The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-07-05
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.

All the tin-plate works in the coun-
try will be closed as a result of the
failure to settle the wage scale, and
fully 5000 persons will be thrown out
of work.
John Kornstadt, a 16-year-old boy liv-
ing near Harper, Kan, confessed to
having assaulted and murdered his
cousin, Nora, the ten-year-old daugh-
ter of Tony Kornstadt.
Mrs. Addie Barrow, last of the kid
napers of little Marion Clarke in New
York, pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to states prison for IL years and 10
months.
Rev. Nathan Z. Wood, d. D., pastor of
the First Baptist church, Boston, has
been chosen president of the Newton
(Mass.) theological institute.
Mrs. Helen j. Gibbs, aged So, of Gales
burg, ILL.,, was sentenced to IA years in
the penitentiary for the murder of Mrs.
Ida Bates.
The Michigan Central and the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton &, Dayton freighthouses
and rs cars were burned at Toledo, o.,
the loss being $25O,OOO.
In the eight-oared shell race at
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, for the intercol-
legiate championship of America Penn
sylvania was the winner, Wisconsin sec
ond, Cornell third and Columbia fourth.
Time. 1920.
The plans of Gov. Pingree and his as
sociates for municipal ownership and
operation of Detroit street railways
were defeated by the common council.
Three negroes were killed and one
was not expected to live as a result of a
riot between white and negro miners
near Cardiff. Ala.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley,
with the other members of the presi-
Dental party, returned to Washington
from their trip to Massachusetts,.
A reciprocity treaty between the
United States and the British West In
dian colony of Bermuda has been con-
Guided.
The wife of James Plat, of Union
Mills, Ind, gave birth to four girls.
AS result of conference between
the president and Secretary Alger it
has been decided to begin the enlist
ment of volunteers for two years serv-
ice in the Philippines.
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson,
commander-in-chief of the North At
lantic squadron, has obtained leave of
absence for 80 days.
The midsummer carnival in Milwau-
kee opened with grand display of fire.
works on the lake. Gov. Roosevelt, of
Io e
Four men were fatally shot IN a street
duel in Galveston, Tex. Gamblers
started the trouble.
James West, charged with completely
in Missouri Pacific train robbery, was
sentenced in Sedalia, Mo-, to ten years
Imprisonment.
William +. Draper, United States am
bassador to Italy, arrived in New York
from Naples.
Louis f. Menage, the fugitive Presi-
dent of the Northwestern Guaranty
Loan company, which failed disastrous
" May II, 1898, returned to MinneapO-
lis and gave himself up.
The Paducah Building & Trust COM
pany of Paducah, KY, assigned with La
bilities of 100000.
At the commencement exercises of
Harvard university at Cambridge,
Mass, honorary degrees were conferred
upon nearly 1000 persons, among them
being Rear Admiral Sampson and Gen.
Wood military commander of Santiago.
Capt Coghlan, U. S. ~, lectured he
fore the Winfield (Kan.) Chautauqua on
1.-THE Battle of Manila"
Five men were fatally scalded by the
collapse of steamflue on the steamer
ST. Paul near Elsah, III.