The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-01-27
sHoRI IELEGRAMs.

ndrQ coal from WAic5 Hi
The United States Lead' Company.
with q capital of Sic. .1oo, 900, has been
Incorporated in New Jersey.
A. bill has been introduced in the
Minnesota Legislature to establish a
state home for consumptives.
John Sweeney, who he'd gold med
al from the Society of Chicago Pio-
neers as the "oldest settler" in Chica-7
go. died few days ago.
A movement has been started to buy
residence In Indianapolis to be pre-
sentcd to John Mitchell. president Of
the Mine Workers Union.
Cardinal Serafine Vannutelli has been
appointed vice chancellor of the Cath
olic Church in succession to Cardinal
Parocchi, who died January 18th.
Julian Ralph, the noted author and
war correspondent, died in New York
on the .2Oth instant. of dropsy and
stomach trouble, at the age Of fifty.
The National Association of Retail
Butchers, which has just closed its an
nual meeting at Kansas City. voted to
hold its next convention at San Fran
cisco.
Twenty-Five thousand garment work
ers and their assistants went on strike
an increase in pay and reduction in
hours.
The Montana Senate voted to In
definitely postpone the bill for the sub
mission to the electors of constitu-
tional amendment giving suffrage to
women. go .r-ra -U.-- rn
Governor Nash of Ohio has begun
suit to take away the charters of sew
eral large coal companies that have
been limiting the output to increase
the price. -
General Miles. accompanied by Mrs.
|. Miles and party, arrived at st. Peters,
burg from Moscow on the 18th instant.
(. He will soon proceed to Berlin, Paris
lsand London.
The official figures show that Ala
persons lost their lives and that 33. 3.112
houses were destroyed as result of
the recent earthquakes at Andijan,
Russian Turkestan.
The jo.s. Republican caucus s'!n New
York nominated Thomas G.. Platt to
succeed himself as United States sena-
tor by a vote of 108 to 1, the one vote
being cast by Elihu Root.
According to. the testimony of Mr..
Perkins, a member of the firm of ]. p.
Morgan & Co., ]. w. Gates made about
$4,000. 900 by his deal in Louisville &
Nashville railyoad stocks. !
\ The'United States Supreme Court
has affirmed the opinion of the Illinois
Supreme Court in case involving the
constitutionality of the Illinois state
Inheritance tax law. which was upheld.
At several places in Ohio on January
18th a bright. perfectly-formed rain
bow was visible for half an hour or
more when the, sky was entirely cloud
less. 1t was. seen at both Akron and
Norwalk
The buboRjc plague is spreading in
the states of.S3inaloa and Sonora, Mexi-
CO. The situation is very bad in, Ma
zatlan and Topolobampo. but the
plague has not yet reached Hermosillo
and Guaymas,
President Roosevelt has accepted an
invitation to attend the bi-centennial
celebration of the birthday of John
Wesleysto be held in New York Feb
ruary 26th. He will be one of the prin-
cipal speakers.
Chairman Frey of. the Democratic
state central committee has formally
announced that Mayor Tom l.. Johnson
of Cleveland will be candidate for
the next Democratic nomination for
governor of Ohio.
Governor Durbin of Indiana has
signed the bill appropriating $1,000 for
a s4ord for Admiral Taylor, former
commander Qf,the battleship Indiana.
TheGsword is to be completed by Feb
ruary 18th and: wifi cost 81 200.
A flotilla of twenty-five steamers has
been formed for the purpose of protect.
ing the shipping trade on the Amur
river sand its tributaries against Chi
nese pirates, and TO ,gatch the Man
churiaa bunk OF that stream.
The. 25, 600 shares offered by the
United States Steel Corporation to its
employees at,s82 SO a share have almost
all BEEN pbscriHad for Employees of
the Caf4egie Steel Company were
among the first to realize the value of
the Offer s,Nsgs ..-r
By v4reso Of SO. to "a, The lower
house Of 4ssIllilpis Assembly adopted
resolution to b!fd candidates 1orsthe
stitutionh lent for the election
of senators7by direct vote of the peo-
pie. -..,. ~
The Anf6racite coal strike commiss.
sion aIpDinted by President Roosevelt
has already examined, 400 witnesses.
174 of whom were called h9sthe strik-
ing miners, f55 by the aons,infon men,
GO by the operators end eight by the
commission.
The Chicago grand jury returned a
true billsAgainst ,forty-fye coal opera
tors and, fet1fIefs, charging conspiracy
to do an.fllegal act injurious to- public
trade. TIE indictmerfts q are against
both correrations and individuals do
ing business "a Illinois, and Indiana.
Bail was .fxed at $1,000.
Secretary Wilson of the Department.