The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-15
THB WEEKS NEWS
Happenings of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and Po-
litical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 9th was: Wheat,
29,477, 900 bushels; corn, 33 1892, 900 bush
els; oats, 1O,O23, 900 bushels; rye, 1,542,-
600 bushels; barley, $685. 600 bushels.
Josephine Kipling, the six-year-old
daughter of Rudyard Kipling. and the
oldest of his three children, died in
New York from pneumonia. Mr.. Kip
ling is slowly recovering from the same
disease.
The SiNty-first general assembly of
Indiana adjourned sine die after the
usual two months sessions.
At the recent session of congress a
bill was passed that prohibits the sale
of Intoxicating liquors on Sunday in
the District of Columbia
Martha May McFillen, who was
found guilty in Sandusky, o., of the
murder of her lover, George Koehle,
has been sentenced to the penitentiary
for life
John Gilbert, in Jail at Emporia,
Kan, confessed that he murdered his
wife and four small children near En-
terprise few days ago.
The bodies of Mrs. Edwards. Par
thenia Smith and Willie Jones were
found in the ruins of burned house
near Watonga, o. T. They had been
murdered.
Two men were killed and IS injured
in a collision on the Lake Shore road
at Westfield. n. Y.
President Mckinley has appointed
DR.. Fred H. Wines, of Springfield, ILL.,,
to be assistant director of the census.
Waterbury & Marshall, formerly
members of the cordage trust, filed a
petition in bankruptcy in New York
with liabilities of $13,OOO0OO.
The Mary Holmes college for girls
and cotton press sheds were burned at
West Point, Miss, the loss being
100000.
Walla Tonka, the Indian murderer,
was not executed, as reported at South
McAlester, I. t., but was saved by the
intervention of the United States
court.
Prairie fires were doing immense
damage to property in Nueces, Starr
and Duval counties, Tex, and several
persons were burned to death
John Lawson, of Chicago, known as
the Terrible Swede," won a 1O0-mile
bicycle race in San Jose, CAL, in 4: 1880,
making a new record.
The total number of post office nom
inations sent to the senate by President
Mckinley at the last session was S3S.
Austin Bidwell, of Chicago, famous as
the man who swindled the Bank of
England out of S., OOO, OGO. died in Butte,
Mont, aged SO years.
Both houses of the legislature passed
"a bill prohibiting the practice of Chris
tian science in Oklahoma.
After suffering for 25 years with pin
in her throat Mrs. Catherine Hackman
died at Lebanon, Pa.
Anthracite coal mines of the east
and all of the railroads which control
them have been merged into a trust,
with capitalization of 5000, 100000.
Gov Smith has vetoed the prize-fght
bill passed by the Montana legislature.
Fifty families in New York city were
made homeless by fire.
John C. Scofield, now private secre
tary TO the assistant secretary of war,
has been appointed chief clerk of the
war department.
President Mckinley has decided not
to organize the provisional army of
$4,000 volunteers authorized by con-
gress, believing the regular army of
$4,000 will be sufficient.
The lower section of West Virginia
was entirely under water and great
damage to property was reported.
All the hotels and large number of
business places at Taiya, Alaska, have
been destroyed by fire.
Fire destroyed the Hungarian ele-
vators in Denver, Col, containing 300,
900 bushels of wheat, the loss being
100000.
Gov. Tanner, of Illinois, has signed
the bill passed by the legislature re-
pealing the Allen railway law.
The governor vetoed the bill passed
by the legislature prohibiting the prac-
tice of Christian science in Oklahoma.
The president has decided that all OF
the volunteer troops in Cuba shall be
brought home and mustered out.
Fifty masked men rode into Missouri
City, Mo-, visited the homes of seven
men and gave each 10 lashes. The vic
Tins were accused of petty crimes.
William Noble, well-known builder
in New York, filed petition in bank
vuptcy with liabilities of 81 .027,460.