The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-07


The treasury department discovered
Oleomargarine frauds amounting to
s10,000,000 and seized two oleo plants
in Providence, r. l.. and one in Co
lumbus, 0.
Personal
Bart and Jim Cantrell brothers,
were hanged at Gainesville, Ga, for
the murder of Arthur Hawkins.
Henry Spencer was hanged at
Wheaton, ILL.,, for the murder of Mrs.
Mildred Rexroat
Jean Leon Jaures, noted Socialist
leader and deputy of France, was as
sassinated in Paris restaurant.
Miss Bessie Wakefield was convicted
at New Haven, Conn, of numbering
her husband, and given life SEN
tence.
The Prince de la Tour d Auvergne
Lauraguais was killed in an automo-
bile accident while returning to Paris,
from Lourdes.
Former Speaker Cannon announced
his candidacy for congress.
Prof. Paul Reclus, noted French sur
geon and member of the Academy of
Medicine. died at the age of sixty
seven years.
Giovanni Caviggia and a passenger
were killed at NovaIa, Italy, when
their aeroplane fell from height of
800 feet.
Lieut.. Harry Hammerstein, u. S.
A, eldest son of Oscar Hammerstein,
the impresario. died in New London,
Conn.
Domestic
Banks act in concert to protect
finances. Notice of savings withdraw
ais required. Certificates between
clearing house institutions. Action fol-
lowed meeting held in New York.
Enginemen on SO western railroads
announced that a strike would be
called August 6 unless the railroads
agree to arbitrate on the questions
submitted by the employees.
Three indictments charging con-
spiracy to violate the interstate COM
merce laws were returned by the fed
eral grand jury at Chicago against Of
ficials of the New York Central lines,
officers of the O'Gara Coal company,
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railroad company, Cleveland, Cincin-
natl, Chicago & st. Louis Railroad COM
pany and the Chicago, Indiana &
Southern Railroad company.
Andrew Carnegie has promised to
contribute to the annuity fund the
friends of Mrs. Belva Lockwood, the
octogenarian woman lawyer, are rails
ing.
Representatives of the Greek govern
ment took over the former American
battleship Mississippi at Norfolk, Va,
and christened it Kilkis.
Charles Tolanen, a Finnish farmer
living near Ironwood, Mich, shot and
killed his wife and Nestor Kinnenen,
a railroader, of whom he was Jealous.
He then killed himself.
Arnold w. Stubenrauch of Washing.
ton, who has been in charge of pomo-
logical Investigations for the United
States department of agriculture, will
head the newly created department OF
pomology at the University of Cali
fornia.
An epidemic of rabies broke out In
Pittsburgh, IL persons being bitten by
mad dogs in one day.
Germany's tennis team was eliminat
ed from the Davis cup contest by the
Australasians.
The army worm, which hls been de
stroying Michigan crops, has beer
routed, say DR.. G.. d. Shafer and G. C
Woodin, Michigan Agricultural colleg,
experts, who have been helping farm
ers wage war on the pest. They repor
the total loss 100000.
Owing to the spread of local optiol
i'm Illinois the governments special ia,
,on spirits, collected in Chicago. will b.
$4,000 less than last year
Fire In Seattle did more than 81 900
600 damage to the docks.
Col. H. A. Greene, commander-ir
Ichief of the central department of tn
army at Chicago, received orders fror
Washington transferring him to tn
army service schools at Leavenwortl
Kan.