The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-21
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

The Shah OF Persia has decided not to
visit Berlin.
A case of yellow fever has appeared
at New York.
Competent authorities estimate the
Klondike output this year at $2O,OOO,-
600.
Two anarchists. it is reported. have
left Vienna for the purpose of killing
the prince of Montenegro.
Arguments in the Powers case are
under way at Georgetown, Kentucky,
and it will soon be decided.
The suffering among British soldiers
in South frica is declared by A. G..
Hales to be due to red tape in war Of
flee methods.
Thunder storms have put out the for
est fires in Michigan which have been
burning for n week. AT least twenty
farm buildings We're destroyed. besides
fences and crops. Damage by fire in
the country last week is estimated at
$1,000
Governor Beckham of Kentucky has
issued proclamation convening the
General Assembly in an extra session
on Tuesday, August 2S. 1900. The only
subject to be considered is the modfi-
cation of the amendment of the Goebel
election law.
Theodor Wolf wires to the Berliner
Tageblatt from Paris that Germany
will get more first prizes at the eXposi-
ton than any other nation. He esti-
mates the number mt 80. Germany
will be first in industrial arts, with
twenty grands prix and 100 gold med
ais.
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all OF the bids for armor plate opened
yesterday. The action of the depart
ment does not mean that the govern
ment will adopt the alternative of
building an armor plate plant, but new
advertisements will be issued and new
bids received.
In railroad accident near Rome fif-
teen persons We're killed and forty
wounded, of whom fifteen are seriously
injured. The disaster was caused by
the telescoping of two sections of the
train for Florence, bearing the notable
persons who had been attending the
recent ceremonies at Rome.
The National Association of Spanish
American War Veterans. which in
cludes soldiers who fougiil in the war
with Spain. has called its reunion for
October Sth to 18th, inclusive, mt Chat
to members and TO soldiers who fought
in the war have been sent out.
The final meeting of the superior jury
of awards at Paris shows 42.I0O TO be
the total number of awards made to
exhibitors from all countries at the
Paris exposition. They are divided in
to 2,S2T grand prizes, S.166 gold medals.
12.244 silver medals. 11,615 bronze
medals. and T.93S honorable mentions.
A. Romans. IL well-known farmer liv-
ing ten miles west of Fort Scott. Kan
sas, committed suicide by cutting his
throat. He was nominated for county
commissioner by the Republicans last
week and political opponents had at
tackled him sharply. He was an over
sensitive man. and the strain drove him
TO suicide.
The Rev. Father Mulvihill of ST.
Bridget's Catholic Church, St Louis.
has announced to his congregation that
he will marry free of charge young
couples who are determined TO jump
into matrimony. BY this method he
hopes to prevent the elopements which
have been of frequent occurrence in his
parish of late.
Two hundred starving natives ap-
pearcd before the governor of Porto
20. They begged the governor for
bread or n chance to work to earn It,
He promised them employment on the
public roads. Other delegations of
hungry islanders seeking sustenance or
means of obtaining it are coming.
Official advices to the Department Of
Agriculture report that the foot and
mouth disease is prevalent among live
stock throughout all of Europe except
Norway. Sweden and Holland. and i'm
portation of animals from European
countries, principally Germany. Aus
tria, France, Belgium and Switzerland,
is being prohibited by this government.
Ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson has
made the novel suggestion to the fusion
state central committee that women in
tete>ted in fusion success in the COM
ing campaign shall give entertainments
such as lawn parties in various sec
tions, and while entertaining the men
III social ways press upon them the ne
cess'ty for voting for fusion. II do
not think" Mr.. Simpson said. that wo-
men should take the stump and make
speeches"
As nearly as figures can express it
the cost to the United States of the war
in the Philippines has been S1S667s.-
600 in cash and at least 2,239 lives of
American soldiers. The casualties
We're as follows: Soldiers killed in ac-
ton, 533; deaths from wounds, 1913:
deaths from disease and other causes.
1,66S; total number of deaths. 1884: to-
tai number wounded 2.073 The war
with Spain ended and that with the
Philippines began February 1, 1898.
The Zionist congress, a great gather
sion. 1t is intended to forward the
movement to establish a Jewish nation
in Palestine. G.. ii. Mayer of Phila-
delphia told the congress that the gen-