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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-22
Base Ball av Electric Iiont

Cincinnati, o.. June I9.-Base ball
by electric light. put on as an expert
ment at the Cincinnati National
League grounds. was pronounced a
great success by President Hermann
Of the national base ball commission.
Manager Clark Griffith and other au.
thorities- Fortyfive hundred persons
saw the game. The teams were picked
mines from Cincinnati and Newport.
KY. lodges Of Elks.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-22
WILL BE SCRAP FOR BLOOD
Family Reasons 70 Make the Attell.
Neil Fight interesting.

Family Reasons 20 Make the Attell
Neil Fight interesting.
San Francisco. June ls-Todav's
scrap between Monte Atteil and
frankie Nell viii be fought as much
for blood and the satisfaction OF a
grudge as Tor the cash at stake. The
two boxers have had Il in for each
other for some time owing TO family
reasons. Nell has been trimmed sew
erai times by Abe Attell. the feather
weight champion. who is a brother OF
Monte, and has announced his iuten-
ton OF getting even by licking Monte
Fight followers generally think that
Nell is hasbeen. and is due for an
other whipping. The fight is seized
uled TO 90 twenty rounds.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-22
MOTOR YACHTS IN RACE
They Will Travel at Top Speed From
New York to Block leland.

They Will Travel at Top Speed From
New York to Block leland.
New York. June 1s.-MotorboAt en-
thusiasts all along the Atlantic sea
board are interested IN today's power
boat race from whortleberry Tor Hue
kleberry) island. in Long Island
sound. near this city. to Block island.
on the coast Of Rhode Island. The
race will be sailed under the auspices
OF the New York Athletic club as a
repetition OF last years very success
full contest The distance Is 100 nauti.
cal miles. equal to us land miles
Each boat carries a crew OF three.
and the conditions require the pres
ence on hoard Of the owner or his rep
resentative in the person OF a mem
Der Of n recognized yacht club.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-22
S41s.s7 Value Of Toe In viroinIa

Richmond. Va. June 19.-The Vir-
E1nia supreme court in a case OF the
Richmond Traction company sets a
specific value upon human toes at the
rate OF $416G7 per toe. Edith Martin.
four years old. was run over BY a car.
lost all the toes on one foot and the
great toe on the other. She got $4,000
damages.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-22
RACE WITH DUTY

Pacific Steamship Has Big Cargo Of
Tea On Board.
san Francisco. June 1S.-The steam
ship Asia is racing across the Pacific.
laden with over a thousand tons Of
tea, seeking 10 land her cargo at this
port before the additional tax which
importers fear will be fixed on this
commodity by. the present congress
goes into effect.
The steamship has been scheduled
to come direct. emitting the Honolulu
stop. thereby saving two days. The
Chayo Maru and the Manchuria have
recently landed large cargoes OF tea.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-22
kIsed by Auto In Atlantic civ.

Atlantic City. June 1S.-Mrs. Annie
McCabs, aged forty years. was struck
by taxicab at Illinois and Atlantic
avenues while waiting for a car. The
taxicab threw the woman in the air
and she landed under a big touring
car Of Ralph Taylor OF this city. which
was passing at the time. Mrs. McCabe
was run over by the touring car and
so badly crushed that she died on the
awy TO the hospital.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-22
Blown to Pieces by rardv sbo,

Ashland. Pa. June IS.-While start
ing a battery at Bast colliery. Mat
thew Steiner. forty-five years old. was
caught by a delayed shot and blown
to pieces. His two weeks pay. which
he drew in the evening. was found in
tact in his pocket.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-22

insane Woman Jumped From Train.
Fergus Falls. Mimi. June IS.-Mrs
Betsy Braley, an insane woman. jump
ed from the rear OF Northern Pacific
train. She landed unhurt on the track
but another passenger train following
struck the woman and killed her.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-22
Cut Snake In Two while Cutting srss,

W. O"aNS ~ NO WINE Nuttn9 breao
Gettysburg, Pa. June IS. 49, While
cutting bread at her home Mrs George
Gumbough discovered that she had
severed in two the body OF a garten
snake eighteen inches long. which had
coiled itself in the middle OF the loaf
and was sleeping there. The reptile
had evidently crawled in after the
bread was baked.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-22
PAIR SHOT TO DEATH
Farmer and His Wife Are Found
Dead In Home

DVau N F1OWc-
St Louis, June ia mysterious
double killing was revealed. when
William Nerves and his wife were
found dead in their farmhouse near
Baldwin. st. Louis county. They had
been shot TO death. Mrs Newes's body
was on a bed and her husbands was
found on the front porch. No weapons
were found around the premises. and
II is believed that they were mar.
dered
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-22
THE REuABLE NAN ORDER HOUSE

When Il comes % giving quality this
house 4 eclipsed by none. Inc envied
reputation OF my goods il the EFFORT OF
years oil careful selection - quality.
To insure uniformity IN qualits (and
10 give my trade the benentl necessitatss
carrying large quantity OF whiskey IN
bond. These Whistles are stored IN
Government Bonded Warehouses where
they are under the careful SCRUTINY OF
government Officials until they are ship
ped direct TO me.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-22
Oh@oo~ MM,&cut

Is pure high grade whiskey, possessing
q particular character TO those who are
Judges OF good whiskey; Il will appeal
because OF It's fine quality.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-24
is CONFIDENT OF AcQUITTAL.
But Mrs. Ledbeter is Nervous Wher
Jurors Are Rejected.

Mankato.-The remaining seven men
on the special venire were examined
in Mrs. Ledbeter's case, but no more
jurors were secured. Sheriff Donahue
has gone to Mapleton. Good Thunder
and Amboy to fill in a second special
venire of so.
Mrs. Ledbeter expresses confidence
that she will be acquitted. but shows
nervousness when so many jurors
are rejected by her attorneys for hav-
ing fixed opinions.
While Fred Goentzel, a farmer
from the same township where the
Ledbeter murder was committed, was
being examined, he admitted being
one of the signers who petitioned
Judge Pau not to allow Mrs. Ledbet-
ter to have bail.
The defense offered this petition in
evidence before the triers to show
prejudice and the triers sustained the
challenge of the defense for actual
bias. The petition bore about 100
names Of farmers in the vicinity of
the Ledbeter homestead. The state
was forced to use two more peremp-
tory challenges and the defense one.
The state has but two left and the
defense Is, with only four jurors
sworn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-24
kREMER GIVEN FIVE YEARS.
Former ltasca Treasurer to Serve A,
Hard Labor.

Duluth.-A. A. Kremer, of Grand
Rapids, former treasurer of Itasca
county, who was found guilty Satur-
day in district court in that village
of grand larceny in the first degree,
was sentenced by Judge Stanton to
five years at hard labor in the peni-
tertiary at Saltwater This is a COM
promise between the minimum and
maximum penalty, which is one to ten
years.
Senator c. C. Mccarthy, who was
attorney for Kremer and who made a
great fight to establish that Kremer
was insane at the time he went wrong
with the county funds, is on his way
to Twin Cities. He says that Kremer
did not squander any money that he
may have appropriated, but invested
it in Itasca county. He declares there
is no doubt that Kremer was insane
at the time the alleged irregularities
occurred.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-24
MADR|Z IS IN POWER
ELECTION OF MADRiZ TO PRESl-
OENCY WILL NOT ALTAR CON-
DiTIONS, DECLARES KNOX.
BIG BATTLE Is BEGUN BY DlAZ
Uncle Sam Is Not Debating, But Re.
sponsibIe Government Must Be
Assured-Zelaya Still
In Control.

Manaqua.--Dr. Jose Madriz, former
OF justice, at Carriage, and Zelaya's
candidate, was elected president of
Nicaragua by the unanimous vote of
congress. The session was a stormy
one, but there seemed to be unani-
nous vote with regard to the election
Of Madriz and when the official an
nouncement was made there were vo-
ciferous cheering and cries of Viva
la Madriz," viva Leon" Down with
monopolies," Down with tyrrany,"
Long live the constitution"
DR.. Madriz was escorted to the bal
cony of his hotel where he greeted
great crowds and made brief speech,
urging harmony and cooperation. He
pledged that he would uphold the
rights of the citizens, granting free
elections and establishing policy of
equal opportunities for all.
Knox Still Dissatisfied.
Washington, D. G.. = Secretary of
State Knox announced that the atti-
tude of this government toward Mic
aragua would not be changed by the
as the successor of Zelaya, resigned.
Madriz will have to show that he is
capable of directing a responsible gov
eminent which is prepared to make
preparation for the wrongs which it is
claimed have been done to American
citizens.
This country still maintains that un-
til responsible government is set up
and is in entire control of the situa-
ton so that definite negotiations can
be had, diplomatic relations cannot
be resumed.
1--WE are not trying to coerce Mica
rogua," said high state department
official after a call at the White
House. 1--WE want her to settle her
own affairs and we are not debating
what shall be done in Nicaragua or
who shall be named as president All
we want is responsible government
that we can do business With"
DR.. Castrillo, representative of the
Estrada government here received
this message from Diaz, secretary of
state of the provisional government:
'The battle has begun and we
have taken the offensive | will
advise you of the result
(signed) "Diaz"
Another telegram to DIR. Castrillo
from the same source carried the un-
qualified statement that the revolu-
tionary party would under no cir
cumstances centenance the election
of DR.. Madriz or any other candidate
proposed by Zelaya.
That the election of Madriz has not
effected even truce, was evidenced
by the first cablegram.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-24
A New John johnson Story.

A pretty story is being circulated
Of the thoughtfulness of the late Gov.
John A. Johnson.
A few weeks before his last illness
there was celebration on Harriet Is
land in the Mississippi river at st.
Paul, for children of the city. The is
land contains the st. Paul public
baths and is otherwise given over as
children's playground and park.
Gov. Johnson was the speaker of
the occasion. He made the trip in
his automobile. On the way over,
he passed hundreds of children walk
ing to the place. Suddenly he spied
small boy hobbling along as best
he could with the aid of a crutch.
The child was a life cripple from hip
trouble. The governor ran his ma
chine to the side of the street and
called to the little fellow.
Where are you going, little MANI"
The boy recognized the governor
and dotted his shabby cap.
ITO Harriet Island, SIR" was his
hesitating and blushing answer.
"Well, so am l." was the genial re-
ply of the states chief executive
Jump in and ride with me-"
Astonished, the small boy compiled
with the invitation. He was soon
spinning along on probably his first
auto ride, his little heart swelling
with pride, the envy of hundreds of
children who saw him. He forgot his
painful hip. He forgot the worn
crutch clutched mechanically in his
hands. He could only realize that he
was riding in an auto, and that the
governor of the state was at his side
talking to him like an old friend.
1t was a little thing for man
with an auto to do. Yet it was some.
thing great for the crippled boy;
something he will prize all his life.
Is it any wonder governor who
would do an act like this, won the
hearts of the people of the state with
out regard to political affiliations, and
became so prominent nationally as to
be considered the most available man
for his party to nominate for the
presidency?
J. G. MATCHITT.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-24

81 would rather raise cattle In West
ern Canada than in the corn belt of
the United States. You can get your
food cheaper and the climate is bet
ter for the purpose. We have a bet.
ter market, but your market will i'm
prove faster than your farmers will
produce the supplies. Winter wheat
can be grown in one-half of the couE.
try through which have passed, and
alfalfa and one of the varieties Of
clover in three-fourths of 1T. The
farmers do not believe this, but it is
true"
Keeping pace with wheat produc-
ton, the growth of railways has been
quite as wonderful, and the whole
country from Winnipeg to the Rocky
Mountains will soon be net-w ork Of
trunk and branch lines. Three great
transcontinental lines are pushing
construction in every direction. and
at each siding the grain elevator is
to be found. Manitoba being the
first settled province, has now an ele-
vator capacity of upwards of 100000
bushels, Saskatchewan 100000, and
Alberta about 100000, while the ca
pacity of elevators at Fort William
and Port Arthur, on the Great Lakes,
is upwards of 100000 more.
Within the provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta there are
flour and oatmeal mills with a COM
bined capacity of $4,000 barrels per
day, and situated along some famous
water powers in New Ontario, there
are larger mills than will be found
anywhere in the Prairie Provinces.
Last year the wheat crop totaled
over 100,000,000 bushels. This year
the crop will yield 100000 900 more. A
recent summary shows that on the list
of January, 1909, the surveyed lands
of the three western provinces, totaled
134,000,000 acres, of which about 3d.
100000 have been given as subsidies to
railways, 100000 disposed of in 9th
er ways and 100000 given by the
Canadian Government as free home
steads, being $4,000 homesteads of
100 acres each. Of this enormous ter
ritory, there is probably under crop
at the present time less than 11,00O,.
600 acres; what the results will be
when wide awake settlers have taken
advantage of Canada's offer and are
cultivating the fertile prairie lands.
one can scarcely imagine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-24
KREMER CONVICTED
FORMER ITASCA TREASURER Is
CONVICTED OF GRAND
LARCENY.
SHORTAGE WILL REACH 100000
Charged With the Appropriation OF
County Funds to Own Use-Pen-
atty Is Not to Exceed 10 Years
In State Prison.

Grand Rapids-The jury in the case
against A. A. Kremer, former county
treasurer. brought in verdict OF gull
ty on the charge of grand larceny fOr
approprating county funds for his
own use.
The defense had not admitted that
the late treasurer had taken any funds
of the county, but its principle conten
ton was that the accused was suffer
ing from morphine insanity.
The statutory penalty for grand lar
ceny is not to exceed 10 years in state
prison.
The trial had lasted all or the past
week and most of the time was taken
up with expert testimony as to the san
ity of the accused DR.. Arthur Swee
ney of st. Paul testified that KremeI
was not insane when he examined him
Nov 2. DR.. w. A. Jones of Mime
apolis also gave testimony in the case
Kremer was defended by Senator G.
G. McCarey and the prosecution was
conducted by Frank Price, county at
torney.
The defalcations by Mr. Kremer
were discovered early in October and
reported to Attorney General George
T. Simpson. He transmitted the mat
ter to the public examiner and Deputy
M. F. Kahn was sent to Grand Rapids
to make an examination. He reported
that he had found shortage of $4,000
and that $4,000 had been restored and
that he had Kremer arrested and took
charge of the Office. Governor Eber
hart at once suspended him.
When Mr.. Kahn went into the books
further, he found more and more short
ages, extending over a period Of near
ly three years. The latest report was
that the shortage would be close to
100000
Warwick, Mitchell and company, ex
pert accountants. are working, on the
books and although they have not com
pleted their work, it is intimated that
the shortage will be even larger than
supposed.
A large part of it will be restored
and most of the remainder will be paid
by the bonding company.
During his first term of Office he was
bonded by the Metropolitan Surety
company, now defunct, and the county
may lose some on that account.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-24
FATAL COLLISION AT BLAKELEY.
Fireman and Mail Clerk Killed and
one Passenger Injured.

st. Paul, MINI. - Westbound pas.
senger train No. 8, on the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha rail-
road, collided with a freight train at
Blakeley.
Fireman Joe Zinniell, st. Paul, and
Mail Clerk T. Torgerson, st. Paul,
were killed.
Roy Page, Minneapolis, one of the
passengers, was badly cut and bruised
and was taken to Minneapolis on a
Milwaukee train and removed to ST..
Barnabas hospital. 1t is said that he
will recover.
None of the other passengers were
injured seriously enough to require
medical attention. Cause of the acct
dent is not known.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-24
State Capital Letter
Doinss at st. Paul as Reported by Our Special
CORRESPONDENT.
Correspondent

, fit for pasture or agricultural pur-
poses. On much of this the owners
eventually cease to even pay taxes
because Of it's worthlessness. 1t Is
figured that if the owners were allow
ed to sow such land to forestration
! and thus be allowed to get rid Of
| taxes and at the same time each year
get an additional growth of the trees.
it would be an excellent thing for the
state.
Visitation Board Affairs.
The state board of visitors to state
| institutions, which has been without
an executive secretary for nearly half
year, is to meet soon and elect some
one to this place. The board is now
established with an Office in the old
capitol in the room which used to be
the governors private Office. This
board is philanthropic and humane in
its aims, but only has suggestive
and advisory power over state insti.
| tutions. DR.. Samuel G. Smith, D. D.,
Of st. Paul, is its chairman, and the
governor is an ex officio member. 1t
| is planned to have the new secretary,
| whoever he may be, do inspection and
visitation work in addition to like op-
erations on the part of board mem
| bers, and to make the board decidedly
more active than it has been in the
past. The board is considerably linn
| tied in what it can do, however, as it
has but $1,000 year for general ex.
| penses.
Federation of Commercial Clubs.
There is gossip to the effect that at
the next meeting of the Minnesota
Federation of Commercial Clubs, some
united action may be taken toward
the establishment Of state publicity
bureau supported by assessments on
each of these clubs, and the policy
of which shall be dictated by an exec
utive committee, of not more than one
in the organization. This would be
with view to securing publicity for
the opportunities which are open in
Minnesota for not only settlers, but
commercial and manufacturing enter
priSeS of various kinds and in all
parts of the state. 1t would aim in
large part to overcome the stream
of humanity which is pouring from
the east, through Minnesota, to settle
on Canadian lands, when such settlers
might as well be located on rich va
cant lands within this state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-24
SMITH is CONVICTED.
Jury Recommends Leniency In Case
of Mankato Farm Hand.

Mankato-The jury In the case Of
Frank Smith, charged with the murder
of Fl. j. Ledbeter, a well known farm
er of this country. rendered a verdict
of murder in the first deree, as
charged in the indictment. and also
filed a recommendation for leniency.
The jury was discharged.
None of the members had heard of
Smiths criminal recor das related by
Sheriff Devine. of Logan county, ILL.,,
and Deputy Warden Dowell, Chester,
ILL.,. penitcntiary, and expressed graft
fication that their judgment was sus-
tanned by developments outside the
trial
Smith refused to say anything for
publication. remarking that the case
was not through yet. If he can get
funds he intends to move new trial
preparatory to an appeal on rulings Of
the court, so his attorney states.
Few spectators were present when
the verdict was rendered, but the out
come is generally commended by the
public. The publication of Smiths
past record crystallized public senti-
ment against him and much fear had
been expressed that the jury, not
knowing it. might bring in a verdict
in lesser degree.
Mrs. Ledbeter's Trial Begun.
The trial of Mrs. Grace Ledbeter
began two hours after the jury retired
in the Smith case. This had not been
expected by the state, which had made
arrangements to take the case up Dec
81. The defense insisted on an imme-
date trial, however, and the court so
ordered. Mrs. Ledbeter, dressed in
black and wearing a heavy black veil
that hid her face from the public gaze,
and with a furlined-cloak over her
shoulders, was the center of all eyes
as she sat beside her attorneys, S. B..
Wilson, A. R. Pfau, Jr., and G. j..
Laurish. Her two little daughters,
Hazel and Mabel, sat behind her, and
near them was their uncle, her hus-
bands brother, P. A. Ledbeter, of Hay
ward, Wis, her accuser in the pres
ent proceedings. The state was repre-
scented by County Attorney Walter A..
Plymat and Special Municipal Judge
W. r. Geddes, and Assistant General
G. w. Peterson arrived from st. Paul
to assist them, as he did in the Smith
trial.
Judge A. R. Pfau, the trial Judge,
instructed the sheriff and bailiffs to
exclude all persons under age during
the trial and to prevent any demon
STATIONS whatever and hold spectators
back from the jury box.
Twenty-four jurors on the regular
panel not on Smiths case were all ex-
cused for various causes during the
afternoon, the state using two of it's 10
preemptory challenges and the de-
Tense none of it's 20. When court was
about to order special venire of so
talesmen, the defense filed an affidavit
of prejudice against Sheriff ]. Dona-
hue, alleging bias against the defend
ant, and under the law the court had
no discretion and directed the venire
be placed in the hands of Coroner E.
R. Kennedy for service. This is the
same procedure as that followed by
the defense in the third trial of DIR.
G. R. Koch, of New Ulm, in this coun-
ty, when he was acquitted, and two
of Mrs. Ledbeter's attorneys assisted
the defense of Koch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-24
BIG FIRE IN MINNEAPOLIS.
Wholesale District Has Fifty Thou
sand Dollar Loss.

Minneapolis.-It took the firemen
fully 16 hours to extinguish the fire
which started in the five-story brick
building occupied by McKusick-Towle
& Co.. wholesale confectioners.
1t has not yet been determined how
the fire originated. 1t spread so rap
idly that the building, including sim
liar structure at right angles to it and
facing Third Street, owned by the
standardization company. of Dayton,
Ohio, was a mass of flames before the
firemen were able to get down to
work.
No accurate estimate of the total
loss has yet been made, but it is be-
lieved that it will not exceed $4,000.
Most of this is covered by insurance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-24
1909 Crop Report.

The writer has secured advance fig.
ures on the government report, which
will soon be issued relative to the
1909 crop in Minnesota. The show
ing is a commendable one for the
Minnesota farmer. A feature of the
past seasons yield has been the spe-
cial demand for Minnesota barley by
matters brewing companies and malt
manufacturers. Minnesota barley is
now considered the finest in the
world, and it is estimated that the
malt people have purchased practi-
cally all of the Minnesota crop. thus
expanding nearly $15O,00O.
The report on the Minnesota crop
of 1909 will show the following fig
ures: