The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-20
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
DOMESTIC.


The government crop report for Oc-
Sober says oats, rye and barley will sur
pass former estimates in amount of
yield, while corn has fallen off.
An electric car went through tres
tie at Waterloo, Ia. and Is persons were
injured. some probably fatally.
In the contest for the Temple cup be-
tween the Boston and Baltimore base
ball clubs the latter was the winner,
securing four of the five games played.
The Windsor house, the finest hostelry
at French Lick Springs, Ind. was de-
stroyed by fire, the guests narrowly es-
gaping.
Speakers at Cuban meeting in New
York declared it was the purpose of the
Cuban people to carry on the struggle
until absolute independence of Cuba
is accomplished.
Mrs. Mollie Deprister was said to have
been murdered and burned by her hus-
band at Canton, O..
Bob Carter, a negro who killed James
sBurch in saloon a Brennan, Tex, was
lynched by a mob.
Mrs. Emma Vane, aged IS years, and
her daughter, Mrs. Sarah M. Shaw, aged
so, were killed by burglars at their home
In Camden, N. j.
Associate Justice Field of the SUI
preme court, having broken all records
for length of service upon the bench,
has made formal application to be re-
tired December 1 next.
President Mckinley touched tele-
OF ho TO
opened the semicentennial exposition
at New Bedford, Mass.
During September last the exports of
breadstuffs from the United States
amounted to .$34,629 ,946, an increase as
compared with September, 1896, of over
400 per cent.
A train on the International & Great
Northern road was held up by four men
near Austin. Tex, and the passengers
were robbed.
a tornado wrecked houses near Eliza
beth, n. j., and killed John Clark.
Herbert Crow was fatally stabbed
with hairpin at Hastings, Neb., by his
sweetheart, who was jealous of him.
A cloudburst flooded the streets of
Reading, Pa, and did great damage.
Grass lake, large sheet of water near
Niles, Mich, has gone completely dry.
The big plant at Racine, Wis, of the
j. I. Case Threshing Machine company
has been scld to syndicate of eastern
capitalists for 100000.
Humanitarians, philanthropists, edu-
Gators and others interested in social re-
forms met in conference at Battle
Greek, Mich.
Actual construction work of the first
railroad to cross Chilkat pass in Alaska
has been begun.
An attempt was made at Bismarck, N.
D., to murder Editor Moffatt, of the
Settler, for his attacks on the saloon and
gambling element.
In battle between settlers and shep-
herds in Long Valley, Idaho, three men
were killed.
vile, N. c., has gone into voluntary
liquidation.
In prize fight at New Orleans Wal
Ter Griffin struck Jack Cummings
blow in the fifteenth round that caused
his death.
The twenty-first annual meeting of
the American Humane society began at
Nashville, Tenn.
BY the fall of scaffold on a new
church building at Plano, Tex, five men
were killed.
The ninth statistical report of the
interstate commerce commission for
the year ended June 30. 1896, says that
on that date there were in operation in
the United States 1915 miles of rail-
way and that $50 roads were in the
hands of receivers. Nearly 1000 en-
ployes were killed and almost 10000 in
jured during the year.
In fit of jealousy Sophia Klouger.
.aged 10, shot and killed her lover, John
Peters, in Chicago, and then killed her
aelf.
A heavy snowstorm swept over south
orn Idaho.
Somewhere between Omaha and Chi
eago package containing $4,000 dis
appeared from registered pouch on
the Burlington road.
+ White caps attacked the home OF Dot
Price, q negro living near Milan, Tex.
and Price killed one of the attackers
and fatally wounded four others.