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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-01
.HILO HAS A
LIGHT QUAKE
List of Passengers on
lnter-lsIander
Kinau.
(By Wireless Telegraph

HILO. August 31.-There was a light
earthquake here at $50 a. m.
Following is q list of the Kinaus
passengers from this port: Mrs. Melin
and child. Miss Olpha Kinney, Miss w
Feight, Miss Hind, Miss johnson, r
C. A. Peterson, r. NJ. Batcheider, Geo
Lycurgus. Miss ID. Lishman, Mrs.
Creighton, N r. Kobayashi and wife,
w. H. Beers, Miss L. Macy, Miss
Macy, Master Wagner. Miss Koki,
Miss Daisy Bell. F. Griffith and wife.
the Misses Clark (2), John Dator, Mr..
Werthmueller, Miss Werthmueller, Miss
Creighton, Miss Magoon, Miss Lydia
Ladd, Mrs. Geo. Ruttman and four
children, Mrs. Eben Low and children,
Miss Lawrence Miss Baker, Misses
Hall %, Palmer Woods, W. E. Shaw
Mr.. Bliss, Mr.. Heen, Mr.. Jordan, j.
Low and wife, r. Hind, H. w. Mist.
A Keech, c. Campbell, f. w. King and
wife, Mrs. FL. Castle and daughter, Mr..
Vredenburg and daughter, f. Scott, j.
A Scott and wife, Miss Scott, L. A.
Thurston, Geo. A. Batchelder
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HEAVY SWELL, NO WIND AND
THE VESSEL RESTING EASILY

Wireless
BARBERS POINT, nj NIaru
o'clock
with Sheridan
the
Parsons
landed
a - 4 s. S
coming tonight
accidents n sferrng
The low tide given is
swell but wind and s resting
drift passengers
vas a
A hundred
a w1thpa TAYLOR
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SHERIDAN ON
A CORAL HUMP

aa0+ 44+* *** Il 9 D o
. . Q
@ Secretary Atkinson, who Went e'
Il on board the wreck from kalae- X
u loa where the wireless station Is II
4 situated, says the vessel IS nearly X
r two miles from shore and that 4
4 soundings show deep water ahead X
r. as well as astern. The vessel is X
y swinging on a hump of sand and X
r coral amidship.- This solitary Il
+ hump of coral, though surround X
II ed by deep water, is a consider X
X able distance from the reef or y
n line of breakers. IT would say Il
l. said the Secretary, ''that the YES X
4 sci is ashore on an 'uncharted
i rock However, there is no ques- \
r tion but that she will be f1oated 4
4 very soon.
stI am of the opinion that the X
r. rock on which the transport Is Il
r stranded is the same which was y
Il struck some years ago by the s. 4
4 s. China and which she reported X
h on arrival at Honolulu. That was,
L T think, in 1893, and the British r
4 cruiser Champion, which was sta X
+ toned here at the time, went out X
4 and searched for the rock in Or
4 der to locate it and have il X
X charted.
X IT think it is only question 4
X of a short time until the vessel X
X Is pulled off. Perhaps not to- X
r night, but very possibly tomor- X
9 row. 9I
o o 90
= ~ -
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TIE SH[RIDAA'S
PASSENGER LIST

The sheridan's passenger list is as
follows:
1st Cabin Manila to San Francisco
1t. c. A. Bach 7th Cav, wife and
child.
Lt r. D. Black, Eng. Corps
DR.. John L. Burkhart. contract
surgeon, u. S. A.
Lit. j. F. Boyle. Phil. Scouts.
Mrs. Juan Boyle, Miss Eleanor Boyle.
Miss Virginia Boyle John Boyle FAM
lily lieutenant Phil Scouts.
Harry c. Browne, family major End
Inf.
F. c. Barnes. 1st assistant engineer
Seward.
Lit. A. K. Berners, Phil. Scouts.
Miss Mabel Calvert, family lieutenant
oath Inf.
John Cornell clerk Q. Nj. d.
NJ. +. Davies, employe Insular Gov
ernment.
Mrs. Bent. mother colonel gath Inf.
Phil b. Danky.
j. w. Elliott. clerk O. NJ. d.
Mrs. C. c. Farmer and three chill
dren, family captain 4th Cav.
J j. Foreman. clerk Pay Dept.
w NJ. Franklin, Phil Coustabulary.
John FuIdner, employe Q. M. d.
Lit. X. r HoWeli, Eng. corps.
L. P. Heney, late employe Q. M. ID.
John c. Higgins, clerk Q. M. ID.
Harry NJ lexis, empioye Insular Gov
ernment.
Eugene NJ. Isaacs, chief boatswain.
L. S. N.
Lit. Col. r. J. c. Irvine. 2lst Inf.
Mrs. NJ H. Jackson, mother lieuten-
ant Gath Inf.
Capt F. L. Knudsen, Sth Inf, wife
and three children.
Capt. c. c. Kinney, 25th Inf, and
wife.
Mrs A B. Kerwin and two children.
family captain 18th Inf.
Frank Keller, 1st lieutenant 1st Cav.
Mrs. James Kennedy, family employe
Insular Government.
Miss Katharine Lyon, family employe
Insular Government.
Mrs C. E. Harris and child. family
empIoye Insular Government.
F. F. McMurray, employe Navy.
W. A. Millett. employe Insular Gov
ernment
Mai. Willis T. May, 18Th Inf
Miss Anna E Maddox. family lieu
Continued on Page ~
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sci will be flooded. today to get hel
on an even keel and keep her so.
The first tangible sign of Captain
Metcalf's work is the erection at in
tervals on the reef between the Man
churia and shore of three wooden
crosses which when aligned indicate
infallibly any change in the vessel g
position. These were put up early this
morning.
just as we were preparing breakfast
Continued on Page 80
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| known in Honolulu that the great Pa
cific liners give that quarter of the
island wide berth, holding well off
until they can make a direct line for
the Honolulu harbor entrance. When
the Sheridan struck the night was
beautifully moonlit, the weather fine
and the Barber's Point beacon brightly
shining.
EXCITEMENT IN TOWN.
Naturally, following the stranding of
the splendid Pacific Mail liner Man
churia but eleven days before upon the
opposite side of this island, the disaster
TO the Sheridan caused public excite
ment in Honolulu doubiy intensified.
Yet it was not more intense than the
seriousness of the event justified, for
it was believed, not without reason,
that the 4Ives on board the Sheridan
were in more peril than those on board
the Manchuria before the latter were
safely landed The transport was in
a worse position than the liner, with
bottom more rugged, surf more violent
and distance from shore greater.
While the vessel is still in peril at
this writing, together with her officers
and crew whose duty keeps them on
board, it is a great satisfaction to be
Continued on page y.
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PROBABLY NO
VARIATION

Q . O X Xxx X X XXX X @ o
O o @
o ST can not believe the recent {
4 disturbances have changed the
II magnetic variation to an extent !
Il that the compasses would be af-
Il fected,'' said Admiral Very yes J
X terday in answer to a question by J
Il representative of the Adver- )
X tiser. ''I have never heard of !
X magnetic disturbances affecting !
\ the needle to an appreciable ex-
X tent for any length of time. We i
Il have had some local disturbances j
II but they have been transitory.
Il ''Some years ago when was 4
Il making a survey Of Canadian
+ waters we had severe storm that \
Il set the needle to shaking violent \
+ Iy. This was noticeable when 4
4 was making an observation in the 4
Il morning. Six hours later when \
r I made another observation the \
4 condition was exactly normal =
II That was the greatest disturbance \
X in my experience and greater than y
Il anything I had ever read Of. -
The interview was suggested by 4
r the reports returned by the sew \
r eral officers OF vessels that have 4
Il arrived here during the past ten y
r days. In nearly every instance h
* the report has been to the effect =
r that tie course Of the vessels ar X
r irving here were mysteriously \
r changed. The fact that this oc- 4
r Cured in this locality and on veg 4
!, sells going in different directions 4
and at nearly the same time was +
4 sufficient for some Of the captains
II to advance the theory Of dis =
q turbances affecting the needle.
@ O
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HILoNIAN OFF PORT.

The Matson S. S. Hilonian arrived of
port last night from Portland, having
been reported off Diamond Head a:
7:30. Owing to previous arrangements
regarding entering the harbor AFTER
certain hours, she anchored outside.
and will come in to the Railroad wharf
early this morning. She is eight
days out from Portland.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-01
Hit the Rocks on Moonlit
Night and Stuck
There Hard.
Strong Hope of Getting Her Off
Before Sunrise of
This Morning.

At 1893 o'clock yesterday morning the United States Army
Sheridan days Manila struck coral
lighthouse
light Captain Peabody getting
the ships plight ashore transmitted Honolulu. +
difficulty
the beach, boat smashed the rocks
of
phoned Humphrey, u. S. A the
Point preliminary
ing pilots office from which after
break the transport vass sighted a standstil.
the first cabin OF the Sheridan
of the for o
nolul When Captain Peabody ordered
the lowered thoroughly realized that steamship
was dangerous position She held amidshps and
atev after sticking aanngly decided
ever that there would angry
breaker inshore.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-01

ROOT IN CHILE'S CAPITAL.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 1.--Secreta-
ry Root arrived here today.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-01
IN A
BAD PLIGHT
Only One Province Is
Now Free From
Trouble.

ASSOCIATED Press Cablegrams.l
HAVANA, Sept. 1.-The situation is
darker. There is . serious uprising in
SantiaSo. The only province unaf-
fectsa & Puerto Principe.
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THE ILLS OF BENGAL.
CALCUTTA, Sept. L. Bengal is suf-
fering from floods, poor harvest and
famine.
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BRYAN IN CONNECTICUT.
NEW HAVEN, Sept. 1.-wm. J.
Bryan is visiting Connecticut. He has
made four speeches and held Two re-
ceptions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
The States Intere st.

The interest Of the state should not
be overlooked in the campaign for
federal drainage Of swamp lands that
is now going on down in Washington.
Under the swamp land grant all
lands shown TO be swamp by the field
notes Of the original surveys, made
many years ago, go the the state.
If federal government drained the
swamp lands in the public domain,
lands would still go the state under
the old law.
This point will noS be overlooked by
congress- nd if it accedes to the fed
eral drainage plan it is likely to take
steps to see that tue government is
reimbursed for this expense. The OBJ
vious way to do this, is 20 amend the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
Defamation CONTEST
The Following Letter has been
sent to Superintendents of
Range High Schools.
Ely, Mimi, January 10th. 1906.

Ely, Mimi, January 10th. 1906.
Dear Sir
We are arranging Prize Declamat'
ion Contest for Friday, March 2, at
the Ely Opera House. Invitations
will be sent to Two Harbors, Hibbing,
Eyeleth and Virginia. We invite
you to send contestant to represent
your High School.
The contest will be given with the
following understanding:
l. Each of the High Schools in
the above named places may send one
contestant.
2. Each contestant must be a
student in one or more of the four
years OF high school work, having
been in attendance ninety days since
Sept. 4, 1905, with an attendance per
cent of at least IS.
3. Defamation not to exceed 10
minutes in delivery.
t. Contestants to receive no as
sistance, in any way, while on the
platform.
5. Contestants will be furnished
halffare r. r. tickets and free enter
tainment in Ely.
6. Judges, three, to be selected
from strangers that may be in Ely,
to be chosen by the Co. Supt. without
advice.
7. Contestants to be marked in per
cent, judges to be instructed by the
Co. Sup't. as TO points.
8. Gold and Silver medals to be
awarded the two highest in averages.
8. Places ON program to be as
signed by lot as determined by Co.
Sup't. by drawing of names.
10 Acceptance of this invitation
to be made before January 20, 1906.
IL. All proceeds to be used by the
Ely High school in paying the expens-
es incur as mentioned above and in
paylng.for hall, printing, medals, etc.
In addition it is further suggested
that expenses of any who accompany
contestants may be met by holding
preliminary contests, and sending a
member of the faculty and certain
nupbe of students in the order of
their rank as determined by the. pre-
liminary contest. This expense can
be met by small admission fee at
your preliminary contest.
Yours very truly,
G, L. NEwBERRY.
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To Break Records.

Purchasing Of iron ore for this years
delivery which has been uncommonly
active the last six weeks, has stopped
One reason for the check is that most
OF the heavy consumers have contract
ed for most Of their requirements.
The Bessemer supply is said to have
all been taken up and that many of
the eastern independent consumers
have been practically left in the lurch.
Practically all the Bessemer ore
which the producers of the Lake Su-
perior region feel able to supply has
been contracted for and just how the
eastern consumers who have not con-
tracted for all the Bessemer ore they
will need are to arrange for the rest
OF their requirements remains to be
seen. Some of them have contracted
for about half the Bessemer ore they
expect to consume. Same sales of
magnitude in non-Bessemer will be
made yet.
Eastern papers are talking of prob
able ore shipments to the extent of
IS, 900, 900 tons, but some of the best
authorities at Duluth say that the
movement will doubtless not exceed
IS. 500, 900 tons this year.
Iron ore dock at Lake Erie ports
Dec. /. 1905. amounted to approx
mately 6,746, 4l0 tons, which is only l.
600, 900 tons in excess of the amount
on these docks on the same date in
1904, whereas the ore receipts at Lake
Erie ports in 1905 were IL ZOO, 900 tons
in excess of those of 1904.
These figures give evidence of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
LEASE LANDS
Steel Corporation Secures Two
Properties on the Cayuna
Range.

1t is reliably stated that the steel
corporation through one Of its subsid-
larry companies has leased two proper
ties on the Guyana iron range from
the Orchards company, controlled by
Cuyler Adams and his associates. One
of the properties is on Rabbit Lake
and the other south Of Deerwood.
1t is understood that the leases are
in effect options. The leases bear no
royalty for nearly year. and may
be surrendered if the lessee, after ex-
ploration of the lands, does not wish
to hold them.
The leases provide for the payment
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
UPHELD BY JUDGEMENT
Court Agrees that Aske was
Duped in Buying Scrip.

Agreeing that conspiracy was
perpetrated in an effort to acquire
title to 40 acres of timber land with
scrip issued by the government to the
Home Guards of Missouri after the
Civil war, jury before Judge Cant in
district court Tuesday afternoon re-
turned verdict for s222 judgement in
favor of Charles Aske against Michael
O'Hara and John c. Ferguson, the
owner of the scrip, defrauding him
OF 5000 by inducing him to buy the
scrip to file on the land.
Soon after the scrip was issued the
secretary of the interior rejected it
and for many years the issue has been
generally conceded worthless. Will
liam FL. Smallwood, practicing at
torney in land cases, was one Of the
defendants because.of the false advice
he is said to have given Aske when
the latter asked his opinion of the
scrip.
However, the allegation was not
sustained ty the evidence and before
the issue passed to the jury. Judge
Cant granted the defendant'ssm motion
to dismiss Smallwood.
Against Aske's claim that he was
swindled as the land office officials re-
jected the scrip when lie presen Led it,
and the special warranty deed to the
land which O'Hara executed is of no
value, the defendants testified Tues
day that the scrip has value despite
the ruling of the land Office authorities
O'Hara, Ferguson and Smallwood all
testified that the transaction involv-
ing the timber land was made in good
faith. They swore that in their opin-
ion a ruling of the court could be Sc
cured reversing the decision of the
land Office.
Tie testimony OF each side devel-
oped the information that the valid
ity of the Home Guard scrip of Mis-
souri, was destroyed by the courts
years ago. No one has ever sought to
overthrow the decision detrimental
to the scrip.
According to the evidence O'Hara
induced Aske TO purchase the scrip
owned by Ferguson. O'Hara repre-
sented to Aske that he owned the
land adjoining the 40-acre tract Of
timber said to be worth $500, He
wanted Aske to buy it that he might
dispose of the timber on the whole
tract adyantageousiy.
Aske testified that lie adopted the
plans sketched by the defendants and
was duped for $500.
John Hoffman vigorously conduct
ed the prosecution and S. f. White
defended the action.
Judge Cant charged the jury after
4 O'Clock, submitting for its consider
alton the question of whether a con-
spiracy was perpetrated by the de-
PENDANTS.
At 5 O'Clock the jury agreed, de-
Gliding that the defendants conspired
against the plaintiff in view of which
he was granted judgement for the
amount demanded.
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Ely, Mimi, Jan. 8, 1906.

An adjourned meeting Of the city
council was called to order at o'clock
p. M. by Acting Mayor Knutson,
Mayor Vail being absent.
Roll-call: Present, Aldermen Ellef.
sen, Kandelin, Agnich, Porthan and
Coad. Absent, none.
|. Clerk read minutes of the meetings
held Dec. 18th. and Jan. End. Moved
by Alderman Coad supported by AL
derman Ellefsen that the minutes of
the regular meeting held Dec. 5th be
approved as published and the minutes
of the other meetings be approved as
read. Carried.
Application from John Butala ask.
ing for license to sell Intoxicating
liquors at retail for the period OF one
year beginning Dec. 3rd, 1905. In the
lower front room of building situated
on lot 8, block I. Whiteside's Addi-
ton to Ely, was read.
Moved by Alderman Ellefsen sup
ported by Alderman Agnich that the
application be accepted and placed on
file and license be granted on appll.
can't filing proper tond. Carried.
The liquor license bond of John Bu-
tala presented and read.
Moved by Alderman Coad, support
ed by Alderman Kandelin that the
same be accepted and placed on file.
Carried.
Applications to tap sewer and water
mains from Directors OF Presbyterian
Church, Ed. Crossman and f. L.
Cowen were presented and read.
Moved by Alderman Porthan. sup
ported by Alderman Kandelin that
permission be granted applicants as
requested. Carried.
Communication from Ernest G. Mil.
Ter, Agent for Edward Miller of Du-
luth. Mimi, notifying the council TO
desist in having the towns garbage
dumped on s. Ell of Sec. "a, T. P. 63-12,
and remove or have destroyed the gar
bage on said premises or to make ar
engagements to make reparations for
the use of said land, was read.
Moved by Alderman Ellefsen, sup
ported by Alderman Porthan that the
matter be referred to the board of
health for full investigation and re-
port to council as early as possible.
Carried.
Communication from jacob John.
son offering to haul coal from the
cars to the water plant for the sum of
Csc ton was read.
Moved by Alderman Coad. support
ed by Alderman Agnici that the same
be laid on the table. Carried.
Communication from Harry A.
Chinn, Sec'y. of the Ely Fire Depart
ment advising the council that two
fremens uniforms had been burned in
the Vail hotel fire and that by reason
Exchanges in the department they were
short two more uniforms and four
pairs OF pants, it not being possible to
make over the old uniforms to fit the
new members, and asking the council
to purchase new uniforms and pants
to replace those as above stated, was
read.
Moved by Alderman Coad, support
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SECOND PLACE
Itasca County's Growth of Popu-
lation Next to that of St. Louis.

Advance sheets OF the decennlai
Ecensus of Minnesota shows that ltas-
ca county has increased in population
6. $50 in five years, Il greater increase
that of any other county in northern
Minnesota with.the eXceptit II OF st.
Louis. Beltrami and Clearwater
counties are reported as one, showing
a combined increase Of 1921. ST.
Louis, outside OF Duluth, increased
%, sos. As compared with AitkiD
county during five years the increase
Of Itasca has been $50 percent, while
that of Aitkin was Al per cent. Dur
the past five years the population OF
the village of Grand RBpids has in
creased nearly 100 per cent. The re-
port says Of Itasca county:
The list of counties showing an in
crease uuder classified heads, with
percentage of increase from 1895 to
1900 and from 1900 10 1905 show some
very interesting facts, though IL
should be remembered that the per-
centage of growth Of the northern
counties, many of which just started
their development but a few years
ago are misleading to those unac-
quainted With the settlement Of that
part of the state. The counties show
ing 100 per cent increase and over in
the last ten years are all northern
counties, which for the most part
have been the active field of opera
ton for the lumber men and loggers
who are leaving the cut over lands TO
the new settler. The railroad devel.
opment in that part Of the state have
opened up man avenues for the sett-
Ter and the townsite promoter has
been busy dOtting the map of
that part of the state with many
new and thriving villages and cities
in the last decade. The development
OF that part Of the state has been phe-
nomenal. and yet of northern Mime
sofa is in its infancy as regards &C
tual settlement.
"In Itasca county the present CEN
sus shows returns from thirty-six or
ganized and nearly 100 unoFganized
townships as against nine organized
and sixty-two unorganized ten years
ago. The list Of villages in this coun-
ty has nearly 5000 square miles of ter
ritory and reaches from the northern
boundary OF Aitkin county,a distance
of 100 miles to the Canadian boundary
line. In 1890 the county had less
than 800 inhabitants. The record OF
growth from 1890 to 1900 can easily be
understood; as the county has practi-
cally made all its developments in the
last few years. During the last ten
years it has gained in population near
" 200 percent and the last five years
made growth Of over 15O per cent.
In every county of northern Mime
sofa census returns show plainly the
foot prints of the new settler"
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So PER YEAR IN ADVANCE

OF % cents ton for all ore taken out
under go percent metallic iron, and
80 cents for ore running higher than
that.
The entrance of the steel corpora
tion on the Cayuna range will excite
considerable interest. 1t Is said that
Pickands, Mather & Co.. has exercised
one OF its options taken from the Ore
lands company, the property on which
it has sunk shaft.
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swamp land grant act TO provide thai
lands drained by the government shall
be retained by the government in
stead Of going to the state.
In other words, the success OF the
federal drainage plan may mean the
loss of many thousand acres OF value
able land to the state.