The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-07-22
SHORT TELEGRAMs.

challenge again FOR the Americas cup.
The Crown Prince of Siam will visit
the United States, coming over from
England
Privy Councillor Hermann, said to be
the originator of post cards, died at
Berlin July 18th.
Mr.. Balfour, the new British pre-
mier, Is nephew of Lord Salisbury,
whom he succeeds.
The new republic of Cuba will be
represented at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition at st. Louis.
King Victor Emanuel of Italy
reached st. Petersburg July 18th, as
the guest of the Czar Of Russia.
The President has issued a commits
sion to Director Merriam under the
new permanent census law, as director
of the census.
Penny N-ray instruments, by the aid
of which the curious may see their
own finger bones, are being sold in the
streets of London.
Tremendous explosions have oc-
Cured at the Waimaugu geyser at Ro-
trorua in New Zealand, height of 800
to 800 feet being reached.
Pneumonia is practically unknown
within the Arctic circle, according to
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England from sixteen-months' stay
in Alaska.
The twentieth Century Limited on
the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern road, July 10Th. made run of 4S1
miles in AGO minutes between Buffalo
and Chicago.
Mrs. Syngros, n wealthy American,
has furnished the money forconstruct-
| ing n fine boulevard to connect Athens
with its seaport, Piraeus. The cost Is
| nearly 100000.
Prof. A. w. Hoyt, A. NJ, has been
| elected acting president of the Kansas
Wesleyan University to fill the va
| cancy caused by the resignation of
Prof. A. b. .Gridley.
Hon Eugene F. Ware, commissioner
| of pensions, who had let his Grand
Army membership lapse, has been re
| instated in William III. Lytle Post at
| Fort Scott. Kansas.
The National Federation of Teach
ers was organized at the Minneapolis
| meeting and full set of officers was
chosen. Margaret Haley of Chicago
was made president.
The Antarctic steamer Morning, pur-
| chased by the Royal Geographical
| Society as n relief ship for the Dis
| covery, sailed from London on July
9th, for Victorialand.
The number of students in theologi-
| cal seminaries is rapidly decreasing,
| both in Europe and America. Not
nearly enough graduate TO supply the
| demands of the churches.
John Willis Baer, secretary of the
| Christian Endeavor Society, has re-
| signed that position to become assist
h..
| of home missions, October LIST.
A Mexican woman in Ell Paso, Texas.
has given birth to two healthy chill
| dren, the second one born six weeks
after the first. The case has caused
considerable comment among physi-
clans.
| According to the annual report of SUI
| perintendent Stroud of the New York
coffee exchange. the total sales during
| the year amounted to 9,T0T 900 bags.
against 100000 bags the previous
year.
AT the coronation bazar for the bene-
fit of hospital charities, Queen Alex
| andria purchased volume of Presi-
| dent Roosevelt's writings-which will
prove big advertisement for the
| author.
| The mana cement of the Chicago,
| Milwaukee " st. Paul railway is said
| to have provided S20,O0O,OOO with
which to extend its lines to the Pacific
coast at Seattle through Montana and
| Washington.
The British government is preparing
| to build an immense new fort on Dew
| IFS island at the western entrance TO
Halifax harbor. The sum of S1,25O.-
| 600 has been appropriated for the first
years work.
Two checks for $4,000 each have
| been received by President S. b. l..
Penrose of Whitman College, as gift
| from ID. X. Pearsons of Chicago. This
makes $250,OO0 that DIR. Pearsons has
| given to Whitman College.
An expedition under the leadership
| of Col. Willard Glazler of New York,
numbering twelve persons, has left st.
John, Newfoundland, on board the
steamer Virginia Lake to explore the
| unknown wilds of Labrador.
| Charles w. Kohlsaat of New York
has been appointed by President Fran
els of the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton Company, to go abroad as assist
ant to Thomas w. Cridler, European
commissioner of the exposition.
The London Times publishes a spe-
cial article asking If nothing can be
can be done to stop the continuous
wholesale expectation of rare and
early-printed books and Illuminated
manuscripts to the United States.
The Gar of Russia has directed the
local committees of the commissions
appointed for the purpose of probing
social problems, to raise any questions
they please in addition to those pro
vided for the department of inquiry.
At Christiania, Norway, on July 18th