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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-18

Peter Murphy ct. al, involving lots l
and 2 and the 81 Of ne4 of section 8,
COLT. the secretary of the interior has
decided to entertain Murphy's motion
for a review.
The decion of the Departmental the
interior in the case of Tharold O.
Hobe vs.. L. II. Strong, involving land
in section 80, 62-10, has been received
at Duluth. The Strongs get the
land.
Acting Secretary Of the Interior,
Ryan has denied the defendants
motion for a review in the land case
of Walsh against Ryan from the Du-
luth district. He reviews all the tes-
timony introduced and concludes that
in no case could Hendrickson acquire
title to the land without the estab-
lishment Of bonafde residence there
on, which he had not done.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-18
Rainy Lake Gold Fields via Port ArthuI
and Rat Portage.

The route to Rainy Lake and Seine
River is now open via Port Arthur
and Rat Portage. Steamers leave
Duluth four times a week. Rate
from Duluth to Rainy Lake City,
Seine City and Mine Centre, S11.00.
For further information and tickets.
apply to A. Booth Packing Co.. North
west Transportation Co., Duluth, or
t. III. Larkc, commercial agent, 426
Spalding House Block, Duluth.
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orators who had hoped that
President McKinley's modification
of the consular-free order of the
late administration would apply to
the high salaried consuls are disap-
pointed. The original order of
President Cleveland required all
consuls to turn over tothe Govern
ment all of certain classes of fees
collected by them which they had
formerly been accustomed-to re-
tain for themselves. President
Mckinley modified this, allowing
them to keep certain Of the fees,
but made his modification extend
only to consuls who werereceiving
salaries of $4,000 per annum or
less. The criticism which Democ-
ratio editors had thus hoped to be
able to heapupon President McKin-
ley in regard to this order fails to
become available.
IF silver goes on declining dur
inc the next three years at the
rate which it has declined during
the last twelve months, Nh. Bryan
in 1900 will have to argue for
about a ten-cent dollar. The
value of the metal in a silver dol
lar is about A cents now, while
a year ago it was So cents. Yet
the inconsistency of proposing to
permit people to pass 50 cents
worth of silver for a dollar is not
so much less than a similar pro-
position with reference to 10 cents
worth of metal which the principle
of the thingis taken into considera-
ton.
FARMERS of the West are now
having as much difficulty in getting
freight cars to remove their crops
as they were a couple of years ago
in getting crops to put into the
freight cars. Thousands upon
thousands of freight cars which
have been standing idle since the
summer of 1898 are now rushing
day and night to carry the abund-
tant crops of the West, for which
advanced prices are being obtained,
despite the fact that silver has
steadily fallen meantime.
THOSE people who are accusing
Senator German of stradding
again On the silver question should
again read the platform which his
convention adopted, and they will
see hal he and his party are not
straddling and have merely taken
their position upon the Republican
platform of last year which de-
Jared for international bimetal-
lism, and which the Maryland
Democratic platform now so
cordially commends.
The man who asserts that the
effect of the Dingley law has not
been perceptible in increasing en-
ployment, even in the short time
in which it has been in operation,
is either ignorant of the facts or
wilfully misstates them, as many
thousands of people receiving en-
ployment since that time can
testify.
The years anxiety of the silver
orators about the dear farmer
should be allayed by present con-
ditions. Of course, the silver orat-
ors were sincere in their wishes for
the farmers welfare, and now there
is no class of men in the United
States who are SO prosperous to-
day as the farmers.
THOSE silver Senators who have
lust left for Orient to study the
silver question should make haste
in the accomplishment of their
task. Japan has already gone to
the gold standard and if China
should take the same step while
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-18
PROCL|.. ANA T TON f!
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TOTHE CITIZENS OF ELY AND VICINI7

A petition Of several citizens of the City of
Ely, having been presented to the City Coun-
Gil of the City Of Ely, representing that Ely
Lodge No. 22O, |. 0. O.. r. had arranged to
nave a picnic, and other entertainments dur
ing the day and evening Of August 20, 1897,
to which the public would be invited, and re-
that the Council take some action
in the matter as TO observing the day as a
holiday in the City of Ely.
THEREFORE in pursuance Of said request
and the action taken by the City Council,
hereby request of all persons to lay aside
their business affairs on that day, and allow
themselves and their employees, to observe
said day as a general holiday for the city Of
Ely and vicinity, and join in the festivities Of
the day.
Dated, Ely, Mimi, August 18th, 1897.
GRANT McMAHAN, Mayor.
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G. A. IL. Encampment.

Only $3.50, round trip to Buffalo
from Duluth, via "The Northwestern
Lineo Omaha Railway Tickets
good leaving on August q and %,
choice of lines from Chicago. Take
this, the short line, and save chang
ing cars SO many times. For tickets
call on G. Scheaffer at Ely or at 4o5
w. Superior St. Duluth.
Don't forget the Torbett Concert
Monday night.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19
Is The New Senate Republican

1t does not make any difference
to the tariff programme of the Re
pnblicans whether whether the
Senators appointed ad interim by
the Governors of Kentucky, Ore
gOn and Florida ara seated or de-
barred. Without the two Re-
publicans from Kentucky and Ore
gon the high tariff men mum Der
forty-six, which is majority of
five-Small, but effective under
the party lash. This is doubtless
the reason why the Senators have
decided with lofty morality that
the appOintees, whose titles are
somewhat cloudy, shall not be al
mitted to the Chamber.
But if the Senate be safely Re.
publican now on the only question
the Republicans will allow to como
before it, there is an excellent
prospect that it will not be Repub.
lican when it meets in regular ses.
sion next Fall and the money aues-
ton forces its way in. On that
issue the Senate now stands FORTY.
five to fOrty-two, giving the gold
men one less than a majority OF
the full body. There are forty.
one Republicans, twenty-nine
Democrats, eight Popnlists, five
silver Republicans and four gold
Democrats. 1t is practically Ger
tain that Oregon and Florida will
elect Democratic Senators, and q
strong probability that Kentucky
will do likewise. If the Democrat.
get all three seats the Senate will
be tied on the financial question
and even If they should get Onl,
two of them, they will be able t.
81 and solid wall, Obstructing an,
legislation inimical to bimetallism
In any event the Republican.
will have to sail very close to tn,
wind. The party will not 60 ma
Jestically toward on an even keel
: as it expected during it's brie
dream that there was a RepnbIi
} can landslide last November.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19

" IRGINIA:-In the Clerks Office of
Tazewell Circuit Court March 5,1S97.
a. NJ. Willard and w. l.. Britts. con-
tractors and builders and late part
ners in trade under the firm name and
style of Millard & Britts,
Complainants,
VS.. In Chancery.
r. Pirk and Amelia Pirk, his wife, Re-
gina Feldstein, James S. Browning,
w. w. French, trustee. and the Balti-
more Building and Loan Association
of Baltimore city, n corporation,
Defendants
The object of this suit is to enforce
the lien of a Judgment against F. Pirk
for $4,000 with Interest from 10th Sep
tember, 1892, and $3.50 costs at law and
to snbject to the payment of said judg-
ment certain lots of lend mentioned in
the bill, and to set aside as fraudulent
certain conveyances made by +. Pirk to
Regina Feldstein and Amelia Pirk.
which conveyances are described in the
bill. And it appearing from affidavit
on file in said office that Regina Field
stein is nonresident of the State of
Virginia, it is ordered that she appear
here within fifteen days after due pub
LEGATION of this order and do what in
necessary to protect her interest in this
suit, and that copies hereof be publish
ed and posted as prescribed by law.
A .c0py-Teste:
II. BANE HARTMAN. Clerk.
Chapman & Gillespie, p. q. .S-5-4t
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19
THOMPSON yALLEY.

We are sorry to say all our schools
are out and all the old bachelors are
mourning.
Mr.. James Buchanan was absent
from home last Sunday. Wonder
wherei MIR. Sam Thompson has not
been seen since Xmas.
1t is reported that Mr.. Willism
Thompson was sick. We hope that
it is nothing more than love sick.
We had some VERT interesting en-
tertainments this year.
Mr.. Bo Buchanan could not at.
tend the entertainments on account
OF his horse being lame.
Messrs Joseph aud Samuel Neal
were in The Valley last week. They
are off buying cattle now.
Miss Mabel Crabtree started the
18th to spend month or two with
relatives IN Bland Co. We think her
attention IS drawn to Poor Valley
as she took that route.
Our roads are Improving since the
rain. We viii soon have fine buggy
roads.
MIR. Newt Buchanan is walking
around with smile on his face q
yard long, he has lost his mustacbe.
MIR. j. N. Rhudy Is sbsent from
home. Wonder where. He was
seen in Thompson Valley Saturday,
but hsvn't found out where he spent
Sunday.
Mr.. W. t. Crabtree and brother,
were in the Valley last week on bust
ness.
Most of the sick of the Valley are
improving. Mrs Thompson Buch-
anan is sick.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19
Wisdom of the Situation.

Oh, no; don't call constitutional
convention. There is no necessity
for it, in the place. There is no
necessity for anything. Then it
might abolish the oysters. Owing
to the barbarous condition of the
State, it is very probable that we
should have an assembly composed
OF much worse element than that
which controlled the Underwood con
vention. Our people have deterioat
ed since the days of the carpet bag
gers. We have no such magnificent
statesman now as we had in the
years betW cen 1866 and 1870, and it
is probable that we shall never see
their like again. Then, il we had a
convention, it might put a stop to
the oysters.
The present constitution is a very
bad one-it is extravaganza, it is
clumsy, it is antiquated-but it is
better to endure the ills we have than
fly to benefits we know not of. A
sick man should never take redicine
He would probably get better but it
must not be forgotten that he might
get worse.
Moreover, the proposition to adopt
an educational qualification is tyran-
nous, cruel, unbearable. Such a
thing would take away from an illit-
crate Polish laborer his right to pass
upon the respective merits of protec
ton and free trade.
Such man can dig coal out of the
ground, and he can grow a beard.
Therefore, he ought TO have the
right to vote. Then, the upper
country opponents of convention
fear that the oysters might be dis.
turbed. The Chicago convention
said nothing about Virginia's right
to revise her constitution, and the
people had better wait another gen
Grafton. This is the wisdom of the
situation.-Norfolk Landmark.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
Valuable Real Estate.

WHEREAS, by deed dated 10th day of
May, 1891; and of record in the clerks
office of the countyscourt of Tazeweu
county, state of Virginia, Thomas C.
Harris conveyed to w. K. Labar and
A. j. & S. ID, May a certain lot of land
IN the town of Richards, county of
Iazewell, state of Virginia, known and
designated as lot no five (5), in Sec
ton number three (S) Plan A, on map
OF said town: In Trust to secure a bond
or obligation of said Thomas c. Harris
to The Iron Belt Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION, of Roanoke, Va; and,
WHEREAS, the said w. X. Labar hav.
ing removed from the State of Virginia.
and,
WHEREAS, default having been made
IN the payment of said bond or obliea-
ton and having been directed by the
beneficiary in said deed so to do, the
Undersigned, trustees in the county of
Tazewell, state of Virginia, will, ON
the goth day of March 1897, at II 30
O'Clock a. m, proceed to sell ON the
III ot1iO IOWn Oh lGC0IandS. At
public auction, to the highest bidder.
all that certain lot of land in said town
of Richlands, Tazewell county. State
of Virginia, known and designated as
lot number five 10y, in section three (3l,
Plan A, and bounded and described i'm
said deed of trust as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the east side
of Suffolk avenue 100 feet north of the
intersection of Front street and ths
easterly line of Suffolk avenue, contain
ing In front on said Suffolk avenus
twenty-five (25) feet, and extending
OF that width eastwardly between para
lei lines at right angles with said ave.
nue.. one hundred and twenty five (l25l
feet to the alley fifteen (l5) feet wide.
TERMS: CASH. There is due on said
bond S1592.55, as of February list 1897.
A. j. & s. u. MAY, Trustees.
February 18th, 1897.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19

1t is easy enough to understand
why Republican politicians and bush
whackers generally do not favor a
constitutional convention for this
State. They want as many officers
as possible in sight and do not care
how expensive our system of gov
eminent is as long as they imagine
there is chance to get some of the
swag. But why any intelligent
Democrat who pays taxes should Oh
iect is, to our mind, inexplicable. The
only reason yet adduced for not or
deIing constitutional convention is
fear expressed that the people can
not be trusted in the matter. Very
well. If the people of Virginia take
that view of the proposition they
will vote against a convention.
Meanwhile, some method should be
devised to abolish the General AS
sembly; because if the people cannot
be trusted to N Ike a new constitu
ton they cannot be trusted to ad
minister the one we now have
Lynchburg News.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19
BURKE'S GARDEN.

Burke's Garden, Va, March II.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Hoge attended court
at Tazewell this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moss and
Miss Mamie Moss have returned
from their trip to the Inauguration
Mr.. Will Crockett, of Bluefeld was
in this place Sunday.
Boys watch out who you tell your
secrets to. Even the "walls" have
ears.
We are glad to hear OF Miss Ma
mic Kelly's recovery.
The b. G. ID. and M. circle met at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ID.
Greever Saturday night. We had a
very pleasant evening.
Mr.. Quinn, of Tazewell paid the
Garden trip last week.
Mrs. George Moss has returned
from town, where she has been visi-
ting relatives for the past week.
Mr.Jeff Hoge, Miss J.Nannie Hoge
and Miss Pearl Snapp, accompanied
Mr.. Hubert Suffer to his pleasant
and picturesque home on Hunting
Camp last Friday and report having
a most delightful visit.
Kell, we thought you had been
keeping store long enough to tell the
difference between sugar and soap
without tasting.
Did you ever see the new style fcr
wearing ieggins Sunday? Some OF
our boys did and follow it too.
William Mckinley has taken bis
seat, Cleveland has gone fishing
The World still moves, and we are
anxiously waiting for that wave ol
prosperity, which was predicted to
start from the White House about
the fourth Of March.
ROMEO AND JULIET.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19

Now that the smuggling match
between COrbctt and FitzsimmOns
Is over, we suppose the great city
dailies will have space in their col
umns for few more ''personal in
terviews" with the leaders OH both
sides in Cuba, and reports on the
situation as seen by their Especial
Correspondence
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19

CLEVELAND called an extra SEES
sion of Congress to repeal the
Sherman bill, thereby putting the
country on gold basis. Hard
times and general destruction fol.
lowed. Mckinley calls an extra
session, not TO remedy the Cleve-
land mistake and restore silver.
but to tinker with the tariff. He
VIII fail as signally as Cleveland
did. Nothing can restore business
but the restoration of silver as
primary money thereby increasing
the volume of mOney.-Bucbanan
Messenger.
Pretty good doctrine, that, es-
pecially when it is known that the
above is from the pen of Mr.. Alex
Beavers, a former editor of the old
Tazewell Index. But these are
days that requires a man to stand
firm for what he believes is right
irrespective OF party.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19
PROSPERITY BOOMING.
Sweeping Cuts All Along the
Line BY the N & W.

A sweeping cut is being made on
the Norfolk and Western railroad
all along the line, and there is story
to the effect that this is President
Fink's first move through Vice Pres
ident Barr toward cutting expenses
down one third. The east end round
house was closed last week and, sew
eral men losing their places.
1t is also understood that the
operating department will be reor-
gained and that in the place of
twelve divisions, each with super
intendent, there will be only three.
The shop forces here are also being
reduced Twenty men were laid off
yesterday at the West End round
house. The Radford shop will be
run with small force herea.te
Twenty six men felt the keen edge
of the axe here yesterday and the
force has also been reduced at Crewe
1t is claimed that the purpose q
this to the-last-notch economy is &c
enable the road to carry out a big
project which it is said to have OF
hand. namely, that of purchasing the
Marietta & North Georgia road and
building line from Bristol to Knox
vile to connect with it, thus giving
the road through line from Nor
folk to Atlanta, Ga.-Roanok,
| World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19

THE time for deciding the ques.
ton as to whether we shall have a
constitutional convention or not
IS rapidly approaching and we
should take firm stand aud do
what we can to make the issue a
successful one. 1t is true some of
the leading Democratic papers and
politicians are opposed to calling
the convention, and they are back.
ca by the Office holders, who are
AFRAID the particular Offices they
bold will be abolished under a new
constitution. This was to be ex.
pected, 1.-THE people. of the State
az largo should not peEmit them
selves to be blinded by these same
ofzice holders aud others as to the
oecests to be derived from new
SUBSTITUTION, This question is a
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19
DID YOU EVER

Try Electric Bitters as q remedy for
your troubles? If not. get a bottle
now and get relief This medicine
has been found to be peculiarly
adapted to the relief and cure of ali
Female Complaints, exerting a won
derfui direct influence in giving
strength and tone to the organs. Ii
you have loss of Appetite, Censtipa
tlon' Headache, Painting Spclis, or
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Melancholy, or troubled with Dizzy
Spells, Electric Bitters is the Medi
cine you need. Health and Strength
are guarantees by its use. Large
bottles only fifty cents at A. r. Hsr
graves Drug Store.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19

IT WOULD seem from what we
can gather from our exchanges,
that Major j. Hoge Tyler has IA
strong following all over the State,
and all that is needed TO secure
the nomination for that gentle
man, is for the Southwest TO go
TO the next State convention as a
unit and cast their vote for him,
and enough delegates can be Sc
cured from other sections to nomi-
nate him.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19

Mr.. Chas. l. Stuart, editor of the
Roanoke World, has accepted the
position of editor Of Louisville, KY,
Dispatch, the silver paper recently
established in that city. BY this
action, Virginia will lose one of
her brightest young editors, and
the press generally will regret to
hear that he intends leaving the
State.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19
COAL MINERS STRIKE.
Mony of the Miners Along
Toms Creek Quit Work.

The miners In the various collier
les along Toms Greek on the Clinch
Valley Division have quit work. Yes
terday was the second day they have
been out. The trouble originated
over a reduction 10 the scale of pric-
es paid. 1t seems that on "the
creek" there have been two sizes of
cars used. For loading the large
size the rate paid was 90cents. and
for the small size Is cents. 1t was
proposed by all the companies some
time ago to reduce the rate from 90
cents to rs cents and from rs to 65.
This cut was to go into effect at all
the mines by agreement, it is said,
of the operators. but only the Sexton
Jones. and Dale Ridge companies
carried out the arrangement The
miners promptly quit and the other
companies continued to ship coal
paying the old rate. Finally. how
ever, the miners went back to work
in these three operations at the new
scale of price. When the cut went
into effect ON Friday last the miners
in the Coeburn, Lee. Swansea and
Pine Run collieries quit work. How
long they will be able to hold out is
mere matter of conjecture, but it
is thought some time will elapse be-
fore they will accept the new scale.
The operations of the Sexton, Jones
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19

Alabama iron Men Send Word
to Congress that They Do
Not Need Protection.

Several weeks ago." says a dis
patch from Birmingham, Ala, Con.
gresham Joseph Wheeler, of Ala
bama, who is a member of the House
ways and means committee, address
a letter to Pat Baxter, of this CITY
president of the Tennessee Coal. Iron
aud Railroad Company, the largest
iron producing corporation South,
asking why the Alabama iron men
had no representative present at the
tariff hearings when the iron SEIZED
ule came up, and suggesting the APP
pointment by the Southern iron work
ers of tariff expert to DO located in
Birmingham, who could look after
their tariff interests.
"Mr. Baxter sent his reply We'd.
nesday, which demonstrated the re,
markable change of sentiment that
has come over the Southern iron men
since three years ago, when they
were joining their Northern friends
in asking for protection.
"Mr. Baxter says that there is nc
reason In calling an expert into ser
vice. because the present tariff on
iron is all. the Alabama producers de.
sire, and they therefore have no sug,
gestion 10 make. They are, in fact,
getting along very well without ref,
az nee to the tariff, having sold leo,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19

President Mckinley sent his
first message to Congress last
Monday. The message was brief
aud consisted principally of stats
ties showing the deficiency of rev.
enues and recommended the en-
actment of tariff law that would
meet the needs of the government.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19

WE HOPE that the Republicans
will rush along their prosperity
band wagon, as we have not need.
ed it more than at present since
we came into this world, and if it
doesn't soon come we will be i'm
the same condition we were in
when we were ushered into this
world Of promises. But our rep.
resentstives at Washington will
see to ii that such a calamity shall
not follow us.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-19

FROM all parts of the county
comes the cry that the roads are
almost impossible. This is a
question demanding our earnest
attention, and by some means the
roads should be built up and put
In first class condition. To accom-
piisb this it will require money,
and lots of it, but we believe, if as
Sured the roads would he put in
first class condition. that the peo
pie of Tazewell, would not object
to pay the slight increase of taxes
which would be necessary to &C
cOmplish the above object.