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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
ARBITRATION COMING.
pepew Predicts that II Will Become Law
Under Mckinley.

London, June 27.-The Echo has
published an interview with Dr.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, in which he is
quoted as expressing the belief that
the arbitration treaty between the
United States and Great Britain viii
be law before the end of the present
Mckinley administration.
Regarding the anti-British feeling
in the United States he remarked.
Americans have deep distrust of the
methods of the British government
and regard the British as land-grab
bers. | admit that when the British
grab they give the people better gov
ernment, but Americans fear they will
not be content with grabbing the land
of the Old World. Anything of that
kind done in our hemisphere we want
to do ourselves This suspicion of the
foreign policy is the reason for the
failure of the treaty, though Irish
opinion may have helped some, for
America has deep sympathy for Ire
land and home rule, as it seems to be
the natural developement of the feder.
al idea. A permanent tribunal for
Great Britain and America must come.
President Mckinley and the most
thoughtful Americans are in favor
Vt it,"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
MORE TROOPS WANTED.
weylcr Makes a Demand on Spain for Ad-
dtionaI Troops.

Chicago, June 2s--A special to tho
Chronicle from Jacksonville, Fla,
says Weyler, while at Cienfuegos,
made request for 20, 900 more colonial
volunteers. with the intention of start
ing an active campaign.
He has also demanded from Spain
40 900 additional troops to reach Cuba
by September L. The rainy season will
be drawing to close at this time, and
this goes to prove the assertion that
he will make the effort of his life to
conquer the insurgents.
The announcement that Gomez
would begin operations has been veri'
fed.
1t is stated that a Spanish column
has had an engagement with rebels
near Jaguey Grande, province OF Mat
anzas. The insurgents are alleged tc
have been dispersed with the loss o.
fifteen killed and one wounded. The
Spanish had corporal wounded. tits
known that the engagement was
simply an attack made by the troops
upon the defenseless pacificos on the
ranch, and that the fifteen persons re
ported to have been killed in battle
were brutally massacreed.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
An Important Capture.

Cheyenne, Wyo., June 97.-Sheriff
Shaver of this county made an impor-
tant capture of box car thief, and it
is believed he has broken up an organ
lied band that has been operating
here for many months.
Florie Rollman pilfered box car in
the Union Pacific yards of a box OF
merchandise. valued at $500, billed to
Ogden from Montgomery Ward.
Rollman was detected selling the
goods, and his house was searched, un-
der which an important and valuable
cache was found. For some time mer.
chandize has been pilfered between
here and Salt Lake. but until now the
officers were unable to detect the
thieves.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
Detectives Tough Luck.

Bombay, June 27.-A detective WHIT
has been detailed TO investigate the
fatal shooting of Lieut. Ayerst, com,
missariat, and the wounding of Com
missioner Rand, who were fired upor
oy native while they were leaving
the Governors reception at Ganesh
kind, Tuesday evening last, has beer
found insensible at the bottom of I
quarry hole near the scene of the out
rage. He was suffering from severa
wounds in the head and is in a eritica
condition
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30

years since the day when II became q
saplfng In the heart of the Cascade
mountains. There are fierce storms In
the Cascades every winter. The wind
blows tremendously and the snow falls
a good deal after the same fashion
that it does in the Rocky Mountains
But the big tree has gone all through
this weather for almost FIVE centuries,
and If man had only let 1t alone 1t
would have been none the worse for
wear. The men who own the tree In
its present form have submitted to
scientists the question regarding the
changes which undoubtedly took place
around it during the centuries that
have interviewed since it began to grow.
Oh course, 1t Is impossible to examine
In detail the forests of the Cascade
Mountains, but so far as investigation
has demonstrated the big tree was the
Oldest in the state of Washington.
Scientists hold that the facts stated
prove that there has been no material
change in the earth's surface in the
state of Washington and probably In
the entire territory OF the United
States for at least 500 years. 1t has
been held by some that the surface
of the earth in the far western sections
OF our country differed materially from
what 1t is even with so recent Pc
riod from the scientific point of view.
as five centuries ago. Hence the big
tree completely disproves the cher
ished theory. 1t is quite likely the
wooded giant was tiny sapling in the
days when Columbus first discovered
the West Indies. 1t has grown steadily
and without opposition since that date.
The tree was as straight as an arrow
from it's base to the first limb 220
feet, and curiously enough, the trunk
maintained an equally stern position
to the topmost point.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
The "BrookIyuo Criticized.

London, June 27.-Kair Cloves. tht
naval expert in an article in this
mornings Daily Mail on the Spithead
review, highly praises the American
use of electricity for various purpose.
in men-of-war, and declares that in thi,
matter England is behind the United
States. He predicts. however, that tht
decks of the Brooklyn" viii not stane
the wear and tear of half the ordinary
commission, because the process o
fire-proofing has made the wood soft
and spongy.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
Giant Fir of Washington.

A tree that rivals in height and age
the monarchs of the redwood forests
in California has just been cut into
sections out in the state of Washing
ton, says a writer in st. Paufs Pio-
neer Press. All the terms which have
been invented to describe big trees
could be applied to this mammoth
without fiattery or exaggeration. An
idea of its size may be gained from
the fact that If sawed into inch strips
the lumber made from the tree would
fill ten of the largest sized freight
cars, and the strips of wood, IL placed
end to end, would reach from the
town where the tree now is-New
Whatcom, Wash.-across the waters
of the Pacific Ocean to the land of Ii
Hung Chang. The total height of the
tree, as 1t stood before being felled.
was 465 feet, or about one-eleventh of
a mile. To the point where the first
limb branched out was 22o feet. At
the base the circumference was found
to be 33 feet II inches. There was
not throughout the tree the slightest
indication of unsoundness. In all the
forests of Washington there is not a
tree, young or old, which would make
finer lumber than this. There is a way
to tell the age of every tree, just as
there is to learn how many years a
horse has lived. With the tree the
problem is solved by studying the
number of rings that are clearly dis
eernible when the saw has severed the
great mass Of wood into sections. This
test, when applied to the Washington
tree, showed that 1t was at least As4
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
scANLoN MURDER MYSTERY
The Idaho Murder Cases Promises TO be
Cleared Up at Last.

Pocatello, Idaho, June 27.-The
Scanlon murder mystery promises to
be unraveled at last. Officer Jackson
is now in Boise armed with warrant
for the arrest of George Musser, charg.
ing him with harboring the murderer
for several days after the crime was
committed. Musser was at the time OF
the murder a resident of Pocatello. and
he is very well-known here lie went
to Boise about year ago and is now
supposed to be mining in the Willow
Creek district.
James Scanlon was stabbed to death
at o'clock in the morning of April 4,
1896, by an unknown tramp. The
murder was witnessed by several peo.
pie, but an instant afterward the mur,
derer had disappeared. He was traced
to barn where he evidently STAYED
until morning. Since then no trace OF
him has been found. Officer Jackson
has been working on clew for sever,
al months. He now thinks that he
has positive evidence that Musser
hid the murderer aud helped him to es
cape
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
HAWAII AND JAPAN.
The Rumored scheme of Japan to LanA
Troops Causes Prompt Action.


Troops Causes Prompt Action.
San Francisco, June 2s-The steamer
Gaelic brought the following advices
from Honolulu, June 20:
Since the Philadelphia has been in
port, weekly battalion drills have been
held. On the l2th the men from both
the Marion and the flagship were
landed. While on march to the drill
grounds an orderly brought an order
and the battalion returned on board.
This action was taken, it is under
stood, on account of rumor to the eff
feet that the Naniwa would land a
force of men to take charge of the Ha-
waiian custom house. The Japanese
failed to act, and it is believed that
Admiral Beardslee's prompt action
caused the captain of the Naniwa to
change his mind.
The English-speaking people here be-
lieve that there was good foundation
for the rumor, in spite of the denial
made at the japanese legation.
''There are all kinds of rumors float
ing around, said Counselor Akiyama.
zone ridiculous one was that the Ja-
panese sailors were to land and take
charge of the custom house. Another
is to the effect that the Naniwa is to
leave on Wednesday next. That
as also the other is without any foun-
dation whatever About two months
hence another man-of-war will be here,
and the Naniwa is likely to leave be-
fore then =
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
THE HARRIS RESOLUTION.
Advising Governmental Foreclosure of tn.
Union Pacific Mortgage.


Washington, June 27.-The Senate
committee on Pacific Railroads have
agreed to report favorably the resolu.
tion introduced by Senator Harris OF
Kansas, expressing the sense of the
senate that the United States should
redeem the Union Pacific railway from
prior liens and take steps to foreclose
the Government mortgage. The reso-
luton was amended by the addition OF
of a provision, at the instance of Sena-
tor Morgan requesting the president
to suspend proceedings to carry into
effect the agreement alleged to have
been made to sell the interests of the
United States in the Union Pacific
railroad and in the sinking fund un-
til further action of Congress is had in
reference thereto.
In presenting the resolution to the
senate Mr.. Harris will introduce re
port, which, while it is not authorized
as committee report, gives the Kan.
sas senator's views and indicates the
reasons of the committee for the action
taken. This report states that it was
the intention of congress that the Pa
citic railroads should constitete con.
tinuous National highway.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
INDIA SHAWIS.
Very Good limitations Are Made In
France.

Very Good Limitations Are Made In
France.
Since the introduction of the Tibet
goat into France the cashmere shaw
has been initiated with such wonder
full exactness that it is hard to detect
the imitation from the original says
the Chautauquan. Experts say, how
ever, that the genuine India shawl can
be detected from Its having a less even.
ly woven web and also from it's bright
er colors. It is likewise said that the
border of the real India cashmere
shawl Is invariably woven Ia small
pieces, which are sewed together and
the whole border Is afterward sewed
onto the center. 1t is a mistake tc
think that the shawls are manufactur.
ed in India in the form in which they
are sold here. Generally the border,
and centers come out separately apC
are put together in sizes and often if
patterns to suit the customers.
number of shawls sold as real India
are actually manufactured in Franco
Persons familiar with both articles sa,
that the original Is softer than the imi
tation and that this softness arise,
from the way the thread is spun anC
partly also because the Tibet goat de
teriorates when removed from It's ma
tive hills
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
Mormnns EknelI.d

Meridian, Miss, June 2s-Elden
Rydalch, Pomeroy, Parish and Jones
have been run out of Meridian Tn,
elders had begun house-to -hous,
canvas for the purpose of securing
converts. This so aroused the peopl,
that when the elders attempted t.
hold services they We're notified by
committee of citizens that the peopl,
would not allow the privacy of thei
homes to be invaded and that the ell
ders must leave town. They left Oh
the first train.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
Johnnie Exonerated.

Jennie Chaffie Is musical much 10
the disgust Of the neighbors. She
pounds piano by the hour. A few
days ago, while going through John
MES clothes, Mrs. Chaffie unearthed a
dime, which she suspected he had
stolen from her. all of which Johnnie
denied emphatically.
Then tell me where you got that
dime, = she said earnestly.
The neighbors gave it to me, and !
am to get quarter more"
What did you do for it?'
Nothin' yet, but l am to lock the
piano and give them the key"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
Women Authors and Ar,,.,.

There are in France 2,160 wome,
authors and journalists and about 7Ot
women artists. The provinces con,
tribute most of the writers about two.
thirds-while Paris is represented in
the same proportion among the artists
Among the writer's 1000 are noYeIists
200 are poets, $50 educational writer's
and the reBt writer's Of various kinds.
The artists comprise 1o7 sculptors and
the Others are painters, ranging over
all branches of the pictorial art
Westminster Gazette.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
New Trans-Pacifie steamer.

Tacoma, Wash, June 27-The steam
ship Arizona, which held the record
for speed between New York and Liv-
erpool twelve years ago, is being re.
engined and retitted at Glasgow, Scot
land, at an expense of $500, 900 for ser
vice in the Tacoma Hongkong line.
She will have accommodation for fifty
frst-class passengers, and will increase
the Northern Pacific's feet to five
regular steamers, the largest number
operated by any of the trans-Pacific
lines.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
A Song on the GaIlows.

Fayetteville, w Va, June 27.-Clarh
Lewis has just been hanged here. He
sang on the scaffold. Lewis was
hanged for the murder of Charles Glib
son, whose death appeared to be de-
sired by Mrs. Gibson to enable her to
continue her carousals with Lewis and
one or two others who were jointly
convicted with Lewis.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
UP-TO-DATE BURGLARS.
They Employ Electricity and Carbon Points
to Crack a Safe.

to Crack Safe.
Cleveland, o., June 2S.-Burglars re
sorted to novel scheme to open a
bank safe at Chagrin Falls, this coun-
ty. They entered the bank of Rogers
& Son some time early in the evening.
They had previously attached wire
to the trolley line of the electric rail
way. This wire was run through an
alley, over transom and to the safe.
Another wire attached to the rail OF
the street car track was brought into
the bank At the end of these were
carbon points With these carbons an
attempt was made with the arc light
thus formed to melt the knob of the
combination. The experiment worked
all right, and the knob had been near
ly melted away when the current was
shut off shortly after midnight. The
burglars then gave up the task The
job was planned scientifically. The
thieves had even gone to the trouble
of placing little pile of sand under
the knob for the molten lead to fall
on, and thus avoid setting fire to the
floor. There is no clue to the burg
lars
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
Killed Instantly.

West Superior, Wis, June 2s.-Jih
Smith, barber at Iron River, Wis,
was shot through the head by a woman
early in the morning and died instant
ly. Smith and man named Alston
went to the home of Mrs. Langley
and tried to gain an entrance. She
came to the door and fired several
shots, one of which hit Smith with fa-
tai results
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
securing Recruit. for Debs' COLONY

Buffalo, n. Y, June 27-A d. Adams
of Great Falls, Mont. Joseph Edmunds
Francisco. and j. S. Glynn, claiming
to be from the Pacific coast are work
ing among the railroad men in this
city to secure recruits for Eugene v.
Debs Social Democracy The dele
gates claim to be making good pro
gress and say they expect to get 5000
respectable working men to leave Buff
falO
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
Sewer Caye-In.

St. Louis, June 27.-Patricx Patti
gan and Edward Weinberger were fa-
tally injured and John Jameson seri-
ously injured by the caving in of a
sewer. The men were ordered to jump
into a twenty-foot excavation and
wall it up, in spite of their protesta.
tinnS
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
JAPAN'S POSITION.
Considers She Was Unfairly Dealt With
Anent Hawaii

Anent Hawaii
Washington, June 27.-The Japanese
position on the annexation of Hawaii
by the United States has been made
known from very high source. The
Japanese base their opposition to an
nexation almost entirely upon the
ground that it is an interference with
the treaty rights of Japan, and com
plain especially that the treaty was ne
gotiated in the face of the most friend
ly protestations from Japan and at a
time when the japanese authorities
had been led to believe that no such
treaty would be undertaken.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
Pitched Battle in Church.

Pleasant Valley, Texas, June Is
Augustus A. Garrison and Frank Jones
were killed and Tom Jones mortally
wounded in bloody battle which took
place in the Methodist church yard
here. Garrisop killed Frank Jones and
was then shot by Tom, a brother OF
Frank. Before dying he mortally
wounded Tom Jones A young lady
had been wronged 10y Frank Jones and
Garrison determined to ayenge the
wrong.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
Captain Beck, the New Indian Agent.

Fort Duchesne, Utah, June 2s,-Cap
tain Beck, the recently appointed In.
dian agent for the Uintah and Uncom-
pahgre Indians will arrive soon and
relieve Colonel Randlett, recently re.
tired
Troop F. Ninth cavalry, under com
mand of Captain Wright, will go to
Salt Lake on practice march and viii
remain in Salt Lake for two weeks
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
HOLDING THE CEMETERY.
Twenty-five Armed Disciples Guarding the
City of the Dead.

Leadville, Colo, June 2s.-The Cath
olic cemetery here is surrounded by a
guard of heavily armed men, placed
there for the purpose of keeping claim
jumpers at distance. Some time ago
the pastor of the Catholic church ap-
piled for a patent for the cemetery
ground as placer, but owing to some
defect the papers were returned, and
as the matter now stands the land is
open to location. 1t was rumored that
a scheme was on foot to relocate the
ground, SO Father Brown, the pastor,
secured the services of twenty-five OF
his flock and they have camped at the
cemetery day and night since, and will
hold the cemetery against all claim
jumpers until reapplication for pat
ent can be secured through the land
office
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
Old and Young Elope.

Butte, Mont, June 2S-Lizzie Moon,
ey aged IA, and Louis Vogt, aged AZ,
eloped from Butte and were afterward
arrested at Great Falls. The girl ran
away from her home at Red Rock and
met Vogt in this city. The gir's father
will prosecute Nogt for abduction.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
senate.House naschnn Contest.

Washington, June Ex-senator Clarh
of Wyoming is arranging senate
house baseball contest, to be played
when the tariff bill is in conference,
the proceeds to be given to the charit
sble institutions of Washington
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30

Atlanta, Ga, June 27.-Terrel Hud
son, a negro. who was to have been
hanged two weeks ago for murder was
executed at Decatur. Hudson killed
Seaborn Malcom, another negro, in a
quarrel about dog.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
A Man of 10 Attempt, to Rape a enid.

Cheyenne, Wyo.. June 27-John Nun,
70 years of age, attempted to rape an s.
year-old daughter of Jerry O'Leary, a
resident of the South Side, of this city.
The child was rescued by its father be-
fore the old man, who is childish and
partially demented, accomplished his
design. For time lynching was
feared, but was prevented by cool
headed citizens. Owing to the promi-
nence of the family and condition OF
old man Nun, the matter has been
hushed up and as the oLearys refuse
to prosecute nothing has been done
with Nun.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
How Plants Obtain Food.

Bulletin AS, Utah experiment station:
1t may be interesting before we oass
on the experiment proper to explain In
a very general way how plant obtains
its food. The substances which make
up the ash of the plant, the water
which it contains. and most of the nj
trogen of the combustible portion are
taken from the soil and the air through
the roots; while all the carbon and
some of the nitrogen are taken from
the air by means of the leaves. When
a plant burns, the carbon or charcoal
it contains unites with the oxygen of
the air to form an invisible gas, usual
ly known as carbonie acid gas. Since
the burning of charcoal in one form or
another is always going on at the
earth's surface, 1t follows that the air
we breathe, the atmosphere about us.
must contain considerable quantities of
earbonic acid gas. The green coloring
matter of leaves, known to scientists
as chlorophyll or leafgreen, has the re-
markable property, when under proper
conditions of temperature and moist
ure, and in the presence of light. of
taking the carbonic acid gas from the
air, and of breaking 1t up In the cells
of the leaf into charcoal and oxygen.
The greater part of the oxygen thus
set free is thrown back into the atmos-
| phere, while the charcoal Is caused to
unite with water and other substances
! found in the cells to form the yarious
classes Of bodies that make up the
combustible portion of plants.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-30
IN THE HANDS OF A Mob.
Threats of Lynching-A white Man Shot
and Killed.

Key West, Fla, June 27.-This city
has virtually been in the hands Of
negro mob, and white man was kill
ed by the mob. Silvanus Johnson,
charged with assault on a white wo-
man, Mrs. Margaret Atwell, was con-
Quoted to the courthouse for hear
ing. The courtroom was crowded,
and G. b. Pendleton, well-kuown cit
izen, rose and asked; "Are there
enough white men present TO hang the
negro?"
There was chorus of ''Yes," and
the crowd closed in on the prisoner.
The sheriff and his deputies drew
their revolvers and held the crowd at
bay, while Johnson was at once hur-
ried back to Jail.
big mob gathered in front of the
building, and one of the negroes cried
out to lynch Pendleton, and rush
was made for him. Through the eff
forts of himself and friends, Pendleton
made his escape in n carriage.
The negro mob then gathered about
the Jail building to prevent the lynch
ing of Johnson and open threats were
made by them to kill any white man
that might come to the Jail. William
Gardiner, a white man, while sitting
in front of the courthouse, the negro
mob approached him and ordered him
to move. He arose to obey, and as
soon as his back was turned there rang
out the crack of anumber of rifles, and
Gardiner received mortal wound,
from which he died two hours later.