The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-25
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.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
Fire at Berea, O., destroyed 81 bust
ness places. Loss, 100000.
At Canastota, N. Y, three men and
boy were killed by the fast mail train
while crossing the New York Central
tracks.
Wheeler's shipyard at Bay City, Mich,
recently purchased by the American
Shipbuilding company, is being dis
mantled. The plant formerly employed
1850 men and paid in wages $4,000
every two weeks.
A man named Eastwood at East Mid
dlebury, VT, killed his wife, her mother
and a man named Fem. No cause
is assigned. Eastwood escaped.
Gov. Pingree has named delegation
of l6 prominent men to represent Mich
igan at the antitrust convention in
Chicago September 10 to 16. Gen. Alger
heads the delegation.
Work has been begun at Clinton, Ia,
on the Davenport, Clinton & Eastern
railway, the new line to connect Gin
ton and Davenport, Ia. The line will
follow the shore of the Mississippi and
will be rushed to completion.
Experts are united in the opinion that
the formation of lumber trust is prac-
ticaIly impossible. The interests are
so varied and extensive that it is practi-
cally impossible.
President Mckinley, in an address to
the Catholic summer school near Platts-
burg, n. Y, paid a most eloquent trib-
ute to the American flag.
The Marsden company, of Philadel-
phia, propose to erect plant at Peoria,
H., costing $4,000 for the manufacture
of cellulose.
The amount of gold certificates paid
out at the several subtreasuries up to
the close of business Tuesday, in eX-
change for gold coin, was $14,41S,S70,
with San Francisco and New Orleans
yet to be heard from.
United States Senator Hayward, of
Nebraska, suffered a stroke of apopleXy
as he was about to begin an address
at Modern Woodmen picnic at Brown
vile, Neb. His condition is precarious.
Gen. Brooke will be called to Wash
ington to consult with Secretary Root
concerning affairs in Cuba. The secre-
tary desires to have the benefit of Gen.
Brooke's knowledge of the condition
of things in the island before he reaches
any definite conclusions as to the flu
ture policy for Cuba.
The resolution appropriating $500
for the Dewey reception was passed
Tuesday by the New York board OF al
dermen by vote of SO to 3.
The trustees of Miami university, at
Oxford, O., met Tuesday and elected
Rev. David Stanton Tappan, d. D., pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
at Portsmouth, to succeed DIR. Ihomp-
son as president of the university.
At Flint, Mich, Mrs. John NJ. Russell,
Mrs. Earl Wilson and Mrs. S. A. Wilson
were driving when the horse ran away,
throwing them out. Mrs. Earl Wilson
died in Is minutes and Mrs. Russell is
in precarious condition.
Owing to the opposition of Maj. Car
riere, the government emissary, the
court-martial has refused the applica-
ton of Maitre Demange for an adjourn
ment of the trial until Monday.
Fire at West Chester, n. Y, destroyed
St Peters Episcopal church and most
OF it's contents. Loss, 100000.
John R. Gentry paced two consecutive
heats in 2:o31s and 2:o4A at Rochester,
n. Y, defeating Joe Patchen and
Searchlight in a match for $4,000.
Five highly respected white women
were brutally assaulted by negroes in
Little Rock, Ark. There is intense ex-
citement and race trouble of a serious
character is imminent.
Keeper Pugh, of Gull Shoal life saving
station, N. c., reports the schooner
Aaron Reppard wrecked three miles
south of that station. The crew con-
sisted of eight persons, of whom three
were saved and five lost.
Surgeon Vickery, of the marine hos
pital service, reports from the soldiers
home at Hampton, Va.,' that the con-
ditions there remain favorable.
Reports received from Brownville,
Neb., are to the effect that Senator Hay
ward is considerably improving. His
mind is clear, he is some stronger and
there are no indications of relapse.
The first national convention of the
Young Peoples Christian Temperance
union is called to meet in Chicago Sep
TENDER 81 and 49, This claims to be the
first temperance organization to sys'
tematically unite the ability of women
and the voting power of men. Rates OF
a fare and third have been granted
from nearly all parts of the country.
The order of Railway Photographers
will leave Peoria and will step into new
headquarters in the city of St. Louis on
September 90.
Six persons were drowned in White
river, near Washington, Ind. Thursday
morning. They were Mrs. Albert Helm
sci, her four children, Able, aged 16
Andy, aged IA; Thomas, aged ten, ane
Nellie, aged one, and Miss Amy Dillon
aged IS. The wagon in which they
were seated was being driven onto fer
ryboat, but overturned and all were
thrown into the water.