Gilpin observer., 1909-07-08
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
cRIsP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
oHoWINo THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS,

The new direct primary law of Cal
ifornia has been sustained by the Su-
preme Court of that state.
The American Woman Suffrage AS
sociation in session at Seattle decided
to establish national headquarters in
New York City in place of Washing
ton. d. c.
The 263 saloons of Omaha all
obeyed the new daylight closing law
which went into effect at midnight
July 1st. With the passing of the
night saloon free lunch was dispensed
with.
Under decision rendered by the
Supreme Court of California, William
B. Bradbury, millionaire, must serve
one year for perjury. He was SEN
fenced for giving false testimony in
suit involving land in Marin county.
Harry Watson. an undertaken, and
four companions, two of them women,
while riding in an automobile at Seat
tie, were held up by two masked men
and robbed of all money and valu-
ables, $400 being taken from Watson
alone.
Papers among the effects of mys-
terious stranger found dead at the
Southern Pacific station at Yuma,
Ariz. indicate that the body is that of
Sir Arthur Carl Stepney of London,
an English baronet of large estates
and scientist of distinctions.
The passenger officials of the West
ern railroads in session at Chicago for
the purpose of considering a large
dnckaf nf f0
ger traffic. decided not to discontinue
the practice of checking baggage to
and from hotels and residences.
The 225-mile motor boat race from
Vancouver. B. c., to Seattle, via Vic
toria, Port Townsend and Tacoma,
was won by the Soya, of Seattle. The
Sunset, also OF Seattle, was second.
and the Clansman Of Winslow, Wash,
Mrs. James Wood. captain. third.
Articles of impeachment against
State Insurance Commissioner John
N. Shiveley was presented in the
House at Olympia. Wash, by the spe-
cial committee. The Indictment con-
tains twenty-five counts. including ar
bitrary conduct, extortion, perjury
and neglect of duty.
In the federal court at Lincoln. Neb.,
on the 30th ult., Judges Van Devan-
ter and Munger granted an injunction
to restrain the new state banking
board from putting into effect the
bank guaranty act. The constitution
ality of the statute will be discussed
in opinions to be filed later.
The Downieville stage. which left
Nevada nj
carrying five passengers was held up
and robbed by masked highwayman
near Nevada City. The robber took
800 from the passengers and the Wells
Fargo Express box. The mail pouch
was not disturbed. Five years ago
the Downieville stage was robbed at
the same spot by lone highwayman.
The United States Mint in Denver
has suspended coinage operations for
month for its annual cleanup. Most
of the employees go on vacation. The
mints fiscal year ended June 30. 1t
has been a prosperous year. In that
time s34,644,239 in gold deposits
were received and s2,63s,s10.32 in sill
yer. For the same period the mint
turned out $35.455.0 900 in gold coin and
S2,S50,000 in silver coins.
Fred Warren. business manager of
the Appeal to Reason, Socialist pa
per published at Girard, Kan, has
been sentenced to six months in Jail
and a fine of $1,000 by Federal Judge
Pollock. Warren was convicted for
alleged violation of the postal regula-
tions in sending through the mails
printed offer of a reward OF 81 900 to
anyone who would kidnap Ex-Governor
William S. Taylor of Kentucky and
return him to that state.
Delegates from District No. %,
United Mine Workers of America,
which covers the entire Wyoming
coal mining district, and representa-
tives of the operators reached an
agreement upon wage scales and
working conditions for the year begin
ming September 1st, at a joint confer
ence at Ogden July I'd. The same
scale and conditions which We're
agreed upon in Cheyenne last year
will continue in force until September
l, 1910.