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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-13
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The Wounds Described.
Secretary Cortelyou gave out the
following statement:
The president was shot about four
o'clock. one bullet struck him on the up
per portion of the breastbone. glancing
and not penetrating; the second bullet pen
etrated the abdomen five inches below the
left nipple and 1k inches to the left of the
median line. The abdomen was opened
through the lire of the bullet wound. 1t
was found that the bullet had penetrated
the stomach. The opening in the front wall
of the stomach was carefully closed with
silk stitches, after which search was
made for a hole in the back wall of the
stomach This was found and also closed
in the same way. The further course of
the bullet could not be discovered, although
careful search was made. The abdominal
wound was closed without drainage. No
injury to the intestines or other abdominal
organ was discovered. The patient stood
the operation we'll; pulse of good quality
rate of 100, condition at the conclusion of
operation gratifying. The result cannot
be foretold. His condition at present justi-
fies hope of recovery"
The Assassin.
learned that instead of Fred Nieman,
the real name of the would-be assas-
sin is Leon Czolgosz. He was born in
Detroit, and came here from Cleveland.
He is about % years old, stands five
feet nine inches high, weighs 100
pounds, has dark brown hair, blue
eyes, smooth face. regular features,
with prominent nose.
Makes a Confession.
Leon Czolgosz, the accused and
self-confessed assassin, has signed a
confession covering six pages of
foolscap, which state that he is an
anarchist, and that he became an en-
thusiastic member of that bod
through the influence of Emma Gold
man, whose writings he had read and
whose lectures he had listened to-
He denies having any confederate,
and says he decided on the act three
days ago, and bought the revolver
with which the act was committed in
Buffalo.
In Cheerful Mood.
The president was in a cheerful
mood, and was enjoying to the full
the hearty evidences of good will
which everywhere met his gaze. Up
on his right stood John G. Milburn,
of Buffalo. president of the Pam
American exposition. chatting with
the president and introducing to him
especially persons of note who APP
preached. Upon the presidents left
stood Mr.. Cortelyou.
The Assassin Approaches.
1t was shortly after four p. M,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-13
KING OSCAR A GOOD FELLOW.
How the Popular Swedish Ruler
GoOd-Naturedly Helped n News
paper Man.

Like all other European royalties,
King Oscar of Sweden is frequently
called upon to appear in public in
connection with the Inauguration of
public enterprises, the laying of
foundation stones, etc. On all such oc-
casions these notable personages are
expected to and generally do deliver
speeches. These addresses in most
cases are prepared by private secre-
taries, but King Oscars speeches are
nearly always impromptu, says a
London exchange. Some time ago he
was passing through Gothenburg on
his way to inaugurate new railway.
At the station he was accosted by a
newspaper man who had been sent to
the Inauguration as reporter to some
big Danish paper. The journalist
wanted a copy of the speech to tele-
graph to his paper because he had no
time to wait for its delivery if the
speech was to appear in his paper the
next morning. So he asked the king
to give him copy of the speech which
had been prepared for him. His majes-
ty laughingly replied that his remarks
would be impromptu, at which the re-
porter betrayed considerable alarm,
because under these circumstances it
would be impossible for his paper to
get the speech. Seeing the newspaper
mans perturbation the king said:
ooh, we'll, come into my carriage
and will give you an idea of what I
am going to say"
No second invitation was needed.
The two men entered the carriage and
as it rolled toward the depot King Os-
car dictated speech, which the re-
porter shorthanded. AS delivered at
the exercises the address was almost
word for word duplicate of that
given in the carriage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-13

This was the second presidential as
sassination to be spread on the pages
of American history. That morning
President Garfield, accompanied by
Secretary of State Blaine, had gone to
the Baltimore & Ohio depot in WASH
ington to take train to Williams col
lege, Ohio. 1t was his old college and
he was to be the guest of honor at the
commencement exercises. He was in
unusually happy mood and chatted
gayly with Mr.. Blaine. They entered
the station waiting-room together. AS
they passed the door Charles j. Gui-
teau, the assassin, stepped up behind
Mr.. Garfield and shot him. The presi-
dent sank to the floor, officers seized
Guiteau, and the dread news was
flashed to all parts of the country.
AS soon as possible the president was
removed to the white house, and later,
by advice of his physicians, was re-
moved to cottage at Elberon, N. j..
where he died September 10, 1881. Dur
ing the period between his shooting
and death he suffered terrible agonies.
One bullet had lodged close to the
spine and the best medical attendance
could not locate it.
The entire country lived with him
during his hours of agony and mourned
when he passed away. He was man
of superb constitution and his battle
for recovery is one of the saddest
stories to be recorded. Guiteau was a
blind partisan whose mind had been
worked upon by the stories of the Bit
ter political fight then raging between
the president and Senators Conkling
and Platt, of New York. The man had
been crank all his life, monomaniac,
and had gone deliberately to WASH
ington to kill the president, believing
that by so doing he would save the
country and advance himself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-13
The ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENTS LINCOLN AND GARFIELD
Hay Too Overcome to Talk.

Two presidents of the United States
Abraham Lincoln and James A. GAR
field-have fallen before the assassin's
bullet prior to the crime of Friday. An
attempt was made to assassinate An
drew Jackson, but was thwarted.
President McKinley's life has been
threatened twice before this last
event.
The Murder of Lincoln,
The murder of President Lincoln
came at the close of the costly and
bloody civil war; at moment when all
the man from Illinois had struggled for
seemed about to be realized; in an hour
when the triumph of the republic
seemed the greatest. The assassin was
John Wilkes Booth, an actor, brother
Of the afterward famous tragedian,
Edwin Booth, and misanthropist of
the most pronounced type.
Almost at the moment that Presi-
dent Lincoln was assassinated Lewis
Payne Powell, son of Florida clergy
man, broke into the residence of Sec
retary Seward, where the latter was
lying i'll, and whom he stabbed in sew
eral places. He also fractured the
skull of Mr.. Stewards son, stabbed
soldier on duty and two other persons
and made his escape.
Booth was shot by his pursuers and
Payne was hanged.
Shooting of Garfield.
On the I'd of July, 1881, all over the
United States, at 9:3S in the morning,
the telegraph instruments suddenly
opened with the Washington call. OPP
orators who wondered at the sudden
interruption sprang to their keys and
listened to the slow delivery of this
message:
president Garfield was shot this
morning at the Baltimore and Ohio de-
pot by Charles Guiteau."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-13

when one of the throng which sur
rounded the presidential party, a
medium-sized mn of ordinary APP
pearance and plainly dressed in
black. approached as if to greet the
president. Both Secretary Cortelyou
and President Milburn noticed that
the mans hand was swathed in a
oandage or hanoKerchief. Reports of
bystanders differ as to which hand.
He worked his way amid the stream
OF people up to the edge of the dais
until he was within two feet of the
president.
Fires the Shots.
President Mckinley smiled, bowed
and extended his hand in that spirit
of genialty the American people so
well know. when suddenly the sharp
crack of revolver rang out loud and
clear above the hum of voices, the
shutting of myriad feet and vibrat-
ing waves of applause that ever and
anon swept here and there over the
assemblage.
There was an instant of almost
complete silence. The president
stood stock still, look Of hesitancy,
almost of bewilderment on his face.
Then he retreated step, while a
pallor began to steal over his fea-
lures. The multitude, only partially
aware that something serious had
happened, paused in surprise while
necks were craned and all eyes
turned as one to the rostrum where
a great tragedy was being enacted.
Captured.
Then came a commotion. With the
Teapot tiger three men threw them
selves forward, as with one impulse,
and sprang toward the would-be Us
sassin. Two of them were United
States secret service men who we're
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-13
Must Have One,

"Papa!"
Papa keeps on reading.
"Papa!"
Papa looks up.
SWELL, Tommy, what is it? I
thought when brought that new hob
by horse home for You it would keep
you quiet for awhile"
"But, papa?"
"Well?"
"My hobby horse hasn't got one of
those sunbonnets." Pittsburgh Com
mercial-Gazette.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-13
A Near-sighted Duelist.

Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Thel gintle-
man / have the honor to ripresint, be-
ing nearsighted, insists on standing
.hree feet nearer his adversary than
his adversary to him.-London King.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-13
Any Excuse for a Kick.

Promise a man hundred dollars,
and if you give him only ninty-nine,
he will kick.-Atchison Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-12-20
More Rural Deliveries Wanted.

= Ex-senator G. B. Welton of Madison,
who is now special agent for the govern
ment in establishing free rural deliveries,
was in town last Thursday and Friday
for the purpose of laying out and locat-
ing another route from this postoffice,
which had been petitioned for by the
residents of the town of Porter and or
dered surveyed by the department. In
company with Geo. Nichols, who had
been leading spirit in the enterprise,
and Postmaster Whittet, Mr.. Welton
drove over the proposed route to run
through Fulton village and out into the
town of Porter. 1t was the opinion of
Mr. Welton that route No. l ought to be
rearranged and part of it's territory
added to the new route In order to
cover all the country adjacent to our
postoffice with free rural delivery it will
be necessary to add still another route,
making four in all. The whole matter
will be referred to the department with
the recommendation of Mr.. Welton and
in the end it will result in the ordering
of four free delivery routes from the
Edgerton postoffice. Postmaster Whittet
has prepared maps showing the neces-
sary readjustment of the routes which
will accompany Mr.. Welton's report, and
until action is taken by the department
at Washington the whole matter will be
hung up. The people of the town of
Porter have waited patiently for about
year since their petition was filed and it
is to be hoped that the department at
Washington will not take another year
to put into execution the delivery sys-
tenn of this mail
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-12-20
Tobacco Notes.

CT. Tallard visited the tobacco Sec
tons of Vernon county during the week.
Mr.. N. P. Strause of Madison and a
gentleman connected with the New York
office of the American Cigar Co. were in
town Monday.
Sanford Soverhill, accompanied by Mr..
Zahn, tobacco dealer of London, Eng
land, was caller in this market on Mon
day.
A couple of men were sentenced to
states prison the other day in Vernon
county for stealing bundle of tobacco
from farmer.
W. S. Brill and G. E. Shannon left for
Viroqua Sunday evening to look over
the tobacco situation in the Vernon
county district.
Mr.. FL. w. Bremen, of the firm of Lewis
Bremen & Son, Philadelphia leaf dealers,
has been looking through samples of
packers in this state during the week.
Norm L. earle. the popular young
GAINESVILLE dealer, had the misfortune to
sprain his knee Tuesday and will not be
able to use the limb for some days to
come.
T. B. Earle, Ell. McInnes and most of
the warehouse force went to Viroqua
early in the week to ship out 60 car loads
of the Bamberger purchase from Bekke
dial and Eckhart that have been sold
and must be moved out of storage be-
fore the close of the year.
In our notice in last weeks paper re-
lating to the retirement of Mr.. Henry
Miller from the tobacco trade, we should
have added the name of j. K. Kendall
of Sun Prairie with those of Mr.. Miller's
son and Al Schrode of Stoughton as
successors in representing the firm of
Cullman Bros. in this state.
The Fifeld Bros, lumber dealers at
GAINESVILLE, have a tobacco warehouse in
good location for sale or to rent. The
building is 50x150 feet, 3 stories. They
also have 80 horse power boiler for sale
cheap. 52w4
The Viola tobacco warehouse is now
enclosed and when completed will be one
of the handsomest and best buildings of
its kind in this part of the state. 1t is
brick veneer 40x120 feet, two stories of
II feet each and basement feet all in
the clear. We CLEAN from the Intelli-
gencer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-12-20
Zero Weather.

The first real cold weather of the win
ter followed on the heels of rain of last
Thursday and has been staying like a
relative since. A blizzard that came out
of the northwest brought drop of tenn
perature of nearly 50 degrees in the en-
suing twenty-four hours. The mercury
snuggled down below the zero mark all
day Saturday, and Sunday morning 20
below was reached as the limit. The
cold wave came down so unexpectedly
that it caught many unawares, with the
result that a dozen Or more families
found their water service frozen on Sun
day morning. At Chas. r. Bentley and
the Eagle Office quite serious damage
was done. The weather bureau reports
that it is the coolest December weather
in years. A covering Of snow protects
the ground from deep freezing. At Mad
ison the cold snap caught thousands of
ducks, geese and mudhens asleep on the
surface of Lake Mendoza and Sunday
morning several hunters made an unus-
ual harvest. The high wind Friday
night prevented the forming of ice. Sat
urday hundreds of focks of ducks and
geese came in from the SOUTH evidently
turned back by storm they encounter
ed in their fight, and they stopped to
rest on the bosom of the big lake. Dur
ing Saturday night the wind went down
and by morning ice covered nearly the
entire lake, and the birds were prisoners.
Many were frozen into the ice, some
dead, and venturesome men and boys
pushed out on skates and chopped them
out. In the open places we're many of
the poor fowls with wings and tails SO
weighted down with ice that they could
not fly and they fell easy victims to the
men who pushed boats out into the open
water and then rowed them down.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-12-20
9th WEEK
Card of Thanks

During the long illness and after the
death of our daughter and sister, Miss
Lena Clark, friends and neighbors rem
dered timely aid and comfort which only
those who have undergone similar Or
deal can fully appreciate, and for which
we wish to extend our gratitude. S
Mrs A. S. PAILLIPR,
Mr.. DELL CLARK.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-12-20
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. 0. at Edgerton. for the week ending
December II, 1901:
DR.. L. E. Wielser, Mr.. II. Hales,
Mr.. Gust Hagen, Mr. Claude James ~,
Mr.. A. FL. Shines, Mr. S. L. Taylor.
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say advertised"
L. G. WHITTET, P. M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-12-20
Piano Voting Contest.

Following is the standing of the vote
in the piano contest, as furnished by the
official canvasser and reported from
week to week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-12-20
RAILWAY TIME CARDS.
You can pay your taxes now.

j. A. HENDERSON Ticket Agent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-12-20

Merchants who place their advertis-
ing in the columns of The Reporter evil
IDENTIFY believe it to be business invest
ment that will yield them profitable
returns. They look upon it as no mere
perfunctory act to "help out the printer
but as money proposition, like buying
the best of goods on basis that will be
profitable to themselves and their GUS
toners. A paper that has large local
circulation is valuable medium to the
merchant who studies the art of adver-
gently.
MIR. Ell. D. Patten Of Chicago, rural
postal inspector, was in town last week
and inspected the workings of the rural
delivery routes going out of this Office.
After riding over the routes with the
carriers, Mr.. Patten said F. r. D. No.
was handling more mail than any route
he had ever inspected. He consid-
ers the route too long and poorly
laid out and will doubtless recommend
that some changes be made to relieve
the work of the carrier. Route No. 2
was also handling as much mail as the
average free delivery carriers. Mr.. Pat
ten has been an active Illinois politician
for smany years, having served several
terms in the state senate, and impresses
every one as being thoroughly compe-
| tent official.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15
GEORGIA CAN'T REDUCE TAXES

The Georgia taxpayer will continue
to pay the same rate as heretofore
Although the tax returns of the
state will show an increase OF
nearly $50, 900, 900, the tax rate will not
be reduced. This announcement has
been made in the comptroller generals
office Owing to the large appropria-
lions made by the legislature the tax
rate will have to remain the same, 5.21,
or there may be small increase.
Every county has sent IN the dlgests
with the exception of 10 and these
counties show an increase over the re-
turns of last year amounting to $15,
1851 The fact that 1t will be i'm
possible to reduce the tax rate this
year will be a disappointment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15
HoNoRs ARE WELLNIGH EVEN

In viewing the situation dlspassion-
ately, the Liberty County Herald
thinks south Georgia has little cause
for complaint in the distribution of
state patronage and gives a list of the
offices held by middle and south Geor-
gia. It includes two members of the
railroad commission, and another has
been appointed from Middle Georgia,
the commissioner of agriculture, the
secretary of state, the treasurer, two
members of the prison commission, the
comptroller general, two members of
ths supreme court, the attorney gen
eral and a host of the sIerks-the one
thing that North Georgia has is the
governor, four members of the sup
RENE court, a member of the railroad
commission who will soon be succeed
ed by a Middle Georgia man, United
States senator. South Georgia, the
Herald thinks, should claim Senator
Bacon, as he was born and reared in
that county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15
z1r. 1usseIl 20 intervene.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Mr. Russell.
the American charge d'affaires at Ca.
racas, Venezuela, has been authorized
by the state department to use his good
offices as the representative of Colombia
in case the Colombian minister should
withdraw from Venezuela. This is in
response to Mr.. Russell's request for in
structions.
jealous husband Kills Wife.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 12-Joseph I. Ad.
ans, a plasterer, living at 1880 Kent
street, shot and instantly killed his
wife and cripple named Charles
Houck, at the Cedar avenue entrance tC
Druid Hill park, this forenoon. Adams
made his escape. u is said jealousy led
to the shooting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15

Charleston City Council Making Ef-
forts TO Weed Them Out.

Charleston city Council Making Ef-
forts TO Weed Them Out.
CHARLESTON. Aug IA. = The city
council has taken formal action against
the blind tigers by the adoption of an
ordinance making it unlawful to manu-.
facture or sell liquors in this city. The
offenders will be tried by the recorder,
who will have jurisdiction to try such
cases and TO administer punishment
anywhere between $50 and 500 and by
imprisonment for 80 days.
It is contended that the ordinace will
have a wholesome effect, and will re-
suit in driving out numerous joints.
The keepers of the outlaw places will be
fined and the money will go to the city.
In this way the city will receive a reve-
nue. from the illegitimate business, and
by constant convictions the law will act
in the nature of a license. The common
estimates place the number of blind
tigers IN Charleston at 500.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15
Dependency Cau.eI .ulc.ae.

NEW YORK, Aug 14-Char!es W.
Ferriort, 66 years OF age. is dead. He
shot himself in the head at his home
in this city and died at an early hour
today. He came to this country from
France and for many years was identi.
fed with the grapegrowing and wine.
making industries, being at one time
largely interested IN the vineyards OF
Lake Erie. Mr.. Ferriott has been des.
pondent of late on account of i'll health.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15
Commander wise Dead.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. lathe navy
department. has received a cablegram
announcing the death at the Yokohama
hospital OF Commander Frederick NJ.
Wise of heart disease. He mad been
sick only few days Commander Wise
was i'll command of the old Monocacy
when that snip was fired upon by the
Taku forts III the early stages of the
Chinese trOuble.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15

According to the census there are H.
41O, 769 heads of negro families in the
United States, 264, 288 of whom own
their homes and farms, while 1,146, 481
are tenants In Georgia negroes own
over 1000, 900 acres of land.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15

Georgia is putting white citizens in
the pen1tentlary for life for whitecap-
ping and killing an old negro. But
the radical papers can't see that in
looking for the Bryan county lynchiHg
item. Augusta Chronicle,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15
SHOOTING at Oxroru, ara.

OXFORD, Ala, Aug. 14.-G, w. Tut.
trell was shot and probably fatally
wounded yesterday by w. f. Higgin-
botham. The trouble is said to have re-
suited from improper proposals alleged
TO have been made by Tuttreu to Hig-
ginbotham' s wife on Monday. Both
men are prominent. Higginbotham es-
capped.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15
Lorimer stoddard Seriously III.

New YORK, Aug. 14.-Lorimer Stod.
dard, dramatist and actor, is reported to
be seriously Ill and in critical condi.
ton in sanitarium at Liberty, n. Y.
His dramatizations of LESS of the
D'Urbervilles, " I'm the Palace of the
King and Napoleon Bonaparte'' are
well known to the public He is a son
of Mr. Richard Henry SUoddard
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15

Some fault is being found with
Roosevelt because he is gong around
the country making speeches, but he
must do something to counteract the
deadening influence of the Vice Pre-
sidency.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15

Shipments of wheat this year, begin
ming July 1, indicate that Europe will
draw on US heavily The price conse-
quently should be "welI maintained, "
as the market expression has it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15

Gov. Gambler has appointed Maj
James E. Dunn, commandment and pre-
sident of the military school of Balm
bridge, a Colonel on his staff in place
of Col. Randolph B. Russell, of Balm
bridge, resigned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-15

The Dallas News says, sit is COM
mon occurrence for Texas papers to
mention the name of Gen. Gordon, of
Georgia, as the man who should be
nominated by the Democrats for the
presidency