Gilpin observer., 1919-12-04
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After being in the Gold Hunter mine
at Mullan, Idaho, since Nov. 18th,
when they were entombed by slide
of earth, p. II. Grant and Emil Sayko,
miners, were taken out alive after two
weeks
An American negro who deserted
recently from the Tenth United States
cavalry is reported to be the leader
of n band of approximately 300 Yaqui
Indians who raided the eastern part
of the Moctezuma District in Novem
ber.
Two masked bandits entered the of
flee of the American theater at Butte,
Mont, and after beating into insensi-
bility Miss Emma Peterson, the cash
ier, and John Kelly the janitor, robbed
the safe of all its contents. 1t is es-
timated the robbers obtained $1,000.
The Oregon Short Line has been or
dered by the United States railroad
administration to complete at once the
spur track near Briggs, Idaho, which
will unlock 13,0O0,000 tons of coal. 1t
is said that 25,0O0 tons of coal is ready
for shipment as soon as the track is
completed.
Guarded by ten armed deputy sher-
ifs headed by Sheriff ROlph, Walter
Thomas Mills, lecturer and writer for
the NOnpartisan League, spoke at
PrOsser, WASH. to an audience COM
posed of sympathiZers and about fifty
former soldiers. Mills eulogized the
American government and confined
III
ism.
Direct from London n statue of the
late Queen Victoria was received at
Victoria b. G. recently to be set up on
the grounds in front of the British
Columbia parliament buildings. The
statue weighs three tons. 1t was ready
for shipment last year British Col
umbia officials did not have it shipped
at that time because they feared Ger
man submarines.
Sheriff William Viersma of Sioux
County, Orange City, Iowa, would like
to hear from some one who can identi-
fy the body of man found dead one
mile west of Ireton, Iowa, in Novem-
Der. He was evidently about 45 years
about 40 pounds. The only identifi-
cation marks found was the tattoo on
his left arm of an anchor, cross and
heart with the initials c. T. below it.
General appearance would indicate he
was a man of more than passing con-
sequence
WASHINGTON
of New Jersey and chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission, has re-
signed because of i'll health.
Navy department officials expressed
surprise at the action of the supreme
council in allocating one German bat
ueship and destroyer to each of the
allies and associated powers for ex-
perimental purposes. The United
States had not asked for any of the
German vessels and said they would
be of little use to this country, even
for experimental work, as 1t is as
serted there was little the American
navy can learn from the German ves-
seis.
Testimony that Frederic C. Howe
former commissioner of immigration
at Ellis Island, had ordered deporta-
tions of radicals held up, although
final deportation orders had been re-
ceIved from the Department of Labor
was given to the House immigration
Committee by Percy A. Baker super
intendent of the island
Documentary proof that Venustano
Carranza knew of the plan of San
Diego and that Carranza's generals
knew of raids planned across the
United States border and participated
in them even while Carranza's recog-
milton by the United States was being
thrashed out in Washington, is now
in the hands of the American state
department at Washington.
Indications that large numbers of
Liberty bond holders are trading their
government securities for stock in
fraudulent ventures prompted Secre-
tary Glass to renew his warning to
bondholders against being persuaded
into such exchanges In n formal
statement, Mr.. Glass asserted that the
high rate OF return on some of these
stocks was In itself sufficient to arouse
suspicion.
The board Of temperance, prohibi-
ton and public morals of the Meth
odist Episcopal church announces that
1t contemplates no general campaign
against the use Of tobacco, but would
confine its efforts TO n fight against
its use by minors.
The record billion dollar congresses
of ordinary peace times faded into the
past when Secretary Glass, presenting
the annual estimates, proposed APP
preparations of practically S5000.000,-
600 for conducting the peace-time ac-