The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-01

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adopted resolutions denouncing prohi
bition and started a movement To-
the formation of a national organiza
ton.
Fire, reported to be of incendiar!
origin, destroyed the business center
of Viewpoint, Ind. Damage, $4,000.
William L. Keiser, conductor. ant
Peter McCourty, motorman, were
killed and 20 passengers injured in
trolley car collision in Des Moines, La
Fire of unknown origin damaged the
Sterling Stamp Company's building
in Pittsburg, Pa, to the extent OF 500,
600.
John M. Willeford was convicted OF
manslaughter in Greenville, Ill. He
+, was charged jointly with his brother
George Willeford, with the murder OF
Ruby o. File near Reno, ILL.,, in 1908,
Justice Magee at Sudbury, Ont, has
sentenced Mrs. Annie Robinson to be
hanged on November "a for the muir
der of the infants of her two daugh-
tiers.
Mrs. John Moran of West Duluth,
Mimi, bride of less than week, is
dead from burns received while rescu-
ing her younger sister, who had over
turned lighted lamp, and who was in
danger from the flames of the result
ing explosion.
Complications have arisen between
Spain and the sultan of Morocco and
it is believed that war may result be-
tween Spain and the Moorish forces,
distinct from that now prevailing,
which is limited to Moorish tribesmen.
According to New York newspa-
per Theodore P. Shonts, the we'll
known railroad man, has been sued by
Frederick P. Hipsch. New York man
ager of Kentucky distilling company
for 100000 damages. Hipsch alleges
Shonts alienated his wife's affections.
Among those who recently received
medals from the government for life
saving are Capt. F. ]. Dodge, Harold
Dodge, Wilbur L. Dodge and Peter
Peterson for rescues at Mackinac,
Mich.
The interstate-commerce commits
sion must specify what is "a crowded
street car" before the act of congress
giving that body jurisdiction over the
car lines of the District of Columbia
can be enforced, says Judge Malloney
OF Washington in a decision.
Anna Gelish, wife of a soldier,
tossed her baby out of a window
when fire started in her home in In.
dianapolis and then jumped herself.
The mothers legs were broken. The
baby was unhurt.
Milton Mcclure, Republican candi
date for the Illinois supreme court in
the Fourth district, feels confident
that he will be elected over G. A.
Cooke, the Democratic candidate.
Police Inspector Edward Mccain
was found guilty by Chicago jury Of
extorting brides from fallen women
and degraded men in the RED Light"
district. Sentence was deferred.
Secretary Wilson Says he is con-
WINGED that federal control of railroad
capitalization would lead to large in
vestments in railroad securities by
American farmers.
Three days were devoted by the
duke of the Abruzzi to visiting Miss
Katherine Elkins and her mother near
Geneva, Switzerland. according to
Rome reports.
Commander Peary reached his home
city, Portland, Me. His journey
through the state was one continuous
ovation, large crowds greeting at
every station.
1t is feared the loss of life occa-
stoned by the West Indian hurricane
will reach 100 in Louisiana. Hun
dreds of people are destitute and the
loss runs into the millions.
The Hudson-Fulton celebration
opened at New York with a naval
parade of merchant marine vessels led
by the replicas of Hudson's Half Moon
and Fulton's Clermont, and the as
sembling of more than 70 warships
from the navies of the United States,
the Netherlands, Great Britain.
France, Germany and other countries.
The fortieth anniversary of the
birth of the Prohibition party was
celebrated in Chicago with a monster
parade of temperance, church and law
and order organizations.
The Japanese Commercial commits
sion, comprising Is persons, arrived in
Chicago and began an inspection of
the industries of that district by visit
ing the stock yards and the steel
works at Gary, Ind.
The completion of the Gunnison
river tunnel project was signalized by
the presence of President Taft, who
opened the gates which admitted the
waters of the Gunnison river into the
Uncompahgre valley.
Arguments for the two disinherited
sons of Claus Spreckels against distri-
button of part of the estate, opened
the will contest at San Francisco in
from $5,000.000 to $4,000. 900.
Three men were killed when the
Montreal express. bound for Boston,
crashed into the rear Of the disabled
Quebec express, from Quebec for Bos-
ton, about a mile and a half from
Pattee. N. H. The dead are: En-
gineer John P. Callahan, Fireman
George Parmenter of the Montreal ex-
press and tramp.
The second biennial convention of
the National Women's Trade Union
league opened in Chicago with about
80 delegates present, including several
rom Europe.
AS a result of jurisdictional fight
between the Western Federation of
Labor and the hosting engineers, 80
per cent. of the mines of the Butte
(Mont.) district are closed down
Government meteorological tests to
be made at Indianapolis and at Omaha
simultaneously have been delayed by
the explosion of two of IL balloons