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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-11-27
LATER.

D. " Miller of Terre Haute and Jo-
seph NJ Johns of Rockville, Ind, were
acquitted Of the charge of conspiracy
to extort bride from John j. Ryan,
made by the postoffice department.
The Democratic senators, at caucus,
decided to consider the Cuban bill on
it's merits and confine the discussion to
the bill itself, without bringing in col
lateral questions. This means that no
tariff amendments will be offered and
that the tariff question will not be dis
cussed.
Artillery fire is going on night and
day between the government forces
and the insurgents who are beseiging
San Domingo. Many noncombatants
have been killed by the rebel fire.
The pure food commissioners and
manufacturers, who are in convention
at Washington, have unanimously
agreed to support the pure food bill in
troduced by Senator McCumber of
North Dakota, with amendments
which are acceptable to all concerned.
The supreme court of Nebraslce is
lsued a writ of mandamus against
teacher in Gage county, ordering her
not to read the Bible to her pupils.
The Lebaudy air ship, on decending
near the ballooning grounds at Meu-
don, France, struck a tree and blew up
The governor of Windhoek, German
Southwest Africa, reports that Lieut..
Jobst and Sergeant Gray have been
killed in battle with the Bondelz-
killed. The governor adds that the
rebellion is ended.
Senator Dietrich has returned from
Wa shington to Nebraska to surrender
to the authorities because of his in
dictment on charge of conspiracy in
connection with postoffice patronage.
George Willets, Reading railroad
conductor, bit off his tongue while on
duty and bled to death.
Hart P. banks, musical composer and
singer, died in Philadelphia.
The steamer Discovery, which left
Nome Oct. IA with 81 passengers, has
not been sighted since Oct. %.
Fire in the Park theater at Butler,
Pa, destroyed $3OO,OoO worth of prop
|erty and injured four firemen.
The old Masonic Temple at Louis
vile, KY, was burned.
Over the ownership of a dog has
arisen a family feud near Evanston,
ILL.,, that has resulted in the burning
of two houses and three pitched battles
between hostile neighbors.
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Report. to the President.

Washington, Nov. 21.-Hon. Thomas
H. Carter, president of the national
commission of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition, has submitted to the presi-
dent comprehensive statement show
ing the receipts and. disbursements of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
company from date of Incorporation to
September 80, 1908, the progress made
by the various departments of the ex-
position embodying succinctly a gen.
eral outline of the work accomplished
and in contemplation, as result of the
expenditure of the $15,O00,000 contrib
uted by the United States government,
the city of st. Louis and the exposition
company in equal proportions.
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Bill Passed by House Providing for
Reciprocity Laid Before
the Senate.
DOCUMENT is REFERRED TO The
Committee ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
Joint Resolution Inviting Cuba to Be-
come Part of United States Intro
duced by Senator Newlands-PrO-
visions of the Measure-ShOrt Ses-
sion of the House.

Washington, Nov. 21.-Soon after the
senate met Friday the bill passed by the
house Thursday to carry into effect the
Cuban reciprocity treaty was received
and laid before the senate. Senator Gull
lom moved to refer the bill to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
Senator Bailey objected to this pro-
cedure, claiming that the bill should be
referred to the committee on finances
or relations with Cuba.
After lengthy discussion the bill
was referred to the committee on for
eign relations without division and, at
3:15, the senate adjourned till Monday.
To Annex Cuba.
Senator Newlands, author of the res
olution annexing Hawaii, Friday intro
duced joint resolution inviting Cuba to
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sembly is expected to remedy this evil.
Hospital accommodations are also
said to be sadly deficient "a great field
for philanthropy lies open to Porto
Rico" The report says that coffee,
once the leading export and source of
wealth, has passed through many vicis-
STUDIES in the past decade; there has
been very little new planting; there
is no profit to planters with coffee at
the present prices; and should prices
go lower the situation will be distress
ing. The only hope held out is from
possible demand from the United
States"
An appropriation for improving the
harbor of San Juan, to be incorporat-
ed in the river and harbor bill, is asked.
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THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Chief of Police T. B. ellis, of Summit,
Miss, was shot and killed while trying
to arrest Henry Marsh, son of a mer-
chant.
Two more fatalities are reported as
a result of the cold wave, liver Wolden
and an aged man named Akre being
frozen to death at Hegbert, Mimi.
Newfoundland is excited over Senator
Lodges declaration that the United
States secure independence in fisheries
by securing st. Pierre and Miquelon
islands.
The Japanese premier in a newspaper
interview declared the majority of his
nation are not anxious for war, al
though prepared for defense; Corea, he
said, must be left alone.
The United States Steel stock CONVEX.
sion plan was ended through the de-
mand of prominent interests that the
trust itself secure the profits, instead OF
Morgan. The latter loses $10,000,000.
America promises to protect Panama
against internal and external attacks on
her sovereignty under the terms of the
new canal treaty, which is expected to
be ratified finally before the new year.
Mayor Charles N. Gaus, of Albany, N.
Y, has ordered the police to expel from
the city Mormon elders and mission
aries, who. have established headquar-
tiers there, if they attempt to preach po-
lygamy.
President Poocevalt declared RI a
German delegation that no people had
done more for the United States than it's
citizens of German blood. He recalled
German aid in the revolution and DUR
ing the civil war.
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Eighty per cent. of the men in the
United States navy are native born,
according to the figures of Secretary
Moody.
President Koch, of the German
reichsbank, Berlin, has just celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of his official
career.
Missouri has filed a claim in Wash
ington to be reimbursed in $475, 1856 10
for expenditures made on account of
the civil war.
The report of the mine inspector Of
Arkansas shows decrease in the out
put of coal in the state during the past
year.
Changing of the National railroad
OF Mexico lines from narrow to STAN
dard gauge will save 500 miles between
Chicago and Mexico City.
An automobile driven by DR.. Sacon,
near Mande, France, ran off a preci-
pice 300 feet high and landed in a tree
top without injuring itself or the occu-
pants.
State Librarian Henry, of Indiana,
has bought valuable set of autograph
letters, intended to be the nucleus of a
great historical collection.
1t will cost $15,0OO,O 900 to maintain
rural free delivery routes that will be
in operation on July 1, 1904 This is
an official estimate made by Postmas-
ter General Payne
Statistics prepared by the geological
survey show that the production of
precious jewels in the United States
in 1902 amounted to s318,300.
T A plan to protect Denver (Col.) girls
from Washers has been launched by
Miss Louise L. Hardin, of the Business
Woman's club. A street patrol of girls
is planned.
Three first class midshipmen have
been expelled from Annapolis for haz-
ing. This action will probably stop
hazing at the institution for some
years.
ORION Hickok, formerly one of the
best known drivers and traineds of fast
horses in the country, died at the state
hospital in Cleveland, O., of softening
of the brain. Hickok was about 60
years Of age.
The Germanic museum at Harvard
university, fostered by Emperor Will.
liam and Prince Henry, was dedicated
with addresses by President Eliot,
Carl Schurz and others.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The official canvass of the November
vote in Nebraska shows that the repub-
lican plurality for the state ticket is
21,4S3.
Mrs. Marie Pigrum Harrison, who
in her childhood days was petted by
George Ill, king of England, died in
Brooklyn, N. Y, at the age of 101
years.
John M. Pinckney, of Hampstead,
Tex, democrat, has been elected to
congress to succeed T. H. Ball, re-
signed.
James R. Gilmore, well known writer
under the nom de plume, Edward Kirke,
died in Glens Falls, N. Y, aged 80 years.
Miss Ellen H. Arthur, daughter of the
late President Chester Allan Arthur,
was married in Albany, N Y, to Charles
A. Pinkerton, of New York city.
Brig. Gen. Reuben F. Bernard, a
veteran of the civil war, who partici-
pated in 103 battles and skirmishes, died
in Washington.
Samuel F. Phillips, solicitor general
of the United. States under Presidents
Grant, Hayes, Garfield and Arthur, died
at Washington, aged 70 years.
John A. Magee, a member of the For
ty-third congress, died at New Bloom
field, Pa, aged II years.
Mrs. Harriet Maxwell Converse, known
to the Indians as the "Chief of the Six
Indian Nations" died at her home in
New York city.
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DOMESTIC

President Roosevelt was the princi-
tinon of the New York Avenue Pres
byterian church in Washington, pay
ing a tribute to the life of Abraham
Lincoln.
A cold wave swept over Iowa, Ne
braska and other western states, several
places reporting zero weather.
The Egan IS. d. state bank, with de-
posts of 100000, was closed by the state
examiner.
Robbers blew open the safe in the First
national bank of Lyons, Neb., secured
$4,000 in cash and escaped.
Senator Dietrich says his indictment
at Omaha on the charge of conspiracy
and bribery is based on false evidence.
The absence of serious rioting, the
operation of Wentworth avenue trolley
cars and Cottage Grove avenue cable
cars with police protection marked the
sixth day of the strike on the Chicago
City street railway.
Mrs. Frank Downing, bride. jumped
into the river at Minot, N. D., to rescue
her young sister, who had broken
through the ice, and both were drowned
Five of the six members of the family
OF Peter Hickey died in one week in
Brooklyn, N. Y, of typhoid fever.
The remains of Mrs. James Monroe,
widow of the fifth president of the
United States, and of her daughter,
Mrs. Samuel Gouverneur, were disin-
TERED near Leesburg, Va, and rein
tered at Richmond, Va.
1t is said that revenue officials have
discovered that at least 1876 Wisconsin
cheese factories are engaged in the
illicit manufacture of whey butter.
A resolution favoring woman suf-
frage was adopted by the National
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, in ses-
sion at Rochester, N. Y.
Charles Edmund Ross, a well known
insurance man, was adjudged insane
on the eve of his wedding day in Chi
cago.
Gus Olsen butchered his wife and
two baby boys with Ratchet at Lara
mic, Wyo., and shot himself dead.
Fire destroyed the Polk county poor
house at Tyron, N. c., and four in
mates persisted in the flames.
Judge Adams in ST. Louis sentenced
John P. Dolan, chairman of the demo-
cratic city central committee, to five
years Imprisonment for naturalization
frauds.
Cars were run on several lines of the
Chicago City Railway company. Some
attempts at violence were made.
Insurance men urge congress to with
draw the use of the mails from wildcat
companies.
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become state of the United States upon

become state of the United States upon
terms of equality with the states of the
union. 1t provides that Porto Rico
shall become county or province of
Cuba; that all present officers of Cuba
shall retain their positions until their
terms expire; that the $35, 100000 bonds
of Cuba shall become the bonds of the
state of Cuba with interest reduced to
three per cent. and two per cent. to be
applied to sinking fund; that the
present rural guard of Cuba shall be in
corporated into the army of the United
States; that the money in the Cuban
treasury shall become the money of the
state of Cuba.
The resolution closes with the fol-
lowing declarations:
"That the foregoing resolutions are
not inspired by desire to annex forci-
bly,, or to assert sovereignty over the
island of Cuba, or to exercise any form
of compulsion; but solely by regard
for the interest of the two countries and
a conviction that the interests of the
states composing the federal union and
Cuba are identical and that they can be
administered by union under one form
of government in which all shall be rep
resented on equal terms and to be gov
erned by equal and discriminating
laws, insuring freedom of trade and
equality of right and privilege"
Short Session of House.
The house was in session but five min
utes Friday. After the oath was ad-
ministered to Claude Kitchin IN. Co. the
house at 1905 p. m. adjourned until
Tuesday.
Charges Against Gen. Wood.
Washington, Nov. 21.-Maj. Estes G.
Rathbone, formerly director of posts in
Cuba, was given a hearing Friday by
the senate committee on military af-
fairs, which is investigating the charges
against Gen. Leonard Wood in opposi-
ton to his confirmation as major gen.
eral. The committee convened at IL
Nearly the entire time was given to Maj
Rathbone, who reiterated the charges
made several times before to the Sec
rotary of war, the senate committee on
relations with Cuba and in public state
ments following his trial in connection
with Cuban postal frauds.
Maj. Rathbone filed specific written
charges with the committee. He alleged
that Gen. Wood, while military govern
or of Cuba, had accepted money from
Jai Alai, which was, he said, a gam
bling concern, and asserted thot he had
made personal friend and boon COM
panion of an ex-convict. He also
charged him with giving instructions
of an entirely unconstitutional and I'M
American character to the courts.
Maj. Rathbone was questioned by sew
eral members of the committee, and he
had concluded when, at 1910, the COM
mittee took recess until two D. m.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-11-27
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
CONGRESS IN SESSION.


Meets to Consider Reciprocity for
Cuba and Other Affairs.
In the United States senate on the
18th bills were introduced for the adj
mission of New Mexico and Arizona as
states. Several protests against Sena-
tor Smoot, of Utah, retaining his seat,
were presented. In the house bill
was introduced making it a crime pun
ishable by death to participate in the
lynching of an alien, and resolutions
were presented to amend the constitu-
tion so that the president of the United
States shall hold his Office during one
term of six years, and shall not be eligi-
BILE for another term, and to repeal the
fifteenth amendment. The Cuban reci-
procity bill was discussed.
The United States senate did not trans
act any business of Importance on the
18th. In the house bills were introduced
to place all trust made articles on the
free list and making it the duty of the
attorney general to bring proceedings
to dissolve monopolies charging eXorbi-
tant prices for articles of necessity.
Four hours were devoted to discussion
of the Cuban bill.
Nothing of Importance was done in
the United States senate on the 18th In
the house the time was occupied in dis
cussing the Cuban bill.
The United States senate on the 10Th
transacted no business in open session
beyond the receipt of bills and petitions.
The only incident of unusual character
was the appearance of Carrie Nation
The house passed by vote of 335 to q
the bill to give effect to the Cuban re-
ciprocity treaty, the opposition being
about evenly divided between republi-
cans and democrats
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Live Stock.
Chicago, Nov.

Chicago, Nov. 20.
HOGS-Good to choice heavy shipping, SAG
@470; fair to good heavy packing, 81. 1904 so;
rough and common heavy mixed, $4.15@
ABS; assorted light. "a. 45@465; good to choice
butcher weights, s4.6O@4.75; fair to choice
light mixed, s4.4OQ4.6O; thin to choice, s.. 80
GAS.
CATTLE-Choice to fancy beeves, $3.50
565; good to choice steers, $495q5.4O; me-
dunn beef steers $410Q4.4O; plain beef
steers, $3S5G400; common to rough, $500
$50; good to fat heifers, So 90Q4.60; goad to
choice feeders, $3.50Q4.40; good to plain
stockers and feeders, 81 1903. 40; fair to good
cows and heifers, s265Q3.S5; bulls, poor to
choice, s. 4004.40; calves choice to fancy,
$6.50G7.25; calves, common to fair, 5000
625; corn-fed western steers, A.00Q540;
Texas bulls and grass steers, s2.90QS.S5:
Texas steers. fair to choice. So 40G4.30.
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Robert J. Wynne. first assistant post

Robert J. Wynne, first assistant post
master general, in his annual report
clerk hire allowances at all third-class
post offices.
The w. G. T. u. national convention
in Cincinnati adopted resolutions pro-
testing against attacks on the COM
pulsory teaching of temperance and
physiology in the public schools.
John A. Dowie's followers have been
Commanded" by him to add $4,000, 900
to lions capital by selling property
and investing in Zion City land or
stocks.
Former President Grover Cleveland
violated the Virginia game law unwit-
tingly and a warrant was sworn out at
Portsmouth for his arrest.
A new canal treaty was signed by
Secretary Hay and Minister Bunau
of the new Panama republic. Its terms
are more liberal than the rejected
Colombian measure.
Resolutions pledging the American
Federation of Labor to socialism were
defeated by the Boston (Mass.) conven-
ton after an attack by President Com
pers and John Mitchell.
Operation for grating an ear upon
the head of a wealthy western man was
performed in Philadelphia.
Father Mariana Lepore was assailed
in his church in Denver by Joseph Sor-
ice, who accused him of swindling, and
in the ensuing quarrel both were fatal
ly shot.
Mayor Gaus, of Albany, N. Y, or
dered the police to expel from the city
Mormon elders and missionaries if they
attempt to preach polygamy.
Thousands of sheep are said to be
perishing in Wyoming and Montana be-
weather.
The Indiana national bank of Elkhart
closed its doors with liabilities of $780,
900.
The Twentieth United States infantry,
stationed at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, has left
for two years. stay in the Philippine
islands.
Science hall of the University Of
Georgia at Athens, with the biology
and chemistry department, was burned.
Robbers blew the safe of the Citizens
bank at Yetter, Ia, and escaped with
$1,000.
Thirty-one men were killed and Is
tween freight and work trains on the
Big Four railroad near fremont, ILL.,
I've Wolden and an aged man named
Akre were frozen to death at Hegbert,
Mimi, and E. Heinrichs met like fate
near Palmer, Ia.
Mrs. Carrie Nation appeared at the
white house, denounced the president,
and was fined and sent out of the city
after creating a scene in the senate
chamber.
Employers, aroused by the action Of
the teamsters in declaring a strike on
the City railway in Chicago, talk of
uniting in a campaign to- disrupt the
union.
Charles Williams, following quarrel
with his wife, shot and killed her at
Murphysboro, ILL.,, and then blew out his
brains.
Fire destroyed a large part of the
business section of Preston, Ia.
The Farmers national bank at Hen
rietta, Tex, closed it's doors with heavy
liabilities.
Pope Brooks, his wife and child and
an unknown man were cremated in a
fire at Luverne, Ala.
Roy Dimes, August Wanglan and
William Sharp were killed by dyna-
mite explosion at Sharon, Mich.
Joseph E. Gary, aged 80, celebrated in
Chicago his fortieth anniversary as
Judge.
On the eighth day of the strike on the
Chicago City street railway lines cars
were running on four routes under po-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-11-27
Is Legally Shot.

Salt Lake City, Nov. 21.-Peter Nor
Jensen, the convicted murderer, was
shot to death in the yard of the state
prison at 1921 Friday morning. Nor
Jensen was shot to death for the muir
der of James r. Hay on the night of
December 16, 1901. The choice of death
by shooting or hanging is given con-
demned prisoners in Utah, and Morten-
sen chose to meet his death by the bull
lets of the prison guards.
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Still q Mystery.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 21-The
mystery of the assassination of Saliva
dor Battalia, whose dead body was
found early Thursday morning on
Franklin Avenue bridge with 81 stilet-
to wounds in it, is still unsolved. Tony
Calderone, an Italian, is under arrest
on suspicion of having guilty knowl-
edge of the crime. The police believe
it is the work of the Malta.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-11-27
Result of Primaries.

Boston, Nov. 21.-Complete returns
from the city primaries of Thursday
show that Patrick A. Collins was re-
nominated for mayor by the democrats
and that George N. Swallow was nom
mated for mayor by the republicans.
DR.. George w. Calvin was nominated
by the socialists for mayor.
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SIX MEN BURIED.
Casing of Sewer at Youngstown. O.,
Gives Way, killing Two and
Injuring Two Others.

Youngstown, o., Nov. 21.-At 7:45
Friday morning the casing in the Will
son avenue sewer gave way and buried
six workmen underneath ten feet of
sand and gravel.
The dead: Martin Timlin, Raphael
Chillo.
The injured: John Massero, both legs
broken, internal injuries, condition
critical; Dominick Depasque, badly
crushed, condition serious Luigi Lo-
reano and Joe Filipi escaped without
injury.
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Ex-Governor Drake Dead.

Ottumwa, Ia, Nov. 21.-Francis M.
Drake, former governor of Iowa, died at
his home in Centerville Friday of dia-
betes. He had been apparently in or
binary health till few days ago. He
was the founder of Drake university at
Des Moines.
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Hurt at a Fire.

Butler, Pa, Nov. 21.-Fire broke out
in the Park theater building Friday
morning and property valued at 100000
was destroyed. The falling walls bur-
ed a number of firemen under mass of
bricks and burning timber and Chief ia
cob Burckholder, Frank Zeigler, Charles
Douglass and Albert Walters were seri-
ouslY injured.
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Accident to Airshin.

Paris, Nov. 81. = The Lebaudy air.
ship, on descending Friday near the bal
looming grounds at Mendon, struck a
tree and blew up. The whole airship
was completely destroyed, but the occu-
pants, pilot and an engineer, were un-
injured. M. Lebaudy was not on board.
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FOREIGN.

Russia has sent 100000 troops to the
far east to overawe Japan.
The Colombian authorities have ca
bled to London a lengthy protest
against the United States recognition
of Panama as republic.
Admiral Glass called on the Panama
junta, the American and isthmian war
ships saluting each others flag as he
landed. The Panama and Columbian
ENJOYS met on the Mayflower and the
isthmians refused to rejoin the mother
country.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena of Italy were welcomed to Eng
land by King Edward.
Julia st. George, known as the grand
mother of the STAGE" whose name was q
household word so years ago, died in
London. aged 80 years.
Leopold, king of the Belgians, will
visit America next year.