The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-12-14

Frank Waller, OF Boston. broke the
worlds bicycle record. in New York fer
continuous riding. going 314 miles and
laps in 16 hours and 10 minutes with
out dismounting..
A storm at Hamilton, Ont, damaged
property to the extent of 100000.
The Farmers National congress be-
gan it's annual session at Fort Worth,
Tex, with several hundred delegates
present
Four men were killed at Fort Inde-
pendence, in Boston harbor. by the ex-
plosion of a mine.
In his annual report Secretary OF the
Treasury Gage discusses the need of
banking reform and the necessity Of
meeting new conditions.
The Michigan supreme court has de-.
clared the state oleomargarine anti
coloring law null and void.
Powell Clayton minister to Mexico,
has been raised to the rank of am
bassador by President Mckinley.
V. K and A. H. Jones, boot and shoe
manufacturers at Boston and Lynn,
Mass. failed for $4,000.
Two negroes, Hearn and Richardson,
under arrest at Benton, La, for the
murder of Larry Vance, were tried by
citizens, found guilty and hanged
Gen. Nelson A. Miles in his report tie
Secretary Alger says that standing
army of 100000 men is public neces-
sity.
The ninth convention of the Non
partisan Women's National Christian
Temperance union began in Cleve
land o.
The report of the Hawaiian commits
sion to the president provides for the
erection of the islands into territory
of the United States to be styled the
territory of Hawaii and contains pro-
visions for the government of the terri
tory, giving it executive, legislative and
judicial officers.
The total receipts of the United
States patent office during the past year
were $1,253, 94S.44. The expenditures
were $1.0S1 ,633.79. leaving surplus of
$172. Bags.
The Cuban Educational Association
of the United States has been organized
in New York to carry out offers made
by American colleges to give free tut
ton to Cubans.
The dock of coal company at West
Superior, Wis, caught fire and caved in
and four men were buried under thou
sands of tons of burning coal.
The hat factory of John W. Green &
Co. at Danbury. Conn.,. was destroyed
by fire. Loss. $125.000.
City Marshal A. D. Bryant, of McKen-
zie, Tenn, was shot and killed by Hugh
Mccall, mere boy, who afterwaru
committed suicide.
At the annual meeting in Cleveland,
O., of the National Nonpartisan Wom-
ans Christian Temperance union Mrs.
Howard M. Ingham, of Jefferson. O.,
was elected president.
On her trial trip at San Francisco the
torpedo boat destroyer Farragut made
3C.6knots an hour. and she is the fastest
vessel flying the American flag.
Jake Glover (colored) was taken
from the Jail at Monticello, Ca. by a
mob and hanged for murder.
The report that Weyauwega. Wis,
had been destroyed by fire was prema-
ture Only hotel was burned.
An explosion of gas in the mines near
Birmingham, Ala. killed three men
and fatally wounded three others.
Attorney General Griggs in lis an
nuai report says the amount realized
from The sale of captured vessels and
cargoes condemned as prize in the
Spanish war is $701,034.
The Central house at Wadena, Mimi,
was burned and two men lost their
lives.
Mrs. Frank Brooks killed her nine
year-old daughter and herself in De-
troit, Mich. No cause was known for
the deed.
The report of the commissioner of
fish and fisheries shows an expenditure
of $1S7,SOO for the propagation of food
fisheries during the last fiscal year.
The private bank of Taylor q Nc
Clure at Arrowsmith, H., was entered
by robbers who secured $4,000 worth of
negotiable paper and escaped.
Ernest Clevenger, of Missouri City.
Mo-, shot and instantly killed George
Allen and fatally wounded his cousin.
Della Clevenger. Jealousy was the
cause.
The Office of the Daily Morning Post
at Pekin, H.. was almost destroyed by
fire.
Safeblowers wrecked the big safe in
the Bank of Antioch. H., with dyna-
mite and robbed it of $500 and some
valuable papers and escaped.
Maj. Gen. Wheeler has decided to re-
sign his seat in congress and retain his
commission in the army.
While hunting Edward Herbrand, Of
Waukesha, Wis, and Nicholas Pitts OF
Mineral Point, same state. were killed
by the accidental discharge of their
guns.
George Howard and Frank Howard