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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Available a for Forestry.

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Gen. c. C. Andrewsgives some inter-
esting figures regarding lands in the
state which can be successfully planted
with trees. He says4 s,
'There are in'cenEal and northern
Minnesota, in scatte1ed localities, 81
ooo, 900 acres of land which is too hllly,
too rocky or too sandy for agriculture.
but on which pine forest, when in nor
NAL condition, will annually and per-
petually yield 225 feet board measure
per acre, This wodld be an annual
crop for the whole SO0o, 900 acres of
CTS, 900, 900 feet, which would now have
the average net value, standing, of 81
per 1000 feet, or inS all, $4,000, 900; a
revenue equal to neatly per cent on a
capital of 800, 900, oO0 the value of the
forest. The forest, besides many other
indirect benefits such as beauty of
landscape, water supply and the like,
would give employment to $4,000 work
men and support a. population of a
quarter of a million People. - -.
A part of these 3,OOO,0 acres of
waste land belongs to the United States,
which would doubtless grant them to
our state as soon as selected by the
Geological Survey-which it can do
without any new legislation. The
other part belongs to private individu-
ais from whom the state would have to
buy the lands.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
THE THIRD METEOR.
Sail Plan of Emperor Williams Fa-
nous New Yacht.
1t Gives Her Great Driving Power, So
That She Should Make a Fine
Cruiser as Well as a Cham
piOn Racer.

The sail plan of the German en-
peror's new schooner yacht, Meteor
Ill, shows that A. Cary Smith, the
designer, while not giving the boat
an excessive spread of canvas, has
given her sufficient driving power.
which, with the fineness of her model,
should develop good speed in the
yacht, SO much so that she should
not only make fine cruiser, but
should be able to show her heels to
any schooner. The yacht will spread,
as nearly as can be figured from the
sail plan, 1852 square feet of can
vas, under the measurement rule of
the New York Yacht club. The main
mast, which is of Georgia pine, and a
beautiful piece of wood. is 81 inches
in diameter. 1t is stepped 6S feet
aft of the forward end of the water
line, and from deck to cap measures
SO feet. The maintopmast is 60 feet
over all, of which II feet are in
the doublings, so that from deck to
truck the mainmast is 1872 feet. The
main boom, which is 80 feet over all,
Is HVe 1eeC ABOVE Une ueck dG Chc
gooseneck, so that there is plenty
of room on the quarter deck for any
one to move above without any dan
ger of being struck by the boom
while the vessel is being sailed
To measure the spread of canvas
the length from the upper side of the
main boom to the sheave of the top
sail ballard block is taken, and this
on the Meteor III. will be 119 feet.
The foremost, which is 90 inches in
diameter, is stepped 20 feet aft of
the forward end of the water line.
From deck to cap it measures "a
feet. The foretopmast measures SIS
feet over all, of which 16 feet are in
the doublings, so that from deck to
truck the foremost measures 1913
feet. The foreboom is SO feet in
length. At the gooseneck it is four
feet above the deck, and from the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
CAUSED HEAVY. LOSS.
Excavations for Tunnel Result in
Caving-In Along Park Avenue,
New York City.

New York, March 24.-Park, avenue,
this city, on Friday was again the
scene of an accident which, while it
entailed no loss of life, caused a prop
erty loss of considerable proportions.
The brownstone fronts of several four
story private houses on the east side
of the avenue sank because of the UNI
dermihing of the foundations by ex-
cavations for the rapid transit tunnel.
The first serious cave-in occurred when
the sidewalk and areaway of No. So
Park avenue sank to a considerable
depth, leaving the front wall with no
support and exposing. the cellar. The
houses on either side of No. So were
also rendered unsafe. Later in the
afternoon there occurred a further
settling of the walls and sidewalks,
and the residents on the east side of
the block were ordered by the police
to leave their houses. The tunnel
along Park avenue where the trouble
occurred is bored through solid rock.
Seams of rock for distance of about
60 feet commenced to slide in lateral
direction into the tunnel Wednesday
night. 1t was not believed, however,
that any great damage would be done
until Friday, when the first cavern oc-
CURED. The financial loss was esti-
mated at ST., 900 to 100000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
Tobacco for the Wards.

The state board of control has under
advisement plan for manufacturing
tobacco for the use of inmates of state
institutions. Every quarter the state
buys two tons of plug chewing tobacco
and half ton of smoking tobacco. 1t
is furnished to inmates of the state
prison, insane hospitals and asylums,
and the school for the Predetermined.
The intention is to manufacture the
tobacco at Saltwater for the use of all
the institutions. If this can be done
without paying the revenue tax, the
board of control will undertake it. 1t
is thought that the tax would not be
imposed, as no tobacco will be sold,
but the question is being investigated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28

king brews beer what can be wrong
in the subject drinking it? What the
king does is likely to be initiated by
others. His majesty is more than a
man and must regard all questions
from a kingly point of view. If the
king goes to Sunday concert, as he
did recently, he deals deadly blow to
the Englishman's Sunday. The king
cannot attend a nonconformist place
of worship, but he can go to Sunday
concert"
This remark called forth cries of
SHAME" and DR.. Parker continued:
eff the king, who is the head of the
church and defender of the faith, can
violate the English Sunday, what can
the people do but follow in his steps? I
would rather give great sum of gold
than appear to be disloyal; but can
not be disloyal to Christ, and it is bet
ter that these things should be said"
Rev. DIR. Joseph Parker is Congre-
gationalist, and has been preaching
since 1S4S. He is noted for his frank
utterances. He once startled Christen-
domby calling on God to damn the sui
tan.s"I say" he exclaimed, "God damn
the sultan!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
Cc-fer over Lincoln Memorial.

Washington, March 24.-Secretary
Hay Saturday presided over confer
ence at the state department at which
were present Secretary Root, Senator's
Cullom, Mcmillan and Wetmore, ST.
Gaudens and Architect McKim. The
object of the conference was to per-
feet some details of the pending Cullom
bill, looking to the erection of a
memorial to Lincoln, and also to the
acquisition of the Lincoln relics, now
on exhibition in this city in the house
where Lincoln died. This house be-
longs to the government, but the rel
les are the property of Mr.. Oldroyd, the
custodian of the building.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
SAIL PLAN OF METEOR III.
Why Kaiser willia-o's Yacht Should E
Prize Winery

boom to the foretopsail ballard
block measures ia feet.
From the end of the bowsprit to
the end of the main boom is 1875
feet six inches, and the base line for
measurement is taken from the end
of the main boom to point midway
between the jibstay and the jib top
sail stay. This is 1872 feet. The
bowsprit extends "a feet outward,
and from the foremost to the end
of the bowsprit is II feet. The main
gait is 4S feet long and the fore gaff
Sc feet long. The excess of the main
gait over so per cent. of the main
topmast measured from the hounds
to the topsail ballard block is four
feet, and this is added to the base
line for measurement. The club top
sail spars are SO and Al feet long,
respectively, the yard being SO feet.
These spars will carry the largest
club topsail intended for use, and
when set the head of the sail will
be 146 feet above the deck and $50
feet above the water. The hoist of
the mainsail and foresail will be Sc
feet each. The mainsail will be 9S
feet long on the leach, and the fore
sail so feet long on the leach.
The general dimensions of the Me-
teor III. are 161 feet over all, 100
feet on the water line, 81 feet beam,
10 feet six inches depth and Is feet
draft. The least free board is six
feet. The beak of the eagle on the
figurehead is II feet above the wa
ter, and the taffrail eight feet above
the water. The forward overhang
is IS feet, and the after overhang
90 feet long. She is a keel boat,
with an S section quite full below.
The yacht is built of steel through
out, in and out plated, and built for
strength. On deck aft there is a low
steel house, sheathed with teak. The
windows in the house are high
enough to permit view of the hori-
zon just clear of the rail. Stairs lead
from this house to the steerage, or
three-quarters of the width of the
yacht. A. Cary Smith, the designer
of the yacht, is the son of a New
York clergyman, and was originally
a marine artist by profession.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
TALKED THROUGH HIS HAT.
And His Success in Selling Goods Was
Something Entirely New
to Him.

A well-known commercial traveller
of this city recently complained to a
friend in the same business that he
had found certain dealers in the line
of goods he carried exceedingly hard
to approach, says the Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph. In fact, in sew
eral instances he had hardly reached
preston, he was given the marble
heart so suddenly that he had to
hustle around the next block before
he could breathe without artificial
respiration. One man, whom he
hoped to make a permanent pur-
chaser, had turned him down repeat
eddy, and he had about given up in
despair. The friend looked at the
salesman critically for moment,
and then remarked:
"You are lacking in appearance.
What you want to do is to put on
high hat, and throw out your chest,
and I'll bet a small bottle that you
get by"
When the friend met the salesman
some time later the latter was
decked out in a high hat, had on
swell-made overcoat, and the crease
in his pants was faultless, as was
the shine on his shoes.
"Well, old man, how did you make
out?" asked his friend.
"Fine as silk" replied the sales
man; biggest sale of my life. I
never knew there was so much virtue
in talking through your hat"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
Horse Thieves.

Horse thieves are operating south of
st. Paul, and some valuable horses
have been stolen. Recently three good
draft animals were taken from the
barns of farmers in the vicinity of
Rosemount and st. Paul Park and no
trace of them has been found.
At Levi Buffers place, near ST. Paul
park, the thieves selected fine Nor
man mare weighing 400 pounds from
five other beasts, and took half of a
double harness.
They went to T. E. Woodward's farm
near by and appropriated a buggy, to
which they hitched the animal and
drove away. The theft occurred early
in the night.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
National Editorial Association.

Regarding the expense to the Ma
tional Editorial Association at Hot
Springs, Mr.. Joseph Leicht announces
that the trip from ST: Louis to Hot
Springs will be paid for in advertising
and the fare per berth is $500 with
pass for return. Hotel rates $3.50 per
day, but cheaper accommodations can
be secured. The business men of Hot
Springs will do everything to make
pleasant, and trip to the Charleston
Exposition may be taken. Anybody
intending to go on this trip should re-
port at once and send 1925 for him
self and $500 for his lady to Irving
Todd of Hastings Gazette or Joseph
Leicht of the Westlicker Herald, Wi
mona,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
REV. JOSEPH PARKER.
London Preacher Who II ebuked King
Edward for Brewing Beer and
Sabbath Breaking.

There was a striking scene in the
City temple of London, when, during
the course of a sermon, Rev. Joseph
Parker, ID. D., administered pointed
rebuke to King Edward. which was
loudly applauded by the congregation.
Having alluded to public houses as
"trapdoors of hell" DR.. Parker re-
ferred to the Kings recent brewing of
beer while visiting Lord Burton.
pray for me-" said the divine, "that
may speak delicately, Loyalty. If the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
RULED BY CURIOSITY.
Why Americans Seemingly Go Crazy
Over Royal Visitors from Old
World MOnarchies.

Foreign critics of America and Amer.
leans find something homogeneous in
the almost universal curiosity of our
democratic countrymen in the persons,
the habits, the characters and the acts
of those who inherit the right to rule,
and of their wives, sons, daughters,
sisters and cousins and aunts.
One cannot deny the fact, however it
may be explained, nor however con.
contradictory to democratic principles
it may be. Moreover, says the Youths
Companion, the country has just given
a most conspicuous illustration of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
BOY DRUMMERS IN THE BEURs
Curious Privileges That Is Allowed
Hundreds of Dutch Urchins
in Amsterdam.

The boys of Amsterdam are happy
in the possession of a very curious
privilege which has been theirs for.
nearly 300 years. During one week
at midsummer they gather every aft
ernoon by hundreds, and even thou
sands, in the dam, the great square
in the center of the city-each boy
with drum slung over his shoulder,
says Youths Companion.
So soon as the business of the day
is over in the "Beurs,'' or stock .ex-
change, which faces the square, as
many of the boys as can crowd into
the building are allowed to go upon
the floor of the exchange, where for
an hour or two they march about,
singing and beating upon their
drums.
The din is appalling, but the good
citizens of Amsterdam endure the
racket with characteristic placidity.
AS for the origin of this singular
custom, it is said to date from the
discovery and discontinue of a Span
ish plot against the city in the year
1922. At that time, after half a CEN
fury of warfare, the Dutch republic
had forced Spain to .concede it's indie
pendence, and Amsterdam had Der
come the chief commercial city of
the world - =
But the Spaniards were very bitter
over the loss.gof, their rich provinces
in the Netherlands, and in ; 1922 hos
tilities between the two countries
again broke tout. s.
One afternoon party of boys
playing in the dam lost their ball in
the canal, which in those days skirt
ed one side of the square and ran
directly under the Beurs. One of the
boys clambered in among the piles
on which the building stood, and
found, instead of his ball, boat
moored in dark corner, and loaded
rels filled with gunpowder.
1t was evidently the purpose of the
Spanish conspirators to blow up the
Beurs while it was crowded, as it
was every day, with the leading citi-
zens of Amsterdam.
The frightened boy at once hurried
to the burgesses of the town with
his story; the boatload of explosives
was quietly sunk in the canal, and
the danger was over.
When the young hero of the occa-
sion was asked what reward he
would have for the service he had
rendered the city, he begged that,
so long as there was a Beurs in
Amsterdam, the boys might be al
lowed to make it's floor their play.
ground during part of the year, in
memory of the day when, at their
games, they were the means of saw
ing the building from destruction.
The request was granted, and the
custom has been carefully observed
to this day.
They are just finishing fine new
Beurs in Amsterdam, and some of
the members of the exchange have
advised that the boys and their
drums be kept out of it altogether
But the mere suggestion has stirred
up such a commotion among the
worthy burghers of the city that
there appears to be no danger of the
repeal of the privilege.
1t is fortunate that this is so, for
there would be many besides the
boys of Amsterdam to lament the
disappearance of so quaint and in
teresting survival of the past.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
No Crowds Allowed in Russia.

In Russia no meetings of private
citizens for any purpose are permit
ted. The privilege of holding meet
ings is granted only to chartered cor
crowds, except in places of amuse-
ment or worship, are dispersed by
the police. No premises can be hired
for the purpose of holding a meeting
without permit from the police
N. Y. Sun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
Contract Let,

The state drainage commission let
contract for the construction of the
Grand Marias drainage ditch in Polk
county. The ditch is one-half mile
long and connects the Grand Marias
with the Red river. For some years
the mouth of the Grand Marias has
been choked with sand, and the water
to depth of six feet extends back for
half mile, and soon become stagnant
and pest breeding
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
Milling.

The census statistics show that
Minnesota easily holds the lead of all
the states in the flour milling indus
try. New York-the Empire state
stands next in amount of capital in
vested, and is less than million dol
lars behind Minnesota in this item;
but is is noticeable that in value of
product Minnesota is nearly double,
the figures being $42, 1868 for New
York, and $50, SIT, 709 for Minnesota.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
Exciting Incident in Hayti.

Port au Prince, Hayti, March "a
Leon Gabriel, man charged with trea-
son, fired revolver Saturday at Gen.
Cameau, the chief of police, who in
tended to arrest him. The general,
who was not wounded, drew his re-
volver, fired at Gabriel and wounded
him. Gabriel was arrested and i'm
mediately afterwards was. executed.
Quiet still prevails here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28

Washington, March 24.-Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Taylor Sat-
urday sold to Felix Isman. a real estate
dealer in Philadelphia, the old mint
building and grounds. The price was
100000, part of the purchase money
to be paid Immediately and the balance
within six months.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
Capitol Work.

The state capitol commission has
advertised for bids for interior work
on the new capitol, which will be
opened at various times, as follows:
Painting and ornamental iron work,
May 6; woodwork, painting and glaz-
ing, June 3; hardware, July 1; inte-
rior stones and marble work, Oct. Z.
The total cost of these items will be
several hundred thousand dollars.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
Candid.

Mr.. Laightley Rich-What! You
want to marry my daughter? Why,
you amt able to support yourself.
Young Mr.. Gauley Blugore-Exact-
ly. That's the very excuse gave INV
family for wanting to marry.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
THE MARKETS.
Cecil Rhodes Weaker.

Chicago, March %.
WHEAT-Demoralized and sold off.
May, 717s@73c; July, 725s@74c.
CORN-Weak and lower. May. 5S1sd
59Ac; July, 5S1s@597sc.
OATS-Lower May 41A@42Ac; July
341s@34Ac.
POTATOES-Market firm. Rural, good
to choice, S2QS5c; common, 75@7Sc; red
stock, 70@7Sc; Burbanks, 72@S0c.
EGGS-Quotably steady. AT mark cases
returned, lac; at mark, shipping cases in
Guided, 141z@14s4c.
BUTTER-Market quiet. Creameries, q
Q271ac per pound dairies, 20@25c.
LIVE POULTRY-Marke steady Tur.
keys, S@111ac; chickens, lie; ducks, 10@11c.
New York. March %.
FLOUR-Unsettled and nominally 5@1Oc
lower to sell. Winter straights, 3.75@3. So
WHEAT-Excited and weak. May, 1850
791sc; July, 79@795sc; September, 7S1&@7S7sc.
RYE-Weak State, 60@61c C. |. f. New
York car lots; No. western, &c f. o. b..
afloat.
CORN-Corn lost a cent per bushel under
liquidation and the wheat break. May,
64B@651ac; July, 641a@647sc; September, 63h
@631ac
OATS-Heavy and lower with corn.
Track white, 51@59c.
BUTTER-Steady. State dairy, 22@2Sc:
state creamery, 239S0c; creamery held. 21q
26c; renovated, 189241Hc; factory, N@22c;
creamery, 22@241sc.
CHEESE-Market steady. State. full
cream, small early make fancy colored, 13q
1910; do. white, 13@13Ac; full cream, large
fall make, fancy colored, l2Q12Ac; do.
white, 12Q12Ac.
EGGS-Market firm. State and Penn
sylvania 1615c; western at mark, 161ac;
southern al mark, 16916Ac.
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Colonial Troops for Coronation.

New York, March 24.-It is stated
says London dispatch to the Trib-
une, that there will be $500 colonial
troops in London for the coronation,
Practically every colony will be rep.
resented
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
Given Long Sentence.

Des Moines, Ia, March 24.-Albert
years imprisonment for the murder
of Bruce Martin, committed six weeks
ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
City Debts Are Increasing

There are several states without
debt, but no American city, with the
single exception of Washington, the
local debt of which is an obligation
of congress. State debts are decreas-
ing steadily; city debts are increas-
ing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28
Grain, Provisions, Etc.
Chicago, March g.

chicago, March z.
HCGS-Choice to fancy strong-weight
shipping, s6.5GQ6. 621a; common to choice
heavy packing $6.3O96.5 so; plain to choice
heavy mixed, $62596.5O; selected butcher
weights, Sc. 4096.6O: assorted light, $615d
645; common to fancy light mixed, $6.05q
6.35; thin to choice pigs, $5.lO@5.S5.
CATTLE-Prime beeves, s7O0@7. 35; good
to choice beeves, Sc 5O96.9O; fair to good ex-
port shipping steers, s5.9Od5. 80; common to
rough, 81 4O95.2O; good to fancy feeders,
81. 1905 40; plain to medium beef steers, $3.50
as. 50; bulls, plain to fancy, 81. 60q5.O0; corn
fed western steers, S4.50@590; fed Texas
steers, $45096.30; Texas cows, bulls and
grass steers, $2.0O@4.30.
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South Omaha, Neb., March %.

CATTLE-Market steady. Native steers,
$450@6.60; cows and heifers, $3.50@5.5O
western steers, $4,000. 60; Texas steers, SO. IS
@4.75; Gamers, $1.50@3.00; stockers and
feeders, $3.OOd4.75; calves, $400q7.0O; bulls,
stays, ETC., $2.75@4.75.
HOGS-Market 5@10c higher. Heavy.
$6.25Q6.5O; mixed. Sc. 90@63O; light, $3.50
6.25; pigs, $4.5OQ5.50; bulk of sales, 5000
$40.
SHEEP-Market steady. Fed muttons,
s5.0O@5.9O; westerns, s4OO94.S5; ewes. $3.50
Ass; common and stockers, $3.50Q470;
lambs, S. 25Q6.70.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-03-28

Cost of Our Regular Army.
A million dollars a week is the
cost of the United States army