Gilpin observer., 1899-04-20
rELEoRAPHlc sREvlrIEs.
There was a million-dollar fire at
Cleveland on the 18th.

Inc ueW SHuHlfOck, Wnlcn Is DelnS
built to compete for the America cup
will cost S750,OO0.
Germans of Chicago are organizing
to oppose an alliance between the
United States and England.
The cruiser Chicago sailed on her
long trip this morning. She will circle
Africa. the cruise covering nearly 30
900 miles.
Herr Polack, well-known engineer
and electrician, has discovered a means
of telegraphing 10000 words per hour
over single wire.
Twenty prominent Filipinos in Ma
Mia have formed n junta and will ar
range for conference between the
Americans and the insurgent leaders
for the purpose of effecting peace.
No more Japanese contract laborers
are to be imported into Hawaii. The
Cabinet at its session this afternoon
decided on this. 4 his means that
Japanese can come in, but not under
contract.
Rev. J. Q. A. Henry, ID. D.. who was
formerly iaStor of n church at Den
YER, has just resigned pastorate in
Chicago to accept the superintendency
of the Anti-Saloon League in New
York city.
Serious trouble is being experienced
in Cuba with bandits. The United
States military authorities now recog-
nize the necessity of action and of
making prompt examples of offenders
of this nature.
Miss Viola Horlocker mas returned to
Hastings in company with her moth
er an. friends and will face the charge
of having attempted to kill Mrs. G. f.
Morey by sending her box of bon
bOns containing arsenic.
The exodus from Indian Territory 10
Mexico has begun, and 5000 red men
are now on their way to the sister re-
public They will establish colony
near Guadalajara. They have n com
bined capital of S425.000
Copenhagen is in the throes of n
financial stringency. Money is so
scarce that the banks of that capital
have asked the Danish government to
authorize n national bank issue of cur
rency to the amount of 20.00O,O0O
crowns (S5,360,OOO).
William Haywood. late consul gen
eral to Hawaii, in Il report to the State
Department, discusses Hawaiian COM
merce during 1898. An increase IS
shown in almost everything imported.
Exports for the year exceeded those
Of the preceding year by $1,226,969.
An order for 32, 1000 Remington rifles
has been placed by the Mexican gov
ernment in New York. This order is
the largest placed in this country by
any foreign power for the past twenty
five years. The action of Mexico in
taking up with n non-magazine gun is
a surprise to ordnance men.
The alarm caused in England by re-
cent orders for locomotives and such
like that have been sent to America
may be judged from the fact that all
the London newspapers the other day
printed as an important item of news
the fact that the Midland railway had
placed an order for twenty locomotives
with Glasgow firm instead Of send
ing to the United States.
Just as King Humbert and Queen
Marguerite We're leaving Cagliari. Sar-
dinia, where they had reviewed the
Italian and French fleets for Samaa-
sari, the roof of the railway station
fell in, killing one man and seriously
injuring several others. The king
stopped the royal train, which was just
pulling out, and returned to render
personal assistance.
A petition signed by more than 4,OC0
volunteers has been handed to the
American military authorities at Ma
Mia for transmission to Washington.
The petitioners ask for their discharge
on the island; that they receive travel
pay the same as If they returned TO
the states. and i'm return for the con-
ccssion promise to form national
guard In the islands.
One of the largest contracts for
dressed beef ever placed by the United
States government has just been ar
ranged with Kansas City packing
house. The contract is for one and n
half million pounds of best export
dressed beef, to he shipped to the Phil
lppine islands for the government
troops. The beef will all be furnished
from Kansas City, and twelve carloads
of the order will be started west at
once.
A compassionate motor. designed to
he used on the 2Sth and 10Th street
cross-town lines, was tested at New
York on the 18th. A car laden with in
vited guests was run over several miles
OF track without II hitch. In the COM
forts Incident to smooth and easy
movement and the absence of n jerk
ing start or jarrlng stop the ear was
superior TO those run by cable or elec-
tricity. The new ears will have speed
of twelve miles an hour. A car can
be run on n single charge about Sixteen
miles. In two minutes 1t can he re-
charged. Each ear weighs about 1000
pounds. or 5000 pounds more than an
electric ear of the same size. The
whole operation of compresslng the air
requires about four seconds
There Is n decided difference of opin-
ion between General Otis and General
Lnwton over the evacuation of certain
villages. General LawtOn claims Santa