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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
GENERAL OTIS PLANS.
How He Proposes to Wipe Out "GeneraI'
Aguinaldo's Army.

Washington, March 26. 1t is under
stood here that General Otis has so far
matured his plans OF campaign that
within week or ten days he will be
able to begin movement which is ex-
pected TO mark the destruction of
Aguinaldo's army. Although strag-
glers and fugitives may infest the Is
land of Luzon for some time, it is be-
lieved that when Otis has delivered his
next blow the insurgent army as an
organization will have ceased TO exist.
The new movement, it is understood,
Will be by land and water, although it
is not expected that the nayy's part
in the program will be particularly
prominent, General Otis has procured
thirteen of the gunboats formerly
owned by the Spanish government,
and these are to play an important
part in the development of the cam
paign. Many of the troops which had
been engaged on the outer lines up to
the date of General Lawton's arrival
at Manila have been withdrawn to the
water front, and a complete organiza-
tion of the army is in progress.
The reinforcements now arriving at
Manila are being used to maintain the
strength of the lines running from
Manila to Pasig established by Whea-
tons flying brigade. The next move
ment that is expected here is to be by
water. 1t is believed that Otis will
place complete brigade on board ves-
sells, steam rapidly northward and land
them beyond the insurgent headquar-
ters at Malolas. If this movement sue
ceeds, as it should if made with rapid
ity, the insurgent army will find itself
completely penned in, with no oppor-
tunity for retreat. To the north will
be the flying brigade, to tho east La
guna de Bay, across which they will
be prevented from escaping by the
American gunboats now there; the
Pasig river to the south is well policed
! by ironclads, and with a strong line in
the position occupied by Wheaton's
brigade will cut off any movement in
that direction, while to the west the
bay of Manila is closed by Dewey's YES
sells. 1t is hard to conceive how, if this
plan carries the insurgents can longer
avoid decisive conflict, which must
end either in their breaking through
the American lines or in their surren-
der. 1t is evident that Otis expects
the latter, for he has already advised
the war department that the insurrec'
tlon cannot last much longer.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
AGUINALDO'S DEFEAT
ARMY UNDER HIS COMMAND IS
RETREATING.
Americans are Marching Toward Insurgent
capital, Sweeping Everything Before
Them-Filipinos Out of Reach
of Deweys Guns.

New York, March 29.-A special from
Manila, under date of March 81, says:
The two brigadesH commanded by GEN
erals FL. G. Otis and Hall advanced on
Malolos from Meycanayan today. AT
Marilao, ten miles from the rebel cap
ital, they encountered the insurgent
forces intrenched and under command
OF Aguinaldo In person severe bat
tie ensued, in which Aguinaldo and his
troops Were defeated and fell back up
on Malolos, leaving 100 dead. Many
prisoners and small arms were captured
by our troops. The American loss was
forty men, of whom six, including
three officers, were killed Marilao
was captured and is now occupied by
McArthurs troops. The city is on the
further side of the Marilao river, which
at this point is unfordable The rail
way bridges had been burned before
the arrival of our troops.
General Otis advance guard on its
arrival here was met by hot FIRE,
which did considerable damage. With
the arrival, however, of the artillery,
the insurgents were thrown into a
panic. larke number of them escaped
and fell back with Aguinaldo upon the
main body of the army, but the men in
the trenches, owing to the unexpectedly
sudden arrival of our artillery, were
caught and hoisted the white flag.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
It's Really Too Bad.

Mexico City, March 26.-Correa Es-
panol, the organ of the Spanish colony
here, publishes the following:
Civilization has disappeared from
Cuba with the disappearance of the
Spanish flag. No spectacle could be
more repulsive The American soldiers
have converted the beautiful park
there into camp. There they eat and
drink and there they wallow freely like
hogs in the creek on summer day.
"Oh, what sad page to the history
of the human race is the United States
writing in Cuba and the Philippines
What a step backward in the path OF
civilization has been taken by North
America in letting loose its immoral
and cynical soldiers on those unhappy
countries
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Michael DavItt stoned.

spondent of the Daily News says: Mr..
Davitt, nationalist member of parlia-
ment for South Mayo, was stoned and
several of his supporters were badly
injured at political meeting in Char
leyville, county of Cork, on Saturday.
The rival supporters of candidates for
the county councillorship Joined in the
melee with clubs and stones and live
~ fight followed Mr.. Davitt spoke
amid a perfect hail of stones, which
finally broke up the meeting.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
The Origin of Malaria.

Berlin, March 26.-Protessor Koch,
the celebrated bacteriologist, who, in
1884, at the head Of the German cholera
commission, visited Egypt and India
and there discovered the so-called
comma" cholera bacillus, will start
with an expedition next month for the
tropics, to continue his investigation
as to the nature and origin Of malaria.
The reichstag has made a grant OF
60, 900 marks in aid of the undertaking.
DIR. Koch advances the theory that
mosquitoes communicate malaria.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
UitIanders' Petition.

London, March 2s.-The Johannes
burg correspondent of the Times says:
"a petition to Queen Victoria, signed
by 21, 900 British subjects in the Trans
vaal has been handed to the British
agent at Pretoria, praying her ma jesty
which the Uitlanders are suffering, and
complaining that their position is un-
tolerable.n : The Times in an editorial
based upon the dispatch, says: "Will
these warnings until it is too lateP"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Kansas Murderer Confesses.

Mcpherson, Kans., March 24.-John
A. Moore has confessed to the murder
of his five children at Wichita. He
made sworn statement yesterday to
the effect that he had quarreled with
his wife, and that a separation was
talked of, in which event he feared
that his children would come under
the control of his wife's family, whom
he dislikes. 1t was brooding over the
prospect of his children being reared
amid such surroundings, he deposed,
that prompted him to crush their skulls
with hatchet, cut their throats and
fire the house in which their bodies lay.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
REBELS WILL TAKE MANILA.
Agutnaldo Announces That He wiz Lead
His Forces Into tho City.

Manila, March 24.-According to a
prisoner captured by our troops, Agui-
naldo has announced that he will per-
sonally conduct the reserves at Malolos
and march into Manila within twenty
days, unless the Americans withdraw
in the meantime. I The concentration
of rebel forces in the vicinity of Mala-
bon gives color to the statements of
the prisoner.
Our troops are entrenched and the
situation Is practically unchanged.
The insurgents have refrained from
making any attack recently, and 1t
appears the rebels are saving their am
munition for a decisive movement.
Advices received from Cebu by "a
noasting steamer say everything lis
quiet there. The United States trans
port Sherman, from New York, Febru-
ary 3, has arrived here. Two sailors
and two privates died on the voyage,
and one man was drowned in the Med
iterranean.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
West Bore the Brunt.

Washington, March 27.-As was to
have been expected, the western troops
bore the brunt of much of the severest
fighting and covered themselves with
glory.
The Third artillery seems to have
suffered much more heavily than the
Oregon regiment, which led the cas-
uality list. Dispatches received show
only two casualties in the Utah artil-
lery, both wounded, and none among
the Wyoming and Idaho troops. The
closing incident of Saturdays battle
was the capture of bridge near Tola-
popa by the Fourth cavalry, regulars
under command OF Captain Fred
Wheeler. The Utah artillery, with a
three-inch gun, under command OF Lieu
tenant Critchlow, at range Of 100
yards drove 200 of the enemy from the
trenches to key in the river opposite
Tolapopa. In the cavalry charge six
cavalrymen were wounded.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
RACE WAR in ARKANSAS.
Seven Negroes Killed and sixteen More
Mark cd for Death.

Seven Negroes Killed and sixteen More
Marked for Death.
Texarkana, Ark, March 25.-A race
war is raging in the Little River coun-
try, and an indefinite number OF ne
groes have met their death at the hands
of the infuriated white population.
Seven are known to have been lynched,
and the trouble is not yet ended. The
bodies of the victims of the mobs ven
geance are hanging to the limbs OF
trees in various parts OF the county,
strung up wherever overtaken.
Last Tuesday it developed that care
fully laid plans had been made by a
number of negroes to precipitate race
war, and that many white men had
been marked for victims 1t is learned
that twenty-three negroes were impli-
Gated in this plot, and the whites are
now bent on melting out summary pun
ishment to the entire coterie of con-
spirators. Seven have been killed and
the work of wiping out the entire list
continues without relaxation of deter
mination. All implicated in the plot
are known, and small parties of white
men, varying in number from twenty
hve to nifty, are securing the country
Tor them. Wherever one is found he
is quickly strung up, his body perfor-
ated with ieaden missiles to make sure
OF their work, and the mob hastens on
In quest of its next victim.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
A BENEFlCIENT TRUST.
The Smelter Combine VIII Raise Price of
silver Ten Per Cent.

The smelter Combine VIII Raise Price of
silver Ten Per Cent.
Topeka, Kan, March 25.-Mr. John
L. Graham of Denver, who owns ex-
tensive gold and silver mines In Colo
RADIO and New Mexico and copper mines
in Utah, passed through Topeka on his
way to his home. Mr.. Graham oper-
ates smelling plants at his various
mines, and he has been in New York
In attendance at the meeting of smell
ter operators, which resulted in the
perfection of gigantic trust, with a
capital of sG5, 900, 600.
While in this city. Mr. Graham made
the important statement that the first
step made by the new trust would be
the advance of the price of silver ten
per cent.
This is trust that will prove bene.
fetal instead of oppressive" said Mr..
Graham. ''All the smelter operators
who entere into the combine signed q
contract agreeing not to raise the price
on the treatment of ore for ten years,
The advance In silver will be made
in very short time" continued Mr.
Grahd N, Just as soon as the com bins
can be perfected y
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
They Saw serpents.

San Francisco, March 20, = The
steamer Warrimoo has arrived here
with Australian advices. The steamer
Emu, which reached Sydney just be-
fore the Warrimoo left, brought news
of supposed sea serpent seen in the
Solomon group. The officers said the
creature had two heads. They brought
portion of the carcass to the Sydney
museum. The monster was covered
with hair, and those who saw it claim
that it weighed seventy tons and was
sixty feet long
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Fatal Nightmare.

Tacoma, Wash. March 2s-Dr. Charles
Corey shot and killed his wife while
the two were lying asleep. Corey was
i'll and his story of the affair is that he
was laboring under nightmare, be-
lieving that his wife was pursued by a
stranger, who was intent on killing
her The relations between Corey and
his wife have been very affeetionate
and the authorities believe his story.
DIR. Corey is nearly crazed with griet
and friends are watching him to pre-.
vent his suicide
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Oyster Culture in Warrington.

Tacoma, Wash, March 2s.-Two car
loads of eastern oysters are on their
way to Willapa harbor for an artificial
propagation experiment of oystermen.
Two more cars viii be ordered before
the season closes. The state fish com
missioner is to begin experiments along
the same line within few weeks, the
legislature having made on appropria-
tion of 81, 500 for the purpose. Exten-
sive efforts are to be made to cultivate
eastern oysters and Holsters on Puget
sound and Willapa harbor.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO, THURSDAY MARCH 30 1899

The United States gunboat Helenai
and other gunboats have been shelling
Malabon, about mile northeast of
Caloocan, for several hours. The in
surgents made a fierce resistance to-
the American advance up the railroad
to Malinta. In addition to the fatal
wounding of Colonel Egbert, several
men of the Twenty-seeond infantry
and several men of the Oregon and
Kansas regiments were killed. Evil
IDENTIFY anticipating bombardment by
the fleet, 900 rebels vacated Malabon
last night, leaving a few to burn the
town.
The Third artillery, acting as infan.
try, with two guns of the Utah artil-
lery and the Kansans had a sharp fight
east of Malinta. The Americans had
but slight losses. Five Filipinos were
found dead and Several were taken
prisoners.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
spani.h Queen slandersd.

Madrid. March 24.-The government
has ordered the prosecution OF General
Weyler's organ, Ell Macdonald, and Of
several Republican and Carlist news
papers, for publishing, with offensive
comments, a report that the queen
regent was about to abSicate and to
marry an Austrian archduke. The
offending papers have been seized.
The affair is regarded es part of the
campaign against the Silvela govern.
ment in view of the coming parlis
mentarY elections
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
AguInaldo Deceive. Hi. Follow ers.

Manila, March 23.-Via Hongkong,
March 2s.-Insurgent papers received
here from Malolos show that Aguinaldo
is endesvoring TO deceive his followers
into the belief that they are winning
great victories All the Iecent engage
ments are proclaimed as American de-
feats. The papers describe the insur-
gents meeting with the American forces
at various points and end their accounts
with the assertion that the Am sricans
retired to their original lines after suf-
fering great slaughter
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Guessing at Presidential Candidates.

Atlanta, Ga, March 30. Congress
man James Hamilton Lewis of Wash
ington passed through Atlanta yester-
day on his way home from Havana.
Mr.. Lewis says he believes the Repub-
licans will put up Mckinley and Roose-
welt for the next campaign, and the
Democratic ticket he thinks will read
Bryan and Schley.' For chairman
of the Republican national committee,
Mr.. Lewis believes Mark Hanna is
slated, while Senator German will fill
a like position for the Democrats.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30

Washington, March 25.-The Rouma-
MIA has sailed from Santiago with the
remains of 554 soldiers who were killed
or died in Cuba, and 12o from Porto
Rico. The Roumania will arrive in
New York on Tuesday, where arrange.
ments will be made to send the re.
mains of soldiers to their former homes.
Where no requests are made or the re-
mains are unknown, they will be sent
to Arlington national cemetery. A
salute will be fired from Governors
island when the Roumania arrives,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Ayers visit to Cuba.

Havana, March %. Secretary Alger
saws his visit to Cuba need not be con-
sidered as having special import. lie
wishes to get in personal touch with
the current business of the island S
government and talk with the generals
who control the various military de
partments In this way he expects to
gain more vivid impression than would
be possible from any official cores
pondent. Moreover he will be able to
get some rest and to enlarge his no.
tions of West Indian geography.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Otis RnNs Gnnhnats.

Washington, March 29.-The follow
ing cablegram was received by the
war department on March 10, and has
just been made public:
Manila, March 10. Acknowledgement,
Washington:-Hav purchased all gun
boats in Philippines of spain-thirteen
in numb Der, now at Zamboonga. Half
are in serviceable condition. Payment
in cash from public funds upon deliv-
cry at Manila. They will be sent for
this week OTIs.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
REFUSES A PAROLE.
Indiana Woman Wants Exoneration From
Judge and Jury.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 24.-Mrs.
Augusta Schmidt, who is serving a ten
years sentence in the Indiana woman's
prison, has been paroled by Governor
Mount and declines to accept her free
dom. She is in the prison for the al
legged murder of Oscar Walton, Cass
county farmer, in 1894, and says she
will not leave the institution until the
judge and jury which tried her acknowl-
edge to Governor Mount that she is
innocent and that they were in error
when they passed judgment on her.
The state officers say that it is one of
the very few instances in the criminal
history of the state where liberty has
been offered and refused.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
WIRES ARE USELESS.
Telegraph Messages Now Transmitted
Through Space.

Washington, March 20.-Consul-G Gen
eral Gowdy at Paris reports to the state
department that he has been informed
by NJ. Duorctet, the noted inventor and
constructor of telegraphic apparatus,
that messages can now be perfectly
transmitted distance of about thir-
teen miles through space without using
wires. The messages are dispatched
and received by means of masts rinety-
nine feet high at each terminal. One
of the principal obstacles encountered
was the apparent impossibility of ac-
complishing an automatic registration
of message. But this has been over.
come
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30

Manila, March 27.-The Americans
this morning found the Important
town of Polo and a number of small
villages west Of the railroad deserted
and burning. They are advancing
along the railroad.
Today the Washington volunteers,
who held Pasig yesterday, had an en-
gagement with band Of insurgents
who drove in their outposts. In the
fight the Filipinos lost several men.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Slain by Insurgents.

Manila, March 2s-The total casual
ties on the American side in the en-
gagement of Friday, Saturday and
Sunday were:
Killed-Two officers and twenty five
enlisted men.
Wounded-Eighto officers and l42 en-
listed men. Total 1T.
Among the killed are Colonel II. G.
Egbert of the Twenty-second infantry
and Captain John S. Stewart, First
Colorado.
Prince Ludwig Karl Lowenstein OF
Germany, who was with General
Wheaton's staff was shot and instant
ly killed to day.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Another spanish Gunboa. Raised.

Washington, March 25.-The navy
department is gratified TO learn that
its representatives who have been
working for some time in the vicinity
of Santiago and Guantanamo have sue
ceeded in adding another vessel to the
American navy, in the shape OF the
gunboat Baracoa, which was reported
TO have been towed into Santiago.
The Baracoa was one of the Spanish
gunboats sunk near Guantanamo She
is a useful type of vessel for patrol
work
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Relieving Volunteers.

Washington, March 26-Adiutant
General Corbin has undertaken to get
all the volunteers out of Cuba by April
25, and arrangements are now being
perfected with that end in view This
is fully two weeks within the limit Of
May 10, set by the president before he
left for the south. The proportions of
the undertaking may be realized when
it is remembered that twenty-three
regiments must be transported by sea
to the United States ports within a
month
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Selling the Plain. of Abraham.

Quebec, March 24.-The Plains OF
Abraham, sacred in the history of Can
ada, have been surveyed for building
lots. Nine streets have been mapped
out. Until last Tuesday Canada has
paid nominal rent Of 500 per year to
preserve the battlefield. Within two
years, failing new arrangement, the
historical plains will be converted into
a closely settled suburb OF Quebec.
Every historical association in Canada
has declared against the Dissertation OF
the battlefield.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
POWDER WORKS BLOWN UP.
Three thousand Pounds of smokeiess Pow
der Exploded.

Penn's Grove, N. j., March e4.-Over
5000 pounds of smokeless powder ex-
ploded Wednesday, at the E. l. Dupont
powder works, instantly killing three
workmen and injuring a number of
others slightly. The shock from the
explosion shook the country for miles
around. and in this town heavy panes
of glass were broken in many houses.
The drying house and the storehouse
were demolished and other small build
ing about the works damaged. The
works have been running on large
government orders for smokeless pow
der. The cause of the explosion has
not been determined.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Young Egbert Promoted.

Washington, March 29.-General
Otis cabled the adjutant general that
the son of Colonel Egbert was pri-
vate in his fathers regiment; that he
had fine reputation, both as gentle
man and a soldier Yesterday the
adjutant general cabled the president S
order that young Egbert was appoint
ed, subject to usual examination, sec
ond lieutenantin his fathers regiment.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Jealous Husband.s Decd.

Cumberland, Md, March 24.-Johu
jackson of Lonaoning and Mrs. Charles
Bowman were found dead In the lat
ter's house at Douglas, W. Va, yester-
day. Their heads were crushed in by
blows from bed-slat, welded by the
woman's husband. Bowman has been
arrested. He says he found jackson IN
his house at night, and jealousy caused
him to commit the deed.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
Getting Away From Dewey's Guns.

Washington, March 29,-From dis
patches received at the war department
1t would seem that the situation had
assumed the aspect of chase, as the
insurgents are fleeing before the Ameri-
cans with diminishing inclinations to
make stand. There is no lack of con-
fidence among officials here as to the
satisfactory outcome of the campaign.
Malolos, the insurgent capital, where
the assembly has been sitting and the
insurgent government has been in
operation, represents more to the in
surgents than any other place in the
Philippines, and little doubt is enter
tanned that they win make a desper-
ate stand there
The tactics of Aguinaldo are taking
him gradually beyond the range of
Admiral Dewey's guns. While the in
surgents were at Malabon, on Satur-
day, they were within a mile of the
water front and easily within range of
the fleet Malolos is about seven miles
back from the bay.