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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-07-26
AMERICAN BIMETALLIc LEAGUE.
Meeting Called for August 10 In tho
City OF Washington.

WAsniNcroN. July 22.-Gsneral A.
Warner, president of the American BIZ
metallic League, has issued the following
addresses
THE country has now had years ex-
perience under the gold standard policy
since the acts of 1893, closing the minis OF
India and the stoppage ol coinage OF silver
IN the United States. The results Of this
experience are manifest on every hand-in
the business depression of the country, in
the labor strikes and IN the general dis
count that everywhere prevails. Congress
will soon complete its work, and the gen.
eral situation and the prospects before the
country will then be fully disclosed. Some
state elections involving the election oil
United States senators have already been
entered upon, and the campaign for the
election of members of the house FOR tho
Fifty fourth congress viii! soon begin.
"ln view of these conditions. the execu
tive committee OF the American Bimetnllic
l.sague have thought It advisable 10 call a
manent improvement in the condition oil
the country can be hoped for as long as the
present gold standard policy Is pursued.
and who iayor the Immediate restoration oil
a bimetallic standard in the United States,
with free coinage of both gold and silver al
ratio of 10 to /, to be held III Washington.
Thursday, August 16 1894. to take into
consideration the condition OF the country
and to decide upon a policy TO be pursued
to bring about the change in the monetary
policy of the government necessary to re-
store prosperity to the people,
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SQUIRE DEFENDS TACOMANs.
Hoke Smiths Uncom?iimeniaryV Views
of Western People.

TACOMA. July PA dispatch in the
Ledger says: Hoke Smith, the secretary OF
the interior, started out with the assertion
that all western men are cheats. and are
trying to defraud the Indians, ana has been
working on Tint principle ever since, and
Dooli.tle must overcome this pr JldIce be-
fore he can get any favorable recommends
ton from the interior department.
The occasion of these observations was
the defeat in the senate of the amendment
to the Indian bill proyining for
the opening to s, t,lement of lands
in the Puyaliup reservation. During
the debate Cockrell declared that
the people of Tacoma were trying 10 steal
the lands from The Indians; that through
chicanery and disreputabe methods con-
tracts bad been obtained with the Indians
and that it was apparently The desire OF Ia
coma to cheat the lndians out of their
lands.
Squire resented this imputation in strong
terms. lie said tho Missouri senator had
no grounds for his attack upon the people
of Tacoma. The Tacoma people were oil
the higher type of citizens and their integ-
rily would compare with that of any COM
| munity represented by the Missouri senator.
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CAPITOL WARRANTS ARE GOOD.
The Commission VIII Advertise for BIDS
and Let The Contract.


and Let the Contract.
OLYMPIA, July 2l.-The interior
plans oil the new capitol building are
now here. They have been restudied
to meet the requirements of all the DILL
GERS. Architect Flagg writes that the
foundation plans will be ready To for
ward by the close of the present month.
The grounds arc cleared and ready for
work on the founuaii N, and with the
favorable decision just received from
the supreme court regarding the valid
ity of the warrants, nothing will re-
main to prevent the commission from
advertising for bids and letting the
contract for the building.
In deciding the test case as to the va
lidity of the warrants issued for the
building of the capitol the supreme
court says:
"As it is the intention of the legislature
10 limit all payments OF money for the
erection of the state capitol building TO
money actually derived from The sale OF
lands granted by the government and a
proviso o section Is prohihi s an appropri-
alton or payment from any other flnd,
there is under the law absolutely no obi
CATION resting upon the Sac 10 ply any
sum WuditNeT, inOsc WIN iCCtlNc
auditors warrants will be limit ed in their
rights to the requirements of the proper
officers TO perform their duties as deflncd
by statute. The question is whether tho
Legislature has authorized the officers hav.
ing the business OF erecting capitol build
| ing on hand to anticipate The revenues 10 be
derived from the sale OF lands, An APP
praisement has been made ana approved
| by the govern ment, which exceeds he en-
tire expense permitted for The proposed
building. We are bound 10 presume thai
| the officers 10 whom the duty of selling
these lands is committed Will perform theii
duty, nnd that funds sufficient TO meet al
demands for the erection ol said building
will come into possession OF the state treas
urer. The position Of such warran S n
may be issued before any funds OF this elias
are actually IN The treasury will be tina
which often occurs when public warrant
are drawn upon u fund which has beef
provided for by law, but which is not ye
realized. The court sees no objection 4
the auditors issuing To the relator The VII
rant prayed for, provided II expresses upo
its face hat it is drawn solely upon TIA
state building fund, payable on.y MS tina
fund may accumulate from the sac Q
lands.N
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0. R. & N. CHANGES.
A Reduction of the Force and CONSOLE
hntion of Onices.


dalton OF Onices.
PORTLAND, Or, July 10. Situations
are hard TO find these times, and good
ones are exceedingly hard TO hold.
Just now the officials of the Oregon
Railway & Navigation Company (bet-
ter known as the former branch of the
Union Pacilic) are wondering when
and where the official ak will fail.
That the ak has been newly sharpened,
is settled fact. Retrenchment all
along the line is the watch word. Re-
ceiver Mcneil, in addition to tie office
held by virtue of the courts order, is
general manager and super'n tendeut,
and two superintendent of divisions
will be displaced. One chief train dis
patcher ut Pendleton will do tue work
of those at La Grande, Huntington
and Walla Walla, and it is.believed
that office and depot employees will he
reduced 10 minimum. The an
nouucement of changes has not vet
been made, but it is q settled fact that
% per cent. of the present forces will
either be displaced or dropped from
the rolls. 1t is the intention to make
the line pay from now or, and nc
more men will be kept on the salary
roll than are justified by tie business
| done.
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itself 10 branch OF the inquiry which 1t is
now pursuing to ferreting out the origin
of the rumors affecting senators, and mem
bers of tho committee now think they have
fair prospects OF success. They are of the
opinion that the stories accusing senators
of sp, culaton in sugar stock and of having
been influenced in their attitude toward
the tariff bill by friendly interest in the
sugar trust have had a common origin. and
they now think they have obtained n clew
which will enable them to develop the
source of all the statements. Testimony
given by witnesses before the committee
yesterday point 10 q certain individual as
the party responsible for the charges which
have been set aiioat.
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SALTED A BARREN MINE.
Prominent Caiifornians so Charged by
an English Capitalist.

SAN Francisco, July ga. G. Rensaw,
n British capitalist, has commenced suit In
the United States district court TO recover
$245, 0O0 lie charges that the sale of the
Bears Nest group of mines in Alaska was
accomplished 10y gigantic frauds. lie &c
cuses James Treadwe.l, John Treadwell,
Captain lnmes Carroll, NJ. w. Mnrry. \. A.
Fuler and George ]. Smith with conspiracy
10 make a sale by placing gold bearing rock
from the rich Treadwell mine in Il barren
mine adjoining and treating the core from
a diamond drill with chloride OF Id 10
make showing OF rich ore. lie asserts
that lie has a confession of the entire fraud.
He declares that three British experts
were deceived in the sailed ne, each one
reporting it would YIELD proht
of 81. 600 OO0 year. lie enormous
amount of money involved, tie
prominence of The parties 10 the suit
aud the charges of frau make these dis
closures the sensation OF the day IN mining
circles. The mine was sold 10 British in
vestors for ~, SOC, COO in stock and 81. 500 900
in bonds drawing per cent. interest. THIS
was in 1887 and no gold has ever been
taken from it. The projectors OF the sa,e
have 50 far received about 5000, COO in
money.
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COUNTER CHARGES BROUGHT.
Corruption of Tacoma Officials to b,
Brought to Light.


TACOMA, July 2l.-The council has
concluded its investigation of the
charge of dishonesty against q. II.
Hollidge, superintendent of the light
and water department.. The charge
was brought by ID. S. DJMorest of the
board of public works, OH the aflidavits
of two men who claimed that Hollldge
had, when he worked for the old light
and water company, appropriated pipe
and labor of the company for u house
IN which he was building. Holhdge
proved the charge utterly false. and
during the investigation facts were
brought out showing that DeMorest
was using the boards influence in the
Interest of political parties.
Counter Charge.
At the conclusion of the invesliga-
ton Councilman Lavender filed
charges against De Morest, charging
him with using his Office as political
machine, that he had used on many
occasions teams and city employees in
his own service, and also charged him
with making deal with sewer pipe
company that entailed loss 10 the
city OF over 1900 and had refused to
accept bid on sever pipe from 5. G..
Barlow. The charges created great eX-
element, as it had been intimatcd
that the board of public works had
been controlling all the nominations of
the counclmen.
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THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, K. OF L.
An Important Meeting Scheduled foI
Monday in Omaha.

Monday in Omaha.
OMAHA, July 2l.-The general ex-
ecutive board of the Knights of Labor
is scheduled TO begin its meeting here
tomorrow. Instead of getting down to
work the members will attend the labor
picnic on Sunday and open for BUSH
ness Monday morning. Among other
things to lie considered at the meeting
will he IA proposition to unite the
knights of Labor with the American
Federation OF Labor and other kindred
organizations in accordance with a
resolution passed at the last general as
sembiy. There can be no definite
action taken ut this meeting. as about
the only thing the general officers have
the power to do is 10 formulate u propo-
| sition ia submit 10 q committee from
! the Federation.
1t is reIorted that ex-General Master
Workman Powderly will visit Omaha
| during the week. 1t is understood that
some of the general officers are in favor
Of rendering financial assistance to
Debs and bis associates. General
Master Workman Sovereign aud Henry
Il. Martin arrived in the city THIS
! morning.
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WANTS MONEY FOR REPAIRS.
Receiver Mcneil rays for tho Issuanc'
OF $3.50, OO0 In Certificates

PORTLAND July 22-The petition of Il.
Mcneil, receiver of the Oregon hallway q
Navigation Company, filed in the United
States circuit court. prays for the
issuance of $3.50. coo of receivers
certificates, $500, 0C0 Of which is TO
be q prior claim TO the first mortgage
bonds of the Oregon Railway Naviga-
ton Company and the proceeds to be
used In rebuilding the roadbed damaged
by the floods, and IN the pay ment OF out
stand NJ claims Tor labor and supplies.
The $3.50, 900 is to he sui ject TO the lien OF
the FIRST mortgage bonds. Uut PRIOR TO that
OF The consolidated mortgage bonds. the
proceeds to be applied to the payment OF
interest due on the first mortgage bonds
The cert hcates are 10 bear per cent. in :
teicsi, payable semi-annuaily
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TIE RATIOS STRIKERS sENTENoED
1t Is Dangerous to Interfere With tho
Santa Fe Road.

SANTA re lsOau.
SANTA FE, July 2l.-The IA strikers
arrested at Ration two weeks ago for
contempt of court have been found
guilty by Judge See.ey and sentenced
to terms varying from Is to GO days.
Judge Seeley also issued an order APP
proving the action of the receivers
of the Santa Fee railroad in the
discharge of striking employees and
filling their places with new men aud
ordered further that all the employees
of the Santa Fe system in New Mex
leo who may hereafter fail to perform
their usual duties shall be deemed as
having voluntarily quit the service.
That the new men employed in the
places of these men shall be kept in the
service as long as they are competent
and perform their duty satisfactorily,
and that no one who has been guilty
of contempt of court in these cases, or
who may hereafter interfere with the
operations of the road, shall be en-
ploy,d by the receivers.
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CHINA's FEARFUL PLAGUE.
Its Stronghold Is att the Important City
OF Hong Kong.

WAsniSGroN. July 90. -Recogn zlng the
difficulties in obtaining accurate inlorma-
ton In sanitary matters In oriental coun-
tries, Dr.. Stuart Eldridee, health officer OF
the port OF Yokohama and member OF the
imperial hoari OF health OF Toxic. has sent
To the Marine hospital bureau a semi
official statement oithe epidemic OF plague
in southern China. 1t appears from mis-
report that this scourge, of which only
fragmentary news has been received. is one
of the most fearful On record, having It's
greatest hold at the port Of Hong Kong.
where most Of the foreign commerce
lnucles.
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COXEY IN NEW YORK.
Hc Talks on tho Money Question and
His Good Roads Scheme.

TO inlks on mo hhu
His Good Roads Scheme.
Nrw YoRK. July 22.-J. S. Coxey was at
Ridgewood, Long Island, today, where he
was rendered a reception by representatives
OF the peoples party, who were holding a
picnic. lie male an address at the after
noon meeting. II represent party" he
suid, "rhat does not want money that Is
r. deemabe in gold exclusively, but money
that is redeemabc IN every Thing that is
used in this country" Coxey then unfold
ell the details of his good roads scheme,
which, lie said. would give employ ent to
every workman in this country and make
the Unitel States the most powerful conn
try in The world. lie then took up the rail-
road troubles, referring to Pullman as
"King George" Lots OF people of the
United States condemn railroads." said
he "and compel the government to buy
them. Ii people Can condemn your prop
erty when they are building II railroad on
the ground that is for the common benefit,
YOU in turn could condemn their property
and operate the railroad Tor the common
benefit of humanity"
Carl Browne in Delaware.
WILMiEGToN, July 22.-Carl Browne and
10 members Of the Coxey army arrived here
today and went into camp, having marched
from Bladensburs, Md. Browne says the
army has been TO Washington to see the
servants of bankers and brokers and Is now
going to New York to see the bosses them
selves. CoXey is expected tomorrow.
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and could not trust the police. Presl-
dent Newell secured the return OF a
company of militia and the men re-
sumed work.
A mob at Pullman Today attempted
to intercept 80 Hollanders on the way
to the Pullman shops. The police es-
corted the workmen through the crowd
and remained on guard al the works.
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OAKLAND STRIKERS STAND PAT


They Arc Alone in Their Deter nina
tion Not TO Yield.
SAN Francisco, July 2l.-At Oak
land. in order TO shield non-union en-
ployes from the abuse of strikers on
tie streets, the company hos fitted up
eating houses and sleeping hunks in its
yards on the mole. Beginning Mon
day the new men will practically live
in the railroad yards and on the trains.
Tonight the railroad officials say all
their trains are running. The evening
eastern overland train via Ogden was
the last TO be restored. The train was
sent out OH schedule time tonight. A
military guard still escorts each train.
The soldiers have been instructed no.
TO hesitate about shooting in the event
of attempted in erference with trains.
A striker who attempted to cut the
ir-break hose in West Berkeley today
is reported to have been shot and badly
wounded.
a. II. u Men Coming Back.
Despite the assertions of the strikers
to the contrary, the railway managers
say that large numbers of A. II. u.
men are returning 10 work. Today 1t
Is said is striking switchmen returned
to work at Sacramento and score more
| switchmen arrived from Chicago and
were put to work.
! A meeting OF citizens was held in
Sacramento to-day to effect u settlement
between the strikers and railroad com
pany. Men who spoke for the railroad
company and several of the strikers
were present.
Position of tho Company.
The position of the railroad compony
was explained by the following letter
from Mr.. Towne:
COMMUNICATIONS committee are at
liberty 10 say that when the strike is
declared off our company will employ,
in addition to those now in our service
and few who are coming to us under
engagement, such men us we may need
in our train and other service who
have not during the strike wilfully
damaged railroad properly or forcibly
prevented employees from performing
their usual regular uuties, each 10 be
considered separately and upon indi
vidual application and to be disposed
of according to the merits of the apnli
cant. The company will lie careful
that no individual suffers wrong or in
Justice at our hands. Beyond this the
men must trust to the leniency oil Thu
company. Very truly,
IA. N. TowNE,
r "Second Vice President and Genera
f Manager"
Oakland Leader Ordered to Appear.
WEST OAKLAND, July 2l.-Presi
, dent Roberts of the Oakland lodge, A
r. o., has been ordered by Chief Just
> ice Fuller of the United States suprem
P, court to appear before Circuit Judg
= McKenna in San Francisco August
y to answer TO any charges that may b
q preferred against him. This action !
# supposed TO be in anticipation of an in
dictlnent TO be found against Robert
If by the federal Judge. The order of til
o court was served upon Roberts as h
e was coming from the populist conven
Is ton, where lie had just been nom
:, mated for state senator.
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K. OF L. EXECUTIVE BOARD.
Secretary Hayes on the Scheme for n
Union OF All Labor Forces.

OMAHA, July 81. All members of the
general executive board of The Knights OF
Labor except Mr.. Sovereign, are expected
tomorrow morning. Messrs. Martin, Nc
Guire, French and Hayes were seen by an
Associated Press reporter, and when asked
what they expected 10 do during he com.
ing week they announced that General
Secretary Hayes was spokesman and they
would look to him to talk 10 the press
Hayes said: During this week we expect
to complete arrangements for systematic
canvass of the stale of Nebraska and will
push organization and agitation to finish.
| am glad TO note that the organized work.
ers of Omaha are forming themselves into
mi tia companies. Regarding the moye-
ment for general union OF all labor forces,
| do not know what will be done about
that. We are in favor OF changing cards
and have been all along. but we will never
consent to unity at the whole expense OF
the Knights of Labor"
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WAR IS CERTAIN.
Con sidered Inevitable Unless japan Re
cedes From Her Position.

cedes From Her Position.
LONDON, July pa Times special from
Shanghai says that war between China and
Japan is considered certain.
China Getting Heady.
SHANGHAI, July 22.-Chinn continues to
make preparations to assert her claims cf
her rights in Corea and from present indi.
ca ions II is Judged war will be inevitable
unless Japan recedes from the position she
has hitherto maintained.
A strong body of troops will leave shortly
for Lichee islands. Orders have been sen
to every Chinese province calling on each
of them to furnish 20 0C0 troops TO aid Ia
support of the government.
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ZIMMERMAN WINNING AT PARIS.
After Taking Two Races, He Is Given
An Ovation.

PARIS, July 22-An enormous crowd
gathered at the Velodrome today to witness
the bicyclists' contest. In The 1000 metre
race Zimmerman. who started from scratch,
won easily. Wheeler was second and Louvet
third. There were forty starters In the mile
handicap race. Some Of the contestants
had 100 metres start over Zimmerman, who
was scratch man. The American won the
rice eesily. His victory was greeted with
thunders of applause. During he final
tandem race the public, observing thinner
man. invaded the track and gave him an
ovation.
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CHICAGO A. II. U. MEN GIVE BAIL
Another Installmcnt of seventy Three
Under Indictment.

Under Indictment.
CHICAGO, July 2l.-Another INSTALL
ment of 73 men indicted by the fed
eral grand Jury for participation In
the railroad strike gave bail today.
In the afternoon five of the
directors of the A. II. u. wer brought
in. They are William +. Burnes, J.
J. Doyle. Martin Elicit, II. NJ. Good
win aud James Hogan. Against Burns,
Hog an, Elliott and Goodwin there
are two indictments, one charging
general conspiracy TO obstruct the mails
and in terstaie commerce. and the other
charging interference with he consttu-
tional rights of shippers engaged
/ in interstate commerce. On the first
charge Debs and all the officers of the
union and large number OF strikers
who perpetrated acts of violence are In
dicted. The removal of troops from
the Lake Shore yards last tight caused
the men employed there 10 reluse to
work this morning. They declared
they would not risk personal violence
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ASKS THAT FINES lie RENTED.
Sub-Contractor the Columbin
River Jetty Wants Relief

uD-Contractor on the Coiumnih
River Jetiy Wants Relief
WASHINGTON, July %. General Casey,
chief engineer of the army, which has con-
troll of river and harbor work. has been APP
peaied 10 by Senator Mitchell TO remit lines
imposed by army engineers on John kier-
nan, sub-coniractor who furnished l5O, 900
tons of rock for the jetty at The mouth oil
the Columbia river. The fines. for nom
delivery Of "a stated quantity in the time as
called for by the engineer in charge of the
work. were imposed upon Herman, who has
raised tho point that the delays occurred in
the months nf May and June, last year and
were due TO floods. There is also a question
between the supervising engineer and the
contractor rs TO the right of The latter 10
perform part Of his contract by delivering
rock weighing not more than from on 10
|, 600 pounds.
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TARIFF WILL HAVE nrGHror WAY.
1he House Will Sidetrack Everything
for Conference Keports.

wAsniNGroN. July 22.-The program in
the house for the coming week will depend
largely upon the tariff problem, TO which
all present arrangements must give way
Tomorrow Is District OF Columbia day. The
remainder OF the week Will be given to con-
sideration Of bills reported from various
committees. subject TO thc decision OF the
Committee on rules, which meets tomorrow.
Under any rule that is adopted, however,
the conference reports vi | nave the right
of way, and should any report he made on
the tariff bill il will receive instant and inn
mediate consideration, to the exclusion oil
ali other legislative matters.