Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-06-21
NEWS SUMMARY.
San Francisco health office reports
the plague situation unchanged.

1000 troops to China.
Thirty burghers were killed and
wounded during the last few day,
fighting near Pretoria.
Fifteen officers and 100 British sol
diers, prisoners, have arrived at Stand
erton, Free State, bound for Nooi
Gedacht
Sir William Vernon Harcourt contra.
diets the report that it is his intention
to retire from political life at the tune
of the next election.
The Missouri state prohibition con-
vention nominated Charles L. Stokes
of Mexico for governor and Simpson
Ely of Kirksville for lieutenant-gov-
ernor.
The coffee just gathered-crop of
1so9-in Nicaragua is being moved
from the plantations to the sea coast
with much greater rapidity than in
former years.
The Colombian rebels are strongly
intrenched at San joaquin, near Santa
Marta, and all the government troops
at Baranquilla have been dispatched to
Santa Marta.
The announcement is made that the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company will engage in the manufact
ure of steel rails at their werks at Ems
ley, Alabama.
The rebels in China are busy SNUG
Cling in arms, including large numbers
of quick-firing guns, They are said
to number s5, 900 and more are daily
joining them.
An important battle was fought or
Friday last about ten miles outside o.
Panama. The insurgent forces were
victorious and some. 200 of the govern
ment troops were killed.
While boating on the river at South
Bend, Indiana, Fred Sinders and Mary
Claire were drowned through theii
boat capsizing. 1t is thought there
was third person in the boat.
The Hudson Bay company has de,
clared dividend to shareholders oi
l5s per share and a bonus of los pei
share, as compared with dividend OF
i3s and bonus of rs for the previous,
year.
The secretary of the interior has d.
rected Indian Inspector Mclaughlin to
accompany Chief Joseph of the Ne,
Perces to Oregon, and there inspect the
land which the old chief desires tc
return,
Former president and Mrs Benjamin
Harrison, accompanied by Mrs. Strobe
of New York, the Rev. DIR. M. L.
Haines and DIR. Henry Jameson of In
diauapolis, are visiting the Yellow
stone park.
The importation of dead meat to the
United Kingdom has reached the daily
average of over $500 tons, while wheat,
butter, eggs, rabbits and game have
all enormously increased in the extent
of their importation.
1t will cost the citizens of Phila-
delphia more than $500, 900 to have the
honor of having the Republican ma
tional convention meet there and to
properly entertain the hosts of visitors
expected during convention week.
The Japanese naval authorities are
about to enter on a new naval pro-
gramme. AS only 5,o0O,o 900 yen.will be
yearly devoted to the navy, men like
Admiral Inoueye recommend the con-
struction of torpedo-boat destroyers.
Felix T. McWhirter of indianapolis
will be a candidate for the vice-presi-
dency before the national prohibition
convention at Chicago, provided an
eastern man is chosen for first place.
In San Francisco all railroad and
steamship companies have been noti-
fed by the Federal authorities at
Washington that Asiatics will not be
allowed to leave California unless pro-
vided with a health certificate issued
by the United States marine hospital
officials there. Whites will be allowed
to leave.
Sam Finley, a well-known politician
and ex-city marshal of Tucson, Ariz. 4,
has been arrested by special officer
from Tombstone, on a charge of at
tempted assault to commit murder.
; Five persons were painfully injured
and twenty others were more or less
hurt by the wreck of Carnegie ac-
eommodation on the Pan Handle rail-
road, near Pittsburg, Pa. The acci-
dent was caused by landslide from
Mount Washington. over 100 tons of
rock and earth topping over on the
, train.
Although the suggestion has been
put forth in diplomatic circles that the
powers dethrone the empress dowager
and restore the Emperor Kwang-Hsu.
no official representation has been
made to Secretary Hay on the subject.
Patrolman Irwin B. Cornelius of the
Brooklyn force killed Patrick Farley
1 early Sunday. Farley. who was a
pugilist, had been arrested by the Of
. ficer for beating his wife and threaten.
ing to kill her and was shot when try
! ing to escape.
London morning papers generally
. consider the situation In China more