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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
MYoTEEY OF DnATH
PROBED BY SCIENTISTS
Death, the Scientist Claims. Is Not a Break
Ing Down of Tissues, But an Active
Agent That Can bs Controlled.

Experiments which, it is asserted,
are beginning of the unraveling of
| fhe mysteries of death were made pub
| Tic by Prof. jacques Loeb at the four,
teenth annual meeting of the American
| Physiological society at the University
of Chicago Monday night. During the
last summer the noted scientist has,
been continuing his series of expert,
ments with the eggs Of the lower
marine animals, especially those of the
sea urchin, and in paper entitled "On
the Prolongation of Life of Unfertilized
Eggs of the Sea Urcbn by Potassium
Cyanide he told a group of the fore
most physicians in America that by
means OF observation of the effects of
certain chemicals upon these minute
bits OF protoplasm he was ready to
make tentative definition of the here
loiore unknown nature of death.
Death, Prof Loeb affirmed, was not
negative process, a simple breaking
down of tissues, as it has been regarded
up TO this time, but an active agent
born with the birth of the egg, and
destined, il not checked, to gain the
upper hand of the life instinct and
bring about extinction. But, greater
even than the apparent discovery of
tins death agent in all life substance,
is Prof. Loeb's announcement that he
has been able to check the agent, in
The eggs of the sea urchin at least, by
means of chemical agents. This, it is
said, means nothing less than that on a
minute scale the secret of eternal life
is in the power of mankind
The experiments, Prof Loeb says,
were simple. unfertiized eggs of the
sea urchin were placed in weak solu-
tion of potassium cyanide and aban-
doned for several days. In ordinary
conditions an unfertilized egg dies in
a few hours, destroyed by the death
agents born with it. At the end of
several days the eggs were again ex-
amined and were found to be still
capable of fertilization and of produc-
ing heallhy animals.
In explaining the results, Prof. Loeb
said that the "Mortiferous processes
were due to the actions of certain fer
ments of an unknown nature, whose
destructive tendency was counteracted
by the potassium salts.
Several other papers of Importance
were read during the meeting. Prof.
d. }. Lingle of the University of Chi
cago, gave the results of his research
into " effect of common salt upon
the heart beat He affirmed with great
emphasis that, contrary to the state
ments Of Prof. Howells of Harvard salt
IS the sole agent responsible for the
ythmic action of the heart
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
ATTACKED BY HOGS.
Minnesota Farmer Narrowly Escapes Death
From Vicious Animals.

Eugene d. Logan of Ridgeway,
Mimi, lies in hospital suffering from
serious injuries received from vicious
hogs. He had a fierce conflict, and
only for the great fight he put up for
his life he would have been torn to
shreds.
Sunday Mr.. Logan went to care for
his stock as usual. In order to prop
erly feed the hogs it was necessary for
him to enter the pen with the animals
and distribute the feed in the troughs.
lie had no sooner entered the pen than
the animals attacked him with great
ferocity. He tried to fight them off,
but could not do so, and it was only
with the greatest effort that he was
able to keep his feet.
The maddened animals bit and tore
at his knees and limbs, and when he
reached the fence surrounding the pen
he was bleeding from many wounds.
lie had just strength enough to drag
himself over the fence, where he fell
exhausted, and whore he was found n
short time afterward by some of the
members of his family. lie was brought
to the city with all possible speed for
treatment
An examination showed that his
limbs were frightfully torn and lacer-
ated. One kneecap was almost torn
from its place.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Adaptablllty OF Whea ia,

Probably no better work Is being
done by any of the experiment stations
than by those that are ascertaining by
actual practice what wheats are adapt
ed to the states in which said stations
are situated. One of the most costly
mistakes of our agriculturists is the at
tempt to grown varieties of fruits and
plants over wide areas of country very
diverse in soil and characteristics. Be-
cause certain variety Of wheat has
been found to be best in the state of
ohio 1t has been assumed that the
same variety would do we'll in all other
states in the area in which wheat Is
grown extensively. But tests at other
stations show that this does not fol-
low. The problem cannot be worked
out in one state and serve as the an
swer of the same problem in all the
states. As an illustration of this we
refer to Minnesota, which has been for
many years experimenting along this
line. So far hard Fyfe and Blue Stem
have been found to be best adapted to
Minnesota conditions. These two
wheats have not been found to be the
best in some of the other states. What
is true of the states is probably true
to some extent of the counties within
the states. The work of any station Is
therefore as yet incomplete. The in
telligent farmer must to a consider
able extent depend on his own expert
ments to determine what wheats will
give the best yield in his county and
on his own farm
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Texas omcer Kills Wrong Man.

One man was killed and another mor4
tally wounded during fight at Dallas,
Texas, Monday, in which Deputy
Sheriff John L. Sullivan and V. Il.
iCammack attempted to arrest Thomas
Myers and A. L. Zimmerman on a
charge of murder. When sullivan or
idered Myers and Zimmerman to SUR
render, it is claimed one of them at
tempted TO draw a revolver, when the
shooting began. Gus Beck, by stand
er, was killed and Paul Hininger, an
other participant, was fatally
wouaded. Myers, one of the men
wa d, was shot in the chin. At the
coroner's inquest Sullivan was exoner-
ated from all blame.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
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BARBARiTY OF FILIPlNOS.
Natives Captured by Outlaws are Buried
Alive In "a Well.

Many Filipinos who accept service
under American rule are visited with
awful vengeance by their fellow coun.
trymen. The records of a case have
'oeen received at the war department
IN which three native policemen, who
mad been sent from Laoag to San
Nicholas, llocos North, for duty at tha
latter port, were seized and bound by
AN armed band of Filipino outlaws.
taken before priest to be confessed.
and then flung alive into a we'll, after
being hacked with bolos. Their as
sailants then filled up the well with
loose earth. One of the band, Wen
ceslao Resales, who was brought to
trial, was sentenced to be hanged.
Another native policeman met his
death at the hands of an outlaw band
hn the Barrio of San Antonia, Laguna
province. The outlaws were living in
ambush awaiting the passage of pa
troll of three policemen, aud upon their
approach the waiting Filipinos sprang
1 =" P'"i Oo ohe VI IHe three.
lew days latter his body was found in
a neighboring river weighted with
heavy rocks and showing wounds
through his heart and in his neck. Two
OF the members OF the outlaw band,
who were captured were sentenced by
military commission TO be hanged.
Two filipinos who took part in the
murder of an unknown native accused
of being an American spy, beheading
the body and burying it in the city of
Manila, were sentenced to be hanged
Another outlaw band seized native
man ana woman for no apparent mo-
tive and killed them by striking them
with clubs on the back Of their necks.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02

Judge Johnson of the district court
at Denver Monday notified the proprie-
tors of poolrooms aud bucket-shops
operating in Denver, and the Denver
Mining Stock exchange, through the
sheriff, that they must discontinue
business at once. The poolroom oper-
ators, who have been protected against
the city authorities by an injunction
issued some months ago by Judge
Palmer of the same court, say they will
obey Judge Johnson's order, as Judge
Palmer's injunction does not apply to
county authorities. The others
affected, however, declare the court
has no right to make such an order
in their case, and will fight the order.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Indiana Postofice Clerks Find Baby In tho
Mail.

While the clerks in the indianapolis,
Ind, postoffice were asserting packages
Sunday they came across basket that
had no address and no stamps on il.
No one remembered having accepted
such package, and this led to an in
vestigatiou. When the covering of the
basket was removed bottle of milk
fell on the floor, and still further lnves-
tigation revealed a baby boy, supposed
to be week or ten days old, sleeping
soundly between lot of flannels and
baby clothes of the finest possible tex
ture.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Governor Nash of Ohio Proposes to Tax alt
Corporations.

bill has been drafted in the attort
ney generals office, at the request OF
Governor Nash, providing for corpora.
tion tax in Ohio. The bill combines
the features of the Littefield bill, now
pending in congress, the New York law
and some new ideas suggested by Gov
ternor Nash and Secretary of State
baylin. 1t provides for publicity in the
affairs of the corporations in Ohio, for
penalties for perjury in making annual
statements to1the secretary of state and
for an annual tax of all corporations
doing business in Ohio The bill will
+ be carefully studied by Governor Nash
and will be modified in some respects
before it is introduced in the legisla-
tufe
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Secretary of the Navy Makes Decision ts
That Effect.

The secretary of the navy has an.
proved an opinion by the Judge advo.
cate general that the Philippine is,
lands are United States territory, 50
far as the statute of limitation applies
to naval offenses
! In the case in question sailor del
serted from the navy over two years
ago and enlisted in the army. His
regiment was serving in the Philip,
pines and he remained with it. Tho
naval authorities, learning Of his
whereabouts, instituted proceedings
for his trial by court martial on tho
charge of desertion. The case came
before the judge advocate general.
who decided that the statute of limita-
tions barred prosecution, it having
occurred more than two years ago, and
the alleged deserter not having left
the territory of the United States.
Secretary Long approved the opinion
and directed discrimination of the
proceedings against the sailor.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Eighty Soldiers Poisoned at Christmas
Breakfast.

Eighty members of company F.
Eighteenth infantry, stationed at
Cheyenne, were poisoned while eating
breakfast Christmas morning, and for
a time fully half of them were in
danger of death. Before breakfast
was over every man in the company
had to leave the table, and soon all
were prostrated and in great agony.
The post surgeon was hastily sum-
moned and administered an antidote.
Forty of the men who sat down first
were in very bad shape and vomited
vigorously. The antidote relieved all
of them. One old man, however, is
critically i'll.
The surgeon is of the opinion tha,
the poison was in the beef.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
SHELLS FROM MISSISSIPPI.

Sixty Eight Hundred Tons Taken From
River Bring SS1, 600.
1t is estimated that no less than $500
tons of clam shells were taken from the
Mississippi river between Dubuque and
Red Wing, Mimi, the past season, for
which buyers paid $s1 600. Over three
fourths of these shells were shipped to
factories south aud east, and the
freights on them amounted to $13, 600.
An estimate of $170, 900 is placed on the
pearls, slugs and boroques which were
purchased from the diggers.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Carnegie VIII Give $ 1000 900 for Highe r
Education.

President Roosevelt has received in
formation from Andrew Carnegie that
is expected to enable him to submit to
congress a form of gift of $40, 900, 600 to
This offer will not be in bonds of the
United States Steel corporation, as for
merly proposed, but will be in form
expected to be generally satisfactory.
The gift is likely to be in cash or in Sc
curities drawing annual interest
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Six Persons Killed in Electric Railway Ao-
Cldent.

Six persons were killed and num-
Der injured Monday by reason of an
electric car jumping the track at a
sharp curve at the foot of the high
mountain between Allentown and
Coopersburg, Pa. The accident was
due to the wet rails and snow. The
dead are: Rev. Tobias Jessler, aged
60, an unattached Reformed church
clergyman, killed within sight of his
home; Albert Yeager, Allentown, aged
40; Mrs. DIR. Jacob Fetzer, Coopers-
burg, aged 35: Ambrose Reinhard.
Freedensyille, aged so; Irwin Renner,
Zion Hill, farmer, 55 years, and Frank
Wesley, of Allentown.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Argentine Backs Out of Peace Agreement
With Chile.

Advices received by Senior Infante,
the Chilean charge at Washington,
confirmed the news already published
that the Argentine minister at Santi-
ago had informed the Chilean minister
of foreign affairs that Argentine could
not accept all the terms of she protocol
heretofore signed for the settlement Of
the dispute, and that some changes
would be necessary in the instrument.
Senor lnfante continues TO express his
firm conviction that there will be no
war because of the present misunder-
standing. The president Of Chile, he
says, has been conducting the negoti-
ations in very amieable manner, and
he confidently looks for peaceful solu-
ton of the difficulty.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Cuban Politics are Lively.

According to kilograms printed in
Senior Estrada Palma's organs, General
Gomez is faring badly in his political
tour in favor of Palma. In the Puerto
Principe province his meetings have
been broken up, he has been greeted
with shouts of traitor and stones have
been thrown at him. Gomez rode on
the same horse he used during the war
and is accompanied by a band and a
number of veterans. The Maso feeling
Is running strong in Puerto Principe.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
To Go to spain on a Mission OF Peace.

j, NJ. Curry, of Washington, d. c.,
has been selected by the president to
represent the United States at Madrid
on the occasion of the coming of age
of the young king, Alfonso XIII, on
May is.
DIR. Curry was United States minister
to Spain during the years 1885 TO 1889,
the first administration of President
Cleveland. He was present in his
official capacity at the palace when the
king made his advent into the world.
Mrs. Curry will accompany DIR. Curry.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
zionlsts Want Funds to Buy syrian Lands.

The Zionist congress, in session at
Basle, Switzerland, has resolved to es-
tablish fund Of e2oO, 900 TO be devoted
to the purchasing of land in Syria and
Palestine. Collections for this fund
will be made in all the countries of the
world. The congress also decided to
form organizations in various countries
to promote the objects of the present
congress, and to hold biennial con-
crosses
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Four People Perish in a Collision.

Four persons were killed and twen-
ty-nine injured, several of them possi-
bly, fatally, in a collision on the Chi
cago & Northwestern railroad Sunday
at Malta, H., sixty miles west of Chi
cago. The trains in collision were the
Omaha Flyer and an eastbound freight
train. The wreck caught fire and two
passenger coaches, one sleeping car
and eight freight cars were burned,
and another sleeping car was partly
burned.
The freight train had taken siding
at Malta, but the train was longer
than the siding and the freight loco
motive protruded upon the main track
beyond the sidetrack. The incoming
passenger train from the west was not
stopped until the two locomotives
cornered at the switch, the passenger
engine being thrown into the ditch and
several coaches piling on top of the
wreck. The ears caught fire from the
locomotives
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Leaped From Brooklyn Bridge to Satisfy
Curiosity.

John PinOver, a young wholesale
liquor dealer of Middleton, n. Y, jump
ed from the Brooklyn bridge Sunday.
He is still alive at hospital Pinover
told the doctors that he simply wanted
to see if he could make the jump and
live.
The leap was taken in the afternoon
from the girders near the New York
towers. A government tug lowered a
boat and the man was taken out of the
water, apparently lifeless. AT the hos
pital he was unconscious for three
hours.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Civil Service Commission Refuses to Sustain
Maclay.

The Civil Service commission Thursl
day notified Edgar s. Maclay. the his,
torian recently employed in the Brook
lyn navy yard, that his removal fromI
his position at that point was not inl
violation of the civil service act. This,
notification is contained In a letter.
written to Mr.. Maclay by President, t,
Proctor of the commission, and is In re-,
ply to an inquiry from him. 1t is veryi
broadly intimated that the removal was
for the good of the service.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Fa. peroentage-Buster Quality. 1

-
From Farmers Review; In answer
to the question you ask, whether but
ter made from milk containing a low
per cent of fat is as good in quality as
that made from milk of a high per
cent of fat, will say that usually milk
of high per cent of fat makes bet
ter grade of butter and the product
is more economically made. There
are, however, a good many exceptions.
If the low testing milk has large fat
globules and the globules have the
right proportion of stearin, palmitin,
and olein fats, the butter made from
this milk will be equally as good az
that made from the high-testing milk,
but as said before. usually the high
testing milk makes better butter.
other things being equal Err.
illinois Agricultural College.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Result OF the right at zeefonteIn.

The British war office has issued list
of the British casualties at Zeefontein,
December 24th, when Col. Firman's
camp, consisting Of three companies of
yeomanry and two guns, was success
fully rushed by a Boer command under
General Dewet. The list indicates the
entire success of Dewet's attack. Six
officers and fifty men were killed, eight
officers were wounded and four are miss
ing. 1t is presumed that the missing
officers were taken along with the guns.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
OIL Men Find Gusher Which They We're
Endeayoring to Avoid

1t is reported that promoters ar
ranged to sink gas and oil wells near
Barboursville, Ky, to depth where
they were certain that oil would be
found in paying quantity and then
plug" the well, leaving the impression
that it is dry hole" in order that
the prices for land leases might be kept
down. Since Christmas the overseers
were absent, and it is claimed that the
orlilers went toe deep. The result was
gusher six miles from Barboursville
yielding 1000 barrels day. The oil
became ignited, destroying all the ma
ehinery and surrounding timber, shoot
ing up a distance of over hundred
Ieet every twenty minutes.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Objected to Gum Chewing rot Into Ja,,


Charles Wentworth has been lodged
in the Santa Rosa, Cal, county Jail for
sixty days, and all on account of his
stepdaughter's fondness for chewing
gum. Mrs. Davis came to the residence
of her stepfather on Christmas day
chewing gum and was ordered to re-
move it from her mouth. Upon her re-
fusal Wentworth undertook to force
compliance with his wishes. He eject
ed Mrs. Davis from his presence with
some violence, it being charged that he
used his fists upon her. She swore to
a complaint charging him with battery
and Justice provinces imposed SEN
teuce of sixty days.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
NORTHERN PACIFIC
AFFAIRS I'M COURT.
Belief That Hartman interests Are At,
tempting to Delay elimination or
Northern Pacific Plans.

Judge Elliott at Minneapolis Mon
day granted temporary order re
straining the officers of the Northern
Pacific Railway company from retiring
the preferred stock of that company.
The order was issued on the applica-
tion of Peter Power of New York. who
holds 100 shares of the common stock.
1t was supposed that the failure of the
action brought in New York by holders
of preferred stock cleared away the
last obstacle to the retirement of the
preferred on January lst, leaving the
Hill interests free to act.
1t is inferred, although it does not so
appear, that the present action is
brought in behalf of the Hartman in
terests to prevent the control passing
from out of its hands for another year
or until the legal standing of the
Northern Securities company is set
tied.
Inc claim set up by Mr.. Power in his
SUIT Is that the retirement of the pre-
ferred stock is 10 viola tion of the agree
ment that such retirement would Law
no additional burdens upon the COM
mon stock and he holds that the GER
tihcates of debenture bonds to be
issued to effect the retirement of the
preferred stock would become a lien
upon the common stock and thus work
an injury to bis property.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Piueky Washington Woman Rescues JaIIer
and Prevents jail Rrenk.

Eight prisoners in the county Jail at
Walla Walla, Wash, overpowered Jail-i
er Malone as be was locking the cells
Monday night and were about to make
their escape when Mrs. Susan Kees,
wife of the sheriff, stepped up with al
revolver and drove the prisoners back,
to their cells. Sheriff KEGS an, his:
family live in the ja'. building, and
when Mrs. KEGS heard the commotionl
she rushed to the rescue of the iailerl
and released him from the prisoners,
who We're beating him into insensi-,
bility.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Oregon Boys B seame Footpads to Get
Money for Dancing Lessons.

That they might secure money to
pay for dancing lessons, John Burke
and Henry Amacher, two seventeen.
year-old boys, of Portland, Ore.
turned highway They have con-
fessed to having bound, gagged and
robbed Leo Beuthman, another boy
employed by a meat market, from,
whom they secured Sl1.sO The cul-
prit are novel fiends, and plann, the
hold-up in deliberate manner, even
going so far as to tell circums tan tiall
story of an alibi character until the
confessions were wrung from them.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
LIBERTY FOR GERONIMO.
Apache Chief and goo OF His Band to bs
Released,

Frank Armstrong, as an agent for
the war department, is now at Fort
Sill, Wyoming, making ARRANGEMENTS
for the release of Chief Geronimo and
29o Arizona Apache Indians. who are
heid by the government as prisoners of
war. They were captured by General
Lawton twelve years ago after a,ooo-
mile campaign. They will be allotted
land by the government.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
Trust League Doesn't Want New Laws.

M. L. Lockwood of Helienople, Pa,
president of the American Antitrust
league, has given out statement in
which he eritieises at length the rec
concentrations made by President
Roosevelt for national law to govern
contends that there is no necessity for
any further legislation on the subject:
that the rigid enforcement of the Sher-
antitrust law would be sufficient to
effectually suppress and restrain hurt
full trade and industrial combinations.