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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
IOWA PRoHIBITIONISTS.
Meet in Des Moines and Select Dele
gates to National Convention
and Name State Ticket.

Des Moines, Ia, June 1.-THE pro-
hibition state convention concluded its
session Wednesday after naming the
following candidates:
Delegates at large. Rev. DR.. e. L.
Eaton o. D. Elicit, Malcolm Smith, j.
H. Campbell, D. S. Dunlevy, Mrs. A. E.
McMurray. A.. N. Coates: for secretary
of state. S. o. Pillsbury, of Wright coun-
ty; for treasurer of state, DR.. w. L.
Ransom, of Dallas county; for auditor
of state, o. H. Lock;n. of Cherokee: for
supreme judge. j. A. Harvey, of Dallas;
for attorney general. J. p. Ferguson. of
Cedar county; for railroad commissioner,
Sherwood Dixon, of Marion county: for
electors at large, H. A. Buchanan, of
Marshall county, and James Schulz of
Jasper county.
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Gold for Porto Rico.

New York, June IA A shipment of
gold, silver and minor coin amounting
to 81, 100000 was made ny the treasury
department Wednesday on the trans
port Burnside to Porto Rico. The
money was drawn from the local sub
treasury and is the second million-dol-
lar shipment to the new territory,
whose monetary system is now under
going readjustment under the super
vision of experts from Washington.
The money sent is to be put into cir
culation, replacing the Spanish coin.
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barred from MEMBERSHIPS.

St. Paul, Mimi. June 15.-The grand
lodge of odd fellows voted to exclude
druggists and hotel keepers from the
order. The grand master had ruled in
several instances that the rule exclud-
ing liquor dealers, bartenders and pro-
fessional gamblers from membership
in the order applied to agents for
breweries or liquor houses, hotel keep
ers who have bars in their hotels, and
even druggists who sell liquor. The
grand lodge sustained his ruling.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22

The cotton crop this season is g.
O00, 900 bales short of that grown each
year for a long time, but the cotton
planters have found it the most prof
liable crop for the. last decade. For
the ten months ending April 80, 1900,
our total exports of cotton were 81
sos, 755, 900 pounds, compared with g.
ATS, o27, 900 pounds in 1899. But such
were the prices obtained that the
value of the exports of cotton for the
ten months of 1900 is 1929. 100000. rs
against s191, 900 for the same time
in 1899.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22

Ignace J. Paderewski, the Polish
pianist, has the most valuable pair
of hands in the world. When he sail
ed from New York recently he car
ried with him check for '$171,9S1, a
portion of the earnings of his hands
in the tour which he made through
the United States in the season just
closed. The total receipts for the
trip amounted to 100000. Deducting
from this 100000 for travelling ex-
penses Paderewsk carried away with
him a net profit of 100000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22

What is probably the largest single
armor plate ever made at either Beth
1ehem or Homestead was shipped re-
Gently to San Francisco, to be used
in the construction of the battleship
Wisconsin, which is building there.
The plate will become the port plate
of turret on the vessel, and Is made
on new principle, being cut at an
angle instead of being the arc of a
circle, the idea being to better defect
a shot. The plate weighs 30 tons and
costs over $4,000. 1t was pressed at
Bethlehem. and returned to Home
stead for finishing.
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her husband. aiding him in his political
career by her tact capabilities for lead
ership and keen insight.
She has long been loved for her Chris
tian character and many benevolences.
among them an industrial school for boys
and home for incurably diseased or
phans. Mrs. Gladstone was the mother
of eight children, two daughters and six
sons. One son is governor of the Bank
of England-Samuel-aBd another, Ste
phen. is a clergyman of the Church of
England. 1t Is said of Mrs. Gladstone
that she was noted for carelessness in
dress and idolatry of her famous hus-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
Four Persons Murdered.

West Newfeld, Me-, June ~
George w. Goodwin and three mem
bers of his household were murdered
and the house in which they lived
near here set on fire by the MUIR
derer, whose motive was presumably
robbery. The dead are: George W.
Goodwin, Mrs. Elsie r. Horne, his
mother, 76 years of age; Scott Good
win, his adopted son, 20 years of age,
and Fred Bertsch, hired man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22

Travelling incognito and attended
only by lady in waiting, the Prin-
cess Aribcrt, of Anhalt, eldest daush-
ter of her royal highness. the Prin-
cess Christian, and granddaughter of
Queen Victoria, arrived in New York
on the Majestic the other evening.
The Princess Aribert is here as a
tourist, solely for pleasure. and has
preferred to remain incognito. She
will visit the national capital and
Canada. Her present intention is to
return home in July.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22

The mental collapse of Munkacsy,
the Hungarian painter, began with
his picture of Mozart on his death
bed listening to the strains OF his
Requiem" Munkacsy insisted on
having an invisible orchestra behind
his canvas, and often remained for
hours together in state of apparent
ecstacy. His distinguished fellow
ccuntryman, DIR. Max Nordau, soon
perceived that the symptoms were
grave, if not incurable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22

Annis Trueheart Dillon, a pretty
Kiowa girl, about IA years old.
daughter of Black Wolf, a noted chief
of his tribe, is sole heiress to the en-
tire fortune of 100000 and more
left by John Dillon, rich cattle
man. who about seven years ago was
saved from death at the hands of a
half-breed assassin by this little girl.
The girls education is to be begun
at once under the supervision of the
bishop of Monterey
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22

Mile. Marguerite Cassini, daughter
Of the Russian ambassador to The
United States, is the only woman in
the diplomatic corps who handles her
own automobile and she rides around
Washington at a pace that causes
CONSERVATION among her friends. She
has costume designed especially for
mobile riding. 1t has skirt OF
cream-colored cloth with a white silk
waist, and one of the new Ladysmith
halls
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
MRS. GLADSTONE DEAD.
Widow OF the Famous English States.
man Passes Away at Ha-
warden.

London, June IS. Mrs. Gladstone
widow of William Z. Gladstone, the
English statesman, died at $40 p. m,
Thursday.
For go years Mrs. Gladstone was the
faithful helpmeet of England's grand old
man." William Ewart Gladstone. whom
she married in 1889. when she was Cath
crime Glynne. daughter of Sir Stephen
Glynne. of Hawarden.
She was in her eighty-eighln year. In
her way she has been as remarkable as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
Ha. Vote. to Spare.

Chicago, June 15.-By the action of
the democratic state conventions in
California, Missouri, Kentucky, Geor-
gia and Vermont Thursday, Hon. w.
j. Bryan is assured of the nomination
for president on the democratic ticket.
The instructions given delegates by
those five states carry Mr.. Bryan's
vote, it is believed, considerably over
the two-thirds necessary to nominate
him
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22

Swinburne is deaf as post. He
lives in somewhat somber-looking
house at Putney hill, the dining-room
walls of which are covered with orig
inal pictures by Dante Gabriel Ro-
setti, which must be worth fab
ulous sum. The famous poet is bald,
with a thin, struggling, reddish
beard, and has beautiful hands.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22

The Boston board of health has
classed tuberculosis as contagious,
and requires reports from physicians
of cases of the disease. In the past
five years deaths from consumption
in Boston have been about double the
combined mortality from scarlet
fever, diphtheria and typhoid fever.
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killed wife ana Himself.

Oneonta, N. Y, June 16.-Because
she refused to live with him Charles
Il. Myrick, aged AZ years, of Gilberts-
Vile, shot and instantly killed his
wife, 40 years old, at his mothers
home at Gilbertsville Friday. Myrick
then shot himself in his head, dying
-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
Foreign Trade for May.

Washington, June 15.-The monthly
statement of the imports and exports
of the United States shows that during
the month of May the imports of mer-
chandise amounted to $71,555,s61, an
increase as compared with May, 1899,
of over $2,ooo,0oO. The exports of do
nestle merchandise aggregated SILL
296. s25. an increase of $4,000, 900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
Posi- Omce statistics.

Washington, June 15.-The annual
read iustment of postmasters' salaries,
just completed in the Office of the first
assistant postmaster general. shows
that the presidential Offices now num-
Der 4.270, an increase of ESQ over last
year, and S6s over 1894. There are 2o7
first class. GAP second class, and 3,121
third class
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
Iowa Veterans.

Davenport, Ia, June lathe second
day of the annual encampment OF the
G. A. r. of Iowa was notable for one
of the largest parades of veterans ever
formed, 1000 being in line. Gen.
Madison B. Davis. of Sioux City, was
elected department commander.
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promising

Scarcity of hemlock bark is report
ed to have caused the almost total ex-
tinction of the once prosperous tan
ming industry in Maine. Though there
is large growth of hemlock in the
state, it is so far from practicable
tannery sites that the cost of hauling
prohibits it's USE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
rnmou. Spx Dead.

Milwaukee, June 12.-Belle Boyd, the
famous spy of confederate fame. died
suddenly of heart disease at Kilbonrne,
Wis, Monday night, where she had
gone to lecture. She was 81 years of
age, and known all over the country.
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Some Census Figures.

Chicago. June 16.-Estimates made
for the Tribune indicate that the CEN
sus will show a population of 1864
742, an increase of 26 per cent; value
of manufactured products, $12,69s,-
4O3, 900, gain of SO per cent; and
farm lands, $17,so5, 2O0,ss1, a gain of
35 per cent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
Ohio Democrats.

Columbus, o., June 14.-The demo-
Gratis in convention here instructed
their delegates to Kansas City to vote
for the denomination of w. j. Bryan
for president and nominated HI. III.
McFadden for secretary of state and
Allen w. Smalley for judge of the SUI
nrarne court
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22

Fire alarm boxes in New York are
being coated with luminous paint in
order that they may be easily To-
Gated at night. The paint is made of
white zinc. In some parts of New
York, where there is little light, the
alarm boxes can be distinguished at
q distance of ten blocks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
KILLED nv n TRAMP.

Hopkinsville, KY, June IA. = In a
wheat field Wednesday afternoon Gram
nison Pcttus (coloredl, tramp farm
hand, shot and killed Stephen Stewart,
overseer of James S. Radford's farm,
because the latter reproved him for
Sinking work. Pettus escaped.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
over the Falls.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, June r.
Gertrude Roch, aged %, the daugh-
ter of wealthy iron manufacturer
in Allentown, Pa. committed sui
eide by jumping over the falls. She
was disappointed in love.
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Under Arrest.

Chicago, June 15.-Charles p. Packer.
ex-president of the Park national bank,
now defunct, has been arrested at
Lake Minnetonka, Mimi, on charges of
larceny as bailee and securing money
under false pretenses. The amount in
volved is about $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
Hnnred from Tree,

Thomasville, Ca, June IL. = Sonny
jefferson, negro, 90 years old, was
lynched near Metcalf. He had been
working for Emory Stringer, a white
farmer, and attempted - assault one
of Mr.. Stringer's daughters. He was
hanged from tree and riddled with
bullets.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22

The cotton acreage this year will
be the largest on record and will not
fall far short of 26,0OO,O00 acres. Cot
ton raisers also expect good prices,
for last years crop in India was al
most total failure, ours was small,
and the present Egyptian crop is not
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
Dynamite kills Five.

Burbank, Mimi. June ia terri
BILE accident occurred Thursday at the
Hale mine, three miles from here. in
which five men were instantly killed
by an explosion of dynamite.
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Tragedy i'm Kentucky.

Louisville, KY. June 15.-Thomas
Bach shot and killed Mollie Bach, his
.1s-year-old adopted daughter. and
then killed himself at his home, IL
miles from Louisville, because the
young woman was recently married
secretly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
He wa. Innocenf.

Michigan City, Ind, June 15.-After
serving II years of life sentence for
murder John Sage has been released
from the prison here, his innocence
of the crime having been estab-
lished.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
SIX Men Killed.

Williamsport, Pa, June 14.-Six
men were killed and another injured
on a logging railroad at Cammal. A
train jumped the track and plunged
down a 300-foot embankment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
Murderer Hanged.

Liberty. Mo-. June 16.-Ernest r.
Clevenger was hanged here for the
murder near Missouri City in 1897 of
George Allen and Della Clevenger, the
latter his cousin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22

When the sun is pouding down it's
rays upon the ocean at MONDAY, none
of them penetrate to q depth of over
200 feet. Could a diver descend to
that depth he would find himself
shrouded in darkness as profound as
though he were immersed in sea of
ink
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
wurderer Commit. suicide.

Sioux City, Ia, June 13.-Charles
Reinhart, wealthy farmer near Ode
bolt, who murdered his wife last
Wednesday and then shot himself, end
ed his life by cutting his throat.
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Lost at Sen.

Port Philip, B. c., June 1e.-The
British ship Sierra Nevada was
wrecked near here and % of the crew,
including Capt. Scott. were drowned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22

London, June 16.--The Worlds Tenn
perance congress came to close with
a reception rendered the delegates at
the Mansion house Friday evening by
the lord mayor, Mr.. A. j. Newton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
A Family Cremated.

New York, June 15.-In fire in
tenement house Daniel Marion and
his wife and five children and Daniel
Miller were burned to death.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
Lived 1873 Years.

Lisbon, o., June 15.-James Red
dick died in the Columbus infirmary
here, aged 1913 years. He was born a
slave in Virginia in 1777.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
Over a century Old.

Brooklyn, June 49, Bernard Nor
ris. caretaker of the lawns in Pros
pect park. celebrated his one hun
dred and eighth birthday.
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Captures Are important.

provinces.
Captures Are Important.
Washington, June 13.-Gen. MacAr-
thur reports the capture of Gen. Cav
estany, a leader of guerrillas in Pan
eastman province. Gen. Corbin says
that this and other captures indicate
that the principal leaders of the in
surrection are abandoning the cause,
and are coming into Manila to accept
American supremacy.
Rebel Stronghold Taken.
Manila, June 13.-Gen. Grant, who
led requirements, with artillery,
against the insurgents in the noun
tains east of Samiguet, reports the
capture of the rebel stronghold after
four hours fighting. The rebels were
scattered and the Americans are pur-
suing them. Gen. Grants column had
no casualties.
Insurgent Leader Surrenders.
Washington, June 16.-An impor-
tant capture of Filipino insurgents
was reported to the war department
Friday morning by Gen. Macarthur in
the following cable message:
Manila. June 15.-Gen. Macabulos, with
eight officers. 124 enlisted men and 12i
rifles, surrendered to Col. E. H. Liscum,
of the Ninth infantry. at Tarlac this
morning. Macabulos is the most inn
portant and last insurCent leader in Tar
lac and Pangasenan.
MACARTHUR"
A Sharp Fight.
Manila, June 16.-Upon information
furnished by Maj. Wheeler to the eff
feet that Gen. Lacuna intended to at
tack Papaya, province of Neuva Ecija,
Gen. Funston, with staff officers, Capt.
Koehler and troop G, of the Fourth
cavalry, and half a company of the
Thirty-fourth infantry, repaired to
Papaya. Gen. Lacuna was found with
200 men occupying position on a
ridge two miles south of the town.
Gen. Funston attacked him vigorous
ly, 60 Americans charging the enemy
under hot fire. The insurgents fed
On their attempting to make stand
later, Capt. Koehler, with detach-
ment of troops, charged and scattered
them. The pursuit over the rough
country lasted until nightfall. Twen-
ty-two of the insurgents were killed.
One American was killed and one
wounded.
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WEARY OF THE struggle.
Capture Of Filipino Leaders Indi-
Gates That They Are Aban-
doning the Cause.
THIS VIEW TAKEN BY GEN. MACARTHUR.
Gen. Grant Captures n Rebel Strong
hold and Scatters the Enemy-Last
Insurgent General In TarIac Sur
renders-Gen. Funston's Men In q
Fight.

Manila, June 12.-Lieut. johnson,
of the Forty-first infantry, reports
the capture of Gen. Sion, who was
Gen. MacArthur's opponent in the
railroad campaign, and who has re-
Gently been operating with 1000
guerrillas in Pampanga and Bulucan
prOvincpS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-22
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Tables Showing the Standing of the
Clubs of Leading Organiza-
tfOns Up to Date.

The standing of the leading baseball
clubs is shown in the following tables.
National league:
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VICTIMS Of TIE boxers.
Thus Far Over Seventeen Hundred
Native Christians Have Been
Killed in China.
The SITUATION BECOMING ALARMING.

Foreign Ministers I'm Picking I'm Great
Danger-Tien-Tsin I'm the Hands
OF n MOb-Omcials burned at the
SUBSTANTIALLY state of Yelled
War.
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Fresh Fighting Expected.

London, June 16.-Lord Roberts dis
patches leave affairs east of Pretoria
with the Beers withdrawn to new posi-
tions Tuesday. News of fresh fighting
is expected at the war Office, but none
came Friday night.
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Minixters safe.

Shanghai. June 16.-News of the
safety of all the foreign ministers in
Peking was received here Friday. None
of them has been murdered. The le-
cations have been barricaded and the
foreigners within will thus be able to
resist any attack by mobs. If. however,
the Chinese soldiers should storm the
barricade the diplomats and refugees
would be powerless and many lives
might be sacrificed.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

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Eezts e taa pecE-s = t1s =z--sK SSl.-zs Il -
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
ING DISTINCTION OF ooEoxDrSTs OF THE s5TsoN5S INTERNATIONAL FNd

ia Be matter of great interest il these re-
.rA21.e variations N the atmospheric aoSoEp-
te- rould he traced simultaneously al different
lAutudeS and loncitudeS, and such a research
might lead 10 results Of far-reaching impor-
farce
/ Attention = sgain called % the announcement
! in the report of the aid acting in charge Of 2
I technical result q interest 10 the erect that
I prisras can now he easily constructed in which
I inGiCes os rafraction ana wave lengthS are, 50
4 fsr as can be seen, in as constant relation
! as exists between deviation and wave lengths II
/ the crstins.
/ The accuracy 81 the observatory work, il viii
l be remembered, depends. strange as j may ap-
/ lear. on our increased knowledge q the optical
! properties = rock salt. This yeSr il has been
I shown ;hst. - fa- as the accuracy Of the most
] painstakinE measurements can 60 these indi-
cate that rock salt priSu'S, whether mined AZ
identical rstracttNe inolcss. and thus me meas
ures Of 1>97-HS. which determined the exact
position u 100 FraCnhoter lines in the infra red
/ spectrum ~ rock SsIt. r,ay be regarded as nN-
i ipg constants or nature"
one Of the pieces ot work accomplished in
/ this last year. however. has been 70 50 further
terms q wave lengths The excellent facilities
/ ot the observatory have enabled this - he done
! Win SGea sEe@i accuracy as - s.'e me M~HS
! lensths ~ the lines discovered 10 an average
4 accuracy ~ three parts In ten thousand.
! This brings up the analysis ~ The lnfra red
J solar spectrum 20 = point closely corresponding
/ visible spectrum prior - the use of photos-
/ raPAy and the concaVe Er2tins. ana 4 ls Ger
a
/ know that * : possible 70 thus automatically
/ obtain IN che dark Sy means - The boloUetsr,
J results comparable n accuracy with those
! reached hy incornpSrably more pains through
: the eye iySslf
/ The secretary reports among the important
collections received in the course q the year a
l2rSe series II medals gathered by Charles
. Francis Adams when United States Minister "a
4 England. sn6 deposited with the Smithsonian
Institution by his son Henry Adams; some
japanese masks received through Dr.. Alex
. an5e- Graham Bell. 3 valuable book On Wales
. presented hy the British Museum. and a large
number y Interesting historical objects pertain
irs 70 me way WIKI Spain presented by ths
Secretary q the Navy and The Secretary a
. War
NJ L2Dg.sy s,s1 mentions his part in The
stuDiceEgcDnial IN honor ot Professor William
Stokes held 81 Cambridge. and S visit 20 Penn
broke Coyese. Oxford. from which Jarls~ Smith
sC2 wss graduated IN = conspicuous place II
TIE library - the college = The S-litesoD memo
rial tablet presented N the IEStitGg.o. Few
years ago S11 -C special bookcase, sUits C,y
marked : q t-il 81 - rEs publications ~ ths
Institution The secretary also visited Genes
Gld found thct the tablets sent by me Regents
had been prCpe-ly placed On the couab q Smith
So. On ;ht heights q San Renjsno. ana n Ihs
ECgl-se church u the c5Jy.