The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-21

worth league began IN toronto, Ont.
Secretary Sherman's letter to Lord
Salisbury on the Behring sea regula-
tons has raised storm of indigna-
ton in the London newspapers.
LATER
The ladies of Marinette, Wis, ham
died the street cars for one entire day
for charitable purposes. When their
cash was counted they found they had
taken 80 counterfeit dollars for which
they had given good money in change.
Joseph Tillman, wealthy farmer
living near Cedar Falls, To-, was cut to
pieces by moving machine. The
team ran away and he was thrown in
front of the mower
A freight train ran over four boys
asleep on the track at Austin, Texas,
killing three of them and wounding
the fourth.
The emperor of Japan has invested
the king of Spain with the imperial or
der of the Chrysanthemum.
Prof. Andree left Spitzbergen in a
balloon in search of the north pole.
An American flag, at the city hall in
honor of the visiting delegates to the
Epworth League convention at Toron.
to, Can, was torn down by an ultra
British artisan. The man was at once
arrested and locked up.
The house the 10th agreed to the
partial conference report on the gen.
deficiency bill. and then concurred in
the senate amendment fixing the limit
of cost of armor plate for three battle
ship now building at $500 per ton.
E. H. Ten Eyck. of Worcester, Mass,
won the diamond SOULS at Henly-on.
Thames, England, defeating N. T.
Blackstaff, of the Vista Rowing club,
in the finals.
The U. S. treasury the 10th had
gold reserve of $143, 076, $50.
Upon request of the Ohio arbitrators
Senator Hanna has consented to CO.
operate in the settlement of the coal
strike.
The powers have fixed the indem-
nifty to be paid to Turkey by Greece at
81, 000,0 900, and have accepted COM
promise giving Turkey a more liberal
frontier.
The superior council of Spain has
investigated the proceedings in con-
nection with the trial of membe of
the alleged flibuster Competitor crew,
In Cuba, and has decided that these
must follow the course.
The president has nominated Tor
renee V. Powderly, of Pennsylvania, to
be commissioners general of immigra-
ton.
The steamer Portland arrived at Sc
attic, Wash, from Alaska. with a
number of miners and over million
dollars worth of gold dust taken from
the newly discovered mines at Clon-
dyke.
When the republican conference on
the tariff bill representing the two
houses of congress adjourned the 18th,
the announcement was made on behalf
of each of the houses that they had
agreed on all the items and that the re-
suit of the partisan conference would
be submitted to the democratic mem
bers of the conference.
Rachael Madigral, recommended by
General Lee and appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley as consul at Tumas de
Zaza, Cuba, has been refused recog-
milton by Gen. Weyler and the Spanish
government.
The sheet scale was settled at a con-
ference between the wage committee
of the man ufacturers and amalgama-
ted association at Pittsburg, Pa,
The settlement was effected on the
basis of last years scale and the new
one is practically the same as before
only a few minor details being
changed.
The Choctaw-C hickasaw union party
proposes to treat with the Dawes COM
mission, provided the United States
government will buy all of the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw land outright.
They will then form colony, go into
Mexico and have their own laws. They
among them.
The Central Labor Union, of New
York, passed resolutions denouncing
the appointment of T. v. Powderly as
commissioner of immigration.
The green glass manufacturers have
accepted the same wage scale as last
year and work will be resumed at once.
All labor unions of Chicago will con-
tribute to the miners relief fund.
Five monster rallies closed the con-
vention of the Epworth League at To-
|ronto, Can.
G. d. Lewis. manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Company at Green
Bay, Wis, fell from yacht and was
drowned.
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