Gilpin observer., 1899-09-21
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other night to protest against the Drey-
fus verdict.
The Twenty-siXth volunteer regiment
at Plattsburg, New York, las reached
San Francisco.
A race war between colored and
white miners began at Carterville, f.
linois with six killings.
The Cleveland street car men are
talking of declaring the strike off as
many men have gone back to work.
The California State Board of Health
is considering the advisability of quar-
antining consumptives coming to the
state.
President Diaz has asked CongiNss
for twenty days leave of absence to go
to Chicago, and proposed Lyc Ignacio
Marisoal. secretary of foreign relations,
to substitute him as president during
his absence.
Emperor William has given permis-
sion to nineteen Turkish officers to en-
ter the German army on October LIST.
This is an unusually large number to
receive such permission. They have
been assigned to duty in all the
branches of the army.
Vice President Hobarts continued
illness has provoked n revival OF ru-
mors circulated during the summer
that he may not be Il candidate for re-
election in 1900. Leaders of the Re
publican party have conceded re-
nomination of the vice president If he
wishes it.
NJ. Guerin, who has been besieged
for weeks in Rue de Chabrol, Paris.
firing a shot and was conveyed to
prison. His companions, fourteen in
number, We're allowed to go free. He
surrendered rather than have a large
force of soldiers attack his house.
The San Francisco Evening Bulletin
publishes story to the effect that the
entire Crocker interests. 100000 shares
of the stock of the Southern and Cen
tral Pacific railways, had been sold to
Morris Speyer of New York, who is
supposed to be acting for the Wander
bilts.
Colonel Charles DENLY and Professor
Dean Worcester. members of the Phil
ippine Commission. have received in
structions from President Mckinley
asking them to return from Manila as
soon as possible. They will embark on
the steamer Empress of India, which
sails from Hong Kong September 26th.
Plans for the holding of convention
to consider the question of the con-
struction of Il water way suitable for
vessels of ordinary draught from the
great lakes to the Mississippi river by
way of the Illinois river are practic-
ally completed. and committee has
issued call for the convention to be
held in Peoria, October 10th.
General Sir George Stewart White,
the newly appointed governor of Gil
. braltar, has been ordered to proceed to
Natal to take command of the British
troops there. General White served in
the Sepoy rebellion and the Afghan
war, commanded Il brigade in Burmah
in 1856. and from 1893 to 1898 was
commander-in-chi of the forces in In
dia.
A Chicago dispatch says: A corner in
wheat. backed by more millions in cash
than Joseph Letter could ever aspire
to, and founded on commercial com
mon sense. has been quietly inaugural
ed here by =. b. Weare, head of the
Weare Commission Company, with +.
ID. Armour's millions added to those
controlled by the Weares to guarantee
its success.
swindling operations in connection
with European estates. and who was
arrested recently mt Horton. Michigan.
by pOstotiice inspectors was taken
back to the Ohio state penitentiary to
serve out his sentence. Howard es-
capped from prison four years ago, af-
ter having served part of Il nine-year
sentence for carrying on swindling Op-
erations through the mails.
TlW clearing house banks of New
York. according to their report for the
week ending September 10th, lost
about S6.000.00O in cash rs n result of
the previous six days operations. More
than half of this was absorbed by the
treasury and the rest went to the in
terror. The banks reported Septem-
ber 9th less than S3.00OO0O cash over
legal requirements. so that the decrease
for the current week was larger than
the available fund from which to draw
1t.
Charles A. Pillsbury. the well-known
miller. died In Minneapolis on the 18th.
On account of poor health, Mr.. Pills
bury went to Europe December l. 1898,
and returned the middle of last June.
When he landed in New York he
thought his health was much i'm
proved. The physicians whom lie con-
suited abroad and in New York agreed
that he was suffering from heart trou-
BILE caused by an enlargement of the
stomach. which in turn was due to
ovcrwork and insufficient exercise.
Mail ndvices from Guatemala Sep
tember 3rd. say that General Luis
Mena's invasion from Salvador into
Nicaragua Is causing the Nicaraguan
government serious trouble. The in
vaders ARE in the Businesses of the
Nomolumba mountains. province of
Leon. whence they have made several
successful sorties against Nicaraguan