Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-05-24
NEWS SUMMARY.

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The City of Mexico experienced
slight earthquake last week.
Plague has again broken out in Japan,
nearly all cases proving fatsl.
Three persons were killed and two
seriously injured during windstorm
at ST. Paul, MINI.
Two men were killed and seven in
jured by the explosion of an engine on
the Illinois Central at Dubois, Ill.
Germany's commerce with the world
in all commodities, except the precious
metals, amounted last year TO S2,lsd,-
744,o
The London Express advocates the
ostracism of Richard Croker in England
in revenge for Tammany's attitude on
the Boer war.
More Boxer" outrages are reported
sixty miles north of Tien Tsin, where
a number of native Christians have
been massacred.
The Sultan of Turkey will send to
Crown Prince Frederick William, by a
high Ottoman dignitary, the intiaz
order, set in diamonds.
Hongkong police have contiscated
large quantities of firearms and ammu-
milton intended for distribution among
the lawless classes in China.
The queen has issued proclamation
permitting trade between the South
African colonies and the portions of
the Orange Free State now occupied by
the British.
Three warships will accompany
President Roca of Argentine to France,
and after six weeks stay in Paris Mr..
Roca will come to tho United States,
landing at New York.
After writing a note of farewell to
his former sweetheart, Harry Barrett,
prosperous Chicago business man and
heir to an estate worth $75, 900, took
carbolic acid and died.
Fifteen thousand Mohammedans, all
weavers, met in Benares and endorsed
a memorial to the Indian government
against the plague rules, declaring that
these were contrary TO the laws of
Mohammed.
The Secretary of the Interior has re-
ceived information that the Indians on
Tongue river in Montana, are becom-
ing restless, and that an incipient
Messiah craze" has made its appear.
ance there.
Mr.. Jones OF Virginia has introduced
a resolution directing the secretary oi
war to furnish information in connec.
tion with the Neeley disclosures in
Cuba. 1t follows the Bacon resolution
In the Senate.
In the British house of Lords the
secretary for war, the Marquis of Lans
downe, introduced bill to extend ths
powers of the volunteer act by provid
ing that volunteers may be mobilizet
in any great emergency.
The present agitation in Spain be
cause of increased taxes will subside
says former Minister Woodford, as sool
as King Alfonsos subjects realize tina
the additional revenue is necessary Il
maintain the national honor.
The future for the fruit business il
Porto Rico is bright Frost Is unknown
in Porto Rico, and her fruit capacit
has never been tested. Fruits hav
never been cultivated there becaus
there has been absolutely no market.
The Supreme court of Nebraska ha
cited Edward Rosewater of the Oman
Bee to ap pear June 18th and answer TO
contempt based on the publication II
, the Bee of four articles relating to tn
, connection of Gov Poynter and Judg
: Holcomb with the pending Fire an
. Police Commission case.
Two hundred and thirty-fve case
of the bobonic plague have thus IA
i been officially reported in Sydney. {
= these seventy-nine have proved fata
A second death from the plague hs
u occurred at Rockhampton, Greenslant
Nine. Emma Nevada, the famous SIM
: err, is entertaining In Cleveland, o.,
sister whom she met for the first tim
y in twenty-eight years. Woven in wit
the story of the meeting of the tw
g sisters is a pretty romace OF the fulfil
n ment of dying mothers reqest,
!. trust which Nine. Nevada discharge,
. A semi-otiicial government organ
Lisbon declares that the Delagoa raj
8 way bonds form part of the guarant,
y of loan which the Paris committee
= the Portuguese Tobacco company HI
- granted to Portugal to pay the Delag'
award.
The state department knows nothiI
u of the reported detention Of Americ'
IS canned beef at Lourenco Marques, al
G a purpose on the part of the Unit
'e States consul to make protest agair
4 the action of the Portuguese autho
ties in this matter.
The English chancellor of the {
% chequer, Sir Michael Hicks Beas
1t speaking at Bristol, congratulated t
TO audience on the fact that "the cloud
'. war was fairly lifting and that the
m were streaks of light portending
10 glorious dawn