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The Ely miner., 1900-10-19

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 9.-The official
preliminary estimate of the crop
yields of Iowa for the current year
show: Corn, area, s,61s,660 acres, av-
erage, Al bushels to the acre, total
product, 53,365,06O bushels, which is
greater by 1s,O00,o0o than ever be-
fore harvested in the state. The total
of all cereals will be 531, $4,000 bush
els, which is 10000, 900 in excess of any
previous year, and 131,O00,O00 above
the average yearly output the past
ten wears
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19

Booker T. Washington says that
the first time he ever talked to the
late Coils P. Huntington on the SUBJ
ject of Negro education the latter
gave him contribution of So. Mr..
Huntington afterward became one Of
the most generous supporters of the
cause, and the last time the two men
met the railroad magnate gave the
Negro educator $5O,O0O toward the
endowment of the school at Tuske-
gee.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Special session Ends.

Lansing, Mich, Oct. 13.-The two
houses of the legislature adjourned
early last evening after transacting
all of the business mentioned in the
proclamation of the governor. The
two houses got together on the form
of the constitutional amendment rel
ative to the taxation of corporations,
which will be submitted. to the people
at next months election, and passed
the measure by an almost unanimous
vote.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19

Paris latest innovation in street
lighting is oil-lamps. They are not
the sort of lamps used hundred
years ago when the cry was "aristo-
Gratis Ia lanterne," but enormous
structures that give out 1000 candle
power each. They have been set up
on the river side of the Tulleries
gardens and light up the gardens
and the opposite bank of the Seine
as far as the new Care d-Orleans.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Mother browns Self and Child.

Atch.son, Kan, Oct. 1.-THE wife
of Rev. Charles Meeder, of the Eman-
uel Evangelical church, near Farming
ton, jumped into cistern with her
three-year-old child about midnight
and both were drowned. Mrs. Meeder
had shown signs of insanity.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Census Figures.

Washington, Oct. 9.-The census bu-
reau has announced officially that the
population of the state of Delaware
was 1s4,735 in 1900, as against 16s,493
in 1900. This is an increase of 16,242,
or 9.6 per cent. The population of
the District of Columbia is 27S,718, as.
against 23O,392 ten years ago; an
increase of 4s,326, OF 900 per cent.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19

Cleveland, O., Oct. 13.-Capt. Charles
Holmes, who was in charge of the
yacht Idler, which foundered off this
port July z, has been indicted for
manslaughter by the federal grand
Jury. Holmes is charged with Grim
inal carelessness in handling the
Yacht.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Situation In India.

London, Oct. 10.-A dispatch says
that the general condition of the crops
in India is excellent, and, except in
a part of Bombay, famine conditions
are disappearing. The total number
on the relief list has fallen to 2,746, 900.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Levee Breaks.

Portage, Wis, Oct. 10.-The city
levee on the west side of the Wiscon-
sin river broke at Bardens Tuesday
afternoon and everything is under sew
eral feet of water. Across-the-river
residents must come to town in boats
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Troops Called Back.

London, Oct. 1O.-The war Office
has issued orders that the bulk of
the militia regiments called out for
service during the South African war
be disbanded. This affects nearly 5O,-
600 men
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19

Roger @. Mills, the former United
States senator from Texas, says that
whenever in Galveston he always felt
a vague dread of just such calamity
as has befallen the city, and was in
tensely relieved when he was back
on the mainland. He said that he
always fully realized the danger to the
city from some great sea storm.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
A Fatal FAN.

West Superior, Wis. Oct. 11.-Frank
Wood, of Chicago, was instantly killed
Wednesday afternoon by falling from
the roof of the Great Northern ele-
vator, distance of 140 feet. He was
riveting there, when he lost his ball
ance and fell to- his death.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
CIeveland's views Unchanged.

Louisville, KY. Oct. 12.-Ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland has replied to
letter written by Mr.. John S. Green,
of this city. inquiring if the former
president had changed his views on
the financial question as expressed in
his letter to Chicago business men on
April 13, 1895. Mr.. Cleveland replied
that he had not changed his views,
and still favored the gold standard.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19

A new kind of makeup has been
discovered in Paris, and is said to
be doing wonders to improve the
feminine face. A certain drug is i'm
jected beneath the skin by small
syringe. This causes the face to be-
come round and hollows to disappear.
A little rouge and powder and the
bloom of youth appears.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19

A sitting hen belonging to Mrs.
Harry Landers, of Mantua, N. j., has
given up nest full of eggs and adopt
ed motherless pig. The little porker
had been brought up on a bottle for
some weeks, and when it was missed,
search revealed it under the hen,
the eggs having been kicked out of
the nest
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Aged publI.her Dead.

New York, Oct. 9.-Andrew C. Arm
strong, one of the founders of Scrib--
ner's Monthly and one of the oldest
publishers in this city, died at his coun-
try home at Stamford, Conn.,, Monday
night after long illness, from COM
plication of disorders. He was II years
old
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
JournaIfst Dead.

Washington, Oct. 1O.-Maj. Seldom
Noyes Clark, widely-known newspa-
per man, who had been connected
with the Washington bureau of the
New York Tribune for % years, died
here Tuesday of heart failure. He
was an authority on political and eco
nomic questions.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
To Command the Pacific station.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Rear Admiral
Silas Casey, at present commandant
at League Island navy yard, Pa, has
been selected to succeed Rear Admiral
Albert Kautz as commander of the
Pacific station upon the latter's re-
tirement in the near future.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19

Boise, Idaho, Oct. 10.-The Idaho. SOL
diers' home was destroyed by fire Tues
day night, entailing loss of $4O,O 900.
There were 80 inmates. No one was in
jured. The old men will be housed in
buildings in town, some being taken to
the statehouse. The home was erected in
1893
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Will Not Talk.

New York, Oct. lin an interview
here ex-President Harrison said he
should make no speeches during the
political campaign. He also said he
was in favor of the reelection of
President Mckinley, and that a
change would certainly renew condi-
tions from which we have so happily
aScape1
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Five Male Infants.

ST. Charles, Mimi, Oct. 13.-Mrs-
Henry Smith, living near the OUT
skirts, gave birth to five living male
babies, their combined weight being 30
pounds. The family now numbers 16
children, including two pairs of trip
let's, two of twins and one single.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
To Head Forestry Division

Washington, Oct. 13.-Albert r.
Green, of the general land office, has
been selected as chief of the new di-
vision of forestry of the interior de-
partment, authorized by the last con.
gress-
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Frank James Lead. Parade.

Oak Grove, Mo-, Oct. 13.-Thc sur
vivors of Quantrell's guerrillas held a
reunion Friday in which 43 old men
took part. Frank James led the
parade, all the veterans being mounted.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Killed bx the Cars.

Quincy, ILL.,, Oct. 12.-Ignatz Zengel.
one of the pioneer quarrymen of the
west and owner of large quarries in this
section, was killed by the cars here
Thursday. He was walking on the
track and stepped aside to let train
go by. He was met by another going
in the opposite direction and instantly
l.;lIad
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19

According to the Sioux Indian
weather prophets, it's going to be
a hard winter. These predictions are
based on the fact that the buffalo
grass shows heavy crop of seeds.
which, the redskins declare, is a sure
sign of severe winter and deep
snow
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
nank Deposits increase.

Washington, Oct. 12.-The report Of
the comptroller of the currency shows
an increase of $49,155,799 in national
bank deposits in the country since
July / last.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Trial bg Jury.

Havana, Oct. 10.-By order of the
military government trial by jury has
been inaugurated in Cuba and the writ
of habeas corpus established.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
The Pair Is Broken.

Oshkosh, Wis, Oct 11.-Mrs. w. F.
Dale, who with Mrs. S. M. Trautman.
of Auburn, N. Y. formed the oldest
pair of twins in the country.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Has Big Debts.

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. s.--M. B. Curtis,
"Saml of Posen." the actor, filed a
petition in bankruptcy here, with LA
bilities of $4,000, assets $25.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Troops Leaving China.

Washington. Oct. 13-Rear Admiral
Remey reports the gradual withdrawal
of Americans from China. Germany
regards favorably Russia's idea of re-
ferring the Chinese situation to the in
ternational arbitra tion court at The
Hague. The edict of October order
ing punishment of high officials is re-
garded in Tientsin as farcical one.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
SWEPT BY TERRIFIC WIND
The Minnesota Village of Biwabik
Visited by a Tornado That
Does Great Damage.
AN ENTIRE FAMILY INSTANTLY KILLED.
Deaths an Far as Known Number
Nine-PrOperty Loss Estimated al
$1OO,OOO-Many of the Buildings
Destroyed Were Occupied by Min
ers-Rain Floods Mines.

Biwabik, Mimi. Oct. S.-The tornado
which ragged in this vicinity Saturday
evening was the most violent ever ex-
perienced hereabouts. The storm cut.
a pathway $50 feet in width through
the northwestern corner of this town..
completely wrecking the buildings,
struck. The shafthouses and build
ings of three mines which stood in
the path of the storm were reduced
to kindling wood. The property loss
is estimated at from 900 to $780, 900
and the known fatalities number nine,
with score or more injured-some Sc
verely, others only slightly. The
storm swept in northwesterly direc-
ton after leaving here and struck a
little Finnish settlement near Pike,
lake, where number of buildings,
were wrecked, in one Of which an en-
tire family, consisting of husband
wife and four children, were instantly
killed. So far their names have not.
been obtained
The Victims.
The list of those killed and injured,
so far as learned, follows:
Killed.-Mr and Mrs. Marowitz William
Hilstrom, family of six near Pike lake,
names not known.
Severely Injured.-Andrew Anderson, a
locomotive fireman, severely scalded. will
recover; F. Murray, locomotive engineer,
severely scalded and otherwise injured, will
recover; Andrew Debbs, laborer. severe,
scalp wound, will recover; John Morriston,
foot badly crushed. About rs others were
more or less severely cut and bruised.
The house in which the Marowitz
family lived was completely wrecked
and the body of Mrs. Marowitz was
found fully 400 feet away, every bone
in her body broken and her clothing
completely stripped off. The body of
her husband was found Sunday in the
debris of their home, horribly mutt
lated. William Hilstrom was struck
on the head by falling tree and
his skull crushed. He afterwards died
at the hospital.
Engine Blown from Track.
The engine house of the Duluth.
Mesaba & Northern railroad was COM
pletely wrecked and number of To-
comotives and cars were shifted from
the tracks and pounded into scrap
iron. The engine on which Murray
and Anderson were when the storm
broke was blown from the track and
the men were pinned beneath it and
horribly burned by the escaping
steam. Other men at work near them
had narrow escapes. Several cars
blown from the D., M. & n. tracks
were found in Duluth mine pit, hun
dreds of feet away. Many of the
buildings destroyed were owned by
the mining companies and tenanted
by their employees. The duration of
the tornado was less than five min
utes, but it was preceded by an un-
usually severe thunder and rainstorm.
and the heavy rain has flooded many
of the open pit mines and they will
be unable to operate for some time.
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
baseball Record.

The standing of the baseball clubs
in the National league is as follows:
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
Eighty-six Rebels Beheaded.

Shanghai, Oct. IA plot of 400 reb-
els in Suchow to get possession of that
town and pillage it has been discovered
and sc prisoners have been arrested,
the rest of the conspirators taking to
their heels. All the prisoners have
been beheaded
The Ely miner., 1900-10-19
No Further Concessions.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 13.-The op-
orators of the Wyoming valley are
watching with interest the proceed
ings of the Scranton convention. The
representatives of the big coal COM
panies here still insist that no further
concessions would be made to the men
and that if the offer of ten per cent.
increase is rejected the strike is des-
tined to go on. The offer of the op-
orators having been refused, the COM
panies will endeavor to operate their
mines with new men. Should the
strikers interfere, then the state will
be called upon to protect those men
who are willing to work.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-08
EAST MONTPELIER.

The thrilling war drama, "a Fight
ING Chance" or for the Blue or the
GRAY, will be presented at the'Nlllages
hall Thursday and Friday evenings OF
this week, under the auspices OF the
Ladies' Aid society, with a strong
cast of characters. Music will be FUR
nished by Miss II. Julia Cross pianist,
and L. L. Leonard, cornetist. The
cast is as follows:-
Madame Mayburn, the principal OF
the school, Emma j. Foster; Mllc'
Fordet, the French instructress, Kuth
G. Snow: Eleanore Hamilton, the new
arrival. Kate II. Foster; Cecil Iiot-
spun. a true %Southernor, Clara Beck
lev; Ruth Anna Morton, a QuakcresS,
Clara Cate: Helen Hastings, with an
uncomfortable fondness for ".jacks,'
Helen II. Mcknight: Mabel Davis, an
"F. f. W." Ella G. Dudley; Lulu
jefferson, Cccil's roommate, Julia a.
Foster; Madeline Burgson, troubled
with English but V with inSom-
MIA, Alice G.. Foster: Juliet Washing
ton Annabel Johnson, decidedly above
.spo' white trash" Blanche l., Spaul-
ding: Rosy Harligan, with a love for
the Union subservient to her hatred
for "piggers," Julia S. IIoIlistcr.
Give them a full house. 1T Will be
worth seeing.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-08
MONTPELlE Err.
w. II. Farrar has the measles.

w. II. Farrar has the measles.
The Republican club has engaged
rooms in Union block.
Miss Blanch Dennis, of P~lainIield,
is taking Miss Hunts place at the
telephone exchange.
The statue of Ceres on the dome of
the state house is being re-gilded.
Capt II. c. Lull was worse yester-
day.
The Arion quartette of Boston will
sing at Bethany churc'- Sunday next.
A Republican city caucu to nomi-
nate a candidate for city representa-
tive will be held at Armory hall on
Monday evening, August 20, at 1870
O'Clock.
In a private letter received today
by M. S. Stone from the business
manager of the Youths Companion,
the statement was made that Yer.
mont stands first of all the states in
the union in subscribers to the Com
panion, in the ratio of subscribers to
population. Oregon and New Hamp-
shire stand second.
Married in Montpelier, July, 7, by
Rev. j. Edward Wright, Fred Steele,
Of Barre, and Elizabeth M, Cook, Of
GOuldSyille.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-08
BETHEL.

Miss Mary Ann Todd, of Boston.
came ON Saturday to spend several
weeks with her sister, Miss Jane Todd
ia this village.
John Foley, wife and daughter, If
Northiield, drove down on Saturday
to spend Sunday with Mrs. Foley's
parents in this Village.
George Francis and his sister, Miss
Anna Francis, Of Brooklyn, New
York, are guests at w. II. Adams for
two weeks.
The Whitcomb high school nine
went to Rochester one day last wee X
to get beaten in a ball game with the
Rochester high school nine in a score
Of Is to s.
But few people have any idea Of the
immensely of the new tannery plant
that is being put up in this place UNI
der the superintendent Of G. II.
Gushing to be occupied by the firm of
Phelps & Co.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-08

Lafayette. Ind, Aug. S. The south
bound MonOn passenger train No.. = col
llded with a light engine at South RNuIi.
ten miles south of here. James ludlow,
fireman Of the passenger train, was in
%stantly killed. Louis I.aub, the engineer
of the freight engine, and his fireman are
missing. Henry WhitcSel. passenger en-
gineer. was probably fatally scaltlcl,
Eugene McCool, freight brakeman. was
badly bruised and may die. c. r. Cal
lahan. freight conductor, was scriousi,
injured.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-08
In Honor of Stark'N Command.

Peru, Vt. Aug. S.-fhe beautiful gran
lite monument erected on the site Of the
camping ground of General John Stark
as he passed from ChallcstOWu. \. H.,
to the battle of Bennington in HI has
been dedicated. The monument, All ohc-
lisk of blocks of Woodbury. granite, is %
feet il height, rising from IL location
about 40 rods south of the spot actually
occupied by General Stark and his troops
as tradition fixes the places. The monu-
ment ovcrlooks the surrounding country
and can be seen for a long distance.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-08

Fort Plain, n. Y. Aug. s. William
Urgent of Jersey City. aged 21 years:
was drowned in tie Erie canal here. 'ric
drowned man was captain of the boat
William Ungent. owned by his widowed
mother, who was also aboard and i,
Frustrated with grief. While ATTENDING
to his duties Urgent miScalculatctl owing
to darkness and fell in the water and
being unable to swim. was drowned.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-08
CanaIbOnt Captain Drowned

Utica. n. T., Aug. S.-Willinm N,laont,
Il canalboat captain of New York. was
drowned at Fort Plain. He uttcmutnd
to jump from his boat to Il passing linn.
her boat. slipped and fell between Them
He could not swim and sank immcdiitelv
His mother and two sisters were man
bis boat and will take the body to New
York. "
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-08

Rome. Ang. S.-The brother and broth
cr-in-laW of RreSei. the assassin Of King
IIumhcrt of Italy. have been detained by
the police on the charge that they had
forcknowlcd@e of the lutlrdcror's intcn-
ton. The former says I;lcsci frequently
practicpd with Il revolver.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-08

San Francisco. Aug. S.--Tlc trausport
Sherman has arrived from Manila. SHE
has ON hoard ~ cabin passengers, ~
discharged soldiers. 13S convalcsccnts ~
military prisoners and - civilians. Three
deaths occurred on the VOYAGE. She vos
33 days from Manila and Is days from
NagaSaki.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-08

This popular sister team which are
appearing at Dewey Park this week
are among The best in the business.
They have appeared in all the leading
Vaudeville houses and always play re-
turn engagements. They were prom
inent members of the Dayyler Co. and
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-08
Removed.

l have located my office at 253
North Main St., corner Merchant St.,
in the A. M. Jackman house while re-
pairing my house. Hours 8 to 8 a..
H., II to 2 and 6 to 8 pm.
G. +. CAMP, NJ. D.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-17
RHEUMATISM CATARRH ARE BLooI
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the bones, joints, mucous membrane,
and entire system the specific poison
in the blood that causes rheumatism
and eatarrh. B. B. b. is the only rem.
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can meyer be return of the symptoms.
Don't give up hope but ask your drug
gist for B. B. B.-botanic blood balm or
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real cures of all blood diseases after
every thing else fails. We have abso-
lutte confidence in Botanic blood balm;
hence, so you may test it, we will send
trial bottle free on request. Personal
medical advice free. Address,
BLOOD BALM CO..
222 Mitchell St., Atlanta, Ga.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-17
Iron NJ ountain Rates.

! Biennial eoaclaFe knights of Pythias. at
Detroit. Michi an. August - to Sspt.t1,I /. VI.
s. KY. VIII sell round trip tickets from
his place az 5000 on August p, 20 and 27
with return limit not earlier than August y
nor later than Sept 9Th except that tfel cts
VIII be limiled TO Sept. ID If presented 70
JOINT agent on or before Sept. l and upon
payment of Joint agency fee soc.
Annual International Convention b. Y.p.
Y. OF America at Cincinnati. Ohio, July II 20
Is. Iron Mountain will sell round trip tickets
on july 10 to IL at rate of a0.95 with final
unit for return July Il except that tickets
Mlll be limited to August 10 il presented to
Joint agent ON before July IA and upon
payment of joint agenry fee of soc.
Still NJ & $ Ry will sell round trip tickets
TO lineage l IL, Mt one fare for the round trip
on June q, - and p, with final return limit
up 10 and including July ., account PrehIbi=
ton National Convention.
National Democratic Convention. X nsas
CITY, July 4. For this occasion the IT. Louis
iron Mountain q Southern Try will sell tick
cts at one fare for the round trip via ST.
Louis or Cotfeyville on July .. and A. with
hnaI return limit up to and including July 9.
Annual Convention Music Teachers Nat.
ASSOCIATION, Des Moines, Ia june 10 tt %
Iron Mountain Route will tickets AT one fare
for the round trip on June Is to % inclusive,
with final return limit up to and including
June 23,
Monticello, Ark, June q to 30 Return at
one third fare on the certificate plan. Final
return limit July 4
Nashville. Tenn. July @ to 20 Return at
onezthird fare on certificate plan Return
limit Aug, 1st.
The l. Nj. & S. Ry. will sell ticket account
Fourth of July at open fare and one=third
for the round trip within a distance of zoe
miles on this line. Tickets oil sale July B
and {. good returning until and including
Jaiy ).
summer Resorts.
From Pine Bluff to Mt. Nebo and return s. so
searey Springs and return, 40
RaYenden : rs
Tickets on sale now and will continue until
close of business Searey Sept. 10; Mt Nebo
Oct /: RaVenden, sept. 30. All tickets limit
ed for return passage to Oct 81, 1900. Parties
wishing to spend TIE summer in nice, cool,
healthy places should try the above,