The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-09
TELEoRAPHlc BREviTlEs.


state.
Judge Taft, as governor of the Phil
ippine islands, will occupy the Malacan
palace at Manila.
Governor General Wood is improving,
but his physician advises him to desist
from public duties for time.
Seven hundred Porto Rican emf
grants sailed from Santa Monica for
Honolulu on the steamer Colon.
The exports from the Philippines to
the United States increased from $4,-
O4O, 255 in 1899 to SO 6,96S, ,SS1 in 1900.
The Navy Department has given out
statement that it is ready to give ev-
cry encouragement to the naval militia.
The War Department states that the
total number of insurgents captured or
surrendered up to May 18th last is
81 ,94S.
Kingston, Jamaica, Chamber of Com
merce has asked the imperial authori-
ties to send 5000 Boer prisoners to
the island.
The receipts of the United States
treasury for the fiscal year ending
| June Goth, exceeded the disbursements
by S76.OOO0o0.
The Nebraska Republican state CEN
state convention at Lincoln, Wednes-
| day, August 2Sth.
Eighty-five Cuban school teachers
will sail for the United States to at
tend, mt the invitation Of President Ell
lot, the Harvard summer school.
Coin" Harvey, who has become a
citizen of Benton county, Arkansas, Is
going to make the race for congress
mo N in tho Us1,ir1 AtsynuSns district
Lightning recently struck the animal
tent of the Wallace circus, at Eau
Claire, Wisconsin, killing an elephant
and stunning the entire menagerie.
An Egyptian expedition has occupied
Bahr Ghazel. The Belgians have with
drawn, thus settling the disputed claim
between Great Britain and Belgium.
Shipping interests are urging the
government to remove the wreck OF
the Maine in Havana harbor as soon as
possible, as dangerous bar is forming
about 1t.
Diplomatic relations between Aus
tria- Hungary and Mexico, interrupted
since 1867, the year Emperor Maxi
milan was shot, have been formally
| re-established.
Frank ]. Ostrander of Wyandotte,
|
| Stanley for courage and services In
the recent coal mine mutiny at the
Kansas penitentiary.
Lord Wolseley, formerly command
er-in-chief of the British army, says
the United States army is the finest
of its size in the world and says Its SUI
periority is due to good wages.
During 1900 the Philippines import
ed merchandise to the value of ST.
765. 100 a gain of thirty-six per cent
over 1899. In 1895. under Spanish rule
the imports were less than SS,0O0,O00.
Thomas Dunn English. poet ant
second birthday at his home in New
ark. The author of Ben Bolt receiv
ed the congratulations of his friends.
NJ. G. Munley of Portland, Oregon
announces the formation of a combine
of salmon packers of Alaska and Pu-
get sound representing 1,70O,OOd
pounds of the annual pack of 5000, ,0O0
pounds.
The pension plan of the Illinois Cen.
tral railroad went into effect July 1st.
About 200 employees Were retired on
pensions based on their average
monthly pay during their last ten years
of service.
and silver, exported from the Philip
pines during the calendar year 1900
amounted to S26,731 ,462, against S19.-
273,3SS for 1899. and an average from
1880 to 1894 of 500, ,526,961.
Ex-Governor Jones of Alabama, in
the constitutional convention has Off.
cred an article providing for depend.
ent members of the families of sher.
| ifs who may be killed while defend.
ing prisoners.
Emperor William has telegraphed to
the presidents of the French and Ger
man automobile clubs expressing his
| JOY at the sociable cooperation of the
| French and German racers, and at the
happy ending of the Paris-Berlin race.
The Oregon and Oriental Steamship
| Company. which operates n fleet be-
| tween Portland. Oregon, and ports Ia
the Philippines, <hina and Japan, Is
| seriously considering the establishment
| of line from New York to the Far
East.
| Marshal Field. the Chicago merchant,
| has purchased the southeast corner of
| Fifth avenue and Thirty-tifth street
New York with a frontage of 125 feet
on the avenue and 200 feet on the
street The total cost has exceeded ST.
100000.
George w. Radford, member of the
Detroit, Michigan, public library
board, has received letter from An
drew Carnegie stating that Mr.. Carne-
gle will contribute $3.50, 900 toward the
erection of a new public library build
| ing in that city.
The Navy Department is providing
some of the warships with n new life
raft. Enough persons cannot get on
this craft to sink it, and unlike the life
boat it cannot capsize or founder, nor
like raft, go to pieces against the
sides of a ship.