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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
LAKE STEAMER BURNED.
Fire Destroys the Atlanta, of the Good
rich Line, on Lake Michigan,
Near Sheboygan, Wis.

Sheboygan, Wis, March 19.-The
Goodrich steamer Atlanta, which left
this port for Milwaukee at ten
o'clock Sunday morning, was burned
to the waters edge II miles
south of Sheboygan, and about five
miles out. The Atlanta is valued at
about $150,000 and the boat and cargo
is total loss. The Atlanta left She
boygan at ten o'clock south-bound with
crew Of 60 men and only two pas
sengers. The fire was discovered at
11:15 by smoke from the hold and the
blaze located with great difficulty. The
crew of men were set to work fighting
the flames at once and the fight was
kept up until one o'clock, when Capt
McCauley decided to abandon the ship.
The crew and two passengers were put
off in the life boats and were picked up
by the tug Tester without trouble, as
there was no sea running. About this
time the steamer Georgia hove in sight
and relieved the Tester of her load OF
passengers. The Georgia proceeded to
this port, leaving the Atlanta a total
wreck close to the beach, for which she
had been run. But one life was lost
in the wreck. Mike Hickey, a deck
hand, was drowned in trying to es-
cape from the flames. His home is un-
known.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
SHERRICK CONVICTED.
Indiana Ex-State Auditor Foun,i
Guilty of Embezzlement of
State Funds

Indianapolis, Ind, March 16.-David
E. Sherrick, former auditor of state,
was Thursday found guilty of embez-
element by jury. Mr.. Sherrick was
tried on indictments charging him
with a misuse of $4,000 belonging to
the state. He resigned on the de-
mand of the governor and the money
has since been paid back to the state
treasury. The penalty is from one to
twenty-five years in the penitentiary
The announcement was followed by a
motion for new trial. Pending de-
cision Sherrick will be in custody of the
sheriff.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 20-Re-
ports from the counties in which petit
lions are circulated for the pardon of
David e. Sherrick, former auditor Of
state, who is about. to be sentenced for
embezzlement, show that in two days
the petitions have been signed by more
than $4,000 people, and friends of the
convicted man expect to have 100000
signatures when they are presented to
Gov. Hanly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
STORER QUITS.
Ambassador to Austria Hungary Re-
signs-Charles S. Francis Named
for the Place.

Washington, March 20.-The name
of Charles s. Frances, of Troy, N. Y,
former American minister to Greece,
was Monday sent to the senate for
confirmation as ambassador to Aus
tria-Hungary to succeed Bellamy Stor-
er. Mr. Francis father was formely
ambassador to Austria. Francis is ed
itor of the Troy Times. Bellamy
Storer's resignation is mystery
in official circles. There Is re.
port that Mr.. Storer is nursing a
crouch which is offset by semiofficial
statements that he retired Of his own
volition, and that no unpleasantness
exists. Mr.. Storer went to Austria.
Hungary expecting he would get early
promotion to a more responsible post.
He has been three years and half
in Vienna, however, and there was lit
tie likelihood he would go to either
ST. Petersburg or Berlin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
DEATH OF GEN. THAYER.
Former Governor and United States
Senator from Nebraska
Passes Away.

Lincoln, Neb., March 20.-Gen. John
M. Thayer, civil war veteran, former
United States senator and governor Of
Nebraska, died shortly before eight
o'clock Monday night after an illness
which became serious only last Sat
urday. For man Of his age-86
years-Gen. Thayer was unusually ro-
bust and active until a month ago.
He was United States senator from
Nebraska for the incomplete four-year
term from 1867 to 1871, territorial
governor of Wyoming in 1875 and gov
ernor of Nebraska for four years be-
ginning in 1887. He gained renown
as an Indian fighter in the territorial
days of this state. Gen. Thayer is sur
vived by two sons, neither of whom
was present at the time of his death,
though both are on the way to Lincoln.
Funeral arrangements await the ar
rival of the sons
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
MISPLACED SWITCH.
It Causes Railway Disaster at Lock
ridge, Ia.-one Man Killed
Several Injured.

Burlington, Ia, March 2O.-A fast
east-bound passenger train on the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
was partly wrecked Monday afternoon
at Lockridge, by a misplaced switch.
The dining car and sleeping car
broke away from the rest of the train
and dashed into the rear end of work
train on switch, demolishing the side
tracked cars and a car occupied by a
number of workn.en. Swan Bloom, OF
Burlington, cook of the work train,
was killed, and dozen persons were
severely injured A mail sack when
thrown out struck switch post, break
ing 1t and releasing the switch, thus
side-tracking the last two cars OF the
passenger train.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
WILL STAND BY ITS BILL
HOUSE CAUCUS ACTS ON STATE
HOOD MEASURE.
Votes to Make Fight Against Modi-
fications of the Senate and to
Ask Conference.

Washington, March 16.-As the re-
suit of caucus which lasted for two
and half hours Thursday, the Repub-
licans of the house voted, 126 to 35, to
stand by the statehood bill as it
passed the house, and ask the senate
for conference on the measure.
Washington, March 16.-The addi-
tional power which President Roosevelt
suggested should be given the inter-
state commerce commission in making
the special investigation into the coal
and oil industry as related to transpor-
tation, was given by the house Thurs
day in the passage of the Townsend res
olution on that subject.
Washington, March 16-The senate
on Thursday continued consideration
of the railroad rate question by listen
ing to the reading of report on the
house bill by Senator Tillman, and to a
speech on that measure by Senator Mel
son.
Washington, March 20.-The house
on Monday reached a compromise on
the question of abolishing the grade
OF lieutenant general in the army, but
providing that it shall not become eff
fective until October II next, in order
that Gems. Corbin and Macarthur may
be promoted before their retirement.
An important bill, declared to be the
first step towards reorganization of
the consular service, was passed. The
bill already has been acted upon by
the senate. 1t reclassifies the service
and increases salaries to the extent of
$4,000 a year.
Washington, March 20.-There were
three speeches on the railroad rate
bill in the senate Monday. Senators
McCreary, Bailey and Hepburn were
the orators.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23

One Of the most prominent figures
IN the sporting world is Willie Hoppe,
the American boy, who won the cham
pionship OF the world at 1S-inch balk-
line billiards from Maurice Vignaux.
1t is great feat of science for any
one to win the billiard championship,
but for boy 10 years old 1t is won
derful. Hoppe is even more sensa-
donal than was Frank Ives, in his
time the most picturesque billiardist
the world had ever seen. The boy
was born billiardist, for he had "ths
stroke" the first time he handled a
cue, when six years old.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
HISTORIC BITS.

1t IS thought that the game of whist
was first played in the time of King
Henry VIII. of England.
The first steamer to sail from Livers
pool for New York was the Royal Will
liam, 407 tons, commanded by G..
Swanson, r. N; she sailed July 5,
1888, and was 10 days on the trip. The
first transatlantic screw steamer was
the Massachusetts, taken out in 1847
by Capt. r. B. Forbes.
In the middle ages swings were hung
by an ingenious pulley device. The
rope was passed over a grooved wheel
that was fastened to the ceiling by !,
bracket. The one who was swinging
was not only pushed from behind by
one of his fellows, but was also helpel
from the front by striking with his
foot the outstretched foot of anothe-
comrade. This sport was a favorits
pastime of pages.
The first steamer to make a voyage
across the Western ocean was the Sa-
vannah of $50 tons and length of 100
feet. She sailed from Savannah Nav
81, 1919, and arrived at Liverpool June
20. Her steam was purely auxiliary,
for when the wind was fair or the sea
high the paddle wheels were unshippel
and slowed on deck. Her voyage was
continued to Russia, and on the return
from ST. Petersburg she reached New
York direct in 26 days.
An archaeologist points out that tho
hat band in the modern mans hat caa
be traced TO fillet which in ancient
times held in shape a simple piece of
cloth. Sometimes this illet was tied
in bow behind, the tails of which sur
yive in the Scotch cap, the sailor hat
and the bishops inter. A little bow in
side in the lining of the hat is a sur
yival of lacing which kept the lining
in shape, or possibly it dates back to a
time when hat was made by putting
a string through holes in a fiat piece
of leather and by drawing it together
for a crown
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23

The most recent marriage and di-
vorce statistics Of Indiana show a
new and interesting condition. The
information is derived from COM
Dilation Of the county clerks records
uy the chief of the state bureau of
statistics. The number of marriages
decreased from 2S,3O1 in 1904 to g.,
767 in 1905. The number of divorces
increased from 3,449 in 1904 to 3,S4O
in 1905. In 1904 there was one di.
vorce for every eight marriages. For
the year 1905 there was one divorce
for every seven marriages.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23

The most wonderful forest in the
world is being washed out Of the
tableland OF northern Arizona, but it
bears little resemblance to a forest
save in the form Of the logs. in which
the tree trunks are broken. The
trees are undoubtedly the oldest In
existence, for the woodland which
they composed existed millions Of
years ago. Finally the forest was
overwhelmed by the sea and later by
an earthquake, so that the trees were
imbedded in such a manner that
most Of them have literally turned to
stone
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23

The Indian Is coming to the front
in these days. The tribal organiza-
ton OF the Cherokees, Chickasaws,
Choctaws, Creeks and Seminoles was
dissolved few days ago, and those
Indians, numbering about ninety
thousand, will diffuse themselves
among the mass Of the citizenship of
the country Their community. the
Indian Territory, will form part Of
the coming state of Oklahoma, and
the red man will take up . little Of
the white mans burden, and assist in
making and obeying the laws OF his
state and country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Death AND ruin
|BY SNOWSLIDES
MIGHTY AVALANCHES WRECK
MINE BUILDINGS IN STATE
OF COLORADO.
Fifteen Lives Known to Have Been
Lost-Hundreds Face Starvation
Property Loss Enormous-Rail-
road Traffic Paralyzed.

Ouray, Col, March ia mammoth
snowslide in the Mount Sneffels dis
trict, six miles south of Ouray, Satur-
day night wrecked the Camp Bird mine
mill, farmhouse, boarding house and
reading room. William Cressey is
known to have been killed, and it is
feared that other lives were lost. "A
number of men, it is reported, were
seriously injured. The property loss is
estimated at from 100000 to $780,
600. The camp Bird mill was crushed
like an eggshell.
Fifteen Dead.
Denver, Col, March 20.-By the loss
of IL lives in a snowslide near Silver
ton Monday the death roll resulting
from the great storm of the past week
in the San Juan mining districts has
been increased to at least Is. At Sill
verton, at the Camp Bird mine, few
miles from Ouray, and at Coal Basin,
on the western slope, hundreds of
miners, their wives and their children
are facing starvation. Mills and other
mining property estimated to be worth
$1,000,000 have been swept to destruc-
ton in deep gulches. The cattle on a
thousand hills are reduced to skin and
bone On Cumbres pass, the highest
point on the narrow gauge road from
Durango to Alamosa, train load of
passengers is marooned, dependent for
warmth on a meager supply of coal in
the engine tender, and for food on
what hardy mountaineers can bring
them with snowshoes Railroad traffic
is paralyzed and telephone and tele-
graphic communication is interrupted
over at least half of the state. The
body of Edward Kleckner, ranchman
aged q years, was found frozen stiff
in the road within three miles from his
home, near Pagosa Springs, Col. Ern-
est Barnes, aged 30, who left Walden,
Col, on horseback in the blizzard last
Friday, has not been heard OF since,
and is believed to have persisted.
Slide Strikes Boarding House.
Silverton, Col, March 20.-Twelve
miners employed at the Shenandoah
mine were caught by great snowslide
Monday and swept to their death.
Their bodies have not yet been recoy-
cred. Assistance has been summoned
from Silverton to help dig the victims
from beneath the snow. According to
a report received from Howardsville,
the men were killed by a snowslide
which struck the boarding house at the
mine when they were at dinner 1t is
reported 81 men were caught in the
slide and that nine dug their way out
more or less injured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Took Her Own Life.

Leavenworth, Kan. March 19.-Car-
oline Won dem Bussche, said to be the
divorced wife of Baron Won dem-Bus-
sche-Haddenhausen, a German baron
of Berlin, committed suicide by shoot
Ing at the headquarters of her son,
Second Lieut., Carl Frederick Won DEM
Bussche, of the Eighteenth infantry U.
S. A., at Fort Leavenworth, Sunday
No cause except that possibly Of mel
ancholia is known for the woman hav-
ing taken her life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23

In the year 1895 the United States
produced nearly 3S6,000,000 pounds of
copper. Its value was $3S,00O,O00-
not quite ten cents a pound. Every
year since then the output Of our
copper mines has been greater than
the year before. In 1904 American
mines produced 812,000,000 pounds,
and the value was 100000, or
about thirteen cents a pound. The
increase in consumption being greater
than the increase in production, the
price advanced steadily.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
FATAL BLUNDER
CAUSES Wreck
OPERATOR NEGLECTs TO DE-
LIVER ORDER AND TRAINS
COLLIDE IN COLORADO.
Disaster Occurs During Binding
Snowstorm-Death List May Reach
Thirty Five-Debris Takes Fire
and Victims Roasted Alive.

Pueblo, Col, March IA wreck
accompanied with horrors exceeded
only by the Eden disaster, which oc-
cured August Z, 1904, on the line OF
the same railroad, resulted from a
head-on collision of two passenger
trains on the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad four miles east Of Florence,
COL, at an early hour Friday morning.
The trains were the Utah-California
express No. 3, westbound from Denver,
and the Colorado-New Mexico express
No. 16, eastbound from Leadville and
Grand Junction. They met on sharp
curve and were less than 200 yards
apart when the engineers discovered
that collision was imminent.
Victims Cremated.
The disaster was made more hor-
rible by the manner of the death OF
many of the passengers, variously esti-
mated from 20 to 35. Fire swept over
the wreck, engulfing the victims in a
ealdron of flame and leaving only
charred and blackened bones to tell
the tale of slaughter. A list of the in
jured given out by officials of the rail-
road company comprises % names.
None of the injured are dangerously
hurt, and it is believed will recover.
One of the pathetic tragedies OF the
disaster was the wiping out of all but
two of a family of Taylor Hewitt, of
Lebo, Kan. Father, mother, daughter,
grandchild and the wives of two sons
are missing. The two sons, e. A.
Hewitt and w. L. Hewitt, are among
the injured In the hospital here, each
of them having leg fractures in addi-
ton to other injuries.
Two victims of the wreck were Dep
uty Sheriff Edward Baird, of Denver,
and Archibald Whitney, prisoner
whom Baird was taking to the peni-
Tertiary at Canon City. The officer
was killed instantly. Whitney was
burned to death. But for the shackles
on his wrists he could have escaped.
Identification Impossible.
1t is reliably reported that but one
body is sufficiently intact to make rec
ognition possible, all the others hav-
ing been burned to ashes or incinerat-
ed. Identification of the victims who
succumbed to the merciless flames is
only possible, it is believed, through a
comparison of lists Of rescued and
missing. No accurate estimate OF the
number of dead was possible by reason
of the fact that so many of the bodies
were practically destroyed. The none
tary damage to railroad property is es-
timated at 100000. In addition to this
all the baggage on No. 16 was de-
stroyed, as well as the mail.
Crash in Binding Storm.
In binding. storm which made 1t
almost impossible for the trainmen to
see ahead, the two trains collided head
on at G point midway between Tort
land and Adobe, rs miles west of Pu-
eblo, at 2:30 o'clock Friday morning.
Immediately following the collision
several of the wrecked cars burst into
flames and were consumed, number
OF passengers being burned to death.
The cause of the wreck is attributed
to the failure of an employe of the
road to deliver an order, which
changed the meeting place of the two
trains
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Four Die in Hotel Fire.

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 1.-THE
business portion of the village of Tus-
tin, Osceola county, was destroyed by
fire early Friday, which started in the
basement of the Hotel Compton from
a defective furnace. The guests es-
capped in their night clothes, while
four burned to death.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23

There are in the United States
1929 plants devoted to silk manufac-
ture, employing 10000 skilled oper-
atives. These plants are distributed
all over the country, and in 1905 pro-
duced $1O5. 100000 worth of silk. tex
tiles. 1t is estimated that the pro-
duction for 1906 will reach the
amount of $116,OOO,OOO, and that tue
grand total of consumption of silk
price goods for the present year will
amount to $150,O00,O00.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23

Tobacco, which used to the me-
dunn of exchange in the early colo
NAL days, is to-day the currency OF
British New Guinea. The British
administration there reports that the
medium is not the means of q lively
trade. OF the native he says: Gle
will go to work for a few weeks or
months and earn few pounds; then
return to his home and lead the life
Of a gentleman"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Fire Ruins Village.

White Pigeon, Mich, March 1.-THE
business section of this village was
nearly wiped out Friday by fire which
started in the furniture store of Al
fred Wicket. Only seven store build
ings remain of the business section.
The total loss will probably not ex-
coed $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Three Firemen Killed.

Camden, N. j., March 17.-Three fire.
men were killed and nine others seri-
ously injured Friday at a fire which
destroyed the old Sixth regiment
armory at Bridge and West streets in
this city. The dead are: George w.
Shields, William Hillman, William
Jobes. The total loss is estimated at
between $4,000 and $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
PROT. PatteneiIl Dead.

Ann Arbor, Mich, March 17.-Prof.
A. H. Pattengill, one of the University
of Michigan's veteran professors and
the faculty representative % Michigan
in all athletic matters for number OF
years, died suddenly from heart disease
early Friday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23

The Battenberg family has come
prominently to the front of late ow-
ing to the prospective marriage Of
the young Princess Ena Victoria to
King Alfonso of Spain. Though
among her intimates she is known as
Princess Ena, it is announced that
she will in the future be known as
Queen Victoria of Spain, In remem-
brance of her illustrious grand
mother, Queen Victoria of Britain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Well-Known Man Found Dead.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 19.-Wil-
liam B. Ryder, active in Missouri poll
tics since the civil war. was found
dead in rooming house in Walnut
street here. Ryder was the author of
the Missouri law imposing a tax on
beer, and had declared he was the
original expounder of the eight hour
law.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23

There are in America to-day moro
than two hundred fraternal beneficial
orders, with a combined membership
of over five million, who are pro
tected to the extent of about seven
billion, five hundred million dollars,
and have distributed benefits to dis
abled members amounting to more
than eight hundred and twenty-five
million dollars.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Two Killed at Crossing.

Chicago, March 1.-Two women,
mother. and daughter, we're killed in
stantly by Wabash railway train at
Thirty-third street and the Western
Indiana railroad tracks. The young
er woman's body was thrown under
the train and dragged 200 yards before
it was stopped. The body was ground
and crushed and parts of it were
strewn along the track.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23

Ninety per cent of the women who
inhabit the capital of Morocco are
divorces. A recent census shows that
of the $4,000 women in Fee there are
only $500 who are not divorced.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Killed Her Guest.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 19.-Mrs.
Ida Donielson, while entertaining a
party of friends at dinner Sunday, be-
came enraged at a remark of E. G..
Harris, painter, one of the guests,
and shot and killed him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23

There will be $4,000 John Smiths In
the next Chicago city directory. The
striking printers voted the other day
to compel every labor union man in
the city to give his name as John
Smith. The women in their families
must also observe the order. This
action was taken to make the direc-
tory, which is gotten out by non
Union firm. yalueless.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Aseptic.

Have you sterilized the baby's milk
and boiled the water you put in it, and
disinfected the bottle, Maggie?"
"Yis, num- Here ut is"
But for heavens sake what's that
floating in it,"
''Be aisy, mum-that's no microhe.
Ut's only a cockroach. '-Cleveland
Leader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Victim of Apoplexy.

Notre Dame. Ind, March 49, Rev.
Francis Molloy, rector of st. Joseph's
hall and dean of the school of Ian
guages at the University of Notre Dame,
died suddenly on the college campus
from a stroke of apoplexy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Victim of Hydrophobia.

Owingsville, KY, March 20.-George
Wells, aged IA, died here of hydropho-
bia as a result of being bitten six years
ago by a mad dog. He is the third per-
son who died from bites inflicted by
tne same dog
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Not Guilty.

Beaver, Pa, March 17.-After being
out all night the jury in the case of
Robert Mccoy, an aged and wealthy
farmer charged with the murder Of his
brother, Hugh, returned verdict of
acquittal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Indian Fighter Dead.

La Crosse, Wis, March 17.-Gerhard
Gessell, member of Gen. Brackets
famous band of Indian fighters in the
sixties, died at his home, in Alma,
Wis, aged 63.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Pioneer Lawyer Dies.

Madison, Wis, March 16.-John d.
Gurne, a pioneer lawyer of Wiscon-
sin, and formerly prominent politi-
clan, died here Thursday. He was rs
years old.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Earthouake Kills Hundreds.

Toxic, March ia severe earth
quake occurred at Kagi, Formosa.
Hundreds of buildings were destroyed
and many hundreds of people were
killed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-23
Victims of Landslide

Rio Janeiro, March 19.-Landslides
resulting from storms killed and in
jured 20 persons here. At Peropolis so
persons were killed and many injured.