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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
INTO A PIT.
Four Buildings Swallowed Up by tn e
Cave-In CT Il Mine at
ELEPHANT, Pa.

Scranton, Pa, Jan. 3.-Abandoned
workings of the Eddy Creek colliery
of the Delaware and Hudson COM
pany beneath the very heart of the
town of Olyphant caved in Friday
afternoon and engulfed four frame
buildings, covering an aggregate
space of 5000 square feet. The set
Ting was gradual and people in the
affected territory escaped without be-
ing Immediately endangered. A gang
of men and boys who were at work
in the mine beyond the fall encount-
cred flooded dip or depression in
a vein in making their way out by a
circuitous route and had to swim from
one rise to the other. No one either
above or below ground, however, sus-
tanned any injury.
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Corner Stone to Be Laid.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Secretary Root
announces that the corner stone of
the Army War college in the Washing
ton barracks reservation will be laid
with appropriate ceremonies on the
22d inst. The masonic rites usual on
such occasions will be observed. The
president and all the members of the
cabinet will attend, and it is probable
Secretary Root will make a short adj
dress. All the troops stationed at
Washington barracks and possibly
those stationed at Forts Meyer, Wash
ington and Hunt, will participate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
THE PANAMA CANAL.
Directors Meet in Paris and Express
Hope That Sale to United States
Will Be Completed.

Paris, Dec. 31.-The annual meeting
of the Panama Canal company was
held here. The time was mostly oc-
cupied with reading the report of the
directors of the company, in which
were detailed the pending negotia-
tions with the United States looking
to the sale of the canal. The facts
set forth in this report are all al
ready known. The sanguine hope
was expressed that all difficulties
would be overcome and the sale COM
pleted at an early date.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
PACIFIC CABLE OPERATED.
Messages Exchanged Over the New
Line Between Honolulu and
San Francisco.
new YEAR MARKED BY ACHIEVEMENT.
Greeting and Congratulations to
President RoOsevelt-Wire Works
Perfectly and the Line Is Opened
Up for Handling OF Business.

San Francisco, Jan. 3.-San Francis
co and Honolulu are now connected by
cable. The first words passed under
the ocean a few moments after II
o'clock Thursday night. The wire.
worked perfectly.
The Silvertown, just before splicing
the ends, some 30 miles off shore from
Honolulu, telegraphed both ways for
the land stations to wait until 11:10
o'clock, San Francisco time, before try
ing the cable. That time was desired to
insure the perfect hardening of the
gutta percha in the splice after the
joint should be lowered overheard
from the ship in about $500 feet of wa
ter.
Message to President.
The first message received was from
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
CxED In THE HARNESS.
Ex-President McMichaeI, of Mon
mouth College, Drops Dead in
the Pulpit at Xenia, o.

Springfield, o., Jan. 2.--Kev. Dr. j. B.
McMichael, formerly president of
Monmouth college, Monmouth, ILL.,,
fell dead shortly after he entered the
pulpit of the Sugar Creek United
Presbyterian church, near Zenia,
Wednesday evening. He had just
taken off his coat, and members
thought he had slipped from his chair.
When they reached his side he was
dead. He graduated from the Xenia
theological seminary in 1865, and in
1878 was elected president of Mon
mouth, where he served for 90 years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
ductOr Shot.

Louisville, KY, Dec. 31.-Conductor
J. D. Keene had desperate strug-
gle with a train robber on his train.
the Louisville e. Nashville New Or
Cincinnati north-bound express,
Tuesday morning at $3.50 o'clock
when nearing South Louisville, and
as result was shot (not fatally by
the robber over the left temple. Con.
ductor Keene gave chase and is con-
fident he killed or mortally wounded
the robber with bullet from a Win
chester rifle
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Visited Her Husbands Tomb.

Canton, o., Jan. Mrs. Mckinley
spent the first day of the new year
quietly. Early in the morning she
visited the tomb of her husband and re-
manned for some time in meditation.
She also visited the graves Of her chill
dren and placed flowers thereon. At
one o'clock she went to dinner at the
home of Judge W. r. Day. Several tel
egrams from friends in official life at
Washington were received, containing
expressions of New Years greetings
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

One of the curious trades Of New
York is that of the smelling expert, a
man who earns his living literally by
following his nose. He is employed
by manufacturers of perfumery. 1t is
his business to judge of the charac.
ter, quality and value of the materials
that go to the making of perfumes.
Much of the perfumery made in this
country is imported from France in
the form of pomatums, and extracted
with alcohol The smelling expert
judges the quality of pomatums.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

club, organized for literary and So
Geological study, with a college woman
as president, are said to have become
so interested in the servant problem
that they have resolved to raise the
standard of domestic service by going
also states that these clubwomen have
found their own town too conservative
to carry out their plan in, and the
president and five members have de-
cided to go to New York and take
places with some of the families of
that metropolis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
CASTRO WANTS FAIR DEAL
That Is ALI the President of Vene-
Zuela Asks in Settlement of
the Controversy.
CONSENTS TO THE HAGUE ARBITRATION.
ance That Is Not Endorsed by
Washington officials Continue
ance of the Blockade Relied Upon
to Hasten End of the Trouble.

Caracas, Jan. 2-There have been
persistent rumors in official circles
and generally throughout this city
that President Castro has refused to
agree to the proposals of the allies
to refer the Venezuelan issues to The
Hague. 1t is not true that the presi-
dent has declined these proposals.
The chief executive declares he wants
only fair treatment. 1t is clear from
what President Castro says that he
believes it would be very easy to reach
a full settlement of the entire contro-
versy. President Castro said: eff
settlement is not reached it will be
because settlement forms no part
of the plan of the allies. In this case
the prolongation of the present stu
alton would be disastrous for all con-
cerned. The solution of the present
difficulty depends more On the allied
powers than on Venezuela
Castro's Reply.
Berlin, Jan. 2.-President Castro's
reply to the powers, through Min
lister Bowen, is substantially an I'M
qualified acceptance of their pro-
posals to arbitrate and the accom-
panying conditions. The foreign
Office here received his answer Thurs
day and is satisfied with it's spirit.
A further interchange of views, pre-
paratory to signing the protocol will
take place in Washington. The only
really important question to be set
tied is what shall be done with the
blockade. A continuance of the block
ade is relied upon to hasten the con-
clusion of the arbitration prelimi-
naries, especially on the part, of
Venezuela.
Averse to The Hague.
Washington, Jan. 3.-The condition
which President Castro attached to
his response to the allies arbitration
proposal was in the nature of an al
tentative proposition. Almost from
the beginning showing an aversion to
The Hague tribunal, Castro, while ac-
cepting the principle of arbitration,
asked that the case be tried by one of
the American republics. AS President
Roosevelt already had declined to act
in the capacity of arbitrator, and as
some of the reasons which inspired
him in his declination would apply
with equal force to the chief executive
Of any other American state than the
United States, he was obliged to with
hold any Endorsement of this PROPOSE
ton of President Castro. Therefore,
it may be dismissed from the field of
possibilities and, unless Castro is I'M
expectedly insistent upon his own plan,
the original proposition of reference
to The Hague tribunal will carry.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

The census shows over 100000 of
women engaged in gainful occupations
in this country. There are over l..
100000 engaged in agricultural pur-
suits, 100000 in professional service,
100000 in domestic service and l.
600 GOO in manufacturing and mechan.
ical pursuits. The female farmers in
clude laborers, farmers, overseers,
gardeners, florists, fruit growers, milk
farmers, stock raisers, herders, tur-
pentine farmers, wood choppers, lum-
bermen and raftsmen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian author,
loves to keep his hair in disorder.
This is said to be his one vanity. He
always carries a little toilet case, con.
tanning a looking glass and comb,
which are attached to the lining of his
gray hat. He Will often remove his
hat to look into the mirror to see how
his hair is lying. If it is not rough
enough to suit his fancy he uses the
comb to give it the requisite tangle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

A dredger, claimed to be in some re-
spects the largest ever constructed,
has just been completed by the Golden
Gate and Miner works, of San Fran
cisco. 1t is designed for building a
levee on one of the most considerable
of the islands in the Sacramento river
delta. The boom is of extraordinary
length and describes circle having a
diameter of 80 feet, allowing the en-
ployment of material at great distance
from the shore line. The bucket holds
70 tons and the boom is 155 feet long.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

The United States department of
agriculture is at present investigating
the curious behavior of certain plants
growing on the western prairies,
which are known as locoweeds. 10
co" in Spanish signifies crazy. Cattle
and other animals feeding upon loco
weeds suffer arrangement Of the
brain that prevents co-ordinating
movements. Several weeds belonging
to the bean family are included in this
poisonous category.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

There has recently died in Canada,
in abject poverty, Samuel Napier, the
man who discovered the largest mug
get Of gold the world has ever seen.
1t was found in Australia and meas
ured two feet, four inches long; ten
inches wide, and two inches thick. So
great was the excitement over the dis
covery that Queen Victoria command
ed Napier to come to Buckingham pal
ace, where the nugget was. exhibited
to her.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

Col. Henry Watterson, the veteran
editor of the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal, is one OF the hardest working men
in the newspaper profession. Though
we'll advanced in years he gets to his
office every morning at Z o'clock,
which necessitates very early rising,
as he lives 20 miles from Louisville.
He drives to his Office behind spir-
lied psir of Kentucky mares.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
IIIinofs Teachers.

Springfield, H., Jan. 2.-The Illinois
state teachers convention elected w.
L. Steele, of Galesburg, president. The
legislature is asked to increase the
school fund So 100000, extend Libraries,
and make free text books optional with
local boards.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Did Big Business.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-The sales of live
stock at the Union Stock Yards this
year aggregated 1921, $50. The
total number of animals received,
most of them being slaughtered in
this city, was 16,214,S7O.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Sweeping Trust Bill.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Senator Hoar
has completed sweeping trust bill,
appropriating 100000 to aid in the en-
forcement of law, providing for public
ity of corporation affairs and forbid
ding under severe penalties discrim-
nations in prices of products or in car
rYing charges.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

1900, 6,755; in 1901, 7,245; in 1902, 1921.
Hangings.
The number of legal executions in
1902 was IA, as compared with 11s in
1901 and 119 in 1900. There were 1O1
hanged in the south and 43 in the
north, of whom IS were negroes, Sc
whites, Indians, and 1 Chinaman
Murders.
The number of murders and homi-
cides of various kinds continues to
increase. The total number for the
year was 1884, as compared with
1852 in 1901. T sA>o
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
The Public Debt.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows
that at the close Of business Deem
Der 81, 1902. the debt, less cash in
the treasury, amounted to $947, 1884,
679, which is decrease for the month
of $1o,632.602, which is largely ac-
counted for by an increase of nearly
$4,000, 900 in the amount of cash on
hand
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
FORBIDS UNION BOYCOTT.
Decision Against Clothing Cutters
from Federal District Bench
at COvington, Ky.

Cincinnati, Dec. 31.-Judge Coch-
ran, of the United States district
court, sitting In Covington, granted
an injunction against the Clothing
Cutting and Trimmers' union forbid
ding it to continue a boycott against
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Eurd CompIeted.

Springfield, Mass, Jan. 2.-The Meth
odist $40 100000 fund, begun four years
ago, is declared completed. An aver
age of nine dollars by every American
member of the church was required.
New York and Pennsylvania lead with
S3,O0O,OO0 each.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Eaten by CannibaIs.

Brussels, Jan. 1.-The Congo admin
istration has received news that Lieut..
de Magnse and his party, who were in
charge of Port Boni, on the frontier
of Uganda, were attacked by canni-
bal tribe June IA last, and that the
entire party was murdered and eaten.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

The house in Portland in which
Longfellow was born is now a tene-
ment inhabited by Irish. A few years
ago teacher in Portland gave talk
about the poet, and later questioned
her class. Where was Longfellow
born?" she asked. A small boy waved
gees bedroom" was the reply; but no
body seemed surprised.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

Following the lead of Mrs. Stuyves-
ant Fish, ultrafashionable New York
boxes with their backs to the stage.
Mrs. Fish originated this fad few
evenings ago, hardly looking toward
the footlights even, much less attend
ing to the play, and keeping up an
animated but subdued conversation
with three friends. Another fad of the
hour among New Workers is to abbre-
viate THANK you" until it sounds ex-
actly as though the person were say
ing "kew."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
MED Suddenly.

Valparaiso, Ind, Dec. 31.-Judge
William C. Talcott, the oldest news
paper man in the state, died sudden
ly Monday morning. He was 81 years
of age For so years he owned and
edited the Porter County Vidette.
He was one of the first judges elected
in this county,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Victims of Earthquake,

st. Petersburg, Dec. 30.-Furthcr
advices from Andijan say the earth
quake victims number 1880, of which
1000 persons were killed in the town
of Andijan and the rest in the ada
cent country. About 1000 square
miles were affected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Ex-Congressman Dies.

Hamilton, o., Dec. 31.-Ex-Congress-
man Henry Lee Morey died suddenly
at his home here. Mr.. Morey was born
in Butler county, O., April 8, 1s41, and
served during the rebellion with the
Seventy-ffth Ohio volunteer infantry.
He was elected to congress in 1880 and
again in 1883. He was always an ac-
tive republican
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Negroes Celebrate.

Boston, Jan. 2.-Negroes of Boston
in Faneuil hall on Thursday observed
the fortieth anniversary of the eman-
cipation proclamation. Rev. w. II.
Scott, of Woburn, presided over an
audience which filled the historic
structure. The principal speaker was
eX-Gov. George S. Boutwell,.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
New Land Commissioner.

Washington, Dec. 30.--Binger Herr
mann, commissioner of the general
land office, has resigned and will be
succeeded by William A. Richards, now
the assistant commi ssioner of the
general land office. The change will
take effect probably January Is.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

Mayer, Scheuer, Offner & Co., whole
sale clothiers of this city. The COM
plant was that the union mailed
matter to customers of the firm, en-
deavoring to persuade them to with
hold patronage. The court held that
EXAMINATIONS of this kind have no
right in any way to attempt to per-
, suade persons to withhold their pat
ronage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

600 watches and 10000 wedding rings
are deposited every year. The oldest
object there in 1900 was a suit of
clothes, on which francs had been
advanced in 1869. 1t belonged to a
soldier who fell in the war in 1870, and
whose widow paid her annual due on it
for over 80 years in the hope of being
able some day to redeem it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
New Secretary.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Robert B.
Armstrong, private secretary to the
secretary of the treasury, will be ap-
pointed assistant secretary of the
treasury on the reassembling of con-
gress, to succeed Gen. Spaulding,
whose resignation has been in the
hands of Secretary Shaw for some
time
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Fears Civil War.

Manila, Jan. Civil warfare against
Philippine friars is feared by Gov.
Taft. Parish churches are already be-
ing seized by the separate church party
headed by Buencamino. Both sides are
now loyal to the United States, but the
latter easily might be embroiled
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

At spot indicated by water d.
viner an artesian well was bored at
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, with
the result that at a depth Of $50 feet
spring was struck that is now yield
$4,000 gallons daily.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
FARM CROPS IN 1902.
Interesting Statistics Concerning
Value and Production Furnished
by Department of Agriculture.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Final reports
to the statistician of the department
of agriculture from the regular and
spesial correspondents, supplemented
by reports of special field agents, show
the production and value of the prin-
cipal farm crops of the United States
in 1902 to have been as follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Justice shiras to Retire.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Justice
Shiras,> of the supreme court of the
United States, will retire some time
during the present winter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Railroad DIsaSa RS.

The loss of life by railroad acct
dents reported by mail and telegraph
for 1902 was 1866 as compared with
1900 in 1901 and 1,4O9 in 1900. The
number of seriously injured was
3,4s7 as compared with 1905 in 1901
and $3.50 in 1900. In addition to the
loss of life on the steam roads, ATS
persons have been killed and 2,144
persons seriously injured in electric
car accidents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
yiIIace Rurned.

Bloomington, ILL.,. Jan. 3.-The vii
lage of Woodruff, Mclean county,
was destroyed by fire Friday. Loss,
$4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
THE RECORD Of A YEAR.
Brief Review of Important Events
in the United States and
the Old World.
A LIST OF THE MOST NOTABLE DEATHS.

Record of the, Loss of Life by War
and Epidemics Railroad Acct
dents Less Fatal Than in the Pre-
vious Year-Lynchings, HanSinSs
and Suicides in This Country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Epidemics.

The loss of life by epidemic disease
was greatly increased as compared
with 1901. Last year the victims of
cholera and plague numbered about
$4,000, and this year about $4,000,
India, China, Japan, Egypt, and the
Philippine islands being the princi-
pal countries afflicted. No account is
made in this estimate of the famine
victims in Finland, Sweden, and Rus
STA, as no reports of the fatalities
have yet been made.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Generous Gifts.

The donations and requests to edu-
cational, charitable and religious in
stitutions in this country in 1902 foot
up 1887, 167, against 1923, SSS,732 for
1901.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

OF TO PEI CtIIV. II OII I001'
Embezzlem enfts, FOrgeries, Etc.
The record of embeZZling, forgery,
defaulting and bank wrecking for
1902 shows a considerable increase,
being $6,769,125 against $4,OS5,569 in
1901.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
business Failures.

During 1902 there were reported
e.971 commercial failures, with iabill-
ties of sos, 693, 623 and assets of $780,
S7O,soO, a decrease in number of GA
per cent. and falling off of liabilities
@ -Ao,. 1OQ1
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
Imports.

Customs figures for the calendar
year December estimated) show i'm
ports of gold and silver of $10,50S,-
357 against SIS, 367,7s5 last year. Mer-
chandise imports aggregated $685.
621, 495 as against $555,O2O,575 last
wear
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

Suicides steadily increase in the
United States, and faster than the in
crease Of population warrants. The
total number reported for 1902 is
s,231. The steadiness of this increase
is shown by the following compari-
son: In 1899 there were 5,340 cases; in
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-11-20
An Intpoauetf0s.

A boys code of etiquette does not
conform with the manual most ap-
proved and adopted in so.called POI
lite society. but II serves his purpose
all right.
Two chubby little fellows were
s;rolling along the sidewalk the other
afternoon when they were Joined by q
third. who vas n stranger TO n Of
the w chums, so the other proceed.
ed TO introduce them.
"Ned Bright, do you know Tom
Brown" he questioned.
"Nope, replied Ned.
swell, Tom Brown, do you know
Ned Dright?"
"Nope," returned Tom.
"Woll. now you know each other
So Ned and Tom proceeded TO
"throw" each other in the most np-
proved manner, and roll over and over
in the dust In the friendly way boys
havc.-McmpNls Scimitar.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-11-20
bacterial origin of scur,y.

At the annual meeting OF the Rus.
sion institute OF experimental mcdi.
cine p'asteur instituted. Prof. Levin
read a paper on the bacterial origin
Of scurvy. No less than 100000 scurvy
patients werr Registered lnst year In
the provinces which had suffered from
famine. Having established the cpl.
demical character Of scurvy by tho
last few years observations. Prof.
Levin eventually obtained pure cul.
lures OF the bacteria OF scuryy. They
nre aimllar TO diplococcl. aud belong
TO the group OF bacteria which are
we'll known ~ the cause Of chicken
cholera. According 10 Prof. Levin.
scurvy would thus appear TO DO a
chronic form Of this latter d~iscnsc.-
Chicago Tribune.