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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-16

Hay is worth 800 per ton in War
rem that being the price offered
Charles Hayes, of Meadows, who
owns ranch on the South Fork of
the SalmoH, near that place.
w. w. Irwin, stockman of No
Business canyon, who has been visit
ing relatives at Philadelphia, Penn,
returned Friday evening, and left for
his home Saturday morning.
j. H. Scheloske is building five
cottages on his property between
State and Grove streets. Three are
occupied, the other two are engaged,
and still the cry is for more houses.
w. +. Butcher, of Baker City,
who was the surety backing Jerry
White in his contract to construct
the Welser electric light and water
systems, was in the city this week.
Heck Morehead, who is wintering
his sheep at Lincoln Thomas ranch
west of town, dug well on the
ranch few days ago, and within a
few feet struck wonderful flow of
water.
On next Sunday, Dec. 20, at IL
a. M, the pastor of the Baptist
church will speak on Western China
Letters from missionaries on the
field viii be read. All are invited
to attend.
W. III. Adams, managing director
of the Laid Metals company, who
has been in the Seven Devils for the
past two weeks, looking after the
interests of his company, returned
Monday afternoon.
A postoffice has been established
ON the South Fork of the Salmon
river, on the Thunder Mountain trail
Lawrence Phelan, formerly of Weiser
is named as postmaster. The Office
has been named Comfort.
Mr.. R. Eriksen has opened tn
y Ideal restaurant on Second avenue
The place, though small, is fitted u
Re in first-class style and is credit t
!, the city. Weiser has long been
need of first class restaurant.
a Mise Mary Harper, county schoC
Is sunerintendent. returned Saturda
afternoon from Meadows and otht
~ noints in the northern part OF u
ty county where she has been visltln
the schools.
NJ John Gillian, of Bellview, ldan'
IL accompanied by his son, j. W. I'll
lam Mrs. Jennie Gillian ii illyar, al
is grandson, Charles Gillian, were
IS, the city Friday. Saturday, by inv
taton of General Manager Shelby
Gil the p. & |. n. railroad, they VISIT
bis Council.
Engineer Clark, Of the 7. & l.
Iaas
ill railroad, came down from Oooori
lth Monday afternoon. He states wo
or has begun on the CONSTRUCTION
ron the new bridge across the we"
ned river near there. The pile driver
isit ip operation. The heavy limb
ordered from Washington, have
'er- yet arrived
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Entered Aprii 10, ly02, as second class matter,
sostoffice at Weser, Idaho. Act Of Congress OF
E.rch 8. 1897.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
A Remarkable Canary.

Mr.. George Henschel of Kensington,
London, gives the following apparently
trustworthy account of very remark
able musical performance by a canary.
my sister," Professor Crosse of
Brunswick, possesses an old buIlinch
which pipes, among other tunes, God
Save the King beautifully, even en-
oellishing it now and then with some
charming little grace notes. For some
time he was the only bird in the
house, until about year ago my sister
received the present of a canary Bird
lovely but unframed songster, sing
ing, as they say in Germany, as his
seak was grown 5zz<e-j
'@The cages containing the two birds
stood in two adjoining rooms At
first one of the birds would be silent
when the other was singing. Gradual
~, however, the young canary bird
commenced to initiate the tune of the
bullfinch, trying more and more of it
at time, until after nearly years
study he had completely mastered it,
and could pipe it quite independently
by himself. AS l said before, this in
I canary bird, though a rare accomp-
lishment, is nothing very extraordinary
Or unheGrd of. Now, however, come
% my point. What l am going to re-
late seems to me so wonderful that
should consider it absolutely incredi-
Alp hoR NOT with NV own parc hoard
it, not once, but dozens of times with
in the few days of my visit. When the
bullfnch, as sometimes happened,
would after the first half of the tune,
stop a little longer than the rhythm
Of the melody warranted, the canary
would take up the tune where the
bullfnch had stopped and properly
finish it.''-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
FROM MINISTER AT BOGOTA
The Nicarauga Route May be Taken up
Again Without Further Authorization
by Congress. Washington Officials
Hesitate to Comment About II.
Bogota, Colombia. - The Panama
canal treaty has been rejected unani-
mously by the Colombian Congress.
The News atWashingtOn.

Washington. = A cablegram, has
been received at tn Q state department
from Minister Beaupre at Bogota,
saying that the Panama canal treaty
has been rejected by the Colombian
Senate.
President Roosevelt was immediate
~ advised of the news, Mr.. Beaupre's
telegram being forwarded by Acting
Secretary LOOMS to Oyster Bay.
Very little additional information
concerning the action of the Colon,
bian Senate could be obtained at the
state department. Mr.. Loomis was
not at the department., the statement
being made that he had gone away for
few days on business. Mr.. Adee,
acting secretary, would not discuss
Colombian affairs, nor indicate what
course the United States would pur-
sue. The information in the cable
gram OF Minister Beaupre was mea-
ger, and there was no intimation
whether the treaty might not again be
brought up for consideration.
Section four OF the Isthmian canal
act provides that should the president
be unable to obtain satisfactory title
to the property of the new Panama ca
nal, and control of the necessary ter
ritory and the rights necessary to the
construction of the canal from the
republic of Columbia, he shall make
the necessary treaties with Costa RIGA
and Nicarauga,> and proceed with the
construction of canal by the Mica
raugua route.
It will be impossible for President
Marroquin to submit again the treaty
to the Colombian Congress in its pres.
emit form. The senate having rejected
it, the treaty cannot again come before
that body except by the senate's own
vote.
President Marroquin. however can
send the treaty slightly amended to
the senate and reopen the canal de-
bate. It is believed at the Colon bian
legation that President Marroquin will
adopt some such procedure.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

No legacy is so rich as honesty
shakespeare.
The wings of youth carry life light
ly.-Paul Dubois.
We are immortal till our work is
ione.-Whitefield
To know how to suggest is the
great art of teaching.-Amiel.
All power of fancy over reason is
degree of insanity.-Johnson.
All governments perish by the ex-
aggeration Of their princfple.-Axis-
totle.
To be happy is not the purpose Of
one being, but to deserve happiness
Fitch.
Fortune may find a pot, but your
own industry must make it BOIL
Rousseau.
There is no liberty worth any
thing which is not liberty under law
IN. J. Burton.
Great minds must be ready not
only to take opportunities, but to
make them.-Colton.
Curiosity is looking over other
peoples affairs and overlooking our
Own.-H. L. Wayland.
Falsehoods not only disagree with
truths, but they usually quarrel among
emSelves.-Daniel Webster.
No man ever did a designed injury
TO another but at the same time he
lid greater to himself.-Home.
When person is down in the
world, an ounce of help is better than
4 pound of preaching
The art of saying appropriate
words in a kindly way is one that
never goes out of fashion, never ceases
TO please, and is within reach of the
umblest.-Faber.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Crow and Hare Fioht.

The unusual sight of fight between
hare and bloody" crow was wit
messed by a gamekeeper in a field at
Whitmuirhall, Selkirk, the other day.
The crow made attempts to make of
with a small leveret, but at each sue
seeding rush the hare charged in a Wig,
orous fashion. The fight for the lev
eret lasted about 10 minutes, when
the crow got his intended prey in its
beak and lifted it up about 40 feet.
The weight seemed too much to be
borne off on the wing, and the leveret
had to be dropped, when the fight re-
sumed. So intent was the usually willy
crow on getting the leveret that it,
held on till the keeper got within. shot
and killed the voracious bird.-West-
minister Gazette.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Inhabitants Murdered.

Salonica.-It is reported that Bull
garian insurgents have massacred. the
inhabitants of the large Turkish vii
lage of Kenati, near Monastir. Only
twenty escaped. The civil and mill
tary authorities at Salonica wired to
Oonstantinople Aug. IA, and disclaim-
ing all responsibility unless they were
reinforced.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
MObbed the Preacher.

New York.-Because he made q ref
erence which the crowd considered
uncomplimentary to two women who
were listening to him, the Rev. Max.
we'll P. tombstone, an evangelist who
holds open-air meetings, was inter
rupted by several men who started to
mob the preacher. He was jostled
and pushed about and his makeshift
pulpit was kicked through the streets.
No one attempted to strike the minis
ter, however, and the police finally
rescued him.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
The Pirates Lair.

Now we are approaching the country
If the pirates. The bayou branches
and branches again, and at one fork
ing place there is high shell mound,
and about it's foot a modest extent of
land that rises always well above tide
water. Here in the old days was La
dtte's chief distributing point. By
iozen routes contraband could be
brought from the gulf to one of the cy-
press-shaded passes that lead hither.
And from here to the portages leading
into New Orleans the way was safe
to follow and easy to guard. Here
was the palace royal of the buccaneer
chief From here to the Gulf of
Mexico extended the rule of Lafitte.
The shell heaps were his stations. The
higher land was settled by his fol-
lowers. The bayous were his routes
Of travels and places of hiding. When
piracy ceased with the battle of ChaI-
mette his people improved the planta-
tons that existed, and made new ones
on every bit of land that rose high
enough for filling. 1t is So miles
by the most direct bayou route from
this point to Grande Terre, on the gulf
coast. Yet over the whole persists the
personality of Jean LATTE. 1t is a
strong character. One who has visit,
ed Mount Vernon feels that Washing1
ton still lives. At Monticello one finds.
Thomas Jefferson alive In the tradi-
lions that connect him with every OBJ
ject. So lives LATTE on Barataria
bayous and on Barataria Bay.-Leo-
Midas Hubbard, Jr., in the Atlantic.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20

At the requ est of the secretary OF
the interior the department of the in
terror has undertaken to Investigate
the charges of land frauds in the In
dian Territory and especially the ques-
ton as to the propriety of govern
ment officials holding positions in con-
nection with land companies operat-
ing in the territory. During his tour
of the interior two or three months
ago, the secretary Of the interior was
informed that several officers of the
government hold such positions, and
he Immediately instituted an investi
CATION. The result has been to con-
firm the report. The inquiry will now
be proceeded with.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Live Wire Couldn't XIII Him.

New York.--A broken trolly wire,
carrying a voltage that would have
beer death to the average man, held
Edward Yockers, switchman at the
Broadway Brooklyn ferries rigid in
tracks for five minutes. and he is still
alive. Yockers was standing under
the trolly wire when it snapped and
coiled about his body.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Irish Land Bill Nearly a Law.

London. 1.-The house of lords agreed
to the Irish land bill in the form
finally approved by the house of COM
mons. The latter house accepted all
the amendments save two unimpor-
tant ones, added to the bill by the
lords. The measure now only awaits
the royal assent to become law.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Memphis Laundry Burns.

Memphis. The plant of the Mem
phis Steam Laun dry, located on Sec
ond street has been destroyed by fire,
entailing loss Of $4,000, fully COW
cred by insurance. Over two hundred
girls were at work in the building
when the flames were discovered, and
serious panic was narrowly averted.
There were no casualties.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20

The Q. 5. battleship Massachusetts
which was seriously damaged by
striking the pinnacles Of Egg Book,
continues to settle, but the officers
say the change is so slight as to give
no ground for fear that the ship will
NIL with water and sink Sailing or
ders were momentarily expected with
the probable destination the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, where the ship will be
dry-docked for repairs. Capt. Eaton
SAID his ship would be able to proceed
under her own steam when orders
we're received.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
To Visit Plus.

Louisville, Ky-Rev. Edmond Oh
recht. head of the Trappist Monastery
at Gethsemane, has left for Citeaux.
France. where he will represent the
order at the Chapter of Superiors. He
will later have an audience with Pope
Plus < and will then learn the atti-
tude of the Vatican towards the order
in America.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
WERE NOT LYNCHED,
ASSISTANTS of Mrs. Mathis Safe in Jail.
Officials Deny Lynching.

Albany, Ga. officials here tonight
deny the reported lynching of King
Wightman, negro, and a white man
named Thempson. at Hartsfield for
assaulting Mrs. Mathis, a white
woman, The two men were identified
by Mrs. Mathis as her assailants and
have been placed safely in Jail at
Moultie, Ga, by officers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Dollar Wheat.

Minneapolis, Minn.-One dollar
wheat has at least been seen on change
for the first time since the Letter cor
ner in 1898. II was cash wheat and
there were sales at that figure. Later
$l.02 was asked and $1.O1 bid, with
no sales. The short September option
touched $50, the highest point in
fourteen years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Watch North Pacific SQUADRON.

Astoria, Ore.-Instructions have
been received by the eommandants AZ
Forts Candy, Stevens and Columbia,
located at the mouth of the Columb ia
river, to keep a sharp lookout for the
appearance of the North Pacific squad
ron under command OF Rear Admiral
Casey on his flagship New York
which, it is thought, is maneuvering
off the mouth Of the river with the
intention of running the forts there if
noSsihla
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Strike of Butchers at Louisville.

Louisville.-Because the Louisville
Packing company has not been fur
nishing as much work as the butchers
believe it should, strike was ordered
by the Meat Cutters Union and IT'S
men walked out. The increase in
wages is demanded, but the men in.
sist that whenever called to work full
eight hours employment shall be given.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
StOnecttters on Strike.

Pittsburg, PA strike of stone
cutters of Alleghaney county has be-
gun for an increase in wages of 10
cents an hour. The men have been
receiving SO cents an hour and demand
60 cents. Over 500 men are idle.
Much work is tied up and about l 5, 900
members Of other occupations will be
affected.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Irondequoit Wins.

Toronto. The American yacht Iron
dequoit captured the Canada's cup by
winning the fifth aud deciding contest
for the cup. The contest was very
exciting. The Canadian boat. although
some distance behind, soon after the
start pulled up on the American until
barely 100 yards separated them on
the last leg. Irondequoit won by one
minute.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Bought Infirmary.

Louisville. The GRAY street infer
mary has been purchased by corpo-
ration controlled by the four large
Presbyterian churches of the city
the Warren Memorial, the Fourth Az
enue of the northern branch and the
First and Second churches of the
southern branch. The infirmarx will
be operated as non-sectarian hos
pital.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Want Hearst for President.

Denver. The National Building
Trades Council met in convention and
after spirited contest. endorsed Con-
gresham VIM. r. Hearst, OF New
York, for president of the United
States by vote of twenty eight tt
nineteen. Resolutions were adopted
committing the council to the pxinci
pies of strict trade autonomy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Reform Plan I Failure.

Sofia, Bulgaria'-The Bulgarian
government is preparing meneran-
dunn to the powers giving statistics OF
the acts Of oppression by tho Turkish
officials in Macedonia siaes ~ insh-
tuition Of the reform program and
other evidence in support u BulgariA's
belief in tho hopelessnsss Of expecting
auy good result from the Russo-Aus-
tria reform plan,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Albanians Slaughter Christians.

London.-The Daily Mail prints a
dispatch from Belgrade which says
that several thousand Albanians have
been attached to reinforce the Turkish
troops who have recaptured Krisheyo,
and have excited the whole christian
population. Albanians have burned
the christian village of Karbonstza
and have slaughtered it's inhabitants.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Smith Caught.

Newark, N. J.-Edward J. Smith
former discount clerk in the Mer-
chants National Bank of this city,
who is accused of having stolen $4,000
from the bank, aud who. disappeared
about two weeks ago, has been arrest
ed In Williamson, Va. Smith has
been taken to Roanoke to await the
action of the Newark authorities.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Dynamite in Jets Cell.

Winchester, Ky.-The discovery Of
two sticks of dynamite in the cell in
the Clark county Jail. formerly occu.
pied by Curtis Jet, the convicted as
sassin of J. B. Marcum, of Breathitt
county, has given rise to q story of 8
plot to release Jett during the time he
was confined here awaiting trial. Tht
dynamite was found in water pipe.
The quantity of the explosive wus
sufficient to have blown the Jail IL
otorna
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20

By q provision in the will of Mrs.
Martha Graves, recently deceased in
Washington. D. c., Congressman
Henry r. Gibson, of the Second Ten
nessee District becomes heir to be-
tween $500 and 100000 cash
Mrs. Graves son, president of a
bank in Seattle, Washington, was a
collegemate of Gibson and it is said
Mrs Graves at that time took recog-
milton of the good qualities of the
future congressman and aided him
financially in securing his education.
It is said she since contributed 81 900
to the campaign fund each of the five
times he has successfully run for con-
gress. Congressman Gibson has &C
copied the bequest and he is said to
be planning an endowment to help
verify young men through college,
as Mrs. Graves is said to have assist
ed him.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
German Securities Take a Big Tumble

Berlin. Imperial per cents fell !
per cent to 80, the lowest point reached
in two years owing to report that
the government intends to propose q
new military measure which will add
largely to the present estimate. It was
stateb three months ago that the gov
eminent contemplated creating two
new army corps, but there was no
official confirmation Of the rumors,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Professor Hard UP.

New York Ira Won Giesen, lately
professor in microscopical anatomy and
pathology at Columbia college and
state commissioner in lunacy from
1896 to 1901, has been brought before
Justice Delehanty in the city court to
be punished for contempt in failing to
obey subpoena to appear for examina-
tion in supplementary proceedings.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Cable Huts Demolished.

st. Thomas, W. 1.-The hurricane
which passed here few days ago. de-
molished the cable hut land line and
Office at Holland Bay, Jamaica, the
landing place of the Porto Rico cables.
Communication was restored by re-
joining the cables on the beach, an
operation of great difficulty.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Amendments to Canal Treaty.

Washington Another cablegram
was received from Minister Beaupre
at Bogota. The minister states that
no final action has yet been reached
on the canal treaty. He says that
number of amendments have been
proposed which have been acted upon
by the Colombian senate.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Fifteen Holes in Her Bottom.

Bar Harbor. -Information as to the
condition, so far as known, of the bat.
tleship Massachusetts,, which sustained
serious damage by contract with thu
pinnacle of Egg Rock in the harbor.
It has been learned however, aud from
a reliable source. that the vessel hal
fifteen holes in her bottom and that :
part of her rudder is gone.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
FRESH FROM THE
NATIONS CAPITAL.
A Lucky Congressman, Falls Heir to
100000.
GOOD NEWS FROM COLUMBIA
Regarding the Canal Treaty---Census
Bulletin on Subject OF Irrigation---
Sensation In Land Fraud Matters
Promised at an Early Date.

Washington to a bull
letin issued by the census bureau
there are 226, 205 acres of land under
irrigation in the state of Texas. The
system includes 1915 miles of canal,
and cost $5,191, 815. The irrigated
rice plantations number 557, with an
acreage of TO,396. In this co3nec-
ton the report says: "While all the
rice systems did not prove successful
in 1902, the failures of the most part
are not without remedy. Larger ex.
perience and better knowledge of soil
and crop requirements will obviate
their recurrence, and the industry,
which within year has grown large
enough to make the importa ton Of
rice no longer new, will doubtless 4
pand until rice will become an impor-
tant export" It is also stated that
Texas now ranks second among the
states in the utilization of under
ground waters for irrigation. The
development of this source of water
supply has been large in the Pan
Handle, the Liano, Estacado, Edwards
Plateau and other sections which are
without surfcial waters. Flowing
wells are being brought into general
use in many parts Of the rice belt. In
1902 $50 wells were operated to irri-
gate 20, 219 acres. The cost of these
plants was $242, 1853, and the value OF
the irrigated products more than
dou BILE that amount.