The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-23
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Jan. II.


The British debt was increased $780,
100000 because of the Boer war.
Three persons were drowned by the
breaking up of ice in park basin in
Washington.
The New York board of education
has decided against married woman as
school teachers.
Twelve men were blown to pieces
at the Hamilton powder works near
Nanaimo, B. C.. s
Gov. Jefferson Davis has been inau-
gurated in Arkansas for his second
serm of two years.
The attorney general of Illinois. in
his biennial report urges the use of in
junction in cases against trusts.
Railways of the United States plan
to expend this year in bettArments
and extensions about $3OO,OO0,OO0.
The republican caucus of the New
Hampshire legislature renominated j.
ID. Gallinger for United States SEN
ator.
Alice B. TeEis, the ten-year-old daugh-
ter of the late Hugh Tevis and heiress
Of several millions, died at San Fran
cisco.
An Indianian aged 80 years has just
filed his ninth divorce suit, all his
former wives living in the same neigh
borhood.
Apostle Reed Smoot has been nomi-
mated for United States senator by
the republican caucus of the Utah
legislature.
The national board of trade in
dorsed the presidents policy of tariff
revision and the appointment of a
commission.
Charles r. Lott, of Chicago, has been
elected president of the National AS
ISOLATION of Retail Grocers and Gen.
eral Merchants.
Conductor o. S. Daniels, Fireman j.
L. Huddleston, E. d. Flory and J. Hes
ter were killed in a freight wreck at
Sour Lake, Tex.
A cigar company with $1,O00,000
capital has been organized to fight
the national trust, the factories to
be located at Detroit.
By vote of 141 to 81 the German
reichstag passed the resolution direct
ed against the most favored nation
clause in its commercial treaties.
The receipts of the so largest post
Offices of the United States for De-
cember as compared with December,
1901, show net increase of $734,235.
Canute r. Matson, former coroner
and sheriff of Cook county, ILL.,, who
served at the time of the execution of
the anarchists, died of heart disease.
German Crown Prince Frederick
William arrived at ST. Petersburg and
was given splendid reception, crowds
cheering him as he passed through the
streets.
American and English missionaries
were forced to depart hurriedly from
the city of Fee, in Morocco, the Moors
openly cursing the women in the
streets.
The National Live Stock associa-
tion convention in Kansas City in
dorsed President Roosevelt's pro.
posed commission to investigate graz
ing problems.
New York's new city hall, planned
to cost $S,0OO,0OO and cover two blocks,
bounded by Broadway, Center, Cham
bers and Reade streets, except the hall
of records site.
Former soldiers in the Cuban army
threaten revolt unless their claims are
paid by March. A manifesto has been
issued declaring towns will be seized.
The government plans settlement in
April.
Gov. La Toilette, in his message to
the Wisconsin legislature, arraigns
railroads for alleged failure to pay
their share of taxes, condemns paid
lobbyists and asks for an effective
primary election law.
The Canada Settlers company, in
corporated by Illinois capitalists to To-
cate colonists from the United States
on 100000 acres, received a license
from Ontario to begin operations.
The maximum price of land will be
three dollars an acre.
According to a report made by the
secretary of state, each member of the
isthmian canal commission has been
allowed $1,000 month, with travelling
and incidental expenses thrown in.
The aggregate amount paid out in sal
aries up to date is $225,2S9.