The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-01-06
NEWS. OF WORLD.
important Events Of the Week
In Condensed Form
FOREIGN NEWS.

More than 300 GOLFERS lost their
lives in an explosion in the Little HUI
ton colliery not far from Bolton.
Eng. The explosion occurred soon
after the miners had entered the pit
70 begin work. Its force was terrific
and later investigation showed that
the lower passages had been blocked.
Heroic efforts were made by rescue
parties, but a fierce fire which fol.
lowed the explosion prevented the res.
cuers from penetrating beyond 400
yards into he workings.
Forty-two wounded government sol.
diers have been brought to Chihuahua.
Mex, thus confirming the reports that
. troop train was shot to pieces in the
mountain trap known as Nal Paso, a
few miles east Of Pedernales. The
official report states that the federals
lost 81 killed, 10 missing and AZ
wounded. The latter includes Colo.
mel Gusman, who was in command OF
the expedition. The insurrectos' loss
IL not known.
The Red Star line steamer Finland
which sank the Belgian freighter Bal.
tique at the mouth of the river Es-
cautay near Antwerp, suffered consid.
cradle damage to her bow and will be
drydocked at Southampton for exam
ination. The Finland was bound from
Antwerp for New York when the col
fsion occurred and afterward anchored
at Flushing. Six of the Baltique's
crew are missing.
After a stormy all night session the
Spanish chamber Of deputies passed
the governments paddock" bill by a
vote of los to 20. This is a notable
victory for Premier Canalejas, OBJ
tanned after a bitter fight involving
not only the opposition in Spain but
Of the Vatican. The bill forbids the
organization of n religious orders
In Spain for a number of years.
Word has been received at Manila
of a fierce engagement in the Basia.
men river district, Davao, between
Monobos tribesmen and a detachment
of the Third United States infantry.
Private Holt was killed and a corporal
and private wounded. 1t is said heavy
losses We're inflicted on the tribesmen.
News of an attempted assassination
of Prince Ching at Peking on Dec. 1
was brought to Victoria, B. c., by the
steamer kamakura Maru. Five shots
were fired at the prince, who was or
his way to attend a meeting of the
council of state. None of the shots
took effect.
The government party will have a
coalition majority of 1876 in the new
British parliament as a result of the
elections just closed. This is two
more than the combined advantage
over the Unionists in the preceding
parliament.
Emperor Nicholas received in audi
ence John Hays Hammond, the Amer
lean mining engineer, who gave his
majesty an outline of the plans which
he and his associates have for the in
vestment of American capital in Rus
STA.
Colonel Samuel Garcia Cuellar, chief
has arrived at Chihuahua to succeed
Colonel Guzman as commander of the
Sixth battalion, now operating against
the insurgents lear Pedernales.
A landing force from the British
cruiser Hyacinthe had a serious brush
with Arabian gun Il on the south
ern coast of Persia. Fourteen of the
British were killed or wounded. The
Arabs lost forty.
The rates of all express companies
operating in Canada are scathingly
condemned in a Judgment by the rail-
way commissioners Of Canada follow
ing an inquiry of two years.
Eight passengers were burned to
death and twenty-five others were in
tured in the wreck OF the Scotch ex.
press near Halves Junction, Eng.
Count Franz Karl Wolfgang Won
Ballestrom, former president of the
German %reichstag, is dead at Berlin.
He was born in 1884.