The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Foreign

Foreign
Capt. Robt F. Scott, British explor-
er of the antarctic, and his party of
four companions, were overwhelmed
by blizzard March 20, 1912, on their
return journey from the south pole.
The entire party which made the final
dash persisted. They reached the
south pole on January IS. 1912.
Tariff concessions have been made
by Brazil on a number of products
from the United States as result of
diplomatic representations made by
the state department through the
American embassy at Rio de Janeiro.
Six persons were killed and 65 were
seriously injured in political rioting in
Tokyo. The premier of Japan, Prince
Katsura, was stoned by a mob in the
streets. His resignation has been de.
manded by the people.
Martin Berolzheimer, who was
American vice-consul at Vienna from
1895 to 1897, committed suicide there
by shooting. Mr.. Berolzheimer recent.
ly had been ill and suffered from in.
somnia. His Illness, it is believed,
prompted his act.
Discovery of a plot to revolt and
make Felix Diaz military director, by
far the greatest part of the regular
Mexican army garrison in Mexico
City mutinied, released General Diaz
and Gen. Bernardo Reyes from prison,
attacked the national palace and cap
tured the arsenal in the suburbs.
General Reyes was killed in the fight
ing at the palace, in which $50 fell,
among them many women. Two Ameri-
cans are among the slain.
DR.. Samuel E. Araujo, president of
the republic of Salvador, who was
wounded by the bullets of an assassin
on February 4, is dead.
Nearly thirty telephone trunk wires
were cut by suffragettes near Dumber-
ton, Scotland. Attached to the post
upon which the suffragettes had
climbed to do the cutting was huge
sign inscribed, Votes for Women!"
The carrier pigeon Stanby, owned
by H. Moser, Aurora, ILL.,, will be lib
Grated at the Minnesota poultry show
in st. Paul for flight to Aurora.
Balkan War
The capture of Bardanjoli hill at
Scutari by the Montenegrins cost the
victors $500 men in killed and wound
ed. The Turks left 1000 men, dead
and wounded, on the field of battle.
Personal
DR.. Walter F. Chappell, the physi
clan who attended William Rockefel.
Ter at his recent short hearing before
the Pujo committee at Jekyl Island
Ga, returned to his home in New
York. In a written statement he
said: 81 left Mr.. Rockefeller partly
recovered from the excitement and
exhaustion following the healn
Mrs. Frances Folsom Cleveland and
Prof. Thomas ]. Preston, Jr., were
married by DR.. John Grier Hibben,
president Of Princeton, at Prospect,
the Hibben residence in Princeton, N.
j. The utmost simplicity was OBJ
served in the ceremony. the Protestant
Episcopal service being used. On ac-
count of the recent illness of Profess
sor Preston, the wedding was private
and no announcement cards were sent
out.
Bearing a loving cup and an auto
graph album, gifts of the 500 station
agents Of the Missouri Pacific system.
whose cards are contained in the book,
Miss Helen Donahey left Pittsburg,
Kan, to present them to Mrs. Helen
Gould Sheppard.
Ethel Lorraine Belmont, the chorus
girl wife of young Raygtond Belmont.
son Of August Belmont, filed an action
for separation in the New York state
supreme court. She says she received
only $50 from her husband during the
eight days they lived together as man
and wife.