The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-08
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

DOMESIlC.
EARTHQUAKES were felt in Nebraska,
westel Iowa, South Dakota and Cali
fornia. causing fright and doing some
damage.
Mrs. Kate Walsh, Francisco I'M
peratora and Costello Matteo were
killed by lightning during a storm at
Pittsburg, Pa.
A. NJ. Rothschild, founder of the A.
NJ. Rothschild Mercantile company
and lately its president, shot and
killed himself at his residence in
Chicago. Ill health was the cause.
A memorial arch is to be erected
in Baltimore to commemorate the
achievements of Admiral Schley.
The president is considering the
complaint of Cuba which was made
following criticisms of Gen. Bragg.
Warrants for Is miners, charging
contempt, were secured by United
States attorney at Charleston, w. Va.
The steamer Roanoke arrived at
Seattle, Wash, with 81, GOO, 900 in treas
ure from Nome. Alaska.
Unknown miscreants visited ranches
in Oregon and Colorado and killed over
500 sheep and goats.
Mrs. Mary Meade, who murdered her
children, Alice and Mary, at their home
in Brooklyn, N. Y, died in a hospital.
A storm in New York city caused one
death, damaged towers and church
steeples, and flooded the new rapid
transit tunnel.
Army officers believe that the next
congress will reestablish the canteen.
1t is said that the supply of anthra-
cite coal will at the present rate of con-
sumption probably be exhausted by
the middle of September.
Vast areas of timber along thou
sands of miles of the heavily wooded
Yukon slopes in Alaska have been raw
aged by fire.
Former Banker Charles w. Spalding
has been brought back from Joliet to
Chicago on habeas corpus writ, after
serving since 1898.
cyclone visited the Gulf of Cali
fornia, wrecking vessels and damaging
many buildings in the coast cities. Five
persons were drowned at Mazatlan.
The Malcolm Brewing company in
Brooklyn, N. Y, has failed for 100000.
Rev. w. HI. Leatherman, pastor of the
Methodist church a. DeGraff, o., was
drowned in trying to save Earl Nod
ham, aged 10, who went down with him.
Striking miners at Ansted, w. Va,
are practically kept from home by
federal court injunction, as the town
is located on the operators land.
The government has been warned to
watch for anarchists recently ordered
out of Turkey and supposed to be head
ed for this country.
Douglas Charnley, owner of Cuban
tobacco plantation, has returned to
Chicago and declares the island is
threatened by revolt and bankruptcy.
George d. Middleton was electro
cuted at Clinton prison in Dannemora,
n. Y, for the murder of his wife.
Alexandra Seba was stoned to death
at Santa Fe., n. NJ, by Luis Romero,
who returned home unexpectedly and
found Seba in company with his wife.
Fifty thousand orthodox Jews took
part in the funeral of Chief Rabbi ia
cob Josephs in New York city,
A rich Cleveland CO., Chinese mer-
chant found wife in Chicago and
paid $500 for her.
The preliminary report of the COM
missioner for the fiscal year ended
June 80 shows total internal revenue
receipts of $271 ,s67, 800.
The will of DR.. C. K. Adams, former
president of the University of Wiscon-
sin, leaves the entire estate of $751;
Oo0 to the widow during her/life, after
which it is to go to the university to
found five fellowships.
After having kept fast for As days
Mrs. Katherine L. Ball, one of the pro-
prieors of ''The Hedges family ho-
tel, died of starvation in San Francisco.
The Thomas ]. Upton packing plant
at the stock yards in Chicago was dam
aged $25OO0O by fire.
The Rock Island Railroad company,
with $15o,Oo0,O0o capital, has been in
corporated at Jersey City to take over
the present company's stock for new
issue.
While in fit of temporary insanity
D. P. Dye shot fatally his 11-year-old
son Carroll, and then committed sui
eide ct Louisville, Ky.