The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-25
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI 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.


matter.
Four masked men held up a train
near Chester, Col, and robbed the pas
sengers.
Maj. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton has closed
his active military career, having
reached the retiring age of "a years.
The president has issued commits
sion to Director Merriam, under the
new permanent census law, as director
of the census.
Operations have been started in the
Rolling Mill mine near Johnstown,
Pa, where the fatal explosion &C.
Cured.
After a stormy session with officials
of the transfers union the freight
handlers in Chicago made a number
of concessions and the revised de-
mands will be presented to the rail-
roads.
Mrs. Amanda George, aged 70, died
at Anderson, Ind, after a fast of G.
days.
The Peary relief steamer Windward
sailed from New York for the arctic
regions.
The Cleveland CO., police have or
dered all fortune tellers and clairvoy-
ants to either quit their calling or
leave the city.
Mrs. Jacob Cox, of Mount Vernon,
H., has been left $4,000 by a man
who was befriended when poor by her
husbands family.
Minister WI Ting Fang says he will
be glad to return to China, where he
hopes to be of service in introducing
many ideas of western civilization.
President Roosevelt will accept as
surance of the vatican that friars will
be recalled without insisting on agree
ment as to manner OF time.
Wholesale grocers in Illinois, In
diana, Ohio, Michigan and other west
ern states have combined with a cap
ital of $5,OOO,O00
Outlaw Tracy exchanged shots with
deputies near Palmer, Wash.
The new battleship Maine sailed
from Philadelphia for the builders
trial outside Delaware capes.
Senior Quesada, Cuban minister, sub
mitted a report to President Palma on
Consul General Bragg's letter. The
Cuban government is likely to over
look the affair as an indiscretion of
Mrs. Bragg.
Congressman Frank C. Wachter, of
Baltimore, was badly bitten by pet
st. Bernard dog, which attacked his
13-year-old daughter.
TT K;nn ri in 10 taI J,
bovine tubercle bacilli by DR.. George
d. Barney to prove consumption would
result, died at Shippenport, N. H.
Secretary Cortelyou left Oyster Bay
for Washington to complete arrange
ments for the trip of President Roose-
welt.
The revenue cutter Michigan was
Erie (Pa.) docks.
Rev. Joseph A. Sternhart, of Milwau-
kee, who prepared his grave and pre-
dicted the time of his death, passes
away.
Nina A. Phillips, a refined and we'll
dressed girl, committed suicide by
jumping into the rapids at Niagara
Falls.
The government crop report shows
progress of corn favorable and winter
wheat harvest nearly finished; spring
wheat and oats making good prog
ress; cotton improving.
The big bull campaign in corn in
Chicago came to an end, the price
slumping badly on the last day.
A break in the striking Chicago
freight handlers ranks occurred when
the Lake Shore, Nickel Plate, Michi-
gan Central, Rock Island and North
western employees accepted wages Of
fered July 1; others likely to follow
Three towns in North Dakota are re-
ported wiped out by cyclone, with pos
sible loss of scores of lives. Much val
liable property is known to have been
destroyed, country districts suffering
severely.
In canal treaty to be drawn between
United States and Colombia this gov
eminent will incorporate provisions
for coaling stations.
Liang Chen Tung, the newly appoint
ed minister to Washington, says he
likes his new post and laudS America
for fair dealing in the recent troubles
in China.
The president has issued an order
barring political pulls" and influence
in securing discharges of enlisted men
from the navy.
Capt. Hobson, the Cuban war hero
rescued a drowning girl, who had
jumped in the river near East ST.
Louis, ILL.,, to test his gallantry.
Tornadoes have caused a loss of
100000 in crops and property in Min
nesota and North Dakota.
William Ody, negro, who attempt
ed to assault Miss Virginia Tucker,
was burned at the stake at Clayton.
Miss.