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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01

1T was a clever job" said the chief.
"How did you spot him through his
woman's disguise?"
Il happened to see him sit down." re-
Piled the detective, land noticed he gave
his rainy day skirt little twitch with
both hands, as if to keep it from bag
ging at the knees. Then | nabbed him"
Chicago Tribune.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01

u wonder why it is none of those
Gadsby girls ever has beau?"
Il don't know, unless it's because
their father has never publicly threat
ened to chastise the first young man
who came around to rob him of any
OF his darlings."-Chicago Times-H Her
aid.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01
Her Pleasing EauIf.

81 hear that you are calling on Miss
Perkleigh pretty regularly"
yes"
Thought you used to say the only
thing she could do with success was sit
and giggle at nothing"
Il know it. She's still that way.
Keeps so busy at it that she never has
time TO play or sing rag-time songs"
Chicago Times Herald.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01
Council Bear
....STAGE LINE.
PETERS & KRAMER,
PROPRIETORS.

Runs three times a week from Conn.
Gil TO Bear, in Seven Devils. and carries
mail passengers and freight Good
horses good coaches and everything To-
transport passengers in comfort.
Leaves Council Tuesdays. THURSDAYS
ana saturdays. Leaves Bear MONDAYS
Wednesdays and Fridays. >
Prepared to handle traffic on short
h9tlce and always have riggs ready 70
take travellers in special conveyance from
council on days when mail does NOT
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01
Y. P. 5. c. &. Poverty Social

The Christian Endeavor Society
Will hold very novel social at the
congregational church tomorrow
NfrldaV evening, to which every
BODY is invited The evening will
surely be a pleasant one. The in.
Vitatlon sent out reads as follows:
Aew air axed out to povurtv
party that us foxes of the Y. p. s
Y. n air agoin tew hav in the Kon.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01
summons.

Frank Tydings,
Defen dant.
me State OF Idaho sends Greeting: To Franl,
Tydings. Defendant "'N
fou are hereby summoned and reauired 10 a ~
pear IN an action brought against Won nv The
SAID Plaintiff, in the said District Court and to
answer the complaint of the above named
faihtl1 Med herein within ten DAYS (exclusive
OF the DAY OF service) after the service on Won Of
TINS summons II served within this comfy or
u served out OF this county but within this iu
u,clal district, within twenty DAYS; or II served
elsewhere within forty days. The said action
- Drought 70 obtain a Judgment and decree of
se Court dissolving the bonds of matrifuony ey
'sselng between plaintiff aud defendant
SalI Judgment is demanded on the grounds
following to-wit:
On the grounds of desertion as will mora
lully appear by the complaint filed herein n
copy OF which is hereto attached, to which Won
AUD you are hereby notified that IL Won fail 10
appear ana answer said complaint as above reS
CURED, the said plaintiff will cause vour defanlt
~ oe entered and apply to the Court for the re-
~ Attest my hand and the seal of the Distric,
Eourt OF the Third Judicial District stare Of
lsuaho; IN and for Washington County This S5tb
day Of January, 1900. ''''s -''i
l. f. SMITH Clerk
w. II. O'BRIEN. DePuN'
Attorney for Plaintiff. 90
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-02-01
Alias Summons

IN the district Court of the Third Judicial Dis
County. e''"
Anna Draper Tydings
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15
cusA.s NEW SCHOOLS.
One Hundred Thousand Children Already
Enrolled.

Enrolled.
Havana, Feb. 12-Thc remarkable
growth of the public school system es-
tablshed by the American government
in Cuba and the rapid filling up OF the
crude school buildings Is the most
striking and encouraging reform In the
reconstruction of the island. The edu-
cation question for Cuba was no easy
one to solve, but Superintendent Frye.
after only three months work, had the
satisfaction of reporting to Governor
General Wood to-day that 1878 pri-
mary schools had been opened through
out the island and that 100000 children
were In attendance.
Governor General Wood made the re-
port the occasion of special message
to President Mckinley. The governor
has manifested special interest in edu-
cation since his arrival. and holds daily
conferences with Superintendent Frye
ON the progress of the work Mr.. Frye
had originally estimated that the total
attendance would not be more than
100000, but he says there will be $780,
600 children in school by May list, and
that there is every probability that the
number will be greatly increased next
fall.
The opening of the schools has been
greatly instrumental in bringing about
a better feeling toward the Americans
than has existed for the last year. The
newspapers that cried down the send
ing OF an American educator here are
now praising editorially the American
system OF education and the work done
by Superintendent Frye and are asking
that more English be taught In the
schools.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15
THE FRIcx-cARnEorE SUIT.
Probably VIII He n Complex AFFAIR with
Millions Mt Stake.


Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 12.-The Dis
patch says: One of the sensational de
velopments of the expected suit of ii.
G. Frick against the Carnegie Steel
Company Q4imited), is the report that
Henry Phipps. Jr., next to the largest
stockholder in the company. has
broken all business relations with Mr..
Carnegie, which have been exception
ally close during the latter's business
life. The two steel kings have been
associated since boyhood and their in
terests have been Identical. not only in
a business way, but In their philan-
thropic work and social standing.
The announcement of the breach will
therefore be surprise. Mr.. Phipps
owned eleven per cent. of the capital
stock of the company, which is more
than the holdings of any other one
stockholder except Mr.. Carnegie.
1t is said that Mr.. Phipps alone
stands as the only partner whose sig
nature is not attached TO the famous
ironclad agreement.
The reason for this Is not known to
the public, but the important omission,
1t Is said, will be seized upon by Mr.
Frick rs one Of the strongest argu-
ments In his efforts to have the cele-
brated document broken, his contention
being that the agreement cannot be
binding when one of the largest stock
holders name is not attached.
David Watson, who drew up the pa
per, will be one of the leading lawyers
employed by Mr.. Frick to break it.,
and the arguments put forth to this
end by himself and Attorney John G.
Johnson OF Philadelphia, promise to be
Interesting.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15
rh. Regret of Mr.. roller. Life.

The following brief colloquy between
Senator Hoar and Senator Teller on the
subject of opportunities unselzed seems
to us to have some psychological inter-
est. 1t occurred In the Senate Just
after the delivery of Senator Bacon's
speech In support of his resolution dis
claiming ON the part of the United
States any intention to exercise perma-
nent sovereignty over the Philippines:
''Mr. Hoar-I should like to ask the
that when his amendment was adopt
ed declaring our purpose In regard to
Cuba, IL an amendment to that had
been moved In the Senate which In
serted the words 'or any other Span
ish territory he would have accepted
and supported the amendment, and the
entire Senate, substantially, would
have voted for It?
Mr.. Teiler-Mr President, answer
ed that a year ago last December In a
speech which l made, when said l
would have accepted II, and believe
every member who voted for the reso-
lutions would have voted for such n
declaration II l had included all the
possessions OF Spain that we might de-
spoil her OF; and It is one of the regrets
of my life that did not draw the reso-
lutions broad enough to cover the pres
ent case"
That is to say. not only the case OF
the Philippines but also the case Of
Puerto Rico. II Is one OF the regrets
OF Mr.. Teller's life that when he had
the opportunity, before the curtain that
hid the future was drawn aside. he did
not frame resolution sufficiently
broad to make II impossible or very en-
barrasslng for the United States to ac-
quire either the Philippines or Puerto
Rico.
Probably Mr.. Hoar sympathlzes with
Mr.. Teller. There are other senators
who manIfestly share the regret so far
as the Philippines are concerned: but
why are they all dumb about Puerto
Rico?
This only serves to show that Des-
tiny sees ahead with longer and clear
er precision than Mr.. Teller or any
other seuator.-Ncw York Sun.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15
Mediation.

A few days ago, In the interests Of
peace. the Sun commended to the ntten-
ton OF the two bclligerents In South
Africa, the following passage In tho
messnge which President Mckinley
had addressed to the American Con
gress after hostilities had begun:
"This government has maintained an
attitude of neutrality in the unfortun-
ate contest between Great Britain and
the Boer states OF Africa. We have
remained faithful to the precept Of
avoiding entangling alliances as to af-
fairs not Of our direct concern. Had
circumstance suggested That the par
ties to the quarrel would have welcom-
ed any kindly expression Of the hope Of
the American people that war might be
avoided, good offices would have been
gladly rendered"
This will be timely reading at every
nttempt to make capital at Republican
expense out Of this governments sedu-
Ious avoidance Of rushing in MS med
iator, without invitation or intlmation
that our offer would be welcome. In II
Mr.. Mckinley, SO far as was consistent
with the neutrality that he, as Pres
ldent of the United States. was bound
rigidly TO observe, expressed the
American aversion to the war and the
longing to see 1t closed before IN AT
rican republics Independence should
be conquered by European monarchy
even though the latter during the
Spanish war had been friendly to the
United States.
Yesterday the Sun published a por-
ton or The Hague conference, yet to
be ratified by the Scnnte, which
strengthens the reason why the policy
already announced by the adIninistra-
tion should be maintained:
Nothing contained In this conven-
ton shall be so construed as TO require
the United States of America to depart
from its traditional policy of not in-
truding upon, interfering with, or en-
tangiing itself In the political ques-
tions or policy or internal administra-
ton of any foreign state; no shall any
thing contained in the said convention
be construed to imply n REIMBURSEMENT
by the United States OF America of Its
traditional attitude toward purely
American questions"
This, the Monroe doctrine, Is found In
the convention recently undertaken by
the civilized nations of the world. not,
1t is true, as rule possessing the force
of treaty, but as an international the
ory formulated at The Hague and plac-
cd upon the running record of the con-
clusions of the conference without OBJ
lection. The time for mediation will
be when both belligerents ask for 1t,
not before.-New York Sun.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15
poERs ARE AGGRESSIVE.
Now rhreaten Buffers Line of Communi-
misunderstanding Kimberly.

catfon-Prcssing Kimberly.
Iondon. Feb. 12.-The Beers are tax
ing the aggressive all along the line:
Following close on the heels OF Generhi
Buller's third retreat at the Tuegia
force of burghers 5000 strong unuer
General Jouberf, have made an ascent
on the side of the hills near Chieveiey:
This. gives the willy old Boer general
command Of both bridges across me
TugeIa and dominating the forts. inls
makes Ladysmith's reiief from tue Luz
gela almost impossible
Another Boer commander, known 10
have been pushing his way throueh
ZuIuland in the direction OF Greytown'
has occupied Nkhandhlu. just one DAY s
ride TO Greytown, with the evident p1r-
pose of cutting on Buffers comniuni-
cations. possibly following up the three
British repulses win a uecis''e enease
ment in Natal.
similar activity Is apparent against
Kimberley. where the besiegers have
advanced their trenches to within 1000
wards of the city's outworks. LORD
Roberts' presence nt the Modder river
Is regarded MS Indicating that the Brit
Ish commander intends to attempt TO
deal n crushing blow to General
Cronie's force at Magersfontein TO re
llevc Kimberley, and then to invade
the Orange Free State.
large stores and railway construc-
tion material are collecting at Me-
thuen's camp for the purpose OF pre-
pairing for the Invasion. Every avail
able freight car Is being headed toward
the Modder river.
The war office has Just Issued the
following dispatch, dated to-day, from
the general commanding at Cape Town:
Clements reports from Rensberg
that Friday. February 9th. the Beers
tried to turn his right flank, but We're
beaten Off and his position was main
tained. His casualties were small.
kimberley reports that the Boer
lighting was apparently increased Wed
nesdny, February 7th. The next day
the Beers commenced the construction
Of trenches to the east. nearly parallel
to the glacis, and 400 yards from the
Premier mine.
"A native reported tsat he accom-
ppnied some Beers who left Mafeking
for Kimberley, carrying with them a
sIx-inch gun and qulck-fring field
gun. The former opened fire on KIM
beriey. Otherwise the situation is un-
changed"
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15
THE KENTUCKY SITUATION.

The political situation In Kentucky
has been very complicated. and has
changed, and is still changing. from
day to day. There are certain facts,
however, that may be kept In mind,
which may be a guide in interpreting
the news rs It comes.
First-The election for governor and
other state officers was conducted un-
der the Goebel law, by the provisions
OF which the election judges in every
precinct, instead OF being selected by
their nsighbors. were appointed by
three Democratic election commission
ers. The returns sent in by these
judges were counted by a board Of
three election commissioners, all Of
whom were Democrats; and these com
missioners counted the returns, and
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15

A British soldiers letter relates how.
at Glencoe. as he was about to transfix
an elderly Boer with a bayonst, his
ankle turned" and he fell. His op'
ponent. with dubbed gun. came at him
vcngefuliy, but younger Boer inter-
vened and ayerted the impending blow.
the older man. still implacable. strove
to accomplish his purpose. but the
pieadIngs OF the younger prevailing. he
turned wrathfully away. His preserver
propped the Engllshman against
rock. refreshed him from his water
bottle. land them" concludes the SOL
dier, "he gives me a cigar and carries
me on his back down the hill. When
he gets to the bottom he puts me down
and says. They'll nnd you here all
right Then he shakes my hand and
bolts. and our patrol soon picked me
up." One hopes that the mercy and
humanity displayed by this chivnirous
Boer may be shown him, should hie
needs ever require them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15

found that Taylor was elected. ana
gave him the certIfcafe; and he was
duly inaugurnfed MS governor. There
can be no reasonable doubt that Tay-
lor was elected governor.
second-The Legislature met. and n
contest wns started by GoebeI aud
Beckhnm for the Offices OF governor
and lieutenant governor. The lesisln-
tive committee contained ten Demo
crnis and one Republican, and their re-
port was strictly partisan. Before It
had been acted upon the shooting of
Goebei occurred, and the public mind
was infiamed and both sides were
armed. Governor Taylor, by virtue of
the authority vested In him by the con-
stitution, adjourned the Legislature
for a certain time. on the ground that
an insurrection was In progress.
Whether there was an insurrection or
not wns a matter of fact. and the gov
eruor wns the sole judge Of the fact.
II he adjourned the Legislature when
there was no insurrcction. he exceeded
his authority, and is liable to impeach-
ment by formal legal process. But the
Democrats in the Legislature refused
to be adjourned to the place designated
by the governor, and have met in Lou
'isville.
Third-At this writing a legal major
ity OF the Legislature hns not decided.
by formal vote in session, that Goebel
was elected A round robin" was
passed around among them, on the
street, and was signed by them, but
there has been no declaration made in
session, us provided by law.
In view Of these facts, It is easy to
sec why Governor Taylor did not has
ten to lay down his office, on the
strength Of mere promise by a com
mittee OF Democrats that the Goebcl
law should be modified.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15

velvril Is the name by which new
substitute for rubber and guttapercha
10 to be known. 1t Is to be used largely
for deep-sea cable inhalation. to take
the place Of rubber. The desira-
bilIty Of such substitute being found
IL seen in the fact that one cable re-
Gently laid required over 500 tons OF
rubber, or one-ffth Of the annual out
put for its insulation. The new insu-
lAtor 10 mixture OF nitrated linssed.
or cnstor oil, with nitro-cellulose. This
gives a homogeneous mass. the elastic
and other properties OF which can bc
modified by changes in tho proportions
OF the constituents A good Imitation
of Para rubber is secured by mixing
two pints OF nItrated oil with one pint
OF nitro cellulose. Castor oil Yields
better results than linseed oil. The
elasticity of the product is rs per cent.
II is said to be more durable than rub
bor, and It can be nodded undor heat
and pressure or worked by dissolving
In any suitable solvent. and then cvap-
Grating the solvent. velvril is claimed
to be superior to vulcanlzed rubber. In
that 1t 10 without action on copper. II
appears to possess many advantages.
but satisfactory Information as to its
cost of production is not yet forthoom-
Ing. The purposes for which It is ex-
pected to be specially adapted are ma
chine betting. the manufacture of port
mantsaus. campins-out sheets. ioin
cloths for horses. balloon materials.
hose and tubing, carding wire founda-
tons for spinning rollers. floor cover
inss. paints. enameled leather and hsh-
ing lines. 1t is non-explosive. and not
more inaammable than other kindred
organic products.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15
TOO MUCH wHlskEY AT MANILA
Army Captain Tells About It In a Lecture
Before a Washington Audience.


Washington, Feb. 12.-Captaln Frank
NJ. Wells, chaplain of the First regi-
ment of volunteers. who has Just re-
turned from the Philippine islands,
spoke In Garfield Memorial church to-
day under the auspices of the w. C.
i. u on the liquor question in the
Philippine islands. He declared that
since the Americans took Manila. 400
places where liquor is sold had sprung
up there. while before the Americans
came to the islands Manila had only
three saloons.
The Filipinos. he asserted, spoke well
OF the American soldiers, save that
they said the Americans were bad
people" when they had drunk too much
liquor. Whisky, he said, was sold in
the barracks at lloilo, not over fifteen
feet from his headquarters, until he
put an end to IT by complaints to the
colonel and provost marshal The trans
port Indiana, on which he had re-
turned to the United States, he char
ncterized ms a whisky transport" and
he said he had unsuccessfully attempt-
ed to have the sale of liquor ON trans
ports stopped while in the Philippines
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15
shipper. of Live stock Mus. Pay Far,

Topeka, Kan. Feb. 12.-The State
Supreme Court In the case of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Com
pany against |. T. Campbell. has hand
ed down decision holding the act of
the last Legislature requiring railroads
to furnish free transportation to ship
pers OF live stock to be unconstitution-
al. The court was unanimous, and its
decision reverses both the Appellate
Court and the Sedgwick County Dis
trict Court.
The court says: This Is depriva
fion Of property without due process OF
law, and denial OF the equal protec-
ton OF the laws and is. therefore, un-
constitutional and void. under the four
teenth amendment to the constitution"
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15

BY law of Iowa, no intoxieants can
be sold within three miles Of the State
Agricultural School. The friends OF
The State University. at Iowa City. are
naturally asking why that institution
should not be equally protected. In
Boston, no saloon is permitted within
three hundred feet OF a schoolhouss.
Thus the question of prohibition bal
ances itself on compromises. License
and local option both imply the right
OF restriction. partial or entire. Wheth-
er deemed necessary or unnecessary.
the drinking habit is generally under
suspicion and is felt to. be an evil
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15

The greatest Judge that the world
has ever known is the American citizen
standing In an election booth ready to
mark his ballot. On the Justice OF his
decision hangs the destiny OF the
greatest nation on which the sun ever
ahone. II every voter understood his
awful responsibility, our institutions
would last into the centuries. But
alas! the sacredness OF the ballot box
is thoughtlessly violated by too many
voters.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15

They say that only 10 per cent OF the
people In New York belong to the
churches. The trouble is we noed
more Churches Of the Best Licks and
less Of the fashionable meeting place
where women come to show Their
gowns and where men come to hide
their iniquity. On the whole the peo
pie outside the churches are not to
blame. Let evil quit the New York
churches and good will come in.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15

Mayor Payment Of Ottawa. Ont. give
each soldier who goes to the front from
the Canadian capital the sum OF sss
Never. perhaps. was the old query
whats In name?" more effectively
answered.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15
How Berlin IT,.

The new civic law bool =
contains n paragraph unds. u 4
yeternte drunkards may ia . xlie
der guardianship. The para y,aas r,ase'
fies all persons who thr1ph
enness are unable to suppors An ,h.' o'
ilies or become danger 10 ,,aa %
bors-" In consequence OF ,hls ia,
guardian, as In case Of mIpor. "A \
sponsible for the actions ~ H.
and can place him in a reform 'S
ton II found necessary 10 Do q ~
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15

That the late Lord Playfair's name
ala not belle his principles is enpha-
sized by a recent remark Of the Hon.
James Bryce: Whenever PlAyfair
made statement, you knew II was
F1sht-" Toward friend or rival. It Ia
never fair play to deal in Inaccuracies.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15

A report from St Petersburg gives II
out that the czar has firmly decided
ON "a pacific plan" Fuller explana-
tions will be necessary before England
and other powers will believe that the
word ''pacific" as used by the mighty
Nicholas refers to psaceable ideas End
not 10 large expansion designs on
China. Korea and other districts lying
upon the biggest of the oceans.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15

Because political party nominate
bad man for constable It is no good
reason why adherents Of that party
should be expected to vote for him
Vote down bad men on all occasions
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15

Senator Clark of Montana Is said to
BE- an accomplished linguist In French
German. Italian and Spanish. But
II his accusers are to be believed he
a1so thoroughly understands the only
uRiversal language. for Il It not
psoyprb that money talks5"
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15

Charleston, South Carolina. ia
religious city. The observance Il
Sabbath is more strict there rs,
than in any place Of its size
country. The people, mostly prj
terians and IIugucnots. retain M
fashioned ideas about the fourth
mandment.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15

Appendicitis has become such u
common disease that II Ia now withir
the reach Of all. and is breaking int
the free wards OF tho hospitals.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-15
The My.tery o. pn,, 4,

1t is puzzling fact that The A.
sailing vessels show dust at nIvs,
II washed IN the morning. and M
is done during the day. This 4 ~ n,
digestion and dyspepsia, which !
on one unawares. The onlv
cure them is by the use Of Uos,s.
Stomach Bltters, which also ~
malaria, fever and ague.