The Ely miner., 1903-04-10
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending April 4.

The transport Thomas arrivedin San
Francisco from Manila with $50 enlist
ed men.
In a political riot at Monterey,
Mexico, five men were killed and so
wounded.
Joseph Telles was hanged at Santa
Fe, n. NJ, for the murder of Jailer Epi-
tacio Gallegor.
The Lake Shore twentieth century
limited train made a run OF 3S1 miles
in 36s minutes.
Fire destroyed business block at
Sibley, H., including the post Office
and all the mail.
Five masked men blew open the safe
of McPhillips' store at Judson, Ind,
and secured $4,000.
The Canadian house of commons
has adopted resolutions in favor of
home rule for Ireland.
Victor Murdock has been nominat-
ed for congress by the republicans of
the Seventh Kansas district.
The bank at Leger, Okla, was
robbed by three men of $4,000 in cash
inte nded for INDIAN payments.
Benedict & Co., "get-rich-quick" con-
cern, abandoned its South Bend Ond.1 J
offices, leaving many creditors.
Robbers dynamited the safe in the
post office at Wellington, o., and Sc
cured $1,000 in cash and STAN S.
Mrs. McKinley's team ran away as
she was driving to the cemetery in
Canton, but she was not injured.
Count Eliot Zborowski, of New York,
and Baron de Pallange, his chauffeur,
were killed in an automobile race at
Nice.
A bill increasing the liquor license
fees throughout the state by so per
cent. has passed the New York legis-
lature.
The amateur championship of the
Western Golf association has been
awarded to the Euclid club of Cleve-
land, O.
During March the total coinage was
So, 77,627, consisting of: Gold, $6,s79,-
900; silver, $1,595,9S7; minor coins,
s3O1.72O.
The Texas legislature has adopted a
sweeping antitrust law, applying to
labor organizations as well as to cor
porations.
United States Senator J. P. Clark
and Congressman S. Brundige en-
gagged in a street fight at Little
Rock, Ark.
M. NJ. Castleton, 4 labor organizer,
was fatally shot during a fight be-
tween rival sheet metal workers
unions in Chicago.
Premier Combes, of France, says the
religious orders have assumed a threat
ening attitude and are openly tallling 6
of violent measures.
The president has selected Wayne
MacVeagh to represent the United
States in the Venezuelan case before
The Hague tribunal.
Revenues under the new oleomar-
garine law show a great decrease.
bearing out the claims of opponents
of the increased tax.
A health report from Gen. Davis at
Manila shows steady improvement in
the health of the troops and: cholera
has almost disappeared.
For the month of March the total
government receipts were 5,435, ,434
and the disbursements $44, ,9S7 ,5S7, leav.
ing surplus of $447,S4
King Oscar of Sweden and Norway
has resumed his duties as ruler Of
the kingdom after a rest since Jan.
uary % because of illness.
One thousand men are reported to
have been killed or wounded in bat
tie between Bulgarians and Turkish
troops in the Okhreida district.
At the close of business March 81
1908, the total circulation of national
bank notes was 1882, ,519,25S, an in
crease for the year of $25, ,042,S51
Indictments on charge of conduct
ing bucket-shops have been voted by
the grand jury against leading mem
bers of the Chicago Board of Trade.
Frank Dudash, who killed his
cousin, Joseph Fedelen, as the out
come of feud that started years
ago in Germany, was hanged at Kit
tanning, Pa.
A new worlds record in firing 13-ineh
guns was set by the battleship Indi-
ana's crew off Pensacola, Fla. Four
teen out of 16 shots scored at FIVE
mile range.