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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
A Gold Lake in Alaska.

The latest story of wondrous gold
find in Alaska is of a lake whose bed is
literally paved deep with gold dust as
ponds are fioored with mud. Hans
Christian Pande, name suspiciously
near that of the great teller of fairy
stories, an old sea captain, told the
story of his find on his arrival in Seat
tie few days ago. The lake is 1000
yards long, 400 yards wide and $50 feet
deep. 1t is fed by water from glacier,
and its only outlet is little stream two
feet deep, but of incredible swiftness.
According to Mr.. Pande's theory, based
on ASSAYS of some sand from the shores
and bottom of the lake. the glacier has
for centuries been bringing down gold
from the mountains and depositing it
in the cup-like basin of the lake. The
ASSAY showed eight to ten dollars a
cubic yard, and on this basis a man
could alone blast out the side of the
lake, drain off the water, and dredge
out his gold.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
INDICATED.
Yacht Club Committee Exonerates MIR.
IseIin.

Yacht Club Committee Exonerates MIR.
New York, Feb. 1.-The New York
Yacht clubs home on Madison avenue
was crowded Friday night with me-r-
bers who were anxious to hear the re-
port of the Investigating committ.s
which was appointed several months
ago to hear the charges preferred by
Lord Dunraven against the owners of
the victorious Yankee craft Defender
The report was read by Mr.. j. Pierre
pont Morgan.
The Defenders owner and crew have
been entirely and fully exonerated. The
report is voluminous and contains the
afhdavits of almost everyone who was
aboard either yacht or connected in any
way with the race. The inference from
the testimony is that Dunraven's
charges against Mr.. Iselin were made ia
AL unsportsmanlike manner and on
either hearsay testimony or the gossip
OF incompetent witnesses or were based
OF the judgment formed by himself by
a mere glance at the water-line of the
vessel on two separate days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
HUMOROUS.

Maud = What fool you were
making of yourself in initiating Charley
Spooner." Ethel-"Will you tell me
how i could initiate him in any other
manner? Boston Transcript
"A maiden writes: Can you tell me
how to change the color of my bair.
which all the young men tell me is
red ? Certainly we can. Get rich;
they win then call if golden OF auburn -
Erie Messenger.
-Disillusion.-"Did mammals little
boy hurt his darling head? Come
here and let mamma kiss it end make
it Welt" That's got so it don't cure
any more, namma. Put on some
arnica- Chicago Tribune.
"A health officer recently received
the following note from, one Of the resi-
dents of his district: Dear Sir beg
to tell you that my child, aged eight
months, is suffering with measles, as
required by act of parliament" = lid
Bits.
Mr. Keep Cash : Did you write
that man who advertises TO show peo-
pie how TO make desserts without milk
and have them richer?" Mrs. Cash
"Yes, and sent him the dollar" What
did he reply" use cream" = West
Medford Windmill.
II think I've got a pretty good story
here" remarked the occasional con-
tributor, as he seated himself and
lighted one of the editors cigars. The
editor glanced over th, story. yes,
he said, 81 think this is a pretty good
story. ] tell it myself occasionally"
Chicago Times-Herald
-'Micky," said Mr.. Dolan to his son.
'Oi do be afraid ye're gettin- to be a
dude Il hope not" Wei, Olive no.
ticed yez wearin' yer Sunday clothes
the week trough, an that We gave up
yer job in the blacl, smith shop. Oh
want TO say. widout barrum till any
body's feelin's, that it'll do ycz no hurt
10 be rolliD' up yer sleeves mole an yer
trousers less '-Washington Star.
-Executor-"Pray. sir, what do you
charge for a funeral Sermon" Rev.
MIR. Canter-"I always charge. my dear
brother, in proportion TO the property
left behind. Couple Of guineas for a
POOR man, five g'lineas for 10000 and
so on" Executor-''Well, Wy friend
has left 6 5000, so that would be ( 25,
but it seems a good deal Rev. Mr..
Canter- But, my dear brother, think
of the strain on my consciencei"-Ally
SloDer'S.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
News In Brief.

A kodak fend is troubling the ladies
of Moorhead.
The total number of births in Vino
ma county in 1895 were $40, and the
deaths 1913.
About 2, 000 600 bushe's of wheat have
been stored at Duluth for shi pment in
the spring. -
A. L. Winship. of ST. Paul secured a
verdict of So, 500 against Thomas Webb
for alternating his wife's affections.
Charles Martins barn and grocery al
Kerkhoven was totally destroyed by
fire. Five horses and two cows were
burned.
Merton V. Horning, cashier of the
Western Transit Co., of Duluth, has
been arrested for embezzling nearly
81. 900 of his employers money.
A 5-year-old son of George Bracket
recently discharged a small rife at
himself. The ball struck button on
the child's clothes and fattened. leav-
ing only a bruise.
According to the last monthly report
of the state treasurer, the state had on
Dec 81. S. 2o9. 81 in the Irish-American
bank, of Minneapolis. and $40, l5o.5 SO in
the City Bank. of the same city. Both
institutions have since suspended.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
WHY DOGS ARE INTELLIGENT
Stupid Members of the Family Were For
merly Eaten by Their Masters.

merly Eaten by Their Masters.
Pro-. \. S. Shaler, of Harvard mi
versity, in his study of domesticated
animals, advances this theory in re-
gard to the dog, which explains IL a
large measure why the best traits of
the dog have been developed. The Jog
of the savage could not have been
cultured creature. He had not been
long enough associated with man 10
subdue his native impulses. The dog
hunted for his master. When game
was plenty, man and animal had
enough to eat. But when game was
scarce the savage ate the dog. To-day,
when in a state of famine. EskiInos Will
eat some of the pack. But choice is
exercised then. The strongest, or the
most affectionate, or the most intelli-
gent animals would be spared. The
weaklings, the cross, the stupid dogs
would GO to the pot. IN this way"
writes Prof. Shaler, ''for ages careful,
though unintended process of selection
was applied tn these creatures and to
this we may fairly attribute. as many
considerable naturalists have done. a
large part of the intclleetual-indeed,
we may say moral-eleyation to which
dogs have attained.
In his clever study of the dog, Prof.
Shaler. looking more particularly TO
the instructive traits of pointers and
settlers, speculates as TO how long these
hunting animals have shown their
peculiarities when seeming game.
Some theorists have advanced the iGea
that the actions of the dogs, as pointers
or settlers, can only date back from the
invention of the fowling- piece. 1t IS
mooted question among those who have
carefully studied firearms which ser, cd
for sport whether Spain was not the
first country using the towing piece
Now, cnriously enough, tradition seems
to indicate that the early pointer-the
dog with an exaggerated split of tie
nostrils-was originally Spanish, and
that from Spain the breed Travelled
northward. If the idea he entertained
that the pointer appeared with The
use of the fowling- piece, the pa-ticuiar
specialization of the pointer only he
gan in dogs removed by some 30 genera
tons from those of to-day Those who
advocate this ingenious heory do Lot
bear in mind the dogs which must have
been used in hawking. and hawking is
of the most remote antiquity.-N. \.
Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
Declared unconstitutlonal

Section 81, of chapter "a. of the gen
eral laws of 1898, relative to the illegal
shipping into Minnesota of game killed
out of season in another state, has
been declared unconstitutional by the
supreme court. The validity of the
statute was called into question by
Edwin o. Keith, accused of having In
his possession one prairie chicken,
killed and shipped from North Dakota,
contrary to the laws of that state.
Keith was confined in the county Jail
and appealed to the supreme court from
an order of the Ramsey county district
court denying his petition to be re-
leased on a writ of habeas corpus. The
order of the lower court is reversed on
the ground that the section is unconsti-
tutlonal. because the subject is not ex-
pressed in the title of the act of which
it is part, as required by article 4,
section 81, of the state constitution.
which is expressed in these words: mo
law shall embrace more than one sub
ject, which shall be expressed in its
title"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

AT the annual meeting of the
French academy the highest prize
fer literary work done during The past
year was awarded to NJ Jusserand for
LIS Literary History of the English
People," the authorized American edi-
ton of which is in course of publication
by the Putnams.
Miss Dora Zahn, a Frisco girl,
claims the proud distinction of being
the first American or English woman
who has ever reached 80 degrees north
latitude. The event was marked by
planting the Stars and Stripes on the
island of Spitzbergen, amid the enthu-
sIasm of SO European scientists.
The privilege of carrying the zu-
cheti to the new cardinals is reserved
exclusively for the members of the
Noble guard. The members of that body
guard who has been deputed to per-
form this service for Mgr. Sasolli is
Marquis Saeripanti, who is of an an
Gent and aristocratic Roman family.
The empress of Austria intends Civ
ing up much of the violent exercise
which she has persisted in for so many
Years. Hermajesty at one time boosted
O. waist of only 20 inches in circum-
ference-the smallest in Europe-and
claimed that it was not the product of
corset, but of swinging by her hands
from trapeze bar.
Admiral Lord Clarence Iaget.
uncle of Lieut.-Col. Paget. who married
Mrs. Paran Stevens daughter, and
of Mr.. Almeric Paget, who recently
married Miss Pauline Whitney, is now
81 years old and has written his mem
oirs, which viii be published soon. He
served in the Crimean war. and was sec
letary of the admiralty under Lord
Palmerston.
French papers announce the offer
for sale of the library of Renan. The
library is divided into two parts. the
first including the oriental library, to
whose collection Renan paid great at
tention, and containing books ON the
philology and history of the oriental
languages. The second part contains
looks on general philology. classical
studies, the middle ages, etc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
Burned the Car.

George Wylie, the 17-year-old boy az
rested for burning a box car at Tenny
pleaded guilty and was bound over to
the grand jury under $500 bonds, in de-
Iault of which he was taken to Jail.
The testimony showed no malice on
the part of the defendant, as he crept
into the car to keep warm and built
the FIRE that caused the damage. The
car had been loaded with wood and the
chips and bark therefrom became ig-
nited and could not be extinguished by
Wylie. whereupon he ran for assist
ance. but too late.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
Republican Mayor for Louisville.

Louisville, ky., Feb. l.-George Todd
(rep.) was on Friday night elected
mayor of Louisville, over William II.
johnson lrep-, A. T.. Al. The vote
stood: Todd. 20; johnson, Is. One
member of the general council was alb
sent. The election was to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Henry S.
Tyler tdem.), the law requiring the
general council to elect for an un-
expired term.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
FOR A UNIVERSAL BALLOT.
Woman Suffragisfs Elect Offcers and
Declare Their Principles.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-I he woman
suffragists reelected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year: Honorary
president, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, New
York city; president, Susan Is. An
thony. Rochester, n. Y; vice president
at large, Rev. Anna 81. Shaw. Philadel-
phia; corresponding secretary, Rachel
Foster Avery, Philadelphia; recording
secretary, Alice Stone Blackwell, Bos-
ton, Mass; treasurer, Harriet Taylor
Upton, Warren, o.; chairman commit
tee on organization, Carrie Chapman
Gait, New York city. AS under the con-
stitution auditors of the national asso-
citation must he changed every year,
Miss Lowry Clay, of kentucky. and Miss
Sarah Cooper, of San Francisco, were
elected to those positions.
Washington. Jan. 2e.-Following is
a synopsis of the resolutions adopted
on Tuesday by the National Woman
Suffrage association:
They demand suffrage for all American
citizens of the United States, women and
men, upon reasonable conditions attain
able by all as a right and not as a priv
nege: rejoice in the admission Of Utah into
the union as a third woman suffrage state;
declare organization the watchword Of
the hour and their primary object; petit
ton congress anc the state legislatures
to secure the women of this nation the full
rights of citizenship; congratulate the
women of Kentucky upon having recently
secured the election of four women and
four men upon the municipal board of edu-
cation in Lexington; appeal to congress to
take measures for stopping the Armenian
ma ssacres and also expressing sympathy
with the men and women in Cuba in their
struggle for independence In addition to
the above the following, which stands as
the eighth plank in the platform was
adopted by vote of 50 to 40: Thai this as
ISOLATION is non-sectarian, being composed
of persons of all shades of religious opinion
and that it has no official connection with
the so-caDed 'Woman's Bible any
theological publication" The resolutions
also demand state and national legislation
that mothers shall have equal custody and
control with fathers over their minor chill
dren. The action of the National Purity
association in endeavoring to secure better
protection for youths is commended and
The establishment of q permanent inter-
national board of arbitration favored in
the resolutions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
ARIsTocRATlc MEnDIcsnTs.



Aims the Streets.
Countesses have been seen begging
on the public streets, and even an Eng
lish peerless, the marchioness of Done
gal. has been arrested by the London
police for mendicancy and vagrancy.
But France enjoys the distinction of
having produced the first duchess 10
be arrested on charge of begging. She
is the duchess of Albufera, whose hus-
band is a grandson of Napoleon's field
marshal, Suchet, and herself grand
daughter of that duke of Cambaccres
who, after acting as Bonaparte's coll
league in the directorate and in the
consulate. was afterward made arch
chancellor of the empire. She had
been specializing IN South African
mining stocks, and when the boom
collapsed the other day she found her
self with such heavy losses to face that
ruin stared her in the face. She be-
came temporarily insane, and, con-
WINGED that she had reduced herself
and her family to absolute beggary,
she started out upon the streets TO ask
aims. She is now under the care Of
nurses. Prince Del Dargo, who was
here to attend the marriage of Miss
Anna Gould to Compile De Castellane,
is at length about to be placed in easy
circumstances. OF The Sic, zoo, 900 left
by his grandmother, old Queen Chris
tina of Spain, all except S2,000,0o0 has
been eaten up by the lawsuit in which
the heirs engaged, but this is about TO
be divided between Prince Del Dargo,
old Campo-Sagrado and the duke of
Taranches, thus placing all three be-
yond the necessity of selling or pawn
ing family jewels.
The duke of Tarances has in his
keeping a huge chest full of valuable
correspondence and papers belonging
to old Queen Christina, and which she
declared to be of so compromising a
character to her contemporaries that
she insisted that the box should not be
opened till the year 1910. 1t is possible
that when they are made public they
viii throw light on those many mystic
rious stories current in court circles
in times gone by with regard to her
secret marriage with a young English
painter Willie sun princess OF Naples
and prior to becoming the consort of
King Ferdinand of Spain. According
to several of these stories, Empress
Eugene and her sister.the late duchess
of Alba. were the fruits of this secret
marriage and were conided by Queen
Christina to Comptess de Montijo, her
first lady in waiting, TO bring up as her
own children. Queen Christina was
unable TO write or even read when she
came to Spain. and her ignorance was
something appalling. But she rode IN
the most superb fashion and excelled
in all athletic exercises. This was due
to the fact that she had as governess an
| English woman who, prior to beeon-
/ ing governess to the three princesses
of Naples, had been circus rider and
was a sister of that stable boy, Ward,
who, entering the service of the duke
of Lucca, rose to be Baron Ward, gen
eral and prime minister, his daughter
being the beautiful Marquise Herrey
de ST. Denis, now one of the leaders of
Partisan society.-N Y World
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
Fire in a Wisconsin Town.

Waupaca, Wis, Feb. L. Fire de-
stroyed the two-story brick building
occupied by e. b. Knapp as depart
ment store, together with the frame
building occupied by ID. Hobersaat.
meat market, and the store of Nels
Johnson, a two-story brick occupied by
r. p. Hansen, grocery and bakery.
Total loss estimated at $4,000; well in
sured. Origin of fire unknown.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
Funeral Of Dead Miners Held.

Cardiff, Jan. 31.-The funeral of the
miners who lost their lives through
the explosion in the Pont-Y-Pridd pi.
on January %, took place Thursday.
The mines in the vicinity were closed
for the occasion, and $4,000 miners at
tended the obsequies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
Gone Abroad.

Fred Mitchell. who has been for six
years operating on the Mesaba for
Longyear & Bennett, has gone to Jo-
hannesburg, of South Africa, to take
charge of considerable diamond drill
work. Nearly SO skilled engineers,
drillmen. miners, etc. have gone to the
South African gold fields in the past
few months from the Lake Superior
iron county, all under large salaries
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05

The secretary of war has written
Representative Kiefer that he can have
two cannon for the use of the soldiers
home at Minnehaha on bond being
furnished for $1,000. Kiefer viii see
that this bond is given Immediately.
The cannon and condemned shells for
the ST. Paul Cemetery Association will
be furnished by the secsetary of the
navy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05

Washington, Feb. 1.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
considered the case of Mr.. Dupont, of
Delaware, Friday morning from 10: 30
o'clock until noon, and then by strict
party vote ordered a report favorable
to the seating of Mr.. Dupont.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05
Burned to Death.

Little Role Daniel. 3-years-old son
of w II. Daniel, ex-state senator and
representative of North Dakota. was
burned to death at the Orleans, 700
Hennepin avenue, Minneapolis. The
child while alone in the room got hold
of some matches and accidentally set
fire to his clothing. Before he could
open the door he was mass of flames.
He ran out into the hall shrieking with
pain and terror, where one of the guests
exringuished the flames. The child
was SO badly burned. however, that
after four hours of suffering, death
enSl1ed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-01
CHsNBERLaIN's VISIT.
said fo Have Been i'm Connection
With the Dynamite Plots

Salem. Mass. Sept. an.-Tha Salem News
this afternoon publishes a story with ref
erenca 10 the visit OF n. Hon Joseph
Chamberlain. secretary OF ths colonies az
Great Britain. which has created senss-
ton. II Is SAID Mr.. Chsmbcriain's vleis
20 this country was largely due % ths
discovery ny tho Scotland yard detectives
OF the dynamite plot iG shieh lyman.
Ivory and others are alleged 20 be tus.
p'3c4ted.
IL viii oe remembered .hat she announce.
Fnant by the police ~ their discovery was
made after Secretary Fnam oetiain left
England The News states shat A few
days after Secretary Chamberlain ar
rival 4. Dsuv~rs, fsa detectives began
duty ar ihe a9fse of Mrs Enetieo,t. secre.
tary s'h3guhe Flaln' Hiather-ln-ia n. guard
ing ne premises dag and night ana sc-
com pauying Mr. 2nah@rla3a wherever hs
went. Il sala J5Ar this wss sse 70
Suli Of rle discos cry that q man had neep
seem nToallng about the hosASe ~ night
btgt one ~ t9e I1~urseTs - ire Eusleotf
family. IN conversation wffh reporter
this afternoon SAID the detectives srs.
9sioVed - watch tire mansion we're rn41
Supplied by 'n4 fnlfe5 states s4cret ger
vl-e 5sps ~fnnen, and wsre ssni % Dsnyers
GA Information received a. 1ne hes6q4ar-
ters IN Wasnlnrten.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-01
PARTIES OF ARMED MEN.
Two Bodies Have Appeared Within
Six Miles Of Lcads illc-Gea.
brooks Prepared.

Gen Brooks has been notified that quite n
body OF armed men. who had apparently
left an incoming train at Arkansas June
ton. passed the government hatchery. six
miles ives. Of The city. Monday. and sseppei i
there 10 inquire the way to Leadville
They refused 10 answer question and left
harrledly. On Tuesday another armed
the same question. AS Gen. Brooks be-
lieves such bodies Of armed men can have
no good object in coming here. he will
PLACE the militia in such a Nay as TO inter-
cept any similar parties
The Missouri miners who arrived here
last week and we're pat 20 work in the
f-nrnet mine have BEEN very well treated.
Many OF them cams with scaaty clothing
and the mine managers n 6nce supplied
them with heavy underwear and plenty ~
bedding They were willing and eager 20
work. and are writing their families AMI
friends that they are more than satisfied
with their treatment and work They
are making from 81 TO sl.53 more per tar
than they ever received in Missouri. ant
have 10 fears but that they VIII se well
protected. These accounts are from inter
views with the Mlssouri&ns today
The miners union held secret session
tonight, and as vet nothing II known OF
i1s proceedings. beyond the fact that dis
cussion was chiefly over . proposal Of an
offer Ia declare the strike OF and with
draw the condition that nore but union
men should ba employed II tho managers
woulG raise sha scale % g. Many 81 the
members we're sYerse 90 fhss saying Il
wo1d have no result. bat sc was fIrgnly AL
vocatsd by Secretary De.ar and others
whose influence = very strong, What the
hnai decision was can not be learned
\ grand Jury has hsen called Ia the dis
trfe' court 10 meet SATURDAY next and .sft
lake up the Coronado an1 osher Affairs