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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-31
Prosperity for Miners.

Coke, product Of coal, is used exclu-
sively in manufacturing. Its consumption
is one Of the best evidences of the pros
perity and increase Of our manufacture
ing industries.
In the year 1899, under Mckinley,
prosperity and "the opening Of the fac
tories" was a great year for coke. More
new coke ovens were established than
ever before and the product was greater.
The price more than double, and even
then the demand caused by the growth of
the iron and steel industries Of the coun-
try could not be supplied. In 1894 coke
was selling at 81 per ton, early in 1900 it
touched So ton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-31
Story of the C1earings.

The best gauge of the volume Of bust
ness of the country is the bank clearing
statistics. They prove, as no other fig
ures can, the trade movement. Never in
the history of the country have they
shown such vast aggregate of business,
such an immense increase as during the
years of the Mckinley administration.
The following figures are from Brad
streets and are accepted as official. The
comparison is made with the year 1894,
as that is the year the Democratic pol
icy of handling the finances of the coun-
try was in full sway.
The grand total Of the bank clearings
Of the United States, as given by Brad
streets, for the first six months of 1894,
were $22,OS5, OIL 1876. For the first six
months of 1900 they were $40, S57 POI,
316, an increase of $50, ITO, $780, 20. For
the month of June, 1894, the grand total
was $3,576,315, 339. For the month of
June, 1900, it was $6,621, O6S, TOT, an in
crease of 1904, 753, 46S.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-31

During Harrison's administration there
was an approximate gain of $154,0 DOC, COO
in the value of live stock During Cleve-
lands administration there was an APP
proximate loss of $S20,00O,000. During
the first three years of McKinley's adj
ministration an approximate gain Of
$557, 200, 900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-31
Corn, Cattle and Contentment.

Gentlemen" shouted an orator in
Kansas in 1899, from the beginning of
Indiana to the end of Nebraska there is
nothing but corn. cattle and content
ment"
And he added little later: ''The joyful
sound of the mortgagor paying off his in
debtedness has even pierced the dense
ears of the money changers Of the East"
Nothing can exceed the breezy joy, the
piano and top-buggy buying enthusiasm
of the Kansan in the year Of his pros
perity under the gold standard.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-31
windfa11 to Railroad Labor.

For the fiscal year ended June 80,
1899, gross railroad receipts were larger
by $3.50, 149. 623 than for the year ended
June 80, 1895. Such increase mostly rep
resents larger dividends Tin the form of
increased wages) to labor. Similarly
there was a gain over 1895 Of SOS, $685.
45S in net earnings. This has gone part
ly into the strengthening Of cash ac-
counts, but the greater part of it into
increased dividends to stockholders. 1t
must not be forgotten in this connection
that railroad securities are owned very
largely by people of all classes. They
are recommended to widows for safe in
vestment. They form the basis, next to
government bonds, for the investments Of
insurance companies, and for the trust
funds of charitable and philanthropic in
situations.
In 1898 there was paid in compensation
to employees of railroads the total sum Of
$495, O55, 610, as against $445, 5OS,261 in
1895, gain of $49, 547 1857. When in adj
dition we consider the increased wages
indirectly paid in new construction Of
track and bridges, in new cars, etc., which
absorbed the greater part of the increases
in gross earnings, it will be more evident
what a windfall just one year of pros
perity has been to the people who work
on the railroads.
The number of new miles of road built
during the year ended June 80, 1899, was
$500, as against only 1850 for the cor
responding period ended in 1895. OF
course this is significant, not merely be-
cause it has meant increased work and
more money paid in wages, but because
it increased the facilities Of commerce,
and because it made it that much easier
for the farmer to get his products into
the city to fill the dinner pail Of the city
xyorlrpop
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-31
Ad1ai stevenson,s Prosperity.

The city of Bloomington, ILL.,, which is
the home of the Democratic vice presiden-
tial candidate, Adlai e. Stevenson, but
recently sold its bonds on basis which
makes the interest paid by the city on
the loan only $40 per cent This rate
is lower than any municipality in the
United States could get in 1896.
As citizen of Bloomington, Mr.. Ste
venson will be able to save some moner
in taxes, because Of the good credit and
prosperity that has come to his town as
share in the beneficial results OF Re-
publican policies during the last four
years. The remarkable appreciation IL
the credits of American municipaliti
since McKinley's election in 1896, meal
ing great savings to taxpayers, has been
one Of the most interesting features of
the great prosperity that has come to the
people Of this country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-31
Cixars smoket Over Prosperitr.

Probably nothing demonstrates prosper
ity more clearly than the consumption of
cigars.
w. C. Hollister of Chicago, who prints
the blue labels for the Cigarmakers' In
ternational Union and is required to make
affidavit to the number turned out, has
made the following report to President
G. w. Perkins of the union of the labels
printed during recent years: 1895, A.
$4,000; 1896, 46,440,O00; 1897, 1885,
500; 1898, 46,609, 200; 1899, 30, 10000.
During the first six months of 1900 the
number jumped to 36,S55,00 Men cam
not afford to buy cigars unless they are
prosperous and earning good wages.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-31

the fact that while ten years ago our
exports from the Pacific coast to all coun-
tries aggregated $26,OO0OOO and five
years ago $4,000, 600, the steady increase
in Pacific coast exports has raised the
aggregate to SIS 100000 year ago."
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MONEY Earned and Spent.

In 1899 the savings banks deposits Of
the United States advanced to $2,23O,-
366,954. That brought them up to more
than the combined savings banks depos-
it's of any two other nations in the world /;
and to half the deposits of Austria, Hun
gary, Bavaria, Belgium, Denmark,
France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway,
Prussia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United
Kingdom, Australasia, Canada, Cape
Colony, India, Natal and the Crown colo.
MES all put together, their combined de-
posits being, in 1899, but s., 500, $40, 45O.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-31
Nebraska,s Prosperity.

The Secretary of State of Nebraska has
compiled list showing that the excess
of mortgages paid off and released during
1898 over those filed for the same period
amounted to more than $4,000, 900. The
most Of these were paid in cash,
the foreclosures were comparatively few.
1t will be hard for Mr.. Bryan to con-
vince the farmers of his own State that
they are not prosperous.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-31
Men Wanted i'm the Mi,,..

Many manufacturers of wooden and
cotton goods in Connecticut state thar
lots OF looms are idle because men 70
work them cannot be found. Wages have
advanced in cotton mills from II to 90
per cent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-31
No Room for Calamity Howlir,

Large sums Of money arc being offered
in the financial columns OF the Chira %
daily papers to loan at 31s per cent op
city property, AZ per cent ON farm prom
erty. When money is offered at these
rates 1t behooves the calamity howlers
to take back seat. Such interest rates
indicate such prosperous times as the
country has never seen before.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-31
Better Prices for Farmers.

The following table shows the current
market price of different staple crops on
June /, 1896, and June 1, 1900:
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
swindicrs Arrested In Havana.

Two men and II woman, charged
with ~swindling the North American
Trust company out of $4,000 were ar
rested in Havana, Cuba. The chief Of
the gang to which they belong escaped
to Cardenas. but his arrest is expected.
All are S%paniards. The chief, who was
released from Jail in January, had an
Office near the offices of the trust com
pany. and the gang had made prepare
tons to pass various forged checks.
particularly one on the engineers de-
partmcnt that had been raised from
500 to $4,000. Counterfeit American
money was found in the possession of
those arrested.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OlD HERO
Saves An Elder Brother, But Il Drowned
Himself.

Freddie, the eleven-year-old on
of William Nigh, a prominent stock
man living ten miles north Of Alliance,
was drowned in n strange manner.
He and his brother, thirteen years old,
were herd,ng cattle on the range and
thought they would paddle in n shall
low pond of water e a by, but un-
fortunately the middle of the pond
was an old well.
Into this well the older brother
clipped and was saved from drown
ing only by the heroic efforts of little
Freddie, who in the struggle got into
the same hole and owing to his elder
brothers. exhaustion and fright was
crowned before he could be helped.
Assistance from a distance was called
after the boy had regained presence
of mind, but in vain Mr.. Nigh went
to Alliance to make funeral arrange.
ments and telegraphed for the mother
In the east, but unexpectedly met her
on the midnight train.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
Is BETTER
word From Consul Fowler at Che Foo
KindIes Fresh Hope.

The effect of Mondays news from
China was To frcshen the hope that the
United States government can soon
get in direct communication with Min
lister Congcr. The mass of testimony
as to his being alive rs late as the 22d
instant is now so great as to warrant
the department in resuming the con
sideration Of projects for the future.
The state department was inclined
To regard Consul Fowler's communica-
ton, received jill 30, as the most
valuable piece OF c~onfirmatory evil
dcnce yet received touching safety of
the Pekin diplomats. Up to "A late
hour no answer had been received to
the seconl Conger message, but in
view Of Consul Fowler's news the
officials were inclined to look forward
to an early reply.
Consul Fowler's dispatch was dated
Che Foo, July 20, and was as follows:
"A letter from the German legation
dated the 2lst inst, received at Ticn
Tsin. German loss is ten dead and
twelve injured. Chinese ceased their
attack on the l2th. Baron von Ket-
teler's body said To be safe. The Aus
trian, Dutch and Spanish legations
destroyed and the French partially. a
letter from the Japanese legation,
dated the 22d, arrived a, Tieu Tsin
on the 25th. Ten battalions of Chinese
shelled the legations c~onsecutively
from the Goth of June and stopped on
the 18th of July, but may renew. The
enemy are decreasing. The German,
Russian, American, British and half OF
the Japanese and French legations
!, still defended. Japanese say they
have food for six days, out little am
munition. The emperor and empress
are reported at Pekin."
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
WILSON STARTS FOR CHINA
Hopes for Concerted Action Among the
Powers.

Brigadier General James II. Wilson
departed from New York for San Fran
cisco, where he will embark on August
3 on the Japanese steamer America
Maru for China. lie was accompanied
by his aides, L~icutenants j. III. reeves
and G.. Soulard Turner.
When asked if he thought that the
various foreign forces in China could
be merged in a homogeneous whole,
the general said that such a thing was
possible, and that it depended largely
upon the skill and tact of the general
issimo. In view of the pressing needs
OF the situation he said that he felt
sure that there would be no great diff
ferences In the organization of the
allied forces. lie said that there would
be much preparation required for the
advance on account of the scarcity OF
forage along the routes To Pekin.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
LOSING FAITH IN CHINESE
Washington Authorities About Ready
70 Quit Hoping.

Washington Authorities About Ready
to Quit Hoping.
A Washington, July 81 dispatch says:
There were no developments yesterday
tn warrant the assumption that there
will be the slightest improvement in
the Chinese situation. Indeed, the
genera tenor of the news that found
light was to add to the steadily grow
ing doubt as to the good faith of the
Chinese government as manifested In
It's acts. Admiral Kempff's letter, Civ
en- publicity by the navy department,
made the direct statement hat the
imperial authorities were in sympathy
with the boxers, though he added that
the government was .afterward para
lyzed and incapable of controlling the
situation. This was the first official
declaration to come to u government
contradictory to the Chinese represes-
tations that the imperial government
had stcadfastly and from the first OPP
posed the boxer movement, and our
government is bound to accept the
word of it's own officer until hat is
overcome by irrefutablc evidence.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
ALIVE AND We'll
Latest News at London Con-
corning Ministers.
ARE BONBARDfD FOR MANI DAYS


A London, July 81, dispatch says:
The admiralty has made public the
following dispatch from Rear Admiral
Bruce. at Tien Tsin:
Following message from Pekin:
"'British legation. Pckin, June 90 to
July Ii, repeatedly attacked by Chinese
troops on all sides. Both rifle and ar
tillcry fire. Since July IL AN arms
ticc, but n Gordon is strictly drawn on
both sides of the position. Chinese
barricadcs close TO ours.
"'All women and children in the
British legation. Casualties to date,
sixty-two killed, including Captain
Strouts. A number of wounded in hos
pital, including Clptnin Halliday. Rest
OF legation all well except David Oil
plant and Warren, killed, July 81.
(Signcd) macdonald. y"
Sir Chin Chen, Chinese minister in
London, has been notified by telegraph
that Iii Hung Chang, conjunctionally
with other viccroys and governors, has
mcmoralized the throne to urge the inn
mediate sending of the foreign repre-
sentativcs under escort TO Tien Tsin or
the restoration to them of free tele-
graphic communication with their gov
ernmentS.
Sir Claude MacDonald's welcome dis
patch, dated Pckin, July 81, and re-
ceivcd in the cipher is accepted on all
sides as dispclling any doubts that
might still have existed regarding the
g%enuincncss of the dispatch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
Rev. william Dexter Wilson Dead.

Rev. William Dexter Wilson, ID. d.,
LII. d., II. d., died Mt his sons home in
Syracuse, N. ", of old age. He was
born in Stoddard. n. H., in 1916. vas
graduated from the Harvard divinity
school in 1883, was for three years a
Unitarian preacher and then joined
the Episcopal church. lie was profess
sor in Geneva college NOW llobart)
from 1850 to 1868. leaving there at the
request of his former pupil. Andrew ID.
White, to become registrar of Cornell
university and professor,of moral phil
osophy. Since 1856 he has been emeri-
tus professor of Cornell and head of
st. Andrews divinity school of SYRIA
cuSp.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
Sold Or Killed.

Sergeant Herbert Douglas, company
f, Third infantry, of Joliet, H., and
Private Plowmln, of the same COM
pany, were left in Springfield, H.,
when the regiment left for home. De-
moss wrote home for money, but it did
not come, so he and Plowman under
took to beat their way home, and
boarded "a Chicago Il Alton freight
train. While walking on top of the
cars near Sherman, Demoss fell be-
tween the ears and vas killed, his
body being terribly m%angled.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
ARE ALMOST SURE
Feeling Of Doubt Giving Way
to Hope.
LEGATIONS ALIVE, But HARD PRESSED


A Washington, July 81, dispatch
dispatch from lieutenant Colonel Cool
idge, commanding the Ninth infantry
at Tien Tsin. 1t came by way of Che
Foo and is as follows:
''Tien Tsin, July 27.-Following let
ter of Lieutenant Colonel Shiba, mill
taty attache at the legation of Pekin,
dated July 30, arrived. Tien Tsin %,
at o o'clock in the evening:
"Pekin, July 22-Evening.-We are
all awaiting impatiently the arrival of
reinforcing army. When are you com
ing? All legations have been block
AIDED since 18th last month, and since
the Goth we have been attacked con-
tinually night and day by the Chinese
soldiers from more than ten encamp-
ments. by supreme effort we are
still defending. We are daily await
ing with the greatest anxiety arrival
of reinforcing army, and If you can't
reach here in less than II weeks time
!, is probable that we will be unable
TO hold out any longer. Emperor aud
empress dowagcr appear TO be still at
Pekin. Were our achievements to
arrive very probable that they would
dee to Wan Shoshan. Killed and
wounded up to date, eight killed, one
a captain of infantry, and an ambas-
sador's attache; seven seriously wound
ed, the first secretary of legation being
n of the twenty slightly wounded.
The number of Europeans killed is six
ty in all. COOLIDGE"
Doubt is giving way to n feeling of
certainty that the legations are alive,
and the feeling prevails that the t.
tack by the Chinese on the legations
will not be renewed. They are on
WINGED hat the councils of the vice
roys in the great southern and central
provinces and the advice of LII Hung
Chang have had effect, and THAI
whoever is in power in Pekin, whether
emperor, empress, Shing, Tuan OF
Tung, now have been made to see the
necessity for the preservation of the
Legations.
1t is understood that American ant
English troops will soon move OF
Pekin. The two governments are OPP
posed to longer delay, and are bounC
to know that their ministers are safe
The energies of this government will
be directed and concentrated for al
advance on the Chinese capital.
cablegram from General Chaifee wh'
is at Che Foo gives his program, an
indicates an immediate forward move
ment.
1t is said the legations have pro
l visions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
ROBBED MAN CAUSES SCENE
Rushes Through sioux city streets
RrnpdIshIpg ReyoIyers.

Rushes Through Sioux city streets
B%rsndishing Reviewers.
Three illinois men, James {. Murphy,
of Chicago, George Jarvis of st. James
and Charles Mundy are in Jail, charged
with robbing Frank Kroiowski of Mil
waukee of $3.50. Kroiowski, after the
alleged robbery, rushed into a gun
store and seized two revolvers which
he loaded as he a into the street,
Brandishing the weapons he dashed
down the crowded street, scattering
pedestrians by random shots in the air.
Finally he was coralled by the police
and locked up. The alleged robbers
were captured later. Mundy claims
to be II brother of a prominent Iowa
politician whose name he refused to
disclose. The men will be a~rraigned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
DISASTER IN MEXICAN MINE
Fire Breaks Out and Thirty Lives Are
Sacrificed.

Fire Breaks Out and Thirty Lives Are
sacrificed.
A Monterey, Mex, special states that
the authorities have been notified of a
terrible catastrophe at Matebuala, a
thriving mining camp south of Monte
rey, In the state of San Luis Poto 81.
Fire broke out in the La Paz mine and
before the miners could reach the sur
face many of them were entombed and
either burned to death or s~uffocated.
The fire ragged fiercely for several hours.
Eleven bodies have been taken out
and others are known to be in the pit.
IL is'thought the loss of life will reach
thirty. There is great excitement in
the mining town and the number of
missing men cannot be accurately de-
termined.
When the fire was discovered Ramon
Gomez, the foreman, boldly descended
the shaft and went into the burning
chamber for the purpose of aiding the
unfortunate miners. lie was overcome
by smoke and persisted, His body has
bcen recovered.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
Under unrnes Hoofs.

j. O. Johnson, a farmer living a mile
and n half south OF Hastings, Neb.,
was dangerously injured. He drove
over to "a farmers near by to get a
load of straw, and as soon as he had IT
loaded he picked up the lines and at
tempted to get onto the wagon, but
before he could reach the top OF the
load the horses started, pulling him
down and trampling all over him, lie
had one leg broken, and several ribs
smashed. One wagon wheel passed
over his head and cut 1t up SO badly
that il il feared he he will die.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
MOURN FOR THE KING
All Europe IL Shocked by tho Asssssi'
nation Of Humbert.

nation of Humbert.
When Queen Marghcrita of Italy
was informed of the kings assassina-
ton and death she burst into tears,
saying, 1T Is the greatest crime of the
century. llumbert was good and faith.
ful. No person could have loved his
people nor He was one who bore
i'll will to none"
All Europe mourns the death of tho
good king.
1t is learned that Angelo Bressi, tho
assassin. has lived at Patterson, New
Jersey, for over a year. In manners
he was quiet. lie was employed in
the silk works of lIamil IL Booth at
Patterson. His companion was Carl
baldf Sperandio, who, Il few weeks
ago, shot down his foreman and then
shot himself, leaving "A letter telling
how he had been selected by lot to kill
King Humbert, and, having no choice,
owing to his living so far away from
Italy, killed the foreman instead.
1t would seem that Brcssi took upon
himself the task his friend refused tV
do.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
TALK OF IRISH REBELLION
Circulars Issued at Nationalist emo
%trntion In Cork.

At the nationalist demonstration
Held at Cork, Ireland, John f.. Red
mond, leader of the united lrish party
in parliament. made a vigorous appeal
for funds to assist the candidates of the
party at the forthcoming general elec-
ton. lie publicly ~repudiated the state
ment hat the united Irish league vas
opposed to certain Irish members.
william O'Brien and others spoke.
During the meeting hand bills were
distributed discouraging the work of
the army and urging, as England's
army was now ''discomforted" in South
Africa, the demand was ripe for an
Irish rebellion,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03

A Chicago physician has invented
Tor himself a house which he claims
to be absolutely noise-proof, that is
protected thoroughly against the in
trusion of street dius. which persist in
spite OF the existence Of an anti-noise
ordinance. He has stuffed all the
cracks about the doors and windows
with strips of rubber, and in order to
admit the air has perforated these
with zigzag holes. The soInd waves
are said to die out by repeated reiec'
lions in the crooked passages.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
At Mob's Mercy.

In a riot at New Orleans one negro
beaten to death, six were so badly
wounded that their lives are despaired
Of, and about "A score of people, white
and black, male and female, have been
more or less seriously wounded. 1t
seems to be simply a hoodlum element
strongly bent on making trouble for
the negro race. Special policemen
were sworn in and 800 militia were
ordered out to suppress the rioters.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
Head Crushed In Fly wheel.

The sixtcen-year-old stepson of Will
liam Otto, II well-known grain dealer
of Charleston, York county. fell into
the fly wheel of the engine at the ele.
vator and his head is so badly crushed
that it is not thought he can live. The
boy was found at d o'clock, when the
elevator hands closed down for the
day. 1t is not known how long he was
in the wheel. Up to n late hour he
was still unconscious. The attending
surgeons say that he is suffering from
conclusion Of the brain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
M WITH CARGO ON FIRE
Clyde Line Steamcr Reaches Philn'
deIphia None Too Soon.

The Clyde line steamer Goldsdoro
arrived at Philadelphia from New York
with a portion of her cargo in flames.
The fire started in the forehold and is
supposed to have been the result of
spontaneous combustion. The Colds
boro was towed to the Camden side of
the river and beached in the mud. The
fire was extinguished after the hold of
the vessel had been filed with water.
1t is thought that the damage to the
ship will be comparatively light, but
the loss on the cargoo of general merch-
andise will doubtless be considerable.