Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-03-29
NEWS SUMMARY.

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The navy now has two vessels en-
gagged in making surveys in Cuba.
Governor Jones of Arkansas has an
nounced his withdrawal from the sem
atorial race.
More than 1000 cavalry, infantry
and artillery recruits sailed for the
Philippines Saturday,
The census OF the I've colonies, just
completed, shows the total population
of Australia on January ist was 3,5oo,-
600.
Sydney, capital Of New South Wales,
and Adelaide, capital of South Aus
tralia, have been declared infected
with the bubonic plague.
In German colonial circles 1t is
feared that after Great Britain annexes
the Transvaal the Beers will trek into
German Southwest Africa.
At public meeting held In Limerick
resolution to present an address to
the queen during her visit to Ireland
was enthusiastically adopted
The separating house at the Her.
cules powder works at La Motto, Mo-,
blew up Thursday and Peter Bucks
aud Edmond Carter we're blown to
atoms.
Harper NJ, Hood, law partner of
United States Senator Teller has been
elected department commander of the
G. A, L., Department of Colorado and
Wyoming
In Chicago Coroner's inquest has ex-
onerated Bertie Finch the sixteen-year-
old Austin boy who to protect his moth
er's life, shot and killed his father,
George Finch
Twelve thousand dollars were realiz-
ed from a concert at the Metropolitan
opera house, New York, for the benefit
of the Red Cross and Maine hospital
ship relief funds.
One of the elevators in the seven
story factory building at a47 Center
! street, New York, broke it's cable and
fell seven stories, injuring three Of its
occupants fatally.
Lieut.. Col. Prior Mr. Fisher dominion
minister of agriculture, states there
are no cases of bubonic plague in British
Columbia, but there were several in
| Port Townsend, Wash
/ The date of the departure of the
Mafeltipg column from Kimberley has
not yet been fixed. The head OF the
railway has reached Chieont, about
three miles from Kimberley.
The brig Tropic Bird, which has ar
rived at San Francisco from Tahiti
with a cargo of copra and over "a ,ooo
coeoanuts, reports that all was quiet
on the island when she sailed
1t is announced in military circles in
Monterey, Mex, that Secretary of War
Bernado Reyes has determined to send
at least 1000 reinforcements to the
troops now in the Yaqui country.
Kang Yu Wei, the Chinese reformer,
who was reported month ago to have
sailed for London, has returned to
Singapore secretly in pilot boat, and
has lived in Singapore ever since
The house pension committee has
decided to increase to $40 month the
pension of the widow of Lieutenant
| T114nn1 Tph Har
airy, who was killed at the battle oi
San Juan.
The house committee on public land
has directed favorable report on
bill allowing single woman who 10
Gates a homestead entry on unplattet
lands to complete the entry after he
marriage
Under an agreement just signed tn
contest between Andrew Carnegie an.
H. c. Friek has been closed and th
law suits are ordered stopped. ney
combine has been formed with $500,
100000 capital.
President Loubet of France has de
cided to pardon Baron Ghristiana, VIII
last June assaulted him on the pres
Dental stand at the races, and VIII
was sentenced to four years imprisor
ment for the offense.
Western railroads have PRACTICAL
decided not to accept the government
proposed settlement for military bus
ness, provided there Is a possibl
chance of successfully attacking th
| ruling in the courts.
An important decision has been hanC
ed down by the Illinois Supreme coui
which. removes voluntary assignment
from the jurisdiction of the Count
court. Under this decision the Fedora
court will have absolute jurisdiction
Several hundred miners marched int
: bonneville, ILL.,. from the surroundin
: country and closed the Nooley, Heste
and Kelly mines. which are operate
!, with non-union men, riot occurre
r and several non-nnion men were bad
hurt.
The parliamentary conflict betwee
the radical opposition and the Italia
government over the latter's linden
nifty bill for the Illegal measure take
last year to suppress the disorders
Milan and other points has reached
critical stage.
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