Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-19

to send out the names of witnesses who
are called to testify in the Goebel case
or to speculate upon the nature of the
evidence given.
Delegations continue to sign contracts
for quarters at the different hotels in
Kansas City One of the leading hotels
has closed a contract negotiated by
Senator Clark for fifteen members of
the Montana delegation.
Capt. James G. Green, now in COM
mand of the naval station in Havana,
will be relieved of that post by Lieut.
Commander Lucien Young. at present
Captain of the port at Havana, Capt.
Green is relieved at his own request.
While priest was administering the
last sacrament TO a dying man in the
presence Of his relatives at Corruna,
Spain, the floor of the room collapsed,
and the dying man and four others
were killed and fourteen were injured.
A handsome young woman giving
the name OF Helen Gray. and her home
as Salem, Ore. attempted to commit
suicide in Golden Gate park, San Fran
cisco, by taking poison. The young
lady later said her home was Indian
| apolis Ind.
representative Levy of New York
has introduced resolution requesting
1 the President to direct the Commits
I sioner-General of the Paris exposition
to render detailed account of his ex-
penditures, amounting to S2Ol ,9s5,
accounted for by him under the head
/ of miscellaneous
The big Spanish cannon captured by
Admiral Dewey at Manila which is
mounted in the park at Charleston, ".
Va, was discharged by unknown
persons last week. The report was
heard all over the city The cannon
was knocked from its foundations.
completely wreclting the carriage
ThenaFal authorities are exasperated
over the delay in completing the cruiser
Albany at the Armstrong works at
Elswiek where her officers aud crew
have been for the last two weeks. The
principal trouble has been due to the
steam heating, which is something
practically unknown to foreign war
ship builders.
James Hamilton Lewis, in n letter to
Secretary Thomas Maloney of the
Democratic State central committee of
Washington just made public, declines
in advance the nomination by the
Democrats next fall for Congress or for
Governor
The House Committee on Territories
has reported bill disappearing the
action of New Mexico in creating Me-
kinley county, on the ground that
the locality lacked the population and
the business to warrant ounty organi-
cation
]. Albert Merritt, aged 66, one of the
most successful dry goods merchants
in Kingston, n Y, in a fit of temporary |
insanity, shot his mother through the |
head and then shot himself, dying in
stautly. 1t is thought Mrs Merritt
will die.
The impression prevails in official
circles that General Otis is not looking
for Aguinaldo very earnestly. GER
tain Filipino element would demand |
his execution, while another element
might foster an uprising If he were
not liberated.
The semi.ofiicial serliner Post, in an
article evidently inspired, charges the
Berlin correspondent of the London
Times with having systema tically and
malicionsly misrepresented facts re.
garding Germanys attitude toward
England.
Formal orders have been issued by
Secretary Root, directing the detach-
ment of Brig. Gen. Ludlow from the
command of the city of Havana and
Brig Gen. Lee to command
the new department of Havana and
Plnar Gel Rio.
Portland Or, Republicans have nomi-
mated II. $. Rowe for Mayor Rowe is
at present chairman of the Board of
FIRE Commissioners OF that city and
for several years was general superin-
tendent of the Oregon Railway & Nav
igation company.
p. D. Shelter. forest superintendent,
has received authority to issue permits
for the grazing of not more than 25, GOO
sheep in the Mt. Rainier reservation, in
the sheep to enter not
earlier than July and to leave by Sep
TENDER %.
Thousands of coolies, It is alleged,
are passing the San Francisco custom.
house, and are not only being landed,
but are being made citizens of Cali.
fornia, each with a vote and qualified
to participate IN the political affairs OF
the state.