The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-02

River Consolidated Coal & Coke com.
pany at Finleyville, Pa, the scene
Wednesday of disastrous explosion
Suffering untold agonies from expos
ure and from the shock of an explo-
sion that is known to have claimed
the lives of 90 miners, the two men,
Charles Crawl and Philip Legler, each
thirty-six years Of age, were brought
to the surface almost unconscious.
Mrs. CalIie Scott Appelbaum was
found not guilty of the charge of STAY
ing her husband by jury in the
criminal division of the superior court
in Atlanta. Ga.
The locomotive firemen of fifty-four
eastern railroads have won an ad-
vance Of 10 to II per cent. in wages,
or about 100000 per annum, by the
decision Of the arbitrators in New
York. Their demand for two f1remen
on all heavy engines, however, is de-
MED, although provision is made to
have second fireman put on when
necessary.
Eleven men were killed by q pre-
mature explosion of one thousand
pounds of dynamite in the quarries of
the Riverside Portland Cement COM
pany at Crestmore, Cal
A receiver was appointed in the
federal court at Paducah, KY, for the
Lucas Land and Lumber company.
which had assets estimated at $780,
| 900.
Felix Diaz is making active prepara-
lions for revolution to overthrow
the plans Of Provisional President
Huerta Of Mexico to hold the presi-
dency without calling an election for
July 81. The agreement existing be-
tween Huerta and Diaz at the time
of the fall of Madero called for a
presidential election in July.
Foreign r.. IS
Essad Pasha, Turkish defender of,
Scutari, declared himself king of AL
bania and the Tirana chancellories
after notifying the governments at;
London, Paris and ST. Petersburg in
advance.
The revenue cutter Unalga has
been ordered to stop at Kodiak, Alas;
ka, for an investigation of the condi-
tions on Kodiak island, where natives,
were made destitute by the eruption
Of Katmai volcano last June.
The famous race horse, White,
Knight, was sold in London, Eng, to!
foreign buyer for 100000. Tie fig
ure is believed to be a record price
for a single horse.
Gen. Won Heeringen, the German:
war minister, rendered his resigna-
ton to the kaiser, owing to the Krupp:
armament scandal exposed by Herr,
Liehknecht, Socialist member of the
reichstag from Potsdam.
Take immediate combined action
to turn the Montenegrins out of Sou
tart or we shall do it alone" declares
a circular note sent by the Austro
Hungarian government to the powers.
| The note is virtually an ultimatum.
"Scutari is from today Monene-
grim" on the other hand is the de,
| fiant reply of King Nicholas to the in
vitation to surrender the hard-won
| Turkish citadel
Gen. Higinio Aguilar, a federal COM
mander, and his entire staff have
been executed by Zapataista rebels
in the state of Morales, Mexico. if
was reported in an official telegram
to the government from Cuernavaca.
General Aguilar's twelve-year-old son,
who was with his father, was slain
before his parents eyes.
Militant suffragetres are now spread
| ing terror throughout Wales. The POI
| lice found bomb on the doorstep of
the Lloyd's bank in Albany road just
| in time to extinguish the fuse and pre-
vent the building from being wrecked
| Upon the Internal machine was print
ed, Votes for Women!"
|