The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-14

Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith,
in his annual report, recommends bet
ter forestry system; reform in the sys-
TEN of settlement; the adoption of a
plan to determine the ownership of each
section, by auction or lottery; the ex-
tension of the jurisdiction of the United
States in the Indian Territory, 20 in
clude the right of removal in all cases
where prejudice is shown, without re-
gard to citizenship.
The ways and means committee of the
national house of representatives esti-
mates that the loss of revenue under
the new tariff bill will be about $50 ,00O,-
900 annually and that trade will be so
stimulated as to reduce the loss to $685.
600, 900. Opponents of the bill contend
that the deficit cannot be supplied with
out extending the income tax to individ-
uals.
Victor Cyrien, Chicago drug clerk,
stole the affections of Mrs. Caron, his
employers wife. When their intimacy
was discovered they disappeared and
few days later suicided by taking poison
at hotel Both left letters, bidding
farewell to friends and declaring their
intention to die together.
A child supposed to be Gladys Miller,
who disappeared from home at Sum-
merville, Oregon, two years ago, has
been detained by the authorities in Ohio
and Mr.. Miller has gone to identify her.
She was in the possession of band of
Gypsies.
Mrs. Emma Van Patten has been ar
rested at Ephraim, Utah, on the charge
of numbering her uncle, Loren Nelson,
banker, by putting trough on ruts'
and laudanum into his mush and milk,
Her motive is supposed to have 3
robbery, as $4,000 is missing.
About 20 people, returning from
party at East Liverpool, Ohio, we
overtaken on high trestle by an ele
trio car, coming down a steep grad
Mrs. M. j. Harsha was killed and sever
others injured.
Colonel Otis has been promoted t,
brigadier general and assigned to com
mand of the department of the Colum
bla, with headquarters at Vancouver
barracks, Washington, vice Gen. w. p.
Carlin, retired.
Etienne and Mielleraud, members of
the French chamber of deputies, fought
a duel on account of newspaper attack
by the latter. Melleraud was slightly
wounded.
Governor Waite of Colorado has issued
a proclamation giving women the right
to vote at all elections in that state. in
accordance with the result of the recent
election.
Addison and Marcus johns were frozen
to death In blacksmithshop on the
roadside near Sterling, Illinois, Thanks
giving night. They were drunk.
Receiver Hawkins, of the Indianopo-
lis bank, has begun suit against Cap
italist j. G. Wright, alleging participa-
tion in scheme to defraud.
Scion l.. Gates and G. c. Wilson were
removed from the Coughlin Jury in
Chicago and Clerk Flynn was suspended
for alleged corruption.
Thomas Hennessy of Chicago wac
found guilty of killing Michael O'Brien
and sentenced to twenty-five years i'm
prlsonment.
James Sovereign has succeeded T. "
Powderly as general master workman
OF the Knights of Labor in the United
States.
John r. Proctor has been appointed
Civil service commissioner in place NJ
G' ID. johnson, removed by the prcsI.
dent.
LII collision between passenger and
freight trains at Melzc, italy. twcntu
persons were killed aud mapv iniurad
Just after landing the mails and nae
sengers of the Tentonic at Queenstovn
the steamer America burst into fames
Snowstorms have added to the miseru
OF survivors at Kuchon. A hundred
and sixty earthquake shocks were fe,t
FIRE In the business centre of Rail-,
more caused loss of 500, 900 and tb,a
800 people out of employment.
The Erle reduction of the grain r,.
TO 20 cents between Chicago and New
YORK mas been met by the other roads
Helen Dauvray, the actress
granted divorce from John M. W,ra
the ball player, by New York ipdaa
thirteen prisoners in the rrn,...
States stokade at Muskogee, l. T. TIM
neled their way out and escaped,