The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-15
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Dec. 12.

For the Week Ending Dec. 10.
The census returns show that the
city of Berlin, Germany, has popula-
ton of 2,O33, 900 souls.
The third International Congress of
American Republics will meet in Rio
Janeiro January 81, 1906.
Baroness Won Zedwitz declares she
and her sister are not trying to return
to the Roman Catholic church.
The president has reappointed
Charles B. Morrison to be United States
attorney of the northern district of II
linois.
The National Ginners' report indi-
Gates total cotton crop of 9,623,0OO
bales, with 8,4S6,0OO bales ginned up to
December l.
The senate in executive session rati-
fed the extradition treaty between the
United States and Denmark, signed on
November 6, 1905.
Cows. Hanly, of Indiana, and War
ner, of Michigan, declared at a confer
ence in Chicago that rate regulation
in traffic is certain.
Attorney General Moody is prepar-
ing to sue the Standard Oil company,
basinS his case on facts learned from
Garfield's inquiry in Kansas.
Count and Countess Boni de Castel-
lane will spend 100000, an entire
years income, in a reception to King
Carlos of Portugal in Paris.
Amos M. Brown, for half century
well-known horseman of st. Joseph,
Mo-, was found dead in beu at the
| home of relative in Greenwood, Mo.
The country home of Charles
James, widower, aged IS years, was
burned at Hamilton, O., and James
charred corpse was found in the ruins.
An explosion at the plant Of the
Washington Gas Light company, in
Southeast Washington, D. c., re-
suited in damages to the extent Of
$150,O0O
Postmaster R. R. Puffer, while cross
ing the tracks of the Chicago & Alton
at Odell, ILL.,, was instantly killed by
the Golden State limited. He was II
years of age.
DR.. Oliver B. Hart, who killed Irene
Klokow, ten years old, October in
Chicago, withdrew bis plea of not
guilty. Judge Barnes took the case
under advisement.
Edward Atkinson, the well-known
social and political economist of Bos-
ton, Mass, died suddenly after an at
tack of acute indigestion, affecting the
heart. He was Is years of age.
Grover Mason, Is years of age, who
was injured about the head during
football game between the Ridgeville
and Russiaville, Ind, high school
teams three weeks ago, is dead.
Federal control of life insurance is
possible through voluntary supervi-
sion law like that governing national
banks. A bill keeping within consti-
tutional limits is being devised.
Leo McNally, "A years old, who was
| injured in a football game between To-
cal teams in Bridgeport, Conn.,, on
| Thanksgiving day, is deau. McNally's
back was broken in a mass play.
Alonzo ]. Whiteman, convicted of de-
frauding the Fidelity Trust company,
of Buffalo, N. Y, by means of forged
and raised paper, was taken to Auburn
prison to begin term of eight years
and five months.
With liabilities amounting to $87, 900
and with only $2.S7 in the treasury, e.
D.. Martin and the board of directors
of the Peoples Life & Accident Insur-
ance company, with headquarters in
Louisville, KY, assigned.
Roy Walker, six years old, was shot
and killed at Knoxville, Tenn, by Jesse
Barber, seven-year-old playmate,
with toy pistol. The boys were play
ing and the pistol was fired, me bullet
entering the boys body over the heart.
Milo Keep was found guilty of kill
ing Bert Miller in Kalamazoo, Mich,
May 2. Miller was found dead in bed
with his head frightfully crushed by
blows from large file Jealousy is
supposed to nave been the motive for
the crime.
The United States battleship Idaho
has been launched at the yard of the
Cramp Ship Building company, Phila-
delpnia. The vessel was christened by
Miss Louise May Gooding, the 13-year-
old daughter of Gov. Frank R. Good
| ing, Of Idaho.