Gilpin observer., 1906-02-22
CONDENSED TELEcRAMs

Will go to Athens to attend the Olym-
plan games.
The capital stock OF the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company has
been increased from $23,24S,3O0 to
30,0O0,000.
Senator Hepburn of Idaho, who has
suffered from dangerous attack of
appendicitis, Is now reported to be on
the way to recovery.
At Bremerhaven. in Germany, Feb
ruary Sth, there was launched the big
gest sailing ship in the world. The
length of the craft is 43S feet, her
breadth is fifty-four feet and she Is of
5000 tons burden.
Advices received at Panama from
Tumaco, Colombia, report that the ma
tives there are terror-stricken on ac-
count of repeated earthquakes which
were felt last week and which de-
stroyed four small villages.
All the judges in Minnesota hence
forth will scorn railroad passes. A
movement started recently by the dis
trict bench of Hennepin county has re-
suited in all judges in the state send
ing back their annual passes.
The new armored cruiser Tennessee
made an unofficial speed of 22.16 knots
on her speed trial at Boston, according
to the report of one of the trial board.
The speed showing is .16 of a knot in
excess of the contract requirements.
The Illinois Supreme Court denied
motion for leave to file petition for
a writ to compel Mayor Dunno of Chi
cago to enforce the Sunday-closing
law as applied to saloons. The court
held that it had no jurisdiction in the
matter.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Company of Canada has decided to
name its terminus to be constructed
on the Pacific coast Prince Rupert
in honor of the explorer. The name
was chosen from 1900 submitted in
competition.
statement issued by the Postoffice
Department shows that the gross re-
ceipts of the fifty largest postoffices in
the United States for January, 1906.
were $7.166.1S9. as against 36,26O.36O
for January, 1905, nearly fourteen per
cent. increase.
The faculty of Harvard has ex-
pressed it's opinion to the committee
on the regulation of athletic sports
that intercollegiate football should be
prohibited to Harvard students in 1906
and until a reasonable game shall have
been formulated.
The Nebraska Supreme Court has
rendered a decision adverse to the Ne
braska Grain Dealers Association, or
dering the association to be dissolved.
1t had been alleged that the assocfa-
tion nxed prices, leaving the farmers
to take what was offered.
At a meeting in New York City Of
the trustees of the United Society Of
Christian Endeavor, Seattle, Washing
ton, was unanimously decided upon as
the place of the general convention in
1907. Four cities were in the race
Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Kansas
City and Seattle.
An earthquake shock lasting eight
seconds caused serious damage ip Cal
abria, Italy. February 11th, especially
at Cantanzaro and Monteleon, the pop
ulations of which places became ter
ror-stricken, left the houses and
camped in the streets, notwithstand-
ing the stormy weather prevailing.
Orders have been issued at the War
Department assigning General Bald
win to the command of the Depart
ment of Dakota. General Baldwin is
now temporarily in command of the
Southwestern division and will be re-
lieved there by General Greeley. The
changes will take effect about March
1st.
Trade of the United States with
Spain and Portugal amounted, in the
fiscal year 1905, to over $54, ,000, 900, ac-
cording to a report issued by the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor. OF
this $16,000,000 was imports and S19,-
600. 900 exports. Trade with Spain
shows a marked growth in recent
years.
Andrew ]. Brown, one of the found
ers of Northwestern University and
the last member of the original board
of trustees of the institution, died
February 11th at his residence in Ev-
anston, aged eighty-six years. Mr.
Brown was the Oldest member OF the
Chicago bar. having been admitted to
practice in 1S41.
1t is stated at Vienna that the Aus.
tro- Hungarian government has sent
fully-equipped battery OF mountain
guns as a gift to Emperor Menelik Of
Abyssinia. 1t Is presumed that Aus
tria sent the gift to Menelik in retail
alton for the action of Italy in sending
a mountain battery to Prince Nicholas
of Montenegro.
The controversy among the stock
holders and officers of the Atlanta
News Publishing Company has been
ended by the resignation of John Tenn
pie Graves as editor and the dismissal
of certain court proceedings. Colonel
Graves gave as his reasons for with
drawing his dissatisfaction with the
management of the paper.
The mill owners of the northern
counties of England have granted the
cotton operatives an increase OF
wages amounting to two and one-half
per cent, commencing with May. The