The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-22
SHORT TELEGRAMS.

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the franchise on women
The Norwegian Authors Association
has passed resolution in favor of
concluding copyright agreement with
the United States.
The temperature at Chicago fell to
ii degrees below zero on December
18th, the coldest day for this season
OF the year since 1876.
King Christian of Denmark, follow
ing the recommendation of his minis
ters. has recognized the republic of
Panama as an independent state.
Major General Leonard Wood has
proclaimed in Moro island az aGsi-sle
| very law passed in October last by the
| Legislative Council of the Moro prov
| inces.
Attorney Folk of st. Louis is quoted
as saying that the recent decision of
the Missouri Supreme Court will not
permanently release any boodler now
under charge.
1t is announced that the manuscript
of AIilton's Paradise Lost is il the
market and will be sold AZ auction in
March next unless previously disposed
of at private sale.
Lord Stanley of Alderly died at Lon
don December 10th of pneumonia. He
was born in 1927 and was educated as
n Roman Catholic, but later he en-
braced Mohammedanism.
Clara Barton, head of the Red Cross
relief work OF the world, reached the
| typhoid-stricken city of Butler, Penn
| sylvania, December 18th. together
with members of her staff.
The Ducnus Ayres correspondent Of
| the Matin of Paris announces that
within week an expedition led by
Jean Charcoot will start to explore Gra-
hams land, en- route Tor the South
pole.
The will of the late Gordon Mckay.
of Newport Rhode Island. who be-
queathed several millions to Harvard
University. will be contested by Nettie
S. Abbott, distant relative in New
Hampshire.
The Standard Oil Company is said
to be meeting with so much opposition
in Roumania that it has given up the
attempt to combine existing concerns
and will devote its efforts to develop
ing new fields.
Crown Prince Frederick William of
Germany was required by his father to
remain in his room for three days. after
having raced in steeplechase against
the Emperor's wishes. The race took
place at Potsdam three or four weeks
ago.
Commander Augustus Able. United
States navy, retired, died at Philadel-
phia December 10th of paralysis. Com
mander Able entered the navy in 1860
and served throughout the Civil War.
In 1864 he became chief engineer and
was retired a few days ago.
A Berlin dispatch says that there is
no indication that third operation on
the Emperor's throat will be neces-
sary. Further matter taken from the
wound was submitted to twenty-five of
the greatest specialists in internal
growths, every one of whom reported it
to be benignant.
Three Americans and seven natives
were killed on the 11inst. by, the fumes
from the blast of dynamite in a quarry
! of the Atlantic & Pacific company at
| Mariveles, near the entrance to Ma
nila bay. Among the dead We're Jo-
seph Law. superintendent, and Thorn
as StraGer. engineer.
The transport Sherman arrived at
San Francisco on the 18th inst. from
Manila. by way of Nagasak and Hon
olulu. bringing the men of the Thir-
tieth infantry, two companies of army
engineers and number of passengers.
The troop ship left Honolulu Decem-
ber 7th after days stop at the island
port.
James Cheney, said to be the wealth
lest man in Indiana, his fortune being
estimated at S25000.O00. died at Fort
Wayne December 18th. aged eighty-six
years. He was associated with Jay
Gould in financing his affairs in Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. At the time of
his death he was heavy stockholder
| of Wabash and Nickel-riate.
The London Mail announces that
| successful experiments have been
made with the system Of recording of
conversations over the telephone by
a combination of the telephone and
phonograph. The system is the inven-
tion of E. G. Craven. an English cleo
trician, who was formerly one of
Thomas A. Edison's assistants.
Dispatches received at Paris from
Indo-China report the massing of
French troops on the Siamese border
in anticipation of war. The officials of
Indo-China are quoted as saying that
the occupation of a large slice of Siam
has been decided upon. The authori-
ties in Paris do not believe that rup-
ture with Siam will occur and say the
measures are merely precautionary.
Half an hours hearing in the London
Divirce Court sufficed to secure for
Countess Mabel Russell, who sued her
| husband, William Brown, a former
coachman, for divorce. a decree nisi
The countess testified to the cruelty
and misconduct of Brown, who married
her in December, 1902, under the title
of Prince Aphrobald Stuart de Modena,
| alleging he was a Bavarian nobleman.
Following an agreement made with
the local electrotypers and stereotyp-
ers' unions by tie United States Print
ing Company, an Ohio corporation do
| ing business in Brooklyn. that after
| January 1st it will retain only union