The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-06

Company OF Nevada has absorbed the
Mohawk, Laguna, Red Top, Jumbo
and Goldheld Mining Companies. all
representing a capitalization Of $751;
600, 1900.
for by public subscription, was I'M
yelled at the Seattle exposition, Gov.
Johnson of Minnesota delivering the
address.
Incomplete reports from the district
devastated by the earthquake In Mex
leo indicated that more than 100 per-
sons lost their lives and several towns
were nearly destroyed.
Noah r. Marker, the absconding as
sistant cashier of the First National
bank, returned to his home in Upton,
Ind, was arrested, taken to Muncie
and released on $4,000 bond. He
said he had been fishing in Missouri
and returned to spend his birthday
with his family.
Following the report that the re-
bells had surrendered in barcelona and
the Moors had retreated from Melilla,
official announcements given out at
Madrid said the situation in Spain
was improving. 1t is said 400 were
slain and 1000 wounded in the BARGE
Iona battle.
Orville Wright won the $4,000
prize offered by congress, surpassed
the governments requirements and
set a new speed record for aero
planes, in the final test at Fort Myer.
Harry Thaw's belief that he Is q
person Of extreme ability may be the
bar that will keep him in the mad
house, judging from the pertinent
questions asked by Justice Mills who
is hearing the sanity probe case.
Phillip Swift, son of Edward F.
Swift. the Chicago packer. was seri-
ously injured when his automobile,
running a mile a minute, struck a
telephone pole at Lake Geneva, Wis.
A person seeking revenge turned
off the ventlating apparatus in coal
mine at Pittsburg, Kan, and 40 min
ers were overcome by gas.
When his launch caught fire in mid
stream, Attorney Fred Dicke of Two
Rivers. Wis, leaped into the water
took rope in his teeth and pulled
the boat to shallow water where three
girls who had been badly burned
sprung into the stream and saved
themselves.
Two couples were married by Rev.
George Whitehead of New York late
at night, while the pastor was CARRIED
in his pajamas and was barefooted.
Roy Griswold, who was arrested at
Georgetown, Col, on suspicion that he
was the slayer of Peter Waeltz at
Belleville, ILL.,, proved an alibi and was
released.
Claude Brooks, negro, was hanged
at Kansas City, Mo-, for the murder
of Sidney Herndon. a well-to-do real
estate owner, formerly of Tyler, Tex,
Jan. 13, 1908.
Detective Frank Wagner, who told
the senatorial investigating commit
tee that he had seen stephenson aids
pay money to members of the Wiscon-
sin legislature, was convicted of per-
jury at Madison.
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan an
nounced that the family would not
live in Texas except during the winter
months, but would continue to make
their home at Lincoln, Neb.
Joseph H. Leison of Indiana, Joseph
P. Walker of Denver, Col, and J. j.
Harrington Of Hartsell, Col, have
sued Benjamin Marks, Ernest E. Hart,
Jr, John j. Spindler, James c. May.
bray and the First National Bank of
Council Bluffs, Ia, for the recovery
OF money alleged to have been lost in
sporting transactions.
The plant of the Murray & Nickel
Manufacturing Company, located at
South Elgin, Ill.,, burned. Explosion
of a large milling machine started
the flre. The loss is said to be $780,.
600.
The tariff conferees signed the AL
drich-Payne bill and reported it to the
mousse after President Taft had
whipped several of the insurgents into
line for downward revision.
w. p. Kreis, union pressman, was
shot and seriously wounded at At
lanta, Ca, by G. w. Stovall, a nom
union pressman, who was attacked
by union sympathizers aroused by a
strike.
District Attorney Jerome, after two
days OF grueling examination of Harry
Thaw, failed to make the slayer of
Stanford White show any signs of in
sanity.
Harry c. Pulliam, president of the
National League of Professional Base
ball Clubs, died in New York from the
wound he inflicted when he shot him.
self in the head.
A barber at Winthrop Harbor de-
clares he shaved off the beard of a
man answering the description of
Judge Clarkson, who disappeared from
Kenosha. Wis.
Harrison S. Green, a prominent Mil
waukee lawyer, and five other passen-
gers were hurt when Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul train was wrecked
at Duplainville, Wis.
The Chicago grand jury, which has
already indicted a police inspector, a
detective and others, returned indict-
ments against 20 keepers of illegal
establishments.
Arthur Eulan, John Ament and
Henry Zebotski, while raising sunken
logs from the Wisconsin river, about
two miles south of Merrill. Wis, were
drowned.
Albert Reece, Is years old, of Dam
vers, ILL.,, was sentenced to one year
in the federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kan, for illegally drawing war pen
sion for Is years. He drew a total OF
$4,000.
County officials at Peoria. Ill. de.