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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
CUBA is PROSPEROUS.
One Years Work I'm demonstrating
the Island, rs Told by Leonard
Wood, Governor General.

Washington, Oct. 22.-Wonderful
progress has been made in the recon
struction of Cuba during the last year,
according to Leonard Wood, govern
or general of the island now in this
city. He says:
The Cuban government now Is self
sustaining, the treasury having an un-
fncumbered balance of $1,500,000. sft. d
This years sugar and tobacco crop will
be worth more than s10O,0OO.0O0. In ad-
dition the cocoa coffee, vegetables and
fruits, as well as the minerel products,
will swell the total to an enormous sum.
An efficient customs service has been
established. A revenue cutter service OF
six ships five of them of steel construc-
ton, is one of the features Each princi-
pal port has the usual officials for the
revenue work.
Over 5000 public schools have been es-
tablished employing 5000 teachers. and
10000 children are receiving instruction.
All prisons have been overhauled and
repaired and many hundred prisoners I'M
der detention for long periods were re-
leased. Courts have been stimulated, the
method of conduct of criminal cases inn
proved. derelict judges removed, and cor
regional courts for minor offenders es-
tablished. 1
Every town OF any consequences mas
been provided with well-equipped hos
pital. The largest one, in Havana, Is
capable of accommodating 1000 patients
Asylums for orphan children have been
established wherever necessary but the
improved conditions make fewer children
dependent upon public charity.
The United States troops have not beer
used during the year for the maintenance
Of order. The rural guards, made up OF
Cubans. do the police work in the country
districts.
Public buildings have been repaired, san
itary and street work in the cities is wei
advanced, and thoroughly efficient mai
service and overland telegraph system
have been established.
Travellers can go from one end of the
island to the other without being solicited
by beggars, and hunger is absolutely g
thing of the past.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
. Caused serious Loss.

Toledo, O., Oct. 27.-The wasteway
at the Erie mills lock of the canal in
Defiance gave way Friday, allowing all
the water in the upper level to enter
the lower one. Banks were overflowed
andwater entered the hoop mill factory
and yards, rusting machinery, destroy
ing hoops and stopping work. Many
cellars in the business portion of the
town were flooded. 8
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

The Germans make flannel under
clothing of the fiber of the pine need
les, while knee warmers, knitting and
darning yarns, cork soles, quilts, wad-
ding, pine needle soap, incense, and
even cigars made from the same ma
terial have been exported from Ger
many for years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Another Found Guilty.

Philadelphia, Oct. 81. Charles Perry,
the second of the three negroes charged
with the murder of Prof. Roy Wilson
White, the young law instructor of
the University of Pennsylvania, was on
Friday night convicted of murder in
the first degree. Henry Ivory was
found guilty two days ago. Amos Stir
ling yet remains to be tried. Prof.
White was murdered and robbed on the
night of May 10 and the three negroes
were arrested few days later.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

The Bolivian government has APP
propriated about $4,000 for the pre-
iminary study of three railway lines
from Oruro to La Paz and Lake
Titicaca, from Oruro to Cochabamba
and from Challapata to Colquechaca.
Another road is to run from Potosi
to the Argentine boundary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

Cabbage crops in Europe are gener-
ally poor this year, and this country
is being called upon to make up the
deficiency. Truck gardens in the
neighborhood of Bay City, Mich, are
reaping part of the benefit. The beet
crop there was poor last year, and the
gardeners gave it up, planting cab
bage instead. But for the shortage
abroad the Michigan market would
have been badly overstocked, but the
growers are shipping their product
to Germany.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Twenty-Four Sailors Drowned.

London, Oct. 25.-A special dispatch
from Madrid says the French steamer
Faidherbe Qate ChigwelD, was sunk
Tuesday in collision with the French
steamer Mitidja, which was seriously
damaged, but succeeded in reaching
Alicante. The Mitidja rescued eight of
the crew of the Faidherbe, but "a O. her
members of the crew of that vessel
were drowned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Confesses to other murders

Vancouver, B. c., Oct. .27.-Yip Luck,
Chinaman under sentence of death
for the murder of Chief of Police
Main, of Sllveston, has confessed that
he killed an Indian on the Fraser riv-
er several years ago and negro
named Yale, also on the Upper Fraser.
Both murders were committed with
an ak and were mysteries to this time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

A method of utilizing liquefied air
on warships has been discovered
which will render the explosion of a
magazine, even when the ship is in
action, almost impossible. The meth
cd is to so place the liquid air that
it will freeze the ammunition to sew
eral hundred degrees below zero. In
that condition it could not explode,
even if shell should burst in the
magazine. ......
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
1t is believed that the trades unions

1t is believed that the trades unions
of Pennsylvania will not take an ap-
peal to the supreme court against a
recent decision of lower court in
declaring unconstitutional the law
protecting employees in their rights to
belong to labor organizations, but
will go to the next legislature and
have a law enacted on lines indicated
by the Judges objections
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Not Dutiable.

Washington, Oct. 27.-According to
decision rendered by Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury Spaulding, a
cow and a calf are household effects,
and as such entitled to Importation
free of duty. This decision is based on
an opinion by Attorney General
Griggs, that a COW is a household ne
cessity. Gen. Spaulding extended the
scope of the opinion SO as to include
the calf
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

A new use for the monograph has
been found in New South Wales,
where a candidate who found it i'm
possible to visit all parts of the
sparsely settled region he wished to
represent in the legislature dictated
his speech into an instrument and
sent number of copies about for his
constituents to hear, large picture
of himself helping the voters to know
whom they were voting for.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Will Hold Their Positions

London, Oct. 27.-The Standard, in a
paragraph obviously inspired, an
nounces that Lord Salisbury will re-
tain the double office of prime minis
ter and secretary of state for foreign
affairs and that Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain will retain the portfolio of secre-
tary of state for the colonies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

The number of sheep in the prin-
cipal countries of the world is no.
100000. Great Britain has 3O,5O0,OOO;
France, 21,5OO,OOO; Germany, 11,OOO,-
900; Russia, 44,5oo,OoO; Spain, 1885,
600; Argentina, 74,25O,O00; United
States, 39,OOO,OoO; Uruguay, 1O6,25O,-
600; Australia, 110,5OO,OOO.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
BRIDEGROOM Kills Himself.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 27.-Gustave
Hurstberg, packing house employe of
this city, was married Thursday night
to Miss Ida c. A. Schneider, aged 81
years, of Burlingame, Kan, and on Fri
day he committed suicide by shooting
himself in the right eye with revolver.
No Letter er-ahy writing, to explain why
he killed himself was found. @
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

A new telephone fire alarm system
has just been patented, the whole
system being operated by magnetic
current and dry batteries. After the
system is once installed the only
thing to get out of order is the burn
ing out occasionally of a fuse, which
may be quickly repaired. A separate
wire is used for each fire district,
and any number of telephones may be
connected with any district wire. By
means of this system every house and
factory along the line of the wires
can be connected with the alarm
wire.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

If Il persons were to agree to dine
together every day, but never sit ex-
actly in the same order around the
table, it would take 100000 years
at the rate of one dinner day, and
they would have to eat more than
47O,0Oo,O0o dinners, before they could
get through all the possible arrange
ments in which they could place
themselves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Given n Life Term,

Davenport, Ia, Oct. 80 George Stef-
fens, a stranger arrested in this city
last summer for assaulting an eight
year-old girl, was convicted of the
crime last week, and was sentenced by
Judge Bollinger Monday 10 imprion-
ment for life in the penitentiary at
bar ri Labor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Given a Life Term.

Champaign, ILL.,, Oct. 27.-George
Moore, of Chatsworth, was sentenced
Friday to life imprisonment for the
murder of John M. Snyder, an Indiana
farm hand, two miles west of this city
last Thanksgiving day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
The Seal Catch.

Victoria, B. c., Oct. 25.-During the
season just closed "a sealing schoon-
ers took 10000 skins in Behring sea,
which is 5000 less than taken by rs
schooners last year. The spring
schooners took 1851 skins on the
coast, bringing the total for the sea-
son up to 32,517.'. Only IS branded
seals were killed in Behring sea.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

The forthcoming orange crop in CAL
ifornia is reported to be in excep-
tionally fine condition. The compare
lively cool summer has permitted the
fruit to develop fully and gradually,
and the warm days of September and
early October have advanced the rip
ening. Even the most conservative
shippers estimate that the crop will
be one of the largest and finest ever
picked in the California groves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Population OF California.

Washington, Oct. 25.-The population
of the state of California was an
nounced by the census bureau Wednes-
day. The population of the state in
1900 is 1,4s5,o53, as against 1,2OS.13O in
1890, representing an increase since
1890 of 276, 923, or % per cent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Accidentally Killed.

y Guthrie, OKLA, Oct. 27.-Walter ].
Drummer, secretary of the Drummer
Hardware company, Kansas City, Mo-,
while hunting in the Creek nation was
killed by the accidental discharge of
revolver. The tragedy occurred about
100 miles east of this city
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

A recent report of the comptroller
of the currency shows the total indi-
vidual deposits in the state and ma
tional banks of the west and north
west to be $43,S27,356 greater than
last year and S15s,357,737 greater than
at the corresponding date in 1898.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Bank Robbed.

Lawrenceville, ILL.,, Oct. 27.-Burglars
entered the store of Seeds Bros, gem
eral merchants and bankers, at
Bridgeport, and, after placing three
charges of dynamite, blew up the safe
and secured about $4,000 in money,
notes and ieWelrY.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Death Of an Aged Negro.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 81. = Edward
Henry, reputed to be the Oldest man in
the country, died at his home Friday,
ageds116 years. He was born a slave in
'Culpepper, Va, in 1884. During his long
career he was married five times and is
survived-by his fifth wife, by whom he
had Is children. He is said to be the IA
Their of 60 children.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

George Haines, of Winfield, Penn,
is theological wonder. Aged but 9
years, he holds religious services ev-
cry Sunday morning and breaches q
serman, his favorite texts being taken
from the fourteenth chapter of ST.
John. Young Haines is the son of
Amos Haines, q well-known merchant.
In preaching he makes many striking
gestures and evinces the greatest
earnestness and enthusiasm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

Prairie du Chen, Wis, Oct. ga.
w. Merrill, editor of the Courier, died
here Thursday night. aged SIS. He was
the oldest printer in Wisconsin, having
established the Milwaukee Sentinel in
1882. He came here from Milwaukee
in 1856. and began editing the Courier,
which he continued up to the time of
biS 1eoth .H
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

Speaking of the expected change,
either of guage or of motive power,
in the railway system of the country,
the Electrical World says: 1--WE see
only one conclusion to the whole mat
ter, viz: The. steam roads must
adopt electricity, and much of the
steam-operated railroad system will
soon have to pass into history"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

senate in March. 1897, to accent the most
important position In the gift of Presi-
dent Mckinley, the secretaryship Of
state from which he retired in April,
1885, M'
His Greatest Task.
While secretary of the treasury in Pres
ident Hayes cabinet Mr.. Sherman set
himself to the task of providing a re-
demption fund to meet the resumption
demands on the date already fixed by the
senate. He sold $4,000, 900 of AZ per cent.
bonds to the Rothschild syndicate at 1922.
The business of the country began to ad-
just itself on the assured basis Of specie
payments after January /, 1879. During
the four years he was at the head of the
treasury department he refunded nearly
$S50,000,000 of the public debt, making q
saving in annual interest of nearly $15,-
100000 per annum.
Best of all. he proved his point when
the final test came. Six months before
January /, 1879, he had accumulated $140,-
100000 in gold, and he had the satisfac-
ton of seeing the legal-tender notes grad
ually approach gold in value, until when
the day came, there was practically no
demand for gold In exchange for notes.
Pay Tribute.
Washington, Oct. 25.-Official circles
paid tribute to the memory of John
dU SCI NlCCo HClNi III thC
man home in this city before the
funeral train started for Mansfield, o.
Funeral at Mansfield.
Mansfield, O., Oct. 26.-In a pic
turesque little cemetery where genera
tons of Mansfield's builders sleep, lie
the remains of John Sherman, Ohio's
senator and the nations statesman.
There on Thursday, while the great
men of the country looked on with
mournful eyes, all that is mortal of
the former secretary of state was laid
to rest with ceremonies that were i'm
pressive yet eloquently simple. AL
Ohio contributed laurels to the, illus
trious dead, and representing the ma
ton were President Mckinley, Elihu
Root, secretary of war, and other
Washington officials, who arrived on
the special train which brought the
remains from the capital, where Mr..
Sherman died. The city was draped
in mourning. Every business house
closed at two o'clock and all the
schools were dismissed that the pupils
might attend the funeral services at
the Grace Episcopal church, where,
half a century ago, John Sherman first
worshiped and where for years he was
a.vestryman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

Fishermen in Holland kill all fish
French fishermen, on the contrary.
allow them to die of suffocation. The
Dutch custom is the right one, be-
cause fish that are properly killed are
in better condition for the table.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Big Reward offered.

New York, Oct. PA reward of
$4,000 has been offered by the First
national bank for the arrest and de-
tention of the teller, Cornelius L. AL
word, who is defaulter to the extent
of 100000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Tobacco Smokers Barred.

Moscow, Oct. ga dispatch from
Abyssinia says that the Negus Menelik
has prohibited tobacco smoking in the
country and has had all stocks of to-
bacco seized, ordering the exchequer
to compensate the dealers
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Forced to Reduce Prices.

London, Oct. 27.-The Scotch steel
makers, owing to the importation of
American steel plates, have reduced
their prices five shillings, making Is
shillings reduction in a fortnight.
These reductions, it is thought, will
fully meet the American competition.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
At Highest Point.

Washington, Oct. 27.-The gold in
the treasury on Friday amounted to
$451, AIT, 4O4, the highest point ever
reached since the foundation of the
government. This is said to bs The
largest gold fund in the world.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
.,ChiIdrep Cremotcd.

Montreal. Quebec, Oct. 24.-The FIVE
children of Arthur lie Blanc were
burned to death in fire that de-
stroyed their home here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
bic COAX STRIKE ENDS.,'
Miners Ordered to Resume Work at
Galleries Where Advance
Has Been Granted.
MITCHELL GIVES OUT OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Not Assented, 1t Is Not believed
They Will Hold Out-WhOIe Mining
Region Hears the News and 1t
Causes Rejoicing.

HaZleton. Pa, Oct. 26.-The mine
workers strike has been declared off
against all companies which have com
the strike will be continued against
those companies which have not grant
ed the Scranton conventions demand.
The strikers will return to work Mon
day at the places where the tie-up is
ended.
The following statement wasgiven
out for publication Thursday night by
President Mitchell. of the United Mine
Workers. 1t is signed by President
Mitchell and Secretary Wilson. of the
United Mine Workers of America. and
the presidents and secretaries of the
various districts: rs
ITO the Miners and Mine Workers Of
the Anthracite Region-Gentlemen: After
carefully canvassing the entire strike sit
uation. we, your officers. district and ma
tonal, have concluded that your victory
| is SO nearly complete that no good can
De served by continuing the strike longer
The contest has been in progress for 80
days and the companies employing you
nave, with few executions, signified their
Willingness to pay the scale of wages
formulated by the Scranton convention Of
October IL and 13.
while 1t is true that you have not
secured redress for all your wrongs;
| while it is true that the increase in your
earnings will not fully compensate you
for the arduous labor you are compelled
to perform in the mines, you have estab-
lished a powerful organization, which, if
| maintained and conducted on business
principles, will s,enable you to regulate
n oo1 cyyiax ND Ia
your employment less hazardous and
more profitable than before the strike be-
gan. -. -
1.-THE companies agree, in their notices.
/ 60 take up with their. mine employees all
| grievances complained Of We would
therefore advises that when. work is re-
sumed committees be selected by the mine
! employees and that they wait upon the SUI
perintendents of the companies and pre-
sent their grievances in an orderly, bust
nesslike manner and ask that they be cor
rected.
''As there are some few companies. who
have neither posted, notified nor signified
| in any other manner their willingness
to pay the ten per cent. advance in wages
and suspend the sliding SCALE we would
| advise that unless the men employed by
| such companies receive notice before Mon
| day that the advance will be paid, they
remain away from the mines and con-
tinue on strike until the companies en-
ploying them agree to the conditions Of
| fered by the other companies; and the
employees of the companies who have of
fered the advance of ten per cent and
abolished the sliding scale are hereby au-
thoriZed to resume work Monday morn
| ing, October 20. and to be prepared, if
called on, to contribute a reasonable
amount of your earnings for the main
tenance of those who may be compelled
to continue on strike" "t @'# f
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Beckham Signs the Rim.

Frankfort, KY, Oct. 25.-Gov. Beck
ham Wednesday approved the nom
partisan election bill passed at the
extra session of the legislature, which
adjourned Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Vote for Allotment.

Fort Worth, Tex, Oct. 27.-The gen.
eral council of Raw Indians has voted
almost unanimously in favor of the
allotment of their lands
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Miners Rejoicing.

Hazleton,. Pa, Oct. 27.-The temina-
tion of the anthracite coal miners
strike is not yet general, several of
the operating companies having failed
to post notices granting the increase
which the men demand, and on the ac-
ceptance of which the great majority
of the $4,000 men who engaged in the
struggle will return to work Monday,
but nevertheless the whole anthracite
region is filled with Joy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Mr.. Sherman's VIII.

Mansfield, o., Oct. 27-John sher-
mans will was presented for probate
Friday.by the executors, Col. Myron NJ.
Parker, of Washington, D. c., and Con-
gresham w. S. Kerr, of this city. The
will was made December %, 1890. A
codicil was added January %, 1900. The
estate is valued at s2,5oO,0OO and is SUBJ
stantially all in real estate. Judge
Brinkerhoff set the will on hearing for
November Is.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
DEATH OF JOHN Sherman
Former Member of Two Cabinets,
Senator and Representative,
Expires in Washington.
ais EVENTFUL LIFE ENDS PEACEFULLY.
Brain Exhaustion, Due to Old Age, the
Immediate Cause OF His Demise
President Deeply Affected and Is
sues PrOcIamatiOn-Bri Sketch
of the Statesman's Career.

Washington. Oct. 23.-Hon. John
Sherman, former representative in the
house, for a long term a member of
the senate, and twice holding cabinet
positions, died at his residence in this
city at quarter before seven o'clock
Monday morning, in the seventy
eighth year of his age. His death had
been expected for some days, and low
ing friends gave him their unremit-
ting care and attention to the end.
The immediate cause of death was
described as brain exhaustion, Incl
dent to extreme weakness due to old
age and to several attacks of sickness
from which he had suffered for the
past year and a half.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
An Imperial Edict.

Peking, Oct. 27.-Prince Ching and
Ii Hung Chang have communicated to
the diplomatic body an imperial edict
asking the foreign ministers to state
explicitly what Chinese officials de-
serve punishment and what degree of
punishment they should receive
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
Viceroys Puzzled.
Took Their own Lives.

Washington, Oct. 27.-Minister WI
reports that two Chinese dignitaries,
Kang vi and Yu-Sien, governor of
Shansi, who were conspicuous in agi-
tating the anti-foreign movement in
China, have committed suicide, prob
ably anticipating the punishment that
would be melted out to them by the
Chinese government at the demand of
the powers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
President Deeply Moved

The news of Sherman's death was i'm
ident, who had been extremely solic-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02

Washington, Oct. 25.-Official circles
paid tribute to the memory of John
Sherman at services helu in the Sher.
man home in this city before the
funeral train started for Mansfield, o