Gilpin observer., 1899-05-25
rELEoRAPAlc sREvlrlEs.

fuDilc opinion has compelled the
London Daily Mail to suspend Its Sun
day edition. =
Sarah Bernhardt ia playinp "Hom-
let to wildly enthusiastic audiences In
Paris.
Ihree-fourths of Dawson City. in the
Klondike district, was DESTROYED by
fire April 26th.
Professor Nathorst's expedition to
search Tor Professor Andree and his
balloon exploration party left Stock
holm ON the 22d.
The great strike at Buffalo is ended
over 12,OOO men We're involved. Con-
cessions We're made on both sides and
good feeling prevails.
General Gomez has announced his in
tention of paying another visit to Pres
lueht mckinley in the hopes of
strengthening the tangle' in which Gu
Dan affairs have become involved.
Ex-President Cleveland broke the rec
ord for bass catching at Middle Bass
saturday. He pulled in 125 pounds
of fish, while Captain Bob Evans
caught forty-five bass from one to two
pounds in weight.
1t Is reported from Diarbekr, Asiatic
Turkey, that outrages upon Armenian
christians in that vilayee has begun
again: The atrocities of the Turks are
salu fuliy to equal those hitherto prac-
uced against the Armenians.
One hundred and fifty members of
tne American National Editorial Asso-
ciation are expected to reach Paris by
tne enu or June, in time to attend the
Dig annual Fourth of July banquet of
tne American Chamber of Commerce
| there.
ADMIRAL Schley was rendered a re-
ceptlOn by the Commercial Club Mt
oihaha on the 22d, at which was pres
resent the great commercial and indus
trlai interests of the city. The recep-
Ilon was of an informal character
ihere was jam at the rooms during
the hour.
Inc London Truth insists that an op.
GRAFTON for cataract on the Queens
eyes Is inevitable. 1t SAYS: 1.-The
queen has just consulted Professor
fagenstecker of Wiesbaden who guar
antees the success of the operation.
ana opines the Queen will entirely re-
gain the excellent sight she possessed
until recently"
owlng to the fight I'm progress
among the transcontinental roads over
tne passenger rates for the National
educational Associations convention
IN Los Angeles. 1t is said the rates
from Chicago to Colorado points will
be cut In two and that the affair will
probably bring about an extensive
western rate war.
Herbert G. Gurnee of Minneapolis
completed a 5OO-mile run according to
century road rules Sunday in 40:31.
Ihis Is the second qint-century every
Iiiiuc IN this country. Gurnee's act
ual riding time was forty hours, as he
TOOK an hours rest at the close of each
nifty miles. The rider was examined
by physicians at the end of every 100
miles.
Inc Great Central railway of Eng
land has placed an order for twenty
locomotives with the Baldwin works of
fhiiadelphia. They are to be freight
engines, of the same character and de-
sign as those now under construction
at Baldwin's for the Midland railway
OF England. Another English railway,
the Great Northern. recently ordered a
number of engines from the Baldwin
works.
-Four men lost their lives by shock
Ing accident in the War Eagle mine at
Kossiand, British Columbia. Mike
II. a..
ford, james Palmer and Thos. A. Ne
vile entered the skip ut the 25O-foot
level The engineer started the ma
chinery. but the bolt on the starting
lever fell out, the engineer was thrown
on his back and the hoist dashed $50
feet to the foot of the shaft.
Mr.. III. c. Flick has made the follow.
ing statement: To set ut rest the
many erroneous reports regarding the
capitalization of the proposed new Car.
negie Steel Company, l desire to sa;
that 1t will be distinctly home con
cern. embracing only the Carnegie, the
trick and their allied interests. and
using Pennsylvania charter. The
capital will be $3.50. 900, 600. ard Int
one kind of stock will be issued, fixed
upon an Investment basis.
1t has been ascertained that the Mn.
tunl Life Insurance Company of New
York has been issuing insurance since
March 31st In excess of 81, 900, ,OOO, 600.
Some years ago bill was introduced
In the New York Legislature limiting
the insurance to be issued by any
company to that amount. and the same
would probably have become law ex.
cept for the opposition of the three
giants" The Mutual Life has prac.
ticnlly made the passage OF any such
law hereafter impossible.
In speaking of the Philippines at
Hong Kong the other day. Admiral
Dewey said: 81 have the greatest en-.
thusiasm In the future of the Philip
pines. l hope to see Americas posses.
sion the key to Oriental commerce and
civilization. The brains of our great
country will develop the untold agrlcul-
tural and mineral richness OF the isl.
ands. We must never sell them. Such
nn action would bring OH another great
war. We will never mart with the