The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-04-25
GENERAL.

Two of the silk mills now idle be-
cause of the strike of $4,000 workers
for more pay and shorter hours are
leaving Paterson, n. ]. One, belong
ing to the firm of Aronson & Bloom.
The directors of the Pennsylvania
railroad at a meetin in Philadelphia
passed a resolution authorizing a II
per cent stock issue amounting tc
about S43,00O,O0O.
c. Frank Reavis, we'll known
Falls City, Neb., attorney, has re-
ceived notice from the clerk of the
supreme court of Kansas at Topeka
that he has won $4,000 law suit in
that court.
William T. Scott, tie only negro
ever nominated for president of the
United States by regularly consti'
tuted delegation, representing thirty
seven states, has been placed upon
the White house pay roll as janitor
Mary Webb, 10 years old, sister OF
Robert Webb, the most daring of the
automobile bandits who terrorized
Chicago last winter, will enter a con
vent as atonement for the crimes OF
her brother.
Higher prices for cold storage
products have been the rule ever
since the industry became CONNER
cially Important as shown by data
for more than thirty years back col
lected by the Department of Agricul.
ture.
Medical skill and strong vitality
have combined ito bring about a
change for the better in the condition
bulletins recently issued relieved
present anxiety, but there are some
who are skeptical and fear third
lapse.
Nebraska postmasters appointed
by the president: Linscott, Blaine
county, Hattie L. Boggs, vice G. L.
Dean, resigned; Pepper Creek
Dawes county, David H. Berg, new
office; Schill, Sheridan county, C. E
Bensckoter, vice G. E. BenscIoter
resigned.
Prosecution under the Mann white
slave act is threatened for young
married man of Kearney, Neb., follow
ing the confession at Sioux City, Ia,
by his cousin, a 15-year-old girl, that
she had accepted money from him
with which she was to pay her ex-
penses to join him.
For the third time in his reign
King Alfonso of Spain narrowly es-
capped being the victim of an an,
archistic attempt against his life
Three shots were fired at the king in
the streets of the capital by native
of Barcelona, Rafael Sanchez Allegro
who was Immediately overpowered
The king was not injured
Hundreds of corporations will be
relieved from paying the federal cor.
poration tax by a decision of the SUI.
preme court to the effect that corpo
rations leasing all their property
and having no income except that
yielded by the lease, are not "doing
business" and therefore are not sub
ject to the tax.
Mrs. William Cunning Story of New
York, head of the conservative party
failed by six votes of the necessary
majority to elect her president general
of the Daughters of the American Re.
volution on the second ballot, which
began Friday. The vote stood: Mrs
William Cumming Story, 574; Mrs
John Miller Horton administration
candidate), 542; Mrs. Charles B
Bryan, AZ. "'r.t''8
Three congressional investigations
have been proposed. Representative
Lobeck asked for an investigation OF
the ''eXtortionate prices the govern
ment is compelled to pay for eleva
tors in the various government build
ings. Representative Clark of Flor
ida asked for the appointment of 6
special committee to probe various
special commissions and make recon
mendations to abolish them Repre-
sentative Austin proposed an investi
cation of the stemming district to
bacco associations with headquarters
at Henderson, ''as alleged combina
ton in restraint of trade"
immigration officials at Philadel
phia were startled when Rudolph
Gertzen, German farmer, in reply tt
the question as to whether or not he
had s25, which is necessary before i'm
migrants can land, carelessly pulled OF
of his pocket $4,000.
Fire that destroyed four large
buildings and caused loss estimated
at 100000 in the Kansas state peni
tertiary at Lansing, Kan, was spread
by convicts who scattered burning
papers in buildings not in the patti
of the flames, according to a state
ment by Fire Chief Michael Bahler Of
Leayenworth.