Gilpin observer., 1905-01-05
CONDENSED TELEGRAhS

The annual meeting OF the Ameri.
can Baseball Association will be held
at Chicago January 18TH.
The long drouth at Pittsburg, Penn
sylvania. was broken December 23d by
heavy and continued rains.
Rev. Albion W. Knight of st. Phil.
lips Episcopal cathedral. Atlanta, has
been consecrated bishop of Cuba.
Statisticians estimate that the losses
by the recent uncommonly dense fog
in London amounted to 100000 .
day.
The Sultan OF Morocco has adopted
vigorous anti-foreign policy and
French domination is likely to be re-
sisted to the extent Of a revolution.
A dispatch from Tangier. Morocco.
says that the German legation has
warned German subjects in Fee to
prepare to leave at moments notice.
Andrew Carnegie presented to the
Braddock Carnegie library and the
Homestead Carnegie library, Penn
sylvania. $35, 1000 each as a Christmas
gift.
The total gate receipts of the Britt
Nelson fight at San Francisco were
$500, of which Britt received $S,817.
Nelson $5,918 and the Yosemite club
$12,105.
ford has been appointed to succeed
| Admiral Domville in command OF the
British Mediterranean squadron, on
May LIST.
The Department of Commerce and
nj Iac NJ
Paso. Texas, and ordered the erection
Of $4,000 building for the immigra-
ton service.
King Peter has signed the new press
law, which practically abolishes free
dom Of the press in Servia, though
aimed principally at the anti-dyna-ic
and opposition papers.
For secreting whiskey for holiday
entertainments a large number of ma
val cadets at Annapolis were sent to
the prison-ship Santee and three were
recommended for dismissal.
It is estimated that it cost Chi
cago more than s22 ,000, 900 to celebrate
Christmas. Never before was money
expended SO freely in celebrating hol-
| iday in the history of the city.
A Hague dispatch says that the re-
port that Holland will place Sabang.
in the straits settlements, at the dis
posal of the Russian second Pacific
squadron. is devoid of foundation.
w. c. Matthews, the negro football
and baseball player. has been elected
one Of Harvard's senior class day Off
GERS. This is among the highest hon
ors in the gift Of Crimson undergrad
yates.
The Hamburg line steamer Patricia,
which arrived in New York on Christ
mas Day. brought over 2,435 steerage
passengers. most OF whom were Rus
slams fleeing to avoid the army con-
scription.
The governor OF Moscow has Off
cially condemned the resolution Of the
MOSCOW town council December 18th,
advocating popular control Of the gov
ernh.e ent and freedom of the press and
,eetine.
Henry Molyneux Paget Howard, ear
of Suffolk and Berkshire, was married
in Washington December 9th to Miss
Marguerite Hyde Letter, a daughter oi
Mrs. Levi z. Letter and sister OF
Lady Curzon.
After having been exhibited for more
I tudu lOA ~ w hiCh eiAhC
he has visited nearly all the principal
cities OF the United States and Europe,
William Connery, known as THE Irish
Giant" has been sent to the Tew York
City lmshouse. Connery is seven feet
one inch in height.
Work has begun on the last stage OF
a pipe line which will convey oil from
the fields of Indian Territory to the
refneries in Long Island City and
Green Point. Men are now preparing
to lay pipes under the East river. The
line will be 1000 miles long and 1000
men will watch it to detect breaks.
Prussia is negotiating treaties with
the other German states for the col
lective management of state lotteries
and will thus reduce the expenses and
then share the proceeds on an eQuita
Bile system Of percentages. avoiding the
multiplication of agents and advertis
ing. and removing the necessity fol
costly competition.
Major Edward E. Hardin Of the Sew
enth infantry, U. s. A, has been tried
by court martial and acquitted Of the
charge OF neglect of duty. Major Har
din was charged with neglect Of duty
in not having a sufficient guard at Ma
late prison. from which thirty-thret
native prisoners escaped recently. aftel
killing three guards.
Russia is on the eve OF abolishins
the passport system. The matter ha.
already been decided in principle b.
the commission which is investigatiAi
the passport question. A new law will
be promulgated by the Senate within
six weeks. as one Of the solid reforms
resulting from the administration o
Interior Minister Sviatopolk-M Mirsky.