Gilpin observer., 1909-03-25

Heavy rains have resulted In serious
floods in various parts of the republic
of Peru, entailing considerable dam
age.
Emperor Nicholas has conferred the
Nevsky upon President Diaz The or
der is one of the highest within the
gift of the Russian sovereign.
Charles Stintson, a pupil at the
White school in Indianapolis, died a
few days since as the result of hazing
by fellow students. He was hung up
by the ankles and left hanging so long
that he died few hours after being
taken down.
E. H. Harriman's yacht Sultana has
been fitted out at New York for sea
trip. The captain said that his orders
were to proceed to New Orleans. From
there, it is understood, Mr.. Hartman
and a party of friends will go to Pan
anna to inspect the canal work.
The car which will act as pathfinder
for the international transcontinental
automobile contest for the NJ Robert
Guggenheim trophy from New York
city to the Alaska Yukon Pacific EX-
position, on June 1st, started for Seat
tie from the city hall in New York at
noon March goth.
Federal Judge Hazel at Buffalo de-
MED the motion of the Standard Oil
Company for new trial and imposed
fine of 100000 The case hinged on
the Standards accepting concessions
from railroads in shipments of oil from
Olean, n. Y, to Rutland and other
points in Vermont.
Sixty thousand bushels of foreign
potatoes were landed at Philadelphia
March 10Th by the steamship Buenos
Ayres from Glasgow and Liverpool
The tubers came from England, Ireland
and Scotland and the shipment was
made possible by reason OF the short
crop in the United States.
A good highway, stretching in a gen
orally direct line of 700 miles from At
lanta to Washington, d. c., kept up
by the several counties in the various
states through which the road would
pass, is now the subject of promotion
on the part of the Good Roads club of
Georgia.
A new worlds record in the running
high kick was made at the athletic
meet at St Marks school at South
boro, Mass, on the 18th inst. by Har-
old Beebee of Maiden. He did 9 feet
1OA inches. The previous record was
feet s inches, held by C. C. Lee OF
New Haven, Conn, made in 1887.
American Consul W. H. Bishop at
Palermo, Italy, has received letters
threatening his life and declaring that
the Malta will punish him even worse
than 1t did Lieutenant Petrosino if he
continues to persecute Sicilian Grim
inals who wish to find refuge in New
York.
The attempted insurrection in the
Santa Clara province of Cuba, in
which seven members of the rural
guard fed to the woods with their
arms and horses, proved a trivial af
fair and has utterly collapsed. All
seven of the men have surrendered
voluntarily.
Seven ocean liners which arrived in
New York on the 18th inst. brought to
America nearly 10000 immigrants.
making the arrivals for the day the
largest in the history of the port with
perhaps single exception. The i'm
migration officers say that this year
is liable to break all records.
According to decision just handed
down by the Supreme Court of Vir-
ginia divorced woman cannot sue
for breach of promise or betrayal un.
der promise of marriage, it being held
that she is not an unmarried woman"
within the intent of the Virginia stat.
ute.
Guilty of murder in the second de.
gree with twenty years Imprisonment
as the penalty was the verdict of the
jury at Nashville. Tenn, Saturday in
the case against Col Duncan B. Coop.
er and his son. Robin Cooper, charged
with the murder of former United