The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-01
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prison at Fort l1eayenWortn.
NJ. Coquelin and Mime. Bernhard in
tend making an American tour after
the Paris Exposition with "Cyrano De
Bergerac" and "L'Aiglon," both ap-
pearing in both play.
News has just been received from
Beirout Syria, to the effect that the
Turkish torpedo boat Schmayl blew
up in the harbor April 21st, resulting
in the loss of twenty-three lives.
Australian advices chronicle the dis
covery of rich placer ground at We'd
derburn, Victoria. John Boyd, the first
man to stake ground, unearthed a six
ty-one-ounce nugget at two feet depth
A letter from Bloemfontein says that
the Free Staters are coming money out
of the British occupation. Bread is two
shillings loaf, sugar two shillings
and six pence per pound, and Swiss
milk three shillings a tin. Other arti-
Giles are proportionately high.
George Douglas Campbell, duke of
Argyle, is dead. He was born in 1898.
and made a reputation as an author,
politician and public speaker he
served in several cabinets. including
that of Gladstone. His Oldest son, the
Marquis of Lorne, married the Prin-
cess Louise.
Mount Sinai hospital at New York
has formally accepted a donation of
100000 TO be used in the erection of
a hospital building. the gift of Meyer
Guggenheim and his seven sons, who
desire TO establish a perpetual memor-
ial to Barbara Guggenheim, the late
wife and mother of the donors.
General Hernandez revolutionary
forces continue to harrass the Venezue-
Ian government troops in the state of
Guayana. Another engagement has
been fought at Hamaca, in which the
revolutionists, commanded by General
Samuel Acosta, defeated the govern
ment force under General Rolando.
Statistics showing great gains in
Mexican trade and revenues have been
published. In fifteen years the gold
value of imports has risen from S23.-
100000 annually to SOL 100000. The
exports, which are reckoned on n silver
basis, have risen from $40. T25 900 TO
S14S,oOO,OO0. The total federal revenue
has risen from S3T ,621 900 to S60,2T5,-
900.
The 1,S0O miners employed by the
Spring Valley Coal Company mt La
Bale Illinois, have struck. Ten days
ago the miners presented n set of de-
mands, one being that the company
should hereafter hold back from ev-
cry union miners pay his dues and as
sessments in the union. and that the
company require its employees to be-
come members of the Union. Efforts
Mt compromise failed.
The hero American union has OBJ
tanned official protection in Spain and
even pecuniary aid in order TO realize
the project OF the Pan-American Con
gress in Madrid. 1t is not known
whether or not this scheme will be car
ried out and 1t is doubtful whether
the South American republics will
send special representatives to the
Congress or will be represented by
their ministers resident there.
The Porte has replied to the Amerl-
can demands, stating that Turkey will
compensate American missionaries I'M
der the same conditions as in the case
of other foreign subjects. The United
States legation Joined the other EN-
bassies in protesting against the in
crease of import duties, the reply TO the
notification of the Porte asserting that
the United States government expects
20 be previously consulted with regard
to any changes.
A citizen of indianapolis left his au.
tomobile standing in front of the
Grand opera house and forgot to re-
move the controller. \ horse standing
near by, in his curiosity, touched the
controller and the automobile dashed
upon him. The horse becam1 frightened
and tried to get out of thy way. but
the automobile threw him down,
breaking a wheel of the phaeton to
which he was hitched. A bicycle stand.
Ing near was smashed to pieces.
On account of the epidemic of meas
les, whooping cough and scarlet fever
at Dowagiac, Michigan, the State
health Department issued proclama-
ton closing the city schools and
churches there and prohibiting any
gathering of the residents. The WON.
I'm of the Episcopal Church ignored the
proclamation and attempted TO give
ball, but when several hundred guests
arrived at the dance hall they found
the doors barred against them by the
local health authorities Mayor Richey
dispersed the crowd.
Reports continue to come from Ma
drid of efforts that are making TO
awaken friendlier feelings between
Spain and her former colonies in the
western hemisphere. The recent Wis
1t of some Argentine sailors to Spain
suggested the calling of Congress in
Madrid in November of all the Span
ish-speaking nations. No effort is made
to hide the fact that this is directed
against the United States and its influ-
ence in South America and TO Offset
the proposed Pan-American Congress
in the City of Mexico.
According to returns representing be-
tween eighty md ninety per cent. OF.
the total tonnage, the production of
coal in the United States in 1899 is es-
timated by Edward w. Parker. sta
tistician of the United States Geologi-
cal Survey, to have amounted to 23O.-
S3S,973 long tons, equivalent to 25S.-
539,6 short tons. As compared with