Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-02-10
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caused Dy the spreading OF the rails,
and the entire train left the track
Some of the coaches went over a twelve
foot embankment and landed on their
sides. There were about thirty people
in each coach, but almost miraculously
no one was killed, and only three per-
sons were painfully injured.
The Pennsylvania state capitol has
been destroyed by fire. The legislative
halls are in ruins and a new structure
must rise from the ashes of the building
that has served as a meeting place of
the state legislature since 1922. The
flames within the short space of an
hour, ate up 81 500, 900 worth Of prop
erty. The inefficiency of the Harris
burg volunteer fire department is gen
orally blamed.
A special cablegram from Frankfort
on-theMain to the New York Post says
that the Berlin committee of holders Of
Oregon Railway & Navigation Com
pany per cent bonds have received
point bid of 45 from the Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern railroad COM
panies for all the stock Of the Railway
q Navigation Company represented by
them, the purchase price to be payable
July /, with 3 per cent interest. The
bid is conditional on its acceptance by
at least SO, 600, 900 OF stock. 1t is un-
derstood the Union Pacific will also
become interested later in the purchase.
The committee recommended acceptance
to the bondholders
George Edward Butler, the most
noted criminal of late years, has just ar
rived in San Francisco on the Swan
hilda from Australia. He was imme-
diately arrested by Australian detec-
tiyes and will be taken back to answer
to his numerous crimes. He is known
to have killed at least twelve men, and
it is said his crimes may reach forty.
His cold-blooded method was to insert
an "ad" in Australian papers for a
prospecting partner. When he found a
man that suited his purpose he would
lure him to some desolate spot and
there request him to dig. When the
unsuspecting victim would have dug
deep enough in the earth, Butler would
come behind him, and either shoot or
stab him. He would then rob him,
bury the body in the newly made
grave, destroy all traces of his crime
and return to the city for fresh vic
tim. His crimes show that he was ut
terly devoid of any sense Of humanity.
1t is understood among Massachusetts
Republicans that ex-Congressman John
d. Long has been rendered and has ac-
cepted the office of secretary of the
navy in the incoming administration.
The Chinese New Year in San Fran
cisco was gloomy festival. No fire.
crackers were discharged, the edict of
the chief of police positively forbidding
any noisy demonstrations. A high
binder riot was feared and many sus-
picious characters have been arrested
by the police.
A Washington special says President
Cleveland has decided to veto the immi
CATION bill passed by congress. He has
disclosed his intentions to Senator
Palmer. The chief executive will ac-
company the veto with a strong mes
sage pointing out the alleged eccentrici-
ties Of the bill. The president is very
bitter in his denunciation of the bill.
A Berlin dispatch says the court at
Mayence has condemned Percy Bar
tholow, United States consul at that
place, to pay fine of 200 marks for as
saulting and severely injuring an in
mate of his house by striking him on
the head with revolver. The assault
was committed in October last, and in
November it was reported that pro-
ceedings had been abandoned upon his
settling with the man privately, but
this appeared not to have been the case.
Ex- Congressman James Wilson, OF
Iowa, has announced his acceptance of
the cabinet portfolio recently rendered
hiri by President-elect Mckinley. Mr..
Wilson in an interview said: 1T is
true l have been invited into President
elect McKinley's cabinet. have ac-
cepted. That is all there is to say
about the matter" 1t is generally
known that Mr.. Wilson will be secre-
tary of agriculture, he having wired to
Senator Allison that that portfolio
had been offered and accepted.
Attorney General Harmon has given
instructions to the United States attor-
ney at Jacksonville to proceed against
the alleged filibuster Three Friends,
under section 4297, of the revised stat
utes, for engaging in an act OF piracy.
The action is taken by the attorney
general in view of the recent decision
of Judge Locke, of Jacksonville, which
held in effect that the Cuban insur'
gents were not people, state, district
or colony within the meaning of sec
tion 1888 OF the revised statutes, un
der which the libel was brought. Ii
other words, that the expedition il
which she was engaged was not po
litical one.
A house was destroyed in China
town, Portland, by fire, the loss being
in the neighborhood of $4,000, with
very light insurance.
One half of the famous Naglee brand!
of San Francisco, has been shipped cas-
en- route to Europe This brandy be
longed to the estate of General Naglee
who made part of it in 1869, aud wa
the property of his daughter, Mrs. Rob
bins, of San Jose. The shipment con
sisted of seven carloads. 1t is probabl
the most valuable shipment of brand
aver made from California