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Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-08-27
Ten Good Reasons.


ernment had purchased and operated
the telegraph systems in that coun-
try, the Earl Of Montrose sent to the
House of Lords report, from which
the following is brief extract:
|. 1t is the governments business
to transmit intelligence; and that
business includes the use of the tele-
graph and all other appropriate
means of transmission.
,. If rates remained the same an
increase of profit instead of a loss was
to be expected by reason of the econ
omies that would result from united
telegraph in combination with the
postal service. The people could keep
the rates up and realize large profit
or put rates down, thereby increasing
the usefulness of the telegraph and
taking their profit in the form of
more and better service for the same
money. They did the latter, and,
as matter of fact, they have saved
at the lowest estimate $l50,000, 900 in
twenty-five years. The telegraph
ing they have done would have cost
them at least $50, 600, 600 more than
| it has cost, including the expenses
of operation, extensions, repairs, in
terest on the capital, water purchase
and all.
| 3. 1t stands to reason that a SER
want appointed and paid by himself
and whose avowed interest and effort
are to line his own pocket with the
utmost possible "giltiress" consistent
with his personal safety, will not con-
duct your telegraph or any other bus
mess of yours as well as you can do it
yourself or have it done by your own
agent. AS matter of fact. the pub
lie telegraph service turned out TO be
vastly superior to the private tele-
graph service according to the uni
versal verdict of the English people.
| /. 1t was reasonable to expect
that the government rates would be
lower, because the government would
work at cost and would moreover Sc
cure an absolute economy relatively
to private corporations in the con-
duct of the telegraph. In fact, the
rates dropped at once one-third to
two-thirds, average one-half, and
afterwards the ordinary inland
rate was thus again reduced almost
one-half.
5. The use of the telegraph doubled
the first year.
&. The government service has
adopted new inventions and shown a
progressive spirit in respect to en-
ployes as well as the service of the
public.
:. There has been no complaint of
violation of secrecy.
s. Nor the least suspicion of parti-
san use.
9. The government can be sued
and is sued. Claims against the gov
eminent are tried judicially the same
as other claims.
10. Interference with private in
terests to accomplish public good
is not arbitrary and unjust; it is the
very essence of justice and good gov
eminent. The private interests of
gamblers, saloon-keepers, opium sell
lers, ship owners, house builders.
power makers. bone grinders, grain
elevator men, etc, private interests,
both good and bad, are interfered
with for the sake Of the public well
fare. Telegraph interests form no
exception. The companies had alrea-
dy received large returns on their in
vestment and would receive full COM
pensation for their capital when the
public took their plant-more than
full compensation "a it turned out
lCitizen and Country.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-08-27

This being the spirit of a race that
has conquered one-third of the globe
from the arctic snow.ields to the bla-
ling equator. and in each spot has
built a shrine to God and named it
Home, every clash of American-Eng-
fish armes with the weakling tyran-
nous foe, means a Fastening of the
day of worldwide peace and harmony
among the nations that will one day
constitute the Universal Republic.
--[Greenville Ky Banner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11
SOctabio.

The ladies of the Catholic church
will hold a sociable at the parsonage
on Sunday afternoon, May 10, to
which all are invited. The proceeds
of the sociable are to he devoted to
improvements on the church property,
Admission. adults. pc, children,
15c. Ice cream and Strawberries
will be served at 10c. Remember, at
st. Anthony's church parsonage next
Sunday afternoon, May Is.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11

company could not be ascertained,
and the bonus agreed upon between
the purchasers and the fee owners is
also unknown.
An official of one Of the range rail
road companies Informed a Herald re-
porter few days ago that the result
of the negotiations between the own
ers Of the mine and the Oliver COM
pany depended on whether the move
ment to force reduction of ore
freight rates was successful. The
Oliver company, which, the railroads
claim, is backing the freight rate
fight, has agreed to take the mine
only on condition that the rate from
bly, to Two HarbOrs is reduced. The
present rate is 81 ton, % per cent
higher than the rate from Mesaba
range points and more than 100 per
cent higher than is charged from the
Wisconsin and Michigan ranges. DR..
w. j. Conan, who is the largest fee
owner OF the Pioneer and one of the
largest stockholders in the Pioneer
company. is one of the plaintiffs in
the ore freight rate case. Represen-
tatives Of the Oliver company are
expected to arrive in Duluth in "a
day or two to close up the deal with
the fee owners.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11
Was Duped.

M. j. Burns. the young man who
has been deputy collector Of customs
at the Crane lake portage and was
indicted by the grand jury for having
cartridges in his possession out of
season. told his tale of woe before
Judge Cant in Duluth Saturday. He
plead guilty to having 10 birds in his
possession and was fined SIOo and
costs amounting in all to $197.15. He
said he had been at Harding and was
on his way to st. Paul when a poor
man whom he knew approached him
and asked if he had any baggage. Mr.,
Burns replied that he had not, so the
old man asked him if he could check
his trunk on Burns ticket. He was
too poor to ride and he intended to
walk. So the defendant took pity on
him and consented to check the
trunk as his own. AS Burns attor-
ney put it, the defendant felt a good
deal like man who had been stuck
on note endorsed for a friend. He
will probably check none but his own
baggage in the future.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11
Where is the Pound

The board of health has posted
notices ordering people to clean up
their yards, alleys, ETC., and also to
keep a receptacle for receiving the
Stops so that the scavenger can empty
them easily. A barrel for Stops
should be put up by all, but the pigs
that infest the streets day and night
should also be put up. These anal
mails have acquired. a dexterity of
which they can well feel proud. They
can climb a barrel and tip it over as
neatly as a man. The owners or pigs
contend they are the best scavengers
a town can have. but they are very
unpleasant, we must remark. This
city has an ordinance to lock up the
animals and it would not surprise us
to see dozen or so in arrest some fine
morning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11
the fee owners.

Tower was made exceedingly happy
last Sunday when they rubbed it in
the Ely aggregation of ball tossers
The game started with a kick and
ended with kick and was altogether
very undignified exhibition of the
national game.
The game started in due time and
ended when darkness set in, seven
laborious innings having been reelcd
Off The batteries for the mines were
1. Cox, Gleason. w. Cox, Sullivan and
Phillips for Ely ,and Symons, Opel
and Lacke did the same for Tower
Keene did the umpiring, The
Ely boys were ahead, the score stand
ing ID to s, at the end Of the seventh
inning In the Tower boys half OF
the seventh, they run in scores anC
won the game by Is TO 10 Some
good batting records were made, Z
Polkinghorn doing IA large part of it
J.. Hickey and S. Nicholas OF the
Tower club, were conceded The
''smoothest" players in the entir,
aggregation.
The Tower club promised to play
the return game in this city in thu
near future whenit is expected tht
Ely club will be. better prepared tt
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11
Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the
firm doing business in this city under
the name of Sax & Nelson. has this
day been dissolved by mutual consent,
Samuel Sax retiring from the frm.
The business will henceforth be con-
Quoted by VIM. Nelson. who will pay
all bills and collect all accounts due
the firm.
Dated, Ely. Mimi, May 9th. 1898.
SAMUEL SAX.
VIM NELSON.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
A Resolution to re-Apportion st. Louis
County Commissioner Districts Killed.

nesoluCion Co re-AppOrtlon st. Louis
County Commissioner Districts Killed.
An effort to pass resolution call
ing for re-districting of the county
commissioners districts of ST. Louis
county was made at Fridays meet
ing OF the board Of county commits
Sioners. The resolution was intro
duced by Commissioner Morcom and
was in brief that it was evident from
| the late state census that the popu-
lation of the county has materially
| Increased in the last few years, caus-
ing change in the relative popula-
tion of the several commissioners
districts since the boundaries of the
districts were fixed and owing to these
facts it would be best that read
juStment of the boundaries be made
in order that fair and proper repre-
sentation might be had by all. The
resolution concluded with the follow
ing. RESOLVED that the board of
county commissioners hold a meeting
some time this month for the purpose
OF re-districting the county in accord
ance with the last census
When the resolution had been read,
Commissioner Dinham moved its ad-
option and Commissioner Kauppi
seconded the motion but moment
later Withdrew his second on the plea
that he had misunderstood the reso-
luton.
Commissioner MorcOm made a
strong plea for the resolution saying
that it was unfair that the city should
have four commissioners and the out
side commissioner should be loaded
down with territory 104 miles long
and 60 miles wide He thought the
ranges were entitled to two commits
sioners and that they should have
! them and he was certain that if the
commissioners did not redistrict the
county an effort would be made to
have the next legislature Go the work
and that the end would be ultimately
accomplished in that way if no other.
| Commissioners Williams, Kauppi
and Berg opposed the resolution on
the ground that Duluth was entitled
to the present representation owing
to the large amount of taxes paid in
proportion to the ranges taxation.
This was very good Subterfuge for
Il reasonable excuse, but, if the gen
tlemen had eaid they did not wish to
lose their commissioner jobs it would
have been more to the point, as it is
plainly evidenced that should the
redistricting take place, one OF the
gentlemen above would lose their
official positions.
| While the Duluth commissioners
have a large0number Of people who
pay large amount Of taxes, would it
not be fair for the commissioners to
! look and see what benefit these people
are getting by having Il county COM
missioner. All these constituents, or
majority of them, are in thickly
populated section of the city over
which the commissioners have no con-
troll whatever and the only benefit
they derive is in having a man on the
county board to watch the eXpendit-
ure of their tax monies. The larger
part of the county lies north of Du-
luth and in our opinion this part Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11
Pioneer to Ship.

The Pioneer will begin to ship its
stoekpie soon, SO we are informed
by reliable authority. The mine has
a considerable stockpile and fair
sized force will be given employment
in moving the ore.
The shipments from the Chandler
are going steadily on, the steam shoy-
ell working both night and day shifts.
Another switch engine has been ad-
ded to the yard nHr'an,nnt G@nduc-
tor Pennington R18 as he is
more familiar aE s. aiming
between the il etQ t.g this
season. Three s at eeipe made
daily.
p. II. Brow g IS ia h0hth in
attendance of Afl arif
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11
vidual score:
TOWER:
ELY:
just a Little Scandal.

An elopement took place yesterday
morning and it was only through the
watchfulness of Chief Garrison that
the guilty two did not get away The
parties to the affair were an Austrian
of an age sufficient to be grandfather
to his 13-year old partner of the same
nationality. The female part of the
contract was brought back from
Tower last evening by the officer
where she had been held on a message
from her father in this city. The
old rooster escaped.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11
The Emblem for the Patriots.

the county pays considerable more
taxes than the district represented
by the two commissioners.
The county should be redistricted
in order to give the people of the
ranges a show. Commissioner Nor
com in presenting the resolution only
voiced the sentiment of the two
ranges and it is to be regretted that
the measure was turned down. Q But
it will come up again and there is no
doubt that something will be done.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11
Rumors Uafoupded.

Saturday and Sunday rumors were
chasing each other thick and fast, to
the effect that the Pioneer mine con-
templated starting some time this
week. Manager Sturtevant when
seen by a MINER representative said
there was absolutely no foundation
for the report as far as this end of the
company was concerned.
The rumors probably originated
from the various discussions of the
ore freight rates and the opinion Of
Attorney General Childs as given in
these columns last week. Should the
freight rates come down to even Is
cents, the independent mine owners
claim they would have, a chance to
exist and it is the general impression
that the 40-cent kick was made in
order to compromise atabout 60 or 10
cents, or perhaps less. One promi-
nent iron man said the outcome of
the whole affair would be the ulti-
mate ownership of the independent
mines by the two great corporations
controlling the range railroads.
However, be this as it may, in the
face Of present conditions it would be
a pleasant event should the Pioneer
be wrought.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11
THE GUN CLUB.
The Ely Shooters Made Fair Record at
Tower Sunday.

Tower Sunday.
Ten members of tile Ely Gun Club
accompanied the excursion to Tower
Sunday where they shot a friendly
match with ten members of the Tower
Gun Club. The Ely team shot we'll
and showed great improvement over
last years work. Columbo, of the
Ely team, and Cummings, of the
Tower team, carried off the high score
honors. breaking 81 each out Of a pos
sible25, The Tower shooters won
the match by III to Eiy's I56 out of
a possible 250. Following is the indi-
vidual score:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11

entertain them on the diamond. BY
that Time Con Sulliyan's voice will be
filed so us to pitch it note higher
than that OF Bro Webster of the
Towers. 1t was difficult as it was to
discern as to which one was talking,
bat competent witnesses claim they
0JGh talked I'LL the time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11
NEGOTIATIONS Again Opened for the Pioneer
Mine by the Oliver Company.
Terms Of the Deal are Fee Owners to Extend
Lease and Get Good Royalty.
rlINEMUrI OUTPUT LARGE.

There is a well authenticated report
that The Oliver Mining company has
reopened negotiations for the pur-
chase Of the Pi0ner mine says the
Herald. The company has, it is said
secured by option control OF the stock
nf the Pioneer company and is now
dickering with the fee owners for
an extension OF the lease on new
basis. The Pioneer is controlled
under lease by the Pioneer com
pany, the.fee owners being DR.. William
S. Conan and Martin and William
Pattison, of West Superior, and Robt.
Whitesides, of Duiutli. DR.. Conan
owns one-half of it and the Others one
third each. The mine has been
thoroughly developed. but the operat-
ing company has been slow in its
operation of it. so that at no time
has it been a very large producer, its
output during the twelve years that
it has been under lease being only
4I7,I16 tons. The lease has only
eight years yet to run, and the COM
pany has for the past year been'endea-
voring to secure an extension ofit on
more favorable terms. The fee own
ers have demanded large bonus for
the extension asked for, and the
large sum demanded for the stock Of
the company. together with the price
demanded for the required extension
has prevented large operators who
have been eager to secure the mine
from investing. A few months ago
the Pioneer company ceased work in
the mine, pulled the pumps and per-
mitted the shaft to fill up with water,
the object being to force the feeown-
ers to terms, This policy was unsuc-
cessful, the fee owners taking the
position that in eight years they
would come into possession of the
mine by the expiration of the lease.
and that If the Iessees insisted in per-
hitting the property to remain idle
they would lose all of their invest
ment.
At different times the Minnesota
Iron company, The Oliver Mining
company and other Elarge concerns
have endeayored to get the fee owners
and lease holders together, but with
out success. The Hera id is informed
that the Oliver company has about
accomplished what it has heretofore
been unsuccessful in doing.
A meeting of the fee owners and
representatives Of the Oliver comp
any was held in st. Paul a few days
ago. when an agreement between
them was practically reached. By
its terms the fee owners agreee to'ex-
tend the lease to twenty years at a
straight royalty Of 80 cents, with a
minimum annual output OF 100000
tons u year. If at any time the price
of Pioneer ore at Cleveland'should ex-
coed a certain sum, either $3.50 or
50 15.a ton, the exact figure could not
be ascertained. the fee owners are to
receive an additional royalty Of 8 per
cent on the selling price Of the ore in
excess Of this figure.
The negotiations are being carried
on by C. A. Congdon, of the firm of
Billson, Congdon & Dickinson, for
the Oliver company. The price to be
paid for the stock in the Pioneer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-05-11

The daily bulletins being issued by
the MINER are meeting with the
approval of the citizens. We are
pleased that the service appreciated
as it partly repays us for the expense
incurred in getting them out.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03

pensated is not SO easily seen. without
having given the mattera great deal of
thought, 1T seems to us that WHAT'S pro-
posed being done has very much the air
of stand and deliver about it. In Mt
least Two cases the very best and richest
portions of the counties are demanded
and that in no inconsiderahle slices, in
orher To form this new county, and we do
not wonder at their rebelling against
such action. None of the counties inter
ested are large ones, and TO reduce their
size s.to reduce their sources Of revenue
without i'll any way decreasing the ex-
penses of the counties. OF course katlford
offers many plausible inducements why
such change would be beneficial to all
concerned, but then we must renee per
that Radford is no longer what she was Fl
few years ago and is likely to view any.
thing that will help to repair her lost for.
tunes in somewhat interested light. In
view of the fact that there is spirit of
retrenchment abroad in the air through
out the State, and that matters of finance
are In very unsettled condition, we
think the time exceedingly inauspicious
for creating new county, in that it
would necessitate the creating of new
Offices. AS we have said above, on the
justice or Injustice of the proposed meas
ure we may be scarcely in a position to
pass Judgment, but the one fact that the
times are out of joint should have
great weight with the Legislature in G4-
Gliding this question of such vital impcr-
lance to these counties.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
AN ELECTION BILL
introduced in tie Virginia Senate h
MIR. KceZel.

Richmond, Feb. 2-The most impor
tant election bill introduced at this ses
sion was the one presented in the senat,
yesterday by Mr. Keezel, of Rocking
ham. This amends the present Pnrke
law so as TO require electoral boards t,
supply each voting precinct in the Stat
with three extra official ballots. Thes
are to be posted up on the day Of election
In conspicuous place, near the victims
booth, and the Judges of election arc (,
see that they are not torn down or de
faced IN any manner. The object o
posting these ba lots is to enable iliterat
voters to have explained to them how t,
prepare their tickets when they enter thu
booth. This provision, il enacted
would enable the Republican manager,
to instruct the coiored voters, SO the,
could have little difficulty in preparin.
their ballots intelligent.y. II this bill i
adopted and there seems little likelihood
that it will be, it would give the Demo
Gratis but little advantage over their op
ponents under the operations Of the pres
ent election law.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
MRS. LUETGERT ALIVE.
Jacob Luthardt Offers to Produce
Her if Rewarded.

Chicago, Feb. "A man giving his
name as Jacob Luthardt called at the
central police station this afternoon and
said he was prepared to accept the $50. :
GOO rev ard which P.lice Inspector Mich.
ael Setback has offered for the produc-
ton of Mrs. louisa Luetgert alive.
Luthardt said he had seen Mrs. Luct-
CERT within forty eight hours and could
produce her within that length OF ;ime
He told straightforward story and al
though subjected to ii close examination
by Captain Colieran. of the central sta
ton, insisted upon the accuracy of his
story.
He was SHOWN SEQ pictures and from
them selected that of Mrs. Luetgert with
out trouble. LutEardt said he could
produce her at any time and repeated
that he would do so il he was assured of
the payment of the 100000. He said
Mrs. Luet9ert was within short dis
tance of Chicago and WAS with friends
According to his story she is Insane but
has iuc:u intervals
Inspector Schaack not only agreed to
make gooh the $50 900 offer he had orig
ipailv made, but promised to give Luth-
artd S0Oo additional for every day that
was saved in the trial ty the production
OF Mrs. Luttcert.
'The trnl will last about % week ION
ger and will cost the State $1,000 more :"
said the inspector. "You bring me the
woman into court and will personally
pay you T23, 900. l will also guarantee
that you get IL total sum of SEQ, 600, as |
know others who will put up little be-
sides my S23, WOO. Now bring her i'm
Lutha:dt sat still moment, and then
with the remark, We'll, ] must be go
ing" he left The station
Chief Of Police Kipley's private score
tary, James Markham, says Luthardt
has called at the chiefs Office several
times for an interview with the chief
Each time he refused to state his GRAND,
but said he had very important business
10 transact.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
a CLEVER TRICK.

1t certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about It, Anybody can
try it who has Lame Back and Weak
Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles
We mean he can cure himself right away
by taking Electric Bitters This med
icine tones up tho whole system. acts as
a stimulant to the liver and kidneys, is
a blood purifier and nerve tonic. 1t cures
Constipation, Headache. Painting Spells,
Sleeplessness and Melancholy. 1t Is
purely vegetable. mild laxative, and re-
stores the system to its natural vieor
Try Electric Bitters and be convinced that
they are miracle worker. Every bottle
guaranteed. Only 50c a bottle at Massie's
Pharmacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03

The amalgamation of the Lake Shore
railroad with the New York Central is
the most gigantic railroad deal of the
century, ecllpsing in scope and extent
anything ever before undertaken in the
history of ra'roading. 1t is said, too,
that this is but an initial move of series
of consultations to embrace the entire
Vanderbilt system of roads. Contrary to
reports current few days ago, this
change Will in no way affect Chauncey Vi.
Depew connection with the road, so that
he is likely still to remain in this country
and is still open to all engagements fol
all solts of post prandial speeches.