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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-03-14
FREE HOMESTEADS ASSURED
Letters Received Here This Week
Make lis Passage Almost
Certain.
GROSVENOR WILL FAVOR IT.
Inc Administration Leader in the House
Writes a Letter TO That
Effect.

Local republicans have been pushing
The free homestead bill upon the atten-
ton of the party leaders in both house
and senate, and the replies sent to some
recent letters give the greatest encour-
agenent as to the successful passage of
the bill.
Miles S. johnson is in receipt of the
following letter from Charles II. Gros-
venor, the recognized leader of the ad-
mnistration i'll the house:
WASHINGTON, D. c Mar. ), 1900.
MILES 5. JOHNSON, Lewiston, Idaho:
DEAR SIR: will give prompt attention
and friendly support to the bill to which
you call my attention.
c. II. GRosvENoR.
This i'll connection with many others
received makes the outlook for free home
steads very hopeful one. The battle
ground for the bill has always been in
the house. The senate has passed it sue
cessfully before and can be relied upon
to do SO again, but the complexion of
things relative to the free homestead bill
is rapidly changing in the house and
there is great pressure being brought to
bear both on that body and on the senate
to redeem this, the only unfulfled party
promise. And with this assurance from
the house leader the passage of the bill
during the present session seems assured.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-03-14
Bronze Grass and Its Merits.

The call for information concerning
this grass has become so urgent that we
feel 1t our duty to our readers to give as
full an account of the grass as the facts
at hand will permit
In the first place, Dromus mermis in
the sixteen years since it was introduced
into the United States has acquired an
unusually long list of names in different
monty occurring of which are bronze
grass, smooth bronze, awnless bronze,
Russian bronze, Russian forage grass and
Hungarian bronze. 1t was introduced
into this country by the California FIX
permental Station, which sent out seed
to farmers in the fall of 1854 Since that
time it has been grown by the expert
ment stations of Iowa, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Kansas, the two Dakotas, Mon
tana, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon,
the Canadian experiment station and
others; also by many farmers in the states
mentioned.
In the manner of its growth it has much
i'll common with Kentucky blue grass,
but is very much larger an! coarser. II
has an extensive system of underground
stems, which causes it to be somewhat
difficult 10 eradicate and makes il form q
very compact sod. The grass is native
of Europe and Asia, and was for many
years looked upon with suspicion by
European farmers, who feared that il:
creeping root stock would render it {
pest like couch grass; but it was finally
| introduced into cultivation, especially il
| Northern Austria and adjacent parts o
Russia, where it is the leading grass botl
for hay and pasture.
On account of its sod-forming charac
ter it is not well adapted to sowing will
other grasses and clovers, as it tends t.
| crowd them out. 1t is very hard,
plant, being able apparently to stand an.
amount of cold without injury, and ha
been grown successfully as far north il
Canada as agriculture is carried on.
also resists extreme drought, though
will, of course, not produce any larg
amount of forage on extremely dry soil
1t does not seem TO be adapted to We
lands, and has won little favor west {
the Cascade mountains. The region i
which it seems to be most valuable
the sem-arid stretch of country betwee
the Rocky mountains and the Mississippi
valley, and between the Cascade and ii
Rocky mountains. Some experiment
now in progress indicate that it will |
better than any other grass yet tried c
the dry gravelly prairies in Wester
Washington. We believe those who ow
such land would profit by experimental
with this grass. 1t has demonstrated
value on the wheat lands of Easter
Washington and there is no longer al
question but that it is a good grass
that section where permanent pastu
grass is wanted. As in the case of a
lnew things, bronze grass is apt to !
greatly overestimated. We suggest III
farmers in the wheat growing secti'
read carefully what is said belo" regar
ing the life history of this plant and thu
Judge for themselves whether they shou
SOW it and how large an area would
desirable.
The proper time to seed bronze grass
Eastern Washington is i'll early sprin
inst as soon as the ground is in good &C
ldi,ion to work. The ground should
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-03-14
viii Meet IN Lewiston May 8

Word was received from Boisethis
afternoon that our delegates at the
republican committee meeting had
secured the first convention for
Lewiston. 1t is called for May s,
for tine purpose of electing dele
gates to the republican convention
at Philadelphia, June II. The sec
ond convention will meet at Boise,
July II, when nominations will be
made for the various s, ate Offices.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-03-14

If yon see it in the TELLER IT'S 50.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25

There S not a word of truth in the
report, he said. 81 will not give a
dollar to help the republicans if their plat
form is not sound-if it is not American.
Not cent to Imperialism, not cent to
renegade Amercanism. Ny position on
these questions has been made clear.
My mind is open but my purse is
closed. If the republican party is true
10 the principles that have made this
country great, then would subscribe.
But not ii the platform commits the
party to policy to which | stand I'M
alterably aud uncompromisingly opposed.
Il am in favor of securing all the West
Indies islands if we can do So he con-
tnued. II believe they will make de-
slrable and proper acquisitions to our ter
rllory That sort of expansion is on the
right line. But, mind You, it should not
60 beyond territory on this continent.
we have no business either in morals or
IN politics to take and keep the Philip
pines. IL am with the Beers in their
fight. They are fighting bravely 10 main
lain their republic They stand in for
republican institutions. They are battl-
ing for principle with which all good
Americans should be in sympathy
The above will no doubt he read
with interest by the gentlemen
with whom he has fought in former
years.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25
JOHN RUSKIN DEAD.

John Ruskin, one Of the greatest
writer's of the age, and man whose
death world mourns, died in Lon.
don last week, agedSl years. Some
OF the most inspiring words ever
written by man were left to posteri-
ty by this noble and beloved author
around whose memory garlands OF
affection and tributes of love are
woven by a grateful people who have
been inspired and lifted up to a
higher plane by the soul-stirring SEN
tlments penned by John Ruskin.
Here is paragraph from his pen:
Let every dawn of morning be to YOU
as the beginning OF life, and every set
ting sun be to you as its close-then lei
every one OF these short lives leave It's
sure record OF some kindly thing done for
otners-some goodly strength or know.
ledge gained for yourselves; so, from day
to day, and strength to strength. Won shall
build up indeed, by art, by thought. and
by just will, an Ecclesia, of which II
shall not be said. "See what manner Of
stones are here" but ''See what manner
of men.
The name and deeds of John
Ruskin will endure through the
lapse of time.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25

is the fact that that fearless and in
trepid leader of the dem ocracy is to
be nominated They know that he
has warmer place in the hearts of
his countrymen than any other man
living to-day and, too, that his cleo
ton as president to redeem the mass
es from their woefuI industrial condi-
ton Is practically assured. Yes,
they fear MIR BrA an, and surely they
have reason for their apprehensions
No human agencies can now prevent
his nomination, for the rank and file
of the party are with him in his great
fight for the liberties and freedom
guaranteed to all by that immortal
document, the Declaration of indie
pendence, and the constitution.
Mr.. Bryan stands for all that is truly
American, and has been raised up on
the plains of Nebraska to redeem the
country from the grasp of the motor
lous money power and monopolies
that are crushing the industrial life
out OF this nation and making dupes
out of vast portion of the common
people of the land. Did the people
turn Lincoln down? Will they turn
Bryan down? Verify, not, for
they are now awake to the true
situation and this fall they will ad-
minister meri,ed rebuke to the VAN.
pre- aggregation that is blocking the
wheels of progress to the great army
OF producers and consumers who
have made this country the foremost
among the nations of the earth.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25
PHILIPPINE QUESTION.

lie Philippine question has called
forth some heated discussions in the
senate, and the wrath of many of the
exceptionally patriotic statesmen has
been given veut in an unmistakable
manner. Senator Pettigrew of South
Dakota, has made it exceedingly in
terestlng for those self styled pat
riots who, from selfish, pecuniary
motives, are shouting the praises of
the expansion policy. These men
who are clamoring for expansion, no
matter what the cost, with deaf ear
to the voice of justice but one tuned
to catch the harmony of the fiends of
trade and industry who are willing to
stain our national honor, hurl insults
at the old flag and bury the immort-
al Declaration of Independence for the
opportunity of personal aggrandize-
ment through the acquisition OF the
Islands of the seas, are charging the
anil expanslonists with disloyalty to
the government. The case is the re-
verse, and the time will come when
the men who are now trying to sub
]ugate a nation that is liberty loving
ana desires absolute independence
Will turn away from their records now
oeing made in shame and ignominy.
The defense of the administration
policy regarding the Philippines is
not prompted, then, by patriotic i'm
pulse, charity or benevolence, but by
greed born of heart that glories in
plumber and the usurpation of rights
that are inherent.
But we cannot believe that tho
people OF this country whose proto-
types are the immortal WASHINGTON
and Lincoln will ever sanction sucb a
Migrant perversion of the SOVEREIGN.
ty OF the nation and wholesale. disre.
gard for the rights of the STRUGGLING
patriots Of the Orient.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25
A RAISE TO DECEIVE.

The American Steel and Wire COM
pany, with their head in Worcester, Mass
with branches in Pitlsburg and half
dozen other places in Pennsylvania, and
other branch houses in Chicago, Cleve-
land, Joliet and other Western Towns
ard which employs 80. 900 men. advanced
the wages on the LIST of January n per
ceht. That is generous, but it must not
be forgotten that the product which the
company turns out has, within twelve
months, advanced in price 100 per cent
Salt Lake Tribune.
Ii the price on the company's
output has increased 100 per cent !.
as the Tribune says, then the rise is
insignificant as compared With the
enormous advance in the price Of pro-
duct from these factories, and the
'ctIon OF the concern in advancing
ne wage scale, which has been
Ieralded by the protection theorists
I'd trust magnates as charitable
nd praiseworthy deed on the part OF
ne men at the head of this powerful
ldustry, was for the sole purpose O,
qiieting those who wear the garb oil
industrial slaves and who in tnei,
hearts are won't to give battle to these
enemies of human liberty and com.
mon progress To-day the laborine
man is at the mercy of the stiffilne
trust aud corporation, and for ever,
cent advance in the wage scale tn.
Industrial slave holders demand 8
4'gantic increase in price for theil
products. They are filling their in
humane missions all along down the
'ioe, and the poor toiler is paying
daily tribute to these gilded octopus
= against which the producers Of
~ isad for the time being have nc
mssns Of defense.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25
CARNEGIE'S ATTITUDE

Andrew Carnegie, hitherto
staunch republican who has always
contributed to the campaign funds
and been a power in the party that
has drifted away from the basic prin-
pies OF representative government to
indiscreet tactics in the manipulation
OF the nations governmental affairs
10 = reporter OF the New York World
recently be said:
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25

l want to let the people who suffer
from rheumatism and sciatica know
that Chamberlain's Pain Balm re-
lleved me after number of other
medicines and doctor had failed
1t Is the best liniment | have ever
known of. DoDGEN, Alpharetta,
ia. Thousands have been cured of
rheumatism by this remedy. One
application relieves the pain. For
sale by R. W. SMITH.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25
The food-siricken people of Keno

The hood-sircken people of Kend-
rick and vicinity deserve the sym
palhy of the people everywhere.
There was great damage done by the
food and much hardship and suffer
ing have been undergone by the
afflicted, and it will lie along time be-
fore they recover from the misfor-
tune that has befallen them.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25
A high tariff law made the tr

A high tariff law made the trust
possible, and the party that forced
upon tie country the present ohnox-
ious statute will he held responsible
for the existence of the trust, for
all the poverty and suffering it has
wrought The present aggregate
capitalization OF the trnst is over 81
$50, 1877, 900, and it has the indus
tries of the country, with a few ex-
captions, securely within is mighty
grasp.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25

The bureau Of statistics gives out
hat the exports of breadsuffs, cattle,
hogs, provisions, cotton and mineral
oils for the year 1899 show total
value OF $7l2,0 8l, 925 This is q
falling off from 1898 Of SIT, 900, 900.
which is due to a falling off in bresd-
stuffs and cotton. The harvests we're
a little better abroad and Germany
and England held back on cotton be-
cause it was l Z cents higher last
autumn than it WAS the year before.
they will have to buy it, though,
nefore another harvest. In manu-.
features, iron and steel make as big
showing as do provisions and mineral
oils combined. The figures are so
big that they are confusing. The
exports OF mineral oils fell off So,
600, 900 gallons, but they gained
twelve and Il half million dollars in
value. Salt Lake Tribune
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25

The notorious paper trust is max
ing it mighty uncomfortable for the
users of paper in this country The
price Of that article is going up at a
rapid rate The Signal bought a ton
Of news paper three weeks ago. To-
day it would cost us $40 more than
it did when purchased.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25

From now until election time the
politicians will spend vast amount
of time repairing their fences, many
of which, by the way, are in a very
diIapdated condition
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25

Roberts star of hope is fast sinking
below the western horizon, his states
manship will never illuminate the
pages of national history and his
name will not be praised by coming
generations.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25
FEAR BRYAN

Some of the brethren would have
US believe that Mr.. Bryan will not
get the nomination in 1900. What
Is really troubling the gentlemen most
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25

The silver forces of Indiana have
agreed to fuse in the approaching
campaign.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25

THURSDAY. JANUARY %. 1900.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-25
THE WEISER SIGNAL.

PuBLIsHEp EvERY THURSDAY Ry
II. &c. LOCK WOOD.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-08-28
LOCAL and GENERAL.

W. u. Beckwith and bride are booked
to leave for Maui IN the Claudinc this
afternoon.
Capt. Albert Tullett Of the l. |. $. n.
Co.'S service has been naturalized by
Judge Estee.
The program Of the races at Kapio-
lani Park to take place on Labor Day
appears under New Today.
Col. Ruhlen has received orders to
go to Seattle as head OF the Quarter
masters Department there.
Some old lumber on the Alakea street
sidewalk. opposite the Pacific Club, is a
dangerous impeachment to pedestrian
ism at night.
Attention Of members Of the first
battalion first regiment, n. g. H.. is
called to the notice of battalion drill
and parade this evening.
An electric light sign on the store OF
the Hawaiian Electric Co. is about the
only evidence these dark nights that
Alakea street is not COW trail through
frontier camp.
On account of the illness of Captain
Freeman of the Kinau, Captain Clarke,
the former commander of the steamer
took her out He will remain in com
mand until Captain Freeman Is again
able to take charge.
Among the departures for Hilo and
way ports in the Kinau today were the
following: Fred Ohrt, Rev. Joseph f.
Dureo, Rev. G. l.. Pearson, W. l.. Ro-
we'll. J. A. McCandless. Geo. Rodiek
II. S. Pratt. Miss Belle Vida. Miss Kate
Cornwell, J. W. Pratt, c. b. Cockett
and Il. d. Baldwin.
Captain Merry, commander of the
Naval Station, will leave for Guam
on the return trip of the Solace as on,
of the members of the board appointed
to report on the Improvement of tn,
harbor of Guam. He will leave earl,
in October to be gone couple or thre'
months. The other members of tn,
board are Captain Biddell of the Arm!
and Lieut. Beecham of the Navy.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-08-28
Cable Powers
Is Found Guilty

Georgetown, KY. Aug. IS.-The yer.
dict of the jury IN the case of ex-Sec.
rotary of State Caleb Powers, charged
with being accessory before the fact Ia
the murder Of William Goebel. was:
I'VE find the defendant guilty and fix
his punishment at confinement in the
penitentiary for the rest of his natural
life"
The jury retired at 1882 p. m. and re-
turned its verdict at 2:25-being out
only ffty-three minutes. Juror Craig
stated afterward that the verdict could
have been returned even sooner, but
considerable time was taken up read
ing the instructions.
The vote In favor OF life sentence
was unanimous.
When the Jury retired the belief was
general that they would not agree and
In this opinion the defendant was firm
ly convinced. When the verdict was
returned Powers, for the first time dur
ing the weary six weeks of the trial,
betrayed his feelings. Under all of the
trying incidents of the trial he had
maintained a changeless expression
the same whether things were going ia
vorably or against him. The verdict
of guilty, however, staggered him, APP
paTently.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-08-28
Hebron Accepts
The ChaIlen e

An ocean yacht race for Labor Day
is assured. T. w. Hebron has taken
up the gauntlet thrown down by Clar-
ence Macfarlane for race to I.ahaina
against the La Paloma. Hebron gave
notice this morning that he would az
cept the challenge, the yacht he will
sail to be named later. The start will
be made Saturday afternoon returning
Monday. 1t Is possible the Labor Day
committee will put up a small trophy
for the sportsmen.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-08-28
NATIONAL PARTY SCHEME.

indianapolis. Ind, Aug. 1.-THE first
DAYS session Of the National or third
party. convention was devoted entirely
to addresses no formal action being
taken beyond the appointment of a
committee of three to confer with the
anti-imperialists, whose convention
will open tomorrow morning. The
sentiment among the independents was
strong against the candidacy Of both
Mckinley and Bryan and seemed to
indicate that a third ticket would be
the outcome of their convention. al
though there is a desire to combine
with the anti-imperialists II possible,
and there is scarcely a possibility Of
the anti-imperialists nominating a
ticket.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-08-28
CUNHA COMING HOME

San Francisco, Aug. 2L-Alfred Cum
ha, athlete from golf to football. will
leave San Francisco on Wednesday for
Honolulu, his fathers home, and may
not return. This is why Stanford's
red has suddenly taken on blue shad-
ing.
Cunha, who played center on Yale's
football team last year, returned to Cal
ifornia early in the summer. He then
announced that he would remain on
the Coast and complete his academic
education in this State. An athlete
weighing $50 pounds, active and vigor-
Gus, ne was a prize for either Stanford
or California. He liked the cardinal,
and expressed his intention OF making
himself student at PalO Alto and
playing on the football team That
was enough. Every mothers son OF
Stanford was at him, and Cunha was
haggeI. All this was cardinal joy,
Now comes the sorrow.
4 few days ago the stout heavy
weight who went East for gridIron lau-
rels. received letter from his father
calling him 10 his island home. Cunha
doos not know Just what 10 make of H.
but one thing he Is certain of aud that
.h Do be- wanted In Honolulu lie foarz
inc Wn-Ft which means that be- viii
be- HrH Iu Honolulu for Keeps. And
SlgUfud hrurlug Of this II sad.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-08-28
RCDNDS
Sale 10 Waialua, a., so4.7s.
Changes Of Ofiicers.

San Francisco, Aug. 2I.-Many changes
on steamers were announced YESTERDAY.
Chief Engineer Kellar Of the Zealand,
will take the place Of W. H. Neiman on
the new steamer Sonoma. Chief Otflce,
A. N. Walton Of the transport Sherman
has been appointed captain Of the transport
Egbert, succeeding the late Capt,i.
Perkes. Acting Captain and Chief Officer
Hawes OF the Sherman will go as Chief
Officer Of the Sherman Captain A. Cos
ky, who has been chief officer OF the o. mi.
has been cabled to pr coed to the Far East
TO take command Of the hospital ship r, 4.
lief. relieving Captain Harding, VINO Is
returning home on sick leave.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-08-28
TO PRIMARY SCHOLARS.

Children Of the primary school
who would like to participate In the
Labor Day parade will please call
and receive their bldgeS from Miss
Davidson at the Board of Education
Office.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-08-28

The distinction Tribune Blue" Is the
standard finish Of all models Of the
Tribune bicycle.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-08-28
cYCLA PrlATElil

A nouIor' for hot days, II Benson.
Smith co.'s fountain,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-13
MALIET0A TANUS OBJECTS
To the Partition oi Samoa and Denounces
Course OF the Missionaries.


LONDON Jan. T. -Malletoa Ianus. IN
Iettef |" the LONDON lihleS' puDhSh-
ca t"daN' enclosing COPIES 81 the pro
t"std ne addressed I" the nlttd states
Great Britaln ana GefmanY against
I'm samoan treaties. charact'Ilzes the
partition Of Samoa as a gross Violation
Of the treaties and as crime against
the laws "t nations only epual to the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF roland peilndrh
ana France. rs thinks that II u II NEG
"S>ary Tor the great powers |" promote
wars and anneNatlnhS tp distract tht
minds or the people th"n The Hague
conference was the greatest farce or
the century. The writer also asserts
that the civilization Introduced by tn"
great powers in their anneN1tinns IN
the South seas. Africa and elsewhere
is inferior T. the primitive state II the
countries stolen. leading to war