Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08
rELEoRAPHlc HREvlrlEs.


The British House of Comrhons has
voted Lord Kitchener grant of $780,
600.
Frank Thompson, president of the
pennsylvania Railway Company, died
on the 9th.
Distressing stories come in of suffer-
ing and death on the Edmonton route
to the Klondike.
A dispatch from Apia says that Ma
taafa has been disarmed and 1,5O0
rebels have surrendered.
The New York publishing houses of
Harper Il Bros, and the.S. s. Mcclure
company have formed an alliance.
Mexico's gold loan, bearing 6 per
cent. interest, has been refunded at
per cent. and the bonds are above par.
Both native factions of Samoa-the
Malietoans and the Mataafans-are dis
arming. Mataafa has surrendered
1,S00 guns.
Prominent Democrats of the District
of Columbia have presented to Mrs.
William j. Bryan Il fine marble bust of
her husband.
a special from Ensenada, Lower Cal
ifornia, says that several miners have
arrived at San Quentin from the Sierra
Pfatada placers. They had eighty
ounces, bought supplies and started
back with their families. The rush to
the new gold fields continues from
Lower California.
New Orleans has overwhelmingly de-
cided in favor of special tax of two
mills for sewerage. drainage, pure wat
er, paving, park and other improve
ments. The plan contemplates an eX-
penditure Of $14,OO0.OOO in the next
few years, the tax paying the principal
and interest on the bonds, which will
run for thirty years.
Germany, it is announced, pays $5.-
100000 for the Caroline, Palaos and
Marianne islands, Spain retains three
coaling stations, one in each group,
and Germany undertakes to defend
these stations in case of war. Germany,
in addition grants Spain the most IA
vored nation treatment in Germany
and in the colonial islands.
In view of the continued pub
lication of inflammatory editorials
in the papers of Santiago, Gov
ernor General Brooke has issued
an order directing the appoint
ment of press censor. The editors
are indignant. but the public generally
is pleased. The seditious articles have
not been in any sense an expression of
the general opinion.
According to advices from Toxic the
deficit of Japan for 1899 will amount
to 15,OOOOOO rubles SI,500.OO0). To
cover this and to provide for certain
expenses contemplated the empire is
said to have negotiated state loan of
f1O,OOO,00O in England. 1t is intended
to bring the enlistment of the army up
to 100000 men by 1905. The peace
strength is not far from that figure
now.
| There has been a second attempt to
burn the Episcopal church in Carson
City, Nevada. The prompt action of
the Fire Department saved the build
ing, in which kindling and coal oil had
Deen strewn. An investigation showed
that efforts were also made to set fire
to the Catholic. church and public
school buildings. A reward has been
offered for the capture of the unknown
jncendiary.
Every man in Princeton, Kentucky.
was fined Tuesday for contempt of
court A petition had been signed by
Ill lit tltiLtQS thN Sidhu yhi
not to indict the insurance companies
and no indictments We're found. The
commemorative attorney moved to
proceed against the signers for con-
tempt of court The judge affixed the
fine at one cent and the defendants
applauded the decision: Ii
The emperor of Japan has approved
the action of the imperial diet in re-
~r f.,.,t
.ticld of the press law. BY that article
and editing newspapers was limited to
Japanese subjects. but now may be en-
joyed as well by foreigners. This step
is a necessary preparation for the new
conditions, which are to prevail after
the new treaties go into effect.
Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing
Company of South Bend. Ind. has
closed contracts for the construction
of automobiles aggregating In the
neighborhood of 81 100000. New York
and Boston capitalists are the parties
interested in the deal. In order to sup
ply this few demand immense addi-
tions to the compnny's shops will be
Immediately erected. The cost of the
new departments will be 100000.
According to n dispatch from Man
dal. the most southern town of Nor
way. two boys, May 14th, found on the
north coast of Iceland n small cork
case, containing slip of paper dated
July II. 1897. signed "Andree Strind-
berg. land hearing the words. "All
well Thrown out about longitude 81.
latitude unknown" Prof. Andree's
brother thinks the case was probably
one of the letter bouys with which the
Andree expedition was provided.
Holland and Germany are the OBJ
structionists in the African anti-alco-
hol conference now in session In Brus-
sells. Both these countries have per-
sistently combated II high, duty on