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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-06-11
CROWDS ARE GATHERING
NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS
FLOCEING TO ST. LOUIS.
Hanna and PIntt. the Two Big Boom
ers, Expected Tuesdny-Goid
PLATFORM.

st. Louis, June THE newspaper cor
respondents are reaching the city from
nearly all quarters. Less than half a
dozen politicians of national repute have
put in an appearance. 1t is not expected
there will be much real activity in
political way until the arrival of NJ A
Hanna, Major McKinley's manager, with
his forces. He is expected Tuesday, as is
also the Hon Thomas c. Platt, who is
coming to look after the interests of Levi
p. Morton. 1t is also said that eX-Gov-
ernor Gear of Iowa will put in an appear
ance before the middle of the week with
a corps of assistants to engage in the
preliminary skirmish in behalf of Senator
William b. Allison. The bill posting bri-
gade for the Hawkeye state candidate
was here today and as a result litho-
graphs and portraits of Senator Allison
have been hung in the shop windows
and posted upon the dead walls of the
town. The national committeeman will
all be here before the close of the week.
With them will come scores of delegates,
especially those having contests, and a
horde of camp followers in the way of
citizens, who desire to serve the state, or
rather party, in the capacity of assistant
sary positions about the convention hail.
All arrangements for handling the con-
vention have been completed. st. Louis.
in spite of the fact that a fortnight ago
a storm swept hole a mile and half
wide through her center, is ready 20
comfortably accommodate and handle the
scores of thousands of visitors whom II
is expected will attend the convention.
x-Cn Tbnnncnp Of
Ohio. who. with General Grosvenor win
argue the cases of the contested McKn-
ley delegates before the national commit
teemen, has arrived. They are G. W.
Hill of Tennessee and ]. G. Long of Flor-
ida. Both are avowed Mckinley men.
Judge Thompson. who is looked upon as
the only Mckinley spokesman yet in the
field, said he was certain there will be
but one ballot for the naming of a presi-
Dental nominee.
In regard TO the platform, he said: 1T
will be "A sound money platform. 1t viii
be platform that will he acceptable to
the republicans east and west. However.
some of the delegates may go away dis
satisfied at not having been able to word
it just as desired. yet it will be a plat
form they can support
Referring to contested delegations. he
said many of the contests, he believed,
would be amicably settled or abandoned
before the meeting of the national com
mittee.
Another of the Mckinley force. in REF
erence to the platform. said 1t would
make a square issue with the l6 to dem
ocrats. 1t would read so as to admit of
no double Interpretation. 1t would be for
| a gold standard.
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NO FIRST BALLOT NOMINATION
Mckinley Not to he Nominated by
an Acclimntton vote.

st. Louis, June 7.-According to an in
terview with Chauncey l. Filley, the re-
publican leader of Missouri, which ap-
pears in the Post-Dispatch. William Me
Kinley will not be nominated on the iirst
ballot
can Mr.. Mckinley be nominated on
the first ballot?" was asked Mr.. Filley
Yes. but there is no purpose on the
part of his friends and managers to at
tempt any such condition. Those who
talk or urge it are not the friends of
Mckinley in the real sense of true friend
ship. They are evidently unfamiliar with
the rules of the republican national con
ventions, and the courtesies to every can
didate and his right to have his name
presented, voted upon and to have the
vote announced
1T would be the height of presumption
If not mpudence to attempt any other
course. The friends of Reed, Allison.
Morton and Others even If in the minor
ity, have their rights, and they will be
respected The rules of this convention.
like others of the past, will, no doubt.
provide that when the roll is being called
no change of vote will be in order and
that 1t will be announced. Then, if a
majority has not been had. another ballot
will be proceeded with, and continued
until there is a majority of all the dele
gates elected announced.
Hence, no stampede or acclamation
vote will be in order. Without the con
tested southern votes, some ll5 of Nc
Kiney's. 1t is possible to nominate him
on the first formal ballot. Sometimes an
informal ballot is taken"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-06-11

Ceremonies Are Attended by Thou
sands of Chicago Citizens.


Chicago, June 6-The bronze statue of
city of Chicago by Joseph Medll, the ven-
cradle editor of the Chicago Tribune ana
president of the Press Club of Chicago
was formally unveiled in Lincoln Park
this afternoon The event was slgnalIzed
as a holiday by the printing Fraternity
of Chicago. and publishers, editors. re-
porters, correspondents, compositors,
stereotypers, electrotypers, telegraphers,
electricians. pressmen. re ed=rs biacers,
mallers. typefounders, representatives OF
all organizations and individuals con-
nected with the business OF printing OF
each and every kind, to n to.al OF aO-
600, turned out to DO honor to the men,
ory of the great father IF printing. and
incidentally to pay lbute to the Oldest
and greatest of the living elitors OF the
west.
The exercises were simple. but interest
ing and impressive. After the rendering
of patriotic music, Nr. Msd'll delivered
the address of pras NATION and the
statue was received IN behalf of the
printers of Chicago by Clnral Kahler;
on behalf of the parks by lion. William
Penn Nixon, and on be 1a'f of the city
by Mayor Swift. The act of unve ling
was performed by Rene Rach of Wash-
ington, lineal descendant If Franz lin,
while the Grafton was delivered by Hon
IL. A. Estabrook, formerly known as me
silver tongued orator of Omaha, but now
resident OF this city. Chee~s for Mr..
Medill and the singing of patriotic
song brought the exercises to conclu-
sion. The guests on the main platform
included several hundred members OF the
Old-Time Printing Association
The statue of Benjamin Franklin, now
a conspicuous feature OF Lincoln Pavlx, Is
1t Is the work of r. II. Pax, the noted
Milwaukee sculptor, and who N a1e in
advance a careful study of ull available
portraits OF the great American stiues-
man. Finally he selected as his model a
portrait of Franklin by Du Plessis, IN
the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts in
New York. The bronze figure is nine
feet high and rests upon grant redes-
tai IL feet high. one arm rests naturally
at the side, the other rests on the rip.
The figure Is costumed in a typical, CO.
lonal frock coat and knee breeches. and
gives the impression of man Of rne-
dium stature, well formed and strongly
built. The statue Is cast in golden
bronze. The base Is without crnare mt
On the face of the gracef u paiestai Ia
carved Franklin" In plain block let.
ters.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-06-11
THE INSURGENTS WE'RE ROUTED
Driven Before the Spanish Troops
I'm Several Skirmishes.

Havana, June THE band of Acea de-
manded the surrender of the fort at the
village of Gabriel in Havaha province
and sent a threat to blow II UP with
dynamite. The chief of the garrison de-
tanned the messengers who had been sent
to parley with him as to the prisoners.
After keeping up a fire for two hours, the
insurgents retreated, burning IA houses
They buried five that were killed and car-
ried off their wounded.
In the course of several skrmishes in
Havana, Matanzas and Pinar del Rio,
the insurgents have lost 20 killed. Colonel
Fguero attacked the insurgents in ex-
tensive positions held by them on the
heights of Santa Barbara, in Havana
province. Both sides opened fire stimuli
taneously, but the insurgents soon re-
treated abandoning IA of their killed. but
carrying off their wounded.
Captain Lopez with $50 infantry met
a squadron of cavalry at Bavameses,
where he found 600 well-armed insurgents
occupying good positions, and forced them
to retire with a loss of is killed. The Of
fetal report states that the troops had
three killed, while Captain Lopez him
self was seriously wounded and II pri-
Yates were also wounded
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HEAVY FIRE AT wALLA wALLA
Northern Pacific Elevator Co.'S Large
building Totally Destroyed.

Walla Walla, June 7-Tonight about
midnight an alarm of fire was sounded
which quickly brought out the fire de-
partment. 1t was ascertained that the
grain elevator belonging to the Northern
Pacific Elevator Company was on fire.
The fire had gained such a start that
all efforts to extlnguish 1t proved un-
avaiing. In a short time the large build
ing. together with the contents, was
consumed.
The capacity of the building is about
100000 bushels OF grain. At the time
there were only about 10000 bushels in
the building. This grain 1t is stated be-
longs to Dement, Brothers. Everything
proved total loss There is doubtless in
surance on both building and contents,
but owing to the lateness of the hour
the particulars could not be ascertain
ed. The fire is undoubtedly the work of
an incendiary. AT the time of the fire a
heavy rain prevailed which prevented the
fire from being more general.
Several adjoining buildings caught fire,
and also cars. but were saved
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-06-11
70 STIMULATE IMMIGRATION
whitman County bureau Much In
terested in the Matter.

Colfax, Wash, June &c. b. Lven-
more appeared before the Whitman
County immigration Bureau Saturday
and stimulated that body much by ex-
planning many matters of immigration to
them. The gentleman will shortly go
east in the interest of this state. He will
be supplied with literature from all parts
of the state, also exhibits of many of
the different products, and paintings and
photographs of western life and scenery
These he will use in his lectures. The
gentleman says he has but one lecture,
and he uses it at his first meeing in
each town. The meetings following this
one are devoted to the answering Of
questions found in the question box; also
questions direct from the audience.
The bureau is preparing to raise the
county assessment. $50. which the state
bureau has asked it to raise, and will
drop into line full fiedged and will use
every means possible to put Whitman
county before the eyes of the eastern
states The state paper is being well
subscribed for in this county. Several
hundred copies will be sent from here
to eastern people, who are awake and in
able circumstances.
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THE COMING FAIR IN WHITMAN
A Meeting Has Been Held by the
Board of Managers.

Colfax, Wash, June THE managing
board of the whitman County Fruit and
Horticultural Association met Saturday
to discuss the matters relating to the
coming fair, which was decided to be
opened Thursday, September %, and con-
tinued until October g.
A committee was appointed to arrange
a premium list. 1t was instructed TO
make the premiums offered as high as
possible, and to make a special premium
for different varieties Of grains. fruits
cattle, etc
soliciting committee was appointed
and instructed to bring in report by
the next meeting. that the premium lisi
committee might have foundation upon
which to work.
After fully discussing the matter 1t was
decided to not compete at the coming
Spokane fruit fair for the county prize.
at that meeting, but 1t was deemed un'
An exhibition will, however be made
fair for this county TO receive all the
laurels which generous Spokane awards
to her sister counties for the best display
of fruits.
All indications are that the coming fair
will be much better than the last one
| The next meeting of the board OF man
ayers will be called June a.
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II.

ly investigated by a subcommittee of the
ways and means committee, but it was
thought not advisable by the republican
leaders to attempt legislation ON that
single feature Of the tariff system
Although the house committee on bank
ing and currency devoted much time to
the discussion of financial questions. 1t
was unable to agree on but two bills
one to permit banks to issue circulation
TO the amount of par value of the bonds
deposited by them as security; the other
for the organization of national banks in
the smaller towns, neither of which was
passed this session.
The only important bill reached by the
house committee on coinage was that for
the adoption of the metric system of
weights and measures.
The first public resolution adopted by
congress and that after one hours debate
in the house and after few days in the
senate, was that authorizing the president
to create the commission to investigate
the Venezuela Guiana boundary line.
The debates over Cuban affairs resulted
in the adoption of a concurrent resolution
expressing the sympathy of this govern
ment with the insurgents calling upon
the president to accord them bellgerent
rights and to offer the friendly offices of
the United States to Spain to bring the
war to an end.
Resolutions were adopted by both
branches of congress denouncing the mas
sacres of Armenians in Turkey and call
ing upon the signatory powers to the
Berlin treaty to protect the Armenian
Christians. Seventy-five thousand dollars
was appropriated for the carrying out
of the stpulations of the Berlng sea seal
fisheries treaty with Great Britain.
or tariff and financial legislation, this
congress, as was said, has accomplished
nothing. With a safe margin of free sill
YER votes in the senate, and a majority
of nearly two to one against silver in
the house, 1t was evident from the be.
ginning that no general policy could be
agreed upon. The two bills framed by
the house ways and means committee
and bearing the name of their author
Mr.. Dingley of Maine, one bill for the
issue of short term popular loan and oil
certificates of indebtedness; the other t(
increase the rates of tariff schedules il
wool, manufactures of wool, and othe
articles, were killed in the senate by tn,
determination to substitute therefor th
silver coinage measures.
The dairy interests of the country pre-
vailed upon congress to enact the mos
important measure for their protection
since the oleomargarne law, the nllet
cheese bill, which regulates the manufac
ture and sale of aduterated cheese
The old anti-option bill was killed b,
the house committee on agriculture an,
will not appear in this congress- A larg,
portion of the sessions business relate,
to public lands and important amend
ments were made to the public land laws
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cuBA's ANrr-AMnnroAN FEELING
The Merchants VIII Make No More
Purchases Here.

Copyrighted, 1896 by Associated Press)
Havana, June THE Spanish newspa-
pers TEEN with articles on the loyalty of
Spaniards In the republics of Mexico,
Uruguay and Argentina. But that Is too
well known to require extended notice.
The Spaniards of Argentine and of Uru-
quay have enrolled as volunteers in cuba,
and today over 1900 of them are serving
in this island to maintain Spanish rule
and Spanish supremacy. The Spaniards
in the United States and all Spanish
America have initiated a naval fund. the
subscriptions extending over three years
The latest evidence of loyalty of Span
iards In Spanish America has taken a
new form. What Is deemed to be strong
anti-Spanish feeling in the American SEN
ate and the United States generally has
been developed by the press In the mother
country as well as in Spanish America.
1t has led to the calling together of Span
lsh merchants In the republics of Mexico.
Uruguay and the Argentine republic.
They have protested against what they
regard as. the unfriendly utterances of the
American people and have unanimously
decided to cease further purchases IN the
United States.
The movement was initiated In South
America quite recently. The Spanish
merchants of Mexico City and Vera Cruz
have decided on similar action.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-06-11
THE CORBETT-sHARKE CONTEST
As Usual the Match Only Ended in
Empty Talk.

San Francisco, June 7.-Vigorous efforts
are being made here to get on a four
round match between Corbett and Tom
Sharkey, the muscular sailor, who so far
has whipped every man he has gone
against. Last night it was reported that
an agreement had been reached whereby
Corbett would meet Sharkey in four
round contest He would not agree to
knock the sailor out, however, but stip-
ulated that If Sharkey was knocked out
in four rounds he (CorbetD was to get
80 per cent of the gate receipts and
Sharkey nothing. If Sharkey should be
on his feet at the end of the fourth round,
the receipts We're to be divided between
the two, Corbett TO receive tn larger
share. Corbett today denied that he had
made any such agreement but the man
ayers of the National Athletic Club say
that new deal is now being negotiated
which will result in a fight of some sort
on June %.
Corbett stated to the Associated Press
tonight that he was willing to meet Shar
key in a four-round go, but could not
guarantee to knock him out The cham
pion's proposition is that If he should
put Sharkey out, he is to get 80 per cent
VI tHe SToSS receipts, ana SndIkeN nOln
ing. If Sharkey should manage to stay
four rounds. the sailor should receive a
small proportion of the receipts. Sharkey
at first agreed to this proposition and the
fight was set for June 49, Later, how
ever, the big sailor concluded that H.
was getting the short end, and insisted
that If he should be on his feet at the
end of the fourth round the contest
should be declared draw. Corbett
laughed at what he calls such a nervy
proposition, and declines to allow Shar
key an oportunity to make draw with
him. Corbett could not be induced tc
change his opinion and Sharkey coulo
not be persuaded to meet the champion
on any other terms than those he pro
posed, so the fight is off temporarily. |
is very probable however that Sharke.
may be tempted to stand up before Cor
bett and do his best to stay four round,
for the short end of the gate receipts.
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ADJUSTMENT OF DIFFERENCES
Parliamentary Machinery to secure
Prompt Action on Bills.

Washington, June THE house man
ayers have parliamentary machinery in
motion which will enable them to secure
a prompt action on every proposition sub
mitted by the conferees on the five re-
naming appropriation bills looking TO an
adjustment of the differences between
the two houses Instead of adiourning
last night the house took a recess until
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. That SC
tion continues the legislative day of Sat
urday, which by special order adopted
on Friday, was made a suspension, and
will enable the house to vote on any
proposition after 20 minutes debate The
differences between the two houses, the
four supply bills-the sundry civil. naval
Indian and District of Columbia-are rad
ical, but by mutual concessions the house
leaders believe the differences can he ad
justed so as to permit an adjournment
Tuesday or Wednesday.
The main difficulty in the way of an ad-
journment by the middle of The week
seems to lie at the senate end of the
capitol, where a single senator can OBJ
struct matters If he chooses, until the
quorum fails, or until the chances OF a
sine die adjournment before the St
Louis convention will disappear An in
tense desire of the members at both ends
of the capitol to get away raises factious
opposition to yield their individual desires
to accomplish the result 1t is positive
that If Mr.. Harris and others, who are
represented as insisting upon the restor-
alton of the southern war claims on the
new general deficiency, should carry
their obstruction tactics too far, the
leaders at both ends of the capitol might
decide to allow the deficiency to fail alto
gether, in order to bring about the COW
eted adjournment While the failure CT
this bill might embarrass the govern
ment, 1t would not stop all of the govern
ment machinery.
Whether the senate shall be able to con-
clude the work of the session this week
will probably depend upon whether a
quorum can be maintained. Some sena-
tors are opposed to the passage of the
deficiency bill with the French spoliation
clause and the store and supply claims
allowed under the Bowman act omitted
Senator Harris makes no secret Of his
| intention to demand the restoration OF
these items to the bill and says he will
not consent to its passage without them
except upon yea and no vote If he
insists upon this voting quorum vii
| be necessary Several senators have
announced their purpose of leaving th'
city early in the week and many other.
will depart about the middle of the wecl
for St. Louis. Under these circum
stances II is possible that adjournmen
may be postponed until the republican
convention, although there will be a vor!
general effort to prevent this.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-06-11
TIRKnr CAPTURED ny TROOPS
Dervishes Made stubborn Fight
nnd Lost 1000 Men.

Firket, Egypt, June This point was
taken by the Egyptian troops at an early
hour this morning and their manner of
acquittng themselves in this, the first
engagement of the Nile campaign, has
given great satisfaction to the British
officers.
The long night march was pursued IN
absolute silence. in consequence of which
the arrival of the Egyptians at the Der
wishes camp took the enemy completely
by surprise. They quickly rallied, how
ever, and rushed to their arms They
stood TO their positions and made a stub
born defense of the camp for two hours
during which there was hard fighting
The dervishes We're finally put to rout by
a flank movement executed by the cav
airy. Seeing themselves in danger Of be-
ing surrounded, the forces of Khalifa
took flight to the southwark toward
Suarda, pursued 10y the cavalry
The reports received Indicate the loss
to the dervishes will amount to 1000 men.
Among those killed is the Emir Ham
muda who was their commander; besides
many important chiefs. Hammuda was
in command of the largest force at Su-
arda. The Egyptian loss in the fight was
20 killed and 80 wounded. Hundreds of
dervishes were taken prisoners.
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SWEPT ny A CLOUD HURST
Four Boys We're Drowned and Much
Property Damaged. .-

Leavenworth, Kan, June -Four per-
sons were drowned and considerable dam
age to property done by cloudburst
which visited this section this afternoon.
The water fell in torrents, smashing win
dows. tearing off signs, and flooding eel
lars and bottom lands. Dennis and Mich
ael Desmond, and Dennis and Eugene
Cummings, all under II years OF age, were
drowned by going into stone culvert to
escape the storm The water washed their
bodies into the Missouri river and they
have not been recovered.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-06-11
VALUABLE PARK PROPERTY GIFT
Thomas ii. swOpe Donates 1914 Acres
of Land to Kansas City.

Kansas City, June 7.-Kansas City has
been made the recipient, free OF cost, of
park property. second in point of area
to any public park property in the United
States The gift was made by Thomas
II. Swope. one of the city's oldest citi-
zens. The property is situated four miles
southeast of the city and contains 1914
acres. The land is the finest in Jackson
county and is worth s250,OO0. In 1864 Mr.
Swope made an extensive personal ex-
ploration in the Rocky mountains al
Butte, Mont, when II was an Unimpor
tant mining camp. He took up claims and
became one of the founders of industries
His interest in education was proved fv,
years ago by the gift of $4,000 to Cente'
college, Kentucky.
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K'KINLEY's CORN TRAIN TO START
Three of the Cars Struck by Light
ming and Totally Destroyed.

Wichita Kan, June THE Mckinley
decorated corn train which will start
from here tomorrow for St. Louis will
depart with three cars of corn short.
Lightning struck the train of 40 cars
at Oakville and burned three cars before
it could be extinguished The depot was
also burned. The train of 40 cars, repre-
senting 40 counties, was gotten up to
take to st. Louis for the benefit of the
tornado sufferers. Forty orators accom-
pany the train. and will aid McKinley's
boom.