The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-07-22
GENERAL NEWS.

The convention of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of America opened
in Omaha, Governor Shallenberger
welcoming the visitors.
The threatened strike of street car
men in New Orleans has been averted.
The men voted to accept the COM
panys offer to pay them 22a4 cents an
hour for the first year, % cents for
the second and 23A cents for the
third.
President Taft and party sailed from
Beverly, Mass, on the Mayflower for
an eight days cruise up the Maine
coast.
Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the
house of representatives, collapsed
from the heat at Winfield, Kan, on the
chautauqua platform after speaking for
an hour and three-quarters. Prompt
aid prevented him from fainting, but
he was unable to continue his address.
Later he recovered and no ill effect is
expected to result.
Albert Keddie, aged twenty-one
years, was shot by Detective Ira Rick
EFT of the Anti-Saloon league force at
East Liverpool. o. Keddie was stand
ing on the sidewalk when Detective
Rickett attempted, it is alleged, to
shoot Alvin Dawson, twenty-one years
old. Threats were made to lynch the
detective, but he was finally landed be-
hind the beSs.
Harris Ansel Wheeler, prominent
clubman, Illinois National Guard Off
Ger, promoter and politician of Chica-
go, filed 9 petition in the federal court
asking that he be relieved of debts
amounting to $166,427. His sole pos
sessions, he declared, are valued at but
sos.
The counting of the strike vote ia
ken by the Grand Trunk and Central
Vermont conductors and trainmen was
concluded and, according to Vice-Presi-
dent Murdoch of the trainmen, it
shows that of the 5000 votes cast on
the Grand Trunk and $50 on the Cen.
trail Vermont less than fifty were
against a strike to enforce the de.
mands of the men.
81 killed John O'Connor because he
tried to ruin my home. | couldn't keep
him away" Such is the principal part
of the confession made to Sheriff Wer
ner by Mrs. Mary Stout, who is now
under arrest at the county Jail in
Springfield, ILL.,, charged with the muir.
der of John O'Connor, deputy state
game commissioner, who died after he
had been shot through the window OF
his home.
Chinese pirates have been dislodged
from their post in Colowan island by
the Portuguese gunboat Patria, &C
cording to cables from Hongkong.
About 1000 delegates of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians and the Ladies
Auxiliary assembled in Portland, Ore.
for their national convention.
Since January l eighty-six railroads
and industrial corporations in this
country have increased their disburse.
ments or declared initial or resumed
dividends to the extent of $57, 1876, 600
year. Twenty-three of these cor.
porations are railroads, their increase
alone representing $15.000,000.
Woodrow Wilson. president Of
Princeton university, is to be the
Democratic candidate for governor Of
New Jersey at the fall election.
Robert Chambers of Oklahoma City
and Jesse Treatise of Peoria, ILL.,, wer,
killed by lightning while on Noun
Pisgali, near Cripple Creek, Col.
A. Rawlinson, an American aviator
fell with his biplane in Bournemouth
England, in making fight at thu
aviation meet. One of his legs wal
broken and the machine was smashed
A brick wall of the postofice wa
all that saved Clinton. Wis.,, from de
struction by fire.