The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-05-30
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Bills for enforcing wartime and
constitutional prohibition were intro
duced at Washington by Senators
Sheppard (Dem) of Texas and Jones
(Rep) of Washington.
An attempt was made to demolish
the American legation building at San
Jose. Costa Rica, Monday night by a
bomb. according to advices to the
state department at Washington.
The war cost the United States $21.-
294.OOO,OOO up to April 80, 1919, ac-
cording to an estimate furnished by
the statistics branch of the war de-
partment at Washington.
THE senate at Washington passed
without debate or amendment the de-
ticiency appropriation bill, adopted
Thursday by the house, carrying $45,-
x}OO,OO for war risk allOtments to fam
flies of soldiers and sailors and for de-
pendents of Civil war veterans.
The attack on the league Of nations
began in the senate at washington
with an address by Senator Sherman
;Rep.) of Illinois, bitterly criticiZing
President Wilson for his conduct Of the
peace negotiations.
Repeal of the daylight saving act Is
to he Incorporated in the agricultural
appropriation bill which will be draft
ed by subcommittee appointed by
the agriculture committee at Washing
ton.
The house at Washington passed
deficiency bill providing urgent appro-
prations of $45,O44.5OO for war risk
allowances to soldiers and sailors
families and Civil war pensioners.
Exports from the United States In
April surpassed the previous high rec
ord of last January by nearly $780,
100000. The department of commerce
at Washington announced the total
as $715,OOO,OOO. compared with $685.
100000 in January.
The equal suffrage constitutional
amendment was passed by the house
at Washington after less than three
hours debate. The vote was 3O4 to
80, or AZ more than the necessary
two-thirds majority.
Election of Waldo 8. Read, former
Iy New York banker, as vice presi-
dent of the Emergency Fleet corpora
ton I'm charge Of finance, was an
nounced by the shipping board at
Washington. ... -... ...
Foreign
Berne dispatch says one hundred
and thirty men have entered their
names as members of party which
will tour America to study economic
conditions. Among those who will
make the trip will be % members of
parliament.
The volcano of Stromboli is In VIC
lent eruption. Several persons per-
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Rescue parties were reported to be en-
route from Messina. Italy.
The London Daily Mail announced
that Its $4,000 prize which was to go
to the first flyer to cross the Atlantic
will go to the heirs Of Harry Hawker
and his navigator. Grieve, If the two
dorInp ayIatorS arc dead
The Ukrainian offensive against the
Poles has been completely broken, ac-
cording to en- official Warsaw COM
munique. After hard fighting the
Poles occupied Balica and Novasiolki
The Esthonians In their campaign
against the bolsheriki, are pushing
closer to Petrograd. according to an
Esthonian official statement received
at Stockholm. This states that the
Esthonians near Gatschina have cap
tured the railway station of vruga
with 700 prisoners" Gatschina Is So
miles directly south of Petrograd.
Alarmed by the belief that Germany
will not sign the peace treaty and that
the allies will occupy Mannheim, citi-
zens became panic-stricken and
storrned the Municipal Savings bank.
Many persons have fled from Mann
helm.
Lieut. Gen. Hunter Liggett, CON-
mander Of the army of occupa-
ton, and MAJ. Gen. john Hines. COM
mander of til. Third corps, who were
on their way . London. were recalled
80 Coblenz By orders from American
general heS .iCIIarterS