Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK
r. - t.-r--s
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
interesting Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the
BENEFIT of Our Readers.
Personal.


"Aunt" Mahala Lewis. who was
born a slave in Virginia 120 years
ago, and who claims to have seen both
Washington and Lafayette, died
at Ottawa, Kan, recently.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson re-
Gently arrived unannounced in Omaha
and made personal inspection Of the
packing plants. He left the city with
out telling his destination.
Mason S. Peters has been nominated
for congress by the democrats of the
Second Kansas district in place Of
Manford Schoonover, who had been
named by the convention but declined.
A national purity conference under
the auspices of the National Purity
Federation is to be held in Chicago
October to IL.
Col. Charles B. Hall, Eighteenth in
fantry, has been detailed as command
ant of the United States infantry and
cavalry school at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, to succeed Brig. Gen. Bell, who
has been appointed chief Of staff.
Albert G. Lane, of Chicago. former
president OF the National Educational
association and of the Illinois State
Teachers association, is dead at his
home in Chicago.
Brig. Gen. ]. Franklin Bell, chief
of staff Of the army, and Clifford
Pinchot, chief of the forestry bureau.
were visitors at Sycamore Hill recent
ly.
Edward M. Ames. of Altoona, Pa.
has been elected commander-in-chief
Of the Sons of Veterans.
Cash NJ. Cade of Shawnee, Ok.
member Of the national republican
committee, has rendered to the presi-
dent his resignation as receiver of the
land Office at Guthrie. Ok.
President Riesco of Chile has ap-
pointed an astronomical committee to
study the recent seismic disturbances.
Miss Leila Ward, daughter of the
missing treasurer Of Cloud county.
Kan, has been appointed to fill the
vacancy caused by the disappearance
of her father.
William Noble. of Oklahoma, has
been elected president Of the Ma
tional Association of Postmasters.
MiscelIaueons.
Railroad accidents of all kinds re-
suited in 1,126 deaths and injuries to
17,170 persons in the first three
months OF 1906.
A bill will be introduced at the next
session OF congress to have a macad-
amized road built between Fort Leav-
enworth and Fort Riley by federal
prison labor.
The election day proclamation for
Oklahoma and Indian territory max
fng November 6 the date for electing
delegates to the constitutional conven-
ton and November 20 the date for
holding the convention, has been
issued
]. E. Wade. treasurer OF Cloud coun-
ty, Kansas, went to the Minneapolis
G. A. r. reunion and failed to return.
Instead he sent a letter to the county
commissioners acknowledging a short
age of 5000.
Three men are dead, two in seri-
Gus condition and nine others were
rendered unconscious by gas ex-
plosion in the Jones & Laughlin blast
furnace at Pittsburg. Pa. recently.
The Illinois republican state conven-
tion at Springfield enthusiastically in
dorsed Speaker Joseph G. Cannon as
their candidate for president of the
United States in 1908.
AS the result of an attack by ne
gro near Atlanta, Ca, recently, Miss
Ethel Lawrence. of London, England.
is in dying condition.
An attempt was made at Arkansas
City. Kan, recently to assassinate II.
S. Hines and Solomon l.. Long, two
lawyers who have been prominent in
prosecuting violations of the prohibi-
tion law.
The prolonged deadlock In The
Thirty-seventh Iowa senatorial dis
trict republican convention has hecn
broken by the nomination Of C. f.
Peterson. In all 3.699 ballots were
taken.
The dry dock Dewey was utilized at
Olongapo. Manila Bay. for the first
time when the transport Meade was
docked there recently.
The insurance commissioners Of the
various states, in session at st. Paul.
have agreed to recommend law for
passage by the legislatures requiring
an annual apportionment and account
ing OF the surplus by the life insur-
ance companies.
A dozen freight cars on the Rock
Island were recently burned following
a collision with a fast passenger train.
No fatalities resulted.
The brokerage firm of M. J. Sage
G. Co.. Of New York. has failed with
liabilities OF $500. 900 and assets OF $116,-
900.
The insurrection In Cuba Is becom-