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The Ely miner., 1903-04-17
The New Capitol.

An addition of three months to the
working time on the new capitol was
made in an opinion from the attor-
ney general, allowing the state capi-
tol commission to reconsider the bids
for the woodwork received last De-
cember. When the bids were received
last December the lowest was made
by the Butler-Ryan company. The
firms bid of .$111,7O3 was in excess of
the estimate and was rejected by the
commission.
The additional appropriation OF
$1,500,000~ made it possible to take
up the work again. The commissions
ers thought they should advertise for
new bids for the work, which would
set the work back at least three
months. The opinion received stated
that the commission may accept the
old bid.
The price of material has increased
at least 10 per cent since the bids were
received, but the Butler-Ryan COM
pany accepted the contract and will
begin work on the interior at once.
The interior stone and marble work,
for which bids were received last De-
cember, was awarded to the Butler
Ryan company for $7S2,0O0.
The Ely miner., 1903-04-17

dietary and transportation. His
service in this capacity gave him the
opportunity to become familiar with
matters of transportation. Soon af-
ter the close of his term as legis-
lator, though a democrat, he was
elected mayor of his home city,
Champaign, where republicans were
largely in the majority.
During his residence in Illinois Mr..
Day formed the close acquaintance
of Senator Cullom, then governor of
the state; Joseph w. Fifer, now
member of the interstate commerce
commission, and Col. William r. Nor
rison and other leaders of both par
ties in the state.
Early in his first term President
Cleveland appointed Mr.. Day to the
treasury, and since entering upon the
duties of that position he has been a
resident in Washington. Upon retir-
ing from that office he resumed the
practice of law in Washington. His
study of transportation problems,
taken up during his service in the IL
linois legislature has been followed
continuously, and he has been closely
identified with litigation involving
questions relating to transportation
subjects. He has been very frequent
ly employed by the interstate COM
merce commission as special counsel,
and has represented that body in
nearly all of the important investiga-
tions instituted by it in respect to
rates and practices of common car
riers. He has also been attorney in
many transportation cases other
than those conducted by the inter-
state commerce commission.
Recently, Mr.. Day acted as special
attorney for the government in a
number of important cases involving
trusts, corporations and transporta-
tion matters. He appeared as spe-
cial attorney for the government in
the beef trust suit and in the North
ern Securities merger case. In the
latter case he cross-examined Harri-
man, Hill, Morgan and other railway
magnates, elicting the causes of the
panic of May 9, 1901. His work in
these cases was so efficient and sue
cessful as to meet with the full APP
probation of the encouragement.
The Ely miner., 1903-04-17
STRIKE SPELLS WAR.
Clarence S. Darrow Makes Some
Lively Assertions.
Chief Attorney for ConI Miners Calls
Judges Tools md Servants of
RailrOndS-LabOr Unions
Not Perfect.

Clarence S. Darrow in an address
delivered at Springfield, ILL.,, before
the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion, on "The Anthracite Coal Strike"
compared the striking miners to the
colonial revolutionists, denounced
federal judges who enjoined labor
unions as quite as much the servants
of the railroad companies as their
section hands"
Not thing was done by the
miners in Pennsylvania that was not
done by our revolutionary forefa-
thers," declared Mr.. barrow. .'In
Revolutionary times dwellings were
burned, property was confscated and
100000 persons were driven out of
their country. The refugees settled
Nova Scotia and those who drove
them out of this country then as now
were denounced as hoodlums, muir
derers, cutthroats, assassins and out
laws. Yet they were the respecta-
bic people of those days and we are
proud to be known as descendants of
these same revolutionists.
SIN a great strike as in war men
stand by their friends, and it will
always be SO as long as men take
sides on great public questions.
after this strike threatened great
danger President Roosevelt sent for
Baer and the other railroad presi-
dents in the coal region and they
came and lied to him. They told him
they paid the miners so per cent.
more than they did, and when the
president asked them to arbitrate,
they said there was nothing to ar
bitrate and asked for more protec-
tion and more troops.
THE report of the commission is a
great victory for union labor. 1t
shows that when the strike was en-
tered into it was the fault of the
employers. This whole strike was
brought about because the employ
The Ely miner., 1903-04-17
Cows and Creameries.

State Dairy Commissioner McCon-
nell has issued his biennial report. At
the close of the year 1902 there were
100000 cows in Minnesota of which
number 3s2,35e contribute milk to the
creameries, the product of which
places over S14,0OO,OOO in circulation
annually. There are 500 creameries
and cheese factories in the state, and
their output is 20 per cent larger
than in any previous period of the
states history. In 1900 the value of
creamery butter was less than $1O,-
100000, as against S14,OOO,OOO in 1902.
These creameries ship 5O,OO0,O00
pounds year out of the state.
The Ely miner., 1903-04-17
HAS A HIGH RECORD.
william A. Day, Recently AppOinfe e 4
Assistant Attorney General of
the United States.

William A. Day, whose nomina ton
to be assistant to the attorney-gen.
eral. was recently unanimously con-
firmed by the senate, was born in
Delaware. He is a graduate of the
Harvard Law school. Soon after
completing his legal studies he locat-
ed at Champaign, ILL.,, engaging in
the practice of law. He soon be-
came prominent in both law and poll
itics. He was elected as a democrat
to the lower house of the Illinois
legislature, and in that body served
as chairman of the committee on ju.
The Ely miner., 1903-04-17

ers wished to destroy the union, and
back of the employers were the great
corporations of the United States and
all the railroads. That is what is
meant by these illegal and outrageous
injunctions issued by tools of the
railroad companies, issued by judges
who are as much the servants of the
railroads as their section men.
when the union is destroyed it
will mean the end of labor's hopes.
Labor unions are not perfect insti-
tutions. They are simply means
to an end. In some respects labor
unions are narrow, exclusive and mo-
an ideal state there will be no la
Eor union, there will be no boycotts,
no strikes, no wage-earners and no
<yage-payers. There will be general
partnership. Capital cannot combine
and operate together and ask labor
to operate separately. TO ask the
labor union to dissolve is to ask one
army to lay down its aSms in the face
OF another army
Mr.. Darrow devoted the greater
part of his address to the subject of
violence during the coal strike, and
throughout his remarks he excori-
ated President Baer and the opera
tors.
The speaker said only 20 cases had
been proved where dynamite had
been used, and that in no case did
the strikers or their sympathizers
intend to kill anyone. They simply
wanted to scare nonunion men by
exploding dynamite in front of the
doors of these men," explained the
miners counsel.
Mr. Darrow said the miners or their
sympathizers killed only three men
while the coal and iron police and
soldiers killed three or four. "None
of the homicides committed by
miners or their sympathizers were
deliberate murders" said Mr.. Oar
row. ''The operators tried to create
the impression that the minework-
ers had committed 81 cold-blooded
murders and they so told President
Roosevelt, but he could not discover
more than three cases"
Mr.. Darrow said that the Lord by
some oversight had planted all the
anthracite coal in the country in a
patch of territory 100 miles broad
@'and then Baer came along and
took it,
The Ely miner., 1903-04-17
Pooi-Selllng Defeated,

The attempt to repeal the anti-pool-
selling law, of 1884, and compel the
lease of the Minnesota state fair
grounds to an association having the
purpose of establishing running meets
with the pool-selling feature, failed
utterly When the bill was reported
to the house recently it was recon-
mended for indefinite postponement.
This recommendation was accepted by
the house without dissenting voice.
There was such general objection to
the bill that it was not even brought
to a vote,
The Ely miner., 1903-04-17
MINNESOTA BRIEFS.

Ed Gordon, living north of Bag
ley, committed suicide by shooting.
He wrote several letters, paid some
bills, then bought revolver and shot
himself on his way home.
The -four mills of Minneapolis made
a great record during March, when
the congested condition of the roads
and other impediments to transporta-
ton are taken into consideration. The
summary shows that 8,295 ear loads
of -four left this city last month for
points in the east.
The Ely miner., 1903-04-17

many ways the most interesting pair in
Germany. The count, as field marshal
of the German army, is the foremost
soldier of the empire and won his rank
bv long and heroic service which be-
gan SO years ago. The countess, who
was formerly Mary Esther Lee, of New
York, was the Princess Won Noer when
she became the wife of Gen. Waldersee.
The countess has not visited the land
of her birth for more than 80 years.
At one time she was considered one of
the most ambitious as we'll as brilliant
women in Europe, andit is said that she
was the only woman whom Bismarck
feared. Toward the close of the iron
chancellor's tenure of office Countess
Waldersee was identified with every
movement that seemed likely to loosen
his hold on imperial favor. 1t is said
that the countess has more influence
with the kaiser than any other woman
at the court of Berlin.
The Ely miner., 1903-04-17
A Bows Antics.

James Hamilton, the 16-year-old
grandson of j. NJ. Broome, formerly
editor of the Beobachter at Mankato,
created CONSERVATION at the latter's
home by shooting five holes through
the house. When arrested he gave as
a reason for his act that he wanted
to see the old man jump" No one
was harmed, and Hamilton got off
with light fine. He is a member of
the senior class of the high school
and very proficient in his studies.
The Ely miner., 1903-04-17
News Notes.

Part of the diamonds stolen from the
Minneapolis store of s. Jacobs recent
ly by two colored men were recovered
in st. Paul. The stones recovered are
valued at $40O, and represents about
half of the diamonds stolen.
An old man, about 65 years of age,
dropped dead on Monroe and Lyndale
car, in Minneapolis. He was sitting
in the last seat in the car and was gaz-
ing out of the window, when, without
any warning, he dropped head fore
most onto the floor between the seats.
Clarence Bailey was found dead in
his room in ST. Paul.
The Ely miner., 1903-04-17
Fence Made of Elk Horn..

A fence nearly 200 feet long at Liv-
ingstone, Mont, is made entirely of
horns of the elk-more properly called
wapiti. These animals, like the others
of the deer family, she'd their horns
once year and grow new ones. The
old horns are found in large numbers
in the forests, and are used for various
commercial purposes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-11-27
OAsToE
s..r. til. -Hms Kind You Have Always Bought
''s. s &zZlzzx
NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION

To the Electors of the City of Olym.
pia, Washington:
In accordance with the provisions
of Ordinance No. 563 of the city of
Olympia, notice is hereby given that
and for the city Of Olympia, on the
Sth day of December, 1903, for the
election of the following officers:
Mayor.
City Attorney.
City Clerk.
City Treasurer.
Health Officer.
COuncilman-at-Large
Councilman from the First Ward.
Councilman from the Third Ward.
Councilman from the Fifth Ward.
The polls will open at o'clock a.
m. and close at o'clock p. m.
That the following are the polling
places and the names of the election
officers for the different wards of the
city, as approved by the City Council,
November 16. 1903:
First Ward Precinct: Polling place,
the old Olympian Office. Inspector, d.
l.. Sands; judges, w. B. McKenny
and F. p. McFadden.
Second Ward Precinct: Polling
place, City Hall. Inspector, ]. NJ.
Murphy; judges, Thomas Prather and
Frank Tilley.
Third Ward Precinct: Polling
place, Union block. Inspector, Ed.
Suffer; judges, E. D. Cotter and ]. M.
Sumpter.
Fourth Ward Precinct: Polling
place, Avery shop. Inspector, Ray
Bigelow; judges, Robt Frost and John
Mack.
Fifth Ward Precinct: Polling place,
Maple Park hose house. Inspector,
Philip Hiltz: judges, Will Anders and
Jacob Stampfler
Sixth Ward Precinct: Polling place,
P. T. S. depot. Inspector, Walter
White; judges, M. Stuth and w. B.
Callihan.
Given under my hand and seal of
said city hereto affixed, this 18th day
OF November. 1903.
(SeaD V. A. MILROY,
City Clerk.
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blunder in publishing discarded part
of his coming message in which he
threatened Colombia, they will support
a canal treaty if the President sends
one TO the Senate. Their assistance is
necessary because the Republicans
have not the two-thirds majority re-
quired for the ratification of a treaty.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, expressed
the general opinion of his party col
leagues when he said: "The majority
OF the Democrats do not intend to per-
NIT the President to put them in a po-
sition which can be considered as an
tagonlstic to the canal. l have no
doubt the Republicans would be very
glad to see the Democrats occupy that
position, and it is very safe rule in
politics as we'll as in war, not to do
what your enemy wants you to do"
At the same time he declared that our
government violated every recognized
principle of international law and
every obligation of one nation to an
other with which she was at peace, by
recognizing Panama almost before the
news OF the revolution reached Co.
lOmbla. Dem.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-11-27
Is It Justifad2

The New York World, As in DUTY
bound as mOuthpiece Of Wall street,
takes an optomistic view OF financial
conditions and finds its chief comfort
in a quotation from P0or's Manual.
showing that there had been built last
year 4 1863 miles OF track, carrying our
total mileage to 203, l32-,he first time
it has ever passed the 200, 600 mark, and
eve have now more miles of railroad
than all Europe and two tifths of the
total mileage OF the world" That is
all very well, as sustaining the claim
of past activity, in which the common
people earn small wages instead OF
congested salaries, but what are we
to do with conditions of the future?
Railroads once built may be main
tanned by few section gangs and op-
Grated at wages fixed largely by the
corporations, but what can be seen in
the announced policy of at least one
railroad system, to entirely suspend
all extensions until business has grown
to the present facilities for handling is?
The policy OF retrencbment, in pres
ent unsettled conditions of capital and
labor, it may be assumed, is pretty we'll
settled upon. Capital holds the whip
and knows how to vigorously apply it
to score political results.
Increased construction, increased
business, increased earnings. all indi-
cate at this time the application of
an unusual stimulus which carries the
dread of relaxation. The trusts have
in time past, deliberately made hard
times to discipline the people. Are
they not doing it now, by affording
evidence to show that the claim of
4" Prosperity" is we'll founded, to be
followed by decline to teach that the
6. o. p. is the great dispenser OF all
good and perfect gifts?
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THEORY VS.. PRACTICE.
BY LUE vRRNON.

"There's no use talking" said New.
pap, "these comic papers are all very
we'll, but they're sure to get married
men into trouble. You never can
fool woman.
"That's So" responded Oldbach,
alphabetically. with q vivid recollec.
ton of the time he was mulcted for
breach OF promise, "but what leads
you to make the the observation
MY experience with Mrs. Newpap.
You see our baby isn't 80 very diff
ferent from the thousands others that
are born daily. When it came, con.
sidering ourselves equally responsible
for its appearance, we entered into
a solemn compact for an equal division
of the night labor. Well, 1 faithfully
endeavored to do my share, and really
did more than that for some time.
But my wife is cursed with q love for
exactness of detail, and does every
thing like clock-work. The result
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was that she tabulated the time that
each of us was to walk the youngster,
and kept both eyes on the clock.
I'd been reading comics steadily,
and, taking one OF their hints, l tried
dodge with the hands of the clock,
but she caught me at it, so | gave
that up. Then | read skit about
how a fellow walked a pedometer.
explained to my wife that miles, not
hours, should be counted and shared
l bought pedometer, and for two
nights was happy. Then she got on
to the trick of it, and the way she ran
that pedometer up beat the records of
the worlds best Splinter. We went
back to the old hour system, and |
tried smuggling paragoric in during
my watch, but it work ed too we'll, and
nearly killed the boy. | quit reading
the comic papers then.
Well, what happened?'
resolved on desperate expedient.
Chucking comic theories to the winds,
l sat right down and wrote a sweet
letter inviting my wife's mother to
visit us.
"And"
"The dear old soul promptly did so,
and since that time both my wife and
myself have slept in peace and har-
mony, for she monopolized that bah y
l tell you comic paper theories are all
right, but they don't work in actual
practice"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-11-27
ADVISED CLOSER ECONOMY.
A Card to the Taxpayers League Of Thurs
ton County.

Inotice that the Morning OIympian
in reporting the Taxpayers League
meeting of last Saturday says that
Mr.. Mann stated in explanation OF its
committee report:
THAT no reflection was intended upon
the present County management, but it
was the intention of the Committee to
only recommend that still more rigid
economy be practiced than what was
already evidenced by the Board"
Now, Mr.. Mann told me to-day that
he did not say so, and if the County
Board has practiced any economy in
the past it is very new to me and
nothing was mentioned Of any such
practice by them in our meetings.
We all thought and said that they
should do so in a greater degree and
that there should be general curtail-
ing OF expenses in the various Offices
and the county service in general.
We all thought that there was at least
one expenditure which was . new one
to the Committee and one never heard
of before in this county, and one that
1 was sure less friendly Board would
not allow.
1 have signed the report in good
faith and l shall be sorry if my sigma
ture of the report should be used for
political capital by any one of the two
factions of the Republican party striv-
ing for the supremacy OF this county.
1 do not want the report twisted
around and interpreted any other way
than as to what it means and is in
tended for.
Regarding the report itself, l will say
that cannot share Mr.. Alling's view
that a little technicslity would put
the legality of the whole levy in ques-
ton.
l also believe that, in the light OF
the actual expenditures Of the last
four years, this high levy is necessary !;
especially 80, when our present ad-
ministration declares that from the
county property, variously estimated
from 500, 900 to $3.50, 900, and which
is now to be sold, no returns whatever
can be looked for. Mr.. Alling does
not share this view, and therefore re-
ported adversely on this point. hope
that he will be right and that the
next financial report of the county
will show an overlooking treasury in
consequence. Respectfully yours.
LEOPOLD SCHMIDT.
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Notice for Bids.

]. the undersigned. guardian of the estates and
persons of Werner +. Littlejohn aud Calvin Lit
tl.john. minors. hereby give notice that | VIII
sell at private sale. i'll the manner provided by
law, all of the interest of Werner +. Litilejohn
and Calvin Littleohu in the fo loving real estate
lying and beirg in Thurston county, to-wit;
Commencing at pc nj 81. rods south of NE
corner of Section 10: thence W. 80 rods; south
62h rods; east so rods; north 62', rods To place
OF beginning, containing 81 acres, Section 10,
Twp. II n. Range W., W. Nj.
Bids for said real estate will be received on and
after the sd day of November, 1908, at the law
Offices Of Troy 4 Falknor, Suite Byrne Build.
ing corner Fourth and Main streets. Olympia,
Washington. Bids may also he delivered person
ally to the undersigned, guardian of the estates
of said Werner Z. Littlejohn and Calvin Little
john, minors, or filed with the Clerk of the Su-
perior Court of Thurston county. Washington,
on or after the I'D day Of November, l9U3. The
bids must be i'll writing and for cash.
EMMA X. MOULTON,
Guardian of the estates of Werner +. Littlejohn
and Calvin Littlejohn. minors.
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Vale, Taxpay ers League.

1t had been thought that the Tax
payers League could be maintained as
an impartial, non-partisan safeguard
OF the rights OF the people without
any effort to subvert it from its con-
stitutional objects and limitations, and
it remained for the Republican fac
tlons-and men who had never before
identified themselves with the organi.
zation-to force themselves in, and by
shyster methods and use of willing
tools, to pervert its objects and make
1t medium for rascally perversions of
facts and figures. Years ago, during
the life of Hon. Nicholas II. Owings,
the organization maintained with
strictness and exactitude its political
(not partisan) character, and a fair
and impartial debate and an accurate
and undisputed count of votes was as
sured by all who participated in its de-
liberations. 1t was not until the pres.
ent Kilkenny fight that many men,
bers now noted for their zeal could be
induced to become members of the
association, and it was the effort of
dissenters to affix crank to the
grindstone and give it a few vigorous
whirls that impelled the other side to
bring in its old serrated tommyhawk
and grind it to a perfect edge. Then
the battle.axe of the opposition was
brought in by the Umslumpolagas Of
the opposition, and like his prototype
in one OF Hazzard's novels, he kept
his weapon performing such rapid cy-
Giles that only rim of steel was ap.
parent to his astounded and paralyzed
beholders. The battle, long continued,
resulted in an exodus Of many fair.
minded, but Disguised members, and
when the ballots were taken, the tai
lies disagreed. and O. call for division
or reballot was denied, and the result
announced for the dissenters.
Now that the object Of those cor.
rupt psrtisans has been attained. the
membership of the League will doubt
less wane or its meetings cease, till
some politician pulls the cord to drag
its skeleton from the grave. 1ts use
fulness is now q thing of the past,
from the efforts Of partisans to use it
o. a cat's.paw for selfish objects.
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1T seems that the regular Repubii.
can wing of that party won out in the
city primaries, and precedence is up 10
the nominating convention tomorrow.
Had the opposition adopted less arbi.
trary and more gentlemanly methods
It might have downed the so.called
ring. 1t has left open only election
OF the Democratic ticket as q means
OF publication in politics.