The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-12-12
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the week Ending Dec. 6.

Ind, aged los years.
The little town of Ward, S. D., was
nearly wiped out by fire.
George Bear, an Indian, was
hanged at Sioux Falls, S. D., for MUIR
der.
Mont Pelee, on the Island of Mar
Unique, has resumed its dangerous
activity.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt cele-
brated the sixteenth anniversary of
their wedding.
Mrs. Carrie Nation is IN Jail at To-
peka, Kan, on the charge of disturb
ing the peace.
The American league is to have
Sunday baseball only in Chicago and
st. Louis next year.
Chicago's anthracite coal supply is
100000 tons short and suffering is
likely from cold weather.
The coinage executed at the minis
of the United States during Novem-
Der amounted to $5,246, $50.
The schooner Wesley NJ. CLEAR was
wrecked in a storm off Hatteras in
let and the crew of ten drowned
The president has appointed Rob-
ert NJ. McWade, of Pennsylvania, to
be consul general at Canton, China
Shamrock, a prize bullock at the
stock show in Chicago, was sold at
Sc cents pound, bringing $1,O1O.SO.
The sixth annual convention of the
National Live Stock association will
be held January 13 next in Kansas City,
Mo.
Weekly trade reviews say that bust
ness activity continues throughout
the country in excess of previous
years.
John H. Holder, publisher of the
Aurora Beacon and the pioneer news
paper man of Aurora, H., died sud-
denly.
A. B. Anderson, of Charlottesville,
Ind, will be appointed United States
district judge to succeed John Baker,
resigned.
An injunction against Cleveland la
Dor unions to prevent boycotting of
restaurant has been made perma-
nent by Judge Ford.
The German emperor in a speech
to a deputation of workingmen at
Breslau said socialists were the foes
or the wage earners.
Caleb Powers, convicted in the
Goebel murder conspiracy in Kentucky
and sentenced to life Imprisonment,
ho haap To- n paxy +,;o1
The November fire loss shows to-
tai of $10,55S,300, against $14, sol, 900 for
1901. Loss for II months. $123, 667 900,
against 1852 900 900 for 1901.
1t has been decided that the America
cup race shall be sailed beginning Au-
gust go, 1908, and continuing on al
ternate days until concluded.
DR.. Henry S. Cutler, composer and
musical conductor, credited with in
Producing vested male choirs in this
country, died at Swampscott, Mass
The three men who are supposed
to have robbed the bank at Bridger,
Mont, and escaped with $3,73S were
captured after wild ride of 800 miles.
A well-known New York financier
| says that of SO,OOO,OO0 silver dollars
now in circulation it is likely that
not less than 100000 are counter
| felt.
Sir Hiram Maxim, British inventor
| and gunmaker, will start for the United
States soon to begin flying machine ex-
| periments that will extend over two
years.
The government receipts during
| November amounted to $43, sos, 001
and the disbursements $43,O4O.257.
| leaving surplus for the month Of
$5sS,741.
A girl aged six years and an in
| FAINT of two months, children of Mrs.
| Ainsley Bowers, of Saginaw, Mich,
| were burned to death while their
mother was absent from the house.
The United States navy began a war
game in the Caribbean sea. Rear Adj
miral Summers fleet sailed from Trim
| idad to effect landing on American
| West Indian possessions. Admiral
Higginson's fleet is on guard.
The government monthly crop re-
| port shows winter wheat condition
promising and the crop making rapid
growth. The Hessian fly is causing
extensive damage in early sown grain,
| but the late grain is unaffected.