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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-23

FIG. 2.-PIGEON LOFT, WITH ARcHED
WINDOW.
distinct ruff around the head which
nearly conceals it. The other part lies
down smoothly over the shoulders
Many buildings have unoccupied roof
chambers One end of these can be
partitioned off and a very desirable
pigeon loft thus obtained window
must be placed in front, and, outside,
landing board for the pigeons to light
upon. Ii a simple window IS used it
should be low and wide Gig. y, and
be placed very near the floor. 50 that
the birds may readily get the sunshine,
as they hunt for grain in the Uttered
straw upon the floor, without going
out into the cold air of winter days.
An arched window Gig. p is particu-
lary attractive in these roof chambers
when ones resources permit the extra
expense necessary to secure one, but
the rectangular shape will give just as
good results If the roof slopes down
to the very floor, a low partition should
be put in on either side. Pigeons al
ways mate in pairs and remain so
mated, 50 each pair must be provided
its own roosting perch and nesting
bowl of earthenware. 1t is convenient
also TO have row Of cages made Of
Stats in which to shut up pair, or in
which to place the male bird, if he
shows signs of a tyrannical abuse Of his
position, as head of the family, as he
sometimes does during the brOoding
season. Full directions for the care Of
| these beautiful pets cannot be given in
short article. but let anyone begin
with Il few birds and he will soon learn
! by experience what TO do and how to
do it.-Webb Donnell, in American Ag-
riculturist
A Trifing suble,t.
A young woman OF this city, whose
quick wit is responsible for the loss OF
a number of friends. has just seen an
other retire from TIE list.
The young man was in philosophy
cal mood and remarked:
'Self-study is a bad thing
81 shouldn't be surprised" she re
sponded flippantly.
"Now, / am sure that if ] were Il
devote time to thinking about mysel
l should become very narrow-minded.
ooh, yes; you'd probably have to II
order to grasp the subject"
And for the time he really felt a
small as she had pictured him Wash
! ington star
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

The Great European Powers Watching
Each Other With Jealous Eyes,
PARIS, June 1s.-The Morocco ques-
ton still dominates the political stu
alton and interests Europe. That dan
ger may result from events in Morocco
Is perceived by all the governments,
nevertheless the understanding which
seemed complete at the beginning of
tho week is less SO now. In every cop
!tal 1t is snid that there is no intention
Of doing anything, but, meanwhile
Berlin, Rome and London appear to
have each separate aims of their own.
There is complete agreement only be-
iiween France and Spain, both of them
desiring the maintenance Of the pres
ant state Of affairs as regards Morocco,
1t must not BIO forgotten that the
position of Morocco at the western en-
trance Of the Mediterranean is one of
great Importance. Owing to the mod
ern development of artillery, England
finds Gibraltar insufficient for her pur.
poses, and she therefore desires either
to possess some point on the Morocco
coast, or else to place upon the throne
Of tho country n ruler willing to let her
do anything she likes il wa breaks out.
Spain wishes to remain the only power
having territory III Morocco. France.
seeing that Algeria and Morocco are
coterminous. desires nothing to tako
place In Morocco which might diminish
her prestige with the South Dream
tribes, who are always turbulent and
ready to rebel.
All the ornaments, costing SO many
thousands. place Europe on the brink
OF such a terrible mine that no one
dares to make use Of them, and they
are becoming mere accessories, typify-
Ing force in our modern democratic
states Just as formerly scepter and
crown were tho accessories of mon.
archy.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
DELUeEO BY 4 CLoUDBURsT
turtle Creek Valley, Pennsylvania,
Flooded.
Many People misunderstanding Crops
Swept Away and Great Damage
Done-A Wall of Watcr
Eight Feet High.

BRAppocK, Pa, June ia cloud
burst occurred in the Turtle creek val
ley about 5 o'clock last evening. Sow
srsl persons are missing and there ID
but little doubt that they were
drowned. The force OF the storm broke
full upon the villages along Sandy
creek and Plum creek. Growing cropi
were swept away and many buildings
were wrecked. At Sandy Creek village
the water rose in the streets to q depth
OF ten feet. More than a dozen houses
were washed away in the unprecedented
torrent. In ono OF the houses John Ho
dosky, q miner, was sleeping. BE waa
drowned while trying TO escape through
a second story window. Michel BosoR
fell into the creeak and was carried awsJ
by the current. Margaret Mossell
aged 15 years, fell from q skif and ha,
not beea heard OF since The inhabi
tants of'the villages were terror strokes
by the awful storm and fed 10 oil direo
tions. Rats were hastily constructed
and many families were safely removed
from their homea The tidal wave that
swept tho Turtle creek valley wa
nearly eight feet in height and carried
everything before It, Tho money loss
will aggregate many thousand dollars
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
HEIR TO EIGHT MILLIONS.
Minnie Fitzpatrick lowering Between Lafe

Minnie Fitzpatrick lowering Between IAfe
aud Death.
New YORK, June 19.-Mrs. Minnie Fttz.
patrick, who for months past has been
lowering between life and death in the
cancer ward of O. Brooklyn hospital,
comes into possession today of a for
tune which 1t is said will reach IS, ooO,-
600. Since the beginning OF the year
every effort known to medical science
has been employed to keep her alive
n order that she might come into
possession Of the estate and make q
legal disposition of the immense for
tune. Some time ago, 1t is alleged.
she was induced to make a will in
favor of certain physicians, but this
instrument has been revoked and it is
now believed that the bulk Of the
property Is bequeathed to the Catholic
university at Washington, and that the
hospital in which she has so long been
I patient Is remembered to the extent
Of $3.50, 900. Mrs. Fitzpatr,ck's first
husband was n confederate general
and her second husband was a very rich
contractor OF Baltimore.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
BYRNEs WILL TESTIFY.
He VIII Throw Moro Light on New York
Police Corruption.

He Will Throw Moro Light on New York
Police Corruption.
New York. June 19.-It is now rea.
sonably certain that Superintendent
Byrncs will be called to testify before
the Lexow committee, which Is invcstl-
eating the New York police depart
ment- MIR. Golf, counsel for the COM
mittee, will not ndmit that the head of
the department., whose integrity is
now being SO merciaessly assailed. is to
be a witness, but 1t was learned from
reliable sources hat he will be-.
Byrnes has not been on the best Of
terms with the police commissioners.
The general impression is that
the commissioners know more
about the blackmailhg methods Of
the aspersed captains aud ward men
than they car to have revealed. and
that Superintendent Byrnes Is the one
man OF all others capable of furnishing
the revelations. 1t has been openly
charged that the millions Of dollars
paid to the police annually do not all
go TO the captains. If they did tho
captains would soon be muldmillion-
aires. Neither Superintendent Byrnes
nor the commissioners will say any.
thing for publication about the revela-
lions made before the ennte invests
eating committee concerning the
wholesale blackmail by the police.
Some question has been raised Us to
the procedure of the committee at the
end of the investigation. Chairman
Lexow said that the committee would
report to the legislature and recon-.
mend changes in the police depart
mens Ce -..e. cheese changes could
be made, pdt the guilty men could not
the cooperation of the district alton
ney of Now York. The suggestion we,
made to a member of the committe,
that indictments should be procured
against the accused officers at once.
A man who knows said: "Byrnes II
aiding Mr., Golf in his search 70;
witnesses who will tell what thel
know"
What makes you thinh'that Byrne
Is helping GofP?"
Everything points that way. It'll
not at all probable that the sort of de
tectives employed by the Parkhurs
society could get the witnesses togethe
who have testified SO far. Som
stronger influence than Parkhurst's hn
been engaged in the matter. Thes'
people have been dominated BY
the police SO long that they are actu
ally afraid of their lives almost when
ever the police are mentioned in con
n~ection with their affairs. They would
never have gone on the,stund unles.
some stronger power than Parkhurstf
had guaranteed them protection"
This gentleman said further that hi
expected that when the superintendent
went on tho stand the biggest explo
sion yet would occur. Some big fish
would be caught in the senatorial net
and New York would have the sensn
ton of the wear,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
Suit Against sioux CITY Men.

SIOUX FALLS. s. D., June 1s.-Mull-
hall Bros. of Rock Valley, Ia, have
begun q big suit against T. E. Altman
and II. {. Hansen of Sioux City to set
aside a deed given q fow days ago by
tho compliments 10 the Mullh1ll block,
a four story building here, to tho do
PENDANTS. Mullhall Bros. allege that
!hey employed Hansen to find a our
chaser for their block at u valuation
Of $50, 900 and subject to a mortgage
for 500, 900. Hansen, it is alleged, was
to receive "a valuable consideration
for his services. He found a purchaser
in Altman, who traded LAND said to be
worth 1928, 900 for tho block, Mullhall
Bros. getting 81 900 in cash and the If
chaser of the block assuming the mort
gage. Tho deed has just passed. The
complainants now allege that Hansen
was himself tho owner or part owner
of the land which he had recently pnr-
chased for s7l 900, and that while act
Ing as their agent and under their pay
he misrepresented the land to them
and got the block by simply assuming
the mortgage. In addition to this It
Is said Hansen got 81, 900 from Mulhall
Bros. for negotiating the deal. Both
parties are trying to install u ~janitor in
Tho building to keep possession.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
rae M,roHELL CONVENTION
Why the Free Sugar and Lumber Rssolu.
flon WAS Defaatad

Why the Free Sugar and nah Rssolus.
tion Was Defeated.
Sioux FALLS, S. D., June 1s.-The
rue mwardness of the action of the
,opulist convention at Mitchell in vot-
ng down o resolution declaring In
!avor of free lumber and free sugar has
aot yet becn told. 1t is an open secret
shat Loucks Is ct war with Senator
Kyle and that he did everything posi-
ole at Mitchell and before the v
lion met to embarrass the populist sem
.tor. Kyle voted for free lumber and
against free sugar. Loucks yoked the
two together in ono resolution aud
sailed on the convention to pass on 1t.
II the resolution was voted down tho
convention would be placed In tho po-
,ition Of indorsing Senator Pettigrew's
vote against free lumber and infer
pntially of giving q rebukc to Senator
Kyle. II 1t carried the convention
would thus criticise Kyle for his vote
against free sugar. 1t was n shrewd
scheme especially as n Of Kyle's
friends seemed to think OF q motion to
have the resolution divided.
Buchanan, who was the anti-Loucks'
leader, began to hustle himself and
posted I'LL his friends to vote down tho
resolution, believing that Loucl1s was
trying to slap Kyle with the sugar
hand. buchanan carried the conven-
ton On this and 1t went on record
against free lumber although the pop
ulist papers have been excoriating Sem
htor Pettigrew for voting against free
lumber and ardently praising Senator
Kyle for voting for it. The Kyle men
say that the position of their party on
free lumber Is we'll understood and that
the conventions action on this double
ender resolution will not mislead any
Of the faithful.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
The Queen Bee Mill

Sioux FALLS, S. D., June 49,
Senator pettigrew late Saturday night
received a telegram from the American
Cereal company saying that the deal
Tor the purchase of the Queen Bee mill
from the Seney estate had been defn-
ltely closed up. The purchasers take
possession at once and will expend
about a25. 900 in repairs and changes to
adapt the mill to the manufacture
Of cereal products. The compnny'u
expert who wns here last
spring said at that time that the
mill was the mos. perfect Of any
he had ever seen and must have cost
tbout $3.50, 600. It was built sixteen
years ago and ran only a short time
when it failed by reason of gross mis-
management and because also 1t was
Ieveral years ahead of the country at
that time. 1t has been idle for four
teen years and has been an eyesore to
Sioux Falls boomers. The Cereal com
pany offered $40, 900 in cash and a4O,-
700 in bonds guaranteed to be worth e5
per cent. The Seney people would not
accept less than $50, 900 in cash. This
left 81, 900 to be raised by Sioux Falls,
and the jobbers' association raised In It
? few hours. The mill will begin e
'ntion this fall. Sioux Falls people ex-
pect to 500 1t employing 500 people
within u year.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The ssnAte.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-The senate,
after some unimportant routine business
took up the tariff bill, the pending ques'
ton being on the amendment offered yes
terday BY Mr.. PETER, pop, Kansas, TO
place all wooden manufactured goods on
the free list. The amendment was re-
jeeted-yeas 8, nays 48. Only the three
populist senators voted in the affirmative
The first paragraph Of the WOO schedule
quitting : duty OF is per cent advalorem
on waste, iungo, shoddies. etc.)
was struck out of the bill-yen.
30. nays ga This striking out
was the finance committees
amendment. The articles In IT arc trans,
ferrsd, some to the free list and some 10
been amended SO us to make the duty on
aocks, mungo, waste, ctc., 10 per
cent ad valorem, and ~paragraph
$50 las been amended SO as
to make the duty on yarns valued at nov
more h 40 cents q pound. W per cent,
I'D valorem. and on yarns valued at more
than 40 cents per pound, 40 per cent,
ad valorem.
WASHINGTON, June 1e.-The tariff bill
was taken up in the senate this morning
1T 10 80. Tit duty on paper OF various
grades was fixed at is 20 80 per cent ad
valorem on playing cards 10 cents per
pack and 90 per cent ad valorem. AFTER
dispOsing OF several articles IN tne sun,
dries" schedule the senate reached coal
and Mr.. Hill moved to admit coal free OF
duty.
WASHINGTON. June lp-The fact thai
there is no further desire on the part OF
Mr.. Quay, rep, Pennsylvania, to delay
progress on the tariff bill In the senate
was indicated by his making u motion
this morning to dispense with the reading
of yesterdays journal.
The senate bill to ratify and confirm ar
Sioux or Dakota Indians was taken from
tho calendar and passed.
At 1880 the tariff bill was taken up
Considerable progreas was made In sun.
dries.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
Contra, Dakota Baptist Association.

HURON, s. d., June 1s.-The nnnun.
meeting of the Central Dakota Baptist
association closed here Sunday evening,
having been in session since Friday.
Delegates and visitors wero present
from each of tho counties constituting
The association, viz: Kingsbury,
Bcadlc, Hyde, Hand, Sully and Hughes
Dr.. Il. M. Shanafelt of this oity was
chosen moderator. Charles p. Sherwood
OF DeSmet secretary and Charles
Ii. Davis Of Huron treasurer
The annual sermon was de-
livered by Row. a.. G. Keene OF
Arlington. d. p. Ward of Sioux Falls,
state Sunday school missionary, gave
an interesting account of the progress
of his work. Letters md reports from
churches indicated hat very satisfac-
tory results had been obtained during
the year, and prospects for even greater
successes for the ensuing year are en-
couraging. "Womans' Work in Mis-
sions" was tho subject of an interesting
address by Mrs. w. w. Campbell OF
Minneapolis, for several years in for
eign fields. The meeting Of the Bap-
list Young Peoples union was an inter-
esting and important feature Of the
gathering. Visiting clergymen occu-
pied the pulpits Of the churches of the
city on Sunday. each being greeted
with large audiences.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
ARM0R FRAUD INQUIRY.

Informer Stills Shows That rs Per Cent q
the Work Records Had Been Tampcret
with.
WASHINGTON, Juno 19.-The subcom
mittee OF the house naval committee In,
vestigating the armor frauds furthe1
examined informer Sill today. Mr.. Sill
finished the explanation and compari
son Of the records Of the plates secured
by him at the works. The comparison
showed hat fully rs per cent OF
the records OF work on tha
plates had boon changed and
doctorcd before being submitted
to tho government inspector. This ex.
animation has been very thorough. oc.
cupying three days. On resuminn the
general examination Mr.. Cummings
called the attention Of Mr.. Sill to state.
ments by Schwab to Secretary Her.
bert in his letter regarding the alleged
frauds. He denied generally the state.
ments contained in the letter and went
AatO MANY If them sneciically.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
NO NEGROES NEED APPLY
The American Railway Union VIII Mo-
Admit Colored Mon.

The American Railway Union Will Mo-
Admit Colored Mon.
CHICAGO, June l9.-The national con
vention Of the American Railway union
this morning, by a vote 113 to los re
fused to strike out Of the amended con
%stitution the clause declaring TIM
membership shall DO res.ric ted to rail
way employees born OF whito parents
The question was debated yesterday
for nearly ten hours, and just before
adjournment last night n test vote in
dictated that those favorable tc
the admission Of the negro to
membership were slightly In the
majority. The opposition, however,
succeeded in postponing u final vote
until this afternoon. Immediately at.
ter the opening of the convention o
demand was made for the roll cnlI.
This was q tedious process, occupying
nearly two hours, but it YVES developed
that the opposit ion had proved success.
full by the narrow majority OF eleven.
Considerable enthusiasm was mnni-
tested. President Debs stated that
while 1t regretted the decision rs un-
fortunate. yet the defeated element
would cheerfully acquiesce in 1t.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
SUBSTITUTES FOR COAL.
How Shall the World BE Freed from tho
Conl M~oropollst2

What are the substitutes for coal ir
the processes of giving heat, light and
driving powerp Take heat first. An
Irishman might suggest the use of coke,
but he would do better if he pointed to
the beds of peat which fill the middle OF
his island. 1t may be asked whether
we sufficiently realize Its presence else
where. The Thames, for example,
which is banked far down Its course,
was once for ages bordered with
marshes, now inviting a search for peat
beneath the soil. Why should not peat
mines" he dug near Londonp The sup
ply of it is i~ncalculable; there are means
of reducing its bulk by pressure, to SIM
plify its carriage and economize Its Use
So 1t would be more valuable than
where, as in Ireland, it Is merely cut
from the bog and dried in the stack.
The digging of peat, by the way, would
create a new industry. and find work
for some of our London unemployed,
But tho com1noncst substitute for coal
is wood. This Is, indeed, partly coal
itself. in the first stage of its GROWTH
but few people seem to know how II
should be burnt. It's ashes, except
when inconveniently superabundant,
should never be cleared away, but left
to form u bed, and cheats" again and
again, as fresh wood is put upon it and
consumed.
The "dgs" used to support the log
in some wood hearths do more harm
than good, as they hinder the new fue
from resting upon the relics of the old,
and SO increasing the amount of warmth
to be obtained from the fro. OF course,
the supply of wood is limited, but we
might make it go rs far us we can. The
chief thing is 10 burn 1t on the floor OF
the hearth, and to let its ashes remain.
Crates constructed for coal cam, how.
ever, be fitted for the use of wood by
having their bottoms entirely covered
with a plato of tile or iron.
of ash which gives its value to q wood
fire. But it is best to have no dogs OF
CRATE at all. 1t should DO remarked
that in several parts Of England there
is n fnr greater supply of wood fuel
than many might suspect. Countless
hedge rows are filed with wholly
worthless trees, which might be gradu.
ally burned, their places being taken by
such as produce apples, pears, cherries,
plums and other wholesome fruit. The
present waste Of food-growing soil is
incalculable.
AL foreign housewives know the
cooking power of a charcoal fire in
doors. A friend of mine had once q
wonderful Soudanese "chef," who made
him quite at home In the desert by
cnokipp 6ipparu NTH 1r,bo+ caa,ooj ~
be a battered old tea tray. a bag OF
charcoal and a pair of lungs windy and
tough enough to have challenged any
bellows in creation. The fire wns a
small one. His performances. however,
would have surprised civilized English
cook, who wants a half scuttlefu1 OF
coal before she can boil the kettle or
poach an egg.-London Ne1cs.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
L v CONFERENCE.
Mexican Government Still Working to Gel
Silver Using Nations Together.

Mexican Government Still Working to Get
Silver Using Nations Together.
WASHINGTON, juno 1S.-The result
of tho steps taken by the Mexican gov,
eminent to ascertain the sentimentof
tho silver using nations of the world
toward q conference on that subject ut
tho City OF Mexico is being watched
with much interest by the Advocates
of a further use Of the white metal In
this city. Should n sufficient number
of these nations indicate their will
ingness to send delegates to a confer
ence, one will be held, and the belief is
expressed by those in q position to
know that such will be the case. Peru
and the Argentine Republic have sl-
ready signifed II willingness to partici-
pate in n conference. but the United
States has not yet indicated its attitude
on the subject. China and Japan ara
also expected to return favorable an
swers, though MS yet sufficient time has
lot elapsed in which to receive a reply.
1t is expected that if a conference ia
held it will take place during the latteJ
part OF the present year.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

The young man came rushing into
the house OF his best girl us the rain
came pouring down. "Wow!" cxclaim-
ed the small brother, meeting him ut
tho door, SISTER don't know whit she's
talking about" why. what did she
saypH "She said tn other day when
you was here that yon didn't know
enough to come in out of the wets-
Detroit Free Press.
Trainer-Wot's maxim ych SO glump
Prize fighter (laying down n historical
noveD-Dis world is all goin' to der
dogs. A few centuries ago | would IA
been In Il coat O mail. hcadin' n charge
knights in some battle o. the Roses,
an me childrens would "a been dukes
an princes. Now l can't even fight
wid gloves widout sncnkin' away from
the perlice, an wen git to the top 1
must go on Their stage or start a gin
| mill..-PncE,