The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-30
Two children Of Mrs. Christine Car.


Isle, Tommy, aged two. and Ruth. aged
field, o. The mother had locked them
in the house and gone to neighbors.
Fire destroyed two buildings at the
state reformatory in Elmira, N. Y,
entailing loss of 100000.
In Chicago the George A. Weiss Malt
ing and Elevator company failed for
$500; 900, and Angus & Gindele, contract
ors. for $25O.0OO.
Scott Wike, Of Illinois, assistant Sec
rotary of the United States treasury,
has resigned.
James Preston, aged 40, shot his wife,
Amanda, aged 81, and the latter's son,
William Bryant. aged 10, in Cincinnati,
and then shot himself. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
Mrs. j. Suppler's sugar house at
White Castle, La, was destroyed by
fire, together with $500 barrels of
sugar. the loss being 100000.
The annual statement of railroad con-
struction shows that during 1896 only
1902 miles of lines were built in the
United States, the smallest mileage in
any year since 1878.
The New England Society of the City
of New York celebrated the ninety-first
anniversary of its organization and the
two hundred and seventy-sixth of the
landing of the pilgrims.
Walbridge 81 Co.'s hardware and
house furnishing establishment in Buff
falo, N. Y, was damaged by fire to the
extent of about $15O,000.
The remains of Kate Field arrived in
San Francisco from Honolulu. They
will be cremated and the ashes sent east
for burial.
Allen Greer and the wife and daughter
of Rud Owens were drowned in Clarks
river near Paducah, KY. by the cap
sizing of a boat.
The Bank of West Superior, Wis,
capital $4,000 and $4,000 surplus, sus-
pended because of the failure of the
National bank of Illinois in Chicago.
I'D. Williams, mulatto, shot his wife
and then killed himself in Washington.
Hon. William j. Bryan opened his lee
ture tour at Atlanta, Ca, his subject be-
ing The Ancient Landmarks"
Mrs. Henry Bond and Miss Tyrrell,
D,
killed by the cars at crossing.
A train on the Chicago 4 Alton road
was held up by robbers near Independ.
elce. Mo-, and the express car looted.
The American Banking and Trust
company of Auburn, Me-, closed its
doors with liabilities of $4,000.
Solomon Sayles, wholesale meat deal
er in New York. failed for $25O.OOO.
Mrs. H. Estby and her daughter Clara,
10 years old, arrived in New York from
Spokane, Wash, having walked the en-
tire distance since May 8 on wager
that they could cross the continent in
seven months.
A large portion of the business Sec
ton of Somerset, Ind, was wiped out
by fire.
The RESPONSIBILITIES Dry Goods CON-
pany, one of the largest houses of the
kind in Sioux City, Ia, failed for $780,
OOO
The wife of Noah Scott, of Shelby
vile, Ind, gave birth to four boys and
all were doing we'll.
An explosion of nitro-glycerin near
Montpelier, Ind, killed George Hickok
and Harry Wood and greatly damaged
the property of the Empire Glycerin
company.
President Cleveland has approved the
general pension and urgent deficiency
appropriation bills.
By the explosion of steam pipe in
the city hall in Baltimore James Reilly
and Charles Robertson were fatally
scalded.
w. H. Jones, county treasurer of Bar
ry county, Mo-, for the past four years,
is said to be short $4,000 in his ac-
counts.
There were 2S7 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 25th, against 367 the week
previous and 1922 in the corresponding
period of 1895.
Miss Anna Held, the French actress,
who is playing at the Grand opera
house in Pittsburgh, sang on the pub
lie streets of the city for the benefit of
charitable institution and over $500
was poured into her carriage.
Fire destroyed the Huffman house
block in Rockford, Ill.,, the total loss be-
ing $175,000.
The home of Philip McKim, near
Franklin. Pa, was burned and three
little children persisted in the flames.
The Columbia. known as the old Dox-
ev theater building. was burned at An
derson, Ind. the loss being 100000.
The Calumet state bank at Blue
Island, ILL.,, closed it's doors with liza
bilities of $4,000.
Jay Van Scyoc and Earl Campbell.
two young men of Valley, Neb., were
drowned while skating on lake.