The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-11-21
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German bankers are reported to have
refused to subscribe to new Russian
loan.
Germans nre reported as being very
much pleased over the Samoan agree
ment.
Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Hazen
were quietly married at Washington on
the 9th.
Talk of fight over the election for
governor still continues in Kentucky.
The result Of the vote is very close.
A London express from Gushing col
lided with another train near Capello
during a fog Thursday. Five persons
We're killed outright and twenty-nine
We're injured, fifteen fatally.
The Parnell homestead in Wicklow
county, Ireland, now advertised under
foreclosure proceedings, will not be
sold. Tammany hall of New York has
guaranteed the $4,000 needed to pay
off the claim against the homestead.
Brazil on the 18th celebrated the
tenth anniversary of the proclamation
of the republic. There was military
parade and naval review. The presi-
dent, DIR. Campos Salles, held recep-
ton of the diplomatic corps, ministers,
etc.
The Omaha Bee publishes an an
nouncement of the coming nuptials OF
Senator John NJ. Thurston of Nebras-
ka and Miss Ola Pearman of Washing
ton, ID. O., within the next ten days.
Miss Pearman is the daughter of eX-
Congressman Pearman.
Andrew Carnegie, in letter to NJ. w.
Pittock, a well-known newspaper writ
er of Arizona, offers the city of Tue
son sum of S25,Oo to pay for pub
lie library building, provided the city
the institution at an annual cost of ST.
OO0
Twenty-six men We're injured in n
wreck on the Fort Dodge q Omaha
railroad, nine miles north of Dennison,
Iowa. A gravel train, running extra,
and work train containing $50 men
came together around sharp curve at
n deep cut in the road. Several will
die of their injuries.
AS the result of an investigation at
Philadelphia, conducted by an anti
Quay newspaper, five men, all resi-
dents of Washington, have been ar
rested on charges of repeating, imper-
sonating election officers and making
fraudulent returns. A reporter was
taken into the confidence of the gang.
An official report just issued shows
the balance Of Germany's trade with
the United States, as usual, heavily
against Germany. German imports
from the United States for the twelve
months ending October 31st We're ST.
23S, 5000 marks, while this country's ex-
ports to America reached value of
but 562, 100000 marks.
According to a Lisbon dispatch Lor-
EMO Marques, Delagoa bay, has been
closed on account of the prevalence of
the bubonic plague. This move is con-
sidered to be Il war ruse, put in eff
feet at the instigation of the British
government, in order to block the
Transvaal governments last means of
communicating with Europe.
Senor Desvernine, minister of
finance for Cuba, has presented
scheme to Governor General Brooke
for the construction of eighteen small
coast guard vessels. These vessels
will cost about 100000, and their CON
struction will give employment to
about 1000 men. The scheme provides
that the vessels shall be built in Cuba.
A dispatch from Pretoria SAYS that
the foreign consuls hold weekly meet
ings at the residence of the Italian dip
lomatic agent to discuss matters of in
ternational interest. According to the
same correspondent, the Rose Deep
and Fereira Deep. with ten other
mines, are working. White and black
labor is plentiful and the mint is busy
coming gold.
Besides the famine in India, which is
already taxing to their utmost the gov
ernment relief works-20O,o 900 persons
being already in receipt of aid-the
plague in Bombay district, according
ial government much concern. In the
month of October Il, ,595 persons were
down with the pest in that district and
H. ,135 died.
A syndicate of American. English
and German bankers has about per-
fected arrangements with the govern
ment of Guatemala to advance to that
country $15,OO0.r0O, relieving it of its
debts and placing the country on n firm
financial Oasis. Under the terms of the
hSEeeheut tHt uH>uey Will DE loaned
for term of = Oh 80 years, and will
draw interest at 1 per cent.
A dispatch by carrier pigeon has been
received at Archangelsk from the duke
of the AbruZzi, nephew of King Hum
bert, who is conducting an expedition
in search of the north pole. The dis
patch says the expedition has reached
n point within $50 miles of the pole
latitude 81 north-about the southern
limit of Franz Joseph Land. All on
board the Polar Star are reported well.
Blanche Nippold, 10 years old, died
in the Morse public school building at
Kansas City as result of being
slapped and shaken by her teacher
Miss Bessie Kay, because the little girl