The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-25

company at Lincoln Neb., made an
assignment with liabilities of nearly
500. !. 5
RoBBERs attacked an express train
on the Wisconsin Central road in a
swamp near Waupaca, but failed to se--
cure any booty. The train was ditched
by ties placed on the track.
BENJAMIN B. JONES, paying teller,
and Receiving Teller Joseph II. Wilson
of the National Bank of Illinois in Chi
cago were accused of taking $40, 800
from the concern.
THE large sawmill of the Murphy
Lumber company at Green Bay, Wis,
was destroyed by fire, together with
the tramways, lumber piles, etc, en-
failing loss of 100000.
THIRTY buildings were destroyed by
cyclone which swept over Door
county. Wis, farmers being the prin-
cipal losers.
DAVE BURNETT, farmer living near
Owensboro, KY, accidentally shot and
killed his two children, 3 and years
old.
The national silver committee APP
pointed by the convention which met
at Memphis some months ago has pre-
pared an address for general circula-
ton which declares that double
standard is needed, that popular vote
in 1896 would settle the question, and
that the United States can act indie
pendently of European nations.
FIRE at Trautman's station, o., de-
stroyed seven acres of buildings, the
loss being 100000.
A SHORTAGE of $4,000 was found at
Charlestown, w. Va, in the county
funds.
A FIRE at Alden, Mimi, burned four
teen stores, church, newspaper Of
fee and several other buildings.
Gov UPHAM, of Wisconsin, in jump
ing from a carriage at Chattanooga,
Tenn, fell and broke his right leg.
THE great strike of iron ore miners
in Michigan was declared off.
THE exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Goth aggregated
81. OS1, S6l, 3S1, against $s97,606,9lS the
previous week. The increase. COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1894, was 90
In quarrel over game of cards at
Mckinney, KY, a man named Kane
shot and killed William Goodloe, two
Swope brothers, and two other men
whose names were not known.
ROBERT POOLE (coloreO was hanged
at Spartansburg, s. c., for the murder
of Will Long (colored) in 1889.
h,,c fol n
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Goth, against 1877 the week
previous and 2lO in the corresponding
time in 1894
A NEW census gives Iowa a popula-
ton of 2,O35, 900, against 1,911 1894 five
years ago.
FIRE at Oneida, Kan, destroyed
nearly the whole Of the business por-
ton of the town.
Music and oratory, a parade OF dis
tinguished visitors and celebrated mil
itary organizations and two receptions
ended the Chickamauga park dedica-
ton.
Two INCHES of snow fell on the Goth
at Bald Mountain, 8. D. In Chicago
and other portions of the west the heat
was terrific.
THE village Of Tower Hill, Ill, was
nearly wiped out by fire.
Nick HAINEs was acting as pail
bearer at the funeral in Bucyrus, O.,
of a friend who had dropped dead,
when he also fell dead of apoplexy.
AS THE result Of a trivial dispute
Peter Kennel, farmer residing near
Arapahoe, Neb., shot and killed his
wife and then blew out his own brains.
THE State bank at Republican City,
Neb., closed it's doors with liabilities OF
$21, 900.
LILLIAN SHAFER, an equestrienne, OF
ST. Louis, and her companion, Edward
Kerns, of Chicago, were fatally injured
in a hurdle race at Findlay, o.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.