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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
The Most Common Names.

Or. I. r. Pearson, in an article on
surnames in the June number of Good
Words, gives the following table showing
the number of births in England and
Wales during 1865, with the twenty-five
were registered:
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WOm0n'a nj oefinps

Those of us who belong to clubs and
societies-lnd what woman does not now
adays?-are often struck with the remark
able waste Of time in the meetings of
women's boards and committees 1t is
not that the members are generally IN
punctual-one or two unbusinesslike mem
bers, of course, can always be counted on
to arrive from ten minutes to half an hour
late; but as the meeting commences with
out them they are the only ones that lose
the time. No, the waste is in the number
Of hours spent in doing what might be
thoroughly and completely done in half
an hour if only irrelevant suggestions, te-
dious discussions, and useless business
were ruled out. Why it it necessary for
committee meeting once month and
having several able subcommittee to
spend an entire morning from 10 to 1
o'clock discussing not only what has been
done and what is to be done. but also,
with infinite particularly, what might be
done, what had better not be done, and
what: other clubs in other. circumstances
find it wise to do? This is not q fancy
picture. How often one hears the famii-
lar dialogue between two women:
You did not get to the meeting this
morning" ..~..'D,..,
+: mo. 1 knew it would take the whole
morning, from breakfast to lunch, and I
could not spare three hours of the best of
Ii Jay. IL IL ldu DeeQ one QOuf long
but three, / just couldn't do it! What
did you do?' i, ;. ...eI. szss.
"Oh, about the same thing as usual. We
heard committee reports, and the regular
order of business. zand-well, then Mrs.
b talked about new members what
she always says, you know, and we had
a discussion as to when the dues ought to
be paid each year. -. -. SS;&.
= s.Why, we discussed that in joint SEES
sion two months ago, and | did think it
was settled" ~ ~. .
Eyes. But we had it all over again
this morning. And then that old subject,
ihe rentals of the assembly room. took up
the rest of the time.'' = -
'"That! Why, it was referred to The
committee on rentals, with power to act,
long ago!' ~E&
''It was all reopened this morning, any
way" IS IS
"What did the board decide?'' .,.< s
ooh, they referred it back again to the
committee on rentals, after ALL"
And so it goes. - We spend precious
time wastefully, lay ourselves open to
criticism, and accomplish no more--nay,
not as much as an hour of concentrated,
clear, direct attention to business would
effect .s%T
T 1t is all very well to say that Con
gress, where there are no women. does
very much the same sort Of thing. 1t is
each congressman's daily work, to which
he must make all other occupation sub
servient; and, besides, since women
claim superiority. why not make IL beau
tiful object lesson right here in d field
open to us al1?-Harper's Bazaar.
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uplifting 10 stead them In the discipline
of life Nothing hut shelter, food and
the privilege of aging ceaseless hills.
Truly the honored name Of wife Ii dis
5graced by the career Of these selfish
child women, and even more truly Won;
Sderful ID It that more men do not I'd
down IN moral md financial wrecks, hay-5
ing no help at home. Harper's Raxnr.
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GOSSIP FOR THE DIES
IA zNvosnAa's Love.

NNsAASeMp fAAUV0s
a sentinel angel sitting high In glory
Heard this shrill wall ring out from purgs.
tory: 80 ~
!. 3 Have mercy, mighty angel, hear my story!
4 ley S., and blind with passionate love,
Love brought me down to death, ana death
to hell. 800
For God Is Just. and death for sin ID veil. 3
Il do not rage against his high decree,
Nor for my self do ask that grace shall be:
But Tor my love on earth who mourns fol
me. 'es
Great spirit! Let me see my love again
And comfort him one hour aud + we're fam
To pay 9 thousand years of fire and pain 4
Then said the plying angel: t.Nay, repent
That Wild vowt Look, the dial fingers bent
Down TO the last hour Of thy punlshmentv'
But s e. she walled = pray thee, let me-
cannot rise to peace and leave him SO.
., let me soothe him In his utter wOe!''
The braxen gates ground sullenly ajar.
And upward, Joyous, like rising star.
She rose and vanished In the ether air. 81 q
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Expert III HIS Line.

It gill be seen that there is no imme-
date prospect of the great Smith . OF
Jones families dying out. -
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ample of what patience and perseryer-
ence can achieve. No one would take
his first book and he had to pay for
the production of it himself. "She'' was
written in six weeks, and Mr. Haggard,
unlike most sensational writer's, has
never kept notebook. He dictates all
his work to a typist. but not until he
has already written out the story in his
own handwriting. 80 5y25;% 8 ~
Queen Victoria has commanded w.
CUTLER Orchardson to paint jubilee pic
ture containing portraits of herself, the
Prince of Wales, the Duke Of York and
Prince Edward & It is not known by
what extraordinary accident it came to
pass that lOng-estab lished traditions
should have been overcome to such de-
gree that a British painter and true
artist should have been employed to
paint royal portrait. 5.53: !.
The late Senator Daniel w. Voor-
hees of Indiana, for many years one of
the most prominent men in public life,
left many valuable manuscripts, includ-
ing three lectures which he had prepared
in his later years, dealing chiefly with
his recOllections of the prominent men
and events with which he was connected.
His son, ex-Congressman Charles s..
I Voorhees,, will collect these MANUSCRIPTS
and publish them in one large volume.
The Crown Prince and Princess Of
+ Italy have been presented by the citi-
zens of Rome with beautiful album
containing over $1,000 signatures of not
able persons from all parts Of Italy, In
Guiding most OF the mayors. The album
4 which is intended as souvenir in con-
nection with the wedding Of the Prince
of Naples and Princess Helene OF Monte
negro, also contains a loyal address .il-s
unlimited by the most celebrated Italian
/ painters.
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Excessive Politene. q.
a Mothor,x Distras..

that strained and excessive politeness
which is to intercourse what the straight
waistcoat, tight stays and pinching shoes
are to the body? All spontaneity is
checked, all freedom Of speech, thought
and action withers under this excessive
fOrmalitY as nnt-h0und nlant Withers
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-15
TRADE REVIEW.
The Situation as Reported by Dun
and Bradstreet Failures
for a Week.

New York, June 11.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review of trade says:
Every step of progress during the week
which has looked toward an early termina-
ton of the struggle has been reflected in
the market and in lower rates for money.
All industries have felt the uplifting infiu-
ence. In finances the growing anxiety to
lend on even long exchange al low rates in
place of shipments of gold to this country
begins to accumulate a standing credit in
favor of the United States. A stronger
situation Ii would be difficult to describe.
Men have been buying and selling stocks
with some blindness. though the course of
events has all the time warranted high
er market. Other countries have yet TO pay
In some way an enormous balance TO the
United States on merchandise transactions,
and II will save spectators much trouble
and loss to keep the fact in mind.
Men talk as il wheat had gone down
out of sight, but the collapse of May spec
ulation has only made it more evident that
the outside world requires nearly If not
quite all the wheat this country can spare.
Last week Atlantic exports, flour included,
were 4,206 293 bushels, against 1,634, COZ last
year, and Pacific exports were 253, 213,
against 125,2l2 last year. and it is close TO
the end of the season. Over 100000, 600 BUSH
els of wheat has already been exported, and
almost 10000 900 bushels corn, 4,134, 500 BUSH
els during the past week. against 1,7S7,0S5
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THE TROOPS FOR CUBA.
Will Not Leave Until Accompanied by
q Naval ConvOy-The Trans
port Fleet.

Washington, June 1.-THE troop
transports have not proceeded to Cuba,
as has been repeatedly asserted. They
are in readiness to go. but will not move
until the naval convoy is ready to &C.
company them, assuring safe conduct
from Florida to the point of destina-
ton.
The completeness with which the
transport of troops has been planned is
shown in the official list of transport
vessels given out at the war depart
ment. OF this list, "a large steamships,
varying from 4,10o tons down to 600
tons, are at Florida points ready to
carry our troops to the point of inva-
sion. There are some Is other Graf,
including vessels suitable for conveying
fresh water, stores, etc., and for ligh ter
ing the troops and stores from the ships
TO the beach when the debarkation be-
gins. The entire transport feet of abou.
so steamships. augmented by the fleet
Of naval conveys, 16 in number, will
make formidable marine procession,
exceeding in magnitude the notable
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-15
Cure for Consumption.

Denver, Col, June 10.-Dr. j. B. Muir
ply, of Chicago, who invented the in
testinal button that bears his name, and
devised unique system of invaginating
or splicing" arteries, announced to the
American Medical association here
Thursday a conditional cure for con-
sumption of the lung. II is to throw the
diseased member out of service tenn
porarily by collapsing it with nitrogen
gas injected into the chest. During the
lungs quiescent state the tendency of
nature to cure the disease by the action
of the accompanying pleuritic effusion
is dependen. on to effect the cure.
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HE is AT IT AGAIN.
Admiral Sampson Renews His Bonn
bardment of Santiago Forts.
Spanish Report Claims They Pre-
vented a Landing - Sampson In
Possession of Guam.
tanamO Bay.

London, June IL. = Sampson has
shelled the Spaniards again. Bermuda
reports that it has cable connection
with Havana, and that the Spaniards
there assert the Americans bombarded
the Santiago forts again Friday, a
fierce fire being kept ur for three
hours to cover the landing of marines
near the harbor mouth. The Spanish
reports declare that they twice re-
pulsed the Americans, but don't go into
details or definitely say that they final
~ prevented landing. The lombard
ment began early and continued until
nearly noon, but just where the landing
was attempted is not told in the Ber-
muda dispatch, nor could Bermuda Sc
cure any further details from Havana
Baiqufri BOmbarded.
Havana, June IL (From Spanish Cor
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The First Protest.

Washington, June 11.-Japan has en-
tered strong protest against the duty
on tea provided for in the war revenue
bill. The protest was sent to the state
department and by it forwarded to the
conference committee. The protest is
based on the ground that a uniform
duty of ten cents a pound on all teas,
cheap or dear, will have the effect OF
running Japan's tea trade with the
United States. japan, it says, would
not object to a duty graded according
to value. The protest was submitted
as a result of instructions sent from
the japanese foreign Office.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-15
WEARIES OF THE WAR.
Spain Said to BE Making Further Eff
forts for Intervention of
the Powers.
London, June 10.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says:

London, June 1O.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says:
where is now little doubt that Spain.
seeing the hopelessness of further contin-
uing the war. Is approaching the powers
with view of obtaining an honorable
peace. The cabinet council has finally au-
thorozed Duke Almodovar de Rio to ex
pedite diplomatic action, and in consequence
the duke is now comforting with certain
ambassadors and ministers In Madrid. In
structions have been telegraphed to the
Spanish minister in Vienna, and orders
likewise given to Senior Aguera, the under
secretary of state. to proceed at once to
the Austrian capital Spain is unquestion-
ably looking to Austria for assistance In
her Distress
London, June 10.-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Daily News says: A
new appeal has been made to the pope
to intervene or use all his influence to
obtain the interference of the powers.
1t is asserted that the queen regent has
even submitted to the pope the ques-
ton of her retirement in order to allay
public discomfort.
Washington. June 11.-Reports from
Madrid that Spain, through the minis
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last year, and the market is justified in
feeling that those who have gone so far
beyond all precedent in defying current re-
ports are entitled to pay for it.
Failures for the week have been 20S in
the United States, against 262 last year, and
II in Canada. against 80 last year"
Bradstreet's says:
Accompanying reports of seasonable
quieting down of the spring demand for and
movement of merchandise come proofs that
the spring business of the year of 1898, with
a few notable exceptions, has already met
expectations. Particularly confirming this
latter view of the case are the heavy totals
of bank clearings, large railway earnings,
heavy exports, total of failures well down
to the normal and exceptional steadiness in
prices following the notable advances reg
istered some time ago. Weak or lower
prices for a number of cereals during the
past week in the face of a heavy export
business point TO the very good crop pros
poets for wheat and other grains, influence
ing holders toward parting with their
stocks
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bands. A Spanish column defends the Ia
pote line to prevent the enemy from invad-
ing the province of Manila, but the foe has
entered through Bulacan, Lagina and
Moron, so that Manila will thus be at
tackled by land and sea. / am striving to
raise the courage of the Inhabitants, and
will exhaust every means of resistance,
but I distrust the natives and the voIun-
teers, because there have already been
many assertions. Baccor and linus have
already been seized by the enemy. The
instruction has reached great proper
tons, and if I cannot count upon the sup
port of the country, the forces at my dis
posal will not suffice to hold the ground
against two enemies"
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Big Promoter Fails.

London, June "a receiving order
in bankruptcy has been issued against
Ernest Terah Hooley, for years prom
inent as the biggest company promoter
in this country, prominently interested
in bicycle, land and other concerns, and
who was supposed to be multi-mil-
lionaire. II is said that actions aggre-
eating $2,OO0,OO0 are now pending
against Mr.. Hooley and that one for
Sa65,o00 precipitated the crisis.
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Martin Thorn Must Die.

Saratoga, n. Y, June S.-The court of
appeals has confirmed the conviction of
murder in the first degree in the case of
Martin Thorn, whom the Queens county
criminal court found guilty of kill
ing William Guldensuppe, bath rub
Der, in Woodside, L. l., in July last. Mrs.
Augusta Mack, Thorn's confederate in
the murder, who turned states evil
dence, is serving sentence of Is years
imprisonment for her part in the crime
for which Thorn must now suffer in the
electric death chair.
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interest involved was how soon vote
could be reached. The debate indicated
generally that the bill as agreed upon
by the conference was reasonably sat-
isfactory to everybody, except as to the
bond provision. The vote cast against
the adoption of the report reflect
ed the opinions of those senator's
who are opposed to any increase
in the Understanding debt of the
country.
The report was agreed to by the de-
cisive vote of 43 to %.
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MINNESOTA NEWS.
Sheep Skins.

The regents of the university met at
the state farm and determined upon
the list of graduates. This list, as
completed. contains 296 names, as fol-
lows: College of science, literature and
the arts. lis; higher degrees, IA; me-
chanical engineering, 20; mining, IL;
law, SO; medicine, IA; dentistry, IA;
pharmacy, 10. Degrees have been is
sued to two students who have died
within the last three months, Edna M.
Stock and Carl HUM. During the year
there have been 25 students dropped
from the senior classes of the acade mic
department. SO blighting their hopes
of graduation this spring. From the
other departments pupils failed to gain
sheepskins as follows: Medicine. s.;
pharmacy, 3; law, 8; dentistry. 2.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-15
Minnesota Briefs.

Six horses stolen from F. 81. Arm
strong's barn in Minneapolis were re-
covered in st. Paul.
The Great Northern railway COM
pany has recently acquired 60 acres of
land at South Crookston for divisional
headquarters, and will Immediately
commence the construction of neces-
sary yards, round house and buildings.
A. johnson was killed by falling out
OF the third story window of lodging
house in Minneapolis.
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Sends n Gloomy Report.

Madrid, June 9.-The following COM
munication from Capt. Gen. Agusti,
dated Manila, June 8, has been pub
lished:
The situation is very grave. Aguinaldo
has succeeded in stirring up the country,
and the telegraph lines and railways are
being cut. l am without communication
with the provinces. The province of Cavite
has completely rebelled; and the towns
and villages are occupied by numerous
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-15
Forest Fire Record

Chief Fire Warden Andrews has is
sued his third annual report. The
damage done by forest fires in 1897 was
s22 455, and by prairie fires, S14, 554.
Sixteen forest fires were caused from
clearing land, eleven from burning
brush and meadow, and eleven from
camps of hunters and campers. Eight
prairie and field fires were caused by
threshing engines, eleven by railroad
locomotives, eight from burning straw
or stubble and eight from burning
fire breaks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-15
Private Elevators.

Judge Bum. of st. Paul, decides that
private elevators are not amenable to
the warehouse commission. In the
case against the Cargill company the
court finds that the elevator was used
for the purpose of storing and hand
ling the grain of the company and not
that of other persons, and that, there
fore, even though it was situated on
the way of the railroad, the commits
sion had no right to exact license.
In addition to the holding that the
law is unconstitutional as relating to
private elevators, it is also held that
it is valid so far as it relates to public
elevators or rehouses.
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espondent) .-Several American war
ships on Friday bombarded Baiquiri,
some distance east of Aguadores, and
near the railway line to Santiago de
Cuba. Official advices from Santiago
say that the bombardment caused no
damage" Baiquiri is mining locality,
and some of the mines are under Amer
lean control. AT the palace it is de-
MED that there was any bombardment
of the Santa go fortified tons Friday.
In Possession of Guantanamo Bay.
Washington, June 1.-THE first Off
cial confirmation of the engagement at
Guantanamo last Tuesday came to the
navy department Friday and was made
the subject of bulletin, as follows:
On June Admiral Sampson ordered the
Marblehead, Commander McCalla. and the
Yankee, Commander Brownson, to take
possession of the outer bay of Guantana-
mo. These vessels entered the harbor at
daylight on the 7th driving Spanish gun
boat into the inner harbor, and took pos
session of the lower bay, which is now held
by the Marblehead.
Last Cable Cut.
Santiago de Cuba, June 8 (via Kings
ton, Jamaica, Thursday, June 9).-Com-
munica tion between the island of Cuba
and the outer world was severed. The
Kingston-Jamaica cable was cut on
Monday, and the Marblehead, Yankee
and ST. Louis cut the Haytien cable,
running into Guantanamo bay. On
Wednesday the ends were buoyed and
Rear Admiral Sampson can establish
communication with Washington di-
rect. The Marblehead also engaged and
drove Spanish gunboat into Guantan-
amo harbor and shelled and reduced
the antiquated Notifications. The in
surgents cooperated on the land side.
Cruiser Reina Mercedes Sunk.
Madrid, June 9.-It is officially ad-
mitted that the Spanish cruiser Reina
Mercedes was sunk by the fire of the
American feet at Santiago de Cuba
Oh Monday. Five sailors and 20 ma
rines on board of her were killed.
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ter of foreign affairs, Count Almodovar
de RIO, had taken formal steps toward
parent by any action in Washington up
to this time. There has been no propo-
sition for peace or for an armistice, nor
has there even been an entering wedge
of inquiry as to how such proposition
would be accepted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-15
Crushed bY a Tree.

Four Indians from the Fond du Lac
reservation at Cloquet, who were on
the drive about thirty miles above
Cloquet, were sleeping in tent on
the banks of the river when the wind
blew down dry tamarack tree about
foot and half through across
the tent, pinning them all to the
ground. Joseph Houle Jr., William
Buttle and Charles Northrup, who
were lying on their side. were badly
hurt; Alex Mckenzie, who was lying
his back, escaped with few bruises.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-06-15

Weimar, Tex, June 11.-Constable
Lee Wall was killed Friday evening by
George Washington, negro who tried
to make his escape but was captured.
He has been hanged to an electric light
pole by 500 people.
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Happy.

The happiest man in the Twelfth
regiment at Chicamauga was Chaplain
Clemans when the agent of the South
ern express set down before his tent a
small portable organ. the gift of Ever
EFT, Aughenbaugh & Co., millers of
Waseca. 1t was just what the chap
lain had been longing for. and he did
not even try to conceal his pleasure.
The proverbial boy and his new boots
wasn't in it for an instant with the
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PASSES THE SENATE.
Report on the War Revenue Measure
Is Agreed to by the Decisive
Vote of Al to %.

Washington, June 11.-Shortly after
four o'clock Friday afternoon the con-
ference report on the war revenue bill
was agreed to by the senate after dis
cussion lasting four hours. The debate
upon the measure was without special
incident and was entirely devoid of
acrimonious features. 1t was a fore
gone conclusion that the report would
be agreed to, and the only question of
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Corner Stone for the Capitol.

The magnificent granite block which
is to serve as the corner stone of Min
nesota's handsome new capitol is bein Q
cut at the Baxter quarry near st.
Cloud. 1t weighs many tons, and
there is being chiseled out of the CEN
ter receptacle in which will be placed
a mum Der of documents historical of
the state and its progress. Work on
the granite contract is progressing
rapidly.