Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02

Washington.
Ross Leary and Andrew Griswold,
farmers from Hill county, were burned
10 death in the Commercial hotel at
Hillsboro, Texas.
The bulletin of the American Iron
and Steel association says the total
production of pig iron in 1898 was H.
773,934 gross tons.
1t is reported in Madrid that the
court-martial will eXonerate General
Toral on the ground that he acted
under superior instructions.
The military government of Porto
Rico is thorough and active. The
whole island is effectively patrolled,
and quiet and order prevails in every
quarter
While the Porto Ricans do not offer
the least resistance to the military
administration, they make no secret of
the fact that they do not desire it's
continuance.
General Lee has practically decided
to move full brigade from its present
camp near Havana to the hills of Can
della, close to Guines. The location is
unusually healthy.
The report of the disappearance alto
gether of Metis island from the chart
is confirmed This island in 1880 was
$50 feet high, and there is no sign of it
now beyond reef.
Another earthquake was felt in the
district of Kyparissa on the gulf of
Arcandia recently, number of houses
falling. The inhabitants of the region
are panicstricken.
Pope Leo, according to the Rome
correspondent of the London Daily
Chronicle, contemplates universal
jubilee in 1900 to mark the opening
Of the twentieth century.
Reports from Juneau say that a new
lake has been discovered a short dis
lance in the interior from Lynn canal.
1t has been named Walker lake, after
its discoverer, G. w. Walker.
On the question of declaring vacant
seats held by congressman holding out
side offices, fourteen of the seventeen
members of the judiciary committee
virtually favor declaring these seats
vacant.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Malley,
living on Cedar creek in Newton
county, Mo-, were at church their
three small children, whom they had
left locked in the house at home, were
burned to death.
The newly organized American Beet
Sugar company, it is announced, will
have capital of S., 900, 900 preferred
stock and S15, 900, 900 in common stock
1t will operate in the territory west of
the Mississippi river.
Theo Kirchner, aged 60 years, shot
and instantly killed his wife, Paulina,
aged As years, in their house at New
tonville, near Albany, n. Y, by the
careless handling of gun, which was
accidently discharged.
The San Bruno hotel at San Fran
cisco was burned and an aged cripple
met death in the flames. An eight
year-old son of the landlord rescued a
baby at the peril of his life The
monetary loss is IS, 900.
The health of Santiago was never
better than it is now. Only one death
has occurred within the city limits
during the past five days. Nothing
approaching this immunity is recorded
in the history Of the city.
An ordinance has been passed by the
city council of st. Joseph, Mo-, grant
ing to the Sackner Contracting COM
pany of Chicago, franchise to con-
struct a new system of waterworks in
st. Joseph, to be completed by October
list of this year.
prize fight of ten rounds was sue
cessfully given at Needles, CAL, be-
tween Dunamy Rowan of Cincinnati
and Billy Lewis (coloredl of San Fran
cisco. Rowan seemed to be the better
man, but both were badly punished
and the contest declared draw.
1t is next to impossible for one to
transact business in tho island Of Porto
Rico, if it be necessary to use the mails,
for they are unreliable to the last de-
gree. Letters mailed in San Juan post
Office frequently do not reach their
destination in the island for ten days.
In quarrel over trivial matter,
John Edwards shot and killed Richard
McSwain, at Ardmore, /. I. McSwain
had attempted to stab Edwards Both
men are prominent and considerable
feeling has been aroused over the
affair Edwards has not been arrested
The steamer Southern Cross with her
band of intrepid explorers, under
Captain Borchgrevink, has left Hob
art, Australia, on her voyage toward
the south Antartic. Prayers were Of
fered up on board the vessel before her