The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
DOMESTIC.

record by nearly second.
President Mckinley reviewed the
rwenty-first regiment. United States
Infantry, at Plattsburg IN. W bar
cacks.
Many cotton mills in Massachusetts,
have resumed operations, giving en-
ployment to thousands of persons.
Frost visited several places in South
Dakota, but growing crops were not
injured.
The Massachusetts, Benefit Life asso-
citation of Boston went into receivers
hands with liabilities of $1,o00,000.
A cyclone in Fulton and Montgomery
counties. N. Y, destroyed several houses
and barns and injured number of per-
sons.
A California man proposes to estab-
iish balloon line to the Klondike. He
says the trip from Juneau to Dawson
City should be made in "a hours.
DR.. ]. M. Blyer, a New York ply
s;cian, announces that he has discovered
. new cure for consumption by cleo
tricity.
At meeting in Cleveland, o., of the
operators of the Pennsylvania coal
mines it was decided to open the mines
of the Pittsburgh district at once and
operate them without further delay.
Three young men robbed the Bank of
Pineville, KY, of all its currency.
amounting to 5000.
The twenty-third annual convention
of the American Bankers ASSOCIATION
opened in Detroit, Mich, every section
of the country being represented. Pres
ident Lowry. of Atlanta, said in his ad-
dress that confidence, the foundation
of all commercial prosperity. was being
restored.
The Wisconsin legislature met in adj
journed session at Madison for the pur-
pose of adopting the bill revising the
statutes of the state.
Fire destroyed the Gerry Lumber
company's yard, with 100000 feet of
lumber. at Eagle River, Wis, the loss
being $150,000.
The National Wholesale Liquor Deal
ers' Association of America in session
at Coney Island, N. Y, elected as presi-
dent E. L. Snyder, of New York.
Two inches of snow fell near Wilmot,
S. D.
The report of the United States COM
missioner of education, DR.. William T.
Harris, for the year ended July /. 1896,
shows total enrolment in schools and
colleges, both public and private. of 49,
997, 197 pupils, an increase of 30s.575
over the previous year.
AS result of the decline in silver
owners of mines in Colorado were clos
ing their mines.
At Hendersonville. N c.. Mrs. Ben
jamin F. Hood shot her husband fatally
and then killed herself. No cause was
known for the deed.
The reports as to the condition of the
crops throughout the country were all
favorable.
Robbers held up Santa Fe train near
Edmond. o. T., but secured no booty.
The young women of Harper, Kan,
have pledged themselves to boycott men
who drink, smoke or use profane Ian
guage.
The national encampment of the Ma
tional Veterans union began at Spring
field, o.
In a quarrel over a game of cards
near Pineville, KY, James Felt shot and
killed Caleb Hatfield and Joe Mallard
During the first 1s days of August
there were "a cases of suicide in Chi
cago.
Fritz Lane was killed by Jesse Brad
ley in quarrel at Wickliffe, Ind. and
Bradley was fatally wounded. They
fought with knives.
Atlanta, Ga, received its first bale of
new crop cotton. 1t came from Griffin
and was sold for S1s cents pound.
At Bluff Point, N. Y. Mrs. Mckinley
presented the Twenty-first regiment
with new flag.
Samuel r. Galloway has been elected
president of the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railways to succeed the late
u. w. Caldwell.
AT the meeting in Detroit of the Amer
lean Bankers association Comptroller
of the Currency Eckels spoke on the
need of currency reform. Marked i'm
provement in business conditions and
indications for better things in the flu
ture were the characteristic features of
all the state reports as detailed by the
delegates.
The preliminary injunction issued at
Pittsburgh, Pa, restraining the
strikers from camping, marching or
in any manner interfering with the
New York & Cleveland Gas Coal COM
pany's miners has been made perma-
nent and has had the effect of almost
depicting the camps about those
mines, and apparently general de-
naoralization among the campers ex-
isfed.
Harvey Deberry (colored) was hanged
in the Jail at Memphis for attempting to
rape a seven-year-old girl. This is the
first legal hanging for this crime in
Tennessee.