Gilpin observer., 1899-10-12
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

The foundation OF a monument to the
memory of Parnell has been laid in
Dublin.
New disturbances are reported in Ar
menia. In the districts of Sivas, Van
and Musch numerous Armenians have
been killed by the Turks.
The great strike Of iron workers at
LIE Creusat, France, has been settled
by arbitration. Premier Waldeck-
ion favorable to the men.
Justice Brewer, one Of the arbitrators
in the Venezuela case, says that at
first no two of the arbitrators were
agreed, and that compromise was
necessary to arrive ut n decision.
The Spanish government has sold
the Havana floating dock for 100000
to n syndicate Of Vera Cruz merchants.
Several New York firms have been
asked for terms for conveying the dock
to Vera Cruz.
Popular sympathy with the Beers in
their dispute with Great Britain has
taken practical form in Russia. and 500
volunteers have left for South Africa
to fight on the side of the Transvaal
in case of war.
Sir Henry Irving and Miss Ellen
Terry and their company will sail
steamer Moquette about the middle of
October. Their American season will
begin at the Knickerbocker theater.
The failure of the crops in Finland
has reduced the peasantry to the ex-
tremity Of eating bread made from
ground bark mixed with frost-bitten
potatoes. There is little -four to be had
in the districts around Alavo, where
usually the harvest is abundant.
The pope has addressed to President
Mckinley a letter of thanks for pre-
venting the American troops from oc-
cupying the churches of Manila, and
Cardinal Secretary Rampolla has writ
ten to Cardinal Gibbons in commenda.
ton of his activities in the same con-
nection.
The State Department has received
the following cablegram from the
United States minister to Venezuela,
announcing the failure Of the peace
negotiations that have been in progress
for the past few days between the gov
ernment and insurgents: A battle is
imminent.
The October report of the statistician
of the Department of Agriculture
on October LIST to have been 62.4, as
compared with 6S.5 last month, 754 on
October 1, 1899; 10 at the correspond
ing date in 1897, and 73.5 the mean Oc-
tober averages for the last ten years.
The constant increase in the price Of
rye flour has led the imperial military
authorities of Germany to consider the
introduction of one-third wheat flour
into the soldiers bread. The commits
sary department will try the expert
ment in the province of Saxony, where
the price of rye is now higher than
that of wheat.
A fire at Hakodate, Japan. on Sep
tember Is, resulted in the destruction
of nearly 5000 houses. AS it is town
Of 10000 inhabitants. this means the
wiping out of about one-fourth of
them. Within n little more than n
month three great fires, in Yokohama.
Toyama and HakOdate, have destroyed
upwards of 1900 houses.
The Spanish residents of Havana.
who, by Haunting the red and yellow
of Spain in the faces of the Cubans.
have ben provoking outbreaks ever
since the Americans took over the ad-
ministration. January l last. are pro-
testing bitterly against Mayor La
coste's edict prohibiting the unauthor-
iZed display of the Spanish emblem.
Major General Otis has Informed the
War Department of his adoption of
comprehensive scheme of local govern
ment for all cities and towns in LuZon
occupied by American forces. He has
issued instructions directing that the
system be put IN force and placing
senior officers for the occupying troops
in charge of the formation of such gov
ernments.
Naval Constructor Hobson and
United States Consul General Wild
man took the recovered Spanish
cruiser Isle de LuZon, which Hobson
raised at Manila. and refitted. on trial
trip at Hong Kong. In the course of
four trips over two-mile course the
Isle de LuZon maintained an average
speed of fourteen knots, using Japa-
nese coal, without forced draught.
Work has been begun on the trans
port Morgan City. which was wrecked
in the Philippines. The whole of the
mail sunk. 1000 bags in all. has been
forwarded to Manila. An examination
of the vessel shows large hole on
the bow about fifteen inches in length
high up near the water line. As she
lies in sheltered spot. the prospect of
raising her is deemed very favorable.
Smallpox Is reported to be increas-
ing at Great Falls. Montana. Four
eases have been sent to the pest house.
making forty-five cases in all. ten of
whom have been discharged ms cured.
Among the new cases are three chill
dren of Rev. Henry Van Engelin. who
contracted the disease while preaching
funeral sermon over n smallpox vic
tim before the nature of the disease