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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27
ITEMS.

A camel can easily carry a load of
1900 pounds.
There are five automobile clubs in
Belgium, and their combined member
ship is TAO.
Infectious diseases are unknown In
Greenland, on acc ount of the dry, cold
atmosphere.
Paper made from seaweed is so trans
parent that it is used for windows in
stead of glass.
Sacramento is to have a new mansion
for the governor. 1t will be of granite
and brick, and will cost $4,000.
An English scientific journal speaks
of a couple of japanese pigeons, one of
which lived 33, the other 2s years.
Spurious mummies are made in
France and shipped all over the world.
Shrewd antiquarians, before purchas-
ing, should examine the mummy with
the X-rays, and in this light the sham
article is readily discovered.
Enforced cleanliness prevails among
the pupils in the public schools of Co
penhagen. Three times a week they
must take baths in the schools, and
while they are sporting in the swim
ming tank their clothes are purified in
steam ovens.
In Waukegon, Wis.,, there is an old
church which for 3s years has been
without a steeple. A storm struck the
steeple in 1862, and it fell upon an adj
joining house, wrecking it. The owner
of the house obtained an injunction re-
straining the church trustees from
erecting another spire.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27

his sixteenth year he vas seized by
pirates, carried to Ireland, and sold
to an Antrim chief called Milchu. With
him he endured six years captivity,
and then, escaping, went to France,
where he became a monk. At As years
of age he was ordained a bishop, and
went as a missionary to Ireland. He
landed at Wicklow, and then set out
on a missionary journey, during which
he converted his own master, Milchu.
At Tara he preached to the king OF
Tara, Leogaire. After 20 years of
missionary labor, he established his
see at Armagh. 46S A. D. is given as
the date of his death.
After ages of neglect, the traditional
resting-place of the mortal remains of
Ireland's patron saint in the cathedral
graveyard at Downpatrick have been
covered with a memorial stone. The
stone is a rough, weather-beaten bowl
der of granite, weighing about seven
tons. Upon the upper surface of this
bowlder is incised an Irish cross, faith
fully reproduced from one cut on an
equally rough, unhewn stone found
on the island of Inisclothran. The
movement to erect a monument was
initiated by Mr.. F. j. Biggar, of Bel
fast, who was warmly supported by all
classes and creeds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27
ST. PATRICK'S GRAVE.
1t Has Just Been Covered by a Me-
mortal Stone Through the Eff
forts of q Belfast Man.

A great deal of legend, of course,
clings to the history of the patron
saint of Ireland. but the main facts
of his life appear to be these: Pat
rick was the son of a deacon named
Calpurnius. His own Celtic name was
Succat, Patricius being his Latin des-
ignation. Boulogne-sur-Mer and Kill
patrick, near Dumbarton, contend for
the honor of giving him birth. In
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27
A Precocfous Row

Nice little boys are always the sub
ject of friendly interest, but one never
knows what kind of an answer to ex-
pect from them when questioned.
You r a nice little boy said a
kindly old gentleman to a bright boy
of. five; "have you any brothers,"
mo, sir" replied the boy; I'm rather
short on brothers, but I've got sis,
ters to burn."-Detroit Free Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27
Yer eve Called Slaves.

In southern homes before the war it
was never the fashion to speak OF
slaves as slaves; they were called ne
groes or servants. Gen. Washington
called his slaves "My people," In his
household there were 40 of his people
in 1850, SO in ITO and 1876 in 1774. He
hired white servants also and a num-
Der of European stewards and labor
e,x who came over under contract.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27
A Literary Help.

Cannibal King Ito poet laureate)-What's
wrong with that coronation ode? Can't you
finish it?
Laureate-I can't get enough feet in the
last stanZas.
"Oficer of the guard, go out and cut
enough feet off those slaves to supply the
that King Oombalonskago did not encour-
age literature to the limit. baltimore
American.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27
An inappropriate Gift.

She-I've bought a Noah's ark as a
birthday gift for the Jones little
boy.
He-Good gracious! Don't you
know the Joneses are vegetarians?
"Well, what of that?"
"Why, the Jones baby will be sure
to put the animals in his mouth, and
probably swallow them."-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27
Looking

The Tramp (who has been given a
pair of old shoes)-Pardon me, lady.
but do yer know where yer husband
bought desc?
The Lady-Why do you ask?
because it's likely de store he got
dem frum shines dere shoes free NV
charge, an dat would save me a lot Nv
labor."-Puck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ense,
Apowder to shake in.o YOU shoes. Itrests
the feet. CuresC orns Bunions, Swollen Sore,
Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating feet and In
growing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27
Horrible Fate.

Mrs. Marryat-We're thinking of naming
the baby Mary, after Johns mother.
Mrs. Newitt-O! horrors! That would be
awful.
"Why, what do you mean?"
Gracious! She'll be Named for life."-
Philadelphia Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27
Lncid Reasoninr

""Why Do Men Gamble?" is the title of a
brochure now attracting attention. A lot of
men gamble because a few men win.-N. Y.
pracc
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27

As we travel the path of life, we always
fancy that the other fellow has the best side
of the r~oad.-Town Topics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27
31S Per Week.

A salary of s18 per week and expenses to
man with rig to introduce our Poultry Com
pound and Lice Killer among Farmers. Ads
with stamp, Acme Mfg. Co., Des Moines, Ia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli.
BILE medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27

A Prudent Msn.51keg."Do you believe
in luck, fader" His FatherI,"sVel, yes;
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27

Teacher-"Willie, where is the capital of
the United States?" WILHELM the trusts"
Buffalo News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27

Each package of PUTNAM FADELEss DYES
colors either Silk, Wool or Cotton perfectly.
Sold by all druggists.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money fit fails to cure. Csc
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27
Money Wasted in Drink.

The average consumption of alcohol
ic drinks in England last year was at
the rate OF 500 worth per family of
ave.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27

As a rule, when a man suffers from ennui
he makes a lot of other people tired.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27

Big Bicycle Police Corps.
Paris is to have a bicycle police force
# $50 men.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-16
BEHRING SEA CLEAR OF ICE.
Gold I'm Paying Quantities Found on
the HeadWntcrs of Suxe.nk Riv-
er, = Tributary of Bristol Bay.

Seattle. Wash, June ia special
10 the Post-Intelligencer from South
Bend, WASH, says:
The steamer Rival came in from
Bristol Bay, on Behring sea, within
two days run of Cape Nome. Capt.
johnson had no Nome news except
that Boring sea was clear of ice al
ready,the season being ten weeks earli-
er than usual.
He does not think any of the steam
ers now on the way to Nome will be
delayed by ice.
He reports the discovery of gold in
paying quantities on the headwaters
OF Nuzegak river, a tributary of Bristol
pay. He was told Of the discovery by
a missionary there, but the news was
suppressed by the Alaska Packers as
ISOLATION, which has eight canneries
on the bay, and thousands of men en-
gagged for the coming season, who
would stampede for the diggings if
the discovery was made known. While
there the Rival towed in IL vessels
with men and supplies for the can
neries.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-16
THE IMPORTS INTO MANILA
A During the Fast Three
Months rs Compared With the
same Time Last Year.

Washington, June 13.-The divisions
Of customs and insular affairs of the
war department announced Il decrease
in the amount of imports into the port
of Manila during the first three
months of 1900, as compared with the
same period of 1899, of $751;, 059. The
imports for January, 1899, were ST.
304,563; for January, 1900, S1,427.933;
for February. 1899, 81 ,2s0,7s7 for Feb
ruary, 1900, $S9S,55S; for March, 1899
SS76,935, and for March, 1900. S1,339,-
OBS.
BY countries the imports into Manila
during the month of March, 1900, were:
From Austria, S6,G36; from Australia,
Ss,s24; from Belgium, S4,935; from the
Chinese empire. S25.697; from British
East Indies, SCI, 1872; from Egypt, 500;
from England, S275.sO6; from France,
S51.963; from French China. S1O2, 500;
from Germany, s97.S65; from Holland,
se,S62; from Hong Kong. s417.422;
ron Italy, Ss,O14; from Japan. S17,-
600; from Spain, S122,O4S; from Swift
erland, $4,000. and from the United
States, S1O9, $50.
From the above showing the United
Safes ranks fourth, being exceeded in
the matter of imports by Hong Kong,
England and Spain.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-16
MISSOURI A NEWS.
Recent Deaths.

Maj. F. F. Williams, formerly may
or Ct Joplin, twice candidate for
congress on the republican ticket. and
for 20 years a well-known business
man of Joplin. from heart disease.
Maj. Williams served during the Span
ish-American war as major of a bat
talon of the Second Missouri volun-
teers. He had been ailing for a year,
but his condition CT late had so far
improved that it was thought he would
recover.
W. c. Fullilove, an old and highly
respected citizen of Hannibal. after a
long illness.
Charles yelling, one of the most
prominent citizens of southeast Mis-
souri,, at Jackson, after a lingering
illness, at the age of IS.
Henry Griesedieck, aged e.. well
known among brewers, in st. Louis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FIETY.SfxTH

In the senate, on the 9Th, the session,
extending far into the night, was occu-
pied in an Intellectual attempt to reach an
agreement upon the naval appropriation
bill. The hour fixed for final adjournment
was reached and passed without an agree
ment, and the senate finally adjourned
until the 9TH at II a. m-......1n the house
scenes of indescribable confusion and bit
terness marked the discussion of the fail
p%riation bill to carry out their instruc-
tons, and the speaker took the almost
unprecedented course of appointing new
conferees who were not members of the
naval committee. The debate at times,
was very bitter.
In the senate, on the eth, the session
was devoted chiefly to receSSing and So
cial functions. while awaiting action by
he house on the naval appropriation bill.
The senate having refused to request an
other conference. Upon receipt of word
that the house had concurred in the SELL
ate amendment remaining in controversy,
house resolution providing for final ad-
iournNent was amended, fixing the hour
at five O'Clock, une Z, and passed. When
that hour arrived the senate quietly ad-
iourneG...--.In the house the action OF
the previous day in rejecting the compro-
mise of the confereeS on the naval bill
was reversed. and the house, by a large
majority, accepted the senate amendment.
AS the closing hour approached a few
members engaged in singing national airs,
being soon joined by the whole house and
later by the galleries. Speaker Henderson
members responded by singing Fol He's
a Jolly Good Fellow" the gavel fell and
the FIRST session of the Fifty-siNth on
greSS was no more.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-16
AFRICAN FAIRY STORIES.
Gen. DeWet, with Thirteen Thou
sand Burghers, Marching on
johannesburg.
Beers HAVE RETAKEM BloEnFONTlEN.
President Steyn Again Occupying
the Presidency-British Sustain
Severe Defeats at Ela~ndsfOntein
and VredefOrt-So Says Lorenzo
Marques Reports.

London, June IL, 1887 p. ma
plentiful crop of reports has been FL
tering through Lorenzo Marquee. Ac-
cording to these Gen. De Wet, with 49,.
600 6nrghers, is marching on Johan-
nesburg, the Beers have letken Bloem-
fcntein. where President Steyn again
occupies the presidency, the British
have sustained a severe defeat at
Elandsfontein and have also lost $50
killed and wounded and l5O prisoners
in a fight at Vredefort. Nothing from
any other sources lends color to these
stories. with the exception of the last,
which is probably the Boer version of
the disaster to the militia battalion of
the Derbyshire regiment at Roodeval.
SteHn Was mt Vrcde Monday.
In regard to President Steyn being
at Eloemfontein, a dispatch from
Maseru, Basutoland, dated Monday,
June il, says President Steyn was
then at Vrede, 200 miles from Blcem-
fontein.
Gen. EULER seems to be making sub
%stantial progress and ought soon to
possess the railroad at Charlestown
lin the northern extremity of NataD,
whence, presumably, he will advance
On Heidelberg and effect a junction
with LORD Roberts.
Surrendered to Gen. Hunter.
\ dispatch from Lichtenburg, dated
June II, says 60 Johannesburg mount
Cd policemen. with a Maxim gun, have
surrendered to Gen. Hunter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-16

As the result OF contact with the
sheriff's posse in St. Louis, on the
10th, the close of the Sabbath day
found four men dead and nine men
wounded.
Reports from the Un-Nan-Fu dis
trict, China, say that the French min
lister has telegraphed that a crisis is
imminent, and that he is advising all
foreigners to evacuate Yun-Nan.
Samuel T. Davis, a prominent lawyer
and capitalist of Sioux City, Ia, was
struck by a street a and killed on
the 18th. He was quite deaf and did
not see or kear the ear.
A dispatch from Washington says
that Gen. Macarthur has been ordered
to fill any acquisitions for troops made
by Admiral Kempff. .
The conference of Y. NJ. C. A. secre-
taries at Thousand Islands Park, n. Y,
adjourned, on the 18th, to meet in 1901
in Boston.
The Colorado state court of appeals,
on the 18th, decided that a mem
bership in or a contract with the AS
ISOLATED Press is not a property"
which can be taxed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-16
THE FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA
The Orange River Colony and the
Tramsvaal to Become .
Crow Colony.

London, June II, 1885 p. NIT is
learned that the government has at
last decided upon n plan for the civil
settlement of South Africa. The de-
tails are kept most secret, but it can
be safely said that the Orange River
colony and the Trarsvaal will become
a crown colony. Sir Alfred Miner, it
is declared, is to be high commissioner
of South Africa, in spite of the opI,osi-
ton he has incurred.
The crown colony form of govern
m-nt can be best understood by refer
cnce to the system. in vogue in The
West Indies, Sierra Leone and Ceylon.
Endeavors will be made to put this in
force as soor as possible in the Trans
vaal and Orange River colonies, though
it is scarcely expected that the details
will be announced Dr. some parts of the
work be hegrn fer a few months.
While the civil settlement will be
drnwn up so as to be eventually indie
pendent of military enforcement, it is
realized that the initial work must be
effected with the cooperation Of the
troops. Sir Alfred Miner appears to
believe that civil reorganization and
military pacification can proceed SIM
p~itaneously. and that a possible scat
tered rising will not seriously retard
the progress or organization once it is
begun.
3 The colonial Office is said TO be of
the opinion, however. that the mainte-
nance of good sized garrisons at such
centers as Bloemfontein. Kroonstad,
Johannesburg and Pretoria will be
necessary for 4 l0ng time after the
crown colony system gets in working
order. For this reason and Others.
rut forward by Sir Alfred Miner, the
idea Of granting III autonomous form
of government has been abandoned.
II is believed, though it can not be-
verified. that 4 portion of the Trans
vaal will be partitioned eff to Natal.
The whole arrangement may be
described as c%oinciding with
the views advanced by the progressives
IS opposed 10 those held by the bond
The final steps in this direction
have been taken during the last few
days. Mr.. Chamberlain sent for j. P
Fitzpatrick, author Of 1.-THE Transvaal
from Within" who is well known in
connection with South African affairs,
and spent a whole day in consultation
him. Mr.. Fitzpatrick will sail for
Cape Town June 16 TO join the advis-
cry committee, which Sir Alfred Mil
ner is forming.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-16
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. Albert ]. Beveridge. wife of the
Indiana senator, VINO had been at a
sanitarium at Danville, n. Y, for sew
eral months, on account of a serious
illness, has grown worse within the
last few days, and is in a critical con
dition. The senator was photographed
for and FASTENED to her bedside. There
is little hope of her reco:ery.
The delegates to the republican ma
tiOnal convention at Philadelphia from
the territory of Hawaii arrived at
San Francisco, on the 18th. on the
steamer China. The delegates are: C..
Il. Wilson, Samuel NJ. Parker and w.
Kepov-Kai. The latter gentleman is
d native and n lawyer of great reputa-
ton in Honolulu.
Gen. Grant, who led reinforcements,
with artillery. against the insurgents
in the mountains east of Samiguet, Isl
and of Luzon, reports the capture, on
the 18th, of the rebel stronghold after
four hours fighting. The rebels scat
tered, and the Americans pursued
them. Gen. Grants column had no
casualties.
The general assembly of Rhole ISL
and. on the 18th, by Il separate ballot.
reelected Geo. Peabody Wetmore, the
present republican incumbent, as SEN
ator. The house voted to submit to the
people an amendment to the constitu-
ton providing for the adjustment of
Newport as one of the state capitals.
Reports of the city assessors of Lin
coin, Neb.. show that W. J.. Bryan
pays more taxes on personal property
than any other man in Lincoln or Lam
caster county. In 1889 his property
was assessed at $3.50, and this year at
S4,560. The increase is mostly in bank
accounts and credits.
In a runaway southeast of Union,
Neb., on the 18th, the three-months-old
baby of ID. C.. Larue was instantly |
killed; Mrs. Walker Jones so badly
hurt that she will probably die. and
Mrs. Larue was seriously injured.
Cambridge university, ON the 18th, |
conferred the degree of LID. on sew
distinguished persons. including |
Mr.. Joseph II. Choate, United States
ambassador to London, and Prof. John
Williams White. of Harvard.
Z. NJ. Bigelow was deposed from the
office of director of public works 1T
Pa, on the 18th, and de-
cidcd to quietly give up the struggle.
Police Capt. Schuattler. Of Chicago,
who is making the long European tour.
in Berlin. on the 18th, where
will remain a fortnight
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-16
R NEWS NOTES.

Joseph Alfeld, carrying a big IN.
Iheathed sword. was arrested in ST,
Louis, Friday for attempting to incite
a riot.
As the result of a voting contest the
st. Louis Star will send eight public
school teachers o. n trip to the Paris
exposition, bearing all the expense.
About 100000 ballots were cast.
which cost one cent per.
James r.. Keene. of New York, is re-
ported to have bet $4,000 that Bryan
will be the next president of the Unit
ed States.
Parties drilling a we'll on w. p.
Halls premises at Lancaster, Mo-,
struck coal at the depth of 362 feet.
George Gibson, while chasing rab-
bits, near Guthrie, Okla. was thrown
from his horse and killed.
Important fetes are being organized
in Paris in connection with the unveil-
ing of the statue of Lafayette, pre-
sented by the children of America.
The New York Ice trust has al
nounced n cut in the price of ice from
&C to 40 cents per hundred pounds,
representing 4 loss of excessive profits
on the season of $4,000, 900.
Elijah S. Bundy, a member of the
board of supervisors of Greene county,
ILL.,, died at his home in R~oodhouse,
Friday, aged Go years.
John Wade, aged % years, commit.
ted suicide at Fort Smith, Ark, by
shooting. He vas in the last stages of
consumption and without relatives.
The railroad companies at Kansas
City have opened on employment bu-
reau and will endeavor to furnish men
for the big wheat harvest in the south
west.
While put hunting. near Golconda,
ILL.,, John Cummings accidentally shot
ana killed Charles Holmes, the 15-year-
old son of Rev. j. Holmes, of Temple |
Hill.
The aged father of Frank Funk, Jr.,
captured at Columbia, Mo-, and sem
fenced, at Washington, D. c.. to hang
for murder. has gone to Washington
to appeal to President Mckinley.
In an explosion in the Indiana pow
der plant near Fontanet, Ind, Mat
thew Reed was killed and several other
employees we're injured.
w. n. Tiller, a well-knovn retired
living near Litchfeld. H.. died,
aged 20 years. He had been a
resident OF Montgomery county for
so years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-16
BULLER FORCED ALMONDS NIX.
The Anaf was Ably Conducted by
Gen. Hildynrd.

London, June -, 1910 a. m.-The
war office posts the following dispatch
from Gen. Butler:
headquarters in Natal, June H.
We forced Almonds mex to-day. II
insn't marked On the map, but is the
last defile to Charleston fats. The ene-
my were in considerable force, with
sevral guns in position. The brunt of
the fighting fell upon the Second Dor
sets, who carried the position at the
point of bayonet, and the third v
airy brigade. who were heavily at
tackled on our rights from very brok-
en- country round Iketeni mountain.
l hope our casualties are less than 100.
which. considering the extreme length
of the position, is much less than 1
expected.
The whole attack was directed bv
Hildyard, whose dispositions were ex-
treinely good. The artillery. tenth
brigade and third cavalry brigade did
most of the work.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-16

The formal notification to be issued
from the state department in WASH
ington will at once attract the atten.
ton of all nations to the Worlds Fair
city of 1903. From this time forward
st. Louis will stand in the clear light
of international fame such as only
Worlds fair cities enjoy. The attention
thus bestowed will increase in intcu.
sity as the passing of time brings
nearer the date set for the celebration
OF the centennial anniversary of the
Louisiana purchase.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-16

If the personal property of William
Waldorf Astor and Bradley Martin is
not in New York, it is in England. and
Mr.. Bull will perhaps get n pointer
from the fight these Croesuses are
making against the New York assess
ment of their personal belongings.
Astor is now a British subject. and no
doubt Martin is also something of an
E~ngliShman himself by this time.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-16

Tie fears Of the destruction of the
golG mines in the Transvaal ere hap
PLY turning cut to be basciess. The
destruction couldhave brought no ben
eft to anybody or any cause, while it
would have enacted disaster CT thou
sands of innocent persons who hold
stock in these properties. bur who had
not the faintest influence in bringing
on the war.