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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-12
FLOOD FLANAGAN FIGHT.
The Two Senators Shake Hands and
Make Friends.
DIFFERENCES SETTLED BY REFEREES.
A Paper Drawn Up and signed Withdraw
ing All Offensive Lapgnage--Ihe
Cumberland Contest--who is to
Blame for Failure TO Print?

CUMBERLAND COURTHOUSE. VA,
November 1i.-Special.--The Flood-Flana-
gan difficulty. which eliminated in a vio-
lent assault by the former upon the lat
ter in the Senate chamber during the last
session Of the Legislature. was amicably
adjusted to-day and the two Senators
shook hands. Hen. r. ". Hubbard. OK
Buckingham and WILLIAM NJ Smith.
ESQ. were selected as referees. and they
decided upon mutual Withdrawals Of all
offensive language and that friendly re-
lations be renewed. The two gentlemen
subscribed the required paper according
~. shook hands and parted friends. thus
ending what has been and promised TO
be n most deadly and dangerous dit-
ference.
HOUSE CONTEST
Notice Of election contest has been served
by Mr. l.. y. LeSueur upon Colonel b.
W t. Blanton. of this county who is re-
turned elected 20 the House Of Delegates
from this district. According 10 the no
tice 70 seems that the contest grows out
of the failure OF the Electoral Board 10
print the names OF tue canpiddles upon
the official ballots. and Mr.. LeSueur
claims that as the officers Of election re-
fused 20 allow voters 20 use written slips
10 aid I'm preparing the ballots they were
unable TO instruct the judges how they
wished 10 vote. and that he thereby lost
several hundred votes in this county.
Colonel Blantons majority was 81 in the
district
WHO TO BLAME?
There seems 10 be n lively contention
on as 10 who is 10 blame for the failure
10 print. The board seems 20 charge II
upon the clerk Of the county. who failed
by accident 10 certify the names He. on
lie other hand. publishes vigorous
card I'm which he states that his deputy
laid before the secretary Of the Electoral
Board the original notices Of the candi-
dates and thereby gave ample authority
20 the board 10 print the names and
demonstrated that the candidates had
compiled with the law and were. there
fore. entitled 10 have their names to go
on the ballots.
The contest will demonstrate radical
defect In the present law and will sug-
ireet important changes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-12
TO BEGIN WORK TONIGHT.
The Sons Investigation Will be Hsld
With Doors Wide Open.
THREE WITNESSES ARE SUMMONED.
Gen. +. A. Brander, Mr.. Lewis W. Brsnder
and Mr.. y. v. Randolph WIN be the
First Persons TO Testify--rhc Commit
tee VIII Sit In Lee Camp Building.

The Committee from the Sons OF Vet.
improper conduct on part OF certain OF
the Sons in connection With the history
matter, had preliminary meeting at $50
o'clock yesterday al the Office OF tho Vir-
ginia State Insurance Company.
There were present Mcssrs. Robert
Lecky, Jr. (chairman). John a. Lamb,
and Z. Leslie Spence, Jr., members OF the
committee, and Gen. 4. A. Brandcr, the
author OF the resolution calling for the
investigation.
TO HEAR TESTIMONY.
The committee adopted the following
resolution:
Whereas charges have been preferred
against the History Committee Of the
Grand Camp. the Grand Camp Sons OF
Veterans, and the Sons OF Veterans OF
r.. K. Lee Camp. No. /. c. v. the official
notice OF which was issued on November
G. 1897. and T. appearing up TO this date
that no committee has been appointed
from the Grand Camp. &. v. for the
purpose Of investigating said charges
and in view Of the publicity given TO
and the interest felt throughout the State
in regard to said charges. and whereas
we, the committee appointed by tho
Grand Camp. Sons OF Veterans. are IN
willing TO allow our associates 10 longer
remain under suspicion OF such grave
charges
Resolved. That we proceed a. With
the investigation that our inno' $50
ciates may be exonerated. at tho earliest
possible date.
Second. That the investigation be pub
lie.
Third. That this committee meet for
business Friday. November T. 1897. az
1880 o'clock =. NJ. in the committee room
OF r. y. Lee Camp Hall
ROBERT LECKY. Jr.,
Chairman;
JOHN a. LAMB.
f.. LESLIE SPENCE. Jr..
Secretary.
The Ely miner., 1897-01-20

about Q O'Clock with convulsions and
died at about O'Clock Sunday morn
ing. The funeral occurred Monday.
The local order of l. o. G.. T. will
give a necktie social at their lodge
room on the evening of Feb. 9 to
which all are invited. The lodge is
progressing and our citizens would do
well to assist the worthy object.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Glode, of the
Exchange hotel, were made happy by
the arrival of boarder Friday who
promises to become a star. He
weighs 10 pounds and seems rather
pleased with his new prospects. All
concerned doing we'll.
Henry Chinn was appointed by the
City council last evening as alderman
of the First ward TO fill vacancy
caused by the resignation of A. D..
Ellefsen. The council made wise
choice. Mr.. Chinn will make a good
official and will serve the city faith
fully.
Secretary Francis of the interior
has affirmed the decision Of the COM
missioner of the general land Office in
the contest case of Charles Jones
against Silvert Agre, involving the
title to lands in 35-67-21. The de-
cision is in favor of Agre and affirms
the decision of the receiver of the
Duluth land office.
The Ely miner., 1897-01-20

brought continuation of the con-
Editions in Bessemer iron and steel
billets at Pittsburg, with which the
year opened. Sales of $40 iron in the
valley have been made and reports are
going, without details, OF purchases
even below the 1915 figures given in
connection with one transaction last
week. The average furnaceman is
holding aloof and quoting sl0.50 as
minimum for prompt iron.-Iron
Trade Review.
The Ely miner., 1897-01-20

Huronian has 10 stamps, the Rat
Portage. Reduction works has %
stamps, the Mikado is putting in 40
stamps, the Empress has 20 stamps,
the Regina has 10 stamps and will
enlarge, the Haycock in the Upper
Manitou has a Tremain mill, and
others we do not now recall have
Crawford, and other cheap mills,
while many others have mills or are
about 70 put them on the ground this
winter, and it will not be long before
the traveller can hear the continual
roar Of the stamp mills from Lake SUI
perior to the prairies OF Manitoba
1t will be seen that big production
may be confidently looked for during
the year 1897 from the Rainy lake
gold fields.
General Manager Watzke, of the
Little American mine. is expected to
return next week from his trip to
West Superior and bring eleven more
miners with him. He will put
another shift in one of the levels so
as to stope and keep the mill supplied.
The miners now have about 200 tons
of ore on the stock pile ready for the
mill. Mr.. WatZke will start the
stamp mill running day and night
under charge of two competent ANAL
gamators. He will keep sinking in
the new shaft, and if necessary to
keep the mill running, he will pump
out the old shaft and put two shafts
at work on 1t. 1t looks as though the
Lyle company intended to make a
mine of Little Rainy
Lake Journal.
The Ely miner., 1897-01-20
In the Gold Country.

Perhaps no other factor appeals so
strongly to practical mining man in
determining the worth of a mining
district as he does the number and
character of the appliances used for
extracting the precious contents Of
the ore. In this regard the Rainy
lake country is now well provided and
scores of other mines here are being
got in shape for mills. The Little
American mine has Is stamps, the
Foley 20 stamp, the Ferguson is to
have 40 stamps in the spring, the
Lucky Coon has 5 stamps, the Lake
Harold has 10 stamps, the Saw Bill
has 20 stamps, the Hammond-FOlger
is now putting up l20 stamps, the
Sultana has 10 stamps and is now
adding 80 more, the Gold Hill has 10
stamps, the Ophir has 10 stamp, the
Pine Portage has 10 stamps, the
The Ely miner., 1897-01-20

Monday the shop employees began
working eight hours per day, reduc-
tion of two hours. The reason, we
believe, is to lessen expenses during
the financial stringency. How long
the cut will continue is not announced
but as it is in time instead of wages,
past conditions will be regained
sooner.-Two Harbors Iron News.
Mayor Morcom was relominated for
mayor in Tower at the caucus Tues
day. Walt Smith was nominated over
c. c. Opel on vote of SO to 25 for
treasurer. S. 81. Owens was renomin-
ated for judge by acclamation as was
also NJ. T. Marion for recorder. NJ
Woodward, Floyd Townsend and N
j. Benson received the nomination
for aldermen. The vote on mayor
was Morcom 50, E. E. Barnidge II.
The case of the United States
against Nicholas Decker, involving
lands in 9-62-13 was heard yesterday
forenoon before the officers of the
Duluth land office. The case of
William Bartlett VS.. Otis A. Bletcher
involving lands in 34-60-2i, was heard
yesterday afternoon. There is an
other contest case coming on for hear
ing this morning entitled J. A. Hill
against Austin Meagher.
Those who observed the sun Just
after it rose Saturday morning were
able to see the sun spots which were
figuring On. or distiguring Old Soils
face, the mist so disipating and
softening the rays tnat the spots were
easily discernible to the naked eye.
Two were TO be seen, the larger one
appearing to be nearly half an inch in
diameter. It's edges were ragged and
rift stretched away from it like a
tail. The smaller one was south of it.
Congressman Towne has introduced
two bills in Congress which if passed
will be of Importance TO this country.
One provides that titles shall be con-
tirmed TO purchasers under the tim
Der and stone act of Offered lands. -
who have heretofore filed proof under
that act. 1t also provides that entry
men under this act may complete
their purchases of this class of lands
upon filing necessary proof. The
second bill provides for the removal
of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota,
other than those on the Red Lake
reservation TO the White Earth reser-
vation and the allotment to each
Indian Of 160 acres of land. The
members Of the various tribes are
privileged, however, to take allot-
ments where they now reside.
The Ely miner., 1897-01-20
THE IRON BUSINESS.
Not Many New Developments in the Iren
Trade.

NOT many new Deveiopments IN the Iron
Trade.
The statistics given of the OUT
put of Lake Superior mines in
1896. including the all-rail shipments,
show total quite too near the 10, ,0OO,
O0O-ton mark. The all-rail shipments
were about 100, 900 tons more than in
1895, indicating a larger output of
Lake Superior charcoal iron last year.
Speculation as to the basis for Bes-
semer takes considerable range be-
tween the price Of last year and that
of 1895, when the basis was $3.50 for
Bessemer soft ores. Some of the sell
lers Of iron in the valleys and Pitts
burg seem to be diScounting the
lowest ore price ever made. But con-
ditions as they exist are admittedly
no criterion for the year. The season
of ore shipping will be well along be-
fore the new rail freight to Pittsburg
will be operative. and 1897 ore will
thus not receive the full benefit of the
cheap transportation that is ahead.
II reports are to be believed, the
Carnegie Rockefeller deal involved a
proviso that insures combination
rail and lake freight from the mine to
Conueaut of Sl.20. Whichever way
the distribution is made there is still
a fair profit left, both TO the road and
the vessel line.
The second week Of the new year
has been like the first in the iron
trade-an interval of weak prices and
cont acted business, of much search
ing for indications concerning the
business of the year, but with no
promise of immediate demand. Hope
fulness marks all calculations, and
the accumulation of unused money,
with cheap money rates, is ground for
the belief that under favorable
tariff and the assurance of a regime
under which industry may launch out,
there will come investments that will
bring business to mill and foundries.
The position of wheat and the possi-
bilities of further advance, in view of
the large foreign demand that must
be supplied from the United States
before another harvest, and the sue
cess of our export campaign in other
lines, are other encouraging factors.
Yet at home the railroads give no
great promise for 1897, and the tall
building has been in such favor as an
investment in the past four years that
it would not be surprising if the pace
were not kept up. 1t has been figured
that the railroads, in buying 900,0
tons of rails in 1896 only renewed
about half the track that needed re-
newing, figuring the average life of 4
steel rail at from II to 10 years. But
the question still comes, whether the
policy of 1897 will approach any
nearer to the demands of theoretically
safe railroading. Meantime. the
uppermost problem with every pro-
ducer is how to lower cost, and the
movement in the Pittsburg district
that has set the whole iron trade
agog will bring a general recasting of
furnace mixtures and general reduc-
tion of freights, first on raw materials
and eventually on finished products.
The developments in the Chicago dis
trict will be watched with interest.
particularly in view OF changes OF
organization that are promised. 1t
is known that the delivered price of
non-C -Connellsville coke will be con-
siderably lower at Chicago in 1897
than ever before. The past week has
The Ely miner., 1897-01-20
ELY TENT NO. 8,
K. O. T. M.
Meets every Monday Night at Matthias
Hall ut o'clock, p. NJ.
A j. THOMAS Commander.
GUSTAV ASPEGREN, Recorder
BREvTTIEs.

Thos. Polkinghorn. spent Monday
in Tower.
Get ticket for the Firemen's ball
Friday evening.
ChaS Winchester was up from
Tower Monday evening.
Jake Winterfeld, the Duluth cigar
man was in the city Monday.
The best ten cent cigar in the
market is the Schiller. Try it.
Tie Literary society will meet at
Mrs. F. Bearinger's Friday evening.
Rev. e. H. Bull came up Monday
evening to wind up affairs in this city.
The freight was six hours behind
time Monday owing to the snow
storm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Penrod, of Dull
nth. attended the L. o. o. F. festiv-
tiles Thursday evening.
Smoke the Schiller Cigar. There
are no better cigars made. Try them
once and you will never change.
Rev. McGonigle will conduct Epis-
copaI services in the NJ. E. church
next Tuesday evening.
Mrs. P. K. Vail returned Monday
evening from Duluth where she had
been spending few days.
Mrs. A. NJ. Chisholm, of Hibbing.
arrived Monday evening for visit at
the residence of DIR. and Mrs. Ship
man
Attend the Fire Department ball
at the Turf FrIday evening. If you
cannot 60, 90 the next best thing
Buy IA ticket.
Dr. Wunder, who went to Duluth
as witness in the Liias trial returned
Tuesday evening as the prisoner is too
i'll TO be tried.
Manager Mead has made arrange
ments for prize masquerade at the
Ely Ice rink for Saturday evening.
Jan. 30th, TO which all are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Rapson were
made happy by the birth Of son
Sunday. The event occurred in Dull
nth and all concerned are doing we'll
Mrs. S. 5. Childers and Mrs. Thos
Filewood, of Tower, were up and at
tended the installation festivities at
Odd Fellows hall Thursday evening
Miss Mary Smale rendered the
recitation entitled, THE Aottos and
Emblems of Odd Fellowship" at the
public installation in very creditable
manner.
Frank wilkins went to Duluth
Monday morning having been called
there by telegram announcing the
serious injury of his father. Nothing
is known as to the conditions at
present.
Jock Brown and wife have moved
from the Bedford cottage on Harvey
street to the new residence erected by
J. j. Armstrong. Thos. Dyer and
wife now occupy the cottage vacated
by Mr.. Brown.
A three-year old son Of John Lind
beck died suddenly during Saturday
night. The boy was taken III at
The Ely miner., 1897-01-20

The grand jury was in session Mon
day and was busy examining wit
nesses all day. Seven or eight
witnesses we're examined and of them
a majority, il not all, were from
Eveleth. Among the witnesses before
the jury were j. c. McGrevy, Thomas
Callaghan and n. Buskirk. 1t is
understood that an investigation was
The Ely miner., 1897-01-20
Tourist Car to California.

An upholstered Pullman Tourist
car is run every Wednesday by the
Northern Pacific. This car leaves St.
Paul 2:45 p. M, Minneapolis 3:20p. M,
reaching San Francisco the following
Monday morning. Double berth only
$500. For tickets and reservations
write to A. w. Kuehnow. ticket
agent. N. p. Ry. Co., 42s West Su-
nerinr St. Duluth.
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$1,000. 90 In Gold.

To be given away TO subscribers to
WHAT TO EAT whose subscriptions
are received before March 4. 1897.
Send ten cents for sample copy and
full particulars. WHAT TO EAT is the
most artistic, attractive and instruc-
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Address: WHAT TO EAT,
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The Ely miner., 1897-01-20

being made yesterday Of the conduct
OF municipal affairs at Eveleth. It is
now expected that the sessions Of the
jury will continue all this week.
The Ely miner., 1897-01-20
.aDDY New
Year.
~9
CARD OF THANKS.
CARD OF THANKS.

At this the close of my eighth business year in Ely,
l desire to extend thanks to my many friends and
patrons for their kind support and patronage.
We have passed through many trials and difficult
ties during the past year. but hope that the in
which business has been conducted has been satsfac
tory to all.
Trusting that the same feeling may exist between
during the year upon which about to enter
and wishing all Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Iremain yours respectfully,
r. S. MILLER
Chapman Street, Ely, Mimi.
The Ely miner., 1897-01-20

yIyANTED-sEvERA FAITHFUL MEN
w or women TO travel for responsible
established house in Minnesota Salary
$3.50 payable SIS weekly and expenses.
Position permanent. Reference Enclose
addressed stamped envelope The Ma
eionai. star Building, Chicago
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-05
LIBERAL WITH CHECKS.
w. F. Kasson, Recent Arrival From
Chicago, Arrested on a Felony
Charge.

w. f. Kasson, recent arrival from
Chicago living at $40 McAllister street,
was booked at the City Prison by Detec-
tive Harry Reynolds and Policeman ]. j.
Rivers last evening on the charge OF ut
tering fictitious check.
Kasson saws be is in the publishing busi-
ness and Is 80 years of age. He has been
passing and attempting to pass bogus
cheeks on storekeepers in the Western
A Addition.
February 26 he ordered IS cents worth
OF coal from Patrick Quinn, coal dealer,
23o tulton street, and gave him a check
for $40 on the First-National Bank signed
by the california Commerce Company,
w. +. Martin, manager, receiving 50 %
change. The check was found to be WORTH
less. The same day he got bogus check
fo- $40 cashed by Rulfs Bros, grocers, Van
Ness avenue and Grove street, but a man
who indorsed it refunded The money.
About three weeks ago he bought 40 cents
worth of groceries from H. Hancten.
Franklin and McAllister streets, giving a
$40 bogus check. Hancten gave him s5
and said he would hand him the balance
some other time. When Hancten found
the check was worthless he made Kasson
refund the money.
Among those he attempted to mass
worthless checks upon were: 7. M. SulIi.
van, grocer, 500 Franklin street: David
Adler, butcher. 240 Fulton street: ]. vii.
liar 81 Son, fruit-dealers, 643 McAllister
street; J. Lilienthal, 444 Van Ness avenue
II. +. Meyers, grocer, Polk anu McAIlister
streets, and others.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-05
VETERANS RELIEVED.
Not Required to Pay for Swearing
Their Pension Claims.

Not Required to Pay for Swearing to
Their Pension Claims.
Several hundred old veterans and sur
vivlng widows of veterans were made
happy yesterday by learning the fact that
the law imposing fee of IS cents for each
affidavit on their pension paper had been
repealed.
BY some inadvertence the fee bill was so
amended that it LETT the veterans and
other pensioners on the same plane with
other persons requiring the services of the
County Clerk in attesting their signatures.
When County Clerk Curry had this mat
ter called 10 his attention he had special
bill drafted and went to Sacramento for
the purpose of urging its passage. Deputy
County Clerks Harry Piper and ]. B. Nc
Closky also went to Sacramento in the
interest of this measure, paying their own
expenses. Governor Budd promptly
signed the bill exemptiug pensioners from
the payment of such fees and the law was
observed to their relief yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-05
CAPT. G0ODELL'S TRIAL,
The Commander of the River
Steamer Dauntless Faces
Charges
Testimony of Employees of the Vessel
Was Almost Altogether in
Hs Favsr.

The investigation into the charges
against Captain Goodell of the Union
Transportation Company's steamer Daunt-
less was begun before Inspectors OF Hulls
and Boilers Bolles and Phillips yesterday.
Captain Goodell is accused by c. B.
Manages, a discharged waiter of the vessel,
of having left the pilot-bouse in the hands
of an unlicensed man and of spending his
time drinking with passengers and talking
with Mrs. Carrie Joseph. the stewardess.
Nicholas Roster, another ex-employe of
the Dauntless, who was called by Manages,
testified that he had often seen the CAP
tain leave the pilot-house and go into the
pantry, where he would drink beer and
smoke.
Mate S. N. Johnson stated that he had
seen Captain Goodeil leave the pilot-house
on several occasions, but it was always to
go to lunch or to attend to other necessary
matters. He stated in reply to question
from Captain Goodell that he knew it was
necessary for the captain to answer the
calls of patrons of the vessel
Chief Engineer Henry's testimony was
similar 10 that OF the mate.
Frank Marshall. who was left in charge
of The pilot. house when the captain was
out, testified that the captain never left
the pilot house except at wide points on
the river where there was little danger
and then only to get his lunch or attend
to other necessary matters. He was never
gone more than few moments.
lie said that he himself was comp
tent pilot, having been on the river six
teen years. and that he had not taken out
his papers because he could not read and
w:ite English.
Ben Berringer, the bow watchman,
stated that the captain never left the pilot
house except when absolutely necessary
or when j. was permissible that he should.
Manges' testimony was simply o reitera.
ton of the charges filed.
The hearing was continued to give Cap
tain Goddell an opportunity to produce
witnesses.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-05
SMALL NIPs OR. DRAINS.
DR.. Chase Gave Brief Temperance
Lecture in a Will Contest.

DR.. Chase Gave Brief Temperance
Lecture in a Will Contest.
DR.. a. Chase of 1926 Market street gave
a brief temperance lecture in Judge
Slack's court while testifying in the B. d.
Griggs will contest proceedings.
The physician said that the patient was
getting worse and consultation of his
friends was held, at which he told Mr..
Griggs that he must quit drinking SO
much intoxicating liquors.
+" Il was never drunk in my life, indig-
nantly replied the sick man.
"'Well, the constant taking of little
nips or small drains of liquor will para
lyze any mans stomach whether he gets
drunk or not, and finally will kill him."
"How did your prognosis turn out in
this casew asked Attorney Schell
I'VE are here trying to settle up his es-
tate" was the physicians grim and sem
tentious reply.
The estate of Griggs is not large. but
objection is made to having the property
60 to persons outside of his list of rela-
tives on the ground that undue influence
was exerted on him when he wrote his
will.