Cheyenne record., 1920-08-19
FOREIGN

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cases Of the plague were registered
with the public health authorities.
Thirty-two persons were killed and
several wounded in the explosion Of .
munitions depot at Florence, Italy.
The explosion resulted from a 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 tho So
lent off the Isle Of Wight.
Brigands who have terrorized the
upper reaches of the Yangtsze river
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put upon their activities when Ameri.
can and British gunboats were dis
patched into the upper river from
Shanghai, according to reports from
Shanghai.
| Walter Winans, widely known
American resident of London, col
lapsed and died while driving his
horse, Henrietta Guy, in a 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
shlky. 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 10
Huerta stops sending troops into Low.
er California, according to an an
nouncement by Juan Platt, personal
representative of de la Huerta at
Nogales.
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 strobe half way
to victory in the special session OF
Senate voted, 25 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 G. Allen, state bank commits
sioner
Charles Wilson, negro bandit, died
Of starvation in the prison at Potts
vile, Pa, after fasting for forty-thres
days. Wilson took his last food on
June 20. 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.
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.
, Tony Bannock set out to break his
r record of loading sixteen coal cars In
, one day at 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 ruptured heart, according
to the coroner.
The railway labor board at Chicago
handed down a decision increasing
wages Of employees Of the American
Railway Express Company $3O,0oO,O 900
yearly, Eighty thousand men not pro-
vided fo- by the recent 5000. .O00, 600
railway wage award are affected. The
award is retroactive to May l, 1920.
The Dominion Board Of Railway
Commissioners at 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. These increases apply to
all commodities except coal and coke.
Five sailors were severely wounded
juries in battle at Revere Beach.
Revere, Mass, between Metropolitan