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The morning times., 1897-01-07

Mrs Ffoulke and the Misses Ffaulke, Chier
Justice and Mrs. Fuller, Justice and Mrs.
Fields, Montgomery Fletcher Baron ana
Baroness Fava, Secretary and Mrs. Francis,
Miss Bessie Fox, Admiral and Mrs. Greer,
Justice and Mrs Gray, DR.. and Mrs. Colds
borough, Miss Cana, Mrs. Grant, Don JUNO
d. Galarzo Senator and Mrs. Hale,
Justice and Mrs. Han Ian, Secretary
Herbert and Miss Herbert, Mrs.
IIazen, Hon. and Mrs. Henderson, Mrs.
Hearst, Mr.. and Mrs. Letter, Miss Letter,
Dr. and NJ rs. Lamont, DR.. and MIS- Lincoln,
MI and Mrs John "A. Logan, Jr., MIS-
Lippincott, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mclean,
Mr. Washington MaLean, Senior and Sonora
Mendonca, Mustapha Bey, Mrs. ID. +.
Morgan, Mrs Noble, Miss Noble, Secretary
olney and Mrs. Olney, Misses Patten. Hon
and Mrs Quay, Capt. and Mrs. Rodgers,
Mrs. Albert Ray, Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsey
Miss Ramsey, MI Phillip c. Russell, Major
and Mrs q. c. Reed, Miss Stevenson,
Senator and Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Sheridan,
Mrs j. L. Swami, DR.. and Mrs Sewers,
Mr. Howe Totten, Baron Thielman, Gen
and Mrs. Van Vliet, Mr.. and Mrs. White
more, Earl of Westmeath, Hon. and Mrs.
Wctmore, Mrs. Warder, and Miss Warder,
Lieut. and Mrs Williams and DR.. and Mrs,
H. c. Jarrow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21
Call at the Miner Office.

tion as to volume and prices is not
particularly promising. Little is
EXPECTED of July and August, but
confidence is abundant that with a
new tariff law in force, and Western
farmers and the railroads flush from
plentiful harvests, the fall months
will bring larger tonnage to iron
and steel mills. There is scant en-
couragement, however for those who
have been predicting an advance in
prices. The past two or three weeks
have seen the gradual dissipation of
the slight improvement in pig iron
noted in heslatter part Of June. Bes-
semer iron in particular is weak.
Central Western steel works seem to
have covered their needs into early
fall, and meantime some low offers
have. been made by sellers. It is re-
ported that SO valley furnace. has
been shaded, and $3.50 to $3.50 is the
range of Pittsburg quotations. Steel
,billets are also weaker: while S14
Pittsbnr0, is Qnnteexthere ore few
sales. The situation as to pig iron is
unchanged. Iron Trade Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21
Ely Came out Fourth.

The excursion to Duluth Sunday
given by the Tower and Ely Gun
cubs was well attended and pretty
much enjoyed. The train when il
left Ely wgs full to the platforms, 160
tickets having been sold to Tower
and 38 to Duluth from this city.
Those bonnd for Tower were the
members of the Naradna Spolek So
ciety who were holding an annual
picnic in that city.
The shooters from Tower did them
selves proud and only for the fact
that one of their number fell off in an
unprecedented manner, would have
skinned" the Duluth crack shots.
The total scores stood: Duluth 1873;
Mower, 17S; Superior 154, and Ely 143.
The Tower ball club and the Duluth
Athletics played game and Tower
was defeated on a score of 10 to 8.
The News Tribune in mentioning the
game next day says the Athletics de-
feated the entire northern country
which is not right. Ely had no ball
players in the club which the score
plainly showed. Had the boys of the
Ely team not been compelled to work
that day, there is no doubt the score
would have been different.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21
A Novel Entertainment.

The Epworth League should be
gratified at the success of the recital
given at the First M. E. church last
evening" The performer was Miss
Mamie Gilbert, and she was accorded
a very hearty reception by her large
and appreciative audience. The en-
tertainment was novel one in that
Miss Gilbert appeared in every one of
the twenty numbers in the program.
1t is impossible to take up the pro-
gram in detail, but it is only justice
to say that Miss Gilbert exhibits ex-
cellent taste in the selection of her
numbers, and remarkable ability and
versatility. She is fine elocutionist,
a gifted violinist, skilled pianist and
a whistler of considerable ability.
She moves her audience to tears or
convulses them with laughter at will.
After her selections, she was the re-
cipient of numerous floral offerings,
the gifts OF her admiring friends
Extract from Canton, o., paper.)
Miss Gilbert will appear in the in
terests of the M, e. church at the
Opera house in this city next Tuesday
evening. She will present an elegant
program which will no doubt be ap-
preciated. Admission, l5c. Reserved
seats 25c., on sale at City Drug Store
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21
The School Meeting.

The school meeting Saturday even
ing developed nothing strange or
startling Notwithstanding the rumors
that something of that nature would
It was very harmonious and opened
with the election of Grant Mcmahon
as chairman and Fl. G. Kelly as clerk.
Nominations for the offices to be
filled, viz: treasurer and clerk, were
made. H. Van Blarcom, the present
incumbent, was reelected treasurer
and Chas. Scheaffer was elected clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21
Little OfColor.

The following. from the Duluth
News Tribune is not exactly in keep
ing with the sentiments we expressed
in last weeks issue. 1t is not for a
chance TO prove lawless but more of a
Justice to people who are compelled
to live in a community where it may
prove unnecessary to take the law in
your own hands in order to protect
yourselves and neighbors. The arti-
Gle as was published in our last
issue expressed the sentiments of our
people in mild form:
ELY THREATENS A LYNCHING.
CLAIMS HES BLOODTHIRSTY CITIZENS
ARE LENIENTLY TREATED.
John Catabani is confined in a cell
in the county jail on the charge of
having murdered Jacob Stoll, of Ely,
several weeks ago. Catabani is at
present imprisoned to await the
action of the grand jury. The ELY
MINER, in it's last issue, in referring
to the Catabani case delivered a Sc
we're roast to the county authorities
The following is a paragraph taken
from the body of the item.
''The county authorities are re-
markably lenient with the range
criminals. Two month"; ago man
was sent to Saltwater for two years
for simply forging name on a check
to procure necessaries of life. Should
however, man be sent from Ely for
disembowling victim, he is sent to
ST. Cloud for year or two subject to
parole on good behavior. This has
been the practice since the towns on
the range have been in existence and
the citizens are just little bit tired
of this sort of proceeding-the citi-
zens of this city at least"
The item concludes with the asser-
tion that there is an end to the
patience of the range people and that
the next man that commits the crime
Of murder will, in all probability. get
his just deserts without having to
undergo the trip to Duluth aud the
action of the grand jury and subse-
quent trial.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21

Archie Philip has been in town
several days this week on game war
den business. He captured nice
citizen with an abundant supply of
venison and since that Mr.. Philip has
been the recipient ee All kinds OF
roasts and abuses from some Of our
people who seem to labor under the
delusion that the game laws grace the
statute books for appearance sake
only. There is no objection to any
poor devil getting venison or anything
In the game line to keep body and
soul together but people have a right
to object to anyone well possessed of
worldly goods openly and maliciously
breaking the game laws. It makes
no difference whether it was President
Mckinley who broke the game laws,
he should be prosecuted. There are
several people in this vicinity who
pride themselves on being able to es-
cape detection in their illegitimate
course regarding the game and liquor
laws and in this they are ably upheld
by several about town who imagine
themselves over supplied with gray
matter and feel as if the existence
of these United States depended on
their brainy management. We, in all
candor, say do your duty Mr.. Philip.
The best citizens of Ely will uphold
you in it. Game and liquor laws in
Ely are null and the sooner some one
gets what he deserves, the better.
Give it to 'em.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21
Personal Taxes Must be Paid.

There will shortly be a rafting of
dry bones in the county of ST. Louis,
state of Minnesota, unless all signs
fail. Acting County Attorney w. B.
Phelps, who has charge Of tax mat
tiers for the county and who is at
torney for the board of county COM
missi0ners, has announced that he
will proceed to enforce all judge
ments now standing for delinquent
personal properly taxes.
This does not at first blush seem to
be an extraordinary proceeding. The
common and entirely natural SUPPOSE
tion would be that when a person,
corporation, county or state entered
a judgement it was for the purpose of
proceeding under that judgement to
collect the amount due. With a pri-
yate individual or corporation that
would be the case. But with the
county, up to date entry Of judge
ment has apparently been merely a
matter of form and even that has
sometimes been neglected.
So far as it appears, no execution
was ever issued in this county under
a judgement for delinquent personal
property taxes. There have been
judgements galore, and there are still
and many of them have been out
lawed by passing the ten-year limit.
But no attempts have been made to
enforce those judgements.
One will be made, however, and 1T
will not be weak one. Executions
will be made for all the judgements
on the books remaining unsatisfed
back to the ten-year limit At least,
all where there is a possibility of pay
ment. This will include some large
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21

motion of Wakefield SUPPORTED by
Knuteson that bond of John Gionotti
with sureties thereon be accepted as
read. Carried, ayes 4, nays O.
Moved by Chinn supported by Glode
that bonds of Jacob Lampi, Franciska
Skala, Henry Snellman and Kotcheyar
Bros, be accepted and ordered filed,
Carried, ayes 4, nays O.
Moved by Chinn supported by
knutrson that order of Jerry O'Brein
be returned to Attorney Westcot.
Carried, ayes 4, nays o.
Moved by Knuteson supported by
Glode that council adjourn. Carried.
ayes 4, nays o.
PETER SCHAEFER,
City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21
A Rare Treat.

The above caption fittingly express
es the sentiment of all who attended
regarding the entertainment given
under the auspices of the Presbyter-
ian church at the Opera house Tues
day evening by Madame Ohrstrom-
Renard and Miss Rebecca Mckenzie.
The various numbers on the lengthy
program were we'll received and gen.
erously applauded.
The concert was one of those very
pleasant affairs that reflect great
credit on the management aud the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21
City Council.
ELY, MINI. July 20, 1897.

ELY, MINI, July 20, 1897.
The city council of the city of Ely
met in the council chamber and were
called to order at $50 o'clock by May
or McMahan in the chair.
Moved by Glode supported by Wake
field that minutes of previous meet.
ing be approved as read. Carried,
ayes 4, nays 0.
Liquor license applications of Henry
Snellman for license to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors in the lower front room of
building situated on lot l, block 4,
Cranes Encouragement to Ely, and
Kotchevar Bros. for license to sell in
toxicating liquors In the lower room
of building on lot l, block IL, and
Frauciska Skala, in the lower room of
building situated upon lot A, block 9,
Whiteside's addition to Ely, and
Jacob Lampi, in the lower front room
of building situated on lot 3, block IA,
and John Gionotti in lower front
room of building on lot 5 block IL,
read by clerk and on motion of Wake
field supported by Knuteson that lie
enses be granted as requested, Car
ried, ayes 4, nays o.
Moved by Chinn supported by Glode
that the following bills and accounts
against the city be allowed and clerk
instructed to draw orders for the
same. Carried, ayes 4, nays o.
Standard Oil Co., oil. .......... 1885
Marshall Wells-Hardware Co.,
hardware and supplies. 2.14
Pioneer Fuel Company, COAL. 44.9(
John Gribben, cleaning privy,.. 400
Thos. Majala, hauling coal, ..... 1O.76
Chandler Iron company, repair
ing safety valve. DC
Moved by Knuteson supported by
Chinn that liquor license bond of A
D. Ellefsen with sureties thereon be
accepted and placed on file. Carried
ayes 4, nays 0.
Liquor license ponds of Jacob Lam
ri, Faanciska Skala, Henry Snellman
Kotchevar Bros. and John Gionott
with suretses thereon read and or
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21

corporations in the city and some of
the wealrhiest citizens. The num-
Der of executions will be large and
the amount of money involved will be
heavy. Some have never paid their
personal property tax at all, while
Others have not for years.
AS nothing is exempt from levy
under such an execution, it will be
possible to reach almost all of the de-
linquents unless they have moved
away or become Observation-Disclosures
Enterprise.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21
I To Readers

With this issue the MINER begins
the Third year of its existence.
While we have been rather unfor-
tunate in beginning during extra
hard times we are nevertheless
thankful that we have been per-
mitted to live, as many better men
than we have died during these
hard years. While there has not
been any great amount of business
in the printing line the past two
years, we can say we have had our
share and think we have given
satisfaction. iGel
During these two years we have
in our paper, hit some people who
did not like to be hit and in conse-
quence we have several enemies to
our credit. We are thankful our
influence has been felt and we en-
terrain no hard feelings against
any of our neighbors even if they
do against us. Life is too short
to go around hating people. "Eat,
drink and be merry for tomorrow
you maybe compelled to 60 to
the Mesaba range looking for a
job"
We sincerely hope that during
the balance of our time in Ely we
will find it as pleasant and profit
able as during the time we have
spent here. We think we have
done the square thing with our
patrons and we know they have
with us.
We aresorely in need of new
material and in order, to get it
must have money. I'VE have some-
thing like $500 on our subscription
books and as this is the beginning
of the year it. would be good
idea for those who are indebted
to us to pay up. We need it and
need it badly and will be thankful
for small amounts and very CRATE
full for larger ones. Of course,
we are aware that your 50 will not
make us rich, but one hundred of
these twos will make quite stake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21
The Mar kpt

The vessel and dock problem still
controls the ore situation. There is
presumably much ore-buying yet to
be done, but furnacemen whose stacks
are idle want to be better assured as
to the amount of ore they will need,
for with many the date of resumption
is still indefinite. AS predicted a
week ago, vessels are beginning to tie
up. and the movement Wa extend #
dock conditions do not change. A
second washout on Minnesota roads,
and the flooding of some of the open
dit mines have cut off the ore supply
at Duluth and caused several days.
delay to vessels. At Lake Erie docks
the blockade has kept up, though
since the coal strike began. cars have
been somewhat moro plentiful. With
no coal up and no assurance of ore
when the head of the lake was reached
boats have had hard time, the past
week, and so long as the coal strike
lasts many will lie idle. July prom
ises an unusually light movement of
ore; and with ore, coal and grain ship
ments crowded into three months
there is now some prospect of the fall
advance in rates for which vessel men
have hoped. Considerable short sea-
son tonnage in ore will expire before
the amount originally figured on is
moved, and wild ore tonnage in Sep
TENDER is likely to have value quite
little in advance of any season figures.
Neither the wage shutdown nor the
coal strike at bitiminuous mines has
as yet had any decided effect upon the
iron market. Coke, natural gas and
anthracite are still available in usual
supply, while a good many works can
turn to fuel oil, if need be. Soft coal
has not yet become SO scarce that
poilers cannot be fired and gas pro-
ducers kept going, except in few
cases. Yet it is evident that concerns
supplied from the districts in which
the strike is most complete will soon
exhaust their fuel, and if West Vir-
ginia miners should go out in any con-
siderable numbers, the embargo would
quickly become serious to the iron
teade. Meantime, the idleness of
Central Western bar-iron and sheet
mills eliminates one considerable coal
using interest. There has been some
scale-signing the past week, largely
by tin plate mills, in ratification Of
the settlement reached 10 days ago.
Some of the smaller merchant iron
and sheet mills have signed condit-
ionally. The sheet scale is likely to
be settled within another week. AM
Ong bar mills the shutdown is more
likely to run through July. Prices
have made no change for the better
in the week, except that galvanized
sheets are higher and black sheets
also are more firmly held. The
demand for both, with the fortnight's
idleuess of union mills, has quite
filled up the books Of such mills as
are running. In general the situa-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21

A. e. Camp and J. j. Armstrong
have returned from their trip to the
gold country. Both gentlemen are
highly pleased with the prospects of
the country and think those who have
property there will in very short
time realize handsomely on the same.
Both gentlemen have secured good
properties and say the papers cannot
say too much regarding the country.
Mr.. Armstrong again went up this
morning to further develop his hold
ings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21

church can feel proud of having given
the people such rare treat. After
the musical part of the program the
ladies served ice cream and cake. The
net receipts of the evening to the
church were $3.50.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21

Harry Arps is now employed as day
operator at the Depot in place of Mr..
Rosso who has gone to Little Falls to
spend short vacation. J. d. Watt
is employed as night operator
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21

Jos. Losey is up from Tower for
few days selling the famous "Tom
Reed" cigar manufactured by the
w. Simon Cigar Factory of Tower.
Mr.. Losey reports trade good in this
particular brand especially in Ely
and other range towns.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21

Michael Vail, an old resident of
this city, died today. The funeral
occurs tomorrow from the Catholic
church. He leaves a wife and several
grown-up children to mourn his de-
mise.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS

OF THE
Arizona silver belt., 1897-08-26

Trains Nos. and run daily except Sun. day.
 Trains Nos. and connect at Ge- ronimo with stage from and to San Carlos and Globe.
 Trains Nos. and make close connection at Bowie with Southern Pacific trains Nos. 19 and 20 for all points East and West. tStations have no agent. Telegraph Station. The Company reserves the right to vary from this schedule as circumstances may re quire.
 Employees will destroy all time cards of previous dates.
 VIM. GARLAND, President B. JONES, Superintendent.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-08-26

One night when Mir. Isaac Reese was stopping with me, says M. F. Hatch, a prominent merchant of Quartermaster, Washington, I heard him grooming. On going to his room I found him suffering from cramp collie. He was in such agony feared he would die. l hastily gave him a dose of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy. He was soon relieved and the first words he uttered were. 'what was that stuff you gave meY' informed him. A few days ago we were talking about his attack and he said he was never without that remedy now. I have used it in my family for several years I know its worth and do not hesitate to recom- mend it to my friends and customers. For sale by H. c. Hitchcock, druggist.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-08-26
LAND OF THE lNCAS.
A Mining Engineer Advises Americans
 to Stay Away from Peru.

The special dispatch from San Fran cisco, printed in the Tribune yester. day, in reference to the Peruvian gold fields, is substantisted by inning en. gineers in this city who have been in that country and made thorough in- vestigation of the gold deposits there. The dispatch said that the men who were booming the Peruvian gold fields knew little or nothing of the actual gold deposits there, and were simply urging it to boom transportation busi- ness. It is said, further, that the eli mate was atrocious, transportation facilities inland simply nothing, and no gold at the end of it all.
 E E. Olcott, of the firm of Olcott, Fearn X Peele, mining engineers, at No. IS Broadway, spent five months in that country in 1889. He went taere ss the representative of British capital ists who were considering the feasibil- ity of investing in mines there. These capitalists held extensive options but never took mp anything. Mir. Olcott, after most careful research, could not find anything to justify him in recom- mending to his clients that they pro- eeed in the speculation. He said:
 'I don't wish to make the sweeping assertion that there is TO paying coun- try there. A mining engineer always hesitates to do that, as everything pre- sents possibilities; but, as far as I was able to learn, there was nothing there that would repay an individual or a corporation to work. I was there five months. Cuzco, to which reference was made in the Tribune, is the capital of the old Inca government. Gold has been mined there since the fifteenth century, so you see it IS not virgin soil. There is tract of land about 2500 square miles, at Ssndia, which is in the gold fields. It was over this section that went carefully. The eli mate is abominable. There are no methods of transportation, and in making my investigation I had to pro- ceed without even pack mule, and all baggage was carried on the backs of the men. The altitude ranges from 5000 to 17,OOO feet above sea level, so you can see it is rather ragged. I do not think there is any place in the whole section as rich as the poorer spots iu California. In going there as an individual miner man would have to contend with not only the inaccessi- bility of the place, but also the climate and the local laborers. New York Tribune.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-08-26

and there is not the slightest need for people to rush in at the beginning of an Arctic winter; they will have far better chance in the spring. All the gold bearing claims within 125 miles of Dawson City have. of course, been staked of long ago, but on map drawn to scale this territory would he but speck upon the mighty wastes of Alaska and the Yukon.
 The Canadian mining laws cannot be said to err on the side of liberality, though it must be understood that they press just as hard upon the British subject as upon the American citizen.