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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
HORRORS IN CONSTANTlNOPle
Dead and Dying Thrown Into the
Ser Ionether
HORRORS


New York Oct 1S-MadJi Rahsian Is Il
Christian Turk who was one of the pas
sengers on board the La Gascogne which
arrived today. He comes to this country
on a business trip. Through an inter
preter he told about the massacres Of
Armenians. He was in Constantinople
during the three days massacre In Au-
gust last During the three days. 10000
Armenians, he said. were slaughtered
throughout the empire. Wagons filed
with bodies were constantly passing
through the streets OF Constantinople.
Carload after cartload of these bodies
were dumped into the sea. The sight was
| a sickening one, and what added to Its
horror was the fact that in those wagons
were piled the dead and dying. and the
feeble cries of the wounded for release
could be heard from the carts, but th'
appeals were utterly unheeded. Whether
killed or wounded. all were thrown int
the sea.
Mr.. Rahsian says the Europeans hav'
not been molested up to date. He adde'
that they are leaving Constantinopie
fearing they may be attacked.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
FINAL RETURNS IN GEORGIA
Atkinson Received n Plurality Of
38.10O Votes.

Chicago, oct. ia dispatch has been
received at democratic headquarters from
Atlanta saying that the official count Of
the vote in the late state election in Geor-
gia showed that Atkinson, for governor.
had 3C.1OO plurality. The remainder Of
the state ticket was elected by a plu-
raiity OF $500. The democratic major
ity two years ago was 24,1G1. showing 9
democratic gain of 2s.14s over the vote Of
1894. The 1900 shows the regular state
ticket majority, while Atkinson ran be
hind the balance of the state ticket TO
! local reasons.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
WAS THE LARGEST FIRE IN YEARS
Los Angeles Loses Two Hundred
Thousand OF Property.

Los Angeles, Oct. 1S.-The largest fire
that has occurred in this city in years
started late last night In the Fowler pa
per box factory, but before 1t was sub
dued over S2O0,O00 worth of property had
been consumed. The building, which was
a three-story brick, was owned by II. H.
Howell, the first floor being occupied by
J. d. Hooker, dealer in plumbing sup
plies; the second floor by the Van Stor-
age Company and the third floor by the
Fowler paper box factory, where the fire
originated The flames communicated
rapidly to the floors below and before tho
fire department arrived the building was
doomed.
Several of the firemen were painfully
injured by the falling timbers and Thom-
as Meredith. a spectator, was struck on
the head by a falling cornice, which in
nicted a dangerous wound The cause ol
| the fire is not known.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
TO FORCE THE DARDANELLES
Rumors That Such is Uncle SANS
Intention.

Athens, oct. 1S.-The Asty publishes a
dispatch from Constantinople. which
states the United States guardship in
tends to force the DaIdanelles and that
in consequence two Turkish torpedo
boats have gone to the Dardanelles and
two others to Smyrna.
Constantinople, oct. 1S.--It IL stated
, here that the United States minister Mr.
! Terrell. is going 10 Smyrna to consult
! Rear Admiral Thomas o. Selfridge, wh'
! is in command OF the squadron Of war
,hins which have rendezvoused there.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
THE BISHOPS ARE NOW GATHERING
VIII Recommend i<ennc's Successor
To the Pope.

Washington. oct 1S.-The program oi
the meeting of the directors OF the
Catholic university indicates brief ana
business-like session. The meeting be-
gins at 1880 on Wednesday, in the senate
chamber of Mcmahon hall The sessions
will be private, and the present indlca-
ticns are that no authoritative INFORM
alton as to the choice of Bishop keane
successor will be made public after the
meeting or until the pope has acted on
the recommendation of the directors
The meeting of the archbishops begins
on Thursday morning at the same place
but this has to do with the general al
fairs of the church. and not with the
university.
1t is expected that Cardinal Gibbons
and Archbishop Williams of Boston VII
be the guests of the university Arch
bishops Corrigan Of New York and Ryan
of Philadelphia will be with Mr. Riggs o
| this city.
| Most of the visiting prelates nav
friends here with whom they Will sta
| during the meeting. Archbishop eros
| of oregon is already here, the guest q
| Father Mackin of st. Paul parish.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
ROBBERS ARE BEING RUN DOWN
Union Pacific Train Bandits Cannot
Evade Capture.

Omaha, oct 16.-It is believed that the
scouts who are looking for the robbers
who held up the Union Pacific train near
ogden. Wednesday, are close upon their
trail. Chief Canada of the special ser
vice bureau. received a telegram from one
Of the searching party saying that he had
good reason to believe that something
would develop within short time. The
dispatch was sent from that country last
night. Another telegram was also re-
ceived saying that $7J worth of checks
and drafts had beea found in place
where the registered mail pouches had
evidently been opened. The robbers must
have opened the pouches soon after leav-
ing the train, for the drafts and other let
ters of no value to them, were found in
a corn field not far from Uintah. Some
Of the railway officials are inclined to be
lieve that the robbers. after opening the
mail pouches, worked their way back &c
! ogden and are now in Hiding there or II
Salt Lake City.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
RIOT AT PORTSMOUTH, OHIO
. Game of base BniI the Cause of
the Trouble.

Portsmouth, Ohio. Oct. ia riot was
caused here this afternoon by the Sun
dav Observance League attempting TO
break up ball game between the Ports
mouth and Chilicothe teams. Consta-
bIes who tried to serve the warrants
were chased off the grounds by "A howl
ing mob Of spectators and narrowly es-
caped alive. The crowd then surroundea
the office Of Squire Cole. where the ticke
seller. Richard Thornton, was held. They
threatened to release him and the rio
alarm was turned in. The police finalli
dispersed the crowd.
! over $50 arrests will be made on tn
charge Of rioting.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
SHOT HIS PARTNER IN A QUARREL
One California Detective Murders
! Another.

San Francisco Oct. 15.-J. A. Mitchell
today shot and killed his partner, Z. L.
Hicks. in corridor of the Spreckels
building. The men conducted PRIV We
detective and collection agency, and lad
offices in the building. They quarreled
and fought. Mitchell was getting tae
worst of 1t when he drew pistol end
fired. The bullet missed Hicks and he
fed. Mitchell fired another shot and TINS
struck his victim. Hicks fell and Mitch
ell fred another bullet into his BACK.
Hicks died Instantly Mitchell rushed Into
the street, where he was arrested.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
pyG COAL STEAMER WAS BURNED
Crew Were Saved in the Nick of
Time.

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct ia special from
Sturgeon Bay. Wis, says;
The big steamer Australasia, owned by
James Corrigan Of this city, was burned
last night on Lake Michigan and now liss
at the bottom of White Fish bay. The
steamer which was valued at 100000 and
was loaded with a cargo of 1000 tons Of
coal for Milwaukee. caught fire at u
o'clock last night. The Australasia was
then In sight of land. Full steam was
put on and an effort made to beach the
vessel, the crew in the meantime making
terrible fight against the flames. Al
last shoal water was reached just as th'
life saving crew arrived at the vessel ane
rescued the crew. The Australasia sooi
afterwards sank. The vessel and cargo
| are "A total loss
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
COMPLETELY SPOILED THE MEAL
r,epcb Liner Had Rather Rough
NoNaKe.

voyage.
New York, Oct. S.-The steamer Ia
Gaseogne arrived today. bringing 100000
in gold.
on wednesday last the La Gaseogne
encountered a tremendous wave, which
swept away one of the lifeboats and In
other respects slightly damaged the boat
The passengers were at dinner at th'
time. The shock of the wave forced al
most everything from the tables com
pletely spelling the meal for all the pas
ssngsrs.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22

Montesano Wash, Oct. II. - q. L.
Moody was found guilty of murder In the
first degree. Moody is the logger who cut
Mrs. II. L. Bum In Elma not long ago.
Mrs. Bum died soon after.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22
victor Lawson's Mother Dcnd.

Chicago, oct. l6.-Mrs. Iver Lawson,
mother of Victor E. Lawson, OF the
Chicago Record. died today, aged os. ,,r Her
death occurred at her home on LaSalle
avenue.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-22

Washington County has
more slumbering resources
than any County in Idaho.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23
THOMAS GARFIELD FoR SILVER.

Brother of tho Martyred President Re-
pudiates Republican Politics.
Mr.. Thomas Garfield, the only brother
of the late President James A. Garfield,
and a lifelong republican, has written
the following letter for publication:
Jamestown, Mich, Oct. 8, 1906
Hon. L. G. Watkins, Chairman Union
Silver State Central Committee, Grand
Rapids-Dear Sir: am Numerically
opposed to allowing England or any
European power, or any other power,
to be consulted or to dictate in any way
our financial policy. am in favor Of
all the gold and silver produced by this
country being used equally as money
and treated alike at our mints. am
in favor of capital, but am opposed to
having capitalists boarding their money
in national bank vault or investing it
in government bonds. I want capital
put where it will do work. was proud
to be q republican when republican
principles were voiced by Abraham Lin
coin, President Grant, John A. Logan
and James A. Garfield, but am opposed
to having the principles of the repub-
llcan party voiced by the banker bond
holders of Lombard and Wall streets,
through their agent, Mark Hanna. +
am an American, hence am opposed
to consulting any other power in our
American policy, especially in finances.
"THOMAS GARFIELD"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23
PlNKERToN DETECTIVES.
"Let Public Order BE Preserved by Pub.
H. Az ~,

"Let Public Order BE Preserved by Pub
lilo Authority"
In the house of representatives May
10, 1894, Mr.. Bryan said: II only desire
to say, Mr.. Speaker, that this resolu-
ton ought to pass. 1t is simply to In
vestigate whether there has been any
violation of the federal constitution or
laws by the action of these men. be-
lieve in law and order, but l believe
that the law and order should be main
tanned by the lawful authorities, and
not by the private armies. Govern
ments are organized to protect life a-'d
property. These functions should
be transferred to private individuals
and hired detectives until we are ready
to acknowledge government failure
ut is not fair to compel corporations
to protect their property in this way
nor is it right that the safety and even
life of the citizen shall be imperiled by
private and irresponsible soldiery.
"Let public order be preserved by
public authority
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23

sertion, Of exposing child to life of suf.
fering. The mother who, through ignorance
or neglect of the health and vigor Of the or
gans that make motherhood possible, brings
into the world sick and puny child is at
fault for the life Of suffering to which it is
condemned. If woman would have
healthy, robust, happy children, with bright
futures, she must take proper care of her
womanly self.
The best of all medicines for women is
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t acts
directly and only on the delicate and i'm.
portant organs that bear the burdens of ma
ternity. 1t makes them strong and healthy
1t prepares for wifehood and motherhood.
Taken during the expectant period it BAN
ishes the usual discomforts and makes
babys coming easy and almost painless. 1t
insures a robust, healthy newcomer and
ample, natural nourishment. Over 10000
women have testified to its merits over their
signatures. All good druggists sell it.
Mrs. Ursula Dunham of Sistersville Tyler Co..
W; Va writes: My baby now is nearly year
old. She was born last March. After She was
born had local weakness could not stand up
long enough to wash the dishes. III September 1
began taking DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
I took three bottles and it has cured me. / can
noxv do al ,yorlr ~
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23
Chairman Jones Says 1t Is Only
Question of the Size Of
the Majority.
THE STATE OF IOWA,
Gen. William Birney, an Old and
Original Republican, Declares
for Bryan.
tho Goldbug Press About the Cam
paign-The Result in States That
Have Voted This Year-The
Coercion Of Labor.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-(Special) -Reports
of intimidation of employees by railroad
corporations and large manufacturing
concerns continue to come to national
democratic headquarters. The national
democratic managers to-day received
evidence that the officials of the Wabash
railroad were issuing orders to their
employees that they must pledge them
selves to vote for Mckinley or lose their
jobs. A copy of a circular letter signed
by the master mechanic of the Wabash
railroad shops at Springfield. Ills, con-
tains the animus of the railroad cor
porations. This circular letter gives
notice to the employees of that railroad
company, at Springfield, that they must
at once join Mckinley clubs. A copy of
the letter is in the hands of a member
of the democratic state central commit
tee, and will be printed in all free silver
papers throughout the country.
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad
company is also engaged in the bust
ness Of intimidation. This company
has issued upon stationary which has
always been used by the company, a
blank application for membership in
railroad mems "sound money" clubs
The blank application is printed on vel.
low paper, and has over the right hand
corner margin, in small type, "F 81
showing that it is one of a series OF
forms used for the systematic herding
of its employees. The employees of the
road TO whom this blank application
was handed are expected to return the
same duly signed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23
An Approaching Dollar.

What right has g. creditor to demand
n more valuable dollar than he loaned.
Under our existing monetary system
the value of the dollar has been stead
lily rising ever since 1878. The man who
borrowed money at the beginning OF
the year, to be paid at its end, really
gave greater value than he received
We now propose to stop this apprecia.
ton in the value of money and the de.
probation in the value of everything
else and put creditors and debtors upon
plane of justice and equality.-Cincin.
natl Enquirer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23

toral votes, by popular majority OF
21s,00o, while the republicans have got
only two states with only ten electoral
votes and an aggregate majority Of
10000. The democratic managers have
no cause to complain in regard to the,
showing.
A Prominent Old Republican Changes.
Among the notable republicans who
are out for silver is one whose advocacy,
Of the white metal is of peculiar In,
terest throughout the country. Gen.
William Birney, q lifelong aboat-
ZIONIST and republican, and a gallant
soldier in the union army, has ad-,
dressed O letter to the democratic ma
tionnl committee, announcing his adj
herence to the free-silver cause. GEN.
Birney is the son of James G.. Bir-
ney, who was twice the candidate
of the abolitionist party for president
of the United States. In the letter
which he has addressed to Chairman
Ca1npau, of the national democratic
campaign committee, he says:
"From the origin OF the republican
party up to the adoption of its plat
form, last June, at St. Louis, have
shared its principles, rejoiced in it's sue
cesses and sorrowed In Its defeats;
but upon the financial plank Of that
platform I cannot stand. The logic
of my antecedents does not place me
side by side with Grover Cleveland and
John G. Carlisle.
81 believe in honest bimetallism, as
it existed before 1873, and that the
United States ought to lead off in the
return to it. OF oil the nations that de-
monetized silver, we are the most popu-
lous and the most free from interna-
tional ENHANCEMENT. We have more
territory than continental Europe, and
our domestic commerce is 10 times as
much as our foreign commerce. Our
duty and interest is to legislate for our
people and territory first and for Euro
pean interest afterward, If at all.
"The st. Louis platform recommends
that the United States shall wait for
European action and shall maintain
the gold standard Monometallism,
even as a temporary expedient, strikes
me MS q blunder. The maintenance
of the gold standard is the maintenance
of dollar which is constantly rising
in value. 1t means falling prices, ruin
of farmers, hard times, black Fridays,
the rule OF the banking syndicates
the repeated issue of government bonds
for loans and the continued use Of the
| endless chain -
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23
GOLD

It will be seen that the silver forces
have carried six states, having So cleo
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23
"rhe Poor Against the Rich"

In his speech at Tammany Halls
ratification meeting. on September 20,
Senator Thomas f. Grady, Tammany's
orator, said:
"The money lenders call to their aid
the money changers, who ycn for tho CO.
operation of the bankers. and these call
for tho assistance of every form of wealth,
and when they have arrnyed themselves
ms a solid plialanx In the defense of the
unjust privileges they enjoy, they turn to
you, to me, to evcSy democrat, and ask,
Are you going to array the poor against
tho rich?'"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23

On the one hand the republican ma
tional committee is distributing s,ooo,-
600 copies Of Congressman Linton's A.
P. a. speech, dcnouncing the Catholics,
and, on the other, is addressing appeals
to the Catholic clergy to support Nc
Kinley,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23
A satisfactory Showing.

The results in states holding their
elections prior to the presidential cleo
ton are very satisfactory to the demo-
Gratis, and if the Republicans are able to
extract any consolation from the fol-
lowing summary of the rsult-; they are
entitled to whatever comfort it may af-
ford. The following lisa list of the states
which have held elections, giving the
number of electoral votes in each state,
together with the majority:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23
DR.. PierCe's P.,s ss1r! H. !ss Ss;

Or. PIERCE s psinfnl lise ca tooth;
to very great extent be thing Of the past. Ifit
was painful, the proper remedy would be prompt
ly resorted to- and the long train of disorders for
which it is responsible would cease to exist. But
lect of all sickness breeding conditions. A resort
to the right remedy is put off from day to day 1t
shows itself i'll a headache, and some injuri-
GUS headache powder that gives but temporary
relief is used. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
go to the first cause of the trouble and cure
it. They are prompt and permanent cure
for constipation. They cause no pain and
never grippe. Druggists ~ =.
:s .s ,h hs and sell nothing saaag Pellets.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23

$116,52, int 8 per cent.
George H. Kellogg VS. The 10 va De-
post u Loan Co.; deft to have 30 days
to plead.
BIZ Davis VS. George Marquart;
notice to unknown heirs approved
and ordered published as provided
by law.
HO Serfling VS. Anna E Doolittle,
continued.
The Globe Oil Co. VS. Tierney g.
Byrnes ct al, continued
Interstate Investment Co. VS. John
Mcdonnell ct al, continued.
/ Anna Mason VS. Jonathan. Mason,
decree of divorce granted as prayed.
Hattie B Burns VS. Eli S Burns, di is
missed by plaintiff.
LIN Ryce VS. Anna Reckner, settled
Thomas Under VS. NJ H Swift, leave
to amend petition within 80 days,
continued.
The Plano Mfg. Co., Amanda r..
Roper ct. al, default, continued.
The U S Wind, Engine & Pump Co.
John Miller ct al, default, judgment
against both defendants for $50 so.
int. per cent.
Owen ] Hughes VS. S R Cray, con-
tinued.
City of Cresco VS. Hollis Wentworth
continued.
Grand DeTour Plow Co. VS. B R
Evans, default, continued.
City of Cresco VS. Hollis Wentworth
stricken from docket by consent.
James Casey VS. Chickasaw Co..
continued.
[ConcluG ed on last pagel
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23
A Series of Falsehoods.

Recently the Hanna bureau issued O
bulletin claiming that the national
democratic managers had abandoned
the attempt to elect Mr.. Bryan and
would devote the rest of the campaign
to the election of legislatures in states
where United States senators are to be
chosen. When Chairman Jones' atten-
ton was called to the bulletin he said:
"It is only one of the series Of false
hoods the republicans have spread in
order to bolster up their lost cause.
There is not syllable of truth in the
assertion that we have abandoned Bryan
or that we intend doing so. Mr.. Bryan
is already elected, from now on it is
only question of majority. We not
only intend to elect Mr.. Bryan, but we
are sure to carry enough legislatures to
increase the free silver majority in the
United States SENATE.
"In this connection I desire to warn
tire public against any statements np-
gearing from this time on in the gold
bug press concerning the campaign. 1t
seems to be the programme from this
on to make statements concerning the
democratic campaign, its managers and
candidates which are intended to de-
ceivc the public. One day they have Mr..
Bryan sick, another day they have the
national democratic headquarters
closed; one day we are bankrupt and
the next day we have barrels of money.
The next thing they will be saying that
Mr.. Bryan is dead. want to warn the
public to put no stock in or believe any
thing they say in the goldbug papers
during the remainder of the campaign"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-23
The State of Iowa.

The republican managers have be-
come SO badly frightened over Iowa
that they have not only been compelled
within the past three days to place
several hundred thousands of dollars in
that state, but have also been COM
PEELED to resort to the usual Mckinley
subterfuge of claiming everything. A
republican morning newspaper having
mortgage of $11S,000 on Maj. Mckin-
ley has found it necessary to send it's
most versatile correspondent into that
state for the purpose of manufacturing
a Mckinley majority out of an adverse
majority of 1000. 1t is known positive
ly at national democratic headquarters
that the last republican poll of Iowa
gave that state to Bryan by 1000 MAJ
jority. This explains the solicitude for
Iowa. Secretary Walsh, of the national
committee, has in his possession a COM
plete poll of that state, completed with
in the past week. 1t shows that Bryan
will carry Iowa by q majority of not less
than $4,000, and it may exceed $4,000.
The poll shows a republican detection
for Bryan in every county in the state.
This detection runs from so to 1900 in
every county in the state. The banner
republican counties in the state are
those most seriously affected, and they
will go for Bryan. The republican poll
comedies 10000 republicans to Bryan;
the democratic poll shows $4,000 repu5-
licans in the state as being for Bryan.
What is more. republicans are coming
over every day in every county, while
the list of democrats who have been
inclined to vote for Palmer is growing
less, and the indications are that not
more than 1000 gold democrats will be
found in the state in November.