The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.


Americans.
Half million baskets of peaches
have been harvested in Connecticut
this season
The Spanish chamber of deputies has
passed bill prohibiting the free coin
age of silver.
Edward S. Stokes, principally noted
for having killed Jim Fisk, died in
New York city, November ID.
1t is announced that the Duke of
Cornwall and York will shortly re
ceive the title of Prince of Wales.
Santos Dumont now proposes to take
flight from the Riviera 10 Corsica, and
has Il new balloon specially construct
ed for the experiments.
Three steamers of the Arctic whaling
fleet have reached San Francisco all
with light catches. The Kerluk had
only 25o pounds of bone.
The police at Leipsic, Germany, have
seized an edition of Count Tolstoi's
brochure, THE Meaning of Life" at
a Leispsic publishing house.
The suits filed by Attorney. General
Bell against the corporations accused
| of violating the Texas antitrust law
call for penalties approximating $S5,-
100000.
The italian authorities at Rome took
vigorous measures to prevent contem-
plated anarchist demonstrations in
celebration of the electrocution of
Czolgosz.
The Pullman company has cut off
two operating divisions, having now
but four, with headquarters in Chi
cago, New York, Philadelphia and St
Louis.
BY a unanimous vote the city coun-
ell of Guthrie. Oklahoma, has accepted
the proposition of Andrew Carnegie 10
give Guthrie $4,000 for Il free library
building.
Visitors to the Shoe and Leather fair
at London are impressed by the fact
that the British boot and shoe trade is
largely dependent upon American ma
chinery.
The North German Lloyd is now
building thirteen steamers, registering
altogether 11O5OO tons and 5000
horse power. Twelve of them are
twin screws.
1t is stated that John It. Carroll will
succeed Richard Croker as leader of
Tammany hall, Croker having abdi-
Gated the position in his favor since the
recent defeat.
Twelve deaths from lockjaw in st.
Louis have resulted from the use of
diphtheritic anti-toNin supplied by the
city, and several other children are in
"A critical condition.
The members Of the indianapolis
Board of Trade will invite Admiral
Schley to be their guest ON the night
of November 21st, OF as soon there
after as convenient.
Including the cargo of the schooner
w. f. Jewett, just arrived at San Fran
cisco, the total receipts of Alaska sal
mon this season amount to 1,2SI OBJ
cases and 12,9i9 barrels.
David Hors-n. who disappeared
from his claim In Alaska Basin, near
Butte, Montana, few days ago, has
been found dead in Centennial creek,
near Lakeview, Montana.
John Patrick Parnell Cahlll. n former
base ball player. familiarly known as
white Wings" and the original
Casey in " Casey at the Bat" died
recently at Pleasanton, California.
1t is said that the cost of ten new
trains, from locomotive to baggage
car complete, just ordered by the
Northwestern management for the
overland Limited" will be 81 100000.
THE dispute between Chill and
Argentina respecting the strategic
roads" says the Valparaiso corre-
spondent of the London Times, "is in
fair way toward satisfactory settle
ment"
News of n new Illondyke strike has
reached Seattle. The new find is on
Conglomerate creek. tributary of
Montana creek. The prices of claims
jumped from 500 TO 5000 in a few
days.
Emperor William has issued an army
order expressing the warmest appre-
citation of the work of the troops In
China, who have added fresh laurels
to the ancient glory of the German
arms"
The thirteen German walters who
arrived in this country last month on
the steamer Mongolian have been or
dered by the Treasury department at
Washington to be deported as contract
laborers.
The police order eXpelling from Prus-
sla Joseph Herrings, the American
newspaper correspondent, upon the
ground of an alleged evasion of mill
tary service ten years ago, has been
cancelled.
Work has begun on the construction
of the Santa Fe extension from Paw
nee, Oklahoma. to Bartletsville, Indian
Territory, joining Herewith Santa fe,
and giving oklahoma direct Kansas
City connection.
Belgium and the Netherlands are to
have telephone communication with
London and other large cities of Eng
land, according to report to the State
department from United States Consul
Roosevelt at Brussels.
The government of the United States
has asked Denmark for n decisive an
swer to the United States offer to
purchase the Danish West Indies. The