The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-08
shORr TELEGRAMS.


1t is said in Cairo that nearly 1000
deaths from cholera have occurred ut
Mecca since March 23rd.
1t is believed that the cholera in Ma
Mia has abated. The disease has been
entirely confined to natives and China
men.
The Confederate Memorial Associa-
tion will probably locate its proposed
Confederate museum at Richmond.
Virgina.
Major General L. S. Otis. retired,
says: While l have no definite plans,
there are two things | will not do
write n book or lecture"
a contract has been let at Cam
bridgeport. Massachusetts,. for the con-
struction of n siXteen-inch rejecting
telescope for the University of Cincin-
natl.
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson will
begin his tour of inspection of Geor-
gia and adjoining states the second
week in April.
Thirty-three British soldiers We're
killed and forty-fve injured in Il rail
road wreck March 30th, near Barber
ton, Transvaal Colony.
A letter from Admiral Dewey at
Palm Beach, Florida says that Mrs.
Dewey is much better and on the way
to complete recovery.
The white convicts employed on the
breakwater at Cape Town are sending
a loyal address to King Edward, pray
ing his clemency on the occasion of the
approaching coronation.
Information from MADRID has just
reached London art circles to the effect
that the famous Gerleos collection of
Limoges enamels has just been bought
by London firm for 100000.
In the course of a lecture in London,
F. T. Addyman Of st. Georges hospi-
tai said he had completed a cure of n
bad case If cancer in woman, by the
action of Mays upon the disease.
General Chaffee cables that he has
made contract for the requirement of
land and the construction of barracks
and other buildings for the establish
ment of military post near Manila.
The Fort Worth & Denver City Rail
way Company reports for the year end
ing December 31st gross earnings OF
81. 1853. .397 .san increase of S356,3oS; net
earnings, S533,SG0, an increase of
$1S1, ,i51.
Large numbers of Haytien refugees
are arriving in Kingston. Jamaica, in
consequence of the political upheaval
in Haytl. They say the situation is Sc
rious and that trouble is certain to oc-
cur soon.
\ bill appropriating 100000 for the
erection of n monument to the late
President Mckinley at Buffalo has
been passed by both houses of the New
York Legislature and the governor will
approve il.
Cabling from Cettinje the capital of
Montenegro, the correspondent there of
the London Mail says he believes Mon
tenegro contemplates an invasion of
the province of Ipek, Albania, in be-
half of the oppressed Christians.
Turkey has decided TO call to the
colors 10000 irregular troops. This
mobilization is ostensibly for the an
nual maneuvers, but in view of the
conditions in Macedonia, considerable
significance is attached to the move
ment.
Captain Morse, chief signal officer of
the Department OF California, has re-
ceived orders from the War Depart
ment to open negotiations for the in
stallation of n system of wireless teleg
raphy between army stations in
Alaska.
Thcsecret service has announced that
a new S5 bank note, the face of which
is fairly deceptive, is in circulation.
II is Photographic print on two
pieces of paper, with fiber between,
on the Union National Bank of New
Orleans.
\ Rome newspaper asserts that King
Edward abandoned his proposed visit
TO the Riviera because of the discovery
of an anarchist plot against his life
The anarchists proposed to give the ap-
pcarance of Boer revenge to their op-
erations.
State Game Warden w. +. Scott of
Montana has sent out letters to the
game wardens of Oregon, Utah, Wash
ington, Idaho. Wyoming. North Da-
kota and Minnesota, proposing q con-
ference to be held next June in the
National Park.
Notre Dame University of South
Bend, Indiana, will have branch at
Portland, Oregon, Il small college there
now to be taken in charge by them to
be greatly enlarged and its scope in
creased under the auspices of Arch
bishop Christie.
Guy L. Cobb. United States revenue
inspector for the Cherokee Nation, has
issued an order prohibiting the impor-
tation of Texas or Arkansas cattle into
the Cherokee Nation for grazing pur-
poses. The order is to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of Texas fever.
Sherburne w Burnham. clerk of the
United States Court in Chicago since
1892, has resigned 10 devote his time
to astronomy. Mr.. Burnham is better
known as an astronomer in Berlin. st.
Petersburg and other seats of learn
ing in Europe than he Is IN Chicago.
The only live musk o. ever exhibit
ed on the American continent has been
added to the New York Geological
park and viii remain there as long as
artificial ice and a deep. cool cave can
persuade it 10 Keep lis health and life
5000 miles away from home.