Gilpin observer., 1903-02-26
SHORT TELEeRAms.


Queen Wilhelmina may be selected
to arbitrate the United States claims
against Venezuela.
Unseasonably warm weather pre-
vailed in most parts of Europe during
the greater part of January.
Recent storms have done consider
able damage to the lemon crop in CAL
ifornia. In some localities there will
be an entire failure.
Lord Charles Beresford has accept
ed the command of the channel squad
ron, which will necessitate his retire
ment from Parliament.
Seventeen letter carriers have been
suspended from the San Francisco
postoffice for alleged political activity
during the November campaign.
Able Perosi, director of the Vatican
choir. is seeking the Pope's permission
to replace some of the choir boys by
female sopranos and contraltos.
1t is reported that the Erie company
is to build four tracks between Cleve-
land and Youngstown, beginning the
work during the coming summer.
A terrific hurricane visited Budapest,
Hungary. February 18th. by which
sixty persons were injured and an i'm
mense amount of property damaged.
William Duffy, Nationalist member
Of Parliament for South Galway, and
three Others who were imprisoned un-
der the coercion act, have been re-
leased.
1t is rumored in Vienna that in the
event of Turkey falling to execute the
demanded reforms in Macedonia, Rus
sia and Austria will convoke a Europ-
can congress to deal with the situa
ton.
Denis ]. Sweenie, long noted as the
head of the famous fire department OF
Chicago, died February 10th at the age
Of seventy. He was long regarded as
the most efficient fire fighter in the
world.
During the recent cold weather here,
0evere storms of rain, snow and sleet
were experienced in Tennessee, Arkan-
sas, Mississippi, northern Texas, Ala
bama. Oregon and all parts of Ken
lucky.
The Standard Oil Company has de-
clared dividend of 500 per share, pay
able March 10th. This is $40 more than
the last dividend declared but is the
same as the one declared at this time
last year.
]. S. Clarke, the Canadian agent in
Australia, cah'es that heat wave has
struck Australia and is burning up the
vegetation in the pastoral districts and
undofng the advantage derived from
>he recent rains.
NJ. Lebon. formerly French minister
of commerce and president of the Mes
sageries Maritime Steamship Com
- Al
which is a veritable trust and repre-
sents steam shipping of 100000 tons.
New York green goods operators
have been using an alleged electrical
machine which was so manipulated as
to appear to print a bank bill on a
sheet of paper placed between two gen.
uine bills. 1t was a very imposing
piece of clap-trap.
The Hamburg-American liner Graf
WalderZee came into New York Feb
ruary 18th after a sixteen days voy-
age from Hamburg. having had but
one day of good weather on the trop.
Ernest Green of Silverton, Colorado,
and his wife. were among the passen-
gers.
Owing to Consul Alger's report that
conditions in Honduras are such as to
threaten American interests, Secretary
Moody has decided to send Admiral
Coghlan's fleet of cruisers and gun
boats, which has been cruising in the
Caribbean Sea, TO the Gulf coast of
Honduras.
Susan B. Anthony has sent to the
Congressional Library in Washington
a large number of valuable books, au-
tograph letters and scrap books. This
literature was used by Miss Ida Husped
Harper and Miss Anthony in the life
ST Susan B. Anthony and the history
of woman suffrage.
Robert E. Peary has announced his
intention. if possible. to make another
try for the North Pole, and says if he
can obtain backing to the extent of
100000 or Sl50,000, he would start
again for the Arctic regions, and is alb
solutely confident that with such back
ing he could reach the pole.
The bicycle has come to stay. but 1t
has ceased to be a fad. The member
ship of the League of American
'Wheelmen, which once reached 103,-
900, has sunk to $3.50, and wheels that
once cost $3.50 can now be bought for
from s25 to $50. The costly and aristo-
cratic automobile must also take a
tumble.
A remarkable increase in desertions
from the Scots regiment in the British
army is attributed to overwork and
bullying. There is report current
that when the subalterns execute the
sentences OF the messroom court, the
victims, whether sons of peers or not,
are hoisted upon whipping horse.
stripped and logged.
1t is announced that the government
offered seats in the Transvaal legisla-
tive council to Generals Botha. Ie-
larey and SHUTS. The Boer generals
unanimously refused to accept, giving
as their reason the manner in which
the council was formed which In