Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-02-01
NEWS SUMMARY

A bill to repeal the war revenue
stamp tax has been introduced in the
senate by Senator Clay.
Kimberley is again being heavily
bombarded General Methuen and
General French report unimportant
movements
August o. Hyde, ex-superintendent
OF poor Of Calhoun county, Mich. has
been arrested charged with embezzle
ment of $1,000
The South African company has
placed large orders for rifles and sad
dies for use in South Africa, to be de
livered Immediately.
James b. Montgomery, a well-knowr
capitalist and road contractor, is dead
at his home in Portland, Ore, after an
illness of one year and half.
The Hongkong correspondent of the
London Times says he has received
dispatch intimating the dethronement
and death of Emperor Kwang Su.
Diamonds valued at $4,000 were
stolen from the safe in the office OF
Joseph X. Davidson & Son, manufac'
turing jewelers., Philadelphia, Pa.
National Bank Examiner Graham
has been examining The Canajcharie.
N. Y. National bank this week, and
as a result, the bank closed its doors.
Word has been received of the tragic
death in South Africa of Erwin Hop
kins. Jr,, son of Erwin Hopkins. vet
eran member of the Chicago Board OF
Trade. He was bitten by poisonous
reptile.
In the metal markets this week there
is slightly more confident tone. The
zinc smelters have peen having con-
ferences in the West, and some scheme
of cooperation is likely to be put
through.
Senator Butler, chairman of the
national executive committee of the
Peoples party has issued call for
meeting of that committee to be held
in Lincon Neb., Monday, the 10th OF
February.
On the evening of February 9TH Mr..
Bryan will speak at Carnegie hall, New
York city, for the charity fund of a Grand
Army post In the afternoon of the same
day he will deliver an address at Plain
field, N. j.
Most of the regiments at Modder
river, according to letters received,
are full of young boys for officers, and
the men don't care about them. Some
of them at Modder river fight like lot
of school boys.
A statement has been made by
authority to the effect that the gov
ernment has engaged in no exchanges
with foreign governments respecting
the Nicaragua canal since the begin.
ming of the present congress.
A favorable report has been made by
the senate committee on pensions on
Senator McBride's bill extending the
provisions of the act of 1892, giving
pensions to the survivors of the Black
Hawk war, to the survivors of the
early Indian wars of Oregon, Cali.
fornia Texas and Florida and other
states.
At the cabinet meeting Friday,
PostmasterGeneral Smith brought up
the subject of lightweight Spanish
coins that We're being received in the
turned over to the acknowledgement
and the secretary of the interior for
further investigation.
Suit has been filed in the United
States court at Columbus, o., by the
Michigan Salt company against w. A.
Wason of Columbus for over So, 900,
the suit being a test of the Ohio trust
laws Wason was agent of the con.
Germ
Secretary Hay has sent to Speaker
Henderson for submission to the house
copies of complaints of the German
government presented by it's embas,
sador here, Dir. Won Holleben against
the existing customs regulations of the
United States applicable to merchan-
disc imported from Germany
The Central Trust company of New
York has filed a bill to foreclose a mort.
gage on the st. Louis, Peoria 4 North.
ern railroad and the Madison, Ill,
Coal companys property. The mort.
gage and interest aggregate 81 SOS, 900.
A petition was forwarded by tele.
gram from Shanghai to Pelsin a few
days ago. signed by 1,209 representa-.
tives of local Chinese merchants and
gentry, begging the princess and min.
listers of the Tsung Ii Yamen to urge
the emperor to reconsider his abdica.
ton and to revoke the edict.
DR.. Leyds is blamed for the entan,
clements of the British over the
seizure of German vessels, and he is
said to have caused false information
as to the seized vessels cargoes to be
given the British authorities.
It is rumored in various quarters that
the United States Flour Milling com.
pany is in imminent danger of disinteg.
ration. AS at present organized the
United States Flour Milling company