The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-26
Condensed Resume of the Important
Events In the Nation and State.


Pittsburgh-The death of Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Gunner Sturges, well known
actress, known as Grace Dewitt, was
reported.
Baltimore = The village of Ashland.
Baltimore county, was sold at public
auction to J. p. Schwartz of Balti-
more, for $4,000.
Sports
Minneapolis-The 1924 Gophers as
sembled on historic Northrop field for
their first practice session of the
year. More than 35 huskies had check
ed in with Oscar" the equipment ex.
pert, and more are expected. accord
ing to Head Coach bill" Spaulding.
all of last years squad, both varsity
and freshman, will be on deck.
Syracuse, N. Y.-Jimmie Murphy Of
Vernon, Calf, favored to win the ma
tional racing championship Of the
American Automobile association for
1924, and veteran of many an automo-
bile speed classic in this country and
abroad, met his death on the state
fair grounds when the car he was
plotting crashed through a wooden
fence on a curve during the 13Sth lap
of the 150-mile race.
New York-Heavyweights will be
featured frequently at Madison Square
Garden this winter if Tex Richard can
employ his persuasive eloquence to
good effect on certain managers who
are beginning to realize that the days
of fabulous purses for ordinary fight
eys are passing. Richard will en-
deavor to talk Eddie Kane and Leo
Flynn into matching Tom Gibbons and
Jack Renault, for a November scuffle.
Los Angeles-Frank Chance, man
ager of the Chicago White Sox, died
here after long illness. For several
months Chance had been recuperating
in southern California from break
down suffered in Chicago last spring
in an attempt to resume active man.
agement of the team. He was at his
apartment here when another sudden
attack caused his removal to the Good
Samaritan hospital, where he died
within half hour.
Foreign
Pera, Turkey - Fifty persons were
killed in Sofia, Bulgaria, during a
reign of terror started by followers OF
the peasant leader Alexandrotf, ac-
cording to reports received here.
Paris = Nine. Adrienne Bolland,
most prominent of French women
fliers, finished an II day tourist air
plane" competition in tie with 10
men aviators.
Berlin = Unemployed persons In.
Germany, including occupied terrific
ries, number 100000, of which $4,000
are drawing doles, according to statis-
tics of the minister of labor.
Cologne = The Inter-Allied Rhine
land high commission authorized the
flight of the ZR-3 over occupied terri
tories in the coming voyage of the
Zeppelin from Frederickshafen to
Lakehurst, N. ].
Guayaquil, Ecuador - Because of
the crushing defeats suffered by the
rebels, it is generally considered here
that the revolution against the fed
eral government is at an end.
Tokio-Severe rain and wind
storms have caused 80 deaths while
312 persons have been seriously in
jured. Some 5000 houses were de-
stroyed and 1900 damaged.
Tetuan, Morocco-Gradual with
drawal of Spanish forces from adj
vanced positions in Morocco is in ac-
cord with a plan which is to fight
to the limit until the rebels are beat
en-, General Primo Rivera said.
Sofia, Bulgaria-The assassination
of two Macedonian autonomist lead
ers. Aleko Vassilef and George Atan-
chof at Diumaia has been reported
to the ministry of the interior. Mace
DOMAIN circles here are much exer-
cised over the report.
Baku, Observation-Disclosures oil
wells belonging to the government
have been destroyed by fire, resulting
from the short circuiting Of electric
wires. One of the wells yielded co.
600 gallons daily. The damage is es-
timated in the millions Of rubles.
Chicago-Shortly before Bernard
Grant, sentenced to hang on October
II, for murder, was asked to sign a
petition to Governor Small, pleading
for clemency, his attorney, Thomas
E. Swanson, received telegram from
DR.. Agnes Lewis of st. Cloud, Mimi,
stating that citizens of st. Cloud
would petition the Illinois governor
to spare Grants life.
London--Captain Arthur D. Bower,
the man who broke the bank at Monte
Carlo in 1911, winning more than ST.
000, 900, was fined 10 shillings in the
London police court for drunkenness
and G5 for throwing ink on a girls
dress. Captain Bower, who seemed
down and out, did not have any money
and was taken to cell to await
friends for whom he sent. 1t is be-
lieved Captain Bowers mind is un-
balanced.
Paris-The troupe of American cow
boys and cowgirls who staged a
weeks rodeo at Buffalo stadium,
Paris, finished with the biggest crowd
yet seen there. The French managers
now are studying out means for CIV
ing the American troupe barnstorm-
ing tour in France in the various lar
ger towns. They have made as much
in one week in Paris as they made in
two weeks at the British Empire Elk
hibition at Wembley. according to fig
ures available.
Tegucigalpa. HondWas-The gov
eminent announces that its forces
have routed the rebels at Angosturas,