The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-12
DOMESTIC.

Orlando Stevens, of Ottumwa, Ia,
made new worlds record in a competi-
ton mile bicycle race in Los Angeles,
CAL, his time being 1850 1-3.
Kid Mccoy defeated Peter Maher in
a battle of five rounds at Coney Island,
n. Y.
For the first time in many years the
Mississippi river was frozen over at ST..
Louis.
William Ellis and wife and two chill
dren were burned to death in their
home near Barboursville. w. Va.
County Treasurer Emanuel III. Her.
shey, of Lancaster, Pa, was missing and
was said to be a defaulter to the eX-
tent of $4,000.
An explosion of sewer gas at Knox
vile, Pa, wrecked IL houses and
stables and tore up several streets.
Slight earthquake shocks were felt
at Los Angeles, CAL, and at nearly all
points within 100 miles of that city.
1t is said that the Fenians are stor-
ing large quantities of ammunition in
remote districts in Vermont and Maine
near the Canadian boundary line.
Six inches of snow fell at Macon, Ca,
making a new record for that portion
of the south.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
placed $50 old employees on the pension
list.
The Carnegie iron works in Pitts
burgh resumed operations, advancing
the wages of 10000 employees, increas-
ing the pay roll over ST 10000 a year.
John E. Baldwin has been pardoned
after term of % years in Sing Sing
IN. " prison for murder. He was SEN
fenced for life.
Eden Baptist church at Stromsberg,
Neb., which was dedicated only a year
ago, was destroyed by fire.
Andrew Carnegie has given 100000
to Cooper Union in New York, to be
used to establish day school, where
young men may learn to become
skilled workmen
James L. Moore, aged IS years, shot
Mo-, and then committed suicide.
The Mississippi legislature met ut
Jackson.
Water was turned into the $33, 000,-
600 Chicago drainage canal and began
to flow toward Lockport, where it will
fall into the Desplaines river, and
thence, through the Illinois and Mis-
sissippi rivers, to the Gulf of Mexico.
President Harper announced that
the Chicago university had received
$55O,OOO in gifts during the past year.
The government receipts during the
last six months amount to $2S4,793,-
494 and the expenditures to $263. 1885,
eco, which leaves surplus for the half
year of $21, O26,934, against a deficit
Cor the corresponding period of $S3.-
719,422.
In the Ohio legislature resolution
was passed in the house expressing
sympathy for the Beers.
Secretary Hay has informed the
British government that the United
States regards the seizure of Ameri-
can flour at Delagoa bay by British
cruiser as illegal, and that indemnity
is claimed.
The public debt statement issued on
the I'd shows that the debt decreased
1924 during the month of Deem
Der. The cash balance in the treasury
was $3.50, 595,453. The total debt less
the cash balance in the treasury,
amounts to $1,134 ,300.007.
At the close of business December
30, 1899, the total circulation of national
bank notes was $246, 1915, 523, an increase
for the year of S2,460,41S.
James H. Kelly died at Garbuttsville,
N. Y, aged 50 years. He was well
known as the inventor of the head
light used on locomotives.
The total coinage at the minis of the
United States during the year 1899 was
$139, 243, 191, as follows: Gold, Sill, 344, :
220; silver, $26,o61, $40; minor coins,
1881, 451.
Mrs. Charles Chapman and her
daughter were drowned near Ardmore.
I. T., and the shock killed the mother
OF Mr.. Chapman.