The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-13
DOMESTIC.

Maj. Edward Scotield was inaugurated
as governor of Wisconsin.
James Duffy, a Boston pugilist who
collapsed at the conclusion of ten
round boxing match with George JUS
tus in New York, died without regain
ing consciousness.
The United States supreme court says
that corporations deriving their powers
from the sever al states OF the union are
citizens OF the United States" and can
lie sued as such.
Reports from different sections of
Michigan show that great damage has
been done by heavy rains.
An ordinance passed by he Chicago
city council will have the effect of OBJ
literating the high hat in lheaters and
music halls.
Three stock men were frozen to death
seven miles northeast of Nelson. Neb.
1t has been discovered that Jesse
Winner and James Nelson, who were
taken from the Jail at Lexington, Mo-.
on the night of Decem Der & and lynched
by a mob for the murder of the formers
wife and two children. were innocent.
Frank A. Briggs took the oath of office
as governor of NOrth Dakota. While the
oath was being administered he received
news of his eldest daughters death.
Francis j. kieckhofer, late disburs-
ing officer of the state department in
Washington, has been indicted on the
charge of embezzling $l27.OO0.
Gov. Bradley, of kentucky, has called
out Inc troops to intercept and capture
toll gate burners.
The Minnesota legislature convened
at st. Paul and the Nebraska legislature
met at Lincoln.
An explosion in mine at Hartshorne.
/. r.. killed five men.
William Downing and Charles Will
liams, both colored and both murderers,
paid the penalty of their crimes on the
same scatfold at Norfolk. Va.
Frank Enoch, Of Lima, o., four years
old, hid cigarette in the bosom of his
waist when his mother came upon him
and. his clothing took fire and he was
burned to death. His mother was fatal
~ burned in trying TO save his life.
The fire losses of the United States
and Canada during 1896 amounted to
$ll5.655,5OO. against $l21.o39.7 go IL 1895.
Both houses of the Pennsylvania Iegs-
lature convened ut Harrisburg.
The next convention of the National
Women's Christian temperance union
will be held in Buffalo, N. Y.
More than 23,000,000 head of live
stock, afterward killed for food, were
inspected by government officers DUR
ing the last year.
The Illinois legislature convened at
Springfield and Edward Z. Curtis, of
Kankakee county, was elected speaker
of the house. The last message of Gov.
Altgeld was then read before both
branches.
The third and last of the torpedo
boats being built for the United States
a, the Columbia iron works in Baltl-
more, Md, was successfully launched.
The Missouri legislature convened at
jefferson City and the Colorado legis-
lature met at Denver.
The home of Mrs. Mary e. Lease, the
famous lecturer and political agitator,
was sold under the sheriff's hammer
at Wichita, kan., to satisfy mort
gage.
Lawrence Brown, young negro
charged with barn burning, was hanged
by mob near Orangeburg. 8. C.
The one hundred and first session Of
the New Hampshire legislature was
opened at Concord, the general assembly
of Connecticut met at Hartford. and the
New York legislature convened at AL
bany.