The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-20
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

] Prince Henry OF IruSSla mas retuiueu
to Germany from the Orient.
All over the country on the 18th, the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln was
celebrated.
1t is learned that the Sultan of Tur-
key has placed in Germany orders for
$4,000 pounds of smokeless powder.
Governor Roosevelt has given out a
| statement relative to the vice presi-
dency, in which he declares that he will
not accept the honor under any cir
| cumstances.
Russia has decided on the construc-
ton of the trans-Persian railroad. The
| road will be 1,30O miles long, and will
cost 150, 100000 roubles, of which Rus
sia will spend 5O,OOO,OOO in the next
four years.
The mortality in Buenos Ayres,
| which never exceeds forty daily,
/ reached $50 on the Bird. There We're
210 cases of sunstroke on Sunday and
1874 cases resulted fatally. There We're
thirty-four cases of sunstroke the next
day.
A cablegram from San Salvador,
| Central America, states that that city
has been visited by a serious fire. Tho
total loss is estimated at $1,OOO,OOO.-
| The fire broke out in the block facing
the cathedral on the Plaza des Arras,
and close to the government buildings.
A Chicago firm has raken n second is
sue of the bonds of the state of ,.Ialis-
| co, Mexico, to the amount of S1,OOO,OOO
| gold, the proceeds or which so for the
| purpose of improvements in the city of
| Guadalajara. The same firm some
time ago took 81 100000 bonds of that
| state.
A special from Port Arthur, TexaiA
| says: James Sweeney Iwhite) waS
| fynched at 1 o'clock Sunday morning.
| Sweeney was n cotton screw-man fore
man, and had killed Crumbach, n fel-
! low laborer, by jamming n bayonet
| through his neck. He had been tried
and acquitted of the charge.
| A dispatch from Oajaca. Mexico, says
| that General Bravo is making good pro
gresS in his campaign against the
Maya Indians in Yucatan. Several en-
gagements between the government
troops and the Indians have taken
place during the last two weeks and
the Maya losses are reported TO have
been heavy.
Three hundred Marseilles pilgrims on
their way to Rome to take part in the
celebrations of the holy year jubilee.
have been detained at the Italian from
tier by the health authorities on ac-
count of their refusal to submit TO
smallpox dslnfection. This action of
the secular power has called forth n
, strong protest from the Osservatore
Romano, the Vatican organ.
Ii has been practically decided by the
secretary of the navy to appoint Com
mander Seaton Schroeder to be the first
naval governor of the Samoan island
of Tutuila. Commander Schroeder is
mt present OH duty in Washington as T
u. hat af 40 l.n nd ha v
the revision of the naval regulations.
This work is about complete, so that
the officer will be able to leave for his
new post at an early day.
The National Agricultural Press
League, composed OF fifty agricultural
papers. held n meeting on the 10Th at
Chicago. Resolutions were adopted
urging upon Congress the speedy re-
peal OF all duties on newspaper and
wood pulp. a committee was appoint
ed to arrange for the annual meeting
of the league in August when the
members with their families, will go
TO Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Mexican government has issued
orders prohibiting Americans from en-
tering the state of Sonora with arms
and amInanition. The orders We're is
sued on account of the iaqui war; and
the report that the Americans We're aid
ing the Indians in their revolt against
Diaz American miners operating in
Sonora are inconvenienced seriously
by the order, as it is almost imperative
that they go into the country armed
and fully equipped.
Building No. Z in the Brooklyn navy
yard, occupied by the electrical equip
ment department. was destroyed by
fire Sunday. The loss is 100000 equal
ly divided between the building and
machinery. large quantity of valu-
able records We're saved, which Ad-
miral Philip said would have involved
task of about ten years to replace.
Admiral Philip WILL it is said, recon-
mend the establishment of a regular
fire department at the navy yard.
John Redmond, the Parnellite leader.
member of Parliament for WaterfordIn
City, has been unanimously elected
chairman of the united Irish nationalist
party. There We're siXty-five members
present. Mr.. Redmond, upon taking
the chair, returned his thanks for the
honor conferred upon him, and express
ed the opinion that all nationalsts in
Ireland. America and elsewhere would
be rejoiced at the days work, which
he declared bound all sections of the
party for Ireland's good and which, he
hoped, would reunite Irishmen every
where in the fight for Ireland's rights.
Destitution and deaths from starva-
ton are ON the increase in the famine
stricken district of India in spite of the
gigantic efforts for relief made by the
government The state is now feeding
1000, 600 natives With no probability
of relief through the crops inside of
four months and with the government
already taxed to its utmost, it can be
seen that the conditions are alarming.
BY the exercise of his superior tact