The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25
SHORT TELEGRAMs.

London Mall says that count IOlStoi
has suffered q relapse; thar his fever
has returned and that his heart is
weak.
Ex-President Cleveland's recent hunt
In Virginia waters resulted in the kill
ing of 200 ducks and 80 geese in one
day, Mr.. Cleveland doing more than
his share of the slaughter.
Admiral Dewey, at Palm Beach, Fla,
was invited by the German ambassa-
dor to the banquet in honor of Prince
Henry of Prussia at Washington, Feb.
2S, but declined on account of the ILL
ness of Mrs. Dewey.
Charles l.. Tiffany. senior member Of
the jewelry firm of Tiffany & Co., died
Feb. is at his home in New York
city of pneumonia. He was 80 years
old. The value of his estate is esti-
mated at S5O,0O0,OOO.
1t is reported from Baku. Transcau-
casia, that thousands of persons were
killed by the earthquake in the Sha-
maka district and that the towns and
villages for twenty versts around Sha-
maka suffered severely.
With only one negative vote the
Minnesota state Senate passed the bill
appropriating $4,000 to pay the ex-
pense of the legal contest against the
so-callcd merger of the Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern railways.
Charles L. Borchgrevink arrived in
New York on the 18th inst. In 1899 he
reached the 18th degree, 80 minutes
south latitude. about 500 miles from
the south pole and the most extreme
southern point that any man has ever
reached.
Cornelius Roosevelt, the only surviv-
Ing son of the late s. Weir Roosevelt,
and a cousin TO President Roosevelt,
died of heart disease in New York city
on the 10th inst. He was fifty-four
years of age and had lived many years
in Paris.
Tho Maryland house of delegates by
n tie vote lafeated for want of a con-
stltutional majority the bill to prevent
trusts from transacting business in the
state of Maryland. The bill is similar
In its provisions to the law now in
force in Texas.
A sensation was caused in the Brit
ish parliament n few days ago by the
of an American visitor
from Georgia. ]. f. Skinner. who
stands feet 4 inches high. Sir How
hTu lHCeHl, VI. =, tScoTtcu tue pluut
through both houses.
In the state circuit court of Oregon
Judges George and Clellan held that
the maintenance of banner in front
of Il restaurant with an inscription to
the effect that the restaurant has been
declared unfair is nuisance which
a court of equity may enjoin.
General Frederick Funston was dis
from the hospital at Kansas
City February IS. and at night re-
viewed the Third regiment, NJ. n. G..
He appeared to be in perfect health
and took great interest in the affair.
He was given n rouslng reception
The bodies of 800 victims of the.
earthquake at Shamaka. Trans Cauca-
sia. have thus far been recovered. The
Russian treasury has given $4,000
roubles for the relief of the destitute.
In the village surrounding Shamaka
persons were killed.
In a dispatch from Amsterdam the
of the London Mail says
MIR. Kruger expects favorable results
from the tour in the United States OF
Messrs. Vessels and Woelmarens. and
that they intend to exploit the diplo-
matte disclosures in the matter of the
Spanish-American war dispute.
The Gold Ridge company having
made a rich strike in its Dewey mine
at Thunder mountain, Idaho, the su-
at the Dewey mill has
sent out the first gold bullion, being
two specimens, made in the shape of
paper weights, to be sent to Admiral
Dewey, now in the South, rs souve-
Mrs. They contain S45S each.
Colonel William II. Grove, who re-
Gently was awarded medal for BRAY
cry, is now in the commissary depart
ment, headquarters department of the
Missouri, Omaha, Neb. He was mus
tered out in 1901 with the Thirty-sixth
United States volunteers, and shortly
after received n commission as captain
in the subsistence department, U. S. A.
The Belgian League for the Rights
of Man has addressed an appeal to
President Roosevelt asking him, for
the love of Cod to intervene to pre-
vent the possible execution of the Beer
Kritzinger, and others.
Kritzinger was captured
by General French last December. His
trial in South Africa began February
10.
M. SantosDumont is already at work
his plans for the rebuilding
Of his airship wrecked on his last at
tempt to cross the Mediterranean, says
a Journal dispatch from Monaco. Ef-
forts to grapple his motor the sinking
Of which was the most serious loss of
the disastrous attempt, have all failed,
and he has ordered new and more
powerful one.
Captain Richmond p. Hobson was
the principal speaker on the occasion
of the anniversary of the blowing up
of the Maine, at New Britain, Conn,
on the 10th inst He said the United
States should be the peace arbiter for
the whole world, and he was of the
opinion that this country was in a
position to prevent wars between for
eign nations, and should do so.