The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-04-30
In a railroad collision at Melbourne,
Australia, Al persons were killed and

| In a railroad collision at Melbourne,
Australia, Al persons were killed and
60 injured. The wreckage caught hre
and great suffering resulted
An alarming spread Of what is re-
ported to be bubonic plague is report
ed from La Guaira and other places
in Venezuela.
| At a conference of the presidents
of nearly all the eastern trunk lines
held in New York 1t was decided that
freight rates should be increased.
The state convention of the Prohibit
tion party OF Missouri called to meet
at Joplin May 6, Z, has been postponed
to May 13, IA.
Goldmen, Aachs & Co. announced
the engagement of 100000 in gold
| for shipment to Paris. This makes a
total Of $2.500.OO0 engaged for export
in the present movement.
The Lawrence. Kan, journal will be
turned over to the school of journal
ism of the University of Kansas for
one day and an effort will be made
| by the students to issue a model coun-
| try daily.
James Lally, charged with murder,
was burned TO death in a fire which
destroyed the Jail at Seneca, Kan. He
| was awaiting trial on the charge of
| having killed Herbert Jordan and is
| thought to have set fire to his bed
| with suicidal intent.
The body of Bernard Warkentin of
Newton, Kan, who was accidentally
shot while travelling near Damascus
by Syrian. has been placed aboard
the steamer Koenig Albert to be
| brought home.
Prof. Alexander Agasszi OF Harvard
and his son Maj have returned from
Africa with valuable information, hav-
ing explored a large range of territory
of which very little had been learned
! previously.
Gov. John A. johnson of Minnesota
attended the annual Messiah festival
at Lindsborg. Kan. cond ,cted by the
Bethany college and while there ad-
dressed the thousands of people who
were in attendance.
In accordance with the order OF the
state railroad commission the express
companies doing business in Nebraska
have reduced their rates 25 per cent.
The fight In the New York state
Democratic convention resulted in the
| unseating OF McCarren delegates. AS
Senator McCarren and his followers
left the hall they declared that no
man then In the hall would live long
enough to see another Democratic
mayor OF New York elected.
The big Hauser dam across the Mis-
souri, river near Helena. Mont. burst
recently allowing a great body OF wa
ter to rush down the valley below.
Several small villages were entirely
| swept away, but only two lives, were
lost The dam at Great Falls was
blown up with dynamite In order to
save the smelter at that point.
The scale committee of operators
and coal miners in session at Toledo.
| o.. has reached an agreement on all
important points at issue.
Forty Japanese employees OF the
Canadian Pacific railroad recently
lost their lives by n snowslide In the
Cascade In mountains.
The condition Of, Kansas wheat on
April IL WAS 9l.4 according to the
latest bulletin OF Secretary F. d. Co
burn. year ago the condition at
This time was 81 per cent and the
yield amounted to 74.oO0.O00 bushels.
The Dorr Street Savings bank OF
/ Toledo. O.. has closed its doors.
Striking street car men at Chester.
| Pa, recently shot and wounded two
employees OF the Chester Traction COM
pany. Three companies of state po-
| lice we're sent to the scene to quiet
the trouble.
| The city OF Huron. 8. d.. was recent.
ly entirely surrounded by vast prai-
rie fires which swept over the ranches
destroying everything in its path. The
damage will amount to thousands OF
dollars.
During an oil fire at Riverside. Cal.
a herd of elephants belonging to
circus nearby stampedcd and before
they were rounded up had killed one
woman and injured several men be-
sides doing considerable damage to
property.
Two men entered the Citizens State
bank at Chautauqua. Kan. recently,
compelled the cashier and n customer
present at the time to enter the vault,
and then proceeded to loot the institu.
ton of all the available cash in sight
The bandits left town on horseback
In the direction of the Usage hills in
Oklahoma.
Russian troops have invaded Per.
sian territory on the Caspion sea for
the purpose o. furnishing Kurdish
| raiders.
| Personal
King Edward and Queen Alexandria
have left London for a visit to Copen.
hagen, Stockholm and Christiana,