Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-28
NEWS SUMMARY.

fever condition among the troops at
Santiago.
The United States domestic postal
service will be extended TO the Ha-
waiian islands as soon as the flag is
raised there.
Admiral Ccrvera and his officers
express great gratitude for the gener-
ous treatment of the United States
Government.
The torpedo boat destroyer "Farra-
Put" viii soon be given a trial. The
exact date of the trial has not yet been
decided upon.
Secretary Long ridicules as absurd
certain reports that some of the pow
ers might make trouble if Watson goes
to the peninsula.
The full quota of volunteers asked
for from Pennsylvania under President
McKinleys second call have been fur
nished by the State.
The War department is still in Off
eial ignorance of the action of Garcia
and his army at Santiago and the
resignation of that General.
Admiral Cervera's figures show that
twenty of his officers were lost. He
has learned that one who was reported
lost has turned up at Santiago.
Murat Halstead is convalescing at
Honolulu. and will shortly resume his
trip to the Philippines and preform
the duties of his mission to those isl
ands
Robert Z. Lee. who in addition to
being namesake, is a relative of the
famous Confederate general, is a
captain in the Sixth Missouri yolun-
teers.
The British steamer Newfoundland
loaded with food supplies, was cap
tured by the "Mayfiower' off Glen
fuegos, Cuba, into which she was
heading.
While bathing in the Minnesota
river at Norton, Mimi, Barbara and
F., Rachael Gale, Martha Lorenz and
Alvina Refs, all under 20, have been
/ drowned.
Secretary Long says that the time
of the departure of Commodore Wat
sons squadron has not been finally
fixed 1t would depend, he said, on
| the movements on Porto Rico.
President Alfaro of the republic of
Ecuador has issued a decree granting
general amnesty to his political
enemies, many of whom are in the
United States and in Europe.
After a deadlock of two days, the
second Michigan District Republican
Congressional convention nominated
Henry G. Smith of Adrain 1t took
1893 ballots to decide the matter.
The members of the Hawaiian com
mission, Senators Cullom aud Morgan
and Representative Hit, will sail from
San Francisco for Honolulu on the
steamer "Mariposa, =" August 10th.
John L. Taylor, George Wilson and
Ed Sucker, all well known citizens,
were drowned in the Wabash river,
eight miles southwest of Marshall
His, while. SEEMING. All left families.
large exodus of Cubans from San
tiago is expected in the next few days
as they are returning to the cultiva,
ton of the country, that work being
the chief source OF the wealth of the
island.
The examination by a board OF
officers of a class of thirtysix civilians
for commissions as lieutenants in the
regular army has ended at Fort
Leayenworth and TWEEN ty-four of them
passed
Lieut.. La Selle of the Eighteen til
infantry, who is reported to have died
on the way to Manila, commanded
company b of that regiment. He
graduated from the military academy
in June, 1892.
Instructions have been sent to Gen
Shafter to have Brig Gen. DuffielC
sent north to the United States, tn,
medical reports indicating that hi.
convalescene would be very much
FASTENED thereby.
Mali for Santiago must be addressed
to the United States postal agent al
SANTIAGO and the aelivarv af m,
article may be withheld If deemed
necessary by the proper military OF
naval authorities.
A company of German capitalists anC
and steel manufacturers have begun
the construction of an immense stee
plant upon the ground purchased from
the Pullman company, just outsid,
the limits of Pullman.
There is no new developments in tn,
American express robbery case a
Vicksburg. Transfer Clerk McNair
who disappeared with the $50, 900 pack
age, was captured at his home in
Fayette, still refuses to talk.
Joseph A. Roy of Quincy has beer
nominated for congress by the Demo
Gratis of the Fifteenth Illinois district
Sam Small, the noted Southern evan
gelist, has been appoin ted chaplain o
the Third regiment of Georgia volun
teers
The Seventh United States yolun