Gilpin observer., 1899-05-11
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have done much damage to property
and many persons have been injured.
Rudyard Kipling has been offered
and has agreed to accept the degree
of LII. d. from McGill university,
Canada.
The imperial Russian prison boards
report shows that during the last two
years almost 21 900 people of both sex
es have been deported to the Siberian
mines.
Richard Harding Davis of New
York, writer, and Miss Cecil Clark,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Mar
shal Clark, of Chicago, were married
on the 4th.
General Fred d. Grant has announc-
ed the engagement of his daughter,
Miss Julia Dent Grant, to Prince
Michel Cantacuzine of the Russian In
perial Guard.
The indications are that England
and the Transvaal may get into war
with each other before long, If the
latter does not treat Englishmen with
In Its borders more equitably.
Twenty of the leading plow manu-
facturers have formed combine at
Chicago with capital of more than
S65,OOO,OOO. 1t includes all of the large
houses from Syracuse to Omaha.
The proposition to advance the min
imum carload weight from 24OOO to
10000 pounds is meeting with strong
opposition. Representatives of the
business men all over the country have
protested.
At n meeting of the ninety-two Gu
ban generals. all opposed to American
influence in Cuba, at Mariana, it was
resolved to organize Cuban Veterans
association and form a political party
to oppose annexation.
Immense gatherings We're held in
Chicago on the 7th to counteract the
effect of an anti-eXpansion meeting
held week before. There was great
| enthusiasm, and the governments ac-
tion was heartily applauded.
The municipal council of the city of
Vienna has passed resolution au-
thorizing the raising of 15.OOOOOO
horins (S7.5OO,OOO) for the establish
ment of an electric light and power
| plant to supply current for both public
and private use.
The commissioners of accounts have
made n report to Mayor Van Wyck, in
which it is stated that Jacob Worth,
while county clerk of Kings county,
New York. received S111,647 more for
refiling records than the amount to
which he was entitled.
| Peace is now re-established in Ven
ezuela. General Ramon Cara. former
ly Venezuelan minister of war and
marine, who started the revolution last
February. and was finally severely
defeated by the government troops.
has escaped into Colombia.
Captain General Rios cables to Mad
rid that the Americans have decided
to hand over to him all Spanish muni-
tions of war now in their hands. The
governor of Iloilo, he reports, has re-
fused to give the natives arms and
ammunition which they have demand
ed in order to resist the Americans.
The hot-air furnace manufacturers
of the country have organized CEN
tral organization for the purpose of
maintaining prices. The manufactur-
ers complain that they have been COM
peting SO closely that the business has
come to be carried on at a loss and
that some agreement is necessary.
A special dispatch from Rome an
nOunces that the Pope has signed n
bill proclaiming a sacred year of uni
versal jubilee. beginning December %,
next. His holiness accOrds plenary in
dulgence to pilgrims to Rome and
other recognized shrines of the
church throughout the world during
1900.
The British ship Loeb Sloy, Captain
Nicol, from Clyde on January 9Th for
Adelaide and Melbourne. was wrecked
on Kangaroo island April 24th. Five
nd tun -Rx-., -
We're drowned. -Four of those on board
the ship escaped from the wreck. bur
three of them are still wandering in
the bush.
A call has just been issued for n
Macedonian congress, to be held in
Sofia. for the purpose of memorable
ing the peace conference mt The Hague
with regard to the insupportable situ-
alton of Christians in Turkey. and es-
pecially in Macedonia. 1t Is believed
however. that the Bulgarian govern
ment will forbid the assembling of the
congress.
In response to an inquiry sent by
Alfred Chassead. Admiral Dewey has
cabled an Acceptance of an invitation
to n banquet to be given in his honor
by one hundred prominent citizens, of
New York. Already there have been
thirty-seven subscriptions of 500 each
TO the banquet. which is TO be n $4,000
affair. and 1t Is expected that the other
sixty-three will be in soon.
Without warning all the native sig
nalmen on the Indian Peninsular rail
way have gone on n strike. demanding
an cight-hour day. II thirry-day vnca-
tion annually and n large increase in
pay. Traffic is partially disorganizcd.
The smaller stations have been closed
and the signalmen at the important
stations are working under police pro-
lection. Tradeunionism Is spreading
rapidly among the Indian natives, this