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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
WILL SEEK HIGHER WAGES.
United Mine Workers Convention ct
Indianapolis to Consider Inn .
pOrtant Matters.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 20.-Dele-
gates are focking to this city for the
thirteenth annual convention of the
U. NJ. w. of America, which begins
Monday forenoon at ten a. m. in
Tomlinson hall. 1t is understood that
the miners will present demand for
an increase of at least ten per cent.
over the wages they now receive, but
it is almost equally certain that the
operators will make a stubborn re-
sistance. The agreement that now
exists between the miners and oper-
ators as to wages was made here two
years ago and ratified at the joint
conference at Columbus, o., last year.
The miners feel that they are now
entitled to an advance, inasmuch as
the same scale has prevailed for two
years. The fact, however, that they
have failed to unionize West Virginia
may prevent them from getting the
raise, as the operators of Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois who
sign the competitive agreement
charge that the West Virginia oper-
ators who pay nonunion wages are
enabled to undersell them. The joint
conference of the miners and oper-
ators begin January 80.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
CARRIES MONSTER PETITION.
Webster Davis Succeeds in Securing
212,6O4 Signatures to Appeal for
Sympathy for Beers.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 20.-Webster
Davis started for New York Friday
night with a petition carrying the sig
natures of 212,6O4 citizens Of the south
and west, which eventually are to go
before congress, asking for national
sympathy for the Beers. These sig
natures have been received in answer
to an appeal sent out by Mr.. Davis some
four months ago, and are addressed to
the several congressman, asking them
to vote for a resolution already
framed for them. The petition asks
congress to declare:
"That the people of the United States
feel a strong sympathy with the people
of the South African republic and the
the report of the present sufferings of this
Christian people, and they unite in the
hope that this declaration, which they feel
it their duty to make, will be favorably
considered by the government of Great
Britain in a settlement of their urFortun-
ate differences"
Mr.. Davis will not deliver the petit
ton in Washington himself, but in
tends to turn it over to the Boer consul
in New York, by him to be placed in the
proper hands. The documents are in
sheet form, foolscap size, and when
packed for transit filed four steamer
trunks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
WI CALLS FOR THE CASH.
The $4,000 Captured by Americans
at Ticntsin to BE Returned
to China.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Minister WI
called upon Secretary Hay Saturday i'm
connection with the restora ton to the
Chinese government of the value of the
silver bullion, amounting to $376,6O0,
which was captured by the American
marines at Tientsin, forming part of
the revenue of the salt customs. This
money would have been restored long
ago, and, indeed, Secretary Long had
contemplated turning it over soon aft
er it fell into the possession of the ma
rines, but in the disorganized state of
the Chinese government there was no
official to whom it could be handed.
Minister WI has now been authorized
by his government to receive this
money, and it will be given to him in
the shape of a draft on the treasury,
where the money is deposited, which
may be readily exchanged for bills on
Shanghai.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
CIairyOyant in Trouble.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 20.-Mrs. Re-
becca Belle Yates, alias Eddy, noted
clairvoyant, who was arrested in
Wheeling, w. Va, a short time ago,
and who arrived from there Saturday
in charge of a United States marshal,
was arraigned Saturday before Unit
ed States Commissioner Graves on an
Indictment found against her in 1897,
charging use of the mails in a scheme
to defraud. She waived examination
and was committed to Jail in default
of $1,000 bail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 20.-Two robbers
held up a dozen men in a gambling
room over the saloon of Cliff Cole, at
Fourteenth and Douglas streets, at
four o'clock in the morning and Sc
cured the cash box and 5000 in money
from the customers of the place.
They were captured ten minutes
later, however, by squad of police
men and locked up. They gave the
names of Frank Williams and Frank
Jones.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24

Submarine divers have not yet sue
ceeded in reaching 200 feet below the
surface with all the advantages of ar.
NOR, air supply and weights to sink
them. The effort has been made To
reach a wreck in z40 feet of water,
The accounts state that at 100 feet the
diver began to experience serious
trouble. At 200 feet, after suffering
terribly, he lost consciousness and
was hauled up. Divers cannot work
much below 100 feet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24

gers were uninjured. Pieces of the
for distance of 200 feet and the
boiler was found $50 feet away from
the scene of the accident. The causes
leading up to the explosion will never
be known, owing to the death of the
engineer and fireman. Superintend-
ent Lawrence, of this division, ar
rived on a special at eight o'clock
from Des Moines and Immediately
proceeded to clear away the debris.
He refused to make any statement
with regard to the accident. The
bodies of the engineer and fireman
were horribly mangled and were
found only short distance away.
Train No. does not stop at Vic
tor. Saturday morning the limited
passed through the village at speed
of 40 miles an hour. Three hundred
feet west of the station begins
slight down grade, which extends
mile to Carnforth, where the Rock
Island crosses Bear creek. The acct
dent occurred on this grade.
Meets Death While Doing Favor.
Williams, the dead engineer, had
been in the service of the Rock Is
land company for % years and was
regarded as one of the ablest in the
employment of the company. Satur-
day mornings run was not his regu-
lar one, he having taken it to accom-
modate a brother engineer. For
years he was stationed at Stuart, Ia,
but in 1897 he moved to Rock Island,
where he has been stationed since.
OmciaI Statement Given Out.
Chicago, Jan. 20-The official state
ment, given out at the general offices
of the Rock Island, says the engine of
the train leaving Chicago at ten
o'clock Friday night dropped her
crown sheet" at Victor, wrecking the
en- CINE and throwing the baggage car,
buffet and four sleepers on their
sides. Engineer w. Williams and his
fireman (name unknown) were in
stantly killed and Baggagemaster
Shaffer was injured. The passengers
escaped without injury.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
DR.. Krause Found Guilty.

London, Jan. 2O.-The lord chief JUS
tice, Baron Aiverstone, Saturday sus-
tanned the contention of the defense of
DR.. Krause that the charge of melting
to murder must fail, as there was no
evidence that the letters in the case
had reached "Broecksman; but held
that the question of attempting to
persuade" must go to the jury DIR.
Krause was found guilty and sentenced
to two years Imprisonment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Bank Reimbursed.

Taunton, Mass, Jan. 2O.-The Bris-
toll County national bank, from
whose treasury Harry H. Townsend,
formerly cashier, is alleged to have
taken $4,000, was reimbursed Satur-
day to the amount of $4,000 by the
bondsmen of Mr.. Townsend. The
bank, it is thought, will lose the other
$4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
WRECKED At TOP SPEED.
Locomotive on Rock Island Road
Explodes, Killing the En-
gineer and Fireman.
TRAIN IS THROWN FROM THE TRACK.
Coaches Overturned and Passengers
Badly Shaken Up But None Injured
Accident Occurs at Victor, Ia
The Cause of the Explosion Is Not
known.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 20.-A special
from Victor, Ia, says: AS the Den
yer limited passenger train No. S, of
the Rock Island, was passing through
this town Saturday morning at $3.50
the boiler of engine No. sos exploded,
resulting in the death of the engineer
and fireman and slightly injuring two
porters and brakeman. The killed
are:
w. Williams, of Brooklyn, Ia, en-
gineer
E. Hoar, of Valley Junction, Ia,
fireman.
The accident took place within $50
feet of the depot, and the noise of
the explosion aroused every person
in the town. The force of the ex-
plosion threw every one of the seven
coaches of the train from the track,
but only overturned the Des Moines
Pullman. Fortunately, the passen-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24

Lord Overton, the millionaire pees
of Glasgow, has conducted Bible
class of about 500 young men in Glas
gov for more than 80 years, and as a
preacher and evangelist he is much in
demand. He is specially interested in
everything that has to do with the
well-being of young men, and among
other things he pays well-known
Scotch minister 5000 year to devote
himself to the work of an evangelist.
He is keen fisherman, is more than
a fair shot, and is not to be despisea
at golf
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24

President Loubet is we'll protected.
His secret guard consists of IL men.
under the orders of a police commits
sioner. These men watch constantly
over his person. When he receives
they mingle with the guests close by
him, and when he goes out they follow
him and have orders never to lose him
an instant from view. When he drives
they accompany him on bicycles, and
1t is only then that they can be recog-
nized. This guard of Is men alone
costs the state the nice little sum Of
$4,000 francs year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24

Of all the small animals, the busiest
at New Years time is the mole. He
must have at least 20 dinners or he
will starve, for mole is forever feast
ing on worms and cannot go for more
than an hour or two without one. In
very cold weather, when the ground is
frozen, he may retire to his under
ground fortress-with a dozen CALLER
les leading from it-and go to sleep for
few days; but when he wakes up he
has to rush off in frantic hurry and get
worm for dinner, for he cannot bear
an empty stomach.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24

An American firm has just secured
a contract for 100000 watches to be
delivered in London within the next y
months. This record order was OBJ
tanned against the strongest competi-
ton of Switzerland and Germany, the
price being such that British watch
making firms could not even begin to
compete. Yet less than a decade AGO
the company in question was making
only 100 watches in a year. Now the
factory employs 5000 hands, and has
arranged for an additional thousand
more in order to complete this con-
tract.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24

There are many curiosities in the
book world, and some of them are
known from Beersheba unto Dan, and
priced highly by the people whose
shelves they adorn. They are for the
most part books of antiquity, and are
rated according to their age. Among
the recent curiosities in this line is
what is said to be the largest book in
the world, made by a concern in Sioux
Falls, S. D. 1t weighs 1S1 pounds, and
is used to register the names of visit
orS to that state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24

Alaska is as large as Great Britain,
Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden,
Norway and the German Empire. Com
pared to Europe, it stretches from
London on the south to the North Cape
of Norway on the north, from London
on the west to the Ural mountains on
the east. Nearly three quarters of this
great region is in the temperate zone,
and most of the present population live
and the industries of Alaska are car
ried on along it's long and mild sea-
coast in the temperate zone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
FIGHTERS DISCHARGED.

Philadelphia, Jan. 20.-Peter Maher
and Tom Sharkey, who were arrested
Friday at the instance, it is alleged, OF
the Law and Order society and held in
$4,000 bail to keep the peace, appeared
at the magistrates office Saturday
morning and were discharged. James
HI. Mcfarland, the promoter of Frida y
nights bout, who was also under bond,
was released.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
1t is a curious fact that the first car

1t is curious fact that the first can
non was cast at Venice. It was called
a lombard" and was invented AMI
employed by General Pisani in a war
against the Genoese. The original
lombard, which bears the date of 1886.
is still preserved and stands at the foot
of Pisani's statute at the arsenal. This
lombard threw a stone 100 pounds in
weight but another Venetian general,
Francisco Barde, improved it until he
was able to handle charge of rock
and powders weighing 5000 pounds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Dies of Duel Wound.

Hanover, Prussia, Jan. 2O.-Herr Won
Bennigsen, landrath of Hanover, and
son of the noted politician Rudolf Won
Benningsen, died during the night as
the result of bullet wound in the
breast, sustained in a due. fought
Thursday last with Herr Falkenhagen,
a tenant of the royal estate near
Syringe. The duel was the outcome CT
the intimacy of Herr Falkenhagen with
Frau Won Bennigsen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24

Alfred Edward Morgans, the new
premier of western australia, is a
Welshman by birth and close upon 81
years of age. He spent many years
mining in Mexico, where he was per-
.onal friend of President DiaZ. When
the gold discoveries in western Aus
tralia began to attract the attention
of the mining world he went there and
settled at Coolgardie, for which con-
stituency he was returned to the les.
islative assembly in 1897.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24

The laying of the trans-Pacific cable
is now assured. 1t will complete the
Geographic circuit of the globe. The
cable is being manufactured in this
country, and will be laid by skilled
American electricians and engineers.
1t will be the longest submarine cable
in the world, extending 5000 miles,
from San Francisco to Manila, touch
ing at Honolulu and Guam.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Missouri Democratic Conventions

st. Louis, Jan. 20.-At a meeting of
the democratic state central commit
tee Saturday it was decided to hold the
convention to nominate three candi-
dates for judges of the supreme court
at Springfield, July 8, and the conven-
ton to select two candidates for rail-
road commissioners and one candidate
for superintendent of schools at ST.
Joseph, Mo-, July %.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Fireman Killed in Collision.

St. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. '2O.-A special
to the Daily News from Bee Creek
Junction, Mo-, says: In "a rear-end
collision between Chicago & Great
Western and Grand Island freight
trains at this place at three o'clock
Saturday morning Fireman George
w. Miller, of the Great Western, was
crushed to death. Others of the
train crews were only slightly in
iured
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
Reports from City of Mexico Indicate
That Pan-American Congress
Will Adopt Arbitration.

Washington, Jan. Secretary Hay
has received telegram from Mr..
Buchan, president of the United States
delegation to the Pan-American con-
gress, fully confirming the press re-
ports that a complete understanding
has been reached on the subject of ar
bitration before the congress. This
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Will Remove Sheriff from ONCE

Albany, n. Y, Jan. 2O.-Gov. Odell an
nounced Saturday that. after consider
ing the charge against Sheriff Caldwell,
of Buffalo, he had decided to remove
him from Office. Frank T. Coppins is
appointed to succeed Mr.. Caldwell.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Terrible Disaster in Spain.

Barcelona, Jan. 20.-The boiler of a
spinning mill near Mauresa. exploded
Saturday and wrecked the building. A
large number of working people were
buried in the debris and many of them
were killed. A number of the bodies
were hurled long distances.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24

subject was the only one promising Sc
rious difficulty of adjustment, and the
officials are now satisfied that the con-
gress will be success. 1t is expect
ed that, with this last obstacle re-
moved, such rapid progress will be
made in drawing up the final protocol
and affixing the sigma lures of the dele
gates, that the congress will be able
to adjourn within the present month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Wyoming Senator Ill.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 20. = United
States Senator Francis E. Warren, who
has been a t his home here since the hot
iday adjournment of congress, is suf-
fering with an acute attack of neu-
ralgia in his head and face, accom-
panied by rheumatism in his right leg.
He expects to be able to return to
Washington inside of week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Nothing But Talk,

New York, Jan. 2O.-A representative
of j. P. Morgan & Co. Saturday denied
great steamship company to absorb
the American, Leyland. White Star and
Cunard lines. He said: "There is
nothing in it. The whole thing is just
so much talk. That's the sum and
substance of it all"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Threatened to Kill President.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 2O.-A special
to the Oregonian from Astoria, Ore,
says: Frank Rakowski, a soldier in
the United States army, was Satur-
day degraded at Fort Candy and SEN
fenced to ten years Imprisonment in
the military prison on Alcatraz Is
land, Cal. Rakowski had threatened
to assassinate President Roosevelt
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Dies i'm Chicago

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Jan. 90
Ernest Victor Clergue, brother of
Francis HI. Clergue, who is at the
head of the big industrial works here,
died in Chicago at night of heart
trouble for which he had been taking
treatment. He was Al years old and
had been prominently identified with
the work here
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Marconi Fails to Sail.

New York, Jan. 2O.-Signor Marconi
has again postponed his departure to
England. Instead of sailing Saturday,
as was his plan day or two ago, he
announces that he will not leave un-
til Wednesday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Babe Burned to Death.

Springfield, O., Jan. 20.-A fire
which started in the house of r. L.
Spears, at Harmony, a small town
seven miles east of this city, de-
stroyed the house and contents and
burned to death the two-year-old
daughter. Three other children were
rescued by the father, who was badly
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Having n Cav Time

London, Jan. 2O.-King Edwards
visit to Earl Howe at Penn house,
Amersham, is proving brilliant So
cial and sporting event. The other
guests include most of those known
as the "inner circle" Hon. George KEEP
pei and Mrs. Keppel, Earlde Grey, Hon.
Sidney Greville, Lord Vane Tempest
and Viscount CurZon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24

Washington, Jan. 20.-The presi-
dent Saturday received Mr.. Ludwig
Max Goldberger, of Berlin, the Prus-
sian royal privy councillor of COM
merce, who was presented by Mr..
Won Holleben, the German ambas-
cadOr
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
MINI.

According to experiments conducted
by Mr.. H. Jansen on Mont Blanc. it
is not necessary to erect poles fo-
stringing telephone and telegraph
wires in snow-covered countries. II
the snow is several incnes thick it
serves as a good insulator; the wires
can simply be laid down and be ready
for transmission of messages.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Lose Lives in Well.

Victor, Col, Jan. 20.-John Warner
and Gus Peterson, miners, lost their
lives in the May B. mine while being
lowered in bucket to the bottom of
a shaft. They were overcome by gas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Dies from Operation.

London, Jan. 20.-Sir Ellis Ashmead
Bartlett died Saturday morning, the
result of an operation for appendicitis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Cyclone sweeps Canary Islands

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Jan. 20.
"A cyclone has swept over the Canary
islands doing much damage to property
and causing a shipwreck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Italian Composer Dead

Rome, Jan. 20.-Philippe Marchetti,
the composer, is dead. He was born
in 1881
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
IN PRESIDENT HANDS.
Report of Isthmian Canal Commits
sion on the Offer of Sale of
Panama Route.
ITS CONTENTS ARE NOT MADE PUBLIC.
Urgency Deficiency Bill, Carrying
Appropriations of $1G,7O1,44o, Is
Reported to the HOuse-Another
One Is Probable Before the Ses-
sion of Congress Is Ended.

Washington, Jan. 2O.-Admiral Walk
err. chairman of the isthmian canal
commission, called at the white house
Saturday afternoon and told the pres
ident what the report of the commits
sion on the Panama proposition would
be. The report had been agreed upon,
and later in the day the written copy
WAS sent TO the white house.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
VIII Not Press Matters.

Washington, Jan. 2O.-The republic
an members of the house who have
been urging a caucus to consider re-
duction of war taxes have decided not
to press the matter until the ways and
means committee completes considera-
tion of the Cuban reciprocity question,
NOW hef0ra II
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Chinese Exclusion Bill offered.

Washington, Jan. 2O.-Representa
tive Kahn (Cal) Saturday introduced
the Chinese exclusion bill agreed upon
by all Pacific coast interests as repre-
senting their views. 1t was referred to
the foreign affairs committee and Mr..
Kahn says hearings will begin next
week and the bill urged to speedy con-
sideration in the house.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-24
Ordered Reported.

Washington, Jan. 2O.-The senate
committee on post offices Saturday au
thorized Senator Mason to report thu
bill granting the franking privilege te
Mrs. Mckinley.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-31
Olaa Sugar Co., Ltd.
ASSESSMENTS.

The -wenty-first assessment Of 1919
or two dollars (S2.OO) per share has
been called to be due and payable June
20, 1902.
The twenty-second assessment of
1879 or two dollars $4,000 per share has
been called to be due and payable Aug
ust 81, 1902.
The twenty-th third assessment of 1910
or two dollars $4,000 per share has
been called to be due and payable Oc-
tober 81, 1902.
The twenty-fourth and final assess
ment of 1870 or two dollars $2OO) per
share has been called to be due and
payable December 20, 1902.
Interest will be charged on assess
ments unpaid ten days after the same
are due at the rate of one per cent
Qgs) per month from the date upon
which such assessments are due.
The above assessments will be pay
able at the office of The B. f. Dilling-
ham Co., Ltd, Stangenwald building.
(signed) ELMER E. PAXTON,
Treasurer Olaa Sugar CO.
May IL, 1902.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-31
kauai HOME
RULE TICKET

Wilcox and the Kalauokalanis, pere
ct fills, held the Home Rule convention
for Kauai, the Fourth Senatorial ana
the Sixth Representative districts at
Waimea last Monday, July 2S. There
were 81 delegates in the convention.
The nominations made were as follows;
For Senator:
ISAAC KAHILINA.
For representatives.:
JOSEPH A. AKINA,
ISAAC KAAUWAI,
ROBERT PUUIKl.
CHARLES BLAKE.
Kahilina is a present senator Akl-
ma was speaker of the last house and
Kaauwa! and Puuiki were members
Blake was a candidate by petition two
years ago. He is on the Home Rule
| ticket now in place of j. Is. *. LeleiWl
who ran as a Home Ruler two years
ago but was defeated. Only one sena-
| torial candidate was named, as Sena-
| tor Nakapaahu holds over