Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-01-11
NEWS SUMMARY.


of l6S,925 ounces over 1898.
The hospital ship Missouri left Ma
Mia on December 31st for San Francisco
with 2s6 sick soldiers on board.
Work has SO far advanced on the
United States battleship Wisconsin.
that she will make her trial trip within
the next two weeks
The total output OF the cigar indus
try at the close of the fiscal year, June
3d. 1900, is now estimated at $500. 900.
the largest figure ever reported.
The last shipment of goods from
California to the Paris exposition was
made last week. The display of native
woods consists of over 500 specimens. s
Suit has been filed in the District
court of Dallas Tex, for the ownership
of the land upon which Oak Cliff,
suburb Of Dallas with 5000 inhabitants
is located.
Thirteen villages in Russia last week
have experienced earthquakes shocks.
Six OF these places have been completes
ly destroyed and 500 dead bodies have
already been recovered.
Secretary Root has taken measures
to break the corner in hemp. As 4
result of discussing the matter with
the president, he has ca bled instruction
to Ma. General Otis to open ports in
Luzon.
The Speaker of the House and his as
sociates on the rules committee expect
early adjournments until appropriation
bills and measures before other COM
mittees are ready for action by the
House
The last subscription of the $500. 900
needed to insure the building of the
muchtaked-of Womans hotel in New
York city has been subscribed and the
plans will be drawn up and work com
menced.
The Senate has passed Senator
Pettigrew's bill granting settlers on
the public lands the right to make
homestead entries second time in
certain cases where the first entry war
not completed. Il
The commission appointed by Pesi-
dent Mckinley under an act OF congress-
to determine the most feasible and
practicable route for canal across the
lsthmus of Panama sailed Saturday
for the scene of its labors.
The Spanish Consul at Manila cables
Spanish foreign office that Aguinaldo
has promulgated decree ordering the
liberation of all Spanish prisoners
without distinction. The Consul
distrnsts Aguinaldos motives.
Including all arms of the service
there are now in the Philippine islandv
65,0 900 soldiers in addition to about 1900
marines at Cavite and about 5000 sailor.
on the warships. The total of the
lighting forces is thus fully 10000 men.
President schurmann will not return
to the Philippines with the other mem.
bers OF the Philippine commission,
when that body goes back to Manila
on account of his duties at Cornell.
Admiral Deweys return is also more
than doubtful.
All fear of coal famine throurhout
the city of Chicago because ofa strike
OF the teamsters has been dispelled. A
committee representing the Coal Team
Owners association signed contract
binding them to pay the union scale
until January l. 1901.
The fumes of burning oil asphy xiated
Lester Queen clothing clerk, in hia
room at private boarding house in
New York. The family of William
Niford were also overcome by the fumes !.
and several members are lying in
critical condition.
The mutilated remains of Mrs. Jenni,
Jones were found in ditch near RoS
ser, Choctaw county, Ala. The arms
and legs had been hewn from the trunk
with an ak and the head had been sever
ed with knife. bruise in the head
indicating that death had been inflicted
by an ak. All portions of the body
had been partially burned.
surgeon-General sternberg has bean
designated to represent the war de-
partment at the intern ational congress
of hygiene which meets in Paris this
summer.
As result OF the conferences held at
the White House between the President.
Secretary Long and the Captains Of
the Santiago fleet, no action will be
taken contemplating the advancing Of
either Rear-Admiral Sampson or Rear
Admiral schley.
Judge Ludwig of the superior court
of Milwaukee, has ordered that the
mayor and the aldermen who voted for
the passage of the street railway franz
chise ordinance show cause before him
why they should not be punished for
contempt of court.
It has been definitely decided to send
additional troops to Alaska in the
spring. The points to which they will
be sent have not been determined upon,
except Cape Nome, where, 1T Is esti-
mated, there will be 10000 people al
soon as navigation opens.
Ten years ago exports from the Pn.