Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-22
NEWS SUMMARY.
The United States commission has
left Manila on its northern trip.

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left Manila on its northern trip.
Four-ffths of the town Of Farsund,
Norway, has been destroyed by hro,
1900 people being rendered homeless.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was elected Q
lieutenant in the Twelfth regiment
National Guard of the state of New
York last week.
In spite Of the discriminating duty
against the United States shipload oi
resin has just arrived at st. Petersburg
from Pensacola, Fla.
Consul-General De Brigard character.
ICES as untrue the assertion by the rsvo-
lutionists that they have 5000 men
under arms in the department Of
Panama.
General Kitchener has been nineteen
months in South Africa, and he 10 be-
lieved to be in need of rest General
Lyttleton, his successor, has sailed for
Capetovn.
Isador Raynor, attorney-gsneral for
Maryland, has been retained as one Of
the attorneys for Rear-Admiral Schley
in his coming hearing before the court
of inquiry.
Contracts providing for harbor Inn
provements at Manila have been signed
and work will begin at once, the cost
of the improvements amount to over
million and a half dollars.
President Psndo, in . message to his
newly convened Bolivian congress, says
the government is resolved to maintain
and consolidate friendly relations with
all countries, especially Peru.
The stockholders of the Bethls hem,
Pa, Iron company voted almost unani-
mously to accept the price Of ~, soc, 900
offered by the Bethlehem Steel COM
pany for the big steel and ordnance
works.
The night schools established In
Honolulu to enable Hawaiians to learn
the English language have been dis
continued, as it was found that the
attendance was almost exclusively Of
Asiatics
The Peruvian cabinet has rendered
its resignation as a result Of the reso-
luton of censure adopted by q majority
of one vote in the chamber of deputies,
but President Romanaex declined to
accept it.
An order has been issued for the
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artillery in accordance with the in
], crease of artillery recently made. One +.
of the new companies will be stationed
at the Presidio, San Francisco.
Japan persists in her demands for the
concession of 800, 900 square meters up-
on the island of Max -Gan-Pho, adjoin-
ing the Russian concession. The Korean
government, stiffened by Russia, has
refused to accede to the demand.
Germany certainly and probably
France also, are striving to upset the
Monroe doctrine by trying to purchase
Cayo Romano and Cayo Csuz, two Of
the islands of the Greater Antilles,
just off the northern coast of Cuba.
The Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon,
reports that the famine prospects have
been much improved by heavy rain
In Bombay presidency, and the govern
ment is considering the advisability of
reducing somewhat the famine relief.
Mr.. Kruger's friends in Brussels say
he has received a report that there are
now 1900 burghers and $4,000 rebel
Afrikanders under arms and we'll
supplied with weapons and ammuni-
ton, although provisions are very
scarce.
DIR. Koeh's theory that bovine tuber-
culosis cannot be communicated to
human beings is now being tested
under the direction of the Chicago
Health department. Several men are
now undergoing the experiment of in
oculation.
Civil Governor Taft has addressed .
letter to the new justices in the Philip
pines, urging that the courts be 30
conducted as to create a good impress
sion, and stating that the native Of
fenses should be treated with paternal
clemency.
General Maxine Gomez has addressed
a letter to the committee of the
National party in Havana, who had
chosen him as candidate for the
presidency of Cuba, declining to be
candidate. lie urges the selection OF
Estrada Palma.
Colonel Mackenzie, acting chief of
engineers, has made compilation of
the estimates of the engineers for rivers
and harbors improvements to be con-
structed during the year ending June
80, 1903 These estimates make total
of s44, 3ss, 4o4
The steamship Dolphin from Skaguay
reached Seattle last week with s2e7,-
600 in gold, $3.50, 900 of which was con-
signed to the assay Office there by the
Dawson branch of the Canadian Bank
of Commerce, and SIT, 900 of which was
private treasure.
The strike of the car builders of the
Delaware, Lackawana & Western COM
pany at Scranton, Pa, has been de-
clarsd off, The men went out on May