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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25

shorter spans were bent and twisted
out of shape. For time il was feared
that the Nickel Plate trestle at the side
of the run would be carried away also
but this was saved by prompt work or
the part of the officials of the company.
AS a result of the accident Wilson
avenue, one of the great cross-town
thoroughfares, will be blocked for some
time to all but pedestrians. The bridge
was about 300 feet long. It was built
jointly by the city and the Nickel Plate
railroad, cost about 100000 and was
opened for traffic last summer It will
cost, it is estimated, about s25 GOO to re-
pair the damage.
At Mermill the Portage river is out of
its banks and the country is inundated
for two miles on each side. Residents
we're rescued from their houses in
boats. The village of Mungen is nearly
all under water. The cold weather will
proba bly, cause the floods to recede.
Bowling Green, O., Jan. 19.-One of
the worst freshets Wood county has
seen for years prevails south of here.
Thousands of dollars damage has been
done. The oil fields are involved and it
is impossible to care for the production.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25

treaty respecting the protectorate. The
London Times is disposed to question
the propriety of Chief Justice Cham
bers' action in ruling against King Ma
taafa.
Auckland, n. T., Jan. 20.-Further
particulars regarding the disturbances
at Samoa show Mataafa's followers
numbered about 5000 men and that the
adherents of Malietoa Tanus were only
about 1000 in number. There were two
hours fighting between the rival
forces, during which several of the war
riors were decapitated.
Washington, Jan. 21.-The president
has directed Secretary Hay to draw up
a state paper containing a summary
of the provisions of the Berlin treaty
relating to Samoa, history of the pre-
vious exciting events in Samoa and re-
cital of the revolutionary acts of the
German president of the municipal
council, as related in the press dis
patches and confirmed by the consular
report from Auckland. This statement
will be cabled to-day to Ambassador
White at Berlin, with instructions to
present it to the imperial government
and request an explanation of the con-
duct of the German representative or
a disavowal of his action. 1t is the
opinion of the administration that Ger
many will promptly disavow all sym
pathy with the revolutionary tactics of
her representative and promise to re-
move and punish him if the press dis
patches are confirmed by official adj
vices.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
MINNESOTA NEWS.
An Enlarged Plant.

The enlargement of the Minnesota
Iron and Steel company's establish
ment at Minneapolis by the addition of
large open hearth steel plant has
been completed. The building is en-
tirely finished, the open hearth fur
mace and other machinery have been
put in place and the fires have been
started.
1t will take about ten days to heat
the furnaces to the proper temperature
for use, and at the end of that time the
crews which are being engaged will be
put at work. The force of men now
employed will be augmented by about
100 more men when the manufacture
OF steel is commenced.
The new department will have ca
pacity of 10000 tons of finished steel
per year, making the total tonnage ca
pacity of the mill about 40, 900 tons of
iron and steel a year. In addition to
the production of steel, the company
will continue to turn out bar iron from
the old part of the factory. The roll
ing mills will be able to cover practi-
cally all the requirements of the
-NoA III"
of bar iron and soft steel bars, flats,
plates, wagon and buggy tires, steel
castings, nuts, bolts, harrow teeth,
drift pins, spikes, etc.
The mill has now been running night
and day since last April, and the pay
roll has averaged over 800 men. The
steel plant will require an addition to
the force of over 100 men,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
Forest Preservation.

Under this head the state auditor
land forest commissioner in his an
nual report says: The law for pre-
venting and eXtinguishing forest and
prairie fires has been in operation
practically for four years, and has met
reasonable expectations. During this
period Minnesota has been free from
such serious forest fires as have oc-
Cured in neighboring states. Of course
it needs no law to make people turn
out to save their own or neighbors'
property from fire, but the benefit of
the fire warden is especially apparent
in cases where a forest fire may have
been set in a remote or a sparsely set
tied locality,in dry season, and which,
but for the prompt attention of fire
wardens, might prove disastrous. The
leading object of the law also is to pre-
vent dangerous forest or prairie fires
from being set Prevention, indeed, is
its leading principle. Not only does
the fire warden law tend to prevent
such a catastrophe as occurred at
Hinckley in 1894, but by helping to
save the younger growth of timber, it
tends to prolong our important lumber
industry"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
Laid to Rest.

Lewiston, Me-, Jan. 19.-In the midst
of marked evidences of public and pri-
vate mourning the citizens of Maine, in
Guiding the neighbors and lifelong
friends of the late Representative Mel
son Dingley, engaged in the closing
services attending the burial of Names
honored congressman here Wednesday.
The public service was held in the Pine
Street Congregational church, after
prayers at the Dingley home. The body
was then taken to Oak Hill cemetery, in
Auburn, for interment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
Accuaea Grant.

Sacramento, CAL, Jan. 19.-When the
committee appointed to investigate
the charges against Speaker Wright
met Wednesday MiltonJ. Green, who ac-
knowledges that he is the manager of
U. S. Grants campaign for the senator
ship, was recalled. He testified that he
had absolute authority to spend money
in Grants fight from Grant himself.
He stated that he had used money in
many assembly and senatorial districts,
but had kept no record of his expendi-
lures, nor could he tell the full mum.
Der of candidates whom he assisted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
They Want Pensions.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Butler
presented on Tuesday in the senate a
Muscogee county, Ga, asking him not
to abandon his bill for pensioning ex-
confederate soldiers. They say that
they are citizens of the United States,
and that, while they participated on
the confederate side of the war between
the states, this war was not rebellion.
They refer to President McKinley's re-
cent expressions favorable to the care
of the southern dead as the express
sions of true patriot"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Situation as Seen by r.. G. Dun & Co.
Iron and Steel Manufacture
The Failures.
New York, Jan. PR. G. Dun G. Co. s
weekly review of trade says:

New York, Jan. PR. G. Dun G. Co. s
weekly review of trade says:
"A new year rarely opens brilliantly.
Too many traders have to wait for the de-
mand which in winter comes slowly. The
Industries resist fairly well the tendency
to unlimited expansion which some have to
meet. Speculation in products is gaining
but little, while in stocks an enormous VOL
ume Of business results in continually
higher prices. The volume of payments
through clearing houses is extraordinary,
12.7 per cent. larger than last year, 96.9 per
cent. larger than in 1897, and 51.5 per
cent. larger than in 1892, even the transac-
tons outside of New York showing a gain
over 1892 of AS per cent. Speculation at
New York therefore cannot be the main
cause of gain. Difficulties between holders
of material and manufacturers continue to
hinder in some Industries, and in some
may prove seriously embarrassing, but the
activity is on the whole unsurpassed hith-
erto, and the volume of traffic is beyond
all expectat ions. In some branches con-
sumption is running beyond the producing
capacity, but in others 1t is hindered by
doubts about the future supplies and prices
of materials.
1.-The iron and steel manufacture leads all
others in the volume of new business.
While production is much the largest ever
known, many Of the works are withdraw
ing all quotations or naming prohibitory
prices in order to check orders which they
cannot fill for months to come, and do not
want to accept at current prices. The
number of such works is rapidly increasing
as the heavy demand for materials covers
many months capacity. While finished
products are in very great demand, espe-
cially for car building and special works
at the west, the week shows no advance in
prices excepting so cents per ton in steel
rails at the east
Failures for the week have been 249 in
the United States, against 374 last year,
and 80 in Canada, against So last year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
Telephone Companies.

State Auditor Dunn made drafts on
the telephone companies in Minnesota
for the 3 per cent gross earnings tax
provided for by the law of 1897. The
draft was made in accordance with the
signed statement presented by the Off
GERS of the telephone companies as to
the amount of their earnings for the
year. The Northwestern Telephone
company heads the list with tax of
Sl2, 1908, the Duluth Telephone COM
pany will pay $S75.35, the Winona COM
pany pays as its share 1878. 35, the Blue
Earth Valley Telephone company con-
tributes S221.17.
The remainder is paid in by smaller
concerns, in amounts ranging from S25
to $500.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
COCKRELL FOR PRESIDENT.
The Kansas City Times, One of Bry-
ans Supporters, Abandons Him
for the Missouri Senator.

Kansas City, Mo-. Jan. 19.-In a
leading editorial to-day the Kansas
City Times, which has been a staunch
supporter of William Jennings Bry-
an, urges the candidacy of United
States Senator Francis Marion Cock
rell for the democratic presiden-
tial nomination in 1900. Senator
Cockrell, whom the legislature of
Missouri has just elected to his fifth
term in the United States senate, will
be put forward as IAN old-fashioned
democrat who stood for what the Chi
cago platform contains long before that
platform was promulgated"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
Brief Minnesota News.

The Touring mill of Frank Lands,
at Clara City, was totally destroyed by
fire.
Mrs. II. r. Brent, of Minneapolis,
stepped into an open cellarway and
fell down stairs. She broke her skull
and died within three hours.
A number of the ladies of Winona
have banded themselves together for
the purpose of stopping further mutt
lation of Sugar Loaf mountain.
The body of Thaddeus Gillespie, who
while demented, mysteriously disap-
peared in his night clothes last Octo-
Der at Hastings, was found in the river
near the ferry landing.
Burglars stole 500 worth of jewelry
from the residence of NJ. j. Donnelly,
at ST. Paul.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
VIII Be Fair and Just,

Washington, Jan. 81. = Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood called at the war depart
ment Friday to say farewell prior to his
departure for Cuba. The war depart
ment expects to be able in the course of
few days to promulgate the plan it has
formulated, after consultation with
Gen. Wood, for the distribution of the
customs revenue of Cuba, a question
which is agitating the people of San
tiago just now rather unreasonab bly,.
The plan will be fair and just to all in.
terests.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
No Peanut Trust.

NorSlk, Va, Jan. 20.-The heavily
capitalized peanut combination which
ex-Gov. Campbell, of Ohio, attempted to
form has failed to close up its options
secured on many of the mills of this
section. In view of the collapse of the
new enterprise, the rise in the price OF
peanuts in the last few days is little
short Of phenomenal. A jump of one
cent in the best grades has startled the
trade
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
A shiIlinr a word.

The estimates of the statisticians of
letters that Mr.. Kipling is paid at the
rate of shilling word so stirred a
London penny-a-liner's sense of fun
with the notion of retail quotations for
inclosing q shilling and ordering one
word. Mr.. Kipling retained the shil-
ling and politely returned written ON
a large sheet of paper of the best quail
ityl the word Thanks"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
Orphans Home Burned.

The main building of the Orphans
Home at Vasa, II miles from Red
Wing, owned by the Swedish Lutheran
conference, was burned to the ground.
A small boy playing with matches was
the cause. There were about Is chill
dren in the building, some of whom
barely escaped with their lives. The
surrounding buildings were saved by
hard work. The loss is about S12. 600.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
Mrs. George Indicted.

Canton, o., Jan. 20.-The grand jury
has returned true bill against Mrs.
Annie E. George for numbering George
ID. Saxton last October. The indict-
ment is for the first degree and the
penalty is death by electrocution. Sax
ton was brother of Mrs. William Nc
Kinley
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
Personnel OF the Commts.ton.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-President Nc
Kinley announced during the session of
the cabinet Tuesday that he had finally
passed on the personnel of the commits
sion TO visit and report on the Philip
pine islands as follows: Messrs. Schur.
man, Dewey, Otis, DENLY and Worces-
ter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-25
vote. Thanks to Miss Gould.

Springfield. H., Jan. 19.-The Illinois
house voted thanks to Helen Gould for
her ministrations to Illinois soldiers.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-04-01
An Intolerant Protest Against Intolerance.

"Scribes and Pharisees, arrogant, denuncatory, ig
norant, INSCRIPTIONS and untruthful,'' of
the choice epithets the learned and dignied Bishop
Potter hurls at the Prohibtionists If he is willing
to be held responsible for the spirit which his words
to manifest, surely the thoughtful, Christian
men and women who carrying the fight against
the worst foe of the church and nation ought not to
object to being judged by their self-sacricing and
heroic deeds. Despite the abuse heaped upon them
by the bishop his words will lead multitude of them
to re-examine their methods of propagandism with
view to making them, if possible, less liable to just
criticism. The bishop should also do some thinking.
We suggest for instance, that he the ques-
ton whether he ought not to put away the social
glass for his sake for the sake of millions
whose lot he bewas and who have right to look to
him for an example, and whether the fact that pro-
hbiton might make it somewhat inconvenient for
him to crafty his tastes is not in large measure re-
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-04-01
Too Near the White House.

AS is known to many the Free Baptist, the Midland
Christian Advocate (Methodist), the North and West,
Presbyterian), and, we believe, the Northwestern
Congregationalist constitute a religious newspaper
syndicate, whose papers printed by the firm
and whose members every week. to greater or less
extent, each others matter. 1t is doughnuts to
snowbas that no one of the three last named will
have any for the following straighout talk from
the editorial columns of the Free Baptist:
'The professed Christian and church member who
rents property for saloon purposes, should be dsci
pned and, if unrepentant expelled from the church
If to this is added the responsibility for the very ex
istence of certain Saloons which he could wipe out
of existence with his signature the sin is tenfold
greater. IT, in addition, he is found guilty OF using
allowing to be used the property which belongs
partly to Others for saloon purposes while they pub
lcy and privately protest against such his sin
still greater After these facts brought clearly
to his attention. if he still refuses to make change
in his action he should be expelled from the church
of which he is member. We know of no reason
why exception should be made, even if the guilty
party president of the United States
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-04-01
BACKBONE.

President Mckinley is having full length portrait
of himself painted. This wl-perhaps- his
refusal lowing to the pressure of official duties"
give the Washington w. c.. T. Unions a personal
hearing the Attorney Generals Interpretation of
the anti-canteen law The ladies should be patient
1t isn't every day that we have Methodist Presi-
dent and he it to the church. not to say the
tion that posterty should know just how he looks.
The M. E. District Preachers Meeting, held at
Rochester this month"; will hear five lectures on Bib
1ical Archaeology follows 1.-THE Bible and the Bur
led Cities of the East "The Creation 1.-The Flood
EARLY Mgratons' and abraham and the Kings of
the East
Good! And permit to suggest that when the
brethren have washed and wiped their faces and
hands, grmy with their search into antiquities they
listen to five lectures Practical Christianity fol-
lows 'The Saloon and the Crippled Churches of the
East and West "The Destruction "The Flood of
Sin, Sorrow and Crime caused by the Saloon, Early
before election day 1899 Returnings,' and Cam
brinus and the Politicians of Everywhere.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-04-01
gponsibe for bis -tempered criticism Of the Pro

sponsible for his il-tempered criticism of the Pro-
hibtionists.
AS for the bishops attempted puncture OF the Thy
pocrisy of the Prohibition system from Maine to Kan
sas," we refer him to the people of Maine and Kan
sas, which, after trial of the system, have ncorpo-
rated it in their constitutions by large majorties
But even if all the hypocrisy alleged by the bishop
actually existed it could not be compared with the
constant hypocrisy of the license system, with it's
everyday violations of the law and pretense Of re-
straint.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-04-01
The Result of Concentration.

The Indiana State Committee is putting an organ
izer into each congressional district He speaks
ganizes and subscriptions for the state paper
and for the congressional district fund.- out of which
ne is paid The plan is working we'll. The financial
plan is based upon this idea: '"The number of Pro-
hibtionsts each district is larger than the number
of members in the most fourishing churches. The
churches support pastors, some of them at many
times the salary Prohibition evangests require with
heavy expenses BESIDES and it is not unreasonable
ask that the Prohbtionists pay literally to the
support of prohibition the average church mem
Der pays to the church." Another successful appl-
cation of the policy of concentration.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-04-01

y"
EDITORIAL.
Griggsism must 60
McAlegan is the name Woolley gives to the big
canteen trio.
Quick work will be made of the saloon when every
minister takes off his coat.
ooe
IF it is true as reported that intoxicating liq-
uors were served at the dollar Democratic dinner
held at New York, we live in better days than when,
not long ago. Democrat could be distinguished by
his breath.
What the world needs is not more time, talent or
money but more of our time talent and money. What
the Prohibition needs is not more enemies OF
the saloon but that those who it's enemies
shall speak their enmity into the ballot box
The Chicago Tribune, having kept record of crime
for ten years. declares that the saloon business OF the
United States is directly chargeabe with total OF
So 436 murders between 1886 and 1896. vote TOT
license party is vote the continuance of this sort
of thing.
I'll
DR.. Hancker St. Paurs city physician, considers
Chas Raaen, who assaulted and robbed Mr. Treacy'
of Brown, Treacy Co., natural criminal. The
city and state may be depended on to do all IN tner
power to realize the prediction. Raaen states that
he went direct from the saloon to the scene OF the
robbery.
Eli Perkins claims that by walking eight blocks,
climbing three flights of stairs, joining club of
drunkards and paying SO cents, he had the privilege
of looking at something which they called whisky
but which he wouldn't drink This was in Maine.
But Eli is such liar-who knows that he even got
a chance to smell of the vile stuff?
The New Voice sees the necessity of our concentrat-
ing our efforts and gifts the fight against the sa-
loon if we are to win substantial victories 1t says
make it clear to the man who wants to tight the
saloon that he must be in the ranks OF the Proh1bi-
ton party to be in that fight And this means sucn
doing and such giving even the heroic history OF
the party has never seen before
Mr. Warner of Illinois, in reporting the bill call
ing for the repeal of the Alaska prohibtory law and
the substitution of license law made the astound-
ing statement that he advocated this course because
Governor Brady had assured his committee that the
liquor dealers in Alaska who now criminal VIC
ators of the law, required that this change should
be made. Is this country of saloon-keepers, by
saloon keepers and for saloon-keepers?
The decision of Attorney General Grggs regarding
the canteen, so funny if it not outrageous,
is in perfect keeping with his record the liquor
question. His environment has been berry and he
has never been known to array himself against the
saloon He owes his nomination for governor of New
Jersey and his position in the Presidents cabinet to
Vice-President Hobart, who, expert promoter
of corporations organized Patersons brewery syndi
cate.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-04-01
BRIEF AND BRAINY.

LOCALIZED rumseng is statutory murder.-H. Clay
Bascom
"A chid's hand is the door latch of the millen-
nium."-Mrs NJ H. Hunt.
The truest patriot in this land is your unyielding
unscarable, uncompromising, surrender Pro-
hibitionist.-A A. Hopkins.
The saloons will be banshed when the Christian
voter has much gumption the saloon keeper
Chairman H. J. Hall, of Indiana.
gun may have great muzzle energy with small
perforating power 1t depends the bullet. So, may
church. 1t depends on the balot.-Jno G. Woolley
The saloon-keeper votes for what he wants and
gets it, but the Christian says he wants something
different votes for something the other does and
gets it, too.-Fannie A. M Dowell, in Midland.
The saloon would die today were it not for the po-
litical support which it receives from the misguided
and unthinking mass of decent and respectable men.
Jas. A. Williams Rhode Island State Chairman.
When man be consistent Prohibitionist
without hurting license party he serve the
Lord without offending the devil.-C. N. Howard
President Rochester IN. Y.) Prohibition Union of
Christian Men.
One-cent postage stamps good as cash to U.S.
We use large quantities of them and can sell an
unlimited quantity If necessary 1t is unnecessary to
buy money orders for small amounts
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-04-01
PITH OF THE PRESS.

Free Baptist If the Temperance reform is not a
part Of religion religion needs reforming
- Cornerstone: The preacher should either quit
preaching to else quit voting to damn
them.
Defender: If prohibition of polygamy does not
prohibit it, why not pass through congress License
Bill for plural marriage?
Chicago Record: The opinion rendered by the at
of the United States in regard to the
army canteen is neither good law good sense.
Solid Facts: No matter how good may be-
nor how strong pillar in the church he may be-
when he is elected to Office he will be no better
than the political party behind him.