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The Yale expositor., 1900-12-07
SCRAPS.

The Sunday schools in Spain are
said to have only 1900 pupils.
The car has $4,000 wood police,
who each cut CAS- worth of wood q
year.
A memorial bust of Chopin has been
unveiled in the Luxembourg Gardens
at Paris.
There are 994 creameries in Iowa, a
net increase over those of year ago
of forty-six.
King Oscar OF Sweden is the tallest
reigning monarch. He is little over
six feet.
There are 300, 900 French Canadians.
of whom $4,000 are voters, in Massa-
chusetts.
The baggage checking system, which
Is universal in America, is coming into
use in England
Thirty-six per cent of the area OF
the state of Washington is covered
with merchantable timber.
The Argentine Republic exported
only 205,105 bales of wool last year,
as against 2S7,4 in 1893.
Australians hold q worlds record In
tea consumption, drinking nearly
eight pounds head yearly.
In Milwaukee recently during a
rainstorm several trees were set on
fire by diverted electric currents.
A new Photographic machine takes
five different views Of person at ono
sitting This is done by means o.
mirrors.
An election Judge in San Francisco
cast his vote early, but forgot to mark
1t, and consequently 1t was counted as
a blank. "
The Yale expositor., 1900-12-07
Amnesty Proclamation.

Coincdently with tho entrance of the
commission upon it's labors I caused 10
he Issued by Gen Macarthur. the mill
tary governor of tho Philippines, on June
81 1900 n proclamation OF amnesty In
generous tcrms OF which many OF the In
surgents took advantage. among them q
number of important leaders.
The Yale expositor., 1900-12-07

cd WITHIN la~-~ 4..t,s. IL cOnSldera ton of
this cession the United States is to pay
to Spain the sum of 100000.
The Yale expositor., 1900-12-07

The Exposition.
Tho year of tho exposition has been
fruitful in occasions for displaying the
country and France. This great compe-
tition brought together from every ma
ion the best i'm natural productions, in
dustry, science, and the arts, submitted
in generous rivalry to II judgment made
all the more searching because OF that
rivalry The extraordinary increase OF
expectations from this country during
the past three years and the activity
with which our inventions and wares
had invaded new markets caused much
interest to center upon the American ex-
hibit, and every announcement was Of
fered IL the way of space and facilities
to permit of its being comprehensive as
4 whole and complete I'm every part.
1t was, however. not an easy task to
assemble exhibits that could fifty Illus
trate our diversified resources and man
ufactures. Singularly enough, our ma
tional prosperity lessened the incentive to
exhibit The dealer i'm raw materials
knew that the user must come to him.
the great factories were contented with
the phenomenal demand for their output,
not alone at home. but also abroad,
where merit had already won profitable
trade:
A criterion Of extent and success Of
oLr participation and Of thoroughness
with which our exhibits were organized
is seen in the awards granted to Amer
lean exhibitors by the International jury,
namely, grand prizes, go; gold medals,
iy7: silver medals, no. bronze medals.
5ii, and honorable mentions, S22, 2.i76 in
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-12-05

Subscribe for THE BROWNSVILLE
Dairy ilIRALD
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CAPTURED BY BOERS.
Forced to Surrender, Causing
Alarm I'm England.

London, Nov. 30.-The most start
ling proof that the war in South Afri-
ca is still full of vigor is contained in
Gen. Roberts dispatch announcing
the 400 British troops with two guns
have surrendered to the Beers at De
Wetsdorp, southwest of Bloemfontein,
after a loss of Is killed and 40 wound
ed. This striking success cannot fail
to encourage the Cape Colony revolt,
which is now most imminent dam
ger. The truth is, according to the
most reliable information, that the
situation in Cape Colony is now more
perilous than at any time since the
outbreak of the war.
The disaster has sent thrill of
alarm through Great Britain. The
censorship continues so strict that
there is no hope of arriving at clear
conception of the actual positions of
affairs in South Africa.
London, Dec. Lord Roberts has
handed over the command Of the Brit
ish troops in South Africa to Lord
Kitchener. London papers urge the
government to try to arrange terms
of peace with Boer generals.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07
A TERRIBLE DISASTER.
Thirteen Persons Killed by the Coll
lapse of Roof I'm San Francisco
and Many Injured.

San Francisco, Nov. 30. - BY the
Collapse of the roof of the Pacific
glass works, from which crowd of
men and boys were watching foot
ball game on the field adjoining, 10
persons were killed and fully 100 bad
ly injured.
About 1875 persons fell through the
roof upon the hot-bed furnaces and
glass watts below. All were horribly
burned, and it is feared that in adj
dition to the 10 deaths already re-
ported there will be several more.
Most of those killed or injured were
boys between 9 and 16 years of
age. Nearly all of the victims had
their skulls fractured or limbs
broken. besides their burns.
San Francisco. Dec. 1.-Cornelius
Mcmahon, aged ~ years, died at the
city and county hospital, making the
eighteenth victim of the accident.
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WILSON REPORTS.
The Secretary OF Agriculture Tells OF
Work Done In His Department
During the Past Year.

Washington. Nov. 30.-The annual report
of Secretary Wilson, of the agricultural de-
partment, begins with complimentary ref
erence to the work of his predecessors
which has brought the department to its
present state of efficiency. The secretary
believes appropriations for the department
should be regarded as an investment for
the reason that they make direct returns
therefor by adding to the wealth of the
country.
Important extensions of the weather bu-
reau have been made during the year.
Much stress is laid upon the continued i'm
provement of the forecast service and the
value of its warnings. The secretary points
out that. Notwithstanding the great num-
Der of craft plying the Gulf of Mexico at
the time of the Galveston storm. the warn
ings were so timely that there was no dis
aster upon the open waters. Successful ex-
periments have been made with wireless
telegraphy.
National legislation on the subject Of
foed authorizations is urged as essential to
supplement the work done by the several
states. Elaborate work in the investigation
of food adulteration has been continued.
Very little horse meat seems to be sold
in the United States, whether under its own
name or any other name
The secretary notes a keener and wider
public interest in forestry. The total re-
quests for working plans for forest pre-
serves at the close of the year exceeded &c.
100000 acres. of which $500. 600 were private
land. Tree planting plans were made for So
applicants.
There is much inquiry in all sections re-
garding better roads and better methods
of building them. and much work has been
done in the past year in building expert
mental roads.
Under the head of the section Of foreign
markets the report says that the study of
markets abroad with special reference to
extending the demands therein for the ag-
ricultural products of the United States
has been prosecuted with zeal and intelh-
gence. The rapid growth of our export
trade to the orient in recent years is most
striking. Five years ago our total ship
ments of domestic merchandise to Asia and
Oceanica were valued at $43. 000 900, of which
only 100000 were agricultural. In 1900 our
export trade with the orient amounted to
$107. 900, 000 of which $50, 100000 worth was
farm produce.
During the past fiscal year Cuba, Porto
Rico. the Hawaiian islands and the Philip
pines furnished market for $4,000, 900
worth of our domestic products. Five years
ago these islands took but $13, 900 worth.
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PETITIONS THE POWERS.
President Kruger Asks for Arbitra-
ton Under The Hague Conven-
tfon-Leaves for Germany.

London Nov. 2S.-The Vienna cor
respondent of the Daily Chronicle
says he hears that President Kruger
has petitioned the powers for arbitra-
ton, under The Hague convention,
that two powers acceded to his re-
quest, but that all the others rejected
the petition.
Paris, Nov. 3O.-Mr. Kruger will
leave here Saturday for Cologne. The
hour of his departure has not been
fixed. He will remain at Cologne over
Sunday and rest. On Monday he will
go to Magdebourg, and thence to Ber-
lin, where he expects to arrive Tuesday
morning.
Paris. Dec. President Kruger paid
farewell calls in Paris and left for Ber-
lin, Germany.
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senator DAVIS Is DEAD.
Minnesota Statesman Passes Away
at His Home in St. Paul
After Severe Illness.
SUFFERED GREATLY FOR TWO MONTHS.
ed, Causes Universal Sorrow
Served His Country In War and
Peace-Was Serving His Third
Term In the United States Senate.

st. Paul. Mimi. Nov. 2S.-United
States Senator Cushman Kellogg
Davis, chairman of the committee on
foreign relations of the senate, died
at his home in this city Tuesday even
ing at nine o'clock, after an illness
of two months. He has suffered
greatly during his sickness, and grad
ually sank away, being unconscious
for several hours before death, and
so far as could be known suffering no
pain. Grouped about the death bed
were Senator Davis immediate fam
lily. his devoted wife, his aged father,
Maj. III. N. Davis; his two sisters, Mrs.
Morford and Mrs. Bartlett Trip. His
law partner, C. A. Severance, and wife
were also present, as well as the doc
tors and nurses. The family have
been prepared for the end since the
first sinking SPELL which occurred last
Friday night, and all have been where
they could be summoned at a mo-
ment's notice. The senator had been
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07
CRUISER LOST.
in the Philippines and Five of
the Crew Are Drowned.

New York, Nov. Occurring ter
rife typhoon which visited the is
land of Guam November 10 the United
States auxiliary cruiser Yosemite
was wrecked and five of her crew
were drowned and thousands of
houses, among them the headquar-
tiers of Gov. Schroeder, We're demol-
ished. The towns of Indrajan and
Terraforo were swept away, and it
is estimated that hundreds of natives
met their deaths.
The storm swept across the island
with amazing rapidity. The Yosem-
tie, which was anchored adjacent to
the collier Justin, dragged her anchor
and was driven aground $50 yards
from the reef, her bows being crushed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07
Monument to hobart.

New York, Dec. 1.-The design for
the monument of the late Vice Presi-.
dent G. A. Hobart has been decided
upon at Paterson, n. j. The success
full competitor is Philip Martin. 1t
shows Mr.. Hobart standing with a
gavel in his hand and leaning forward
slightly as if listening to speaker
1t will be one of bronze and be about
nine feet. in height. 1t will stand
upon pedestal in front of the city
hall in Paterson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07

The feast of Bot-Yct, or "Mid-Au-
sast Moon Worship" was celebrated
recently by the Cinnamon of Balti-
more. The observance was comment
orative of the supposed kindness of
the moon toward the loyal soldiers
during one of the battles in the Chi
nese rebellion, 500 years ago. Ac-
cording to Chinese history, fair Luna
shed her beams on the hostile Empe-
ror's legions at critical period of
this ancient war and largely contri-
buted to their defeat,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07

The kangaroo is to be saved by the
tendons in its tail. The demands of
surgery for the strong chords that
bind the muscles to the bones may
prevent the rapid determination of
the animal and make profitable its
cultivation under conditions more or
less foreign to its native country.
And it is more than likely that Amer
lea will be the kangeroo's future
home. For some time past surgeons
have known of the use of tendons
of the kangaroo tail for sutures and
ligatures.
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Is Sentenced.

Van Vert, O., Dec. Mrs. Emma
Van LEW, indicted for murder in the
first degree for having caused the death
Of Miss Alice Hammell by throwing
vitriol in her face on the evening of
September IL last, Friday afternoon
pleaded guilty to manslaughter and
was sentenced to the Ohio penitentiary
for ten years. Mrs. Van Liew was i'm
mediately taken to the penitentiary at
Columbus by the sheriff. She was ac-
companied by her husband, John Van
LEW, who is cashier of local bank.
Mrs. Van Liew has never disclosed the
motive of her crime.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07

Devotees of golf are fond Of refer
ring to it as ''the ancient and royal
game" 1t is probably more rct-al
and certainly far more ancient than
most of them have any idea of. vt
all events pictured tablet was re-
Gently unearthed at Carche1nish, the
old capital of the Hittites, whereon
are depicted men and women engaged
in pastime, which, if not exactly golf
as played at present, is something
extraordinarily like it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07
NEWS FROM MANILA.
American Troops Capture n Filipin O
Fortress That Was Thought
to BE ImpregnabIe.

Manila, Nov. 26.-The fortress of
the insurgent chief Geronimo at
Pinauran, which the Filipinos boosted
was impregnable, was taken and de-
stroyed by American troops. Three
Americans were slain in battle in the
island Of Panay. Their comrades killed
1O3 insurgents.
Manila, Nov. 2S.-A detachment of
the Third United States infantry was
ambushed Sunday near Malolos. The
Ladrohes fired a volley at the Amer
leans, killing two privates of company
f and wounding three. The insur-
gents escaped into a swamp.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07

In Australia a novel idea has been
introduced for wedding out the ''man
who doesn't Dance" Each lady has
a slip of paper perforated in squares,
one square for each dance on the
programme. She gives one of these
coupons to her partner at the end
of each dance, and any man who can
not produce fair percentage of
coupons is refused admission to the
supper room.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07

Don't work with an electric light
close to your hair unless you wish
to become baldheaded before your
time. This is the latest edict pub
lished by French scientists, and sub
stantiated by physicians here in San
Francisco. According to these learned
savants the surest road to badness
lies in the path of the electric light.
a mechanical Delilah is the electric
light, shearing the Samsons who come
under its glare
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show an increase.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The division
of customs and insular affairs of the
war department. has prepared for pub
LEGATION a statement showing that the
total receipts from customs sources
in Cuba for the ten months ending
October 81, 1900, were $13,215,499.
while for the same ten months of 1899
they were 12,120,991, an increase in
1900 of ST ,094,507.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07

What it means to feed the hordes
that flock into Paris at exhibition
time words can only feebly convey.
In 1889 the quantity of butchers
meat brought into Paris was 7,14O
tons greater than the total of the
previous year. Game and poultry
showed an increase of nearly 5000
tons, fish an increase of 600 tons and
butter of 1,12O tons. The total OF
these commodities brought into the
capital during 1889 was $4,000 tons
of butchers meat, 27,2O0 tons of game
and poultry, and 25,400 tons of fish.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07

A new idea for utilizing the power
of the wind in order to produce cleo
tricity has just been successfully
tried. Windmills are too uncertain
to permit of their being used for
driving dynamos, so it is proposed
that windmills be used to pump wa
ter into high reservoir or tank, and
this would drive a dynamo in an or
binary way by means of turbine.
Although the windmill might work
fitfully, it would be sufficient to keep
up constant supply of water so that
the production of electricity would
be continuous.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07
Promotions In Navy.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The death of
Admiral McNair will bring about a
number of promotions in the navy, the
more important being Capt. John j.
Read to the rank of rear admiral, Com
mander William T. Burwell to the
rank of captain and Lieutenant Com
mander j. A. 81. Nickels to the rank
of commander, with other advances all
along the line.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07
Treasurv OmciaI Dead.

Washington, Nov. 2s.-George w.
Wilson, commissioner of internal rev.
enue, died Tuesday forenoon in his
apartments at the Riggs house, of
Bright's disease, complicated with
asthma. He had been dangerously i'll
for several days past. There were
with him at the time of his death
Mrs. Wilson, his daughter, Mrs. Par
donner, and several of his associates
of the treasury department.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07

The emperor of Germany drinks
nothing but Mexican coffee, and a
years supply is sent regularly after
each harvest from a plantation in the
state of Michoacan. That intended
for the use of the emperor's personal
household is known as the Caracolio,
carefully selected and sent to him
in bags made of silk, while that for
the court goes in the ordinary gunny
sacks. Coffee is at it's best when three
or four years old, and as the supply
from each harvest is received 1T is
put aside to ripen in the emperor's
garrett.
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census of Six States.

Washington, Nov. 2s.-The census
gives Nebraska a population of II
o6s, 534, increase, 1929. Texas. 3,04s,T1c
increase. s13.1s7. Oregon, 413,536; IN
crease, 99,769. North Carolina, 1,s93.7.
$40; increase, 275.s63. Utah, 276,749;
increase, 63,942. Montana, 24a, S29; in
crease. $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07

There is living in Paris to-day a
man blind from his birth, who claims
to be able to see through his nose.
The severest tests have been applied,
with the result that the most skep-
teal are convinced that the mans
eyes are absolutely sightless and that
he can distinguish objects by some
means inexplicable on any other hy-
pothesis than the one claimed. There
are recorded instances of similarly
unaccountable gift of sight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07
A Veteran Dead.

Petersburg, Va, Dec. 1.-Col. James
d. Brady, collector of internal revenue
for the Second district of Virginia,
died here Friday. During the civil
war he was colonel of the Sixty-third
New York regiment in Hancock's
corps. He was elected to congress
from the Petersburg district in 1884.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07
Fatal Explosion.

Bellefontaine, o., Dec. las result
of boiler explosion eight miles west
of here Upton Moore, aged 40, and
Kelley Heaton, aged %, are dead and
Charles Mohr is dying. All are farm
ers and were engaged in shredding fod-
der
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07
Turkey WIN PAY.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The American
consul at Constantinople has notified
the government that the sultan will
pay the claim for indemnity. The
question of the consulate at Harpoot
is still open. The presence of the bat
tleship Kentucky at Smyrna had a
marked effect.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07

1t has just leaked out that Kaiser
Wilhelm, of Germany, has just Wis
tied the Paris exposition, deeply dis
guised by mustache turned down
instead of fiercely upward, in his
usual style. His visit was known on
ly to the chief of police and three of
his trusted assistants.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07
HI. Life and Service.

C,,sfman Kellogg Davis was born in Hen
derson, Jefferson county, N. T., June III,
1888. In tAat year his parents moved to
Waukesha, Wis, where his father farmed
until 1850. After attending the common
schools young Davis spent three years in
Carroll college at Waukesha, preparing
himself for the University of Michigan.
from which he graduated in 1851 During
his boyhood he held for some time po-
sition as telegraph operator In what Is
now a suburb of Milwaukee. After his
graduation he entered the law office OF
Alex w. Randall. afterwards war gov
ernor of Wisconsin. In 1860 Mr.. Davis be-
gan the practice of law and also took an
active part in the campaign resulting IN
the election of Lincoln. Two years later,
war having come, he closed his law Of
flee to enlist in the volunteer army. He
served for two years in the army OF the
Tennessee. in Kentucky. Tennessee. Ar
kansas and Mississippi, part of the
time on staff duty. When in 1854 broken
health compelled his retirement he was
first lieutenant of company B. Twenty
eighth Wisconsin volunteer infantry. Going
to St. Paul, he formed a law partnership
with his army schief, Gen. w. A. German,
ex-governor of Minnesota territory. In 1868
he was elected to the state legislature and
two years later was appointed United
States district attorney, serving five years
in that position.
EleCte0 G0VernOrs
In 1873 Mr.. Davis was elected governor Of
Minnesota, but declined a denomination
and resumed the practice of law. In 1884
he headed the Blaine delegation to Chicago
where he made one of the nominating
speeches for that candidate.
Goes to the Senate.
During 1886 many of the state newspa-
pers advocated his election as United States
senator, and when the legislature of 1887
men Senator Mcmillan withdrew as can
didate for reelection and Mr., Davis received
every vote. Senator Davis first chairman
ship in the senate was of the committee
on pensions, which he held throughout his
first term. In 1893 he was reelected and
became chairman of the committee on for
eign affairs.
In 1856 many friends of the senator
pressed his name for the presidential NOM
ination, but before the state convention to
name delegates met he withdrew and Nc
Kinley delegates were sent from Mime
sofa. During the past four years Senator
Davis position as chairman of the foreign
relations committee of the senate and later
as one of the Paris peace commissioners
have kept him prominently before the pub
lie of all nations. He was reelected with
out opposition in 1899 for his third term
View the Remains.
Paul, Mimi, Dec. For five hours
yesterday a steady stream of people
filed through the governors rooms in
the state capitol to take a last look at
the face of the late Cushman Kellogg
Davis, former governor and for 10 years
leader in the senate of the United
States. Nearly 10000 people passed the
coffin, paying their last tribute of re-
spect with look of regret.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07
A Bold Robbery.

Toledo, O., Dec. Between the
hours of one and two o'clock Friday
afternoon, when I. N. Poe, promi-
nent real estate dealer, was tenn
porarily absent from his Office in the
produce exchange building, some one
broke open his desk and took strong
box containing about $500 in cash and
checks, and $4,000 in negotiable pa
per. Not the slightest clew has been
discovered
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-07
sIxafed ON Thin Ice.

Milwaukee, Dec. specials to the
Sentinel record three deaths in the
state from drowning of skaters who
ventured on thin ice. They are:
Paul Dietrickson. son of Rev. p. Diet
rickson, of Necedah: George Schulz
kowski, a boy of Green Bay: David
Gully, of Fond du Lac, aged 20.
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Seek Revenge.
Descendant OF washington Dead.

Washington, Dec. Miss Eugenia
Washington, great-grandniece Of
George Washington, one of the found
ers of the Society of Daughters of
the American Revolution and presi-
dent of the Society of Founders and
Patriots, died in this city Friday