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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02
Electric Works Only Three Miles
From Ontario.
s25O,OOO TO Be INVESTED.
VIII be Used For Irrigsting Purposes on
Dead OK Flat

The Ontario Advocate brings the
following most interesting news,
which is very welcome indeed as the
lands described are Immediately
south of Weiser on the Oregon side,
and being tributary to this city their
development is of great interest to
us. No one here was aware of the
important events going on and it
comes as a surprise which is a
powerful reminder of the need of a
bridge across the Snake.
"Few people know, and fewer real
ize, what gigantic electric enterprise
is in progress just across the river
from Ontario, and the power from
which is TO be utilized for the re-
clamation and cultivation of Malheur
county lands
In an interview with b. +. Dun
can OF Duncan's Ferry, we learn that
he has been for some time engaged
in distributing articles of agreement
among land owners and those inter
ested in the Dead Ok Flat lands,
wherein l. r. Berry of Minneapolis,
Mimi, agrees to raise water from
Snake river upon that fertile bench
in consideration of the subscription
of stock in the enterprise.
This is an immense undertaking,
when we understand that there are
between twenty and thirty thousand
acres OF the best land on the earth in
level body on Dead OK Flat to be
brought into cultivation by raising a
sufficient amount of water from Snake
river to irrigate the whole body Of
land. The big electric plant is tt
furnish the power
Under the agreement now IN CIR
culation, copy Of which is befor
US, it is proposed to begin the worl
of construction Jan. l, 1901, and ir
rgate a portion of Dead Ok Flat mex
season.
In addition to the irrigation plant
power will be transmitted to an
part of the country adjacent for othe
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02
FOR CITY WATER WORKS.
Enthusiastic Move For the Securing
of Light and Water by Bond
ing the City.

The Weiser Board of Trade held
an enthusiastic. and well attended
meeting last Thursday evening and
was mainly occupied with the dis
cussion of ways and means to get
water works and electric lights for
the city. 1t was the unanimous
sentiment that it was no use dilly
dallying with franchise propositions
from people who wanted to cinch the
people of the town, and that the city
should own its own plant.
A committee was appointed to
circulate petition to the city coun-
Gil for a special election upon the
question of bonding, the Board OF
Trade guaranteeing the cost of the
election in case bonds failed to carry.
The committee is at work and the
proposition meets with general ap-
proval, everybody being eager to
sign the petition, and but few OBJ
jecting.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02
GREAT ORE.
Returns From Seven Devils Ship
ments Very Gratifying.

The Signal recently noted that Jay
Czizek had shipped four cars of ore
for the Boston & Seven Devils Cop
per Co.
The returns of the shipment shows
the following:
Old Peacock-60 tons; per ton Z
ounces silver, 40 cents gold, 20 8 per
cent copper.
Decorah-10t tons; per ton /
ounce silver, 80 cents gold, 1916 per
cent copper.
South Peacock-per ton, Al ounces
silver, $3.50 gold, 17.3 copper
The concern to which the ore was
consigned, after deducting the rail
way freight charges from Weiser, and
its own charges for treating, sent
Mr. Czizek a check for $3093. as net
returns from the four cars
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02
Coin on Trusts.

The Trenton Leader, Trenton, Neb
says "The book is destined to be
great success and to have wonder
full influence ON the political thought
of the day, and it will do this for
the same reason that "Uncle Toms
did it, because it teaches funda-
mental and self-evident truths about
human liberty and human govern
ment. 1t sounds the campaign
slogan for the reform forces in the
coming battle between government
by the dollar and government
by the people. Every reformer
should purchase copy and
place it in the hands OF
his republican neighbor. For sale
by the Weiser Signal-25 cents.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02
General Roberts Finds the Beers
Hard to Corner.
BURCHBRS BOTHER BRITISH.
War Promises to be Long and Bloody Yet
Beers are Determined.

Ever since the Chinese upheaval
news of the Transvaal has seldom
been Oseen, but for the past six weeks
the English and burghers have been
holding each other level Roberts
has gone back to Pretoria without
affecting much harm to the enemy.
The following is the summary.
London, July 30.-Operations in
South Africa have again arrived at
sort of standstill. Pretoria tele
grams announce that Lord Roberts
has arrived there with his staff, ap-
parently finding in useless to spend
his energies against constantly re-
treating foe.
Commandant General Botha, with
several thousand Beers, like General
Christian Dewet, has thus far elud-
ed General Roberts grasp.
General Delarey is besieging
General Baden Powell at Rusten-
burg in western Transvaal. The
relief force sent to General Baden
Powell's assistance, under Colonel
Hickman. proved too weak to be eff
fective and was obliged to fall back
on Pretoria.
The operations have been hamper
ed with bad weather, thunder storms
and deluges of rain, accompanied by
intense cold. Lieutenant Maclaren
and three Highlanders have died OF
exposure, as well as many horses and
cattle.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Lorenz Morquuez says: "Presi
dent Kruger is now at Watervalend
ers." He adds that fight is expect
ed and If the Beers are beaten Presi
dent Kruger will trek through Swazi
land to Delagoa Bay and take
steamer for Europe.
General French has occupied Mid
dlesburg, in the Transvaal, an
General Pole Carew, with the guards
brigade, has arrived at Bruigsprui'
20 miles west of Middlesburg.
The war Office has received dil
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02

enterprises, and also electric light
ing and heating plants furnished.
Mr.. Duncan assures us that the
big plant will be located within q
short distance of this city, and the
power will be transmitted to the big
pumping plant close to the mouth Of
the Malheur river just below town.
The establishment OF this immense
irrigation enterprise in this community
will infuse a renewed impetus into
the agricultural and fruit-growing
industries of Malheur county that
will be of benefit to this portion OF
the state "
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02
Very Meager News Coming in From
the Orient.
HOPE IS ALMOST GONE.
The Situation is Growing Worse Every
Hour.

Ihe reports from CHINA are some
what conflicting, yet in summing up
the situation there seems to De little
or no hope for the safety of the
ministers. The cloud that hangs
over China is growing darker every
hour, and it is difficult to even pre-
sumo what the outcome will be.
The allied forces there now num-
ber about 10000, but these only
make handful as compared with
the military strength of the murderous
Boxers, who are determined to ex-
terminate every foreigner in the
Flowery Kingdom. This report
comes regarding the situation at
Kiang Yu and Kiu Kiang:
"The general situation is steadily be-
coming darker and crisis is said to be
fast approaching 1t is rumored in
Shanghai that 10000 Chinese troops
have been secretly moved into that vi
cinity, and that the commander of the
Klang Yu forts has been ordered to fire
if any further addition is made to the
number of foreign ships ascending the
river. Roting has already occurred at
Klu Kiang, the mobs threatening death
to foreigners.
Surely there is serious condition
of affairs and it is fast growing
worse.
This report comes from Toxic:
1T is reported from Shanghai that the
Boxers attacked the missionaries and
native Christians at Pao Ting on July 8.
A foreign physician and 1000 converts
were massacred. The Chinese general
Iii Ho Keh, is now marching on Pekin.
He has ordered his troops to exterminate
all Christians. Already one French
priest and from 1000 to 5000 natives have
been slaughtered"
And from Shanghai comes this
distressing news:
IA special dispatch from Shanghai
dated yesterday says that the English
mission station north Of Ming Pc has
been destroyed and IL missionaries have
been murdered.
The Chinese declare that they viii
kill the legationers if an advance il
made on Pekin, says one report
They have no doubt done that bloody
work ere this. The butchery Of
foreigners goes on wherever they ar
found, and the world is called upoI
to behold, at this stage of civilization
the most brutal outrages of moderl
times. 1t is to be hope that tn
powers will speedily act in concer
and wipe out the fiendish element il
China that cares naught for life o
liberty and that has been butcher
ing missionaries and other foreigner
without any provocation whatever.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02
BRYAN AND STEVENSON CLUB.
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting
Held Last Friday Evening.

Last Friday evening very large
and enthusiastic meeting Of the sup
porters of Bryan and Stevenson as
sembled in o. NJ Harvey's real estate
Office for the purpose of organizing a
campaign club and to otherwise pre-
pare for the coming political contest.
Frank Harris was elected tempor-
ary chairman and r E. Lockwood
temporary secretary
1t was voted to call the oaganiza-
tion the Bryan and Stevenson Cam
paign Club of Weiser.
Judge j. L. Story was unanimous
ly elected president of the club, j..
r. Foreman vice-president, John
Rose treasurer, M. S. Parker secre-
tary, Frank Edlin assistant secretary.
The president-elect being absent,
vice president Foreman assumed the
chair, and seoretary-elect Parker as
sumed his position.
On motion the chairman appointed
Geo. Hartley, Lot Feltbam, Clint
Sanders as a committee on bylaws,
said committee to report on set OF
bylaws at the meeting to be held at
the opera house Monday evening,
July 30th.
The matter of campaign button
was discussed, and on motion the
secretary was instructed to get price
lists and lay them before the clul
at the next meeting
On motion the chairman appointed
the following named finance commit
tee: r. E. Lockwood, James Gray.
On motion the following nance
were appointed committee to al
range a program for the meeting t
be held Monday evening: Fran
Harris, VIM. Sommercamp, j. h
Harris.
Lists were laid before the meet
ing showing that 116 people ha
signed and desired to become mem
bers of the club.
Many of those present subscribe
liberal sums for the campaign fund
The club adjourned to meet s
opera house Monday evening.
Fresh, juicy and tender meats, til
: best the market affords. | have th
cuts you like best. F. Korup.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02
wEISERs NEW EvAPORAT0R.
Another Big Industry Added to Our
Growing City.

Weiser's new fruit evaporator Is
now well under way, and will be
finished IN short time, ten carpenters
now being at work on the plant
When finished, the structure will
be an l. shape, two stories, and will
have S4x90 it, floor space The
plant is to cost about 5000, will
have capacity Of 81 tons every 30
hours, II people will be employed in
and around the building and about
65 people will be necessary to take
care of the fruit in the orchards near
by owned by people interested in the
plant.
The plant is being erected on land
fomerly owned by the Weiser Land
& Improvement Co. at the end of
West Perrault street, q very desirable
location, and the new company back
OF 1t is called the WeiSer valley
Fruit and Evaporating Company,
Messrs. Eoff, Bruce, and Eastman,
Boise; Fisher and Butterield, Weiser,
incorporators. Pont Moulton is
manager and M. j. Jones, OF New
berg, Ore, is superitending the con-
struction work.
This new building is valuable
acquisition to our city and will leave
thousands of dollars with our people
each season. Weiser is to be espec-
ially congratulated on its advent here
The new company will do custom
work and every fruit grower in this
section should patronize it, that the
new industry may be success. 1t
deserves to succeed and we hope
and trust it will.
True it is that Weiser is coming
to the front in many respects. Give
us a wooden mill next.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02
Republican Rally.

Hon. w. 4. Borah and Chief
Justice Houston appeared at the
Weiser Opera House, Saturday even
ing under the auspices of the Weiser
republican club The interior of the
building had been decorated for the
occasion and the Weiser band was
employed to furnish outdoor music
Tor the first speech Of the campaign.
l. F. Smith, president of the club,
acted as chairman and large audi
ence listened attenhvely and patient
ly.
Summer underwear for men a
Sommercamp's so cents a suit.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02
Was at the Devils.

Ollie Roberts has just returned
from trip to the Seven Devils
country, having been gone several
weeks. In his travels he was much
of the time wading in snow and July
4th he was compelled to melt snow
for drinking and cooking purposes.
He thinks this one of the richest
mining districts of our state, and will
some day be developed. A custom
stamp mill is to be put upon Rapid
river this fall. -Kendrick Times.
During the civil war, as well as our
late war with Spain, diarrho@ was one
of the most Troublesome diseases the
army had to contend with. In many
instances it became chronic and the
old soldiers still suffer from it. Mr.
David Taylor of Wind Ridge, Greene
Co., Pa, is one of these. He uses
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoa Remedy and says he never
found anything that would give him
such quick relief. 1t is for sale by
R. w. SMITH.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02

Fresh, juicy and tender meats, the
best the market affords | have the
cuts you like best. F. Korup.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02

Printing represents you. The
kind we do lends tone to your style
OF business.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-02
A Mother Tells How She Saved Her
Little Daughters Life.

a Mother Tells How She Saved Her
Little Daughters Life.
| am the mother OF eight children
and have had great deal of ex-
perience with medicines. Last sum-
mer my little daughter had the
dysentery in its worst form. We
thought she would die | tried
everything l could think of, but
nothing seemed to do her any good.
saw by an advertisement in our
paper that Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoe Remedy was
highly recommended and sent and
got bottle at once. 1t proved to
be one of the very best medicines we
ever had in the house. 1t saved my
little daughters life. am anxious for
every mother to know what an excel
lent medicine it is. Had | known it
at first it would have saved me great
deal of anxiety and my little daught-
er much suffering Yours trnly,
MRS. GEO. f. BURDIcK, Liberty, R. l.
For sale by r. w. SMITH.
The age-herald., 1900-06-04
CITY JAIL FULL
 TO OVERLOOKING
Pressing Need of Stockade Be-
 comes More Apparent.
OVERCROWDED CONDITION
One Hundred and Eighty Prisoners Con fined in a Prison That Affords Accommodation for Less
 Than One Hundred

The pressing need of stockade or other suitable place for the confinement of city convicts is becoming more apparent with the approach of summer, as the present prison is totally inadequate to the de- mands that are being made upon it.
 There are now confined within the dingy walls 1S0 prisoners, notwithstanding the fact that the jail is capacitated to accom- modate less than loo. Of these only 27 are untried, leaving 152 convicts who are serv- ing terms ranging from 10 to 100 days.
 Chief Austin of the police department, who has strongly advocated the stockade plan is anxious for the city council to take the matter up and will urge that some &C., ton be taken at the meeting Wednesday night to relieve the situation, which has become appalling.
 The present jail is entirely too small to afford accommodation for more than half the number of prisoners now confined in it, the greatest trouble being experienced at night when the prisoners, many of whom are worked on the streets in the day, are turned in. Then it is that the sanitary conditions become horrible, as the ventilation is in nowise sufficient and terrific odor emenates from the cells and corridors Chief Austin says that it is not lack of attention on the part of any of the officials in charge, but that the jail is not large enough to keep that many men con- fined He thinks if the matter is presented to the board of aldermen that they will take steps at once to have a place built to keep the convicted men, as the city is get ting too large to continue using the same old iail that was built for the accommoda- ton of about sixty-five prisoners.
 It is remarkable that there is but little sickness among the prisoners, which seems to be from the fact that most of the in- mates are accustomed to living in crowd- ed quarters with poor ventilation
The age-herald., 1900-06-04
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
 OF THE SOUTHEAST
Great Activity is Noted~in All Branches in Alabama-The Future is Bright
 and Hopeful

In a review of the fortnight's work in the southeast, the Manufacturers Review in it's last issue says regarding industrial condi- tions in Alabama:
 'The change to normal prices from the abnormal advances of last year is lightly felt in the lumber iron or other districts of the south. The gross earnings of the southern railroads were increased little over 20 per cent. in the first quarter of the present year, and the bank clearings for the week ended May "A show gains in southern cities with one exception, and the loss in that exceptional instance was less than per cent.
 Tn Alabama all furnaces were pushed to the utmost, and stack of the Sloss-Shef- field company, at Sheffield, will be blown in this week, after lying idle several years The Lady Ensley' furnace, at Sheffield, is in course of repairs, as is the Mary Pratt, at Birmingham. The downward tendency of prices does not frighten producers in Alabama, where export shipments are rising into prominence again. The Republic Iron and Steel company is putting in $25,000 coal washer at Sayreton, near Birmingham and a furnace and 800 additional coke ovens at Thomas. Work on the new cotton mills at Mobile, Sylacauga, Opeika, Prattville, Huntsville and Anniston is progressing. A $15O, 900 blow plant is to be erected at Ensey contracts for the buildings having been let. The Merrimack mills smokestack for four 25,O0O-spindle mills at Huntsville has been completed, and the construction of the line from Parrish to Ensley, of the line from Oneonta to Attalla, and of line from Camden to Nadawah attest the desire to open up new sources of minerals and tim ter.'
The age-herald., 1900-06-04
TAKES PLACE TONIGHT
First Exhibition of the Naval Battle of
 Santiago"

The Naval Battle of Santiago" and fire works display will be presented tonight at the circus grounds, avenue A and Twenty fifth street. The gates will open at 7:3O o'clock and the performance begin at S:15. The battle will be given in its entirety and a particularly attractive fire works pro- gramme has been arranged, including cluster of garnets, the Phoenix, Niagara Falls, the Elk's head, Schley's portrait, with the American and Cuban flags, the American eagle, the fountain of fire, the shower of rockets, the sunset--a new, and one of the most beautiful effects ever pro- duced the magic needle, and two doves in fire which make an aerial trip of the grounds.
 The fire works alone will be worth more than the price of admission, and the battle, as given, will be the most realistic scene ever presented. The two exhibitions post poned on account of the weather last week will be given this week.
The age-herald., 1900-06-04
STRAUSS ORCHESTRA
Something of the Famous Organization
 That Comes in December

The announcements of the coming of Eduard Strauss and his orchestra to this country next autumn do not mis-spell, as many persons have supposed, the first name of the greater Johann's brother The name is spelt in German without the "U" that Americans are accustomed to see in the names of foreign celebrities who adopt the French method of writing it. One of the novelties of the Viennese bands re- pertoire here will be waltz composed by Johann, Josef and Eduard Strauss. It is called "Trifolien," and was written twen- ty years ago for a musical society in Vienna called the "Hesperus." A bitter quarrel between the three brothers pre- vented the performance in public. The in- troduction and first movement was com- posed by Johann, the second movement and trio by Josef and the third movement and coda by Eduard, who will conduct the first appearance of the waltz here. Johann Strauss always attributed the success of 'The Beautiful Blue Danube" to this country. The waltz was given first by a chorus of male voices in Vienna. It made little impression and dropped out of use It was later brought here by the director of a military band and became a sensa- tional success Then it's fame was carried back to Europe and it became the best known of the Viennese composers waltzes The orchestra is to be heard in this city during the month of December next.
The age-herald., 1900-06-04
WILL LET THE
 CONTRACT TODAY
For Portion of the OneOnta and
 AttaIIa Railroad.
VETERANS RETURNING HOME
South Bound Trains Are Crowded With the Old Soldiers-Increased Earn ings Reported by Almost
 Every Road in Country

It is stated that the contract for con- structing portion of the Oneonta and Attalla road, a branch of the Louisville and Nashville to run from Oneonta, in Blount/county. to Attalla, in Etowah county, will be awarded today. As stated in The Age-Herald of yesterday, the chief in Alabama, Fred Marston, Jr., had re- ceived bids for this work on Saturday. It is understood that the road is to be finish ed and ready for operating early next year. The distance from Oneonta to At talla is between thirty and thirty-five miles.
 Veterans Returning Home
 The Louisville and Nashville and Ala bama Great Southern trains from the north the past two days have been crowd ed with veterans returning from the re- union of Confederate Veterans at Louis vile. Every southbound train has carrie d extra coaches and on this account most of them have been from thirty minutes to two hours late. Several thousand of the veterans pasesd through Birmingham en route to and returning from the reunion, and the passenger and ticket agents re- port the sale of over three hundred and fifty tickets from Birmingham alone to Louisville.
 Increased Earnings
 The railroads all over the country con- tinue to report improved business as com pared with twelve months ago. The earnings show an increase each week. and for the past month only two roads in the country reported reductions in earnings, and the decrease with these two was very small The average increase for all the roads is between eight and ten per cent. In this improved business condition the south leads, as it has done for more than a year, followed closely by the central western roads. A marked improvement is noted in every section of the country, but the least increase reported is from the New England states.
The age-herald., 1900-06-04
Opening Night

The Edwards-Davis Vaudeville company, the personnel of which numbers ten artists in their respective lines, will arrive today at noon from Mobile. wire from that city states that the company has drawn the largest crowds that ever attended Monroe Park The attraction hes been carefully organized, and the programme arranged with harmonious variety Addi- tional to the usual song and dance turn an act almost done to death-is the mov- ing picture machine, illustrated songs. rollicking sketch team, and a marvellous ventriloquial act, by MT. Hussey, direct from the Proctor circuit, counted by the Inter-Ocean, "a ventriloquist without a peer' A crowded house will undoubtedly give evidence of its appreciation of such an attraction.