The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-07-12
LATER.

LATER.
Kid Mccoy has signed articles to
fight Jack Mccormack of Philadelphia,
at Chicago, Aug. Is.
The National Editorial association,
in session at Portland, Ore, elected r.
H. Henry, of Jackson, Miss, president,
and selected New Orleans as the place
for the next meeting.
Major Heatwole, chief of commits
sary at Santiago de Cuba, died of yell
i low fever. Major Heatwole was a
brother of Representative Heatwole of
Minnesota.
Helen Gould sends her check for $3.50
to the cyclone sufferers at New Rich
mond, Wis.,
The Wisconsin Central railroad prop
erty was sold at Eau Claire, Wis, for
$1,000, 600 to G Gorge Coppell, who rep
resents the reorganization committee.
The Baker-Whlte feud has broken
out afresh at London, KY, and Deputy
Sheriff Jim Stubblefeld, of the White
faction, was fatally shot.
The Lindell, the largest hotel in
Lincoln, Neb., was badly damaged by
fire.
Two street cars collided at Akron,
Ohio. killing Howard Martin, son of
/ the motorman in charge. Clarence
Smith, superintendent of the line, was
fatally injured.
For the week ending the 18th there
were 119 failures in the United States
against 800 last year.
The Portuguese house of peers adop-
ted the commercial convention with
the United States.
Admiral Cervera and the other COM
manders of the Spanish fleet destroyed
in the battle of Santiago. whose con-
duct has been the subject of inquiry
by special court martial at Madrid,
Spain, were acquitted and formally
liberation.
The trial at Cabunaluan of the STAY
ers of General Luna, the Filipino lead
er. who was assassinated by the guard
of Aguinaldos residence, is ended.
The accused were acquitted on the
ground of self-defense. The testimony
showed there was conspiracy upon
the part of Luna and other officers to
kill Aguinaldo and make Luna dicta-
tor.
For alleged boycotting and black
listing, George Hinchiff, brick manu-
facturer, instituted suit for 100000
damages against the Chicago Masons
and Builders association and a number
of the largest brick manufacturers.
He claims his business was ruined be-
cause he refused to join the brick
trust.
Henry F. Whitcomb, of Milwaukee,
was elected president of the reorgan-
lied Wisconsin Central railroad.
At Madison, Wis, Theodore Wet
more, in trying to stop runaway
team and prevent its trampling down
number of children, was killed.
Leroy McElroy, formerly clerk in the
Richelieu hotel, in San Francisco, was
arrested in Chicago for stealing SIS, 900
worth of diamonds from guests of the
hotel. He acknowledged his guilt.
Dick Williams, negro charged with
the murder of two white men, was
lynched at Alma, Kan, by mob of
white men. The mob left the negro
hanging to telegraph pole, and six
minutes later he was cut down by the
town marshal and taken back to the
county Jail, where he recovered con-
seriousness but cannot live.
The rainy season in The Philippines
has fully begun. The 18th infantry at
Pasay is in the worst position, being
practically surrounded by water. The
bridges that were used in getting sup
plies are washed away and the troops
are surrounded in some places by six
feet of water.
Paymaster w. B. Wilcox of the navy
has been tried by court martial at the
League Island navy yard and found
guilty of drunkenness and reduced in
rank.
A general lockout of cigarmakers oc-
Cured at Tampa, Fla. Four thousand
people are thrown out of employment
by the action of the leading factories
of the city. 1t means that fully $780,
600 weekly will be withdrawn from
circulation while the lockout is on.
In crossing the railroad near Column
bus, O., Mr.. and Mrs. Reinhard and
four of their children were killed.
At least 81 lives and a property loss
of SIS, O0O, 900 is the damage by the re-
cent Texas floods.
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