The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-04-12
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The king of Italy arrived at Athens
on visit to the king of Greece.
Strikers at LODI, Russia, killed ten
workmen because they attempted to
resume work.
George G. Benedict, editor-in-chief
of the Burlington (Vt) Free Press.
died of old age.
The car of Russia made M. Pichno,
notorious anti-semite, a member of
the council of empire.
Advices received at Curacao say
that President Castro of Venezuela
has suffered relapse.
w. A. Brady leased the Auditorium
theater in Chicago for ten years, at
an annual rental of 100000.
Thomas H. Clay, grandson of Hen
ry Clay and a well known Kentuckian,
died at his home in Lexington.
Fire of incendiary origin destroyed
the Daisy rolling mills at Norfolk,
Va, entailing a loss of 100000.
State Senator David Campbell of
Illinois was appointed postmaster of
Chicago to succeed Mayor Fred
Busse.
A Southern Pacific passenger train
was ditched at Browns, New, the en-
gineer being killed and several pas
sengers hurt.
A gasoline launch containing two
men and two boys capsized in the
Illinois river at Ottawa, Ill. All four
were drowned.
The Greek consul at Lowell, Mass,
was arrested on charge of conspiracy
in connection with the importation of
Greek laborers.
EX-President Jose Lizandro Barril-
las of Guatemala was assassinated in
Mexico City by a young Guatemalan
named Cabrera.
Three men were instantly killed at
Hillsville, Pa, by the explosion OF
ton of powder at the plant of the Bur-
ton Powder company.
Robert Scholze, So years old, one of
the leading business men of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, died as the result of in
juries received in runaway.
P. A. B. Widener asked permission
Of Philadelphia authorities to erect
$10,0oO,O00 municipal art gallery on
site to be furnished by the city.
Col Francis E. Lacey, retired Off
Ger of the United States army, died
at Columbus, o. He served in the
civil and Spanish-American wars.
Suits to recover $4O,OOO,0OO from IA
fire insurance companies for violation
of state antitrust law were begun
by the prosecuting attorney of Ar
kansas.
Naval coal barge No. /, adrift for
several days, was picked up, but her
crew of nine were not on board. 1t
was thought passing schooner took
them off.
John F. Stevens, retiring chief en-
gineer of the Panama canal, sailed
for the United States after being CIV
en- a great farewell reception by the
canal forces.
The Union Pacific officially an
nounced the building of 100 miles Of
new double tracking in Wyoming, to
be finished during this year at a cost
of $3,0OO,O0O.
At meeting of committee of the
Allied Provisions Trades union of
Paris, comprising butchers, bakers,
grocers, etc, it was decided to call a
general strike.
John w. Heron, father-in-law of
Secretary of War Taft, and other OFF,
GERS of the Bracket Iron company of
Cincinnati, were indicted for conspir-
acy in restraint of trade.
DR.. Paul Bettix, professor of Greek
and Latin in the Central Holiness
University of Oskaloosa, Ia, is
preaching new crusade and branded
his forehead with cross.
Rev. John Johnson, Charleston, S.
c., rector emeritus at Fort Sumter
during the siege of the sixties and
author of THE Defense of Fort Sum-
ter died at the age of 7S years.
The placing of Mrs. Mary Baker G.
Eddy's property in the hands of trus-
tees was attacked as part of con-
spiracy to keep the head of the Chris
tian Science church in hiding, in
supplemental bill filed by her rela-
tiveS.