The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-28
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LATER.
A destructive cloudburst occurred at
Des Moines, To-, late the night of the
22d. The river rose 10 feet in five
hours. driving 200 people out of their
homes. Not railroad was able to get
train out of the city the next day.
R. H. Straub was hanged at Harbor
Island, Wash, the Esd, for the ->urder
of Leon Lanterman in August, 1895.
A small tornado swept over Kansas,
near Newton, wrecking several houses,
iniuring two occupants, killing many
cattle, uprooting orchards and groves.
The republicans of Kentucky. in cau-
Gus the 23d, nominated w. j. Deboe
for senator.
The gold reserve of the United States
treasury the 23d was 1855, ,99l.
The sultan of Turkey the 23d issued
call for SO, 900 more men.
John Noble was crushed to death at
East ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, the odd, by the
falling of safe in stairway. Pat
rick Butler, fellow workman, was IA
tally injured.
The United States courts the Odd de-
cided that the law making cent car
fare in Indianapolis, Ind. was uncon-
stitutional.
Mrs. Albert Hover, aged 80, living
near Lansing, Mich. killed her aged
mother-in-law the 23d, with an axe.
The sewer pipe manufacturers COM
pleted a national association at Cleve-
land, O., the Esd. A large company
has been incorporated under the laws
of Ohio, with capital of 81, OOO,0 900.
A dispatch from Salonica the Odd ad-
mits that the Greek forces have been
successful in their operations against a
Turkish division near Louros Epirus,
and another message from the same
place announces that a squadron of
Greek warships had bonn barded. Fort
Karaburun, on the gulf of Salonica.
Osman Pasha has been ordered to the
front to take command of the Turkish
troops.
A bill was introduced in congress
the 23d to repeal civil service.
A break in the levee occurred, the
Gath, below Baton Rouge, La, but by
mended before night.
Lizzie CLAW, of Chicago, won the six
days bicycle race at Minneapolis, COW
ering PAL miles and 10 laps. Dottie
Farnsworth was second and Helen
Baldwin third.
Nearly $1,000, 600 in gold was drawn
from the U. S. treasury, the Gath, for
export. This is the first expectation
of gold coin since July, 1896.
Wakeman Haines and Lizzie Hudson,
uncle and niece, aged23 and 16 respect
lively were found dead in pasture
near Lorraine, Ill. the Gath. They had
taken strychnine and died together.
An explosion of gas in Mine No. at
Brocton, Ala, the oath, killed four
men. Twenty-six narrowly escaped
with their lives. All of the men killed
were Italians.
A cyclone struck Omar, Mich, che
oath, demolishing the store and resi-
dence of w. r. Clanston. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hogley were blown 60 feet into the air
and fatally hurt.
Charles A. Rufee, of Crow Wing,
Mimi, was arrested at Washington,
d. c.. charged with falsifying natural
ization papers.
The north bound train on the South
ern railway was derailed near Blacks
burg, s. c., the 25th, and Engineer Pei
tiers and Fireman Sigman were seri-
ously hurt.
The Turks, while attacking Matt,
were repulsed several times the 24th.
At six o'clock in the evening the Greek
forces were obliged to give way. The
Greeks retreated in good order to Ka-
racles, where they are intrenched.
From Aria, the Greeks occupied the
heights of Pontepigadia. 1t is believed
that the military operations in Epirus
will soon be terminated. The wound
ed remain at Larissa under the pro-
lection of the Red Cross flag.
A severe shock of earthquake was
felt at Cairo, ILL.,, the oath. 1t lasted
fully 20 seconds. shaking the largest
buildings with swaying motion. Peo-
pie rushed in terror to the streets.
John H. McKelvy, late president of
the white lead trust, was killed the
24th, at Philadelphia. by the trolley
cars.
The third annual convention of the
Theosophical Society of America was
held at Madison Square Garden, New
York, the 25th.
The court house at Rapid City, S. d.,
was almost entirely destroyed by fire
the 25th. The building cost $4,000.
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