The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26
TELEGRAPHiC BREvtTIEs.


d. Gear of Hawaii to be second judge
of the circuit of Hawaii
Miss Susan b. Anthony celebrated
her eighty-first birthday at Rochester,
New York, February 18th.
Europe has experienced very cold
weather during February. AT Rome
there has been an unprecedented snow
fall.
Nikola Tesla says that in about eight
months he will be sending messages
across the Atlantic by wireless teleg-
raphy.
The electoral vote of California was
sent to Washington in a-gold casket.
which was presented to President Nc
Kinley.
The membership of Daniel G. Hatch
of the New York Stock Exchange has
been sold for SOL 900, which equals the
high-price on record.
At Il special meeting of the grand
lodge of Free Masons the Duke of Con-
naught was unanimously elected grand
master in place of King Edward.
The Idaho House killed the bill to
repeal the gambling law. This means
for two years, at least, gambling can
not be conducted openly in Idaho.
Mrs. John Jordan of Dresser, Indi-
ana, died on the 10th instant from par
alysfs. She weighed GIG pounds and
was the mother of thirteen children.
The rowing committee of the Univer.
sity of Pennsylvania unanimously vot-
ed to send an eight-oared crew to Eng
land to compete mt the Henley regatta
Bishop Whipple of Minnesota was
the only bishop of the Episcopal
church in America who was ever grant
ed private interview with Queen Vic
toria.
The Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar
has signalized his accession to the
throne by proclaiming a comprehen-
sive amnesty including political Of
fenses.
Germany and the Netherlands are
planning to lay new cable to connect
with the Dutch East Indies and make
them independent OF the British cable
syndicate.
Utah cattlemen are planning to de
scend on Denver seventy-five to 10C
strong at the time of the American
Cattle Breeders Association meeting,
March 9TH.
Afmudu in British East Africa. the
headquarters. OF the Ogadun SOmalis,
has, been occupied by n British puni.
tive expedition, and the Sultan is a
prisoner
Mrs. Nations example is catching
At Port Huron Michigan, Mrs.
Charles Rhodes smashed a saloon be-
cause the proprietor sold her son whis
ky after being warned not to.
Andrew Carnegie has written to the
Galesburg, Illinois, library board that
he will give the city $50 700 for new
library building, providing the city ap
propriates $4,000 Il year to sustain it.
There was sufficient fall of snow iu
the City of Mexico on the 18th of Feb
ruary to whiten the ground 1t was
the first snowfall for nearly half cen
tury and greatly astonished the ma
tives.
A contribution of n quarter of n mill
ion dollars by John ID. Rockefeller to
Brown University was announced al
the annual dinner of the Brown Uni
versity Alumni Association of New
York.
A Copenhagen dispatch denies the
statement published in London that
the sale of the Danish West Indies to
the United States has been abandoned
ON the contrary, negotiations are ad.
vancing.
A Curaeoa dispatch says the asphalt
controversy has been temporarily ad.
1usted by the diplomacy of the United,
States minister to Venezuela. Francis
b. Loomis, and the matter will doubt
less go to the courts.
The executors of the will of Coli,
p. Huntington have paid to the state
of New York 1861 600, that being the
amount they estimated as due to the
state as an inheritance tax on the
property left by Mr.. Huntington.
The American Linseed Oil Company
has filed S6,OOO,0 600 mortgage at Oma.
ha- The mortgage covers forty-foui
mills in thirteen states, runs five years
at five per cent, and is in favor of the
Martin Trust Company, New York.
A movement is on foot to establish
at New Rochelle public park in mem.
ory of Robert G. Ingersoll Steps to-
ward acquiring the land are now under
way. The park will bear the name of
Colonel Ingersoll and will provide also
site for monument.
A Seattle dispatch says that one of
the largest salmon cannery combina.
tons in the history of the industry on
the Pacific coast is about to be closed.
The deal, 1t is stated. will include fif-
teen canneries and will involve the. in.
vestment of S3,OOO,OOO.
Mrs Addie Smith in n second trial
has been awarded S5,4OO damages
from the estate of the late President
Hayes, at Fremont Ohio, for injuries
sustained in runaway caused by
dog Kept by the Hayes family. In
former trial she got 81 800.
Mrs. Jane Adams of Hrll House,
Chicago, will build n large model tene-
ment this spring in one of the poorer
streets of Chicago. Mrs. Addams's
cousin, Reginald de Koven. the COM
poser. is interested in the plan, as is
also Jacob A. Riis. the sociologist.