Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-11-25
Term. Of rsuhsorintion,
EVENTS OF THE DAY

A late rider in the American soldiers
Of Buffalo Bills Wild West show, was
most brutally murdered by comrade
in Omaha, Neb. The motive was evil
IDENTIFY robbery. and the murderer has
fed from the city, after most remark
able exhibition of GOODNESS after his
crime.
Edward w. Curry, chairman Of the
Democratic state committee, died in
Des Moines, Ia, of blood poisoning,
tie result of an initiation into the
Elks' lodge few weeks ago He was
seated in the electric chair and was
horribly burned fore those operating
it realized what they were doing.
Mrs. Foley, a widow, aged so, and
her unmarried daughter, Fanny, aged
40, were found murdered in their home
near Liberty, Mo. 1t was cold blood
ed murder for the sole purpose of rob-
berry. The robber or robbers first dis
patched the women, then ransacked the
house. Fifty dollars, all that was se-
cured, was taken from the foot Of a
bed on which the women had slept.
A correspondent Of the London Daily
Mail at st. Petersburg says he is able
to confirm the report that CONSERVATION
existed while the czar was on his visit
in Egland over the discovery of plot
against his life. The Belgian police
seized a parcel Of bombs, which were en-
route for Paris, just before the czar was
leaving England. On the same night
the Paris police arrested forty suspects.
In the absence of absolute proof the
matter was dropped.
The Philadelphia 8 Reading Rail-
road Company was reorganized at
Philadelphia. The railroad was sold
under foreclosure on September 23.
Under the plan of reorganization there
will be three oompanies-the Philadel-
phia q Reading Railway Company,
the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and
Iron Company, and the Reading Com
pany. The latter is known as the Ma
tional Company, but an application has
been filed in the court to have the title
changed,
1t has been definitely decided by Su.
perintendent Irwin that the holiday
session of the Oregon State Teachers
Association will be held at Salem this
year, beginning on Monday, December
28, and continuing Tor one week.
John S. Frye, returned Alaska
miner, met an old schoolmate from
Germany in Tacoma. They roomed
together one night, and in the morning
Frye missed $500 in gold, his sole pos
sessions. His old sehoolmate had
stolen it and made his escape.
An angry mob attempted to lynch
an old German named Breckman in
Cherryville, Kan, for his brutal treat
ment of his daughter. She was beaten
into insensibility and died from her in.
juries The sheriff prevented the mob
from securing Breckman and he was
hurried to Jail.
A three-story structure at Il corner
of Front and Davis streets, Portland,
owned by the Ainsworth estate, was
partly destroyed by fire. The building
was occupied by the Oregon Cracker
Company, whose plant was ruined,
entailing loss of about $40, 900. The
damage to the building will amount to
$4,000.
The Cariboo Gold Mining Company,
of Spokane, has declared a dividend
of cents share. This makes total
of $4,000 paid in dividends since
February, 1895. This Is the mine
whose manager was held up by high.
wayman and robbed of 81 900 in gold
bullion not long ago. The robber was
afterwards killed by the foreman OF
the mine.
The board of fire commissioners in
Spokane has decided to request the
resignation of Chief Winebrener, OF
the fire department. Mayor Belt, af-
ter long contest, has secured control
of the commissioners, and extensive
removals are probable in the various
departments. 1t is Thought that Clair
Hunt, of the water department, will be
the next one to go.
Burglars broke into the house of John
Mirka, an old miser, OF Cleveland, o.
He was known TO have his money hid
den somewhere about the premises and
the robbers tried TO force him TO tell
them his secret hiding place. He re-
fused and they tortured him. He was
bound hand and foot and a lighted
lamp placed at his feet until the flesh
was literally cooked. The old man
writhed in his agony, but protested
that he had no money. The fiends then
applied the flame to his hands, then to
his body, until he finally sank into un
consciousness, In which condition he
was found in the morning. The bur.
glars got nothing.
1t is understood the next step in the
Venezuela affair will be that Yenezuela
will empower her plenipotentiary tc
settle and sign with the British pleni.
potentiary treaty referring the bound
AIRY dispute to arbitration. 1t is sug.
gested that the treaty be signed in
Washington.
Jack Walkers saloon, in Baker City,
Or, was visited by four masked men,
who robbed the till of its contents
$40. The robbers cornered the men In
the saloon with shotguns and pistols,
and made good their escape.