Gilpin observer., 1908-05-28
WESTERN NEWS.

The Minnesota Republican conven-
tion to nominate state officers will be
held at st. Paul July 1st.
The seven men seriously injured in
the sensational airship accident at
Berkeley, California, are all expected to
recover.
The Most Rev. Peter Bourgade,
archbishop of Santa Fe. died at hos
pital in Chicago on the 18th inst. of
heart disease.
United States Senator Samuel Doug
las DENLY of Louisiana was unani-
mously elected to succeed himself by
both the Senate and House.
The beer gardens and dancing halls
of Toledo were closed on the night of
May oath, for the first time in many
years, by order of Mayor Whitlock.
Governor John Sparks of Nevada,
who has been in critical condition
for some months, is improving slowly
and hopes for his complete recovery
are held out.
By the division of 900, due the
tribe from the government, each men,
ber of the Kickapoo tribe of Indians in
Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona, 157
in number, will receive $1,366.
The death of the Most Rev. Peter
Bourgade, head of the archdiocese of
Santa Fe, may elevate Bishop Matz,
ordinary of the Catholic diocese of Den
yer, to the rank of archbishop.
Three earthquake shocks were felt
at Helena, Mont, Sunday night. At
Marysville dishes were ratified and
clocks were made to strike by the dis,
TN dor
The appellate court of Illinois af.
firmed the decision of the lower court
in declaring that the mayor of Chicago
cannot be forced to close the saloons
on Sunday in conformity with the stat
ute.
The pulp mill of the Lake Superior
corporation in the Canadian 500,
across the river from Sault Ste Marie,
was destroyed by fire Monday. The
loss is about $350000. Two men were
killed.
William l.. Wilson, on trial at Port
Huron, Michigan, charged with embez-
element of more than $4,000 of the
funds of the United Home Protectors
Fraternity, of which he was secretary,
was found guilty.
After a long illness, aggravated by
worry brought on by the labor trou-
bles at Godfield last winter, Governor
John Sparks of Nevada died on the
22d inst. Don s. Dickerson, lieuten-
ant governor, will succeed to the office.
John R. Perry, young amateur
baseball player at St. Louis made
long throw from left field and caught
runner racing for the plate. While the
cheers were still sounding Perry fell
dead in the field.
Two Pullman cars of Elks dressed
in the typical Mexican peon uniform
convention of Elks at Dallas in June.
white duck trousers, sandals and red
Sashes.
BY vote of 664 against Gel the
striking street railway conductors and
motormen of Cleveland decided to re-
turn to work as new" men. The vote
is in accord with the demands of the
Municipal Traction Company upon this
point.
A tornado, originating nine miles
west of Abba Iowa. on the 21st inst,
came down with the speed of an en-
press train and all the buildings in its
path were blown away and stock was
killed. ]. NJ. Taylor. aged seventy
eight, was killed at Abba.
One of the most conspicuous charac-
ters to attend the Democratic National
Convention in Denver in July is Con-
gressman Matthew Rombach Denver,
of the Sixth Ohio district, an only son
of the late James w. Denver, in whose
honor the city of Denver, Colorado,
was named. Congressman Denver is
one of Ohios delegates-at-large and
bears the distinction OF having received
the largest vote cast in the recent
state convention at Columbus for any
candidate for that honor