The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-01

William Scheldknecht, Swiss, 46
years old, apparently insane, who de-
clared he was being forced by anar-
chists to assassinate Secretary of the
Interior Ballinger, was arrested here.
He was committed to the State Hos.
pital for the Insane.
A report that fatal accident had
occurred on the United States cruiser
Charleston in Philippine waters is con-
firmed. Eight men were killed and
several others were injured slightly.
While the crew was at practice at
sea off Olongapo, the breechlock of
three-inch gun blew off, and in its
flight across the deck cut through a
steel stanchion and moved down the
men in it's path.
Associate Justice David Josiah
Brewer of the supreme court of the
United States was found dead in a
room in his house. Physicians sum.
moned decided that the justice had
died of apoplexy. Justice Brewer was
one Of the best known members Of the
supreme bench to the people Of the
country. He was one Of the most out
spoken In public speeches and inter
views, and though Republican, never
let his partisanship interfere with the
criticism of Republican administra-
tons.
The village of Oekoerito and the ad-
jacent districts have been thrown into
mourning by terrible disaster which
occurred at the former place and
which resulted in the death Of 400 per-
sons and the serious injury of $50
others. A public ball was held at the
hotel of the village. While the dancing
was in full swing pine branch caught
fire and fell to the floor. 1t blazed
furiously, and almost instantly the
dresses of several of the women burst
into flames. A dreadful panic ensued,
the jewellers losing their heads COM
pletely. Many of them, with flames
shooting out from their garments,
rushed toward the barred exit, where
surging mass was damned together.
Condemnation of assassination and
a declaration that nations as well as
individuals need long and careful
preparation for self-government were
two of the most striking features Of
Col. Theodore Roosevelt's address in
the assembly hall of the University Of
Egypt at Cairo. He uttered these words
against the advice of missionaries and
officials, both native and English, who
feared that the result might be per-
sonal harm.
A proposition to remove Speaker
Cannon by means of the combined
vote of Democrats and insurgents and
substitute in his place Asher G. Kinds,
the parliamentarian of the house, is
one of the plans which several insur-
gents are advocating in Washington.
Eight men were killed or wounded
by the explosion of a gun while the
United States protected cruiser
Charleston was at target practice near
Manila.
One of the most atrocious murders
in New York city, apparently the
work of a fiend with homicidal
mania and rivaling in grewsome detail
the crimes Of Jack the Ripper" was
brought to light when the charred
body of Ruth Wheeler, II years cid.
pretty stenographer who had been
missing from the home of her wild
owed mother, was found in yard in
the rear of 224 East Seventy-fifth
street.
The eruption of Mount Etna, which
has been in progress since Wednes-
day last, is decreasing in severity.
The river of lava flowing from the
crater stopped four kilometers from
the village of Borello. A second
stream is moving toward this town,
but very slowly. The situation ap-
pears to be much more satisfactory.
After the Ballinger-Pinchot investi-
cation committee had twice declined
to grant the request of Attorney
Brandeis, representing Louis R. CLAWS
and others, to compel the immediate
attendance of Secretary Ballinger as
witness, John ]. Vertress made the
opening statement in Mr., Ballinger's
behalf and began the presentation OF
testimony. Mr.. Vertrees declared that
the testimony of CLAWS and others
would be shown to be grossly
false"
Mystified by their failure to locate
Robert Green, agile ex-banker and jail
breaker. the three GAINESVILLE CO.,
posses, which have been in pursuit of
him a week, have concluded to make
search through coal mines adjacent
to the town.
North America will gather around the
council fires at Muskogee, Okla, for
ten days ending July in the first ma.
tional Indian convention ever held.
Mrs Charles It. Yerkes. widow of
the Chicago traction magnate. who
died four years ago, will sell at auc-
ton the mansion at Fifth avenue and
Sixty-eighth street. New York. to-
gether with all it's art gems. to satisfy
claims of creditors.
Mount Etna suddenly has become
active and four new craters have been
opened, due to seven violent earth
quakes of volcanic origin, which &C.
Cured at Mileto, Province of Catan-
FARO, Italy Similar shocks were felt
at Messina
Towels have been tabooed at the
Michigan college of mines at Hough-
ton as being relics of barbarism, in
sanitary and expensive. Students now
use big sheets of paper instead for
drying.
Congressman Norris welded the
gavel over the house for ten minutes
during the temporary absence of
Cpoakpr Cannon