The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-02
Condensed Resume Of tho Important
Events In the Nation and State.

Benton. Ill.-Fire, believed to have
started from an oil stove, virtually de-
stroyed business block here, with a
loss estimated at 100000.
Pine Bluff, Ark-Santa Claus ap-
peared at a Pine Bluff home in the
form of Christmas turkey. When
Mrs. NJ. Greenhill started to dress a
turkey which she had purchased from
local groceryman, she found dia-
mond ring valued at $3.50 and a 10
cent piece in the fowls craw.
Sports
New York-Protests by New York
fans against the deal, whereby the
Yankees regained possession of Ur-
ban Shocker, continued in increasing
volume. The consensus was that the
Yankees had got the worst OF the
transaction in sending Joe Bush, pit
cher and pinch hitter, and Milton Cas-
ton and Joe Giard, recruit pitchers,
to st. Louis for the veteran spitballer.
Much of the dissatisfaction is GEN.
tered around Bush, who not only
pitched good ball but hit well while
in a Yankee uniform.
New York-In an interview made
public, John McGraw stated that
Heinie Groh would start the 1926 sea-
son at third base for the New York
Giants, with Fred Lindstrom. Juvenile
sensation of the last world series, sit
ting on the bench. "Groh played
great ball during the European
tour" McGrew declared. "He is
ready to take his place with
the best of them right now. have
nothing but praise for young Lind
strom, but he can view few more
games from the bench without doing
him any harm.
Foreign
Santiago, Chile-Pedro Leon Ugalde,
former radical deputy, was convicted
by courtmartial of plotting to sub
verse public order and instigate sedi-
ton among troops. He was sentenced
to three years Punishment from Chile.
Sienna, Italy-Emilio Gallori, the
noted sculptor is dead here. His most
noted works include monument to
Garibaldi recently erected in the gar
dens of the Janiculum at Rome, and
monument to King Victor Emmanuel
II, dedicated in 1911 at Rome.
vienna-One of the largest water
power plants on the continent, locat-
ed at Partenkirchen, Upper Austria,
was opened recently and, within the
next few months, will begin general
ing electricity for all Of Vienna and
its immediate vicinity.
Manila-The insular government
has taken steps to protect the Philip
pine pearl beds and the pearling in
dustry by ordering closed certain por-
tions of the pearl fishing field around
Mindanao and Suin, during alternate
periods ranging from three to five
years.
Belgium, British India-The COM
mittee of the Indian national con-
gress, by vote of 100 t. 10, approved
a pact between Mohandas Ghandi,
president-elect of the congress, and
the Swarajists whereby nonco-opera-
ton will be suspended and the Swara-
jists permitted to represent the ma
tional congress in the legislative
bodies.
Paris-Paris is taking admiringly of
NJ Robineau, governor of the Bank Of
France, because he has refused a sal
airy calculated on the basis of the de-
preciated franc. He still draws as
compensation the same number of
francs he did before the war. 81 came
into this bank poor and shall leave
it poor" says M. Robineau. The min
lister of finance recently divulged this
about M. Robineau in the chamber,
and all the deputies applauded.
Tripoli-While Count Giuseppe Vol
pi, governor of Tripoii, was visiting
the excavations at Sabrata, the most
important of the Phoenician tombs, re-
Gently there was unearthed a gigantic
bust which is believed to represent
the African Joye. In addition to the
bust, a number of funeral fFhs and
vases of great value were discovered
in the ruins of neighboring temple.
The excavators also found a statue
of a Roman-emperor and quantity
of decorative marbles of the highest
artistic quality.
Dublin-The Free State govern
ment's bill to regulate the sale of
drink has passed the senate. Among
other things it restricts the hours of
sale to IL day and puts clubs OF
all classes on the same footing as or
binary drink saloons as far as the
serving of liquor is concerned. An
interesting provision of the new law
is the standardizing of the size Of
porter bottles. These bottles formerly
average IL to the gallon. but many
pubiicans, while charging the same
price per bottle. have recently been
putting gallon into 16 bottles.
Christiania-The name Christiania,
which the capital of Norway has
borne for 800 years, will be replaced
January by Oslo, the ancient name
by which the city was known for 60C
years. Nine hundred years ago King
Harold III founded Oslo. Then, soc
years later, this city on the ford that
winds down to the Skaggerack lay in
ashes. King Christian, then ruler Of
Norway and Denmark. founded new
town across the bay, calling it Chris
tiania. The two cities grew up side
by side until today they are one and
on New Year the ancient designation
Oslo, will be restored.
Paris-Viscount D'eza, former Span
ish war minister, came to Paris foI