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Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
DANISH WEST INDIES DEAL.
House Committee Continues Investica.
ton of Bribery Charges.

House Committee Continues lnvestica.
ton of Bribery Charges.
Washington, April 4.-The investi-
cation of charges, in connection with
the West Indies negotiations was re-
sumed yesterday by the house special
committee having it in charge.
Among those present when the hear
ing began were Abner Mckinley, Colo
mel T. G. Brown, Carl Fischer Han
sen and Representative Gardner OF
New Jersey.
Mr. Mckinley was the Arst witness.
He gave his residence as New York,
his business that OF a lawyer, and in
response to Chairman Dalzells In
quiry he said he was a brother of the
late president. Asked as TO whether
he knew Captain Christmas, the wit
ness said he had met him once in the
most casual way in the lobby of the
Manhattan hotel. New York. He never
held any conference with him of any
kind or character.
Was there any talk of the Danish
West Indies?" asked Jar. Dalzell
None whatever, either remotely or
otherwise" answered the witness.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago. April T.-Cattle-Receipts Is
100. Including - ears OF westerns; strong
10 lOc higher; good TO prime steers, $500
az 30; poor TO medium. Sf.230G.5O: stock.
ers and feeders. $2.JOfi5.25; cows. 81 .2dGf
5.1J; heifcrs, S2.IOnG.OO; Gamers. Sl.fOl
2.ao; bulls, S25O05.25: calves, S2.l0I6.OO:
Texas fed steers. SjOO1I6.O0; western
steers. fed. SJ.2o0G.sO. Hogs-Reccipts,
today. 5000; tomorrow. 23.oOOO: left over.
1000: mostly Toe higher: missed and butch
ors. SG.GjfiT 90; good TO choice hen,s. $G.S5
efT.o5; rough heavy, Sd,G5HG.S5: Hight, $9.4O
6lc.To: bulk OF sales. $0.75m7.00 Sheep
Receipts. 1900; steady to 1oc higher:
good 10 choice wcthcrs, S525G'5.75: fair to
choice mixed. SI.1OGrl.25; western sheep
and ycarilngs. S4.G05f6.0o: nntlye lambs
$i.I56t5oO; western lambs. S5.25@700.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
ATLANTIC CITY FIRE SWEPT.
Twelve Hotels and Score of Smaller
Build. .nqs Destroyed.

Atlantic City, N. j., April 4.-Twelve
hotels and more than score of small
buildings adjoining the board walk
which is built along the ocean edge
were destroyed yesterday by a fire
which swept the beach front for two
long blocks, from Illinois avenue to
New York avenue. The loss will ex-
coed s750,000. In this respect the
conaa grafton is the most disastrous
that has. ever visited this city. Tne
loss will be only partially covered by
insurance. as the rate of per cent
charged by insurance companies on
property here is regarded as almost
prchibitive. Fortunately no lives
were sacrificed, though probably Il
dozen persons were slightly injured
and burned during the progress Of the
fire. The origin of the fire is I'M
known, but it is believed to have start
ed in Brady's baths, or the Tarleton
hotel. which adjoins the baths at ILL
nois avenue aud the board walk. The
city is guarded by a company Of mi
litia. who were requested by the mu-
nicipal authorities to aid tho police
in the prevention of looting. About
dozen men were arrested during the
day for robbery.
The hotels destroyed and their esti-
mated losses are: The Luray and an
mex, the latter formerly known as the
Norwood, s125,000; the New Holland,
100000; Stratford, $4,000; Berkeley.
$4,000; Bryn Mawr. S25.o0o; Stick
ney, 100000; Evard, $4,000; Rio
Grande, 100000; Mervine, $4,000;
Academy hotel and Academy of Music,
$4,000; Windsor, s25,OO0; Charles j.
Keller, drug store. $4,000; Victor
Freisinger. art store, $4,000; other
losses range from $4,000 to $4,000.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
KILLED BY NEGRO.
FIVE ARE DEAD AT TUscUMEiA
AS RESULT OF HIS AIM.
Officers Are Fired on by Desperate
and Latter Is Shot and Thrown III
Burning Building-Town In Heat OF
Great Excitement.

Great Excitement.
Tuscumbia, Ala, April S.-Eive
men are dead, three MORALLY woIAD4 =
end tour seriously wounded as the r.
suit OF Sheriff Gassaway attemp,.45 )
to arrest Will Reynolds, a desperu y
negro.
The dead: Hugh Jones, Bob Va
lace, Sheriff Charles Gassaway. P. IL.
Prout, Jesse Davis.
All the foregoing casualties, excep-
the death of Reynolds himself, are tne
result of the deadly fire OF Reynolds
with g. Winchester. The negro was.
in turn, riddled and thrown into fl g
Yesterday Sheriff Gassaway went 70
a negro settlement to arrest " ii
Reynolds for obtaining goods under
false pretense. The officer was met
by the negro. VINO opened fire with =
Winchester. wounding the sheriff and
Immediately firing upon the deputy,
Will Gassaway, who was some 200
yards away. mortally wounding him.
AS soon as possible every man in
town who could procure a gun was
in the neighborhood, but owing to the
location none dared to venture within
the open space. Dynamite was pro
cured and the house in which the ne
gro was barricaded was fired upon,
but to no effect. Captain Simpson OF
the Wheeler Rifles arrived with Il
guns and 1000 cartridges, which were
distributed among IL picked men.
This company was stationed around
the house and riddled it, but the ne
gro had taken refuge in the cellar
and returned the fire, killing Jones
and wounding Jim Finney. Coal oil
was then procured and the house in
which the negro was located was fired
by the Wheeler Rifles, who had ar
rived on the scene. The negro took
refuge in shed and opened fire, kill
ing Wallace and wounding Jesse
Davis, but the people and some NIL
litiamen riddled the negro and the
crowd, numbering 1000. grabbed the
body and threw it in the burning build
ing. Wallace, who was killed, was
closing in on the negro, who shot
him through the body.
Relic seekers cut OF the negro's
fingers and such parts of the body as
could be procured. Three houses
were burned in the effort to reach the
negro. Several horses were killed in
the battle. It is reported that the
sheriff's brother. William, cannot live.
So deadly was the negro's aim that it
was possibly an hour before the body
OF Prout could be recovered. Not .
shot fred by Reynolds failed to count
when those he was firing upon could
be plainly seen by him.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
BULLET IN HIS TEMPLE.
James Whitfield Ends His Life at His
Home in Kansas City.

James Whitfield Ends His Life at His
Home in Kansas City.
Kansas City. April S.-James Whit
field president Of the Western Base
ball League, and for many years sport
ing editor of the Kansas City Star.
committed suicide at his home here
yesterday.
Mr.. Whitfield was well known in
sporting circles throughout the west
He was actively engaged in baseball
as early as the sos. He was one of
the organizers of the original Western
League. and was its first president
In April, 1885, his presence at the Ma
tional League meeting in New York
and Chicago. and his pleas for Kansas
City on those two occasions won for
Kansas City its first and only fran
chise in the big league. Whitfield
was made secretary of the club. The
tornado of May of that year spoiled
the teams chances OF making money
by destroying the grand stand and
flooding the diamond. In 1888, Mr..
WhitSeld again acted as Kansas City's
representative. this time at the Amer
lean associations meetings in Gin
cinnait and New York. and he was
again successful in securing what he
went after, a franchise for Kansas
City. That was his last active ap-
pearance in the baseball field until
he was elected president of the pres
ent Western League at st. Joseph
last winter.
Mt. whitfeld's plight is laid to
overwork and worry over financial ar-
fairs
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
euRLINeToM rRA!M HELo uP
Officials OF the Read Say Robhers Cot
Nothing.

fsgL4ltfZ
St. Louis. April 5.-The following
telegram was received at the head
quarters of the Burlington route in
this city from the St. Joseph officials
of the system:
burlington train No. IS. which left
St. Joseph for the west at 11:40 .. m,
April 9. was stopped at 1855 p. M.
one mile north of the city of st. Jo-
seph by four masked men. who COM
PEELED the engineer and fireman to at
tempt to cut OF the baggage car. The
attempt to uncouple the baggage car
was unsuccessful. Thereupon the
baggageman was ordered 10 open the
door. This was done. The interior
of the car was looked over. No valu-
ables OF any description were discov-
cred, whereupon the engineer was or
dered to so with his train. which had
been delayed. all told, so minutes.
There was no violence used. No
passengers were disturbed and no rail-
road or express property was tal,en."
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Days Trading and
Closing Quotations.

Chicago. April 7.-Grain spectators had
conflicting opinions regarding the outcome
Of the winter wheat crop, which, when
they attempted to reconcile them with the
weekly statistics, produced something OF
q jagged market. Prices rose and fell with
the changing sentiment. but In the end.
In spite of corn weakness. May wheat
showed a gain of sc. Corn closed Hc low
er and May oats hc down. Provisions
lost 51i12isc. Closing prices:
Wheat-May. 71Lc; July, 7iRc.
Corn-May. 57a.c: July. 5sssc.
Oats-May. i215c; July. 33s.c.
Pork-May, si6.42ia; July, s16.57h.
Lard-Aiay. s9.47is; July, s9.57is.
Bibs-May $50; July. $ss7h.
Chicago Cash Prices-No. . red wheat.
77@7oc; No. red wheat. T5@TTc; No. 3
spring wheat. 6sa7ic: No. hard wheat
7ahdc73c: No. hard wheat, 7i@72c; No. 3
cash corn. 56is657c: No. . yellow corn,
57laG5sc: No. > cash oats. i2AGii3c: No.
. white oats, 45iAg9Cc; No. 3 white oats,
i5Isc.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
NAY PoeTPoNE WORLDS FAR.
Barrett Admits Possibility of Putting
OF ST. Louis Exposition.

Chicago. April John Barrett,
commissioner general to Asia for the
Louisiana Purchase exposition. left
Chicago last night for San Francisco.
en- route 70 the Orient. The following
statement. made by him in reference
to the reporls OF possible postpone
ment OF the St. Louis expedition, has
special significance: "The Worlds
fair mana cement in St. Louis has
been bending every energy to have the
exposition ousn promptly in 1908. but
a grave condition has arisen which it
cannot control and FOR which It is not
Responsible. Nearly all OF the foreign
governments have officially notified
the management that e Is physical
impossibility for them to he creiltahly
representa- at St. Louis IN 1903. On
the other hand. while the majority OF
them have accepted for 1908 and viii
do the best they can. thoy have inforln-
ally intimnted thst n The exposition
is postponed they viii endeayor to
surpass even what they did at Chicago
and Paris. AS the success Of the
Worlds fair must depend largely on
foreign participation. It can be seen
that this is most serious considera-
tion. which neither congress nor tno
exposition officials can overlook In
short, II the Worlds fair at st. Louis
is postponed. It will be done largely In
Difference to the wishes OF foreign
nations"
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
sENATE VOTES TAX ON oLEo.
colored Product Must Pay Ten Cents
Pound


Washington. April AT the conclu-
sion of q lively debate yesterday, tie
senate passed the oleomargzrine bill
by vote Of 80 to 81. The discussion
was largely in the nature Of q rein
forcement OF arguments previously
advanced. Gpooner (Wis.) made the
principal speech, maintaining that con
gress had ample authority TO enact the
proposed legislation, because it was in
the interest of the people. In an earn
est protest against the measure, Vest
(Mo) held that congress was Invading
the powers OF the states. Scott CIV.
Va.) moved TO recommit the measure
to the committee, holding that it was
unsatisfactory to many senators and
ought to be perfected. The motion
was defeated-35 to 81. During the
afternoon a perfect flood of kilograms
poured into the senate from all parts
OF the country. urging senators either
to support or to oppose the measure.
The measure as passed by the SEN
ate differs in some respects from that
passed by the house of representa-
tives. 1t provides that oleomargarine
and kindred products shall be subject
to all the laws and regulations of any
state or territory, or the District OF
Columbia, into which they are trans
ported. whether in original packages
or otherwise; that any person who
sells oleomargarine and furnishes it
for the use of others except to his own
family. who shall mix with it any
artificial coloration that causes it to
look like butter, shall be held to be
manufacturer and shall be subject to
the tax provided by existing laws; that
upon oleomargarine colored to resem-
BILE butter a tax of 10 cents a pound
shall be levied, but on oleomargarIne
not colored the tax shall be one-fourth
of l cent per pound; that upon adult
Grated butter tax of 10 cents pound
shall be levied and upon all process
or renovated butter the tax shall be
one-fourth of l cent pound. The
manufacturers of renovated butter
shall pay an annual tax of $500. the
wholesale dealers shall pay & tax OF
$3.50 and the retail dealers n tax OF
siS per annum. The measure provides
regulations for the collection Of the
tax and prescribes minutely how Inc
various products are to be prepared
for market
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
STORM DOES GREAT HAVOC.
Sweeps Through Portion of Texas,
Ruin in Its Path.

Paris. Tex, April IA special from
Prattville. Tex. says a destructive
storm swept over that place last night.
No lives were lost, but much property
was destroyed. The storm came from
the north and for 80 minutes there was
a perfect flood OF rain and hall. AS
far as known 1t extended only between
Prattville and Prairie, towns eight
miles apart. Along the path OF the
storm. which resembles u railroad
track. not leaf or particle OF fruit is
left. Hail fully two inches deep Is
still lying on the ground. The Metho-
dist church at Prattville was blown
from its foundation and n dwelling
house was lifted up and carried into
an adjacent feld.( The stores of Joe
Miller and ]. NJ. Evans at Pacio and a
house on Evans farm were blown
down. Charles Pratt's store at Prai-
rie was completely wrecked and the
goods scattered for miles. Pratt es-
capped with n few bruises.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
- eoEs To HIascAEY.
Sensational finish in Grand American
ll.n.la-n az E-ne-s CIV.


Handicap az Kansas City.
Kansas City april I'll. C.
IIirz,lol wish handicap of 20 yards.
won tAa Grand American handicap
saturdzy end thnl became the cham.
pion winsshot OF America.
The last man to stand up with him
on the shoouof was C. G. Spencer OF
st. Louis. also o 29yard man, who
finally tailed TO Ian his 5Sd bird,
Spencer VIII receive second money,
r. o. Heikes OF Dayton third. ]. D. Poi.
lard OF Chicago. fourth. and J. L. Owen
of Cushing, o. T.. fifth.
Hirschey not only won the Grand
American handicap. but he placed to
his record score Of rs straight birds
for this event and grand total OF
102 for the week. having grnssed every
one since the tournament began.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
eoERs REFUSED BY BRITISH.
Party Of Canadian RiHes Wiped ous.
Heavy Losaes on Both Sides.

Party Of Canadian Rifles Wiped Out.
Heavy Losses on Both Sides.
London. April 5.-Lord Kitchener
sends the following report OF battia
with Beers:
General Kitchener sent Colonies
Keir and Cookson from Vrielzuil, west
ern lTransvaal, N1rch 81, to recon
noiter toward Hart's river. They
soon struck the track Of guns and car
ried on running fight for eight miles,
following the track through the bush.
Emerging on plain. large Boer rein
forcements advanced against theIr
1anks, forcing the British troops to
take up a defensible position, which
they hastily entrenched. Fighting en-
sued at close quarters till the Beers
were repulsed on all sides. Delarey.
Kemp and other leaders vainly at
tempted to persuade their men to re-
new the action. Fifteen hundred
Beers participated in this engagement,
but they suffered too heavily and
cleared away to the northwest and
south. The British losses also were
severe. The Canadian Rifles especial
ly distin guished themselves. one party,
commanded by Lieutenant Bruce Carr
ruthers. holding its post till every
man was killed or wounded. Others
of the force showed great steadiness.
allowing the Beers to advance within
200 yards Of them and repelling them
with a steady rifle fire."
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
CECIL RHODES, eEoUEsrs.
United States Shares in Free Scholar
ships-Plans for Race Unity.

ships-Plans for Race Unity.
London, April 5.-The will of Cecil
Rhodes provides for the establishment
of colonial scholarships, as previously
announced, and two American scholar
ships to each of the present stsaes
and territories of the United States.
The will also provides for five schol-
arships for students of German birth
at Oxford.
Mr.. Rhodes will is a remarkable and
voluminous document of more than
$500 words. Even this is not the en-
tire will, as the executors only gave
out the portions which they consider
TO be Of public interest. It was exc
cuted in 1S99 There is a codicil at
Tackled on the day of the deceased's
last departure from England. and an
other cabled from Cape Town, leaves
$4,000 yearly to keep up the spot in
the Matopro hills where his remains
are to be buried. The will further d.
reefs that railroad extension be-
made Into the Matoppo hills so that
visitors may so there at the weekend
to inspect the majesty and glory of
their surroundings"
Mr.. Rhodes explicitly says he is to-
be buried in an aperture. cut in the
solid rock, surmounted by a brass
tablet bearing the words: Here lie
the remains of Cecil John Rhodes"
No one else is to be buried there who
has not deserved well of his country.
Mr.. Rhodes bequeaths all his landed
property near Buluwayo and Sails
bury, both in Matabeleland to trus-
tees, whom he directs to cultivate for
the instruction of the people of Rhode
sia. His celebrated country place
at Grooteschuur, not far fro-S Cape
Town, Mr.. Rhodes leaves as resi-.
dence "for the prime minister of tho.
federal government of South Africa"
with e100O for it's maintenance.
Regarding the American scholarship.
Mr.. Rhodes says: "Whereas, 1 desire.
to enco--lge and foster an apprecia-
tion Of the advantages which implic-
itly believe will result from a union Of
the English speaking people through
ont the world. and to encourage in the
students from the United States Who
viii benefit by these scholarships au
attachment 20 the country from VIII en-
they have sprung. but without, hope.
withdraw VIM them or their sympathies
from tie land of their adoption o<
birth''
Accordirv to the Daily Telegrs nh.
the viii Of Cecil Rhodes deals with
total of 100000
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
CABINET TO INVESTIGATE.

Communication Regarding British
Camp Brought Up for Discussion.
Washington, April 5.-The time OF
the cabinet yesterday was taken up
almost entirely with communication
which the president has received from
the governor of Louisiana, protesting
against the camp alleged to be
maintained in the state by agents of
the British government for the pur-
pose of supplying mules and teams to
the British army in South Africa. The
president has directed an investiga-
tion into the facts and the bearing
upon the question.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
Eour surned 10 Death.

Boyne City. Mich, April last
evening the frame dwelling OF Dr.
Boyne, occupied by two families. was
destroyed and four persons were
burned to death. The dead: Mrs.
James Thompson. Mrs. Frank Little
field, G-year-old girl and S-year.old
boy. hrs. Littleileld and her two chill
dren were from Spokane. At the time
the fire broke out all the persons in
the house were upstairs asleep. The
cracking of the fire awakened the
sleepers. but only Mr.. Thompson es-
canel
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
CASUALTY LIST IS q
FOOTBALL GAME DRAWS 10000;
DEATH FOLLOWS.
SEVERAL MORE WILL succvMc.
Crush Of People Results in Collapse Of
Grand Stand and Occupants Arc
Thrown to the Ground Sixty Feet
BeIow-Game Goes on IS Ucual.

Glasgow, April 1.-THE casualty list
of the Ibro park disaster, when a num-
ber OF persons were killed CT injured
by the collapsing of a spectators
stand during the international football
match Saturday between England and
Scotland, have been completed. They
eclipse all the reports and estimates
of the casualties. The disaster has re-
suited in the death of 81 persons and
the injury of $50. Nearly 200 Of the
latter were seriously hurt and they
were taken to infirmaries for opera
tions and treatment. One hundred
and fifty of them still remain in the
infirmaries. A large proportion of the
injured had limbs broken, bodies
crushed and mangled and heads and
faces gashed. Several more deaths
will undoubtedly result from the most
critical cases of fractured skulls. The
infirmaries were besieged by friends
and relatives of the victims OF the
disaster and heartrending scenes
were witnessed when the names of
those who died were posted outside
the buildings.
nc iooepdii SdiiC uiS" sAo"u VI
10000. The crush of spectators re-
suited in the collapse of one of the
grand stands and a great mass of peo-
pie were thrown to the ground 60 feet
below. The action of the authorities
at Ibro park in averting n more general
panic by permitting the game to pro-
ceed while they encouraged the i'm
preston of the crowd within the en-
closure that the accident was not sc
direful, is row general commended.
The incongruity of the yells of ap
plause mingled with the groans Of the
struggling sufferers will never be for
gotten by those who witnessed the
ccene at the rear of the terrace.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
WRECK ON THE GRAND TRUNK.
One Passenger Is Killed and Five
Others injured.

OtnerS injured.
Lansing. Mich. April 7.-While the
Grand Trunk passenger train No.
was passing through Milletts. seven
miles west of here. yesterday. the rear
coach and the Pullman sleeper was
thrown off the track. Abe BTun-
stine Of Chicago was killed and five
others were injured. as follows; c.
Minnehan, Providence; Rev. II. ].
Ozshosli, Chicago, j. L. Gordon.
Rochester; Frank Thomas, Mt. Clem-
ems; Brakeman ]. L. Zeigler. Detroit.
The wreck occurred at switch, on
which q freight train was standing.
The first seven cars OF No. 8 crossed
the switch safely. but as the last
coach WAS passing over the switch
point the truck caught in such way
as to throw it and the Pullman car
following off the track and over onto
the engine of the freight train. The
two cars and the engine were thrown
into the ditch. 1t is said that the
switch had been tampered with. The
passenger train was running at high
speed when the accident occurred.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
Kaneas CITY Live atock.

Kansas city. April -Cnttlc-Recepts.
10000; strong to Zoe higher; choice beef
steers, SG.35Gi6.T5; fair to good. S5.25@
$50; stockers and feeders, S3.2Jdi5. 80;
western fed steers. S5.40G6O0: native
cows. s3.5oGt5.23: hclfers. s4.ooM650; can.
ncrs. S2.JOsi3.5O: bulls. S3OOm5.5O: calves.
S300@5.50 Hogs-Reccipts. 1900: 5Gii0c
higher: hulk OF sales. S6GO16.0O: heavy,
S6.s5ot7.oO: medium packers. 50 TOm6.G0;
light. $5.O0d615: pigs. $5.356I5.75. Sheep
--RocclptE, 300: strong to shade higher:
native lambs. SG.i0dG.T5; western lambs.
s6.35@G.70: native wethers. S5.50mo. so;
westprn ypthcrs 81 tD1tJ IN.