Gilpin observer., 1907-03-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
Oarts Of the World CONDENSED
IAto Small Space for the
Benent of Our Readers.
Personal.

fifth infantry has been acquitted by
the court-martial which tried him for
neglect of duty in connection with
the shooting up" of Brownsville,
Tex, by negro soldiers under his COM
mand.
BY order of the president about
Is, 900, 900 acres of coal land will be
Immediately opened to entry as rap
idly as the geological survey can
make proper examinations.
DR.. John Hill Brinton. surgeon
Of international reputation, and
author of the Surgical History of
the War of the Rebellion" is dead
in Philadelphia. He was medical d.
rector of the Army of the Tennessee
during the Civil war.
Brig. Gen. John Moore. U. s. A.
retired, former surgeon-general Of the
army, is dead in Washington aged 81.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich the author,
Is dead at his home in Boston from
the effects of recent surgical opera
ton.
Harry Reynolds, an accountant in
y Chicago bank recently added 800
checks of different amounts in seven
minutes and ten seconds.
Mrs. Featherstone G. Osler, mother
Of the noted DR.. Osler, is dead in
Canada. She was over 100 years Of
age.
B. M. Ausherman, recently ap-
pointed district attorney for Wyom-
ing by the president, has declined
the office.
DR.. Charles E. McAdams, physi-
clan Of Wichita, Kan, fell dead re-
Gently while at dinner in a hotel at
Kansas City.
Count Lamsdorff, former Russian
minister of foreign affairs, died re-
Gently in Italy. He had been con-
nected with the Russian diplomatic
circle for the past 40 years.
w. H. Martin, of Detroit, Mich, a
director of the Michigan Mutual Life
Insurance company, was drowned
while surf-bathing at San Diego, Cal.
Brig. Gen. Theodore j. Wint, U. S.
A., commanding the Department of
the Missouri with headquarters in
Omaha, died suddenly at a hotel in
Philadelphia, where he had gone for
treatment.
Prof. Albert G. Williams, 60 years
of age, formerly principal Of school
at Alton, ILL.,, has entered the Madi-
son county Illinois poor house, having
lost his entire savings amounting to
$4,000 by gambling with slot ma
chimes.
H. Clay Ewing, who was attorney
general of Missouri from 1872 to 1874,
is dead at his home in Jefferson City.
Deacon John Lewis has been ap-
pointed first apostle of Zion church
by the will of John Alexander Dowie.
Judge Allen T.. Gunnell, former
law partner of the late Senator Vest
and Judge Judge F. Phillips. OF the
federal court, at Sedalia, Mo-, is dead
at his home in Colorado.
President Roosevelt has Issued an
order disapproving the verdict of the
court martial which acquitted Capt.
Lewis W. Koehler of insubordination
The officer, however, will be returned
to his command without prejudice.
Miscellaneous.
Proceedings in the trial OF Harry
Thaw came to a sudden stop recently
when District Attorney Jerome, IN an
impassioned address to the court, ap-
piled for commission in lunacy to
examine the defendant as to his sani-
ty. Mr.. Jerome asserted that alienists
had declared Thaw suffering from an
incurable form of insanity. The move
will be combated by the defense.
Blue jackets and marines have been
landed from the United States, gum
boat Marietta at several ports in Hon
duras to protect American interests.
The first parliament of the Trans
vaal colony under the newly granted
constitution, is in session at Pretoria
Gertrude Hanish, stenographer
leaped from q window in the 18th
story of Cincinnati office building
and was dashed To death on the
street below. Hundreds of people
witnessed the deco.
Gov. Folk, of Missouri, has called
a special session of the Legislature to
convene on April 9.
Trainmen and conductors on all
the railroads west of Chicago have
voted to reject the recent offers Of
the companies, and unless their de-
mands for higher wages and shorter
hours are granted a strike Of $4,000
men will take place.
Two children, aged two and four
years, Of William Nearing, living
near Crescent, Ok. were recently
burned to death in a prairie fire.
Spain and Italy are opposing the
work Of the United States agent, who
is in Europe securing laborers for the
Panama canal.
More than 900 of the veterans at
the Soldiers home near Leavenworth