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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
YOUNG Mems Chief Fault.

The fault with most young men ID
that they are indolent and inclined to
shirk their duty. The man who always
tries to get of as easy as possible, and
when working for others does as little
as possible for the wages that he re-
ceives, will never advance, and never
amount to anything in life. Every
young man should through all his bust
ness career constantly keep in mind
the parable of the faithful servant and
the reward given to him: Because
thou hast been faithful in a very little,
have thou authority over ten cities"
How many young men nowadays pay
any heed to this? asks the New York
Weekly. They all want to be great, to
be successful, but they will not take
pains with little things and work their
way gradually to the top. They want
to jump to the top rung Of the ladder
right away. They all desire to be-
come Vanderbilts or Rockefellers or
Morgans, but they throw away fool
fshly whatever money they earn be-
cause they hope some day to make 1t
in great quantities. A young man am
bilious to succeed in life should from
the very start make 1t clear for him
self that he must work hard and plod
along, every day accomplishing the
duties belonging to that day, and If he
does this and leaves no duty undone,
he will be sure to find his reward,
first in clear conscience, and ulti-
mately in success, but he must not ex-
pect success or wealth to drop down
into his lap without any effort on his
part.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
FOUR CONVICTED OF CRAFT
CAPITOL JURY BRINGS IN A YER
DICT OF GUILTY.
Motions for New Trial Are Made by
Men Accused of Furnish
ings Fraud.

Harrisburg, Pa, Mar. 14.-Late Fri.
day night the jury in the capitol graft
case returned verdict of guilty as to
all defendants in the capitol trial.
The verdict was given two minutes
after the jury came in. 1t had been
out since 1919 p. m. The verdict was
received in silence and when an.
nounced Judge Kunkel thanked the
jurors for their patience and the care
given. Motions for re-trials were
made for Sanderson, Snyder, Mathues
and Shumaker at once. The men
found guilty are John H. Sanderson.
contractor; William P. Snyder, for
mer auditor general; w. L. Mathues,
former state treasurer, ard James NJ.
Shumaker, former superintendent of
public buildings and grounds. The
four men were convicted of defrauding
the state in furnishing the new capitol,
which cost the state about $4,000, 900,
instead of 100000, the figure at
which the contract was estimated.
The present case constituted one of
the longest jury trials in the history of
Pennsylvania courts, and it attracted
much attention throughout the coun-
try. The prosecution of the alleged
frauds was the outcome Of the polit-
ical upheaval in Pennsylvania in 1905,
which resulted in the election of Will
liam H. Berry, Democrat, as state
treasurer, in the fall of that year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
PUBLIC PRINTER RESIGNS.
Stillings Quits Office as Result of Ke
cent Investigation.

Washington, Mar 17-Public Prin-
ter Charles S. Stillings Monday ten
dered his resignation to the president
and it was accepted.
Mr.. Stillings' successor has not yet
been named.
Mr.. Stillings declined to discuss the
matter for publication. His resigna-
ton is the result of an investigation
into the conduct of the government
printing Office under his administra-
ton, which was conducted by w. S.
Rossiter, chief clerk of the census
Office. Mr.. Rossiter reports that he
found no evidence of fraud or serious
irregularity. He says, however, that
there have been some minor irregular
tiles, chargeable in most cases to bad
administration, and that the methods
of keeping the books are open to
criticism. An apparent deficit of
$56S, 1899, due largely to unwise outlay
for equipment, extravaganza in pur-
chase of supplies and Increased cost of
production is shown for the current
fiscal year. The report contains also
Mr.. Stillings' reply to it's conclusions
In the main he sets up the plea that
the report is misleading and unjust
and that had he been permitted to
| complete the readjustment of office
conditions on the lines he had laid
| down the result would have been a
model plant, free from the things
| which invited Mr.. Rossiter's condem-
| nation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
NAB THIEF" is PHONE CALL.
Message Over the Wire Quickly Brings
Arrest of Alleged "RustIer.

Elk Point, S. D., March 1S.-The
authorities received telephone mes
sage from Gayville stating that a
horse had been stolen near there and
to be on the lookout for the thief.
Just before the message was received
stranger rode into this city on
horseback and offered his mount for
sale. The animal was purchas ed by
DIR. Tedrow for $65. The stranger at
once went to the depot and boarded
the east-bound train, but later he was
arrested. He gave his name as Abe
Case. The horse was identified as
the property of Edward Segard, liv-
ing near Gayville. Sheriff Hickey
of Yankton arrived and took the pri-
soner to Yankton. Case is Spanish
American veteran.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
A Fair "Force."

What will the patient, suffering hus,
bands and fathers say to the pending
scheme to make women actual police.
men? The New York club which has
the matter in hand is convinced that
the city of the future must have WON.
ans help to lead it's future citizen
away from the door of the saloon and
induce him to fling away his half
smoked cigarette" The feminine po-
icemen are to exercise a general SUI
pervision over children in the streets
and to mingle with their games" 1t
remains to be seen, says Youths
Companion, what will be the effect on
Miss Constable Of "mingling" with q
vigorous game of football in vacant
lot. The gentle art of handball might
be acquired by candidates for appoint
ment to the force" but what about
baseball? Could a policewoman hope
to "mingle" successfully unless she
could manage three-base hit and
home run? 1t is no wonder that the
discussion of these perplexing ques-
lions was postponed by the club to q
later date-and then the meeting re-
solved itself into a committee of the
whole to discuss the dress suitable for
the new officials. When the hour for
adjournment came several vital mat.
fers were still unsettled. For example,
what is the proper angle at which the
helmet should be perched above the
pompadour, and whether a veil should
be adjusted over the aforesaid he'll
met? 4
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
MRS. MATTSoN ACQUITTED.
Minnesota Woman Found Not Guilty
of Killing Husband.

Duluth, Mimi, Mar. 17.-Mrs. Selma
Mattson, charged with killing her hus-
band, Mikoli Mattson, at Chisholm
January IA last, by sinking double
bitted AK into his skull, was acquitted
by a jury Monday after deliberations
lasting but Is minutes.
The case had been on trial for three
days and a half. Mrs. Mattson was
indicted for murder in the second de-
gree. The evidence against her was
purely circumstantial and not of con-
elusive nature. She had made a state
ment to the chief of police of CHS
holm in which she is alleged to have
confessed that she killed her husband,
but this was ruled out on the ground
that the statement was made under
implied promises of immunity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
SUPREMECOURTRULES
against THE PACKERS
ARMOUR, SWIFT, MORRIS AND
cuDAHY HIT IN NEW REBATE
DECISION.
Move Against Railroads by Lower
Tribunal Is Also Sustained-Justice
Brewer Dissents, Declaring 1t
Shocks His Sense of Justice.

Washington, Mar. 1.-THE proceed
ing by the government against the Ar
mour Packing Company, Swift & Co.,
Morris & Co., and the Cudahy Pack.
ing Co., all of them operating in Kan.
sas City, Kan, under which the com.
panies were each fined $4,000 by the
United States circuit court for the
western district of Missouri, on the
charge Of receiving rebates contrary
to the provisions of the Elkins act,
was decided by the supreme court of
the United States Monday adversely
to those companies. The courts opin-
ion was announced by Justice Day,
who held that the Elkins act is ap-
plicable to transportation anywhere
and that an offense is not confined to
the initial point. He also held it
applicable alike to shipper and car
rier.
Lower Court Decision Affirmed.
The decision of the lower courts in
the complementary case against the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
way company holding that company
responsible for granting the rebates
to the packers and filming that COM
pany for the offense also was affirmed.
Justice Brewer dissented from the
view of the court on the ground that
the decision would work a violation
Of contract which," he said, shocks
his sense of justice"
ohiAf inst Dao1x
ham concurred in Justice Brewers de-
cision. They also held the Missouri
court to be without Jurisdiction.
Receipt of Rebates Charged.
Kansas City, Mar. 1.-THE four
packing companies mentioned in the
Washington dispatch were convicted
in the United States district court of
receiving concessions on export ship
ments of packing house products, and
fined by Judge Smith Mcpherson here
on June %, 1906. At the same time
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad company was fined $4,000
for granting concessions, and George
L. Thomas of New York, a freight
broker, and L. B. Taggart, his clerk,
were fined and given Jail sentences
for conspiring to receive concessions
from railroads.
Ask Mercy of Court.
Recently Thomas and Taggart threw
themselves upon the mercy of the
court, and Judge Mcpherson withdrew
the Jail sentence, the defendants pay
ing their fines and being released The
Burlington's case is now in the Unit
ed States supreme court.
The fines against the packing
houses, the Burlington and Thomas
and Taggart were assessed after a
lengthy trial in which many witnesses
testified to cases of concessions grant
ed and received. The packing COM
panies were convicted of receiving
concessions in having accepted rate
of % cents a hundred pounds on ex-
port shipments from the Burlington
road.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20

Mostly of Chicago" is the way a
man recently described his residence.
His characterization seems reasonable.
When he was six years old he cut off
one of his toes with a scythe. When
he was eight he shot off two joints of
one Of bis fingers. He ran away from
home when he was IA, and the frost
OF winter night took off three more
toes and the tip Of his nose. At 25 ne
lost his entire right foot. A drunken
halfbreed bit off an ear in the Klon-
dixie, a Dakota corn-sheller took his
left forearm, and since then he has
lost three fingers, Joint from another
Gnger and one eye.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
CLIMATE Is IDEAL
GREAT WEALTH ACQUIRED IN
GROWING GRAIN.

Writing from Saskatoon, Saskatche-
wan, Canada, w. H. Ellwanger, who
was formerly resident of Green
Mountain, Iowa, says: 'The climate
In summer is ideal for growing grain.
Long, clear days of sunshine, no bad
storms. We never need to guard
against cyclones; I never saw better
climate in my life. We made more
money during the season of 1906 than
any previous five years in central
Iowa-one of the best districts in the
state" But Mr.. Ellwanger was resi-
dent of the town, and it might be more
interesting to read what farmer has
to say about Western Canada. From
hundreds of letters all filled with
words of praise, recounting success in
Western Canada there has been one
selected. 1t is as follows:
Paynton, Sask., Canada,
Dec. 10th, 1907.
To Whom This May Concern:
l moved to this address February 8,
1907, from Montgomery, Iowa, and
took homestead 35 miles north Of
Paynton. 1t was cold when I moved
here but it did not stay cold long; it
broke up the 9Th of February, and was
not so cold after that but the spring
was late on account of the heavy snow
TALL, but in spite Of the late spring I
saw better grain than / ever saw in
the states, raised this year. I helped
a man finish sowing oats the 4th of
July and they made fair oats. In a
good year oats will go 100 bushels to
the acre and wheat rs to so; all root
crops do well here. saw turnips weigh
I and pounds. I raised potatoes this
year that measured 11h inches
one way and 1919 the other in cir
conference. This is a fine stock coun.
try; hay in abundance, good water,
plenty of fuel, free and plenty of
building material-the government
gives us timber to saw into lumber
and we can get it sawed for about
$500 per thousand. All small fruit
grows wild here, then there are ducks,
geese, grouse, pheasants, deer, moose,
elk and fish in abundance. I was over
to Turtle Lake yesterday where there
AZ A0eo VA loAAhS WILLS uOIC IulS Will
ter. I saw about a carload of white
fish in one pile. I gave % cents for
sc pounds of fish. What do you think
of that, Brother Yankee? I think this
is fine place both to make money
and to live. There was an old man up
here visiting his brother-in-law. Now
this man owns land close to Des
Moines, Iowa, and is in good circum-
stances, but he took a homestead and
says he will be contented if he can
only put in the rest of his days in
Canada. He would get up in the morn
and look out of the door and say:
well, who wouldn't live in Canada?"
Now have been in 13 different states
In the United States, and l never saw
the chance that there is here for
man that has little muscle and a
little brains. Three cheers for Cana
da! (Signed)
w. A. SPICE"
This is the temperature through
November. I took it myself so I
know it is right, in the shade:
Morning at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
KENTUCKY race
WAR JUST AVERTED
SHOOTING OF A DEPUTY MAR
sHAL is FOLLOWED BY
MORE BLooDSHED.
Two Wounded by Error--Nesroes At
tack Travelling Men, Thinking
Them Part of the Mob-Four Col
ored Men Arrested.

Dixon, KY, Mar. 16.-The fatal
wounding of Deputy Marshal Smith
Childers by Jake Mcdowell at Prov.
idence, KY, Saturday evening almost
precipitated race war and was the
indirect cause of two travelling men
being shot. P. B. Carter, a travel.
ing man of Chattanooga was danger.
ously and perhaps fatally wounded
and ]. B. Barry, another commercial
traveller was painfully wounded.
The two men were shot from am
bush by negroes while driving be.
tween Dixon and Providence in com
pany with two other drummers The
negroes who did the shooting evil
IDENTIFY labored under the impression
that the quartette were members of
a mob pursuing Mcdowell
Were Shot by Mistake.
Deputy Marshal Childers was shot
while attempting to arrest Mcdowell.
The negro was Immediately taken into
custody and hurried to Dixon for safe
keeping. A mob of whites began form
ing, and negroes in the vicinity of
Providence, hearing of this, also
armed themselves and lay in wait
by the road over which the mob was
expected to pass. They mistook the
travelling men for the advance guard
of the mob. and after firing on them
made their escape.
Four Negroes Arrested.
Henderson, KY, Mar. 16.-Webster
county, the scene of a race war Sat
urday night, is quiet now, but the
jails at Dixon and Henderson are
heavily guarded for fear of raid
by mob. Deputy Marshal Smith
Childers of Providence, who was shot
by Jake Mcdowell, is dying.
Mcdowell was placed in the Hen
derson county Jail after chase of rs
miles. Will Mcdowell, a cousin of
the murderer; Tom Puqua, Tom
Miller and another unknown negro
were arrested Sunday, charged with
the shooting of four travelling men
who they thought were part of a
mob on the way to Dixon from ProVi-
dence to hang Mcdowell. One of the
men shot is in serious condition.
Although the town of Dixon is 25
miles from Henderson, Mcdowell
crouches in terror for fear of the mob
coming here to get him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
SPERRY TO HEAD
ATLANTIC FLEET
WILL COMMAND "BIC SlxTEEN
WHEN BATTLESHIPS CIR
GLE THE GLOBE.
Admiral Evans to Retire in August on
on Account of Ill Health. Will Re-
linquish Charge at End of Naval
Review.

Washington, March 18.-Rear Adj
mlral Charles Sperry will be COM
mander-in-chief of the Atlantic bat
tleship fleet when it leaves San Fran
cisco in July to encircle the globe.
This important detail was decided on
by President Roosevelt and the cabi-
net yesterday.
Rear Admiral Evans, on his per-
sonal request, will be relieved of the
command, at the conclusion of the
big naval review at San Francisco
May 8. The admiral considers this
the completion of the work he was
assigned to do-take the Atlantic
feet to the Pacific coast. Admiral
Evans retires in August, because of
ill health.
To Rear Admiral Thomas comes the
honor of commanding the feet on its
visit to Puget Sound and until the
homeward journey begins. He has
been second in command during the
voyage, and retires in October.
These retirements make possible
two promotions to the grade of real
admiral, and these are to be filed by
the advancement of Capt Seator
Schroeder and Capt. Richard Vain
wright, who will command respect
lively the third and fourth squadrons
of the feet and Rear Admiral Emory
the second.
Admiral Sperry who is to bring
back the "big sixteen' to the Allan
tic coast, has had long and distin-
guished service in the navy. He is a
native of New York but is credited
to Connecticut in his appointment to
the naval academy. He became a
rear admiral in May, 1906. During
the war with Spain, Admiral Sperry
was equipment officer in the New
York navy yard.
Afterward he was given command
of the Yorktown in Philippine
waters and directed the movements
of the landing party on the eastern
shore of Luzon.
This is now regarded one of the
most thrilling adventures of the cam.
paign against Aguinaldo.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
MOTTO BILL PASSES HOUSE.
Measure Provides for ain God We
Trust" on Silver and Gold Coins.

Washington, Mar. 17.-Under sus-
pension of the rules the house of rep
resentatives Monday passed the bill
providing for the restoration of the
motto, I'm God We Trust" on gold
and silver coins of the United States.
The bill was passed by vote of 255
to 5. The debate on the subject ex-
cited the liveliest interest of members.
Mr.. Carlin of Virginia said that in the
issuance of his order abolishing the
motto President Roosevelt had acted
unwisely and in violation of the spirit
of the law. Mr.. Ollie James of Ken
lucky declared that in the judgment
of Christian people of the United
States the president had made great
mistake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
COLORADO BANK CLOSED.
Officers Fail to Make Good the I'm.
paired Capital.

Aspin, Col, Mar. 1.-THE Peoples
National bank of this city was closed
Monday by order of the comptroller
of the currency in consequence of the
failure of it's officers to put UP $25,.
900 in order to make good the capital,
which was impaired recently by loan
of $4,000 made by former Cashier
Pomphrey, who was arrested last
week on charge growing out of this
transaction. The bank has $4,000
capital and about $4,000 cash On
hand. Cashier Benjamin Mobey said
the bank would be able to pay it's In
debtedneSs in full.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
BANK ROBBERS NAB POSSE.
Kansas Bandits Break Up the Rifles
of Their Pursuers.

Coffeyville, Kan, Mar. 16.-At II
o'clock Sunday morning three men,
bers of the Ochelata posse came upon
the Tyro bank robbers on the bank of
Candy creek, eight miles southwest of
Ochelata, where they were waiting for
an oil lease cook to get dinner for
them. The possemen were ordered to
halt and throw up their hands. They
complied at once. The robbers broke
up the possemen's rifles, took away
their pistols and also one of their
horses and then permitted them to de-
part unarmed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
FATAL BLAST.
Four Men Killed and Many Seriously
Injured.

Linton, Ind, March 1s.-Four mer
were killed and from fifteen to twenty
were seriously injured early Tuesday
in an explosion at the United States
Powder mills, fourteen miles from
here. The explosion occurred in one
of ten warehouses. All the mer
killed and injured were employed in
this building:
The powder mills are located al
Coalmont.
All the windows in the town were
shattered by the force of the explo
sion. Many windows were broker
here. The explosion was heard fol
many miles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
Judge Lochren to RESIGN.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Mar. 16-Judge
William Lochren of the United States
district court in an interview in the
Journal Sunday, announces that he
will resign his position on the federal
bench, the resignation to become eff
fective May 31.-Judge Lochren is rs
years old and has been on the federal
bench IL years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
Escaped Convict Killed.

Bismarck, N. D., Mar. 16.-Joseph
Bassanell one of the convicts who
escaped from the North Dakota peni-
tertiary here Friday, was killed Sat
urday night by Sheriff Beck of Nc
Lean county, in a pistol duel. A few
hours earlier Alfred Woolens, the other
escaped convict, was captured by a
posse Is miles west of Mandan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
GIazier Admitted to Bail.

Chelsea, Mich, Mar. 17.-Former
State Treasurer Frank P. Glazier, who
was indicted several weeks ago by
the Ingham county grand jury on the
charge of misfeasance and malfeas-
ance in office and embeZzlement of
the state funds, was admitted to ST..
900 bail Monday by Supreme Court
Justice Grant.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
D. |. Dresser in Custody.

New York, Mar 17.-Daniel Leroy
Dresser, who was president of the
Trust Company of the Republic, which
went into litigation several years ago,
was arrested Monday on warrant
charging him with incorporation
of 81 600
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
Fire Sweeps Citv.

Butte, Mont, March 14.-Fire de-
stroyed three-fourths of the town of
Big Timber, about $50 miles east of
this city, on the Northern Pacific
railroad. Three hundred families are
rendered homeless, and the loss Is es-
mated at more than $4,000
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20

According to recent court decision.
New York hotel men have the right
to refuse food and entertainment TO
women after six o'clock if they have
no escort. This means that practically
y man Is a meal ticket.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
Mill Wrecked.

Brandon, Wis.,, March IS. = The
planning mill of George Kemp was
completely wrecked and burned by
an explosion in which three men were
Killed.
The dead are: George Kemp, owner
of the mill; the engineer, name not
given; and Howkins, an employee.
The cause OF the explosion is not
known.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
Federal Judge Clark Dead.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Mar 16.-Judge
Charles D. Clark of the United
States district circuit court died at
Erlander hospital at $50 o'clock Sun
day morning, aged 81 years. His
death was due to Bright's disease,
complicated with tuberculosis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
China Yields to Japan.

Tokyo, Mar. 16-A satisfactory set
tlement of the Tatsu affair was an
nounced Monday afternoon. China
has conceded all the Japanese de-
mands. She will purchase the arms
and ammunition on board the Tatsu
and will hoist the Japanese flag over
the vessel While the flag is being
rehoisted, a Chinese warship will fire
salute
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
Tennessee Capitalist a Suicide.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Mar. 16.-James
Johnson, capitalist and leading pofiti-
cial of this city. committed suicide
by cutting his throat on an Alabama
Great Southern train Sunday night
between this city and Birmingham.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-20
Defense BUDGET Is Slashed.

Washington, Mar. 1.-THE house
committee on Notifications to-day re-
ported to the full committee the forti-
fication appropriation bill with the es-
Inmates of the war department
slashed from $38,443,945 to $S,210,611,
to avoid the impression that the United
States is preparing for war with
Japan.