The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-09

the outrage, but it is declared the mat
ter is now in such shape that Spain will
be required to show who was respon-
sible.
Japan is said to be ready to seize the
Philippine islands should the Cuban
question result in hostilities between
Spain and the United States.
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It is definitely report there that
fresh Spanish squadron destined for
Cuba is being organized at Cadiz. 1t
consists of four iron clad. the Carlos
v. Pelayo, Alfonso XIII and another,
several gunboats and transatlantic
steamer.
The gold reserve of the U. s. treasury
the 4th was s16s, 244,512.
The Norfolk & Western railroad has
a contract to ship 100000 bushels of
nut coal from Pocahontas mines, West
Virginia, on order of the United States
navy department to various ports to
be hereafter designated.
The men connected with the filibus-
terlng steamer Tillie, which found
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been indicted by the federal grand
jury of New York.
The tug Underwater, on her way to
Havana, was wrecked off Cape Hat
teras.
The house of representatives of Ken
lucky has passed, by party vote, an
act to prevent the making of con-
tract payable in gold and making such
a contract null and void.
Spain has purchased two cruisers
which the Armstrong; of London have
been building for Brazil, the Anna
zonius and a sister ship. unnamed. of
1000 tons each, twenty-three knots,
and ten guns. Diplomats in London
express the belief that French finan-
ciers are helping the Spanish govern
ment.
Japan has addressed note to Russia
demanding an immediate and explicit
statement on the question of the con-
tinued occupation of Port Arthur.
All the Maine survivors received
months pay the 4th, and their claims
for lost personal property have been
filed. Schwartz, a cook of the Maine,
has put in claim for 1925, which he
says he had in his chest, which was
blown to pieces. Many other enlisted
men lost their savings of years.
Work has been begun on the old
monitors, which for years have been
lying at the League island navy yard,
at Philadelphia. There are eight of
these old fighters, the Nahant, Lehigh,
Jaron, Montauk and Catskill, each of
1875 tons displacement.
The central council of the Kings
Daughters at New York will begin
branch of the relief work, the cutting
and sewing of garments for the Cuban
famine sufferers.
Adrian Braun, convict in Sing Sing
prison, murdered his wife, who was
paying him a visit at the prison. Braun
is German, 35 years old, and cigar
maker. He was sentenced on Aug. 81,
last year, to serve two years sentence
for assault in the second degree.
The Spanish minister of foreign af-
fairs recently intimated that the Span
ish government desired the recall from
Havana of Consul General Lee. The
president promptly refused to accede
to the request.
At Texarkana, Ark, five bar bers en-
gagged in desperate street fight, which
resulted in the death of Vinson Grovi-
ano. S. Groviano was mortally wound
ed and Pete Darrigo seriously injured.
Six more American war vessels are
shortly expected to arrive at Hong
Kong, China.
The floating debt of Spain was aug
mented by 13.226,6s1 pesetas during
the n onth of February.
A negro named Will Jones was
lynched by mob at Lake Cormorant,
Miss, for assaulting a colored woman.
While out walking at Cedar Rapids.
Ia. and apparently without cause.
Alfred S. Healy, about 25 years, old,
shot and instantly killed Miss Libbie
Brauschand, Is years old, and then
sent bullet through his head. He
will probably die.
A four-handed duel took place be-
tween farmers residing in Fulton coun-
ty, Ky. Joe Lynch was shot, his son
Burt Lynch was cut; Wade Harding
was shot, and James Martin was
stabbed. All are seriously injured.
The supplies for the starving Cubans
will be taken by the dispatch boat
Fern instead of the cruisers Montgom-
cry and Nashville.
In a tenement house fire at Pitts
burg, Pa, Mrs. Dominic Enriello, was
suffocated and three children fatally
burned.
The wrecking tug Underwater which
was supposed lost off Cape Halter as,
has arrived safely at Havana.