The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-28

| water ana chaos Is the order through
out the flooded districts. Fears of out
breaks OF epidemics are entertained
and the situation is looked upon as
one OF the greatest gravity. While the
loss of life thus far has been small
the property losses are colossal. The
calamity is national Many towns and
villages are completely isolated.
Paul o. Stensland, convicted presi
dent OF the defunct Milwaukee Avenue
State bank Of Chicago, and Henry w
Herring, his cashier, were released
from the Joliet Qll.) penitentiary.
In Its preliminary report submitted
to congress the National Waterways
commission, authorized at the last ses
sion of that body, makes no recon-
mendation for lakes-to-the-gulf deep
waterway. The report points out that
such operations should be taken up
Jointly by the national government
the states, municipalities and districts
most directly affected.
President Taft will send a special
message to congress in the near flu
ture which he hopes will relieve the
people of some of the hardships of the
present high cost of living The presi-
dent is getting his facts together now
and will soon begin to draft the docu-
ment to be transmitted to congress.
Warner M. Van Norden, president of
the Van Norden Trust Company of
New York city, was held up and
robbed of $4,000 as he was leaving the
Waldorf-Astoria. Bessie Roberts and
Annie Williams of Chicago are held in
100000 bail on charge of stealing the
money.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson in
his testimony before the congressional
committee which is investigating the
rise in the price of foodstuffs in the
District of Columbia declared that
American farm products are sold
cheaper abroad than they are in this
country. He intimated that the trusts
are to blame. He a'so blamed the high
| cost of living to this, together with the
| exorbitant profits demanded by the re-
tail dealers.
Refusing to comply with a condition
which provided for their consolidation,
six New York Jewish charities have
rejected bequest of $1,000.000 from
L. A. Heinsheimer.
Figures furnished by dealers, three
of whom cater particularly to women,
show that New York's feminine set
spent 100000 last year for cigarettes.
Joe Woods, an American engineer,
has been released from the peniten-
tiary at Monterey, Mex, after being
confined three months in connection
with the accidental killing of a fellow
engineer.
Mrs. Milford Price was killed at Ber-
trand. Mich, by glancing bullet fired
by Edward Hosteller at dog.
A mans conscience has at last
caused the clearing up of the mys-
terry that surrounded the killing last
August of Anna Schumacher, young
girl of Rochester, N. Y. James K.
Hall. who has been in cell on the
prison ship Southery at the naval sta
ton here on charge of false enlist
ment, made complete confession.
The severed head of Mrs. Jennie
Cleghorn, whose mutilated body was
found in negro resort at 81 West
Seventeenth street, Chicago, was dis
covered by a boy in a vacant lot. Like
the body, the head was mutilated.
Commissioners of the Spring Lake
drainage and levy district got tenn
porary Injunction at Pekin, ILL.,, re-
straining Attorney General Stead ct
al. from interfering with their plans
pending hearing of the suit.
Attorney General Major of Missouri
filed information against nine of the
big packing house companies, alleging
they are operating in violation Of the
antitrust laws of the state and asking
that an examiner be appointed by the
supreme court to take testimony.
Criminal prosecutions are to be
brought against those comprising the
beef trust. Action will be based on
provisions contained in the Sherman
act. The prevailing high prices de-
manded for meat products is RESPONSE
BILE for the institution of suit
The Hamburg liner President Lin
coin, is bringing veritable menagerie
consigned by former President Roose.
welt. including elephants. camels. ze-
bras, llamas and jaguars.
Santos Zelaya, former president of
Nicaragua, will sail next Monday from
Vera Cruz, Mexico. for Brussels, Bel
GUM, where he will be Joined later
by his family.
A murder rivaling the atrocious
Whitechapel outrages committed in
London quarter of century ago,
was revealed with the finding of the
headless body of Mrs. Jennie Cleg-
horn, 48 years old, woman Of form
er wealth, in a cheaply furnished
room at 81 West Seventeenth street.
The head had been cut from the wom-
ans shoulders and carried away by
the murderer. The heart and other
organs had been cut out and then re-
placed.
President Taft won half victory
in the Republican caucus to select the
house members of the Ballinger-Pin-
chot investigating committee. He had
the name Of Mr.. Rainey of Illinois.
one of the Democratic caucus nomi-
nees, taken off the list of the members
OF that committee. Also the "insur-
gent" Republicans won half a victory.
They succeeded in keeping on the
committee Mr.. James of Kentucky. to
whom the president also objected.
1t was learned authoritatively that
diplomatic negotiations are under way
for an agreement between four ma