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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
FATAL LANDSLIDE.
Disaster in Haverstraw, N. Y, in
Which Fifteen or More Lives
Are Lost.

New York, Jan. AT least Is per-
sons are believed to have been killed
IN a landslide which tore off the edge
of one of the streets of Haverstraw, N
Y, for two blocks late last (Monday)
night and carried with it dozen
houses to pit 100 feet beneath The
houses were all wooden structures and
all of them caught fire Immediately
after the land gave way. The work of
extinguishing the flames was made i'm
possible SOr the reason that the land
slide broke the water mains and shut
off the supply of water Fire from the
burning buildings spread to other por-
tions of the village, and for a time it
was feared that the entire place would
be in flames. Shutting off the water
in the broken mains, thereby permit
ting the firemen to use portion of the
supply, and timely aid from the neigh
boring village of Gainesville, alone
averted the threatened destruction.
Up to a late hour it was impossible
to secure even ans estimate of the num-
Der of dead No one knew, and none
dared to venture guess as to how
many were burned to death in the
houses, or buried alive in the land
slide. The following are known to
have perished: Mr.. and Mrs. Cohen
and five children; Mr.. Nelson and son;
Mrs. Silverman and son; Jewish
rabbi, name unknown.
The landslide took place on Rock
land street, which is in the brickyard
section in the northern part of the viii
lage A rich bed of clay closely ad-
joins the street, and for dozen years
the brickyard people have been dig
ging into this bed deeper and deeper.
Eventually they followed out hole
over hundred feet deep, and had
gone as close to the side line of Di-
vision street as their rights permitted
them. The landslide came gradually
at first The ground, weakened by the
rain and snow of the last few days,
showed crevices near the edge of the
street late in the afternoon, and in
the evening portions of the bank be-
gan to give way Many of the resi-
dents left their houses early in the
evening before the final crash came.
When the final slide came it came
so suddenly that those who had lin
gered in their houses had absolutely
no opportunity to escape. The bank
caved from 20 to so feet at the top
and for a distance Of two blocks, from
Division to Jefferson street lengthwise.
A portion of the south side of Division
street likewise fell. At 2:45 o'clock
this Tuesday, morning the ruins
were still burning. 1t will be days be-
fore the number Of victims will be
learned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12

The material of which imitation
stones are made is known as 'strass. >
This is made according to different
recipes, but usually includes red lead.
rock crystal, potassium carbonate,
borax and white arsenic. The greater
the amount of lead used in the produc-
tion of the paste the greater will be
the brilliancy and play of prismatic
colors in the finished stone, and at the
same time the higher will be its spe
cific gravity. On the other hand. the
stone loses in hardness what it gains
In brilliance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
A DEADLY BLAST.
Explosion of Dynamite in Quarry at
Gary, ILL.,, Instantly Kills
Five Men.

Chicago, Jan. Sin an explosion of
dynamite at the works of the Dolese &
Shepard company at Gary, ILL.,, Satur-
day, five men were killed and IL 9TH
res hurt, two of them probably IA
tally. Two stone crushers, a barn and
a Toulouse were destroyed, and DAM
age to the amount of $4,000 was done.
About It's workmen were about the
place when the explosion occurred.
Most of them are foreigners and live
in Gary or surrounding towns. In
small building $50 yards from the
quarries of the company, there was
stored 800 pounds of dynamite. All
that remains to show where the stor-
age house had been is deep hole. The
dead are: Herman Parpart, Fred
Weber, Joseph Sandlander, Jacob Seal
la and John Goodbye.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
COST OF REVOLUTION.
Statistician Estimates Price of Rus
sisan Trouble at Over One
Billion Dollars.

Berlin, Jan. S.-Prof. Miquelin, the
eminent Russian statistician, calculates
the cost of the rebellion in Russia to
December 81, as follows:
First, including CONGREGATIONS in
towns. estates, the harbor of Odessa,
factories, robberies in towns and vii
lagos and loss of war material-$1S5,-
100000.
Second, indirect losses. including
loss the state railways have incurred,
loss of wages caused by strikes, flight
from the capital to foreign countries
and bankruptcies-$370, 000,0O0
Third. depreciation in state bonds
and other values-$500,0 100000
This gives a grand value of 81 1915
900 900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
CONGRESS RESUMES.
Holiday Recess Is Ended-Ex-Go La
Toilette Sworn in as Senator
from Wisconsin.

Washington, Jan. 5.-After waiting
for almost a year, r. NJ. La Toilette
appeared in the senate when 1t recon-
vened Thursday, after the holiday re-
cess, to claim his seat as a senator
from Wisconsin, and the oath of Office
was administered to him by Vice Pres
ldent Fairbanks. A resolution calling
for information concerning the status
Of affairs in Santo Domingo was pre-
sented by Senator Tillman, who made
an unsuccessful effort to secure imme-
date consideration of it.
Washington, Jan. 5.-The cause of
the Filipino was advocated on the floor
Of the house by the Republican leader,
Mr.. Payne. for nearly four hours
Thursday He presented the views of
the majority of the ways and means
committee on the Philippine tariff
bill reducing the duties on sugar and
tobacco to % per cent. of the Dingley
tariff rates and admitting other prod
ucts of the islands to the United
States free of duty.
Washington, Jon. Champ Clark
democracy was expounded to the de-
light and entertainment of the house
for three hours Friday by Mr.. Clark
(Mo) and constituted the feature of
the debate on the Philippine tariff
bill. Mr.. Clark's speech took wide
range and he labeled his political be-
liefs as above, in answer to a question
as to what kind of a Democrat he real
ly was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
suicide Theory
Held BY Coroner
LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN MYs-
FERROUS EDWARDS DEATH
AT NEW HAVEN, CONN.
Preliminary Finding of Coroner An
nounces That elf-Murder Was the
Cause-Mystery, However, Is Not
ispelled-Suspect Is Released.

New Haven Conn. Jan. 9-Suicide
by means of poison is the explanation
given by Coroner Eli Mix of the death
OF Charles A. Edwards, of New York
city at the Abigail Hitler homestead
here on Tuesday night last This find
ing is contained in preliminary re-
port to State Attorney Williams, and is
based in part on the discovery of NOR
phine in the body of Mr. Edward by
Medical Examiner Bartlett and the
surgeons who performed the autopsy
The finding is supported by some por-
lions of the evidence taken at the in
quest, which extended through five
days, and which is not yet completed.
The preliminary report is made at
this time to relieve public suspense,
and Coroner Mix adds that Mr.. Ed
wards death probably was one of the
most remarkable on record.
The first action taken by Coroner
Mix after reaching a conclusion in the
case was to order the release from
surveillance of A Maxcy Hitler,
brother-in-law of Mr.. Edwards, who on
Thursday evening last was placed in
charge of police officer.
Mystery Not Dispelled.
The cOroner's brief report does not
dispel the mystery in the death of Mr..
Edwards, and until the complete find
ing is ready, probably no public solu-
tom can be found as to why Mr.. Ed
wards, as Coroner Mix describes his
actions at two O'Clock on Wednesday
morning last, clad in his underclothes,
left his chamber and descended to the
basement; lighted the gas, unbolted
and opened the rear door, twice dis
charged a revolver at himself, one bull
let going into the ear; then failing to
kill himself threw the weapon away,
drank laudanum and tossed the bottle
after the pistol and with blood flowing
from a wound in the head, dragged
himself back to his chamber, got into
bed, drew the bed clothes over his
shoulders and after placing a hand
kerchief under his head to staunch the
flow of blood, lapsed into unconscious
ness, death coming six hours later"
"The case taken as a whole" said
the coroner, was one Of the most re-
markable with which l ever dealt.
We found by evidence that there was
man who apparently had motive,
and an investigation was held. State
Attorney Williams held the opinion of
myself that the case against certain
man was the strongest circumstantial
case that he had ever heard of. This
was before Saturday, however, when
the important developments occurred.
We feel now" continued the coroner,
chat everything has been covered,
and there remains no doubt that Mr..
Edwards took his own life."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
PRAISE FROM PRESIDENT.
Work of Panama Canal Commission
Is Defended by Mr..
Roosevelt.

Washington, Jan. 9.-In remark
able letter to congress Monday Presi-
dent Roosevelt comes out in strong de-
Tense of the men who are building the
giant Panama canal and denounces in
the most positive language at his con-
troll the critics whose charges of immo-
rality and inefficiency among the work
ers on the isthmus have gained general
circulation The president declares
that he has investigated each and ev-
cry one of these charges and has found
them without exception to have been
baseless and the work either of ''sore
heads" or of weak-brained sensation
mongers. The president protests
strongly against reduction in the SAL
aries of the canal engineers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
PROMINENT MEN
URGE LEN|ENCY
GOV. HIGGINS ASKED TO STOP Elk.
ECUTION OF LAWYER AL
BERT T. PATRICK.
Strong Petition Bearing Signatures of
Grover Cleveland, John G. Carlisle,
Mark Twain and Others Raises
Question of Reasonable Doubt.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 5.-Gov. Higgins
Thursday announced that he would de-
ny the application for a reprieve for
Albert T. Patrick, the lawyer who is
confined in Sing Sing prison under
sentenced to die January % for the
murder of the aged New York million
aire, William Marsh Rice.
Seek Leniency.
Albany, N. Y, Jan. Gov. Higgins
received on Friday a petition for the
exercise of executive clemency in the
case of Albert T. Patrick, the New
York lawyer, confined in Sing Sing
prison, under sentence to die in the
week beginning January % for the muir
der of the aged millionaire, William
Marsh Rice. The petition is signed
by nearly 100 well-known persons, in
Guiding lawyers, physicians and chem
lists, clergymen and laymen, and is
based upon the ground that there is
reasonable doubt of his guilt.
Many Prominent Signers.
The signers of the petition include
Grover Cleveland, John G. Carlisle,
former Supreme Court Justice Ed
ward w. Hatch. and a large number
of prominent members of the New
York city bar; Samuel L. Clements
Mark Twain Allan McLane Hamil-
ton, the well-known alienist, DR.. Aus
tin Flint, head of the Bellevue Med
ical school, and many other physicians
and chemists of standing; Rev. DR..
Charles H. Parkhurst, Rev. DR.. Mad
ison c. Peters, Rev. DR.. Thomas
Hughes, David Belasco, Lieut.. Col.
III. d. Borup, U. S. A. (retired), and
Robert Erskine Ely, director of the
League for Political Education.
The petition was brought to AL
bany by Robert c. Mccormick, who
filed it personally with the governor.
Gov Higgins said that he did not
know when he would act upon the mat
ter, but that he did not expect to give
a public hearing. He would give NO
intimation of his probable action in
the case, but assured Mr.. Mccormick
that he had already given it some at
tention, and would consider it with
the utmost care.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12

BY the treaty of Portsmouth Japan
was virtually granted free hand in
Korea, and she has taken advantage Of
this power by practically transferring
the seat of Korea's government from
Seoul to Toxic. Thus, country which
pendence for nearly thirty centuries is
stricken from the map Of nations.
Japan's conquests, social or political,
or both, which are permitted in Man
churia under the Portsmouth conven-
ton, may turn out to be UNNECESSARILY
more important, for Manchuria is a
far richer country than Korea.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
HORROR IN A MINE.
Gas Explosion in Colliery in West
Virginia - Twenty Three
Men Killed

Bluefields, w. Va. Jan. 5.-Twenty-
three miners in the Coaldale company's
shaft at Coaldale. w. Va. were prob
ably instantly killed by an explosion
OF gas that took place there about noon
Thursday. There were three white men
and 20 colored men entombed and
the dead bodies of all have been
recovered. The explosion was of
terrific force and caused intense ex-
cltement throughout the surrounding
community, many people believing an
earthquake had occurred. The fans,
mining cars and most of the property
used in the mines are supposed to have
been blown to pieces
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12

D. o. McCahey, wellknown physi-
clan of st. Louis, has discovered a
mechanical process by which all can
be extracted from water beneath the
surface. Not only can he, or any one
else for that matter, extract the suba-
queous air from the surrounding wa
ter, but he can store it beneath the
surface. The possibilities of the dis
coveries are patent. In it's applica-
ton, which is entirely practical, it will
solve the question of submarine navi-
CATION; that is, supply submarine
boats with air without the trouble of
the coming to the surface for it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12

The principle Of municipal owner
ship has been carried to an extreme
limit in London, where Turkish bath,
the first to be established under mu-
nicipal control, has just been opened
up. The charge of admission to the
bath, which is admirably fitted up, is
two shillings, and the superintendent
declares that he expects to make a
good profit for the city. There is also
Russian vapor bath, two large swim
ming-baths, warm baths for men and
women and a public washing house.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
Iowa Legislature Meets.

Des Moines, Ia, JAM. 9.-Simulta-
neously at the tap of the gavels the
house and senate of the thirty-first ses-
sion of the Iowa general assembly con-
vened at ten o'clock Monday. Officers
chosen at the Saturday night caucus
were elected, George w. Clark, of
Abel, being unanimously chosen for
speaker of the house. Promptly at
two O'Clock joint session of the house
and senate was held, and Gov Cum
Minis biennial message was read
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12

We certainly have no reason to be
proud of the record we are making in
a matter so vital as that of railroad &C
cidents. The list of killed and in
tured due to casualties of this sort, as
presented in the recent annual report
OF the interstate commerce. commits
sion, reads like the returns from a
Manchurian battlefield. According to
this showing 537 passengers were
killed on the railroads during the fis-
cal year ending June LIST, and 10,040
injured, while the number of railway
employees killed reached the enormous
total OF 3,o61 and the injured 1926.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12

The campaign for pure food prod
ucts has gained a powerful ally in the
wholesale grocery interests, which are
proposing to combine in the detection
and prosecution of all manufacturers
guilty Of imposing unwholesome and
poisonous authorizations upon the mar
ket. The wholesale grocerymen are
in a position to do more effective serv-
ice in this line than any other class.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
Sisters Killed.

Flint, Mich, Jan. 6.-Mrs. Thomas
Gorton. of Flint township, and Mrs.
Bert Allen, of Mundy township, were
killed in a grade crossing accident two
miles south of here Friday night by
Pere Marquette passenger train. The
two women, who are sisters, were
driving in double rig with their hus-
bands when the train struck them. The
men were only slightly injured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
Passed AWAY.

New York, Jan. 81. Cabell Brock
inridge, son of the late John G. Brock
inridge, who was vice president of the
United States in the administration of
James Buchanan from 1857 to 1861,
died Monday at the home of his son-in-
law, John c. Teneyck, at Yonkers, N.
Y. He was 81 years of age.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
Rich Haul by Robbers,

Shoals, Ind, Jan. 5.-Burglars broke
into the general store of John p AL
baugh. and after blowing the safe, fled
with $4,000 in money and bonds The
cracksmen forced an entrance into the
vault, drilled the safe and charged it
with nitroglycerin. The explosion
wrecked the safe. Twenty-Five hundred
dollars in cash was secured from the
safe and S12,500 in government bonds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
Death of Elliott Danforth.

New York, Jan. S.-Elliott Danforth,
state treasurer from 1889 to 1898,
former chairman of the Democratic
state committee, and democratic nom
inee for lieutenant governor in 1895,
died Sunday at his home in this city.
Mr.. Danforth was born at Middleburg,
n. Y, March $3.50.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
DEPEW IS Asked
TO QUIT SENATE
DEMAND FOR HIS RESIGNATION
INTRODUCED IN THE NEW
YORK LEGISLATURE.
After Lengthy Debate the Resolu-
ton Is Withdrawn - Connection
with Insurance Scandals the Basis
for the Demand.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. AT the OPEN
ing gathering of the one hundred and
twenty-ninth session of the state legis-
lature wednesday Senator Edgar S.
Bracket, of Saratoga, introduced a
resolution demanding of Chauncey NJ
Depew his resignation as United States
senator from this state The resolu-
ton follows:
Since the adjournment of this SEN
ate the people of the state and nation
have been staggered by the relation
shown to have existed for years be-
tween the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety and Chaunsey NJ Depew, one Of
the senators of the state in the United
States congress.
Recognizing that these disclosures
have caused a total lack of confidence
in the ability of the senator named to
represent properly the people in the
body to which he was elected;
Resolved, by the senate, that
Chuancey M. Depew be, and he hereby
is, requested to resign forthwith his
seat in the United States senate"
Withdrawn After Debate.
The resolution was withdrawn after
considerable discussion. The with
drawal followed long debate in the
senate. In recalling it Senator Brack-
EFT. specified that he intended to intro
duce it again at later date. Senator
Raines, who wanted immediate action,
In which he desired to defeat the reso-
lutioin, objected to it's withdrawal, but
upon a roll call the withdrawal was
allowed by a vote of q to 10. This
cannot be regarded as a test vote upon
the main question, however.
Will Not Resign.
New York, Jan 4.-Senator Chaun-
cey M. Depew, in an interview here
Wednesday night, declared that he had
no intention whatever of resigning
from the United States senate. He
added, however. that with the ap-
proach of his seventy-second birthday
anniversary, April 90 next, he intended
resigning from a large number of the
companies in which he is trustee or
director. He will not sever his rela-
tons with the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad, he stated, as
he regards his position with that COM
pany as an honorary one. Senator De-
pew is listed as a director or trustee
of 70 companies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12

During the year 1904 Riverside coun-
ty, California, received $5,377,4 95 for
oranges, $1,055, 145 for lemons, $4,000
900 for grain $4OS,5S1 for dairy prod.
ucts, s92,335 for honey, s117,139 for
poultry, 100000 for manufactured ar
ticles, $4,000 for various fruits, such
as grapes, almonds and strawberries,
and $4,000 for vegetables.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
Births in Illinois.

Springfield, ILL.,. Jan. 5.-The Illinois
state board of health's annual report
shows there were about $4,000 deaths
and $50. 900 births IN Illinois in 1905.
OF the births $4,000 were males and
$4,000 females. Consumption caused
the most deaths.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
Will IGNORE Treaty.

Havana, Jan. 8.-Cuba's senate is to
ignore the treaty with England, and
President Palma tells American news
paper men that the aim of his govern
ment is to promote friendly relations
with the United States to the fullest
possible extent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12

A professor in Northwestern univer-
sity has laid it down as an imperative
rule for the students in his classes
that they shall read the newspapers
every day and thus acquaint them
selves with current events. Il shall
consider this" he told them, fully as
important as the daily lessons g.
signed from the textbooks"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
Goes to Prison for Life.

Marshalltown, Ia. Jan. 9.-Twenty-
year-old Roy Hull. of Tama, Ia, was
on Monday sentenced by Judge Burn
ham to life imprisonment for first de-
gree murder. Hull killed Daniel Leary,
foreman of the Armour paper mill, at
Toledo. Ia
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12

The annual report of Herbert Put.
nam, librarian of congress, shows that
the library contains 1,344,61S books,
S2,744 maps and charts, 1924 ar.
tistic prints and 410,352 pieces OF mu-
sic. The manuscripts, which form a
valuable collection, have not been emu.
merated pending their grouping into
volumes. Many OF these are Of great
interest and Of permanent value.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12

Hunters and woodsmen report
great increase of bobcats In the Maine
woods. These animals few years
ago were met rarely, but are now nu-
merous in some parts of the state.
They are getting big and savage. too.
The cats are reported in the greatest
numbers in Washington county.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
Bank Director Arrested.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Jan. George
Polasky, director of the Central
bank and of several manufacturing in
dustries, was arrested Monday charged
with fraudulently getting $4,000 of
the bank funds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
Seek Rehearing for Hoch.

Springfield, H., Jan. 6.-Attorneys
for Johann Hoch, who is in the Cook
county Jail under sentence of death for
wife murder, have filed in the state SUI
preme court motion for rehearing
of the case.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
London Poor for Virginia.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 5.-Thirty
thousand of London's destitute inhabi-
tants are to be brought to Virginia for
the purpose of working the farms of
the state. Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Koiner is at the head of the
scheme.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
Named to Succeed Himself.

Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. 9.-Congress-
man N. w. Hale was nominated by
the Republican executive committee of
the Second congressional district of
Tennessee, as a candidate to succeed
himself at the next November cleo
ton
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
Disaster in Japan.

London, Jan. S.-A dispatch from
Toxic to the Daily Telegraph says
that on January an explosion set fire
to mine at Akita on the main island
of Japan, and that 101 persons were
burned to death.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12

Within the last few months Ger
man capitalists have started banks
for the promotion of German trade in
East Africa, West Africa, Asia Minor,
Argentina, Bulgaria and Central
America.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12

A playful of Ford's theater for April
IA, 1865, the night of President Lin
coins assassination, was sold for $40
by auction in New York from the col
lection of the late John H. " Arnold.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-12
-Four Perish BY Fire.

Huntington, Pa, Jan. 9.-In the de-
struction by fire of their home at Cove,
this county, Monday Robert Adams,
his wife and two children were burned
to death.