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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
1. u. Il, M. OFFICERS

At the meeting of Sagwa Tribe
No. ~, Independent Order of Red
Men, Friday evening last, the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year
elected:
Sachem-G. W. Mulligan.
Senior Sagamore-R Baker
Junior Sagamore--P. w. Healey.
PrOphet-Vivian Prince.
Chief of Records-W. r. Wasson.
Keeper of Wampum-A. Belanger.
The new officers will be duly in.
stalled on the evening of January
4th, at which session a complete
membership attendance is booked
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.

The members of Modern Wood
men Camp No. 1856 were rendered a
pleasant surprise at the close of
their session Wednesday evening,
their sisters, the Royal Neighbors
swooping down upon them for an
hour of jovial jollity. The visitors
brought with them an elegant as
sortment of choice viands and a
sumPtuous repast was enjoyed, fol-
lowed by short talks on behalf OF
the order. which has during the past
few months rapidly grown until it
is now one of the strongest frater-
nal organizations in the city.
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Review of Mining Operations
and Developments of Lake
Superior District. l.. :. !.
PRESIDENT BACON RESIGNS.


After ten years service as presi-
dent of the Minnesota Iron Co. Don
II. Bacon has rendered his resigna-
ton, to take effect on February 1st,
to accept the chairmanship of the
board of directors of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron & Railroad company, in
which capacity he will have the
| management of all of the different
departments of the company's bus
mess.
Mr.: Bacon states that the position
which is much broader one in ev-
cry respect, carrying with it sub
stantially higher salary, was offered
to him several weeks ago. He has
since had the matter under consid-
Grafton and short time ago made
a trip to New York for the purpose
OF interviewing the members of the
company, and after going over the
matter with them filed his formal
acceptance. =:
The Minnesota Iron Company has
been officially informed of the de-
cision of Mr.. Bacon, and the mem
bers of the board of directors are
already looking over the field with
view of finding successor. The
annual meeting does not take place
until June next, though it is posi-
BILE that special meeting may be
held to name anew president. Mr..
| Bacon is highly regarded as a min
ing expert. His experience began
at the Cleveland mine at Ishpemine
about thirty years ago, when he act:
ed as time-keeper. His ambition
and industry led him to devote him
self to the science of iron mining;
and in a short time he became sup.
! erinten dent of the Cleveland. His
success was marked and uninter.
rupted, and some fourteen years
ago. ago be went to Towerstosaceeptsa
| position as superintendent for the
Minnesota Iron Company. His du.
ties were widened until he became
general manager. Ten years ago
he was elected president of the Min.
nesota Iron Company, which posi-.
! ton he has since held. He occupies
a similar position in many smaller
companies, of which the Minnesota
Iron company is the parent.
The new company to which Mr.
Bacon attaches himself is an i'm
mense one, operating both mines
and mills. During 1899 it put out
651 ,145 tons of pig iron, 1851 ,496 tons
of coal, 1,182,286 tons of coke, 1,5OO,
600 tons of iron ore, and 325OOO cords
of stone. The mines and mills are
: located in Alabama.
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.helnGprosecuted with all diligence
and tAe shaft now approaches the
one handred foot mark, It is the
lntenAon of the management to
sink the shaft to the depth of 12O
feet before opening a level. This
dePthWill be shortly attained and
as rapa1ly as the mine can be de-
veloped new men will be added. A
trestle= has been completed this
week and all preparations made for
stock-P1ling as development work
progresses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
OUR NEW VILLAGE

The new village of Buhl has been
duly and legally incorporated and
bids fair to become one of the busy
industrial centers of the range. The
new town is backed by the Sharon
and several other mines as yet in
embryo, and also by a great amount
of tributary timber which will fur
nish winter employment to many
men for years. Here's to the con
tinued growth and prosperity OF
the new village.
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OPEN NEW LEVEL.

A great amount of new work is
being done at the Auburn this win.
ter, and the opening of the coming
season will see that property in far
better shape than heretofore. The
open pit is being deepened to an
other level, and much other dead
work will be done during the win
ter months to put the mine in trim
for a big season.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
PUTTING IN MACHlNEHY.

The Chisholm Mining company
is putting in machinery at it's new
mine adjoining the Clark, and pre-
Pares to open and develop the prop
erty this winter. On this property
in which NJ. L. Fay of this city is in
terested, some 100000 tons of ore
about half of which. is a very desir
able Bessemer, has been shown
The mine is an underground prop
osition.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
SURVEYING IU BCHL

The Duluth & Iron Range road is
surveying lines west to the new vii
.lagesSof Buhl, touching territory
within few miles of the most west
erly part of the range. The propos-
ed line touches explorations of the
Minnesota Iron company between
Mountain Iron and Hibbing, and
may be built the coming year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
VORK At NES1Bl.

Co1e Il Mcdonald are doing a con-
siderable amount of drilling for the
oliver Iron Mining company on re-
gently Optioned lands near Mesaba
this wlnter. The Minnesota Iron
sconpany also pushes explorations
>thexa4he present winter, and it is
anticipated that Mesaba will be an
sese @sining town the coming sea.
son
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
Fight Just Begun.
Notice Of Reduction in Or
Rates Has Been Duly
Served.
AFFECTS MISSABE AND D. &LF

A. X. Teisberg, secretary of the
state railroad commission; came up
to Duluth yesterday morning and
served the expected notice of a re-
duction in ore rates on the Duluth,
Missabe & Northern and the Duluth
& Iron Range roads. Roughly fg-
ured, with a business of the ore
roads for 1900 as a basis, the reduc-
tons would cut off 81 $4,000 of the
earnings of the three ore carrying
roads of Minnesota. While the
commission does not act in the case
of the Eastern Minnesota, the result
will be the same, as the rate on one
ore road would fix it upon another.
The commission, as has already
been stated, fails to order a reduc-
ton on the Eastern Minnesota be-
cause that line is an interstate one
and consequently the state commits
sion has no authority.
| The same schedules of ore rates
for the Missabe and Iron Range
are: Reduction from 80 to 60 cents
ton from all points on the Mis-
sabe road; from 81 to a ton to 80
cents on the Duluth & Iron Range
from Ely; from 80 to 70 cents from
Tower and from 80 to 60 cents from
all Nesaba range points on this
road.
The Duluth & Iron Range road
under the reduction, and on basis
OF this years ore business, would
suffer loss of about $715,OOO. Fig
uring in the same manner, the Mis-
sabe's loss would be about $622,OO5,
and the Eastern would come in for
a reduction of about $24O,OOO, max
ing grand total of $1,577O0O. The
railroad commission finds no fault
with the miscellaneous rates of the
Duluth & Iron Range and Missabe
roads, but in the case of the former
it is, required that helogging, lu,n
Der and shingle rates, which were
cancelled Dec. l, be restored. The
Iron Range has heretofore held
that it has no logging rates, and
made none except under special
contract.
While the railroad commission
has put in new schedule of ore
rates it is generally understood
that the fight has just begun. The
two roads upon which the reduc.
tions have been ordered have &C
days in which to appeal, ask for a
re-opening of the case, for injunc.
ton, or whatever course they may
decide to pursue. The present
commissioners will go out of exist
ence Jan. 6, and the newly elected
commissioners will assume the
duties.
The benefits that might accrue to
anybody by the reduction of ore
rates is question that has excited
much discussion. It is claimed by
the roads that any reductions that
might be made would Immediately
be met by demand from the fur.
Inacemen for corresponding re-
duction in the price of ore. It is
asserted that this argument has
never: been successfully overcome
News Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
AGAIN WOKkING

The mine buildings at the Duluth
which were destroyed by the cy-
clone in the fall, have been rebuilt
and the property is again in work.
ing order. The mine will produce
and stockpile about 5000 tons this
winter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
FINISHED FOR THE SEASON.

The Oliver Iron Mining company
have this week finished their sea,
sons work at the Oliver. During
the past season and since the close
of shipping great amount of dead
work has been done and the prop
erty is now in fine shape for big
output for the season of 1901.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
DOING MLCH FORK

The Sharon mine, at Buhl, is one
OF the busy mines of the range this
winter, work continuing through
out the winter with the idea of plac-
ing the mine in the list of active
shippers the coming season. The
dirt has now been stripped from a
from space about $50 feet square
to a depth of 22 feet. The mine will
be worked on the milling process,
and a shaft, connecting with the pit,
will be sunk. The mine, owned in
tee by the Sharon Ore company,
contains a large deposit of high
grade ore.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
DIX. -4LDEN IN ARMY SURGEON

DR.. William Alden, remembered
by old residents as one of the early
landmarks of Virginia, is now a
surgeon at de Preside hospital in
San Francisco. DR.. Alden left here
some tive years ago, shortly there
after joining the U. S. Army hos
pital corps, and still retains his DO
sition in the service.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28

1t you want a "square" go to the
Parlor Restaurant, is. Sutherland,
proprietor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28

Milk tor sale at J. S. Sutherland's
ParlOr Restaurant.
The sun., 1900-12-21
JUDGMENT WAS REVERSED.
Superior Court Hands Down Two
Divorce DEGREES.

Judgment was reversed in the case OF
the Money Weight Scale Co. vs. Ed
wards in the Superior Court yesterday.
George Lodge, for Arthur P. Dodge,
moved for new trial in the case of the
Pusey & Jones Co. VS.. Dodge, and is to
file his reasons Saturday.
The court handed down DEGREES for
divorce in the cases Of Mabelle L. Caulk
VS.. Fletcher Caulk, and Mary @. Collins
vs.. William B. Collins. Edwin r. Coch-
ran, Jr., was the attornsy for the com
plainant in each case.
In the case of Joseph w. Dolan vs..
Mary Ann Dolan, exceptions to award
of the commissioner, argument is to be
had at the convenience of the court.
The cases of Gear ys. the P, w. & B.
Railroad Co, and Bryan vs. the Will
mington City Railway Co., were con-
tinued on demurrers. Continuance was
granted also in the cases of Jump vs..
Jones, Gum vs.. the city, and Garrett 4
Barr Va. McFarlane. Argument on de-
murrer was heard in the case OF McFar-
lane vs. Garrett & Barr.
] he court signed an order certifying
the case of Tax Collector Sayers vs. the
P, w. & B. ai'roed Co., to the court in
banc. 1t is understood that similar ac-
tions will be brought against the Balti-
more & Philadelphia and Wilmington
and Northern railroad companies, in
volving the right of the city to tax their
1 road beds.
Adjournment was taken until tomor.
row, The Court of General Sessions
will consider two contested liquor
license application cases.
The sun., 1900-12-21
AN UP-TO-DATE STORE.
Ross & Sons Store is Crowded all
Day With Holiday
Gh0nnara

ID. Ross Il Son, No. 210 Market street
are doing the greatest holiday business
in the history of the firm. The interior
has a very attractive appearance and is
crowded with Christmas shoppers from
morning until night.
The store offers the largest line and
greatest variety Of holiday goods in the
city. The house is thoroughly equipped
to meet all demands.
Free deliveries are made daily to pur-
chasers in all parts of the city, and in
addition there is telephone service to
every part of the city.
Recently the firm enlarged its house
and ADDED clothing department which
now makes them complete outfitters in
making a speciality Of Christmas um-
brellas, ladies' furs, gents fur collars
and driving gloves, embroidered sus-
penders, fancy neckwear, silk mufilers,
silk and linen 4.andkerchiefs, sweaters,
nit jackets, skating caps and numerous
other articles. lou can also find in this
enterprising store music boxes, phono-
graphs, sewing machines, bicycles and
athletic and sporting goods.
On account of the rush of the holiday
DuSlIeSS all eAlru IOfce OI competent
anu obliging clerks has been engaged who
are ready at all times to supply the
wants of customers.
With the advantage attained by buy
ing direct from mills and on cash basis
d. Ross & Son are enabled to even com
pete with the large department stores Of
Philadelphia.
One particular feature is the Orient
motor bicycle, which is now on exhibi-
ton, the firm being the only one in the
city handling the machine. The bicycle
is Of the ordinary type with the exception
of a motor power furnished by means of
air cooled gasoline engines with electri-
cal ignition from spark from dry bat
teries. The gasoline tanks hold enough
fluid for fifty mile run, and the wheel
has record of mile in minute and 80
seconds.
All the products Of the motor bicycle
are American make with the exception
of the motor which is made in Paris.
They are built by the Waltham Manu-
featuring Comptny and d. Ross & Son
are the sole agents for the State of Della
ware.
Another feature is the premium goods
consisting of household articles and sill
verware, which the firm are offering as
premiums. A coupon is giveh with every
purchase. Il
The sun., 1900-12-21
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Army Reorganization Bill Reported
10 the Senate by Hawiey.

Washington Dec. 20.-For the first
time during the present session Mr.. Jones
(Nev.) appeared in the senate. He has
been detained from his seat in the senate
by serious illness in his family.
Mr.. Hawley Comm, chairman of the
committee on military affairs, reported
from that committee the army reorgan-
ization bill. After some discussion of the
parliamentary status of the measure
which has been passed by the senate and
by the house and is now again reported
TO the senate for passage the measure
was placed on the calendar.
In the event of the passage of the pend
ing measure by the senate it will be sent
to q committee ON conference of the two
branches of congress.
Immediately after the approval of the
journal the house went into committee Of
the whole and entered upon the consider
alton of the Indian appropriation bill.
The report of the minority of the house
census committee on the Hopkins reap
/ portionment bill was submitted to the
house. 1t is signed by Messrs. Burleigh,
| Russell, Heatwole Crumpacker, Griffith
and Wilson and proposes as substitute
for the Hopkins measure IA bill fixing the
total number of representatives at 1856
instead of 357, as in the Hopkins bill
Referring to the Hopkins apportionment
the minority report says:
1.-The anomalous character of this pro
posed apportionment, as well as its OBJ
vious injustice. is clearly demonstrated
by the fact that it is necessarily based
in part, upon majority fractions, and yet
Colorado, with Il majority fraction OF
121, ,367 Florida, with majority frac
ton of 110,S07. and North Dakota, with
a majority fraction of 105,5S6, do moi
receive representative based upon sucl
majority fraction. while every Other
state with majority fraction received
representative for such majority frac
tion.
I'VE believe that every state should
be treated alike with reference to it,
majority fraction, rs no valid reason ha'
been or can be assigned for the discrim
inaton between them. We also believ,
that in the new apportionment no stat'
should lose a representative. We there
fore recommend house consisting o
1856 members.
I'm reaching this number we hay,
adopted the method used by the com
mittee and have followed the preceden
established by the house in 1872, whei
the house added to the whole number o
) representatives representative each 70
2 the states of New Hampshire and Flori
J da by reason of the fact that they eacl
had almost majority fraction after tn
I, whole number of representatives ha
!. been apportioned."
The sun., 1900-12-21
win Have Triple wedding.

Salisbury, Md, Dec. 20.-Mr. and
Mrs. William M. Purnell of Worcester
county, have issued invitations to the
marriage of their three daughters on
Wednesday, December 26 at the Purnell
home, Queponco. The three ceremonies
will be performed by the same minister
at the same hour. The parties are as
follows: Miss Mary ]. Purnell TO En-
nest E. Burbage; Miss Lizzie Z. Purnell
of the ceremony will be the disappoint
ment of the youngest daughter of Mr..
Purnell. 1t was intended to have
quartet marriage, but the intended hus-
band OF the other daughter was accident
ally killed while cunning a few days
since.
The sun., 1900-12-21
Murderer sticISel Convicted.

Kalama, Wash. Dec 20 Martin
Stickel has been found guilty of murder
in the first degree for killing William b.
Shanklin in November, 1899, at his home
near Kelso. Shanklin was shot while
eating his supper, and the house was
burned by. the murderer. The case was
shrouded in mystery, and no clew~to the
murderer could be obtained. On the
evening Of Nov %, 1900, Mr.. and Mrs
Cornelius Knapp, an aged couple living
near Castle Rock, We're killed while al
the supper table in the same manner as
Shanklin was one year before. 1t was
evident that the same man had commit
ted both crimes. The crimes We're traced
to Martin Stickel.
The sun., 1900-12-21
OUR GREAT $500 SUITS.
A COLLECTORS SHORTAGE.
The Late Fredus A. Sturgeon is Re-
ported as Having Not Paid to
u..aa ar....ax. d R9z az

The Late Fredus A. Sturgeon is Re-
ported as Having Not Paid to
County Treasurer 81 ,837. .87.
At the meeting of the Levy Court,
Messrs. Gallagher and White presented
a report on the accounts of the late
Fredus A. Sturgeon, collector of delin-
quent taxes in Christiana hundred.
From their report it appears that Stur-
geon did not pay to the county treasurer
the following amounts:
1895-County and poor, $76l go; road,
$396.08; negro school, 1884; total,
1896--County and poor, $209.56; road,
$253.94; ntgro school, 1920; total,
Total for 1895 and 1896, $l,637.87.
The report was adopted and ordered
recorded. An effort may be made to
collect the amount from Stnrgeon's
bond.
The court yesterday passed upon the
accounts of the following tax collectors;
Horace G. Rettew, Wilmington hun
dred, 1S97-Allowed as errors-County
and POOR asses ment, $713,078; taxes
$4, 279. 80; negro school tax, 81, ,269.28.
George Mcintyre, Christiana hundred,
lS97-Allowances for errors, county aud
poer, $50. 40; road, $452l; negro school
$l.50; 1898, county and poor, $S6.22
road, 43.l1; capitation, $540.50.
r. @. Brockson, Blackbird, 189S-Al-
lowances for errors county and poor,
81, ,0S3; road, $577. 81; capitation, $160.50
dog, $24; 1897, county aud poor, $769. IA
road, 1884. IA; negro school, $9.9l; dog
$4 so.
The sun., 1900-12-21
RETURN THANKS.
A List of Donations to the Sarah Ann
White Home.

The managers of the Sarah Ann
White Home return thanks for the fol
lowing donations: $. v. b. Carty, 10
pounds of sugar; Mrs. Clarkson, S
pounds Of sugar; G. w. Spear, basket
white potatoes; Mrs. Lena Bird and
family, 2 bags of flour, l can corn, 1
can peas, can tomatoes, pounds sugar,
half pound tea. half pound of coffee, 1
jar peaches. glass Of jelly, jar ounces,
jar apples; the Rev. James Il. Sergeant,
baskets white potatoes, one ham, 2
pounds coffee; Mrs. b. Nields, 8 pounds
tea; Mrs. Lawson, l bag flour; the Rev.
Charles b. Dubell, bag flour, pounds
SHREDDED wheat, packages corn starch,
cans peas, 2 cans corn, cans toma-
toes, pounds sugar; Mrs. III. J. Krebs,
basket potatoes, pounds coffee, pound
tea, bags flour: Miss NJ. V. West 1
basket apples; Mrs. Eli Garrett and
Ass Garrett, 20 pounds sugar: the Rev.
l.. j. Webber, 4 pounds coffee; Miss
Woodson, 2 cans tomatoes; Mrs. Hink-
son, basket potatoes; Mrs. J. Ernest
Smith, l case tomatoes; DIR. Henry S.
Stevens, l bag flour, 2 pounds sugar;
William i. Grinnage, SO; Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Whitten, 2 cans tomatoes; Mr..
Galley, l roast of lamb, / roast of pork
Mr.. Wells, / roast of beef, piece corn
beef; Mrs. William +. Bancroft, So:
Mrs. NJ. G. Dover, so cents.
The sun., 1900-12-21
Holden Comedy 90.

All next week the Holden Comedy
Company will appear at the Grand Opera
House in repertoire of high class
dramas at popular prices. The Holden's
carry two carloads of special scenery,
electrical and mechanical eff cts. The
opening bill Monday night is Scott
Marbles melodrama, 'The Diamond
Breaker" Tuesday night, one of the
greatest productions ever seen here will
be that Of "The Crucifix," guaranteed
$4,000 scenic and costumed production.
Ladies will be admitted on half tickets
Monday night, if reserved before p. no.
Seats on sale Friday morning,
The sun., 1900-12-21
4 skirmish win FiIipino..

Washington, Dec. 20.-The following
cablegram from Admiral Remey, giving
an account of sharp brush with Fill
pino insurgents, has been received at
the navy department: Fifteen troopers,
Fourth cavalry, and five of the crew We're
landed from the gunboat Basco at Linn
banes, Cuvite province. Surprised 80 in
surgents. Sharp skirmsh, half hour.
Thirteen insurgents killed, II rifles cap
tured and large amount of stores destroy
ed. One soldier wounded."-
The sun., 1900-12-21
New Eneland EIac,ion MuddIe

Boston, Dec. 20.-F. p. Goulding and
his client, r. ]. O'Connel, Democratic
candidate for mayor of Worcester who
is involved, according to the official
count, in tie with the Republican candi
date, Mr.. Lytle, appeared before Judge
Morton in the supreme court with a suit
to test the question whether certain bal
lots, three in number, in favor of Candi-
date Lytle We're properly counted for
him, in view of the fact that the ballots
were not attested with the signature of
the city clerk.
The sun., 1900-12-21
Many sue Steamship Company.

San Francisco, Dec. 20.--John ]. Eng
lish and 120 others filed suit in the
United States district court against the
Pacific Mail Steamship company to re-
cover $60,500 damages for alleged
breach Of passenger contracts. The com
plainants are men who went to Nagasaki
some months ago in charge Of cargo
of horses designed for the German army
in China, and they allege that, although
their contract with the defendant provid-
ed for European steerage accommoda-
tions, they were herded in the Oriental
steerage among Chinese and Japanese.
The sun., 1900-12-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
Manager Zimmerman Dea d.

Edward Z. Zimmerman, theatrical
manager, died on Monday morning at
the residence of his brother, George E.
Zimmerman, at Berwyn, Chester county,
Pa. Mr.. Zimmerman had a long the
atrical career, during which he had man.
aged several attractions, including Mile.
Aimee, James O'Neill, the English bari
tone; Char es Santley in concert tour,
and 1.-THE Dark Secret" For the past
our years he has managed the melo-
drama, "The Span of Life" Mr.. Zim-
merman's health has been much shat
tered since an accident in New York
four years ago, when he broke his ankle.