Gilpin observer., 1909-11-25
w WESTERN NEWS.

An eight-track swing bridge across
the main channel of the Chicago river,
near Thirty-first street, will be oper-
ated by electricity.
B. L. Winchell denies the report
that he has resigned the presidency of
the Rock Island road, and says that
he has no present purpose of doing so.
| The trial of Mrs. Allen F. Read, in
the district court at Denver, ended in
her being found guilty of assault with
intent to commit larceny upon Mrs.
Phipps.
Elias Ray, one of the wealthiest land
owners of Indiana, killed himself at
Lafayette few days since rather than
go to court to face trial for the al
legged murder of one of his employees
last spring. He struck the man with
club during a quarrel Ray leaves
a million dollars.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Colorado &, Southern railroad at
Denver, on the 18th inst, the follow
ing directors were chosen, the Hill in
terest dominating: George B. Har-
ris, George F. Baker, George F. Ba.
ker, Jr., Harry Bronner, w. P. Clough,
Edwin Hawley, James j. Hill, James
N. Hill, Darius Miller. E. T. Nichols,
Samuel Thorne, Frank Trumbull and
Daniel Willard.
Blaine Selvage, young mechanic of
Eureka, Calf, in monoplane of his
own construction, has made a trial
flight of three-fourths of mile, at
an average height of three feet, in one
minute and half. Selvage not only
constructed the machine unassisted,
but even made the 20-horsepower four
cylinder engine with which it is
driven.
The Stamford G Northwestern rail-
road, Texas line just completed, has
been bought by the Colorado & South
ern, which furnished money to build
the line. 1t starts at Stamford, on the
Wichita Valley line, and runs north
west to Dickens county, in the Pan
handle, distance of SO miles. The
Colorado & Southern advanced about
S1,O00,000 to construct the line.
Baron Kanda, member of the jap
anese commerce-promotin party,
preached the principal sermon in the
First Congregational Church at Los
Angeles Sunday. The Baron declared
that the Mikado's edict twenty years
ago, prescribing religious tolerance
aud compulsory education, was as sa-
cred as the Ten Commandments, and
paid a tribute to the Christian mis-
sionaries working in Japan.
Another party, the third one to pass
through the Grand Canon of the Colo
RADIO river, reached Pasadena, Calf,
a few days since. julius F. Stone,
president of the Central National
Bank of Columbus, Ohio, with a party
started September ~, and for 1900
miles, from Green River, Utah, to The
Needles, Calf, overcame the dangers
of Grand canon, Marble canon, Cata-
ract canon and scores of lesser gorges
and rapids in rowboats. Major Powell
was first to make the trip, in 1869.
1t is reported that the Santa Fe con-
templates the purchase Of the Atlantic,
Gulf and West Indian Steamship lines,
Company, operating from Galveston
to New York; the New York & Cuba
Mail Steamship Company, the New
York and Porto Rico Steamship Com.
pany, and the Clyde Steamship Com
pany. The ownership Of these lines
would give the Santa Fe an immense
advantage in the transportation of
fruit from California to New York.
The Copper River G. Northwestern
Railway will be completed from Cor
dova to the inland terminus at Keni.
coot, Alaska, distance of 200 miles,
by the end of next year, according to
a statement made at Los Angeles by
r. c. Hawkins. vice-president and
chief engineer. Mr.. Hawkins has just
returned from Alaska. The road has
been completed distance of ninSy-
six miles from Cordova BY the first
of April, Mr.. Hawkins says, 1000 men
will be at work in the construction
CAMPS