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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23
Urgent Need Of settlement.

PEkING. March 2s-The British. Ger
man ana American ministers at Psking
have addressed notes To the tsung Il ya-
men, demanding q settlement or the Snang.
hal fore4gn extensions questions. the
French minister. n richen. agreeing 10
withdraw the protest OF the French consul
against the cxtsnSiona on condition snst
the proposed exteusicHs 10 unt include that
portion of the lard forming the immediate
hlntariard az the present French conee%
StGAS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23
Euinxy by President Elliott.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass Asrca - Ger
Niles addressed sh~ @f&saEtx os Harvard
university ihAs sEaeaing. nssss@T she xaa-
:sseTs CT IRE Harvard E38b. Tnes sa9easer
EaS eE&Asse1 ags1 ska @stszsmsa welcomed
Gen. Niles ard FsTes2s3@ns Es!soit with
SeafsEssFsE eis&srx Gen &sies remarks
were entirely iFsgsrsoDai. aud contained
70 refe-ssee 10 the recsas war nr co9sru-
Vc~sy ever tae war management. Hsrs-si~
dent Fsito'i a9seTsr. nszise agz isnraasasss~
es satesr 81 sas sasn. who. as ne said had
ssaww saa rsfss eaSraxt and TsH AaHss
fssg Esfasssa gn4&r eAianxHT afsa rnEsrerresers-
sssion as ~ sa3 sao~n is camp ans: bat
TIE. fsressxeus f@fiostss words rss9ss
gfeas srsps*zss1n on The audience. whose
sympathy xAS plainly manifested
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23

A further dispatch received, which was
Times. says:
1T Is believed here that the Great
Norihern's sole object in starting the
present cut was intended to be the first
OF a series of efforts by President James
]. Hill. Of the Great Northern. to dcpress
and eventually buy In all the Northern
Pacific stock he could obtain. But the
aggressive attitude OF the 500 line has
highly complicated matters. and Mr.. Hilrs
efforts so far. do not appear To have been
remarkably successful.
Naturally the Northern Pacific. al
though the most powerful factor - prac-
ticaliy passive in the present instance and
by its competitors, since its own stock
value IL the object of attack. To actively
participate In rate war would be play
ING directly into Mr. Hiirs hands,
This. ii seems is the radical beginning
Of n gigantic rate war In which all lines
viii be participants. The Post-Inteii.-
gencer has predicted that the rate OF s25
which was established beginning March
IL. was only the forerunner OF series OF
slasiiea that would take travelling charges
below any rates known In the history of
the West. The Canadian road met the
s2s rate. but after a conference. at which
i. was brought out To be the general he
lief that President Iiii. of the Great
Northern. would make further reductions
Il Is believed the decision was made TO
take the Initiative and establish fare
10 scramble for.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23

FAEfs. March Zz-~GeA Porter. Tinted
states aFniaas@ador. answering the inquiry
81 s. correspondent said be gas ara iSe %
aiSg9sa Tbs rass1Tz 10 tire effect that ne
iT7sgat Hse1ee9 AlgeY as secretary ~ var,
as all tae information or toe sGstfeex ought
fsse
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23
CUTTING THE RATES
CLEAR 1O BEDROCK.
Canadian Pacific Cuts Coast
Fares in Half.
TO sEATTLEls ONLY $3.50.
Enormous War of Western Roads
Begins in Earnest.
TO sEATTLEIs ONLY Sl2. so.

Great Northern ana Northern pa
Announcement To-day Western
Passenger AssociattOm Will Make
. Eutile E1ort to Get Peace
Every Prospect That There Will
BE More sIashing, and Predicted
That the Rate VIII Get to Fifty
Cents-Newspapers In the Ffght.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23
CHEMICAL EXPERTS
Talk ABOUT BEET.
Canned Article Has No Nu-
triton in It.
HARDLY FIT FOR FOOD.
Further Testimony About the Use
Of Chemicals.
HARDLY FIT FOR FOOD.

One scientiac Expert Says That q
Was Almost Necessary To Coat the
Outside Of the Reef In Order e.
Preserve IL In = Tropical Citmate,
aad if Properly Deae II 10 Net
ectionahle-solatePs Teatify 60
the Nauseating EGects Following
the Eating sf Canned Beef-TAe
beard Fiaishes Work In Chicago,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23
NENCA()S[ Of WORRY
TO THE AMERICANS.
Natives of the Island of
Samar Threaten Revolt.
lUkBANl IN COMMAND.
LUkBANl IN COMMAND.
Insurgents Declare They Will
Burn the Town.

at Catbalogan In Danger
OF Attack-Gen. Otis Unable Ia
Send Men to the Rescue, Because
Of Conditions I'm Lunon-English
Gunboat After q Long Chase Sc
cures the Surrender of = Britlsh
Snbject-Much Uneasiness Among
the Filiptnos ON Leyte-StiiI More
Fighting Reported Near IloilO.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23
NEWSPAPERS IN THE WAR.

A special from Winnipeg says:
Editor Luxton. late of the Free Press.
will be editor-in-chief OF the ST. Paul
Globe. and will join President HIN. OF the
Great Northern, in his fight against the
Canadian Pacific"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23

announcement was made that another
slash had been made, and II therefore Is
considered impossible for the Western As
sociation TO do anything with the rates. A
further difficulty In the way OF peace Is
that the Canadian Pacific has so aggres-
siveiy entered the fight. and that 1t has
persistently refused to have anything to
do with the Western Passenger Associa-
ton. 1t is not likely that the Great North
ern win consider peace proposals while
this condition iS on
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23

American loss was one killed and fifteen
wounded.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23

Railroad rates have been cut In two
again The fare from st. Paul 10 Seattle
Is now only SI2.yo for second class tickets,
just half what IL was this time yesterday.
The cut has been made by the Canadian
Pacific and 500 line. and will undoubted-
iy be met today by the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific.
The following special dispatch TO the
Posi-Inteiiigsneer from St Paul last night
explains the latest movement in the fight
for Western patronage:
1.-THE Canadian Pacific and 500 lines to-
night announce q westbound second-class
rate from ST. Paul to the Pacific coast or
&I25G This is the beginning of the Pacific
rate war predicted few days ago. and
will probably be followed tomorrow by a
like rate on the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific"
This confrmatory dispatch was received
from Montreal:
THE Canadian Pacific. following the
lead OF the Great Northern. has cut the
sscond-elass passenger rate westbound
from st. Paul to the Pacific coast to
sis yA''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13

THE NURSERY OF TIE Trusts.
During the year ending Sept.
Both, the state Of New Jersey is
sued charters to over 1000 cor
porations and authorized them to
issue stock to the amount tf
three and half billion dollars.
Nearly two hundred of these
corporations have a capital stock
of two millions or over, and six
hundred are capitalized at one
million or over, the highest be-
ing for two hundred million.
Fifteen thousand trusts and
combinations and other corpora
tons are today operating under
the liberal New Jersey laws.
Upwards of two hundred of the
number are trusts, organized to
control absolutely various pro.
ducts and enterprises. By Il Q
Incorporating of these concerns,
the state has legalized the issu-
ance of stock aggregating up
wards Of eight billion dollars, Of
which conservative authorities
estimate one>half as water.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13
Honesty is the Best Policy

Honest goods, honest prices aud honest
dealings will surely bring success. Every
hour proves it. The last days of the Nine
teenth Century show nothing more clearly.
We believe this fact and our works demon
strate our belief. Our goods are warranted
to be exactly as represented, that is honest.
II any article OF jcwelry of our manufacture
does not give perfect satisfaction, we will re.
fund the money paid for such articles; that
too is honest.
w. w. BROWNE, OF BlWABlK,
MIMI, has complete assortment of our
goods In his store for sale at prices that defy
competition. These goods are made from
rolled gold. gold allcd OF solid gold stock and
arc warranted to give perfect satisfaction o,
the money will he refunded.
If this notice should reach anyone living
too far away from MR.. BROWNIES STORE,
or any other customer OF ours to permit Il, cir
purchasing the goods of our customers, we
will sell tho goods at retail to such persons,
under the warranty, and deliver by mail
We will also send printed instructions as to
the care OF the jewelry, how to clean it, etc.
on application.
". F. MAIN CO.,
Eastern Factory Corner Friendship s. Eddy
Srccts, Providence, r. I.
Western Factory largest in the world) under
process OF construction at East Iowa CITY,
Iowa. Over 5000 feet Of floor space
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13
HE'LL FIN BLIND, THEN,

There's considerable talk lust
now among the 9th district poll
ticians about Page Morris and
his successor and if he'll sue.
coed in succeeding himself, and
at this point some of those who
are posted seem to favor Mr..
Window, of Duluth, as the right
man to receive the republican
nomination for congress. 1t
makes no difference who they
put up. He'll never see the fin.
ish if the democrats nominate c.,
0. Baldwin. It would, however,
have the effect of harmoniziuc
the discordant elements among
the Sixth district politicians il
Mr.. Window was to be nominc-
d.-Brainerd Arena.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13

caught.
Best Is cent meal on the range
at Sulherland's restaurant.
N. K.Farrand came down from
Ely Saturday, having resigned
his position as assistant agent at
that point for the purpose of en-
gaging in business. He has
leased apartments 10 the new
Fay block, adjoining the post
Office and will shortly open
therein a neat fruit and confec-
tionery store, with an up.to-date
cigar stand and news depot in
conjunction. Mr.. Farrand is
we'll and popularity known here
and his business success is as
sured.
Judge Vivian PriRce was in
Duluth last week, where be was
legally ordained as deputy coun-
ty auditor, with full power to
grant and issue licenses for the
hunting of big game. The new
law requires that hunters must
apply in person to the county
auditor for licenses, and by the
appointment of deputies, without
compensation or perquisites, at
range points, Auditor Halden
has conferred an appreciate ia
vor upon range gunners. The
law is that resident hunters pay
Is cents for such license, while
non.residents must dig up $25
for like privileges.
L. M. Coleman, representing
Wannamaker & Brown, the cele
brated clothing firm of Philadel
phia, has secured Office room in
the Viudex View Co.'s parlors
and will be pleased to display to
intending purchasers an elegant
line of samples Of Mems and
Boys Suits and Overcoats, I'M
derwear, Hosiery, Ladies' Dress
Goods. and Ladies and Gents
Mackintoshes. The firm of
Wannamaker & Brown is the
largest clothing manufacturers
in the world, and their name
upon any article is a guarantee
of good faith. neatness, style
and strength. Mr.. Coleman
will be pleased to show samples,
quote prices and take measure
ments. Call and see him,
Pay your subscription now.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13
UNDRESSING Briefly s.etehed'
( NEWS NOTES. Busy Readers.

~ ~ " ~
A skating rink conducted by
the City Band IS among the
amusements scheduled for the
winter.
SutLerland's Restaurant for a
square meal. Is cents, i
The Virginia City Orchestra
furnishes the music for a big
dance given by the Maccabees
at Biwabik tonight.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
car Johnson was frightened on
Thursday last by the birth of "a
daughter, ana Oscar says cigars
are on him. ::
Virginia visitors should 20 to
Sutherland's Restaurant for the
best meal in the city.
An ore train wreck at the ore
dock approaches yesterday
morning delayed the D. Nj. & N
train several hours, passengers
and baggage being transferred.
Singer Sewing Machines are
now for sale at the Virginia
Jewelry Co.'s store in the Fay
building. A. N. THOMPSON,
Agent for the Singer Mfg. CO.
The Virginia High School foot
ball team, accompanied by many
admiring friends go to Tower
today to play the Tower High
School eleven. A round trip
rate Of 50. 30 has been made.
A. N. Thompson, district agent
for the Singer Sewing Machines,
has leased pleasant Office quar-
ters in the new Fay building.
Mr.. Fay does an enormous bust.
ness for his company on the
ranges.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13

Motion carried as follows;
Yeas-Truste IS Fuller, Moore and Eaton.
NayS-nOnc
The following bids for grading the E7eleth
schOo! grounds were opened.
Chas. Jcssmorc, $4,000.
A. LaMonk. $4,000.
Il. W. II. Shea, $4,000.
Moved by Trustee Moore. supported l:y
Trustee Fuller that W. Il. Shea. being TIE
lowest bidder be awarded the contract.
Motion carried as follows
Ayes-Trustees Fuller, Moore and Eaton.
Nays-nOne.
The following bids for coal were opened;
A. Hawkinson, e7.25 per ton. delivered.
Colvin Robb. s7.15 Is
Moved by Trustee Fuller, supported by
Trustee Moore. that Colvin s Robb be given
the contract to furnish the schools with coal.
Motion carried as follows:
Ayes-Trustees Fuller, Moore AID Eaton
Nays-none.
On motion meeting adjourned.
v. II. EATON. clerk.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13

following done at various times
in the past by the boy from
"Bostin," and the peaceful re-
suits following his frequent 5ex
plosions, no formal declaration
of war is anticipated. A change
OF diet for the "Bostin" youth
might help some.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13

A western editor who believes
in all the comforts Of q home,
says: I'VE would prefer living
in q small town, where the PEG
pie will sympathize with you in
trouble, and if you haven't any
trouble will hunt up some for
you.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13

The game wardens will be kept
busy this year, watching outside
hunters. 1t is SAID that many
are entering the woods already
without licenses. Unless these
outside fellows are pretty sly
there will be heaps of trouble.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13
OF PARTNERSHIP

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing
between the undersigned, An
drew Olson and Fred Newman,
under the firm rame of Olson &
Newman, doing general liquor
business in the city of Virginia,
has on this date been dissolved
by mutual consent, the said Fred
Newman retiring from said bust.
ness and the said Andrew Olson
continuing said business, paying
all debts and collecting all bills
due the former firm Of Olson &
Newman.
ANDREW OLSON.
FRED NEWMAN.
Dated, Virginia, Manu., Sept.
25, 1898.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13
Notice Of Application for Ii
QuOr License.


STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS, }ss
Village of Eveleth.
Notice Is hereby given, that application
has been made in writing to the Village
Council of said Village of Eveieth and filed
In us" office. praying for license to sell intox-
icating liquors for the term commencing on
person. and at the following place, as stated
In said applications to-wit:
the 5th day of October. 1899. and terminatin &
the 4th day OF October, 1900, by the following
CHAS L. JOHNSON,
in lower front room in frame building situ-
ate on Lot No. q, in Block No 9, Village of
Eveleth. ST. Louis County, Minnesota.
Said applica ton will be heard and deter
mined by said Village Council of the Village
OF Eveleth, ut the regular meeting in the
council room in said Village Of Eveleth, in
st Louis County and State of Minnesota. on
Monday, the 9th day Of November "A. D.1Sa9, at
$3.50 o'clock p. m, OF that day.
Witness nv hand and seal Of Village Of I;v-
elcth this 9Th day CT October. 4 d. 1899.
a. N. PETERSON,
Village Recorder.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13

But say, what has become OF
Dreyfus? And of Universal
Peace? And Of everything and
everybody else except McKin>
ley, Dewt y, the yacht races and
Dom Paul and the Transvaal?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13

The citizens Of Grand Rapids
realize the elements of continued
prosperity in community, and
are hustling for a paper and
pulp mill. With the wealth of
spruce in north srn Minnesota
such all enterprise at Grand Ra.
pids would be a safe investment.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13

And rumor again has it that
Eveleth, our southern suburb, is
soon to, have a newspaper. Such
an enterprise would find a fruit :
full field.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13

The congressional opponents
il 1000. G. Mccarthy, of
Grand Rapids, and Charley
Baldwin. of Duluth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13


here Friday for Lake county to
look for Nels Fordham, who as
reported had strayed from his
party, returned Wednesday eve
ming. No trace of the missing
man was found.
In a saloon brawl at Biwabik
Sunday night Louis Paufiro
stabbed Dominic Flarelli in the
hand Both parties were arrest
ed, and on Tuesday before JUS
tice Brown they were fined s75
and Sl4 respectively.
DR.. Bracken, secretary of the
State Board of Health, has ex>
amined the Two Harbors water
supply and is of the opinion that
the fluid served Two Harbors is
germy. accounting thus for the
prevalence of typhoid at that
point.
Joseph E. Markham, who two
years ago looked over Virginia
with the intent of erecting a
$1,000 hotel, but was baked by
a ralrry difference, is to erect a
hotel at Bemidji. And Virginia
still looks for the needed i'm
provement.
M. Steinberg, of the Fair, re
turned Friday evening from Chi
cago, where he had been pur-
chasing new goods. On Monday
the Fair moved into It's new
quarters in the next block east,
where old and new patrons will
be welcomed.
Angus Mcintosh, civil engi-
neer for the Sims road. has CON-
pleted the survey of the exten-
sion to Big Fork, IS miles from
the present terminus. The grade
of the new extension is now
within three mics of Turtle
Lake and will be completed to
that point this fall. Mr.. McIn
tosh expects to continue the SUR
vey through to Koochiching this
winter.
Go to Milavetz Bros. for a
SEGARET. The latest and fin
est SC. cigar.
A man named Isaac Isaacson.
brought from Sparta to the Budd
hospital, died this week and was
buried here. He was in a condi-
ton of semi-consciousness when
he entered the hospital, and did
not become conscious ct any
time. A post mortem examina>
ton revealed two tumors in his
brain. He was about 81 years
of age, and had been employed
by John Runqulst, Two Harbors
News.
The marriage of J. A. Prince,
of Bessemer, Mich, and Miss
Mary Terch, Of Medford, Wis,
was solemnized at the home OF
the brides parents, Tuesday
evening, October 10th. The
groom is the eldest son of Judge
Prince, of this city, and has ma
ny friends here who extend con.
CALCULATIONS. Mr.. and Mrs.
Prince will he LAT Home al
Bessemer, Mich, after the Goth
inst.
Yardmaster Barber informs
the Enterprise that a number Of
boys are apt to get into serious
trouble if they don't mend their
ways. The youths are prone tc
set the brakes on the cars stand>
ing in the local yards, remove
the ore Tags and do other acts oil
pernicios cussedness. The pc.
lice department has been notified
of the depredations and the yard
crew is keeping an eye on the
gang, and someone will dance il
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13
Terms, 50 Per Year, in Advance
Official Paper, City Of Virginia,
Special Notice.

Persons wishing news item, change OF
"ad." or anything In the line OF locals in
serted, " III ploase have same In our office by
Thursday neon OF each week. If convenient
IS it saves time and trouble for both parties
We reserve the right tc positively refuse
any notice @! whatever nature after o'clock
p. IN. on Thursday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13

Duluth las a plugging Will
]ie." What a delightful occupa
ton he has chosen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13

The Duluth papers are again
pulling whiskers, by way of di.
version. But considering the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-13
TONNE INTEHVIETED


Hon. Chas. A. Towne, the
twice defeated fusion candidate
for congress in this district, has
again come to surface in an in
terview with a Chicago Record
reporter. Mr.. Towne says that
Col. Bryan will undoubtedly be
the candidate for president OF
the fusion forces next year, and
that other important issues aside
from the silver question will be
rampant during the campaign
principally among these. as
viewed by the speaker, are the
control of trusts and the govern
ment ownership of railways.
The Hibbing News, with due
]evity, presumes that nothing
short of a place on the state
ticket will do for Paddy the Flop.
His Excellency, the Governor,
would be a most appropriate
handle for this latest convert,
who but a year since was asking
the republican editors of the
range to be easy on him should
he be fortunate enough to get
the rainbow he was then chasing
the nomination for county
commissioner on the democratic
ticket.
Debs, the labor leader who ne
yer labors except with his mouth
predicts a panic in 1902. This
brings to mind the predictions OF
sundry religious ~ enthusiasts
who are wont to forecast the end
of the world. These prophets
bob up serenely almost every
year but this old world goes
right on with it's travels just as
though these prophets did not
exist. Ditto with prosperity
and Eugene V. Debs.
Some of the Duluth: grafters
aid blood money politicians are
just now endeavoring to foist
the old, half burned Temple
building onto the county CON-
missioners for a court house
building, at a figure which
would give the gang which faith
ers the project a neat rake>off at
the peoples expense. But we
scarce believe the commission
ers will take the chances OF
righteous Indignation.