The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-10-06

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trail railroad near Tampico, Mexico, five
men were killed.
LATER.
| Two men were killed by the eXplo
sion of a blast in mine at Zelyville
Ind.
A lone bandit held up a stage con
tanning nine passengers between Atlir
and Discovery, Alaska. The plumber
secured was light and the robber es
capped without being molested.
Henry Lublin, once prosperous
druggist of Chicago, committed suicide
in order that his aged mother might
| receive the insurance on his life.
The naval parade in honor of Ad.
miral Dewey took place the Goth al
New York. 1t was the most imposing
scene ever witnessed in American
waters. Fully three million people
viewed the pageant from ashore, and a
quarter of q million were afoat.
Transvaal's reply to the last dis.
patches of the British secretary of state
for the colonies, Mr.. Chamberlain, has
effect that the republic strictly ad.
heres to the London convention and
asks nothing further. The question
| of the suzeralnty of Great Britain over
the Transvaal is not touched upon in
the dispatch.
A squadron of British cruiser is
gathering at Cape Town. Advices
from the interior of South Africa indi.
cate that, thus far, the natives are
quiet, and there is no sign of trouble.
This is reassuring, as it was feared
that some of the tribes in Zululand
and elsewhere were becoming restless.
General MacArthur's command has
returned to Angeles, where Generals
Macarthur, Wheaton and Wheeler
nave established their headquarters
with 5000 troops. Nine Americans
were injured, two probably fatally.
1t is estimated that fifty insurgents
were killed or wounded.
The American authorities are ar
ranging the details of the delivery OF
the American prisoners at Angeles.
A Filipino general, an aid de-camp and
a secretary will accompany them to
Manila. The insurgents have been
instructed that they may send a repro
sentative to confer with Major Gener.
al Otis. The regiments are resting at
Porac.
The postoffice at Berlin, Wis, was
robbed of between $1,000 and $1,000
in stamps. The burglars blew open
the safe and took everything of value.
At Britt, Iowa, Rudolph Nissen, a
lad of IL years of age, hung himself in
the granary. 1t is thought he was try
ing to initiate a wild west horse thief.
The Uuited States transport Sheri-
dan sailed for Manila from San Fran
cisco with the First regiment of in
fantry and three companies of the 23d
regiment Maj. Noble, who was also
on board, will act as an aid to Gen.
Otis on his arrival in the Philippines.
The elevator of the Holiday Milling
company at Cairo, ILL.,, was burned, to-
gether with $50, 900 bushels of wheat.
Loss, $500, GOO.
The Filipinos the 3Oth delivered Il
American prisoners to the command
ing SChSldI VI Vic OulCeu SGdGSS lOfcSS
at Angeles
The safe of the louisiana (Mo.) bank
was blown open by burglars, who Sc
cured $50, 600.
The owners have abandoned hope of
the safety of the British steamer Hem
bridge. She sailed from Savannah
Aug. Is for Hamburg and has not been
heard from since.
There were 4S new cases of yellow
fever at Key West the 1st and two
deaths, according to official dispatches.
E. l. Cowden, student of Eastman
college at Poughkeepsie, N. Y, died OF
injuries received in football game.
The Illinois Cereal companys plant
at Bloomington, ILL.,, burned, causing
loss of $500, 900.
The German government the 30th
paid into the Spanish treasury the
sum of 100000 pesetas, the price of
the Caroline islands.
John c. Newton, president of the
Hoosac Tunnel e. Wilmington railroad
and president of the Chemical Paper
company of Holyoke, Mass, died at
Wilmington, VT, of appendicitis.
The Filipino ENJOYS had an hours
conference with Gen. Otis the LIST.
They brought from Aguinaldo mes
sage that they desired peace and
wished to send a civilian government
to discuss the question. Otis replied
that it was impossible for him to rec
ognize Aguinaldo's government in
that way.