The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-23

ROOSeVeltS plurality IN the Stdte oL
New York was 1862, as shown by the
official returns. That of Higgins for
governor was S0,560. Parker is shown
to have rra nearly $4,000 behind Her
rick.
The proSibitionist national executive
committee practically asked for the res
ignation of Oliver w. Stewart, national
chairman. though freeing him from all
charge of misrepresentation OF funds.
After IA years of litigation George f.
Harding, of Chicago, must pay his form
err wife more than 900 back alimony
or be sent to Jail for contempt of court.
A postal clerk in New York found pa
pers worth $4,000 in trunk he bought
| for four dollars at auction.
In a conference of New York repub-
lican leaders to discuss the United States
senatorship II voted in favor of former
Gov. Black for the toga, only seven ia
voring Senator Depew.
A treaty of arbitration between Italy
and the United States has been signed.
| A lone highwayman held up the bank
of Chisholm. Mimi, during business
hours and secured $4,000 He forced
Cashier Greiser into the vault at the
muzzle of revolver.
In an article on Violence in Labor
! Conflicts" Slason Thompson says that
| during the q months from January L,
1902, to October /. 1904, 1913 persons have
been killed, 1906 injured, and 6,114 ar
rested.
Joseph Willoughby, who killed negro
named Shaw at Oklahoma City, because
| Shaw refused to take off his hat in Will
loughby's presence, was found guilty of
murder and sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
Led by girl, Is revolutionary con-
| spirators resisted an attack by the police
in Odessa, with the result that seven of
the revolutionists and three policemen
were killed,
The Mississippi river has frozen over
and navigation Is closed at La Crosse,
Wis.
The Main hotel was burned at South
McAlester, l. T., and Sam Mccoy, a
Choctaw Indian, guest. persisted.
Loss. $4,000.
First reports of the loss by big fire
in Minneapolis, Mimi, were eXagger-
ated. The amount is placed at $780,
600. Two men were killed and three
injured.
DR.. A. A. AmeS, former mayor of
Minneapolis, is now free man. Judge
Elliott granted the motion of the spe-
cial prosecuting attorney to dismiss
all the indictments or bribery and cor
ruption against the much-tried mayor.
The Russian battleship Sevastopol
the last of the Port Arthur fleet, has
been successfully torpedoed, accord.
ing to a report received in Toxic.
Robbers blew open the safe, with
nitro-glycerin, in the bank Of Rice, at
Rice Station, Mimi. and secured $4,000
in cash and $4,000 in negotiable
paper
Nine. Adelina Patti gave concert
in ST. Petersburg for the benefit OF the
Red Cross society. The concert was 4
brilliant success. netting over 1000
Seats were sold at fabulous prices.
The United States will export sl15,
100000 less of food products than in
1903. The secretary of agriculture
says the loss - due to high prices and
short crops.
Newspapers of Sweden discuss the
possibility of Prince Gustaf Adolph
heir apparent to the throne, marrying
Miss Alice, daughter of President
Roosevelt.
The Missouri supreme court affirmed
the conviction Of Harry A. Faulkner
former member of the st. Louis house
of delegates, on charge OF perjury
AS result he must serve five years in
the penitentiary.
Reports received from the Humble
Oil field, in Texas, state that $50 OOC
damage has been done by Llcw-outs
or assures opening suddenly in the
ground and emitting dense Volumes OF
gas.
John II. Wood, president and cash
Ter of the First national bank, at Mat
thews, Ind. was found guilty in thu
United States district court, at indian
, apolis, on 10 counts charging him will
misapplication of funds AMI fa'se en-
tries.
The jury in the fifth trial of forme
Mayor A. A. Ames, of Minneapolis
Mimi, for bribery, has disagreed ant
was dismissed by Judge Elliott Thi
is the fourth disagreement, the on
conviction having been overturned b!
the supreme court.
The late William L. Elkins, of Phil
adelphia left an estate of $31 ,578 ,268. "A
A New York man accepted $500
, wager that he cannot eat quail da.
) for 30 consecutive days.
The Mill Creek hatchery in Califor
r MIA is now engaged in preparing
shipment of 100000 salmon eggs TO
South America.
An heiress, pronounced sane by doc
tors. escaped from a New York mad
= house, where she had been placed b.
her mother. A s3,000,O0O fortune is a
e stake.
Y President Cassatt, of the Pennsylya
: MIA railroad conferred with Presiden
! Roosevelt and Endorsed the plan TO
, government supervision of railroa
rates.
< All the Columbus O., brewing com
panies, with two exceptions. hav
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