Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
EVENTS OF THE DAY


near Oakland, CAL, were forced to
climb trees, while a madened bull de.
stroyed their camp.
Z. l.. Harrison, who was formerly
travelling auditor for the Northern
Pacific railroad, commi tied suicide in
Tacoma, by shooting himself in the
mouth, the bullet from his revolver
penetrating to the brain and killing
him almost instantly.
A freight train on the Vandalia rail-
road ran through bridge near Craw.
fordsville, Ind, killing Conductor
Mckenzie and Fireman John Herber
and seriously injuring Roadmaster ].
s. Brothers and Engineer Bowman.
The wreck was caused by washouts.
Rev. Geo. p. Knapp. who was ar
rested in Bitlis, Eastern Turkey, on the
charge Of conspiring against the Turk
ish government, and who was once lib
Grated, but refused to leave the country
before his innocence was establi she'd,
has again been arrested and will be
tried on charge of inciting riot.
4. l.. Moody, logger, made cow
ardly attempt to murder Mrs. II. J.
Bum ina hotel kept by the woman's
husband at Elma. Wash. Moody
stabbed his victim in the wrist and in
the right breast with knife, and then
fed, leaving Mrs. Bum seriously if not
fatally wounded. Moody is still at
large. "s
A Havana dispatch says the police
have captured a collection of maps of
the island, highly colored, showing the
supposed insurgent headquarters in
Cubitas, the rebel flag and picturing
various chiefs of the insu ERECTION. The
maps bear the imprint OF a Barcelona
firm. The Havana stationer, Don Fer.
nandez, in whose possession they were
found, was arrested.
The two daring navigators who left
New York June 80, In sailboat but
eighteen feet long, to cross the Allan
tic, are, all right. They were sighted
on July 10 in latitude SO, longitude
31.55, by the American liner Indiana
and asked to be reported. They ap-
peared to be in the best of spirits and
required no assistance whatever from
the Indiana, although provisions and
water We're offered them.
1t is rumored that the Turkish gov
ernment contemplates an issue of paper
money.
In Victor, Colo. fifty pounds Of giant
powder exploded, causing $1,000 worth
of damage. Many people were cut by
glass, but none killed.
In Sedalia, Mo-, Mart Crawford,
section foreman on the Missouri Pa
oiflo, was hanged by furious mob for
the attempted rape of l6-year-old girl.
The socialist congress, which met in
London, proved to be a noisy gather
ing. Scenes of violence were enacted
and free fight was narrowly ayerted.
The coming year it is said wines will
come high, owing to the failure of CAL
ifornia's grape crop. Little wine will
be exported from the golden state this
season.
A New York dispatch says Senator
Hill is now in favor of third ticket.
The information, it is said, comes di-
rect from personal friend of the sem
ator, who is prominent Democrat
A stockman named John Lawrence
was found dead upon the range near
Union, Or. with bullet in his head
and pistol lying few feet away 1t
is supposed that he committed suicide.
The trial of the South African raid
ers has ended in London, and DIR.
Jameson has been given a sentence of
fifteen months imprisonment without
laborS The others received light SEN
tences.
In Quincy, ILL.,. five fatalities by
drowning or otherwise occurred in
forty eight hours. James Mclean was
/ killed by an accidental fall from the
roof OF the Kicker National bank: Her
bert Harrison, a school teacher, Fred
erick Gross and Fred Bau mgarten, sons
of prominent citizens, were drowned
In Bear creek; George Betero, another
youth, was drowned in pool. south
of the city limits, and hi4 two brothers
were saved only with gre Rt difficulty.
Pennsylvania was visited by disas.
trous hurricane, resulting in loss of life
and property. Steeples were blown
from churches, adjoining buildings
were crushed, houses were unroofed,
and trees broken off or torn up by the
roots. Great havoc was caused by the
heavy rainfall Two lives were lost,
thirty-six injured, some fatally, and
property damaged to the amount OF
800, 900. A boarding. house near Cecil,
Washington county, was washed away
and its occupants, fifteen coal miners,
were drowned. Seven bf the bodies
have beea recovered. Eight are still
missing.
Two cable cars broke loose at the
top Of the Ninth-street incline in Kan
sas City, and dashed down the declivity
into the Union depot sheds. The griI
car and those on board escaped injury
but the trailer was thrown from tht
track just inside the elevated sheds and
literally smashed to pieces. Several o.
the occupants of this car were badly
hurt Among them arr George d
Fearon. of Kansas City. and his two sis
ters. Mrs Gay and Miss Fearon. boil
Of New York. Mrs Gay suffered al
injury Of the spine.