The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-10-19
THE NEWS In BRIEF.


Michael Fox died at Laporte. Ind. aged
100 years
Mrs. John Lawless died at Madison Wis.
aged l04 years.
The population of Connecticut is $685.
an increase of l62. os7 in ten years.
Sir Thomas Upton. of London has again
challenged for the Americas cup.
Granny wilkins celebrated her one hun
dred and first birthday at Remington, Ind.
Nelson Williams (colored). - years old.
murdered his father and sister al Osceola,
Ark
William Ziegler. of Brooklyn. is to fit out
a new expedition in search of the north
pole
The battleship Wisconsin set new speed
mark on her official trial making 2. IS miles
an hour.
Capt. NJ E. Jones. who fired the first shot
at Gettysburg. died at Wheaton. Ill, aged
20 years.
Figures of the bureau of statistics show
the United States leads the world in chief
products.
The northern half of the Colville Indian
reservation in Washington was opened to
settlement.
Edward Holden was arrested at Tiffin. o..
for bigamy. it being claimed that he has
nine wives.
DR.. Rush Rhees was formally inaugural
| ester, n. Y.
An explosion of chemicals in a school at
Shelbyville. Ind, destroyed the eyesight OF
| four persons.
Austria suddenly recalled its ambassador
at the vatican. and thereby caused a sensa-
ton in Rome.
The Beers ambushed party of British
in the vicinity of Pretoria and killed two
| and captured IL.
A French aeronaut broke all records by
| voyaging from Paris to Kew, Russia, l,30l
miles. in Sc hours
In a fit of jealousy Joseph Wilson shot
Annie Wilson and then killed himself at
South Brewer, Me.
Alexander Howard. disappointed in
ventor of New York. killed his eight-year-
old son and himself.
Prof. Jameson. of Brown university. has
accepted the head professorship Of history
at Chicago university.
Gen. Miles in his annual report will rec
| ommend an army of $1,000 men, including
| Is, 900 for coast artillery.
DR.. A. G. Bateman, of London. says par
lament will be asked to pass an act for
| the suppression of Dowie.
The Chicago orphan asylum observed its
| ffty-first anniversary by distribution OF
new shoes to $50 children.
Two soldiers and one civilian were killed
| in a clash between American soldiers and
Cuban police ii Matanzas-
Twenty-eight diamond rings. valued al
! S. 900, were stolen from the jewelry store
of Lewis Seewald in Tiffn, o.
The twelfth census shows that 1850. 9A
| of the people # the United States live in
| cities of 5000 or more population
Mrs. S. M. Woodward and daughter lone.
who went through the Picking siege. ar
| rived at their home in Evanston, Ill
The United States treasury reafdrmed
ruling that legacies over $4,000 must pay
inheritance tax on the full amount
At the Paris exposition the United States
received 2,745 awards; Germany. Isis;
Great Britain. LIZ, and Russia. 1.493.
Consul Wildman denies that Admiral
| Dewey promised aid or independence TO
| the Filipinos before the battle of Manila.
William Schneider. the clerk who secured
| over S1O0, 900 from the Eliza bethport On. j.
bank, was captured at New Providence.
N. ].
Gen. David S. Stanley was elected presi-
dent Of the Society of the Army of the Cum
berland at its annual session in Chatta-
nooga-
The treasury department gave notice OF
a new counterfeit ten dollar silver certifi-
cate. series of 1891, with portrait of Hen
bricks.
Kaiser Wilhelm, in speech at a founda-
| ton laying, expressed his desire that Ger.
| many become second Rome Of imperial
greatness.
Consul Wildman. at Hong-Kong, denies
| that Admiral Dewey promised aid or in
| dependence to the Filipinos before the bat.
| tie of Manila
| Detectives investigating the Defenbact
murder mystery N Chicago believe 40 mer
are involved in a gigantic system Of il
surance frauds.
Sir Thomas Upton has admitted that he
controls practically all the pork in the
| United States, but declared he holds it fol-
legitimate business purposes.
1t is understood that the president has
selected Judge George Gray, of Delaware
to represent the United States, with ex-
President Benjamin Harrison, on The
Hague permanent arbitration tribunal
The American Humane association. in
| session at Pittsburgh, heard annual re-
i ports showing that H. 54S cases came before
| the societies. 9.464 prosecutions were con-
Quoted. lis officers were employed. and $685..
III was expended.
The Dawes commission has finished its
work Of enrolling Cherokees al Bartlesville.
1. T. The number of persons enrolled to
| this date are as follows: Cherokees. i, 562;
| Delawares, S24 doubtful 2,3S6; rejected,
| 1,040. Rejected for want of jurisdiction,
| 49,
| z. K Rawson. superintendent of the
naval war records, reports that the entire
work of publication. which was begun
about six years ago. will be about half COM
pleted by the end of the current year.
! through the publication of the twelfth and
| thirteenth and part of the fourteenth vol
| lmes.