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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
MINNESOTA NEWS.
For the Soldier.

The troops who leave Walker soon
for the frigid climate of Alaska will
be well supplied with reading matter
for some time to come. Miss Gratia
Countryman, secretary of the state
library commission, has sent them a
large box filled with books and the
latest magazines which were pur-
chased with what was left of the SOL
diers' fund contributed to the Wo-
mans Council Library Committee dur
ing the time the state troops were en-
camped at Chickamauga.
The demand for reading matter
among the boys in blue is very great,
and Lieutenant Barrows, of the Thir-
teenth regulars, now in service in the
Philippines, has written friends in
Minneapolis to the effect that the
troops there are very anxious to be
supplied with something to read
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
THE BICYCLE TROLLEY.
Detroit Inventor Has an Idea Which
Is Interesting Even Though II
May Not De Practical.

If the dreams of Detroit inventor
are realized there will soon be net
work of wires stretching across the
country on which owners of bicycles
will be able to travel at their ease and
without paying any attention to the
condition of the roads. The inven-
ton, as the Detroit man has patented
it, consists of steel frame suspend
ed from wire, the frame being so
built that it will hold an ordinary
bicycle, together with the necessary
mechanism for communicating the
power to the wheels running on the
trolley wire.
When bicycle is fitted into the
frame of the bicycle trolley" it's rear
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
HON. MARTIN MAGINNIS.
Appointed Senator from Montana to
Fill the Vacancy Left by w. A.
Clark,s Resignation.

Martin Maginnis, who has just been
appointed United States senator from
Montana to fill the vacancy left by the
resignation of w. A. Clark, is well
known in Washington, where he served
six terms as representative from Mon
tana when that state was territory.
Mr.. Maginnis is a journalist of note
and a prominent citizen of Helena,
Mont, where he has lived ever since the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
WILLIAM D. wASHBURN.
Minnesota Republicans Would Like
to Have Him Nominated for the
Vice Presidency.

Former United States Senator Will
dorsed by the Minnesota republican
convention for vice president, has been
an eminent citizen of this state for up
ward of 80 years. His public career as
member of the legislature, then of con-
gress and latterly of the United States
senate has been pleasing to the people
who now seem inclined to give him
larger honors as their favorite for
the vice presidency. He is man OF
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
Expect a Good Time.

Previous announcements have
scarcely done justice to the great
carnival and exposition that is to be
given by the ST. Paul Lodge of Elks,
No. SO, June Is to 80. 1t develops that
the carnival will be the most elabo-
rate thing of the kind ever attempted
in the west. Ten blocks of one of ST.
Paul's streets will be given up to it,
entrances in the form of magnificent
arches of staff opening at either end
into scene of bewildering beauty. All
sorts of booths will display every kind
of wares, bands will discourse sweet
music and great midway, rivaling
that of the worlds fair, will furnish
entertainment for all tastes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
Seized the Body.

A party of Firms direct from the old
country arrived at Duluth on their
way to Ely. The men are miners.
Ten days ago on shipboard off the
Nova Scotian coast child was born
to one of the families. On the train
coming to Duluth the baby died.
The parents were determined to
take the little body with them to Ely
and placed it in basket covered with
wraps. But the pitiful appearance of
the mother and her constantly fond
ling and care of the basket aroused
interest on the part of local authori-
ties and the body was taken from her
and buried. There was quite scene
when the authorities took the body
from the mother, who could speak no
English
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
New Use. for the Camera.

The Bank of France has an in.
genious arrangement by which sus.
picious visitors can be photographed
without their knowledge. Behind the
desk of the cashier is hidden photo
graphic studio, and at a signal from
any OF the employees of the bank a
picture of the suspected customer is
instantly taken. The camera is also
useful for detecting frauds. an
erasure on a check. which may not
be visible to the eye, being clearly
perceptible in a photograph.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01

wheel rests on fiat belt running
over two small wheels. An upright
steel rod with a bevel gear top and
bottom transfers the power generated
by riding the bicycle in the ordinary
way to the wheels running on the
trolley wire, so that the frame, BIZ
cycle, rider and all will be carried
swiftly along beneath the wire. The
inventor contemplates the formation
of national company, with toll gates,
to control the wire roads and tele-
phone service all along the route.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
Companies Paw.

Because of the policy of refusing to
grant licenses to companies which
failed to comply with the Somerville
law, the state is enriched by $11,175.
While other classes of corporations
have refused to file articles with the
secretary of state and pay the re-
quired fee, insurance companies, with
two exceptions, have qualified. The
two in question are expected to come
in under the law in short time.
In list prepared Commissioner
O'Shaughnessy figures that 220 COM
panies have been given licenses and
paid the fee asked. Had all corpora
tions, exclusive of insurance COM
panies, been compelled to comply with
the law, the state, it is estimated,
would now have an additional revenue
of about $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
NEGRO LADS INVENTION.
structs n Rapid-Fire Machine
Gun of Great Power.

Eugene Burkin, coloreu boy of
10 years. who lives over on Chicago's
great West side, is the inventor of
rapid-fire machine gun which he
claims is the most effective weapon
of its kind in the world. and is des-
tined to throw the invention of Max
i'm and Nordenfeldt. now in general use
in the ornaments of the world. into
the scrap heap. Several experts who
have seen the model of Burkin's gun
pronounce it marvel of ingenuity,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
A Day of sun-Doxs.

The peculiar condition of the atmos-
phere over southern England and
western France on January II gave
rise to extraordinary exhibitions of
solar halos, or sun-dogs, described in
the scientific journals of both coun-
tries. The phenomena were very
beautiful, the sun being surrounded
with concentric circles and inverted
arches showing rainbow colors, while
mock suns appeared among the halos.
They were caused by clouds of minute
ice-crystals floating at great eleva-
ton
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01

broad culture and no little scholarship.
He is lawyer and business man. His
friends believe he would make capital
presiding officer of the senate and would
bring to that station all the dignity it
deserves.
William Drew Washburn was born
in Liverpool, Me-, January IA, 1881, was
graduated at Bowdoin in 1854, admitted
to the bar in 1857, and began practice
in Minnesota. In 1S61-65 he was sur
veyor general of that state. Suisse
quently he settled in Minneapolis and
engaged in manufacturing. He became
president of the Minneapolis & ST.
Louis railroad, and in 1878 was elected
to congress, where he served for three
terms, ending on March 8, 1885. Sub
sequently he was chosen United States
senator, serving with distinction for
several years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01

close of the civil war. While he was
yet a child he went to Minnesota with
his parents from his native state of
New York. He was so impatient to be-
come an editor that he abandoned his
studies in Hamlin college to take
charge of a newspaper, but left his edi-
torial chair in turn to enlist in the vol
unteer infantry in 1861. He proved
himself a gallant soldier, for he rose
from the rank of private to that Of
major in three years. He fought in all
the battles of the army of the Potomac,
from which he was transferred in 1868
TO the army of the Cumberland. He is
very popular in Montana, and has large
mining interests in that state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
A Noted Noble Oarsman.

For his years. Sir Charles Dixie is
probably as fine an oarsman as could
be found. One of Sir Charles favorite
recreations is sculling. When at his
riverside retreat at Shepperton he is
often to be seen in pair-oared boat
in company with some famous rowing
man, pulling away with as much energy
as an athlete half his age.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
BOOK. BIZ Nerro Authors.

Daniel Murray, of the congressional
library, who is making a complete list
of books and pamphlets by negro au-
thors for the Paris exposition, has al
ready compiled list of over loco
names. :
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
women a. Postal clerks.

Thirty thousand women are en-
ployed in the British postal depart
ment. There are $50 head postmis-
tresses land over 5000 subpostmis-
treSses.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
Here n peculinr Case,

A young French peasant, seeing his
child thrown from mule, received
such shock that he became bald with
in eight days: After time the hair
began to grow again. but 1t was white.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
For Forty-nine Years
A Presbyterian Minister.
Can't Set Type mt Night.

La Froude, the woman's paper of
Paris, on which all the work is done by
women, has met check in the law,
which does not permit women to set
type at night.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
Clearing vessel. of Rats.

DR.. f. Apeny. Constantinople scien-
fist, says ships and warehouses can be
cleared of rats by using carbonic acid
gas. which being heavier than air, will
sink to the bottom and suffocate them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
Rest for the Congrcgntion.

One of the strange infelicities
which are sometimes found on grave
stones in ancient churchyards seems
to have been perpetrated in the in
scription on the tablet erected in
memory of the late Rev. DIR. John
Hall. which has been placed in the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church in
New York. After giving the name and
mortuary record of DR.. Hall, the in
scription says:
For Forty-nine Years
Presbyterian Minister.
Pastor of This Church
. From Nov 8. 1867. to Sept. IT, 1893.
There Remaineth. Therefore, a Rest
to the People of God
If DR.. Hall could read it, he would
not feel fattered. No man who had
preached 40 years would like to have
it said that the people enjoyed rest
after his departure to the skies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
Five Men Killed.

Covington, Tenn, May 25.-Thurs-
day, ten miles west of here, boiler.
at McFerrins sawmill exploded, kill
ing five men and completely wrecking
the plant.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
They Are Afraid of War.

One cause of the increase of i'm
migration into the United States is
said to be the apprehension of great
war in Europe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-01
Electric Roads in Berlin.

An electric railway is now running
between the north and south extremi.
ties of Berlin.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22
WHAT RAN ACROSS FLOOR.

Excited.

Excited.
Lake View father had impressed
his little son with the value Of obServ-
ing things and reporting anything that
seemed strange and interesting.
Though not more than years old. he
had already taken his fathers advice,
although his reported discoveries of
halo around the moon and the manner
in which the hens scratched up the
early vegetables were more enthus-
tastic than valuable. The other day
he came running in to his father in
great excitement and said: "Oh. papa,
| just seed something run across the
kitchen fioor!" Rats" exclaimed his
father in amusement. mo, it wasn't
watts" Cats" mo, it wasn't cats
either" "A dog-a bowwow?" No"
he continued, in great glee at puzzling
his father "You?" No" .'Brother
Tommy" No" Little sister,"
No. 1t was something that hasn't
any legs" "A worm?" No" "A
snake?" 'No, it wasn't snake" By
this time the boy had excited his ia
theirs curiosity, but exhausted his
knowledge. So he had to say: What
was it? l cant guess why, papa.
it was just some water."-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22
DRIVEN MAD BY FORESTS.

Iy Affected Mentally.

Iy Affected Mentally.
One of the woodmen had told mo OF
. waterfall on trout stream of con-
siderable size which emptied into a
lake nearby US, and in the hope Of
dnd1ng subject on 1t. l took the boat
80 afternoon and began to follow the
course OF the stream up from the
0outh. After a half mile Of clear and
naVigable water it became so clogged
with fallen trees that more lifting than
padding was required, and as its
course was extremely tOrtuous l Oc-
easionally got out and examined the
Vicinity of the stream bed and the
course above If perchance there might
De better navigation beyond. On one
OF the digressions l suddenly came on
the stream running back on its pre-
vious course and parallel to it. In
stantly. in the twinkling of an eye, the
entire landscape seemed to have
changed its bearings; the sun, which
was clear in the sky. it being about
o'clock, shone to me out of the north,
and 1t was impossible to convince my
SELF that my senses deceived me or ac-
cept the fact that the sun must be in
the southwest, the general direction
from which the stream was flowing,
and that to get home again, l must
turn my back to it if l had lost my
boat, as seemed certain. Then began
to come over me. like an evil spell,
the bewilderment and the panic which
accompanied it and which, fortunately,
l recognized from the experiences
gave way to it was a lost man beyond
any finding by the woodsmen even If
they attempted to track me. Fresh
wolf tracks were plenty all along the
bank OF that stream. panthers and
bears abounded in that section and
the wilderness beyond me was never
explored and hardly penetrable SO
dense was the underground of dwarfed
hrs and swamp cedars. l had one
terrible moment of clear consciousness
that if | went astray at that juncture
no human being would ever know
where was and the absolute necessity
of recovering my sense of the points
OF the compass was clear to me. By
a strong effort of the will repressed
the growing panic, sat down on a log
and covered my face with my hands
and waited-I had no idea how long
but until l felt quite calm, and when
looked out on the landscape again l
found the sun in his proper place and
the landscape as l had known it.
walked back to my boat without diff
Guilty and went home and l never lost
my head again while l frequented the
MISUNDERSTANDING Monthly.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22
Are You Using Allen. Foot Ease?

1t is the only cure for Swollen.
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
FoOt-Ease, powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

Laundry Work Made Easy
by using "Faultless Starch" All grocsrs
sell it-large package l0c.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

Life is system of boomerangs; every.
thing gets back at the man who
starts it.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

Fruit is necessary article Of diet Its
prime essences are in Primley's California
Fruit Gum
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

Diseases Of the Scalp
should not be neglected. Coke Dandrut1 Cure
will clean the head and cure the disease
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

There's another difference between wit
and humor. Whats that?" 'Humor
makes children laugh and wit doesn't"
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

The deepest awe is that solemn ad.
miration with which a great society sue
cess seems to regard himself
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22
Quicksilver Finds in Texas.

The quicksilver hnds in Brewster
county, Texas, have already proved
the most extensive in the United
StAtes.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

Which do you consider the handsom-
est specimen of architecture on the bou-
levard?" THAT house covered with ivy"
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

In these summer months straw travel
ing bags show which way the wind
blows
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

Love is like all other diseases: when
the victim has had bad case and pulled
through he feels proud of himself
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

Age tends to kill the hair and turn gray. PARkHni
HAIR BALsAM renews color and life.
HINDEkCoRNs, the best cure for corns. l5cts.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

John is so absent minded" as hep
Yes: whenever | give him a letter to
mail he goes and mails it,"
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is q constitutional cure. Price, 75c
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

A Book of Choice Recip>a
Mass. Mention this paper
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

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AAb set in existence. For particulars address
Denver Corset Factory 532 10th Street. Denver, Colo
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22

THIS IS 1T CARTER, RICE 1 CO., % Den, n,
paper in the country for printers and publishers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20
ENGLISH ARE AMAZED.
Little Hope of Speedy Ending of south
African War


London, Dec. 1.-THE astounding
and utterly unexpected reverse of
the British at Magaliesberg, the
news of which was broken to the
nation exactly one year after Cen
eral Buffers defeat at Colenso, effec-
tually disposes of any hope that the
war in South Africa is nearly ended
and completely abated the myth that
the operations there were merely of
guerilla nature. AS Mr.. Lloyd
George, liberal, said in the house OF
common: This is the worst of the
severe reverses suffered by the Brit
ish, and it is quite evident that the
war will drag on for many months
to come. De Wet is making England
the laughing stock of the world. We
have 100000 men in the field, yet we
are unable to protect ourselves from
disaster at the hands of small COM
mandoes drawn from pastoral pop
ulation."
The extent of the reverse and the
disgrace of such a large body of men
surrendering to small contingent
of Beers has created feeling of
shame and establishment which finds
free vent. With somewhat cruel CO.
incidence the Northumberland are
known as the fighting Fifth" The
Second battalion, to which the cap
tured companies belong, was one of
the heaviest sufferers at Stormberg
year ago. The regiment has often
been pronounced by home and for
,eign critics to be one of the finest
in the British army.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20
573 FUSILEERS MISSING.
Northumberland Forces Captured by
the Beers

London, Dec. 16.-Lord Kitchener
reports officers and SIS men missing
from General Clements force. They
consist of four companies of the
Northumberland Fusiliers. Judging
from the message these were cap
tured by the Beers. Clements casu-
Elties December 10 amounted to five
officers and nine men killed and
many apparently wounded.
The following is Lord hltchener's
message to the war office:
Pretoria, Dec. 14.-Clements
brought in his force to Commando Mex
unopposed. The casualties were, 1
regret to say, heavy. Killed, five Of
ficers and nine of other rank. Miss
ing, eighteen officers and five hun
dred and fifty-five of other ranks.
These latter, four companies of
Northumberland Fusiliers, were sta
toned on a hill and some yeomanry
and other details were sent to sup
port them. The names and nature
of the wounds are being telegraphed
from Cape Town.
"Broadway's brigade took part in
the engagement. The Beers suffered
severely. Knox drove De Wet north
to the Observation-Disclosures line.
which is held by our troops. De
Vets force, about 1900 strong, made
several attempts to get through dur
ing the day, assisted by force of
Beers operating from the north.
These attacks were driven back.
though some of the Beers from the
south were able to get through the
line"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20
THEY ARE NOW CITIZENS.
Harrison on People of Americas
New Territory.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec. 15.--Ex-
President Benjamin Harrison deiiv-
cred q lecture before the Students
lecture association of Michigan uni
versity upon the theme of the rela-
ton of the annexed territories and
their civilized inhabitants to the Uni
ted States. 1t was, as General Har-
rison declared, not intended to be a
legal argument on questions brought
into discussion by the Porto Rican
bill, but rather a popular discussion
of some of the views that have been
expressed in relation to some of the
students of our annexed territories.
The lecturer decided that we had
done something without historical
precedents-not in the way of expan-
sion but in the character of it. lie
said that we had taken over peo-
pies, rather than lands as hereto
fore. He held the view that the
civilized inhabitants of the territor-
les were citizens of the United States
and that the revenue provisions of
the constitution, relating to taxa
ton for federal purposes applied to
the territories.
The occasion for the recent depar.
ture from presidents was found, he
said, especially in the character of
the inhabitants of the Philippines.
As to Porto Rico and Hawaii, there
would probably have been no occa-
sion found for treating them other
wise than we have usually done. The
competition of our home products
and especially the freedom of the
Filipinos to settle in the states were
causes for alarm. These considera-
tions, he said, might very appropri-
ately had influence when the ques-
ton of taking over the Philippines
was before us, but it was now too
late. He argued that the provi-
sions of the Spanish treaty, and of
all treaties were subject to the con-
stitution and could not impair it and
if these islands became part of the
United States, in the sense of the
constitution their people became cit
liens and the revenue clause which
was especially under discussion in
the Porto Rican case, applied. He
argued that the limitations in the
constitution upon the powers of con-
gress, whether expressed in the
affirmative or negative form, applied
to the exercise of that power in all
places, that the very object in the
section requiring duties to be uni
form throughout the united States
which was to prevent congress from
establishing any where under the
jurisdiction of the United States fav-
ored portsmouth, be thwarted If
foreign gooas might be admitted to
Porto Rico free, and thence into the
United States free. He especially
dwelt upon the liberty clauses of the
constitution as necessarily applicable
to all civilized peoples owing ale
glance to the United States.
The lecture may be taken to be an
exposition of what General Harri-
son meant when he said the Portan
Rican legislation was grave depart
ure from right principles.