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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-04-27
Notice of Assessment.

Weiser. Idaho.
Notice is hereby given that mt a meeting of the
directors held on March 81. 1899 an assessment
OF s.oV per share was levied upon the subscribed
capital stock OF the corporation. PAYABLE on or
before the LIST day OF May, 1899 to August Brock
man ma at his residence 21z miles south of Weiser.
luaho- ANY stock upon which this assessment
remains unpaid on May LIST. will be delinquent
and advertised for sale ut public auction. and
unless payment is made before will be sold on
the "a day OF May, 1899 to pay the delinquent
and expenses of sale "e
Weiser, Idaho.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-04-27
OFFICE CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT.

State OF Idaho
County OF Washington
whereas the Legislature OF the state OF Idaho
has passed an act wherein it is required thar all
officers shall turn into the county treasury all
lees by them collected aud the supreme court has
held that the officer is responsible to the county
Tor all fees whether collected or not,
Notice is hereby given that no service in civil
cases will be performed nor instruments filed
Tor record in the recorders Office or any services
cchargable to individuals performed, unless the
lees therefor are paid in advance
This rule will in no instance be violated
dated at Neiser, Idaho, this 9Th day OF pril
1917 |. Il. SMITH
Jerk District Court and
EX-O1cio Auditor aud
Recorder.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-04-27
ESTATE OF l. N. HART.
Notice of sale of real estate

Notice OF sale of real estate.
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance OF an
ORDER OF the probate court OF the county of
Washington. state OF Idaho, made on the oath
gay OF March. 1899 In the matter of the estate OF
|. NJ. Hart. deceased. the Undersigned the ad-
mihistratrix Of said estate will sell at private
sale Tor cash. gold coin of the United States and
subject to confirmation by said probate court on
and after May lst and up to May 10Th 1899 in
the county OF Washington. all the right, title and
interest OF the said /. NJ. Hart at the time OF his
death all the right title and interest that the
SAID estate has. by operation of law or otherwise
acquired other than. or in addition to- that OF
the said |. NJ. Hart at the time of his DEATH in
ana to all that certain lot. peice or parcel OF
land situate. lying and being in said county OF
washington. state OF Idaho. and bounded and
described as follows. to-wit:
~, The SEA SEA and Eh EH, SW4 SEX. Sec.
20, Township II N r 8 W. b. NJ Terms and
States.
Bids to be left with the administrators. OF
with the clerk or the probate court
Dated april l. 1899
LYDIA NJ. HART.
90 Administrators OF the Estate
10 OF l. NJ. Hart deceased.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-04-27

Two fine gentle saddle horses for
ladies at Matthews & Roberts.
Ladies take advantage of the fine
weather and get breath of fresh,
invigorailng spring hreezes.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
LOOKING FOR TOBY.
It VIII Go Hard With Him If
He Is Found.

Will Toby a young blacksmith who
has been boarding at the Oxford hotel
for some time past. suddenly disap-
peared about ten days ago. His depar-
ture was somewhat of a surprise until
today when a young lady from Silver
Lake called at the hotel and inquired II
Toby was still boarding there.
She said that he had promised to
marry her some time ago, shortly after
he came to Topeka. When he left To-
peka she heard he had gone to Hope,
newed his promise Of marriage, but
disappeared the same day from that
town. This was a few days ago. Think
ing he had probably returned to To-
peka the girl came here.
She refused to give her name at the
hotel, but volunteered the information
that she was carrying a revolver for
Tobys benefit, and also that her father
was keeping close to a shotgun for the
same reason. No one here knows To-
by's present address.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
SPIRIT OF DISTRUST
Against United States Is Grow
ing In South America.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE rumors of
possible combinations among the states
of Central and South America directed
against the United States are received
with some concern by the officials here.
Nearly a year ago this spirit of dis
trust on the part of the Latin-American
people was first exhibited in the semi
official discussion by the press of the
United States of Colombia, of a propo-
sition to combine the nations of South
and Central America. In that case the
ostensible purpose was to resist unjust
demands for indemnities for foreign
states. But incidentally during the dis
cussion it appeared that the scope of
the combination would be broader than
this and there was more than one inti-
nation of a deep-seated distrust of the
United States.
Two or three events have occurred
since that discussion to strengthen this
feeling. First there was a decision
averse to Colombia in the Cerutti case
and as President Cleveland was the ar
bitrator that unpopular decision was
charged against the United States.
Then last spring came the cruise of
the United States gunboat Wilmington
up the Amazon and the Orinoco- These
voyages were undertaken from the
most innocent scientific and CONNER
cia1 motives. Commander Todd, of the
Wilmington, found that there were no
charts of these vast rivers and conse-
quently was obliged to take soundings
as he proceeded. incidentally he was
i enabled to make running charts Of the
rivers that may be of value to COM
merce hereafter.
His actions were, however, nnisinterpret-
! ed by some of the natives, though in the
end Captain Todd is believed to have per-
fectly satisfied the Brazilian officials as
to the rectitude of his purpose. It is said
at the department that there is not the
| slightest foundation for the story that Sc
cret agents of either the state or navy
! departments have been sent into South
America and it is quite certain that there
have never been any negotiations with
/ Bolivia respecting the acquisition by the
United States of lands in the interior of
! South America. AS the visit to that con-
/ tfnent of VIM. E. Curtis, Chief Clerk
Michael of the state department is auth
/ ority for the statement that Mr.. Curtis
| visit is absolutely without official author
ity or direction.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
THE ELECTION.

One of the most important elections
ever held in Topeka is over, with a
most happy result.
1t is fortunate for every portion of
the city that the auditorium question
has been settled so decisively.
The bonds are to be issued, not only
by instructions of the necessary ma
jority Of the voters, but by more than
an overwhelming two-thirds.
The most disastrous possible indirect
result of a defeat has been buried out
of sight, namely the fostering of sec
tionalism between the north and south
sides of the capital city.
Topeka is composed of six wards and
the Kaw river, bridged with one of the
most handsome and substantial via
duets in the world, is not to be a chasm
across which two portions of the city
cannot clasp hands and push shoulder
to shoulder as Jealous and united ad-
vocates for whatever is best for the
welfare of the whole city.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
CROOKED PATHS

In the light of the evidence adduced
at the trial of Captain Dreyfus on the
charge of treason, the verdict rendered
must be regarded by the world as un-
just and unwarranted. The form of
compromise given to it must convince
the unprejudiced observer that the
court was convinced of his entire inno-
cence and dared not say so.
The hatred toward the prisoner man
ifested throughout the trial by the
court was enough to lead it to impose
the full penalty of the crime of which
Dreyfus was accused. had there any
reasonable ground on which to base
such a verdict. The judges were too
cowardly to say that he was guilty of
all that was charged against him, in
the face of the evidence. At the same
time they had not the moral courage to
proclaim his innocence, though proven,
and let the blame for his persecution
rest where it must inevitably fall In
stead, they chose to render a comprO-
mise verdict which is intended to pre-
serve what they term the honor of the
army and at the same time leave a
loOphole for the man of whose inno-
cence they are convinced, to escape.
Fearing the consequences of so mani
testify unjust a verdict, they caused it
to be hastily given out that there was
way to freedom open for their vic
tim.
The period of confinement to which
he is sentenced is to be counted OF
against the time he served on Devils
Island, two for one which will let him
out.
The verdict as rendered lets the army
out Of an embarrassing situation.
The interference Of President Lou
pet TO prevent second degradation,
presents a path of escape for the gov
ernment and through these devious
ways it is hoped that France may es-
cape a revolution for which she is rius
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
LOCAL MENTION.

Lon" Townsend was arrested by the
police this morning on the charge OF
selling liquor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Howe, Of 1873
Kansas avenue. are the parents of a
daughter born Friday evening.
Judge A. J. McCabe of the city court
is onfined to his house with ah at
tack of vertigo but will be able TO at
tend to his duties in a day or two.
Julia Thompson, charged with keep
ing a disorderly house, put up a bond
of 500 this morning for herself and $50
for three inmates to appear for trial in
police court.
A fight was going on Sunday night at
Crook Wright's place on Second
street and the police were called to
quell it. A cOlOred man and a cOlored
woman were having a lively time but
neither were arrested. Sergeant Dono-
van and officer Bundy were of the
opinion that while in that nefghbor-
hood they might as we'll pull the
place and consequently t'Pearly'' Atkfn-
son, Wright's first lieutenant, was ar
rested and a keg of beer seized. At
kinsOn was locked up.
William Mcguire charged that Fred
Beeler made him sign a receipt at the
point of a revolver and Reeler says it
is not so and that he has three wit
nesses to prove it. Mcguire did some
work for Beeler and claimed that Bee
in the city court for the amount and
claimed that after he did so Beeler
made him sign the receipt and accept
the money, laying him liable to the
costs. Mcclure can not write and Bee
Ter says he made his mark inathe pres
ence of three witnesses before the suit
was brought. Today Mcclure sWore
out a peace warrant in the city court
for Beeler, charging that Beeler threat
ened to kill him.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
KANSAS news.
Wichita May Secure the Anti
Trust Butchers Plant.
Tender is Made to the Fighters
of the Beef Combine.
TWO TO CHOOSE FROM
A Representative In New York
In Conference.
Committee Seems Slow In
Reaching a Decision.

Wichita, Sept. III. H. Mcknight,
fourth vice president of the Transmits
slssippt congress and a merchant of
this city, is in New York for the pur-
pose OF comforting with the Greater
New York Retail Butchers association
about the establishment of a slaughter
house in this city, where cattle may be
killed or shipped on the hoof to eastern
markets in competition with the beef
trust. The subject will be considered
at the meeting of the association to be
held next Tuesday night.
There are two slaughter house plants
IN wichita which the New York butch
ers could acquire if they desired to en-
ter into. competition with the beef
trust. One is that of Jacob Dold & Son,
Whlch mas capacity of from 1,500 to
1000 cattle and about 200 hogs a day.
The other is that of Frederick Whitta-
ker & Sons. The capacity of both could
be increased.
" Whittaker's plant was established in
1919 IN st. Louis, but was moved to
wichita ten years ago. Through an
unfortunate speculation, Mr. Whitta-
kerS sons, who acquired the plant, were
oDlged to cease its operation. A COM
pany has now been organized with
$500, capital for the purpose of oper-
ating or selling the plant. There has
been sold $135,000 worth of stock in st.
Louis to former Secretary of the Inter
1or Francis and to Mr.. Thompson, presf-
dent of the National Bank of Com
merce, and proposition has been made
to the Greater New York Retail Butch
ers association to sell them the re-
naming $165, 900 worth of stock, or if
they prefer they can secure all the
stock.
Mr. Mcknight writes that the associ-
alton seems rather slow in making it's
decision. The trouble apparently is
five men who compose the association
either have no well defined idea of just
what they want, or, if they have, how
they should go about putting their
plans into operation. One day they
think favorably of one plan and the
next day they abandon that and take
up something else.
Wichita can draw upon an immense
territory for a supply Of beef, cattle
and hogs. In addition to western Kan
sas there is the Cherokee strip, Okla
homa and the Panhandle of Texas
Within a radiOus of 75 miles of Wich-
1ta there are now more than SOC, 600
head of beef cattle and within a radius
of so miles 100000 hogs fit for the mar
ket. Cattle and hogs for the market
that are now shipped to Kansas City
from the territory must pass through
Wichita, an extra railroad haul of 255
miles. Cattle can be bought cheaper in
Wichita than in Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
TWO OF FUNsroN's MEN
Placed on Ticket by Democrats of
Wyandotte County.

Kansas City, Kan, Sept. 1.-THE
Democrats of Wyandotte county have
nominated the following ticket:
For district judge, E. L. Fischer; for
common pleas judge, w. E. Flynn; for
common pleas clerk, Richard Mapes;
for county clerk, Frank Holcomb; for
sheriff, Chris Kopp; for treasurer, John
r. Matney; for register of deeds. Fred
Heisler; for surveyor, B. F. Bigham;
for coroner, A. J. Cannon; for commits
sioner, w. H. McCamish, Sr.
Two of the nominees, Richard Mapes
and Fred Heisler, are members of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment, which is
now on its way home from the Philip
pines, where both covered themselves
with glory in battle.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
IAYHAWKER LoTs.

The Minneapolis Messenger kicks on
the crowd of gamblers that follows
Lemen Brothers circus.
A secret dossier reminds Dell Valen-
tine of a dose of cod liver oil hid in a
swig of brandy, followed by a glass of
soda.
That Clyde watermelon carnival was
a bigger event than it's promoters an
ticipated, and it will be made annual
hereafter.
Twelve counties produced one-third
of all the beef cattle in the state last
year They were Butler, Chase, Green
wood, Jewell, Lyon, Marshall, Nemaha,
Usage, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Wa
baunsee and Washington.
There are farmers boys out in west
ern Kansas who have been waiting for
big corn crop so they could go to
college, but now they have the crop
they can't go to college because it will
take all winter to get in the corn.
Portions of a mastodon s anatomy
have been located up near Smith Cen
ter. Kansas was a regular menagerie
a million years or so ago. and it beat
any that is doing business nowadays.
You can't excel Kansas in any line
although you have to go back quite a
ways to look up her record in the mem
agerie business.
A correspondent Of the Mankato
Monitor in recording the return of a
wanderer from Oklahoma 10 Kansas,
says: He spent the summer in a
Acre, in Alkali county, Gumbo town
ship, Oklahoma, but he is back to
Jewell county for keeps or at least un-
til he takes his departure down through
the valley of the shadow, over the mar
row gauge route, over which the trains
run one way only, and makes his final
entry upon a claim in the new Jerusa-
lem country, and settles down for
eternity"
Tom Cordry: I wandered to the cir
Gus, John, I sat beneath the tent. and
saw the man from Borneo, likewise the
tattoOed gent. I heard the toothless
lion howl, while men in spangled clothes
stepped fearlessly into their dens and
whacked them on the nose. I saw the
sacred elephant spout water through his
trunk, the salamander eating lead and
other melted junk; I heard the merry
clown get off the jokes we used to know
, when we were boys together John,
some twenty years ago. The same old
horses waddled round the same old kind
of ring; the same old comic vOcaIists
proved that they couldn't sing; the
same old hippopOtamus was grunting in
[ disgust; the same old Persian OK was
kicking up the dust; the same old rheu-
| matte acrobats crawled painfully around
and the ossified contortion1st was roll
/ ing on the ground, and ladies rode bare
/ backed steeds to music sad and slow
( the some old girls we used to see some
| twenty years ago.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
SENATOR HANNA'S TAXES.
Cleveland Officials Assess Him on
Personal Property on Last
Years Returns

Hanna returns from Europe he will find
that the tax officers have placed his name
on the present tax duplicate and that he
will be required to pay taxes on personal
property valued at $3.50. When the as
SCISSORS made their returns last spring it
was found that Senator Hanna's name
was not on their list and that he had fail
ed to make any return of personal prop
erty. The board of equalization sent a
notice to him asking him to appear before
them for an explanation The senator,
however, was in Europe and his secretary
informed the board that Mr.. Hanna would
look after the matter on his return.
The board of equalization desired to
make up their book, and did not wait for
Mr.. Hanna'S return. Today the board
put Mr.. Hanna upon the personal tax dup
licate for the same amount of property
that he was taxed last year. He paid tax
es last year on eight horses valued at
$500 cows valued at $500. eleven carriages
valued a s12 600, watch valued a $50
and other personal property returned at
s, 500. The senator was also taxed for
s., 500 in the bank and for three dogs.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
SOLDIER FROM MANILA
Says Filipinos Are Intelligent and
Capable of Self-Government

Leavenworth, Sept. 11.-Edwin Cur
ran, Of this city. who enlisted in the
hospital corps of the army and went
to Manila last February with the
Twenty regiment of United
States infantry, has returned to Leav-
enwOrth. Curran came back on the
transport Grant, which arrived in San
Francisco on September 1st, 81 days
from Manila, having left that port July
29.
Curran received his discharge from
the army through general orders No. 40,
which applies to soldiers enliSting only
for the war with Spain. The campaign
in the Philippines proved enough SOL
diering for him and he returns with no
desire to re-enlist. He says the major
ity of the volunteers now in the Phil
ippines desire nothing so much as to
get out of the service.
Speaking of his experience he said:
"I have had enough of soldering.
am glad to get back to IeavenwOrth h
and have no desire to enter the army
again. We had trials and hardships
that are not calculated to inspire q
man with love of that kind of a life
and there are few of the volunteers who
do.
There is a large percentage of the
Fflipinos who are well-tO-do and intel
ligent. This number is about half, I
should say, of the population. We found
this to be true after taking cities. When
we took quarters in the houses of the
better class of FilipinOs we would often
find them Splendid1y furnished, with
pianos, other musical instruments and
plenty of books. At first they would
flee at our approach, but when they
found we did not murder those we cap
tured they came back and claimed their
houses.
LAS to whether the Filipinos are cap
able of self government, I believe they
are. There is a large number of them
who are very intelligent. About half,
as I said. I believe there are enough
to hold the remainder in check and
that they could maintain a form of
government suitable to the islands.
'One thing is certain, as long as there
are any Filipino soldiers left they are
going to resist They will have to be
whipped thoroughly, for. they are per-
sistent and will fight as long as one of
them remainS-''
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
STOLE HUSBANDS LOVE.
Arthur Dixweu of Boston Sued For
$4,000 by Walters Wife.

Boston, Sept. 11-One Of the most
singular cases ever brought in a court
of Massachusetts has been entered in
the superior court for Suffolk county.
It is a suit on behalf of a woman,
who sues a wealthy Back Bay man for
the alienation of her husbands s affec-
tions. The persons in the action are
Harriet Whitney and Arthur Dixwell,
who is a member of several of the swell
clubs of the city and is known as a
great supporter and 'rooter" for the
Boston baseball team.
The plaintiff seeks to recover the
sum of SO GOO for the alienation of the
affections of her husband, George s.
Whitney, who is a waiter in one of the
fashionable clubs in the city The de-
fendant puts in a general denial
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
WATER WORKS SOLD.
Alva, o. T., Gets the Greensburg Plant
For a Fifth of It's Original Cost

Wichita, Sept. 1.-THE city officials
of Greensburg, Kan, at a meeting held
here Saturday with the city officials
of AIva, O. T., sold the Greensburg
waterworks system, built in 1888, at a
cost of S35, 900, to A1va, for 81, 900. The
Greensburg plant has not been operated
for seven years.
It had just been installed when the
boom of ten years ago collapsed, and
so many people left the town that the
few hundred who remained. feeling
they could not make the bonds good,
stopped the payment of interest The
bondhoIders received a clear title to
the works by turning over to Green's
burg all its waterworks bonds and then
sold the plant to Alva. The works will
be moved to AIva and Greensburg will
begin the construction of $16 900
plant as soon as the old pipes are out of
the way.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
PoINTEp PARAeRAPHs.

TFrom the Chicago News.J
No true man ever has any use for a
hypocrite.
The stomach-pump is certainly an
exhaustive article.
Man proposes" but he usually
Charity begins at home; men are al
ways giving their wives excuses.
A man with more money than brains
very often succeeds in getting mar
ried.
If Solomon were alive today lots of
men wouldn't consider him so very
wise.
Taking a vacation and enjoying a
rest are two widely different PROPOSE
tions.
Lots of valuable time is wasted is ar
guing matters that are of no import
ance.
A practicing physician $ one who
themselves.
Women who decline to marry until
their ideal men propose are apt to re-
main spinsterS.
There will always be plenty of room
at the top just as long as people can
avoid living in attics.
Two-thirds of the people who COM
plain that the world doesn't understand
them ought to be thankful it doesn't
The OWLS reputation for wisdom is
probably founded upon the fact that he
never expresses his thoughts in words.
It's all well enough for a man to
greet his wife with a smile, but there
" fn
til the Odor of the smile" has some
what abated.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11
OLD WAR RELICS.
Muskets From the Tower of London,
Captured From Confederates,
Found at Ft Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Sept. 11.-An interest
ing lot of relics were brought to light
at Fort Leavenworth Saturday in
cleaning out the old quartermaster's
store house No. 2 The relics were
lot of old muskets captured from the
confederates, and which have lain in
the store house probably since the war.
They are of English manufacture and
on the locks bear the inscription Tow
err 1852 and a crown, meaning that
they were from the Tower of London.
During the civil war nearly all the
muskets used by the rebel army were
of British manufacture, and many
thousand were probably furnished by
the British government, and these were
probably among the lot. The guns were
covered with dust and were rusty in
spots, but otherwise were in a good
state of preservation. They will be
cleaned up and put in the infantry and
cavalry school museum, along with the
other guns from different nations of the
world
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-11

out in Utah the polygamy business is
being conducted on the same plan that
the joint business is carried on in Kan
sas The man having a plurality of
wives is served with a warrant charg-
ing him with a violation of the law
against polygamy. On the day appoint
ed he appears in court, pleads guilty is
fined $780, pays the money and returns
to the bOsoms of his various families.
The law has been vindicated, the honor
of the state has been upheld and the
offender goes on pursuing his former
course as though nothing had hap
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