The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-01
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
working Harmonioasiy.

Working Harmonioasiy.
The conference committe composed
Of representatives of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, the Knights of Pythi-
as and the Carnival Association. held
a meeting at the Commercial Club in
Minneapolis. An enthusiastic handful
of men of the sort who always do the
work in big events was present, and
fine program of entertainment was map
ped out for encampment week.
As a result of conference. the great
parade of the G. A. &. VETERANS will
be held Wednesday, September 2. in
St Paul, and all Pythian attractions
will be scratched off the program for
that day knights will be held in Mimi
eapolis, when to give the visiting
knights and the thousands of strangers
who will be in the city. as well as
Minnesota people, a chance to see the
grandest parade in all the world.
Then on the following day, Thursday
September 8, the great parade of the
uniformed, the same courteous induce
ment to witness the parade will be
held out to the g. A. e. VETERANS and
the people of st. Paul.
Finally Arrived
In evidence that great bodies move
slowly the long delayed medals and
awards of merit from the Worlds Co
lnmbian commission are now finding
their way to the respective destina-
tons, after the worlds fair has been
thing of the past for nearly three years.
The Minneapolis School of Fine Arts
is the recipient of bronze medal and di-
ploma as award for excellence of ex-
hibit in the Liberal Arts building. The
studies for which the awards were con-
ferred have been an ornament of the
Chicago. and the medal and diploma
will find place by them.
The medal is bronze disc, bearing
on its face relief of Christopher Co
lumbus as he took possession of the
new world In the name of his king.
The reverse side bears the commemor-
alive inscription, Worlds Columbian
Exposition, in commemoration of the
four hundredth anniversary of the
landing of Columbu
Lost $500.
James Vongle, Minneapolis fruit
dealer, was robbed of $500 by two sup
posed friends. for whom the police have
since been vainly searching. One of the
two is known as Charles Bindin- The
name of the companion is not known,
but both were Italians. The two men
professed to be interested in business
at Duluth, and had persuaded Vongle
to enter the firm. He drew $500 from
the bank with that intention, and
placed it inner breast pocket of his
coat
Ducing the afternoon the three men
were about the city, and entered sa-
loon on Hennepin avenue. Nongle
says he had his money while standing
at the counter, The men excused
afterwards he found the money was
gone.
In for 16 Years.
Henry Wyman and George Whitta-
ker, the two young men who have
made themselves notorious through
their wholesale highway robberies in
the Twin Cities, received their sem
tence at the hands Of Judge Kelly at st.
Paul The court spoke with great feel
ing in sentencing Whitaker, who
seemed moved. but made no sign. In
sentencing Wyman, the court seemed
to take consideration Of his youthful
ness, and gave him one year less than
Whitaker The sentence Is a cumu-
lative one, 16 years and six months in
all The court in charging Wyman
made the statement that he would leave
the state prison in advance Of Whit
taker, and advised to avoid him.
Boom for Irvine.