Gilpin observer., 1907-02-14


of the army and navy who will par
ticipate in the exposition at James
town. Va.
The damage to shipping in Buffalo
harbor alone is $l,50O,OO0. Five great
lake steamers aground tell that part
of the story. Thirteen others make
Ing brave attempts to ride out the
storm may add to it.
According to dispatch from Chief
Engineer Stevens, 5G6,750 cubic yards
of dirt were removed from the Guile.
bra cut on the isthmus of Panama
In January. This is twice as much
as the best record ever made by the
French
DR.. c. c. Wiley, the first witness
In the defense Of Harry X. Thaw.
said he believed the prisoner was
insane at the time of Stanford Whites
murder. The witness was put through
the most severe cross examination
ever heard in New York court room
The worst storm of the winter pre-
vailed along the Atlantic coast recent.
ly. A thick snow accompanied by
60-mile gale tied up traffic on land
and sea.
A woman and five children were
found frozen to death in the town OF
Goodrich. N. d.
Fire recently destroyed ten store
buildings in Mound Valley, Kan, caus-
ing a loss estimated at $4,000
Second Lieut.. John S. Hamilton.
Twelfth infantry, has been found
guilty of misappropriating funds OF
the company. and sentenced to dis
missal without honor from the army
and Is months Imprisonment.
The Dawes commission has COM
pleted the work of passing on the
enrolment of the five civilized tribes
of Indians. The work was begun ten
years ago. The names will now be
submitted to the secretary of the in
terror.
John F. Stevens, chief engineer OF
the Panama canal, has notified the
president that he will resign his posi-
ton If any of the bids for construct
ing the canal are accepted. The rea.
son given is that he would be robbed
of the credit unless the government
does the work.
A Minneapolis, Mimi, firm has sold
100000 bushels of wheat to firm in
Russia.
John Wannamaker; near Philadelphia,
was completely destroyed by fire re
Gently. The loss is estimated at ST..
100000.
In wreck at Peoria, ILL.,, recently
the only person killed was a man who
to work.
Justice of the Peace Cortese, OF
Patterson, N. j., was fearfully injured
by the explosion of an internal ma
chine sent by express recently. He
had been active in prosecuting Italian
lawbreakers.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw went on the
witness stand in defense of her hub
band in New York and told the story
of her life. She charged Stanford
White with having fnveigled her to
studio in New York and there &C.
complished her ruin through the use
of drugged wine. She had previously
told the story to Thaw when he pro.
posed marriage to her.
Shippers in Kansas City and other
Missouri river towns have appealed
to the interstate commerce commits
sion for relief from excessive railroad
rates from the Atlantic seaboard. The
rai DO oil oh I'd
spiracy.
Fifteen woodcutters were killed by
an avalanche in the Transylvania
mountains of Roumania recently.
1t is announced that the president
and San Francisco auth horities have
arrived at a mutual understanding by
which the japanese question can be
adjusted without danger. 4
A tidal wave has destroyed 129
houses at Marina di Calanzaro. fish.
ing village on the Calabrian coast
and the Italian government has sent
troops and assistance
The lives of many children were
saved in Mobile, Ala, recently by pro.
ficiency in the fire drill The school
building became ignited, but the pu.
pills remained cool and marched out
in perfect order.
The Iowa board of railroad commits.
sioners has ordered complete revi.
sion of freight schedules in that
state. "'-''"
A terrorist shot and killed the gov-
ernor of Penza, Russia, as he was leav.
ing theater in that city. In at
tempting to escape he killed two po-
licemcn. wounded the manager of the
theater and then committed suicide.
The average consumption of sugar
per capita in the United States dur.
ing 1906 was 76 pounds, which cost
over 5000 600. .O1O