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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31
THE PRENDERGAST CASE.

Prosecution VIII Attempt TO Take 1t
From Judge Chetlsin.
CHICAGO, May 26.-Patrick Eugene
Prendergast may find himself once
more on trial. before Judge Brentano,
an experience the mere mention Of
which makes the assassin shudder.
That this is likely to be one of the re-
snlts of the attitude of A. S. Trude in
declining to appear in Judge Chetlain's
court In connection with the case was
vouched for yesterday by Mr.. Trude
himself. Mr.. Trude is positive in
reiterating that he has burned the
bridges behind him, as far as partici-
Pating in the trial before Judge Chef
lain is concerned, but this does not
mean that he has absolutely cut him
self of from the prosecution. He will
maintain a position of watchful re-
serve during the pending insanity trial,
but when that-which he regards as a
mockery-is over his time will come
for undoing what he calls the mischief
wrought by Judge Chetlain. His first
step will be, after a reasonable time
either to apply to the supreme court
for a mandate ordering an examina-
tion into Prendergast's mental con.
dition or, as is more likely, application
will be made to the trial judge-Bern
tano-to institute trial to settle the
point whether the assassin is insane OF
not. This, of course, is on the assump
tion which Mr.. Trude says is with
bin foregcne conclusion, that
the outcome of the trial in Judge Chef
lain's court will be a finding to the eff
feet that Prendergast is insane.
The announcement of Mr.. Trude,.
position in the case causes great jubila
tion among Prendergas,'s friends anG
lawyers. John Heron, one of his law
yers, threw his cap In the air in school
boy fashion and vowed his client wa.
as good as free.
He said he was confident of showing
that his client was insane and that thu
reason Attorney Trude axes the stant
he does is "because he knows that h,
will be beaten"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31
WRITTEN IN HALF AN HOUR.
"rhe Sweet By and By" the Work of but
Few Minutes.

"rhe Sweet By and-By" the Work of but
IA Few Minutes.
Mr.. Bennett, music writer, and Mr..
Webster were intimate friends, saws
Harrison's Magazine. The latter was
subject to melancholy.
He came in to where his friend Ben
nett was at business one day while in a
depression Of spirits.
What is the matter now9" said Ben
nett, noticing his sad countenance.
"No matter" said Webster. "It will
be right by-and-by.
Eyes; that sweet by-and.by," said
Bennett. Would not that sentiment
make good hymn, Webster?n
MAYBE 1t would" replied Webster,
indifferently.
Turning to his desk, Bennett wrote
the three verses of the hymn and
handed them to Webster. When he
read them his whole demeancr changed.
Stepping to his desk he began to write
the notes. Having finished them he
requested his violin and played the
melody. In few minutes more he ha d
the four parts OF the chores jotted
down. 1t was not over thirty mimi -es
from the first thought of the h mn be-
fore the two friends, and two others
who had come in In the meantime,
were singing all the parts together.
A bystandcr who had been attracted by
the music, and had listened In silence,
remarked: THAT ifSmn is immortal. y
1t Is now sung In every land under the
ann
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31
To Fight PopulIs. Fusion.

BOISE, May ga. number of prom.
inent Boise democrats held a secret
conferences with A. j. McNat, elected
Chairman Of the democratic state cen.
trail committee. The object of the eau.
Gus was to take action to secure the
withdrawal of the indorce ment of ex-
Chairman Tillinghast, acting for the
committee, of Frank Beane for United
States marshal of Idaho, and to organ
lie the sentiment OF of the party
against fusion with the populists. The
course adopted'i Is secret, but it is under
stood they are fully determined, II pos.
sible, to down Beane and prevent
fusion.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

LEAvEswoRTH, Kan, May s6.-The
strikers who were marched across the
bridge into Missouri yesterday after
noon by the sheriff were rowed over
during the night in skis by sympathiz-
ers. The local labor organizations
promise them support. There is a
strong probability Of general strike.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

DALLAS, Texas, May &c j. A. Arm
strong, prominent architect, was
killed this morning by Jacob Fingers, a
merchant, who discovered him in Mrs.
Engers' bedroom.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

SEATTLE, May 25.-Bighty common
wealers, charged with stealing a train
at Yakima May 10, were today sent to
jail for terms ranging from 10 to 60
days.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31
A FORTUNE FOR ANARCHISTS
Anarchists Condemned for Publishing In.
sulting Articles.

sulting Articles.
PARIS, May 26-Anarchist Editor
Hiuault, In Dion has been sentenced
to two years In prison and fined 5000
francs for having published an arti.
Gle Insulting to the army. Guerin
Belu and Gauch, have been arrested
Gauch is worth 100000 francs. He
made will bequeathing 400, 900 francs
for the benefit of his anarchist com
rades In the event of his death.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

George Waldron, Texas darby, who
formerly acted as coachmam for a lead
Ing Philadelphia business man, has a
perfectly white streak or stripe extend.
Ing from the ends of his two little I'm
gers to the soles of his feet. 1t was
caused by being struck by lightning
several years ago.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31
The Northwest Mining Review

Gives all the latest mining news of
Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Mon
tana and British Columbia. The best
advertising medium. Rates made
known on application. Subscription.
~ pei. year. The Mining Review Pub
ishing Co., Spokane, Washington.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

The amount Of candy consumed In the
United States every year has been es-
timated at 10000 tons.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

The special sanitary Inspector sent
to Lisbon by the Spanish government
In order to inquire into the epidemic
which has prevailed there for some
time past, after long investigation de-
clares that the outbreak is one of true
Asiatic cholera, imported to Lisb on
from the Cape de Verde Islands.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

Pennsylvania alone produced nearly
l00,000,0 900 tons of the total production
of 179,000,000 tons OF coal In 1892 in the
United States. Next in importance to
Pennsylvania in the production of coal
is Illinois, followed by Ohio, West vir-
gInia and Alabama In the order named.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31
BRIEF MENTION.

BRIEF MENTION.
Curiosity counts the buzz saws teeth.
Live men never fight over dead Is
sues.
Elephants and epidemics move with
silent tread.
Perjury is but dangerous form of
court lying.
1t takes a big milking to supply a
pint OF sosiety cream.
Every telephone should he supplied
with Doctors ear.
In the public schools of Germany the
girls are taught to sew.
The instinct of the mole laughs at
tie infallibIlity of man.
Rhode Islands penitentiary is run at
an annual loss of $50, 900.
Almost any woman is strong enough
to cut off Samson's hair.
The juryman testifes under oath to
the powers of woman's tears.
Fifty disheartened gamblers annually
commit suicide at Monte Carlo.
lawyer seldom fails for want of a
partner who knows how to charge.
1t Is lamentable but true that poor
novel may outllve good sermon.
The bullfrog, by peculiar arrange
ment of the larnyx, has bass drum in
his throat.
The management of Austrian female
prisons is in the hands of female relig-
ious orders.
An elephant is fifty to sixty years in
attaining maturity, and will live CEN
fury and half
Rats are the most valuable scaven-
gers about the streets and in the sew
ers of large city.
The Empire of Morocco is the most
important state that is absolutely with
out newspaper.
1t Is estimated that Mount Etna has
thrown cut nine times its own bulk Of
cinders and lava.
The French Kongo region, covering
$50, 900 square miles and having pop
ulation Of 100000, contains only 300
European residents.
Near Chestertown, Md, there is
small lake called Still Pond, which
has never been known to be rufflled,
even by the most violent storms. 1t
never freezes.
The patents applied for In Washing.
ton last year number 10000. The total
number of patents outstanding on Jan.
uary l was $4,000 The receipts Of
the patent office are $4,000 year
. and the expenses $3.50, 900 less.
The increase of wealth in the ia,
western states during the past hall
century has been extraordinary. II
1850 the average per capita of popula-
tion was $167, where In 1890 it wa.
$2,250. The average In Rhode Island
the richest New England state, wa.
$1,459 in 1890.
There were 132,276 cycles used fol
pleasure solely In France last year,
fact disclosed through the collection O.
the tax imposed on them. The proper
tion of bicycles and tricycles is no
stated. Cycles used by tradesmen fol-
purely business purposes are exemp
from the tax.
Mr.. Graham, the great British cleo
triclan, has invented "loud-speakin.
telephone" an apparatus which gath
ers and materlallzes the wave sounds t,
such wonderful degree that they cal
be heard any place in a large room
even after travelling over the wire
hundreds of miles.
Pennsylvania alone produced nearl,
100, 100000 tons of the total production
of 100000 tons of coal In 1892 in tn
United States. Next in importance t.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

The French Kongo region, covering
25O.00O square miles and having a pop
ulation Of 100000, contains only 800
European residents.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

The tunnels of the world are cstI-
mated to number Lac, with a total
length 5l4 miles. There are about 900
railroad tunnels, twelve subaqueous
tunnels, ninety canal tunnels and forty
conduit tunnels, with aggregate lengths
of about $50 miles, nine miles, seventy
miles and eighty-five miles respectively.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

The Empire of Morocco is the most
important state that is absolutely with
out newspaper.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

Rats are the most valuable scaveu-
gers about the streets and in the sew
ers of large city.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

The bullfrog, by a peculiar arrange
ment of the larnyx, has 4 bass drum in
his throat.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

An elephant is fifty to sixty years in
attaining maturity, and will live CEN
fury and half
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

1t Is estimated that Mount Etna has
thrown cut nine times its own bulk of
cinders and lava.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

The management of Austrian female
prisons is in the hands of female relig-
ious orders.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

1t is lamentable but true that poor
novel may outllve good sermon.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

The total expenditure of the British
government postofice telegraph SER
vice during the last year were el66, 5s2
more than the total receipts, which
were fs,526,3l2. There is a total bal
ance of 1909, FOG, of expenditures over
receipts, covering the whole period
since the state took over the telegraph
service from the private companies.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

Near Chestertown, Md, there Is
a small lake called Still Pond, which
has never been known to be runiled,
even by the most violent storms. 1t
never freezes.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

The patents applied for In Washing
ton last year number 100000. The total
number of patents outstanding on jan
uary l was $4,000. The receipts of
the patent office are $1,000, 900 a year,
and the expenses $3.50, 900 less.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

A lawyer seldom falls for want of a
partner who knows how to charge.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

Mr.. Graham, the great British cleo
triclan, has invented a "loud-speaking
telephone" an apparatus which gath
ers and materializes the wave sounds to
such a wonderful degree that they can
be heard any place in large room,
even after travelling over the wires
hundreds of miles.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

The increase of wealth in the far
western states during the past half
century has been extraordinary. In
1850 the average per capita of popula-
ton was $167, where In 1890 it was
S2,250. The average In Rhode Island ,
the richest New England state, was
$1,459 in 1890.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

There were 132,276 cycles used for
pleasure solely In France last year, a
fact disclosed through the collection of
the tax imposed on them. The proper
ton of bicycles and tricycles is not
stated. Cycles used by tradesmen for
purely business purposes are exempt
from the tax.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-31

Fifty disheartened gamblers annually
commit suicide at Monte Carlo.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-12-28
FOREIGN COAL ron wARsHlps J
Although American Coal p SatisfAcesrh
III lf Used ON Merchantmen.

Although Americas Coal y satisfnsesefly
d 4t Used ON Merchantmen.
British coal, mined by Chinese labcr,
has been purchased for the useof Amer
lean warships ON the Pacific &coast IN
stead of American coal, and since the
exposure an apology has emanated from
Washington where "the naval engineers
believe that they have found asuitable
coal for the marine furnaces Of steamers
in the Pacific" They have certainly
been long time discovering it
The owners "of steamers in the Pa
cific' have-and this may be news TO
the naval engineer" Q great. num-
Der Of years been using Franklin and
Fairhaven coal, mined in Washington.
with every degree of satisfaction and
success. The steamship owners were ~.
triotio enough to be satisfied with Amer.
ican coal, mined by American miners III
American mines. They had no 0oim.
plants to make THAT it burned out the
furnaces and caused dense black smoka
This was left for "the naval enRineef1's
to do. We are sorry for the British coal
mine owners and for their Chinese la-
borers;" but, though long delayed, this
symptom of reform in the United States
naval department will be wolcQmed by
Americans who have American inter-
Osts at heart.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-12-28
A High Price to Pay.

The addition Of $100, 100000 to the
national debt within ten months is q
fair sample of free trade ''object les
son. 1t is "a condition" that confronts
the people, not "a theory" This addi-
tion of debt during ten months of free
trade administration is at the rate of
$1O,OOO,OOO a month. 1t has cost the
people 1888, 333 during each and every
one of the 800 days in these ten months
to pay for the privilege of threatening
protection; it has cost $4,000 every
hour of the ten months; it has cost over
$3.50 every minute; it has cost the coun-
try almost 81 during every second OF
the ten months. This is only the cost to
the people as represented by the actual
increase in the national debt in the sum
of almost 81 during every second Of the
ten months, over $3.50 during every
minute; $13, 900 every hour and $685.
333 every day of that time. The cost of
a course of lectures delivered by a Buff
falo lawyer and q West Virginia college
professor is certainly considerably more
than it is worth and very much moro
than the present generation Of people
will ever pay again.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-12-28
Y . sa,..t rr 'atn lT'. fa&i't-,5 F4g,S 4i,T Z
FAVOR FOREIGN GOODS.
Railroad Freight Rates That Discriminate
Against American Manufacturers.

Railroad Freight Rates That Discriminate
Against American Manufacturers.
The Association Of Tin Plate Manu-
iacturers have published statement re-
garding the foreign competition with
their business. Probably its most i'm.
portant feature is the table Of freight
rates on tin plate, which shows that
foreign tin plate is carried from New
York, Philadelphia or Baltimore to our
interior markets at rate considerably
cheaper than that at which the rail-
roads will carry American tin plate
from the American manufacturing CEN
ters to the different consuming markets.
The bitter fight and the strenuous op-
position against the American tin plate
industry that have been made by the
foreign manufacturers Of tin plate and
their active coadjutors in this country
have reduced the cost Of tin plate to
the consumer to a price that leaves a
very narrow margin Of profit to our pro-
ducer, and which has checked to very
great extent the importation Of the for
eign article and caused the shutting
down Of the foreign factories.
The reduction on tin plate under the
German tariff was made, as is we'll
known, at the instance and for the ben
eft of the tin plate manufacturers in
Wales and for the English transatlantic
transportation companies. The existing
rate Of duty is not SO low as these for.
eign friends of the present free trade
administration had anticipated and does
not give them such absolute control OF
the American tin plato market as they
had hoped for.
1t would appear, therefore, that the
American transoontinental railroad
companies have been called upon to
contribute their mite in support Of this
element Of foreign trade by giving to
foreign tin plate freight rate that dis
eliminates against American made tin
plate in reaching the consuming mar
ket. Adding this concession by the rail-
roads to the concession made by the
German tariff bill, the Welsh manufac-
turers secure double advantage over the
American tin plate makers, an advan-
tage that may secure for them absolute
control Of our tin plate trade.
1t is not stated in the report Of the
of Tin Plate Manufacturers
what railroads quote this particularly
low rate Of freight on the foreign tin
plate, while charging higher freight
rate on the American article. This is a
point that we should like to know. That
it is done, however, does not surprise us
so very much when we recollect that
large blocks Of stock in certain Amer
ican railroad companies aresheld and
controlled by English capitalists, which,
therefore, would naturally seek to serve
English manufacturing interests. This
is subject Of much deeper significance
than appears at first sight, and one that
will bear further Investigation.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-12-28
The Price Of Cotton. i,

Is the present low price Of cotton due to a
diminished demand for the staple in the Unit
ed States resulting from the threatened and
effected tariff reductions?
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-12-28
No Other Interpretation.

The people have declared in no un-
mistakable language that thoroughly
American policy of trade and finance
shall henceforth be pursued, and that
any craftsmanship in conflict with such
An idea will not meet with their favor.
The vote Of the past week cannot be in
terpreted in any other light and will
be most clearly seen when the smoke Of
the November contest has finally blown
away.-Empire Of Finance and Trade
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-12-28

ed States resulting from >tne t0reateueO anu
effected tariff reductions2
W. J. WAMBAuaH.
The price of cotton is regulated pri-
marily by the question Of supply and
demand. Added 70 unusually large cot
ton crops in the United States more cot
ton has been grown in other countries
within recent years. At the same time
there has been general trade depression
throughout the world, all Of which facts
tend to depress the value of the raw
staple. In this country there undoubt-
edly has been diminished demand for
cotton goods, due to the threatened and
effected tariff reductions. because the
threat of the change in the tariff caused
such a panic and such general business
stagnation that there was little or no
demand for manufactured goods. Fac
tories were compelled to close, tens of
thousands Of people were thrown out Of
employment, and Of course, when earn
ing no money, these people were not buy
ing any cotton or other goods that they
could possibly do without.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-12-28
Why Freight Il Cheaper.

In 1880 the freight on barrel Of
-four from St. Louis to New York by
rail was 81 cents. In 1898 it was only
81 cents, reduction of ~ cents per
barrel within 13 years as the result of
protection to our coal, iron and steel in
dustries
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-12-28
No Free Ships.

Not less than 81. 500, 900, 900, or an
annual average Of $3.50, 600, 900 year
during 80 years past, has been paid out
to foreign ships for ocean transporter
tion. Is it any wonder that we are call
ed upon to export gold to Europe? We
can stop doing this by building up the
American mercantile marine, by carry
ing our own freight and paying our own
gold to our own shipowners.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-12-28
Call the Roll.

Missing, missing, Q my soull
Mark the missing, call the roll.
"Mr. Cultivate Of Ohiol'
Wraithly voices answer, "Hence,"
And the tomcat squalls "Mariah"
Up and down the alley fence.
Fateful ides Of drear November
Long will Democrats remember.
"Tom l.. Johnsoni" At the call
Winter stormclouds like pail
Gather in the northern sky,
And the bleak winds speeding by
Shrek word and hurry on.
BY old Growers best havana,
BY Pap Thurman 8 red bandanna,
Men and brethren, he Is ''gonei''
Think, oh, think the cash it cost 'imi
Can it be that we have lost imp
Let him 60, then: call smother
Stalwart friend and faithful brother.
"Objector Holman!" At the name
Surely every trump Of fame '~'
In triumphant voice will tell,
"Holman liveth, all Is well!"
Nay, q thousand paper mallets
In the shape Of Watson ballots,
Beat him silly, beat him sore. G
Worthy Holman Is no more.
"shout for Bynum, search for Bland,
Scour the woods on every hand!"
All, we find them face to face,
Locked in one last fond embraced
Lovers always, lovers ever, ,S>
Even death could not dissever. a
Bynum sowed his free trade wheat
Reaped he tares and sad defeat.
Bland the honest, Bland the bold.
Cared for neither fame nor gold
Only silver caught his eye '...s
In the happy days gone BY.
Rest ye, comrades, sleep aznain;
We shall greet ye ne'ersgsin. =
"Men and brethren, leave OF kissing
Those dead faces, hunt The misdngFs
Look for Cummings, Wilson, Hatch,
Lasso Bryan, try to catch
Some brief note from that sweet singer
Crisp's beloved Chairman Springer.
Where, oh, where il 6ockless Jerry.
Tracey, Stevens Pence and Heardf
Sound the tocsin, warriors, hurry,
Bring us;back one hopeful wordi
Missing, missing, one and ALL
Dead or lost beyond recall.
By old Growers best havana
By Pap Thurman's red bandannA,
Though we weep and wall and whocr
Brethren, we are in the soupi H..
:. Lapius In GAINESVILLE (O.) Times.R.
der. @s$ -
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-12-28
Who Struck Billy Wilson,

"Who struck Billy Patterson?' was
the songster's plant generation ago,
and echo answered, Who? It is one Of
the unsolved mysteries Of the ages. But
no such perplexity will surround the
historian of the future, who, in reply
to the question, "Who struck Billy Will
sou?' can sing out truthfully. His
name was Johnnie Bull"
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-12-28
Canadian Potato Prices.

A potato buyer in Colebrook, N. a..
received over /, 800 bushels Of carefully
assorted potatoes within 4S hours and
refused quantities that were offered tc
him. He paid So cents per bushel. q
price for potatoes that generally leaves
the farmer out and injured Canadian
potatoes are flooding our markets
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-12-28
Oh, What q Di1erencel

During the, protection administration
of President Harrison the national debt
was decreased by $244, 816, 800. During
al months Of the free trade administra
ton Of President Cleveland the national
debt has been increased 500, 900. 900.