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The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
ANOTHER INDICTMENT.
Grand Jury Returns True Bills
Against Beavers in the Post
Office Investigation.

Washington, July 18.-A special to the
Star from Brooklyn says that George
w. Beavers, formerly chief of the sal
ary and allowance division of the post
Office department, has been indicted
by the federal grand jury probably on
two counts. A bench, warrant has been
issued for his arrest, but has not been
served
New York, July 1S.-A bench warrant
was issued by Judge Thomas in the
United States circuit court, Brooklyn,
Friday for the arrest of George w. Beav-
ers on an Indictment found by the fed
eral grand jury which charges him with
accepting bribe of $84O 1t is under
stood that payments to Beavers were
traced back to the purchase by the gov
ernment Of the Brandt-Dent Cash Regis
tering Machine company.
The post Office inspectors found that
Beavers had large account in the Mas
sau Trust company, Brooklyn, and are
said to have discovered that checks de-
posted there had been given by ex-
Congressman briggs. The warrant has
not yet been served and it was rumored
that Mr.. Beavers could not be found.
1t was stated that he would have until
Monday to present himself and that an
arrangement had been made with his
attorneys to enter plea for him at that
time
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
TO CELEBRATE CENTENNIAL,
Hundredth Anniversary of Building
of Fort Dearborn to BE Conn
memOrated at Chicago

Chicago, July 18.-This city is max
ing most elaborate prepara-
tions for the coming centennial
celebration, which is to partake
of the nature of an immense carnival.
This is to occur in the fall, September 26
to October 1. 1t was just 100 years ago
that Fort Dearborn, the first white
mans structure on the present site of
the city, was built by the United States
government. The principal features of
the celebration will be military and
civic parades (in one of which the city's
commercial progress will be shown at
night by artistic Illuminated ioats).
field and aquatic sports, and a great fire.
works display. An interesting feature
will be camp representing the
aborigines who used to frequent the
woods that aforetime fringed all the
lower end of the lake. 1t is expected
that President Roosevelt and other
notables will visit the city to participate
in the celebration
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
TRADE SHOWS FIRMNESS.
liant to All branches of
Industry.

New York. July -Bradstreet's
says: ''Well-nigh perfect summer
weather helps crops, increases conf
dence in fall trade and stimulates re-
tail and summer resort business. Low
er prices for many staples are really
an encouraging development, because
favorable to a wider and freer use of
products heretofore impracticable un-
der past abnormal conditions. Six
months railway earnings returns
two-thirds of the country's mileage
represented-show gain of over 13
per cent. over the best ever recorded,
while roads thus far reporting for the
first week of July show gain of near
ly 16 per cent. These figures confirm
the claim that present business is the
largest ever handled for midsummer
period. The salient features in trade
reports this week are the better tone
of trade advices from the southwest,
where the feeling grows that large
business will be done. Unprecedented
activity is noted in the anthracite
coal trade. Final returns of foreign
trade point to the largest aggregate
on record, due, however, to 13 per
cent. gain of imports, because exports
fell off two per cent. from last year
and five per cent. from the record of
1901. The iron trade is quiet enough
on the surface, but production and
consumption are alike enormous,
though pressure of the latter tends to
ease quotations for iron and STEEL"
R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review OF
Trade says: Conditions continue sat-
isfactory outside the region Of specu-
lation, many reports indicating fur
ther Improvement During recent
months the two disturbing factors have
been labor controversies and weather
better things in these two respects un-
til the outlook contains much that is
encouraging. Crops are making rapid
progress, and the army of unemployed
is diminishing. Railway traffic is
heavy, earnings thus far reported for
July exceeding last years by 1876 per
cent, and those of 1901 by 1872 per
cent. Retail trade in seasonable mer-
chandise is fully up to the average,
and there is less than the customary
midsummer quiet among wholesalers,
while the preparations of jobbers and
manufacturers indicate confidence in
large fall business.
Failures this week were 213 in the
United States against 213 last year,
and 16 in Canada compared with 20 q
year ago."
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
SATISFACTORILY SETTLED.
United States and Russia Come to an
Agreement Regarding Man.
churian Question.

Washington, July 1.-THE Man
churian question has been settled sat-
isfactorily to this government. AS
surances have been received from the
Chinese government, that it will, in the
near future, open as treaty ports sew
eral ports now closed to the worlds
trade. The Russian government has
conveyed formal assurance to the
United States government that it will
not, in any way, oppose such opening.
While the ports to be opened are not yet
specified it is gathered from the COM
munications received that they are
Moukden, the prNcipal inland port of
Manchuria, and Ia Tung Kao, at the
mouth of Yalu river The state depart
ment is highly gratified at this outcome,
feeling that it has secured not only for
American commerce but for the com
merce of the world at large very SUBJ
stantial gain
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
News in Brief,

Rev. j. F. Maylo, an Indian mis-
sionary at Fort erthold, is in his sew
enty-ffth year and has been a mis-
sionary at Fort Berthold, is in his sew
northwest for fifty-four years.
The Baptist state convention con-
vened at Lisbon. The o1Gcers elect
ed were: President, Rev. T. j. Glib
lett, Cooperstown; secretary and
treasurer, Rev. E. 2. Johnson, Rolla.
Some miscreant set fire to an un-
finished house at Dunseith and but
for the timely work of residents the
building would have been destroyed.
Mrs. Emma L. Booth says that she
stepped through a hole in Fargo
sidewalk and fell, dislocating her
arm, and she wants the city to pay
her $3,075.
Most of the logs from up country
will be shipped to the Grand Forks
mill by rail as the water in the Red
river is too low to permit of success
full driving.
The new town which will be the
terminus of the Richburg extension
of the 500 will be called Westhope,
and will be about one and a half
miles from Richburg.
Sven Johnson and wife of Walcott,
were visiting with friends four miles
west of Kindred when their 4 year
old daughter, who had been playing
in the yard, became lost from their
sight, and after diligent search
they found that she had fallen into
an old well and had drowned. She had
probably been in the well an hour
and half when found. 1t was their
only child.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
McDougall of Aneta died Tuesday
from poisoning. The little one got
hold of some matches last week and
swallowed considerable quantity of
the phosphorus. The poison worked
slowly and it was thought that moth
ing serious would occur, but it sud-
denly grew worse and before medical
aid could be obtained the child was
beyond hope of recovery.
There are 14S prisoners in the state
penI,entiary, within two of the
greatest number in the history of
the institution.
A laboring man of Blanchard rode
his bicycle until he was very warm.
He went into the Elm river near the
town to bathe and Immediately took
a cramp and drowned.
A Minot policeman made a raid ca
a shanty in the outskirts of the town,
and captured 48 TASKS of whiskey.
There was no one present to lay
claim to the stuff, and the people who
are supposed to have owned it sud.
denly took their departure.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
MET DEATH IN FLAMES.
Four Persons Lose Their Lives in Fire
Which Destroys Bonner Springs,
Kan, Sanitarium.

Bonner Springs, Kan, July 17.-Four
persons lost their lives in fire early
Thursday morning which destroyed
Bonner Springs sanitarium at Bonner
Springs, Kan, IL miles west of Kansas
City.
The dead are: Capt. ]. A. Mcclure,
Junction City, Kan, former attorney
for the Union Pacific railroad; Miss
jamie Campbell, patient, lola, Kan;
Mrs. A. A. Cook, patient, Lawrence,
Kan; DR.. A. E. Rogers, the steward.
The fire was first discovered at two
o'clock. Thirty minutes later there was
nothing except the foundation standing.
The building was three stories high and
contained 60 rooms. Loss $4,000.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
Fort euford Reservation Opened.

The abandoned military reserva-
tion at Fort Buford has been opened
for settlement The rush at the local
United States land office was not as
great as anticipated, only about thir-
ty-five homestead entries being made.
The first one to make an entry was
Miss Matte Allan of Alfred county,
who entered the hallway leading to
the land office at o'clock in the
morning and taking position at the
office window remained until the land
office opened at o'clock. The young
lady who is a daughter of Joseph Al
len of Dore, pioneer of the state
and well known politician and law
yer, secured a valuable tract of 120
acres. There are fifteen townships in
the reservation which belong to this
district and are opened under the spe-
cial act of congress of May 10, 1900,
for homestead, desert land or town
site entry. Eleven townships of the
reservation are situated in Montana
and are also thrown open for filing.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
RAILWAY DISASTERS,
SeveraI Lives Are Lost as a Result
of Train Wrecks at Vari-
Gus Points.

Des Moines, Ia, July ia head-on
collision on the Great Western near
Savannah, Mo-, early Tuesday, resulted
in the death of one person and the in
jury of several others.
South bound passenger train No. g
crashed into a freight train at full speed.
A terrible smash-up resulted. The
dead: Fireman Stewart, Des Moines.
Seriously injured: Engineer Brown
field, Des Moines; Fireman Tom How
ard, Des Moines.
st. Louis, July ia special to the
Post-Dispatch from Poplar Bluff, Mo-,
says: A freight wreck occurred on the
Iron Mountain railroad Tuesday be-
tween Bouden and Gurdon, Ark, south
of this city Two brakemen, negro
tramp and 35 car loads of horses and
mules were killed.
A box car jumped the track just as the
train ran on the Little Missouri river
bridge, with such force as to wreck the
bridge and allow the 35 cars of stock and
the men killed to fall into the stream
below, distance of 40 feet.
Greenburg, Pa, July 15-One boy
was killed and four injured in freight
wreck on the Pennsylvania railroad
near Bolivar, Pa, Monday night. Will
liam Ross (colored), of Pittsburg, was
killed instantly.
Chicago, July 15.-Engineer Joseph
Waters was fatally hurt in a collision
near Hammond, Ind, of Wabash rail-
road eastbound freight and westbound
passenger train.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 13.-Missouri
Pacific fast mail No. Z, which left st.
Louis at three o'clock Sunday morning
for Kansas City, crashed into an ex-
cursion train, No. 6, south-bound from
Kansas City, that had become stalled
at Dead Mans" curve. between Little
Blue and Lees Summit at 1925 a. m.
Three persons were killed outright,
two of them tramps, and others were
injured.
Responsibility for the wreck seems
to rest with the crew of the fast mail
which failed to stop promptly when
tagged.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Severe Test for BattIeship.

Portsmouth, England, July 15.-Capt.
Hemphill, of the United States flagship
Kearsarge, received instructions Tues
day to clean the warship's propellers,
fill her bunkers with the best coal and
go at the highest speed with natural
draft to Frenchman's bay, Me. This
is the first occasion in time of peace that
an American battleship has been sub
jected to such severe test. By the
route that Capt. Hemphill has selected
for the speed trial the Kearsarge must
steam 2,852 miles On her way to South
ampton she made 3,245 miles. She is
thus expected to take less time on her
impending voyage.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
He CIinched 1t.

Young Lawyer-Your honor, 1 claim
the release of my client on the ground
of insanity. He is stupid fool, an
idiot, and is not responsible for any
act he may have committed.
The Judge-He doesn't appear stupid
to me.
The Prisoner Gnterrupting) - Just
look at the lawyer I've hired, your
hoilor.-N. Y. Times.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
A Street Accident.

John Dobinz, farmer living south
of Mapleton, met with a painful acci-
dent in Fargo, which resulted in pain
full injuries to his nose and face. Mr..
Dobinz was crossing the street on his
way to the Mccormick building for
some extras for his machinery, when
he uurneu to escape a heavy dray
loaded with fruit, but did not see a
double carriage and team belonging
riage in pulling up suddenly to pre-
vent irving over Mr.. Dobinz, caused
the pole of the carriage to strike the
man full on the bridge of the nose,
knocking him down.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Army Worms.

Some alarm is felt over the reports
of the presence of the army worms in
the northwestern part of the state.
Reports have been sent to Professor
Waldron of the North Dakota Agri-
cultural college, that the worms are
devastating some of the wheat fields.
1t is said there are myriads of them
and that they take absolutely all the
vegetation from the fields they infest.
From the meagre description sent the
professor, he is inclined to believe the
pests are the ''wheat head army
worms" but he will not know till, he
reaches the fields. He left for Rugby
Wednesday morning and will go to
all infected districts from that point
and take steps to destroy the pests.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Inventor Dies.

Hartford, Conn, July 18.-Clement
M Broderick, well known inventor
and manufacturer of government am
munition, died at his residence here
Friday of heart disease Mr. Broderick
was the inventor of feed for the Cat
ling gun, and was also the inventor of
an improved percussion fuse in use in
The navy
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Man and Woman Hanged.

South McAlester, l. T., July 18-Dora
Wright was hanged here Friday for the
murder of Annie Williams, a seven
year-old girl She mounted the scaffold
without tremor. Charles Barrett was
also hanged for the murder of John Hen
messy, an aged man whom he shot
from ambush. Robbery was the mo-
live
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Sent to Prisan.

Glens Falls, N. Y, July 18-Sam Pas
co was sentenced to Dannemora prison
for term of not exceeding four years,
and Harry Wood, aged 10, who was in
.dicted with him, to the Elmira reform
atory. Both were convicted of setting
fires to the Adirondack forests in May.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Young to Succeed Miles.

Washington, July 18.-The president
has directed the preparation of COM
mission for Gen. Young, who will sue
ceed Lieut.. Gen. Miles August s, and for
Brig. Gen. Leonard S. Wood, who is
promoted to be major general.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24

She-Yes, papa is suffering terribly
from gout-he can hardly move his
foot.
He-Bah Jove, Miss Goldie, some
thing seems to tell me to speak to him
about our engagement to-day-bah
Tove.-Louisville Courier Journal.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
She VIII Do 1t.

Lady Member of the Advanced Bri-
gade-I cannot understand why you
men seem to prefer fhe silly, foolish,
inane women, who have not two
thoughts in their empty heads. If 1
were man, I should select girl with
mind of her own.
Male Outsider : The worst of that
sort of woman is that she is always so
fond of giving pieces of it away.-Auy
Sloper.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Not SatiSf ed

The boarder as he said farewell
Exclaimed in terms emphatic:
Madam, find your attic room
Entirely too rheumatic!"
Penn. Punch Bowl.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
The Trouble I'm the Case.

"You see," said the Social Reform
er, 1--WE arranged harmony dinner
to help reconcile labor and capital,
but it didn't come off,"
''Why not?"
''Why, just then the bricklayers
asked for shorter hours, and the wait
ers went out on a sympathis strike"
Puck.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
A Good Investment.

Bramble-What would you do if you
had a million dollars?
Thorne-Td hire private secretary
to answer fool questions.-Smart Set
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
weII-Known JournsIist Dead.

Kalamazoo, Mich, July 18.-Andrew
]. Shakespeare, 50 years old, pioneer
newspaper man of Michigan, died Fri
day. He was editor and publisher of
the Kalamazoo Gazette, the oldest
paper in Michigan, for more than 35
years. He was a delegate to national
democratic conventions several times.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
The Chauffeur.

A rubber mask adorns his nose,
Large goggles hide his eyes,
Two wing-like things are on his ears,
AS down the street he flies.
A rubber coat concea1s his form.
Great gloves his two hands fill.
A rakish cap is on his head
In fact, he's dressed to kill"
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
An Opinion.

Tourist : I'm afraid you're preju-
diced against the bulls and bears.
Farmer Mebbe so. Anyhow,
think there's more useful animals than
they are.-N. Y. Times.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Why So Named.

Wantanno-Why do you call that
boy of yours "Flannel?"
Duzno-Because he just naturally
shrinks from washing.-Baltimore
American
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Among ROgues.

Life Prisoner-My ancestors all got
to be more than 80 years old.
Short Term Man = That must have
been before the death penalty was es-
| tablish hed.-N. Y. Herald
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Found Guilty of Bribery.

st. Louis, July 16.-The jury in the
case of Julius Lehman, former member
of the house of delegates, charged with
bribery in connection with the passage
of the city lighting bill, returned ver-
dict finding the defendant guilty. His
punishment was fixed at seven years in
the penitentiary, the longest term yet
inflicted in any of the Doodle cases. The
sentence is also the maximum punish
ment under the law for the crime of
which he was convicted. 1t took the
jury just seven minutes in which tc
reach it's verdict
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
A Pretty Good Indication.

"What makes you think she's in love
with him?"
"Why, she's letting him teach her to
swim when she knows more about it
than he does."-Chicago Post.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Human Nature.

Some people practice what they preach
But it's lead pipe cinch
They preach to others by the yard
And practice by the inch.
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
The Lucky Farmel

Oh, the man with a hoe.
Told story of woe,
But in the procession of years,
Some coupons he got,
First few, then a lot,
And now he's the man with the shcaTS.
Washington Star.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Began at the Emo.

Grace Why, Ethel! How, could you
tell all the news in Mary's letter so
soon? You haven't even read it.
Ethel-Well, you see, dear, read the
postscript frst.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
One of Many.

Askitt-Is your son in business2
Knoitt-Yes; he's an architect.
Askitt = Indeed! What's his spe-
cialty?
Knoitt-Air castles.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Masonic Temple Board.

The annual meeting of the Scottish
Rite board of trustees was held at
Fargo. The business of the bodies
was gone over in detail. Fifty-six
bonds have been retired since the
temple was built. The amount paid
by the other Masonic bodies toward
maintaining the Temple was $1,741.5O
short of expenses, but all bills were
paid. The debt of the bodies to the
supreme council was reduced $53S.50
during the year. (The old officers
were all reelected for the coming
year, viz: President, w. A. Scott;
vice president, w. L. Williamson;
treasurer, L. B. Hanna; secretary, I'll.
C. Plumley; house committee, HI. G.
Plum1ey, l.. Clapp and w. A. Scott;
auditing, A. c. Mather, G. H. Keyes
and Thomas Harrison.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
bargain Huntfnr

Mrs. Trotter-Ive been downtown
all afternoon and feel awfully tired.
Trotter-Undoubte my dear;
you certainly do look rather shop
worn.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Preferable.

ST think I will write book on the
automobile" said Hojack.
"Too wobbly for comfort" replied
Tomdik. Better use desk."-Town
Topics.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
What Did She Meant

Jones-I'm quite near neighbor of
yours now, Mrs. Golightly; I've takena
house on the river.
Mrs. G.-Oh, well, hope you'll drop
in some day.-Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Willie on Literature

"That," said Willie, as he launched
heavy volume at the teachers head.
sis the coming book. It's bound to
make a hit. columbia Jester
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
To Build Orphan Asylum,

Houghton, Mich, July 18.-The
priests of the Roman Catholic diocese of
Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette on Fri
day handed Bishop Els 1000 towards
the new diocesan orphan asylum at
Marquette. The asylum is to cost $780,
900.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
His String.

"He says he accumulated quite
string of fish,"
'.He means he accumulated quite
string of fish stories. "-Philadelphia
Press.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Ye Modern Mistress.

Fair Guest-My goodness! This
room looks like prison cell. What is
it for?
Hostess-That is to lock myself in
when I scald the cook.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Egg. That Are Common.

In Virginia gulls' eggs are common
ly eaten, and in Texas the eggs OF
terms and herons are gathered along
the coast.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
So Exclusive.

Hubbs-Jekyl Island would be an
ideal place for absconders if it wasn't
private preserve.
Stubbs-Why?
Hubbs-It's great place to Hyde
N. Y. Herald.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Out,of Jail.

Topeka, Kan, July 14.-Chauncey
Dewey, Clyde Wilson and w. F. Nc
Bride left the Shawnee county Jail
Monday, free men, though under bond
os $4,000 each to appear for trial later
for the murder of the Berry family.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
-Cincinna

''I'm going away tomorrow. Won't
you think of me sometimes while I'm
gomez"
Hadn't you better ask papa if I
may?"-Chicago American.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Too Much for Him. .

"Have you DYER made bread before,
Marie?"
"Oh, yes. used to make it for my
father until his doctor made me stop"
Chicago American.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
He Got in Bad.

A sporty young man got in debt
Because on the races he'd bet.
He was forced to succumb
When he owed quite sumb-
And he's wearing his winter suit yebt.
Chicago Daily News,
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Negro Kills Postmaster.

Columbia, S. c., July 16.-George Ed
wards, negro, shot and killed Will
Hall, postmaster at Chinquepin, S. C.,
and attempted to shoot younger
brother of his victim, but was prevented
by other negroes, Edwards escaped and
is being hunted by citizens with blood
hounds, and lynching is probable.
The Ely miner., 1903-07-24
Train Blown from the Track

Bloomington, ILL.,, July 1S.-A wind
storm swept central Illinois Friday
night and caused damage in Mclean
county to wires and buildings. Many
small buildings were blown over. Near
Gardner poles and wires were blown
down, destroying communication, and
an entire train of freight cars on sid
ing was blown over