Gilpin observer., 1908-09-10

Lionel Sackville West, second baron
of sackville, died on the Bird inst. He
was British minister to the United
States, 1881 to 1888. At the request
of President Cleveland he was re-
called in October, 1888.
At Dorpat, Russia, a sergeant of po.
lice and six warders of the prison
have been convicted of torturing pris-
oners with the idea of eXtorting con-
feSsions and each sentenced to one
years imprisonment.
The number marching in the Grand
Army parade at Toledo Wednesday is
estimated at from 900 to 12 900. They
marched slowly and the ranks were
not close, so that 1t took four hours to
pass the reviewing stand.
Heffron, the South African distance
runner, who finished second in the
Marathon race in London last July, was
given a banquet at Cape Town on his
return to Africa. Members of the cab
met and legislature and other promi-
nent persons participated.
A case of lockjaw in advanced stage
has just been cured at st. Johns hos
pital, Brooklyn. 1t is believed that the
cure was effected through the use OF
sodium chloride Common salt), as ad-
vised by the specialists of the Rookie
feller institute. A twenty-five per cent.
solution was injected directly into the
spinal cord.
1t is stated in Pittsburg that at a
recent conference held in Skibo castle,
Scotland, Mr.. Andrew Carnegie made
arrangements for the Carnegie School
of Technology of Pittsburg on a scale
which will make that institution in
every way worthy of his name, having
authorized an expenditure of $10,000,-
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Director Edwin B. Frost of Yerkes
observatory on the End inst announced
the discovery of new comet through
Photographic observations made by
Prof. ID. w. Morehouse of Drake uni
versity of Des Moines. 1t is clearly
defined and has a tail several degrees
long, and was found in the conStella-
tion Camelopardus.
Denying the truth of report that DR..
w. S. Rainsford, formerly rector of
the ST. Georges Episcopal church in
New York city, who is now in Africa,
| will join President Roosevelt there
when he goes on his hunt, the presi-
dents secretary said that the President
| had arranged to take no one along with
him on his hunting expedition except
his son, Kermit, and two naturalists.
| Col. Henry NJ. Nevins of Red Bank,
New Jersey, was elected commander
in-chief of the Grand Army of the Re-
| public at the national encampment in
| Toledo, Ohio. Other officers were
chosen as follows: Senior vice COM
mander ]. Kent Hamilton, of Ohio;
junior vice commander, c. c. Royce of
California; chaplain-in-chief, j. F.
Spence of Tennessee; surgeon-in-
chief, G. Lane Tannehill of Maryland.
In restraining the Birmingham city
authorities from interfering with ship
ments of beer into that city, Judge
Thomas G. Jones of the United States
Court at Montgomery, Ala, held that
the shipment was an interstate Ship
ment until it reached the purchaser.
The trial judge held that the Interstate
haul ended at the depot and under the
state statutes it was unlawful for a
transfer company to deliver it at the
place of consignment
In the United States Circuit Court
at st. Paul on the 4th inst, Judge
Vandeventer granted the injunction re-
quested by the st. Louis, Iron Noun
tain & Southern and three other rail
roads operating in Arkansas, against
the Arkansas State Railway Commis
sion. The injunction restrains the
commission from enforcing the new
two-cent fare law and from interfering
with the railroads in raising their
freight charges on interstate traffic
until final hearing.