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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
BANK CASHIER SUICIDES.
Examination of Books Shows Institu-
ton Insolvent and Leads
to His Act.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 19.-After an in
vestigation of the books of the Enter
prise national bank, of Beaver avenue,
Allegheny, which disclosed that the
bank was insolvent, T. Lee Clark, cash
Ter of the institution for years, went to
his home and killed himself. An hour
before the announ cement of his death
was received at the bank telegram
came from the comptroller of the cur
rency at Washington to close the doors
and appointed Bank Examiner John B.
Cunningham as receiver.
Following closely on the order Of ex-
citing events in lower Allegheny came
the announcement of the president of
the bank, Fred Gwinner, that Clark
had loaned thousands of dollars to
Pennsylvania politicians; that he him
self had endorsed note for $4,000 on
Tuesday for Clark. The bank has
state deposits which will amount to
about 100000, of which $39S.000 is in
the checking or active account, and the
rest is state sinking funds. Mr.. Gwin-
ner in his statemert said: Nearly
100000 of the 100000 state deposits
of our bank is out on paper of state
politicians. w. H. Andrews has bor-
rowed nearly 100000; Frank j. Tor
rance has borrowed considerable. l do
not know how much. But the bank is
solvent"
According to the examiners report,
the resources and liabilities of the En-
terprise bank, in the last report, made
August 25, were $2,973, 1886 each.
Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 21.-It is asserted
that one of the borrowers from the En-
terprise national bank of Allegheny
was Senator Boies Penrose. The bank
is said to hold note for SIS 900 bearing
his signature.
Philadelphia, Oct. 21.-United States
Senator Boies Penrose Friday night
denied emphatically the rumors con-
Meeting him with loans from the En-
terprise bank of Allegheny.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

Jul Lu, police censor, has been
dismissed from Office forever by an
imperial edict for disoheying the i'm
perial order not to examine by torture,
and also for his great cruelty always
in dealing with prisoners" says the
Pekin Times. He had been nick
named Jul Forty, as he always started
out by giving prisoners forty blows.
Recently a man died while receiving
100 blows by his orders, which caused
Jul Lu to be reported by the Pekin
censorate, and the result has been the
edict of dismissal" ......
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
SENATOR MUST STAND TRIAL
George E. Green, of New York, Com
manded to Appear for Pro-
ceedings.

Washington, Oct. 24.-The supreme
court of the United States Monday de-
cided that State Senator George e.
Green, of New York, must come to
Washington for trial on the charge of
conspiring with George w. Beavers
and others to defraud the government
in the purchase of supplies for the post
Office department. The proceedings in
the case so far have related entirely to
the question of extradition and the
merits of the case have not been con-
sidered, except incidentally.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

The vaccine for the cure Of tuber.
culosis, the discovery of which was
recently announced at the information
al congress at Paris by Prof. Won
Behring, will be brought within the
reach of the poorest people in every
part Of the world within a year, &C
cording to statement made by DIR. e.
Bischoff, of the firm of C. Bischoff G
Co., the professors American agents.
Dr.. Bischoff is satisfied that a cure
for consumption has actually been
discovered, and denied that Won Beh-
ring is holding back his discovery for
the sake Of the money to be gained.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
JERRY SIMPSON DEAD.
Former Congressman and Most
Unique Character Passes Away
at Wichita, Kan.

Wichita, Kan, Oct 24.-Ex- Con-
gresham Jerry Simpson died Monday
morning. Mr. Simpson was conscious
up to five minutes before his death.
The end came without a struggle.
Death was caused by aneurism of the
aorta. Mr.. Simpson had been in ill
health for nearly year. 1t is stated
by the attending physicians and by
Mrs. Simpson that Mr.. Simpsons trou-
BILE originated in the campaign of 1900,
which was particularly wearing upon
him. At the close of the campaign he
was greatly fatigued and any unusual
exertion was followed by cough and
pain near the heart, which gradually
grew worse.
EX-Congressman Simpson was born
in New Brunswick on March 81, 1912.
At Ia he began life as sailor, and dur
ing his % years following that pursuit
commanded many large vessels on the
Great Lakes. In the civil war he served
in the Twelfth Illinois infantry. He
came to Kansas in 1873. Originally he
was republican; but later became a
greenbacker and populist. He was a
member Of congress from 1891 to 1895
and from 1897 to 1899, being nominated
the last time by both the democrats
and populists. 'The Sage of Medicine
Lodge" as Mr.. Simpson was called,
was in many respects one of the most
unique characters which adorns the
history of congress. His legislative
accomplishment consisted in turning
popular eastern sentiment regarding
populism from scorning ridicule to re-
spectful consideration during his serv-
ice in the Fifty-second, Fifty-third and
Fifty-fifth congresses.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

A new and remarkable addition to
the useful applications of electricity is
just now receiving the attention of
the postal authorities of several Euro
pean countries-the invention of Count
Taeggi, an Italian. 1t consists of de-
vice for the transmission of letters
between distant points by electricity.
For this purpose it is proposed to con-
struct miniature railway strung on
wires about the height of ordinary
telegraph-poles, the letters being trans
mitted in tiny inclosed carriages pro-
PEELED by electricity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
Belzoni and others found in an a,

Belzoni and others found in an an
Gent sarcophagus artificial teeth made
of sycamore wood. A set Of artificial
teeth on the bridgework system was
also found in an Etruscan skull Of
about 200 A. d. Plaster reservations
Of the nose, ears and lips are clearly
described in Susruta about 300 B. G.
But the earliest representation OF an
artificial limb is that of a satyr who is
depicted with a wooden leg ON a
Graeco-Roman vase in a collection at
the Louvre in Paris. In Graeco-Ro-
man mosaic there is also a sportsman
represented with wooden leg.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
pleasure PARTY
COMES TO GRIEF
BARGE ON THE DELAWARE RIv-
Err RUNS DOWN A SMALL
LAUNCH.
Six Persons Lose Their Lives-Cat-
boat on the Hudson Sunk by Tug
and Five Persons Probably Per-
ish.

Beverly, N. j., Oct. pa launch,
containing ten men, all of Philadel-
phia, collided with barge in Della
ware river off this place late Sunday
afternoon, resulting in the drowning of
six of the occupants of the little
boat. The other four men were res
cued by the crew of the tugboat Bris-
tol, which was towing the barge when
the accident happened. Whether Capt.
Winch saw the barge is not known,
nevertheless he attempted to cross the
tugs stern. Capt. Mott hailed him and
tried to prevent him from doing so.
Capt. Winch was standing at the wheel
OF the launch as he went around the
stern of the tug. The hawser of the
tug struck him and knocked him over
board. Before the captains SON or
any other member of the party could
take the wheel to steer the launch
clear of the barge the latter struck the
frail craft amidship, capsizing it. The
launch rolled under the barge and it's
occupants went with it. Capt. Mott put
the tug about and went to the rescue
He and his crew threw ropes and life
preservers to the struggling men in
the water, but they were only able to
save four of them.
Disaster on the Hudson,
Yonkers, N. Y, Oct 23.-Five per-
sons, the body of one having been re-
covered, are believed to have been
drowned Sunday by the running down
of catboat by tug off South Yon-
kers. Members of the South Hudson
Boat club heard cries for help out on
the river and in the heavy mist that
prevailed were able to make out the
outlines of a capsized sailboat and OF
a tug that was running rapidly down
the river. The cries ceased before the
yachtsmen, who had put out to the res
cue in rowboat, reached the cat
boat. which they found deserted and
with her side stove in.
Launch Goes Over Dam.
Marietta, O., Oct. 23.-While return
ing from Beverly to Marietta in a mo-
tor boat Sunday morning, M. L. Will
hanson, dentist, Probate Judge c. H.
Nixon and Will Selby, son of wealthy
oil producer, went over dam at Low
ell, on the Muskingum river, and Will
hanson was drowned. Dense fog
caused the party to miss the canal
Two Probably Drowned.
st. Louis, Oct. pa gasoline
launch, containing four passengers,
making it's first trip on the Mississippi
river, exploded Sunday afternoon near
Ivory station, IA miles below the city,
and two of the passengers are be-
lieved to have been drowned, the other
two being probably fatally burned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

Stockholm is built on series OF
Island formed by Lake Malaren. It
is indeed the city of a thousand island
and rock reefs, which are sown broad
cast many miles beyond the mainland
where the lake and river join the sea.
The steamers which ply up and down
the lake afford endless excursions.
Seaward you may sail day among
the islands until you reach the long,
low reefs on which the Baltic beats.
In spite of their cold climate the
Swedes delight in the open air.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
GREAT STRIKE IN RUSSIA.
Railways Throughout Entire Empire
Tied Up-Trade and Indus
try Paralyzed.

st. Petersburg, Oct 24.-The railroad
strike situation has now entered on a
highly serious phase. The movement
is spreading rapidly to all the rail-
roads of the empire, and apparently
cannot be stopped, while in many cities
it is communicating itself to the mill
and factory employees. The general
strike in all branches of labor, which
the socialists planned for the end of
this year, is seemingly bursting forth
of it's own volition. The strike is part
of a general scheme of the social DEM
ocrats to compel the emperor to grant
universal suffrage and complete polit-
ical freedom, but the plan of the lead
ers is to avoid collision with the au-
thorities.
AS the demands of the men are pure
ly political it seems impossible to sat-
isfy them by economic concessions.
Prince Hilkoff, minister of railroads,
yesterday vainly appealed to the Moscow
strikers on the basis of his own expert
ences in England and the United
States, but he spoke to deaf ears. The
men talked of nothing but their polit-
ical rights, which, of course, the prince
was powerless to grant. The situation
is apparently at a deadlock, from
which egress can only be had by the
surrender of one side or, perhaps, the
proclamation of martial law on the
railroads.
Minister of Finance Kokovsoff yes
terday received a telegram from the
governing committee of the Moscow
Bourse, which said that a continuation
of the strike for week longer would
force every factory in the Moscow re-
gion to shut down owing to lack of
coal, whether Or not the factory hands
took part in the strike. The same con-
dition of paralysis threatens all the
trade and industry of Russia unless
the strike is speedily settled. The in
habitants of Moscow are already feel
ing the effects of the strike in the in
creased prices of food and they are
even confronted by famine.
A flood Of dispatches yesterday from
Simbirsk, Saratoff, wanna, Poltava
Mimi Novgorod, Kharkoff, Smolensk,
Kieff, Elizabethgrad, Kazen and other
railroad centers all over Russia an
nounced the complete tying up of all
transportation. st. Petersburg has one
line to the frontier and the employees
of this line held meeting late last
night to decide whether or not they
should participate in the strike move
ment.
The last link that bound Moscow, the
commercial center of the empire, with
the outer world was broken Monday
afternoon when the men on the Mich
olaf road, connecting Moscow with st.
Petersburg, went on strike. The engi-
neers shut off steam in their engines
and Prince Hilkoff had great difficulty
in obtaining crew for the special
train which brought him to st. Peters
burg at midnight.
Pathetic scenes are reported from
Moscow, where thousands of the poor
er inhabitants Of the adjoining prov
inces have been waiting for four days
for trains to take them home They
are camped out near the railroad sta
tons and in the streets and many of
them are without money and the
necessities of life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

The age of the sun has been for
many years matter of controversy
between biologists and physicists.
The investigators Of tidal friction
claim that five hundred or one thou
sand million years have elapsed since
the birth of the moon, and other sci
entists, arguing from purely geological
reasons, claim the age of the sun to
be between fifty and one thousand
million years. On the other hand, it
is asserted by physicists that, at the
rate at which the sun is emitting en-
e1sy, it can not have been active for
more than twenty million years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
Assassin Confesses.

Chicago, Oct. 21.-Insane jealousy
was the cause of the murder of Mrs.
Clara A. McCluskey at the rear. door
of her saloon, No. 666 West Madison
street, at one o'clock Friday morning.
The murderer was Mrs. Clara Nav
Buckley, former business partner of
the victim, and morally the wife of
the man whose affections she suspect
ed Mrs. McCluskey of having alien
ated. Mrs. Buckley confessed to the
police.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

London physicians have taken up
the laughter treatment and are pre-
scribing it as an alternative to tonics
or drugs. For the time being the raw
food cure, electric baths, open air,
starvation, Finsen rays, soothing mu-
sic and going barefoot are set aside in
favor of unrestrained mirth. "For one
thing" says London doctor, discuss
ing the new remedy, "it accelerates
the circulation and SO aids digestion.
1t relieves the brain by Quickening the
movement Of the blood through the
veins and vessels"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
Railway Disasters.

Washington, Oct. 24.-During the II
months ended June 80. 1905, 8S6 per-
sons were killed and 1888 injured as
the result of accidents on railroad
trains, according to report of the
interstate commerce commission. Com
parison with 1904 shows an increase
of IL killed and 4,123 injured. There
were 1921 collisions and 1855 derail-
ments,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
Kansas Citv Brewers Fail.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 23.-Upon
petition of some of its creditors, e. J..
Becker, of Kansas City, was Saturday
appointed receiver for the Imperial
Brewing company, of this city. The
company owes about s625,000. The
failure is attributed to the reform
movement in Missouri.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
Count witte Honored.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 24.-It is persist
emily reported in the clubs and in gov
eminent circles that the emperor has
appointed Count Witte premier, with
the portfolio of minister of finance.
All the papers this morning give prom
inence to the report.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

Maj. Gen. A. r. Chaffee retires for
age next April as chief Of staff, and
will be succeeded by Maj. Gen. j. C.
Bates, who will in the following June
yield to Maj. Gen. Corbin. After only
three months teaure Gen. Corbin will
give way to Maj. Gen. Arthur MacAr-
thur, who will have a three years
fon
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
Two killed.

Elmira, Mich, Oct. 23.-Two Polish
trackmen were killed and six fatally
injured on the Boyne City, Gaylord &
Alpena railroad, five miles northwest
of Elmira, when locomotive rolled
down an embankment, where. the men
were at work
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
BIG WAVES BATTER
ships TO Pieces
FURIOUS GALE ON LAKES
CAUSES WRECK OF MANY
VESSELS.
Twenty-Five Sailors Are Drowned-A
Total Of Forty Three Ships Are
Lost-Dock Property Worth Thou
sands Damaged.

Chicago, Oct. 23.-Later returns
from the storm which swept the great
lakes for Sc hours increase the known
death list to % and the number of YES
sells, either lost or badly damaged, to
43. Many boats are missing and it is
feared that these figures represent but
a moiety of the gales victims. With
the losses already certain underwriters
named $450,000 as the total amount of
damage to lake shipping from the
storm. AS most of the boats lost be-
longed to the uninsurable class, they
come out far better than usual on YES
sci risks after so severe a gale.
Details of the loss of the schooner
Tasmania, which foundered near the
mouth of the Detroit river with ali
hands, became known when the steam
er Bulgaria, with the schooner Ashland
in tow, arrived in Cleveland.
The schooner j. V. Jones was cap
sized on Lake Michigan and two of her
crew were drowned, four others being
taken off by passing steamer and
the wrecked vessel left floating, dan
gerous derelict.
Seven Drowned in Saginaw Bay.
Harbor Beach, Mich, Oct. 21.-The
barge Minnedosa was lost with her crew
of seven people in Saginaw bay before
daylight Friday morning in the terrific
storm that has been sweeping the great
lakes. The dead include Capt. Phillips
and wife, of Kingston, Ont.
Mate Loses His Life.
Detroit, Mich, Oct. 21.-Although only
one death, that of Mate David Syze of
the steam barge C. Joseph Fay, wrecked
at Rogers City, Mich, was reported dur
ing the day as the result of the terrific
storm which ragged Thursday night and
FriSdy on the great lakes, evidence of
disasters is reported in several direc-
tons.
Dock Property Damaged.
st. Joseph, Mich, Oct. 21.-The fercest
northwest gale followed by the highest
seas ever known on the east shore of
Lake Michigan has swept this district.
AS result thousands of dollars worth
of dock property has been swept away in
ST. Joseph, South Haven, Holland, Grand
Haven and Muskegon. The George F.
Happ dock and boat livery, foot of Water
street, was entirely swept away, the es-
timated loss being $4,000. The Silver
Beach resort, located on the south
shore, is entirely under water.
Loss at Menominee.
Menominee, Mich, Oct. .21.-It is es-
timated that $3.50, 900 damage was caused
to docks, lumber, logs and shipping by
the fierce in-shore wind. Huge volumes
of spray dashed 40 feet high and wrecked
everything along shore SO feet from the
water line.
Damage at Marinette.
Marinette, Wis, Oct 21.-The storm
Thursday night did $4,000 damage
along the north shore of the Menominee
river Docks have been washed away,
boat houses torn to pieces, and fuel sup
plies washed into the bay. Many boats,
tugs and gasoline launches were de-
stroyed, and quantities of logs in the
storage booms were washed away. The
seas ran right up on the streets of Mari
nette and Menominee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

Among the crying needs Of South
Africa are wire screen doors and wire
screens for the windows, for the pur-
pose of keeping out the insect pests.
Hitherto screens have been but little
used in that country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

The Hamburg-American Steamship
Co. has christened the decks of the
Amerika, It's new vessel, Kaiser, Roose-
welt, Washington, Cleveland and
Franklin, instead of main, lower, etc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

If Prof Behring has found the way
to cure consumption he might as we'll
say at once which particular niche in
the hall of fame he most prefers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

This country imported during the
first six months of the calendar year
42,SS1,S 06 pounds of raw cotton, val
ned at S6.5O5,37S.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

The Papuan native village constable.
with ten shillings a year and two uni
forms, is the cheapest policeman Aus.
tralia has to pay.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

Imports during the six months end.
ed June 80, 1905, show an item Of
breadstuffs valued at $3,652,209.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

Mobile, Ala, Oct. 24.-That peace
hath her Victories no less renowned
than war" was never better exemplified
than in the reception of President
Theodore Roosevelt, president of the
United States, during his two hours
stay in Mobile Monday evening. There
was general closing of all business
houses, and along the route of the pro-
cession from the union depot to the
stand on Bienville square, where the
reception ceremonies took place, the
residences and stores were covered
with decorations of lights and bunting
in the national colors. Fully 10000
persons heard his address at Bienville
square, Referring to the Panama canal,
the president said he did his best to
bring about its completion for the ben
eft of the whole people, but particu-
larly for the benefit of the gulf states.
Originally he said he favored the Mica
ragua route, but when it was demon
strated that it must be the Panama
canal or nothing, he favored the Pana
ma route, as he wanted to see a canal
built, and one will be built. Notwith-
standing the efforts of certain people
who are striving, by their circulation
of false rumors or other methods, to
delay or defeat the construction of the
canal, the president said he will be
disappointed, for there is going to be
a canal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
Passes Quarantine.

Montgomery, Ala, Oct 24.-W. R.
Brassell, secretary of the Alabama
board of health, boarded the special
train of President Roosevelt at Brin-
son, Ga, and upon afidavits of Sur
geon General Rixey, issued a clean bill
of health to the presidential party. Mr..
Roosevelt told Secretary Brassell that
he wished to conform with all quaran-
tine regulations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27

With baseball pennant and polit.
zeal upheavai Philadelphia is likely to
have prominence for time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-27
dixie LAND Sees
THE PRESIDENT
CHIEF MAGISTRATE RECEIVES A
HEARTY WELCOME IN CIT
les OF THE SOUTH.
Great Crowds Cheer Him at Every
Stopping Place-In Large Num-
Der of Addresses Gives His Views
on Leading Topics.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 19.-Richmond
threw open her gates to President
Roosevelt Wednesday, and during the
seven hours of his stay, state and city
officials and citizens accorded him well
come, hearty and sincere. The presi-
Dental train arrived a few minutes after
noon, and from that moment until seven
o'clock at night, when he departed for
Raleigh, N c., over the Seaboard Air
Line, he was given an ovation.
His entry into the city was the signal
for a wild demonstration from multi
tude, and the welcoming enthusiasm
only ceased when his train continued
on its journey through the south. Mrs.
Roosevelt shared in the honors, and Mrs.
Montague, the wife of the governor, gave
a reception at the executive mansion in
her honor.