Gilpin observer., 1907-04-04
NEWS OF THE WFEN
Most Important Happenings g t.s
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from As9
parts of the World CONDEMNED
Into Small Space for the
BcncAt of Our Readers.
Personal.

in 1851 and who retired in 1908, is
dead.
Harry A. faulkner former member
Of the st. Louis house of delegates
who was convicted of boodling, has
completed a three-year sentence in
the penitentiary and been released
President Roosevelt gave a reception
recently at the White house to the
Yale baseball club.
Gertrude Hanish, n stenographer
leaped from window in the 18th
story of Cincinnati office building
and was dashed to death on the
street below. Hundreds of people
witnessed the deed.
William A. Proctor. preside Mt of the
Proctor & Gamble Soap company, is
dead at his home in Cincinnati as u
result of a bullet wound self-inflicted
= By order of the president about
= 5000, 900 acres of coal land will be
Immediately opened to entry as rap
idly as the geological survey can
make proper examinations.
President Roosevelt has promised
to make an address at the dedication
l OF statue to the memory OF the
riders, to be erected in Arling-
ton National cemetery on April 12.
James Henry Smith, a New York
multi-millionaire. died recently at
Kioto, Japan, while on wedding tour
around the world.
DR.. Jollos, editor of the Russki
Viedonisti at Moscow has been assass-
mated. He was member Of the
first Russian parliament.
Jesse F. Welborn, has been chosen
to succeed the late Frank J. Hearne
as president of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron company.
The students of Princeton university
have presented former president
Grover Cleveland with loving cup.
Judge Samuel Ryan, the oldest edi-
tor in Wisconsin, and one OF the old
est members of the Odd Fellows is
dead at Appleton.
John Brislin, blind inventor OF
Pittsburg; Pa, aged 73 years, who
spent all his money in defending his
patents, died recently of a broken
heart.
Hamlin F. Lee, aged 81. veteran
Of the Mexican and civil wars, and a
/ephew of Gen, Robert E. Lee, is dead
= at his home in Colorado Springs.
Charles S. Stahl. captain and form
er manager of the Boston American
league baseball team, committed sui
eide recently at West Baden, Ind,
where the club had gone for spring
raetice.
~Thomas Connor, state senator from
Joplin, Mo-, is dead. He was elected
to the last general assembly. but was
never able to attend any Of the ses-
sions.
Lieut., Gen. Arthur Macarthur has
been transferred from the department
of the Pacific to the department Of
the lakes, with headquarters at NIL
waukee.
Former Representative McCleary,
of Minnesota has been sworn in as
second assistant postmaster general
in succession to w. S. Shallenbarger,
resigned.
z Miscellaneous.
A column of French troops has en-
tered and occupied the city of Oudja,
Morocco, without resistance on the
part of the inhabitants.
The population of the United States,
inclusive of Alaska and the insular
possessions, in 1906 was 93.1S2.2i0.
Two hundred Roumanian peasants
were recently killed In one day in
conflict with troops.
BY tampering with switch at
Council, Ok, some miscreant caused
the wreck of Rock Island passen-
ger train. Two persons were killed
/and two seriously injured.
BY an explosion OF dynamite at
johannesburg, Transvaal, four white
men and so natives were instantly
killed and three whites and 1G natives
<Were injured.
THE New York Central railroad. Ira
A. Mccormick, genera! superintendent,
and A. II. Smith, vicc president
have been indicted for manslaughter
in connection with a recent wreck on
the road.
The presentation OF the silver SER
vice purchased by the state Of Kan
sas 20 the battleship of the same name
will take place at League Island, near
Philadelphia, some time during the
first half of June.
The evidence for the prosecution In
the rebate case against the Standard
Oil company on trial in Chicago is all
in and the government has rested
The Nebraska legislature has passed
a state wide primary bill which does
away with state, county and city
nominating conventions.
Another attempt was made recently
to wreck passenger trains on the
Pennsylvania railroad near Pittsburg.
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