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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
PENSION ROLLS DECREASING
Over 10000 Names Have Been
Dropped During the Year.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The net de-
crease in the pension roll of the Unit
ed States for the fiscal year ended
June so, last, amounted to 12,470, the
largest decrease ever known in the
history of the country. These facts
are brought out in the annual report
of Commissioner of Pensions Warner,
which has just been completed. In the
report the commissioner expresses the
opinion that there will be still more
marked decrease during the present
year.
During the year there were added
to the roll 1860 new pensioners and
laos reservations and renewals, max
ing a total addition of 94,974. The to-
tai number of pensioners on the roll
during the year was 1,033,415. The
number of pensioners dropped from
the roll during the year was 47,444,
leaving the number of pensioners
June 80, 1906, 9S5,971.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
A KENTUCKY WOMAN
How She Gained Fifteen Pounds In
Weight and Became Well by Taking
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills.

Women at forty, or whereabouts, have
their future i'll their own hands. There
will be a change for the better or worse.
for the better if the system is purified by
such tonic as DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
Mrs. d. @. Wedding, of Hartford. KY,
writes as follows concerning the diff
culties which afflicted her:
81 was seriously ill and was confined
to my bed for six or eight months in all,
during two years. had chills, fever,
rheumatism. My stomach seemed al
ways too full, my kidneys did not act
freely, my liver was inactive, my heart
beat was very weak and had dizziness
OR swimming in my head and nervous
troubles,
"Iwas under the treatment of several
different physicians but they all failed
10 do me any good. After suffering for
two years l learned from an Arkansas
friend about the merits of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills and / decided that I would
try them. The very first box I took
made me feel better and when I had
taken four boxes more was entirelywe
weighed fifteen pounds more than when
began, resumed my household duties.
Rnd have since continued in the best of
health. I have recommended DR., VII.
liams' Pink Pills to many people on &C
count of what they did for me, and feel
that cannot praise them too strongly"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills restored Mrs.
Wedding to health because they actually
make new blood and when the blood is
i'll full vigor every function of the body
is restored, because the blood carries TO
every organ, every muscle, every nerve,
the necessary nourishment. Any woman
who is interested in the cure of Mrs. Wed
ding will want our book, ''Plain Talks to
Women," which is free on request.
All druggists sell Dr.. Williams Pink
Pills, or they will be sent by mail post
paid, OH receipt of price, 80 cents per box,
six boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co.. Schenectady, NY.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05

The state of Washington has made
An advance in the line Of social reform
by having arrested and indicted for
manslaughter a young man who sue.
ceeded in drowning some of his friends
BY vigorously rocking the boat In
which he and they were taking a
short water trip. This is a form OF
homicide by means Of which a great
many people have in years past been
brought to An untimely end. It is,
II course, a case Of idiocy on the part
o. the boat rocker, who always looks
apon the act as humorous proceed
ing. but, says the Boston Herald, In
view Of the past experiences the au.
shortties Of the state Of Washington
are no doubt justified in taking the
initiative in declaring that this form
of life taking has ceased to be toll
Grated as a Joke, and that those who
willfully indulge in the sport must
be held to a criminal accountability
n for any reason it results in loss
orr life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
STORM DEATH LIST
LIKELY TO Be 10
PROPERTY LOSS AT MOBILE AND
ALONG THE BAY Is ABOUT
100000.
People Living on Dauphin Island Are
Suffering for Food and Shelter,
Nearly All the Fishermen's Homes
Being Swept Away.

Louisville, KY, Oct. 1.-The first
news by telegraph out of the stricken
city of Mobile was received in Louis
vile Sunday morning by the Courier
Journal, whose correspondent sent a
dispatch in a roundabout way from an
improvised Office in the swamps just
on the edge of the city. The informa-
ton is given in the dispatch that the
loss of life in Mobile and vicinity from
the great storm of Thursday will prob
ably reach 120, although the death
list in the city itself will not be large.
The greatest number of lives lost, ac-
cording to the dispatch, is at place
known as San Souci beach, summer
resort near Mobile, where 80 bodies
are reported to have been recovered.
The property loss in Mobile and
along Mobile bay viii probably approx
mate sS,OOO,O00.
The people living on Dauphin island
are suffering for food, and they have
only the clothes they are wearing.
Nearly all the houses of the fishermen
"clo swept away. AS lLC uCdu SOluC
ashore on the south beach below Mo-
bile they are being buried.
Train Service Tied Up.
The Louisville & Nashville railroad
will not be able to resume train serv-
ice for several days and the other
roads here are handicapped by wash
outs and the loss of telegraph wires,
which prevents the handling of trains
with any degree Of promptness. Gulf
port is damaged to small extent and
there is no loss of life there as far as
has been heard of here. Many interi-
Or points yet remain to be heard
FROM"
At the general managers Office of
the Louisville & Nashville road in
Louisville Sunday it was stated that
they have Geographic communication
within a short distance Of Mobile, but
that the tracks are still unfit for use.
1t could not be stated definitely when
train service would be resumed.
The Western Union at noon Sun
day was working one wire from Allan
ia into Mobile by way of Montgomery,
and this circuit is being utilized to
order men and equipment from every
direction to Mobile to repair the vast
damage done,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
OLD STEAMER SUNK IN LAKE
Three of Crew of City of Concord
Are Drowned.

Cleveland, o., Oct. 1.-The old
wooden steamer City of Concord, hav-
ing three barges in tow, went down
Saturday night in the storm on Lake
Erie, off Huron, o.
Three of the crew of IL were drown
ed. The other nine, after a terrible
time on their yawl boat, landed at
Cedar Point at two o'clock Sunday
morning and walked into Huron seven
hours later in an exhausted condition.
The names of the drowned are:
Frank Peters, fireman, Muskegon,
Mich.
John Wiser, Waterman, Milwaukee.
Roy Wakefield, deckhand, SSanilac,
Mich.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
new RULING ON RAIL RATES
ROADS TO FILE STATE TARIFFS
WITH COMMISSION.
Interstate Board Also Intends to Con.
strue Law in Advance; Without
Waiting for Formal Complaints.

Washington, Oct. 2.-The interstate
commerce commission has reached a
conclusion with respect to the railway
rate law which it has embodied in a
general order made public Monday.
1t holds that where state rate forms
a part of an interstate rate the state
rate should be filed with the commits
sion. This is an entirely new feature
in connection with the operations of
the interstate commerce commission.
The further announcement was made
that the commission intends, wherever
possible, to construe the law in ad-
vance without waiting for any partic-
ular complaint to be made upon which
to base its decision.
Uniform classification formed the
subject of a conference by the inter-
state commerce commission here Tues
day. The object of the meeting was
to ascertain If possible if the railroads
cannot be induced to agree to the
proposition without the necessity OF
further legislation by congress.
st. Louis, Oct. 2.-The hearing of
the governments suit to dissolve the
alleged combination of the Terminal
Railway association began Monday
before Special Commissioner R. E.
Rombauer. The suit is based on the
governments allegation that the Sher-
man antitrust law is being violated
by the alleged monopoly of carrier and
railroad interests among st. Louis
railroads. The government expects
to complete it's case by October 20.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
ARREST ALLEGED DEFAULTER.
e. c. Fox, of MiddIeport, O., Institu
ton, Taken Into Custody.

Pomeroy, o., Oct. 1.-E. C. Fox,
who is charged with wrecking the
Middleport, o., bank, returned from
eastern Ohio Saturday and landed
at Mason, w. Va. Mason is opposite
his place, and Marshal Arnold imme'
diately went across the river. An eff
fort was made to induce Fox to come
to this side of the river before put
ting him under arrest. Fox claims
that he sold the bank to Vice Presi-
dent Armentroute months ago, and
had nothing to do with its failure.
Fox came across the river later in
the day, and was placed under arrest
by Marshal Arnold and taken before
the court for preliminary trial.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
Bad Blaze irf Cleveland.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 29.-An early
morning fire Friday caused an explo-
sion of oil in the building of the Pitts
burg Plate Glass company, destroyed
that building and communicated
flames to half dozen other buildings
in the congested part of downtown
district A second explosion in the
building where the fire originated re-
suited in the walls falling, and three
firemen were hurt. The loss by the
fire is about 100000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
Simple Life Natural In Japan.

Many OF us dream of the simple
life. Some strive for it; few attain
II. An eminent author has said only
those with great wealth and enormous
strength can live it. With the jap
anese this Is SO. The simplicity of
their daily existence has been cult
waited until 1t ia an art. Each mans
status In society is definitely fixed.
It is the grade In which his forefa-
Tiers lived and in which his children's
children will live. There Is no striv-
ing for q higher place. He IL salts
ned with his position, accepts 1t as a
matter OF course, and makes the most
OF 1t. Only by some overt evil act
will he drop into lower grade. and it
must be phenomenal deed or service
to the state that will raise him even
one degree higher in social rank.
This stability of position has an i'm
portant influence upon the nation. No
one wishes to appear different from
what he really Is, and as q conse-
quence there is no greed for wealth.
You will say this must kill ambition.
II ambition is a struggle solely for
money and position, then 1t does kill
ambition. but 1t does not kill ambi-
tion to excel in ones own craft or call
ing. The fact that a Japanese
10 content in his own sphere, says
the Craftsman, is the keynote of the
success of their simple life. 1t is OF
no value for him to make a false i'm
preston, SO the element Of show or
push Is left out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
Eiuht Million In Unions.

New York, Oct. IA report Of
the state department of labor. just is
sued, states that there are upward
of 100000 wage workers in labor
unions, one-fourth of whom are in the
United States. Great Britain and Ger
many each have nearly as many union
lists as the United States, and the
countries in which the movement is
comparatively new-Austria, Italy and
others-are making rapid progress.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
Under the Yoke.

New occupations for American wom-
en- are frequently described In the
household magazines. Meantime
many women of the old world stead
lastly cling to their old tasks. A trav-
eler with good eyes may see in sim
gle summer day in Belgium enough
to make him wonder what are really
the boundaries of "woman's sphere"
At five o'clock in the morning he may
see q red-cheeked woman, a rude har-
ness over her shoulders, pulling, with
. big dog for a helper, a heavy cart
Of vegetables three miles from garden
to market. The cart holds several
bushels of potatoes, carrots, cabbages,
topped by a great bundle OF dew
sprinkled roses; and before the WON
an and the dog trudge home with 1t
again. everything will have been sold.
Our traveller may come upon two mus
cular women transferring load OF
coal from sidewalk to cellar, Shout
dering the baskets as easily as men
would do. II he fingers to watch them
finish their task, he will see girl of
16 swing a wooden yoke over her
shoulders, and carry pail after pail
of water from the town pump, two
squares away, for the scrubbing clean
of the dusty sidewalk. Three women
toss bundles Of oats upon high cart,
and themselves drag 1t up from the
field to the yard, where the grain Is
10 be threshed, and where later they
will build the straw into symmetrical
stacks. A great herd Of COWS cluster
round the mixers in the field, and
from the group the talk and laughter
Of girls mingles with the sharp whistle
Of the milk in the pals. So, in the
little kingdom of Belgium-where
wages are low and taxes are high
women toll at what we have come to
consider work fit only for men, says
Youths Companion. But it must be
said that they do not look unhappy
under the yoke. Perhaps the freedom
OF farm and market and street is real
ly better for their peace Of mind thar
the too much kitchen" which often
makes our more fortunate women
weary in body and depressed In
spirit
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
RULES ON CIVIL SERVICE LAW
Discharged Employees in Wisconsin
Must Appeal to the Courts.

Madison, Wis, Sept4 2S.-The at
torney general has rendered an opin-
ion to the effect that if head of a
state department discharges an en-
ploye, who is under civil service, and
filed with the commission his reasons
which, upon their face, constitute just
cause for such removal, the commits
sion cannot go behind such statement
and reinstate the employee. The az
grieved employee must appeal to the
courts if he wants to be reinstated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
DRUNKEN MAN BROWNS CHILD
Rescued by River Men, Father sIames
Drink for His Murderous Act.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 2.-Late Monday
evening Patrick Coyne threw his
three-year-old son over the Twenty
second street bridge into the Mononga-
hela river and followed after him in an
evident attempt at suicide. The boy
was drowned, but the father was res
cued by some river men and taken to
the hospital in an unconscious condi-
ton. Upon his regaining his senses,
the only thing he would say concern
ing the murder of his son was that he
vas drunk and remembered nothing
If the occurrence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
AcETYLENE GAS TANK BLOWN UP
One Man Killed and Eight Injured in
Explosion at New Palestine.

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 2.-While 20
Republican precinct, leaders of Han
cock county were holding a caucus in
the town hall Monday night at New
Palestine, a town Is miles east of In
dianapolis, the acetylene gas tank ex.
ploded, killing one man and injuring
eight others.
William Toon, a rural route carrier
was killed and Elmer J. BinfOrd, VIM
A. Howe, Jas. F. Reed, w. H. Rock
J. L. McCune, John Branson, John
Hittell and VIM. Hobbs were injured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
Thaw Breaks Down Under Strain.

New York, Oct. 1.-Despite the eff
forts of his relatives to bring hope
and sunshine into the gloomy Tombs
Harry K. Thaw is breaking down
physically and is melancholy, fretful
and irritable Careful watch is main
tanned, it is stated, lest he become
violent. The further statement is
made that he is dissatisfied with his
lawyers and may change the entire
list, as he did once before.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
cannon to stump New York.

New York, Sept. 29.-Speaker Jo-
seph G. Cannon, of the national house
of representatives, will take the
stump for Charles E. Hughes, the Re-
publican candidate for governor. This
was announced Friday at Republican
state headquarters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
Large Skyscraper Sold.

New York, Sept. 2S.-The st. James
building, at the southeast corner of
Broadway and Twenty-cixth street,
was transferred by the Security Trust
and Life company of Philadelphia to
the Pittsburg Life and Trust company
for $3,150,OO0. The building, 16-story
structure, stands on the site formerly
occupied by the st. James hotel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
Taft to Speak at Milwaukee

Madison, Wis, Sept. est was an.
nounced Thursday that the Wiscon-
sin speech of Secretary Taft, opening
the Republican campaign. will prob
ably be made in Milwaukee instead of
Madison, as at first planned, and, If
possible, during the first week in
October
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
Honor Heroic Wisconsin Pair.

Milwaukee, Sept. 29.-Miss Elsie
Plantz, daughter of President Samuel
Plantz, of Lawrence university, at
Appleton, Wis, and Irwin w. Church,
of Menominee Falls, are to receive
Carnegie medals for saving lives of
three Lawrence girl students last
winter. The girls had broken through
the ice while skating, and Miss
Plantz and Church nearly persisted in
effecting a rescue.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
Poisoned Meat crazes Thirty

Berlin, Sept. ga dispatch to the
Tageblatt from Kattowitz, Prussian
Silesia, says that 80 persons residing
in the village of zlobin, near Kat
towitz, have suddenly become insane
through eating poisoned meat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
Two Murders in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. 1.-Two
murders were committed here. In a
saloon quarrel Doom Pack. a house
mover, shot and killed George Bowski,
Russian, and Gus Chism (coloreO
shot and killed his wife.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
Kills Wife and Himself.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-Charles G..
Kline, an Evanston coal merchant,
we'll known in the suburb, killed his
wife and then instantly killed himself
in their home early Friday. He used
a shotgun as a weapon. Kline is be-
lieved to have been mentally unbal-
aqced.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05

A Philadelphia bacteriologisr says
there are at least 10000, 100000 mi
crobes In every pair Of trousers. We
wouldn't mind the microbes II We
only had some old ten-dollar bills in
our clothes to keep them from going
hungry.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
Two Switchmen Killed.

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 29.-Charles
S. Reed and Herbert a. Oldridge,
switchmen employed in the yards of
the Big Four railroad at Brightwood,
were killed Friday in a collision be-
tween a switch engine and q coal
car.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05

With It's pigtail OF and cad in
pants" and constitution, China win
not know itself. But It win make It.
self known to other folks, one of these
lays. and then We win be sorry we
vere NOT better friends with It
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
A Positive
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Gives Relief at Once.


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It cleanses, soothes
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brane. 1t cures Ca
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-05
DIES AFTER MUCH SUFFERING
r. c. Bauer, Old Resident and Busi-
ness Man of WaIIa WaIIa, Sue
cumbs After Long Fight.

r. E. Bauer, aged Sc years, one of
Walla Walla's earliest pioneers, died
yesterday evening at the Walla Walla
hospital The cause of death was the
shock resulting from the fracture of
his right leg near the hip.
Deceased fractured the lower part Of
the limb several years ago and aobut
three weeks ago in falling, broke it
again. The effects of this, combined
with an operation for a cataract of the
eye, which he also underwent, proved
too much for the old mans strength
Bauer was one of the earliest mer-
chants of Walla Walla, having a shoe
store on Main street in the early "six-
ties. Later he ran a cigar store.
Deceased was native Of France
coming to this country in 1866 at the
age of 25 years. Shortly thereafter he
came to Walla Walla. The remains
We're taken to the undertaking chapel
of Cookery & Holloway, from which
the funeral will take place Sunday
at 10 o'clock, Rev. Andreas
Bard, officiating.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-05
VERNON MACK|N PRIZE BABY
Wins First Ribbon as the Prettiest
Youngster
BIG D0INGS At FAIR BABY SHOW
JUDGES ARE PUZZLED WHEn
TWO TIE FOR THE THIRD
PRIZE.
BIG Do|NGs At FAIR BABY SHOW

Little Vernon Mackin was declared
the prettiest baby in the baby show
at the fair grounds this afternoon.
Rowena McKelvy was declared next
prettiest, while it was undecided
which was the prettfest between Har-
vey York and Evely Hughes for third
prize. The judges compromised by de-
claring they were both pretty and
giving each a prize.
The baby show was the biggest
thing at the fair grounds this after
noon and the main pavilion, where the
show was held, was filled by over 1000
women. There We're 16 entries and it
took the judges, Councilmen Tausick
Mordo Mcdonald and Signor De Cap
rio, a good half hour to decide the
winners. R. H. Johnson acted as mas
ter of ceremonies.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-05
Three ToPnadoes Strike
Louisiana and Mississippi
ONE NEGRO IS BLOWN AWAY
Considerable Property Loss Re-
ported But Few Deaths are
So Far Recorded

NEW ORLEANS, Oct 5.-A tornado
swept a section of the state 100 miles
wide and hit this city after o'clock.
Property was damaged 100000, it be-
ing most severe at Pontachatoula, so
miles north, where four were crushed
to death and many injured.
The tornado picked up a negro bodi-
ly and blew him away as he was
trying to cross Douglas square.
The residence of Robert Hawes at
Pontchatoula was razed. Hawes and
several Of his family were killed.
About a dozen injured in this city
were taken to the hospital.
1t is reported lives were lost at Lake
Ponchartrain points, but probably not
life was lost in New Orleans.
The path of the tornado through
the city was 80 feet wide. About
twenty-five small houses were rend-
cred untenable and destroyed.
A tornado near Biloxi, Miss. today
did considerable damage to property
and resulted in injuring several people.
1t now appears that three separate
and distinct tOrnadoes occurred, one
the third disturbance here.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-05
DEATH OF JOHN WILKINSON
Old Pioneer Dies at WalIa Wala Hos
pital of Blood Poisoning Caused
by a Scratch.

John Wilkinson. of Union, oregon,
IN old Oregon pioneer, died at the
Nala Walla hospital late yesterday
afternoon of blood poisoning caused
oN a scratch on his foot. Wilkinson
was brought to the hospital two weeks
ago and on Tuesday last it was de-
eIded that amputation of his leg was
necessary. Since then he steadily grew
worse until the end came yesterday.
Wilkinson was born in Peoria, ILL.,,
I'D 1889, but removed to Missouri with
MS larents when two years of age.
Ihey went back to Illinois again eight
years later where the deceased lived
unui he was 20 years of age. At that
'HAe he moved to Nebraska and en-
Sdsed in the freighting business. He
crossed the plains in an OK team in
1874 with his father and five brothers
SelIlng in the Grand Ronde valley.
""Alnson was elected captain of the