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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-15
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

The st. Louis and San Francisco rail-
road has leased for period of SO years
the st. Louis, Memphis & Southern rail-
road.
Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, re-
Iceived two portraits in oil of Pope Plus
x. as New Years gift from his holt
ness.
Mrs. Ida Rowan, wife of Capt A. s.
Rowan, who carried the message to
Garcia in the Spanish-American war,
died at her home in Atchison, Kan.
John Snyder, a baker in the United
States navy, stationed at Mare island,
San Francisco, has fallen heir to $3.50 ,OO0
The fortune is in bonds, real estate and
cash.
Glen Harrison, aged Is, is teaching in
the Ozark mountains, near Gainesville,
Mo-, and probably is the youngest peda-
gogue in the United States.
Over 100 Turks were arrested in SALON.
lea on suspicion of completely in plot
to massacre Christians.
With the final word of a funeral SER
mon on his lips, Farley H. Prophet, a
Mormon elder, dropped dead in the pulpit
OF Uintah (Utah) meeting house
Richard Olney has appointed United
States Senator Redfield Proctor, John G.
Carlisle and Representative William
Alden Smith to investigate the affairs
of the National American Red Cross.
Capt. John Anderson, U. S. A., has
been detailed as professor of military sci
ence and tactics at the Massachusetts
Agricultural college.
William Rule, editor of a newspaper
at Knoxville, Tenn, is the probable can
didate of the republicans of his state for
governor. He has been fighting the bat
ties of his party for 40 years.
John Bennett, convicted of murder in
the first degree for killing his wife at
Oberlin, O., on October last, was sem
fenced to be electrocuted on April Is.
The Carnegie institute, the school
founded in Washington by the former
steel king, is to build four observatories
for research in the solar system.
Mrs. T. B. Ferguson, wife of Oklaho-
mas governor, is dean of newspaper wo-
men in that territory, having been &C
tive in journalism for many years.
Secretary of State Hay has the Pana-
ma flag in which the Panama treaty was
wrapped on it's trip to Washington from
the isthmus and back again Minister
Bunau has the United States flag which
was also wrapped about the treaty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-15
n0NJESTIC

The seventy-sixth general assembly
of Ohio convened at Columbus.
=, In proclamation Gov. Peabody, of
Nebraska, declares San Miguel county
to be in a state of instruction and
gives the military full power to restore
peace. 4,
President Roosevelt in a special mes
sage on Panama denied completely Of
the United States in the revolution, and
said recognition was due to insolent
reputation of the treaty.
Leonard woods nomination as ma
jor general was ordered by the senate
military affairs committee to be re-
ported favorably.
The United States Steel company's
earnings for the last quarter of 1903 fell
from $32, 1902 1921 to $14,S45,042.
The eastern and New England states
were in the grip of the bitterest cold
that has prevailed in many years.
The commission to investigate the
Iroquois theater catastrophe in Chicago,
place the blame and make recommended
tons which may prevent the recurrence
OF similar disasters, has begun its work.
Another death from the disaster brings
the total UP to 591.
c. L. Linley, civil engineer, was
killed by fall in the burned Iowa cap
ttol wing, which he was inspecting
New York immigrant arrivals the past
year are IS per cent. of total; 8O4 ,235
persons came from abroad, including
642,959 in Storage; 714,124 landed in
1902.
Five hundred children escaped safely
from a burning school at Arnold, Pa,
marching out in regular order.
Alfred A. Knapp, under sentence of
death Tor wife murder at Hamilton, O.,
and self-confessed murderer of five per-
sons, mas been granted a new trial.
Forty thousand wage-earnsrs have
been given employment during the last
TWO weeks by the resumption of iron and
steel mills in the Pittsburg district
GOV. l.. +. c. Garvin, of Rhode Island,
was inaugurated for his second term and
the general assembly organized.
A record of loss by fire in the United
States and Canada for the year just
closed shows a total of $156 1875, 700.
Nearly $4,000 men have been laid off
by 10 railroads centering in Chicago in
the last three months.
There were 9,76S failures reported
in the year 1903, with liabilities of
e154,2 ,O93, and assets of 4,O6O, ATS,
a decrease in number of two per cent.
The Mississippi legislature assem-
blsd in regular biennial session at
Jackson.
Trains collided on the Rock Island
road near Topeka, Kan, and Engineers
Reardon and Benjamin were killed and
many passengers fatally hurt.
During the last year the accounts of
GO retiring postmasters were short
e23.454.
Weather records in Maryland for 20
gears have been broken, the thermom-
eter ranging in several places from IA
20 20 below Zero
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-15
BITS OF NEWS.

Stockholders of the Rock Island rail-
road will authorize S150,00O,OOO bond
issue, to be financed by Speyer & Co., OF
New York
Dr. Samuel G. Tracy, of New York,
believes he has discovered in radium
cure for tuberculosis and other supposed
incurable diseases.
Commissioner of Pensions Ware has
decided that all rights of pension are
barred by conviction of crime and sem
tence to prison for life.
An estate of 100000 is left by the
will of Capt Frederick Pabst, of Mil
waukee, Wis, to his widow, four chill
dren and an adopted daughter.
Bloomington Qll.) aldermen are asked
by the mayor to do police duty during
the street railway strike, because all but
three patrolmen refuse to serve.
Opposition to wearing of decollete
gowns by ladies at receptions attended
by cardinals and priests, is expressed by
the pope in letter to Portuguese am
| baSSador
Working hours of government en-
ployes, except printing house and navy
yard, have been heightened half an hour
by President Roosevelt to avoid hiring
more clerks.
Riots in which shots were fired and
several persons were wounded devel-
oped in Cienfuegos, Cuba, during pri-
mary election. Cane fields were fired
for the purpose of drawing voters from
| the town.
James j. HILL speaking at a recep-
ton in st. Paul, Mimi, to President Ell
lott, of the Northern Pacific, declared
that a railroad which restraints trade
will go broke" and that to be success
full it must aid in developing the re-
sources of the country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-15
FOREIGN.

The Royal opera house at Berlin has
been closed by the kaiser till more ex-
it's are built and fireproof stairs substi-
tuted for modern ones.
Dispatches from st. Petersburg state
that Russia's reply to Japan is now in
the hands of Admiral Alexieff to be de-
livered when he thinks it fitting.
Anarchy is reported in Corea and
United States marines from the gunboat
Vicksburg landed at Chemulpo and
started for Seoul to protect the legation
there.
The Cuban congress has passed bill
allowing the establishment of a nation
al lottery.
Among the gifts to the Chinese en-
press on her sixty-ninth birthday were
IL automobiles.
Herbert ]. Croft committed suicide
in Chicago after Frank ]. Croft, his
twin brother, had taken his own life.
Railroads are making one of the
most sweeping reductions in general
expenses in their history.
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LATER.


In the senate on the Sth Senator
Scott (Va) offered a joint resolution
providing for an investigation of the
Darien canal route. Alleged post Office
frauds were discussed. The nomina-
ton of Maj. Gen. Chaffee to be lieu
tenant general was received. Adj
journed to the 18th. In the house the
sum of $250,000 was made available to
be used to meet the emergency caused
by the ravages of the cotton boil weevil
and other insects and diseases affecting
cotton. Adjourned to the 18th.
The country's retail trade is slow,
according to weekly trade reviews.
Commissioner of Pensions Ware has
decided that all rights of pension are
barred by conviction of crime and SEN
tence to prison for life.
Fire, which originated in the general
store of F. E. Macha, destroyed the en-
tire business section of Pisek, N. D.
Bloomington GILL aldermen were
asked by the mayor to do police duty
during the street railway strike, because
al but three patrolmen refused to serve.
An explosion of dynamite at La Tesca,
Mexico, killed 20 men and injured 40
others.
President Roosevelt has been chosen
to deliver the principal Grafton at the
semi-centennial jubilee in Madison next
June of the University of Wisconsin.
Japan has determined to continue ne
gotiations with Russia and no ultimatum
will be issued Immediately
An estate of $10,O0O,OOO is left by the
will of Capt. Frederick Pabst, of Mil
waukee, to his widow, four children and
an adopted daughter.
The American forces continue their
preparations ashore and at sea in eX-
pectation of a conflict with Colombia.
The commissioner of internal revenue
says that state prisons can manufacture
tobacco or cigars for their own inmates
without paying license
Nineteen buildings, including two
banks, were burned at Arson, Tex.
United States Senator Dietrich
was acquitted at Omaha, Neb., of re-
ceiving bride from a postmaster on
the ground that he had not yet taken
oath of Office.
]. H. COutts, president of the First ma
tional bank of Upton, Ia, dropped dead
in hotel at Cedar Rapids.
Evidence accumulates at the coro-
ner's inquest in Chicago that the Iro-
quios theater was not equipped with
adequate fire-fighting apparatus, and
that the employees never were instructed
what to do in event of fire.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-15
FIND
A WATERY Crave
Steamer Clallam Wrecked Off Pa
cific Coast and Many Per-
sons Drowned.
ship BECOMES UNMANACEABLE
IN HIGH GALE and HEAVY Sea
Thirty-One of Passengers and Crew
Rescued and TIA ken to Seattle-BOat
In Tow of Tug HOlyOke at Time of
Sinking-Three Boats Filled with
Women Capsize.

Port Townsend, Wash, Jan. 1.-THE
steamer Clallam, of the Puget Sound
Navigation company, Capt. George Rob-
erts, sunk at L.: Is Saturday morning
while in tow of the tug Hoiyoke at a
point midway between Smiths island
and Dungeness Spit.
Twenty-Five of her passengers and
crew were drowned. Thirty-one were
saved, "a being picked up by the tug
Sea Lion and seven by the Holyoke
The survivors were taken to Seattle
aboard the Sea Lion. The names of
have not yet been received.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-15
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
x-r,1xyc1 T5nnxE TIIE W0QT IN
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
Meets to Consider Reciprocity for
Cuba md other Affairs.

Meets to Consider Reciprocity for
Cuba md other Affairs.
Congress reconvened on the 4th after
the holiday recess. The senate devoted
the session to Panama and President
Roosevelt's special message on Panama
affairs was read. The nomination OF
William H. Taft, of Ohio, to be secre-
tary of war, and Luke E. Wright, OF
Tennessee, to be civil governor OF the
Philippine Islands, were received. In
the house no business was transacted. A
report was received from the joint army
and navy board setting forth the need OF
Notifications in the Philippines.
Senator Lodge practically monopo-
lized the senate session on the 9Th in
speech advocating the Panama treaty.
In the house resolution was passed eX-
tending sympathy to the citizens of Chi
cago and elsewhere in their sad bereave-
ment because of the theater disaster.
The presidents message relative to the
Panama canal was read.
Alleged Irregularities in the post
Office department constituted the only
theme in the United States senate on
the 9th. In the house Mr.. Warner GILL;
introduced bill providing for judi
cial code for the United States.
Senator Morgan occupied the time in
the United States senate on the It'll and
criticised the president and the attitude
of this government in connection with
the Panama republic. The house was
in session only II minutes.
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Vanderbilt for Congress.

New York, Jan. 11.-Cornelius Van
derbilt will probably be chosen the re-
publican candidate for congress from
the Thirteenth district for next falls
election. The district leaders have de-
cided to offer him the nomination, and
all that now remains to make Mr.. Van
derbilt the candidate is his acceptance
when the nomination is ten6ered.
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Falls to His Death.

Philadelphia, Jan. 11.-Henry w. Pea
cock, sales agent of the Beech Creek
Coal and Coke company, with offices on
the seventh floor of the Reading termi-
nal station, Saturday fell from an office
window into an areaway and was in
stantly killed Mr.. Peacock, who was
leaning out of the window, lost his bal
ance and plunged down the shaft dis
lance of nearly 200 feet. Nearly every
bone in his body was broken.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-15
COLOMBIAN envoy
Leaves Capital
Gen. Reyes Departs from Washing
ton with Little Prospects
of Returning.
GOES TO Baltimore TO SEEK
TREATMENT BY A SPECIALIST
Notifies Gen. MarrOGuin That All Eff
forts to Arrange Satisfactory Set
Element with United States Have
FaiIed-NO Advice to His Govern
ment as to Course to Pursue.

Washington, Jan. 11.-Gen. Rafael
Reyes, who came here as the special
envoy of Colombia in the nope of ar
ranging peaceful settlement between
the United States and Colombia regard
ing Panama, having failed in his mis-
sion, left Washington Saturday for
Baltimore. He does not expect to re-
turn unless he receives an intimatiOn
from the state department that there
is yet hope of doing something in
Colombia's behalf that may avoid a
rupture. Gen. Reyes is far from well
and his primary object in going to
Baltimore is to be treated by special
list. He has not yet decided whether
he will sail from New York on the
next steamer for Colombia in January
IL or whether he will go to Paris on
nriVata business
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-15
Rivers still Falling.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE rivers
are still falling slowly, and there seems
to be no immediate prospect for the ex-
pected breakup and rise. The gorges in
the Allegheny river were reported in the
same condition Saturday as they were
Friday morning, with the water at Ford
City and Freeport backing up and
spreading over the lowlands in the Vi
entity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-15
More Orens to Resume.

Scottdale, Pa, Jan. 11.-Orders have
been issued by the H. c. Fricke Coke
company for the immediate resumption
of $500 additional coke ovens, making
5000 idle ovens started this week. Five
hundred ovens were also blown in by the
concern
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Reviews Negotiations.

In long cablegram which Gen. Reyes
has dispatched to Gen. MarroQuin he
has reviewed the negotiations at Wash
ington and informed the Bogota gov
eminent that after doing everything in
his power to save something from the
wreck he has failed.
Gen. Reyes has not supplemented this
announcement with a word of advice as
to the course his government shall pur-
sue Naturally he expects, in view of
the high feeling prevailing in Colombia,
that it will be very difficult to restrain
his people longer Throughout the ne
gotiations Gen. Reyes brought to bear
all the pressure in his power to prevent
a rupture between the Washington and
Bogota governments, and he is gratified
that his people have kept their word and
not declared war while there was hope
of effecting settlement by diplomacy.
This means having failed Gen. Reyes
does not feel that it his mission further
to advise the Bogota government as to
its course
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Gen. Gordon Sinking.

Miami, Fla, Jan. 11.-Gen Gordon IS
condition is not improved. The physi-
clans had issued no bulletin Saturday,
and it is the general impression that
they have refrained from giving out
frequent news of his condition, fearing
to alarm his friends unnecessarily. 1t
is believed, however, the general is
gradually sinking and that the next "a
hours will see the end.
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Note Not Yet Answered.

Up to noon Gen. Reyes last note to
the state department, requesting that
his presentation of the Colombian case
be forwarded to the senate, had not
been answered. 1t is stated that the
request of Gen. Reyes was diplomatical-
ly worded and that in addition the note
stated his reasons for asking this favor
of the Washington government In SUBJ
stance they were that in view of the
fact that treaty was under considera-
ton by the American senate hostile
to the interests of his country the b.
gotta government earnestly desired that
its side of the case should be presented
that the senate might have all the in
formation bearing on the subject and
might know the reasons of Colombia for
protesting before the treaty is finally
passed upon. Gen. Reyes thinks that
in this way the senate will be better able
to reach fair decision in the matter.
In leaving Gen. Reyes feels grateful
for the personal courtesies which have
been shown him during his stay in
his country. He can suggest no
means by which Colombia and Pana-
ma can settle their differences. He
thinks it possible that the dispatch
Of special envoy to Bogota from this
government might result satisfactor-
lily and he suggested Saturday that
Minister Bowen, at Caracas, who
speaks Spanish fiuently and whose in
f1uence in South America has been in
creased by his work for Venezuela, or
Minister Buchanan might be able to
bring about a solution of the Colom-
bia-Panama problem if either were
sent to Bogota at this time
1t was learned Saturday that Gen.
Reyes has seen number of admins
tration senators during his stay here,
among them Senators Lodge, Spooner
and Elkins. Gen. Reyes does not ex-
pect to leave his letters of recall at
this time.
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Political Leader Dead.

Williamsport, Pa, Jan. Thames
w. Sweeley, editor and proprietor of
the Sun, and leader in democratic pol
itics in Pennsylvania, died Saturday of
pneumonia, after short illness. He
was postmaster of this city during
Cleveland's second administration.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-15
National Bank Closed.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE comp
roller of the currency has received
telegram stating that the Alva national
,ank, of Alva, Okla, did not open for
business Saturday morning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-15
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions. Etc.

Chicago Jan. 9.
WHEAT-Weak and lower May, S55s
d87Bc; July, S1@S23sc.
CORN-Declined. May 1864 G473sc.
OATS-Easier. May, 391s@395sc.
BUTTER-Market feeling easy Cream
cries, per ID, 14G23c; diaries, 14d21c.
EGGS-Weaker and lower. Fresh eggs,
at mark, rev cases returned, 22d26c per
dozen.
LIVE POULTRY-Ru1ing weaker Tur-
keys, per H., 12d13c; spring chickens, 1O12c;
ducks, 1@111ac
POTATOES = Market holding strong.
Burbanks, good to choice. per blu, 6Sq69c;
Rurals, good to choice. 6Sa70c.
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New York. Jan. ..

New YORK, Jan. >.
FLOUR-Dull and nominally unchanged.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-Dull, 81. 2502 80.
WHEAT-Lower. May, S97sq9O14c; July,
S66s@S67sc.
RYE-Firm. State and Jersey. 56G5Sc;
No. western 6414c, nominal f. o. b. afioat.
CORN-Opened lower, but later rallied.
May, 52a4 @5314c.
OATS-Nominal. Track white, 431zG47c.
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Seattle, Wash, Jan. IA report
to the Times from Port Townsend
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-01-15
Live Stock.

HOGS-Good to choice heavy shipping
s490d SOS; fair to good heavy packing, 81. Goa
4.S0: rough and common heavy mixed, 81 Asa
AIS; assorted light, $60d4.S5; good to
choice butcher weights, $475d5.10; fair to
choice light mixed, 81 50@470; thin to
choice, $41Od4.5O
CATTLE-Choice to fancy beeves, $565d
$50; good to choice heavy steers, 5000
$50; medium beef steers, $41004.40; plain
beef steers, $3.65@4OO; good to fancy
heifers, $3.SO@4.S5; good to choice feeders,
s3.45@4.25; fair to good cows and hefers,
$300d4.00; good cutting and fair beef cows,
s2.5Od2.S5; bulls, poor to choice, 81 5Od4. so;
calves, good to fancy, s575d7OO; calves,
common to fair, $300@5.50; corn-fed west
ern steers, A.20@550; Texas bulls and grass
sters, $225@3.75; fed Texas steers, fair
to choice, s3.4044.60.
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Omaha, Neb, Jan. 9.
CATTLE-Market nominally steady. Ma
tive steers, $3.5095.30; cows and heifers,
$2S0@4.25; Gamers, ST. 75d250 stockers and
feedrs, $250d425; calves, s3.OO@55O; bulls
and stays, $250G40O.
HOGS-Market steady to stronger. Heavy.
$460d4.70; mixed $455q460 light, S4.450
4.60; pigs, s3.75@4.25; bulk of sales, 81. $50
465.
SHEEP-Market unchanged Western
yearlings, $3.90d4.S0: wethers. $S.4OQ39O:
ewes, $3.00Q375; common and stackeraI
s. 25Q3.50; lambs. A75G5.75
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-20
The News of Birmingham

Birmingham, April S.-(SpeciaL)-W II, Anderson, assistant general yard master flor the Louisville and Nashville Rall- road. this morning at 6:45 o'clock stabbed to the heart J. B. Allen. foreman of a switch engine and crew. Death followed in ten minutes. Allen leaves wife and two children. t
 Anderson is a married man and is now in the county jail. He was arrested on a North Birmingham electric car while en route home after the killing by Deputy Sheriff Joe Hill.
 It seems that last night night there were some gondolas to be removed in the yards below the Alice furnaces. Ander- son is reported to have given orders to Allen to that effect, but the latter claimed that he did not receive said or ders. There was dispute. This morning after the two men had quit work for the night the quarrel was renewed. An derson claims he was assaulted by Allen with a wagon spoke, used by brakemen in their work. He bears a wound in the forehead which had to be sewed up.
 Allen had been in the employ of the L 6 N. two months. though three years ago he held a good position with the same road. He came here three or four years ago from Atlanta where he was employed on 8 newspaper. Coroner Paris began an investigation into the killing and the grand jury will take up the case at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-20

President Cameron of Sumterville call ed the meeting to order and introduced Rev. Matthew Brewster. rector of Christ Episcopal Church, who delivered the in- vocation.
 Dr. E. D. Bondurant. Chairman of the Local Arrangements Committee and President of the Mobile County Medical Association, delivered a beautiful address of welcome on behalf of the local doc- tors.
 Mayor Charles E. Mclean delivered a welcome on behalf of the city and there was response.
 President Cameron read a very lengthy annual message and urged, among other things. the establishing of a sinking fund with which to fight pernicious legisla- tion. Tn this category he placed osteo- pathy.
 Senior President Andrew McA. StovaI of Jasper and Junior Vice-Pres.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-20
Joe I, KirseH Emmet Oxford and Leo

Joe Kirsey. Emmet Oxford and Iaa Blackmon.
 The case scheduled for trial, the HlrYa- ingham and Atlanta Air Line Railroad vs. The Anniston Lime and Stone Ous.= pany, was postponed and twilI go over to the next term owing to the illness Of Mir. Boozer. one of tha.j jury. who was unable to do duty and the parties in the. case declined to try 1t without the eull compliment of jurors.
 United States Deputy Collector N. ". Battle has returned, from Cleburne coun- ty where he captured and destroyed a large distillery. The still was located A few miles from Hehin. It had a eapa- city of ninety gallons and was ready for operation. there being several gaElons of beer, mash and other necessary inrre- dients on hand. No arrests, however. were made.