The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-26
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Jan. %.

Twenty-four women were killed in
Chicago during the last year by brutal
assaults by men.
John Mitchell declared he would not
resign the presidency of the United
Mine Workers to accept any office.
One person was killed and a dozen
injured when a car on the elevated
railroad in Brooklyn fell to the street.
George Jacob Holyoke, the author,
lecturer and advocate of secularism,
died at Brighton, Eng. He was born
in 1917.
Six valuable race horses were incin-
Grated in a fire which destroyed the
stables at the race track at Mason
City, Ia.
A demand for a 12H per cent in
crease in wages has been formulated
by the scale committee of United Mine
Workers.
Yankee energy expended in dominion
branches of American houses is giving
Canada business and industrial inter
ests big lift
Two masked men entered the saloon
of Walter CarcZatys, in Chicago, and
shot the saloonkeeper dead after rob-
bling him of $25.
Porto Rico may be made a territory
during the present session of congress
If the islands delegate can bring the
proper Influence to bear.
Ensign Wade, U. .. N, has been &C
quilted on all the charges in connec-
ton with the Bennington disaster. and
has been restored to duty.
Robbers wrecked the safe o. the
Bank of Dale, at Dale, small town 40
miles east of Oklahoma City, Okla,
and escaped with about $4,000.
The American mission to the Moroc-
can conference is instructed to urge
amelioration of conditions under which
Jews live in the sultan's territory.
Herman ]. Hagerman was inaugu-
rated governor of New Mexico at San
ia Fe in the hall of represen atives in
the presence of a large as5emblage.
Lady Parker wife of. Sir Gilbert
Parker, was robbed of $4,000 in jewels
in a London hotel. and British detec-
tives are hunting for the thief in
America.
john Christ, aged %, and Charles
McIver, aged IS, employees OF the Mid
land Valley railway, were killed by an
explosion of dynamite near Arkansas
City, Ark
The state department has received a
brief Cablegram from Guayaquil, Ecua-
| dor, announcing the surrender of
Guayaquil and saying that the situa-
ton is quiet
The inheritance tax on the Field es-
tate, which is estimated at $1,000 900.
will amount to $1,000,000 for the state
of Illinois and $4,000 for the Cook
county treasurer.
The sentence of Lieut.. Pendleton,
who was condemned at Manila to life
Imprisonment for murder. has been re-
considered and changed to imprison-
menI for 20 years.
President Roosevelt announces him
self as being in favor of keeping the
old frigate Constitution and to build
the finest battleship in the world, call
ing it Constitution ii.
John Willis Baer, for many years
secretary of the Presbyterian board OF
home missions, announces that he has
accepted the presidency of Occidental
college at Los Angeles, Cal
William Ramaker. living two miles
from Sheboygan, Wis, crushed his
wife's head with piece of wood whlle
his children pleaded with him to spala
her The woman was instantly killed.
John Singer Wallace, naval chap
lain ON the retired list, died at Alamo
da. Cal. He was one Of the Oldest
chaplains in the service, having re-
ceived his appointment from President
Lincoln in 1863.
Charles j. Denny and Jerre j. Han
nigan, former members Of the st. Louis
house of delegates, sentenced to the
penitentiary for boodling, have been
released from prison after having
served sentences of Is months.
Attorney General Wade H. Ellis
filed in the circuit court at Bellefon-
tame, o.. a petition to Gust all the con-
stituent bridge companies doing bust
ness in Ohio from their charters, for
alleged unlawful combination in re-
straint of trade.