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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-31
Poor Orders to be Paid.

The snag against which the poor
commission ran in the objection OF
Treasurer Whipple to pay the poor
orders for the reason that the system
conficted with the statute by not
coming through the auditors office,
was disposed of Friday by an agree
ment, reached by State Examiner
Pope, County Auditor Halden and
Treasurer Whipple. None of the or
ders issued by the newly constituted
body had been paid, as Mr.. Whipple
was in doubt as TO the legality of such
orders without the concurrence of the
auditor. The arrangement agreed
upon was that the county auditor
should countersign and register the
orders, when they will be paid by the
treasurer. There are about dozen
outstanding and these will be now
paid, as will all future ones, on pre-
sentatiOn, after the requirements by
the auditor have been complied with.
Another important decision arrived
at was that the overdraft on the poor
fund Of about $40, 900 will not be paid
out of the general fund. but will re-
main as an oyerdraft until the next
tax levy, when sufficient amount
will be levied for the poor fund to
wipe out the overdraft without en-
trenching upon other county funds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-31
TO FILE RATES.
Commission to Compel Ore Roads to File
Schedules of Rates.

schedules of Rates.
The railway and warehouse COM
mission tackled the iron ore rate case
Monday. 1t held secret session of
an hour and IA half with ATTORNEY
General Douglas and Senator Clapp.
The latter has been retained as coun-
sci.
AS result of the conference it is
likely that proceedings will be begun
to compel the iron ore roads to file
their ore rates and thus acknowledge
the authority Of the commission to
regulate such rates. If the commits
sion acts on the advice of the two at
torneys it will bring such proceed
ings.
The commissioners have been dis
posed to let the matter drag along I'M
til the hearing, which is to take place
July 8. and then to have both cues
tiOnS tried at once. that Of the COM
missions authority over the ore rates.
and that as to whether the rate fixed
by the commission is reasonable.
One is question Of law; the other
Il question Of fact.
Messrs. Clapp and Douglass agreed,
however, in advising the commission
to settle the question Of law first.
They advised the commission to serve
notice on the offending roads, direct
ing them to file copies OF thei: rate
sheets before Il certain date, or to
show cause for not doing so. If they
refuse. the commission can institute
mandamus proceedings. This will
compel decision as to the commits
sion's authority. That once settled,
the decks will be cleared for the ques-
ton Of fact.
Meanwhile, the roads will get their
hearing before the commission. That
body will probably change front to
the extent of following the advice.
but it will reopen the case, suspend
the order of the last commission while
the hearing is pending and not re-
quire the roads to concede anything.
1t has not yet suspended the order,
but the roads have begun to ship their
ore and are disregarding the rates Or
dered in by the old commission. The
roads have prepared for an unusually
heavy output this year and will prob
ably ship it all under the old con-
tract rates The Duluth4-& Iron
Range, it is estimated, will ship s.
600, 900 tons Of ore this year as against
4 1000, 900 last season.
The mandamus action advised by
Messrs Douglas and Clapp could have
been brought any time this year. Had
it been begun early, Il decision could
have been had from the state supreme
court this spring. 1t will not be pos
Sible to reach it now before fall.
The daily sentinel., 1901-02-19
Mineral Discovered.

Montrose Fob. 1S-Ths litigants in
the famous Camp Bird case arrived to-
day in full force. Proceedings will be-
gin tomorrow at p. N. and the plain
tiffs are confident OF success.
1t is said that the period Of continu-
ancs was utilized by the protestants in
Development work, resulting in the rev.
elation Of vein Of mineral, located as
alleged in the initiatory affidavits Of the
case.
The Camp Bird management will fight
the case TO a finish, says one Of the off
cials of the company. The suit promises
to be long and interesting.
The daily sentinel., 1901-02-19
ALLEGED GERMAN CRUELTY.
An English War Correspondent
Tell a narrowing Tale of Ven
geance Wreaked on Chinese.

New York, Feb. 1S-George Lynch, an
English war correspondent who saw SER
vice in Cuba and South Africa and was
then commissioned by two London
papers to accompany the allied forces on
the march to Pekin, writes to the Herald
long description Of the terrible atroci-
ties by the allies with which the cam
paign was accompanied. Mr.. Lynch
personally vouohes for the accuracy Of
the facts he relatess
He says: "But it is to the Germans
that we must award the laurels of out
rage in this campaign. They arrived
late for the hunt-the man hunt or
man, woman and child hunt. There was
something particularly cold blooded
about their proceedings. They arrived
when the country ought to have been
settling down, to avenge the murder OF
their minister and to carry out the man
date OF their kaiser.
After marching into Pekin, leaving
their path stained with blood, the Ger
mans established = military reign Of ter
EoE IL tholE beCtlOu VI Guo ClGy IhNoiy
day there were executions. They did
not hesitate to resort to Oriental methods
for the purpose of extracting evidence
from their witnesses The treatment Of
their prisoners, as l can personally testi-
fy from what saw, was most brutal"
Mr.. Lynch takes tho missionaries to
task for their looting. Further on, he
says:
"The policy of the United States
throughout this whole Chinese busines,
has, to my mind, been altogether admira-
BILE. l recollsct being with Gen. Chatfee
tho day after the relief Said he: We
had to come right up to relieve these
people in tho legations and now the
sooner we can get out and back home the
better pleased shall be-
"To me this appears to be the right
policy, not alone for the United States
but for all the rest OF the powers"
Lynch thinks the Chinese spirit Of re-
bellion is still very active and will be re-
vived in the spring.
The daily sentinel., 1901-02-19
Important Arrest.

Chicago, Feb. 18-Secret service offic-
ials are confident they have captured
three OF the men who robbed the inter-
nal revenue office at Peoria, Ill. on jan
uary 28th, Of $4,000 in stamps. The
men under arrest are John Delehanty,
James McVey and John Reagan. They
are held on a charge Of attempting to sell
"washed" stamps, but the secret service
agents say they have been able to substi-
tute the robbery charges.
The arrest OF Delehanty and McVey
was made in the Office Of . firm OF bro
kers in the Rookery building, where
they produced bundle Of documentary
stamps amounting to 81 800 in face value.
They agreed to part with them for 81 100.
1t is said Delehanty made q partial
confession in which he implicated Rea-
gan, who vas arrested later at the Rich
mond hotel.
The daily sentinel., 1901-02-19
To Rob the Stockmen.

South Omaha, Feb. 1S-There is no
longer any doubts that the big packers
here and at other Missouri river points
havs combined to bear the sheep market.
The inevitable result OF this combination
will be the loss of hundreds OF thousands
Of dollars to the sheep growers of Ne
braska, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, South
Dakota and Wyoming. The Newspapers
have made frequent veiled references to
the situation.
Shippers from Colorado state that
there are fully SOO,OOO lambs in the Fort
Collins district which will be ready for
the market in from sixty to ninety days
More lambs have been raised in this
section this year than in former years. :.
In short, tue supply is ample and the
price should be normal, whereas it is
low.
The daily sentinel., 1901-02-19
Western Tour.

Chicago. Feb. 1S-The itinerary of the
Commercial club Of this city, which will
make tour of tho western part Of the
United Statss, was announced today.
The members Of tho organization will
leave here via tho Santa Fs road. March
I, and 70 direct to Phoenix, Ariz.
Frsm thers tho "trip will include Ash
Forks, the Graud canyon Of the Colora-
do, Los Angeles. Pasad ena. San Diego,
San Francisco, Salt Lake and Denver.
The club includes among it's members
many Of tho most prominent business
men OF Chicago.
1t is expected about ffty Of the club
will take the trip.
The daily sentinel., 1901-02-19
Refused to Sell.

london, February 18.-Ths Copen-
hagen correspondent to tho Daily Mail,
says:
"The Danish government has sudden
ly brokep of all dealings with the United
States regarding the sale OF the Danish
West Indies.
"This is due to an offer made by the
Danish East Indian Steamship company
to assist and in the future to administer
ths islands. Tho American government
has boon notified a. to this decision"
The daily sentinel., 1901-02-19
About the Weather.

About the Weather.
The maximum temperature yesterday
was IS degrees.
The minimum this morning was 80 de-
grsss.
The forecast for this section is:
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday
with snow in the mountain districts
Colder tonight.
The daily sentinel., 1901-02-19

Never grows old-the fruit cake like
they make at The Progress. 1t i'm
proves with age.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28

Chicago, July 27-B W Snow, the
statisticlan, says: Another week with the
sky as brass and the earth as ashes, from
Indiana TO the Rocky mountains. from Min
nesota to the Rio Grande.
Never before In the history OF American
agriculture have crops withered and dried
under the pitless blaze of cloudless
sun over so vnst n territory. Never before
have the scorchlng winds of the furnace
like Southwestern plains swept such
areas In the great central valleys. In an
ever widening circle crop destruction has
gone on for weeks, cumulative In results,
until the situation is little short of =
National disaster.
And the end Is not yet.
Little showers widely scattered. but
touching but limited portion Of the
stricken territory, have brought temporary
relief to suffering humanity, hut have been
wholly Inadequate TO check In the slight
est the crop destruction being wrought In
the corn belt The alarming feature now
Is that crop deterioration is going on over
so vast an area that showers or even good,
soaking rains here and there can reach
but fraction of the area affected.
Nothing but general rain over the ohio,
Mississippi and Missouri valleys will sur
ncc. and natural conditions favor no such
general yIsltatlons In July and August.
The showers OF the past week cover what
equals but fraction Of the area freshly
involved In drouth conditions during the
same period.
Western Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee,
twofhirds Of Indiana and three-fourths OF
Illinois ana Iowa are now the ccnterR OF
crop destruction and are In the same posi-
tIon as were Kansas and Missouri two
weeks since not only is the danger line
reached IN this eastern half Of ;he corn
belt, but II Is so FAR pissed that each
day OF continued drouth lessons the crop
possibilities by millions Of bushels.
In the western half Of the corn belt
Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Southern
Nebraska and dowa-the struggle Is over
and rains now mean not corn but fodder
and grass to carry diminished cattle herds
over the winter to a nsw crop year.
The only previous dfouth at all com
parable with the present was in 1894. In
that year the crop on July WAS ia high
promise. This rear. on the contrary, the
condition on that date was never lower
but once Az n result tue present crop
has less strength and plant vlgor with
which 10 meet adverse weather coPdi-
tons.
The present situation IN only two
states, Iowa and Nebraska, shows better
than IN isD4 while the present average
Tor ten States Is now apparently lower
than IN the previous record year for crop
loss.
In addition II may be pointed out mat
the month brings serious crop declines
IN States OF secondary Importance, ike
south Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Arkensas, SO tAat u may be safely de-
clared that the present condition Of the
corn crop is the lowest ever reported.
promising an average rate Of yield below
anything ever before known.
Another Important point 10 that drouth
injury, once actually inflicted, Is never
recovered from when the ,sssel and silk
aays besn killed NJ amouat Of saiufsii
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
CORN CROP is IN A BAD WAY.
Expert Statistician Snow Makes a Gloomy Repor
on the Outlook.

no favorable weather condition can pro.
duce single ear, scorched blades will
freshen up and fields take on perfect
color, but the harvest will go to the fodder
stack and not to the crib.
The official estimate OF the corn acreage
planted this year was slightly under IS,
100000 acres. In 1894, ~ result Of the
drouth OF that year, 15OoO,Ooo acres plant,
ed In corn were officially reported az
totally abandoned. The area on which the
crop is a total failure is this year certain
ly larger than in 1894 and IL such allow
ance be made, In view OF the low condl.
tlon reported, the next official report may
be expected to show crop promise far
below amy suggestion yet made by private
authorities
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
THE COTTON CROP.
Texas Sends a Full Quota of Cow
plaintB,

TEXAS Sends a Full Quota OF Cow
plants.
New York, July 27.-Ine Journal of
Commerce says; Our special cotton crop
reports from the States Of Texas, Arkah-
sas, mississippi and Alabama ARE mot so
encouraging as those from North and South
Carolina ana Georgia, From Texas and
Arkansas the reports are gloomy. while
Mississippi and Alabama send more en-
couraglng accounts.
The consensus OF replies is given. then
detailed reports Ivy States.
roxas.-TeSAs gives MS full quota OF
complaints. The injury by drouth is
universal complaint To what extent the
rains OF the past day or two have re.
lleved The situation these reports do not
show, since they are two days old. The
plant Is frequently reported as being
small and shedding badly; In some eases
spotted, and the frulting light and bloom.
ing on top. The weevll lis stin at his
rayages, Some say there is good chance
for late cotton.
Arkansas. The general tone OF he
Arkansns reports Is gloomy The en-
ccssiye drouth appears 10 have done great
Injury, and while some sections have
suffering, The rains which have been fall.
ing in Arkansas. Texas aud Mississippi
for the pass two or three days have prob
ably afforded some relief to these drouthy
sections A few districts report fayorabls
conditions
Msslsslpni.-The reports generally give n
very promising account. The recent drouth
has been biuken by good rains, which
have generally benefited the crop. Com
plants of small plants and damage from
recent drouth are met with. otherwise tho
condition appears satisfactory. The crop
Is two 10 three weeks late as compared
with three 10 four weeks last month. Our
correspondents state that picking will not
be general before the first week Ia sep
TENDER.
Alabama crop would seem 20 aver
age three weeks late, which shows II to
have made no gain in this respect since
last months report The plant IL very
generally reported small, but vigorous
and hardy and doing well, with general
improvement Not a few correspondents
report cotton as fruiting well while. on
tue other hand, some report little fruit
and some plac9 sioomins near the top,
which indicates tina ending Of tho Disnt's
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
ElRsT BALES.

v,ctoria. Texas. July 27.-rhe hrst bale
:, n.w crop cotton was glnned here yes
tsrd,v nv the Goldman ginnery MT Gold-
-, .,nects 10 be running full time by
he 10Th OF August, and y e pronanie 'hat
all three OF the gins VIII DC IN aeu'' w
Grafton by that time
s.siv Texas, July 6-The first bale "a
mi. morning. Raised BY John A. siiisr,
Bousht BIZ Jeha Hsekhsrth.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.

Especial TO The Post)
Norfolk, va.--Arrlved: Mohawk, from
Galveston and sailed for New York.
Port Eads, La Arrived Llerngerse
OBJ, from Marsollles; Yucatan Gir1, from
Liverpool; Adrian (Gcr). from Hamburg
1Eemis (Norl, from, Progresso; Mongtbello
Gtal), from New York. Sailed Beakhat
(Span), for Marseilles via Cette; bergen.
seien (Norl, for Livingston via Belize;
Venus DAM, for Port Lmon; III Vale
(Am1, for New York.
New York Sailed: Concho, for Key
West aud Galveston .,,,o. IN. ,rou
kinsale.-Pnsseds Astronomer DR. from
Galveston for liverpool
New York Arrived: Etrurla, from LILY
eipool; California, from Naples, etc
New York.-Arriyed, Bulgaria, from
Hamburg; Canadian, from Liverpool.
Cherbourg Arrived. Frederick DEF
Crosse. from New York for Bremen.
Antwerp Arrived: Frlesland, from New
Queenstown Arrived; Umbria, from
New York for Liverpool.
New York.-Arrlyed. Bulgaria, from
Hamburg.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
FIRST DEATH At LAwTcN.

E. w. DwYor, a Texas Attorney, Found
Dead Near the Land Office.
I'll Reno. o. r., July PA special 10
the American gives an account OF the nrst
death at the new town Of Lawton, which
occurred today. y, w. Dwyer, an attor-
pey Of Terrell, Texas, who was prospect.
Ing In the vicinity Of the town site wis
found dead near the lend. gAAza of heart
failure The body will be sent TO Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
HAWAII Will HAVE EXHIBIT.

Legislature Appropriated $4,000 for 81.
Louis Worlds Fair
81. Louis, July 2T.--Edwin s. GIL, editor
OF the Honolulu Republican. wired tcilay
from San Francisco that the Hawaiian leg
IsIntuve had appropriated $4,000 for nu
exhibit az the st, Louis Worlds fair.
~ the nesting Of the board Of directors
today tho resignation Of stuyycsant Fish
Of New York as a member OF the board
wns received and accepted Isaac w. Nor.
vactucy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
MREcK on lie SOUTHERN.
Enoineer Was Killed and Number o
Persons Injured.

Enoineer Was Killed and NuWDeT OF
Persons Injured.
Knoxville, Tenn, July 2T.-The west
bound passenger train on the southern
railway from Salisbury n c.. to Chat
tanooga, was wrecked at Marshall n. G.,
between this city and Asheyillc, carly this
morning. - ia. ot.,,
,,aa ti,led and Fireman William Austin,
coiored. also of this city. was perhaps IA
t9ily injured Two passensers' Wnosi,
names are not given out by thG r a. osid
officials were also injnfen' ppt u N h1iu
not seriously. -, ..
cars and n combination baggage ana hmok-
,ris oar left The track and went down az
'nS ,nir,ent hut none turned over. The
cause Of the wreck Is not yet assigned by
the officials.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
! SOUTHWESTERN MI ri
! OIL COMPANY. Hi N
: Houston, Texas. lJlLus
AN INDEX.

AIN tlNDEA.
FIRST.
The corn crop failure.
SECOND.
Sporting news.
Rain reports
THIRD.
Arrests made for Liveri killips.
FOURTH.
Strike settlement In prospect.
Sampson interviewed
FIFTH.
TelegNphlc news.
SIXTH.
OH news
Houston oil stock market.
The State encampment
Texas news.
SEVENTH.
Texas news.
The trial OF cortex.
EIGHTH.
Texas news.
NINTH.
TEXAS news.
Forecasts By Foster.
TENTH.
Local news.
State directors T. p. A.
ELEVENTH.
Local news
Personal Mention.
TWELFTH.
Want ads.
THIRTEENTH.
Want ads.
FOURTEENTH.
Railroad news
FIFTEENTH.
Commercial news.
SIXTEENTH.
Blanket Indians Of the rerritonea
SEVENTEENTH.
How the South and West can work to
gether for their mutual advantage.
EIGHTEENTH.
Partisan fashions dllustrstedl.
NINETEENTH.
The New York cotton market.
Houston Heights locals.
TWENTIETH.
Editorials.
Tampering with tribes.
TWENTY-FlRsT
Literary matter.
TWENTY-FouRTH.
Local society.
Daughters OF the confederacy.
TWENTY-FiFTH.
Carpenters Australian letter.
George AIDES Modern Fables.
TWENTY-StxTH.
prummers Department.
TWENTY-sEVENTH.
Happyhammer letters.
TWENTY-EleHTH,
Local courts.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
pye in sooks Poisoned Blood.

Atlanta, Ga. July PA special TO tho
journal from Norfolk, Va, Says Heuten-
ant Commander j. c. cresap Of the navy
ig diving at the naval hospital here Of
blood poisoning. II Is said the dye from
his socks developed the blood poisoning. h
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28

growing, With one two exceptions all
report that since the drouth was broken
by general rains weather conditions have
been favorable.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
NEW U. p. DIRECTORS.

-rhoroas e Eckert and Alvin NJ. Kreich
Elected Members Of the Board.
Eew York. July "a 1t WINS announced
,odav thar Thomas c. Eckert. president
Of he western Union Telegraph company.
and Alvin W. Kreich OF the Mercantile
IT,. ,,n,napv have been elected directors
- ne Tnion Pacific railroad. Both men,
n vrss announced are in accord with the
Hartman syndicate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-11
Polite Eric Conmuter..

stranger who had an appointment
to- meet friend in the Chambers street
ferry house. which is used by Erie
commuters. was greatly puzzled the
other afternoon 10y the actions of the
men who passed the ticket takers win
dow. Nearly three-fourths of them
took their hats off to the ticket taker in
the most polite style.
The stranger thought that possibly
the ticket takers wife was in the box
with him. and he went back TO look
again. There was no one in the box
save the ticket taker, who looked good
natured, but not imposing. When his
friend arrived. the stranger said:
us that tho president of the Erie
road in that bOxT"
Certainly not. Why do you ask such
question:
why, every man who passes him
takes his hat off. gives him a marching
salute aud walks on"
The friend smiled pityingly at the
strangers ignorance and said it was a
trick of the Erie commuters to carry
their tickets i'm the crown of their hats.
They took their hats off so that the
agent might see the ticket.-New York
Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-11
DAY IN THE COURTS
Jury Awards w. @. Fry $222
Damages Against Rock
Island Road.
THREE DIVORCES ARE GRANTED
New Charge Against orville
Saunders-Bruce is
Fined.

Judge Bigelow closed very busy
week at noon today, adiourning the
circuit court till next week. when
Judge Gest will be here to preside.
The Jury in the case of w. &. Fry
VS.. the c., X 1. & p. Railway COM
pany reached a verdict at o'clock
this morning after being out 10 hours.
and the same was reported this morn
ing. Fry, who asked 81, 900 damages
for the loss of a thumb incurred while
swift ching for the company, was
awarded 1929. A new trial was
asked for by jackson 81 Hurst, attor-
neys for the defendant.
Three divorces were granted this
morning. Vester +. Goble and Mary
+. Goble were freed from an uncon-
genial alliance. Laura Schumacher
was released from her union with
Herman Schumacher. and Lydia l..
Anderson and Charles w. Anderson
were separated, all on the ground of
desertion.
New Charge Against Saunders
Orville Il. Saunders, of Moline, who
broke Jail here some time ago and
was recaptured near Clinton. will have
a fresh charge to face when he finishes
his present period of confine ment. In
formation was filed in the county
court today by States Attorney Weld
charging him with assaulting one of
his brothers with a deadly weapon.
Another charge has also been
brought against Ida Dugard, the color
ed damsel, who is now in Jail for lar
ceny. The Information charged states
that she was instrumental in abstract
ing from the pockets of one Charles
Warner the sum of $3.50.
Robert Bruce. the supposed hero of
Manila, who claims to have fired the
first gun on that celebrated MAY
morning, was sentenced to 20 days in
Jail aud to pay fine of $40 by Judge
Adams yesterday, upon his plea of
guilty to the theft of coat from
Moline man. as charged in the in-
dictmeRt returned So iinst him by the
grand jury. The nne and costs. if
not paid, will be worked out on the
rock pile.