Gilpin observer., 1901-11-21
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women to membership.
The Cuban Democratic party has
adopted General Bartolome Masso as
Its candidate for the presidency OF
Cuba.
1t has been decided to hold carnival
In Sydney, Nova Scotia, next summer
to include aquatic sports, rowing and
yacht racing.
st. John Dix, who wrecked four
banks in the state of Washington last
year, has been arrested in London and
will be eXtradited.
King Edward has decided to have
the celebrated Koh-I-Noor diamond
mounted in the crown of Queen Alex
andra for the coronation.
Laying the keel blocks for the con-
struction Of a new fighting cruiser for
the Turkish government has been be-
gun at Cramps shipyard.
President Roosevelt, who has been
looking for a new team, Is opposed to
docking the tails of horses and will not
consider any offers of bangtailed ami
mails.
All the German naval officers are re-
ceiving instructions in wireless teleg-
raphy, and all ships of the German
navy will be equipped with wireless
apparatus.
Six thousand dollars has been given
Charles o. Baird of Philadelphia, the
income of which is to be used toward
prizes for oratory in the senior class at
Princeton.
A Constantinople dispatch says that
severe earthquake occurred on the
9th instant at Erzeroum. Many houses
were destroyed and the inhabitants
sought safety in the open.
The Commercial Pacific Cable Com
pany, recently incorporated to operate
cable line between this country and
the Philippines, has increased its cap
ital from 100000 to $3,OOO,OOO.
Mother Bickerdyke of army fame
died at Bunker Hill, Kansas, Novem-
Der Sth, at the age of eighty-four years.
Her work among the Union soldiers
during the war is well known.
A dispatch to the Herald from Paris
says: The municipal council # st.
Cloud has decided to give the name of
Santos-Dumont to street leading to
the balloon park in st. Cloud.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to pro-
vide a $4,000 building for the Wood
library of Canandaigua. New York, on
condition that the municipality shall
guarantee 5000 annually for its sup
port.
A deal is about to be consummated
by which all the leading fruit canning
establishments of California outside of
the California Fruit CanneIs' Associa-
tion will pass into the hands of an
eastern syndicate.
The entire system Of the Market
Street Railway Company at San Fran
cisco has practically been sold to
Baltimore syndicate. which has for
several months been negotiating for its
purchase, for $26,OOO.OOO.
Resolutions strongly protesting
against the ratification of the reciproc-.
ity treaties which will come before
Congress at its approaching session,
have been adopted by the Southern
California Fruit Exchange.
There is now bill pending in the
French chamber of deputies providing
for a graduated tax upon unmarried
persons, increasing rapidly in amount
upon both women and men between
twenty-one and forty years of age.
Berlin advices state that ground was
broken for the new American church
Americans were present. The United
States ambassador, Andrew d. White,
will lay the corner stone Thanksgiving
Day.
Paul Revere, vice president and gen.
cral of the Sons of the American Rev
olution, died on the 10th instant at
Morristown, New Jersey, aged 45 years.
He was a son of General Joseph War
rem Revere, who fought in the Semi
mole and Civil wars, and n great grand
son of Paul Revere of Revolutionary
fame.
Andrew Carnegie has given twenty
three employees of the Edgar Thomson
steel works Mt the Braddock plant of
the Carnegie company enough five per
cent. bonds of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany to make the interest just equal
their salaries. The total amount of
bonds distributed is said to be about
81 100000.
At reception of British pilgrims re-
Gently, the Pope forbade the reading
of their address publicly, because it ex-
pressed hope for the restoration of
the temporal power of the pontiff, and
his holiness did not desire renewal of
the trouble caused by the Duke of Nor.
folk on the occasion Of the previous pill
grnnage.
The National Prison Association Mt
its recent meeting in Kansas City
passed resolutions urging upon Con-
gress the adoption of Il general parole
law and an indeterm,hMe sentence
law for the benefit of federal prison.
ers. The next meeting of the associa-
ton will be held at Philadelphia in Oc-
tober, 1902.
Charles Miller and Mrs. N. G. Collins,
alias Grace Arnold, alias Grace ALL
son, formerly of Cleveland, st. Louis
and San Francisco, convicted of hav-
Ing used the mails to defraud in con-
ducting matrimonial bureau, have