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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
GIVEN A new TRIAL
c. Jones, Train Robber, Will Have
Another Chance for His Life.
ERRORS OF THE COURT
Northern Pacific Train Robber and Mur
derer Gets Lease on Life Through
Couple OF Errors

Judge Knowles, In the United States
court at Helena, granted new trial to
Charles Jones, the Northern Pacific
train robbcr, convicted of murder in the
first degree for the killing of H&ry
Schubert, one of the posse who went
with Deputy Marshal jackson to arrest
gang near Midvale in October lastx
The Judge, In granting the new {fial,,
said the court had erred in not pres 9ht-
Ing to the jury the fact that thhre was
an intermediary degree for the Jones
offense, that of manslaughter, between
conviction of murder in the first degree
and acqnittal Another reason was
that the trial was conducted on the
theory that deputy United States mar
shall had the right to arrest the crimi-
nal on the Indian reservation for a vio-
lation of state law. The Judge said
there were no errors of the Jury.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
REPENT OF THEIR SINS.
A Great Religious Upheaval in the City
of Missoula.

A Great Religious Upheaval in the City
of Missoula.
Mlssoula is enjoying regular revival
season. There seems to be a general
awakening of consciences in the city
and the clergymen and others who are
laboring in the field are encouraged
and report excellent results from the
meetings already held. Ever since the
churches began the observance of the
week of prayer, which opened the
the new year, the Methodist Episcopal
praise services and all the meetings
have been well attended and fruitful of
good results. During a part of the
time Rev. Mr.. .Coombe, the pastor, has
been assisted in the work by Rev. G.
c. Stull, presiding elder of the district
but for the larger part of the time, the
pastor has conducted the services him
self. The revival meetings which are
being continued this week, continue tc
grow In interest. The church Is fuec
every evening and feeling of earnest
ness prevails. Many of those in atten
dance express the sentiment that this
is the greatest religious awakening
that Mlssoula has ever known. 1t l!
certainly an encouraging season for the
church and there is an abundance o.
room for further improvement. M
town is so good that there is not a helt
for such labor, and Missonla is certainl7
no exception to the rule.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
DEPRESSION IN IOWA MINES.
Industry at the Lowest Stage Ever Know
in the States History.


in the States History.
DEs MoINRs, Feb. 6.-The depression
in the mining industry in Iowa at the
present time is the most extensive in its
history, and there is no immediate pros
pect of Improvement. 1t is this condi-
tion which has induced the miners in
different parts of the state to accept
reductions in wages and makes them
slow about deciding to strike. At the
present time there are no serious troub-
les existing between the miners and
operators. The difficulty which arose
in the Des Moines district over wages
last week was adjusted through a COM
promise by which the miners accepted
a 10 per cent cut in wages and returned
to work. Not all the miners can find
work, either in this or other sections of
the state. State Mine Inspector Nor
gan Thomas, of the third district, who
is we'll posted on the subject, estimates
that of the 10000 coal miners in Iowa
only an average of $500 are receiving
work, Mr.. Morgan's estimate was IN
dorsed by J. j. Sullivan, one of the lead
ers of the Iowa miners, and by num-
ber of practical miners who were in the
Office when the estimate was made.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
PAINT EACH OTHER GREEN.
FroIicsome College Students Get Them
selves Into Trouble.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Feb. There
is trouble In store for some of the
frolicsome Rutgers College students
who kidnapped G. M. Ridgeway, of
Trenton, president of the sophomore
class, while he was on his way to one
of the fraternity houses. Several
freshmen took him to the bank of the
canal, where he was stripped and his
body covered with green paint. He
was compelled to suffer such indignity
as result of similar capers carried on
by the sophomores the night before.
The freshmen had their annual dinner
and had half finished before the op-
ponents who make practice of steal
ing the feast had learned that the event
was to take place. The outwitted
sophomores attempted to get square by
routing out of bed several freshmen in
Winan's dormitory who had not at
tended the feast and painting then
green. President Austin Scott ha'
taken the matter in hand with a view
of furnishing all the offenders.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
PRISONER WITH A KNIFE.
Tries to XIII Himself before a Crowd Of
Convicts.

Tries to XIII Himself Before Crowd OF
Convicts.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 6.-There was a
sensation in the big dining room at the
Ohio penitentiary today when Convic.,
John Conroy rose in the presence of the
1000 prisoners seated at breakfast and
announced his intention of taking his
own life. Conroy slashed the side of
his neck with the knife with which he
had been eating, and after he sat down
the blood poured in a stream over his
shoulder. He was taken to the hosp.-
tai, where it was found the wound
would not prove fatal. The fellow has
had mania fer killing himself In pub
lie. Once he deliberately sawed on a
finger in the prison shops in order that
he might not be compelled to work.
Conroy is serving five year sentence
from MuskiDgum county for having
burglars tools in his possession.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
WILL MARCH ON WASHINGTON.
An Ohio Advocate of Good Roads Plans
a Unique Campeigu.

n
Unique Campeigu.
MAssILIoN, Ohio, Feb. 5.-J. S. Cox,
the good-road advocate, fpding his ef-
forts In trying to effect the passage of
resolutions in various city councils In
the state to issue 100000 noninterest
bearing bonds futile, has decided upon
a much different aud stronger plan. He
save: "There will be 100000 of us. We
shall reach Washington on May /, when
we will hold grand meeting on the
steps of the capitol to demand in the
name of the sovereign people the pas
sage of the good roads bill and exten-
sion of the right of municipalities to
issue noninterest bearing bonds and
secure notes thereon. We shall depend
upon the outpouring of the downtrod
den people to sustain us in our mission
for the salvation of the republic. Nc
man will be permitted to carry firearms
of any description. We want neither
anarchists nor communists. Let this
civilization that has created the com
munists and anarchists take care O
them and not us. Every man will carr,
white flag with the inscription
Peace on earth, good will to man, bu
death to interest on bonds.'" He will
use 100 of his own horses In the crusade
which he offers to those who volunteer
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
LAST HOPE FADES AWAY.
All Rescuipg Parties Had to Turn Back
Empty Handed.

All Rescuipg Parties Had to Turn Back
Empty Handed.
The Colgate rescuing parties having
been driven back by deep SHOWS and
extreme cold weather and the last hope
of rescue having faded away, the truth
may as well be stated that never viii a
bone of the skeleton be found that can
be identified. The region where Colgate
was abandaned abounds with cougars
and timber wolves The Rocky noun
tain cougar is hyeuaish in nature, the
opinion of many frontiersmen TO the
contrary Notwithstanding. 1t is impos-
sible for flesh to be so deeply buried in
snow where cougars and wolves abound
as they do In the Clearwater country,
that will escape discovery by the raw
enous beasts. They will dig and tunnel
for it through any depth of snow, and
having found 1t, not fragment of a
bone will be left at the scene of the
feast. Colgate is said to have starved
to death, then his body was devoured
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
A Ballard Gambling House Held Up.

SEATTLE Feb. "a lone highwayman
with gunny sack over his head, en-
tered H. II. Sims gambling den at Bal.
lard Thursday night, showed gun in
the doorkeeper's face, walked to the
roulette table, where 20 men stood, ant
without word took S55 from the as
tonished dealer. Every man in the
place was stricken speechless. With
out word the robber walked to tn
door and vanished.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
Rich OIL Flow In Logansport.

LoeANsPoRT, Ind, Feb. Cat depth
of 900 feet large flow of oil was struck
last night in Boone township, north of
Logansport. The vein was struck In
twenty-nine feet of Trenton rock. Tests
show the oil to be of the finest grade
known to commerce in the lubrucating
variety. A representative Of the Stand.
ard Oil Company was on the ground
attempting to lease adjoining lands
Land owners in the Vicinity of the oil
we'll have raised the price of their land
and refuse to lease.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
NiBBLE AT THE BAIT.
Thousands of Dollars Have Been Invested
in Fraudulent Land Claims.

Thousands of Dollars Have Been Invested
In Fraudulent Land Claims.
ASHLAND, Wis, Feb. 6.-That some
one in Chicago is making considerable
money out of innocent persons in that
city has been shown by letter received
by Register of Deeds Duffy of that
vicinity. B. ]. Costello, of 225 Dear
horn street, Chicago, wrote several
days ago inquiring as to the title to
section 10, township 46, north of range
2. The abstract inclosed with the let
ter mentions several transfers supposed
to be registered in books X and H,
pages 953 and 737, at the register of
deeds, Ashland County. Attached to
the deed is an 0ffidavit Of George F.
Baker, abstracter, Springdale, Ashland
county, Wis" Costello paid SO 200 for
the quarter section.
In the first place there is no such
books as "H" and "K'' in the register.
office, and secondly none of the books
are over $50 pages each, so that the
pages "737" and 1858" clearly show the
fraudulent impression which the alb
stract is sought to convey. The land II
question consists of part of the reserva
tion of Odanah and has never yet lef
the possession of the United States
No such abstractor as George F. Bake
resides in this county and furthermore
no one knows where Springdale is sit
uated. 1t is possible that thousands o
dollars have been made in this way, tn
purchasers never realizing they wer
swindled until after they sent the deed
here to be filed.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
SERIES OF BIG FAIRS
Agricultural Shows Being Arranged
Throughout Eastern Montana.
THE STATES GRANARIES
Active Steps Taken for Proper Exhibits
to BE Held Mt Bozemau, Miles
City and billings.

Eastern Montana is taking steps
toward organizing a series of agricul-
tural fairs, to take place at various
places, and it is evident that the section
of the state which includes the broadest
expanse of cultivated domain, the rich
est and most varied soils and the most
extensive reaches of natural pasture,
offers most fitting field for such events
Fairs are almost as old as the trading
nations of the world, and from the first
they have been common to the produc-
tive areas occupied by ambitious indus
trial classes, who have found a means
through them of making known to COM
merce the best results of their labors.
The difficulty of such displays at points
remote from the fields of actual achieve
ment has been often demonstrated, 1t is
scarcely natural that long and divergent
transhipments of objects to be put upon
display should be popular, SOTO make
the purposes of the fair serve their best
ends-it should be near the storehouse
of supply.
At Bozeman active measures have
been commenced toward this end, as is
the case at Billings and Miles City.
Here are the central points of the gran
airy of the state, as we'll as the marts of
the small fruit enterprise and the great
feeding grounds of 90 per cent of the
herds of market stock Here no trains
are necessary to bear the golden sheaf
to the show, 1t is not necessary to ship
for hundreds of miles the melons, the
tomatoes and the phenomenal root dis
plays of Custer county, and the mon
archs of the herds need be driven but a
few miles through country lanes.
Each of the points mentioned becomes
the natural Nigni Novgorod of its owr
district, and as interest grows these
annual shows which have been but re
Gently undertaken in the midst of new
but marvellous region will become Incl
dents of recognized value and impor
tance. No one who did not visit it car
appreciate the peculiar and character
istic attractions of the Yellowstone
county fair of last August. Given while
the full tide of the panic was sweeping
across the continent, 1t was success II
every way and was we'll attended, at
testing in most fattering form the re
narkable courage of the class who hav,
peopled that section. The agriculture
and horticultural features we're excep
tional and contained some startling
revelations to the thinking mind. gTh,
Indian races offered the most pictuEas
que series of tournam snts ever seei
upon a public race course, and wer'
worth going miles to see.
In turf events there is no reason VIII,
eastern Montana from Bozeman t
Glendive should not offer much of inter
est. No better region can be found TO
the horse to attain his highest speed
the air is clear and sparkling, the day
are cloudless and beautiful. 1t is to b
hoped that the movement which ha
been so auspiciously begun in this sec
tion will be carried on to the success
which certainly awaits it in this field
The encouragement of the whole pee
, pie of the state should be given to tn
fairs.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

PORTLAND, Or, Feb. 3.-Judge Bel
hnger of the United States district
court bas decided that, as a marriage
by proxy is legal in China, it must be
recognized as legal here. He has there
fore allowed the Chinese woman, mar
ried in China by proxy to Chinaman
In this country, to land as his legal
wife
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
eNLARclNo TELEPHONE BUSINESS.
Boil Company Wants to Increase Its Cap
Itai by $40, 200, 900.

Boil Company wants To Increase Its Gap
Itai by s3o,OOO,OO0.
BOSTON, Feb. 6.--An increase of S3O-
100000 in its capital stock is what the
American Bell Telephone Company will
petition the legislature for this week.
The present capitalization is $40, ,OO0,-
900 and the company wants to increase
it to $50, 10000 Ex-Governor Long Is
registered as counsel for the company
and ]. Otis Wardell is associated with
him. 1t is said that the new capital is
to be used in extending the telephone
system and making improvements with
view to puttiNess It out of the reach Of
competition from new companies or.
ganized to utilize expired patents of the
Bell company. Ex-Governor Long re-
fers all interviewers upon the subject
of the increase to President Hudson o1
the Bell Company, and Mr.. Hudson re-
fers them back again to the counsel.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

Joseph Muir of F'airmount, Somerset
county, Md, recently shipped to Am
bassador Bayard in London quantity
of terrapin. Mr.. Bayard numbers
among his gifts peculiar skill in the
preparation and caoking of terrapln
and some persons in Great Britain are
likely to learn just how excellent dist
the famous Maryland delicacy can be.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
THREE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH
Their Aged Grandfather Is Awakened
just in Time to Escape.

Their Aged Grandfather Is Awakened
Just in Time to Escape.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. G.-Near Craw-
ford's Cross Roads, Russell county, the
residence of Frank Maginnis, an old
farmer who lived alone with his three
grandchildren, aged 10, 7, and years
respectively, caught fire. Maginnis
awoke, but not until the fire had gained
good headway. He managed to escape
in a half-smothered condition after be-
ing terribly burned. The children, who
slept in the room where the fire origin
ated, were all burned to death. Theii
charred remains were found in the de
bris this morning and buried by the
neighbors. Maginnis has become Graz,
from grief. The 6reis supposed to hav'
caught from the crate.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
WANT TO BE HART's exEcuTloNER



sherifrs Place II Necessary.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Feb. Sit is told that
Sheriff Burbank once said that he would
resign before he would hang Hart If
the murderer should be given the death
penalty on account of superstition. The
sheriff may or may not have said so, but
if he has any squeamishness about par
ticipating in such necktie party he
can get out of 1t. David Andrew, of
Thomas street, a man who is not giving
to blnffing and wants to see Hart hung,
has made public announcement to the
effect that he will enter to an agree.
ment to hang him for nothing should
the death sentence be pronounced, and
more, that he will build the gallows
without cost to the county for the priv
! ilege.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

Men attending the pans in salt works
are never known to have cholera, small
pox, scarlet fever or influenza.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

There are two mountains In Lower
California that are estimated to contain
l,000,0 900 tons of pure alum.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

Col. Nicholas Lots OF Reading, Pa,
furnished supplies to Washington's army
at Valley Forge. His heirs claim that
he has never been paid in full and will
shortly present claim to congress for
nearly S4 100000 About forty persons
are interested. The necessary funds
were subscribed TO push the claim.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

The oyster crop on the Delaware side
of Delaware Bay is so small this season
that many oystermen are out of employ
ment. Seventy-five oyster boats have
been laid up for the season. The
oysters have been attacked by an old
enemy that bores through the she'll and
kills the tenant.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

A Russian scientist has traced all of a
mans diseases to the fact that he wears
clothes.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

An ostrich's egg is about II by is
inches. The measurements of the egg
of the crocodile are normally inches
by d inches.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

The pope will shortly publish jubilee
encyclical, which will be political, re-
ligious and social testament.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
POISONED BY BAKING POWDER.
Several Persons at La Hsrpe Recovering
From . Serious Attack. f.4

LA HARPE, Ill, FEB. 6.-The family of
Joseph Courtney, including father,
mother and several children, and Mace
Hun, FRIEND, were seriously poisoned
by baking powder used in' biscuits.
They we're taken Ill soon after dinner.
HUI was sent after physician and
took to vomiting on the road and was
hardly able to reach town. Miss Lena
Spiker was also poisoned badly. AL
are recovering, but were dangerously
fll
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

The smallest bird In the world is the
"fy eater" of Cuba. 1t Is one-thlrd the
size of the humming bird.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

.Chinamen who have registered at
Spokane will have to do so over again
on account of having their photographs
taken with their, hats on.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08
MISSING LINKS.

Eight cubic feet of snow produce one
cubic foot of water.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

Over the door of a general store In
Pr, sville, KY, there used to be a sign
reading; "Pistols, collins and dime
novels sold here"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

Richard McGriff of DeerAeld and John
McGriff of Geneva, Ind, claim to be the
oldest pair of twins In the country.
They are in their ninetieth year.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

An ordinary elephant produces 100
pounds of ivory. Two exhibition tusks
In London weigh 1872 and 173 pounds re-
spectively.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

The inmates of English prisons are
employed in picking oakum, making
coal bags for the navy, and mail bags
for the general postofice.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

Jack rabbits from the far west are
are sent east in great numbers by firms
that buy of the pot hunters. They are
sold side by side with the native hare
of the east, and each jack rabbit weighs
about twice as much as his eastern
cousin.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

Fran,e has the highest land assess
ment, the French landed property being
valued at e9,6ss, 900, 900, that of the
United States coming next, according
tie Mulhall, it being e2, 800, 900, 900.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

Ohio miners are vosing on reduction
in wages proposed hy the bosses.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

Justice Schenchel of Baltimore de-
cided recently that eating peanuts in
church was a crime and fined two
negroes $40 for committing such an
ofense.