The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-09

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The Inauguration of Gen. Porfirio Diaz
as president of the republic of Mexico
for the seventh time and of Senior Don
Ramon Corral as the first vice presi-
dent took place in the city of Mexico.
President Roosevelt is said by the
Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald to have about decided to
abandon hope of tariff revision for at
least year. The sentiment of leaders
is found to oppose change.
The wives Of army and navy officers
are to present a petition asking the
restoration of the canteen to congress,
where it will be met by counter petit
ton from the w. c. T. u.
Queen Alexandra of England OBJ
served her sixtieth birthday anniver-
sary.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows an increase of $2,453, 265.
The capture of 203-metre hill and as
sault on Ehrlung and Keekwan forts
are said to have cost the Japanese
$4,000 men.
Russia is unwilling to join the powers
in a second peace conference at The
Hague until her war with Japan is
ended
The Louisiana Purchase exposition
closed in scene of pandemonium on
the Pike following day and evening of
celebration in which ST. Louis showered
honors and gifts upon President Fran
els, the head of the enterprise. She
total attendance during the fair was
about 100000.
The w. G. T. u, in convention in
Philadelphia, requested the president to
see that treaties prohibiting the sale of
liquor be observed in granting state
hood rights to Indian territory.
David M. Parry, Indianapolis, was re-
elected president of the Citizens Indus
trial association.
The Japanese have captured and hold
203-metre hill at Port Arthur after a
desperate battle on the summit.
Forty-two hunters were killed and -
wounded in the open season in the north
woods of Wisconsin and upper Michigan
which has just closed. The number of
deer killed is estimated at 1000.
Jacob Moore, a merchant of Mount
Auburn, Ind, was killed by John Hash,
aged II. Hash claims Moore attacked
him while under the influence of liquor
and that he shot in self-defense.
Rev. William T. Manning D. D., vicar
| of ST. Agnes chapel, Trinity parish, New
York city. was elected first bishop OF
| the newly organized Episcopal diocese
of Harrisburg.
Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis has
| been appointed by the president on the
Dogger Bank court of inquiry. He has
accepted the appointment.
| The strike of coal miners in the Mas
sillon, O., district, in which 1000 msn
have been involved, was settled, the
employers granting concession OF two
cents more per ton for loading.
Three deaths resulted from the ex-
| plosion and fire at the Swiss laundry in
| New Orleans, La The victims are
| young girls.
| Receipts of the internal revenue
bureau for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1904, were 1892, 9O4, OO4, an increase
of $2,163, O79 over the collections for the
year preceding.
| The four states having the largest
| production of distilled spirits during the
year ending June &c. 1904, are Illinois
41.7S5, 1893 gallons; Kentucky, 23,O7O ,16.
gallons; Indiana, POSSESSES gallons
Ohio, 13,173,537 gallons.
A verdict for $4,000 damages has
been awarded in the New York supreme
court to Mrs. Anna Morhard, wife of ;
Staten Island physician, who was killed
year ago in the cellar of his home b!
an electric shock.
Joseph Letter was indicted at Du
quoin, ILL.,, on three counts on the charg
of bringing armed men into the stat,
contrary to the recently passed statutes
One man was killed and three fatal,
injured in an explosion at Goes, o. 4
press mill of the Miami powder work
exploded with several thousand pound
of powder, destroying the building.
The American White Cross First All
society, intended to supplant the Re-
Cross in America, has been organize
in Chicago and embraces physicians @
the highest note and Miss Clara Barton
founder of the older organization.
Mrs. Richard Yates was burned Will
driving in Springfield, ILL.,, hot bricks il
the carriage setting fire to her skirts
The governor smothered the blaze wit
his overcoat before she was seriousl
injured
The city council is preparing to ri
Chicago of the deadly grade crossing
: the work already done in this directio
having cost more than $4,000, 900 an
the expense of other improvement
swelling the total to more than S69
100000.
Battling" Nelson and Jimmy Brit
are matched to box December 20 in Sa
Francisco.
: The Citizens Industrial associatio
in convention in New York adopte
resolutions urging the state to estat
: lish artisan schools as part of a pla
for combating labor unions.
More Italians are returning to Ital
: at the present time than ever befor
according to statements issued by til
2 various steamship companies who's
e boats run from New York city to Italia
ports.
4 During the performance at Paris o
: the Pike, at the worlds fair, one of tn