The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-02
Condensed Resume of the Important
Events In the Nation and State.

Santa Barbara, Calif-Excavators
representing the Smithsonian institu-
ton have uncovered two skeletons at
Burton mound which carry the human
records far back beyond the dawn of
history on this continent, in the opip-
ion of ]. P. Harrington, who has
charge of the excavations. The skel-
etons were found about four feet be-
low the ancient ground surface. The
bones of the body were nearly disip.
tegrated, but the skulls were well pre-
served. These show a typ of man al
most Of the gorilla order. The faces
were long and the jaws massive. The
ridges over the brow are protecting
and the forehead slants backward.
Sports
Madison-Minnesota put damper
on Wisconsin's Homecoming day by
| holding the much touted Badger
eleven to a socreless tie-0-0. The
crowd of 10000, the largest that has
ever witnessed game on historic
Randall field, saw the underdogs not
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Chicago-Frank Chance, 1923 man
ager of the Boston Red Sox and for
mer Chicago Cubs leader, was named
manager of the Chicago White Sox
He succeeds kid" Gleason, veteran
coach and pilot Chance, famous as
the peerless leader" of the old Cubs
machine, came to terms with Harry
Gardiner, business manager of the
White Sox. Chance at his home in
Los Angeles accepted the conditions
of the contract which will run for one
year. The contract will be formally
| signed when the club owners of the
American league convene here in De
cember for the annual meeting.
Foreign
Panama-AIl passengers of the
steamer San Gil, which is ashore of
the Nicaraguan coast, were reported
safely on board the steamer Pastoures,
Dawson, Y. T.-Mrs. Margaret Frs
kline Thornback was granted divorce
from her husband, Captain Charles
Rodney Thornback, in the first di-
vorce case tried in Klondike court.
Moscow - Khiva, in Russian Turk
estan, which heretofore has been only
an ally OF the soviet federation, has
organized a socialist soviet republic
and henceforth will be a full fiedged
member of the soviet union.
Vera Cruz-The port strike contin-
ues, but federal troops have been with
drawn on order of President Obregon.
The League of Maritime Workers,
appealed 10 him to recall the troops
in view of the grave consequences
that might result from their pres.
ence.
Picking - Several persons have tried
by courtmartial and presumably some
of them punished as a result of re-
recent attempt to take the life of
President Tsao-Kun. The attempt was
made before Tsao's election and by a
bomb thrower.
Sofia - The minister of the interior
announced that no more refugees ex-
cept Bulgarians will be allowed to en-
ter the country because of the serious
housing shortage. This is the first
time there has been a general ban on
immigration.
! London-The emigration rush to the
United States under the November
quota is beginning this week, the
White Star line dispatching five steam,
ers from Liverpool and Southampton
to the United States and Canada with
nearly 5000 passengers. One of these
vessels, with 1900 persons aboard, has
sailed
London-The Countess of Warwick
will stand as the labor candidate for
the Warwick and LeamingtonA division
of Warwickshire in the by-election
made necessary owing to the elevation
of Sir Ernest Pollock to the bench
The Countess of Warwick is in her
62nd year. She has been an avowed
socialist for many years.
Buenos Aires-A luminous channel
buoy which disappeared off the port
of Buenos Aires two years ago, has
been picked up off Freemantle on the
west coast of Australia. This infor
nation became known through tele-
gram received by the Argentine gov
eminent from the Australian govern.
ment, which is shipping the wanderer
home. A study of photographic charts
indicates that currents carried the
buoy across the South Atlantic ocean
around the Cape of Good Hope and
thence across the Indian ocean, hall
way around the world.
Mitylene, Greece-A Near East re
lief committee has completed the first
stage of the exchange of Turkish and
Greek population, as provided in the
treaty of Lausanne, by transferring
6 900 Moslems from Mitylene to Asia
Minor. These now are proceeding to
Black sea ports on the U. S. Destroyer
Simpson. The vessel is to return to
their native land the same number oil
Greeks from Samsun and Trebizond
In all, 400 900 people must be repatriat
ed, but only $4,000 can be moved be-
fore the advent of winter interrupts
the work.
4 Buenos Aires-La Plata observatory
announces an interesting phenomenon
in the western sky in the approxima
ton of Jupiter and Venus, two bril-
liant planets, which grow closer each
day until they come together on Nov
Jerusalem-Comple freedom fol
al Arab countries and the early es
tablishment of an Arab federation ia
include all Arab states, are two of the
important resolutions adopted at the
pan-Arab congress just concluded al
Mecca, say reports received here. The
meeting decided also to urge a boy