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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-01
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

William Krupp is the name of the
first man in Boston who volunteered to
carry gun in the present war.
Cincinnati has been selected as the
place for holding the next annual meet
ing of the national charities and correc-
ton congress.
John Magee, the president of the Fall
Brook railroad. is only 20 years of age
and is the youngest railroad president
in this country.
Deweyville, new town in Clay coun-
ty, Kan, just laid out, is the first to be
named in honor of the hero of Manila
in the United States.
A temporary state organization has
been perfected by the Red Cross society
of California, which already embraces
all of the leading cities.
Ex-Secretary j. Sterling Morton has
accepted the craftsmanship of the none
tary congress to be held in connection
with the Omaha exposition.
Late oriental papers state that there
are many indications of rebellion in the
Yang-tse-Kiang valley, owing to the
unsettled Industrial conditions.
Capt. Michael G. Bauer, secret service
agent for Kentucky, dropped dead IN
front of the custom house at Louisville
from hemopSSage of the lungs.
Mayor Van Wyck, of New York, has
become so wearied of his position and
shows it so plainly that they have come
to refer to him as "his petulancy."
Advices received at Vancouver, B. c.,
tell of a very critical state of affairs in
the Samoan islands, where another ma
tive war is believed to be inevitable.
Secretary Day received dispatch
from Consul General John X. Gowdy at
Paris saying the French government
had issued decree removing the duty
from wheat.
Capt. NJ. N. Dyer, who commanded
the cruiser Baltimore in the Manila en-
gagement, will be congratulated and
given a sword by the city after which
his ship is named.
Paymaster General Stanton has rec
commended to Secretary Alger the ap-
pointment of IS additional paymasters
for the regular army in addition to the
20 now in theservice.
Capt. Duval, of the United States com
missary department, has made con-
tract with local bakeries in ST. Louis
for 100000 pounds of army crackers
This is equivalent to 10000 barrels OF
-four. On each will be printed the
words Remember the Maine"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-01
CONFIRMED.
Blanco Telegraphs Madrid that Cervera Is
Blockaded In the Harbor of
Santiago de Cuba.

Madrid, May 27.-General Blanco
cables from Havana that the torpedo
boat destroyer Terror, from Martin.
ique, has arrived at Fajardo, on the
east coast of Porto Rico. She intended
to go to San Juan, but found four
American warships cruising in front
of the harbor and changed her direc.
ton for Fajardo.
General Blanco's dispatch says that
Admiral Cervera's squadron is still at
Santiago de Cuba; that the bulk of
Admiral SIMPSONS squadron is block
aiding that port; that Commodore
Schley's squadron is watching the
Yucatan passage; that the American
vessels have left Cienfuegos and that
the American feet of blockaders re.
mains IN sight of Havana.
General Blanco says in his dispatch
that he opposed the departure of the
French steamer Lafayette with a car
go of coal, as the coal was required
for Spanish ships.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-01
Happenings of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and PO-
Iitical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
CONGRESSIONAL.

Proceedings of First Regular Session.
In the senate on the ed bill was intro
duced providing for a gradual increase in
the number of officers of the corps OF en-
gineers and the war revenue measure was
further discussed. In the house the SEN
ate bill providing for the payment of vol
unteers from their enrollm ent was passed,
as was also a bill providing that officers
NJ the regular army who may be made
staff officers in the volunteer service shall
not vacate their office in the regular army.
A bill was introduced authorizing the con-
struction of five first-class cruisers, ten
torpedo boats and Is torpedo boat de-
stroyers
The time was occupied in the senate on
the oath in discussing the war revenue
bill. In the house bills were passed for
the organization of the naval hospital
corps and to facilitate military trials for
small offenses.
An appropriation bill of IS, 49S, 4O5 to supply
deficiencies in pensions and for other pur-
poses was passed in the senate on the 25th
and the war revenue measure was further
considered. In the house bill was passed
granting certain lands to the territory OF
New Mexico for common school, college,
university, charitable institutions, public
buildings, irrigating and Rio Grande river
improvement purposes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-01
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Henry S. Foraker, father of Senator
j. B. Foraker, of Ohio, died at Hillsboro,
O., aged s3 years.
Gen. Henry Il. Jackson, minister to
Austria under President Buchanan AMI
to Mexico under Cleveland, died in Sa-
vannah, Ga.
In the Fifth Illinois district the peo-
Piles party nominated William League
for congress.
Indiana republicans renominated
George w. Steele for congress in the
Eleventh district, nominated G. W.
Cromer in the Eighth district and re-
nominated Charles Lands in the Ninth
district.
The democrats of the Eighteenth Hi
nois district renominated Thomas Nj
Jet for congress.
Gen. George w. Clark, an employe OF
the land Office, died at Washington. He
was colonel of the Thirty-third and
Thirty-fourth Iowa infantry in the
civil war.
The Arkansas republicans will hold
their state convention at Little Rock on
June 20.
In convention in indianapolis the In
diana prohibitionists nominated a state
ticket headed by Aaron Worth, of Jay
county, for secretary of state.
The Fifth district republicans in Min
nesota nominated Loren Fletcher fol-
congress for the fourth time by accla-
nation.
The republicans of the First district
of Indiana have renominated James NJ
Hemenway for congress.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-01
LATER.

The government arranges to employ
balloons in military operations.
Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts,
offered an amendment to the war rev.
enue bill proposing the annexation of
Hawaii.
The latest reports from Manila say
that quiet now prevails there.
Madrid learns that both Schley's and
SIMPSONS feet are off the south coast
of Cuba.
Over half of the troops just called
for will be placed with regiments al.
ready organized.
Reported that in battle between
the Spaniards and insurgents near
Cienfuegas, the Spaniards were routed
and 800 killed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-01

Sir John T. Gilbert, the historian of
Ireland, died in London. He was born
in Dublin in 1929.
Michael Davitt writes that Ireland is
with America in its struggle for Cuba,
and that there is no prospect of Eu-
ropean coalition in favor of Spain.
In the Spanish senate the cabinet an
nounced that steps were being taken
looking to the fitting out OF privateers.
Thirteen miners were killed by an ex-
plosion of fire damp in colliery near
Mons, Belgium ..
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-01
Field Uniforms of the Army.

Washington, May 27.-Gen. Miles has
issued an order prescribing field uni
forms for the army as follows:
The color of the facings of the uniform of
the several arms of the service will be as
follows:
General officers and officers of the gener-
al staff corps and departments, dark sky
the line).
Infantry, light sky blue (color of the
trousers Of the enlisted mem.
Artillery, scarlet.
Engineer troops, scarlet piped with white.
Post quartermaster's sergeant. white
piped with buff.
Ordnance troops. crimson piped with
white.
Post commissary sergeant, white piped
with cadet gray.
white.
Hospital corps. emerald green.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-01
ROYAL Arcnnunl.

Cleveland, o., May pa new method
of levying assessments was adopted
Thursday by the supreme council of the
Royal Arcanum. 1t provides for an
emergency fund of about $500, 900 year
and does away with the cutting down of
certificates in amount year by year
after the holders reach the age of 90
years. Each of the 10000 members
will also pay yearly assessment of so
cents to meet the running expenses.
The present officers were reelected,
with few minor exceptions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-01
MARKETS..
Minneapolis, May 81

Minneapolis, May 81.
Wheat-No. l northern, 81. So to 1.54;
No. 2 northern, $1.34 to 1.35; July,
$1.47
Corn-No. 8, Sac.
Oats-No. 3 white, 80 to 3019c.
Cattle-Steerssl p$S.75 to 400; cows,
1925.
Sheep-Muttons, IS. 10 to 8. so; lambs
$4.25.
Butter-Creamery, extras, 16 to TIC
creamery, firsts, IA to 15c; dairy, fancy
ii to 15c; dairy, choice, ID to lac.
Poultry-Turkeys, z to &c; spring
ohiclxanS z To &C.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-01
FOREIGN.

The mutterings of the people through
out Spain are becoming ominous, and
the government officials think crisis
near at hand. A bread famine is be-
ginning.
The second trial of Emile lola, on
charges of criminal libel against the
members of the Esterhazy court-mar'
tial, was opened in Versailles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-01
WAR NEWS.

Three rumOrS were current IN the
navy department with reference 10 the
Spanish fleet. One was that Sampson
had arrived off San tiago and had found
the Spanish fleet still there. The sec
ond rumor was that the Spanish fleet
had once more escaped and was head
ing to the Windward islands or the
more northern group OF Leeward
islands, and the third was that Admiral
Sampson had met Cervera and de-
stroyed the Spanish fleet.
Prize money for Simpsons fleet &C
cruing from captures made will reach
$75O,O0O, of which sum Admiral Samp-
son will receive S150,000.
The battleship Oregon arrived at
Jupiter, on the east coast of Florida.
1t was officially announced at the
navy department that no report had
been received from Admiral Sampson
or Commodore Schley of an engage
ment with the Spanish fleet, and that
the department was not in receipt OF
any official informa ton on the subject.
It is believed that the Spanish fleet is
in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and
ludU lie VI al Ooih poOf
and Commodore Schley are guarding
the entrance to that harbor to prevent
its escape.
Admiral Dewey cables Washington
officials that he is maintaing a strict
blockade at Manila. Foreign residents
were fleeing 10 Cavite to gain protection
of the American fleet, fearing an out
break on the part of the Spanish sol
diers.
All the telegraph cables through
which Madrid could get tidings from
Cuba have, with one exception, been cut.
A Spanish spy captured on the steam
ship Panama has been identified as
Lieut.. Sobral, formerly Spanish naval
attache at Washington.
Lieut.. Meyler, U. S. A., completed
planting the mines in San Diego harbor
and the entire channel is now pro-
tected.
Persons arriving at Kingston, ia
maica, from Havana declare that Cuba
is able to resist only one month longer,
owing.to scarcity of provisions.
Three transport ships sailed from San
Francisco for the Philippines with $500
men and ammunition and supplies for
one year.
Madrid officially reports that Cervera
and his fleet are at Santiago de Cuba,
and that an American (Schley's) squad
ron is patrolling the entrance to the
bay.
The administra ton has decided on an
immediate military invasion of Puerto
Rico and Cuba.
Simpsons fleet of ironclads was of
Havana in position to lombard the city,
and had received detailed instructions
and was prepared to pave the way for
the landing of the military expedition
for the invasion of Cuba.
President Mckinley issueda proelama-
ton calling for $4,000 more volunteers
This will make the total army strength
regular and volunteer, 100000.
Spain sent note inviting the powers
to protest jointly against the blockade
of Cuba, but no replies were received.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-01
DOMESTIC.

Thomas Speer shot his wife and then
himself at Cincinnati in a fit of jeal-
ousy.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 23d was: Wheat,
23,OS5, 900 bushels; corn, 19,504,0 900 bush
els; oats, Sal 900 bushels; rye, 1,44S,-
600 bushels; barley, $4,000 bushels.
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it--so difficult that it will probably be
wrecked in its performance.
SILVER DECLINING.

An examination of the con-
LESSONS of faith put forth ty
the various political conventions
THAT have been held this year makes 1t
very clear that the INTEREST in free silver
has greatly declined. Three years ago no
political convention in the west, Republic
can or Democratic, but felt 1t
necessary to say '.good word" for sill
yer. Even the conventions that rejected
free coinage did so in half tapologetio
way, as if they felt guilty Of turning
their backs on dear friend. The "turn.
ing down" was generally accompanied by
protestations of deepest affection for the
white metal, great many tears of regret
that more couldn't be done for it, and
some very solemn promises that at the
first opportunity silver should be promoted
to an equality with gold. There has been
very little of this sort OF thing In Repub.
Iican conventions this year. Even in
mining states like Montana and Idaho
the Republicans have been able to endorse
the St. Louis platform without any
apologies or expression of regret, while
in many of the States they have been able
to endorse legislation calculated to keep
silver sin dishonor" as monetary metal
indefinitely, not only without any objec-
ton from the masses, but with their posi-
tive approval. So far as Republicans are
concerned it may fairly be said that there
has been practically complete recovery
from the silver mania. There are still
sporadic cases of the disease to be met
among people who profess to belong to
that party, but it has ceased to be either
epidemic or endemic.
OF course the recovery in the Democrat
ic party has been far less general and
complete The disease ragged much more
violently there and secured a much frmer
grip. In the west there are few signs of
recovery at all Even as far east as Chica-
for Bryan and free silver as ever. Y ct
in some sections of the country there
has been marked abatement of the dis
ease even among the Democracy. In New
Jersey there seems to have been almost
complete recovery on the part of .rthe ma
jority, and in New York and Connecticut
the disease has taken on a mild form.
The Democrats of neither of these states
have followed their New Jersey brethren
to the extent of positively repudiating the
Chicago platform, sbut they have ref used
to give it any positive Endorsement, and
the most they have been willing to do for
silver is to declare their adherence to
Jeffersonian bimetallism.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-01
HEBRON ACADEMY.

The Hebron football squad is working
hard under the coaching Of "Giant"
Brooks of Colby '9s. With nine old play
els and an abundance of new material
Hebron should have team hard to beat.
The team will probably line up as fol-
lows: At right end will be seen Oldham
'aS whose work for the past three years
has been gilt edged and who without
doubt is one of the best ends in the state.
At right tackle will be seen Andrews
'99. This is his second year and he is
man of great strength and courage. He
weighs TO and is very stocky. Hussey
1905 will probably ill right guard. He
played substitute last year and won the
admiration Of his school by his display of
''sand" all the season. broken nose or
o sprained leg never Keeps him from prac
tice. At left end "sBaby" Whitman will
surely be seen. He weighs 100 and under
stands the game thoroughly.
We think that no school in the state
can boast of two such ends as Whitman
and Oldham.
At left tackle. Holt will hold his posit-
ion which he filled so we'll last year He
is willing earnest player and is in every
game. His weight is ITO.
"Cute'' Keene, 1900, who has played
c0uC6r IOr Gle peSU TWO years Will play tu
left guard this year and with his 30
pounds, his knowledge of the game and
his extreme agility he will work havoc
with some of the opposing teams
Akers '99 and substitute last year, will
be seen ct center. lie is strong lively
player weighing 1853 and follows tie ball
with an earnestness which means much
for the team.
Morton '99 will play at quarter as he
did last year and will add much to the
strength of the team as he Is without
doubt the best quarter Hebron has ever
had. He weighs 80.
Small '9a, the captain, will play full
back. He weighs ITO and has had two
year experience at that position.
Webb '98, Taylor, Fuller ana Bowman
are all trying for half back positions and
it Is impossible to tell at present which
will make it as they are evenly matched
and are working hard for the position.
Emery 1900, Roberts 1900 and York '02,
Huitt '99, Pettingill 1900 are all trying
hard for places and are making the old
men work hard for their positions.
The Hebron manager is trying hard to
arrange game with Thornton TO be
played in Portland but but finds it rather
hard work as his letters are not answered.
Games have been arranged with Mich
OILS Latin, Kents Hill, Bates I'd. Water
vile High and Coburn, and negotiations
are under way with Bangor, Portland
and ssBowdoin I'd.
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"We adhere steadfastly to the principles
and pelioies of Jeffersonian Democracy !"
The is all that the New York Democrats
had 10 say il regard to national questions
Whether they are for free coinage or
against it they preferred not to say. The
failure to endorse the Chicago platform
may be interpreted as opposition to free
coinage. or it maybe held to mean simply
that the party managers thought any
definite expression of.opinion about that
platform would ALLEVIATE some voters
and SO concluded to keep still altogether
TIE failure TO mention the Chicago deliv-
GRANGE does, however, signify that the sill
yer sentiment is much Eless strong in the
party in the Empire state than In the
West a silver resolution could not have
been kept cut of the ii Ohio or Illinois
Democratic platform.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-01

A large majority Of the voters of Canada
who expressed any opinion upon the
manufacture and sale of! liquor in the
Dominion and its Importation from any
other country, declared that these things
should 10 longer be permitted. But less
than one half the people took enough
interest in the. So bject. to express an opin-
ion either way. The vote &C.
complishes nothing unless it is supple
mented by legislation, and there is moth
ing In it that makes 1t obligatory on the
part Of Parliament to take notice of 1t.
though of course the submission of the
question implies to certain extent will
ipgness to be guided by the answer given
There has been a suspicion, however, that
the question WAS submitted more because
of an ante-election promise by Mr. Lauri-
or than because of any deep desire ON the
part Of the government to put prohibit
tory law upon the statute book and there
has undoubtedly been feeling in the
Dominion that if the government could
find any plausible excuse for ignoring the
vote of the people it would gladly avail
itself Of it. Perhaps that excuse may be
found in the smallness of the vote, which
will enable the government to say that
the majority of the people have not asked
even indirectly for legislation. If. how
ever. the government should conclude to
mandate it has very difficult task before
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CITY OF PORTLAND.
Proposals for Tearing Down
the Park School House.

PROPOSALS will be received at the office of
L the Mayor until Thursday, Oct. 10, at p M
street school house. All bricks and stone
work to be cleaned and piled up under the
direction of the Committee on Public Build
in S. The boilers to be removed from the
cellar to place designated by the committee
and housed over; the above to remain the
property of the city. All other material is to
be the property of the contractor. and must be
taken away before Jan. /, 1899. The right is
reserved to reject any OR all bids not deemed
for the best interests of the city. MS
CHARLES Fl. RANDALL Mayor.
sep3O dtd
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HIGH SCHOOL.

The present members Of the Portland
High School Cadets and those intending
to become members had meeting yes
terday afternoon at the High school.
The members of the class of '97 and '9S
of the Portland High school inspected
rooms J and N yesterday afternoon. In
the Shakespeare room large bust Of
Shakespeare has been placed andsboth
rooms have been fitted in Shakespeai can
decorations by the mem bers of the classes.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-01

Inc average New York Independent ia
in sad predicament. He cannot sup
port Roosevelt because he is "Platt's
man" a1d he cannot support Van Wyok
because he is Cookers man." and it is
mere ohtld's play for him to nominate
and vots forIa candidate of his own. Per.
haps the best thing for him to do is to re-
tire from politics for this year.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-01

To be reformer in China is dangerous
business. The Emperor tried it and now
he is very sick with strong probability
thas ne viii Gle. The head of the Chinese
foreign efiice tried it and hereafter his
permanent residence will be in Chinese
Turk.stan.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-01

Ex-senator Hill went to the Democratic
convsaSion breathing fierce threats of
what lie was going TO do il Tammany un-
dertook TO ride rough shod over the rural
Democracy. Tammany did this very
thing, and now Hill roars as gently as a
sucking dove. He will turn to Boss
Croker and support the ticket.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-01

Bonds and coupons of the
Security Company,
Series Id, and coupons from
Series Il, ansl1 Series u bonds,
due October list, 1S9S, will be
paid upon presentations, On and
after that date, at the Office Of
WOODBURY. & lIOULTON.
sep2sfw Municipal Security Co
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-01

Tbs New York Tribune hears that Van
Wyck vas very angry when he heard of
his nomination and denounced it as O
Croker trick. Furthermore he intimated
very plainly that he should decline. But
after Croker has seen him he will prob
ably change his mind.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-01

SATURDAY, OCTOBER
1t won't assist Col Bryan.in getting
we'll to see the pivotal states turning their
backs on the Chicago platform.

Tho Massachusetts Democracy will
probably stand by Bryan and free silver.
But the Massachusetts Democracy are a
very fssbIe folk.