Gilpin observer., 1906-12-13


292,9S0 bushels. Sumner was the
banner county, raising 4.390,6G5 bush.
els.
Forty men are reported blown to
atoms in an explosion in mine at
Houghton, Mich.
One of the worst floods in the his
tory of Eastern Arizona occurred in
the region about Clifton recently. A
large number of people were reported
drowned and many buildings were
wrecked.
In fire at an Indianapolis match
factory recently eight young women
were burned. four of them seriously.
The battleship Kansas, one of the
most formidable of the new war ves
sells, has gone to the New England
coast for her trial trip.
After adopting resolutions request
ing the legislatures of the various
states to demand of congress that a
constitutional convention be called for
the purpose of submitting an amend
ment for the election of United States
senators by popular vote, the Inter.
state senatorial conference completed
permanent organization at Des
Moines. Ia.
A suggested solution of the entire
Japanese problem, which has reached
an acute stage, is a treaty between
the two countries excluding the la,
boring element of each from the other.
The incoming freight house of the
Burlington system at Chicago was
burned recently causing a loss oil
100000.
| AT the annual meeting of the Amer.
| ican Association of State Fair and Ex,
positions at Chicago, F. l.. Eaton, oi
dent and Thomas Warnell, of Liberty,
No, vice president.
Garland Moore, mail carrier, who
recently murdered Miss Clara West al
Bois dare, Missouri, because she re-
| fused to marry him. has surrendered
! to the authorities and is in Jail al
| Springfield.
Arthur c. Harper. the democratic
nominee, was elected over the non
partisan candidate as mayor of Los
Angeles, Cal. by plurality of more
than 1000 votes.
A boiler explosion in the Harney
shoe factory at Lynn, Mass, started
a fire which destroyed three other
| factories, the railroad station and Il
dwelling houses. Eleven persons
were injured.
Secretary Coburn, of the Kansas
| state board of agriculture. has secured
reduced rates for those wishing to at
tend the annual meeting of the board
In Topeka January 9-12.
The federal grand jury at Salt Lake
Utah, which has been investigating
the coal land frauds, has returned in
dictments against the Hartman and
Gould corporations in Titan.
| The supreme cou:t oi Missouri re
versed and remanGed the case of the
three convicts who knied a guard
While attempting TO escape from the
| state penitentiary at jefferson City
The supreme court of the United
| States has ordered a re-argument oi
the Iowa savings bank cases involv
ing the taxation of government secur
tiles held by the banks.
| Historic old Falls church in vir
| ginia in which President Washing
ton worshipped for years is to be re
| stored.
| Four students and three firemer
were killed and severaI students seri
ously injured by the burning of the
Chi Psi fraternity house at Cornell
university recently.
The national drainage convention
recently in session at Oklahoma Cit.
adopted a constitution and framed 6
memorial to congress. st. Paul
Mimi, was chosen as the next place
| of meeting.
| 1t is announced by the city super
intendent of New York schools tha
1000 American teachers will e
abroad next summer to study the
school systems of Europe.
| Miss Zona Heckert, the night oper
ator at Desoto, Kan, while alone a,
the station was beaten by a robbei
l
with wagon spoke and left uncon
scious and with an arm broken in two
places. The bandit secured three dol
lars from the depot money drawer.
Eighteen passengers were injured
none fatally, by the derailment of s
Mcnon fast limited train at Frank.
fort. Ind.
Two Texas cowboys tried to lynch
q negro On n Santa Fe train near To.
peka recently. The negro was wear.
Ing n X. of P. badge and the Texans
objected to "nigger putting on such
airs" The victim was only saved by
Jumping from the train.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Main was badly damaged In COLL.
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