The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-09

nearly Wlpeu OUT Oh existence Dy IRE.
Gov. Taylor declared state of insur-
rection in Kentucky and adjourned the
legislature to meet at London on Feb
ruary 6. Troops prevented the legisla-
ture from meeting at thecapitol in de-
fiance of the governors proclamation.
The democratic members met at a ho-
tel and declared Goebel and Beckham
elected; the chief justice of the court
of appeals swore them in and Goebel or
dered the troops to dispense. Two rival
state governments are likely. Goebe?s
doctors think he will recover.
The new census gives Cuba's popula-
ton as 1,572,s4o, which is $4,000 less
than in 1897. Porto RIGA has 957,679, a
gain of 100000 since 1897.
When Mrs. Lawton arrived in San
Francisco she received the first news
that friends of her husband had raised
subscription of $4,000 for her and
she was overcome with gratitude.
To wipe out the plague in Honolulu
10 acres of buildings were burned in
the section known as Chinatown.
Maj. Davis reports that yellow fever
has been completely stamped out of
Havana.
A new antitrust law has gone into
effect in Texas which releases debtors
from payment for goods bought Of
trusts.
The body of man about IS years old
was found in the express Office in Sioux
City, Ia, in box marked Books" sup
20 hox cb. froy Ro1fi-
more.
The South Carolina legislature killed
a bill to repeal the law requiring coun-
ties in which lynchjngs take place to
pay the heirs of the deceased $4,000.
Admiral Dewey asked the house pen
sion committee to grant pensions to
his officers widows.
The public debt statement issued on
the 1st shows that the debt decreased
So ,663,7S0 during the month of January.
The cash balance in the treasury was
$780,, 49O,973. The total debt less the
cash balance in the treasury, amounts
to 81, 125, 636.227.
Mrs. Samuel Thurman, aged 60, and
daughter, aged II, were asphyxiated by
gas dl SuC1 1Ad.
At Muncie, Ind, the livery barn Of
Boor & Munshower was burned and
Cecil Weekly, cab driver, was killed,
and AZ horses persisted.
The coinage executed at the minis of
the United States during, January
amounted to $14,O53,431, as follows:
Gold, $11,515,OOO; silver, $780,, 161;
minor coins, $174,27o.
Mrs. II. E. Wills sight was restored
in Chicago by an operation after IL
years of blindness.
The governments of the United States
and Italy have entered into an arrange
ment for reciprocity.
During January the government re-
ceipts amounted to $4s,O12,164, against
SAL ,774,93O for January, 1899. The ex-
penditures aggregated 3o,1s9,O96.
against $51, 122,770 for January, 1899.
leaving surplus last month of S.
s23,06S.
Three persons were killed in rail
road wreck near Tampa, Fla, and a
number of others were injured.
Mrs. Ellinor C. Baker, "a years of age,
and Mrs. William Devine, aged So, were
burned to death in Charleston, S. G..
Fire among business houses il Day
ton, O., caused a loss of $75O,O00.
Mrs. Kate P. Pier and her daughter,
Miss H. III. Pier, of Milwaukee. were
admitted to the. bar in the United
States supreme court in Washington.
Sister Stanislaus, a teacher, and Mary
Foley, pupil, lost their lives in a fire
which destroyed parochial school in
ST. Louis.
In saloon fire in East Grand Forks,
N. D., w. d. Kelly, one of the proprie-
tors, and 7. j. McAdam, former mayor
of the city, were burned to death.
The rival state governments in Ken
lucky refused to leave issues to the
courts. The militia supports Taylor
and Goebel followers are organizing a
new national guard. Taylor asked
President Mckinley for federal recog-
milton and interference, but met with
refusal. The democrats will ask for
an injunction restraining Taylor from
acting as governor. Goebel's condition
was still considered critical
Nicholas Hetzler fatally stabbed Mrs.
Louisa Schaefer, in whose house in
Chicago he had been given home out
of charity, and then killed himself.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Grace Dixon (colored), born 105 years
ago, died at her residence in Chicago.
The ffty-seventh birthday OF Presi-
dent Mckinley was appropriately OBJ
served in Washington.
Kansas republicans will hold their
state convention in Topeka May 16.
Rev. DR.. w. w. Eddy, of New York,
for more than As years missionary in
Syria, died at Beyroot, aged 74years.
Rev. DR.. John G. Hall, Presbyterian
minister widely known throughout the
United States, died at Cleveland, o.,
aged 81 years.
r. Graham Frost, a former member of
congress from Missouri, died in St.
Louis, aged 4S years.
FOREIGN.
The seventh session of the fourteenth
parliament of Queen Victoria opened in
London. In her speech the queen de-