The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-23
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Nov. II.

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| The census gives the population Of Alas
ka at 12,65z
Fire destroyed ZOO bales of cotton at
Montgomery, Ala.
Beers tore up a railway In 20 places north
| of the Orange river.
| The population of Idaho is 161,772. an m
crease of 1887 since 1890.
| James Jeffries and Tom Sharkey are
matched to fight next May.
Colorado has population of $4,000. an
| increase Of 1882 in ten years.
| Mail service in the Philippines earned
surplus of $19,62S in the fiscal year.
| European rumors say the Russian cars
| Illness may be the result of poison.
Appleton machinery works near Geneva,
ILL.,. was destroyed by fire; loss. 100000.
| Ten persons were injured in a collision
between trains near Kalamazoo. Mich.
Adolph Pichler, the famous Tyrolese poet,
| died at innsbruck, Tyrol. aged 81 years.
Capt John D. Hart, the noted filibuster
in the Cuban rebellion. died at Philadelphia.
The corner stone of the new state normal
school building was laid in Cedar Falls. la.
John Carter and Oliver Moody killed each
other in duel over girl near Barlow, Fla.
The republicans have majority of four
on joint ballot in the Nebraska legislature.
Great Britain's expenses for the South
African campaign are estimated at $500, 000.-
| 900.
The census gives Kentucky population
of 2,147,174, an increase of 288,539 in ten
years.
Carnegie will spend 50, 0O0, 900 on polytech-
mic school and library extension at Pitts
burgh, Pa.
On account of a protracted drought there
is great suffering in the mountain counties
| in Kentucky.
Former Gov. George A. Ramsdell. of New
Hampshire, died at his home in Nashua.
aged sc years.
The Peruvian minister to France and IL
others were killed in railroad accident
near Bayonne.
Lieut.. Col. Russell B. Harrison. son of the
ex-president, has been honorably discharged
from the army.
The board of inquiry at Philadelphia has
decided that Dowie's lacemakers must re-
| turn to England.
Thomas and William Holdeman were ex-
ecuted at Tombstone, Ariz., for the kill
ing of Ted Moore.
The schooner Myra B. Weaver was
wrecked in Vineyard sound, off Boston, and
six lives were lost.
Radical revision of the Episcopalian
creed is proposed to prohibit the marriage
of divorced persons.
Mrs. Zeralda James, widow of Jesse
James, the noted southwestern bandit, died
in Kansas City, Mo.
The annual report of the life saving serv-
ice shows 2.607 persons saved and As lost
on wrecked vessels.
Mrs. Russell Christopher. aged 16, gave
birth to four boys near Irvine. KY, and
mother and children all died.
Col. James E. Potter, paymaster United
States army, retired died at Kingston Hill,
r. l. He was 50 years of age.
hrok ms a n
assignment. The defalcation of $3.50, 600 by
an employee caused the failure.
Harry C. Moore. of Rochester, N. Y. was
killed in a cane rush at the Massachusetts
institute of technology, Boston.
A general increase in wages has been
granted engineers and firemen of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul system.
Frederick w. Royce, widely known as an
inventor, electrician and veteran telegraph
operator, dropped dead in Washington.
The Society of the Army of the Tennes-
see in session in Detroit reelected Gram
vile M. Dodge. of New York, president.
Iowa's election is said by attorneys 20
have been illegal as to all officers except
electors judges and those to fill vacancies.
Work has begun at New London. Conn.,.
on two of the largest ships in the world
for the Great Northern railways oriental
trade.
Ger Gaylard. the Waterman of Tuolumne
county gold mine. was hanged at San
Quentin, Cal.
Apache Indians from Arizona attacked
Pecheco, Mormon settlement in Mexico.
and IL Indians and six Mormons were killed
in the fracas.
Eben C. Jayne. head of the firm of David
Jayne & Son, manufacturers of patent
medicines. died at his home in Philadelphia.
aged 70 years.
The state department has been informed
that r. A. Moseley, Jr., consul general OF
the United States at Singapore. died at Yo-
kohama. Japan.
A demented woman threw a small ak at
Emperor William of Germany as he was
driving through the streets of Breslau in
an open carriage.
Isaac Barriolo barber. who burned his
was hanged in the jail yard at Wellsboro,
Pa, for his crime.
Bertha and Albert Nagel. children OF
William Nagel, of Clinton, Ia, were fatally
burned by the explosion of lamp. Other
members of the family were injured and the
house destroyed.
The censorship at Manila was removed
Thursday. Gen. Macarthur. however, has
issued directions to the cable companies or
dering them to furnish him with copy OF
all press dispatches.
The small town of Piedmont. west of Pop
lar Bluff. Mo-. was visited by fire which
nearly wiped 1t out of existence. A dozen
stores, including the post Office and nu-
merous dwelling houses were burned.