The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-23
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LATER.
Near Jersey City, n. j., a suburban
train dashed into gang of workmen,
killing eleven and wounding four.
] The train was late and was running to
make up time.
The transport st. Paul sailed from
San Francisco for Manila, carrying a
cargo of Christmas presents for the
soldiers and sailors in the Philippines.
Thousands of packages, all sizes and
description, have reached the quarter
masters department in the last ten
days from all parts of the country,
since it became known that Uncle Sam
would act as Santa Claus and convey
Christmas goods free of cost.
The Spanish government has be-
slowed the order of the Golden Fleece
on the president of France.
A car on suburban line running into
Havana was held up by gang of rob-
bers and every passenger made to hold
up his hands while the thieves took
their valuables.
The British ship Atalanta, Capt.
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South Africa, with wheat, was wrecked
off Alsea Bay, 16 miles south of Yaqui-
ma bay, Oregon. The ships mast's
have been blown away, the decks
swept clean and the vessel had broken
in two amidships. Over twenty of the
crew went to the bottom.
Commissioner Evans, of the pension
Office, notified Secretary Alger that
Jesse L. Gates, of the Second United
Slater artillery, who lost part of his
upper lip in the West Indian campaign,
has been awarded the first pension on
account of the Spanish war.
Admiral Dewey cables that the en-
tire island of Fanny is in the posses
sion of insurgents except the city of
Iloilo, which is defended by 800 Span
iards.
Fred Bechel, who for eighteen years
was chief auditor of the Pacific express
company, has been placed on trial at
Omaha, Neb., for embezzling $15O,0O0
of the company's funds.
The Missouri Pacific train was
wrecked north of Colorado Springs,
Colo, and a number of persons killed.
The U. S. treasury the 18th had an
available cash balance of $296, 1875, s74;
gold reserve, $241, 072,675.
The United States navy will soon
possess more than a sprlnkling of fore
ign ult warships. Admiral Dewey
has n ormed the navy department
that he contracted with Hong Kong
firm of wreckers to raise three of the
Spanish war vessels sunk in the battle
of Manila last May day.
1t is reported that Iloilo, capital of
the Island of Panay, is in the hands of
the insurgents. The United States
cruiser Charleston and the United
States gunboat Concord have gone
there from Manila.
A destructive prairie fire has devas-
tated the Indian territory. The dry
spell is jeopardizing the entire wheat
belt of the territory.
Prof. Benjamin d. Woodward, assist
ant commissioner general exposition
of 1900, received the official figures
showing that the United States have
been allotted 2OO,7OO feet of ground
space in the exposition. The original
concessions were of only 1000 feet.
The annual football game between
Yale and Harvard colleges resulted in
favor of the latter by score of II to 0.
The gold reserve in the U. S. treasu-
ry the 10th was $241, 295, 041.
A society was formed in Boston that
will protest and work against the an
nexation of the philippine Islands.
The transport Mississippi has sailed
from Santiago for Ponce and will bring
home the First Kentucky regiment
from that place.
The Queen of the Belgians has issued
rescript to her sister queens and en-
press, asking them to form an alliance
for the purpose of helping the lace
makers of Europe.
Rumors are rife throughout Europe
that the Queen regent of Spain will
abdicate and go to Austria as soon as
the peace treaty is signed at Paris and
thereupon Don Carlos will be pro-
claimed king.
The express train on the Santa Fe
road was held up near Dagget, Cal.
The express messenger opened fire up
on the robbers killing one of them and
the rest escaped.
The Spanish cruisers, Isle de Cuba
and Isle de Luzon, which were sunk
during the battle of Manila have been
fioated and locked at Cavite.
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