Gilpin observer., 1906-06-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the
Deneat of Our Readers.
Personal,


Personal.
Col. Fl. A. Dupont was recently
elected United States senator by the
joint session Of the Delaware legis
lature
E. r. Townsend, former city editor
of the Iowa City Republican, COM
mitted suicide in that city recently,
William T. Vernon, the Kansas me-
gro appointed register of the United
States treasury, has taken the oath OF
Office and entered upon the discharge
Of his duties.
Senator Allison is again confined to
his apartments by illness.
w. A. Benson, the newly appointed
senator from Kansas, has been sworn
in and has assumed the duties of his
Office.
William j. Bryan was an interested
spectator recently at a session of the
lower house of the Russian parlia-
ment.
Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle OF the
president, died at his home in Say
vile, Long Island, recently after
long illness.
Chairman Shonts, of the Isthmian
canal commission. delivered the ad-
dress at the silver anniversary Of
Drake university at Des Moines, Ia.
Victor H. Olmstead has been ap-
pointed statistician of the agricultural
department to succeed John Hyde, re-
signed.
Gov. Hoch, OF Kansas, recently ad-
dressed the National. Editorial asso-
citation at Indianapolis on the subject
Of THE Country Editor, by One Of
Them"
]. e. Junkin, editor Of the Sterling,
Kan, Bulletin, has been chosen presi-
dent of the National Editorial associa-
ton.
At the end of the present college
year, Prof. Thomas r. Lounsbury OF
Yale will terminate his active connec-
ton with the university after SER
vice of 81 years.
The state department is in receipt
of a message from Venezuela stating
that President Castro has signified his
intention to resume the presidency July
s.
W. E. Henry, state librarian Of Indi-
position in the state of Washington.
A committee of 100 citizens of New
York has organized to establish an
appronriata national memorial to the
late Carl Schurz.
Representative Lester, of Savannah.
Ca, who fell through a skylight at his
apartments in Washington. has died
Of his injuries.
ConKressionnI.
After n dramatic scene in which
Speaker Cannon took the floor to ex-
plain his position the house by a
unanimous vote adopted the confer
ence report on statehood. The news
was received in Oklahoma and Indian
territory with the booming of cannon.
blowing of whistles and other evil
dences OF delight.
The substitute for the Beveridge
meat inspection bill has been completed
The most important change is that the
cost Of inspection be saddled on the
government. The committee was di
vided seven to nine on this question.
The house has adopted an amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill providing that none of the money
appropriated should apply to any SOL
diers' home in which a canteen is
maintained.
President Roosevelt has written a
letter to Chairman Wadsworth en-
tirely disappearing of the house sub
stitute for the Beveridge bill. declar
ing that almost overy change was for
the worse.
The senate has passed bills provid-
ing for the amendment Of the militia
laws and appropriating 100000 an
nually for the benefit of the national
guard.
After three hours discussion the
Senate adopted the conference report
on the statehood bill without division
The house has expressed its prefer
ence for lock type of canal by a vote
of 40 to Sc. The vote was on an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill providing that no part
Of the $25,000.O00 appropriated for
canal construction should be used for a
sea level canal.
The president in one day recently
sent to the senate 61 nominations for
consular officers, probably the largest
number OF such nominations ever sub
mitted in one day.
miscellaneous.
New Orleans is taking all precau-
tionary measures possible for the pro-
lection of the city against yellow fever
this summer.
The output of precious stones in the
United States in 1906 amounted to