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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
MINNESOTA NEWS.


Secretary Smith refused to accept the
REIMBURSEMENT offered by the governor
of the state of Minnesota of certain
lands granted to the Hastings & Da-
kota railway. The case is of more than
ordinary Importance. The company
did not earn the lands in time, but, as
congress never declared forfeiture. it
is held that the land could not be for
feited- The company sold its road to
the Milwaukee & St. Paul company,
but retained its lands. The legislature
of Minnesota declared the charter of
the Hastings & Dakota forfeited and
the company went out of existence
But by the operation of the Minnesota
constitution it remained corporation
for all legal purposes for three years,
during which time the lands were as
signed TO Russell Sage, the stakeholder
for the benefit of all the stockholders.
Settlers to the number of 225 occupied
a portion of the lands and about SO. 600
acres are in dispute. In 1895 the legis-
lature of Minnesota passed a bill au-
thorlzing the governor of Minnesota to
relinquish the lands to the United
States, which would make them public
lands and secure rights of settlers upon
them. Secretary Smith rejects the re-
linquishment The cases of the settlers
will now be decided upon their individ-
ual merits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
HARRY WRIGHT DEAD.
Noted Figure in Baseball Expires at At
lantic City, n. j.

Noted Figure in Baseball Expires at At
lantic City, n. j.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., Oct 4-Harry
Wright, chief of umpires and ex-man-
ager of the Philadelphia National
League club, died at l o'clock Thurs
day.
Harry Wright is one OF the oldest figures In
baseball. and in the history of the national
game he played an important part known
throughout the country by every lover
of baseball he has the reputation of being
one of the cleanest and most honorable men in
the baseball business Mr.. Wright has been
called the father of baseball When the
National league was founded he was captain.
manager and center fielder Of the champion
Cincinnati Reds. From Cincinnati he went to
Boston. where he managed the team for
several seasons Later he went to Philadel-
phia to manage the team. He was succeeded
by Arthur Irwin Last year the place of chief
OF umpires was created by the league and Mr.
Wright given that position
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
News in Brief.

During a heavy storm the Free Meth
odist church at Winnebago City was
blown down and ruined.
Judge Kerr, of the St Paul district
court. has decided the stevenson
wheat rate case" reversing the order
of the state railroad and warehouse
commission. and being on certain
freight rates on grain.
Two masked men held up and shot at
a Lad working for Francis Curtiss, a
mile above Champlin. The bullet
passed through ieshy part of the leg.
A crowd secured the vicinity, but found
no trace of the men.
NJ. Austin, of Hutchinson, aged SO,
fell from a stack while threshing and
was killed.
The supreme court mas named Nov:
as the day to hear the appeal in the
Harry Hayward murder case.
ings, was killed by piece of steel
which few from a spike maui. The
piece entered his chest.
The steamer Dan Thayer, with a
raft of lum Der, ran into the railroad
bridge at Winona. The raft was part
IL saved, but the tow boat May Libby
was sunk.
At Rice Lake, Dodge county, s.
year-old SON of Mrs. Penstock got hold
of a loaded gun and pointed at his in
FAINT brother, who was in his mothers
arms. The piece was discharged, kill
ing the baby and badly woundlng Mrs.
Penstock.
With terrible roar and crash 20 tons
of rock and debris from the Nicollet
avenue side of the ruins Of Westminster
Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis. top
pied over upon the asphalt pavement.
The gale of wind, which was blowing
in fitful gusts, loosened the frail sup
port the walls had, and despite the re-
peated assurance of Builder Inspector
Gilman that the walls were safe,
huge mass of stone crashed into the
street
The postofice at Princeton, Mimi,
has been advanced from fourth-class to
presidential. with salary of $1,000
per annum.
ndA Yeas Oio " oS 4C0A0
dead near Evansville. 1t is clear case
of murder, for his skull was fractured
with some blunt instrument When
found by some boys. who were attract
ed by groaning. he was covered by
brush, face downward. and a large
piece of sheet iron over his head. Near
him was crow bar, sledge hammer
and bar of iron.
The October apportionment of mon
eys to the public schools by the state
will be about $50. 600. According to
the figures showing the school enroll
ment of the state now in the hands of
the state superintendent of schools,
this viii amount to So pupil an in
crease in the apportionment of 25 cents
per capita over the apportionment OF
1894
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
CARDINAL GIBBONS.

]. Heuser, editor of the American
Ecclesiastical Review, and Rev. 81.
Brinkmeyer, of Cincinnati. The con-
gress concluded its session in the after
noon.
Resolutions were adopted pledging
the league to do everything in its pow
er to cause the veneratiou of the Sab
bath and endorsing the decree of the
plenary council of Baltimore on that
subject The plenary councils decree
urges pastors to secure the sanctifca-
ton of Sundays and specifies the open
ing of saloons as one way of its desc
Grafton The only other important
point dealt with was that endorsing
Christian unity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
No Three Estate. of the Realm

For all practical purposes there were
only two estates in the English parlia-
ment, lords and commons Thus the
phrase of the three estates, which had
a meaning in France. became meaning
less in England. For centuries past
there has been no separate estate of
the clergy; some of their highest MEM
bers have belonged to the estate of the
lords and the rest to the estate of the
commons Hence has arisen a common
but not unnatural misconception, as
old as the long parliament, as to the
meaning of the three estates Men
constantly use those words as if they
meant the three elements among which
the legislative power is divided. king.
lords and commons. But an estate
means rank, or order, or class of men.
like the lords, the clergy or the COM
mons The king is not an estate, be-
cause there is no class or order of
kings. the king being one person alone
by himself The proper phrase is the
king and the three estates of the realm.
But in England, as 1 have already
shown, the phrase is meaningless, as
we have, in truth, two estates only
E. A. Freeman's Growth of the En-
glish Constitution"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
Must Go to school.

The state labor bureau is making a
practical attempt to enforce the pro-
visions of the compulsory education
law. Deputy Labor Commissioner Va
lesh and Inspector Eckman will soon
start Of tour of inspection through
the manufacturing districts of the state
for the purpose of ascertaining where
the child labor law is disobeyed. and
wherever children are found under age
working in shops and manufacturing
establishments, they will be withdrawn
and sent to school.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
A Romance.

A peculiar romance is brought to
light as result of the wedding of Miss
Duncan, of Bear Valley. Some time
since, in getting eggs ready for market,
she conceived the idea of writing on
one of the eggs. requesting the finder
to correspond with Miss Duncan. of
Bear Valley, MINI.
The egg went on its mission. and one
day. in grocery store at Woonsocket,
r l., young man who was unpacking
eggs found the little messenger and
composed poem for the occasion. He
opened correspondence with Miss Dun
can, took the egg, bronzed it. and deco
rated the wedding cake on the occa-
sion of their wedding.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
VESSELS GO DOWN.
Over Fifty Have Been Lost in the British
Channel

Channel
LONDON, Oct. "a great deal of
damage has been caused by the gale
which has prevailed and is still blow
ing off Blackwood. Fleetwood. Lytham
and other places along the British
coasts The fishing smack Daisy has
foundered off Blackpool and it is
believed that the crew of four persons
have been drowned. The fishing boat
Jane and Alice with her crew is re-
ported lost and other boats engaged in
the fishing industry are missing. The
schooner Lanisley has foundered in
the British chanel and all on board
are lost
The British steamer Stella. aban-
doned, came ashore at Port Queenay
Thursday morning. A boat containing
sixteen of her crew in an exhausted
condition arrived at Padistow, Corn
wall, prior to the coming ashore of
the steamer. These survivors reported
that another boat containing twenty
six of the Sicilia's crew was still un-
accounted for. The Stella is of 1, $50
tons register. The missing boat has
since arrived at Padistow.
LONDON. Oct 5.-Much additional
wreckage has been washed ashore in
the vicinity of Ilfracombe, on the north
coast of Devonshire, and it is thought
that several vessels foundered in the
Bristol channel during the recent gale.
This would make the number of craft
Of various descriptions lost over fifty,
and may considerably increase the loss
of life previously estimated at twenty
four
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
An Amphibious Craft.

The only vessel of its kind in the
world was built at Christianstad. in
Sweden, in 1890. 1t could be propelled
on land by means of its own engines,
and was intended for the traffic on two
lakes close to Boras, which were sepa-
rated by strip of land. Rails were
laid between the two lakes, and the
steamer was to run itself across from
one lake to the other. When tried at
the works the vessel fulfilled the tests
very well The engine was of ten
horse power, and the boat could accom-
modate some sixty passengers. An
other original craft was the steamship
Louvre. built at Nantes, in France,
about three years ago. She was the
first ocean vessel provided with two
central propellers. which were placed
underneath the middle of the hull. in
stead of at the stern. It was claimed
that by this means a steamer could re.
main at sea during the most terrific
weather without any danger being in
Cured. The Louvre ran regularly be-
tween Paris and Nantes, calling at
Brest Quite recently a patent was
granted in London & for a ship, the
propulsion of which was to be insured
under all circumstances. being fitted
with both screw propellers and paddle
wheels, driven by independent en-
gines. while another one was secured
for steamers convertible into traction
engines.-Chamber's Journal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
FALL TRADE.
Indications Warrant the Most Hopeful
Anticipafions.


NEW YORK, Oct T-Bradstreets says
OF the trade situation:
"Seasonable weather has stimulated sales
OF merchandise and increased the prospects
of favorable fall trade generally. Among
the less favorable features are a moderate de-
mand in staple lines on the Pacific coast, re-
action in the volume Of business at Baltimore.
and the check to the advance in prices of iron
and steel. with a reaction of about one dollar
per ton at Ohio valley and Pennsylvania CEN
tiers
In letter to the editor OF Bradstreet's,
concerning the national finances Hon
Worthington c. Ford. chief OF the bureau of
statistics. treasury department.. states the
reasons why. in his opinion, there wiz
be no deficit in the national rev.
enues during the fiscal year ending June
50, 1896. His estimates Of the revenues
for the current year is $3.50 900 600 from Gus
toms. SIS. 600 900 from taxes distilled spirits.
800 900 900 from tobacco and fermented liquors
and $4,000. 900 from other sources. or total OF
1851 600 0O0 which. it is declared, will be suti
cient TO cover the normal expenditures OF the
government
September bank clearing reflect the spread
Of favorable trade conditions, but more es-
pecially where trade has been backward
Total clearings at slxty-one cities for Septem-
Der aggregate A,132 5.55s gain over
August of about six-tenths of per cent; over
Septsmber. 1893 (panic year,, of 26 per cent
Compared with 1892 the decrease is Is per cent
Gains are heaviest in the eastern and middle
states and are larger in the western southwest
ern and northwestern states than in August
Among Seventy-nine cities, comparing with
September last year, only one-quaTter show
decreases. Compared with September, 1893,
only seven cities show losses The heaviest
gain shown by any large city over September
last year is at Cleveland, 81 per cent, but New
York. Minneapolis. Buffalo, Columbus. Boston.
Pittsburgh. New Orleans and St Louis all
show heavy gains
Chicago sales Of dry goods. clothing and
shoes are larger than last week, and at St
Louis the September volume OF trade is the
heaviest since 1892 Minneapolis, Kansas City,
st Paul and Duluth are conspicuous for activi-
~ in trade circles Duluth's population Is now
nearly 5000. compared with 5000 five years
ago Demand for lake freights is active. and
rates are tending up. New Orleans reports
large freight room engagements for Deem
Der and January to load graz. and on the Pa
chic coast Seattle announces it will export
about 100000 bushels of wheat this season"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
ALL But DIVORCED.
A Very Fin de Steele Episode In One Of
Our metropolitan Courts.

A Very Fin de Steele Episode In One Of
Our metropolitan Courts.
Husband-May it please your honor,
/ want a divorce from my wife?
Judge-Upon what grounds, sir?
Husband-Upon the evidence which
! have the honor to submit to you, as
follows: On Tuesday afternoon last
my wife left home and went to the BIZ
cycling academy to take her lesson on
the wheel Suspecting that all was
not well, followed her, arriving there
just in time to see her speeding away
up the boulevard at a Nancy Hanks
pace, in company with her instructor.
Instantly | gave pursuit on my own
sixteen-pound racer. Lot l, the wheel
in evidence.) As they knew the way
much better than / did my wife and
her enticer had already arrived al
prominent hotel in the upper part of
the city and were enjoying cham
payne luncheon in a private room
Lot g, the bill for said lunch
eon.) / entered the room lot
8, piece of the carpet) l instantly
upbraided them and assaulted them
with my cane. (Lot 4. the cane-) Ny
wife few at me, tearing out large
quantities of my hair. Lot 5. the
hair.l Her disreputable companion al
SO attacked me and tore my clothes
Lot 6, the tattered garments drew
horsewhip from my pocket LOT 7,
the whip / gave my wife licking
and BACKED the Washers eye. Lot 6,
certificate of the artist who painted
out said eye.) The proprietor came
and attacked him, tearing out hand
fuls of his whiskers- Lot 9. some of
the whiskers-) Then l went home to
curse and to weep (Lot 10. bottle
of the tears-) / also locked my wife
out of doors Lot II. the key.) And
cursed her forever from my side with
my hand on the Bible. LOT IL. the
Bible.) Now, your honor, considering
the evidence. wish to secure divorce.
Can have it?"
Judge-Sir. you are a free man. I
grant you this decree by default
Wife Gin the background)-Hold on,
iudgel have an answer for all this
Judge-Is it possible that you can
face all this evidence against you?
Wife-Indeed, 1 can. In the first
place, your honor, the said bicycle in
structor was not man at all, but six
foot specimen of the new woman in
bloomer costume. Got l. the woman
In the second place
HUSBAND Gnterrupting)-Hold on.
That settles it, judge, l withdraw.
Come to my arms. dearest. What's the
damage? I'll settle.
Wife-Five hundred dollars to the
new woman for her damaged face, and
a trip to Europe for six months for me.
How's that?
Husband-Done. Judge, I'll send
you a case of fzz and box of cigars,
but keep it dark. Take my arm, dar-
ling.-N Y. World
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
Can't Fight In Texas.

AUSTIN. Tex, Oct Both houses of
the legislature, in special session,
passed the anti-prize fight bill Wednes-
day In the senate the vote stood,
yeas, 81; nays, 1. The bill makes prize
fighting felony and imposes a pun
ishment upon the principals for every
infraction of the law by penitentiary
term of not less than two and not more
than five years On Thursday the sem
ate passed the house amendments.
The bill was then signed by the gov
prnnr
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
Over q Million Lost by Fire.

largest fires ever known in southeast
ern New England broke out at Z
o'clock Thursday night in one of the
mills of the Warren manufacturing
company, situated near the CEN
ter of this town, and before it was got
under control it had swept through
three large cotton mills, two ware
houses, small sheds. freight cars and
other property. causing loss which Is
estimated at 81, lbs, 900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
EucHARrsTIc CONGRESS.
Great Gathering of Catholic Priests In
the City of Washington.

the City of Washington.
WASHINGTON, Oct 4-The opening
Wednesday of the first eucharistic con-
gress to be held in the United States
was preceded by the celebration of
high pom tifcal mass in the Church
of st. Patrick. Mgr. Satolli, the
apostolic delegate. was the celebrant;
Cardinal Gibbons and twenty arch
bishops and bishops were within the
altar rails and the edifice was filed to
overflowing by members of the Catho-
lie clergy from all parts of the country
Wednesday afternoon at a:3o o'clock
the opening session of the congress was
held within the walls OF the Catholic
university. Cardinal Gibbons presided
and Archbishops SatolG and Corrie an
spoke words of good viii and greeting.
The congress is the outcome of a
convention held in August of last year
at Notre Dame, Ind, and is under the
Priests Eucharistic league, which
has for its object the pro-
motion of devotion to the holy
eucharist. The league has 35,-
600 members in Europe, 1000 in the
United States and a large number
in Asia. Africa and South America.
The director general of the United
States is Rev. Bede Mailer. of Indiana.
WASHINGTON, Oct 5.-The eucharis-
tic congress Thursday morning
listened to the reading of four papers
on the subject of the Eucharist by
Rev. ]. F. Foley. of St Louis; Rev 81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
TO WALK AROUND THE WORLD.
Charles Blomberg. of Rockford, Wagers
He Can Do 1t In col Days.


He Can Do 1t In col Days.
ROCKFORD, Ill, Oct 5.-Charles
Blomberg, eldest son of August Blom-
berg. prominent banker of this city,
has wagered 5000 that he can walk
around the world in POI days This
represents the time ne will be
actually on the road and is ex-
elusive of time taken up in steam
ship transportation. Blomberg's route
is from New York to San Francisco,
through Japan, China. Russia, India,
Persia and Egypt, thence through
Europe to Southampton, which is the
end of his pilgrimage. Blomberg is "a
years of age and is a great athlete. He
will have to walk about IS miles day
on the average to win the wager and
has already started from New York
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
September's Surplus.

WASHINGTON, Oct 2. = The treas
ury statement of receipts and expendi-
lures to be issued Tuesday will show
a surplus for the month of Sep
TENDER of nearly $1,000, 900. In
round figures the receipts were
sa7, SOC, 900, and expenditures, So, 500,
600. AS compared with last Septem-
Der the receipts were nearly 5000. 900
greater, and expenditures, "a, SOC, 900
less.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
Playing for the Temple Cup.

CLEVELAND, O.. Oct 3.-The first of
the series of games for possession of
the Temple cup between the Baltimore
and Cleveland clubs of the National
Baseball league, was played in this
city Wednesday. Score. Cleveland, 5;
Baltimore. 4.
CLEVELAND, O., Oct 4.-The second
game of the Temple cup series was
won by Cleveland. Score: Cleveland,
Z; Baltimore, 2. Attendance, 10, 900.
The final game of the series in this
city will be played Saturday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09
CRUSHED BY ROCK.
Six Men Killed in Quarry Near Inde-
pendence, Mo.

Six Men Killed in a Quarry Near Indie
pendence, Mo.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct 2. A spe-
cial to the World from Independence,
Mo-, says: Six men We're killed Sun
day afternoon by premature explo-
sion in rock quarry near that place.
The dead are:
Miles McTiernan. contractor
Thomas Ferguson, l4-year-old son Of John
Ferguson a farmer
Dan Rogers
Pat Welsh
Charles Truett
Unknown Italian.
All the dead except the boy are OF
Kansas City. In addition 10 these
John Ferguson, father of the boy killed,
Joe Fleming and an unknown Italian
were seriously injured by flying rocks.
but it Is thought that all of these viii
recover.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-09

II took header on my wheel
And then was forced to say,
Better fifty years of Europe
Than the cycle Of to-day,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-10
NO WORK THIS WINTER.
Wires VIII Not Go Underground TIL
Next Spring.

1t is not at all likely that any action
will be taken by the telegraph and telc-
phone companies towards placing wires
underground until spring. An ordinance
was passed in September requiring such
action be taken within one year. Com
munications were addressed to the Western
Union Telegraph Company and Central
Union Telephone Company after the Schnull
fire calling their attention TO the ordinance
and requesting them to commence work as
soon as possible. Frank ". Sanue;s. man.
ager Of the Postal Telegraph Cable Com
pany. says his company has
always expressed itself as favor
ing underground systems In cities,
a fact which was known to the city
authorities, and no communication was re-
ceived on the subject by his company. He
says they made an effort to secure a right
Of way for a conduit ten years ago when
they first came TO this city, but found a
franchise had been granted to company
giving it exclusive rights to lay conduits
for telephone and telegraph wires. and his
company was consequently compelled to
abandon the idea. He says they are Will
Ing TO put their wires underground. but
II will be impractieable to commence the
work during the winter. John i. Wallick,
superintendent Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. says the matter will be
considered by his company at once. The
Superintendent of construction will be In
town tomorrow and the recent communica-
ton from the Board OF Works will receive
his attention in addition TO other matters
which bring him TO the city. Mr.. Wal
lick says il will take some time to make
proper arrangements and devise means for
laying conduits. He referred 10 the fact
that the ordinance gives a year for the
work 10 be done, but seemed 10 think the
work would commence much sooner.
SO far as the Central Union Telephone
Company is concerned. John NJ Baker,
superintendent, said nothing could be done
until spring. the public and city au-
thorities would not permit the streets to
be torn up when there was no assurance
they could be replaced without considerable
delay. He thought the company would be
willing to comply with the terms OF the
ordinance recently passed IL satisfactory
arrangements could be made for con-
duit system II was useless he thought, to
consider any proposition fer the commence
ment OF work at present