The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-14

oners.
Fifty-two miners were entrapped in
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company's
mine at Starksville, Col, by a gas ex
plosion. Rescuers hope to extricate
the miners through galleries running
to other mines.
The first American International HUI
name conference met in Washington
with delegates present from score OF
countries.
A great national congress of In
dams met in Muskogee, Okla, to con
slider and recommend legislation con.
corning the Indians.
| Festivities in celebration Of the cen.
tennial of Cuyahoga county, Ohio, be-
gan in Cleveland with an elaborate
| program. Dallas, Tex, was the host
of the American Association of Pas
senger Agents which met In annual
convention.
The annual conference of the Ma
tional Grain Dealers association open
ed in Chicago.
1t Is announced that Yale univer-
sity's residuary share in the estate of
the late Samuel H. Lyman of New
York city will probably exceed $780,
600. His will has just been probated
there. The gift to Yale ranks as one
of the largest college benefactions of
the year.
The eighth international prison con-
gress ended at Washington, D. c., with
ratification of the selection Of Sir Eve
Ign Ruggles Brise, K. c. B., as presi,
dent, and the selection of London as
the place for the next meeting in
1915.
Fourteen persons were injured when
Chicago & Alton train No. 80, from St.
Louis to Jacksonville, ILL.,, jumped the
track two miles south of Jerseyville,
Mo. Split rails are supposed to have
caused the wreck.
Four persons were seriously injured
injuries in the second annual bag rush
between the freshman and the sopho-
more classes of the University of Wis
consin at Madison.
Never In the history of the Demo
cratic party in Michigan has there
been held a state convention which
equaled in size and enthusiasm the
one that took place in Kalamazoo.
Lawton T. Hemans of Mason was rati-
fed as the candidate for governor.
Running 20 miles an hour, with its
engineer unconscious of the blunder-
ing Of the crew Of freight train.
Lake Erie & Western passenger train
carrying excursionists dashed head-on
into string of freight cars on the
main track at Laporte, Ind. More than
thirty persons were injured, several
seriously.
Rain has caused loss of over ST.
600, 900 along the Ohio valley. Bridges
have been demolished, crops de-
stroyed and buildings washed away.
1t is announced at Bisbee, Ariz., that
the long-lost Santa Fe Teresa gold
mine has been rediscovered in Mexico
and that the authorities of that coun,
try have taken possession of the an.
cient shaft.
An attempt was made to kill Prince
Tsai Hsun of China when he arrived
in San Francisco. George Fon, mem,
Der of the Young China association.
was about to fire upon the prince
when he was placed under arrest.
Hundreds of persons are homeless
in the lower Ohio river valley and
damage estimated at $1,500,000 has
been caused in Indiana and Kentucky
by recent floods.
The commission in charge of the
Illinois Hall of Fame at Champaign
has decided that the late Philip D.
Armour Is entitled to recognition ow-
ing to his success in promoting the
life stock industry in the United
States.
The Standard OIL company through
its official publicity representative, ].
1. c. Clarke. has announced that the
company has inaugurated a cam
paign to increase the worlds con-
sumption Of refined OIL" and is lower
Ing prices Of kerosene in Europe and
the far east. This action follows that
OF August last, when the Standard Oil
company reduced refined oil in bar
rels 1 cent gallon from 9A to SN
cents at the refinery, and refined oil
In tanks from 6R to 51z cents gal
Ion. In part the statement reads:
The Standard Oil company has inau-
gurated a campaign to increase the
worlds consumption of refined oil.
The level of prices for refined oil to-
day In the United States is lower than
at any time during recent years, and
as direct result of these prices the
consumption of refined oil in this
country Is increasing. The same pol
Icy Is now being actively pursued
abroad"
The senate half of a conference
committee at Denver. Col, invaded
the lower house of the state legisla-
ture, usurped the speakers chair and
remained in possession until the house
members of their body consented to a
report of inability to agree.
The thirtieth annual meeting of the
Farmers National congress opened in
Lincoln, Neb., with President Joshua
Strange in the chair. and delegates
present from every state in the union.
The regular Democratic convention
of Tennessee nominated Senator
Robert L. Taylor for governor to sue
coed NJ, R. Patterson who resigned.
All but two of the bodies taken
from the wreck of the Illinois Trac-
ton system at Staunton, ILL.,. have
been identified. The complete list of
dead numbers 81. Motorman Lier-
man and Conductor Leonard, in charge
of train No. IA, were arrested and
taken to Carlinville for the coroner's
inquest.