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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
FOREIGN.

Isabelle Artacho, the rival of Aguin-
aldo, has issued manifesto calling on
the people of his province to lay down
their arms and support the United
States. He denounces Aguinaldo and
declares he is betraying his people.
Admiral Dewey in dispatch from
Trieste says he expects to arrive in New
York October 1.
The report that Paul Kruger had re-
signed as president Of the Transvaal
was untrue.
San Salvador has passed law pro-
hibiting the meetings of the order of
Freemasons.
The defalcation of the cashier and
paying teller for $4,000 caused the
Villa Marie bank, one of the oldest in
situations in Montreal, to suspend.
The transport Sherman sailed from
Manila for San Francisco with the Cali
fornia troops on board.
The mayor and sheriffs Of Southamp-
ton, England, paid an official visit to
the United States school ship Saratoga
and were cordially entertained by the
commander and officers.
Gen. Ulises Herreaux, president of
san Domingo, was assassinated at Moca
by Ramon Coceros.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04

Fifty houses were burned at Marien-
burg. Prussia. One of them was built
in the fourteenth century.
Gen. Hall drove Gen. Malabar's gar
rison of 800 Filipinos out of Calam ba
after sharp running fight, breaking
the north and south line of communi-
cation of the insurgents of southern
Luzon. The expedition was under the
supervision of Gen. Lawton. The loss
to the United States forces was four
killed and IL wounded.
A hurricane in Japan destroyed lis
houses and killed over 100 persons in
the districts of Dye, Itano and Kito-
more.
The natives of Kusale island, of the
Caroline group, which was recently
sold to Germany by Spain. have made
formal application to be taken under
American protection.
B. II. Howell, the American oarsman.
won the Wingfield silver SOULS and the
amateur championship of the Thames
in London.
The steamers Kermilie and Dimi,ri
collided on the Volga river near Mini
Novgorod, Russia, and the Dimitri
sank, causing the loss of lis lives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
Brief Notes.

The Wentworth Lumber
Company of Cloquet has bought for
$4,000 one section of pine land in sec
ton 81, township So and range Is. The
pine will be sawn at Cloquet.
The house occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
O'Brien, at North Mankato, was set on
fire and burned during the night. The
inmates escaped only by jumping out
of the window.
No ore will be mined this year on
state lands, and all the money to be
received on royalties has now been
paid in. There are but two opened
mines on state land, Oliver and Min
newas. The latter has been idle since
1898 and is likely to SO remain some
time longer.
A woman giving her name as Mamie
Brown was found masquerading in
mans clothing at the Lafayette hotel,
at Moorhead. She was arrested, fined
$40 and ordered out of town.
While operating mower in the hay
field, A. w. Smeezing, of Metre Grove,
Stearns county, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed.
r. M. Evans, of the Evans house,
Faribault, was robbed about midnight
of about 500. The back doors of the
hotel were open all night, and the
theft was perpetrated by some one
who knew Evans habits and the ways
of the hotel.
Ham Sing, Chinese convict at tht
prison, died of typhoid fever He was
received at the prison eight years ago
from Moorhead in company with Ham
Hong, another Chinarnan, to serve %
years for murder in the second degree.
They killed Chinaman, and it was
generally understood that they were
members of the California highbinders
association.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
Bold Robbery.

Late at night the Milwaukee depot
at Faribault was enterei by four
masked men who covered TIE night OPP
orator, Ed. Erickson, will revolvers.
He was making out his reports when
he was startled by revolter held at
his head from the outside through the
window by one of the ROBBERS, who
told him to hold up his haids, which
order was complied with In the
meantime three other men Uttered the
office door and proceeded to rob the
money drawer, from which they Sc
cured $S7.19. They also had intended
to rob the safe, as they werewolf sup
piled with tools for that llindof work,
but were probably frightened away.
After the money was secured from the
cash drawer the robbers Locked the OPP
orator in box car. A little later a
freight train came in and the conductor
soon saw that things wele wrong.
After searching for a short time the
operator was found.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
TERRIBLE FATE OF A NEGRO.
After Being Hanged and Shot His
Body Is Cut to Pieces by
Georgia Mob.

Atlanta, Ca, July &c. A special
to the journal from Crimson, Ca, says:
Charles Mack, the leader of the gang
that has been robbing and raping in this
vicinity, was lynched at Saffold, and
his body cut into hundreds of pieces.
Mack, after being identified, was taken
to the big oak tree near the Ogletree
home on which Sammins met his death,
and strung up. AS his feet left the
ground hundreds of shots from the
mob were fired into his body. After he
was dead he was taken down and his
body cut into small pieces and distrib-
uted among the mob, which numbered
two or three hundred.
Mack is the man who led Sammins
into the Ogletree home, and, after rob-
bling the inmates, assaulted Mrs. Ogle-
tree in her husbands presence.
Houston, Tex, July 26.-Some two
weeks ago negro was lynched in
Grimes county. Monday night church
at Fuqua Prairie was burned by an in
cendiary. Suspicion fell OF John and
Randall Hamilton, negroes. The latter
was first found, and with O rope around
his neck he confessed that John burned
the church. John was found at his
home, and his answer to a demand for
surrenderwas a volley Of buckshot, Van
Wright being fatally wounded, and
Tuck Moody Slightly injured. The ne
gro escaped badly wounded, but was re-
captured Tuesday at noon, and at once
strung up. No further trouble is ex-
Dected
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
The New York Strikes.

New York, July 26. = The clothing
workers, freight handlers, newsboys'
and messenger boys strikes gained
Roadway Friday. Leader Pines, of the
Brooklyn trolley strikers, issued a
statement to the effect that the troll
ley strike was still on. The striking
tailors of the East side swelled their
numbers to 5000. Nearly 5000 were out
in the afternoon, and several mass meet
ings were held at night. Three thou
sand more men are expected to quit
work in Brooklyn this week
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
A Big Oil Mill.

There is promise that Minneapolis
capitalists, among them w. b. Doug
las, G. F. Piper and II. T. Brett will
soon build big linseed oil mill, the
cost to be in the neighborhood of $685.
600. The plant will be located at Mid
way and will have a greater capacity
than all the other mills in Minneapolis
combined. The mill will consume from
2,5OO, 900 to 100000 bushels of fiaxseed
annually. The elevators will be able
to handle 10000 bushels day and
there will be five steel storage tanks
for seed, each with capacity of 10O,-
600 bushels. All the machinery will be
of the latest design and it is thought
that the new company when it begins
to manufacture will be able to produce
oil and oil cake cheaper than the oil
trust mills Employment will be given
to 100 men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
Kentucky Populists Meet.

Frankfort, KY, July 2S.-The popu-
list state convention Thursday named
a full state ticket John G. Blair, of
Nicholas county, was nominated for
governor by reclamation. The platform
adopted indorses Wharton Barker, of
Philadelphia, for president and Igna-
thus Donnelly, of Minnesota, for vice
president. 1t reaffirms the former pop
ulist national platform and declares in
public institutions as a means of stamp
ing out trusts. emphasizing the govern
ment ownership of railroads.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
A RULER ASSASSINATED.
President Heureaux of San Domingo
Killed at MOca-His
Career.

Fort De France, Island of Martinique,
July 27.-Gen. Ulises Heureaux, presi-
dent of the Dominican republic, was
assassinated at Moca, Santo Domingo,
at half past four o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. The name of the murderer
is Ramon Caceros. He succeeded in
making his escape, but an energetic
pursuit was at once begun.
Washington, July 2s.-The state de-
partment has received confirmation of
the death of the president of San
Domingo in the shape of the following
dispatch from the United States consul
at Porto Plate:
president Heureaux assassinatel."
Consul Reed. at San Domingo, also
confirms the report, but neither gives
any details.
The official confirmation of President
Heureaux's death was communicated
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
Want More Pay,

Milwaukee, July 28.-A special from
Ironwood, Mich, says 500 miners en-
ployed in the big Norrie mine, owned
by the Oliver Mining company, have
made demand for an increase in wages
amounting to about 20 per cent. The
company is given three days to con-
slider the proposition. The company
claims that the men agreed to ask for
no further raise for year when their
last raise was given in December. 1t
is thought an agreement will be
reached without any trouble. 1t is said
the miners are taking advantage of a
scarcity of men. In all, 1900 men are
employed in the Norrie.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
The Crops.

U. S. Department of Agriculture
Climate and crop bulletii of the
weather bureau-Minnesota lection.
There have been no rains Turing the
week except very light showers in the
extreme north on the 21st md 22d and
elsewhere on the night IF the 23d.
The temperatures have ben high, es-
pecially in the daytime, when the
thermometer reached 90 degrees or
higher, on nearly every day of the
week, in the state. Tht dry, warm
weather has been very faprable to the
corn and potatoes; for fnishing the
hay, rye and winter wheel in the CEN
trail and southeastern counties; for the
cutting of barley and fol the rye har-
vest in the southwest. laying has adj
vanced to the northern counties, and
further south an excellelt crop as re-
CARDS both quality and Quantity is be-
ing secured. A few field of rye have
been threshed with good yields. The
winter wheat area is smaller than
when the crop was seeed, owing to
winter killing, but theyield of the
present area promises well. Early
barley is ripening rapidll as far north
as Norman county; late hrley is poor
in the extreme north and the berry is
somewhat colored in tlH southeast:
some pieces of rye and barley have
been threshed with atisf.ctory yields.
Oats are ripening rapidly!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
FOWr Hanged.

Baltimore, Nd, July 29.-Upon one
scaffold, and simultaneously, four ne
groes were hanged at GAS a. m, in the
Baltimore city Jail yard. Three of the
men, Cornelius Gardner, John Myers
and Charles James, paid with their
lives for criminally assaulting Annie
Bailey, a 13-year-old negress, while
Joseph Bryan, the fourth member of
the quartette, killed Mary Pack, a
negress with whom he had lived.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
Assures Italy of Justice.

Rome, July 27.-An official commu-
nication says that the United States
secretary of state, Mr.. John Hay, has
instructed the American embassy to
assure the government of Italy that
the United States will adopt every le-
gal measure warranted by the facts
to insure justice in the Tallulah at
fair. The communication adds that
Secretary Hay expressed to the Italian
charge d'affaires at Washington the
regret of President Mckinley for the
deplorable occurrence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Lacking but few days of log years,
Mrs. Catherine Dillon died at Bris-
toll, Pa.
Rev. DR.. Thomas J. Sawyer, a noted
Universalist writer and educator, died
in Boston, aged 95 years.
Kentucky democrats opposed to the
nomination of William Goebel for gov
ernor will meet in Lexington August 2
to nominate another candidate.
The populist state convention at
Frankfort, KY, named full Etate tick
ct, headed by John G. Blair, of Mich
olas county, for governor. The plat
form indorses Wharton Barker, Phila-
delphia, for president. and Ignatius
Donnelly, of Minnesota, for vice presi-
dent.
Lottie Fowler, who 25 years ago was
famous spiritualistic medium. as
well known in Europe as in America,
died in New York
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
His Fifth MURDER.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 27.-Sherif
w. F. Pierce, of Kirkwood, K coun-
ty, Oklahoma, has arrived here to
take Clyde Mattox, who is to stand
trial for murder. Pierce says that the
crime for which MattoX has been held
to answer now is the fifth murder. He
was pardoned once by President Cleve-
land and once by President Mckinley.
Mattox will be shackled and no chance
given him to escape
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
MARKETS.
Minneapolis, MINI

minneapolis, MIMI, July 20.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, 69@7Oc;
No. northern, es@69c; Sept. 675Sc.
Oats-No. 3, white, 24c.
Corn-No. 8, SOC.
Cattle-Steers, $3.75@4.0O; cows So. 20
@3.50.
Sheep-Muttons, $3.50; lambs, SIS. rs.
Hogs-$3. 40@3.S0.
Butter-Creamery, extras, 16@17c;
creamery, firsts, 14@15c; dairy, fancy,
14915c-
Poultry-Turkeys, s@1oc; spring
chickens, 12c.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
Was a "Fake.o

indianapolis, Ind, July 2S.-A spe-
cial to the Sentinel from Spencer, Ind,
says: The Wolfangel murder that was
reported near Denmark, this county, is
a fake. The man did threaten to kill
his family, but was arrested. and has
been in Jail here since last Sunday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
PRESIDENT HEUREAUX.

to the president at Lake Champlain by
the state department and the following
cable message was sent by his direc-
ton:
Lake Champlain, via Washington, July
N.-His Excellency, Wenaslao de Figuereo.
President of the Dominican Republic, San
to Domingo: In the name of the American
people and in my own L offer to your eX-
cellency and the Dominican nation most
sincere condolences by reason of the death
of President Heureaux.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
Wenaslao is the officer next in line to
President HeureauX and succeeds to the
Office of president.
Ulysses Heureaux, the late president of
Santo Domingo, was born about 1888. Lit
tie is known of his early life except that
he was a power in the politics of the little
West Indian republic when he was young
man. His first real prominence was at
tanned during the war with the Spaniards
in 1866, when he commanded the Santo
Domingo army. After the cessation of
hostilities he became very prominent in
politics. He held several positions of trust
and honor, and finally, in 1882, he was elect
ed president. He served one term. In
1887 he again was placed in the presidential
chair, and has been elected continuously
ever since. HeureauX faced dozens of rev.
olutions during his long period of Office
holding, but he always came out victori-
ous
Fort de France, July 29.-The funeral
services over the remains of President
Heureaux, which took place at Santiago
de Las Caballeros at five o'clock Thurs
day evening, were attended by large
number of people, and were conducted
with great solemnity. The body, which
had lain in state throughout the day,
was buried in the cathedral. The gov
ernor of the province superintended the
public mourning. Thursday, through
out the island, cannon were fired hour
ly and flags were placed at half mast
on all public buildings. The govern
ment has issued decree ordering a
period of national mourning for nine
days.
The city of Santo Domingo is in a
state of great unrest and business is
entirely suspended. The people fear
an outbreak. Thursday night band
of armed men attacked Moca, where
President Heureaux was killed, and
fired number of shots. 1t is reported
that the forces supporting the assassin
have been augmented considerably.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
Ordered to Santo Domingo.

Washington, July 30. = Secretary
Long has issued orders detaching the
cruiser New Orleans from the North At
lantic squadron at Newport and direct
ing her to proceed at once te Santo Do
mingo city. Orders were issued also
to the Machias, now at st. Thomas, to
proceed to the same port via San Juan
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
Fifty Houses burned.

Berlin, July GA great fire ragged
Wednesday at Marienburg, in west
Prussia. Fifty houses were destroyed.
The buildings destroyed include the
rathhaus, which was built in the four
tenth century, and II historical houses
built over arcades, in the Italian style,
in the market place. The loss will
amount to several million francs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
Mill in Ashes

Winona, Mimi, July 26.-The flour
mill of the Davis Milling company at
Gainesville. Wis, was totally destroyed
by fire Friday night. Loss, 100000; in
sured for one-third value. The fire is
thought to have been caused by the
explosion of dust.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
Perish in q gur.f.e Town.

Guthrie, o. T., July 29.-The town of
Kale, having population of 500, in
Day county, was destroyed by fire
Thursday night. Henry Johnson and
Richard Salms were burned to death
The loss is $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
Fatal Mine Disaster.

Hazleton, Pa, July 2s.-By an ex-
plosion of gas at the colliery of Cox
Brothers & Co., at Derringer, ten miles
from here, at noon Thursday, one man
was killed and six seriously burned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07

of the letter and spirit of the law. four
hundred thousand names were added to
the pension roll of the Republic and to
which no objection was heard for years
after it's PRONUNCIATION.
''I2esoIved. This encampment re-
spectfully represents that the practice
in the pension bureau in barring widow
claimants who have an income of $96
a year, is not warranted by the terms
of the law and4we warmly endorse the
recommendation of the commissioner
of pensions to successive secretaries of
the interior that the limitation be in
creased to $3.50 a year.
Resolved That the commander in
chief appoint a committee of five COM
rades to present to the president a GER
titled copy of the action of this national
encampment with an expression of our
earnest desire for justice only to our
disabled comrades and the widows and
orphans of our dead under the letter
and spirit of the law.
Resolved, That this committee is
hereby authorized and directed in the
may not be accorded by the admins
trative officers of the government to
present to congress a request for the
amendment of the law in such form as
to make certain the true intent of the
statute as we believe it can be con-
strued as herein presented
The report was signed by r. B.
Brown, J. W. Burst, John Palmer and
Charles Clark Adams. The committee
as suggested in the report was appoint
ed consisting of the four signers of the
report together with General Daniel E.
SickleS of New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
IT IS FIXED.
Bosses Have Said What They
Want Out of Fusion.

John Breidenthal for governor; Sam
Amidon of Wichita for attorney gen
eraI and Glenn Fairchild for congress in
the Seventh district, is a part of the
fusion deal fixed up by the Democratic
and POpulist politicians for next year.
This clears the atmosphere in the
Seventh district and paves the way for
Jerry Simpson to make his fight for the
position of United States senator to
which he now aspires. Simpson has
about decided to keep out of the con-
gressiOnal trouble, help his friends and
in turn receive their support for the
senate. He is in sympathy with the
Breidenthal boom for governor because
the election of BreidenthaI would re-
move from the field his most dangerous
opponent for the senate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
AN EYE OPENER.
Heavy Taxpayer Tells Why He
Will Vote For City Hall.

''I pay $1,000 in taxes every year."
said L. Blackman today, and 1 tell all
the men who work for me that if I am
willing to vote for the city hall they
ought to be. 1 do not believe in coer-
ciOn and have made no attempt to
cOerce any of the men I employ but 1
have given them to understand that 1
think it is to their interest as we'll as
mine to vote for the proposition next
Saturday.
1T would be the worst thing that
ever happened to Topeka to defeat this.
1t would be years before we would re-
cover from the effects. Here we are,
the capital of the state and the best
city in Kansas and what kind of a
light would it put US in to refuse to
build an auditorium?
Big conventions won't come here
now for we have no place to house
them. If we had a good auditorium we
would get most of the large gatherings
in the state, for this is the natural
place for them to meet.
If this proposition is defeated I
would not serve on any committee to
secure public gatherings. 1 would not
have the nerve to face any convention
or meeting and ask the delegates to
come to Topeka. They would say: You
are a nice lot. You had an opportunity
to build an auditorium and refused to
do it 1t would be foolish to vote to go
to your town when you have said you
did not want us
4 cannot understand why any one
should stand in his own light. 1 am in
favor of progress
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
HIS HANDS ARE TIED.
Pension Commissioner Evans Says
He Administers Laws as
He Finds Them.

Philadelphia, Sept. III Clay Evans.
commissioner of pensions. in speaking
of the pension question today, said In
part:
This great question is one about
which much has been written and said
in the past so presume the future viii
be productive of much discussion L
am a believer in the generous giving or
pensions to the defenders of this nation
and it is my duty as an officer to ad-
minister the laws as laid down by con-
gress. In the year 1878 the amount
paid in round numbers was $26. 800 600.
new laws were enacted and in the year
1881 the law known as the 'arrearages
act was put into practice so that in
1889 there were paid for pensions Ss8.-
100000 and in 1890, June y. the New
law as it is known, was passed and
during the next three years, 81 '92 and
49, there were over 500,0 900 names added
to the roll and in 1898 the amount paid
for pensions was almost S157. GOO 600.
In the 1899 the average pension under
the same law is s165.T0 or about % per
cent higher. This is accounted for by
reason of increased stability. provision
for which increased payment was made
in the act of 1890.
1T becomes my duty to administer
the laws as congress makes them
admit there are inequalities in pen
sioning and ] have pointed out some
of those in my annual reports and 7
will take great pleasure in commend
ing to congress legislation that VIII
correct such. am anxious that the
soldiers should be treated to the full
generosity of this great nation. The
laws are also so indefinite in some
cases, especially as to widows pension
under the act of June p. 1890 And T
trust this can be corrected By am
amendment to the law at the coming
session of congress