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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Frank Cone, IS years old, fell into
the st. Mary's river at Fort Wayne,
Ind, and was drowned.
Fred Ware, president of Clarkes-
dale, Mimi, bank, was instantly
killed in an auto accident.
Eddie Walsh, aged nine years, Of
Kewanee, ILL.,, accidentally shot and
killed his four-year-old brother.
George w. Harris, former slave,
died near Rowlandsville, Md, at the
age of 113 years, one month and IA
days.
Anna and Rose Auerbach, twins, 95
days old, were accidentally smothered
in bed by their mother in New York
city.
Ex-senator William E. Chandler of
New Hampshire, has resigned as
chairman and member of the Spanish
treaty claims commission.
The King of Siam invited all HON
burg, Germany, to join in celebrating
his birthday, and caused wine and
beer to be distributed free.
Miss Marguerite Morgan, daughter
of ]. Pierpont Morgan, has rejected
the suit of Marquis Norbonne Lara,
F'renchman of proud lineage.
An auto driven by Councillor Lanier,
of Longueiul, Ore, killed a young
woman named Racicut and seriously
hurt another young woman, named
Conway.
New York Masons, long housed in an
old-fashioned building at Twenty
third street and Sixth avenue, are to
have a new eighteen-story home,
which is to cost 100000.
New York has been flooded with
spurious five dollar bills, a bundle of
them having been fshed out of the
East river and small boys peddling
others, which they found.
The body of F. A. Tyron, of Chica-
go, who was lost off the sloop Volant
in a cruise along the east shore July
Fl, was found at Stevensville, seven
miles south of st. Joseph, Mich, by
two boys.
A committee of New Workers, which
includes Supreme Court Justice
Giegerich, is raising a fund for the
family of William Eaton, postal
clerk, who gave Up his life in rescuing
| two boys.
Five men were killed and four men
| and two women were injured through
the explosion at Wilhelmshaven, Ger
many, of a shrapnel shell while a
quantity of ammunition was being I'M
loaded iI the artillery depot.
twenty-five nurses of the training
school at the city hospital, st. PAIN,
Mimi, resigned in a body because DIR.
Ancker, the superintendent, would not
reinstate one of the nurses who was
discharged for INSTRUMENTATION.
A message was received at the
treasury department from Capt. Mum
ger, commanding the Boring sea fleet
of revenue cutters, stating that the
cutter McCulloch had rescued 243 per-
sons from the ship John Currier,
which was wrecked on August 9 in
| Nelson's lagoon, Unimak island,
Boring sea.
In accordance with arrangements
previously made by telegraph between
/ Washington and Mexico, President
Roosevelt and President Diaz stimuli
taneously addressed invitations to the
chief executives of the five Central
American republics, inviting them to
send delegates to a conference to be
held in Washington in November to
agree upon a plan for the peaceful
settlement of all future disputes be-
| tween those countries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
Mine CAGE Falls;
eleven MEN Perish
FEARFUL ACCIDENT IN JONES &
LAUGHLIN SHAFT AT NEG
AUNEE, MICH.
Brake Fails to Work-Miners Hurled
Down rs Feet-Seven Found Alive
But Fatally Injured-Distressing
Scenes on Surface.

Negaunee, Mich, Sept. 21.-By a
cage plunging rs feet down the shaft
of the Jones & Laughlin Steel COM
pany mine, IL men were killed and
seven fatally injured Friday.
The cage with it's human freight
was being lowered on it's first trip
for the day when the brake on the
hosting drum suddenly failed to hold.
Two other men sprang to the assist
ance the one at the brake wheel,
but their confined efforts did not
avail and the wire cable continued to
unreel from the drum like thread
from a bobbin.
Cable Breaks, Cage Drops.
The cage shot down a couple of
hundred feet before kink in the too
rapidly paying out cable caused it to
part and from that point the cage had
a sheer drop to the bottom of the
shaft. The safety catches with which
it was equipped failed to operate. The
surging of the cable tore out part of
the side of the engine house and rip
ped out several of the sheaves in and
about the shafthouse.
The machinery installed is not en-
tirely new, but it had been thoroughly
overhauled and the officials cannot &C
count for the sudden ineff1ciency of
the hosting gear The accident is the
worst that has occurred in any mine
in the city since the cavein at the Ne
guanee mine January z, 1902, en-
tombing ten men.
Seven Fatally Hurt.
Workmen at the bottom of the mine
Immediately set about the grewsome
task of removing the dead. Seven
men were found still alive, but they
are fatally hurt.
Thousands of people soon congre-
gated about the main shaft. In the
crowd were the wives and children of
the 200 men who are employed in the
mine. Each thought that husband or
parent or a son was in the cage. There
was no way of relieving the suspense
as the fallen cage blocked the exit.
1t was fully two hours before the
cable was adjusted so that the cage
could be raised to the surface.
When all the miners came from un-
der ground and many anxious wives
and others failed to find members OF
their families who worked in the
mine, the scene was awful. The priests
and ministers moved among the peo-
pie consoling them and begging them
to be calm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27

Uncle Sam is to have new design
for some of his coins, including the
gold double eagle and eagle and the
one-cent piece, these having been &C
cepted by the government. The de-
signs are by the late Augustus st.
Gaudens and are notable as specimens
of the artistic genius of that distin.
guished sculptor. The new coins,
which it is believed will SUI pass in
beauty any now in existence, will form
a fitting memorial to the gifted man
who originated the designs and will
mark step forward in American art
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
NOVELTY IN LA CROSSE, WIS.
Electric Light Company Is Ordered to
Increase Its Rates.

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 21.-By de-
cision handed down Friday by the
state railway commission, the electric
lighting rates charged by the La
Crosse Gas G Electric company are
declared to be too low and unre-
munerative and the company is or
dered to put higher scale of rates
into effect.
This is the first decision of this
kind ever made in the state. Under
the new state law, public service cor
porations, as well as customers, may
appeal to the commission for relief,
and this step was taken by the local
corporation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
Col. r. e. Withers Is Dead.

Roanoke, Va, Sept. 23.-Col. Robert
e. Withers died at his home at
Wytheville, Va, Saturday night, after
long illness, aged IS years. He was
at one time United States senator
from Virginia and had served in the
diplomatic branch Of the government.
One son is Robert e. Withers, of
Pittsburg.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
PRAISE FOR The JAPANESE
OFFICER SAYS AMERICA CAN
LEARN FROM oRIENTALS.
Army Men Sent to Observe War in
Far East Tell of Mikado's
Troops.

Washington, Sept. 24.-Oficers OF
the United States army who were sent
to the far east to observe the war be-
tween Japan and Russia have come
home with a wholesome respect for
the fighting ability of the soldiers OF
the mikado.
Lieut.. Col. McClernand of the First
cavalry, who was one of the observers,
says:
That the Japanese are abstemious
is well-known fact, as is their re.
spect for their superiors. Their love
of nature, their fondness for innocent
amusements and their worship of the
spirits of their ancestors and heroic
dead are interesting features in the
character of these people"
When the Japanese were not busy
digging trenches or shooting at the
Russians they amused themselves by
picking wild flowers or engaging in
friendly bouts with each other.
"At a station near Tokyo, where
conscripts were being trained for the
First regiment of the imperial guards, !"
says the writer, 81 saw fifty men turn
out to fence with wooden muskets. The
bouts terminated by dividing the
squad into two equal parts, after
which the detachments were formed
fifty feet apart and when the signal
to engage was given they moved on
each other so violently that many men
were overthrow and it was, in fact,
a desperate hand-to-hand struggle"
Politeness, a trait inherent to the Jap.
anese, has, in the opinion of Col. Nc.
Clernand, much to do with the admir-.
able discipline in the japanese army.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
South Dakota Fares Reduced.

Sioux City, S. D., Sept. 21.-The
state board of railroad commissioners
Friday adopted a resolution reducing
the maximum passenger fares in
South Dakota from three to two and
one-half cents a mile, to become eff
fective October Is.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
J. N. c. shumway is Dead.

Taylorville, ILL.,, Sept. 23.-J. N. c..
Shumway, former state senator from
this district and president of the Ma
tional Building & Loan association,
died of parlytic stroke at his home
here Sunday. He was 81 years old.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
Turkey to Admit Wheat Free.

Constantinople, Sept. 24.-The sui
tan of Turkey Monday ordered the
exemption of the import duty on
wheat. This step is in accordance
with the recommendations made by
the special commission which. has
been studying the best means of sup
plying the capital with the necessaries
Of life. The sultan contemplated
other measures of a similar nature
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
Bar Spinsters from Saloons.

Milwaukee, Sept. 21.-A special
from Waupaca says that the common
council of that city has passed an
ordinance forbidding women to enter
saloons unless accompanied by their
husbands. Any unmarried woman
transgressing this ordinance is pun
ishable by a fine of $25 or 60 days i'm
prisonment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
New Head of Chester Asylum.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 21.-Gov. De-
neen Friday appointed DR.. Cyrus H.
Anderson, of McLeansboro, superin-
tendent of the asylum for insane GRIM
inals at Chester in place of DR.. Wal
ter E. Singer, who died on Wednesday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
Life Sentence for Constantine.

Chicago, Sept 23.-Frank ]. Con-
stantine was found guilty of the muir
der of Mrs. Louise Gentry by jury in
Judge Marcus Kavanaugh's court at
11:45 o'clock Saturday night. His
punishment was fixed at Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for life. The ia
nous case made record for speed
in Chicago, it having occupied in all
exactly six days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
To Span Sea BY Wireless.

Sydney, N. g., Sept. 24.-William
Marconi has arrived at Glace Bay, C..
B., to make preparations for the es-
tablishment of transatlantic wire
less communication between Canada
and Great Britain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
Great Northern Fined for Relating

Denver, Col, Sept. 24.-The U. s.
Circuit Court of Appeals of the eighth
judicial circuit sitting in Denver, Col,
handed down an opinion Monday af.
firming the judgment of the United
States district court of Minneapolis
last May declaring the Great Northern
railroad guilty of giving rebates. I'm
der that Judgment the Great Northern
railroad was fined $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
saranac Lake Hotel Burned.

Saranac Lake, N. Y, Sept. 24-TNe
Hotel Ampersand was burned to the
ground Monday night, entailing loss
of about $4,000. The hotel was
closed for the season last Saturday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-27
WISCONSIN Pioneer Dies.

Hustis Ford, Wis, Sept 21.-John
Hustis, a pioneer of Wisconsin, and
one of the leading spirits in the de-
velopment of the state, died here in
the ninety-seventh year of his age.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06
UNITED STATES EXPRESS co.

On October %, 1907, the depot Office
of the United States Express Company
At Milwaukee. Wis. was robbed of
an amount of money consisting of cur
rency and gold coin. The gold was in
fives, tens aud twenties OF the cur
rency stolen, 81. $50. 90 was in new
National Bank Notes of the Milwaukee
National Bank Milwaukee. wis $40 :
90 and $500. 90 denominations Serial
numbers in upper right hand corners
of the bills are -2499s4 to N-250l1O in
elusive The sheet numbers in lower
left hand corner are 0l0 to 1875 in
elusive
All the of above described bills were
stolen Any preson or persons un-
known having these bills or any por-
tion of them in their possession unable
to give satisfactory account Of the
same should he detained and immdiste
notice .of such detention telegraphed
to John I. Jansen Chief of Police
Milwaukee Wis and TO T. T. Nc
Donnell Superintendent United States
Express Company Chicago Illinois.
A. Wygant. Gen'l .supt
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06
IMPORTANT MEETING
The Secretary Of the American
Forestry Association to
Lecture in the
CHURCH.
The Subject OF Forestry Is One That
Should Interest oil OF
Our Citizens.

Dr. Thomas T. Will OF Washington,
j.. c., Secretary Of the American For
estry Association, will give free lecture
on The subject Of forestry, at the Presby-
terian church, Friday evening, Nov. S.
Secretary VIII is now making tour OF
The west in the interest of forestry, aud
leciuying, for the most part only in large
cities. Through the influence ard ef-
forts Of Mrs Francis King, Alma, as one
of the four Michigan cities IS especially
favored.
The subject Of forestry is comparative.
ly new in this country, but it is looming
mp larger and larger every year The
national government is becoming thor
oughly olive TO its Importance. Vast
tracts OF land have been set apart in vari-
ous parts of the country as forest reser-
vations. DR.. VIII has been visiting some
Of these, and will illustrate graphically,
by fine set Of lantern slides, the i'm
proved conditions under government
management. He will also illustrate the
slaughter yet going on in certain sections
and the destruction Of properly resulting
from Goods incident 10 the cutting Of the
forests.
This is a meeting that should be Of
special interest TO our farmers. The pre-
segvaion of wood lots is q matter Of im-
portance, not only because it Will add TO
the beauty Of our farms, bnt because we
canno. well set along without them
Let everyone turn out and hear per-
haps the highest authority in The country
on this important subject. No sdmission
will be charged; no collection viii he
taken; the lecture viii BE without money
and without price.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06
HALLOWEEN PARTY.

a jolly Hsllowe on par was held az
the home Of Miss Ora Udell The
guests were met AZ the door by Miss
Reta Udell who WAS dressed as a fairy,
she conducted them mp long dark
stairway which was dimly Lighted BY
Jack-O-Lanterus The house was
decorated with autumn leaves and
corn also strang and wired pictures
had been made and placed about the
room The rooms were all lighted
hy Jack-O-Lanterns some being
hideous served to maket he broom look
ghostly. The evening WIS spent 10
playing games and revealing fortunes.
Edith Lockard being the witch re-
vealed the fortunes OF the guets who
we're delighted 70 know their fate.
some of the girls came dressed in boy :
appearal and acted a. gentlemen for
the evening After several bcurs Of
gaiety and merrimert the guests chose
their partners and supper was served
at twelve Miss Ota Udell acting as
host and Miss Edith Lockard, hostess.
Mrs Udel had the table beautifully
decrorated with Jack -O-Lanterns and
garnisbed with green. supper was
served in three courses Afer supper
the guests were delighted to have a
marshmaIlow roast in which every one
INDUCED to their hearts content.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06

than Memorial day, which regularly
comes FIVE weeks before the Fourth
The advantage of having a holiday ad-
join Sunday, for people who desire
10 seize the opportunity TO make trips
out OF town, is very great. In Great
ing the last holiday Lsbordsy-- ad-
vantage of this principls was taken in
the selection of first Monday instead
OF numbered day of the month In
1909 Wsshingon's birthday falls on
Monday. the S0th OF May and the
Fourth of July on Sunday, which will
mean a Monday observance, so that
for two wears in sue cession double holi
days are assured. In the later year
will also fall on Saturday,
thereby affording the most comrlete
trial Of the double holiday" possible
in our calender
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06
POMONA MEETING NOV. l6.

The next Pomona meeting will be
held with Newark Grange Nov.l g.
We urge every Pomona member TO be
present at the business session as there
are Pomona delegates to he elected to
be sent to State Grange
10 a. Open in the fifth degree
Business session.
IL a. m.-Open in fourth degree.
Reports Of subordinate oranges.
Noon.
y. m. Public meeting
Music by Newark Grange.
Welcome Kinda l.. Fuller
Response-A. Douglas
Paper Educational demands Of today
Newton Burns.
Music by Star Grange.
Address-The Grange. .tbe farmers
ideal organization. b T. Kies of
Paper IS tthe outlook for farm
ing more promising than in times
pastg Why. 3" Mr.. Beckford.
Mnsic 10y Liberty Grange
supper
6:S0 . m. --Conferring OF fifth degree
s p m Newark Grange meets in
regular session All grsners invited
20 stay Newark Grange will serve
meals at 10 cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. "

Students and resident of Alma will
have unique and interesting EXPIRE
fence in tie near future when they will
have the opportunity of witnessing
Shakespeare most successful comedy
Much Ado Aoout Nothing presented
by thirty students of Alma College.
This j. \ new departure for the college
and is made possible by Professor
Adams. the new teacher in oratory.
who bas very successfully coached the
play elsewhere. Detroit costnmer will
furnish the costumes properties and
make up the entire cast The play
viii be given one night in the Alma
Opera House aud NAV he taken to sew
eral adjoining towns later This will
certainly be treat for Alma people.
There is much interst In Shakespeare
here bnt there is seldom an opportunity
afforded 20 witness one Of his plays
Much Ado is most interesting play
The leading characters are Beatrice,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06
JUDGE PETER F. DODDS.

Circuit Judge Peter +. Dodds, of the
Clare Midland Isabella circuit, has
done the almost t-unheard-of thing of
refusing an increase of salary unless il
was given unanimously by the super
visors of all three counties.
Clsre's supervisors voted unanimous
ly to give him $500 raise for their
county. In the isabella board resoln-
tion passed that Isabella county raise
him $500 year but there were six
dissenting votes. Tnereupon the Judge
gave notice that he wonld not accept
an increase given by divided board.
at the same time asking the Midland
supervisors not to take np the salary
question His salary for the three
counties remains at 81, 500.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06

coquette and Benedick, a woman hater.
These two rale and jeer at each other
until by the clever scheming of their
friends they fall deeply in love and we
behold the original 'Bendick the
married man. f" Very amusing also are
the clown scenes in the play where the
puffed-up Dogberry, with his COM
panions, airs his importance.
The cast of characters is as follows:
Don Pedro--F. Ray Phillips
Benedick-Harry w. Marsh
Don John-Harold Avery
Leonato-Earl NJ Ackerman
Claudio-Norman II. Angel
Balthazar-Charles Hunt
Borachio-James Hogg
CorrAde-H. A. Craig
Dogherry George ID Sutton
Verges-Allen ID. McFadden
Friar John ID. Finlayson
Sexton Frank Bartholomew
Seacoal-stanley Graves
Oatcake-- Don NJ Casterlin
Watchman Edward r. Titus. Foser
A. Fraker Charles A. McComb
Hern- Lula Margaret Allen
Beatrice Reta NJ Caldwell
Margaret Adele f. Bayly
Ursula Winifred Markham
Court Ladies lnez Pollard, Lois
Fraker Mary E sharp Elizabeth a.
Green. Emma NJ Swigart.
The costumes will be in the Eliza
bethan style and will be the best obtain
able. The scenery will of necessity be
that afforded by the opera houses in
which the comedy is produced. If
scenery cannot be obtained it is per-
fectly possible TO put on the Comedy
without il.
There is not dull moment from
start TO finish.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06
VIEWS EXPRESSED.

The Michigan Presbyterian last
week contained letter from Rev. ID. NJ.
Cooper, a member OF the Board Of
Trustees of Alma College in which he
replys to a communication from DR..
Barkley. relative to the discussion
provoked at the recent session OF the
Synod:
DR.. Cooper in part said: II was
not present at the meeting of the Board
of Trustees when final action was
taken regarding the Carnegie matter,
being hindered by illness. How
should have voted had / been in at
tendance / cannot say.
After statement covering the or
gsnization Of, the college DR.. Cooper
says:
But let IL be understood right here
that there was no thought on the part
Of the trustees OF organizing its forces
to propagate Presbyterianism- mot
even 80 much rs 20 make its exclusive
end 70 provide for the ministry 1t
was indeed hoped that q college sur
rounded by q Christian atmosphere
wonld rnavoidably create a trend to-
wards me ministry on the part Of re-
liig0Gs students And these hopes
nave been realized and the praryes
answered beyond our expectation.
Their purpose was to found a Chris
tian College,: and to secure it and
maintain it as such was the reason for
the provision made in Article ", for
the election Of trustees by the Synod
A college not 10 manufacture Presby-
terians. bat to imbue hoys and girls
with such a spirit Of conservation that
after they had entered npon their life
work they would leaven their occupa-
tions and professions with holy zeal.
x
Now you cannot hx the stigma of
sectarianism a. thus defined upon
Alma or our synod Let me remind
You that one of its most respected and
beloved professors DR. Brook. was a
Baptist. and formerly President Of
Kalamazoo College One Of its mos
acrtiye trustees. Lester A.. sharp
residing in Alma is Baptist. Mr.
Willis T. KnoE oElton is an Eplscopalian.
and Nls wright himself our noble
heuefactor. hgs in recent years become
communicaut in the Episcopal
church--s man whose spoJless life has
eysr been a profession in itself
The Carnegie foundation and in-
dependence over against synodical
supervision Il the retention Of Ar
ticle III. e'n NOT take long for the
trustees a. decide am glad the
discussion cane up Anything ia bet-
ter than ,tagnation Bat ! entreat
an those whose zesl for Alma College
has become so suddenly conspicuous
to bottle up their indignation and 80
20 work with the rest of u- ia raising
our endowment to $3.50 COO and thus
render il possible for Alma TO pension
its own retired teachers or IT, that
be not rossible 20 enable as to raise
their salaries to such a standard as to
protect them against the allnrements
to seek other and more lucrative
positions