The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-12-20

AS a protest against the convict
lease system Governor Donaghey Of
Arkansas broke all pardon records by
pardoning SIC state convicts and "A
county convicts
Alfred j. Payne, father Of Fred
Payne, former member of the Chicago
and Detroit American league and Bal.
timore International league baseball
teams. was shot and killed near
Utica, N. Y, while hunting. He re-
ceived death wound when a gun in
the hands Of his son, Bert, was dis
charged accidentally.
Amelio Prince, said by the police
to be notorious BLACK hand" lead
er, was shot and killed In bakery in
upper New York. According to the
story told the police by employees of
the shop, he had just demanded 500
OF Joseph Gallucci, the owner.
Inc accidental prick of a woman's
natpin In the cheek caused the death
or James Sinclair, chief Of the Gale
DOMAIN club in Boston. Death result
ed from oedema of the brain, brought
on by blood poisoning.
Twenty-seven men and boys lost
their lives by firearms in the New
England states and the maritime
provinces during the fall hunting sea-
son, which has closed.
A Missouri state appointive office,
with fees estimated at $4,000 a year,
which had been overlooked for thir-
teen years, was filed for the first time
by the appointment by State Auditor
Gordon OF Thomas Bond as auditors
counsel in collection of the collateral
inheritance tax. f
Judgment for $500, entered by agree
ment against the estate of Floyd X.
Whittemore, a bondsman for Henry
l.. Hertz, Illinois state treasurer in
1907, settled the last of q score of
cases brought by the state to recover
fees for recording bonds from former
state treasurers.
The National Museum In Washing
ton has added to its historical collec-
ton four antique chairs that once
were the property of Alexander Ham
ilton.
brought to indianapolis by the de-
tense to impeach the testimony OF
ortle MECHANICAL, Frederick w. Zeiss.
union iron worker Chicago, was Ia
Ken from the witness stand at the
dynamite conspiracy trial by order of
Judge Albert Anderson and held I'M
DER $4,000 bond to appear before the
next federal grand jury for perjury.
The 10000 officers and men of the
Atlantic fiet will be in New York for
the next fortnight and will spend
about 100000 on their Christmas
shopping and holiday festivities.
The application of A. r. Cary and
others who are members of the SUI
preme lodge, Independent Order of
Moose of America. for a writ of man.
date to compel Secretary of State
Frank c. Jordan to file the articles OF
incorporation under this name, was
denied by Superior Judge Shields in
Sacramento, Cal.
The Tenants union OF New York,
devoted to the interests of 100000
rent-paying families, hopes to enlist
the aid Of the clergy in an effort to
help the poor families Of the city by
having landlords remit ten per cent.
OF the rent until the high cost of liv-
ing is reduced.
Four men were hanged in the peni-
Tertiary at Salem Ore, despite efforts
to save their lives that were unprece-
denied. The quartet had been I'M
der reprieve granted by Gov Oswald
West for varying periods in order
that the electorate of the state might
have an opportunity to pronounce it's
verdict whether the men should hang.
The verdict was given in November
and was in favor of hanging.
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