The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-25
LATER.

Wisconsin, has handed down an opinion
in which he decides that Melbourne
Mcdowell holds the rights to the PLAYS
"La Tosca" and cleopatra" which
rights he inherited from his wife, the
late Fanny Davenport.
Earthquakes in Persia shook down
several buildings and killed one person.
The night operator at Saxton, Wis,
was held up at the point of a revolver
by lone highwayman and robbed of
500.
At Carroll, Ia, the daughter of Geo.
Simmons was killed by lightning.
Bishop Moore, of the M. E. Church
of America, and party were set upon
in Japan and wounded by coolies.
Fire at Block Island, r. l., destroyed
property valued at $50, 900.
In freight wreck at Lena, Ind,
Wickliffe Killefer, engineer, was killed.
A destructive typhoon has swept
southern Luzon. One of the govern
ment customs steamers was wrecked
with loss of nineteen lives, including
three Americans.
The city of Quayaquil, Ecuador, was
almost obliterated by fire, ninety blocks
being consumed. The loss on build
ings and merchandise is estimated at
SIS, 100000. The burned buildings in
clude the customs house and railway
station. The city is without gas, and
the only water to be had is that taken
from the river Guayas.
A tornado near Chesterville, Ont.
destroyed many buildings and killed a
number of persons.
In a race riot in Chicago, Tenn,
two white men and two negroes were
killed. The trouble arose over a re-
fusal to allow negroes to work in the
mines.
A train on the Lake Shore road re-
Gently covered 100. miles in 100 min
utes.
Another strike of the freight hand
lers in Chicago is threatened, the men
claiming four railroads have not kept
faith,
The navy department announces that
will be named Louisiana and Connecti-
cut.
Harry Mercer, typewriter thief
who has operated in several eastern
states was sentenced to four years in
the penitentiary from Kansas City, Mo.
William Nelson, railroad engineer
in Chicago shot and killed killed his
wife and then killed himself.
A fierce tornado, characterized by
wind storm of extraordinary velocity,
thunder, vivid lightning and heavy
rain, suddenly burst upon Baltimore
at 1870 p M, Sunday, with the result
that eleven persons lost their lives,
hundreds of houses were unroofed,
trees in the public parks and streets
were torn up by the roots, many build
ings damaged and several people in
jured.
The Chinese officials have formally
notified the ministers of the powers Of
the thrones acceptances of the condi-
ton for the restoration of Tien Tsin to
the Chinese.
The French government has closed
$500 Catholic schools.
Leopold, king of Belgium, will visit
the United States in 1908.
A general order has been prepared
at the war department retiring Major
General John r. Brooke, who reached
the age limit of "a years the 21st inst.
The hunt for Harry Tracey, the
Washington outlaw, has been aban-
doned.
Theodore Pullen, aged 10 years, at
Leavenworth, Kas., shot Leila Madren,
aged IA, through the back, killing her,
because her step-father had refused to
sanction their marriage. Pullen es.
capped.
A cross river motor car was struck
by freight train at Council Bluffs, la
Forty passengers were on the car, and
eight were seriously injured. All the
rest were more or less shaken up.
John E. Dolan was elected president
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians by
the convention at Denver, Colo.
George Anderson, aged 10, near La
Crosse, Wis, was fatally bitten by a
drove of angry hogs.
The steamer Belgenland was towed
into Halifax with broken shaft.