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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Maturing of Fruits and Grain Retard-
ed by an AbnOrmaIIy
Cool Week.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Following is
the general summary of crop condi-
lions issued weekly by the depart
ment of agriculture:
The week has not been favorable for the
rapid maturing of crops in the northern
districts eastward of the Mississippi val
ley, where it has been abnormally cool,
with excessive rains in portions of the Mis-
souri, and Upper Mississippi valleys, while
hot and generally dry weather prevailed
in the southern states, and the protracted
drought continues in the middle Rocky
mountain districts. Drought has been re-
lieved in Washington, and generally favor
able conditions prevailed in the Pacific
coast states, although the week was unsea-
sonably cool in that region, and showers
interrupted grain harvest in Oregon dur
ing the forepart of the week.
Corn continues in very promising condi-
ton in the principal corn states, in the
more northerly portions of which, however.
it has not matured rapidly under the ow
temperatures which prevailed during the
week.
The reports indicate that early corn over
the northern portion of the corn belt will
be safe from frost by September to 10,
and the late crop from September Is to
October l, while over the southern portions
of the corn belt some of the early corn is
already matured, and the late will be safe
by September Is to %.
Spring wheat harvest is nearly finished
in the Dakotas and has progressed under
favorable conditions in northern Mime
sofa, but was interrupted by showers in
the southern portion of that state, in which
the crop generally has ripened slowly and
unevenly. In Iowa wheat in shock has
been injured, and large percentage ruined
by wet weather. Harvesting was also in
terrupted on the north Pacific coast, but
is well advanced in Washington.
Further reports of damage to oats in
shock are received from the Ohio and upper
Mississippi valleys. Harvesting is unfin-
ished only in some localities in the more
northerly portions of the New England and
middle Atlantic states.
The reports respecting apples are favor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
TRADE REVIEW.
Situation Generally Appears to Be
FavOrabIe-Fuel Scarcity an In
dustriaI Handicap.

New York, Aug. 23.-Bradstreets says:
"Trade developments are still largely Ia
vorable, fall jobbing activity being Wide
spread, and reports as to collections are
more uniformly encouraging than for
long time past. Weather conditions nave
not been altogether favorable to corn at
the north or cotton at the south, but Ge-
cadence in crop prospects is still largely
a matter of trade sentiment refectlng
some reaction from earlier buoyant agri-
cultural prospects. Industrial activity mas
apparently never been surpassed, ana
what checks are noted are either, as IN
the case of anthracite coal stoppage, OF an
ancient date, or as in the case of furnace
shut-downs in iron and steel trades, the
results of superabundant railway traffic
curtailirg fuel supplies. Harvesting, eN-
cept of corn, has been completed except
in the more northern sections, and results
in these latter respects are more or less
secure. The high prices of cattle, sheep,
hogs ard produce are tempting and in
ducing large shipments, which seem des-
tined to cause a natural downward drift
in prices. Fall trade is now in full swing
at most of the leading centers. Buying OF
dry goods, shoes, clothing and millinery is
liberal. Some sections, particularly the
southwest, report the best trade in years .
Failures for the week numbered 2Ol in
the United States, against 205 last year,
and, 80 in Canada, against 80 year ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
PRESIDENT BEGINS TOUR.
Roosevelt Leaves Oyster Bay for New
England and Addresses Gath
ering at Hartford, Conn.

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 23.-President
Roosevelt left Oyster Bay Friday
morning for New Haven on his tour
through New England. The presiden-
tial party left the house at $50 o'clock
and was taken on board the Sylph in a
launch. Fifteen minutes later the
Sylph weighed anchor and started fer
New Haven. where she arrived at 1880
p. m. He was taken for drive through
the city and in Pope park the presl-
dent was greeted by 10000 working
men who presented him with anagnifi-
cent floral horseshoe.
In the evening he addressed 5000
men and women at the Coliseum. He
said that the United States is in duty
bound to establish reciprocal trade re-
lations With Cuba and made the pre-
diction tbs this obligation will be met
within "a very short time He set
forth in detail the insmlar policy of the
administration, called attention to the
great work accomplished since the
Spanish war, and pointed the way, as
the president sees it, to progress for
our new possessions and honor to
America. He was frequently applaud
ed by the audience, many of whom
were workingmen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
NOT A SHOT FIRED.
Venezuelan RevOlutiOnists Have No
Trouble In Occupying Seaport
Town of Cumana.

Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Aug.
20.-News has just reached here that
the seaport of Cumana, in the state of
Bermudez, Venezuela, was occupied at
noon Tuesday by the Venezuelan rev.
olutionists without the firing of sim
gle shot.
Cumana, which is about 200 miles
east of La Guaira, was occupied for a
short time by the Venezuelan revolu-
tionists last May. Upon this occasion
also the government forces left the
town without offering resistance. Gu
mana is about so miles east of Bar
celona, which was captured by the rev.
olutionists the early part of this
month. The revolutionists now hold
the custom ports of Ciudad Bolivar,
Guaira, Cano Colorado, La Vela de
Coro, Carupano, Barcelona and Gu
mana.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
Convicts Attempt to Escape.

Frankfort, KY, Aug. 21.-Fired by a
desire to gain their freedom, Wallace
Bishop and Thomas Mulligan, of Ken
ton county, and Lafayette Brooks, of
Morgan county, all murderers and des-
perate criminals, made a futile at
tempt to escape from the state peni-
Tertiary here Wednesday morning, and
as result Bishop received a bullet
wound in his breast; Brooks is shot
through the shoulder and Alfred Ran
some (colored), Louisville murder
er, who for few moments essayed to
follow the three daring leaders, is suf
fering from a wound in the shoulder.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29

The negro problem in South Africa
is growing acute owing to the fact
that unarmed whites and armed
blacks are living in close proximity.
Bessie Bonehill, the famous vaude-
vile actress, died in Portsmouth,
England.
A thousand Beers, including Gen.
Cronje, his wife and staff, sailed
from jamestown, ST. Helena, for
South Africa.
Immigrants who arrive in Canada
from foreign countries suffering
from disease will hereafter be de-
ported at once.
The White Star Line steamer Ce-
dric, the largest liner afioat, was sue
cessfully launched at Belfast, Ire
land.
The United States cruisers Chicago
and Albany have arrived at Copen-
hagen.
1t is announced that the Boer gen.
erals will return to England from
The Hague prepared to deal with
the British authorities only on the
basis of instructions given by Mr..
Kruger and Mr.. Steyn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
Cable Car Disaster

Kansas City, No., Aug. 23.-A cable
car crowded with passengers got away
from the gripman at the top Of the
Ninth street incline at the Union sta
ton here at six O'Clock Friday evening,
and, dashing to the bottom at ter
rife speed, crashed into a train that
had become stalled there. The pas
sengers were hurled in every direction
and the grip car on the runaway train
and the rear coach of the other train
were reduced to mass of twisted iron
and splinters. One man, the gripman
on the first train, was killed instantly
and at least 20 persons were injured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29

bodies are supposed to be in the.
ruins, is the result of the terrible
explosion at the Delaware pulp,
works of the Jessup & Moore Paper,
company in this city late Wednesday,
afternoon.
James Jester and George Durham.
both employed in the digester room,.
where the explosion occurred, died
Thursday.
Following is a list of the victims:
DEAD-John Mccormick, William T.
Burke married; Granville Walters, chem
ist married; James B. Stokes, married;
Franklin T. Harris, George w. Wright.
married; Joseph Laubacker, Joseph Nagle,
Zachariah Collins, George Durham, James
Jester.
MISSING-Joel Hutton, William Ruth,
E. H. Mousley, married; Bernard Sweeney,
William Scott, Joseph Henry.
SERIOUSLY INJURED-Thomas Reese,
skull fractured; John Collins, inhaled
flames, critical.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
FOREIGN.

The little island of Torishima,
Japan, was overwhelmed by volcanic
eruption and all the inhabitants, num-
bering $50 persons, were killed.
Thirty-one nations are represented
at the Y. NJ C. A. worlds congress at
Christiania, Norway.
German statistics give the total i'm
port and export trade of the world for
1901 as $23, 800, 100000; Great Britain
leads with Germany second and the
United States third.
Oliver Cough and his wife, both
aged about 70 years, were burned to
death at their home at Midway, N. B.
1t is said that the Boer generals,
Botha, De Wet and Delarey, will visit
the United States.
The last three of the unauthorized
Catholic schools in France have been
forcibly closed by the government
after rioting and scenes of disorder.
The first break in the Cuban cabi-
net has been caused by the resigna-
ton of the secretary of agriculture
and the Havana press hints at a seri-
Gus quarrel
DR.. Leopold Schenck, who claimed
to be able TO determine the sex of
an infant before it's birth, died at
Schwanbery, Syria.
The seventy-second birthday of
Emperor Francis Joseph was cele-
brated at Vienna.
Former President Kruger is re-
ported to be ready to abdicate his
position as Afrikander chief.
During maneuvcrs in Russia SO
men of a squadron of cavalry or
dered suddenly to charge were
drowned in river.
Danger of a conflict between mil
itary and civil authorities in the
Philippines has been averted by an
order of Gen. Chaffee to his troops
not to interfere with civil officials
in any way.
town of Cumana to the rebels with
out firing a shot. The revolutionists
now hold seven ports.
Botha, Dewet and Delarey, the
Boer generals, were given most
enthusiastic welcome upon their ar
rival at The Hague.
Advices say the revolution in Hayti
has extended to every part of the
country and the situation Is daily
growing worse.
Reports from Manila say that Gen.
George w. Davis will succeed Gen.
Chaffee. and that he will in turn be
succeeded by Gen. Bates.
President Palma and his cabinet
are opposed to the floating of $685.
100000 Cuban loan at present.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
A DESPONDENT FARMER.
He browns His -Four Children in q
Cistern and Then At
tempts Suicide.

Salina, Kan, Aug. 2o.-Joseph An
derson, a farmer living east of Salina,
in a fit of dependency Tuesday
drowned his four children, three girls
and a boy, in cistern, and then shot
himself with a revolver. Anderson is
still alive, but will probably die.
Financial matters had affected his
mind. The crime was committed dur
ing the absence of the mother. The
youngest babe of four months. An
derson left note on a table in the
parlor notifying the mother that the
children could be found in the els
tern
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29

hvesident Roosevelt informed Texas
politicians that he would take no part
in republican factional fights.
Nine workmen were killed, five were
missing, and four were injured in a
mine explosion at Wilmington, Del.
Government deposits with national
banks now amount to $12s, 100000.
An alleged divine healer named
Perkins was logged by white caps
town.
Charles M. Schwab, president of
the United States Steel corporation,
sailed for Europe from New York
on the steamship Lorraine.
John w. Black and his family have
reached Danbury, Conn.,, from Arkan-
sas, a distance of 1,50O miles, after
a three months trip in wagon.
Some 800 miners have resumed
work in the Kanawha and New River
fields in West Virginia.
w. Hafner, a farmer near Trem-
peleau, Wis, ate so ears of roasted
corn and died in few hours.
In an attempt to break Jail at Gen.
terville, Ia, prisoners severely
wounded Sheriff Davis, but his wife
with an AK drove them back into
their cells.
William Ladd and Peter Olson, Ia
borers, were blown to atoms by an
explosion of giant powder at Rich
ford, S. d.
Later advices show that 10 men
were killed in the explosion at the
pulp works in Wilmington, Del.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29

able from New England, Michigan, Kansas,
Oklahoma and portions of Illinois, Ohio and
Virginia and the outlook in Wisconsin is
improved, while in Missouri the prospects
are less favorable and variable reports are
received from New York; elsewhere gen
orally light crop is indicated.
Flowing for fall seeding has progressed
favorably over the northern portion of the
southern states and portions of the middle
Atlantic states, but dry soil has retarded
this work in portions of the Ohio, central
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

In the Fourth district of Wisconsin
F. Donovan, of Milwaukee, for con-
gress.
r. r. Butler, who for ten years rep
resented the First district of Ten
nessee in congress, died at his home in
Mountain City, aged rs years.
Delaware republicans in convention
at Dover nominated a ticket headed
by Martin B. Burros for treasurer
and adopted platform which ia
vors the denomination of President
Roosevelt in 1904.
Capt. Joseph Barnum, veteran of
the civil war and editor of the Hart
ford Sunday Journal, died in Hart
ford, Conn.
The democrats have made the fol-
lowing congressional nominations:
Illinois, Twentieth district, Henry G.
Rainey; Iowa, First district, John E.
Craig; Second, William Hoffman.
Joseph Shirk, the inventor of the
grain cradle, died at his home near
Lancaster, Pa, aged So years.
Russell A. Alger, former secretary
of war, has declared himself candi-
date for the senate, to succeed Senator
Mcmillan, of Michigan.
Augustus Torrey, chief civil engi-
neer of the Michigan Central railroad,
died at hospital in Detroit, Mich.
Jacob Spawn, one of the best known
residents of central Illinois, died at his
home in Lexington, aged 100 years.
Gen. Franz Sigel, who fought con-
spicuously throughout the war, TAX
ing part in all the principal engage
ments, died in New York, aged n
years.
George Lea, who for 40 years conf
Quoted theaters in various parts of
the country, died at Port Jervis, N.
Y, aged "a.
Attorney General Hicks, of Wis
consin, says that women have the
right to vote for state and county
superintendent of schools at the
election next November.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29

in November. His death is ascribed
to general debility. Although he had
been ted only on liquid food for two
weeks, his vitality was so great that
it was hoped that his life could be
maintained for many months longer.
81 fights NIT Sigef' was one Of the
rallying cries in the early days of
the civil war. Gen. Sigel was one of
the most picturesque of the heroes
of the civil war, at the close of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
Mont Pe1ee Again in Action.

Castries, Island of st. Lucia, Aug 49,
Officers of the steamer Dahome,
which arrived here Friday, report a
severe eruption of Mont Pelee, on the
Island of Martinique, at noon Thurs
day. The eruption was followed by
total darkness five miles away from
the volcano. It was 20 minutes before
it again became light. The Dahome
was obliged to change her course to
escape the volcanic dust which fell
heavily upon her deck
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
FAMOUS FIGURE GONE.
Death of Gen. Franz SigeI, of New
York, a Noted Character of
the Civil War.

New York, Aug. 22.-Gen. Franz
Sigel, a distinguished figure on the
union side in the civil war, and one
of the leaders in the revolution in
southern Germany during the days
of 1S4s, died Thursday at his home,
563 Mott avenue, in the Bronx. Gen.
Sigel would have been rs years old
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
NEARLY A SCORE OF DEAD.
Total Number of Victims of ExpIO-
sion in Pulp Mill at Whining
ton, Del, Will Reach 10.

Wilmington, Del, Aug. 22.-Eleven
persons dead, two of those in the
hospitals SO seriously injured that
little nope is entertained for their
recovery, six still missing, and whose
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29

south. The distance between these points
is only a little over 100 miles, and for it's
defense Rear Admiral Higginson has a
fleet of three battleships, eight cruisers and
seven torpedo boats. Having established
his headquarters at Rockport, the admiral
is about 45 miles from Cape Cod and SO
miles from Portland. His main fighting
force is therefore within easy five hours
sailing distance of any point of the defense
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
A Fast Mile

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 22.-Cres-
ceus Thursday afternoon trotted a
mile at the Indiana state fair
grounds track in 2:04A, breaking the
tracks mile trotting record This
record was established in 1894 by
Nancy Hanks at 2:G4h. George
Ketcham drove Cresceus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29

lire. AS Capt. Pillsbury is required to.
make a landing and establish mines inside,
of six hours before the fighting force of
the defense appears, it will be seen that
he is "up against it, and New England,
with patrols on every point and the tele-
phone and telegraph at the service of Ad-
miral Higgnson, can pull its nightcap>
about it's kindly old ears and lie down in
safety to pleasant dreams.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
WOULD LIKE TO WEAR TOGA.
Gen. AIGer Expresses a Wish to Sue
coed the Late Senator
Mcmillan.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 21.-Gen. Russell
A. Alger, former secretary of war, is
sued a statement Wednesday after
noon announcing himself receptive
candidate for the United States sem
ate from Michigan to succeed the late
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
Gov. Taft Again in Manila.

Manila, Aug. 23.-Civil Governor
Taft reached here Friday morning
at daylight on board the United
States gunboat Gen. Alava from Sin
gapore, Straits Settlement. He was
welcomed with an enthusiastic pop
ular demonstration.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
To Helm RebuiId CamnaniIe

New York, Aug. 20.-The National
Arts club has started to collect funds
to aid in rebuilding the Venice Cap
panile, recently destroyed. The club
considers that Americans will respond
readily.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
GEN. RUSSELL A. ALGER.

James Mcmillan. He says that while
he will not seek election as Senator Nc
Millan's successor, he will accept the
office if the people of the state through
the legislature set fit to elect him to it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29

which be had won a reputation for
military genius and power which
placed him high up in the list OF
famous men developed by the great
American conflict.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29

The above chart shows how the fleets
will attack and defend the New England
coast in two of the problems mapped out
in Washington. Three converted ocean
steamers and a number of fast torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers consti-
tute the so-caleld hostile fleet which, under
Capt. Pillsbury, is expected to make land
ing on some first-class harbor between
Portland on the north and Cape Cod on the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-29
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
Mime apolis. A

Wheat-No. l northern, re; No. 2
northern, zoe; Sept, Csc Oats-No.
white, 32c. Corn-No. 8, sec Rye
No. 2, 46c. Barley-No. 2, 4sc.
Flax-$1. 40. Butter-Creamerv, ex-
tras, iS@19c; creamery, frsts, 17@1sc;
dairy, fancy, 17@1sc Poultry-Tur.
keys, s@9c; chickens, rose. Hay
Upland, fancy, $3.50.
st. Paul, Aug. %
Cattle-Steers, 81 oo@4. 25; cows, So. 90
@5.oo. Hogs = Sc. sO@7O5. Sheep
muttons. $500; lambs. Sc. o.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-10-18
Cecil Countian Honored,

Edward Wheeler Parker. Statlstician
of the United States Geological Survey.
VIII" has been appointed one of the coal
strike arbitration commission is Il ma
tive of this county. born in Port Deposit
III 1850. He is Il son of the late William
Parker. so long and fayorably known in
that community. His mother was Miss
Donnell. an educated Eastern lady. who
was Mr.. parkerS second wife, Edward
w. Parker being II half brother of J..
koS Parker. Leonard Parker. and Mrs.
Hattie Mccullough. of New Brunswick,
Georgia.
He was educated at the common
schools i'll his native town and in Balti-
more and in the City College of Balti-
more. He is the author of the annual
rrp"ltS of the production of coal in the
nit"d States. the production of coke in
tn" nited States. the production of good
salt i'll tn" United States. and other
chapters in the annual volumes of the
nted States Geological Survey. He is
StatiStican of the United States Geolog-
zeal Survey and Expert Special Agent
of the Twelfth Census of The United
States. His home is in Washington.