Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-03-10
EVENTS OF THE DAY


President Cleveland has sent a mes.
sage to the house vetoing the immigra
tion bill. He asserts in his messay,
that it reverses the national policy il
excluding illiterates, but permttin.
political agitators and anarchists to en-
ter the country
United States Ambassador Bayar,
was rendered a banquet by the lore
mayor of London. 1t is said that no
in many years has the Mansion hous-
contained gathering so representative
of British life and achievement as as
sembled to honor Mr.. Bayard.
Direct charges of bribery AMI at
tempted bribery were made before the
Kansas state legislature at Topeka
The charges We're made in open SEES
sion. The names of the accused were
spoken outright, and warrants were is.
sued for the arrest of the culprits One
of the men implicated was arrested be.
fore he could make his escape from the
capital building.
The state senate of Oregon after
session lasting nearly fifty DAYS, al
which nothing could be accomplished,
has decided to dissolve and 90 home.
The attitude of absent members made
all efforts at reorganization appear
hopeless, and it was thought best not
to add to the complications of the pres
ent troublesome situation. The deci-
sion to quit was brought about by the
failure of the house to secure the at.
tendance of a single outside member.
Another filibustering expedition has
been successful in evading the vigilance
of customs officials and are on their way
to Cuba with arms, ammunition and
supplies for the insurgents. The expe-
dition is under command Of Major Cas-
troverdi, young and dashing Cuban
patriot, who was formerly with Maceo.
1t is said that several men have taken
pasasge on the tilbuster for Cuba and
will enter the ranks of the insurgents.
The destination is thought to be the
mouth of the San Juan river
The outlook for the opening Of the
Colville reservation is now said to be
very unfavorable. The matter is IN the
hands of the conference committee in
Washington, and several amendments
are to be considered in connection with
the original bill. The chief interest
centers in the placers at the mouth Of
Hunter creek. Upon a large bar in the
Columbia, fifty heavily armed and de-
termined men are in camp, mostly
ranchers from the surrounding country.
Camped just below them on small bar
is a small party commanded by Detec-
tive Joe Warren and ex-Sheriff Pugh.
They are said to be the agents of the
federal syndicate.
A cable dispatch from Manila to
Madrid says over 1900 insurgents Were
killed in recent battles fought with gov
ernment troops at Slang and Las Ma
rimas.
Another report is current that the
Spanish captain-general in Cuba, Wey-
Ter, will step down. This time it is said
the report is based on the very highest
authority. The reason given for his
desire to retire is the release of San
gully.
The national senate held a Sunday
session, at which the principal business
transacted was the passage of certain
items of the sundry civil bill, among
which was the river and harbor appro-
priation. The attendance at the session
was large, only thirteen being absent.
Mrs. Eva Rodriguez, wife of Briga-
der General Alexander Rodriguez, OF
the Cuban insurgents, has arrived in
Key West. OF her recent arrest and
treatment by Spanish officers she re.
lates a pitiful story of persecution
She tells of being subjected to the in
dignities of the Spanish soldiers and
together with sixty other women she
was driven handcuffed through the
streets of Santa Clara to felon's pri
son. Her release was finally obtained
through Consul General Lee.
The United States supreme court hat
rendered an opinion in the case of tht
steamer Three Friends, seized Noyem
ber II last by the collector of customi
for the district of st. Johns, Fla, a
forfeited to the United States, undeI
section 5,223 of the revised statutes
known as the neutrality act. Th,
opinion fully sustained the position 0
the government, reversing the decision
Oh LnG dlSIIlGb COuib III lilt SbuAilSli
district of Florida Chief Justice Full
Ter delivered the opinion of the court
He defined neutrality to mean: Alb
stinence from participation in public
private, or civil war, and impartialit.
of conduct toward both parties, bu
maintenance of unbroken peaceful rela
tions between the two, when the dc
mestic affairs of one of them is dis
turbed, is not neutrality in the sense i
which the word is used when the dis
turbance has acquired such head as t
have demanded the recognition of bell
gerency.
Governor Lord, of Oregon, has rt
eeived letter in reply to his reque'
to Speaker Reed asking that the bill fc
the relief of Indian war veterans be pei
mitted to come up in congress for tini
consideration. The speaker say
1.-The pressure of business at the elo'
of the session renders it difficult to cor
slider any particular measure, especial
one which has not been discussed niue
before the house." This looks as
there is not much show for the bill
this session of congress, and no actiC
can be taken at the special session