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The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
CITY CLEAN, SAYS GRAND JURY
Duluth Body Exonerates Hicken-
Troyer Praised and Few Police
men Censured.

Duluth.-The grand jury, which has
investigating charges made against
the police department and Commits
siOner Hicken by local newspaper,
returned a report to Judge Cant in dis
trict court in which, generally speak
ing, the commissioner and the depart
members of the police department
were criticized and two of them rec
commended to be allowed to resign
and two others to be reduced. The
men are not named, but it is under
stood two are lieutenants, one de-
tective and the others patrolmen.
Chief Troyer was not only exoner-
ated, but praised as the best chief of
police the city has ever had
The jury reported that while evil
dence was found that there has been
gambling here for years. there is moth
ing to show that the gamblers had DO
lice protection, but that in fact the
evidence went to prove that whenever
the police learned of gambling loca-
tions the games were raided. 1t was
found that vice is at minimum in
the city.
The jury indorsed the commission
form of government and Commissioner
Hicken of the department of public
safety for the effective work he had
done in cleaning up the city.
Aside from city affairs the Jury con-
demned the indiscriminate sale of fire
arms and commented on the large
number of murders in st. Louis coun.
ty, there having been sixty-five in
the last four years.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
COLLIDE At NIGHT;
ONLY SCRAPE SIDES
Then Unidentified Ship Sails
Away Without Sustaining
Material Damage.
WAS NOT REGISTERED
Reply to Demand for Her Name 10
"AsmeraIda," But No Such Vessel
Can Be Found In Lioyd's or Other
Registers.

New York.-The bluenose bark Bel
mont. which is not blue at all but pure
white, tied up to the Erie Basin break
water after an adventure involving
mystery that probably will never be
solved. Mr.. Walker, the mate, told
the story thus:
Below the latitude of Rio de Janeirc
he had come on deck to take the mid
die watch on clear but moonless
night, when the lookout made out the
red and green lights of an approach
ing ship. AS the Belmont had the
right of way, Mr.. Walker supposed the
other craft, which had the wind fair.
would change her course. So the Bel
mont held to her course.
But the stranger also persistently
held to her course. The bluenose was
travelling 6A or Z knots. the un-
known ship IL knots. Before Walker
could shout to the man at the wheel
to jam her down the north-bound ship
struck the Belmont, scraping along
her side, with yards interlocking and
swapping in two at the goosenecks.
The royal and topgallant masts, Dotb
fore and main, with their yards. sails,
stays and running rigging. crashed to
the deck as sharp orders and cries
Of alarm came from both vessels.
Capatin Ladd of the Belmont and
the starboard watch rushed out. The
mate and port watch had taken to
cover as the top hamper came down.
In the green light of the Belmont
the other craft was made out to be
full-rigged ship, but her name could
not be read.
The clew of the flying main upper
topsail struck and felled the mate.
Jack, the captains wire-haired terrier,
tumbled from his kennel beneath the
break of the poop and seized the clew
of the sail in his teeth, seeking to res
cue Mr.. Walker, who got up IN
harmed.
All the luck was with the mysteri-
Gus stranger. At the first impact her
brances carried away, letting her
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Volunteer" Plan Discussed.

Anoka.-The first of series of
meetings to advance the cause of good
roads was held in Anoka Friday after
noon. Members Of town boards and
others interested were present. about
$50 persons being in attendance. r..
d. Chase of Anoka, who made trip
through Missouri last fall, told what
that state is doing in building roads
under the volunteer plan. He found it
was decidedly efficient and recon-
mended that it be adopted by the road
builders of this county. Mr.. MCGOWAN
of Minneapolis made short address
setting out the advantages of cement
highways. Moving pictures illustrat-
ing methods of road-building in Mis-
souri, and Michigan also served to en-
tertain and instruct the audience.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
CONVENTIONS OF
STOCK BREEDERS
SIX MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED
FOR THE MINNESOTA
FARMERS.
SESSIONS COVER ENTIRE WEEK
Members of Associations to Listen to
Eminent Experts From Surround
ing States-Large Attend
ance Is Anticipated.

st. Paul. - Six Minnesota stock
breeders associations are ready to hold
their annual meetings in st. Paul at
the live stock building of the state
agricultural college. The Minnesota
Live Stock Breeders association will
be in session from February 10 to 13,
the Horse Breeders association Feb
ruary 10 and II, and the Minnesota
Swine Breeders association, the Min
nesOta Sheep Breeders association,
the Minnesota ShorthOrn Breeders as
sociation and the Herford Breeders
association will meet February 13.
Experts Will Speak.
Among the experts on horse raising
who will address the meetings are G..
l.. Carlson, Norfolk, Neb., editor of the
Rural Review; w. L. HOuser, Monde
vi, Wis, and James Martin, Rich
land, Wis. Exhibits from leading stock
farms will be used in the judging dem
onstrations.
Prof H. d. Otis of the University
of Wisconsin will speak on ''The Farm
er as Business Manager" There
will be discussion of feeding prob
lens, and beef and dairy types and
marketing subjects will be discussed.
Frank Kleinheinz, shepherd of the
Wisconsin college of agriculture, will
speak to the sheep raisers February
Ii on the Care and Management Of
the Flock"
AS to Serum Treatment.
Hog cholera and the serum treat
ment with methods of control for next
summer will be discussed at the meet
ing of the swine breeders. e. ID.
King of Burlington, Kan, who pro-
duced the grand champion carload of
hogs shown at the International Live
Stock exposition in Chicago this win
ter. will appear on the program.
A banquet for the stock men will
be given in the dining hall of the agri-
cultural school Thursday evening, Feb
ruary IL. A large attendance of farm
ers from throughout Minnesota is eX-
pected by PORT. H. r. Smith, chief of
the division of animal huSbandry at
the agricultural college, who is in
charge of the local arrangements for
the meetings.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
PROMISED $500, 900, SHE SAYS
Mrs. Mcmillan Tells Her Story in Nc
DonaId's Action Over Alleged
Marriage Contract.

Bimidji.-'1 first met Mr.. Mcdonald
while horseback riding at Hot Springs,
Ark, in March, 19OS," said Mrs. Am
ber Mcmillan, defendant in the action
brought by the Minneapolis man for
the abrogation of an alleged marriage
contract, when testifying. Continuing,
she said, in substance: "He at once
became very attentive to me and on
the second day of our acquaintance
told me he was divorced and asked
me to marry him. He assured me he
was worth 100000 and that as soon
as we were married he would give
me 100000"
The first witness called by the de-
Tense was Mrs. Katherine Mcdonald,
former wife of the plaintiff, who Sc
cured a divorce in March, 1912. She
now resides at Oberlin, Ohio, where
her daughters are students.
Mr.. McDonald's counsel objected to
testimony by her as to matters occur
ring before the divorce, thus making
her evidence very brief.
Over the objection of the defend
ants counsel the plaintiff was permit
ted to show that in 1901 the defend
ant brought suit against an elderly
and wealthy married man for 1000
damages for breach of promise, and
that the action was settled for $500.
Clashes between the attorneys have
been frequent, usually as to the com
potency of the evidence, and much of
that offered by the plaintiff was ex-
cluded by the court. Much of the tes-
timony of ChauLeey Sumner, willing
witness for the plaintiff, from Geneva,
Kan. was suppressed.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Car Strike Was Costly.

Duluth.-The recent showing made
by the Duluth Street Railway company
in the annual report for last year, was
affected largely by the results of the
street railway strike. from Sept. .,
1912, to Nov. 6. 1912. Although the
gross earning of t*s company increased
to the extent OF s200,655.15 during
1913 over those Of 1912, the dividends
for 1918 on common stock were re-
duced from per cent to 4.25 per cent,
and the dividends on preferred stock
remained stationary.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
MONKEYS ATTACK A PYTHON
Hose Is Turned on the Simians to
Make Them Leave the
Reptile.

Denver, Colo.-It was a battle to
what might have been the end be-
tween two Japanese monkeys and an
African reptile had not Keeper Lam
bert of Lakeside got to the cage in
time.
Bob and Joe had broken out of their
cage. They did not care for the
sounds from the carrousel and they
managed to wrestle themselves free
from the chains. They were attract.
ed by the snake pit and went in that
direction.
Seeing an old hereditary foe. thew
rushed on the snake and were hack
ing with their sharp teeth at the nv
thon's neck when the reptile coiIed
and nearly crushed the pair of mon.
keys.
When Keeper Lambert saw what
was wrong he found sure cure by
turning the hose on the combatants.
The concessionaires at Lakeside say
it's too bad that the visitors were not
able to see Keeper Lambert spanking
the monkeys.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Skater and Rescuer Drown.

st. Paul.-Martha Schroeder, 16-
year-old daughter of a Bass Lake
dairyman, and August Peterson of ST.
Paul, were drowned while skating at
McCarron's lake. Miss Schroeder
broke through thin ice at the cutting
fields of a st. Paul ice company. Pc
terson skated to her rescue, jumped
into the water and sank. Neobert
Low. second to try the rescue of the
drowning girl, reached her, lost his
grip on her hair after a ffve-minute
struggle with numb hands, and was
hauled back onto safe ice by human
chain.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
BIG HUMANITARIAN PROJECT
Red Cross Society Is Planning to Un
dertake Curbing of Chinese
Floods.

New York, Feb. 5.-Plans for the
prevention of floods in the Hwai river
valley of China, the latest and prob
ably the greatest humanitarian prof
ect ever undertaken by the American
Red Cross, are now under way.
A telegram received from Miss Ma
bel Boardman, chairman of the execu
tive committee of the Red Cross, au.
thorized an engineering corporation of
New York to announce that it had
been designated not only to do the
work, but to raise the $20,OO0,0O0 nee
essary to finance it. A commissioner
from the Chinese government is al
ready ON the way here and five Amer.
lean engineers have been recommend.
ed to take charge of the project
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Two Churches Hold Reunion.

Caledonia.-The first annual reunion
of the members of the Methodist and
Presbyterian churches of this city
was held Sunday. The feature was
q banquet served by the members of
th' congregation, and programs for
afternoon and evening, comprised ad-
dresses by Rev. G. NJ. Donehoo of Wi
mona, Rev. Garrit Verkuyl Of Madison,
Wis, and r. F. Sulzer OF Mankato.
An effort was made to organize a
mems club to influence educational
work in the first congressional dis
trict
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
600 TEACHERS AT MEETING
Annual Convention of Northwestern
Central Educational
Association

Moorhead.- A. Franklin, SUI,
perintendent of schools at Fergus
Falls, was the unanimous choice of
the Northwestern Central Minnesota
Educational association for president
to succeed himself.
Superintendent Bogstad of Detroit
was elected vice president and Profes-
sor A. p. Wood of the normal school
here was chosen secretary. The Off
GERS will comprise the executive com
mittee.
The total registered attendance at
the meeting was more than 900 teach
ers and school officers.
The closing feature was an address
by DR.. Herbert S. Bigicy of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, on American Ideals and
Public Schools"
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Pleads Guilty to Murder.

New York, Feb. 5.--A long prison
sentence for another "gunman" was
made possible when Thomas Hyland,
aged 26, an alleged member of the
Gopher gang" pleaded guilty to muir
der in the second degree Hyland was
arrested for the shooting and killing
of John Murphy, a waiter in a sa-
loon, on January 5. He pleaded not
guilty, but after the prosecution had
presented its case, decided to change
his plea. The penalty for murder in
the second degree is Imprisonment for
not less than twenty years.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Summary Of
Most Important
News Events
Washington

Government monopoly of telephone
and telegraph lines, wireless communi-
cation and whatever system of trans
mitting messages may later be devised
is urged in a report transmitted to the
senate at Washington by committee
which conducted an investigation for
Postmaster General Burleson into the
practicability of federal ownership of
telephone and telegraph lines.
The senate foreign relations COM
mittee at Washington voted to rec
ommend immediate treaties with
Great Britain. Japan and other ma
tions. "a treaties in all.
nominations to the senate at Washing
ton: Receiver of public moneys at
Crookston, Minn James p. O'Connell
of Warren, Mimi. Postmasters -
Charles II. Mullikin, Champaign, H.;
James w. Patton, Springfield, ILL.,; S.
J. Jackson, Kankakee, ILL.,: Obadiah c.
Mitchell. Springfield. Mo.
Representative Palmer of Pennsyl-
vania and a delegation of United Span
ish War Veterans asked President Will
son to speak at celebration of that
organization at Easton, Pa, when a
monument to the veterans will be un-
veiled on June "A.
President Wilson sent the nomina-
ion of Col. George w. Goethals to be
governor of the Panama canal zone
after April ] to the senate.
The government brought suit
against Theodore Haviland & Co., New
York importers of China, to recover
S1,200,000 alleged to be due on i'm
ports which have undervalued by
fraudulent invoices.
1t was decided by the federal re-
serve bank organization committee at
Washington that no bank shall be al
lowed to take stock in tn reserve
bank in it's district amounting to
and surplus.
BY a vote of SO to 13 the senate at
Washington seated Blair Lee, Dem
ocrat, as a senator for Maryland.
That in case of war with Japan the
Japanese could capture the Philip
pines within a short time was the
testimony given by Rear Admiral
Vreeland, a member Of the general
board of the navy, to the house naval
committee at Washington.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Park Point Is in Danger.

Duluth.-Park Point, Duluth, with
probably 1000 inhabitants, faces the
danger of being wiped out If the in
ternational joint commission grants
request now before it Park Point, it is
claimed, will be seriously damaged, if
not obliterated. A Michigan power
company has asked permission to con-
struct dam in the rapids of st. Mary's
river so that water can be utilized for
power purposes. 1t is believed that if
the lake rises two feet, storms will
drive the water over the Point.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Killed in coastina Accident

st. Paul.-Miss Margaret Chalk, is
years old, was killed in coasting ac-
cident near the Soldiers home. Near
the foot of a hill the bob sled on which
she was coasting turned turtle Miss
Chalk was thrown over 20-foot en-
bankment onto the ice of the creek be-
low. She died in A. minutes. She
was nurse at the Soldiers home.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Mexican Revolt

Francisco Villa, military command
er of the rebels, disclaimed any ambi-
tion to become president of Mexico In
the event of the revolution being sue
cessful. He does not wish to over
shadow General Carranza, whom he
recognized as the leader of the revo-
luton
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Former St. Paul Mayor Dies.

ST. Paul.-Frank B. Doran, mayor OF
st. Paul from 1896 to 1893 and prom
inently connected with civic and COM
mercial enterprises for thirty-three
years, dropped dead while seated be-
fore the fire reading his newspaper in
his home.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Personal

Gen. James Grant Wilson, soldier,
editor and author, died in New York.
Former Senator Shelby Moore Cul-
lom was buried in Oak Ridge GENE
terry, 200 yards from the Lincoln obe-
lisk at Springfield, III. Statesmen from
all sections of Illinois and hundreds of
persons from Springfield attended the
funeral
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06

Swift & Co. and three railroads were
/, indicted at Chicago by grand jury
before Judge X. M. Landis In the Unit
ed States district court on charges of
rebating and soliciting rebates The
packing firm alone faces possible
maximum fine of s1,200.000 on the
charges.
DR.. Charles F. Aked, once pastor of
the Rockefeller Baptist church in New
York, but since then pastor of the
First Congregational church at San
Francisco. announced to his congrega-
ton that he favored the new religion
of former President Eliot Of Harvard
The auditors were amazed at his dec
laration.
A warrent charging an offense
against young girl was issued at
San Francisco against Maury l. Diggs.
whose recent trial and conviction un-
der the Mann act caused nationwide
comment because of it's political COM
plications. Mrs. Elizabeth Fearing,
doctors wife, swore to the complaint
Alfred Craven, chief engineer of the
New York public service commission,
has just had his salary increased from
$4,000 to $4,000, which makes him
the highest-paid official in the service
Of the city or state. He will now get
twice as much as the governor anG
$4,000 a year more than the mayor or
corporation counsel.
The final session of the convention
of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea at Indianapolis, Ind, was marked
by disorder. Duncan Mcdonald of Illi-
nois declared that Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, was "gloriously drunk at
the Seattle convention of that organ
ization. These remarks were inter
rupted by cries of Liar "Slanderer"
and 'Libelous" from Mr. Gompers.
Millions of dollars of the resources
of city financial institutions were Of
fered to the Bank for Savings of New
York when depositors began a run for
which the banks officers could not ac-
count except that 1t might have result
ed from malicious rumors circulated
by enemies.
After two days of conferences with
political leaders Thomas Taggart, n
dianas member of the Democratic
national committee, issued a formal
statement that he would not be can
didate for the United States senate.
Rev. G. E. TidwelI, pastor of Bap-
tist church at Macon, Ca, was killed
at his home in East Macon when
pistol dropped from his pocket and
exploded as he was leaning down to
kiss his two-year-old baby gcod-Sy.
The temperature at Pittsburgh Jan
uary 20 reached 72 degrees. Sanford
II. Ferree. aged seventy-nine, of Corao-
polls, Civil war veteran, was overcome
by the heat and died of exhaustion
The scout cruiser Birmingham was
badly damaged by fire at Philadelphia.
Fifteen hundred bluejackets fought
heroically, and it was by their efforts
that the entire reserve fleet was saved
from destruction.
Donald Partridge, aged eleven, was
killed. another boy was fatally hurt
and several other boys and two girls
were injured when a bob sled"
crashed into a telephone pole at
Honesdale, Pa.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Cold Springs Store Burns.

st. Clouu-The big general mer
chandise store OK the Marcus Maurin
estate a. Cold Springs, fifteen miles
southwest of here, was destroyed br
fire. The loss is $4,000.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
ST. Cloud Elks in New Home.

st. Clcud.-St. Cloud Elks are pre-
paring to celebrate their occupancy of
.heir new home, which is now practic-
ally completed. The home is to be
formally dedicated ON Feb. -.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Escaped Prisoner Captured.

Faribault.-James Bradley, who es-
capped from the county Jail two weeks
ago, was captured by Sheriff Cell near
st. Charles He was at work cbopping
wood for a farmer.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
President Entertains Supreme cour

Washington, Feb. 5.-The President
md Mrs. Wilson entertained the su.
preme court of the United States in
the second of the state dinners of the
season at the White House. Besides
he justices and their wives the guests
included Attorney General Mercy
lolds, Senator Root, Clark of Wyom
ng, Simmons, Overman, Owen, Fletch
r, Kern, Smith of Georgia, Represen
atives Clayton and Volstead of thu
house judiciary committee, and tn.
olicitor general and Mrs. John w
Davis. A musicale followed
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Heavy Snowfall at Duluth.

Duluth.-Car service was impeded,
several lines being blocked by heavy
blanket of snow that fell early in the
week, and railroad train schedules
were disrupted by drifting snow.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Farms Have Electric Liohts.

Moorhead.-Two of the largest
farms in Clay county have been equip
ped with electric light plants, which
illuminate every building. One is in
tie Otto Grover farm and one on the
Barnes farm.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Domestic

Approximately 100000 men, wom-
en- and children-about one-half the
entire population of the city-took ac-
tive part in the greatest religious dem
onstration in the history of Chicago.
The "Go-to-C Church" Sunday campaign
was responsible for the 100000 in
crease.
The run on the New York Bank for
Savings began to abate after more
than $2,OOO,O00 had been withdrawn
by anxious depositors. What started
the run Is still mystery.
The Aero club of America announced
at New York that it had given it's sane
tion to an aeroplane race around the
world, 90 be started from the Panama
Pacific exposition grounds in San
Francisco in May, 1915, and to be com
pleted at the same place within ninety
days. The first prize will be 100000
ln1unctons against John T. Barker,
attorney general of Missouri prevent
ing him from proceeding with suits
to recover $24,OO00OO excess freight
and passenger charges made by rail-
roads while the Missouri rate cases
were in litigation. were dissolved il
an opinion by Judge Smith McPher-
son, filed in the federal court at Kan
sas City.
A counterfeiters' den in the state
prison at Joliet, ILL.,, was discovered.
Five convicts who have been making
counterfeit five-cent pieces in the ma
chine shop were detected. The nickels
were passed in the prison store
feggmen dynamited the vault of the
bank of Lyerly at Lyerly, Ca, after
engaging in fusillade with citizens,
and made successful escape with
$4,000
Assurance that if the Judgment of
custer against lumber companies were
suspended the companies would not
again violate the antitrust law was
given to the state supreme court Of
Jefferson City, Mo-, by representatives
Of the st. Louis Business Mems league
Twenty-one suits in behalf of the
government were filed at Philadelphia
against the Philadelphia, Baltimore &
Washington Railroad company to re.
cover a penalty of $500 in each case
for alleged violation of the 2S-hour
live stock law
Sentences ranging from Is months
to GO days We're imposed on II mail
wagon chauffeurs convicted Of con-
spiracy to obstruct the mails in New
York. The trouble grew out of a
strike.
Forty-one persons aboard the Old
Dominion liner Monroe perished when
that vessel collided with the steamer
Nantucket during a dense fog off
Norfolk, Va. Ninety-nine persons
were rescued by the crew of the Nam
tucket.
U. s. Circuit Judge E. B. Adams of
st. Louis ordered that the Wabash
railroad be sold under the foreclosure
mortgage held by the Equitable Trust
company of New York The mini
mum sale price fixed by Judge Adams
ds s34.000.000.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
Alcohol EXPLOSION Kills Woman.

Faribault. Anna Larson, an en-
ployee of the Minnesota school for the
feeble-minded, received injuries from
burns that caused her death. Some
wood alcohol exploded and set her
clothing on fire.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06

A memorial to the late Halsey c.
Ives, founder of the st. Louis Art
museum, will be unveiled at the ST.
Louis museum
The Ely miner., 1914-02-06

The will of William Deering was ad-
mitted to probate at Chicago. The
widow, Charles Deering and James
Deering, sons, and William Deering
Howe, a grandson, are the benefici-
aries of the s12,OO0,O0O estate.