The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-03


the closing session of the twentieth
quadrennial camp of the order here.
Sports
Cleveland, ohio-The grand circuit
1925 harness horse racing season
opened at North Randall track here.
The largest number OF rrotters and
PAGERS on record at North Randall has
been entered for the meeting, more
than 900 horses being quartered at the
track.
ST. Paul-Fred Horey Of ST. Paul,
driving a Miller Special, established a
worlds dirt track record for 10 miles,
when he won the final heat Of the 100
mile auto race at the Minnesota State
Fair grounds in the remarkable time
of minutes and seconds before q
crowd of 10000 persons.
Foreign
Madrid - A dispatch to the news
paper Ell Sol reports the sudden death
at Vigo of the American consul.
Henry T. Wilcox.
Berlin-The Zeppelin plant at Fried
richshafen is to be authorized to con-
struct an airship which will be placed
at the disposal of DR.. Fridtjof Nam
sen, the Norwegian explorer, for two
polar exploration trips.
London-An agency dispatch from
Oslo reports that the Norwegian state
council decided to double the national
award to Captain Roald Amundsen.
making it $4,000 approximately
$4,000 instead of 5000 kroner.
Paris-A midnight supper was the
farewell of the French physicians to
the group of American physicians who
have been visiting Paris for the last
week, having come here from London,
where they attended the Interstate
Post Graduate assembly.
Paris = 1t was Louis Pasteur who
paid Frances debts after the war Of
1870, DR.. Charles H. Mayo of Roch-
ester, Mimi, told an audience Of sew
eral hundred American doctors and
French officials at reception at the
Hotel de Vile.
Dublin : At the grave of Wolfe
Tone in county Kildare, adherents Of
the Irish Free State and republicans,
followers of Eamonn de Valera, had
rival demonstrations in honor of the
man who century and a half ago
founded republicanism in Ireland.
Punta Arenas, Chile-The steamship
Vorovsky, flying the colors of soviet
Russia, arrived here several days ago
from Montevideo, but has not been al
lowed by the port authorities to com.
municate with anyone ashore. The
ship has only been allowed to take on
provisions.
Paris = The condition of Marshal
Joffre, who had chill, has turned
worse. 1t was reported his condition
is serious. Marshal Joffre was strick.
en- at Louveciennes, four miles north
of Versailles. He has heavy cold.
He has been in poor health for some
time. Physicians in attendance visit
ed the patient and said his condition
was not alarming.
South Africa = The Prince of Wales
placed wreath on the statue of
Paul Krueger-"Oom PauP'-who was
credited with being the soul Of the
policy that brought on the Boer war
of 1S991902. The prince paid his
tribute to England's former enemy
without any previous announcement,
or ceremony. He was accompanied
by only two members Of his staff.
Coburg, Germany The former
Duke OF toburg- Gotha has won law.
suit of seven years standing against
the province of Gotha, thus regaining
possession of two castles, an observ-
atory, seven hunting lodges and other
property. The province passed post
revolutionary law appropriating half
Of the dukes possessions. He brought
suit and the Supreme Court now has
declared the law invalid.
Berlin-Dr. Jacob Gould Shurman,
who has arrived in Berlin to take up
his post as American ambassador to
Germany, succeeding Ambassador
Houghton, will present his credentials
to President Hindenburg. The chief
concerns of DR.. Schurman were domes.
tic. He jokingly remarked to the
newspaper correspondents that his
household goods had not yet arrived
and that his family was virtually
camping in the embassy building.
Gibraltar = Horacio Echevarrieta,
Bilbao shipowner, whose efforts to
ransom Spanish prisoners in the hands
of Abdel Krim last year ended salts
factorily, is now engaged in an attempt
to bring about peace with the Riffian
leader. 1t is learned that with the ap-
prevail of the Spanish government, al
though without plenipotentiary powers
the shipowner went to Alhucemas to
interview Abdel Krim, and that the
chief received him cordially.
London = Lady Aston has launched
an attack on the tobacco habit in
the house of commons, attempting to
defeat the proposed law permitting
the sale of tobacco In England after s
o'clock There is a great deal too
much smoking going on both from the
viewpoint of the individual and the
viewpoint of the community" she
said, adding, 81 am Mortified that the
liberal party dares to put forth a
scheme encouraging smoking"
Port Sudan, Egypt - telegram
from Jeddah, the Red sea port for
Mecca, the Mohammedan holy city,
says the Wahabi tribesmen, who have
been besieging Jeddah, evacuated. their
positions Saturday without warning
or fighting, and are now supposed to
be retiring to Mecca.