The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-11
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the week Ending May S.

For the Week Ending May 5.
The town of Barrett. Mimi. was wiped
| out 10y hre.
Snow fell and ice formed in Ashtabula,
o.. and vicinity.
Nearly 1900 Spanish prisoners still are
held by the Filipinos.
Sandon, British Columbia mining town.
was all but obliterated by fire.
George Gordon. desperate negro. was
hanged at Albin. Miss. by mob.
The post Office department has appoint
ed over 20 postmasters for Porto Rico.
Ten union labor pickets were indicted by
the grand jury in Chicago for melting
riots.
A celebration of the fourth centenary Of
the discovery of Brazil took place in Rio
Janeiro.
Canada's frontier militia is ready for
call 10 arms in preparation for an expected
Fenian raid
Olga Nethersole has sued Rev. DIR. Eaton.
of Washington. for $4,000 for defamation
of character.
The republicans of the Sixth Illinois dis
trict have renominated Henry S. Bouteu
for congress.
The post Office department will issue an
order forbidding use Of the mails by "di-
vine healers."
Mrs. Maria Hook and Sadie Hill, a grand
daughter, were burned 10 dedtu al SuAC-
ton City, Wis.
Former United States Senator Mailman
Thomas Wiley died at MorgantoWn, w.
Va, aged IS years.
The state G. A r encampment at jack
sonville. Ill, elected Joel II. Lengnecker.
of Chicago, commander.
John R Mclean, brother-in-law Of Adj
miral Dewey. has abandoned the latter in
his candidacy for the presidency.
The village Of Grantsburg, Ill, was al
most wholly wiped out by fire, only the
post Office and saloon being saved
At Bamberg, S. c., Rev. W. E johnson
killed his neighbor as the result of a quarrel
growing out of the painting of fence.
In April the total number OF pieces of
money made at the Philadelphia mint
was 1854 100. the value being 81 81, $50.
John Green and Charles Brown were
hanged at New Iberia, La, for the murder
of Young Sorreu at Oliver Station, La
The trials of the Kentuckians accused
of completely in the Goebel assassination
have been set for the second Monday in
July.
The United States asks England to ex-
plain boarding of American vessel by
British warship in neutral waters of east
Africa
Benjamin Douglass, founder of the R. G.
Dun & Co. mercantile agency. died sudden
~ at MS nome III Sdlld Sd4-s d5C0
81 years.
Fire insurance compa MES lost s2S6S54 in
Illinois risks during 1899. losses reaching So
per cent. of premiums, with 3 per cent for
expenses.
The Ohio democratic state convention
will meet at Columbus June II and the
Indiana democrats will meet at Indian
apolis June g.
The Standard Oil company has in
o. mn IN
an parts of the country ten per cent. and
reduced their hours.
Counterfeit $50 bills were discovered in
Philadelphia They are of the series OF
| 1880, check A. plate number :, Tillnaa reg
| lister, Morgan, treasurer
Prominent lawyers uphold the opinion of
| Judge Lochren, of Minnesota, that Porto
| Rico is now under the operations OF the
| United States constitution.
Nebraska republicans nominated Charles
| H. Dietrich, of Hastings, for governor and
elected delegates to the national conven-
| ton instructed for Mckinley.
Nominations for congress: Fifteenth
| Illinois district. B. F. Marsh trer-(, re-
| nominated: Eighteenth, Thomas NJ Jett
lrep.l renominated; John ]. Brenholt
(rep); Eighth Michigan district. Joseph
William Alden Smith (rep), renominated:
1 Ninth. R. P. Bishop (rep.). renominated /;
] First Missouri district, j. 7. Lloyd (rep.l,
renominated.
Congressional nominations: Illinois,
Eighth district, A. J. Hopkins treP), re-
nominated; Tenth. G. W. Prince (rep).
! renominated: Twentieth, j. r Williams
| (deml, renominated. Iowa. First dis
| trict Thomas Hedge (rep.)- Wisconsin,
| Eighth district. E. S. Minor (rep.). re-
nominated Missouri. Second district. w.
! c. Irwin (rep): Eighth. James T, Moore
| (rep). Kansas, First District, G. w.