Gilpin observer., 1908-03-05

by the payment of 81 100000.
An anarchist made an attempt to kill
the Chicago chief of police in his home
but succeeded only in wounding the
chiefs son and was then shot dead by
the chief himself.
Statistics relative to suicide in Prus.
sia show that during 12 months 1928
persons ended their own lives.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has denied all petitions by the
| railroads for an extension of the time
within which to comply with the pro-
vision of the nine-hour law relating to
telegraph operators.
The Nebraska State Railway COM
mission announces that it's records
show that the railroad freight business
has made an improvement of about so
per cent.
Application has been made to the
Kansas charter board for $4,000, 900
charter for an electric voad from Kan
sas City to Topeka with branch from
Lawrence south to independence, Kan.
The women's auxiliary of the G. A.
R. presented a United States flag to
Gov. Haskell, of Oklahoma. with re-
quest that it be placed in the legis-
lative hall. This the governor de-
clined to do unless an ex-confederate
organization Joined in the presenta-
tion.
The battleship fleet has sailed from
Callao for Magdalena bay, 3.O12 miles,
and it Is expected the fleet will be out
OF communication two weeks.
Just 26 hours after three men held
up and robbed a man at Hutchinson,
Kan, they were serving a sentence
of five years in the Hutchinson re-
formatory.
The Socialist party will hold a con-
vention in Topeka, Kan, April 2, 8 and
4, to nominate candidates for state Of
ficers and elect delegates to the Ma
tional convention at Chicago.
A woman who had been called an
"old hen" and an "old cat by man
has been awarded s5O1 damages by a
st. Louis jury.
The principal railroad systems ex-
pect to put in operation the nine-hour
law and in order to do so with the
number Of operators available will
close many small stations.
The average yearly wages of the
men employed in the train service of
the various Kansas railroads is ST.
1874, according to figures prepared
by the state commissioner of labor
After months of argument the joint
committee of coal operators and min
ers failed to reach an agreement on
| wage schedule. Unless some agree
ment is reached by April l all the
union bituminous coal miners of the
country will cease work.
Several business buildings in Ellin-
wood, Kan, were burned recently caus-
ing loss estimated at $4,000.
Des Moines, Ia, is threatened with a
| strike OF the street car employees.
The Missouri Republicans in state
convention at ST. Louis named Sem
ator Warner, Herbert 8. Hadley, John
H. Boutwell, and John R. Holmes as
delegates at large to the national con.
ventfon. They were instructed to vote
for Secretary Taft for president.
Charles Nagel of st. Louis, was named
| as national committeeman.
Three arrests in Washington have
brought to light scandal in the pat
ent office. An invention valued at
more than $5,000,000 is involved. A
patent attorney, an inventor and a
government examiner are under indict-
ment on charges of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government.
The Roman Catholic convent at
Mason City, Ia. was recently destroyed
by fire. The 1S inmates all had mar
row escapes.
The Missouri supreme court has
handed down a decision declaring the
law creating the court of general ses-
sions at st. Louis to be unconstitu-
tional. All criminals senyenced by the
court will be set at liberty.
The carriage in which were riding
Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry
at The Hague recently, was wrecked
in collision with trolley car. Nei-
ther the queen nor the prince were
injured.
,, The body of Father Heinrchs, the
priest who was assassinated while
serving mass in his church at Denver,
was shipped to Paterson, N. j., for in
terment after impressive ceremonies
in the church where he lately ofiici.
ated.
A bill has been introduced in con.
gress by Representative Scott to es.
tablish subtreasury at Kansas City,
Kan.
A Wilkesbarre, Pa, girl employed
In laundry has been fatally poisoned
by the continual use Of an indelible
pencil which she moistened between
her lips.
The American torpedo boat flotilla
has arrived at Callao from Tacahuano
The Kentucky house has passed the
county unit prohibition bill.