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Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
wyoming Volunteers Arrive.

San Francisco, Aug. 29.-The United
States transport Grant. bearing the
Idaho. North Dakota and Wyoming
volunteers, arrived here tonight short.
ly before midnight. The Grant left
Manila on August |. touched mt Maya
suki and Yokohama, and left the lat
ter port for San Francisco August IS.
Owing to the lateness of the hour the
federal quarantine officers did not
board the transport. and pending their
investigation she will lie in the stream.
She will be boarded at an early hour
tomorrow morning.
Idaho has the largest delegation here
for the reception of the returning sol
diers. the welcoming committee from
that state being headed by Governor
Frank Steuncnberg and United States
Senator Shoup. The reception plans
include breakfast for the boys upon
the day of their debarkation and n
banquet nj the Preside after they
reach their tenting grounds.
Before the Grant was sighted orders
had been given by Major General Shat.
ter to Colonel Dubois of the First Cal.
ifornia infantry and Major Rice of
the California artillery to hold their
commands In readiness to escort the
men coming In on the Grant from the
wharf to the Presidio.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
PRAISE FOR SKATER.
Governor Thomas Says He Did Well by
the Colorado Regiment.

Governor Thomas Says He Did Well by
the Colorado Regiment.
Washington, Aug. 30.-The War De-
partment has made public the follow
ing correspondence between the gov
ernor of Colorado and Secretary Root !:
Denver, Colo, Aug. 24.-Hon. Elihu
Root, Secretary of War, Washington
Dear Sir-I visited San Francisco
last week TO be present upon the az
rival of the Colorado volunteers from
Manila. and l take pleasure in testify
ing to the efficiency which, in my judg-
ment, characterized the action of the
Department of the Pacific under Gen
eral Shafter ON the occasion mentioned
The transport was promptly docked
and the troops Were promptly disem-
barked; every facility for immediate
movement to the Preside was furn-
ished and Il personal inspection of
their tents and quarters convinced me
that no sanitary precaution had been
neglected in the preparation which has
been made for their enforced detention
as preliminary to their discharge.
Il have taken the liberty to impose
this opinion upon your valuable time
because l have heard various adverse
criticisms of General Skaters man
agement in similar cases. and from my
personal observation could conceive no
legitimate ground for them.
81 have the honor to be, your most
obedient servant,
CHARLES S. THOMAS.
Governor of Colorado"
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
MOSQUITOES CARRY MALARIA.
Mrs. Lolita Lewis of New York Is SUFFERING
From tho Bites of These Insects


In Bellevue hospital, New York, is a
case proving that a mosquito bite may
produce malarial fever. Mrs. Lottn
Lewis is the victim. She went to Mid
land Beach few weeks ago with her
husband, and they lived in n cottage
on the edge of II piece of woods. The
mosquitoes were something awful. Ten
days of battle with them was enough,
and they returned to New York. Sew
eral days later Mrs. Lewis went out
in the evening in thin dress. On re-
turning hYne she was seized with Il Sc
we're chill, which required daily until
she went to the hospital
The case was diagnosed there as the
familiar disease of malarial fever The
doctors say the mosquitoes got the
germs either in the swamp or from in
fected human or animal blood. Through
the mosquitoes stomach the malarial
germs reach the blood. When it bites
human being the blood-sucking is ac-
companied by the injection of the con-
tents of the salivary gland, charged
with the malarial germs.
At the John Hopkins hospital in Bal
timore DIR. J. b. McCallum and DIR.
Eugene l.. Opie are experimenting with
malarial mosquitoes. They feed
healthy insects on malarial germs and
then let them bite crows. The birds
have chills. Other healthy mosquitoes
bite the sick crows. and after an inter
val bite healthy birds. These crows
also get chills.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
No Further Concession.

Cape Town, Aug. 29.-Rcplylng to
the latest proposition of the British
secretary of state for the colonies, Mr.
Chamberlain, the government OF the
Transvaal has notified him that Il ad-
heres to It's latest offer and will not
make any further concessions.
Commandant General .Joubert. In the
course of an Interview. declared that
the whole republic would resist like
one man any interference with Its in
dependence.
London, Aug. 20.-Thc Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Chronicle
says:
British troops will he Immediately
concentrated mt Laings Neck and Ma
foking and II IL believed that the Brit
ish program will be to surround the
Trnnsvnnl and then to negotiate new
convention.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
NINE MEN CRUSHED.
Great Steel Arches of Chicago Auditorium
Fall.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Twelve steel
: arches, each weighing thirty-three
tons, which We're to have supported the
superstructure of the Coliseum build
ing, in course of erection on Wabash
avenue, fell to the ground late yester-
day afternoon. 1t is known that nine
lives were crushed out. The bodies
of two men are supposed to be under
the wreckage. Fourteen are in the
hospital with injuries received in the
accident, and of these four will surely
die, one may possible recover and the
others are for the greater part not SER
iously injured.
All the twelve arches We're standing.
the twelfth and last having been com
pleted to-day. 1t was the intention
of the steel contractors, the Plttsburg
Bridge Company of Pittsburg. Penn
sylvania, to turn over its work tonight
to the general contractor. The iron
traveller" or derrick, which had been
used in the erection of the arches, had
been removed, and the agents of the
bridge company We're accounting their
work us practically completed when
suddenly, and without the least warn
ing, the arch last put in place sud
denly fell over against the one next to
it. The weight was too much for this,
and 1t gave way, crashing against the
third, and one by one the great steel
spans fell over to the south, precisely
in the same manner as Il number OF
cards would fall.
Nearly all the men who were killed
were at work on top of the arches,
forty feet above the ground. Some of
them made futile attempts to slide
down the sides of the arches. but be-
fore they could help themselves they
were hurled to the ground. Many of
them uttered piercing shrieks for aid
as they fell. Most of them were killed
outright by the awful nature of their
injuries. The skulls of the unfor-
tunate men were crushed into shape
less masses. their limbs were cut of
as IL by a monster knife, and they
were mangled beyond recognition.
The immense structure began fall
ing slowly, each arch being sustained
by the cross-beams supporting the en-
tire structure. As the mass gained i'm
petus, the bars of iron, inches thick,
snapped with n loud report, and the
great mass moved faster and faster
in its descent. To the ground with a
crash that was heard blocks away, the
structure fell, leaving the wall prac-
tically unipjured, and sending up great
clouds of dust and dirt.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
TESTIMONY FOR DREYFUS.
Hand Writing Expert Has Changed His
Opinion.


Rennes, Aug. 29.-The balance of the
evidence to-day for Il change was in
favor of Dreyfus. Five witnesses We're
for him and two against him.
The most interesting testimony was
that of Chief Handwriting Expert
Charvay, who had come to declare that
he had changed entirely his opinion,
which in 1894 was against, and now is
in favor Of Dreyfus, who he to-day af-
firmed was not the author of the Dor
dereau. His candid confession of en-
ror was received with murmurs of sat
isfactiOn in court, which became dis
Greet applause, in spite of Colonel Jou,
aust's patent disapproval, when he SOL
EMMY added:
Il declare here, on my soul and con-
science, that the bordereau was writ
ten by Esterhazy."
The most important incident how
ever, was Colonel .Jouausts acques-
cence to Major Carriere's request that
rOgatory commission be instructed
to fake Colonel Du Patty de CLAIMS dep
osition. The initiative came purely
from the government commissary,
Maires Labor and Damage having no
faith in such Z measure because il al
lows Du Patty de Clam to escape cross
examination, which is the only thing
worth having under the present cir
cumstances. Du Patty de Clam being a
witness for the prosecution, Major Car
riere will simply prepare list of ques-
tons which an examining magistrate
will put to Du Patty de Clam at his res
idence. and nobody supposes that the
witness will be very much embarrassed
by the interrogatories.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
General wheeler. New Command.

Manila. Aug. 3O.--t;encral Wheeler
has been ordered to report TO General
Macarthur. He will he given com.
mand of General Funston's brigade.
which Colonel Liscom has commanded
temporarily.
General Wheeler said to u rcprcscn.
tative of the Associated Press: Il am
much pleased with the situation.
think that when Major General Otis
gets more troops here he viii make
rapid progress. The country Is more
favorable for military operations than
| supposed. The impression that the
country Is unhealthy is wrong"
The railroad to Angeles Will DO re-.
stored with week ana General Mae.
Arthur Will advance his headquarters
10 That place.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
The Simplon Tunnel.

The Simplon tunnel, when compler-
ed, will be eighteen kilometers (about
eleven miles, long-the longest in Eu-
rope. On the Swiss side the work has
proceeded to distance of more than
fourteen hectometers. while on the
Italian side the mountain has been
pierced to Il depth of only seven hectic
meters, so that only oae-ninth of the
work of excavation is accomplished
Miners are now working on the tunnel
just beneath the celebrated Condo
vein of auriferous ore and the engi-
neers entertain lively hope of striking
gold in profitable quantities.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31

The Santa Fe Route has issued n
handsome siX-months' calendar. July
TO December, 1899. which contains six
separte reproductions in color, ski
inches. of T.. A. Burbank's celebrated
portraits of Pueblo Indians, one for
each month
These are the same reproductions
used in Brush and Pencil" and can
not be obtained separately for less
than $1.5O. In fact. some of them al
ready command n high premium. The
Aztec Calendar" also has an engraved
cover containing reproduction of the
ancient Aztec Calendar stone.
Obtainable for % cents by applying
TO j. l.. Hail. General Agent. A.. r. Il
s. f. Ry.. Denver. May be ordered by
mail.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
BLACK JACK is NEAR CRISIS.
Physicians consider Him Dying. hut Say
To-Day VIII Decide His Fate.

Santa F., n. NJ. Aug. 2s.-"Blnck
Jack" (Tom Ketchum IL not very well.
The officers. while they expect him to
die, are watching him closely. fearing
he may be trying to deceive them and
attempt an escape. The doctors say he
seems TO be In dying condition. but
TINT tomorrow will see the crisis In his
case.
McGlnnls. the other wounded train
robber, says he feels like fighting
cock" and Is trying to secure bonds
men in order to get out Of prison. This
will be difficult matter.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
ORPHANAGE BURNS,
sisters Burned and Manned In Saving
Others.


Others
Sparkill, n. V, Aug. 2S.-Fire that
broke out ut l o'clock this morning
destroyed nine of the ten buildings of
the st. Agnes convent and orphanagc
entailing Il loss of S15O.0OO. and caus-
ing the death of four persons.
Twenty-Five inmates We're injured by
falls, jumps and burns, none serious
ly.
That more lives We're not lost was
due to the heroism of the sisters and
some Of the older inmates. When the
fire broke out. the 400 inmates of the
institution were asleep. Most Of them
were gotten out In almost perfect or
der, but score who risled their lives
to save others were finally forced to
either Jump from the upper stories or
make desperate dashes through stair
ways and corridors filed with flames
and smoke.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
War Department, Washington. Aug

War Department, Washington. Aug.
20. 1899.
"My Dear Sir-I thank you for your
letter of August oath. testifyinp to the
efficiency which has characterized the
Department of the Pacific under Gen
eral Shafter on the occasion of the ar
rival of the Colorado volunteers from
Manila. There are so many ready to
say ill-natured things that it is really
gratifying to have expressions of fav-
orable opinion of this description.
IL am. dear sir. with great respect,
your obedient servant.
'ELIHU ROOT.
Secretary of War.
"Hon. Charles $. Thomas. Governor of
Colo, Denver. Colo"
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
The New Torpedo.

A Swede has invented one operated
by invisible rays of light. which en-
ables it to explode at will. In like
manner Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
conquers all stomach troubles. When
n sufferer from constipation, dyspepsia
or liver complaint takes the Bitters he
Is sure of n cure. private revenue
stamp covers the neck of the bottle.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31

Jefferson City. Mo-. Aug. 20.-Incom.
plctc returns received tonight from
the Eighth Missouri district. I'm which
nm election was held to-day to MI the
uncxpired term In Congress of Richard
i. Bland. deceased. show that Dorsey
w. Shackclford Dcm.). has been elect
cd over w. j. Vosholl WcpJ by 2.aOD
plurality. Complete returns cannot
be had tonight
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
BiilInr!ist Ives Dying mt HAVANA

New York. Aug. ga special to the
Herald from Havana says: Frank a.
Ives, the famous billiard champion. IL
lying III here and there IL little pros
poet OF his discovery. This afternoon
he Wns very low and It was Thought
ce.slL live but n few hours.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31

In addition to this amount. says the
News, Pueblo has on hand $1,000,
Cripple Creek $1,000 and Leadville
has over $1,000. These would make a
grand total on hand of over $4,000,
leaving $4,000 to be raised. Colorado
Springs expects to have $1,000. Pueblo
hopes to raise $1,000. Cripple Greek
will strive for $500. Greeley and
Boulder will help. If all these come in
the money necessary to bring the boys
home is practically in sight. There are
still other rich men in Denver to hear
from and some large subscriptions
ought to come in. NJ. ID. Thatcher Of
Pueblo is now in Paris and may send
$1,000. The governor has at least ten
names on his little list of which half
may respond and get their names on
the honor roll. Their donations will
make up for the sums lacking in the
outside towns. But, allowing for all
shortages the entire amount is in sight.
The boys will arrive home with every
dollar of their salaries intact except
what was spent to buy meals.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31

Is rapidly supersedng the old style starch
es. II saves labor, saves money and makes
collars and cuffs look like new All grocers
sell it large package lOc.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31

when Answering Advertisements kindly
Men.ion This rspsr.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31

Previously reported on hand. $ $500
David ii. Moffat .............. 1000
Simon Guggenheim ... 1000
Thomas NJ. Patterson $500 ad-
ditiOnaD ....... ........... 1000
Thomas Il. Walsh $500 adj
ditionaD ...... .......... 1000
IL. o. WOlcott ............ LOCO
Charles D. Hughes, Jr. ......... 1860
Eben Smith .............. 800
d. II. c. Brown. ............... $50
J. X. Mullen Second subscrip-
tom ....... .............. 100
Pledged to Governor Thomas
in San Francisco ........... 10000
Total ...... ............$23 ,35O
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31
TRAIN FUND INCREASING.
Several Wealthy Men Make Pledges of
$1,000 Each

Denver, Aug. Bottle condition of
the fund for soldiers train is us fol-
lows:
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1899-08-31

One way OF building n rallrond is 10
induce the men who are directly in.
terested In It's construction to con.
tribute their labor. This Is the way
Representative George Smith OF Grand
Junction has set about getting the bed
of his railroad to Grand Mesa graded.
and he Is waiting for the farmers of
Platenu creek to get in their harvests
80 that they can join with him In
levelhg off the route. In speaking OF
his new railrond from Cameo, which
he went to England to finance, he said
the money for the laying of the rails
would be forthcoming as soon as the
grading was done and the ties were
laid. In order 10 get this done Mr.
Smith has been going about among
the farmers In the district so be bepe.
fitted and persuaded 800 of them to
exchange thirty days OF their time
each for certificates which viii en-.
title them to so much transportation
when the road Is complete The com
pnny has not been completely organ.
ized. but the farmers are confident
they Will get their labor back In some.
thing that IL just ns good as money.
Not only this but they are helping 10
build road that VIII give them nm
outlet for their products. The Rio
Grande and Colorado Midland rail.
roads both pass through Cameo and
the cars of these companies Will be run
up the branch to get the grain, fruit
and potatoes that the farmers pro.
ducc. There are UO.OO0 ncres of till
able land ana the construction OF the
road VIII probably influence others to
settle.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-20

Mining Candles-sixes. 1s OF. 40 sets. Ike per
set: skies. IS OF. - sets. IKE skies. IA or 40
sets 10l5c: skies. u OF. 20 sets. lO%c; skies. Il
OF. 20 sets. sac: skies. 10 or. 20 sets. &c;
twelVes y OF, 40 sets. hotel. 10tc. Parafnne
Wax Candles. White-Ones. IA or. 25 sets, l2Ac
per set: twos. IA OF. % sets. 12kc fours. 1t oz.
S6 sets PIE skies. II OF. 80 sets l2lc: twelves'
"a OF. SO sets, 12%tc; Colored. lc higher.
WHITE DEAD-Quoted at 6ianlAc; Red
Lead and Litharge. 6Ad714c FER 10.
TURPENTINE-In cases 13c; In iron barrels,
Csc; in wooden barrels. 7Oc.
LUCOL~BOiled barrels. sic; raw. barrels
5sc: cases. sc more.
QUICKSILVER-s 5Od52 80 per flask for To-
cal use and s46 SOAR 80 for export.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes terms net cash. In loo-lb bags
Cubes. Crushed and Fine Crushed. 5asc;
Powdered. 59sc: Candy Granulated. &c; Dry
Granulated. 47kc; Confectionery A. 47sc: Cali
fornia A. -. Magnolia A. fiac: Extra c. 4ssci
Golden G. SIC; barrels. i-i6c more half
rels. &c more: boxes nc more: 50-lb bags,
&c more No order taken FOR less than 20 bar
rels or It's equivalent. Dominoes. half-barrels
5ssc: boxes. 5Isc per 10.
LUMBER-Retail prices are as follows: Pine,
ordinary sizes. siGGl7: extra sizes. higher
Redwood, S17G1s for No. ] and si5dl6 for No. 2
Lath. feet. 81 eOa2 3O Pickets. SIS: Shingles
81 Is for Common and 81 70 Tor fancy; Shakes
sl1 FOR split and ;12 for sawn: Rustic. ssiq27.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-20
General Merchandise.

BAGs-Calcutta Grain Bags. rake; Wool
Bags 2SG9Oc: Fruit Bags. &C. ei.c and ss.c for
rhe three grades OF white and 7lac for bleached
jute.
BALE RoPE-Manila. 14zai5c per Ib.
CoAL-The market is firm at the changes al
ready mentioned Wellington, s. per ton; New
Wellington. IS; Southheld Wellington 81 so /;
Seattle. 81; Bryant. 81; Coos Bay. S. so: Walls
end. IS; Cooperative wallsend. IS; Scotch. -;
Cumberland. $40 In bulk and Sll 80 in sacks:
Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. Sl3: Camel 50 80
per ton; Coke, SIS per ton in bulk and sl7 in
sacks
CANNED vEGETABLEs-Peas s1al 50: To-
CANNED FRUITS Cherries. 50 4oas for
black and white: Peaches 81 65Gl 90; Pears
81 60ql SO; Apricots, 81 25gl 70; Plums. 81 2Oq
l 40
COFFEE - Costa Rica lSkalsc for prime
washed: 1ldl2lzc for good washed: 1likGl5c for
good 10 prime washed peaberry: 9Is4llc for
good to prime peaberry 90l2c for good TO
prime; sG9hc nominal for good current mixed
with black beans: SqShc FOR fair: 5T7a.c for
common to ordinary. Salvador-9allIkc for good
TO prime washed "a. lf62,c for fair washed. gi.ej
llisc for prime TO good washed peaberry; 7s4ff
SIC for good TO prime seml-washed: 7AdSI c
for superior Unwashed: 7I2c for good green un-
washed: sS.GsAc for good TO prime unwashed
peaberry: 50. d6ztc for common TO ordfnarv
Nicaragua-l4Ql6lkc for prime to fancy washed !.
SGllc for fair TO good unwashed; 7Itd79.c nom
inal for good 10 superior unwashed: S&GsI.c
nominal for good TO prime unwashed peaberrv
Guatemala and Mexican-124I5isc for prime 10
fancy washed: 9Hllc for good 10 strictly good
washed; Sdbtsc Tor lair washed: 7G7Lc for mo
dium: 4d6S.c for inferior TO ordinary. l0G1Ii.r
for good 10 prime washed Deaberry; Sc.
for good TO prime unwashed peaberry; 7itISi1c
for good to superior unwashed
ATHER-Sole. heavy 2SG30c per IN. S,la
Leather. medium. 26627c; Sole Leather. light as
G21c; Rough Leather. heavy. 27d2sc: Rourh
Leather light 25g26c: Harness Leather. heov~
32G33c: Harness Leather medium 30q32c. Uar
Leather light 29d30c: Collar Leather Tsa
Ice per foot; Kip. finished. 4OQ45c per 10: Veal
finished 5Oa55c; Calf finished. 75c6Sl 90. Side
finished 16qI7c per foot: Belt Knife Splits i4@
Ice: Rough Splits. S6i0c per ID. -
OII|-California Castor oil. in cases No
75c: pure 81 10: Linseed OIL in barrels boiIa5
&c: raw. Sac cases. &c more: Lard oil evt-s
winter strained. barrels. 59c No / 4sc: cases
&c more China Nut. 6OG63c per gallon. Dure
Neatsfoot Oil. barrels. 60c: cases 65c: Snern,
pure. 6Oc: Whale OIL natural white 32IAc: pa
cihc Rubber Mixed Paints White and House
colors. 81 25gl 30 per gallon; wagon colors. sen
2 IS per gallon. 80
PETROLEUM. GASOLINE. ETC. - water-
white Coal oil. in bulk. lac: Pearl oil. in
cases. 20c: Astral. zoe; Star. 2Oc: Extra star
OIL. 24c; Elaine 25c: Eocene &c: Deor,IorIzed
Gasoline. In bulk, 16c; do. cases 2ac: Benzine
In bulk. lslzc: do. cases. 2ii5c: Ss degree Gaso,
line IN bulk. &c: cases. &c per gallon
CANDLES-Electric Light Candles-Sixes IA
OK 20 sets. lie per set: skies IA o. 20 sets iOc
skies. IL OF. 20 sets. &c; skies, 10 or. 20 sets
SAC; OF. 20 sets. hotel, 9Ac. Granite
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-20
Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO. Dec S.-The Liverpool market
opened only a trine UP. declining later and
this was taken by local traders as an indica-
tion that the people most concerned look less
seriously on the and political situation
Of England in It's effect on the grain market
than did most OF the pit yesterday when a
clamorous demand from all quarters sent the
price up nearly . cents. The opening to-day
was under puts. May %G7sc down from yes
terday's close at 7o4q70ssc. Shorts and others
who had loaded up the previous session were
sellers and the market eased off early to 7Od
70isc, holding steady for some time at the
decline. Bradstreets decrease in the world s
visible OF l.291.000 bushels encouraged some
buying, May rising TO 7Olzc This was lost
on proflt-taking and May closed 7sqlc lower at
70isH70i4c.
Lower cables and the decline in wheat were
weakening factors in the corn market to-day
May closed ssgizc down. at S2%aS27sc. Trade
dull.
Oats were dull and a trihe lower with wheat
May closed sbAc lower, at 24d2fsc.
Provisions were weak the greater part of the
session. Influenced by the grain markets and
a liberal supply OF hogs and lower prices at
the yards. but closed fairly steady at the de-
cline. May pork closed l2isc under yesterday
at SO %; May lard DC down, at s. 55. and
May ribs 7isc depressed. at IS 37i5.
The leading futures ranged g follows: