davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
AN ACTOR TRIED TO KILL HIS WIFE
J. X. Emmet. Jr., Pulled Away From His
Victim Just in Time

San Francisco, June 81. X. Emmet,
Jr., the German comedian, attempted
to murder his wife last night and was
only prevented from executing his de-
sign by the forcible interference of
neighbors. Emmet had been about town
all day and in the evening returned
home in a drunken condition. He and
his wife had an alteration and En-
met pursued the woman into the street
and fired pistol at her at close range.
Then he caught the unfortunate woman
and beat her about the face with the
butt of the weapon. Two young men
pulled the maddened actor from his
victim and turned him over to the po-
lice.
Mrs. Emmet was taken to the receiv-
ing hospital where she refused to allow
her wounds to be examined. She had
a violent attack of hysteria and the sur
geons could do nothing with her. She
insisted that she had not been shot and
said her husband was too big a coward
to shoot her. There was a slight wound
in her temple and the police surgeon
thinks that the bullet glanced and
lodged under the scalp.
Emmett and his wife concluded an en-
gagement at local theater, where they
played a comedy called Fritz In a Mad
house."
Mrs. Emmett is a California girl and
is known as Milly Layton. She mar
ried Emmett about three years ago. Af-
ter refusing to be examined at the hos
pital she was allowed to leave and is
now stopping with friends at a hotel.
Emmett is in Jail.
Emmett was bailed out of Jail tonight
His wife's injuries are not serious Mrs.
Emmett had recovered her self-posses-
sion today and refused to discuss her
trouble with her husband. Emmet him
self said he had no cause for shooting
his wife and attributed his deadly as
sault upon her to too much drink. Mrs.
Emmett will probably not prosecute her
husband and the matter will be drop
ped.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
TOPICS OF THE GREAT GERMAN LAND
Women Have Few Rights There Barbar-
Gus Treatment of Insane Patients.

copyrighted, 1895. by the Asso. Press)
Berlin June S.-Another question af-
fecting the political rights of women
has just been decided against them.
An antiquated law still exists which
prohibits women scholars and appren-
tees from joining a political society.
A few women recently formed in Berlin
woman's agitation committee, hav-
ing for its object to obtain for women
equal political rights with men. The
leaders of this movement were ar
raigned by the public prosecutor. and
the magistrate before whom they We're
brought sentenced the women to fines
ranging from 80 to so marks and or
dered the society dissolved.
The anti-Semite people, of which
Prince Ahlwardt and Boekel are lead
ers, adopted their platform at a meet
ing this week. The chief plank, nat
urally. is a propaganda to exclude Jews
from all public offices and honors and
also from the press, law and medicine.
A sensation has been created by the
revelations regarding the barbarous
treatment of the lunatc inmates of the
monastery of Mariaberg, made during
the trial of a suit for slander brought
against Herman Mellage, an innkeeper
of Scharre, and Warnatzsch, a news
paper man who published an exposure
of the methods of the monks, whose
methods became known on the escape
of a Scotch priest. Father Forbes,
whose escape was facilitated by Herr
Mellage. The evidence shows that the
monks are illiterate men, totally unfit
ted to be attendants in the asylum.
They inflicted cruel personal punish
ment, sometimes immersing the patient
headforemost in ice-cold water. After
a weeks hearing. the accused were ac-
quilted, as the public prosecutor ad-
mitted that the allegations were justi-
cd
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
KEIL CANAL OPENING
Warship Kaiser Adler to Head a
Naval Procession.
JUNE 10 IS THE DATE SET
Military Advantages of the Great Ditch
Mean Volumes in Case of a
European War.

Berlin, June 8. - The trial trips
through the Baltic and North sea canal,
made this week by the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern and the Hamburg-Amer-
lean line steamer Palatia, with the
chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, Minister
of the Interior Won Koeller and others
on board, showed that the canal is i'm
condition for the passage of a small
fleet on June 10 and 20. The Palatia
lust touched bottom between Rends-
burg and Holtein, but it was nothing
more serious than stirring up the mud.
According to the program, the Kaiser
Adler, with Emperor William on board
will head a procession of is German and
foreign vessels, which will pass through
the canal during the evening Of June
19. The Marblehead will represent the
United States during the passage of
the Elbe from Hamburg to Brunsbut-
tie, and the canal will be closed to traf-
fic until after the ceremonies are over
The great canal which joins the Bal
tic sea to the ocean cost about 3S, 500, 900
marks and has been eight years in
building. 1t intersects the peninsula of
Scheswig- -Holsten from Brunsbuttle
near the mouth of the river Elbe, to
Holtenau, on Kiel bay and opposite the
city of Kiel, a distance of about 50
miles.
The military advantage is that hence
forth in time of war the German navy
cannot be diveded,and the provisioning
of either the Baltic or the north shore
can not be interrupted or rendered i'm
passable.
The agitation in France against
French warships at kiel hosting the
imperial flag bearing the sinister date
1870" has induced the emperor to de-
eide not to visit any foreign warships
during the celebration of the opening
of the canal, as if he visited any of
them he would be compelled to visit
the Hoche, the French flagship, which
would thereby be bound to hoist the
standard. The cause of French excite
ment about this matter appears to be
due to the fact that Prince Bismarck,
during the course of a speech made in
response to the address of a deputation
in April last, said that the canal had
been proposed by him in 1867, but that
nobody would listen to him until the
French war indemnity gave him the
wherewithal to carry out the scheme
The speech which Emperor William
is to make at the Holtenau banquet on
June 21 is awaited with curiosity The
French admiral Monard, is to sit on
his majesty's right hand and the Rus
sian admiral Skeinidleff, is to sit on his
left. Thus it will be difficult for the
emperor to avoid a special allusion to
France as the most honored guest.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
The Maxim Rifle a Formidable Weapon
of Warfare

New York, June 9.-The government
steamer Ordnance took cargo of ex-
perts and others to the government pro-
viding grounds at Sandy Hook yester-
day and an official test of the Maxim
machine gun, which can be fired 600
times a minute, was made. First of all
Mr.. Ruber fired so shots. The feat oc-
cupied 81 seconds. This light gun is
used by infantry. 1t is important to
learn how quick 1t can be taken from the
packing case and put into action Ex-
pert 'Ruber hung it over his shoulder
in marching order. At a word from
Captain Heath he began to take out the
gun. He put it together unpacked his
cartridges and fired his first shot, 5S
seconds after the word was given. For
a third test a duplicate set was put up
and shot fired in rs 2-5 seconds. The
fourth test was changing barrels in
action. The time between the last shot
of the first barrel and the first of the
last barrel was minute rs seconds.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
DAN CAMERON TOOK sTRYcHNlNE
Suicide OF WalIa WaIIa Man Highly
Connected.

Walla Walla, June 9.-At very early
hour this morning Dan Cameron, the
son of ex-State Senator Cameron and
brother of Deputy Warden Cameron,
committed suicide by taking strych-
nine while in saloon. He had been
drinking heavily and had often threat
ened to commit suicide. He was taken
to DR.. Stewards office, where, with the
assistance of DR.. Van Patten, every
thing was done to save his life, but he
died about o'clock.
1t is said that Cameron had often
carried flour in a bottle and claimed 1t
was strychnine, and some have thought
thatintoxication caused the convulsions
which he had. DR.. Van Patten is of the
opinion that the poison caused DEATH
being somewhat counteracted by the
whisky he had evidently drank. Cam
eron was about 20 years of age.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
SUITS FOR DAMAGES.
HeNEY PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE
Says lie Did Not Help to Rob the Carson
Mint.

Denver, June S.-James T.. Heney
charged with completely in the robbery
of the United States mint at Carson
City, was arrested by United States
Marshal Humphrey at Leadville and
brought to Denver this morning, and
remained in the custody of United
States Marshal Israel until this after
noon, when he was taken TO Canon
City. He seemed pleased with the op-
portunity afforded him to meet the
charge, saying he was wrongly charged
and will be able to prove his innocence.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
THE AILsA WAS AGAIN DEFEATED


Sheerness. June SIN a fine north
east breeze the channel matches of the
Royal Thames Yacht Club from More
to Dover, 60 miles, open to all yachts of
not less than 15-rating, belonging to
any recognized yacht club in the United
Kingdom or New York or Havre clubs,
were started at 10 o'clock this morning.
The Ailsa allowed the Britannia 2 min
utes 81 seconds. Both got away in good
style. The Niagara, Audrey Luna,
Inyoni Stephanie and Dragon also
started.
Following were the times on arriv-
ing: Ailsa, 5 hours, 20 minutes 81 sec
onds; Britannia, 5 hours 80 minutes A
seconds. The Ailsa crossed the line 13
seconds ahead of the prince of Wales
yacht Britannia, but she allows the
Britannia minutes 81 seconds, and in
consequence the Britannia won by 2
minutes Al seconds.
In the race for 20-raters the times at
the finish were: Niagara, 6 hours 10
minutes 80 seconds; Audrey, 6 hours II
minutes 80 seconds. The Niagara won
by l minute 10 seconds. The Luna was
third.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
NEW MOVE In THE FAIR WILL CASE
Young Fair Will Attack the Validity of
the Executors Trust.

San Francisco, June S.-A new move
will soon be mode in connection with
the litigation over the estate of James
C. Fair. Charles L. Fair intends to
file an action against the four special
administrators to determine the valid
ity of the trust created by the late ex-
Senator Fair in his first will, believed
to have been stolen from the office of
the county clerk. Young Fairs action
will be taken under an act of the last
legislature without the previous process
of probating the will. By this means
Fair expects to get at the special pro-
visions of the will without having the
whole admitted to probate.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
CONDITION OF NATIONAL BANKS
Increase in Resources Since March
Nearly S31,500,O0O.

Washington, June S.-The report made
by the Comptroller of currency shows
the condition of all the banks In May
1t shows the total resources to be 49,
410,002, ,491, an increase of $751;, ,499, 1852
since March 8, when the last call was
made,
The amount of loans and discounts
increased from $1.991, ,S44,S32 to $1,976,-
604,44 The reserve was 1864, 1O5, 755, an
increase $4,000. of which $177, 900, 900
was coin and gold certificates SAL, 900, 900
silver and silver certificates and s145,-
100000 legal tenders. The amount of
individual deposits had Increased from
s1,667, s45, ,s86 to s1,690, ,961 ,299. The show
ing is considered good. The loans and
discounts increased about $25, ,000, 900 and
deposits about $21, 100000. The holdings
are practically unchanged.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
ASSAULTED HIS EMPLOYERS GIRL
A Hired Hand Pursued by a Sheriff's
Posse From Milton.

Pendleton Or, June S.-The people in
the neighborhood of Basket mountain,
near Milton, are very much excited over
the assault upon the 14-year-old daugh-
ter of Thomas Lesser by his hired man
last evening. While he and the girl
were milking the cows he accomplished
his foul deed and before her father ar
rived had escaped. The man had been
employed on the place two years and
bore a good reputation. A deputy sher-
iff and posse are hot on his trail and
if captured his reception will be a warm
one
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
GEORGE ALLY KILLED HIMSELF
Jumped Into the Wcnatchce River and
Was Drowned.

Leavenworth, June S.-George Ally COM
mltted suicide last night by jumping into
the Wenatchee river while in fit of de-
lirium tremens. He labored under the
idea that the railroad men were going to
hang him. The body has not yet been
found, though search is being made.
Ally was 80 years old and unmarried.
He came from Spokane week ago,
where he had been working in the Great
Northern machine shops. Formerly he
was employed in the shops at Glasgow,
Mont, and was known by James Duffy
and Judge Taylor of Leavenworth. He
has two sisters living, whose addresses
are unknown.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
HAWAlIANs AND THE ENGLISH
Concessions to an Australian Steamshi p
Line of Great Ii. portance.

Ottawa, Ont, June S.-The depart
ment of trade and commerce is advised
that important concessions have been
made to Huddart's Australian steam
ship line by the Hawaiian government.
The company is given freedom from all
charges at the port of Honolulu except
pilotage and water, and also granted
the free use of land at Honolulu for the
storage of coal for vessels. The COM
pany agrees during a term of two years
to carry all Hawaiian mails without
charge to the government and hold to
the present schedule of passenger and
freight rates.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
DEATH OF WHlTELAW REID's MoTHEF
Passed Away at the Ripe Age of Ninety.
one Years.

Xenia, Ohio, June 9.-Mrs. Marian
Reid, mother of Hon Whitelaw Reid,
died at her home near Cedarville. to-
day. aged 81 years. She had lived 70
years on the same farm, and was for
80 years widow. Hon. Whitelaw Reid,
her only child, will arrive here at 4
o'clock tomorrow morning. The aged
mother will be buried beside her hus-
band in Oakland cemetery, near the
farm.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
CASE AGAINST MOORE DISMISSED
Not Enough Evidence to Try Him for
Adultery.

Colfax, June S.-The case of the state of
Washington VS.. Floyd l. Moore, the col
lege student of Pullman, charged with
adultery with Mrs. Saddler, came up in
the superior court yesterday. Prosecuting
Attorney Garfield laid before the judge
the facts alleged in the complaint and
asked the opinion of the court as to
whether there were sufficient facts al
legged to constitute crime under the
laws of the state of Washington, and
the court ruled that there was not so the
case was thrown out on motion of the
prosecution, and Mr.. Moores bondsmen
eXonerated from the bond.
The evidence which was offered by the
prosecution in the preliminary eXamina-
ton was fatally weak, consisting merely
of Saddlers testimony, that Moore had
admitted to him his guilt The charge was
instituted by Saddler to compel Moore tc
give him letters written to Moore by Mrs
Saddler. Saddler wanted the letters tc
offer as evidence to resist the suit of Mrs
Saddler for a divorce.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
BRUTAL TRIBAL BATTLE IN SAMOA
Three Natives Killed-The Rebel Party
Still Defiant.

San Francisco. June s.-The steamer
Monowai brought advices from Samoa,
dated May 16. AS result Of tribal
battle in the rebel district three natives
were killed and a number wounded. OF
the dead, one had his head taken off
and another was cut entirely in half.
The rebel party still defies the Malietoa
government, which is taking no steps
to uuell the revolutionists.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
THE PASSENGER ENGINE RAN AWAY
Collided With Switch Engine. killing
the Engineer.

Logansport, Ind, June "a passen-
ger engine while standing in the Pan
handle yards without person on board
ran away today. Only for the prompt
ness of switchman, who threw her on
to a siding. the engine would have
struck the train. AS it was she collided
with a switch engine, killing Fred
Schulze, the engineer, and badly injur-
ing Pat Gray, a fireman.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
MEXICO TAKES PATTERN BY US
Is About to Change the Laws Regarding
Domestic Affairs.

Washington, June S.-Advices from
Mexico state that the Mexican con-
gress, following the suggestion of Presi-
dent Diaz in his annual message, has
been considering important changes in
the federal constitution, with a view
to making it somewhat similar to the
United States in the limitation of the
rights of the separate states to coin
money or to hinder commerce by tariff
laws which discriminate against goods
brought from adjoining states in Mex
leo.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
DENOUNCED THE SUPREME COURT
Workingmen of Omaha in Entire SYM
pathy With Debs.

Omaha, June "a mass-meeting of
the workingmen of Omaha was held
this evening to take action on the re-
cent refusal of the supreme court to
grant a writ of habeas corpus in the
case of E. V. Debs. The hall was
packed. Speeches were made by Au-
gust Bierman, Rev. Alexander F. Ir-
vine and General Kelly of Industrial
Army renown. The following resolu-
tion was introduced by Kelly and
adopted:
That we, the workingmen of Oma-
ha, in mass-meeting assembled de-
nounce the action of the court as arbi-
trary and unjust and calculated to de-
stroy the confidence of the masses in
the integrity of the judiciary of the
United States"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
KooTENAl COUNTY TO ISSUE BONDS
Indebtedness 10 Be Paid off by the
Usual Way of Borrowing.

Rathdrum, June Sine county com
missioners have decided to issue bonds
for the funding of the warrant indebted
ness of Kootenai county, which amounts
TO something like $4,000. A special cleo
tion will be held August q, at which time
the proposition will be submitted to the
people. 1t will undoubtedly be stroke of
economy to issue bonds, as a much lower
rate of interest can be obtained than the
outstanding warrants are now drawing.
The annual school election in this dis
trict was held Monday. NJ. d. Wright was
chosen to succeed himself and 2-mill
tax was voted for maintenance of the
school during the coming year.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
HAD AN OUTING AT LlDeERwooD
Picnic for The German Aid Society AZ
forded Much Amusement.

The picnic at Lidgerwood Park yester-
day for the benefit of the German Aid
Society was attended by about 400 peo-
pie. During the afternoon Father Held's
band furnished music for the enjoyment
of the visitors. The sports included fat
mems race, a married mems race and a
ladies' race. Dancing to string music con-
tinued until nearly midnight, and all came
home well pleased with the days outing.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
HER LETTERS REVEALED NO CLUE
Miss Harrington's Relations With Sena.
tor Buck Not Known TO BE ImprOper.

Miss Harrington's Relations With Sena.
tor Buck Not Known TO Be Improper.
San Francisco, June S.-The private
correspondence of Miss Harrington pro-
duced in court threw no light upon the
recent tragedy, nor did the letters prove
as sensational as the detectives had
intimated. The writing on several notes
was identified by Frank M. Buck as
that of his father, Senator L. II. Buck,
who died as a result of an accident a
few days ago The notes were address,
ed to MY dear Nell" and were signed
NELL" one being signed, Ever your
darling, Nell The only letter produced
significant of improper relations be-
tween the two was dated Chicago and
written on a letter head of Porter Bros.
The penmanship was not positively
identified as that of Buck.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
In Peace Prepare for War.

Vienna, June, s.--Emperor Francis
Joseph replying today to the address
of the president of the Hungarian diet,
dwelt upon the satisfactory character
of the relations of Austria-H Hungary
with foreign powers and justified the
increased credit asked for military pur-
poses by the necessity of further devel-
oping the organization of the army and
navy.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
MEYERS DAYS ARE NUMBERED NOW
Only Execut.y, Interference Can Save
the Asotin Murderer.

Olympia June S.-The supreme court
has filed opinions in the case of the state
of Washington, respondent, VS.. Charles
r. Meyers, appellant, who was accused of
the crime of murder in the first degree
committed in the preparation of arson.
The undisputed facts, shown by proofs.
were that a certain hotel in Asotin was
destroyed by fire, in which one of its in
mates lost his life, and the disputed facts
which the prosecution sought to prove
We're that such fire was of incendiary
origin and that Meyers was the incen-
diary. A verdict of guilty was rendered
and the appellant sentenced to be hanged.
No error is found in the record and the
lower court is instructed to fix a day for
the execution.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
AN ARMY OFFICER FOUND DYING
Lieutenant Backus Evidently Put an
End to His Life.

Dallas. Tex, June S.-Lieutenant
George D. Backus of the First cavalry
now located in Arizona, is dying at
hospital in this city. He was found
unconscious in the woods near here
with an empty tin cup beside him by
Lieutenant Stephens, to whom he left
a note saying where he might be found.
Lieutenant Backus, on account OF fail-
ing health, was recently given indefinite
sick leave.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
British Threatened by Foes.

Calcutta, June s.-Dispatches from
Simla say 500 tribesmen in Cheiral are
again threatening to attack the
British troops in the vicinity of Darga
The latest dispatch from Simla says
the Shirantis surprised a village q
miles from Fort Sandeman, in the Sc
hobio country, and killed British lieu
tenant and seven men.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
SILVER CONVENTION IN THE SOUTH
Great Gathering Expected Monday at
New Orleans.

New Orleans, June S.-Arrangements
have been completed for a bimetallic
convention in this city Monday Coun-
try delegates are already beginning TO
arrive and indications are that the con-
vention will be one of the most success
full ever held in this state. William ].
Bryan of Nebraska and Fl. ID. Money
of Mississippi will deliver the ad-
dresses
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
FATALLY BITTEN BY A RATTLEsNAKE
Johnny SmalIey Died From the Effects
of the Poison.

Boise, Idaho, June S.-Information
reaches here of the death of a boy in
Lincoln county as result of being bit
ten by a rattlesnake. The lad was
named John c. Smalley. He was the
son of Henry Smalley and was IL years
of age He was riding home from school
when he saw a rattler crawl out into
the road. Instead of giving it a wide
berth, he got off the horse to kill it,
The serpent managed to strike him and
the boy died soon after reaching home.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
FORT MlssoULA SOLDIER MISSING
supposed to Have Perished in the Hills
Near BY.

Missoula, June s.-Private Williams of
company b, Twenty-ffth infantry, sta
toned at Fort Missoula, has been missing
from the quarters and rollcall since last
Wednesday. Several searching parties
have been sent to look for him, but have
not succeeded in discovering any trace.
This evening an Indian came 10 the posi-
and renorted that he had seen the body
of a dead soldier in the hills on the west
side of the Bitter Root river. detail has
been sent TO the place described by the
Indian
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-06-13
HE FELL FROM HIS OWN HAYLO5T
Death OF a Umatilla Man Who Had Been
Drinking Heavily

Pendleton, Or, June S.-Peter Beler,
formerly one of the wealthiest citizens
of Umatilla county, yesterday became
intoxicated in company with a hobo.
After the days debauch he went to
sleep in his hayloft. During the night
he fell to the floor below, a distance
of 80 feet. He was found dead in the
morning.