The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For rhe Week Ending May II.


Fire wiped out the main portion of Ever
est. Kan
Granny Ray tcolored). lis years of age.
died in Cincinnati
Loss by crop failures in India is esti-
mated at SIS. O0o. 900.
A cyclone damaged nearly every build
ing in Jerseyvilie. III
Fire destroyed LOO houses at Fukin.
Japan, and l6 lives were lost.
Lord Curzon reports 10000 persons re-
ceiving famine relief in India
Connecticut and Maryland state con-
ventions Endorsed Mckinley.
George Gordon. desperate negro, was
hanged at Albin. Miss. by mob
French troops seized Ksarigil. giving
them control of Morocco's frontier.
Mrs. Joseph Cramer and her child were
killed in a runaway at Winamac, Ind
Tom Sharkey knocked out Joe Choynski
in the second round in fight in Chicago.
West Virginia republicans elected Nc
Kinley delegates TO the national conven-
ZION.
Lord Salisbury in London speech said
that the cause of home rule in Ireland
was hopeless
Oklahoma republicans in choosing ma
tional delegates indorse Mckinley and ask
for statehood.
Bloomington. Ill, celebrated its semi
centennial with the greatest parade the
town has seen
1t is said the Ashantees are determined Ia
throw off British rule and are able TO raise
$1,000 warriors.
The American flag has been hoisted over
the island of Tutuila. Samoa, amid great
native rejoicing.
United States manufactured exports in.
creased in value from 10000, 900 in 1850 tc
S34o, 000, 600 in 1899.
The Missouri supreme court sentenced
six murderers to be hanged on June 10 nex1
at Jefferson City.
The republicans of the Twentieth Ohio
district nominated Jacob Beidler, of Cleye
land, for congress.
Senator Butler, of North Carolina. has
been reelected chairman of the populisi
national committee.
Maurice Cntermyer. of New York, heit
a royal flush against four mines in a pokel
game and won $4,000.
Mrs NJ R. Tut and Mrs. Eliza Flower
day were drowned at Jacksonville, Fla
by the capsizing of boat
William Lorimer has been renomina tee
for congress by the republicans of ths
Second district of Illinois.
The steamer Quito sailed from New Yorl
for Bombay with 2Oo. 900 bushels Of corn fo
the famine district in India
VIII Lee, a negro who attempted TO as
sault Mrs. s. H Diefenbach, was hanget
by a mob at Hinton, w. Va
In a railway wreck near Clifton. n. N.
Engineer Schlottman, Fireman McAfe'
and four tramps were killed.
Martial law has been proclaimed in Bar
celona and Valencia, Spain. on account o
the anti-tax demonstrations.
The village of Empire. Pa, was par
tally destroyed by forest fires and thres
children were burned to death
Japanese promoters plan to push the sal
of tea by establishing tea saloons in al
the big cities in the United States.
The car has abolished deportation to 81
IBERIA of Russian convicts and has forbid
den sentencing prisoners without trial
A peasant named Mencci, in fit of in
sanity, murdered his entire family, con
sisting of nine persons. at Arezzo, Italy.
Tennessee democrats renominated Ben
ton Mcmillan for governor and electe'
Bryan delegates to the national conven
ton.
Rev. c. NJ. Sheldon. of Topeka. Kan.
received 5000 as his share of the Chris
tan daily enterprise and distributed ii I
various charities.
Chairmakers from all parts of the Unite
citation at Detroit, and elected as presi
dent G. w. Cam, of New York.
At Sparta, Wis, Elmer Benjamin. age,
20, shot and killed Mrs. Emma Priest, aget
IS, widow lady. Young BENJAMIN accuses
Mrs. Priest of alternating the affections o
his father from his family.
In notable public address at Birming
ham Joseph Chamberlain declared that tn
empire will not permit the continued ex
iStence of the Boer republics, and that the,
must become colonies of the crown.
Mrs. Nettie r. Craven has been indicte'
by the grand jury in San Francisco on
charge of felony. namely, perjury, for he
testimony given before that body in re
lation to her claim for widows shar
OF the James G. Fair estate.
Republicans made the following congress
sional nominations: Iowa, Tenth district
]. P. Dolliver (renominated); Ohio, Thir'
district Robert NJ. Nevin; Maryland. Thir'
district, F. c. Wachter; Fifth, S. E Mudd
Sixth, G. A Pearre (all renominati ons).