The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16
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of Lords on the charge of bigamy was
set for July 18th.
1t is officially announced that King
Germany, July Both.
The Arabian stations, gifts of the
Sultan of Morocco to Emperor VIII
liam, have arrived at Hamburg.
Andrew Carnegie has declined an in
vitation of Republicans to become their
candidate for mayor of Greater New
York.
The average daily attendance at the
Buffalo Pan-American exposition in
June was 1000, including five Sun
days.
American and Danish capitalists pro
pose to start direct steamship line
from Copenhagen and Chrlstiana to
Chicago.
An American syndicate has pur-
chased the International Sleeping Car
Company of England from the Belgian
company.
Clifford Smyth former United States
consul at Cartagena, Colombia, has
started from Brooklyn to walk to San
Francisco.
Secretary Root expects soon to
make an extended trip of inspection
of the various military posts in the
Northwest.
On the night of July 9TH there was
frost enough to form ice on the line of
the Union Pacific between Cheyenne
and Laramie.
Mrs. Mckinley is back at her home
in Canton, Ohio, where she continues
to improve The President has been
there with her.
Prince Won Hohenlohe, formerly Ger
man imperial chancellor, died at Ra-
gatz, Switzerland. July 9th. He was
eighty-two years old.
Cuba's mail revenues for the nine
months ending March 81. 1901, We're
S2S2.2S1, as compared with S163,515
for the same period in 1900.
Rear Admiral Walker. president of
the Isthmian Canal Commission. says
the report that the commission Will
be completed in about month.
According to the Shanghai correspon-
dent of the Standard, more than 1000
persons have been drowned by recent
floods in the province of kiangsi.
1t is understood that negotiations
are completed whereby Morgan Il Co.
will acquire the Northern Pacific
Steamship Company's Oriental line.
Paris population, according to the
census just taken, is 2.T14,O6S, an in
crease of 149, ,1O4 over the last census.
Paris is now over 100000 behind New
York.
The projected commercial combina-
ton against the United States has con-
stituted "A subject of practical negotia-
tions between Russia, Austria and Ger
many.
A commission of thirty-two persons
has returned from an exploration of
the river Santa Chuquoara. Peru. The
members report that they found plenty
of gold.
George w. Kennan is In st. Peters
burg studying Russian life and litera-
turc. Perhaps the fame of his Siberian
lectures never reached the land of the
Gar after all.
Headquarters of the St Louis & San
Francisco Railway will be located in
Fort Worth. President .Yoakum rati-
fled n contract for a five-year lease for
quarters there.
The Presbyterians Of Mexico recently
assembled and organized the Presby-
terian Church in Mexico independently
of the two Presbyterian churches in
the United States.
Rev. G. Campbell Morgan of Lon
don. Dwight l.. Moody's successor at
Northfield, Massachusetts. has begun
series of meetings at Moody's
church in Chicago.
1t is reported in the Jacksonville.
Florida, papers that n company at st.
Cloud, in that state, has succeeded In
making excellent paper from the
leaves of the palmetto.
Professor DIR. Van t'Hoff, n Berlin
chemist. is reported to be of opinion
that before long the problem Will be
solved which will make it possible to
extract bread from wood
Andrew Carnegie offers SI5O.0oO to
the city of San Francisco for Ii
brary building. providing the city fur
nishes n suitable site and appropriates
$4,000 year for maintenance.
Surgeon j. j. Kenyon, in charge of
the marine hospital in Detroit. has
been detailed to proceed to Japan and
China to investigate contagious dis
cases, and particularly the plague.
Pierre Lorillard, the famous multi
millionaire tobacco manufacturer, died
at New York, July 18th, at the age of
siXty-eight. He was noted in England
for his successes on the British turf.
VIII Prince. indicted for murder in
the first degree, as an accessory to the
killing in Kansas City of Philip III.
Kennedy by his sister, pleaded not
guilty and his trial was set for the
September term.
Allen o. Meyers has brought suit in
the United States District Court at
Columbus. Ohio. for $4,000 damages
against the grand lodge of Elks. He
claims that he was wrongfully and lille
gally expelled from the order.
At indianapolis eN-Lieutenant Gov
ernor VIII Cumback, seventy-two
years old was married on the 9th in
stant to Miss Laura Wachstatter, a
teacher. Mr.. Cumback was one of the