The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-12-21


Charles Fl. Dickinson, surveyor-gen-
eral of Louisiana, was accidentally
shot and killed while hunting in Iber-
Vile parish.
Gideon w. Marsh, former president
of the wrecked keystone national bank
in Philadelphia. has been sentenced to
imprisonment of IL years for conspir-
acy.
At the twenty-ninth annual meeting
IN Washington of the National Board of
Trade Frederick Fraley, of Philadel-
phia, who has been president since the
boards organization. was reelected.
Five deaths occurred in Butte. Mont.
from the dreadful sulphur and arsenic
fumes from the shelters.
The private bank of the Tyler Bank
ing, company at Tyler, Tex, closed its
doors. with liabilities of $4,000.
Eight cities voted against license at
municipal elections in Massachusetts,.
Jonathan MCGEE, aged 10 years, pro-
cured license in Ann Arbor, Mich, to
marry Amelia Day, aged so years.
The Kansas legislature will meet in
extra session at Topeka on the 21st
inst. to enact laws in accord with the
populist state platform.
Chief Examiner Server, of the civil
service commission, in his annual re-
port says applications for examina-
tons of all kinds during the year aggre-
gate 46,S13.
Charles and, Elmer, aged five and
three years, children of Lieut.. Charles
Hooper. United States, army, persisted
in a fire which destroyed their home
in Middletown, o.
Fire in Brooklyn, N. Y, made 30 fam
lilies homeless and George and Edith
Griswold. young children of William
Griswold, persisted in the flames.
The Great White Spirit company at
Trenton, n j., failed for $973,929
The national board,of trade in session
in Washington adopted resolutions IA
voring national trademark, construc-
ton by the United States government
of the Nicaragua canal, and the gold
standard.
President Mckinley addressed a
joint session of the Georgia legislature
in Atlanta and when he said: "The
time has now come when we should
share with you in the care of the graves
of the confederate soldiers" the scene
that followed was almost indescrab-
able.
The National Bank Of Commerce of
st. Louis, capital, 100000, has alb
sorbed the st. Louis national bank. cap
ital, $1.OOO,OO0.
In view of the alleged landing of Ger
man and British marines on the Sa-
moan islands the navy department de-
termined to send vessels to the islands
to protect our interests.
Pleas Coin, desperate who killed
Hunt Kesterson and fatally wounded
Fred Burk, was lynched by mob in
Lee county, Va.
An avalanche on the line of the White
Pass railway in Alaska killed 20men.
For the II months ended November.
1898, the exports of the United States
amounted to SLIT ,6s1, 199, exceeding
the imports by $537, 1897 ,O46, an increase
over the same period in 1897 of $143.-
O26,115.
During November last the imports of
gold amounted to SIS, 1925, POI and the ex-
ports $913,467. The silver imports
amounted to $2,26s,635 and the exports
$4,O23,O79.
The eighteenth annual convention of
the National Civil Service Reform
league began in Baltimore.
The American Tin Plate company
was incorporated in New Jersey with
a capital stock of $5O,OOO,OOO. 1t will
control 95 per cent. of the tin plate
mills in the United States.
Witten Mcdonald, manager of the Old
Fruit Farm in Howell county, Mo-, and
former owner of the Kansas City Times,
failed for $16s.OOO.
A train struck sleighing party near
Inlay City, Mich, and Mrs. Thomas
Robb and her son and Mrs. John
Yerkes' baby were killed.
A passenger train was wrecked by
a collision with cattle near Madison,
Fla, and six persons were killed.
Two firemen were killed and eight
others injured, four of them probably
fatally by the collapse of wall of a
burning livery stable in Chicago.
The Georgia legislature adopted res
olutions commencing the presidents
speech in Atlanta referring to federal
care of confederate dead and approving
his course in the Spanish war.
The peace jubilee closed at Atlanta,
Ca, with banquet at which President
Mckinley was the guest of honor and
the principal speaker.
Personal AND POLITICAL.
Frank Moran. one of the most widely
known MINISTRIES in this country, died