The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-01-14
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. DoINos, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERlNGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN NEWS.

William J. Bryan will visit Florida
early In February and may go to Cuba.
Half the business portion OF the
town OF Kensington. Kansas. was de-
stroyed on the 3rd inst. by fire that
started in the Palace hotel Loss $780,
900, partly insured.
Cticago's new ordinance demanding
the pasteurization of all milk sold In
the city unless il comes from cows
which have passed the tuberculin test
went Into effect New Years day
The Illinois club constituting with
its splendid art gallery one of the
most historical landmarks of Chicago.
was destroyed by fire On the 9Th inst.
with loss estimated ut $32b.000.
The Union Central Life Insurance
Company OF Cincinnati win pay to
Hamilton county $3.50 900 In settlement
OF the claims OF the county against the
company for more than S3.000.000 In
back taxes.
Daniel Freeman. the first man to
make an entry under the homestead
which was passed forty years ago. died
nj his home near Beatrice. Neb.. on the
SVea ut-. Ab.h AAt Who -
soldier In the Civil WAT.
r. L. Holland OF Colorado Springs.
grand exalted ruler OF the Elks. on the
Ind inst wired $1,000 to the National
Red Cross society at Washington for
the relief of the sufferers In Sicily and
southern Italy. He Will send more II
necessary
A building with a unique foundation
OF gold ore will be that OF the Exchange
National bank of Colorado Springs.
which Is building n seven.story $780,
900 structure. Ore from Bull hill
mines worth 81 to 50 a ton In gold is
being hauled there and mixed with
pure cement for the foundation.
Scenic railways. which are nmuse-
ment features OF recreation parks. are
common carriers in the meaning of the
Law. according to Judge Robert f.
Lewis OF the United States Circuit
Court at Denver. and those who control
them are. therefore obligated to carry
any person willing to pay the required
fee
The transport Thomas sailed from
San Francisco for Honolulu and Manila
Tuesday. carrying the largest number
of army officers transported across the
Pacific since the Spanish-American
war. Col. Walter S. Schuyler. with 56l
men of the Fifth cavalry. will leave
the Thomas nj Honolulu to take station
at the new army post near Honolulu.
The vessel will carry to Manila ninety
bluejackeiS and 300 recruits.
As the result Of the Investigations
made by special land agents of the De-
partment of the Interior stationed In
Denver. suits involving millions OF dol
lars have been instituted in the United
States Circuit Court at Carson City.
New. by the United States against the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company to
recover 10000 acres Of valuable mineral
land in central Nevada. alleged to have
been secured by the railroad fraudu-
lently under the Don-mineral act.
Fire at the Chicago stock yards on
the night of the 9Th inst. destroyed a
large part of the fertilizing plant OF
Darling 4 Company. and burned large
stores OF chemicals. causing explos-
ions an. injuripg a number OF firemen.
The loss was $50O.0ee The wafer
froze soon after being thrown on the
building Huge icicles formed about
the lettering walls and some of the
firemen encased in ice literally had To
have their arms and legs chopped
loose.