Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-02-07
NEWS SUMMARY.
Dawson is overrun with idle men.

The president has proclaimed the
new extradition treaty between the
United States and Peru.
The Oregon house has passed bill
giving tombstone dealers lien on
tombstones until they are paid for.
The navy department has received
cablegrum announcing the arrival Of
the mosquito fleet at Canary islands
The Oregon senate has adopted .
joint memorial urging congress to take
decisive action to defeat the parcels
post bill.
II is said that Count Won Waldersee
will demand 50,o0o,000 taels for the
killing of Baron Won Ketteler, the Ger
man minister. 1
general strike Of the employees of
the underground railroads in Paris has
been declared. The stations are occu-
pied by troops.
In an unanimous opinion handed
down. the Michigan supreme court sus-
tanned the constitutionality of the law
taxing inheritances.
The house committee on pensions
has recommended an increase from $50
to $50 of the pension of the widow OF
Rear-Admiral Phillip.
The two weeks snow blockade of the
White pass and Yukon railway was
broken January 10, and traffic, freight
and passenger, resumed the next day.
The Philippine commission says that
while the American soldiers are unsur-
passed in war, they don't make the
best policemen in the Philippines.
In calcutta it is reported that Lord
Kitchener wishes to send 10000 pris-
oners to India. He proposes to locate
them in the state of Nilgira, province
OF Orrissa.
During the night of January 18th
Skaguay experienced one of the worst
billiards ever known In the north, the
snow drifting to the height of one-story
house tops.
The Costa Rican government has de-
creed the establishment of banking
and loan institution, which will be
obliged to limit its interest charges tt
per cent a month.
1t appears that only single mem
Der out of the fifteen comprising thu
Finance committee of the Folkethinl
opposes the sale of the Danish Wes
Indies to the United States.
American interests in Venezuela, |
is officially said are well protected, tn
"Lancaster" being at La Guayra ant
the "Scorpinn at Port of Spain, which
10 at the mouth of the Orinoco.
The municipality of Berlin has pur
chased from Roman & Co., the electrica
street railroad to Trepto, paying 10,
300, 900 marks for the line, which viii
be operated by the municipality.
At Truckee, Cal, Wednesday, Johl
Ishan. known as Young Botus, an In
oSts
his wife to death. He was capture
with his boots covered with blood.
The North China Daily News assert
that while quantity of Chinese GU
powder was being destroyed at Sha
Kaikuan there was an explosion, an
forty Japanese soldiers were killed.
The authorities in the Polish provinc
of Prussia have discovered evidence G
the existence of secret societies aimiu
at revolutionary rising. numbs
of arrests have been made in Posen.
The United States consul at Glasgo'
reports 3s5 cases of smallpox, and th
disease is spreading. There have bee
two deaths from plague among th
crew Of the steamship Friary at Hull
General Funston reports that pract
cally all the organized insurrectionis
in his district IN the Philippines ha'
been dispersed with the exception
disconnected bands in the mountain
Senior Andrade, the former presidei
of Venezuela, sailed for Santiago Z
Cuba and Havana on the 30th, inco
nitio. 1t is rumored that he inten,
meeting a filibustering expedition r
ported to be on it's way to Venezuela
the way of Cuba.
The funeral of Verdi took place
Milan on the 30th, all the authoriti
following the bier. The ceremony W
very simple but most impressive, owil
to the silent homage of the populac
who were present at the service in il
rnenss numbers.
La Cananea, the mining camp of &
Green Consolidated Mining company
Sonora. Mexico, was held for three da
by a band of Yaqui Indians, and 4
people of the camp were at the mer
of the redskins. Americans final
quelled the trouble.
The action of the United States q
l preme court in announcing that 1t W
take recess till February IL, when
: will meet, hand down decisions a
} adjourn for another two weeks, is &C
: strued to indicate that an extra sessi
, of congress will be held.
Shanghai papers announce that
Hung Chang and Prince Chang hs
t memorialized the throne to send hi
official to England to express cond