The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-07-15
GENERAL NEWS

Cleverness on the part of the en-
gineer prevented three youthful and
apparently inexperienced bandits from
robbing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Southwestern flyer, No. 3, near Lari-
more, about fifteen miles from st.
Louis. Three young men were ar
rested as suspects and are in jail at
st. Louis pending Investigation.
An examination of the Modern
Woodmen of America, fraternal So
ciety with more than 100000 mem
bers, has been requested from the
state insurance department by F. s.
Webb of Chicago, a member of the
society since 1885 and for several
years manager of the advertising de-
partment of its monthly journal.
Mrs. Charles D. Norton, wife of the
secretary to the president, was opera
ted on for appendicitis at the Beverly
(Mass) hospital. Speedy recovery is
expected.
A Brooklyn trolley car left the rails
after a burst of speed and crashed
into an iron pole, killing George Ben
other passengers were. injured.
On petition of the International Pa
per company Federal Judge Colt ap-
pointed John Norris of New York and
Charles F. Weed receivers of the Bos-
ton Herald company.
In a letter to the trustees of the
state normal school at Chico, CAL,
Governor Gillett has ordered the board
to investigate charges of immortality
against the president of the institu-
ton, DR.. C. c. Van Lew.
President Taft has appointed B. s.
Rodey of Albuquerque, N. NJ, district
attorney at Nome, Alaska, to succeed
George B. Grigsby, removed. Mr..
Rodey was until recently judge of the
United States court of Porto Rico.
Pablo Iglesias, Socialist member
of the Spanish cortes. declared in q
speech that if Senior Maura returns to
power assassination will result
Dr. G. Gordon Martin, wanted in
Houston, Tex, on an indictment
charging kidnapping, is said to have
been found at Lawrenceville, III.
Nearly fifty tons of armor plate on
the battleships North Dakota and
Utah are said to be defective and un-
fit for use
Secretary H. B. Smith of the South
Platte Millers association announced
that a meeting of Nebraska millers
would be called soon to take action in
the bleached -four case with a view to
carrying it to the United States Su-
preme court.
Secretary Ballinger left Washing
ton for trip of inspection in the
west, which may cover several months.
Thirty persons were poisoned
through eating ice cream at a Fourth
of July party at the home of ]. w.
Hands, in Lakewood, KY. 1t was
feared three may not recover.
The state department at Washing
ton is Informed that Nicaragua has
begun the Recommendation policy
which made Spanish rule in Cuba so
Infamous.
w. j. Bryan has given out a state.
ment again refusing to be a candi-
date for senator.
That bleached flour is adulterated is
the verdict reached by jury in the
government case to test the issue at
Kansas City, Mo.
A bomb hanging from tree in such
a position that an automobile top
would strike it, was found on the Har.
riman estate, near Arden, N. Y.
Led by the United Societies OF
Christian Endeavor. with 100000
members, and the International Asso.
citation Of Police Chiefs, movement
is on feet to prevent the exhibition of
the pictures Of the Jeffries-Johnson
prize fight that promises to be inter.
national in its scope.