The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-09-15
SHORT TELEeRAMs.

lTOnl y FTdHtt, IiNiuS IetuiHcu " HIS
native country to recover his health.
Three hundred milk dealers, in con-
vention, recently perfected an organi-
zation which practically places the
trade of Pittsburg and Allegheny in
the hands of combine.
In Washington county, Oklahoma.
September Sd. Mrs. Rhoades. while
milking COW, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed. The bolt also
killed two cows and calf.
The National Association of Letter
Carriers. in session at Syracuse, N. Y.
as president and selected Portland.
Ore, for the next convention
On September 7th at Boston Albert
Champion established new mile mo-
tor cycle record. He rode against his
previous record of Sc seconds and
made the mile in 55 2-5 seconds.
The adjourned meeting of the Soci
city of the Army of the Potomac will be
held in conjunction with the meeting
of the armies of the West at Washing
ton. October 18th and 10th next.
Sir Charles Eliot. high commits
sioner for East Africa, is said to have
reported strongly against the British
ony in the East African protectorate.
The yostototchny Vestnik of Vladi
vostock says every passenger train on
the ManchGria railroad is now accom-
panied by detachment of soldiery and
that the whole line is guarded by SEN
tries.
Topeka dispatch says that the
Santa Fe railroad has increased the
l. ,e.ts- a
blacksmiths . cents per hour over tho
entire system.
A fire at Port Arthur. Texas. Sep
tember 7th and Sth destroyed the
steamer City of Evere.. and the der
rcks of the Texas Oil Company. The
entire loss is estimated at $250.000
In the Cleveland Automobile Cub
races at the Glenville track September
4th d. Chisholm of Cleveland broke the
five-mile record for electric machines.
Time, 6:29 3-5. The former time was
$40.
The German sergeant and six pri-
Yates who were recently arrested for
treason at Metz have confessed that
they stole two bombs. with the new Sc
cret fuses attached. for an agent of
France.
The method pursued by the Supreme
Lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen in increasing the rate of as
sessment upon its members has been
endorsed by the National Fraternal
Congress.
In an attempt to beat the track rec
crd of 5S2s seconds, Albert Champion
at Charles River park. Boston, Sep
tember Sd. established new worlds
for VII Y1p n
mile in 56 seconds.
An electric storm of great severity
swept across the state of Connecticut
September 5th AT .Thompsonville the
storm Is said to have almost totally
ruined the tobacco crop. one grower
placing the loss at 100000.
The London Mail appeals for the for
nation Of a British syndicate to fore
stall the attempts of an American COM
pany to buy up all the Dorsetshire and
Devonshire ball clay" mines, with n
view to obtaining control OF the British
pottery trade.
More than s50.O 900. and perhaps $780,
600, is lost to St Michaers Protestant
Episcopal church of New York city.
according to the Herald, through for
geries and misappropriations by Henry
T. Edison, who recently killed Fannie
E. Pullen and himself.
Samuel Adams and H. T. Martin of
the University of Kansas left Septem-
Der 7th for Patagonia. where they will
gather natural history specimens for
the university. They will be gone a
year and expect to make Investigations
along hitherto unknown lines.
At Lima, Peru, September Sth, Senior
Candamo was installed as president of
the republic. The hall of congress in
which the function took place. and also
the adjacent streets, were thronged
with people. who raised enthusiastic
"vivas" for the new president,
The Rev. James Leonard Corning,
pulpit orator. historian, art lecturer
and diplomat, died recently at Munich.
DR. Corning was at one time American
consul at Munich. He was an intimate
friend of President Lincoln, Gen. u. 6.
Grant and Henry Ward Beecher
On a requisition from the State Dc-
partmeht, the Treasury Department.
September 4th, made out checks for
1877 600 in the name of Bishop Riordan
of California. This is from the Plus
fund, paid to this country by Mexico
for the use of the Catholic church.
A grand stand fell on the Fort Leav-
enworth reservation, Kansas. Septem-
Der Sth. while crowds were viewing a
sham battle. and twenty-four persons
were more or less seriously injured.
several broken legs being reported.
Three were probably fatally hurt.
President Roosevelt has received
many kilograms congratulating him on
his escape from the hands of Henry
Weilbrenrer. the insane farmer, Owing
to the large number of these messages
he was unable to answer them, but
appreciates the spirit in which they
were sent.
II. C. Miller. alias Alfred E. Lyford.
was arrested at Victoria, B. c., Sept.