Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-01-10
NEWS SUMMARY.

Reports that there is financial depres.
sion in certain sections of Mexico are
denied
The River and Harbor committee OF
the House has completed the final draft
OF the river and harbor bill.
District Attorney Baird of Hawai-.
has received orders to proceed agsins,
tho alleged trust in Honolulu.
Ten Germans were killed and nins
wounded at Leie Hu, China, January
list through the firing of a salute with
defective cartridge.
Advices from northern Mexico state
that crops all over that republic ars
heavy this year owing to a prolonged
season of damp weather.
Notices of reduction in wages that
will affect about 1000 men were posted
Tuesday at all of the blast furnaces in
the Mahoning and Shenango, o., val
leys.
An organization has been effected in
Boston that has for its object the cd
ucation of the American people con-
corning the situation in the Philip
pines.
The London money market is un-
usually active owing TO large transfers
of cash. Nearly Ell, 200, 900 has been
distributed in the shape of interest and
dividends.
Ats meeting of representatives from
every coal camp in northern Colorado
In Louisville, Colo, it was decided to
demand an increase of 10 cents per ton
for leaders.
With the end of the century Mayor
Van Wycl of New York took steps to-
ward putting an end to gambling ana
practically every gaming resort in that
city has been closed.
Tho prompt acceptance by the CHI
nese government of the preliminary
demands of the powers has taken away
the breath of the foreign Minister'S.
who are not prepared to go on.
Fire destroyed the Bellaire Stamping
company's plant at Harvey, ILL.,, early
Monday, causing loss of $4O0, 900 and
throwing 700 men, boys and girls out
of employment. Insurance of 1915, 900
was carried.
| A new effort is likely to be made to
induce Congress to grant recognition
of some kind to Naval Constructor
Richmond p. Hobson for his conduct
In sinking the "Merrimac" in the har-
Dor of Santiago.
The stranger supposed to be Pat
Grove, overhauled In chase near the
Pine Ridge agency, Mt Chadron, Neb.,
proved to be an innocent collector of
curios, named Dennis, from Boston.
and was not detained.
The Centeral Steel company Wednes-
day asked for receiver for the Indiana
Steel company, alleging that w. G.
Wasson, who holds stock, is about to
buy $50, 900 of stock of other members
Of the company and vote 1t.
The President of Liberia, w. d. Cole
man resigned December 11th, owning
to the disapproval of the Legislature
of his interior policy. G. w, Gibson
the Secretrry OF State, was elected
dresident by the legislature.
The American Sugar Refining COM
pany has reduced the prices of all
grades Of refined sugar 10 points, and
the National Sugar Refining company
has made cut of points, making the
prices of both companies the same.
The War department has referred to
the Attorney General the application
of Gov. Pingree of Michigan for the
extradition of Charles J. Thompson,
now in Cuba, who is wanted in Detroit
to answer to the charge of forgery.
John Goodnow, United States Consul
General to China, with residence at
Shanghai, has arrived in San Francisco.
After brief visit to Washington he
will spend his sixty days leave OF
absence at his old home in Minnesota.
As result OF FIRE caused by the ex-
plosion of an air-tight stove, Wednes-
day the Providence Methodist Episco-
pal church {colored) st. Joseph, Mo-,
was partially burned, and the pastor,
Rev. ]. L. Leonard, was fatally burned.
Official statistics compiled by the
New York produce exchange show a
marked falling off during the past
season in the amount of wheat trans.
ported to New York by the Erie canal,
as compared with last seasons traffic.
Judge Louis Gottschalk died Of heart
disease early Tuesday morning at Los
Angels. BY queer coincidence 1t was
his birthday and he was 6o years old
He was once acting Governor of Mis-
souri,.
The advent of the new year and the
, new century was celebrated in Peking
: on an elaborate scale. The discharge
: of numerous guns at midnight created
; a scare and many troops were seni
: out to discover whether the city hac
: been attacked or whether il was I
Boxer rising.
The dispatch of the gunboat 'Scor
piou" to Venezuela is due To the trou
hlas orowinp ont of the as Dhalt couces