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The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
JURY DIsAGREEs.
AFTER Many Hours of Balloting tn.
Jury In the Koch Trial Makes
. Report to that Effect.

New Ulm, Mimi. Jan 2l.-The Koch
jury has agreed to disagree.
After being closeted for over forty
hours they filed into the court room at
$3.50 yesterday morning and announced
70 Judge. .Webber that they were abso
lutely unable to arrive at an agree
ment.
1t was about 9:3o when the jury
sent out word that they were reday te
report. The news flushed about the
city like wild-fire and great CROWD
assembled in the court room and just
ostslde the main door to the jail
A deputy sheriff first brought the
news to Koch, who was sitting in his
cell, apparently well coDtented.
lie arose quickly upon the approach
OF the officer and when told that the
jury would report in few minutes re-
marked:
IF the Jury agreed, Pm all right"
He quickly prepared to go to the
court room and as he passed along the
corridor and out through the vestibule
and sheriff's Office he laughed and joked
with his attendants as though he might
be going on fishing excursion rather
than to a court room where he might
hear himself convicted of murder in the
first degree.
His self control was marvellous and
the nerve he has exhibited throughout
the entire ordeal did not desire him for
a moment, not even when he entered
the court room and hundreds of eyes
we're riveted upon him, noting his
every look and movement.
The disagreement did not come as
much of a surprise to many Even the
prisoner was calm and composed when
the announcement was made.
Judge Webber discharged the jury
men and they Immediately shook hands
with the prisoner, the attorneys who
have interested themselves in the case
and expressed themselves as we'll
pleased that they were through with
their labors.
The last ballot was taken Thursday
night and stood 9 to 3 for acquittal.
1t was apparent at once that an agree
ment was an impossibility, and the
jury retired with the understanding
that they would make a report in the
morning
The first ballot taken by the jury
after their retirement stood to for
acquittal
Judge Webber decided that another
jury must pass upon the remarkable
chain of circumstantial evidence which
connects DIR. Koch with the murder of
Louis A. Gebhardt, and the immediate
disposition of the case was set for
Jan. %.
The judge overruled motion made
by Attorney L. L. Brown for the de-
fense that a new trial be ordered inn
mediately. Mr.. Brown then petitioned
for a new trial not later than Feb /,
hut this aiso was denied.
Gen. Childs announced that the state
would move for change of venue, on
the ground that it would be impossi-
BILE to secure fair and impartial trial
in Brown county.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
To Aid Reserves.

Two bills will be.introduced to the
present legislature relating to the Min
nesota naval reserves. One will be a
code bill for the government of the ma
val militia 1t really will be an amend
ment to the naval reserve bill of 1899,
except that it will provide for an ap-
priation of about $4,000 a year for
maintenance. The reserves will have
the United Safes ship Fern for train
ing ship on Lake Superior next season,
and will i've her or some other gov
ernment vessel permanently. The ma
val reserves have spent $500 themselves,
in addition to what the city of Duluth
and the government has done and are
doing.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27

removed, the conjurer must still retain
hold of the two strings.
Telling his assistants to pull hard, he
releases the strings and at the same time
turns the coat quickly over, so that no
one may see exactly how it was magical
ly removed from the strings. The lit
tie ring is slipped into the waistcoat
pocket while the articles are being re-
moved from the muff.
My next is more of a puzzle than a
trick. Turning back the cloth on the
table the conjurer spreads a handker-
chief on it and then stands an empty de-
canter upside down on the handkerchief.
The trick is to remove the handkerchief
without touching the decanter or up
setting it.
To begin with, the decanter must be
perfectly dry, and the trick is easiest
when a silk handkerchief is used. II
no silk handkerchief is conveniently at
hand, borrow the finest handkerchief in
the room. The trick is done by grasp
ing the handkerchief with the first
fingers and thumbs about couple Of
inches from the decanter, and then pull
ing gently, but with series of short,
sharp jerks. When the piece Of hand
kerchief first taken up has become slack
(because the piece under the decanter
has been pulled away the handkerchief
must be again grasped near the decanter
and the operation repeated.
DAVID DHvANT.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
Kidnapped.

Brainerd, Mimi, Jan. 1S.-Edith
Schilb, 9 years old, was kidnapped at
the Lincoln school yesterday morning.
A tall, slender woman, attractive of
face, and dressed in black, called at
the school house shortly after 9 o'clock
and asked to see the child. When the
little one came to the woman, the lat
ter seized her and, placing her in a
buggy, drove away. The vehicle was
traced to Crow Wing, where it was
learned the woman and child had
taken train for the east.
From her appearance, it is believed
the woman was the mother of the
child, which was deserted when six
months old The child was taken by
John Schilb. He and his wife reared
the little one, and always led her to
believe they were her parents.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
M. ROUVIER is CALLED.
President Loubet of France Asks Him
to Form New Ministry-Two
Probable Members.

Paris, Jan. 23.-President Loubet
morning sent for N. Rourior
and invited him to form a new cab
met. M. Rouvier replied that he
would consult with his friends and
make known his determination at the
earliest possible moment. This is
expected to lead to the formation OF
a Rouvier ministry after he has as
sured himself that he has sufficient
support to command a ma. .ority in the
chambers.
The selection of NJ. Rouvier will be
construed as an effort to secure the
conciliation of the various elements
upon less aggressive policy than
heretofore. The president gave sig
nificant evidence of his desire fol-
moderation during the visit of the
parliamentary delegation which ex-
pressed coincidence on the recent
death of his mother. M. Loubet said
he never had greater need of comfort
and sympathy, and was glad of the OPP
portunity to make an appeal to the
representatives of parliament for unity,
concord and reconciliation, which were
so necessary to-day in the superior in
terest of the republic and the country
President Loubet asked M. Rouvier
to secure the cooperation of M. Sar-
rien, and afterwards M. Rouvier had
lengthy meeting with M. Sarrien.
This led to the inference that M.
Sarrien will enter the cabinet prob
ably as minister of justice. Foreign
Minister Delcasse will probably re-
main at the head of foreign affairs.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27

the end. The emperors advisers,
however, declare he must put down
the agitation with a firm hand, and
that. if be yields, as Louis XVI. did
at Versailles, all may be lost. The
present resolution of the government
is not to give way.
May Close All Bakeries.
While many drunken rows have oc-
CURED and a number of men have
been injured, no serious collisions
had been reported up to Saturday
morning. An enormous number OF
arrests of known revolutionists took
place during Friday night. An at
tempt will be made to close all the
bakeries in order to threaten the city
with famine. The workmen are also
reported to have decided to cut the
telephone and telegraph wires and cut
off st. Petersburg altogether from
communication with the outside
world.
Refuse Eight-Hour Day.
The employers, after conferences
with the ministry of finance, deter
mined to offer concessions in wages
and other conditions of labor to in
dividual employees, but declared 1t
was impossible to grant an eight-hour
day without general legislation af-
fecting competitors and price regula-
tons for piecework. Compliance with
the employees demands for payment
of wages during the strike was held
to be out of the question, and the en-
ployers declined also to permit of
dictation of terms by other than their
own employees. They express the be-
lief that most of their employees were
desirous of accepting the concessions
and returning to work if they could
be assured of safety from personal
injury.
1t is learned that NJ. Witte, presi
dent of the council of ministers, is
determined opponent of the strikers,
Prince Sviatopolk-Mirski has ceased
to exercise his functions as minister
of the interior, and the business of
that department is being conducted
through the ministry of finance.
City in Darkness.
The city was in darkness in the
early part of Friday evening, the men
employed at the electric lighting sta
tions joining the strikers. Later SOL
diers were put to work, and at seven
o'clock the lights were turned On.
The agitation has been carried on
with remarkable absence of actual
violence. the committee of the union
having issued instructions that every
thing be done as quietly as possible,
and that no personal violence be 0f-
fered the police. Street traffic in the
leading thoroughfares is hardly in
terfered with, the demonstrators fill
ing the streets politely making way
for passing sledges.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
News Notes

New rules for the pardon board are
made in a house bill.
State employment bureaus are pro-
vided for in house bill.
Duluth national bank teller and
$4,000 are missing and defalcation is
charged.
Duluth citizens are engaged in a
court house site war. The conten-
ton is between those who would like
to have the new half-million-dollar
court house built on the old court
house site, and those who would have
it on site nearer the business CEN
ter
1t has been definitely decided by
the Standard Lumber company, of
Bemidji, not to erect saw mill on
the reservation, as originally planned.
All logs will be shipped by rail to
Grand Rapids and foated down the
Mississippi to the company's mills
at Dubuque.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
A Reign of Terror,

st. Petersburg, Jan. 21.-With the
Russian capital seemingly on the verge
of an incipient revolution, thousands
of workmen parading the streets, agi7
tators and fanatics sowing the seeds
of disorder, half the city in dark
ness and without fire protection
owing to wal-.outs, the situation
was hourly growing more tense when
the authorities decided last night to
adopt energetic measures to preserve
order, prevent rioting and overawe the
violent minded, at the same time seek
ing to placate the striking workmen
satisfaction of their demands in so far
as they are just and reasonable, thus
acting with combined firmness and
yoodoratiOn
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
Beet Sugar,

Eight and one-half million pounds of
sugar is the estimated output of sugar
at the Minnesota Beet Sugar company
mill, st. Louis Park, for the season OF
1904. The crushing period, which
usually lasts about 100 days and ends
about Jan. 1, will this year continue
about ten days longer, marking the
season as the most successful in the
history of the industry. The per cent
of sugar in last years beets averaged
1873, varying from II to 1875. The
quality of the sugar is chemically
pure" and has been pronounced by
New York experts as the finest on the
market.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
Thieves at the Capitol.

Vandals and thieves are already get
ting in their work at the new capitol
building. Among the crowds of peo-
pie who have visited the structure in
the past two weeks there have been
some whose instinct for curios was
stronger than conscience. The capitol
commission employees have already
missed several of the ornamental brass
doorknobs with which the building is
fitted
Some bold persons seem to have
actually walked away with handsome
chairs. The new capitol is full of
work men and men are carrying furni-
ture in and out every day, so almost
any one can pick up chair and walk
out with it and not attract attention.
Either some furniture has gone astray
in delivery, or else some thief has taken
chances by carrying chairs away in
plain sight of hundreds of people.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
Two Brothers Murdered.

Rapid City, S. D., Jan. 2l.-News
has lust reached here of the murder of
the Cain brothers, two bachelors, who
lived at the Tamarack mine, fifteen
miles west of this city.
The murder is the greatest mystery.
It is known that the brothers had
trouble with certain friends, and they
are suspected of the crime. The mes
SAGE states that the bodies have the APP
nearance of having been dubbed to
death. One theory is that they were
murdered for the wagonload of mer-
chaEdise, recently purchased in this
city.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
had been cut and knotted together.


had been cut and knotted together.
And now to do the trick. Previously
placing the prepared string in his left
trousers pocket, the conjurer asks one
of the audience to ioln the piece that
he has cut into three equal lengths.
"Join them with granny knot" he
suggests casually. Ills reason for say
ing this is that in granny knot-a
knot made simply BY tying the ends OF
the string round eacn other-the ends
stick out, and thus resemble most close
ly the imitation knots on the piece of
string in his pocket
When the second knot is tied the
conjurer remarks: you've left the
ends rather long. l will clip them a
bit" Saying this, he feels in his left
trousers pocket for a knife, inci-
dentally drawing out and concea1ing
| in the palm of his hand the prepared
| piece of string. Now anyone can see
that it is not a very difficult matter
| for the conjurer to substitute the
string while he is trimming the knots.
The prepared piece of string, which
everyone imagines to be the piece they
have Just seen knotted, is now held at
each end by one of the audience.
81 am going to cover these knots
with two handkerchiefs," says the con-
jurer. Here he puts his hand in his
pocket, takes out handkerchief, at
the same time dep,siting there the
genuinely cut and Knotted string.
Having borrowed the second hand
kerchief, the conjurer covers over the
imitation knots. He then puts his
hand underneath them and unties the
imitation knots, removes the little
spare pieces of string, and conceais
them in his hand. A whisk OF the
handkerchiefs, and the string is dis
closed whole, and free from Knots.
The next trick is great favorite with
eonjurers who perform on race courses,
but I alter their version Of it to make it
more easy.
This Is what apparently happens. The
conjurer takes two pieces of string
about three yards long. Ut will be no.
ticed that I am describing tricks which
q man can easily put in his pocket when
going out to dinner) He passes these
strings round for examination, and then
asks lady to lend him muff. He gives
the ends of the strings to some one to
hold. Following this, the conjurer
passes the strings through the muff, and
openly ties them together by making
two or three knots.
The next move is to borrow sundry
small articles from the audience, such
as keys, rings and watches, and to tie
these on outside the muff.
The conjurer now asks the ladies' per-
mission to remove his coat, or he may go
out into the hall and borrow an over
coat He holds the coat up with the lin
ing facing himself, and places it over the
muff. ThenE1 draws one set of ends of
the two strings through one sleeve and
one set through the other.
At this stage of the trick he invites an
other member of the audience to come
and help him by holding his (the con-
iurer's) ends of the strings. He next
requests the person on his left to give
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
MINNESOTA NEWS
State Fair Officers.

The three-day meeting of the state
agricultural society closed with ous'-
ness session, during which the electlon
of officers took place President u
N. Cosgrove of LIE Sueur and First vice
President B. f. Nelson of Minneapolis
were reelected by acclamation ana T.
NJ. Griggs of St Paul was elected Sec
ond vice president.
The Office of second vice president IS
the ST. Pau office of the society, anu
has been filled during the past six years
by Chester B. Smith, Mr.. Smith was a
candidate for another term and Mr..
Griggs was presented as the represen-
tative of the jobbers and the manu-"
facturers. Mr.. Griggs was elected oJ
a vote of 122 to "a.
Two new members of the board Oh
managers were elected. 6. w. Patter-
son of Worthington was chosen IN
place of J. c. Curryer of ST. Paul, and
d. S. Hall of Buffalo Lake was chosen
to succeed N S. Gordon of Crookston.
Both will hold office for three years.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27

Gov. johnson has been asked repeat
edly since election that he allow his
name and picture to be used upon cigar
smokes.
More than one dozen applications of
of this nature have been received by
Frank A. Day, private secretary, and
like applications for office, they have
been placed on file until the governor
gets leisure to decide whether he
wants to go down to posterity as the
champion of the weed.
Gov. johnson has been too busy to
give them thought, but it IS inti-
mated that the manufacturs will have
to cast around for a new name for
their products
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27

BY laundering the air, Vice President
Bope, of the Carnegie Steel company,
declares he will bring about reVolu-
ton in the manufacture OF pig iron,
increasing the output and lowering the
cost from one to two dollars a ton.
The air is to be thoroughly dried be-
fore being forced into the furnaces
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
Other Countries Treated the Sam

Other Countries Treated the Sam
Washington, Jan. 23.-It is learned
that not only has President Castro
terminated his negotiations with Min
lister Bowen relating to a settlement
of the issues between the United States
and Venezuela, but he has done the
same with the diplomatic representa-
tives of the European powers, also
charged with negotiations touching
claims of their own governments of
a like character.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
Roosevelt to Receive Degree.

Troy, N. Y, Jan. 23.-President
Roosevelt, who is stated to have ac-
cepted the invitation of Williams COL
lege to attend the commencement in
June, will receive the degree of LII. D.
The president will reach Williams
town on June 20 and 81, and remain
a day or two as the guest of President
Henry Hopkins. He will then go to
Cambridge to attend commencement
at Harvard and the twenty-fifth ami
versary of the graduation of his
class.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
Banks Closes It's Doors

Lancaster, Pa, Jan. 23.-The city
Saving Fund and Trust company, of
this city, Saturday posted on its doors
notice of suspension. In a notice
posted on the doors the directors de-
clare their confidence that all debts
will be paid in full
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27

Can you gimme a bite, maam?
said the ragged hobo. I'm hungry
enuff ter eat hoss.
81 regret to say" replied the kind
lady, that we are just out of horses;
but I'll call the dog"
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27

To begin with, the conjurer takes
from his pocket piece of string about
a yard long. He openly cuts this twice,
making three pieces Of equal length.
He next ties these pieces together, and
lets two of the audience hold the ends,
or he may tie them to two chairs. The
conjurer then throws handkerchiefs
over the two knots, places his hand on
them for a second, whisks the hand
kerchiefs away, disclosing the string
whole and free from knots.
The secret of this trick lies in the
fact that another piece Of string was
substituted for the piece that had been
cut and joined. Concealed in his left
pocket the conjurer had a piece of
string similar in length, whole, but
knotted to give the appearance of hav-
ing been cut. To do this, fold the
string into three pieces Of equal
length, then take two short pieces of
string, and tie one piece tightly at the
first bend, and the other piece at the Sec
ond. A string treated thus looks as If it
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
Former Premier Dead

Buda-Pesth, Jan. 23.-Count Julius
Szapary, former premier of Hungary
and at one time president of the Hun
garian delegation, died Saturday at
Abbazia, Austria.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
Pensions.

Excellent work has been done by the
adjutsnt generals department in Sc
curing pensions for soldiers, their WI
dows and families, according to the re-
port on pensions for the last two years
issued by the department. The work
has been under the supervision of Maj.
Oscar Seebach, assistant adjutant gen.
eral
During the last two years there were
filed 1882 new claims, of which ess
were granted and 294 rejected. A COM
parison with the reports of other years
shows that this is the greatest number
of pensions ever granted through the
agency CT the adjutant generals office
in the history of the state.
The report shows an increase Of 800
per cent over the work done in this di-
vision during the previous year. The
claims granted during the last two
years represent an aggregate annual
income to the pensioners of $3i,53o.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
THE MIJFF TRICK.

ID The strings are tied on to the muff.
(2) Secret of trick; the two pieces are really
folded separately in half and then joined In
the center by the ring; ring is afterwards
removed under cover Of coat and muff. 90
The various objects are really tied on to
muff; process of untying the knots and re-
leasing articles very simple.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27
legislative Notes.

rba abolition of 10 per cent month
,.an ;nstitl,tions which advance money
on assignments of salary, is the purpose
of a biii introduced by Representative ].
r. Mannix of Minneapolis.
A. ofscial investigation of the provi-
s,o,,s made by the capitol commission for
tha State department of public instruction
in the new building was ordered by the
house and senate
~ Mre Robert Seymour to succeed her
% s'a,f On the state art board and Harry w.
Zones of Minneapolis also to succeed HIM
self on the same board.
parsons in custody of a person convict
20 q crime or connected with court by
wbich he was convicted can make only
signed written recommendations to, to the ne
SRenTasentatiye S.aeT i j. r. Morley.
The Ely miner., 1905-01-27

HOSE who wish to learn how
to perform some interesting
, tricks with the least posi-
BILE trouble and expense to
themselves, will, I hope,
gain a few hints from this
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
The Value of Adyertisinr.

One of the largest advertisers in
London says: "Wl once hit upon nov
el expedient for ascertaining over what
area our adveI tsemcnts were read
We published couple of half column
ads, in which we purposely misstated
half dozen historical facts. In less
than week we received between 300
and 400 letters from all parts of the
country, from people wishing to know
why on earth we kept such consum-
mate idiot who knew so little about
English history. The letters kept pour
ing in for three or four weeks. 1t was
one of the best paying ads. we ever
printed, but we did not repeat our ex-
pertinent, because the one | refer to
served its purpose. Our letters came
from schoolboys, girls, professors, cler.
gymen, school teachers and in two in
stances from eminent men who had a
worldwide reputation. | was more i'm.
pressed with the value of advertising
from those two advertisements than |
should have been by volumes of the
cries"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
Sailing Babies.

In some parts of Europe and Asia
there is a peculiar custom of sailing
new born babes, according to the Dun
dee Advertiser. When a baby is born
among the Armenians of Russia the
nurse takes the infant and covers the
entire skin with very fine salt. This
salt is left on the baby for three hours
or more, and then the child is washed
with warm water. In Asia Minos there
is tribe of people living in the noun
tains who do even worse than this.
They salt their new born babies and
leave the salt on them for twenty-four
hours. The modern Greeks sprinkle
salt on their babies. This practice of
sailing babies is an ancient custom
1t has its rise in superstition, of course
The mothers think that salting insures
their children's health and strength
and that it will keep evil spirits away
from them. Even in some parts of
Germany salt is still used on the child
at birth.