The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-13
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of yellow fever.
LATER.
The president has appointed George
H. Bridgeman of New York minister
to Bolivia.
The PAGERS Robert J. and John R.
Gentry paced mile at Glen Falls, N.
Y, in 2:0S, making a new team record
for the world.
New Jersey, died in New York the sth.
The Spanish cabinet. at meeting
the 9Th, decided upon an immediate re-
call of Weyler from Cuba.
Silver scored rise of penny to q
lpence in London, and 2 cents to So
cents in New York. The Indian de-
mand of late has been quite heavy.
Bullion dealers are unable to assign
any other reason for the rise than
scarcity of supplies.
The town of glastonbury, O., had a
5000, 900 fire.
Major General Nelson A. Miles ar
rived in New York from England.
There were so new cases of yellow
fever and FIVE deaths at New Orleans
the Sth
l. Milwaukee Is threatened with coal
famine. At least half million tons
are needed before lake navigation
closes.
The government of Colombia has pro.
hibited the Importation of matches.
Pat Paine, the wife murderer. was
hanged at Monroe, La. He asserted
his innocence to the last
Capt j. H. H. Wiborg was released
months sentence for carrying on the
Danish steamship Horsa a flibuster-
ing expedition to Cubr.
A man named Gustaf Muller has
surrendered to the police of Rotter-
dam, Holland, confessing the murder
of his wife and child. AS proof of the
truth of his confession he produced
from his pocket four human ears.
The queen of Spain has signed the
decree recalling Weyler and appoint
ing Blanco his successor in Cuba. Wey-
Ter was ordered to return by the first
steamer to Spain, leaving the COM
mand in charge of the next in author
ity.
James E. White. ex-congressman
from Fort Wayne, Ind, is dead.
James Hough, of Farnhamville, To-,
was mortally wounded by burglars,
whom he surprised in his store. After
Hough was shot he shot and wounded
lone of the burglars.
There were 35 new cases of yellow
fever and five deaths at New Orleans
the 9th.
Jacob Fisher, Dunkard preacher,
hanged himself in a fit of melancholy
in Indianapolis, Ind.
William De Peyster, of Canton, O.,
was arrested upon the charge of MUIR
ldering his wife. 1t is claimed he satu-
rated his clothes with oil and then set
them on fire. She burned to death be-
fore help arrived.
Footpads in Chicago held up Frank
Brannstein, a newspaper carrier, so
years old, and after struggling with
him for a few pennies and nickels,
amounting to $3.50, they shot and
killed the old man and made their es-
lcape.
Yellow fever has developed at Gal
weston, Tex, and a quarantine estab-
Ilished.
The long protracted drouth that has
tpreyailed throughout Illinois and Mis-
souri,, was broken the 10th by copious
trains.
the Iowa supreme court has decided
that the Des Moines city library board
Icannot force the city council to levy
three mill tax for the construction of
the library building and for the main
tenance of the public library. The
lease has been watched with great in
Iterest oyer Iowa.
The torpedo boat Stilletto was sunk
at the torpedo station at Newport, r. l.,
while an attempt was being made to
remove the boiler. Some of her plates
are badly damaged and will have to be
Prepared before she can be raised.
A street car at Oregon City, Or, and
held by two masked men. There were
l35 passengers aboard the car and the
highway men went through all of them,
lgetting about 800.
The Philadelphia Labor League re-
fused to pass a resolution endorsing
Henry George for mayor of Greater
New York.
Allen w. Van Deuzen, art editor of
IOuting, of New York, is dead.
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