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TRICKS OF HACKMEN.
Many of Washington's Cables Need
Constant Watching.
When Arrested for Any Offense and
Brought Before II Judge They
Resort to Old WelIer's Dodge
and Prove an AIibi.
Especial Washington letter.

"The hackmen of the national cap
ital are hard lot, and many of them
are criminals" says an old policeman.
1.-The hackmen have recently formed
an association, and have been granted
a charter for lodge by the Federation
of Labor; but 1 don't see what they
need a lodge for; surely they do not
need protection. On the contrary, the
general public needs protection from
the hackmen.
Zone good thing for the public is a
recent court decision authorizing po-
icemen to arrest hackmen for solicit
ing trade. Heretofore they have been
permitted to drive onto people, and al
most over them, in demanding patron
age The court has decided that such
soliciting is unlawful, and the hackmen
will therefore be restrained from sucn
disturbances of the peace.
''They resort to all kinds of tricks,
and, although there are some good men
in the business, as a general PROPOSE
ton it may be said that the hackmen
are dishonest and dishonorable. AS
soon as a policeman's back is turned
they will do something which they
know is not right. Moreover, they all
stand together.
when one of them is arrested and
taken into court, he has an attorney to
Immediately arise and abuse the po-
lice force, for arresting the poor hack
man. who is trying so hard to make
a living for his suffering family. That
cry has become an old one, and has
little effect in court now, but 1t is still
raised every time hackman is arrested
and brought to trial.
LAS an example of how they defend
themselves l will tell you of the ar
rest of one of them who had been in
the business for five years. He violated
the regulation preventing hackmen
from overcharging customers. When
he came into court he swore that he
had only been in the hack business for
about two months, and that he did not
know the regulations. He had five wit
nesses to swear that he was new man
at hacking, and man of good reputa-
ton. His plea did him no good, how
ever, because every policeman who haG
served in the uptown hotel section testi-
fed that he had been hackman fol-
not less than five years, and that each
one of them had known him to be in
the business that long. He was fined
of course, and now he says that he has
it in for the policeman who arrested
him. That means that he and his gang
will injure the policeman, if they cal
get at him in the dark at any time.
Il once saw lady get ahead of 6
hackman in a very cute way. L saw
him following her down III street, ano
talking to her. That sort of solicitation
Of business is exceedingly annoying t
ladies, and is unlawful. When | came
near | heard the lady say: 1 thinl
you are the man that waited on m(
yesterday, are you not?' The hackma1
had never seen the lady, but hackme1
do not hesitate to lie, so he said
'Yas'm, I'm the same driver The lady
replied: L thought so, and that's the
reason L don't want YOU
Zone day last week lady reported
to me that she had given hacilmaI
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-10-06
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Testing the Antitrust Law.

The first case to go to the supreme
court under the new Minnesota anti
trust law was perfected before Judge
Simpson of Minneapolis and the rul-
ing will be looked for In the October
term of the supreme court.
The case in question is that of Con-
rad j. Ertz, who brings suit against
the Minneapolis Produce exchange,
asking for damages because the ex-
change, as he claims, has conspired to
injure his business by refusing to sell
him goods or purchase from him.
The defendants urged that the ex-
change was lawful organization, for
a lawful purpose. and that member
of that exchange could not bring an
action for it's actions, and moved dis
charge of action.
''When this proposition was first
made" said the court, II was not Sc
certain as to the claim, but after look
ing the matter up very thoroughly
am of the opinion that the new law is
very broad in it's terms. l cannot see
that there is anywhere to draw the
line. If it is unlawful to restrain trade
to great extent, it is just as unlawful
to restrain it in a lesser degree. If a
corporation or ASSOCIATION were allowed
to restrain trade in the case of one
party, they might in the case of two
and so on to the end, and there would
be nowhere to draw the line. The mo-
ton will be denied"
Judge Simpsons decision stamps the
Minneapolis Produce exchange as &
trust, on the showing before him, Oh
until there is evidence in a trial chang
IT, the showing.
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Left No Will.

Mary A. Pillsbury, widow of the late
c. a. Pillsbury, and his sons, John s..
and Charles S., have joined in a petit
ton asking for the appointment of
Charles M. Amsden, John S. Pillsbury,
Charles S. Pillsbury and Frank H.
Carleton as administrators of the es-
tate. AS far as known Mr.. Pillsbury
left no will. The estate is estimated
as being worth 100000, one-half Of
which is in real estate. The other
half is in personal property. This es.
innate was hastily made, and the es-
tate may prove to be of far greater
value when the inventory has been
completed.
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News in Brief.

After stormy session of three days
at White Earth agency, the Chippewa
Indians decided in favor of no junkets.
The little 219-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Dawes, living at Warsaw,
became lost and was not found until
the next day. He was found in a
slough, alive but terribly chilled.
H. F. Kendall, of Cowbridge, Mass,
and c. E. Eastman, of Saginaw, Mich,
who were lost in the woods on the
north of Lake Superior since Sept. II,
have been found. For ten days they
had no shelter, and no food but Der.
ries.
Capt. Amasa S. Crossfeld, Browns
Valley, who was an officer of the 18th
Minnesota volunteers, has been com.
missioned as a captain in the 44th vol.
unteer infantry, and has been assigned
to recruiting duty at his home.
A man named Groom was killed by
the cars near LIE Sueur. He was
asleep on the track.
Two trains ran into each other at
Alden and carriage horse belonging
to John Rasmussen was killed.
An order was issued at the postoffice
department for the establishment OF
rural free delivery service at Roches
ter. The length of the route is 2514
miles, the area covered is 25 square
miles and the population served 500
Adam Britzius has been appointed reg.
ular carrier and f. G. Timm substitute.
Battalion Sergeant Major Loye, 18th
Minnesota, was notified by the war
department that he had been appoint
ed captain in the 45th infantry. Lieut.
johnson, Co. f, has been appointed
first lieutenant in the Add infantry
The men will be mustered out with the
regiment, and will then receive orders
The Mason block at Moorhead, val
ued at $40, 900, was destroyed by fire.
The Minneapolis milkmen raised the
price of milk one cent per quart.
The II. c. Akeley Lumber company
| broke all records in the line of cutting
up logs, by turning out in IL hours
work, with one circular saw. one
| double band and one gang saw, 722. 12(
| feet of lumber and 10000 pieces OF
lath.
The 5-year-old daughter of A. G..
! Erickson, of Milaca, was so severely
burned about the body that she dice
/ in two hours. She, with other chill
dren, were playing with fire on the
Great Northern right of way.
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ARMY of the Cumberland.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 27.-Light Guard
armory was bright with decorations in
patriotic colors Tuesday night on the
occasion of the annual meeting of the
Army of the Cumberland. Gen. Russell
A. Alger was present. Rev. DR.. Prall
welcomed the veterans and Capt
Charles E. Belknap was speaker of the
evening. Gen. .Alger, Gen. Thomas l.
Wood and others made brief remarks
The next meeting will be held in Chat.
tanOOGa.
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a five-dolIar bill instead of a one-dol-
lar bill, by mistake. She had one and
a five-dollar bill in her purse, and gave
the five, thinking that she was hand
ing him the one. By her description
| soon located the hackman, and de-
manded the four dollars which he had
robbed the lady of, but he denied hav-
ing taken a cent more than one dollar.
He admitted that he had taken her
to an entertainment. but he declared
that she had given him only one dol
lar. He called five hackmen. who at
once said they were ready to swear
that the culprit had come back to the
stand and shown them a one dollar bill,
saying that it was more than he had
expected to get. The fellow could not
be convicted, and SO l did not arrest
him. The lady said she would rather
lose the money than appear in court.
THAT is one of the reasons that hack
men thrive on dishonesty. Their pecu-
lations are small, and they know that
respectable people dread going to po-
lice court as witnesses; and so the
hackmen take chances on robbing them
whenever they can.
'Only few days ago noticed dis
cussion between a hackman and a
stranger near the Shoreham hotel, and
I sauntered over to see what was 60
ing on. l heard the stranger say:
when 1 was here last spring l only
paid rs cents an hour, and how is it
that you now want to charge me dol
lar?' The hackman at once replied:
'Seventy-five cents is the regular rate;
but you asked me to let down the back
of the victoria, and in such cases we
charge dollar.
'That was a point-blank falsehood,
and / so informed the stranger. l adj
vised him to hire some other hackman,
and he did so.
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She looked for them, asked for them,
and implored the driver to find them
for her, saying that she valued them not
only because they were costly, but be-
cause they were given to her as a
Christmas present by very dear
friend The driver insisted that he
knew nothing of them, had not seen
them, had not turned around once in his
seat, and suggested that they might
have fallen out of the carriage. He
promised to drive Immediately back
over the route to look for them. This
he did, and returned to inform the lady
that they could not be found.
''The hotel proprietor reported the
case to police headquarters, and | had
no difficulty in locating the driver, be-
cause L know all of them. He acllnowl-
edged having waited on the lady, and
he brought nine hackmen who swore
that they had seen him driving rapidly
back, looking for the furs, as he in
formed them at the time. Two of the
hackmen testified that they accom-
panied him in his diligent search for
the lost furs. Long after the lady had
left Washington, l learned how the
trick had been performed, but could
never locate the furs, and hence there
has been no prosecution"
So much for the hackmen. These in
stances of their criminal practices
should be sufficient to warn all readers
against employing hackmen here, with
out knowing something of them.
Now as to the policemen. The force
dition than it has been for years. Maj.
Sylvester, the chief, has been newspa-
per man all his life, but has been also
employed at police headquarters for a
number of years. He was appointed to
his present position less than two
years ago, by President Mckinley, who
has personally known him for long
time. He has taken hold of his work
with vigor, vigilance and integrity.
He has paid especial attention to the
inspection of his force, and has con-
slant information concerning the char
actcr and work of every man. The po-
liceman who neglects his duties now
cannot remain on the force, for his
derelictions will be discovered.
There is a restaurant on Seventh
street, within two blocks of police head
quarters, where many business men
and department clerks go for their
lunches, because they are served in
German style and the cooking is excel,
lent About 1880 o'clock yesterday
big policeman entered the back room
took off his helmet, belt, coat and
waistcoat, and sat down to lunch. He
first drank glass of beer, and then or
dered another glass of beer with his
lunch. He had not been there more
than five minutes, when in walked Maj
Sylvester, his chief. The major picked
up the helmet, belt and club, and
walked away with them, without say
ing word to the officer. That was
sufficient notice that he was discharged
How Maj. Sylvester knew the man
was there nobody knows, and the off.
Ger is probably guessing.
SMITH d. FRY.
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Killed by a Blow.

Coroner Mosse held an inquest at the
Rochester insane hospital over the
body of John Simenson, patient at
that institution who died as the result
Grority, another patient. Simenson
was struck on the head with base
ball bat, causing a rupture of one of
the cerebral arteries. The injury was
not thought to be serious at the time,
but the patient failed to rally and died.
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{lfJI1z6 II tfadSg -
The Proper Rejoinder.

Mr.. Blowbuster is not a dab at
punctuation, and this is the way he
concluded a letter to his friend Brown:
II hope you can read this scrawl am
writing it as 1 travel from Washing
ton on my knee" He couldn't under
stand why Brown, who is thrifty man,
wrote back: ''You'll find it no economy
% save car fare at the expense of ruin
ing your Judge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-10-06
Frost I'm the SOuth.

Huntsville, Ala, Sept. ga heavy
frost, the first of the season, is reported
from all portions of Madison county.
The ground is very dry and very little
damage was done. The frost came this
season one month earlier than the first
of last wear.
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Remarkable Specimen.

"What is there in that interview tc
get so excited over?" asked the cold
blooded citizen.
'Why, don't you see, it's one of the
most remarkable productions of it's
kind seen in months. The man who
gave it out hasn't denied a word of it. )"
Washington Star.
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His Enuinnenf.

$50 you want to write war news,
said the enterprising exponent of emo
tional journalism.
eyes," said the young man.
'Do you feel that you are equipped
for that kind of employment
81 do; I've got map and an magma
ton -Washington Star.
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Mother and Child Drowned

Tecumseh, Mich, Sept. 29.-Thursday
afternoon an infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Stanley, living on the
Reynolds farm in Franklin, fell into a
large cistern. Mrs. Stanley jumped in.
to the cistern and attempted to save
the child, but both were drowned be-
fore help arrived. Mr.. Stanley left home
at four o'clock and returned an hour
later and discovered the tragedy.
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Four hundred Lives Lost.

Calcutta, Sept. 29.-Lieut. Gov. Sir
John WOODBURY. announced to the
council that 400 lives were lost through
the floods at Darjeeling, capital of the
district of that name, in addition to
those drowned on the plains.
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The Worm Turns.

''I've come to tell you, sir, that the
photographs you took of US the other
day are not at all satisfactory. Why,
my husband looks like an ape!''
'Well, madam, you should have
thought of that before you had him
taken."- Tit-Bits.
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New Kind of Spectac1es.

''Oh, my friends, there are some spec
tacles that one never forgets!" said a
lecturer, after giving graphic de-
scription of terrible accident he had
witnessed.
''I'd like to know who sells 'em," re-
marked an old lady in the audience,
who is always mislaying her glasses
Brooklyn Eagle.
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IndeIibIy Printed d.

81 shall never forget that lady lee
turer; she made profound impression
on me-"
''By her intellect?"
mo; she wore a baby-blue sash
pinned crooked at the back. Chicago
Daily News.
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London, Sept. 29.-The Echo says the
Greek government was informed
Wednesday that the severe shock of
earthquake around Smyrna killed 1000
persons, injured 500 and demolished
1000 houses and two villages.
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Governor FIees from Fever.

Jackson, Miss, Sept. 29.-Gov. Nc
Laurin, Treasurer May and Superin-
tendent of Education Whitefield have
left the city on account of the yellow
fever prevalent here. One new case has
been reported since Wednesday, with
two Deaths.
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Too Much Experience.

Pilson-Are you going to take part in
that guessing contest?
Dilson-Oh, no; they'd rule me out as
a professional.
Pilson-Professiona
Dilson-Yes; you know am connect
ed with the weather bureau. = Ohio
State journal.
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Only n Matter of Quantity

81 have read somewhere said the
man who had limped into the drug
store, that strychnine would relieve
one of rheumatism. How about it?'
''It will, beyond doubt, responded
the druggist, eff you take enough of it,"
Chicago Tribune.
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Here Is a Theory,

She-Why is it, wonder, that little
men so often marry big women?
He-I don't know, unless it is that
the little fellows are afraid to back out
of the enga ements.-Tit-Bits
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Will See Chicago Next Spring.

New York, Sept. 29.-Admiral Dewey
practically promised Thursday after
noon to make Chicago visit next
spring, the admiral to fix date which
suits his convenience.
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Ward HeeIer's Standard.

"You may laugh at the idea of an
honest voter, but there is such thing"
swell, what's your idea of one?''
can honest voter is a man who won't
sell out to the other fellows when
you've bought him fairly.'-Chicago
Tribune A'
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Pray, Tell Us.

A plain and simple answer for
This riddles what we wish;
Does fishing make men liars, or
Do only liars fish?
N " World
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FrightfuI Oversight.

'He proposed to you unexpectedly,
did hep"
unexpectedly" exclaimed the
sweet young thing. swell, l should say
so. 1t was so unexpected that neglect
ed to say This is so sudden Chi
caoO Post
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How He Got There,

"What brought you to this?" asked
the Jail visitor.
"a police patrol wagon" answered
the prisoner.-Chicago Post.
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A Matter for Doubt.

"Mr. Junks has written a poem in
memory of his departed wife,"
SIS that so? 1 hope he'll get it pub
lished before he marries again. Chi
cago Daily Record.
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Life,s Little Agonies.

marie, didn't you feel terribly when
your engagement was broken?'
!'Yes; and I had another dreadful
blow the same day-my new frock came
home and didn't fit."-Chicago Daily
Record.
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Probably something Hot.

Billy-Does your mother give you
ANYTHING if you take your medicine
without crying?
Willy-No; but she gives me some
thing if / don't.-Yonkers Statesman.
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All About "A watch.

His Wife (gayly) $50 it's full jeweled;
and one that isn't? :
He (mournfully)-About $3O.-Jew-
elers' Weekly.
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Must BE Ben eficiaI.
ne 6X-

SIT makes my blood boil!' he ex-
claimed.
That's good,' she replied.
"Good!" he cried.
Certainly" she answered. BOIL
ing is recommended to remove impur-
tiles in all liquids. brooklyn Daily
Eagle. ...rt
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A Wise Move.

Mrs. Smith-Wasn't it rather foolish
of Mrs. Jones to marry again and for
felt her pension?
Mrs. Brown-Not at all. The man she
married has a larger pension than the
late Mr.. Jones.-San Francisco Exam
liner,
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Particular About Cigars

Mrs. Church--Is your husband par
ticular about the brand of cigars he
smokes?
Mrs. Gotham-Very; he always locks
them up.-Yonkers Statesman.
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Nothing Left.

Wife-John! There's burglar in the
house.
John-That's all right. paid the ice
bill to-day.-N. Y. Journal.
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A Practical Application.

Father = Remember that time is
money.
SOM do. That's why pawned my
watch.-N. Y. Journal.
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That Settled 1t.

Jaggers-So he married the widow?
I thought he had his eye on the daugh-
ter.
Waggies--So he had, but the widow
had her eye on him.-Town Topics.
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Not a Favorite Breed.

The man who rides chainless wheel
At an easy-going jog,
Enjoys his bike" but he doesn't like
To meet with chainless dog.
-Elliotts Magazine.
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A Faint Suspicion

It's true that learnin' is prize.
But maybe it's understood
When people wise theologize
Instead O. studyin' to be good.
washington Star.
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SOUNDS His Own Pratse.,

'My! What trumpet tones that
singer has"
Eyes, and he's quite conceited enough
to blow his own horn."-Philadelph
Bulletin.
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Sad and Sudbury.

OF all sad words of tongue or pen
The saddest are not "It might have been,"
But the ones that rise to the lips of men
Who bet on sure things and fail to win.
Chicago TimeS-Herald
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A Turn Over.

"Why so angry?" said the button,
"Why do you fret and frown?"
st can't help it," replied the collar,
MY owners turned me down."
Chicago Daily News.
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A Reflection.

Dreamers idly sit and plan
How honest labor they may shirk;
But the men who win success
Doff their coats and go to work.
Chicago Daily News.
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Uncle Reub-Yes, I'll buy another
gold brick. L had lots of fun outer the
one you sold me last year for $25 be-
fore L worked it off on Deacon Skinner
for $50.-Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
me.
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Worse Than Incompatibility.

Mrs. West--Yes, Sylvia got di-
vorce from ner husband for non-sup-
port.
Mrs. Worth-Did he starve her?
Mrs. West-Almost as bad. He let
her pine for pearl necklace for over
two years.-Jewelers' Weekly.
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An Enterprising Man

There is a man in our town,
Who in business is hummer;
He deals in coal in winter,
And peddles ice in summer.
Chicago Daily News.
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Unnecessary Form.

81 shall expect you to tell me the
whole truth" said the justice to the
colored culprit.
'sDe whole truth, sah?"
yes
"Jedge, DIES gimme six months!"-
Atlanta Constitution.
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$50, you're through crying, Bebe?''
'No, I'm not through! I've stopped
to st!"-Polichinelle.