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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30

In passing upon the constitutionality
of an act Of the Legislature limiting the
height Of buildings to seventy feet on
lands adjacent to the new courthouse.
the Supreme Court OF Massachusetts,
held that the state, in the exercise of
its police power, has not the right to
impose such restrictions without pay
ing damages to the property owners af-
fected.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30

India and Ceylon have competed so
successfully with China in the produc-
tion Of tea that, whereas in 1880 2,1OO,-
OOO hundredweight of the leaf were ex-
ported from China, only 1851, 900 hun
dredwelght left the country in 1899.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30
Red River PrOspector.
RED RIVER, NEW MEXICO.

Rev. Frank Gunsaulus of Chicago,
has interested his congregation in
mining and the church has invested in
a mine ip' tho Cripple Creek district,
which will be operated for the bene-
At Of the church.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30

A Minneapolis man bought from a
Russian in Halifax five years g a
curious rough stone Of reddish hue.
Acting on a recent hint, he sent the
stone to Kansas City, and cutters de-
veloped ter fine Siberian rubies worth
$50 a carat.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30

philosophical citizens at St. Louis
have offered conditionally to free the
site Of the exposition If it can be Sc
cured for the use Of the public library,
in order that the city may avail itself
OF the s1,OOO,O 900 gift offered by An
drew Carnegie.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30

There is only one building at the
Pan-American exposition in Buffalo
designed in it's entiraty by a woman,
and that n is the structure which
will represent the states Of New Eng
land. The woman whose b~rilliancy as
an architect has gained, for her this
honor is Miss Josephine Wright Chap
man OF Boston.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30

In his biography OF Phillips Brooks.
ALEXANDER v. G. Allen of Cambridge
tells. of a clergyman who was going
abroad and talked in Jest of bringing
back a new relation~with him. you
might have some trouble in getting it
Through the custom house" some n
remarked. NO" observed Bishop
Brooks; I'VE may take it for granted
thatla new religion would have no du-
ties attached" Another person. for
the sRke&no doubt, Of argument, once
dreW attention to the fact that some
men, calling themselves atheists,
seemed to lead moral lives, and Brooks
promptly disposed of it. "They have
to,t said he; they have no God to
forgive them If they don't"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30

p~earance of the boy and took him
in his service. Then his training as a
hypnotic subject commenced. He
y "The doctor began to stick pins
into various parts of my body, but
only pricked me a little. and, though
1 WINGED considerably, I at last learned
to submit quietly, no matter how deep
ly the pins were stuck into me-, Then
he taught me to lower my respiration
and heart action at villa process
that took several months of constant
practice. But these are essentials to
a successful hypnotic subject, as l will
explain.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30
The Cataleptio Condition.

ITO begin with, in order to simu-
late the cataleptic condition. it is nee
essary hat the respiration should be
very faint. 1t have learned to keep
alive on two breaths a minute, which
you will admit is rather a small al
lowance. The control of the heart is
more complicated-being in reality a
control Of the %pulsations by which
they may be increased or diminished
at will. But even this is attended
with deception, particularly when l
pretend to have two separate pulses,
one side running high and the other
low. l have deceived the ablest doc
tors in the world with this act"
After Minnock had become prof.
cient the doctor used him to illustrate
his lectures and scientific lectures. and
paid MIN well. When the physician
died he left him $500 in his will. Min
mock then returned to the United
States and soon spent his money.
When he became stranded he went to
work IN dime museums as the human
pin cushion, and in this capacity
made a reputation all ove the coun-
try.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30

Or. f. Neville Wells writes from
Li8conia Aio, Buenos Ayres, about an
extraordinary storm. He says: AT
about 1880 D: m. one could see a storm
was approaching. IN less than hve
minutes one could not see FIVE yards,
hailstones as big as pigeons eggs
smashing panes OF glass and the stones
darting from one end Of a room twelve
feet long to the other. This lasted a
quarter OF an hour. and then the sun
shone brilliantly and the dust com
menced to blow again, the thermome-
ter an hour afterwards registering so
degrees in the shade"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30

A horrible parricide was committed
recently at Marseilles. M. Martin Jo-
sine, cashier at a large firm, resolved
to contract a second marriage. His
son, aged 20, who had given his father
a great deal of trouble, asked to be
present. NJ. Josime gladly consented,
and presented him with a new suit Of
clothes for the occasion. Joseph Jo-
sine angrily declared that they were
not of good quality. The wedding par
ty were Just starting to the church for
the. ceremony when the son said to his
father that>ft would be more in keep
ing to take sonic Movers to the tomb
OF his dead mother. He then pulled
OUT a revolver and exclaimed: take
th&t One bullet for you, and two for
rue afterwards" M. Posims fell dead,
and his son, who expressed gladness.
wab arrested.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30
HYPNOTIC TRICKS.
AS REVEALED BY A FAMOUS
SUBJECT.
The Wonderful Training which Made
Thomas NIlnnook a Master In the Art
Of Deception-oan control Respiration,
Heart and Pulse,

That many Of the mysteries Of hyp-
notism are nothing more than clev-
erly executed tricks is proven, II the
statements Of Thomas Minnock are
true. Perhaps no one is better quail
fed to speak on this subject. For
years he has acted as a hypnotic sub
ject, or horse" as the character is
termed in the language Of the profess
sion. He is one of that class of men
who sleep for hours in a store window,
are buried alive, drink and eat pois-
onous substances, and submit to hav-
ing pins and needles stuck into their
flesh without finching. He claims to
have travelled with such noted hyp-
notists and magnetic healers as San
tanelli, Schlatter, Keen, the Lees, the
Sages, and to have received his train
ing from the famous DR.. Charcot Of
Paris. He has not only deceived the
general public, but some of the worlds
leading scientists and physicians. His
training has led him to gain a won
derful control of his faculties and or
gans. He can control his heart beats
and respiration, and produce an ac-
tion in the muscles in his wrists to in
dictate that the pulse is not beating
the same in each.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30

There is often more Of Christ in the
kitchen than In the cathedral.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30
His Early Training.

Minnock was brought to the atten-
ton Of DR.. Charcot in Brussels, Bel
GUM. He went to Europe with Bar
NUNS circus and acted the part Of the
baby clown" This consisted in run
ming about the ring and initiating all
the acts Of the real clown. Dan Rice
was the clown and the old funmaker
thought a great deal of the boy. When
the show was in England Minnock at
traoted the attention of the manager of
a local circus. 1t was a small affair,
but the manager offered him a larger
salary than he was getting and he
accepted it. The circus went to the
Brussels exposition and became
stranded and wrecked in the Belgium
capital. Minnock had no money and
when almost on the verge of starva-
tion appealed to the American con-
sui. That official could not furnish
him with transportation to the United
States, but gave him a little money
and a note of Introduction to DR..
Charcot, who was then in Brussels.
The doctor was impressed with the APP
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30
Denver Directory.

THE COLORADO ENT 4 AWNING Co, Robert
Il q. Gutshall, Pres. Largest manufacturer In the
West Write foroatrg. 1878 Lawrence st., Denver
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-30
BRIG. GEN. JOHN P. HATCH.

on Tuesday the, distinguished soldier
was laid to rest with military honors
in Arlington.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
AGAIN LOCATED.
Miss Stone Said to be Held Close to
Village of Iakaruta, in Turk
ish Territory.

New York, Oct. 14.-According to the
Sofia correspondent of the World the
Bulgarian police are assured that Miss
Ellen NJ. Stone, the kidnapped American
missionary, has been conducted by 20
brigands close to the village of Iakaru-
ia, in Turkish territory.
New York, Oct. 14.-Concerning the
case of Miss Stone, the kidnapped mis-
sionary, the Constantinople CORE
spondent of the Journal and Adver-
tiser cables: People versed in bandit
tactics presume the band, being well
informed, have fed owing to the pub
licity given to the conditions of the
ransom and expect the brigands will
shortly send new demand from some
unexpected quarter.
Nobody fears that Miss Stones life
is at present endangered, as the
brigands desire ransom and will not
resort to extreme measures unless
compelled by pursuit. The American
officials will not divulge the plan of
action they have arranged, but admit
their intense anxiety.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18

toria, under Saturdays date, that
Gen. French's columns have captured
Commandant Scheeper. Lord Kitch-
ener does not state whether Scheep-
er's commando, which has been ac-
tive in Cape Colony, was captured or
not. The British have been in pur-
suit for a couple of weeks. Scheeper
himself was so i'll that he was obliged
to travel in buggy.
Cecil Rhodes a Physical Wreck.
London, Oct. 14-Cecil Rhodes,
whose part in politics and empire
making is wildly recalled by the
Schnadhorst letters, is living almost
absolutely alone at quiet hotel, on
diet and with the attentions of a
man who is seriously i'll. There is no
doubt that he is suffering from heart
disease and is no longer the robust
man of former times; yet he never
missed a day this week at the Office
of the British chartered South Afri-
can company, burying himself in de-
tails and conducting long, tedious
meetings without complaint or men
ton of his ill-health. After these
duties, however, in the quiet of his
hotel, he seems to become almost a
wreck, "like man liable to go off at
any moment" as one of his few Wis
itors said on coming out from his
room.
Usually Mr.. Rhodes is supremely in
different to public sentiment, prefer
ring rather to ride roughshod over
criticism, but in the matter of the
Schnadhorst letters he has expressed
keenest desire to hear public COM
ment. His efforts, however, have met
with slight success.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18

the number of officers necessary to
man them and a few auxiliary yes
sells, would be no less than a thou
sand, and the problem presented is
how these officers can be secured in
the short time remaining. At pres
ent the line of the navy, under the
personnel act, and as fed from An
napolis, is increasing only at the rate
of ten per year in number (4O Off
GERS being retired arbitrarily each
YEAR,, which would make 80 for the
three years. According to Admiral
Crowninshield, the only remedy is to
increase the number of cadets at the
naval academy to not less than 800.
1t is recommended that, beginning
with the next congress, there shall
be allowed at the academy two naval
cadets for every representative or
delegate, two for each senator, one
for the District of Columbia, and ten
at large annually, and that the course
be limited to four years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18

presence is the dispatch known as the
memorandum that accompanied dispatch
Number 81
"Can you give me any subsequent dis
patches or memorandum that passed be-
tween Admiral Sampson and Commodore
Schley in reference to the Spanish squad
ron being at Santiago?"
81 do not think l can refer you to any.
After Admiral Sampson heard that the
fleet of Commodore Schley had not left
Cienfuegos, in other words, after he got
a reply from the commander of the flying
squadron, he sent the Wasp. think about
May 26, to Cienfuegos with an additional
dispatch, but she, of course, did not arrive
there until Commodore Schley had left for
Santiago, and 1 do not remember what
those dispatches WERE"
SIMPSONS Dispatch.
After further effort on Mr.. Rayner's part
to elicit information as to correspondence
between the two commanders and objec-
tion on the part of Mr.. Hanna to bringing
in dispatches which had no immediate
bearing upon Commodore Schley's con-
duct, Mr.. Rayner said there was no COM
munication between them between May q
and May 81. He then quoted the dispatch
of May q as the first positive knowledge
conveyed to Commodore Schley of the
presence of the fleet at Santiago. This
dispatch was as follows:
United States Flagship New York ST.
Nicholas Channel May q. 1S9S.-Sir: Every
report. and particularly daily confidential
reports received at Key West from Havana,
state Spanish squadron has been in San
tiago de Cuba from the 18th to the 18th
instant inclusive. the 18th being the date
of the last report received. You will please
proceed with all possible dispatch to San
tiago to blockade that port. If on arrival
there you receive positive information of
Loft
follow them in pursuit. Very respectfully,
w. T. Sampson"
When 1t Reached SchIey.
Mr.. Hanna: what is the first positive
order?''
Mr.. Rayner: MAY o."
Mr. Hanna: Did he receive it on the
27th?"
Mr. Rayner: HE never received it on the
9th (after being prompted by Admiral
Schley). He got it on June TO-"
Mr. Hanna: How is it possible then he
can be affected by an order after all that
lapse of timer
Mr. Rayner: THAT is just what we want
to prove, that he had no orders except
and 50
While counsel were still talking back and
forth at each other in the unpleasant in
cident referred to above. Admiral Dewey
arose and administered the oath to the
next witness, Lieut.. Nathan C. Twining
formerly of the battleship Iowa, who had
been awaiting to be called while the COL
loquy was in progress. Lieut.. winnings
testimony covered points already brought
out to the siege of Cienfuegos and the
bombardment of the Crist obal Colon in the
harbor at Santiago on May 81.
AT one O'Clock the court adjourned until
Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
NOT ENOUGH OFFICERS.
Navy Lacks Sufficient Men to Man
Ships-RcpOrt of Crown
inshield.

Washington, Oct. 14.-In his annual
report to the secretary of the navy,
Rear Admiral Crowninshield, chief of
the navigation bureau, speaks of the
reduction made during the past year
in the strength of the Asiatic fleet,
which was drawn upon to furnish
two vessels to reestablish the Euro
pean station and will be further dl-
minished in order to permit of the
commissioning of at least two train
ing ships and an increase of the
North Atlantic squadron by two gum
boats and of the Pacific squadron by
possibly one. 1t is particularly de-
sirable to have some small ships for
gulf service on the Atlantic side. 1t
is said that the operations on the
Asiatic station were marked by uni
form success and that the conduct of
our sailors and marines in China in
the main was all that could be asked
for.
Sailors were enlisted during the
year to the number of 9,S96, making
the total men in service 1925. From
this number there were 3,15S deser-
tionS.
The most important feature of the
report, that of personnel, is reserved
for the last. Admiral Crownins HELD
already has given warning to con-
gress of the absolutely imperative
need of the navy for more officers
and men. Now he adds some start
ling figures to support his renewed
recommendations He says if the de-
partment were called upon to man
the ships for war service, it could not
meet the demand. There are not
enough line officers to man the ships
already constructed. When, in three
years, the vessels now under con-
struction shall have been completed,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
Train Wrecked by Open Switch.

Loveland, o., Oct. 14.-Pennsylvania
train No. 81, due here at 9:45 a. M,
the New York express, struck an
open switch at Sorrel's Stone spur
while running so miles an hour Sat-
urday. Engineer Emanuel List
jumped and was internally injured.
The fireman was also hurt, but not
seriously. The engine plowed deep
into the steep bank. None Of the
passengers were seriously hurt, but
many were bruised by being thrown
over the seats.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
Road Sold Mt Auction.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 14.-When Spe-
cial Master-in-Chancery Robert H.
Kern at noon offered the franchises
and property of the Omaha e. ST..
Louis railroad for sale at public auc-
ton there was but one bid and one
York, w. Emlen Roose-
welt. chairman of the bondholders'
committee, offered $1,25O,OOO for the
property and it was knocked down to
him at that price. The road will be
turned over to the Wabash Railroad
company and will be operated in the
future by that road.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
Discusses Canal with President.

Washington, Oct. 14.-Former Sen
ator Pasco, now member of the
isthmian canal commission, for a
short time Saturday discussed with
the president matters relating to the
coming report of the commission
This report will not be submitted to
the president until some time next
month, as it is desirable that the lat
est facts and information may be in
corporated in it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18

From statements made In several
Russian papers it seems that there is
no country in the world where human
life is so short and mortality so great
as in Russia. According to the Peters
burg Viedemosti the average length
of life in that country is only 30 years.
The death rate in St. Petersburg is
higher than anywhere else in Europe,
with the exception OF Constantinople.
While in London, for instance, the per-
centage is II per 1000, in ST. Peters
burg it is 40 per 1000. Only Moscow
sometimes beats St. Petersburg in this
respect.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18

In 1910 the first common brown rat
was seen in England. 1t came from
Asia on board ship. Up to that
time the national rat was black, but
their brown confreres increased so
rapidly that they soon wiped the orig
inal rodents out of all reckoning till
a black rat is now pest of the past.
The brown rat has not Only come to
stay within those realms, but it is
found in every part of the western
hemiSDhere
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
Accommodation Train Ditched.

Warsaw, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE south
bound Elkhart-Indianapoli accom-
mediation train on the Big Four rail
road was wrecked just south of this
place Saturday. The locomotive, aft
er running a hundred feet on the
ties. was ditched, but the coaches
remained in an upright position.
Over a hundred passengers were
badly shaken up. but none serious
ly injured. The engineer and fire.
man escaped by jumping. The acct
dent was caused by washout.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
Ambassadors ChOate Sails.

London, Oct. 14.-The United States
ambassador, Joseph H. Choate. and
his family sailed for New York Sat-
urday from Southampton on board
the American line steamer Philadel-
phia. The members of the United
States embassy and many personal
friends bid Mr.. and Mrs. Choate fare
we'll at Waterloo railroad station
here, previous to their departure for
Southampton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
Hard Work to Secure Jury.

Georgetown, KY, Oct. 1.-THE ma
terial for the selection of jurors in
the Caleb Powers trial from Scott
county having been exhausted Fri
day, and the jury being still incom-
plete, special venire was issued
which Saturday brought in 100 men
from Bourbon county. At ten o'clock
the commonwealth accepted the jury,
but the defense began to exercise it's
right of peremptory challenge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
To Organize a New Conference.

London, Oct. 14.-Bishop Hart
zell. missionary bishop of the Meth
odist Episcopal church in Africa, has
left England for East Africa. He
will organize a new American Meth
odist conference at Umtalli, Rhode
STA, November s, and will thence
make an extended tour through his
diocese. The bishop has quite recov-
cred from the malarial fever, with
which he was laid up for months in
England.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18

In Argentine there is grass known
as "paja voladora," or flying grass,
which appears to be great nuisance.
1t is reported that the Great South
ern Railway during the time the
grass exists, finds it almost impossi-
BILE to keep it's tracks clear from it,
and that it interferes greatly with
traffic, for the reason that it piles up
in such quantities that at lines it is
difficult to force trains through it..
1t causes hot boxes and even derail-
ments, to which is added the great
danger of taking fire.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
Miraculous Escape of Passengers.

Salt Lake City, Utah. Oct. IA
special from Butte, Mont, says: The
north coast limited train west
bound on the Northern Pacific was
ditched at small station called
Dempseys about % miles west of
Butte at $3.50 o'clock Friday night.
Six crowded passenger coaches left
the track, but remained upright. The
railroad officials say no one was in
jured. The wreck was caused by a
lot of bridge timbers piled too near
the track being struck by the train.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
Honor Prof. VirchOw.

Berlin, Oct. 14.-Prominent men of
science from all parts of the world
assembled here Saturday to join
in the celebration of the eightieth
birthday of Prof. Virchow. The
newspapers Saturday morning de-
voted columns to eulogies of the pro-
fessor, reviews of his life, instances
of his remarkable vitality and inces-
SAINT work, referring to the fact that
he only allows himself four or five
hours sleep daily.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18

There are more than twice us many
blind persons in Russia as in the whole
of the rest of Europe. They number
100000, which is equivalent to two in
every 1000 of the population. In
France and England the proportion
is not quite one per 1000. 1t is be-
lieved that blindness in Russia is so
prevalent because of the length of
time which snow lies on the ground
and also owing to the uncleanly hab-
its of the people.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18

Large areas of the South American
continent have never yet been trod-
den by the foot of civilized man. It
will surprise many to learn that there
are larger tracts uneXplored in that
region than in Darkest Africa, yet
such is the fact. A large majority
of the cities along the coasts of
South America, known to every pu-
pill in the public school, were settled
in the Columbia era. Civilization is,
in fact, much older there than in
North America.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18

Long ago, when America was still
undiscovered and England was will
derness, peopled only by wild beasts
and savage men, the Romans and
Greeks were acquainted with the art
of making glass, and they used it for
a great variety of purposes. Large
quantities of their bottles and other
glassware have been dug up, especial
ly on the island of Cyprus. Most of
it exhibits beautiful irredescence.
which interrupt the light and produce
the rainbow effect.