The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-08-26
TIE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
DOMESTIC.

United States circuit court at San Fran
cisco to foreclose $15,O0O,OOO mortgage
executed in it's favor in 1889 by the Ore
gon Improvement company.
Two men were shot and killed and an
other man was MORALLY wounded at
the annual convention of the national
party in the Cherokee nation, near Tah-
lequah, l. L.
by the collision of a trolly car and fire
engine at Buffalo, N. Y, one fireman
was killed and six others seriously in
jured.
The recent dry, hot weather has cut
the cotton crop in Georgia off at least
one-third.
A sea turtle weighing 1880 pounds
was captured off Cape Cod by the crew
of the mackerel fishing schooner Min
nehaha, of Swampscott.
During a severe storm which swept
over central Virginia many fatalities
from lightning were reported and much
valuable property destroyed.
Three men were killed, ten or more in
jured aid several buildings demolished
by thu explosion of IS pounds of dyna-
mite at New Holland, Pa.
BY the death of a farmer known as
Marion Elston, who had lived near st.
Joseph, Mo-, for 25 years, it was dis
covered that the deceased was a woman.
While Is workmen were engaged in
tearing down Music hall, four-story
structure at Eau Claire, Wis.,, the build
ing collapsed, killing three men and in
Turing Is others. some of whom will die.
Four weeks ago there was not q
house or inhabitant at Mena, Ark. To-
day, on the commencement of second
month, there are over 5000 people, 70
business houses completed and many
residences finished.
Frank Horey's barn was burned at
st. Paul, Mimi, and "a horses were Gre
mated.
Emig's Grove camp meeting ground
near York, Pa, was visited by fire and
the five double cottages, large taber-
nacle and dining hall were destroyed.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 18th was: Wheat,
45,s76, 900 bushels; corn, 10, 75O,O 900 bush
els; oats, 7,279,0 900 bushels; rye, 1885,
900 bushels: barley, 612,O0O bushels.
Carl Schmidt, a pioneer citizen of
Atchison, Kan, blew his head off with
a shotgun because the Missouri river de-
stroyed his farm.
While bathing in the ST. Joseph river
at Niles, Mich, George Goddling, aged IL
years, and Martin Flanagan, aged 16,
were drowned.
From official information received by
the treasury department from 81 coun-
tries the coinage of silver during the
tod in no o.
gregate to $113, 672,200.
In the national lawn tennis tourna-
ment at Newport, R. l., the champion
ship in doubles was won by C. B. and
+. S. Neel, of Chicago.
j. Ell. Tucker a farmer, shot and killed
Elisha Downs, another farmer, near
Red Hill, KY. because Downs had alien
ated the affections of his wife.
While drunk Henry Wild, a peddler,
aged 46 years, shot and killed his wife
at Louisville, Ky, and then committed
suicide.
Eugene Burt, who murdered his wife
and two children at Austin, Tex, about
six months ago, was arrested in Chi
cago.
The president will receive Ii Hung
Chang August 81. Ii will not go to
Gray Gables, nor will the reception take
place in Washington. 1t is probable
that it will occur in New York.
Advices received in Philadelphia say
that ten men of the crew of 81 of the
British bark Flora Stafford, which was
burned at sea several weeks ago, per-
ished.
A panther killed two children named
Allen near Mansfield, Mo.
Five men were reported killed and
others injured by falling cage in the
st. Lawrence mine, near Butte, Mont.
Heavy rains in southern Iowa and
throughout Missouri and Arkansas did
damage to fruit, cotton and other grow
ing crops.
The bank at Argentine, Kan, closed
its doors with liabilities of $105,0O0.
The mansion of Frederick Faulkner at
Belvidere, Mass, was burned to the
ground with all its contents, entailing
loss of $125,00O.
By the overturning of an engine on
the c., c.. &c S. railroad at Canton. O.,
Engineer Joseph Kirk and Fireman
John Hardesty were killed.
The Archer e. Pancoast company of
New York was placed in the hands of
a receiver. Their liabilities are over
100000.
Two inches of snow fell on the sum-
init of Mount Washington in New
Hampshire.
Three waterspouts furnished grand
spectacle for the people at Martha's
Vineyard, Mass.
The president has appointed Col.