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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21
SOUVENIR COINS TO BE MELTED.
Amount to Be Recoined Is Estimated to
Be ~, 100000.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Mr. Ellsworth,
representing the worlds fair commits
sion, called at the treasury department
and paid Acting Secretary Curtis s4O,-
300 TO defray the expenses of the trans
porting and recoining of souvenir coin
undisposed of by the commission. The
amount to be recoined, 1t Is stated, is
81, 700, 900, and the object to be attained
is to enhance the value of those now in
the hands of the commission. The COM
missioners requested Secretary Carlisle
to recon the 25 and so cent souvenir
pieces at the expense of the govern
ment, but this he declined to do and
notified the commission that unless II
bore the expense of the recoinage he
would issue the souvenir pieces at theil
face value. This would, of course, re
duce the value of the souvenir coin il
the hands of the parties who purchased
them on speculation, and the commits
sion hastened to send Mr.. Ellsworth
here to make the necessary deposit.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21
nIr Implement uousc ralled.

CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 20-Upon applica-
tion OF Lewis Miller of Akron, presl-
dent of the institution, receivers were
appointed for the immense agricultural
implement establishment of G. Ault-
man & Co. The receivers were II. A.
Miller, general manager, and William
A. Lynch. the well known railroad at
torney. The liabilities exceed 81 ,OO0,.
900. The bills receivable amount to
80 900, 900 md The accounts receivable
$3.50 600. When asked about the
starting of the factory Mr.. Lynch said
that it would undoubtedly be run tc
some extent during the year 1894, bui
probably not as much as heretofore, al
the country seems to be overstocket
with machines at present.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21
ANXIOUS TO WORK FOR BOARD.
Miners willing to Do Almost Anything
to Keep From Starving.


DULUTH, Dec. 19.-The widely spread
reports of distress on the Lake Superior
iron ranges has had one effect far better
than merely securing gifts OF food and
money. They have led to the resump-
tion of work at mines that would other
wise have been idle all winter. Many
of the idle men are by this means get
ting work, which most of them prefer
to charity. Last week was announced
the resumption of the Cary and Norrie
mines, on the Gogebic, one with 70 and
the other with 400 men. Since then the
Lake Superior Iron Company has started
up with 400 men, about one-third of the
ordinary force; the Swanzey mine has
put on a small crew and several others
are preparing to resume. The free
holders of several of the Marquette and
Menominee range properties have
agreed to reduce their royalties to such
a point as will allow the mines to be
worked and several of the larger leased
mines will be started in January. Sew
eral of the Schlessinger group of mines,
including the Chaplin and the Buffalo,
will start in January.
When the Lake Superior Iron Compa-
ny started its section 16 mine last week
there was work for 1876 men, but over
1000 made application for places at the
reduced scale put in force. 1t is stated
that at several mines men have freely
offered to go to work for their board
alone. This has certainly been the case
at many of the lumber camps in the
mining country. Some time ago the
Chandler mine on the Vermllion Range
took off a steam shovel that was loading
cars from stock pile and put in its place
a gang of men. Figured on the steam
shovel basis the pay of the men was to
be so cents day and possibly trihe
more later. On the announcement of
work at this wage over 200 men-four
times the number that could be worked
rushed down the stock pile, grabbed
up shovels and began to handle ore. 1t
was with great difficulty that the mine
management was able to cut the
crew to 4 size that could do work TO ad-
vantage. 1t is evident enough that there
is no unwillingness to WORK on the pact
of these idle and starving miners on the
Lake Superior ranges. At the Ch and
Ter, at Ely, nearly 400 men aIe now at
work and $50 will be employed soon af-
ter the new year Nearly the same
force will be run by the Minnesota.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21
INSANE PASSENGERS IN A PANIC.
Transfer Boat Leader Sunk by the Steam
er Peters at San Francisco.

Transfer Boat Leader Sunk by the Steam
er Peters at San Francisco.
SAN FRiNcIsco, Dec. 22.-As the stern
wheel steamer Leader was coming down
the San Joaquin river shortly after mid
night, having on board sixty male pa
tients from the Stockton insane asylum
at Ukiah, she wss run into by the steam
er j. d. Peters. The Leader was struck
well forward, the bow of the big steam
er cutting a great hole in her hull,
through which the water poured in vol
nmes. Most of the passengers from
Bedlam were asleep at the time, but the
shock of the collision instantly threw
them into a state of wild excitement
They had been behaving quietly enough
all during the trip, but were at once
transformed into a rushing, bowling
hundred yards of PlLtsburg landing,
where the steamer Mary Garret was
lying with steam up. She was immedi-
ately put under way, and running along
side the Leader the terror-stricken pas
sengers scrambled on board. The at
tendants and crew followed, and hardly
had the last man reached the Carrots
deck before the Leader plunged beneath
the water. Besides her special cargo
of lunatics the Leader had 400 sheep on
her lower deck, and these were all car.
ried down with the vessel. After the
unfortunates had been transferred to
the Garrett, the keepers succeeded in
quietIng their alarm and the steamer
conveyed them to Tibnron, where a spe
cial train was waiting to take them tc
| their new home.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21
DYNAMITE IN MEXICAN COFFEE.
New York Merchants Secure More Than
They Had Bargained For.


New YORK, Dec. 1s.--Dapiel O'Dono-
hue, a porter employed by the firm of
John O'Donohue & Son, coffee mer-
chants, found dynamite cartridge in
the middle of a bag of coffee which had
come from Oaxaca, Mexico. The coffee
came to this country in May last on
board the steamship City of Washing
ton of the Ward line, ard this bag had
not been opened before. 1t was con-
signed to j. w. Wilson & Co. 1t was
stored with the rest of the coffee cargo
of the steamship in Roberts stores in
Brooklyn, and there it remained until
early in November. 1t was then shipped
to Frazee Brothe.s, wholesale grocers
at Providence. BY and by Mr.. O'Dono-
hue got a letter from Frszee Brothers
telling him that one bag of the coffee
was rejected because It had an offensive
smell. A day or two after the bag ar
rived at O'Donohue & Sons store. In
order to see that it was all right before
reshipping it was opened and the cart
ridge found.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21
Probably Murdered.

LIVINGSTON, Mont, Dec 1S-Michael
Kosmerly, a Cokedale coal miner, left
this city for Austria, having passage
from New York via the Bremen line
steamer. Postmaster Swindlehurst re-
ceived a telegram from Transfer Sup
intendent Moseier of Cleveland, Ohio,
stating that Kosmerly was found dead
near the Erie railroad at Hubbard,
Ohio. When he left this city he had
several hundred dollars in currency.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21
SUICIDE EPIDEMIC.
Hunger, Love and Whisky the Cause of
Desperation at Butte.

Hunger, Love and Whisky the Cause of
Desperation at Butte.
BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 19.-An epidemic
The cause in some instances is poverty
and hunger and In others unrequited
love and intemperance.
James Kelly undressed himself in his
brothers room, as If to retire, and
swallowed draught of morphine suffi
cient to kill a dozen men. He had
worked at the Syndicate mine for seven
years and recently at the Poorman in
the Coeur d'Alenes. Since his return
here, and unable to find employment,
he had been drinking heavily.
A woman rooming in the Hoffman
house, who had had trouble with her
lover, undertook to die by means of the
morphine route, brt the timely arrival
of Dr. Norcross prevented the consum-
ma tion of her plan.
Annie Bishop Haymarket fairy, at
tempted to end her earthly existence
by the morphine route, but DR.. Nor
cross again arrived in the nick of time.
This is the fifth time the Bishop woman
has attempted TO commit suicide either
with morphine or arsenic and has had a
very close call every time.
George Lymmerhard', the man who
attempted to commit suicide at the
Southern hotel, was removed to the
county jail for want of a better place
He is in a critical condition, but it /.
believed that he will recover.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21
DEFICIENCY IN WINTER WHEAT.
The Illinois Report Shows That There Is
10 Per Cent Less Than in 1892.

The Illinois Report Shows That There Is
10 Per Cent Less Than in 1892.
SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 25.-The reports
made to the Illinois department of
agriculture, Dec. 1, on the area and
condition of winter wheat, show that
there is a decrease in the area seeded
to this cereal last fall as compared with
1892, of 10 per cent. In the northern
division of the state where SO, 1877 acres
was seeded last year there is deficiency
of 27 per cent, or eases acres in cereal;
in the central division the deiciencs Is
Is per cent, or 141 ,942 acres, making
the area seeded 791, ,444 acres. In the
greatest wheat growing division of the
state, the southern, the decrease is but
per cont, and the area seeded is
971 ,0s5 acres. The total area seeded
last fall was 2,O29, 900 acres. The de-
ficiency in area Is attributal to two
causes, one the low price which has
ruled during the past two months and
the dry season which rendered it difi-
cult to prepare the ground properly for
seeding
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21
PREACHERS FLIMFLAMMED.


BUTTE, Dec. la-Rev. e. J. Groeneveld
was recently called on by middle-aged
man who told an exceedingly pitiful
story about having lost nearly all of his
money in the business depression. He
said he had $500, which was In the Ger
man National bank at Denver and he
wanted Mr.. Groeneveld to lend him
81. so to pay for a message to that bank
to send him some funds. To show that
he was no blk, he presented an open
letter of introduction from ex-President
Harrison.
The clergyman told the man that he
did not have any money then, but would
meet him in front of Clark's bank. At
the appointed time the man was on
hand and so was Mr.. Groeneveld. The
reverend gentleman was still unfavor-
ably impressed with the anxious gentle
man, and he politely told him he could
not help him. He finally gave him two
bits to eat on, and then followed him
down the street and saw him blow In
the money for booze in saloon.
The following day the man went to
the Christian church and took leading
part in the revival services After the
services he struck Rev. Galen Wood on
the telegram scheme and introduced his
usual talk and the letter from Harrison.
He finally secured So so which he prom
ised to return as soon as he got his
money from Denver.
He introduced himself to Rev. Will
lam Rollins of the Mountain View
church as life long Methodist ard was
given $2.75 for his telegram. Half an
hour later Mr.. Rollins happened to be
down town and saw the man spending
the S2.75 in saloon, and the minister
promptly went into the saloon and
kicked the fakir out. During the rest
of the afternoon the man put In his time
to good advantage and managed to visit
nearly every minister in town, and Sc
cured from 81 to SO from each of them
The subject accidently came up at the
minister's meeting, and they discovered
that they had been flimnammed. The
man who worked the game is said to be
carpenter from Seattle.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21
SWEEPING REDUCTIONS ARE LIKELY
Carnegie Wage Scale, Affecting Thous
ands of Men, Soon to Expire.

Carnegie Wage Scale, Affecting Thous
ands of Men, Soon to Expire.
PITTsBURe, Dec. 1S.--With the current
year the wage scale of four of the mills
of the Carnegie Steel Company expires,
and sweeping reductions to equalize
wages to existing conditions and i'm
proved machinery will be made. This
will effect the Homestead mills, employ
ing $500 men; the upper and lower
Union City mills, employing 1,G00 men,
aud the Beaver Falls mills, employing
700 men. At the Union and Beaver
Falls mills the Carnegies are still pay
ing the wages under the Amalgamated
scale of 1891. 1t is figured that these
equalizations will amount to about 40
per cent. The number of men at Home
stead who will be affected by the heavy
reductions will be about 900, compris-
ing the high priced men. The wages
for minor positions, which have also
been benefited by constant mechanical
improvements, Will also be reduced.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21

OTTUMwA, Iowa, Dec. 20.-Liiiian
Burris, a l0-sear-old girl, left at noon
Yesterday for high school and has not
been seen since. Her father is
very much excited and the police are
on the search. Her schoolmates say
she was bright and talented and was
not in the least wayward, but had said
because of her stepmoteer she would
run away.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21

The following directors of the Yellow
stone (Mont.) Fair Association have
been elected: l. d. O'Donneli, ]. +.
Sanford. James Corson, A. L. Babcock,
N. w. Rowley, Oscar Gruwell, Edward
Cardwell, Charles Speer and w, O..
Parker.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21

LANSING, Mich. Dec. 20.-Governor
Rich has issued another proclamation
to the people of the state, In which, for
the second time, he urges the citizens
to come to the aid OF the upper pen
hlsula miners.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21
BROKE INTO JAIL
A Montana Pauper Intimidates the
Court House Officials.
MADE THEM FEED HIM
Hungry and Desperate He Hurled Rock
Into Their Midst and Went to jail
to Cool on.

BUTTE, Mont, Dec 1s.-The county
commissioners had an exciting time
with an opstreperous pauper who gave
his name as John Johnson. Johnson Is
young man and applied to the board
for some work at saving wood, but he
was informed that all the men the
county could employ had already been
engaged. Johnson said he was hungry
and had to have something to eat, but
the board would not keep him.
The fellow then remarked that he
had been living on wind for two weeks
but he still had strength enough to whip
Commissioner Booth, whom he dared
outside the court house. Mr.. Booth de-
clined and Johnson left the room and
went into Sheriff Reynolds office. He
asked that officer to lock him up and
feed him, but In this he was also disap-
pointed as the sheriff told him he could
lock no one up without some cause.
The young man then went back to the
commissioners room and warned them
to look out as they were ''goidg to get
It," Then he walked out In front of the
court house and picked up a piece of
rock as large as his fist and threw 1t
through one of the large panes of glass
into the commissioners room. When
the crash came the board had but one
thought, that was that dynamite out
rage had been perpetrated on them.
However, when they found that the
court house did not fall they all filed
out into the corridor to investigate and
found Johnson standing there waiting
fdr Soma cne to Arrest hia. ChaAsQnu
Lloyd ordsssd the shsfik 70 - ~
| ~, and y - ~ ts1ng tll
ss rs4Aeshs1 4 n ~ - =
anyone, but gave them warning. l
told them they would have to keep
me-"
little later the county attorney filed
an information against Johnson In JUS
tice Turner's court, charging him with
maliciously destroying property. He
was arraigned, pleaded guilty and was
fined $40 and costs, which will keep him
in jail for 80 days
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-21

Frank Miller killed his brother In
Park county, Mont, with an ak handle.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-07-13
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. s. H. Bell of South Bend was
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Ambs of St
Louis were among the arrivals in town
yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Northrup and
Miss Laura Northrup of Portland were
in town yesterday.
Rev. G. w. Cue, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Grace Cue. and ]. w.
Cue, were at the Occident yesterday.
Mr.. E. G. E. Wist. the postmaster at
Nehalem, and Mr.. j. p. Pape, were
passengers ON the Gilmore, which
arrived in last evening.
Miss Elsie Parker, daughter of E. p.
Parker has gone to Portland to spend
part of her vacation with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Car.
Mr.. George H. Moffett, editor of the
Portland Telegram, came up from
Gearhart yesterday, accompanied by
Mrs. Moffett and their daughter
General w. p. Carlin, Colonel and
Mrs. Anderson and daughters, and
Lieutenant Martin visited the jetty
in company with Mayor M. c. Crosby.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-07-13
John Lindstrom's
Terrible Mishap

A frightful accident occurred yester-
day morning at 10 o'clock on board the
United States tug Mendel, that cost
John Lindstrom, one of the crew, his
right hand. The tug had been rendered
General Carlin, by Major Handbury,
with which to make his official visit to
Fort Candy, and it was while lying at
the Fort Stevens dock, that the acci-
dent occurred. On board the Mendel
as General Carlin's guests, were:
Colonel Anderson, wife and daughters.
Lieutenant Martin of Vancouver,
Lieutenant Carlin Of the Monterey, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lounsberry Mayor Cros-
by and DR.. M. M. walker OF this
city. They had just returned on board
from a visit to the jetty and were pre-
pairing to let go, when Lindstrom, who
had been carelessly fooling with the
stern line, in some manner got his
right hand caught in a blight Of rope
and the member was snapped just above
the wrist and flung into the water.
None of the ladies' on board saw the
accident happn, and it was well that
they did not, for when DR.. Walker,
who was Immediately summoned, came
out, he beheld a sickening sight. Lind
strom walking the deck holding a
shattered and bloody stump with the
uninjured hand. DIR. Walker at once
laid the man upon the deck, and in a
moment had stopped the hemorrhage
and bound up the wound. Lindstrom
suffered terribly until they reached
Fort Candy, where General Carlin or
dered him taken to the hospital.
Upon examination by Post-Surgeon
DR.. Raymond and DR.. Walker, it was
found that the stump was so badly
lacerated that amputation of about
two inches was necessary in order that
the arteries might be secured. This
was shortly done and the wounded
man made as comfortable as possible.
General Carlin gave orders that the
man should be cared for at the post
hospital as long as treatment was nee
essary At the time the party left
Candy, Lindstrom was resting easy,
but it is too soon to say what the re-
suit of the accident will be.
Lindstrom is man 45 years Of age,
an experienced sailor, and has been on
the Mendel but two weeks. The acci-
dent, it is said. was the result of his
own carelessness.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-07-13

Glyn, Portland; Aug. G. Kinney, Mrs,
L. owens-Adair, Astoria; c. @. Brewer,
Clatsop; A. O.Hogans Thos. L. Cole, t.
L. Eliot, C. e. Hanes and wife, w. S.
Sterling, and children q. L. Daudson,
Portland; ]. G. Megler and wife,
Brookfeld; Mrs. H.. f. Wallace, Miss
McCreary. VIM. R. Stevens, Portland
The arrivals Tuesday were as follows:
Col. Thomas Anderson, U. S. A; C. H,
Marlin, U. S. A.; Win. p. carlice, U. S.
A.; Miss Irene P. Johnson, H. B. Praker
Astoria; Rev G. w. Cue, and children
Fred. Wood. j. H. Williams, Portland;
]. R. Rathom and wife, oregonian; j.
A. Weed, and wife, Miss Laura Gilbert,
Pendleton.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-07-13
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that l have
been appointed administrator of the es-
tate of Thomas Shay, deceased. All
persons indebted to said estate, are no
titled to pay the same to me, at the
.office of Robb & Parker, at Astoria,
Oregon, forthwith; and all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate, are
hereby notified to present the same to
me, at the above place, within six
months from the date hereof.
Z. L. PARKER,
Administrator of the above estate.
Dated at Astoria, Oregon, this 18th
daY of May. 1893.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-07-13

The football match last evening for
the benefit of the Library Association
was one of the most interesting and
closely contested that has yet been
witnessed in this city. The attendance
was very good and every one present
enjoyed the game to the utmost Dur
ing the first half the playing was very
close, but little advantage being gained
on either side, and 1t was not until
near the call of half time that Higgins,
of the American team, picked the ball
out from among several Britishers, and
by very neat and cool "dribbling," got
it to the opponents territory and sent
it between the goal-posts. During the
entire game the defense of the Amerl-
cans was so good that the Britishers
had but one chance, but it was not inn
proved, and at the close the score stood,
one goal tonone in favor of America.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-07-13
A THOUGHTFUL PERSON.

Consults his best interests by having
box of Krause's Headache Capsules
at hand: taken as directed will prevent
or stop any kind of headache, no
matter what the cause-in fact If your
skull were cracked it would prevent
pain. The frequency of the attacks
will diminish, and by taking the cap
sules at the approach of headache,
you will never have another. Twenty
five cents per box.
For sale by Chas. Rogers, Astoria
Oregon. Sole Agent
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-07-13
sTRAYED OR STOLEN.

From O'Brien's stable on Wednesday
night, June 21st, one dark chestnut
horse, white spot on the nose, smooth
shod on fore feet, rough shod on hind
feet, about IL years old, weight about
1,100 pounds, thin in flesh. A liberal
reward will be paid for the return OF
the animal to the chief Of police, or to
Shaw & Larsen's woodward.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-07-13
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
List of Letters Unclaimed at the AS
toria Postoffice.

List Of Letters Unclaimed at the AS
toria Postofice.
Advertised June II, 1893.
Anderson, Tony Allen, Mrs Anna
Anderson, Gusta, 2 Arey, Thomas
Badcock. VIM Borough, Fred
Chard, Henry Collins, Robert
Cooke, Miss Fannie Cottim, G
Colwell, Mr. Colson, Robert
Cutino, Giovanni, 2 Custer, Mrs VIM
Culumutu, Neck Elingson, Elias
Evans, sHepzibahFrunk, G HI
Foss, j C Geddes, Mrs w H
George, Edward Gignac. Lucian
Hagner, Charles Hawkins, John e
Haayata, Erek Hamilton,
Hamilton, Mrs ID Hendricks Riley
Huntington, f l. Johnson, Mrs Sofia
Johnson, Mrs Mary Kaberstein, August
Knudson, Abraham Komte, Emil
Landess, Mrs E Leoings. ID
Mccullough, Mary Morson, Irven
Mustola, Joseph Nelson, John o
Peterson. Peter Plise. Eddie
Ringh, Mr. Roach. Thomas
Ruby, Mrs c. Stephens. MrsAnnie
Thompson, f Fl UnsimaN Abm
Warner Mrs M ID 2 Walker. Ed
Waldo. H d Wenig, M
Weston, James Wilson, Leu
Williams, ,MrsA S f Whitney, Mrs Sadie
Young, w
FOREIGN LIST.
Anderson, John Bisili, Johan
Clarke. Andrew Elertsen. Johan
Gree, Mr. Hill, Mrs Susan
Janson, Amanda Kartenmaa, Funa
Karlson, Arvid Kanonen, Erki
Lungved Martin Montgomery X
Nicholas, Antonio Roche, Thomas B
JAMES w. Hare, P. M.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-07-13
A sure Cure for Piles.

Itching Piles ase known by moisture
like perspiration, causing intense itching
when warm. This form, as well as Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding, yield at once to
DR.. Bosanko's Pile Remedy, which acts
tumors, allays itching and effects a
permanent cure, soc. Druggist or mail.
Circulars free DR.. Bosanko, 329 Arch
street, Philadelphia. Pa. Sold by ]. w.
Conn.