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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
OLD PIPE OF PEACE.
Recently Exhumed on the Battle
field of Pittsburgh Landing.
Throws Light on Prehistoric Mound
Builders-Belicf That the Crude
Work of Art Is Less Than
Six Centuries Old.

Recent excavations on the field of
the battle of Pittsburgh Landing have
brought to light many interesting rel
the well-known G. A. r. and Loyal Le-
gion man, who is member of the Shi-
lob commission, is an ardent antigua
rian and geologist, and in the course
of the work of leveling the battle
ground into the proportions of ma
tional public park, has lost no oppor-
tunity of delving into the mounds, of
which there are a number on the
ground. The relics exhumed are sent
to the Smithsonian institution to be
carefully photographed and recorded.
1t is for this reason, says the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, that by far the most
valuable and interesting piece of work
that has come out of an American
mound in several decades was seen by
only few Cincinnatians. Col. Cadle
1ectured before the Cincinnati Natural
History society the other evening on
1.-THE Work of the Mound Builders on
Shiloh Battlefields." The lecture was
particularly opportune, as the COM
mission had eXhumed on the day before
the little statue, of which good pho
tograph is shown. Col. Cadle was on
his way to Washington with the piece,
which he considers the greatest find
of the age.
The statue is nine inches long and
carved from soapstone, out Of which
the pipes of the Indians were always
made. This piece is itself intended for
a pipe. as the hole between the Shout
ders is for tobacco and the opening in
the bones for a stem. The kneeling
woman is of a distinctly aboriginal
type and may be taken as fair pic
ture of the woman of the times. The
work is exceedingly well done and,
while the woman is not beautiful, many
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
An Historic Cane.

j. c. Hull, of Minneapolis, an old
veteran, has just completed peculiar
looking cane upon which he has been
engaged the past four months.
Mr.. Hull served with the 18th Wis
consin cavalry during the civil war,
and the many articles and utensils of
cavalry use have been engraved on the
cane in spiral formation. Mr.. Hull
took piece of Havana wood, and the
work was done with an ordinary jack
knife.
The head of the cane is a deer's
hoof, and in this has been placed a 25-
cent piece which Mr.. Hull found in the
streets of Washington the day Presi-
dent Lincoln was assassinated. The
cane was completed Lincoln's birth
day, this year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02

he went into the Touring mill and dis
t1llery owned by his grandfather and
was employed as bookkeeper. On the
side, he toyed with a small railroad
venture which proved profitable and
permitted him to amass a small cap
ital. With this he experimental with
the colling possibilities of the Con-
nellsville coal, in which region he was
located. In company with a few
farmers, he got control of Broad Farm
and built so coke ovens. Success was
immediate and the capacity was soon
doubled. Then omore territory was
secured and the number of ovens was
once more doubled. The panic of '73
came on and swamped some of his
partners. Securing aid from infuen-
tial friends, he bought up the discard
ed interests and also got control of
large number of additional coking
properties at the low panic prices.
His faith in the future was sublime;
he stemmed the tide of business de-
preston and came out victorious.
Soon after the revival of business the
profits of a single year amounted to
more than the purchase price of the
new properties. The immense indus
try to-day operates on 10000 acres of
coal in the Connellsville region, owns
$4,000 ovens, with daily capacity of
$4,000 tons of coke, and employs H.
900 miners and operatives. Upon the
death of Thomas Carnegie, Andrew
admitted Frick into the Carnegie COM
pany because of his admiration for
the business capacities of the COM
paratively young man. Mr.. Prick was
made chairman of the company in
1889, but few years ago divided the
responsibilities of the onerous Office
by having a president elected, he re-
tanning the craftsmanship. Mr.. Fricl
has spent large amounts of money in
charitable work. but has done it so
modestly that the world does not
know much about it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
SDain Will Not Get Islands.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The Ameri-
can flag will not come down on Sibitu
island or on Cagayan island. Spain
has been demanding that these is
lands be returned to it. The war de-
partment was ready to make the re-
turn and so was the state department
up to Friday. The navy department.
was, however, unwilling to surrender
anything it had taken, and has made
it's title good to the islands. The state
department will inform Spain that
the islands are the property of the
United States and will hold them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Y. NJ. C. A.

The state convention of the Y. M. C.
A. closed at Winona.
The chief feature of the morning
session was the taking of pledges for
funds to carry on the state work. In
ternational Secretary f. B. Smith took
charge, and inside of an hour So, 900 of
the required $4,000 had been promised.
This is double the amount pledged at
any state convention since 1892. Of
this $3.50 was in personal pledges.
The different associations gave as fol-
lows: Winona, 5000; Minneapolis,
$500; Two Harbors, $50; Duluth, $500;
Mankato, $40; Agricultural College,
$40; Carlton College, $25; Hamline
University, $40; Manchester, SIS; Man
kato Normal, $40; Parker College, S.;
State University, $50; st. Paul Col
lege, SIS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
NEW WAR INVENTION.
Movable Breastvorks for South AZ
RIGA Invented by n Patriotic
English Artist.

The great loss of life suffered in at
lacking Boer intrenchments in South
Africa has inspired Walter Severn, an
English artist, to invent and patent
a form of movable breastworks, by
the use of which he thinks fortified
lopjes might be captured without
much danger to the attacking party.
The breastworks consist of steel
plates mounted on bicycles at such an
angle that bullets striking them will
be detected upward. The inventor
has the word of Maxim, the great gun
maker, that the steel plates need not
weigh more than five or six pounds
to the square foot so that the weight
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
Mary Thomas.

Mrs. Mary Thomas is in request by
the war department and the ST. Paul
postoffice.
Several letters have been received
from the war department for her, but
cannot be delivered because she can
not be located.
The war department writes to the
postmaster that Henry Thomas, COR
poral of Co. B, 25th United States vol
unteer infantry, now in the Philip
pines, made arrangements to have a
portion of his pay turned over to Mrs.
Mary Thomas, presumably his wife
or mother, and the letter now in the
postoffice contains a voucher for this
money.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
Enforce the Laws.
100000.

The movement inaugurated last
summer in the interest of better gov
eminent and the enforcement of laws,
has eliminated in the organization of
the Detroit League for the Enforce
ment of Laws and Ordinances. The
league will nominate a ticket pledged
to the enforcement of all state laws
and village ordinances, and to the is
suance of no liquor license for less
than $1,000. On that issue the village
election, which will be held March 10,
will be hotly contested.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
News in Brief.

Britons in Minneapolis will organize
a society for social purposes.
At the buttermakers' meeting at Lin
coin, Neb., Minnesota won the sweep
stakes prize, also first prize in separ-
ator class and gathered cream class.
Amid the whirl of social rounds in
Minneapolis vaccination party took
first place.
A. j. Thompson, of Santa Rosa, Cal,
who claims to be 113 years old, passed
through Minneapolis. He was accom-
panied by his grandson, aged 60 years.
The death rate in Duluth last month
was 1 to 1000 of the population, while
the birth rate was 1.6. There were a
few deaths from typhoid fever, mostly
cases brought to local hospitals from
the ranges.
The loggers in the northern part of
the state have begun to hire men from
Michigan.
Charles Johnson, an employee in the
n. P. shops at Brainerd, committed
suicicide by cutting his throat.
B. Rils, of Henning, was robbed of
his purse containing SIT and some val
liable papers while boarding train in
st. Paul.
The new public library at Owatonna
was formally dedicated and turned
over to the city.
Insurance Commissioner O'Shaug-
messy has discovered that Is insurance
companies licensed to do business in
this state have not cOmplied with the
provisions of the Somerville law, and
he will refuse them licenses for the
coming year unless they do comply.
Three men were arrested at Hawley
charged with blind pigging.
]. K. Messelt attempted to board a
train at Erskine and fell between the
cars, but was fortunate in escaping
with the loss of only few toes.
Andrew Anderson, formerly a stu
dent in the st. Cloud normal, has gone
insane in the Philippines.
S. S. Parr, for eleven years superin-
tendent of the st. Cloud city schools,
died of Bright's disease.
J. p. johnson, wood sawyer, was
accidentally killed on the railroad
tracks in st. Paul. Johnson was walk
ing along the track toward his home,
and stepped onto another track to get
out of the way of an engine.
Frank Peterson, section boss near
Duluth, was nearly killed by maniac.
The loss to the Winona school build
ing was about $1,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02

of the lines have individual grace. The
the mounds that will give any idea of
the looks of the builders, cannot but
be of the highest Importance to the an
tiquarian. If this relic is to be accept
ed as a criterion the original mound
builders were of the same race as the
American Indians. The theories that
the race which erected the mounds
were of different type, or were pre-
historic to the Indians as to us, would
fall to the ground and an interesting
field of conjecture be opened to anthro-
biologists, many of whom have long
maintained that the American Indians
are lineal descendants of the lost tribes
of Israel.
Among other remarks on the subject
Col. Cadle said in his lecture that much
light had been thrown on the mounds
by the recent observations at Shiloh.
Just as the forester can approximate
the age of a tree by the rings in the
bole, and the horse doctor can tell the
years of horse by the layers of his
teeth, so the geologist can approx
mate the age of cliff, sliding or a
mound by the action of the elements
on the rocks or the size of channel
made by the tiny rivulet. Col. Cadle
stoutly maintains that the mound
from which this statue was taken can
not have been more than 600 years old.
1t was so situated that in the fall and
spring, in the time of heavy rains, the
overflow from an adjacent hill cut lit
tie canals across it. These, he esti-
mates, have been made in the last 600
years, proving that the mound was
made at that time. The theory that the
American Indian, as we know him,
could have nothing to do with the
mounds, is partially sustained by the
fact that their traditions always as
,cribe the mounds to prehistoric race.
Yet this prehistoric race, if prehis-
toric it was, must have known
the use of tobacco and have been ac-
,customed to smoke the pipe of peace,
since the statue was evidently made
to be set in the midst of circle and
smoked from a stem with many
branches. No one living man, with or
binary lungs, could have drawn" a
pipe of this character.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02

pecially when employed in outpost du-
ties and Reconnaissance.
French was it's major and second
in command, and he went with it on
that momentous expedition of Herbert
Stewards. which was thrown across
the Bayuda desert as a last forlorn
hope to rescue Gordon in Khartoum. At
the fierce conflict of Abu Klea, when
Stewart was struck down with Bur-
naby, French with his regiment was
engaged, and again they were at Me-
temmeh when Redvers Buffers oppor-
tune arrival was SO happily instru-
mental in the extrication of the force.
''In appearance French is hardly an
ideal cavalry officer. There is little of
the beau sabreur' about him. He is
short and thick, and of rather ungainly
figure. Although he can stick on a
horse as well as anyone, rides with a
strong seat, and is interchangeable in the
saddle, he is not at all pretty horse
man.
His mental caliber is undoubtedly
high; he is sound in judgment, clear
headed, patient, taking everything
quietly, the rough with the smooth,
willing to wait, and still more ready to
act, when the opportunity comes, with
tremendous effect"
The investment of Kimberley dates
from October ~, two days following
the dispatch of the Boer ultimatum to
Great Britain, and the siege. therefore,
had continued for 1877 days when the
cavalry and artillery of Gen. French s
flying column brought relief to the
garrison.
During the entire siege Cecil Rhodes,
the diamond king, promoter and build
er of the Cape to Cairo railway, was
penned up in the beleaguered town,
and the efforts of the Beers to capture
the place are believed to have been
caused by desire to make prisoner
the man who directed the Jameson
raid and who openly advocates the
overthrow of the two Dutch republics.
Cecil Rhodes arrived in Kimberley
from the north but few hours before
Commandant Botha, with force of
700 Beers, arrived, cut the railway and
telegraph lines connecting Kimberley
with the outside world. and prepared
to carry the town by storm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
HERO OF THE HOUR.
Gen. French, the Man Who Raised
the Siege of Kimberley.
His Mental Cnliber Was Always Con-
sidered High by His Comrades,
But Personally He Is Not
Considered Attractivc.

Maj. Gen. John d. P. French, who
led the relief force into Kimberley, is
4S years old and first became prominent
in the Nile expedition of 1884. At the
opening of the Boer war he was desig-
mated commander of the cavalry in
South Africa, but in the rearrange-
ment of campaigns and the scattering
of the cavalry he was given other du-
ties. Sir George White gave him the
command at the battle of Elandslaagte,
which he won. Later he won the fight
at Colesburg. His escape from Lady
smith just before the investment of
the town was made in train that was
riddled with Boer bullets, French and
others on board being compelled to
get under the seats to escape.
Following is an estimate of Gen.
French by Maj. Arthur Griffiths, of
the British army, printed in the Lon
don Daily Mail six weeks ago:
French has always been esteemed
by those who pretend to have an in
sight into character as one of The best
of all. His soldierly aptitudes and his
sound qualifications for the military
service were noted almost from the
first.
For dong time he was no more
than regimental adjutant, first with
his own people, the Nineteenth hussars,
and next with yeomanry corps. He
was always held in high esteem by all
1,n 1u n
his advantage that his lot was cast
with one of the best cavalry regiments
in the service, the Nineteenth hussars,
a splendidly trained regiment, perfect
in demeanor and appearance. 1t ac-
companied Lord Wolseley in the Nile
expedition in 1Ss4-s5, and won his I'M
stinted approval on all occasions, es-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
POpuli,s is Quarrel.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 2O.-A split and
walkout followed a turbulent meeting
OF the populist national committee
here, the anti-fusion leaders, after haV-
ing a number of their followers turned
down by the credentials committee, or
ganizing a bolt and forming new
committee and calling a national con-
vention for Cincinnati, O., on Wednes-
day, May 9. The fusionists called their
convention for May 9 in Sioux Falls,
s ID
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
A Big Deal.

Unless the unexpected happens, one
of the largest mining deals negotiated
in a long time will be consummated
within few days and the National
Steel Company will acquire two of the
most valuable iron ore properties in
st. Louis county, the Spruce and Clo-
quet mines at Eveleth. The Spruce
mine is controlled by the Spruce Min
ing Company, of which M. P. Kimber-
ly, of Pittsburg, is the principal own
er, and the National Steel Company
has practically closed deal for the
lease of it and the Cloquet mine for
consideration of approximately ST.
100000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
CHARLES M. SCHWAB.
Romantic Career of the Present Pres
tdcnt of the Great Carnegie
Steel Company.

Twenty years ago Charles NJ.
Schwab went to work in the Carnegie
iron works at Pittsburgh as stake
driver at salary of one dollar a day.
Now he is president of the Carnegie
Steel company Qimited) and draws a
salary larger than that of the presi-
dent of the United States. And he is
only 81 years old. AS the executive
head of the great Carnegie interests
Mr.. Schwab is just now prominent in
the public eye. He was born in Penn
sylvania. and had only common
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
HENRY CLAY FRICK.
Coke and Iron MGEnate Who Is Now
at Outs with His Former PART
ner, Mr.. Carnegie.

Henry Clay Frick, the coke mag
nate of the world, did not start life
from such absolute poverty as did his
business confrere, Carnegie. He is of
German descent, and when he first
saw the light of day in Westmoreland
county, Pa, December 10. 1s4o, he
was born into a thrifty family. He en-
joyed such education as the schools
of his neighborhood afforded until he
reached the age of &c years, but he
was precocious in business enthusiasm
and spent his vacations clerking in
store. When he came out of schoo
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
Long and the Short of 1t.

1t may be said truly of the new COM
mander in chief in South Africa that
if he enjoys the distinction of being
the shortest general in the British
army, he can also lay claim (outside
royalty to possessing the longest list
of degrees. Officially "Bobs" is Baron
Roberts of Kandahar and Waterford
P. c., K. p, G. G. B., G. c. S. l., G. c. l.
E., V. c.. D. C. L.. LID. He became
"Dr. Roberts of Dublin" nearly 20 years
before Mr.. Chamberlain, who was doc
tored" the other day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02

on each bicycle will not be more
than that of an ordinary man. 1t is
intended that the movable shields
shall be pushed ahead of the attack
ing column by a number of strong
men, detailed for the purpose. They
may also be used to protect the
wounded, to form squares, and to
protect men who are cutting wires.
They can be removed from the wheels
and transported by wagon, and. when
properly arranged about the sides,
they would transform transport
wagon into an armored car.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
A Profitable Experimenf.

A few years ago a western railroad
planted GOO acres of land with trees,
with the idea of growing timber for
railway ties and telegraph poles. The
trees have made good growth, but are
not quite ready for use as poles, and
some of the trees are now being cut
out and made into fence posts in or
der to thin the forest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
Women as Census Takers.

There's little to wonder at in the
success at census taking in Cuba, where
they were for the first time officially
employed in government capacity.
1t was because of the other women.
Women census takers would not only
De pretty sure to make victim give
her right age, but if it came to the
point she could always guess at it more
accurately than man 1t takes
woman to catch a woman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
HAS NO EXPERIENCE.
Gen. KelIy-Kenny, Who Is After
Cronje and His Army, Has q
Barren Army Record.

Maj. Gen. Thomas Kelly-Kenny, who
is reported to be in pursuit of Gen.
Cronje and his army of 10000 in their
fight to Bloemfontein, is now engaged
in the most important work he has had
to do since he entered the army, ~
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02

years ago. The general is 60 years old,
but he has had comparatively little ex-
perience as a fighting soldier. AS a
raw lieutenant he was attached to one
of the regiments that took part in
the Chinese war, and he was one of the
officers in Napier's expedition to Abys-
sinia in 1867. These were the only two
warlike affairs in which Cronje's pur-
suer ever engaged. He was promoted
to the rank of major general in 1897.
His intervening years had been spent
in administrative work, but when he
was promoted to his present rank he
was made inspector general of auxiliary
forces and recruiting. He is now the
commander of the Sixth division OF
Gen. Buffers army corps.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
Business Firms Suffer by Fire.

Baraboo, Wis, Feb. 24.-Seven busi-
ness firms were wiped out by fire at
Wonewoe. For time it seemed prob
able that the entire village was
doomed. The loss amounts to 100000.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02

A new way of blasting rock is to
place a cartridge of water into a shot
hole and convert it into steam instantly
by electricity. This method is espe-
c;ally applicable in coal mines.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
Whist a Royal Recreation.

The duchess of Albany is said to be
the best whist player among the mem
bers of the royal family. 1t is not gen.
orally known, but, so far as cards are
concerned, whist is the favorite royal
recreation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 23.-Popu-
lists of Indiana in state convention
Thursday named full state ticket,
headed by A. G. Burkhart, of Upton,
for governor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
bachelors and spinsters.

New York state has 10000 more
bachelors than spinsters. Only one
state in the union has more female cell
bates than male, and that is California.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
Tventy-Four Drowned.

Santander, Feb. 2O.-During a gale
on the Spanish coast three small ves-
sells were wrecked near here and "a
seamen drowned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
Revenue from Bicycle Tna.

France receives $1,O0o,ooO a year
from taxes on bicycles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02

Preparing for Another Flood.
A Connecticut man is building an
ark in anticipation of another flood.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-28
DEPARTURE OF THOMAS.

The Thomas was to have got away for
Manila at II m sharp today but she did
not get away until close upon o'clock.
At the very last moment II was found
that quite number Of the men were
missing and provost guard, in command
Of lieutenant, was sent out to make a
search. The guard returned without any.
one and the presumption is that the miss
ing men are in hiding here.
As the provost guard was making the
rounds this morning, several soldiers were
seen lodging around corners. II may Re
that these men are among the missing and
again, it may be that they went back to
the transport o their own accord, not
wishing to be escorted thither by the
guard.
The decks Of the transport presented a
gay scene previous to departure. The
ladies' were decorated with les and many
friends on the Navy dock waving them
farewell.