The Ely miner., 1896-10-14
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
DOMESTIC.

subject the matter I'd nrSt-claSS rates.
The words "Pers-.naw or ''To be called
for" are decmei part of the address and
are permissible.
The First national bank Of Mount
Pleasant, Mich, closed its doors with
liabilities of $4,000.
A fire in the office of the Free Press
in Detroit did damage to the extent of
$60,O0o, and the Habbin type foundry
and the Cliff a. Higgins bookbindery
suffered loss of $4,000.
The forest fires that thrca tened Nes-
tcria, Humboldt and other towns il. the
northern peninsula of Michigan have
been quenched by rain.
The ore house of the May Belle mine
at Victor, COL, was robbed of IS sacks Of
ore valued at $65,OOO.
The official journal of the Knights of
Labor announces that new organiZa-
tion of workingmen, to be known as
The Minute Men uf &c." is being
formed.
Clifford B. Everham. manager of the
geld and stock department of the West
ern Union Telegraph company in Chi
cago, fell dead in courtroom from
heart disease.
While raising barn on the farm of
Daniel Vile near West Canaan, o.. the
framework broke and 70 men were in
iured, two fatally.
Michaers university was burned to
the ground at Logansport, Ind, entail
ing loss of $50,OOO. The 200 students
escaped, but lost their clothing and con-
siderable money.
President Cleveland has closed up his
house at Bnzzard's Bay. Mass, and re-
turned to Washington.
-Four footpads in Chicago waylaid
Abraham Shepherd and William Van
Ornum, bookInakers from the Ideal
park race track, and robbed them of ST.
446.
Mrs. T. Savage, her infant child and
two young sous were burned TO death
in their home at Summit, Ore. Foul
play is suspected.
Commercial street, business
thoroughfare a. JelIico, Tenn, was de-
stroyed by fire.
The Tyler Car G. Lumber company at
Tyler, Tex, failed with liabilities of
S250.OOO.
b. L. Price & CO.. clothing manufac-
turers in New York. failed for $125,000.
Albert Badloff, Gus Kruger and a
man whose name is not given died at
Merrill, Wis. from the effects of eating
poisoned fish and many other persons
were ill from the same cause.
In battle between the full-breeds
and scuaw men in the Cherokee coun-
try, on Horse creek, several squaws
and their white husbands were killed.
The stage running between Sonora
and Oakdale, Cal, was robbed OF the
mail and express matter by lone high
wayman.
w. T. johnson. G. W. Parker andU. /.
C. Miller. accused of having robbed the
railroad companies running out of Chi
cago of thousands of dollars worth Of
merchandise, have been arrested in Chi
cage.
Two engines collided on the South.
ern Pacific at Green's Station. Ore, kill
ing two persons and inJuring four
others.
The police of New Haven. Conn. be-
lieve that brakemen of the ConsOida ted
railroad have been ruthlessly murder
ing tramps caught stealing rides on
cars of that line.
A statement issued by the agricul-
tural department shows that the total
commerce of the United States, includ
years ended June 30 last was $16,O13,-
205,3SS, or yearly average of more
than $l.6o0.OO1.0O0.
Charles +. Nitz. prominent young
Chicago physician, stabbed his wife to
death after quarrel and then killed
himself.
While returning to Warsaw. ILL.,. in
skiff from u political meeting the
hoat upset and John Reed. of Warsaw:
John Simms. of Burlington. Ia, and
George Wintrow. OF Pennington, Ia.
were drowned
The house Of Henry Campbell at
Westford. n. Y. was burned and Mr..
Campbell and his wife. both about 70
years of age. perished in the flames.
Five trains were wrecked in fog
at Argentine. Mo-. but no one was killed
The Harlem Casino company in New
York failed for $1O4.oO0.
The thirty-eighth anniversary of the
famous debate between Abraham Lin
coin and Stephen A. Douglas was cello.
brated at Galesburg, II. A memorial
tablet was unveiled at Knox conllege
and addresses were made by Chauncey
M. Depew, Robert T. Lincoln and Sena-
tor Palmer.
Two masked men walked into the
Sherburne (AIinn.) bank and without
utteriug a word shot down Assistant
Cashier Thornburn and j. A. Oestern.
a travelling agent, and carried off at
least $1,000.