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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20

THE largest measure of self
government Consistent with their
(the Fiipinos) welfare and our
duties shall be secured to them
by law. Republican National
platform adopted at Philadel-
phia, June 10, 1900.
The evening times., 1900-05-18
FRIDAY. MAY IS. 1900.
An Enrlr Adiournment. Ir

Senator's and Representatives. and news
papers connected with the Administration
are all talking glibly of an adjournment of
Congress early in June. Their apparent
confidence that they will be able to throt-
tie the Nicaragua bill in the Senate and go
home leaving a session record of victory
IN favor of the Hay Pauncefote Treaty and
the Panama syndicate. may be well ground
ed.
II it be so. the responsibility will lie at
the doors of the twenty-six Democratic
Senators. who are able. il they have the
necessary courage and respect for a uni
yersal American demand. to step all !egis-
lation where if is. until the agents OF the
British alliance and the Panama schemers
on the floor. surrender and agree to vote
In ample time for the leisurely executive
action that may be expected should the
Hepburn bill be passed.
The Democrats in the Senate are being
closely and critically watched by the coun-
try II they allow the session 10 end with
out persistent and fearless fight for tae
American canal. they will live TO be sorry
for it-eVery man of them.
The evening times., 1900-05-18

neglected and oppressed more than they
are now. 1t was not unusual In the winter
to hear Of people turned out into the street
10 starye or freeze and being found dead in
some alley through sheer want and ex-
posure. Such cases are not common in the
city of the present. The days OF the debt
ors' prison are past, with all the horrors
that that phrase implies. The galley-slave
is to be found oLly IN the pages Of history,
so far as civiii I'D countries are concerned.
Capital punisL4s@nt for stealing sheep is
no longer penalty to be found in the
statute books. But there is still room for
reform. and 1t is quite possible that future
generations will look back 10 the customs
OF our own day with as much aversion as
that with which we regard certain vicious
incidents Of the past. In the civilization
CT the future, the slum and the sweat-shop
may be abolished. 1t may become impos-
sibie for the capitalist TO lock out mis- work
men for an Indefinite period. or for a great
strike TO parafsze industry Let US hope
that in less than fifty years from now a
needy man or woman in search of employ
ment will not be obliged to endure the
humiliation and discomfort of being herded
with vagrants, criminals. and paupers. in a
shanty hardly fit for human beings to oc-
cupy Thert1s no reason why even the
poorest begggg should not have well-venti-
lated. clean lodgings and chance to work
if he wants to- earn the price Of bed and
breakfast
The evening times., 1900-05-18
A RECORD BREAKING YEAR.
The Total Exports to Date Exceed
All Other Periods


The fiscal year 19co continues to break
all records in the matter of exPortatiors
April is an example OF this fact. The to-
tai exports in April. as just announced
by the Treasury Bureau OF Statistics. are
SllS,926,507, which is $50, ,O00,0 ,0C0 more
than In any preceding year. $50. .000. 900
more than April of last year, and double
that OF April, 1899. Never before has
April, which is usually a light export
month, reached the s1c0, ,OcO.OCO mark in its
exports.
Every branch Of industry lends its aid
TO this increese. The total figures for the
month of April have not Jet been suffi-
eiently analysed to show the exact increase
in each class. but an analysis of these for
the month OF March shows that agricultu-
raj exports in that month were S18.CO0.-
coo greater than in the corresponding
month Of last year; that manufactures
were $S.0oo.ooo in excess Of the correspond
ing month Of the preceding year: that
products OF the mine were nearly 80 per
cent in excess OF those OF the correspond
ing month OF 1899. while products OF the
forests. the fisheries. and those grouped
as miscellaneous all showed an increase
The advance IL prices of Gotten, com,
cats. wheat. and provisions accounts in
part for the increase in the value Of agri-
cultural exports. while there is also an in
crease in quantity expor' ed, especially in
Gotten, and the advance in values atsO ac-
counts in art for the greas increase in
exports Of manufactures
1t Is now apparent that in all the great
classes Of our exports the record of the
year 1860 viii exceed that of any earlier
year In the nine months ending with
March exports of agricultural products were
SiS.0c0,0G9 greater than those OF the cor
responding months OF 1899. manufactures
were 10000. Geo greater than those OF the
same months in the preceding fiscal year,
products OF the mine exceeded those of the
corresponding months of 1888 by 80 per
cent, those of the forest showed a like in
crease. and fisheries and miscellaneous also
showed a gain over the corresponding
months Of the preceding fiscal year. and
with the phenomenal Increase OF $50, coo. coo
IN April, 1900, as compared with April 1895.
IT Is quite apparent that the record of the
year which ends less than sixty DAYS hence
viii exceed that OF any earlier year In our
history.
The following figures show the value OF
the exports in April of each year from 1880
to 1900:
1880 S63. .4e5 7sl: 1891. $40 sos. .e7s; 1892.
SI5.9s49e2; 1888 S59, ,S72,3 ,34s; sI94. Ss4.l24.-
Sl2 1925 5-255.s45; 1895. 81. esq. .ce5: 1897,
SII.6iS.4Se: 1888 SOC 3I4 BIC: 1899. SIS. .7g4. :
SI3; 1900. Sis. .926. .5O7
The evening times., 1900-05-18
TRAMwAYS IN VALENCIA.
The Overhead Trolley md Cable En-.
ployed as Motive Power.

ployed as Motive Power.
H l. Washington. United States Consul
at ValeleIa. SPAN. writes the State De-
partment as follows, regarding electric
tramways:
AS an evidence OF the general progress
of Valencia, have 70 report that the
business OF the General Tramway Gonna
ny. Of Valencia. embracing some twenty
five miles OF rails. has been taken over bv
French company. which is substituting
electric power for tke steam and horse
traction hitherto employed.
Electric cars are already running he
tween Valencia and the port. a distance
Of three miles. The system employed is
the overhead cable and trolley The cars
are CT Spanish construction. and the cleo
tric machinery and rails from Belgium.
The dimensions OF cars are nearly thir-
ty-two feet long and six and One-half feet
wide The other lines. which the same
company viii shortly inaugurate to con-
rect Valencia with other places. are. Cat
arroja. five miles. TOrrenfe four and one
half miles; Mssamagrell, seven and one
half miles.
The ThoHl Gson Houston Company Is ne
gotiating for Che forty years lease Of some
twelve miles Of street rails belonging to
another street car company. The Thomp-
son Houston Company also propose 70 work
these lines by electricity. and their offer
is being favOrably considered. When the
result Is definitely known. l shall report
again
The evening times., 1900-05-18
FUEL FOR THE ADMIRAL.
The Comptroller of the Treasury
Says He is Not Entitled IN IL

The Comptroller of the Treasury
Says He Is Not Entitled TO 1t
The Secretary OF the Navy. in a letter
to the Comptroller of the Treasury. re-
quests his decision as to whether the Ad-
miral OF the Nav is entitled 20 an allow
ance Of fuel, as n the cases Of other OIL
GERS of the Navy and Marine Corps. and
II SO, the quantity OF such allowance
In reviewing the case, Comptroller
Traceweil says; The precise question
presented is whether or not fuel in kind
may be sold 10 the Admiral Of the Navy
in pursuance of the provisions Of the act
Of June Is. 1878. governing the sale Of fuel
10 officers OF the Army'+ Mr. TraeeWen
says further in his answer: 1T is usually
beyond the Jurisdiction Of this of9ee 10
render opinions regarding the disposition
10 be made OF property lawfully purchased
Tor the use Of the Department. since the
act Of March 2s. 1874. has taken away
from TIE accounting ofieeTs.ef the Treas
ury Department all jurisdiction over prop
erty accounts; but as you evidently desire
my opinion upon the question of whether
the public money under the control Of
your department may lawfully be used in
the purchase Of fuel for issue and sale
to the Admiral. pursuant TO the act Of
request for decision upon that question.
Section 1866. Revised Statutes, provides
FOR relative rank between officers Of the
Navy and officers Of the AIRY. from the
YiGt admiral. who ranked with the lieu
tenant general OF the Army, TO ensigns
OF lowest commissioned officers OF the
Navy who ranked with second ieutenaats
in the Army. but no such relative rank
was provided for the Admiral Of the Navy.
The grade Of admiral in the Navy is the
grade next above that Of vice admiral, and
the next grade in the Army above that Of
lieutenant general. with which the grade
Of vice admiral corresponds in rank. was
that of general of the Army. The latter
grade ceased to exist August 5 1855 By
the death OF Gen Philip II. Sheridan, the
then incumbent. and has not since been
revived. Although the law doe5 not spec
ify any grade In the Army with which the
grade OF admiral is to be ranked IL is my
opinion that the reasonable intent Of sec
tion 13 of the Navy Personnel act is that
II should be considered as corresponding
in rank with the grade Of general OF the
Army as that grade formerly existed. and
that the Admiral Of the Navy should re-
ceiYe the same pay and allowances which
the General Of the Army formerly re-
/ eeived- As no pro .isiOn was made by law
or by regulation in pursuance OF law for
the sale OF fuel To the General OF the
Army. there is none for the sale OF fuel
10 the Admiral Of the Navy
The Comptroller concludes his decision
by saying I have, therefore the honor
TO advise you that there is no authority
OF law for the purchass OF fuel for issue
and sale TO the Admiral of the Navy IN
der the regulations made pursuant 70 the
act Of Jure IS. 1873, for such issue ard sale
TO officers Of the Army"
The evening times., 1900-05-18
GOLD MINING IN RUSSIA
a stDl enent Issued by the state De-
pnrtment-

" .Sti. chent ISSUED by the state De-
pnrtment.
The SGte Department this morning is
sued the following memorandum on the
question of gold mining on the Russian Pa
cilc coast:
The question of gold mining on the
Russian Pacific coast has called forth nu-
meTCus enquiries addressed both to the
Impei ial Embassy and to the Russian Con-
sulates in this country by citizens of the
United States who are desiTous OF partie.-
pating in Me exploitation Of the mineral
wealth in Russian territory Erroneous
views have arisen here in this connection,
which il is desirable, in the interest OF IN =
two Governments and for the prevention of
any misunderstanding to rectify.
The Imeprial Government granted. un-
der date of the 11th ultimo. the excIusi, e
right to exploit the mineral wealth in the
peninsula of Tchoukotsk to Colonel Ven
liarliarsky, of the Russian Guards t. is
gentleman has organized an expedition
under the direction of Mr.. Bogdanovitch. a
minicg engineer. which sailed from Rus
sia. april 1s-May 1. for the peninsula of
Tchoukotsk, via the United States
According TO information received from
various quarters. numerous Ans tiean z ID
seekers propose to come from Alaska in
the course OF the year to the Russian tsr-
ritory to which the aforesaid Russan- expe-
dition is bound, which expedition is alone
authorized to carry on mining operations in
the country
The evening times., 1900-05-18

There is no further room for doubt that
the bubonic plague has broken out in
Chinatown, San Francisco, in epidemic
form. The local health authorities. al
though alarmed, are working with yigor,
and may arrest spread of the disease
beyond its present confines. II is to be
noted. however. that the business classes
Of the city are endeavorins to have as
much Of the truth as possible suppressed.
This. added to the consideration that the
Chinese themselves are trying to conceal
cases wherever they can, may suggest that
the plague has gained firmer hold than
the reports would indicate.
The evening times., 1900-05-18
FOR STARVING RUSSIANS
Baron GunsbarG Thanks Americans
for Their Contributions

Baron GunsbarS Thanks Americans
for Their Contributions
BALTIMORE. May 1S--Baron H Guns
burg. banker. Of ST. Petersburg Russia.
has written to Tanchum SHERMAN. Of Bal
timore. acknowledging the receipt Of LOCO
roubles. or about $500. sent him by the
Russian Jews Of Baltimore for distribu-
lion among their fellow-countrymen who
are suffering from the famine in Bessara-
bia. southeastern Russia. Baron Guns
burg writes:
"Our coreligionists suffer from starva-
tion not only in Bessarabia, but all that
section OF country. and all contributions
sent US are equally distributed among the
suffering jewish population Of Bessarabia
and surrounding districts.
Z have been very much touched by see
ing that our Russian emigrants have not
forgotten their mother country. and beg
them to receive. In the name OF the poor
my heartiest thanks"
An additional sum Of 800 roubles. or
about $50. was sent 20 Baron Gunsburg
yesterday by Mr.. Siiberman
The evening times., 1900-05-18

Commissioner Keller, at the Charities
Conference recently held in New York.
strongly advocated the building of a sepa-
rate municipal lodging house for women.
1t is said that in the present lodging house
men and women sleep on the same foer.
with only a thin wooden wall between the
two rooms. Even this partition does not
extend to the ceiling and, as children are
often among the inmates. it is obvious that
for their sake. il not for that of the moth
ers II is desirable that the separation
should be more complete.
There was time when the poor we're
The evening times., 1900-05-18
UNDAUNTED BY BLACKBALLs
Francis, OF Yale, Says He VIII Go on
In Football Work

NEW Y .VEN, Conn, May Is.-CharIes
D. Francis. the assistant football man
ager. who was bIackballed by all three
junior soci-ties. says:
Il have managed athletic teams in my
preparatory school down South and capably
accounted for their funds I am not sore.
but I am self-respecting. 1t is unpleasant
to be intimidated and to get notiriety. but
1 was elected fairly and / intend to serve.
societies favoring or not. My record in
college is clean and / have nothing TO
fear.
President Arthur T. Hadley was seen at
his home last night He said he was in
possession of so much information of yarf-
Gus nature that he believed the less discus
sion the sooner will the trouble be settled.
Il have not ye, abandoned the hope that
the matter may be settled for the best in
terests of Yale without faculty interyen-
ton" said he
The evening times., 1900-05-18

A despatch from Copenhagen to the
London Daily MaiI'' asserts that the
Danish Government is about to issue an
official statement regarding it's negotia-
tions with the United States for the sale
of the Danish Wess India Islands. and that
it will not hereafter think of parting with
them except upon definite and advan-
tageous offer. Wnen the statement ap-
pears perhaps we ssssall be able to judge
how far that New York Times" Standard
Oil deal story was true!
The evening times., 1900-05-18
THoRNB STARTS ON HIS TRIP
Leaves Princeton in HO-se-Wngon
Tint VIII Curry Him q, sFrisco.

o.
PRINCEON, n. j., May 1S.-James W.
Thorne. the Princeton senior who proposes
to spend the summer in travelling slowly
across the continent in a house-wagon
started yesterday at 9 a. no. from Prince
ton. The wagon was drawn by stout
black dray horse Another horse viii be
added to the equipment when bad roads are
encountered.
some Of the students The queer vehicle
moved slowly down Nassau Street and out
Stockton Street toward Trenton. Thorne
will drive through Philadelphia and will
from that point. follow in general the route
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad across Penn
sv1vania and to Chiraeo.
The evening times., 1900-05-18
CURRENT RUMOR.
Going to headquarters.
CFrom the omata Wo-.d-Hsr1ldl

tfroin the ofl.la " orsd- Her1id-l
The little ones are often unc0nsciolIslv sacrile-
glcuS- few DAYS ago a ive-year-old bor In
North Omaha rushed into the house and exuiiedIy
rang up central"
Number. please" said the girl in the central
Office
jus glib nse DoG. ." lisped the ii-tle fellow
Central Cr1sped the situation and said .-AIi
right, waited moment and then in a changed
tone Of voice:
well. my little friend. what Is il 60
Say, bod. dem Smith chillUns across ze stweet
keep tGmin' over here an steslin' nv plavfa's.
an you has jus got 10 put top to it, shouted
the angry lad
The evening times., 1900-05-18
The strains Tbey snncred.


For exercise in expression the teacher daily
asks her scholars to describe some Of the happen
incs Of the day AT h0me.
Little Minnie. loquitlr: When my papa went
TO go down into the mOOdshcd the other evening
where il was dark he slipped On the stair and
strained his foot. and ROW he can't waIk-"
Here another little giri was evidently reminded
OF somethiug, and she raised her hand and fut-
tered Il 10 get the teachers attention.
'sWellg' suggested the teacher
s.Pl =tse ma am. when our COW came home from
pasture last night she slipped in -he mud right
in front Of the house and strained her milk, but
SIC X able 10 walk just the sane-i'-
The evening times., 1900-05-18
THE WAGE QUESTION UP.

Many Resolutions Before the Iron.
steel, and Tin " Orkers
INDIANAPOLIS. May 1S-The wage
question vas prominently before the Con-
yention of Amalgamated Iron. Steel. and
Tin Workers today, in a number OF reso-
lutions which were offered, but on none
OF which action was taken More than a
dozen such resolutions were presented and
some Of them were very radical
They were referred 10 the resolutions
committee and that body will use them
and others that may be presented as a
basis for the resolution On the wage ques-
tion that it viii present later. There are
half dozen candidates for president of
the association and the contest is getting
very warm
The evening times., 1900-05-18
MISS HAVEMEYER WEDS.
william As Eldest Daughter BE
comes Mrs A l. stone

comes Mrs. A l. stone.
CHICAGO. May 1S.-WiIhelmina Have
meyer. eldest daughter OF William A. Have
meyer. was married yesterday to Andrew
L. Stone. CT Oakland, Cal. The ceremony
was performed in St Pauls Episcopal
Chur>h by the Rev. Joseph Jansen Spencer.
assistant rector OF Grace Church, New
York
The bride was attended BY two maids OF
honor-her sister, Miss Etnel Havemeye-
and Miss Mary McEwen. OF Chicago. James
W Mckee. Of Oakland. WAS best man.
Herbert E Havemeyer. Of New YORK
was an usher. Mr.. and Mrs Stone met IN
California two years ago
The evening times., 1900-05-18
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

81. Bird Coler is receiving more atten-
tion than any other man in New York
State" said Harry W Walker. Secretary
OF the New York Aqueduet Commission.
at ChamberIin's this morning. IF Judge
Van Wyek does not want the gubernato-
rial nomination. and he is earning large
sums from his law practie. Coler viii be
the unanimous candidate. despite his youth.
Mr.. Coler belongs to the school OF Abra-
ham Lincoln. and his intercourse with his
fellow-nen exhibits qualities OF honesty,
simplicity. and straightforwardness II the
Democratic party adopts a conservative
platform and makes the Issue OF the com
ing campaign anti-imperialism and anti
trusts they can carry New York State.
Otherwise tfiis doubtful Roosevelt is not
the popular man he By his sub
serviency to Piatt. and the erraticism OF
bis temperament he has alienatd the inde-
pendent element which elected him and the
financial interests Of the Safe fear him.
Gen. James r. o'Beirne, Of New York.
is registered at the Ebbitt-
II have been attending our State Con-
yention at home" said 5. W. Walker, o.
West Virginia. at the Ebbitt this morn
ing We will replace at least two of the
Republican Representatives in Congress
with Democrats and will carry the Sta5e
ticket" Mr.. Walker is the law partner
OF former Senator Faulkner Of West Yir-
ginia and is assisting in the Clark con-
test ease
A. A. Nyland. of Utrecht. Holland. and
J. H Wilderdink. OF Leiden Holland are
II e-r-d ar ha Ill
sented themselves at the Dutch Legation
yesterday to pay thei- respects to the Min
lister.
Frank L. Weaver. August Fels. and Mi
chael J. Dowd, Commissioners; Robert ].
Thomas. Superintendent, and John w
Crawford, Clerk Of the Water Works at
Lowell. Mass. are registered at the Eb-
bitt- The delegation has been present at
the session of the American Water Works
Association at Richmond, Va. held last
week Mr. Weaver who is Chairman Of
the Board OF Commissioners. believes that
the Republicans viii carry everything in
Massachusetts al the fail election. and that
Representative Knox VIII be returned 10
COngre-= f,om Lowell.
My wife's the most popular woman in
Florida. and I'm popular seid Col Cutler
Smith. OF Florence. Ala. al the National
last night. Colonel Smith is the self-an-
nOunced candidate for Representative 10
Congress from the Eighth district OF Ala
ma There are p. .OG0 negro votes in
the district and every one viii be for me
Halt OF the Democrats viii vote for me-
No one else has a ghost Of a show. I " al
be elected. l will not make any speeches
at all. for I might say something | might
be sorry fOr. l viii write an open letter
on any issues that may come up. over
which will have had time 10 fully delIb-
crate
The evening times., 1900-05-18
BOY SAWED TO PIECES.

Hands. Feet. Legs. Arms. and BOdy
Cut INTO Ribbons.
SEATTLE. May 1S--Edward Gay. aged
twenty years son Of T. B. Gay who lived
in Casenovia, y. Y. for many years, vas
sawed to pieces here yesterday. He jump
ed on carriage TO steady a log. The saw
took of one foot He fell On the teeth
and his right leg was cut in three pieces
Then the saw Zig-zaggsd through his body
up 10 his neck His right arm and hand
were also cut OF. He helped 10 lift him
self out of the pit and lived half an hour.
The evening times., 1900-05-18
A PAN-LABoR ORGANIZATION.
Proposed Plan to Consolidate Into
One Gigantic InIon.

Proposed Plan to Consolidate Into
One Gigantic Union.
DENVER. Col. May ia resolution n
favor OF amalgamating all labor organiza-
tons into one big union has been adopted
by the Convention OF the Western Feder-
alton Of Miners in session il Denver. Il
is stated that the expenses Of holding na-
uonal labor conventions now amount an
hually 10 about s.. coo 600. By union. il is
said. this can be reduced to 500. COO
Attention is called 10 the tendency OF
separate organizations 10 create an aris-
tocTacy Of labor and disseusions between
the crafts. An invitation is extended to
all industrial organizations and TO all
branches Of honorable organizations to at
tend a conFei tion as soon as expedient az
some eonvenisnt centre for the purpose
Of combining all the present Organizations
into one and 'dding thereto all the organ
lied workers OF he United States.
The evening times., 1900-05-18
NEW HOME FOR OPERA.

~. LOUIS 10 fro6Ade a Theatre for
the Castle Squnre Company
ST. LOUIS. May 1S.-Plans are afoot for
another theatre in St, Louis, and if exc
crted as now expected. it will be built be-
fore next winter. 1t is being specially de-
signed for the Castle Square Opera Com
pany. II will be at Tenth and Olive streets
and will seat 5000 people.
Manager SouthweIl, of the st. Louis
branch Of the Castle Square Company
says the plans meet with his approval A
syndicate is backing the project
The evening times., 1900-05-18
An AdmIrab1e Notion.

To the Editor of The Times:
1t is respectfully suggested that when the Sec
retary of War forwards his ruling concerning the
suspension Of Colonel May of the First Regiment.
D. c. y. c., 10 General Hauies he viii also in
clude blank form of resignatio.. for the use of
the commanding general D. c. n C. G.. t.