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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
The Attorney General,s Statement

Washington, Jan. %. - Attorney.
General Harmon today gave out the
following statement of an agreement
with the reorganization committee Of
the Union Pacific railway:
Upon the defeat of the funding bill
in the house, the president directed
the encouragement to commence fore
closure proceedings against the Union
Pacific Railway Company, first making
the best arrangements obbtainable for
the protection of the governments in
terest, following the lines indicated in
his last report. The encouragement
began negotiations with the reorganiza-
tion committee. Thursday, an agree
ment was made which will result in
immediate steps toward foreclosure
The chief subject of the negotiations
was the protection of the government
against the risk of sacrifice of its
claim by sale at a price which would
leave nothing substantial after paying
the prior liens. This protection is now
assured by a guarantee that the govern
ment shall receive for its lien on the
aided portions of the Union Pacific and
Kansas Pacific lines, including the
sinking fund, not less than $40, 1854,
600. The sale will be public, so the
government will receive the benefit OF
any higher bids up to the full amount
of its claim, principal and interest
The sum of 81 800, 600 cash was ON
Thursday deposited with the United
States Trust Company, of New York,
by General Lewis Fitzgerald, chairman
of the committee, as security, accord
ing to the terms of the agreement The
committee agreed to bid par for the
sinking fund, if it is desired to sef1 it
at any time before the foreclosure sale
Bills in equity have been prepared,
signed by the Encouragement and Hon
George Iloadley, special counsel, and
forwarded to st. Louis, where they
will be presented to Judge Sanborn,
who has jurisdiction in that district,
and whose consent to their filing il
necessary, because the receivers in
charge of the property are made parties
defendant. They are original bills,
and not cross-bills in the pending suits.
Whether they will proceed as indie
pendent bills or be ordered to stand as
cross-bills in the pending suits will be
determined by the judge, but in either
event the result will be practically the
same, viz: the sale of the property
under the governments lien, as well
as under that of the first mortgage.
The bills will be filed in the districts
of Iowa, Nebraska, Woyming, Colo
RADIO and Utah.
Separate bills for the foreclosure of
the lien on the Kansas Pacific are in
course of preparation. These will be
filed in Missouri and Kansas.
THE proposed arrangement was sub
mitted to the government directors be-
fore it was closed. They all recon-
mended its adoption. "
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
AGREED TO FORECLOSE
Government Will Settle With
Bankrupt Roads.
THE COMMITTEES GUARANTEE
Vanderbilt Syndicate VIII hid
Amount Equal to Original Bond.
Less Payments Already Made.

New York, Jan, 5.-The announce.
ment is made by the Union Pacific re-
organization committee that it has
come to an agreement with the govern
ment, in accordance with which the
latter has begun proceedings to fore
close its lien upon the Union Pacific
lines, inclusive of the Kansas Pacific
line. The reorganization committee
guarantees Il minimum bid of some
thing over $40, 600, 900 for the govern
ment's claim upon the railroad, and
for the government Union Pacific sink
ing fund, and has deposited 81, 500, 900
as earnest money. Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
bankers, for the reorganization COM
mittee, have assured the committee of
funds required to carry its agreement
with the government into effect.
People well informed on the Union
Pacific situation intimate that, in order
to limit the present issue OF first mort
gage bonds of $75, 900, 900, which, it
appears, is the intention, some Junior
issues Of bonds will have to receive less
than it was at first intended to give
them. 1t is understood that Kansas
Pacific consols and the sinking fund
bonds will be modified as to terms be-
tore the plan becomes operative.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
A KITE ASCENSION.
Successful Experiment Made at Gov.
ernor's Island.

New York, Jan. 25. = Lieutenant
Hugh g. Wise, of the Ninth infantry
on Governors island, has just made the
first kite ascension ever successfully at.
tempted in America. For six months
the lieutenant, entirely ON his own re-
sponsbility, has been studying and ex-
perimenting with kites as means OF
assisting armies in warfare. The tan
dem system of specially constructed
kites is intended to supplant the use of
balloons, which cannot live in gales.
The lieutenant's kites are cellular.
They consist of rectangular frames OF
spruce. Cotton string and cotton cloth
in strips are stretched around the ends
of the frames, leaving both ends of the
rectangular framework open, and also
an open strip in the center. Thus four
lifting surfaces and four guiding sur.
faces are presented to the wind.
When the breeze freshened to a five.
mile-an-hour, the lieutenant was hoist.
ed fiftytwo feet so that he could see
over the caves of the officers quarters
and down the bay. The force repre-
sented by the pulling of the four kites
is estimated at 400 pounds.
Il have studied the system of Pro.
fessor Langley, of the Smithsonian in.
stitution; Professor Markham, of the
weather bureau, and Civil Engineer
Chanute, of Chicago, who are making
special experiments, in aerial naviga.
tion with aeroplanes, " said Lieutenant
Wise.
THE experiment shows that kites
are serviceable in gale which woulc
tear balloon to pieces where it is de
sired to observe the surrounding count
ry and inspect the maneuyers of al
enemy. / attribute my success to
close view of the methods of those who
have studied the subject, rather thar
to my own effort "
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
An IndIn Ralief Cnmn.

Bombay, Jan. 21.-A correspondent
of the Associated Press, who has begun
tour OF the famine districts Of India,
telegraphs from Saratora, south of
Poona, an important section of the Dec
can, having an area Of As, 900 square
miles, and inhabited by ,250, 080 per-
sons, saying that the famine is less
severe there than in other parts Of the
Deecan. The first relief camp estab-
lished at Nansil, ON the Poona- Banglore
road, in the middle Of November, and
there are now five camps in that yicin-
ity. The people are lodging in mat
huts, containing parents and children
or three single adults They work
from sunrise until noon, and from 2 p.
M. to sunset at stone breaking. The
people are contented and have sufi-
cient food and blankets. The corre-
spondent did not notice any distress
from the cases Of destitution No gem
eral emaciation was observed, nor were
the people dying by the roadside The
situation in that district is taken, on
the whole, to be satisfactory.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
ATTACKS THE TREATY.
Pettigrew AIrs His Opinions on the
Venezuela Question.

Washington, Jan. 92.-The senate
today proceeded with the consideration
of the Nicaragua canal bill, Turpie CON
tinuing his speech in opposition. He
has not yet concluded, and tomorrow
will be the third Cay of his speech.
His remarks today were bitterly an
tagonistic to the Nicaragua Canal Com
pany, the senator oharacterzing it's
methods as those of Peter Funk. Nor
gan will ask to have time fixed for a
final vote rs soon as Turpie closes.
The legislative, executive and iu-
dicial appropriation bill, carrying APP
proximatcly $23, 600, 000 was passed
during the day.
Pettigrew severely criticised the leg
islative authorities for concluding the
Venezuela boundary agreement, which
he said, was complete surrender Of
Venezuela to Great Britain. His reso-
luton calling ON the secretary of state
for information was referred to the for
eign relations committee. Unanimous
consent was secured for taking up the
bill for an international monetary con-
ference on Tuesday next.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
Robbery i'm Salem.

Salem, Or, Jan. 21.-Three masked
men entered the Salem Labor Ex-
change, in North Salem, about 10
O'Clock tonight, and demanded that
Manager Hoye, at the point Of pistol,
open the safe. Hoye demurred and was
assaulted by the men. He was finally
made to open the safe, and then the
men renewed their assault.
The manager was cut through the
hand with a knife, and also received
two bad wounds in the back of the
head. The men then escaped.
The sheriff was notified and went to
the scene, but he could find no salts
factory trace of the thugs. They are
supposed to have secured only a small
amount of money.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Can
non, OF Utah, has introduced the fol-
lowing as a substitute for the Repub-
lican national conference bill
Within ninety days after March A
1897, the president of the United
States shall invite the leading com
mercial nations Of the world to appoint
representatives to an international
monetary conference to convene on or
before October ], 1897, at such place in
the city OF Washington as the president
may designate, and also within said
ninety days after March 4, 1897, the
president shall appoint five commission
ers to represent the United States at
such conference; the duty Of which
United States commissioners shall be
to urge the adoption by said conference
of a plan for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at some ratio
ranging between Is and Is to be-
tween the nations represented at such
conference.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27


Washington, Jan. 22.-Before the
Gost-Tucker contested election case
from the tenth Virginia district was
called in the house today there was a
call of committees. A bill was passed
to amend the laws relating to the gem
eral land Office SO as to reduce fees to
be charged for taking testimony from
fifteen to ten cents per hundred words
and withdraw the privilege of excess
fees now allowed at land offices west
of the Rocky mountains.
The contested election case was
called up by Mccall Of Massachusetts,,
chairman of the committee on election,
at 1890 p NJ, and the house spent
the day debating it. Much interest
was manifested in the case, owing to
the fact that the Republicans on the
committee which reported the case
We're divided, four siding with Henry
st. George Tucker, the Democrat, and
sitting member and but two, Walker
of Indiana and Thomas of Michigan,
with the Republican contestant, Yost.
The latter is a member-elect of the
next house, and Tucker is one of the
most prominent and popular Democrats
on the floor. Tucker had S92 plurality
on the face Of the returns, but several
imperfect ballots were rejected under
the then existing Walton law of Vir-
ginia, which, the contestant claimed,
if counted, would have reversed the
result. Yost himself was accorded the
privilege of addressing the house in his
own behalf. He was very sarcastic in
his reference to the Democratic cleo
tion officials of the Old Dominion
state, characterizing them az "chival-
rous Virginians, who assaulted the
mentally weak and unarmed and robbed
them of their rights"
He concluded with an eloquent ap-
peal to the house for justice.
The stigma of foul elections, " said
he, "disgraced and debauched the
South for years; its deadly influence
paralyzed the public conscience; but
now, thank God, in Virginia, at least,
the shock Of this ballot broke the stupor.
The fear of the negro rule disappeared.
But, lashed by the scourge of public
opinion, the guilty tricksters still dare
to bring infamy to the doors of con
gress. If you accept their machina-
tions, you approve their methods and
give them fresh license.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
SHOT HIS ARM OsF.
4 Pluoky Young Hunter of Ducks on
Coos Bay.

Marshfeld, Or, Jan. 2t.-Edward
Tower, son of DIR. G. w Tower, shot
his right arm off this afternoon, while
duck hunting. He was accompanied
by William Rcichart and Harry Mas
burg, and the accident occurred about
three miles from town. The boys were
in IA small boat and Tower was picking
up his gun to fire at flock of ducks,
when the gun was accidentally dis
charged. The charge of No 2 shot
took effect above the elbow, shattering
the bone and scvering the artery. A
stray shot also struck Nasburg in the
forehead, imbedding itself in the scalp.
Tower showed great presence of
mind, and ordered his companions to
tie bandage above the wound to stop
the flow of blood, and then they started
TO pull to town. When they reached
Marshfeld Tower was very weak from
loss of blood, but he was very gritty.
On examination, it was found neces-
sary to amputate the arm several inches
above the elbow.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
THE BOILER EXPLODED.
Terrible Accident on "a French steamer
In the Orient

San Francisco, Jan. 21.-One of the
boilers of the French steamer Saghalien
exploded while the vessel was off the
Chinese coast, December 2, bound from
Singapore for Hong Kong. Eleven Of
the stokers in the fireroom and one en-
gineer We're killed by the explosion or
by the scalding steam. The chief
stoker was so badly injured that he died
q few hours afterward and four other
tiremen died the next day as result of
their burns. The vessel was crowded
with passengers and for time there
was the widest confusion on board.
A letter brought by the Rio de
Janeiro from the Orient yesterday,
gives the details of the disaster. The
passengers had just assembled in the
saloon for dinner, when there was a
loud report, like that Of cannon The
deck beams were torn up, gratings were
sent flying in the air and the steamer
trembled from stem to stern.
When the steam had cleared away
men We're sent below to the stakehold.
Eleven of the Lascar tiremen lay about
the floor before the ruined boiler, dead
or writing at the last gasp, with their
flesh parboiled by the terrific bath of
superheatod steam in which the explo-
sion had plunged them. The chief
stoker, a Frenchman, was among them.
lie died in the most frightful agony a
few moments after he had been carried
to the deck. The other firemen who
were in the stakehold were badly
burned. -Four Of them died during the
night following the explosion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
Bureau of Mines

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Per-
kins, of California, today introduced a
bill which is intended to pave the way
TO the establishment Of bureau or de-
partment of the government to be de-
voted to the mining industry. The
resolution recites, by way of preamble,
that the mining interests of the United
States have no clear representation in
the organization of the government, and
it provides for a commission, to be com
posed of the commissioner of the gen
eral land office, commissioner of labor
and director Of the geological survey,
whose duty it shall be to determine
the best methods of ascertaining all
facts Of general importance relating to
mines and mining within the United
States, whether by mining bureau, a
secretary OF mines and mining, a com
missioner Of mines, or a commission,
to report to the secretary of the inter
ior bill providing means, or securing
all necessary information concerning
mining and related industries in the
United States -
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
Airship at Lodi.

Lodi, Cal, Jan 25.-The airship
craze has been revived here by the ap-
pearance of an aerial navigator in day
light. Many people in Acampo, three
miles north of here, saw it the other
afternoon sailing over as plain as the
sun 1t seemed as big as a small
house, and looked like it was built Of
canvas. Ii went southeast. Some
farmers also saw it the same day near
here The ship seemed to be under
perfect control.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
AN EvENTFuL SESSION.
Three Distinct Sensations Sprung I'm
the Senate.

Washington, Jan. 25.-The session
OF the senate today developed three dis
tlnet sensations. The most important
OF these was the presentation by Sher-
man of letter from Minister Roderi-
guez, the representative of the Greater
Republic OF Central America (includ-
ing Nicaragua), in effect protesting
against the execution of the Nicaragua
canal project by the United States un-
der the concessions granted in 1887 to
the Nicaragua Canal Company. As
the bill for this purpose was about to
be voted on by the senate, the presen-
tatlon of the letter created consterna-
tion among its friends. Morgan. its
chief supporter, at once declared the
letter was inspired by Great Britain,
who sought to drive the United States
from the isthmus by using the Central
Americans as catspaw. He asserted
that Minister Rodriguez had come
here to execute such plan, and that it
was an open threat against American
control of the canal. The debate was
very earnest, and the letter made a
profound impression on the senator's
Senator Villas declared it struck the
death-blow to the canal project as pro-
posed by the pending bill.
Earlier in the day the senate unex-
pectedly found itself discussing the new
Anglo-Americsn treaty. While the
treaty itself has been released, all dis
cussion of it is restricted to executive
session. Notwithstanding this rule,
the expressions were free and full from
Sherman, Gray, Cullom, Lodge Hoar
and Others The statements of these
senators We're uniformly favorable to
the high principle of the treaty, the
only qualification being that it should
receive mature and dispassionate con
sideration
Shortly after the session began, Tur-
pie caused preliminary furry by criti-
cising the reported agreement between
Olney and Sherman, by which no ac-
tion was to be taken as to Cuba before
March 4. sherman emphatcallv de-
MED that any such agreement had been
made, and added that he had not had a
word with Olney in that direction.
These three incidents relating to cur
rent foreign questions made the days
session one of the most eventful in
years.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
Denies Tint santa Clarn Fen.

Madrid, Jan. 19.-An emphatic de.
NAL has been issued from official circles
of the report that Santa Clara, the cap
ital OF the Cuban province of that
name, has been captured by the insur-
gents. 1t is further stated that the
only recent insurgent attack in the
province has been at Buena Vista,
where it is said, the insurgents We're
rnn1llsnl
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
Rlotipr strikers Fired unon.

London, Jan. 22.-It is reported in a
Vienna dispatch to the Chronicle that
in strike riot at Anina, Hungary,
gendarmes fred upon the strikers, kill.
ing eight persons.
A Vienna dispatch to the News says
a riot occurred at the Anina mines
The wives of the strikers were promi-
nent in the riot, and several women
are among the killed and injured. The
military are held in readiness, as .
renewal OF the trouble is expected.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
STARVATION IN CHICAGO
Supplies for the Needy, but No One to
Distribute Them.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-Men, women and
children are starving in Chicago in
sight of relief, because the county com
missioners, blind and deaf, do not al
low the county agent enough help to
distribute supplies. The county treas
ury is rich in its surplus, and there are
an accumulation of appeals from hun.
CRY families Hundreds OF these ap-
plications are more than two weeks
old. The heads of the families were
discouraged then, and as last resort
appealed to the county for aid. They
have seen their wives and children
grow weaker and colder, and no aid has
come, no bread, 40 coal These men
are desperate now.
The county agent is helpless to save
these famine-striczen men, women and
babies. lie has relief on hand, but no
way to distribute it, because the COM
missioners have tied his hands, and are
deaf to the cries Of the hungry.
A warning has been given that the
deserving poor are becoming dangerous
and that hunger is likely to drive them
to deeds in which their cry will be
bread" I" Men who gave this warning
know whereof they speak. They see
gaunt hunger at its worst, the CLASSY
eye Of a strong man who hears the cry
of his wife and babies for bread and
warmth and is powerless to give il to
them. The men tell an appalling story,
but nobody on earth can tell Of the
misery as it exists in Chicago today
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
Draft Must Be Paid.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 25.-United
States Judge Gilbert gave decision
here today that the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company must pay draft for
$4,000, cashed by the late Paul Schulze,
at the local London & san Francisco
bank, just before his suicide. The
draft was on New York, and payment
was stopped because Schulze used the
proceeds for personal purposes. The
case was tried In Portland.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
Jud gment Against the Ferris wheel

Chicago, Jan 25-A judgment for
SS4 600 in favor of the Worlds Column
bian Exposition Company was entered
today in Judge Burke's court against
the Ferris Wheel Company. The judg-
mont is for the Worlds Fair Com
pa ly's share Of the gate receipts during
the exposition.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-27
WANTED HIM TO DIE.
An Unnatural Daughter Allowed HeI
Father to XIII Himself


Oakland, Cal, Jan. 25. Knowing
that her aged father had taken poison
with suicidal intent, Nellie Curran, %
years old, went to bed without calling
physician, and arose this morning at
the usual hour to find the old man
dead. Thomas Curran was 54 years
old, and has for years been employed
by the railorad company. lie lived at
1864 Atlantic street, and Nellie Cur
ran, his daughter, kept house for him.
For the pats few months the old gentle
man has been in poor health, and about
three weeks ago took large quantity
OF laudanum to end his troubles. Ply
sicians saved his life on that occasion,
but his desire to end his life never left
him. Last night Gurran came home at
the regular hour. He secured bottle
of chloroform during the day, and, after
taking it, bade his daughter goodbye
and told her his troubles would soon
end His lifeless body was found this
morning and removed to the morgue.
This is a peculiar case, +" said Coro-
ner Baldwin. This old mans daugh-
ter told my deputy this morning, when
he visited the house, that she knew her
father had taken poison, but did not
call physician because she thought it
too late, and then her father wanted to
die, anyhow"
The young woman will be given a
chance to tell her story to a coroner's
jury.