The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-12
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The Vanderbilts are said to be lay
Ing up Burlington stock.
Stephen Crane, the well-known
American writer, died in London on
the 9TH. Crane has been i'll for long
time.
Two women have been elected dele
gates to the Republican National con-
vention. one from Utah and the other
from Idaho.
Three men We're killed by a passen-
ger train, near Laurel Hill. Long Is
land. They We're Matthew Clark, Dan
iel Halpin and Patrick Ryan, and were
walking on the track when struck.
In the presence of the Kentucky del
egation, guests and the officers and
crew of the battleship Kentucky. Hon.
Harry Weisinger presented to that
vessel beautiful silver service, which
cost $4,000.
Rev. DIR. Richard Salter Storrs, pas
tor emeritus of the Church of the Pill
grims, Brooklyn, died on the 9th at his
home, aged seventy-nine years. For
many years DR.. Storrs was president
of the Home Missionary Society.
The monthly statement cf the public
debt shows that at the close of bust
ness May 81. 1900, the debt. less cash
in the treasury amounted to 81, ,122, Cos
S11, decrease for the month of S.
1919, PA. which is accounted for by the
redemption of bonds.
Remarkable operations have been
performed at Rio .Janeiro on Rosalina
and Maria two sisters who We're born
Joined together. The sisters are doing
well. Their case resembles that of the
famous Simese twins, but modern sur
gerry will give them separate life. They
are about ten years old.
William H Mooers, private of Bat
terry ID, Third artillery, has been left
n fortune by the recent death at New
York of his brother. Frederick NJ.
Mooers, the mining capitalist. The for
tunate soldier, who is now serving his
fourth enlistment, has forwarded his
resignation to Washington.
As result of the agreement between
the various sugar interests between
500 and 600 sugar workers will be TAX
en- back to work in the big Mollohauer
refinery in Brooklyn, which will be run
mt its full capacity. The Doscher re
finery in Long Island will continue
running with an increased force.
The general assembly of the free
church of Scotland has adopted res
olution in favor of union with the unit
ed presbyterian body. The opposition
to union has completely collapsed.
Those who object to a pooling of
strength mustered in the general as
sembly only 20 votes TO 592 in favor
of the measure.
The Athens correspondent Of the
London Express says the researches OF
Captain Dousmanis show that the
great battle fought 4S Il. c. between
Julius Caesar and Pompey. which is
supposed to have occurred in the neigh
borhood of Thessalian city pharsala,
took place near the modern karditsa.
fifty miles northwest.
Ex-President Harrison and wife were
driving down town the other day when
"A child started across the street in
front of the carriage. General Harri-
son. seeing the danger, reached for
ward and seized the lines. assisting the
driver to throw the horses on their
launches. General Harrison then
picked up the uninjured child and took
1t home.
Governor Roosevelt has issued an or.
der dismissing Major Clinton III. Smith
of the Seventy first regiment from the
service of the National Guard because
of his having failed to take command
of the Seventy-first regiment at the
battle of San Juan hilf. Santiago de
Cuba. and lead it into the fight when
Colonel Downes, Its commander, failed
to do so.
The first steps looking to the organ
ization of a national negro party have
been taken at Philadelphia. Prominent
negroes-bishops, ministers, editors
and lawyers-have decided to place a
presidential ticket in the field with
negro candidates. The plan is to or
ganize the party in every state in the
Union and nominate candidates for
state and congressional offices.
ID. w. Blaine has made arrangements
with railroads running into Kansas
for rate of one cent n mile for par
ties of three or more harvest hands to
all towns in the Kansas wheat belt.
from June 10th to July list. Blaine
says 10000 men will be needed during
the wheat harvest in Kansas. The
Kansas City Board of Trade will dis
tribute men to different sections.
A general strike of all the building
trades in Kansas City has been or
dered at n meeting of the Building
Trades Council. 1t is said that over
strike order excepts the workmen en-
ployed on the convention hall and work
for such contractors as surrender their
membership in the Builders Club. The
Plumbers Union will not join the
strike.
Sunday baseball playing in Michigan
has received n setback by a ruling of
the Supreme Court. In a libel ease
brought by a sheriff against a minis
ter the court declares it the duty of the
sheriff to prevent ball game as
breach of the peace. The opinion
gives the church people of the state
the opportunity they have long been
waiting for. 1t is expected that the
opponents of Sunday sports will now
proceed to enforce the law to the let
ter as interpreted by the Supreme
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