Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
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the Lewis and Clarke exposition at
Portland for one fare plus 81 for the
round trip.
Gen. Jacob s. Coxey. of commonweal
fame. has been declared bankrupt
In the United States court at Colum-
bus. Ohio. His liabilities are placed at
@2S5.000.
The Pope has addressed an ency-
clical to all the members of the Ro-
man Catholic episcopacy throughout
the Christian doctrine.
The session of 1905 of the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature closed on the 18th
instant. One Of the last acts Of the
House was to defeat tho Goehring
newspaper retraction bill.
| Four thousand conductors anil mo-
tormen of the Union Railway Company
a. st. Louis were recenely notified that
frequenting saloons would subject the
offender to instant dismissal.
Joseph Rice, claims to have discov-
cred that he Is brother of the late
William Marsh Rice, following whose
death in New York, Albert L. Patrick
was arrested on murder charge.
R. L. G. White of Nashville, Ten
nessee, supreme keeper of records and
seal Of the Knights OF Pythias, reports
the total membership at 622,353, net
gain during the last year Of 27,5S3.
The Philippine Commission has
passed an act authorizing the secre.
tary Of war to issue, in the name of the
city Of Manila, $4,0OO.0O0 in bonds for
the construction of sewers and water
works.
Gen. John Palmer, formerly COM
mander-in-chief.of the Grand Army of
the Republic, died at Albany, New
York, April 18th. His death resulted
from a wound which he received in the
Civil War.
Lady Curzon, wife of the viceroy,
has invited all the Europeans and In
dians injured during the recent earth
Quakes who are able to be moved, to
come to the hospitals at Simla as her
guests. She will gladly defray their
expenses.
The worlds conference of the Reor-
gantzed Church of Latter Day Saints
at Lamont. Iowa, endorsed equality of
:ts members. 1t adopted resolutions
urging the membership to prepare to
adopt such a socialistic plan at some
future time.
The census of the Philippine islands.
just completed by the census bureau.
shows that the total population Of the
archipelago as returned from 342 inde-
pendent islands is 1855, 5,426. OF this
number almost 100000 are more or
less civilized.
The appeal in the case of the British
steamer Nigrotia, seized by the Japa-
nese cruiser Tsushima December 30th
off the coast of Korea and condemned
as a prize January 5th. has been re-
jected. The vessel and her cargo have
been confiscated.
Later reports from Mandi. capital of
Mandi state, in India. say that at least
400 persons were killed in the city by
the earthquake. The palace, temples
and residences were leveled. Esti.
mates OF the number of people killed
at Saltanpur vary from 200 TO 700.
One of the highest prices ever
brought by an autograph letter OF
Abraham Lincoln has just been re-
corded at an auction sale in New York.
The relic brought $110. 1t was directed
to soldier who had deserted the col
ors and begged for reinstatement.
At Wheeling, West Virginia, fifty
men were hurt in fight between
sixty non-union men from Pittsburg
and $50 strikers from the Whitaker
mill. Clubs, stones, knives and pis-
tolls were useed, but the non-union men
succeeded in getting into the mill.
Ex-Governor Yates of Illinois has
been retained with Ex-Governor Black
of New York to assist in the defense
Of Caleb Powers. who will be placed on
trial again at Georgetown. Kentucky.
the first Monday in May. Powers is
charged with numbering Governor Goe-
bel.
United States Deputy Marshals and
postoffice inspectors are searching for
NJ. Havlin, charged with being the
head of the Keystone Commission
Company of East st. Louis, which is
alleged to have used the mails in
"get-rich-quick" soheme. The Offices
Of the company are closed.
An explosion at sea April 9th on
President Roosevelt's yacht, the Slyph.
fatally scalded two men and disabled
the yacht, which was towed into Hamp-
ton Roads by the Morgan liner Ell Cid.
The accident occurred after Mrs.
Roosevelt and children had left the
yacht on their return from Florida.
The State Department OF France has
| advised Ambassador Porter that an
American squadron will be sent to take
the body Of Paul Jones to the United
States, probably In June. 1t is expected
| that the French government will par.
ticipate in an imposing funeral pageant
when the body leaves Paris. Large
forces of French soldiers and sailors
will form the escort.
Title to almost half the property in
Ell Paso, Texas. was quieted by fed
eral court decision April 14th in the
case of Warder VS.. The City OF Ell
Paso. Warder contended the property
belonged to Mexico. having been
thrown into the United States by a