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Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08
THETRUsT SOLUTION.

Another strike of 10, 900 miners
is threatened in the Pennsylvania
coal fields; a strike is also threat
ened among the employees of the
packing houses of Chicago, Kan
sas City and other meat centers,
involving $4,000 men. The trusts
seem to be having their troubles,
but the dear people are paying the
freight, and we wonder how it all
is to end.
Here is a solution, and it is fur
nished by the American Bar Asso-
ciation-an organization of law
yers, do you think-said to be one
of the greatest legal fraternities in
the world. In a recent meeting
held at Hot Springs, Va, they
adopted the following;
If necessary, the State itself
can enter the industrial field as a
producer and restore the force of
competitor of the great trusts. The
modern combination has become
too big for any private competitor
the State must enter the field.
The only possible competitor
for a billion-dollar trust is a hun
dred billion-dollar state.
This involves no new principle
and no new form of activity. The
government, in one or the other Of
it's different forms, national, state
or municipal, is already in the in
dustrial field. The United States
is one Of the greatest carriers in
the land. 1t carries the mail so
we'll that there is no possible COM
petitor. New York State is a COM
mon carrier by water. 1t owns the
Erie Canal, and proposes to spend
a hundred million dollars in build
ing a better one. The city of
New York furnishes water to the
people at a profit, and the city of
Philadelphia has furnished the PEG
pie with water also at a profit. Ev-
cry penal and charitable institution
maintained by the nation, by the
state or by municipalities, has its
workshop, where things are pro.
duced either for the general mar
ket or for the consumption of the
nation, state or municipality itself
These are only examples. The
machinery of the state which has
been found available to go so fan
in the industrial field can be util-
lied to go still farther. If the Meal
Trust charges unwarrantably higE
prices for meat, the United States
has several hundred thousand acres
of pasture land still unoccupieC
where it can raise the beef for hal
a nation. If the Coal Trust will no
let us have coal at reasonable
prices, we can take the coal fields b,
eminent domain and operate then
by the government. If railroad
/ ASAuSo W CoINy Iuo muAl at ldl
prices, or charge too high rates 70
interstate traffic, the United State
is big enough and rich enough t,
: make its own iron in competition
, with the Steel Trust, and to bull,
and operate its own railroads il
J competition with the Railroa
Trusts, or it can take by eminen
domain. existing roads.
The United States Governmen
: or any one of the larger states
coming into the industrial field i
earnest, would cause the people in
} terested in the great trusts or CON
binations affected to have very IN
pleasant dreams, and possibly th
government would in additio
e make a profit for itself out of tn
business. =
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08

A large number of Boer family
bibles, found during the late war
by the British officers and men in
the Transvaal and Grange River
Colony, are being returned to their
rightful owners. 1t is believed
that those who recover their BIZ
bles will be easily reconciled to
England.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08

In Delaware one thousand per
sons witnessed the public whipping
of fourteen prisoners in the New
Castle county Jail yard. Forum
nately such sights are rare in the
twentieth century.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08

The Farber Forum mentions
that II p. Middleton will very
likely be a candidate for sheriff at
the next election. Middleton is de-
serving and an excellent fellow.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08

Scarcely a Democrat in this
State, if he is honest with himself,
doubts that if Joseph Folk is nom
mated for Governor next year he
will he triumphantly elected. Why
then should there be any organ
lied opposition to defeat the will
of the people in this matterY
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08

The Louisiana Press wants TO
know if the machine politicians
who have questioned Prosecutor
Folks Democracy believe that a
mau cam prosecute official thieves
and still be a Democrat.
The Presbyterian churches of
the country, North and South and
otherwise, are endeavoring to eff
feet a union. Sensible idea. Be a
great saving of means and energy,
not to count other advantages.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08

ton commencing the great prose
eutor for his efforts to bring the
boodlers to justice was submitted
to vote, Wink, it seems, shouted
"No"at the top of his voice, where
upon Rev. Brooks exclaimed, II
didn't know we had a boodler III
this conventional
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08
SPEECH TO FARMERS.
Touches on BOOdIln9 II
Missouri.

Dallas, Tex, Sept. 30.-Gov.
Hogg delivered his long-promised
political speech TO the farmers
Of Texas to-day. Twenty four
hours Of hard rain kept nearly AZ
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08

the farmers away, but there was a
small army ofprominent men from
all over Texas and many OF the
people of Dallas present.
Gov. Hogg was very plain in
his criticism Of public officials in
Texas, particularly the Legislature
for being under the influence of
corporations. He also said
some severe things about Mis-
souri, Democrats.
The impression is strong that
Gov. Hogg will run for the nomin-
alton for Attorney General next
year.
In his speech Gov. Hogg re-
ferred to the railroad pass as the
first step OF the downfall of the
legislator. and cited Missouri as
an example. On this point he
said:
MISSOURI DOODLE.
We have an example neOr by of
the perfidy from Doodle to which
this free pass system will lead.
Take our sister State, Missouri.
for instance. For years and years
MP there the Senators aud Repre-
sentatiyes and other public officials
accepted free passes over transpor-
tation lines as mere courtesiUs due
to their honorable positions.
The railways who gave them aud
the men who accepted them derid
ed the idea that an evil motive ac-
companied these precious gifts. AS
time rolled on the Representatives
and Senators expected, demanded
and got them. But this was not
enough. These courtesies" be-
came stale; they got common. Any
body could get them who had in
fluence in legislation. The anx-
iety of man to improve himself,
even in his abilities to commit
crime, moved many of these Mis-
souri, Representatives and Senators
to reach out for and demand more
than these free passes for their
services to the corporations. They
demanded money. Free passes
saved money, were worth money,
but they would not pass current,
meet the growing wants of extrav-
agaut life. So, money they must
have. They got it.
Thus, step by step, these men,
once innocent, were lured on unit
finally they became criminals, to
the disgrace, not only of them
selves, but to the shame and dis
grace of one of the grandest states
in the U nion. Shall Texas be sub
jected to this shamel This ques-
ton will be answered in the mega
tive if the Impoverished and unpur-
chasable yeomanry will reorganize
and speak out as they used to on
public affairs. If you do not or
ganize and cooperate with other
good people you cannot, will not
save our State from this infamous
fate.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08

The Mexico Commercial Club
was in session Monday night. They
adopted a resolution thanking the
G. & A. for arranging to give our
city a handsome new depot.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08

Gov. Hogg of Texas declares
that the farmers must organize. In
a speech the other day he Endorsed
the past record of the Grange and
the farmers Alliance, and declar-
ed that when they were active in
politics they largely checked cor
ruption in public life.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08

The country schools in all the
States seem to be going backward.
The Central or township school
is the solution to this situation. We
look for some legislation on this
this subject at the next setting of
the Missouri general assembly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08

The Paris Appeal observes:
wink Alexander and Rev. Clay
ton Brooks do not admire each
other as tondly now as before the
Christian convention at Columbia.
The minister is a stanneh admirer
Of Joe Folk and the editor is rab-
idly anti Folk When the resolu-
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08
St. Louis Junction it is to be.

Mexico young ladies have dis
taste for beauty shows" and
queen carnival contests.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08

Mayor Harrison of Chicago is
not afraid of hurting the reputa-
ton of his city by saying that it
har boodlers and grafters. Mayor
Harrison said the other day: IF
could fire all the men l suspect
of grating, they would be jump
ing out of ever window in the city
hall. The city hall is full of graft, ,
big and little, and you know it and
can't prove it. l have got eigh,
teen months left and I will gel
some Of them yet"
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08

President Roosevelt has invited
Joseph w. Folk of st. Louis to
Washington for a conference on
bribery extradition. Roosevelt is
after the raseals in his own party
and he wants to help Folk get the
rascals who have absconded from
Missouri to Mexico and Canada
and France, whether they are
Democrats or Republicans. Both
these men are right: neither seems
afraid Of hurting his party, or the
State, by the punishment Of the
grafters and boodlers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08
MoLIMo

MiaE Inc B0sI near MexIco.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-04

ceeded in overcoming this and reassuring
him of my friendly intentions, and soon
he became very friendly in turn, and in
troduced me to the members of his fam
lily"
Following the introductions, Maj
Cotton goes on to say: He conducted
me all over the cave. On my inQuiring
as to the origin of the caves, they said
that they were natural, and ridiculed the
idea that any man could do such work. "
However, it was evident that the rock
had been cut out by the hand of man, as
it bore the marks of tools. 81 could dis
tinctly trace, says Maj. Cotton, tool
marks over the whole surface of the in
terror of the cave, and there is no doubt
in my mind that these caves have been
hewn out either by some prehistoric
race or possibly by the remote ancestors
of the present inhabitants.
1.-THE interior of the caves IS very ir-
regular, as the harder part of the rock
has been left jutting out in uneven
masses. The branches, or recesses, of
the caves are shut off by wattle-and-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-04
News Notes.

The monument in Summit Park, ST.
Paul, erected to the memory of Min
nesota's soldiers and sailors is I'M
yelled.
More than 100000 will be sent
from Minnesota and the Dakotas this
fall to European relatives and friends
of new Americans that are prospecting
here. The greater part of the remit
tances will go thru Minneapolis.
Plans Tor the international bonspiel
to be held in Minneapolis probably
the last week in January, are being
shaped.
The First National bank has been
opened at Grand Meadows. A great
rush was made to get check books
and make deposits.
The Winona free public library in
response to demand from German
American residents, has appropriated
500 for the purchase of books in the
German language. A similar approp-
ration was made a year ago for the
purchase of books in the Polish lam
guage, and these have been greatly
appreciated, being out most of the
time.
Justice S. B. Hockey at Pipestone,
sentenced Frank Madden to a term of
ninety days in the county Jail for
passing unlawful money. Madden re-
fused to plead guilty, but witnesses
were introduced to prove his guilt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-04

was 58,151, 6S4, the average cost to the
sender being less than 81 cents.
Oceanic telegraphy, as the student of
the science well knows, has been
brought to it's present degree of excel
lence by the labor of many hands, the
thought of many men; but the name Of
one man stands out very prominently,
that Of Cyrus w. Field. The promoting
of the first cable telegraph was marked
by long years Of struggle and tefeat.
For 13 years Mr.. Field devoted his whole
time to the project, in that period visit
ing Europe three times every year,
making acquaintance with government
officials, capitalists and engineers of
note, whom he endeavored to interest
in the scheme for binding together the
two continents. In 1858 the cable was
laid, but became suddenly useless after
a few days trial. The civil war inter
fered for years with further progress,
but in 1866 the Great Eastern safely
deposited larger cable on the bed of
the ocean, and the Atlantic cable be-
came an unbounded success. The Com
mercial Year Book of 1899 gives the
length of the worlds cables of that year
as 161,3S4 nautical miles; but with the
recent development of cable building in
the Pacific these figures can now be very
considerably increased.
We have had the telephone with us
only 25 years. 1t is little difficult to
say just exactly with whom the honor of
the invention of the telephone should
lie, as Prof. Alexander Graham Bell and
Prof. Elisha Gray on the same day filed
applications for patents for the inven-
ton of telephone. And in addition to
these men of science. there was another
claimant, an obscure inventive genius,
who averred that in his own unknown
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-04
Plenty of Money,

The annual report of the state sup
erintendent of public instruction, in
process of compilation, will show that
the public school system of Mime
sofa is in excellent financial condi-
ton. The receipts of the common
school and independent districts for
the year ending July 81, 1908, exceed
ed those of the previous year by $685.
200.16, and the districts have $2,434,-
547.60 cash on hand. The number of
districts increased from 1,62S to g.
OILS.
Teachers and principals have shared
in this prosperity. They received in
wages $4,379, 1871, which is $780,
36O.O5 more than in 1901 and $31, 7S3.-
% more than in 1902. Of this sum ST.
235,0s1.22 was paid by independent
and special districts and $2,144, 065.59
by common districts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-04
Nervy BURGLAR.

A burglar with nerve to spare went
thru the home of Louisa l.. McNair,
in Minneapolis, and many valuables
were taken.
Only one man was seen and his work
was witnessed by nurse who was
staying at the house, who told her that
if she remained quiet she would not
be harmed. He stayed in the house
nearly an hour searching it thoroly.
Mrs. Louis K. Hull, the daughter Of
Mrs. McNair, was also aroused, but
dared not call her husband for fear
of serious consequences. The thief
ransacked the dresser drawers, secur-
ing Mrs. HulPs diamonds and other
jewels. He then went down stairs,
opened a cabinet, and took two old
Swiss watches and several antique
rings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-04

governments, but was not successful
and returned to this country Then fol-
lowed four years of almost abject pow
erty, but in 1912 congress voted him
100000 to aid in carrying out his the
cries; and the work of the American
telegraph was launched. On the Oath
of May, 1874, public exhibition was
given, and the marvellous message
flashed from Washington to Baltimore.
A few figures in regard to the growth
of the telegraph may be of interest: In
1866 there were in this country $3.50
telegraph offices, operating 1866 miles
of wire; in 1867 the average cost of send
ing message was one dollar; ten years
later the price had fallen one-half. In
1897 there were 21,769 offices, and for
that year the number of messages sent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-04

try or am age but has had its cave dwell
ers, and yet we generally think of the
black man as living in the jungle or his
little matched hut, and such are the
dwelling places of the great hordes OF
them. But in a mountainous section Wis
tied by our explorer, Mount Elgon it is
called, a tribe of people were found
whose habitat is the rocky caverns. Maj.
Cotton tells of his visit to these peculiar
natives as follows:
at was not till nearly the end Of No
vember that collected sufficient trans
port to proceed to Mount Elgon, the
country of the cave jewellers, the first
signs of whom l discovered one after
nson when camping on the Fish river.
I was examining with the telescope a
waterfall which the river made as it
fell over the precipitous rocks encircling
the lower slopes of Elgon, when l dis
covered the entrance to cave close to
the fall
Our smaller illustration shows how
nature accommodatingly attempted to
hide the opening to this rocky dwelling
by the ever falling screen of water. This
natural screen also provided con-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-04
ARE SAFE IN JAIL.
Desperate Young Criminals Behind
Bars i'm ChicagO-Quick Trial
Planned.

Chicago, Nov. 30.-Four of the most
desperate and reckless young men ever
produced by Chicago are behind the
bars in this city, with every prospect
that the gallows will close their ca
reers and end the car-barn episode.
Harvey Van Dine, Peter Niedermeier
and Emil Roeski-the three who led
the police such a wild hunt Friday in
the frozen marshes of Lake county,
Ind, have told the full story of their
brief but lurid exploits as bandits.
They, with Gustav Marx, have killed
seven men within six months, besides
wounding half a dozen others.
Detective Joseph Driscoll, who was
shot at the Indiana dugout in the first
battle of Friday, is struggling between
life and death at Mercy hospital. If
fortune favors him, he may live, but
the prospects are dubious. The rob-
ber's bullet passed through the alb
dominal regions.
Matthew thinner, the other detec-
seriously hurt. He has painful
wound in the shoulder and slight scalp
wounds where bullets struck him.
The murderers will have immediate
trials. Assistant States Attorney
Harry Olson will conduct the prosecu-
ton, assisted by Frank Grove 1t is
planned to take the evidence before
the grand jury at once, and the inten-
ton is to break all records for quick
trials. The state will agree only to
such reasonable delay as the law al
lows, and will ask for the death pen
atty.
Unless the prisoners take an unex-
pected stand, they will plead guilty.
Should they escape death in the Chi
cago courts, they will still have muir
der trials awaiting them in Indiana
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-04

New Orleans, Nov. 30.-Fire in the
heart of the business and manufacturing
district early Saturday completely de-
stroyed the plant of the National Biscuit
company at South Peters and Howard
avenue and damaged considerably a
number of surrounding warehouses and
other property. The plant covered a
square and there was an unusually
heavy stock on hand. The loss to the
biscuit company and surrounding prop
erty is roughly estimated at between
5000 900 and $225 900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-04
CONDITION OF RETAIL TRADE
Results Have Been Satisfactory
During Past Week.
SeasOnable Weather and Holiday
Purchases Have Acted as
q Stimu1ant,

New York, Nov. 30.-R. G.. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review OF trade says:
Seasonable temperature and holiday
purchases stimulated retail trade, MAX
ing results more satisfactory during
the past week than at any recent date
Improvement was most conspicuous
in heavy wearing material and kindred
lines that have remained dull because
OF the mild weather In view of the
numerous wage reductions there is
noteworthy harmony between employ
ers and workers, indicating that labor
leaders appreciate the necessity of
sharing in the readjustment Grain
shipments increased with the APP
preaching close of navigation on the
lakes, and freight traffic was subjected
to the greatest pressure of the season
Railway earnings for three weeks of
November averaged So per cent lower
than last year.
Business is by no means brisk, nor
is there any expectation of wholesome
activity during the remaining weeks
of this year, yet there is evidence of
returning confidence with the lapse of
time.
Failures this week numbered 25S in
the United States, against 213 last
year, and IA in Canada, compared with
16 year ago.
New York, Nov. 30.-Bradstreet's
says: Continued cold weather has Of
fered a needed stimulus to retail
trade in all seasonable lines, but par
ticularly in clothing and wearing ap-
parel. This in turn is reflected in
better recorder business with jobbers
at interior centers, who also note
more interest in holiday goods, fancy
groceries, furs and kindred lines. In
wholesale trade features are the rather
stronger tone of cotton goods, which
are held more firmly by agents, and a
little better feeling IN wooden goods.
| Firmness of prices of agricultural
products is another element which is
to be taken account Of The agricul-
tural interest and those interested in
diStributive trade seem at present to
! be having their inning, and appear
we'll situated, whereas the manufacture
ing and industrial branches send forth
| nearly all the pessimistic reports.
The prosperity of the grain and food
producing populations north and west,
and of the cotton, lumber and naval
stores interests at the south, is, in fact,
the chief basis for the conservative
confidence in the general business out
look expressed by many observers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-04
SIGNoR MARcoNI.

workshop he had himself evolved sue
cessful telephone. To-day the name of
Prof. Bell is the one most prominently
associated with the invention
1t was in 1875 the invention of Prof
Bell was made known to the world, and
two years later that the first telephone
exchange was established in the United
States. The system has increased rap
idly; now conversation can be held
between points more than 1000 miles
apart; the number of exchange and toll
line connections in this country now
reaches almost 2,O0O,000,O0 yearly; the
total number of stations in the United
States in 1902 was 1,020,640; the entire
capital invested in telephone systems
here was estimated at $3.50, 100000. We
hold a leading place among the nations
not only in the development of the sys-
tenn, but also in the use of improved
appliances. AS respects development of
telephone service, the countries may be
ranged after the United States in the
following order: The German empire,
Great Britain, Sweden, France, Switz-
erland, Austria, Russia, Norway.
In 1895 Mr.. Marconi began expert
menting with wireless telegraphy,
manipulating his simple apparatus on
his fathers estate in Italy. The young
inventor found strong supporters from
the start, and now, eight years after its
invention, the wireless telegraph is In
use far and wide. There are at present
35 or more Marconi stations in differ
ent parts of the world, or, including
those on ships, about 70 stations The
Italian government has used the Mar
conf system largely on it's warships.
and companies in Great Britain, Canada
and the United States have been organ
lied for exploiting and controlling the
system.
The first message sent by the land
telegraph was: What God hath
wrought" That first great invention
seemed, of truth, no less than a mir
acle; and, when we take a moment to
think of it, we ourselves still look upon
as wonderful these everyday conven.
fences about us-the telegraph, tele-
phone, ocean cable and winged wireless
message bearer.
CHRISTOPHER WEBSTER