Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-18
NEWS SUMMARY.

at the depth of LOT feet. and spouted to
the surface in great quantities.
James A. Ragsdale, American Consul
In Tien Tsin, has sentenced three Amer
lean looters, caught In the Chinese qnar-
ter OF the city to four years imprison-
ment in the American jail at Shanghai.
The utterances of Gen Maxine Co
mez and T. Estrada Palma in the
United States concerning the annexa-
tion of Cuba to the United States are
criticized by many persons at the Gu
ban capital.
1t is semi-officially denied that
the visit to st. Petersburg Of Count
Won Buelow, the German imperial
chancellor, If made, has any thing to
do with the anti-American commercial
negotiations.
John a. Bacon, a Milwaukee news
paper man, has accepted an appoint
ment as vice-consul- general and clerk
Mr.. Bacon will leave for Hongkong in
about three weeks
A report has reached Chattanooga
from Washington to the effect that
Charles f. Smith, postmaster-general,
would shortly resign, and that Pension
Commissioner H. Clay Evans would be
appointed to his place.
Judge Ferdinand b. Earhardt, post
master at New Orleans since January
last, is dead. He was civil Judge in
the '70's, deputy collector of the port
In 1890, and United States attorney
under Harrison and Cleveland.
A manifesto in favor of the Beers has
been posted on the walls Of the Latin
quarter in Paris in view of the celebra-
tion of the national fete on July 14th.
This poster is signed by students Of
Paris and tTransvaal volunteers
Prince Christian, the eldest son OF
the crown prince of Denmark, intends
to visit the United States on board his
yacht in the spring of 1909, unless, In
the meantime, the kings age should
bring about the accession of the crown
prince.
Mrs. Sarah Belle Tanner Taylor,
wife of William s. Taylor, ex-governor
of Ken ntuclxy, but for more than year
resident of Indianapolis, died Wed
nesday of hemorrhage, resulting from
heart disease. She was 40 years o.
age and was born at Morgantown, KY
The treasury department, in its prep
arations for the fall demand for small
certificates is replacing the United
States and silver certificates of large
denominations with small denomina
tions. In silver certificates the new
issues are nearly altogether in 81, 80
and 35.
Secretary Hay has given an instruc-
Japanese application for an enlarge
.ment of their indemnity to be paid by
China from SO, 900, 600 yen to 81 200. 900
to cover the depreciation in Japanese
bonds as compared with those of some
other nations.
Not since the present hot spell began
have Kansas City people suffered SO 50,
verely as they did Friday night. Tho
average temperature from p. m. to 8
a. m. was 81 degrees. The atmosphere
was almost sitting, and thousands Of
people slept on lawns or porches, or
remained up the entire night riding or
walking about town.
William S. Dupley, one of the Boer
prisoners recently taken to Derrill'a
island, Bermuda, from South Africa,
escaped and was a stowaway on the
steamer .tTrinidad," which arrived in
/ New York last week. The authorities
sent him to Ellis island, where he will
be detained as pauper.
/ Edward Martin. formerly lieutenant
in the United States army, pleaded
guilty before Recorder Golf, in New
York. Wednesday, to charge of pass
ing bad check for S45 on the Gorham
Manufacturing company. Martin was
recently dismissed from the army on
account of Irregularities In his cantsen
accounts.
M. c. Lennon, an attorney said to be
from San Francisco, was arrested for
gross cheating just as he was about to
leave Honolulu on the Zeaiandia for
the coast. He is alleged to have passed
a number of worthless checks in Homo
lulu.
Joseph Bartley, for four years treas
urer of the State of Nebraska, convict
ed of embezzling funds of the state tc
the amount of nearly 500, 900, was late
last night released from the peniten-
tiary, having been paroled by Governor
Savage.
Edward Il. Martin, formerly lieu
tenant in the United States army, who
pleaded guilty few days ago to I
charge of passing worthless checks
has been sentenced by Recorder Gof
of New York, to one year in the peni
tentiary.
An increase of s1,o3s,3ls, 264 pc
cent in the value of manufactured iron
and steel imported into the Philippines
during 1900, is shown in compare
tive statement made public by th,
division of insular affairs. War de