The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-23
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
DOMESTIC.

The italian bark Monte Tabor was
wrecked off provincetown, Mass, and
to escape death by drowning Capt.
Louis Generic and two of the crew COM
mitted suicide. Four others were
drowned.
"Bart" Thrasher and "Dock" PAN
thur, two notorious outlaws, were killed
by deputy sheriffs near Horse Creek,
Ala.
Coffin. Altemus e. Co., the oldest and
pne of the largest wholesale dry goods
houses in Philadelphia, failed for $780,
900.
Two men and 25 horses lost their lives
In fire which partially destroyed AL
bert Managers livery stable in Milwau-
kee.
A. F. & L. E. Kelley, mortgage loan
firm at Minneapolis, filed an assignment
with liabilities of $150.000.
The charred remains of four tramps
train at Wellington. H.. and it is
thought that eight others persisted.
The first observance of the one hum
dredth anniversary of Dayton, o., began
in that city, to continue for week.
Cullen & Newman, extensive china
and glassware importers at Knoxville,
Tenn, assigned with liabilities of $780,
600.
The reports as to the condition of
crops throughout the country are fla
vorable.
Miners in the Pittsburgh district have
decided to reduce their own wages from
M e tso< 10,
upon nonunion miners in other dis
tricts.
The entire plant of the Peters Lum-
her company at Alec, Ala, was burned,
the loss being $4,000
Chief Bookkeeper Richard q. Green.
Jr., of the Farmers national bank of
Annapolis. Md, is said to be defaulter
to the extent of $4,000.
While driving near Athens. O., Mrs.
Lulu Nickerson and daughter were
thrown from a buggy and fatally in
jnred.
At prearranged railway collision
near Crush, Tex, nine of the spectators
were injured by falling wreckage, two
fatally.
G. b. Swetser, receiver Of the Chicago,
Indiana & Eastern railroad, has stopped
oil trains and indefinitely suspended
the operation of the road, which has
been running at a loss.
j. v. Northam & Co., wholesale and re-
tail dealers in wines and liquors in Chi.
cago. failed for 100000.
Elijah S. Curtis, veteran of the late
war, died at Lacon, III. He was the
largest man in Illinois, his weight being
500 pounds.
During the last eight months the ex-
ports of merchandise from the United
States amounted to 1857 ,259, 457, against
$4S9, 360.551 during the same period in
1895. The imports amounted to SAIL
222, 434, against $685., 737, S19 in the first
eight months of 1895.
The whole business portion of Free
landville, Ind, and many business resi-
6ences were destroyed by fire.
Lum Warren, negro who assaulted
Mrs. John Bass, was lynched in Terral
county. Ga.
The Midland state bank at Omaha,
Neb., closed it's doors with liabilities of
over 100000.
The first test of the flying machine
invented by William Paul was made
at Miller. Ind, and was successful, more
than fulfilling all the expectations of
the scientists.
Ben S. Morris, one of the two negres
who murdered S. c. Buchanan. prom
inent cattle dealer of Watonga, o. r.,
was lynched by mob.
+. w. Humphrey & Co., the largest
retail clothing firm in st. Louis, failed
for $125,o0O.
In a fight in Ozark county. Mo-, be-
tween lumber thieves and officers four
of the thieves were killed and one dep
uty marshal fatally wounded.
Frank Ward and Scott jackson,
miners at Oronega, Mo-, fell $50 feet
down a shaft and were killed.
The Army of West Virginia met at
Gallipolis. o., for three days re-
union.
The annual report of the American
board of commissioners for foreign
missions shows that the total receipts
for the year were STAB, 1O4.59, and the
total expenditures $627 .960.5s, leaving
a balance of $115,135.01.
The National Colored Baptist associa-
ton of the United States met in six
tenth annual convention at ST. Louis
Carrie Jennings (colored) in fit of
jealousy stabbed Monroe Bell (colored),
aged 80 years, to death at Louisville,
KY, and then fatally shot herself
At the annual reunion in Burlington,
VT, of the Society of the Army of the
Potomac Gen. William M. Henry, of
Burlington. was elected president.
In San Francisco the box factory of
Hobbe, Wall d Co. was destroyed by fire,
the loss being 100000, and Night