The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-08
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin says there is no
foundation for the report that three
more regiments of volunteers will be
organized.
A syndicate of New Workers with a
capital of S15O,OOO,OOO is seeking to Sc
cure control of all cotton mills in the
country.
Freight trains collided at Barracks
vile, w. Va, killing Fireman NJ. A.
Poe and Brakeman G. NJ. Hall and injur-
ing fatally three other trainmen.
Five persons lost their lives in the fire
that destroyed the convent of st. Ag-
mes at Sparkill, n. Y, and 25 children
were injured.
The Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers
arrived in Pittsburgh from Manila and
were heartily welcomed. President Nc
Kinley reviewed the parade and deliv-
cred an address.
The brass and iron bedstead factory
of Oliver Bros. was destroyed by fire at
Lockport, n. Y, the loss being sos, 000.
Maj. Belts, of the Ohio naval re-
serves, has made an offer to the war de-
partment to enlist the Toledo reserves
for duty in the Philippines.
Conrad Falscraft shot his wife (not
fatality in Burlington, Ia, and then
killed himself. Jealousy was the
cause.
A boat capsized on the river near OAR
danelle, Ark, and seven colored persons
were drowned.
Carlton Simons, living near Ottawa,
O., shot and killed his mother, mistak-
ing her for burglar.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 2Sth was: Wheat,
34,694,OOO bushels; corn, 100000 bush
els; oats, 4, sO7, 900 bushels; rye, $780,
600 bushels; barley, 1914 900 bushels.
Steel arches fell at the new Coliseum
building in Chicago and lime men were
killed and II injured, four fatally.
At Athensborough, Pa, Emmett
Blanchard, 80 years old, shot and killed
an old man named Mingle and his wife
and then committed suicide.
At a picnic near Ladora, Ia, 25 per-
sons were poisoned by eating ice cream
and fatal results are feared in several
cases.
Eight persons were injured in rail-
way wreck on the Rock Island road
near Keets, Kan.
The taking of the census in Cuba will
commence October 16.
A train was wrecked near Barnard
Mo-, and Engineer Criss was killed and
Conductor Mather and Fireman Smith
were fatally hurt.
At Lewes, Del, the builders trial trip
of the battleship Alabama was satisfac-
tory in every respect.
1t is predicted that the spring wheat
crop of Minnesota, North Dakota and
South Dakota will amount to 100000
coo bushels.
school building was dedicated at
Charleston.
The transport Fitzpatrick sailed from
Brooklyn for Porto Rico with 100000
pounds of provisions contributed for
the relief of destitute Porto Ricans.
Rioting broke out in connection with
the strike on the lines of the Big Con-
solidated street railway in Cleveland
and four cars were demolished.
Lincoln people and those from towns
near by gave an enthusiastic reception
to the First Nebraska regiment when it
arrived from Manila.
In fight in Dubuque, Ia, for the
light heavyweight championship of the
world Joe Choynsh whipped Aus
tralian Jimmy Ryan in the twentieth
round.
This United States transport Grant,
which left Manila August with the
Idaho, North Dakota and Wyoming
volunteers, has arrived in San Fran
cisco.
The window glass trust has been
abandoned.
Joe Carol (colored) was hanged at
Atlanta, Ca, for the murder of Josie
Alexander, a negress.
President Mckinley has issued proc
lamation calling for census of Cuba.
N. e. Crissy, aged 25, an aeronaut, fell
600 feet at Dubois, Pa, and was instant
~ killed.
For the first time in nearly year
President and Mrs. Mckinley are in
Canton, o., for few days of rest.
The insular commission which has
been preparing new laws for Porto
Rico has completed its labors and sub
uitted its report to Secretary Root,