The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-14

ulCnG III Vic UltTcc luOuUHS cuucu au-
gust show that the total receipts at
the twenty largest post offices in the
country were $6, 1874, 900, an increase of
$499, 900 over the corresponding quar-
| ter in 1894
MRS. HENRY JOHNSON and her three
children were struck by an engine at a
railway crossing in Decatur, Ind, and
one child was instantly killed and the
others were fatally injured.
In head-on collision at Plymouth,
N. H., between the cannon ball ex-
press and freight train, Engineer
Frank Stevens and Firemen George $.
ly killed.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 9th aggregated
1915, 032,2l5, against 1915, s47, 1889 the
previous week. The increase. COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1894, was 25.9
The total equalized assessed valua-
ton of the state of Iowa is $55S, 9S5, 292.
The foundry and pattern house of
the Knowles steam pump works at
Warren, Mass, were burned, the loss
being $4,000.
THERE were 225 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 9th, against 261 the week
previous and 264 in the corresponding
time in 1894
MATTsoN & MAGEE, wholesale grocers
in Philadelphia, failed for 100000.
BUSINESS continued unusually active
throughout the country for midsum-
mer and, though there was perceptible
relaxation, there were no signs of re-
action.
HORSE became frightened and
plunged off of a 3O-foot embankment
near Decatur, Ind, and three prom
inent society women, Mrs. Mangold,
Mrs. j. c. Paterson and her mother,
Mrs. Erwin, were fatally injured.
FREMONT SMITH was hanged in San
Quentin prison, California, for the
murder of two fishing companions.
c. c. CLARK was appointed receiver
of the Lockwood Manufacturing COM
pany at South Norwalk, Conn. The
liabilities were $2SO,OOO.
A BIG Newfoundland dog capsized
boat on the lake at Highland Park, Ill,
and M. T. Green, president of the Chi
cage Lumber company, and Sorn Sor-
enson were drowned.
The Bank of Palouse, at Palouse
City, WASH, closed it's doors with liza
bilities of sos, 900.
MRS. HELEN c. STEWART, of Spring
field. Mo-, was appointed sheriff of
Green county, to succeed her deceased
husband. Mrs. Stewart, as far as is
known, is the first woman sheriff in
the United States.
SEVEN persons were killed in New
York city by the collapse OF new
building on Broadway.
ARTHUR and C. j. johnson (brothers)
and A. Z. Anderson were killed by
lightning near Odebolt, Ia, They
had taken refuge under tree during
storm.
WILLIAM HAssoN, Martin Erwin and
William Stanley were killed in troll
ley car and railroad accident in Phila-
delphia.
JOHN BUCHANAN, a mill-worker at
Pittsburgh, Pa, killed himself after
fatally injuring his mother. His wife
was missing and it was thought he had
killed her.
FIRE in the lumber piles of the Skill
ings, Whitney & Barnes Co. at Ogdens-
burg, N. Y, destroyed property valued
at $4,000.
By her will Mrs. 7. Dewitt Talmage
leaves 100000. Her husband is the
sole legatee.
THIEVES entered the Connecticut
state prison at Wethersfield and got
away with articles valued at 81, 500.
DR.. LAWRENCE ANDERSON, aged 81
years, one of the best-known veterin-
airy surgeons in the west, committed
suicide at Cincinnati because of failing
eyesight.
AT the national bicycle meet in Chi
cago Eddie Bold, of Buffalo, N. Y,
made mile in 1851, ~~w worlds
record.