The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-07
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j. n. Flynn, mining editor for the
Deadwood Times, fell from the steps
of his house the 1st and met with in
slant death, his neck having been
broken by the fall. Mr.. Flynn has
been connected with the Black Hills
newspaper for number of years and
was popular man, especially with
mining people. He leaves a wife and
two children.
A body of Cretan insurgents the I'd
fired several rounds at the Butsunaria
round house, occupied by the interna-
tional troops. The Italian guns re-
turned the fire.
The tariff bill was placed in the
hands of the senate finance committee
the I'd. These senator's, Chairman
Morrill,, Allison, Aldrich, Plat and
Wolcott, have been at work for ten
days making preliminary study of
the schedules. The committee has en-
ployed experts to assist.
| The steamer Umbria, which sailed
from New York the I'd, took 955, 900
ounces of silver. This is the largest
shipment for nearly one year.
A formal order placing Rear Admiral
Ramsey. chief of the navigation bu-
reau, on the retired list was issued
| the I'd.
A cyclone passed over the southern
portion of Cleveland county, Ark. de-
stroying 10 or Is country residences
and injuring a number of persons.
Will Shirley was killed.
| A gorge formed at the Great North
ern bridge at Fargo the I'd, and dyna-
mite had to be used to force an OPEN
ing. The river was raising at the rate
OF three inches per hour and the mark
of 1898 was reached.
| Alex Terrell, colored, was hanged at
Houston, Tex, the I'd, for rape.
Fancisco Gonzales Borrego. Anto-
MO Gonzsles y Borrego, Sauriano Alar.
id and Patricio Valencia, condemned
to death for the murder of ex-Sherif
Frank Chavez, who was killed from
ambush on the night of May 80, 1892,
were hanged at Santa Fe, N. M, the
| I'd.
| The saith annual boat race between
the colleges of Oxford and ambridge
of England, was won the Sd by Oxford.
This is Oxford's eighth consecutive
victory.
George Steck. founder of the piano
house bearing his name. died in New
York, the Sd, aged 60 years.
| The Richardson building at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, was destroyed by fire
the Sd. Boyd Ewing, in attempting to
escape dropped from the sixth story
and was killed. S. M. Patton was
burned to death in bed. Both were
prominent citizens.
The gold reserve of the U. S. treasury
the Sd was $751;, 795, 216.
The west bound passenger train on
the Oregon Short line, was ditched near
Malad, Utah, the I'd, killing P. Ken
nedy and injuring several others.
| Two miners, Eric Mini and John
Talernsari, were killed in the Calumet
(Mich.,) mine, the Sd, by premature
explosion of dynamite.
The George F. Otis carpet house at
Cincinnati, O., burned the 4th. Loss
$500,
George Miller, who was recently re-
leased from the insane asylum at Kim
caid, Kas., became insane again, the
4th, and shot and fatally wounded Mrs.
4 w. H. Barclay and Miss Fife Kirby.
u He also wounded Miss Jennie Kirby
slightly. Miller had to be shot to be
arrested. His wounds are not dan
gerous.
The war department has issued tho
the formal order consequent upon Gen.
Ruger's retirement, transferring Gen.
Wesley Merritt from Chicago to New
York and Gen. Brooks from st. Paul
to Chicago, to command the military
department
The cruiser Vesuvius prevented a
Cuban expedition from leaving Fer
nandina, Fla, the 4th, and captured
the tug Alexander Jones of Whining
ton, N. C. The plan was for the Alex
ander Jones and other tugs to take
arms and ammunition to the steamer
Bermuda outside the three mile limit.
The Red river at Fargo. the 4th, was
still rising at the rate of an inch an
hour. The water reached the bridges
and during the afternoon crew of
men were at work getting the swings
of the bridges in shape, SO that in case
it becomes necessary a passage may be
opened. On the south side the flood
has reached Fargo College and another
foot will send water over the entire
prairie. The Grandin elevator was
swept from it's foundation and de-
stroyed.