The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-04
GENERAL NEWS,

The formal entry OF the Americans
into Melbourne took place. Admiral
Sperry and his staff landed at the ST.
Kilda pier, where they were met by
the prime minister, Alfred Deakin, the
premier of Victoria, Sir Thomas Bent,
and the other members of the COM
monwealth and state MINISTRIES.
While two-thirds of the city's fire
men were at their annual picnic, fire in
the business section of New Orleans
destroyed $4,000 worth of property.
1t was the most disastrous conflagra-
ton in the history of New Orleans.
The saloons and hotel bars of At
lantic City, n. j., were closed tight on
Sunday because of Gov Forts threat
to send troops.
All the provinces of Persia are in a
the eve of civil war.
The Bank OF Easton, at Easton, Mo-,
was robbed of $3.50, the funds belong
ing to the post office. ...-.
Insane as the result of having slain
his wife and fatally wounded his son
in error, julius Turner, farmer,
committed suicide in the county Jail
at Clay City, Ill.
Fire almost completely destroyed
Darby, a town of about 1000 inhab-
itants in the Bitter Root valley, Mon
tana.
Louis " Falardeau of Chicago was
shot and killed in his store by hold-up
men.
After having their automobile
wrecked, A. NJ Duff, Walter Ranger
and Joseph j. Hayes of Minneapolis,
Mimi, were attacked by three negro
bandits and robbed of $235.
Attorney John c. Gleason of New
York sued Harry X. Thaw for $50, 900
counsel fees, accusing Thaw of fraud
and Misrepresentation.
The pope and college of cardinals
are said to have refused to annul the
marriage of Helen Maloney, daughter
of Martin Maloney, a wealthy Phila-
delphian, who is papal marquis, and
Arthur Herbert Osborne, young
broker of New York.
E. NJ. CARRIER, aged 40 years, a dele
gate from Holton, Kan, to the meet
ing of the Illinois Life Insurance as
ISOLATION in Philadelphia, was mysteri-
ously drowned at Atlantic City.
Alone with her insane father, J. E..
Shilling, on the top of the Chicago Au-
ditorium tower, 10 stories above the
street, Miss Marie Shilling, q years
old, struggled for her life successful
ly when the man tried to throw her
from the tower to the street.
The Netherlands government has
asked France whether it would be
possible for France to cooperate with
Holland in the present difficulty with
Venezuela. France responded that she
would consider the question.
Floods at Augusta, Ca, did immense
damage to property, demoralized bust.
ness, stopped all traffic and caused
several deaths.
John, Harry and Edward Conrad,
lads, were drowned near Vevay, Ind,
their skiff being run down by a
steamer.
Guests of the Homestead hotel at
Hot Springs, Va, presented loving
cups to Mr.. and Mrs. Taft and their
little son.
The civil court at Caracas found the
French Cable company guilty of com
plicity in the Matos revolution and
imposed fine of $5,000,000.
Earl Trey, an apprentice on the
training ship Pensacola at Yorba, CAL
is said to have been so severely hazed
that he probably will lose his eyesight
Two negroes entered the home OF
Mrs. Virgil Bassett in st. Louis
choked and locked her up, robbed the
house and set it on fire.
Snow fell in Baltimore and other
parts of Maryland.
Mrs. Kate Howard, leader of the
mob in the recent race war in Spring
field, ILL.,, killed herself by SWALLOWING
poison while being taken to the jai
following the return of an indictment
against her charging murder