The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-09-14
LATER.

LATER,
While on her way from the hotel to
a steamer at Geneva, Switzerland, the
empress of Austria was stabbed and
killed by an Italian anarchist named
Lucchani. The medical examination
showed that the assassin must have
used small triangular file. After
striking the blow he ran along the
Rue des Alpes, with the evident inten-
ton OF re-entering the square des Alps,
but before reaching there was seized
by two cabmen who had witnessed the
crime. They handed him oyer to a
boatman and gendarmes, who con-
veyed him to the police station.
The first joint meeting of the Porto
Rico evacuation commission was held
at San Juan. 1t was exceedingly for
NAL. only credentials being exchanged.
The Spanish senate has adopted the
Spanish American protocol.
Forty gallons of gasoline exploded
in grocery store in Philadelphia,
completely wrecking several buildings
and killing half dozen men.
New Westminster, B. c., the chief
city on the Frazer river, was nearly
destroyed by fire. All the public
buildings are gone and many of the
residences. The loss is estimated at
81, 800, 900.
The town of Jerome, Idaho, was
completely wiped out by fire. causing
loss of $1,000, 600, and the death of
nearly a score of persons. Fifteen
hundred are rendered homeless.
1t is asserted that if the French cab
met still insists upon revision of the
Dreyfus case, Gen. Zurlinden, minis
ter of marine, will. resign.
A special from Manila says: crisis
has been reached in the relations be-
tween the American forces and the in
surgents. Aguinaldo has demanded
that he be allowed to occupy portions
of Manila, but his demands have been
absolutely refused. Gen Otis has sent
an ultimatum to the rebel chief, order
ing him to withdraw his forces by a
given day in order to avoid friction.
Four hundred Cubans have laid
down their arms at Guantanamo, and
gone to work on the plantations near
the town.
The war department has issued
orders directing commanding officers
of divisions, army corps and detached
commands to send to the adjutant gen.
eral as soon as practicable the names
of such officers, both in the regular
and volunteer as may be considered en-
titled to brevet commissions for dis
tinguished conduct in the presence of
the enemy"
Senator Gray of Delaware (Dem.)
has consented to serve on the SPANS b.
American peace commission in place
of Justice White.
An attempt was made to assassinate
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, near
Amersfort, province of Utrecht, on the
road between Castle Soostdyt and
Baara. A man emerged from behind
tree and fred revolver at her maj.
esty. The bullet missed the queen,
but plowed the cheek of lady in at
tendance. The would be assassin was
arrested. He is supposed to be an
English anarchist
The first cargo of food to reach San
Juan, Porto Rico, was ship load of
fish brought by the barkentine Scep-
tire, from Lurenburg, N. S.
The news from Madrid is rather dis
quoting, indicating that the cortes is
not inclined to agree to any of the
terms laid down by the United States
in the protocol.
The committee appointed to ascer.
tain the cause of sickness among the
soldiers at Chicamauga announce that
bad sanitary arrangements are respon'
sible and the commanding officers to
blame for the condition.
President Mckinley has rendered
places on the proposed commission to
investigate the war department, in re-
lation to the conduct of the Hispano-
American war to Maj. Gen. Schofeld,
former commanding general of the
army. and to ex-senator John B. Cor
don, of Georgia.
1t will be the Territory of Hawaii"
That is the name which the annexa-
ton commute has decided to recon-
mend to congress. Thus will be pre-
served in the political nomenclature OF
the United States the distinctive ORR
gin of this part of the United States.
The gold reserve in the U. s. treas
ury the 9th was $232, 394. SS4.
At least 400 persons were slain in
the massacre at Gambia.