Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-02
ELMORE BULLETIN.
G. M. PAYNE. M.pprr p
PAYNE & PAYNE, Publishers.
EVENTS OF THE DAY

A dynamite explosion occurred at
Kouskie by which several persons were
killed.
The latest reports from Russia are to
the effect that the winter crop through
out the south, excepting in the eau.
casus, is in fairly favorable condition.
Singapore dispatch to the London
Times says the Spaniards have been de-
feated by the insurgents in the Philip.
pine islands, with the loss of 800 OF
their men.
The strike in the gas works, in Bor-
deaux, which necessitated the calling
III of the soldiers to assist in the works
TO save the city from being left in dark
ness, has ended in a compromise.
At Webster's sawmill, on Deep
Greek, in Washington, Engineer b. F..
Elmore was caught by shaft and in.
stantly killed. The body was fright.
fully mangled.
The first serious frontier incident in
long time occurred near Munster,
when German forest guard shot an
alleged French poacher, inflicting a
flesh wound. The French government
will inquire into the case.
While the employees of the Thiels
enamel factory, of Hamburg, Germany,
were going to work body of strikers
attacked them and free fight followed.
Shots were fired, several persons seri-
ously wounded and many arrests made.
A Paris dispatch says the trial of
Bazln's patent roller boat, which it is
alleged would shorten the Atlantic pas
sage TO ninety-six hours, is expected to
occur in the middle of December across
the English channel from Havre, in the
presence of distinguished naval author
tiles and possibly of President Faure,
who is interested in the experiment.
A disastrous prairie fire swept over
the Seminole country, Oklahoma. Six
teen persons, it is reported, were
burned to death by the raging flames
A Catholic mission was saved by the
heroic work of Sisters Freda and Kirk
The two sisters fought the flames for
two hours with blankets, and saved the
lives of twenty Indian pupils. The
fire was started by outlaws, who were
fleeing from posse of deputy marshals.
Most of the people burned were half.
breed Indians.
The sugar planters of the Island of
Mauritus have decided to join with
those of the British East Indies in rep
resentations to the government of Great
Britain regarding the sugar bounties
paid by foreign countries, with the
view Of bringingg about some counter
acting influence to enable planters there
to compete more fairly with their for
eign rivals. Delegates have been ap-
pointed to present the grievances in
the proper quarter
Hon. Lafayette Lane, an ex-con.
gresham of Oregon, died at his resid-
ence at Roseburg, Or, November 30.
The railroad track from Coquille City
to Marshfield and Myrtle Point was
greatly demolished by last week 8
freshet, many bridges being afioat and
the roadbed badly damaged IN many
places.
Last weeks snow storm was much
more severe on the Sound than in Port
land. At Tacoma fully nine inches
covered the ground, retarding to con-
siderable extent railway and street-c
traffic The Sound cities have received
no through Eastern mail for week.
Baker eounty's assessment roll has
been filed, and shows the total value Of
property in the county to be 50, 274 2S4; !;
total value of taxable property. $2,-
168,879. Washington county's ASSESS
ment shows the total value of property
to be 1897, ,435; total taxable prop
erty, 81, 461 ,645.
Hon. T. T. Geer, of Marion county,
Is spoken of as the most likely candi-
date for the honor of carrying the elec-
toral vote Of Oregon to Washington
and represent the Webfoot state in the
electoral college. The sage of Waldo
hills polled the largest vote of all the
Oregon electors, and has always been
unusually popular with his party.
The numerous hold-ups which have
occurred in Tacoma and Seattle during
the past two weeks have caused many
citizens to take the precaution of de-
posting their money and valuabfes in
some safe place before yenturing into
the streets after night. In none of the
hold.ups which have occurred have the
robbers secured more than few dol.
lars for their pains.
Owing to the many protests received
by Superintendent Irwin against his
decision to allow the holiday teachers
meeting to go by default, it is likely
that he may reconsider his decision
and make another effort to secure a
meeting place. The teachers think
that among the numerous towns of Or
egon there surely must be at least one
where suitable hall for holding the
meeting may be secured.
A Cashier specuIated.
Lebanon, Pa, Nov. 20. = The