Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-08-23
NEWS SUMMARY.

raging in many parts of the province.
The resignation Of President Sanctls.
mete of the Republic of Colombia is
announced. Vice-Presideut Marroquin
will serve out the four years that
remain of his term
The Yukon Conncil has passed On
order taxing all scows running be-
tween Dawson and upper Yukon points
$3.50 each with an additional fee Of $50
for docking at Dawson.
Alexander King in Dawson has been
adjudged guilty of the murder Of
Herbert Davenport of Paterson, N. j.,
and sentenced to be hanged October
end. The murderer confessed.
Two young men and a young woman
have been arrested in Chicago by Capt.
Porter of the Government secret service
and city detectives on charges of rails.
ing and passing greenbacks.
A dead body supposed to be that of
Otto Nelson was found on the Dalton
trail by Chilkat Indians about a week
ago Nelson was a partner of George
Metcalf who was killed some weeks
ago.
In Cedar Rapids Ia, the Democratic
State convention met with an excep-
tionally large attendance Prior to
the calling to order OF the convention
district caucuses were held and electors
chosen.
The report that the Paris exhibition
is failure is not borne out by facts.
The entrances on Sunday reaching
half million or nearly twice the
number admitted on the best day of
the last exhibition.
Poison in deadly quantities has been
found in the stomach of Edward P.
Herrick, an aged commission merchant
of Chicago, whose sudden death last
week served to recall several mystsr-
ious deaths in his household.
Total number of awards made to ex-
hibitors from all countries at the Paris
exposition is 42,79o. They are divided
into'2s27 grand prizes, s166 gold medals
1924 silver medals, IL ,613 bronze med
ais and 703s honorable medals.
1t is stated at the Navy department
that the rejection of all bids for armor
plate does not mean that the alterna.
tive plan of erecting a Government arr
mor-plate factory will be adopted, al.
though the Secretary of the Navy has
at his disposal 81 900, 900 to start such
plant
The British Consul General at shang.
hal, replying to protests of Chinese
merchants against the landing of
troops there, explains that this 10
merely precautionary measure, due
to the fact that the disturbance north
is spreading and coming daily nearer
to Shanghai
The Central Trades and Labor
unions of st. Louis have decided not to
revoke the boycott which has been
operative in consequences of the street.
railway strike, while the strike of the
East st. Louis, H., electric railway
was declared off by unanimous vote
Of the employees.
Anti-imperialist leaders In attend
anee at the liberty congress decline
responsibility for the acts of DIR.
Leverson. Franklyn Pierce of New
York said DIR. Leverson is kindly,
cranky sort of an old gentleman who
is erratic to degree. lie is not
member of the league.
The feature of the session of the
Universal Peace union meeting Mystic
Conn, was the reading of letters Of re-
| gret from ex-Gov. John w. Hoyt of
Wyoming Hon. w. NJ. Ashman of
of Philadelphia and P. L. Vessel,
! special commissioner from the South
African republic.
Vestmakers on the east side of New
York to the number of $500 are on q
strike. The strike was sudden one,
and was contrary to a resolution adopt
\ ed by the executive board of the Vest
makers union not to order q general
strike.
Senator Mason has reached Skaguay
after looking over the boundary. He
addressed the miners of Porcupine and
promised that he would work for the
redress of their grievances. He char
acterized the modus vivendi as Hays
"ignoble surrender"
1t is estimated that over 1000 persons
were drowned by the overflow of the
Minn river, China, July 9th. The
bridge of the Thousand Ages, as 1t Is
called at Foo Chow was broken In two
places Those who attempted to cross
were never seen again.
It is officially announced that the
| Dominion Government has determined
to abolish in its entirety the obnoxious
ten-per-cent royalty and TO establish
at Dawson Government assay office
where the gold will be taken from the
miners at its exact worth.
The two Union Pacific train robbers
killed near Goodland. Kan, last week
are believed to be James and Tom
Jones, Missouri and Texas desperadoes.
| There is reward of $4,000 In Missouri
and $4,000 in Texas for the Jonsn
brothers dead or alive.
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