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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-12

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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
OUR FLAG INsuLTED.
Old Glory TrsmpIed Upon by Turkish
Officers.

New York, Dec IA letter from All
American missionary for nearly twenty
years a resident of Constantinople has
been received by Rev DIR. Strong, SEQ.
retary of the American Evangelical
League, which confirms the recent
statement of Rev. DIR. Cyrus Hamlin
with relation to the status Of Ameri-
cans and the American flag in Turkey,
especially with regard to the occasion
when the flag was torn and trampled
upon in an Armenian village. The
letter is dated September so, and says:
''The rascally police officer, Hassan
Chaoush, who tore down and destroyed
our flag, was caught the Sunday follow
ing the massacre, with 5000 upon him,
obtained from the Armenians ON his
promise to save their lives. and whom
he had treaoherously given up to death.
Every body is asking whether Mr.. Ter
ril will do anything to vindieate the
honor Of our flag, but as yet we hear OF
nothing being done"
Another letter from Constantinople
dated September 80, only five days af
ter the occurrence, says:
"Hasseky, the house which Mis-.
Gleason and Mrs. Seeleve occupied
was looted and the servant left in
charge doubtless lost his life. Mer
wearing uniforms headed the mol
which attacked the house and pulled
down and tore to shreds the United
States flag that had been hung out. "
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
TRANsPLANTlNe SALMON.
Pacific Coast Fish Placed IL Eastern
Waters.

Washington. Dec. 7.-Under the
direction of Commissioner Brice, a
large number of Pacific coast salmon
are to be planted in Eastern waters. A
fish car. cntaining 5000, 900 eggs, is
now on the way east, and the eggs will
be planted in the Kennebeo, Penobscot,
Merrimac. Hudson, Delaware and Sus-
quehanna rivers. Already 5000 year
lings have been turned loose in the
Penobsoot The commission is graft.
fed with its work ON the Pacific coast
this year. This year 10000, 900 eggs
have been Matched, three times as many
as were Matched in any previous year.
OF these. 10000, 900 were Matched at
the new station at Battle creek, trib-
utary of the Sacramento river in Cali
fornia. The commissioner secured a
site which belonged to the California
commission, and has built an addition.
al hatchery there. 1t is now regarded
as one Of the best stations in the Unit
cd States. Not the least important ac.
tion of the fish commission is the trans.
fer Of steel head trout from the Pacific
to the Atlantic coast, where a large
number have been planted.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
Haytian Cable Completed.

New York, Dec. 4.-The submarine
cable between New York city and Hay
ii is completed and was opened to the
public at midnight for the transmission
of messages to Hayti and other places
in the West Indies. The cable ap.
proaches New York by way of Coney
island and Brooklyn.
A circular issued this afternoon
states that the main office of the COM
pany is at No. Broad street, where
the Commercial Gable Company has its
office, and that messages will also be
accepted at all Postal Telegraph Com
pany offices. Peculiar interest attaches
to the completion of the United States
and Hayti Telegraph & Gable Com
pany's cable, from the fact that the at.
torney general applied to the United
States court for an injunction to pro
hibit the company from, prosecuting its
project, it being alleged that the COM
pany under this name was a mere cloak
for the operations of a foreign com
pany. The allegation was denied
however. and the allegation made that
the company was bona fide American
company. and that its object was t.
establish a competing service.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09

New York, Dec. IA special from
Guimaro, Camaguey, gives the follow
ing details of the death of Major Dana
Osgood the football player who COM
manded Cuban battery during the re-
cent seigo of the town of Guimaro.
General Garcia ordered Major Osgood
to open fire upon the Spanish forts.
Two hours later large fort, known as
Fort Monfau, located on hill 700
yards from the town, was abandoned
by its defenders, who took refuge in
the town.
On the second day of the seige, Ma.
jor Osgood, under heavy fire from the
Spaniards, was training one Of his pieces
ON the forts. A Mauser ball struck
him in the forehead. He uttered the
word "Well," and, bending forward
on his cannon, hugged it and breathed
his last in behalf of Cuban liberty.
TIE news of his death deeply impressed
President Cisneros and the command
ing officers. all of whom had great re-
gard for the American officer.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
A DARING HOLD-UP.
Highwsymen Loot the Once of . 8,
Louis Brewing Company.

Highwaymen Loot the Office of 81.
Louis Brewing Company.
st. Louis, Dec. 7.-Three highway
men, with drawn revolvers. entered
the office of the Home Brewing Com.
pany, at 3 O'Clock this afternoon, and
held up the cashier, Robert Haver-
kamp, forcing him to hand over $40O.
and then, not being satisfied with the
amount, went behind the counter, loot
ed the money drawers and secured from
$500 to $500 additional.
When the hold-up occurred, there
were present in the office the cashier,
a half dozen clerks and several custom.
ers. Two of the robbers held the oc-
cupants of the office in line while the
other went through the safe and money
drawers.
When the desperadoes had taken al
the money, they produced ropes ant
bound, hand and foot, everyone In tn
Office This required nearly ten min
utes, and it seems marvellous that the,
were not discovered.
Having bound their victims, the rob
bers warned them against making
noise under pain of instant death.
When the thieves had gone out. on,
of the clerks managed to free himsel
and then liberated the others. Tn
police were at once notified by tele
phone.
Upon leaving the office, the robber
mounted North Broadway car an,
went south when they left the car ant
went toward the river The brewer,
employees were unable to give the polio
good descriptions of the men.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
Big Fire In Ottawa.

Ottawa, Dec. IA terribly destruc
tive fire broke out in Mrs. Turner's con-
fectionery establishment on Sparks
street today, and extended to McDon-
ald's furnishing store and to the store
of g. M. Holbrooke. a clothier, whose
building as well as Turner's and Nc
Donald's were Quilted, everything be-
ing consumed. On the top floor of this
building was the Scottish Rite hall
All its paraphernalia is lost. From
Holbrooke's the fire continued to the
large dry goods establishment of G..
Bose g. Co. Only part of the front
wall is standing. The loss is about
S40O. 600.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
Missourians Enlist for Cuba

st. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. At has de-
veloped that there was an enlistment
of l50 men here for Cuban service, and
others are expected to join when means
of transportation have been arranged
for by the Cuban junta in New York.
The man who has been active in se-
curing this number for the cause of
Cuba is David Berensberg. at one time
lieutenant in the regular United
States army, and prior to that soldier
in the German army during the Fran
90. .Prussian war. AT the present time
he holds a commission as captain of q
company of state militia located at
this point.
Berensberg just now is member of
the police force of this city, and the
drillmsster OF the force. A number of
his old associates in the regular army
are down on the list, and all of them
expect soon to be serving under the Gu.
ban flag.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
CAPTURED A BURGLAR.
P1ucky Act OF Woman Who Found IA
Man In Her Room.

Man In Her Room.
Portland, Or, Dec. Mrs. e. Z.
Liddy Of this city, made a plucky cap
ture at $50 o'clock this morning of an
aged sneakthief, who was in the act of
breaking into her house. She was
eating lunch upstairs with woman,
when she thought she heard window
raised in one of the side rooms, down
stairs, and, rushing down, she opened
a door just in time to see a man, who
was half-inside an open window, make
hurried exit.
The street door was near at hand,
and Mrs. Liddy, who is a muscular
woman, ran out just In time to see the
thief running up the street. The
woman ran after him and caught him.
"What dyer want?" exclaimed the
thief, at the same time trying to break
away from the woman, who had hold
of his collar. II want you," answered
Mrs. Liddy, as she took frmer hold
and began walking her prisoner back
to the house.
A woman in the house telephoned
the police station, and when the patrol
wagon arrived, Mrs Liddy turned her
prisoner over 20 Officer Nicolai.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
Arbitration Negotiations Futile.

Hamburg, Dec. AT meeting of
about 5000 strikers today, resolutions
were adopted providing for the accept
ance of the proposition of the chief of
police. president of the municipal eoun-
Gil, and chairman of the trades court,
that the dispute between the dockers
and their employers be submitted to a
court of arbitration, to be composed Of
the officials mentioned, one leading en-
ployer and four labor representatives,
the decision to require majority Of six
out of eight votes. The strikers select
ed four men to represent them in court.
At subsequent meeting of the en-
ployers' union, it was unanimously re-
solved to reject the proposals to submit
the dispute to court of arbitration.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
CUT DOWN BY CUBANS.
Hundreds of Wounded spaniards Taken
to Havana.

Hundreds of Wounded spanisrds Taken
to Havana.
Cincinnati, Dec. IA special to the
Commercial Tribune from Key West
Fla, says:
Passengers by steamer from Havana
tonight say that train with 500
wounded Spanish soldiers arrived there
today. 1t was said most of them came
from the vicinity of San Cristobal
and Candelaria. No definite statement
could be had as to what battle. field
they came from. Rumors prevailed
on their arrival that Weyler had sus-
tanned another defeat. Counter state
ments were also made that the van
guard of Maceo's army had been de-
feated. Moreover, it was announced
that Weyler is ON the eve of attempting
to storm some Of the hill tops where
Maceo is entrenched, and this has
raised great expectations in Havana.
Several American correspondents al
Havana have had friendly warnings
that Weyler is contemplating deportine
some of the more outspoken ones be
cause their reports do not please him
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09

The woods at the headquarters of the
Wishkah river are said to be infested
oy large number of big gray wolves.
The high price of wheat is enabling
many farmers to pay off their mortgage
Indebtedness, and as result releases
are being filed in unprecedented num-
Der with the county auditor of Colfax
county.
The total receipts of the second an
nual exhibition of the Washington
state fair, held at North Yakima, from
September 23 to October 8, 1896, were
$3, 943.95 the disbursements were
s3, 922. 10, leaving $2l.85 cash on hand.
The Waterville Big Bend Empire
says: Evidently there is more likely
to be deficiency than a surplus of
wheat in Douglas county next spring.
and the mills may find difficulty in OBJ
tanning the necessary supply. There is
good reason to look for fair prices all
Of next year
| Mrs. Rose Zettler, of Tacoma. con-
victed in the Pierce county superior
court of the crime of grand larceny and
4 etDbcuOCu w o Al oAip pChAtCA-
/ tiary at hard labor, will have to serve
her term, the supreme court having
affirmed the decision of the superior
court for refusing new trial.
The Ellensburg creamery, from Feb.
ruary /, 1896, to October 80, 1896, ran
274 days; the milk of 900 COWS was
used and 1,713,700 pounds Of milk
I Of 1e -
were bought, and 76, 631 pounds of but
ter made; the average price pound
for butter was 204 cents, and for
butter fat 81 cents. Customers were
charged 3 4 cents pound for making
butter.
Official returns from all counties ex-
sept Skamania, show the vote on presi-
Dental electors in Washington to have
been: Mckinley. 80, 1872; Bryan 51.-
CAT: Palmer, 1,450; Levering. 1888.
Bryan's plurality, 1868. Corrected
returns show the standing of the legis-
lature to be: Senate, Republicans, l8:
opposition, 81; house, Republicans, 15,
opposition, 81; with one district tie.
One day last week, as the Port
Townsend Southern express was head
ing toward Port Townsend fire was
noticed in the residence Of George
Cooper of Leland. The train was
stopped and all hands including half a
dozen passengers were soon at the scene
extinguishing the blaze which at the
time was gaining much headway. Ths
fire originated from defective fius
A large portion of the roof Of the dwell
ing was destroyed. The damage
amounted to about 500. No INSURANCE
was carried.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
From ALI the Cities and Towns of the
Thriving Sister States
-OreVon

Apples have sold for lower prices in
Lakeview this fall than for number of
years, some selling as low as so cents
hundred.
A single bean plant of the navy va
riety, grown ON the farm Of w. l..
Curtis, near Forest Grove, yielded 514
beans. weighing 1s ounces.
The cannery slough and log boom,
near the mouth of Coos river, is filed
with drift. 1t looks as though it would
be an expensive undertaking to clear
the jam.
Another body was found floating in
the lower bay near Marshfield last
week. and is supposed to be that Of one
of the firemen Of the Arago This is
the sixth body found.
Artie owls are being seen in all parts
of the coast counties. A live one was
captured ON Poney slough. Coos ooun-
ty. The bird was beautiful specimen
and was not in any way injured.
Captain E. I'll. Hansen, the builder of
the schooner General Siglin, has nearly
completed the three -masted schooner
on the Siuslaw. Her length is 1I8
feet; width of beam, 80 feet; with
capacity of 174 tons.
A six.point elk was recently killed
OH the west fork of Cow creek, in the
southwestern part Of Douglas county.
The oarcas weighed 200 pounds. The
hunter used the meat to bait bear traps
and says he caught three bears and ex-
poets to catch more.
A Coquille man says that great
many logs went to sea during the late
, freshet, Notwithstanding the fact that
1t was stated they had been caught
in the boom at Parkersburg, He says
comparatively few logs were saved, and
, estimates the loss at between 500 and
1000.
A spruce log was sawed at Himpel Sc
! Wheeler's mill, which, when rolled
. on the carriage, had to be hewn off on
8 the upper side to allow it TO pass under
the thinkers which support the roof of
( the mill, says the Nehalem Times.
Unfortunately the height of the roof
support is not given.
t Over 40, 900 head of beef cattle from
4 Malheur and Harvey counties have
0 been sold this season, according to the
estimates of those who have hired pas
lures to the drovers. This represents
more than 81 900, 900, or little in ex-
4 cess of $12 per capita for every man,
! woman and child in both of these coun-
: ties.
A car weighing 54. 600 pounds, and
carrying a monstrous gun carriage,
/, weighing 90, 100 pounds, destined for
: Fort Stevens, at the mouth of the Co
I umbia river, was coupled to the west
! bound freight train which passed
through Pendleton Saturday. The car
! was specially constructed for its heavy
: load. 1t had eight pairs of wheels.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
TO SECURE PEACE.
President Cleveland Has Determined to
Force the Issue with Spain.

Force bhe fNsue win spain.
Chicago, Dec. A. A special TO the
Tribune from Washington says a crisis
in the affairs of Cuba is rapidly ap-
preaching, and there is every reason to
believe that President Cleveland has
already decided on action which will
startle the country almost as much as
his famous message ON the Venezuelan
question, although the exact time for
the announcement depends somewhat
ON future operations in Cuba.
BY this action, the president will
not change his previous policy in re-
gard to Spain and Cuba. but will sim
ply carry it out to its logical conolu-
sion, which is direct and open threat
of active intervention on the part Of
the United States TO secure peace in
the island, whether by the independ-
enoe of the patriots or by voluntary ac-
ton on tho part of Spain. From three
different sources the policy partially
agreed upon between Secretary Olney
and President Cleveland was learned,
and the reports in each case Tailed
with surprising unanimity.
A definite and somewhat startling
announcement ON the Cuban question
will be made to congress, either in the
regular annual message or in supple
mentary communication, as was the
case with the Venezuelan question.
Minister de LONE, Of the Spanish le-
cation. has been fully advised of the
impending announcement and he 40
cepts what is in effect an ultimatum
believing that Spain will be able tC
prevent action on the part of the Unit
ed States by the success Of Weyler's
operations in Cuba.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09

A Paris disptsch says that a terrible
disaster has occurred in the pyrenees.
A score of Spaniards, crossing ON foot.
had reached Gavarnie, in France. where
they related with apparent remorse
that they had left a woman, unable to
proceed, with her husband and bro
ther, two hours distant. Guides hur-
ried back to the rescue and heard calls
fer help, when a sudden avalanch Q
blocked the mountain pass so that the
guides were obliged to return to Cav
arnie and wait there for two days.
When they finally reached the ill-fated
trio, two of them were dead and the
third was dying.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09

Astoria. Or, Dec. 7.-Charles Byers,
an employe of the water commission,
had narrow escape from death this
morning. With number of others,
he was engaged in refinishing an old
pipe by dipping it in hot tar. He was
standing on length of pipe that rolled
from under him, and he was thrown
head first toward the huge cauldron in
which the tar was boiling. Byers kept
his presence of mind and grasped the
sides of the vessel, but could not pre-
vent his feet and legs from being badly
burned. His injuries are not such as
will result in permanently disabling
him.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
HAS FOUND A CURE ALL.
Missouri Doctor Will InocuIate fol
Every Disease.

Missouri Doctor Will Inoculate fol
Every Disease.
Columbia, Mo-, Dec. 7.-Dr. Thomas
Powell, of Columbia, seems to have
learned how to inoculate a mans sys-
tenn so as to render it impervious to dis
ease germs. As vaccination prevents
smallpox, so this discovery will ward
off scarlet fever, consumption, dip
liberia and every other disease caused
by germs So confident is DIR. Powell
of the truth of his discovery that he
has written largely for scientific journ-
ais on the subject, and has tested it
practically by exposing himself to all
manner of diseases. He entered this
week into an agreement with California
capitalists by which he is to be paid
$4,000 for one-third interest in the dis
covery. A santarium will be erected
in Los Angeles and experiments begun.
If successful, DR.. Powells fortune is
assured.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
Lumber and Tariff.

Tacoma, Dec Am important con.
ference, in which Pacific coast lum ber-
men are taking great interest, will be
held at Cincinnati, December 10, 1896.
The call was issued last month by Chi
cago lumbermen. The lumber associa.
tions in the country have been invited
to send representatives. the object be
ing to determine upon some action that
will result in lumber being given great.
er recognition in the tariff laws to be
enacted during the next four years The
Pacific Pine Lumber Company, of Cali
fornia, and the Manufacturer Asso-
citation of the Northwest will each
send representatives.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
Women make poor captains, but ths
very best of lieutenants.

Arlington, Or. Dec. 7.-E. B. Com.
fort, aged 81, died here last night from
a paralytio stroke. He crossed the
plains with an ox.team and settled in
the Willamette valley in 1S45. He
was also pioneer of Gillian county,
having been in the mercantile business
in this town sixteen years ago, and was
one of the first six residents. Mr.,
Comfort was esteemed for his strict
business integrity and uprightness OF
character. He was the first postmaster
of Portland.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09

London, Dec 4.-Dr. Leander S.
Jameson was released tonight. at Q
o'clock, at Holloway jail. in compli-
ance with the order of the home score.
tary. Sir Matthew White Ridley Dr..
Jameson underwent serious operation
in the Jail on November 10, and tho re-
lease was ordered ON medical grounds.
He was sentenced to fifteen months
imprisonment on July 29 last ON a
charge of violating the neutrality laws,
In invading the territory of the South
African republic.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
Contracts for steel GUN Forginrs.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Failing after
readvertisement in his effort to So.
cure bids for supplying steel gun forg-
ings at what he regarded as reasonable
rates, the secretary of war has awarded
the contracts under the last advertise
ment, the bids being duplication Of
those submitted by the steel companies
in answer to the first call for proposals
three months ago. Accordingly, the
Bethlehem Steel Company received the
contract for supplying ten sets of 5-inoh
sejge gun forgings at 251a cents per
pound, and ten sets of finch howitzer
forgings at the same figure. The Mid
vile Steel Company is awarded the
contract for supplying twenty sets of
forgings for 7-inch mortars, at 81 cents
per pound, and thirty sets of forgings
for the 3.inoh field guns at 23 cents per
pound. No award was made in the
case of the forgings for three 2.inoh
field mortars, where the lowest bid was
so cents per pound.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
John ). Hughes.

Woodburn, Or, Dec. John J.
Hughes, an old and highly respectable
pioneer, died at his home in Hubbard,
Tuesday morning. He was born in
Ohio. September ~, 1897. In 1852 he
crossed the plains to Oregon, and in
this state he made his home until he
died. In early days he followed min
lug, and for nineteen years he lived
near Butteyille, where he carried ON a
nursery business,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
Blown Up by Natural Gas Explosion.

Blown Up by Natural Gas Explosion.
A natural gas explosion at Mounds.
vile, w. Va, followed by fire totally
destroyed the $4,000 dwelling of M.
V. A. Weaver. The sensational feature
was the fact that the persons in the
house when its roof was lifted in the air
and its four walls were blown out, all
escaped with slight injuries. Mrs.
Weaver, her 6-months-old babe and A.
year-old son were thrown from Sec
ond-story window into the front yard,
with no harm to the babe. The SER
want girl at the back kitchen door was
blown across lot, and the plumber,
whose carelessness caused the explosion,
came off with few scratches.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
Japan Renounees "a treaty Clause

United States Minister DENLY, at
Peking, has informed the department.
of state that the japanese government,
has officially and formally renounced
that part of the treaty between China
and Japan, made at the close of the re-
cent war, which provides that all ar
ticles manufactured by Japanese sub
jects in China shall stand upon the
same footing as those imported by Jap
anese subjects into China.