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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
National Municipal League.

Columbus, o., Nov. 1S.-The fifth an
nual convention of the National Munich
pal league, after indorsing the munich
pal programme offered by the COM
mittee, adjourned to meet in Milwau-
kee in November of next year. Boston
made a strenuous effort to secure the
convention, one plea being that for the
last three years the league had not met
in cities west of the Alleghanies. One
of the beneficent results of the meet
ings may be the formation of state
leagues of reform associations.
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Wrecked by Falling AerOIite.

Crescent, ILL.,, Nov. 17.-By the falling
of an aerolite seven miles south of Cres-
cent City the residence of John Mey-
ers was partially wrecked and the
neighborhood was panic-stricken. The
meteor came from point in the sky
little east of south and struck the north
end of the house, tearing away part
of the upper story. The aerolite buried
itself in the ground about three feet
from the foundation of the house. The
neighborhood is largely settled by Ger
man farmers, and many were badly
frightened by the visitation.
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KEPT THEM IN LINE.
Inside History of the Passage of the
Mckinley Bill.
Deputy SerGeant-at-Arms of the
House Tells How He Managed to
Keep IL Quorum Constant
Iy on Hand.
Especial Washington letter.

"The voters of this country like to
hear the politicians talk to them about
the sovereign people, because IL
tickles their pride and makes them feel
that they are really running their gov
eminent; when they are not" says
Tom Cavanaugh, the longtime deputy
sergeant-at-arms of the national house
of representatives.
For example" he continued, 1.-The
people imagine that they cause legisla-
ton, and compel public servants to do
thus and so; when as matter OF TACT
they seldom produce the results which
they aim at in casting their ballots.
Tens of thousands, and probably mil
lions, of people to-day believe that Will
liam Mckinley formulated and passed
the Mckinley bill, the measure upon
which he builded his presidential hopes
and aspirations so successfully.
''As a matter of fact, in the passage
of that bill / did as much solid effective
work as Mckinley did. Moreover, the
bill, as it came from the committee on
ways and means, was the work of the
whole committee, and not merely Nc
Kinley's work. Then again, the bill as
it came back from the senate was an
entirely different bill, and might bet
ter have been called the Allison bill, be-
cause it was formulated under the di-
ection of the Iowa statesman.
But as to the final passage of the
bill in the house of representatives, as
reported from the committee on ways
and means, let me tell you that l did the
bulk of the real hard work; did lots of
it while Mckinley was sound asleep.
This will seem strange to your read
ers, although of course the watchful
newspaper men knew what was going
on at the time, although they did not
know all of the details of the work.
Zone morning messenger came to
me and informed me that the speaker
wanted me to come to his room. That
was in the Fifty-frst congress and Tom
Reed was speaker. 1 responded of
course at once, and when l entered the
speakers room l found there McKin-
ley, of Ohio; Cannon, of Illinois; Hen
derson, of Iowa, and other leading COM
mittee chairmen and floor. leaders of
the republican majority. The speaker
informed me that the tariff bill was to
be taken up for consideration, and that
1 must make it my duty to keep a
quorum of the majority members pres
ent all the time. l stated that this
could only be done by order of the SER
geant-at-arms of the house, and that
gentleman was sent for. The speaker
told him what was going on, and he is
sued the order which enabled me to de-
vote all of my time to keeping quorum
present.
you see, the republicans only had
about a dozen majority in the house,
and>the democrats were refraining from
voting, some of them remaining absent
from the house entirely. The members
of the majority party were somewhat
Indifferent. That is to say, quite num-
Der of them would absent themselves
from the house in order to look after
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makes him much more rapacious, as il
greatly increases his expenses, and he
must have his drug regularly at any
cost.
He is not assigned to particular
'beat," but he waits around the yamen,
gambling and smoking opium, until
he is sent to make an arrest. He goes
to the village, and instead eff making
the arrest, he, with two or three others,
threatens to arrest the culprit unless
ne is paid for not doing it. A bargain
is finally made; and the report is sent
to the magistrate that the village is a
large one and very rebellious, and he
must send more men. He does so and
more money is wrung from the family
of the culprit. The magistrate now
grows impatient and orders the run
ners to be given 800 blows. This is
done so skillfully that, though it
sounds like a terrible fiogging, there is
not enough pain to make a child cry.
When no more money can be gotten by
not arresting, then he or one of his
family, usually the latter, is brought
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
Death of a Veteran.

Dean died in Lincoln after brief ill
ness of typhoid fever, aged 81. Col.
Dean was prominent in Illinois during
the war of the rebellion, commanding
the Eighteenth regiment. He was with
the regiment at Springfield, ILL.,, at the
time of President Lincoln's assassina-
that received the remains of the pres
ident. He had charge of the arrange
ments for the funeral at Springfield.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
Will Demand an Increase.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE ex-
Workers of America at its session
Thursday decided that after the close
of the present wage scale which expires
in April a radical increase in the scale
will be demanded, and in the event that
the operators refuse the advance de-
manded a general strike will result.
The feeling is expressed that when the
operators meet here in national conven-
ton on January % they will accede to
the demands and the matter will be adj
justed peaceably.
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SEPARATOR BLOWN APART

An almost new threshing separator be-
longing to Armstrong Bros, was blown
apart when in operation on the farm
of Mr. Heise, north of Easton. The cylin-
der and self-feeder were totally destroyed
and in all about $500 worth of damage
was done. 1t gave a tremendous report,
and parts of the separator were blown
four yards. 1t is thought to have been
the result of dynamite placed in one of
the stacks. No one was injured, although
several men were around the machine at
the time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
ENGLISH LIKE OUR BUTTER

The following from the London Grocer
will be of interest to Minnesota cream
cry men and produce merchants:
An interesting trial shipment of Amer
lean butter arrived on the London market
TINS week per the ''St Paul." and was
on view in Tooley street 1t represented
Yar1ously treated buffers from four diff
ferent dairy states, namely, Nebraska
Illnols, Minnesota and Iowa. All the but
ters We're made from separated creams,
excepting two from gathered cream, and
It is curious that the latter turned out
the worst of the whole parcel.
THE consignment from Minnesota, and
the unbranded butter from Nebraska
made particularly good impression, and,
although not quite equal to the best
colonial, show marked improvement on
the states butter hitherto received; and
no doubt careful study of the market
requirements will enable these shippers
so to improve their quality as to compete
successfully against the highest grades
now reaching this country from Canada
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24

Bay City, Mich, Nov. 1S.-The saw
mill, salt block, docks and trans of
Jonathan Boyce, in EsseXville, were
totally destroyed by fire Friday night,
involving loss of $4,000. The prop
erty was insured for $4,000. The fire
also consumed half million feet of
lumber belonging to Handy Bros,
valued at $500. Fully covered by in
surance. The origin of the fire is I'M
known
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
Easily Amused.

Young Mani have been-er-very
attentive TO your daughter for some
time, and 'she-er-has listened favor
ably to my suit. Ii you will give your
consent, 1 will do my best to make her
happy.
Mr.. Olddad-Oh, that's easy enough,
my dear young friend, easy enough.
Just give her blank check book. to
fill out as she pleases.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
His Own Error.

did you ever make serious mis-
take in prescription
"Never but once" answered the drug
clerk, as a gloomy look passed over his
face. Il charged a man 30 cents for
prescription instead of 35."-Washing-
ton Star
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
Seven Lost Mt Sen.

Philadelphia, Nov. 16. = Private adj
vices received here from ST. Pierre,
Miquelon, tell of the wreck of the Phil
adelphia & Baltimore schooner Edna.
and Emma and the loss of the captain,
his wife and the crew of five men.
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Due to Football.

Sioux City, Ia, Nov. 17.-George
Shoup, the 14-year-old son of an ex-su-
perintendent of Woodbury. county
schools, died as the result of injuries
received in football game Friday. His
knee was sprained, inflammation set
in, and death was due to nervous pros
tration.
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Perhaps by Mistake.

Mrs. Fairfax-Mrs. Horton had the
compliment of her life last week. She
had her photograph taken.
Miss Eager-Was it so fattering?
Mrs. Fairfax-Well, rather. 1t was
taken by the man who burgled her
house.-N. Y. World.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
VIII BE Mustered ont.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The last of the
state volunteers, the Tennessee regi-
ment, will be mustered out of service
on November %. This Will end the
service of state troops called out for the
Spanish war.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
Awful ThOuphf

He-Astronomers say the earth trav-
els 6OO,OOO,OOo miles every year.
She-Gracious me! What if it had to
stand in the aisle and hang on by q
strap!-N. Y. World.
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Evidently.

"Wigsby strokes his nose as though
he loved it."
"Yes; he's strongly attached to it.
you know. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Evening star., 1899-06-03
THOMAS BOWLING. AUCTIoNEER.

CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE IN THE CITY OF WASH
INGTON. ID. G.. KNOWN AS NO. T20 THlR-
TENTH STREET NORTHWEST, AND NOS:
3ls. 320 AND BID T1IlRrEEN~AND-A A HALE
STREET NORTHWEST.
By virtue of decree of the Supreme Court or
the District Of Columbia. passed in Equity Cause
No. 20400. wherein William f. Sibley is complain
ant and Margaret II. Darby and others are de-
PENDANTS, the undersigned, trustees. Will sell at
public auction. in front of the premises. on MON
DAY THE TWELFTH DAY OF JUNE, AID.
1899. AT FIVE O'CLOCK Pm. all OF lot num-
bered four a. and the north six inches Of lot mum
bered five to- of the subdivision OF original lots
"a and %. squarr numbered two hundred and
tfty-two t252}, the same being improved by q
brick dwelling, 120 18th street northwest.
AND ALSO ON TIF SAME DAY, IN front Of
the premises. at HAIF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK
M. the south thirty-two and 5s-lO0 feet of lot
numbered nine (9l. and the north thirteen and
5S100 feet Of lot numbered ten t101. in square
numbered two hundred and fifty t2o1l, the
same being Improved by three frame dwellings,
Nos. 31S. 800 and 322 13l2 street northwest.
Terms Of sale, prescribed by the decree:
One third of the purchase money in cash, and the
balance in and two years from day of sale, for
which the notes of the purchaser or purchasers
must be given with interest from day of sale. pay
able semi-annuallg. at the rate OF six per centum
per annum until paid and secured by deed Of trust
the property sold all cash. at the purchaser s
option. A deposit of 500 win be required on each
edgiug, internal revenue and recording purchas-
er's cost. If the terms of sale complied
with In days from day Of sale. the trustees
the rignt resell the property the risk
and cost Of the defaultng purchaser.
SAML. MADDOX. Trustee.
$40 Indiana ave.
GEORGE BURG GESS Trustee,
my3f dads 6l2 + st. NV.
Evening star., 1899-06-03
my25,31. .je3. .S-4.
THOMAS BOWLING x Co, AucrloHEEas.
TRIr IrSTEES SALE or VALUABLE real. AM
PERSON Al. PR,t.EJ,TS

Personal PROPERTY.
Pursuant to II deed of made on the 18th dny
of July. 1893, and recorded among the land records
of w,stmoreand county, Virginia, the 2sth day
1914 ct seq. from W. Warrington Evans and Wife
to secure certain Indebtedness therein Jrscrih,i
and default having been made in the uaymeut of
the interest said Indebtedness for more than six
months, aud by direction in writing of II majority
of the holders Of the notes representing said In
edness, the undersigned surviving trustee will
sell At public auction to OF the highest bidder, the
Beach, Westmoreand county, Va, the following
described personal and real estate, towt:
/. All the goods, chattes and personal properiy
hotel and household and kitchen furniture Of the
Colonial Beach Hotel consisting of Beds Bed
Toilet Ware. Blankets, Bed Linen, Towels Cur,
tains, Tables China, Glassware, Table Linen and
Kitchen Utensils, etc.
Terms for personal property, CASH.
Q One hundred and five lots U05l.
Terms: All sums of $25 and under cash: and for
all residue over $25 third thereof cash and the
balance in 80 days, or all cash, option of pur-
g. The hotel and hotel reservation, containing an
area of about twentyeght t2s) acres two o. loods
and nineteen 19) poles with two wharycs.
paid in cash, the residue in two equal nstallments
notes for the same to ae s.yen payable respective
from day of sale, all cash, at the option OF pur
chaser. a ~
f. Fifty-one and one fourth acres (51LO mart of
the farm adjoining Classic Shore.
Ternss One-third cash, residue in two equal in
staments. notes for the same to he given, payable
respectively, with interest thereon at six and
twelve months from day of sale, all cash at
option Of purchaser
s. The remainder of the farm and woodland
containing hundred and sixty aud fifteen enc,
hundredths (260 15-fO0) acres, more or less
Terms: One-third cash, residue in two eouol in
staiiments for same to he given payable re-
spectively with interest thereon at six and twelve
months from day of sale, all cash at the onton
of purchaser.
The sale will commence at HALF-PAST TWO
O'CLOCK Pm, ON THE SAID SEVENTEENTH
DAY OF JUNE. 1899; and be continued from day
TO day until completed.
The title to the real estate will he retained u,t;,
the last installment Of purchase money or notes
given for same, is paid, and should any purchaser
fail to comply with the terms sale and payment
of any installment of the purchase money or notes
for same the trustee will advertise ard sell again
the property which default is made at the cost
and risk of the defautins purchaser. All convey
ancng. recording and revenue stamps at the cost of
| the purchaser.
For further Information apply to the UNDERSIGNED
| GEORGE E. HAMILTON. Surviving Trustee
512 street n.w., Washington D. G.
BENJAMIN S. MINOR Attorney for Parties Secured
344 street NV, Washington, d. c.
The steamer ARROWSAIITH will run an Excur
sion from Washington on the day of sale leaving
| at o'clock, and returning after sale. reaching
Washington about 10 O'Clock pm.
l FARE (round trip. 90 CENTS. te2-ats
Evening star., 1899-06-03
JAMES " RATCLIFFE, AUCTIoNEER.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPROyED
PROPERTY ON HAMILTON ROAD, NEARLY
ADJOINING CONGRESS HEIGHTS, d. C.
By virtue of deed Of trtst, duly recorded in
Liber No. 2351. folio SO ct seq, one of the land
records for the District OF Columbia and at the
request Of the party secured thereby, Will sell,
by public auction, in front Of the premises on
MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JUNE 1899 AT
FALFPAST FOUR O'CLOCK Pm, the following
described real he, situate in the county OF
Washington District of Columbia, wit: All
that piece or parcel rf ground lying the road
to Good Hope and being Part Of a tract OF land
called kosciosko Place being the prop
erty conveyed to said John Hermann Goritz by
deed dated December IL, A. d. 1897 by George
w E. Slater. trustee, said deed being recorded in
Liber No 225S, folio 279 ct seq, of the land rec
ords for the District of Columbia said contract
containing three and One-tenth of land more
or less, together with all the improvements
rights, etc.
Terms: One-third cash, the balance in one and
six per cent per annum, secured by deed of trust
on the property sold, all cash. at the option of
the purchaser. deposit of 800 required at
time Of sale. II the terms of sale are not COM
piled with in fifteen days from the day of sale the
trustees reserve the right to resell the property
the risk and cost Of the defauiting purchaser after
five days advertisement of such resale in some
newspaper published in Washington, ID. c. All
con5eyancing, stamps, etc, at purchasers cost.
H. II. BERGMANN
J. W. SCHAEFER,
ny24- Adds Trustees
Evening star., 1899-06-03
HIS MEDAL OF HONOR
Colonel stotsenburg's First Act Of Distin-
guished Bravery.
Happened in the Victoria Campaign
Carried n Wounded Man
Out of Danger.

The burial of Col Stotsenburg of the 1st
Nebraska at Arlington this week called out
a the War Department number OF rem
iniscences of the brave young fellow VINO
lost his life in the charge at Malate Stot-
senburg was in the regular army before he
took command of the Nebraska regiment,
and was stationed at Fort Myer with the
9th Cavalry, SO that he had number OF
friends and acquaintanCes in Washington
and at the department. An army officer
who knew Col. Stotsenburg when he was
lieutenant of the 9th said:
1T did not take his tragic finish at Mall
ate to establish his bravery. He won the
medal of honor in the Indian wars in the
west, earned it more than once for that
ma tier if he had cared to push his claim
But the funny part of it. was that Stot-
senburg used to calmly remark to his
friends that he really didn't deserve the
medal the time he received it. The people
| that knew him also knew just how little
| that disclaimer was worth.
ut happened in the Victoria campaign
| down in Arizona that Stots' gallantry was
| officially recognized. Old Victorias band
| had been raising scalps and disturbances of
| all sorts across wide stretch of country
| when one Of the colored cavalry troops cut
| their trail down in a bad mess of canyon
| and mesa country where the Apaches mad
| started in to water hole. The troopers
| banged into box canyon close after them,
| closer a good deal than the soldiers i'm
| tnria b., and b;s hand were SNORING them
| up in great shape from a natural stone fort
! up at the head of the valley. The Buffalo
| soldiers hunted cover in short order put
| the Apaches had pocketed them so Weil
| that they could not get forward or BACK,
| and the result was they were held in a
| state Of siege down in the canyon Tor
| twenty-four hours more. The ApacheS
| were in great spirits, too, having murdered
! a couple of English ranchmen the day be-
| fore little way across country. Out OF
| this piece of vilainy they had got a couple
| OF express rifles with a couple of belts of
| cartridges with explosive bullets.
| They were also using a lot of old 80
| caliber carbines with Winchester .45 ann
munition for lack of some; hing that would
| fl wrapping the shells with rawhde to
make them stay in the chamber. OF course
! the express bullets went off like six-shOot-
| ers every time they hit the rocks where the
! cO!ored troopers were lying and the misfit
| bullets from the carbines sang dsconso-
| la ,ely as they tumbled over in the air
| The negroes swore the Indians were shoot
| ing picket pins at them and We're feeling
| pretty uncomfortable when the detachment
| that Stotsenburg was with came over the
| mesa from the other side and chased the
\ Indians out of their vantage place
| ,
| 'eis ''s"''
! 'Victoria didn't wait for much fight then
| blyt started across the country all sails set
| -rbo ,uo 5at,ob,,an,r ,,,are ri,bt on his
| " .
| heeiS ana ROUNDED hlh up loi hsht at
Evening star., 1899-06-03
ALBERT A. WILSON. Trustee,
JOHN B. LARNER. Trustee,
1335 = nj N W
THOMAS ]. OWEN, AUCr.. 9i3 ST NV.
SALE OF VALUABLE nPRovE9

EXECUTORS SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
rRoPERI1i BEING THE EIGHT ROOM
BRICK DWELLING No. 10 9TH ST. NE.
Under authority contained in the will Of John T.
Scott, deceased, shall sell at public auction, ia
front OF the premises On WEDNESDAY. SEN.
ENTH DAY OF JUNE, 1899, AT FIVE O'CLOCK
Pm, the above mentioned property, consisting n
a two-story and basement pressed brick dwelling,
feet en- the west side Of 9Th st. between East Cap
itol and A sts.
Terms Of sale: One-rhird cash residue in two
equal nstallments, in one and two years, with In
terest at six per cent per annum. payable semi
nuAlly. secured by the notes Of the purchaser and
deed Of trust on the property sold all cash. at
the option Of the purchaser. deposit Of one hun
dred 400 dollars required at time of sale Con-
yeyancing. recording and revenue stamps cost of
purchaser. Terms Of sale TO be complied with
within fifteen days from day Of sale, OF the execu-
tor reserves the right TO resell the property the
risk and cost Of defaulting purchaser.
JOSEPH HARPER
uy20d,Sds Ex,cufor
Evening star., 1899-06-03
AUCTION SALES of REAL EsrATE,&c
Monday.

MOnday.
James W. Ratcliffe, Auct., e2o Pa, ave. NV
Trustees sale of unimproved property on Hamilton
road on Monday, June g. at 4:30 pm. H II, Berg
mann and j. w. Schaefer, trustees
G. G. Sloan & Co, Aucts., 1407 ST. n.w.-Sale
OF No. 2o6 7th st. s.w., on Monday. June s. at
pm. Charles B. Maury and Frank I. Rawlings,
trustees.
Trustees sale of No. 921 New Jersey ave NV,
on Monday, June 8, at 4:30 pm. Thos. Z. Wagga-
nan and Irving Williamson, trustees
Sale of Barrymore Stock Farm near Marshall
Va, on Monday, June 5. A. J. Norris, executor
Evening star., 1899-06-03
FUTURE DAYS.
@. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTs, 14o7 G ST. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY, AT THE INTERSECTION OF
14TH ST. NEW YORK AVE. AND u ST.

G. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTS.. 14o7 ST. NV
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY, AT THE INTERSECTION OF
18TH ST, NEW YORK AVE. AND ST
NV, RECENTLY USED AND ESPECIALLY
ADAPTED FOR FIRST-CLASS BAKERY
nth day Of January A d. 1898, and duly recorded
In Iber No. 22S2. at folio 1893 ct seq. one Of the
land records for the District of Columbia, and at
the request of the parties secured thereby. will
on MONDAY, JUNE NINETEENTH, 1899, AT
FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the following land and
District of Columbia, known and distinguished as
all of original lot numbered one %, in square
numbered one hundred and twenty:three 123>, on
the ground plan, or plat of said city, fronting "
10s feet inches New York ave. northwest,
containing in all about 1924 square feet. The
improvements consist Of a large two-story brick
stable, with many stalls, two-story brick bakery
Tor warehouse), frame office, yard, wagon sheds,
etc, etc. all in good repair. The property has
been recently occupied and used by the French and
adapted for that business, having nearly new.
large bake oven. etc, etc Property can be In
spected on application to the auctioneers or the
undersigned.
Terms: One-third of the purchase price In cash.
the residue in two equal instaiiments, in one and
two years from date of sale, to be evidenced by
per cent per annum payable semi annually, or all
cash, at the purchasers option. deposit of $500
will be required of the purchaser at the time Of
sale, and the terms to be fully complied with In
fifteen days from date of sale or the trustees may
resell the property at the risk and cost of the de-
faulting purchaser after such public notice as they
may deem necessary. All conveyancing, recording.
notaria fees and stamps at purchaser S
cost.
HARRY S. HOUGHTON,
141S st. NV,
ANDREW A. !APsCoMB
je3-d&ds Trustees