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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
TRADE CONDITIONS.
A General Review of the Situation
in the business World Is on
the Whole Encouraging.

New York, Oct. H-Bradstreets says:
Some quietng down in the general de-
manc for merchandise is noted this week.
partly the result of weather conditions,
such as rains in the northwest and warm
er weather at the west while at the south
the restricted movement of cotton stlll
checks trade and collections at several
markets. The lull in the demand for dry
goods, clothing and shoes from western
jobbers is, however. notluneXpected, being
accounted for by the advanced stage of
the season. A slight upward swing In
prices is noted this week, following the gen.
eral gain in all staples shown in September.
but the changes in cereals are small wheth-
er upward or downward The advance in
cotton. based on the poor crop reports.
light receipts, the postponement of the Fail
River strike and rather better trade adj
vices from abroad is a trif1ing one. The
great mass of prices the country over show
few important changes, and this steadiness,
in fact is notable feature by itself of
the trade situation. Among cereal prod
ucts the feature is the active domestic de-
mand for flour at higher prices. WheatTs
a traction higher on the week on belief
that following the recent decline caused
by the heavily increased movement at the
northwest and the gain in visible supplies.
some reaction is due. Oats are fractionally
higher. but corn is lower. and hog prod
ucts are very weak"
Failures for the week numbered 231 in
the United States, against 232 last year. and
81 in Canada. against 81 last year."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
ANXIOUS TO GIVE UP.
Police ut Omaha Hear from Pat
CrOwe-Says He Is Tired of Be-
ing ShadOwed.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 14.-Chief of Po-
lice Donahue received from Patrick
Grove, through friend of the lat
ter, an offer to surrender himself
and stand trial in the courts if the
reward of $4,000 hanging over his
head for the alleged kidnapping of
Edward A. Cudahy, Jr., is withdrawn.
Chief Donahue did not accept the
proposition, but made counter Of
fer to waive the reward himself, say
ing nobody else could secure it. The
chief says Grove is tired of being
hunted and is willing to take chances
of a trial if the reward is withdrawn,
but expresses the fear that manufac-
tured testimony would convict him
if the reward were allowed to stand.
He says Grove is less than 500 miles
from Omaha and is not with his rela-
tiyeS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
MINNESOTA NEWS.
An Historic Table that Becomes Of
Public Interest.
Made by Minneapolis Children, 1t Has Fol-
lowed the Career of VIM. Mckinley
With Strange Fortunately.

The South Side high school of Min
neapolis is the owner of an oak table
which has followed the career of Will
lam Mckinley for nine years The
table was made in 1892 in the manuel
training department of the school. and
presented to the national republican
convention held in Minneapolis that
year. Mr. Mckinley presided and used
the table. Mr.. Downey leaned upon
the table when he prophesied that Nc
Kinley would be elected president in
1896.
In 1896 the table was carried to St.
Louis, and was there used by Senator
Thurston, chairman of the republican
convention which nominated Mckinley.
In 1900 the table was taken to Phila-
delphia to the national republican con-
vention, and second time was Will
lam Mckinley nominated over it.
On each of these occasions a silver
plate was bedded in the table to mark
the part it had taken in the political
history of the country.
And now a fourth plate will be
added. The table was sent to Buffalo
as part of the school exhibit from Min
neapolis, and President Milburn, of
the Pan-American exposition, will be
asked to add the fourth plate, record
ing it's presence at the exposition when
Mckinley was aSSaSSinated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
CAUSES OF DIVORCE.
They Differ in Almost Every Coun-
try of the World.
To Reach International Uniformity
in Laws Governing the SeverinG
of the Marriage Tie Seems
an ImpOssibility.

Under the appropriate chairman
ship of New York lawyer the Inter
national Law association, meeting at
Glasgow, gave up one session to dis
cussion of the divorce laws of civilized
nations, and adjourned after reaching
the conclusion that there was no hope
of reaching anything like uniformity
AS illustrating the impossibility OF
reaching uniformity in divorce laws,
brief summary of some of the more
important features may serve. Thus,
in the republic of Argentina, in South
America, divorce is unknown, though
its place is taken by what is called
personal separation" based on any
one of number of causes, including
cruelty and ill-treat ment. Under the
laws of the republic no widow can re-
marry for ten months after the death
of her husband, or after securing
personal separation
In Austria Hungary no divorces are
allowed between Catholics. Before
even separations are allowed the par
ish priest is obliged to try his best
to affect a reconciliation. Divorce be-
tween Jews may be had by mutual con-
sent, and in the case of Greek orien-
tails, where "irreconcilia BILE hatred" is
considered to lead to tragic results.
In Japan the causes of divorce are
all in favor of the husband and against
the wife. Thus, one of the principal
causes is the disobedience of wife
to the commands of her husbands
parents. Again, if woman shows any
signs of jealousy her husband may put
her away, and petition for divorce
will hold if the woman be shown to be
talka tive to a degree which displeases
her lord and master.
In Belgium it is not possible to OBJ
tain a divorce after go years of mar
riage, or after the wife has attained
the age of As years" No divorce by
mutual consent" shall be granted at
any time, unless the parties to it shall
first obtain the consent of their par
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
A COMPARATIVE DIAGRAM.
Showing the Number of Divorces in I'm
portant Countries.)

ents, as they are obliged to when they
get married.
In France the divorce evil is con-
sidered only second to what it is in
the United States. Previous to 1897,
in fact, it is said that the number of
divorces in France exceeded the num-
Der of marriages. Now the proportion
is by no means so great, though still
sufficiently alarming. In France di-
vorce or separation may be had for
number of causes, classified as "vio-
lence dangerous to life" ordinary vio-
lence" and misconduct" Among the
cases of misconduct" for which
French divorces have been granted are
calling the wife bad names," 1.-THE re-
fusal to go through the religious as
well as the civil ceremony" and ill
treatment by the husband of the wife's
parents"
Before couple can be married in
Germany the permission of the par
ents must be obtained, if the man is
less than 25 years old or the bride
less than "a. If an officer or private
soldier in the regular army should be
married without the consent of his
superiors he is liable to imprisonment
in a fortress for period of three
months. When an application for di-
vorce is made. the judge is first re-
quired to attempt reconciliation. If
children have been born the difficulty
of securing a divorce is greatly in
creased. Hopeless insanity is recog-
nized as good ground, as are '.insu-
perable aversion" to each other on
the part of the petitioners, and "quar-
relsomeness," serious defamation of
character" and restriction of per-
sonal liberty" "Extravagance" is an
other cause for divorce in Germany,
which is often taken advantage of.
Divorces are not granted for any
cause in Italy, though separations,
which amount to the same thing, may
be obtained. A widow who marries
within ten months of the death of her
husband is fined 5000, and the same
fine is assessed against both the man
she marries and the official who per-
forms the ceremony.
A peculiar cause for divorce allowed
in Spain is violence used towards the
wife by her husband to compel her to
change her religion
So far as the statistics of divorces
are concerned, the United States occu-
pies an unenviable notoriety. In sin
gle year the divorces granted in this
country were nearly twice as many as
those granted in all the other civilized
countries of the world. The smallest
number of divorces in any given year
is credited to Great Britain and Ire
land
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(FrOm- IL May have Been derived the
American Stars and Stripes.)
the Washingtons of Sulgrave after the
fall of their fortunes by their kinsman,
Sir Robert Spencer, and stone over
the door bears the inscription: 'The
Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord!
Constructed 1906" which would be
quite appropriate to their changed
condition. Near to this house there
has lately been discovered stone sun
dial, having the Washington arms
(argent), two bars, and in chief three
mullets (gules), carved upon it, with
the date, 1917. 1t is, we are informed,
a round slab of sandstone 1914 inches
in diameter and three inches thick,
chamfered on the lower edge, taken
from the Harelston stone quarry,
three miles distant from Brington,
but not of the kind commonly used for
building. No stone exactly like this
seems to be quarried now, but in old
houses built of Harleston stone pieces
are, it is said, to be found precisely
similar. The lines, figures and shield
are incised apparently about the six
teenth of an inch deep. Under the
shield are the letters r. w., and it is
considered probable that the dial was
made for Robert Washington, second
son of Laurence Washington, of Sui
grave. He died in 1922 and was buried
in Brington church, where an inscrip-
tion and shield of his arms in brass
are now to be seen. His nephew, Rev.
Laurence Washington, was the father
of two emigrants, John and Laurence,
who sailed for Virginia about 1857,
and John was the great-grandfathe
of the famous George Washington,
first president of the United States of
America
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
POLITICS AND LOVE.
Closely Mixed Up in the Rockefel-
ler-Aldrich Engagement.
Remarkable History of the Man
Whose Daughter Is to Wed the
Young millionaire - Began
Life as Grocer.

The son of the richest man in the
United States is to marry the daugh-
ter of the most influential man in the
American congress. This is the impor-
tant phase, from a Washington stand
point, of the announcement of the
contract to marry by John d. Rookie
feller's son John and Senator Aldrich's
daughter, Miss Abby. The announce
ment may be considered as political
tainly it is not social intelligence.
Neither the Rockefellers nor the Aid
riches care for the conventional di-
versions of society.
In many respects, says the Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune, Aldrich is
the most influential man in public
service. His position assists in estab-
fishing the general proposition that
the strongest men in congress are not
lawyers. They are business men. AS
a grocer he began life. He became a
wholesale grocer, and was not wholly
successful. Taking a dip into local
politics, he landed in the common coun
ell of the Rhode Island town of Prov
idence. His promotion was gradual
up to the state legislature, to the low
er house of congress and to the United
States senate.
He has become the executive leader
of the senate. He is member of that
silent governing group OF United
States senator's of which Mcmillan,
Plat Comm Allison and Frye are
members. He does things for those
who decree what is to be done. No
speeches come from him, and public
statements he rarely makes; but his
Silent force never relents. With joyful
enthusiasm he told Senator Hanna
that he would support the shipping
subsidy bill, but he proceeded to kill
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
Marginal Readings Adopted.

San Francisco, Oct. 1.-THE house
of bishops of the triennal Episcopal
convention adopted the report of the
conference committee on marginal
readings, recommending that all
readings in the report of the joint
commission taken from the new Eng
lish version, the new American ver-
sion and the marginal readings of the
King James version be authorized;
also that the commission be permit
ted to substitute for readings in its
report not taken from one or the
other of these sources, other readings
taken from those sources. which shall
also be hereby authorized.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18

other as far as it goes. I say this while
admitting that the British and French
navies are larger.
Our relations with foreign officers
are very cordial, and the very strength
of our navy will insure US long period
of peace. While 1 have great pride in
our navy, l am confident that the in
terests of the world in the future lie
in the direction of peace. Not only
does Christian civilization shudder at
war, but as a financial question it is
becoming impracticable. The cost Of
preparation to-day is more than any
nation can bear. When to this you add
the still greater cost resulting from
loss of business, destruction of COM
merce, and the general upsetting of
all industries, the total reaches an in
calculable figure. 1t will be disgrace
to civiiizatio and discredit to huma n
ingenuity and judgment if after solv-
ing all other great problems it cannot
solve the problem of interna tional dis
putes in some way less clumsy, brutal
and costly way than by killing and
bloodshed and the destruction of life
and property.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
A HEALTHY STATE.
Statistics Show that MinnesOta's Death
Rate is Among the Lowest
in the Union.

Minnesota is the healthiest state of
the union, and one of the healthiest To-
calities in the world, according to adj
vance sheets of the marine hospital
service report, based on statistics re-
ceived from 1,19O cities. North and
South Dakota are close seconds to Min
nnesota. Iowa also makes fine show
ing. The Minneapolis death rate per
1000 on census of 1900 is given as II. 80;
st. Paul, 1913; while Fairmont has the
lowest in the state, 2.63; Cannon Falls,
1876; Hastings, 9.45.
The average death rate for Mime
sofa is about IL in 1000 each year, al
though the reports are not quite COM
plete and the average is not drawn in
advance sheets
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
Changes Are Objectionable.

The state railway commission has
notified railroads that it cannot accept
the following changes made in the
classification of Aug. 1: Advancing har-
vesting machines, set up, first class to
D first; mowers, set up, first class to
D first; binding attachment for har-
vesters, third to second class; burlap
cloth, fourth to third class; horse col
lars second to first class; rubber hose,
second to first class: windmills and
pumps, car loads, minimum weight,
from 20, 600 to $4,000 pounds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
CAN USE A LEVER.
President James j. Hill Showed Rail-
road LabOrers u Trick of
Their Trade.

One of the most versatile men in the
country is James j. Hill, president of
the Great Northern railroad. He has
a comprehensive grasp of the details
of railroading that few men possess.
Since he began to pay close attention
to the financial side of railroading pub
lie attention has been somewhat di-
verified from the other phase of his
management. An incident that oc-
Cured recently, however, shows that
Mr.. Hill is as practical as ever. While
on a tour over the Great Northern
road his train, which was going down
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
r TIP IP

it. Hanna, as republican leader in
politics, could not dictate to the re-
publican leader in congress. Mr.. AID
rich is heartless when it comes to pol
itics. With his keen, hawklike eye, he
sees his way. Friendships do not
prove obstacles. His one master is
business-no other orders bother him.
But he is not individually omnipo-
tent. There are silent forces in the
senate which he consistently regards.
He never forgets that he dares not run
counter to republican leadership.
This is best represented by the eau
tious and timid Allison. 1t is usually
said that he uses Allison. 1t would be
better to say that he frames his games
SO that they will not offend Allison.
He knows the Iowa statesman and his
most intimate associates. Their OPP
position may not be adamant, when
encountered, but it is as deep and wide
as the earth. What matters whether
the cannon ball is shattered against
stone or buried in earth as long as it
does not get through? Aldrich does
not assault the conservative repub-
lican leadership of the senate. He
works with it. The policy of the silent
rulers he works out.
In his cold and emotionless way, AL
lison watches the dashing, though in
conspicuous, leadership of Aldrich. 1t
is nothing short of inspiriting and
thrilling to the student of legislative
management. So impressively sue
cessful is Aldrich that one is apt to
run away with the idea that he is over
towering the great men of the senate.
If one looks closer, it may be seen that
he is working under their wing. His
Judgment is almost faultiess, but he
confidence is reposed, but as the rep
resentative of the ruling group.
Always does he insistently present
his own side-that of business, of
commerce. When he establishes his
own ideas he FORCES fearlessly ahead.
But he moves with the consent of the
recognized leadership. Without his
associates he could not have the house,
could not have the voting Majority of
the senate In him there is no great
personal confidence. The greatest of
all leaders, he leads with consent. He
killed the original Porto Rican legisla
ton at the request of the American
Protective Tariff league, after the re-
publican leadership in the senate had
consented to the programme. Far
sighted, resoufceful, forceful, adroit
bold, cautious, masterful in ability to
grasp and determine, he is splendid
executive, a great leader, for the gov
erning leadership of the United States
senate. r..
Senator Aldrich is plain man, with
simple tastes. In Washington he lives
in hotel and works at the, trade of
managing legislation necessarily. In
the lobby of this hotel he may be seen
almost any evening talking with news
paper correspondents and others.
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Business from the GROUND Op.D
steep grade, became derailed. Rum
ming at a low rate of speed as the
train was, no damage was sustained
by the officials further than general
shaking up. Mr.. Hill was the first man
to alight when the train stopped after
running several rods along the ties.
He found that the locomotive had been
thrown from the rails and stood watch
ing the Intellectual efforts of the train
crew to place the engine back on the
track. Jackscrews were used, but the
men did not seem to thoroughly under
stand the work.
THAT won't do" said Mr.. Hill.
"Your Jacks won't lift it when in that
position"
But the men applied the levers,
thinking they would show the presi-
dent that they knew their business.
The jacks slipped, letting the ponder
Gus machine down on the ties with a
bump.
LET me set that jack" said Mr.. Hill.
81 don't think it will slip then" and,
grabbing the screw. he set it at an in
cline to his own satisfaction and after
throwing little sand on the top and
bottom he exclaimed Now, so
ahead"
: The, trainmen were little dubious
at first. but they applied the levers
and the huge machine slowly lifted
itself into place and slid quietly on to
the rails. The delay was only 20 min.
ut1s.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18

which is doubtless the most curious
cemetery in the world.
The founding of the cemetery came
about in 1888, when several of the
horses met their deaths by fire.
Among the number was the ill-fated
champion yearling FLY, Norlaine. AS
Norlaine was a. champion and much
thought of at Palo Alto, the most
beautiful spot on the farm was Sc
lected for her burial place.
One by one new graves appeared.
The attention of Mrs. Stanford was
attracted by the mounds, and on in
quiry she learned that it was the burial
place of horses that had made Palo
Alto great.
At that time there was nothing to
show what horses were buried there.
Mrs. Stanford remarked that such
noted horses should have tablets
placed on their graves, showing their
names, dates of birth, death and rec
ords, and Immediately issued instruc-
tions. She had a monument erected
in memory of the great Electioneer,
the son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian and
Green Mountain Maid. The plot was
then heightened and surrounded by a
neat iron rail fence, flowers and shrubs
were planted, and in the, centerof the
horse graveyard was placed the mon.
ument to the greatest of sires.9
The inscription on the monument of
Electioneer'reatls: ITO the me mory Of
Electioneer, 1875. Foaled May, 1868.
Died December 3, 1890. By Rysdyk's
Hambletonian. Dam, Green Mountain
Maid"
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Not So Encouraging.

The smallpox situation in Minnesota
is less assuring than was believed a
few weeks ago. Secretary Bracken, of
the board of health, in his fortnightly
report, says that 122 new cases were
met in that time, as compared with
fifty the two weeks previous. Dexter,
Mower county, furnished SO, and Pleas
ant Valley, same county, 5. George
town, Clay county, shows an increase
of IL cases. Many other points report
from one to five cases. Minneapolis re-
ports three new cases, St. Paul two and
Little Ramsey Canada, Ramsey, five
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
THE WASHINGTON ARMS.
From Them, students of Hera1dry
Assert, Were Derived the Amer
lean Stars and Stripes.

Sulgrave Manor, in Northampton
shire, was at one time, it is well known,
the home of the Washington family,
and both on the porch of the manor
house and in the adjoining parish
church of ST. James are still to be
seen the mullets and bars of the Wash
ington coat-of-arms, from which are
derived the stars and stripes of the
American flag, says an English paper.
In the hamlet of Little Brington,
Northamptonshire, stands small, I'M
pretending house, built of the local
sandstone, which afforded refuge to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
Good Suggestion.

When the next Arbor Day comes
around, trees will be planted in mem
DRY of President Mckinley. Governor
Van SAINT will suggest to the extra ses-
sion of the legislature an amendment
to the Arbor Day act embodying this
idea.
Orlin M. Sanford, of Pittsburg, Pa,
who has written the governors of all
the states, is the originator of the idea.
All the replies are of one tenor. Gov
ernor Van SAINT replied to the COM
munication, saying that he will bear
the matter in mind and will call the
attention of the legislature thereto.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
Backed Into Bee Hives.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Oct. IA spe-
cial from Mishawaka, Ind, says:
The ten-year-old son of John Hell
lis, living south of Mishawaka, acct
dentally backed team of horses
into an apiary, upsetting the hives.
Thousands of bees attacked the boy
and horses. The boy lost the sight
of both eyes as the result of stings
and may die. Both horses were
Stunp to DEATH
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-10-18
Smothered to Death.

Anthony Jarvis, an Italian laborer,
was smothered to death while working
in sewer at Smelling and University
avenues, st. Paul. The excavation
was thought to be sufficiently deep and
the foreman called to the men to quit.
Jarvis was unable to understand and
kept at work. He undermined the
supports and the earth fell upon him.
The body was taken out as soon as
possible. but he could not be revived.
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THE AMERICAN NAVY.
secretary Long Talks to n Newspa.
per Reporter About It's PersOn-
mel and Efficiency.

The enlisted men are very much inn
proved. Drinking habits are not toll
Grated, and liquors are no longer al
lowed on the ships. 1 issued an order
to that effect some two or three years
ago, and have found that the results
are good. The old sailor has in one
sense passed away. There are no
longer sails for him to manage and
man.
Our navy to-day is as good as any
in the world. Not only that, but it is
rapidly increasing, both in size and in
strength. 1t is better to-day than any