The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-07
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The senate the LIST placed on the free
list cotton bagging, burlap, grain sacks
made OF burlap and other bags made of
jute or hemp. The senate also adopted
the tariff amendment placing cotton
ties on the free list
The president has nominated George
c. Bidwell as collector of customs at
New York.
An English syndicate has secured OPP
tions on nearly all the coal mines now
in operation in eastern Tennessee. The
lands involved comprise 100, 900 acres,
which include 10 mines now in oper-
alton. The first payments, 600. 600
is now on deposit in the Bank of Eng
land.
The great jubilee review of troops
took place in Aldershot, England, the
1st. The town was gaily decorated
with flags and festoons of flowers.
Crowds of people focked towards the
camp from very early morning. Queen
Victoria arrived at Farm borough short
ly before 4 o'clock and was received by
the commander-in-chief, Lord Wolse-
ley.
The monthly comparative statement
of the government receipts and expen-
ditures shows that during the month of
June the receipts from all sources
amounts to $50, 5s4, 70S and the expen-
ditures 500, 934.6s4, leaving surplus
for the month of $13, 650,O14.
AS the result of the failure of the
joint wage conference of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron and Steel
upon the scale at the youngstown con-
ference, all the union mills are closed
down and between $4,000 and IS, 600
men are idle.
A heavy earthquake shock visited
Center Harbor, N. b. Buildings were
shaken and many people were awak-
ened and alarmed by the disturbance.
For the first time in history a gen.
eral census has been taken of the pop
ulation of the Russian empire, which
is shown to number 129,211,1l3, of
which total 64,616, $50 are males and
Ga, sos, 1873 females. To take the census
the Russian government employed an
army of $50, 900 persons.
Serious riots occurred at Calcutta.
Besides the main mob, scattering gangs
of rioters paraded the streets shouting
and stoning the Europeans, several of
whom were injured. Finally the au-
thorities were compelled to call out
the troops.
Thirty workmen who had filled the
mace works at South Chicago were at
tackled while leaving work. Several
were knocked down and beaten. Dur
ing the riot the police were notified
and they arrested nine men.
The monument erected in commence
ration of the First Minnesota regiment
on the field of Gettysburg was formally
dedicated the I'd. Senator Davis was
the orator.
Business was practically suspended
in Chicago the I'd on account of the ex-
treme heat. James Williams, sailor,
was killed by sunstroke.
The yacht Llewellyn, with pleas
Long Island sound and at once began
to sink Other yachts close by rescued
all of the passengers.
While Charles Nelson was sitting on
a bench in Washington Park, Chicago,
an unknown assassin shot him from
the cover of lilac bush, fatally
wounding him.
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at Minneota, Mimi, but no lives were
lost. Several buildings were demol-
ished.
he Cornell boat crew won the race
against the crews of Columbia and
Pennsylvania colleges at Poughkeep-
sic, N. T., the I'd, by nearly a dozen
lengths.
The president has nominated VIM. w
Rockhill, of the District of Colum bia
as minister to Greece.
Reciprocity and retaliation were the
two phases on the tariff bill to occupy
the attention of the senate the I'd to
the exclution of all other subjects.
Both provisions were agreed to. al
though the debate on the reciprocity
clause was protracted to s p. m.
The entire Salvation army at Spo-
kane, WASH, were put in Jail for pa
rading the streets
A passenger train on the M. X. & T.
road ran into a Santa Fe train at a
crossing near Celeste, Texas. An UNI
known man was killed and two pas
sengers injured.