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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-21
THE CITY FATHERS.
The First Meeting of the Council Satisfact.
ory to the Majority.

crf the hAyOrlJy.
The new city council of this city
met Tuesday evening for the first
time and as can be seen by reading
the Official proceedings in another
column. considerable business was
transacted.
Mayor McMahan took his seat like
an old timer and as parlamentarian
he is 4 l. Mr. McMahan will make
good officer. He is a man of the peo-
pie, one who possesses rare amount
of common sense and good business
judgement. He is eminently fair to
all sides, is progressive and we feel
confident he viii pass through his
administration with credit to himself
and friends. He has an excellent
council to work in conjunction with
and no doubt considerable business of
importance will be accomplished dur
ing the year.
The appointments made by the
mayor seem to meet with popular
favor. Daniel Garrison. as. chief of
police has been tried often enough to
recommend him TO the citizens as
good officer. Wm. LaBeau as night
police Will in all probability make q
good officer. He is a cool level-headed
man and is just the sort Of q man TO
have on the job. Frank Lowe as
electrician has recommended himself
satisfactorily during the four years
be has held the position and his re-
appointment was confidently looked
for. Thos. Champion ascity engineer
at the water plant, is the right man
in the right place. Mr.. Champion
holds iirst-class papers and is a steady
worker something essentially necessary
in MS position. Iue city attorney
plum was captured by A. J. Thomas
over Geo. Westcott on vote of 3 to ,.
Alderman Glode was appointed acting
mayor for the year, and DR.. I'll. E.
Wunder, health officer with Alder
men Chinn and Eisenach as the re-
naming members of the board.
The board Of health were instruct
ed to make arrangement for the secur.
ing Of suitable dumping grounds and
already the grounds have been secur
| ed, bat where we are net. just yet able
to state.
The outgoing council left the city
in fair condition considering the
large amount Of work done during the
past year The new water plant wa;
put in under the old council. 1t wa;
begun by Mayor Vail who resigned
late in the season to accept Legislative
honors, and was brought to success
full completion by Mayor Ellefsen anC
the members Of the outgoing council
The plant is one OF the best in til.
northwest and " at present i
only in condition in cases Of fire, it il
expected that before long the cit!
will be able TO furnish "a system 70
domestic uses
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-21
To the Gold Fields.

Folders have been circulated adyer-
Using the Tower route to the gold
fields. The folder is neatly gotten
I'D and well worded affair and pictures
in glowing colors the advantages Of
the Tower route. While the folder
may be couched in flowing language.
it must nevertheless be borne in mind
that the choicest Of language fails to
express the scenic advantages to be
enjoyed on trip to the north country.
1t is not all beauty however, which
should decide travellers in favor of the
Tower route The shortRess and the
cheapness of the route is a special in
ducement. From Duluth to the gold
fields, from three to eight days can be
saved by going via Tower. The Dull
nth s. Iron Range runs first class
trains over a first class roadbed &c
Tower after which the Tower and
Rainy River Transportation company
guarantees to take you through. Al
present it is not possible to make any
time but in a week or ten days. nc
doubt the schedule time will follow
The trip as arranged would take you
from Duluth at 3:l5 and bring you tt
Seine river the following evening
passing the night at Tower.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-21
Sports Secretly Scrap.

AL day Sunday local sports were
holding secret sessions among them
selves in all quarters Of the city. A
glove contest was to occlr. sometime
during the Gay in the wssk woods OUT
side the city limits and it was limited
the affair would be something worth
seeing. In consequence several of
our male citizens could be-seen slowly
making their way amid the storm to
the outskirts. The wind was blowing
hurricane and the promoters Of the
exhibition saw the ACCESSIBILITY Of
postponing the affair. However Sun
day night when the midnight bells
were Ginning the advent Of Monday
from the cathedral the various sports
fitted to a certain covered place in
the city and after giving the password
and the necessary coin Were admitted
to the improyised arena. The time
keepers shortly after called time and
the diciples of Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons stepped into the ring. Three
rounds were fought at the conclusion
OF which one Of the contestants was
winded and could no longer continue,
and the great and long-looked-fol
battle was over. The private opinion
of the majority witnessed the
encounter. is that with couple OF
years of training the principals might
be in shape to give good exhibition
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-21

The Junior Nine OF this city gave
their entertainment at the Turf hall
Thursday evening to a crowded house.
In the afternoon the Junior Nine
Cornet band paraded the streets III
handsome white uniforms and fur
nished excellent music. The exhi-
bition consisting of farces, songs.
dances, ETC., was admirably given and
was enjoyed by all present. The
receipts of the evening were S2l. An
other show will be given shortly
Those composing the troupe were.
John and Jos. Seraphine. Leslie
Brownell, n. Griffin, Bert Morrisop.
Carl Sletten, Ed. Thomas, r. Hodge
and ]. Hosking-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-21
To Apply Mineral Laws.

Quite number of letters have been
written from Duluth to Page Morris
requesting him to introduce and push
a bill in congress making the mining
laws of the country applicable to
Northern Minnesota. thus making it
easy for mining property on the
American side of the line TO be ac-
ouired. There is yet large amount
of land that lies in the gold belt that
has not been surveyed and to which
no title can be obtained, and that
which is subject to entry under exist
ing laws Can be obtained only after
great delay and with the attendant
danger of contest by professional
claim-jumpers. There can be no pos
sible objection from anyone but land
sharks and claiEl-jumpers to the pass
age of such bill, but there is little
likelihood OF its becoming law dur
ing the present session, for it appears
to be the intention of Speaker Reed
TO appoint no committees, and until
they are appointed it will be impos.
sible to have the measure acted upon
Until the mining laws are made
effective in Northern Minnesota, de
veIopment of the gold fields on the
American side will be slow, prospect
ors preferring to explore in Canadian
territory because of the protection
afforded them by the Dominion laws
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-21
THE REEVES BILL.
Killed in the Most Approved and satisfact-
CRY style.


The Reeves mining tax bill has
again been effectually killed, and
people sincerely hope it may remain
so. The people of st. Louis county
were very well satisfied when the
attorney general decided the ton
mage tax unconstitutional and the
mines were put on the tax rolls in the
same manner as other taxable proper
ty. The result has been that the
mining companies have to pay much
heavier taxes, while the burdens Of
the taxpayers in the county are light
ened to some extent. Unfortunately
constitutional amendment, adopted
last November, has placed it within
the power Of the legislature to enact
a tonnage tax law. and the fight which
has just ended in the senate TO restore
this vicious system is the result. The
bill has been fought by the St. Louis
county delegation in an effective
manner. even the mining companies
lent their voice against the 5-cent a
ton tax. The bill practically appoint
ed receiver in the shape of the state
board over the mining interests of St.
! Louis county.
The fact is that the tax on output
| is the most uneven, unfair and UNI
certain that could be devised. It is
uneven, because the same tax per ton
is imposed on all ore, regardless Of its
grade, and without respect to its sell
| ling price. The tax Oh q ton of ore
worth S2.65 at Lake Erie would be the
same as the tax on ton OF ore worth
$40 DIT the same point. Would that
be even taxation? Would it be fair
| The tonnage tax is also uncertain.
because the amount of taxes paid
depends Oh the number of tons of ore
shipped. Under the present system
Of taxation, the mine viii always pay
its proportionate share OF the total
/ taxation Of the county. based upon a
fair valuation. The St. Paul Globes
assertion that 1.-THE experience of
other states has shown that the tax
on output ''is by far the best method
of collecting revenue" from the mines
is absolutely false. Michigan tried
the tonnage tax system, and after a
thorough trial abandoned il. and
there is no desire on the part of the
Michigan people TO return TO that
system.
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tions for paying ore sufficient to war.

tions for paying ore sufficient to war
rant further inyesti gation.
The vein rock found in these town
ships is said to be similar in character
ana formation to that in the Rainy
Lake and Seine River districts, and it
IS not improbable that paying mines
may yet be developed there. How
ever, there is no likelihood Of any
thing so rich as the famous ASSAYS of
Mr.. Nightingale indicated ever being
found there, and ifthe land purchased
for gold ever proves profitable to the
original purchasers, it viii only be
after large sums have been expended
in prospecting and development.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-21
MUST BE A CITIZEN.
Similar Case in This City a Short Time Ag'
Which was Decided Opposite.

At St. Cloud, MIMI, there has been
some questions OF late as to whether
r. A. Cousins. a newly elected MEM
Der of the city council can take part
in the organization Of the new council,
in view of the fact that he did not
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-21
Cur Air Ship.

THAT wonderful and mysterious
air ship seems TO be the latest sensa-
tiOn. 1t has been seen al over The
country with its white aud red light
And now some space writer in the
Pioneer Press explains il ali, and tells
the gaping public it was built upon
the roof of the Press building an
started thence upon its aerial voyage.
This is q great big mo such thing.
Il was built upon and started from
the roof Of the Ely Times, and several
OF our employees are now absent with
il. So there.''-Ely Times
The skip was designed and built by
the MINER foreman and Is construct
ed such practical manner TO allow any
one printer to handle theesanle. The
MINER force being too busy doing job
work to allow any of its members to
20 with the craft, We kindly consent
eJ3 TO loan It to the Times. To prove
that it is a MINER advertising dodge,
the following message received from
Minneapolis yesterday .mill make
clear. Why the Pioneer Press or the
Times should attempt 10 defraud Us
OF our fruits we are at q loss 10 ex.
plain. Here is the message:
MINNEAPOLIS. HMM, April %, '9-, p. n.
| To The ELY MINER:
| Airship with Ely Nine IN gold relief or
BODY seen this evening making its way To-
| wards the Greasy-IuTk WaT. Signals say
ship met with adventure by running int
nock OF wild ducks. clogging bea rings alst
that stop viii be made at MIlEaukee 10 Sc
| Peerless. !G- D.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-21

John Habian is erecting 4 shoe
maker shop on First avenue.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-21

Mrs. E. Morcom and children spent
Sunday in Tower.
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Rifle Shooting.

After winning the loo-shot championship at Green.
willie on Tuesday NJ. Dorrler repaired to the head.
quarters of the Zettler Rifle Club and participated
in the gallery season shoot. making the highest score
in so shots. his percentage being 90. The scores:
NJ. Dorrler. 243. 247. gao, 245. 245. total, 1928;
L. Flath, 24e. gag. PA. 246. 244. total. 1.222; H.
Hodges, 24o. 24e. 2i5. gag. 24e. total. 1915; l.. P.
Hansen. 243. 24e. 242. 244, $40. total. 1918; c. Zett-
Ter. Jr.. 245. 24O. 24I. GAG. $40, total, 1919; W. A.
Hicks. 22e. 24s. $50, 237. 237. total. l.lsa; I. P.
MacKenna, 222, 222, 229. 233. 223. total. l.l29.
The New York Rifle Club will hold Its annual meet.
Ing and election OF officers at its headquarters, 2l0
BOwery, on the first Thursday OF December. Vigorous
efforts will be made to restore the club to the high
rank which 1t occupied In the rifle shooting fraternity
and to have IL cake part more actively in the contests
OF the ensuing year.
President " V: Weber OF the National sharpshoot.
ers' Union OF the United States. having returned from
abroad, q meeting Of the governing body of tho
union Will be held in the near future, at which the
first steps for tue holding OF the uuion's festival and
prize shoot in 1898 will be taken. Glendale Schuet.
zen Park will In all probability be again the ground
on which the shooters from all parts Of the United
Ststes will try sheir skill.
The Shooting Committee OF the New York schuet.
zen Corps will submit at to-nigbt's meeting OF tho
society q report for the holding Of the winter prac.
tice In the gallery. Ring and bull'seye targets will
be put up. and q good programme 10 promised.
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cor DRUXk AT Il FUNBRAL.
nEourners wrecked = Carriage ana Beat tn
Driver On the way hack.

nEourners wrecked . Carriage ana Beat tho
Driver On the way BACK.
Leonard williams, o hack driver OF $50 Tenth
avenue. was detailed by his employer yester-
day to attend o funeral ct 300 West Twenty
first street and carry o load Of the mourners 70
Greenwood Cemetery. whore tho intorment was
to be. Williams obcyed orders, and three men
took possession of his carriage. Tho trip over
was quiet enough. but on the way back . black
bottle being aboard. the mon became extremely
hilarious. They tore the cushions from the seats.
kicked out tho windows, and when Williams
objected, overwhelmed him with profanity.
While driving down Broadway, In Wiliame.
III YOU fellers ,don't shut up" he said. "I1l
Pinch HE'LL" said ono Of the mon 90 he
climbed through tho front window Of tho car.
riago and grabbed williamE. Ono Of his COM
panions followed, and tho two beat Williams on
tho head with tho butt Of the whip. Williams
The two mourner. fed. The effect Of ,he black
and he still stuck to the carriage. William6
declined to have him arrested In williamsburg.
wait till ! get I'm over TO. New York" he
said. 81 won't do Q thing to him."
While crossing the Twenty.third street ferry
the lone mourner made Rome howl, but VII.
liams gritted his teeth and grinnod: Once on
this side he drove rapidly with his diSmantled
station. By tho time he reached there The
black bottle had put the lone mourner to sleep.
be was speechless and had to be carried into
the station house, whore he was looked up.
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Usnbey Wins the P,pper staL.,.

LEXINGTON. Nov. 3.-This W as the second day OF the
Kentucky Associations fall meeting. The weather
was fair, but the track was deep with mud. Tho
except in the Pepper Stakes. for which only three
started.
First Race-Seven furlongs.-Jamboree. lO5 Mat-
thews(. 2 to 8, won; homus. " (Chenauip. 8 to 1,
Time, l;94h.
Second Race-Four furlonga. -Josie Leeds. ITO
(Higgins). ala to /. won; Lena Mayes, ITO (Conley), Q
Time. 0;54.
Third Raoe-ono ~mile.-Imp. Skate, l18 Knapp, Q
to B, won; Sir vassar, liz (Conley), ! to 2, second
Rockwoo1. lO3 QaandaiD, Is to ! third. Time. las.
Fourth Race-Pepper Stakes; nve and q half fur.
longs .-Isabey. ITO (Conleyl l to 8. won; Hampden.
ITO tBeauchamp). second; Banished. ITO BROWN.
ting at y TO 8. Time. l:l2L.
Fifth Race-Four furlongs.-war Maid, lO5 (Gra.
hamh. 4 tn l. won; Dunster, 10 (0verton), 9 10 8.
second; Yrincess Revenue. loo ~(Higginsj 4 TO l.,
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The Leith Consolation Cup was won by II. W.
Slocum. the ex-tonnis champion. In his tennis
career Slocum won flfty-four cups, but this is
his first golf trophy. His opponent in the finals
was Lounsbery. Jr. Their cards appear in the
handicap.
The match play summaries:
Archbold Cup-Semi. hnals-F. s. Douglas, Fair.
field, beat A. II. Robbins. st. Andrews. by D up and s
TO play. A. II. Fem, Palmetto, beat d. N. Hartman,
knollwood. by 8 up and ! to play.
F~inals-Fenn beat Douglas by q up and 4 to play.
Consolation Cup-Semi.hnals-H. X. LounsDery.
Jr, Bedford. beat Alexander Morten, Ardsley. by l
up. after 10 holes. Fl. W. Slocum. Staten Island, beat
". L. Thompson. Knollwood. by / up.
Finals-Slocum beat Lounsbery by 8 up and l to
play
A smaller field than usual turned out for the
fifth selni-annual match for the Knollwood Hand
leap Challenge Cup. w. J. Travis. the holder, and
A. L. L~iyermore. of the previous winners. were
among the starters, but neither ]. r. Chadwick
nor K. W. Jewett played. The conditions are
that the cup must be won three times to become
the property Of the winner, and, as the indica-
tions are that the end will never come under the
present arrangement, the Greens Committee
has about decided to make o change. The
committee thinks that cups to be won outright
and It is proposed now to have the five winners
of the Knollwood Challenge Cup meet in n
special handicap for the final possession of the
trophy. The winner yesterday was Joseph Har-
rinan, with tho net score of 1852 and a handicap
of % strokes. Fem won the prize for the best
gross score. The scores in detail:
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sNdERLY. Nov. 8.-only one favorite upset the con-
ndence OF the talent here this afternoon. This was
In the second race, when Pulitzer failed to get closer
than third. The good things In the other events
were at 3 to or less. Summary;
First Race-Four and q half furlongs-Our Rose,
even and . TO b. won; Statesman, 4 70 D, for place,
second; Miss LOYAL. third. Time. l;03.
Second Race-Ftye MISUNDERSTANDING, 5 to / and
Pulitzer third. Time, l:IO.
EThird Race-Six furiongs.-Too Much johnson, / to
land out. won; Crescent. 9 TO 1 for place. second;
Nay Pinkerton, third. Time, l:25.
Fourth Raco-seyen misunderstanding, 2 TO l and 4
70 O., won Red star. 8 to l for place, second Beloved.
Fifth Race-Five furlongs.-Gold Dollar, l to Q and
out. woni Brown FonSo. 2 to I for place. second;
Klondike. third. Time, l:OS.
Sixth Race-FIye furlonps.-Pontifex o TO 8 and 3
20 !. won Hannah. 4 to l for place. second; Merritt.
third. Time l:l0.
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First Round-Smith 3 strokes, beat Man / up
twelve holes); Johnes, ] stroke. beat Paddock l up;
Van Rensselaer, beat Van Week 1 up; Harrison. l
Semi inals-smith.1 stroke. beat Johnes 4 up and
. to play. Harrison. 3 strokes. beat Van Rensselaer,
Finals-smith beat Harrison, / stroke. 1 up tten
The Consolation Cup was won by Edward r. Kol
ioBg.
The final match for the championship cups OF
the Englewood Golf Club was ,layed on cleo
ton day afternoon, and resulted in the victory
Of j. b. Baker over W.. c. Van Antwerp, by 8 up
and 2 to play. for tho mems cup; and of Mrs.
Thomas Thacher over Mrs. II. M. Banks. Jr., by
4 ND and 3 to play, for the Associate Members
For tho Consolation Cup E.. H. Jewett beat G.
Jr:, beat {. b. Keil, by 8 up and 2 to play.
cups n~ .n pr @sF4,aF BY 5So m hsha Il. H. iG Banis. j 3Gr S Sss
won by Miss Florence Cop5gpell and Arthur Cop.
and D. ". Evans < s' we're 's second cor I' with hn a net 1 score
OF 99i2, and Mrs: Il; A. Ogden and J; i. Sher-
WOOD n were third; with a net score OF 9sha: Tho
were covered with golfers the entire day.
The election day competition at the Wee Burn
Golf Club was q mixed foursome, at match play.
nine-hole rounds, for prizes offered by Mr.. and
follows:
First Round-Miss Julia Edna capen and w. l..
up and 5 70 I play H'' Mise hssd I. f Lsa7 Vi "a and safG5s SSn mse X :
Jr., beat Miss s. Hurlbutt and ]. II. Hurlbutt, by 3 up
ana = TO play. Miss g. Leavitt and f. Leavitt beat
Miss $. Howes and A. H. smith by 3 up and 2 to play.
Second Round-Miss Capen and Baldwin beat Miss
@, Hecker and G. II. Seeley by 4 up and 8 to play.
Miss Z. Hoyt and II. L. Williams beat Miss g. Leavitt
and L, Leavitt by 4 up and . to play. Miss @. Robin.
son aud DR.. w +. French beat Mss L. Leavitt and
Hecker, Jr.. by 8 up and $ to play.
seml'FinRls-Mtss Capen and Baldwin beat Miss @.
Robinson and French by l up. Miss i. Hoyt and Will
nanis beat Mrs. ii. Ii. Seely and A. Floyd Delafeld by
b up and 1 To play.
Finals-Mlss Capen and Baldwin beat Miss Estelle
Hoyt and Williams by l up after ten holes.
Consolation cups were awarded to Mrs. H.. II.
Seely and A. Floyd Delaield.
Two open tournaments, each of three days
DURATION. begin this morning. One is the au-
tumn tournament of the Ocean County Hunt
and Country Club of Lakewood, where the
preliminary medal round win be decided
for the match play rounds for the Laurel
House Cup and a consolation cup. The
second tournament is within tho limits of
Greater New York, at the links Of the West.
chester Golf Club. There the medal.play round
Is to qualify for the Wilmurt Cup and the usual
consolation cup. Tomorrow there will be a
mixed foursoine for handsome prizes, the first
OF the season at Il M. G.. A. tournament. The
entries Mt Westchester include Sands. Harris
man, Fem. Menzies. Reynal, Van Etten, and
Armstrong,
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whist

PLAnBKLD. Nov. 3.-The match for the State
trophy, played here tonight between the Park
Club. holders. and tho Jersey City Club. chaL
lengers, resulted in q victory for tho Park Club
by eight tricks. Tho players were:
Park club.a; 7. Rogers. 9. st. J. Mccutohsn. L.R.
jersey city olub-C. A. Bowly. L. Watson. A. He.
cabe. and D. Bowly.
By winning this match the Park Club secures
Its fifteenth victory, which gives 1t permanent
possession Of the trophy. This is the SEQ
ond State trophy that has found its rest
the original trophy presented BY tho New Jer.
sey Whist Association. Aft r winning It the
new trophy. which was generally known as the
Park Cup. and is tho one which has Just been
played for for the last time.
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Rowling Games To-S,rb..

Amsriesn Rstionel-Lotus Arlington. and RoSedale.
Aichuiocesan Union LeAgue-Loyola No. /, Spald-
No. 2, and Cathedral,
United Bowling Clubs. section s-Jumbo II No and
HorddeutScheT.
Areade-Esst side No. !. East Side No. 9, East Side
NO. D. Plonoer NO !, and Pioneer No. 8.
Fire Insurance ~LeAgue-Loadon and Liverpool and
Slooe INSURANCE Company va PalAtins Insurance
Brooklyn Royal Arcanum League. Section 1-Gen.
ell.
Arlington NAtionAl-south Paw. Echo. and CORN.
THAN.
schaner's-EEcho, Out Viye, and CorinthIau.
D.. X.
Twenty.s!Eth w~srd-EccenuIc vs.. Manhattan. at
South BrOoklyn-Klondiks. Third Avenue. and EN-.
pires.
ton, and Patrol