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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
Private Hannsad Tries to Escape.

CHICAGO. Nov. 2l.-PrivAto Charles Ham
mond, who has been a prisoner at Fort Sheridan
since the session OF the Lowering court OF In
quiry, made an attempt TO escape last night
while marching between two armed S~entries.
Hammond madea dash down a wooded em0Ank-
ment into a rayine, hut was overtnken by the
placed in solitary confinement. Lieut., LaYar-
ing's hearing before . c~ourtnarttal Will bsEiA
Tomorrow
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
Died OF Hearing or Her Mother. Death.

TUcKAHoE. N. Y, Nov. 2l.-Mrs. Bridget
Booker. n years old. and her daughter. Mira.
Sarah Preston, 81, died this morning. Mrs.
Booker died at I O'Clock. and her daughter, who
had been i'll OF pneumonia, expired on hearing
OF her mothers death.
Mrs. Booker was the widow OF George Booker.
q dealer in stone and marble, and her daugh.
leave families. The double funeral will take
place on Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. J. ".
Buckmaster, rector Of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, oficiAting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
Killed nj. Ta.her In Dsrenalas nj. Brother.

COLUMBIA, 8. c.. Nov. 2l.-Adolphus CokeP
OF Clarendon county was whipping a ten-year-
old son to-day when Bosey Coker. l5 years old.
the eldest son, to whom tho child appealed. told
his father not 10 hit his brother again. The
elder Coker declared he would whip tho boy
whenever he felt like IL and struck him another
blow, whsreupon Bosey sprany on his father
and inflicted six wounds with a lOng.bladed
knife, from the effects OF which Cocker died to-
day. The son has been arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
GOING OVERLAND TO KLoxD1KE

A Rinnesotan and Mis Family travelling In .
wagon Drawn BY o. Bernard Dogs.
BUTTE, Mont, Nov. Gid. @. Blandy. with
his wife and +year-old boy, in q wagon drawn
by eight st. Bernard dogs, arrived In Butte to-
day from Brainerd. Mimi, en- route TO Klondike.
The outfit left Brainerd ON Aug. 20. and have
travelled about 1,4oo miles.
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they Disappeared Int the Mountains when
the Mexican Ireops Arrived.

hERMosrLLo. Mex. Nov. 2I.-The military
expedition sent by the Mexican Government to
Tiburon Island to bring the Seri Indians under
complete subsection has reached tho island and
found that all the Indians have abandoned
their homeS and have taken refuge In almost
be established on the island and a force of troops
Kept there constantly until the Indians surren-
der and sign q treaty OF peace,
SAN DIEGO. Cal. Nov. 2l.-A letter received
here from Luis a. Martinez, at GuAymas, says
That the government expedition which went 10
Ilourqn Island TO investigate the murder OF
Capt, Porter and Sailor johnson has returned,
and brings confirmation of the massacre. The
members OF the expedition brought back por-
lions OF the schooner. which was burned by the
Indians, aud portions OF the clothing OF the muir
deren men. The bodies, however. were not found.
THIS island 10 all mountains except a strip Of
lowland along the coast. The despatch does not
make 1t clear whether the Serfs are in the
mountains Of the island or those Of the main
Ano' Win which they are perfectly familiar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
TEXAS WHIrEcAPs BURN EARNS.
Gov. Culberson Calls Upon 0hsFias to Arrest
ALI m.sbers Of the Organization.

All Menbers or the Organization.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Nov. 21.-The whitecaps
arc beginning TO carry out their threats against
the money rent farmers In Williamson and La
mar counties. At Hillsboro two large barns
filled with grain have Just been burned by
whitecaps, and q large number OF farms sowed
in johnson grass. The land owners are badly
frightened and have appealed to Gov. Culberson
for assistance in bringing the Whitecays to
Justice. Gov. Culborson has issued q proclama-
ton on the subject In which he calls upon the
Sheritfs OF the different counties to do their duty
and arrest all who are known to DO members Of
the Whitecap organization. Two large general
stores In Williamson county, owned by land
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
MISS MELLIsH STILL MISSING.
ThorouEh Search Fails to PInd . Trace or the
Mount Holyoko Student.

Mount WoIyoko Btudent.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 21.-All efforts
have proved unavailing to find Miss Bertha
Mellish, the Mount Holyoke College junior who
disappeared Thursday night. Miss Mellish's
mother was subject to melancholia.
A thorough search was made to-day Of tho
woods between South Hadley and Smiths Ferry,
and the water was drawn on the pond ct the
lege said:
peared happy and contented, though she had q
sad face and was inclined to be reticent-
I'VE dislike TO believe that anything serious
has befallen the girl. although 1t does seem as II
We would have heard from her before this II she
were alive"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
NO TRACE OF ASDREE FOUND.

The Steamer Victoria Rerurns from ITS vain
Search for the Explorer.
Special Gable Dcspdtch TO THE Sun.
CHRIsTIANIA, Nov. 21.-The whaling steamer
Victoria, which was fitted out at the expense Of
the Norwegian Government to search for An.
dree. the Arctic explorer. who left Danes ISL
and on July IL in o balloon, hoping to cross the
North Polar area, has returned to Tromso. from
which port she sailed on Nov. 8. No trace waO
found Of the explorer. #
The Victoria reports that she landed searching
parties ten times on the Daumand Isles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
REV0LTOFTHE SOUDANESE
EMIN PAsHA's Old SOLDIERS rURN
ON THE BRITISH.

Special Gable DsspateA to TIM sry.

ANaN
tiny Is oueied After = Hupdred or the
"eudsnsse Have Beer KILLED or InJursa.
Special Cable psspatch TO THE srs.
ZANZIBAR, Nov. 2l.-Ncws has reached here
OF . disaster that has bofallen a British expedi-
tion that was bound for the Csoga district.
which borders on the northern part OF victoria
Nyanza- The expedition was under the come
mand of Major Macdonald and Mr.. Jackson, .
civilian. and attached to It were u large number
OF Soudaneso mercenarics.
As tho party moved into tho interior discon~
tent developed among the Soudhnese, and on
Oct. ID the trouble eliminated In open mutiny
on their part The British attempted to enforca
their orders. and q fight resulted which lasted
for hours. The mutineers wcre eventually
defeated with a loss OF 100 killed and woundcd1
The British lost sixteen killed, including
Lieut. Fielding, and thirty wounded. Amonss
the latter are Mr.. Jackson and Capt. Macpher,i
son. Prior to the outbreak the Soudanese murS
dered Major Thurston.
Engineers Wilson and Scott, with a force on
Indian troops. have gone from Mombasa to helpf
Major Macdonald Quell the mutiny.
These Soudanese are Emin Pasha's old sol-,
diers; who chose to remain behind in the equa-
torial province when no went to the coast with
stanley; Several years ago they were induced /
soldiers. and. since their arrival in the Uganda
authorities to maintain order. A much more
serious revolt occurred among them soon after
one of Emin's most trusted lieutenants.
Major MacDonald took the chief part In th0
survey of the Uganda Railroad, now building.
md Mr. jackson. who was wounded in tho
present mutiny. has been one Of the most promi-
nent British agents in Uganda ever since the
British East Africa Company first entered the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
A FOOTBALL PLAYER STRICKEN.

Ne Was Greatly Excited. ahd Il 10 Supposed
That Nc Hurst . Blood Vessel.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM. Pa, Nov. 2l.-During the
game between the Emmett and Pioneer football
teams yesterday Peter Rowan. 90 Year, old, a
substitute player for the Emmett team, was
cheering on the players and in q highly excited
manner running TO and fro on the held. Sud.
denly no became Ill, and was carried TO the
dressing rooms, suffering with cramps. These
were followed By "a heinorrhage, and he Soon
became unconscious. in which condition he CON.
tinues. The doctors are In doubt as to his ne.
coyery. II IL believed that he burst q anal
Hood vessel In the brain ~ ovorSxsatsEasnE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
NEGRO SHOOTS AN INDIAN.
The Shooting Fellows . Quarrel 1t . GATHERING
or shisnscook D~sseendAnta.

SOUTHAMPTON. L. L.. Nov. 2l.-Freeland Ryer,
. descendant of the Shinnecock tribe of Indians,
was shot late last night by Edward Brewer, a
negro. Tho shooting took place in George c.
Stewards store. Hill street. where q number of
residents OF tho Shinnecock Reservation had
gathered. Brewer and Eyer quaFrelled. Brewer
three OF which took effect. II 10 feared thAtthe
Wounds will prove fatal. Brewer was arrested
and safely placed In tho village lookup. He
will be arraigned before Justice Howell this
morning. Brewer says he was in the employ OF
ex,Presldent Cleveland for eight years. He Ia
about % years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
DIED In an OIIshIp's Tank.

GustAye EnEbrom, a tankmAn on the oil-carry-
ing Henri Rieth. which arrived yes
terday in ballast from West Hartlepool, was
found dead in one Of the tanks on Nov, 2. IL IA
surmised that he went below to attend 10 some
duty during the preceding night and that he
was overcome ~ the tumes from the taak. Ills
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
BROKE HER TOE WHILE DANCING.
Manager Rosenthal Refused to Pay ESQ rl
AalIe. Pepita's Treatment

Mile. Pepita, q dancer In the ~Liliputians, who
appeared in The Fair at Midgettown at the
Harlem Opera House last week, broke ono of
her toes while dancing on Monday night. DR..
A. P. Storrer OF Edgecombo avenue and 13Oth
street set the bonea. Mile. Pepita left the com.
pany on Saturday night.
That evening DR.. Storrer took . bill for $50
for his services TO Ludwig RosenthAl. the man
ager of the troupe. Rosenthal refused to pay it,
and the two had a row In which several blows
were struck. Neither was injured.
The same evening Rosenthal refused to pay
49, so TO an electrician. named Citi. who had
done some work In the theatre. Citi Motif ed tho
employees of the Amphion Theatre OF Williams.
burg, where tho Liliputians arc to play this
week, and asked them not to handle the COM
pany's scenery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
MRS. Adrian Iss,ln BrsusL. to the city.

Mrs. Adrian Iselin. who has been Ill at heH
country place in New Rochelle, was brought to
this city yesterday on a special train. All OF the
Iselin family, except {. Oliver Iselln and William
Iselin, accompanied her, with a physician and y
nurse: she was taken to her city home, %
East Twenty-siNth street. 1t was said there
last night that she was very low. although she
had stood tho trip well. Il was Mrs. Iselin's
desire to come to New York. and she made tho
trip contrary TO tho wishes OF her family.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
AUsrRALIA's BIGGEST FIRE.
ss. 90 worth % Property Destroyed 10
Melbourne.

Melbourne.
spseiaI Cable Dsspafeh to THR suu.
MELBOURNE, Nov. 1.-THE most extensively
fire ever known In Australia started at ~
o'clock this morning in the warehouse Of Craig, !
Williamson & Thomas. % Elizabeth street. in
the centre Of this q y. A strong wind that was
blowing caused the flames 10 spread with grean
rapidity, and in three hours . whole block, con-
s!sting Of seven warehouses and ten stores. wadD
destroyed.
Among the burned buildings were several %
the largest soft goods warehouses in Melbournes.
The loss is s5. ooo. 900. Many persons have beeut
thrown out Of work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
Martin Thoru'. ssoOua Trial Open. To-Day.

Martin Thorn is to be again placed on trial in
the Queens County Court in Long Island C!ty
this morning for the murder OF William Glsll.
sensuppe. An extra panel OF 100 jurors l. IN %
in attendance, IL Is said that Mrs. NaCS VIII
probably be the first witness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
sEXoRA JoRR1x's EYE REMoVED.
she Is One or the TIVE Cuban Ladies' Injurea
Last Week In u Runaway.

Sonora Dolores Ramirez do Jorrin and
Sonora Dolores Valcarcel dc Echarte. tho two
Cuban women who we're thrown from . cab q
few days ago and were badly injured, are still
under medical treatment. Sonora EchArte Ia
improving. but Sonora Jorrin had one of her
eyes removed yesterday by DIR. MenocAl. Sonora
Jorrin is the willow OF a wealthy Cuban, Alberto
Jorrin, who was killed In = duel with a Spanish
officer at Havana. 81 was a famous beauty In
Cuba.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
Rsss.a or %. 900 which she sIsDtIa = barrel

CHICAGO. Nov. 2l.-Mrs. Margaret Keegan
kept $1,000 in . barrel In a closet opening out
OF her bedroom. She left home on Wednesday
afternoon and her daughter was called to a
~neighbor's home for Thrift, minutes. When the
elder woman returned she lDuAd the money had
basR gtslsns
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22

CITY or MEXICO, Nov. @I.-Charles Hartford.
the American who claims 10 know the spot oa
CoeOs Island where UGH treasN . is buried.
lea u 60 70 the Island AAd IOooVSE tho tBoAOa144
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
4 CHURCH ~COLLAPSES.
Nobody Was Killed. bat = Nunbsr Or Psrssss
Were InJuFed.

CLEVELAND. O., Nov. 2l.-The Cory A. NJ. Z.
| Church collapsed tonight. No one WAS killed.
but a score or more have bruises and sprains.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
JOHN DENMARK AssAssIHArED.
A Gan showed Through the Window ut which
He was Sitting aha DiacharGsa. .

ELMRA, Nov. 21.-At z O'Clock last night, as
John Denmark sat near = window reading q
paper at his home In Van Etten. this county, q
gun was showed through the window and dis
detectives are working on the case, but have
been unable TO locate the murderer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-05
New Tax Law.

A copy of the forfeited tax sale law
has been received by County Auditor
Halden. The auditor places the fol-
lowing construction on the law:
"FirSt, we ascertain whether the
law applies to this county. The au-
ditor must find out whether the taxes
delinquent Jan. /, 1897, are equal to 3
per cent of the assessed valuation of
the county which they are. Upon
ascertalning this fact, the auditor
certities the facts to the county com
miSsioners who declare it to be fact
by a resolution which must be passed
before Aug. l. Then it is the duty of
the auditor to make up list of all
taxes delinquent Jan. l, 1897. All
owners then have until Jan. /, 1898 to
pay the original taxes without penal
ties or interest. After June /, 1898.
interest at the rate of 10 per cent is
added until the taxes are paid or the
land is sold.
"The sale takes place after the
regular delinquent sale in May 1899,
and the sale will be final, as to land
on which only taxes for 1895 are due,
which may be redeemed within a
year upon the payment Of interest at
the rate of per cent per month.
The law also provides that by pay
ing per cent interest in advance and
observing certain other provisions the
owner may have his taxes extended a
year at time not to exceed three
years. The taxes subsequent to 1895
must be paid up, and the current tax
satisfied before this provision can be
uSed !"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-05
Port of Entry,

J. c. Foley, of gold mine fame, came
up as far as Tower from Duluth Sat
urday. Mr.. Foley has been East to
Montreal and other Canadian cities.
He said that his principal mission
East has been to convince the Cana
dian customs authorities of the neces-
sity of making Seine City a port of
entry, so that American steamers on
Rainy lake can do business with
Seine river points. He says that he
had assurances from the head of the
department that the Office would be
established there within the next two
weeks. Under present arrangements
American steamers are not permitted
to land on the Canadian side, and the
only way by which American goods
can be brought is by means of canoes
and other small craft. When the
port of entry is established, and the
powers of the custom officer at Seine
City are increased, there will be moth
ing to prevent the operation of the
through line OF transportation from
Duluth by way of Tower to the Cana
dian gold fields.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-05

favor of Norrie ore as compared with
standard Mesabi ore of Is cents a ton,
so 1T VIII be seen that the Norrie roy
atty OF Is cents is the equivalent of
only between 10 and Is cents ton for
Mesabi. The average royalties paid
on Michigan and Wisconsin ranges is
Six per cent of the price of ore at
Cleveland. which this year will make
them run from Is to 20 cents. On
that basis Mesabi royalties would be
worth from 10 to Is cents. 1t is
probable that future leases on Mime
sofa ranges will be made on percent
age OF the valuation of the OUTPUT.
and eventually the ruling rate will
probably not be in excess of four per
cent and perhaps as low as three. 1t
will require but a year or two of idle
ness of independent properties to
bring their owners to a realization of
the import of changed conditions,
when they will be glad in order to
make their holdings productive, to
give leases on basis that will insure
the operation of their mines Iron
Ore.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-05

A writer in the Fort William
Journal signing himself mineral
ogist," revives the theory that dia-
monds will yet be discovered in these
northern wilds. He says: Not only
is Fort William surrounded with lead,
iron, copper, silver, and gold mines,
but diamonds may and will be found
in the immediate vicinity. About
two miles west of Fort William
stretches an extensive plain, composed
of sand and gravel, with beds of clay
lying between the different forma-
tions, the gravel is composed of
quartz, flint and other conglomerate
material-in fact, the whole fOrma-
tion is the same as the diamond fields
of Africa, India and Brazil, and l
have no hesitation in saying that mil
lions will yet be taken out of the
bosom of these plains above mention
ed.-Rainy Lake Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-05
May Term of Court.

The calendar for the May term of
court which opens Wednesday has
been completed and contains Is crimi-
nal cases, Y continued cases and 73
new civil cases. There will also be
some 300 tax cases that will have to
be heard.
With the exception of the addition
of the tax cases the calendar is of the
usual proportions. Among the civil
cases there are none that are of much
Importance, but the criminal branch
of the calendar bids fair to be of more
interest than usual. The Swenson
and BOrgstrom cases will come up
and also the remainder of the cases
against Fred Davis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-05
Change Must Come.

The change in the condition Of the
ore trade must soon result in a radical
reduction of royalties on the Mesabi
and Vermilion ranges if producers are
to successfully compete with the
mines on the Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin ranges. Owners Of iron mines on
the Mesabi and Vermilion are receiv-
ing Il royalty of from 20 to 30 cents a
ton, the state receiving Is cents for
ore taken from state lands. Lately
leases of good mines have been offered
for considerably less than 20 cents
with no takers. On the old ranges
royalties are based on percentage of
the market value of the ore at Cleve-
land, the rate paid by the Norrie,
which is the ore used as basis for
determining ore values, being six per
cent. This season the Norrie is
worth but 1896 at Cleveland, which
makes the royalty trifle less than 16
cents ton. There is differential in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-05
Good Place to Stay Away From.

The MINER is in receipt of letter
from Thos. Jury dated Nelson, B. c.,
where Mr.. Jury is at present located.
He left for Rossland from here a
month ago but found business in
Rossland so much overdone that he
decided to go to Nelson. Mr.. Jury
says that labor is much overdone and
that it was the people coming from
the outside who were bringing in the
money and supporting the towns, and
not the mines. Property is very high,
the price of lots on Main street,
Rossland, being $4,000. Those
who are in business are making money
but those who are looking for work,
find that country as hard as any
where.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-05
Session Laws,

This week we have the pleasure
OF presenting to our readers in
supplement form the session laws
of 1897 passed by legislature
which adjourned two weeks ago.
The index to the publication will
be found on the last page of part
two and every person should read
them over carefully. Many of the
measures are good ones and will
work to the advantage of the
citizens. Read them over and no
doubt you will be interested.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-05
Wedding Bells.

A very pleasant wedding was solemn
lied at the residence of Capt. and Mrs.
Harry Thomas last Saturday evening
by which Mr.. Anthony Smale and
Miss Mary Smale were made man and
wife, according to the laws of God
and man by the Rev. S. A. Jameson.
of Duluth, in the presence of about
fifty invited guests. Harry Thomas
acted as groomsman and Miss Nettie
Thomas as bridesmaid.
Both of the young people are, too
we'll known to need an introduction
to our people. The groom has resided
in Ely nearly six years and has been
prominently connected with the
various societies during all this time.
The bride grew to womanhood in our
midst and numbers her friends by the
list Of her acquaintances. The MINER
joins the large host of friends of the
young couple in this city in wishing
them long and prosperous welded
life
The young people were the receip-
tents of many gifts as tokens of
appreciation of those present as
follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-05

The Foley and Ferguson mines, the
Hammond-Folger dyke, the Empress,
the Sawbill, Golden Fissure, Black
Fly, H. P. 301, the Scramble, Black
Sturgeon, Sultana, Regina, Master
Jack, Mikado, Yum Yum, Nickapoo,
Sweden, Bald Indian Boy, Trojan,
LaMascott, Cornucopia-I could run
off long string Of names of properties
in the Rainy Lake country upon
which active operations will be carried
on this summer, says Rat Portage
correspondent. / could easily indicate
a number of others which will be
equipped with outfits of costly
machinery. l could point out that
companies like the Mines Contract
company, the Gold Explorers of
Canada, the Engledue people, Sir
Roderick Cameron and any number of
others are already interested in the
country and furthermore draw atten-
tion to the fact that a big stamp mill
and reduction works is to be built on
the Dick & Banning waterpower.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-05
Warning to Poor Men.

Rat Portage News: 1t is high time
that the papers of the country helped
us to caution people without money
or who have not secured employment
before hand against coming to Rat
Portage. Those who have money to
invest in mining lands or prospects
may find something here to their ad-
vantage, but men looking for work at
the ordinary classes of labor will find
the ground already occupied. 1tcosts
considerably more to live here than it
does in the eastern parts of the
country, therefore they should be
warned in time, do not come here
penniless expecting to jump into a
fortune, because they will be sadly
disappointed. AS for toughs, gam
blers and hobos generally it would be
well for them to give the town wide
berth or the place may find them close
quarters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-05

When your bicycle makes noise it
is sure sign that something is wrong.
The perfect running wheel is noise
less. Loose tools will rattle and
should be wrapped so that they will
not be heard from; a jingling sound
usually means that spokes have broken
loose from their fastenings at the
crossing points; distinct click means
spokes loosened at the rim; what
might be termed a jogging noise
means a loose crank; loud swapping
usually comes from dry chain, and a
loose sprocket will thump. No matter
what the noise is, or where it comes
from, it indicates trouble that should
be attended to promptly.