The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-18
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Der of Hampton's Broadway Magazine,
wherein he strongly defends the
!, American navy and replies to criti-
cisms of it made some time ago by
Henry Reuterdahl and others.
Gov. Hughes announced the appoint
ment of a committee of nine, consist
ing of bankers, business men and
economists, to inquire into the facts
surrounding the business OF ex-
changes in New York.
A Moscow millionaire named Petron
who was dying burned up bank notes
representing his entire fortune.
Abbes Bouysson and Bardon, who
are conducting excavations at Cha
pelle-aux- Saints, in the Correze depart
ment, have discovered what are
believed to be the Oldest human re-
mains, dating back 170, 900 years to the
middle of the Pleistocene age.
The trial of eight men accused OF
the murder of Capt. Quentin Rankin
at Reelfoot Lake opened at Union
City, Tenn.
Between 10000 and $4,000 deaths
and 100000 injured is the accident
record in the United States during the
year among workingmen.
Five lines Of ferry boats operating
between Brooklyn and New York sus,
pended operations.
A fire in Hopkins avenue, Brooklyn,
N. Y, disclosed what is believed to be
an illicit distillery.
At least IA men were killed and 80
injured by the premature explosion of
81 tons of dynamite on the Panama
canal at Bias Obispo.
The United States battleship fleet
arrived at Colombo, Ceylon, and was
greeted by vast throngs of Europeans
and natives. The health of the men
on the ships was excellent, with the
exception of one case of smallpox on
the Georgia.
Crazed with jealousy over the at
tention paid to his wife by Carl Clapp,
William Bsrnhart of Roodhouse, ILL.,,
killed the pair. He then gave himself
up and was hurried to Carrollton be-
fore a mob that had gathered could
secure him.
The betrothal was announced OF
Beatrice, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ogden Mills of New York, and
Bernard Arthur William Patrick
Hastings Forbes, eighth earl OF
Granard, of Castle Forbes, County
Longford, Ireland.
After a 24-hours' battle with ice Is
miles out in Lake Erie, Capt. Andrew
Hageney, his wife and two men aboard
the barge Charles Wall were rescued
by the tug Sheboygan.
Umpires KLEIN and tombstone, who
oficiated in the decisive Chicago-New
York game in the National league,
have made charges that attempts were
made to bride them.
Proclaiming himself to be John the
Baptist, come to save the world an
armed fanatic, wrought up to high
pitch of maniacal fury, terrorized
Edgewater, N. j. He appeared sud
denly on the main street, waving a big
revolver, held up the proprietors OF
several stores, exchanged many shots
with hastily formed posse and at
last was wounded when the police and
a mob of citizens ran him down.
The lumber interests represented by
the Weyerhaeusers, O'Brien & Cook OF
st. Paul and Duluth and Edward Hines
of Chicago are in Duluth working on
the formation of lumber trust which
will control practically all the pine in
North America.
A force of 200 men, which landed
from the Haytian gunboat, took with
out resistance the town of Gonaives,
Hayti, and established authority there
in the name of Gen. Simon.
The Springport (Mich.) State Saw
ings bank, with deposits of about $780,
900, was closed by Banking Commits
sioner Zimmerman while an examina-
ton is made of its affairs.
John R. Hegeman, president Of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, was freed by the New York ap-
pellate court in decision that, If it
stands, will serve to quash all indict-
ments now outstanding against insur-
ance officials.
L
and Officer Mullane, wounded in the
street battle in Kansas City, died.
James Sharp, the leader of the band
of fanatics, was arrested.
Representative George L. Lilley,
governor-elect of Connecticut, has
been served with subpoena to an
swer the complaint that in the recent
campaign he, himself or through
financial agent, violated the corrupt
practices act.
The board of regents of the Univer.
sity of Minnesota decided that mem
bers of the faculty must retire on
reaching the age of IS years.
w. H. Crowninshield, aged 40 years,
of Boston, Mass, said to be a nephew
of Rear Admiral Crowninshield, was
run down and killed by railway
train in Cleveland, o.
clan of Hazlehurst, Miss, was shot
and killed by DIR. Thomas Birdsong,
dentist.
DIR. G.. E. Barnes, veterinary sur
geoa, was burned to death in fire
that destroyed his house at Wood
vile, o.
independence, Kan, voted to adopt
the commission form of govenmrnt.
Two bunco men worked the time
honored satchel substitution game at
Minneapolis and got $7.105 from r. F.
Cargell, an aged cattle dealer from
Clyde, N. D.