Gilpin observer., 1909-05-06

The new Sultan OF Turkey is said
to bear remarkable resemblance to
his dethroned brother. His lips are
thick and slightly protruding; he has
the same curve to the nose and his
hair is untinged with gray. but in 9TH
er ways he shows signs of Times raw
ages.
The American Sugar Refining Com
pany of New Jersey and the New York
corporation of the same name, on the
29th ult., by the payment of about
100000, completed the payment of
fines and claims amounting to about
100000 due the government on ac-
count of frauds on the revenue.
By the breaking of rope fire es-
cape Miss Jeanette Tandy of Vevay,
Ind, a sophomore at Wellesley Col
lege, Mass, fell two stories and suf-
fered serious injuries. Miss Tandy
was fulfilling the college requirement
that each student at intervals make a
descent on the fire escape.
At the Grant birthday dinner Of the
Union Club in Philadelphia, President
Taft paid an enthusiastic tribute to
the memory of General Grant as a
man, as soldier and as president He
said that he believes that the spirit
shown by Grant and Lee at Appomat-
tex is today triumphant
The deposition of Abdul Hamid as
Sultan of Turkey, SO far as he person
ally is concerned, is not regretted in
England. For years English diplo-
mats have been fighting against the
intrigues emanating from the Yildiz
palace and they never really knew
whether the Sultan was their enemy
or their friend
William E. Corey, president of the
United States Steel Corporation, is try
ing to form a big combination of the
copper interests of the country. Mr.
Corey and his friends recently called
together forty of the leading
copper men of the country and sub
mitted his plan to them. Practically
all favored the idea.
In an address before the New York
bar Attorney General Wickersham
stated that the Shermon antitrust law
will be enforced by the Taft admins
tration. Rebates will be prevented SO
far as possible. The work of the
Roosevelt regime in this direction
will be carried forward with vigor
though by different methods.
Severe earthquake shocks are re-
ported in Kameron, West Africa. The
disturbances have compelled the col
onial German government to vacate
Buea and remove temporarily at Du-
ala. Buea lies on the slope of the
Maron mountains at an elevation of
1000 feet. The mountains are vol
caric and 100 years ago some of the
craters were active.
A dispatch to the London Daily
Telegraph from Constantinople says
that in an interview Enver Bey, one
of the leaders of the Young Turks, de-
clared that they had proofs that a mas
sacre of all Turks suspected of liber-
alism had been projected in Constan-
tinople, and was only prevented by
General Schefket's fastening the occu-
patton of the capital.
The Areo club of Sarthe, Tenn, has
applied to the public officials depart
ment asking it to cooperate in the pre-
sentation of work of art to Wilbur
and Orville Wright as a souvenir Of
their flights at Lemans. 1t is proposed
that this shall take the shape of
group representing the Wrights dis
covering the secrets Of flight, by some
celebrated sculptor.
At Lemans, France, the Sarthe Aero
club gave a farewell banquet to Will
bur and Orville Wright, the American
aeroplanists. The president of the
club, M. Bollee, presented Wilbur
Wright with bronze group represent
ing the genius of aviation, revealing
the secrets of flight to the brothers.
He also handed him checks for the
clubs two prizes which were won by
Mr.. Wright.