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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
BRADSTREETS' VIEWS.
No Disposition Shown to Engage In New
Enterprises.

No Disposition Shown to Engage In New
Enterprises.
New York, July o.-Bradstreets'
weekly trade review says: Nearly all
general merchandise markets continue
dull, and the volume of business is
smaller than anticipated. Little or no
disposition is shown to engage in new
enterprises, both city and country mer-
chants continuing to purchase with
more than usual conservatism, in view
Of the unsettled financial outlook and
the low range of prices The total
number of business failures in the
United States this week shows an iu-
crease--255 compared with 219 last
week, When oontrasted with the COR
responding week in 1895, the increase
during the past SIX business days is Al
and with the second week OF July,
1894, the current week increase is 43.
During the corresponding week Of
1898, however, in the middle of the
panic, there were more than twice az
many failures as this week.
Among the other favorable features
are relatively encouraging reports con.
corning trade at nine business centers,
together with an improvement in quo.
tations for wheat, corn, oats and pork,
and firm or unchanged prices for wool,
sugar, lumber, leather and print cloth.
Rains have improved crop prospects in
Washington. The week has beer
marked at San Francisco by the depar,
ture Of a trainload of fruit for Los An.
geles, carload for Australia, and two
ships loaded with lumber for Europe.
Exports of wheat, -four included,
from both coasts of the United States
and from Montreal this week amount
+ to 2,963, 900 against 2,167 900 las
week, ,652 900 in the correspondent,
week last year, 1873, 900 in the secont
week of July, 1894, and as compared
with 5,077, 900 bushels in the CORE
spending week Of 1898.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22

Chicago, July 90. Five diminutive,
dark skinned Japanese are at the Audi
torium, almost unobserved, in the
crowd of comparatively gigantic
Americans. Although they came with.
out flourish, the visitors have ii in
their power to disturb the exchange
rate of the world, for they are on
their way to London to collect the
Chinese war indemnity, amounting to
more than $3.50, 900, 600. The party
includes Sonoda Kokishi, president of
the Yokohama specie bank.
"The money we are to handle" said
President Sonoda Kokishi, lis to be
delivered to us in gold in London. The
amount is $3.50, 900, 900 with added in.
terest. One-half of this sum has been
paid over to the Bank Of Japan, in
London, and the remainder is to be
paid when we arrive. The Bank of
Japan is to receive the money for the
government. 1t will then be handed
over to me as representative Of the
Yokohama specie bank. In addition
to the indemnity our government also
gets 80, 900, 900 taels. about 90, 900, 900
for the eession of the Liao Tung penin-
sula and 500, 900 taels yearly while
troops are stationed at Wei Hal Wei. -
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
CAPTAIN TAYLOR'S REPORT
Cn River ard Harbor Work In the Pa
cfnS Northwest.

vino ~ SpFthWests
Washington, July 20.--The report of
Captain Harry Taylor, of the engineer
corps. who has charge of the river and
harbor work in the Northwest, has been
made 10 the secretary of war.
The work ON Willapa river and har-
Dor, in Washington, has been COM
pleted and twenty-one feet of water Sc.
cured, but some shoals need to be
dredged yet. No further appropriations
will be be required.
For the Improvement of Grays harbor
and bar, a plan for ietty 81 miles TO
the sea on the south side of the harbor.
to secure low-water depth of "a feet,
has been decided upon, and contracts
will be let tor the work. It Is recon-
mended that the full amount permitted
by law-$4O0, oo0--be appropriated for
the next fiscal year.
In Gray'B harbor and Chehalis river,
to carry tho dredging to a depth of six
teen feet will largely exceed the esti-
mate of COST
The extet sion of the Northern Pacific
railway to the lower.harbor towns is
said to have lessened the impor-
tance of the river as highway, so
that no ooasting vessels have navigated
1t above C0smopolis since 1899, and it
is recommen nded that the plan for dredg-
ing cha mel through the shoals to
give coasting vessels access to Monte
sano be rec pnsidered.
The imp portance of greater facilities
for keeping the rivers flowing into
Puget sound free from obstruction is
urged. Ih connecting Puget sound
with Lakes Union and Washington.
the Smith cove route is favored, and
the engineer urges that preliminary
work be done before right of way is
secured, and says that $500, 900 can be
profitably expended during the year.
The ear hestness. of the people OF
Everett for pushing the work of their
harbor is commended. and 81 900 il
recommended to be expended during
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1898.
The opening of Swinomish slough at
the earliest possible date is urged.
1t is reported that the expense of car.
rying out the project for removing
boulders, ETC., from the Upper Colum.
bia and Snake rivers is so great that il
should not be begun with the present
appropriation.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
Struck by Lightning.

Leadville, Colo, July 17.-During
terrible thunder storm in the mountains
west of the city, today, five men were
struck by lightning, and all are now
in the hospital here, three probably
fatally injured. The men composed a
section crew on the Colorado Midland
railroad, and were working near Thorn.
asville, thirty miles from Leadville.
Heavy rain drove them to shelter, which
two of them found under large rock
near the track, the other three getting
under giant pine. Soon there came
binding fash, and the great tree was
riven to splinters. The three under it
were stricken as with death, while the
two under the rock near by were
shocked and stunned, but soon reoov-
cred consciousness, and were able to
summon assistance. They found three
blackened trunks, from which all cloth
ing had been torn, but there were signs
of life.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
A PoPULiST PLATFORM.
Drawn up in California for the ST. Louis
Con ention.

Drawn up In California for the st. Louis
Con yention.
San Francisco, July 20.-F. NJ.
Wardell, chairman of the Populist
state cent? al committee Of California,
and j. Tia ylor Rogers, Mayor Sutro's
secretary, have prepared a platform
which it is proposed to present to the
national Populist convention at ST.
Louis next week. The financial plank
is as follows:
We demand a national m9ney,
issued directly by the general govern
ment only as full legal tender for all
debts and issued without the agency of
any private corporation or bank, and in
circulatin volume; subject TO law and
responsive to our needs, and speedily
to be incre eased TO 800 per capita Of the
entire people.
Such money shall consist of gold,
silver and paper, each dollar thereof
endowed with the same function, inn
parted solely by the stamp thereon,
and not dependent for its money value
upon the price of the material used.
Each dol lar shall be interchangeable
with, but not redeemable in the other,
and snail be denomlnated respectively
gold, silv er or paper money-al ma
tional debts being payable in either, at
the option of the government
las the United States is a free and
powerful nation and the financial and
industrial liberty of its citizens should
be independent of the action of any
other government, we demand the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and sill
yer by the United States at the present
ratio of 6 to 1, without reference to
the course of any foreign nation.
I'VE demand that all national banks
be abolished, and in lieu of them that
the government establish postal bank
in each city, town and village of the
United States containing a population
of / 900 pr more"
The platform also declares for the
recogniti pn of Cuba and against the re-
funding bf the Pacific railroad debts
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
MINERS IN ALASKA.
not AN of the Gold Hunters Are Dis-
couraged.


Tacoma, Wash, July 10. - The
Ledger received letter tonight from
Fred Meeker, dated at Six-Mile creek,
Cooks inlet, Alaska, June 30. He
writes that while there are many dis
satisfied miners who are anxious to
leave, there are others who propose to
thoroughly prospect the country before
quitting He gives the first definite
information regarding gold finds He
says there are claims in the Six Mile
district which the owners claim paid as
high as $50 per day per man last year.
From one on Canyon creek, 81 400 was
taken in nine days The best claim
there is supposed to be the Mills claim.
at the mouth of Canyon creek, which
is claimed to have paid $50 per day per
man last season. He says the best
ground is not on Six-Mile, but its trib-
utaries, particularly Mills creek,
branch of Canyon creek. Holders Of
some claims want $4,000 for them,
but there are no buyers at such figures.
Some Of these yield 81 to % per pan.
The miners all got in too early, but
four months then remained for work.
The most can be accomplished in
August and September. when the water
Is lowest.
Float quartz is plentiful in creek
bottoms. and Mr.. Meeker is satisfied
that good quartz leads will be found.
Prospecting is very difficult. az the
ground is covered with moss six to
eighteen inches thick, which is too wet
to burn and remains frozen in the
shade. When he wrote party was
able to leave, taking thirty days sup
plies, for trip up Twenty-Mile river.
where good indications had been found.
II single rich creek bottom is found.
there will be ground enough for all the
miners at Cook 8 inlet
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
From All the Cities and Towns Of ths
Thriving Sister States
Oregon.

A young cyclone passed through the
timber near Fox valley last week, and
great deal of timber was blown
down.
The ordinances preventing COWS from
running at large and for cutting
thistles will be strictly enforced in
The Dalles.
According TO the report given the
county court by George Tregaskis, stock
inspector, there are over i10, 900 sheep
in Harney county, not including lambs.
Bandover g Co. propose putting in q
mill at their Olalla, Doulgas county.
mine. The firm has sunk shaft ten
feet, and at that depth the assays run
from 80. 80 to $50 ton, it is said.
The Long Creek Ealge. of Grant
county, is informed that over 200 sheep
are dead on the range between the mid
die and north fork of the John Day
river, the result Of poison on the range.
The Umatilla county grand jury eau
toned justices Of the peace against issu-
ing warrants for the arrest Of persons
charged with petty offenses. unless the
judge sh1nld be satisfied that the evil
dence is sufficient to convict or that the
accused is attempting to leave the coun-
ty or state.
o. b. Wade, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank, Of Pendleton, sasy, after
personal inspection of seventy-five
wheat fields in Umatilla county, and
upon careful inquiry, that the damage
70, 1o y1.aa ~ Ia
done by hot weather. has been on the
average. so per cent.
1t looks as though Salem and Marion
county were to become famous by rea-
son Of the newspaper sketch artists
produced from that section, says the
Statesman. +. +. Bowers, bright
and conscientious cartoonist, has been
summoned by telegraph to the Office Of
San Farnoisoo paper and to assume
the duties of valuable assignment.
The directors of The Dalles. Port
land 81 Astoria Navigation Company
visited the Cascade Locks, where they
met the governor, secretary of state
and state treasurer, who were looking
over the state portage. The portage
was damaged but little by the high
water, and will require only slight
repairs before it can be operated. The
repairs will be made as soon as the
water goes down sufficiently to allow
The Dalles City to land at the lower
end of the incline.
The county court of Union county
has reduced by one the deputies in the
offices of sheriff and clerk. In the
matter Of the deputyship for the school
superintendent office, which in pub
lie way has been conferred on Miss
Nellie Stevens, it is stated that the
county court will not favor her ap-
pointment in that capacity, the board
taking the grounds that disqualification
as to the princ!palship also disqualifies
her from discharging the duties of the
office as deputy.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
VARIETY ACTRESS SUICIDE.
Discouraged Because She Had No Money
to Send n err Children.

Discouraged Because She Had No Money
to Send Her Children.
Spokane, July 17--Graee Wilton.
a variety actress, playing at the Com.
ique theater, was found dead in her
room today. She had committed sui.
eide by swallowing an ounce of car
bolic acid. She is said to have been
the daughter of well-known business
man in San Francisco. For several
years she was a dramatic actress play
ing in San Francisco, under the name
uf jeanette Rivers. About two years
ago she drifted into the vaudeville bust.
ness.
Letters found in her trunk indicate
that Miss Wilton had two daughters
living in San Francisco-Blanche and
Maude, aged 12 and years respective.
ly-who were attending school there.
Two letters, dated June 10, from these
children to their mother, were couched
in the most endearing terms. They
prayed that she might soon return
home. A letter addressed TO Miss Will
ton, which arrived this morning, was
opened by Judge Hinkle, who found it
TO be from her sister, Annie, in San
Francisco. 1t is request for money 30
pay $45 board bill against the two
children. The writer adds that if it is
not forthcoming at once. they will have
to move out onto the street. The writer
further expresses surprise that the de-
ceased had not written word nor sent
them cent since coming to Spokane.
1t is thought that poverty caused
her to have a sudden impulse to end il
all in death. Twenty-Five cents was
all the money found on her person.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
Ex-Governor Russell Dead

Ex-Governor William E. Russell, of
Massachusetts,, was found dead in bed
II a fishing camp near Grand Pabos,
Quebec. When he passed through Mon
real on his way to the salmon grounds
Gaspe, he was in the best of health.
1t is supposed he died of heart disease.
lie was well known in public life, and
ook prominent part in the national
Democratic convention recently held
Chicago. "a
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
Bott Paper From the Naronio.

London, July 20. AT the Office of
the White Star line in this city word
was rec eived that at Hoy lake, near
Birkenhead, a bottle. was picked up
recently which contained the following
written on slip of paper:
"Stru pk iceberg. Sinking fast. Mid.
ocean. Naronic. (Signed) Young"
The steamer Naronio, one of the
largest and finest freighters of the
White Star line, sailed from Liverpool
February IL, 1898, for New York, and
from that time to this has never been
heard from.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
A Granite Mansolaum.

New York, July 2o.-William A.
Clark, who is known as the silver king
of Montana. and who is reputed to be
worth more than $20. 900, 900, has &C.
eepted an architects plans for gran
ite mausoleum to be erected in Wood
lawn cemetery at a cost of 800. 900, as
a memorial to his wife, who died about
two years ago in this city. The arohi-
tects refuse to describe the proposed
structure or 60 give any information re-
gsrding it.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
w ashington.

The city council of Puyallup has ap.
propriated $25 for cutting the thistles
in the streets and highways of that
town.
During the month Of June the Eggert
& johnson Company at Getchell, in
snohomish county, cut 2,175. 900
shingles.
Government Architect Aaron 4.
I Johnson, who will have charge of
building Spokane's new army post. has
arrived in that city to assume his
duties.
According TO the report Of the di.
rector of the mint, Kittitas county
took the lead in mineral production in
Washington last year, and produced
one-third of the gold of the state.
/ George II. Lowe, Georgia melon
] planter. has booked an order to ship
/ two carloads of the green above the-red
fruit to Seattle. 5000 miles. The
freight charge is $3.50 per carload.
Captain Kingsbury. who has been
employed as engineer of the Yakima
reservation ditch, reports that the
channel will carry 1854 feet of water
! per second, sufficient to water 10000
acres Of land.
The oyster men OF Mason county
have all been notified by the state land
commissioners that their deeds for
oyster lands are ready for them. and
they are happy, as tin- work OF years
is bearing fruit.
At the Day logging camp, at Oak
Point. In Cowlitz county, a logging
railorad is being built. 1t will be
about five miles in length. and will
tap large body of excellent timber;
heavy steel rails will be used, and the
track will be standard gauge.
A few weeks ago a quantity OF dax
straw. grown on Puget sound. was
shipped by the Seattle chamber Of COM
meroe to Barbour & Sons, of Lisburn.
Ireland. The manufacturers report that
the samples are excellent, and very
similar to that grown in the Courtral
district in Belgium.
An application has been filed ON be-
half of Anacortes to make that city a.
support The recently erected salmon
Cannories tnofo Will use usn DfUuHnt
from British Columbia waters. This
is given as the reason for the appiica-
tion.
A. Tobiasson, Of Delta, in Whatcom
county, heard hog sqeaal near his
home the other night. and on going
out found black bear had Just killed
the hog. Mr.. Tobiasson killed the
haar which waa A very large one
with q single shot in its head.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
MIDSUMMER STORMS
Cioudburst Does Great Dam.
age at Pittsburg.
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS LOSS
Five Men struck bs Tightening Near
Leadville Destructive Cloud
burst at Cheyenne.

Pittsburg, July IA heavy storm
tonight, which was practically cloud
burst, did great damage throughout
this city and Allegheny. Estimates
made from reports coming in from cut.
lying portions indicate a loss of nearly
$500, 600. All street car lines have
been stopped. A part of Allegheny
cemetery was washed away. Tons Of
earth and stone have been washed onto
the Fifth-Avenue and Duquesne Trac-
tion Company's line at Soho. The
sewers in Buother run and Woods
run, in Allegheny, are reported as hav-
lug given way, flooding those sections.
No loss of life as yet has been re-
ported.
At Forty-eighth street, Lawrence
vile, probably the most destruction
was worught. Every house ON the
north side Of Butler street from Forty.
eighth street east was flooded, many
being entirely ruined. The immediate
cause of the trouble at this point was
the giving way of the Allegheny ceme-
terry stone wall, which abuts the street.
When the wall gave way the food
rushed down to the houses below, tilling
them to depth of four feet on the
first floor. The loss at this point will
be many thousands Of dollars. The
Citizens Traction line for nearly two
miles was under water for long time,
and much of it is ruined.
In Allegheny. Perrysville avenue was
flooded from one end to the other, un-
dermining the new street railway, rem.
dering it an almost total loss Several
miles of the Sawmill run plank road is
destroyed, the planks being carried
away and the roadbed ruined. The
soap factory of George Harley 81 Son,
on Madison avenue, has three feet Of
gravel on the floor, and $6, 900 worth
of soap was destroyed. The house Of
John Mueller, on Spring hill, near
Royal street, was washed down the hill
with three children. All were rescued,
however, by the brave work of neigh
bors.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
WIPED OUT BY FIRE
Business Portion OF the Town
of Lone Rock.
LOSS is NOT YET KNOWN
Few Dwellings Left--A Small BOY with
Pocket Full of Matches
Started the Blaze.

Arlington, Or, July 30. - Word
was received here today that the town
of Lone Rock was almost wiped out
yesterday by fire. The whole business
portion of the town went up in smoke.
and nothing remains but a few dwell
ings in the outskirts Of the town.
Lone Rock is ON Long Greek, in
Gillian county. 1t is twenty-six miles
southeast of Condor, the county seat;
sixty miles from Arlington, which is
its shipping and express station, and
thirty-fve miles from Heppner. its
banking point There is a stage to
Arlington and a daily mail. The
town was started in 1870.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
THE YEARS IMMIGRATION.
A Large Increase In the Number of
Aliens Arriving.

A Large Increase In the Number of
Aliens Arriving.
Washington. July 20.-A statement
prepared by the commissioner of immi-
grafton shows the number of immi-
grants who arrived in this country dur.
ing the fiscal year ending June 80.
1896. to have been 843,26 as COM
pared with 258, 636 during 1895. OF
the whole number. ala. .466 were males
and 1870, ,s31 were females The coun
tries from which the immigrants came
are given as follows:
Austria Hungary, 65, 103; Italy, 68,-
$50; Russia, 90, 1856; Germany. 81 1856;
United Kingdom, "a, ,367; all other
countries, 81, 446.
The whole number debarred and re-
turned during the year was 3,035, as
follows: Paupers, 2,010; contract la.
borers, 776; idiot, /; insane, 1; dis.
eased, Q.
Two hundred and thirty-six were re-
turned within one year, because of
their having become public charges.
The total number debarred and returned
in 1895 was 2,b96.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22

Rossland, b. c., July 2O.-Patrick
Driver, a miner working in the White
Bear mi me, was killed today by falling
down S0-foot shaft. He struck rock
at the bbttom headforemost, and broke
his neck Driver was about 35 years
old, uni narried. His only known rela-
tive was cousin, now somewhere in
the Coeh ar de Alenes. Driver had been
for SONS time in this section, having
gone into the Occur de'Alenes during
the early days.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22

Butte, July 0.-Mrs. Rose Helm
beck, wife Of Ed Heimback, of Meader-
vile, bee anne jealous of the attentions
her husband paid Mrs. Thomas SHELL
ing In company with her sister,
Mrs. Hoakins, she went to the Smelling
home tod lay and, calling Mrs. Smelling
into the parlor, Mrs. Heimbaok threw a
pint Of sulphuric acid ON her. Mrs
Smelling is terribly burned and will
die. M 1s. Heimback and her sister are
under arrest. The latter is a raving
maniac in the county Jail, and is ex-
pected I'd die also.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
MxsterInns Poisoning.

In Cincinnati an unknown blonde
woman was found by Fort Thomas
'oldier lying unconscious on the ground
N farm, within few feet Of the spot
where the beheaded body of Pearl
Bryan was left by her murderers. The
'iri was taken to Newport, where it
vas found she had either been dragged
II had taken poison herself
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22

Chelan, July IS. Neil Hess. an old
pioneer, was fatally injured yesterday
while hauling hay ON the ranch of G.
Colver. In going down steep pitch.
he was thrown from the wagon, and
both wheels passed over his chest.
He died shortly after, He leaves a
wife and child.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
The Mes.enRer Crucltied.

A London dispatch from Wady
Halfa reports that the messenger who
carried the news to Khalifa at Om-
duran that his army had been defeated
at Firket, was Immediately put to
death by crucifixion. Khalifa an
nounced that the same fate would be
imposed upon any one who mentioned
the Firket in his hearing.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-22
New steamshIp Line.

A st. Paul dispatch says S. Iwanaga,
# Toxic, Japan, general manager of
he Japanese Mail Steamship Company,
United, has just signed contract with
he Great Northern Railway Company
Tor the establishment of a steamship
inc between Toxic and Seattle. Thus
the Great Northern system extends its
operations into the far east, and its
oills of lading are in force from Toxic
to Buffalo, N. Y.