The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-09-18

issued an Order SuppreSSlng In future
the christening" of ships of war.
Diamonds have been discovered in
Liberia, and several tested in London
were found to be stones of good color.
From parliamentary paper it ap
pears that four churches in the city OF
London have been pulled down since
1884.
At the last sitting of the Italian par.
lament 80 bills were approved in five
hours. They were voted eight at a
time.
The government mint report puts
the gold production of the world since
the discovery of America at 1851,
100000
One of the most prominent oil mag.
mates in Los Angeles is a woman, who
is said to control about half Of the
whole product.
During stormy weather at Berne
Switzerland, flash Of lightning struck
flock of sheep, killing 48. The shep
herd was badly injured.
AO Iual W. JulCS
Verne, the celebrated author, has be
come almost blind, and an operation
for cataract is necessary.
The Knights of Labor are aiding the
employers Of New York in the fight
against the unions which have not YET
signed the arbitration plan.
In Greater New York the average
number of children in Protestant fam
flies is 1855, in Catholic families 2.03
and in Hebrew families 254
The largest and best stocked marine
aquarium in the world is on the old
moat Of the abandoned FIT Jefferson
on Gordon Key, Dry Tortugas.
Persistent insomnia, unwonted irri
liability and dread of graphing with
business problems are danger signals
of general nervous breakdown.
An attempt by Spanish anarchists to
derail train in Andalusia by means
of a telegraph post and a steel raj
placed across the line has failed.
Three German carpenters arriving al
Sydney under contract have been for
hidden to land pending an inquiry
whether they are skilled laborers.
A girl child was born recently at the
Egyptian Village" in the fire exhibit
ton, earls court. She Is named Alex
andra Ibrahim, in honor Of the queen
Three Photographic records of the
voice of the emperor of Austria have
been taken for preservation by the
Imperial Academy of Sciences Of
Austria.
Forty-eight persons have been found
frozen to death as a result of the re
cent severe snowstorm which passed
over Germany, and many are still
missing.
A communication from the South
African Colonization society states
that out of all the girls sent by It to
the cape only 2 per cent. have turned
out badly.
The Yellowstone park proper is one
third larger than Delaware, and the
adjoining government forest reserves
make an area nearly equal to that OF
New Jersey.
The worlds record for fast type
writing is now held by Miss Pretty
of the United States patent Office, who
wrote 20, 400 words in six hours with
less than one error to the page.
Owing to the prevalence OF rabies
among the cats of Amberg, Bavaria,
the authorities gave orders for mas.
sacre. and not a single cat has sur.
vived.
I. Exports Of butter from the United
States for the fiscal year ended June
30. 1903, amounted to only 8,f97, 1854
pounds against 15,081 ,4S0 pounds the
year previous.
A Greenock confectioner who pur-
chased 400 pounds Of sugar, the
sweepings of a ships hold, has been
fined s2 IS I'd for removing it with
out paying the duty.
Owing to the prohibition OF the
Turkish censor performance Of "The
Merchant of Venice" could not take
place in Constantinople, and "Othello''
was only allowed to be played under
the title of Jealousy"