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

rousing welcome by the officials and
| people.
With the number of dead estimated
at hundred and the financial loss
placed at from two to five million dol
lars, the floods throughout the Caro-
linas and Georgia have been thu. most
severe experienced by these states in
their history. In the cities business
has been demoralized and stores and
residences ruined, and in the country
the. crops have suffered most seri-
ously.
Five men were killed, another fatal
ly hurt, and five seriously injured In
collision at the Warrior Run col
liery of the Lehigh Valley Coal COM
pany, near Wilkesbarre, Pa.
At Minerva, KY, John Bruce, aged
20 years, shot and killed his father,
Lewis Bruce, As years old. The elder
Bruce had attacked his wife, when
the son interfered and shot him.
Five young oarsmen of San Fran
cisco who went for row on
the bay disappeared, presumably be-
ing drowned.
The police of Atlantic City were
looking for w. S. G. Williams, hus-
band of the woman who was with
Charles G. Roberts of Baltimore when
he was shot on the board walk.
Because she rejected his attentions,
A. G. Summers of Belleville, ILL.,, killed
Mrs. Eva Neinninger and committed
suicide
The British steamer Dunearn sank
in typhoon off Japan and only two
of her crew of SO survived.
Two men were killed and six others
dangerously wounded on board the
Danish cruiser Hekla by the prema-
ture explosion of shell.
Capt. P. c. Hams, Jr., and his broth.
er, T. Jenkins Hams, were held with.
out bail for the action of a grand jury
at New York on a charge of the muir.
der of William E. Annis.
Rev. l. B. Milligan, well-known
minister and golf player of Canton, o.,
shot and killed himself.
One hundred Indians at Salmon
Arm, just south of Kamloops, B. c.,
are threatening to go on the warpath,
fearing that they are to have their
fishing rights taken away.
The Imperial Japanese bank of San
Francisco was closed by the state
banking commission, the officers being
accused of making loans to them
selves.
The Associated Advertising clubs in
session at Kansas City elected James
Gibbs of Chicago president and de-
cided to meet next year in Louisville,
KY.
John Henry Briggs, aged 62 years, a
millionaire cattle-raiser, shot and
killed himself at his home in Attica,
Ind.
G. w. Trickett, special assistant at
torney general of Kansas appointed to
enforce the prohibitory liquor law in
Wyandotte county, was found guilty
of using his office to obtain $3.50 from
Wayne and Frank Hurlburt.
The $50 guests of the Homestead
hotel at Hot Springs, Va, presented
Judge Taft, Mrs. Taft and Master
Charles Taft each with a silver loving
cup as formal farewell expression of
their regard. .vg
The revolution in Persia is in full
swing and has resulted in a bloody
battle at Herman, which was taken
by the rebels.
An unidentified burglar was shot
dead in a pistol battle with four
Greeks in Chicago.
1t is asserted in Tokyo that the gov
eminent has decided to postpone un-
til 1917 the international exposition
which was to have been held in 1912.
Gov. Fort of New Jersey issued
proclamation threatening to send state
troops to Atlantic City to compel the
observance of the Sunday closing law
by the saloons and cafes.
Jesse Coe, one of two negroes who
murdered two Indianapolis, Ind, po-
licemen on September 30, 1906, was
shot to death by sheriff's posse in
Monroe county, Kentucky.
Nearly 80 miners are believed to
have persisted in Hailey-Ola coal mine
No. 1, at Haileyville, Okla, when
fire destroyed the hosting shaft and
air shaft and cut off air from the men.
A terrific downpour of rain lasting
more than "a hours and attended by
the coolest August weather New York
has experienced for % years. was re-
sponsible for two deaths and great
property damage.
Macrena Kavorzoof, 10 years old,
confessed at Valdez, Alaska, that she
induced George Postriakotf, whom she
loved, to kill her husband, Peter S.
Kavorzoof, woodman, at their home
on Afoguak island.
After a big harmony meeting of
Iowa Republicans Gov. Cummins
called special session ei the legis-
lature to so amend the primary law
that Republican voters can select
successor to Senator Allison.
The national rifle team match for
the national trophy, authorized by
congress, and $500 wass won at Camp
Perry, o., by the United States infan-
try team.
The post Office at Rushville, Mo-,
was robbed of $500 by burglars who
had failed to loot the bank there.
AS result of an attempt by David
and William Webb, brothers, to carry
out threat to do up" j. W. Culpep.
per, a grocer, of Tulsa, Okla, David
Webb is dead, William Webb fatally
wounded and Culpepper is seriously
injured