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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14

LONDON, Feb. n--A dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Rensberg. dated
yesterday. says;
There has been hard fighting for some
days near Colensberg, the Beers max
Ing strenuous efforts TO outilank the
British left, The enemy occupies strong
positions from Achterlang through Pot
fontein to point Ave miles south OF
Jasfonteln.
Fighting at outpost camps has been
very severe during the last few days.
Yesterday the Beers attacked the posi-
tion of Worcester's to the southeast
OF Colesberg, The lighting continued
all day, and after dark II was consid-
cred necessary to withdraw To Rens-
berg
Our losses are not yet known.
On thee west the Australians, Wilt
shires and Berkshlres had hot lighting,
bat held their positions against long
odds
The Boer losses We're considerable
Owing to the growing difficulties ex-
perienced by the cowboys in reaching
camps, all the latter were vacated last
night and the troops withdrew to Rens-
berg
The Beers are burning the farms of
loyalists but the latter have contrived
to get away with their stock.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
Desert COIensO District Under
Heavy BOer Pressure.
THE BOERs COUNTER STROKE
BOer Mastery Of District Starts
Local Insurrection - Another
Division Ordered 0ut.

LONDON. Feb. r. f;2o a. m-The
news Of the lay II the enforced retire.
ment of the British from the Coles
berg district. under heavy Boer pres
sure. ami probably after brisk lighting.
Thus. AZ the time when Lord Roberts
IN apparently able TO push his army
into the Free State. the Beers make a
counter stroke In an unknown but
seemingly great force. not far from the
vital line of railway connecting Dc Aar
and Orange river
Military observers do not r, gard this
as more than n menace NevertheIcss
trr news produces an unpleasant i'm.
preston here
General French had maneuvcrcI The
Beers out Of Rensberg In December
ON January / Il was reported that h.
could take colcsberg In two days with
reinforcementa These were sent but
the Beers were also reinforced. since
then. the british lines have been ex.
tended east and west so that NJ the
opening oC this week they constitute
great horse-shoe. Is miles In length.
The liens we're not continuous. but all
strong positions were held.
General French when he Joined Gen.
eral Roberts. took most Of his caval.
ry General Clements was left with the
Infantry To hold the Beers In cheek
but commandant Delaney, with dou,
bic turning movement. has compelled
the British TO concentrate at Rensberg
besides threatening Roberts communi-
cation,
The Bocr mastery Of the district has
caused spread of the insurrection but
this. no doubt, WIll be promptly sup.
pressed, AS large British forces are
available not far away
Indications as TO General Buffers i'm
mediate Intentions are contradictory
one informant. who has intimate rcla.
tions with the war office. predicts a
movement within the next day or two
A number OF correspondents who
have been with General Butler have
gone to Durham for few days rest
under the impression that nothing is "a
be done Immediately
The war Office has directed tn,
Eighth division OF 10000 men to prepare
to go out,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
MRS. cRAvENs TESTIMONY,
She Creates a Sensation by Giving the
Date and Place of Her Marriage
With Mr.. Fair.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb ia SEN
sation was created today by Mrs. Net
tie F. Craven, by her testimony in her
suit against the estate of the late Sen
ator Fair for $4,000 a month widows
allowance since the death of the SEN
ator.
Mrs. Craven testified that she and
Senator Fair were married by contract
in June, 1892, and that one month later,
at the request of her daughter Maga-
ret, Senator Fair and Mrs. Craven
were married by Justice of the Peace
Simpton, of Sausalito. Judge Simp-
ton is living and will be called upon
to substantiate Mrs. Craven's state
ment.
The testimony of Mrs. Craven never
appeared in any of the great mass of
testimony heretofore offered.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
A NEW OPERA.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 1S.-A large
audience at the Columbia theater wit
messed the first production by the Bos-
tonians of the 'Viceroy.' a new comic
opera by Victor Herbert and Mary b.
Smith. The music is Of a high order
and several of the songs are likely to
become popular. The libretto is clever
but the critics agreed that it will have
to be eurtailed somewhat. The cos
tunes are original and decidedly pic
turesque and the scenic effects very ac-
tive. 1t is conceded that the Boston
ians have made valuable addition to
their repertoire.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
MANY INSANE SOLDIERS,
The Strain of the Philippine Campaign
the Responsible Cause.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1S.-Eleven
insane soldiers will today be sent from
this city to the government hospital at
Washington, and it is probable that
about thirty more will go East during
the week. During the last three months
nearly 25O demented soldiers have been
sent across the continent and ii is said
that over POO more will soon arrive here
from Manila. In nearly all cases the
men are violently insane and the re-
puted cause of their trouble is the
ceaseless vigilence required on outpost
duty in the Philippines
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
LuLL BEFORE THE STORM.
Every Indication That Very Important
Events Are Soon to Come.

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-The cessation of
war news from South Africa is taken
to indicate that the British prepara-
tions for a move from Modder river
are progressing and that important
events can be anticipated within a few
days. Interest centers almost wholly
upon Field Marshal Roberts, especial
ly since Buffers report of his with
drawal from vaal Krantz came, for the
first time, through Roberts, showing
that all the different operations over
the wide field will hereafter be more
completely co-ordinated II is now
known that the military attaches have
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
SIGNS OF WEAKENING.
A Significant Move in Kentucky Dem
Ocratic Forces.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Feb. 13.-The first
sign Of a break in the democratic lines
was noticeable today. 1t came in the
shape of a resolution offered by SEN
atOr rriplett, providing that. upon ad-
journment Thursday. the legislature
name Frankfort as its next meeting
place. While no action was taken on
the resolution today. it is believed to
foreshadow the return of the democrat
ic legislators to the state house soon,
possibly oy the end of the week.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
KILLED IN A SALOON.

SPOKANE, Feb. IA Spokesman
Review special from Grangeville, says;
At Whitebird, eighteen miles from here,
Henry Ray shot and killed Charles
Burlington.
The tragedy was the outcome of a
saloon row.
The verdict of the coroner's jury was
that Burlington came to his death by
a pistol wound inflicted by Ray IN
self defense.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
woRKINGMEN ASK AID.
Puerto Rican Labor Leaders to Petition
the Government.

NEW YORK. Feb. IS. -Iglisias and
Eduardo Condo. Puerto Rican labor
leaders, who arrived here from that ISL
and few days ago, have issued an
appeal to this government on behalf of
the workingmen of Puerto Rico.
The delegates. who have established
headquarters in this city, declare that
the working classes of their island have
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
WE SHALL SEE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-The Washing
ton correspondent Of the World says
the is no hope Of the passage Of the
Hanna-Payn shipping subsidy bill;
that 1t is doubtful If it ever emerges
from the house committee; that repub-
lioan leaders noting the protests
against the bill have decided that It
would he good policy to shelve 1t.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
TRANSPORT LEELENAw SAILED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1S.-The Uni
ted States transport Leelenaw, laden
with $50 horses and 100 mules. sailed for
Manila today. Eight destitute Filipi-
nos from the Omaha exposition are
also being transported home on the
Leelenaw.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
THREE HUNTERS DROWNED.

VICTORIA. b. c.. Feb. 13.-sunday,
ex-Alderman Richard Kennon, John
NJ. Cordell, a miner, and William Kel-
ley, fisherman, left Nanaimo to shoot
ducks. This morning their boat was
found upturned and the body Of Will
liam Kelly recovered. The other bod
les have not yet been recovered.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
RESTING ON THEIR OARS.
Much Expectancy IN the Decision Of
Judge Taft.

FRANKFORT. KY, Feb. 1S-Anoth-
er day Of extreme quiet has passed
here, there being no developments in
the political situation from either side.
The eyes of the leaders on both sides
are on Cincinnati. where Judge Taft,
of the federal court, will return de-
eiSion tomorrow on the question of
whether the federal courts have juris-
diction in contest cases.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
CLARK INVESTIGATION
Is Stretching Out Its Length in Con-
gress.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 49, In the
Clark contest today the most interest
ing testimony Of the day was state
ment made by VIM. McDermott, one Of
Clark's friends, to the effect that Clark
had made him a present Of $1,000 after
his election to the senate. in payment
of McDermott for his services in the
contest
He also testified that he had expend-
ed about $4,000 in the governor and
senatorial elections. The major por-
tion of this money had eeen received
from Clark's son but the witness con-
tended that it was all spent for legiti-
mate purposes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-14
WILL NOT WITHDRAW.
Union Pacific Not to Close Offices in
o. r. & ~ Territory.


OMAHA. Feb. Bit is rumored at
Union Pacific headquarters that the
Union Pacific viii not, after all, aban-
don its agancies in Portland and 9th
er coast points. in the Oregon Railroad
& Navigation territory Ticket agents
have been dispensed with but agents of
the freight department have not been
relieved, and the general opinion at
headquarters is that they will not be.
though those high in authority are
non-committal. The fact that changes
have been made in Butte. in both de-
partments. and at other points in the
passenger department lends color to
this story.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27
What to Expect.

The state supreme court of Mime
sofa has Just handed down decision
which will be of immense interest to
betting men and to the Stockholders
as we'll. Under the law it appears
that man may repudiate Il wager if
he happens to lose and if he notifies
the stakeholder to not pay the money
oyer to the winner, and the stake
holder disregards the Injunction, he
is liable for the amount.
The decision will be of special in
tereSt for it recalls one of the cele-
brated wagers on the Towne and
Morris fight in the Sixth district in
the exciting campaign of 1896. Paddy
Liston of Duluth, bet S4OO 'on Towne
and f. L. Murray an equal amount on
Morris. L. W. Rolleston, then chief
clerk at the Spalding, was stakeholder.
When the returns came in the result
was close and there Was some talk of a
contest. Liston told the stakeholder
to retain the money but it was APP
parent that Morris was elected and
Mr.. Rolleston turned the money over.
After the money had been turned
over the Pabst Brewing company,
who had claim against Liston for
about $3.50, brought punishment pro-
ceedings and with the result that
Rolleston is held for the amount.
The court holds in effect that betting
is illegal and that such transactions
are contrary to public policy; that
such debt is subject to reputation
and the notice to the stakeholder was
reputation. Rolleston must there
fore repay the S40O deposited with
him by Liston.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27
Buffalo Bills Show.

With the coming of warm weather
the annual announcement of the
coming of Buffalo Bits Wild West
and Congress of Rough Riders of the
World is looked for with anticipatOry
pleasure by the people. The news
papers have already announced that
performances will be given in Duluth
on August IL, and the billboards. dead
walls and windows pictorially pro-
claim in bright-colored Autographs the
many interesting, exciting and in
structive features of the great eXhi-
hibitiOn. The general idea of the
entertainment is well known, but
this season some peculiarly qppro-
pirate additions have been made. and
the attractiveness has been greatly
enhanced
The one great feature this season
will be the reproduction, on as elabor-
ate a scale as the time and area will
allow. of the famous charge up San
Juan Hill. In this scene five hundred
men will be used, and among them
will be actual participants in the
real charge. A number of Roosevelt's
Rough Riders, Regular United States
Cayalrymen: Volunteers and Cuban
Insurgents will be prominent in this
mimic representation of the charge
that added another brilliant page to
American history. The scenery has
been painted from photographs es-
pecially taken, and the topography of
the country has been closely adhered
to.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27
Long Distance Telephone.

The Duluth & Irun Range company
are putting in a long distance tele
phone line between the range towns
and Duluth. This move is one
which will be of much benefit to this
country as by the telephone line-busi
ness can be transacted much more
convenient than by mail or telegraph
There will be two exchanges one at
Biwabik and one at Two Harbors.
The patrons from this end of the line
will do business through the Biwabik
exchange. The company propose to
build as up-to-date line as can be
obtained and to give first-clasS SER
vice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27
additions to the school needs of the

ituuIbiOuS W Tile SCI'UOl uccuS OI LIE
city as fast as necessary.
The clerk and treasurer were both
voted remuneration for their labors
last year, two per cent of all monies
paid out by them. The annual re-
port OF the treasurer showed the dis
trct In prosperous financial condi-
ton.
Only one nomination was made for
the office of clerk-H. G. Kelly. %
votes were cast during the hour the
polls were open, p Of which were for
Mr.. Kelly. A large party from Win
ton were delayed by the storm and ar
rived at the school house just as
Messrs. Chinn and Sullivan the tellers
were counting the ballots. The Win
ton party were not exactly pleased
by the manner in which the school at
their place had been run during the
past season and came in to register
kick. The teacher in particular
was the cause of their displeasure.
An amiable adjustment was reached
between the board and the Winton
people and all is now serene.
The board has done much good
work during the past year and the
schools of District No. IL are in pretty
snug shape, fact much appreciated
by parents and scholars in general.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27

WE FURNISH the news all the time
and all the news. Our aim Is to
keep our readers appraised OF the
happe nings In this vicinity.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27

Killed Tuesday afternoon by being
struck by a falling tree. Young and
crew We're working along the track
through the woods when IL desperate
storm having the nature of a
cyclone passed there. Trees were
falling In all directions and Young in
efforts to prevent his men from get
ting struck forgot his own danger.
the result being he was the only suf-
ferer.
Deceased leaves wife and six
children to mourn the loss of husband
and father. The remains were pre-
pared for burial by Undertaken Glea-
son and shipped to Bayfield,, Wis, for
burial Wednesday morning, being ac-
companied by the Borrowing family
and brother of deceased. Young
was a member of West Duluth Camp,
M. W. of A.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27
The Indian Scare.

The MALTA has returned from the
Rainy lake country where they were
sent on wild goose chase by some in
dividual who ''smelled'' Indians.
The boys tell some wierd tales of hard
ships experienced on the way up,
especially over the Crane Lake port
age and also say during all the time
they only met a few Indians and
these were scared to DEATH" The
trip developed the fact that there was
no cause for alarm and it is intimated
that if the poor whiskey were kept
away from the red men all future
troubles would end.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27
Annual School Meeting.

The annual school meeting of Dis
trict No. IL, was held at the school
house Saturday evening. Owing to
the storm which was on at the time
the attendance was small.
Director Gleason being away and
Clerk Kelly being i'll, Treasurer Van
Blarcom called the meeting to order
and read the call. Peter Schaefer
was elected moderator and G. J. Mott.
clerk.
On motion duly put and carried a
levy of S15,70O was made and ten
months schooling was decided upon.
Last year the levy was only 81, 0OC
which in the sense of the meeting was
entirely inadequate to conduct the
schools this year.
The school board were also empow
cred to furnish school facilities fol
Winton in the shape of a new schoo
house and necessaries and also make
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27

President @. NJ. Sclwab, Of the Car
negie Steel company, and james Gay
ley, George Lauder, Judge j. H.
Reed, Thomas Lynch and d. M
Clemson, members of the board OF
directors OF the company were visitors
to the Mesaba range last week on Il
tour of inspection Of the properties
owned by them.
President Schwah was seen by Il
reporter and unbosomed himself on
the general outlook of the iron trade
in IL very agreeable manner. He
said: There is much less to worry
over in the iron market than has been
generally supposed by the public.
The prospects are good for Il general
revival as the demand has been slim
ulated by lower prices which now
prevail l look for steel and iron in
dustries generally to run very steadily
from this time on, Asked if there
was an special significanc in the visit
of himself and the board Of directors
he said that there was not; that they
were simply on tour of inspection of
their properties on the range in con-
nection with pleasure.
Judge Reed and Mr. Gayley, vice
president of the Oliver Iron Mining
company, was also seen, but each one
of them refused to talk. saying Mr..
Schwab was the best posted man of
the party, and that there was nothing
of special Significance in the market
except that Il revival was looked for
in the near future, owing to the
slump in prices. All three OF them
declared the only reason for the stag
nation in the market was scale of
prices which was prohibitive.
All the members of the party are
we'll known in the Lake Superior
country as among the foremost and
best posted iron men in the country,
and the weight carried by the an
nouncement that the prospects are
good for the future in the. iron mar
ket will have Il cheering effect upon
those interested in iron propositions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27
Base Ball.

Sundays special train from Eyeleth
brought up strong club of ball play
ers and an equally strong party of adj
mirers of the National game and the
EVeleth boys in particular, Without
a doubt, the club which faced the Ely
boys on the diamond Sunday was
composed of the best base bali talent
on the Mesaba, but Notwithstanding
this nearly a shut-out was rendered
them by the home team.
The game was good one and was
prayed with snap and vigor that
characterizes good ball playing.
EVeleth went to bat first and were
promptly retired without a run Tn
the next inning they managed to Sc:
cure score and then ''stuff was off,
for the next seven innings, Ely in the
meantime having fixed 10 runs onto
Their score sheet. Lyons and Wilson
Tor Eveleth did not miss many chances
while the Ely boys, one and all. did
rapid playing.
). Z. McGreavy umpired the game
In a gentlemanlY straightforward
manner. His decisions were given
with fairness and dispatch and gave
general satisfaction. Before the
game started there was little "beef-
lng' on McGreavy but there was not
during the entire game an occasion
for fault finding, The score follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27
Ore Prices.

A dispatch from Cleveland of Fri
day says the Gre association took
steps on that day to check the down
ward tendency in iron and seeel pro,
ducts. This they hope to accomplish
10y maintaining for the last half OF
the year. That is $3.50 a ton for the
Bessemer with corresponding prices
in other grades. The action, it is
said, will keep pig iron at SIG ton,
1t is suggested that John ID. Rookie.
Teller. who is a heavy miner of ore, is
partly responsible for this action, but
the truth of that could not be veri-
fled,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27
Must Make Selections.

State Auditor Dunn has given the
Duluth & Iron Range road until Sept.
l to make it's selections of land under
the grant given it by the state of
Minnesota. If the road does not
make the selections they will be made
by the state. The legislature of 1893
passed a law requiring all railroad
companies receiving grants to make
their selections within two years.
The Iron Range grant was made in
1875 and the selections are not yet
complete.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27
The Hibbing Accident.

The coroner's jury in the Clark
mine explosion at Hibbing founC
nothing as to how the accident could
have happened. The names of those
killed were: James e. Maker, shift
boss; Gracomo Martinelli and Giotani
Simorinia. Italians; Frank PlOs and
Mike Cvar, Austrian: Lante Hongo,
Peter Olilia and Gust Wilkins, Firms:
George Schlenk, German. and James
Balm, Irish. Considerable damage
was done in the mine. Capt. Harry
Thomas is congratulating himself
over his narrow escape being just on
the point of going down into the
mine when the explosion occurred.
Had it been three minutes later he
would have been near the scene of the
accident.
Jas. Maker was the step-son of
Capt. Geo. Orr and well known by
many in this vicinity, having former
ly resided at Michigamme and other
Michigan towns. His mother is an
intimate friend of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Sheridan and family of this city.
The remains of Frank Plos were
brought to this city and buried here
Sunday from the Catholic church
under the auspices of the Naradna
Spolek society of which he was a
member.
The accident was the most horrible
and disastrous that has occurred in the
annals of Minnesota mining.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27

Earned runS-Eveleth O. Ely2. Two base
hits, West, Mack Passed balls. Sullivan 1,
wilson l.. Bases on balls, off Harrington .,
Gleason T. Hit by pitcher by Harrington 1,
son g. Stolen bases. Mclaughlin. Cowling.
Mack. Symons. Benin. /. Cox. Double play.
Lyons to Rienert to Barrett. Time 2:15.
Umpire McGreavy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27
Notice.
Ely, Mimi, July q, |

Ely, Mimi, July y, 1900.
TO Prof. j. e. Gardner, Duluth, Mimi.
Dear Sir: You are hereby notified
that unless we hear from you within
80 days from date, we shall dispose of
organ left here as security for hall
rent amounting to $4,000, due and
payable April IA. 1900.
FINNISH TEMPERANCE SOCIETY,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27
Killed by Failing Tree.

John o. Young, railroad foreman
for the Fall Lake Lumber Co., on
their road near Winton, was instantly