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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-19

should escape the vigilance Of the Rus
sian army and police, but the precau-
lions would have all proven fruitless
had it not been for his own powers Of
endurance. his determination to escape
the assistance of devoted wife, who
managed to throw the officers of the
scent until her husband should be we'll
over. the Austrian boundary.
The sealed rubber package carried by
Mazurowski on that night contained a
which they were asked to give to the
mothers of America It tells of present
conditions in stricken Poland: of hus-
bands ordered to the front, who, rather
than leave their families, to suffer. kill
them before Joining their regiments; Of
lovers, who, rather than leave their
sweethearts to become the prey Of
licentious army officers. kill them and
then themselves. 1t tells of conditions
so revolving and so terrible that it is
almost impossible for the enlightened
people Of this free land to believe them,
and yet this noble Polish woman asserts
they are true. 's'' : ''''' t''''i'.
3 '.''1 ss.'i' The Appeal. 7..''
Her letter to American mothers is as
follows: ~ .,f 4.i't'
When several years ago, at the wish
Of Gar Nicholas IT,. the first peace
conference gathered at The Hague, it
was received by the friends Of humani-
ty with applause 1t seemed to herald
the dawn. of a new era. We Poles alone
knew that the whole project of Mura-
vieff was fabrication to mislead the
civilized nations. The car announced
peace, but in his; own land there was
no cessation Of strife. At the time of
the conference half the provinces were
under martial rule; and now, while e,
second conference is about to take place
not this time on the initiative Of a
despot, but of an elected leader of the
American people-lRuss1a,' unmasked, is
conducting in the far east such deyas-
tating. unnecessary war as is unparal-
/ leled in history. nff.. a. ,. yiss.s1.
9 1t is not q war; itisalmassacle!, AL
scientific and technical progress intend
ed for the increase of the power of the
human race. Is. being used for the work
Of devastation. A, hail Of bullets COW
ers whole regiments. Battlehelds are
90 thickly strewn that It Is necessary.
to burn the bodies or to place the dying
end the dead In one grave New regi-
nents Of victims crowd from Ill portions
Of that great country which Russia
claims, to hail, by order Of their su-
peri0rs, the peace-loving car"
It is said that the government Of the
czar odd not wish this war. No, it was
not war thlt was desired, but new pos
sessions! Therefore it preached dis
armament to deceive your alertness,
that II need not fear foreign ornaments.
5 The Gear, Not Russia.
The Russian government, you must
not forget, governs unchecked by the
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-19
Killed His Wife Rather Than Leave
Her Alone.

Your homes are not surrounded by
gendarmes and spies. You can move
the consciences of your brothers; you
can demand that they put an end to
this horrible massacre, which sets on
the twentieth century In its infancy a
brand of shame. .,
If you will not do this, II our voice
rouses no response. then there are no
longer any human beings; there is only
a silent. unpeopled desert. on. which
hyenas dwell. Then the proposed con-
gress of peace is, like the first, per-
fidious comedy, a PROCLAMATION. a deri-
sion of the untold misery of q wretched
people.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-19
Would Give Taft More Power.

Washington, Jan. (, 14.-President
Roosevelt. in brief message transmit
ting to congress the first annual report
of the Ranama canal commission, to-
gether with letter from, Secretary Taft
relating to Panama affairs. recommends
that he be given greater discretion, as
he is charged with the responsibility
of constructing the canal. The board Of
canal commissioners, he says, should be
reduced to five or preferably three men,
bers, whose duties, powers and salaries
should be assumed by the president {
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-19

Japanese bullets and grenades, to strew
the valleys of Nanchuria and nll the
mountain passes; that he must be vic
torous regardless Of cost. 3' -5s-3 I
A Polish woman protests against this
iniquttous determination. She calls not
in the name Of a clique or party, but
in the name Of those peasant women
who threw themselves under the cas-
wheels; in the name Of those mothers
who with their little children are thrust
helpless into the streets: In the name OF
those who suffer. weep and curse.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-19
Not Properly Con.tifutod.

~ Reading. Pa. Jan. 14l1sTThs ecclestas
tical court Of inqniry 4,led TO consider
charges against Bishop Talbot, of CEN
trail Pennsylvania, adjourned sine die
Friday afternoon, the members having
decided that the body .was uucanonically
constituted.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-19
Lawyef and Editor Dead.

Marshall. Ill, Jan. 12.-Silass. White
head, for 45 years q prominent lawyer,
died Wednesday. In 1s54he established
the Evansville (Ind. Enquirer. now the
Courier. Later he established the East
ern Illinoisan at Marshall.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-19

.-Io-yon, .fcea- eanoAe, I-direcf MAR
peal. How long viii the principles o.
humanity be- tAeF laaghAls-stpck Of TIL.
umphant milttarism! How long are 10
to measuEe culture by the Improvement
Of deadly weapons!
70 American 1GotherA
Women of all nations. let your moth.
eriy hearts be filled with the suffering
Of Polish mothers! You have q voice.
Your lips are not sealed by the censor.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-19
Zeal Cruelty.

Beggar--Kind sir, could you help q
victim Of the trusts? I am starving!
Citizen-How are the trusts respon-
sible? >4t3@t
'"They shut down the factory where
my wife had q job, sir!"-Puck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
OWNS TO NINE WIVES.
Bigamist Hoch Returned to Chicago
and Admits Charges
Against Him.

Chicago. Feb. 10.-Johann Hoch,
whom the police expect to convict of big
amy, swindling and murder, returned to
Chicago Thursday from New York and
confessed that he was bigamist. In
dignantly denying that he was muir
derer, Hoch fippantly admitted that he
had married at least nine wives, five OF
whom are living. He admitted, also,
that the powder found in his room in
New York was arsenic, explaining it had
been his intention to commit suicide.
The police theory that the poison had
been used to end the lives of successive
Mrs. Hochs the German vehemently de-
MED. Hoch showed nervousness on the
train bearing him to Chicago, but mani
tested much interest in the crowds which
gathered to look at him at every station
along the line.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
MICHIGAN Mine
Scene OF HORROR
MAGAZINE CONTAINING 10000
POUNDS OF DYNAMITE EX-
PLoDEs at CALUMET
Six Men Known to Be Dead-Two
of the Victims Blown to Atoms
Fear That Others Have Perished
Cause of Disaster Not Known.

Calumet, Mich, Feb. 9.-Ten thou
sand pounds OF dynamite stored under
ground in magazine at the eighth level
No. 3 shaft of the North Kearsarge
branch of the Osceola Consolidated
mine exploded Wednesday, killing sew
eral men, six of whom have been &C
counted for and injuring many others.
The force of the explosion was felt for
miles around, and men working
in other portions of the mine some dis
lance from the scene of the explosion
were knocked down by the conclusion.
The cause of the disaster is shrouded in
mystery and may never be discovered, as
William Pollitt, Jr., the man who was
in charge of the powder, was probably
blown into thousands of pieces, no tangi-
Bile trace of him having been found
The scene b Jars description. The
terrible force q lie explosion tore out
plates in shaft No. 3 at the sixth, sew
enth, eighth and ninth levels. twisted
the ship rails and tore them from the
stringers and raised havoc in general.
Startling stories of hairbreadth> es-
capes and heroic rescues are related by
men. Barich, trammer, was blown
200 feet by the force of the explosion,
and fell in a shaft going down 200 feet.
He escaped through the workings ada
cent to No. 1. Gus Donald, surface
foreman, and Ben Orchard, head black
smith, organized the first relief party
Supplied with ropes and struggling
against gas and smoke, they and others
penetrated the workings near the ex-
plosion and succeeded in rescuing a
number of men. Donald fell a victim to
gas and was carried up, recovering after
doctors worked over him for four hours.
At the sixth level several men were
found overcome with gas. Their last
act of self-preservation was to lock legs
and arms around the ladders, and it re-
quired two men to release their holds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
M'CUE HANGED.
Ex-Mayor of Charlottesville, Va, Pays
the Penalty of Wife
Murder.

Charlottesville, Va, Feb. 11.-With-
out tremor, Samuel McCue met death
on the scaffold at 7:35 o'clock Friday
morning for wife murder. Nineteen min
utes after the trap was sprung McCue
was pronounced dead by strangulation.
His neck was not broken. He left a
statement confessing his crime, which
was committed on the night of Septem-
Der last. j. Samuel McCue was 46
years old, and twice had been mayor of
the city of Charlottesville For years
McCue was one of the most prominent
men in the state. His wife was men,
Der of the Field family. Gen. Field was
at one time attorney general of the state,
and later was nominated for vice presi-
dent on the populist ticket. McCue, in
addition to his interest in public affairs,
was society leader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
DIPLOMATIC CHARGES.
Ambassador Mccormick to Be Trans
ferred to Paris and Meyer
st. Petersburg.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE president
has finally arranged for the transfers
in the high European diplomatic posts
which he contemplates putting into force
March A, or soon after. In addition to
those already announced, Ambassador
Mccormick, now at st. Petersburg, will
be transferred to Paris, to succeed Am
bassador Porter. George V. L. Meyer,
ambassador to Italy, will replace Mr..
Mccormick at st. Petersburg. Henry
White, secretary of embassy at London,
will be made ambassador to Rome.
Henry L. Wilson, at present minister at
Chilli, will be made minister to Belgium,
succeeding Lawrence Townsend, Of
Pennsylvania, who retires from the dip
lomatic service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
MUST WEAR STRIPES.
Machen and the Croft Brothers, Con-
victed of Postal Frauds, Are
Taken to Prison.

Washington Feb. S.-August w.
Machen, the former head of the entire
free delivery system of the post Office
department and the foremost figure
among the officials, politicians and con-
tractors indicted as result of the pos
Samuel A. Croft, both of this city, con-
victed in connection with the promotion
of letter box fastener scheme, left
Washington with a party of IL other
convicts for the Moundsville, w. Va,
penitentiary shortly after six o'clock
Tuesday night, to serve sentence of
two years Imprisonment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
STATEHOOD BILL PASSED.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory to Be
One State and New Mexico An
other-Arizona Eliminated.

Washington, Feb. 8.-After a continu-
Gus sitting of almost nine hours, the SEN
ate at S:45 o'clock Tuesday night, passed
the joint statehood bill. AS passed, the
bill provides for the admission of the
states of Oklahoma, to be composed of
Oklahoma and Indian territory, and New
Mexico, according to the present boun-
daries, with Arizona eliminated. An
amendment was adopted prohibiting the
sale of Intoxicating liquors in the new
state of Oklahoma for a period of Fl
years. The bill originated in the house
and will go to conference.
In the house discussion of the freight
rate bill was continued
Washington, Feb. 9.-The senate and
house in joint session Wednesday for
mally counted the electoral vote cast
last November and Theodore Roosevelt
and Charles w. Fairbanks were official
ly declared to be elected president and
vice president, respectively. for four
years, beginning March 4, 1905. Presi-
dent Pro Tenn. Frye, of the senate, pre-
sided and delivered the announcement
OI Tie result vi luS COulI, " ulSH SuON GU
that Roosevelt and Fairbanks received
$50 electoral votes and Parker and
Davis, 140. The whole proceeding con-
sumed exactly Is minutes, thereby es-
tablishing a new record in counting the
electoral vote.
Washington, Feb. 10.-After nearly
four days OF discussion. the house on
Thursday, by vote of 326 to II, passed
the Esch-Townsend bill providing for
the regulation, by the interstate COM
merce commission, of freight rates.
The senate devoted the day to debate
on the agricultural appropriation bill
The senate committee on appropria-
tons reported the diplomatic and con-
sular bill, carrying appropriations ag-
gregating $215S,017, an increase of $50
$40 over the bill passed by the house.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE senate on
Friday heard the first witness called in
connection with the impeachment pro-
ceedings against Judge Swayne, of
Florida and thus entered upon the real
work of the trial. The senate decided to
devote the time between two and five
o'clock each day to the Swayne inquiry.
After maintaining its record for the
rapid disposition of private pension bills.
433 being passed in an hour and half,
the house on Friday considered for a
short while the bill providing a govern
ment for the Panama canal zone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
ACTION IS URGED
upon President
REQUESTED BY PEACE ADVo-
GATES TO USE HIS INFLUENCE
TO END THE WAR.
Government Not Likely to Take Any
Steps Until Assurances Are Re
ceived That It's Effort Would Not
Be Unwelcome.

Washington, Feb. 10.-President
Roosevelt was urged Thursday to take
some action looking to the termination
of the Russo-Japanese war. The re-
quest was made by the Inter-Parlia-
mentary union through the president of
the organization, Representative Bar
thOldt, of Missouri. DR.. Bartholdt ex-
planned to the president that the con-
sensus of opinion among the members
ofthe union and among European parlia-
mentarians with whom he is in CORE
spondence was that the president of the
United States was the one man, with the
possible exception of the emperor of
Germany, who indicated no disposition
to try to bring the war to an end, who
might be listened to on the subject with
favor by Russia.
Not Likely to Act.
The president gave DR.. Bartholdt nc
definite assurances beyond promising
to consider the matter with Secretary
Hay. 1t is known to be quite unlikely
that this government will take any
action looking to mediation until some
assurances have been received from
both parties to the pending conflict
that such action would not be unwel
come. The president told DR.. Bar.
tholdt that the date of the proposed
second conference of The Hague would
depend entirely upon the termination
of hostilities between Russia anG
Japan.
Russia Ready for Peace.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 10.-The grand
ducal party, it is stated on good authori
ty, has decided definitely in favor Of
peace at the best terms obtainable. Thi:
decision is the result of a meeting al
which a vote was taken.
The general talk for peace is accompa
MED by discussion of the terms Russia
would be willing to accept. First of all
it is considered impossible to meet any
demand for a cash indemnity. 1t is con
coded, however, that Russia must retir,
from the whole Liaotung peninsula ant
consent to Japan's occupation of Por
Arthur. Manchuria, of course, would b,
returned to China.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
RUSSIA READY FOR PEACE.
Grand Ducal Party Favors Ending of
the War on Best Terms
Available.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE grand
ducal party, it is stated on good authori-
U, has decided definitely in favor OF
peace at the best terms obtainable. This
decision is the result OF a meeting at
which a vote was taken.
The general talk for peace is accom-
panied by a discussion of the terms Rus
STA would be willing to accept. First OF
all, it is considered impossible to meet
any demand for a cash indemnity. 1t is
conceded, however, that Russia must re-
tire from the whole Locating peninsula
and consent to Japan's occupation OF
Port Arthur, Manchuria, of course
would be returned to China.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17

Argentina, or the Argentine Repub-
lie, is the second largest country of
South America, having an area of
1,113,S40' square miles and popula-
ton now estimated at 100000 It's
capital Is Buenos Ayres, the largest
and finest city in South America, hay
ing a population recently estimated at
100000. Argentina is bounded on
the north by Bolivia and Paraguay, on
the west by the Andes mountains and
on the east by the Atlantic ocean. The
country has coast line of about 1000
miles, running down almost to Cape
Horn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17

The increased use of automobiles in
France during the last few years has
been so enormous that the manufac.
ture of motor cars and their acces-
series has become one of the most
important French industries. From
total of 1850 automobiles in 1898,
valued at s1,6O2,OOO, the output in
1904, according to the Chambre Syndi,
cate de rAutomobile de France, has
grown to $4,000 cars, of an estimated
value of $34,000,000. The statistics oil
the industry in this country are not
yet given, but will show great prog
reSs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17

Light literature will receive Sc.
we're blow if the New York legislature
passes a bill that has been intro
duced in the assembly. It's provi.
sions are as follows: 1.-THE publica
ton, sale or offering for sale within
this state of stories or novels contain.
ing narratives of adventure, lawless
ness or bloodshed, the tendency OF
which is to incite a spirit of lawless
ness, is prohibited. Any persons pub
fishing, selling or having in posses
sion for sale within this state any
such publication shall be guilty of mis-
demcanof,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17

known in every. corner of the country.
He was for many years a close friend and
party associate of James G. Blaine, and
managed the latter's campaign for the
presidency. In this state, where he was
a power in finances, he held the position
of chairman of the republican state COM
mittee for more than 20 years. During
practically the same period he was a
member of the republican national COM
mittee, and for nine years served in the
Maine legislature.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17

Among the leaders of the Capital
social set none is better known than
Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks, wife OF
the Vice President-elect. AS Daugh
ter of the American Revolution she
became as much national figure as
her distinguished husband, and her
connection with the work Of the order
makes the library and Office room at
her beautiful Massachusetts avenue
home much buster place than a
lady's room is ordinarily believed to
be.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17

A nervy Frenchwoman is startling
Berlin with the newest fool-killer, "A
Leap Into the Moon" She is hoisted
to the top of a steep incline, and, aft
er mounting a motorcycle, shoots
downward at terrific rate of speed.
A curve at the bottom of the track
causes the machine to shoot up into
the air. And after thrilling flight
the daring rider shoots into a re-
ceptacle suspended in midair. This
receptacle is draped and painted to
resemble a huge moon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
Valuable Dog Dead.

New York, Feb. 11.-Sefton Hero, by
many dog fanciers considered the most
typical and greatest coolie ever shown,
is dead at the kennels of j. P. Morgan,
in Highland Falls, N. Y. The dog won
many championship ribbons here and in
Europe. He was brought from England
nine years ago, and was Is years old.
The animal was valued at $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17

The large .celluloid combs, which la
dies are so fond nowadays Of wearing
in their hair, will, if accidentally
brought into contact with a naked
light. burst into flame Of explosive
violence Nor is this to be greatly
wondered at, seeing that one of the
ingredients Of celluloid is gun cotton,
while another is camphor, than which
is no more infiammable substance
known to chemists
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17

A very useful educational purpose is
served by the practice of lending to
schools Of art in different English
cities objects of art from the national
museums. AS an instance, the govern
ment Board Of Education has this
year sent from the Victoria and Albert
museum in South Kensington, London,
an interesting loan collection of OBJ
jects of art for use in the Birmingham
Municipal School of Art until the close
Of the current season in June, 1905.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
Is Expelled.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 9.-Frank D.
Comerford of Chicago was expelled from
the Illinois house by vote of 121 to IS
because of the charges Of wide corrup-
ton he had made against that body. In
a dramatic session Comerford made a
sensational plea, declaring that the in
vestigating committee was unfair His
attacks on members of the committee
asd others made him the target for CEN
sure by his colleagues.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
BANK ROBBED.
Dynamite Used on Vault of Institu-
ton in Geographically
$4,000 Stolen.

Lebanon, Ore, Feb. 9.-The Bank CT
Lebanon was blown open and robbed of
almost $4,000 in coin and currency. One
hundred bales of cascara bark from a
nearby warehouse We're used to deaden
the sound of the explosion. The door of
the vault was blown completely off by
charge of nitroglycerin. Ill the cash
in the vault was taken
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
Statehood Strikes a snag.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE republic
ans of the house of representatives de-
cided in conference Friday that the
house statehood provision shall prevail
or that no statehood legislation will be
enacted by the present congress. A res
olution which, it is said, sets forth this
position, was adopted by vote of 112 to
80, after three hours of debate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
Protocol Is Signed.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Minister Daw-
son has cabled the state department
from San Domingo that the new proto-
col providing for the responsibility OF
San Domingo finances by the United
States was signed Tuesday. The docu-
ment is expected here early next week,
and will be submitted Immediately to the
senate
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
Nebraska Man Made judge

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 11.-State Senator
e. A. Tucker, of Humboldt, Neb., Friday
received a telegram from Congressman
Burkett to the effect that President
Roosevelt had agreed to the appoi-t-
ment of Senatsr Tucker as federal judge
of Arizona. Senator Tucker was not an
applicant for the place, and the appoint
ment came as surprise to him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
Disaster in Mexico.

Laredo, Tex, Feb. lin collision
on the National Railway of Mexico,
which occurred on the San Luis Potosi
division between the towns of Carleros
and La Ventura, 25S miles south of this
city, three persons are known to have
lost their lives, and perhaps many others
are dead or injured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-17
Disaster at Sea.

New York, Feb. 10.-After having
collided with and sunk the Norwegian
steamer Left Erickson off Cape Ro-
maine, Fla, in dense fog on February
4, the Standard Oil company's steamer
City of Everett returned to this port
Thursday bringing 20 of the crew of the
sunken steamer. The other two mem
bers of the Ericksen's crew were
drowned.