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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
ALLEGED LAND FRAUDS
IN IDAHO AND MONTANA.
Sensational News Printed ir Now York Con-
cerning Alleged Public Land Fraud

Sensational News Printed fr New York Con-
cerntng Alleged Public Land Fraud.
Washington special to New York
paper says: News continues to reach
the interior department indicating an
extensive system of land fruads In the
northwest. Thus far the revelations
are confined almost wholly to Mon
tana and Idaho, but interior depart
ment officials are inclined to believe,
from the extent of the alleged frauds
and the apparent system under which
they have been perpetrated, that they
are confined to that area.
Only few days ago Secretary Hitch
cock was informed of the finding of l02
indictments by the federal grand jury
at Helena against alleged land frauds
in Montana, and he received telegram
saying that the federal grand Jury in
Idaho had returned ninety indictments
for the same offcnse. The Montana
cases grow out of the transaction by
which United States Senator w. A.
Clark has obtained possession o.. about
1900 acres of the public domain and
timber lands in that state 1t appears
that Senator Clark purchased this
property outright from group of men
in Montana.
1t is not known who is the central
figure in the alleged frauds in Idaho.
But Secretary Hitchcock has deter
mined to institute the most searching
and unsparing investigation into all
these cases as he is now doing in Mon
tana
In order to expedite the inquiry it is
probable that he will soon order an in
vestigation made into the operations
of the public land offices both in Idaho
and Montana. 1t is intimated that he
connot understand how such extensive
frauds against the government could
have been committed if the officials
charged with protecting the public i'm
terests had been duly vigilant in the
discharge of their duties The result of
his Investigations may be a wholesale
decapitation of federal appointees.
The secretary has instructed agents
and experts in Montana to prosecute
rigid inquiry and he will now send
agents from Washington to Idaho to
perform a similar work. 1t is reported
that ex-senator Carter has telegraphed
to the president long message re-
-questing that no further action be TAX
en- in the Montana investigation until
he can be heard in behalf of the Off.
clals the secretary of the interior is
supposed to be after
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
President and Mrs. Mckinley Start for


Canton.
President and Mrs Mckinley left
Washington ID. G. Friday night for
Canton, o., where they are to spent the
remainder of the heated term, except
that the president may visit the Buff
falo exposition and run into Washing
ton for few days.
Mrs. Mckinley, as she boarded the
train. showed unmistakable signs of
her secent illness in the thinness and
pallor of her face, but she moved with
alacrity from the carriage and boarded
the train without any material assist
ance, and appeared to be in a content
ed and cheerful state of mind and quite
at ease during The fifteen minutes pre-
ceding the departure of the train. She
cordially acknowledged the greeting
of the friends who had assembled at
the station
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
Grasshoppers Devour Crops at Manti, 4


The effort to kill the grasshoppers
that have been such pest at Manti,
Utah, has about ceased as they are now
able to fly. Several farmers have cut
considerable OF their grain crops al
ready and will use the same for feed
for their cattle, as they think that will
be more profitable than to let the hop
pers devour the entire crop. An effort
was made by the business men 70 give
bounty on the hoppers by the bushel
to induce the children to go after them,
but the scheme was thought of rather
late and nothing of Importance in this
matter was done.
While attempting to recover an um-
brella and purse belonging to young
woman who was stranger to him,
William j. Harris was shot and fatally
wounded Tuesday night in Chicago by
Michaelo Varios, Greek. AS his vic
tim fell to the floor Varios dropped his
revolver and fed
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
Workingmen Pay Tribute to Memory oi
Hazen 8, PinQree.

Hazen >. Pingree.
Thousands of sorrowing friends and
admirers of Hazen s. Pingree, former
governor of Michigan, Friday passed
in line through the corridor of the city
hall, at Detroit where the former gov
ernor's body lay in state admidst a
profusion of beautiful flowers De-
troit post, 9. A. R., of which Mr. Pin-
gree was member, escorted the re-
mains from the railroad station to the
city hall.
The exterior of the building was ap-
propriately draped with black and the
national colors. The long corridor
was banked in palms and hung with
funeral black. At the center of the
corridor a catafalque had been erected,
and here the casket was placed with
an American flag draped over it, and
citizens silently filed by. A military
guard of honor stood near the easket.
1t is estimated that SO, 900 people view
ed the remains, most of them being
worltingmen.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
Great Damage Caused by Michigan Cloud.
burst.

Western Michigan was visited by a
destructive cloudburst early Friday
and the resultant damage will amount
to thousands of dollars. Both the Pere
Marquette and Grand Rapids & Indiana
railroads are crippled.
Dams in the Flat and Rouge rivers
have been washed out and many mills
along the streams will be idle for days
The Grand river rose three feet and
six inches in four hours this morning
and is still rising rapidly. Great dam
age was done to fruit trees and grow
ing crops in the peach belt.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
Thousand Deaths a Week From Heat inl
New York.

The official reports of the bureau of
vital statistics, of deaths from heat
for the week ending July 9th, show
that the actual number, in the five
boroughs of Greater New York was 9s9.
For the boroughs of Manhattan and
The Bronx, the number was 900; for
Richmond, 70; for Queens, "a; for
Brooklyn, 264. The records cover the
days when the heat was most intense.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
Many Sane People Alleged to be In Indiana
Asyiuns.

The grand jury at indianapolis, Ind,
are taking testimony as to the so-called
indianapolis insanity trust. 1t is all
legged that clique of doctors and of
feials have taken part for two years in
hundreds of insanity inquests, and
large fees have been collected. DIR. w.
r. Fletcher, one of those pushing tha
inquiry, says that fully fifth of those
committed are perfectly sane. Indict-
ments are expected.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
Two woIh en- Boiled In Yellowstone Paint

Two women, whose names were un-
known, met with a shocking accident
while out inspecting the boiling mud,
Paint Pots, at the thumb on Yellow
stone lake, in the national park, Satur-
day afternoon.
Two women, mother and daughter,
who entered the park by the Monida
route, fell into the natural cauldron,
where the boiling mud was waist deep,
and could only be rescued with diff
Guilty.
They were taken to the Lake hotel,
where a physician said their injuries
might prove fatal
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
CHILD BITES TORPEDO.

Esther Oliver of Denver Bit Into Torpedo
Death Resulted.
After careful investigation the police
department has ascertained that the
death of Esther Oliver, the four-year-
old child who was killed Sunday by
the explosion of torpedo, was due to
an accident. The child had found a
torpedo in the yard and had bitten in
to it, causing it to explode. Her father,
William Oliver, Surveyor, was in
Cripple Creek at the time.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
Strange Religious Sect Sacrifices its We
taries.

Ehries.
Twenty peasants, twelve of them
women, have been arrested and inn
prisoned in the province of Bassana bia
and Kherson, Russia, for being impli-
Gated in a new outbreak of Beguny at
rocities. The Beguny is a strange sect
which kills many of it's votaries, the
victims willingly consenting to the
sacrifice. The favorite method is to bury
alive those selected for the sacrifice.
In the cases just discovered, the vic
tins were given a more meriful death.
Some of the women arrested con fess to
having smothered members of their
families with pillows.
The Beguny has existed for nearly
thirty years. Though it's follows are
religious fanatics, the Beguny was or
iginally political and economical or
ganization, it's agitations having al
ways been directed toward greater per-
sonal liberty and political power for
individual members of society.
The political strength of the Beguny'
was crushed long ago, but its strange
religious features have thrived.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
FELL ONE THOUSAND FEET.
An Aeronaut In Michigan Meets au Awful
Fate.

Frank Tazelow, an aeronaut from
Grand Rapids, was killed Thursday
while making a cannon parachute
drop. When the ballon had reached a
height of 1000 feet the ropes holding
the cannon broke and the big gun
holding Tazelow dropped into Muske-
gon lake. Tazelow's body was found
in terribly mangled condition, The
accident was witnessed by thousands
of people.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
FnipInos orer Bryan 100000.

William j. Bryan has confirmed the
statement that Aguilaldo's agents at
tempted to corrupt him during the last
pres sidential campaign. Mr. Bryan
read carefully the article published re-
Gently throughout the country. He
nodded affirmitively, as his eyes passed
over the statement that told Of the
perfidy of the Filipino leader. When
he had finished and laid down the pa
per, he said: Yes that statement is
substantially correct"
Mr.. Bryan then explained how the
offer was made and refused Some
time before the emissaries of Agulnal-
do called at the Hoffman house in New
York last fall, Mr.. Bryan received a
letter telling him that Aguinaldo's rep
reseptatives would call, and that they
would make the proposition to Mr..
Bryan that Aguinaldo would give
500, 900 to the Democratic campaign
fund
In addition they would promise for
the Filipino leader, that he would sur
render in the event that the Nebraskan
was elected, and that the surrender
would be immediate and unconditional
In return they would exact a promise
that n reasonable form of COVE rnment
founded on the principles in force in
the United States to be given the Fill
pinos.
Mr.. Bryan refused to see the Fill
pinos, or to have anything to do with
them.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
Porto Rican Assembly Adopts Free Trade
Revolution.

In joint session lasting three hours
the Porto Rican assembly, on July 4,
unanimously passed the free trade
resolution. The assembly hall was
crowded with people and cheers greeted
the announcement that Governor Allen
had signed the resolution.
The free trade resolution begins with
preamble, in which reference is made
to section of the Foraker law. The
resolution then concludes:
The Porto Rican assembly, in active
session. and acting pursuant to the in
structions of congress, does hereby
notify the president of the United
States that by virtue of the Holander
act and other acts, it has adopted aud
put into operation a system of local
taxation to meet the necessities of in
sular government, and it hereby in
structs that copy of this joint resolu-
tion be presented to the president of
the United States, and it requests that
Governor Allen deliver the resolution
to President Mckinley in order that
proclamation may be made by him, and
if it shall seem wise and proper to the
president of the United States, the as
senbly requests that his proclamation
be issued July 25, as that day is being
established a legal Porto Rican holiday
coming of the American flag"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
New Denver-salt Lake Railway Project.

A new shortline railway that will
decrease the distance by rail between
Denver and Salt Lake is projected by
the incorporators of the Denver & Salt
Lake Railway, Tunnel g. Mining COM
pany, that filed papers Tuesday. 1t
is capitalized at SIS, 900, 900. The incor-
porators are j L. Ratchford of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, and John j. Reilley, d. w.
Hannum, l.. N. Cullis and David J..
Kelly of Denver. The company intends
to complete and use the Atlantic e. Pa
cifie tunnel, projected by Brick
Pomeroy, which Mr.. Hanford bought
at sheriff's sale on March 4th last. II
is proposed TO begin construction work
next spring.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-07-11
TRAIN ROBBERS GET $4,000.
Daylight Train Robbery In Montana Nets
Robbers Big sum.

hoDbsrs Dig sum.
Train No. on the Great Northern
was held up abou 2:20 Wednesday af-
ternoon near Wagner station, 1876 miles
east Of Great Falls, Mont. by three
masked men. They blew the express
car to pieces with dynamite, tearing
off the roof and sides downkto the
floor, and forced the express messen-
ger to open his safe, but it was empty.
Without asking him to open the
through safe, to which he did not have
the combination, they shattered it
with dynamite and secured the con-
tents. 1t is reported that the booty
was $40, 900.
While the robbery was In progress a
fusllade of shots were kept up along
the coaches. forcing the passengers to
remain within. Few ventured to look
out,
Travelling Auditor Douglas was shot
in the arm and slightly wounded A
little girl was slightly wounded in the
shoulder and Breakman Woodside was
shot in the body. The wounded were
taken to Great Falls. Woodsides con-
dition is serious.
The robbers deliberately rode away
after ransacking the car. Posses were
organized as quickly as possible and
started in parsuit. one of which, 1t il
reported have surrendered the bandits
in ranch house about fifty miles from
the scene of the robbery.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
CAMP MEETING SERMON.
TEN SERVICES AT OCEAN GROVE YES
TERDAY, THIRTEEN TO-DAY.

ocean Grove N j. Aug 81 (speciaD-The ten
meetings held the camp meeting grounds to-
day carried through with the same unity Of
purpose and action has characterized all the
services for the last two weeks The morning
sermon preached by the Rev. DR.. s. W. Clark,
of Philadelphia, from the text, But the natural
receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God;
for they foolishness unto him; neither can he
know them. because they spiritually
cerned." He said in part:
Paurs teaching was foolshness to the Corin-
WISE enough Su Paul on b 0a eontenGd th
they were not competent to judge with regard to
understanding in matters philosophical There are
some people in the world who do not appreciate the
or the loveiiness. Of nature t '''eD -
the secrets of God are with those who fear Him
spirit, because they are not dsesEned and Hsesgse
but has not the divine quickenng called regenera-
tUn bn o Inc & man has m no delight IN nj
and pleasing to him. The natural man receiveth
that e good S es a TO p m Spiritual Tfs ma OF
I1ag hotIh1ng to the natural man only the spiritually y
The last service for the promotion OF holiness
was held in the Tabernacle at 1:SO p. In making
her farewell address. Mrs. Lizzie Smith. who has
had charge of these interesting meetings said;
desire s to thank X all the brothers and sisters s
here during the season There has been beautiful
of class place. / feel under great obliga tion
to you all 1 have intended to do everything that
was pleasing, and If l have at any time said
anything that hurt any ones feelings, I am sure
/ did not intend to do So My motives pure,
and 1t has been a mistake of the head and not the
heart, although | want my head to be all right.
too
The sermon this evening was preached by Jack
Cooke. the boy evangelist. TO a large congregation
The annual love feast will be the feature of the
thirteen meetings to be held tomorrow This ser
vice will be held in the Auditorium at and
Bishop James \. FitzGerald president Of the camp
meeting associa ton, will preside The bishop has
also been selected to preach the morning sermon
o-norrow. Jack Cooke will occupy the pulpit
again tomorrow evening.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
RUSSIA GROWING BOLDER
ALLEGED INTERFERENCE WITH BRITISH
TRADE-TALK OF RETALIATION


London, Aug 31.-Russian agents in Persia
! are interfering with the Quetta- -Nushki trade
route. between India and Eastern Persia. opened
| by the Indian Government. According to dis
patch to The Times" from simla. Russia. by
virtue of a loan contracted in 1900 has effective
control of the customs and is giving endless
worry and trouble TO traders by means of reeu-
latons. especially quarantine restrictions II is
possible for Russia TO paralyze British trade by
long detentions Of caravans and travellers. The
native belief that Russian influence is supreme
| in Eastern Persia is having bad political effect
Sir Roland Blennerhassett. Commissioner Of
National Education I'm Ireland. writing on the
general subject Of Russian and British relations
says:
We must strive for a final settlement with
Russia or grid ourselves for fight" and THE
Times" editorially says:
Great Britain must decide whether 1t is com
patible with our interests. commercial and po-
litical. to allow a foreign power like Russia 70
establish itself on the Persian Gulf Possibly Il
may be eXpedient 10 purchase political peace by
the surrender Of commercial interests which
might cost too much TO defend. but If we are
resolved TO defend them must not wait until
IL is too late 70 declare our intentions and take
action.
Frederick Greenwood. founder and formerly
Editor of The Pail Mall Gazette" and "St
Jamess Gazette" and who is regarded as an
acute and far seeing observer of foreign affairs
analyzes in The Daily Mali to-day the recent
Blue Books on Chinese affairs particularly the
facts concerning the Russian seizure OF the
Peking- Shan Hal Kwan Railroad. He says:
Count Lamsdorff finds difficulty in telling
our government in the plainest language per-
mitted by diplomacy that IL II does not like the
Russian arrangements in Manchuria for ex-
ample, IL is at liberty to resent them In any way
II peases Russia is not disposed TO explain
but is quite prepared to fight.
The simultaneous publication of these Blue
Books and Lord Kitchener's dispatches showing
the unfitness OF many OF the recruits. Mr. Green
wood thinks. will throw light each on the other
the government deliberately desiring TO let the
patient know how he stood In relation to Russia
and his state OF military unpreparedness. so that
he may prepare not 10 die but 10 and help
the doctors in his own behalf"
Synchronous publications examining Russian
and British relations at widely eparated points
are interpreted as indicating that the public is
being prepaTez for tne announcement by the
government of a firm policy toward Russia.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
CROKER NAY BE COMING.
REPORT THAT HE SAILED ON FRIDAY
FULL OF WRATH OVER PO-
LICE SCANDAL.

News of Richard Crokers return from Wan
tsge brought the Campania yesterday
to an intimate friend of the Tammany leader.
whose identity is veiled under pledge OF Sc
crecy. The man is Tammany official In close
touch with the Police Department. Croker ex-
pected to sail the Celtic. of the White Star
Line. leaving Liverpool Friday night last
If he did not start it because of a cable
message from John f. Carroll or Corporation
Counsel Whalen. saying that the police sltua-
tion here was less acute, and that there was no
great need for hurry.
Mr.. Croker is greatly exasperated by the
police scandals. and this letter says that is the
thing he shall give attention to first. He ex-
presses surprise and displeasure that the lead
ers In charge of affairs in his absence should
not have been able to guard against the dis
closures on the of election that means
much TO Tammany Hall. He hints in his
letter that those responsible for the scandal
ought TO be investigated and that the guilty
ones should be punished.
The recipient of the letter communicated with
Richard S. and Herbert Croker, and told
by them that while they had heard their father
mention starting on the Celtic they were not
that his plans We're definite The Celtic
Is an eight day boat.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
ONEILL'S ENEMY ARRESTED.
MANS TROUBLE ARRESTED FOR
BEATING A WOMAN

Charles Schnakenberg, who formerly kept a
saloon at One-hundred- red-and-twentieth- and
Eighth-ave., and to whose arrest for violation
of the excise law Patrolman O'NeilI attributes
his troubles In the Police Department. was ar
rested last night and locked up in the West One
hundred and twenty -fifth-st station. charged
with felonious assault upon the wife OF Patrick
Monahan, OF No. 3O1 West One-hundred- and
nine eenth-st. where O'Nein also lives. 1t is
asserted that Schnakenberg attempted to kiss
the she coming downstairs.
Mrs. Monahan fled upstairs to her apartments.
Schnakenherg followed. kicked a panel out of
the door. and once inside Mrs Monahan's 8
apartment, began to abuse her. She resisted.
and, according 10 the police, Schnakenberg
knocked her down kicked her in the side, and
then, pulling a revolver. threatened to kill her
The noise and the screams of the Woman at
tracted the tenants, and they summoned Po-
liceman Mott Of the West One-hundred-a and
twenty-hfth-st. station. When he arrived Mrs.
Monahan was lying on the floor Of her apart
ment. unconscious. Her face and body were
badly bruised and battered. AT the ]. Hood
Wright Hospital her injuries were pronounced
serious.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
INTERVIEW WITH BOURKE COCKRAN
SAYS HE HAS TAKEN LITTLE INTEREST IN THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ON BoER WAR

London, Aug. 31.-Bourke Cochran has returned
TO London after a visit 10 Homburg and Marenbad.
He will go 10 Scotland for stay with friends
whom J. c. Carter is also visiting Mr.. Cochran
will sail for New-York the White Star Line
steamer Teutonc September Il. In the course
of a conversation he said
have not given the election thought 1t will
and find how matters stand. and then--wel | gem
not seen Mr.. Croker nor indeed any one closely
connected with New-York politics.
Commenting upon the lack of mention OF imperial
ism in the platform of the Pennsylvania Democrats
Mr. Cochran said
l presume the omission Is entirely due 10 local
conditions for. 10 my mind. anti-mperialism Is the
only issue which the Democratic party can be
and is A united party The lack OF such united
opposition i'm England is strikingly felt the people
here supporting the purely a government
measure. without much thought OF its merits. Eng
land Is essentially Just nation. Her system of
administration or Justice at home is the finest In the
world, but often il does not permeate her foreign
policy.
What ! think OF Lord Kitchener's proclama ton
is that II Is humorous in the extreme and not so
much piece of barbarity of eccentricity, which
will not affect a single Boer. However. the whole
system OF holding Boer women and children as
hostages, for such they are. despite government
denials, is instance of inhumanity almost un-
paraleled In the history Of the world.