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Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
Small Crop of Spring Wheat.

Duluth, Mimi, June 22.-Oliver Dal-
rymple, the big wheat grower of North
Dakota. writes his son here as follows:
Ten days ago l wrote you that one
third of the spring wheat crop had
been destroyed by drought. am now
of the opinion that two thirds of the
crop is killed beyond redemption.
"The Grandin farm is running sixty
plows in the wheat fields. l shall
start plows tomorrow, and nearly all
spring wheat farmers will be plowing
under wheat next week unless heavy
rains come.'
Chicago, June 22-The Times-H Her.
aid tomorrow will publish crop re-
port by Snow, the crop expert, who
has just completed two weeks tour
through the states of Minnesota, North
Dakota and South Dakota. He declares
the situation national calamity, and
claims the wheat failure is the worst
ever known. He estimates that the
Dakotas are promising only 2O,O0O, 600
bushels each and Minnesota about 35,-
100000, or total of 5000, 900 bushels,
against 2OO.OOO,OOO bushels last year
and 225,0OO,O00 bushels in 1898.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
Moving the Missouri River.

Jackson, Neb., June 22.-An armed
band of thirty-two men has cut chan.
mel through Rininger's neck, or, as IL
is known on the maps, Bruigher's
bend, in the Missouri river. There is
great excitement over the matter here.
The bend is. some twenty-five miles
around, and not more than n quarter
of Il mile across its neck This neck is
low land. covered with willows and
small timber. AT one time, probably,
the channel of the river ran across it,
Residents of the bottoms along the
river east of Elk point have always
contended that If a channel could be
cut through the neck and the river
Strengthened, it would prevent the re-
currence of the spring floods which
have so frequently overfowed the
southwestern portion of Union county.
Another result of cutting through the
neck of the bend Is to throw thou.
sands of acres of excellent farming
land, which has been part of Nebras.
kn, into South Dakota, the river being
the state boundary.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
Wood squelches Cuban Scandal.

Havana, June 22.-The postal frauds
have rather swamped the scandal ex.
isting in the university, which has
been the milking ground for some of
the best-known men in Cuba, who, as
under-professors, received $2,4OO a
year each. There were seyenty-fwo
Of these professors and twenty-four as
slstants, some of them having no
classes at all and others only one or
TWO students. Many of the profess
sors drew other government salaries.
When this was called to General
Woods attention he Immediately in
augurated reforms which resulted in
cutting down the list to forty-six, in
cluding assistants, which is enough,
considering that there are only 45O stu
dents. For instance, instruction in
Greek was divided into three parts,
history, grammar and literature. Ii
Is now combined under one professor
of Greek.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
The filtration of the water supply of

The filtration of the water supply of
cities by means of sand flter-beds, or
mechanical contrivances, has rapidly
advanced in this country during the
past ten years; but it is far more gen.
eral in Great Britain than here. Mr..
Allen Hazen, an authority on sanitary
engineering, AYERS that the fact is
fully established that the death rate
from typhoid fever is materially low
cred by the filtration of the water sup
ply In Great Britain, cities contain
ing an aggregate population of more
than 100000 people use a sand-fil-
tered water supply, and the result, it
is claimed, is shown in London's free
dom from typhoid. In this country
only one-tenth of the towns and cities
have filtered water.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
BOXERS cLAMoR FOR BLOOD.
report. of severe ri.hs,nx :. r,.n r.,n.

Reports of Severe Fighting at Tien Tsin.
London, June 23.-Reports from ma
tive sources continue to reach Shang-
hal of anarchy in Pekin. According to
these tales the streets are filed day
and night with Boxers, who are who'll
| ly beyond the control of the Chinese
troops, and who are working them
selves up to a frenzy, and clamoring
for. the death OF all foreigners.
The English consulate at Shanghai
is said to have received from influen-
tial natives reports of a tragedy in the
palace at PelSin, though precisely what
is not defined.
The consul thinks that Admiral Sey-
mour, commander of the international
relief column, was misled by informa-
tion from Pekin and consequently un-
-derestimated the difficulties in his way
and the Chinese power of resistance
with Maxim guns and Mausers.
The consuls at Shanghai still believe
the foreign ministers at Pekin safe al
though the Japanese reports received
at Shanghai allege that up to June 18th
100 foreigners had been killed in Pc
kin.
-Four thousand men of the allied
forces We're having sharp defensive
fighting in Tien-Tsin Tuesday and
Wednesday with prospect of being
reinforced Thursday. This is the stu
alton in China, as set forth in the Brit
ish government dispatch.
Eight hundred Americans are tax
ing part in the fighting at Tien-Tsin,"
says the Shanghai correspondent of the
Express, cabling last evening. "And
they apparently form part of a sup
Elementary force, arriving with Ger
Rpff rf% a. =.
started. 1t is impossible to estimate
the number of the Chinese there; but
they had o surprising number of guns"
New York, June 22.-News from var
ious official sources this morning shows
that Thursday the internat tional force
in Tien-1sin was in desperate straits,
but Rear Admiral Bruce hoped that it
would be relieved that night.
According to Berlin official dis
patch the allied troops had been bom-
barded for three days when the French
officer left Tien-Tsin, Wednesday, and
that they were even then short of am
munition, though reports by other
channels assert that they were engag-
ed later than that, undergoing bonn
bardment from heavy cannon.
This dispatch states that n relief col
umn comprising 24O German marines,
$50 British and 1,50O Russian troops,
was on its way to Tien-Tsin and that
the railway from Taku was open to
within about nine miles of that point.
According to an official Italian dis
patch, relief column composed of
British, Russian and Japanese troops.
started from Taku for the relief of
Tien-Tsin Thursday morning.
Admiral Bruce reports that on Sun
c1,an ~
tlement, and that 175 Austrians, Brit
ish, Germans and Italians captured the
Chinese military college, burned it. de-
stroyed its guns and a considerable
amount of ammunition which it held,
and killed its defenders. He adds that
repeated attacks We're repulsed ON
Monday.
Meanwhile there is still no official
word of the condition of the refugees
In Pekin nor of Rear Admiral Sey-
mour's movements for their relief.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
yellow Feyer,s Work in cub,.

Havana, June 22.-The unusually
heavy rains that have been falling
throughout Cuba have caused yellow
fever in places where it has been un-
known for years. Fortunately, except
ut Santa Clara and Quemados, the
United States troops have escaped. At
Quemados two new cases are reported
among the members of General Lees
star: Major Kean, chief surgeon, and
Captain Hepburn, signal officer. Cap
tain Hepburn's case is serious, but Ma
jor Kean's Is light. Mrs. Edmunds,
wife of the late Frank ii. Edmunds, is
convalescent. She has not yet been told
of her husbands death.
Havana has developed only three
cases thus far,
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
Germans Wreck Chinese Ship.

Berlin, June 22.-ln naval circles ut
kiel 1t Is stated that the cruiser Han
sa has driven n Chinese ship ashore
aud captured second one. Fifty Chi.
nese We're killed and seventy wounded.
The Chinese embassy having re.
ccived several anonymous letters
threatening vengeance should the news
of the murder of the German minister
In Pekln. Baron Won kettelcr. prove
to be true, 1t Immediately applied to
the Berlin police for protection, and
guards now pntrol about the embassy
night and day.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
Great Fire In Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa, June 22-A fire In the
heart of the business district of this
city this afternoon caused an estimated
loss Of several hundred thousand dol.
lars, and for time threatened to wipe
out the entire square of handsome
buildings bounded by Fifth. avenue,
Diamond. Wood and Market streets.
AT 80 o'clock flames were discovered
issuing from the Eichbaum building,
No. 242 Fifth avenue. The structure
was of iron and brick, six stories In
height and occupied by DuT's college
and the Holmes Electric Company.
The first floor was vacant, and was
bens remOdeled for occupancy.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28

Before the Biological Society in
Washington recently, Mr. II. W. Olds
presented the results OF his studies Of
bird music. Wonderful as 1t seems. he
said, IL is n fact that some of the birds
use the human musical scale. He
showed by examples how the songs OF
certain birds are unmistakably gov
erned by the intervals that compose
our scale. Sometimes bird musicians,
like their human compeers. wander
from the key He thought that there
was no escape from the conclusion that
birds are subject 20 n musical evolu-
ton which parallels our own.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
NEW GOLD FIELDS.
Remarkable Rich Ground Mt Topkuk Naei
Cape Nome.

Nome, Alaska. June 8. via Seattle,
Wash. June 26.-More definite and
complete returns have lately been re-
ceived concerning the beach strike at
Topkuk. fifty-tive miles below Nome.
There seems no reason to doubt this Is
one of the greatest strikes ever made
in this vicinity and is as important as
the strike al Nome itself
Though the discovery nj Topkuk is
of comparatively recent date, many
have struck it rich already, and sever
al individual fortunes running as high
ms $4,000 have been taken ou'.
Parties of two or three working with
ordinary rockers, it is said. are taking
out 81. 900 day.
One little plot of ground just about
big enough for good sized grave,
yielded $4,000. 1t was just at the
edge of the tundra and the gold was
actually among the grass and roots.
1t is reliably estimated that one
stretch of beach GOO feet long, by an
average of ninety feet in width. has
yielded S475,OO0 within the past few
weeks.
Another strike, though of less sen.
sational nature, has been reported at
n point on the beach twenty miles
south of Nome. At This last named
place, and scattered along the beach
between Nome and Topkuk, over n
thousand men are now mt work. There
Is little doing at present in this imme-
diate vicinity, and some of the new.
comers who expected to pick up mug
gets like shells on the seashore, are
somewhat disappointed. Work is pro-
cceding steadily on most of the claims,
but there is no excitement just now,
except over the news of the new
strikes.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
Indians VIII Pick the rruit.

Los Angeles, Gala. June 22.-The
indian bureau officials of the interior
department have consented to the re-.
moval of about 5000 of the destitute
Pima and Pnpagos Indians from the
CHA reservation, In Arizona, to the
vineyards and orchards of Fresno
county. California. There is n scarcity
OF labor In the San Joaquin valley, and
Thomas II. Hughes, large vineyard.
lst OF Fresno, promises to transport
the Indians from Phoenix to Fresno
Mt his own expense and pay them good
wages for labor. The railroads have
given reduced rates of TRANSFORMATION.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
SEYMOUR HEARD FROM.
He Is Hemmcd In by the Enemy Ten Miles
From Tien TAin.

He Is Hemmed In by the Enemy Ten Miles
From Tien Tsin.
| London, June 27.-The unrest at Can
| ton is described by dispatch from
that city to the Telegraph, dated Mon
day. via -Hong Kong, yesterday:
1t is feared that we areeon the eve
| of a scene of blOodshed and anarchy
in the two quaqgs only 4paralleled dur
| ing the Tai-Ping rebellion. Tie signs
of n murderOus uprising are so mani
| fest that wealthy Chinese are hurvy=
| ing from Canton and vicinity, taking
their wives, families and valuables.
Commander Mclean of the United
States steamship Don. Juan de Aus
tria, is the first here to protect foreign
interests. He is capable and energetic,
and is reinforced by II. NJ. s. Redpole.
Two hundred foreign residents at hSa-
meen are armed.
Iii Hung Chang has again been per-
emptorily ordered to Pekin. His enc
mics declare that they will murder him
before he can reach there. His pres
ence alone restrains the revolutionary
elements here. His deNarture will let
loose the Black Flags and Red Cir
dies Knowing this, Lis trusted Off
cials are sending their families to Hong
Kong.
The viceroy himself trusts the Amer
leans in this crisis. He says that they
alone want no territory, and he places
himself largely--almoSt unreservedly-
in their hands. At an important con-
ference to-day he reiterated this state
ment.
'.All the missionaries have been no.
tilted of their imminent peril through
confidential runners. They are leaving
Canton hurriedly and only few are
low here"
A Chinaman connected with war
purchases for the Chinese government
in Europe, who has been interviewed
by the Express, says that China has
immense quantities of arms AMI am
munition and will stagger humanity,
If driven to defend herself.
Washington, June 26.-The Navy De-
partment has the following cablegram
from Admiral Kempff:
''Taku, June 25.-Relief force reach
ed Tien-Tsin 23rd. Loss very small.
Tsin June 10th is reported ten miles
from Tien-Tsin surrounded. A force
left Tien-Tsin the Oath to render as
sistance."
This is the first word of any kind
that has located the party of $500 un-
der Vice Admiral Seymour and includ-
ing Captain McCalla, with about 100
United States marines. The last heard
of them was June 12th-just two
weeks ago-when they We're stalled at
Laing Fang. about two-thirds of the
way from Tien-Tsin to Pekin. short of
supplies and water, the railroad torn
up. and with Il menacing army of Chi
pese about them.
Che Foo. June 26.-One. thousand
Japanese are landing ut Taku and q
900 more are expected tomorrow, when
battalion of French is also due.
The foreign admirals have appointed
Commander Wise of the Monocacy TO
be commandant at Tong Ku.
The Netherlands cruiser Holland has
left lava for Che Foo.
1t is reported that the Russians are
moving 10000 men toward New
Chwang.
A great naval demonstration at all
the treaty ports is said to be desirable
in order to influence the wavering Chi
nese merchants who are friendly to
foreigners.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28

The application of scientific irriga-
tion methods has recently given a new
development to rice culture in south
western Louisiana. as explained in a
bulletin of the department of agricul-
ture. Rice requires wet lands, but
on such lands harvesting machinery
cannot be used. The difficulty has been
met by flooding the dry prairie lands
during the growth Of the rice, and
then draining them, by a system OF
pumps, canals and levees, when the
crop is nearly ripe. On the drained
lands 1t is possible to use reapers to
harvest the rice; thus the cheap labor
employed in foreign rice growing
countries can be met by American ma
chinery.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28

Probably the most novel regiment
ever raised is that which has been
recently formed at Wellington, New
Zealand. The ladies of Wellington
have formed themselves into corps
which has been given the appropriate
title of New Zealand Amazons. They
are girls of fine physique, being much
above the average in height. The regi-
ment is drilled according to military
schedule, and their maneuvers have
attracted considerable attention in the
whole of the colony.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
Missionaries who Have Esca,ed

New York, June 26.-,A dispatch to
the journal and Advertiser from Che
Foo, June 25th, says:
The arrivals to-day included lis per-
sons In all. including servants and at
tnches of the missions.
The list of missionaries is as follows:
From pekin. Reid, Davis. Hobart.
Walkers, Veritz. Gamcwell, Lowry,
Ament. Ewing, Wevell, Gilman, Gloss,
Martins.
These are the American board of
Presbyterian ladies' missions.
From Tien-Tsin. Pyke, Hnyncr, Pat.
terson. Lowry. Roberts, Wilson. Bend
Stevenson, Glover, Croucher. Shock.
ley. Galley.
One hundred ana forty-eight arrived
In good condition.
For Iao Ting Flu there Is very little
hope.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28

The right of petition is not gilt
tering generality when it expresses
itself on paper mile long. Residents
of Australian gold fields to the num-
signed petition to the queen. praying
to be delivered from certain griev-
ances. Merit in such a case cannot
be measured with a yardstick, but the
dimensions of the document will be
Gure to count.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
Railroad Men Are Expelled,

Amsterdam, June 22.-The Neither
lands Railway Company of South
Africa has received official notification
OF the expulsion from the Transvaal of
1,4Oo of Its employees, with their fami-
lies. The Dutch consul at Lourenzo
Marques telegraphs that n proclama-
ton has been issued to the effect that
the company's officials who refuse to
do British military transport work
will be sent to Europe via East Lon
don, Cape Colony.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
Upholds Law Against Dealing In Futures

Springfield, ILL.,, June 22.-The Su-
preme Court to-day affirmed the de-
cision of the lower court which con-
victed A. V. Booth of Chicago of un-
lawfully contracting in writing with
the Weare Commission Company an
option to buy 100000 bushels of corn
mt a future time, contrary to the stat
ute.
The decision is important in that it
declares the Illinois law regarding puts
and calls to be valid. The defense
was based on constitutional grounds.
The court does not hold that contract
to buy grain for future delivery is un-
lawful, but holds that the Booth
Weare contract did not bind Booth TO
take the corn on delivery day and was
merely gamble on the price of corn.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28

A fine example of mans triumphs
over adverse natural conditions is TO
be seen in the Sahara. That region has
long been identified with utter sterility
and barrenness. Yet through the SIM
pie expedient of irrigation by artesian
wells, more than twelve million acres
of it have already been made abund-
antly fertile.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
silver Over tn. 81 Mark.

New York, June 2G.-Sllvcr gained
X cents an ounce to-day. closing mt
GI'ts cents. Yesterday II was G0'h.
within week there has been clear
gain of n cent an ounce, the quotation
last "Wednesday being G0B cents an
ounce. The sudden rise to-day is
caused by the demand from Oriental
countries. which had tonic effect on
the metal markets.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28

A Baltimore man has come forward
with proposition to establish Boer
colony in Maryland, and as a guaran-
tee Of good faith agrees to be one of
twenty-five business men who shall
raise fund of s25,OOO to organize and
prosecute some plan whereby the At
rikanders may be brought to this
country.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28

1t Is said that every thread of
spiders web is made up of about 5000
separate fbers. If a pound of this
thread were required it would occupy
$4,000 spiders full year to furnish it.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28

A case of leprosy in its worst form
has been discovered in London. No
hospital or home for incurables will
take the patient in and no means of
isolating him from contact with other
persons has been found yet.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28

If the example of the St. Louis man
who committed suicide because he
could not collect a debt due him
should be generally followed, the
mortality would be something terri
BILE.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28

The Illinois bride who barred all
men from the wedding ceremony save
the two necessary to the rite, may be
expected to develop father-in-law an
dpathies.
Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28

acknowledging and accepting the SOW
ereignty and authority of the United
States in and over the Philippine Is
lands. The privilege herewith publish
ed is extended to all concerned with
out any reservation whatever. except.
ing that persons who have violated the
rules of war during the period of act
i've hostilitics are not embraced within
the scope of this amnesty. All who
desire to take advantage of the terms
herewith set forth are requested to
present themselves to the command
ing officers of American troops nj the
most convenient station. who will re-
ceivc them with due consideration ac.
cortling to rank, make provision for
their immediate wants. prepare the
necessary records and thereafter per.
nit each individual to proceed to any
part of the archipelago. according to
his own wishes. for which purpose the
United States will furnish such trans.
portation as may be available either
by railway, steamboat or wagon.
Prominent persons who may desire to
confer with the military governor or
with the board of American commits.
sioncrs. will he permitted to visit Ma.
Mia and will. as far rs possible. he pro.
vidcd with transportation for that pur,
pose. In order to mitigate as much as
possible consequences resulting from
the various disturbances which, since
1896 have succeeded each other 50 ran.
idly and 10 provide IN some measure
for destitute soldiers during the tran.
STORY period. which must inevitably
succeed peace. the military nti;liuilt.r;
uf the United States win pay thirtA
pesos to each man who presents riff
in good condition.
, 1900-05-01
SCOTTISH RITE MASONS.
Four Organizations Effected at Chey-
enne Saturday.

Four Scottish Rite Masonic bodies
were instituted at Cheyenne on Satur-
day by Sovereign Grand Inspector Gen
eral Frank M. Foote, thirty-third de-
gree. They were as follows: Rocky
Mountain Lodge of Perfection No. 3,
which confers the fourth to the four
tenth degrees, inclusive; Albert Pike
Chapter of Rose Croix No. @, which
.confers the fifteenth to the eighteenth
degrees, inclusive; Cheyenne Council
of Kadosh No l, which confers the
nineteenth to the thirtieth degrees, in
elusive; and Wyoming Consistory No.
l., which confers the thirty-ilrst and
th~irty-second degrees. Otto Gramm
was elected Orator of the Consistory,
and Charles N. Settele Master OF Cere-
monies of the Chapter of Rose Croix
and Lodge of Perfection.
, 1900-05-01
COOPER HILL MINES.

Encouraging reports continue to
come in from the Cooper hill mines.
An assay made today of ore taken from
the Albion shows a value of s144 in
gold, and s67.6S in silver, or a total
of S2ll:6S per ton. The Albion is own
ed by the Carbon County Gold Mining
and Milling company, composed princi-
pally of Kansas people, of which DR..
Swigart is secretary. This mine is be-
ing developed by a tunnel in the west
ern side of Cooper hill and this tunnel
is parallel with and adjoins the Gar
field claim, from which very good re,
suits are being obtained.
, 1900-05-01
PERSONAL

E. C. Gillespie of Lookout is in the
city today.
E. A. Buck went to Rock Creek today
on a professional trip.
Mrs. ]. ]. Smith left on No. 4 today
for a visit to Denver.
A. F. Whitman is in from the Plum
bago canon mines today.
Andrew Olson, foreman of n Of the
tie camps at Elk mountain, is spend
ing the day in Laramie.
Pat Touhey, formerly Of Laramie but
now located at Rawlins. is shaking
hands with old friends in this city to-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kins and son
returned today from Rock Springs,
where they have been living for the
past two years. 1t is probable they
will reside in Laramie again.
j. II. Small and Henry Zimmerman
left at noon today for Denver. Mr..
Small has purchased the Hill building
on Thornburgh street and will shortly
open his saloon at that place.
Roy Bloss arrived from Medicine Bow
on No. 4 today and will take a position
in the Laramie office as night operator.
This increases the force in the local
office to four men-two day and two
night operators.
John Bath returned last night from
a short trip to Cripple Creek. Tom
Bath. his brother, is one of a party of
five who nave leased a mine which is
showing up some ore which ms over
$3.50 per ton. He recently refused an
offer of 81, 900 for his share of the lease.