The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18

The New York Centraps4 record
breaking train went from New York
to Buffalo, 4S6 miles, in 407 minutes,
or hours and AZ minutes, an average
of 64I miles an hour, breaking all rec
ords.
THE wife and child Of man named
Stiles and his father-in-law, j. ID. Bor-
den, were killed by Indians near
Las Flores. Cal.
FLAMES in tobacco warehouses at
Lancaster, Pa, caused loss of $780,
600. ~ 49,
DISPATCHES from various points in
weather, the thermometer ranging
from 80 to 81 degrees
AT the encampment in Louisville
Col. l. N. Walker, of Indianapolis, was
elected commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic and st.
Paul captured the reunion and en-
campment in 1886. The report of the
adjutant general showed the total
amount expended for charity the past
year was $19S, 500. The total mem ber-
ship in good standing on July / was
357, 63y.
In the bicycle tournament at Spring
field, Mass, f. j. Titus made 81 miles
and 1855 yards in one hour, w. c. San
ger went miles in 4:s4, and Starbuck
made miles in 1O:11, and E. c. Bald
went one-half mile in i:01--all record
breakers
THE total number of votes in Phila-
delphia, as shown by the assessors re-
turns, is 291, 1855, an increase of 5, S6S
over the corresponding assessment last
year.
STEPS were being taken by the grand
lodge, A. o. U. W., of Missouri, to ex
pei every saloonkeeper and bartender
A PORTION of the grand stand on
which were seated at least 10000 peo-
pie witnessing the Grand Army fire.
works in Louisville gave way, injur-
ing about 200 persons, but no fatalities
were reported.
Miss ANNIE LONDONDERRY, of Boston,
the globe girdler who left Chicago on
a bicycle year ago last spring, ar
rived home two weeks ahead of her
scheduled time.
TWENTY-FIVE of the thirty bodies of
the men who lost their lives in the Os-
ceola mine fire near Houghton, Mich,
were recovered.
The free-for-all class pacing race at
Louisville for purse of $1,000, with
Robert j., Joe Patchen and John R.
Gentry as starters, was won by Robert
j., the best time being 2:O44.
A PASSENGER train on the Santa Fe
was held up by four masked men at
Curtis Station, o. T., but the robbers
got nothing.
The international yacht series in
New York bay is at an end. The
American yacht, Defender, sailed over
the course alone, thereby winning the
third and deciding race. The Val
kyrie went to the starting point,
crossed the line and then hauled down
her sails and quit.
A HEAVY earthquake shock lasting
ten seconds prevailed in lower East
Tennessee along the North Carolina
state line. No damage was done.
A TORNADO destroyed the railway de-
pot Cape Vincent, N. Y, killing two
persons and injuriug several others.
The Iron exchange bank at Duluth,
Mimi, owned by the Merritts, made
an assignment and will retire from
business. Depositors will be paid in
full.
THE exchanges at the leading uclear-
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
1897, COG, 91S, against 1914, $40, 999 the
previous week. The increase, COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1894, was ITO
CHARLES H. KEY was executed at
Paris, Tex, for killing Smith McLath-
lin in the Chickasaw Nation July 81,
1894.
THERE were 1877 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 1856 the week
previous and 219 in the corresponding
time in 1894
WIND and hail storm did damage
at Wooster, O., and vicinity to the ex-
tent of 100000.
The eighth international conference
of Young Mems Christian associations
of the United States and Canada opened
at Clifton Forge, Va.
MRS. EMMA RIGGS, aged AZ, and her
daughter, aged 10, were burned to
death in Philadelphia. The clothing
of the daughter caught fire, and the
mother lost her life in trying to save
her child
METHODIST conferences at Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, Ottumwa. Ia, and Jackson
vile, Ill, voted to admit women as lay
delegates.
The withdrawal of 81, 500, 600 in gold
from the treasury left the gold reserve
in Washington at 500, 26s, STA.
FOREST fires were again raging in the