Gilpin observer., 1907-01-10

election of D. M. Nettleton, Of Clay
county, as speaker
One Of the most disastrous wrecks
in the history, Of the Rock Island sys-
tenn occurred recently near Volland,
Wabaunsee county, Kansas. More
than 80 persons, mostly Mexicans,
were killed and 30 were injured. The
wreckage caught fire and several Of
the bodies were burned beyond recog.
milton. The telegraph operator at
Volland is held responsible.
A dozen persons were injured, 40
families were made homeless and g.
900 people were driven from their
homes temporarily, recently by fire
in the west side tenement district OF
New York.
Roy Swartzer, young telegrapher,
has confessed to willfully causing
wreck on the Oregon Short line at
Peterson, Utah, recently. He stated
that his only motive for the deed was
a desire to see the long freight train
plunge into the river.
Joe Cans. the negro champion in
the lightweight class, easily defeated
kid" Herman, Of Chicago, in the
eighth round at Tonopah, New, re-
Gently.
The funerals Of many of the vic
tins Of the recent railroad wreck at
Terra Gotta, D. c., were held In
of Nebraska, was the issuing of par
don to Mrs. Lille, who is serving
life sentence for the murder Of hen
huband.
During 1906, 1,19S,434 persons ar
rived at New York from foreign ports.
The supreme court of Missouri
has extended the time for the filing
Of the report of the special commits
sioner in the oil company custer suits
| to the April term of court
President and Mrs. Roosevelts
New Years reception at the White
house was a brilliant function and
was attended by about $500 persons
| The president shook hands with each
in turn.
During 1906 there were reported
in New York city 111,772 births, 49,
| 355 marriages and 76,206 deaths, a
substantial increase in all depart
ments.
Charles z. Hughes has been in
augurated as governor of New York
usually brilliant and the attendance
almost unprecedented.
An oil gusher flowing 1920 bar
rels a day, exceeding anything on
record in Indian territory, was re-
Gently brought in just outside the
city limits of Sapulpa.
Because she was displeased with
an adverse decision, Rosa We'll, of st.
Louis, fired a bullet at Judge J. A.
Mcdonald, OF the circuit court, dur
ing a session of the court recently.
Before she could fire a second shot
she was overpowered and taken into
custody.
The leading railroads in Kansas
| and the state commissioner have
reached an agreement whereby there
will be a reduction in freight rates
amounting annually to $1,5OO,JO0. All
suits pending in the federal court
against the commissioners are to be
dismissed.
A circular from the war depart
ment states that not in recent years,
except in war time, has the army
been SO badly in need of men as at
present.
Charges Of fraud have been filed
with the post office department
against the New York cotton ex-
change by the officers Of the South
ern Cotton association.
An earthquake lasting three hours
was recorded by the seismographs on
the Isle of Wight and other points
in Europe.
Judge Mccall, Of the federal caurt
at Memphis, Tenn. has declared the
La Toilette fellow servant law I'm.
constitutional.
The free alcohol law. the pure food
bill and the anti-pass law went into
effect on January 1.
One passenger was killed and
number of others injured in the
wreck OF Rock Island train near
Kingfisher, Ok. recently.
Judge Lands in the federal court
at Chicago overruled the demurrer
OF the Standard OIL company to eight
indictments pending against 1t, but
sustained the demurrer as to two
other indictments because of techni-
cal defects.
A large number OF merchants and
manufacturers Of Oklahoma have
sent a petition to President Roose-
welt asking that receiver be ap-
pointed for the Rock Island railroad,
alleging the inability of the corpora.
ton to handle the business offered
1t for transportation.