The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-08-19
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
DOM ESTlC.

DOMESTIC.
Linn O'Neill, of Toledo, O., aged five
years and blind, one of the greatest mu-
steal prodigies the world ever pro-
duced, died from the effects of the
heat.
During storm at Cleveland many
small boats on the lake were wrecked
but no lives were lost.
Bob Pierson and Morris Jacobs, pugil-
lists. who attempted to fight near Gin
cinnati, were arrested and fined 500
each and sent to Jail for so days.
Harry X. Brown, exchange clerk of
the Bullion and Exchange bank of Car
son, New, is said to be defaulter to
the extent of $4,000.
The Security bank of Duluth. Mimi,
one of the leading banks of the city,
closed it's doors with deposits of $780,
OCO.
A fire on the water front of Norfolk,
Va, destroyed property valued at $780,
coo.
Five lives were lost in a fire which
occurred in A. K. Warren & Co.'s cleo
trical supply mandatory in New York,
the property loss being 100000.
The Murray Hill bank in New York
suspended payments with liabilities of
100000.
S. K. Martin, president of the s. K.
Martin Lumber company of Chicago,
the largest lumber firm in the world,
died at Alma. Mich, aged SO years.
Joseph Kohler and his wife were
killed by the cars at crossing near
Canton. o.
Fire in the penitentiary at Anamosa,
Ia, destroyed the large library-room of
5000 volumes, the tailor shop, the din
ing-room and chapel.
The hot wave was broken in the north
west on the 18th, but continued in the
east and south. On the date named 14S
persons died from the heat in New York,
% in Brooklyn, Is in Philadelphia, IL in
St. Louis, 16 in Terre Haute, Ind, in
Chicago and several in other towns, the
total reported being 265.
The reports as to the condition of the
crops throughout the country are ia
vorable, corn especially having been
greatly benefited by the hot wea Their.
During thunder-shower at Rogers,
Ark, B. j. Bryant and his five-year-old
daughter were struck by lightning
and killed.
w. H. Treworgy, wholesale lumber
dealer in Boston. failed for $4,000
North G. Taylor, private bankers in
Chicago, suspended payments, with La
bilities of 100000.
Lena Rivitt, aged 16, and Cora Goan-
cite, aged ten, were drowned while
bathing in Pinedale pond near Athol,
Mass.
A ten-year-ol1 boy named Mills
killed the two little children of Frank
Powers at Hollywood, N. c., because
they would not stop crying.
By flood in the Uptown river in the
vicinity of Bourbon, Ind, houses, barns
and crops were destroyed and IS per-
sons lost their lives.
E. S. Sanborn &c Co., of Lynn, Mass,
manufacturers of ladies' shoes, failed
for 100000.
A strike has been ordered in all mines
in Ohio where the men are working for
less than the rate established at the last
scale meeting, and all mines operated
under the contract lease system.
Josiah E. Kelley, for 81 years assistant
cashier of the First national bank at
South Bend, Ind. killed himself because
of shortage of $4,000 in his accounts.
The Manhansett hotel at Shelter
Island, one of the largest and most
fashionable of the summer hotels on
the Long Island coast, was burned, the
loss being 100000.
The Michigan Buggy company's fac
tory at Kalamazoo was burned, the loss
being 100000.
Miss Celia Rose, "a years old, is in
fail at Mansfield, O., charged with kill
ing her father, mother and brother
with poison.
In a wreck on the Lake Shore road
near Otis, Ind, Engineer James Grit
fin and Fireman Michael Roach, both Of
Elkhart, Ind, were killed.
The Knights and Ladies of Industry,
q benevolent order with headquarters
in st. Louis, went out of existence.
S. F. Myers G Co., manufacturing
jewellers in New York city, failed for
$5OO,000.
During a storm at Pittsburgh, Pa,
and vicinity six lives were sacrificed
and thousands of dollars worth OF
property laid waste.