The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-03
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC
One of the fiercest northeast gales of
years swept the lower New Jersey coast
and up the Delaware bay and many YES
Sels were lost and other property dam
aged.
Forest fires in the vicinity of Laurel
vile, Pa, have done damage to the ex-
tent of $15O,OOO and are still burning.
Later advices say that 10 persons were
killed in the wreck on the New York
Central railroad at Garrisons, n. Y.
The business portion of Baxter, Ia.
was destroyed by fire.
Andrew johnson and Oscar Peterson
were drowned in the Missouri river near
Mandan, N. d. Their boat capsized
Admiral Matthews, chief of the bu-
~eau of yards and docks, in his annual
report to Secretay Long recommends
the construction of four new dry docks
of the best type.
The estimates for the maintenance of
the navy yards next year aggregate ST.
434, 1902.
Game Warden Wilcox and party in
trying to arrest Utes on Snake river.
Colorado, killed seven Indians.
The state banks of Kansas in their re-
Forts show deposits of over S7,00O,000,
an increase over last year of As per cent.
Seven striking railroad laborers were
killed and number wounded in a bat
tie with deputy sheriffs at Mammoth
Tank, A. T.
Many new cases of yellow fever were
reported at New Orleans, Mobile and
Memphis, and one case at Cincinnati.
Chauncey M. Depew, president of the
New York Central railroad, says that
the wreck at Garrisons, in which 20
lives were lost, was caused by dyna-
mite explosion.
The post Office and general store at
Benton, Ia. was robbed by tramps.
The Delaware coast was swept by the
worst storm in 10 years, and property
valued at $1,000,00O was destroyed.
BY the will of Caroline Talman, filed
Mt New York. $4,000 is left to charity.
The immense pine tracts in the vicin-
ity of Blue Eye, Pa, were on fire.
Rev. P. M. Murphy, aged 70 years,
q well-known Baptist minister. was
murdered near Cara, Mo-, by Hugh
Van Hosier, neighbor.
A severe snowstorm was raging in
Nebraska and South Dakota.
The noted stallion Glenelg died at
Castallin Springs, Tenn, aged 81 years.
I IT is announced that the second trial
November 8.
All the students in the Baptist uni
versity at Sioux Falls, s. D., left be-
cause they disliked the president.
1t is said that the plants of all the
wire, barbed wire and wire nail mills
In the United States will be purchased
by syndicate.
a safe containing 100000 that was
on the train wrecked near Garrisons,
N. Y, is missing.
Stephen Scroggins and three other
young men were killed by boiler ex
plosion near Weiner, Ark.
Paul Dana has become editor of the
New York Sun, succeeding his father,
Charles A. Dana, deceased.
While crazed with drink Thomas
Sfonahan shot and killed William
Thoits, Joseph Gauthier and Wood
bury Gates at Gorham, N. ii.
Andrew Hasche, 10 years old, was
KILLED in football game near Steinway,
IL
A blizzard swept over the eastern
half of Colorado and in Denver alone
100000 damage was done.
At Oregon City, Ore, Jacob McComb
and George Stoirch were killed and five
Others injured by falling timbers.
The twenty-ninth annual meeting OF
the Army of the Tennessee convened in
Milwaukee.
Trains collided on the Great Northern
road near Hinsdale, Mont, and En-
gineer Neale and Fireman Carton were
killed and three other men were badly
injured.
In a fight between two Indians and
game warden at Leech Lake. Mimi, all
three were killed.
Dan Hart. the once famous minstrel,
1ow 81 years of age, has been admitted
to the city hospital in st. Louis sick and
helpless.
The building in ST. Louis that con-
tanned the Wabash railroad Offices was
burned, the loss being 100000.
At Santa Ana, CAL, Betonica. a three
year-old PAGER, went mile against
time, unpaced, in 2:06%, beating the
World's record for three-year- ODDS.