The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-11

Compiled From Late Dispatches.
DOMESTIC.

Ter ana Dan ddZeiWOOu, dii cOioISu,
were fatally poisoned in Louisville, KY,
by laudanum placed in their food. The
crime is charged upon a neighbor.
At Webster City. Ia. lightning struck
in 90 places during severe storm, and
two children of John Lupus were
killed.
Henry ALBERT, IS years old, and Nina,
his wife, So years old. committed sui
ride in Jersey City, N. j., because OF
business reverses.
Fire destroyed the wooden mills at
Jackson, Tenn. causing loss of $780,
OO0
The public debt statement issued on
the I'd shows that the debt increased
S6,790.56O during the month of July.
The cash balance in the treasury was
SS67, 961 1872. The total debt, less the
cash balance in the treasury, am cunts
to $685., 446.646.
Mrs William Hunt was killed by
stray bullet from target rifle near
Hindsboro, ILL., She leaves II children.
All departments of the Cleveland CO.,
rolling mills resumed operations, Civ
ing 1000 men work.
Two new churches and many houses
were wrecked by tornado at Leto-
hatchie, Ala.
William j. Mailman, well-known
business man and chairman OF the re-
publican county committee, dropped
dead in the streets of Sheboygan. Wis.
Expert Samuel c. Durham. of the
federal bureau of labor at Washington,
left for the gold belt of Alaska. where
he will make an investigation.
President Mckinley will attend the
reunion of the Society of the Army of
the Potomac at Troy. n. Y. August 20.
A seXtuplex telegraph wire was sue
cessfully operated between Boston and
New Haven, 300 miles. three messages
being sent over the wire simultaneous
ly.
George B. Hamlet, of Ohio, has been
appointed chief post office inspector, to
succeed Col. Nj. d. Wheeler, of New
York.
An attempt to blow up the house of
John O'Meara. superintendent of the
Moonlight mine near Butte, Mont. re-
suited in the killing of his two little
girls and Mamie Benson.
Terence V. Powderly. of Pennsyl
vania, took the prescribed oath and re-
ceived his commission as commissioner
general of immigration.
The fast flyer on the Kansas Pacific
was wrecked 40 miles east of Denver,
and two trainmen were killed and
number of passengers were injured.
The mammoth hardware establish
ment of &C. Snyder was burned at Can
ton, o., the loss being 100000.
The army of the United States is now
filed to the enlisted strength allowed
by law.
John Flanagan, the champion ham,
mer thrower, surpassed all records in
Albany, n. u, by throwing the 16-pound
hammer 157 feet inches.
Miss Clara Hall. aged IS. daughter Of
Sherwood Hall, a carriage manufac-
turer of Grand Rapids. and Miss Ethel
Herrick, aged IS. a daughter of George
&. Herrick, were drowned at Ottawa
Beach. Mich. while bathing.
During storm hailstones stopped 4
train on the Rock Island road near
Ottumwa. La. They banked on the track
like snow.
The reports as to the condition of the
crops throughout the country were IA
Eorable.
Louis Allemen, Willie Sellmen and
Eddie Johnson, boys ranging in age
from to IS years. were drowned in the
river at st. Louis while bathing.
The eight gas companies in Chicago
combined with capital stock of $685.
100000
The imports of breadstuffs into the
United States during the last fiscal year
amounted in value to $2.774,763.
\ statue of the late Vice President
Schuy rColfax is to be erected in South
Bend, Ind.
Fire destroyed Stanton's hotel, two
banks, two drug stores and ten other
buildings at Lewisburg w. Va, the
total loss being 100000.
Nicola Tesla announced in New York
the completion of his latest discovery
the simultaneous transmission Of
messages by means of the earth's cleo
trical currents to as many scattered
points on the surface Of the globe as
may be desired
Gov Leedy, of Kansas, closed every
saloon in Topeka.
The eighteenth national meet of the
League of American Wheelmen opened
In Philadelphia
Four girls, Myrtle Pample. aged IS;
Emma Pample. aged II; Ethel Pam
pie. aged Is, and Bessie Adams. aged
II. were drowned in Skunk river near
Nugent. Ia. while bathing.
A new worlds half-mile unpaced tan
dem record was made at Scranton, Pa.
by Ralph Gregory and Ben Kelley, their
time being 0:55H. :
cloudburst in Douglas county, Col.
destroyed over 100 bridges.
The banking house of James G.
do6 In, XOrle