Gilpin observer., 1906-06-28

Twenty-one persons were killed and
sc injured more or less seriously by
street cars in Chicago in the last so
days, according to report made to
Mayor Dunno on the subject.
The prosecuting attorney of Jackson
county, Mo-, has brought proceedings
against the combination of ice compa-
nies at Kansas City, commonly called
the lice trust" asking that the char
ters of the corporations named be for
feited.
Officials of the Pennsylvania railroad
announce that the use of private cars
of all kinds on that road will be abol-
ished.
Twenty-three public schools with an
attendance of 1,12S pupils have been
established on the canal zone under
direction of the canal zone govern.
ment.
After an extended session of the
cabinet recently Attorney General
Moody issued a statement announcing
that the government was ready to
proceed against the Standard Oil COM
pany for violation of various laws
against combinations in restraint of
trade and for receiving rebates from
the railroads.
The federal grand jury at Cape
Girardeau has returned indictments
against the owners of the Smith farm
in Southeastern Missouri charging
them with holding negroes in slavery.
The board of supervisors of San
Francisco has passed an ordinances
fixing the saloon licenses at $6,5OO per
annum. Saloons will be permitted to re-
sumo business on July 5.
The supreme court of Missouri has
denied a rehearing in the cases OF
Aggie Myers and Frank Hoffman, con.
demned to death for the murder OF
Mrs. Myers husband at Kansas City
two years ago.
A movement has been inaugurated
among the former colleagues of ]. r.
Burton in the senate to ask the presi-
dent to set aside that part of the
courts sentence which calls for the
Kansan's incarceration in Missouri
Jail for six months.
After the acquittal at Macon, Mo-
of T. E. Albright, of st. Louis on a
charge of perjury, Circuit Attorney
Sager dismissed the charge OF bribery
The accused was formerly member
of the st. Louis house of delegates.
Exasperated because he caught but
three small fish after an all-day effort
recently, Joseph Buechlein returned to
his home in St. Louis and committed
suicide.
Exports of meats and meat products
from the United States for the II
months of the present fiscal year
aggregated more than s1SO,OOO,OOO the
largest on record for corresponding
period.
Oklahoma City recently celebrated
the passage of the statehood bill in
grand style. Gov. Hoch, of Kansas
made the principal address.
The interstate commerce commission
has concluded its hearing for the
present in connection with its investi-
CATION into the relations of the rail-
roads with the coal and oil traffic.
The hearing will be resumed in the
fall.
In the United States court at Kan
sas City Judge Smith Mcpherson SEN
fenced George L. Thomas freight
broker to pay fine of $4,000 and four
months imprisonment; l.. B. Taggart,
his clerk, to three months imprison-
ment and a fine of $4,000. The Bur-
lington railroad and the Armour.
Swift, Cudahy and Nelson Morris
Packing companies were each fined
$4,000 for giving and accepting re-
bates. The cases will all be appealed.
The coronation of King Haakon and
Queen Maud, the new rulers of Nor
way, took place at Trondhjem recently
with elaborate ceremonies, and was
attended by representatives of nearly
all the civilized nations of the world.
Richard Ivens was hanged at Chi
cago recently for the murder of Mrs.
Bessie Hollister. wife of the head of
large printing establishment OF
that city. The crime which was COM
mitted last January, was one of the
most revolving in the police annals
of Chicago.
Congregational.
Over 10000 bills have been intro.
duced in the present session of con-
pracc and tho annrOprjafiopc total 1.