The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-02-09
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Feb. 8.


expected to spend 100000 for steel
rails IN the coming year.
Mrs. Lilburn G. McNair, prominent
in society and champion golf player
of ST Louis, Mo-, shot and killed her.
self
A band of Yaqui Indians attacked
train of transfers about Is miles from
San Miguel, Mex. and killed eight of
the party.
President Wilson, of Princeton uni
yersity, has been named by Col George
Harvey as Democratic candidate for
president.
Leading German merchants seek to
avoid trade war with America, but
recognize it as inevitable unless tariff
concessions are made
Fire at Brazil, Ind, destroyed the
McGregory opera house, Wallis music
store, Keller's drug store and several
Offices The loss is $4,000.
Postmaster General Cortelyou has
announced the appointment of Rich
ard l.. Ashurst as postmaster at Phil
adelphia, to succeed Clayton McMich-
ael.
An agreement providing for the es-
adjustment of parcel post between
Sweden and the United States has been
concluded, to become effective immedi-
ately.
A contest is expected in the Iowa
legislature over a proposed resolution
ms tr1pf tho CT 1alaoafinn in
congress to support the railroad rate
bill.
The Union elevator in East St.
Louis, H., containing 100000 bushels
of wheat was entirely destroyed by
fire, entailing a loss estimated at ST.
100000.
Fire completely destroyed the car
barns and power house of the Canton
Akron Traction company at Canal
Dover, o. The loss is estimated at
100000.
The Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety, of New York, has ordered all it's
branches and agents in Sweden, Fin
land, Russia and Norway to discon-
t1nue business
The International Cigar Makers
union proposes to distribute its sur
plus fund of 100000 to $75O,OOO year.
ly among members in loans for home
building or business.
The City of Chicago is preparing to
ask compensation from the large
packers and others who stain waste
grease from the river in the neigh
borhood of their plants.
The Hotel Astoria was partly
burned and several well-known build
ings near the beach at Asbury Park,
N. j., were entirely destroyed by fire,
with loss of about $4,000.
Anne and Christ Sorenson brother
and sister, aged 40 and % years, re-
spectively, western, were killed by a
Chicago Northwestern passenger
aain at a crossing near Oregon, Wis.
W. C. Lutz was fatally injured, and
his wife was killed by a freight en-
CINE at crossing near Galveston,
Ind They were driving, protected by
a buggy cover, and did not hear the
tral.
The Union Pacific and Illinois Cen
trail roa6s are to be merged under the
Hartman management, according to
a statement made authoritatively in
New York, which says that the deal
is fixed.
Ignaca Ciohon, 20 years old, was shot
and killed and Joseph Reynolds seri-
ously wounded by John Senchal, "a
years Of age, an unbidden guest at a
wedding celebration at Park Place,
near Mahanoy City, Pa.
Justice Joseph NJ. Deuel., whose Grim
inal libel suit against Norman Hap
good, editor of Golfers Weekly. re-
suited in Mr. Hapgood's acquittal by
a jury in New York, will not resign
from the special sessions bench
The Holt Lumber company, of Mar
inette, Wis, has completed deal for
the purchase of 2O0,000000 feet of tim
Der in the Georgian Bay district from
Eddy & Glynn, of Chicago. The con-
sideration is about 81, 100000.
City Auditor Ashbrook has made an
extensive investigation of the forger-
les Of Canton CO., water works extern
sion bonds, and says he discovered that
$500 900 had been forged by the late
r. Wy prior of CLEVELAND instead of |