The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-08
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bong, 20 miles south of Bayonbong, in
the Caygayen valley. He was in tele-
graphic communication with the in
surgents over the wire in their pos
session, and the commanders of the
opposing forces are considering propo-
sitions looking to the surrender of the
rebels to the Americans.
1t is denied that the b. & o. railway
has been absorbed by the Pennsyl-
vania railway company.
1t is claimed in some quarters that
General Joubert, of the Boer army, is
dead.
One of the main buildings of the
Laflin-Rand Powder works near Co
lumbus, Kas., exploded, killing VIM.
eastman, the only workman who was
in the building at the time. The prop
erty loss is about $3.50, 1000.
Captain Leary, the naval governor
of the island of Guam, asks for an adj
ditIonal force of marines.
A white man closely masked held up
two messengers in a Southern Express
Co. car near Branchville, 5. c., and
compelled them to give up $1,700 in
cash.
On account of adverse legislation
and rulings of the courts, corporations
with an aggregate capital of $500, O0O,-
900 are preparing to move out of the
state of Illinois and establish head
quarters in the east.
An attempt is being made to CONSOLE
date all all the iron and enameling
manufacturing companies of the man
ufacturing belt known as the middle
west.
The British sustained tremendous
loss at the battle of Modder river
General Cronje has transferred the
Mafeking command to the force OPP
posing Methuen. Commandment Suy-
man continues to invest Mafeking
closely. The Journal subsequently
bulletins the British loss at 1900, the
officers especially suffering.
Gen. Conon surrendered 500 officers
and men with rifles, several American
and 20 Spanish prisoners, and the gar
rison at Bayombong, province of Ncu-
va Vizcaya, to Lieut.. Monroe with so
men of the Fourth cavalry.
coke, Aomac county, Virginia, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at 500, 900, with $685. 900 insurance.
All the cotton manufacturing firms
of Fall River, Mass, have decided to
grand their employees an advance of 10
per cent in wages. About Is, 900 hands
will be benefited.
rrbo on, horc Of cnprrESS
held a caucus at the capitol, and by an
unanimous vote nominated Col. ID. Is.
Henderson, of Iowa, for speaker of the
5Gth congress. The rules of the saith
and 55th congresses (the Reed rules
were decided upon for adoption. The
democrats nominated Jas. ID. Richard
son, of Tennessee, for speaker.
Fifty independent window glass fac
tories were started in Pittsburg, Pa,
the second in opposition to the trust.
The treaty for the partition of the
Samoan islands has been signed by the
u. S. state department.
Charles Potter, Jr., the printing press
inventor, is dead.
The National Export exposition,
which opened at Philadelphia Sept. IA,
closed the I'd. The attendance was
1850, 900
The family of Willis Fox, at Mitch
ell, Ind, were poisoned by eating bo-
logna sausage. One child died.
The Spanish consul at Manila an
nounccs that 1875 Spanish prisoners
have been released by the Filipinos
The liberal party committee in Mex
leo has called national convention of
the party to assemble in the City OF
Mexico Feb. 10 to nominate a candidate
for president of the republic. The
local committees report general en-
thusasm for the candidacy of Prcsi-
dent Diaz.
John l. Blair of Blairstown, N. j.,
millionaire many times over, one of
the Oldest railroad builders and owners
in the country, died the I'd.
The president has designated Adel-
bert +. Hay to proceed at once to South
Africa as the representative of the
state department and take the place
of Mr.. Macrum, the present United
States consul at Pretoria. Marcum
will not await the arrival of Mr.. Hay
before quitting his post. Mr.. Hay is
the son of the secretary of state.