The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-30

paying $65O,0OO.
The Wade Park bank, of Cleveland, O.,
of which Iri Reynolds is secretary and
treasurer, together with two branches,
has been taken over by the Cleveland
Trust company, which will conduct the
business of the three institutions.
w. c. Matthews, the negro football
and baseball player, has been elected
one of Harvard's senior class day Of
icers.
James R. Garfield, commissioner of
corporations, in his first annual report,
made to President Roosevelt, recon-
mends compulsory regulation of corpor-
ations under a federal license or fran
chiSe.
Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommanney, the
father of the British navy" died at
Portsmouth, England, after lengthy
illness. He was the last survivor of the
battle Of Navarino, fought in 1927, which
resulted in the destruction of the Turk
ish fleet.
George L. Shoup, former United States
senator from Idaho, died at his home in
Boise, Idaho, in his sixty-eighth year
The Metropolitan clubhouse, the
home of the most fashionable club in
Washington, was Quilted by fire, involy-
ing an estimated loss of from $50. 900 to
100000.
Mrs. William GLADDEN. shot and killed
her husband at their home at Requa
gulch, south of Cripple Creek, Col. She
says that he abused and beat her
The bodies Of John c. Kenyon, VIII
liam Lillyblade and William Emmermon
have been taken from the Croker ho-
tel ruins in Minneapolis MINI.
Receipts of the Britt-Nelson glove
contest amounted to $4,000, of which
Britt received $S,S77 and Nelson 1913.
The postmaster general removed two
more mail carriers for interference in
politics and legislation.
Republican leaders conferred on the
proposed railway rate bill and assured
President Roosevelt congress will act
during the present session.
All traffic in London was tied up and
| Christmas shoppers Inconvenience by
| a dense fog.
The Illinois state board of equalization
made a cut of 81, 0O0,O the in assessed
valuation of all property in the state.
City Clerk Edward NJ. Schuengel, Of
Milwaukee, Wis, aged Al years, died sud-
| denly. Mr.. Schuengel had been suffering
from Brght's disease and heart trouble
| for some time.
After lingering illness of three years,
due to infirmities of old age, Rt. Rev.
Richard Phelan, bishop of Pittsburg do
cese, of the Roman Catholic church, died
at Pittsburg, Pa, aged 76 years.
The official report shows that during
the worlds fair at ST. Louis the total adj
missions were 19,694,S55, of these 12,-
SO4,616 were paid. The free admissions
amounted to 6,S90,239.
Two trainmen were killed and one was
badly scalded in a collision between
freight trains on the Rochester & Pitts
burg road, near West Falls, N. Y.
The John Thompson & Son agricul-
tural machine works and gasoline en-
CINE factory at Beloit, Wis. was de-
stroyed by fire, causing a loss of 100000
Seven were killed in the disaster al
Minneapolis, Mimi, when the wall of the
Peck building crushed the Croker no.
tel.
Senator Fairbanks has decided to for
ward his resignation to the governor OF
Indiana January 9, the date of the meet
ing of the legislature, to take effect
March 4, next, when he will be inaugu
rated vice president.
Four men were killed and their bodies
terribly mangled as the result of boiler
explosion at the sawmill of B. f. Red
line near Rohrsburg, Pa.
James P. Eagle died at Little Rock
, Ark, after an illness of three weeks. HI
was governor of Arkansas from 1889 tt
, 1893
A disastrous storm which suddenl!
burst on the northern coast of Portuga
l has caused great loss of life. From re
e ports already received 81 persons hav'
persisted.
President Roosevelt has accepted al
t invitation to deliver an address at thu
Lincoln day dinner to be given by tn
: Republican club, of New York, on tn
! 18th of next February.
. The Minnesota board of parGons ha
granted pardon to COL Ames, brothe
!, Of former Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis
}, and who was Mayor Ames' chief of police
: He was convicted of graft in connection
5 with the Ames administration.
The First national bank, of Conneaui
= O., and the Marine bank, Of Conneau
: Harbor, have suspended. The susper
e sion resulted from runs on both COZ
: Germs owing to the panic caused by tn
Chadwick affair.
e The protestants in the Smoot inQuir
d rested their case. The hearing was posi-
d poned until January 10, when the d.
Tense will present evidence.
e Many Europeans focking to Americ
It now are paupers and unfit for either
e ship, according to Mr.. Sargent, commits
IS sioner of immigration.
Frederick Hall White, Harvard foo
Is ball player, has taken possession of
g fortune of 100000 inherited from h
k mother
or The government has adopted stan'
er ard showing the chemical Requirement
Or in foods and liquors, and this is to
uSed in nrosacutinns