The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-05-30
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Minister Corea of Nicaragua has been
empowered by his government to con-
| vey assurances to the government of
the United States of Nicaragua's dis
position to make any change in the
base lines of the projected treaty pro-
viding for the construction of Mica
raguan canal to meet the wishes of the
| United States government.
| A bill before the Cuban congress
granting pardon to all Americans for
acts done during the American inter-
vention was amended to grant the
prisoners general amnesty instead of
pardon. In this form the bill passed
without opposition.
An explosion of fire damp in the Fer
ME mine, near Vancouver, B. c., killed
1913 miners. The explosion was caused
by miner lighting his pipe.
A cloudburst near DEBORAH, Ia, sent
the streams out of their banks and
flooded the town. Many houses were
carried off their foundations, and
three lives are known to have been lost.
| Alfred Hamilton was hanged at
Whatcom, WASH, for the murder of
ID. M. Woodbury. at Anacortes.
The president has revoked the old
executive order of August 20, 1901, by
which the lieutenant general COM
handing of the army (Gen. Miles, and
the adjutant general Gen. Corbin) in
turn, are to assume the duties of sec
rotary of war in the absence of the
secretary and assistant secretary.
Charles Reeves, alias Spinner" was
hanged at Boonville, Mo-, for the MUIR
der of his wife Feb. "a.
Natural gas was discovered on the
farm. of Joseph Moses, near Lady
smith, Wis.
The town of Quezaltenango, Guate
mala, was wholly destroyed by an
earthquake which lasted three-quar-
tiers of a minute. Two hundred per-
sons are reported killed, mostly
women.
Eustin A. Batchelder has been ar
rested at Chicago, charged with being
the leader of band of counterfeiters.
When the detectives forced their way
into his room, they found about 81 900
in spurious coin, composed principally
of SIS and $40 gold pieces
Tommy Noonan died at Boston from
the effects of blow he received from
Eddie Dixon in a boxing contest.
Dixon surrendered himself to the po-
lice
James J. Jeffries and Bob Fitzsim-
mons have fnlly agreed to fight at
San Francisco, July 25.
The president of the United States
joined with the official representatives
Of the French republic at Washington
in unwilling the statue of Marshal de
ington and the commander-in-chief of
the French forces in America during
the revolutionary war.
Fire in the city hospital at Cincin-
natl, o., caused great alarm, but loss
of life was prevented.
England firmly believes the Boer war
is ended.
j. Pierpont Morgan has presented
King Edward with $500, 900 tapestry.
Mrs. Silva, a wealthy lady of Lon
don, left her fortune to 's'rooster,"
which she believed contained the soul
of her dead husband. The rooster was
killed and the heirs got the property.
Louise Holman and Myrtle Allen,
school teachers and members of promi-
nent families, were arrested at Blen-
coe, Iowa, charged with arson. 1t is
alleged that they set fire to a floating
barge in the Missouri river on which a
saloon had been conducted for some
time.
Lord Pauncefoote, British ambassa-
dor in Washington, died the Gath, after
an illness of several weeks. He repre-
sented England in this country since
l1ss5.
Six people were killed in a cyclone
that swept over the village of Union,
S. C.
Willard Lee, aged 20 years shot and
killed Lllla Sutton while she was at
tending service at camp meeting near
ATLANTA, Ga, because she refused his
attentions.
Daniel Hill, partner in the firm of
the George Fl. Phillips company On the
Chicago Board of Trade, was shot and
seriously wounded as he lay in bed at
his residence.
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