Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-29
NEWS SUMMARY.

1
Venezuelan steamers have trans
ported 500 men from Maracaibo to in
wade Colombia near Rio Hacha.
In Santa Rosalia, Cal, the winery OF
w. h. Hotchkiss & Co. was destroyed
by fire, entailing loss of $3.50, 900.
General A. Lowther, secretary Of the
British embassy at Washington, has
been appointed minister of Great
Britain to Chile.
QAction has been taken in the Supreme
court Of Hawii to test the legality Of
the income tax passed by the re-
cent Legislature.
The government will soon commence
the construction at Sitka of magnetic
observatory for the terrestrial division
of the coast survey.
The political situation In Venezuela
lie more than serious. No one is al
lowed to leave the country without
special permission.
Up to July 4th the catch of the whal-
ing vessels out of the port of San Fran
cisco 10 reported to have been $3.50
barrels Of sperm oil.
Joseph 81. Langor of Nebraska has
been selected for Consul at Silingen,
Germany, and his commission will be
issued in few days.
DIR. Calda's experiments with his new
yellow fever serum ut Havana will not
be stopped by the death Of two mos
quito-bitten subjects.
Lieutsnant-Co Colonel Marchand Of
Fashoda fame, has been promoted to
the chief command Of brigade Of
French troops in China.
An elevator company at Rochester.
New York, 10 building two elevators
for Buckingham Palace, England, on
an order from King Edward.
Goods imported into the Colony Of
Natal from the United States during
1900 amounted to %, sso, ,s16, aslight de-
crease AZ compared with 1899.
The imports in Cape Colony from
the United States amounted in 1900 to
ss,62s.26o, standing next to Great
Britain with her $5s, ,7s6, $40 worth.
The London Daily Chronicle has OBJ
tained from Lord Rothschiid 9 denial
of any connection with or knowledge
of the reported American copper trust.
Twelve million dollars will eventually
ha h~k k,,,1 nA
900 on the whole st. Louis exposition,
1t is said, instead of the s16, 600. 900 now
said to be available.
The United States cruiser Philadsl-
phia has been assigned for the annual
cruise Of the California naval militia,
which numbers about four hundred
officers and men.
It is stated that the funds of the
Bosr leaders in Europe are now alb
solutely exhausted, and 1t is certain
that the rigors of winter have told on
the burghers in the field.
A recent party of explorers visited
the summit Of Mauka Kea., ON the is
land of Hawaii, and made soundings
in the lake in the old crater. It il
1s,s0o feet above sea leavel.
Because two union beef butchers em-
ployed at the Cudahy packing g-house at
Friday, 1875 butchers struck, causing
that department to shut down.
A non-immune has been inoculatsd
with the serum which DIR. Caldas, the
Brazilian expert, alleges to be pre-
ventige against yellow fever, and has
been bitten by two infected mosquitoes.
The Texas house has refused to pass
a resolution to impeach State Treasurer
Robbins for having a large amount of
the states money on deposit in the
First National bank of Austin when it
failed recently.
The Porto Rico relief association Of
New York city has decided to give the
remaining $4,000 of the fund sub
scribed at the time of the tornado in
the island two years ago, pro rata to
the various hospitals of Porto Rico.
The companies of the Fourteenth
infantry, now in camp at the Prssidio,
will leave for the East in a few days.
Company A, corps of engineers, will
also leave for the East shortly, their
destination being Willets Point, N. Y.
The plumbers strike, which has been
in progress In Honolulu for over q
year, of and on, and has caused great
loss to both sides, has been amicably
adjusted. The plumbers demanded %
day. A compromise was effected at
$3.50 per day.
George d. Gillespie, San Francisco
Populist politician, shot and killed w.
F. Griffin, a plumber, Tuesday night.
Griffin was quarreling with his wife,
when Gillespie interfered. Griffin at
tempted to use knife and was shot
dead by Gillespie.
The Treasury department announces
that hereafter the department will
refuse landing permission to Chinese
bound for Mexico unless 1t can be
absolutely satisfied of their good faith
to stay there on arrival and not return
TO the United States.
While Thomas Calvin and g. M.
n,,rc.r anacial nfficare attachad To tha