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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
THEODORE THOMAS DEAD.
Well-Known Leader of Chicago Or
chestra Passes Away After
Short Illness.

Chicago, JAN 5-Theodore Thomas
creator and director of the Chicago or
chestra. and one of the worlds greatest
and best musicians, is dead. He died
at ten minutes before six o'clock
Wednesday morning at the family home
in this city, after a brave battle of less
than two weeks against a severe attack
of pneumonia.
Just one week ago last Friday the
splendid new home of the great orches-
ira that Theodore Thomas had created
had been opened to an admiring and ap-
plauding public. In gratitude to this
great orchestra maker Chicago had sub
scribed the fund of $750,000 and erected
tlis splendid temple consecrated to the
art OF music.
Theodore Thomas was born at Essen,
Germany, October II, 1885, and made his
debut as violinist in Germany at the
age of ten years. The same year, 1S45.
he came to America and gained repu-
tation as solo violinist at great New
York concerts and in tour of the south
He inaugurated orchestral concerts in
1854 and three years later, in 1867, he
FOUNDED the Thomas orchestra, main
tanning the organization until 1858.
Previously, in 1862, he had been elected
leader of the Brooklyn Philharmonic
scciety, and. q 1877, of the New York
Philharmonic society, and he held thef
posts too, u Ill 1891 almost continu,.
ons,u FROM III ,e Ys ssctsqs &
ductor of the American Opera company
and eom 1873 to 1898 conducted the BIZ
ennial Cincinnati musical festivals. He
was musical director of the worlds fair
in 1893.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
Member Unseated.

Boston, Jan. 5.-The Massachusetts,
legislature organized for the session of
1905 Wednesday. The house adopted a
resolution unseating Representative
Thomas F. Curley, of the Seventeenth
Suffolk district Curley is serving jail
sentence for fraud against the United
States government in connection with
civil service examinations. He was
prisoner when elected last November.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
PREPARE FOR ACTIVE TRADE.
Merchants Generally Find Business
Conditions to Be Very I
Is Favorable.

New York, Jan. 7-R G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade says: aside
from some hesitation at the south ow-
ing to the recent fall in the price of COT
ton, business conditions are favorable
and optimistic sentiments are evidenced
by extensive preparations for active
trade. AS annual reports appear it is
found that the closing months of 1904
made much better exhibit than the
first half, which starts the new year
with smaller stocks of goods in, the
hands of dealers, assuring liberal con-
tracts in the near future for replenish-
ing supplies.
Failures for the week numbered 29O
in the United States, against 400 last
year, and rs in Canada, compared with
81 year ago.
Bradstreet's says: "Seasonable quiet
rules distribution at present. Consid-
Grafton of past favorable results and
preparations for what is confidently
hoped to be a prosperous years trade
engrosses wholesalers and jobbers. But
tressing the expectations of satisfac-
tory spring trade to come are the fair
volume of orders already booked in lead
ing lines of dry goods, shoes, clothing
and kindred articles and the generally
small stocks reported carried in final
distributors hands. Western jobbers'
stocks are reported 10 to 80 per cent.
smaller than year ago at this date, and
this fact, coupled with the knowledge
that the coming three and six months
business will compare with a reduced
volume year ago, leads to the belief
that comparisons from now on will
favor the present year."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13

]. c. Barclay, Of the Western Union
Telegraph Co., and formerly of Chica-
go, has perfected a mechanism to
send kilograms by typewriter. It
needs no knowledge Of the Morse code
and no receiver at the other end, an
other typewriter putting it down as
sent. The system has been in opera
ton between New York and Buffalo.
Briefly, the invention consists of an
appliance to an ordinary typewriter,
by which a person sending from one
city has his message printed by SIM
liar typewriter at the other end Of
the line.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
Found Guilty.

Washington, Jan. 6.-James M. A.
Watson, clerk employed in the office of
former Auditor Petty, of the District of
Columbia, was declared guilty on two
indictments. which alleged embezzle-
ment of $12,S26 of district funds in 1901.
The total amount he is accused of hav-
ing appropriated to his own use is esti-
mated at $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13

Public School Number 1873, corner
OF Houston and Lewis streets, New
York city, is the largest public school
in the world. 1t has "a class-rooms
and $500 pupils, $500 boys and 1000
girls. They are Of many races, and
come from many countries, Austria,
Canada, England, France, Germany,
Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Roumania,
Russia, Servia, Switzerland, Venezu-
ella, the West Indies, and still others.
This school is a miniature United
States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
Prominent Man Indicted.

Portland, Ore. Jan. George H. VIII
liams, ex-chief justice of Oregon ter
ritory, ex-United States senator from
the state of Oregon, attorney general in
President Grants second cabinet, and
present mayor of Portland, was indicted
for malfeasance in Office in failing to en-
force the statutes regulating gambling.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
Takes His Medicine.

Savannah, ILL.,, Jan. 7.-William My
ers. awaiting a second trial here for the
murder of Wayland F. Bennett, OF
Thomson, in September, appeared be-
fore Judge Heard and withdrew his plea
of not guilty, entered at the trial in No
vember. He then plead guilty to the
charge of murder and was sentenced to
the penitentiary for life at hard labor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
Three Killed.

Hazleton, Pa, Jan. 5.-William H..
Swank, engineer; Robert Turner, fire
man, and Reuben Mecham, a brakeman
on a Lehigh Valley railroad coal train,
were instantly killed near Weatherly,
Pa, early Wednesday by the derailment
of the engine and % loaded cars which
it was hauling.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13

Though the villages are taking the
bulk of lace making from Nottingham,
the finishing of the raw product and
the marketing of the completed ar
ticle still remain, and are in no dam
ger of being lost. All the facilities for
finishing are centered in Nottingham,
and the work can not be done cheaper
elsewhere
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13

The largest clock in the world is in
Elizabeth, N. j. The dial is 38 feet
in diameter and the hands Is feet
long. The tower, which was built ex-
pressly for the clock, is $50 feet high.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
Presentment Withdrawn.

Philadelphia. Jan. 6.-The presenters
of Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, of the Cen
trail Pennsylvania diocese of the Prot
estant Episcopal church, who have not
repudiated the paper filed against him,
formally withdraw the charges in
writing" made against the bishop by
friends of Rev. DR.. 1. N. w. Irvine, the
deposed priest. They reserve the right
to present new Charges in writing"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13

The idea of uniting all the RAILWAYS
IN Germany under one management
appears lately to have gained ground.
1t will be remembered that Prince
Bismarck desired to have the empire
both own and manage all the German
railways, but was prevented from &C.
comprising his desire by the South
ern German governments, which fear.
ed to give too great powers to the EN-.
pire and to Prussia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
TAYLOR Appointed Judge.

Washington, Jan. 6. = President
Roosevelt has appointed Robert w. Tay-
lor, formerly a representative in the
house from the old Mckinley district, as
United States district judge of the north
ern. district of Ohio to succeed Francis
j. Wing, resigned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13

The Alhambra music hall, London,
placed at it's door a box with slot
in it for the receipt of suggestions
from patrons for the name of new
exhibition to be given. When the box
was finally opened a number of coins
were found in it, contributed by peo-
pie who thought it had been placed
at the door for some charitable pur.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
Kined Inv Penknife Stab.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. Tom Brad
ley, of Marquisville, died at the Mercy
hospital of severe abdominal WOUND
inflicted by a penknife, and Beverly
Walker, his assailant, is held in the
county Jail on the charge OF murder.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13

The total value of the imports into
Ine g9tea Kingdom from the United
States was $61O,563,26O in 1903.
against $634,s0S,005 in 19O2-a de-
crease Of $24,244,745-and sos OF 1926
in 1904 decrease of $94,514,O65.
British exports of all kinds to the
United States during the same period
totaled, in 1901, s1SS,255, $50; in 1902,
$215, 405, 1865, and in 1903, $2OS, O26 ,o3O.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
GUILTY OF MURDER
IS THEIR VERDICT
JURY AT RISING SUN, IND, CON-
VICTs JAMES GILLESPIE OF
AWFUL CRIME.
Finds Him Guilty of Killing His Twin
Sister, and Sentences Him to I'M
prisonment for Life Spectators
Cheer the Verdict.

Rising Sun, Ind, Jan. 6.-James Gill
lespie, who with his sister, Mrs. Belle
Seward and Mr., and Mrs. Myron Bac-
hour was indicted for the murder OF his
twin sister, Miss Elizabeth Gillespie, on
the night of December s, 1903, was found
guilty Thursday night and sentenced to
life Imprisonment The other three de-
PENDANTS will be tried separately later.
This was the second trial of James Gill
lespie. At tho former trial year ago,
the four defenoants were tried together,
but the jury failed to agree and was dis
missed. SINCE then Mrs. Seward and
Mr., and Mrs. Harbour were admitted 60
bail, but in tho case of James Gillespie
bail wasTefusei When the case again
came before Il rltt about five weeks
ago James de led a separate trial,
which was grf This trial was Bit
terly fought out.
Sso~~es
s N..,.ng sum- yJs. .--sslds>y ~ l..e-ss
over lledra ras. ON Tor a new trial for
James Gillespiek onvicted of tire murder
of his twin sister. Elizabeth. Gillespie
then prayed for IAN appeal to the supreme
court, which wfas granted, and so days
were given in (which to file his bill of
exceptions. Judge Cornet then SEN
fenced Gillespie to Imprisonment in the
penitentiary for life The cases of My
ron Barbour, Belle Seward and Carrie
Barbour were continued until the March
term of the Ohio county court.
The Crime.
Miss Elizabeth Gillespie was shot on
the night of December s, 1903, while in
the parlor of her home preparing to en-
terrain the WOman's Literary club of
Rising Sun. The assassin fired through
a front window with a double-b arreled
shotgun, inf1ictng wounds on the head
of the woman which resulted in her
death several hours later. The only per-
son in the horse at the time was the
aged mother d the victim. Several wit
nesses testified that James and Eliza
beth had many quarrels previous to the
murder and that James left home 20
board with arother sister after one of
these quarrels Experts claimed that
the wounds were inflicted with a 16-
gauge shotgun and the prosecution
brought forward witnesses who testified
that James Gillespie was the owner of
the only 16-gauge shotgun in Rising
Sun
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13

The commerce of Switzerland with
the United States was not as favor
able to the latter as in former years.
Inc imports from the United States
TO Switzerland decreased $685., 27O,
while the exports to the United
States increased $1,576,391. Switzer.
land bought of us $4,2O9,O52 worth of
raw cotton and returned it to us in
manufactured articles valued at SILL
o24 265
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
Penalty for dripping"

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. tn Tue
state legislature Representative TuDDs'
of Usage, introduced a Dill 10 pronio,'
the practice of tipping walters at no.e en
and restaurants under penalty OF SoVo'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13

An ingenious thief who secreted
himself in a trunk addressed to the
freight station at Smichow, in Austria,
was captured after he had filled the
trunk with miscellaneous valuables
from other luggage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13

In Northern China ice is often saved
through the summer from a winter
supply, and in some Of the coast cities
of Central and Southern China ice is
to be had through the summer from
stocks brought from the north in win
ter. But in the large inland cities OF
Central and Southern China there is
little or no ice throughout the long
and hot summer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
Wants Envoy to Morocco

washington, Jan. 6.-Secretary Hay,
through the secretary of the treasury.
has asked congress to appropriate 81 500
annually to provide for an envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary to Morocco.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
Production of Gold Coins.

Philadelphia, Jan. 4.-The largest pro-
duction of gold coins in the history Of
the Philadelphia mint was that of the
calendar year just closed. The total
number of gold coins minted was $685.
957, with a value of $129, ,42S.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13

~ ~, 1903 France imported s155, ooo,-
oyO worth of manufactured goods, Of
winch he United States furnished
100000 worth. or only little over
y per cent. of the total. During the
same period the United States sent
I" foreign countries $425,000,OOO
worth OF the products of American
nlliis and workshops, of which but 4
per cent. were exported to France.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
CITY. Hall Burned

Springfield, Mass, Jan. THE city
hall, valued at more than $4,000, was
completely destroyed by fire in less than
an hour Friday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
Died at Are of 107

Marinette, Wis, Jan. 5.--Mrs. Mar
garet Downey, of Marinette, age 1O7,
died at Pentoga, Mich, while visiting her
daughter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
Niedringhaus for Senator.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 6.-The re-
publican caucus nominated Niedring
haus for senator. insuring his election.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
LITTLE PROSPECT
FOR EARLY Peace
BOTH RUSSIA AND JAPAN AP-
PARENTLY DETERMINED TO
PRESS THE WAR.
Gen. Stoessel Surrenders Port Arthur,
and Arranges Terms of Capitula-
ton with Gen. Nogi-Japs Take
Possession of Fallen City.

London, Jan. "a dispatch to the
Daily Express from st. Petersburg says
that at a meeting Of the council yester-
day, presided over by the car, 1t was
decided to continue the war with re-
newed energy. Gen. Kuropatkin is to
be reinforced by 100000 men before the
end of February. The transport capacl-
ties of the transsiberian railway are to
be increased by the use of new type OF
car. 1t also was decided to recall Ad-
miral Rojestvensky Immediately. The
car and the council were unanimous
in declaring, it is said, that the closing
of the war now would be Incompatible
with Russia's dignity. Determination
was expressed to continue hostilities I'M
til Russian arms had achieved decisive
vii
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13

At the Williams iron mine, on the
Algoma Central railway, north of the
500, n2-- bodies or bands off Senatite
ore have been struck These show a
totSl az % feet of clean ore with an
sSSitiona Lien feet on 50 of second
- $500, - ii-.--s - Nas- e GO faot.
his Is an entirely new field and If
m bodies prove to be continuous may
favolop Importance. =
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-13
BISHOP SPALD|NC
IS SERIOUSLY I'LL
WELL-KNoWN PRELATE Is SUE.
FERING FROM STROKE OF
PARALYSIS.

Attacked by the Disease in His Resi-
dence at Peoria, Ill.-His Condition.
While Serious, Is Not Considered
to Be Dangerous.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
ONE SWEET SONG OF
FAIR MISSISSIPPI
An Editor Mounts a Rainbow and Writes
as He Feels.

mississippi! There is music in the
name. Mississippi! The home of the
free, the land OF noble women and brave
men, the synonym Of hospitality. Her
fame for health, culture, congeniality
and prosperity has gone abroad. Her
educational advantages are among the
best, and her climatic conditions are
recognized az being ideal. She is the
only State in the Union where every
thing grows bountifully and probably,
and her shipping facilities are Of the
best. Az an agricultural and industrial
state she is unsurpassed, and destruc-
tive floods and drouths, pestilence and
famine are unknown; seed time and
harvest faileth not and poverty is un-
heard Of. Geographically she is the
center OF the earth. She's the grandest
commonwealth on earth. To live within
her borders, to know her history and to
associate with her whole-souled people
is to love her. and to love her means to
make her your home, sweet home.
the Kinds County Gazette.
All very true, but the half has not
been told. The old state is great from
end to end, but the Garden of Eden, it
is thought, was located in the Delta. At
least, il it was not it should have been,
and what is more it was doubly blest by
the kindliest touch of the Creator.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
Echo OF the sully Failure.

Daniel J. Sully's failure for millions
carried many men down 10 ruin, includ.
ing Col y. p. b. Morse and +. r. Fagan,
bis partners and intimate friends.
These gentlemen, after snrrendering ali
their worldly goods 10 satisfy the spec.
nIatlve debts created by Sully counter
to his agreement with them, are now
again planning their personal business
affairs. Just as soon as Col. Morse 80.
cures his formal discharge by the New
York bankruptcy court, and backed BY
ample capital furnished by friends, he
viii complete the organization Of tho
Dig Southern Cotton Corporation and
start 1t in business. Mr.. Pagan has
asked for and secured his reinstatement
to membership in the New Orleans cot.
Ton exchange, and will re-engage in tho
cotton business in New Orleans. He OBJ
tained bis court release some days ago.
So bitter is the feeling against SulIy
that the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
subjected Mr.. Fagan to searching In
in order TO ascertain wheth-
ar or not he still had aillliation with him.
Mr.. Pagan proving his skirts clear, was
was readmitted.
1t is stated that Mr., Fagan has formed
N advantageous connection with somo
'ew York capitalist.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
THE GOV. OF MISS,
\ TO THE GOV. OF GA.
Governor pardam4n Wires 10 tn,
Governor OF Georgia.

Governor Nardlman the other day
wired the following picturesque message
te Governor Terrell of GeorEa:
Permit mo to congratulate the white
people of Georgia upon the character ol
their chief executive and to commend,
my dearsir, most heartily. y0ur con luct
in refusing TO allow the state of Georgia
to be dishonored by being represented by
a negro military company This act will
bring down upon your DEVOTED head the
seycrcst conformation of The misnrornr.
cd ncgro-phiIists of the north, the Office
bribed referees Of the south, and a few
broad minded and patriotic Office holders
and political preach rs Of both sections,
but nino-tenths of the decent, liberty
loving, scIt-re5pecting white people Of
the South commend your act, ! thank
God that few Of tho faithful old guard
are with Us still, southern gentlemen in
authority who cannot be bsibed with
federal patronage or dcbluched with
presidential Hattery.'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04

The wide and spontaneous success
which met the coming of Archie L.
Shepard's Moving Pictures on it's initial
tour South has encouraged the manage.
ment to respond to the numerous appeals
for temperance Of the company here.
This time, however, we are to be visited
by the big No. 1 Company. which has
previously confined its route to the
larger cities Of the East. 1t is the Or
ganiEation foremost in Picture enter
tainment, having the greatest variety
OF high grade subjects seen on the stage.
No expense has been spared In making
this entertainment the first OF its kind
in the country, and the warmth Of well
come given in the East has proven to
the management the merits Of present.
Ing the best OF its kind on earth. At
the Greenwood Opera House Friday
February 10th.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
committee Claims Control Of n.
ioornouS Cotton Pool.
AO0OI TIE SURPLUS CROP.
: acts concerning Immense Immls,,.
TO" S''t'0utO Be Erected IN
the Crescent City.

New Orleans, Feb, :, The e,oco,ir.
commit &c Of the iust.iormed southo,,,
cotton Association has declared Tint /,
must nave control OF the "two mllllon
oaI' pool formed last weak NJ Naw ~
lo'o' TO take care Of the surplus cottoo
crop of l0Oi-l9Oj, and while Rrown !.
ais will manipulate the deal, that !,
''"'' DC "noer the supervision Of thu
committee ora subcommittee thereof.
especially appointed for the uuroose'
when the first announcement of tho
aeaI was sprung in the Daily states.
the news crcated furor and Tho mar.
bet responded in kind, and while tbe
price has vacillated considerably, far.
m'rs are hopeful that the relegation .,
'ne surplus will have tho long desired
eilect. In view Of the fact that THAR
own executive committee will have the
controlling hand, they are especially
SahEoIne OF safe results. II ID said that
the deal was threshed ont by tho
Now Orleans leaders over their lunch
at tho Merchants Club In the top Of tho
lo'' '''bernia Bank building, overlook.
ing the cotton exchange, and in this res
Poct was characteristic OF the start Of
Son'o OF the biggest deals IN New Or.
i'ahs, over dinner, coffee aud cigars.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-04
ARMOUR BRANCH
FOR GREENWOOD,
Material on the Ground for Modem
Structure.

The branch house Of the Armour Pack-
ing Company for Greenwood, spoken 81
in the Commonwealth on December y,
Is near a reality, the material for the
construction being on tho ground, ac-
cording to local manager Paul Burt.
The building will be located on site
near the Y. g. NJ. v. depot and will be :
double story brick structure, fitted up
with cold storage, etc, modelled after
nearly all their other houses throughout
the country.
With the completion Of the building,
which will be at an early day, the COM
pany will handle full line Of their pro-
ducts from this point, including their
fresh and cured meats as well as canned
goods.