davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10
FIFTY-ssVEnTH CONGRESS-

Washington. July f.-senate--Mr.
Eikins tW. Val delivered an earnest
spccch IN favor o. the annexation OF
Cuba. maintaining that Il woai1 De IN
the best interests Of both countries.
Mr.. Skins remarks drew a sharp Ere
from Mr.. Piaff c. and Mr.. Hanna
tO). who deprecated any annexation
proposition AZ this time aud urTed
that the United States ought 70 be sen.
sibie OF It's OBLIGATIONS 20 the civilized
world. N not to Cubs After a lively
colloouy IN which Gen. Wood wa CRIT.
cised. By inference. for us;ng Cuban
funds 70 advance the reciprocity prop
aganca. Mr.. Eixins' resolution for an
nexation was referred 20 the Cuban
relations committee. Among the many
bills passed was one giving Adm.
Schley the pay and allowance of a
navy.
House - with anai adjournment
probable Tuesday. the house worked
under hish pressure from noon Mon
day untii far TITO tho nixht As pr--
hminary. several resolutions were
adopted % grease the legislative
wheels. The rule providing Tor the
printing % conferences reports before
confederation was suspended until the
end q the session and a resolution
was adopted making motion Go sus-
pend the rules IN order a. any time
The house then got down "a work and
cleaned up the unfinished business.
Washington. July -Senatc-The
conference report on the phfilrnina
government hill was adopted. The
nnal conference report Uu tho naval
bill was agreed %. The senate passed
the bin authorizing the construction
Of locks and dams IN Pond river. Ky.
and ~ i.55 went into executive scs-
sion. Whom the senate r,.convened la
legislative session 40 2.25 p m. the
conference report on the Porto Rico
public lands and buildings bin was
agreed - without debate 4 hll an
propriating $4,000 for the erection rr
a quartermaster's warehouse In Gma
la. Nob.. was passed. Adjourned siue
die
House-nills were passed 90 annra-
PIRATE $4,000 each FOR bronze eques-
triau statues 90 Count Pulaski and
Baron Stcubrn. the revolutionary he.
rooe said statues % De erected ln this
cityi 60 promote and retire Naval Ca
Oct William Victor Tomb as of the
grade OF ensign. 20 remove n shoai lu
North river. New York harbor. al a
cost not 90 exceed 81. 900. 90 grant
condemned cannon 90 the city of DE
troit. Mich. for an equestrian statue
OF Cen. Alexander Macumh. 90 grant
certain lands 20 the South Platte ca
nal and Reservoir Co. 90 pay g5.I6T
20 Anna Eliza Isabella Won Hamcr4
senate bill for the suppression & train
rohheriee. Several conference rDpor.s
on heiateu bills then were hurried
through. A bill 20 make coufcder1as
soldiers who enlisted IN the unirn
army previous % January I 1855. pea.
sionable. aroused conslterahic debate
but was finally passed. 80 % ~.
Mcssrs. Payne Cannon and Richard
son trennl were named a. commit.
toe o. inform the president that con.
gress was ready 10 adjourn Adjourn.
Cd sine die
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

ST. paul MINI. July IA special
from Grand Forks. n. D.. says that
while their son and daughter and sew.
cral young friends we're singing and
dancing in the parior Charles J. Ne
Cormick Great Northern conductor.
and his wife we're dying In bath
room upon the same floor. Their
bodies were found some hours later
by their youns son. who went 10 call
them
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10
DROWNING ACCIDENTS.
A Total Of Five Lives Lost In - Hours
az Benton Harbor.

Benton Harbor. Mich. July Two
men were drowned here Sunday. max.
ing total OF Eve lives lost here 81
this way IN tho past "a hours Robert
Wilson. Of Detroit. was drowned in
the 81. Joseph river In the morning
while trying 90 swim. Sunday after.
noon Ward Kiser. aged Il. of South
Bend. Ind. was seized with heart fail
ure while bathing IN Lake Michigan
and drowned before help could reach
him.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10
BUSINESS FAILURE
Fer the First Half Of ,he Year 1902
They Number 6.i6s.

New York. July Commercial fail-
ures IN the first half Of 1909 numbered
6.l55. With liabilities of S6o.314S1t.
Although this is an increase OF ff.J70.-
100 compared with last year and SIS
3ii.923 more than The exceptionally
favorable record ~ 1890. @ is nccos
sary TO go back nfteen years 20 And
another more gratifying showing than
that OF 1902. Despite a few exception.
ally heavy failures IN british C9lum-
hia total liabilities in she Dominion
OF Canada Tor the FIRST half of the year
were only S5.7as 45i. against 1880
92e last year. while the number OF
defaults. go compared favorRhly with
all recent years
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

london July king Edwards
progress sunday night continued TO
De good It IS said chat If his improve
meuf proceeds az the present rate he
viii probably by tho end Of the month
ba Wen enough 20 be transferred to
the royal yacht .n Southampton wa
tors. A bulletin posted at Q o'cloci,
Sunday morning said. "1he kings
progress continues 90 be in every way
satisfactory.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

Marquette, Aich. July State
Legislator John r. Gordons hand was
nearly shot on Friday night by a sky
rocket Al the last session OK ti.s
legislature Gordon presented a bill
70 prevent the use Of fireworks. but
was induced to withdraw 81 before ac-
ton was taken. He says be viii in7o-
duce the bill at the next session.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

New Haven. Conn. July 5.-Tos
Nelson. Of Chicago. defeated Tommy
Hall. OF England. IN two straight Eve
mile heats. motor paced. at the New
Haven Coliseum board track Friday
night The tine Of the first heat was
S.fe 80. and OF the second heat.
s.093.5
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10
rhe Fourth h penmarl.

Copenhagen. Denmark. July 5.--The
American colony here celebrated the
Fourth Of Jriy with a banquet al the
Hotel Ph1uix Friday night. az which
4. S. Swenson. the Uaited States mia
lister. made en- address. Patriotic
music was played and she room was
appropriately decorated.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

New Orleans. July 5.-ln the state
legislature tho Smith bin has passed
the senate and gone 10 the governor
II bars all histories IN the louisiana
public schools that do not give com
plste credit 20 Adm. W. !. Schiey for
tho victory Of Santiago. Gov Heard
Will sign the bill
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

Manila July Capt John H. Shell
ienberger. OF The l0th infantry. com
mihcd suicide 40 uigen. IN the island
Of Mindanao July 4. He acted from
dependency Second Lieut.. Thomas
Ryan. of the Philippine scouts. also
committed suicide by shooting Ia the
interior of the island Of Mindanao
June IS.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

Copenhagen. July T.--Some threo
hundred American Mormons. including
Former United States Senator frank
J. Cannon and bis brother. and many
American missionaries In Europe. at
tended the dedieating Of the Mormon
temple IN This city.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

Washington. July 4-Commander
w II. Beehler has been detached from
duty as naval attaehe at Berlin. Rome
and Vienna. 20 take effect October /.
and ordered TO Washington.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10
CHOLERA lN MANILA.
Forty-nire Fresh Cases and % Deaths
Reported Thursday.

Manila. July l-ln Manila Thurs
Cay 40 fresh cases and 80 deaths from
cholera were reported In the pro
Finces the records show that l9s new
cases and l47 deaths havo occurred.
Tho health officials are striving TO
check the spread of the disease. and
have asked for large appropriations
General disappointment is expressed
here at the failure OF congress 20 deal
with the currency question.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

Washington. July 4--Ths President
has issued a proclamation IN accord
ancs with tho act OF Congress an
nonncins to the world the postpone
msnt until April 30. 1901. OF the open.
ing Of the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sit.on.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

Denver. Colo. July Sat Overland
park Friday. Porto Rico. aaoma.
stark's mare broke the worlds rec
ord for a quarter Of a mile against
time. going the distance in 20 seconds.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

Washington. July 5.-Ths statement
OF the treasury balances IN the gen
crai fund. exclusive OF the sI5o.ooo.-
000 gold reserve IN the division OF re-
demption. shows: Available cash bal
ance. seo4.o1s.312; gold. sio9.zs5 ,s7s.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

Lorenzo Marques. July The are
that began here July 3 and which by
the following day had destroyed Brit
ish military stores valued at $500 900.
shows little signs of ahating and Is
likely 70 burn for some DAYS to come
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

salt llek. Ky July Isaac shsuse.
alias ueorse A. Clark wanted here Tor
forgery. was arrested IN Chicago sun
day. He VII be hrought here at oacs
for trial
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

Guthrie. o. T.. July 7.--Miss Jennie
HaErisoa vas gored to death by q bull
~ Odsuah. ia Greer county. Sunday.
the sntnai knocking her down and
running is horns back aad forth
through her body,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

ottawa. Ont, July 4-The lmmigra-
uon returns for the year have been
completed by the department They
show an Increase OF 15.2s5 arrivals OF
settlers IN Canada over the previous
year
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10
SAIL BOAT cAPsizso.
Three Young Men Met watsry Graves
in ST. Clair rats.

D,tr0it Mich. July Three young
BOYS. Tony ienkci ami Oscar Rosen-
BORG ot Detroit and a boy named Con
rad hrote were drowned sunday IN
Che middle channel at tho ST Clair
STATS hy the cupsszius OF sail boat.
The accident occurred about 200 feot
from Savneo's hotel where young Hen.
Sol ana Rosenberg were stopplng. A
number oi people saw tho accident. but
it was over and the boys had sunk 90
quickly that no ala could be given them.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

Buda Pest. Hungary. July 5.--The
oesciAl Hungarian crop estimate made
In metric handrsd weights Is as fol
lows: Wheat. 40 .eeo Cees rye. I3.oeo.-
ose; barley. 11.oco .eoa, oats. II. $50.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

d " Wemofiai Association.
-s4'-sion. july The Thomas
's0A Memorial assuciation. which
s@nized lat April. was incor.
here THURSDAY. The main
% tue association is the cree.
a memorial TO Thomas Je9sr-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-10

catlertshnrz. KY July 7.--Alex
Vest. CHIEF Of fo.iee acrc dled sauday
from suns,rotc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-03
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Australia has proportionately more
churches than any other country, the
number being 6,O13 or 2tO to every 1OO,-
900 people. England has 144 churches
to every 100000 people, Russia only SIS
to the same number.
Euclid Avenue Baptist church, Brook
lynn, has just chosen for it's pastor Rev.
Charles A. Schlegel, % years old and
totally blind. Mr.. Schlegel has every
qualification for his work except his
sight and is fine musician.
Now that DIR. Hunter has gone to Lon
don, perhaps the most popular preach
er in Scotland is Rev. Hugh Black, who
has lately been thrilling New York con-
gregations. His coreligionists there
have been tempting him with offers to
succeed the late DIR. Babcock, of Fifth
AAvenue church, but the claims of
Edinburgh are too strong for him.
The complete registration figures
for Yale are as follows: Graduate
school, 500; academic department,
1,236; Sheffield scientific school, 624; art
school, &c; school of music, 50; school
of forestry, 80; medical school, 1873; law
school, GAG; divinity school, 9S; total,
2,S46, with names deducted which occur
twice, 1850. The only department not
showing decided gain is the music
school
Gen. Ballington Booth, of the Amer
lean volunteers, announces that loan
of money made to get the volunteer
scheme on it's feet has been paid and
that the money income now amounts to
about $1,000 year. He claims to have
reached in various forms 1000, 900 per-
| sons last year, among whom were Sc.
cured 5000 religious conversions. The
number of commissioned officers now
reaches 500.
The Examiner, of London, gives list
of 25 egationalists who are now
members of parliament. Of these two,
j. Keir Hardie and John Wilson, were
| formerly miners, and are noted labor
leaders. Several of these NJ. P.'s are
sons of noted clergymen. One, Sir
| George Newnes, is successful news
| paper man. Evidently dissent, how
ever the attempt may be made to os-
tracise it socially in some quarters, is
not despicable quantity in English
| politics,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-03
LAUGHTER AND LONG LIFE.
According to This Authority Cheerful
Persons Have the Chance of Be-
coming Old.

1t may be that some enthusiastic
and laborious German statistician has
already accumulated figures bearing
upon the question of the length of
life and it's relation to the enjoyment
thereof; if so, we are unacquainted
with his results, and yet have very
decided notion that people who en-
JOY life, cheerful people, are also those
to whom longest life is given, says the
London Lancet. Commonplace though
this sounds, there is no truth more
commonly ignored in actual everyday
existence. "Oh, yes, of course, worry
shortens life, and the contented peo-
pie live to be DID," we are all ready
to say; and yet how many people rec
ognize the duty of cheerfulness? Most
persons will declare that if man is
not naturally cheerful he cannot make
himself so. Yet this is far from be-
ing the case, and there is many a man
who is at present a weary burden to
his relatives, miserable through the
carking care of some bodily ailment
perhaps or some worldly misfortune,
who, if he had grown up into the idea
that to be cheerful under all circum-
stances was one of the first duties of
life, might still see pleasant enough
world around him. Thackeray truly re-
marked that the world is for each of
us much as we show ourselves to the
world. If we face it with a CHEEKY
acceptance we find the world fairly
full of cheerful people glad to see US.
If we snarl at it and abuse it we may
be sure of abuse in return. The dis.
contented worries of morose person
may very likely shorten his days, and
the general justice of natures ar
rangement provides that his early de-
parture should entail no long regrets.
On the other hand, man who can
laugh keeps his health and his friends
are glad to keep him. To the perfect
ly healthy laughter comes often. Too
commonly, though, as childhood is left
behind the habit fails, and a half
smile is the best that visits the
thought-lined mouth of modern man
or woman. People become more and
more burdened with the accumula-
tons of knowledge and with the weigh
ing responsibilities of life, but they
should spare time to laugh. Let them
never forget,. moreover, and let,it be
a medical mans practice to remind
them that ga smile sits ever serene
upon the face of wisdom"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-03
That Woke Him In

william, DEAR" exclaimed Wash
ington woman, whose'husband is prone
to oversleep himself, sit is time to get
up"
+ The only response was yawn. :
william, dear, you'll have to get up
if you don't want to be late5in getting
downtown" =
Eyes .'%tT :.
She left him little whiles,Sand, COM
ing back, found that he' hadsrelapsed
into slumber again. Shaking him, she
said:
"William!"
a"What is it?' @t -
"If you don't get up this minute
you'll be so rushed getting away that
you won't have time to find fault with
the breakfast" STRAY Stories.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-03
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

Chicago. Dec. q.
WHEAT Unsettled. May, S0GS2ssc.
CORN-Lower. December, 64@64ssc; May.
e61a@66kc; July, 66A@665sc.
OATS-Irregular. May. 45k@45sc.
RYE-Market firm. No. 2 in store. 6424c;
to go to store, 65ac; choice by sample, 66@
66Ac; May delivery. 6S1@q6SAc.
BARLEY-Demand good and market
firm Screenings. 506l5Sc. Low grade,
stained and dirty barley, 56@5Sc; stained
clean, 5S1t@59c Good color, 591k@61c; choice
to fancy, 62@63c.
MESS PORK Trading was fairly active
and feeling was stronger Prices ruled
higher at SIG O0916. 10 for cash, SIG. so
for January. and ST.. 3OQ17. As for May.
LARD-Rather active and feeling was
stronger. Prices higher. Prices ranged
$40. 1O@10.15 for cash, $40. 10@1015 for jan
uary, and s1010@l0221A for May
SHORT RIB SIDES-Trading fairly ac-
tive and prices higher. Prices ranged at
IS. COAST 10 for cash. SIS 621A@S, 65 for January,
and IS $4,000 for May.
POTATOES-Steady. White stock. good
to choice. 7S@S2c; fancy rurals, S4@S5c; red
stock. 70@7Sc; Burbanks. 76@S0c.
EGGS-Feeling easier. City recandled,
fresh eggs, new cases included, 24@25c; at
mark. cases returned. 2l@24c; loss off, cases
returned. 23025c.
BUTTER-HolGing steady. CreamerfeS,
15024c per pound: diaries. 14@20c.
LIVE POULTRY-Steady to firm. Tur-
keys. 6@7c; chickens. TIC; ducks, 7QSc;
geese. s.. 00Q65O.
New York, Dec. q.
WHEAT-Less active. December. $40
S5Bc; March. So 1-1S@SS3sc;. May, 81 1-16@
81 7-16c; July, S67s@S7c.
RYE-Dull. State, 6S@G9c C. /. f. New
York car lots: No..2 western. 75Bc f. o. b.
afloat.
CORN-Dull and easier. May, 70B@71c.
OATS-Inactive and easier with other
markets. Trackswhite, 53@57c.
BEEF-Firm. Family. sn OO@125O; mess.
$1,000; packet. $1Q50@12.O0.
PORK-Strong. Mess, S1650@17. 80; FAM
lily, SIT 50Q1S.00;, short clear. $lS50@20OO 90. -
LARD-Strong.' Prime western steam.
S1O4
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-03
Bird WAS the Mi.creant.

A Partisan actress who had for some
time been suffering losses of jewelry
determined to set trap for the thief.
So she left diamond bracelet on her
bureau, retired into an adjoining room
and began to watch through the key
hole. Presently starting hoped
through the window, seized the, brace
let and deposited it in the chimney,
where all the missing jewelry was sub
sequently found.-N. Y. Sun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-03
SCRAPS OF INFORMATION.

England owns 176,6O2 of the 400, 900
Suez canal shares.
England now has seven admirals of
the feet and nine field marshals.
France catches fish to the value of
IS 100000 year, Russia G2,20O,OO0.
In 1860 English people received 20
letters a head In 1899 this number
had grown to IS.
Cuba's customs receipts during the
six months ended June 30amounted to
s7.547.s0s.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-03

Eight in every 1000 wounded SOL
diers get lockjaw, and 20 per cent. of
lockjaw cases are fatal.
Seventy-threet thousand out of every
100000 deaths in England are due to
infectious diseases.
The cement made from English
river mud, and sold abroad, brings in
over G11,000,000 year.
In England 31s people die of starva-
tion yearly, and 260 In France. Sixty
per cent. are men and 40 women.
Russia kills 100000 ermines, 49,
100000 marmots, and 25,0oO,OoO SOUR.
rels in q year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.
STATE FINANCES.


The report of State Treasurer Block
for the fiscal year ending July 81, 1901
shows that the bonded debt of the state
has been reduced from $1,659,OOO in 1881
to 900 in 1901.
The state has also called in $4,000 or
bonds which will be paid Jan. 1. The
state of Minnesota permanent school and
university funds now hold 1000 of the
bonds.
The report contains for the first time
statement of the state capitol commits
sioners' certificates of Indebtedness. Thus
for $1,O0O0OO worth of certificates have
been issued, $35O,00O A per cent, and $780,
600 per cent. Four per cent certificates
aggregating $20C, 900 have been paid, and
the state owns 100000 of the $4,000 4
per cent certificates outstanding. The
state also owns $4,000 of the per cent
certificates, leaving only $4,000 of the
certificates now unpaid, held by outside
parties.
The state reform school loan of Sis, 900
was called in and paid July /, 1901. The
certificates of indebtedness were issued
July /, 1890, and bore 6 per cent interest.
The interest was paid by the state until
July /, 1901, when the entire issue was
paid.
The permanent school fund holds Sc
.curities valued at 1888, 21S.22; the perma-
nent university fund. 1891, 800; the inter-
nal Improvement land fund. 100000, and
the state institutions fund, 100000.
The total receipts for the year were
$8,901 1874 "a. and the disbursements $780,
S413O. leaving a balance of $4,000, 343 "a in
the treasury July 81, 1901. The interest
on bank deposits for the year was s22,-
11O.O9
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-03
ROBBERS CAUGHT.

Robbers entered c. G. Tracy & Co. s
store at Glyndon, and while aat work
were detected by a man, who notified
Mr.. Tracy. The village marshal and
others appeared. The burglars took
alarm, and left the building, after doing
some shooting and started to run. A
posse started in pursuit. About one-half
mile west of town the men were over
hauled and ordered to throw up their
hands. They opened fire with their re-
volvers.
r. B. Webb, one of the posse, sustained
bad wound in the leg, and one of the
robbers received a charge of chicken shot
in his face.
The men were captured and taken to
Moorhead, where they will be given a
hearing.
The men gave the names of Daley and
King, and are accused of burglaries at
Ulen, Bemidji, and of shooting at the
marshal at Lake Park.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-03
BLACK GRANITE.

1t is reported that James Rooney and
l.. P. Johnson have secured an option
on an Itasca county tract of land on
which there is an extensive bed Of black
granite, said to be the only deposit of
the kind known to exist in the United
States. The stone is said to be equal to
the best Swedish black granite and the
find is valued at from $4,000 to $1CO, OOO
The rock was discovered accidentally,
and the farmer on whose land it was
found, agreed to sell for merely a nomi-
nal sum, being in ignorance of the value
of his property.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-03
RAILWAY TAXES.

According to the annual report of the
railway and warehouse commission,
about to be issued. railroads operating in
Minnesota pay proportionately less taxes
than in the other states through which
they run.
Gross earnings in Minnesota for the
year ending June 80 were $42 ASS, 1852, on
nearly all of which 8 per cent tax was
paid. Gross earnings over the entire sys-
TENS of lines operated in Minnesota
amounted to s239 O62,O 36. on which taxes
were paid amounting to $7,779.744, an av-
erage of .O325 per cent.
Gross earnings in Minnesota decreased
from last year $2,49O,SS1. Operating ex-
penses in Minnesota were $25, 7O3, 1856. a de-
crease of s274,4S3. Dividends declared
during the year were $35,360,066, an in
crease of $53,S93 over the previous year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-03
GENEROUS.

An inventory of the estate of the late
T. B. Sheldon shows property worth $215,-
900. and that his gift to the city of Red
Wing will amount to $SO,OOo twice as
much as had been estimated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-03
FOOT Rail-

An agreement has been arrived at be-
tween the Wisconsin and Minnesota foot
ball authorities for next years game. 1t
will be played at Minneapolis, probably
Nov. Is, though the date may be fixed a
week earlier.