The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05
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.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
DOMESTIC.

a national conference of reformers
who favor the abolition or suppression
of the drink traffic and other reforms
sought for by the people will be held in
Pittsburgh, Pa, June 20.
The worst blizzard of the season was
raging in Oklahoma, audit was thought
the entire fruit crop of the territory
would be ruined and that thousands Of
cattle on the reservation would perish.
The Missouri legislature passed a bill
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and
cigarette wrappers in the state.
The wages of the 5000 employees in
the cotton and worsted mills in Law
renee, Mass, have been increased ten
per cent.
The yield of gold from Alaska this
year is estimated at Sis. 900. 600.
More than 1000 representative Ger
man-American citizens of Chicago met
at the Auditorium and entered protest
against any foreign alliance on the part
of this country, especially with Great
Britain.
W. V. L%ippincott, president of the
Lippincott Rental company in Kansas
City. Mo-, has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy, placing his debts at 81 900 GOO
and assets at S125.
With a salute of "a guns the Libby
prison war museum brought to a close
a life of ten years in Chicago.
Five bodies were taken from the
ruins of the Armour curled hair and
felt works plant in Chicago and three
others were known to be buried under
the blackened timbers.
Work has begun on coal mines on
top of Lookout mountain, in Tennes-
see.
Archie C. Fisk, a New York broker,
filed a petition in bankruptcy with liza
bilities, SLIT 900; assets, nothing.
Henry Sanderson. the farmer who, in
his attempt to kill his sweetheart, NADIA
Fleisher. Shot and fatally wounded her
aunt. Mrs. John Fleisher, was hanged
by a mob at Holton, Kan.
The United States transport Crook
arrived in New York, having on board
the bodies of the soldiers who died dur
ing the campaign in Porto Rico and the
bodies of GIL of the soldier dead from
Santiago.
None of the So, 900, 900 from the United
States will be paid to Cuban soldiers I'M
til theft generals surrender the muster
rolls.
President Mckinley and party re
turned to Washington after an outing
of two weeks at Thomasville, Ga.
Representatives of the Cuban assem-
bly, arrived in Washington to explain in
detail the situation with reference to
the insurgent army.
Acknowledgement Griggs has barred
the Commercial Cable company out of
Cuba and Porto Rico.
A cyclone did great damage in the
little town of Riderville, Ala.
A flood did great damage at Middles-
boro, KY, and in Powell's valley every
thing was washed away, with thou
sands of dollars loss.
The United States cruiser Chicago,
having on board eX-Secretary John
Sherman, arrived at Norfolk, Va, and
Mr.. Sherman was taken on shore. He
was improving in health.
The Missouri legislature has passed
a bill which will practically abolish de-
partment stores in the state.
The Indiana supreme court holds
that if a man marries a woman who is
Indebted to him the marriage dis
charges the debt.
Former Senator George Gray, of Del
aware, has been appointed United
States circuit judge for the Third dis
trict.
AT Il cabinet meeting it was decided
to pay no attention to the demands OF
the delegates from the Cuban assem-
bly, who are in Washington.