The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-04
4 WEEKS RECORD
all 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 TIE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

An explosion in a coal mine near
brownsville, Pa, killed four men out
right and entombed 20 others.
The three children of Henry Thomp-
son (colored) We're burned to death near
Anderson, S. c.
The health report for the past two
weeks has been the most favorable ever
known in the history of Havana.
After nearly two years of labor a
reciprocity treaty between the United
States and France has been signed.
Chick Davis, the negro murderer of
William Grin, a respectable farmer, was
lynched at Wilmot, Ark.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the oath was: Wheat,
36,013, 600 bushels; corn, 10, 327, 900 BUSH
els; oats, 4,699,O00 bushels; rye, Gill;,
600 bushels; barley, 500, 600 bushels.
The United States transport Morgan
City arrived in San Francisco from Ma
Mia, having on board 473 sick and con-
valescent soldiers.
Edna Curtis, Mile DERRICK and Inez
and Mabel Neal, daughters Of promi-
nent Caldwell (Kan.) citizens, were
drowned at Drury while bathing.
The board of control of the Epworth
League says there are now 26,450 chap
tiers, with membership of 1,750,00o in
the Methodist church alone.
1t can be stated authoritatively that
the administration is entirely satisfied
with Gen. Otis and his conduct Of the
Philippine campaign. He will not be
superseded or recalled and will remain
In Manila as governor general.
Eight hundred troops were endeavor-
ing to prevent riots in Cleveland, o.,
owing to the street railway strike, but
many scenes of violence, with some loss
of life, were reported.
Two more negroes charged with as
saulting Mrs. j. E. Ogletree were
lynched at Saffold, Ga.
The New York National Building and
Loan association went into the hands
of a receiver in New York with liabili-
ties of $S52,64 and assets of $54,646.
An unknown negro was lynched near
PARKINSON, Miss, for assaulting Miss
Rosaline Davis, young white woman.
The United States transport Tartar
sailed from San Francisco for Manila
with Gen. Joe Wheeler and portion of
the Nineteenth infantry ON board.
The Republic Iron IL Steel company
of East ST. Louis, ILL.,, has increased the
wages of its 1000 employees 16 per cent.
The funeral of the late Robert G. In
gersoll took place at Dobbs Ferry, NY.
John Hamilton (colored) was
-
Tex, for burning a church.
All Yu, Chinaman on Dewey's flag
ship Olympia, has been granted pen
sion of $50 month for lung trouble.
He is the first Chinese pensioner of this
government.
In jealous rage F. Thever, a cobbler,
so years old, killed Miss Dorothy Nc
Zee, aged "a years, at Long Beach, CAL,
and then killed himself.
William Stevens and Elmer Carver
were struck by lightning and instantly
killed at Logansport, Ind, and Abra-
ham Bowman was fatally shocked.
Jesse Adams, aged 80, living on Tug
river in West Virginia, killed his wife,
aged "a, and then himself. Jealousy
The features of the cabinet meeting in
Washington were the farewell of Sec
rotary Alger and the presentation of
his successor, Mr.. Root.
A large portion OF the town of Lewis
burg, Tenn, was destroyed by fire.
Fifteen hundred troops were guard
ing Cleveland, o., to prevent riots,
caused by the street railway strike.
William Pinkstaff's livery stable was
destroyed by fire at Bicknell, Ind, and
IA horses were cremated.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley left
Washington for vacation of some
weeks at the Champlain hotel on Lake
Champlain, near Plattsburg, n. Y.
Henry Novels, negro who attempt
ed to assault Miss Rosaline Davis, was
lynched by mob at Hattiesburg. Miss.
The thirty-fourth annual report Of
the secret service division Of the treas
ury department shows that during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1899, there
were arrested for making or passing
counterfeit money and kindred crimes
679 persons.
Charles Mack, the leader of the gang
that has been robbing and raping at
Saffold, Ca, was lynched by a mob and
his body cut into hundreds of pieces.