Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
ELMORE BULLETIN.
v. M. PAYNE. MABEL L. PAYNE
PAYNE & PAYNE, Publishers.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY

along the Mississippi has been agreed
to in congress in an amended form and
sent to the president for his signature.
United States Minister DENLY, at
Pekin, has notified the department of
state that, as result of the efforts of
the British government, China has con-
sented to open to commerce West river,
which is situated in Canton, and at the
mouth of which lies Hong Kong.
Representative Spaulding, of Michi-
gan, has introduced in the house joint
resolution providing for the annexation
of Hawaii to the United States 1t
gives consent of congress that the Sand
wich islands be made into the state of
Hawaii, with republican form of gov
ernment.
Captain E. w. Reed, of the ship T.
+. Oakes was arrested in New York
ON warrant issued by the United
States court. The Oakes is the ship on
which. during its last voyage, there was
much suffering and several deaths, re-
sulting, as alleged, from insufficient
food.
The issue raised between Peru and
the United States with regard to the
imprisonment of Ramsey, the American
sailor, is becoming serious matter.
The Peruvian government refuses to
accede to the demand of the United
States minister, Mckenzie, to set Ram
sey at liberty Immediately.
An attempt was made to destroy AL
toona, Pa, four incendiary fires being
kindled in different parts of the city be-
tween the hours of II and 1:30 O'Clock.
Prompt work by the fire department
alone saved the town from possible de-
struction. The entire loss will aggre-
gate between $50, 900 and $50. 000
Word is received in Brooklyn of the
death from jungle fever last January,
in Central Africa, of Samuel H. Ar
mour, young physician in the service
of the Belgian government. DR.. Ar
mour was we'll known socially and
among the medical fraternity of Brook
lyn. He obtained his education at the
Long Island college hospital He is a
nephew of Justice Walker, of Ohio.
Governor Rogers, of Washington,
has hopes of being able to retain all
companies of the state militia now in
service. While the meager appropria-
tion would not allow more than six, or
at most eight. companies, if they re-
ceived the full allowance, arrangements
may be made to allow one-half of the
former appropriation to companies in
smaller towns where armory rent is
cheaper and expenses are less.
1t is reported in Washington that
President Mckinley will shortly send a
commission to Cuba to participate in
the investigation of the Ruiz murder.
The United Press, having its prn-
cipal office in New York, has made an
assignment for the benefit OF its credit
ors. The collapse was due to the with
drawal of four New York dailies.
Eight lives were lost by the wrecking
off Pensacola bar, Fla, of an oyster
sloop bound hence from st. Andrews.
The craft was caught in squall, was
swamped and sank within few min
utes
The sultan of Morocco has prohibit
ed the usual pilgrimage of his subjects
to Mecca, on account of the prevalence
of plague in the districts through which
they must travel on their journey to the
shrine. +,
Captain Meyers, of the steamer Dan
ube which has arrived in Victoria, re-
ports that the steamer Willapa is now
a complete wreck, waves having pound
ed her to pieces. The captain and pas
sengers are still at Bella Bella.
The secretary of state has sent the
following identical note to all maritime
powers, about thirty or thirty-six in
number: "The Grant municipal in.
augural committee has requested the
president to officially invite the mari
time nations to send warships to par
citipate in the ceremonies on April 2I
next, when the Grant Monument Asso
citation will formally deliver to the city
of New York the tomb OF Genera
Grant, erected by voluntary subscrip
ton, at Riverside park. 1t will be
gratifying to this government if thii
invitation could be accepted. >
The secretary of the treasury is in re
ceipt of information from the minister
of Toxic, Japan, that during the pres
ent session of the japanese diet, gov
ernmental coinage bill will be presented
for consideration by that body, which
will, if passed, change the standard o
value in Japan from silver to gold. |
is proposed to fix the government rati
between the two metals at 32 to /, Ih
unit of value will be gold yen, whlcl
will be one-half the weight and yalu
of the old gold yen, which is the sam
weight and fineness as the gold dolla
of the United States. The propose
unit of value will, therefore, be the eS
act equivalent of 80 cents in Unite
States money
Two men we're killed and four SER
ously injured by an explosion in tn
South Watershed canal, Chicago, Ih
explosion took place $500 feet undt
the lake, where an excavation was o'
ing made for water-supply inlet
A careful canvass of Western an
Northwestern roads develops the IA
there is no decentralization OF rate
The most imperative orders have bee
issued by the executive officers OF eaC
Western line, forbidding the cutting
manipulation of rates.