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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-16

The best information of the war Of
flee at st. Petersburg indicates that Gen.
Kuropatkfp lost about $1,000 men dur
ing the ten days battle at Liaoyang.
The st. Petersburg government ap-
proves American and British terms re-
garding contraband of war.
Louis Dreibler, for 20 years director
of the guillotine in Paris, whose boast 1t
was that he never had mishap in his
327 executions, is dead.
DR.. George c. Lorimer, former pastor
of the First and Emmanuel Baptist
churches of Chicago, and Of fremont
Temple, Boston, is dead at Aix-les-
Bains, France, where he had gone in
search of health.
A land mine was exploded before Port
Arthur, wiping out japanese attack
ing force estimated at 900 men.
Witnesses of the battle of Liaoyang de-
clare the struggle was stupendous and
fearsome sight Fully 600 guns were en-
gage in the artillery duel, and shells to
the number of 60 minute were fired I'M
ceasingly for II hours. Thousands of
men fell in the struggle.
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M. G. Candee, highly respected citi-
zen of Clarke county, Ala, was shot and
killed from ambush.
A distinct earthquake shock was felt
In San Diego, CAL, lasting several sec
onds. 1t was followed by slighter and
briefer disturbance.
Col. George M Moulton, of Illinois,
was elected grand master of the Knights
Saratoga Springs, N. Y, was chosen as
the meeting place of the next conclave
in July. 1907.
Leo de Mar, member of Boston COM
mandery No. 322, Knights Templar, was
beaten, drugged and robbed in San Fran
cisco of $3.50 in cash and $225 watch
and chain by unknown men who es-
capped.
The treasury department has begun
paying prize money to victors in the bat
tie of Manila bay. Dewey's share is $1S,-
SIS.
Senator Fairbanks will makes speak
ing tour of the Pacific coast, leaving
Chicago September % for st. Paul.
The stockyards strike at Chicago has
collapsed. President Donnelly himself
demanded the end of the struggle. One
new concession was made, but after SO
days of fight the men return under less
advantageous terms than when the
walkout was ordered. 1t is estimated
that the total cost of the strike in loss
of wages, etc., is about $14, 100000.
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SECURE BIG SUM.
Robbers Hold UP Treasurer of an
Ohio County and Escape
with $14, 900.

Pomeroy, O., Sept 1.-TWO men en-
tered the Office of County Treasurer T..
j. Chase Friday and while one of them
covered Chase with a revolver the
other went through the safe, securing
$4,000. They then locked Chase in the
vault and made their escape Chase
was found three hours later by his wife
and released. Several thousand dollars
in gold in the safe was overlooked by
the robbers. The sheriff and his depu-
ties were at the fair grounds and all
the city officers except the marshal
were out of town at the time of the
robbery. 1t is believed that the rob-
bers escaped in buggy and no trace
of them has been secured. All nearby
towns have been notified and officers
are securing the county for the rob-
bers. The county carries $4,000 in
surance against robbery.
The authorities are still hard at work
in connection with the robbery of the
county treasurer's office here, but up
to Saturday afternoon nothing in the
way Of definite clew has been obtained.
Treasurer Chase is greatly Frustrated
as q result of the robbery.
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

The school census, as reported to the
board Of education, gives Chicago a
population Of 1,714,144 as compared TO
the city directory estimate of 2,241, 900
and the federal count in 1900 of 1893, SIS.
Ralph Rose, a Chicago Athletic asso-
citation athlete, broke a worlds record
for putting the shot at the worlds fair
games. His cast was 1877 feet A Greek
athlete broke record for lifting.
The German army bridged the Elbe,
providing crossing for heavy military
equipment, and tore down the structure
in few days, the experiment costing
100000.
Canada is near crisis in her political
and commercial careers. The govern
ment is committed to tariff reduction,
but waits on the British policy.
The convention of the Irish League of
America asserted the right of the Irish
people to procure independence by voice
or sword if necessary.
The crew of the submarine boat Por-
poise had thrilling escape at New
port when the boat sank Unexpectedly
to the bottom in 12O feet of water.
The superintendent of an Illinois state
employment agency says strikes have
paralyzed the building industry and
many craftsmen are near starvation.
Alice Roosevelt had a narrow escape
from being in an automobile smashup,
the fright causing her to faint.
A University of Chicago professor
spent 81, 900 and months time to cap
ture original potato bugs in Vera Cruz.
Senator Charles w. Fairbanks, re-
publican candidate for vice president,
made his first campaign speech at White
River Junction, VT.
One hundred thousand workmen in
the United States are idle as the result
of union labor troubles.
Eighty millions of dollars were given
to philanthropic and charitable work in
the United States last year.
Elijah" Dowie has made strict rules
to prevent spooning in Zion city.
Philip Weinseimer, the indicted labor
leader, resigned the presidency of the
Building Trades alliance in New York.
| The monthly report of the comptroller
of the currency shows anNincrease in
circulation of national bank notes.
Miss Grace B. Scott, clerk of the d.
vinity school of the University of Chi
cago, has been chosen by Mayor Har-
rison to represent Chicago at the world
fair on Oklahoma day.
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Launched on Saturday. September TO- San Francisco
HEALTHY GROWTH OF TRADE
ENCOURAGING RESULTS SHOWN
DURING THE WEEK.
Crop Progress and Settlement Of In
dustrial Troubles Have
Good Effect.

New York, Sept. 12.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Holiday influence is calculated to
check distribution of merchandise, but
the past week has brought more en-
couraging results in the business
world, and from many points come re-
ports of steadily expanding trade,
while it is not exceptional to find COM
parsons with the corresponding week
last year favorable to 1904. Retail
trade in fall lines of dry goods, cloth
ing, millinery and nearly all wearing
apparel shows healthy growth, and
for hardware, household utensils and
kindred lines there is broader de-
mand. The best development of the
week was the resumption of work in
many industries that have suffered
through strikes, while several serious
controversies were averted. Crop
progress is better than average and
high prices promise large profits to the
farmers. Signs of better conditions in
the leading manufacturing industries
multiply as the season advances and the
actual amount of business in sight has
increased very materially, despite the
!a6isposition of the railways to place
orders freely for rolling stock, rails
and other equipment. At the south
there is still trouble on account of the
bituminous coal miners strike, which
strengthens the coke market. Re-
sumption of work by several prominent
western steel companies provided more
pig iron furnaces in blast.
Failures this week numbered 200 in
the United States, against 172 last
year, and 16 in Canada, compared with
10 year ago."
Bradstreet's says: TRADE, crop and
industrial developments have been
generally favorable this week. Distri-
buttons on fall and winter trade &C.
count has enlarged at most markets
the corn crop has progressed another
week toward final maturity, which,
however, this year is later than usual
and several industries hitherto greatly
depressed or operating on short time
have resumed running full. The in
dustrial situation is slightly less
strained than it was, and the beef
strike is now ended. Iniron and steel, past
and prospective price reductions have
encouraged inquiry, consumption has
finally overtaken production and
stocks of crude material are smaller
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


Gov. Odell, of New York. set at rest
all talk about himself as a candidate
for governor to succeed himself by de-
claring during a conference of state
leaders that under no circumstances
would he be candidate.
The democratic congressional confer
ence of the Nineteenth Pennsylvania
district nominated former Congress
man Joseph e. Throop, republican.
The republicans of the Second Ne
braska congressional district nomi-
mated John L. Kennedy, of Omaha, for
congress.
Caleb S. Pennewill, of Dover, was
nominated by the Delaware democrats
for governor on the fifth ballot.
Congressman ]. Fred c. Talbot, of
Baltimore county, was renominated for
congress by the democrats of the Sec
ond Maryland district. Talbot was de-
cided upon on the two hundred and
twentieth ballot.
Vermont gave republican plurality
for Charles j. Bell for governor esti-
mated at $4,000. This figure has been
exceeded only once in the September
elections.
Acting Secretary Oliver, of the war de-
partment, has issued circular of warn
ing against political assessments and
partisan activity by Office holders.
George H. Shelley, of Washington,
who was nominated by the continental
party at Chicago as candidate for vice
president, has sent letter to the mott
fication committee of the party declining
the nomination.
The Michigan republican judicial con-
vention, at Saginaw, nominated the fol-
| lowing three candidates for justices OF
| the supreme court: Judge A. V. Nc
Alvey, of Manistee; R. c. Ostrander, OF
Lansing, and Attorney General Charles
A. Blair, of Jackson.
Connecticut democrats in state con-
vention at New Haven nominated A
Heaton Robertson, of New Haven, fol-
| governor.
| For a second time the democrats OF
New Hampshire nominated Henry Hol-
| lis. of Concord, to be their candidate fol
| governor.
Roy l.. Morse, of Fond du Lac, has beer
nominated for congress by the Sixth
Wisconsin district republican conven.
ton.
James H. Moyle, of Salt Lake, wa.
nominated for governor of Utah on the
first ballot by the democratic state con
vention.
The democrats of the Seventh Michi
gan district nominated Charles Well
man, of Port Huron, for congressman.
Former Gov John E. Osborne, of Raw
Inns, was nominated for governor o
Wyoming by reclamation by the demo
cratic state convention.
Calvin S. Stewart, of Kenosha, wa
nominated for congress by the demo
Gratis of the First Wisconsin district.
Judge Parker, at Rosemount, in ad
dressing the democratic editors sounded
warning of danger and urged them tt
cooperate in the elimination of fac
tional fights.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The northwest Indiana conference at
Terre Haute decided to meet in Michi-
gan City next year.
Around the world signals flashed
from Washington met in IA seconds at
Adelaide, Australia.
A reunion of Yale university men at
the worlds fair has been called for
September 10.
The interparliamentary union to
meet in st. Louis will discuss questions
looking to peace for all nations.
A jury in New York awarded $500
damages to a man who was run down
by an auto and sued it's owner.
All Chicago banks report an aggre-
gate of $2O,00O,O00 more in deposits
than ever was held before by them.
Senator Fairbanks will open the re-
publican campaign in New Jersey,
West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania.
The American, Consolidated and
Continental tobacco companies, earn
ing 22,OOO,OOO a year, are to be
merged.
A protest signed by 10000 Albanians
will be presented to the powers against
the alleged action of the commander
of Macedonia's gendarmerie.
Oxford College for Women, in Ham
ilton, O., has been sold by Ohio bank
ers to syndicate said to have been
formed by FLETCHER S. Heath, of Chi
cago.
Bids have been received for 1913
acres of the surplus lands of the Grand
Ronde Indian reservation, Oregon, for
which the government will receive
$66,5S7
Plans are being made for a splendid
demonstration by Chicagoans at the
ST. Louis fair Chicago day, October 8,
and the celebration is likely to be con-
tinued week.
Because of alleged delay by the
worlds fair company in paying for
30,O0O000 tickets printed by the New
System Ticket company, of Boston, the
latter concern has assigned.
Forged bills of lading to the amount
of 100000 ar said to have been issued
from st. Joseph, Mo-, and a we'll
known elevator man is accused by the
general solicitor of the Burlington
road.
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STATEMENT IS DENIED.
Judge Parker Will Not Go to New
York City to Take Charge
Of Campaign.

Esopus, N Y, Sept 12-Judge Par
ker has no intention OF going to New
York to personally take charge of the
campaign, as reported from New York
Friday night. 1t is true that after his
letter of acceptance has been made pub
lie he may visit New York frequently
for the purpose of meeting delegations
and comforting with political managers,
though no definite plans have been
adopted. If such an arrangement is
made it will be because of the inaccess-
Utility of Rosemount for the entertain
ment of large delegations.
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FOREIGN.

MARQUIS Oyama reports that the Jap
anese have occupied Laoyang after
fighting in which the japanese losses
were very heavy.
Gen. Stakelberg's First Siberian army
corps, which was reported by Gen. Ku-
ropatkin as having been cut off to the
westward of Liaoyang, has been safely
extricated.
Capt. Wren, commander of the Rus
sian cruiser Bayan, will replace Rear
Admiral Prince Ouktomsky as COM
mander of the Port Arthur squadron.
The Cuban senate has ratified the
treaty of extradition recently concluded
between this country and Cuba.
Much damage was done by gale to
fishery property along the Newfound,
land coast and five schooners were
driven ashore, resulting in the loss OF
II lives.
Several New England cotton mills
have resumed and others prepare to
follow suit, $4,000 operatives return
ing to work.
Japan is making preparations for a
three-year war and declares that she
will not make first overture for peace
Two thousand men were killed and
1000 wounded in battle lasting three
days between the Uruguayan govern
ment forces and the revolutionists.
An account of the fight at Anping on
August rs describes how japanese scaled
rocky lodges and captured the Russian
position, sacrificing many men.
The Russian army at the front will
be reorganized, probably in the form Of
two armies, in command of Gen. Line.
witch and Gen. Baron Kaulbars, respec.
lively, with Gen. Kuropatkin as com.
! mander-in-chief
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|BARES' COLORADO
DYNAMITE PLOT
MINER IMPLICATED IN OUT
RAGE AT INDEPENDENCE
MAKES CONFESSION.
OTHERS CONNECTED
WITH CRIME NAMED
Former Officials and Members of the
Union demonstrating Revela-
ton of Conspiracy by Which Elev-
en- Men Were Killed.


Topeka, Kan, Sept 12.-"I was with
the men who blew up the depot at In
dependence, Col, on June 5, thereby
killing IL men and severely wounding
nine Others" is the startling confess
sion made to Sheriff Lucas and County
Attorney Hungate, by R. H. Slagel,
alias Robert Romano, who was re-
Gently arrested here for robbing a res
idence An effort will be made to Sc
cure the extradition of Slagel. Before
this can be brought about it will be
necessary that Gov. Bailey grant him
a pardon from the Kansas peniten-
tiary. He was given an indeterminate
sentence Thursday.
Names Alleged Accomplices.
Slagel mentions Foster, Mckinney,
Davis, Kennison, Jim Hicks and Carl
Nelson, miners, and says they were
connected with the explosion, but the
officials will not divulge the names OF
a half dozen others, members of the
union, who took prominent part in
the plot to wreck the Independence
depot, according to the prisoner.
1t is explained that the publication
of these names would defeat plan for
the apprehension of several of them.
Slagel's confession was taken down in
shorthand. He told how the dynamite
under the depot was connected by a
concealed wire to a chair in room
about 500 feet away. A pistol was at
tached to the end of the wire directly
under the charge of dynamite. In the
distant room the other end of the wire
was fastened to the rung of a chair.
The chair was pulled backward, there
by exploding the pistol and the dyna-
mite.
Tried to Warn Friends.
Slagel, who was member of the
miners union, was waiting in the
room with the others when the train
pulled up to the station with its load
of nonunion miners. He saw two ot
his friends, union men, in the crowd
on the platform, and wanted to go out
and warn them. AS he turned tc
leave the room some one struck him
on the head with revolver ano
stunned him until he was revived by
the shock of the explosion.
Slagel had considerable difficulty in
escaping from Colorado. He was held
under suspicion by both the miners
union for his attempt to go out AM
warn his friends and by the military
authorities. He finally made his way
to Topeka, where he had formerly
lived
All Former Union Officials.
The men whom Slagel duplicates
with himself are former officers ant
members of miners unions in this dis
trict. Only one of them, believed tt
be Charles G. Kennison, former presi
dent of the Miners union No. 40, Grip
pie Creek, is now in the district. Ken
nison is in the county Jail charged
with murder and conspiracy to muir
der in connection with the Indepen
dence depot explosion.
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Hotel Burned,

WATERFOWL, N. Y, Sept. IL. The
Pullman hotel, on Pullman island, st.
Lawrence river, was totally destroyed
by fire early Saturday. The few guests
and employees escaped in boats. The
hotel was named after the late George
NJ Pullman, who entertained Gen.
Grant at the dedication exercises. The
loss is $4,000.
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Two Men Killed.

Crookston, Mimi, Sept. PA thresh-
ing engine crashed through bridge
over culvert near Ada, Saturday, kill
ing two men and injuring third bad
ly. John Rockestad, one of the owners
of the outfit, had one leg severed from
his body and the other crushed He
died shortly after the accident John
Holum was instantly killed by being
crushed to death.
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Firemen Injured.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 1.-TWO firemen
were probably fatally injured, nine
buildings were completely destroyed and
four others badly damaged by fire Sat-
urday at the plant of the HARRISON
Walker Refractory company, at Hays
borough, near this city. The firemen
were injured by falling smokestack.
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Steamer Sinks.

Highland Light, Mass, Sept. 1.-THE
steamer Longfellow, bound from Will
mington, Del, to Lake Superior, with a
load of dynamite, sank off shore in the
night. There were 16 men in the crew.
All were saved. The cause of the dis
aster was bad leak which caused the
Longfellow to founder.
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Killed bv Escaping Gas.

Philadelphia, Sept. Thames McIn-
tyre and Patrick Henry, young men who
recently came here from England, were
Saturday found unconscious in bed at
their boarding house, suffering from the
effects of Illuminating gas. Mcintyre
died on the way to hospital and Henry
is not expected to recover. tits believed
the gas was accidentally turned on.
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American Wins Championship.

London, Sept. II. = In the final for
the two kilometers amateur champion
ship race at the Crystal Palace the result
was: Marcus Hurley, the American am
ateur champion, first; CAP Reed, of
London, the holder of the champion
ship, second; and ]. S. Benyon, English
man, third. Time, minutes z -5 sec
ondS
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Killed His Cousin.

Grinnell, Ia, Sept. 12.-In a quarrel
Friday afternoon between Waller
Champlain. aged IS, and VIII Morgan,
aged 16, Champlain struck Morgan
with his fist, killing him instantly. The
boys were cousins.
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milwaukee Takes
maiden Plunge
NEW PROTECTED CRUISER is
SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED
Ar SAN FRANCISCO.
CEREMONY WITNESSED
BY A LARGE CROWD
Daughter of Late Senator Mitchell, of
Wisconsin, Christens the Vessel
No Hitch in Proceedings-Arma-
ment of the Ship.

San Francisco, Sept. II. - The new
cruiser Milwaukee was launched sue
cessfully Saturday from the ways OF the
Union iron works in this city. The tide
served at 1850 a. M, and by that hour
a large flotilla of small craft, steam and
SAIL had taken up positions to greet the
latest addition to the American navy
when she took her maiden plunge, and
the yard was packed with an immense
crowd to witness the ceremony, includ-
ing a large number of Knights Templar
and visitors attracted to the city by the
grand triennial encampment: OF that
body. The mechanical arrangements
were completed early in the morning
and everything was in readiness &c
speed the powerful-looking warship on
her first journey to the sea when Miss
Lillian Jeffrey, a daughter of California,
gave the signal to release the massive
steel hull from its berth on the stocks.
Miss Mitchell Christens Ship.
The christening ceremony was per-
formed by Miss Janet Mitchell, of Mil
waukee, daughter of the late United
States Senator John Mitchell, who was
surrounded by a party of visitors from
Milwaukee, including Mrs. John Mitch
ell, Judge Paul D. Carpenter, represent
ing Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee; S. M
Becker, an alderman of that city; Mrs.
Becker, Miss H. Mitchell, Mrs. w. Mar
tin, Miss. M. Marty, Mr.. and Mrs. Lang
hoff, Miss Cohen, Miss Singer, G. D.
Wilkinson, M. Mackie, Philip jung and
Mrs. Morrison. Not hitch occurred in
the proceedings and the Milwaukee
gracefully moved down the ways and
into the waters of San Francisco bay
as the customary bottle of champagne
released by Miss Mitchell, broke on her
bow. d.
Description of Vessel.
The keel of the Milwaukee, the last OF
the warships lately resting on the ways
of the local shipbuilding works, was
laid on July 80, 1902. She is protected
cruiser, and, with the exception of her
| two sister ships, the new Charleston
| md the st. Louis, is the largest vessel
of her class in the United States navy
Her length is 424 feet; extreme breadth
&c feet; mean draft, 22.6; displacement
300 tons. She is designed to maintain
a maximum sea speed of % knots with
81 900 indicated horse power. When
completed she will carry battery con-
sisting of IA 6-inch and Is 3-inch rapid
fire guns; IL 3-pounders and semi auto
matte guns; four 1-pounder automatics;
eight 1-pounder rapid fire guns; -four
4-inch field pieces and ten calibe1
machine guns, eight of which will be
automatic. She will carry 40 officers
and 631 men. The cost of the Milwau-
KEGS hull and machinery is $2,825, O00
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AGED Mexican Dead.

Roswell, N. NJ, Sept. 12.-Juan
Chaves, aged 1874 years, is dead. He was
the oldest Mexican in New Mexico, and
was born in the Pecos valley when this
was a portion of Mexico.
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Live Stock.

Chicago, Sept. TO-
CATTLE-Choice to prime beeves, $500
6.25 good to choice, $5.40q5.S5; fair to good
export shipping steers, $4.SOG5. 35; medium
beef steers, s3S5Q4.7O; inferior and plain
steers, s3.3O@3.S5; good to fancy cows and
heifers, $375Q4.4O inferior and fair stock
ers, s2.OO@3.25; fair to choice feeders So 300
410; fair to good cows and heifers, $1,000
$50; good cutting and plain beef cows, 81. 16
@2.70 common to fair canning cows, $50
zoo; bulls, poor to choice, 81. 400; calves,
common to fair, s2.75d5.O0; calves good to
fancy, s5.50d675; fed Texas steers, 5000
500; grass Texas cows and steers, s225Q
400.
HOGS-Good to choice. heavy shipping.
$545Q5.65; good to choice butcher weights,
$550Q5.S0; rough to fair heavy packing, AIS
$3.50; plain to heavy mixed $5.25
1885, assorted light shipping, s5.65qo.SO;
good to choice, $5.7Oa5s5; poor to choice.
$4.65Q5.50.