The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-15
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending June ..

For the Week Ending June b.
Hailstorms in Kansas destroyed large
areas of wheat.
Admiral Dewey and his wife were en-
tertained in Detroit
Fire losses in the United States in May
amounted to sl5, 759 400.
Austinburg, o., celebrated its centen-
NAL anniversary Wednesday.
The levee at Amesville. La, broke, de-
stroying several fine plantations
John G. Brady has been reappointed
governor of Alaska by the president.
The village of Faulkner. Kan. was al
most entirely demolished by a tornado.
The bank at Donovan, H., was robbed
by burglars OF ST.. 900 in money and notes.
|. John A. Russell of Elgin, Ill, has been
appointed attorney general of Porto Rico.
President McKinleys Canton (O) home
Is being fitted up for his reception July 4
Forty buildings in the business district
of Susanville, Cal, were destroyed by
fire.
w. S. Taylor announced that he would
not be candidate for governor of Ken
lucky.
The new capitol of New Mexico was
dedicated at Santa Fe with imposing GER
emonieS.
Wind blew a train from the track near
Oswego. Kan, and several persons were
seriously injured.
The national democratic (gold) COM
mittee has been called to meet in In
dianapolis July %.
Berea (Ky.) college completed its $780,
900 endowment fund, Miss Helen Gould
contributing $4,000.
President Mckinley will remain in
Washington until after the republican
national convention.
The Colorado democratic state conven-
ton instructed for Bryan and Endorsed
the Chicago platform.
The United States has sent the war
ship Helena from Manila to reinforce
the command in China.
The New York democratic state conven-
ton elected national delegates favorable
to Bryan for president
Many houses and church were
wrecked by wind at Miami, /. T., and
several lives were lost.
Mrs. Rebecca Lowe, of Georgia, has
been reelected president of the General
Federation of Womens Clubs.
Stephen Crane, the American author
| and war correspondent. died at Baden
| weller, Germany. aged 30 years.
Judge ]. P Hand {rep.) was elected to
the Illinois supreme bench in the Fifth
! judicial district by 1000 majority.
A French syndicate is said to have been
formed to extend Siberian railway to
| Behring sea and across TO Alaska.
By an explosion in a mine near Glous-
ter, o., Evan Joseph, John McClelland
and Aaron Swanson were killed
A divorce case in which the defendant
| was aged q years, correspondent 60, and
plaintiff 50 was dismissed in Chicago.
In feud at San Augustine, Tex, Sher-
| if Noel Roberts and his two brothers.
Sidney and F. G. Roberts. were killed.
| Citizens of Kentucky presented to the
! battleship named after the state sill
yer service of 20 pieces. which cost 5000.
West Virginia democrats nominated
| John H. Holt. of Huntington, for gov
ernor, and Endorsed Bryan for presi-
dent
At Carmel, Ind, Evangelist Johnson
killed Deputy Sheriff Carey and in turn
was shot dead in the fusillade which fol-
| lowed.
Missouri democrats nominated Exon
gresham A. NJ Dockery for governor.
and Endorsed Bryan and the Chicago
! platform
Several naval officers believe the United
States will send a squadron to impress
| the sultan with the ACCESSIBILITY of set.
| Ting claims.
/ Mrs Armoret Reese Henson. wife OF
| Rev. DR.. P. S. Henson, pastor of the
| First Baptist church. died in Chicago,
| aged 81 years.
Capt. Henry T. Blake, commanding the
revenue cutter Galveston, died at Calves
ton. Tex. He was native of Brooklyn
and was IS years Of age.
Gen. Otis while in Chicago said organ
| lied resistance of Filipinos is at an end,
but chaos, absolute anarchy and ruin
would follow American withdrawal
Mai Gen o. o. Howard, of Burling.
1 ton, VT was Thursday unanimously re-
/ elected president of the Congregational
Home Missionary society in session at
Detroit, Mich.
/ w. d. Bender who died at the College
| Hill sanitarium in Cincinnati, insane.
destroyed $4,000 worth of government
bonds before his relatives could interfere.
He accumulated fortune in California
years ago.
J. NJ Anthony, brother of Susan B.
| Anthony and Col R. d. Anthony, editor
of the Leavenworth Times. dropped dead
/ of heart disease at Fort Scott, Kan For
| 80 years he had been prominent BUSH
ness man in Fort Scott
Bad hailstorms are reported at Med
/ ford Okla and at Pond Creek and otheI
| towns in Kansas along the Rock Island.
| Large areas of wheat were destroyed
| An elevator at Pond Creek was blown
| down and mill burned.
Friday was Mrs McKnley's birthday.
| and in remembrance of the occasion q
| number of floral pieces were sent TO the
| white house. The president remembered
/ the day by giving Mrs. Mckinley check
for $40 for each year of her life, but the
amount is not known, as no one had tina
temerity to inquire about her age.