Gilpin observer., 1909-07-01

New York detectives have wrung
from Chun Sin, the friend of Leon
Ling, who is accused of the murder of
F2sie Sigel, an account of the strang-
ling of the girl by Leon, of which
Chun was an eye witness.
1t is understood that the government
has ascertained that the cash deposits
of Abdul Hamid, the deposed Sultan
of Turkey, in the Imperial Bank of
Germany, amount to $21 100000. The
authorities are wondering how they
are going to get the money.
John T. Roberts, charged with muir
dering Mrs. Edith May Woodill of Los
Angeles, was surrounded in the house
of John B. McQuay at Coyman, seven
miles from ST. Michael, Md. and re-
sisting arrest, was shot by officers.
| Thousands of cattle are dying from
thirst in the north central part of
Mexico. Small streams have com
pletely dried up and not drop of rain
has fallen in twelve months. Wells are
scarce and the loss to cattle owners
is heavy.
The Russian senate has indicted
Theodore Nikitin, former vice minis
ter of agriculture, on the charge of
having plundered the government of
millions of dollars, as superintendent
of the vast forests of the Petchoria.
The startling revelation is made that
of 500 school children in New York
whose teeth have been examined,
only fourteen sets were perfect. Among
the 4S6 children whose teeth were in
imperfect condition, 2,SOS unsound
teeth were discovered.
All the members of the Roosevelt
expedition, at present in camp on the
Loietta plains, in the Sotik district,
are reported in excellent health. The
odore Roosevelt has shot another lion,
while very large, tawny-maned lion
has fallen before the rifle of his son,
Kermit.
After being officially declared dead,
and after his body had been placed on
truck to be removed to the morgue
from the City hospital at Worcester,
Mass, Joseph Remillard, aged forty,
was brought back to life by the use of
electricity and is reported to be i'm
proving.
Charles R. Richardson, a Pittsburg
broker convicted of conspiracy in con-
nection with the alleged attempts of
Charles S. Cameron, president of the
Tube City Railroad, to bribe Council
man w. A. Martin, has been sentenced
to- one year and three months in the
penitentiary and to pay fine of $500.
Baseball follows the flag even in
our hot tropical possessions. In the
Panama canal zone two leagues played
series of games in the season just
closed there. At Colon the sport has
taken such hold on the people that
1t is proposed to put up a new baseball
park prior to the opening of the next
league season.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and three
children, Miss Ethel, Archie and Quen-
tin, are going on the liner Cretic to Gil
braltar and Naples to pass the summer
on the continent. The Roosevelt par
ty will spend month with Miss Ca
rev, Mrs. Roosevelts. sister, at her
villa near Rome, afterward going to
France on a trip. planned especially
for Miss Ethel's benefit.
Silver was found few days since
by the crew of the government boat
Cataract, working in the Delaware
river near Fort Mifflin in an endeavor
to raise the contents of the supposed
English treasure boat which was sunk
during the Revolutionary war. The
dredger Hell Gate" will be sent to
Fort Mifflin to raise the sunken boat.
The National Free Speech League
is the name OF new society launched
in New York City. Clarence Darrow,
who figured in the trial of Meyer, Hay
wood, Pettibone, the western labor
case, will open at Chicago a branch.
to be known as the western headquar-
ters of the league. Austin J. Lewis, a
lawyer of the Pacific coast, is to or
ganize branches in San Francisco and
Los Angeles.
An earthquake, the most severe
shock experienced there in years, oc-
Cured at 1925 o'clock on the night
of June 22nd, and almost caused a
panic at Grass Valley, Cal, and in
, Nevada City. Many people rushed
into the street but no damage has
been reported. A second and lighter
shock came at 11:49. Reports from
Marysville, Chico, and Colfax say that
those towns were also shaken.
Queen Victoria of Spain gave birth
to daughter June 22nd. The birth Of
a princess is particularly pleasing to
both the King and the Queen, as they
had hoped that this child, the third.
would be a girl The first two chill
dren are boys, Prince Alfonso, born
May 10, 1907, and Prince Jaime, born
June % 1908 The Queen Is "A dauoh.