The Ely miner., 1902-12-05
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the week Ending Nov. 20.

FOur men M one WOulHu cOLllHIttCu
suicide in Chicago on Thanksgiving
day.
The will of Herr Krupp bequeaths
the big gun factory at Essen to his
eldest daughter.
Duston Sarvis, telegraph operator,
shot Miss Jody Burns and committed
suicide at Nichols, S. c.
Three islands of the South sea group
have been annexed for Great Britain
by the warship Sparrow.
Great Britain closed its ports to
live stock shipped from New England
and is in fear of meat famine.
Solomon II. Bethea has been reap
pointed United States district attor-
ney for the northern district of 1lli-
nois.
Many Americans were winners at the
annual distribution of medals in the
foreign ecclesiastical colleges OF
Rome.
John L. Sullivan, the former pugil-
ist, filed a petition in bankruptcy in
New York to prevent his arrest for
debt in Boston.
The Peoria & Pekin Q1l.) terminal
railroad has granted the demands of
it's employees for ten per cent. in
crease in wages.
Emperor William presented Ambas-
sador White with the gold medal of sci
ence and art of the German empire at
farewell audience.
A detective exposed plot whereby
gang at Dallas, Tex, planned to de-
fraud a life insurance company out of
thousands of dollars.
The Philippines constabulary under
Inspector Crockett killed SO ladrones
in Leyte. Thirteen were killed by Cor
poral Montague's force.
President Castro will head off
naval demonstration against Vene-
zuela by England and Germany by
paying claims due their subjects.
Central Pacific stockholders have
sued the c. p. Huntington estate for
over $1O0,0O0,O00, charging fraud in
manipulate of finances of western
| roads.
DR.. Adolf Lorenz, the noted Aus
! trian surgeon, received the degree
! of doctor of laws from Northwest
ern university in the presence of a
large audience.
The state department is Handicapped
| in preparing claims of American citi-
zens for losses in Samoa by the fact
that it recently specifically denied liza
| bility for such claims.
Fire Chief Edward F. Croker, of
| missioner Sturgis on four of six
| charges and ordered dismissed from
| the service December 1.
British merchants in India are
| alarmed at a threatened invasion of
steel industries by American capital.
The Bengal Iron & Steel company will
| import a plant to forestall it
The British-American Tobacco COM
pany, with $3O.OOO,OOO capital, is said
to be planning London headquarters
for control of the worlds exports. j.
B. Duke is president of the concern.
The Nobel prize of $4,000 was
awarded to Maj. Donald Ross, of Liv-
eEpOOl, lOE research lulO IHe
malaria theory. DR.. Emil Fischer. of
Berlin, and DR.. Arrhenius. of Stock
holm, also received rewards.
Reports of II principal national
banks of Chicago show an aggregate
decrease of $13,0OO,COO in deposits
since September Is, a contraction of
$15000000 in loans and an increase of
$4,000 coo in cash resources.
An attempt to pass the German
tariff bill without discussing details
compelled an adjournment of the
reichstag. Socialists dragged Herr
Gathein (radicaD downstairs, and
prevented renewal of his speech
when the session was resumed.
Western Nebraska land frauds. in
volving 3,952,s44 acres, are under in
vestigation by Col. John S. Mosby at
President Roosevelt's instigation.
Cattle barons are accused of fencing
public land and paying widows $75 for
securing it under homestead act.
The income of Irish families who
rent bog land from Lord De Freyne
estate averages $4O.75 yearly. derived
from laborat 25 cents a day and the sale
of eggs. The produce raised is worth
only $50, while the yearly expenses av-
erage $57.25, including $40 for groceries
6O n II L.