The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-03-10
FOREIGN

More than 5000 men drowned when
French auxiliary cruiser Provence IL
was sunk in Mediterranean
Charles Respa was convicted OF
dynamiting Canadian buildings by a
jury at Sandwich, ont. and sentenced
TO life imprisonment.
The fall OF the city OF OaXaca,
stronghold OF the reactionarles, Is an
nounced in extra editions OF FL Dem
ocrata the Carranza organ
John Redmond the Irish leader is
sending every Irishman in the army
and navy on active service a sprig OF
shamrock for ST. Patrick's Day.
The crusade against the spreading
OF false news begun by Louis J. Malyy,
minister OF the interior, has resulted
in the arrest of 200 persons in Paris
and the department of the Seine
A marriage is being arranged be
tween Prince Boris, eldest son OF
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, and heir
to the throne and princess of the
house OF Hapsbure. according to the
Berlin journal des Balkans.
The operation OF lrcland's Home
Rule Act which was passed shortly
before the outbreak OF the war has
again been postponed by an order in
council for six months, unless the war
is ended before that time.
The number OF women employed
OH the railways OF France has reached
total of over $4,000. In practically
every department where they have
been tried. their work is character
lied by government officials as en-
tirely satisfactory.
Disturbances over the food situa
ton which began with strike of the
Madrid bakers, have developed into
general strike, in consequence Of
which retail business has been sus-
pended while rotlng OF a serious ma
tire has developed
About ii5 passengers and crew of
the Spanish steamer Principe de AS
turias are missing and believed lost,
following the wreeking OF the steamer
on rock en- route to Buenos Aires
from Barcelona. according to Lloyd
dispatch from Santos
The German cruiser Moewe, which.
according to rumors a few days ago
was captured by the British arrived
in German port, according TO an of
fetal announcement made at Berlin
She had on board 1879 prisoners and
100000 marks in gold bars.
\ new type of 'leatheriess shoe
is being widely advertised in the Ger
man newspapers. The uppers are
made OF gray or black waterproof
linen sailcloth. while the soles are
tuilt Of thin layers OF wood glued to-
scther with waterproof glue
SPORTING NEWS
Ever Hammer defeated Joe Willing
at kenosha, Wis, in a tame ten-round
bout
At Chicago Battling Nelson. former
lightweight champion pugilist, was
granted a divorce from Fay King
Harry Kane announces that he has
received his contract as umpire With
the Western League for the 1916 sea,
son
Roy McWhorter, amateur, claimed
the world ice skating record for 300
yards at Chicago, as a result of his
81 rint, when he made the distance in
- 10 seconds The former record was
81 20 seconds.
w. j Billy" Kenworthy, former
star infielder of the Bears and last
season with the now defunct kaysee
Federal League outfit, has closed 8
deal to play with the Oakland club OF
the Coast League.
The Presbyterian Ministers Asso
citation, including 500 New York min
listers, may protest to Governor Whit
man against the holding of the vii
lard Moran fight in Madison Square
garden in New FORK on March %.
Chicago sportsmen have a new va
riety OF contest to arouse their inter
alligator racing. The sport was
introduced in the parlors OF a Chicago
hotel by DIR. f.. r. Lewis of Dubuque
Iowa. who has just returned from a
Florida hunting trip.
GENERAL
y new national organization 20 be
known as The Friends of Irish Free
dom was formed in New York.
Republican mayoralty candidates
were successful in seven out of the
ten city elections held in Maine.
The State Senate at Trenton, n. j.,
concurred in an adverse report on the
bill which proposed suffrage for wom-
en- at the election next month for
president delegates. The vote was
six to four
Reports that DR.. James A. Rene
formerly of Superior, Wis, was to be
executed at Mazatlan, Mex, on March
10 by Carranza authorities, are untrue,
according to Miss Adelaide Rene