The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-10-08
rEIEGRAPHic BREvITiEs.


ton will be held this month.
Spain is at present placing extensive
contracts for railroad material and
machinery in the United States.
All the royal rulers of Europe now
use the which means that
all other people will as soon as they
can.
The movement to erect Mckinley
memorial arch in New York city is at
tracing considerable attention in art
circles.
Yukon mine owners are arranging to
take 500 Japanese to Dawson to work
the placer diggings during the pres
ent winter.
The million-dollar fire in Guayaquil,
Ecuador, which destroyed eleven
blocks, caused great distress among the
poor people.
Admiral Sampson on October LIST
surrendered command of the Boston
navy yard. His successor is Rear Adj
miral Mortimer l.. Johnson.
The territorial officials of Oklahoma
are planning TO bond the territory for
| 5000, 600 to redeem all the outstanding
six per cent warranted Indebtedness.
Seth Low has announced that he will
| accept the nomination for mayor by
| the anti-Tammany forces and viii re-
| sign the presidency of Columbia Uni
versity.
| 1t is stated that the American Tobac-
co Company, not content with purchas-
ing the Ogdens' property at Liverpool,
is now about to start opera tions In the
north of Ireland.
Scottish students seem to hold aloof
from Mr.. Carnegie's muniticent univer-
| sity scheme In Scotland. This Is the
effect of the executive committees re
port, just published
President Hadley of Yale University
says that the date on which President
Roosevelt will attend the Yale bi-cen-
tennial will be October 23d, the last
day of the celebration.
The will of William Mckinley has
| been admitted to probate. Judge Will
lam II. Day and Secretary George Il.
| Cortelyou. administrators, gave
bond of 100000 Jointly.
The official return shows that the
South African concentration camps, in
August. contained 1850 persons.
The deaths numbered 2,345, of which
number 1878 were children.
1t is stated on high authority in the
North China News that the court has
definitely decided not to return to Pc
kin for two years. 1t is added that
the court will remain at Kai Fong Foo.
On September 25th twenty-five men
who We're prospecting for cinnabaf
quicksilver orel in Preside county,
Texas, near the Rio Grande river, We're
overtaken by cloudburst and drown
| ed.
Disappointment reigns In China
town, New York, because OF the an
nouncement that Prince Chun. brother
of the Chinese Emperor. will not come
to the United States on his way home
from Berlin. ..-
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the Republic Iron and Steel Company.
rendered by the Circuit Court. holds
the Indiana weekly wage law to be
constitutional.
ut is rumored here" says n dispatch
from Shanghai. that on the arrival OF
the court at Kai Fong Flu the Empress
dowager will disinherit the heir appar-
ent, Pu Chun, on the pretext that he
is leading life of dissipation.
Orders have been given for the con-
struction of six new Infantry barracks,
/ artillery barracks. gun sheds. band bar
racks and new officers quarters, ns
well as the remodcling of all the old
barracks at Fort Leavcnwortb.
1t is reported that the purpose of the
last visit of President j. j. Hill of the
| Great Northern railway to the Pacific
coast was to personally inspect n route
| for his second line of railway across
| the Cascade mountains in Washington.
King Edward received the United
! States ambassador. Mr.. Choate, in aud
| ience at Marlborough house and per-
] 10. IA.
| of deep sympathy and coincidence with
Mrs. Mckinley and the American pco-
/ pie.
| The London Express says it under
/ stands that when the war in South Az
rica is over King Edward and Queen
| Alexandria intend to visit the colonies
and India and that while in India his
majesty will be crowned emperor Of
India.
China is favorably considering Rus.
sian offer to purchase the Pei-Iang
squadron three fast cruisers. four tor
pedo boat destroyers. and some third
class cruisers, the price. 100000 rou-
bles, to be deducted from the war in
demnlty.
City Attorney Hudson Of Fort Scott
has been appointed receiver of the Sc
lect NnlgntS ana Ladies OF America
lodges in Kansas, the directors having
been forced to make an assignment
The amount of assets and liabilities is
not known.
The Eastern Sugar Company of New
York and Chicago has entered into "A
contract with the Phoenix and Marlco-
pa county Board of Trade which viii
result in tho binding of Il 81 900, ,Ooo
nj rf
ma. in the Salt River valley.
]. II. Havcrly, the former famous
minstrel leader, died at 81. Marks