The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-23
Big Ten Standings.
Foreign

Lisbon-Genistal Machado, ma
tionalist, has been commissioned to
form a cabinet, succeeding that head
ed by Antonio Maria Silva, which re-
signed Oct 80. Senior Machado was
minister of instruction in the Granjo
cabinet in 1921.
Paris-The French aviator Laporte
attempted to better the altitude rec
ord for seaplanes held by Lieutenant
G. F. Harper, American naval f1ier, at
1926 meters. Laporte's paragraph
showed 1880 meters, subject to Off
cial veriication.
Havana-Edward De Laurel Clevin,
editor of the Isle Of Pines Appeal,
has been arrested and released on
bail on charge Of having libeled
patch received from the Isle of
Pines. Mr.. Clevin is an American.
Madrid-A royal decree has ousted
Count Romanones from the presi-
dency of the senate and Melquiades
Alvarez from the presidency Of the
chamber of deputies. The same de-
cree dissolved the commissions OF
the two chambers dealing with inter-
nal policies. The calling Of the
new parliament has been postponed
until officials verify the balloting.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - An an
nouncement issued by the government
states that in the recent presidential
election none of the three candidates
received the number of votes suffi-
cient to insure his election. Accord
ingly, under the Honiuran constitu-
ton, congress now must choose a
president to succeed General Rafael
Lopez Gutierrez as chief executive.
Bucharest-A petroleum expert Of
the Rumanian government has gone
to Paris in an endeavor to conclude
an agreement with French bankers
for loan of 500,000,000 francs to
Rumania The loan would be pay
able in 10 years in oil which the gov
eminent would obtain in the shape Of
royalties from state lands. 1t is said
by this method France presumably
would obtain large quantities of pc
troleum and circumvent the San
Reno conference understanding with
the United States and Great Britain.
Paris-The Belgian government, ac-
!, cording to a Brussels dispatch, is
about to ask the powers to call con-
ference to revise the treaty of 1889
insofar as it concerns the control Of
the River Scheldt, Belgium wishes the
estuary to be free for Belgian ships
going to and from Antwerp, seeking
to remove her shipping from the sub
lection of the Dutch government.
Manila = Manuel Roxas, speaker OF
the house of representatives, and a
small staff will sail for the United
States at the head of an independ-
ence mission. Manuel Quezon will not
accompany the party. Dean Jorg
Bocobo of the college of law of the
University of the Philippines, will &C.
com pany the party as chief technical
adviser.
Shanghai = Sun Vat San, south
China leader, has captured Waichow,
which has been held by north Chinese
forces in Kwangtung province under
General Chen Chiung-M Ming, according
to dispatch received by airplane al
Canton, Suns stronghold, unofficial
advices received here state. The cap
ture is said to have been effected
, through a stragetic maneuver which
lured Chen's troops away from Wal
chow.
Stockholm-The Nobel prize fol
literature has been awarded to VIII
liam Butler Yeates, the Irish author
it was announced. Mr.. Yeates, poe
, and playwright, is one OF the bes
, known of the literary lights OF the
new Irish nationalist school,
Genoa-A Russian ship laden will
$500 tons of grain has arrived from
Novorossysk, on the Black sea, and II
| unloading here. 1t is the first vesse
of its kind to arrive from Russia a
J an Italian port in nine years, it Il
said. Others are expected to follow
soon, as Italy has bought $4,000 Quin
tails of Russian grain