The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-03-24

Net earnings of the United States Steel
corporation for 1904 are reported as $780,
77S,115, decrease of $50, SIG, 157 as COM
pared with the preceding year.
The Missouri senate adopted clause
in a race track bill making pool selling
felony which will stop all racing in
the state.
A collector of customs placed at
Puerto Plata by the United States
aroused the hostility of Dominicans.
The south is clamoring for immigrants
from Italy.
Gen. Booth, of the Salvation Army,
left Jaffa, March Is for Australia.
While going past Bolivar station, on
the Pennsylvania railroad, large loco
motive hauling long train of empty
steel hopper cars blew up, killing one
man and injuring number of others.
William E. Treese, formerly book
keeper in the First national bank at
Cleveland, O., charged with embezzling
about $4,000 of the banks funds several
months ago, pleaded guilty in the fed
eral court. Judge Tayler sentenced him
to serve six years in the state peniten-
tiary
Two seats on the New York stock ex-
change were sold for 5000 each. This
is new high record price.
Practically penniless, with only his de-
voted wife to watch and mourn, M. Nib
10, famous circus clown and pantomimic
died in Denver, Col, after suffering for
months the ravages of tuberculosis.
The Wisconsin assembly, after pro-
longed debate, killed the senate bill ap-
propriating SIS, 900 for an exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark exposition, Portland.
Ore.
Nan Patterson will be put on trial in
New York once more to answer charge
of numbering Caesar Young, the wealthy
bookmaker. 1t was announced at the
district attorneys Office that the second
trial of the case would begin April 10.
Henry Stadlander and his wife were
found dead in their home in Grand Rap
ids, Nd. and the police believe that they
committed suicide together.
The president sent to the senate the
nomination of Peter V. DeGraw as
fourth assistant postmaster general
Miss Mary Mahoney, aged 100, pi-
oneer of Wisconsin and resident of La
Crosse since territorial days, is dead.
Col. NJ. ]. Burke, United States consul
at st. Thomas, Ont, since 1897, died of
pneumonia.
During the absence of their mother,
who had gone to the grocery store, two
miles away, fire destroyed the home of
a Finnish teamster at jerks Spur, near
Marquette, Mich, and two children, aged
six and four, persisted.
Fire destroyed large part of the bust
ness district of Sidney, III. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Several ships were wrecked and %
sailors drowned in gale off the Irish
and English coasts.
Direct, 2:05A, former champion pac-
ing stallion, dropped dead. He was
valued at $4,000.
David Starr Jordan in a statement
signed at Honolulu, said Mrs. Jane
death was not due to poison
or to intentional wrongdoing of any per-
son. a.s
Peabody supporters in the Colorado
gubernatorial contest propose that the
legislature seat Peabody under dis
tinct understanding that he will resign
in an hour and turn over the Office to
Lieut.. Gov. Mcdonald.
The isthmian canal commission has
many jobs open at various salaries. The
civil service eligibles will be used as far
as possible.
Witnesses called for the beef inquiry
hearing in Chicago are reported to be
leaving the United States
President Roosevelt's order creating
a board of architects to supervise the
of public buildings in
Washington is contrary to law and may
be withdrawn.
Henry Cyril Paget, marquis of Angle
sey, died at Monte Carlo. The marquis
was notable, through his personal and
financial eccentricities. In the short
space of six years he ran through 81, 500,
900 in addition to his annual income of
upwards of 100000 Last summer the
crash came and it was found that the
unsecured liabilities were over
81 100000.
Nineteen persons dead, two score in
jured, some so seriously that they may
die, and nearly 200 persons temporarily
homeless, is in brief the story of the
burning of tenement on the East side
in New York city.
Judge Watkins, at Bluffton, Ind, over
ruled the motion for new trial and
sentenced William Cook to life impris-
onment for the murder of Preston San
derson.
The attorney for Mrs. Chadwick filed
motion at Cleveland for new trial on
the grounds of errors in admitting in
testimony, excluding compe-
tent testimony, and errors of law in the
trial.
The Nebraska house by vote of 43 to
40, agreed to indefinitely postpone the
bill making it crime to give or accept
railroad passes. This action disposes
of all anti-pass measures, every one be-
ing defeated.
Mrs. w. H. Mosby, of Eldorado, ILL.,,
saturated her clothing with oil and
burned herself to death. She was the
wife of prominent farmer and had only
rocantly rof,1rnad from an aSvlum