The Ely miner., 1899-04-12

ness was going on, preparations were
being made to establish permanent
camp for the troops there and the sol.
diers were cleaning the city.
The riksdag has voted 2,3SS,OOO
crowns for the purchase of rifles and
100000 crowns for the improvement
of the Swedish Notifications.
LATER.
Geo. B. Fern, Chicago dry goods
dealer, was found dead on the floor of
his store with bullet hoe in his tenn
! pie. The cash drawer was rified and
Mr.. FERNS pockets turned inside out.
There was quite a panic on the New
York Stock exchange the 7th. Ameri-
can Tobacco fell off 10 points, sugar
16, and railroads suffered. Later in
the day matters became quiet and the
losses were partially recovered.
James Clark, one of the oldest Ma
sons in the United States, died at
Quincy, Ill. He was born in Wilkes
barre, Pa, 100 years ago in July.
i The handsome residences of Wallace
| c. Andrews and Albert j. Adams, in
New York, were destroyed by fire. Mr..
and Mrs Wallace, Mrs. Georgiana Bay
! den ST. John and three children and
| five servants were burned or suffocated
| to death.
The armed collier Scandia, which ac-
companied the Iowa around the horn,
is to be sent to Pago Pago harbor, Sa-
moa, to prevent Interference with the
| Ne
and coaling sheds.
| A comprehensive scheme has been
adopted by the navy department under
which coaling stations will be placed
at strategic points in the West Indies.
so as to give he-United States control
of the Virgin, Mona and Windward
passages and the approaches to the
Gulf of Mexico.
The president has named the 12 new
warships recently provided by Con-
gress as follows: Battleships: Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, Georgia. Armored
Cruisers: West Virginia, Nebraska,
California. Cruisers: Denver, Des
Moines, Chattanooga, Galveston, Ia
coma, Cleveland.
Henry Masser and his young son
were shot and killed from ambush in
Marlin county, Ky.
The gold reserve in the U. S. treas
ury the 7th was $245, Ala, 3O3.
| Gov. Thomas, of Colorado, has signed
the bill passed by the general assem-
bly, legalizing prize fights when con-
Quoted by licensed clubs.
The spring racing season was inau-
gurated at Montgomery park, Memphis,
Tenn, the Sth.
The steamship Lucania, sailing from
New York for Europe, took out 61s, 900
ounces of silver.
By the accidental explosion of shell
in the fortress of Huy, Belgium, two
soldiers were killed.
Admiral Dewey asks for six months
engineering material.
John Darlington, living near Reeds
burg, Ind, tried to thaw out some dyn-
amite on the stove. An explosion fol-
lowed, killing Mrs. Darlington and her
little daughter. Mr.. Darlington was
out of the house and escaped.
The British government has selected
Mr.. c. N. E. Elliot, c. B., as the Brit
ish member of the joint high commits
sion for the settlement of the Samoan
question.
At Glendive, Mont, an ice gorge in
the Yellowstone river broke, carrying
away $40, 900 bridge, and half mile
south of the town Mrs. r. w. Snyder,
Miss Nellie Regan, Miss Rose Wy
brecht and Eugene O'Connor were
caught in the food and drowned.
Advices from Gen. Otis report that
everything is quiet in his command and
that many of the Filipinos in the vi
cinity of Malolos are displaying white
flags in token of submission to United
States authority.
A train on the Green Bay & Western
road near Green Bay, Wis, was
wrecked by washout. All the pas
sengers escaped injury, but Engineer
Wigman was severely injured.
Justice Stephen J. Field, retired,
died in Washington, D. c., the 9th,
aged S3 years. He served on the bench
of the United States supreme court
| from 1868 to Dec. l, 1897. Mr.. Field
was appointed from California.
The Jefferson day banquet of the
Monticello club of Chicago has been
abandoned.
''Rajah," a mammoth elephant be-
| longing to Lemon Brothers circus
wintering at Argentine, Kas., killed
his keeper by deliberately kneeling up
on him. Fisher is said to be Rajah's
ninth victim.
Almon M. Clapp, at one time govern
ment printer died at Washington the
9th.