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they travel from Maine to Texas they
their mode of life. We are more or
less acquainted with the be-shawled,
bare-headed fortune-teller. that goes
from house to house, and with the
gypsy musician; many of the door-to-
door peddlers we recognize as of gip-
sy blood, also the keepers of small tin,
crockery and basket stores, and the
infrequent itinerant thinkers and cut
lery men.
1t is said that gipsies established two
villages in this country, one in New
England, the other in Pennsylvania,
and that in these villages Romany Is
stu spoken, though secretly. To con-
trovert this idea, some hold it proba-
BILE that there has never been band
of genuine gipsies in America; but
the Gypsy Lore Journal makes the
statement that in 1715 nine border
gipsies, by names Faa, Stirling, Yors-
toun, Finneck, Lindsey, Ross and Rob-
ertson were transported by Glasgow
magistrates to Virginia plantations.
Mention has been made of the gipsies
sent over during our revolutionary
war, and there is record of the pres
ence of gipsies in New York a half
century ago. Among gypsy names in
America we find those Of the good old
families, that is, good old gypsy fami-
lies: Lee, Lowell, Cooper, Stanley.
Bosvills, ETC. The gipsies take intense
pride in family" in spite of their
supposed democracy.
To go back to the European gipsies.
They appeared in Germany some time
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07

earlier than in England, in which
country their numbers increased rap
idly; here they travelled about in
bands, having leaders called count,
lord or duke. AS early as the eleventh
century they lived as serfs or nomads
in the Greek-speaking countries Of
southeast Europe. The Spanish gypsy
is known to us through song and
story, but travellers aver he of the
present is dirtier and more greedy
than picturesque. In Scotland the gip-
sy fourished earlier and greatly,
there intermarrying with the native
and not looked down upon. To-day
in Scotland quite a number of gipsies
are filling posts of honor in the medi-
cal and legal professions.
The gypsy calls himself Romany.
never a gypsy. The origin of the
word is in dispute, some holding that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07
death OF BRITISH
Liberal LEADER
SIR WILLIAM VERNON HAIR
COURT EXPIRES SUDDENLY
AT HIS HOME.
NEWS CAUSES REGRET
THROUGHOUT ENGLAND
Was Known as Finest Political Glad
iator of His Age"-Generous Praise
of Newspapers That in Life Bitter
ly Opposed Him.

London. Oct. 3-Sir William Vernon
Harcourt. the finest political gladiator
of his age" died very suddenly Satur-
day at Nuneham Park, near Oxford, the
county seat which he recently inherited
from his nephew Only his wife, a
daughter of the late John Lothrop Mot
ley, the historian and former American
minister to Great Britain, was with him.
When Sir William went to bed Friday
night he seemed fairly well, though he
had been suffering from slight chill.
Saturday morning when he was called he
replied cheerily: In a short time
Later a servant entered the room and
found Sir William lying dead on his bed.
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Violent Death

Edward d.. Mcdonald of Proctor,
who is in charge of the entire pump
ing equipment of the Missabe road,
met with terrible death. He was
inspecting pump at Iron Junction
when he was caught by the fywheel.
whirled around several times and
dashed to the floor. He was fatally
hurt. A special train was made up
to bring him to Duluth, but he died
before reaching there.
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AccidentlV Killed

New York, Oct 3. - Simon P. Gillis,
the champion junior amateur hammer
thrower of this city, while practicing
on vacant lot here Friday, let the To-
pound hammer go for an extra long
throw as Christian Koehler, a 14-year-
old boy climbed over the fence in pur-
suit of baseball The hammer struck
Koehler on the head and he was in
stantly killed.
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.IPSIES-roamers; folk that

HSA- walk with their feet
yA .ITW straight; nut-brown people
of glittering eye;; bringers
%SSa of touch of mystery, adj
venture, romance, to the
uttermost parts of the
earth. Mere mention of the word gip-
sy presents this picture, and when we
read, as lately we did, that a band of
these more or less undesirable visitors
had been deported from our country,
sent back post-haste from Ellis Island,
we Set to musing on the existence, the
persistence, in the strenuous twenti-
eth century of the Romany.
The recent deportation from our
shores of the gipsies brings up a
CURED in 1886, when a company OF
gipsies started from Corfu for New
York. The band, come together from
various parts of Greece and Turkey
succeeded in getting only as far as
Liverpool, for no steamship company
would take the gipsies aboard, the
United States being closed to pauper
immigrants. 1t was for fear the
Bohemian gipsies, the ones just de-
ported, would eventually become pub
lie charges that caused the United
States officials to refuse them admis-
sion. The unlucky band of 1886, held
at Liverpool, camped there a long
while, but, year after year failing TO
obtain passage, in time it was scattered
An authority of gypsy lore declares
that there probably is not to-day a
circus or theater in the United States
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07
Noisy Modern Pleasures.

In every assemblage noise is synony-
nous with enjoyment The average
afternoon or evening party really re-
duces itself to struggle between the
human voice and paid orchestra, as
to which shall get the better of the 9TH
er. The perspiring conductor urges his
musicians on while the distracted
guests exchange confidential shrieks as
to the impossibility of drowning that
awful and."-Ladies' Field.
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THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

Chicago, Oct l.
FLOUR-Steady. Spring wheat special
brands, $3.50 asked; Minneapolis, hard
patents, $5.50d575
WHEAT-Strong. Cash No. red, 81 10;
December, s1.11K@1. 1874: May, s112s al 12a4
CORN-Dull but firm. Cash No 2. SEA
551ac; December, 505sq511sc; May, 1850
49Ac
OATS-Quiet. Cash No. 2, 31c; Deem
Der, 3O4a31Bc; May, 327Sd33asc
BUTTER-Firm. Creamery, per pound,
1402013c; diaries, 12G17c
EGGS-Firm. Fresh eggs, at mark, new
cases included, 131ad1734c per dozen; prime
firstS, Zoe; extras, 22c.
LIVE POULTRY-Steady. Turkeys per
h., 10d12c; chickens, young, spring hens,
1012Q14c; ducks, 10d101ac.
POTATOES-Unchanged Car lots, per
bu., white. S4a3Sc; red, 33a37c; green, soc
and under
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Will Use Cyclometers.

By the order of Postmaster General
PAYNE, rural free delivery carriers in
Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and
South Dakota and Iowa are being sup
piled with cyclometers for measuring
their routes, in order that the post
office department may be enabled to
adjust salaries and other matters on
an equitable basis.
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He Took the Civilized Method

Went into a Chinese restaurant last
night" said the first Chicagoan. Fun
ny. the way them Cinnamon eat boiled
rice"
'Chopsticks, eh?" said the other.
Did they expect you to eat it that way,
too?"
Yes. but civilizations good enough
fur me. / jest called fur a knife and
ct it right. Catholic Standard and
Times
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Worlds Walking Record Broken.

London, Oct. 3. - At the Crystal pail
ace Saturday F. B. Thompson broke the
worlds amateur record by walking so
miles in hours 81 minutes and SO Sec
onds. There were II starters, including
all the best amateurs known in Eng
LAM
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07
Found Dead in Bed

Duluth, Mimi, Oct u. Coyle, an
aged travelling man from Buffalo, N Y,
was found dead in his room at the Hotel
Eveleth, in Eveleth. He had a large
sum of money in his possession, one roll
of bills containing $3.50. An inquest
death.
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improvement Continues

Walmer Castle, Kent, Oct. 3.-The
bulletin on Lady Curzon's condition
Issued at 1920 o'clock Saturday morn
ing says: Her ladyship had some sleep
during the night and has taken nourish-
ment we'll"
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Drops Dead at Fair.

st. Louis, Oct 3.-Maj. Henry E. AL
word, chief of the dairy division of the
United States department of agriculture.
dropped dead at the worlds fair Satur-
day from an attack of apoplexy. Hewas
here attending the International Pure
Food Congress.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07

udl VI uuuSudl dlldluultulS.
Indeed, his accomplishments have even
set the scientific world agog and drawn
upon him the profound attention of the
highest circles-court, military and pro-
fessional-of this highly intellectual
capital, and stirred up foreign CORE
spondents to an unusual degree.
Berlin's wonder horse" as he is
called, is young gelding nine years old
His owner is pensional gymnasium
teacher who, having retired from the
profession of teaching boys four years
ago, betook himself to the education of
his pet Hans" who by the way, has
never been broke to work of any kind
Daily his master has patiently instruct
ed him. using blackboard, reckoning
tablet, balls ETC., much to the amazement
of the neighborhood who peered down
from the neighboring tenement win
dows upon the little court where this
unique school session was held, DEEM
ing Herr Won Olsen a harmless sort of
crank, who was fooling away his time
in trying to educate or draw out the
"horse sense" of Hans" Wonderful
things has he accomplished.
l was invited to see this phenomenon
and witness one of the marvellous reci-
tations of this animal. Gathered in the
little sanded court on to which the stable
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07
News Causes Sensation.

News Causes Sensation.
Sir William Vernon-HarcOurt became
the liberal leader in the house of COM
mons on Mr. Gladstone's retirement in
1894, and held that position until Febru-
airy last, when he, announced his inten-
ton of retiring from parliament.
Among all classes in the United King
dom, regardless of party, the unexpected
news caused a sensation and genuine re-
gret. The somewhat pathetic announce
ment in March last of his intended re-
tirement had prepared the public for Sir
Williams eventual disappearance from
the active arena of political strife, but
there had been no whisper that his stall
wart constitution had been radically i'm
liamentary strife.
The evening edition of the Standard
one of the deceased's most bitter oppo-
nents, aptly and generously says:
with the late liberal leader there
has passed away one of the last of those
titanic figures bound up with the most
brilliant traditions of the house of
commons. There are but few left of
those eminent statesmen who received
their political training at the hands of
Gladstone and Disraeli. The coincidence
of his death with the intended with
drawal of the distinguished statesman
into well-earned repose after a career
of hard work and political activity gives
added pathos to the event"
In similar vein the Pail Mall Ga
zette. out and out conservative in its
views, pays tribute to one of the
most striking figures of the political
arena" while the liberal afternoon
newspapers deplore the loss sustained
by their party
Cause of His Retirement.
The general opinion expressed in the
biographies appearing is that Sir Will.
liam Vernon Harcourt never quite got
over the action of Mr. Gladstone in
selecting Lord Rosebery, instead of
himself, as his successor, and since Har-
court gave up the liberal leadership
in the house of commons, after a dis
pute with the younger premier, he had
not taken open part in the councils
of the party. though he remained
powerful, inner influence, being as
much feared politically as liked per-
sonally.
The hospitality displayed by Sir
William Vernon-Harcourt and his
wife to the latter's fellow countrymen
and the interest they took in all Amer
lean questions have been proverbial
in England for many years
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He Had One Experience

The two hypochondriacs were ex-
changing condolences.
Were you ever bedridden?" inquired
ono
.es," replied the other.
"When?" ii.
Three years ago. during a cyclone
out in Kansas. The wind blew my bed.
with me on it, a distance of seven miles
before it let up!"-N. o. Times-Demo-
crat.
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Aston Goes Rack

New York, Oct g. = William WAL
dorf Astor sailed Friday for Liverpool
on the White Star steamship Celtic.
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Live Stock.

Chicago, Oct. l.
CATTLE-Choice to prime heavy, $500
6.25 good to choice, $5.40d5. 80; fair to good
export shipping steers, S.. 15Q55O; medium
beef steers, s420a4.90; inferior and plain
steers, $2.70G3.65; good to fancy cows and
heifers, $370G4.50; inferior and fair stock
ers, s2.0O@3.10; fair to choice feeders, 49, 30
d3.75: fair to good cows and heifers, 81 so
$3.50; calves, common to fair, $275d3CO:
calves, good to fancy, s5.5Oq7 90; fed Texas
steers, s375@5.75.
HOGS-Good to choice heavy shipping,
IS. 90q6 Is; good to choice butcher weights,
s5.90Q6.15; rough to fair heavy packing
So.6Oq5.95; plain to good heavy mixed SD
$500; assorted light shipping, S. $4,000
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07

A Gentleman Of Leisure.
Mrs. Casey-Where's your HUSBAND
workin'?
Mrs. O'Flannigan-He amt workin':
he's on the polls force.-Town Topics.
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New York Oct. 1.

FLOUR-Dull but steady.
WHEAT-Opened lower, later rallied.
December, a1ad1. 1875; May, s1144Q1. 1411.
RYE-Nominal
CORN-Dull and featureless.
OATS-Nominal
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Omaha Neb Oct

OmdHd, NED, OCT.
CATTLE-Steady. Native steers, $a75
$500; cows and heifers, $2.OOa3 so; western
steers, $2.S0G4.4o: Texas steers, s. 65Ga65;
cows and heifers, s2OOQ325; Gamers, Il so
q2.00; stockers and feeders, $225d5 90;
calves. $3.00GS 25; bulls and stays, 81 5OG3.O co.
HOGS-Market SC higher Heavy, $500
5.75; mixed. s5.70Q5.75; light, S. 1906. so:
pigs. $5.O0G5.5O bulk of sales, $.f9dsI5.
SHEEP-Market steady. Westernyear-
lings, $3.70q4. 90; wethers, So 5O03 so; ewes,
t3O0Q350: common and stockers, $22S0
l75; lambs, a. 1905 10.
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HERE are horses and horses.
There are also educated
horses and educated pigs, as
every circus-goer well knows.
but Berlin is at present
greatly stirred over an ami
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-24
CHINA GIVES FORMAL NOTICE
pENoUNcINe THE EXISTING
EXCLUSION TREATY.
CONVENTION ENDS on DEC. u NEXT
STATE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE
STRONG EFFORTS TO KEEP
AGREEMENT ALIVE.

Washington, March 24.--The state
department has received formal notice
from the Chinese government de-
nouncing the Chinese exclusion treaty,
so this convention will expire Dec. q
next unless replaced by another treaty
by that date. Under it's terms six
months before the expiration Of pc
riod Of ten years from Dec. 27, 1894,
if either power be dissatisfied with the
treaty, it is required to denounce it..
This is the action which China has
taken in spite of the strongest efforts
to the contrary on the part Of the state
department. Had the notice not been
served the treaty would have contin-
ued in force for another term of ten
years from Dec. q, 1904. The depart
ment pointed out to the Peking au-
thorities, through Mr.. CoEger, that it
was very probable that so far from
bettering the conditions relating to
the admission of Chinese into the
United States the new treaty would
probably have the opposite effect
Should the new treaty fail of approval
In the senate the Chinese would thus
be exposed, in the absence of the shell
tering treaty, to the full rigor of the
Geary and Heinz law and the exclu.
sion would be much more complete
than at present. However, the treaty
having been. denounced, there is moth.
ing for the state department to do
now but to proceed with the formula
tion of a new treaty, which already has
been initiated in way, although with
little hope of senatorial approval.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-24
TERM OF SUPREME COURT.

TERM OF SUPREME COURT.
The March term of the supreme
court convened at Fargo March %.
There is large calendar and num-
Der Of important cases, among them
several tax matters of more than
usual interest. The Barry case
comes up also for argument, on a
writ of certiorar;, IN which the de-
fense resists the removal of his cause
to Walsh county or trial.
Several cases will come before tho
court from this part of the state
among them an appeal from Barnes
county in the case of Garfield VS..
. range. It is damage suit for an
alleged breach of contract in the
sale of lana. Thorp g., Thorp repre-
sented the Orange interests. Attor.
ney Ellsworth has case appealed in
which an interesting point in con-
nection with damage case against
the N. P. railway tried in Eddy
county, will be raised. 1t relates to
what is contributory negligence on
the part OF the defendant. Knaui
u Knauf have cases from this county
also and Attorney Seller a case.
The term of the court is likely to be
quite an extended one.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-24
SElLER.BUTLeR AFTERNOON.

Mesdames Seller and Butler enter
tained at luncheon and an afternoon at
six-handed euchre and from one-thirty
on, Thursday, Mrs. Harrington s
parlors were the scene of one of the
prettiest OF the seasons social func
tions.
The tables were arranged in the
large hall in the form of maltese
cross, with covers laid for eighty
guests and each place being marked
with a hand painted place card bear
ing the name of the guest and the
''three-leaved shamrock" in honor of
the day.
The decorations of the table we're
elaborate and were done Off in smilax,
Boston ferns and daffodils. In the
center Of the four arms of the table
there trailed the pretty green Of the
smilax and ferns leading up to a
beautiful centerpiece where they were
massed in glad profusion Candida
bre also adorned the tables and in a
unison of color with all the other
decorations. The parlors were also
done of in the same scheme. Guests
began to arrive shortly after one
O'Clock MeSdames Seller and Butler
receiving, and during the assembling
and seating, strains Of Irish melodies
crept softly through the parlors with
Mr.. Roy Schmitz at the piano A four
course luncheon was served at the
table by mai6s gowned in white and
green. Coffee was served in the par
lOrS after which the afternoon Uf
euchre was enjoyed by the many
guests.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-24
SAYS STORY NOT TRUE.

Elliston, Mont. March ?, 1904.
To The Alert: l desire to state in
the columns of the Alert regarding a
story started concerning my wife
and myself that we have parted. We
have heard from a number of friends
in North Dakota lumor 10 the
above effect and that she has given
her son Lee away. Now say to all
that the story is false and no such
thoueht has entered the mind of
either my self or wife. We are happy
and contented and my wife knows
enough to keep her own affairs to
herself and if those exaggerators and
mischief makers would tend to their
own affairs l would thank them very
much and l have no doubt there are
others who would thank them also.
This same woman whom we hear
has started this ungrateful story has
also started other wrong stories in
jamestown about my wife. Now ]
am not going to stand for any more
of this kind of work and L want the
one who has been the author Of this
untruthful story to understand itand
that I shall enforce the law. l am
publishing this so that the readers of
the Alert and the people of James
town can see that there is not a word
Of truth in the report and I hope that
the busy author of it will profit by
this sage advice and be careful in the
future and not try it twice.
Signed; William j. Ferguson,
ElliStOn, Mont.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-24
KILL FIL|F|No PRESIDENT
SCOUTS AND coNsTAsULARv DE.
FEAT AND CAPTURE MAcA.
RIO SAkAY'S BAND.

Manila, March 24.-Captain De Witt.
with a detachment Of constabulaly,
and Lieutenant Pitney, with detach-
ment of scouts, have just encountered
Macario Sakay, the so called president
of the Filipino republic. Sakay, with
fifteen of his followers, were killed and
the remainder of the band was cap
tured.
There were no casualties on the part
OF the Americans.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-24
NUMBhh 81
SPECIAL COUNvIL
.;;;;::,: =; -: D MEETING Hello

The city council meet in special
session Monday to select an in
spector for the Fourth ward and
polling place therein. The choosing
of an inspector had become necessary
through the fact of both aldermen OF
that ward being candidates for re-
election, and were by virtue of that
fact, disqualified to act as inspectors
at the coming election. The meet.
ing--was called to order by Mayor
Severn and there were present Alder
men Ellsworth, Kurtz, Shurlock,
Dewey, McElroy and Stone and bust
ness was taken up as per the special
call.
Mr.. Kurtz moved that J. W. Good
rich be appointed as inspector and the
motion was seconded by Mr.. Shur-
lock. An opinion was then given
that according to the law, Mr.. Good
rich could not qualify for the appoint
ment. The opinion was given as
taken from that portion of the code,
section 483 of the political code of
the revised codes of 1889, which SAYS:
"Such vacancy snail be filled by ap.
pointing an inspector who shall be-
long to the same political party as
the disqualified Inspector, and the
name of the inspector so appointed
shall at once be reported to the
county auditor by such clerk.'' Mr..
Kurtz being the senior alderman in
the Fourth ward and he being dis
qualified to act, owing to his candi~
dacy, it was given as an opinion that
the lot then fell to Mr.. Shurlock as
the junior alderman and as he also
was disqualified to act through the
same cause it was opined that the
inspector should be appointed from
his political party. he being the last
one to disqualjfy.
After considerabl deliberation and
on a resolution introduced by MI.
Shullock, a. w. Kelley was chosen
to act.
The sample room of the Gladstone
horel, situated on lot six and block
twenty-five was selected as he poll
ing place for the Forth ward.
After the business for which the
meeting was called was disposed of
little informal meeting was held and
minor matters talked over that
concensus Of opinion might be had
for the guidance of committees in
various matters. Among others that
were broached was the disposal of
old timbers and planks that are be-
ing taken from the bridge on Fifth
avenue. which is being replaced by
the new one at that point. 1t was
the opinion Of the council that the
material being taken from the
bridge be advertised for sale and sold
to the highest bidder. +,