Gilpin observer., 1907-01-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings ef the
oast Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condemned
Into Small Space for the
BeneAt Of Our Readers.
Personal

Tue HuTVeSLeT trust.
Lee McGill for number OF years
past, the associate editor and owner
of the Independent at Oswego, Kan,
has been declared of unsound mind by
jury in the probate court
Mrs. John Ade dice at Kentland,
Ind, of heart failure. Six children
survive her, one of whom is George
AIDE, the writer and playwright.
Rev. DR.. Henry N. Field, last of the
famous Field brothers, Cyrus w.
Stephen j., and David Dudley, died in
Stockbridge, Mass.
E. A. Sterling, formerly assistant
forester in the department of agricul-
ture, has been appointed forester for
the Pennsylvania Railroad company.
Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker, the
last of the children of Rev. Lyman
Beecher, died recently in Hartford,
Conn.
Theodore p. Shonts, chairman OF
the Isthmian Canal commission was the
guest of honor at the January dinner
of the Kansas City Knife and Fork
club.
John Mitchell has been reelected
president of the United Mine Work.
ers Of America, receiving II 600 votes.
Congressman Charles Curtis has
been formally elected United States
senator from Kansas, receiving the
entire vote of the republicans in the
legislature. The democrats cast
their votes for Col. W. A. Harris.
The legislature of South Carolina
has elected Benjamin r. Tillman as
United States senator.
Robert l.. Taylor has been elected
United States senator from Ten
nessee.
Charles d. Wolcott. director of
the geological survey. has been
elected secretary of the Smithsonian
Institute.
Chief Justice Fitzpatrick, Of the
supreme court of Canada. and Mrs.
Fitzpatrick were among the guests at
White house dinner given in honor
of the United States supreme court.
Joseph w. Bailey has been reelect-
ed United States Senator by a vote
of los to As in the Texas legislature.
United States Senator Shelby NJ.
Cullum, of Illinois, has been elected
for his fifth term by the state legis-
lature.
United States Senator Russell A. AL
ger, of Michigan, died suddenly Of
heart disease recently at his residence
in Washington. Both houses of con-
gress adjourned for the day as a mark
of respect.
Congregational.
Toe joint postal commission, au
thorized at the last session OF con
gress to investigate and report on the
effect of existing laws relating to sec.
ond class postal rates has SUBMITTED
its report.
The senate has passed the compro-
mise resolution authorizing the COM
mittee on military affairs to inves-
tigate the facts of the affray at
Brownsville, Tex, last August
The president has approved the
Joint resolution authorizing tempo
rary leaves of absence for homestead
settlers.
Senator Culberson has introduced
bill prohibiting the sending of any
information regarding dealings in
cotton futures over interstate tele-
graph lines or through the mails.
A bill has been introduced In the
house providing for the election Of
United States supreme court judges
by direct vote of the people.
? BY vote of SO to 81 the senate has
agreed to the house proposition to
increase the salaries of senators and
representatives to $500 a year. I'm
der the new law the vice president,
speaker of the house and cabinet
members will receive $4,000 annu-
, ally.
An appropriation of $95.000.OOO is
provided for ir the naval appropria-
ton bill recently agreed upon by the
house.
The house has adopted an amend
ment to the pension bill abolishing
all pension agencies In the United
states save one and fixing that one
at Washington.
Testimony concerning the Browns
Vile. Texas, affray will be taken by
the full senate committee on military
affairs at Washington beginning
February 4.
Mlscellan neous.
The Oklahoma constitutional con-
vention has adopted n section pro-
viding for a state geological survey.
Sixteen states west OF the Missouri
river were represented at the first |
session Of the dry farming congress
which met at Denver, Col. recently.
An appeal has been received by |
the American Bible society from Its
agent In China for immediate relief |
for the famine sufferers. Many |