Gilpin observer., 1906-11-22
The collector of the port of San

next spring. Extreme courtesy is to
be offered the officers and squadron.
Sixteen new laws have been pro
posed by the insurance commission
which held its session in Chicago for
the purpose of correcting the abuses
in the management of life insurance
companies and the various states
will be asked to adopt them.
The Central Freight Association at
Chicago has refused the demands OF
the independent oil dealers for a re-
duction Of 40 per cent in freight rates
on petroleum and its products and
they have decided to take the case be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
Robbers recently dynamited the
bank at Laherna, Garfield county,
Ok, and escaped with $2,7OO in cash.
The German Epworth league Of the
Methodist church has decided to NEE,
in St. Joseph, Mo-, in October 1907.
Attorney General Moody, acting
through the resident United States
district attorney. has instituted pro
ceedings in the federal court at S;
Louis, under the Sherman antitrust
act, to dissolve the Standard Oil com
bination
The National Tube company al
Pittsburg, Pa, has received an order
for 430 miles of eight-inch pipe for
oil field with Port Arthur, Tex.
A storm unprecedented in violence
recently ragged over the entire state
of Washington and portion of Ore
gon. Great damage was reported at
Portland, Tacoma and Seattle.
The reports from Gibraltar that
preparations were bing made for an
gier are officially declared to be er
roneous.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train
| while running at full speed was
ditched by spreading rails near Glen
coe, Mo. The entire train plunged
into an embankment but none of thc
passengers was injured.
Charges of alleged attempts to
bribe the members of the jury whic'
tried the Standard Oil case at Find
lay. o.. in September are being in
vestigated by the present grand jury
there.
| Attorney General Moody has issuec
instructions regarding violations o.
the eight hour law TO the various dis
trict attorneys of the country. A
strict enforcement of the statute is
promised.
| In the federal court at Cleveland
O., J. F. Zimmerman pleaded guilty
to bank wrecking and was sentenced
to serve two years Imprisonment an.
pay fine of $4,000.
The National Baptist congress hclc
three day session at ST. Louis re
Gently. Ministers and laynen from
all ever the country were present.
! The wages of all employees of the
roads west of Pittsburg, operated by
the Pennsylvania company, receiving
less than 5000 month, have been
increased 10 per cent by the board
of directors.
| Seattle and Tacoma. Wash, were
recently visited by disastrous floods
A new counterfeit $40 Buffalo"
note has been discovered by the Uni
ted States secret service.
| Federal authorities are Investigate
ing the disappearance of upwards o!
81 100000 of the relief funds sent to
San Francisco earthquake sufferers
The president is behind the inquiry
| A Dutch cruiser recently from tho
island of Curacao, reports that it Is
believed there that President Castro
| of Venezuela. is dead and that the
government is concealing the fact IN
order to maintain itself in power.
Mrs. Charles Mowry, and her three
little children, were burned to death
recently in their home near Cold
water, Mich.
The failure of F. d. Day & Co., a
grain and bond commission firm OF
Omaha. Neb.. with branches in sew.
eral cities has been announced.
| Robbers recently wrecked the SAFE
and building of the bank at Walker
Mo-, and made their escape. The
amount OF money secured is mo-
known.
The final official returns from al
the counties in Kansas show Gov
Hochs plurality to be 1,9SG.
The official returns from the entire
state Of Iowa show the total vote cast
for governor was Cummins, 21G,505;
Porter. 196.052; Cummins' plurality
20.453.
The capital stock OF the Pullman
Car company has been increased by
s24,900.000. making II 100000 600.
The New York Central Railroad
company has been convicted Of Civ.
ing rebates to the sugar trust In
the federal court at New York.
The wages of employees Of the
American Express company, who arc