The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-22
) MINNESOTA NEWS.
No Release.


The supreme court decided several
| important cases, among them the case
of the state against j. r. Clement, the
| Fillmore county banker.
Clement was convicted on one indict-
| ment in connection with the insolvent
bank, and sentenced to five years inn
| prisonment. The charge was that the
| institution was fraudulent concern,
and on this point Clement appealed
and won.
The supreme court finds that the in
| dictment was faulty in not being more
specific and reverses the verdict.
Clement will not be released, how
ever, as there was another indictment
on which he was found guilty and sent
to prison for 1Oyears.
The supreme court finds that this
sentence was all right.
Another case decided was that of
Christian Bongard, the defaultlng
treasurer of Carver county. The YER
dict of the lower court was against
Jacob Towne and the other bondsmen,
and they appealed. The supreme
court sustains the judgement.
Desperate Killed.
Frank Sullivan, border desperate,
met death near Rainy Lake City at
the hands of Will Randolph, mail car
rier, between Crane Lake and Rainy
Lake.
They had had trouble before, when
Sullivan drew gun on Randolph, who
took it away and thrashed him. Sui
livan saw Randolph driving across the
ice and he got Winchester. It was
taken away from him and then he got
revolver and shot Randolph through
the abdomen.
He shot again and the bullet went
through Randolph's ear.
Randolph calmly turned about in
his seat, reached for his shotgun, load
ed it with buckshot out of the back of
his wagon, took careful aim and shot
the top of Sullivan's head off and he
fell dead.
Randolph then drove 10 miles to
Noochyng and sought surgeon, who
cared for his wounds. He will live.
Caution is Urged.
A statement to the public, signed by
Secretary Bracken of the state board
of health. DIR. P. NJ. Hall, commission
err of health in Minneapolis, and DR..
Justus Ohage, commissioner of health
in st. Paul, urges the Importance of
guarding against the spread of small
pox In the state.
Employers are asked to insist that
their workmen be properly protected
by vaccination.
It is pointed out that vaccination
affords protection up to three days
after the exposure has occurred, and
that proprietors of hotel and lodging
houses can prevent general quarantine
by taking prompt action.
It is requested that all suspicious
cases of acute skin trouble should be
referred to a physician at once.
Pays Quarter of a Million.
The Milwaukee Railroad company
filed it's 1900 gross earnings statement,
showing revenues for the year amount
ing to $7,sO5, $50 on it's business in
Minnesota. Its per cent tax amounts
to 1884, 152, of which 100000 has been
paid.
The effects of the light grain crop
and consequent shrinkage of receipts
from the grain haul is shown in a
$199, 247 decrease in earnings. The
tax is 5.977 less than for the proceed
ing year.
Passing Away.
That the veterans of the civil war
are fast answering the last bugle call
is forcibly illustrated by a glance at
the membership. Death has been
particularly severe on the members of
the First Minnesota volunteer infant
ry, and list compiled by Secretary
R. A. Plummer, Minneapolis, shows
that nine comrades have been called
since the last annual gathering, June,
30, 1900.