The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-10-15
TELHGRAPHlc BREviTIEs.

Arab pasha is in feeble health. lie
intends to abjure politics and devote
himself to religion.
Secretary of State John Hay has ac-
cepted the invitation to attend the
Yale bi-centennial celebration.
The fifty miles between Milan and
Varese, Italy, are covered in fifty
minutes by the third-rail system
Utah has more than doubled its
manufacturing plants since 1890. the
number increasing from $50 to 1,iOO.
This years harvest in the South of
Ireland is stated to be the best eN-
perienced for Il quarter of century.
England has had a beer tax ever
since the twelfth century. Last year
it yielded the government the sum Of
SCI 100000.
The executive board of the silk
workers at Paterson. New Jersey, has
decided to initiate n movement for an
Independent labor party.
Havana City and all Cuba had
great demonstrations October sra III
honor of the United States admins
tration of affairs in Cuba.
Lord Pauncefote, British ambassa-
dor to Washington, will sail from Eng
land October 26th and reach Wash
ington about November 1st.
Plans for the new city hall to be
erected by the New York Historical
Society at n cost of nearly $1,oo0,Ooo
have been formally adopted.
The benefactions of Andrew Car
negie are reaching Ireland. He has
offered the city of Waterford $4,000
with which to build library.
1t is announced that the govern
ment of the Congo is about to begin
the construction of 1000 kilometres
of railway in the upper Congo district.
Joseph Westwood, member of che
first party that went West to Salt
Lake, died at Independence, Missouri,
on the 9TH instant, in his ninetieth
year.
A decree has been issued by the
Mexican government, suspending i'm
port duties and other taxes on corn
maize) from October LIST to December
31st next.
The junction of the Manchurian line
with the rest of the trans Siberian rail-
way will be effected this month and
traffic will be opened on the entire sys-
TEN November Sth.
Business failures in the United
States during the first nine months of
1901 We're slightly greater in number
than during the same period in 1900
Dut Ine amount Oh lHueDtcuheSS "hs
less.
Herr Kress, the airship inventor
started on a flight ut Vienna n few
days ago, but landed in the bottom of
n reservoir. His forethought in pro-
viding himself with life preserver
saved him.
A gold medal has been presented to
Former Mayor Abram S. Hewitt by
the New York Chamber of Com
merce in recognition of his services in
the cause of ungerground rapid tran
sit in that city.
The congressional party. on its ar
rival at Jolo, was refused an inter-
view with the Sultan, who claimed
sickness as his excuse. The natives
say the Sultan had other reasons for
refusing to receive the visitors.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii
has just celebrated here siXty-secOnd
birthday by giving a series of enter
tainments at which hundreds of ma
tives and n few whites were present.
At one of these 300 covers WE'RE laid.
Yeija Nakajima. chief engineer of
the city of Toxic, Japan, and profess
sor of engineering and mechanics in
the University of Toxic. is in this
country on n tour OF inspection. He
says Toxic will borrow S21, 100000 to
dredge the harbor.
The presents sent by the Emperor
of China to the Emperor of Japan on
the occasion of the recent embassy of
apology are of the richest and most
| gorgeous description, showing the loot
| ing has by no means denuded China
| of its choicest treasures.
The Westinghouse company pro-
poses to concentrate all of its foun-
I,.f. g1N Il
of Pittsburg, and to build town
around il for 1000 employees. The i'm
provements will cost S5OOO,OO0 and
work will be begun at once.
The Emperor of Austria has con-
ferred the order of the iron crown on
Governor Costio of the state of MeNi-
co, and also on the Bishop of Queret-
taro. The governor and the bishop
have applied to the Mexican Congress
for permission to wear the decora-
tions.
The annual report of the New York
Central * Hudson River Railroad
Company for the year ended June
Both. shows that the gross earnings
from the entire system We're S66,333,-
10 an increase of 11,T70, 1856 over the
preceding year. The increase in net
earnings was S3233,599.
A $500 gold dust robbery was COM
mitted on board the Yukon steamer
White Horse on her last voyage up
the Yukon from Dawson. The treas
ure was owned by DR.. Z. ID. Carper,
who arrived in Seattle october 9TH,
from the North. The dust was por-
tion of a $4,000 shipment.
In the debate on the Queens
speech, in The Netherlands States
General the premler DR. Kuyupr
gave facts and figures showing the i'm
proved condition of the Dutch people
The average Hollander, said DIR.
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