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

A giant strike is on in the coal
regions l42, 900 men are out.
During July nearly 20, 600 con
verts were massacred in northern
China
Over II, 900 deaths have occurred
during the past week among the
famine sufferers in India
With the Beers apparently crushed,
the British are still losing 200 men
per week in South Africa
The Boer war is nearly over The
poor crushed burghers are now max
ing but feeble struggles against their
powerful foe
The armies in China are engaged
in the enlightened business of looting
Chinese villages for plumber and then
burning the places
The Beers have issued an appeal
to the nations for Intervention in
South Africa. They claim England
has issued the proclamation to annex
the Free State and Transvaal in order
to carry on the war in an inhuman
manner contrary to international law.
n 1t is now feared that the results OF
the great storm at Galveston, Texas,
will show 5000 dead. Aid is being
sent from all parts of the country il
food and money. Negroes roamet
about and cut fingers and ears from
the corpses in order to get the jewelry
Vandalism was rampant at Calves
ton for short time after the storm
and robbery of the dead was carried
on everywhere. Twelve negroes wer'
shot by order Of court martial
One negro had 23 fiugers with ring
on them in his pockets. Whereve
he found the finger of dead person
with a ring thereon he cut it off anG
put it in his pocket.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20
MasOns Elect officers.

At the annual meeting in Boise
last week, the Masons of Idaho
elected the following named officers
Grand master-George D. Golden
of Rocky Bar.
Deputy grand master-A. W..
Talkington of Mount Idaho.
Grand senior warden-D. G. Chase
of Payette.
Geand junior warden-William B..
Goodheart of Weiser.
Grand treasurer-Charles Himrod
of Boise.
Grand secretarv-Theophilus W.
Randall of Boise.
Grand lecturer-Frank 7. Wyman
of Boise.
Grand master Golden announced
his appointments as follows:
Grand orator-M. B. Thompson
Ol MOutpchOi.
Grand Chaplain-Jonas W. Brown
of Boise
Grand marshal-E. G. Cummings
of Lewiston.
Grsnd senior deacon-George Stee
of Salmon City
Grand janior deacon-Gearge s
Warren of Shoshone.
Grand steward-J. j. Marsk o.
Idaho City.
Junior steward-Simon Harris, O.
Silver City.
Grand pursivant-F. La Rue O.
Idaho Falls.
Grand sword bearer-I. M. Bushb.
of Wardner.
Grand tyler-N. W. Hawn.
Weiser got one Office, that o
junior grand warden, w. B. Good
heart being elected to that position
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20
STATE NEWS.

The postoffice at Meridian was
one night last week.
In Silver City they have struck
quartz right in the town that runs SO
a pound.
Mrs Dan Noah committed suicide
near Idaho Falls by swallowing car
bolic acid.
Edgar Wilson is preparing to send
a fruit exhibit from Idaho to the
Paris Exposition.
Parties in Nez >Perce Co. stole a
band of 800 horses from the Indians
and shipped thew East
Indians at Pocatello have received
first payment on reservation lands
and are spending the money like
water, mostly for vehicles.
\ There are one millions bushels Of
wheat stored along Snake river be-
tween Lewiston and Ripara The
steamer Norma will shortly begin
carrying wheat down the river.
There promises to be bad times at
Jackson's Hole, in.this state, About
seventy five men are carrying Win
chesters and swearing that bands OF
sheep shall not enter their section
Two fatal runaways occurred in
Nez Perce County last week. in one
Johnny Jolly, aged II, was killed.
In the other Mrs. Rookie was dragged
half mile down steep grade anc
was killed in a horrible manuer.
The fusion has been settled
James Graham has resigned from the
Democratic ticket for Congress
Barret for State Auditor and Harvey
for mine inspector and the populis
nominees placed thereon The join
ticket of the three parties has beer
fled with the Secretary Of State.
My stock of millinery is the larg
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20

hem We ehavesa will advance.
public and the yoke OF private monopoly
will feels that the action of
yesterday (besdes the for the city i'm
outside capital Wese within the
months
ONLY Boise stated SIGNAL that if
the bonds $4,000 of in Weser
Saturday $4,000
bonds Tuesday evening
after the election he sold 500 piece by telephone
ailed tewasas nl
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20
Weiser Boy Married.

gCaldwell, Sept. Married-Near
Caldwell, Thursday evening, Sep
tember 13, 1900, at the residence of
the brides parents, j. S. Powell,
Miss Annie S. Powell to Mr.. William
Cope, both of this place, Rev. j. M.
Wilder officiating. The ceremony
was performed in the presence of but
few friends and relatives. After
the congratulations wedding supper
was given, all enjoying themselves.
The bride and groom left today for
Weiser, where they will visit for a
few days.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20

The rapaclous Sugar Trust has
again put the screws on hapless and
defenceless householders by ad
advancing the price of refined sugars
FIVE points, which makes the present
wholesale cost of granulated 6.15
cents
This is the ninth raise the Trust
has made in the price since it OBJ
tanned absolute con troll of the market,
three months ago.
The facts regarding the recent
sugar war are well known. The
public now realizes that the pretended
war was like some of the recent
Horton law prize fights-a fake pure
and simple, in which the rebel COM
anies who put up the bluff and
seemed sure winners "laid down.
when the dear public's money was all
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20
They Come High.

Legislators come high in Washington County
shoup is willing to pay $1166. .335 apiece for them
That member from this county would stand tne
at provided gets county the expenditure OF that
$1,000.
1t remains if people Of this county can be
bouobt at 80 cents head Washington County rate
what will Senator get enough votes in the eRs
elect him?
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20
Another Laurel on Brow Of Imperial
ism
STORY TOLD BY A PRIVATE


The following from recent Gin
cinnati Enquirer reveals some of the
resorted to by the kind and
good Mckinley to ''benevolently as
simulate the Filipinos:
A tale of horror and bloodshed was
told at the Fourth Street Recruiting
station by Alexander Grant, late q
private in Company d of the Sixth
regiment, United States infantry.
Grant, whose home is at1535 Vine
street. enlisted with the Sixth at the
opening of hostilities with Spain, and
saw much servive in the Philippines.
He but recently returned from the
islands, having received on the goth
of May his honorable discharge.
He declared that the things he saw
on the islands and the orders he WAS
compelled to carry out, have sickened
him of all desire for army life.
ATRocIoUs BUTCHERY
During all my services in the
Philippines, lie said, "about al
Company d did was police duty on
the island of Negros, where most of
the Sixth is. Most of the time We
were in and around the town of
Isabella, where we had had . little
scrap with band of Filipinos.
Shortly after that battle, or skirmish
for only one man of the company
was wounded and we bad been re-
enforced by some Of Co. K--we got
into a small town some miles west of
Isabella, We we're ordered to search
the town for proof against the fellow
they call by some peculiar name in
that country, who occupies the posi-
ton of chief of police of the town, -
it was suspected by the officers that
he had been assisting the rebels. we
secured the town thoroughly, but
we're unable to find anything but
few spears and bows and arrows.
Nevertheless Captain Bundy, OF my
company, placed the chief OF police ana
some OF his men under arrest. There
were about 10 in number all toid.
They were lined up just outside tne
town and told that they had chance
for their lives. Some OF them hop
ned down on their knees and began
to pray. They were made to stand
M and told to run. A squad OF
men were drawn up in firing line,
and as the poor, half naked devils
ran for the bushes, the command was
o;ver IN fire. The chief of police
and half of his men were killed. IN
+ha meantime the rest of company
d. and | was one Of them, under
command of Lieutenant Young, we're
ordered to burn all the houses IN the
town
BURNED ON HER BED.
sIn one of the shacks was an oio
woman who was lying on the peo'
sick with smallpox. One OF men
told the lieutenant OF this. he re-
plied: i don't give ID; burn ner'
too.
.sAn order is an order in the army.
The poor old woman was oufnsu
while she lay helpless on her Deu'
and her cries of anguish rang IN toe
oars of the men for many days after
ward. On another occasion we "e..
ordered to shoot men who nao '~lu
down their arms, in the same manner
in which the chief of police OF sna'
town and his men were murdereo.
tell you, boys" Grant continued =
he turned on the group OF recro'uns
sergeants who we're listening % nun
.it il too awful to contempiAc !
would not have believed It as ~ y
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20
DEMOCRACY MAKES CLAIMS.
Bases Them on Anti-Imperialistic
Gains In Maine.

Chicago, Sept 11.-There was re-
joiciDg today at Democratic head
quarters over the result of the cleo
ton in Maine. Secretary Walsh and
National Committeeman johnson
prepared a set of figures based upon
their percentage Of gains in Maine,
upon which they claim these states
for Bryan:
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20

The progressive nations Of the world are the
great food consuming nations. Good food well
aieested giver strength. II you cannot digest all
YOU eat. YOU need Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t di-
eests what you eat, You need not diet yourself
II contains AL OF the digestsnts combined with
will even digest all clssses of food in . bottle
No other preparation will do this. It instantly
relieves and qutckly cures All stomacn ueupass-
&C. T. Williams.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20
Money to loan on farms, favorable
terms given.
r. G. MCKINNEY, Weiser.

c Large sun spots, astronomers say, caused the
xtreme heat this summer, and doctors declare
orders Of the stomach. Good health follows good
digestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what
you eat II you have mitigation or dyspepsia 1t
will quickly relieve and permanently cure you.
&C. r. williams.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20
Weiser Will Have Electric Lights and
Water Works.

The cherubim of progress can
toot glad p@ans for the bright future
of Idahos western metropolis. Tues
day marked another mile-pOst along
Weiser's upward pathway when our
progressive citizens, by vote of 5 to
/, said they would issue bonds for
$45, 900 worth of municipal improve
ments. No town can advance be-
yond a certain point without modern
utilities. we have said we will
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20

Just received, this week, the
second lot of fall goods. Look out
for the next arrival in two weeks.
Mrs. Sharai
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20
Idaho Melons

This is the way the Erie (Pa.)
Daily Times speaks of Idaho melons:
Mr.. H. Allen, the city passenger
agent, received this forenoon a crate
of cantelopes from Payette, 1da.,
which are the finest melons that have
ever been seen in this city. Although
sent such a great distance they ar
rived in perfect order, only one out
of the entire crate being spoiled.
Mr.. Allen presented the Times re-
preventative with two of the melons
for dinner and they were finer than
silk. They we're about the usual
size grown in this section, but the
eating portion Of them was much
greater and very much sweeter than
home grown melons.
The Times understands that these
melons were grown by Erie county
farmers who left here several years
ago.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20

"The Democratic gain in Maine
was 23 per cent, >" said National Com
mitteeman johnson, .'and the repub-
lican loss was IL per cent, based on
the vote cast in 1896. If similar re-
suits are obtained in other states now
claimed by the republicans, Mr..
Bryan cannot fail Of election. The
ratio. if maintained in New York,
would not give us that state but it
would cut down the republicans
majority to 153, 900 from the majority
of 269, 900 in 1896. The result is
more than gratifying, coming after
the republican slump in Vermont
1t shows that the republicans Of
Maine are dissatisfied.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20

peculiar conditions and particular
which dbarred quite number OF property holders
Also number register But nearly all OF
these in favoo of the proposition.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20
Sugar Prices.

Following is the rise in sugar for
fourteen weeks:
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20

The great success of Chamberlain 8
Collie, Cholera and Diarrheea Remedy
in the treatment of bowel complaints
has made it standard over the great
er part of the civilized world. For
sale by r. w. SMITH.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20

ChiIdren'a hats at all prices.
Mrs. Sharai.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20

Ny stock of millinery is the larg-
est, my prices the lowest.
Mrs. Hand.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20

New Fall Millinery at Mrs.
Sbarai's.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-20

There has been a great change in
street hats. | have all the new
styles and a large assortment to
select from MRS. HAND.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-02

From the New York Evening POst)
President McKinlcy's attitude in this whole
matter is 10 be discussed higher thsu personal
erounds The poor figure he cuts as man We
PASS by. but as the incumbent OF Il great office he
has brought humiliation upon it well upon
himself To "s'and by" him is impossible for his
mos. earnest supporters, since he does not stand
By himself. No man can serve two masters,
nor single master with two minds, neither OF
which he himself knows. II had hoped" sneered
a Democrat in the House. yesterday. that there
was one question OF which the President was not
on both sides" There was no answer to the
taunt. for there could be Mr. Mckinley is
quoted vehcm,ntiy both for and against the
Porto Rico bill. and he sits silent under the
open charge OF doubledealing. The only ques-
ton on, which he is known to have firm and
Interchangeable opinions, is that of his reelection
IL was the unconceaed threat 10 defeat that
which set him to jumping back and forth over
the Porto Rico fence with such agility. But
why could he not have confronted his sordid
and rnatory visitors if not as a brave man,
at least as j courageous President? Why did
not his Office, if not his character, make him
despise iheir threats!
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-02
Morrison's Dream-BurgIar.

Much to the surprise of the individual
most vitality concerned, Professor Alfred
Morrison, the bigamist and dream STAY
err who claims to have made the alleged
wife with whom he was living the acct
dental victim of bullet intended for an
imaginary burglar seen in his sleep, has
been indicted for murder in the first de-
gree by the grand jury of Westchester
county, New York, and was arraigned OH
Wednesday.
The case viii bring into prominence one
of the most interesting and insoluble phe-
nomena which ever vexed the mind OF
scientists, and We may confidently expect
that the metropolitan Journals win sim
mon all their diagrams and specialists to
present the details OF trial wherein TN
conscious cerebration is to be urged by
the defence as the moving cause of homi-
eide The floods of expert testimony
which are poured out in perplexing eonfu-
sion whenever an opportunity is afforded
these days will Iro doubt be invoked On
this occasion And it must be admitted
that the subtle issue involved furnishes
a better excuse for summoring to the aid
of law and justice the most advanced stu
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-02

and buttressed by eighty years of con-
sistent judicial Interpretation. constitutes
a crime OF sufficient magnitude to forever
debar the Republican party from further
control OF our newly acquired possessions.
As we'll might we put a twelve-months- old
babe to nurse with a ravening wolf as to
place the helpless inhabitants of Porto
Rico and the Philippines at the mercy of
selfish and inhuman monopolistic interests,
whose absolute dictatorship over the party
now in power and its servile Administra-
ton was disclosed to all the world in the
vote on the Payne bill When a President,
Cabinet, and a Congressional majority,
starting out with the proposition that they
are bound to obey the Constitution and TO
have respect for the dictates of humanity
in treating territory which they know 10
be as much a part o! the United States as
the territory within the bounds OF Ohio, in
few weeks can be dragooned by the mag
mates who control the oil, sugar. tobacco,
and rum trusts into violating the Consti-
tuition, their conscierces, their oaths, and
their natural sentiment of pity for a starry
ing community of fellow-citizens. it is higl
time that there should be a political revo-
luton. The American people have sub
mitted to a great deal at the hands of
President Mckinley, representing his mas
tiers. They and he have come to the part
ing of the ways.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-02

dents in intellectual philosophy the coun-
try can boast than ordinarily exists when
the services of experts are sought.
The unfortunate feature of the situation
is that the most enlightened minds who
have undertaken to explore the arcana of
dreams are forced to the self-confession
that the sum of their present knowledge
throws but little, if any, more light On
the mystery than there was when Jacob
slept at Bethel. The conscientious in
vestigations of DIR. Ahercrombie have
brought to light many instances of what
seemed to. be process of ratiocination, or
still more wonderful intuition, in dream
life-instances which cannot be satisfacto-
rily explained on the theory of coinci-
dence; as for instance, in the celebrated
case of the Edinburgh litigant. who, when
about to lose his patrimony through de-
fective title. was told by the alleged ap-
partition of his father to seek the attor-
ney. long since retired. and living in dis
tant seclusion. call an important document
10 his mind by mentioning a Portuguese
gold coin given in change for payment
when the papers were drawn, and through
him validate the title. So many years had
elapsed that the attorney had indeed for
gotten the transaction entirely, until re-
minded of the Portuguese coin. but then he
recalled it, and saved his clients estate.
This is but one of the illustrations which
the distinguished Scotch physician and
philosopher regarded as removed from
the mingled mass of fictitious or ex-
plicabie instances, and has always
been accepted with certain degree OF
credit Condorcet declared that he fire.
quently completed in his sleep the alb
struse calculations which had baffied him
all day, and Franklin is said 20 have
dreamed out many of his political princi-
piles. These so-called facts may argue a
certain sequence of thought, but the most
that science advances in explanation of
dreams is that it is a condition of mind
wherein our thoughts are no longer under
control of the will, and, uncorrected by
external impressions. partaking to a meas
urabIe degree of the nature of insanity.
While speculation of this character will
no doubt be introduced in the Morrison
trial, the ends of justice will be most
easily met by simply determining. moi how
probable it was that Morrison, dreaming
of burglars, should shoot his wife, but
whether the whole story was not cunningly
devised to save a guilty man.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-02
Robbery and Hypocrisy.

(From the New York World-Dem)
The pretence that "all the money COL
lected will go to the Porto Ricans" is of
piece with the rest of the fraud and ny
pocrisy and robbery that are back of this
bill. The duties paid upon the food and
clothing of the starving and naked Porto
Ricans will not go back to the poor
wretches who pay them. Ii will go to the
carpet-bag officials and other agents of the
Government that Mr.. Mckinley has set up
there.
The bill violates the Constitution. 1t
imposes upon the Porto Ricans the tyranny
of taxation without representation against
which our forefathers rebelled. IL violates
the promise of General Miles to the in
habitants, never disavowed by our Gov
eminent, that Porto Rico under the Amer
lean flag will enjoy the same privileges and
the same immunities as the citizens of the
different States and Territories of the
Union" 1t makes of Porto Rico a crown
colony instead of an American Territory.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-02

All other questions and details aside,
! however, when the voters of this country
! go to the polls on the 9Th of November
! next it will be for them to decide whether
William Mckinley is to be President
! of the United States for another term
| of four years. A little while ago, and it
would have been impossible for any fair
| minded man, however partisan or ami
mated by a desire for Democratic success,
TO expect anything but an easy victory for
| the Republican candidate. Within the
! last ten days, however Mr. Mckinley has
proven himself no more fit TO remain in
the Presidential chair than his party is to
atises. The lamentable exhibition he has
| made of his invertebrate personality in the
Porto Rican business is one which is with
out parallel in the history of any of his
predecessors, including three at least who
have disgraced the country. 1t destroys
the last vestige of public respect and con-
iidence which may have survived his pro-
lection of Algerism; his astounding in
difference to popular sentiment and Amer
lean decency in his liberation of Eagan;
his complacency toward the wretches who
poisoned our soldiers with rotten beef in
in the matter of Army commissions; his
secret deals and engagements relating to
land settlements in the Philippines; his
support of Sampson and the Illegal act of
the Navy Department in placing that per-
son in command over his superior officers;
his backing OF Secretary Gage in that cfn-
cials transactions with the Standard Oil
bank, and long chapter of other Of
fences against good government and ma
tional propriety.
As to Democratic duty and purpose in
regard to the accomplished fact of expan-
sion, there can be no question. Porto
Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, and the ISL
ands of Guam and Tutuila are and must
remain American territory. In no possible
way can We give them up, and, if We
could. the people Of this country would
never consent TO the surrender. How shall
the inhabitants of these possessions be
governed, and given the blessings of per-
sonal liberty and freedom of trade which
we acknowledge as rights belonging to
even the wild Indians of the far West?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-02

(From the New York Evening Post-Ind.)
The open contempt with which the wish
es and needs of the Porto Ricans them
selves have been treated will be an eye
opener to many. and a serious burden for
the Republican party to carry. The cool
brutality of the whole affair is we'll
brought out by the statement which the
Porto Ricans themselves made. This Gov
ernment has actually negotiated a reciproe-
ity treaty the effect of which is TO give
the inhabitants of Trinidad free food and
free agricultural implements. at the very
moment it is proposing to tax its starv-
ing subjects in Porto Rico 10 per cent
of the high Dingley rates on the same
articles. II such a thing is DONE the Re-
publican party will be on the defensive
from the very beginning of the campaign.