The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-11-13
All 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.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

the 1st shows that the debt increased
S2,649,956 during the month of Octo-
Der. Cash in the treasury, $37S,637,-
402 Total debt, less cash in treasury,
1920, 402,50
Appeal to the United States against
Russia's encroachment in Manchurla
has been made by China. A protest is
declared by Secretary Hay to be i'm
possible until treaty is signed.
A call has been issued for national
convention of building contractors
councils and contractors associations,
to be held in Chicago Dec. 10, to form
a national association.
The weather bureau summary for
the month of October shows conditions
to have been generally favorable
throughout the country.
Postmaster General Payne estimates
appropriations needed during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1905, at $16S, $685.
no for the postal service.
Minister to Colombia Beaupre has
been practically withdrawn by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to show his disapproval
of the Panama treaty rejection.
Announcement is made at New York
that suit will be brought at once
against Charles M. Schwab and the
Bethlehem steel plant as result of the
disclosures as to the financing of the
Shipbuilding company.
In private letter President Roose-
welt makes it plain that political con-
siderations will not have any bearing
on his investigation and stamping out
of wrongs in the public service.
The grand jury at Belleville, ILL.,, in
6icted II men believed to have partic-
pated in the lynching of the negro school
teacher, David Wyatt, last June.
E. H. Beneath, of Minneapolis, shot
and killed his wife and then took poison
A savings bank for negroes, with a
colored woman for its president, has
begun business in Richmond, Va.
The explosion of car of dynamite on
a track at Crestline, O., caused finan-
cial loss of 100000.
The total circulation of national bank
notes October 81 was $419, 61O ,6S3, an in
crease for the year of $39 ,134,3 49.
The government receipts in October
were S46,963 ,123, and expenditures $751;
901 AIS, leaving a deficit for the month
of $4,947,26
The total coinage executed at the minis
of the United States during October was
$3,S72. 22O.
Frank Anderson (white) was shot to
death and Henry Johnson (negro) was
lynched during race riot at Lake Viii
lage, Ark.
The town of Basin, Mont, was prac-
tically destroyed by fire.
Fire which started on the Citizens
steamboat line pier at Troy, N. Y,
caused loss of 81 100000.
Prize fighting within the limits of the
city of Los Angeles has been prohibited
Twelve shots were fired in Lexington,
KY, at Capt. R. j. Even, the star wit
ness in the feud cases recently tried in
Breathitt county, but he escaped unin-
jured.
Gov. Yates has proclaimed November
rs Thanksgiving day in Illinois.
Lieut.. Albert M. Beecher, ordnance
officer on the battleship Maine, fell from
lHe lol Wdlu luITet, distance OF 4U 1eet,
at Newport, R. l., and was killed.
Election day in Kentucky was marked
by scenes of violence, several men be-
ing murdered and others fatally wound
ed in clashes at the polls.
Twenty-four Chicago state banks and
trust companies report for October Is
an increase of deposits of S., 595, 900 over
August II.
BY majority of 5000 the voters of
New York state declare in favor of
deepening the Erie canal to admit 900
ton barges, at cost of SOL 900 600
Six trainloads of John A. Dowie's fol-
lowers arrived in Chicago from New
York and declared the crusade practical
ly failure.
Nine men were arrested at Belleville,
ILL.,, for alleged implication in a negro
lynching on June G.
Commander Booth-Tucker, of the
Salvation Army, sailed for England on
the steamship Cedric for a rest.
The report of the commissioner of
education for the last fiscal year places
the total number of pupils enrolled in
the public schools in the United States
At 15.925.sS7.