The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-03-31
NEWS OF 4 WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
AT HOME AND ABROAD
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered From All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given in a Few Lines.


Quarters Of the Globe and
Given in a Few Lines.
Washington
President Taft was deeply gratified
to receive from the emperor of
Japan a message warmly reciprocal
ing the presidents expressions of
good will and friendship toward
Japan made to the Japanese ambas-
sador, Baron Uchida.
President Taft had cordial inter
view with the Japanese ambassador,
Baron Uchida. He sent for the baron
to felicitate with him upon the rati-
Hcation of the new treaty with Japan.
He assured the ambassador that never
In the history of the two countries
had the relations been so pleasant as
they are today, and never had talk of
war been more absurd.
1t now is admitted in administrative
circles at Washington that an extreme
ly serious condition of affairs prevails
In Mexico and that it may be neces-
sary for the United States to inter
vene for the protection of American
residents and interests. President
Taft himself Is reported to have made
statements to visitors at the White
House which bear out this view Of the
situation.
Hereafter employees in the postal
service will have one day of a week.
Mr.. Hitchcock, postmaster general, is
sued instructions to that effect. In or
der to give the letter carriers day of
rest on Sunday the present system Of
delivering mail through the letter car
riers' windows for three or four hours
on Sunday will be discontinued.
Conversations have been held be-
tween President Taft and M. Jusser-
and, French ambassador at Washing
ton, respecting comprehensive agree
ment for arbitration between the Uni
ted States and France upon the gen.
eral outline of the presidents ideas re-
garding international peace treaties.
Domestic
DR.. H. d. Kelly of Council Bluffs
shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Clar-
ence Wollman, also of Council Bluffs,
and a short time later shot and killed
Edward Sterling, a bartender at Des
Moines. la. The physician was be-
ing taken by the deputy sheriff to an
inebriates' hospital.
The workmen's compulsory compen-
sation law passed the New York leg
islature last year, which provides
compensation to workmen injured in
certain specified dangerous employ
ments, regardless of the employers
negligence. was declared unconstitu-
tional by the court of appeals.
John F. Gaynor, who, with Benja-
min D. Greene, served four years in
the federal penitentiary at Atlanta,
Ga, for participation in the Savannah
harbor improvement frauds, was al
lowed to take the pauper's oath and
was released from custody. This
clears him of paying the $575, 900 fine
imposed.
Judge Kenesaw M. Lands of the
United States district court at Chi
cago before whom F. Gianni Alongi,
an alleged member Of the notorious
Italian organization, was tried for
sending threatening letters through
the mails, has received BLACK
Hand" letter threatening his life be-
cause of his refusal to discharge the
prisoner.
One hundred and forty-one persons,
mostly girls, lost their lives in a fire
which destroyed a ten-story loft"
building at Washington place and
Greene street, New York city. The
building was occupied by a number
OF factories, and at least 1900 per-
SONS were at work when the fire
started
-Four firemen were killed and
twelve were injured, two perhaps IA
tally. by falling through a roof dur
Ing fire in the building of the Mid
dletoWn Manufacturing company,
wholesale hatters, at Milwaukee.
Ten persons are known to have
been killed and more than a score in
jured when the south-bound Dixie
Filler on the Atlantic Coast line. run
ming between Chicago and Jackson
vile, Fla, was wrecked on an Ala
paha river trestle near Ocilla, Ga.
Tom Robertson, sixty-fve years old
who vowed in 1896 that he would not
shave or have his hair cut until
William Jennings Bryan was elected
president, died at Macon, Mo-, as tho
result of fall down long flight of
stairs.
Eleven Mexicans and two Ameri.
cans were taken into CUSTODY at
Sanderson, Tex, charged with setting
on foot military expedition against
Mexico. In default of $1,000 bonds
twelve Of the men were imprisoned
at Del Rio.
Rear Admiral Charles e. Vreeland
now In command of the second N.
vision NJ the A<lo-I-