Gilpin observer., 1907-03-07
NEWS OF TIE WEEK
Most Important Happenings ce tie
Past Seven Days.
Ir|"rcstin. Items Gathered from, Al
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the
Dement, of Our Readers.
Personal,

III. Bowyer Mcdonald, chief clerk OF
the United States senate, is dead.
His father and grandfather had been
employed in the same capacity.
Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of the
treasury, has been eleo ed president
OF the newly organized Carnegie Trust
company of New York.
Myron R. Sturtevant, national bank
examiner for Oklahoma, has resigned
to accept the position of cashier of
the Central National bank of ST.
Louis.
Joseph Turner, the first manu-
facturer OF razors in America, died
recently at Worcester, Mass.
The Tooth anniversary of the birth
of Henry W. Longfellow, the poet,
was observed throughout New Eng
land recently.
w. A. Garrett has been elected
president of the Seaboard Air line to
succeed Alfred Walter, recently de-
ceased.
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Shallenbarger has resigned his
position and Representative McCleary
of Minnesota, has been named to take
his place
David P. Dyer, of St Louis, has
been appointed judge of the federal
court for the eastern district of Mis-
souri,. For several years ne has beer
attorney for that d'stri,t.
B. Pearsall, quartermaster OF the
National Soldiers home at Leaven-
worth, dropped dead recently OF
Bright's disease. He was formerly
mayor OF Fort Scott, Kan.
Wendell Phillips Garrison, son of
William Lloyd Garrison. the noted
abolitionist, and for more than 40
years editor of the New York Nation,
is dead.
Orson d. Mum, head OF Mum &
Co, publishers of the Scientific Amer
lean, died recently at his home in New
York
Sylvester r. Rush, of Omaha, Uni
ted States district attorney for Ne
braska, has been appointed assistant
attorney general of the United States,
and will have charge of the prosecu-
tions of public land frauds through
out the country.
Wilhelm Rapp editor of the Illinois
Stats Zeitung since 1861, died recent
ly at his home in Chicago. He was
79 years old.
Sir Ckentung Liang Cheng. Chinese
minister to the United States, has
been elected president of Andover
academy alumni association.
Congressional.
The Beveridge amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bin pro-
viding that packers must date the
cans of meat products was defeated in
conference.
The house has passed the senate
bill providing for an agricultural bank
in the Philippines.
Senator Tillman has introduced in
the senate n resolution calling for
the papers relating to the bid of Mr..
Oliver tor the completion of the Pana-
ma canal.
Both houses of congress have
passed a resolution creating joint
committee of five senators and five
representatives of the Sixtieth con-
gress to revise and codify the laws
OF the United States.
After a notable battle between the
two great parties the house recently !
passed the ship subsidy bill by the
close vote of 1855 to 149. Forty-one re-
publicans voted with the democrats |
against the measure.
The salary of the presidents Sec
retary Mr. Loeb has been increased by |
congress tos6,O0O.
Senator John c. Spooner of Wis
consn has resigned his seat in the
United States senate.
The bill making 1t possible for
farmers to establish stills of limited |
capacity for the manufacture of alco-
hol to be denatured has passed both
houses of congress.
All theaters. skating Kinks. dance
halls and all places Of public amuse-
ment in jefferson City, Mo-. have
been closed on account Of the small
pox epidemic.
A joint resolution mas been intro
duced In congress to empower the
president to exclude from the mails
publications which contain the revolt
ing details of the Thaw trial and
other cases of similar nature.
About SO senators and representa-
tives will leave Washington for a tour
OF inspection of the Panama canal
zone
Senator Patterson, OF Colorado re-
Gently addressed the senate, making a
plea for the government ownership
of railroads.
Miscellaneous.
The steamer Corona, considered the
best boat in the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company's service, was wrecked at
the entrance to Eureka harbor re-
Gently. All of the passengers were