The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-04-13
President Roosevelt has decided not

and will deliver his muck rake"
speech Saturday. when he will take
part in the laying of the corner stone
of the new Office building of the house
of representatives
Four Chicago Italians, brothers,
tried to murder their uncle when he
prevented them from kidnapping his
Irish emigration during 1904 reached
a total of S0,676, the smallest number
in any year since 1851. America abb
sorbed three-fourths of 1904's emigra-
ton.
The Mutual Life Insurance company
has begun suit at New York against
the McCurdys to recover $1,002,S41,
charging the father and son with con-
spiracy.
BY ruling of the supreme court of
the United States, the West Chicago
Street Railroad company and not the
city of Chicago must pay for the low
ering of the Van Buren, street tunnel.
The bill to cut off public funds from
all religious schools has been taken
up by the liberals in the British par
lament and bitter fight is opened.
A. L. Mckneely, of Brooks, Ca, shot
and killed his nephew, Robert Morrow,
seriously wounded S. A. Putnam, a
neighbor, and 12-year-old boy and
was killed by J. T. Hinson, while in
the act of aiming a gun at Mrs. Hin
SON. The amputation of Mr.. Putnam's
left arm became necessary.
In the French senate Baron d'Es-
tournelles de Constant urged an inter-
national agreement providing for a
gradual naval disarmament.
The new cruiser Ernest Renan was
successfully launched at Saint Nazaire,
France. M. Geny, the manager of the
Creusot works, where the cruiser was
built, was killed by falling into the dry
dock. His skull was crushed.
The supreme court of the United
States denied motion to advance the
hearing in the case of the Alabama &
Vicksburg Railroad company VS.. the
Railroad Commission of Mississippi,
involving freight rates between Vicks-
burg and Meridian, Miss.
The secretary of state of Missouri
has issued certificate of incorpora-
ton to the Rock Island Frisco Termi-
nal Railroad company of st. Louis;
capital, 100000. The road is to pro-
vide terminal facilities for the Rock
Island system in st. Louis and across
Merchants bridge to Illinois, and con-
meet with Madison, H., and st. Louis
railway
The police of New Rochelle, N. Y,
stirred by the killing of two women,
set traps for autoists and captured
several.
A New York magistrate prevented a
gang of pickpockets from robbing a
passenger on street car.
The death rate from consumption in
Chicago has decreased 54.4 per cent.
in the last half century.
Zionists at San Antonio pledged
loyalty to John Alexander Dowie and
condemned his wife at meeting at
which the deposed leader spoke.
Olive oil as a skin beautifier as
recommended by court physician, is
arousing interest among women.
The governor of Tver, Russia, was
killed by bomb in the principal street
of the city. He was reactionist
France is seriously disturbed by
labor wars, and the troubles probably
will result in the election of reaction
aries.
Joseph ("Jocko'O Briggs was ac-
quilted Of the murder of Hans Peter
son, Chicago tobacco dealer who was
slain during the hold-up of his store.
John A. Linn, clerk of the circuit
court of Cook-~H0unty, ILL.,, pleaded
guilty t6-conspiracy to defraud Cook
county and was sentenced to an indie
terminate term.
Thirty-fi automobiles were de-
stroyed and loss of 100000 caused
by the burning Of a garage at New
York.
Carnegie's kiss leaves nothing to be
desired, says Mrs. ]. H. Eichberg, Of
Atlanta, who declares that the iron
master far outshines Hobson.
Prospects for the winter wheat crop
in most sections of the country are
bright, little grain having been winter
killed.
Interest in the coming all-American
congress at Rio de Janiero Is aroused
in Washington by the injection of the
Calvo or Drago doctrine that collec-
ton of debts by war ships on the part
of European nations should be de-
clared against.
Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje, of Pitts
burg, Pa, declared her millionaire hus-
band laid plot to ruin her good
name
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., told his
Bible class that there is no happiness
in merely possessing money.
To choose good wife look at her
tongue and into the garbage can Is the
advice of a Cleveland evangelist.
The Mormon church ousted two
apostles who took plural wives re-
Gently
The Kansas supreme court at To-
peka ruled that the Kansas City live
stock exchange is an illegal trust and
that all mortgages made through it's
members have no standing under the
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