The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-10
LATER.

| VIZ al iAiSIlSlll lltiSSdcTeS IN 1873.
LATER.
AS a result of premature explosion
at the stone quarries of James Shuve-
lin, at Yardley, Pa, Shuvelin, the les
were instantly killed; John Pott, an
other employee, had his right leg
crushed and three Italians who were
engaged in loading carts directly be-
meath where the blast exploded, were
severely injured.
Workmen digging cellar in Cincin-
natl, o., found a box containing eleven
1000 U. S. bonds with unclipped cou-
pons. A paper was enclosed, stating
they belong to julius and Martin Brit
ting.
The projected German cable will
touch at the Azores and will be worked
by the Commercial Cable company and
the Postal Telegraph company.
Wilder S. Metcalf of Lawrence, juni-
or major of the Twentieth Kansas vol
unteers, has been appointed by Gov
ernor Stanley to succeed Colonel Fred
Funston, promoted.
Judge Speer, of the federal district
court for the Southern district of
Georgia, has made an important deci-
sion under the national bankruptcy
| law. 1t is to the effect that the United
States courts have no jurisdiction over
homestead taken by bankrupt; that
the homestead belongs to the state
courts, and cannot be considered in
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bankrupt.
John Moore, of Hutchinson, Kas.,
who in March last cut the throatS of
five of his little children, crushed their
skulls with Ratchet and then set fire
| to the house in order to conceal his
crime, has been convicted of murder in
the first degree, which means a life
| term in the penitentiary.
Official utterances have been given
| to our government that the agreement
reached between Great Britain and
| Russia as to spheres of influence in
| China concerns only the two prrties,
and that in no manner does it affect
| the interests of the United States.
The failures in April were the small
ICSC Ill dry SIuCC ICCOIuS ny
months began, 3Sper cent smaller than
in April of last year, not a third of the
amount in 1897, and not half the
amount in April of any previous year.
| Failures for the week have been 1S5
| in the United States. against 23s last
year, and % in Canada, against 25 last
| year.
A cyclone struck Chickasha, Kas., de-
stroying a large number of buildings
and unroofng many more. Sixteen
persons were injured and j. III. Murray
| killed.
Mrs. VIM. C. Whitney, wife of the
former secretary of the navy, died in
New York the 9th. She was injured
over year ago while fox hunting and
never recovered.
Three immense mass meetings were
held in Chicago the 18th to approve the
policy of the president with reference
to the Philippine islands. Thousands
were IN attendance.
Several houses were unroofed in St.
Louis by the wind. A number of peo-
pie were injured and street car traffic
delayed for several hours.
Admiral Dewey has accepted an in
vitation to attend q banquet in New
York. Date not named.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the charges made by Gen. Miles
regarding meat furnished during the
war reports that the charge of en-
balmed meat was not established; that
the meat furnished the army was as
good as that furnished the general
trade, but was not suitable as IA regu-
lar army ration. Gen. Miles is cen
sured for not reporting that beef be-
came bad and General Eagan is GEN.
sured for making extensive purchases.
At Mount Victory, o., Deputy Sheriff
| Frank Morrison was shot dead by Ike
Bird while trying to arrest him. After
the murder Bird sent bullet through
his own heart, expiring instantly.
Gen. Rios, Spain's principal com
mander in the Philippines. telegraphs,
that Gen. Otis has returned the Span
ish artillery and money captured in
| Manila by the Americans.
The United States cruiser Buffalo
arrived at New York from Manila
after u very quick run of forty-four
days, which includes stops at Singa-
pore, Port Said and Gibraltar. The
Buffalo brought about five hundred
officers and men of Admiral Dewey's
squadron.
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