The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-09
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.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
A labor war in all meat packing CEN
ters is threatened by refusal of stock
yards employees at Chicago, Kansas
City and Omaha to compromise on
wage and hour demands.
Secretary of Interior Hitchcock and
members of the Dawes commission are
accused of fraud by the Delaware In
dams attorney in 100000 damage
claim.
Gov. Jelks, Of Alabama, has signed
the anti-boycott bill, which is said to
be the most rigid law ever passed in
any state on the subject, and has been
bitterly opposed by organized labor.
Five firemen and one employe were
injured in the burning of the Standard
varnish works in Chicago and the prop
erty loss was S350,OOO.
The Mississippi river has spread over
the low lands near Clinton, Ia, inundat-
ing thousands of acres of corn.
A train on the Southern railway was
wrecked near Danville, Va, and nine
persons were killed.
The fourth annual assembly of the Ma
tional Army and Navy Spanish War
Veterans began in New Haven, Conn.
Fire destroyed the Prospect house at
Bayshore, Long Island, the loss being
100000.
David D. Samuels, cashier of the
Bangor CWis) bank, is charged with en-
bezzling $4,000.
Investigations show that Nebraska
corn was little damaged by the recent
frosts
Trolley cars have killed 6S persons
in st. Louis this year.
Rev. Truman F. Allen. pastor of the
Thirteenth Avenue Methodist church,
Minneapolis, Mimi. was stricken with
apoplexy in his pulpit and in three
hours he was dead.
An attempt was made to burn the
agricultural building at the st. Louis
worlds fair.
George w. Garwood, wealthy coal
broker. aged G5 years, shot and killed
Hilda Vogel. aged 22 years, and then
killed himself in Pittsburg, Pa. Jeal-
ousy was the cause.
Universalists celebrated in Winches-
ter, N. H, the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the adoption of their faith in
America.
Edward De La Brousse killed Marie
Jordan and himself in San Francisco.
Jealousy was the cause.
Exercises commemorative of the CEN
tennial of the dedication of the first
Catholic church in Boston were held in
that city.
Chicago centennial parade was bril-
liant affair and was witnessed by thou
sands of spectators.
The government crop review reports
exceptionally favorable conditions in
the corn belt.
President Roosevelt issued statement
to labor leaders positively refusing to
recede from his decision against any dis
elimination between union and nom
union men in the government employ.
A gigantic federation of employers
has been formed in Chicago, embracing
the manufacturers of the United States,
whose purpose is to protect independ-
ent Workmen and maintain open shops.
Peter Lenousky was hanged at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, for the murder of
Anthony Sennick, companion mine
worker.
Ten per cent of POS cargoes of food and
wines shipped from Europe since the
pure food law became effective have been
barred because they were adulterated.
The navy department was advised Of
the departure of the gunboat Nashville
from Pensacola, Fla, to protect Ameri-
can citizens in Nicaragua.
Registration books have closed in
Richmond, Va, and the result shows that
5000 negroes have been DISTINGUISHED.
Twenty-seven white men have been in
dicted at Lynchburg, Tenn, for lynching
a negro.
The baseball season has closed, Pitts
burg winning the National league pen
nant and Boston stands first in the
American league.
The shooting of Editor Gonzales by
former Lieut.. Gov. Tillman was shown
by evidence in the latters trial at Lex
1ngton, S. c., to have been carefully
planned
The Office of the Victor (Col) Herald
was closed by militia, who arrested the
entire staff, who had favored the miners
union.
Mayor Harrison says grating" is
prevalent in the city hall in Chicago, but
that lack of proof prevents the dismissal
of the offending employees.
War between the United States and
Germany is inevitable, according to Prof
Albion w. Small, of the University of
Chicago.
The Packard national bank at Spring
field, Mass, closed it's doors with liza
bilities estimated at 100000
H. Melville Hanna, brother of Senator
M. A. Hanna, has given 100000 to the
Western Reserve university in Cleve-
land.
The civil service commission in Wash
fngton has received call from the Phil
ippine government for $50 male teach
ers