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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
EEAL.l
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Duluth. Mimi. Nov. 10 1897.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
tion to make final proof i'm support of his
claim. and that said proof will be made be-
fore the registe. and receiver of the u. s.
Land Office at Duluth, Mimi, December 80,
1857 viz:
William X. MoDougall, who made Hid.
entry No. 8273 for the Mex OF NW4 and Lots
!. and 9 of Section SO and Lot 1 Of eection
IS. TIP. 60. N Of II 10 West Of 4th p. m.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton Of. said land, viz:
Benjamin Work. George E. Gossin. William
IT. Petrie and George kimball all OF Ely,
Mimi.
ls-s4 1923 VIM e. CULKIE, Register.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
Whose persons who have hnildings

Those persons who have buildings
ON lots in Semer & Wallis addition to
Ely are hereby notified that any of
said lots are liable to be purchased at
any time by parties who desire same
for residential pnrposes-applications
are now coming Inland persons at
present occupying lots not yet pur-
chased are requested to call on the
undersigned without delay.
KELLY & CAREY, Agents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 10.

Lana Oflce al Duluth, MIMI, OCT. l0. 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
and that said proof will be made before the
Register and Receiver of the u S. land office
at Duluth, Minn., on November I'D. 1897, viz:
Fred Salo. who made II: e. No. &312. for the
Lot 10, section II. township g. north OF range
II west of 4th D. m.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
tion of. said land. viz:
Herman Pete Alanson Johnson. matt Kup-
paa and Jacob Pete. all of Ely. Minn.
Ol3 MI WM. +. CULKIN. Register.
O P Maginnis, Attorney.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
17s,os4 Miles OF Railroads In the u s.


This country is the wonder Of the
world. Its railroads. creating a vast
commerce, spread over the entire con-
tinent, forming one big net work.
Of the 178,054 miles Of roads, the
Wisconsin Central Lines are an i'm
portant factor. Elegantly equipped
trains, making fast time from Dull
nth, st. Paul and Minneapolis, to
Milwaukee and Chicago, and all points
East and South, are run to the COM
plete satisfaction of it's patrons.
Your ticket agent can show you a
map and sell you tickets over the
Wisconsin Central.
JAS. G. POND, G.. P. A.,
Milwaukee. Wis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-01
WANTED.

Copy of the ELY MINER of July 8th,
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.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
LAW FOR THE TRUSTS

The working of the antitrust law in
New York State is not altogether such
as to give encouragement as to the re-
suit of that experiment. The first case
under the statute holding the officials
OF corporations crimnally responsible
for corporate acts in restraint of trade
that of the prosecution of the To-
bacco Trust-resulted in a failure to
convict. And now a justice of the Su-
preme Court in the Coal Trust case.
has definitely declared certain provis-
ions of the statute to be unconstitu-
tional and has refused to act under
their authority.
The end is not yet, as the attorney
general will carry the case up on ap-
peal, and in the final determination the
law may be found to be sound; but the
immediate effect is to check the opera
ton of laws intended to restrain COM
binations oppressive to trade and to the
people.
It Is to be observed, however, that
these failures of the New York expert
ment in antitrust legislation are tech
nical failures and not destructive of the
principle involved. The authority of
the people to regulate and restrain by
law the conduct of corporations which
are created and exist by the authority
of the people is not denied. Indeed
Justice Chester, in his opinion in the
Coal Trust case, quotes with approval
decisions declaring agreements in re-
straint of trade TO be contrary to public
policy" And the lesson to be learned
is, apparently, that the laws must be
made more perfect, not that the trusts
are beyond all law.
1t would be a surrender of the power
of the people to confess that the trusts
cannot be restrained. The next expert
ment in antitrust lgislation ought to
hit the mark-Boson Post.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24

be applied to the top of the dress
Chicago Times Herald.
When Greek in America says he Is
going 10 Hellas fast as he can, he is
patriotic, not generate.-Augusta
Chronicle.
One popularity of Pennsylvania mill
tary officers is that when they go
abroad and are required to ride they
want horses.-Pittsburg Leader.
Senatorial dignity is of the kind seen
when a very fat man falls and finds he
cannot arise until a derrick is put in
position over him.-Pittsburg News.
A contributor to Scribner's has an ar
ticle about Working of a Bank" but it
does not explain to a man without any
money how to do it.-Galyeston News.
The hot spell was responsible for
some strange freaks. A tramp broke
into house at Mount Vernon, N. Y,
and didn't steal anything, but washed
his face, combed his hair and brushed
his teeth. The fraternity exonerated
him on the ground Of temporary in
sanity. ty.-BostOn Transcript
Evening journal., 1897-07-24

powers under the Constitution that oui
judges have here, and that their DOW
ers were equal TO those of the execu-
tive and legislative branches OF the
government. Their decisions. they de-
clare. rest upon the Constitution; and
acts of the Volksraad. or legislature
which are inconsistent with that instru-
ment may be declared void BY the
court. The Volksraad. however by a
recent enactment provided that the cour;
should not pronounce any of its acts
invalid, but must accept its interpreta-
tion OF the Constitution. Disobedience
to this provision on the part of the
judges occasions a loss of salaries: and
the judges, either in assertion Of their
rights or in dudgeon at the method Sc
lected for coercing them, have re-
signed.
1t is possible, of course, that judges
may be found subservient enough or
necessitOus enough to accept The places
vacated, but it may take some time.
Meanwhile the Transvaal will be with
out any court of last resort. This is a
misfortune. but we are by no means
sure that, as a matter of principle. It is
any worse to make the Legislature su-
preme chan 1t is to make the court so.
I'm this country. where the Legislature
Is morally certain to under-rank the
bench in score of ability and honesty.
IL may be better that the court should
be supreme, but perhaps there is a diff
ferent condition of things in the Trans
vaal. 1t is conceivable. at least, that
the Volksraad may be honest as well as
capable.-DerOit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
THE TRAMP PROBLEM.

Now that prosperity is returning
there Is no excuse for the continuance
of the tramp. There never was much
excuse for him, anyway, since the farm
ers have been offering work to him for
years and begging his help to get in
their crops.
It is reported that there are in Kan
sas at this time $4,000 tramps who are
slowly woIking-no, not working, but
making-their way Westward. Prob
ably the number is exaggerated, but
suppose it is but a third of that; it is
5000 too much. In some parts of the
heated and impatient West and South
the tramp is discouraged in the only
manner that seems to appeal TO him
he is dubbed. After putting up for ;
time with his robberies, his insolence
his burnings. his occupancy of SHEDS
and barns, the people take staves anC
canes and fall upon him escorting hin
to the town boundaries and leaving hin
there, with instructions not to return
anG TO warn HIS friends to keep away
This treatment works, if the tram
does not.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
AN OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT.

Bridgeton, July 24.-An outrageous
assault was committed last night
shortly after midnight on Bessie DENLY
a 15-year-Old cOlored girl, by a white
man. The girl was waiting on the cor
ner of Broad and Water streets for her
sister, to go to their homes. Two white
men came along and seizing the girl
dragged her down Water street The
girl began to scream and one of the
men pulled out a revolver and threat
ened to shoot her if she didn't keer
still and come along quietly. One OF
the men brutally assaulted her. The
girls screams brought William Lopez
and Isaac Carton from the gas house
Loper ran after the man, who took
flight and escaped. The girl was near
ly dead with fright and exhaustion.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
REGGING FOR CRuMBs.

]. Frank Alice. now how do you feel?
We know that It is awfully hard to be
crowded away from the Federal ban
quet table while the friends and sup
porteTs OF ex-United States Senator An
thony Higgins are enjoying the sump-
tuous repast, but why not take some
light lunch some place else, and not be
crawling around the foot of the table
begging the regular Republicans for
something to eat?
All that you and your henchmen get
from the regulars will not satisfy one
hungry man, let alone the vast horde Of
lndigents who are clamoring to you for
something. Chairman Browne and his
colleagues may give you kind words
and sweet smiles, but such things do
not satisfy the craving for Federal rec
ognition and office. You have been
crowded out of the banqueting hall by
the regular Republicans, and during
the next three or four years have moth
ing to hope for from Washington. Take
your medicine like little man, for evi-
dence of weakness ON the part of the
leaders Of an organization will surely
lead to the rout of the rank and file.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24

Cape May to-day. They will spend Z
month at the seashore.
w. Irving Walker of Charlestown
Md, registered at the Clayton House
yesterday.
General J. Edward Munck, of the
Union Veteran Legion Encampment
No. IS, of Columbus. o.. is the guest oi
National Commander John P.'DOnahoe
He is in this city on business.
Mrs. w. Frank Sharp is visiting hel
parents in Georgetown.
Miss Jennie Bennum. of Georgetown
who has been visiting friends in this
city, has returned home.
Miss Clara Scott left to-day for West
Chester Pa, where she will spend heI
vacation.
On Monday Alexander b. Cooper and
family will go to Rehcboth for two
weeks.
James c. Wiekes, of Dover, has been
visiting Wilmington friends.
Mrs Emma Morgan is spending some
time at Chesapeake City.
Mrs. A. L. Sheldon has been the guest
OF Mrs. George T. Jones, at Smyrna
Miss Minnie c. Finley has been visit
ing friends at Marcus Hook.
Walter f. Voshell will spend Sunday
with his parents at Dover.
Lindsey McLane and Teddy Rupert
have gone out of town.
Prothonotary Victor B. Woolley is in
Dover to-day and will spend to-mor-
row in Seaford
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
s1NGuLAR cAsE on LocKJAw.

Elkton, Md, July 24.-Arthur Hall,
aged 20 years. son of William Hall. of
Elkton, is suffering with lockjaw, and
is in a very critical condition. Some
days ago he jumped from a fast-moving
freight train on the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore railroad. near
Iron Hill, and was thrown to the
ground. When he reached home he was
in an exhausted condition. He contin-
ued to grow worse and on Monday last
was seized with convulsions, and it was
thought he would soon die. The con-
vulsions continued until Tuesday morn
ing, when there was a change and he
has since grown better and there is
some hope of his recovery.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
THE DUTIES or EARTHwoRMs.

Grant Allen, the famous author and
writer on popular science subjects, has
written an unusually interesting article
on "Earthworms and Their Agricultu-
raj Value which was published in the
last issue of Longman's Magazine. We
are Informed therein that while 1t was
Gilbert White, Of Selborne who first
OF all pointed out the Importance of
earthworms as producers and main
tainers Of this living layer of vegetable
mold, it was the patient investigation
of Darwin which fully established this
fact and raised it to the rank of a scien-
tifc discovery.
Darwin showed that earthworms
made long since, and now maintain, a
large portion of our cultivable SOIL
and this in three different manners. In
the first place, they open the ground for
rain and roots to penetrate, while the
acids they secrete act chemically upon
the layer of rocks beneath in such a
way as slowly to disintegrate them. IN
the second place, they crush in their
gizzards small fragments of stone and
thus grind and liberate their mineral
element such as lime and soda. In the
third piace-and this is by far the most
important consideration-they drag
down INTO their burrows countless num-
bers OF leaves, which they eat and di-
gest, and then carry up the refuse to
the surface as worm castings. No less
than $4,000 worms, on an average, in
habit an acre of garden soil These
worms pass through their bodies in a
year ten tons of material, and throw it
up as mold at the rate of an inch deep
OF surface in every five years Most of
this mold is rich compost of decayed
or decaying leaves in paste OF finely
divided minerals; it is mixed up with
fragments of other fallen leaves that
drop on it from the plants above, and It
is permeated by roots, bulbs and tubers,
by countless small animals, and by still
more countless hordes of parasitic OF
feeding bacteria.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL MOVES.

Miss Dollie Everett and BERTHE Adele
are visiting Miss Lottie Smith, at
Smyrna.
Miss Estelle Smith has returned to
Elkton. after a visit to Wilmington
friends.
Mrs. Harry Lawton and children,
Nellie and Bennett, are visiting Mrs.
Conner, in Back Creek Neck, Cecil
county.
Charles H. Boyer, of Raleigh, n. c.,
who has been visiting friends in this
city, went to Elkton, Md, his old home
to-day.
Mrs David T. Marvel is at the home
Of her mother. Mrs. ROudelush, in Mil
ford where she is recovering from a
very severe attack of quinsy.
Mrs. J. ]. johnson and son, Frank. of
No 732 Pine street. are spending a few
days with relatives and friends at Del
mar.
Victor Bacon left This afternoon for a
visit to mis- parents at My Lady Manor,
Baltimore county, Md.
Mrs. Charles Moore and children will
start for Washington state on Monday
or Tuesday and make their home there
with her sister.
Colonel Benjamin Nields is in Phila-
deiphia to-day.
John Cleaver has been visiting in
Camden.
Joseph L. Cavender has returned
from a visit to Smyrna relatives.
Miss May Woodward. of this city, is
| being entertained by her grandfather
Edward Rushton. at Georgetown.
Miss F. Blanche Williams will star
on her five-weeks' vacation on Monday
Most of the time will be spent in Phiia
delphia and West Chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher L. Ward
have gone to RehOboJh for a week Ol
ten days.
1t is Likely that Andrew c. Gray viii
sail for Europe next week and join his
father and mother in their contienta
4 tcur.
Wilken Strayhorn, who has beer
Il spending a week at KentOn, returned
home last evening.
Miss Corna Hitch. of this city is tn
guest of Mrs. Nancy Dasey, at Oceal
4 View. Sussex county.
Representative Charles G. Dempse.
and Cornelius Harrington, two of Mil
Creek hundreds politicians, were il
this city yesterday.
Miss Mary Neary has returned from
visit to Miss Dunbar, at ElktOn.
Walter A. Coale and Alonzo T. Dick
erson left yesterday for Bowers Beach
where they will spend week.
John O'Donnell, Jr, and Herbert Pen
ley will return TO their homes in thi
city tomorrow, after spending a wee
in the vicinity of PenpsgrOve, n. j.
: Miss Geneva Hume. of Wilmington,
s enjoying her Summer vacation at Llan
arch, Pa.
! Josiah Marvel was ait his office for
: short time this morning.
! Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Heisler. Mis-
I, Lola and Master Warren are visitin
r friends in Washington.
o Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hall Porte
Miss Annette Porter and maid left fc
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
PRESIDENT PRATT OFF FOR ALASKA
GOES AS AN ENGINEERING EX.
PERT ON A PROPOSED RAILROAD
COUTE.

fEfll YIN A PhOPOSED RAILROAD
.,OUTE.
President William A. Pratt. of the
street and Sewer Department, will start
tomorrow night for Alaska. He will
not go TO the gold fields to dig for the
precious yellow metal, but as an engi-
neering expert.
Mr.. Pratt has been engaged by syn
dicate, which is composed of prominent
business men of this city and of New
York, whose object is to construct a
railroad from The Pacific coast to the
Yukon river. Mr. Pratt will look over
the route and report on the feasibility
OF the proposed scheme.
Mr.. Pratt will so direct to Juneau.
where he will join party, of which P.
l. Packard. who has been spending sew
eral days in Wilmington, will be a
member. Mr.. Pratt expects to return
to Wilmington in about two months.
He is one of the best-knOwn civil engi-
neers in the state. He holds the posi-
ton of professor Of electrical engineer
ing at Delaware College. in addition to
his duties as president of the Street and
Sewer Department.
The syndicate. which is known as the
Yukon Mining, Trading and Transpor-
tation Company, was chartered at the
last session of the West Virginia Legis-
lature.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
COURT US. LEGIsLATURE.

We attach a good deal Of importance
in this country to what we call the Co
ordination" Of the three different
branches of our government; and we
try to believe that we really have sue
ceeded in establishing a system in
which the executive. the judiciary and
the legislative branches are independ-
ent each of the other. As a matter of
fact, however, we discovered long since
that there is one of these powers which
is really supreme. and that the Co
ordination" is a legal faction. The Legis-
lature can. IL is true, pass such laws as
il please; bur If il pleases to pass laws
which the courts regard as unconstitu-
tional. the courts will nullify them and
set them aside. The executive, a'so, has
certain assumed powers; but il is for
the courts to pass upon the same as
sumption, and if they decide that il is
unwarranted, they have only to say so
and the executive must take a back
seat.
The consciousness that this is the true
conditioned things in spite of our boasts
should make us look rather leniently
upon the controversy which has arisen
in the Transvaal as 10 the RESPECTIVE,
powers Of the legislature and the courts
The judges OF the Supreme Court there
have ccntended that they had the same
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
Committed TO LAIL.

Albert R1dia. white. and Harry Giles
colored. were committed TO jail by Mag
istrate Sasse in default of 5000 bail
each. They were accused CT stealing
from the "horse-factory" of Alfred d
Vandever, on the upper Christiana, 22C
pounds of bones and selling them. The
crime was committed about June %
The dealer who bought the bones from
one Of them was the prosecutors stai
witness
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
SHERIFF WOOLLEYHAND'S CITA-
MON.

Centreville, Md, July 24.-Sheriff
Philips, of Dorchester county, arrived
in Centreville with an order signed by
Judges Page. Holland and Llody, dated
July 81 citing Sheriff James L. Woolley-
hand tc show cause on Monday, the
26th of July, before them why he
should not be held to answer a charge
Of contempt of court in failing, as al
legged, TO carry out the sentence imposed
upon b. Palmer Heating last April.
Sheriff Woolleyhand. with his counsel
Messrs e. II. Brown and A. S. Colds
borough, will go to Cambridge on Sun
day, and states that he will be fully pre-
parel to explain his conduct.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
NOVELTY IN HORTICUL1URE.

Salisbury. Md. july 24.-W F. Al
len, Jr, OF the Peninsula Plant Farms,
Wicomico county, mas originated a hy-
brid production of the strawberry and
raspberry that is a novelty in hOrticHl-
ture. The fruit has the appearance OF
the strawberry, but more the flavor OF
the raspberry. 1t is pretty to look at
and after Mr.. Allen has experimental
more fully with it it may prove to be a
valuable fruit
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
WHERE MOSQUITOES MAKE LIFE
MISERABLE.

There are more mosquitoes at Eden
Park to the cubic foot than any where
in the city. and they make life miser-
able for the passengers who exchange
cars at that point for New Castle. The
heavy shade trees afford excellent pro-
tecion for the annoying insects. Few
people visit the park after dark because
of the vast army of them that assem-
bles there. The park guard at The park
said last night that they were so nu-
merous that when he attempted to light
a lamp they blew out the flame Of'twC
matches.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
no RE FIxED on MONDAY.

The Democratic members Of Council
will probably meet Monday afternoon
to fix on the dispositions of the city Of
fees. Should the members come to
any agreement the election will follow
at the meeting on Monday night. 1t is
now thought by some that owing to
the present squabble in Council the old
officers will hold over
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
BRATTON,s NEW OPERA.

John Bra.ton, of New York, who has
been spending a month with Robert
Baird. has returned home. He is writ
ing a new opera. entitled Miss Mephis-
to- the words being by Walter Ford.
The first scene is laid in Hades, and is
a graphic portraiture CT The future
home of a large percentage ofhumanity.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
THEY ARE HAPPY PILGRIMs.

Between fifty and sixty members O
the Wilmington Bicycle Club will visi
chester Heights camp tomorrow, leav
ing the clubhouse at Delaware avenui
and Tatnall streets. at O'Clock. SOM
OF the members will go in carriages, bu
majority of them on their wheels
They will join the Chester delegation a
JOhnson's Corner
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
NOTICE.
Office OF The Wilmington Cit
TTIaafrsfn Eor,, s.s,,,rr

Office OF The Wilmington City
Electric Company,
No. Cos Market street, Wilmington. Del,
July lG. 1897
The holders of the mortgage bonds Of
The Wilmington city Electric Company
are hereby notified that the company
will exercise its option of payment of the
principal debt amounting 10 100000. to-
gethor with all interest accrued thereon.
on the second day of August next and
the said holders are requested to present
when the interest win cease, at the office
of the company either in person of by
some one duly authorized to receipt for
the principal and interest accrued
thereon. BY order Of the board of direc-
tors. Il. l.. GILPIN.
Treasurer.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
sun OVER A CELLAR.

A Jew and a man by the name of
Spicer had a controversy over the pos
session of a cellar on King street. 1t
was settled by Magistrate Pritchet.
this morning by the Jew getting the
cellar. The Jew also brought a suit for
trespass against Spicer, but withdrew
the charge.
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
G. A. R. EKCAMPMENT, BUFFALO.
HALF RATES VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.

For the National Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, at Buf-
falo, August %, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company will sell special tickets
from all points on its system TO Buffalo
and return at rate of a single fare for
the round trip. These tickets will be
sold and will be good going on August
21 to %, and good to return not earlier
than August "a nor later than Augusta
1897
Evening journal., 1897-07-24
DIED

FLINN.-ln this city, on the 2Sd in
stant, Walter Finn. aged So years
son of Martin and the late Mary
Finn.
Relatives and friends are invited tc
attend the funeral, from his late resi-
dence, No. 400 Lafayette street, on Mon
day morning. at 7.S0 a. m. lnterment al
Cathedral Cemetery.