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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Big Car Works at Horton, Kan, De-
stroyed-Loss $25O,OO0-TwO
Men Dead.

Horton, Kan, Feb. 10.-Fire in the
car works of the Rock Island railr GA
Friday afternoon caused the death of
two persons and the destruction of a
quarter of million dollars worth of
property. The dead are P. H. McKeon,
president of the board of education,
and w. III. Davis, the oldest employe of
the car works. McKeon lost his life in
trying to save Davis. -
1t was thought that all the 30oem-
ployes had gotten out of the burning
building safely when the absence of
Davis, prominent member of the
working force, was noticed. Mexico
a spectator, RENE bered in what part
of the building he had last seen Davis,
and, against the advice of his friends,
made futile effort to rescue the work
man. McKeon ran into the building
through the smoke and flames, but in a
few moments regained the open air
without Davis. McKeon's heroic eff
fort cost him his life, he died from
the effects of inhaling smoke.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
CONFESSES TO A CRIME.
Mysterious disappearance of Noah
Long of Argentine, Kan, is
Cleared Up.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 10.-Rhoda
Taylor made written confession to
the police of Argentine, Kan, across
the river from here, Saturday, that
Noah Long, the aged stonemason, who
disappeared mysteriously from his
home there week ago Saturday, had
been robbed and his body thrown into
the Kaw river. Long was an old sol
der, and had drawn $210 pension
money from the bank on Thursday
last. He visited a saloon in Argen-
tine that night, which was the last
time he had been seen. Saturday the
police were searching for the body in
the river, which, except at the place
where it is alleged he was thrown in,
is covered with thick ice.
Donohue, Dave Moran, a nephew of
the missing man, and the Taylor wom
an were arrested on Tuesday last and
Golf was taken Saturday after she
had made the confession. All live in
the bottoms along the river. Friday
night Moran attempted to commit SUI
icide by cutting an artery in his wrist.
The nature of the charge against Mo-
ran is not known.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
WORDS OF CENSURE.
The New York Central Company
Scored in Connection with the
Recent Tunnel Disaster,

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 1O.-The state
Friday handed down it's decision re-
garding the recent disaster in the New
York Central railroad tunnel in New
York city. The decision censures the
company for allowing an inexperi-
enced engineer to run train through
the tunnel and recommends that at
some time in the future the roof be
taken off the tunnel, using bridges at
intersecting streets. However, in this
connection it says that such change
would be intolerable unless electricity
is substituted as the motive power for
trains and recommends legislation to
allow such change.
The commission finds that the COM
pany ''has been negligent, derelict and
unprogressive in failing to take meas
ures to increase it's terminal facili-
ties" and that it has also been negli-
gent in failing to examine more
closely into the qualifications of new
engineers"
The commission points to the inter-
esting fact that in 1901 there were
III, 450 trains moved through the tun-
nel an average of over 4S6 per day.
Therefore, the commission says, the
B. & O. tunnel at Baltimore and the
Liverpool tunnel under the river Mer-
sey bear no comparison to the New
York Central tunnel in respect to
traffic.
New York, Feb. 10.-Eight actions for
damages, amounting in the aggre gate
to $1S5,000 for injuries received in the
! wreck in the New York Central rail-
road tunnel in this city on January s,
were commenced in the supreme court
at White Plains Friday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
PRINCE AND PRESS.
They Are to BE Entertained at a Ban
Guet Given by New York Stats
Zeitung, February &c.

New York, Feb. 10.-Plans for the
dinner in honor of Prince Henry, to be
rendered the American press by the
New York Stats Zeitung February 26,
are nearing completion. More than
1,4OO invitations have been sent to rep
resentatives of daily papers through
out the country, and the following
toasts have been arranged:
s.Welcome to Our Distinguished Guest"
by Herman Ridder. Responded to by Prince
Henry.
'"The Emperor of Germany and the
President of the United States" respond
ed to by Whitelaw Reid, of the New York
Tribune. =
1.-The Press-the Tie That Binds" re-
sponded to by ST. Clair McKelway, of the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
Saxon Blood-What We Owe to Ger
many in Literature, Art, Science and
Music" responded to by Charles Emory
Smith, of the Philadelphia Press.
International Amity," responded to by
Charles w. Knapp, of the st. Louis Re-
nuh1ic
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
BANK ROBBERS ROUTED.
Waterman Opens Fire on Gang at
Gap, Pa, and Saves Treas
ure in Vault.
HEARS EXPLOSION AID INVESTIGATES.
:.
Told by Robbers to Hold Up His.
Hands, He Replies with Pistol,
Shots Which Wound One of the
Men-Injured Man Arrested Later,
at Parkersburg. 80 !:

Lancaster, Pa, Feb. 510.-About $50
o'clock Saturday morning an attempt
was made to rob the Gap ational bank,
at Gap, Pa, 16 miles east of this city,
ending in lively exchange of shots
between the towns Waterman, David
Stamix, and the burglars.
Stamix heard an explosion in the di-
rection of the bank, and upon pro-
ceeding there found three or four men
standing in front of the bank building.
He demanded to know VIVA they were
doing there and was promptly ordered
to hold up his hands.
StamiX complied, but with revolver
in his hand, and he opened fire on the
burglars, wounding at least one, as
there were blood marks where they
had been standing.
The robbers returned the fire,
Stamix backing away towards the
home of the cashier with the view Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

From San Francisco to Yokohama
the distance is $3.50 miles in an air
line. From that city to Melbourne is
: 5000 miles, in round numbers Man
lila is over 1900 miles from Yoke.
hama and 1900 miles from Picking.
Manila and Melbourne are over 1920
miles apart, while from Manila to New
Zealand is nearly 1000 miles. Bang
kok is distant 1,600s miles from Man.
lila. Canton is 800 miles and Hong
Kong 700. Singapore is 1900 miles
from Manila, and the chief city of Bor-
neo, Banjermassin, is distant over
1000 miles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

A learned scientist has recently
shown how the velocity of the wind
can be reckoned by noting the musical
pitch of the sound given out when the
wind blows across a stretched wire.
The principal elements on which the
calculation is based are the diameter
of the wire and the temperature of the
air. The length of the wire is i'm
material, so long as it is not changed.
Every variation in the winds velocity
is faithfully represented by the rising
or falling of the pitch of the note sung
by the wire.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
Policeman Suicides.

New York. Feb. 10.-Bartholomew
F. Clune, New York city policeman,
committed suicide Saturday by shoot
ing, rather than answer charges
which had been preferred against
him. It was alleged against lin that
or the night of February s he went
into "a. cigar store and without
provocation abused a number of
young men in the store. Clune had
been a policeman only few months.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
AGREE ON OLD SCALE.
Miners and Operators in Conference
at Indianapolis Settle Wage
Question. 8

..zNaa Il y.
indianapolis, Ind, Feb 10. The
joint conferences Of the miners and
operators ratified the old agreement
at 9:3eeSat,trday morning without a
Isdissenting voice. The report of the
joint committee on the. scale was
brief, stating merely that the com
mittee decided unanimously on the
old tscale.
(. The conference adjourned finally
lat noon. The results of. the, confer
.ence stated briefly Fare tlas follows
was: = = z
+, The old scale was signed for another
|.year; the admission of Iowa and Michigan
t:to the next joint conference was denied be-
cause of the opposition of the operators
from Illinois and Ohio; a, resolution pro-
viding for an equality Of conditions of min
ing throughout the competitive field was
adopted, and Indianapolis was selected as
the place for holding both the convention
of the miners and the joint conference of
the miners and operators next year. -"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

getting assistance. When the shoot
ing began two or three other men ran
out of the bank building and, joining
their comrades, disappeared in the
darkness.
An examination of the bank dis
closed the fact that the men had made
an Intellectual effort to enter the front
of the vault, and then attacked the rear
end. They had bored hole into the
rear plating and had attempted to
blow the vault open with dynamite
or nitroglycerin, but also without sue
cess. Early in the morning stranger
stopped at Atglen, few miles east of
Gap, and had a wound in his jaw
dressed. He said he had received in
jury by falling from freight train
and striking piece of iron. 1t is be-
lieved he was the man wounded by the
Watchman
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

One feature of western civilization
has just made it's first appearance in
Japan, where a native woman has
brought suit for breach of promise,
hitherto an unknown procedure in the
land of the chrysanthemum. The la.
dy in question is wise young widow
who induced her well-to-do wooer to
sign an agreement that in case either
party changed his mind he should for.
felt 1000 yen to the other. The pros.
pective bridegroom broke the engage
ment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

The Japanese smoke in a very pecu-
liar manner. The pipes have very
small metal bowls, with bamboo stems
and metal mouthpieces, and only hold
enough tobacco for three our four
whiffs. They use tobacco which is
cut extremely fine, and looks more
like light blond hair than anything
else. 1t is of very good quality,
however. The Japs. take a Whit of
smoke and inhale it, letting it pass
out through the nostrils. They rarely
smoke more than one pipeful at a
time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
Rescue Boat May Be Lost.

St. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 10.-A Winni-
peg (Man.) special to the Dispatch
says: A Vancouver special to the
Tribune says that fears are enter
tanned for the safety of the Egria, the
warship which went in search of the
missing Condor. A studding sail
boom has been picked up on the west
COAST and it belongs to the warship.
The section of the coast visited by the
Egria is known as "the graveyard Of
the Pacific.''
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

The portrait of a suicide is on the
new ten-dollar bill, which is known
also as the Buffalo BILL" because of a
rampant bison picture in the center
of it. The suicide was Meriweather
Lewis, the famous explorer. Lewis
was also private secretary to President
Jefferson, who afterward made him
governor of Missouri territory. In a
fit of melancholy-he was a man of
moods-he killed himself, when only
35 years of age.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
Railway Accidents in Russia.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The state de-
partment has received a report from
Consul General Holloway at ST. Pc
tersburg on the unusual topic, Rail
road Accidents in Russia" He says
recent report Of the minister of ways
of communication shows that in 1899
there were 4,447 accidents, or an ay-
erage of little more than one per
diem. Altogether 1926 persons were
killed and 6,933 injured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

The beautiful product used for cloth
ing and commonly known as sealslin
is not furnished by the true seal,
whose skin is almost useless except
when used as an ornamental mat or
stiff rug. They are the sea lions and
sea bears-the cared seals, otaria-
whose skins are SO highly valued be-
cause so soft and warm. The true
seal is common enough on our own
coasts, but it's skin is only priced as a
trOnhv
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
old Fire Chief Dead.

Cleveland, o., Feb. 10.-James w
Dickinson, former chief of the CIeve-
land fire department, died Saturday
after long illness. Mr.. Dickinson was
one of the Oldest and best known fire
fighters in the country. He was con.
nected with the Cleveland department
for nearly half century and served
as its chief for mere than 20 years
He retired a year ago, owing to i'll
health
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

Judge Daniel Armstrong demonstra-
ted to his fellow-residents of larry
town, N. Y, the other evening that he
possesses great presence of mind be-
coming "a justice. He was returning
from prayer. meeting when a footpad
stepped up to him and demanded his
money The judge promptly knocked
the highwayman down. The thief said:
Il didn't know it was you, judge, or
wouldn't have bothered you," and then
Ho6
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
Funeral of st. Louis Frremen.

ST. Louis, Feb. 1G.-Mayor Wells,
mounted police and battalion of fire.
men led the funeral procession Satur-
day of Assistant Chief Thierry, Frank
lin Mcbride, Charles Westenpoff and
Daniel W. Steel. four of the seven fire.
men killed in Tuesday nights fire.
Previous to this, religious services
were held at the homes of all four men.
Interment was in four different ceme-
ferries
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
Not GuiItt But Paws costs

Clearfeld, Pa, Feb. 10. = "Not
guilty but pay the COSTS" is the find
ing of the jury in the libel case
brought by Frank G. Harris, state
treasurer-elect, against p Gray
Meek, editor of the Bellefonte Demo
cratic Waterman. The charge made
by Mr.. Harris against MIR. Meek was
criminal libel
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

Charles L. Hutchinson, who, be-
sides Secretary Gage, is the only Hi.
): nois man to be selected as a. member
.of the board of xrlfstees of the Carnes-
gle institution. as. vice president Of
the Corn exchange, bank of that city,
and is president. of the Art institute,
in the foundation and development Of
which he has taken an active part :
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
Death Under Peculiar Circumstances

Pullman, Wash, Feb. 1O.-John
Herbert Prentice, 21 years old, was
shot and killed at the home of his
father, two miles west of town Fri
day morning under most peculiar
circumstances. A coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict of death from a
gunshot wound inflicted by his own
hands, but does not say whether it
was suicide or accidental
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
schley Back in WASHINGTON.

Washington, Feb. 1o.-Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Schfey arrived in Washing
ton Saturday morning from their
western and southern trip, and went
at once to their apartments in the
Richmond. The severe cold from
which the admiral has been suffering
has greatly improved.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
CUBA -Can it be relief after all

Central tracks, and the flames then
spread eastward, famed by a high
wind. The business district was al
most totally consumed together with
many dwellings adjacent. The town
is without adequate fire protection.
The loss is variously estimated at
from 100000 to 100000. The details
are meager,. owing to destruction of
wires
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
Ruskin,s Memory Honored.

London, Feb. 10.-A bronze medal
in was unveiled at noon, in West
minister Abbey, by Mrs. Arthur
Severn, Ruskin's cousin, in the pres
ence of a distinguished gathering.
The memorial is in the Poets corner,
above the Sir Walter Scott memorial
and beside the Oliver Goldsmith
medallion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

There is a railway over the Egyp-
tan desert which runs for As miles
in a straight line, but this is easily
beaten in Australia. The railway from
Nyngan to Bourke in New South
Wales runs over plain, which is as
level as a billiard table, for 126 miles
in a mathematically straight line.
There is hardly an enbankment, no
where a, curve, and only three very
slight elevations. -
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

The German navy league has arr
ranged fore several thousand school
boys to spend two days with the feet
under expert guidance. They will be
instructed in the workings of warships.
They will come in relays; beginning
each September, when, nearly the
whole German fleet will be at Kiel.
The object of the plan is to make pa
triotS of the lads.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
not accorded to other citizens.
70 thic he said

to this he said:
'I deny the proposition that one honest
and law-abiding mans life Isl any more
sacred than that of another. Any officer of
our government is but the servant of the
people, and the servant cannot be greater
than his lord The holding or possession.
of Office does not of itself render any man
inpeccabfe or immune from human frailties
and imperfections. Public men among us
can do wrong. There is no such thing as
royalty or titled nobility or hereditary pre-
rogativer In the United States. With us
there are no artificial distinctions and one
man is as good as another, and as much
sanctity surrounds the life of one as it does
that of another. The murder of the hum
blest citizen in our land is just as heinous,
just. as felonious, as that;of the greatest
or most distinguished. Murder is murder
upon. whomsoever inflicted"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
Smallpox Cause Insurance Boom.

London, Feb. 1O-With the increase
in the number of cases of smallpox,
London's population is foeking to in
surance offices in order to get in
sured against the epidemic. In the
history of Lloyd's no such plethora
of insurance was ever recorded as
has arisen on account of the present
scare.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

Exceptional measures. are. to be TAX
en- in connection with the restoration
of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper"
which the Italian government has at
length decided to carry out. The pic
ture is in such bad condition that the
work will have to be done in the most
careful and scientific manner. A cele-
brated expert has been engaged to give
his services
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
BIG FIRE AT WAPELLA.
COnfagratiOn Wipes Out the BUSH
ness SectiOn-Aid from Other
: Towns Secured i'm Fighting Fire.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Feb. 10.-Wapella,
20 miles south of here, suffered severe
loss, by fire Saturday. The fire de-
partments of Bloomington and Gin
ton went to the scene of the confa-
grafton and aided in checking the
flames
The fire started in Green and BOWL
ing's elevator, west of the Illinois
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
Destructive waterspout in Brazil

: New York, Feb. 10.-A waterspout
has wrecked station on the Jerinimo
Mezzuita Central railway, causing
many deaths and great damage on
plantations, according to Herald dis
patch from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

Drunkards in Germany will for the
future be sternly looked after by the
Gtate Each town must keep a record
of all the hard drinkers. and the city
medical men are bound to report those
who habitually imbibe to excess, so
that the authorities may weed out the
black sheep and ssubject them to a
strict course offreatment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
Brewing Company Assigns

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 10.-The Minck-
ell Brewing company, which owns
one of the largest breweries in Al
bany, made an assignment Saturday
to Edward Murphy, Jr., of Troy. The
liabilities and assets were lot made
public.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
New York Politician Dead

New York, Feb. 1O.-Daniel w. Guern-
sey, soldier, lawyer and politician,
died here Saturday, aged 6s years. His
home was for many years at Pough-
keepsie, where he held the office of
county judge for IL years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14
Wounded Robber Arrested.

Lancaster, Pa. Feb. 10.-One of the
supposed robbers whose wound was
dressed at Atglen, was subsequently
arrested at Parkesburg. He was
brought to Lancaster Saturday after
noon. He has bad wound in the face.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-14

Snowstorms and Fog in England.
London, Feb. -Snowstorms and
fogs envelope practically the entire
United Kingdom. The weather is the
most severe known in 20 years.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-03-15
JEANERETTE ITEMS.

The thrift aud energy of our sis
ter town is very apparent to the Wis.
itor. Many new buildings are in
course Of construction, some OF
which are very substantial and
handsome, notably the two-story
pressed brick building being erect
ed by Col. Geo. w. Whitworth,
postmaster. 1t will add much to
the appearance of the neighborhood,
and will be used as post office in
the lower story.
A large pumping plant is being
erected at the lower limits of the
town. A rice mill is also in con
temptation, the stock for same,
$4,000 having been subscribed,
and organization completed, headed
by the best business talent of the
town. A large pumping plant is
also being erected at Hubertville,
about a mile from Jeanerette, capa-
BILE of irritating several thousand
acres, which will be tributary to
this mill.
Jeanerette is exhibiting pluck,
an energy, an enterprise that might
well be followed by some of her
more pretentious neighbors.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-03-15

Leon J. Landry, the subject Of
this sketch, was born in Iberia Par
ish January ODD, 1888, and is the
son of Mr.. Albert Landry and Mrs.
Landry, nee Eugene Comeaux, Of
this Parish. He received his pri-
mary education in the local schools
of New Iberia, in which he evinced
those qualities of mind and heart
that have so rapidly forced him to
the front, leaving far in the rear
his youthful associates, who have
watched his meteoric career with
intense admiration and satisfaction.
In 1898, while but mere youth he
entered the Lexington Commercial
College, when his brilliant qualities
soon brought him into prominence,
in one short year he mastered the
entire course prescribed by this
well-knOwn institution, graduating
with high honors. Shortly after he
entered the Grand Coteau College,
st. Landry parish, where he was
prepared for an entrance into the
Spring Hill College, Mobile, Ala.
taking the entire course with ease
and rapidity which ever character
lied him, graduating with eclat.
Such brilliant record and such
shining qualities naturally attracted
attention from his many friends,
among the number, Hon. Robt. F.
Broussard, Congressman from the
Third District of Louisiana, who
showed appreciation of his young
countryman, by recommending him
as Cadet to West Point, the great
est military institution of the CONT
nent, to which desirable place he
was admitted, and is now a student
therein.
With such advantages and envi-
ronments, with the social contact
and influences that are brought to
bear at this institution, we expect
to hear more of him. Mr.. and
Mrs. Landry should feel proud of
their worthy son, also the people of
the entire community.