The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-05
The New York senate adopted res
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and Florida both began suits for dam
ages in the court of admiralty at New
York, the White Star line asking
100000.
The French government decided to
give a special medal to Jack Binns,
wireless operator on the lost steamer
Republic.
The Turko-Bulgarian deadlock over
the amount of money to be paid be-
cause of Bulgaria's declaration OF indie
pendence has been settled on plan
proposed by Russia.
Failing to give bond, F. R. Melon
aid, deposed secretary-treasurer of the
Illinois-Indiana council, No. 4, Interna-
tional Union of Electrical Workers,
went to Jail on charge of larceny as
bailee
In preparation for the observation OF
the Lincoln centenary at the birth
place of the emancipation, near Hodg-
enville, KY, the cabin in which Lin
coin was born was removed to the me-
mortal farm.
Without amendment the senate
passed the house bill making Febru-
airy u, 1909, the one hundredth ami
versary of the birth of Abraham Lin
coin a legal holiday and recommend
ing it's celebration throughout the
United States.
George Busse, brother of Mayor
Busse of Chicago, who accidentally
shot and killed Mrs. Lucius Tucker
man, was eXonerated by the coroner's
jury which investigated the tragedy.
Gust Johnson, who crawled seven
miles through snow, is in an Omaha
hospital in a critical condition. One
hand and foot have been amputated.
Two children of Nathaniel Work
man, living near Lexington, KY, were
burned to death when his house was
destroyed by fire.
Bloodhounds were put on the trail
of burglars who stole $4,000 worth of
jewelry from w. H. Poole's store in
Montevista, Col.
The widow of Father John of Kron-
stadt, the well-known Russian priest
who died about month ago in st.
Petersburg, has been given yearly
pension of $4,000.
The supreme court of the United
States denied the application of the
Consolidated Gas Company of New
York for a rehearing. The case in
volved the validity of the S0-cent gas
law.
Commissioner of immigration Keefe
issued invitations to more than
Washington February 10, to discuss
matters pertaining to the welfare of
Americas workingmen.
c. H. Labodie of South Bend, Ind,
Las arranged to file suit in behalf of
the Labodie heirs to recover the site
of Walkerville, Canada. The suit will
involve $20,O00,00O.
Friends of c. w. Morse, the con-
victed banker and former ice King"
of New York are preparing to petit
ton the United States court to admit
him to bail. He is a prisoner in the
tombs under 15-year sentence to
prison.
In fierce storm on Lake Michigan,
car ferry No. Is of the Pere Mar
quette battled for 55 hours to reach
Milwaukee, the voyage usually taking
II hours. The crew was nearly
frozen.
President Roosevelt will lay the
cornerstone of the memorial hall to be
erected at Hodgeville, KY, the birth
place of Abraham Lincoln on Febru-
airy II. Several prominent men are to
deliver addresses.
United States District Attorney
Stimson told District Attorney Jerome
of New York to proceed with the pros
ecution of the libel cases growing out
of newspaper charges in connection
with the Panama canal scandal. Doug
las Robinson, the presidents brother
in-law probably will be the complain
ing witness.
DR.. Fred Peacock, physician of
Cathlamet, Wash, was shot by Mrs.
Madelaine Longtaine, mother of a
young girl who died in a hospital I'M
der tragic circumstances.
The relations between President Co.
mez and Vice-President Zayas of Cuba
became seriously strained over the
appointment of man to fill the post
of chief of the secret police.
A furious storm of snow. sleet and
rain, accompanied by wind which in
places reached velocity of IS miles
an hour, held the United States in it's
grasp from the eastern slope of the
Rockies to Detroit and from the Cana
dian boundary to southern Texas. The
storm brought with it loss of life, in
Juries to many persons, suffering to
live stock, delay to railroad trains, tie
sis of telegraph service, destruction OF
telephone lines and general damage
and inconvenience.
Cabling from Picking, the CORE
sponde1t of the Times says that the
infant Chinese emperor is suffering
from continent smallpox.
Fire destroyed most of the small
towns of Portal and Kermit, N. D.
John Bedford, accused of the muir.
der of Oscar Hoganson, young farm.
er at Marengo, ILL.,, the latter part OF
last October, pleaded guilty in the
county court at Woodstock, Ill. He
was given an indeterminate sentence
by Judge Donnelly.
The suit of the Salvation Army in
the United States against the Ameri-
can Salvation Army to enjoin the lat
ter organization from the use of it's
name and from publishing the paper
called "Tha American Salvation A rnou