Gilpin observer., 1907-03-28

A special report issued by the cen.
sus bureau estimates the increase In
wealth in the United States from 1900
to 1904 at $1S,586. 1885,
1t is announced that Secretary Taft
will make a speech at the Ottawa.
Kan, chautauqua in June while on his
inspection trip to the western army
posts.
1 The war department has announced
that it cannot comply with the re-
qest to send troop of cavalry to the
old soldiers reunion at Dodge City,
Kan, in August.
| President Roosevelt has sent q let
ter to H. N. Marvin of Dover, Del,
whose child has been kidnapped stating
that the government will render all
practical aid possible toward the re-
covery of the boy.
Former Senator Burton OF Kansas
who has just finished serving six
months sentence in the Ironton, Mo-,
Jail on charge of receiving pay for
appearing before the postoffice depart
ment while United States senator
was met by brass band when he ar
rived at his home at Abilene, Kan,
and in the evening spoke in the opera
house to an immence audience OF
friends and neighbors.
A lockout of the building trades
unions has been put in effect at
Seattle. Wash.
Recent heavy rains have caused
disastrous floods in the Sacramento
and other valleys of California.
The entire business section of
Gotebo. Ok, has been destroyed by
fire. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The thermometer at Guthrie, Ok,
recently registered 102 degrees In the
shade, breaking all records for heat
in March in the territory.
DR.. julius H. Weinsberg a we'll
known physician of st. Louis was
recently shot and badly wounded by
his 1S-year-old son.
All the laborers employed in the
Republic Iron and Steel company in
East Chicago struck recently for
higher wages.
The plans of the battleship Nebras-
ka, which is under construction in
the Moran Brothers yard in Seattle,
Wash, have been stolen from the
desk of the superintendent.
The 18th annual meeting OF con-
gress will be held at Muskogee, l. T.,
November 10 to %.
The Nebraska supreme court has
decided that Gov. Sheldon need not
pay $100 a month rent for the use
of the executive mansion as a place
of residence.
The Laurel Oil & Gas company are
to build 1000 barrel Independent re-
finery at Sapulpa. I. T.
The store of Joseph Tusa, fish
dealer of Philadelphia was recently
wrecked by bomb supposed to have
been thrown into the place by Black
Hand agents.
An American mail bag, the contents
of which are valued at 100000 was
recently stolen while en- route from
New York to Paris.
Colorado officials propose calling a
convention of Western stockmen to
oppose the presidents policy of en-
) forcing the collection of taxes for
grazing on public lands.
An engine and tender attached to
Denver C Rio Grande passenger
train recently left the rails on curve
and plunged down fiftyfoot en-
bankment None of the passengers
was injured.
An examination of the accounts Of
Frank Jones, teller of the Charlotte,
N. c., National bank shows a short
| 1r hoe dicnnnanrad
Officials of the Brotherhood Of
Trainmen generally express the opin-
ion that peaceful settlement of the
wage question on the Western
railroads will be reached in the near
future.
The expense of sending an army Of
pacification to Cuba to date amounts
to So 100000. The Cuban government
will be given all the time necessary TO
pay the bill.
Stockton, Cal, recently experienced
the most disastrous flood in its his
tory. All the public utilities were
demoralized.
Five workmen were recently killed
by the collapse of the lining of a
blast furnace which they were repair
ing at Woodward, Ala.
The San Francisco grand jury, which
has been investigating the alleged cor
ruption in the city government, has
returned 75 indictments for bribery,
65 of which are against Abraham
Ruef, the political boss of the city.
The United States now ranks third
among the worlds exporters of manu-
factured goods.
Disastrous prairie fires have been
prevalent recently in Nebraska and
South Dakota. Two women were
| burned to dnath near RoneSteel and