The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-12

was the total of the subscriptions
opened at the treasury department in
Washington in accordance with the
terms of the call issued a, month ago in
viting proposals for $1OO,0OO,0O0 of
United States four per cent. bonds to
run 80 years from February l, 1898.
Richard Klaetka killed his wife, ia
Their, mother, three daughters and him
self with pistol in Chicago. The cause
was said to be anarchistic tendencies
and domestic trouble.
Allen Sharpless, aged At. and his 10
year-old daughter were burned to
death at their home in Montpelier, O.
The agricultural lands of the Red
Lake Indians in Minnesota, which en-
brace about 100000 acres, will be
opened for settlement May l and will
be sold at SIPS per acre.
Dr. Hurst, of Pennington, Va, while
drunk, injected morphine into himself
and his companions, causing his own
death and that of two others.
James II. Rice, president of one of
the largest manufacturing and export
ing concerns in the plate glass industry
in America, died in Chicago, aged 66
years. His wife died two days before.
Nrout, the express agent who
pleaded guilty to robbing the express
| company of $4,000, was sentenced at
Colorado Springs. Col, to five years
imprisonment.
The Retainer Manufacturing COM
pany of New York, makers of face
cream balm. failed for $125.0OO.
John Field, receiver of the Fifth
avenue bank at Columbus, O., which
failed about a month ago, reported a
shortage of nearly $4,000.
The Maurice Qa.) state bank closed
its doors.
The first cyclone in the history of
Mobile, Ala, did considerable damage
il that city and vicinity.
Hans Peterson, aged IS years, wan
lered about the streets of Omaha, Neb.,
until he starved to death.
A bridge on the New England rail-
road over the Pequebuck river, near
Bristol, Conn, collapsed, carrying with
it 20 workmen, II of whom persisted.
The supreme council of the National
Farmers Alliance in session in WASH
ington elected as president Mann Page,
u Virginia.
John Terrence, the oldest railway
mail clerk in the country, died at his
home in Indianapolis from injuries re-
celved in a railway wreck, aged 81
years.
The Columbia Spring company, do
ing business in several states and with
headquarters at Newport, KY, failed for
S172, 900.
r. g. H. Adams, manufacturers of
cotton goods in New York. failed for
100000.
The entire coast from Florida to
Maine was swept by violent gales, the
wind reaching velocities from 50 to 70
miles, and all the Atlantic coast dis
tricts were deluged with heavy rains.
The village of Bound Brook, N. j.,
was flooded by heavy rain and during
the storm a fire destroyed 20 houses.
The Excelsior Manufacturing COM
pany, large stove-making concern Ill
st. Louis, failed for $15O,O0O.
The dam at Pocahontas lake broke
and ali the lower part of Morristown,
n. j., was inundated and Is persons
were missing.
Scott jackson, a dental student in
Cincinnati, accused of the murder of
Pearl Bryan, of Greencastle, Ind, con-
fessed his guilt and implicated Alonzo
NJ. Walling.
In saloon fight at Whiting, Ind.
Stephen Malji and Emile Szanyo were
killed and several others were badly
injured.
There were 1923 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 404 the
week previous and 2S1 in the CORE
spending period of 1895.
The r. M. Connable company, manu-
facturers at Dayton, o., of overalls
and heavy clothing, failed for 100000.
The plant of the w. S. Reed Toy COM
pany was destroyed by fire at Leo
minister, Mass, entailing loss of
| 100000.
The right of the women of Ohio to
vote for members of school boards was
sustained by decision of the supreme
court.
The treasury at Washington COM
| pleted it's tabulation of the bids for
bonds above the Morgan syndicate bid.
The result is ISL bids for total of $685.
7SS,65O This leaves the amount which
| will be awarded to the Morgan syndi-
cate $34,211, $50.
The following Baltimore business
concerns went into the hands of re-
ceivers: The j. W. Winslow Jones
Packing company, $15O,OOO; the High
land Packing company, $4,000; the
Patuxent Canning company. $4,000.
and the Riverton Live Stock company,
$4,000.
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