The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-27
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last week. These included IA In Cal
cutta and 2,O44 in Patna.
Twenty-four peasants We're drowned
by the capsizing of a boat in which
they were crossing the Danube from
Kaloosa to Pays during gale.
Hon. William j. Bryan returned to
Lincoln after an absence of two
months, but started at noon for a
months tour Of the northwest and Pa
cific states.
NJ. Mercadier claims to have solved
the problem of sending n number of
dispatches simultaneously on a single
wire. His system was recently tried
successfully.
Russia. tits said, is making special
efforts to increase her shipping, and
will give free trade in shipbuilding ma
terials and pay bounties for the estab-
lishment of navigation schools.
Ira Cole, who runs a sensational pa
per at Culbertson, Nebraska, narrow
ly escaped death the other night from
an assassins bullet. The aim was bad
and Cole is writing scare heads yet.
The Constantinople correspondent of
the Times announces that the sultan
has yielded "in all essential particu-
lars" to the Russian demands respect
ing railway concessions in Asia Minor.
Justice Fursman of New York made
decision in the 'Sapho" case, direct
ing that it be submitted to the grand
jury. If indictments are found the de-
PENDANTS will be tried by a jury In
general sessions.
In anticipation of the probable in
crease of capital stock of the Hartford
Life Insurance Company, the directors
have directed a dividend of 100 per
cent, wholly from the surplus belong
ing to stockholders.
Examination of the books of Frank
%. Bundy, the defaulting city cham
berlain of Elmira, n. Y, shows def
cit of $4,000 in one tax roll. 1t is ex-
pected now that the total shortage will
reach at least 100000.
President Harper of the University
of Chicago, impelled by the frequent
reports of poor class work on the part
of the members of the glee, mandolin
and banjo clubs, has declared the clubs
disbanded for the rest of the year.
The will of Philip ID. Armour, Jr.,
has been admitted to probate. 1t gave
the executors power to sell the real es-
tate and each one filed his personal
bond for S16.0OO.00O. No other securi-
ty was asked. The estate is estimated
at SS,0o0,0oO.
President Caroline HazarS of Welles.
ley College, has announced that John
ID. Rockefeller had promised to give
Wellesley 100000 when the college
debt of 100000 should be raised. The
students cheered for the college and
Mr.. Rockefeller.
The first important rain for many
months in Arizona commenced
Tuesday. The drought has resulted Sc
riously, there being n heavy loss of
range stock from lack of pasture and
water. 1t is estimated that losses on
some ranges will reach fifty per cent
The Polish National Alliance now in
convention at Chicago will consider
union of n life insurance feature with
the educational and patriotic features
of the old constitution. For the first
time women will be admitted to mem
bership on an equal footing with the
men.
a colony of 400 Missouri farmers is
TO be established in the valley of the
Concho river, chihuahua. The promot-
ers of the colonization scheme have
purchased 100000 acres of rich valleys
and a few. of the colonists have al
ready arrived. The remainder of the
families will arrive in time to put in
this seasons crop.
Tuesday Richard Oliver. Chicago
broker, pleaded guilty in the United
States District Court to the charge of
using the mails to defraud country
customers by means of a so-called get
rich quick" scheme Judge Kohsaat
imposed n fine of 81 900 and ordered
the defendant to refund nearly 5000,
which he has received from his victims
A majority of the national banks in
hpvn m 10
increase their circulation to the par
value of the bonds deposited by them
at Washington, and the necessary pa
pers have, in most cases, been forward
ed TO the secretary of the treasury. 1t
is estimated that the increase of circu-
lation will amount to at least S2,500,-
600, exclusive of the circulation that
may be taken out on the deposit of ad-
ditional bonds.
Frederick Driscoll,, for thirty Eight
years manager of the st. Paul Pioneer
Press, one of the most genial and
most favorably known newspaper man
ayers of the United States. has been
secured by the American Newspaper
Publishers Association as general
commissioner to look after the inter
ests of that organization in its dealings
with the typographical unions and in
other matters of Importance to news
papers of the country
The executive committee OF the Glas-
gov international Exhibition has ap-
pointed n deputation to ask Sir Thomas
Upton to postpone his next challenge
for the Americas cup for one year.
The postponement will be asked that
the match may not interfere with the
proposed International regatta on the
Clyde in 1901, under the auspices of
the Glasgow Exhibition. y cup valued
at $500 will be offered as prize to the
winner of the regatta.
The March number of the Railway