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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10
YEARS. IMPROVEMENTS
ON OREGON SHORT linz
IMMENSE AMOUNT OF INCIDENTAL WORK
DONE BY IDAH0'S BIG RAILROAD
Salt Lake Herald.

Salt Lake Herald.
Following is detailed list of the
improvements made to the Oregon
Short Line The past year. The list
is interesting and gives a comprehen-
sive idea Of the vast amount of work
accomplished by the company the
past year: One Shay locomotive was
purchased besides ten ten wheel com
pound passenger locomotives, one
wrecking crane, one dining car, 800
stock cars, three baggage cars and
300 steel drop bottom gondola cars
of 100, 900 pounds capacity
On 298 miles of the line the grades
were rectlfed and embankments wild
.ened, the track being raised in places
as much as SIX feet and lowered as
four feet. One hundred and forty
four miles of the track were ballasted.
Sixty four track miles of new steel
rails, weighing eighty pounds per
yard, were laid, released rails of
lighter section and increasing the
weight of rails in main track 2, 100
tons.
Thirty track miles of second. hand
steel rails, weighing for the most
part sixty pounds per yard, were
laid, replacing lighter rails and in
creaslng the weight of rails in track
375 tons. About 600, 600 new cross
ties were placed in track. One hund-
red and twenty-one lineal miles OF
fencing was done.
The wooden bridging on the roac
was reduced 2, 749 lineal feet. There
were fourteen girder bridges com
pleted, with an aggregate length o
522 feet, and total weight of meta
of 573, 600 pounds. In addition tt
this there were completed at Ameri
can Falls and Huntington two ne'
bridges consisting of five pin connect
ed spans, with an aggregate lengt
: of 977 feet and total weight o
metal of 2, 500, 600 pounds
In the construction of permanen
culvert openings of cast iron pip
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10

The unusual sight of a jack rabbit
chased by grayhounds was witnessed
on Second street, Tuesday afternoon.
Parties who attended the rabbit drive
across the Snake river Tuesday
brought several rabbits home with
them. One was turned loose at the
head of Second street, and came
down through the business portion
of the city at full speed, chased by
three greyhounds The jack was
making wonderful leaps, but just be-
low the Short Line depot was over
taken and quickly dispatched by the
hounds.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10
MUCH WORK IN PRO-
GRESS At MINERAL
MACHINERY FOR COMPRESSOR ON THE
GROUND. WILL BE IN OPERATION
BY FEB. 18TH.

Owing to the workmen being taken
from the smelter to work on the
compressor, the completion Oh 'ne
plant will be delayed somewhat, put
it is hoped to have it reducing tne
ores of the mines by February loth'
The company are employing 80 men
in the mine and making the necessary
repairs to the works. The company
also owns a sawmill which is running
constantly, cutting lumber Tor 'ne
buildings and timpers for the m'ne'
The Consolidated Copper Oom-
pany of Idaho is a strong nhaho'a'
corporation, and they are eSpehu,
ing considerable money in ana arounO
Mineral, having purchased sever"
mining claims there lately, anu AT
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10

there were used 5000 lineal feet Of
pipe, varying in diameter from ten
inches to four feet and having total
weight of l, 500, 900 pounds. -Four
large arch culverts have been con-
structed of concrete masonry, replac-
ing wooden bridges.
New sidings and extensions Of ex-
isting sidings aggregatiDg sixteen
miles in length have been constructed.
Sixty-one new section buildings and
and twenty new station buildings
have been put up. New pipe line
for water supply, aggregating 5, 800
feet in length; was laid. A new-stail
engine house was constructed at Du-
bois, Idaho.
At Nampa there has been con-
structed new passenger station,
25x113 feet, of pressed brick, with
stone trimmings and tile roof. The
exterior of the building is elaborately
decorated and the interior elegantly
furnished and heated by steam.
At Pocatello, Ida, there has been
completed one of the most improved
shop plants In existence, having an
/ Of
platforms, transfer table pit, etc, on
The exterior, covering one and thirty
five hundredths acres more. In
these shops all machinery is driven
by electricity, and the tools and
machines are all, of the heaviest and
most modern pattern.
OF new railroad lines there is being
constructed the bennington cutoff,
extending from Salt Lake City to
bennington hill, Utah, having a
length of 116.7 miles, which is being
built for the purpose of reducing
distance, grades and curvature as
compared with the existing line be-
tween these points.
A line has also been built from
Brigham, Utah, to Corinne, Utah,
having length of some IS, 900 feet.
connecting the existing main lines
of the Oregon Short Line and South
ern Pacific companies.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10

Assessor Daily has completed his
annual report of the county assess
ment and collection of taxes for the
year Just closed. From this report
we Gull few items of interest. The
total assessment Of the county for
the year 1902 was trife over $50,
900. The amount includes every
thing taxable. OF this assessment
$62, 600 has been collected
by the assessor, leaving about
$18, 600 uncollected. about $15, 600
of this tax is due from three corpor-
alton. or these three, the Ameri-
can Mining company owes over
Sc, 600. This would leave about
SO, 900 remaining uncollected, which
IN view of the fact that those waves
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10
A BIG CABBAGE
FILLED WITH ARSENIC
STRANGE ATTEMPT 10 POISON A WHOLE
FAMILY AT CHALLIS, IDAHO

sent letter to Mr.. Rodgers stating
that the small piece of cabbage sent
him contained enough arsenic to kill
twenty persons.
The matter was kept quiet until
last week in hopes that the would-be
criminal might be found and brought
to justice, but Mr. nor Mrs Rodgers
have any idea who put the poisoned
cabbage head at their door step. 1t
was truly narrow escape for the
whole family, which consists of Mr
Rodgers and his wife and their small
children. The forewarnmg also APP
peared as if it had come from some
agency higher than man. 1t is a
strange affair, and seems as though
it was hoax, but when such related
it, and have the chemists certificate
to substantiate them, we cannot
/ doubt their statement.
1t was evidently the intention of
the party who placed the cabbage
saturated with deadly poison at their
door, or who caused it to be placed
there, to poison some member of the
family, and the would-be murderer
didn't care if the whole family were
killed-innocent babes and all-jus
so the one they wanted to mete ou
their vengeance upon ate of the poi
soned vegetable. 1t seems almos
too horrible to relate. 1t does no
look as though any human beins
could become so depraved as to tri
to kill his fellow nan, let alone
family, in such horrible agony o
death Ones heart to attempt suc
a deed must be as black as hell itself
Hanging would be mild punishment
for such a cowardly, lnhuma
wretch.
Mr.. Rodgers is one of the mos
!, wealthy men in Custer county.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10

'" d. Getty, who is connected
WIN The consolidated Copper Com
p'"', Oh Idaho, at Mineral, was in
y C"' Guy Thursday on business. Mr..
N'''y reports active work in pro-
s'eSS at Mineral. The machinery
~ 'ue compressor is on the ground,
buildings have been completed
sometime, awaiting the arrival
'ne machinery. The machinists,
~ were employed at the smelter
~ Hg necessary repairs for the
D' nave been placed at work set
up the compressor. 1t will take
D'u' two weeks to set up the ma
j. usry and get the piping placed
r,, ne mine. -Four Burleigh drills
oe operated by the compressor.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10
How Much Sulphur?

The State Horticultural Society in
tends to bring IN sulphur by the car
load and furnish it at cost to orchard
lists for spraying purposes. A. f.
Hit, member of the state board, de-
sires TO ascertain what amount of
sulphur will be required at Weiser.
and TO that end wishes all orchard
lists to leave information with the
Signal as to how much they will IN
dividually require. This must be
done by next Tuesday.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10
Marriage Licenses.

The following licenses to marry
have been issued by County Clerk
Smith.
John W. Lay of Alpine, to marry
Mrs. Matte Il Gray, of Alpine
Edward Stoy of Bourne, to marry
Laura Yardley, of Bourne.
Henry Jorg of LaGrande, Oregon,
to marry Altha Jorg, of Baker City,
Oregon.
Joseph S. Moore, of Bourne, to
marry Jane Adams, of Bourne.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10
cnallis Messenger.

Challis Messenger
At times it makes one shudder to
read of the horrible crimes that are
committed, AMI it seems almost i'm
oossible to believe that humanity
would sink so low as to take the life
or seek to exterminate whole family
nv the towardy and lnhuman method
Of poison. But right here in Cballis
q short time ago an attempt was
made to poison Joseph Rodgers and
his whole family. At first we could
not credit the story, for we did not
think there was any one in this coun
try who was so depraved as to seek
to take the life of innocent women
and children From Mr. Rodgers
we learn the following statement Of
facts
About six weeks ago Mrs Rodgers
found large, fine head of cabbage
lying on the back steps of their Chal-
lis residence. She has been out call
ING and found the head of cabbage
on her return home. Supposing that
some friend had left it there during
her absence she put the cabbage in
the cellar, and as she did so, in her
own mind forewarning or suspicion,
or something seemed to warn hel
against using the cabbage. She told
the neighbors of the strange colnci'
dence of finding the cabbage and The
forwarning not to partake of it.
Mr.. Rodgers thought there was
nothing WRONG with the cabbage, al
though he advised against the eating
of it and, to satisfy his wife's suspi
clon, he cut off piece of the cab
bage-probably a pound-and sen
to Salt Lake City to an eminen
chemist for analysis. After thorough
analysis had been made the chemis
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10
State Fair Premiums.

A. f. Hit, of Weiser, now has in
his possession premiums and ribbons
awarded Washington county exhib-
ibitors Any one having anything
due them can get tue same by apply
ing to Mr.. Hit.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10
ASSESSOR DALLY'S
TAX COLLECTIONS
DELINQUENT TAXES FOR COUNTY AND
CITY ABOUT $4,000. THREE C0RPO-
RATION OWE $4,000

of prosperity did not strike us very
hard during the past year IS good
showing. OF the amount collected
$38, 592 was paid since December
27.
The taxes of the city of Welser
ammounted to a trlhe over So, 600.
OF this ammount $2859 has been
collected by the assessor.
Assessor Daily will leave the office
to his successor in good shape, and
leaves good record for himself
as an accommodating and efficient
officer.
1t pleases everybody to know that
they can buy the pure baking pow
der named uPerfect" so reasonably.
Nj. K. Sommercamp & Co.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10
District Court.

District conrt convenes in this city
January 10Th, Judge George H.
Stewart presiding. The civil docket
is an unusually large one. There
are four criminal cases to be tried.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10

negotiating for several more. The
management is in the hands of ex-
perienced mining men, and they
will make a success of their venture.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10

Every woman, in justice to heal b
and pocket book should try the "Pcr-
feet Baking Powder. Once used
always. NJ. e. Sommercamp & Co.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10
Teachers, Take Notice.

Monthly report cards for sale at
The Signal office. One cent each by
mail No order for less than 10
cents.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10
For Rent.

Two rooms situated on Eoff street.
formerly known as the reading room,
location. rent reasonable. Inquire
at Sommer's store. 81 2t.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10
Ayers Comes First.

The first official act Of Governor
Morrison was to appoint John W.
Ayers, of Weiser, notary public.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10

The purity of the Baking Powder
named "Perfect' Is guarantee
against sallow compilations caused by
Indigestion. M. E. Sommercamp & Co.
uun repairing at Jenney's.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-10

Old papers for sale at the SIe''AI
,aiee at 20 cents hundred.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
PRESENTED CREDENTIALS.
Herrnn Showed That He Was Pro-
perIy Empowered.

Washington, Jan. 27.-Mr. Herran,
the Colombian charge d'affaires, called
at the State Department to-day and
filed his credentials empowering him
to take up the business of the Colom-
bian legation here as the successor of
the retired minister, Senior Concha
These credentials were received in
Washington last Saturday, and they
came by mail from Bogota. AS about
six weeks were consumed in the jour
ney, it is evident that the credentials
were drawn some time before the canal
treaty was signed by Secretary Hay
and DR.. Herran.
Secretary Hay fully satisfied himself
before embarking in negotiations with
Mr.. Herran that the latter possessed
the necessary powers to make the
treaty being advised by cable from
United States Minister Hart at b.
gotta that the Foreign Office there had
issued the credentials and forwarded
them to Washington.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
JUDGES SALARIES
ARE TO BE RAISED.
House Considered the Dill PrOvid-
ing for This.


ing for This.
Washington, Jan. 27.-The House de-
voted the day to bills reported from
the Judiciary Committee, passing
about twenty. One was to cure the
defect in the Wilson act exposed by
the original package decision of the
Supreme Court by making Intoxicating
liquors imported into states subject to
the jurisdiction of such states. The
bill is designed to prevent evasion of
the local law under the original pack
age decision in prohibition states.
Another bill is the Senate bill to in
crease the salaries of federal judges. 1t
raises the salaries of the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court to $4,000, the as
sociate justices to l., 500; circuit judges
to $1,000 district judges to $4,000; the
chief justice of the Court of Claims
to $500; associate justices to $4,000,
and the justices of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia to $4,000
The House voted down an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Randall of Texas
to prohibit federal judges from accept
ing free transportation from railroads
or telegraph or telephone. franks.
A bill was passed to fix the times
for holding court in the Western dis
trict of Virginia. The House adjourn
ed until tomorrow
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
DIPLOMATS CONFER
OVER POWERS CLAIMS.
Trying 10 Agree ON Plan for the
Venezuelan settlement

Washington, Jan. 27.-By appoint
ment the first joint conference of the
Venezuelan negotiators occurred this
afternoon at Minister Bowen's apart
ments the ranking diplomat slgnor
Mayer des Planches, the Italian am
bassador. making the representations
In French to MIR. Bowen.
The question under discussion was a
matter of the merest detail, the en-
voys wishing to know whether the
monthly payments to the allies should
be in proportion to the amount of the
claimss or whether Great Britain,
Germany and Italy would receive the
indemnity was paid.
Mr.. Bowen stated ne was quite WILL
ing to leave this to the Powers them
selves to settle, and that any arrange
ment they might make would be salts
factory 20 Venezuela.
Another detail, which has not yet
been cleared up, involves the question
Of preferential treatment of the al
lied Powers as against the other
Powers, France, Denmark, Holland.
ANpi Noy anu toWOhtilg DtiBluHl, PDdlIl
and the United States, in the payment
of the indemnity. Mr.. Bowen contends
that this question did not form part
of the allies condition precedent to
the raising of the blockade. His an
swer was cabled to the Foreign Of
fees in London, Berlin and Rome to-
night, and 1t is hoped that favorable
answers will be received tomorrow.
There is reason to believe that Great
Britain. Germany and ItSly will yiA;d
to this last objection and sign the pro-
tocol for the raising of the blockade.
1t developed to-day that Great Brit
ain. through her ambassador here,
and by means of cable exchanges be-
tween London and Berlin, is working
hard to clear up the details of Mr..
Bowen's terms to the entire satisfac-
ton of Germany. When the details of
the diplomatic exchanges regarding
the Venezuelan dispute are published
1t will be found that Sir Michael Her
bert, in the interest OF peace and sat
isfactory settlement, went to the ex-
tent of using his personal influence to
secure the acceptance of Minister Bow
ems proposition. This fact has been
communicated to the President and to
the State Department and has been
received with marked satisfaction.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
PANTHER RECEIVED
THE FIRST SHOTS.
German Government Explains That
She Was Not the AgEressor.

Hht WI MOI inc
London, Jan. 27.-Count Won Quadt,
the German charge d'affaires at
Washington, has been instructed to
communicate to the United States gov
eminent and Count Wolff Metternich.
the German ambassador here, and TO
the British Foreign Office further par
ticulars received by the German gov
eminent of the circumstances which
occasioned the bombardment of Fort
San Carlos, Venezuela.
According to this statement the Ger
man cruiser Panther was proceeding to
enter Maracaibo Lagoon when she was
suddenly fired upon by the fort and
had no alternative but to return the
fire The commander of the Panther
communicated with the German COM
modore. and thereupon other German
warships We're ordered to lombard
Fort San Carlos
In making this communication TO
the United States the German govern
ment expressed the conviction that no
British or American admiral would
have suffered his ships to be fired upon
without retaliation. 1t is affirmed by
the German officials here that the ac-
ton of Fort San Carlos was proba b.
directed from Caracas, the purpose be-
ing to gain American and European
sympathy by making 1t appear that
the Germans were acting harshly., 1t
Is thought the fort would not have
fired on a British ship
AS indicative Of the fact that the
Germans do not desire to embroil the
situation unnecessarily. 1t is pointed
ont I'm the nntpiaI OF Of ao,,t hat he
Restaurador now under the German
flag, was recently close to the shore
| at La Guayra, when many rife shots
were fired at her, but in order not 70
cause trouble, she left without return
| ing the fire."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
BOY FATALLY HURT
BY LIONS IN CAGE.

Charleston, S. c., Jan. 27.-Raymond
Bowman. aged II, is dying at hospi-
tai here from wounds received in a
lions cage. He was admitted by Miss
Hall, the trainer, against the protest
of attendants. The largest of the four
beasts jumped over the woman and
seized Bowman in the left thigh. He
was badly mangled.
The smell of blood excited the lions
mates and they all Joined in the at
tack Several men armed with pitch
forks went TO the boys rescue and he
was dragged out after a desperate
struggle
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
WATSON IN THE LEAD.

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. 27.-The sena-
torial caucus here tonight again re-
suited in no election. Three ballots
were taken. Cyrus B. Watson of
Winston led in all the ballots, with
Lee S. Overman of Salisbury second,
and Locks Craig of Asheville third.
S. b. Alexander of Charlotte was not
voted for at all tonight. The vote
on the last ballot was: Watson. 63.
Overman, 81, Craig, 10. The next eau
Gus will be held Thursday night.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
ROBBERS AND CITIZENS
EXCHANGED SHOTS.
Robbers Touched a Bank for $1,000
at Waterloo.

Waterloo, Neb., Jan. 27.-Four men
robbed the Citizens Bank of Waterloo
early to-day and escaped with $500 in
cash, after exchanging shots with citi-
zens attracted to the scene by the ex-
plosion.
A dozen citizens appeared on the
scene soon after the explosion, gather
ed at the bank and opened fire on the
robbers. The fire was returned, one Of
the robbers on guard shouting to the
citizens that they had come there to
rob the bank and intended to do 1t.
Their work finished, the robbers
made a dash into the darkness. An
other fusillade of bullets was ex-
changed. but nobody was hurt, the
robbers finally getting away in a stolen
rig.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
BRUNSWICK WILL GET
THE LlGHTSHlP.

Washington, Jan. 27.-BrunswicB's
good fortune seems to be coming in a
lump. Right at the heels of the an
nouncement of her new steel factory
comes action by the House Committee
on Commerce, which will give 100000
lightship on Brunswick bar Some time
ago Mr.. Brantley introduced bill pro-
viding for such an appropriation, and
to-day the committee. on the motion
of Mr.. Adamson, the Georgia member,
took favorable action upon it,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
n. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY %. 1903.

roborated what Mr.. Roberts had stated.
1T is substantially true" he said.
Mr.. Loudenslager said that as Mr..
Lessler and Mr.. Roberts agreed per-
fectly regarding the conversation, fur
ther questioning would be useless.
The committee then adjourned.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
WITH PRIZES IN TOW.

La Guayra, Venezuela, Jan. 27.--The
Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan left
here at noon to-day for Port OF Spain,
Trinidad. towing the seven Venezuelan
prizes remaining in these waters. The
British cruisers Tribune and zumbador
remain here.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
GOT $4,000 AT STEELvILLE.

steelville, ILL.,, Jan. 27.-Robbers blew
open the vault Of the Bank of Steel
vile early this morning and secured
$4,000, with which they escaped in a
carriage The sheriff at Chester was
notified at an early hour, and he has
left with a posse for the scene Of the
robbery,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
LATIMER FOR SENATE.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 27.-Congress-
man A. c. Latlmer received the unan-
imous vote of both branches of the
General Assembly to-day for United
States senator to succeed the Hon
John L. McLaurin.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
BLOCKADE OFF TO-DAY.
That Is the Report That Is Current
Mt Caracas.

Caracas, Jan. 27.-The news cabled
yesterday that the blockade will be
called off tomorrow is confirmed by
the semi-ofiicial press here, which
says:
There are we'll founded reasons to-
day for the \belief that the blockade
will be suspended between to-day and
tomorrow night"
1t is a visible fact that only foreign
ers are suffering from the effects of
the blockade. The Venezuelans them
selves, accustomed to native produce,
are not undergoing hardships, except
because of the shortage of salt. The
supply of corn is sufficient to furnish
native bread for a year.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
WOMEN LED ATTACK
ON COAL TRAIN.
Riot Call Had to be Sounded in
Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. pa mob of nearly
10Q men, women and boys held up a
Chicago and Northwestern coal train
and carried away the contents of five
cars before they were dispersed by the
police.
Women led the attack, uncoupling
the cars in a number of places and in
timidating the train crew. For three
hours traffic was suspended, while the
mob increased to more than 1000 per-
sons.
A riot call was turned in and order
finally restored. Three women and two
men were arrested, but the menacing
attitude of the crowd caused the wom-
en- to be quickly released.