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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-29
SEES DANGER IN STRIKES.
Senator Hawkins Fears That PROSPER.
ity Will Be lmDeriled.

Senator E. B. Hawkins of Hibbing
has returned from the East and
says the strike situation all over
that section is being regarded with
much anxiety by business men and
the men interested in large enter
prises of various kinds.
"The feeling is becoming general
in the East" said the senator, :"that
it is only a question of time now
when strikes will destroy, to some
extent, the present prosperity
which prevails everywhere. 1t is
for the interest of all enterprises to
ignore any such probable condi-
tion as long as possible, but they
say it is certain to come unless the
strikes cease.
"While l was in New York I was
told that 10000 men in the building
trades were idle, on account of
strikes. There was practically
nothing doing in the building line.
The city of New York normally re-
quires about 100000 tons of struct-
ural iron and steel for building
operations annually, and you see
what a blow that will be to the iron
industry, if the strikes. there con-
tinue for considerable period.
Distrust is apt to follow backs
of that kind and from distrust to
actual inactivity is only step. If
the strike situation, which is such
a serious menace to our present
prosperity, does not improve soon,
business everywhere will soon feel
it's unfavOrable effects"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-29
School Land Sales in October.

State Auditor S. G. Iverson an
nounces that no school land will be
sold until next October. Mr.. Iver-
son believes that the land is good
Investment and should not be
forced on the people. His plan is
to off er it for sale only where actual
settlements are contemplated.
The law makes the state auditor
exoffi clio land commissioner and
prohi bits him from disposing of
more than 100000 acres year. The
state has about 1,25O,OOO acres of
school land unsold, situated main
ly in [tasca, Cass, Aitkin, Beltrami,
Crow Wing, Mile Lacs, Hubbard
and other northern counties. ~
Last year 100000. acres were sold
at an average price of $97S an acre,
$3.54 above the average price which
had obtained for the previous forty
years -
The permanent school fund re-
sulti1g from the sales amounts to
about $15, 100000. Mr.. Iverson esti-
mates the value of the unsold
school lands at $8,OOOOOO. 49," ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-29
\ I.
Will Not Be Built This Year.

"You can safely state in your
newspaper that there will not be
foot of the reported extension Of
our road to the Arcturus and
Diamond mines constructed this
year."
That was the assertion of Assist
ant General superintendent D. NJ.
Philbin of the Great Northern road
this afternoon.
"The published reports that there
was to be work commenced on
that extension at once" said he,
"are erroneous. So far as I know,
the mines are not in shape to need
any railroad into their properties
at present.
"No arrangements have been
made for building the extension
this year, 80 far, and we have no
information that could lead us to
determine when it will be REQUIRED.
"When they need railroad trans.
portation facilities at those two.
mines, we will put in the line, but
there is nothing doing regarding it
now. Not even plans or proposals.
have been asked for, and material
has not been thought of. Some:
surveying has been done, I under
stand, but that's all. 49,.
"Ihe only construction going on
now is of three spurs, one to the
La Rue No. l, one to the La Rue
No. 2 and one to the Crosby mine,
where stripping is we'll under way,
and the shipping is expected to
commence in few weeks."- Herald,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-29
VIII work TOGETHER. r.
Range Principals Have Arranged for
a Uniform Course of Study.

During the past winter the sup
erintendents and principals of the
range schools have been holding
meetings for the purpose of formu-
lating uniform courses of study
for the different schools. In the
past each school has acted indie
pendent of all the others. Pupils
being transferred from one school
to another lost a great deal of time
and often their work was so differ
ent that new course would have
to be selected in order to complete
the years work.
With the opening of next year the
schools of Virginia, Eveleth, Hib.
bing, Biwabik and Ely will practic-
ally have the same work done dur
ing each high school year.
Several new subjects have been
added to the courses, as two years
of German, commercial arithmetic
and law, bookkeeping, history of
modern Europe and physics. These
studies will not all be introduced
during the coming year, but will be
introduced as the pupils advance in
the different years.
A strong effort is being made to
extend this uniformity of work into
the grades. When this is done all
the schools will work in harmony
with each other.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-29
Not Ashamed of His Own Record.

In regard to the attitude of the
Eveleth Mining News relative to
the prospective political aspira-
tions of Mayor Eaton, of this city.
the Virginian states that mayor.
Eaton has political record that
he is not ashamed Of" It is indeed.
pleasing to learn that at least one
man in Virginia is satisfied with
the present political regime of the
mayor, If the statement of the Vir-
ginian may be considered to ema-
nate from a relia BILE source.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-29

Hall does cleaning and pressing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-29
High Officials of the Republic Iron &
Steel Company View Their
Range Properties.
SITUATION IS SATISFACTORY.
President Thompson Believes That
Mesaba Shipments Will Equal
Those of 1902.

The Officials of the Republic Iron
& Steel Company, comprising Pres.
ident A. w. Thompson and Treasu-
rer J. F. Taylor; Charles Hart, man
ager of the, Bessemer division of
the company's steel department at
Youngstown; W. H. Hassinger, one
of the vice presidents and manager
of the company's Birmingham
properties; Wayne Ellis, assistant
to the president; Edwin Oil and
J. w. Rhodes, turnacemen of Pitts
burg; Mr.. Campbell, manager of
the ore department of the North
western road, and Lieut.. Gov. Matt
land, of Michigan, general manager
of the mining interests of the Re-
public Iron & Steel company, which
some of the largest of the indie
pendent steel concerns, paid visit
to their properties on the Mesaba
range Wednesday.
The company owns seven mines
on the Mesaba, all of which are un~
der the supervision of Supt +. D.
Parmelee, the Franklin. Bessemer
Union, Victoria, Kinney, Petit and
Wills, and president Thompson
states that the company has visi-
BILE ore supply for their immense
works for thirty-six years.
:. In. speaking of the iron and steel
Situation and the object of the visit
to the properties, President Thomp-
son says:
I'VE have just come up for tour
of inspection of the Republic Iron
& Steel company's mines on the
Mesaba.
THE situation in the iron and
steel business was never better, but
/ am inclined to believe it is true
the shipments of ore from the lake
region will be less than last season.
1t does not follow that the ship
ments from Minnesota will show a
decrease compared with 1902, how
ever. The shortage may be exper-
fenced by the old ranges.
"Nor do decreased shipments
from the lake region this year indi-
cate any unfavora BILE condition ex-
listing in the iron and steel situa-
ton. Last season there was for
warded from Lake Superior in
round numbers about 27OOOOOO tons
OF ore. It was considerably more
than was required to last the con-
sumers through to the opening of
navigation this year, and the result
was large stocks on the Lake Erie
docks and in furnace yards on
May l.
with what was carried over, and
the movement of about 24OOO,OO
tons from the lake region this year,
there will be enough ore 70 meet all
prospective demands until next
season. But it is question if the
decreased movement affects the
shipments from Minnesota"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-29
Visit the RANGES.

J. NJ. Cameron and D. w. Watson
officials of the Central Iron & Steel
Co., visit the Minnesota ranges this
week. The Central Iron & Steel Co.
own no Minnesota mines, but use a
considera bic amount of Mesaba ore,
purchasing their supply through
Pickands, Nather & Co., owners of
the Minorca. In their tour of the
ranges the gentlemen were accom-
panied by C. H. Munger, general
manager of the Pickands, Mather &
Co. mining interests. s..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-29
Opening Nicely.

John II orkey, who recently open
ed new harness and repair shop
in the Bowling building near the
city hall, apparently has good
business from the start, and will
doubtless find an increasing trade.
In addition to repair work Mr..
Horkey carries new harness and
supplies, and can fit the hOrseman
with anything needed in his line.
Hall does cleaning and pressing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-29
Buys Interest in Roy Claim.

John B. Dow, who disposed of a
great amount Of western mining
stock to Virgin1ans and investors
at other range points during the
early spring, last week concluded a
deal for the purchase of a one-fourth
interest in the Roy claim, embrac-
ing the northwest quarter of sec
tion 3, 61-15, near Tower. The
claim is said to be promising pro
position. The price paid by Mr..
Dow for his interest is given as
$12,50O.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-29

Mrs. Eliza Brahaney, Of sHibbing,
has been awarded damages in the.
sum OF $170o against the village for.
INJURIES alleged to have been re-
celved IN falling through a defect
i've sidewalk The first trial of th..
case resulted in the plaintiff receiv-
ing an award Of $1,000 damages, the
verdict being set aside upon peti-
ton of defendant. In view Of the.
additional damages decreed, an at
tempt at settlement will probably
be made.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-29
VOTE $50, 900 BONDS.
New High School Building Is Favored
by Solid Vote of ll3,

n, W OVsSO VOSc u UOs
At the special school meeting at
the Virginia High School building
Monday evening, called for the pur-
pose of voting upon the PROPOSE
ton to bond for suitable sum for
the purchase of site, erection and
equipment of suitable High
School building, there was a pleas
ing unanimity of opinion, the more
noticeable when compared with the
last special meeting at which our
friends from Eveleth were in evil
dence, although not making their
presence manifest in the result of
the vote recorded.
The meeting was called to order
by Clerk A. B. Coates and formally
organized by the election of c. C..
Butler as moderator and w. E..
Hannaford as clerk. Upon motion
A. Hawkinson was elected Judge of
election, and A. E. Bickford and D.
E. Cuppernull as tellers.
W. E. Hannaford offered the fol-
lowing resolution for adoption:
"REsOLVED, That the trustees of
School District No. %, County of St.
Louis and State of Minnesota, be
authorized to issue sixty thousand
dollars ($60,O0O) of bonds against the
property of the said district for the
purpose of purchasing site within
the city of Virginia, erecting there
on suitable High School building
and equipping same, complete.
THAT said site for building be
! lots Nos. to ii, inclusive, in block
~, city OF Virginia.
"That said building be solid
brick structure, with basement, first
and second floors, and auditorium
on third floor.
That at least ten thousand dol
larssof the above mentioned sum OF
sixty thousand dollars be used in
equipping said building with
school apparatus"
No further resolution being offer.
ed the polls were declared open
lib ballots being cast, the result be.
ing#a unanimous vote in favor
thereof.
The board OF trustees have al.
freat secured of t11e al !,
building from Parmelee & Son
architects, Iron Mountain, Mich.
the plans submitted being of a
building which will cost approx
mately $4,000. Mr.. Par1nelee is a
brother of Supt. E. D. Parmelee, ot
the Republic Iron & Steel Co., and
was the designer and superintend
ent of construction of the High
School building and the Carnegie
Library at Iron Mountain.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-02-21
Do;:c'as Notes.

Bald Mountain, situated on the
range of hills between Carriers sta
ton and the Mountain House. is lit
orally covered with rich gold bear
ing float rock and will be thoroughly
prOspected this summer, by several
parties from this place. Scarcity of
water in the vicinity has deferred pros
pectors from giving much time to the
hill, though the few who have visited
it have invariably returned with float
carrying free gold A fortune awaits
the party who will find the ledge.
Mr.. j. L. Wedekind, of the Golden
Gate mine, was in town on Wednes-
day on his return fro,n Virginia City
where he had been under DR.. Pickards
care for an aggravated case of sep
ticemia AS soon as couple of test
runs are made with the little three
stamp mill now at the mine, work
will be commenced on the construc-
ton of a 10 or 20 stamp mill. Evil
IDENTITY Mr. Wedekind has $3.50, 1000
worth of faith in the mine (that am
cunt we are informed having been Of
fered for the property and proposes
working it himself.-Record.
The weather continues to moderate
and the walking is about the toughest
on record.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-02-21
IllII'lHIIliIIU!!!lI
ANNUAL STATEMENT.

Branch of the London & Lancan-
shire Fire Insurance Company Of Liv
erpoo', England, for the year ending
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-02-21
IRRIGATION BILL.

The California Legislature also has
an irrigation bill before it. intended
to aid the national go, eminent in
carrying out te provisions of the law
enacted by Congress last summer The
bill appears to be quite similar in it's
scope and purpose to the one just
enacted in tbs State, and like ours, it
is encountering some opposition. This
opposition, the San Francisco Chronicle
asserts, comes from the railroads and
some water companies.
If it could be traced to it's source,
it would probably be found that prima-
rily the opposition to our own law
came from those who have or claim
more water than they are fairly and
lawfully entitled to, in some cases,
possibly trafficking in the excess.
1t is not APPARENT though, that the
railroads of this State in any way op-
posed the measure. Every road do
ing business here is directly and deep
" interested in developing the re-
sources of the State, and surely moth
ing will contribute more to that end
than the reclamation Of lands which
are now a desert waste. This will
mean an immense addition to the bR
siness of the railroads whether inter
state or local Farm products must
be transported in quantities from
points within ~ points without, while
the quantity Of goods brought into
the State will be enormously increas-
ed
At this distance it is not easy to
see why the railroads of California
should oppose such measure, but the
Chronicle so declares the fact to be
The people of Nevada are to be con
graduated upon the circumstance that
our bill successfully ran the gaunt
let of all opposition 'r1 has been cry
stabilized into actual aw.-JOurnal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-02-21

$56,34S So $56,34S Sc
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-02-21

Grant Cordrey. Secretary Of Rent
ers' Loan and Trust company, do SOL
EMMY swear that every statement,
matter and thing contained in the
foregoing report is true to the best Of
their knowledge and belief.
G. NJ PERINE,
GRANT CORDREY.
Subscribed and sworn to
before me. this goth day
[Seal] of January, 1903.
JOHN J. QUINN.
Notary Public in and for the County
and City of San Francisco. State
Cf California.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-02-21

$65S1 33 $65S1 SO
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-02-21
SAFE DEPOSIT Department,


hafinch
Steel They BURGLAR AND FIRE PROOF offer perfectly
from - according Full information
furnished n application.
Deposits received the
United States
GENERAL BANKaNG BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-02-21
SHOULD BE HUNG.

The revelations connected with the
use of the straight jacket in the pri-
sons of California and the fiendish tor
lures inflicted on the prisoners, read
like page from the history of the
dark ages or the tribal records of the
Apache Indians two hundred years
ago.
The punishments inflicted on the
prisoners are brutal, filthy and de-
grading beyond the power of the Ian
guage to describe.
One of the prisoners Gied under the
torture and numbers have been Grip
pied and their digestive organs ruin
ed for life.
The Appeal believes that the War
den of the penitentiary where these
practices were INDUCED in, should be
regularly indicted for murder and the
guards as accessories, and the whole
batch hung up by the neck in the back
yard of the place where these atroci-
ties occurred.
The people of California ought not
to be satisfied with any less than the
full limit of the law in these cases.
Reno is kicking on account of fro
zen water pipes. Never mind, neigh
Dor, you are not alone in your trou-
bic.
IIIiiIIIIlIIilIIIi'i
! The Interior Department will con-
tinue to enforce it's regulations pro-
/ viding penalties for the passage of
sheep on forest reservations nOtwith-
staonding the decision of Judge Han
bury. of Seattle, that such regulation
is unconstitutional. The department
takes the position that notifications of
it's regulations regarding sheep tres
passing would defeat te real water
storage object of forest reserves. The
Seattle decision in in line with decis-
ion of several years ago by Cali
fOrnia court, but the attorney general
has advised the secretary of the inter
ior according to the department that
the right to make the regulations
which the Seattle court holds to be
unconstitutional of June 4, 1897, au
thorizing the department to regulate
, the occupancy and care Of forest re
serves.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-02-21
The State Bank 6 Trust CO
Carson City. Ne
CAPITAL fully PAID UP
DIRECTORS:

T. RICKEY c. T. BENDER, G. ". AAFES, GEO H. dEY
YERINGTON, p. PETEI:SES A. LlVINGS ON,
f. GOLDEN w. BRAUGHER.
RICKEY, PRESIDENT H. VICE
BENDER, PREs RICHARD, CASHIER.
j. TDAVISs: ASSISTANT CASHIER
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-02-21
ANNUAL STATEMENT.

Annual statement of the Excelsior
Mining Company. Of Utah doing bu-
siness in the State of Nevada, for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1902:
Receipts ....*..... $56,34S Sc
Disbursements ..$54,562 25
Balance net gain ..17S6 81
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-02-21
-
ANNUAL STATEMENT

OF the Renters Loan and Trust
Company, San Francisco. at the
close ct business, December 81,
1892.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-02-21
Hurry Along
Time
To Secure
First Choic

Commencing today cleanup
BOOT nd
We inventory carry
original
price.
HERE ARE SOME VALUES, CAN YOU RESIST
THEM? you intend wearing
delay your purchases
ED. BURLINGTON.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-04-17
THE PRESIDENT GOES FORTH
TO HUNT THE MOUNTAIN LION

and deer In that section also. II Is In
the vicinity Of Slough creek that Death
Gulch is located. and II is understood
that the president conicmplaics visit
to That strange canon. The snow In
deep In that vicinity.
The weather was fairly good when
the president left Fort ScllowSione
Thursday morning. but II turned bad
Friday. II has been snowin. heavily
since and has turned cold. Those who
have been In the park many seasons
say that the weather Ii worse now than
Il ever was before. NO far Rs white men
know. nt this time Of the year. II In
showing heavily to-day. The wind is
not blowing. however. and II In not
thought that IL, snow will drift to any
great extent. The President and his
guard will have no special difficulty In
reaching Fort Yellowstone. ak the dis
tancc In no, great and n good trail has
been broken.
President Roosevelt, and Major Pitch
or will return to Fort YcliosStonc Tues
day II the chief executive carries out
his prcNcn, plans. He will leave immc-
diaiciy on tour of the park. II IL his
intention TO Fo through To the lake.
New HnowH will make the trip more
difficult than was anticipated. but II Ia
Understood that the president proposes
to make II II he hnE to travel on skis
most OF the way. No one viii accom-
pany tho president on the trip through
the park except the soldiers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-04-17
The Vessel Went pewn.

At an amateur dramatic perform
ance In the naval academy on April
LIST one OF the instructors played new
April fool joke. The audience had as
sembled and everything was In read
iness for the curtain TO be rung up.
when one OF the instructors made his
appearance, carrying In hand teie-
gram. Il wish to make an announce
ment-a very sad announcement" he
said In funeral tones. Under the cir
cumstances II scarcely seems fitting
that the entertainment should pro
ceed. Word has Just been received
that one o! the navy's vessels has gone
down with all on board." A hush of
horror followed this grayely delivered
speech. for most Of those In the audi
ence were connected by close family
ties with the navy. What was the
name OF the vessei?" came voice
from the rear Of the hall. THE sub.
marine boat Holland" replied the in
structor.' as he lodged and made u
hasty exit.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-04-17
PERSHINO WHIPS
HOSTILE nOROS

Manila. April 1i.-captain Perish
fng's force captured Baeolod. Island oi
Mindnnno. Wednesday. Killed n hun
,lrcd Moros and wounded many others.
Three Americans were wounded.
PcrshinE's force consisicd OF ShawH
battalion of the Twcnty-scscnth intnn-
try. Kiipatrick'a troop Of the FIJI
tccn,h cavalry and McNair's battery.
Captain Pcrshings was surveying the
west shore lands. when the Bacolodians
opposed his advance and provoked the
fight. PcrshinE's force surrounded and
attacked the stronghold. first shelling
them and rushing his troops forward.
charged Eallantly.
After crossing deep moat and en-
tcripg the fort the Americans engaged
the Moros. bayonets against krisscs. A
hundred of the defenders were killed.
including the datto of PanandunEan.
and many others were wounded. Only
three Americans were wounded. After
the capture of the fort 1t was de-
gtroyed.
The Bacolod leaders and the majori-
Is of the people of that district had
been hostile to the Americans and en-
co,ragcd attacks on American camps.
They rejected the tenders OF friend
ship.
II is expected that the defeat OF the
Bacolodians will result in all the
Moros acknowledging American SOW
ereignty.
Pershirg's column is going TO Para
hue. which is also hostile.