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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
MORE IMPROVEMENT SHOWN
Review of the Trade Situation on
the Whole Encouraging.
Hopeful Reports Exceed Those of a
Less Favorable Nature-Better
Industrial Prospects.

New York, Jan. 1S.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade says:
Reports of improvements in the vol
ume of business outnumber u~nfavora-
BILE dispatches, although the situation
is decidedly irregular. AS the money
market becomes easier there is better
prospect of postponed work being re-
sumed. All structural lines are largely
dependent upon the ability of the rail-
roads to borrow money and the restor-
alton of confidence among investors.
Only fair reports are received regard
ing the leading manufacturing lines.
Many iron and steel plants have
resumed, but the preceding curtail-
ment was very severe. Distribution
of merchandise increases with more
normal weather and clearing houses
report liberal orders for spring goods
from statesmen at the west and south.
Only a moderate improvement has APP
peared thus far in the demand for iron
and steel products, although the re-
sumption of idle plants has attained
encouraging proportions.
Failures this week numbered 324 in
the United States, against 267 last year,
and "a in Canada, compared with SO a
year ago."
Bradstreet's says: Though not thor
oughly opened yet, except at the south
west, spring trade is beginning to liven
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
LATER.

In the senate on the 10th a bill was
introduced to pension all civil war vet.
Grams $12 a month who had 80 or more
days military or naval service. Sena.
tor Teller spoke on the isthmian ques.
ton and said he did not doubt the good
intentions of the president, but he was
distrustful of his wisdom. After pass
ing a large number of private pension
bills the senate adjourned until the
18th.
General" Lee, a negro, was lynched
in Dorchester county, s.. g., for at
tempted assault on a white woman.
Ex-President and Mrs. Cleveland
gave out a statement expressing graft
tude for the sympathy conveyed to
them on the death of their eldest
daughter, Ruth.
The state department has been in
formed of the recognition of the re-
public of Panama by Guatemala.
Alderman j. j. Brennan, of Chicago,
was taken to the bridewell from the
county Jail, and began his years term
under conviction OF vote-buying.
The constitutional convention in
Panama was organized with great en-
thusiasm.
The Chicago livery drivers strike
ended on the employers acceptance of
the closed" shop and arbitration of
wages.
Two masked men robbed the bank at
Belen, N. NJ, of 81, 900.
Weekly trade reviews show a ia
vorable condition in all lines and a re-
sumption of manufacturing with re-
newed confidence.
Rendered insane by illness, Edward
X. Lands, of Philadelphia, a widely
known expert chemist, shot and killed
his wife and himself.
John Harris, a negro, who, while re-
sisting arrest, killed Policeman Dras-
bach, was hanged at Atlanta, Ga.
Brig. Gen. Grant has assumed COM
mand of the department of the lakes,
succeeding Maj. Gen. Bates, who goes
to st. Louis.
Mrs. Ruth Brown Thompson, daugh-
ter OF John Brown, the l~iberator, died at
Pasadena, Cal.
Commodore William w. DUNCAN,
United States navy, retired, died at his
home in Baltimore, aged &c years.
Fire~Chief Musham, testifying before
the Iroquois horror inquest in Chicago,
admitted that he had little knowledge
of the laws governing public safety,
but sought to shield himself by saying
that responsibility rested with the
building department.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22

ceive until the time of payment, and
that he supported the Lake Michigan
deal because he believed in it, although
he told Salisbury hat he thought it
would not go through. He testified
that Salisbury finally gave him $500,
the amount being in new bills and be-
ing delivered to him by Salisbury in
the latter's private Office. He could
not state the time of payment, but
said it was after the discovery of the
bogus checks. Slocum said hat SAILS
bury did not at any time offer to pay
him $1,000 for his influence.
Ex-AIderman's Testimony.
Ex-Alderman John McLachlan,
called by the prosecution, testified that
Salisbury told him there vas 5 1000 in
the water deal for him, and that Sails
bury gave him 5000 in the latter's
private office in the middle of Novem-
her. Salisbury said to him: Here's
some political money for you. Take
it and get yourself in line for the
spring campaign. I'll get some more
later on" McLachlan said he thought
the money came from the water fund
and that he considered himself guilty
in taking it, although it did not in
fuence his vote.
E~x-Alderman John T. Donovan said
that Corey P. Bissell met him upon the
street, and inquired how he stood upon
the water proposition, Donovan said
that he was for it. Donovan further
testified:
HE told me there was $500 in it,
and : told him 1 would not have any
thing to do with it. Finally l said that
if there was any money for campaign
expenses after it was all over I would
take it. Later, Bissell came to me and
said that Salisbury was all right. SAILS
bury paid me about the middle of No
vember. He called me into his office,
picked an envelope out of a drawer,
opened it and handed me the money,
saying:
""Take it and defray your campaign
expenses There was 5000 in the roll"
The defense, in cross-examining,
dwelt strongly upon the admission of
the witness that he favored the Lake
Michigan plan before money was
talked, and that the payment had no
influence over his vote.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
DOMESTIC.

For the first time in several weeks
Secretary Hay appeared at the state de-
partment in Washington. He has been
i'll.
Gen. Rafael Reyes, the Colombian en-
voy who has beer in Washington in O n
nection with the Panama matter for
about a month, has left for home.
The wal department has ordered that
hereafter all details of staff officers for
Philippine duty shall be for three years
instead of two, as at present.
Former Congressman briggs, con
victed in New York of accepting money
while a federal officer, was sentenced to
pay a fine of $40, 900.
The house committee on insular af-
fairs proposes to bring 600 teachers from
Porto Rico to attend summer schools in
the United States.
Joe Cans title of lightweight cham
pion was successfully defended at De-
troit, Mich, against Willie Fitzgerald,
of Brooklyn, after ten rounds.
At Charlottesville, Ind, the large
clothing store of Cox & Lewis and the
knights of Pythias' hall were almost
totally destroyed by fire.
The United States and Japan are siren
uously en~deavoring to establish their
rights in Manchuria under the new COM
mercial treaties before war breaks out.
At the Iroquois theater fire inquest
In Chicago negligence of inspectors, in
suficiency of investigation to forestall
possible disasters and decided violations
OF the city ordinances pertaining to pub
lie buildings were admitted by the evil
dence given by Building Commissioner
Williams.
Henry Ford, of Detroit, Mich, clipped
6A seconds off the worlds automobile
record for a mile, his time being o. SO 2-5.
James Little Plume, who pleaded
guilty to numbering seven members of
the Indian tribe of Blackfoot, was SEN
fenced at Helena, Mont, to 40 years in
tie ~penitentiary.
George Corn, a farmer living near
Hominy Creek, N. c., shot and killed his
wife and himself.
Indiana farmers boys are warned by
a state board of education bulletin
against emigrating to Chicago and other
large cities.
The Chinese minister at Washington
and Secretary Hay exchanged ratifca-
tions of the new treaty opening Mukden
and Antung, in Manchuria, to the COM
merc Of the world.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
Takes oath of Office.

Washington, Jan. 18.-Gen. John c.
Black, of Illinois, recently appointed a
member of the civil service commission
to succeed the late John B. Proctor,
called at the white house Saturday to
pay his respects to the president. He
was accompanied by his son and Civil
Service Commissioner Cooley. While
there he took the oath of Office, which
was administered by the white house
notary, M. A. Latta. Gen. Black will
enter at once upon his duties, and, in
accordance with ar arrangement eff
fected, will be made president of the
civil service commission.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
Explosion on Sand Boat.

Ironton, O., Jan. 1.-THE United
States sand boat. used in lock work in
the Big Sandy river was totally de-
stroyed on the Ohio river opposite Sher-
idan Saturday. The boat took fire and
an explosion of six cans of oil completed
its destruction. Two barges were par
TALLY destroyed. The Waterman on
the boat escaped a minute before the ex-
plosion. The loss is probably $40, 600.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
PERSONAL AND-PoLIrICAL.

Ex-Gov. John Young Brown died at
Henderson, Ky. He was prominent as
a statesman, soldier and citizen.
w. ]. Bryan, in an address at New
Haven, Conn, declared the present is
sue is between democracy and plutoc-
racy, or man and mammon.
Rev. Joseph Platt, "a years old, who
has held many charges in Presbyterian
church in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa,
died in Davenport.
Colonel Charles DENLY, of Evans
Vile, Ind, former United States minis
ter to China, died suddenly at James,
town, N. Y. while or a lecture tour.
In joint session the Ohio legislature
declared Marcus A. Hanna reelected
United States senator for the term of
six years, beginning March 4, 1905.
Col. Thomas M. Gunter, a member
of congress from 1875 to 1885, died
in Fayetteville, Ark, aged 76 years.
Asa s.. Bushnell, who served two
terms as governor of Ohio, from 1895
to 1899, died in Columbus, aged 20
years.
E. H. McCutchen, head of the bank
ing house of E. H. McCutchen & Co.,
of Holstein, Ia, died of typhoid fever.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
News Notes.

Rueben Tuper, son of Henry Tuper
of Chatfeld while hunting, accidental
ly shot himself, dying o after.
A rear-end collision on the Northern
Pacific. occurred at Elk River, between
the local freight and passenger train
No. 5. The caboose was almost tore
tie pieces, altho no one was hurt.
Fire damaged the livery stable of
John BEDFORD at Ely.
Seven members of the family of Leo
Schultz, $50 Blair street, st. Paul, are
suffering from trichnosis. The family
Gre sure that the disease was contract
ed from eating raw sausage made from
fresh pork which they had in the house.
Henry Kleimann was bound over to
the grand jury at Mankato, on the
charge of assault in the first degree
upon Andrew Anderson, a farm hand
employed by his wife's brother.
Scarlet fever is said to be epidemic
at Tenstrike.
S.. A. Berni, a saloon keeper at Min
neapolis, has offered a reward of SIOO
for the capture of the person or per-
sons who have tried to burn his place
of business six times within the past
two months.
George Dart, a homesteader in the
Big Fork country in northern Mime
sofa, had a thrilling experience. His
cabin took fire, and he had to get out
into the weather. It was five miles to
the nearest neighbours, and Dart star
ed off, and had to fight with wolves all
the way.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
Burned to Death.

A report received from the town of
st. Anna, in northern Stearns county.
tells of a fatal burning. The accident
occurred in the home of Rohurs Syman-
ietz, living near the st. Anna church.
The mother left her two youngest
children, aged 1 and 3 years, in the
house alone, while she went on al err
rand to a neighbours. The father was
attending to his stock at the barn, and
heard the horrible screams of the
the children. Rushing to the house he
found the clothing of both his child
rem in flames.
With great presence of mind he
seized both, carried them out of doors,
rolled them in a snow drift, extingu-
ishing the blaze. A messenger was
Immediately despatched to Holding
ford for a physician, but before his ar
rival death ended the terrible suffer-
ing of the little ones.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
DYING With Hiccoughs.

Hiccoughing at the rate of twenty
times a minute, Joseph Kollak, an
employee at a logging camp near Du-
luth, tottered up the steps at st.
Mary's hospital in Duluth, to seek me-
deal relief. He is said to be slowly
dying.
The ease is a pitful one. Kollak has
been afflicted with hiccoughs for the
past ten days, and was driven from the
camp by his companions, because he
kept them awake at night. kodiak,
after having suffered with the malady
SO long, was weak and could scarcely
walk to the nearest railroad station to
come to Duluth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
Serious Fire in Buffalo.

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 18.-Fire among
the wholesale establishments and
warehouses in the triangular block
formed by the junction of Pearl and
Erie streets early Saturday caused a
loss estimated at s250,000, divided as
follows: George Irish Paper company,
500, 900; Julius w. Georger, wholesale
hat and cap dealer, 100000; buildings
owned by H. w. Eames, 500, 900; Will
liam Hongerer company, $4,000. The
losses are pretty well covered by in
surance Five f1remen were injured,
n seriously. The ten-story brick
DUN building, which forms the apex
Of the triangle, was not damaged.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
Was short $4,000.

Muscatine, Ia, Jan. 1S.-Develop-
ments Saturday indicate that G.. F.
Utterback, cashier of the Sigourney
(Ia.) savings bank, who committed
suicide Monday night, was short Sat-
600 in his accounts. The shortage was
the result of speculations. Utterback
blew his brains out just before the
time scheduled for him to attend a
directors meeting and make a show
ing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
Il


Jean Leon Gerome, the most noted
painter in France and regarded as the
most original in the world, was found
dead in bed in his home in Paris.
American warships were concentrated
at Colon to receive orders, Colombian
troops were still being landed at San An
dres, and the situation was critical.
Premier Balfour in a speech at Man
chester declared Great Britain would
fulfill her treaty obligations if war in the
east resulted. This is threat to Russia.
The Japanese foreign Office announces
that unless Russia recedes from her posi-
ton japan will be forced to resort to
arms.
The reign of terror and torture Of
Christian converts in China will be
brought to an end by Chinese officials.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
Rural

The records Of the rural free delivery
division of the p~ostoffice department
show 1,243 applications for the estab-
lishment of rural routes in Minnesota.
Of these 761 have been reported on ia
vorably and routes have been estab-
lished or will be established by Feb. 1.
One hundred and seventeen applica-
tions were reported N adversely, some
because there were not enough famil-
les on the proposed routes, others be-
cause the roads were not suitable for
the service, and still others because
conditions imposed by the department
were not complied with.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
Hospital Tragedy.

Mrs. Alice Osborne. who has been at
st. Luke's hospital in st. Paul since
Sept. IS, jumped from an interior fire
escape on the second floor to the base
ment of the building and died soon af-
terward. Death, it is said, resulted
from conclusion of the brain. The
young woman also broke her right arm
and was bruised about the face.
Mrs. Osborne was thirty-five years
old and the wife of B. F. Osborne, pro-
prietor of the Occidental hotel at Cas-
sleton, N. ID. She was suffering from
melancholia, and was brought to st.
Luke's hospital last September for
treatment and was at all times under
the care of special nurces. Her condi-
ton improved from the beginning, and
recently Mrs. Osborne was permitted
to take walks in the city under the
care OF a nurse.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
Mutineer

Manila, Jan. 18.-Dalas, the murder
err convicted of completely in the Dos
Hermos mutiny, has been garrotted in
Bilibi prison. Before he was executed
he made a statement generating three
others connected with the affair who
were under sentence of death.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22

The Coliseum was constructed in 1888
at a cost of $3.50, 900. 1t islands practical
ly in the center of the city and is within
five minutes street car ride of all the
principal hotels. The normal seating
capacity of the structure is 1000, not
including the area, but by utilizing the
latter space accommodation al be ar
ranged for about $4,000 persons. The
building is 1S9 by 31S feet, and the key
stone of the overhanging dome is "a feet
above the floor. The arena proper is liz
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22

by 222 feet in dimensions. The vast
room is covered with a single span
trussed roof, supported by columns, and
the acoustic properties are such as to
enable a speaker of moderate toned
voice to be heard in all parts of the hall.
It's boxes and lower balconies will easily
care for such distinguished visitors as
may be present, while the galleries will
be reserved for the use of spectators.
The Coliseum has been used mainly for
holding baZars and horse and flower
shows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-22
Teacher Examinations.

Examinations for the benefit of those
who desire to. qualify for the teachers
state certificates will be held at the
county seats of the different counties
Feb. 4, 5 and 6. An elaborate pro-
gram, arranged by the state depart
ment of public instruction, will be
closely followed in each county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-27

Dragons, and resigned on March 81.
General John B. Hood, who fought
with Sherman at Atlanta and with
Thomas at Nashville, was first lieu
tenant Of the Second cavalry, and re-
signed on April 16.
Captain Lafayette McLaws, Of the
Seventh infantry, resigned March %.
On the second day at Gettysburg, as
general Of Longstreet's corps, he al
most captured Round Top-the key OF
the battlefield. He made assault In
conjunction with Hood. Meade after
ward said that II Round Top had been
taken nothing could have been held"
General John s. Marmaduke bore a
leading part in the fighting west Of
the Mississippi. His raids into Mis-
souri, made him famous. He was a
second lieutenant of the Seventh In
fantry, r"signing on April II.
1t is good time since the war, and
IL any mistake Is found in the preced-
ing let some southern wet" correct It.
OF these disaffected officers three have
since been in the service Of the United
States government-General Fitzhugh
Lee. General Joseph Wheeler and the
late General Longstreet, the latter hav-
ing been related by marriage to Gener-
al Grant and having son now COM
randing a company in the Thirteenth
United States cavalry. 1t is probably
known that a soldier Of the
Mexican war who afterward served in
the Confederate army Is nevertheless
entitled to a pension for his service
IN Observation-Disclosures Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-27

ITO add to our enjoyment" says
Jenkins, there were our own big guns
in the rear a-firing over us-an' some
times firing short.
Zone of their shells burst with a
bang near me, and killed the man lying
next to me. At the same time I felt
what seemed like a sharp twinge on
the foot.
Every cautiously I slid my hand
down, an found my leg. had been near
ly shot off. No, it was queer, but 1t
didn't hurt much then-not till I NOV
ed.
"A few minutes later I noticed some
thing glittering in front Of me.
slowly grooved out bit Of trench In
the hot sand and pulled myself to 1t
without knocking against Boer bull
let.
"The glittering thing was the base
of a shell. I turned 1t over and saw
on it a private mark such as workmen
at our firm put on the work they do
An it was my own mark-London
Chronicle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-27

Our OF SIGHT.-The Hon. Champ"
Clark is fond Of telling the following
story Of an old friend of his, who, in
his home in Jefferson City, enjoys a
local reputation for grim humor.
The old gentleman in question is the
possessor of large fortune, which he
has accumulated by much hard work
and the closest attention to business.
He has a son whom he wished to train
up in his fathers business. But the
boy was set upon leaving home and
seeing the world. So he procured a
position in Chicago. He soon lost the
job, however, and in short while
found himself without means Of live
lihood.
Then he telegraphed to his father for
money-in fact, he sent several urgent
messages of this sort over the wire
but to all appeals he received no an
swer.
Finally, in desperation, the son Of
the rich man telegraphed his father
in these words:
You won't see me starve, will you?'
The old mans answer came thus:
No! Not from this distance!"
Then. says Mr.. Clark, the boy decid-
ed to go home and work in his faith
ers firm.-New York Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-27
AN ODD STORY.
ShelImaker Runs Up Against Missile
of His Own Make.

Shellmaker Runs Up Against Missile
of His Own Make.
A little story which throws an inter-
esting light on at least one South Afri-
can war pension comes from we'll
known British firm Of gunmakers.
The other day an employe, who may
be called for the present purpose Sam
Jenkins, and who had lost leg at the
battle of Magersfontien. stumped into
the managers office and announced
that he wanted to leave.
Jenkins was known to the manager,
for he had been employed by the firm
before the war, and had even, on his
arrangement after the campaign,
been supplied by them with cork
leg in place of the limb he had lost
under very peculiar circumstances.
His account of the injury that cost
him his leg is a remarkable one. The
wound was sustained after the disas-
trous attempt of the Highland Brigade
in which jenkins served-to rush the
Boer trenches at Magersfontein.
All the following morning. it will be
remembered. the survivors of the un-
successful night attack lay facing the
enemy's position. exposed to a heavy
short-range fire.
If they lifted a hand, it drew hail
of bullets, while the bare insides of
their knees were so flayed by the burn
ing sun that hundreds were complete
ly lamed for a considerable time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-27

PARTING SALUTATIoN-A Turk Will
solemnly cross his hands on his breast
and make a profound obeisance when
he bids you farewell.
The genial Japanese will take his
slipper off as you depart, and say,
with a smile: You are going to leave
my despicable house in your honora-
BILE journeying-I regard thee!"
The FIlipino's parting benediction
Is bestowed by rubbing his friends
face with his hand.
The German "Leben Sic wohr' is
not particularly sympathetic In its
sound, but 1t is less embarrassing to
those it speeds than the performance Of
the Hindu, who, when you go from
him, falls in the dust at your feet.
Fiji Islanders cross two red feathers.
Natives of New Guinea exchange choc-
olates. The Burmese bend low and
say, "Hib, hib!"
The South Sea Islanders rattle each
others whale-teeth necklace.
The Russian form Of parting salu-
tation Is brief, consisting of a sin
gle word, "Praschall,' which sounds
like q sneeZe.
The Otaheite Islander will twist the
end of the departing guests robe and
then solemnly shake his two hands
The Piccadilly tribe Of white men
say, "Ta, ia, old fellow!"-Tit-Bits.