the cer-
mony.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
HYDE PARK CHICAGO.

Mrs. JENNIE Mcdonald Of Indianapo-
lis, Ind, is visiting Mrs. Susan Hunter
at 6643 Rhodes avenue. Mrs. McDon-
aid is one of the charming Hoosier's
that visits our city every summer,
much to the joy of her many friends
here.
Mr.. }. NJ. Stewart of 5135 Lake ave-
nue. will leave on tomorrow evening
for Oberlin College.
Mrs. Stewart is going to put the fin
lshlng touches upon her now splendid
musical talent, as vocolist.
There is an Irish Afro. American war
gong on here, all on account of the
hyde Park mission having a St. Pat
rick's day Mr.. Golden one of our, Il
to do coal dealers denounced it as an
outrage upon the Negro race. Sham
rocksare flying vet.
Mrs. Rosie Alexander who has been
lying SO near to death, is improving
rapinly. Her case has been a most ex-
ceedlngly mystifying one to the physic-
lans, they are yet at loss to deter
min what her illness is. Mrs. Alexan-
der is with her sister, Mrs. Cora Robin
son 1888 Dearborn street.
Mrs Ida B. Wells-Barnett has been
spending great deal of time in Wash
ington, trying to show the president
why he should intervene in behalf of
Post Master Baker, of South Carolinr;
as well as Cuba. The president is
showing the same patience with both
question. In the meantime lynching
and starvation still goes on.
II. w. r
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
Darkest america.

One of the best colored comedy
companies on the road, is here now
playing at the Grand Opera house -
Darkest America. Its aim is to
show the home life among the COL
ored people of the south, with its
pecularities, antics, and humorous
sallies. They have a good colored
band, which does excellent playing.
They give a parade each day.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01

Geo. M. Metzagar the retiring
custodian of the State House ten
dered employees Of his department
with a banquet at the Savery last
Wednesday eveing, about th.rty
was seated at the banquet table,
H. H. Lewis was the only repre-
sentive Of his people, he was pown
for a toast and when his name was
call he did credit to the occasion
The employees presented NJ. Met
zagar with a past commando
badge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
BURLINGTON BRIEFLETS


A cold wave swept over Burlington
last Sunday. ....-...
Rev. Tolliver of Illinois spent Friday
and Saturday here.
Miss Eunlce Wilson is now agent for
the ''Life of Mrs. Willard
Miss Mary Brook was on the sick list
the first of the week. ...5... ..
Mr.. and Mrs, Peter johnson enter.
tanned at tea on the eth, Mr.. and Mrs.
). W. Mickey and daughter, Ethel.
Mr. John Ivy and Mrs. Peter King,
walked of with the cake at the Clover
Leaf Club entertainment last Thursday
evening. d..
MIR. John Simmons announces that
he will have plenty of melons for his
friends this season. -.a.M r
Jumbo Johnson's eye is somewhat
better, under the special care of du-
tifu] attendent.
There is some talk of organizing =
colored orchestra here. We hope it
will be carried out; as it is much .neea-
ed. "
Mr.. John Ivy and family spent suns
day afternoon at the Brooks resident
on South Hill. n
From the way the city election turn-
ed ed ont It is doubtful II our colored po4
liceman will be allowed to remain.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
Republicans Carried
The Straight Ticket. !.
1t was a Grand Republi:
can VictorV:
Blackburn Made a Good Run
Considering the Many Odds
he had to Contend with.

1t was grand republican victory.
Blagburn made good run consider
ing the many odds he had to con-
tend with. No city election was so
enthusiastic and hotly contested as
our city election held last Monday.
The democrats and a few weak and
narrow minded republicans tried to
defeat Mayor MacVicar and Frank
Blagburn, our only colored candi-
date for Market Master. Mr.. Mac
Vicar had the A. P. A. association
fighting him; and Mr.. Blagburn had
the foreign element, especially, fight
ing him; yet the old reliable repub-
licans paid no attention to the
whims of ignorance on account of
color, but voted the ticket straight.
We are glad of MacVicar's election
and hope that he may become Gov.
Shaw's successor. While we are
exceedingly glad of Mr.. Blagburn's
election, who is a worthy young
man in the right place and COM
pliment to the colored voters or Des
Moines, as it is the first colored
man that was ever elected for city
Office in Des Moines. 1t will open
new fields and aspirations for us;
1t will unite the races closer together
in business and politics. 1t will
show to our sister states who have
had colored men as representatives
in their legislatures that we are COM
ing. Let US continue to work to-
gether.
Below we give you the majority of
each candidate:
John MacVicar mayor. .121
J. e. Mershon, solicitor. ..2,1ss
B. O. Hanger, auditor. 3.477
A. b. Elliott, treasurer. .2,477
l.. I. Silvara. Judge. .2,71O
Geo. M. King, engineer. 2,127
Frank Blagburn, market master. . rs
+. A. French, assessor. .2,35S
Sid Foster, park commissioner. 3,7ls
J.G. Olmstead, alderman-at-large. ?, 14s
Jno. Loveridge, alderman-at-large 3, 495
John Mckay, alderman, 1st Ward GG2
j. P. Patrick, alderman I'd Ward. 554
W. G. Work, alderman Sd Ward. $50
VIM. Hall, alderman, 4th Ward, 90
Frank Bennett, alderman 5th ward 3l4
j. f. Johnston, alderman 9Th ward 35s
Geo. Richter, alderman, 7th ward 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01

A very beautiful reception was given
NV the Ladies' Afternoon club, at the
beautiful residence of Mr.. & Mrs. MASH
m Walker street, last Thursday even
ing. 1t was a surprise to Mr.. Mash' as
f. was his 31st birthday. A very large
crowd was present and good program
was rendered Dainty lunch was served
and all enjoyed themselves nicely as
the host and hostess understands no"
to entertain.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01

The Leader store is making a
spring cheap sale of magnificent
bankrupt stock of dry goods. Now
is the time to get good bargains.
Give them a call, No. 5o2 E. Locust
street.