The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-18


kidnapped B. l. Hobbs, former Houston
attorney, on the streets Of Alvin, a
town south of here, and escaped to the
country, according to reports here.
Chicago-A second punitive expedi.
tion is being organized in Zion City
TO invade wicked New York. A scout,
ing expedition has just returned from
Broadway and reports conditions
are ripe for "a readjustment of NOR
ais"
Northwest
Seattle-A shipment of silk valued
at 100000, the first large consign.
ment from Japan in several months
will arrive in Seattle soon, it was an.
nounced.
Ann Arbor, Mich.-Dean Victor
Vaughan, head of the University OF
Michigan medical school for 80 years,
has rendered his resignation, to take
effect in June. He has been connected
with the medical school As years.
Calgary, Alta.-Fur prices are now
at rock bottom, having decreased from
As to rs per cent since last April, &C
cording to local dealers, and as a re.
suit of the low prices little trapping
has been done in this section, at least,
thus far this year.
Vancouver, B. C.-Twenty-one pas.
sengers of the steamer Princess Pea.
trice, which went aground on the
shores of Jedidia island in Tucker Bay,
arrived here on the Princess Patricia
which was sent to the assistance OF
the stranded vessel.
Council Bluffs-The Evening Non.
pariel publishes signed confession
from Arthur and Benjamin Hickman.
accused of having killed Deputy Sheriff
Albert Patton of Shenandoah.
The Hickman brothers say they
were fired on first. Patton was killed
at Bingham, Iowa, more than week
ago.
Foreign
Tokio-The diet defeated the resolu
on for disarmament by vote of 225
to 3S.
Buenos Aires - Anarchist bombs
seriously damaged the buildings of the
foreign ministry and stock exchange.
London-The White Star line has
purchased the Bismarck, largest ship
senger service.
London-Nellie Melba, the grand
opera prima donna, is seriously i'll
with influenza at Monte Carlo, accord.
ing to a dispatch.
Tokio-The Japanese crown prince
will sail for England March g. Moth.
ing is said relative to recent rumors
that he might visit the United States.
Managua, Nicaragua v About 80
America Marines raided the offices of
the newspaper Tribuna, destroying the
presses and wrecking things general
ly.
London-Births in England and
Wales in 1920 reached the highest fig.
ure ever recorded, and the death rate
the lowest, according to an official re
port of the registrar general.
Paris-The immigration inspection
service at Danzig, the largest Euro
pean port of departure for American
immigration, has broken down, DR.
Rupert Blue, assistant surgeon gener.
al, said.
Trieste-Pope Benedict has given
$4,000 lire for the relief of poor fami.
lies in Fiume, and has placed admins.
tration of the fund in the hands of the
Apostolic delegate and the mayor of
the city
Panama-The United States Allan.
tbs and Pacific fleets arrived here af.
ter completing their joint maneuvers
consisted of an attack by destroyers
under a smoke screen and practise at
formations.
Breslau, Germany - Paul Loebe,
President of the Reichstag and pub.
Usher of the Breslau Volkswacht, in
an editorial urges Germany to refuse
to pay the Allied indemnity so the
Ruhr basin will be occupied, whereup.
on German miners will strike.
Observation-Disclosures farmer boys
from Texas and Kansas, who came to
Germany recently On the steamer West
Arrow with a consignment of 742 mich
cows, presented to Germany by Ameri.
can farmers, were given a reception
by the Bremen Senate. They will be
guests of the city for two days.
Mexico City-American Catholics
have offered coreligionists in this
country s5,OO0,0O0 with which to com.
bat radicalism in Mexico, declared Ell
Nacional of this city. The news
paper asserts Cardinal Gibbons is
a leader in the movement to assist
Mexican Catholics.
London-The British government
may have to pay 150,O00,000 pounds in
claims as the result of its operation of
the railroads during the war, accord
ing to the report of government com.
mittee.
Paris-The Chamber of Deputies
gave Premier BRAND a vote of con-
fidence preparatory to his departure
for the London conference on repara-
tions.
neutrality-suspicious. between Japan
and Greta Britain for revision of the
alliance binding the two countries are
expected to commence in London in
the near future, says the Nichi Nichi.
Son lander, Spain-Many craft
were sunk by severe gale along the
coast here. Much damage was done