Gilpin observer., 1909-05-20

A daylight movement" has been
started in the East. The idea IL to
start all work in city offices one hour
earlier than is now the custom and to
quit one hour earlier in the afternoon.
Germany is to be fortified with q
chain of airship stations, stretching
from Lake Constance by way Of Al
SAGE and Lorraine to the Rhine pro.
vinces as far north as Hamburg.
The Pullman Company near Chicago
begun work on 100000 addition to
Its plant and will be ready in Septem-
ber to turn out 10000 cars a year.
The output is already sold.
Orville Wright, will hold a great festi.
val June 17th-1Sth in honor of the two
brothers, at which there will be an
aeroplane ascension by one or both of
them.
The jury in the Annis murder case
at Flushing. N. Y, convicted Capt.
Peter c.. Hams, Jr., U. s. A., of man.
slaughter in the first degree, the PEN
atty. for which is from one to twenty
years IN the penltentlary.
At public meeting in Lima, Peru,
the governments policy on the ques-
ton of Chinese immigration was at
tackled, after which the crowd started
In to loot Chinese stores. Much dam
age had been done before order was
restored.
The Russian Socialists have intro
duced in the Duma an Interpolation
drawing terrible indictment against
the administration of the Russian
prisons, which are described as veri-
table torture cells, seething with ty-
phoid and scurvy.
,iscount Some, vice resident general
at Seoul, Korea, has been recalled to
Japan, and for the first time in two
years the affairs of the Korean gov
ernment are being administered by
the cabinet without the supervision OF
Japanese officials.
Reorganization of the big fish con-
Germ of A. Booth & Co. having been
determined upon some time ago. the
bankruptcy petition filed against the
company las been dismissed in the
United States District Court at Chi.
cago.
The Cuban House of Representa-
tives by vote of So to twenty passed
the bill authorizing a national lottery.
The general terms of the project, from
which the government expects to draw
an annual revenue of from $1,000, 900
to $2.O00,000, calls for three drawings
monthly.
A somewhat severe earth tremor
was felt in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at
1917 O'Clock p. M, on the 18th inst,
lasting about twenty seconds. The
movement was from north to south
The shock was also felt at Swift Cur.
rent, Sask., and at Lanigan, Sask., SOC
miles west.
Theodore Roosevelt, as the guest OF
George Mcmillan at the Ju ia ranch
whittier he repaired from his camp al
Machakos in the Athi river district
spent his first day at the ranch in
his room resting. He has begun work
on a series of articles describing his
adventures up to date.
Sojaji. the famous Buddhist temple
situated in Shiba park, Toxic, was
completely destroyed by fire a few
days ago. the damage amounting to
about 100000. The fire was set by a
beggar who was living in hole under
meath the temple. The man was cold
and started little blaze with a news
paper and few sticks for warmth.
The Pennsylvania railroad is setting
out this spring more than 100000
trees. This will make a total Of 3.43O,.
900 trees which have been planted in
the last three years to provide for
some of the company's future require
ments in timber and cross ties. This
constitutes the largest forestry plar
yet undertaken by any private corpora
ton.