Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
EVENTS OF TIE DAY

that Joe James, colored, was lynched
at Woodstock. He attempted to as
sault Fannie Smith, aged II. while she
was on her way to school.
An trade has been issued granting
amnesty to all Armenian prisoners, ex-
eept those sentenced to death for muir
der. The terms of the amnesty include
about 100 Armenisns under sentence
of death for other offenses than murder
Contrary to sdvices from Spain, it
has been ascertained that the Spaniards
were ANONYMOUSLY defeated by Phil
ippine insurgents in the combined naval
and foot attack ON Noveleta from No
vember s to IA. The Spaniards lost
heavily.
A special from Paris says it is sug-
gested that Great Britain, France and
Italy, the powers most interested, offer
their services in the Cuban question in
order to prevent conflict between
Spain and the United States, and ter
inmate the revolt
DIR. e. Forbes, representing a Lon
don firm, arrived on the last steamer
from the Orient in San Francisco, with
cases of medical instruments valued
at $50, 200. He claims they are works
of art, and should be admitted free of
duty The customs authorities are
Withholding the instruments, however,
until the duty is paid.
The postmaster of Des Moines, la. ),
had his carriers look up worthy cases
of poor families and delivered presents
to them on Christmas morning. Sew
eral hundred dollars was subscribed by
business men for the purpose. Scores
of letters were received from poor chill
dren telling what they desired Santa
Claus to bring them.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, has
proposed an amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill, providing for
auxiliary fshoultural stations at points
to be selected by the commissioner of
fish and fisheries in Oregon, Washing
ton and California, for the propagation
of salmon, trout and other fishes. The
amendment appropriates ST. 800 for
the purpose.
Jerry Burke, the colored boy. who
hacked Mrs. John Foss and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Cavanaugh, with an ak, at
their home at Clio, Livingston parish,
Louisiana, last Sunday, was captured
by posse of citizens about mile
from the scene Of the crime. In view
of the fact that the ladies are not dead,
the plan to burn him at the stake was
abandoned, and he was simply riddled
with bullets.
The secretary Of the treasury has
sent to congress a computation of the
Pacific railroad debts as made by the
government actuary. The statement
shows that the advances to the Union
Pacific, including the Kansas Pacific,
by the government, will, at maturity,
the first of next July, amount to $92, :
$40, 2S5. of which sufficient has been re-
paid to reduce the amount to $53, 1889, =
sos. The balance due on account of
the Central Pacific on July next will
be $50, ,31S,S77.
DIR. Thomas Powell, of Missouri, re-
Gently made some remarkable expert
ments before party of doctors in Los
Angeles in order to prove the efficacy
of his remedy for certain diseases. He
alarmed the physicians present by in
jeoting bacillus tuberculosis and bac-
oilli diptherial into himself, appearing
to take them without evil effect. He
also injected some baotina into two
!. guinea pigs, which promptly died
His next experiment will be to inject
sputum from a woman dying of con-
sumption into himself
The annual statement of construc.
tion published by the Railway Age. of
Chicago shows that during 1895 only
1902 miles of railway lines were built
in the United States. This is one mile
less than the total reported for 1895,
and the smallest mileage built in any
year since 1878. The number of lines
on which this track was laid is 1863,
which is eleven less than the number
of new lines added in the previous
year. Track was laid in thirty eight
of the forty-fo states and territories.
The longest mileage was built in Cali
fornia-1S7 miles on eight lines.
A Paris paper publishes interviews
with prominent men of France and q
foreign diplomat, all of whom reproach
Great Britain and Spain for abandon
ing France in the Mexican expedition
of 1862, the object of which, they say,
was TO create an American government
TO counterbalance the power of the
United States.
The Russian ambassador. M. dc Nell.
doff, has had an audience with the
sultan Of Turkey, at which he urged
the introduction of reforms and the
granting OF amnesty TO imprisoned
Armenians. The sultan asserted that
the reforms agreed upon by the power:
already had been executed and prom.
ised TO issue an amnesty decree in 4
few days.
Another race riot occurred near May
held, KY, and hundred shots were
fred at the residence of Tom Chambers
colored, and the house afterwards
burned. A number of negroes hav,
been warned to leave town, and more
trouble is expected.
The Southern Pacific train was held
mp by masked men about 200 mile
from San Antonio. Tex. Three mel
ordered the engineer to stop the train
and, while one stood guard at the en-
gine, the two others went through tn,
express car and secured about $40.