The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-09
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drowning of 12 men.
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| The president has sent to the senate
the nomination of Lawrence Town
send, OF Pennsylvania, to be minister
| to Portugal; Ellis FL. Roberts, of New
York, to be treasurer of Washington;
Conrad N. Jordan, of New Jersey. to
be assistant treasurer of the United
States at New York city; William E.
Andrews, of Nebraska, to be auditor of
the treasury department; William w.
Brown, OF Pennsylvania, to be auditor
for the war department.
| In riot at Urbana, O., mob broke
into the Jail and took Mitchell, the
negro who criminally assaulted Mrs.
Gauner, and hanged him to tree in
the court house yard.
| A small cyclone struck the vicinity
of Glasden, Ala, blowing down fences,
buildings and trees. No lives were lost.
Near Charles City, To-, Frank White
and Jerome Dow, brothers-in-law, got
into dispute and finally came to
| blows. White threw a rock weighing
about three pounds at Dow. The mis-
sile missed it's mark, but struck Mrs.
Dow, his sister, in the back of the
head, killing her instantly.
The steamer Lucania, which sailed
for Europe the 4th, carried $685.
ounces of silver.
The M. v. Monarch Distillery Co., at
Owensboro. KY, has assigned, with
liabilities of 500, 900.
James Lewis, colored, who was re-
| Gently convicted of criminal assault on
Mrs. Reidell, was hanged in the Jail
yard at Fairfax. Va, in the presence
OF about fifty people. He asserted his
innocence until the last, when he adj
| mitted that he committed the assault
and also confessed that he had at var
three other women, for one of which
he served a term in Jail.
The Cabinet of Greece has decided to
| sign the sea armistice.
During the annual parade at Berlin,
Germany, the 5th, much disorder oc-
Cured because of the emperor's order
excluding the public from the streets
on the line of march. While the en-
peror and empress were going to and
from the field not cheer was heard.
The emperor was hooted at several
points and the empress felt compelled
to return to the castle.
The sea armistriaH has been signed
by the Turkish and Greek delegates.
A. B. Mcconnell, the defaulting pres
ident of the defunct Merchants bank
at Ocala, Fla, committed suicide by
shooting.
The imports of specie for the week
were valued at S13O. 1877, of which $79,-
7O9 was gold, against 500, 800 last week
and SITS, 1875 for the corresponding week
last year. The exports of specie last
week were $2,O67, 945, of which 81, 16O,-
800 was gold, against $2,822.675 last
year.
Richard Caldwell. of Memphis, shot
and killed Mary Jenkins at Cairo, Ill,
because he was jealous of favors she
bestowed on others. Caldwell was
afterward shot and killed by Deputy
Sheriff George w. Moore.
The Standard Biscuit company of
San Francisco, CAL. was burned out
causing loss of $1Oo, 600. Three fire.
men, John Mahoney, Frank Kellar and
James Hallinan were killed by falling
walls.
An earthquake shock, lasting one
minute, was felt at PRESTON, Mimi,
also DEBORAH, Ia, the morning of
the 9Th.
A pitched battle in which Tom Lew
/ is, Preston Lee, Green Charles, j. w.
Charles, Shade Lee and Hemp Lee,
engaged, occurred near the Virginia
Kentucky border in Virginia. James
Charles was killed outright, and Green
Charles, Hemp Lee and Tom Lewis
were mortally mounded.
The steamers Bittern and Ystroom
collided In the Thames river, England.
The Ystroom foundered and two of her
passengers were drowned. Two Off
GERS of the Bittern were drowned.
The British steamer Aral collided
with and sunk the schooner Pearl off
the coast of England. The captains
wife and two of the crew of the Pearl
were drowned.
The queen regent of Spain has con-
frmed Senior Conovas, the premier, in
his ministerial powers. The cabinet
will remain in office unchanged. The
recall of Gen. Weyler from Cuba has
been advised.
A cloud burst in the province of
Isere, France, caused the overflow of
the river Norge and destruction of pa
per mills and silk factories. The prop
erty loss is estimated at 50, 600, 900,
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