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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-29
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Twenty Eight Souls the n. Y. Central
Hurled Into the Hudson River.

Txenty-Eight Souls on the n. Y Central
Hurled Into the Hudson River.
Garrisous, N. Y, Oct 25.-From the
sleep that means refreshment and rest
TO the eternal sleep that knows no
awakening, plunged in the twinkling
of an eye yesterday morning, twenty
eight souls, men, women and children.
In the Shiny bed of the Hudson river
n train laden with slumbering human
| ity ploughed dragging through the
waters the passengers. There was
nothing to presage the terrible acct
dent which SO suddenly deprived these
unfortunates of life.
The New York Central train left
Buffalo last night and had progressed
for nearly nine-tenths of the distance
towards its destination. The engineer
and his fireman and just noted the
gray dawn breaking from the east,
and the light streak of red denoting
the suns appearance, when the great
engine, a servant of the rails, plunged
into the depths of the river. Neither
engineer nor fireman will ever tell the
story of that terrible moment With
his hand upon the throttle the engineer
plunged with his engine to the river
bottom; and the fireman, too, was at
his post Behind them came the ex-
press car, the combination cars and
the sleepers, and these piled on top %
the engine
1t is known it was trife foggy, and
that the track was not visible, but if
there was any break in the lines of
steel 1T must have been of very recent
happening, for only an hour before
there had passed over a heavy passeN-
ger train laden with human freight.
Neither is an explanation ready. All
IS conjecture.
Inc section of road was supposed to
be the very best on the entire division.
There was great heavy retaining wall
III along the bank. and while the tide
vas high the day before it was not IN
)recedented.
What seems to have happened was
hat underneath the tracks and ties
he heavy wall had given away, and
when the great weight of the engine
truck the unsupported tracks it went
rashing through the rest of the wall
nd toppled over into the river.
Then there happened what. on the
at any other time would have
aused disacter, but now proved very
lessing. As the train plunged over
he embankment the coupling that
cid the last three of the six sleepers
roke and they miraculously remained
the broken track. In that way
ONE sixty lives were saved.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-29
NEWS FROM HAVANA.
Commercial Enterpri es Rapidly Absorbed
by Foreigners.

by Foreigners.
London, Oct. 23.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
Senior de LONE, the Spanish minister
at Washington, D. c., has been
instructed to notify the Ameri-
can government that henceforth fill
clustering expeditions will be regarded
as breaches of international law.
Such, at any rate, is the substance
of his instructions, though it is just
possible that the form in which they
will be carried into effect may modify
the import
A very bad impression has been made
here by the news from Havana that a
majority of the important industrial,
commercial, mining railway and steam
ship enterprises in Cuba are being
rapidly converted into foreign com
panies, chiefly American and English.
1t is feared that this may enable the
companies to claim damages from
Spain for losses during the war. Per-
haps further reason why they are
seeking English and American protec-
ton is that Cuban capital fears the
tyranny, disorder and throat cutting
which will follow Immediately on the
proclamation of Cuban independence
when the time comes for it.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-29
CUBA TO HAVE HOME RULE
A Cabinet Minister Briefly Outlines spain.s
Plans for Cuba

A Cabinet Minister Briefly Outlines spain,s
Plans for Cuba.
Madrid, Oct. 25.-A member of the
cabinet assures me that the govern
ment intends to give Cuba complete
local government with universal suff-
rage to elect municipal and provincial
councils and an insular parliament.
The latter will be composed of upper
ana lower chambers, having entire
control of taxation and tariff. The re-
sponsible government will be composed
of five ministers. whose councils will
De presided over by the governor gen
eral.
Senators and Deputies for Cuba will
continue to sit in the Spanish cortes
ana the army, navy, police, tribunals
ana foreign affairs of the colony. ex-
actly as the program of the autonom-
lists IN Cuba and those residing in
France and the United States. and ex-
poets no opposition from the other col
onial parties. The same minister saws
That the government does not believe
the Spanish note will be a canse fo,
friction with the United States. be-
cause 1t is couched in a friendly tone
and virtually shows that Spain is do
ing what the United States has re-
peatedly advised.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-29
GOLD BY SUCTION.
An Old Forty Miners Invention to obtsiu
ches Quickly.

Chicago, Oct. 23.-An old Evanton-
ian has invented machine by which
he proposes to reach the golden sands
at the bottom of the Yukon river. His
invention is based on the theory that
the bottom of a stream is often cover
ed with gold. j. c. Falcon is the in
ventor. He is an old diver and live.
at ITO Ayers Place, and during the
gold fever of 40 he went to the Cali
fornia diggings- The gold mining
machine is an exemplification of a
suction pump. A long pipe is extend
ed down into the water and by means
of rotary pump, the sand is drawn
to the surface. AS the dirt is drawn
mp it is poured over an immense ''rock-
err. built and improved from the crude
affairs of 40. This is supposed to sep
arate tie gold from the dirt.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-06

One of the good results of the use OF
the bicycle by women Is that 1t checks
that dreaded scourge, phthisis pulmon.
ais. 1t has been shown that a uni
form rate of reduction in the death rate
from consumption has taken place dur
Ing the last five years In Massachu-
sets, or from the time when the Use
of the wheel became general among
women. In 1861 the ratio was .451
females to 1000 males; in 1890 1t was
1,O5o females to 1000 males" INST year
1t was only oT4 females to 1000 males.
when for the first time in the history
or the State the number Of deaths from
consumption In women was less than
among the men. There is good reason
Tor the belief that the wheel has
brought about this gratifying result
Its use insures an abundant supply of
the health-giving ozone; it brings into
play every muscle of the body: the
lungs are expanded, the mind is rested
by the eyer-changing scenery, and
eventually the roses of health replace
the hectic flush of disease.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-06

Boston Globe 1t looks as If the treas-
ury of Spain were going down for the
third and last time The popular"
loan of $50,000,000 raised last fall has
been exhausted, and where Is the next
lift coming from? The last much-her
aided Offering of patriotism was large
ly wrung from the banks and bankers
by processes that are not likely TO be
repeated. Since the Instruction began
money has been raised In Cuba by de-
vices In the way of forced loans that
even the most firmly intrenched des.
pots nave seldom dared to resort TO
Weyler issued $10,000,OO0 In paner
money under the threat that whoevar
refused to take 1t should be peremptor-
lily locked up and kept in prison. Fore
ing the people to take "green goods'' in
payment for solid values can be mode
to go at prison doors and at the point
OF the bayonet, but the limit must final
ly be reached. Spain has gone ashore
financially, and 1t Is most unlikely that
she can ever again score .'popuIor
outburst" or pad Cuban credit with anv
more worthless paper No wonder her
rulers, who understand fle desnerota
financial straits in which the kingdom
finds itself, are adopting n concillatory
course. They have no relish for more
particularly war with the United
States. What could that mean TO Snoin
but financial ruin and national brmilia.
tlon?
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-06
A NEW CURE FOR DISEASE
by Electric Medica ion, Combined With
Internal Treatment in Various
Chronic Maladies.

In referring to the electrical depart
meht which now constitutes one of the
most popular features of DR.. Darrln's
system, 1t may be observed thar there
mas been a great deal of talk of late re-
garding electricity in medical practice. IN
eonioiniuon with the proper medicines
1t has, indeed, been shown to Wort, won
ders in many forms of disease.
To be a safe medical agent however
II must be applied by a physician. The
practical electrician" unschooled m
medical science, is no better qualified
to administer electricity than TO pre-
scribe drugs If he understands neither
lhe nature of the disease nor the par
ucular kind OF electricity called for nor
sne ils NJ place nor right manner of Is
appheatlon, and yet assumes to prac-
nee as an electric physician. how do his
wires and batteries and fine shining appli-
ances ulHef from surgical instruments
III ne hands of carpenter or from edge
10, LUIS ana poisons In the hands of a child?
ne electric current must not be let loose
spon the system reclSlessly and allowed
s 81 act eaprlciously. but must be directed
81 ms; disease with the deliberate aim
zoe And again, to be a benefit Il must
" accompanied with medicines.
i"c splehdld results attending the cleo
sic system employed by DR.. Darrin are
que not more to his years of careful study
vi electricity in its adaptation to spe-
claity practice, than to his scientific fa-
nIDilliarity with internal remedies. Dr.
Darrin Is permanently located in Spo-
H'lne, with offices in the Auditorium
~ where he can be consulted from
~ d m to p. m. daily. Any particu-
AIRS as to his successful mode of trea.-
neht In chronic disease can be had by
NIlting MIN, and he will promptly ar
,Mer an inquiries, and send circulars and
question blanks free to any address
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-06


A st. Louis police judge recently dis.
missed a purse snatcher ana ra,,r,
manded the woman complainant saw
Ing that women who carried fat nurses
~ tnelr hands offered a temptation to
surviving men to steal. Whereupon an
olner magistrate went to the other ex
IRENE and advised women to carry re-
volyers and shoot down such thieves
wrong as the first judge undoubtedly
was. the second was still further from
the right. The habit women have of
carrying purses In the hands instead of
In the pockets Is a silly and dangerous
one, but the offense of the thief is rs
great as though 1t were committed I'M
DER other circumstances, but the advice
OF the other magistrate is bloody-mlnd
ed and monstrous.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-06
BIG FIRE IN PITTSBURG
Loss OF OVER 100000 BY THE
BunNING OF BUSINESS BLOCKS.
Flames Lenped Hundreds of Feet In
TO the Air. Illuminating the
surrounding Country.

Pittsburg. May.-The greatest fire that
has visited this city since the memorable
one of 1919 started shortly after midnight
in the immense wholesale grocery cstab-
lishment of Thomas c. Jenkins, on Penn
sylvania avenue and Liberty street. and
three large blocks extending from Lib
erty to Pennsylvania avenue and from
Fifth street to Sixth street, have been
reduced to smoulderlng ruins. The loss
Will exceed 100000, and is well covered
by Insurance.
Among the buildings destroyed are Jen-
kins wholesale grocery establishment,
Horne's six-story cry goods establish
ment, Horne's office building the Du
Quesne theater and the Methodist book
concern.
The fire started in the cellar of the Jen-
kins building, in pile of barrels filed
with waste paper. The flames leaped rap
idly up the elevator shaft and an air
draught used to ventilate the great build
ing famed the flames.
When the Jenkins and Horne build
ings had become enveloped in the con-
migration, Pennsylvania avenue was one
mass of flames and sheets OF fire with
heavy columns of sholSe running 200
feet In the air. The glare of the flames
could be seen for miles. and the streets
for blocks around were brilliantly illum-
mated.
AS soon as the fire attacked these
buildings several streams of water were
turned on them. but water had no more
effect that II it was not an extingulsh-
ing agent.
Flames from the burning oil in the
jenkins building rolled out against them,
and in five minutes the two beautiful
Horne buildings were burning briskly.
A number of firemen were injured by
Falling walls and live wires, but none of
them is seriously hurt.
Fireman George Atcheson, who was
one of three men in Ceci alley when the
Jenkins wall fell, is missing, and is sup
posed to be under the debris The names
of the firemen hurt are: Mike Daily Ell |
ner Grecow, George Mekin. William Err |
win and Robert Badger.
All were taken To the hnsnitals
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-06

In this late day, when so little of the
earth's surface remains unexplored tbe
problem of the worlds gold supply has
been canvassed as something which
must one day vex civilization. In view
or this, one of the most striking feat
ures Of modern prospecting for this
mineral Is that rich finds have been
made and are still making in TERRITORY
once tramped over by the prospector
and abandoned as worthless. In
great measure geld mining has settled
down to prosaic business of drilling,
blasting, stamping and smelling ores
OF such low grade that the miner of
twenty years ago would not have found
even color" in the rock. Cripple Greek
Is fresh in mind rs Illustrating the
craze for gold digging, and now the
new discoveries in the Black Hills have
set a strong tide of Adventures drift
Ing back to a section which is old and
SCARED by the pick and drill Of 100000
prospectors. And just where these
picks and drills have been busie,t the
new camp of Ragged Top is growing
as only Western gold camp can ROW.
The first assay showing the richness of
the field came from rock which tbe
miner of the '70s would not consider os
of gold-bearing possibilities. At Grin
pie Greek and In other Colorado fields
shafts long since abandoned rs nm.
profitable have been sunk deeper ar III.
verged from their old courses. thus I'M.
covering very rich ores. In the light of
some of these discoveries discourage
ments had come to the pathdnders lust
when they had been on the eve of suc-
cess The one thing which promises
excitement to the gold miner in old
terrltories-and incidentally the thing
which indicates continuance of tbe
supply Of gold-is the fact of natures
deyiations from the rule once laid
down by miners as natural law. Two
years ago gold was found in Utah I'm n
formations now It is taken
from the limestone of the Black Hills
Either proposition would have been
secuted five years ago. Thus II is that
In the absence of new geography the
gold fever does not promise to die ont
and in like measure science may be OK
pected to conserve more and more fine
scattered gold deposits of the world.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-06
EXactinC DiscipJino

fhllip Gilbert Hamerton was durino
MS childhood, the victim of n severe
and cruel discipline. His father was .
man OF ungoyernable temper and ir
regular life, who had 10 sympothv
with childish foibles, and whose only
idea of educating a boy was TO "mok1
a man of him."
His method of teaching tha lod 10
rae was to accompany him ON vi.
cious Dlack horse, and whenlit Pbilin
erred In any of the observances Of GOOD
rlders, to punish him with his heovy
hunting whip. The whip had steel
hammer at the end of n long LordIo.
ana II at any time the owner fancled
.hat the child was turning out his foes
ne would not say anything, but with
cruel deXterity deal him a blow on tbo
1905 sharp enough to make him writhe
with pain. Whine
iet this Spartan severity had Its val
uaoie side The elder Hamerton nm.
uerstood the importance of concentro.
tion' and if he saw the boy occnnied
win several books, would say:
rake one Of those books md raod
1t steadily. Don't potter and nIov r,Ith
half Dozen" WIZ"
what he hated most was n IIo or t,,o
SHADOW Of lie, ard so bitter wos this
aversion that Philip was sometimes
puhished unjustly. He was exneotod
TO practice with dumb-bel1s az az
minutes every morning. This exercise
was taken in the garden. but before
BEGINNING, he always looked ot tho
cIock In the sitting-room. One dov tbe
iather met him and asked. '"'
Lave you done your fifteen min
utes?" ni'een MIN
Yes, papa"
nat Is not true" said his aurt
from the next room. "He hos " ol,
clock" iooh at the
ne hand stood at ten minutes no..
eieyen; and though the how n,.o. pas,
that he had begun at ten mimi teeS,eu
lore the hour, the "addltional lies MI
iis iather IN fury, and he was ordo,.
"a 10 practice continually for two
lou,s. ana though the child was ready
o drop with fatigue long before ny
hundred and twenty minutes IN, cue
,Ver' not one of them was ramittos
iouth's Companion. i''eu'-
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-06
DEATH OF COLONEL HALLER.
One of the Best known Pioneers of
Washington.

Seattle, WASH. May 3.-Colonel Gran
VILE o. Halter. U. s. A., retired. one OF
the best known pioneers of the state. died
last night from the effects of an attack
OF Ia grippe. He was rs years old. He be-
gan his military career before he attained
his majority being appointed lieutenant
at competitive examination I'm Wash
ington He went through she Mexican
and Indian wars. made a brilliant rec
ord He also went through the civil war
In 1868 he was recalled because of the fl
ing OF reports at the war department that
he had uttered disloyal sentiments. etc
After the war the colonel after repeated
attempts secured a hearing which result
ed in his complete vindication and also
gained for him promotion to the rank of
colonel, which he held until retired in
1852. Colonel Haller was ED degree Ma
son and member of the famous Aztec
club of New York city. composed Of Mex
lean war veterans.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-06
The Lnwless Missouri

The Missouri River Is one of tbe
most lawless of the great rivers of the
world. 1t cuts didos, ruins farms md
demorallzes whole communities along
its banks. BY change In the rivers
course about 5000 acres of land have
been transferred from Nebraska TO
Iowa. The owners Of the land alonp
the old channel claimed the dlsputed
acres as accretions, and the lower
courts sustained them. Meanwhile tho
government surveyed 1t and sold It as
Government land. The Supreme Conrt
ruled that gradual accretions belong 70
the owners of the property to which
they add, but that in case of sudden
change of course the territory Involved
goes to the Government. But the mud.
dy, murky stream goes right on shin
ping land to neighboring States or send.
Ing 1t down to the Eads jettles and tbe
Gulf.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-06

new YORK, April 27.-Presidenf McIr;r.
ny, with Mrs. Mckinley and his cabinet
WIS. U. 3 Grant and her family. and !
IN 'p psy Oh ofhcial personages. includ-
taehes o. the diplomatic corps and biab
oincers OF the army and navy. We're ga 70
~ transported from Washington tn Nau,
hork yesterday in a special train
80, I'm Jersey City the party was con-
veyed across the river to the foot %
iWehty-third street, there being ushered
s snto carriages and escorted in process
ors ~ d uetaehment of cavalry, sail
ors ana police, to the Fifth Avenre 10
eSi Inc private car of President FrarI-
thompson of the Pennsylvania. ar tbe
tear OF the train, was given to the nresi0
IN, party. 1t was Handsomely ON
,psiIisheu with roses, and in it were Pros
ieeht Mckinley, Mrs. Mckinley Mrs
90, Units; Mckinley's aunt, Score
DO 'oiih ADDISON Porter and wife. DIR
Dates' the presidents physician and
ard. me- muse Stew
turing the journey the president con-
Seiseu with the members of the cobina.
ana diplomats who came to the co., 81
pay pay their respects. Mrs. Mckinley boro
~. .ne Journey well. amusing herself mart 90
"a ne tiiiie with knitting. Lunch was serv-
vate ~ me PRESIDENTS party in their pri-
ed Tor the other travellers "'''oH-
ne platform of the jersey Cit,, aa,o.
vas crowded with members OF the raoar1
e,oH committee when the train arr,vad
General Horace Porter gave an arm, ~
ehe president, and then the much mooteS
QUESTION OF ambassadorial precedence was
80, ey Shauncey Depew. who took an
arm OF Sir Julian Pauncefote ana wei,,ad
after President Mckinley. Amboseaas'
Patrenotre followed. escorted bv White.
law Reid, former Ambassador Of ~,
United States to France. Frederiol, ~
Grant escorted his mother VII ~,
dressed in deep mourning. ""0 was
- Other Visitors
new York, April 27.-The snecia1 ,ra,,
bearing the vice presidential Ia, 1r Tram
me Grant ceremonies arrived at IsrseS,
-lty yesterday afternoon. The entire tri1
iau Deen pleasantly uneventfuI and the
'enators and representatives seemed 81
most 10Th TO leave the cars. Vice Pr
tent Hobart and Mrs. Hobart walled 81
ne mead OF the procession through the
' 'ias'I crowd on the platform to a car
Us whlch was waiting for them ana
we're then driven on board he r anu
,L,y lerryboat and landed at Twent,,'
niru street, this city, whence the,, -.
iINen 10 their respective stonnine, ria.o
Dul ing the run from Philadelnbio 70
ersey CITY the vice president and Snaoi ~
les. oinner par
oent al Longstreet in written state.
.ent paid high tribute To canase,
irant, declaring: ITO the hrave GENERAL r
ne 1ther side of the great strueSie MI ~
',o send messages to crown fbis an ry
US, occasion. We turn from the sa,ts nu
,a Oh me confederacy to accent ths
tor.ous nag Of the Union and To M, 'I 4.
uoFe our hearthstones and love II az a. ~
bont our Ia nonle women; We stand guard |
re Ours VIII, tpnolu IT. forever; its giories
mphs." project Its tri- |
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-06
MOTHER, GIRL AMI LOVER DEAD.
'"se Oh ohrequitcd Affection. Murder
and Suicide.


FRESNO, Cal, April ga triple tragedy
was enacted today at Red Banks, a farm
ins settlement 30 miles distant from here
AS a result Mrs. John Qualls ana hnr
uaushter Lulu are dying and their a..
saliant, James Brooks is dead. Bro,l,s
was formerly employed as a laborer ON
Qualls ranch, but was discharged for nor
sistently making love to Miss I,ulu mIrh
10 ner annoyance. Finally Brooks tnrs,t-
eneu 10 shoot both mother and daughter
uiiless the latter promised to marry him
for TINS Brooks was sentenced 10 siv
months III the county jail, but before the
expiration of his sentence he was relea sod
upon ponds furnished by the complainant.
Qualis' upon his promise not to trouble
'he girl again. Brooks then secured work
AT another ranch 10 miles from OualIs'
put instead OF going to his new Mace
biooks appeared at Qualls' today. armed
with a hatchet and shotgun. Qualls yns
absent IN the mountains and Lulu. hear
,hs noise, confronted Brooks, who told
ner 10 say her prayers, as she must die
iier Queries summoned Mrs. Qualls at
Whom BROOKS fired, and the old ladv fell
snot through the breast. He then shot thn
girl the discharge almost severing her
right arm from her body and he procee1-
eu 10 nnlsh his work by killing his victim
win the hatchet. The girl, however. Sc
cured immunity from further attack nv
a KISS, and Brooks left the house. after
setting fire to it. He then went 70 n
heishboring barn, to which he SET fire
went inside and was burned to death.