Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-10-26
NEWS SUMMARY.

confirmed
Admiral Dewey will be entertained
by Philadelphia on the night of No
vember lst
The cruiser brooklyn left Hampton
Roads last week bound for Manila via
the Suez canal
Martial law has been proclaimed At
Mafekng, Yryburg, Taungs Herbert
and Barkley West.
Two Boer spies have been arrested
at Ladysmith and handed over to the
military authorities.
United States Senator George f. Hoar
has been unanimously reelected presid-
ent of the Unitarian council.
The Cologne Gazette announces Off
cially that Emperor William will start
for England on November lith.
President Mckinley has returned to
Washington. He was absent about two
weeks, and made over 100 speeches.
Out-ages being practiced against Col
ombian citizens in Ecuador threaten to
endanger the relations with that repub-
| lie
United States troops have been with
drawn from the Coeur d Aleues. This
conclusion was reached by the war de-
| partment last week.
The announcement has been unoffi-
| cially made that steel rails are to be adj
vauced from S33 to S35 at the mill by
makers for 500 or 1900 delivery.
1t is estimated that from II 1000 to
| $1,000 Free State Beers are watching
| the passes in the Drakonberg range
from Oliviers Hook to Collins Pass.
Ito internal revenue statement for
September, ls9e shows total receipts
Of S24, 522, ,sa5, an increase compared
with September 1898, OF o., 800, sos.
President Loubet has signed the
pardon OF Emile Arton, who in Nov
ember, 1896, was sentenced to eight
years imprisonment for completely In
Panama canal frauds.
The Viceroy OF India. Lord Curzon
of Keddleston, and his staff will shortly
visit the plague and famine districts
Before starting thdy will all be inocul
ated against the plague
Near Rowenna, Mo, John De Jaruett,
aged about As years, shot and instantly
killed Miss Eliza Purott aged about IS,
ana then killed himself De Jarnett
/ 4 4
Great Indignation is expressed at the
discovery of rebellious plot, involving
an attempt TO assa ssi n ate Gen Jimines
and ten. Vaxquez, the provisional
President of San Domingo.
Negotiations are in progress between
the United States and Chile which are
expected to result in the signing of an
other treaty for the renewal of ths
Chilean claims commission.
At Warsaw, Ind, the family of j. w.
Russ was poisoned by eating cheese.
Eight OF the family are seriously i'll,
three cannot live, and Mr. Russ died
soon after eating the cheese.
The United States is engaged in
negotiations with Russia, Guatemala
and Haiti in regard TO the arbitration
of claims filed against those Govern
ments by American citizens.
In addition to other mills which the
American Cereal company is now build
ing in Cedar Rapids, Ia, at a cost of
over 81, ,Ooa. 900 1t will soon commence
work on a wheat Touring plant.
Two battalions OF the Thirty-ninth
infantry, together with the Third bat
TALON, which has been recruited at
Vancouver barracks, will sail for the
Philippines from Portland about Nov
embcr lst.
By direction OF the President, Major
General Guy V. Henry, on waiting ord
ers in New York city has been assigned
to command of the Department of the
Missouri, with headquarters at Omaha,
Nebraska.
Five battleships, one cruiser one
cadet training ship and twenty-five
torpedoboats and torpedo boat destroy
ers will comprise the new construction
; completed and added to the navy within
the next year.
All special dispatches from South A :.
rica for theLondon press are delayed
and bear marks of rongh-shod revi
sion. The war correspondence evidently
will be bottled up until there is q bis
battle TO describe.
The postmaster-generalh has issued
: formal warning TO all postmastcr
a against the levy of political assessment
, and simultaneously the civil service
. commission has called attention to the
a law governing the subject.
e 1t is reported in Wall street that 8
!. movement is on foot &c consolidst.
x four national banks of New Yorl
: city into one national bank, the larges
T In the dountry, with Secretary of tn,
Treasury Gage as president.
Tho National Association of Man.
faeturers has been making preparation
!, for the establishment in Shanghai of ,
i targes warehouse for the display and sal
r of American goods made by the membes
/, of the assocatiou IL will Oman Jnnuar