Gilpin observer., 1920-08-19
FOREIGN

pearance In Paris. One death and four
cases Of the plague were registered
with the public health authorities.
Thirty-two persons were killed and
several wounded in the explosion of u
munitions depot at Florence, Italy.
The explosion resulted from fire.
A general strike has been declared
at all italian ports, according to a dis
patch from Rome. No steamers are be-
ing unloaded at Naples, Genoa or other
important italian ports
Private advices from Danzig predict
that Great Britain will In all probable
ity be forced to proclaim a state of
siege over the territory of the free
city should the soviet army threaten
to enter the Polish corridor
The American motorboat Miss Amer
lea, owned by Garfield A. Wood Of De-
troit and representing the Detroit
Yacht Club, won the first race for the
Harmsworth trophy, the international
motorboat prize, contested in the So
lent off the Isle of Wight.
Walter Winans, widely known
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lapsed and died while driving his
horse, Henrietta Guy, in race at
Parsloes park. Mr.. Winans called out
for his horse to be stopped, but be-
fore this could be done he fell off the
sulky. He was dead when picked up.
Governor Esteban Cantu has offered
to surrender possession of the eXecu-
tive office within two weeks, on con-
dition that Provisional President de la
Huerta stops sending troops into Low
er California, according to an an
nouncement by Juan Platt, personal
representative of de la Huerta at
Nogales.
The news of the attempted assassin
alton of Premier Venizelos in Paris has
resulted in eXcesses in Athens, such as
the wrecking the plants of opposition
newspapers and the residence of for
mer Premier Skouloudis. Many Of the
opposition leaders were arrested. M.
Iragoumis, former Greek minister to
Petrograd, was shot dead while trying
to escape from military escort.
Esteban Cantu, the governor of
Lower California, is willing to aban-
don his rebellion against the govern
ment if he is permitted to remain in
office until December, when he
agrees to surrender office to the sue
cessful candidate. His proposition.
it is believed, will not be accepted,
because it would give him a chance
to benefit from the export taxes
from the new cotton crop and from
the gambling concessions.
GENERAL
Woman suffrage strode half way
to victory in the special session of
the Tennessee Legislature when the
Senate voted. rs to 4, to ratify the
Susan B. Anthony amendment.
Assurance that no further bank clos
ings are likely to result from the col
lapse of the financial dealings of
Charles Ponzi was given at Boston by
Charles c. Allen, state bank commits
Sioner.
Charles Wilson, negro bandit, died
of starvation in the prison ut Potts
vile, Pa, after fasting for forty-three
days. Wilson took his last food on
June %. He had not spoken to Jail
attaches for days.
Conrad Janke, brought to Hartford,
Conn, by federal officials from New
York city, charged with draft evasion,
hanged himself by his necktie from
the bars of his cell. He was dead
when found by the janitor
John ]. McGraw, manager of the
New York Giants, told the district at
was "blank' us to how John G. Slavin,
musical comedy actor, received frac-
tured skull while in his company.
Champion Jack Dempsey will prob
ably fight Bill Brennan on Oct. II at
the Polo grounds in New York, accord
ing to reports. Articles for the fight
have been signed by the managers of
the two heavyweights, the place and
date of the bout remaining to be
chosen.
The Dominion Board of Railway
Commissioners Mt Ottawa granted in
creases in through rates to United
States roads in Canada to conform
with those recently approved by the
Interstate Commerce Commission at
Washington.
Tony Bannock set out to break his
record of loading sixteen coal cars in
one day Mt the Troll Coal Company's
mines, Fair Point, Ohio, and paid for
the attempt with his life. After load
ing six cars in less than two hours, he
died of n ruptured heart, according
TO the coroner.
The railway labor board at Chicago
handed down n decision increasing
wages OF employees of the American
Railway Express Company $30,000,000
yearly. Eighty thousand men not pro-
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