Gilpin observer., 1907-09-12

three months sentence for reflecting /,
on federal judges. i
At Lathrop, Mo-, While his wife
was testifying in Justice court |
against a negro charged with attempt
to kill her. Gerland Carter, a farmer
drew a pistol and fired two bullets
into the body of the prisoner, fatally
wounding him.
The Kansas board of railroad COM
missioners have ordered the railroads
of the state to put in a flat two-cent
passenger fare beginning October l
next. The railroads have made no
definite announcement of what ac-
ton they will take in the premises.
The subcommittee of the United
States immigration commission, which
has been making tour Of Europe, has
| returned with valuable data and will
| make important recommendations to
congress regarding changes in the i'm
| migration laws.
Eleven persons were killed and
seven others injured in wreck on the
Rock Island railroad at Norris, Ia, re-
Gently.
| The resolutions adopted by the Ma
| tional Irrigation congress in session at
Sacramento, CAL, indorse the policy of
President Roosevelt in connection with
irrigation, forest preservation and con-
servation of resources.
Seven brewing companies have CIV
en- up the fight in Kansas, agreed to
pay all the costs of the cases against
them in the supreme court and move
out of the state.
News has been received of the prob
able loss of the schooner Duchess of
Berford, which carried the Anglo
American Arctic expedition. Three
members of the expedition are report
ed missing.
Attorney General Bonaparte has is
sued statement saying that because
the Chicago & Alton railroad helped
to convict the Standard Oil company
of rebating it will be granted i'm
munity by the government
Messages received by the New York
Geographical society confirm the re-
port that the Stefansson Arctic ex-
pedition is safe.
Six thousand Moors charged the
French troops several times near
Casa Blanca, recently and were re-
pulsed each time with heavy loss.
Eight Frenchmen were killed and IT
wounded.
Engineer Groves was killed and
Fireman Horan fatally injured as the
result of a Rock Island passenger
train running onto an open switch at
Caldwell, Kan.
| Twenty members of a wheat thresh-
ing crew north of Manson, Iowa, were
poisoned by eating chicken sand
wiches. Physicians believe. that all
will recover.
Secretary of State Root has been
elected an honorary member of the
Geographical Statistical society of
Mexico City the third oldest scientific
society in the world.
Railuli, the Moorish bandit, has an
nounced to the British legation that
his terms for the release of Caid Mac
Lean are British protection for him
self, his appointment as pasha of the
district and an indemnity.
A committee of prominent educators
in New York who have made an ex.
animation of New York children esti-
mat that there are 100000 school
children have physical defects.
Ambassador Reid has concluded an
agreement with the British foreign
Office regarding the arrangement for
season.
Congressman Burton will contest
with Thomas l.. Johnson for the posi-
tion as mayor of Cleveland, O., and
each is to have assistance from promi-
nent members of his political party.
The International Harvester Co.
pleaded guilty to violation of the
Texas antitrust law and paid a fine of
$35 1000. A perpetual Injunction was
also issued by the court forbidding 1t
to operate in Texas.
The supreme court of Oklahoma has
decided the famous Day county bond
case, in which the county sought to
evade the payment of $4,000 worth OF
bonds issued in 1892. The verdict was
in favor of the state of Kansas now
holding the bonds.
Announcement of the discovery Of
an anti-toxin that will kill diphtheria
germs in the human organism In three
minutes has been made at the Ohio
university.
Judge Pollock has granted tenn
porary Injunction preventing .the
secretary OF state of Missouri from
annulling the license of the Rock
Island railroad in that state.
Two Of the men convicted of the
assassination of Former President
Banillas of Guatemala have been exe-
cuted.
An effort is being made by the
Spanish-American war veterans to
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