The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-03-11
FOREIGN


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 reactionaries, is an
nounced in extra editions of Ell Dem
ocrata, the Carranza organ.
John Redmond the Irish leader, is
sending every Irishman in the army
and navy on active service sprig of
shamrock for st. Patricks Day.
The crusade against the spreading
of false news begun by Louis ]. Malvy,
minister of the interior, has resulted
in the arrest of 200 persons in Paris
and the department of the Seine.
marriage is being arranged be-
tween Prince Boris, eldest son of
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, and heir
to the throne, and a princess of the
house of Hapsburg, according to the
| Berlin Journal des Balkans.
The operation of Ireland'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
a 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
a general strike, in consequence of
which retail business has been sus-
pended while rioting of a serious ma
ture has developed.
About 445 passengers and crew of
the Spanish steamer Principe de AS
turias are missing and believed lost,
following the wrecking of the steamer
on a rock en- route to Buenos Aires
from Barcelona, according to a 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
ficial announcement made at Berlin
She had on board 1879 prisoners and
100000 marks in gold bars.
new type of "leatherless 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
built of thin layers of wood glued to.
gether 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 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 result of his
sprint, when he made the distance in
% 1-5 seconds. The former record was
81 2-5 seconds.
W. j. Billy Kenworthy, former
star infielder of the Bears and last
season with the now defunct Kaysee
Federal League outfit. has closed o
deal to play with the Oakland club Of
the Coast League.
The Presbyterian Minister'S Asso
citation, including 500 New York min
listers, may protest to Governor Whit
man against the holding of the viii
lard-Moran fight in Madison Square
garden in New York on March %.
Chicago sportsmen have a new va
riety of contest to arouse their inter
est-alligator racing. The sport was
introduced in the parlors of a Chicago
hotel by Dr. E. r. Lewis of Dubuque
Iowa, who has just returned from g
Florida hunting trip.
GENERAL
y new national organization 10 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
Is by Carranza authorities, are untrue,
according to Miss Adelaide Rene,
daughter of the physician, who is in
Los Angeles.