The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-16

lowed over 100 persons were killed.
LATER.
An attempt was made on che life of
Andrew j. Smith, governor of the Ma
tional soldiers home at Leavenworth,
Kas., by dynamite The residence was
almost entirely demolished and Mrs.
Smith narrowly escaped death.
The supreme court of Indiana has
decided that the Scent street car fare
law is constitutional. 1t relates to In
dianapolis only. The federal courts
had decided otherwise.
The members of the committee on
contingent expenses of the senate have
agreed to report adversely the Tillman
resolution for an investigation of the
alleged speculations in sugar.
John Saundry,, 70 years of age, cele-
brated his birthday by committing sui
eide at his home in Oelwein, 10. Dur
ing the night he went to the rear of
the house and immersed his head and
body up to his waist in a barrel of rain
water.
While Ringling Bros circus was
erecting their tent at Wahpeton. N. D..
lightning struck the center pole, kill
ing Charles Wollins and Charles Smith
ployes.
A cloudburst in southeastern Colo
RADIO caused four railway washouts.
Many parts of Denver were flooded,
and a number of families were COM
PEELED to abandon their homes.
Frank Becker became raviug ma.
MAC during a revival meeting at
Roundout, N. Y, and before he could
be restrained dug both his eyes out.
James French was hanged at Rock
ford, Ill, for the murder of his wife
last July.
The first test vote of the sugar sche-
dule was taken in the senate the 18th,
resulting in the adoption of the Re-
publican caucus amendment changing
the rate of 1.95 per pound. by the close
vote of yeas, 80; nays, 80. The affirma-
tive vote was made up of 30 Republl-
cans, one democrat, McEnery, Of La,
one silver Republican, Jones, of New,
and one Populist. Stewart of New.
The Headquarters hotel, an old time
landmark at Fargo. N. D.. was burned,
and with it the ticket Office and wait
ing room of the Northern Pacific rail-
road.
DR.. Wolferte, the celebrated aero
naut, with an assistant made public
ascension at Berlin, Germany, in an
improved airship, and when about
5000 feet in the air the ship caught
fire. The men were dashed to earth,
their bodies being horribly mangled
and burned.
A special dispatch from Athens re-
ports that the armistice between Greece
and Turkey has been broken by the
Turks mobilizing reinforcements, forth
flying Volo and Prevesa and sending
troops to various islands.
The jury in the case against Alec
Coudot, charged with the murder of
six memb ers of the Spicer family, at
Winona, N. D., has returned a verdict
of guilty. The jury was out z hours
and number of ballots were taken
before the verdict was arrived at. At
one time it is stated there were five
votes for acquital, but the final YER
dict was guilty. There was intense
excitement when court was recon
vened to hear the verdict.
The LIE Mars Qo.) shoe factory was
totally destroyed by fire. Loss, $50, 600.
President Henry Gardes and Cashier
Girault have been convicted of wreck
ing the American National bank of
New Orleans, La. Both were quite
prominent in society.
An attempt was made the 18th to as
sassinate Felix Faure, president of the
French republic. While he was on his
way to the races a bomb was thrown
at his carriage, but no one was injured
by the explosion.
The sultan has appealed to the car
and Emperor William to support his
claim to annex Thessaly to the Otto
man empire. This proceeding highly
displeases the ambassadors of the other
powers, who are expected to mark their
Idispleasure by refusing to negotiate
the other points in Turkeys demand
until the evacuation demand is settled.
While services were being held in
Calvary church, New York, an un-
known woman walked into the vesti-
bule and killed herself by firing bull
let into her right temple. A mum Der
of persons were in the church at the
time, most of them being women.
A cyclone struck st. Vincent island.
of the Windward group, seriously dam
aging some of the public buildings, in
ljuring number of persons at George
town, capsizlng sloop and drowning
three of the crew.
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