The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-13
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.

DOMESTIC.
Elwood, Durdell's bay colt, won the
Kentucky derby at Churchill Downs,
Louisville Time, 2:OS1a; distance, IA
miles.
George Starr, commissioner of i'm
migration for the port of New York,
for % years, is dead at the age of SO.
Everett Warren was instantly killed
and Erie Mclaughlin, William Locke
and Joseph Lefever were injured by
falling bricks at the burning Of the
Hotel Rotunda, in Capac. Mich.
At the close of business April 80,
1904, the public debt, less cash in the
treasury, amounted to $91S,S54 ,05S, an
increase for the month of $3,431, 1851.
Allen Mooney, the condemned muir
derer, who shot and killed two women
at Saranac Lake, n. Y, on November 4,
1902, was put to death in the electric
chair at Clinton prison, Dannemora,
NY.
Lizzie Bauer and Miss Thelin were
drowned at Shakopee, Mimi, in the Min
nesota river.
The farmhouse of Peter Schmitt, at
Bessie, Okla, was struck by lightning
and four children, aged eight, six, four
and two, were killed.
Thirty-five thousand Chicago families
were supplied with bread by bakers in
Pittsburg. The strike affected the local
market to such an extent that the large
importation was necessary.
Drew college. one of the pioneer edu-
cational institutions for women in the
country, was destroyed by fire at Carmel,
N Y, entailing a financial loss of fully
100000.
A scheme for Red Cross reorganiZa-
ton was presented at the conference in
Washington and probably will be ADOPT
ed. Appointment by President Roose-
welt is provided for.
A jury was secured in Washington to
try Gen. James N. Tyner and Harrison
j. Barrett, formerly of the post Office
department, charged with conspiracy to
defraud the government.
Owing to labor difficulties it is feared
that navigation on the great lakes will
not open before June 1.
The opening day of the st. Louis
worlds fair brought 1878 persons
within the exposition grounds, according
to President Francis official figures
Chicago's first day record was 137, 557.
John Brisben Walker, in speech al
New York, outlined a reform platform
for the democrats, giving up free silver
and advocating retirement of all lega
tenders.
Rev. Father Edward Geary, assistan
pastor of Holy Family Catholic church
at Omaha, Neb., died as the result of in
juries inflicted on him by highwaymen
A powder mill owned by the. North
western Powder company, three miles
from Newport, Ind, was blown up. Fou
men were killed outright and two wer
injured.
On account of the small demand TO
their products all of the flour mills il
Minneapolis have closed until trade in
creases to warrant resumption of bust
ness.
The thirty-first general conference O
the Methodist Episcopal church opene
at Hazards pavilion, in Los Angeles
CAL Bishop Merrill presided. Rev
James B. Hingley, of Minnesota, wa
elected secretary.
Sam Parks, the New York labor leader
who was sent to Sing-Sirg prison som
months ago, after his conviction on
charge of extortion, died in the prison {
consumption.
The national liberty party will hold
national convention in st. Louis July
The party is composed of negroes, and
is stated that the convention will nom
nate candidates for president and vic
president.
The United States canal commissio
has taken formal possession of the cana
route and of the property of the Panam
Canal company. From now on the cans
works will be under the direction {
Lieut. Mark Brooke, of the enginet
corps of the United States army.
With the exception of two. all til
large shipyards in the metropolitan di
trict of New York are tied up as the n
suit of strike of the boiler makers.
of strike of the boiler makers.
The strike of bakers has caused brea
famine in Boston.
An Ohio court rules that alimony is
duty, not det:, ard that the obligatio
to pay it cannot be lost through IL
medium of bankruptcy court.