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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
THE UNIVERSITY or WASHINGTON
Mayor wood Is Missed From the
Bonrd of Regents.

Seattle, April 12.-The election Of VIII
liam ID. WOOD as mayor of Seattle robs
the University OF Washington or one of
the best regents the institution has ever
had. For about tnree years he has been
one of the most enthusiastic, careful and
successful workers for the unlversitys
interests. As chairman of the committee
on instruction and as a member of the
executive committee of the board he has
always been overwhelmed with work dur
ing the period of construction of new
buildings and the reorganization of the
faculty The regents will miss him from
their meetings, and Governor McGraw
has a delicate duty to fl the vacancy
caused by the retirement of such a com
petent officer
The first oratorical contest of the year
takes place in Seattle on Wednesday.
April 10. The three judges are eX-Regent
and now Mayor William d. Wood and Re
gent George Hyde Preston of Seattle.
and Regent b. f. Houston of Tacoma.
The contestants are follows: r. NJ.
Anderson, f. r. Bechdolt A. j. Collins,
Il. w. Smith, G. H. Steffen and Miss II
Wood
The winner In this contest will repre-
sent the University of Washington in the
intercollegiate contest TO be held in Ia
coma May Is.
A gold and silver medal are offered as
first and second prizes
The university enjoyed treat on Fri
| day afternoon. Hon Norman Buck
| judge of the superior court of Spokane
| county, and department commander Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic. gave a
| stirring, patriotic address to the students
| and faculty assembled for the purpose.
| Judge Buck was received most enthusas-
| tically by the students.
| Arbor day win be observed at the Uni
versity of Washington. A committee Of
the faculty has been appointed consisting
of Dr. T.. j. Hamilton Dr. A. +. .5ech-
dolt, President NJ. w Harrington. Henry
| II. Hlndshaw and Edmond S. Meany to
| arrange the details for the exercises of
the day. II is proposed to plant a great
number OF trees on the new campus, as
well as to observe the day with an APP
| propriate program.
| The suit of j. S. Krape against the
| University Of Washington for $4,000 dam
| ages is likely TO determine "A number OF
| points as to the legal status of the uni
versity as an organization. Mr.. Krape
| was seriously injured while at work rails
| ing fagpole on the new campus. Prob
ably the principal point in the issue will
be as to whether the university is a
corporation as under the territorial laws
or whether II is a regular state institu
tion under the constitution and the new
laws.
| Attorney General Jones represents the
university. and the trial will probably
take place In the King county superior
court in a few days.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
TURKEY DENIES THE STATEMENT
Missionaries VIII Not Re Expelled II
They Behave Themselves.

Washington. April 12.-The Turkish lc-
cation has received from the sublime
porte under yesterdays date the follow
ing cablegram:
1T has been falsely stated that the mis-
sionaries would be expelled. The impvr-
al government has not taken and does
not intend to take any general measure
of expulsion of missionaries and Catholic
priests. These among them who attend
peacefully to their business are not and
will not be disturbed. But. surely, it can
noy be the same for those who by their
attitude try to disturb the order and
tranquility of the country and place thcm-
selves in open hostility to the laws and
re gulations in force in the empire. The
imperial government, watchful of the
maintenance OF public security. has the
duty to send them away from its territory
and in so doing. it avals itself of a right
which in all justice nobody could con
test"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
HAD TO cur THEIR WAY our
Captain Brand Has Desperate
Fight with MntabcIcs.

Buluwayo. April 12.-Details have been
received here of the encounter with the
Matabeles of Captain Brand as a result
of which he suffered a reverse and was
compelled to ask for assistance from
Buluwayo. The Matabcles surrounded and
attacked Captain Brands column. cod
ssting of 1S0 men which had been sent
to relieve Gwanda 20 miles south of here
Captain Brand formed a laager for the
purpose of Offering better defense
against the attack. Some desperate light
ing ensued. The enemy were found to
be well armed with Martini rifles and di-
rected strong fire against Captain
Brands Maxim gun with such good effect
that II became disc blcd.
Captain Brands ammunition also ran
short and the fierce attack Of the Mata-
beles continuing, the situation of his
force began to grow desperate. They were
finally obliged to fight their way out with
a loss of five troopers killed and 1G wound
cd. 1t is estimated that 100 of the Mat
abeles were killed.
In response to Captain Brand's message
calling for assistance. "A relief force of
$50 men with artillery was dispatched as
quickly as possible. This force met Cap
tain Brands column returning.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
VENEZUELAN BOUNDARY QUESTION
Public Records OF spain and the
Netherlands TO he Presented.

Washington, April 12-The Venezuelan
authorities expect to present to the Vene-
zuelan commission at an early day trans
lations of the public records of Spain and
the Netherlands, taken from the archives
of those countries, relating to the vene-
zuelan boundary.
1t Is expected that this will prove an
important contribution to the case. Here
tofore the Spanish and Dutch records have
been referred to in IA general way and
the recent British blue book made cx-
tracts from them II has been felt, how
ever, that the records in their entirety
would be of much service and the Vene-
zuelan officials have undertaken this large
task.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
nLooDnouSDs ARE on HIS TRAu
George Taylor. Murderer of the
Mceks Family. stiIl at Large.

Carrollton. Mo. April 12.-George Tay-
or, who escaped last night. 10 days before
the day set for his execution for the bru-
tai murder of the Meeks family is still
at large with little chance of being re-
captured. His brother William is still
In jail, which is heavily guarded. Fif-
teen armed men. strangers. have arrived
in town and Deputy Sheriff Shelton, fear
ing an attempt to lynch the prisoner, has
ordered the local militia company to be
in readiness to act.
Fifty men spent all last night and today
trailing. The bloodhounds traced the trai
only a quarter of mile out of town
where some confederate evidently met
him with a vehicle.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
TO- ADJOURN IN JUNE
PREDICTED THAT CONGRESS WILL
CEASE WORK ABOUT JUNE I.
There Are Many Questions of Inn
portancc Tint May lie Left
Suspended in Mid Air. aa

Washington, April 12-An unusually
,arly adjournment of congress is being
Predicted by the republican leaders in
Doth houses and every sign points to the
iulfillment of their propheses. No con
gress in many years has made the record
Tor the transaction of routine business
which stands to the credit of the present
one, so far as the lower house is con
cerned, at any rate.
With all the regular appropriation bills
except two passed by the house, with one
of those remaining reported from the
committee and likely to be passed, with
1nly day or. two of debate, and with
the other in process of preparation, the
house leaders are placing the limit of
this session at the first of June, allowing,
as they think, sufficient time for the SEN
ate to take care of the important bills
sent to it from the house.
No other business except the regular
appropriations is absolutely necessary to
he done, and although the house may take
up some of the more pressing of the
general matters before, such as the set
Element of the Pacific railroad debts, the
statehood and bankruptcy bills, it is ex-
pceted that many other minor matters
VIII De passed over III 'he interest oil an
early adjournment
IL seems prooaple that 'he mousse VIII
nave passed the iast OF the appropriation
piiis heiore May 10. VI these pilis' hVe-
the pension, 'miiitary academy urgent
uehciehcy' diplomatic ana consular anu
army piiis-haNe Deeh signed py lhe pres
| dent.
Inc AGRICULTURAL plil mas peen passed
hot l. h..
py poth houses ana IS ready lor lhe pres
| ueht signature Inc postoilce piii mas
| oeen passed Dy Doth houses, nut the sen
ate amendments nave nearly been agreed
| 10 py the mousse ana the leglsiative' exec
| utive and Judiciary bill Is also IN confer
ence between the TWO houses
Ihe lndian Dill is III the senate ana the
| naval Dill is ready Tor consideration Inc
| 5uhdrV civil service ana the river ana
hafpor pllls nave peen sent TO the senate
ana referred TO committees. In the mouse
the iortihcations Dill STANDS ready Tor CON
slderatioh ana the last oil the hst' the
Seheral uenciency Is beins prepared pY
the appropriations committee. There re-
| man therefore but TWO appropriation bills
TO De passed py the mouse ana SIX TOT the
senate TO act upon.
Inc senate committee on appropriations
$ well up with It's work on the appro-
| Prlatloh piiis' ana the senate is not tar
behind its committee.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
REPORTS OF SPANISH VICTORIES
rhe EIections i'm Cuba Are Proceed
ing with Good order.

Havana. April l2.-The insurgent leader
Carlenas has burned the machinery and
buildings of the plantation of Mazorrea.
The column of Major Garrido. in an en-
gagement with Jose Maceo. dislodged the
insurgents and took their camp and am
muntion. The insurgents left seven
killed. Maceo and Perez were wounded.
Four of the troops We're killed and ten
wounded.
Colonel Moncada at La Pastora on Pass
river, was under the fire of the insurgents
for three hours when he dislodged them
from their position with great loss.
The elections are proceeding with good
order. The autonomists are Withholding
their votes.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
pERvrsH FORCES novERrNG NEAR
Their Chief. with Large Force, De-
tented by a Friendly ShieIsh.

Suakim, April 12.-Thc dervish forces
under command of Osman Digna continue
to hover in the neghborhood of Sualxim.
watching their opportunity to do mis-
chief Minor skirmishes between the
dervishes and friendly Arabs on the plain
before Suakim are continually occurring
and several men have been killed.
Osman Digna with 200 cavalry and 800
infantry has attacked the position held
by shiekh who is friendly to the Brit
ish. but he was repulsed with IA killed
This victory of the friendly shiekh Sc
cures the safety of the plain before Sua-
kim.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
THE NATIONAL L. =. W. MEET
VIII BE Held at Louisville, Ky. Aug
ust 10 to IL.

Louisville, April l2.-August 10 to l5
the days asked for by the local organiza-
lions for the national J.. A. w. meet of
1895, have been sanctioned by Chair
man Gideon and preparations for the star
cycling event OF the year are under fun
headway. The work Is under the general
direction of the "9s Meet Club whose
officers are the men most prominently
connected with cycling In this city. A
parade is TO take place on Wednesday
afternoon and 1t is estimated there win
be IS 900 wheelmen in line.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
had sMAsnur At BURKE
Two Cars Londed With Ore Crash
Into an Engine.

Wallace. April l2.-Friday night the o.
r. & n. Burke train had just put train
Of cars to the dumps Of the Standard mill
when two cars loaded with ore broke
loose and came down the incline catching
the engine, No. Ill. on the frog at the
switch wrecking both cars badly and al
most completely demoishing the engine.
Nearly everything breakable on both sides
of the engine was broken
No o. r. & n. trains ran to Burke YES
terday and this morning as engine No.
ls4 was backing down from the Standard
mine the tender jumped the track at the
junction OF the Burke and Muilan branch
o..
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
HIS son AND WIFE MURDERED
Shocking Discovery by Farmer
Near Denver.

Denver April 11.-Alexander c. Miller,
returning to his home on the Warner
ranch, II miles east of Denver, this morn
ing, found stephen, aged u. dead, and his
wife, the boys mother, unconscious And
bleeding to death from numerous stab
wounds.
The boy had been stabbed through the
heart.
The house had not been robbed, and
the motive of the crime is mystery.
Mrs. Miller is Miler's second wife, his
.dst having obtained divorce on account
of his intimacy with the woman now
murdered.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
FREE srLvnnrrEs IN ALABAMA
Captain Johnston. Candidate for

Captain Johnston. Candidate for
Governor. Makes an Estimate.
Memphis. April 12.-Captain Joseph +.
Johnston. free silver candidate for gov
ernor Of Alabama, telegraphs the Com
mercial-Appeal the following:
Birmingham, Ala, April l2.-The state
convention will be composed of 50i dele
gates. We have returns from all the
counties except five, having an aggregate
of "a delegates. My returns show that
Clark has carried 12 counties. having 81
delegates, and have carried 40 counties,
with 1856 delegates.
JOSEPH f. JOHNSTON.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
Mns. MILLEn's MURDERER CAUGHT
NoI<i. the Jap. Claims He Killed Her
in Self Defense.

Denver, April l2.-Aoki, the japanese
who is charged with the murder OF Mrs
Minnie Miller and her nephew. Willie
'rruesdell. on Homer's ranch. near Den
yer. was captured a Pueblo this morning
and brought to this city.
He admits having killed the woman.
but says he did It in self-defense.
He claims they quarreled over his
wages, and she attacked him first with
a gun and then with a knife. He took the
weapons from her, and finally stabbed
her He claims to have no recollection
Of how the boy met his death.
The officers say no gun was found at
the place.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
PASSENGER AGENT FLYNN DEAD
was Known I'm Railroad Circles Both
East and West.

Denver April ED. J. Flynn, travel
ing passenger agent for the Rock Island
railroad for Colorado and Utah, died this
morning at his rooms at the Arno hotel
OF pneumonia. He was well known in
railroad circles both In the east and west.
He was for years employed in the pass
enger department of the Erie railroad
but came west six years ago for his
health.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16

81. Petersburg, April 12.-An official de-
NAL has been issued here of the state
ment published all over the world that
Port Arthur has been ceded to Russia by
China.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16

New York. April 11.-Ladenburg. THAI
man & Co. have withdrawn from the sub
treasury $4,000 gold for shipment to
Hayti today.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16
DISGRACE AN nLusrRrous NAME
Grnndson of Ex-President Taylor In
dictcd for Embexzlement.

Atlanta Georgia. April 12.--John Tay-
lor Cooper. grandson of Ex-President
Taylor, has been indicted here by the
grand jury for embezzlement OF county
funds and is held under bonds to answer
Cooper has been clerk OF the county board
OF commissioners for number OF years
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-04-16

Unexpected Snowfall in Tint state
and Northern New Mexico.

Denver, April 12.-,rhe storm of last
night and today was the most disastrous
to the railway traffic of the winter. Lit
tie snow fell in Denver, but trains on all
roads running into the city have been
delayed, and the Union Pacific Denver
4 Gulf was obliged to annul its trains
on the southern branch.
News of almost unprecedented snowfall
comes from all points south of here. in
Colorado and northern New Mexico.
BLIzZARB AT CRIPPLE GREEK.
Denver, April PA special to the
News from Cripple Creek Col. says:
The Cripple Creek district was visited
by the severest and most destructive blz-
zard ever known today.
An immense amount of damage has been
done, and in all probability some lives
have been lost in the hills. rumors to
that effect being in circulation. The city
is in darkness. as all the electric light
wires are down. Communication is cut
off with all outside points. with the ex-
ception of one telegraph wire
In the hills hundreds of .prospectors live
in tents and the majority of them were
blown away. The damage to property
throughout the camp will not fall short
of Sl000O0.
WORST EN Err KNOWN.
Denver. April IA special to the Re
publican from Ration, n. NJ. says:
The worst storm ever known in this
vicinity set in about O'clock this morn
ing. 1t continued until O'Clock tonight
with the wind blowing at fearful rate
all the time.
All the northbound trains on the Santa
Fe are tied up. as the approaches to the
Ration tunnel on both sides of the tunne
are drifted full of snow for a distance
of several hundred feet
The streets are completely blocked will
| snow drifts, some as deep as Is feet. Sev
| eral hunting parties left here yesterday
and there are grave fears that all hay,
| perished.
IN TENAS. TOO.
| Abilene, Texas, April .12.-A terrih,
storm with the velocity of the wind beins
60 miles an hour accompanied by an incl
of rainfall, swept over this section las
night.
| In this place four residences and half
dozen workshops We're demolished "
WIND BLEW rs MILES AN HOUR
Denver, April ia special to the New
| from Palmer Lake, Col, says:
One of the worst snow storms that ha
ever visited this town in the memory o
the oldest inhabiant started about 7:S
| last evening, and has been raging furi
ously ever since. The wind bew75 mile
| an hour. The drifts are from 6 to !
| feet high. Pedestrianism is impossible, AN
| the storm shows no signs of abatement.
The National tribune., 1896-05-28
A LREAD BASTILE.
Additional Contribution to The Story of til,
Vain Attempt at Escape from Salisbury

Additional Contribution to The Story of the
Vain Attempt at Escape from Salisbury.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / have
read with much interest the graphic account
of Comrade II. Mann's experience in Libby
aud Salisbury IN. c. prisons. j, with a
number Of our I'd battalion 9th n. Y. II. A.
boys, unfortunately captured at Cedar Creek.
Oct 10, 1864, was also incarcerated in Libby
and Salisbury bastiles.
All of our boys took part in trying TO
make our escape out Of the inhuman death
trap, on Nov. %, 1864 Comrade VIM. Per-
rim, Co. L, I'd battalion, who lived in Brook
Ign, n. Y, WAS one of the committee to
command us New York boys when the right
time TO strike for liberty had come.
1t was reported that on Nov. % the regi-
ment doing guard duty at this prison was
10 leave for the front, and our commander
VIM. Perrin, reported to us boys that if il
turned out TO be true, then, at the evening
guard mount, and at the sound of Strike
for liberty" we were TO forthwith rush TO
the big gate, and thus make our e. cape.
Well, with throbbing hearts we all await
ed the day. Sure enough, in the morning
an old mems regiment was put on guard,
and the other was marched to the depot.
They had not been gone very long when
train came rafting by and stopped at the
depot, and was soon off again; therefore our
poor emaciated comrades naturally supposed
that the regiment had left. They were SO
elated at the thought that they could not
wait until evening guard mount, but forth
with shouted, Strike for liberty!" Imme-
diately hundreds rushed toward the big
gate. But what could they do, as the gate
was securely bolted?
Our bOys however had .1,o
new guards, and were about to assault the
big gate with battering ram, which they
had nearly completed, when the regiment.
which we all supposed had left, came back
double-quck, and began TO fire into our
midst. Then they came in 10 see how
many "blue-belied Yanks "-for that's what
they called us-they had killed.
Now / looked and wept at our poor COM
rades as they were lying huGdled together
in Deaths embrace Their number an
peared TO me to be over 800. 1t was sick.
ening sight.
After this attempt to escape another was
suggested sometime in December, 1864
Richardson, one of the New York Tridaae's
correspondents, adopted "A plan of tunneliDg
out. So the comrades who were so fortunate
as TO possess either n tin plate or cup and
had the necessary strength as well. dug
holes in the ground, and then burrowed
under, where they would lay themselves
down to rest. Some did eventually, tunnel
out, but it was only to find themselves re-
captured and brought back to be starved to
death.
Strange, is il not, how the scenes that re-
volt us cling to our recollections? Would
that could Danish forever from my mind
what / witnessed in Salisburys terrible
The National tribune., 1896-05-28
The 18th III. frat held the place of rear

The 18th III. first held the place of rear
guard, but after hours of fighting they were
demoralzed and stampeded. Lieut. Won
Helmerich then ordered us (the 4th Mo. to
take the place, which we held by frequent
charges. At one place we found the bridge
across the creek broken down, and the John
mics had outfanked us here. A line was
formed, but Lieut.-Col Won Helmerich was
shot and taken again prisoner. / at
tempted TO rescue him, but was unable.
We tried to rally and make a stand, but it
was no use. The retreat continued in con-
fusion until Col. Cashay, with the fighting
I'd n. j. Cav, came 10 our relief 1t is a
wonder that one of us escaped, as the report
had left Memphis that we had left carrying
black flags. The 4th Mo. and 10th Mo.
saved their howitzers in this battle, while
all the other guns and supply-train were
deserted and left in the swamp.
When near Colinsville we were met by
Gen. Smith, and were rescued. Lieut-Col.
Won Helmerich was exchanged in February,
1865, and went TO Washington to draw his
pay. Meeting with friends and old COM
rades, he attended banquet. Rising to offer
a toast, he fell dead. Thus ended the life of
brave man and fine soldier.-HENRY
DILLENBERGER, 4th Mo. Cav.
The National tribune., 1896-05-28

-Four of these regiments served with con-
spicuous gallantry in the army of the Poto-
mac
The mother Of these brave boys, lovely
lady, ler hair white as snow, is living with
her youngest and only surviving son, Will
liam, in China, Ne.
BY far the greatest number of Hamlins,
Hamblins, and similar-named people in this
country descend from the Barnstable settler,
James Hamblen. An extensive record of
his descendants has been in preparation for
many years, and portion published, by
Hon. II. +. Andrews, of Audubon, Iowa,
also descendant, to whom all the members
Of this numerous family are requested 10
send family records. The records of soldiers
Of this family specially desired.
Hamlins in the Revolution in prepa-
ton by the same author-H. L. ANDREWS.
Audubon, Me.