The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending June "a.

resignation to President Roosevelt.
Heavy rain and hailstorm have
caused considerable damage to crops in
Nebraska.
A boiler at the sawmill of the Cur
It's Alfalfa lumber plant exploded at At
ITALIA, Ala, killing four men.
Capt. R. Inch was placed on the re-
tired list of the navy, with the rank
of rear admiral, to take effect June ~
next.
Simon Ford, a negro VINO assaulted a
white woman, was taken from jail at
Hohenwald, Tenn, by mob of so men
and shot to death.
Chicago's population mark has
passed the 2,250,00 mark, according to
figures in the possession of the Chica-
go Directory company.
James Green shot and killed his IT.
year-old wife at Sheridan, Wyo., and
then turned his revolver upon himself
and ended his own career.
Fire almost entirely destroyed the
wholesale grocery house of Brinkmey-
The loss is estimated at $4,000
An official announcement has been is
sued for the twentieth anniversary
meeting of the Western Association of
Writers at Winona Lake, Ind, July 10
to IA.
Joseph Jourdain, visiting at White
Earth, Mimi, from Red Lake, shot and
instantly killed his wife. The crime is
said to have been inspired by drink
and jealousy.
| Byron Trammel, postmaster OF
Dothan, Ala, shot and killed R. j.
Barnes, a young cotton buyer. Tram
mel surrendered and declined to state
the cause of the tragedy.
The entire Spanish cabinet has re-
signed and its resignation has been &C
cepted by King Alphonso. The resig-
nation followed the rejection of a vote
of confidence in the cabinet
Two men were killed by lightning,
eight persons were seriously hurt and
considerable property damage resulted
from severe storm which swept New
York and the surrounding country.
Grant Plumb was sentenced to IA
years in the penitentiary at Deer Lodge,
MINI. Plumb was convicted Thursday
last of second-degree murder for the
killing of his three-year-old daughter.
An assassin shot and killed Carrie
Cushenberry, a colored girl, on Judge
Joseph M. G. Carroll's place, near Hop
kinsville KY, as she was getting Into
bed. The shot was fired through the
window.
Peter Kiolbassa, former building
commissioner and city treasurer, died
in Chicago. Death resulted from blood
poisoning and complications due to a
slight injury to his foot received nine
weeks ago.
The Chicago board of trade firm of
the hands of a receiver. Liabilities of
the firm are Appropriated at $4,000,
which, it is declared, will be covered
by the assets.
The wooden steamers City of Rome
and Linden collided in the st. Clair
river, near Detroit, Mich, and both
were sunk. Two members of the crew
of the Linden, the cook and his wife,
were drowned.
The Illinois supreme court granted
writ of error and supersedeas in the
case of Joseph ("Jocko') Briggs, SEN
fenced to hang in Chicago for the MUIR
der of Hans Peterson. This action
will give Briggs new trial.
Thomas and Paul hyatt, brothers,
were convicted of murder in the Sec
ond degree in the criminal court at
Warrensburg, Mo-, and sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary, for the
killing of Herman Martin last New
Years eve.
The Minnesota state supreme court
decided the case Of the state of Mime
sofa versus Congressman c. B. Buck
man, of Little Falls, Mimi, to recover
damages in the neighborhood of $780,
600 for illegal cutting of timber on
state lands in favor of Mr.. Buchanan.
1t is alleged that a steal in connec-
ton with the payment of Chickasaw
warrants has been discovered which
will outrival the famous Creek war
rant steal, and may involve fugitive
banker of Tishomingo and men high
up" The amount cannot be deter
mined at present, but it is between
100000 to 100000.