The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREViTIES.

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bloodless bull fight at the Buffalo ex-
position.
D'Oyley Carte, the theatrical man
ager and impresario, died recently in
England.
A beautiful meteor passed over
Limentel, Peru, March 31st, and fell
into the ocean near that port.
Kansas City has 100 patients in the
pest house. OF 1000 cases of small
poX there, but four proved fatal
The City Club of New York has
prepared n bill to prevent trusts from
contributing TO political patries.
The results of the late election in
Kansas show that the friends of the
prohibitory laws are still in the ma
jority.
The Supreme Court of California has
decided that express companies must
pay the war tax instead of the con-
signer
Amelia Barr. the novelist, has pro-
cured violin for n convict, who wrote
her from u California prison, asking
for one.
The Hungarian government has for
hidden the practice of hypnodsm, eN-
cept by medical men and under special
| permission.
Russell Harrison denies that he will
contest the will of his father with
view of obtaining his portion of the
estate direct.
1t is guessed that the census taken
this month of England, Ireland, Scot
land and Wales will show n population
of about 5o0OO,0OO.
This month has witnessed great rains
and heavy floods in New England.
tFfzt. 81 10 "a
Pittsburg and near Montreal in Can
ada.
The horse abattoir at Linton, Oregon,
has resumed operations and Will
slaughter 10000 ponies this year and
pack the meat for shipment to Sweden
and Norway.
The presidential party will reach
New Orleans May 1st, and attend
banquet in the evening, at which Mr..
Mckinley will speak, leaving the city
the next night.
Czar Nicholas II. of Russia has CIV
en- 1000 roubles, or about $1,000, to-
ward the building fund of the new
Syrian Greek Orthodox church in
New York City.
The season at Yellowstone National
Park will begin on June Both, five
| days earlier than it has heretofore
been opened. The season will last un-
til September 9th.
The Navy Department has awarded
the contract for building the twenty
three-knot protected cruiser Milwau-
kee 30 the Union Iron Works, San
Francisco, for S2,SGoOOO.
The Minnesota Legislature has
killed n bill to release on parole the
Younger brothers, serving life terms in
. tI,.. 10 hn
bank robbery and murder.
Ex-Congessrman Gilfillan of Mime
apolis has given to the University of
Minnesota S15o,oOo, the income from
which is to be used to help worthy
| students through the university.
The Massachusetts Legislature has
appropriated $4,000 for the erection
of n statue to the memory of General
William Francis Bartlett, hero Of
the Civil War, who died in 1876.
Large and excited anti-clerical meet
ings at Malaga, Corunna and else
where have passed resolutions de-
manding that the government expel
the religious orders from Spain.
The famous Okefenokee swamps in
| South Georgia containing $4,000
acres, have been sold to George Heb
ard & Sons of Michigan for n consid-
Grafton understood to be $4,000.
The sixth glIsher oil well has been
opened at Beaumont, Texas. The well
IS 1,oio feet deep and shows n pres
sure OF eighty pounds to the square
inch. Il is resting on bed of pure sui
phur.
On the 9TH instant the steamer
Rhein, from Bremen, brought over 3
602 passengers, most of whom are i'm
migrants, besides her regular crew of
400. Her 2,449 steerage passengers
breaks The record.
In addition to the arrangement with
Canada, it is expected that n reduc-
ton of postal money order rates be-
tween the United States and both the
Philippines and Cuba will be put into
operation on July 18th next.
The United States Supreme Court
has advanced the hearing in the case
of Ewing VS.. the United States. fixing
October 2Sth for argument. The case
involves back pay claimed to be due
postmasters aggregating S5,Ooo,o00.
The Department of Mails and Tele-
graphs of the French government, af-
ter n thorough test, has decided to or
| der 100 automobiles for collecting and
distributing the mains, the system to
be extended throughout the entire
country with all practical speed.
1t is believed at Washington that
Russia's withdrawal from the Man
churian convention obviated a war be-
tween Russia and Japan. The Navy
Department has been advised that
Japan has made extraordinary prep
arations for war.
The picturesque egg rolling fete Of
the children of Washington occurred
in the White House grounds April Sth
and Mrs. Mckinley spent most of her
time at her window or on the White
| House Yeranda watching the little