Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-21
NEWS SUMMARY.

Land offices have been established at
Sit6a, Nulatoa and Circle, Alaska.
Bryans regiment has been ordered
TO join Fitzhugh Lee at Jacksonville.
Senior Sagasta now admits that
Spain is seeking an honorable peace.
The torpedo boat destroyer Farragut
was launched at San Fracisco on the
10th.
Congressman Greene has been re-
nominated by the populists at Lincoln
4 Neb.
The village of Antelope, sixty miles
south of The Dalles, Or, has been de-
stroyed by fire.
The total losses sustained by Shat
ters army since it landed in Cuba is
1914 officers and men.
1t is suggested in San Francisco
that the Monterey will gather in the
4 Carolines on her way to Manila.
Immense supplies of war material
have been shipped to Watson to be
used in his expedition across the sea.
a dispatch from Porto Rico says L;
cases of ammunition exploded there,
killing ) persons and wouuding many
others.
Famine is tightening upon the city
OF Havana and inspiring the populace
with terror. barrel of lard recently
sold for S3OO
The navy department has asked for
bids for two floating docks, the two to
cost not exceeding S95o,0o0, as recently
provided by congress.
There are grave fears of revolution
in Guatemala and the government,
though not alarmed, is determined to
deal promptly with any rebels.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lynn Linton, the
novelist and essayist, widow of the
late William Linton, the celebrated
wood engraver, is dead at London.
1t is reported in Vancouver that
New York syndicate has opened nego.
tiations to secure she lie Roi mine;
5000, 600 is asked for the property.
The leading members of the new
China party are assembling from all
parts of the world to aid in the rebel.
lion against the present government OF
China
The Spanish government has issued
loan of 1000, 900 pesetas, in treas.
ury bonds at per cent, which amount
the Bank of Spain takes 1000 900
pesetas.
The naval officers are particularly
desirous that the Cristobal Colon shall
be saved aud placed on the American
list under the anglieized name of
Christopher Columbus.
Lieutenant John j. Blandin, who
was officer of the deck on the Maine
when she was destroyed, has just died
at Baltimore from the effects of the
shock received at that time.
Blanco is now deprived of the means
of communicating with the home gov.
ernment except as it passes through
the Santiago office, which is under the
control of American officers and oper-
ators.
The British tank steamer Lucilena
has been engaged by the government
to carry water to Cuba and elsewhere.
The price paid is said to be $780, 900.
She can carry 1000, 900 gallons of
water.
In consequence of the persistent ru-
mors in circulation, Dr. Lapponi the
physician of the pope, has issued an EN-.
phatic denial of the report that the
pontitf is suffering from paralytic
attack.
Secretary Long has decided that Ad-
miral Cervera may secure parole if
Pertain details can be arranged, and
be wishes to do so. The admiral, with
his fellow prisoners, has arrived at
Annapolis
Eben Brewer, who had charge of all
postal arrangements of the United
States in Cuba, died near Santiago
July 10. He came from Pittsburg. 1t
had been reported that he was sick
with malaria.
Joseph w. Warburton, British CON
sui general at San Francisco, for Cali
fornia and the western states and ter
ritories, has sent his resignation to
the British foreign Office, and will re-
tire on pension.
The steamer Gaelic briggs news that
In Hongkong during the week ending
june l6, there had been 131 cases OF
plague, 81 of which had proved fatal.
AZ Amony, where the steamer called |
ON June II, the consular surgeon re-
ported about twenty deaths day from
The plague
1t is asserted in Odessa that before
Don Jaime, son of the Spanish pre-
tender joined Don Carlos at Brussels, |
the Russian minister of war required |
him to resign his commission in the
Russian army