The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03

Careful search through the 20 miles
of territory in Michigan devastated by
the tornado which swept over Oakland.
Macomb and Lapeer counties shows that
fully 60 lives were lost and nearly IS
PEOPLE injured, of whom many will die.
Fifty square miles of the choicest farm
ing land, including the prosperous
towns of North Oxford, Ortonville,
Thomas and lakewood. were reduced to
wreckage.
The New York court of appeals de-
cided that the Raines excise law is con-
stitutional.
The Ohio supreme court rendered
decision TO the effect that an election
wager cannot be legally enforced.
The protest made by Secretary Olney
against Gen Weyler's prohibition of
tobacco exports from Havana was sue
cessful.
Fire at Brillon, Wis.,, destroyed the
opera house, lumber yard, the North
western hotel, brick business block
ard several residences, the total loss be-
ing $150.0O0.
At the closing session in Asbury Park,
N. j., of the Baptist anniversaries O
resolution was adopted that petition
to the car of Russia, just crowned, be
forwarded, asking the exertion of his
kind offices in behalf of suffering Chris
tians in Armenia.
Fully 10000 acres of land in st. Clair
county, ILL.,, were overfiowed by high
water in the Mississippi river, the fences
washed away and the crops ruined.
A tornado swept over Rush Hill, Mo-,
and in that little town of 600 inha bitants
there was hardly single house left
standing and the number of dead and
dying was large.
The third biennial meeting of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
convened at Louisville, Ky.
st. Louis, East ST. Louis and immedi-
ate vicinity were swept by death-deal-
ing cyclone. The loss of life was esti-
mated at from 500 to 1000. The injured
list will include hundreds, if not thou
sands. Hotels and business buildings
were wrecked, the east end of the great
Eads bridge was destroyed, the roof of
the republican convention hall taken off,
and steamers on the river were sunk
with all on board. At Drake, ILL.,, a
schoolhouse was said to have been de-
molished and so pupils killed.
Col. r. P. McGlincy and wife; their
daughter, Mrs. James Durham; James
Wells, son of Mrs. McGlincy; hired
woman, Minnie Schesler, and hired
man, James Briscoe, were killed at
Campbell, Cal, by James Durham, n
son-in-law of Col. McGlincy, who made
his escape. Family trouble was said to
be the cause.
Ten persons were killed in tornado
which struck the village of Labaddic,
Mo.
All the rye whisky distilleries in the
eastern states will suspend operations
on September ] next, throwing 1000
workmen out of employment.
The schooner Lincoln, of San Fran
cisco was reported lost in Alaskan
waters with her crew of 80 persons.
Gildemeister G. Kroeger, piano manu-
facturers in New York, failed for $780,
900.
Weather bureau officials in Washing
ton say the ST. Louis tornado was the
most fatally destructive in the history
of the office.
The Northup, Eraslan, Goodwin COM
pany, dealers in seeds in Chicago,
failed for 100000.
The Bank of New England at Man
chester, N. H., closed it's doors.
Latest reports from the storm that
swept over ST. Louis, East St. Louis and
towns in the vicinity place the loss of
life at 463 and the number injured at
71S. The property loss was estimated
at between 100000 and $4,000, 900.
The total number of families who were
without homes and whose every article
of household effects was swept away by
the storm was variously estimated at
from 500 to $780,
Nineteen dwellings were wrecked and
numerous outbuildings and trees were
torn to pieces by tornado at Mount
Vernon, Ind.
A hurricane in Indiana did immense
damage at Elwood, Lapel, Alexandria,
Middletown, Muncie, Franhton, Lin
wood and Yorkton.
Three hundred feet of the roadway oe
the Northern Pacific railway sunk in
Bumars lake near Aitkin, MINI.
1t was estimated that so lives were
lost in Clinton, Washington and Jeffer-
son counties, ILL.,, in the recent cyclone
and a vast amount of farm property
was destroyed.
The National Junior Prohibition
League of America held its first annual
convention in Pittsburgh, Pa, and
elected G. w. Hopkins, of New York,
as president.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
A. C. Mellette, ex-governor of South
Dakota, died at his home in Pittsburg,