The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25

licans, aided by their Democratic al
lies. shattered the speakers power,
| and then turned in and helped the
r'cular Republicans give Uncle Joe"
a rousing and affecting vote of per-
sonal confidence. BY vote of 1e1 to
15e the house doubled the size of the
present rules committee, made 1t an
elective body, and eliminated the
speaker from its membership. Then,
likewise by vote of 191 to 155. the
house refused to dethrone Mr.. Cannon
from the speakership.
Vermillion, S. D., voted to adopt the
commission form of government.
A full confession duplicating all but
eight former members of the PittSburg
(Pa.) council was made by Capt. John
f. Klein, former member of the big
six" in the councils. Four members
of the council also are said to have
corroborated Klein's accusation and 60
members of the former councilmanic
body probably will be arrested as a
result.
At Shellal, Egypt, Theodore Roose-
NClS ASdlu bOuC VI Tic uSIn1i6 VI ShO
reception planned for his return to
New York and was deeply touched at
the enthusiasm evidenced. He sound
ed warning. however, that to be ap-
preciated by him the reception must
be in every sense Of the word non
partisan and nonsectional.
The police of Baltimore and other
cities have been requested to find
George E. Sutton, aged As, secretary
of the Wholesale Fish association Of
Baltimore, who disappeared last
Wednesday morning.
The four men-Abe Reed, John
Earle, Harry McCrum and Carleton
Gates-who were arrested on suspi-
cion of being implicated in the numer-
Gus incendiary fires in Huntington.
Pa, have made full confession.
Christened with water that came
from springs on the old farms of JEFF
ferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln in
Kentucky, the big steamship Ken
tuckian was launched at Sparrow's
Point, Md. Miss Nancy Johnson.
daughter of Congressman Johnson of
Kentucky, was the sponsor for the ves-
sci.
The Canadian government has de-
cided to send a searching party out for
Explorer George Caldwell, who start
ed from Hudson bay to cross northern
Canada in 1908, and has not since
been heard of.
John V. Heflin, private in the
Tenth Company Coast Artillery. died
at the Preside hospital. San Francis
CO. from injuries received in boxing
match with Private Willis Elder at
F-rt Walker on March 10.
The old J. Pierpont Morgan home
stead at Woodlands Lake, only few
miles north of the business section of
New York city, is to be turned into a
park. For many years the property
has been rented to dairyman.
After a mighty struggle lasting for
26 hours, in which he vainly sum-
moned to his aid all the tremendous
resources of his power, Speaker Can
non is seeking peace in compromise.
The insurgents have signified that
they are willing to try to work out an
agreement with the regulars on the
question Of the new rules committee
which the sensational struggle has
assured. If negotiations fail the fight
will go on.
In the prohibition campaign now
under way in Honolulu two drivers OF
automobiles have been indicted for,
carrying liquor to the military reser-
walton.
bill creating permanent home
stead commission which shall pur-
chase tracts of arabic land in cities
and towns where manufactures ere
carried on, for the accommodation of
employees. has been favorably reported
to the Massachusetts, legislature.
The northwest mounted police ex-
petition arriving from Fort McPher-
son, at the mouth of the Mackenzie,
brings word to Dawson, Y. T.. that IS
Fort Rae Indians of the Dog-rib tribe
in the vicinity of Great Slave lake.
died this winter of starvation.
One hundred dollars per head was
paid at Fort Worth, Tex, for herd
of $50 Oklahoma beef cattle. This is
said to be the highest price for this
class of cattle ever paid in the United
States.
After two days argument before
the United States supreme court on
the constitutionality of the corpora
ton tax provision Of the Payne-Ald-
rich tariff act the court took the cases
under advisement
After three days of sightseeing and
entertainment in and about Khartum,
former President Theodore Roosevelt.
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and
their son Kermit and daughter Ethel.
left there on a special train on their
way to Cairo.
In a speech before the Chicago
Traffic club during the St. Patrick's
Days celebration President Taft said:
IT am against railroads only when
they violate the law. But every man
must have his day in court. would
be coward if l did not consider
every interest affected before passing
upon legislation I am not afraid of
the people of the United States.
They are fair when you can get the
facts before them. But sometimes 1t
is difficult to do this"
One Of the two American woman
tourists in the holy land who were
shot by a fanatical Afghan. has lost
an eye. The Afghan. who has been
arrested, has confessed the attack.
Half a million dollars, record