Gilpin observer., 1907-05-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings ce tie
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from Al!
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for tho
Beneht of Our Readers.
PsrsonaI.

A. e. Stilwell and a party of 80
capitalists who took a trip over the
lines of the Orient railroad in Mexico,
have returned.
Rumors are in circulation in Wash
ington that Secretary Loeb is to leave
the president and take the presi-
dency of the Washington Railway and
Electric company.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania,
was recent caller at the white
house. This is his first visit to the
president since the publication of the
alleged conspiracy against Mr.. Roose-
welt.
Rev. John Fulton, editor of the
Church Standard, an Episcopalian
publication, is dead in Philadelphia.
His early work was done in st.
Louis
Rev. DR.. William w. Lord, of the
Protestant Episcopal church, and the
pastor of jefferson Davis, died re-
Gently In New York aged SS years.
Rev. Leroy A. Belt, ex-president Of
the Ohio Northern university, widely
known in Methodist church circles, is
dead at kenton. ..
John Mitchell, president OF the
United Mine Workers, is i'll at the
home of friend in Chicago. His
illness is not regarded as serious at
present
James Bartlett Hammond inventor
of the typewriter bearing his name,
has lost his mind and is confined to
Bellevue hospital at New York for
observation.
Wolfman C. Fuchs, an expert in the
use of the X-ray, is dead in Chicago
of cancer contracted from coming in
to contact with the X-ray apparatus
Dennis Kearney, the Sand Lot
Orator." who led the agitation against
the Chinese in San Francisco in the
early seventies. is dead at his home
in Alameda, Cal.
Harry S. New. acting chairman of
the republican national committee,
was in conference with President
Roosevelt at the White house re-
Gently.
Mrs. Lawson Sheldon, mother Of
Gov. George L. Sheldon, of Nebraska,
is dead at her home in Nehawka.
She was 73 years old.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, called on
the president recently, but declared
that his mission was not to call halt
in federal land fraud investigations
in his state.
Prof. Ritter Won Mosetig- Moorhof,
the famous Austrian surgeon and in
troducer of iodoform, was recently
drowned in the Danube river.
Victor II. Olmsted, an employe OF
the agricultural department, has gone
to Cuba to supervise the taking of
census of the island.
Brig. Gen. John w. Buff has been
placed on the army retired list He
was in command of the Department
OF the Dakotas with headquarters in
st. Paul.
Frederick I. Allen. commissioner Of
patents, has rendered his resignation
to President Roosevelt to take effect
June l.
Alan r. Hawley made a balloon as
cention at st. Louis and landed safely
at Carrollton, Ill.,, 67 miles away.
Mlsceilaneous.
In an explosion in a mine at Black
Diamond, Wash, four men We're
killed. five fatally and II seriously
injured.
The $500. 900 Masonic temple at South
McAlester, l. T., was recently dedi-
Gated with elaborate ceremony.
A reunion Of all the descendants Of
the signers of the declaration of inde-
pendence is planed for the James,
town exposition on July next
Harry Campbell, a convict in the
Missouri penitentiary deliberately cut
off four fingers on his left hand in or
der to escape work.
The Standard Oil company has pur-
chased the interest in the Illinois oil
field Of Edward II. Everett and
August Busch for $75o,ooo.
A treaty of peace has been signed
between Nicaragua and Salvador at
Amapala, Honduras.
The Illinois legislature has passed a
bill forbidding the sale of Intoxicating
liquors within II miles of a military
or naval reservation.
The Wisconsin freight depot at
Minneapolis was recently totally de-
stroyed by fire causing a loss Of
100000.
The 18th anniversary Of the opening
Of Oklahoma to settlement was re-
Gently observed throughout the ter
ritory by general holiday.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has decided that party rate tick
cts, such as are sold by the railroads
to theatrical companies, must be sold
to the general public where the same
number Of persons ask for transporta-