Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
NEWS Of The WEEK WEE
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.


Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Benz
eft Of Our Readers.
Personal.
The Army of the Philippines in ses-
sion at Kansas City. elected Capt. H.
A. Crow, Of Connellsville.. Pa. as COM
mander-in-chief.
Prof. A. e. Vesting of Yale, who
married daughter of President Sven
son, founder of Bethany college at
Lindsborg, Kan. last June. is i'll with
typhoid fever at Chautauqua, N. Y.
Speaker Cannon of the national
house of representatives. in an inter-
view, declares he is not bothered with
the presidential bee. He said he would
rather contribute to a successful ses-
sion of congress than be president.
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden was
guest of President and Mrs. Roose-
welt at Sycamore Hill recently.
Richard Mansfield, probably the
best known actor on the American
stage. died recently at his summer
home in New London, Conn.,, aged so
3.
the island of Heligoland in 1867. His
mother was noted prima donna of
that day.
Rear Admiral William Augustus
Windsor retired died recently at his
hime in New York.
Richard Mansfield who died recent
ly was one of the richest actors in the
world. His estate is valued at $780,
900.
Rev. John Mathews the Oldest fsin-
lister in the Methodist Episcopal
church south died at his home in st.
Louis.
H. ]. Bone present United States
district attorney for Kansas has been
appointed special United States dis
trict attorney to prosecute land fraud
cases In the Northwest.
..-. ~. Miscellaneous.
]. M. Dickinson of Chicago was
chosen president of the American Bar
association in the Portland meeting.
Judge A. L. Williams of Topeka.
former general counsel for the Union
Pacific railroad and one of the per-
sonal attorneys Of Geo. Gould, died re-
Gently at his summer home in Colo
rado.
A New York lawyer is taking steps
to have the curb market in that city
declared a nuisance.
The historic Gen. Grant farm near
st. Louis was recently sold at public
auction for $4,000.
The ministers union recently or
ganized at La Crosse, Wis. was not
allowed in the Labor day parade be-
cause the agitation of the temperance
question injured their brothers OF the
Brewery Workers union.
The sheriff of Cowley county. Kan,
recently raided three drug stores in
Arkansas City and seized two tons of
liquor.
Former Gov. Durbin OF Indiana re-
Gently made a statement that short
ly after his Inauguration an attempt
was made by representatives of Ken
lucky to bribe him to turn over w.
8. Taylor. former governor OF that
state, to them. The amount offered
was $4,000.
The plant of the Louisville Courier
Journal and Evening Times was re-
Gently badly damaged by fire. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
Benjamin Cravens. notorious crim-
inal. who escaped from the Kansas
penitentiary in 1900. has been cap
tured in Nebraska.
A New York electrician has been
arrested. charged with making and
selling device which makes elec-
trical meters give fraudulent readings
Texas fever was recently discovered
in two car loads Of cattle shipped from
Chautauqua county. Kan. to the Kan
sas City stock yards.
b. b. Haagsma. for 40 years con-
sui of the Netherlands at st. Louis,
was recently drowned In the Missis-
s.ppi river at that place.
The order Of the Chrysanthemum
has been bestowed upon President
Fallieres, Of France. by the emperor
of Japan.
Before crowd of 5000 persons at
Barnstable, Mass. balloonist fell
1000 feet to the earth. He was badly
injured, but the doctors say he will
recover.
The entire business section OF Port.
land, Ark. has been destroyed by fire.
Secretary Taft delivered an address
fron, the steps Of the state capitol at
Denver on his way to Yellowstone
Park.
In his Labor Day proclamation Gov.
ernor Hoch says that In no other
state is the dignity of labor honored
more heartily than In Kansas.
Automobiles other than those carry
ing official guests OF President Roose.
Yelt have been barred from the drive