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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
HURLEY WELL FIXED
Good Relief Work Is Being Done by
the Committees.
EATING BUT NO WORK
Wisconsin Has Provided Food and Cloth
Ing for Her Starving Miners and No
Further Suffering Feared.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 15.-Gov. Peck,
Gen. Auer, Gen. Falk, and Col Boyle,
who went to Hurley to Inspect the
work of the local committee and learn
the exact condition of the community,
have returned. Col BOYLE said the
visit was timely and in general satis-
factory.
"We found 535 families, making to-
tai of 1865 individuals receiving relief.
OF these 4ss families were at Hurley
and seven miles west, while at Iron
Belt, mining settlement nine miles
west, forty seven families were fed.
There was good supply of nearly all
kinds of solid food and clothing. The
children were well clothed and going
10 school. The four schoolhouses at
Hurley, the one at Iron Belt, and the
sisters school at Hurley were full
About seventy-Ave of the benehciaries
we're found to be single men who had
no excuse for depending on charity,
and they will undoubtedly be dropped
from the list. The worst case of impo-
sition was that of man who drew a
wagon load of provisions from the re-
lief committees stores and then paid
tor the team at a livery stable out of a
$50 bill. A number of other imposi-
lions came to light, but they were hard.
ly more numerous thau is usual in fur
nishing such relief to so many people,
Few of the men had found work aud
few had left the city.'
Staft Captain Pebbles of the Saliva
tion Army intends to build a SOUP
kitchen and lodging house In the burned
district of the third ward and ha.
started raising fund of 81 900 to carry
on the work The project il indorset
by the mayor and ths associated char
tiles.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
EVERYBODY SIGNING 1T.
Montana's Protest Against Free Woo
VIII Be Big One.

Montana's Protest Against Free Wool
VIII Be u Big One.
GREAT FALLS, Jan. 15.-Several of the
most prominent sheep men of Northern
Montana are circulating the following
protest, and signatures are being at
tached thereto with eagerness:
To the Honorable, the Senate and the
House of Representatives of the
United States
The undersigned citizens OF Montana
respectfully petition your honorable
body that the present duties upon for
eign wool and mutton be not removed
or reduced. They represent that lower
cost of prodution in foreign countries
cannot be met in unrestricted competi-
tion by domestic industry as condu ,ted
under existing conditions, and the pro-
posed abolition of duties upon wool and
mutton would work disaster and des.
truction to large and important busi-
ness In this state. The effect of this
proposed injurious legislation may be
appreciated by consideration of the ia ct
that freight charges on wool from Mon
tana to the seaboard markets are 300
per cent. higher than ocean rates on
foreign wool from London to Boston,
that wages paid to employees are double
the compensation paid to similar labor
in foreign countries; that the cost oi
supplies is greater In Montana than In
foreign lands producing woods of com
peting grades and that the rate of In
terest on money is higher than In for
eign countries. The fiockmasters OF
Montana protest against the injustice
of a measure which contemplates unre
stricted foreign competition in wool and
I.mutton-the products which they SELL
while tariff duties are maintained upor
nearly everything they are compelled
to buy.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
HIDDEN TREASURES.
A Party to Look for $4,000 In Gold In
South America.


VALPARAISO, Ind, Jan. 15.-Charles
Henderson of Welltown, O., is making
arrangements to sail Feb. Is from Phil
adelphia to the South seas to secure a
hidden treasure which he buried on an
island near the South American coast.
He wrote to friend here to join the
expedition. Before the war Henderson
was sub-oficer on slave vessel max
ing regular trips to Africa. One day
the vessel was attacked by United
States man of-war, and in their efforts
to escape struck rock and the crew
had to take to their boats. The captain
told Henderson that he had $75, ,0c0 in
gold aboard, and If he would assist him
In secreting it from the crew he would
give him half. They reached the island
and buried the gold in cave. The
captain and four of the crew died of
smallpox two weeks later, and while
trying to leave the island the boat cap
sized, drowning all but Henderson and
one companion, who were picked up by
a passing vessel and carried to New
Orleans. He lately has fallen heir to a
legacy of $4,000 in Philadelphia, from
where he recently returned, having
purchased vessel called the Flrehy,
which he is having remodeied and will
be called the Flora X. Pine. The party
will sail under passport as party OF
American excursionists to visit all
places in the South seas.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
sEvsRHL FEET OF SKIN GRATED.
George W. w. Blake Patches His Wife's
Arms with His Own Cuticle.

Arms With His Own Cuticle.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15-As an evidence both
of loving sacrifice and of the progress
made in medical science, the surgical
operation recently performed on Mrs.
George W. w. Blake at'Mercy Hospital
is almost without parallel The ope-
ration was the process of taking two
strips of skin from Mr.. Blake's legs,
seventy-two square inches in all, and
grating 1t onto the arms and shoulders
of Mrs. Blake. The operation was per-
formed by Professor E. w. Andrews,
assisted by Drs. Dudley and De Silva,
Dec. 23. A few days ago the bandages
were taken off and it was found that
the operation had been complete sue
cess
George w. w. Blake and his wife live
in Ottawa, Ill. Mr.. Blake Is a we'll
known lawyer there, and " formerly
the states attorney FOR Prpmmer Mrs.
Blake set her dress on frelwith light
ed match and the result was terrible
burns on the shoulders and arms. She
wore at the time dress having leg-of-
mutton sleeves and large fluffy puffs al
the shoulders. The flame started the
Ire on one shoulder and before it could
be extinguished the flesh was fairly
cooked Doctors were called, but none
could do anything for the injury and at
one time amputation was decided upon.
At the advice of DR.. Hathaway, of Otta-
wa, Mrs. Blake was brought to Mercy
Hospital tor the skin-grafting operation.
Her husband volunteered to have the
cuticle cut from him to cover the burn.
Professor Andrews was engaged for the
operation. Mr.. and Mrs. Blake we're
strapped to the operating table, after
being placed under the influence of
ether, and two strips of skin, each a
foot long and three inches wide, were
cut from Mr.. Blake's legs above the
knee, dipped in disinfecting solution
and placed on Mrs Blake's arms. The
area .of burned flesh was completely
covered with the healthy skin. The
operation required two hours. and dur
irg that time the three physicians work
ed like nailers. After the grating ope
ration had been completed the wounds
were carefully dressed and bandaged
and it was not until Saturday that the
bandages were taken off. Then it wal
discovered that the skin was growing
nicely. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Blake arr
stu very weak from the effects of thu
operation and it will be two weeks be
fore they are allowed to leave the hos
pital.
Skin grating is not new among sur
geons, but this operation is the mos
remarkable one on record. 1t is believ
ed to be a case in which the larges
amount of skin has been transferre'
from one body to another. In the ma
,rity of cases, even when only small
pieces of skin are grated, the opera
tions are failures and in many cases tn
skin is taken from two or more bodies
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
TIME TO REGISTER
Cinnamon at Butte Preparing to Be
Photographed.
DON LENS FRIENDS READY
Several Highbinders Said to he In Butte
Who Are Trying to Keep Celesrials
From Registering.

BUTTE, Jan. 15.--Don Len, the Chris
highbinders issued a proclamation
few days ago, in which they threat
ened to kill him for his alleged assist
ance in enforcing the Geary law, to-
gether with six or eight of his friends
sat for their pictures few days ago
and expected to have them taken so
that they could register, but the photog-
rapher left the plates in pan Of water
in his gallery over night ard they were
solid cake of ice in the morning.
Don Len and his followers are anx-
ious to register, for they say they in
tend to remain in this country as long
as they live. They have renounced the
Chinese religion and are entirely inde-
pendent of the six companies.
The other Cinnamon of the city will
make no move to register until they re-
ceive instructions from headquarters.
Most of them are not opposed TO regis
tering, but they will not do anything
until they receive their orders. The
Chinese consul general is expected to
arrive in San Francisco today, and it is
said that he will issue a proclamation
ordering all loyal subjects of the en-
peror to register. Don Len says that
there are some highbinders in Butte
who will not register, as they cannot
| 81, a
to swear for them. He does not know
how many highbinders there are here,
but he says there are quite few Of
them.
Don Len is satisfied now that it was
the highbinders who posted the procla
nation notifying him that he was going
to be torn to pieces and then boiled
and he believes that they were in ear
nest. He has some friends working OF
the case and expects TO find out JUS
who posted the notice in short time
are he will have them arrested ant
prosecuted. Don Len does not like thu
hlghbinders and after the registration
period expires he and his friends will
put the officers onto all who have no
registered, SO that they can be sen
back to China. In San Francisco tn
highbinders are tearing down notice
notifying the Chinese to register an
kicking up general rumpus, and Do
Len says they would be just as bad II
Butte if there were more of them.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
MUST SETTLE IN 80 DAYS.
The Sheriff Has Allowed the Lawyers to
Get Into Him.

BUTTE, Jan. 14-Sheriff Reynolds has
made report to the county commits
sioners of the receipts and disburse-
ments of his office from March to No
vember of last year. For the three
months ending May 81 the receipts were
Ss7s s5 and the disbursements $226.50,
leaving balance due the county and
unpaid of $65235. For the three
months ending Aug. 81, the receipts
were Sl,177s0 and the disbursements
1898, leaving a balance due the county
of 1854 80. For the three months end
ing Nov. 30, the receipts were So. 20s. 06
and the disbursements 1,269 IL, leav-
ing a balance Of S93s "a due the county
According to the staten ent the COM
missioners found that there was due
the county from the sheriff off -e and
unpaid $9,4i6.04. The clerk was order
ed to notify the sheriff to pay the
amount due to the treasurer within 30
days The large amount standing on
| the sheriff's books is due to the fact
that he had besn doing too large a
credit business with lawyers, who as a
rule are very slow pay. While the law
holds the sheriff responsible for all fees
1t also gives him the right to demand
them in advance.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
SHOOK THE WHOLE TOWN.
An Explosion OF Turpentine Does an I'M
,nense Amount of Damage.

An E>piosion of Turpentine Does an I'M
nense Amount of Damage.
FLINT, Mich, Jan. 15.-The hardware
store of ]. b. Wilson was blown up by
terrific explosion. The building was
unroofed and completely Quilted and
the fronts of nearly all the other stores
an the block were blown out. The ex-
plosion shook the whole town and
screwed debris far and wide. 1t is be-
lieved that the explosion, which was
Immediately succeeded by fire. took
place in the rear part of the basement
of the store and that 1t was caused by
an explosion of quantity OF turpen-
tine. Wilson's loss is $4,000. half Gov
cred by insurance. A half-dozen other
stores in the block were badly racked
and many windows in the neighborhooo
were broken. The total loss will prob
ably reach $4,000 The majority OF In
dividual losses are fully covered by in
surance.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
SETTLED AT LAST.
A Large Suit Decided In Faver OF the
Defendent.

n Largo suit Decided IN Faver OF the
Defendent.
The famous suit of l.. r. Sabin, ct al,
against John Burk of Lewisnon, Idaho,
has been definitely settled and Burk is
$l0000o winner The case is of four
years standing and arose over the
failure of A. x. Barnett, merchant of
Lewiston. The real plaintiff in the
case was the Merchants Consolidated
Union of San Francisco, to whom Bar
nett was heavy debtor. He was also
indebted 10 Burk in the sum of $50, ,000
Barnett gave Burk a note for this
amount of his claim. The plaintiffs
then moved to set aside, alleging fraud
on the part of Burk.
The case was tried several times first
before Judge Hogan, then before Willis
Sweet. 1t was then taken before Judge
Beatty of Boise and removed to the
lower courts to be tried again upon Its
Piper at Moscow and judgment rem
dered in favor of the defendant; then
appealed to the superior court and the
decision of Judge Piper affirmed. There
are 81 900 costs on the case besides
attorneys fees and the amount of the
! Judgment in favor of Burk is Ssl 900
1t was one of the hardest fought cases
Ia the history of the country.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
POISONED BY HAM AND EGGS.
Twelve Cases, One of Them Dangerous
Reported in "A Hostelry,

Reported In "A Hostelry,
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 15.-Over one dozen
persons were poisoned by eating ham
and eggs at the Hotel Goddard We'd
nesday morning. The matter was kept
quiet until today, when the symptoms
of at least one of the victims became
alarming. Among the patients Is Nssla,
the Midway Plaisance dancer, who,
with the rest of the troupe, has been
stopping at the hotel. She is slowly
recovering. Miss Anna Jackson of
Bowling Green, Missouri, is in pre-
carious condition. She is In st. Louis
for the purpose of studying shorthand.
Everyone who ate the ham was taken
sick, while those who avoided it escaped
Miss Nunnelly, a stenographer, had a
narrow escape from death and a Miss
Wise was taken violently sick. The
case is mysterious and the only plaus
ible explanation is that the ham must
have been impure.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
IRRIGATION FIGURES.


There ara 10000. 900 Acres in Montana
That May BE Rendered Arabic.
CHEAT FALLS, Jan. 13.-The Irrigation
convention was called to order at the
court house. The disagreeable weather
of the past few days has materially re-
duced the attendance, yet many portions
of the state were represented and great
interest was evinced In the subject of
irrigation.
In the discussion of the subjects for
which the convention was called 1t was
shown that the average hrst cost of
water throughout Montana IL $4 63, and
the value placed upon the use of this
water 10 S15.O4. The difference between
these sums is assured to the value of the
flowing water to the farmer In excess
of the cost. In other words the water
sufficient to irrlgate one acre is worth
S10.41 beyond the original cost of bring
ing it to the land. The average cost
per acre for irrlgating land In the United
States, according to Secretary Robbins,
10 oSl OSh 20 duu RlO, duu nc ASSET leu
that system of canals could be CON
structed at probable cost of IS per
acre that could cover 100000 acres of
land, lying not more than 35 miles from
this city, and from these canals water
could be turned right into the town and
utilized for irrigating trees, parks and
gardens. Much of this land, owing to
It's close location to Great Falls, would
bring in more than the average of $40 Al
per acre, and the system alluded to
would be worth at least So 100000 to
the immediate Vicinity.
Delegates in the discussion of the sub
ject maintain that there are at least
20,000,0O0 acres arabic land In the state
that can be prohtably irrigated, and
that the profits from this source alone
would be something almost fabulous
The convention adjourned to meet again
at an early hour tomorrow to renew the
discussion.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
OPIUM RING DISCOVERED.
IL Employees at Least Three Vessels and
Has Been Long at Work.


SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. l5.-The customs
authorities here, assisted by special
treasury agents, have unearthed gi-
gantic smuggling ring employing at
least three vessels in its nefarious prac-
tices. George Wichman, prominent
candy dealer of this city, and Louis
Greenwald, Of Victoria, B. c., are in
the county jail charged with smuggling
l, 500 pounds of opium and thirteen Chi
nese ashore on the northern coast In
September last. The arrests were due
TO confession made by man named
Miller, who was taken into custody last
Sunday night. Warrants have also been
issued for Il. w. Mclean, formerly Gus
tom-house interpreter, and Geo. Thomas,
photographer. Other warrants will
be taken out during the next few days
against prominent business men and
oficiaIs connected with the customs
service. An attempt was made last
night to seize the sloop Emerald, one
of the vessels which landed the opium,
but she escaped to sea, although chased
by revenue steamers. The ring has
been operating here for series of years
and highly sensational disclosures are
promised when the cases are brought te
trial.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
BABY OFFERED AT A PUBLIC MARKET
Woman vender Tries to Dispose OF an
Infant Left Upon Her Hands.

INpIANAPoLIs, Jan. 15.-The unusual
spectacle of an infant being offered for
sale at a market stand was witnessed
here when Mrs. Jackman, an elderly
woman who has a stand at the east
market, offered to dispose of a2.months-
old babe to her customers. She said
that the child was born to young
woman who gave her name as May
Lewis and her home as Chicago and
who said that the name OF the child's
father was Rothchild. The child was
born at her house, and as she had
brought up eleven children Of her own
she did not care to undertake the rear
ing of another. The mother paid two
weeks board for the child and then
disappeared and Mrs. Jackman said
that she had brought the babe to the
market in hopes of finding home for
it. A large crowd assembled about the
stand and finally attracted the atten-
tion of the police. When an officer ap-
preached a woman offered to take the
babe and care for it and 1t was turned
over to her. but an hour later she re-
turned with the babe, saying her hus-
band would not let her keep 1t. Mrs.
Jackman still has the baby.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
DECENNlkL OF M SERY.
That Is What Is Feared Among Ohio
Idle Miners.


Idle Miners.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 15.-The state con-
vention Of miners at Columbus Is await
ed all over the state with great anx-
iety. About 90, 1000 idle men or par
TALLY employed miners in the state are
now in distress. A differential of 0
cents between the Pennsylvania and
Ohio districts prevails by agreement,
the rate being 70 cents per ton in this
state and 70 In Pennsylvania. The rate
at Pittsbprg for months has been from
SO to IS. In the Hooking valley and
Ohio districts the 10 cent rate has been
maintained, but the operators could
not meet Plttsburg prices with a margin
of to II cents against them, and their
men have been idle. The dead work
costs more In Ohio districts. The opera
tors will ask the convention to reduce
the rate from 70 to SO cents, but Presi
-Nugent says many of the dele
gates are instructed, and 1t may bt
difficult to m eet the rate prevailing II
Pittsburg districts with the usual diff
ferential. Everything was prostrated
ten years ago by a general strike Ii
the Hooking valley, and general distress
prevailed there twenty years ago unde
sim liar conditions. 1t Is feared tha
another decennial of misery among tn
miners is likely to come after the con
vention.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
LOST IN THE SNOW.
Alarm Felt for the Safety of Two Young
Men From Boise.

BOISE, Jan.-15.-Fears are entertained
here that Peter Cremnin and Billy
Shultz, two Boise young men, are lost
on a Snake river placer and possibly
have perished in the snow. Before
Christmas Harry Curtis and young
Shultz went with mules and a wagon
to Wings ferry on the Snake river,
about 60 miles distant, and located a
placer claim. While there their mules
strayed off and the young men walked
the entire distance to Boise, leaving
their wagon and supplies on the river.
Immediately after New Years Cremnin
and Shultz started with horses to bring
the wagon and supplies in, and for sew
eral days nothing has been heard from
them. 1t is feared that being inexpe
rienced In travelling they got lost in the
severe storms of the past week anf
may have perished. party left here
to hunt for them.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
WHOSE CHILD is sHe2
A Strange Case OF Kidnapping Reported
From Cleveland.

"A
From Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. ia queer case
is attracting the attention of the au-
thorities here. A man named Richard
Hanson, claiming to live in Buffalo, sc
cured possession by habeas corpus of
4-year-old child whom he called Ella
Hanson. The girl was living with
widower named John Benoit. Hanson
claimed that his wife, who deserted
him year ago, had lived here with
Benoit, and that when she died month
ago the body was shipped to Buffalo
under the name of Mrs. Benoit, her
child being left here. The little one
was taken into court on writ of habeas
corpus. After a hearing Hanson was
given the custody of her, and he left, as
he said, to 60 to Buffalo. Now he de-
clares that the girl is his own daughter
Ella, and not Hanson's child that he
never lived with Mrs. Hanson; that he
never before heard OF Hanson, and that
it was his own wife's body which was
sent to BafTalo. Benoit says his child
has been kidnapped, and he has re-
quested the Buffalo police TO arrest the
man. A dispatch from Buffalo states
that no such man as Richard Hanson |,
known there.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
BELT Coal Mines.

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. 15.-James
Shields OF Anaconda is personally di-
recting developments at the Belt coal
mines, and the present force will be in
creased by the addition of half a hun
dred miners. The improvements now
going on and contemplated In the near
future will make Belt one of the best
camps in the state. The increased out
put Of coal will be shipped to Anaconda
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18
It's COMING WEsT.
A Very Fatal Epidemic Reported In North
Dakota Towns.

Ddtotd AoNh5s
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. 1s.-James
B. Collins of Belt has just returned
from trip East, and en- route home he
stopped over in several North Dakota
towns. He reports fatal epidemic ex-
isring at Grand Forks, where the death
roll is from to Is daily. The disease
has been diagnosed as typho-malarial
influenza of most viruleat type. Alb
dominal complications result in great
many cases and usually with fatal re-
suits. None are exempt from its rava-
ges, for 1t attacks old and young, rich
and poor alike. There is diversity OF
opinion among physicians as to the prob
able cause Of the epidemic, but Mr.. Col
Inns says it IS travelling westward and
that several cases are reported at Mino
and DEVILS lake. He added that the
weather in that. section had been yer,
severe and that the mercury had falleI
to AZ degrees below at Fargo.