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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-25

FRANK p. BROWN & CO.. WHO
sale dealers in WOODWARD, Corda91
OH Cloth, no West Lackawanna sV
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
AID FOR MAcEo.
Three Friends Successful In Landing
an Expedition,

New York, Sept Authorization
has reached this city that the steamer
Three Friends. which left Jacksonville
last Friday. has again been successful
in landing an expedition in Cuba, in
spite of the watchfulness Of tho Spanish
war vessels which constantly patrol the
coast. The expedition was landed pre-.
cisely where the Spanish navy depart
ment exerts its greatest vigilance, on
the coast of Pinar del Rio province,
where few weeks ago it was report.
ed that the Cuban leader, Antonio
Maceo, was in sore need Of ammunition
and clothing for his troops. The land
ing was effected near Bahia Honda
wherr 'etachment of Maceo's forces
whic b been sent to wait for the ar.
rival he expedition took charge Of
it the moment the cargo reached the
beach.
While it is alleged that DR.. joaquin
Castillo, chief surgeon of the Cuban
army, and subdelegate in the United
States of the Cuban rebel government,
was the manager of the expedition, it
is well known in Cuban circles in this
city that the military commander of it
was Brigadier Juan Ruiz Rivera, ma.
tive Of Porto Rico, who fought in the
Cuban army during the ten years war.
The cargo which was landed consist
cd of 1,10S rifles, 400, 900 rounds of
ammunition, one pneumatic dynamite
gun, 2,0o0 pounds of dynamite, 1 900
machettes and large supply of med
ieal stores and clothing. The rifle
are especially adapted for the Mauser
cartridge used by the Spanish army, q
supply Of which the Cubans allege can
be captured or purchased from the
Spanish troops in Cuba. The dyna.
mite gun is the most priced feature Of
this expedition, and the men who are
to handle it were sent down for the pur.
pose, and have had good practice in
the way Of using it to good advantage
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
Gave Himself Away.

San Francisco, Sept. ID. - Chris
Christianson, a waiter, went home late
Tuesday night. with gunshot wound
in his head. and told his family that
he'had been shot while running away
from footpad, The story was repeat
ed to neighbor, who, in turn, told it
to a policeman, and now Christiansen n
is in heap of trouble. On Tuesday
night. George McGrath reported that
he fired there shots at burglar, who
had invaded his apartments, and from
blood marks the burglar left behind,
concluded he had wounded him. The
police found that three bullets had
passed through Christianson' hat and
the bow on the eide of the hat had been
shot away. The missing bow was
found in MoGraith's yard, and Chris
tianson is now in Jail, ON charge OF
burglary.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16

Robbed of Her saytpQa.

Oakland, Sept. 14-Mary Cronan,
a domestic at the home of G. B. Nor
gan, ex-sehool director, has lost $50 Of
her earnings and all because she heark.
ened to the cry of Mckinley adherent
who told her the election of the Ne.
braskan would mean the sweeping
away of her savings which she had in
trusted to a local bank for keeping.
Miss Cronan was counseled that she
could do nothing better than withdraw
her gold pieces and hide them away
until after November 3, at least. The
distressed girl was impressed with the
idea and acting upon the suggestion,
drew out her money and hid it beneath
the carpet and mattress in her bedroom
Last night the 500 which she had
placed between her mattresses was
stolen and this morning she redeposited
the balance in the bank. The police
are looking for her adviser.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16

For several days reports have been
received in lone, Cal, that woman
with long black hair, piercing black
eyes, had been seen in the woods above
that town, entirely nude. A farmer
and his wife, while driving home
some three miles from town, encoun-
tered the woman, who sprang from the
brush at the roadside and seized the
brides of their team. The farmer left
the wagon, and grappled with the
stranger. who was frothing at the
mouth and gave vent to fearful
shrieks. but she broke away from him
and escaped. A systematic search for
the supposed maniac will be made
with bloodhounds
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
For "A Railroad In AIaska

San Francisco. Sept. 1.-THE gold.
miners of the Yukon reg on are anx.
ious for better means of getting in and
out of the country, and particularly foi
better mail facilities Early in the
season meeting of Yukon pioneer
was held at Forty Mile Creek, and the
Canadian government was memorial
lied to authorize the construction of 8
railroad from Taku bay to Tatlin lake,
the headwaters of Hootalinka river, d
distance of about sixty miles. From
there there is unimpeded steamboat
navigation TO the mouth of the Yukon,
of which the Hootalinka is tributary
A part of the railroad would be in
United States territory, aud for this
part of the undertaking the authority
of the United States will have to ba
secured
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
Average Condition shown In the Sep
tenlber Bulletin.

Average Condition shown In the Sep
tember Bulletin.
Washington, Sept. lathe Septem-
ber report of the statistician of the de.
partment of agriculture shows de.
cline in the conditions OF corn from the
August statement Of Eve points, or
from 96 per cent in August to 81 per
cent in September. The Pacific slope
sends favorable reports. The general
condition Of wheat, considering both
winter and spring varieties, when har-
vested, was "A 6, against 75.4 in 1895,
and 73 in 1894. The reported condi.
tion for the principal wheat states is:
Ohio, so; Michigan, 70; Indiana,
SO; Illinois, n; Wisconsin, rs; Min.
nesota, 80; Iowa, Sd; Missouri, 73;
Kansas, 70; Nebraska. ~; South Da-
kota, rs; North Dakota, 81; Cali
fornia, 100; Oregon, So; " Washington,
75.
East of the Rocky Mountains COM
plants of both quantity and quality Of
the wheat crop are almost universal.
The Pacific slope suffered somewhat,
chiefly from dry weather shrinking the
grain, but not so generally as the
Central and Eastern states
The European agent of the depart
ment reports a general reduction from
early estimates of the wheat crop,
owing to unfavorable weather. which
was bad at harvest time, in Central
Europe. though fairly good westward.
The quality of grain is reported high
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
TIL. Trade un,on eono,e..

Edinburgh, Sept. 1.-THE British
trades. union congress this morning
adopted resolutions favoring the pay
ment of members of parliament, CO.
operative and trade unionism and
amendments to the truck act Sulli-
van and Strasser, delegates from the
American Federation of Labor, met
with an enthusiastic reception. Sulli.
van said he brought the British dele
gates greetings from the workers of the
United States. who regarded the Brit.
ish trades unionists as the old guard in
labor movements. He cordially invit.
ed the congress to send delegates to the
American trades. union congress.
Sullivan gave an account of the
progress recently made by organized
labor in America, saying that all the
non -nnionists there were social
oiphers, asserting that organized la
bor had increased wages at least $40,.
900, 600 annually.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
Alter Petty rhisxea.

Astoria, Or, Sept. 14.-The owners
of the summer cottages at Seaside have
subscribed 5000 for the purpose of
prosecuting any of the thieves who
have broken into the cottages in that
locality and who may be captured. To
this amount the county court has added
500, and vigorous steps will be taken
to secure the arrest and conviction of
any offenders. During last winter
and the past spring few unoeeupied
houses escaped being broken into, aud
many small articles of more or less
value were stolen, but, owing to the
reluctance of the residents of Portland
and other towns to devote the time
necessary to secure a conviction. the
thieves so far have escaped unmolested.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
DEMAND FOR SILVER.
Large Number of Requests on the Treas
ury for Dollars.

Washington, Sept IL Treasury
officials are daily in receipt of large
number of requests for silver dollars Of
this year coinage in exchange for sill
yer certificates. Many of these re-
quests come from persons who seem to
doubt the truth of the monthly coinage
statement, while others ask for ship.
ments of 1896 dollars with a view to
refuting statements that no silver dol
lars are now being coined. These re-
quests have now been complied with as
fast as received, as the officials desire
to call public attention to the fact
that, when silver dollars are ordered in
sums of or multlples of $500, they are
shipped at the expense of the govern
ment, but when smaller sums are or.
dered the shipments are made at the
expense of the person ordering. There
is now in the treasury SO, 506, 800 in
free silver; that is, silver which may
be obtained in exchange for any lawful
money; but the demand just now il SO
keen for 1896 dollars that it seems
probable that, by the beginning of Oc.
bOU6IJ buo u6phIbLueub Will Do GOm.
PEELED to tecline to pay out silver dol
lars, except in exchange for silver Ger.
titioates or treasury notes of 1890. The
law requires certain amounts of silver
to be held in the treasury to cover out.
standing silver certificates and treas
ury notes, and when the minimum is
reached, silver payments will be re-
fused. even in exchange for gold or in
payment of warrants ON the treasury.
The number of standard silver dol
lars coined during last August is shown
by the official statement to have beer
2, $50, 900; since February | last, II,
212, AL, and since November /, 1898,
10, ,169. .49l.
The coinage value of the stock OF
bullion now ON hand, and ON which
the mints are now at work, is $i66,
746,200. and it is said to be altogether
probable that coinage will be continued
until the stock on hand of silver dol.
lars has been increased to about $780,.
900, 900, where it stood when the pros
ent administration came into office.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
TOO MUCH TAXES.
San Francisco Must Pay - Large sum
In Rebates.

San Francisco Must Pay - Large Sum
In Rebates.
San Francisco, Sept t4.-Officials
expect that descent will be made on
the city hall by thousands Of people
oiamor,ng for rebate as soon as the
local tax rate Is fixed. The city has
collected too much money from them
for personal property tax. and must
pay part of it back.
Under the present law the assessor
must compel the payment of taxes on
personal property not secured by real
estate as soon as he makes the assess
ment. In calculating the amount of
these taxes he takes the rate made by
the supervisors the year before. The
taxes are for one fiscal year and the
rate Is for the previous fiscal year.
Confusion Is thus caused. The rate
for the fiscal year for which these taxes
are paid is lower than that of the last
year, when the assessor collected at
the rate of So. on the 500, that
amount including state as well as city
taxes. This year the total rate for city
and state taxes purposes will probably
be less than 80 ON the 500, and the
difference must be refunded to the
taxpayers.
Auditor Broderick is said to have ar
rangements made in advance of the
anticipated rush, and thinks there wero
between 10000 and $3.50 payments
for these personal property taxes. A
large amount of clerical work will be
entailed. 1t is understood that specu-
lating capitalists have been purchasing
from taxpayers the right TO receive the
rebates
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
GIVEN A RECEPTION
Explorer Nansen Reaches
Christiania.
ESCORTED BY A NAVAL SQUADRON
the Guests OF the King and
Queen of Denmark.

Christiana. Sept. 1.-THE arrival
here of the Fran, having on board DIR.
Nansen and companions Of his artic ex-
pedition, was made the occasion of an
extraordinary demonstration, The
Fran was escorted up the ford by a
naval squadron of seventy steamers
DIR. Nansen was accorded a triumphal
reception. The city was gaily decorat-
ed, and everything possible done to ex-
press the honor in which the citizens
held the returned explorer. Among
those who took part in the demonstra-
tion were $4,000 members of the
guilds, many students, etc. They
formed guard of honor along the
route leading to the castle. where DIR.
Nansen was accorded a welcome. Here
banquet was rendered him, and he
was decorated by the king and by the
crown prince.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
ashingfon.


The Pacific county fair will be held
at South Bend September %, "a and 20.
The total RECEIPTS of the Seattle land
Office last month amounted to $1,-
24812
The Douglas county industrial expo.
sition will be held at Wateryille 0eto-
Der /, 2 and 3.
The disbursements in Spoakne coun-
ty last month for county purposes
aomunted to $40, 0498
The Northwest Mining Association
will hold its second annual convention
this year in Spokane, oeteker 6. I, 8.
Wednesday, October a, there will be
a reunion of the old Union soldiers,
sailors and marines of Columbia coun.
ty in Dayton.
The total exact cost of Spokane
county's new courthouse was, accord
ing to synopsis from the auditors re-
port. s529, ,081.5s.
/ The United States pays to pensioners
through the county clerks office in the
city of Walla Walla alone, annually,
the sum of s26, 600.
The new machinery for the Ritzyille
/ Touring mill has been shipped, and
will soon be placed in position. 1t is
the plansifter process.
The 1895 potato crop in Kittitas
county will not be half as large as that
Of 1895. and in consequences potatoes
are rising in price in that locality.
The committee appointed by the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows Of Wash
ington to select a site for the proposed
Odd Fellows home has decided in favor
of Walla Walla.
Gold Is said TO have been discovered
in the Walla Walla river at the slide,
short distance below the mouth of
the Touchet, One of the discoyerers
says he can pan out 81 day.
The management of the Port Town
send Southern railroad has ordered that
the entire road bed be overhauled and
repaired, and put in first-class shape
for traffic, and this work is to be done
without delay.
A petition has been circulated to
have road opened east from Maltby.
Snohomish county, to connect with the
river road to Snohomish. The road
would benefit many settlers by opening
way 10 the nearest railway station.
/ The Catlin sawmill, in Cowlits
county, has secured contract Tor 3d.
900 feet of log timbers There viii be
two sticks 24x24, 100 feet long. The
whole bill contains exceptionally heavy
timbers, and Mr.. Fldler Is arranging
! his mill in order that he may saw them.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
THE TRADE REVIEWS
Political Uncertainty Still Pre-.
venting Improvement.
WOOL, WHEAT, AND CORN CROPS
Light Demand for Finished Prod ucts
Speculative Buying of Raw NJ
teriaI- Bradstreet's Report.

]
terial-Bradstreet's Report.
New York. Sept. 14.-R. g. Dun 81
Co. q weekly trade review says:
Better prospects and relief from
monetarty anxiety do not yet bring
larger demands for finished products,
though large buying of pig iron, wool,
leather hides, cotton and other ma
terials continue TO show growing be-
lief that general upward movement
in piroes will come with the replenish-
ment of dealers stocks this fall. Most
prices are SO extremely low, that moth
ing more than an extraordinary de-
mand would advance them. But bank
failures at New Orleans cause tenn
porary hesitation: crop returns indicate
disappointment in some cotton and
some spring wheat states; prices of corn
and oats make it Improbable to sell ut
present; the number of manufacturing
works and mines in operation does not
gain, but rather decrease. Reductions
of wages are somewhat numerous, oc.
casionally observed by strikes, and all
these conditions diminish for time
the buying power of the people. While
many think general improvement can
not come until the election has re.
moved political uncertainty, others ex-
peot soon to see the result anticipated
in trade.
Sales of wool for the week have
about equaled the normal consumption,
for the first time in months, not be-
cause manufacturers have more orders
or are doing more work, fer no gain
is seen in demand or output. The buy
ing is mainly speculative, based on the
belief that prices must advance.
Wheat declined cent, but then ad-
vanced, closing a cent up for the week.
Western receipts still exceed last
years, having been in two weeks H. :
299, 900 bushels, against 8, 1913, 200 last
year, while Atlantic exports, -four in
cluded, have been for the same week
1898, ,265 bushels against 2,415,8 872 last
year.
Corn is almost wholly out of danger,
and the yield is generally expected to
be the largest, as the price here is the
lowest ever known.
Failures have been 315 in the United
States against 1877 last year, and AZ in
Canada against 81 last year.
AS Bradstreet Viewed it.
New York, Sept. -Bradstreet 4
weekly review of trade says; The feel
ing among jobbers and manufacturers
last week that an Improvement in de-
mand for seasonabfe staples was in
sight was evidently we'll founded. for
at more than dozen centers, South
and West. the demand is now more &C.
tive, the volumes of sales has in
creased. and the general outlook is
much more favorable to business later
in the autumn.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
Two Men prowned.

Tillamook, Sept. 1.-Two men,
Painter and White. Saturday morning,
left the mouth of the Little Nestucca,
to go by boat to Alsea. twenty miles
south. When within two miles OF
Alsea, they went too near TO the break.
ers, and their boat capsized. both oo-
cupants drowning. The boat came
ashore, but the bodies have not yet been
found. Three men in another boat
passed over the bar at the same time
that Painter and White did, and made
the trip safely. Painter was "a years
old. and lived with his mother on the
Little Nestucca.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
Small Boy Drowned.

While a number Of boys were swim
ming in the Mokelumne river. near
Lodi, CAL, Bert Cornwall, 10 years
old. son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Corn
wall, was drowned. He attempted too
long a distance, and weakened, when
companion went TO his rescue and
was nearly drowned himself in his
brave endeavor to save the struggling
boy. The case is peculiarly sad one.
he being the Oldest child. The body
has not been recovered.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
EIGHTH POSTAL DIVISION.
A Complete II port of the Work for the
Fiscal Year.

A Complete II port of the Work for the
Fiscal Year.
San Francisco, Sept. 14.-The report
of the postal work in the eighth divi-
sion for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1896, has been made public by Super
intendent Flint. The district in
olueds Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Cali
fornia, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and
Washington. In the month of June
mails were carried ON 12.292 miles and
sixty lines of railway, and upon nine
steamboat lines. There were 143 cars
in use and total of 266 clerks en-
ployed. The total number of miles
travelled was 8,7s6. .544; 46S. IT'S, 500
pieces of mail matter were handled,
and only "a, 523 errors were made.
The average record made by the clerks
in examination for accuracy in dis.
tributing mail was 9s. 93 per cent.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
THE DEPosED SULTAN.
Germany May Reinstste Seyyid Khaiid
on Zanzibar Throne.

on Zanzibar Ihroue.
Zanzibar, Sept IA The belief is
prevalent here that Germany does not
intend to acquiesce in the action taken
by the British government, through
Admiral Rawson, in appointing Ham
oud Bin Mohammed sultan of Zanzi-
bar. Seyyid Khalid, the alleged
usurper, has been at the German con-
sulate ever since the fall Of the palace,
and, in spite of the request Of the Brit
ish consul for his surrender, there
has been no disposition manifest.
ed on the part of German officials to
give him up. Rumors are now in cir
culation here that it is the intention Of
the German authorities to reinstate
Khalid, who was deposed by force of
British arms. The rumors have caused
great uneasiness There is feeling
that Germany has not acted in q
friendly spirit and is seeking to make
an issue with Great Britain.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
Nicholas at Copenhagen.

Copenhagen, Sept. 1.-THE czar
and czarina landed at noon from Kiel
and were received by the king and
queen of Denmark, the crown prince
and princess, the Prince of Wales and
other members of the royal family.
They proceeded to Benstroff castle.
The czar, czarina, king and queen CO.
cupying carriage, drawn by six
horses, passed through the principal
streets, which were beautifully deco.
rated and thronged. They were en-.
Enthusiastically oheered.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16

Olympia, Wash. Sept. IA Harry
Fisher. bartender. and for four years
a resident of this city, committed sui.
eide by cutting his throat with a
pocket knife early this morning. The
deceased had been drinking heavily,
and, while suffering from delirium
tremens. was confined in the county
Jail, where he died. Fisher was de-
termined man, and, after cutting his
throat. put the knife in his mouth and
gashed his tongue in number OF
places.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
Fitz Cha,lenges Corbett.

Robert Fitzsimmons, the pugilist,
and his manager, Martin Julian, gave
a dinner in New York, at which James
Corbett was challenged by Fitzsim-
mons. A $1,000 forfeit was posted.
When Corbett was informed of their
action, he said that Fitzsimmons was
again blufing, but that he would call
his bluff. and that he would fight him
twenty minutes after his fight with
Sharkey.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
An Old Established Firm.

Thomas B. Pearce, Henry 7. Atkins
and Henry Pearce, owners of the
Franklin cotton mills, of Cincinnati,
o., doing an extensive cotton business
in that city, under the name of Pearce,
Atkins q Co., and the Henry Pearce
Sons Company, assigned as a company
and as individuals TO William G. Coch-
ran, cotton-mill owner. The assets
are $4,000 liabilities, $l63, 900.
The cause of the crash is slow collec.
tions and dull business.