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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-12

'''s'as3~p fsalfe El.INas SIS
u ~ ne aycFagc values Of the year
49, VI !. ssss these Eastern countries ali,
AZ :. sAAe ounces OF silver. and IN
l,r,,,.s not inellae the shipments from
sr.s.a e China - which no fun
srsg.. ass been obtained. nor such
a.vsss = may have reached China
ss'ss,. hssla. II We add these We mgst
aan aAs China and india must have
aa., YEAR not far from as osa 0sl
a. 49, y s'veTs and over Is per cent OF
rn s.. quantity went 10 China. which
assre 80, ~ . have abundant capacity 10
~ ssarptioa In the Arts.
nae a, : almos, as difficult to deter
y o. Naei quantity OF silver used in
he as..a. y The case OF gold there Is
u esine. shat the proportion OF the to-
N ~, avs ased Is even greator. The
aspes.. $50 seF ornament and household
ess,A - ssas'antly growing. ana iris
~ "a. aa = eeea favored for a YEAR OF
49, NE general prosperity and
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-12

I have received the following from uar-
ry Monroe. proprietor and manager of the
Monte Carlo thester. Taylor. Shasta coun-
~. CAL: II have sent challenge 10 Nick
Burley on behalf OF Alonzo Tucker 'he
champion OF Northern California, to fight
him for the receipts II Burnley IL not
afraid OF my black wonder he viii come TO
terms, My man will go to Seattle on short
notice"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-12

Clallam county paid sl5 last week bounty
on wildcat scalps at the rate OF 81 30 each.
Yakima paid so cents each for forty-two
coyote scaps.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-12

"Jack Downey'' Is one OF the most In
teresting characters 1t has been my lot
TO meet with among sporting people.
have received the following from him
under date of March at Des Moines, Ia:
This is one of the best fighting towns in
the West l fight Tommie White here
March "A for a $3.50 purse and the i2s-
pound championship Of the world Sandy
Griswold will referee. am under the
management OF Lou Houseman, Of Chi
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Irvine Nav Cost More.

During the past month or two there
has been steady advance in the price
of manila fiber, which is now worth
about 10 cents per pound in New York.
The fiber pool has about $50, 900 bales
Of manila fiber in the Philippines and
is practically in position to control the
markets. If the price continues to adj
vance, farmers will be compelled to
pay more for their Irvine next season
than has been paid for the past eight
years. Another feature which makes
it moro difficult to operate a Irvine
factory with any degree of certainty
as to the amount of Irvine that can be
sold next season, is the fact that mil
lions of pounds of tYine have been
carried over from the past season.
This is stored in warehouses and many
farmers also have stocks on hand that
could not be used the past season ow-
ing to the shortage in the crops. It is
estimated that eastern manufacturers
alone shipped at least 1000, 600 pounds
Of Irvine into Minnesota last sum-
mer, which was not sold and is being
stored.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
News in Brief.

According to Steamboat Inspectors
Knapp and Nimrick, there were in
spected in Winona, the fifth district,
this season, 129 steamboats, of over
I,500 tons burden.
State Agent w. A. Gates, of the
board of corrections and charities. has
notified the United States immigra-
ton authorities of three cases of in
sane persons who were demented when
they landed in the United States and
should be deported.
The secretary of the interior ordered
patented to the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company the list of lands selected
under its grant, embracing 2,919 acres
in the Duluth district.
Burglars made raid on the store
and postofice at Lake Elmo, taking
stamps, razors, clothing etc.
The large -four mill of the Warren
manufacturing company at Warren
was destroyed by fire.
Ice compelled the Crookston saw
mills to shut down.
The Caswell Oil company will start
a branch at Rochester to compete with
the Standard Oil company.
The clerks of Rochester have formed
clerks union for the protection and
promotion of their interests. It will
consist of the clerks in all retail stores
Of the city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23

that rescued them, say that the un-
fortunate men were SO nearly on the
verge of madness when they were
picked up that at first fears were en-
tertained for their reason.
The miners started out from Nome
on Septembersd5 in their little open
boat, intending to round the cape on
a prospecting trip. Theyswere caught
in storm the following day and were
blown far out to sea. The water cask
was knocked overheard and through
out a long, lonely week and a day.
with alternating sunshine and the
blackness of night, the hopeless men
tossed with death staring them, in
the face. The boundless ocean swept
round them on every side. Out and
out they drifted with not strip OF
land in sight or the sail of ship to
raise hope for a moment, if no more,
in their breasts.
Once or twice there were slight
showers and they were able to catch
a few ounces of water in a piece of
canvas sail that was left in the boat.
On the fifth day the men began to
grow dizzy and delirious. One or the
other would shout. "a sail! sail!''
but the phantom ship would sail away
and the awful stiffness that followed
the sound of their voices would add
to the horror of the loneliness.
After the fifth day the castaways
knew little or nothing. They sat up
right with staring eyes that looked
across the sweep of waters, but saw
nothing. When the Centennial at last
came in sight the men made no eff
fort to attract her attention. Had
they tried they would not have been
able to cry out. If they saw the ship
at all as she came toward them they
believed it but another phantom.
But their helpless little fishing boat
had been seen, and the ship altered
it's course until it drew near
Quickly orders were given to lower
boat, and soon the unfortunate men
were lifted in strong arms and car
ried on board ship.
The doctors say that both will re-
cover. The horrible situation of star.
ing death in the face for not mo-
ments, but days, has wrought great
havoc to their nerves, but reason has
returned and good nursing is being
depended upon to restore the unfor-
tunate gold seekers to health
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23

could be, turned asked Fountains
opinion. The Canadian thought for a
moment, and said he thought it could
be done. There were ready hands
which loaded the wheelbarrow, and a
good many bets as to the success of
the effort. When the last of the
bricks had been carefully piled on the
wheelbarrow Fountain, stripped to the
waist, bent to the handles. The mus
cles of his broad back and mighty
arms strained as he lifted them, and
he staggered slightly as he shifted his
grip and braced his feet for the start
off. The wheelbarrow creaked under
the load. but Fountain pushed it
along, now and then wabbling slight
ly to right or left, but never losing
his balance for the prescribed dis
tance, and one foot farther, in order
that there might be no dispute.
On another occasion, quite infor-
mally, Fountain lifted curbing stone
that weighed 610 pounds. He did this
with comparatively little trouble.
But it was contended by some who
had lost money on his wheelbarrow
feat that there was a good chance to
get grip and purchase on curb
ing stone. Afterwards, in harness,
Fountain lifted weight of LIS
pounds.
It is claimed that on November 10,
1881, Fountain defeated an unknown"
from Meriden, Conn.,, in lifting
match for the championship of New
England. Fountain keeps his muscles
in working order by swinging dumb
bell that weighs 1917 pounds, and he
handles it with ease and positive
grace. He weighs AS pounds and
stands five feet four and one-half
inches, He is an all-around athlete.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23

they obeyed her when the time for ac-
ton came"
Presently she established herself at
Cape Town, in sweet, secluded villa,
and "looked pathetic in her loneliness"
Among others who fell under the spell
of her fascination was a certain Brit
ish officer of the bluest blood-a man
with ''a pretty face, soft blue eyes, and
a brain to match" Mr.. Hales describes
him as poltroon in war and a simple
ton in all else. He was the witch's
shadow.
"He thought he was fooling the
green grass widow, but she knew she
was squeezing him dry. All that she
gathered from him went rapidly, either
by trusty messenger or by code prear-
ranged to Delagoa Bay, and from there
it soon found it's way into the hands of
the Boer leaders, who laughed heartily
around their mess tables at the doings
in the little nest at Cape Town.
SAT first the noble one had madame
to himself, but as his information PEE
tered out she shared others, and he had
many rivals, and from each she gath
cred something of use to her and her
Boer friends. Like a skillful angler,
she played them all, varying her play
to suit her fish.
sand all the time our generals at the
front, battling for nations honor and
name of all that was evil, the Boer COM
manders always forestalled them in
every important move.
"But Delilah met her match in Kitch-
enes.
''She ran her eyes over the tall, gaunt
figure, the rugged, ugly face. She
looked into the prominent all-seeing
eyes, and knew at glance that she
was face to face with a magnetism
stronger than her own, and nothing
would induce her to go near him again.
by and by this extraordinary crea-
ture began to feel she was suspected.
So she went up-country for change
of air. IF,
wherever she went she was well
coined by our officers, and it was no
ticeable fact that disaster to our arms
followed her friendship. A time at
last arrived when she found it abso-
lutely necessary to confer with the
Boer leaders. She had our whole mill
tary system at her fingers ends, the
gist of things she had sent to her
friends, but full details could only be
conveyed by word of mouth. So she de-
termined to make the effort. Dyeing
herself as black as the inside of a camel
with nitrate of silver and logwood, she
stood transfgured as Kaffir woman,
and it was then that her glorious figure
stood her in good stead. From farm to
farm right through the Free State, on
to Pretoria, she was passed. And in
Pretoria she gave the Beers informa-
ton worth a kings ransom"
And so Dehlah nearly ruined the
British Samson. At present she is sup
posed to be in London.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23

soning was clear, but he objected to the
conclusion.
81 rayfuse," he said, at length, "to go
wild meself."
"Oho!" cried Mrs. Flynn. "Rafuse
to go, is it? Here ye are caught by yer
self vi'latin' an ordnance, an We ray
fuse to be arristed. Barney, yell be
after havin' the cha-arge of raysistin'
an officer feminist yer name, too. 'Tis
for We to bat yerself on the head wild a
club an jerk yerself off to the station
whether We will or no."
"'Twould be Shame, Mary" pro-
tested Patrolman Flynn. ''for me, bein'
the fri'nd to meself that / am, to be
that rough wild mesef. Ye'd not have
me be too hazard on fri'nd, would We ?''
"Oho!" exclaimed Mrs. Flynn, again,
by way of answer. "Derrylickshun av
july it is! kin seeye, Barney, walkin'
the ca-arpet in the capt'in's Office, an
he. teliin' We something av july an
fri'ndship, an that ye're laid off foor
days widout pay"
Anyhow" persisted the patrolman,
A'I'm not shtrong enough to artist me-
self 'Tis too tough job. I'm a
desp'rate man when I'm reused, Mary,
an tits not the likes of me nor ANYONE
else that kin lay the hand av the la-aw
on meself widout havin' to GO to the
doctor"
81 see ye now. oh, l see We now, Bar
ney," went on Mrs. Flynn, II see ye
readin' notice on the board at the sta
tion. an it says that Barney Flynn is
discharged from the foorce for cow
ardice. That's what it says, Barney;
an it says more. It says that Barney
Flynn is charged wild disorderly con-
duct an shootin' in the city limits, an
raysistin' an officer, an corruptin' the
foorce by wo-orkin' the fri'ndship rack
ct, an that amy officer meetin' him
will call the wagon an run him in"
Patrolman Flynn heaved deep sigh.
''Mary," he said, I'VE wanted me to
do little wo-ork in the house the while
I'm off juty."
II did, Barney" she answered.
"I'lldo it," asserted Patrolman Flynn,
with another sigh. "'Tis tight hole l
got meself in, Mary, an me heads
swimmin' wild all the troubles an the
rules IT'S likely little wo-ork'll make
things easier for me-"
'''Tis likely it will" retorted Mary,
grimly; and Patrolman Flynn put his
official dignity and his revolver in his
pocket. and tackled the plebeian task of
amending wash tub, meanwhile NUT
tering to himself something about a
woman who had "a reg-lar la-awyer's
head on her."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
BARNEY IN TROUBLE.
Predicament Of a Patrolman Who
Has a Smart Wife.
After Protracted Discussion Mr..
Flynn Comes to the Conclusion
That He Is Not ms Smart as
I His Better Half.

Elliott Flower tells in the Century
the following more or less veracious
story of Patrolman Flynn:
There was persistent pop, pop,
pop in the alley back of the house,
and Mrs. Flynn put her head out of
the kitchen door to see what was the
matter.
what are We doin' out there, Bar
ney?" she asked.
"Practicin' wild me gum" answered
Barney.
"Ohoi" exclaimed Mrs. Flynn.
'Practicin' wild yer gun, is it? Ye're
new man on the foorce, an We think
we've got to be blazin' away at livery
barn door in the wa-ard. Tell me, now,
isn't there an ordnance feminist shoot
in in the city limits?"
AT this Patrolman Flynn thoughtful
ly scratched his head.
Right We are" he said at last; '.but
tits for the gazabo widout the shtar
that the ordnance was made"
Does yer book tell We that?" de-
manded Mrs. Flynn.
Patrolman Flynn pulled summary
OF the principal ordinances and the
rules and regulations of the depart
ment from his pocket and looked
through it slowly and carefully.
Does it tell ye." demanded Mrs.
Flynn. again, 'that an officer of the
la-aw kin make shootin' gallery of the
alley bechune his house an the one
next behind ?"
1T does not" admitted the patrol
man. regretfully. -. -
Doesn't it tell We to pinch the man
that shoots in the city limits?'
Mary, I'll not lie to ye," answered
Patrolman Flynn, after moment of
reflection; sit says that same"
Then Ills for ye, Barney Flynn.." as
serted his better half. decisively, "to
take yerself to the station an cha-arge
yerself wild disorderly conduct
Patrolman Flynn WINGED. The rea-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
PRETTY WOMAN SPY.
Used Her Wiles on British Officers
in South Africa 81
Obtained Information for the Boer
Commander Worth a Kings RAN
som-Met Her Match In Gen.
Kitchener.

One of the most fascinating stories
of the war that have as yet found their
way into print was told in the London
Daily News by that journals brilliant
war correspondent, A. G. Hales.
It is the story of woman whose re-
markable personality and still more
remarkable cunning, enabled her to
play the part of Kruger's spy to perfec-
ton and to entrap British officers into
parting with precious military secrets,
the knowledge of which by the Beers
greatest disasters.
Here is Mr.. Hales' description of this
South African witch:
'She was woman of about 80 years
of age. Madame was of German or
Swedish nationality, married to Rus
sian civil engineer. She was not a
beauty, but her face was full of charm,
her eyes had the gift of eloquence, and
she could say more without opening her
mouth than most women can impart
who possess a tireless tongue. She
could be gay or sad, pathetic. plead
ing, or imperious at will"
Her first mission was among the
Boer women in the Free State and Ma
tai.
when she left johannesburg on
her frequent trips she was not wasting
her time, as folk fancied. From town
to town, from farm to farm, she went
with restless activity, organizing a
system of spying among the Boer wom-
en-. 1t was madame who arranged that
when our troops arrived anywhere in
Natal or the Free State. the wives of
the farmers and their best looking
daughters should visit our lines with
fresh eggs, fresh butter and other lit
tie luxuries. She instructed them to
take note of the number of men in each
camp, the number of guns, and the
quantity and condition of our horses.
Each was advised to send all informa-
ton so CLEANED promptly to the near
est Boer commando. and right well
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
A TALE OF SUFFERING.
Two Miners Adrift for Eight Days IN
an Open Boat Without Drop
Of Water.

Wild andPweird are the tales of suf-
fering that the sea could tell, but
none, perhaps, would be more filed
with the details of mental and bodily
anguish than that which two Alaskan
miners, recently brought to Seattle,
WASH. are now telling.
There are lines of suffering, deep
craven on the faces of Samuel Dutton
and John Bauer, who tossed for eight
days on pitiless sea, in an open boat,
without bite to eat or drop of
water, except the briny water of the
ocean, which they, in their mad thirst,
tried to moisten their lips with. The
officers of the Centennial, the ship
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
A Bold Robbery.

A bank book holding between its
leaves $3.50 in cash and $50 in checks
was stolen from Miss Carrie Dexter,
cashier of the Russell Coffee house,
while she was standing in front of the
receiving window of the Security
bank in Minneapolis. She was about
to make deposit and had taken the
bank book from small tin box which
she carried and laid it on the window.
AS she did so she felt some one touch
the box and, intending to rescue that,
as it contained large amount of sill
yer, she paid no attention to the bank
book. When she looked for it it had
disappeared. She reported the rob
berry to the police.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
GENUINE STRONG MAN.
Canadian Athlete Trundles 800 Brick,
Weighing 1900 Pounds, In .
Heavy Wheelbarrow.

Joseph N. Fountain, who was born
in Quebec, Canada, but has been a
bricklayer and plasterer in Webster,
Mass, for some years, has consider
able standing as strong man. One
of his most remarkable feats was the
wheeling of load of 300 dry, hand
made brick, weighing little more
than 1900 pounds when the weight OF
the wheelbarrow is counted, a dis
lance of 100 feet. An ordinary VIII, ell
barrow load is IS or go.
The feat was performed on a wager
Somebody said it could not be done;
somebody else said it could be done
The man who claimed that the trick
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23

old autonomist party, while the fed
eral party consisted of the democrats.
Mr.. Degetau is a lawyer. having
studied in the university of Madrid.
He is member of several scientific
and philanthropic societies and was
one of the founders of the Societe
Franchise pour L'Arbitrage entire Ma
tions. Mr.. Degetau has written sew.
eral books.
He has always been a republican In
politics and since 1882 has taken &C.
tive part in the principal events of his
country. He was one of the four
commissioners sent to Spain in 1896
to ask for autonomy. He was elected
deputy to the cortes in 1898, and is
president of the local board of educa-
ton at San Juan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23

at the Paris exposition. We learn
from Cosmos. which prints the repro
duction. that the original is exhibited
in the Foresty building by an Amer
lean gunmaker-name not given.
Says this paper: ut is a steel plato
rs millimeters (one-third inch) IN
thickness, on which the rifeman, who
was a real artist. has traced in sue
cessive bullet holes. by firing from a
distance of 30 feet. the head of an
Indian chief. and the initial of the
gunmaker's name. The weapon was
a Savage rife of rs millimeters cal-
iber. The bullets pierced the plate,
but because of their flattening at the
moment of contact they have made
openings of nearly twice their own
diameter, namely, of about IL mill.
meters (one-half inchl."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
Prison Reports.

The total amount of money turned
into the state treasury by the warden
of the state prison was S145, $50. 70, of
which $40. $50. IA was received in col
lection upon notes given by Minnesota
farmers for binding Irvine purchased
at the prison. The money thus collect
ed goes into the prison revolving fund
and becomes available again for the
purchase of raw materials for binding
Irvine, or is otherwise expended.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
Narrow Escape.

Eddie Cheffee of Lake Crystal, boy
about 10 years of age, narrowly es-
capped death by drowning. He went
alone on Lune lake to shoot ducks.
discharged his gun, which kicked and
caused the boat to capsize. He was
rescued by man from Mankato, who
was hunting at Lily lake and heared
cries for help. He was in the water
until boat could be carried from Lily
lake. He is now in q critical con-
ditiOn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
FREDERICK DEGETAU.
First Delegate to the United States
Congress Elected from the Is
land of Porto Rico.

Federico Degetau, of San Juan, Pcr-
to Rico, has been elected the first
delegate to congress from the island
of Porto Rico to the United States.
The election was held several weeks
ago, and two tickets were in the field.
The republican ticket. on which Mr..
Degetau was elected, represented the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
Fume-Generating Bomb.

Prof. Camphausen, of Amsterdam, is
out with bomb generating fumes that
will make breathing difficult or impos-
sible for a distance of 100 yards around
the center Of the explosion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
DRAWN WITH A RIFLE.
Picture of an Indians Head Made ON
q Steel Plate by an American
Marksman.

We present herewith a picture of
a steel plate decorated by firing rifle
bullets into it. and now on exhibition
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
Three Crops.

William Ray. postmaster at Rich
field, reports the latest and strangest
freak of a wholly unique season. On
his. farm at Richfield Mr.. Ray dug a
good crop of potatoes and plowed and
seeded the same ground for fodder
corn. The late wet and hot weather
gave him good crop of corn and then
the ground went back to potato rails
ing of it's own accord. The. other
morning Mr.. Ray opened some of the
self-seeded hills and found a good
number of half-grown potatoes in
each. They were as large as the first
new potatoes which are put on the
market in the spring.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
State Board.

The state canvassing board will not
meet until Dec. Is, and the official vote
for governor will not be known until
that time. The secretary of state
heads the state board, and selects his
associates, which must consist by law
of two judges of the district court and
two or more judges of the supreme
court. It is understood that Chief
Justice Start and Associate Justice
Collins will be requested to serve.
Both were candidates for reelection
but neither had any opposition, the
democratic candidates Withdrawing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23

The Antiquity of Silk.
Silk dresses were worn in China
4-soO wears ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
Undrawn Appropriations.

The total amount of undrawn APP
preparations for the thirteen state in
situations, five of which are for the in
sane, is $s5,s31. Of this, s5s,665 is
credited to the insane institutions, and
belongs in part to appropriations made
for improvements, additions and the
construction of new buildings. The
new hospital at Fergus Falls also has
balance undrawn, amounting to ex-
actly 81 less than that of Rochester's
insane hospital which has $1S, 495.
The condition of affairs obtains at the
close of. the states fiscal year, In case
of appropriations undrawn at the close
of the fiscal year, they are Cancelled
and revert to the general treasury.