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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
CROSS THE ORANGE RIVER.
The Beers Have Again Invaded Cape
Colony and the British Are
Placed on the Defensive.

London. Dec. 1s.-A dispatch from
Cape Town says 700 Beers have crossed
from Orange River Colony into Cape
Colony, near Aliwal North, and have
reached Kaapdal. The Beers have also
cut their way through the British lines
at Enubirt mex, capturing two guns
and killing Is men.
Cape Town, Dec. 19-The Beers who
crossed the Orange river into Cape
Colony, west of Aliwal North, on Sat
urday, encountered the Cape rifles
and Brabant's force, who retired with
loss.
London, Dec. 20.-Opinion, judging
from the meager reports that are per-
mitted to come from South Africa, is
that the British are practically placed
on the defensive in Cape Colony. Ac-
cording to a report Gen. Knox has been
forced to abandon the pursuit of Gen.
De Wet owing to the situation Gre
ated in Cape Colony by the Beers cross
ing the Orange river.
London, Dec. 21.-Reports of contin-
ued invasion of Cape Colony and danger
of serious rebellion there cause great
uneasiness in this city. Gen. Kitchener
has confirmed the reported invasion,
and has asked for more mounted men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
FAVORS CANCELLATION.
Adopts Measures Looking Towards
Industrial Peace.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-With the adoption
of a memorial s'to the American peo-
ple," the industrial arbitration and con-
Citation conference, held under the
auspices of the National Civic Fedora
ton in Steinway hall, came to an end
Tuesday night. The resolutions and
plan of action proposed for the improve
inent of the relations between labor
and capital, employer and employe, in
clude the following chief recommends
tons:
]. Annual or semi-annual trade agree
ments.
2. Boards of Cancellation for the various
industries.
8. A committee of IL (six of the employing
class and six of the employes) to formulate
a plan for national system of Cancellation.
The delegates who composed the con-
vention and the speakers who made ad-
dresses from the platform composed
one of the most notable, able and repre-
sentative gatherings in the industrial
history of the United States. Partici-
pants agreed that the interchange of
ideas had been of the highest value, and
prophesied that from the deliberations
of the committee of IL would develop
national board of Cancellation with i'm
mense possibilities for industrial peace.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
WEAKNESS OF HUMAN NATURE
According to the Idea of an Insur-
ance Agent Who Was Inter-
ested in the Fire.

s'Talk about the frailties of human ma
ture," said well-known insurance agent the
other day, relates the Kansas City Journal,
"no one else has so good an opportunity to
discover them as an insurance man. An in
cident occurred a few days ago that showed
me side of neighbours character which
I had never suspected to exist. A fire broke
out in his home, and, do you know, that
man went three blocks to telephone to re-
port it, when there was phone right in his,
house.
81 saw the fire soon after it started, and
rushed to give assistance. 1t was while help
ing to pack the things out that discovered
the phone, and turned in the alarm. Now,
it takes strong stretch of the Imagination
to believe that the owner had forgotten
there was telephone in his house. That he
should have acted as he did undermines.
ones faith in people in general.
Think of it. There / was sweating and
endangering my life to save his property,
while he was anxious, evidently, to have it
burn Such conduct doesn't encourage one
to exert himself for others"
"By the way" interrupted listener, did
any of your companies hold policy on that
house?"
''Now, you are asking leading question"
replied the insurance man, with guleless
smile "What | am saying is that the ac-
tions of that man are sad commentary on
human nature"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
From Bryan's Own City.
Comes a Startling Story. An Open
Letter that will Cause Sensation.

Lincoln. Neb., Dec. "a, 1900 Especially.
AT No. 2115 o Street. this city, is the
B. & NJ. Wall Paper House. 'B. & NJ"
are theinitial letters of the proprietors,
Mr.. A. C. Bonsor, and Mr.. o. Z. Myers.
The senior partner, Mr.. Bonsor. is
well known and highly respected citi-
zen, and no one has ever doubted his
truthfulness. 1t is. therefore, the pro-
nounced opinion in Lincoln and the
State generally, that the significant and
very strong statements made in Mr..
Bonsor's letter will go unchallenged.
After explaining his willingness that
the matter be given the fullest possible
publicity in the public interest, Mr..
Bonsor proceeds.
/ have suffered untold misery and
pain for over ten years. My kidneys
were diseased. / tried many so-called
remedies, but they did me no good. ]
saw an advertisement of Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and 1 bought some, and COM
menced to use them at once. Ihad not
been taking them three days before
began to improve. For years l had
not had one good nights sleep, and be-
fore the first box of the Dodd's Kidney
Pills were all used, could sleep all
night without pains. / am now COM
pletely cured, and have not pain or
ache left. 1 cannot recommend Dodd's
Kidney Pills too highly, for they are
unexcelled as kidney remedy.
Yours truly. A. c. BONSOR,
No. 2115 O Street.
Lincoln. Neb.
Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure.
50c a hoy All dealers
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

within a few hours. Mr.. Cudahy
obeyed the instructions and the boy
was returned.
In their letter to Mr.. Cudahy the alb
ductors threatened to burn out his
sons eyes. They further declared that
they would Immediately kidnap some
other millionaires son, and, with the
sightless child of Edward Cudahy as
warning, demand even a larger ran
som. Mr.. Cudahy decided to take no
chances. He paid the $4,000 and res
cued his own child.
Young Cudahy is none the worse for
his temporary detention. He tells
graphic story of his abduction, and his
Imprisonment in a deserted house. He
slept little, ate little, and all the time
was blindfolded, manacled and chained
to the floor.
Mr.. Cuday announces that he will
pay $4,000 reward for the apprehen-
sion of the three abductors of his son,
$4,000 for one and $4,000 for two of
them
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Has Given Millions.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-Gifts of $685. 900
to the University of Chicago were
announced by President Harper at
the convocation yesterday. Of this
sum $1,5OO,OOO is donated by John D.
Rockefeller, the founder of the uni
versity, and $4,000 is added by Leon
Mandel to the $4,000 previously given
by him. Mr.. Rockefeller's latest ST.
100000 swells the total of his dona-
tions to the university since May,
1889. to $9,2O2,374
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
PAID IN GOLD.
napers In Omaha for the Re-
turn of His Son.


Omaha, Neb., Dec. 21.-Twenty-five
thousand dollars in gold was paid by
Edward A. Cudahy, of this city, on
Wednesday night to the men who abb
Quoted his 14-year-old son the night be-
fore, and who threatened in letter to
burn out the boys eyes with acid un-
less their demands were promptly COM
piled with.
Mr.. Cudahy secured the gold at the
Omaha national bank, placed it in q
sack, drove alone into the country, de-
posted the sack of coin on the ground
beside lighted lantern, and returned
alone to the city, seeing no one, speak
ing to no one.
He did this in accordance with the in
structions of the abductors, who prom
ised to return the boy safe and well
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

Cremation is becoming increasingly
popular in Paris, and the crematori-
UNI erected at the cemetery of Pere
Lachaise has already been found to
be too small. Additions are being
made, and third furnace, large
hall and a columbarium will soon be
ready for use. The latter somewhat
resembles the Campo Santo of Genoa,
and will contain 10000 receptacles for
ashes. These inches are closed with
slabs of marble, on which inscriptions
NAV be cut.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

The celebrated Marble Arch, one of
London's most notable landmarks, is
shortly to be demolished. This in
tcresting object was built by George
~, at cost of 100000, as an en-
trance to buckingham palace, where
it did duty in that capacity for many
years. But as the gateway to the
palace the arch was failure. 1t had
the effect of dwarfng the royal resi-
dence, and visitors who went to view
tho royal house from the exterior
saw 'plenty of gate" to quote an old
description, "and very little pal
sce."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Innocent Man Lynched.
SPECIAL SESSION ENDS.
Michigan House Adopts Resolution
to Adjourn Without Passing
Tax Measure.

Lansing, Mich, Dec. 21.-By vote
of As to 20, the house Thursday con-
CURED in the resolution adopted by
the senate Wednesday, providing that
all business should cease after Thurs
day, and that final adjournment of the
special session should be taken Satur-
day noon. The house then adjourned.
This ends the special session, without
any result in the way of taxation legis-
lation having been attained.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

Ex-Gov. Pillsbury, of Minnesota,
has given 1000 acres to the state
forestry board for the purpose Of
encouraging state forestry reserves
in Minnesota and giving the state
board chance to experiment with
cut-over timber tracts, with view
to determining the extent to which
the growth of timber can be renewed.
Mr.. Pillsbury specifies that two-thirds
of the revenues which may be derived
from the gift must go to the state
university at Minneapolis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
About 5000 women and girls i'm Ne,

About 5000 women and girls i'm New
York are employed in making arti-
fetal flowers. All grades are made,
from exact limitations of the most
exquisite French productions to the
cheapest violets. The branching and
other difficult parts of the work and
some of the finer grades of flowers
are done in factories, but fully two
thirds of the flower makers are "out-
side workers" Most of these home
workers are Italian women and chill
dren
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Loss Not So Great.

Madrid, Dec. 1S.-An official dispatch
from the project of Malaga shows the
loss of life by the laundering on Sun
day of the German training frigate
Gneisenau off Malaga to be less than
has been reported. According to this
dispatch 35 fatalities resulted from
the accident anu 100 persons were in
iured
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

Lightning is visible at a distance
of $50 miles. Opinions differ as to
how far away thunder can be heard.
A French astronomer who has made
observations declares that thunder
can not be heard at greater dis
lance than 10 miles. An English me-
teorologist has counted up to 100
seconds between the flash and the
thunder, which would give distance
of p miles from the place where the
lightning occurred.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
TOUR OF ALL MEXICO

in Pullman's finest Compartment Drawing
Room, Library, Observation and Dining
Cars-all Vestibuled-with the celebrated
Open Top Car "Chililitli" for Observation in
the Mountains and Canons and Dining Car
in the Tropics.
A delightful trip of 3s days with Three
Circle Tours in the Tropics of the South of
Mexico and Visit to the Ruined Cities.
All exclusive features of these itineraries
of leisurey travel and long stops-The Spe-
cial Train starts Tuesday, January %, from
Chicago.
Tour of Puerto Rico.
Special Pullman Cars leave Chicago Thurs
day, January II, and Thursday, February IA,
at $50 a. M, connecting with the splendid
new steamships Ponce and San Juan sailing
from New. York the second day following.
Individual Tickets sold for other sailing
dates, alternate Saturdays.
Tickets Include All Expenses Every
where.
These select limited parties will be under
the special escort and management of The
American Tourist Association. Reau Camp
bell, General Manager, 1923 Marquette
Building, Chicago.
Itineraries, Maps and Tickets can be had
on application to Agents of the Chicago,
Milwaukee st. Paul R'y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

Contestants of the will of Mellen
Chamberlain in Boston have executed
a release to the trustees of the Boston
public library of any interest which
they may have in the "Mellen Cham
berlain collection" which was be-
queathcd to the library. This collec-
ton, which is valued at 100000, is
composed of autographs, portraits,
photographs, genealogical, historical
and literary property.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

Picking, Dec. 2o.-At meeting of the
foreign ministers late Wednesday even
ing everything in regard to the terms
of the joint note was agreed to, includ-
ing the British notifications. The
ministers refuse to disclose anything
in connection with the matter, believ-
ing that the home governments should
give the particulars to the public.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Pardoned.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The president
has pardoned William H. Huntley,
postmaster at Pomeroy, o., who was
convicted and sentenced in June last
to eight months in the county Jail for
embezzling money order funds. The
pardon will take effect December "a.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Fatal Fire,

Bradford, Pa, Dec. 21.-The resi-
dence of Mrs.. David Hewitt was de-
stroyed by fire and his mother, Mrs.
Margaret O'Keefe, aged SO years, was
burned to death, Mrs. Hewitt sustained
fatal injuries in trying to rescue her
mother and died at noon. Her son
Charles was also badly burned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Declared Unconstitutional.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 21.-The su-
preme court rendered an opinion de-
claring the act of 1898, passed to pro-
tect employees and guarantee their
right to belong to labor organizations,
unconstitutional. In declaring the act
unconstitutional the court holds that
it deprives employers of the right to
terminate contracts with employees,
right guaranteed by the organic law
of the state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria two
years ago ordered crown designed
by prominent artist at Munich. At
that time the prince hoped to be pro-
NOTED to kingly rank, but since his
ambition has been disappointed he
refuses to pay for the design, and
the artist has been compelled to sue.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

The Minnesota Valley Historical
society has decided to build granite
shaft, fifty-two feet high, to the menu
DRY of the Indians who befriended
the white settlers during the Sioux
rebellion of 1862. 1t will be located
on state land, near the village Of
Morton, Renville county.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

Whale fishing is not extinct in the
United States, but it is gradually and
slowly becoming so. From 1850 to
1875 the annual product of the Amer
lean whale fisheries fell from 100000
barrels of sperm oil to $4,000, of whale
oil from 100000 to $4,000, and of
whalebone from 100000 pounds to
100000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

King George of Greece refuses to
part with a bullet which imbedded
itself in the wood of his carriage
when he was waylaid and shot at sew
eral times at the conclusion of the
war in Turkey. He considered his
escape so miraculous that he had the
bullet extracted and set in his watch
charm, firmly believing that it is
mercifully designed to insure him
immunity from assassination
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Struck by a Train.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Dec. 21.-A Bur-
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern pas
senger train struck buggy contain
ing three young men, named Reinseu,
near Shell Rock, Thursday evening
Two were instantly killed and the third
fatally injured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

A dispatch to London newspaper
from Rome says that the pope has or
dered that about fifteen thousand old
swords, halberds, spears and battle
axes in the vatican armory be melted
and the iron sold. A. furnace for the
purpose has been erected, in the vat
lean gardens. The weapons are use
less except as curios, and cost great
deal to keep them polished.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Points Ont a Remedy,

Philadelphia, Dec. 2O.-Former Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland, in an article in
the Saturday Evening Post, advises the
democrats not to attempt reorganiza-
tion, but to return to their old faith
and "give the rank and file chance"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

Policemen on the streets in Ham
burg are instructed to watch the cars
sharply, and if they find car which
carries single passenger more than
the car number allowed by law the
conductor is fined 70 cents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
All Perfshed.

Vancouver, Dec. 49, The steam
er Alpha foundered on reef off the
east coast of Vancouver island and is
total wreck. The captain, three engi-
neers, the managing owners, the pur-
ser and three seamen. were drowned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Receiver Appointed.

New York, Dec. 21.-Justice Leven-
tritt, in the supreme court, appointed
Jacques H. Herts receiver in this
state for the Order of Chosen Friends.
The receivers bond was fixed at
$4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Will Try 1t Again.

London, Dec. 21.-Gen. Osman Pasha,
who led the Kurd rising in 1878, told
representative of the Daily Mail that
he would leave London to-day to head
another rising to free Kurdistan from
Turkish rule.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

The best collection of Chinese coins
to be found outside of China has been
given to the archaeological museum
of the University of Pennsylvania by
Rev. E. w. living, a Honolulu mis-
sionary. The collection goes back to
time over $500 years ago and in
cludes those odd, early Chinese coins
which were made in the form of
spades, razors, keys, shirts and tools.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Names Ministers,

Washington, Dec. 19.-President Nc
K:nley made the following appoint
ments: John C. A. Leishnan, min
lister to Turkey; Arthur S. Hardy,
minister to Switzerland, and Charles
S. Francis, minister to Greece, Rou-
mania and Servia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Negroes Lynched.

Arcadia, Miss, Dec. 2O.-Two negroes
who robbed and burned trading boat
here, after killing Thomas Thompson,
the owner, and his wife and baby. have
been lynched by mob.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
It's. sixth Defeat.

Melbourne, Dec. 21.-The legislative
council of Victoria has for the sixth
time rejected the woman suffrage bill.
1t has also rejected a proposal to SUBJ
NIT the question to referendum.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Two Natural Gas ExpIosions.

Beaver Falls, Pa, Dec. 21.-Three
houses were wrecked and seven per-
sons injured by two natural gas ex-
plosions here Thursday. The prop
erty loss is estimated at $4,000. The
explosions were caused by the break
ing of valve gate of the Fort Pitt gas
H.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

Springfield, H., Dec. 21.-James r.
Maxcey, prominent real estate dealer
and auctioneer of this city, filed petit
tion in bankruptcy in the United States
district court. Liabilities are scheduled
at $56,7s3 and assets about $125.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Passed Awav.

Milwaukee, Dec. PA Daily News
special from La Crosse, Wis.,. says Da-
vid f. Jones, United States district at
torney for the western district of Wis
consin, died Thursday at Sparta. Wis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Lost His Sight.

Unadilla, N. Y, Dec. 1g.-Fred Nor
ton, youth living here, has lost
the sight of both eyes as a result of
excessive smoking of cigarettes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
Warning to Leaders.

lamation sets forth the principal laws
of war.
Warning to Leaders.
1t refers to recent proclamations is
sued by insurgent commanders threat
ening natives who are friendly to the
American forces and also to the or
ders issued to their men to kidnap
and assassinate residents of towns &C.
cupied by Americans. The Insurgent
leaders are notified that such prac-
tees, if continued, will put an end
to the possibility of their resuming
normal civil relations, and will make
them fugitive criminals.
May BE Tried as Traitors.
Residents of places occupied by Amer
leans are notified that compliance with
the demands of the enemy will ere
ate presumption that such acts are
voluntary and malicious. They are no.
titled that pleas of intimidation will
rarely be accepted. and that where
secret committees are permitted to ex-
list in behalf of the insurgents, even
well disposed persons will be exposed
to the danger of being tried as traitors.
Must Not Abuse Leniency.
The proclamation says that it's warn
ings and requirements are to apply
with special force to Manila, the ''ren-
devious of the emissaries of insurrec-
tion."
Newspapers are warned against pub
fishing sedition and the proclamation
declares that the rebels, who are not
part of an organized force, are not
entitled to the privileges of prisoners
of war, adding that the fact that they
have not hitherto been held respon-
sible is ''evidence of the solicitude of
the United States to avoid the appear
ance of harshness."
Follow Mountain Trails.
Manila, Dec. 21.-Every mountain
trail in Gen. Young's district north of
the Abra river and between the coast
and Dolores has been followed up by
the American scouts this month. A
similar movement has taken place in
the provinces of Union, Benguet, Lee
panto and that part of South Ilocos
which lies south of the Abra river. Fiji
teen insurgents have been killed and
more than 100 captured. The villages
are always abandoned before the ar
rival of the Americans, but many build
ings that have been used as barracks
have been destroyed.
A Lively Scrimmage.
Washington, Dec. 21.-A cablegram
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

Pride is the fog that surrounds insigni6-
cance.-Chcago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

Concerning two things advise no one;
marrying and going to wars.-Spanish.
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THREE NEGROES LYNCRED.
Enraged Citizens of Rockport, Ind,
Hang the Murderers of a
White Barber.
VICTIMS WERE ALSO GUILTY OF ROBBERY
Two of the Colored Men Met Their
and the Third Was Put to Death at
bonneville = Gov. Mount Says the
Lynchers Must BE Punished.

Rockport, Ind, Dec. 1.-THE lynch
Ing of two negroes at eight o'clock last
night was the result of the murder of
Hollie Simons, white barber of this
city. Jim Henderson and Bud Row
lands, the negroes, waylaid, brutally
murdered, and robbed him early in the
morning. They were lynched in the
Jail yard by a mob of 1000 frenzied
citizens. The negroes were arrested
early, and, although Rowlands' cloth
ing had bloodstains on it, the men
claimed they were innocent of the
crime. The mob broke into the Jail,
took out the negroes, and hanged them.
The mob then dispersed, apparently
satisfied with its work of vengeance.
The negroes victim, Simons, was way
laid and robbed of $40 and murdered
in the most brutal manner one square
from the main street of the city as
he was going to his home from his bar
Der shop, at two o'clock in the morn
inU
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28

The history of mankind is an immense
volumne of errors.-Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-28
A Lively scrimmnge.

Washington, Dec. 21.-A cablegram
from Admiral Remey gives an account
of a sharp brush with Filipino in
surgents at Limbanes, in which Is in
surgents were killed, IL rifles captured
and large amount of stores destroyed.