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

men at san franctsco Will soon be set
tied.
Seattle is Threatened with strike
similar to that now on In San Fran
cisco.
The prospect Of a settlement Of the
steelworkers' strike IL further on than
appeared last week.
General Macarthur is scheduled to
arrive In this country from the Philip
pines the last of this week.
July was the hottest in New York,
for that month. since the establish
ment Of the weather bureau.
The Democratic state platform I
Maryland declare the issue iu the cleo
tion this fall is white upremacy.
b. F. Van yalkenburg Of Brooklyn,
assistant commissioners of agriculture
of New York, has been appointed in
spector of dairy products for the port
of New York.
Seattle is vitality affected by the
strike of the longshoremen and sailors
which began in San Francisco Tues
day. All freight trafic between the
two cities is at a standstill.
The volcano Kilauea 10 breaking out.
The crater has been quiet since the
period Of activity that followed its
great burst on July 4, 1898, but recent
signs have indicated forthcoming ac-
| tivity.
The resignation of Charles #. Harn-
ley of New Castle as, chairman Of the
Indiana Republican State central COM
mittee has been accepted, and James
p. Goodrich of Winchester elected to
the place.
The labor difficulties which have
seriously crippled Hawaiian sugar
plantations for year or more, will
probably be much relieved in the near
future by the arrival OF several thous-
and Japanese.
After waiting thirty-niue years for
a settlement of his accounts as q SOL
dier In the war between the states,
Edward Knott, a veteran of White
| =
s25 in the quartermaster's department.
The monthly statement of the di-
rector Of the mint shows that the total
coinage executed at the mints of the
United States during July, 1901, was
s5,621 $3.50, as follows: Gold. 80, 225 200;
silver, Sl,312 900; minor coins, S74 $3.50.
The Vienna Geographische Revue,
which confirms the report that the
Russian government purposes con-
structing a canal from the Black to the
Caspian, asserts that Russia desires
also to connect the Caspian with the
Ural.
The minimum time in which the new
government of Cuba can be esta blished
under the law is four months, The
electoral bill provides guarantees for
all citizens, native born and natural
lied alike, no discrimination being
made
The United States gunboat Petrol,
the last of Admiral Dewey's feet at the
battle Of Manila bay to remain in the
Orient, arrived at Honolulu July 26th,
on her way to Mare island. The Petrol
has been in Asiatic waters for four
years.
The Constantinople correspondent of
the London Standard, in the course of
long review of Great Britain's d.
minishing trade in Turkey, says
the United States are throwing In
large quantities of machinery and
leather.
1t is expected that the military gov
ernor of Cuba will grant full par don
to John Sheridan, convicted of misap-
preparation of Cuban postal funds.
The secretary of justice has reported
favorably upon his application for
clemency.
There are now $50 public schools
in operation in Porto Rico and
the children are being taught English
as well as Spanish. Few Porto Ricans
speak English. In the lower branch
of the legislature all the debates are
, in Spanish.
Mrs. Betty McCray, her drughter Ida
, and son Belfeld, all colored, were ta-
ken from the Jail at Carrolton. Miss,
Thursday, and hanged. They were
accused of the murder of Mr.. and Mrs.
Taliferro, prominent white people,
July 30.
A Anumber of radical changes in the
methods employed in the New York
a State hospitals are contemplated by
Governor Odell, who has just completed
: tour of the state institutions. He
!, expects to save $500, 600 year on state
7 hospitals alone.
Four lock gates were carried away
in the Cornwall, Ont, canal Friday
night and navigation will be suspend
ed until they are replaced The water
in the level, which Is mile long.
flooded the surrounding land to a
depth of seven. feet.
e In fight with bootleggers at Wathe-
: ma, Kan, Constable A. NJ. Livermore
q shot and instantly killed Lou Hener-
I son, one of the bootleggers who had
| been arrested, and captured John Will
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