The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-05
ELECTION DAY SHOOTING.

over Boehne (dem.) of 80 votes. for
mayor.
ELECTION DAY SHOOTING.
United States District Attorney RO-
xier wounded in Arm at St. Louis.
ST. Louis, April St is just report
ed that United States District Attor-
ney Rozier was shot in the arm at a
polling place near Vandeventer and
Manchester avenues. row was in
progress and Mr.. Rozier received a
shot that was intended for another.
The wound is not serious.
Balloting for worlds fair mayor
and complete municipal ticket began
at six a. IN. Tuesday. There are dem
ocratic, republican, good government,
public ownership, social democratic
and socialist labor tickets in the field.
The weather was damp and disagree
able.
BIoodsked and Fraud in Chicago.
Chicago, April 3.-Bloodshed and
bribery were features of the municipal
election in some places in Chicago
Tuesday. Votes are said to have been
bought by the dozen at one dollar
apiece in the Eighteenth ward. The
election commissioners were notified
and deputies were sent to the polling
place. They found that the deal was
made over 100 feet from the polls and
as no actual buying could be seen at
that time no arrests were made.
Thomas Moriarty, republican work
er at the Twelfth precinct of the Third
ward, Thirty-second and Butler
cratic worker, at noon Tuesday. Hur-
ley's wound is not believed to be seri-
Gus.
Gloomy weather with rain in many
cities and towns of the state made
election day Tuesday anything but
pleasant and materially reduced the
number of votes cast.
In Kansas.
Topeka, Kan, April 3.-Intense in
terest was shown in the municipal
elections throughout the state this
year, the issue in NEST cases center
ing in the liquor question. Elections
in cities of the first and second class
were held Tuesday, those of the third
class were held Monday. The wealth
er was damp and threatening, and re-
suited Monday in reducing the vote
in many places.
Kansas City, April 3.-Specials to
the Star give the results of Mondays
election in Kansas towns of the third
class. The main issue has been the
question of ''wet" and ''dry" admins
tration, so-called, and has resulted
from the anti-joint crusade started
by Mrs. Carrie Nation. The cam
paign has been lively, and bitter
temperance fight has been waged.
At Enterprise, C. r. Hoffman, who
supported Mrs. Nation, and was a can
didate on dry" ticket, was defeated
for mayor by J. e. Euhrer.
At Solomon the entire wet" ticket,
headed by E. z. Butcher, for mayor,
was elected by good majority.
At Hope j. r. Sellers (dem.) was
elected mayor, and the republicans
elected all but one member of the
council.
At Chapman J. w. Talbot was elect
ed mayor.
In Wisconsin.
Milwaukee. April 3.-Four judges,
several aldermen in newly created
wards, and clerk of the municipal
court were voted for in Milwaukee
A.
threatening rain. Considerable inter-
est was taken in the judicial election,
but the early vote was not as large
as that cast at a state or municipal
election. Municipal elections were
held in various cities and towns of
the state. Joshua Eric Dodge had no
opposition as candidate for reelec-
ton to the state supreme bench.
In Nebraska.
Omaha, Neb., April 3.-Municipal
elections were held throughout Ne
braska Tuesday, except in Omaha.
South Omaha elected tax commits
sioner and two councilmen. In Lin
coin and several other larger towns
the fight was on straight politics be-
tween the republicans and fusionists.
In most of the smaller villages the
issue was on liquor or no liquor, Ne
braska being local option state.
Reports from the outside indicate
little interest in the result. The
weather over the state was cloudy
and rainy.
Woman's Ticket Up at Denver.
Denver, Col, April 3.-The weather
Tuesday was fair and the bitter tri-
angular mayoralty contest promised
to bring out a large vote in the city
election. The three men running for
mayor are Judge f. L. Wells, dem
ocratic, silver republican and pop
ulist candidate; r. r. Wright, repub-
lican, and Mayor Henry V. Johnson,
independent democrat, who is seek
ing reelection. Many women were
present at the polls Tuesday morn
ing, but few of them were working
for the prohibition ticket, composed
entirely of women, which is not an
important factor in the contest.
Tube Mill Starts Up.
Oil City, Pa, April BIN accord
ance with orders received by the To-