Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-05-13
PoSToFFICE ROBBED.
A window Broken ana n Letter-Pouch
Carried Away.

WINDOW Broken ana n Letter-Pouch
Carried Away.
The Dalles, May 12.-The postoffice
here was robbed last night, and the
pouch containing the west. bound mail
taken. The robbery was committed
about 10:30. The driver OF the mail
wagon had been to the office but a
few minutes before, and taken the mail
for the east bound train, which reaches
here at IL. When he returned to the
postoffice, he found the glass in the
front door broken, and the letter pouch
gone. Postmaster Crossen and the
authorities were quickly notified, and
search was begun.
The pouch was not discovered until
this morning, when Mr.. Riggs, who
was driving his cow to pasture, found
it by fence near the academy yard,
long distance from the Office. A cut
about fourteen inches long had been
made in the leather sack, and the
registered pouch, which was within,
taken out. None of the letter mail
was disturbed.
The result of the robbers efforts was
not very satisfactory. as they secured
only $5.70 in coin. The registered
mail contained quite number Of
checks, among them one for $500
from County Treasurer Michel to State
Treasurer Metchan.
The registry pouch was found later
this morning mile east of town. The
checks were found undisturbed, though
the robbers had looked through them.
Sheriff Driver and Marshal Blake
ney, who went Immediately to work on
the case, this afternoon arrested three
men, named Miller, Templeton and
Robbins, ON suspicion. Everything
has been recovered except the small
amount of money stolen.
THE CONSUl-GENERAL'S ACTION
Caused Great Indignation Throughout
Spain.
Madrid, May l2.-There are evil
dences of growing popular excitement
in Spain over the attitude of the United
States government toward the question
of the filibusters captured on board the
Competitor. The riots and outbreaks
of popular hatred toward the United
States at the time of the passage through
congress of resolutions favoring the
recognition of the Cubans as belliger.
ents have not been forgotten, and the
sentiments which caused them are but
smouldering. The Spanish govern
ment has ON all possible occasions ex'
pressed its appreciation of and satisfac'
tion with the efforts made by tht
United States to prevent, as far as lay
in its power, the giving Of unlawful
aid to the Cuban insurgents by citizens
of the United States. But the wide
spread sympathy felt for the insurgents
in the United States is well recognized
by the Spanish people, and the news Of
expeditions from the United States
landed from time to time in Cubs
creates intense irritation.
The news of the capture of the mer
on the Competitor was received with
great satisfaction and rejoicing. Il
was felt to be the first opportunity thai
had been offered to make example ot
those engaged in aiding the insurrec
tion.
The popular clamor for the execu
tion of the filibusters is general, and il
likely to become vociferous. Little ac
count is taken of the refined question:
of treaty Interpretation involved in th'
protest of the United States government
against the execution of the sentence
The action of the United States is re
garded rather as an expression of sym
pathy with the insurgents, and ther
will be a strong popular clamor to dis
regard it.
The public feeling on the subject
fostered by the tenor of advices receives
from Havana. Dispatches from ther
affirm that Captain General Weyler
greatly irritated at the attitude of tn
United States on the question of tn
sentence. 1t is asserted that if tn
Spanish government adopts contrar
view, owing to the representation
made by the United States government
Weyler will resign his position.
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