The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-20
A WEEKS RECORD
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.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.


trains on the Third avenue elevated road
in New York killed a motorman and in
iured five passengers.
While fording the Chikaska river, one
mile north of Milan, Kan, wagon con-
tanning W. Hanlan, wife and five chill
dren was overturned. The woman and
three children were drowned.
Howard Fogle died at Laporte, Ind,
in terrible agony from meningitis,
brought on by excessive drinking OF pop,
eating popcorn and smoking cigarettes.
He was Is years old.
Public requests aggregating nearly
100000 were provided for in the will OF
the late Solomon Loeb, formerly mem
Der of the banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb
& Co, which was filed for probate in New
York.
The schooner Anne F. Morse was
wrecked three miles north of South
Haven, Mich. Frank Tyler was lost,
while Capt. Will Minter and Walter Pratt
had hard battle for life.
The appraisement of the w. S. STRAIT
ton estate, filed at Colorado Springs,
Colo, places the total value at the time
of Mr.. STATIONS death at $6,307, 100,
making the amount due the state for
inheritance tax S362.S44.
President Roosevelt has put direc-
ton of canal zone affairs in the hands
of the war department, and issued
comprehensive rules for the building
of the canal.
Miss Elizabeth J. Lunn, treasurer
of the Elgin Qll.) Womau's club, has
been accused of taking $500 of the
club funds for her own use.
The methodist general conference re-
ferred to the committee on the state of
attack on the Roman Catholic church
for its attitude toward the public
school system.
James ]. Hill, the railroad president,
and his wife, have given $1,5OO,0O0 to
the Roman Catholic church towarC
the construction of a 100000 ca
thedral at St. Paul.
The body of Edward L. Wentz, the
missing young millionaire of Philadel.
phia, has been found in the mountains
of Tennessee. He had been killed, in
stead of being held for ransom, as was
supposed
Brig. Gen. Peter T. Swaine, U. S. A
(retired), is dead at his home at Lo
Nietos, Cal, aged "a years.
Two mills of the Schaghticoke Powde
company were blown up near Troy, N.
Two employees were killed and man!
buildings demolished.
IF he
and best known physicians of Washing
ton, died suddenly.
The business section of La Toilette
Tenn, burned Thirty-hve building
were destroyed, occasioning loss
about 100000, with about 100000 IT
surance.
The May wheat report shows los
of almost 100000 acres in the area
1t suggests 60,000,000 bushels les
wheat than last year.
Negro delegates to the general COZ
ference of the Methodist Episcops
church at Los Angeles complain b'
cause accommodations are denied
them.
The seat of H. Archie Pell on the Ne
York stock exchange has been sold f6
the reported price of $60,5O0. This
about $500 under the last price ol
tanned for stock exchange membel
ship.
In an explosion of powder at the sha
of the Big Muddy Coal & Iron compan
in Herrin. H., five men were kille
outright. FIVE seriously injured and
others slightly injured.
COL Henry B. B. Bristol, U. S. A. (r
tired, is dead at his home in New YoI
city.
The international convention of Il
Young Mems Christian Association
North America convened in Buffal
N. Y.
The gross postal receipts for Apr
1904, at the so largest post Offices in Il
country, as compared with April, 19(
aggregated s5,S30,S19, a net increase
$439,65S, or over eight per cent.
The c. L. Fair will contest was 81
tied by Mrs. Oelrichs and Mrs. Va
derbilt paying substantial sum-
Mrs. Nelson and other relatives, w
charged they were victims of misre
resentation.
The annual convention of the Wol
ans International Union Label leag
has been called to meet at Niaga
Falls June z.
Illinois republican women, in ma
convention at Springfield, unanimo'
ly Endorsed Mrs. Elmina Springer,
Chicago, for university trustee.
Robert M. Furman, aged 67 yea
editor of the Raleigh Morning Pc
died at Beaufort, N. c., where he
gone in search of health. The cause
death was heart failure.
Alfred Bissell, veteran of the Nj
ican and civil wars. died at Oreg
City, Ore Mr.. Bissell was a deleg
from Illinois to the convention II
first nominated Lincoln for the pre-
6ency.