Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02
rELEoRAPHic BREvITlEs.

AnOtner murder is reported as re-
suit of the Chinese feud at San Fran
cisco.
The Minneapolis Tribune was burned
out the other night with a loss Of 800,
| 600.
The California Legislature has passed
law limiting the right of daily papers
to print cartoons.
General Lawton, who is in the In
dian ocean on his way to Manila, has
been ordered to hurry.
The battleship Oregon, accompanied
by the collier Iris, sailed from Homo
lulu for Manila February Goth.
In the twenty-four-hour race at San
Francisco Stevens and Turville We're
tied for first place, having made 459
miles.
The Fanfulla announces that China
has granted Italy a ninety-year lease
of San Nun bay, in the province of
Che Khan.
The cruiser Meteoro. formerly the
German steamer Fuerst Bismarck.
sprang leak at Ferrol. Spain. and vas
towed into shallow water where she
grounded.
On motion of the district attorneJ the
trial of Senator Quay has been post
poned till April 10th. 1t is stated that
the prosecution was suspicious of the
present jury list.
Archbishop Viatte of the church or
ganization known as the "Old Catholics
in America" has withdrawn from that
body. He submits himself to the Ro-
man Catholic Church.
The Spanish Senate by a vote of 13G
4 has nnnrnvnH tbn motion of Mar
shal Martinez de Campos. signed by all
the Spanish generals in the Senate. de-
manding n parliamentary inquiry into
. the conduct of the recent war.
Sergeant Roy Cashion. an Oklahoma
rough rider. was killed at Santiago
while executing an order of Colonel
Roosevelt. The Oklahoma Legislature
has appropriated $1,000 for monu-
ment to be placed over Cashion's grave
at Hennessey.
The Department of States has been
Informed by cable from Ambassador
White at Berlin that orders have been
issued according to which American
oranges, lemons and raisins imported.
as well as American fresh and dried
fruit passing through Germany III
bond are no longer to be examined for
the San Jose scale.
Robert Breckenridge Halligan. Chi
cago millionaire. has written to the au-
thorties of the Kentucky University al
Lexington, offering to give that insti-
tuition S5OO,OO0 if it will perpetuate his
name in some way. Mr.. Halligan is
former Lexington boy who attended
the university. He went to Chicago
and made n fortune out of asphalt.
The London Mail announces the
break up of the Transatlantic liner
combine" in consequence of which the
American line managers have reduced
first-class fares to $50 and second-class
to $50. 1t is rumored, according to the
same authority, that the White Star
Steamship Company will reduce rates
to even lower figures and that keen
rate war will result.
In consequence of the placardng
throughout Paris of the speeches of the
Due D'Orleans. the Orleanist pretender.
recently delivered at San Reno, and
the seizure Of scarf pins and medals
bearing the pretender's portrait. the pre-.
feet of police has had a number of
homes of royalists searched and
large quantity of discriminating litera
ture and documents We're discovered.
State Senator Vernon II. Burke of
Ohio has been found guilty in the Cir
cult Court at Cleveland of the first
specification in the charges brought
against him. Burke was charged in the
first specification with being engaged
by Judge Dellenbough as attorney in
the Manning alienation case, and as
such attorney with eXtOrting $4,000
from "Jane Doe" in settlement of the
case.
An appeal has been received by the
Chamber of Commerce of San Fran
cisco ON behalf of the flood sufferers
of the Shan Tung province of China
Those signing the appeal are American
and English people. They state that
the Chinese of the district have raised
money. but this will 90 but short
way, as there are over 100000 of peo
pie starving.
\ dispatch from st. Louis says: The
council of Episcopal bishops. sum
moned to consider the differences in the
Colorado diocese between Bishop Spald
ing and the dean of the cathedral par
ish at Denver. Rev. Mr.. Hart. conclud.
ed work on the case and adjourned Sat
urday. The finding was not made
public. having first to be submitted To
the presiding bishop, Rev. Clark of
Rhode Island.
4 dispatch from New York on the
oath said: SiXty-four hundred men
have been shoveling snow from the
New York streets almost continually
day and night since February 10Th.
The principal avenues are amost cleared
but the side streets are still blocked
for traffic. These men have been paid
II cents an hour. and the carts which
have hauled the snow and dumped II
into the river have been paid 30 cents
an hour as long as they were willing to
work.
General Reyes. the Nlcaraguan rebel
commander. surrendered voluntarily on
the 2Sth. at Blueiields to Captains