The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
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way from Galveston, IeXaS, TO New
York. Captain Gibson says rum
caused the trouble.
Papers are en- rounte from Washing
ton to New York, which will result i'll
the preferring of other charges against
Charles w. Neely. now confined in the
Ludlow Street jail. These papers
about 100000.
The International Tobacco Company,
soon TO be organized in opposition TO the
American and Continental companies,
has received ten additional options on
plants in various parts of the country
and the work of incorporating the com
pany with n capital of S3000OOOO will
be accomplished this week.
Five hundred insurgents, half Of
whom We're armed with rifles, am
bushed eighty scouts of the Fortieth
Volunteer infantry in the hills near
Aquason, in the northern part of Min
danao. The Americans routed the ma
tlves, killing fifty-one. The American
casualties were two killed and three
wounded.
The Union Democratic party of Cuba
has issued manifesto declaring it will
take no part iii the coming election.
Leaders declare there is no chance of
the party winning because of the frauds
which will be practiced by the Nation
nlists. The Withdrawal of the Demo
Gratis leaves the field to the Nationalists
and Republicans.
Chicago's efforts to send a shipload
of grain to India for the benefit of mil
lions of sufferers from famine has
failed owing to the fact that the nee
essary money, $4,000, cannot be OBJ
fa Stll nj n
ly $500 have been received by the To-
cal relief committee. This money will
be forwarded June 1st.
The Methodist conference OH
Wednesday continued its session of
reform" and after n three-hours' de-
bate, voted to abolish the time limit for
pastors by 'ayes" and noes" thus
putting every name on record. Hereaf-
ter bishops will appoint ministers 10
pastorals annually, and wherever the
church requests the return of a minis
ter it will be done.
President Mckinley on horseback
will be one of the sights at the Nation
al G.. A. X. encampment at Chicago in
August. Since General Grants last
term no president has appeared mount
ed in any parade. The projected eX-
ception is due to the fact that Mckin-
ley has been appointed member If
the mounted staff attendant on Com
mander-in-Chief Shaw.
The Kansas Democrats in state con
vention have selected delegates to the
Kansas City convention and instructed
them strongly for Bryan, The resolu
items bind the delegation not only 10
support Bryan for president, and also
to support for vice president only a
man who is now and was in 1896 in
fnli sympathy with the Chicago plat
putting every name on record.
A train of box cars laden with dyna-
mite and black powder caught fire in
the railroad yards mt Oakland. There
was n scarcity of water and. though
facing almost certain DEATH the fire
man and train men coupled the ears
tc switch engines, and. drawing them
under the tank used for filling the boil
ers of locomotives. succeeded In ex-
tinguishing the flames before an eNplo-
sion occurred The roof of a car con
tanning several tons of dynamite was
burned through.
4 meeting of the sixteen Nebraska
delegates to the Democratic National
convention was held at Lincoln on the
2lst, behind closed doors. Mr.. Bryan
was present. w. ID. Oldham. deputy
at-large, was selected to make the
speech nominating Mr.. Bryan for pres
ident. w. III. Thompson Of Grand Is
land was made president of the delega-
ton. j. c. Dahlman, national commit
tee man, and Il. l.. Metcalf. member of
the committee on resolutions. Nebras-
ka will also ask to be represented on
the committee Of notification.
News has reached Victoria of the
opening of navigation ON the Yukon.
Two steamers reached Dawson. the
Flora on Wednesday last and the Ora
two days later with all the freight they
could carry and many passengers.
They left the day following their ar
rival. bith heavily crowded with re-
turning Klondikers. The output this
spring is placed at S30,000,O00. The At
lin will produce between $1,000. 900 and
S6OO0,OOO. a rich find of quartz, car
rying gold and silver worth $50 to the
ton, has been made at Lake Bennett
six miles from the head of the lake.
The rush to Koyulhuk continues. and
according to reliable Dawson advices
promises to divert n considerable num-
ber of stampeders from Nome.
W. S. Taylor, Republican claimant
for the governorship of Kentucky. is
in Indianapolis, and is arranging for
an indefinite stay. His taking leave
of the city of Louisville on Monday
was in the nature of flight. He left
Kentucky as soon as he heard of the
decision of the United States Supreme,
Court. He said in an interview: "It
is an awful thing to be eXiled from tho
place of my birth, from the state that
honored me with its highest office and
from my wife and children. Yet |
know that my return to Kentucky
would mean that | would be incarcer-
ated with no chance for bail, and. for
that matter. exposed to assassins who
have awaited an opportunity to wreak
vengeance upon me. | do not know
what the future will be. ! cannot say
Nyhpthgr I will bp n candidate fnr GOV