The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-07-31
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award.
The Populists of Texas haze had
their platform copyrighted.
A plot to assassinate the Chinese min.
lister has been unearthed at Paris.
Bryan Is to address the Grand Army
of the Republic at its encampment in
Chicago.
Ex-Representative George NJ. Cur
It's of Iowa has declined the office of
first assistant postmaster general.
The Postoffice Department will issue
an order in day or two extending the
privilege of domestic rates of postage
to United States soldiers serving in
China.
A fire at Yama, Arizona, which start
ed at 10 o'clock last night swept Main
street from First to Jones, destroying
everything in its path. The total loss
was $20,OOO.
After long period of detention as
Fort Sill, Geronimo, one of the most
blood-thirsty Indians that ever figured
in history, has gone stark mad. He is
prisoner at Fort Sill, o. T.
One of the worst fires ever known in
northern Montana Is now raging in the
Swan Lake country, on the western
part of the Lewis and Clarke forest re-
serve. Indians deliberately set fire to
thu imber and are slaughtering the
game.
Chief Hale of the Kansas City fire
department with thirty men has start
ed for Paris TO compete in the interna-
tional tiremen's tournament next
month. After that Chief Hale and his
men Will make an exhibition tour
through western Europe.
terrific engagement still continues
between the government troops and the
insurgents around Panama but the
former are still holding their ground.
Many have been killed and wounded,
and four-hours' armistice was agreed
upon to attend the wounded and bury
the dead
Reports from various points in Texas
show that 100000 pounds of wool are
being held in the state because grow
ers refuse to accept current prices. and
there Is perhaps as much more held al
uncounted points and on ranches. The
growers have held a conference and
agreed TO hold the entire clip indefinite
ly.
The new steamer Deutschland, Cap
tain Albers, from New York, arrived
at Plymouth ut $50 O'Clock ON the 9th
on her maiden trip eastward making
hours and six minutes, despite two
days of fog. Her biggest days run
was made ON July 10Th (her second day |
OUT, when 536 miles We're logged.
General Macarthur has cabled the |
announcement of the erection of an 4
other municipal government in the I
Philippines under the terms laid down .
by the Philippine commission. This .
particular government is established mt .
VigaE, on the northwest coast of Lu.
zon, ut Il point made memorable by the
landing of Young's forces during the
pursuit Of Aguipaido when that leader
waSSast in strength.
ENhry c. Frye, president of the Ma
tional Glass Company, announces that
nve OF the companys plants VIII be re-
moved from Indiana to the Pittsburg
district as soon as proper sites can be
secured. This will affect over 5000
workmen. The reasons given for the
change are that the supply of natural
gas in Indiana is diminishing and that
the Ohio river provides unusual facil
tiles for reaching the southern markets.
The governor of Bombay province re.
ports a general rainfall, sufficient for
agricultural purposes" in Surat and
Gujarat. In n large part of
Baroda no rain has fallen, and an ex.
tensive failure of crops il inevitable
unless there is immediate relief. In
Okhamandal the rainfall has been in
and cultivation Is at a stand
still in almost the entire province of
where cattle are dying of
and IA scarcity of water.
Union motormen are prosecuting Wig
)rously the strike on the Dallas Con
Street railway. backed by the
intire organized labor forces of the
,ity. w. ID. Mahon of Detroit. Michi-
gan, president of the Amalgamated AS
of Street Railway Employees.
mas went to Dallas to take charge of
he strike. The Dallas Typographical
lnion passed n resolution fining any
riding ON the system So for
zach offense.
Amid great military, civil and relig- ,
Gus pomp on the oath, the Nicaraguan {
md Costa Rica government engineers, ,
md Il. z. Alexander of South Carolina. {
arbitrator of the boundary dispute be-
weA Nicaragua and Costa Rica. APP |
,oiiN by President Cleveland, sign I
81 IN maps delimiting the boundary {
ecently agreed upon. This ceremony I
dispute which has often {
threatened war between the two gov {
during the last forty years. /
The first session OF the convention of I
he United States League of Building l
associations was held at indianapolis, .
nd, on the 25th. Many men promi- l
ent in building and load affairs in diff
erent parts of the country are in at
endance. One of the prominent figures
! Carroll ID. Wright, United States n
of labor, who will ad- +,
ress the league. The first session was
irgely taken up by addresses dealing f