The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-17
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the week Ending Aug. IL.

FOE the week EnO1nS aug.
The census bureau gave the population
Of Providence, r. l., at 175,OOO.
Hawaii has closed it's last school for
teaching the native language.
European governments are planning for
the suppression of anarchists.
Two hundred Armenians were massacred
by Turkish troops at Spaghank.
An explosion in a factory at Azuma
Yama, Japan, killed so persons.
st. Louis union street car men have
formed street railway company.
The population of Milwaukee, Wis, is
IS, 315. gain of S0,S47 in ten years.
Germany will sepd 10000 more troops
to China to cooperate with the allies
Iowa democrats will hold their STAGE con-
vention in Cedar Rapids on August l6.
Texas democrats nominated ]. D. Say
ers, of Bastrop county, for governor.
The government crop report shows de-
clines in the condition of nearly all crops
for July.
Union republicans in Delaware have nom
mated George w. Marshall, of Kent, for
governor.
Gov. Tanner has suspended the Illinois
cattle quarantine law until legality is adj
Indicated.
Ffty-two cases of yellow fever are under
treatment at Havana, Is of which are
Americans.
Mrs. Phoebe Moulton celebrated her one
hundredth birthday at her home in La
Crosse, Wis.
William Bateman Leeds gave his bride
in Cleveland, o., presents to the value OF
over 100000
N E. Backenstoss reached Seattle on a
bicycle, having made the trip from New
York in 81 days.
After a family quarrel Charles Dabor.
r. LA lin h; 20 or76
himself in Chicago.
The Russians who have been fighting
around Tsai-Chow are reported to have
killed 5000 Chinese.
Judge v. V. Barnes was officially notified
of his nomination by the prohibition party
for governor of Illinois.
The large floating dry dock bought at
Havana from the Spanish government will
be located at Pensacola.
The strike of cabmen in Paris, France,
resulted in a lockout and 800 drivers were
deprived of their vehicles.
Junius w. Cobb, of Cleveland, o., was
enjoined from making love to Miss Agnes
c. Smith by Judge Dissette-
There is promise of larger number OF
visitors at the Yellowstone park this sea-
son than in any previous year.
The name, building and other property
of the Harper Brothers were sold at auc-
Capt. Frederick Jerome, an old-time
sailor, who saved over 1000 lives during
his career, died at San Francisco.
Fire at Atlanta, ILL.,, destroyed the livery
barn of John Longnecker and 20 horses
were cremated, one valued at $500.
The democrats of the Fifth district Of
Wisconsin nominated Charles H. Weise,
of Sheboygan Falls, for congress
English papers commenting on the bond
issue say New York is destined to be the
greatest money market in the world.
The percentage of sick among our sol
diers in the Philippines amounts to S04,
or less than one-twelfth of all the troops.
Receipts of Klondike gold at Pacific coast
points so far this season are about So, $780,
600, against S7,690,OOO at the same time last
| year.
Admiral Watson said in London the
| United States was making slow but sure
progress in the pacification of the Philip
| pines.
The auadrennial convention of democrat
| ic clubs originally set for September at
| Indianapolis, has been postponed until Oc-
tober 8.
Walter Russell Johnston. for more than
| 40 years organist of st. Paurs Methodist
Episcopal church, New York, is dead Of
| heart disease.
William Richardson has been nominated
| for congress by the democrats in the
Eighth district of Alabama. to succeed
| Gen. Joe Wheeler.
All records for sales at the Chicago stock
yards were broken when herd of 60 blood
| ed shorthorns from Canada brought an
| average price of S79S.64.
DR.. Cyrus Hamlin, founder of Roberts
| college in Constantinople, died at Port
| land, Me-, aged SO years, He was one OF
the most celebrated Turkish missionaries.
Waterloo Qa.) special says: The repub-
| lican state committee has announced that
! Gov. Roosevelt will open the campaign in
the west on September 20, in this city This
| will be his only speech in iowa.