The Lovington leader., 1916-10-27
FOREIGN


Prince. t.s3t tons gross. and owned N
New Castle. has been sunk.
An Italian governmental decree N.
ereases the price Of sugar from 20
cents per pound TO ~ cents.
Loyd's announces that the British
steamer Alaunia has been sunk and
that her captain and i63 men Of the
crew have been landed.
The pope made an appeal to the
children Of happy and prosperous
America to aid the million and half
unhappy children OF Belgium"
The Swiss parliament recognizing
the increased cost Of living has in.
creased government salaries to the
extent Of 3i.5OO.0oO annually.
Adolfo de la Huerta. governor. and
Gen. p. Elias Calles. military com.
mander Of Sonora. have consented to
the operation OF all idle mining prop
critics in the state BY an American
syndicate.
A bill, regulating the admission In.
70 Brazil Of persons mutilated In the
European war Is being pushed by
Deputy Gustavo Borroso. Barroso
fears the country will be ovcrrun by
crippled immigrants.
In the House OF Commons at Lon.
don. a debate arose over the food sit.
uation, number OF the members com.
. planning Of the inadequate measures
OF the government to control food
supplies and prevent an executive
rise in prices
Francisco villa and part of his
bandit command took possession oil
the mining town Of San Andres. twen
ty.five miles west of chihuahua City
Angered because the male population
OF the town had fled to prevent being
impressed into his command. villa or
dered the houses burned and permit
ted his men to commit atrocities
upon the defenseless inhabitants.
SPORTING NEWS
Johnny Dundee Of New York de
feated Jimmy Hanlon of Denver in {
twelveround bout at st. Louis.
The marriage OF Miss Doris TIT
fany and Jerome Dustan Travers o.
upper Montclair, former amateur gol
champion, took place at Newburgh
n. Y.
Officials OF the Denver Athleti;
Club announce that the annual anna
teur boxing tournament conducted b,
the club will begin the week o
Jan. 20.
Jack Britton Of Chicago, weltel
weight champion, successfully defend
ed his title at Boston, Outpointing TIE,
kid Lewis of England In a twelve
round bout.
Ben Earl, the 2:00% 'gelding, owne,
by Edward Peterson of Omaha, tool
first money in the Grand Circuit
$4,000 Piedmont Hotel cup class pat
ing race in straight heats at Atlanta
Georgia.
Ted Meredith, former American
quarter.mile champion. went down I
defeat again at Stockholm, the thir
day OF the international track an
field contests at Stockholm. Mer
dith was defeated In the sOO.mete
run by the Swedish star. Bolin.
With Lu Princeton close oecon
and fighting hard. Azora Axworth,
piloted by Murphy. took two CT tn
three heats and first money IN tn
Devereaux 2:l5 tr0t, which was tn
feature OF the grand circuit program
at Atlanta, Ga.
GENERAL
Another $5,O00.OO0 consignment {
British gold via Canada was deposite
at the assay office in New York. NAL
ing $lO.OOO,OOO in week.
The highest price ever recorded fC
membership on the New York Co
fee and Sugar Exchange was pai
when seat was sold for $4,000
St. Paul and Minneapolis wer
chosen for the 1917 convention Of tn
American Fisheries society at the SO
sion Of the convention at New 0
leans.
After a lapse Of several weeks. gol
imports from Canada we're resume
at New York. J. p. Morgan & Co.. d,
posting at the assay office $500, ,OC
received from Ottawa.
Orange Wilson White. %. a negr
was hanged at the penitentiary ,
Rawlins, Wyo. for the murder of Al
derson Coffee. colored. at Powd,
River, Aug. l3. 1913.
Five persons were killed and thre
injured when a train on the La Joll
railway crashed into an automobi
stage from Los Angeles at q grad
, crossing near La Jolla. Cal.
Negro walters employed at the Ct
cago Press club utilized the presen,
Of President Wilson at lunch in Ct
cago to gain for themselves a raj.
in wages, without investigation ar
without compromise
Mrs. Katherine Dusenbury Sheldo
formerly . social leader OF Detro
j. who entertained President Grant ar
I members OF the cabinet at her hon
y on West Fortieth street. is dead
e pneumonia at the home Of her so
Henry d. Sheldon.
/ Cotton reached a new high lev
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