The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-09

The public debt statement issued on
the 1st shows that the debt increased
$43,4SZ717 during the month of Octo-
Der. The cash balance in the treas
ury was 1888 249,397 The total debt,
less the cash balance in the treasury,
amounts to $1,11O. 966,922.
st. Louis has decided to have word 8
fair in 1908.
Seven of a party of California gold
seekers in Alaska persisted in quick
sand
Navigation on the upper Yukon river
between Dawson and the lakes has
closed for the season.
The total coinage at the United
States minis during October was S.
6OO,s41, as follows: Gold. $5,1sO,O00;
silver, $3,354.191; minor coins, SOC, $50.
During the four months of the pres
ent fiscal year the government receipts
exceeded those for the corresponding
period in 1897 by over 100000.
Cincinnati is to be the northern
terminus of new fast system of pas.
senger transportation between the
north and Cuba.
The business portion of Divide. Col,
was wiped out by fire.
Jennie Holderman killed herself at
Pryor Creek, /. T., because her Indian
lover, John Watka, met death while re-
sisting arrest.
By dynamite explosion in the Trio
mine at Jamestown, Cal, David Stewart
and Frank Catkings were killed
Ben Wheeler. while handcuffed.
jumped from the window of train near
Columbus. O., running at the rate of &C
miles an hour and made his escape.
Charles Baum, dealer in dry goods
and notions in Washington, failed for
$175,OOO.
A long hidden deficiency of $4,000
has been discovered in the accounts Of
the late John 81. Alleman. cashier of the
First national bank of Hanover. Pa.
Mrs. Louis Ruhlman and Mrs. John
Good engaged in knife fight in Goshen,
Ind, and Mrs. Good was fatally injured.
coal train was wrecked near White
Haven, Pa, and Edward Teel and Sam
uel Steiner were killed.
Gideon w Marsh. the fugitive presi-
dent of the Keystone bank. which was
wrecked in March, 1891. surrendered
himself to his bondsman in Philadel-
phia.
John Meadows, school-teacher, shot
and killed John and Clayton Mathews.
brothers, in Pineville. KY
Thomas B. Rayl, president of the 7,
B. Rayl Hardware company, failed tn
Detroit for 81 100000.
Arrangements are being made by the
navy department for the esta blishmen:
OF a naval station at Honolulu.
Charles Nelson (colored) who killed
Grocer james Zimmerman at Bowling
Green on June 8, was electrocuted al
the Penitentiary annex in Columbus. o
Ellis 81. Roberts, treasurer OF the
United States. in his annual report
says the net ordinary revenues Of the
government were $4O5, 321 ,335, an In
crease of $57.507 500 over the previous
year. while the net ordinary expendi-
lures were SAB. 1868. 1872. an increase OF
SIT 594, 423. The resulting deficiency of
$3S.047.247 exceeds that of the preced-
ing year by $19.994.T93.
The steamship Panama, which was
reported to have been wrecked off Cape
Maysi. Cuba, entered Havana harbor
Failing to effect reconciliation with
his wife, who left him las, summer,
Marion Tyler, OF indianapolis. shot her
at Scottsburg, Ind, and then shot him.
self.
The supreme court of North Carolina
has taken hand in the uprising of the
whites against negro voters.
Mrs. Florence George and Miss Kate
McAtee. both of Washington, were
killed by the cars at Langdon, Md.
The works of the National Starch
company at Glen Cove, L.. L.. were
burned. the loss being 100000.
:. & Personal AND POLITICAL.
Nearly the entire business portion OF