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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
GRAND FORKS WITRDRAWS BID
Tri-State Postmasters to Meet in ST.
Paul in Conjunction With
National Gathering.

st. Paul.-Grand Forks has with
drawn its invitation in favor of ST.
Paul for the 1914 convention of the
Tri-State Postmasters' league. This
action was taken in view of the fact
that She National PostmasterS' asso'
citation meeting will be in this city
next year, and it was the desire of the
Tri-State organization that their mem
bers meet here at the same time
The Tri-State league embraces Min.
nesota, North and South Dakota. Since
Grand Forks was selected at the 1919
convention for the 1914 meeting, the
national meeting in Denver, chose st
Paul for it's 1914 convention.
President Plumley and other off
GERS of the Tri-State have promised tG
use their. good Offices in bringing the
1915 gathering of the association tc
Grand Forks, so that city will lose
nothing by the change, though it will
materially aid the district association
as it will mean larger attendance.
The North Dakota League of Post
masters, which also selected Crane
Forks for it's 1914 gathering, will not
change it's plans. The session will be
held in Grand Forks about tive
months previous to the national in
ST. Paul.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
OUTRUNS TRAIN; GETS WAGES
Section Hand Sprints Six Miles on
Ties in Overtakins the
Pay Car.

Hammond, Ind.-Joe Delge j. sec
ton hand, and sometimes a foot racer,
too.
Joe yields a pick and shovel for the
Nickel Plate road, and the other day
was pay day. But Joe didn't try any
sprinting to reach the pay car, and,
lust as he arrived at the depot mere,
the train with the pay car attached
pulled out toward Chicago.
Joe took one look at the receding
train and then started hitting it off
on the ties after it. Six miles north,
and across the Illinois line, the train
stopped for water. About six minutes
later Joe came putting up. He de-
manded his pay and got it.
He had SLIP coming. He had drawn
a little in advance last month, he
said, pocketiEg the check and start
ing back to Hammond on dog trot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
State News ef General Interest
CROOKSTON BALLOT INVALID
New Corrupt Practices Act Forgotten
at Election Dethronine
Socialism.

CroOkston.-After a red hot elec-
ton, in which the socialists were OPP
posed by the united forces of all other
factions, and the socialist mayor, H.
l.. Larson, was defeated by Thomas
Morris, both City Attorney Rowe and
the attorney general of Minnesota have
declared the election was invalid be-
cause it was not held in accordance
with the corrupt practices act passed
by the 1912 session of the legislature.
This was the first election held in
Crookston since the new act went into
effect, and no thought was given it.
All the candidates neglected to file
statements of expenses incurred prior
to the election. Some of them have
filed statements since, but while this
will relieve them of prosecution for
violation of the law, it will not valid
ate their election, according to the
attorneys consulted. .-.
The city clerk also failed to post
sample ballot in his office one week
prior to the election. Under the law
the penalty on the candidates who did
not file their expense accounts is to
withhold their names from the regu-
lar printed ballot, which was over
looked by the city clerk. ...
The city council canvassed the elec-
ton returns and by resolution an
nounced the successful candidates.
Since receiving the opinion of the
attorney general, however, City Clerk
Childs has refused to send formal
notification to the men declared elect
ed, and has also refused to file the
acceptance rendered by the success
full candidates, who in turn wrote an
Endorsement on their acceptance, sign
ed by witnesses, noting the refusal
of the city clerk to file the docu-
mentS.
Thus the present status of affairs
is chaotic. The city clerk was de-
feated and he cannot see any way out
of the tangle. The candidates elected
have not yet formulated any line of
action, but it is probable they will get
into court by an action to mandamus
the city clerk to issue notices of their
election. In two wards the council
men were reelected and they will
hold over at any rate until their sue
cesSors are elected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
BELLS ON WAY TO SAINT PAUL
SISTER-lN-LAW OF RUSS
TRIAL-FIGURE TALKS.
Says Ritual" Murder CHARGE Was
Trumped Up by Govern
ment.

st. Paul.-Mendel Beiliss, who was
the central figure in the recent ritual
murder trial in Kiev, Russia, is on his
way to ST. Paul to make his home,
according to statement made by Mrs.
Sara Dannovski, 113 Minnetonka
Street, sister-in-law of Beiliss.
Realizing that to stay in Russia
would only mean that in short white
he would be imprisoned or assassinat-
ed, Beiliss is fleeing to the land where
so many of his countrymen also have
found new homes.
For Gods sake, don't let them ar
rest me-" screamed Mrs. Dannovski in
the reporters qqustion as to whether
she was a relative of Mendel Bellies.
Mrs. Dannovski, between sobs, declar-
ed that she knew nothing of the crime
OF which Beiliss was charged For
weeks she had guarded the secret of
her relationship, fearing arrest by the
local authorities. The fear of govern.
ment had seized her although she is
no longer in danger of the Russian
government who ruined her little
home in Russia.
When Mrs. Dannovski became con-
vinced that she was in no danger OF
arrest, she quieted down and discussed
quite freely the subject of her rela~
tive's arrest and trial She says that
he is making his way carefully to
America and will not arrive at st.
Paul till about January 1.
She has received news of aim at
broken intervals through letters from
her sister at Kiev which were entrust-
ed to immigrants. She says that until
three years ago when she came to
America she lived next door to Beiliss.
He was constantly watched. The gov
eminent suspected him of anarthistio
tendencies, she says, and when unable
to fasten that charge, one of murder
was trumpet up and he was brought
to trial and finally acquitted.
Mrs. Dasnovski says the charge that
he was guilty of ritual murder wae
absurd. "Mendel was never a religfous
man." she said through an interpreter.
He did not even attend church. But
he was respected alike by Jews anG
Gentiles. He worked as foreman liz
the brickyard for years. ESe and my
husband, Isaac, were both watched by
spies. My husband escaped and CANA
to America three years ago."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21

cally she ran to the neighbors, sum-
moning assistance. They pacified her
and the broken-hearted brother, while
others notified the coroner.
The children had been playing In
dian" all morning around the house,
and the boy found the rifle that had
been carried by his father. 1t had
been packed away in a trunk through
which his mother had been rummaging-
Brandishing it in his hand he told his
sister that he was a real Indian and
would defend himself. In play the
child ran from him, picking up toy
cap pistol to carry out the game. He
called to her to stop. She turned and
pretended to plead with him. Then
he raisel the rifle, pointed it directly
at her, and pulled the trigger, little
suspecting that it was loaded.
The child was instantly killed, as
the bullet tore through the heart.
The family has lived in the Ninth
street house only short time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
TRAINS COLLIDE; CARS BURN
Two Enginemen Injured in Freight
Wreck and Fourteen Box Cars
Destroyed.

Sartelle, Mimi, Nov. 1S.-Two men
were badly injured and a freight train
OF fourteen cars was burned here
when the second section of Northern
Pacific freight train crashed into the
rear Of the first.
The first section of fourteen cars,
running to Minneapolis, stopped here
to cool hot box. Signals were set
against the second section, but Charles
E. Hilton, engineer, did not see them.
His engine, travelling at high speed,
crashed through the caboose of the
train, and through eight freight cars,
oVerturning and setting the cars afire.
Hilton was rushed to a hospital, his
legs badly crushed. ]. ]. Corbin, fire.
man, was also badly hurt
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
Man Mistaken for Deer.

Duluth.-If John Haulala, farmer
living near Chisholm, had not been
wearing a gray cap his family doubt
less would not now be mourning his
sudden death, which resulted after
Frank Green, of the Hartley loca-
ton, fired a load of buckshot into his
head, mistaking him for deer. Green
had wounded a deer and was trailing
the animal through the underbrush
when he suddenly heard cracking
of the underbrush and, seeing Haul
alas gray cap, fired. With the assist
ance of Raymond Maturi, another
farmer, Green took the wounded man
to hospital, where ne died within
an hour.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
LAWLER OUT FOR GOVERNOR
Files as Candidate in 1914 for Demo-
cratic Gubernatoria
Race.

st. Paul.-Daniel William Lawler,
former mayor of st. Paul, who was a
candidate for United States senator
in 1912 and for governor of Minnesota
in 1892, has filed with the secretary
of state as candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for governor in
1914.
Mr.. Lawler sets forth in his declar-
alton that he is citizen and free
holder; democrat and fighting one,
30 years old, and with a statement of
principles so exhaustive that it will
take until January 1 to prepare, at
which time it will be given to the
public and nation. Mr. Lawler since
the last senatorial campaign, has been
practising law in st. Paul.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
BOY KILLS SISTER
IN MIMIC BATTLE
"Playing Indian" He Shot the
Little Girl Through the
Heart.

Denver, Colo.-"Playing Indian"
with his eight-year-old sister, Pauline,
at noon the other day, Eugene Green
stead. eleven years old, of 1914 Ninth
street, pointed 5000 rife at her and
pulled the trigger. There was an ex-
plosion and the bullet pierced the
heart of the little girl, killing her in
stantly.
Mrs. Josephine Greenstadt, the
mother, widow, heard the discharge
of the rifle and the shrek Of the boy.
and rushed into the room where the
children had been at play. A glance
disclosed the dead child, and hysteri-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
THOUGHT He WAS A COUNT
How Count Won de Broch" Made Way
With a Chicago Girls
Valuables.

New York.-Miss Alice Viking, a
pretty Chicago girl who arrived the
other day by the liner PriEz Friedrich
Wilhelm, was asked by the ship news
reporter if she had met any members
of the nobility while abroad.
"Yes," said Miss Viking, Il met a
count in Paris and he stole my hand
bag. At least he said he was count.
Here is his card"
She showed a visiting card bearing
the name Count Won de Brooch.
You see, it was this" said Miss
Viking, who was accompanied by her
mother, who declared it was all true.
Il was rushing for the st. Lazare sta
ton to catch the Kaiser Wilhelm IL.
when it happened. We were staying
at the Hotel Tivoli and | stopped to
pay the bill while mother went on to
the station.
Time was short when l came out
and rushed about looking for taxi
cab. / was laden with bags and bum
dies and when a very polite and well
dressed gentleman stepped up to as
sist me | was glad to let him. He
handed me his card in a very polite
way and then succeeded in hailing a
taxi for me.
He bundled me in and as I thought,
gave all my bags to the driver. When
got to the station l was Mortified
to find that my pet handbag, contain
ing our steamship tickets and money,
was missing. We had to cancel our
passage and cable for funds to get
home with. told the police about it,
but they could do nothing. OF course,
l don't know whether he was a real
count or not, but he was very ex-
pensive porter, anyway"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
Another Overturned Vessel.

Duluth.-Another large lake boat
floating with it's bottom up was sighted
on Lake Huron by Captain w. Rouvel
of the steamer w. H. Granwick, which
arrived in the Duluth harbor. There
is no possibility of the boat being the
supposed wreck of the Negina, accord
ing to Captain Rouvel, as the vessel
had a red bottom, while the bottom of
the other derelict is painted black.
The Granwick crew reported that they
sighted several other boats in dis
treSS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
CONSIDER PANIC PREVENTION
Both Branches of Currency Committee
Discuss Means for Relieving
Possible Stringency.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Means of pro-
tecting the country against possible
financial stringency when the pro-
posed new currency system goes into
effect were considered by both the
Democratic and Republican wings of
the senate banking and currency COM
mittee.
In each case amendments to the ad-
ministration currency bill agreed upon,
were designed to cover the ''transi-
ton PERIOD while banks are transfer
ring their reserves to the proposed
new federal banks. .. .t....
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
ST.PETER SOLDIER HONORED
Al. J. Potts, President of the CONNER.
ciaI Club, Receives Decoration
from War Department.

st. Peter.-Nearly quarter of a
century after his participation in the
last great Indian campaign of history,
AL. ]. Potts, president of the st. Peter
Commercial club, is to receive dec
Grafton from the federal government
Heretofore he has been prevented
from obtaining the campaign badge
by regulation of the war department
that medals could not be issued to SOL
diers discharged from the service
prior to April /, 1895. Recently, how
ever, the department announced that
badges would be issued to regular
and volunteer soldiers entitled to
them, thus opening the way to make
application.
Mr.. Potts will receive his decora-
ton for taking part in the Wounded
Knee campaign against the Sioux In
dians in the winter of 1S90-91. At that
time he was a on-commissioned of
ficer, sergeant in Company G, Third
United States infantry, and was sta,
toned at Fort Meade.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
Breaks Precedent at Harvard.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. ia pre-
cedent was broken at Harvard uni
versity when Miss Helen Todd CT San
Francisco, chairman of the League Of
Western Women Voters, spoke on
woman suffrage before students of
the university. 1t was the first time
that a Votes for Women propo-
ganist had been allowed to speak in
college hall. The privilege was re-
fused Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst two
years ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
CONSPIRACY CASE DEFENSE
Hopes to Confne Federal Prosecution
to One Small Band Of
ChippeWas.

Fergus Falls.-The defense in the
conspiracy case against NJ. J. Kolb,
J. E. Perrault, and William Uran
raised an interesting point by giving
notice that it proposed to confine the
prosecution to the testimony of In
dams of the Mississippi band in at
tempting to prove the charges under
which the defendants are indicted.
The Indictment charges the defend
ants with a conspiracy which resulted
in the defrauding of large numbers of
Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi
the names of the Indians being duly
set forth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21

A diver identified the overturned
vessel in Lake Huron, thirteen miles
northeast of Port Huron, Mich, as the
Charles S. Price of Cleveland. Twenty
eight men persisted.
The Poe home was formally
opened by the city of New York
which purchased it recently for $4,000
and removed it to plot of land
which has been given the name of
Poe park in honor of Edgar Allen Poe.
The annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Association for the Study and Pre-
vention of Infant Mortality opened in
New York.
Secretary of Labor William B. Will
son, addressing the American Fedora
ton of Labor at Seattle, Wash, con-
demned the attitude of the Michigan
copper mining companies toward their
workers and warned them that a new
conception of titles to property was in
progress of formation. He said he
would make public wages paid to the
miners, hours they worked, labor con-
ditions and the enormous profits of the
mine owners.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
Police Women are Well Armed.

Chicago, Nov. 19.-Revolvers take
the place of powder puffs in the hand
bags carried by Chicago's ten police
women. 1t had been generally sup
posed that the police women were un-
armed, until Officer Clara Olson was
discovered carefully oiling her fire
arms. Il guess we might as we'll tell
the TRUTH" she said The reviewers
form the powder puff that might be
supposed to be in the bags which we
carry in our left hands. 1t is HANDY
place"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
GAINESVILLE Hears Governor.

GAINESVILLE - Governor Eberhar
paid his first visit to Gainesville Tues
day evening and addressed citizens il
the opera house. A banquet, to which
900 tickets were sold at S15O a plate
was served. The Commercial club
under whose invitation the governor
came, did it's best to make the occa
sion significant here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
Cause of Sex PLAYS

New York.-"Sex plays are the re-
suit of the prevailing evil fashions in
women's dress" said Bishop Edward
w. Osborne of Springfield, H., in a
sermon to actors in the church of the
TRANSPORTATION here. when women
get back to decent clothing our seq
plays and sex problems will be set
tied"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
Disappearance Mystery Cleared.

Ely, Minn.-The lifeless body of
q farmer by the name of Niemi, aged
so, has been recovered from Long
lake. Nieni, who lived at Burnside
Lake, was in the city Saturday and
did considerable shopping. He took
shortcut across the ice late in the
afternoon and broke through not far
from shore. His failure to return
alarmed his wife and daughter, who
began search. His cap and nit
ten were found on the ice, but it was
some time before other searchers
were able to recover the body.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
Passengers Saved From Steamer

New York, Nov. 19.-With 103 pas
sengers rescued from the burning
steamer Balmes at sea, 900 miles east
of Bermuda last week, the steamer
Pannonia arrived. The Fannonia an
chored at quarantine and immigra-
ton officials will decide whether the
passengers from the Balmes will be
kept on board until the Pannonia re-
turns to the Mediterranean or sent
to the immigration station at Ellis
Island to await the departure of the
next steamer for Spain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
Diamond Merchant Is Robbed.

st. Paul.. Grossman, Chicago dia
mond merchant, told the police Satur
day that he was robbed of diamonds
worth s35, 900 while he slept on Pull
man car en- route to st. Paul from
Davenport, Iowa. The diamonds were
in a wallet and were unset, according
to Grossman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
NO DEFINITE MOVE
IN MEXICAN AFFAIR
AUERTA'S ACTION HASN'T
CAUSED WASHINGTON TO
ACT, AS YET.
MANY LEAVE MEXICO CITY
Foreigners Seem to Fear Capital viii
Ee Cut Off-Dictator's
Arrest Is Ru-
mored.

Nogales, Sonora, Tex, Nov. 19.-An-
other conference and another failure
to agree on points at issue resulted in
negotiations between President Will
sons envoy, William Bayard Hale, and
Francisco Escudero, Constitutionalist
minister of foreign relations, who rep
resents Venustiano Carranza.
Final Outcome Uncertain.
The final outcome, which must be
decided within day or two, was rem
dered still more uncertain by the an
nouncement that General Carranza
was preparing manifesto setting
forth his position with regard to the
internal and international relations of
Mexico.
The indications were that the Wash
ington government was demanding Of
the revolutionists certain guarantees,
which the latter apparently believed
vitality concerned their dignity and in
dependence of action.
Every Defender Killed.
Brownsville, Tex, Nov. 19.-Every
member Of the defending federal gar
rison was killed before the constitu-
tionalists captured Victoria, capital Of
the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.
This report was made to constitu-
tfonalist headquarters az Matamoros
by general Pablo Gonzales, who COM
manded the attacking forces.
General Gonzales described the hat
tie as one of the bloodiest of the
present revolution.
Many Lease Capital.
Mexico City, Nov 10. - The COM
pletion of the preliminary organiza-
ton of both branches of the Mexican
congress is regarded here as putting
the final touch to President Huerta's
defiance. Surprise was caused here
by dispatches indicating that Presi-
dent Wilson does not contemplate any
active measures to support the warn
ing given by John Lind to General
Huerta against permitting the new
congress to convene.
Because the town of Orizaba is men,
aced by the rebels and communication
between the capital and Vera Cruz
consequently threatened foreigners
are flocking to the coast in large num-
bers. They see a possibility of being
bottled up in Mexico City and every
train to Vera Cruz is loaded to it's
capacity.
Colonel Hamierez, in command of the
garrison at Orizaba, is fortifying the
strategic points about the city, and re-
ports to the government that he will
be able to resist any attack by he
rebels.
Coup Is Rumored.
1t is rumored here that coup
d'etat is imminent. The expectation
is that General Huerta, the provision
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
Mexican Revolt

Two former federal officials OF
Juarez Who were taken prisoners by
Gen. Francisco Villas rebel troops
were executed at Juarez. They were
Fable Ebave, an official in the Juarez
police Department. and Juan Cordova,
chief of the Juarez secret police. All
federal army officers were also exc
cuted.
What doubt remained regarding
Huerta's intentions with respect to
compliance with the American de-
mands for his own elimination was
removed from the minds of most peo-
pie by his peremptory dismissal of
Manuel Cara Aldape, minister of the
interior of Mexico, who was looked
upon as the head of Huerta's cabinet.
Orders have been issued to Lleuten-
ant Martin Metcalf, commanding the
Pacific torpedo fiotilla at San Diego,
Cal, to have the vessels of his COM
mand ready for service in IL hours
notice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21

Montrose.-Fred Krause, IS years
old, farmer living about four miles
southeast of Montrose, while in fit
OF temporary insanity, brought about
it is said, by family trouble, placed
the muzzle of loaded shot gun in
his mouth and discharged it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
aarnesviIIe Potato Shipments.

Rlrnesville-One hundred ant
ninety-eight carloads of potatoes were
shipped from this city in September
and October. This means that $4,000
bushels were marketed in GAINESVILLE
in the two months.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
Claims Southern State Title

Grand Meadow. BY defeating
Spring Valley twelve to seven, Grand
Meadow lays claim. to the champion
ship of southern Minnesota, having
beaten Austin, Albert Lea and Leroy
in the south central district.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21

Knights OF Pythias of
this section of the state will meet
at Lamberton on Nov. "a, when the
first rank will be conferred on hum
dred applicants from Lamberton,
Worthington, Tracy, Lake Benton and
Redwood Falls.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
Desire to Reach FARGO Proves Undoino

Moorhead.-Very fully making good
his threat to steal something to
secure funds with which to come back
to Fargo, Harry Olson of Moorhead,
robbed the H. H. Buchanan Clothing
store at Detroit He pleaded guilty
before Judge Nye of Moorhead and
was sent to st. Cloud. Olson served
thirty days in Jail in Detroit on minor
charges and after his release asked
officials for sufficient money to go to
Fargo. When this was refused he
threatened to break into store and
raise money, and he did.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-21
Miners Neck is Broken,

Duluth While repairing a rod on
steam shovel at the Dean mine, near
Bull, Marco Sezereneski, age SO, was
struck by a block of ore and almost
instantly killed. His neck was
broken.