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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
MYSTERY SHROUDS
Theft OF $4,000
SUBTREASuRER BoLDENWECk
AT CHICAGO HOPES 1T is
CLERICAL ERROR.
Arrests May Come Soon-Money
Taken by Thieves Is Believed to
Have Been in Bills of Large De.
nominations.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-The reported
theft of $4,000 from the United
States subtreasury in Chicago still is
surrounded by a deep mystery, and
while Capt. T. I. Porter of the secret
service left his Office early Monday on
mysterious errand in connection
with the case, Treasurer William
Boldenweck, fighting against collapse
under the nervous strain, is hoping
against hope that the loss can be ac-
counted for by some error in book
keeping. Although it was reported an
arrest would be made in few hours,
none of the officials interested would
confirm the rumor.
Deputy Assistant United States
Treasurer G. c. Bartz, of Washington,
arrived in Chicago Monday to take
full charge of the case.
Discovered by Fitzgerald.
1t became known that George w.
Fitzgerald discovered the shortage in
his cash, and wassthe first to report
it. He told the officials that he was
unable to account for it. Fitzgerald
is an exchange teller, and is said to
handle money sent in for redemption
in addition to other duties. F. j.
Walsh, G. A. Ranker, H. T. Ledden,
H. L. Lock and w. s. Cable are among
the men questioned following the an
nouncement of the shortage by Fitz-
gerald.
Each was asked to tell of his trans
actions Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week with one another and with
Fitzgerald, and was asked to suggest
possible ways in which the money
could have been taken from FitZger-
aids cage or from other places in the
subtreasury.
Bills of Large Denominations.
The money, Mr.. Boldenweck de-
clares, must have been in the form Of
bills of large denomination. The pa
per currency received at the subtreas-
ury comes in large packages, each
labeled with the amount outside. This
is counted by the receiving and count
ing tellers and by two vault clerks be-
fore it is deposited in the prison-like
vaults in the basement. 1t may have
been possible that an entire package
was secreted in the apparel of some
employee, as it is difficult to extract
single bills without detection from
their rubber bands.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
A FRIENDS TIP.
7o-Year.OId Man Not too Old to Accept
Food Pointer.

"For the last 20 years." writes a
Maine man, tive been troubled with
Dyspepsia and liver complaint, and
have tried about every known remedy
without much in the way of results
until I took up the food question.
"a friend recommended Grape-Nuts
food, after I had taken all sorts of
medicines with only occasional, tenn
porary relief.
This was about nine months ago,
and began the Grape-Nuts for break
fast with cream and a little sugar.
Since then have had the food for at
least one meal day, usually for
breakfast.
words fail to express the benefit I
received from the use of Grape-Nuts.
My stomach is almost entirely free
from pain and my liver complaint is
about cured, have gained flesh, sleep
well can eat nearly any kind of food
except greasy, starchy things and am
strong and healthy at the age Of 20
years.
IF can be the means of helping
any poor mortal who has been trou-
bled with dyspepsia as I have been,
am willing to answer any letter enclos-
ing stamp" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the lit.
tie book, ''The Road to MELVILLE" In
pkgs. There's a Reason"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
RUNS INTO OPEN SWITCH1
ANOTHER PENNSYLVANIA TRAIN
MEETS WITH DISASTER.
Five Women Passengers Injured at
Pittsburg-victims of Fridays
Wreck Doing Well.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 25.-The Phila
| delphia express on the Pennsylvania
railroad, due to arrive here at 6:3
in the yards at Sixteenth street about
seven o'clock.
The ambulances from the Western
Pennsylvania and Allegheny genera
hospitals were hurriedly summoned tc
the Union station, but according tc
the railroad officials and hospital ply
sicians no one was injured.
The New York express, due here al
seven o'clock, narrowly escaped run
ming into the Philadelphia train, and
caused panic among the already
frightened passengers.
One coach on the Philadelphia train
was telescoped and two others de-
rallied. The train was late and was
running faster than usual through the
yards.
1t was learned about II o'clock that
five women passengers had been in.
jured. 1t is said they sustained seri.
Gus cuts and bruises. They were
given medical attention by the hos
pital and railroad physicians and later
continued their journey.
The condition of the passengers in
jured in the wreck of the Pennsylva-
MIA special Friday night near Johns
town, Pa, was reported Sunday night
from the Altoona (Pa) hospital and
the ALLEGHENY general hosDital in this
city as being excellent John F. Kline,
postmaster of Joliet, ILL.,, who is the
most seriously injured, passed favor
able day. In addition to many cuts
and bruises, Mr.. Kline sustained a
puncture of the lung. It is said at
the Altoona hospital that he will re-
cover, however, unless complications
set in. Frederick A. Busse, postmas-
ter of Chicago; Samuel F. Nixon, Phil
adelphia; Felix Isman, Philadelphia;
Frank P. Rodgers, Chicago; e. j.
Murphy, Joliet, ILL.,, and c. w. Wink
Ter, Chicago, who are also in the AL
toona hospital are resting easily and
will be able to leave the institution in
about ten days.
M. F. Pippenbrink, Joliet, ILL.,, will
be able to go home at once. w. H.
Baker, of Chicago, who was in the AL
legheny general hospital, departed for
home early Sunday, and j. Wood Will
son, Marion, Ind, and Thomas Bauer,
of Lafayette, Ind, will, it is said, leave
the hospital in two days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
SOME POINTS ABOUT NEEDLES.
The Evolved Product of Centuries Of
Invention.

The point of needle is a very i'm.
portant part Of that useful little in.
strument, and there are many points
about needles calculated to interest
the general public. The daily con-
sumption of needles all over the world
Is something like 100000, while
every year the women Of the United
States break, lose and use some 300,-
100000 of those tiny tools. Few peo-
pie while threading a needle have
ever given a thought to the various
processes through which the wire
must pass before it comes out q
needle. Yet the manufacture Of
needles includes some 81 different
processes from cutting the wire and
threading the double needles by the
eyes to separating the two needles on
the one length of wire, heading, hard
ening In oil, cleaning out the sides Of
the eye, point-setting, and final pol
ishing. For wrapping purple paper is
used, since 1t prevents rusting. There
are many sorts of needles, for sur
geons', cooks, glovemakers', weavers',
sailmakers, broommakers', milliners'
and dressmakers' use. The needle is
the evolved product of centuries Of
invention. In its primitive form. it
was made Of bone, ivory, or wood.
Point by point its manufacture has
improved, until this little but not in
significant instrument is now one Of
the highly-inished products of twen-
tieth century machinery and SKILL
lions Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
Editing the Consular Reports.
MfNN.

In the bureau of trade relations the
consular reports are carefully read
and, when necessary, so revised as to
eliminate everything unsuitable for
publication from the standpoint OF the
interests of the government. Not in
frequently q report is of such charac-
ter as to make it inexpedient to pub
lish any portion, in which case 1t Is
filed in toto in the archives of the de-
partment of state for future reference.
All statements in the reports calcu-
lated to cause adverse criticism in a
foreign country, or to bring about
diplomatic representations on the part
of another government, or to embar-
rass the administration of any execu-
tive branch of our own government
are omitted from the material trans
mitted to the department of commerce
and labor for publication. Under the
head of matter that is Objectionable
because of its probable effect in a for
eign community, explains John Hall
Osborne in Atlantic Monthly, come
sighting illusions to any nationality
or race; adverse criticism, even i'm
piled, of the political, social or reli-
gious institutions; disparaging state
nents in regard to the enforcement OF
the laws; charges of dishonesty and
inefficiency of the officials, etc. In
short, anything that reflects on the in
tegrity and efficiency of the foreign
administration, or that might offend
the sensibilities of the people of the
country, is eliminated in the state de-
partment, which is, of course, the best
fudge of the diplomatic proprieties.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
KANSAS LEGISLATORS SLOW.
Must ProIong Session to Finish Their
Important Business.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 26.- The regu
lar so days session of the Legislature
contemplated by the state constitu
ton comes to an end Tuesday, but
both houses will remain in session I'M
til about March 9, in order to finish
the work which they have before
them. Gov. Hoeh Monday transmitted
to both houses of the legislature a
special message calling the attention
of the members to the fact that, al
though the time allotted to them has
already expired, not single piece OF
important general legislation has sc
far passed both houses. In the mes
sage the governor urges upon the
members the necessity of pushing
through the important bills now be-
fore them before final adjournment is
taken.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
The Paris of South America.

Buenos Ayres is "the whole thing
IN Argentina. l know no country in
the world which is so dominated by
its capital, writes Albert Hale in The
Reader. If the traveller comes from
the interior after leaving behind the
splendors of Andean scenery and
crossing the 500 miles of prairie, he
feels like a swimmer who has been a
long time under water and takes his
first deep breath of civilization when
he enters the city. I arrived at six
o'clock in the morning, before the
busy life of the harbor awoke. AS we
rolled along the broad water front and
up the Avenida Mayo, said to myself,
Il must have taken the wrong steamer
or l am dreaming. Surely I am in
Europe" 1t was not that things
seemed European or that it was easy
to detect an imitation; it was Europe.
No amount of self-argument would
overcome this illusion; the asphalt
smelt as 1t does in Europe and was
cleaned In the European way; the
little trees grew in the tradition Of
European culture, the buildings were
French, the safes, the news-stands, all
the lazy life of the early morning was
continental. f.. No wonder a chatty
old French lady asked me at dejeuner,
How do you like Buenos Ayres? It's
Little Paris, isn't it?'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
Physical Condition of tho Poor.


1t is an old saying that every inch
a man adds to his chest measure adds
to the measure of his days. America
can show twice as many physicians to
population as Great Britain, and four
times as many as Germany. We have
20 times as many physicians in pro-
portion to the general population as
physical directors. We permit this
disparity on the theory, perhaps, that
an ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure. Prevention needs more
numerical representation. I am, then,
pleading, contends Stickney Grant in
North American Review, that the fol.
lowing steps may be taken in public
school instructions: 1. An effective sys-
tenn of physical education to be rec.
ognized part of our public school sys-
tenn. By effective" mean one that
does for boy, so far as his physique
is susceptible, what the United States
army setting-up exercises do for re-
cruit. The precise system to be es-
tablished by committee of experts.
2. Athletic exercises in schools, using
gymnasiums, baths, etc. 8. Open-air
exercises and sports under official SUI
pervision. 4. Summer camps, free of
cost and compulsory in attendance,
for boys of school age. 5. A noon
meal for poor children in elementary
and high schools.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
JUSTIF|ES ALTON DEALS
HARTMAN EXPLAINS AND DE.
FENDS THE TRANSACTIONS
Tells Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion About Financial Operations
of Himself and Associates.

New York, Feb. 26.-E. H. Harri-
man, master of the Union Pacific sys-
tenn, spent Monday in recital of por-
lions of the intimate history of the
financial operations of himself and
his associates before the interstate
commerce commission, which in be-
half of the United States government
combinations of carriers, relations be-
tween carriers and community of in
terest therein, their rates, facilities
and practices.
Special counsel for the government
made particular attack upon the re-
organization and financing of the Chi
cago & Alton railroad by the Harri-
man syndicate, and their action, with
a challenge by counsel for the rail-
roads of the right of the interstate
commerce commission to inquire into
the private transactions of an indi-
vidual, constituted the two chief
events of the days proceedings.
By direction of counsel Mr.. Harri-
man declined to tell what proportion
of the preferred stock of the Alton
sold to the Union Pacific belonged to
him individually and the way was
paved for taking the question into the
federal courts. The point raised in
wolves material limitation upon the
inquisitorial power of the commission
and is of serious Importance to the
whole question of Interstate corpora
ton investigation.
Anticipation of sensational testi-
mony from Mr.. Hartman and sharp
encounters between Mr. Hartman
and special counsel for the govern
ment failed of realization There was
an effort TO show by Harriman's tes-
timony and the records of the COM
pany that there had been an enor-
nous imitation of the stock securities
and liabilities of the Alton; that the
Hartman syndicate had taken un-
fair profits by declaring dividend of
80 per cent from the proceeds of the
first sale of bonds, amounting to $40,-
100000; that the syndicate had sold
itself the bonds at an unreasonably
low figure only to resell them at
enormous profit; that the Hartman
syndicate had in the Alton capitalized
the losses of former stockholders in
the road and the money which had
been spent by the old management
for betterments over a period of ten
years and already charged to operat-
ing expenses; that the books of the
company had been doctored, and that
for an increase of the stock and liza
bilities from roughly $40,000,000 to
about $116,0O0,00O there was nothing
to show except an expenditure of $22,-
100000 in improvements on the prop
erty.
Mr.. Harriman's testimony was de.
NAL of all the charges and toward the
close of the afternoon he made an
extended explanation and defense of
the entire transaction, which he con-
tended was fully justified by the con-
ditions and circumstances of the time
and which he asserted had been con-
Quoted entirely in the open.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
|SH|P SUBSIDY BILL
| IS GIVEN A BOOST
HOUSE LIKELY TO PASS THE LIT
TAUER SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE MEASURE.
Vote Comes on Friday-Adminlstra
ton Said to Have Exerted lnfiu-
ence-Four Important Measures
Passed by the Senate.

Washington, Feb. 26.-Ship subsidy
secured marked impetus Monday in
the house, which just before adjourn
ment adopted a rule that will prob
ably insure the passage by the house
of the Littauer substitute for the SEN
ate bill and result before the final adj
journment in positive legislation.
The rule was reported by Mr.. Dali
zell from the committee on rules in
the shape of resolution providing
that the compromise bill shall be con-
sidered, with debate limited to five
hours, and that the final vote shall be
taken not later than next Friday after.
noon at three o'clock. The rule was
adopted by vote of 1853 to 1872, "a
Republicans voting with the Demo
Gratis in opposition to the rule.
To Please Administration.
The rule was agreed upon unexpect
eddy by the rules committee at meet
ing held after the visit of Secretary
Root to the capitol and it was very
generally understood that the admin
istration was responsible for the com
mittee's action.
The conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill was adopted
as was the conference report on the
bill providing for the allotment and
distribution of Indian tribal funds. A
number of small bills were passed.
Senate Passes Four Bills.
The senate Monday passed the agri
cultural appropriation bill, carrying
nearly $10,00O,O0O; the post Office ap
preparation bill, carrying $4,000, 900;
the pension appropriation bill, carry
ing $145,0OO,OOO, and the bill author
izing the establishment of an agricul
tural bank in the Philippine islands
The principal fight over the agricul
tural bill took place on the Beveridge
amendment requiring the packers to
pay the cost of administering the
meat inspection law. This amend
ment was defeated on point of or
der. Mr.. Beveridge secured the adop
ton of an amendment which requires
the date of canning and inspection to
appear on the label of the can con
tanning meat products.
The post Office bill was passed in ar
hour and Is minutes. Amendments
adding $1,383,759 for the extension Of
the pneumatic mail service and re
curing postal cars to be lighted with
electricity were adopted.
Bank for the Philippines.
Mr.. Lodge secured the passage oil
the Philippine agricultural bank bill
An amendment to this bill offered by
Senator Culberson, declaring the in
tention of the United States to be to
abandon the islands as soon as a
stable independent government should
be established, was defeated.
The senate also passed bill grant.
ing service pension to army nurses.
Those who are disqualified to earn a
livelihood and have reached the age
of 81 years are to receive SIC a
month; at 70 years $15, and at rs
years, $40.
BY a vote of 43 to 10, the senate
Monday night ratified the Santo Do
mingo treaty. This was one more
vote in the Affirmative than was re-
quired.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
KANSAS LOSES "kATY" SUIT.
Supreme Court Decides State Is Not
Owner of Certain Land.

Washington, Feb. &c. The stub
bornly contested case of the state of
Kansas against the United States,
which was brought as an original ac-
ton in the supreme court Of the Unit
ed States, was decided by that court
Monday by dismissing the states petit
ton to be adjudged the owner as
trustee for the Missouri, Kansas e
Texas Railway company of vast and
valuable tracts Of coal and farming
lands in Indian Territory. The courts
opinion was handed down by Chief
Justice Fuller.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
The Motor Voice.

The tennis elbow, the bicycle foot,
the clergyman's sore throat and all
manner Of disabilities that come from
modern conveniences are familiar to
us. The motor-omnibus voice was dis
covered by young woman who was
riding outside motor-omnibus, and
trying Gas is her habit to talk. And
the horrible truth suddenly flashed on
her mind, and from her lips .
Il c-c-can't keep-pip-pip my voice suit
tut The Reader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
NOMINATED BY PRESIDENT.
Charles A. Bosworth for Assistant
Treasurer at Cincinnati.

Washington, Feb. 26.-The presi
dent sent to the senate Monday the
following nominations. Assistant
treasurer of the United States at Gin
cinnati, Charles A. Bosworth; collec
tor Of customs, district of Los An
geles, Cal, Cornelius w. Pendleton;
register of the land Office at Chey
enne, Wyo, William E. Chaplain; re
ceiver of public moneys at Cheyenne
Wyo., w. G. Deming.
Postmasters-E. r. Montfort, Gin
cinnati; L. 4. Pennock, Urbana, o.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
HARDsHrPs OF ARMY LIFE.
Left Thousands of Veterans with Kid.
ney Troubles.
The experience of David w. Martin,
a retired merchant of Bolivar, Mo-, is

just like thous.
ands of others.
Mr.. Martin says:
II think I have
had kidney dis
ease ever since
the war. During
a n engagement
my horse fell on
me, straining my
back and injCring
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01

the kidneys. I have been told had a
floating kidney. had intense pain in
the back, headaches and dizzy spells
and the action of the bladder was very
irregular. About three years ago I
tried Doan's Kidney Pills, and found
such great relief that I continued, and
inside comparatively short time was
entirely rid of kidney trouble"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
Claim an $50, 600, 900 Estate.

Lexington, KY, Feb. &c. Claiming
they are descendants of Baron Spring
er, of Sweden, and heirs to an $780,
100000 estate in Delaware, including
the site of the city of Wilmington,
Mrs. Belle Jones and Mrs. w. c.
Moore of this city, Monday announced
they will at once send attorneys to
Wilmington to investigate the matter
with a view to obtaining their share
of the estate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
DROPS LAMP, BURNED TO DEATH.
WeII-knoWn Pennsylvania Lawyer Vic
tim of Terrible Accident.

Meadville, Pa, Feb. 25.-Patrick c..
Sheehan, aged 4S years and one of the
best-known members of the Crawford
county bar, was burned to death early
Sunday at his home in Conneautville.
Sheehan went to the library of his
home in his night robe. Apparently
he was stricken with apoplexy and
dropped lighted lamp. The whole
lower portion of his body was horribly
burned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
LAST SURVIVORS RESCUED.
Three Women Taken From Wreck
Off Holland Coast.

Hook of Holland, Holland, Feb. 25.-
three remaining survivors were taken
off the wreck of the British steamer
Berlin by the same lifeboat crew
which has done such splendid work
during the last 48 hours. All three
are women-Frau Weintbergher, her
16-year old nurse, Nina Ripler, and
Fraulein Theile. This makes the num-
Der Of saved 15 out of the 143 who
were on board the vessel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
Low Fare Bill is Passed.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 26.-After
amending the two-cent mile pas
senger railroad rate bill Monday,
making the penalty for violation a
fine of 500 to $500, the house of the
Missouri legislature passed the bill.
The senate promptly concurred in the
amendment and the measure was sent
to the governor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01

How Roosevelt found time to write
that article on "The Ancient Irish
Sagas" is puzzling many persons. It
will be remembered that the presi.
dent announced that he would not
write any articles for magazines dur
ing his term. Perhaps the Irish saga
essay was written at Harvard, and has
been lost in the shuttle at the maya.
zine office ever since.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
SAVES SON; LOSES HER LIFE.
Woman Killed by Her Husband in
Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 25.-Mrs. J..
Oscar Richardson, wife of station
airy engineer, rushed between her son
and husband in the act of a peace
maker at their home in Rosedale,
Kan, near here, Sunday and was
stabbed to the heart by Richardson.
The couple had been quarreling when
the son interfered, taking the mothers
part Richardson then attacked the
son with knife.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
Dead Congressman Euioaized.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Eulogies on
the lives of the late Senator Russell
A. Alger of Michigan and the late Rep
resentatives Seney Culley Adams of
Wisconsin, William s. Flack of New
York and ]. M. Ketcham of New York,
were pronounced Sunday in the house,
which convened to pay tribute to these
statesmen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01
Shea and Transfers Acquitted.

Chicago, Feb. 23.-Cornelius P.
Shea and his ten associates in the
Transfers union were acquitted of
the charge of conspiracy Thursday
evening, thus bringing to close the
longest and most remarkable labor
legal battle ever waged in Chicago