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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-11-13

German statistics show that from the
beginning of the last century, when coal
began to be generally used as fuel, the
wood consumption has increased in the
same proportional rate as that of coal.
In Great Britain, according to the evil
dence recently given before the depart
mental committee appointed by the
board of agriculture to enquire into and
report upon British forestry, it is shown
that while during the past 20 years
the increase in population has been %
per cent, the percentage of increase in
the imports of timber for the same pc
Rod has been As per cent; that is, that
each inhabitant of these islands con-
sumes more timber than was the case
20 years ago.
The manufacture of pulp and cellu-
lose alone is now consuming immense
quantities of our spruce and other
woods. Taking the whole consumption
of wood the world over for the various
uses to which it is applied, and then
taking into account the visible means
of supply, and the outlook is by no means
reassuring. One thing is certain, and
that is, that timber famine is shortly
to be felt if the timber producing coun-
tries do not at once commence to hus-
band the forest wealth which they pos
sess, and of which so many of them
seem to be oblivious.
The history of the increase in the
value of forest products in Europe with
In the past 100 years may be
taken as indicating what the advance
In price Of these products will probably
be in this country within the present
century.
This question was very fully discussed
at the last two meetings of the Royal
Scottish Aforementioned society, and l
will take the liberty of making few
quotations from recent reports of tran
sactions at those meetings. In the re-
port of 1900, DR.. John Nisbet, in his adj
dress makes the following quotation
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SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT.
Principals in Montana Conner War
Said to Have Come to an
Understandings

Portland, Ore, Nov. 9.-The Oregon
ian prints the following special from
Butte, Mont: A report late Friday
night, apparently based upon the very
best authority, indicates that the set
Element of the long and bitter copper
war, between F. Augustus Heinze and
the Amalgamated Copper company is
in sight and resumption of the latter's
mines and smelters is not far distant.
According to information Heinze has
sold out his entire Butte holdings, with
the exception of a small interest, and
he will act as the Amalgamated Copper
company's manager of all its mines and
smelters.
The price paid by the Amalgamated,
or price it is. to pay, could not be ascer-
tanned
President William Scallon, of the
Anaconda company, and representative
of the Amalgamated, refuses either to
affirm or deny the report He declared
that such was possible, though if the
settlement had been effected with
Heinze by the Amalgamated officials in
New York he was not aware of it.
Upon the most reliable statements
made by the Amalgamated people it is
understood that Gov. Toole will call an
extra session of the legislature within
the next week, that fair trial bill of
the Amalgamated Copper company may
be enacted.
st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. "a special to
the Dispatch from Helena, Mont, says:
The old story that F. Augustus Heinze
intends selling out to the Amalgamated
Copper company and become manager
of all of its properties in Montana is
again revived, but SO far as known it
has no foundation in fact.
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from an article which appeared in the
London Times of March II, 1899:
Canada possesses in great quantity
certain raw materials which are essen.
tial to the maintenance of some import
ant American industries. Among these
none are more important than timber
1t is a fact, that in the northern hem
isphere, Canada is rapidly becoming the
only country which can afford to export
timber. The other countries which pos
sess it in excess of their manufacturing
requirements are Russia, Norway. and
Sweden. 1t is "a Typographical peculiar
ity of the Russian empire, that the rivers
traversing the principal districts flow
into the Arctic ocean. They are, there
fore, useless for the. purpose of floating
out logs to the markets of the world;
and, so far, no method of land transport
has ever been devised which will carry
timber for long distances cheaply
enough to bring it into practical COM
petition with water-carried logs. The
forests of Russia may Tor the present be
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News Notes.

There will be 254 cases on trial be-
fore the Ramsey county district court
during November.
The ST. Paul police department is
greatly worried by small burglaries
committed in the business section of
ST. Paul. Saloons seem to be the chief
victims.
1t is thought that Glen Adams, %
years old, the son of farmer, and
Charles Gregory, a stranger, aged
As, were drowned in Bemidji lake
while attempting to cross with a
boat load of stolen goods.
Governor Van SAINT has granted re-
quisitions for the return of Mary Will
liams and Ed. Williams, wanted in
Danyille, ILL.,, for robbery. The pair
are now in custody in ST. Paul. A re-
QUESTION from the governor of Wis
consin was also granted for the re-
turn for Pat Burns, under arrest in
ST. Paul, and wanted in Waukesha,
Wis, for burglary.
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regarded as commercially inaccessible
Norway and Sweden, which do export
| timber, are hardly able to supply the
deficiency of Germany. All other ma
lions requiring timber of the sorts
grown in the northern hemisphere must
look to Canada for their supply.
M. Melard, inspector of forests in the
service of the French republic, in his
recent work on "The Insuficiency of
the Worlds Supply of Timber, says:
There are but seven countries at
present able to supply large quantities
OF timber. Five are in Europe, namely,
Austria Hungary, Sweden, Norway, Fin
land and Russia; two, are in North
america, namely, Caaada and the United
States.
ut has been shown that the available
surplus of Austria-Hungary, of Russia,
and OF the United States is seriously
threatened by the increase of population
and by industrial development, and that
OF Norway by the abuse of the axe.
There remain only three sources of sup
ply in which confidence can be placed
for yet little time. These are Sweden,
Finland and Canada.
IF Sweden, Finland and Canada were
to attempt to supply all the countries
which reach out their hands for timber,
their normal production, and their for
ests too. would be disposed of completely
in very short time, revenue and capital
alike.
"A timber famine is thus within sight"
From what has been said it is evident
that the eyes of the world are turned to
Canada for the great future supply of
timber, and two questions suggest them
selves: first, what is the extent and
value of her timber; and second, we are
pursuing forest policy that will tend
to maintain this supply in the future?
Regarding the first, it has been esti-
mated that this country has an area of
266, 100000 acres of timbered land This
is certainly too low an estimate, If taken
to represent the whole area of land on
which any kind of timber is growing;
but may safely be taken as embracing
the area covered by timber of merchant
able value, including pulp-wood. Put
ting the quantity growing on such land
at 1000 feet board measure per acre, we
have total quantity of So, 900, OOO,O
feet now ready for use. Besides this We
have covering this same area an i'm
mense quantity which has not yet at
tanned sufficient size for cutting. This
growth varies in size from the young
Seeding just shooting from the ground
up to the young tree of 10 or II inches
in diameter. Let us consider the value
Of this younger growth. In those coun-
tries where regular system of cutting
has been practiced for number OF
years the annual growth increment has
been established with great accuracy,
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but to apply their figures to our forests
would undoubtedly be misleading. Three
hundred and fifty feet board measure
has been estimated as the annual growth
in the United States. If we put ours at
say 200 feet to the acre we will
have an annual growth of SO zoo, 900 900
feet. This, however, would include limbs
and branches and very rough timber
which would not be used in this country
except for fuel. Deduct for such timber
80 per cent, and we have still left
81, 240, 100000 feet as the yearly product
At the lowest the stumpage, that is, the
value of such timber standing in the
tree, may be put at present at 81 per
thousand, which would give in the first
case a revenue to the state, provided it
were all in the hands of the crown and
subject to government dues, as most of
it is, of $532, 100000 for the virgin for
ests of to-day, and yearly return for
that of the maturing timber of $37 ,240,-
900. But this represents only what might
at present prices be asked by the gov
eminent as a royalty and forms but
small part of its value to the community
as whole. Possessing not only the raw
material, but also the motive power
right at hand, Canada should be without
rival in the manufacture of all ar
ticles in which timber forms the chief
ingredient.
With regard to the second point, the
day has now arrived in Canada when a
broad, comprehensive forest policy is a
necessity, and can only be ignored with
great loss to the country On account
of so much of the timber being still in
the possession of the crown, this country
is in a position, by careful administra-
ton of it's forests, not only to preserve
favorable conditions in the matter of
water supply, but at the same time to
derive a perpetual revenue from this
source in excess of what has ever yet
been realized, and at the same time pro-
vide employment for large proportion
of the population.
It is true that much of this timber is
az vet inaccessible, but with the enor-
nous demands for it which the future
will bring, and with the increased facil-
tiles for its transport, which will be af-
forded by the rapid opening up of the
country, there can be no question that
the timber industry of Canada should
not merely continue to maintain its
present position among the other pro-.
ducing countries, but to take its plaaa
as the foremost of them all.
E. STEWART,
Canadian Superintendent of Forestry
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islature on joint ballot for senator
is SO. The counties carried by the dem
ocrats were all in the rural districts, all
of the larger cities being. in the coun-
ties that gave republican pluralities.
Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 6.-Complete
returns of the vote cast on Tuesday for
state treasurer give Mathues (rep),
513,672; Hill (dem.), 22S,611; Mathues'
plurality, 2S5,151. For auditor general,
Snyder (rep), SOCIAL; Dewalt (dem.)
236,5O5; Snyder's plurality, 263,9O6.
Massachusetts.
Boston, Nov. 5.-With the exception
of the falling off in the socialistic vote,
the election in Massachusetts very near
ly paralleled that of last year. Gov. John
L. Bates was reelected by the repub-
licans by plurality of 35,S49 over Col.
William A. CASTOR.
Rhode Island.
Providence, r. L., Nov. 5.-Complete
returns from the 152 districts of the
state received reflect Gov L. F. c.
Garvin by 1857 plurality, decrease of
6,151 votes.
New York.
New York, Nov. George B. McClel-
Ian (dem) will be the next mayor of
Greater New York, having defeated May
Or Seth Low for reelection by a plural
ity of 63,617. The state gave majority
of nearly 25O,0OO in favor of the prop
OSitiOO that tho state shall cnand S101 -
600, 900 for improving it's canals.
Iowa.
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 5.-Unoficial
estimates place Gsv. Cummins' plural
ity over ]. B. Sullivan, democratic can
didate for governor, at $4,000. Gov.
Cummins ran somewhat ahead of the
remainder of the republican state ticket
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Remarkable Artillery Work.

In his testimony regarding artillery
firing during the South African war
Gen. Butler told the British war COM
mission an interesting story. He said:
81 think the foreign system of inter
cepting the recoil, which was adopted
by the Beers, was far superior to ours;
that is to say, big Boer gun would fire
at an extreme range saw it happen
myself-a shell, and that shell fell and
made great hole in the ground. A
native got in the hole to see how deep
it was and the next shell that came went
into the same hole and killed him. l do
not think We had gun that would put
two shells running into the same hole. T"
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NAMES OF DISEASES.
Defnitenecs In Them Is COnspieu-
Ously Lacking in Medical
Science.

One of the first essentials in the study
of any science is definite nomencla-
ture: the fixing of one name to one
thing, for without that there can be no
common ground of discussion, and the
words of writer may convey wrong
impression, and give rise to erroneous
ideas, the opposite, perhaps, of what
was intended, says Youths Companion.
Unfortunately definiteness in names
is conspicuously lacking in medical
science, and not only in the popular
names of diseases, but even in the terms
employed by physicians themselves.
This confusion Of speech is particularly
unfortunate in medicine, for it may be
the occasion of very serious errors. For
example, a mother hears that a neigh
boris child has membranous sore throat.
That seems a simple little thing, and
she takes no care to keep her own child
away from the neighbours house. The
neighbors themselves are not alarmed,
but even let the little visitor into the
sick-room. If the doctor had not en-
ployed a euphemism, but had called the
"membranous sore throat" diphtheria,
every one would have known the grav-
ity of the case, and other children would
not have been needlessly exposed.
Much misunderstanding results from
the loose use of the word typhoid" 1t
really means resembling typhus, and so
the term was attached to fever some
of the symptoms of which resemble
those of typhus fever. But it is applied
also in the form of an adjective to other
conditions and diseases. Thus the
typhoid state" is condition of ex
IRENE weakness with temporary mental
clouding, such as one sees in the third
or fourth week of severe typhoid
fever. In the same way the term typhoid
pneumonia is sometimes employed to
designate a pneumonia in which the pa
tient is overcome by the poison of the
disease, and has fallen into the typhoid
state;;" but it does not imply a mixture
of TYPHOID fever and pneumonia, as is
popularity believed.
Inflammation of the lungs and lung
fever are popular expressions meaning
pneumonia, but the term pneumonia it
self is applied to several entirely dis
| tinct diseases of the lungs
Scarlatina is another name for scar
let fever, and it does not signify mild
form of the disease. Varioloid also is
| real smallpox only in mild form; and a
varioloid patient may give smallpox in
most virulent form to an unprotected
| person.
All this goes to show that diseases,
like other things, should be called by
| their right names.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-11-13
THE WISE TERRIER.
Smart Dog Avoided a FIogging and
Let His COmrade Take Pun
ishment for Two.

The family of a man, not unknown
to the public life of the great city, re-
sides for the greater part of the year on
farm within comparatively easy
reach of the city, says the Brooklyn
Eagle. Among the four-footed possess
sions are two dogs, one fox terrier
of approved breeding and another,
cherished wholly for his watchfulness
and activity at night, mongrel,
cross of field spaniel and a collie
The two are great friends and have &C
quired a canine vice of hunting to-
gether with supreme contempt for
the game laws enacted by the state.
AS the, master is liable to be held re-
sponsible for the violations, orders
were given that the practice of the
dogs should be discouraged, and so
they were beaten after every return
from hunting trip. While their hab-
it was checked, it was not wholly bro
ken. The terrier was the culprit, for
it persuaded its bigger friend to dis
obedience In the course of time it was
apparent that the terrier realized that
a flogging was fairly certain to follow
a return from such trip. The other
day they were seen to approach their
home from the rear, skirting warily
to the barn. At the corner of it they
held consultation, when the collie
reluctantly and cringingly made his
way to the house, the terrier watching
sharply from a rvantage point the result.
1t was a whipping, whereupon the ter
rier took to the orchard, and, curling up
under tree, went to sleep while it wait
ed for the affair to blow over.
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serve Papers ON Dowie.

New York, Nov. 9.-John Alexander
Dowie, who>is to depart from Zion
City Monday, has been served with pa
pers in a suit by the keeper of Lex
unpaid board, alleged to have been con-
tracted by Deacon Corlette, acting as
agent for the restoration host. Dowie's
legal representative declares no such
contract was entered into for the MEM
berS of the "hOSt"
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Arrested.

Frank Lattimer and p. Burns were
arrested on Selby avenue street car
in st. Paul by the sheriff of Superior,
assisted by two Ramsey county depu-
ties and a Pinkerton detective.
1t is alleged that the men are mem
bers of the gang which recently rob-
bed the postoffice at Superior.
When captured on the street car,
the men carried loaded revolvers They
are now in the Ramsey county Jail.
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Diaaun0fufed.

Were going to have a great time
at Bingsley's this evening"" said the
literary editor. Heres the invitation
read it.
"'Your company is requested" be-
gan his friend.
'That's it," gleefully exclaimed the
literary editor, company is re-
quested-'"
""To play authors"
"Play authors!" exclaimed the in
dignant critic; play authors! Why,
darn their impudence! 1 thought it
read 'fay!' "-Baltimor News.
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Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. "a special
to the Sentinel from Ashland, Wis, says:
The fire in the village of Bibon was con-
fined to the yard of the Chicago Coal &
Lumber company. Four million feet of
lumber was burned. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000, which practically with
no insurance. The shifting of the wind
saved the entire village.
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The democrats will have % of the 100
members of the next house, gain of
six, and eight of the so members of the
senate, loss of two.
Nebraska.
Lincoln, Neb, Nov 5.-Returns
show that Barnes has been elected as.
sociate justice of the supreme court
by from 1000 to 1000 and the bal.
ance of the republican state ticket by
about 10000
Colorado.
Denver, Col, Nov. 5.-The latest re-
turns from the election in Colorado show
that the plurality for Campbell (rep.)
over Wilson (dem) for justice of the
supreme court will not be far from
1000.
Kentucky.
Louisville, KY, Nov. 5.-Returns re-
ceived from 83 counties, number of
which are incomplete, give Gov. Beck
ham, democratic candidate for govern
or, a majority of 10000.
Latest Returns from Maryland.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 6.-The re-
turns from the wards of Baltimore
city and the Maryland counties are
now substantially complete, and they
show plurality of 12,375 for Edwin
Warfield, democratic candidate for gov
ernor. The returns also show that the
democrats will have a two-thirds ma
jority in each branch of the next legis-
lature, and majority Of 40 on joint
ballot.
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WHEAT-Closed weak December. 7SK
@7SAc; May, 7S1z17S7sc
CORN-Lower. May, 433sd43a4c.
OATS-Easier. May, 361kG365sc.
BUTTER-Market ruling quiet and UNI
changed. Creameries, per h., 14Q21kc;
diaries, 1491S14c.
EGGS-Market firm and unchanged.
Fresh eggs, at mark, new cases returned,
20q22c per doz.
LIVE POULTRY-Market strong. Tur-
keys, 10912c; spring chickens, 91aQ10c;
ducks, 1012@11c.
POTATOES-Marke quotably steady.
Burbanks. good to choice, per bu., 56q5Sc;
Rurals, good to choice, 5465Sc.
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Appointment.

Washington, Nov. 6.-The president
appointed Daniel Thew Wright, of
Cincinnati, to be justice of the SUI
preme court of the District of Column
bia, vice Justice Hagner, resigned. He
also reappointed James A. Gill on the
supreme beach of Indian Territory.
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Too Much Foot Ball.

Death as the result of the big foot
ball game-not from injury but in the
form of too much enthusiasm.
While the bands were playing "See,
The Conquering Hero Comes" while
the bubbling mobs of players, admir-
ers and students were parading the
streets with "Ziss- Boom BAIL" mega
phones and blatant fog-horns, Louis
Hart, excited beyond the point of hui
man endurance by overpowering en-
thusiasm, dropped dead at the corner
of Seventeenth stree and Nicollet ave-
nue., Minneapolis.
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Seed Merchants Assign.

Philadelphia, Nov. "a receiver has
been appointed for d. Landreth &
Sons, seed merchants. The liabilities
are about $150,O00, and the assets much
less. The house is one of the Oldest
in the country, having been financed
in 1884 by David Landreth, who came
from England
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Probably False.

John Norbum of st. Paul visited the
Minneapolis police headquarters and
told the police of a PLOT to dynamite
the Minneapolis -four mills The man
says his wife overheard two men dis
cussing the plan, and he came at once
to report it.
The police are declined to believe
that there is nothing in the mans sto-
ry, and say that if there is such plot
it is the work of few hotheads and
not of the larger portion of the strik-
ers. The strike, for one in which so
many men were involved, was conduct
ed in most orderly manner, and at
this date no violence is looked for.
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November STRAWBERRIES.

The Minnesota climate finds indorse-
ment in the fact that in the vicinity of
Minnetonka large quantities of straw
berries were harvested.
Four quarts of large red berries were
on exhibition in Excelsior and several
baskets of the fruit were brought 20
Minneapolis by lake residents.
The second crop of Strawberries this
wear has been unusually large.
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Wreck in Indinna

Frankfort, Ind, Nov. 9.-West- bound
passenger train No. 8 on the Glover Leaf
railroad was wrecked just east of this
city Saturday morning. The rails
spread and three coaches overturned.
Eighteen people were injured, none
seriously.
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Made a World. Record.

The coal handling machinery at Bos-
ton wharf recently lowered the worlds
record by raising coal from steamer
80 feet to storage pockets at the rate of
800 tons an hour. The capacity of the
shovel was two tons.
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New York, Nov, Z,
@NC" L
FLOUR-Dull but steady.

New York. Nov. Z.
FLOUR-Dull but steady.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-Dull, S240
WHEAT-Opened easier, but soon rail-
lied. December, S6QS65sc; May, S21l@S2Ac.
RYE-Steady. State and Jersey, 5665Sc;
No. western, 611zc nominal, o. b. afioat
CORN-Quiet and barely steady. De-
cember Sic; May, 1880.
OATS-N eninal. Track white, AGO
451zc.