Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-12-12
NEWS SUMMARY.

gress has been utilized by the sup-'
porters of tho German tariff bill a. Z
fresh argument in its favor.
The senate committee on foreign
relations has voted to report favorabIv
the new Hay-Pauncefote treaty provids
ing for the construction of an isthmisn
canal.
1t Is announced officially that the
Southern Pacific will, during the conn
ing year, spend 90 1000, 900 on the A..
tic system between El Paso and New
Orleans.
A successful demonstration Of the
use and efficiency OF the use Of Texaa
crude oil as fuel has just been given Il
the plant of an ice company In New
York city.
Representative Kahn, who representa
the San Francisco district containing
the Chinese quarter, in which some
10000 Chimes reside, has introduced !
Chinese exclusion law.
Rome Fanfulla says the pope will mot
send delegation to attend the corona
tion ceremonies of King Edward VII,
as his holiness was not notified Of the
kings accession to tho throne.
Halju, who was arrested at Sofa
December 9TH, and alleged to be the
assassin of ex-Premier Stambuloff. had
hand in the kidnapping OF Miss
Stone, the American missionary.
Representative Taylor OF Ohio has
introduced bill to pc nsion Mira. No.
Kinley at the rate OF $500 year, be-
ginning September IA, 1901, the date
of the death of the late president
The jury in the case of Policeman q.
M. Hall, Of Topeka, Kan, charged With
numbering George Head. brought IN :
verdict of acquittal. Head died ~ .
result of an encounter while resisting
arrest
The Oakland, CAL. iron works have
made a settlement with the striking
iron-workers, the men being conceded
the shorter workday of niue hours and
an increase of az cents an hour In
wages. l.
Representative Gardner Of New
Jersey has introduced joint resolu-
tion authorizing the state department.
to purchase the Danish West Indies,
and appropriating $4,000, 900 for that
purpose.
The state department has received .
draft of 10000 from the Government Of
Great Britain in payment In full Of
claims of American citizens who were
expelled from South Africa during the
Boer war.
Several antitrust measures have
been presented to the house. One Of
them by Mr.. Ball of Texas proposes the,
appointment of q special COMMITTEES Of
nine representatives to report An anti
trust bill.
William Southwark, who opened the
first wholesale grocery store in Chicago,
is dead at his home in Wichita, Kans.,
aged rs years. He was a captain in the
Seventeenth Wisconsin regiment DUR
ing the Civil war.
In Opp, Ala, in attempting to arrest
some boisterous negroes Wednesday
night. ]. w. Dorsey was killed. Faystts
Marshall seriously injured, Joha Fits-
simmons, shot in the leg, and tive un-
known negroes killed.
Members of the house of rsprsssnta-
tives are showing some oppositiou "a
the originatioa Of Philippine revsnus
legislation in the senate and In partic-
ular to Senator Lodges bill, which
deals with the subject.
The government is convinced that
the decisions of the supreme court In
the insular cases does not In any way
disturb the Philippine tariff and that
the government will continue to collect
customs duties has rs heretofore.
The report that about lis ninsrs
from Cape Nome are In scrious STRATA
at Unalaska, Alaska, as the result Of
the stranding of the schooner Ralph
j. Long" Is being Investigated BY the
Treasury department, with . view -
their relief.
Representative Crumpacker Of Indi-
ana has introduced bill for the
amendment of the apportionnsat act
SO that mem bers of the house of repre-
sentatives will be 372. The represen-
tation is based on the vote cast Instead
of population.
John Dunn has brought suit in the
District court at Colorado Springs for
$4,000 damages against the Dsnvsr =
Rio Grande Railroad for the loss sf his
son. Norman, Z years old, who W.
killed while crossing the track IN
September last.
The state department has issusd .,
warrant for the surrender of the Casa
dian authorities Of Alex RosenblaH
and Lewis Parisen, charged with
horse stealing In the Northwestern
territory and now held under commit
ment In Montana.
Instructions have been given to every
school throughout the Philippines -
celebrate annually the birthday OF
Joze Rizal, the Filipino patriot whs
was executed by the Spanish, and >
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