The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-12


the inflow of water into the Kelloe coli
lierr near Durham. England.
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The business of the third annual
convention of the National Municipal
league was finished at Louisville, Ky.
The National Manufacturing COM
pany, which was branded by the attor-
ney general of Wisconsin as trust
and proceeded against on that ground,
has filed formal papers at Oshkosh dis
solving the corporation.
An engagement began early the 18th
near Velestimo and lasted several
hours, the Turks finally beating the
Greeks back. The latter reiterated
upon Volo, sharply pursued by the
Turks.
A brutal prize fight occurred near
Allegan, Mich, the 7th. Eddy Shan
non, of Detroit, and Lew Agnew were
the pugilists. The men kept at it UNI
til the 45th round. when both fell from
exhaustion, dripping with blood
The Exchange bank at Atkinson,
Neb., suspended the 7th.
The Dalles (Ore.) National bank was
closed the 7th by the bank examiner.
The immediate cause of the closing
was a disagreement among the stock
holders.
The Iowa legislature has adopted the
wild rose as the official state flower.
Four people were murdered at the
farm house of Alexander Harris, near
Waukesha, Wis, the. nth. the victims
being Mr.. Harris. his wife, hired girl
and hired man. The crime was COM
mitted by farm hand named William
Pouch, who had been sheltered by the
farmer over night The dead and
wounded are: Alexander Harris. aged
about As years, killed outright. Mrs.
Harris, aged Al years. killed. Hired
girl, fatally wounded. Hired man,
probably fatally wounded.
Col Manos wires from Aria that the
Turks have begun a wholesale massa-
ere of the inhabitants in the interior of
Epirus. Almost all the inha bitants of
of the village of Kanvariena have
been murdered, few only escaped to
the mountain.
w. j. Calhoun. of Illinois, special
counsel for the United States govern
ment, has gone to Cuba to investigate
the conditions under which DR.. Ruiz
met his death in the Jail at Guanabacoa.
A duel with sabers between Herr
Wolff and M. Herica, two Austrian dep
uties resulted in the wounding of both.
The little steamer Pinta which has
served as a gunboat for many years in
Alaskan waters has been ordered home
to Mare Island. She has outlived her
usefulness.
The Turks have completely occupied
and burned Velestino.
Violent shocks of earthquake were
felt at Rome aud other points in Italy.
Ex-Vice President Adlai E. Steven
son, Gen. j. c. Payne and United States
Senator E. o. Wolcott, who were re-
Gently appointed by President McKin-
ley as commission to confer with the
heads of European governments rela-
tive to the holding of an international
bimetallic conference, sailed for Europe
on the French liner La Touraine.
Rose Hall at Kenyon college, Mt.
Vernon, ILL.,, was totally destroyed by
fire causing loss of $40, 900. The hall
was built by money raised in England.
The Mallory line steamer Leona,
bound from New York to Galveston,
Texas, caught fire when short dis
lance at sea and was obliged to put
back to port. When she reached New
York ID of the Storage passengers and
three of the crew were dead.
Among the documents recently
captured from the insurgent leader
Aguirre, was found one appointing
Maj. Gen. Pedro Diaz as the successor
of Rus Rivera.
The Greek government has informed
the ministers of the powers verbally
that, following the recall from Crete
of Col Vassos, 25 officers and two COM
panies of Sappers, the gradual with
drawal of troops from the island of
Crete will take place. After brief
delay the powers will offer to mediate
between Greece and Turkey.
The queen regent of Spain has issued
decree authorizing the raising of sS,-
600, 600, to be secured by the customs
duties of Spain, to meet the cost of
military operations in Cuba and the
Philippine islands. The Bank of Spain
will undertake the issue.
VIM. FL. Phillips a prominent attOr-