Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-29
ELMORE BULLETIN.
U. d. PAYNE. MABEL L. PAYNE
PAYNE & PAYNE, Publishers.
rerm. of INSTRUMENTATION
EVENTS OF THE DAY

tennial with due ceremony.
News comes from the Washington
state Republican headquarters that the
state convention will probably be held
at Tacoma. some time between August
l5 and September 10.
Hon. Samuel Layman, a prominent
and well-known Oregonian, died at his
home near Woodburn from the effects
OF injuries which he sustained some
weeks ago by falling from cherry
tree. Mr.. Layman was 63 years Of age.
A meeting of representatives from
the large foreign banking houses was
held In New York, to consider plans
for the protection of the treasury gold
reserve. 1t Is understood plan was
arranged to ease the exchange market
until the crop movement starts the
balance in our favor.
A San Francisco dispatch says: Ed
win B. Webster, the oung paymaster
who was recently court-martialed at
Mare Island and found guilty of
charge Of embezzlement, does not in
tend to abide by the Judgment Of the
court. He win appeal to President
Cleveland for olemency before the
navy department. shall have an oppor.
tunity to pass upon the recently found
verdict.
Percival Lowell, Boston's famous
astronomer. who is now ON his way to
Flagstaff, Ariz., Is at the head of the
most important scientific expedition
planned for more than half a century.
The object of the expedition is to make
observations on Mars, and to procure,
If possible, evidence to support the
theory held by Mr.. Lowell and other
astronomers that the ''red star of war;
is inhabited by human beings.
Three members of the revolutionary
committee have just arrived in Athens
from Crete on special mission. In
the course of an interview they made
the following statement on an author
ity of their committees: I'VE wish to
say 1t has been decided that we must
have granted to us the demands we
have sent to the sultan or else we shall
fight. The powers must either give us
autonomy or see us crushed. Should
our demands be neglected, then within
fifteen days of July 8, the date at
which they were made, we shall break
the armistice. 4"
Advtces from Hong Kong say that
imperial Chinese troops were recently
semitic Lanohou to suppress the Mo-
hammedan rebels, who had risen
against the authorities. The rebels
surrounded the imperial troops and
seem to have totally annihilated them,
although the imperial troops were bet
ter provisioned and equipped. There
were 8, 900 troops sent to subdue the
rebels and all are either killed or miss.
ing. The rebels are now mad for
blood, massaoreing all in authority,
killing and pillaging on their triumph
ant march through the country.
Chinatown in San Francisco is in
fever of excitement and another high
binder war has been declared.
Cloclin's sawmill situated ON Deep
creek, near Medical lake, Wash, was
burned to the ground. The loss is
81, 500.
Cholera is abating in Egypt. Bat
ties in Crete are almost of hourly occur
renee, and the Turks have suffered
heavy losses.
The remains of Ed Moran were found
floating in the Puyallup river. Moran
is supposed to have drowned himself
on June 80 last.
The storthing, the representative
body Of Norway, has defeated the bill
for the temporary increase of duties
ON petroleum and sugar, and for the
imposition of duty on meat.
Mrs. 7. FL. Tofree, who was Grover
Cleveland's secretary while be was
mayor of Buffalo, committed suicide In
Moiaye, Gal, by drinking carbolio acid.
It is supposed she was temporarily in
sane -
,Adjntant. General Tuttle has received
from. the secretary of the state of Ore
gon a warrant for $5,917, with which
opay the militia boys for their serv-
ices at Astoria during the recent fishing
troubles.
Near Dryden. Mich, George Swayne.
farmer, about 45 years old, killed his
three small children and set fire to his
house, then blew his brains out. His
wife died a short time ago. 1t is
thought that this deranged his mind.
The barkentine Herbert Fuller, Cap
tain Nash, from Boston for Rosario,
has put into Halifax, Novia Scotia.
There had been a mutiny ON board.
The captain, his wife and the second
mate were killed in their berths in the
night. The first officer, who was on
watch, knew nothing about the affair.
The murderer or murdereps orawled
aft TO the cabin. descended, and with
axes chopped the victims to death
Upon the arrival of the barkentine all
the crew were locked up in the police
station to await trial.
There is no longer doubt that the
wheat crop in Eastern Washington has
been badly damaged by hot winds. says
Walla Walla dispatch. Reports from
the Palouse country are to the effect
thatithe damage is about 7b per cent,
and that many fields are not worth
cutting. The grain on Eureka fiat, in
this county, is damaged about 90 per
cent, and will only average about IF.
teen bushels to the acre. One farm
er along the Yellow Hawk now esti
mates his yield at about fifty bushels
to,the acre.