Gilpin observer., 1899-11-09
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Long Island Sound the other day, be-
fore a naval board.
Governor-G General Brooke has ap. :.
pointed a special Criminal Court for
Havana to exercise jurisdiction for
period of three months,' and to bring
to trial long list of criminals now in
the Havana prison. :.
The Yaqui Indians in Mexico have
killed Nettleton, an American, and CAR
ried German into captivity. They
have renewed hostilities in the lower
Yaqui valley and the people In the riv-
er towns in that section are again on
the defensive. a-s0 -if,.t .
Although the exact, terms of the
agreement are still carefully guarded,
the Associated Press is able to say that
the Samoan question is practically set
tied, and that the finalties will take
place within II few days, unless some
unexpected hitch occurs.
The standard voting machine was
used in Buffalo, New York, Tuesday,
for the first time, and accomplished all
that was expected of it. The result in
the city was known 45 minutes after
the polls closed, on the head of the
ticket which was computed first.
Five hundred pounds Of dynamite
exploded in the mixing house of the
Aetna Powder Works at Aetna, Indi-
ana, resulting in the death of two en-
ployes. The shock was felt at Val
paraiso, Indiana, and in towns more
distant from the scene of the disaster.
The New York papers figure up
state Inheritance tax on the late Cor
nelius Vanderbilt of over S1,200,OOO,
and federal Inheritance tax, under
the war revenue act, of over 81, 700, 900.
[ The total sum is three times the
amount of Mr.. Vanderbilt's public be-
quests.
The Pope was requested by Emperor
Franz Joseph to interfere and prevent
the marriage of Archduchess Stephanie
and Count Lonyay. The pope at first
hesitated, but finally instructed the
nuncio at Vienna that the marriage
should not be performed by the
church.
A syndicate of Russian, English and
German capitalists. with headquarters
in Berlin, is organizing competition
with the great American packing in
dustries. The company, which has n
capital of $5O,OOO,OOO, will export Rus
sian pork to England, Germany and
the Scandinavian countries.
The Sultan of Turkey has ordered n
large cruiser to be built by the Cramps.
The Fifty-first Iowa regiment re-
turned to their native state after serv-
ice in the Philippines and received n
welcome in Council Bluffs that warmed
their hearts. a crowd of fully 5000
people tiocked thither from all parts
of the state to join in the greeting.
! The New York Times says that n
! S2O0,OO0,000 combination is projected
| 1t Is intended to combine all of the
rubber, bicycle and automobile compa-
MES into one great concern, which will
control the production of every arti-
| Gle entering into the manufacture of IL
bicycle or an automobile. In the pro-
posed company, it is said, all of the
companies already formed will be par
ticipants.
General Hughes, commanding the
| Nisayan district, has sent i'm an en-
! couraging report. He says the island
of Negros Is now more peaceful and
orderly than for twenty years. The
planters are pursuing their business
undisturbed by the band of brigands
who had long levied tribute on them
|
ands and propose to pursue them until
they are effectually suppressed.
Navy department advices announc-
ing the arrival of the Newark at Hon
olulu show that she made the run
from San Francisco in seven days. av-
eraging speed of thirteen knots.
This Is nearly 30 per cent. in excess of
her regular cruising speed. Captain
/ p( a raI Will,
ord that on reaching Honolulu he ad-
vanced all the ninety-four employees
of the engineer department one class
in their conduct register.
| In Indiana last year there were 3.4S3
| divorces granted. During the same
| space of time the county clerks issued
25.O51 marriage licenses. This shows
| that out of every seven marriages
there was one blank drawn. which the
courts had seen fit to annul This Is
worse showing than made for the
| previous year, when the average was
but one in ten. There are storm cen
tiers, of which the worst IL Marion
county. which includes. INDIANAPOLIS
In that county the ratio Is one divorce
to every four marriages.
The Peruvian government has receiv.
ed official dispatches announcing the
complete defeat and rout of the insur-
gent commander. General Durand. at
Huanuco, capital of the department Of
that name. The insurgents lost many
killed and wounded, as well as large
quantity of arms and ammunition and
many horses. The number of prison
ers taken by the government force
was large. General Durand and his
| brothers managed to escape, but their
defeat Is regarded as n death blow to
the revolutionary movement.
The transport Ohio, which recently
arrived from Manila, brings stratllnp
news of II shortage of food In Guam,
both among the natives and foreigners
The Ohio reached Guam ON October