The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-08

st. Louis-More than 100 indict-
ments charging fraudulent registration
for the municipal election were re-
turned
Daytona, Fla.-Starr ]. Murphy
counsel and personal representative
of John d. Rockefeller, died at hos.
pital here.
Atlantic City-Walter NJ. Lowney of
Boston, aged 65, widely known candy
manufacturer, died at hotel here of
heart disease
Omaha-Sunday funerals, except in
cases of emergency, are under the ban
in Omaha, following an ordinance pass,
ed by the city council.
Columbus, Ohio-Alfred Griffin 'Al
G." Field, premier of American
Ministries, died at his home here, his
death resulting from Brights disease
New York-Gross operating income
of the Western Union Telegraph com
pany showed an increase of II per cent
over last year and totaled Sis, 100000
Bowling Green, Ky.-The nitrogly.
cerin plant of the Eastern Glycerine
company, four miles west of Bowling
Green. was destroyed by an explosion
Albany, N. Y.-The state assembly
quashed attempts to unseat Assembly
men Charles Solomon and Samuel Orr
the only socialist members of the low
er house.
Chicago-Thirteen hundred employ
ees at independent packing houses
struck, although employers said they
had adopted the new Washington
agreement
Roxbury, N. Y.-John Burroughs
was laid to rest on the mountainside
where he was born "a years ago. Hun
dreds of neighbors came to pay him
final honors.
Stockton, Calif-The Lafayette, the
tallest tree in the Calavera grove OF
big trees, has been blown down. The
tree was 800 feet tall and had diam
eter of 80 feet at the base.
Kansas City, Kan.-Erwin BergdolPs
application for release on habeas cor
pus from federal prison, where he is
serving a sentence for draft evasion
was denied by Judge Pollock
Oklahoma City - Impeachment Of
Governor j. B. A. Robertson was rec
commended in a report before the Ok
lahoma house of representatives The
report was filed by an investigation
committee. The report charges gross
neglect and corruption in office
Savannah, Ga.-When Percy Man
gum, a Negro, was declared not guilty
of murder in the superior court here
his friends in the courtroom roared
with cheers. Judge Meldrim didn't
take the applause kindly and ordered
more than 100 Negroes arrested fol
contempt.
Northwest
Des Moines-Orrie L. Cross and Eu
gene C. Weeks were sentenced tC
death by Judge Hubert Lutterback fol
the murder of George D. Fosdick, q
grocer they attempted to hold up and
rob several weeks ago.
Denver-Because his Sc year old
wife was tired of him, Gabriel Grajc-
ger, 81 years old, Hungarian, at.
tempted to get divorce so he could
marry his wife's pretty 10 year old
granddaughter, Lena Bertram.
Seattle, Wash.-A complete check Of
the survivors showed that seven pas
sengers and three members of the
crew are missing from the steamer
Governor, which collided with the
freighter, West Harland, off Point Viii
son and was sunk.
Foreign
Tokio-Great property damage was
done and 80 lives were lost in ter
rifle storm which swept the southern
coast of Japan on Sunday night.
London-Sir Robert S. Horne, presi
dent of the board of trade. has been ap
pointed chancellor of the exchequer in
succession to j. Austen Chamberlain.
Kingston, Jamaica-Fire destroyed
the building and stock Of the Jamaica
branch of the American Tobacco com
pany. The loss is estimated at fully
$1,000,000.
Peking-School teachers here are re
turning to work, following a strike
which has virtually paralyzed the edu
cational institutions of Peking for sew
eral weeks.
characterization has adopted
law creating petroleum monopoly
in which the government will partici
pate. The export trade. however, re
mains free.
London-Denis Henry, attorney gen
eral for Ireland, told the house OF
commons there were 1884 outrages
against the British military forces in
Ireland the last year.
London-A dispatch to the London
Times from Rotterdam quotes the Am
sterdam Telegram as saying that Bur
gomaster Zimmerman of Rotterdam ID
being considered as Dutch minister u
the United States.
Coblenz-Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
arch draft evader, is reported to have
left Baden after drawing all his funds
from the bank. The reports said Berg
doll, accompanied by Eugene Stecher
his chauffeur, had left by auto for Ba
varia and Austria.
Buenos Aires-Eight persons were
killed and many were injured at LIZ
PaZ, Bolivia, when Lieutenant Baud
ron, French army aviator, lost con
troll of his airplane during an exhibi
ton fight and plunged into crowd
Lieutenant Baudron was killed.
Paris-Marshal Foch will give a din
ner to Cardinal Dennis ]. Dougherty
The guests, in addition to the Ameri
can cardinal, win include many higl
French personages.