Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26

sons. A large amount of property
was destroyed.
Rev. F. A. Miller an evangelist is
accused Of criticising the doings OF a
ladies' club at Utica, Neb., was assault
ed while on his way to the depot and
seriouly injured.
A campaign has been started at New
Orleans to abolish horse racing in
Louisiana.
A national bank has been organized
in Englewood, Kan, with a capital
stock of s25,000.
The plant of the Rock Island, Ill.,,
Daily News, which has been giving at
tention to saloons and gambling in
that city was practically wrecked by
an explosion of dynamite.
A statement compiled from govern
ment reports show the value of farm
products in IL states west of the Mis-
sissippi in 1907 to have been 81 ,O91,-
100000.
Three hundred and fifty lives were
lost in wrecks off the New England
coast during the past winter.
Mr.. Coudrey of Missouri has intro
duced a bill providing that all ex-presi-
dents of the United States shall be-
come honorary members of the United
States senate for life and as such shall
receive a compensationof $4,000 a
year.
The suit wherein the government at
tached 100000 worth of property of
Oberlin NJ. Carter on the ground that
it was part of the Green and Gaynor
funds obtained by fraudulent con-
tracts in Savannah harbor improve
ments has been decided against the
government.
Following nearly one year of litiga-
ton the interstate commerce commits
sion has rendered a decision holding
that it has no jurisdiction or control
over through-freight rates from inland
points direct to foreign ports.
A conference of labor leaders rep
resenting 1T different national and
international unions was in session at
Washington to consider the proposed
amendments to the Sherman antitrust
law made necessary by recent de-
cisions of the supreme court declar-
ing labor unions trusts.
The Republican state convention of
Iowa instructed their delegates for
Secretary Taft and adopted a resolu-
ton calling for tariff revision at a
special session of congress. William
B. Allison was indorsed for senator.
The presentation of the silver SER
vice from the state of Nebraska to the
battleship which bears it's name will
take place at San Francisco on May 8.
The first trial by jury in the canal
zone was recently held at Cristobal.
The supreme court of Nebraska has
decided that liquor dealers are in
directly responsible for deaths of per-
sons to whom they sold liquor and de-
| clared that damages could be col
! lected.
The building and loan associations
of Kansas have increased their re-
sources nearly s1,0OO,00O in the last
year.
The county and city superintendents
of schools of the Missouri valley are
to hold meeting at Kansas City
April IA.
The invitation of Japan to have the
battleship fleet visit a port in that
country on their return to the Allan
tic has been accepted by the govern
ment.
After adopting the scale committee
report the national convention oi
United Mine Workers of America, in
session at Indianapolis, adjourned sine
die. All miners in districts which
have no contracts and where no nego
tiations are pending were ordered to
cease work on April q.
An attempt was made recently to
blow up the plant of the Continental
Portland Cement company near St
Louis.
| Four alleged private detectives OF
Chicago have been arrested charged
with attempting to blackmail Chief oi
Police Shippy and Mayor Busse.
Miss Wilhelmina Crawford, % years
old. of Lowell. Mass, has adopted a
man 4G years of age as her son.
While playing Indian at Suffern, n
| Y, a ten-year-od boy had one of his
| legs burned off by a companion who
burned him at the stake.
Personal.
United States Senator William
James Bryan of Florida. who had
served in the senate but 73 days, hav.
ing succeeded the late Senator Nal.
lory, who died December 90, died at
Washington after an illness of 32 days
| Col. Henry Watterson, editor of the
Louisville Courier-Journal is in Ha
vana.
Cudney Washington, a negress, said
to be III years old, died recently at
| Leavenworth. Kan.
William j. Bryan celebrated his 4Sth
birthday by addressing 10000 persons
| at Chicago on political subjects.
| Gov Child of Massachusetts ic crit,