Gilpin observer., 1907-11-14

the law permitting the board OF rail-
road commissioners to regulate train
service.
The United States court of appeals
of st. Paul has affirmed the fine
against the Burlington railway Of
$4,000 for giving rebates on lard
shipments from Kansas City to New
York.
Fire at Duluth, Mimi, destroyed
mill and elevator property to the value
of $2,26S 900.
The government gives the total
yield of corn in the country for 1907
as 1912 900 bushels, an average Of
26 bushels per acre. The average
quality is S2.S per cent.
Timber fires in the neighborhood of
Deadwood. South Dakota, are causing
heavy damage.
In the federal court at Los Ange-
les, Cal, the Santa Fe Railway COM
pany was fined $4,000 on each of the
&C indictments on which they were re-
Gently convicted of rebating. The to-
tai aggregated $33O,000.
The turbine steamer Lusitania has
British gold on board.
In the recent landslide at Karatagh,
Russian Turkestan, 3,4O0 persons per-
ished and only 70 escaped.
The strike of the telegraph opera
tors, which lasted for SO days, has
been formally declared off. 1t is esti.
mated that the strikers lost $2,500,-
900 in wages and the companies lost
s5,OOO,OOO.
The losses by fire in the United
States and Canada during October ag-
gregated $13,35S,25O.
The building occupied by the seed
distribution division of the agricul-
tural department at Washington, with
it's contents, was recently destroyed
by fire.
Raymond Hitchcock, the actor who
ing been indicted on charges pre-
ferred by several young girls has re-
appeared and given bond for his ap-
pearance for trial.
Coffffeyville, Kansas, rejected the
commission form of city government
by majority of 470 votes.
The commercial bodies of many
western cites have telegraphed Pres.
ident Roosevelt urging currency leg
islation at the coming session of con.
gress.
Tom L. Johnson's plurality over
Congressman Burton for mayor Of
Cleveland. Ohio. was 9,313.
The republican ticket was elected
in Kentucky by about $4,000 plurality.
been formally delivered to Oscar Erb.
sloah, the German contestant in the
international balloon race A special
prize was given the French contest
ant, who finished only six miles be-
hind the winner
The printing plant OF the Sioux
City, Iowa, Journal was recently dam.
aged by fire to the extent of $4,000.
Reports are current in New York
that criminal prosecutions are likely
to follow some of the disclosures
made in national banking circles there
during the present financial strin-
gency.
Fifteen persons were killed and 30
others dangerously injured by the ex-
plosion of the boilers on the German
receiving ship Bluecher near Muir
wick.
Capt. F. j. Tygard, fromer pres-
dent of the Bates National bank of
Butter. Mo-, pleaded guilty in the fed
eral court at Kansas City to misappro-
priation of the banks funds and was
sentenced to five years in the prison
at Fort Leavenworth. Kan. Capt. Ty-
gard is now more than 20 years OF age
and i'll.
A fire occurred at Iquique. Chile, en-
failing property loss amounting to
s1,O00,000 and causing 1000 people to
become homeless.
The Kansas supreme court has held
that the assistant attorney general has
all the powers of the attorney gen.
eral in enforcing the prohibitory law
A large copper cent mipted in 1894
sold for $50 at an auction sale of rare
coins in Chicago.
The cost of the Panama canal to
July of this year was sos. .OOO, 900, in.
cluding the s4OO0O,O0O paid the
French company and the 100000
paid Panama.
Attorney General Jackson. of Kan.
sas, has caused certain officers of the
city of Pittsburg, Kan, to be cited
before the supreme court to show
cause why they should not be ad.
judged in contempt for accepting
money from ioiptists in defonca of
the courts orders.
Ernest r. Workman was arrested
in st. Paul, Mimi. by secret service
agent with 100000 In counterfeit cur
rency In his possession.
The state labor commissioner OF
Nebraska has announced that children
under 16 years of age will not be al.