The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-23

ClucI party al Iu0 uOIu0 VI d lTlouU.
While playing with lighted candle
in "make-believe" Christmas cele-
bration, at Atlanta, Ca, Virginia, the
four-year-old daughter of President NJ
M. Mason of the Georgia Carolina rail-
road, was so severely burned that she
died few hours later.
The American Society for Judicial
Settlement of International Disputes
began a three-day conference in
Washington with many distinguished
Americans and foreigners on the pro-
gram.
Federal government officers stimuli
taneously raided and closed the Of
fees of the Capital Investment COM
pany and four branches in Chicago,
one in Aurora and one in Joliet, all
comprising what is said to be the last
of the great private wire bucket
shops, and which is reported to have
transacted a $10,0OO,0OO business an
nually
The Ohio river is practically closed
to navigation from Gallipolis to Pitts
burg, Pa, because of ice. Gorges
have been formed at a number of
places.
Earl Ward, thirty years old, who
robbed the State bank of Paradise,
at Paradise, Kan, securing $4,000,
killed himself when surrounded by
posse of farmers IA miles north of
that place.
During 1909, according to a report
issued by the census bureau, 1,265,O00
cords of wood were consumed in the
industry of wood distillation in the
United States, at an average value of
1921 cord.
No more chickens may be kept at
West Point. Heretofore the officers
and soldiers have kept few of the
fowls for eggs and broilers, but Gen
eral Barry has directed that they shall
not be permitted after certain date.
Surrounded by ~ trustees Of his
choosing, comprising former cabinet
members, ex-ambassadors, college pres
idents, lawyers and educators, Andrew
Carnegie at Washington transferred
$10,000,000 in five per cent first mort
gage bonds, value $11,500,00O, to be
devoted primarily to the establish
ment of universal peace by the aboli-
ton of war between nations and such
friction as may impair "the progress
and happiness of man."
AS result of an explosion in the
mine Of the Bond Coal company at
Greene, six miles east of Norton, Va,
IL men lost their lives. Thirteen were
in the mine and only two escaped, one
Of whom died shortly after being taken
out.
According to reports received at
Jerusalem, the Bedouin tribesmen of
Syria have begun to attack Christians
following thier massacre of the Turk
ish troops. The Christians were
spared at the beginning Of the upris-
ing.
By vote of two to one, subcom-
mittee of the national senate commit
tee on judiciary authorized a favorable
report on a resolution for constitu-
tional amendment to provide for the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people.
Helpless In the face of a powerful
foe, with its standing army about one
third as large as it should be, supplies
lacking and military organization de-
fective-this is the alarming picture
Of the situation of the United States
drawn by Secretary of War Jacob M.
Dickinson in his secret report to the
house.
Mexican federal troops were com.
pletely overthrown in an engagement
lasting several hours at La Junta, a
small town near Minaca, on the Mexi-
CO Northwestern and Orient railroads,
according to authoritative information
received by railroad officials at Ell
Paso, Tex. The remnant of the fed
eral troops, numbering $50, surren-
dered their arms and ammunition and
were allowed to depart in the direction
of Chihuahua.
1t was decided by the National
League of Baseball Clubs at New York
to make the schedule 154 games for
the 1911 season. Last year 1913 games
were played.
Bobby Leach's proposed trip over
Niagara falls in a safety" lifeboat of
his own invention has been postponed
owing to the wrecking of the boat in a
trial trip, in which it was sent over
the falls without passenger.
Mrs. Aileen Christopher, the woman
whose charges inspired the federal
brick trust Investigation at Chicago
but who defied the court in trying to
shield an unknown person involved in
the alleged conspiracy, was sentenced
to 80 days in the county Jail by Judge
Lands for contempt of court. Her
counsel, John A. Brown, was commit
ted for 70 days.
The fight of Beatrice Anita Bald
win Turnbull for two-ninths share
in the $11,000,000 estate of the late
E. J. Baldwin began before Judge
Rives and jury in the superior court
at Los Angeles, Cal.
The stocks and bonds commission,
appointed by President Taft under the
authority of the railway act of the last
session of congress to investigate the
report on the best method for federal
regulation of the issues OF stocks and
bonds of interstate carriers, re-opened
it's sessions in New York city with
President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale in
the chair
Seven hundred Harvard students
listened to an address which Col.
Theodore Roosevelt delivered on
politics" before the members. of the