The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07

years, near Holgate, o., and then killed
himself. ,
A. Il. Brousseau, one of the largest
carpet dealers in New Orleans. failed for
$2S6.0OO.
The public debt statement shows a
net increase in the public debt, less cash
in the treasury, during September of
81 ,SOG.O34. Total cash in the treasury,
$S49, 642,7T3.
Mrs. Frazer, bride of four days, shot
herself through the heart at Cairo, ILL.,,
dying instantly. No reason can be given.
Thomas Newkirk and Henry Ash
craft fought duel over girl near Mid
dlesboro, Ky, and both men were killed.
The National Association Of Live
Stock Exhibitors in session at Spring
field, Ill.,, elected II. n. Gentry, of Sc
dalia, Mo-. president.
AT the opening in Burlington of the
sem-centennial celebration Of Iowa S
statehood the reviewing stand col
lapsed and II persons were injured,
among them being Gov. Drake and Vice
President Stevenson.
a cloudburst washed away part of the
village of Benson. A. t., and WillIam
Seek, a barber, his wife and two chill
dren, and Oscar Ashburn, a caItleElan,
were drowned.
The match sculling race at Worcester.
Mass, between Whitehead and Ten
Eyck for the amateur championship of
the United States was won by Ten Eyck
by one and half lengths.
Fire in the Paschen block in Milwau-
kee caused loss of 100000.
The receipts and expenditures of the
government for the month of September
shows the total receipts to have been
$24,5S4,244 and the expenditures $780,
$40, 535, leaving deficit for the month
months of the present fiscal year is $685.
1914, 129, against deficit of SO 1884, 65S for
the corresponding months last year.
The monthly statement of the comp
troller of the currency shows the
amount of national bank notes in cir
culation September 30 was $23a.552, 900,
an increase for the month of $4,025, 5S1.
and for the IL months of 500. 1897
Mrs. Mary Funk was killed and her
daughter, Mrs. o. Metz, and an adopted
child four years of age were fatally in
iured by runaway team near Atlantic,
Ia,
Lesser Brothers, wholesale dealers in
clothing in New York, failed for $780,
OOO.
The recent storm did great damage at
the national cemeteries in the vicinity
of Washington, hundreds of trees being
uprooted and some graves destroyed.
William A. Little, of Georgia, assist
ant attorney general for the interior de-
partment, has sent his resignation to
President Cleveland.
The silk factory owned by Alfred
Streuli at Sterling. Mass, was destroyed
by fire, the loss being 5000. 900.
The monthly statement of the director
of the mint shows the total coinage at
the United States minis during the
month of September, 1896, to have been
$5,915, 1880, divided as follows: Gold,
SO, 140, 922.50; silver, $2,754,165; minor
coins, $2O,226.
Further advices say that in the recent
hurricane in Florida 81 persons were
killed and 62 injured. Hundreds of per-
sons are homeless and must suffer from
hunger unless relief is quickly fur
nished.
Over 5000 men and women employed
in the manufacture of clothing i'll Bos-
ton went on strike in an endeavor to
better their condition.
The boiler of the Mills sawmill at No
vesta, Mich, exploded, killing Nelson
Mills and Jerry Lewis and fatally in
juring Ezra Scyibner and Ezra Dael.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the I'd aggregated
$S94,271 ,419, against $SO7, Jos, 264 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
is ola.
The First national bank at joseph,
Ore, was robbed of $4,000 by three men,
one of whom was shot dead, another
badly wounded and the third escaped
with the money.
The total number of business failures
throughout the United States from Jan
uary l to September 30, 1896, is 1880,
the largest aggregate reported for like
period since records of this character
have been complied.
The Minnesota Methodist conference
voted against the admission OF women
TO the general assembly.
Since the opening of navigation up to
the present time 4,2OS boats have cleared
from Buffalo on the Erie canal. This
is almost double the clearance of last
year.
Clinton r. Coulter rode a mile I'M
paced at Denver, Col, in 1850 is, beat
ing the worlds bicycle record of 900 rs
hall l1xy Co~o-