The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-01-09
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for reelection.
1t is rumored in Detroit that Cover
nor Pingree is to bolt his party and join
tie Democrats.
After lengthy search and persistent
experiments, Paris chemists have pre-
pared a serum, which they declare will
surely cure alcoholism.
Joseph Blackburn has been chosen by
the Democrats of Kentucky for United
States senator to succeed Senator Lind
say The Democrats have Il majority
on joint ballot.
Senator Hanna declares that, al
though he has been urged to stand for
the permanent chairmanship of the
next Republican national convention,
he will not do so.
An American, named Alfred Richard
son, has just petitioned the municipali-
ty of st. Petersburg for a permit to
build ten-story "sky-scraper' office
building after approved American
plans.
Two team loads of powder, each car
rying 4,375 pounds OF the explosive,
We're blown up near Eagle river, Michi-
gan Two teamsters, Alexander Ham
merStrom and Joseph st. Louis. and
their teams We're killed.
Thirty thousand fruit trees, compris-
ing the entire orchards of ID. G. and c.
II. Bacon, in Mitchell county, Georgia,
have been ordered burned by order of
State Entomologist Scott, owing to the
ravages of the San Jose scale.
Admiral George Dewey has written
to the Savannah reception committee
which waited on him at Washington
six weeks ago, that he will be pleased
to visit the city on or about March goth.
He will be accompanied by Mrs.
Dewey.
George W. Heintz has been appoint
ed general passenger and ticket agent
of the Rio Grande Western railway,
effective January LIST. Mr.. Heintz has
been acting general passenger agent
since the retirement of +. A. Wad-
leigh, several months ago.
A manufacturer of cartridge belts in
Worcester has received an order from
the British government for $4,000 dou-
bic cartridges belts. 1t is said that the
order is rush one and the belts will
be shipped to the Transvaal in lots of
several thousand each as soon as man
ufactured.
The temperature at New York on the
Both fell to degrees above zero, the
L
the sudden change from the uncom-
monty mild weather which had pre-
vailed until this time was severe, and
there is much suffering among the
poor people of the city.
Bombay is again in the midst of a
violent plague epidemic the extent OF
which is difficult to ascertain. The
number of deaths from all causes re-
turned during the last week is LOO. OF
these 800 are declared to be due to the
bubonic plague, but the pest mortality
obviously is under-estimated.
Fire Commissioner Scanned of New
York has promoted Deputy Chief Ed
ward +. Croker to be chief of the city
fire department Mt a salary of $4,000
n year The commissioner received the
certified list of the civil service show
ing that Mr.. Croker had percentage
of 97.30. The new chief is Il nephew
of Richard Croker.
The New York World says: carl
Fischer Hansen, Danish lawyer of
this city, who has acted for the Copen-
hagen government in the negotiations
for the sale of the Danish West Indian
islands to the United States for $1,000,
900, started for Washington tonight
to confer with President Mckinley. He
Danish government.
A special election was held in San
Francisco on the 29th on the question
of issuing bonds in the sum of S6,75O,-
600 for the purpose of building new
school houses, n new hospital and Il
new sewer system. The bonds carried
by n large majority. on Tuesday last
It was voted to issue bonds for S5,40O,-
600 for new park system, making Il
total of nearly S11 100000.
The United States Postal Depart
ment will inaugurate, on January 3rd,
n system of exchanging money orders
with the Republic of Mexico. While
the American order will be made pay
able on the international order office
nearest the postoffice where the ad-
dressee may live, the order can be
made payable in the actual residence
town.
The feeling in Paris favorable to the
Beers is stronger than ever. The first
list of subscriptions to the Transvaal
fund.- just published, fills nearly one
newspaper page and reaches total of
62000 francs. The Mon Marche, which
has such large English trade, so far
loseo sight of its commercial interests
as to make subscription to the fund.-
n striking proof of the coercive influ-
ence of public opinion.
An explosion wrecked church build
ing Mt Stromsburg, Nebraska, and in
jured four persons seriously, and Eden
Baptist church, dedicated year ago,
burned to the ground. The fire re-
suited from the explosion of acetylene
gas, which blew out the foundations
and wrecked the windows. a crowd
was present to watch the new year in.
The force of the explosion hurled the
people in all directions.
A Berlin paper publishes an impor-
tant document received from a reliable
Russian source-a second peace mani
festo from the Car, to be published on
the Russian New Years Day, January