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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-09-13
OLD SOLDIERS HAVE A GRIEVANCE.

Adopt Resolution Denouncing tho Adj
ministration and Col. Ainsworth.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ga spirited
controversy between officeholdcrs
marked special meeting held in the
G. A. r. hall of ex-union veterans
who have been discharged from gov
eminent employ. Fifty discharged
veterans were present, representing
various departments, but long series
of heated wrangles prevented import
ant action, except the adoption of a
resolution offered by Thomas II. Nc
Kee, assistant secretary of the national
republican committee, which will be
presented at the Pittsburg encamp-
ment. 1t was also decided 10 forward
a resolution offered by William Pom
mer, a discharged war departm ent
clerk, denouncing the action of this
and former administrations, and de-
nouncing Colonel Ainsworth, chief of
records of the pension division, de.
manding the appointment by congress
of committee of investigation OH
charges against him and remove him
if substantiated. Mr.. McKee's resolu-
ton follows:
Resolved by the G. A. r. national en-
campment. assembled September. 1894,
That ex- Union soldiers of the United States
accept the challenge offered by the present
administration of the national government
in disregarding the rights of ex- Union
| soldiers, under national statue, by the
almost wholesale discharges of those EN-
ployei in the public service of The United
States.
That the ballot is cur refuge because o
an unfriendly administration.
That Colonel j. {. Ainsworih. chi-f o
records of the pension vision Of the wal
Department., has shown himself to be 9
common enemy of ex- Union soldiers, bott
by official and private power, and all ex
Union soldiers are asked to commit theil
representatives in congress TO the remova
OF tho said Ainswortn from the position he
now holds, in the cause Of justice and hu
mnnitV
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-09-13
FATAL RAILROAD WRECK.
Rear-End Collision OF Freight Train
in the Hoosac Tunnel.

Rear-End Collision OF Freight Trains
in the Hoosac Tunnel.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Sept. o.
The most horrible disaster ever known
in this vicinity took place on the
Fitchburg railroad last night, in the
Hoosac tunnel. The accident was
caused by rear-end collision between
east bound trains. AS near as can be
learned, 1t happened about 1920 p. M.
A freight train stopped to repair the
engine, which had broken down, and
about the same time the west bound
express train passed through the tun-
mel, filing it with smoke. A second
east-bound freight was allowed to en-
ter the tunnel, and the engineer, being
unable, on account of the dense smoke
left by the passenger train, to distiu-
guish train lights on the wall of the
tunnel, went into it with a crash. A
horrible disaster was the result. The
tunnel was blockaded and two men
killed outright and three seriously ln-
jured.
The killed are: William Turpening,
brakeman, of Syracuse, N. Y; George
Mimmick, brakeman, OF Filchburg,
Mass.
The Injured are: Walter Clapp, en-
gineer, of r )tterdam, N. Y, injured
about the hips and the chest; Charles
Fraser, fireman, OF Rotterdam, skull
fractured and scalp wound; Il. w. Ii.
Bartlett, brakeman, of Fitchburg,
right arm cut. spine Injured.
Operator Charles Hodgkins, who was
in charge of the signal lights at the
eask portal at the time. is confined IN
the police station on a charge OF Grim
inal carelessness. w. Hodgklns, the
west portal operator, is also under ar
rest. He claims he received the 10
X" from the east-end operator ant
| consenuentlY changed bis aignaI.
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TORTURED FOR HIS MONEY.
An Aged Californian Beaten by Robbers
to Reveal the Place of His Wealth.

An Aged Californian Beaten by Robbers
to Reveal the Place of His Wealth.
WALNUT CREEK, Cal, Sept. 9.-At
8 o'clock this evening masked robbers
entered the home of Charles Hadley,
an old man who lives alone on the road
to Lafayette, two miles from here. The
robbers bound Hadley hand and foot
and then searched the premises for
money and vnluables. They found
only So and bank book, which they
took. Hadley is about 70 years old
and is commonly reported TO he
wealthy, being regarded as i.iser.
The robbers evidently knew his repu-
tution for wealth, for, in order to make
him tell where the money was con-
ceale.l they tortured him 10y beating
him with pistol. They inflicted over
20 wounds on the body OF the unior-
tunaie old man, but either he had nc
money in the house or the fear of death
would not make him divulge the
whereabouts of his wealth. Hadley
was found unconscious by n neighbol
and brought to Walnut Creek, where
he is being cared for by a surgeon. His
wounds are serious and lie may not re-
cover. Hadley says there were at leas
two robbers.
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MANY CLERKS OUT OF OFFICE.
Secretary Carlisle Putting the Decker.
Eli Into Effect ut Washington.

Secretary Carlisle Putting the Dockery
Eli Into Effect at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Secreary
Carlisle is rapidly completing prepara-
lions 10 put into operation the Dockery
provisions of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill for the
reorganization of the accounting offices
of the treasury department. This re-
organization takes effect on October l.,
and invo Ives many radical changes in
existing methods of doing business
The offices of commissioner of customs,
deputy commissioner of customs, sec
ond comptroller, deputy second comp
troller and deputy first comptroller OF
the treasury will be abolished on that
date, and the duties heretofore PER
formed by those officials will then de-
volve upon an official 10 lie known
hereafter IS the comptroller of the
treasury, who will have an assistant,
10 he hereafter appointed by the presi
dent, at salary of S.. 900 Ter annum.
The execution of these changes will
nt cessitale the removal outright OF 15t
clerks in the treasury department.
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have been running in debt. The total
losses TO the country in busi-
ness. property and wages are beyond
human calculation. Congress has dis
appointed the people, trified with the
sacred trust confided to it, excited dis
trust and disgust among their constit-
uents and impaired their Investments.
Pledged to overthrow our long con-
tinued policy of protection, they have
quarreled and compromised. and.
upon their own testimony, have been
compromised. The result of their long
wrangle Is tariff law which even
those who made 1t apologize for It. A
law of which the house OF representa-
tives was so thoroughly ashamed that
they had no sooner passed ii than they
made haste to seek its immediate
amendment by passing supplementary
lead, Iron and barbed wire on
the free list. A law which
was characterized, before Its passage,
by the greatest leaders In the demo-
cratic party and the senior senator
from New York as violation of
democratic pledges and principles,
and which was denounced by the off,
cial head of the government as such an
act of party perfidy and party dis
honor that II the house should at last
concur In 1t they would not dare to
look the people of the country In the
face, and which the executive still
condemns, since their surrender, as the
very communism of pelf.'"
Reviewed TariT Liquidation.
Governor Mckinley then gave the
history of the new tariff legislation.
He said the manner of making the bill
should condemn 1t. ut was traded
through without regard to principle,
public policy, public interest or public
morale. They gave Senator Murphy
his duty on collars and cuff. They
gave the senators from Tennessee. Ala
bama. Virginia and West Virginia o
duty on coal and iron. They gave the
senators from louisiana and else where
and the great sugar trust the duty de-
manded on sugar. They gave the pop.
ulists the Income tax, but did not give
Senator Brice protective tariff on
wool for his constituents, for the sena-
tor did not demand it. 1t gives some
protection. 1t has some free trade in
1t here aud some there, but mostly III
the north. There is tariff on peanuts
but free trade in cotton ties. There is
tdiiu OH Sutudc, Dui Tree lIhue on WOOL
There is tariff on mica, but free trade
in lumber. In every schedule there Ii
the grossest exhibition of sectionallsn
and unjust discrimination"
New TariG Deadly to the Wool Grower
Governor Mckinley was especial,
severe In his charact erization of til,
case of the Louisiana represen tatives
who were promised protection for thei
sugar interests and then left on
in the cold. He devoted considerable
time TO comparison of the tariff bill
OF 1890 with the new law, to the nd
vantage Of the former. 1.-THE law o
1894" he said. "has struck the farue
right and left. He has been shown n
mercy whatever. The deadliest blow
is against the wool grower"
The concluding portion of the ad
dress was the arralgnment of the den
ocratic party for what were describe
as its false pretenses, for its PREACHER
to pensioners of the Union army nm
navy and for its incapacity to condu(
the affairs OF the nation.
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pEMooK-cY AnRAIGNED.
Stirring Address by Governor McKin-
ley mt Bangor, Me.

Stirring Address by Governor McKin-
ley Mt bangor, Me.
BANGOR, Me-, Sept. S.-The greatest
audience ever gathered in Dorchester
county at political meeting assembled
tonight at the city hall to listen TO Gov
ernor Mckinley OF Ohio. The hall
was filed to sullcation aud thousands
were turned away. AT least 900 peo-
pie heard the speech, which was re-
celved with manifestations of APP
plau @. After making his speech in the
city hall Governor Mckinley addressed
an overflow meeting at the Y. Nj. &.
| A. hall. Governor Mckinley prefaced
his address by warm tribute to James
G. Blaine and Hannibal Hamlin.
Congress a disappointment.
1.-THE democratic congress and demo-
cratic president" lie said. ''have been
running the government for Is months,
during which time little else has been
running. Industry has practically
been stopped. Labor has found little
employment, and when employed 4
has been at greatly reduced wages
Both the government and the peopl'
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

A Temporary Setback Last Week, but
the General Outlook Not Affected.
LONDON, Sept. 0.-American securi-
ties are dull in conseqence of a partial
cessation of purcb ases for realization
orders. This setback, however, did
not affect the general outlook. In fact,
the tone of the market improved at the
end of the week. 1t is the general
opinion that traffic rates are bound 10
improve with a revival of trade in the
United States. No boom IL expected,
but steady improvement TO higher
values until the winter, when an ex
banding business will lead TO sharper
,noyemen'
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POLICY HOLDERS SAFE.

Receiver to BE Appointed for the
Mutual Benefit Life Association.
New YORK, Sept. 9.-The holders OF
policies in the Mutual Benefit Life
Association will lose nothing by the
winding up of the offices of that corpo-
ration, says President w. II. Wilton.
The state insurance Superintendent
after carefully Investigating, decided
that receiver should be appointed,
liabilities of the association being far In
excess OF its assets
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UNLA wFUL sEALER CAUGHT.


fIfo
Flag, Captured by ths Mob can.
SEATTLE, WASH, Sept. s.-The
steam collier Willamette, from Dutch
Harbor, Alaska, brings The news that
on August "a the schcs ner Favori.e.
flying the English flag, wal captured
by the Mohican for violating the seal
ing laws and turned over to III. M. IS.
Pheasant. which sent her 10 Victoria.
She had between ! AGO and 1000 skins
aboard when captured. The captain
saws the catch In tie vicinity of ID itch
Harbor this season has been fair and
sealers as q RUE are satisfied. The
Petrol and Concord. two of Uncle
Sans cruisers. left on August Is foI
JaDap.
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BENErIcIAnIEs OF TIE BOUNTY

over &1e, 100000 Paid to Sugar Pro-
ducers in the Last Fiscal Year.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The records
of the treasury department show that
during the fiscal year ended June 30
last, the payment as bounty on sugar
aggregated Sl2,009 500. of which
amount $l1. TIA. 29) was on cane sugar,
1852, ia on beet sugar, SIT, 3l2 on sor-
gum and SIG, l2l on maple. OF the
bounty on cane 1921 500 was paid to
producers in Louisiana. The records
also show that the $l1 TIA, 290 bounty on
caue sugar was paid to 57S producers.
which makes an average of $40, 1875. 66
to each producer. The amount paid
as bounty on beet sugars was divided
among the seven producers or factories,
making an average payment TO each OF
$12l, 739. This, however, represents
only u small pr portion OF the number
of be aeficlaries under the act, as each
factory had a corps of a large number
of grow This is also true of the
cane factories, only the proportion OF
factories to producers is believed TO be
much less, Willie OF course many per.
sons are employed in the WORK and are
indirect beneficiaries.
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YELLOW lever CASE.

An American Bark Arrives From Ha-
vnna with the Disense on Board.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. a.-The marine
hospital service was today informed OF
the arrival at the Cape Charles, Va,
quarantine station, FROM Havana. Of
an American bark with one case Of vel.
low fever on board.
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main line receivers during their re-
ceivership at reduced interest charge
of SAL, 400 for the first is months and
$40. 745 for the second Is months. The
work of carrying out these various ar
rangemeuts is low under way, and
the counsel will soon go west to con-
summate them.
o. II. 4 N. Wage Schedule Case.
PORTLAND, Or, Sept. S.-The Ore
gon Railway g. Navigation Company's
wage schedule case was this morning
set for hearing on October l, on petit
ton Of tho men for orders restraining
the receiver from changing the seized.
ula
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Of the people want to be re- established
in their homes, and for this money is
needed.D
GLOOMY SABBATH AT HINcKLE,
Body -Searchers Rested Yesterday-Five
Hundred Dead In Pine County.

n
Body -Searchers Rested Yesterday-FIve
Hundred Dead In Pine County.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. ga Hlnckley spe-
clal to the Pioneer Press says: This
has been quiet. gloomy Sabbath. The
searchers after the bodies of victims of
the great forest fire are resting, but
will resume work In the morning.
Coroner Cowar and party went to
Sandstone today, where they buried so
bodies. There were no religious serv-
ices here today, no clergyman being
present, and number OF people went
to Pine City to attend memorial serv-
ices in that city. Five bodies were
found last night In a cellar on the hill
east of Kettle river, and were buried
where found.
1t Is believed here that the death list
In Pine county will exceed 800, as
something like 100 are still unaccounted
for, according to Coroner Cowan's Off
cial statement.
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REoEIvERsHIPs TERMINATED.

Twenty-Four Receivers of the n. p.
Branch Lines VIII Lose Their Jobs.
New YORK, Sept. 8.-Mr. Crom well,
counsel for the Northern Pacific re-
ceivers and the reorganization commit
tee, announced in their behalf that he
had effected an arrangement between
the receivers committee and the Farm
ers' Loan and Trust Company, as
trustee, whereby "a Northern Pacific
branch line receivershps are to
he terminated, the trustee TO
undertake the legal administration
thereof for a limited sum per annum,
aud the main line receivers to operate
them under fair traffic agreement
BY this arrangement over $50, 900 per
annum will be saved and "a receiver
ships will tie closed, with the expense
of local attorneys incident thereto. 1t
is claimed that Ivy this arrangement
the unity of the system will be
strengthened and the work oil admins
tration simplltied.
The counsel also reports the success
| full conclusion of negotiations with thu
bondholders' committee of the Spo
kane d Palouse railway, whereby tia
road is leased TO the main lie receiv
ers during their receivership at re
duced interest charge Of $lG7, 900 TO
the first two years and $l32. 900 for th'
second two year,. Also simi
lar arrangement with the bondholl
ers' committee OF the Northern Pacifi
& Puget Sound Railroad Company
whereby that road IL leased TO til
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Ten Klnea in wreck at spllIy.

BRUSSELS. Sept. a.--Ten persons
were killed and 20 Injured by wreck
of the Paris and Cologne xpress train
today. The accident happened at
Apilly md was caused by the collision
Of an express train with a freight train.
The list OF dead aud injured does not
include any Americans.
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CAN NOT PAY BoUNrIEs.

Secretary Carlisle VIII Render De-
cision Against Sugar Producers.
WASHINGTON. Sept. S.--Secrstary
Carlisle is expected on Monday to rem
der q decision OH claims for sugar
bounties unpaid prior to August q,
1894, when the tariff bill became law.
The amount involved is about $3.50. 000.
Secretary Carlisle will hold that under
the law he is not only Unauthorized 10
make these payments, but Is specifically
instructed by the new tariff act not
to pay them. The sugar producers
contend that congress had no right and
did not intend to prohibit the payment
OF bounties on sugar produced while
the act of 1890 was in force, and
licenses issued under that act are III
the nature of contracts and carry with
them the obligation of the government
to pay the bounties provided for
These licenses expire annually June 30
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RESPECT FOR THE DEAD COUNT.
Large Number OF Persons Viewed Iii
Remains Yesterday.

LONDON, Sept. "a large number
of persons visited the Stowe house to-
DAY to take last look at the body OF
Comte de Paris, " o died yesterday. The
body is lying upon the bed upon which
the comte died. His hands are crossed
upon his breast. with a crucifix. At
the foot of the bed is the trl-colored
flag. partly furled.
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A special train will convey tho remains
Of the Comts de Psr.s to Weybridge
"Wednesday or Thursday. AT Wcybridge
there is Roman Catholic chorch
in which the bodies of Louis
Philippe and his wife were placed before
being transferred to Dreux. 1t is believed
the body OF the comte. by permission of the
French gov rnment will eventually be
| transported 10 Dreux.
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HIscKLEY RELIEF COMMITTEE.
People Reminded That Money Is the
Most Useful Contributions.

PeopIe Reminded That Money Is the
Most Useful Contributions.
Sw. PAUL, Sept. 9.-The state relief
committee appointed by Governor
Nelson to set on foot the best measures
for relief of the sufferers of the forest
fires at and around HincKiey, issued a
formal statement this evening. 1t cites
the work of relief done at various
points, and states that so far as i'm
mediate relief Is concerned it has been
splondidly taken care of and a most
Effective organization established TO
carry on the work. This leaves little
for the state commission 10 do In the
way of temporary relief, but hundreds
of people have been left absolutely
destitute. To re-establish the peo-
PIE as far as possible in theii
old homes. and when practicable
10 locate them elsewhere under such
conditions as will enable them TO sup
port themselves, will be the endeavoi
of the commission. The statement
continues:
"Sufferers by this fire are an excel
lent class of people. aud repr ssent fair
ly the people of the state. Their re
quests are moderate, but The commits
sion ii nds that very large amount o
money, building material and supplie
will be needed. While contribution
of material are acceptable, tho commits
sion would remind the people of thu
state that money Is the most PORTABLE
and useful contribution possible. Mos
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HAYTIEN REPUBLIC SOLD.

The Notorious Smuggling Steamer
Bought by Former Master.
PORTLAND. Or. Sept. 8.-The
steamer HaytIen Republic. which fig
ured conspicuously In the late SNUG
Cling trials, and which has been held
by the government over year, under
libel, has been sold at auction by
United States Marshal Grady. The
vessel was bid In by Captain John
Ross, former master, for SIS, 600.
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MORE FOREST FIRES
A Gale Fans SmoIdering Embers
Into Blaze.
MORA IN IMMEDIATE DANGER
Seventeen Hungry Fire Sufferers Reached
West Superior Sunday and Were
Taken Care of.

DULUTH, Sept. 9.-Forest fires were
renewed again today in this region by
q heavy southwest gale, which steadily
increased In force. The sun was shut
out and the horizon had yellow coat
similar to that of TIE fatal Saturday OF
q week ago. There was great excite
ment here. The situation was intensl-
fed by the breaking out of forest fires
in the city limits. The fire crept
around in the underground at Oneata
and caused some apprehension. Then
an alarm came in from Duluth Heights,
q suburb, which is surrounded by tim
Der. The fire department sent de-
tachment, which later sent for tie fire
engine. Excitement was at fever
heat, for news had been coming of the
sidetracking of ST. Paul q Duluth
passenger train because of fires Oh all
sides of it; and Mora, on the Eister RI
Minnesota road, was reported OH fire.
Took Refuge in a River.
At 3 O'Clock this afternoon the oper-
ator at Mora, on the Eastern Mime
sofa railroad, while chatting with the
operator at Duluth about the danger OF
fire, suddenly broke the conversation.
saving: "Its getting fearful hot down
here. The people have nearly all taken
refuge in the Snake river, and I'll
have to follow unless there is let-up."
Just few minutes passed, and he said,
"I'll fiy." Tests of the wires few
minutes later proved they had gone
down. The people took warning in
time and are believed to be safe.
Danger Mt other Pi ices.
At Kerrick, the Inhabitants Put in
tie afternoon fighting the fire, but in
the evening the dan ger was over. Bar
nun had narrow escape all afternoon.
At Kimberly, on the Northern Pa
cfic, large gang OF railway laborers
saved the town.
There was state of terror among
the refugees OF Pine City. for il was
feared another cyclone of fire was at
hand. AT O'clock the wind shifted
from the southw est to the northwest,
thus driving Lack the flames, and nj II
O'Clock they had almost entirely died
away. No danger is feared unless The
wind springs ur.
Mora In ImmedIa'e Danger.
ST. PAUL, Sep. "a gale Of vino
was blowing In the neighborhood o
Mora and Mlaca, on the Eastern Min
nesotu, this afternoon, and smolderinl
forest fires were quickly famed into I
furious blaze, which for a tim'
threatened Mora and Ground House
The wind, However, has sine
gone down and for Thu
present the danger is over. A train
crew is being kept ut Ground Hous
TO help fight the flames should the,
break out again, and take The peopl
TO place OF safety if the fires get be
You'd control.
A sawlnill and lumber yard at Soule
was destroyed, notwithstanding tn
desperate efforts of the fire fighters, an
the loss Will lie heavy.
The Inst report from Mora was tina
the town is in immediate danger.