Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-09-01
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in Santiago.
Over forty Chinamen have escaped
the vigilance of the customs officers and
arrived in Omaha.
A smallpox scare has been started at
Put-inBay, O., with the result that an
exodus from the island has taken
place.
The United States hospital ship
Solace has arrived at Boston, having
on board seventy-four sick soldiers and
marines.
The Corbett-McCoy fight is now
booked to come off on October /. the
new date having been agreed on few
days since
The Zionist convention of Switzer-
land has passed resolution express
ing its profound thanks to the czar for
issuing his peace note.
NJ. Jules Cambon, French am
bassador at Washington, has arrived in
Montreal on visit. He is expected to
remain there several days.
Acting Secretary Allen has decided
to adopt the policy of mastering out
the naval militia in bodies instead OF
individually as heretofore.
Riots are reported in the Barbados
islands belonging to Great Britain.
Plantations are being looted and more
serious trouble is expected
Already several of the states have
filed with the secretary of the treasury
claims for reinbursements Of expendi.
lures growing out of the war
detachment of fifteen volunteers
for the signal corps has been formed
at the Washington barracks and will
be sent to Santiago in few days
1t is officially announced that there
were 1900 deaths from the plague
last week in the Bombay, India pre-
idency. The plague is spreading.
General Blanco has sent q cable mes
sage to General Tora1, asking what
duties have been imposed at Santiago
with view of regulating the tariffs
at Havana
Following the unveiling of the mon
ument to Alexander ii of Russia, EN-
peror Nicholas gave grand gala
banquet at the palace of the Kremlin
N the evening.
1t is announced that Mr.. David Sir
Jordan of Stanford university will
deliver the inaugural address at the
opening of the University of Washing
ton in November
The Pope has recovered from his in
disposition. Precautions have been
augmented and he is surrounded by
every care. Pilgrimages, including
American, postponed until October.
At joint mass meeting of the Welsh
employers terms, offered at the Cardiff
conference, by which the miners get
an increase of per cent in wages.
This ends the disastrous six months,
strike
Captain Louis c. Duncan, surgeon of
the Twenty Kansas regiment,
has been held by the sheriff of Fairfax
county, Virginia, to answer an indict-
ment charging him with desecratiug
confederate graves at Bull Run, near
Manassas.
Colonel Charles DENLY, who was
minister to China for thirteen years
and was relieved from his post few
weeks ago. in an interview said; I'm
my opinion China will never be dis
membered among the great European
nations, as | do not think the United
States, England and Japan will permit
it."
The preliminary examination of Mrs
Cordelia Botkin, who is accused OF
numbering Mrs J. P, Dunning and hei
sister, Mrs. Deane, of Dover, Della, by
sending a box OF poisoned candy
through the mail to the deceased
ladies', and of which they partook, has
been postponed to September 8, Mean
while Mrs. BotlSin stoutly maintains
her innocence.
The London Times, speaking of the
czar's peace note, says: The cars cir
cular has had a good effect on the
markets, as indicating that there is nc
immediate probability of war. Many
people remark the fact that the pro
posal appears when Russia's power tC
borrow freely is almost ended ant
when she has placed herself in posi-
tions in China and elsewhere which
can be defended only at great cost.
John Meek, of Fremont county, o.
father of George b. Meek, who wai
killed on the torpedo boat Winslow a
Cardenas, May IL, has received letter
and check for 500 from the Cnbar
Junta. The letter goes to show tha
Meek was the first American borr
sailor killed in the Cuban war.
Cuban gentleman, some months ago
sent the money to the Junta to b,
given to the wife, children or parents
of the first American born sailor whC
should die in the war to free Cuba,