The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-06
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the week Ending Feb. %.

The opera house block and public
library at Ashland, o., were destroyed
by fire.
John Quinn, member of the Fifty
first congress, died in New York, aged
60 years.
Young Corbett and Eddie Hanlon
fought 20 rounds to a draw at San
Francisco.
The republican National Editorial
association met in annual convention
in Washington.
The Rock Islands purchase of the
Frisco system is the forerunner of
vast railroad merger.
Dan Jones, of Milwaukee, won the
bowling championship of the United
States at Indianapolis.
Christian Joehlin was tortured with
fire near Toledo, O., by ten masked
men, who secured SIS 600.
President Roosevelt lauded Meth
odism in an address at New York that
was heard by 1000 people.
Weekly reports say trade is &C.
tolerated by milder weather, business
continuing to be very active.
Robbers blew the post Office safe
at Garrett, Ind, and carried away
$1,000 in cash and $500 in stamps.
William Fambro (coloredD, who in
suited a white woman, was shot dead
in his home at Griffin, Ga, by mob.
Henry Farrer, one of the best
known water-color painters in Ameri-
ca, died in New York, aged 60 years.
The new antitrust law is already
being enforced by Attorney General
Knox under the presidents advice.
Mabini, the former president of the
Filipino supreme court, has taken
the oath of allegiance to the United
States.
An explosion in powder works at
Cherokee, Mo-, killed three men and
injured Is others, three of them
fatally.
King Edward announces that Queen
Victoria's collection of 1897 jubilee
presents will be exhibited at the st.
Louis fair.
Joseph keenan, (colored) was
hanged at Greenville, S. c., for the
murder of Samuel Williamson, a
| white man.
Venezuelan authorities accuse the
Germans of footing the warship Res
taurador before returning it to the
government.
Harry Forbes, of Chicago, won the
worlds bantam weight championship
by defeating Andy Tokell, of Eng
land, at Detroit.
Edward L. Burdicl1, of Buffalo, n
Y, prominent in business and social
| life, was found dead in his home with
his head crushed.
John G. FILLMORE, founder of the
Order of United Commercial Travel
ers, died at his home in Columbus
o., aged SIS years.
| Conrad n. Jordan, assistant treas
urer of the United States at the sub
| treasury in New York city, died of the
grip, aged 70 years.
At Cambridge City, Ind, barn
stroyed by fire and IA race horses
were burned to death.
| Five hundred Chinese government
troops were ambushed and killed by
rebels in Yang-Ning and the revolt
| is spreading into Human.
Samuel Harris, a miner, fell 10s
feet down a shaft at Terre Haute
Ind, and escaped with nothing more
serious than a broken leg.
Colonial dungeons where Ethan AL
len and other revolutionary soldiers
were confined by the British were I'm.
earthed by workmen in New York.
DR.. Richard Jordan Calling, in
ventor of the gun bearing his name
died suddenly at the home of his
daughter in New York, aged 81
years.
The congress of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution at Washing
ton unanimously reelected Mrs
Charles w. Fairbanks, of Indianapolis
president general.
The Illinois legislature has passed 9
bill appropriating $4,000 for a life,
size statue of the late Frances E. Will
Lard, to be placed in the National Statu.
airy hall in Washington.
A cyclone in England, Ireland and
Wales killed scores of people and 6
railroad train was blown from The
track and the British steamer Otter
caps sank with 80 persons.
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