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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-01

BOTH INDIANS WENT DOWN TOGETHER
Little Bat, he quite forgot the over
hanging wonder of the elevated road
and the tall buildings to tell his re-
greet at the passing of one who had
shared with him many perils. "Did
you ever hear of the Sibley fght?" he
asked. eff you have not, John Finerty
can tell you one lively side of it. Little
Bat might have told you some more
about it, and 1 might say something
myself. Yes, we were all in it up to
our chins, and as an all-around close
shave l think all accounts agree that
it was about the limit. The idea of a
man living on a diet of that kind and
then getting killed in a saloon fight!
1t seems tough. Poor Little Bat! Bad
whisky was worse medicine than Sit
ting Bull ever made in all his years of
deviltry.
But you want me to tell about the
Sibley fight, do you? 1t was about "a
years ago last July, just about a week
before the battle that wiped out Gen.
Custer and his entire command. Gen.
Crook assigned Little Bat and myself
to go north on the Tongue river and
meet body of friendly Crows that
were joining us to fight against the
Sioux. Much to my regret, Lieut.. F.
w. Sibley and "a picked men of the
Second cavalry were detailed as an es-
cort. The men were splendid fellows,
but all more or less new in Indian
fighting. We had been moving north
two days when in the dawn of the
third morning 1 discovered the Sioux
moving toward Tongue river thicker
than buffalo in the valley of the
Platte. l called Bat softly and when
he saw the great painted procession
stealing over the plains he said: MY
God! We are gone!'
81 waited until 1 saw them strike our
trail. Immediately the discoverer be-
gan circling his horse and waving his
blanket, and about 20 minutes later
every Indian in that section knew that
white men were somewhere about. I
thought we might possibly get away
from them by getting up into the
mountains. I told Bat to follow me
with the men as fast as he could, nv
idea being to get beyond where the
Twin creek trail crossed our own in the
mountains, knowing that the Indians
would naturally make a run to cut us
off at that point. 1 suppose 1 went up
the hills rather fast, for at length /
got tired waiting at the trail crossing
and went back for the soldiers. Imag-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-01
Her Way.

A Glasgow servant girl went home
a few evenings ago with her head
wrapped up in a shawl.
Her young mistress asked her what
allied her, and was told that she was
suffering from bad attack of tooth
ache, brought on by sitting il the
park.
"But you ought not to sit on such
a cold, chilly night as this" said the
mistress. "You should walk at a
smart pace"
The girl looked at her a minute, as
though plying her ignorance, and
then answered.:
'You Gamma coort right Walking;
you must sit down. London Spare
Moments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-01
Gypsum Beds In Alaska.

Authentic news comes from juneau
that gypsum in large quantities has
been discovered on Chichagof island,
60 miles west of that city. Biologists
and minera,ogists have secured the
coast for several years to find gyp-
sum, believing that there were evil
dences that it existed on the north
ern coast, but until now their efforts
have been in vain. There is a great
demand for gypsum of the fertilizing
grade in California for vineyards and
fruit ranches.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-01
A HOMEMADE sCRAPER.

IS inches wide and three feet long,
bending the iron to fit the shank. If
given the same pitch the shovels had,
it makes an excellent grader for fin
ishing up roads, opening and filling
bitches, etc. If the iron is not pro-
durable, use a hardwood board of
suitable size, beveled at the bottom
edge, and bolt on steel plate, made
from the blade of an old crosscut saw.
j. G. Allshouse, in American Agri-
culturiSt
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-01
Ms.2 M.1 4 M,4a A.mse
zzSN1iKS%
CEMENT ON TIMBER.

shown in the illustration will be
found excellent. Lay the floor tim
bers and on these put boards, leav-
ing space of an inch between each.
A batten beneath these cracks will
keep the soft cement from running
down through them. When hard
ened, the cement will hold much bet
ter for these filled cracks.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-01
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ONE-HORSE SCRAPER.
A Serviceable I'm pie ment, Although II
Can BE Made at Home at a
Trihing Expense.

The one-horse scraper illustrated is
easily made, at little cost. Take an
old iron frame, double-shovel pillow to
the blacksmith and have him cut and
bend the side piece of the frame
which held the rear shovel, so as to
bring both shanks even. On the
shanks bolt >. piece of one-quarter or
three-eighths-inch sheet iron about
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-01
QUITE THE FAD NOW.
Laying Cement Floors on Boards Is
a Practice Coming Into Gen.
eral Use.

Sometimes conditions will not per-
NIT cement floor to be laid direct
ly upon the earth. Floor timbers and
boards can be laid and a cement floor
put directly upon that. The plan
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
R-aeerion. Of q Bachelor.

1 wonder if mosquitoes stop at q
wOman's ankles.
Women have as much use for logic
as they have for muscles on their arms
like a circus performers.
The Lord made little babies weak
and helpless 50 they couldn't hit the
women who chatter baby talk TO them
woman isn't half as afraid Of light
ning as she is afraid OF having you
think she doesn't need to be guarded
from danger.
When a woman exercises four ounces
Of weight of playing tennis she begins
to talk about the time she was so stout
none Of her clothes would 1t her
New York Press.
Jealousy Is the salt IN loves dressing.
What a bachelor can't understand is
how on earth any man can want TO be
a Mormon.
IF q man finds fault with the way his
wife acts with other men she gets mad,
and If he doesn't she gets madden.
When a woman wants to marry a
man she never considers how happy
she could be with him, but how un-
happy she would be without him.
a lucky thing for women is that
after a man gets used 70 an ugly one
he fOrgets she isn't pretty, and an IN
happy thing for them is that after be
gets used TO q pretty one he forgets
she isn't ugly.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
THE STEEL TRUST AND THE STRIKE

THE STFF,T, TRUST AND THE STRIKE
The United States steel corporation
is a huge trust with a reported capital
ization Of s1,OOOOOO,O0O. The Amalga-
mated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers is a trades union, and 1t IS
contending only for a reasonable scale
of wages and the recognition Of the
union.
Capital asserts its right to combine
but denies the right of labor to COM
bine also. In other words capital de-
clares that labor has no rights which
capital is bound to respect. Any labor
organization that would not resent the
position Of this huge trust would not
deserve respect.
The steel trust is an organization IN
defiance Of law. 1t has robbed the
American people out of billions Of
dollars, and continues in its high
handed career of spoilation. 1t has
even held up the government of the
United States as to the price which
shall be paid for steel and aTmOr plate
for the American navy. And this has
been done in the face of the fact that
the huge accommodations of the trust
have been made possible by the tariff
protecting its products. The millions
Of Carnegie represent just so much
forced tribute from the American PEG
pie to enrich that canny Scotchman.
These conditions exist despite the
fact that for the last . years the steel
manufacturers have been able to sell
their products at a profit in eOmpeti-
ton with British and other European
manufacturers, indeed to underseIl the
English in their own markets. Now
this bloated industrial colossus, made
fat upon the flesh and blood and sub
stance Of the American people, turns
its great power against its workmen
for whose benefit the protective tariff,
it was argued, was framed. The people
have not forgotten the Homestead
strike and its miseries. Now the mon
ster, grown greater by continued fav-
ors, threatens to use its great power to
crush labor and deny its rights.
1t is high time that the government
stepped In and called a halt on this
steel octopus. If there is no process
Of law for this procedure, congress
should make the law.
The government has eminent domain
and can seize and condemn all the
holdings Of the steel trust and operate
the huge concern under government
ownership and management. Any law
yer knows this, and that this right,
state and national, is always reserved
in the title to either realty or personal
property. All that is necessary is to
take, condemn, appraise the value Of
the holdings Of the trust and pay 1t a
reasonable amount. 1t is the only
remedy.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
THE BoER WAR.

Now what are the facts as to the
BOer-British war in South Africa and
the causes leading to it? For over 100
years this devoted and liberty-lovine
people have been the victims Of the az
gressions and robberies of the British
empire. They have been driven from
the cape into central Africa and their
lands have been seized without com
pensation- The jameson raid was an
outpost Of British intentions as to the
Transvaal republic. The demand was
made on the republic to grant the
right Of franchise and representation
IN the congress Of the little common
wealth to British citizens and subjects
without their renouncing their allegi-
ance to the English crown and mon
archy.
Noseltrespeeting nation would grant
such a demand, indeed, the verv de-
mand was a cssus belli, and the Beers
were abundantly justified in taking
the initiative IN the actual conflict
that followed the demand. The war
On the part OF Great Britain was in
splred Dy greed and characterized BY
oarbarism. This has always been true
q English wars whether IN Indis.
america. the SOudan, South Africa or
70 China- She is q robber nation
spollatlon Of weaker peoples has al
ways characterized her foreign policy.
Grant some exceptions to this rule, but
TIE exception proves the rule Ameri-
cans have only co re-read the declare
szc1 q lndependence 80 refresh their
Srlsls1s laucers ia Geld blood mur-
ssreo eEnaee Beers On battlefeIfs
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
sou0 or EABoR

hest- What bave % do With restl-
4, Who am like a cart sore pressed.
Which. Eroaning 'neath its load Of sheaTes
The read along she valley leaves.
And tolls toward the mountain crest.
Restl What have 70 do with restf
Who am I like the honey-bees, which test
The nectar IN the sumner 7oEers.
Seeking store for winter hours.
And hiTevard, homeEard. bear the best7
Rest Wat have / 70 do with restl
Whom am I like bird that builds her nest,
And hlls it uD with hedgelings weak.
OF untaught wing and tuneless beak,
And warns the nesting N her breastl
Rest What have to do with restl
A mother by small hands caressed.-
A tsmple-builder meath the mask
OF homely toll and common task
By hope upheld or fear oppressed.
Rest Yes, another day I'll rest!
When 1 have done mT little best,
And down the sky the shadows creep,
Hen give me, 'ahis beloved. p sleep
With stfl1 hands folded on my breast.
Elizabeth Rosser.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09

This Indictment has never been salts
faetoriiy denied The British poHzy
has been to burn Boer farms and col
Iect non-combattants, women and
children. IN concentration camps to
swelter and die Of disease. There has
been no pity for grey hairs, childhood
OF maternity. The methods Of the
Butcher" WeyIer in Cuba have been
closely followed by the English In
South Africa, with all its attendant
horrors. according to the statements
Of English correspondents themselves.
They have employed the African saw
ages against the Beers and inaugur-
ated a policy Of determination.
That the Beers should retaliate In
kind IS natural, IS human. That they
should be goaded to madness is to be
expected while it may be regretted.
They have released British prisoners.
England has deported BOer prisoners
to CeyIon, the West Indies and St.
Helena The laws Of civilized warfare
have been disregarded and ignored by
English generals in this lamentable
war. ct, as President Kreuger said
it would, "appalIs humanity" The OBJ
stinacy OF the burgers may exasperate
the British but it deserves the admir-
alton Of the world
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
10 EXTEND ELECTRIC LINES.
Plan on Foot to Connect AN Towns In
Mining District from Joplin TO
PIffsburg.

Joplin, No, Aug. T.-Ohicers Of the
proposed Mineral Cities electric rail
way and officers and engineers Of the
Southwest Missouri electric railway
have almost assured the citizens Of
this district that the road, or. at least.
a greater part, VIII be built IN the
near future. This line VIII connect
Joplin with ChitwOOd, No, a suburb
e 2,OCG inhabitants lying west Of JOp-
lin and Galena, Empire, Columbus,
Stipville, Turk, ScammOn, Weir City,
Cherokee, Fleming No. IS, Pittsburg,
FrpteHae, Midway, Cornell, Yale, Min
den. al being in the coal belt OF KAN
sas, with smelling industries OF con-
siderable magnitude.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09

While the failure Of the steel strike
viii greatly weaken the position Of the
AmaIgamated association, the eontinu-
ance Of it is daily developing the most
formidable menace to the trust-the
growth of the companies that we're not
taken into the combination. The Iron
Age states that these concerns are In
creasing their capital and charging
their plants, while new concerns Of
large capacity are daily appearing. It
IS said that the Independent wire mills
are in a position to supply One-third Of
the trade demand The higher the
trust maintains the prices and the
greater its difficulties in supplying the
demand, the greater will be the influx
Of new capital into the business. This
is another natural law" the operation
of which is fortunately the greatest
menace to mOnopoIies which are not
based upon the absolute control Of
some natural product, as is the case
with the coal trust and Standard Oil
company.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
Wanted IN Tra5e

1 have a half section Of land, all
fenced and good improvements, eight
miles from Goodlsnd, county seat Of
Sherman county, Kansas, that I will
trade for a small farm in eastern Kan
sas or northwest Missouri; or viii trade
for cattle or a good team Of horses
harness and wagon in part. Address
D. J. Goodail, Goodland, Kan.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09

Wouldn't it be the proper thing for
the secretary Of the navy to enlarge
his Instructions to the court Of inquiry
as tethe conduct Of the Santiago cam
paign so as to enquire whether or not
Admiral Sampson showed cowardice
in scooting down the coast when it
was known that Cevera's fleet was
steaming up to come out2
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
Tons OF Mail Piled Up.

LawtOn, Ok, Aug 6.-J. 7. White,
the new postmaster for Lawton,
opened up the Office yesterday. Four
or five tons Of mail was already
stacked up at Lawton and four wagon
loads are being hauled daily from the
railway. White, by hard work, in
duced the department. to allow him
ten clerks, although the Office under
department rules is rated at four
clerks Unable to get stamps suffi-
cient from Washington, he has been
buying them IN quantities from vari-
Gus Offices IN the territory. be Sc
cured a small circus tent at FL Reno
and viii open the Office in that and
use every. endeavOr to work OF the
tons Of mail IN a few days and give
the people OF the magic city salts
factory service.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09

st. Joseph, No, Aug. 6.-Dr. Z. j.
NethertOn, deputy state veterinary,
last night returned from a tour OF the
northern part Of the state, where he
placed 81 horses, dogs, hogs and cat
tie under quarantine on account OF
rabies. Fourteen animals have died
from the disease or have been killed.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
CIVILIANS IN CONTROL.
City OF Manila WIN Hereafter BE Admin
fstsred By Three commandments
President Is a Filipino.

Manila, Aug. THE military gov
eminent of Manila ceased Tuesday
and municipal affairs win be taken
over by three commissioners similar
to the government In the district Of
Columbia The president is a Filipino,
Col Herrera The others are Messrs.
Baldwin and Tutherly. The chief of
police is George Curry, a former officer
of the Eleventh cavalry. Mr.. Houser-
mann is the city attorney.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09

The board Of county commissioners
viii receive sealed bids to be fled With
the county clerk on or before October
1, 1901, for the painting Of the court
house both inside and outside Board
reserves right to reject any and all
bids. A. D. RU1nEL, County Clerk.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09

Manila, Aug. 6.-American troops
have occupied the towns of Calapan,
Naujan and Pola, on the northeast
coast OF BlindOro- The insurgents,
numbering $50, fed into the interior.
Their commander. Howard, who is a
deserter, IS hiding in the mountains
and the Americans are in pursuit.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09

1t would be pertinent for the Anal
gamated Association Of Iron Workers
to ask William Mckinley and Marcus
a. Hanna, ''Where does the full dinner
pail come in? Didn't We vote for pros
perity and protection to American
IahorYn
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
- TO- DC HeraId-

The Topeka Daily Herald viii begin
publication July L It will be a clean
readable evening newspaper with all
the local, state and general news. It
VIII be republican in politics and de-
voted to the interest Of Kansas. Sub
seriptiOn price By mail, 30 cents per
month, $500 per year. Send sUbscrip
tons to the Herald, Topeka, Kan
See those $50 and 50 fine dress
shoes at the Wizards
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09

FL Reno, Ok. Aug 5.-The Rock Is
land railroad is pushing construction
work on its extension to Lawtons and
win have freight and passenger trains
running TO that point September l.
The Rock Island is now running =
freight and passenger transfer twice
day between NARROW and LAYTON
from Its main line.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09

Kansas City. No, Aug 3.-The Rock
Island has orders for 500 cars to Be
loaded with lumber IN kansas City
for Shipment to the Lawton district
before August 6 II Is estimated that
the 500 cars for lumber IS less than
half Of the total lumber that VIII be
required TO care for the dif1ent kinds
Of freight
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
To Cure a Cold in one Dav

Take Laxative BrOmo Quiniue Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. ". Groves sigma
ture is on each box. pc.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
SPECULATION WILD
Town Lots at Lawton Sell for So,
coo 70 $1,000.
Sixteen Thousand People on Toun-
site Crazed by ExngEerafed VAL
ues-QuIet at AnadarIzo ana
HObart-Eeyv Country Notes.

II Keno Ok Aug. Speculation
has gone wild at LAYTON Men re-
turning from there say there are at
least 5000 people on the townsite
and most Of them were crazed by ex-
oggerated ideas Of value in town lots
The first business lot brought $500,
but bids soon ran into the thousands
and prices OF from 5000 to 5000
were paid for the best locations
All kinds Of gambling is flourish
ing, POeket-pieking is Of hourly oc-
eurrence- One man was reported
killed yesterday. The town Is in q
state Of intense excitement
The opening at Anadarko was very
quiet. About 5000 people were on
the ground. Only three blocks were
sold yesterday, making 90 lots In all
Sale began at nine a. m The first
lot was sold to man named Brown
from Missouri, price s165, highest
price paid.
The only bank open for business
yesterday had over 100000 In de-
posts No liquor OF any kind or beer
vas sold in any of the townsites.
There is a misunderstanding about
AAA0 -DhfAA1AlE u - NlaGlGs a0OuN ~
miles north of Lawton. The town
has not yet been laid out and there
were only a few tents and camps
About so hacks met the train there
10 take passengers to LawtOn- The
townsite Of Richards is a good one
high land with natural drainage and
good water.
The auction sale Of town lots at
Hobart began promptly at nine
o'clock yesterday morning and the
first lot was purchased by William c.
Allen, of Little Rock for SIS cash.
The inside lots ranged from 50 70 s25,
while some corners went above $50,
the highest price paid yesterday be-
ing $50, the lowest 50. These lots
are designated for business, but viii
be used for residences.
The most disappointed person at
Lawton last night was Miss Matte
Beals, Of Wichita, who drew claim
No. 2 in this district. She expected
TO get one Of the quarter sections Of
land adjoining Lawton on the south,
but she didn't get it. Instead she
got a strip Of ground mile long and
a quarter OF amile wide along the
south section line, separated from the
tOwnsite OF LawtOn by a similar strip
a quarter Of a mile wide, on which
James r Wood, of Weatherford, Ok,
filed.
The estimate is made by q govern
ment Official that in each land district
loo Of the $500 numbers wiz not
be taken IN the 60 days, because of
hOmesteaders who VIII be disqualified
or who viii leave the country believ-
ing their claims to be worthless. This
VIII leave only $500 persons who win
make entry IN their respective dis
tricts. The 1000 claims VIII be left
for the wagon emigrants and others
who have been in the country for
months and failed TO draw a number.
Good Lands to Lease
Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 5.-W. r.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
Good Lands to Lease.

Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 5.-W. r.
Sanner, who has returned from Law
ton, says that thousands Of people
who failed to draw homes in the res
ervatiOn VIII lease the reserved lands
in COmanche county, Of which Lawton
is to be the county seat. BE states
that these leases can be had for three
years at a rental Of so cents per acre,
and whatever improvements are made
during that time become the property
Of the leaser, and the government viii
remunerate him If he decides to leave
the property in three years For each
fruit tree planted he win receive s.
This county is so by 90 miles square,
and about one-third Of it is reserved
for lease to farmers only, no stock
men being permitted to lease
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09

Mexico. no. Aug. IA fve-vear-old
nero cbud was found mrrdered IN
der irs Own motner's houEe IN this
city The mother A56ie Crusuleys has
been arzested she claimed the child
was lost ard her uelEhh1rs searclcd