Gilpin observer., 1906-03-15
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The Texas Court of Appeals has de-
cided that dealing in futures is
gambling. Hereafter neither side can
collect money in Texas on deals in
cotton futures.
Women of Chicago, despairing Of
police protection and thoroughly
alarmed by numerous attacks, are said
to be carrying short revolvers in their
muffs and handbags.
A distinct earthquake shock was felt
in Portland, Maine, March 4th. In
several parts of the city the shock was
accompanied by rumbling, which
lasted several seconds.
Colonel c. A. Smith, lumberman
of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has offered
to give 100000 to Bethany college, at
Lindsborg, Kansas, on condition that
the college raise like sum.
The three men who February tenth
attempted to assassinate General
Reyes, president of the Republic of
Colombia, were shot March 7th at the
spot where the attack took place.
A snow avalanche at the Lofeten
Island, off the coast Of Norway, on the
9TH. inst. buried a number Of fisher
mems huts. Rescuers extricated
twehty-one dead and thirty-nine in
jured.
George e. Thomas, retired banker
of Philadelphia, has given 100000 to
the board of missions of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church. to be used for
home missionary work at the discre-.
tion of the board.
Judge William Hickman Moore,
Municipal Ownership candidate for
mayor Of Seattle, has just been elected
by the small majority Of fifteen votes,
after one of the closest fights in the
history of the city.
The sentence of death imposed upon
Mrs. Antoinette Tolla for the killing of
Joseph Sonta has been committed to
seven years and a half imprisonment
by the New Jersey Court of Pardons.
The vote stood six to two.
A $1,00O,O0O Masonic club house on
Michigan avenue is the plan of Chi
cago Masons, who have organized a
new society for the express purpose OF
putting through their project. Forty
officers of Chicago Masonic lodges
have the matter in hand
An alarming earthquake has oc-
Cured in Bashahs, one of the Simla
tributary hill states of the Punjab in
India. Considerable damage has been
caused at Rampur, the capital of Bas-
hahs. Eight are known to have been
killed and twenty-six injured.
Tacloban. the capital Of the island
of Leyte, has been destroyed by fire.
The financial loss is reported to be
100000. Tacloban was the fifth city
of the islands and was situated in an
important hemp district. A number
of warehouses were destroyed.
Within two months silver shipments
from the single port of Vera Cruz, in
Mexico, have amounted to $9,716,0oo,
the bulk of the shipments being silver
pesos from London and New York.
Another shipment of a million pesos
will be made within ten days.
Maj. George H. Hopkins. former de-
partment commander of the G. A. R.,
department of Michigan, who held an
important confidential position in the
War Department under Secretary AL
ger during the Spanish-American War,
died at Detroit on the 9th inst.
Frederick Augustus III, King of Sax
ony, has asked the Pope for special
license to marry. In November, 1891,
he welded the Archduchess Louise of
Tuscany, and secured a divorce from
her in February, 1903, after she had
eloped with her children's tutor.
Herr Mendelsohn, head of the bank
ing firm of Mendelsohn & Company, of
Berlin, has received a number of let
ters since his arrival at St. Petersburg
threatening him with death IL he nego-
tiated loan with Russia. Six detec-
tives have been assigned to guard him.
A fire at Sheboygan, Wisconsin,
March 9Th, caused loss og 100000
In the furniture factory district. The
heaviest losers are Sheboygan Couch
Company, $4,000: Sears ROebuck &
Co., Chicago. warehouse, 100000.
Montgomery Ward & Co., warehouse,
$4,000.
There is trust for the dead as we'll
as for the living in Chicago. according
ion There is monopoly of cemeteries
within the city limits and union labor
has no place to bury its dependent
dead except at prices for lots that are
prohibi,lve.
One of the finest club buildings in
the world is planned by the Univer-
sity club of Chicago on the site of the
present offices of the Mccormick Har-
vester Company, and when completed
and furnished 1t is expected to repre-
sent an outlay of over sl,000.000, inde-
pendent of what is paid for the ground
lease.
Columbia college. New York City,
is considering plans for an athletic
field to cost $1.000.000. AS no ground
near the university building Is avail
able. 1t is proposed to make the ground