Gilpin observer., 1903-01-08
Legislation of Importance Dealt
With by Congress Shadow
Cast by the Venezuelan Em-
broSlio About to Be Lifted
End of Boer War.
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End of Boer War.
fore 1902 began and the end of the Boer
| war was even more welcome. because Il
enabled Edward to don his crown in q
time of perfect peace. AS the days drew
near the Ambassadors from the farthest
ends of the earth came to London. al
ready overcrowded by visitors from all
iands The ceremonies, retaining nearly
all the medieval formalities were care
fuily planned and minutely rehearsed,
"hlie the public rushed eagerly to buy
seats erected along the line of march and
the nobility of the realm concerned them
selves with the ceremony In the Abbey
Inc KING came up to London in very Ill
neaith. On the 24th of June he took to
ms bed. and on the following day a CO.
terie Of the most eminent physicians and
surgeons of the realm determined that an
| operation was necessary to save him from
| death of an ailment closely resembling
appendicitis. On the 18th Sir Frederick
lreves performed the operation. and for
many days the King hovered between life
ana DEATH Coronation gayety gave place
to gloom, thousands of visitors, including
some OF the ambassadors, returned home.
hundreds of tradesmen who had antici-
pated large profits found themselves inn
poverished. and an expectanr sadness
| prevailed throughout the empire Slowly.
however. the King began to improve. and
on August the ceremony took place.
Religious Movements in 1902.
There has been perhap, nothing mora
striking in the religious history of the
| year just closed than the disposition OF
rengious bodies of different names to
get together in the practical prosecu-
| tion OF their work Nothing decisive has
| yet come of the movement for a union.
OF the Methodist churches North and.
south, nor of the Northern and Southern
frespyterians. but progress has been,
made. The project for bringing together;
the Congregationaiists. the Methodist
| protestants and the United Brethren has.
| made hopeful advance
flnaliy, the year has been one Of gem
erous giving The most remarkable single
instance is found in the Methodist
cnurch. Ihree years ago, on watch
| night, there went out from a SPRING
field church a call for twenty million
| dollar fund for the development Of Meth
odist religious and educational work.
| Dec 81, in the same church, to the peo-
pie assembled to watch out the Old Year.
4 the completion of this noble fund. II 4
a great achievement. which fttingly
crowns the closing year
The November Elections.
The general elections of November re-
| suited in the election OF the F'ifty-eighth
| Congress follows: Republicans, 20:
| Democrats, 17a
November Tor the states in which
| United States Senators are to be chosen
the following elected Republican iegisla-
lures: California. Connecticut, Delaware,
Idaho. Illinois. Indiana. Kansas. Michi-
| gan. New Hampshire New York. North
Dakota, Pennsylvania. South Dakota.
| Utah, Washington and Wisconsin. Demo
cratic legislatures were chosen in Colo
rado Florida, Missouri. Nevada. North
| Carolina and South Carolina.
The following state governors were
| elected: Alabama, William d. Jelkss
(Dem); California. DR.. George c. Par.
dee (Rep); Colorado. James H. Peabody
(Rep): Connecticut. Abiram Chamhsr-
lain Rep): Idaho. John T. Morrison
Rep): Kansas. Willis J. Bailey (Rsp.):
Massachusetts,. John L. Bates (Rep.):
Michigan. Aaron t. Bliss Rep.): Mime
sofa. Samuel r. Van Sants (Rep); Ne
braska. John H. Mickey (Rep.): Nevada,
John Sparks (Dem. silver): New HamD-
| shire, Nahum ]. Bachelor (Rep); New
York. Benjamin b. Odell. Jr.s CRep.)s
North Dakota. Frank White (Rcp.)s
Pennsylvania. Samuel W. Pennypacksr
| Rep); Rhode Island. DR.. L. F. c. 0as-
| win (Dem.): South Carolina. Duncan G.
Hayward Oem.); South Dakota. Charles
N. Herreid' (Rep): Tennessee. James
| B. Frazier pem.): Texas. Samuel w. Z.
Lanham Dem.): Wisconsin. Robert Il
Richards (Rep.).
| sRe-elected.
New York City gave Democratic plu-
rality OF 12i.0o0.
Prince henry's Visit
Four days later ana on the same day
| Mrs Stone was released. February u
| Prince Henry of Prussia. brother OF Kais-
| er William Of Germany landed In New
| York. and as the nations guest was &C.
corded n grander welcome than ever
given foreign visitor. He came to rep
resent his brother At the launching at
| his yacht, the Meteor, built by an Amefi-
| can firm and christened by Miss Alice
Roosevelt at Shooters Island. New York.
| February %. On the nth the Prince, his
| suite and the diplomatic corps at Wash.
| ington attended a session Of both Houses
| of Congress In the Senate Chamber. ae
| which Secretary of State Hay delfvore0
his memorial address in euIogy ef IL
late President Mckinley. During - -.
mainder of his visit the Princes spoelaa
| train bore hims westward, rs far - -
Louis. Milwaukee and Chicago. south -
| far as Chattanooga, where a BRIEF 6ot
enthusiastic welcome awaited him e
every stop. He sailed for home -
March II. leaving n pleasant imprass1o0
OF himself behind and bearing with I'm
a favorable idea OF America
Troubles In chins.
To the story of 1901 belongs the bloody
| Boxer" outrnges and the ratrgDulsgY
| occupation OF Tien-Tsin and Peh1ng ~
the allied forces OF Russia. Rn01anl
Germany, France. Austria. United 9tassGI
| Italy and Japan. The night Of the -
press Dowager with her grandson, ~
| Emperor. and the rest Of the Chlnooo
court and the tedious negotiations -.
tending the settlement occurred II ~
preceding year. but II was not until Jan.
uary that the remarkable woman who
| dominates the government OF Chlna -.
| turned to Peking. With all show of era.
ciousness and reassuring messages - IL
| tNI L.