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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

DR.. G. R. Koch was arrested at new
Ulm, MINI, for the murder OF Denust
Gebhardt.
jenkins Ferguson, a negro who killed
Willis Hampton over a 25-cent debt, was
hanged at Lake Charles, La.
Ira Marlatt, of Cuyahoga county, O.,
in prison at Columbus, stabbed John
Jones, Clark county prisoner.
A New York artist sued Mrs. Howard
Gould for $4,000 for portrait he painted
and which she would not accept.
Indictment of the slayers Of Russia's
minister of the interior, Won Plehve, re-
vealed a revolving lot against the en-
pire.
John Allen, who in July, 1903, shot and
killed his wife near Luther, Okla, was
found guilty and sentenced to life i'm
priSonment.
Nelson S. Spencer, of New York, at
meeting of the Civil Service league, Sc
verely criticised the attitude of the presi-
dent toward the reform.
A nurse in Chicago went for a walk
| and her body was found in the lake. The
! police are unable to tell whether it is a
| case of suicide, murder or accident.
Miss Martha Rutherford, of Chicago,
sed her brother-in-law, Attorney A. d.
Cash, for s2,SS7, alleging he owes her
that SIN for acting as a servant for 16
years.
| Members of the Illinois Coal Opera
tors association have decided to bow
to the law which prohibits the employ
ment Of boys under 16 years old in the
mines.
Mrs. Frank Jerzewski, farmers wife
who lived two miles from Manitowoc,
| Wis, is dead from burns, the result of an
explosion when she attempted to start
a fire with kerosene
The coming report of the commission
er OF education will show the wonderful
growth of coeducation in this country,
81 per cent. of those attending colleges
being in mixed classes.
Oliver Picket, a prisoner from the
Hutchinson (Kan) reformatory, leaped
from Santa Fe passenger near Topeka
Kan, while the train was running at a
high rate of speed and escaped. He was
handcuffed at the time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

While in delirium, John Delaney,
a sailor, jumped from the third story
window of the marine hospital in
Cleveland, O., and received such Sc
we're injuries that he died within a few
minutes.
Peter Van Setback, prominent as a
wholesale druggist and as citizen, sue
cumbed in Chicago to an attack of pneu-
moDia.
A tablet was erected at Burlington.
VT, in honor of Maj. Guy Howard, who
was killed in the Philippines. He was a
son of Gen. o. o. Howard.
The interstate commerce commission,
on complaint of 100000 shippers, began
an investigation of the proposed new
uniform bill of lading.
Secretary Shaw submitted to con-
gress estimates aggregating $619,669,-
$50 for appropriation for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1906.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
HAPPENINGS OF
A WEEK IN BRIEF
SUMMARY OF MOST INTEREST
ING EVENTS OF PAST
SEVEN DAYS.
WHAT CONGRESS is DOING
Progress of the Russo-Japanese War
in the Far East-News from All
Parts of the Union and the Latest
Foreign Intelligence.
CONGRESSIONAL.

The last session of Fifty-eighth con-
gress begun. Bill introduced in house
providing for appointment of special
commission to inquire into and ascertain
amounts of money expended by both
parties at all elections for presidential
electors from 1892 to 1904 inclusive.
The presidents message was read IN
both branches of congress. The house
adjourned without transacting any busl-
ness. The senate received preliminary
report from the merchant marine COM
mission. Senators Knox, Of Pennsyl-
vania, and Crane, of Massachusetts,, sue
cessors of the late Senators Quay and
Hoar, were sworn in.
In the senate Senator Platt IN. "
introduced a. bill providing for a reduc-
ton of the congressional representation
of the southern states on the ground that
many of the citizens of those states are
deprived of their right to vote. A joint
resolution was presented providing for
a commission to investigate campaign
contributions. In the house the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill was reported. The bill carries
$2S,S3S, 709
An attempt to secure consideration
of the pure food bill by the senate
failed. The appointment of Crum as
collector of the port of Charleston, S.
c., was discussed at length in executive
session. The house discussed the legis-
tive appropriation bill. Pay of stenog-
raphers to house committees was re-
duced from IS 900 per annum to $4,000.
The house passed the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill practically as it came from the
committee. A resolution was adopted
to adjourn on December 81 until jan
uary 4, 1905, for the usual Christmas
holiday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
ATE POISONED CABBAGE.
Entire Family of Six, Living Near
Siddell, ILL.,, Dead as a
Result.

Siddell, ILL.,, Dec. II. = James Rankin.
aged 60; Mary Rankin, aged Sc, and four
children, living near here, are dead from
the effects of eating poisoned cabbage.
The entire family of six ate the cabbage
at supper and died during the night.
The cabbage was examined and nothing
found. That in the garden was exam
ined and found to contain worms about
the size of thread and eight or ten
inches long about the color of the cab
bage. The cabbage was cut up and fed
to animals and all died. Farmers are
all destroying their cabbage. Three
persons in the neighborhood have re-
Gently died from the effects of the cab
bage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Live Stock.

chicago, Dec. 10.
CATTLE-Choice to fancy steers, S. 256
$780, fair to fancy export shipping steers,
So GOA 25; medium beef steers, So 75d4 so: in
ferior and plain steers, 50. 20a2 95 good to
fancy cows and heifers, s4.15G475: fair to
choice feeders. $3.00d4 Is; fair to good stock
ers. 81 25a275; fair to good cows and heifers.
$325d3.75; good cutting and fair beef cows.
s2OOd3.OO; calves. common to fair, g. 75d5OO
calves. good to fancy, s525a7O0
HOGS-Good TO choice heavy shipping.
a. 45G4.55 good to choice butcher weights,
$4.45Q4.55; rough to fair heavy packing, a. IS
GAO; plain to good heavy mixed, s4.40Q
4.4711 assorted light shipping, s4.25Q4 22i1:
good to choice, $hs5@4 .45; fair to choice pigs,
$3.90Q4.G0
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

Chicago, Dec 10.
FLOUR-Steady. Spring wheat special
brands, $3.50; Minnesota hard winter pat
ent jute, Sc. 30@6.40; Minnesota hard spring.
straight, export bags, s4.S0Q490; clear, ex-
port bags. s3.70q3.90.
WHEAT-Lower Cash, No. red, ST. 151
1.16; May, 81 101s@1.10A.
CORN-Quiet and weak. Cash, No. 3, 431a
@434c; May, 443sd45c.
OATS-Easy. Cash, No. 2, 29a4 d3Oc; May,
301a@305sc.
RYE-Dull but steady. December closed
nominally 75c; May nominally 7Sc; cash No.
., 79c f. o. b.; No. 3, 75c f. o. b.
BARLEY-Heavy and unchanged Malt
ing. 40q50c; screenings. 25d37c; feed, $40
Csc.
BUTTER-Ruled firm. Creameries, per
pound, 16d2Sc; dairy, 141aQ22c.
EGGS-Steady. Fresh eggs, at mark, new
cases included, 20a25c per dozen; primo
f1rsts. Csc; extras 30c.
POTATOES-Firm. Car lots, on track,
per bu., 27QS7c.
LIVE POULTRY-Urchange Turkeys,
per h.. 13c; chickens, SA@9c; ducks. 1910
lie.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Fire Is Extinguished.

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 12.-With the aid OF
$500 feet Of hose from the insane asy-
I'm at Bartonville, the fire in the Sholl
nine was extinguished late Friday
aight. after hard fight. The bodies of
he eight mules left in the mine have
lot been recovered, owing to the smoke
md gas still in the mine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Time of Wedding Fixed.

Berlin, Dec. 1.-THE wedding of
Crown Prince Frederick William and
Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin has been definitely fixed for the
latter half of May. Emperor William in
tends to cruise in the Mediterranean
again in the spring and return to Ger
many in time for the wedding.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Helped Organize Party.

Madison, Wis, Dec. J2.-Orson E..
Woodbury., author of the campaign song
of 1910, "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too"
is dead here at the age of 80. He wrote
several other songs, was once Wiscon-
sin editor, and was one of three men
that called the first republican meeting
in Berlin, Wis, in 1854. Mr.. Wood
bury claimed that the republican party
was organized there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
All Are Dead.

EldOado, ILL.,, Dec. 12.-Rescuers
Saturday reached the four men who
were entombed Friday in the Eldorado
Coal and Coke company's mine, and
found them dead The bodies were
brought to the surface. The dead are:
Weed Wilson, John Tines, Charles
Carpenter and S. |. Bourland.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Business Houses Burned.

Watertown, S. D., Dec. 12.-Five of
the principal business houses Of the
town of Estelline, 80 miles south OF
WATERFOWL, have been destroyed by fire.
Several smaller buildings were also
burned One side of the main street is
practically wiped out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Omaha. Neb.. Dec. Il

Omaha, Neb., Dec 10.
CATTLE-Market nominally seady Ma
tive steers $350@6.25; cows and heifers g. so
Q4.10; western steers s3.00Q475; Texas
steers, $275q3.75; range cows and heifers.
s2.40q3.5O; Gamers, s1.75a2.40; stockers and
feeders. $2.5Oq400; calves, $3.O0G5.5O; bulls
and stays, $2.00G4.O0.
HOGS-Market shade higher Heavy,
81. 321aQ4. 371a; mixed, "a. 32NQ435 light, 81. IS
@445; pigs, A.00Q4.4O bulk Of sales, 4.32h1Q
40.
SHEEP-Market strong. Western year.
lings, A.5OQ5O0: wethers, $425a475; ewes,
s4.OOd450; common and stockers s.. 5ndA. 20:
lam.s, S5.00Q625
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
All Quiet at Zeigler

Springfield, H., Dec. 12.-Maj. Elliott,
commanding state troops at Zeigler, re-
ported Saturday to Adjt. Gen. Scott that
there has been no firing or any other
trouble within the last "a hours.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Daring Robbery.

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 1.-TWO men held
up the officers of the Peoria national
bank within the heart of the down.
town district, at lis p. m. Saturday,
and made their escape in a buggy.
Posses are in pursuit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Arrested for Murder.

New Ulm, Mimi, Dec. 12.-Dr G. r.
Koch is under arrest charged with the
murder of Dr. L. c. Gebhardt, dentist,
who was killed in his Office on the even
ing of November 1, last.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
Former Typewriter Maker Dead.

New York, Dec. 12.-Abner Clark
Seamans, one of the original makers OF
typewriters in the country, is dead at his
home in Brooklyn. He was SO years
old and retired from active business Is
wears ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-16
New York. Dec 10,


FLOUR-Dull and barely steady.
WHEAT-Opened steady on lack of mois-
ture west but quickly broke under larger
northwest receipts and lquidation Decem-
Der, 81 17Q1 .17A; May, $112a1. 13; July, 81 c31s
RYE-Nominal
CORN-Dull and featureless.
OATS-Nominal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20
LOSSES BY RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

War is not the only great destroyer b y violence
The accidents and fatalities on the American rail
ways during the last quarter of 1903 would compare
with the losses in quite extensive military cam
paign. According to the interstate commerce com
mission report the number of passengers killed dur
ing the last quarter of 1903 was more than three
times as many as the average killed during the nine
preceding quarters No less than lat passengers
were killed and 1148 injured in collisions and de-
railmentS, while % were killed and 789 injured in
various other accidents Of the trainmen and other
employees 991 were killed and II 382 injured bring
ing the total number Of casualties up to 1166 killed
and 1888 injured
A battle in which nearly 1900 were killed and
more than $4,000 wounded would be regarded as an
exceedingly bloody one Something should be done
to decrease the danger not only to passengers but
especially to railway employees. The commission in
its report recommends the use of the block-signal
declares that all of the five worst collisions during
the period were due to causes which have been re-
peated hundreds of times and which the block sys
tenn is universally expected to remedy The commits
zion urges the passage Of law requiring the adop
tiOn of such signals in all railroads within pre-
scribed period of nine years.
This recommendation is designed however to
insure greater security for passengers. What can
trainmen and other employees of the railwaysf
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20
ASrORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
PASS THE ORDINANCE.

At the last session of the city council MIR. Burns
offered an ordinance regulating the explosion OF
irecrackers. bombs and cannon on the Fourth OF
July. The measure provides that it shall be unlaw.
fuI for any person to explode any firecrackers OF
greater length than two inches of greater diameter
than onequarter of an inch, and likewise prohibits
the use Of firearms within the city limits The law
saws further that frecrackers not greater IN size
than above specified shall not be exploded on side
walks, but may be exploded upon the streets.
The law is good one and should be passed just
as it stands The frecracker nuisance has become a
menace, and it is time the council took some action
looking to the protection of the people of the city
The, license allowed on the Fourth has always been
abused with the result that there is never cele-
braton which does not result in the injury of some
eonservatiev pedestrian Enthusiasts stand street
corners and hurl torpedoes, crackers and bombs in
an indiseriminate manner eapordizng the safety of
the crowds which are always on the streets on the
holiday 1t is a matter of some consideration that
the terms Of the measure interfere with the COM
mercial welfare of some of us. The councils first
duty is to provide for the safety of the people whom
it represents The frecracker nuisance and the
snowbaIling nuisance are about on par and vigor-
Gus steps should be taken to eradicate both evils.
The frecracker ordinance is timely, and the
council viii fail in its duty if it does not pass this
bill
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20
A Queens Poverty.

The visit Of Wilhelmina. queen of
Holland, to Italy recalls her life In
Florence with her mother in her girl
hood. They lived in a modest way
going out daily on foot. II is related
that one day they were going along
the Lung Arno, when they were ac-
costed by beggar. The queen regent
wanted TO push on, fearing that her
daughter might catch some fearful dis
ease, but the little queen, having a will
of her own, insisted on stopping. She
questioned the man In broken Italian,
believing herself quite unknown, and
on proceeding gave him half a france.
He looked from the silver in his hand
to her, and then back again, and at
last said, with an air of impertlnence
80 your subjects keep you as short
as that! Poor queen!"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20
SEVENTY YEARS YOUNG.

Mr.. Depew celebrated his 18th birthday by a most
impressive public marshaling of the names Of men
Of might who did their mighty work in science, art
war, politics. business, after they had reached and
passed his age He certainly proved that good
brain is at its best-n all except perhaps the purely
creative energies it is at its rpeSt maturity
Certainly the world has suffered ncalculabe losses
through the fact that just when men Of ability are
at their best in judgment and in experience they die
And the utter folly Of this appears when we re
member that a good healthy body is built to las
at least $50 years, and that any body not over SO
years old can be made good enough to last 30 or
years unless it has received some moral injury What
pity that men who live in their minds are 80 often
50 careless and even reckless about their bodies
Probably this win always remain true The best
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20
JUST FOR INSTANCE.

There Is method In seattie's mad
ness. II she wants to add to her popu-
,ation by bringing bogus Kansas City
employment agency to her aid. how
ever that's her business
General Shakharoff had n mania for
telling the ezar that he Will report
something important IN the near fu-
,ure. And the worst OF Il liz that he
can not Shakharoff.
The final word was spoken,
The final answer said,
upon his manly bosom,
she rests her curly head,
should doubt e'er come between u.s.
She murmured with poul
But the young man moved up closer
And left no room for doubt
An absent minded mother left her
baby on street car In Columbus. and
the company made her sign n receipt
before they gave II back Babies are
valuable In Columbus and
subject to the law OF supply and de.
mand.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20

chance an intellectual man has for long life is in
marrying woman who is proud of him and has
sound sense, about ehath and character, enough to
make her grown-up baby toe the mark.
1t is hardly necessary to add that such woman
win not sit up in bed complaining of frghtful
headache and eating carme as fast as she can choke
them down and pathetically wondering what on
earth is the matter with her nerves.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20

The most beautiful volume in the congressional
library at Washington is Bible which was tran
scribed on parchment by a monk in the 10Th cen.
tury. The general lettering is in the German text,
each letter is perfect and there is not scratch or
blot from lid to lid. Each chapter begins with a
large illuminated letter, in which is drawn the figure
of saint, some incident in whose life the chapter
tells The book is in perfect state of preservation
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20

The Portland Chamber of Commerce bulletin
for May, issued under the direction Of Mr. Harry f
Davis is one OF the most creditable publications Of
the kind which has ever come to this office. The
Bulletin has lately been enlarged and made more at
tractive in other respects 1t devotes considerable
space to Portlands new drydock, as well as to the
various branches of industry of the entire state The
illustrations are excellent the descriptive matter
thoroughly reliable and the Bulletin generally of
vast benefit
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20
THE LESSON OF THE PRESENT WAR.


Take warning from Russia's plight, say the mill.
tarists and employ these piping times to prepare
for war, That is not very ingenious misreading of
the lesson of the disgraceful spectacle now in pro.
gress in the orient If Russia had not forced Japan
to give up Manchuria when she had conquered it
from the Chinese, if Russia had not then proceeded
not merely to take possession of Manchura in viola
tion of solemn pledges, but actually to convert its
harbors into huge forts and naval stations menacing
Japan's very existence, there would have been no
war, says the Saturday Evening Post.
There is the only lesson of Russia s plight don t
provoke friendly nation until it is forced in self
defense to make war. And we can be very sure that
unless we do provoke some other great nation we
shall get no chance to prance and gnash our teeth
in the strenuous life We are too powerful we are
too isolated. Defensesi Yes, the best, the complet
est But nothing that any politicians, in fear of
being turned out of Office can use for creating the
situation to which they apply the beloved prov
erb Don't swap horses while crossing the stream .
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20

Kawakami, a japanese actor, once played in st.
Petersburg and met with such favor that the ear
gave him gold watch with the imperial portrait
engraved on it. The watch was stolen by pick
pocket, who, when he saw the engraving, returned it
to the actor. A japanese journalist in commenting
upon the incident says that 'pckpocket" has
no use for anything that is Russian
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20
RELIGIOUS STAMPEDE.
Presbyterian Convention Takes On
Political Airs at Buffalo.

Buffalo, May l9.-The general as
sembly Of the Presbyterian church was
this afternoon stampeded for Rev ]
A. Henry Of Philadelphia, for modera.
tor. Henry was elected unanimously
almost before the other leading candi-
dates for the position knew what waa
going on.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20

In the mint at Philadelphia "a tons of gold are
now under the process of speedy transformation
from bullion to double eagles of the coin of the
realm. This circumstance prompts the Call to re-
mark that it is always well to know that there is
plenty of money in the country. This knowledge
fortifies our endeavors to secure some Of it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20
soFTNEss OF sEALsKIN.
Ts RivaIed by Human Hair where
DandrufR is Eradicated.

DandruR is Eradicated.
sealslin is admired the world over for
its softness and glossiness; and yet the
human hair is equally as soft and glossy
when healthy; and the radical cause Of all
hair trouble Is dandruff, which Is caused
by a pestlferous parasite that saps the
vitality Of the hair at It's root. Newbro's
Herpicide is the only preparation that is
fatal to the dandruff germ. without dan.
druft there is no falling hair, but lux
uriant growth Of glossy, soft hair is GER
tain Securing the scalp won't cure dan
drum. Kill the dandruff germ. Thous-
ands Of women owe their beautiful suits
Of hair TO Newbro's Herpicide. Sold by
leading druggists Send l0c. IN stamps
to The Herpicide Co. Detroit. Mich.
Eagle Drug Store Owl Drug Store
s5i-s5s Bond ST. sac Com. st.
Astoria, Oregon.
T. .. LAURIN, Proprietor.
Special Agent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20

J. Pierpont Morgan speaks of retiring from
active life. 1t must make some of the minor Euro
pean potentates jealous to how easy it is for
king of finance to abdicate
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20

A cOlored pastor is out with the statement that
all men were originally created black Of color On
the hypothesis it is to be presumed that doves
were originally chickens.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20
California Fire.

Chico Cal, May 1S-The yards and
the greater part OF the plant OF the
Sierra Lumber Company were burned
today; loss s250,OOO.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20
Ii IL RHEI.

Prince Frederick has been arrested
by his father. Emperor William. for
being a bad boy and has TO remain
shut up in the house--a dingy affair of
some thousand rooms-for the space
OF three days Such anarchy deserves
an insurrectlon! McCUIa.EY.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20

The transfer of the scene of war in Asia causes
new CONSERVATION among the people who are com.
PEELED to struggle with the proper names involved.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20

The Panama stockholders have not as yet ex-
pressed the slightest regret their decision to
take the $4OOOOOOO and let this country have the
glory.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20

1t is claimed that if Broker Wooden could have
sold his racing stable for anything like it cost he
might have pulled through And yet some people
insist that the horse is man s best friend
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20

The trusts may as well make up their minds to
have very sarcastic things said about them by
members of both parties this summer
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20

Mr.. Devery is speaking again in New York This
fact guarantees that the summer will not be without
its amusements.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-20

Scientists still insist that people eat too much
in spite Of the efforts to them SO that they will
lose their appeites.