The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-26
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.

DOm
Volney w. Foster, one of Chicago's
foremost citizens, was stricken with
apoplexy on the street and died in st.
Luke's hospital in a short time.
Four more bodies of victims of the
Eden wreck, near Pueblo, Col, have been
recovered. The total of recovered bodies
is 49,
One person was killed and seven were
slightly injured by the overturning OF
car on the Camden & Trenton trolley
line. at Hatch's Corner, near Delair,
N. ].
Fire in the retail district of Spokane,
Wash. did damage amounting to $780,
900.
Officials of the bureau of immigration
in charge at New York have instructions
not to detain Mrs. Florence Maybrick,
now on her way to America, after spend
ing years in an English prison. She
will be given every courtesy due an
American citizen.
New Jersey has granted to the United
States riparian rights to ten acres of land
at Ellis island for building purposes.
Under fair skies 26 brigades of the uni
form rank, Knights of Pythias, over TO-
900 strong, passed in review before the
people of Louisville, Ky.
The United States will advise return
by Japan of Russian destroyer taken
from Chefoo; neutrality law violated.
Weekly crop report shows lack of
moisture in several importan corn states,
but favorable conditions for the har-
vesting of spring wheat.
Twenty-six thousand Grand Army
men march in the streets of Boston in
the annual parade, while half million
persons look on and cheer.
Two negroes were dragged from a
Georgia court room, where but mo-
ment before they had been sentenced
to death for the murder of family OF
five, were taken from company of state
troops that bore guns without loads, and
burned at the stake by frenzied mob.
Mrs Mable Hart, aged 80 years, and
her cousin, Clarence Dunlap, aged nine
years, son of former State RepreseN
tative H. T. Dunlap, were drowned in
the Delaware river near Easton, Pa.
Former Congressman Charles S.
Randall died at his home in New Bed
ford, Mass, at the age of so years.
Over half the members of the States
boro, Ca, guards, one of the two COM
panies that were guards over the pris-
oners who were lynched there, have
asked for their discharges. Several
criticize Capt Hitch, their commander
The farm house of B. A. Bowling,
near Perth, Okla, was struck by light
ming and burned. Four members OF
the family were burned to death in
the mouse.
Clarence De Ryder, cyclist, was
killed while attempting to loop the
loop" at resort in Salt Lake City
Utah.
The uniform rank, Knights of Pyth-
las, failed to hold the scheduled review
and inspection in Louisville because OF
inability to secure horses for the officers
Acting Secretary of the Navy Dari-
ing denied petitions of Connecticut
Christian Endeavorers and temperance
unions for the use of water instead OF
wine in christening the battleship Con-
necticut.
The G. A. r. convention in Boston
heard read letter from President
Roosevelt, who expressed veneration
for the veterans of the civil war and drew
lesson of inspiration from their deeds
Communicating Chief Black made the
annual address.
An automobile containing three mer
and woman plunged into the Chicago
river through the open draw at Rush
street, ali of the victims of the accident
being rescued.
Four people were killed and 81 in
jured in a collision between Great
Western passenger train and three
street cars at Austin. a suburb of Chi
cago. Three trainmen and three stree
railway employees were arrested.
Mrs. Mary E. Fuller, wife of Chief Jus
tice Fuller, of the United States supreme
court, died suddenly of heart disease a
her summer home in Sorrento, Me.
The population of Michigan, as shown
by the state census, taken in June, is q,
530,016, an increase of 109, 034, or AZ PEI
CtuI., SluCe ISUU. L mere are OoJ. 40 IdUl
lilies in the state, with an average mem
bership of 4.29 persons.
Gen. Wilmon w. Blackmar, of Massa
ckusetts, was elected commander-in
chief of the Grand Army of the Republi,
by reclamation at the closing session o
the national encampn ent in Boston, ant
Denver, Col, was selected as the plac,
for the encampment of 1906
Earthquakes have caused serious dam
ages to several villages in the island o
Samon Tin the Greek archipelago Al
miles west of Smyrna). Some of the in
habitants were killed
Valentine Hengel, mail carrier, die,
at Winona, Mimi, after an illness of on
week as result of having a tooth pulled
causing blood poisoning.
Worlds fair officials say they hav,
discovered loophole in the appropria
ton act and may open the exposition OF
Sunday.