Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1900-02-22

try brought into close touch with the
regular army and track kept of the
graduates when they go into civil life.
especially If the join the National
Guard. President Wheeler of the Uni
versity of California was ut the War
Department recently and talked over
the college phase of the project with
Secretary Root. The result is expect
ed to be that in time of war or emer-
gency necessitating the sudden in
crease of the army there will be II roll
Of available men for appointment.
The Senate substitute for the House
currency bill was passed by the Senate
Thursday by the decisive majority of
4G to %. Prior TO the final passage of
the bill amendments were considered
under the ten-minute rule. Only two
of these amendments We're adopted,
viz: One offered by the finance com
mittee, keeping the door open to inter
national bimetallism. and one by Mr..
Nelson of Minnesota. providing for
national banks with $25,O0O capital in
towns of not more than 1000 inhabi-
tanis. The vote taken on the various
amendments offered were practically
along party lines. Mr.. Chandler (Re-
publican. New Hampshire) voted for
the bimetallic amendment. but against
the bill. Mr. Catfery Democrat, Louis
ianaD and Mr.. Lindsay Democrat.
kentucky voted against the commit
tee amendment, but for the bill. Mr..
Kyle South Dakota) was the only SEN
ator who did not vote, and was not
paired. The free silver substitute of
fered by Mr.. Jones, the leader of the
Democratic side. was defeated by II
majority of 10. the vote being Al to %.
Several thousand people. including
the delegates to the National American
Woman Suffrage Association, which
has just closed its annual session here,
assembled in the Lafayette opera
house Thursday to do homage to Susan
b. Anthony. the veteran worker in be-
half of the cnfranchisemcnt of women.
who to-day celebrated the eightieth
anniversary of her birth. Grouped on
the platform We're the national officers
of the association and all the pioneers
in the equal rights movement who are
alive to-day. The stage decorations
consisted of the four starred flag of
the suffragists. palms and cut flowers
There WAS Il long program replete
throughout with stirring tributes to
Miss Anhony's great career. while
tears and applause mingled as the
voices of the speakers rang through
the theatcr. recounting the hardships
and struggles. and mt last the crown
ing achievements of the veteran work
er. Eighty children. boys and girls.
passed III single ME across me STA ge
e'ch oeposi'ihS IL rose III MISS All
'iony zap aS theH passed her. one LOT
each year of her life.
ch,;r,,,n uo,,,r.r -, tho Hams.
oomp,it,an ON intars,.,, an., farain,
,.on,,nar'. I,,. ,,i,,,,i,,au ,i'n -, Sc
Tho comnittao in f,,.n,. ~ ,ho uani,r,,,
I'm For ,nnst,,,o,i,r ,hn %;nar!,,,,'an
can,i ,rhn rn,,',,., - IL, ut nc H.,
nrovisions of tho hil, ,.,n ha ,.,,r;ad n,,t
Tho I-nitod S,a,os, viii ,.;,,,in :, fou
,.oors ,rron, Nv ., ,;,,,,, hn IN Ell,
a,rnarsl,;,, ,,a ,o,,,,oi as ,tnr,,.a,.
cnrnoc,inr tha o,.nans ,ho, i, con Io
find and th,t /, ,,n ,,sa in Tho intor.sts
of lis navy and its mcr,h,nt marine ne
yv;sdon, m,v d;ctotn Ther. seems to
no Inf ,ittln douht thot Tho st,ta. or
\ic,roru, and cost, pin, viii .iyo
their consent for The construction Of
ibis front worl, II win ,r,v verse citber
the hordor m. tho intorior nf Nico,.agua
win yivo to tb,t et,to , w,,or,,.,y
fran in c,nit,I ana If. most nrod,,ctive
rerion ia the 50, I, viii Mace th,t
countrv IN on. of rho Iendin~ water.
,vnvs of the world briuoino IL into i'm.
mediate contact with n large foreign
commerce and those who copJuct il
In verv many w,vs rho .t,to viii have
udy,ntayes NOT now nossessed and
that will he for n long time lost If an.
other ROME Inv which thr oceans ore
counected sbouId bo ,dnnt.d An of
these considerations indnce tbe hoIief
that thes, two euIiph,ened states viii
he clad ia oid our yovcrnmcnt cordi,IIv
and efficiently In carrying ont this
great design II IL tru. that tba csti.
mates of cost are variable ranging ns
they do from less than $40 600 0pO 10 +.
possibIe S1I5.OoO OOO II is hovyeycr
nroner In saw ,h,t th. sjze and cb,r,c.