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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-14
TOWER.
tBy Our Correspondent

Amos Sheppard returned to Duluth
Monday after several days visit in the
city. Amos will leave shortly for
Mexico.
Vim. Gheen came down Thursday
from Elbow Falls. He reports the
ice getting bad on the small lakes.
paddy the Bird left here Tuesday
with a team owned by Gheen Bros.
Crossing the ice at Pike river they
broke through one of the horses being
drowned.
Geo. Kinney having again accepted
the position as night clerk at the
Vermilion began his duties Monday
night.
The Vermilion Gun club held its
first medal shoot Sunday afternoon.
The shoot for the A class medal re-
suited in a Cie between A. Rohrer and
Matt Cundy each breaking 20 out of
Is targets. They agreed to shoot off
the tie at three birds each. Matt
Cundy broke 9 straight and A. Rohrer
missing his seventh target. The gold
medal in class B was won by Ed.
Chalk his score being II.
Rev. E. H. Bull. of the ST. James
church, delivered his farewell address
tOa large congregation on Sunday
evening. The Rev. gentleman has
made many warm friends during his
two years ministry in the city who
are sorry to see him leave. He left
Wednesday morning for his home in
Kentucky. May he be successful in
his new field.
John Hendrickson. Finn, who was
badly injured last November in the
tenth level of No. 5 shaft Of the Min
nesota by the falling of ground, by
which his back was broken. died last
Sunday night at the Soudan hospital
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where he has been under the care of |
DR.. Richardson ever since. He was
buried Tuesday afternoon from the |
Finnish church. Deceased was un-
married.
Mrs. VIM. sDoyle and Miss Katie
WEIGH returned Monday evening from
Rat Portage, Ont, where they had
been attending the funeral OF Jerry
Horrigan.
A grand Easter ball will be given
by the City Fire department on Tues
day evening at the City Opera house.
Music will be furnished by DeMarco
Bros. orchestra of Duluth, dance
tickets $l.0O. A supper will be served
by the ladies of the Catholic church,
at 20 cents per plate.
M, j. Burns came up from Duluth
Friday and will remain at the Yer
million until the first boat runs for
the Rainy lake country. The custom
house flag floats from the hotel show
ing his headquarters.
A basket social will be given on
Good Friday at the Brietung hall by
the ladies of the M. E. church.
George Barrett returned Saturday
for vacation from Wilder University
MINI.
Miss Elsie COngdon came up Satur-
day from West Superior to spend a
week in the city with parents and
friends, during the State Normal
school vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Richards and
two sons of Soudan, left Tuesday for
an extended visit with relatives at
Chicago, III.
Merrill Peck returned Saturday
from three months visit with rela-
tives in Wisconsin.
Hon. Neil McInnis returned from
Duluth Saturday.
VIM. N. Sheppard came down from
section 26 and visited several days
with his family in this city.
Domnick Bretto came up from Hib-
bling Friday evening.
Geo. A. Whitman and Judge Owens
returned from Duluth Friday.
Mrs. j. H. WhittleSey went to Dull
nth last Friday.
John McGraw came up from Two
HarborS Friday returning Saturday.
Mrs. John Stone returned from Du-
luth Saturday evening accompanied
by her daughter Mary, who we are
pleased to say is able to be out again
with the use of crutches. We hope
she may soon recover
Chas. Bale is in the city visiting
friends.
L. B. Cleaves and R. Fl. Wieland
arrived from Duluth Saturday even
ing leaving Sunday morning for the
gold fields.
G. G. Packard, agent of the Standard
Oil Co., went to Ely Tuesday morning.
| The Tower Logging company are
paying their men at the different
camps and the city is full of lumber
jacks. Camps will be closed for a
couple of weeks to get in shape for
the summers cut.
The Howe Lumber company mill
closed this week for short time to
examine and repair their plant pre-
paratory to their large seasons cut.
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WANTED.

Copy of the ELY MINER of July Sth,
1896, to complete files. Bring or send
to MINER office. Receipt for half
years subscription will be given for
well preserved COPY to first bringer.
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Homeseekers Excursion So. SO.

To any point in Minnesota and
Dakota on sale April 1st and It'll.
For tickets and further information
call at 42S w. Sup. st. or union depot,
| Duluth.
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FOR RENT.

Furnished rooms, neatly cared for.
Also room suitable for sleeping room
and office on ground floor. Inquire
at residence Of A, e. Camp.
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Entered at the post Office at Ely, Mime
sofa as second class matter
Subscription So per Year.

EDIToRIALLY, in the current
number of the Ladies' Home
journal, Edward w. Box express
ses himself vigorously, in depre-
cation of the tendency to introduce
a dangerous element of snobbery
into education. He notes the per-
vading 81 know so much" air that
is encountered on all sides, and the
feeling that line is being drawn
on a so-called educational basis.
Mr.. Box contends that an educa-
tional process which sharpens and
polishes only girls intellect, and
either deadens or neglects her
heart or soul, is q sorry imitation
of what an education really stands
for and is. \ The practice fol
lowed by some girls who have
been at college of holding their
heads above those who have not is
foolish proceeding, and smacks of
the most repulsive kind of snob-
berry. 1t is never safe for us to
assume that we know more than
the people around us, whether we
are college trained or not. The
longer we live in this world the
more we become convinced how
little we know. The people most
humble in their opinions are gen
orally the best educated. 1t is an
art which only few of us learn;
to be reticent of our own opinion
when every one around us is ex-
pressing his. Yet this is one of
the attributes of the well educated.
Silence often speaks louder than
speech. But the girl fresh from
her books and college does not al
ways perceive this, says Mr.. Box.
She is apt to assume, for example,
that people are uneducated if now
and again they speak INGRAM
matically. But she does not know
that the most vital truths ever
spoken or written, the truths
which have done mankind the
greatest good, have not always
been those which would have borne
grammatical dissection. Their
good lay in what was said, rather
than in the way in which the SEN
fences were constructed. It is
when we are younger that we be-
lieve that all that is worth know
ing is printed in books. When we
are older we find that the deepest
truths are never written. It is
well enough for girl to hold up
for herself standard in grammar
or anything else. But she is I'M
wise when she believes that her
standard is the one by which she
must Judge and measure others.
She has no right to do SO in the
first place. And in the second,
she is far more apt to be wrong in
her deductions than she is to be
correct.
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NOTICE.

All persons are forbidden from
dumping any garbage or offal on the
lands owned by r. Whiteside, under
penalty of prosecution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-14

GOVERNOR CLoUGH has signed
S. r. 294, prescribing punishment
for riotous conduct and the keep
ing of disorderly resorts. He also
signed H. f. $50, to appropriate
money to aid in building certain
roads and bridges; the omnibus
road and bridge bill, and II. f.
ia, the Feig peddler license bill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-14

WEST SUPERIOR has again elect
ed Rev. Starkweather to the office
of mayor, after but recently inn
peachino him from that Office.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-14

VIRGINIA elected p. w. Scott.
mayor; I'll. j. Eaton, recorder.
and Andrew Hawkinson, treasurer.
234 votes were cast at this election.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-14

The re-apportionment is at last
a sure thing. This district will
hereafter have six representatives
and three senator's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-14

IT is easily explained why
Canton went Democratic this
spring. Every blamed Republican
was in Washington looking for an
office.
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: HERE THEY ARE. +:
Observation-Disclosures
FOR RENT.

Two furnished steam heated rooms
for rent also two unfinished steam
heated rooms. Inquire of O. G..
KOrD
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and air ships during the night
when he should be otherwise occu-
pied. No one so far has seen the
aspiration during daylight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-14

WILLIS j. HOLMES, of Duluth,
has plead guilty to the charge Of
bribing Alderman A. M. Cox,
and has been sentenced to pay q
fine of 5000 or in lieu five years
in Saltwater. While A. Madison
Cox raised hubbub about the
$4,000 he received from Holmes,
it is a noticeable fact that his
honesty did not forbid him from
using the money for his personal
benefit. Cox should now be in
dicted for receiving brides while
in Office and then the case would
be complete.
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IL is now in line for someone in
this city to see the air ship. No
matter how small the town, some
one or the other of it's inhabitants
have seen the strange machine.
They all seem to see the same APP
piration but are sadly off on the
color OF tths lights. He that looks
too long upon the ''schooners"
aaring the day. shall see schooners
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-06

Yanktun, Feb. 26.-When Robert j.
BuIdette was here 10 lecture the first Of
the month he was much pleased to meet
Doane Robinson, editor OF the Gazette,
whose dialect verses in the Century
had attracted Mr.. Burdette's attention.
Before he left he ave Mr.. Robinson a
copy Of "A letter he had sent TO the Red
path Lycoum bureau In which, in char
acteristic language, he indicated some
thing Of his admiration for the Yank-
ton writer. Among other things he said:
Nov | have made a find. n l know
il. and it isn't a find either. because it
has been on the map for some years.
But | think l have captured it.
"Doane Robinson of the Yankton Ga
zette, is a poet OF the prairies. His
work for several years past has won the
favor Of the century. II is as hard TO get
INTO the Century as it is to keep out Of
the cabinet. The Arena and the Book
man have honored him with review and
personal notice. He is a handsome fell
low, tall, well poised and will make an
attractive appearance before an audi
ence. He interprets his own verses, dia-
lect and polished. He hasa pleasant
face, attractive when quiet, and when
amused IL breaks out into a sunburst OF
crlnkly ripples that are absolutely con-
tagious, and he has a pleasant, musical
and persuasive voice. L tell you, he'll do.
Sounds like some girl was writing
this, but the fact is, | took a strong lik-
ing To him on sight. 1 ask you most
earnestly and sincerely 10 take him into
the brood of the old reliabl Redpath.
Give him a good high place on the
perch"
Monday Mr.. Robinson received a prop
osition from the Boston office of the Red
path Lyceum mureau to place him upon
their lists for next seasons bookings.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-06
For international BimctaIlisn,,

The following is the text of the bill
presented In the Senate ny The Repuli.
lean party authorizing the calling OF
an international conference in favor OF
bimetallism and unanimously support
ed by the Republican party: THAT
whenever after March !. 1897. the Pres
ident Of the United States shall deter
mine that the United States should be
represented at any international con.
ference called by the United States or
any other country, with a view 10 Sc
curing By International agreement IA
fiXity of relative value between gold
and silver as money 10y a of a
common ratio between these metals.
with free mintage ut such ratio, he is
hereby authorized To appoint five or
more commissioners 10 such internal
tional conference: and for compensa-
lion of said commissioners and for all
reasonable expenses connected there
with, TO he approved by the Secretary
of State, including the proportion 10 be
paid by the United States OF the joint
expenses OF any such conference, the
sun OF $1,000 or 80 much thereof rs
may be necessary, IL hereby appro-
priated.
Section .. That the President Of the
United States Is hereby authorized, in
the name OF the Government OF the
United States, to call, in his discretion,
such international conference TO assem-
bic at such points as may he agreed
upOn.'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-06
Removed the bridge

Chamberlain, March 1.-The Chamber
lain pontoon bridge company has re-
moved its bridge from the Missouri
river in the anticipation of the break
ing up Of the ice at an early day. I'm
easiness exists among the settlers who
are located IN the bottom lands along
the river, and all who can do so are pre-
pairing to move their property, or so
much of ii as is possible, to higher
ground before the ice breaks up. Set
tiers who a week or two ago were dis
posed to laugh at The fears of their
neighbors, have now ONE to a realiZ-
alton Of the danger. The fact that the
water is at a very low stage, and frozen
nearly to the bottom in many places,
renders the danger all the greater in
the event that the ice breaks up on the
upper end Of the river before II does
down here. as was the case in the spring
damage along the lover Missouri. The
snowfall has been so great this winter
throughout the entire region drained
by the Missouri rive mat If the ice
breaks up on the upper end before it
does on the lower. sending vast vol
umes of water down upon the nearly
solldly-froZen portion of the river, de-
structive ice gorges will be formed and
vast damage and loss of life VIII GER
tainly result.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-06
Long Distance Telephone.

Yankton, March 1.-Two representa-
lives Of the Western Union Telegraph
company, +. l.. Lindley and j. L.. Busch
OF St. Paul, are in this city looking mp
the county records for the purpose of
getting the names Of people owning
property adjoining the different rail-
roads throughout the county. The long
distance telephone connection which
Yankton is to nave with other points
east and northeast is now an assured
fact, as the above named gentlemen are
now securing the right Of way for the
line. Yankton will be connected with
Parker, Miner county, and Canton, Lin
coin county. There viii be two lines
into Sioux Falls ana Vermillion, Elk
Point and Sioux City will all be on the
connection. AS soon as Messrs. Lindley
and Busch finish with the records each
will take a different railroad out of here
and interview the farmers who own
land along ZACH road.
Ole Sampson, one Of Yankton's pioneer
settlers, died here yesterday. A stroke
OF paralysis was the cause.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-06
HARPlNG ON ALABAMA CLAIMS
Member OF Parliament Wants Some
of the Money Back.

London. Feb. 26.-In the house OF
commons today. Mr.. Thomas G.. Bowles
conservative member for Lynn Regis
asked whether II was true that the sun
of 5000 600 of the Alabama claims
award still remained in the hands of the
government of the United States and
what prospect there was that any part
OF 1t would be repaid to Great Britain
after the claims for compensation had
been satisfied. Right Hon. George N.
Curzon. under foreign secretary, said
1t was his belief from accounts pub
lished in the United States, hat a GER
tain portion of the award still remained
with the American government. II
would be contrary to the undertakings
Of Great Britain In the treaty of Wash.
ington, made In 1871. to request the re-
turn of any sum left over after the
claims against the award had been sat.
isfied.
Mr.. Bowles-"Is there any prospect of
the United States government Offering
to repay and surplus?"
Mr.. Curzon-'I am afraid that / car.
not speak for the United States gov.
ernment."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-06

4. London letter to that stanch Re
publican puper, the New YORK ihhhe
discussing the probable attitude OF the
European nations toward II VOL
colt, who has gone abroad, at MAJOR
McIiinley's suggestion, TO discuss inter
national bimetallism, says that II the
United States Ia contcnted To discuss
larger use OF silver rs subsidiary coin
age, with the gold standard, persons
high in authority In financial and poilt'
zeal circles IN England are willing TO
make some concessions. The indlan
famine, Mr.. Ford says, makes Senate
Wolcott's mission very timely, since II
has caused a great demand for cur
rency, has put ZIP the rates OF exchange,
and is sending ont Of tie country every
surplus crop which can be spared. rms
makes a constant drain upon London,
and already has caused an export move
ment of god. The amount OF gold
shipped Is not yet large, but with the
continuance OF the monetary stringency
IN India. and with exchange so high
that gold "a be proiitably exported In
payment for merchandise, Ii is probable
that the movement will receive addi-
tional Impulse. aud will last for sew
eral months. The maintenance OF "a
high discount ate 10y the Bank OF Eng
land under the existing condition OF the
rnouey market. and its immense bank
Reserves, Ia said 10 he due 10 appre-
hcnSion Of this.
Under these circumstances. 1t il said
that many practical financiers believe
that reopening OF the Indian minis and
larger use OF silver in bank reserves
would relieve The situation. Mr.. Ford
is Informed that in some informal con
fcrcnccs among the financial authori-
ties OF the British Government. the Of
iicials of The Bank OF England and
other prominent bankers, three conces-
sions on The silver question have been
suggested as possible in any confer
enceS with senator Wolcott, or any
negotiations with the American GOV
eminent. These are: First. the speedy
reopening Of the Indian minis for the
coinage of silver: second. the coinage
outright Of t5,000.0OO worth of silver in
England; third. an increase of silver de-
posts in the Bank Of England 10 the
extent OF 20 per cent. Of the reserve.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-06
Political Comment.


The people OF France are not only Civ.
ing Senator Wolcott good dinners. but
they are talking international binietal-
lism with him.
The plan Of treating cabinet officers
as mere clerks OF the President came In
and will so on. with the Cleveland ad-
m~inistratio3. Mr., Mckinley has slgnl.
fed his purpose of regarding members
of the cabinet MS his official counselors.
Mr.. Squire, OF Washington. has join.
ed Mr.. Dubois. Of Idaho. upon the free
silver scrap pile. Up TO date Brother
Teller, OF Colorado is the only member
OF the silver Republican conspiracy who
has saved anything on Of the wreck.
Men engaged in all lines of business
realize that the Democratic law has
brought paralysis to commerce and in
dustry, and reduced a great part OF the
people TO idlcness and consequent pow
erty, and everybody knows there can
be no real prosperity until q protective
law shall he substituted.
There Is every sign that the men who
are engaged In preparing the new tariff
are fully impressed with their great re-
sponsiblllty, and are going about their
task In the right spirit. with a determin.
ed purpose 10 produce a law thar will
stand for years 10 come and carry lie
benefits TO all sections and all interests
OF the nation.
Senators Stewart ard pettigrew are
the leaders ID the free slivcr dog ,in-ihc-
manager tactics against the measure 10
promote an International monetary con-
ference, but the animss Of their opposI.
ton ID too evident 10 glve their oljec.
tions much Weigh. Once the currency
question Is settled, sl,esc rlc will lose
all their political capital.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-06

lions have beer made. It Is true thar
railroads and banks. that merchants
and manufacturers, are essential to the
prosperity OF every community. 10
war on them Unfortunately, to I'M
pose on capital invested In Kentucky
burdens not imposed elsewhere, is 10
drive capital away, and maze Ire
harder here, and give TO labor less re-
ward here than II can secure elsewhere.
We need IN Kentucky more capital,
not less; we need more mines and fur-
naces and factories, and more rail-
roads, not less. We need in each COM
muni,y more investors In mcrcantiie
and in manufacturing enterprises, Its
these investments that give employ
ment to the laborers, cheaper supplies
and create a demand for agricultural
Notwithstanding Post.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-06
FRAUDS ON ELECTION.
WE'RE NOT PRkCTlCED IN THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
south Alone Responsible - Republic
can Votes suppressed - Cheering
News OF International Bimetaiiisrn-
New Tariff Law VIII Favor Farmers
Fraud In the South.
Special Washington correspondence:

Special Washington correspondence:
Congressman George washington
Murray. of South Carolina. while he
concluded it unwise to disturb the pro-
gress OF the electoral count by clal-
longing the vote OF South Carolina, has
done the country q service by calling
attention TO the facts relative to me
suppression OF the colored vote IN Inc
South. The methods OF accomplishing
this have been studied by the Southern
Democrats until the art of suppressing
the Republican vote has reached a state
Of high perfection.
In Mr.. Muriay's State, South Carroll
ma, the population has increased 63 per
cent. In the last twenty years, and yet
the vote OF 1896 was o2 per cent. less
than 1t was In 1876. In Georgia there
has been n gain OF 30 per cent. In pop
ulation and IA loss Of 10 per cent. In
votes. Florida has, In the past twenty
years, more than doubled her populn-
ton, yet her vote in 1896 was less than
1876, ana the Republican element has
been SO disfranchised there that Tor
years that party has not even nomina-
ted candidates for Congress or Presi-
Dental electors. This course might as
well have been followed in Mississip.
pi, for the Republican element has been
so completely DISTINGUISHED Thai the
Republican party has cast only fron,
Z TO 10 per cent. Of the vote OF the State
In national elections Of late, although Ii
would undoubtedly poll a majority OF
the votes II its voters We're permitted
TO exercise their franchise and their
votes properly counted. Mississippi
gained 81 per cent. in population from
1870 to 1890. yet she lost ~ per cent
of her vote from 1876 TO 1896. Louis
lana, where the colored vote has been
suppressed by various processes, from
murder down, gained 53 per cent. in
population from 1870 to 1880, yet her
vote in 1896 was 44,777 less than 1t was
in 1876.
In the seven extreme Southern States.
South Carolina. Georgia, Florida. Ala
bama, Mississippi. Arkansas and Louis
lana. the population in 1890 was 3,30G,-
$50 greater than in 1870. yet the vote of
1896 was 1915, 1903 less than in 1876.
George Washington Murray Is entitled
to the respect and thanks OF every pa
triotic citizen. irrespective OF race. col
or or previous condition Of servitudc,
for calling attention To these facts.