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Cunntnoham Held for Triar.

WICHITA, KANs.. April 13.-J. V. Gun
ningham's preliminary examination
closed Saturday and he was bound over to
appear before the D strict Court to answer
for murder in the first degree. His bond
was fixed at $4,000, which was promptly
filed and approved and he was released.
The defense claims to have more evil
dence behind that will clear him in the
District or Supreme Court. The greatly
changed sentiment in Cunninsham s
favor is growing, and very few people are
to be found who do not believe that
Cunningham 10 acted only in self-deiense.
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TRAHSFER OF CRAMPS BODY
Prsporattons for the Dedication OF n
Aonttnlcnt Pro1ressfna

Preparations for the Dedication OF the
Aonuntent ProgressfnJ.
NEW YORK, N. Y, April 13.-After
several days of toll the delicate task of
opening the steel case in which General
Grants coffin is inclosed will be COM
pieied tomorrow. The cover will not be
raised except in the presence of those who
are witness to the transfer of the body
from the old toni to the new. This trans.
Ter Will. at the request of the Grant family.
be made quietly and without ceremony.
Its exact date being kept secret. The
military chiefs of the monuments dedica-
ton parade will meet tomorrow to COM
plete arrangements. Applications for
places from the militia in other States ale
still pouring in.
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TONNAGE TAX RED COTTON.
Blu Reported to the Senate bv the Com
merce C0nsplt tttee.

fnrrce Committee.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 13.-The
tonnage tax of 3 cents ton on vessels
from ports in North America, Central
America and the West Indies is reduced
to cents by a bill reported to the Senate
by the Commerce Committee. The aggre-
gate per ton per year is also reduced from
10 to 10 cents. The bill also repeals recip-
rccal provisions regarding tonnage tax
and lighthouse dues. This applies TO The
Netherlands Only, that being the only ma
tion with which reciprocal arrangements
exist. A circular bill passed the House
last session, but failed in the Senate.
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Judament Aan,n.t Actress Benudet.

HELENA. Mont. April 13-McCon-
neil, Gum & Clayborg have received
Judgment by default against Actress
Louise Beaudet for Sl653. The plaintiffs
were her lawyers in her. breach Of contract
suit against Daniel Bandmann. Miss
Beaudet obtained judgment against de-
fendant in that suit. The lawyers
sued to recover $1,000 fees and money ad-
vanced during the trial.
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srEYENsoN Is PLEASED.
The Er- Ttce-President Talks of the None
tdrV Communion

tdrU Con1mtsst0u.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL, April 13.-Ex.
Vice-Presdent Stevenson talked freely
to-day about his appointment as one of
the Comm issioners for the promotion of
international monetary agreement. He
said:
81 appreciate the compliment paid me
by the President, and will cheerfully rem
der what assistance l can tc accom- mplish
the object of the commission. l regard
the restoration of silver to its proper
money function as the supreme question
of our own country and throughout the
world. In this country the increase in
the volume OF business would be beyond
computation. In the light OF facts the re-
habiitation of silver is q prime necessity.
Should Its demonstration become a
settled policy the evil days upon which
we have fallen only dimly foreshadow the
the consequences yet to come. As to the
pro ba blity of the success OF this commits.
sion, 1t is known that the trend of public
sentiment in Europe is undoubtedly favor.
able to bimetallism.''
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the superintendence of collections of du-
ties on imports as he shall judge BEST"
The order was issued, the Secretary ex-
plains, '-for prudential reasons" and
while 1t might inure to the advantage of
the Govern ment, it did not impair the in
terest OF the importer or in any manner
obstruct the Importation of merchandise.
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Assistant Secretary of Far.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 13-
James H. Martin of Brattle boro. VT, will
be appointed Assistant Secretary of War,
proba bly, tomorrow. He is not known to
Ager, but is highly recommended by the
V ermont Senator'S
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sEcRExAnY g ee EXPLAINS.
0tres authority for BIS Circular TO COT
fecfors of CNsfOnss.

f0VF"S" O1 CUBtOUsSs
WASHINGTON. D. c.. April 13-In re-
plying to the inquiry of the Senate re.
earding the authority for anticipating the
Dingley bill by his circular of April 5. di-
recting all collectors OF customs to delay
until further orders final liquidations OF
entries OF merchandise which were not
purchased or shipped prior to April (the
retroactive date of the Dingley billy, Sec
retarY Gage says the circular was issued
under the law uthorizing him to "direct
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Inspection of the Aaua. Acaaeny

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, April 13.-President
Mckinley visited the Naval Academy offioi.
any saturday. He was received by the su-
perlntendent and officers. He denarted
later for Washington and willarrive there
tomorrow.
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Feliow Fever nreok. Out at Pamama.

WASHINGTON. D. c., April 1s.-The
United States Consul-General at Panama
sent a cable message TO the State Depart.
ment to-day containing one word, "YeI-
low. The officers said this meant that
yellow fever had broken out at Panama.
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COST OF -dRMOR- PLATE.
Captain Samps on's Hint to the Big Man
WfGctnria0 Firms.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 13.-Cap.
tain Sampson. Chief of Ordnance. says he
will not approve paying a cent more than
S400 a ton for armor. II this is not ac-
cepted by the firms he says the navy can
shortly begin the manufacture of its own
armor without going to dhe expense OF es-
tablishing a plant. Sampson states that
there are six concerns in the country, at
any one of which the Government could
undertake the manufacture of armor- pl ate
without entailing amy heavy outlay for
new machinery. The process of making
armor would not be that used at the Beth
lehem works. but, according to Sampso
an article equally as good could be in time
delivered.
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Perkins last night. He still thinks he has
a chance 10 be appointed Superintendent
of the Mint. But it is certain that Mr..
Leach OF Oakland will be appointed.
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Eli Tet Ia III Race.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 13.-EIi
Denison of Oakland called on Senator
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NOTARY PUBLIC.

CHARLES H. PHILLIPS. ATToRNEY.An
~ Law and Notary Public, 63S. Mar kes st onno.
site Palace Hotel. Telephone $40. Residence is2s
1eu street, TeieDhoaa Pima 2aal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01

Don't forget We olden time party
Thursday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
The Firemen's Ball.
A Very Pleasant Evening Spent
THANKSGIVING Eve.

The members of Ely Fire Depart
ment No. /, can well feel satisfied
over the social success attained at
their Sixth annual ball given at the
Turf Wednesday evening.
Early in the evening it looked very
much as if the crowd would be small
but later in the evening the hall
filled and before 1880 room for dane
ing was at premium. Over fifty
couples graced the floor at one time.
Dancing was INDUCED in until nearly
3 O'Clock to excellent music furnished
by JAS. Sheridan, Rube Lawrance and
r. Polkinghorn.
At II o'clock an elegant repast OF
oysters was served by Landlord Glode
at the Exchange Hotel to which all
did ample justice. Mr.. Glode did
himself proud with the supper The
entire evening was a social success
and was appreciated by all. The de-
partment intend to give another OF
these popular entertainments around
about the holidays.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01

An agreement between J. M. Robin
son and c. H. Petit, of Minneapolis,
and the Duluth & Iron Range has
been recorded in the Office of the reg
lister of deeds in which Robinson and
Petit, as fee owners of the Roberts
mine, pledge themselves to carry out
and guarantee contract entered in
between the Duluth & Iron Range
and the Roberts Mining company,
lessees' Of the Roberts mine. The
contract provides that if the road
contracted spur to the mine by June
30, 1897. it was to haul 200, 900 tons Of
ore at going rates. The spur has
been constructed and the purpose of
agreement is said to be to protect the
road in the event Roberts Mining Co.,
fails to keep'the lease.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
be strictly a poore partye.

be strictly Il poOre partye.
The following fines have been set
tied on by the committee and they
will be collected by We sisters whom
no one can resist. The fines are as
follows:
Ye committee will confist of We
Temperance Sifters. Ye are invited
to come and brynge your women
folkes, and .all children over XVI
yeares Of age.
Ye following rulef will prevaile:
Every women shall weare fuitable
clothes. The regulation dress will
be of calicOe or other cotton frocke,
and apron. Annye of We men folkes
Wearying boiled clothes will for We
same be fyned V cent?. Other fynes
will be impofed, viz:
Each piece of ruffles, II cent?.
Bangs, III cent?, for lookynge at ye
watch, IL cents; ~ cents for other
than We cotton dress; for shoes with
patent:leathyr TYPES, II ceHtf; We
tame shoes, III cents; blackned or
patient leathyr shoes, II cents;
watches, II cents, chewing, II cent?;
We floral decorationnes, II cents;
created pantaloons, II cents; cut
tynge up shynes. courtnge, castynge
Sleeps eyes, II cents eachd; wear
inge watche and chaine V CENTS;
gold rynges III CENTS; breast pynes,
II CENTS; morerthan one feather YIN
hat l cent for each; broad cloth suit
x cent?; Hair parted in centre IL
cent?; curled mustache l cent; for Of
fering committee on fynes over ST.,
IL cent?; for talking, .with;ithe same
cyril over X minutes, V cent?.
Good, plain victuals will be passed
arounde. Blynde Mans Buffe, and
other games will be played.
Entrance to ye entertainment one
dyme.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
The Market.

The iron ore situation shows no
change in the past week. The
presence in Cleveland of representa-
tives of the leading Pittsburg and
Chicago interests has been construed
in some quarters as significant of
important developments for next
year. Their GRAND, however, had
nothing to do with ore questions, nor
yet with steel rail questiOns-In
short shipments are now practically
ended, barring Marquette, and the
close of another week will see the end
of shipments at all ports, outside of
a few stray cargoes.
The report OF slightly weaker
prices in iron and steel, resulting
from the suspension of buying in
large lots, is more general this week.
Yet the same week has brought con-
hrmation of what has been predicted
right along concerning costs for 1898
I'm advance in wages at all furnaces
In the Mahoning and Shenango
valleys-which adds from to IL cents
a ton to the costs of iron from those
districts. Labor at Lake Superior
mines will come the coke advance,
amounting from 40 to So cents per
ton of iron, according to the price
paid this year. But the increased
cost argument weight little in COM
parison with that of the relation
between present consumption and the
rate that may be looked for in the
first half of 1898. The blast furnace
returns show that In the face OF pro-
duction at the rate of II 600, 900 a year
at the opening Of the month, stocks
Of iron In furnace yards decreased 49,
coo tons in October, not counting
those of large steel works, which it is
known were reduced considerably in
that month. A few additional fur
naces will be shown on the active list
In the statement of Dec. l, but with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01

the price of pig iron stationary or
receding, there can be no reducement
to add much to present production.
The margin is too small. Northern
irons are all somewhat weaker than
in the early part of the month. What
keeps Southern irons firm is the fact
that in that section producing capa-
city is smaller, in comparison with
business booked, land the Stacking of
demand still leaves the leading fur
naces shipping more iron than they
make. while in some cases warrants
are being bought by sellers to supply
pressing orders. Some Northern sell
lers of foundry iron are now % to IS
cents below the prices they held at the
beginning of the month, Bessemer pig
iron is inactive. Buyers are Offering
$3.50 at valley furnaces for December
iron, while furnaces, being generally
well sold, make no response, though
$3.50 can readily be done. For the
first three months of 1898, $3.50 has
been done, but the margin over prob
able cost is not eniugh to induce
mokers to trade. The general feeling
in finished material is undoubtedly
weaker, though there are a few ex-
ceptions. Trade Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01

The savings banks of New
England are benevolent institut-
long, operated solely in the in
terest of depositors and without
profit to those who control their
affairs. The extreme cancern
manifested by all having the over
sight of these savings institutions
that they shall perform the object
for which established is we'll known
by the following excerpt from the
last report of the bank examiner of
the State of Maine:
"The most important duty of a
savings bank is to encourage
economy among our people, and
thereby not only add to the wealth
OF the state but to the comfort and
future welfare of depositors. 1t
is for this purpose that our state
has established a system of savings
banks, just as it has sch ools to
educate the young, hospitals to
care for the sick and asylums to
protect the unfortunate. AS we'll
might the school cause to educate,
the hospital fail to care for the
sick and asylums neglect to receive
the unfortunate as for savings
bank to cease encouraging the
saving OF small sums that those of
moderate circumstance are able to
set aside for future use. No
savings bank should refuse
deposits Of this kind, however
much difficulty it may have in
proftably investing them, or how
ever much additional expense and
labor may thereby be incurred.
Should it fail in this respect it has
failed to accomplish the chief end
for which created. 1t is the duty
OF the banks, not only to receive
deposits of this class that are
offered, but they should, by every
method that may suggest itself,
encourage them and thus fulfill
the purpose for which established"
These words might well be used
a as plea for the establishment of
postal savings banks in to en-
courage economy in those sections
OF the country that do not have the
admirable savings institutions that
are to be found in only a very few
of the extreme eastern states. If
the savings bank is such a force
for good in the community it is the
duty of the government to see that
the people are adequately supplied
with these institutions. The only
way to supply this want in the
west and south is to make use of
the postofices as places of deposit.
Chicago Record.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
Borgstrom's
The Board of PardOns will Act on
the Case ON Dec. 4.

The Board of Pardons of the State
OF Minnesota will meet on Dec. 4, to
act on the petions for pardon of p. J..
Borgstrom lately register of deeds of
st, Louis county. All the petitions
that have been circulated have been
sent to st. Paul and filed with the
records in the case in the Office of the
clerk of the supreme court.
The petition circulated in this city
has met with popular approval and
was signed by all to whom presented.
The idea in our, estimation and
opinion is a good one and while we
believe that in the eyes of the law
Mr.. Borgstrom was guilty, morally
he was not and should be dealt with
according to the intent to commit a
wrong. The punishment Mr.. Borg
strom has received in the loss of his
position and the attendant loss of
official pristige, the majority think
has been severe enough and should
satisfy the law. The petition reads:
To the Board of Pardons of the state
Of Minnesota.
The undersigned residents and
citizens of st. Louis Country, Mime
sofa, respectfully state that they are
all acquaintance of Peter j. Borg
strom lately Register Of Deeds of this
County; that he is q man of good
reputation aud high moral Character:
that they know the focts in reference
to the crime for which he was recently
convicted; that they believe that,
morally, said Borgstrom committed,
and intended tocommit, no offense and
that neither the best interests of the
public nor justice to him would be
subserved by subsection him to punish
meut for the crime charged.
Wherefore your petitioners pray
that he be granted bp your honorably
body in unconditional pardon Of said
conviction and sentence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
We Poore Partye
The 1. 0. G.. Us will Entertain
Next Tuesday Evening.

The Good Templars Of this city give
an old-fashioned poor..party at Mat
tila'shall.next Tuesday evening to
which all are.invited. An elaborate
program has.been prepared and fine
menu will be served. The members
have spared no pains to make the
event one of much:pleasure and those
who attend will surely enjoy them
selves. Everything.will be done in ye
olden tymestyle and the affair is to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
Land Patents.
Patents for st. Louis County
People ut the Land Office.

People ut the Land Office.
A large number of patents were re-
ceived at the government land office in
Duluth. The patents were for the
following persons:
ST. Louis county Dominic CuSciatic
Stephen t, WEIGH. John Grady, Robert
B. Ludington, w. j. Lanigan, Robert
Thompson,jr., Henry Bielli, Jenny
Brandt, Stephen Gheen, John A.
Cobeau, Minnie Stewart, J. D. Tit
comb, Vicent Ignasik, J. Henry Cru
Der, Fred A. Brown, Anna d. Smith,
Peter Drummodd, Fred Johnson,
Henry Bridgeman, John McAlpine.
Rose A. Warren, Mary Davis lMagin-
mis-, John f. Segog, Mary A. McRac,
Charles Rosen, James e. Brown,
Stephen Ii. Sartnell, Agnes G..
Maginnis, Henry Smit Flora
Louden, William A Henley, Bernard
f. Forrestal, Kenneth B. Cohoe, AL
bertJ. Miner, Irwin It. Burnside,
Silas Walsworth, Mary e. Coffin,
Wilhelm Gustafson, J.Lee, Emory A.
Tinkham, Hanson E. Smith, j. p.
Smith, j. j. Madden, Alexander j.
Gutin, III. w. Coffin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01

If man wants to become &C
quainted with human nature, let
him edit newspaper for awhile.
He knows nothing of the ups and
downs of life until he has served in
that capacity. Ae may have been
a preacher, banker, merchant,
traded horses, practiced law,
sawed wood, been member of tho
school board, janitor of a church
or run for an Office, but he needs
brief experience as editor in chief
of a country newspaper to COM
plete his knowledge of the eccen-
tricities of human nature.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
Miss Bale Entertained.

Miss Aimee Bale entertained a host
Of friends very pleasantly last Thurs.
day evening with Cinch in honor OF
her friend, Miss Murphy of Tower, A
very Plea ant evening was spent and
all left praising the entertaining
powers of the hostess.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Korb, Misses Murphy, Doyle, Carey,
Mclaughlin. Stewart. Goldsworthy
and Tracy and Messrs. Carey Rose,
James. White, t. Carey, Lewis, Wun-
der, Randolph and Ireland.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
Christmas is Coming.

And 1t promises to be a better. hap
pier Christmas than this country has
seen in some years. Santa Claus will
be more liberal in the filling of stock
ings and the time will generally be
more satisfactory. Don't forget, in
going home to visit your folks, to
take the Saint Paul & Duluth Rail
road, the peoples popular route to
and between st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Duluth, West Superior and North
western points. because it won't seem
a bit like Christmas unless you go
that way. The Duluth Short Line.
as it is popularity known, has ever been
a favorite, because Of it's up-to-date
qualitiesSand the perfection of its
service. 1t is pre-eminently the line
for the business man and the tourist
and always gives satisfaction. APP
ply to ticket agents for maps, circu-
lars, folders andsgeneral information,
or write to G. e. Stone, general pass
enger agent, St. Paul, Mimi.
Don't forget We olden time party
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
Capt. Anderson.

Capt. Hans Anderson, the only
survivor of the famous battle between
the "Monitor" and "Merrimac" will
lecture in this city at the Opera
House thursday evening Dec. II, under
the auspices of the Ely City Band.
Capt. Anderson is speaker whom it
will be rare treat to hear and has a
facultp of holding an audience
with his thrilling narratives. Don't
fail to attend. Admission rs cents
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01

Miss Jessie Sheridan, who has been
visiting her uncle Jas. Sheridan ia
this city for number Of months left
for Duluth this morning. Miss Jessie
has been in poor health for a consid-
cradle time and is returning to her
home in Canada. Mrs. Sheridan
accompanied her as far as Duluth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01

THE New York World sar-
castically remarks that Capt,
Lowering, after kicking, stabbing
and otherwise brutally abusing
Private Hammond, is to get off
with a reprimand. If he had
killed Hammond outright he might
have been "docked" weeks pay.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01

A mob of white caps whipped,
tarred and feathered two Ohio
girls, aged 10 and II, the other
night and left in the woods more
dead than alive. Why, asks the
Chicago Times Herald, send mis-
sionaries to China and Turkey?
Ohio is much nearer.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05
As TO COTTON ACREAGE.

Commenting upon the state
ment OF the New Orleans Times
Democrat that the Cotton Grow
.ers' association has wholly failed
in its efforts to induce southern
farmers to plant less cotton, the
New York Journal of Commerce
says that it succeeded once, but
that exhausted its influence. All
through the south, except in the
flood region, and especially in
Texas, there is an increase of
cotton acreage. It could hardly
have been expected that hun
dreds of thousands of farmers
could be induced to adopt a
course which was quite likely to
result in their sacrificing them
selves for the benefit of other
people, for ii some of the farmers
did not reduce but increased
their acreage they would reap all
the benefit of the self denial of
the multitude who had been in
duced to reduce their acreage to
increase the price. A half dozen
mill owners can regulate their
production, but a million farmers
cannot. Intelligent efforts to re-
duce the cost of culture and to
the product of a given
amount of land and labor, to-
gether with the production of
their own supplies by southern
farmers, so that they shall not be
compelled to sacrifice their cotton
crops to pay for their corn and
pork, are measures that will re-
suit in substantially improving
the condition of the producers.
The southern farmers have in the
past three years much reduced
their Indebtedness to the store
keepers and their dependence on
the west for supplies. If they
will raise their own subsistence
and then raise as much cotton as
they can raise economically they
will do better by themselves
than by ineffectively trying to
follow the impracticable advice
Of the Cotton Growers associa-
ton.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

TEACHING offers the widest
field of usefulness now open to
the young of both sexes, says the
Texas Farm and Ranch. Schools
are multiplying everywhere and
the Importance of education is
being recognized as it never was
before. Within ten years we ex-
pect agriculture to be taught in
the public schools in all the ag-
ricultural States. The change
could not be lnaugurated sue
cessfully at once for want of
competent teachers. Our agri-
cultural colleges must furnish
these teachers, and to this end
our A. G M. colleges should have
more students in the agricultural
course. The time will soon ar
rive when there will be a demand
for every graduate in scientific
agriculture, as professor of that
science in the public schools.