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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25
UTAHN LOST IN ALASKA,
Nearly Dead when Found. After Dsys Of
Suffering.

J. B. Rawlings, a former inspector Of
mines In Utah. who left Seattle for
Alaska nearly three years ago, was
picked up by the United States steamer
Pathfinder two weeks ago at the mouth
Of Togiac river, Alaska, and brought
TO San Francisco. When picked up
Rawlings was in an exhausted condi-
tion.
Rawlings. In company with Frank
Weber, started out in a small canoe to
reach the schooner Bring Gold. en-
route to Dutch Harbor. The canoe
was swamped, Weber was drowned,
Rawlings belongings were lost. and
he himself escaping, wandered for days
across the wilds Of Alaska, seeking
refuge.
How many miles he travelled Raw.
lings could not tell. For days the lost
man had nothing to cat but the soft
bark of the willow trees that grow In
the swamp fats along the rivers, and
nothing to drink but snow melted in
his mouth.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25

The Transvaal concessions COM
mittee opened its sessions Monday.
Lord Roberts proclamation gran ting
the commission power to compel the
attendance of witnesses was read. The
first witness was Herr Kretschmar.
managing director of the Netherlands
railway, who had TO evade attending.
He gave a startling account of the do
ings OF the company before and during
the war, especially in the matter OF
blowing up bridges in order to stop the
British advance, and In assisting the
Transvaal government in other ways.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25
Charred Bones of Man and Boy Fosnd In
Arizona.

Chsrred Bones of Man and Boy Fosnd In
Arizona.
The charred bones of man and boy,
supposed TO be the remains of Colonel
A. ]. Fountain and his son, Henry,
have been found in the Sacramento
mountains, New Mexico.
Colonel Fountain and his son left
Lincoln for Las Cruces the latter part
Of January, 1896, In . buckb board aud
stopped on the night of January aist
at the heme of ID. NJ. Sutherland, .
prominent La Luz stockman. They
intended going to Las Cruces by way
OF the White Sands desert. but leaving
La Luz they disappeared.
About = week later their buck board
was found near the Chalk Bluffs and
near by was . pool Of dried blood and
few blood stained COINS, indicating .
tragedy.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25

According to correspondent OF the
Shanghai Mercury. Bishop Fontosati
In South Honan was tortured for four
hours By Chinese. Different members
sf his body were removed singly. Two
priests were covered with coal oil and
placed on pile Of sticks, which were
thea set ON are and they wess roasted
10 death. Bishop Fogotta was disem.
bowsled and others were frightfuily
tortured. Three thousand converts,
led BY French priests in defending
their church, were massacred,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25
Striker. Dispersed by militia.

About 1,5oo men and sixty women
and girls marched eighteen miles from
the south side of the Hazleton region
Tuesday night for tho Panther Creek
valley, where they expected to close
the ten collieries of the Lehigh Coal &
Navigation company, but just as tho
weary marchera were nearing their
destination they were met on . noun
tain road by three companies of In
fantry, and at the point of the bayonet
were driven back four miles to
Tamaqua and dispersed.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25
ARMY OFFICERS PROMOTED.

Several Resensiy Advanced Ass,gnsA -
Regiments.
onicsrs recently promoted have been
assigned to regiments ~ follows:
Lisutsusnt-Colonel Jesse N. Lee 70
the Sixth infantry. vice Brinkerhon,
retired; Major w. J. Turner 10 the
Sixth infantry, vice Booth. Transferred
70 the Seventh infantry; Major Frank
Taylor to the Fifteenth infantry, vice
Lee, promoted. Captain J. Y. M. Blunt,
assistant quartermaster of volunteers,
having rendered his resignation. has
been honorably discharged from the
service.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25
BARONESS Won KETTELERHoME

wife Of Murdered German Envoy Arrives
at Victoria.
Among ths passengers ON the EN-
press of Japan which arrived at Vic
toria on Tuesday were Baroness Won
Kstteier, wife of the murdered German
representative in China. The Baroness
Won Ksttslsr WAS suffering from ner-
vous prostration, but was recovering.
She was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
Ledyard. Mr.. Ledyard In her rother
She 10 bound to her fathers homo In
Detroit, Mich.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25
Coal Found Near Noms.

An immense feld of coal has been
discovered near Cape Sabine o. tbs
Arctic coast Of Alaska This coal de-
posit 10 only 800 miles from Nome, and
Its discovery will practically settle the
question Of the fuel supply for th.
Nome district
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25

Captain Dsveresux Shields, who,
with hfty-ons men Of company r,
Twsnty-ninth regiment. q. 8. v. In.
fantry, was captured by the insurgsnt =
last month In the island Of Narindu.
que, have been rescued.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25
KRUGER SAILS FOR HOLLAND
EnbArks Secretly on Dusch craissr 60
Avoid an Attaok

Avoid m Attack.
Mr.. Kruger was secretly taken at
o'clock Friday morning on board the
Dutch cruiser Gelderland, on which
vessel he 10 to sail for Holland.
The reason given for Mr. Kruger's
hurried smbarkation on the steamer
Gelderland it 10 feared the Beers would
attack him The feeling of the refu.
gees against Mr.. Kruger for fleeing
rom the sountry Is very strong.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25
ARMENIAN MAssAcREs.
Fresh Outbrsak of Musselman's RsperssS
From ConssantlnopIs

From ConssantiaopIs.
A special dispatch from CONSTANT.
nopls says new and frightful massA-
crss 81 Armenians have just occurred
In the district Of Diarb
The Musselmans, 1t 10 asserted, Dill.
laged. outraged and killed during Eve
days without the Intervention of Turk.
ish troops.
Eight villages, IL 10 added. were en-.
arsiy DESTROYED and burned
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25
Indians Starving In British Columbia.


A special from Agassiz, b. c.. says
that 200 Indians are starving at Penn
berton Meadows, $50 miles north of
Agassix. An Indian rider brought the
news that ffty Indian families are
dying and that it Is doubtful IL supplies
can be sent to them quickly enough to
save their lives. They have caught no
salmon this season, their potato crop
has failed, and their stock has been
drowned by floods. Recent heavy rains
have caused the Harrison river to over.
now its banks, and the whole country
10 said to be flooded. Conditions ara
said to be worse now than during the
floods of 1894, when the district was
nndsr ak feet Of water. Supplies are
being rushed from Vancouver to the
starving Indians.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25


J. A. Kemp Of Dickson county.
Tenn, writes to Rural New Yorker
that he has as last succeeded In
blooming . hybrid between the Or
chid-nowering or Italian type Of Can
mas. and . dwarf Gamma of the ordl-
nary French or bedding type The
Italian Cannas are supposed to b IL
rect hybrids OF Gamma naccida. our na-
tive southern species. while the
French varieties have descended iron
Gamma Indica and other tropical forms
A horticultural nrm in Italy has pro-
duced and disseminated all the Cannas
Of the orchid-nowering type now In
commerce. except the yellow varisty,
Burbank. which was grown By LutAss
Burbank Of California.
A number Of nns varieties. varying
in color OF foliage and bloom, all pro-
ducing flowers Of really enormous sire.
are now becoming familiar In this
country. and countless have been ths
efforts to hybridize these nne sorts
with the common bedding Cannas, In
order to secure greater substance Of
petal, and increased profusioA 0k
bloom: but up to this time. the hy-
brids of Flaccida have proved sterile.
both a. pollen and seed parents. Mr..
Kemp says that his pet is q cross b.
tween Parthenope, an Italian variety
bearing very large reddish -salmoa
flowers. and the Duke OF MARI
borough. the darkest crimson
bedding variety, the latter be-
ing the seed parent. He says that the
resulting flowers are Of the most
gorgeous crimson colorins, but not Of
much better substance than the best
Of the Italian type. He Is glad to
show that our southern climates are
favorable to work OF this character.
and to demonstrate the possibility Of .
cross that has heretofore failed =
many expert hands.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25


Many housewives consider this .
mysterious and dinicuit process anl
are afraid to attempt It. buying In
stead bottled fruits which are far lsss
satisfactory than homemade prepar-
atoms. as a rule. AS 4 matter of fact
the process is extremely simple. II u
be remembered to preserve food All
germs In the food itself. the bottle
or cork must be destroyed.
The substance to be bottled-fruit,
vegetable or even meat-should b
placed In the bottle and then this,
together with the cork. should be
placed in . steamer and stewsd fos
an hour.
Then remove and a. quickly a. pa
sibls I'LL up the bottle completely Win
boiling sirus. salt and water. or stoc1k,
and Immediately put in the steams1
cork. Then seal up tightly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25

YOUTSEY CONVICTED.
sentenced to Life lmprisonment-App
VIII be Taken.

Sentenced to Life lmprisonmsnt-Appsa
VIII be Taken.
The jury In the case of Henry Yout-
sey, on trial on tho charge of being .
principal in the Goebel assassina ton,
returned verdict Of guilty Saturday
morning and fxed the penalty at life
imprisonment.
IL Is likely jury will be smpanslsd
rs soon a. practicable to inquire into
Youtsey's sanity.
The defense filed . motion for an ar.
rest OF judgment and Judge Cantrill set
the time for hearing ON the second day
OF the February term. Youtsey will
not be sentenced before that time.
On account of his condition It was
considered best not to take him to
Frankfort until the middle of the week.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25

Argentine press urges South Anesl&
can republics to combine against e.
Greesive policy Of Chile
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-25


The Illinois State Horticulturua -
eiety viii make an exhibit o4 fEuits.
consisting mainly Of apples. u The
fan-American Expositioa as Dulbslo
n 1901. The exposition viii opaa
May l and close November I. and n
10 intended to have the fruit exhibee
continuous. from the opening . Ne
close. The apples for this show nuse
come largely from this seasons ereA
and In order 10 have them properly
represent the fruit interests Of tAs
state the specimens must be carefully
selected, wrapped, packed and places
IN cold storage until wanted for sx-
ninition. The Horticultural Society
expects that fruit vii. be contributs1
Tor this purpose By Individual grow
ers. horticultural societies and other
organisations. Proper credit will b
given the grower. the society, and 10
caiity by entering the fruit In the
name OF the grower and society the
same as II he were making the exhibit
IN person. and by placards upon the
truit when exhibited, giving the grow
o, AoShiGJ anu okRt6.
All fruit growers are asked 20 aiA
IN the matter Of securing the fruit
from this state. The society will DO
wnaf It can, but II depends upou you.
the grower. to make the exhibit from
Illinois success. The exhibit viii BE-
largely . commercial one, that u, one
tor tho purpose Of enlarging our for
eign markets for apples, and this y .
subject OF great interest to Iliinois
Iruit growers. Illinois stands In the
'front.' In tbs fruit exhibit at Paris this
year. but In order to retain her pres
uge, must continue her work In the
nns OF exhibits of fruit aad the %
portunity presented at Buffalo sAoul1
not Be neglected. Shall the state b.
properly represented! This y for you
70 decide. You must DO what you can.
VIII you contribute one. two, Ave os
more barrels Of carefully sslsetsl
fruit. and ship It to cold storage In
proper season? Write the sscretary.
whose address you will hnd belov.
now much you will contribute anl
what varieties. and he will Sc tAaa
you nave paper for wrapping he
fruit and shipping tags furnished you.
Are you interested enough in Illinois
horticulture to do this' The commits
sion will pay the freight. storage and
all other charges and place the fruit
on the tables. without any charge to
you. We want one hundred barrels
OF apples from this state and the
amount will be small to each one. 70
each does his part.
It will save expense to the society u
you will pick. wrap and pack the fruit
a. per the directions which will b
furnished you later, but II you ana
this will be impossible. write the ssc-
retary, and some one will be sent 70
assist In the work. Not less than one
peck OF any one variety should be fur
nished; one-half barrel or . full bar.
rel Of each variety preferred. It IL noe
intended to collect large number Of
varieties, but those most generally
grown for market. therefore . full
barrel Of one variety will be acceptable
and In desired.-L. r. Bryant, ssese-
tary. Princeton. Illinois.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
MISSOURI a NEWS.
Recent Deatb.,

Mrs. Amanda Belle Pace (nee Lank'
ford), at her home at Bourbon, aged
IS years. The remains were laid to
rest at Wellsville, by the side of three
little children, who had preceded her
Mr.. G. &. Gwinner, one of Tipton's
most respected citizens. He was a
prominent member of the G. a. r. and
A. O. u. W. and an earnest worker in
the NJ. E church. He had amassed a
comfortable fortune and retired from
active business several years ago.
John Connor, aged 50 years, at Aux
vase, Galloway county.
Mrs. Rachel Booker, &c years old, at
Chillicothe.
Robert TaubmaE, ageG 65, of Lex
ington, of heart failure. He was ono
of Lexington's' wealthiest and most
public spirited citizens. At the time OF
his death ne was president of the COM
mercial bank. He helped found Cen
trial Female college, and was treasurer
OF the board of supervisors.
Henry Shuttle, at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. John Weber, of Ellis
willie, St. Louis county, aged 100 years
and 4 months.
William Blair, aged Gs, at his resi-
dence in Salem. lie made three differ
ent wills to dispose of his property.
N. K. Fulkerson, aged 60 years. near
Warrensburg. He was an extensive
farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
BDERS SUSTAIN DEFEAT.
Gen. French Drives the 1urghers
From Colesburg, in Dis
order, Eastward.
PROGRAMME WORKED WITHOUT HITCH.
The Boers We're Surprised to Find Them
selves Thanked by Gen. Ereuch's Cav
airy and Light Artillery, and After Wig
orous Resistance F~led-BrItish Losses
Were Very Light.

Rensberg, C. c., Jan. 1.-Gen. French
has completely defeated tie Beers and
occupied C~olesberg.
The general continued to keep the
Beers on the move and pressed them
closely Saturday and Sunday, giving
them no time to make a prolonged
stand, and when day broke he was
within striking distance of the enemy.
Last night all the cavalry, artillery
and infantry, the latter riding in wag-
ons to increase the general mobility,
started upon a night march with the
object of turning the Beers right. The
flank operations were successful. The
infantry and field batteries Immediate
ly made a feint attack upon the Boer
front, and while this was proceeding
the cavalry and light artillery got
completely around the enemy's right
flank, as arranged. The programme
worked without a hitch. The Beers
were utterly surprised, and finding
their retreat threatened, fed in disor-
der to the eastward, leaving Colesberg
in Gen. French's hands.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

Julius H. McAfee, a page in the
house of representatives, is held by
the police at Washington, charged with
the larceny of $500 from Congressman
Stevens and another member of com
gress. The young man admitted the
theft, but said he had taken but $26n
and would be able to return $247 OF
that amount.
A rich strike on a claim of the Lem
on Gold Mining Co., of British Column
bia, near Camp Mckinney, has been
made. In grading for a stamp mill site
near the shaft of the Gold Standard
mine the men uncovered a 12-foot
ledge of oNidized quartz. which assays
Ss25 per ton in gold and 80 silver.
An explosion of sewer gas at Knox
Vile. a thriving borough near Pitts
burgh, Pa. about midnight of the list,
demolished II frame houses, and 8
NUMBER of stables, party wrecked \
dozen more frame dwellings, and tore
Up several streets for hundreds of feet.
No n was injured by the explosion.
but two Mrs. John Young and
Mrs. Margaret Jackson, ere seriously
i'll from shock.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

President Schurman will not return
to the Philippines with the other mem
bers of the Philippine commission
! when that body goes back to Manila,
| Oh account of his duties at Cornell.
Admiral Dewey's return is also more
than doubtful. Mr.. DENLY and Prof.
| Worcester will remain on Il commits
sion after it completes the report upon
which it is % engaged. and will re-
turn to Manila to aid in the establish
ment of civil government.
The comparative statement of the
government receipts and expenditures
shows that for the month of December,
1899, the receipts were $40 49, O4, as
against SAL. 4O4, 1913 for December, 1898.
The expenditures during last month
were 500, 1860. as against $41 ,S46,S0
for December. 1898. which leaves a sur
plus for last month of $7,613,545, as
against a deficit of $46O,O14 for Decem-
Der, 1898.
The stockholders of the National
City bank of New York met, on the
I'd, and ratified the proposition of the
directors to increase the capital stock
from 81, 000,0 900 to $4,000, DOC. After
the meeting n statement was given ont
in which it was announced that of the
10000 shares 9.2S7 were represented,
none voting against the proposition.
The Painter gas well, belonging to
the Mountain State Gas Co.. of Park
ersburg. W. Va, and located in Richie
county, accidentally caught fire, ON the
night of the 1st, and all efforts to ex-
tihguish the flames have been futile.
Millions upon millions of feet of gas Is
going 10 waste, and the financial loss
will be enormous.
The work of demolishing the steel
dies that coined the output of the
United States mints during 1899. was
commenced in Philadelphia. on the 1st,
in the blacksmith shop of the mint
there. Exactly 1910 dies. representing
the money coined in hat city, were
destroyed.
At nine o'clock on the morning of
the list. water was turned into the $780,
DOC, 900 Chicago drainage canal. and be-
gan to flow toward Lockport, where
it falls into the Desplaines river, and
thence through the Illinois and Missis-
rivers to the gulf.
A dispatch from st. Johns. y. F.. OIL
the I'd, said: The schooner Puritan
was driven ashore on Cabot island in
a heavy gale Monday, and eight out
OF her crew of nine were lost. Six
were married men with families. The
survivor broke his arm.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
THE CAPTURE OF COLEsBERG.
oNercOnldence Causes the BOcrs .
Heavy LOss-British Losses Slight.

OHercOnldence Cnuses the BOCrs .
Heavy LOss-British Losses Slight.
London, Jan. 2.-The Daily Mail has
the following dispatch, dated January
l. from Rensburg:
Yesterday afternoon Il big force Of
cavalry and infantry, with ten guns,
under the personal command of Gen.
French, moving by detour, occupied
some hills three miles from Colesberg,
where the Beers were in strength, con-
fident in the natural aid afforded
them by the hills around.
THE enemy's position extended six
miles around the entire village.
AT daybreak our artillery opened
the battle. The Beers were taken by
surprise, but replied vigorously. An
artillery duel was maintained for two
hours. Then 4 Boer Hotchkiss co..
lapsed and was abandoned. We cap
tured it. y Boer big gun was silencei,
but this and the other Boer guns were
withdrawn to the northward, whittier
we are harrassing their retreat by a
damaging shell fire.
"Colesberg is in our hands, and the
few remaining loyalists are jubilant.
We have captured many wagons and
a considerable quantity OF stores.
"Our losses were quite slight, but
the Beers must have suffered heavily.
They may stop at Achtertang or cross
the river altogether at Norvars Point
where the bridge is still intact"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
R NEWS NOTES.

The price of cotton thread has been
advanced Is cents a dozen spools by
the manufacturers.
A. j.. Bayles. while shocking corr
on his farm near Mckinley, Okla, was
shot and killed by his father-in-law,
Charles Thomas.
The Covenant Mutual Life Associa-
ton, of Galesburg, ILL.,, has transferred
its business to the Northwestern As.
surance Co., of Chicago.
Deputy United States Marshal CO..;
arrested Abe Grantham, charged with
the murder of Mrs. PUNK on Christ
mas night, near Scipio, I. T.
An old fiddlers' contest was held in
Paris, Tex, Thursday night, and the
old boys were in it with their fiddles
from several counties around.
Some of the police of ST. Louis are
kicking over the repeated touches"
&c which they are subjected. but all
the kicks are made in q whisper.
As the result of a quarrel over car
rying in wood, Henry Minor, aged IL,
hacked his brother Jesse, aged 13, to
az "ith dh IA At LII.
Congressman Champ Clark, of Mis-
souri,, has written a letter t. Secre-
tary of the Navy Long urging him to
name one of the new cruisers the st.
Louis.
1t is officially denied that lessees of
land in the Indiar.. nation will he
oblighed to vacate after January.
There has been a misrepresentation in
the matter.
George Moore, of C%hatsworth, ILL.,,
was held to the grand jury for the
murder of John NJ. Snyder, of Beck,
Ind. whose hcdy was found west Of
Champaign, December ..
On New Years day the ports of
Dagupan, San Fernando, Vigan, Laoa
and APART. in Luzon, will be declared
open to commerce, subject to the usual
casting trade regulations.
Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, who
entered the senate OF the tide of in
dependent politics which swept over
the west some years ago, says he will
vote for the gold standard.
Abraham Pollock died suddenly of
heart disease, at Little Rock, Ark. He
was the oldest active merchant in the
city, where he located in 1855, and was
Is years old last September.
Uncle Dick Fitch, the oldest man in
Grayson county, Tex. died at his home
in White Mound. He was born in
Claiborne county, Tenn. July e, 1900
and had lived in Texas IS years
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
Fatal Mine Accident.

Another fatal mine accident oc-
CURED in the zinc district, Jasper
county, the other day. James Fry and
Edward Overton, working at the
Phoenix mine, near Prosperity, en-
tered the tub to go down into the
mine. The regular hoisterman had no:
returned to work. and 4 e man was
III his place. He let the tub down
about twenty feet, then reversed the
engine, hauling up the tub with great
force and lifting it into the wheel
above. knocking both of the miners
Jul of the tub into the shaft. They
fell go feet to the bottom of the
shaft. Their bones were broken and
their bodies were horribly crushed
Both were killed instantly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
FROM FEW YORK STATE

New York keeps a flock of sheep in
central park as ornaments. ~curiositiss
and for the good of the turf.
A New York hotel is said to use a
machine that washes and dries 1.ooO
dishes in an hour. Two persons at
tend to it.
The state forestry commissioners Of
New York have just purchased 10000
acres of land in the Catskill NOM.
tains. making the holdings OF the
state in that region aggregate 100000
acres.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06

n daughter OF d. c. Blackburn, 1411
Olive street, st. Joseph. was rocking
an infant brother before a CRATE fire,
when the clothing of both caught fire
and the babes limbs were burned al
most to a crisp. 1t will die. Mrs.
blackburn, the mother, was also Sc
yerely burned.