Gilpin observer., 1899-09-14
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

been found dead ON the HarQuahall
desert. only three miles from water,
at Cullen's Wells. Death plainly had
been of thirst.
The movement to boycott the Paris
Exposition continues. Several addi-
tional firms in London announce their
intentions to suspend preparations of
their exhibits until the DIeyfus blot
is wiped out
James b. Eustis. ambassador to
France during the second Cleveland
administration and formerly senator
from Louisiana. died mt his summer
home at Newport on the 10th of
pneumonia.
-Four men were killed and two in
iured in head-end collision which
took place near oxford. Iowa. The
trains, which belonged to the Rock Is
land system, We're extra freights. and
it is said the accident was due to Il
misunderstanding or orders.
4 correspondent ut Hong Kong has
received advices from Manila stating
that General Otis has been confined to
his bedroom for three days. He has
been reading the newspaper attacks
upon him and is quoted as saying: III
Washington does not relieve mt, I'll
relieve myself"
a special from the City of Mexico
says: Alexander BOSS Shepard OF
Washington. ID. c., has sold mining
properties in BatapoliS to an English
syndicate for S3OOO.OO0. Shepard has
six months in which to make the de-
livery. when. it is said. he will return
to Washington.
The water situation in Fort Worth
has become so serious that much alarm
is felt as to the outcome. The supply
has been so greatly reduced that wat
er is supplied to consumers only two
hours in twenty-four and We're there no
artesian wells Il water famine would
be upon the city.
The City Council of Oakland. Califor-
mia has accepted the offer of Andrew
Carnegie TO give $4,000 for n public
library building providing that at least
81, 600 n year is guaranteed for its sup
port and have taken measures to pro-
vide the necessary amount by slight
increase of the tax rate.
Mrs. David Reichberg of Atlanta,
who recently started II movement to
raise Il fund among American Jews
for the purpose of presenting a hand
some sword to Captain Alfred Drey-
fus, has received n letter from Nine.
Dreyfus in which she said the captain
could not accept Il sword from the
American people.
An eruption of the earth caused by
an explosion in Overton county. Ken
lucky, is reported. A space sixty feet
wide burst from the mountain side.
throwing out burned stone and gray
particles of earth. making noise
heard several miles. There was no
odor following the explosion, and the
cause is mystery.
The United States transport Ingalls,
has been in quarantine at Havana hav-
ing two cases of yellow fever on board.
The first man to be attacked was the
electrician of the transport. The other
victim belongs to the crew. Both We're
sent to the yellow fever hospital. The
number of yellow fever cases is said
to be increasing.
Through an open letter to Rev. Her.
bert S. Bigelow, pastor of the Vine
Street Congregational church. Senator
Foraker boldly announces his opposi-
tion to the Philippine policy of the
is Il patriot and declares that he will
lead the Republican revolt against i'm
perialism in the Senate.
Word received from San Francisco
states that Captain Harry A. Clarke
of the Wyoming battery. who was left
behind at Yokohama when the Wyo-
ming troops sailed from there, came
in Monday on the transport Sheridan.
al. ,eg., q
ards and General StitZer Captain
Clarke will not be court martaled.
A consignment of S1,00O,OOO worth
of Klondyke gold for the United
States assay office arrived at Seattle on
the steamer Cleveland from st. Mi
chael. The consigners We're the Cana
dian Bank of Commerce. 5000, 200, and
the Bank of British North America,
100000. The Cleveland had 100 pas
sengers from Dawson and Cape Nome.
Ex-Governor Altgeld has returned
to Governor Tanner the commission
he gave Mr. Altgeld as delegate to the
trust conference to be held in Chicago.
AS to his reasons for this step Mr..
Altgeld says: "The fact Is. l haven't
much confidence in the proposed trust
conference. 1t looks to me as If II
We're going to be more of trust love
feast than anything else"
Professor Campbell. through the
great Lick telescope. has definitely as
certained that Polaris, popularity
known rs the north star. is really n
triple system. Two of the bodies In
this system revolve around each other
in Il period of four days, and at the
same time move in n much wider
sweep around the third body. in much
the same way as do the planets ana
moon around the sun.
Before sailing from Gibraltar for
New York Admiral Dewey and the of
ficers of the United States cruiser
Olympia presented f3O to Pcppatt. the
gunner of the British bnttleslip Devns-
Iullnn. WIN. Mhlln the yurslln u.ns