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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
London Bankers Protest.

London, Sept. ga meeting of the
bankers of London called to protest
against the action of the governor of
the Bank of England. Hugh C. Smith,
who, at the semiannual meeting of that
institution Thursday last read let
ter addressed to the chancellor of the
eXchequer, in which the governor an
nounced that the bank was prepared to
hold one-ffth of the bullion held
against its note issue in silver, pro-
vided always that the French mint is
again opened to the free coinage of sill
yer and the prices at which silver is
procured and salable are satisfactory,
was held at the clearing house Wednes-
day. There was large attendance
of Representatives of powerful interests.
Several of the prominent banks were
not represented. A resolution protest
ing against the Bank of England's pro-
posed action was adopted. This resolu-
ton will be embodied in letter to the
governor of the Bank of England. The
protest upon the part of the London
bankers is unprecedented and is the
only thing talked about at present in
financial circles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
SHORT SPECIALS.

The announcement that Mrs. Lilly
Langtry will marry Prince Esterhazy
is confirmed.
Miss Constance ingalls,, daughter OF
the ex-senator, is to become deaconess
in the Episcopal church.
Gen. Paez, military leader of the re-
bcllion in Nicaragua, killed himself
after being taken prisoner.
Two statues and other valuable relics
have been received by the University of
Chicago from Deshasha, Egypt.
Fifteen men and eight horses were
killed by the explosion of an ammuni-
ton wagon in Pilesti, Roumania.
Miss Nellie Mishler, daughter of John
T. Mishler, prominent citizen of Pearl
City, I'LL, committed suicide Friday.
Hawaii's ex-queen is going east to be
ready to resume her fight against an
nexation as soon as congress shall again
convene.
The Richmond Qnd.) Bicycle COM
pany is to be in the hands of a receiver.
The liabilities are about $37, 900, and
estimated assets, $4,000.
William Sheehan has been found
guilty in Chicago of the murder of Bar
nett Cooper December II, 1896. He was
sentenced to Imprisonment foy life. =
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
WAS A BRUTAL MASSACRE.
So Characterised by Executive COun-
ell of Federation of Labor.

So Characterised by Executive COun-
ell of Federation of Labor.
Washington, Sept. %. = The fourth
days session of the executive council
of the American Federation of Labor
convened Thursday morning at nine
o'clock, all members being present.
Regarding the shooting at Lattimer,
Pa, on September IS the following
resolutions was adopted:
Resolved, That we declare the attack
of Sheriff Martin and his deputies on the
marching miners then on strike as a brutal.
unprovoked massacre inspired by the coal
operators OF that section to defeat the
demands of the men for better conditions.
Resolved. That the ever-ready use in
late years Of court injunctions, armed
force and the state militia In time of labor
troubles is only part of the insidious pro-
gramme to entirely subjugate the work.
ers Of America to the most debasing degra-
dalton.
Resolved. That we condemn most Sc
verely the wanton killing and woundinS of
the poor miners of Lattimer, and will give
our fullest help through the trade unions
and the American Federation Of Labor to
raise money for the legal prosecution and
conviction Of Sheriff Martin and his muir
derous mipions, that through the courts of
our land even-handed justice may be done
to atone for these revolving murders"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
sheriff and Denutie, Held.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 23.-The TAX
ing of testimony an the preliminary
hearing of the commonwealth VS.. Sher-
iff Martin and his deputies, was re-
sumed Wednesday morning. Upon the
reassembling of court in the afternoon
the judges thought sufficient evidence
had been produced to hold the defend
ants for trial The sheriff and the
deputies then came before the bar and
entered bail for trial in the sum of &c.
900 each; $4,000 for murder and $1,000
for feloniously wounding. A bond was
provided by Philadelphia trust COM
pany.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

IF eggs are SIT dozen in the Klon-
dixie, what on earth do you suppose they
would ask for bicycle?" - Yonkers
Statesman.
Say, Weary, dat bloke wot shot
lie big Spanish guy is goin' to be gar
roted. Wot does that mean?" 1T
means he's goin' to get it in the neck"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"A Hilarious Combination. = Mrs.
Dunnigan-"Phat We laughin' at, Pat?"
Mr.. O'Flagherty-"Oi wor just t'inkin'
plat divil av tonne there'd be av the
siventeent' av March came on the Fourt'
av July."-Truth.
-"The sloth," said the witty dean OF
st. Paups, "moves suspended, rests sus-
pended, sleeps suspended, and, in fact,
passes his life in suspense, like young
clergyman distantly related to bish-
op."-Household Words.
Mrs. De Montmorenci Jinks-"I am
so much troubled about Dorothea, doc
tor. She is just getting to that age
when she thinks her mother has no
judgment whatever" DR.. Filthy
"Ahem! Reaching the age of reason, I
pose."-Brooklyn Life.
Instances in Plenty What a silly
expression! No more sense than the
law allows Did you ever know man
who had more sense than the law al
?" Certainly. The jails are full
of fellows who got there by being too
smart" -Indianapolis Journal.
-Hilgard-"Jason has got a model
wife. He was going to buy bicycle,
and she persuaded him that a lawn
mower would give him just as good ex-
ercise, and that it would be more eco
nomical." Nixon-"I'm awfully glad
Jason has got such an excellent wife.
1t is such a comfort to know that no
body else is in danger of getting her."
Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
BOLD ROBBERS.
A Northern Pacific Train Held Up Near
MOorhead, Mimi.


Fargo, N. D., Sept 26-Just before /
o'clock this morning No. I coast bound
train on the Northern Pacific was held
up three miles east Of Moorhead, Mimi
AT Glyndon Engineer Hooker noticed
three suspicious characters get on the
blind baggage car, but such occurrences
are so frequent that little attention was
paid to the matter.
About half way to Moorhead two OF
these men climbed over the tender and
forced the engineer to stop the train by
covering him and the fireman with re-
volvers.
A moment later two other highway
men appeared with Conductor Corcoran
and the brakeman.
The mail car and engine were then
cut loose and run up the track short
distance, when a stop was made and it
was found that the express car was not
attached.
There was considerable CONSERVATION
among the robbers, as they had evident
ly made mistake in leaving it behind.
They ransacked the mail pouches and
took all the registered packages. They
also went through Conductor Corcoran
for SIS, but did not take either his or
Engineer Hooper's watches.
There were at least half dozen men
implicated in the affair, as some of the
passengers who attempted to get out
and investigate when the train was first
stopped were made to hustle back in the
coaches at the point of revolvers.
The work was evidently that of well
he oh "
planned and the holdup committed at
place most favorable for such crime.
That the men were from Moorhead,
or had made their headquarters there
was demonstrated by the fact that there
were twenty pounds of dynamite on the
platform of the blind baggage and en-
closed in wrapping paper from Moor
head clothing store.
Sheriff Bodkin and Sheriff Wilson, of
Fargo, each organized posses and
secured the country for miles trying to
locate the bandits.
Eight arrests of suspicious characters
were made during the day, but it is i'm
possible to tell whether they are the
guilty parties or not. Nothing has been
found so far to identity any of the pris-
oners with the crime.
Moorhead is running wide open now
and is infested with gang of tough
marks, some of whom are responsible
for the holdup. The perpetrators could
have easily returned to Moorhead by
some side road before the organization
of the sheriff's posses, and it will be a
difficult task to locate the guilty parties.
Postoffice Inspector Clement and 9TH
er United States offic;ols are on the
case, and detectives in the employ of the
postal service have been sent for
Had the ROBBERS not made their error
in regard to the express car, the job
would have been about the smoothest
that ever occurred in the northwest.
Everything seems to have been careful
ly planned except for that mistake. 1t is
the first holdup of train that has oc-
Cured in this part of the northwest for
years and was daring piece of work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
Union Veteran LECTION.

Columbus, O., Sept. 24.-The national
encampment of the Union Veteran
Legion has elected the following offic-
ers for the ensuing year: Nationalcom-
mander, Archibald Blakely, Pittsburgh;
senior vice commander, E. d. Spooner
Chicago; junior vice commander, Will
liam Baird, Lewiston, Me-; surgeon gen.
eral. DR.. C. M. Savage, Columbus, o.;
quartermaster general, Thomas J. Hub
bard, Baltimore; aplain-in-chief, Rev,
Charles L. Shergar. Wellsboro, Pa; ex-
ecutive committee, Edward Donnelly,
Jersey City; John w. Baker, Pennsyl-
vania; Joseph B. Knox, Massachusetts;
John D. Sheppard. Kentucky; A. S.
Oliver, Ohio.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
wooDFoRD.s MISSION.
Has offered Good Offices of United
States in Settling Cuban War.

Has offered Good Omces OF UntteO
States in Settling Cuban War.
Madrid. Sept. cit is learned upon
high authority that the much-dis-
cussed interview of Saturday last be-
tween the United States minister to
Spain. Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford. and
the Spanish minister of foreign affairs.
the duke of Tetuan. was merely prelim-
mary. Gen. Woodford represented
to the duke the gravity of the condition
of Cuba and requested. in behalf of the
United States, that Spain would find a
method of speedily ending the war and
giving justice to the Cubans. He Of
fered the good offices of the United
States in effecting a settlement of the
Cuban troubles, which practically gives
Spain an opportunity of gracefully end
ing the war. If she does not embrace
it within reasonable time, notice will
be given that the United States must
interfere. though Gen. Woodford has
not said so yet.
Spain cannot expect the aid of Eu-
ropean powers, as the United States
ambassadors have ascertained that all
the European countries, except Aus
tria, recognize that the interests of the
United States justify the latter's inter-
ference in Cuba.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
THE YELLOW FEVER.
Situation at Infected Cities of the
South from Late Reports.


New Orleans, Sept. 25.-Eminent doc
tors believe that the work of the board
of health is productive of good results
and that the fever is not spreading, but,
on the contrary, is being confined to
localities. Thus far there have been a
few less than 100 cases and Is deaths.
The death rate is in the neigh borhood
of Is per cent. 1t was in 1878 16 per
cent; so that up to the present time
the disease is about as virulent as it
was in the last great epidemic New Or
leans has had. There were three deaths
and eight new cases reported ON Fri
day.
Mobile. Ala. Sept. 25.-Friday's re-
port showed three new cases and three
deaths from yellow fever. Since the ap-
pearance of the plague there have been
totals of Al cases and six deaths.
Edwards (Miss.) reports total of
80 new cases on Friday; total cases to
date, 100; total deaths, 4.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
Many Persons Drowned.

London, Sept. 23.-A special dispatch
from Vienna says that 80 persons were
drowned as a result of the collision
Tuesday evening at Fiume between the
steamer Ika, local passenger vessel.
and the British steamer Tiria, which
was leaving that port as the Ika was
entering. The Ika sank in two min
utes and in full view of thousands of
people who crowded to the piers and
water front when the accident became
known.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
News In Brief.

The Foley-Bean company will put in
a big dam on Rum river, near Milaca,
provided they can secure fowage rights
on Mile Laos lake.
The following fourth-class postoffices
have been made money order offices:
Bigelow, Mobiles county; Garvin, Lyon
county; Ware, Marshall county.
The jury in the Merritt VS.. Harris
case found in favor of the Merritts,
which means that stock valued at about
$40, 600 which was in issue, belongs to
the Merritts and was given to Harris
& Son as collateral for the payment of
their legal services, and not as ad-
ditional compensation.
Fifty men have been put to work in
the st. Cloud quarries, getting out
stone for the state capitol.
The libel suit of Samuel Treby
against the Little Falls Transcript was
decided in favor of the newspaper.
While kaleidoscope entertainment
was in progress at Bellview the appar-
atus exploded, causing panic. In
the scramble to get out of the build
ing, several people were injured.
Three men held up cattle train on
the Great Northern road near Smith
Lake and relieved number of stock
men of their money.
Box car No. A, the second one manu-
featured for the St. p. M. & M. Co., is
still in service and was at Crookston
recently.
d. Ruika's general store at Thomp-
son was broken into and $40 worth of
goods taken. There is no clue. but it
is supposed to be Duluth burglars.
John r. Thompson has been ap-
pointed postmaster at East Grand
Forks.
An attempt to I'LL a lighted gasoline
stove resulted in an explosion and the
death of Mrs. Sarah Katner in Mime
apolis. Mrs. j. Silverman and her
baby were burned.
The iremen's hall and lodge room Of
the Select Knights of America, at Lit
tie Falls, were destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Wenzel Mikesh hanged herself
at the ST. Paul city hospital, where she
had been patient since Aug. IL.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
Hunter Not Guilty.

Frankfort, KY, Sept. 22.-Dr. w. God
frey Hunter and his two co-defendants,
ex-Congressman Wilson and Mr..
Franks, were on Tuesday acquitted of
the charge of bribery in connection
with the senatorial contest at the re-
cent extra session of the legislature.
Although Noel Gaines and Thomas F.
Tanner, who turned states evidence
were also acquitted, the verdict is in
direct conflict with their testimony
which the jury evidently disbelieved.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
LoNDoN's PosTEs REsTANTEs.
Largely Used by Certain of the Me-
trOpOlis' Inha bitants.

Dotted at intervals along the 1000
miles of streets that intersect and rein
tersect the wilderness of brick and
mortar which men have agreed to cal
London are numbers of small shops
generally BARRIERS, stationers' or to-
bacconists'-in whose windows the leg
end Letters Received Here" will be
found conspicuously displayed. The.
meaning of it is obvious. Anyone who
wishes for any reason whatever to con-
ceal his or her real address can on pay
ment of a small fee have their CORE
spondence sent to one or the other OF
these private postes restantes, to be
called for whenever convenient.
And their clients! They comprise all
sorts and conditions of men-and
women; more especially the latter.
The swindling ladies home employ
ment" advertiser, who is usually
woman, and who culls her victims
from among the weakest and most I'm.
of their most constant patrons. So is
the widow lady" with the wedding
present of antique plate which she is
so anxious to dispose of at an unheard.
of sacrifice. So too, is that other lady
who is "going out to join her husband in
India" and who, consequently, is con-
sumed with a burning anxiety to dis
pose of her 10O-guinea piano for 6 20
All these, together with hosts of other
Sharks" whose sole business in life is
to prey upon the public, find in the
Letters Received Here" shop the
necessary facilities for carrying on
their nefarious trade.
Of course, not all the keepers of these
establishments are knowingly en-
gagedin assisting criminals. Some there
are who conduct their peculiar business
on honest and straightforward lines
SO far as they are able. But, on the
other hand. it is notorious that very
large number are actually in league
with the swindlers, sharing the pro-
ceeds of their robberies and promptly
giving them the 'tip" whenever I'M
pleasant inquiries begin to be made
about them. Others, again, while not
actually assisting in the frauds, take
good care to benefit indirectly by the
resultant illicit gains, either by charg-
ing an eXorbitant fee for all registered
letters or by quietly annexing Few of
the most promising-looking epistles
from each batch that comes to hand.
The latter proceeding is, of course,
theft pure and simple, but it is theft
unattended by little element of risk.
The master swindler may suspect that
he is being swindled in his turn, but he
can prove nothing, and even if he could
he dare not complain.
But there is even darker side to the
picture. Not a man whose business
brings him closely into contact with
the seamy side of modern metropolitan
life but can bear testimony to the fact
that to the Letters Received Here"
shop can be traced the downfall Of
multitudes of young women.
OF course, not all the users of these
places are of the classes indicated
above If they were the authorities
would quickly put stop to the whole
business. There are plenty of people
who desire to suppress their true names
and addresses for reasons that are COM
rarafiyelv Observation-Disclosures Mail
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
Prison Born.

Mrs. Nellie Prayer. convicted of MUIR
dering the Maxwell child at Moorhead,
and received at the state prison on
March 10, 1897, to serve life sentence,
became the mother of little & irl on
Sept. 81, her child being the first ever
born in prison.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
Only Reasonable.

Citizen-How is it that you are charg-
ing such tremendous prices for ice? /
understand that there is plenty of 1t
after all.
Dealer-Yes; but see how we had to
worry about it all last winter, when we
thought there would be none. You
don't suppose we can worry like that
and not charge for it, do you?-Up 70
Date.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
Bubonic Plague Spreading.

Bombay, Sept. 24.-The latest health
statistics show that the bubonic plague
is again active, having crept unobserved
from hamlet to hamlet, until wide area
is affected. The newspapers assert that
the withdrawal of the medical officers
for service with the troops on the from
tier will entail consequences infinitely
more disastrous than anything happen
ing on the frontier.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
A Robber Caught.

Carl Herman Larson, alias white
Face" alias Chicago Stiff" of Chica-
go, robbed Oliver Cornell, of Mime
apolis. of $51 at Hector. He left town,
going north. but was followed by a
posse, armed with guns and clubs. and
captured in corn field mile from
town. He showed fight and had to be
dubbed in order to be brought to town.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
Rohert Richard WARREN Dead.

Dublin, Sept. 24.-Rt. Hon. Robert
Richard Warren, president of the pro-
bate and matrimonial division of the
high court of justice in Ireland, is dead.
He was born in 1917 and had been
solicitor-general for Ireland and attor-
ney general.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
FfIibusters Slain.

Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. PA Flor
idian from Cuba reports that the recent
flibustering expedition for the island
was captured and that 10 men on the
vessel were slain by Spaniards. He adds
that Havana is now suffering beef
famine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
HorribIe Disa.ter in India.

Madras, Sept. "a. = Owing to the
floods having washed away bridge of
the Bangalorc-Mysore railroad, near
Maddur, an engine and five cars filed
with passengers were precipitated into
the river, causing great loss of life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
Gone CrazY.

Columbus. Kan, Sept. Esd Stat
fieback, one of the notorious family of
murderers, in Jail here, has gone stark
mad through fear of lynching at the
hands of mob.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
Not Guilty.

Land Office Inspector A. P. SWINE
ford. after thoroughly investigating the
charges fled against the land Office at
Marshall, says they were without foun-
dation. The parties making the
charges were attorneys who had lost
several important cases which were
tried before the register and receiver,
and the charges were to the effect that
there was collision between resident
attorneys and the officials. The
charges have since been retracted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
Kills Himself.

City of Mexico, Sept. "A. = Friday
morning ex-Chief of Police Velasquez
shot himself in the left temple, dying
Immediately. No one knows how he
procured the pistol.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
To Serve in Andrews, Stead.

Schenectady, N. Y, Sept. 25.-Rev.
Eliphalet Mott Potter, formerly presi-
dent of Union college in this city, said
that he had accepted the presidency of
the Cosmopolitan Educational univer-
sity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
ry 0nd.) Miners MT Work.

Montgomery Und) Miners mt Work.
Washington, Ind, Sept. 25.-The
Montgomery coal miners went to work
in body Friday. The price paid for
mining will be the same as before, but
the miners will ne charged less for their
powder and oil
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
Typhoid Attacks Turkish Troops.

Constantinople, Sept. rs. = Typhoid
fever is ravaging the Turkish troops in
Thessaly. Six thousand men have al
ready been sent home and 1000 others
are waiting transportation back to
Turkey
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
Death of a Historian.

Berlin, Sept. 22.-Prof. Wilhelm Wat
tenbach, German historian, is dead.
He was born in 1912, and was the au-
thor of many valuable volumes of his
tory.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29

Forty Victims of an Earth-Slip.
London. Sept. 25.-A private dispatch
from Rome says that about 40 persons
were killed and many others injured
by an earthslip at the sulphur mines
near Girgenti.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
Two villages Flooded.

London, Sept. pa special dispatch
from Rome says that two villages near
Brindisi have been flooded and that 20
people have been drowned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
His DAYS Numbered.

London, Sept. 23.-President Paul
Kruger, of the South African republic,
is said to have been informed by his ply
sicians that he cannot live IS months
longer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
sawmiII Rurned.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 23.-The J.
w. Day & Co. sawmf1l burned. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
TO FORTIFY MONTREAL.

Canada SOOn 10 Fut IN EHect q New
Scheme for Defense.
Birmingham, Sept. 25.--The organ of
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state
for the colonies, the Birmingham Post,
says the government of Canada, early
in 1898, will make large purchases of
heavy field batteries and a number of
defense guns, the latter being for a
new scheme for the defense of Montreal
and the river below that city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29

Typhoid Attacks Turkish Troops.
Constantinople, Sept. 25. = Typhoid
fever is ravaging the Turkish troops in
Thessaly. Six thousand men have al
ready been sent home and 1000 others
are waiting transportation back to
Turkey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-29
A Variety.

The variety of religious instruction
that can be obtained on the streets of
Minneapolis of an evening is enough
to suit the most varied taste. For in
stance, one Saturday evening four
Mormon elders were holding forth on
Fourth street, just off Nicollet avenue;
on another corner, across Nicollet, was
the Booth-Tucker Salvation army; a
block away, on Third street, was the
Ballington Booth corps, and on an
other street was another gospel meet
ing.