The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-08
Col. Theodore Roosevelt has declined

/, the pope not to receive former Vice.
President Fairbanks, the question Of
preference over the American Method
list mission here. Mr.. Roosevelt was
received in the Quirinal by King Vic
tor Emmanuel. Ambassador Leishman
accompanied the distinguished Ameri.
can and introduced him to the king,
who talked with the colonel for some
time. Kermit Roosevelt shared with
his father the honor of the royal audi.
| ence.
Special agents of the department OF
| justice simultaneously raided brokers'
offices in New York, Philadelphia, Jer-
sey City, Baltimore and st. Louis. The
action was the first move in federal
crusade against bucketshops and the
raiders were armed with bench war.
| rants issued by the supreme court ot
the District of Columbia. Sixteen
arrests were made and more are to
follow.
One of the most startling declara
| committees investigation of the Pin
chot-Ballinger controversy was made
when H. K. Love, formerly a special
| agent of the land Office, while under
cross-examination by Attorney Bran
deis, asserted that John W. Dudley, for
mer register of the land Office at Ju-
neau, Alaska, had told him in Juneau
last February that an agent Of Col
liers' Weekly had intimated to him
| that sit would be worth from $4,000 to-
$10, 900 to him" to come to Washington
to testify. Secretary Ballinger declared
his intention of seeking legal redress
against Golfers for the articles that
| are being published attacking him.
All of the present and former coun.
cilmen of Pittsburg known as the "big
five" have now told their stories to the
graft investigating grand jury. The in
dictment of six banks as corporations
and other startling sensations are ex-
pected as result.
President Taft paid visit to Aunt
Della" Torrey and the scenes of many
boyhood "reminiscences at Millbury,
Mass, and made an address at Worces-
ter before the joint meeting of the
brotherhoods in train service-a mass
meeting of nearly two thousand rail-
road employees. The president declared
that he believed in labor organizations.
But as chief magistrate of the nation,
he added, he believed also in the right
of every man to labor as he will, to
earn the wages that he will, and if he
so chooses, to stay out of labor organi-
cations.
The violence of the eruption of
Mount Etna is increasing again and is
accompanied by loud rumblings and
showers of ashes and stones. A new
stream meters high and so meters
wide has detached itself from the main
stream and is advancing towards Bor-
relic. The main stream is now 300
meters wide.
Fire at Omaha, Neb., burned huge
one million bushel grain elevator of
Nye, Schneider, Fowler & Co., and the
elevator and mills of the Manly Mills
Company, the latter having capacity
of 1000 barrels of flour day. The
Union Pacific railroad lost SO freight
cars. The loss at present is at least
81, 100000.
By a majority of "a to 1 Columbia,
S. c., adopted the commission form of
government.
The striking girl employees of the
East Liverpool CO., potteries have
agreed to resume work April 10, &C
cepting the wage increases offered
by the manufacturers.
The bills for the disfranchisement
of the negro in all state and municipal
elections in Maryland have passed
both houses of the legislature.
All peace negotiations are again off
in the Philadelphia street car strike.
The latest effort of the politicians and
representatives of the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor were without result
and the politicians declare that so far
as they are concerned the strike
will run it's course"
Col Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. Roose"
welt and the members of their family
and party arrived in Rome, where they
were received in audience by King
Victor Emmanuel, Queen Helena and
the pope and called on Cardinal Merry
Del Val, the papal secretary of state.
Thomas L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
gave the following advice to 5000
Illinois miners who have stopped
work, in an address at meeting at
Belleville. Don't be alarmed over
the outcome of this affair; don't be
afraid that we will not be able to
sign up an agreement. 1t will all be
over within 80 days. Anyhow, this is
good fishing weather"
The secretary of the navy has or
dered that the two citizens of Japan
who were held by Maj Gen. Duvall,
commanding in the Philippines, on
charges of obtaining information
about the defenses of Manila, should
be turned over to the civil authorities,
there being no federal statute cover
ing the case.
| Unofficial returns from the Demo
cratic primary held in Arkansas indi
cate the denomination, equivalent tc
| election, of Gov. George w. Donaghey
over Judge c. G. Kavanaugh.
Requisition papers for the extradf
ton of j. Ogden Armour of Chicago
were filed with Gov. Fort at Trenton.
| N. j., by Prosecutor Garven of Hud-
| son county.
President Taft in an address before
the Ohio Society of Washington
pointed out that the dominating power
of the eastern states in congress lies