The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-09-15
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be embarking for the United States.
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The London Times announces that
the Bank of England has consented to
hold one-ffth of the banks reserve in
silver.
Later returns place the number Of
killed in the Santa Fe wreck at Is.
Charred remains of three more bodies
were found the 10th. Two of the bodies,
a man and woman, were burned be-
yond recognition.
A terrible wreck occurred on the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad near
Newcastle, Colo. Tho wreck was
caused by head end collision between
a passenger and stock train. At least
ten persons were killed and a score IN
Ejured.
The steam whaler Nevach was
crushed by ice in the Arctic ocean. OF
her crew 40 were lost.
1t is announced that peace has been
declared between Uruguay and the
Uruguayan insurgents.
James Long, a miner at Butte, Mont,
stepped into an open shaft and fell 400
feet. He was instantly killed.
/ The 1000 men employed on the un-
derground trolly lines in New York
have struck. They have received no
pay for three weeks.
The strike situation reached a
crisis on the outskirts of Latimer,
Pa, the 10th when band of deputy
sheriffs fired into an infuriated mob of
miners. The men fell like SO many
sheep and the excitement since has
been so intense that no accurate fig
ures of the dead and wounded can be
obtained. Reporters run from Is to 90
odd killed and 40 or more wounded.
One man who reached the scene count
ed 13 corpses. Four other bodies lie in
the mountains between Latimer and
Barleigh.
The steamer Cleveland arrived at
Seattle with IS passengers and $500, 900
in gold from Klondyke.
The great miners strike, which was
declared on July 4, was brought to an
end the 18th, so far at least as western
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and West
Virginia are concerned, by the action
of the interstate convention of miners
which has been in session at Colum bus,
Ohio. After a day of voting and
wrangling, the convention adopted a
resolution accepting the proposition of
the Pittsburg operators. The vote was
49s for and 3f7 against accepting the
terms of settlement. Eleven votes
were not cast.
An expedition landed near Havana
with 5000 rifles and 500, 600 rounds of
ammunition for the Cuban insurgents.
The coroner's jury decided that Con-
ductor Burbank and Engineer Ostran-
der, both dead. are responsible for the
wreck on the Midland railroad at New
castle, Colo.
The steam schooner South Coast ar
rived at Port Townsend, Wash, with
26 passengers and $500. 900 in gold from
the Klondyke.
Unknown parties attempted to blow
up the air and escape shaft of the Star
Coal company's mine at Rashton. 10.
Fully one-half of the town of Hub
bard, To-. was wiped out by fire.
Presidet Mckinley opened the Elec-
trical exhibit at the Cleveland. O., ex-
position by touching button at Som
erset, Pa.
In an alteration over 80 cents at
Macon, Ga, Charley Gibson killed Jim
Smith, both colored. Gibson was ar
rested, but was taken by a mob and
Ilynched, as he confessed to having as
saulted a white woman.
Seven cases of yellow fever were re-
ported at New Orleans the 18th.
The board of health of Memphis has
declared quarantine against all cities
on the gulf coast.
Military experts who have been
closely following the progress of the
Cuban campaign, declare that the cap
ture of Las Tunas by the Cubans is
comparatively as great victory for
the insurgents as the capture of Vicks-
burg by Grant was for the union.
On the Crystal Palace track London,
England j. w. Stocks lowerd the
worlds one mile bicycle record, stand
ing start, going the distance in 1:44.
He made record for five miles also,
his time for that distance being $3.50
as
Fifteen Cars in local freight train
lon the Iron Mountain road were
wrecked at Hanson, /. Z. Seven men
who were stealing passage were
killed.
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