The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

age Of the postoffice appropriation bill
IN the senate at Washington. Senators
Bryan and Bristow led the attack.
Domestic
The state food warning service re-
ports at Harrisburg, Pa, that the snow
in Pennsylvania varies from two to
forty-eight inches on the level, that
streams are bound with six to twelve
inches of ice and that conditions pre-
sent potential flood possibilities
The Protestant Episcopal church is
ready To provide pensions for its cler-
gymen. This developed when a bill
was introduced in the legislature at
Albany, n. Y, to incorporate the
church pension fund" Mcneil Sayre
was named as incorporation.
The Ward line steamer Esperanza
arrived at New York "a hours late, ow
ing to rough weather. Forty-eight
hours after leaving Havana the Esper-
ANA experienced gales with velocity
of 80 miles an hour and great seas
smashed matches and disabled the
wireless so that communication was
cut of.
Edwin Pullen won the fifth interna-
uonal grand prize race over 4S laps, or
400 miles, of the Santa Monica course.
The winner gained his place by seri-
Gus accident which jeopardized the life
of ]. B. Marquis when his car turned
turtle at a turn and seriously crushed
him.
Five deaths were caused in New
Atlantic coast, isolating Boston from
communication with the west, except
by cable to Nova Scotia.
Open war on monopoly was advo-
Gated by United States Senator Borah
of Idaho in an address at Columbus,
Ohio. before the Republicans of Ohio
at a get together" luncheon The
time has come for remedies, not pal
Natives" in dealing with industrial
monopolies, he said, and urged a Wig
orous policy on the part of the Repub-
lican party.
Effective March l, announcement
was made at Portland, Ore. that James
J. Hill, head of the Hill Electric rail-
ways of the west, had granted to his
conductors and brakemen on the Ore.
gon Electric & United railways wage
increases greater than ever before
known in the railroad history of the
West.
The body of Orrawell Williams, for
mer superintendent of the money order
division of the Salt Lake City post
office. was found in the swimming pool
OF Salt Lake City bathhouse. Will
liams, who had been employed at the
post office 20 years, was suspended
January for alleged Irregularities. in
handling funds.
The Republicans will hold a conven-
ton April Is in Nashville, Tenn, to
nominate candidates for governor, rail-
road commissioner and supreme court
Justice
Practical instruction for city firemen
will form a part of the educational
campaign to be undertaken by the ILL
nois fire marshals department, with
the aim of decreasing annual fire losses
in Illinois.
An attempt was made to wreck
Santa Fe train No. /. the Overland
limited, at Gallup, N. NJ. but a switch
man discovered the open switch.
An earthquake was recorded by the
seismograph at Marquette university
at Milwaukee. 1t was estimated the
main shock was 1000 miles away. Dis
patches revealed that seismographs in
Seattle, Cleveland, Mobile and Wash.
ington recorded the quake.
The Republican state executive com.
mittee of West Virginia issued an ad-
dress to the people of West Virginia
reaffirming the Huntington platform
of 1912, which was practically the
same as that adopted by the Progrec-
sives that year.
The Illinois laborers' compensation
law was denounced as being made
Quate for state conditions in the an
nual report of Duncan Mcdonald. Sec
retary-treasurer Of district No. II.
United Mine Workers of America, at
the convention held at Peoria, Ill
Embalming fluids caused the death
Of Clifford Halls, an undertaken of New
Cumberland, Pa, according to physi.
clans who conducted post-mortem ex-
animation. The poisonous acids were
absorbed by the skin.
On q plea that the income tax had
go reduced his income that he can no
longer pay $1,000 month alimony to
ihis wife, Charles P. Buchanan of New
York will have to pay only $500 a
month, court ordered.