Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-03-16
NEWS SUMMARY.

The transport Grant arrived at Ma
Mia with the troops in good condition.
The deaths in Havana for February,
1890, are 81 per cent. less than for
February, 1898.
Recent advices from Europe regard
ing iron trade indicate that the latest
trouble there is the scarcity of furnace
coke.
Rev. T. II. Barnes, a temperance
evangelist, has mysteriously disappear
ed from Vincennes, Ind, and foul play
is suspected
The personnel of the British navy
for the coming year is to be increased
by 1880 men, totaling ITO, $40, at cost
of 81, 474 600
Frank N. Sheldon, on trial for the
second time for the murder of his wife,
Eva NJ. Sheldon, at Auburn, N. Y,
committed suicide in the Jail
In the battle that ended the revolu-
ton in Ecuador, 600 were killed and
several hundred mortally wounded,
and also 400 prisoners taken.
Tacoma citizens, indignant at the
many recent robberies and hold-ups,
held public meeting and decided to
form vigilance committee.
China is about to send commercial
mission to the European and American
trade centers with view to the pro-
motion of Chinese commerce.
The international conference upon
the Punta de Atacama question has
held its last session without arriving
at an understanding of the matter.
President Mckinley intends to carry
out the provisions of the river and har-
Dor appropriation act regarding the
Isthmarian canal as promptly as pos
sible.
Under the naval appropriation bill
the bureau of equipment is authorized
to expend $500, 600 for coaling stations
at different points where they may be
desired
There is grave danger of an armed
collision between the American and
Canadian miners in the Porcupine river
region over the Alaskan boundary
question.
When the sewer system of the city of
Mexico is completed, it is prophesied
that the city will have lower death
rate than any other city of its size in
the world.
Spain now requires General Rios to
occupy the Caroline, Marianne and
Pelew islands before handing them
over to Germany, which is apparently
the purchaser.
Severe fighting has taken place be-
tween the Turkish troops and the
Arab tribesmen near Shall, in the
province of Pemen, Arabia, where an
insurrection is in progress.
The government has revoked the or
der canceling the charter of the trans
port City of Puebla, and the vessel will
be fitted out for another trip from San
Francisco to the Philippines.
According to dispatch to the Lon
don Times from sydney n. S. w, nc
fewer than 200 persons persisted in the
hurricane that has just swept the
northeast coast of Queensland.
The National American Boy assoeia.
ton, whose object was to secure funds &c
build battleship, may ask an account.
ing of the funds raised by Rankin
Good of Cincinnati, promoter of the
scheme.
In view of the recommendation OF
mercy by the jury, Judge Gregory, at
Albany, n. Y, has suspended sentence
on Mrs. Cody, found guilty at attempt
ing to blackmail the heirs of the late
Jay Gould.
In Omaha Thomas Officer Council
Bluffs banker, lost roll of bills in the
street. The roll contained S5OOO which
he had just drawn from the First
National bank. 1t slipped through q
hole in his pocket
The tour of the Tenth immune'
through South Carolina was marked
by drunken rioting and shooting a
people, houses and cattle along tn,
railroad At Henderson several per
sons were wounded
The administration is contemplating
a change is some features of the gov
eminent of Cuba 1t is probable tina
the military government, except thu
head, will to certain extent be re
placed by civil government.
The report that it is the intention o
Great Britain, in view of future com
plications which may arise out of tn,
Eastern question, to make Esquimal
one of the strongest stations in he
majesty's possessions is denied.
The London Telegraph expresses
intense satisfaction at the unwonte(
scene of a review of American troop
at La Valetta island of Malta, OIL
Thursday by Northumberland ST
Francis Grenfell, governor of Malta.
The imports into the Hawaiian
] Islands for the first nine months o
1s9s We're S., $50 500, against S., $50, 25
for the same period in 1897. The reye