The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-06-19
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI 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.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

The Belleville Qll) negro lynchers
are likely to go unpublished because
public sentiment upholds them.
Banjo" Peavy (colored) was hanged
by mob near Fort Valley, Ga, for kill
ing w. C. Winslow.
Rev. j. j. Harry, pastor of st. Leo's
church in ST. Louis, has been ap-
pointed archbishop of Manila.
Samuel Parks, business agent of
the New York Iron Workers union,
was arrested for alleged acceptance
of $4,000 bride for settling a strike.
Because of a dispute resulting from
the stonemasons' refusal to join the
bricklayers' union, Pittsburg builders
have suspended operations to the ex-
tent of throwing 1000 men out of
work
Gen. Miles statements on the
Philippine famine are answered by
Gov. Taft, who declares there is no
suffering, and funds are ample.
Near Forest, Miss, four negro
men and one negro woman were
killed by a mob for the shooting from
ambush of Mr.. Craft.
Arthur Flanagan, negro, was put
to death in the electric chair in Sing
Sing prison for killing Keeper Hugh
McGovern in the prison.
Mark Twain and family have de-
cided to go to Italy, where they may
live permanently, as their health de-
mands mild climate.
By the accidental discharge of
gun James Smith killed his two
brothers at Coshocton, o.,
The City Trust & Banking company
failed at Baltimore for 100000.
One man and three boys were
drowned in the river at Pittsburg by
the upsetting of boat.
Rain has ended the so days drought
in New England and quenched most of
the forest fires which have turned vast
areas into blackened wastes.
The East st. Louis Qll.) levee broke
and the water poured into the city.
The river was rising at ST. Louis and
crops in the valley were all ruined.
The governments weekly crop re-
port shows reduced corn acreage be-
cause of rains, with great damage in
the Missouri, Mississippi and Ohio
valleys and by the New England
drought.
John Winkler, John Shook, S. E. Re-
BAN and Clark Fisher were killed by
lightning near Sterling, o.
Secretary Moody has accepted bids
for the construction of three new bat
tie ships.
Fire destroyed the Breakers, one of
the finest hotels at West Palm Beach,
Fla, and adjacent property, entailing
loss of $750,O0O.
James M. Watson, Jr., clerk in the
auditors Office of the District of Co
lumbia, was arrested on charge of en-
beZzling government funds to the ex-
tent of $4,000.
President Baer, testifying before
the interstate commerce commission,
said the Reading system lost 81, SOC, 900
in freight business by the strike.
Miss Clara Nichols, society editor of
the Chicago Tribune, was killed in an
elevator accident at the Tribune build
ing.
The Nicaraguan canal treaty will be
signed by President Roosevelt's order
and the Panama route abandoned un-
less Colombia quickly ratifies the
agreement.
Prosecution and conviction of Belle
vile Ill.) lynchers is promised by At
torney General Hamlin.
Because of trouble arising from en-
forcement of the new eight-hour law
in the mines the entire militia of Ari-
iona has been ordered to Morenci.
Arthur Lyons, murderer of his step
mother, committed suicide near Shoals.
Ind, after 800 farmers surrounded him
and his ammunition gave out.
The West Virginia coal miners strike
probably will be called within month
by United Mine workers. President
Mitchell declares that operators must
cease opposing unions.
Rural mail delivery routes recon-
mended for ablishment by Machen
will be reinspected.
Unless restaurant employees consent
to arbitrate their differences with the
proprietors they will face a general
lockout of all eating houses in Chicago.
Snow fell in ali parts of Colorado ex-
rept the San Luis valley.