The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-17
Condensed Resume of the Important
Events in the Nation and State.

New York with 4O0 pounds or plate
and film of the President Harding flu
neral ceremonies in Washington, es
tablishing what is believed to be
new worlds record flight with that
weight. His flying time was seven
hours and forty minutes.
Sports
Cleveland-Carbis A. Walker OF the
Central Y. NJ. c. A, who swan Lake
Erie in 20 hours, says Never again"
The trip from Pelee Passage light
house, Ontario, to Lorain, Ohio, is
26A miles as the crow flies but he
padded about 20 miles, as the dis
lance was made in heavy choppy
sea. His legs were partially paral-
yzed from the long drill in the cold.
fresh water which Slapped his strength.
New York-Luis Angel Firpo, South
American champion, who has been
signed to meet Jack Dempsey here on
September IA, was to arrive here to
make a final appeal to Tex Richard to
Dempsey or to postpone the date for
the fight Firpo left indianapolis aft
er his fight with Joe Downey had been
ordered postponed by the governor of
Indiana and he made arrangements
to meet Richard here. Richard admit
ted that he had an appointment with
Firpo and that he was going to talk
over several matters with him, but
would not discuss what those matters
concerned.
Foreign
Madrid-Manuel Gomez Garcia
Barzanallana has been named coun-
selor of the Spanish embassy at
Washington. He has held the same
post at the embassy at London
Manila-Filipinos threw stones at
the hotel where George T. Walker and
r. Bradford Harden, American sugar
men, were staying as protest of the
sale of Philippine sugar centrals to
outside capitalists.
Guam, Marianne Islands-Captain H.
B. Price arrived here on the transport
Argonne to assume his duties as gov
ernor of Guam, relieving Governor Adj
Gilbert Althouse. A salute of II guns
was fired.
Paris-Le Matin reports that the
Angora government has decided not
to demobilize the Turkish army until
the Allied troops have definitely evac-
uated the Dardanelles territory and
Constantinople.
London-Russia officially has mott.
fed Great Britain that appointment Of
Christian Rakovsky as head of the
Russian delegation in London will be
cancelled in Difference to Great Bril-
tain's objections. according to the
Daily Express.
Dusseldorf - Germans joined the ,
French in condemning the throwing
of the hand grenade at military band
but the penalties closing all restau.
rants and theaters at 10 o'clock and
establishing curfew at IL will be
continued.
Warsaw-Flags are half stated
throughout Poland in respect to the
late President Harding. The diplo-
matte corps and the chief officials of
the Polish government called at the
American legation to offer their con-
dolences.
Brussells-Premier Theunis has
served notice on all bankers and brok-
ers that If speculation in exchange
continued, strenuous restrictive meas
ures would be taken, beginning with
limitations on exchange transactions
and eventually leading, il necessary,
to the closing of the bourse.
Rome-Commenting upon the as.
sumption of his executive duties by
President Coolidge. the newspaper
Messaggero urges the new president
to desist from the American policy Of
isolation from European affairs since
it regards the contribution of America
necessary for truly lasting and just
peace.
Melilla, Morocco-Raisuli, the Mo-
roccan bandit, has just been married
to the daughter of Said Senal, accord.
ing to advices from Tazarit. Many
wedding presents were sent by the
tribesmen. Raisuli, for more than 40
years gave trouble to the Moroccan
authorities by his acts of banditry
and lawlessness. Last September.
however, the Spanish foreign minister
announced his surrender.
Southampton, England-The Levia-
than was like a great funeral ship
when she sailed for New York with
more than 600 passengers, many Of
whom are prominent officials and
business men who cut short their Eu-
ropean trips because of the death of
President Harding. The late Presi-
dents portrait, which was unveiled
by James j. Davis, secretary of labor,
on the liners first trip across last
month, was draped with mourning. At
the funeral hour memorial services
were conducted on board
Paris-The court of cessation re-
jected the appeal of Baron Krupp Won
Bohlen, head of the Krupp plant at
Essen, and the other directors Of the
Krupp company, from the prison SEN
fences imposed upon them by the
French courtmartial at Werden. The
court overruled the contention of the
Germans counsel that the offense
was not committed in enemy terri
tory.
Stockholm-King Gustave received
Robert Woods Bliss, the new Ameri-
can minister, who presented his ere.
dentials, but in accordance with the
wishes of Mr.. Bliss there was no state
ceremony owing to the death of Pres
ident Harding.
st-Hermannstadt, city
I! in Pennsylvania, 100 miles northwest
Of Bucharest, is being considered as
the new capitol Of Greater Rumania.
For long time many Rumanians
bovo fo1t that tho enormously increas.