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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-13
FOREIGN.

Gen. Kuroki reports that according to
a captured Russian officer, Maj. Gen.
Kashtalinsky, commander of the Third
Siberian rifle brigade, was killed in the
fighting at Hamatan.
In report received by the car from
Gen. Kuropatkin it is stated that at
least 5000 to 1900 men were killed in
the Yalu river fight.
Vice Admiral Togo made another des-
perate attempt to block the entrance to
Port Arthur, but failed. Viceroy Alex
Jeff sent out section of the fleet to meet
the attack and sank eight fireships and
two Japanese torpedo boats. The chan
mel is reported to be clear.
The Japanese landed troops and at
tackled and captured Newchwang, the
Russians falling back to protect the rail-
way.
Reports are current here that there
were serious anti-Jew riots in the Bes-
sarabian town of Bender April 80.
A Dutch column captured the Atch-
inese position at Tjantoe after desper-
ate fight in which 100 Atchinese were
killed. The Dutch casualties were seven
men killed.
Official reports received in Toxic state
that the harbor of Port Arthur is eff
fectually closed by the Japanese, who
sank nine merchant steamers in the
channel.
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BITS OF NEWS.

The democratic delegation from con
necticut to St. Louis is instructed TOT
Parker, Hearst losing by vote OF 10 l.
Chicago thieves are so active that COM
panies lose money in burglary lnsur-
ance, though rates there are the highest
in the country.
Mrs. Mary Cruikshank, the wife OF
q wealthy New York real estate man,
shot herself because she thought love
had gone out of her life.
The New York street cleaning depart
ment is to wage war on tuberculosis by
sprinkling streets with water in which
has been placed disinfectants.
Gen. Oku is landing $4,000 Japanese
troops on the Yalu river for an advance
against the main Russian base, accord
ing to report in ST. Petersburg.
O. c. Barber, the president, issued a
statement showing that 100000 has
been borrowed by the American Box
Board company to take care of its indebt-
edness.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft and Attorney General Knox have
formulated rules and regulations for the
Panama canal strip similar to the first
law set up in the Philippines.
The Chicago railroads pay an annual
tribute of several million dollars to large
manufacturing concerns of the city is
the purport of evidence submitted to
the interstate commerce commission.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Congressman A B. Darragh was re-
nominated by reclamation by the repub
lican convention of the Eleventh Mich
igan district.
In an interview at Washington, Speak
er Cannon stated emphatically that he
would not accept the republican nomina-
ton for vice president if it were ten
dered him. His only ambition is to be
reelected speaker of the house.
Robert A. Smith (dem.) was elected
mayor of ST. Paul, Mimi, by large plu-
rality over Col. F. P. Wright (rep).
Congressman Washington Gardner
was renominated by the Third Michigan
district republican convention.
The tariff issue was agreed on at the
white house conference as the leading is
sue of the campaign. The plank of 1896
will be reiterated and little will be said
on reciprocity.
Iowa state democratic convention was
controlled by the Hearst faction. Reso-
buttons adopted favor his candidacy, and
delegates to the national convention
were instructed to vote as unit.
The Minnesota republican convention
for the nomination of candidates for
state officers will be held in st. Paul
Thursday, June 3.
At Burlington, Ia, the republican con-
vention of the Twentieth judicial district
of Iowa unanimously nominated Judge
w. S. Withrow to third term.
The house of commons by a vote of 1871
to 124 rejected resolution in favor OF the
repeal of the Irish crimes act.
Benjamin p Birdsell was renominatec
by reclamation by republicans OF the
| Third congressional district of Iowa.
1t has been decided that Speaker Can
non will preside at the national repub
lican convention and that ex-Gov. Black
| of New York, will nominate Roosevelt
Congressman Roswell P. Bishop wa:
renominated by reclamation by thu
Ninth Michigan district republican
convention.
Elias Deemer was renominated To-
congress by the republican convention
| of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania district
Col. James M. Guffey, of Pennsyl
vania, has been selected by the sup
porters of Judge Alton B. Parker TO
chairman of the democratic nationa
committee.
CONGRESSMAN Samuel w. Smitl
was renominated by the republican
of the Sixth Michigan district.
Ex-Gov. Black, of New York, will
make the principal speech nominating
Theodore Roosevelt at the natiOna
convention. There will be several sec
onding speeches.
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The Russian loss in the battle OF Kiu-
liencheng is reported officially as 1000
men and 20 officers, with 700 wounded.
A Berlin dispatch says Dalny has been
abandoned by the Russians.
A representative fleet of United
States warships left Pensacola for a
cruise across the Atlantic and into the
Mediterranean.
Maurus Jokai, the Hungarian novel
list, died at Buda-Pesth from inflam-
nation of the lungs. He was 79 years
of age.
The Venezuelan congress, after hav-
ing declared itself constitutional as
sembly, conferred on Gen. Castro full
dictatorial powers for year, with the
title of provisional president.
Togo's fleet bombarded Port Arthur
on Tuesday and Wednesday, and was
still off that harbor at last report.
viceroy Alexieff and Grand Duke Bo-
ris escaped from Port Arthur, fearing
to be held there during the siege.
A Japanese army of $4,000 men, I'M
der Gen. Oku, is reported landing at
Pitsewo. This means long siege OF
Port Arthur.
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DISCUSS JOINT
TRADE Agreements
MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE OF NATIONAL CIVIC
FEDERATION.
MITCHELL STRONGLY
ADVOCATES THE IDEA
President of Miners Union Declares
They Are the Essence of Trade
Unionism-Capital and Labor Talk
Over Proposition.

New York, May 9.-Capital and la
Dor met again Saturday at the con-
tinued meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the National Civic fedora
ton The object of the meeting was
the proposition of joint trade agree,
ments, one of the subjects WHICH the
late chairman, Senator Marcus A.
Hanna, believed was the closest to the
work of federation.
Francis l.. Robbins, president of
the Pittsburg Coal company, who pre-
sided, opened the meeting with an adj
dress on the bituminous coal inter
ests. Mr. Robbins said that no body
of laborers, unless the longshoremen,
were so we'll qualified as the soft coal
miners to speak of the virtue of the
joint trade agreement.
John Mitchell, who followed, strong
ly advocated the joint trade agreement
idea. THE idea of the joint trade
agreement is the essence of trade
unionism," he said. 1--WE have now
$50 900 men working under conditions
which are fixed by joint agreement.
We adjust all differences now by
agreements; we leave no question to
arbitration; arbitration is preferable
| to strikes-that is all.
Outsiders called in have said they
| did not understand conditions, and the
| result of the arbitration has been I'M
satisfactory to both employers and en-
ployes. | believe in strikes. l also
believe in lockouts Neither side must
surrender either one of these rights.
But | believe neither thing should be
resorted to until each side has ex-
hasuted every peaceful means for set
Element Nothing can make so much
for industrial peace as the recognition
of the independence of labor and cap
ital. officers of the companies have
opened their books to me frequently
when there was some question OF the
returns made. We know what the
operators are making, and in this way
we have come closer together. we
believe the answer to all questions is
the trade agreement
In reply to questions put to him by
members of the federation, Mr.. Mitch
ell said that under no circumstances
would he consent to the arbitration OF
some fundamental questions. He would
never consent to arbitrate the eight
hour work-day or his right to belong
to a union. AS an instance OF his
position on the question of arbitration
he cited a case where he had advised
the miners in Kentucky to accept
wage reduction of four and one-hal
per cent, rather than accept arpltra
ton which the employers were per
fectly willing to grant. He believed
this preferable to having outsider:
come in to adjust affairs which they
did not understand.
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LATER.

During the Russian retreat on Sun
day last large force of Russians mis-
took a small body of their own men
for Japanese, killing and wounding 1870
of them.
At it's session in New York the Ma
tional Civic Federation adopted res
olutions expressive of sorrow at the
death of it's late chairman, Senator
Hanna.
Caleb Marrette, aged 55, of Dennison,
Tex, who, in company with his sister,
so years old, was on his way to Pitts
burg TO visit relatives, fell under the
wheels of a train at Vincennes, Ind,
and was killed
The president has determined to ap-
point Col. Albert L. Mills brigadier
general.
Vice Admiral Alexieff is in Mukden.
Demonstrations of mourning on the
death of Maurus Jokai, the Hungarian
novelist, are reported from all towns
of Hungary.
Five miners are entombed and be-
lieved to be dead as a result of fierce
fire which is burning in the Locust
Gap colliery of the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal & Iron company.
Extensive damage is being done
throughout the upper peninsula of
Michigan by forest fires. Many home
steaders have been burned out of their
homes with loss of all their posses
sions
The bite of a pickerel resulted in
the death Of John E. Beckman, of
Amery, Wis. AS he was landing it the
pickerel clamped his jaws down upon
Beckman's fingers, decorating one OF
them. Complications set in which
caused his death.
Senior Bishop Stephen Merrill, of the
M. E. church, rendered his resignation
to the general conference at Los An
geles. Bishop Merrill is in his seventy
ninth year. and his ministry has ex-
tended over period of SO years.
Russians declare they have expected
isolation of Port Arthur since the be-
ginning and that it can hold out q
year.
| The doom of Port Arthur is assured
by the landing of the Japanese army
from 60 transports. and the railway
and telegraph to the Russian strong
hold are severed. The siege will pre-
vent Vice Admiral Skrydloff, who was
appointed to take command of the
Russian navy in the far east, from
reaching Port Arthur, and he may &
to Vladivostok. Vice Admiral Alexieff
who left Port Arthur Thursday, ha:
arrived at Mukden.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-13

Secretary Shaw has upset the attorney
generals plan for having Morgan &
Co handle the $40,0O0,00O canal fund
Morgan must put up $40 900 900 security
first.
japanese gold to the amount of s., 275,-
600 was received by telegraph at the sub
treasury at New York from San Fran
cisco.
The steel freighter R. w. England
was launched at the Great Lakes En-
cheering works, situated on the De
troit river Just below Detroit. The
new boat is 376 feet long, has so feet
beam and % feet depth.
Mrs. Paulina L. Stearns died at Lud-
ington, Mich. She was "a years old
and the wife of Justus S. Stearns, a
prominent lumberman and politician
who has been one of the prominent
candidates for the republican nomina-
ton for governor.
The first suicide from the new Will
liamsburg bridge which spans the
East river mile above the old Brook
lyn bridge, was recorded when an
unknown woman leaped to her death
in the river 1876 feet below.
The liberty bell will be taken from
Philadelphia to st. Louis. 1t will re-
main there throughout the exposition
under a constant guard of Philadel
phia policemen.
Three men were hanged at Winches
ter, Tenn, and two others at Pitts
burg, Pa. All had been convicted OF
murder.
A compromise on the amusement
question is proposed by Bishop Foss
in an address to the Methodist genera
conference at Los Angeles.
Fire loss in the United States ant
Canada for April is estimated at $z3,
623 900.
Senator M S. Quay, of Pennsylvania
who is seriously i'll, is deliberately
making preparations for death, which
he feels is not far away.
A lockout of Chicago stone, lime ant
cement transfers has made 10000 mel
in other unions idle and threatens t.
stop all building operations.
Michael Trutcius, aged II, boosted
that he would climb 150-foot tower a
Stegar, H.. or break his neck. He fel
while the crowd was cheering and wa
killed.
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

The demand for automobiles in st.
Louis is said to far exceed the supply.
The great Lucin cutoff across Salt
lake is declared unsafe, and trains are
about to be taken off.
Over $4,000 was raised at the bazaar
in Washington in aid of the Russian
Red Cross fund.
The bureau of the interparliamen-
| tary peace conference has called the
next conference at st. Louis August 5.
The president of the Carnegie hero
fund commission says it will be year
before the commission is organized
and ready to pay.
W. G. Brokaw, of New York, is said
to have placed an order for an airship
with M. Santos-Dumont, the aeronaut.
| Paris newspapers hereafter will be
sent direct to Chicago, without being
handled in the New York post Office.
An unknown woman jumped into the
river at Niagara Falls and was swept
over the cataract. She left note say
ing: THE wages of sin is DEATH.
Mrs. Mary A. Powell confessed to
the murder of her foster sister, Essie
Albin, near Bowers Beach, Del, Feb
ruary g. Jealousy is said to have been
the cause.
John Bolts, former citizen of Chill
Ilicothe, Mo-, died at Los Angeles, Cal
He was known as the youngest soldier
in the civil war, having enlisted at the
age of Is.
Bishop John M. Thoburn, Methodist
missionary bishop, is in Vancouver
Hospital, having broken his leg while
on the voyage from Calcutta. He is
70 years old and is on his way to the
general conference at Los Angeles.
Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf, in SER
mon at Philadelphia, Pa, urged labor
unions to work through public opin-
lion and to drop violence and boycotts
The vatican is at work on plan to
levy a tax on the incomes of al
lchurches, so that Peters pence may bs
abolished and new system estab.
llished.
Twelve grand opera singers sailed
for Europe on the ocean liner Kaiser
Wilhelm, taking with them $500,0Ot
as the result of their tour in America
Harold Stephenson, 81 years old, sale
to be a son of Kate Claxton, the &C
tress, shot and killed himself in New
York In letter to his mother hi
lsaid he would kill himself because ht
found it impossible to make friends.
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PERUVIAN PRESIDENT DEAD.
Chief Executive of the South Ameri.
can Republic Passes Away
at Arequipa.

Lima, PERU, May 9.-President Can
at Arequipa, died Saturday. The
presidents death is deeply regretted,
as all political elements regarded him
as an honorable man devoted to the
true interests of the country.
Manuel Candamo was the man &C
copied for the provisional presidency
of Peru in 1895 by ~" revolutionists
under the leadership VI NICHOLAS De
Pierola and President Caceres when
both agreed to stop fighting. Senior
Candamo chose his cabinet from all
factions and he was able to unite the
country. Four years later he was
elected president by great majority.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-13
TARDY SPRING INJURIOUS
SPRING TRADE IS AFFECTED BY
BACKWARD SEASON.
Improved Temperature an Aid to Re-
tail Distribution - Progress
Noted in Farm Work.

New York, May g. Bradstreet's says:
Long expected good weather has at last
materialized and has helped farmers and
retail trade in seasonable goods. Crop
preparations and planting has made
especially good progress, the present
outlook being that while the winter
wheat crop will be short, the acreage in
spring wheat, oats and corn will be heaV-
ily increased. Retail and wholesale
trade. however, has not experienced the
stimulation earlier looked for, there be-
ing disposition so far to regard results
as below expectations. Recorder trade
with jobbers is slow and fall orders are
backward Other conditions partake OF
irregularity The iron trade is quieter,
with prices distinctly weaker On the
other hand, rather less than the usual
number of May day strikes have oc-
Cured, and this year so far makes more
favorable showing than did 1903. Rail-
way earnings continue to show fall
ing off. Failures are little more than
the normal in number, but, swelled by
suspensions of financial institutions and
a few large manufacturers, liabilities
are heavy for this season of the year."
R. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review OF
/ Trade says: Somewhat better retail
distribution has followed Improvement
| in temperature, but it came too late to
recover any large part of the tardy sea-
| sons injury to spring trade. Quiet con-
ditions are noted in practically all lines
| of wearing material, with the exception
| of specialties, such as tan shoes, that
cannot be delivered with sufficient rapid
| ity. Operations for future requirements
1 are carried on with caution, and this dis
position to avoid excessive commitments
will do much to reduce the number OF
| failures. Some improvements in collec-
tions, particularly at the south and west,
| will also strengthen weak concerns. The
! percentage of idle factories has in
creased, especially in textiles and foot
wear
Commercial failures this week in the
United States are 206, against 202 last
week, 241 the preceding week and lie
the corresponding week last year. Fail
ures in Canada number 81, against 1G
last week, IL the preceding week and q
last year."
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minor Matters
ARE Disposed OF
METHODISTS IN CONFERENCE
NOW READY TO TAKE UP
IMPORTANT WORK.
END OF FIRST WEEK
OF THE GATHERING
Numerous Memorials and Resolutions
Have Been Laid Before the Body
for Action-Bishop Merrill Tenders
His Resignation.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 9.-The end
of the first week of the thirty-first
general conference of the Methodist
church saw much preliminary matter
and details disposed of and the great
gathering nearly ready to take up the
more important work before it. All
of the standing committees have been
organized, and many of them have ap'
pointed their subcommittee and
mapped out the work assigned to their
special attention.
In the initial sessions of the leading
committees one question above all 9TH
ers has been brought prominently to
the fore. 1t is the question OF Wheth-
er the present conference shall restore
the ministerial time limit of three or
five years or permit the present plan
OF unlimited tenure, which was adopt
ed at the general conference. four years
ago, to continue The bishops in their
| annual address touched upon this
| question, but refrained from express
ing any opinion that could be con-
strued by the conference one way OF
| another and as yet there mas Deen nu
authoritative statement on the sub
ject from anyone in the conference.
There are now before the confer
ence a sufficient number of memoir
| ais, resolutions and petitions on vari-
Gus subjects to occupy a session last
ing twice as long as that planned.
| Merrill Presents Resignation.
The resignation of Senior Bishop
Stephen NJ Merrill, of Chicago, wa:
presented to the conference Friday
and referred to the committee or
episcopacy, with instructions to repor
to the general conference with appro
pirate resolutions commendatory O
the great service Bishop Merrill ha'
rendered to the church in his SO year:
as minister and bishop.
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To Build New Bridge.

New York, May 8. = The needful ap-
preparation of s1O,OO0,OOO having been
voted by the board of estimate, work on
the structure of the new Manhattan
bridge over the East river will begin
July l. When completed it will cost
$4,000, 900, and from the standpoint of
capacity will be the largest bridge in the
world, and probably will be completed
by January /, 1909. There will be eight
railway tracks, as against six on the
new Williamsburg bridge, and four on
the old Brooklyn bridge.
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Mavor Indicted for Conspiracy.

Joliet, ILL.,, May 9.-Mayor William
C. Crolius, three of his police officers
and one citizen were indicted Satur-
day for conspiracy. The policemen
were also held for alleged intimidation
of voters The cause grows out of an
election in the First ward. The mayor
and police officers are alleged to have
interfered with a number of republic
an Italians, who, by arrests, threats,
and other means were prevented from
voting. The mayor attempted to pre-
sent evidence before the grand jury,
but the jurors decided it was rebuttal
evidence. and refused to hear him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-13
Live Stock.

chicago, May Z.
CATTLE-Good to heavy beeves. S. 500
$50; good to choice heavy steers, S.. 1O@5 As:
fair to good export and shipping steers,
$4.75d505; medium beef steers, $4106i4 20;
inferior and plain steers, $365a4.O5; good
to fancy cows and heifers. 81. 10d4.s5; good
to choice feeders, s3.70Q4.65; poor to fair
stockers and feeders, $250G36O; fair TO
good cows and heifers, So. 25d4.O0; good cut
ting and fair beef cows s2.7NQ320 calves.
good to fancy, s4.0Cq5.25; calves, common
to fair, $225q3.75; corn fed western steers,
A.00qo.4O; Texas bulls and thin steers, 81 so
d3.S0; fed Texas steers, fair to choice, So. 50
Q4.65.
HOGS-Choice to fancy heavy shipping,
"a. S5a495; good to choice butcher weights,
A.75Q49O; fair to choice heavy packing,
"a. 60Q4SO; rough to choice heavy mixed,
S4.65Q4S71a; assorted light, s4.65Q4S0; good
to choice light and mixed, s470Q4.S5; in
ferior light mixed. &.45Q4.6O; poor to choice,
So. 75G4.45.
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THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

Chicago, May Z.
FLOUR-Quet. Spring wheat, special
brands, $5.3065.40; Minnesota hard pat
ents, $4.5Od4.6O; Minnesota hard spring,
straight, export bags, $4.10Q4.S5.
WHEAT-Closed weak. Cash, No 2, red.
H.02d1.06; May, 903sd9112c; July, S5s4 qo7a4c;
September S05sdS25sc.
CORN-Tame and easy. Cash, No. 2, 4S1a
@4912c; May, 46a4 Q471sc; July, 4sQ4S3sc; Sep
TENDER, 47& G48lsc.
OATS-Dull and without feature. Cash.
No 2 4Oc; May, 41Q4lAc; July, 3Sas d3SAc;
September, 303s@ 3o3sc
BUTTER-Market weak and lower
Creameries, per H., 12a1S1ac; diaries, 121z
a17c.
EGGS-Ruling tame; prices lower Fresh
eggs, at mark, new cases returned, 15Q
15Ac per dozen; firsts, 16c
[ LIVE POULTRY-Market ruling firm
and unchanged. Turkeys, per h., 12c:
chickens, fowls, 101aQ11c; ducks, 12d121ac
POTATOES-Steady with moderate de-
mand. Burbanks, good to choice, per bu.,
S.O5q1.OS; Rurals, good to choice, slo5Q
LOG.
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Opposed to Change of Name.

Boston, May 9.-The committee OF 10
which was appointed by the National
Triennial convention of the Episcopal
church at San Francisco in 1901, to
consider the advisability of changing
the legal name of the denomination,
has secured an extended report, in
which the opinion is expressed that
any change at this time is inexpedient
The report is to be submitted to the
general convention which will assem-,
bile in this city next October.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-13

New York, May o. Three men were
badly hurt Saturday by the explosion OF
battery on William K. Vanderbilt's
turbine yacht, Tarantula, near City Is
land, where the yacht was anchored.
The men were cut and burned by the
acid in the battery and were blown over
board by the explosion.
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Bodv of Missing Girl Found.

Keokuk, Ia, May 9. = The body of
Miss Carah Marsh, of Warsaw, ILL.,, was
found Saturday morning floating in the
Mississippi opposite Canton, Mo. She
disappeared from her home April %, fol-
lowing a period of illness. Miss Marsh
was a daughter of the late Judge j. w.
Marsh and was the niece of Congress
man Marsh. of Illinois.