Gilpin observer., 1907-12-05

vice during the past year was $685.
031.47, while it was $10,516, 6,995.94 for
the previous year.
Baron Ishii has made a report to the
Japanese government following his in
vestigation of emigration problems in
the United States and Canada that it
is thought will lead to practical sup
preston of the immigration of labor
ing classes from Japan.
A passenger elevator in Chicago
clothing store fell 10 stories, killing
two men and seriously injuring six
persons.
Thirty-eight thousand silver dollars
weighing 1890 pounds has been sent
to the Indians of the Rosebud agancy
as payment for land.
The total value of farm products for
1907, according to the department of
agriculture, is $7,412,000,000.
The secretary of agriculture places
the value of the alfalfa crop for this
year at $1OO,O0O,O00.
Four-fifths of the worlds production
of corn grows in the United States.
The Schlitz Brewing company is
arranging to file damage suit for
$4,000 against the receivers appoint
ed by. the Kansas supreme court in
ousting the brewers from the state.
Two express packages containing
money amounting to $3.50 have disap.
peared from the East St. Louis office
of the Pacific Express company.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men has filed with the postal depart
ment complaint against the Mis-
souri, Pacific, alleging that the tracks
are in such condition as to be a
menace to the lives of postal en-
ployes.
Because of stringent insurance
legislation the Mutual Life Insurance
company will cease to do business in
Wisconsin.
The French dirigible airship Patrie
was torn from 200 soldiers by a sud-
den storm and disappeared in the
gathering darkness
An explosion of black damp in the
Naomi mine at Fayette City, Pa,
caused the entombment of between so
and 60 miners.
At Waterbury, Conn.,. five factory
employees were killed and six others
seriously injured by the collision of
a trolley car and freight train on a
grade crossing
Senator Long has sent letters to
Kansas bankers and business men
asking for expressions as to needed
legislation touching upon the finan.
cial situation.
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hold-up of the bank at Clinton, ILL.,,
pleaded guilty and were given indie
terminate sentences in the peniten.
tiary.
The work of securing a jury for the
trial OF George A. Pettibone, for com.
plicity in the murder of former Gov.
Steunenberg, has begun at Boise,
Idaho.
The premium on currency in New
York has almost disappeared
The banks of Ardmore, Ok, have
begun the use OF cashiers checks.
A jury to try Caleb Powers for the
murder of Gov Goebel. of Ken.
lucky, has been secured 1t is COM
posed of eight democrats and four re.
publicans.
The Kansas university football!
team defeated the Missouri university
team at st. Joseph in the annual
Thanksgiving day game by score OF
A to O.
Owing to the large amount of ap-
plications received Secretary Cortel-
you has closed the subscription for
3 per cent certificates of indebted.
ness.
Seven persons were burned to
death in cheap lodging house near
the Union depot at Kansas City re-
Gently. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
The Sacramento Bar association
has passed resolution declaring
that the laws passed by the recent
special session of the legislature are
vicious, dangerous and unconstitu-
tional.
The national convention of the peo-
pies party has been called to meet in
st. Louis on April next
| An interesting fact brought out In
the hearing of the governments suit
against the tobacco trust was that the
consumption of tobacco In the United
States was not keeping pace with the
increase in the population.
The Santa Fe machine shops at To.
peka were recently damaged by fire
to the extent Of $4,000.
The Illinois direct primary bill has
been killed by the lower house 4 the
state legislature.
The Massachusetts courts have
been asked to pass on the truth OF the
biblical story Of Jonah and the whale
Eleanor and Leroy Chestnut, OF
Mexico. Mo-, have received $4,000
from the Chinese government as dam.
ages for the death Of their aunt Miss