The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19
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ed for Bryan, but said nothing about
silver.
Eight men were killed in a coal
mine near Gloucester Ohio, by an ex-
plosion of gas.
Lord Roberts has wired Cape Town
that prior to Wednesday he liberated
151 officers and $500 of the rank and
file. The Boors consequently took Off
only 900.
Presbyterian, whose name is with
held, has given to the Presbyterian
hospital in New York City a 100000
building to be occupied as a residence
by the nurses and members of the gen.
eral staff.
Miss Lucretia Peabody Hale died at
Boston on the 18th, in her eightieth
year. She was the eldest surviving
daughter of Rev DR. Edward Everett
Hale, and writer of note. She was
deeply interested in educational work
and charities.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has dismissed the appeal of
Boyle and others, commissioners of
Shoshone county, Idaho, who were re-
moved by Governor Steunenberg un-
der martial law.
During a heated argument over the
strike, Sherman @. Patterson, president
of the st. Louis Street Railway Mems
Union, was fatally stabbed by Edward
Canty of East st. Louis in saloon
where both men had been drinking.
The United States transport Grant
arrived at San Francisco on the 9th
from Manila. The transport brought
POI sick soldiers, eighteen insane, fifty
eight for disability discharge, and 125
prisoners. Three deaths occurred dur
ing the voyage.
News has come of the murder of DR..
Edna G. Terry, in charge of the sta
ton of the Methodist Episcopal Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society at
Tsung-Hua, China. Tsung Hua is six
or seven miles north of the great wall
and about 100 miles from Pekin.
Naval Constructor 7. f. Ruhm has
been detached from the Crescent ship
yard, Elizabethport, New Jersey. and
ordered to the naval station at Cavite,
Philippine Islands, to relieve Naval
Constructor Hobson, who has been or
dered to the naval hospital, Yokohama,
for treatment.
Three men We're killed, eight so bad
ly burned or manned that they are In
the hospital, and three other men are
missing as n result of Il fire in the COO
perage establishment of Paul Weld
mann at Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The
loss is variously estimated at from
$4,000 to S25O.0OO.
William S. Taylor announces that he
will not be n candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for governor of Ken
lucky, as he considers it his duty both
to himself and to his family to ask of
the Republicans of Kentucky, relief
,Irn
ton would impose"
Frank Smith, n miner, made large
winning in Il Mexican gambling house
at Helvetia, Arizona, on the 18th, and
was killed by MeXicans who provoked
a row before he couiu leave the saloon
with ale money. He was stabbed and
riddled with bullets, but in falling NOR
tally wounded two Mexicans.
The new Spanish bond issue for the
conversion of the treasury debts is n
great success. The portion of the loan
allotted to the bondholders is almost
entirely covered, and the portion
thrown open to public subscription has
been subscribed eight times over.
Many foreign capitalists are among the
subscribers.
In letter from the Gold Coast, dat
ed June 4th, Sir H. ii. Hodgson, gov
ernor says the Kumassi garrison is
on half rations and the supply of am
munition is not sufficient to allow of
offensive measures. Three thousand
natives are destitute. The rebels have
constructed stockades and are using
them to fire from.
Seven men were killed on n logging
railway at Cammal, Pennsylvania, on
tl..I nj 4 ft,t, ha uf.ly in.
some unaccountable manner and
plunged down n 3OO-foot embankment.
Both firemen and engineer were in
stantly killed. as We're one passenger
and four Italian laborers. Tke cars
and engine were literally smashed to
kindling.
The Interstate Sherf's Association,
representing Colorado. Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebras-
ka, North and South Dakota, Wiscon-
sin and Wyoming, began its ninth an
nual session at Minneapolis on the 18th
with $50 sheriffs present. In the alb
sence of President J. w. Mcpherson of
Marshalltown. Iowa, Vice President w.
S. Seavey of Denver presided.
Three United States transports sail
ed from Seattle to-day bound for
st. Michael and Cape Nome, carrying
soldiers and building supplies for the
north The whole expedition is under
the command of General Randall, mil
itary commander of the department of
Alaska. The soldiers are of the Sew
enth United States infantry and will
pe stationed ut different points in Alas
ka.
On the 11th there was n serious cave
in on the 500-foot level of the United
Verde mine. John Gray and Jed Tor
reno lost their lives and Robert North
ers was slightly injured. james Mikel,
a laborer, had his arm and thigh brok-
en- and received internal injuries which
are likely to prove fatal. The two men