The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-14

The positive death list from the gulf
coast hurricane and a series of storms
and floods that followed in Alabama
and Georgia stands at nine, with at
least forty persons reported missing
aboard small schooners in the gulf.
Property damage probably will reach
$5,000,000.
The German merchant supersubma-
rine Deutschland has arrived in Chesa-
peake bay. She is now at her dock
at the pier of the Eastern Forwarding
company, Locust Point, Baltimore.
She is 315 feet long. The boat carries
no passengers. Her cargo consists en-
tirely of dyestuffs-a thousand tons of
them. She is commanded by Captain
Kairig and has crew of % men. The
Deutschland travelled 4,180 miles, 1900
miles of this being under water. The
trip was made in 16 days.
Arrival of the Third Pennsylvania
infantry completed the concentration
at Ell Paso, Tex, of the First Pennsyl-
vania infantry brigade.
To dispute numerous statements to
the contrary the Canadian govern
ment officially announced that Ameri-
can travellers in Canada would not
need passports TO travel in the coun-
try. or would not suffer any incon-
venience or annoyance of any kind.
There is no difference between trav-
cling in Canada now and before the
beginning of the European war.
The net result of summary activity
by the Boston police after they learned
that an automobile had been driven
up to the house Of Police Sergeant
Duffee of Salem with the body of Duff
fees sister-in-law in the tonneau, was
ten persons arrested and held as hav-
Ing some connection with a case Of
Illegal operation.
While F. Studebaker Fish, Jr, mem
Der of the millionaire Studebaker fam
fly of South Bend, Ind, was on his
way to San Francisco to claim his
fancee, Miss Kathleen Coleman. she
eloped with Hugh Porter, son Of the
late William Porter. vice president of
the Associated Oil company They
were married in California.
The treasury of the city of Nash
vile, Tenn. was looted of S71,lS7.79
by former city officials from 1909 to
1914, according to the final report to
the city commission by James Cam
eron, an expert accountant.
Joseph Ramsey, former president of
the Wabash railroad, died at East Or
ange. N. j., following stroke of apo
plexy. He was fifty-six years of age
and at the time of his death was pres
ident of the Lorraine, Ashland 4
Southern railroad.
Edward B. Mclean began suit in the
District of Columbia Supreme court
at Washington to break the will of
his father, the late John r. Mclean.
publisher. Mclean is the sole heir.
but the property, estimated at 500
100000. was held in trust for him.
Property valued at approximately
S2,S00,O00 is disposed of in the will of
the late John V. Steger. piano manu-
facturer, which was filed at Steger.
Ill.,, for probate. The bulk of the es-
tate goes to the two sons, Chris G. Ste
ger and George F. Steger.
Joseph Irwin, thirty-ane. son of w.
G. irwin of Peoria, H., and nephew of
e. NJ. Woodruff, mayor of Peoria, H..
and his bride of two weeks, a nurse.
attempted to commit suicide at the
Hotel Macatawa, at Holland, Mich.
by cutting the arteries in their wrists.
Judge lands in the federal court at
Chicago entered the formal decree dis
solving the Associated Bill Posters and
Distributors of the United States and
Canada. The decree conforms to the
decision he gave some two months ago.