The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-20
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
Tho Proceedings OF the First Session.
The contest which has proceeded for the
last four days in the senate over deep
water harbor on the southern coast OIL
California was brought to close on the
introduced bill requiring all immigrants
to the United States to exhibit upon land
ing in this country a certificate of health
lin the house the Nicaragua canal bill
was favorably reported. Most OF the Ses-
sion was occupied in discussing the con-
tested election case CT Rinaker vs. Down.
ing, from the Sixteenth district OF Illinois.
but no action was taken.
Tho river and harbor appropriation bill
was passed in the senate on the 18th. 1t APP
prorriates over SIS. 900, 900. Bills were also
passed to authorize a life-saving station
at Port Huron, Mich: making one years
residence in q territory requisite for a di-
vorce, and to establish railroad bridge
across the Illinois river near Grafton, III.
LIN the house the Rinaker-Downing con-
tested election case from Illinois was sent
To the committee on elections with inStruc-
tons to recount such parts of the vote as it
deemed proper. A bill was reported favor
ably providing for the appointment by the
president of a commission of five persons.
whose duty it shall be to investigate the
alcoholic liquor traffic.
The Dupont case, involving the right Of
Henry A. Dupont to take seat in the SEN
ate from the state Of Delaware occupied
the time in the senate on the 14th.. In the
house the whole day was devoted to pri-
Vate pension bills and So in all were favor
ably acted upon. A favorable report was
made on the resolution authorizing pre-
liminary proceedings looking to the adop-
ton CT international coins.
The senate on the 18th rejected by a vote
of 81 to 80 the claim Of Henry A. Dupont
trep.) from Delaware to q seat in the SEN
q 20 \ nxa in "a or
of the bill to prohibit the issuance of gov
eminent bonds without the authority Of
congress and Senator Gallinger ON. H)
offered resolution declaring that a re-
vision of the tariff laws is imperatvely de-
handed. The house occupied itself in
passing private pension bills which were
favorably acted upon and 100 were passed.
leaving about 60 yet undisposed Of.
DOMESTIC.
The forest fires in the upper peninsula
of Michigan were quenched by heavy
rains.
A cyclone swept over Lincoln, Neb.,
and scarcely building in the capital
city came out of the struggle undan,-
aged. No loss of life was reported, but
the number of persons injured was
large.
Miss Mertie Silverthorn and Mrs. Sny-
der were killed by the cars at crossing
in Footville. Wis.
At Fairbury, Ill, Miss Ida Steers,
daughter of Mrs. Nj. a. Steers, was shot
and mortally wounded by Charles Bur-
rell, aged 26, who then killed himself.
Jealousy was the cause.
A cyclone struck Worthington, Mimi,
demolishing 20 buildings. No one was
seriously hurt.
Recent experiments made near Oc-
caquan, Va, by Prof. Samuel P. Langley
with his flying machine were successful.
The supreme court of Illinois says
that druggists and other merchants
need not sell soda water to negroes I'M
less they wish to.
The National Association of Police
Chiefs began their annual convention
at Atlanta, Ga.
The First national bank at FL Reno,
o. T., closed its doors with liabilities Of
$4,000.
Mamie Peterson, girl 16 years old,
was shot and killed on the street by an
unknown person at Unionville, la.
The famous Montvale Springs hotel at
Montvale Springs, Tenn, was destroyed
by fire.
At the thirteenth annual encampment
in Cairo of the Illinois Grand Army of
the Republic w. o. Cochran, of Sullivan,
was elected department commander.
Advices from Washington say that
Italian immigration to the United States
is on the decline.
Gov. Rich pardoned Sarah Haviland,
aged 60, the only woman convict in the
Jackson (Mich.) prison. where she has
been confined 80 years on a life sentence
for poisoning her three little children.
A great cloudburst swept over Bloom
er, Wis, sweeping away bridges, cul-
verts, small buildings, fences and other
things.
A heavy rainstorm at st. Louis did
greas damage to property and four per-
sons lost their lives.
Cottage Grove, little town in Ten
nessee, was destroyed by fire.
During a fire in a grocery in Allie
gheny, Pa, an explosion occurred, burn
ing five men badly, one of whom. John
Norton. fireman, will probably die.
The village of Panama, Neb., was
wiped out of existence by cyclone and
two persons were killed.