The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-05-19
SHORT TELEGRAMs.

recently clrculated report OF lne
death of Joaquin Miller, the poet, In
California. proved to be unfounded.
Ex-President Cleveland accompa-
MED by party of friends, is at Mid
die Bass Island, Ohio, on fishing ex-
cursion.
The Department of Illinois, G. A. r..
has endorsed Gen. John c. Black as
candidate for the office of national
commander.
Richard Henry Stoddard. the poet,
died at New York City, May 18th of
rheumatism of the heart. He was
about seventy-eight years of age.
The lockout of 400 laundry workers
in Portland, oregon. is proving bo-
nanza to the Chinese laundries and
white laundries in neighboring towns.
A fire in ottawa, Ontario. May 10th,
destroyed 100000 worth of property,
including 100000 feet of lumber. AS
many as 600 families were left home
less.
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy has do
mated lot of land and 100000 in
money for the erection of a Christian
Science church at Concord. New Hamp-
shire.
The first three pounds of California
cherries received at New York this sea-
son were sold at auction May 9Th for
So pound, the highest price ever paid
in that city.
The Shamrock ILLS windward work
on a recent trial is reported as little
short of marvellous and even more so
was the manner in which she carried
away while going about.
Governor Toole has called the Mon
tana Legislature in extra session on
May 26th for the purpose of passing an
appropriation for a Montana exhibit at
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
The viceroy of Nankin and the tao
tai of Shanghai have signed the United
States indemnity bond and have re-
turned to the bankers commission
thirteen bonds presented by the other
powers.
The German foreign office has be-
gun negotiations with Washington to-
ward amending the copyright act or
1891. so as to afford German exhibits
at the st. Louis Exposition better pro-
lection from reproduction.
AS a result of patriotic meetings
called because of the situation in
Manchura the viceroys and governors
have telegraphed the grand council at
Pekin urging the Chinese government
to resist foreign aggregation.
The Kansas Worlds Fair Commits
sion has let the contract for construct
ing the Kansas building at the fair to
C. F. Beeler of Ottawa The entire cost
must be kept within s29,475, and moth
ing but Kansas labor and material en-
ployed.
"The tatoai of New Chwang." cables
,ls.V, ~
at Shanghai, lis levying increased du-
ties on imports. This is being done,
it is believed at the instigation of Rus
sia, in order to divert trade to Port
Dalny."
Frank, British Columbia, the scene
of the recent terrible mountain-slide,
was reoccupied May 18th by order of
Premier Houltain of the Northwest
government although a committee of
experts reported that more slides are
possible.
Mrs Jasper w. Clarke of Baltimore.
has just found her daughter who was
stolen from her home eighteen years
ago, at the age of five years, by
tramp whom Mrs. Clarke had Of
Tended The girl was raised in a
Catholic orphan asylum at Washing
ton.
A Hagerstown, Maryland, dispatch
says that South mountain from Fox
vile to Buena Vista is being swept by
the fiercest forest fires known in
years. Hundreds of acres of fine tim
ber have been destroyed and many in
habitants driven to the towns in the
valley.
Magistrate Leydat has concluded his
investigation of the Humbert fraud
case in Paris, and has decided to COM
nit Theresa Humbert, her husband,
Frederick and her brother for trial on
the charges of fraud in using forged
documents. The magistrate dismissed
the cases against Eva Humbert and
Marie Daurignac.
Emperor William has caused piece
of bark twenty inches in length, bear
ing the inscription His Majesty, Will
liam H.. used this as a splint March
9th in setting the Empress broken
arm" to be placed in the Hohenzollern
museum. 1t is now in the Will
liam II. room in glass case,
among gold and silver souvenirs.
The secretary of agriculture has
raised the quarantine upon cattle,
sheep and other ruminants and
swine in Rhode Island, which was i'm
posed by the order of November 81,
1902. The secretary announces that
all animals affected with foot and
mouth disease in the state have been
destroyed and the premises occupied
by them thoroughly disinfected.
Judge NJ. A. Roberts of Ottumwa,
Iowa has held the Temple amendment.
so-called, to be unconstitutional, de-
claring that it's effect is to enable a
person to. recover damages twice for
the same injury. The decision was rem
dered in the case of an employe of the
Burlington railway, injured in the SER
vice. who, after accepting the benefits
of tho pur1inptpu Voluntary Relief