Gilpin observer., 1920-02-26
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WIRES ROUND A0oUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EvENTs
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
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Two men were burned to death and
three injured so badly it is believed
they will die, when the Slick-Jones oil
well, near Jennings, Okla, burst into
flames.
The Central Trades and Labor
Unions at St. Louis, representing APP
proximately 100000 union workmen,
Endorsed the recent stand taken by the
American Federation of Labor to re-
main non-partisan in politics.
The excelsior of Mexico City, in Il
recent issue, reports the killing of
Jesus Salgado, rebel chieftain in the
state of Guerrero, who has been in
arms against the government since the
administration of President Madero.
For week wolf pack invaded
nightly the western end of Duluth,
Mimi, and trappers and scores of peo-
pie Lying OUT for the pack finally sue
ceeded in killing one, wounding anOth-
er and trapping third of the pack of
twelve.
Electric operation OF passenger
trains over coast section of the Chi
cagO, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway be-
tween OthellO Wash, and Tacoma,
will begin about March /, according to
an announcement by A. n. Fnrling,
vice president and general manager.
Charged with smuggling ammuni-
tion into Mexico Andres Villegas and
Conception Villegas, the latter said by
federal officers to be II niece of Fran
cisco Villa, are in Jail at Maria, Texas,
according to an announcement made by
Department of Justice agents at FL
Paso.
Franklin X. Lane, retiring secretary
of the INTERIOR will become an eXecu
tive of the Pan-American Petroleum
and Transport Company and the Mex
lean Petroleum Company when he re-
linQuishes his official position, 1t was
announced in Los Angeles by Il. L. Do
heney, president of the two companies.
Christopher C. Cole, federal deputy
revenue agent in charge of prohibition
enforcement at Tucson, Ariz., has been
arrested by United States Marshal
Treaty. on charges of violating the
Mann act by bringing woman from
Maryland to Arizona. He waived pre-
iiminary examination before United
States Commissioner Edwin f. Jones.
WASHINGTON
Rear Admiral Benson, chief of naval
operations during the war, and now on
the retired list, has been selected by
President Wilson to succeed John Bar
ton Payne as n member of the ship
ping board.
Maj Raymond w. Pullman, super
intendent of the Washington metropol-
itan police force, died at his home in
Washington of double pneumonia after
an illness which began with an attack
of Influenza.
Capital increases aggregating S15,-
OO5, 900 were granted to los national
banks during January, John Skelton
Williams, comptroller of the currency,
announced. This is the largest num-
ber Of capital Increases ever granted
in any one month, Mr.. Williams said.
Charters were issued to twenty-one
new national banks with an aggregate
capital of $1,175,O00.
Thirteen persons were killed and n
score injured, according to the Mexico
City newspaper Excelsior, when pas
senger train en- route from Jalapa to
Vera Cruz ran into the rear of an
other train preceding it, near Rim
connda.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, re-
tired, discoverer of the North pole,
died ut his home in Washington after
a two years illness of pernicious ane-
mia, during which thirty-five blood
transfusions had been of no avail. Sail
ors, attaches Of the naval hospital and
many ex-service men gave of their
life's blood In the vain effort to pre-
long the life OF the country's foremost
explorer.
Adjustment Of the nine subtreasur-
les, the offices Of thirteen state survey.
ors general and two assay offices Is
proposed In the legislative appropria-
tion bill, reported by the House apprc.
prlations committee. A reduction OF
$1s,0O0,O00 from department estimates
for clerk hire and miscellaneous ex.
penses was made but the blirs total of
$104, 100000 is one of the largest peace
time legislative appropriations on rec
ord.
Mexican government troops have
routed combined rebel bands at Barra
de Nautla and Paso de Telaya. after
killing more than 10O advices to the
Mexican embassy, Washington, stated
Several rebel generals were killed ot
captured. Several merchants held fol
ransom were released.
DIR. Paul Reinsch. former American
minister to China, was advised In a
cablegram from Peking that the Chino
American bank had opened for busl
ness there end had received deposits
In excess OF S2.OOO.OOO on the first