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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
BULLER DEFEATED.
Engagement Near Colenso Results In q
Decided Boer Qictory.

London. Dec l7.-The war office has
received dispatch announcing that
General Butler has met with a serious
reverse, losing eleven guns.
General Butler was attempting to
cross the Tugela river. Finding it inn
possible to accomplish his object, he
ordered a retirement in order to avoid
greater losses. He left eleven guns
behind.
| The following is the text OF General
Buffers dispatch announcing his re-
verse:
"Chieveley Camp, Dec 10, SEQ pm
l regret to report serious reverse
| moved in full strength from our camp
near Chieveley at 4 o'clock this morn
ing. There are two fordable places on
the Tugela river, and it was my inten-
tion to force passage through at one
of them, They are about two miles
apart.
My intention was to force one or
the other with one brigade General
| Hart was to attack the left drift, Cen
eral Hilyard the right road, and Gen.
| eral Littleton was to take the center
and to support either. Early in the
| day | saw that General Hart would not
be able to force passage, and | direc-
ted him to withdraw. lie had, how
ever attacked with great gallantry.
and his leading battalion, the Con-
naught rangers, fear, suffered great
deal. Colonel L. G. Brooke was Sc
verely wounded.
II then ordered General Hilyard to
advance, which he did and his leading
regiment, the East Surrey, occupied
! Colenso station and the houses near
the bridge
| "At that moment | heard that the
whole artillery | had sent to support
| the attack-the Fourteenth and sixty
| sixth field batteries and six naval
onel Long, had advanced close to the
! river in Longs desire to be at close
range. 1t proved to be full of the enc
my who suddenly opened a CALLING
fire at close range, killing all their
horses and the gunners were com
! PEELED to stand to their guns, Some of
the wagon teams got shelter for troops
in donga, and desperate efforts were
being made to bring out the field guns.
"The fire, however, was too severe
| and only two were saved"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21

want my salary
Salaries will be paid Immediately
after the performance
Mine must be paid now or the per-
formance will not be finished
'ln awkward position he drew .
newspaper package from his overcoat
pocket. 1t seemed heavy. and heard
the clink of coin.
Awful lot of silver tonight he
said, as he handed me the parcel.
II dropped 1t scornfuny.
I want greenbacks,' | said firmly.
But haven't
'Greenbacks or no performance /
repeated calmly
you should have seen his face!
you should have seen the property
boy comforting himself with delight be-
hind set house,
With the smothered curse of the
melodrama the manager picked up the
scattered coins and marched away. A
twenty-dollar bill came back to me in
few moments and the play ended In
orthodox fashion
But what do you think of that for
meanness?"
I'm speechless," said I. Encore
the oolong. please! l must steady my
nervesl"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
PANIC IN NEW YORK.
Money Ranged AS HIsh as 1875 per cent
Stocks Suffered Great Declines.

Money Ranged AS High as 1885 per cent.
Stocks Suffered Great Declines.
New York, Dee. 20.-Panic condi-
tions developed on the New York stock
exchange this afternoon, with the i'm
perative need of money developed by
the violent contraction in values.
Stocks were being thrown over with.
out the slightest regard to the price
they would bring and at distressing
sacrifices of values. No end to the
helplessness of the situation seemed in
sight when, IN the last half hour OF
the market some $4,000, coo was of.
fered on the stock exchange by tho
concerted action of the clearing house
banks to force the rate arbitrarily
down to 6 per cent without regard to
the distracted bidding at higher rates
which was being done by other brokers
for distressed operators.
The collapse in the money rate
| checked the decline and drove the
bears to cover. The recoveries pro-
duced by their urgent bidding were
almost as 'olent as the declines estab-
lished, the losses were by no means en-
tirely retrieved Large offerings of
stocks continued at the rally and at
some points of the list prices broke
anew before the close. making the
closing exceedingly irregular and un-
settled.
| Before the concerted relief by the
| clearinghouse banks, the money rate
| leaped to so, 20, 100 and, according to
the official record, 155 per cent. Cred
ible reports assert that 1s6 per cent
was paid for money during the day.
! The official record of such transac-
tion was lost in the excitement.
| An idea of the severity of the losses
may be gaineu from few speeifica-
tions. Thus American tobacco fell an
extreme 2119; Metropolitan 2O4; Peo-
\ ple's Gas, IA; Sugar, 12J6; Continental
/ Tobacco, 111s; Tennessee Coal, II;
Manhattan, 8; and Leather preferred
94, all in the list of industrials
In the railroad list such stocks as
Northwest, New York Central, Great
Northern preferred, Rhode Island Sou,
thern Pacific, the Union Pacifes, the
Northern Pacifics, Atchison preferred
and, in fact, the most prominent and
active railroad stocks in the whole list
showed losses all the way from four to
nine points.
After the close of the exchange there
was meeting of the clearinghouse
| committee to concert further measures
I for safety and relief An issue Of
clearinghouse certificates was discus,
sed, but the bank presidents decided
that that would not be advisable at
present. A meeting of the clearing.
house committee was called for eleven
o'clock tomorrow, with view of being
prepared for action in case of further
necessity.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
SPIES i'm PHILIPPINES.
Furnish the Fiiipinos With Information of
American Movements.

Boston, Dec. IA letter received
from one of the officers of the United
States ship Monterey at Manila, dated
November g. says:
The Princeton today was ordered to
coal to go to some unknown destina-
ton. Great secrecy is maintained now
adays. Even misleading statements
are published in the papers, They do
not fool the willy natives, however, who
get information from the main source
of orders.
at 5 said, with reason for absolute
belief, that spies have been caught with
copies of orders which had not yet
reached the person to whom they were
addressed, and that the detachments of
soldiers ordered by telegraph to move
have been ambushed in places where
the insurgents could only have reached
by being informed of the intended
movements. Secrecy at present is more
of pretense than reality"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
GGGSGGGSG0SG0OSSDeSDdSDSSG
TURKEY ACTRESS"
S0GGGRGGaaDGN0GGRGNRGeDGG

A pretty little Thespian said to me
the other day.
Il must look out for turkey job
for Christmas
why, what do you mean?' l
queried.
What, haven't you heard of 'tur-
key actors'?''
Il know plenty Of actors who are
geese, and a few actresses who are
ducks" was the reply
"Oh, dear, no! Turkey actors are
those who only get an engagement for
Thanksgiving or Christmas or New
Years"
And how long can they live on
that?"
We'll, it's better than nothing
engaged for twenty dollars and ex-
penses last Christmas to play Aida
Bloodgood in The Streets of New
York Oh. what an experienced"
"Come in here, quoth l, "and over d
brimming bumper of chocolate or a
wild wassail of tea, tell me ALL"
And as we lunched together she told
me this
"rhey sent for me from dramatic
agency said the money was sure and
almost any dresses would do. Aida is
the daughter of banker in the play.
but they said that in the town where
we were to perform on Christmas night
they wouldn't know the difference.
However, | fixed up three changes
without spending a cent.
I'VE were all to meet the manager
at the ferry in Jersey City He didn't
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
Ir,,h soldier. Loy.l TO Brita,n.

Waterford, Ireland, Dec. 1.-THE
story printed in the Freeman's Journal
to the effect that the reeerves of the
Royal Irish regiment, while embarkiug
on their way to South Africa at this
port Wednesday, sang God Save Ire
land" cheered the Beers and President
Kruger and threw away their rifles
into the river is absolutely unbound sd.
Nothing whatever occurred among the
men beyond the pathetic leave-takings
which have been witnessed ut all simi-
lar embark ationA
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21

edly. If l don't have any supper 1
don't go on
why, that'll be all right. my dear.
Wen go out together. and you shall
have supper with me-
And he laid his arm sffectionately
on my shoulder.
Il gave him a good push, and he fell
up against tn door. oh, how angry he
vast
What are you dolng?' he shouted.
'Rehearsing you in the character
Of a gentleman said L, and you won't
| suit
HE went out and banged the door,
| but very nice supper came up to mo
| later. Still l remembered the CLEAN
! OF hate in his eyes and was ON my
| guard.
I'VE had q very good house that
night and felt little encouraged. AS
l stood looking out of the peephole In
| the curtain, the property boy brushed
| against me-
beg pardon he said, hurriedly.
| but Two been workin' so hard an
nothin' to eat so that I'm as weak as q
rat. I've had no supper
''You shouldn't go without your
supper said.
& I amt got the price,
"I gave him half of my forty cents.
"'Go out and get cup of coffee and
a sandwich
He took the money with grateful
look anu disappeared
THE play went on. So did he, for
that matter, for he played two parts,
| poor little SOUL
AT the end OF the third act he
knocked at my dressing room door.
Say. you're Miss Hallett. amt
YER?
Yes
well, got somethin' want to aay
to yer on the quiet.
Il finished dressing and came out.
"'You certainly was good to me- he
about
What do you mean?'
Just this. The boss-the manager,
I mean-jnst sent me up to the hotel to
get fye dollars changed into pennies
an nickels an ten cent pieces
Well, what has that to do with
mel?
Plenty! He's a-makin' up salaries
out front in the office, an he's a.
laughin' with another feller. He's go
ing to pay you your salary in pennies
an nickels an dimes
II don't believe it
We'll, you can. | heard him tell
the other feller, an they think it's a
great joke. He's down on you for some
reason or other. Don't gimme away.
And so he disappeared again.
$50 this was the managers con-
temptible revenge.
Twenty dollars in nickels and pen.
nies!
Il called the stage manager.
Don't ring up the curtain, Mr.
Clarke, I said, for shan't go on unit
get my salary
= But, my deal what l sald,' was my
rejoinder, as l went back to my dress
ing room.
Il thought OF Patti refusing to pu
on har clippers until poor old Maplesol
had produced s4,000-how she got tw,
thousand, simply put on one sllppe
and waited.
"Heayensl Suppose they had pal
her in nickels and pennies!
THE manager came dashing back.
What's this. Miss Hallettf
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21

appear, but sent message that he'd
see us in the town.
I'VE all paid our fares-I had forty
cents left-and reached the place
pretty well disgusted.
AT the hotel they viewed us sus-
piciously, as we had no trunks, and
there we learned that the matinee had
been abandoned, no seats having been
sold.
I'VE had rehearsal instead. and II
was six o'cloc before l staggered into
the hotel, only to learn that We
couldn't hav any supper unless we
paid for 1t in ividualy.
81 sent wo 10 our manager that
] had no money and shouldn't play
without my s. pper.
This brou hit him to my door In q
hurry. He knocked. and entered with
q surprised ,ir.
why, my dear, he said, there's
some mistake
y think there ls.' replied. spirit
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
Goebel Man Wins in Kentucky,

Frankfort, Ky, Dee. 19.-At a spe.
cial election in the Seventh congress.
sional district yesterday to elect sue
cessor 10 the late Congressman Evan
d. Settle, June w Gayle, Democrat,
of Owen county, wes elected over ex.
Congressman W. c. Osens, who ran as
fusion candidate of the anti-Goebel
Democrats and Republicans.
About two-thirds of the vote was
polled. At Gay les headquarters his
majority in the district is placed al
1000.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
AguInaIdo's American Friends.

Manila, Dec. 2o.-Among the numer-
GUS valuable records OF the insurgent
government which have been captured
by the Americans, it is said there ara
numerous letters from the junta. These
letters give the outlines of plan which
had been formed by the Filipinos be.
fore the taking of Manila TO secure
arms and ammunition from the Ameri,
cans with which TO fight them after
Manila had been captured. Other let
ters found among the rebel archives
indicate that Aguinaldo has had the
active moral support of prominent an IT,
expansionists Ia the United States.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
RuLLER Is RELIEVED.
Baron Roberts Made Commander In Chief
with Knehener Chief OF star.

with Kitchener Chief OF stan.
London, Dee shortly before
midnight the following notice was
posted at the War office:
AS the campaign in Natal, in the
opinion Of her Majesty's Government,
is likely to require the presence and
undivided attention of Gen. Sir Redyers
Butler, it has been decided to send
Baron Roberts Of Kandaher and Wa,
terford as commandments in South
Africa, with Lord Kitchener of Khar.
toum as chief of staff
The War office has also issued the
following announcement: Acting up
on the advice of the military snthori.
ties her Maiesty's government sns ap-
proved the following measure;
"All the remaining portions of the
army reserve, section d, are called out.
The Seventh division which is being
modified. will proceed to South Africa
without delay The commander-in-
chief in South Africa has been author
lied to continue to raise at his discre-
tion, local troops mounted.
nina nattalions Of militia, in addi-
tion to trwo battalions which have al
ready volunteered for service at Malta
and one for service in the Channel is
lands, will be allowed to volunteer for
service out side of the United Kingdom
and an equivalent number of militia
battalions will be embodied for service
M hnInn
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
Ida hoans Would Fight.

Ottawa, Dec. 19.-Dr. Borden, minis
ter of militia, has received an offer
from the pres ident of manufacturing
concern in the United States who was
at one time member of the Grand
Trunk rifle brigade in Canada, offering
to raise a regiment of Canadians in the
United States in such way as not to
violate the neutrality laws. Another
offer comes from Idaho to raise 500
men. Besides these there are indi-
vidual offers from all over Canada so
1t Is stated
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21

SAT- Lake. Dec 10. = DIR. Ray, a
physician haili ng from Emery county,
is in the pest house here with mild
case of smallpox. Before coming here
he went to Bingham, and mixed freely
with people. and spent night in the
basement of the city hall where he was
held as a suspect. The health officers
do not anticipate spread OF the con-
tagion The school board. however,
has decided that every child attending
the public schools must be vaccinated
during the holidays, or be compelled
to remain ont of school until all danger
is past
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
BurIng Next Year,s Wool Clip,

Seattle, Washington, Dec. 17.-For
two weeks past representative OF
eastern wool firms, principally from
Boston, have been canvassing the wool
growing sections of the state in an eff
fort to buy up next years clip. In the
Rainier reserve district sdvances have
been offered at full price, when de.
liyered next summer, of from II to 20
cents per pound. The cause assigned
for offering to buy in advance is that
heavy orders have been received by
the house represented for delivery next
fall, and to make sure of supply all
the crops possible are now being Sc.
cured
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21

Washington, Dee. 20.-The currency
bill, which was debated all last week,
was passed today by the House by
vote of 100 to $50. 1t had the united
support of every Republican in the
House and of eleven Democrats, Messrs
Clayton, briggs, Fitzgerald, Levy,
Rupert, Seudder, Underhill and Will
son of New York, Mr.. McAleer ol
Pennsylvania, Denny of Maryland and
Mr.. Thayer of Massachusetts. All tb.
other Democrats voted against the
measure or were paired against it.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
TO PROSECUTE ARMY OFFICERS
Texas After Those Engaged in a Riot al
Fort Ringgold.

Austin, Tex, Dec. 2o.-Gov. Savers
today appealed to President Mckinley
for the surrender of Lieutenant Ruo,
bottom and all non commissioned Off.
GERS at Fort Ringgold charged with
rioting, etc, during the disturbance
which took place there recently. Com.
mander Mekibben has declined to sur.
render these men to the civil authorl-
ties, and Gov. sayers today carried the
matter direct to the president, asking
for the surrender of the men.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
TO SUPPRESS oUERlLLAs.
Captured msurgent Bandits VIII be sum
marily Dealt With,


Washington Dec. 17.-lsolated bands
Of bushwhaeking insurgents who are
caught by our forces in the Philippines
are likely to be summarily dealt with.
At recent cabinet meeting the matter
was discussed at some length, and it
was the general sentiment that the
situation demanded vigorous treat
ment. As long as the insurgents keep
up show of an army under SEM
blance OF discipline, they will be treated
as prisoners of war when captured, but
when they degenerate into isolated
bands of marauders, harrassing our
forces by cold-blooded assassinations,
1t is the judgment OF the officers in
command in the Philippines, and of the
president and members OF the cabinet,
that the situation demands summary
action
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21

II l were only Santa Claus,
And Santa Claus was me,
I'd show to him just what good
Old Santa I'd be.
I'd always bring the kind of toys
And story books for him;
I'd find his stocking ey'ry year,
And fill 1t to the brim.
This year I'd bring book or SO
On how we conquered Spain,
Or how boy pursued his foe
Across the Klondyke plain.
And boxing gloves-and, say, guess
A pistol would be fine
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21

To Klondyke with. And then-oh, yes.
A wheel for nlnety-nine.
I'd bring leather suit and hat
The kind that cowboys wear.
OF bowie knives and things like that
He'd have a lot to spare.
I'd I'LL his stocking then with all
The candy it would hold.
And where the packages were smaH
I'd fill in round with gold.
And when they saw how good was,
How happy folks would be
II | were only Santa Claus
And Santa Claus was me.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
THANKS OF CONGRESS-.
Resolution Introduced Tendering Them to
Admiral schlsy.

Admiral schlsy.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Petit
grew OF South Dakota has introduced a
joint resolution rendering to Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley and the officers
and men under his command the thanks
of congress 'for highly distinguished
conduct in conflict with the enemy, as
displayed by him in the destruction of
the Spanish fleet in the harbor OF San
tiago, July 3, 1898"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
rhoas Christmas 20. o. p...~

Those Christmas &c. O. D's.~
He was an active parcel boy.
From house to house he'd range,
And whatsoser your bill might be
He always had the change.
But cruel, coarse and changeless boys
His efforts did deride.
Until, from utter loneliness.
The little fellow died! IL
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
LIEUTENANT T BRUMeY DEAD.



Washington. Dee. 1s.-Lieutenant
Thomas M. Brumby, flag lieutenant
to Admiral Dewey during the Manila
campaign, who has been i'll with ty-
phoid fever for several weeks, died at
Garfield hospital shortly after six
o'clock last evening.
The death of Lieutenant Brumby,
while not unexpected, was a great
shock to Admiral Dewey The rela-
tions of the two for several years past
have been very intimate, and strong
friendship has grown up between
them.
Lieutenant Brumby went out to the
Asiatic station with the admiral, and
had been there with him until they
both returned to the United States.
In his capacity as flag lieutenant Lieu.
tenant Brumby was thrown with Dew
as his personal representative in many
matters of detail delegated to him by
the commanding officer. lie was re
garded by Admiral Dewey as bright,
enerjetic and capable assistant, while
the devotion of the latter to the ad-
miral was something marvellous The
burden of his thoughts during the lat
ter days of his illness. when his mind
was wrecked with delerium, seemed to
be regarding his work for the admiral.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
pYNAMITER SMITH DIES.
Preferring Death TO a Long Term In Prison
He Takes Fatal Dose OF Morphine.

Salt Lake, Dec 19.-John Smith, con
victed in Judge Norrell's court last
Friday of having sent Internal ma
chimes to Judge 0. w. Powers and
Warden Dow Of the penitentiary, con.
tanning dynamite enough to have blown
large building to atoms, is dead from
an overdose OF morphine administered
by his own hand with suicidal intent
He is said to have made confession
duplicating Joe Biddlecomb in the con.
spiraey to kill Powers and Dow, but
the officers believe it was an attempt to
even up for some faucied grievance,
and attach little Importance to the con
fession. Smith stated in his confession
that his X al name is James, and that
he is cousin to the noted James boys
of Missouri, and to have been associated
with them in some OF their operations.
He admitted that he was guilty of hav-
ing held up the passengers on a Cache
term in the penitentiary, where he
formed his hatred for Warden Dow
but denied that he was guilty of the
otfense that he served ten years in the
Idaho penitentiary lor. He confessed
to having constructed one of the in
fernal boxes sent to this city from Eu-
reka. for which lie was convicted, but
said Joe Biddlecomb made the other
and took both to the express office.
Sentence was to have been passed on
Smith today, which, under the statutes.
could have been from one to twenty
years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-11-27

guard Of emirs, was killed, and all the
principal emirs We're killed or captured.
except Osman Digna, who escaped.
The dervishes We're utterly defeated,
their whole camp was taken and thou
sands surrendered. A large number of
women, children and cattle also fell
into the hands of the Anglo.Egyptian
force"
Among the emirs killed were the
khalifa's two brothers and the Mahdi's
con. Osman Digna left Immediately
after the firing began and is probably
concealed somewhere in the vicinity.
hope, eventually. to get MIN. We took
the entire dervish camp. All the der.
vishers not killed surrendered.
Il cannot speak too highly of the ex'
cellent behavior of the troops and their
endurance during the long. tedious
marches preceding the final action.
From o'clock in the morning of Nov.
q, till o'clock in the morning of Nov
"a. they marched 10 miles and tough,
two decisive actions. The Soudan may
now be declared Open"