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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12

has opened up large and permanent
bodies of high-grade gold ore, and
the question as to what to do with
the output of the mine, even at this
early day, has been troubling the
management for some time past.
This is also true with regard to the
Aultman, although the percentage of
values is not so great, but while the
gold values do not reach as high a
percentage as in the Saxton, what
they lack in this respect is more than
made up in volume, for the dimen-
sions of the ore body as it is opened
up in this mine are simply astonish-
ing.
While here few weeks ago Di-
rectors George M. Hurd, Dix w.
Smith, Fred Morck and NJ. H.
Moore, and their consulting engin-
eer, c. R. Corning, recognized the
necessity for providing some means
of treating the output of the mines,
instead of allowing it to accumulate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Forecast Of Proceedings in the Sen.
ate and House.

The House Of Representatives this week
will start In earnest on the appropriation
bills. The Indian and army supply bills
are on the calendar and three others will
be reported during the week. namely. the
diplomatic and consular. the District of Co.
lumbia and agricultural bills. It Is proba-
BILE that the time given to general debate
on these bills will be consumed largely in
discussion Of general political questions.
1t is the intention Of Chairman Cooper of
the insular committee to call I'D the Philip-
pine coinage bill tomorrow. It provides for
the establishment OF the gold standard in
the islands with fixed ratio for the silver
peso at two to one. The democrats will on
pose this measure on the ground that az
the islands are part Of the United States
our currency should be extended to then
In case the judiciary committee agrees on
an antitrust bill 1t will be Considered a.
soon as 1t Is brought into the House. The
t .s, nave agreed TO side track every
thing and give 1t the right Of way when
ever an acceptable measure Is formulated
While the democrats will urge the adoption
OF a more drastic bill than will be agreed
on by the republican,. the latter expect
both sides Of the House on the Anal pa asa re
to vote solidly for whatever measure Is Of
fered.
The program for the Senate for the week
Of the statehood bill each day after ?
o'clock and the Intermittent discussion of
the militia bill during the morning hour Of
each day when 1t is not cut out by some
other matter. There Is also probability Of a
return at any time to the question OF the
scarcity Of coal In connection with Senator
Vests resolution to abolish the tariff on
anthracite. Senator Nelson has not com
pleted MS speech on the statehood question
When he gets through Senator Burnham
will be ready to proceed. The opponents of
the statehood bill now make little effort to
conceal their intention to continue the de-
ho To m, fn6n Ante all
that 1t will be side tracked by the appro-
priation bills which must be passed before
long. The friends Of the statehood bill saw
that they see no necessity for getting out
present. 1t Is probable that the first gem
eral appropriation bill. that providing funds
for the legislative, executive and judicial
departments of the government will be re-
whether 1t will receive consideration before
next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
To Amend Bankruptcy Law.

The Senate committee on the judiciary
has authorized favorable report on the
bill passed by the House last session for
the amendment of the bankruptcy law. A
number Of amendments were adopted, but
these relate in the main to details of ad-
ministration. There were some changes in
the provision relating to preferences AS
the bill was reported it will require restitu-
ton to be made only where creditors have
received preferences fraudulently, and not
In cases where they have been received in
the ordinary course of business. The pro-
vision relating to taxes on homesteads was
changed so as to protect the owner. There
also we're a number OF changes in the pro-
visions reIating to fees. In general the
House increased the fees under existing
laws to the extent of about 100 per cent
but the Senate committee reduces the In
crease about one-half
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12

THE MouNDsvmLE PRISON.
Charges Of Insanitary Conditions De
MED

n0Os
Maj. Frank Strong. the general agent Of
the Department OF Justice, has received
from an Inspector a verbal report on the
condition OF the Moundsville. w. Va.
state prison, where the prisoners of the
District OF Columbia are confined. MAJ
Strong said today that the formal report OF
the inspector has not been submitted. but
that 1t will be brief and unimportant so far
as sust aiming any Of the charges Of insani-
tary and unhealthy conditions is con-
cerned. 1.-THE inspector reports" said Maj.
Strong, that the prison is overcrowded,
and recommends that no more prisoners
from the District of Columbia be sent there
at this time. We have decided that we Will
carry out the recommendations, and Tor
some time to come prisoners from the Dis
trict will be sent elsewhere. We have not
made arrangements yet for their d1sposl-
ton, as there are few prisoners to be sent
away now. and there will not be many for
some time to come"
Maj. Strong said that the inspector had
found that there were a few cases OF con-
sumption in the prison. but that this is true
Of all prisons, and that there was nothing
in the condition Of the prison to warrant
the removal Of District prisoners, as there
would be in case Of the prevalence OF tuper-
culoSis or OF other diseases OF dangerous
type. Maj. Strong said that the prisoners
now in Moundsville from the District Will
remain there, the only objection to the
prison on the part or the department VI
Justice being its crowded condition.
Officials Of the Moundsville prison nave
been in Washington in consultation with
Maj. Strong regarding the condition OF the
prison. Warden Charles E. Haddox and w.
W. Whyte, a member of the board OF WIS.,
itors of the institution. refute the charges
Of unhealthy conditions, and submitted
facts to prove their assertions that there
is not healthier prison in the country.
Mr.. Haddox stated that relatives and
friends of District prisoners at Moundsville
have been writing to prisoners there in
Quiring about the charges of unhealthy
conditions. The prisoners have been per
mitted to answer these letters just as they
saw fit, and nearly all OF them have ex-
pressed satisfaction with conditions, 1t Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
Result Of Prize Offers.

Several months since prizes were offered
to the persons who would guess the nearest
to the number OF cigars at IS per thousand
on which tax WAS paid during December
last. Since the offer was made letters have
been received at the Office of the commits
sioner of internal revenue from various
parts OF the country In such Numbers az to
retard the legitimate transaction OF public
business No statement fer December can
be made before the reports are all received
and the figures tabulated. which may be
- late as tho 22d instant,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12

property and the Ruth mine, which
was sold within the past few weeks
to NJ. L. Requa for the sum of ST. 5o,-
900, and which is now being opened
up by that gentleman and his asso-
ciates. The Aurora group, like its
neighbors. is an excellent property,
and the Mckinley people showed
good judgment in securing the
ground before it was taken by
! another company.
A visit to the Saxton this week
shows the new workings to be more
than meeting expectations, and, as
result, Manager McGill is cor
respondingly happy. On the 800
level the face of the drift is in quartz
which assays all the way from $500
ir gold upward. This is a sulphide ore
and is much better than anything yet
encountered in large bodies at that
depth. Mr.. McGill thinks this will
open up into the ledge which out
crops on the surface and which
shows assay values of SLAP. In
deed, every indication goes to show
! that this theory is correct, and with
in the next fortnight it may conf
IDENTIFY be expected the big ledge of
high-grade ore outcropping on the
surface will be opened up on the 800
level.
On the 200 level the northwest
drift is still in the native copper, the
opening up of which a few months
ago caused big sensation in mining
circles all over the country. In adj
dition to the copper the surrounding
ore carries gold values of S.. so to the
ton, and as the ore body continues
to widen the deposit has already as
sumed large proportions.
The big body of free gold ore
which was cut in making the con-
| nection with the Mcdonald shaft is
being cross-cut in different places,
and as a result the known ore re-
serve in the mine is being greatly in
creased. The gold in this ore, which
is absolutely free, can be saved at a
trifing expense, and the values, as
shown by the assays, run all the way
| from $I2 to $o7.
With the addition of the Aurora
group the Mckinley Mining and
Smelling Company will have twelve
claims which are classed as excep-
tionally good gold properties; the
principal output of the others being
copper, silver and lead, and as those
properties are developed the COM
pany will be called upon to provide
other plants to treat the output.
Many people in Ely have thought
I that President Mckinley made a
mistake in insisting that the capitali-
cation of the Mckinley Mining and
Smelling Company should not ex-
coed 100000, the value of the
eighteen. claims on which the or
ganization is based being we'll known
here; but it is now evident that the
President had a more accurate
knowledge of the capabilities of
these mines than had many of those
who assumed to advise him. For it
i is now evident that these properties
will not only pay all the expenses of
their own development, but within
six months they will yield big
monthly dividends to their stock
holders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
Capt. n. N. Royden Retired.

Capt. ii. N. Royden Of the 18th Infantry
has been placed on tho retired list on ac-
count Of disability incurred in the line of
duty. He II from Connecticut. and a grad
uate OF the Military Academy OF the class
OF 1891. His service as captain of the 26th
Infantry dates from February, 1901. and he
Is now on duty at Omaha, Neb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
Acceptance Of the Adder.

The submarine torpedo boat Adder has
been accepted by the government. subject
to a penalty Of $500 for failure to comply
with certain requirements as to speed The
amount Of the penalty will be refunded IL
the other submarine boats exceed the speed
requirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
Nav Transfer Their Accounta.

Following an opinion by the controller
Of the treasury. the Secretary OF War has
announced that veterinarians provided for
In section 20. act OF February 2. 1901, may
they become due In the same manner a.
officers Of the army.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-30

portant one to the manufacturing inter
| ests Of the city, and gives employment t.
many people. The output is considera bly,
larger than the local trade demands, and
] the shipments to other cities are quite
| large.
A list Of the many industries of the civ
would be incomplete without referring to
machinery, castings, etc. A half score OF
establishments for the production of these
commodities are located in the city and
add much to its wealth and prosperity.
some of them having a national reputa-
ton for their immense contracts. which
| include many from the government for
heavy equipment for its coast defenses.
There is an extensive jobbing trade in
scales, gasoline engines, wind mills and
railroad supplies as well. There are sew
eral Well equipped creameries in the civ.
which ship tons of butter to points an
over the Northwest every year.
One of the great establishments Of the
country in the Photographic supply line
Is located here. Many smaller estab-
nshments in the same line also add to
the business of the city,
81. Paul he1ng the commercial center
OF the Northwest it consequently takes
front as the distributing point of the
wholesale liquor trade. The great houses
estaohshed here operate throughout the
territory west to the Pacific. These es-
ADJUSTMENTS make importations from all
parts OF the world. One of the firms
owns and operates its own distilleries.
The rubber trade has, like others, kept
pace with the development of the civ
Jooblng houses in this line, employing up-
wards of 100 people, operate in all of the
territory west to the Pacific coast
Lumber and mill work has been one OF
the greatest sources of wealth to the peo-
pie of the city and the state generally.
seventeen firms are engaged in this line.
having plants in which are manufa ctured
the hnest finishings in all of the yarious
woods and their business in this line ex-
tends to many of the Eastern cities
where material of this character is fur
nlshed for the interior finishings of the
tail office buildings, hotels and other
structures The yards and mills of these
ffms give employment to hundreds of
people and produce business amounting
TO many millions of dollars annually
St Paul has a number of foundries.
This is one of the many industries which
has made rapid strides in the last score
OF years. due to the modern methods used
IN the construction of buildings wherein
Orders, beams, columns, framing. etc.
once composed almost entirely of wood.
having given way to the more permanent
materials, iron and Steel The demand for
this class of material has been so great
that large additions to the plants of the
various companies have been made neces-
sary, but even with this increase of ca
paclty, the rapid strides being made in
the building line in the city and through
out the Northwest has necessitated further
plans for the enlargement of already large
plants.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-30

another branch of the foundry business
winch centers in st. Paul. and which owes
IT'S growth TO the fact that ST Paul
great railroad center, is the MANN
| Iactufe OF car wheels. The foundries give
employment to many hundreds of neon1a
Two score of firms in ST. Paul are en-
| gagged In the manufacturing of cigars
| employing 1000 hands and manufact curing
Upwards OF 3O,O0O,O00 cigars annually.
iheir trade extends through all the states
| 10 the Paclhc coast. Some of these firms
own their own tobacco plantations in
| tne South and in our West Indian nos
] sessions. The brands of cigars manufac-
cellence. anu eA-
: The he, furniture manufacturing industry
IS Wen represented by the COLONY of far
tories and warehouses at St. Antnony
Fark. These factories afford employment
10 many hundreds of people, and the out.
the Northwest, and, indeed even as far
west as the Pacific The firms doing
business at the park, combined some
LING anlllg over a year ago. and erected a
tba ai,.aile e furniture exposition, where
thelr wares are continually on display.
mus facilitating the viewing of goods nv
prospective purchasers. The exposition
lpuildlng houses club where the mem.
DerS may entertain their custorn
ers, as well as find themselves the com.
forts which before the eXposition's erec.
ton they were forced to do without or
seeK either IN the heart of Minneapolis
or st. Paul.
There are several firms in the city man
ufacturlng mattresses, and the st. Paul
products are known the country over.
rms line provides employment for sew
eral scores of people,
b me great law book publishing
houses located here make ST Paul the
principal city in the world in the produce
lion OF this class of books These estab-
hshments cover acres of floor space, and
employ 1000 people.
The brewing business is one of tbe in
qustrles Which gives employment to MANY
hundreds of people. Their enormous plants
cover acres of ground and include ele-
1 pators Tor , the storage of grain, and i'm
mense buildings equipped with modern
brewing, bottling, ice-making and other
machinery. They have their own refrig-
orator cars in which they transport their
products to various points throughout the
the output of their establishments are also
maintained in many towns and cities.
In addition to the lines specified in de-
tail, are establishments for the manufac-
lure ana 1obb1ng of paper, china, crockery,
tInWafe, organs, mating, soap, confection-
cry, brick, carriages, elevators and other
articles TOD numerous for even mention.
Even with the immense showing already
mace by st. Paul, another year will see
still further advances not onlv in the
houses already here. but in the new con-
Germs which even now are figuring upon
starting their plants, and President Stick
ney, OF the Great Western, was rather
conservative than otherwise in his nre
dlct1ons for the city's future.
Residents of st. Paul and the North
west may justly be proud of the jobbing
and manufacturing business which has
grown up here, and which. unless ali
signs fail, will continue to grow in the
years to come more rapidly than il has
in the past.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-30
MISUNDERSTANDING AND JUBBVl5 4. Paul
y STONED a Manufacture
Wminn Pas stew YeasaA trtrW

There is perhaps no city in the United
States of a like size to ST. Paul which
can show the wealth invested in jobbing
and manufacturing interests that is dis
played by the interests mentioned in this
city.
Steadily increasing as the business
handled in St. Paul is, the accommoda-
lions required have naturally led to con-
siderable building, and more building is
planned for the near future. to house
manufacturing and jobbing houses of
the city.
The wealth represented by plants and
equipment of st. Paul manufacturing and
jobbing houses alone represents millions
of dollars, and during the last year the
manufacturing and jobbing business
transacted in st. Paul amounted in round
figures to something like $500 900, 900.
Starting from small beginnings, the es-
adjustments combining to make this
grand total have one and all outgrown
their quarters and more than once have
they been forced to multiply many times
their space and capacity in order to pro-
vide for the enormous volume of business.
Their field of operations extends west to
the Pacific coast, and in many branches
covers the whole area of the country.
Thousands If people are employed in the
various establishments and 1900 travelling
statesmen are constantly engaged in repre-
senting st. Paul houses in the territory
above described. Some idea of the extent
and value Of the business done may be
obtained from the following notes on
few of the many lines:
The great houses in the dry goods line
compete with similar establishments in
different parts of the country They du-
pllcate the prices of New York and Chi
cago houses, giving the difference in
freight rates from the nearer commercial
center to the retailer. Employment is
given to over 1000 persons in the factories
and sales departments, and the sales ex-
coed 100000, 600 per year. More than one
thousand sewing machines are in constant
service in their factories, largely employ
ed in making womens garments. The
goods manufactured, measured by figures,
amount into the millions.
In the boot and shoe industry st. Paul
ranks second among the other great CEN
tiers of trade in the country. Her four ex-
tensive boot and shoe houses control the
greater portion of the trade of the West
and Northwest. They employ 1000 hands,
giving support to 10000 people, averaging
30, 600 pairs of shoes per week. The COM
bined sales of these houses exceed ST.
100000 annually and the territory operat-
ed in covers seventeen states. The fac
tories daily cut up 1000 to $500 kid kan
CARGO, patent leather and calf skins for
fine shoes, $500 steer and COW hides for
grain leather and heavy grades; also vici
Kid and dongola kid, is used in very large
quantities. An enormous amount of sheep |
pelts for lining and trimmings besides |
2, 600 goat skins, the value of the raw ma |
terial amounting to at least $4,000, 900 per |
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-30

| annum.
st. Paul is the leading grocery center
of the Northwest, not only in jobbing
way, but in the manufacture of the high
| est grade of goods. The six houses To-
| lated here import and roast their own
coffees, import teas, manufacture their
own spices, extracts, baking powders,
! starch, soda and borax. They also oper-
| ate extensive syrup plants, manufacture
| preserves, import and pack fruits and
olives, and manufacture pickles and car
| donated beverages, crackers, jellies, candy
and sugared fruits. They also operate
] canning, packing and baking plants in
connection with their Establishments The
aggregate annual sales of these houses
| alone exceeds $4,000, GOO. They employ
| over 1000 people.
The government inspector of teas has
| his headquarters in ST. Paul.
Among the other things manufactured
| largely in St. Paul are cider, vinegars
and syrups. The factories producing
these commodities ship to all parts of
the country, and their plants provide sup
| port of many scores of families through
| the labor employed.
| Fully two-thirds of the hardware bust
| ness of the Northwest is handled through
the five houses in st. Paul engaged in
that line, and the combined annual bust
ness of these establishments is over
81, 100000
Within the past few years the manufac-
turing and jobbing of hats has increased
very largely and the figures representing
the volume of business done annually in
this line will run well over six figures.
The fur trade of the city is also sur
prisingly large. Shipments are made from
st. Paul factories to all parts of the
United States. since this city is one of
the most important fur 4centers of the
Union. The annual trade exceeds $4,000,
00O- OF fur coats for men alone 10000
are manufactured each year, while there
are thousands Of women's fine fur gar
ments made from the finest and rarest
OF the worlds pelts produced as we'll
This industry provides employment for
1,500 people.
The mammoth jobbing drug house To-
Gated here supplies a large percentage
OF the Northwestern trade, and employs |
over $50 people. 1t is not only the largest |
house Of its kind in the Northwest, but |
ranks second in size among the drug
houses of the continent
The annual sales in millinery exceed |
H,500,000, and the five houses in this |
line employ over half a hundred travelling |
men.
The three wholesale saddlery and har- |
ness firms give employment to over 600 |
persons and have between 70 and 100 men |
on the road. They make over $4,000 sets
of harness and 10000 stock saddles in a |
year. Sales Of these houses cover the
whole country and exceed SO, 900, 900 an
nually.
The cooperage industry is most i'm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-30

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any facilities in their power the visiting merchants
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