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The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Woodman Meetino Ends in Row.

Cloquet-J. H. Norton addressed
the Modern Woodmen in Cloquet on
the subject of rates. He was accom-
panied by Mr.. Goldblume of Mime
apolis, both being sent out by the head
officers of the Woodmen. From the
start the speakers were interrupted
by questions relative to rates, and
their answers proved so unsatisfactory
that the meeting was all but broken
up. Cloquet Woodmen are indignant.
They have OYER 300 members and
will secure an insurgent speaker sor
their first meeting in April.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
In a Bad Way.

Stranger Tin train)-A man in your
business can't get home very often,
presume?
Commercial-Home? l should say
not. Why, sir, get home so seldom
that 1 can't remember half the time
where I live Have to telegraph to
the firm to send me my address,!
Stranger-You don't say so!
Commercial-That's true. Why. one
time was away so long that 1 forgot
I'd ever been married and took
such fancy to a pretty woman l met
in a strange town that / eloped with
her.
Stranger-My! My!
Commentaries. 1t would have
been terrible thing; but when I call
ed on the firm during my honeymoon
and introduced her the old man told
me she was my wife before.-London
Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Hanniness Postnoned.

An awkward predicament in which
a sailor bridegroom and his bride were
placed in st. Mary Majors church.
Exeter, Devonshire. England, recent
ly, caused the postponement OF their
wedding. The banns had been duly
called at the church, but when the
parties presented themselves at the
altar the bridegroom, who had been
recently paid off from his ship at
Portsmouth, was unable to produce
the necessary permission from his
commander. The bride swooned, and
eventually returned home, while the
bridegroom left for Plymouth to get
the required document.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
smuaaled JeweIry Seized.

Minneapolis. About 100000
worth of jewelry was seized by
customs officials in the vaults of a
Minneapolis bank where the jewelry
was on deposit The jewels are al
legged to have been fraudulently i'm
ported. 1t is said that from here the
iewelry was distributed throughout the
Northwest. The firm also is said to
have operated over the Mexican bor
der Everything concerning the seiz-
ure has been conducted with greatest
secrecy. Seizures were in charge of
George L. Foulkes. special agent -
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29

Mayor H. H. Schriver OF Rock
Island, Ill. after suppressing an issue
of a weekly paper which published a
story Objectionable to him, attacked
John Looney, the publisher. and COM
PEELED him to make an apology.
The six dock companies and four
railroads indicted by the federal grand
jury at Cleveland, o., last April for
rebating. pleaded guilty before Judge
Killits in federal court. Each of the
railroads, excepting the Nickel Plate,
was assessed fines which, with the
fines imposed in each roads subsidiary
dock companies, aggregated s123,000.
The Nickel Plate, because it controlled
no dock company, was fined but $10.-
900.
According to information from the
leaders of the hunt for the gang who
on March IA swooped down on the
Carroll county (Va) court, killing five
persons and wounding two others.
Claude Swanson Allen, the twenty-five
year-old son of Floyd Allen. has eluded
all pursuers, and his uncle, Sidna
Allen, and cousin, Wesley Edwards
and Friel Allen, are so closely pressed
on the Blue Ridge that they probably
will be captured soon.
Robbers broke into the Bank of
Berea, a private institution at Berea,
O., and, penetrating the outer vault,
located 100 safety deposit boxes, OBJ
tanning $4,000 in cash and jewelry.
Annie Crawford, on trial for the al
legged murder of her sister, Elsie, was
accused of forgery also by Gertrude
Crawford, another sister, in court at
New Orleans.
Charges of attempts to control and
restrict trade in anthracite and
bituminous coal all over the United
States will be filed in Chicago and
elsewhere in a few weeks by the de-
partment of justice. Special investi-
gators have been at work for months
sizing up the situation and have about
completed their labors.
The remains Of the heroes recov-
cred from the wrecked battleship
Maine in Havana harbor were laid to
rest at Arlington cemetery in Wash
ington. President Taft and Rev. Faith.
er Chadwick, who was the Names
chaplain at the time Of the explosion.
delivered addresses at the cere-
monies.
y missing Index finger on the hand
of Daniel Callahan caused his arrest
at st. Louis on the charge of being
the leader of band of robbers who
had stolen diamonds, aggregating in
value S250,000, and who have also
been implicated in the robbery of a
postoffice substation in that city.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Bridge Contractor ACCUSED.

Browns Valley.--The Traverse coun
ty commissioners charge conspiracy
and combination on the part of bridge
contractors. For years the lowest bid
der on bridges in this county has beeE
the same firm, with one exception, and
the agent who secured that contract
for another company was soon after
discharged Twice the successful bi5
der, fearing the loss of contract,
cut his bid still further, one tine over
10 per cent The commissioners charge
that the several counties OF the state
are distributed among the bidders.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Ore Demand viii Be Heavy.

Duluth.-The United States Steel
corporation and independent concerns
operating mines are making estimates
of the amount of ore that they will
need during the present year. Owing
to increased orders placed recently
the amount of ore needed will exceed
40, ,0O0, 600 tons as compared with 3d.
600 600 tons in 1911 The Steel cor
poration already has announced that
it will require 100000 tons more this
year than last. Independent shippers
will require at least 100000 tons
more.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Chilly.

A certain member of a Boston club
habitually evinces such a frigid de-
meanor that many of his acquaint-
ances have facetiously averred that
"it gives one a cold to shake hands
with him.
One evening a group at the club
were discussing the disposition of the
said member, when a newcomer ven
tured this:
why, gentlemen, ! understand that
It is the custom in this club when that
chap attends a dinner here to ice the
claret in order that it may be at the
same temperature as the dining
room."-Marper's Magazine
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
His Comino Out.

A fond Chicago mother is to give a
coming-out party for her son. OF
course, we have no means of know
ing the youth, but we fancy he must
be exactly that kind of son-and we
await with bated anxiety full de-
scription of his coming-out costume.
What will be done with the gentle
youth after this severe social ordeal
isn't stated, but it can be believed
that he is to be rushed around to all
sorts of society functions-and, of
course, carefully guarded against the
matrimonial designs of fortune-hunt-
ing females.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Acquitted.
GOVERNMENT LOSES SUIT TO
PROVE THAT DEFENDANTS
FORMED MONOPOLY.
TRIAL COST OVER 100000
Verdict In Case Against Ten Chicago
Packers Comes as Surprise
Jury Is Out Nineteen
Hours.

Chicago, Illinois.-Not guilty was
the verdict which the jury returned
In the trial of the ten Chicago packers,
accused by the government of viola
ton of the criminal sections of the
Sherman antitrust act. The verdict
was returned before United States Dis
trict Judge Carpenter after the jury
had deliberated more than nineteen
hours.
The ten defendants acquitted are:
Swift Group.
z.ouis F. Swift, president of Swift
& Co.
Edward F. Swift, vice president of
Swift & Co.
Charles H. Swift, director of Swift
& Co.
Francis A. Fowler, manager dressed
beef department, Swift & Co.
Armour Group.
J. Ogden Armour, president Armour
& Co.
Arthur Meeker. director and general
manager, Armour & Co.
Thomas J. CDnnors, director and
general superintendent, Armour & Co.
Morris Group.
Edward Morris, president Morris
& Co.
Louis H. Heyman, manager beef de-
partment, Morris & Co.
Edward Tilden, president of the Ma
tional Packing company.
All Defendants in Court.
All the defendants were in court
when the verdict was reported. The
verdict came as a surprise to many
who had been watching the case.
In the trial the government contend
ed:
That prior to 1902 prices were fixed,
shipments regulated and territory di-
vided by the old beef pool which met
every Tuesday.
That after the old beef pool dis
solved in 1902 the packers held secret
meetings at each others homes.
That the National Packing company,
sence its organization in 1908, has
been used as the clearing house" for
the alleged combination.
That the packers adopted test cost
and margin system which was used in
the purchase of cattle and the sale of
fresh meat.
That the allowances made for by
products in figuring the test cost were
inadequate and the cost" used by the
packers was fictitious and higher than
the actual cost.
That the representatives of the diff
ferent companies in New York, Bos-
ton and other eastern cities exchanged
information in regard to prices and
shipments and telegraphed the figures
to their superiors in Chicago.
That the violation of the Sherman
law by the packers has been continu-
Gus and practically uninterrupted
since 1898. A.e
The trial was one of the longest
criminal trials in the history of the
federal courts. 1t began Dec. 6, 1911,
and the jury was sworn in Dec. 10.
The first witness was called by the
government Dec. 26. The government
put forty-nine witnesses on the stand
and introduced 1,4SS documents in evil
dence. The record of the case con-
tains 100000 words
1t is estimated that the trial cost
the packers 100000, and the govern
ment about 100000.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Vancouver Policeman Is Killed.

Vancouver. British Col. Police
Constable Byers, was shot and almost
instantly killed by Oscar Anil Larson
in Larson's shack. Later, when two
other officers came to arrest Larson,
he turned the weapon upon himself
and, although he fired four shots. all
of which took effect, he is still alive
in the hospital. Only one of the shots
is dangerous and physicians say Lar
son. may survive. The shooting fol-
lowed a row between Larson and his
brother.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
wnIxes Kill OFF Deer.

Duluth.-Wolves are playing havoc
with the deer of Northern Minnesota,
and men who should know say they
are increasing in number in this state.
One man says that in one day he saw
the bodies of six deer that had been
slain by wolves in the woods of north
ern Itasca county. There is a demand
that the state increase the bounty to
$40 and the county to $40 for every
wolf, and that hunters be provided
with poison capsules to put in the
entrails of deer that are shot in hunt
ing season.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Pope Plus, Condition Same.

Rome, Italy. The condition of
Pope Plus is practically unchanged
1t is now expected that the suspen-
sion of the general audiences of the
pontiff will be extended until after
Easter, so as to give him a thorough
rest.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Possibly Willing te Assist at

At a little party John T. McCutch-
con consented to do little impromp-
tn chalk talking, with the presiden-
tial possibilities for his subject. Nc
Cutcheon had made several hits. One
of the party, chuckling, leaned over to
another, a Democrat. Pretty good,
isn't it?" he asked. What do you
think of his execution?"
II think it would be darned good
thing" replied the Democrat.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
POTATOES PAY WELL
Six Hundred Cars Already Shipped
From Little Town of Sabin.

Barnesvil1e. = Four hundred and
eighteen cars of potatoes or 100000
bushels have been shipped from this
city since Sept /. At 80 cents a
bushel, the average price paid. farm
ers netted $118,O00. From Sabin
comes the report that 600 cars were
shipped from that point since Sept.
/. or a total of 100000 bushels. At
the average price of 80 cents, Sabin
farmer realized $27O,OOO.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Rorob HurIed At Minister.

San Francisco, March 26.-An at.
tempt was made to assassinate Hi
Sing Wing, minister of war of the new
Chinese republic. The dispatch said
a bomb had been thrown at the min
ister's carriage, killing Chen tt. ort
of his aides
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Personal

Cardinal Farley of New York here
after will ride in his own automobile,
the gift of friend who declines to
have his name made public. The donor
has also provided for payment of the
expense of keeping the car.
Harry NJ. Teller, former senator
from Colorado, is critically i'll from
pneumonia at his home in Denver.
Ten million dollars worth of Pitts
burgh (Pa.) realty was transferred by
Henry Phipps, Sr., to his three sons,
John s., Henry and Howard Phipps, all
of Nassau county, New York.
DR.. L. w. Lyteg, president of the
Iowa State Medical society, delivered
the opening address at the semi-an-
nual session of the Missouri Valley
Medical society at Colfax. Ia
Andrew Carnegie considers Miss
Virginia Lee, a Pittsburgh stenogra-
pher, the prettiest girl in the world.
Mr.. Carnegie has never seen Miss
Lee, but bases his verdict on her
photograph.
Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the
south pole, will visit the United States
next January and deliver his first
North American lecture on the sue
cessful antarctic expedition before the
National Geographic society in Wash
ington. He has accepted the society :
invitation.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
minnesotan Murdered and Robbed.

Pipestone.-The body of SEan
Swanson has been brought to Win.
dom, for burial. Swanson's dead body
was found at his home at Wenatchee.
Wash, a few days ago, where he had
been murdered and robbed. The au-
thorities are endeavoring to apprehend
the murderer, but have SO far been un.
successful.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
"Cowboy and the Squaw."

Following The Cowboy and the
Squaw" at the Bijou the attraction
will be The Convict's Daughter" a
powerful melodrama abounding in
startling sensations, which has been
meeting with big success on the popu-
lar-priced circuit for number of
years,
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Foreign

The twenty-fifth day of the British
coal strike ended with nearly three
million workers idle, many thousands
dependent upon charity to keep them
from starvation, every manufacturing
industry in the land undergoing a
throttling, and a settlement apparent
ly as remote as ever.
The Mexican federal troops were
forced to retreat to Torreon, after
suffering a decisive defeat at Escalon.
Commander-in-Chie General Gonzales
Salas committed suicide rather than
face the disgrace of defeat. Both Gen.
erals Banquet and Tolloz are report
ed wounded. Other officers were killed
and forty officers taken prisoners to
the city of Chihuahua, together with
many privates.
The ranch house of Pedro Arguilez,
one of the wealthiest Mexican farmers
on the border, was attacked by bandits
and Arguilez was killed, according to
q iSpolI liOhh ooh hlCSO, Val.
U. S. Consul E. Carlton Baker at
Chungking, China, has been advised
that pirates attacked three American
teachers who were exploring the
Yangtse river near Wushan, in the
province of Szechwan, and that Bert
r. Hicks of Oshkosh, Wis, was killed,
and the other two, Messrs Hoffman
and Sheldon, were wounded.
The Mexican rebels won their first
real clash with the federals in their
| march southwark, when they caused
| locomotive loaded with dynamite to
| run wild and collide near Corralitos in
the state of Chihuahua with the ar
| mored train of the federals. Sixty fed
erals were killed.
Equai suffrage was granted the wom-
en- of China by the parliament at Nan
king. The law will become effective
Immediately. Women voters will be
subjected to the same restrictions as
men and must be able to read and
write and be property owners.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29

Instead of liquid antiseptics, tablets
and peroxide, for toilet and medicinal
uses, many people prefer Paxtlne.
which is cheaper and better. At drug
gists, 25c box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt of price by The Paxton Toilet
Co.. Boston, Mass.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
LARGEST 1hsater for CHICAGO,

Chicago, March 26.-Chicago is soon
to have hippodrome with a seating
capacity of 6100. It will be the larg
est auditorium used exclusively as d
theater in America.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Washington

Senator Martins resolution express
ing the regret of the u. S. senate over
the retirement of Doctor Wiley as
chief chemist of the agricultural de-
partment was shelved by the senate.
Twenty minutes after assembling
the house of representatives at Wash
ington adjourned out of respect to the
memory of Representative Henry H..
Bingham of Pennsylvania, the houses
oldest member, who died in Philadel-
phia.
The interstate commerce commits.
sion in opinion made at Washington,
established the far-reaching principle
that railroad must so adjust its rates
that justice will be done between COM
munities regardless of state lines.
Abolition Of the United States SEN
ate and the office of vice-president,
with a reduction of the membership
of the house to 800, is proposed in a
resolution which Representative Lind
bergh Of Minnesota announced he
will introduce in congress.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, appearing as
a private citizen before the pure food
board in Washington in advocacy OF
a regulation guarding strictly the use
and sale Of opium. morphine, cocaine
and other habit forming drugs, aroused
the anger Of drug representatives by
referring to them as "dopers." A
heated argument ensued and for mo-
ment it looked as If blows might be
passed
The house of representatives, at
Washington, has passed bill extend
ing the parole law to "life" prisoners
in federal penitentiaries after fifteen
years of penal servitude. The bill was
recommended by Attorney General
Wickersham-
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Use Aliens Eoot-Ease

The antiseptic powder to be shaken into
the shoes for tired, tender, smarting, ach-
ing, swollen feet. It makes your feet feel
easy and makes walking Delight. Sold
everywhere, 25c. For free trial package,
address Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. u
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Three Boats Battle With Ice Flo

Chicago, Illinois. = Three steamers
which were caught in the ice of
Evanston were reported six miles out
in the lake battling with the ice foes
in en- attempt to reach Chicago.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
,.,.no-.an. tn Mothera
Also With Groves.

Assistant Editor-Here's farmer
writes to us asking how to treat sick
bees.
Editor-Tell him he'd better treat
them with respect.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
The Way to Win.

"The rain was coming down In
sheets"
II noticed it was in the bed Of the
streets.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Most of ,Em Do.

"You certainly started out with fine
prospects. Your credit was good ev-
erywhere in town"
That's why / failed"
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Memories.
my lad. was a newsboy once.
"Aw, what cha tryin' to do-git mo


A remedy that has stood the test OF time
is worth trying. Garfield Tea relieves liver,
kidney and stomach troubles.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29
Domestic

The inhabitants of Grand Marais.
Mimi, 80 miles northeast Of Duluth,
on the north shore of Lake Superior,
are short of provisions. Ice shuts off
the village of 500 inhabitants from the
outside world during the winter.
Anna Miller, who was attacked with
hatchet by her cousin, Arthur Koch
Ter, died at Milwaukee. Koehler was
arrested charged with the crime, and
confessed to the police. He was angry
because Miss Miller informed him he
must pay his board.
The conference committee of man.
ayers Of fifty railroads east of Chicago
and north of the Norfolk & Western
railroad and their locomotive engin-
eers arrived at a deadlock over the
question of an increase in and stand
ardization of wages. The managers
at New York refused to accede to the
demands of the men and the engineers
declined to accept this decision and
reaffirmed their demands.
Governor Deneen has issued a call
for the general assembly to meet in
special session at Springfield, ILL.,,
principally to amend the primary law
of the state to permit of a preferen-
tial vote on presidential candidates
at the general primary election on
April g.
According to DR.. Clay F. Giff1n of
the University of Colorado at Boulder.
10000 persons die annually from can
Ger in the United States. He ex-
planned this means loss Of $208, ,000,-
600 every year and that $780, spent
in educating the people concerning
cancer will save $17,000,000 the first
year.
John p. White, president of the
United Mine Workers of America, and
the district presidents are considering
4 possible solution Of the threatened
strike of the bituminous miners. They
purpose placing before the workers
the plan to drop all their demands ex
cept that for an increase in pay and
that they ask for five per cent. instead
of ten.
The trial of the ten Chicago meat
packers, commonly known as the
beef trust" on the charge of violat,
ing the criminal section of the Sher-
man antitrust law has reached a cri
sis and the fate of the accused is in
the hands of the Jury.
1t has become known that the police
are in possession of second. bomb
mailed to Judge Otto A. Rosalsky OF
the court of general sessions of New
York. the trial Judge in the Brandt
case.
An important conference of educa
tors opened in the college of agricul
ture of the University of Illinois al
Champaign, the object of which is to
start a movement toward providing
for agricultural education in schools
throughout the state.
Fear that more than one had beer
killed in collision Of two Indiana
Ind, proved unfounded when the
track was cleared and only the body
Of Bert Minzey. motorman, was found
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29

Fear that more than one had been
killed in collision Of two Indiana
Union Traction cars near Fortville,
Ind, proved unfounded when the
track was cleared and only the body
of Bert Minzey. motorman, was found.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29

The inhabitants of Grand Marais,
Mimi, 80 miles northeast of Duluth,
on the north shore of Lake Superior,
are short of provisions. Ice shuts off
the village of 500 inhabitants from the
outside world during the winter.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29

An important conference of educa-
tors opened in the college OF agricul-
ture of the University of Illinois at
Champaign, the object of which is to
start a movement toward providing
for agricultural education in schools
throughout the state.
The Ely miner., 1912-03-29

1t has become known that the police
are in possession of second. bomb
mailed to Judge Otto A. Rosalsky of
the court of general sessions of New
York. the trial judge in the Brandt
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-06-20
N GEE ENTHUSED OVER
SLAT0N CELEB RATION

Harry Niece II ia Amarillo visit
Ing with friends and attending 20
business matters. Mr.. Niece Is one
Of the leading citizens OF Slaton. and
Is enthusiastic over the great first
annual celebration OF the birth Of
that thriving city June ! 1 and -. II
IL one OF the statements ~ Mr. Ne
Gee that there were five thousand
persons IN attendance on that occa-
sion and that much good vas ac-
complishod for the CITY and the entire
vicinity.
This booster states that everything
Is In excellent shape In his city. and
the crop condition could scarcely be
better Slatou is expecting big cot
ton yield although some 81 the crop
was belated by injury from heavy
winds several weeks ago The gin
ming last year was surprisingly large,
but this year n will doubtless far
surpass the showing previously made
u Is stated by Mr. Niece that
building is In progress and other evil
dences OF substantial aud permanent
improvements are offered daily In
Slaton and surrounding country
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-06-20
MOI SION STREET REVIVAL
PROVING GREAT SUCCESS

Rev ". Caughran, pastor Of the
Houston Street Methodist church. re-
ports excellent success for the revival
now in progress with his congrega-
ton sunday there were ten CONVEX
siOns reported, and OF this number
nine have reported for church mem
bership. The services will continue
through the present week, possibly
c.osing next Sunday night. The pas
TOR Is not being assisted by other
ministers, but number OF laymen
from among the congregation are do
Ing personal work.
IN making his announcement. Rev
Mr. CaUghran insists that the entire
public attend the meetings. but espec-
tally those of the East Side. the build
ing being located in that section Of
Amarillo.