Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
NEWS SUMMARY.


hfty-two Poles have been arrested
there, accused OF participation In
political conspiracy.
There isa persistent rumor that ex-
Gov. Merriam of Minnesota, Director
Of the Census, will be given place in
the Cabinet after March 4th.
A plan of recruiting sailors for the
United States navy from the farms
and country towns is now under con.
alteration at the Navy department.
From Queensland news is received
that prospector named p. Killana
had been killed and eaten by the
blacks, whom he engaged to pack for
him.
A. II. Pierce, the rich Texas cattle
man died Wednesday at Pierce station
Texas He was many times a million.
aire, with large variety of interests
in Texas.
The commissioner of public lands OF
Hawaii, j. X. Brown is in Washington
to consult with the department re-
gardirg the public lands questions Of
the islands.
/ The Cape-to-Cairo telegraph line is
now in operation to point fifty miles
north of Kasanga and \ hundred miles
beyond the southern end of Lake
iTanganyika.
! An American company has gained
control of the Guatenalan railroad
known as the northern branch, extend
ing from Porto Barrios to FL Rancho,
q distance Of 1875 miles.
The war department is considerably
embarrassed by the failure OF Congress
to make provision before the recess
for the relief OF the military situation
in the Philippines,
Peru and Bolivia must look else
where than to the United States for
help in resisting the claims of Chile to
the provinces Of Tacna and Ariea, says
a Washington dispatch.
The Government of Chile, which
recently invited tenders for 400 freight
cars, has accepted 400 from Dosche &
Co., and 100 from w. r. Grace & Co.,
all of American manufacture.
No case ofyellow fever Among Amer
leans has been reported in Havana for
several days, and there are In the Las
Animas hospital only ten persons, all
Spaniards, suffering from the disease.
1t Is reported that discoveries OF rich
quartz mines have been made on Bo-
nanza and elsewhere in the Klondike
district. Many samples assay over $50
TO the ton. None 20 less than $40, and
one 500.
The amended platform OF the re-
Gently organized autonomy party at
Manila advocates that half of the
Territorial Senators shall be elected
and half appointed by the the Gov.
ernor-General
Smallpox has almost disappeared Mt
Dawson and there are but two cases In
the district. Five Thousand vaccine
points reached Dawson December 18th,
and compulsory vaccination was i'm.
mediately started.
Sir John William Lime, premier of
New South Wales, who was recently
requested by the governor-gsneral OF
the commonwealth of Australia to
form the first federal ministry, has de-
.clined the task.
Governor Pingree has issued requi.
.stsar IN ka naypruar. of Guba for
Charles Jenner Thompson, who 10
wanted in Detroit for forgery. This
10 said to be the hrst requisition ON
Cuba ever issued.
The river and harbor bill, as it will
be reportered from the House com.
mittee soon after the reconyenirg OF
Congress on the sth of January will
carry q provision abolishing the
Missouri river commission.
Assistant Secretary of War Meikle-
john has been granted leave Of absence
for thirty days and will at once bsgia
formal canvass for the Nebraska SEN.
atorship made vacant by the retire.
nent of Senator Thurston.
Governor Allen OF Porto Rico cele-
brated the holiday season by extend.
ing executive clemency to twenty-four
prisoners in Porto Rican jails. He
pardoned seventeen murdsrers and
homicides and seven thieves.
Emma Goldman says in an interview
in New York that the anarchists had
decided not to kill any more kings or
crowned heads. She said that at q
recent conference of anarchists In
Paris the above course had been agreed
upon.
The shipment of ore from Rossland,
B. c., for 1900 aggregated 100000 tons.
This quantity was practically shipped
by three mines, the Leroi output being
100, 900 tons, the Center Star shipping
40, 600 tons and the War Eagle 10000
tons.
The French government has decided
that all objects, unless material OF war
which have been seized or shall bs
seized by the French expeditiory forcs
in China shall be restored whether
belonging to the Chinese Government
or to private individuals.
Sitka, Alaska, is in condition oi
suppressed excitement, fearing an out
break of Indians. The United States