Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
NEWS SUMMARY.

dead in the woods near his home in the
vicinity of Springfield, Mass, having
probably been murdered.
There does not seem to be the slight
est ground for the report that the
British cabinet had decided to declare
a British protectorate over Egypt
1t is said a letter of welcome and
congratulation from the queen in her
majesty's handwriting was handed to
General Kitchener on his arrival at
Dover.
General Kitchener, whose elevation
TO the peerage was announced Sept 26,
takes the title of Lord Kitchener of
Khartoum, and as Pail in the county
of Suffolk.
The auxiliary cruiser Nero, whose
coal recently caught fire when she
went into Chinese waters, is Of no use
on the Asiatc station and viii be sent
TO san Francisco
A petition Signed by 277 Of the L ech
Lake (Pillagerl Indians in Minnesota,
asking for continuance of authority
for cutting dead and down timber has
been received by Secretary Bliss.
The torpedo boat Farragut made an
other speed trial Saturday on San Fran
cisco bay. She made several short but
very fast races against time, and at
tanned better than 3O-knot speed.
There is a general movement Of Chi
nese troops towards the coast of the
Gulf Of Pe-Chi-Li 1t is understood to
be due to an apprehension of an at
tempt by foreign power to sieze the
railway,
The Peruvian Government is prepar-
ing special book, giving the history
of the Macord claim, with view of
showing that the action of the United
States government is unjust and un-
friendly.
Sir Julian Pounceforte, British EN-
bassador and Postmaster General
Smith have affixed their signatures to
the parcel post treaty between the
United States and the British colony
of Trinidad.
Private Walter Rosser of the Ten
nessee regiment was arraigned before
Judge Wallace at San Francisco for
the murder of Henry IIildebrand. He
pleaded not guilty, and his trial was
set for Nov 2l.
In Omaha Neb., John Beliek, a brick
layer, shot and killed Al Sargent. a
barber, Sargent had gone to Belicl1's
house for the purpose of eloping with
Mrs. Beliel1, and had the woman's S
trunk in a wagon.
d. B. Davidson, the wealthy Klon-
diker who was arrested in Seattle sew
eral weeks ago on the charge of em-
bezzling from the Klondylle mining
syndicate of Colorado Springs, Colo.
has been discharged.
1t is said that -, 600 men forming
the voluntary battalionsin in the province
of Havana, will next week manifest to
General Blaneo, through their chief,
their desire to deliver up their arms
before the 18th of November.
Secretary Alger, in his annual report
/ to congress, will recommend the en-,
actment of legislation and appropria
tions for the maintenance Of the army
to be kept in the several new colonial
possessions for the next fiscal year.
Affidavit for registration has beer
received from President Mckinley by
Thomas L. Turner of the Canton, o
board of elections, The presidenf
swears it is impossible for him to b
in Canton on any registration day.
General Blanco will probably sal
for Spain on the Villaverde between
the 18th and 10th of November. Tht
Villaverde is she vessel which carried
General Martinez Gampos to SpaiI
when he returned home from Cuba.
Captain Brooks has been assigned b.
the United States military commission
ers to make a detailed inventory Q
every gun mounted on the fortifiea
tions at Havana as agreed to at tn
joint meeting of the commissioners.
James Mullen of Geneva, n. Y. wa
killed and James Ryan of New Yor
10 IA
among horse jockeys at Newark. Th
shooting was done by Charles Moon c
Newark, who became implicated i
the quarrel.
The Union Pacific engineers wh
in running various lines over Sherma
hill from Laramie TO Cheyenne, hay
finally found a route which, it is III
derstood has been accepted by tn
company, and over which the eompan
will construct new line betwee
these cities.
The Civil Service commission has o
dered an investigation of the charge
preferred by Ex-Governor Buriel of Ne
Hampshire against the Republics
state committee of New Hampshil
for making political assessments upo
United States officials.
Gubans, and even spaniards, will |
enlisted for garrison duty in Il
United States army in connection wit
the occupation Of Cuba, in case eo