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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20
GOVERNMENT SUES SETTLERS
PROSECUTION rs IN FAVOR or
WHITE EARTH TRIBE OF
CHIPPEWAs.
Whites are Accused of Securing Much
Valuable Land From the In
Indians by Fraudulent
Methods.

Washington, D. G. = Six hundred
suits have been prepared by the de-
partment of justice and about 700
others are under way in an effort to
recover thousands of acres of valuable
lands and timber said to have been
fraudulently taken from the White
Earth tribe of the Chippewa Indians
in northwestern Minnesota.
Combined forces of the department
of justice and the interior department
have been working on the cases more
than year.
The reservation, covering two coun-
ties, was decided to the Indians by the
government with the stipulation that
no part of it could ever be decided to
any but fullblooded Chippewa Indians.
Later, however, an act passed con.
gress permitting sales and transfers.
Attorneys Of the department. of JUS
tice who have had the investigation
under way declare that when the latter
act passed congress, white men who
had gathered at the reservation wait
ing for 1t to become law celebrated
the news with bonfires and carnival.
The investigators say Insignificant
sums of money, whisky, trinkets and
even promises which were never kept
were the prices by which the valu-
able lands were secured. Conveyances
were induced from minors, it is
charged.
Many thousands of acres Of white
and Norway pine have been cut over
and the lumber sold. The suits which
will be filed in the United States cir
cult court for the district of Mime
sofa will seek to restore the lands to
the Indians and recover for the tim-
Der of which they have been devas-
tated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20
EXHIBIT PRIZE FOWLS
Big Poultry Show of Central Mime
sofa Association.

Mankato.-Four hundred fowls of
all varieties sprsng noisy welcome
upon those who visited the annual
show of the Central Minnesota Poul-
try association, which was held here.
The show was a success in spite of
the snow and uncertainty of the run
ming time of the trains having kept
many outside exhibitors from enter.
ing their usual number of birds.
Farmer Hine of St. Paul had his poul-
try circus, which attracted consider
able attention. The dog show in con-
nection was also good.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20
ISOLATE TOWN, THEN ROB BANK.
Dynamiters at Houstonia, Mo-, Cut
phone and Telegraph Wires.

Houstonia, Missouri. = Five explo-
eions were heard here but no one paid
any attention to them. Three hours
later it was discovered that the Bank
of Houstonia had been robbed of ST.
900 and that all telephone and tele-
graph wires leading in the town had
been cut After the safe of the bank
had been dynamited the robbers took
a horse and buggy and drove away.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20

Detroit.-Henry NJ Jensen, Becke,
county's newly elected county attor
ney, served formal notice upon Au
ditor A. c. Knudson today notifying
him that an appeal would be taken to
the district court asking for an in
crease over the amount of $1,000 al
lowed by the board of county com
missioners as the compensation fol
the county attorney for the ensuing
year. In taking this action Mr.. Jen
son is following the precedent es
tablished by former County AtSarna3
P. F. Schroeder, who last year xA@as
ed an increase in salary II 5000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
AT HOME AND ABROAD
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered From All
Quarters of the Globe and
Given In a Few Lines.
PERSONAL

Capt. August, w. Loose, the Brook
Ign navigation expert who assisted DR..
Frederick A. Cook in preparing the
observation by which the doctor
hoped to prove that he reached the
pole, has retired from his profession
and will sail for Norway, his native
land.
At the final meeting of the dele
gates to the National Women's Coun-
ell Of Voters at Tacoma, Wash, it was
decided to organize an advisory
board, headed by Gov. J. H. Brady Of
Idaho.
Women voters from the states Of
Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah
and Colorado met in Tacoma In a con-
vention called by Governor Brady OF
Idaho.
President Harry A. Garfield of VIII
liams college, accompanied by Mrs.
Garfield, has left on a southern and
western trip. He will visit at least
twenty southern and western institu-
tons.
Hou TIE Wang, the first cueless Chi
nese diplomat ever seen in New York,
is there on his way from Vienna to
Tokyo. He will visit several western
cities.
The old Brooklyn home Of DR.. Fred
erick A. Cook has been sold to a New
York real estate speculator and will
shortly be torn down to make room for
q modern apartment house.
The Imperial Order of Daughters OF
the Empire In the United States, of
which Mrs. James Bryce, wife of the
British ambassador, is honorary presi-
dent, announces plans for the building
of a home for aged British men and
women in this country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20
earros pissappeare in Sly.

Dallas, Texas. - Finding his baro.
graph out of order after he had reach
ed an estimated height of 5000 feet
Garros des cended from a flight in
which he was trying for an altitude
record. He remained out of sight so
long that searching parties were sent
for him. He was found three miles
from the aviation field where he had
alighted safely. Low gasoline supply
and coming darkness prevented him
from returning to his starting point.
Frisbee. Barrier and Simon also made
flights.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20
Civil Service Examinations.

Washington, D. C. - The civil ser.
vice examination for the department
service in Washington will be held at
the following places in Minnesota. Al
bert Lea, April 20; Brainerd, March
IA; Crookston, March 16; Jan. "a,
March Sand April y; Duluth, March
-, Jan. "a, March 5, and April 12;
Fergus Falls, March 15. March 8, and
April IL; Mankato, April 81, Jan. "a,
March 8 and April II; Minneapolis
April &c, and Jan. "a, st. Paul; April
8, Jan. "a, April 25, March s. and April
IL; Winona, April 81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20
WOMAN BURNED AT AMOR.
Clothing Catches Fire While Standing
Before Stove.

Fergus Falls. = Mrs. Swan And
erson, of the town of Amor, was
burned to death in her home. She
had been living alone and her son-in
law, Charles Erickson, built up a fire
for her in the morning. She stood
over it and her clothing caught fire
burning her so that she died an hour
later. Mr.. Erickson returned to the
house and found her in flames.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20
HErrY GREEN SICK, BUT BUSY.
Lends Money on Mortgage, Although
Confined to Home.

New York, N. Y. - Although Mrs.
Hetty Green is confined to her home
by a cold, she is not so i'll as to lose
interest in business. She agreed to
lend s35O,0OO to the Roman Catholic
church of st. Ingatius Loyala on a
mortgage, at Az per cent interest,
which is said to be the lowest rate on
q straight mortgage made here in sew
oral years-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20
New Creamery to be Built at Bertha.

New Creamery to be Built at Bertha.
Bertha.-The Bertha Cooperative
Dairy Association elected the follow
ing officers: Gust Haase, president;
vice president, H. o. LIE Gro; secre-
tary and manager, Theodore Hflpert;
and treasurer Fred Leigh. The cream
cry last year did 100000 worth of bust
ness, an increase of nearly so per cent
over the previous year. A new cream
cry will be built during the next year.
During the twelve months that have
Just ended the institution manufac-
tured $4,000 pounds or 1OS tons of
butter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20

st. Paul, Jan. 13.-Wnat senate lead
ers describe as one of the greatest
strides towards scientific lawmaking
ever taken up by any state is formu-
lated in bill presented by Senator
Hackney Of st. Paul. His bill pro-
vides for the establishment of a state
legislative reference bureau, to be at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20
FORM LYLE ALUMNI ASSN.
High School Graduates Fall in Line
With Other Schools of State.

Lyle.-The graduates of the Lyle
high school have formed an alumni
association. Hitherto the local school
had the unique distinction of being
the only high school in the state with
at such an organization The pur-
pose Of the association is to aid in
furthering the advancement of the To-
cal school and to encourage social re-
lationship among the members.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20
YOUNG AVIATOR WINS $1,000.
Youth, 1s Years Old, Performs Marvel
Gus Feats.

Charlestown, South Caro-. = James
Ward, Is years old, in a 24-horsepoweI
biplane, made daring flight across
two rivers, the harbor and out over
the Atlantic ocean, reaching height
of $500 feet and winning prize OF
$4,000 by circling over two of the
strongest Notifications on the Atlantic
coast. He covered about 25 miles in
81 minutes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-20


ton openly Endorsed the Longworth
bill, characterizing it "as a concilia.
tory measure embodying all the i'm.
portant features that are necessary
to make the tariff commission eff.
fective." He had previously sum
moned the Republican members OF
the ways and means committee to
the White House, and urged them to
harmonic their differences.
Arrested as the claimed her trunk
in the New York Central railroad sta.
ton at Rochester, N. Y, Mrs. Edith
Melber, widow of Schenectady. who
says she is % years old, confessed
according to the police, that in a
swamp near Albany on January she
gave her 5-year-old son George car.
bolic acid, from the effects of which
he died.
Although passenger traffic across
the Pacific from American and Cana
dian ports has not been profitable. the
steamship companies are planning to
build larger, faster and better ships
for the service.
The most powerful argument ever
submitted to the United States senate
advocating the election of senators by
direct vote of the people is found in
the report written by Senator Borah
on behalf of the judiciary committee
when he favorably reported the joint
resolution providing for the submis
sion Of a constitutional amendment &c
the various states.
Prof. 9. ]. Hunter of the University
of Kansas says the solution of the
grasshopper problem is to disk the
alfalfa fields in the spring. just afte,
the frost has left the ground. This
he says, kills the eggs of the hoppers,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30
lIarbOr Business.

The past week has been n strenu-
Gus one for the HarbOr Commission
Outside of the blow hot, blow cold
on the appointment of a new harbor
master, the commission has been kept
busy compiling new regulations to
govern vessels entering the harbor
and their conduct while here.
The Attorney General has handed
down opinions on points of law
among them being the conclusion
that the harbor master may deputize
an assistant to do the landing" of
a vessel, and pilotage fees were also
settled
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30

The Bishop street opening has been
brought up standing by the action of
the agents of the Sullivan and Buck
ley property, but the commission has
sent its report In to the Governor.
In the report this piece of property
has been valued ut 100000. and al
though the commission recommends
the purchase of the property, It also
states that II does not think the prop
erty worth that amount
Continued on Page 81
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30

that the Federal regulations relating
to fumigation and quarantine OF ships
leaving Central America were to be
modified to such Il degree that 1t vir-
tually left Hawaii open To South
American yellow fever ports. No
sooner was this received than officials
and business men began to gather
for the purpose of seeing what could
be done to better safeguard the city
Officers of the Board Of Health lodged
a protest with the head of the quar-
antine service at Washington. The
Civic Federation ALSO sent "A protest
To Washington by cable. II is mat
ter Of more serious import than Is
generally realized.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30

Beginning with the new year there
will be a free collection of garbage
throughout Honolulu, This was the
decision arrived at at conference
held early in the week between the
Governor, the secretary and heads of
the Board Of Health. Division of the
money under the new schedule passed
by the last Legislature will make 1t
smooth sailing for the new garbage
scheme. The incinerator Is to be put
IN working order. One of the main
uses for 1t will be the destruction Of
all decaying fruit as an aid to the
elimination of the fruit fly pest.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30

A record shipment Of pineapples
will go forward in the All. steam
ship Arizonan. said to be in the neigh
borhood of 100000 cases. over 10000
cases will be loaded at this port, and
the balance will be taken ON at other
island ports where the pineapple
canning industry is carried on. Large
quantities Of this shipment of fruit
will go direct to Europe for distribu-
ton.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30

Safeguarding the Port.
Late Saturday II was announced
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30
More American Ships.


News comes from the Coast that
the Oceanic Steamship Company very
seriously cOntemplates placing the
two sister ships of the Sierra, the
Sonoma and Ventura. again on the
San Francisco ustralian run. max
ing Honolulu a port of call en- route.
These two ships were withdrawn
about five years ago. and have been
In little service since. To place them
back on an ocean run will necessitate
considerable reconstruction and fit
fitting. Each Of the steamers In Ques-
ton has accommodations for 225 first
| class passengers.
In connection with the fitting out
OF the two vessels. the Coast papers
quote John ID. Spreckels as follows /:
THE Ventura and Sonoma are tn
be made ready at once for trade be-
tween the port Of San Francisco and
the other important commercial cen
ters of the Pacific, The vessels have
been idle for five years. ut we be-
lieye there will soon be ! I oppor-
tunities for ships OF this racter
and we are having them ret Il at
once, so that we may be ready when
the time comes"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30
Pave with Bitulithic.

II has been decided by the super
visors that the city can enter into n
contract with the Honolulu Bithu.
lithic Paving Company for laying one
block of pavement ON Queen street,
between Fort and Alakea streets.
Although the above named company
was not the lowest bidder for the
work, II was decided that the quality
of the paving laid by that company
was preferred.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30
Oahu Belt Road.

The prediction made by some of the
local contractors, that Oahu's belt
road would come high, was verified
in the bids opened Thursday. There
were eight biddeys for the work, and
the totals ran all the way from
$79.367 to Sl0g.2j0 The lowest fig
ure for the work was put in by John
Wilson. Contractors claim that u
road at one-half the cost would an
swer all the pun. SEES of the county
and would be equm to any demands
that might be made on II. The Loan
Commission mrv call for new lenders
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30

The organizers of the labor union
on Oahu held a meeting In Motley
Hall during the first Of the week. with
Ewaliko of Iiilo at the head of things,
II was stated after the meeting that
three hundred and sixteen men were
sworn in as members of the union
during the meeting
Supervisor Eben Low was the
unanimous choice of the leaders OF
the hui for the general manager OF
the affairs of the union. Low has not
been consulted. He was out Of town
at the time Of the meeting. This
whole union movement has n political
phase, and is important only ON that
score.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30

den will sail from Europe on the 18Th
of next month with between fifteen
and sixteen hundred immigrants ON
board, bound for the plantations of
Hawaii. II is figured that the vessel
will arrive here about November "a.
Work Is being rushed on the new
receiving station, aud the place viii
be In perfect order for the mmi-
grants
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30

An important deal In pineapple
lands was put through this week when
j. b. Castle leased his lands on "the
waiian Pineapple Company. of which
J. ID. Dole Is the head. The Libbey,
Mcneil L. Libby people had the OPP
ton of taking this land but did not
take II up.
This step taken In connection with
i, NJ. Swanzy will put their lands into
plneapples means that "the other
side" will soon be one of the big pine
apple sections of the island OF Oahu,
and 1t will not be surprising II the
Koolau railway Is extended as orig
inally planned to handle this product.
Real Estate Good.
Charles A. Stanton of the Kaimuki
Land Company returned this week
from trip to the Coast and Chicago.
His visit abroad makes him firmer
believer In Honolulu's future. lie il
justified in the assumption that much
of the money now In Hawaii will find
most profitable investment In Honolu-
In real estate.
BIOm Moves.
A, Blom surprised the business COM
munity when he closed the lease ON
the new Pantheon block stores. Mr..
Blom Is one of the progressive mer-
chants of the city but II was not gen
orally known he was looking abou,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30
over Three Millions IN DIVIDENDS Will
'''' '''''-' BE PAID IN ABOUT Three MONTHS

with, showing decrease of SEQ. 100,
tons minimum to i.S35,OO tons maxi
mum from his last years outturn o
100000 tons, the final result depend.
ing on the weather conditions aftci
September /.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30

The new Corliss engine that has
been In course of erection at the en-
CINE house Of the Rapid Transit Com
pany is expected TO be- In smooth run
ming order and able to pick up" the
load about the middle of October.
with the new engine down to bust
ness 1t will be possible for the COM
pany to easily handle the usual traffic
now Offering. and to this can be added
fully fifty per cent more load at any
time. There is also a promise of u
ten-minute service ON all of the lines
when the added power is connect
ed up.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30

ing ON the weather conditions after
September /.
oZarnikow- Rionda Company's latest
circular ON the raw sugar market says
under date of September s:
! owing to the Labor bay holiday our
sugar markets We're closed from the
Evening of Friday. list inst, tin the
morning Of Tuesday. 5th inst. During
that period European bcets advanced
from lGs | la. to los. 71-2d {. o. b.
tGd. per cwtD for September delivery.
land they have since touched ISIS. Cd
for that month. The last price Is IS.
. Id. above the highest point touch
ed In 1905, when prompt beet was
quoted at les. 3 3-id. E. o. b. on jan
uary 10. and is the highest price since
1889. when beets reached the record
| figure of 2Ss. In July. but underwent n
sudden collapse soon afterwards. The
advance in 1905 was caused by a re-
duction in beet sowings, followed by
great heat and prolonged drought in
the beet countries during the summer
months of 1904. which resulted In an
actual falling of of l,l65.0OO tons from
the expected figure Of $3.50 200 tons.
This year the situation Is similar.
excepting that we follow a year of ali
normally large European production
/ S,l00,O00 tons). and that sowings in
stead of being diminished as in 1905.
We're increased about . per cent. and
at one time held out possibilities of n
total European output even exceeding
drought has upset all beet crop fore
casts, and the present outlook points
to reduction of 1000, 900 tons on last
years European totals.
| Now. although the European crop
promises to be 100000 tons short of
last years abnormally large one. It
should not be overlooked that the com
| ing crop Of. say, G,lO0,0O0 tons, shows
only a moderate falling of from the
years Immediately preceding the big
crop of 19i0-19ll, the figures being g.
1851 tons for 19O9-l9iO and 6,5i3, sG5
tons for l90S-1909.
Assuming that an Increase in The fig
ures of consumption would be to II
great extent checked by the high prices
and by the reduction OF invisibles to
u minimum. we find that unless the
actual damage to the crop is much
greater than is now anticipated. the
available supply of sugar for the com
ing campaign Is not so small as to en-
courage producers, especially those of
cuba, who are expecting an increase
Of about 100000 tons In their crop, to
have confidence In the stability of the
high prices so rapidly reached during
the last few weeks.
The spot market advanced during the
week from 5.25c. to 575c. on u total
ther sales of Javas have been made
since our last report. Holders of car
goes due here late October or early
November are asking from lis. to lss,
lie. l. (.
Business In new crop Cubas to the
extent of about 100000 bags has been
done with European operators ut prices
ranging from 325c. to 3.50c. {. o. b. for
February March shipment. These
prices are very rcmunerative to pro-
ducers, but, as Is generally the case,
planters continue very reluctant SELL
ers ON advancing markets, notwith-
standing that they have had occasion
to regret following such a policy under
similar conditions In previous years.
The weather In Cuba has been, on the
whole. favorable for the growing cane.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-30
Immigrant Shin.

According to the latest advices that
have reached the Territorial Board
of Immigration. the steamship Willes
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-03

dev, l1ped by leasers and is produc-
ing from $500 to $500 per day
through little old muller plant
run by gasoline engine. Only
t e highgr ade ore is be ng treat. d
at the PR sent time. With p oper
milling f. cilities this prope rty
wouli soon become famous
produce.
The Esmeralda is also nc of
the future big % opert,es of the
state. Its ore will sv, rage two
feet in width, and some of it will
60 as high as 900 per t n. 1t
has been opened along the surface
for a distance of 1900 feet All t
a depth of $50 feet. There Were
last year eleven sets # leaSers at
work n the pr.perty, and their
aggregate shipments Of ore totaled
$5S. 900.
The Rrpsaw Is another property
which unqucstionahly has :, great
future. Il looks Ike q seam
shovel proposition and its ore will
average $14 per ten, and is
absolutely free milling.
Then there IS the Veloom, which
is said to average better than 700
ounces in silver and $40 in vol ,
but produces specimens worth
100000 per ton.
These are only a few Of the many
properties that are knoun to
possess merit. which only await
capital to be develope into large
and Profitable producers. With
such wonderful showings only
few miles from rial road, il is a
wonder that mining men will seek
new camps and endure hal dships
that are not knnwn in This country.
Ely Record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-03
NOT THAT KIND OF A BISHOP

A certain bishop staying at q
country house noticed that he was
closely ohser we'd by his hosts little
daughter. At length she found an
opportunity to question him.
Are you really a bishop" she
asked.
eyes. of course | am-really.
answered the amused prelate.
well | don't. believe it, re-
spuAded the child, whose father
was an ardent chess player Zoos
I've watched you ever since you
came and your head isn't split
down the middle and you don't
walk corner ways!"