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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
Oregon stage Robbed.

Saturday night the Lakeview. 'fand
Paisley stage was held up within mile
of Lakeview, Ore, by lone highway
man. who demanded the letter mail
sacks. After throwing off the pouches
the driver whipped up his horses, and
within ten minutes after the hold-up
Sheriff Dunlap and Marshal Wharton
were at the scene. The sacks were
found cut open and all the letters gone.
Owing to the darkness of the night the
robber could not be tracked.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
AGAINST DIAMoNDFlELD JACK.
United States Supreme Court Renders De-
cisIon Against Him.

United states supreme Souft nohaofs ~
cision Against Him.
The United States supreme court
rendered u decision Monday in the case
of diamond field Jack" Davis OF Idaho,
convicted OF murder, affirming the de-
cision OF the United States circuit court
OF idaho, which denied the defendant
writ Of habeas corpus on the ground
that he had not exhausted all his rights
in the lower courts.
The case is celebrated one in the
west, involvinga range war" between
cattlemen and sheepmen, resulting in
a murder.
In the arguments, the point was
made that Davis was convicted and
sentenced to be hanged by the sheriff.
Subsequently the law placed hangiugs
in the charge of the warden OF the state
penitentiary. 1t was contended that
the old law was repealed and the new
law inapplcable, being ex post facto.
| Justice Brown remarked that it would
make little difference to the accused
who executed him, and the decision oi
the state court was affirmed, giving the
| sheriff the custody of the prisoner.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
MCkiNLEY,S PLURALITY.
Final Figures of tho November Election
Tabuiated.

The New York Times publishes
table showing the popular vote for
presidential electors. The total vote.
including cell scattering, was Is, e67.-
a99. OF this Mckinley received 7,el7,-
CT and Bryan 6,257,s ,s53. Woolley
tProhibitionis0 received, SO far as re-
ported, 2o7, ,36s; Barker, (Middle-of-the-
Road PopnlisD, 5o,1ss; Debs Social
DemocraD, 94,552; and Maloney Social
Labor, 33,45o. McKinley's plurality,
according to the figures of the Times,
was $50, S24. McIiinley's majority was
q. .O55.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
Ohio Trust Cases Disr-,isscd.

The supreme court of Ohio has dis
missed, under the motion of Attorney
General Sheets, the cases against the
following companies, brought by ex-
Attorney General Monnett, under the
trust laws of Ohio: Solar Refining
company, Ohio Oil company, Buckeye
Pipe-Line company, Standard Oil CON-
pany of Ohio and the Continental To-
baceo company. The cases are all
dismissed without record and at the
cost of the state.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
PLEAD FOR STATEHOOD.

Representatives of Arizona Heard by the
Senate COMMITTEES.
The senate committee on territories
heard arguments by Governor Murphy
and Delegate Wilson of the territory
of Arizona, in support of the bill for
the admission of that territory as n
btate. They dwelt especially upon the
marked increase in the population of
the territory, and urged that it con-
tains both populati and wealth sutfi-
cient to justify the conditional form of
government for which the bill pro-
vides.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
Senate Ratifies Hay Pauncefote Treaty
with Amendment.


After spending the greater part of
the past week in considering the Hay
Pauncefote treaty for the modification
of the Clayton Bulwer convention OF
1850, the Senate Thursday consumed
only one hour and ten minutes in
amending 1t and ratifying 1T as
amended. During the time there were
several roll-colls and viva voce votes.
The first five of the roll-calls were on
amendments offered by individual
senators and the last one on the resol.
uton to ratify the treaty as amended
All the amendments, except those
offered by Senator Foraker and re.
ported by the committee on foreign
| relations, were voted down by majori-
ties averaging about 10. The ratifica-
ton resolution was adopted by vote
of SIS to Is.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS.
Uncle sam Spends More Money on Improve
ments Than He Used To.

Uncle sam spends more money on Improve
ments Than He Used To.
In 1882 President Arthur vetoed the
river and harbor bill because it carried
total Of sic 900, 900, which the presi-
dent regarded as excessive. Congress
promptly passed the bin over his veto.
Since that time there has been an aver
age of one river and harbor bill passed
every two years. Mr.. Cleveland allowed
one to become a law without his sigma
ture, but no president has ever tried
since Arthur's time to override the will
of congress in the matter of such APP
preparations.
Yesr after year the totals have in
creased, until at the beginning of the
twsnt tieth century the house of repre-
sentatives proposes to authorize an ex-
/ penditure of 500, 900, 900 for river and
harbor improvements, upward of one
third of which will be available during
the next fiscal year, and the remainder
10 be expended under the continuation
| contract system.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
DEwET,s BOLD TACTICS.
His Escape from EncirciIng British Column
hold incident.

Details of General Dewet's escape
from the general encircling British
columns show that 1t was one of the
boldest incidents OF the war. When
Haasbroek's command joined Dewet
Decembe II, some fifteen miles east of
Thaba N'Chu, General Knox was only
about at hour distant, and the Boer
situation appeared desperate.
But Dewet was equal TO the occasion.
Dispatching Haasbroek westward to
make feint at Victoria Mex, General
Dewet prepared to break through the
British columns AZ Springhan Mex pass,
about four miles ahead. At the en-
trance were two fortified posts, while
artillery was posted on n hill eastward,
watching the Beers.
Suddenly magnificent spectacle was
presented. The whole Boer army of
$500 men started at a gallop in open
| order through the Mex. President
Steyn and Petit Fourie led the charge,
and Dewet brought up the rear. The
British guns near the drift doomed and
ratified necessarily. The Beers first
tried the eastward route, but. encoun'
tering artillery, they diverged and gal
loped to the front OF the hill to tn,
westward, where the fire of only {
single post was effective.
The whole maneuver was piece o
magnificent daring, and its success wa
complete in spite OF the loss OF
ffteen-pounder and twenty-five pris
oners.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
Footpads Fob n Man. Then Place Him In
Alley to DIE.

n. J. Nielsen, treasurer of the
Workmens lodge of Mitchell, s. D.,
Saturday was held up by footpads at
midnight, bound and gagged, his
pockets rified of $3.50, and left lying in
an alley to freeze. When found by a
nightwatchman, Sielsens hands aud
feet were badly frozen and he was un-
conscious. The money taken from his
pockets was funds he had collected as
treasurer of the lodge, and which h {
was preparing to turn over to his sue
cessor. There is no clue to the perpe-
i traitors of the crime.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
Conditions About Picking.

dispatch says the situation
througout the province is rapidly
growing worse and Is causing grave
anxiety. The dispatch adds that uu-
less a definite system OF government Is
speedily installed a recrudescene of
the anti-foreign outbreaks Is conf
IDENTIFY predicted.
The pressure OF winter begins to be
felt by the people, who are also suffer
ing on account of the blackmail levied
by the native employees of the allies,
for which the foreigners are blamed.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
Kaiser's nrohter an Artist.

Empress Frederick, the kaiser's
mother, has always been an admirable
artist One room at Windsor is entire
by hung with excellent water-oolors
from her hand and two of her paint
inga were once sold for $4,000 each at
o charity baznar, When visiting Eng
land she always visited such Industrial
prt centers as china works and potter
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
Mine Fire Is Under Control After Forty Two
Years.

The officials OF the Lehigh Coal s.
Navigation company are jubilant over
the fact that the fire in the celebrated
Burning mine at Summit HILL Pa. which
started forty-two years ago, is now un-
der control, and it is said that the next
two years will see 1t extinguished.
The fire has consumed about thirty.
Ave acres of the finest coal land in the
anthracite coal region.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
TO SUPPRESS TRAIN ROBBERY.
Bills introduced In senate and House on
This subject.

This subject.
Representative Ray OF New York. in
Tie House, and Senator Hoar of Mass
achusetts. in the Senate, have intro
duced bills For the suppression OF
train robbery in the territories of the
United States and elsewhere 1t pro-
vides the death penalty for those guilty
of a .hold-upn in case the death of any
person on the train results. In case no
one is killed, the penalty is made hard
labor from twenty to forty years.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27

BY the presidents casting of his vote,
the second chamber at Damstadt de-
feated a motion to instruct the repre-
sentatives in the Reiehstag to propose
the assembling of the foreign affairs
committee with the object Of initiating
a proposal of arbitration between Great
BRIAN and the Transyaal. Twenty
two votes were cast each way. All the
anti. .Semites and Social Democrats
favored the motion. The representa-
tives of the government left the House
before the debate on the motion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
STORAGE RESERVOIRS.

3r, Newlantis Introduces Bil Providing for
Construction In Nevada.
Representative Newlands has intro
anced bill for the construction OF
reservoirs for the storage of water on
the Humboldt river in Nevada and for
the disposition and settlement of pub
lie lands within reach OF the stored
waters. Mr. Newiands expects to fol-
low it up by other bills similar 10 char
aeter and relating to the Truckee. Car
son and Walker rivers.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
Mckinley WIN Sec the ohio Launched.

Mckinley VIII See the Ohio Launched.
President Scott of the Union Iron
works, San Francisco, the builders of
the new battleship Ohio, has received
assurances from President Mckinley
that. If nothing occurred to prevent,
he would go to San Francisco some
time next May to witness the launch
ing Of the big vessel. The exact date
has not yet been decided upon.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
Insurance Company to Prosecute Two
Z. People for Murder.

Although reports from Pagos
Springs, Colo, where Mrs. Myrtle
Wright aud w. r. Neff of Chicago are
being held. charged with the murder
of George A. Barber by slow poison.
are to the effect that the insurance
companies do not propose to prosecute
the prisoners. J.H.Hurd OF Sioux city,
president of the Baboring Mems CO.
operative Life association, declares
that the charge of murder will be
pressed vigorously by his company.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-27
POISON IN CANDY.
Confections Which We're Filled With Mer-
curry and Paris Green.

curry and PnrIs Green.
An attempt to poison at least one
member of the family of w. b. Bell at
Everett, Wash, by means of poisoning
candy has come to light Mrs, Bell
discovered in refrigerator the cover
of large pail, partly filled with
chocolate drops, placed exactly where
she was in the habit of leaving lunch
for her eight-year-old son. The candy
contained Paris-green and mercury,
there being enough in one piece to kill
man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-05

The Philadelphia Ledger thinks that
the man who has been endeavoring to
secure the skins of 10000 black and
other birds from Delaware, to be used
as ornaments on ladies' hats, may
prove to have been greater friend Of
the birds than he intended For years
have existed having for their chief OBJ
ject the protection of song and insect
ivorous birds, and stringent laws with
similar purpose are on the sta tutr
books of many states. The organ "a
tons have done much towards awak-
ening and strengthening popular senti-
ment against the use of birds or their
wings IN millinery work, but it is
doubtful if all their efforts have
aroused as much feeling as the man
who contracted to have 10000 feathered
songsters killed in Delaware The
storm Of righteous Indignation which
F, the announcement of the contract
raised is unprecedented in its depth
and extent, and it is undoubtedly in
creasing instead of diminishing. The
! Governor of Delaware has taken
prompt and vigorous steps toward pre-
venting the slaughter and forbidden
I the railroads from carrying the dead
birds Minister'S of tho CoSnaI hove
taken up the subject with earnestness.
and have Joined the ornithological or
CARNATIONS in their crusade against
the use OF birds as ornaments on hats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-05

The yellow journals are again trying
to make it necessary for Admiral
Dewey to deny that he is out for presi-
Dental honors. Why can't they let
the nations hero enjoy in peace his
well-earned rest instead of Fostering
him eternally? The alleged interview
with him is too fishy for anything. For
instance he is made to say: If the
American people want me for this high
office, | shall be only too willing to
serve them. 1t is the highest honor in
the gift of this nation; what citizen
would refuse it? Since studying this
subject. l am convinced that the office
Of the president is not such very diff
ficult one to fill, his duties being main
ly to execute the laws of Congress"
Do you suppose George Dewey talks
that kind of tommyrot?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-05

The local elections through the West.
this week, have resulted in a Republic
can landslide. This is more than a
straw; it is a whole stack of straws
indicating the state of political feeling.
In Ohio the Republicans swept all the
large cities by unprecedented MAORI
ties even Toledo, the home of Golden
Rule Jones, swinging solidly into line.
All this means a harmony among Ohio
Republicans which leaves no hope for
the Democracy. In other states, Wis
consn, Illinois, Kansas, Montana. and
Nebraska it is the same story of large
Republican gains. Lincoln, the home
of Bryan, gave the largest Republican
majority in its history. II is useless
for the Democrats to deny that the re-
suit in these local contests is without
significance. 1t means that this is a
great Republican year all over the
land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-05
II is Dangerous 10 Neglect a Cold.

Pneumonia is one Of the most dan
gerous and fatal diseases. 1t always
results from cold. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy will quickly cure a cold
and perhaps prevent an attack of pneu-
monia. 1t is in fact made especially
Tor that ailment and has become IA
nous for its cures over a large part of
the civilized world. 1t counteracts any
tendency of cold toward pneuuonio
Can you afford to neglect your cold
when so reliable a remedy can be had
for triile? For sale by Jno. Cough
lin, Druggist.
Tu, TIL, Sat, If
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-05

1t is a great work for Cuba which is
to be done at Cambridge, Mass, this
summer. over 1000 teachers. all ma
tive Cuban young men and women. are
to pass the summer there in study at
the Harvard summer school. The gov
eminent provides free transportation,
Harvard furnishes free tuition. and the
expenses of the teachers while in this
country is to be paid by popular sub
scription. The most beneficial results
can only follow for these teachers and
the 100.O 900 or more young Cubans
whom they teach at home. 1t will also
be a powerful factor in removing any
distrust of this country which may ex-
list in the Cuban heart and in teaching
them to love and honor our flag as
their own.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-05

About the funniest of the many fool
mistakes made by the 'anti-imperial-
lists" was that of Boston paper which
elaborated upon the 40 per cent
death-rate" of Manila, calling it sim
DIV enormous. The joke liesin the fact
that a death-rate of 40, as reported
from the city of Manila, does not mean
40 per cent, but that 40 persons in
every 900 die each year. In Boston
itself, last week, the death-rate was 50
though this is exceptionally high for
that city A death-rate of 40 is far
from being alarming or enormous for
a large tropical city like Manila, and
a sewerage system and a general Amer
icanization of the place will soon cut
that down.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-05

The sweeping Republican victory III
Rhode Island, yesterday, is not the
less gratifying because it was expect
ed. Being the first state election OF
the presidential year it attracts atten-
ton all over the country. 1t shows the
party in Little Rhody to be harmoni-
Gus and enthusiastic, a good index OF
its condition throughout the country.
EIGHT other states hold their state
elections before the national election
in November They are louisiana,
April l.; Oregon, June 2; North Caro-
lima Aug >: Alabama, Aug. 6; Arkan-
sas. Sept. 3; Vermont, Sept. 4; Maine
Sept. 10; and Georgia, Oct. ).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-05
Fitness for Position Universally Recognized
(Rockland Starr

Sometime since the announcement
was made of the candidacy of Ora
mandal Smith of Litchfield for State
treasurer to succeed the present in
cumbent. +. NJ. Simpson. whose term
expires at the end of the present year.
No opposition has been noted yet. nor
will there be any in the Republican
party Mr.. Smith has served his party
faithfully and well and his fitness for
the position is universally recognized
1t is stated that he has the endorse
ment of the leading Republicans of the
State. He will as certainly have the
support Of the rank and file for hie
pleasant personality and genial man
ners have made firm friends for him in
all sections of the State
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-05
AT II O'CLOCK A. NJ.

for tie purpose Of nominating a candi-
date for Congress 10 be voted for at the
State election, Monday, September TO-,
1900.
To select two district delegates and
two alternates to attend the National
Republican Convention to be held at
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday,
June -, 1860, and transact any other bust
ness that may properly come before it.
The basis of representation will be as
follows: Each City, Town and Planta-
ton will be entitled to one delegate, and
for each seventy-tive votes cast for the
Republican candidate for Governor in
1896, an additional delegate, and for a
fraction OF forty votes i'll excess Of sew
enty-iive votes. an additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation # any City,
Town or Plantation can only be filled by
a resident Of the county in which the
vacancy exists.
The District Committee will be in ses-
sion in the reception room of the hall at
nine o'clock, on the morning of the CON
vention, for the purpose of receiving the
credentials of delegates. Delegates in
order 10 be eligible to participate i'll the
convention. must be elected subsequent to
the date of the call for this convention.
]. w. BLACK, Chairman.
y. Q. VICKERY,
w. Ii. WILDES,
II CHARLES ii. DRUMMEY,
District Committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-05
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Election Would Be eminen,ly Satisfactory
{ Ellsworth AmericanD

Oramandal Smith Of Litchtield. COY.
Powers private secretary is a candi-
date for State treasurer. to succeed F.
NJ. Simpson. the present incumbent,
who is debarred by statute from serv-
ing another term. Mr.. Smith is well
and favorably known throughout the
State. and from Kittery to Caribou he
is receiving assurances of hearty sup
port for the position to which h. as
pires. Up to date no other name
among the Republicans has been men
toned for the office. We think W.
voice the sentiment Of eastern Main,
in saying Mr.. Smiths election would
be cminently satisfactory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-05
! Maine G0ssalp
April.

Outdoors the white rain coming down
Made rivers of the streets in town.
And where the snow in patches lay
Ii washed the winters signs away.
How fast ii fell! How warm ii felt!
The icicles began to melt;
silver needle seemed each one
Thrust in the furnace of the Sun
The Vulcan Sun who forged them all.
In raindropS. crystals round and small
The air was filled with tiny ropes
on which We're strung these April hopes
White water-beads that searched the
ground
Until the thirsty seeds were found.
Then came blue sky; the streets were
clean
And in the garden spots of green
Were glistening in golden light
The grassland Spring-almost in sight!
\ bluebird sang its song near by;
on happy Spring Is come, thought /;
When all at once the air grew chill,
Again the snowtlakes fell until
The ground was covered, ana the trees
stood in the drifts up to their knees.
| think this bird who dared To sing
Was premature about the Spring.
or else he jokyd in manner cool,
Ana caroled lightly. April Fool.
Frank Dcmpstor Sherman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-05

Scarlet fever, which during the winter
was active in Bangor and suburban
towns, Is again at work. an unusually
large number of cases having hen
brought to the attention of the health
board and local physicians. More than a
dozen cases now exist on one east side
street alone, and in close proximity
while scattered cases on both sides of the
town are reported. Extraordinary pre-
cautions are being taken both in tn,
handling of the fever ana i'm the mnvn.
ments If children likely to be exposed to
II. and 1t is hoped that no further
spread Will be reported.-Bangor Com
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