Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-06-10
THE NEWS RESUME
A DIGEST FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE WORLD.

ant Happenings of the Past Week
culled From the Telegraph Columns
At Home and Abroad.
A Nuremburg dispatch says the first
four prizes in the International chess
masters tournament, to begin July ~,
have been increased to $3.50, 5000,
1876 and $3.50 respectively.
1t is reported in Windsor, Ont, that
the tug Lorimer, of Detroit, owned by
Alexander Buell., has gone down in the
middle ground off Pelee island and all
hands lost. The report cannot be veri-
fed.
John #. Caples and r. A. Booth, of
Oregon, were on visit to Cleveland,
o., and presented gold nugget to
Mark Hanna, McKinley's manager.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Hanna and
the Oregonians
The Diario, published in Buenos
Ayres says that when congress has ap-
proved the unification OF the Argentine
debt, DR.. J. Romero, the minister OF
finance, will elaborate scheme for the
conversion Of the paper money.
In Los Angeles, CAL, an electric car
ran over and killed an inmate of the
Soldiers Home, whose identity is un-
known. The belief is that the old
man was placed on the track by hood
lums, though it was apparently case
of suicide
The Pittsburg and Indiana manufac-
turers have closed down all the win
dow. glass factories in the territories
controlled by them. This throws 1000
skilled workmen and about 800 Ia
borers out of work month earlier
than usual
The Prohibition national convention
held in Pittsburg, nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: President, Joshua ID.
Levering, Of Maryland; vice-president,
Hale johnson, of Illinois. The silver
plank was rejected and also the woman
suffrage plank.
The Madrid correspondent OF the
London Standard says it is made con-
dition of the French and Spanish bank
ers, who are largely interested in
Spanish railway enterprises, to assist
the ROVefnmonb To Opbdih looho AoA eAo
Cuban campaign.
The bank of New England, of Man
chester, N. H., has suspended business
for the time being by vote OF It's al.
rectors and with the consenst OF the
bank commissioners of the state
Creditors are being paid with an idea
of clearing up the deposits The bank
20 lnaa N iSQ3
Judge Hanford, of Seattle, has signed
decree foreclosinR the mortgage held
by the Bay State Trust Company ON
the Washington g. Idaho railroad, and
ordering the sale of the entire property
of the road. The mortgage was dated
September Q, 1889, and the entire
amount of indebtedness is now 30. 277,
873.
In Berlin, it is said resolution
passed by the socialist evangelical con-
gress, warmly approving the course OF
DIR. Stoecker, may be regarded as a
pronunciamento against the emperor i
dispatch of oensure against the former
court chaplain. The passage OF the
resolution has caused the greatest SEN
sation there.
An Athens dispatch says: The be-
siegers of Vemos have rejected tht
terms offered by the foreign eonsuls
that the arms and supplies be surren
dered and that the garrison OF troops
be removed. A high Turkish officia
who was an eye witness OF the Canes
massacre, admits that Turkish sol
dier deliberately shot the Greek cavas
dead.
A private letter received in Prescott
Ariz., from South Africa confirms thu
telegraphic news of the killing of ID
N. Palmer and w. ii. johnson, nea
Buluwayo. They were in the mine
thirty miles from Buluwayo, when tn
party was attacked and massacred
Palmer was one of the best known min
ing and mill men on the coast, ant
was warm personal friend of Johl
Hays Hammond.
Upon the arrival of the steamer Sig
nal in Astoria announcement was mao
of change in the programme OF hand
ling Chinese coming to the Pacific ooas
by the Canadian Pacific line of steam
ers. Instead of being landed at til
nearest point to their destination, the
will be held ON the Sound and th
Identification papers will be forwarde
by mail to the custom house officials 9
the points where the Chinese seek at
mission.
The body of q woman was foun
floating In the Columbia river, in fror
of Astoria. The head and neck ha
been horribly mangled with some shar
instrument, presu aablv an AK. Thel
was a large gasn extending from tt
tap of the forehead TO the bridge OF tt
nose, and there were several oth'
wounds on the back of the head, an
of them sufficient TO cause death. I'll
woman was identified as Esther GU
ion. a. quarter. breed. who Is said
have been living In a scow ne
Woody island with Sam Mayiandt,