The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
DOMESTIC.

OF pl.
United States Register Tillman, OF the
treasury, in his annual report states
that during the year there were issued
143,476 bonds of the value of $25S. $685.
$50. and during the same period there
were cancelled 64.579 bonds Of the value
OF $136,941.45
The report of Mr.. Kimball, the gen
eral superintendent of the life-saving
service, for the year ending June 30.
shows that the crews saved and assisted
to save 472 vessels, valued, with their
cargoes. at $4,S53.110. The cost of main
tanning the service for the year was ST.
4O1 sos.
Morello. the once three-year-old king
of the turf, died near San Francisco. In
his best days he was valued at 100000.
The two 16-year-old twin daughters
of Riley Taft. of Orange. Mich. were
instantly killed at railway crossing.
A bill has been introduced In the
Georgia Legislature prohibiting the
PLAYING of football IN the state; also
prohibiting the sale OF cigarettes or
cigarette paper.
The public debt statement issued on
the LIST showed that the debt increased
$S,27O,2O3 during the month of Novem-
Der. The cash balance in the treasury
was $685., 9Gl ,529. The total debt, less
the cash balance in the treasury,
amounts to $l.22l. 126.257.
The German-American bank at Port
age, Wis.,, made an assignment for the
benefit of it's creditors.
80 sn he
United States on the 1st was: Wheat.
5S,9I4.OOO bushels; corn, 1925, 900 bush
els; oats, 12.474.00O bushels; rye, 1885,
900 bushels; barley, 1857 900 bushels.
The monthly statement OF the comp
troller of the currency shows that on
November so the amount of national
bank notes in circulation was $235 3d.
lO3, an increase for the month of $414.-
446, and for the last IL months of $21,-
44O.9O7.
The Cincinnati chamber of commerce
passeda resolution petitioning congress
to create a new cabinet position, that
of commerce and manufactures, to be
presided over by secretary.
Tens of thousands of acres of land
along the Chippewa river in Wisconsin
were under from one to five feet of
water and hundreds of people had been
driven from their homes.
The Bank of Westport, Mo-. closed its
doors with liabilities of $4,000.
During the month of November the
total coinage at the minis of the United
States was $7,45S,722, of which $5.O64,-
700 was gold. $2.3O5,O22 silver and $780,
900 minor coins. The coinage of stand
ard silver dollars was $1.914.00O.
The wife of ex-Mayor Joseph S.
Brown. of Somerville, Mass, was burned
II death in fire which destroyed the
family residence.
At the annual convention in Sacra-
mento of the California Fruit Growers
association the president said that the
annual loss by insect pests in the
United States was over So 100000.
The residence of William Lewis
(colored) was burned at Alton. ILL.,, and
two children under ten years were
roasted to death.
AT preliminary currency reform
meeting in Indianapolis, Ind, at which
many states were represented, 1t was
decided to hold national convention
in indianapolis in January. 1897, TO dis
Cuss the financial question.
Engineer Bennett and Driver Wal
ter Stevens, of the fire department of
Everett, Mass, were killed by a rail-
way engine while responding to an
alarm of fire.
Six business firms lost their goods at
Italy. Tex, by an incendiary fire, the
total loss being 100000.
Gage d FELTON,. bankers and brokers
in Boston, failed for 100000.
The post Office at Mason City. Ia. and
all the mails and contents were de-.
stroyed by fire.
Earthquake shocks of sufficient force
to rattle dishes and furniture and sway
buildings perceptibly were felt at Cairo
and Anna, Ill.
In a prize fight at San Francisco be-
tween Tom Sharkey and Bob Fitzsim-
mons the former won in the eighth
round.
The Arena Magazine Publishing COM
pany in Boston went into the hands of
receiver.
William Doherty and Thomas Lennig
met death while fighting flames in a
church at Atlantic City, N. j.
gang of burglars robbed every store
in the village of Moline, Mich.
The home of Paul Bartcovitch in Chi
cago was burned during the absence OF
himself and wife and their four little
children persisted in the flames.
III, hp cofo If
the jewelry store of II. Hirchburg in
Omaha and got away with $4,000 in
cash.
H. NJ. Scott. aged IS, of Bickville, ILL.,,
killed himself because his wife chided