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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-11

know how to work the primaries for
jobs. TO such men the fact tbpt thew
nave asked the same nomination at the
primaries twice before is no embarrassy
ment, and Of course the people who cleo,
them arc more to blame for the number
OF parasites that live on the city than
the parasites are for their own habits
and lack OF activity.
Lord Charles Beresford succeeded
In his mission TO this country which
he said, and there is no reason wbv
we should not believe him. was to con-
vince the American merchants of the
advantage of trade with China under
the condition of an UNDERSTANDING
with England, Germany and japan.
America has, so far, almost ignored
emma and the business opportunities
there. An enlargement and quicken
ing OF trade affects the whole world
Just as inevitably as a panic depresses
IL. Neither pays any attention to ma.
tlonal. arbitrary and accidental bonn. :
daries. Trades the thing and Eng.
land has always been more conscious
or the universally of trade and the
lmpossibility as well as the undersir-
ableness of clipping the wings of pros
perlty. 1t cannot be confined by
force. 1t can be stimula ed SO that
All men will be benefited by its
elusive and indetinable presence:
II am not usually nervous man,
said Lord Charles, ''but l confess to
nave felt nervous as to the reception
might get here. ] was afraid that
your people would fancy had come
mere to crack up that alliance, though,
as a matter Of fact, no such idea ever
entered into my head, for felt that
big questions like alliances can safely
DE left to our respective governments
MY object in visiGing this country was
TO awaken, il possible, interest in
emma, and to convince your business
men that 1t would be to their adyan.
age to work hand in hand with Eng.
ana Japan and Germany in opening
Up trade in that great empire. / have \
every reason to be satisfied with the
'esults OF my labOrs. In each OF the
'itles l have visited | have found
luick, cordial and responsive audi.
'hces. l. have attained my ends by
luickenlng interest in China. and
'ossibly-as hope-I may have done
to help on the Anglo
american understanding that seems
" me SO desirable. More than that |
AYE not attempted. l have seen no
nemher of the administration, and l
ave Tried to see none. My mission
as oeeh quite private and CONNER.
lal' not Official. And the kindness
'hich, both as a private citizen and
an Englishman, l have met here
as touched me exceedingly.
4 GU ask me-" added Lord Charles,
reply TO rather pointed inouirv,
why have gone to all this trouble
hat question has often been nut to
e. "hy' you say, have I gone out of
y way to tell Americans how they
~ develop their Chinese trade? And
~ wonder whether, in the long run.
'e increase ! fOresee in American ,
with China will not come
tne expense Of England. My an.
yer IS simple. Anything and every.
l"g that swells the general volume
= s'a"e III Ihe world Is good for each
"a every trading country. The more
slhess America does the more
Dney Won will hasa A..
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-11

Equaling. " not excelling, the Turk
7 and Bashi Bazouks for cruelty an
DafDarity, our craftsmanship. pol
: tics, morals and religion" are the elt
ments required for the elevation o
: the Filipinos. Possibly the inhabi
tants OF these far away islands hav
heard OF our tendency to lynch peopl
or color by the thousands because of
suspicion of defective department
They may have learned what tn,
characteristics OF an Indian agent ar,
and because of this knowledge the,
may not prefer either our morals O,
religion. The loss is theirs.
Some OF the society women i'm New
York city have organized a society
which they call "The WOman's Sab.
bath Alliance" Induced by the fear
that the Puritan sabbath was being
attacked in the increasing frequency
OF Sunday teas, muscales and dinners,
MRS. Darwin James has drawn up a
pledge discouraging Sunday assem-
blies OF all kinds outside of church. In
the circular sent out by Mrs. Darwin
James. president of the Alliance. the
members are requested to pray at
$50 O'Clock, the hour Of the musical
teas arranged by Mrs. Robert Osborn
and held a. the Waldorf Astoria. that
they may be failures. Such circu-
lar and such PRAYER is in doubtful
taste and Of still more doubtful eff.
cacy. The change from the Puritan
sabbath to the present regime has
been very gradual, but these Sunday
entertainments signalize an abrupt de-
parture from tradition which is neces-
sarily shocking. Fifteen years ago
society gave no large dinners, or re.
ceptiOns or musicales on Sunday. II
would have been very bad form and
even members of society who we're not
IN the habit of going to church, were
by traditions OF those who
dld. There Is nothing harmful i'm
dinners and musicales and receptions.
out there is also nothing spiritualiz-
ing. 1t seems TO me unless we keen a
special time for dismissing the devil
ana encouraging contemplation
which concerns not material things,
We will rapidly degenerate. OF course
here Is the danger of giving Sunday
100 much work to do and consecratinv
ourselves afresh every Monday morn.
ng TO the world and the flesh for six
lays, but only the hypocrite who has
lever really experienced the uplift OF
el!gious contemplation and worship
divides Sundays from the
TX days which follow it.
"Tbe Woman's Sabbath Alliance"
ucceed In drawing the attention OF
he society leaders to the influence
Which Sabbath observance has had
pom the history Of this country, in
etarding the growth of materialism ,
nd the eXaltatiOn OF the dollar and its
fleet in quickening the spiritual sense, ,
ne influence Of the Sabbath in pre. 1
CRYING sentient spirituality and 8
strengthening and solemnizing q
ONE ties 1t would have performed a c
oble work. In yielding to foreign c
'shions and turning Sunday into the
'vorite day for social functions so. {
ETY. may be thOughtlessly undermin. /
lg its foundations.
Mr.. IL. &. Wells, whose story, the n
war OF Words" has introduced him O
"a large number OF readers, has t.
ritten another called "When the a
eener WakeSv IL Is annonni. A.;
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-07-19
Biographical.

The remains of Frederick Thomas
who died Wednesday night, were laid
at rest Thursday afternoon from the
NJ. E. church, Rev. Clulow of Soudan
officiating. The procession which
followed the remains to their last
resting place, was a large one and
showed the esteem in which Mr..
Thomas was held.
Frederick Thomas was born at
Camb Cornwall, England, Febru-
airy Is, in the year 1860 and at the
time of his death, July Is, 1899, was
80 years and five months of age. He
emigrated to this country in June.
1882 and settled in Michigan. He
was married at Champion, Mich. in
1889, two children being the outcome.
In 1892 he removed with his family to
this city where they have since resid-
ed. A widow and two children sur
vive him besides two brothers, Harry
and Frank and numerous other rela-
tiyes.
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A $40 Bicycle Given Away Daily.

The publishers of THE New YORK
STAR, the handsomely illustrated
Sunday newspaper, are giving High
Grade Bicycle each day for the larg-
est list of words made by using the
letters contained in 'sT-H-E NEW
YORK STAR" no more times in
Ony one word than it is found in The
New York Star. Webster's Diction-
aIy to be considered as authority.
Two Good Watches first class time
keepers) will be given daily for second
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-07-19
Drill Moved.

The diamond drill which has been
operating on section SO by Cole & Nc
Donald for the Mahoning Iron s Steel
company has been discontinued and
will be moved to section %. where the
Lake Angeline company under the
management of H. w. Kidder are con-
Quoting explorations. Cole & McDon-
aid have also started drill on lands
owned by Robt. Whiteside near Win
ton.
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Short of Vessel Tonnage.

The movement of ore from the mine
to the docks at the head of the lakes,
far behind what has been planned for
the season AS far as the Eastern Min
nesota and Iron Range roads are con-
cerned.
The Missabe road has shipped much
more than for tue corresponding time
a year ago, yet its shipments are not
up to what they would have been had
vessel tonnage been obtainable.
During June the Iron Range hauled
GA, 900 tons of ore to the docks at Two
Harbors. This puts the record of the
Iron Range 1901 tons ahead of the
corresponding period year ago, and
if there is no further trouble the road
will haul about 100000 tons a month
for the next four months.
The volume over the Eastern eX-
ceeds that of the corresponding per-
iod last year by small margin, but
the road is 100000 tons behind what
would have been the output up to
date had there been no difficulty in
obtaining vessel tonnage.
The volume of business to be done
the remainder of the season depends
entirely on the condition of the mar
ket for vessel tonnage. The three
roads have hauled $4,000 tons more
than during the season of 1898 at the
same date. They aim to haul and
ship every pound that it is possible
to move down the lakes between now
and the close of navigation.
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Land Patents Received.

Patents to lands in the Duluth dis
trict for the following named persons
have been received at the Duluth land
office:
Augustus Paraish, Pine county;
Matti Kuappala, Jane Mcleod, James
w. Coffiell, II. w. Gurtein, Charles
Rehnstrand, Frank O'Donnel. St.
Louis county: w. B. Black, Douglas
county; A. T. Hinns, Hubbard county,
Wayne Pauley. Morrison county:
Clark NJ Hastings. Wadena county,
j. G. Miller, Lake county.
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For BIa Eek Bass Fishing

go to Pike lake Middle brook station)
on the South Shore road. Only two
hours ride from Duluth. Double
daily train service leaving Duluth
$40 a, M, and 700 p. m. Tickets go
ing Friday and returning Tuesday s1.50.
First class accommodation including
use of boat 500 per day. For further
particulars apply at 426 Spalding
Hotel Blk.
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MUCH LAND LEFT.
Over Three Million of Acres of Unsettled
Land in the Duluth District.

The report of the officers of the Du-
luth land district for the fiscal year
closing June 80. 1899, is complete and
presents an interesting array of fig
ures to those that watch the develop
ment of the northwest. In round
numbers there remain 3.425, 900 acres
of government land in the counties of
Aitkin, Carlton. Cook, Itasca, and
Lake, comprising this land district
OF this amount 2,2l2,O0O acres are
classed as surveyed and open for entry
while the other million and odd acres
are unsurveyed and subject only to
such rights as may be acquired by
squatters and such of the valuable
scripts as may be placed.
By counties. Itasca leads in amount
of land appropriated during the year
with $4,000 acres disposed of. St.
Louis is second, with $4,000 acres less
unoccupied than year ago. As up
ward of 10000 acres were opened for
settlement in ItaSca county during
the year her column of surveyed but
unappropriated land in something
like 10000 acres stronger than at the
close of business June 80, 1898. The
trend of settlement has been toward
the west, township 149 north. range
20 west heading the list with 40 set
tiers appropriating about 5000 acres
of land lying about 35 miles north of
the much disturbed town of Cass Lake.
Township $50 north, range % is a close
second. and lies in the same neighbor-
hood. Itasca county has obtained
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-07-19
IRON TRADE OUTLOOK.
The Second Half OF the Year Promises
More Activity than the First Half.

More Activity than the First Half
The great boom in the iron trade
continues and the indications are that
the second half Of the year will be
even more active than the first half
The Iron Trade Review says that
every week is adding to the amount
Of business on furnace order books for
1900, and in the next SIX months the
basis of IA large part of the finished
material tonnage for next year will be
determined from month to month.
The trade is coming to the conclusion
that the period of good profits in iron
and steel is TO be of longer duration
than any prophet of three months
ago would have dared to predict. The
restoration of the equilibrium be-
tween production and consumption is
not nearly so definitely talked of now
as in early spring. Labor troubles
and persistent labor scarcity in pri-
mary lines of production keep deferr-
ing the much predicted turn.
The scarcity of steel is becoming
more pronounced, and there are strong
probabilities that steel mills will have
serious difficulties in the next month
or two in the way of securing an ade-
Quate supply of iron. The Review
notes that furnaces are dropping be-
hind in shipments, and it is evident
already that portion of the iron,
Bessemer and non-Bessemer, that has
been sold for 1899 delivery will not 90
from the furnaces until 1900. The
same condition obtains in finished
material, and really the only question
in this connection is how far the I'M
fulfilled business of this year will lap
over into the next. There were more
furnaces in blast July l; yet consump-
tion has evidently continued to grow.
Those who expected that the new fur
naces would Cyertake consumption of
pig iron by the middle of the year,
figured that consumption would either
stand still or recede in the face of
high prices. 1t has done neither; and
until some means of guaging it's course
can be discovered, predictions based
on statistics of production and stocks
will be of little value.
OF course this, boom in iron and
steel has created great demand for
ore, and.as a result all the properties
in the Lake Superior region are being
worked to their fullest capacity.
Mines that have been idle for years,
and which it was considered could not
be worked at profit, are being opera
ted again, and all over the range pros
pecting and development is proceed
ing with view of meeting a still
greater demand that is expected in
the future. In this connection it is
worthy of note that the furnaces are
using greater quantity of Mesaba
ores than ever before. The American
Wire and steel company has given
orders that 20 per cent of ore from its
Mesaba properties be used in the mix
ture at its furnaces.
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and ihirc best lists, and many other
valuable rewards, including Dinner
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ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.
considerable Excitement and Brisk Voting
at the Meeting Saturday.

VIC hccbInS
The annual school meeting of Dist
riot No. IL Saturday evening devel-
oped some rather startling events not
previously advertised. The news that
both Director Brownell and Clerk
Scheaffer had resigned was start
ling enough but later events proved
this was not an iota towards what.
was TO follow.
The ladies, during the afternoon
had organized, rather hurriedly. and
determined TO attend the meeting. as
all good mothers should, and at the
appointed time large contingent of
female voters were present prepared
to play part not on the bills.
The meeting was called to order by
Clerk Scheaffer and H. b. Sturtevant
WAS elected moderator.
The moderator announced the first
order of business the reading of the
report of the treasurer and Mr., Van
Blarcom proceeded to do so. The
principal figures are only given as it
is sufficient to show the standing of
the district. The report follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-07-19
On a Strike.

The boys who have been employed
as carriers for the News-Tribune in
this city have all quit work and sub
scribers have been minus their papers
this week. The boys claim the Trib.
has not paid them since year ago.
This is poor way of doing business
and not much to the credit of. the
Tribune.
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
ELY CEMETERY
ASSOCIATION
OF Ely, MINI.
OF Ely. MINI.

We the undersigned, do hereby as
sOCIaLe ourselves together under the
PROVISIONS of CiIap,er No. a.. Title
No. ). of me General statutes of The
SidJe OF MINNESOTA. for the purpose of
forming d cemetery association and
thereby becoming Incorporated: and
do hereby agree 10 The foi1Uwing al
JlclcS of interpretations:
tIRsT:-IhIs association shall be
known as 1HE CEMETERY ASSOCIA-
TIoN OF ELY. MINI:
oECOND;-Its general purpose and
pian Oh operation Is 10 purchase lands
lii The SIciully OF Eiy, Minnesota aud
10 ornament and bcautify tile same,
10 buiid roaGs aud approaches TO the
same ailu 70 lay out and plat SAID
lands INTO lots. streets and alleys and
walks III Lhe usual manler aud TO
dedicate The same 10 the public anu
To sell said lOJS for cemetery purposes.
Ine location of It's principal office
shall De at LILY, Minnesota.
1HIRD:-Ihe STOCK OF said associa-
ton stall consist oil 0uU shares OF the
par value OF Ten dollars each.
toUkTH:-Ihe officers OF said asSo-
cidLiun shall consist Of d president,
Vice president, secretary, treasurer
ana "a board OF directors 70 consist Of
SIX members Who shall have the man-
agemenL of the affairs Of said asSOcia-
ZION. AL officers ui this association
snail Ue Stockholders, and shall hOld
their Offices for the term of one year,
or until their successors are duly
elected and qualified. except directors,
who shall uoId Their offices as herein-
dIteI provided.
FIFTH he officers for the first
year shall be as follows:
For Presldent:-H. b. Sturtevant:
For Vice PresidenL:-O. u. korb:
For SecreJary:-Geu. Westcott:
tur Treasurer. A. ID. EllefSen:
For Directors, Class 1. Term of
Van Blarcon.
For Directors, Glass 2. Term of
Ctfi e , Years:-John Palmgard and
Grant McMahan:
For Directors. Class 3. Term of
Peter Scnaefer.
And after the first year there shall
be elected TWO Directors each year TO
I'LL vacancies that shall occur by rea-
son of The eXpira zion of the term of
as they shall occur.
The annual election of this associa-
tion SHALL be held on the first Tuesday
of June of each year and at such place
in the city of Ely, Mimi. and in such
manner as the Board Of Directors
shall direct aud such notice of said
election shall be given as may be pro-
vided 10y the bylaws of this associa-
1inn, not less than Two weeks.
SEYENTH:-ThiS association may
make such bylaws not inconsistent
herewith, nor in conflict with the
laws of this state as it, from time to
time may see lit.
In Testimony Whereof, We have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
18th day of June, A. D., 1899.
h b. STURTEVANT, [seal.
.. q. koRB, (seal.
GEO. WEsTCoTT, seal.
A. d. ELLEFsEN, [Seal
JOHN PALMGARD, [seal.
II. VAN BLARCOM, seal.
EDWARD CROSsMAN, seal.
GRANT MCMAHAN. [seal
PETER SCHAEFER, lseal.
Signed. sealed and delivered in the
presence of
+. l.. COWEN.
WILL A. GRIFFIN.
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STATE MINNESOTA. |

County, OF 81. LOUIS,
On This l1th day of June, A. D.,
1899. before ,me. notary public in
and for said county, personally APP
peared h. b. SlurIevanL, O. q. Korb,
Geo. WeslcotL. III. Van Blarcom, A.
d. Ellefsen, John Paimgard. Grant
McMahau, Edward Crossman and
Peter Schaefer, the persons described
in and who signed the above and fore
going instrument and each for himself
acknowledged that he signed the same
freely for the purposes therein con-
taiued.
Signed, F. L. CowEN, Notary Public,
in and for st. Louis County.
(seal.) Minnesota.
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OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEES.
STATE OF MINI ESOTA,

County of ST. Louis.
1 hereby certify that the within in
strument was filed in this office for
record on June %, 1899 at 2 p. m. and
was duly recorded in book n. Of Mis-
cell. on page 4l9.
r. S. MUNGER. Register of Deeds.
by A. Hagberg, Deputy.
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Cash balance on hand 5.s16.44
On motion the report of the treas
urer was accepted and placed on file.
The question of enlarging the school
facilities was then brought up and
literally discussed after which it was
decided to leave the matter to the
school board with full power to select
a site, build and equip school for
present and future needs.
The nomination and election of
officers was the next in order. The
name of NJ. E. Gleason was presented
for director to fill the unexpired term
of two years. HI. G. Kelly and Mrs.
A. E. Camp were the nominees for
clerk to fill the unexpired term of one
year and H. Van Blarcom was nOmi-
mated as treasurer to succeed himself.
No other nominations being made,
balloting was next in order after the
appointment of David Brown and
Jos. Hopperton as clerks of election.
The balloting was brisk for an hour
and heavy ballot was cast. After
the count it was found that NJ E.
Gleason was elected as director. H. C..
Kelly as clerk and H. Van Blarcom as
treasurer.
The ballot proved conclusively that
thr sisters were not unanimous in
their choice. Mrs. Camp having re-
ceived 9 votes for clerk and for treas
urer Mrs. H. B. Sturtevant, Mrs. A.
J. Fenske, Mrs. DR.. Shipman and Mrs.
A. j. Thomas, all coming in for a
large sprinkling of votes for every
office on the ticket.
The newly elected officers compris-
ing the school board are all capable
men and will fill the offices to the sat-
isfaction of the district. The offices
are no ''snaps" and it takes good ma
terial to fill them.
For the outgoing board it must be
said TO their credit that the past
school year has been the most efficient
from an educational standpoint in the
history of District No. u, and this
satisfactory cordition of affairs can
be in d greater measure attributed to
the board in their selection of teach
ers and principal and the watchful
care exercised over the workings of
this the best school in ST. Louis
county outside of Duluth. Another
mark TO the credit of the outgoing
board is the solid financial condition
of the district. We sincerely hope
these conditions will remain the COM
lug years and have every reason To
believe the record will be upheld.
The board this year will have bust
ness in abundance to occupy their
minds. With the building. eQuiDping
and placing in shape new sclluol
house, there arise several other Diff
culties which must be met with. The
district is constantly settling with
knots of families and school facilities
must be provided. Thus already IA
petition is in for school at Robinson
lake with a guarantee Of ten scholars
Then with the upbuilding of the min
ing settlements between here and
section 20, schools must be provided.
as it would be a hardship TO compel
children 10 travel several miles to the
city. Thus it can be seen that the
lot Of a school official is not any too
sweet.
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