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The morning news., 1899-05-17
STREETS TO HAVE SIGNS,
Director Gadsden win Put Them on
EuII, whitaker and Drayton.

buli, w hitaker and DraytOn.
The public works department. viii make
the first move in a few days toward put
ting up street signs throughout the city.
The expenditure for this purpose is not
large, and for that reason the committee
wil only be able to take a few streets at
a tine. If the pace The present Council
sets is followed by its successors, how
ever, it VIII only be question of a few
years until The city will be fully signed.
Bull, Whitaker and Drayton streets
from Bay to CASTOR are 10 get signs first.
The signs viii be tackled to buildings at
opposite corners in this district. which il
is believed viii be sufficient for The infor-
nation of the public.
Director Gadsden has ordered the signs
from the Enamel Iron Company Of Cbica-
so. They have bo}d, white letters, with a
BACKGROUND OF blue. Their resistance to
the atmosphere makes them desirable in
point Of durobi.ity, and the contrast pro
duced by the blue or white, makes the
names easily dtscernible for a ccnsidera-
be distance. The department could have
adopted signs that would have necessitat-
cd the erection Of poles at corners, but
aside from the fact that it is the policy
of the ely to keep poles off the streets. ex-
perience mas proven that The signs are mo-
Tested less on buildings, because they can
not be reached there
The morning news., 1899-05-17
PEDDLED HOKY POKY IN JAII
EnterprisinE Prisoner Had an Eve
to Business While LocI,cd H.,

our negro vendors of The toothson,e and
cooling "hoky-poky" ice cream were ,,tal.
ed up at the Central depot by Patroir,ar
Crmmlns yesterday afternoon wbnra
they mad been engaged in disposine of tbo
n, prouuct 10 the departing members of The
nid Aehtucky. The negroes are Wnlie
washington, NJ. Rayford. Owens Me-
and William Mungin, and thew arc ,Iael ~,
with peddling on the streets of ne 81,
without license from the civ yover,,
ment. soFeru-
me negroes are everywhere, who arc an
sdgeo IN this traffic, and the siren cries
win winch they proclaim the excelyancs
Vi their wares are heard througbout ~
city from morn till noon. from noon t'i t,'I
ueWy eve" Any place where Two or lbroa
are gathered together answers their MIR
pose ana they disturb the late sleeDar
MN Nun via praises of the frigld delights
,,a.i.oa sto'Su within the litde paper
pachages containing the ice cream
Washington proved himself r. b.
peclaliy enterprsing vendor When he u,as
iocked up in the station house vesterda,,
ms poA OF ice cream, through some ineS
Nertahce' was locked up with him ana yo
started at once 70 drive a fourishipq +ro5o
m "hoky-poky" with his fellow nriso1a,..
ne sent out after time and asked that
oefSt. hlloury, who was on d,t,, ~
we ume' to make change from
ss Ie =. 'he money that had been talxan
from him at the time of his arri,., 'aAe1 l'-i
conhnemeni so that he might mora ealii'' ,,iiu
ana rapidly dispose of his stock in traSs
Nhen the matter was thus called ~ ~
attention Of the sergeant he ordered ~ ,iit
me SAFE OF the ice cream be stopned ',i'3 orS
explained 20 Washington gently lbat Ii,a ,hI
ooJect OF his confinement was not evact-
~ mat he be permitted TO continue bi-
business operations, freed from the dis
asdeeaoT eosnI%tl'ion that he eueountered
necessarily ~. IN the streets. The boyes -
washington and his companIons u
then brought out of the station honso were
stored IN The room devoted in part ~ tl'l nlid
purpose. The bargaining ceased. ''iis
The morning news., 1899-05-17
UPPER RICE MILL SOLD.
Bought by Mr. II. VI. Conner for
$4,000.

$4,000.
Inc property known as the Upper Rice
Mills has been purchased by Mr.. H. M.
Conner, the consideration being $4,000 in
cash.
MT. William Neyle Habersham. repre-
sentlng the various interests in the prom
erty hled petition in the Superior Court
yesterday for an order of court authoriz-
ing and requiring the owners and repre-
sehtatlves of The various interests in the
property TO make title to Mr.. Conner. The
petuon states that these parties are will
Ing TO make the title but that Mr.. Con,er
doubts their ability to make valid
transfer OF title without the authority of
the court.
Inc interests mentioned by Mr.. Haber
sham IN his petition are as follows: VIII
nam NeyIe Habersham individually and as
executor of the will of Mary H. Fnio+t a.
administrator of the estate of John Pc
Habersham, and as administrator of the.
estate Of Maria e. White; Robert II
Coienan the Pennsylvania Company for
lie insurance of Lives and the Granting
OF Annuties, and Henry T Kendall o
asslgnees of Robert II. Coleman. p
LaWtoh, as administrator of the estate Of
5. Ellen Coleman; Helen E. Blake and
Charles c. Schley
After detailing the various interests in
the property, which are somewhat co,o-
pHcated of the parties named. these in
ierests are summed up with the statement
that ihe assignees of Robert ri. Coleman
own a half interest. IN which Wili,an1
Neyle Habersham has an equity; thar T5aI-
en- T. Bake and Charles c. sch,ev
own fourtn interest and that the re-
naming fourth is owned bv the estatas :
John Rae Habersham. Mary n En'ot.
Marie E. While and S. Ellen Coleman
1t is stated that there have been comnli-
Gateo business transactions between WI
lam Neyle Habersham and Robert n
Co-eman, and that these accounts are in
dispute 1t is requested, therefore that
ohe-haH the purchase price of fbe nron.
efty, $22,50O be set aside by the court 70
aWalt the settlement Of these ACCOUNTS
and the determination of tha eo,,tt,'
William Neyle Habersham in t5is or u
half interest 0
The morning news., 1899-05-17

Half a Dozen of Them Assessed $3
Each by the Recorder.

A number of water wasters appeared m
charges of violations of the city ordi-
nances on this subject, that had been
preferred against them by the inspectors
With one exception every man docketed
was fined So.
They had been using the styles Of
water fixtures that the ordinances pro-
hibit and could find nothing to say in
their defense, nothing, at any rate, that
could stay the food of conviction or change
the Recorders impression that they had
done those things they should have LETT
undone, and by failing to effect a change
OF fixtures, left undone those things they
should have done. Some of the water
Wasters were agents and some of them
tenants or owners of the houses in which
they lived or had their business offices and
In which the water had been wasted
Against each violator, as his case WAS
called, a fine of $S, with the unpleasant al
tentative of five sdays in the barracks,
was charged up and all of the fines were
promptly paid There were a number of
buXom officers in attendance upon the ses-
sion of the Police Court, and theirs was
not to reason why"-at least just then.
50 they all thought and in conformity
with this opinion so they all acted.
Those fined were W w. Swinton. agent.
for the waste of water at 40l Lumber
street; William Diers, for waste at 24S
West Broad street; r. H. Tatem. agent.
for waste at ll6 Harris street, west; ]. W.
Howard & Co, a 124 Bay street. west,
and SdllweN & Wright, al 122 Bay street.
west. j. f, O'Brien, whose tenants at 5C6
and sos Harris street, west had been
careless in the manner In which they had
used the water, the city furnishes, was
taxed double fine of S6 The case against
E. \. NJ. Schroeder was dismissed
A SAVIOR was added TO the session of the
court by fine imposed on Mr.. O'Brien,
by the Recorder, for contempt. The real
estate agent insisted upon carrying on
conversation with some Of his fellow suf-
1erers after Recorder Hartr.dge had di-
rected him several times to stop. AT the
thlfd or fourth offense he was fined 80 or
two hours for contempt, which make his
mornings amusement cost him Just IS.
The morning news., 1899-05-17
NEW BANKRUPTCY RULES.
VIII Largely Facilitate the Hearing
of Cases.

OF Gases.
Judge Speer has recently promulgated
two additional rules of court for the gov
ernment of trials of bankruptcy causes
aud these were filed in the Office of the
clerk of the court here yesterday. They
are designed to facilitate the transaction
of such legal business and to limit he
time involved in hearings of this charac-
ter to such an amount as is deemed really
necessary.
The first OF the rules provides that con
the trial of the issues formed by eEcep-
tons to the report of a referee in bank
ruptcy except upon leave of the court ex-
pressly granted. not more than two at
torneys will be heard for or against the
exceptions and the argument on each side
be limited TO one half hour"
The second rule has reference 70 The
briefs Of evidence that the law requires
shall be filed in such proceedings and pro
vldes that they shall set out and not bv
reference to the record. the evidence on
which the party excepting relies to OBJ
tain reversal Of the fining excepted to
and no evidence will be considered by The
court save that set out in such exceptions
and in the summary filed by the referee."
The morning news., 1899-05-17
AUDITORIUM SITES DISCUSSED.
General Meeting of Citizens VIII He
Held May 30.

Way ~
The committees on sites and plans for the
proposed auditorium met yesterday after
noon az The Office of b. A. Denmark Es,
chairman Of the meeting of citizens.
Mr.. NJ. ], Solomons, in behalf CT the
committee on site, reported that several
excellent Sizes were purchaseable. but that
he had only asked and secured an option
on that which appeared to be most eIlel-
b,e.
MIR. II. +. Smart, from the committee ~,
plans and cost. also made 4 report the
substance Of which wns that a suitah}a
building properly equipped could be erect
ed for from $4,000 to $4,000. the idea bo-
ing 10 nave am auditorium that can be
used for theatrical ana other performance
as Wei as for large gatherings. conyan-
lions and public meetings
II was decided to call general meotirr
of all citizens interested i'm the project on
Tuesday, the 3Oth inst. at such pace ana
time as may hereafter be determined upon
The morning news., 1899-05-17
Frnnce,s New President

President Loubet, the new President OF
France. is, If anything, calm. sane q,
trihe bourgeois and utterly devoid Of sense
Of sef-importance. But there is strong
and irresistible VIII behind his band
race, ana he looks like a man who woul,
intuse into rundown French poIitirs as
much vigor ana new life as Hostette,'s
Stomach Biuers VIII into the run.dowr
system Of any one who uses il. II is
an absolute cure for tho worst of al
stomach disorders.-ad,
The morning news., 1899-05-17
WHEN NATURE

Needs assistance 1t may be best to render
1t promptly. but one should remember 10
use even the most perfect remedies only
when needed The best and most simple
and gentle remedy is the Syrup of Figs
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co.-ad.
The morning news., 1899-05-17

In its most aggravated form has bean
effectuaAy cured with small doses of crab
Orchard Water-ad.
The morning news., 1899-05-17

q suffered from Indigestion and was not
able to work Most of the time was
confined to my bed Medicine did not scam
20 do me any good unu I began talsiny
Hoods Sarsa2arblla. When I had talle9
three bottles Of this medicine / was ab,e
70 work. Clifton Burton, Marietta. Ga
Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head
ache, biliousuess, indigestion, constipation.
--ad
The morning news., 1899-05-17
WARM SPRINGS,
BATH COUNTY, VIRGINIA,

are now open for guests. For circulars
and terms address
EUBANK & GLOVER,
Warm Springs, Bath county, Virginia
The morning news., 1899-05-17
CLARENDON HOTEL,

Thoroughly renovated. Cuisine service
unsurpassed. Best family hotel and finest
location in Saratoga. Famous Washington
Springs situated in Claredons privals
park.
New York Office, HOTEL VENDOME
]. A. Nutter. M. P. Robinson. WI. Alden
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-01-19
OUR OWN EMPIRE.

Now that the spring season is al
most here, that season when those of
our eastern states seeking new homes
begin to pack up and in wagon or
train travel with the sun to the fruit
full plains and hospitable mountains
of our region; now when we begin to
look forward to our business pros
poets during the year and devise plans
for their enlargement, should not we,
by some means, state or local, direct
attention to what Washington county
offers the homeseeker Many gifted
pens have time and again painted the
attractions of different western local.
ties, Eldoradoes and beautiful Edens
waiting but the directing hand of man
to attain perfection Take of the
best that has been written and said of
such places and it but family portrays
what Washington county offers. Does
one want a home? In this county it
can be found. A ranch? Thous-
ands of acres of the most fertile soil
on Gods green earth are here await
ing purchasers. Soil on which the
most abundant crops can be raised of
hay, grain Or garden produce. May
be there are those wishing to share in
the great profits made in fruit grow
ING? What orchards exceed those in
this valley in quantity or quality of
horticultural products? Idaho prunes.
grown in the Weiser valley take the
premium everywhere exhibited. Oui
winter apples, peaches, plums ant
pears are equally as successful anC
already are being sought for in east
ern markets, though our Oldest orch
ards are but six or seven years old
Where are the strawberries or black
berries to he found that begin to com
pare with those grown around Weiseri
What do our eastern friends think OF
$500 as the proceeds of one acre in
Strawberries
Are there those looking for opor-
tunities in cattle, sheep or dairy
farming2 Our hills and vallyes,
where not settled upon, offer thous-
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-01-19
WRITE A LETTER.

Many women live where there is no skill.
full specialist n women's diseases, and still
more cannot afford to pay the high fees
charged These sufferers should follow the
example of Mrs. Anna Willy, of Worthwhile,
Sphinx Co., S. Oak, who writes as follows
to Dr. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y:
Il am enjoying good health, thanks to your
kind advice and valuable remedies. l suffered
very much with female ailments for more than
two years when wrote to YOU for advice. Alter
six bottles each of DR.. Perce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton aud Golden Medical Discovery | am now
a well and happy woman. have also taken e,l
several walls of your Pleasant Pellets, which
did me a great deal OF good
DR.. Pierce has probably treated and cured
more cases of female weakness, pains in
the back, side and abdomen, nervousness,
headache irregularities, alterations, tu-
mors and other female troubles than any
other living physician. His wide expert
ence peculiarly fits him to bring about cures
when every one else fails He charges no
fee whatever to those who write him for
advice and he invites all to consult him
free by mail. His wonderful remedy,
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription can
be depended upon to overcome nearly ev
cry kind of disease that afflicts girls and
women. 1t contains no alcohol, opium, or
for injurious stimulants, as is so often the
case with other medicines advertised for
woman's ailments.
An honest medicine dealer will give you
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and not
try to persuade you to take some inferior
substitute for the little added profit he may
make thereon.
Those who wish may enclose 81 one cent
stamps in their letters, and DR., Pierce will
send free his 1908 page Common Sense
Medical Adviser, which is the most com.
plete and practical family doctor book ever
published, containing over 100 pictures,
The same book, cloth bound, 81 stamps.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-01-19

giving them as great or greater lib
critics and laws tending to develop
their products and manufactures,
both to their and our own benefit.
To such people we have but to reply
that the growth and welfare of Brit
ish colonies has not been a result of
British government or laws, but be-
cause the sons of the parent govern
ment emigrated there and by their
own Anglo-Saxon energy and talents
hewed out the fortunes of the land of
their adoption. How are we to do
the same? There is not state in
the Union that has sons to spare for
colonial development While a few
carpet baggers would undoubtedly
flock to new fields, pictured in as
gaudy and attractive colors as the
distant fields touched by the rain
bows base, our government should
never countenance or encourage such
mlgrations as long as our own coun-
is so undeveloped Idaho has 8
population of less than 200, 600 and
can easily support 20, 900, 600 on the
states magnificent natural resources
"Expansion of territory" indeed,
when single sovereign state will
such grand possibilities as this is suf
fering for local expansion of dorman
civilization and wealth. If the cas-
has money, muscle, energy and othe
elements Of expansion to spare Idah,
can absorb it all Let us make a
good terms as we can with the Phil
ippines for trading privileges, bu
keep our sons at home and encour
age industry among our own hills, o.
our own plains and in our own wor
shops. The cultivation of the mil
lions of acres of fruitful soil j
Idaho, the uncovering of the bonan
zas of mineral wealth hidden in on
western hills, means America &c
Americans and Americans for Amer
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-01-19

ands of acres Of the finest feed known
for all kinds of stock. Our winters
are not severe, seldom rendering it
necessary to feed hay, though the
prudent rancher provides against
such necessity. Creameries, on the
cooperative system, have been start
ed in Weiser and Salubria this past
year and cannot begin to supply the
orders flowing in on them,
Prospectors and miners have been
going to Alaska and South America.
Why? The northern part of this
county and the central part of Idaho
generally offers a virgin territory for
exploration and exploitation. What
do such think of q country where a
claim is located and sold within six
months for $500, 600? Or another
for which the same sum is refused a
few weeks after location? Millions
Of dollars have been washed out OF
our placer claims in Warren and
Florence Rich lodges have been
discovered in these districts. Buffalo
Hump and Thunder Mountain are be
ing developed Mineral has produced
thousands of dollars in silver and mo-
a shaft sunk in the camp-all from
tunnels.
Il Copper is in inexhaustable quaint
ties, the Seven Devils alone showing
greater surface deposits than any o
the older copper producing districts
The old Peacock mine being yer
table quarry of ore from 20 to n
per cent copper.
We need mechanics of every sort
carpenters, brick-layers, masons
blacksmiths; homes must be bull
and all the trades incident to buildin,
need more representation here. Thos
looking for business openings Ca
r find them in this district, many are Ell
r tirely unrepresented, and Weiser sup
plies all the county and many settle
ments outside Other localities be
sides Weiser in our county should &c
the attention of prospective settlers
Salubria, the second city in the coun
E ty, is a thriving, busy town, people
with a progressive and energetic pee
j, Pile, surrounded by lovely farms an
has also a big trade with the norther
cauntry. Other settlements al
. sprnging up. Indian valley, Middl
valley. Council, Ruthburg, Cuprul
and Meadows, all have the beginning
of prosperous towns But the pc
!, tires attempting in short article
give the substance of our attractions
, some organized effort should be mac
! by our people to let their frient
know of our condition and su
roundings.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-01-19
AMERICA FOR AMERICANS.

That was n great speech made by
senator Mason in the national senate
the other day. 1t breathed the spir-
it which actuated the fathers when
they were evolving the constitution
our lasting safeguard, the eptome of
the principles of right and Justice.
The Paris treaty should be, and we
believe will be, ratified; but the
adoption of resolution such as that
offered by the distinguished senator
from Illinois will define the attitude
Of the United States with regard to
the provinces coming under our pro
lection, and in doug so prove to the
world that the hearts of the Ameri-
can people still throb with love of
of republican principals and demo
cratic institutions. We are great
nation, we are above all a just peo-
pie and we too jealousy guard our
right to representation to deny that
right to Others. Gladly will we hal
the birth of new republics in tn,
world, whether nodded after our owr
or with notifications suited To tn,
temper and habits of their people
Willingly will we give of our wealth
and, If need be, our fleets and armie.
to aid them against monarchial aq
gressions; but to extend the Repubi,
of the United States of America ovet
the world was far from the ideas q
its founders, and today is visionar,
and impractieabie. ga governmen
derives its just powers from the con
sent of the governed It's a hear
moving text.
There are, however, great man,
people who, hooking at the results o
Great Britian's colonial policy. be
heve we could govern ours az Justly
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-01-19
The Elegant Lady

The lady who dghs to be well dressed-and knows how
TO- though her purse is sma-wl be found frequently
at our dress goods counter 1T PAYS to do the stock
of dress big line of dry goods carried by us is
second to Woodworking which into the makeup
Of ladies' apparel keepand prices enable handsome
garments and economy to dwell in the same house
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-01-19

The SIGNAL has undertaken the
task of building up Washington
County. To do so it needs and asks
your assistance. We will in the flu
ture devote considerable of our col
umns to those matters and conditions
in our county which should be known
by the home seeker. If our sub.
scribers will send copies of our pa
per containing such articles to their
friends some good will be done there
by, and any statistics or data within
the knowledge of our readers, if fur
nished us, will gladly be used IN
compiling the facts dealt with. And
last but not least helpful to us, pay
your subscription if due; if YOU are
not a subscriber, become one, we are
trying to help you to put money in
your pocket by increasing our popu-
lation and prospects; subscribe and
help us to do So We sent state
ments on the first to about 400 delin.
quent subscribers, less than 30 have
responded.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-01-19

In order to prove the great merit of
Ely's Cream Balm. the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre-
pared generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it of your druggist or send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, Sc Warren ST., N. Y. City.
I suffered from catarrh of the worst kind
ever since boy, and l never hoped for
cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to do
even that. Many acquaintance have used
it with excellent results.-Oscar Ostrum.
As Warren Ave-, Chicago, H.
Ely's Cream Balm is the Acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no cocaine.
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price.
so cents. At druggists or by mail.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-01-19
In Society

Nothing is more quickly mGavora0y commented
upon than clumsy shoeone of those nondescrips which
seem to hang the foot by the ragged edge We sell
that certain please The most hypercrcal society
adv gentleman They cost something u is true but not
nearly so much article and they Of
much biter qnaliyr Besides you don't have TO wait
week for them.
We priced We Keep
child We have shoes fcr the child
the swe just drop
and maui ais
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-01-19

Gerwick has also purchased the Wei
ser Mercantile stock and is moving
the goods into his own building.
Green apples at 81 ID per box at
M. Il. SoMMERcAMP & Co.
Nothing but fun will be the bill on
Feb. 18th when Kelley & Mason and
their big company appear here in
"Who is Who " The farce was built
for laughing purposes only and is re-
plete with grotesque dances and
catchy songs. Kelly & Mason who
head this organization are widely
known as king fun makers and an
entertainment quite out of the or
binary may be expected.