Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-05-23
NEWS SUMMARY.

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The Chinese peace plenipotentiaries
have agreed to the demands OF the
powers for concessions 70 be used for
legation sites in Pekin.
According to London correspondent
disquieting rrmors are again prevalent
in that city with regard to the health
of j. Pierpont Morgan.
Gen. Russell A. Alger, formor Secre-
tary OF War, Mrs Alger and Russell
Alger, Jr. have sailed for Europe, to be
gone about three months.
A party of officers from the British
transport Albanian, while bathing In
Colon bian harbor, were attacked bya
shark, which killed H. Lowrie.
In San Francisco courts Judge Trout
has continued until June 5th the con-
test of Charles l.. Fair. to the will Of
his father, the late James G. Fair.
The Federal Government Of Australia
is urging upon the imperial authorities
the desirability Of obtaining for the
British crown possession Of Kerguelens
island.
British reinforcements are still go
ing to the Cape from Southampton.
The war Office is not suspending ac-
tive preparations for continuance Of
the war.
Gen. Daniel F. Sickles is willing TO
be elected commander-in-chief of tho
Grand Army of the Republic at the
national encanpment to be held in
Cleveland.
To handle the large surplus OF wheat
the millers of New South Wales are
forming combine and will maintain
export commercial agents in London
and elsewhere.
1t is said that by July ist central
civ. government will be established In
Manila, with Judge Taft as governor
and legislative council, composed of
Americans and Filipinos.
Drs Moore OF skaguay and Linhart
of Juneau have been investigating the
smallpox epidemic at Sitka, and the
former says there is no doubt of the
prevalence OF the disease.
An uuconirmed report has been re-
| ceived from Rosemead, South Africa.
that General Dewet with small COM
mando and long tom, has crossed in
| toZuruburg district of Cape Colony.
The navy department has sent or
ders to Rear-Admiral Kempf to send
| home the ships Concord, Marietta and
Castine from the Asiatic station dur
ing the latter part of the coming sum-
mer
Tee care of the forests" says .
Tennessee paper in announcing that
out of single tree in Dyer county .
citizen had got four cords of firewood,
three gallons of honey and five rae
coons.
Admiral Walker, chairman of the
Isthmian Canal commission, has re-
turned to Washington to prepare his
final report on the engineering feasi-
bility OF snip canal across Central
America.
1t is officially announced that the
Hungarian wheat and rye crops arc
medium, and that barley is medium,
except in the intermountain districts.
The crops generally require mild
weather and rain.
The Dominion government has de-
cided to give bonus of IS per ton on
Canadian refined lead to and not ex-
ceeding 800, 900 in any one year. The
bonus will be available in the same way
as the iron bounties.
From information in possession OF
Seattle authorities IL is believed that
Felix johnson, who committed suicide
by morphine poisoning in that city re-
Gently. is a brother Of Ex-Governor
johnson of Alabama.
The steamship Northwestern, from
Chicago to Liverpool, which collided
with dredge below the Galoup rapids
and ran her bow nearly twenty-five
feet upon the bank, has been foated
sustaining very slight injury.
|
Capt. Murray, Lieut.. Beecher ant
Messrs. Bereher, Loring and Harvey
of the Guam survey board, returning
from the American island, where they
have been engaged on Government
survey work, have arrived at Victoria
. B. G.
The Philippine commission has &C
complished great amount OF import
ant work in the southern islands
! where the insurrection is almost for
gotten, trade is being developed an
the people prepared for civil govern
!, ment.
The revolt in the provinces Of Moe
( and Lavega, San Domingo, has prove
4 failure. The operations of Govern
; ment troops, led by Vice-Presiden
& yasquez, have been successful, an
the rebel leaders have been mad
prisoners
Owning to the fact that the Germa
!, coal merchants are rasing prices, tn
l Swiss railways and manufactures hav
. accepted an offer of the Rockefells
q Coal company, to supply coal at u
Y price at which the Germans formerl
n supplied it.
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