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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
MUCHLY MARRIED.
An Indian Territory Man Who Has
Sixteen Wives

Dennison, Tex, Jan. 18.-Deputy
Unitetd States Marshal b. G. Birch
field, of Durant, l. T., has arrived here,
having in charge Tom Lowe, 26 years
OF age, who is wanted in this county
under Indictment in two cases of dis
posing OF mortgaged property.
Lowe, in the presence of Officer
Birchfield and Policeman James, con
fessed to being the husband of sixteen
wives, all of whom he has married
within the last eight years. The con
fession was made in writing.
He married wife No. ! at Purcell, l.
t., in 1886; No. 2 in Brentwood, Tex.
the same year; No. in Benton; No
A in Hillsboro; No. 3 in Ennis; No. 6
in Marion county; No. Z in Galveston;
No. s in Houston; No. in MeLennan
county; No. 10 in Dennison; No. IL
in Paris; No IL in Delta county; No.
13 in Mills county; No. IA in Milan
county; No. l5 at Weber Falls, and No.
16 in Young county.
All the wives are alive, and so far as
he knows, Lowe says they are not re-
married. So far as he knows nineteen
children have been born to them with.
in the last eight years.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
HOUSE MAY KILL 1T.
Little Chance OF Favorable Action on
Homestead Bin.

Washington, Jan. lS.-The support
ers of the free homestead bill fear that
the measure has ben killed, so far as
this congress is concerned. by the ac-
tion of Speaker Reed in referring it TO
the house committee on public lands
for the consideration of the senate
amendments, The house committee is
not strongly in favor of the plan. That
committee voted to report the bill to
the house by majority of only one,
when it provided only for free homes
for the Oklahoma settlers.
The senate amendments greatly
widen the scope of the bill, extending
its provisions to all public land states,
and it is doubtful whether the house
committee will sanction the changes
The billPs supporters fear that ii the
committee does not make an adverse
report, it will keep the bin and take
no action on it before adjournment,
which course would effectually dispose
of it.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
Tried to KIN a saint.

FL Paso, Texas, Jan. 15.-An un-
known man attempted to assassinate
Santa Teresa, the woman whose won
derful healing powers have caused the
poor Mexicans to worship her as liv-
ing saint. The would-be assassin
called at Santa Teresa's house IN this
city and calling her to the front door,
grasped her by the wrist and attempted
to draw dirk the handle of which
caught in the mans clothes. The girl
screamed for help and crowd rushed
to her assistance. The Mexican es-
capped.
Santa Teresa's friends claim that
the man is a member of the sercet
police of the Mexican government.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

Patterson of Marion has introduced
a bill making general provision for the
transportation of all insane persons to
the asylum. His bin provides that
the county clerk shall notify the super
intendent of the asylum that he has an
insane person to be conveyed to the asy
lum. The superintendent then au-
thorizes some employe of the asylum
to repair to the county seat, where the
insane person will be delivered to him,
and he will conduct such insane person
to the asylum. All the expense is to
be borne by the asylum fund.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
WAS BLOWN TO BITS.
Dynamite Explod ed In Miner Dendau "a
Cabin.

Seattle, Jan. l8.-ln attempting to
thaw out few sticks of dynamite by
placing them on a hot stove, Il. Den
dauf was instantly killed and horribly
mutilated at Black Diamond Thurs
day. Thursday morning about 10
o'clock, Dendauf, who is in the employ
Of Lawson Bros, took ten sticks of the
explosive to his cabin to warm them
up. From that time until noon he
was alone, and the exact manner in
which the accident occurred can never
be known, but during the noon hour,
when all hands were at dinner, ter
rife explosion was heard. Everybody
rushed out and found the entire side
and part Of the roof Of Dendauf's cabin
had been torn away and hurled against
the side of another cabin sixty feet dis
tant. The interior of what remained
of the cabin was total wreck, every
thing i'm shreds and fragments, with
the body of Dendanf in the midst
Some flying missile, presumably bit
OF the stove, entered his head near the
right eye, going directly through the
skull and leaving hole two inches
square; the right leg was broken in
two places between the hip and knee,
and the flesh of the whole right side
hung in tatters. Death must have
been instantaneous.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
A Fool and His Money.

San Francisco, Jan. l8.-Oscar Low,
Victoria man, was buncoed out of
$l30 today by the old dice game trick.
Low lives at the Yosemite house, on
Market street, and started for the Bar
barry Coast for drink. He got into a
saloon on Sacramento street, and there
began shaking dice with stranger.
He lost 500 and newly made friend
told him he could beat the winner out
of all his money if Low could only get
some more cash. The victim went to
his room, and got 500 more. He re-
turned to the saloon, and soon lost
that. Then he complained to the po-
lice
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

St. Petersburg, Jan. 18.-Today, a
ukase was published which refers to
the necessity Of the resumption of the
mintage 1t seems likely that the
councils decision on the currency
question will be prolonged, and as the
country is anxious TO settle the doubts
which have arisen as to the cash values
of gold coins, it orders the minting OF
imperials OF value of 10 instead of 10
roubles. these coins, however, being OF
exactly the same weight and tineness as
existing co MS.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
pnmder.nonsn ErnIosIon.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. l8.-As the re-
suit OF an explosion in the tankhouse of
the Columbia Powder Company, locat-
cd in a hollow a half mile from the
Ohio river, midway between boroughs
Shoustown and Shaopin, Mr.. Stickney,
proprietor OF the works, and his two
daughters We're killed, P, McClusky
fatally injured, and Walter Crane seri-
ously hurt By almost superhuman
efforts the flames We're controlled be-
fore the glyeerine machine ignited.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

Berlin, Jan. 18.-The Lokal An
zeiger publishes a dispatch from St
Petersburg reporting lamentable in
cident, which has occurred in the
czar's presence. The czar, it seems,
beckoned to gardener, who was work
ing in the park at Tserskoselo. The
guard, seeing the man running toward
the czar, shot him dead, supposing he
was would-be assassin. The car
was deeply affected by this occurrence.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
BLUE CUT ROBBERY.
Alleged Leader Claims There is Con.
spiraoy to Convict Him.

spiracy to Convict Him.
Kansas City, Jan. l8.-John Ken
nedy who was indicted as the leader
OF the gang which twice held up and
robbed Chicago & Alton trains at
Blue Cut, wrote out and signed a
statement today charging that there
was conspiracy to convict him. There
seems to be some grounds to substan-
tiate his statement as regards John
Land, an important witness against
him. 1t is given out, moreover, from
authoritative sources that the robbers
secured almost $50, 900, and not So,
300. as first claimed by the express
company. For the conviction Of the
men concerned, it is also said big re-
wards have been offered. In 1892,
Land, who lives in the Blue Cut local
ity, was convicted OF perjury in falsely
swearing that three of his neighhora
had been connected in the Jesse James
train robbery OF that year near Inde.
pendence. Land is a state witness in
the present case.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
For the Purchase OF Cuba.

Washington, Jan. 1S-Representa.
tive Spencer Of Mississippi, has intro
duccd in the house bill ms follows:
The secretary of state is hereby au-
thorized to offer to the government Of
Spain q sum Of money not to exceed
5000, 900, 900 for the purchase of the
island Of Cuba, And the sum of $40, :
900, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to defray the expenses Of
pending negotiations, is hereby appro-
priatad -
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
OREGON LEGISLATURE.

The first week of the Oregon legisla-
ture closed with but little accom-
plished. The organization of the SEN
ate was effected promptly on the first
day, and Joseph Simon, of Multnomah,
who held the same position two years
ago, was seated as president The sen
ate was in session four days, during
which time eighty-five bills were in
troduced, and then the senate ad-
joufned over until Monday, in order
TO give the state printer time to catch
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
Cars piled In IA Heap

Bushnell, ILL.,, Jan. l8.-A wreck oe-
CURED on the Toledo, Peoria & West
ern at Seiota, ten miles west, last
night. The engine, mail, baggage and
two passenger cars We're piled in a
heap. The engineer was killed, and
the baggageman and five or six passen-
gers badly hurt. The wreck was caused
by broken rail, while the train was
running thirty-fve miles an hour
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

Washington, Jan. l5.-The open ses-
sion of the senate was much curtailed
by an executive session lasting two
hours. Before this the rest of the day
was given to Bacon of Georgia, in
speech upholding the power OF congress
to recognize new governments. The
senate insisted that arrogant assertion
OF one-man power threatened to make
the presidents power greater than that
exerted by any monarch.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
The Unorganized House.

The house was unable to perfect or
ganization, quorum not being found
present at any time a roll call was had.
The members are divided into three
factions on the senatorial nominee,
each being minority. All efforts to
unite and agree on any member for
speaker have been futile. Much bitter
talk and discussion has been the rule
since the first day.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
Senate Committees.

President Simon has announced the
standing committees of the senate as
follows:
Agriculture and Forestry-Johnson,
Hughes, Holt.
Assessment and Observation-Disclosures,
Patterson of Marion, Price, Mulkey,
Mackay
Claims-Selling, Carter, Daily.
Commerce and Observation-Disclosures,
johnson, Dufur.
Counties-Mackay, Gesner, Talyor,
Gowan, Driver
Education-McClung, Harmon, Null
key.
Elections and Privileges-Mulkey,
Gesner, Smith.
Engrossed Bills : Gesner, Reed,
Mitchell
Enrolled Bills-Calbreath Patterson
of Washington, and Gowan.
Federal Relations-Bates, Taylor,
Dufur
Fishing Industries-Reed, Michel,
Patterson OF Marion.
Horticulture - Carter, Calbreath
Holt.
Insurance and Banking-Bates, John
son, Driver
rrigation-Price, McClung, King.
Judiciary-Gowan, Brownell, Mich
ell, Smith, Dufur.
Revision Of Laws-Patterson OF
Washington, McClung, Reed, Hobson,
King.
Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry
Calbreath, Driver, DAILY.
Military Affairs-Price, Haseltine,
| Gesner.
Penal Institutions-Driver, Hobson,
Selling
Mining-Johnson, King, Holt
Municipal Corporations-Ha Haseltine
/ Harmon, Calbreath.
Printing-Michell, Mackay, Smith
Public Buildings and Institutions
/ Hobson, Patterson of Washington
I Wade.
Public Lands-Patterson of Marion
Mulkey, Dawson, Haseltine, Wade
Railroads-Brownell, Gowan, Patter
son OF Washington, Mackay, Dawson.
Roads and Highways-Dawson, Car
ter, Hobson, Brownell, DAILY
Ways and Means-Taylor, McClung
Selling, Hughes, Dawson.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
Fire in an Orphans, Home.

Dallas, Tex, Jan. I8.--At a late
hour tonight the boys department Of
Buekner's Orphan Home, five miles
from the city, was destroyed by fire.
Five boys perished in the flames, and
several others were burned.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
The Captain Killed Himself.

Boston, Jan. l5.-The Baltimore &
Norfolk line steamer Howard, which
LETT this port yesterday afternoon, re-
turned today with her flag at half mast,
on account Of the suicide OF Captain J.
f. Taylor. He shot himself through
the head at midnight.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

McClung's senate bill relating to the
qualifications of school election voters
requires that the voter shall have paid
an annual tax on $3.50 worth of prop
erty. The present law is somewhat
lax, and more or less confusing. There
is some doubt of the constitutionality
of McClung's bill, but the judiciary
committee will pass upon that ques-
tion. Senator McClung says the trou-
bles at the late school election in Port
land and Eugene led him to prepare a
more desirable law.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
snrocated by Coal Gas.

Chicago, Jan. ls.-The bodies of
Mrs. Esther Poole, 60 years old, and
her son, Charles, aged 81, who We're
su1focated by coal gas, were found in
their house last night.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
Tarin Makers Run on a snag.

Washington, Jan. 18.-The Republi-
can tariff-makers held no meeting to-
day, having encountred several per-
picking points in the chemical schedule
which they began work on last night.
Certain members were assigned to pro-
cure information on various points,
and tomorrow the committee will re-
sumo work on the schedule.
From the experience of the first ses-
sion of real work on the bill, it is con-
sidered by the members doubtful
whether it will be practical for them
to follow the original plan of work,
which was to have the full committee
work together on every schedule of the
bill, instead of dividing the schedules
among the subcommittee.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
Senatorial Caucus.

Near the end of the week forty-three
Republicans and one Populist held a
caucus at the state capitol and unani-
mously nominated John II. Mitchell for
United States senator.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

Senator Holtis bill, for the tenn
porary relief Of counties in certain
cases, provides that, whenever any
railroad company shall neglect or re-
fuse to pay its taxes, or any portion OF
them, in any county within the state,
such county shall not be required to
pay into the state treasury its portion
Of taxes on the assessed value Of the
railroads property. The county ia
also to be relieved from all interest o.
other penalty until one month after the
delinquent tax is collected.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
Astor va. = Contributor.

London. Jan. 15.-The lord mayors
Indian famine fund has now reached
over el7b, 900, of which amount Will
lam w. Astor gave $4,000.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

Senator Mulkey, of Polk, has intro
duced into the senate a bill covering
the subject of taxation. The bill, in
effect, is practically a re-enactment OF
the mortgage-tax law. 1t has three
general objects in view-(D the assess
ment Of all property, t2) equal and inn
partial collection of taxes, t3) economy
in operation Senator Mulkey says it
will save the state at least 500, 900 per
year. The bill provides for the deduc-
ton Of Indebtedness where the corre-
spending credit can be found and as
sessed. 1t abolishcs the state board Of
equalization as it is now constituted,
vesting that duty in the governor, sec
retary Of state and state treasurer 1t
also provides for the collection OF taxes
on the original assessors roll and for
the sending of the summary only OF the
roll to the state board Of equalization.
II makes the county treasurer the col
lector of taxes up to the point Of delin
aueney, when they shall be collected by
the sheriff.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

The bill of Senator Price of Una
tilla, for the collection of delinquent
taxes, provides that all property levied
upon shall be advertised and sold in
the same manner as real estate, thus
saving expense. Senator Price has
also introduced bill which enables
a farm laborer to file lien upon a
growing crop, even though there be a
mortgage on the crop.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
German Syndicate in Japan.

London, Jan I8.-It is reported in
a Berlin dispatch that word has been
received from Toxic that twenty Ger
man firms Of engineers and shipbuild-
ers in Japan have formed a syndicate
to contract for the work of the military
and naval equipment to which Japan
will devote the war indemnity.
OF the 500, 600 fossil insects collect.
ed from all over the world it is sale
that only twenty OF these are OF tn,
butterfly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

Two other bills of a general nature
were introduced, one by Senator Nc
Chung, which authorizes the mayor OF
any city to bid in property sold at pub
lie sale for taxes. The other was by
Senator Smith, authorizing counties,
cities and school districts to dispose OF
real estate acquired at tax sales.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

Senator McClung's bill, No. 3, "to
define the terms land and real property,
for the purposes of taxation" is yir-
tually a re-establishment of the old
mortgage-tax law. 1t provides, how
ever, for the exemption only of record
ed Indebtedness, and in that particular
differs from the old law, and from
other proposed statutes.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

Senator Mackay has introduced a bill
for the appointing OF a fiscal agent at
New York city, who is to look after
the states financial interests.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

Senator Taylor's bill amending the
incorporation act of Pendleton changes
the city charter in three particulars.
1t provides that "a the city may be di-
vided up into wards; ~ that the pres
ent water-works system may be en-
larged into gravity system; and (31
that city treasurers shall hereafter be
appointed by the city council, and not
elected by the people. There has been
trouble in Pendleton over making the
city funds Immediately available when
they are desired for the payment of
warrants 1t is thought that, if the
temptation for candidates to place
themselves under personal obligation
to financial institutions has been re-
moved, the difficulty about the funds
may be obyiated.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

The inevitable deduction-f -for-indebt-
edness bill has been presented to the
senate. 1t comes from Senator Daw-
son, of Linn.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

Senator Michel has called attention
to the subject of navigation on the Co
lumbia river, by introducing bill au-
thorizing the governor to appiont a
commission to construct and equip
portage railway from The Dalles to
Celilo.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

The registration bill introduced in
the senate by Senator Harmon is iden-
tical with the measure to be intro
duced in the house by Thomas Of Multi
nomah.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

The question of supplying each mem
Der of senate and house with copy of
Hill's Code of Oregon, evoked some de-
bate in the senate. McCmng presented
joint resolution that the secretary of
state be ordered to purchase ninety
copies of the code. He afterward ex-
planned that similar resolution had
been adopted by the senate, but, mas
much as it was only a senate resolu-
tion, the secretary of state was unwill-
ing to comply except on joint request
of both houses. Selling of Multnomah
thought that from an economical stand
point, twenty-five copies would be
sufficient, ten for the senate and fifteen
for the house. Price of Umatilla sug-
gested that fifteen copies would be
sufficient for the senate, giving one to
each new member. McClung's resolu-
tion was finally adodted.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20

Another subject of debate was the
resolution requiring the appropriation
bin to be prepared sufficient time be-
fore the close of the session to permit a
careful examination. One member
wanted the bill prepared within the
first twenty-five days. This was gen
orally regarded as too soon to be prac-
ticable, and it was finally settled that
the bill should be before the senate
five days before the close of the session.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-29
MISCELLANEOUS.


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Stogies, cigars, all reading matterat
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Plated ware Of all kind replated,
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-29
SOME CHOICE BARGAINS.

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-29
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