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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
In Foul Cuban Dungeons.

Havana, Oct. l2.-Weyler is fooling
our consul. Lee. The order prohibit.
ing the American oonsul-general from
visiting the military prison keeps him
from personally investigating the con.
dition of Americans imprisoned there.
He has to rely upon what Weyler tells
him. In their last interview General
Lee complained Of the unsanitary con-
dition of the cells the American pri-
soners were in. Weyler replied boldly;
oh, have attended to this matter.
They have been removed to cells Nos
Al and AZ"
General Lee retired flattered at his
imposed success, not knowing the
Americans have always occupied cells
Nos. Al and AZ.
Those cells, by the way, are gloomy
and so damp that water oozes from the
ceilings and trickles down the walls
wetting the floor, which never dries
In one of these wretched cells are Mel
ton, the American newspaper man, ant
George Aguirre, locked up with mar
suffering from small pox. The dis
agreement between Weyler and LIE,
continues, the arrested Americans suf
feIing the consequences.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
An Election Lynchinx,

The state election caused murder
and lynching at Mount Junction, Ga.
Gus Williams, Populist (negro), struck
a ticket out of a Democratic negro
voters hand. The Democratic negro
struck Williams for his insolence, and
Williams fired at his assailant, but
missed his aim and shot and instantly
killed Engineer Middleton, of the Gen.
trail railway, who was an onlooker.
Bystanders took Williams and lynched
him and riddled his body with bullets.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
Attacked by Pirates.

Malaga, Oct. 12.-The Spanish mer-
chant steamer Seville, from French
Mediterranean ports, reports that the
French bark Corinthe, while beclamed
recently near the island of Hulcemas, a
Spanish prison settlement off the coast
of Morocco, was attacked by armed
Moors in boats. The pirates bound
the crew and pillsged the ship. The
crew of the Seville succeeded in rescu.
ing one of the crew Of the Corinthe
and captured one boatload of the Moors.
When the Seville approached the Cor
inthe, the pirates opened fire upon her,
killing two men and wounding four
and eventually compelling the Seville
to retire. A Spanish boat has heen
sent to Morocco with instructions to
demand the release of the prisoners and
the payment Of indemnity. The out,
rage took place in Spanish waters
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
PAPERS REFUSED HIM.
Merchant Rosenbloom Ia Not n walking &
Encyclopedias, SO He Can't Vote.

Merchant Rosenbioom ia Not "a walking
Encyclopedias, SO He Can't Vote.
Omaha, Neb., Oct Merchant
Rosenbloom, of Omaha, was today re.
fused citizenship papers in the district
court because he could not name the
number of representatives each state
has in congress. Judge @. r. Scott,
who has obtained notoriety through in
arbitrary course on the bench, pre-
sided.
Rosenbloom was subjected to a severe
fire of cross. questions. He answered
correctly as to the manner Of electing
president in this country, the re.
quirements of foreign citizen desir.
ing to become naturalized, the number
of senators and representatives in
congress, and the number of senators
and representatives Nebraska has in
congress, but when asked the number
Of representatives from each state, he
was stumped. He offered to name
some Of them, but this was not salts.
factory to the court. Becoming some.
what indignant, Rosenbloom exclaimed
81 am only plain business man,
your honor, and do not have the time
to study up all these questions.
That does not make any differ.
ence, haughtily replied the court,
IF the people don't know any more
about the requirements than you DO,
they should never be naturalized.
The court closed the book with a
slam, curtly informing the applicant
that he talked too much and could not
get his papers.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
Washington.

The total enrolment of the Elma
schools is lao.
Twenty carloads of sheep from Ell
lensburg to Chicago were shipped last
week.
The lumber shipments of Washing
ton this year are slightly over 90, O00,-
900 feet, larger than for like period
in 1895.
The old Lake Shore Lumber Com
pany's mill, at the south end of Lake
Union, Seattle, burned last week.
The loss was about 81, 900.
The payroll of the city of Spokane
for September amounted to $40. l66. "a.
In order to get the cash the city was
compelled to discount the warrants |
per cent.
President Winter, Of the Northern
Pacific Railway Company, has, it is
said, closed the deal for site for pas.
senger station in Seattle, the purchase
price being $l67, 900.
The beach at Gray's harbor one day
last week was lined for miles with a
row of smelt about four feet wide and
three to four inches deep, that had
been driven in by the storm.
The law against killing quail in
Washington expired last week Theo-
retically, they have been protected for
five years, but practically the little
! game birds have had continual strug-
gle for their lives.
The reports of the harbor and Gus
toms business for the month of Septem-
Der show Oriental imports amounting
to $3.50, 500; Oriental exports, $685.
900; total foreign exports, 1859, $50;
total to all points, $479, 99S.
A subsidy of $50, 0 feet of logs has
! been pledged by the settlers. and work
will be commenced on the removal of
the jam in the Willapa river at once.
The channel will be cleaned as soon as
there is sufficient rise in the river to
float the debris.
Competition among grainbuyers ran
the price of wheat up to DO cents per
bushel in Garfield one day last week,
and thousands of bushels were sold as
/ that figure. The amount of wheat dis
posed of since the price reached 45
cents is estimated at between 8, 900 and
10. 900 bushels.
A fishermens' protective association
has been formed by the fishermen Of
Mars landing and vicinity, who
hoped to extend the organisation all
along the river to The Dalles. The
object of the organization il to pre-,
vent the depredations Of petty thieve,
among the nets and taps. During tbs
present season this kind of thieving ha.
been going ON to snoh an extent thai
life has become burden to the aver
age fisherman, and il is sproposes
through this organization to teach th
light-fngered few lessons
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
WAS BROUGHT TO BAY.
sherburne Robber Killed His Pursu.
Then Suicided.

sherburne Robber Killed His PursueI
Then Suicided.
Minneapolis, Oct. 12.-The story of
the robbery at the bank at Sherburne
ended tragically today, when g. d.
Ssir, one of the murderous bandits,
when all but captured, killed Marshal
GALLON, the leader Of his pursuers,
and, sending bullet into his own
brain. fell dead at the feet of the mur.
dered marshal's posse. The daring
robber had shot his way out of farm.
house surrounded by officers, and would
have made good bis escape, but for an
accident to his bicycle.
Sair and his accomplices rode theil
bicycles into the little town of Sher.
buine, and in robbing the cash tray OF
$1,000. murdered Cashier Thoburn and
Olaf Oerstran, travelling salesman.
After the robbery, the bandits set out
for the southwest, pursued by large
posse. Yesterday the citizens of EN-.
NETT and Kossuth counties turned out
en- masse in search of the robbers. They
separated near the Des Moines river,
one going due east. Deputy Sheriff
Brayton, of Kossnth, and Marshal Gal.
lion. with posse from Bancroft, took
the trail.
At o'clock Sair stopped at farm.
house to get something to eat. and ten
minutes later the house was surround.
ed. The robber darted for window
out of which he jumped. Marshal
Gallon was stationed there, but, be.
fore he could level his gun the bandit
had drawn his revolver and sent a bul.
let through the breast of his victim.
Gallon lived only few hours.
The bandit mounted his bicycle and
rode eastward at tremendous pace.
The posse soon started in hot pursuit
The robber was about mile in ad.
vance, and for five miles managed to
keep good distance in the lead. His
bicycle then went down ON him, being
punctured, and he left it by the road
side and set out on foot through corn.
field.
Deputy Sheriff Brayton was close
upon his heels, and opened fire with a
double -barreled shotgun. The bandit,
seeing he had no chance to make his
escape, placed q revolver to his head
and sent ball through his brain. BY
the time the deputy sheriffs reached
him he was dead. His body was rid.
died with bullets Most of the money
taken from the bank was found on his
person
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
THE ENGINEER KILLED
Another Fatal Collision on the
Southern Pacific.
Z TX CARS SMASHED TO PIECES
1 locomotive Bodily Thrown From the
Rails, killing the Engineer and
lnjuring tho Fireman.

Redwood City, Cal, Oct. IA
serious freight-train collision occurred
about o'clock this morning on the
coast division of the Southern Pacific,
between May field and Palo Alto. AS
result of the collision, the engineer
of the freight train from San Jose to
San Francisco was killed and another
OF the train crew was seriously injured.
Last night six empty cars were left
on siding at Palo Alto. Early this
morning the 'empties" started to move
ON the siding. The grade between
Palo Alto and Mayfield is very steep,
and the empty cars soon acquired a
high rate o. speed. The cars ran IN l
down the road, when, at Greer's cross.
ing, they collided with freight train
coming from San Francisco
The engineer of the freight train
supposed he had an absolutely clear
track, and was coming at good rate
of speed with a heavy train. The
night was dark, and before he could
perceive his danger, the fugitive carl
crashed into his locomotive, throwing
." Oh tAO UdOht bWictihB buO
and smashing il badly. The "empties"
and freightcars were piled high in 4
general heap of ruins. Over twenty
cars were badly smashed up Ths
track at the point of collision is abso,
lutely impossible, and at daylight a
construction gang began to lay new
track around the wreck
Henry Haggerty, engineer of the
freight train, was killed. Fireman
w. Bowser was badly injured. The
freight train from San Jose was run.
ming forty miles an hour when it
struck the runaway cars going in the
opposite direction. The effect of the
collision was remarkably destructive.
The whole of the long freight train
was piled up in one mass Of kindling
fifty feet high. The tender of the en-
gine was thrown clear over the looomo
tive. Engineer Haggerty was mashed
to jelly, and Fireman Bowser suffered
broken bones and internal injuries
The trains at noon are switching
around the wreck pending the clearing
of the main track, which is completely
Obstructed
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
THE ARGENTINE WRECK.
The Disaster Was Due to a Dense Fog
Prevailing at the Time.

The Disaster Was Due to a Dense Fog
Prevailing at the Time.
Kansas City, Oct. IA curious
combination of wrecks took place in
the Santa Fe yards at Argentine. A
dense fog caused the trouble. Four
trains were wrecked, but, strange to say,
only one man was hurt. and he not
fatally.
An eastbound freight train, in trying
to enter the yard, was stopped by a
switch that refused to work Before
the trouble could be remedied, spe-
cial freight, which was following close
behind, came along. On account Of
the fog, the danger signals were not
seen until too late. The second train
dashed into the first one, wrecking the
engine and several cars Hardly had
this collision occurred, when passen-
ger train No. crashed into the rear
of the wrecked special, and few min.
utes later passenger train No. 2, the
California limited, plowed through the
rear cars of No s.
The only person hurt in these wrecks
was a switchman named George Slater,
who had his arm broken and his head
badly cut. His injuries. although
painful, are not considered dangerous.
The passengers were somewhat shaken,
but no one else was injured. The
damage to railroad property amounts
to $50, ,000
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14

Chicago day, the anniversary Of the
great fire twenty five years ago, was
celebrated in that city chiefly as po-
litical holiday. Republicans and
Democrats celebrated separately, each
party having its own big street parade,
as well as monster gathering indoors.
Practically every factory and store in
the city was closed. also the board of
trade and banks. From ealry morn
ing the streets were jsmmed with
cheering thousands, struggling to gain
some point of vantage.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
LEAovILLE MINES WORKING
Utter. Collapse of the strike-AmpIs
Protection A 6orded.

Utter. Collapse OF the strike-AmpIs
Protection A forded.
Leadville, Oct. 9.-From present
indications, every mine that was in
operation before the strike will have
been started again within thirty days.
The Smith Moffatt properties, which it
was thought would be idle for some
zine, are to resume under present plans,
and, barring the somewhat slower
work of men unused to working in
these mines the output of the great
carbonate camps will rapidly reach old
time figures. A very complete array
of barricades, blockhouses and sentry
boxes have been erected about the Little
Johnny. Emmett. Bison, Last Chip,
Mahala, Marian and other leading
mines, and the Resurrection has begun
similar defensive works. More men are
daily applying for work, and, with
those already here, will give the mines
full forces as fast as they are are ready.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
Freight Thieves captured.

Secret service agents of the Chicago
& Northwestern railway have arrested
in Chicago the members and stopped
the operations of the most skillful as
we'll as successful gang of freight-car
pilferers with whom the railroad de-
tectiyes of that city have had to deal
with in many years. 1t is known thus
far that five railroads have suffered
through the operations of the gang,
and it is believed not less than $40, 900
worth of property has been stolen with.
in the last six months.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
A Fruitxrower As.as.t..at.s.

San Francisco, Oot I2. A Chron.
icle special from Suisun. CAL, says:
Daniel Wilson, one of the pioneer fruit
growers of Suisun valley, and war
veteran, was assassinated at his home
shortly before 8 o'clock this evening.
The details are meager. Two women
who lived at the Wilson residence gave
the alarm. They said the murdered
man responded to knock at the door
and as he was about to step outside a
pistol was fred with fatal effect,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
Thousands Are Homeless.

Three-fonrths of the city of Guaya.
qiul, Ecuador, has been reduced to
ashes by fire which ragged for twenty
four hours. sweeping everything in its
path. Some estimate the financial loss
at upwards of $50, 900. 600. Many
lives were lost in the fire, and So, 000
people are homeless. Two thousand
houses, including every bank in the
city, of which there are five, were
burned. 1t is impossible from the
present food supply there to feed all
the victims, and the suffering will un.
doubtedly be great.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14

Woodburn, Or, Oct. 12.-Peter
Fellers. who died few days ago at
his home near Butteville, was one of
the Oldest pioneers in Marion county.
He was born in France, March 8, 1922;
came to this country in is47 and set
tied in Davis county, Illinois; came to
Oregon in 1853, and for the first four
years ran a freight team between Ore
gon City and Albany. He then settled
upon his present farm near Butteville,
where he lived for forty-two years. He
left widow and six children.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14

George Du Maurier. artist, novelist,
and author of 'Trilby," died in Lon
don. His end was painless. He
passed away surrounded by his friends.
For days he has been lowering between
life and death, at instervals conversing
with friends regarding his work. Upon
one occasion friend at the dying
mans bedside referred to the success of
fTrilby" as book and play, where
upon Du Maurier replied: Eyes, it
has been successful, but popularity has
killed me at last. The immediate
cause of his death is given as heart
trouble
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
UP-TO.DATE ROBBERS
Commit Murder, Loot a Bank
and Escape on Bicycles.
WITH BORDER DRAMA BRAyADO
Crime Parslle1ed Only by the James
and Younger Boys' Famous
Northtield Raid.

Paramount, Mimi, Oct 9.-Two
masked and bicycle-mounted robbers
swept into the little town of Sher-
burne, fourteen miles from here, to.
day, dashed into the bank of Sherburne,
murdered the cashier and bystander,
secured $1,000 from the cash tray,
mounted their wheels and escaped be.
fore the eyes of the startled villagers
The affair was conducted with all
the bravado Of the border drama, and
the killing of the two men, one of
whom died instantly, was purely wan.
ton murder, as neither made any re-
sistanoe.
The dead are: j. A Oerstern, trav.
cling agent of the Walter A. Wood
Harvester Company, shot through the
heart; Cashier Thorburn, of the Bank
of Sherburne, shot in the head
This crime is paralleled only by the
raid of Jesse James and the Younger
boys, when they swooped down upon
the little town of Mortified, few
miles north of the scene of today's
crime. shot down the cashier of the
Bank of Northfield and decamped with
large amount Of money. In that in
stance, the robbers departed ON horses,
whereas the criminals today, in keep
ing with the times, used bicycles in es-
Gaping from the enraged citizens of
Sherburne.
About 1880 O'Clock, two masked
men walked through the front entrance
of the bank TO the cashiers box, and, /,
without word, whipped out their re-
volvers and leveled them at Cashier
Thorburn. The latter did not move,
but the next minute the report of the
revolvers rang out and Cashier Thor
burn fell at his desk. At another
desk stood Oerstern, travelling man.
He was the only immediate bar to
the ends the robbers sought to gain,
and as Thorburn fell to the floor they
turned and shot him dead
As rapidly as possible they leaped
over the railing and secured 81 900 in
cash. They then ran for the back door
of the bank, where they had taken the
precaution to leave their bicycles
mounted and rode away.
1t all happened inside of two min
utes, and the only witness to the deet
was woman who stood across tn,
street from the front entrance of tn,
bank, and who was attracted by the re
ports of the revolvers. She saw then
turn on Oerstern, secure the money anC
decamp.
AS soon as possible she gave tht
alarm, and in five minutes after the
deed was committed the little town o.
Sherburne was in state of excitement
such as never before has been seer
there.
Thorburn, it was found, was not
dead. Oerstern had been shot through
the heart, and apparently instantly
killed. Thorburn lived two hours,
having received bullets in several diff.
ferent parts of his body.
The town contains scarcely a score
more than 800 inhabitants, but inside
of ten minutes several posses had been
formed, including nearly every male
citizen of the town, and search wal
at once begun. Every town and village
where there is the slightest possibility
of the robbers visiting in their efforts
to escape has been, warned, and theil
capture is expected at any moment.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
Coal Mining peclsion.

South McAllister, l. T Oct. r.
Chief Justice Springer, of the Indian
territory court of appeals, has rendered
a decision, which involves a title to the
coal mine property operated by the
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf railway
and directly affecting property in the
Choctsw nation to the value of several
millions. The decision holds that any
person who discovers coal in the Choc-
taw nation is entitled to take all the
coal beneath the surface within mile
radius in every direction from his
works
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
A QUICKSILVER MINE.
Unfortunately for the Discoyerers Is on
Government Land.

GONefhtnent
San Francisco, Oct. I2.-For short
time yesterday Christian Soil and
John p. Green. two old prospectors, be-
keved they said good. bye to poverty
and had jumped into riches that
olouded the fame of Monte Cristo from
view. They were the possessors, they
were confident. by means of filing a
mining claim on portion of the ocean
shore near the cliff house, of the rich
est quicksilver mine in the world. A
moderate estimate of its value they
thought would reach $40, 900, 900, and
as the ledge was on property owned by
Adolph Sutro, as they thought, they
believed they could acquire it under
the mining law.
The dream was short-lived. They
had scarcely left the city hall, after
filing their mineral notice, when they
learned that they had located on a
piece of the Presidio, instead of the
possessions of the mayor. With this
knowledge away went shimmering
dreams of untold wealth, for title to
military reservations is beyond the
reach of the oaveat of the law regard.
ing mining claims.
But even in the face of this disheart.
ening turn of fortune, Green and Soil
still hope, although an inscrutable and
immutable hand had banished them
like Adam from their Eden. They
hope that the government will allow
them to develop as much of their claim
as lies between the lines of high and
low tide. for even with this morsel
from the feast they think they can ac-
quire wealth enough for all practical
Durnoaes
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14

La Grande, Oct 1.-TWO more ar
rests have been made of persons alleged
to have been egaged in the robbery of
the bank in Joseph, Wsllowa county,
October 3. Today John Martin and
Ben Owenby were examined before q
justice in Enterprise and held in 81, ,00e
bonds to appear before the next grand
jury. James Tucker, the robber that
was wounded at the time Of the rob.
berry. has turned states evidence, and
it was through him that the arrests
were made.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14

Albert Bray, aged 80, of Noblesville,
Ind farmer and very religious
man, cut the throats of his wife. o.
year-old son, Carl, 2-year-old daughter,
Edna, and himself. The wife and chill
dren died without struggle. Bray,
with a gaping wound in his throat
lived for some hours without regaining
consciousness. Bray crushed the skulls
of his victims with an ak after he had
cut their throats.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
For the Good of the Cow.

Instructor Winterhalter, of the agri.
cultural college at the university of
California, is making comprehensive
dairy report which will cover practic-
ally the entire state The work is be-
ing done under the supervision of Pro-
fessor E. w. Hilgard, who is advocat-
ing the uss of the Babcock tester to dis
cover disease in COWS. Professor Hill
gard says the report will show the
value of such tests and suggest methods
of reoompensing the dairymen for the
loss of oattla
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
To Develop Corean Mines.

San Francisco, Oct IA party of
prominent Denver mining operators
and capitalists are here on their way
to Corea to engage in big mining
venture. While unwilling to disclose
their plans, it is understood they ex.
pect to take advantage of concession
granted by the Corean government for
the exploration and development of
certain vauable mining property in the
hermit kingdom, and are taking with
them civil engineer to superintend
the construction of a railway to con-
meet the mines with the seaport of
Chemulpo. The party includes H. Col
burn, L. L. Bailey and George Arthur
Rice, all of Denver. With them is w.
T. Carley, civil engineer of Chatta-
nooga, who will have charge of. the
railway construction and such other
works as the syndicate may undertake.
The members of the party have engag-
ed passage on the steamer China, which
sails today,