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


daughter of the late Levi 2. Letter, OF
Chicago, and Maj. Colin Powys Camp
bell, of the British army, were married
in Washington.
Gov. Mickey. of Nebraska, has offered
reward of 5000 for the apprehension
of the slayer Of Lulu Johnson, who was
shot and instantly killed on the night
of October 20, near Valentine, Neb.
The final hearing by the Interstate
commerce commission in the matter OF
the complaint of William r. Hearst
against the coal carrying roads was be-
gun in Washington.
The will of Richard M. Scruggs, a
prominent merchant and philanthroplst,
who died in ST. Louis recently, provides
for the distribution of $147,5OO among
religious institutions.
The official vote of Iowa in the recent
election gives Roosevelt, 307,907; Par
ker. 1914; Swallow, IL Sol; Debs, A.
SAT; Watson, 2,2O7. Roosevelt's plur-
atty over Parker is 1876.
A ruling by Postmaster General
Wynne classes guessing contests" as
lotteries, and the use of the mails will
be denied their promoters.
The New York state court of appeals
declared unconstitutional the labor law
which prohibits contractor from en-
ploying his men more than eight hours
a day on city, county or state work.
Enoch Sloan, farmer, went home
from Shelby, KY, in drunken condi-
ton and shot and killed his wife and
four small children and then shot him
self dead.
Senator Burrows has issued sub
poenas for 20 witnesses in the Senator
Reed Smoot investigation, and has
| fixed Monday, December II, as the date
| for their appearance before the COM
mittee in Washington.
Richard Swartz, engineer, and Will
liam Hoodley, fireman, were fatally
burned by the bursting of steam pipe
| in the Bryant paper mill at Kalamazoo,
Mich.
The hydraulic works at Norway,
Mich, owned by the Oliver Mining
company, have been destroyed by fire.
| The loss will reach 100000.
Private Secretary Loeb has issued an
official signed statement denying that
| President RooseveltS children had
cruelty treated the Thanksgiving turkey
sent to the president by Mr.. Vost, Of
Rhode Island, by chasing it until it was
exhausted. The turkey came to the
white house dressed ready for cooking.
| Battling Nelson, of Chicago,
whipped Young Corbett," of Denver,
in the tenth round of glove contest in
San Francisco.
Calling guns were used to repulse a
night attack of miners at Zeigler, H.,
and two companies of troops give pro-
lection to the Letter plant.
Russia has accepted the invitation
of the United States to conclude an ar
bitration treaty on the lines of the
American-Frencht treaty.
The Citizens Industrial association
began it's second annual convention in
| New York.
Paul Schumann, husband of Nine,
-Heink, the well-known sing
er, now in Boston, died at their home
in Dresden, Germany. Death was due
to paralysis.
The Japanese reported as saying they
will capture Port Arthur in Fl days
They lost 1000 men in one hours fight
ing there.
Nine. Janauschek, the noted actress
died of paralysis in an actors home on
Long Island.
In a clash between Italian factions
at Carbonate, Pa, two men were
killed and another seriously injured.
Three laborers employed in the dig
ging of trench for the laying of wa
ter mains in southwest st. Louis, Mo.
were buried by cave-in and persisted
Gen. Jacob S. Coxey, of Mount Yer
non, O., celebrated as the leader of the
Commonwealth" army, filed a per
sonal petition in bankruptcy in the
United States court at Columbus, o
His liabilities are given as $2S7 900.
BY voting to return to work pending
arbitration, the 400 miners of tn,
Wade and Morgan mines ended tn,
only coal miners strike existing il
Ohio.
Rev. DR.. J. D. Rankin, formerly pres
ident of Howard university, Washing
ton, D. c., died in Cleveland, o.
Raymond Wilsey, proprietor of tn
| Wilsey house, at East Berne, N. Y.
I lies dead as the result of an Academia
, shot from the gun of his younge
brother.
, The official canvas of the electora
vote of Indiana gives Roosevelt plu
rality of 1884.
/ President John Mitchell, Vice Presi
dent William Lewis, and Secretary
Treasurer w. B. Wilson, of the Unite
| Mine Workers, will be reelected with
out opposition at the next nationa
! convention at Indianapolis, January II
Capt. A. Ross has been selected a
5 commandant of the Great Lakes nava
training station.
Rev. DR.. William M. Paxton, @
t Princeton university and seminary
4 died at Princeton. DR.. Paxton was i
his eighty-frst year and his death wa
! the result of paralytic stroke. Fl
! was the oldest living trustee of Prince
ton.
4 The drought in Kentucky affects a.
forms of industry and milk famine
= threatened.
!. More than 1000 Chicago manufat
e turers and wholesalers are to be OF
n | oon;1od For tho rnrnaco Of