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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
10 BECOME 4 TERRITORY.
Senate Passes a Measure Providing
for a Form of Government in
Island of Hawaii.
TO HAVE REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS-
The House Passes an Amended Porto
Rico Tariff Bill, Limiting It's Life
to Two Years; Also an Aid Meas
ure-Daily Summary of Congress.
siOnaI Proceedings.

Washington, Feb. 26.-In the senate
on Saturday the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill was reported.
and the Hawaiian government bill
was further discussed.
Washington, Feb. 27.-Formal dis
cussion of the right of Senator Quay to
a seat was begun in the senate yester-
day and consideration of the Hawaiian
government was resumed. An amend
ment was made striking out the prop
erty qualification of voters for mem
bers of the legislature. Senator Clark
(Wyo.) introduced bill for the adnis-
sion of Arizona as state.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-The feature
of the session of the senate yesterday
was the speech by Senator Depew in
favor of holding the Philippine is
lands. The Hawaiian government bill
was further discussed.
Washington, March THE con-
ference report on the financial bill
was considered in the senate yester-
day and Senator McLaurin (dem., S.
c. spoke in favor of expansion. The
vote on the Hawaiian government bill
was postponed one day.
Washington, March 2.-The bill pro-
viding a form of government for the
territory of Hawaii was passed by the
senate yesterday. The bill creates
the territory of Hawaii, with legis-
lature, supreme and minor courts, a
governor and other officials; extends
to the islands the internal revenue,
customs and navigation laws, and
provides for the election of dele
gate to represent the islands in con-
gress.
Washington, March BIN the senate
yesterday bill providing a territorial
government for Porto Rico was con-
sidered, and Senator Hoar spoke in
favor of seating Mr.. Quay, of Pennsyl-
vania.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The Porto
Rican tariff bill was considered in the
house on Saturday and bill was in
Porto Rico, the capital to be at San
Juan, with a governor, judicial sys-
tenn and legislature.
Washington, Feb. 27.-In the house
yesterday debate on the Porto Rican
tariff bill was continued. The repub-
lican conference agreed to reduce the
tariff to Is per cent. and to limit oper-
alton to two years.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-In the house
yesterday a bill was introduced to
provide for one-cent postage on let
tiers. The general debate On the Porto
Rico tariff bill closed.
Washington, March 1.-The Porto
Rican tariff pill, amended so as to
reduce the tariff from 25 to Is per
cent. of the American tariff, and linn
iting it's life to two years. was passed
in the house yesterday by a vote of
172 yeas to 161 nays
Washington, March "A favorable
report was made in the house yester-
day on bill to reorganize the con-
sular service and an agreement was
made to consider the bill relating to
second-class mail matter March 20.
Washington, March 3.-Upon the
presidents recommendation bill was
passed in the house yesterday to ex-
pend the 50, 900. 900 custom duty collect
ed on imports from Porto. Rico since the
Spanish evacuation for the relief of
Porto Ricans.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09

For the current year it is prophe-
sled the yield of the Baku oil fields
will pass 5O,OOO,OOO barrels. The pc
troleum yield of the United State for
1897 was 6O,56s,Os1 barrels. 1t is an
interesting evidence of the different
conditions in effect in the two great
oil fields of the world that the yield
in the United States was from many
thousand wells, while that Of the Ba-
ku field all came from a few hundred.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Otis Coming Home.
Two Die on the GaIIows.

New Iberia, La, March 3.-Reuben
Cately and Hypolite Brown, negroes,
were hanged Friday for the murder of
Martial Sorrel, storekeeper, near
Olivier, La, last August. Charles
Brown and Henry Green were princi-
pals in the murder and were also to
have been hanged Friday, but it was
considered too big job to hang all
four at one time and late Thursday
Gov. Foster respited these two.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Trust Investigation.

Washington, March 2.-The indus
trial commission submitted to con-
gress preliminary report of it's in
vestigations into the operations of
trusts and says that certain evils in
connection with them should be
checked by appropriate legislation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Place for Gen. Brooke.

Washington, March Maj. Gen.
John r. Brooke, who has been in this
city since his recent detachment from
duty as governor general of Cuba, has
been slated for the command of the
military department of the east, with
headquarters at New York city. The
change in that command will not oc
cur until June next, when Maj. Gen.
Wesley Merritt will retire.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
The Public Debt.

Washington, March 2.-The month
ly statement of the public debt shows
that at the close of business February
%, 1900, the debt, less cash in the
treasury, amounted to $1,11S,S ,O59,
a decrease since February of $6,75O,-
1853. This decrease is largely account
ed for by the increase in the amount
of cash on hand.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Mills Shut Down,

Muncie, Ind, March 1.-The II iron
and steel mills in Indiana owned by
the Republic Iron and Steel company
have closed down indefinitely on ac-
count of an attempt to enforce the
weekly pay law and over 5000 men
were idle
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09

Gen. Joubert's wife has repeatedly
accompanied him in his campaign
against marauding natives and on
such occasions always insisted on per-
sonally caring for his food. While
on visit to Amsterdam Mrs. Jou
bert was shown an interesting col
lection of ancient pewter in one of
the museums. "Good material to
make bullets" was her only COM
ment,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09

The Twentieth century will have
about $50 eclipses, the solar being to
the lunar in about the ratio of four
to three. For the first time in any
calendar year since 1923 the year 1885
will have seven eclipses, the largest
possible number. The total solar
eclipses visible in the United States
will occur in 1918, 1923, 1925, 1945, 1854,
1879, 1884 and 1904.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Hanged.

Talboton, Ga, March 3.-WiL Leon
ard. a negro, who murdered Francis
Dean and wife, was executed here Fri
day. On his way to the gallows he
stopped and addressed a crowd Of
5000 negroes, advising them not to do
as he had done.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Dies of Injuries.

Detroit, Mich, March g. Miss
Georgiana Peck, of Minneapolis, well
known also in Washington society,
died in Harper hospital. Miss Peck was
visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs
Bingley Fales, and was injured three
weeks ago by being run into at street
crossing by bicycle ridden by mes
Senoer bow
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09

Seventeen members of the Sweden
rilldag have introduced bill recon-
mending the abolishing of the import
duty on pork. They point out the
fact that during the year 1899 the i'm
port of pork exceeded the export by
20,77S,355 pounds, for which an i'm
port duty of about $67O,OOO has been
paid.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
women.

Since the Rockefeller's share of the
Standard Oil Company's dividends
gives him an income of 100000 a
year from that source alone, Mr.. Car
negie's statement that the oil king
is the richest man in the world still
holds good, despite the remarks of
Mr.. Frick, which credit the iron king
with only S24,5Oo,OOO a year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Decides Against Dewey.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The United
States court of claims Monday rem
dered decision on the claim of Adj
miral Dewey for prize money on ac-
count of the destruction of the Spanish
fleet in Manila harbor. The court de-
cided against the admirals contention
that the enemy's force was superior to
his and awarded him $9,T50.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Fatal Fight

Brewersville, Ind, March 3.-James
Powers, aschoolteacher, and w. A. Full
Ter, farmer, killed each other in a
fight here. The teacher had whipped
Fuller's daughter at school, and this
caused the tragedy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
MlNN,

Every Beer who IS able to carry a
gun is fighting in the Transvaal. In
recent battle Boer boy only IL
years old was taken prisoner by the
British. He had been in the thickest
of the fight, and had both legs broken
by bullet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Relief for Porto Ricans.

Washington, March 2. = President
Mckinley has authorized the use of
81 $50, 900, the balance of the war fund.
in affording relief to the people of
Porto Rico.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Meath NJ N Centennriop

New York, March 2.-Louis F. Prayer,
a retired merchant, died Thursday in
his one hundred and first year. He
celebrated his one hundredth birth
day with dinner last October and
voted the following month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09

Japanese servants are more and
more in demand every year in New
York. They are looked upon as more
capable than any other kind of do
nestle help. There is one serio:.s OBJ
lection to them. They lavish their po-
likeness and courtesy on the masculine
members of the household in which
they are employed, ard can not be in
duced to treat the women with re-
Spect,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09

Judge Brewer, of the United
States supreme bench, is the author
or rather the editor of a work en-
bodying the great orations from
Demosthenes down. He has incor-
porated Champ Clark's speech in eu-
logy of Frank Blair in the collection,
and it is one of the richest in classic
and historical allusion the American
congress ever heard.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09

1t is generally supposed that more
men are killed by artillery than in
fantry fire. This is a total errone-
Gus notion, as from medical reports
it would appear that the rifle is re-
sponsible for nearly 90 per cent. of
the British killed. In the Franco
$3.50 Germans were killed by rifle bull
let's, and ony COS by artillery.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09

In Russia, women are employed as
apothecaries. In the state and NUM-
cipal dispensaries, women prescrip-
ton clerks stand on the same foot
ing as men, while in the large cities
like st . Petersburg, Moscow and
Kew, there are pharmacies in which
the business is conducted entirely by
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
ouarrymen Strike.

Boston, March about 5000 cut
tiers, blacksmiths and tool sharpeners,
employed in the New England granite
ouarries struck Thursday for a new
schedule of wages, providing for three
dollars per day and an eight-hour day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
FUNDS RETURNED.
Post Office Department Unable tG
Transmit Money to the Trans
vaaI or the Free State.

Fort Dodge, Ia, March "A large
Boer war fund which was recently sent
by J. w. Hinchon, of Algona, by United
States postal money order to Paul
Kruger, at Pretoria, has been re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Charged with EmbezxIement.

Waterloo, Ia, March "A. l. Brock
enridge, for several years secretary of
the Perpetual Building and Loan asso-
citation has been arrested, charged with
the embezzlement of nearly $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Business Block Rurned

Vienna, ILL.,, March ga fire, which
was discovered at II o'clock Friday
night, destroyed a business block OF
eight buildings in this city, entailing
loss of $4,000. The buildings were all
new brick buildings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Died Poor.

ST. Louis, March 1.-Giles F. Filley,
who gave up fortune Of over $780,
600 to pay debts for which he became
responsible by Endorsement, died in
this city a poor man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Utah Democrats.

Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2.-The
democratic convention here instruct
ed delegates for Bryan, deplored the
BUSTING of Roberts for congress and de-
mand free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to /.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Death of an Evangelist.

Ottumwa, Ia, Feb. 27.-Rev. Anthony
Robinson, the oldest of Iowa evangel-
lists, died Monday night, aged 90 years.
His career as revivalist has been one
of the most remarkable in the west.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Perished by Efre.

Fife Lake, Mich, Feb. 2S.-The post
Office at Ivan, nine miles east of here,
burned Tuesday, and Herbert Bates
the postmaster's son, persisted in the
flames
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Is n Candidate.

Watertown, N. Y, March 3.-Gen. A.
d. Shaw, national commander of the
G. A. R., announces himself as candi-
date for congress to succeed the late
Charles A. Chickering, from the TWEEN
ty-fourth congressional district
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Buried in Arlington.

Washington, March 2.-The bodies
of 90 soldiers who died in Cuba since
the end of the Spanish war were
buried with military honors at Ar
lington cemetery Thursday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
GEN. CRONJE SURRENDERS|
Lord Roberts Informs the War Of
fee That the Beer Commander
Has Laid Down Arms.
THREE THOUSAND MEN ARE PRISONERS.
Insfgnihcance of the BOer Defense Is
surprise-Trnnsvaal Are Ger
tain to Continue the Fight-The
Long Siege Mt Ladysmith Broken
by DundOnald's Command.

London, Feb. 27.-The war office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts,:
"Paardeberg, Feb q, 7:45 a. m.-Gen.
CronJe and all of his force capitulated un-
conditionally at daylight and is now pris-
oner In my camp. The strength of his force
will be communicated later l hope that
her maJesty's government will consider this
event satisfactory, occurring as 1t does on
the anniversary of Majuba"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Shows an Increase.

Washington, March 3.-The amount
Of money now in circulation in the
United States is $4,000, 931, 791, an in
crease since March 1, 1899, of $74, 0S9,
17a-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Bank Note Circulation.

Washington, March 2.-The total cir
culation of national bank notes at the
close of business February 20 last was
$249, 434,S7S, an increase for the year
of $6.532.511.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Triple Tragedy.

Bluefield, w. Va, March Joseph
Clean, farmer living near here,
killed his daughter and her lover and
then killed himself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Five Killed.

Canandaigua, N. Y, Feb. 26.-The
wife and four children of Peter d.
Smith were killed at a railway cross
ing near here. Mr.. Smith was badly
injured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Named n Ticket.

Providence, r. l., March 3. = The
Rhode Island prohibition state con-
vention nominated full state ticket,
headed by N. 3. Metcalf, of Pawtucket,
for governor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Surprising Features.

London, Feb. 2S.-Although the
capitulation of the famous Boer COM
mander was hailed as great victory,
it has developed some peculiar and
surprising features. Lord Roberts re-
ports state that the force capitulated
consisted of 5000 men, and his de-
tailed figures show the number of
officers surrendered AZ and the pieces
of artillery 49,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Children Cremated

New York, March Edward Fried
ner's three children were burned to
death in tenement house fire in this
citv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Horses Cremated.

: Chicago, Feb. 2s.-Forty horses be-
longing to Patrick Mulchare, scav-
enger contractor, were burned to
death in stable in this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Miners Killed.

Danville, ILL.,, Feb. 2S.-Two miners,
Oscar Anderson and William Tucker,
were killed by falling slate in the West
Vile mine Tuesday,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Coinage.

Washington, March 2.-The total
coinage executed at the minis Of the
United States during February was $751;
46S,700.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Goyernment Receipts.

Washington, March 2.-During the
last eight months the government re-
ceipts have exceeded the expenditures
by $37,763,O 900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
Causes Wonder.

How an army of this size could hold
out so long despite all efforts of the
attacking forces is causing wonder.
1t had been supposed that there were
no fewer than 5000 burghers in the
death trap" and that they were pro-
vided with many and formidable guns.
The insignificance of the Boer
strength is surprise to all who had
followed the combat since Cronje's
hurried fight from Magersfontein.
Officers Captured.
The officers captured by Gen. Rob-
erts, besides Gen. Pet Cronje, include
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-15
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.

Hot Weather Did Some Damage-Rains
in Texas Caused Rank Growth of
Cotton.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
ditions is as follows:
The week has been intensely hot from
the Missouri valley eastward to the At
lantic coast, including the South Allan
tic states, with practically no rain over
large part of this area, although
heavy rains occurred over the Missouri,
upper Mississippi and Red river of the
north valleys and lake region.
The week was unseasonably cool in
the plateau and Pacific coast regions,
except on the immediate northern coast,
frosts occurring on the Sth and 9Th III
Nevada In the west gulf states the
temperature averaged below normal
and very heavy rains fell, more than
eighteen inches being reported from
Beeville, Texas. Owing to the extreme
conditions of heat and dryness and ex-
cessive rains in certain districts, the
week, as a whole, was unfaVorable to
agricultural interests in the districts
east of the Rocky Mountains, but on
the Pacific coast it was very favora-
BILE
In portions of Missouri and Kansas
corn, more especially the late planted,
has been materially injured, and the
crop has sustained damage in Nebras-
ka, Iowa and Illinois, although in Iowa
the bulk is unframed and well advance
ed toward maturity, while in Illinois a
large yield is still promised. The out
look in Indiana and western Ohio con-
tinues very promising, but in central
and southeastern Ohio and throughout
the middle Atlantic states corn has sus-
tanned serious injury as result of
drought and the intense heat.
In the principal states of the corn
belt the reports indicate that the bulk
of the crop will be safe from frost by
September / to 10, and that the late
crop will be matured one to two weeks
later
Heavy rains in the principal spring
wheat states prevented the completion
of the spring wheat harvest and caused
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-15

injury to the over-ripe standing grain,
as we'll as to that In shock and stack.
Over portions of the central belt cot
ton has improved slightly, although
rust and shedding are generally report
ed and the crop needs rain in portions
of Mississippi, while suffering from ex-
cessive moisture and lack of cultivation
In parts of Louisiana. In the Carroll
mas, Georgia and Arkansas the condi-
ton of cotton has deteriorated materi-
ally, premature opening being extern
siveIy reported from the Carolinas.
In northern Texas cotton has made
favorable progress, but elsewhere in
that state it needs dry weathers and is
making too rank growth Some pick
ing has been done over the southeastern
portion of the cotton belt, and while
cotton is opening in southwestern Tex
as, picking will not be general in that
state for two or three weeks.
In the middle Atlantic states, includ-
ing North Carolina and Ohio and por-
lions of Kentucky, tobacco has suffer-
ed much from drought and heat, but in
the last mentioned state the general
condition of the crop is promising. Some
cutting has been done as far north as
Maryland and Ohio.
The intense heat Of the past week has
not been favorable to apples in the CEN
trail valleys and middle Atlantic states,
but an abundant crop is promised New
York and New England.
Very little blowing for fall seeding
has been done during the week.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-15
A UNIVERSAL FOOD.
Following Natures Foot tops

II have a boy two years old, weighing
forty pounds and in perfect health, who
has been raised on Grape Nuts and
mix.
This is an ideal food and evidently
furnishes the elements necessary for a
baby as we'll as for adults. We have
used Grape-Nuts in large quantities
and greatly to cur advantage" F. w.
Leavitt, Minneapolis. MINI.
One advantage about Grape-Nuts
Food is that it is pre-digested in the
process of manufacture; that is, the
starch contained IN the wheat and bar
ley is transformed into grape sugar in
exactly the same method as this pro-
cess is carried out in the human body,
that is by the use of moisture and long
exposure to moderate warmth, which
grows the diastase in the grains and
makes the remarkable change from
starch to grape sugar. Therefore, the
most delicate stomach can handle
Grape-Nuts and the food is quickly alb
sorbed into the blood and tissue, GER
tain parts of it going directly to build
ing and nourishirg the brain and nerve
centers
Made at the pure food factories of
the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, Battle
Creek, Mich,