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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16

CHEFU. March 15.-Russian sources
report the capture on March 13 of
eighteen japanese spies. dressed as
Chinese laborers, in the village of
Wanglin, near West Port Arthur. They
believe these men were landed from the
feet during Thursdays attack. The
men are being removed to Mukden,
under the Viceroy's order.
The Norwegian steamships Sirstad,
Brand and Argo, detained at Port Ar
thur since the opening of hostilities,
left yesterday under a guarantee not
to call at any port within three days.
The captains were forced to sign a
sworn declaration not to reveal the
present Russian situation.
YINKOW, March 15.-The Russians.
probably realizing that the Cesarevitch
and the Retvizan are disabled beyond
further service at sea, have taken the
forward guns from these vessels and
mounted them at Pigeon Bay.
During last Thursdays lombard
ment japanese shells very nearly
reached the feet, many falling into the
basin. Only two fell into the new
! lOWH. lG IAcAN4Edh was 4AOl
further damaged. The Pallada is still
in dock.
Refugees who left Port Arthur on
Sunday report that little damage was
done by Thursdays bombardment. Out
of more than 200 shells fired, only two
struck the town, one entering the house
of a prominent lawyer, killing him and
two women.
EXPLOSION IN BATTERY.
Three shells struck the Retvizan,
then in the inner basin, and one slight
ly damaged another vessel. One burst
on the Gold Hill battery with a tre-
mendous noise, raising column of
black smoke and probably exploding
the magazine and disabling some guns;
but the Gold Hill battery is still effec-
tive All of the other shells were in
effective. Besides three civilians killed.
the casualties included few soldiers.
Life at Port Arthur continues as
usual. The shops are open and the
people are getting used to the shelling.
1 hear that the shell which killed the
civilians and the one which caused the
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
Wooden NILS al Mana.

NAPA, March 15.-Artfcles OF incor-
poration Of the California Wooden
Mills were nied IN the County Clerks
sfice to-day The purpose of the in
corporation is to manufacture and sell
cloth al NaDa. The capital stock is
fixed at $4,000. OF this $4,000 has been
actually subscribed. The directors are
Fred Carter, J. D Ladley. Blanche Lad
'ey, Elizabeth Ladley and Marriette
Jennings. all Of Napa-
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damage to the Gold Hill battery We're
of Russian make and We're captured by
the japanese on the transport Man
churia. Russian inscriptions were Wis
ible on the fragments.
The bombardment of Sunday did no
damage whatever The Russians did
not reply.
There are few Russian soldiers be-
tween Newchwang and Port Arthur.
All women Of ill-repute have been
banished from Port Arthur, owing to
imperative orders from St. Petersburg
Only seven foreign women are now left
in Newchwang. The British Consul
believes the Japanese will certainly at
tack Newchwang-
LARGE STAFF OF NURSES.
A message from Newchwang says a
staff officer of the Russian Red Cross
at Port Arthur has arrived at New
chwang en- route to Tientsin to pur-
chase supplies. He states that large
staff of nurses have arrived at Port
Arthur The wounded are progressing
favora bly,. There is no sickness among
the troops. Many junks and launches
succeed in running the blockade with
provisions.
LONDON, March 16-The Daily
Express correspondent at Berlin gives
an alleged intimation from the Rus
sian ambassador there that Vice Ad-
miral Makaroff has mined all the coast
of the peninsula at Port Arthur, the
area of the mines extending three miles
seaward.
A correspondent of the Daily Tele-
graph at Yinkow says the japanese
again attacked Port Arthur on March
u. as a challenge to Vice Admiral
Makaroff to come out and fight. Dur
ing the heavy bombardmept the cor
respondent says, the Japanese were in
position of safety from the fortress
The Russian casualties amounted to
500 killed or wounded. The correspond
ent adds that this is authentic
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
War Contributions From Hawaii.

HONOLULU, March 15.-It is not
likely that the contributions from the
japanese residents in Hawaii will reach
as large an amount as was expected.
Up to date the amount received has
been 1885, from about 1900 contribu-
tors, making an average of about "a 40
from each. This average is not likely
to be maintained, as subsequent con-
tributions will come almost exclusively
from laborers. AS there are $4,000 to
be heard from, and they may average
50 each, the total Hawaiian fund may
not exceed $125. 900.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16

- FORECAST made at San Pran-
cisco for thirty hours ending
lzidnight, March 1e:
San Francisco and vicinity
Fair wednesday; Light westerly
winds. A. G. 1dcADH,
District Forecaster.
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Turkey's New Cruiser sails.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March 15.-
The formal transfer of the cruiser Med
ida TO the Turkish Government was
made to-day when the Turkish flag was
raised on the warship. She sailed for
the DardaneIles tonight by way of St.
Thomas.
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Kirin.s Governor Probably Murdered.

MUKDEN. Manchuria, March IL
The native Governor of Kirin. who was
a fervent adherent of the Russians and
who is believed to have been murdered,
was buried to-day with great pomp in
the presence of the Russian represen-
tativeS.
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hama next Monday. He is travelling
across Canada. He has been in Eng
land and is accompanied by nineteen
Japanese army officers, who are going
home to fight The Prince is a colonel
in an infantry regiment.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
HARD BLOW
TO BALFOUR
IN COMMONS
Irish Leaders De-
feat the British
Ministry.

LONDON. March 15.-Premier Bal
four's Government to-day was defeated
in the House Of Commons by the COM
bined Liberal and Nationalist vote.
This reverse was due TO the prohibition
by Wyndham, Secretary for Ireland, OF
the teaching Of Gaelic in the junior
grades Of the Irish Nationalist schools.
Balfour. although defeated BY a ma
jority on this question. does not re-
gard the vote as one Of want % con-
fdence. and he viii not resign on this
account. His determination not to re-
sign was strengthened by the fact that
shortly after the foregoing defeat he
was able to secure a majority of %
The failure of the Government To
carry the House with it on question
of purely administrative policy IN it's
Irish department is generally admitted
to greatly weaken its already waning
prestige with the country, although it
is not thought probable that any i'm
mediate dfssOlvement viii ensue. In
the House Of Commons. TO use the
words OF a prominent member Of the
opposition, The artillery in the Gov
ernment arsenals would not make them
surrender Office
Premier BaIfour regards it is one OF
the essential principles Of his party TO
hold on to the reins of the Govern
ment. for the present at any rate
What he nav do after Easter still re-
mains in doubt. The blow admins
tered to-day makes the Premier's task
of holding his party together dOubly
difficult and many supporters Of the
Government frankly said tonight that
they favored an early dissolution Of
Parliament rather than again undergo
the humiliatioIf experienced to-day.
Those terrible Irish" as they are
described for the moment by the
Unionists. were entirely responsible
for Balfour's defeat.
STRATEGY WINS.
On the question of Catholic educa-
/ ton Monday night the Nationalists
had voted with the Unionist Govern
ment, but even while doing so they
we're planning the downfall of the
I C Conservatives. This afternoon the
mine so ingeniOusly laid was set of
with a success that thrilled the cOun-
/ try. The strategy with which the
whole coup was planned and the
! scenes that marked its elimination
recalled the times when Gladstone and
/ ParneH .vvaged titanic struggle in the
/ same arena
When the House of Commons met
/ at o'clock this afternoon the me-
/ tropoIis was stepped in its usual muir
! ky tranquility. Scattered throughout
the clubs. hotels and restaurants the
UniOnist cOmmOners languidly dis
cussed the war news and everything
except Doliti-s- All thought that the
Irish members would take up the
whole of the Parliamentary afternoon
with a verbose discussion OF a ques-
ton of but little interest except TO the
/ speakers themselves In this society
Of the luncheon hour hordes Of news
boys suddenly appeared yelling The
i Government defeated
The early papers only gave the ng-
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
Nfikado's Nephew Homeward Bound.

VANCOUVER. B. c., March Is
Prince Nashimoto. a cousin of the Mi
kado, has engaged passage on the Em-
press of India, which sails for Yoko-
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-10-19
East weiser Valley.

Miss Margaret Wilkerson, niece of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ashley, came out
from town Friday and stayed over
Sunday with them.
Lank Jones has moved his family
10 town for the winter.
Johnny Jeffreys was over from
Mann creek Sunday visiting with Ca
Root.
Miss Hattie Yassar returned from
Caldwell sunday, where she bad been
visiting relatives for fev days
Joe sindep made trip 20 tho
mountains last week 10 Ret lumber ~
build sn addition 70 bif house
AZ Roof, who has been siaglpl
VIII BIZ brother Cal foF some TINS
leit fog ble home ~ op hqppr efeeN
Wednesday
N0gh commented op ihe kppfalal
dlioh quesday pleh Williams ~
b0H ihf iQb
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-10-19
Another Close Call for The vsRdOme.

Early Saturday morning the fire
department was called out to wrestle
with what came very near being dis
astrous fire in the Vendome hotel.
The blaze started in the oil room in
the rear of the hotel and had eaten
its way into the wash room adjoining
before it was discovered and put out.
The whole interior of the oil room, a
small passageway adjoining and
small portion of the washroom was
badly charred. The house, both up
stairs and down, was filed with smoke,
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|, H[NR1 H[|TF[LD
p[Ak5 70 W[|6[R AUDIENCE.
lNGl House damned 70 Nuhorg 70 Hear Straight
Honest Words from Idao5 Distinguished (izaL

cal and commercial machine. He
recounted how Congressman French
had treacherously thrown down Nor
rison ID the Latah delegation, which
was pledged to Morrison, for self ele-
walton. He told much more republi-
can history which is known to be
true by all republicans and upon
which the self-respecting ones will
express themselves at the polls
He spoke of Borsh's telegram stat
ing that he (Borah) was on his way to
Chicago in company with Dubois to
secure an anti -polygamy plank in the
national republican platform-Dubois
was to introduce Borah to men Of
prominence upon whom Borah would
urge the necessity Of this. He said
that Borah denied writing this
telegram which might be true, as
Borah more than likely dictated it to
stenographer. And after this, when
the party's alliance with the church
was so strong the party could not cut
loose from its Mormon ally, Borah
sought to make the people belive
there is no Mormon issue. Mr..
Heitfeld read from Farley Pratt's
Theology, one of the text books OF
the Mormon church and published
several years after the Woodruff man
ifesto promising the United States to
cease teaching polygamy, section
preaching polygamy and saying a man
could not be fully glorified in the
kingdom of heaven unless he had
MORE THAN ONE WIFE. He
proved that the Mormons were teach
ing polygamy today, and recited the
various statements of the number Of
polyqamists in Idaho = how some
Mormons admit there might be lift,
cases. others would say there coulc
not be over hundred and that on
person familiar with the south east
ern part of the state said he believed
there was no less than five or ST.
hundred cases. He said it was prac
tice under cover and was a hard mat
ter to get explicit evidence upon
but it was known to exist.
Mr.. Heitfeld's plain, earnest woro
, convinced the audience that ne wa
the man to trust.
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Saved His Life.
way, t

j. w. Davenport, Winego, Ky.
writes, June IA, 1902: 81 want to
tell you / believe Ballard's Snow
Liniment saved my life. was under
the treatment of two doctors, and
they told me one of my lungs was en-
tirely gone, and the other badly aff-
ected. / also had lump in my side.
don't think that could have lived
oyer two months longer was in
duced by friend to try Ballard's
Snow Liniment. The first applica-
tion gave me great relief two fifty
cent bottles cured me sound and
we'll. IL is a wonderful medicine
and / recommend IL 10 suffering bn'
manity,n 26e, Doc and 81,
Churchill Drug 4 Paint GO,
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THt bLOOD|t5T bATTL[
Of nOD[Rh T|ht5
Jan Al, Staying kuIspafkn's Soldiers
BY n, T,N6 Of Thousands.

The most sanguinary battle Of mod
ern times has been in progress for the
past seven days between the Japanese
and Russian armies between Mukden
and Lao Yang. The great battle OF
a month ago in which there was a loss
of so, 900 on both sides In killed and
wounded Ia the ten days battle was
considered one Of the greatest la bis
tory. but the present fight u far more
sanguinary. the Russians having Lost
about so, 900 men alone, ope-third Of
whom are killed and lay ip heaps np-
buried upon the Maneburjap pisips,
The Dap LOSSES age less, About tea
days ago kugopathjp started south
With bis army aud attacked the Japepr
Csc, bua bis East army u goo, 900, men
n heing hugled baok ~ tbe Nlkaao >
forces pltb the moai fflghstpl s'eusp
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-10-19
mrs. WHITES 5OJOURh
AMONG hORnOh5 IN UTAH
They Stoned fhe School House Where She Taught Because She
RshUed 10 Sign Certain Petition

the door and mud thrown oyer the
door and building. few days later
she attended Mormon stake meeting
on the Sabbath day expecting to hear
some gospel-but when the bishop
got through telling the fold how the
church advised them to care for their
cattle, repair their fences and handle
their irrigating water, he said and
now l Will give this smart Presbyter-
ian school teacher rub and pro-
ceded to give her the most vicious
and venomous tongue lAshing = poor
girl was ever submitced toAnd tPas
was all the gospel enc goe thas day.
| She spoke OF present DAY eeachangs
OF polygamy contrary to the solemn
compact entered into by the church
with the United States government
and of the broken faith OF the church
of the practice OF polygamy as far as
it was possible to do 30 under the
disapproval OF the civilization which
has grown up In spite OF the Mormon
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Died al Sd|ubTid.

Mrs. G. M. Green, who has been
ill for some time past, died at her
home In Salubria last Saturday even
ing. The remains were brought
down On Mondays train and taken to
LaGrande yesterday for burial. A
husband, G. M. Green, two sons, DR..
R. ii. Green, of Emmett, j. E. Green,
of Cambridge, and daughter, Mrs.
H. G. Baker, also of Cambridge, sur
vive her. Deceased has resided in
Salubria with her family for about
six years and was held in high es-
TEEN. The sorrowing relatives have
the sympathy of all.
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creating great excitement among the
guests, some of whom threw part of
their belongings out of the windows.
Just how the fire started is not
known. The oil room will be torn
out and relegated far to the rear of
the building. This is the second time
the oil ronm has been on fire, the last
time being before we had water works
mad only the most desperate work
with hand extinguishers saved the
town at that time, although it had
not gained as much headway as the
other morning.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-10-19

Mrs. Anna Mexican White, the de-
lightful lady speaker and lecturer,
who was to appear with Governor
Heitfeld at the opera house Saturday
evening, but was prevented owing to
a delayed train, spoke Sunday even
ing ct the request of Weiser people
who wished to hear her and would
not have her depart without enter
tanning them, as this was the only
opportunity, other engagements al
ready dated demanding the remain
der Of her time in Idaho.
The hour was set late to permit Of
the conclusion of the various church
services and the congregations came
from the places of worship and crowd
ed into the hall already we'll filled.
Rev Rev. Henry Taylor, of the Episcopal
church, presided in most pleasing
manner and introduced the distingu-
ished lady.
Mrs. Wallace Graham delighted the
audience with several piano selec-
tions
Mrs White is charming speaker
and held her large audience in wrap'
attention as she detailed some of hel
experiences among the Mormons as I
Presbyterian school teacher.
Among the incidents she related &C
pleasingly was an occurrence which
took place while she was teaching
school in little Utah town. 1t wa
when the petitions were being circu
lated over Utah against the Edmund
law against polygamy. A Mormon
bishop called upon her at the schoo
house and explained that they wer
getting all the women of Utah to sig
the petition. Mrs. White replie
that she would not, could not consci
entiously sign it, as it was just sue
legislation as she believed in. Th
bishop slammed the door and wer
away in high dudgeon, and that nigf
every window light in her scho1
hense was broken out, brick bal
thrown over the floor, rocks piled
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days. He advanced upon me struck
ma about the face and head with his
s;x shooter, knocking me down. he
licked me about the body until my
wife interfered and gave me chance
To run into the house. he ran alcer
me for about 80 yards and then turn,
al hack and tried to find the barrel
of his revolver, which my wife al'er-
wards told me he broke over my
head. ~,
later nv wife and went to Pol
,ock We heard White and his gang
were drinking in saloon near by
"while we we're in the store one OF
the gang came in and bought Do~ oi
cartridges. and !, thinking that an
othor attempt was to be made on my
l,se slipped out and ran up the road
ahout a mile. where l met a man
With a horse and came on TO Grange
Vile making the ride OF so miles ~
10 hours over a very rough roao'
..A
vii swear out warrant for Wplps
arrest IL thesmorping, Ny head ana 4
hodv are very sore and cause p''
much pain every time ! move, s1 AZ
aoaedsnt n be had not broken pl'
gun he would have filleo me- .Ao.
Mr. Wright's bead eoq face spg' .'
~ ID violenoe. DE alfo SLATE
IN, tsat White's mep fill bis stoet ap' ~
tuJp thelg . cattle lplg p's ',,sa', np'as M
siroying hie crops enq '''sse'pF ~ ~
fences lie seyf tAai NJ Npf .'''.' 'e'
shoi "A several tlmee ~ pai''ee. ''..
,'s,ti.s. and fhai ono niRN Y NF
slo vi nlaylpg n hip pleee ~ ~ ~
mosi llllee by fppf ''F /" f'
eaA0
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-10-19

IT'LL THIN | 5A1 TH[1 lii.

These the words being thundered from the stump
by U. S. Senator Hepburn
With such profound arguments the political allies
Of the Mormon church parayzng the efforts of honest
people separate church and in Idaho political
affairs. With such dgnihed language does the Spo-
kane man. elevated to the senate by Mormon influence;
meet his political opponents the stump
In his Lewiston speech Gas at Payette) reported
in the Spokesman-Review, he said:
II send this message through you to them. Tell
them say they lie | talked to Mormon
about my election about the seating Of Reed
Smoot"
Hepburn says in technical words 81 never talked to
Mormon" and on that technicaty he no doubt bases
the lie-Aust the Borah denies writing a GER
tain message when he simply dictated it. Hepburn
may not have 'talked" direct 1t may all have been
done by embassy most political deals are
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-10-19
||IttD THt uF[
U A POLLOCK NAN
flk Assaults Tsnnyson Wright
Ed Him With q Revolver.

following. from a Graneeville
p, tells ., an ssss,It made on
% Is we'll known in this county
Boise. Tennyson Wright. who
bout four miles from Pollock
miles from Graneeyille ar,
lsrs this morning stating that
lnpi had been made on Eis life
White. a stockman Of Sal .
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vss a grand meeting at the
Onera House last Saturday
when Hon. Henry Heitfeld
re of the most effective
Of his campaign.
opera house was filed to over
'msny being unable to get in
Ebe plain, straightforward ut
Of the governor to be created
Emuression upon his audience.
hank Harris introduced Mr..
with we'll chosen words.
two hours Heitfeld held the
Ittsntion as he recited some OF
known facts of recent politi-
kory. How the promise to
classes for an eight-hour
broken. How a republican
ure passed a beet sugar boun-
Rhich a Mormon sugar COM
/ which a Mormon church
nth five wives is president)
Be the greatest beneficiary /;
ch bounty, if it is paid will
quarter of a million dollars
. pockets of the tax payers.
luditor Turner was turned
\ his party at the Moscow con-
because he had refused to pay
mty (stating that he believed
publican party if successful,
barry out this part of its com
Ii the Mormon church) and
lg that he would see that il
done if elected. He cited
Morrison administration was
Esy turned down and how the
nominees we're going about
be stump promising to do al
pgs for which they had thrown
prrison administrator over
He stated that Attorney Gen
gley IAN alleged polygamist
b be put upon the ticket TO
Of policy, as he is Mormon
effect would be suicide, II
there being ''no Mormon is
: they claimed-but if Bisho1
BON was appointed emmigratiol
as arranged, the Mormol
would be fully satisfied wit
POrtunity to expedite the col
On and better control of ldah'
Fherents of the Mormon politi
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invitation is extended to every body
to attend. The democratic ticket is
composed of excellent material and
every voter is urged to come out and
get acquainted. Don't forget the
dates and places.
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Presented With Spoon.

On her departure from Weiser,
Mrs. Anna Mexican White was pre-
sented with Weiser souvenir spoon,
Mrs. James Coakley making the pre-
sentation at the train. Mrs. White
was visibly affected by the warm
words of the ladies of Weiser express
ing their appreciation of her visit
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week ending October Is, 1904:
Bernard, Miss Ruby. Bernard,
Miss Ruth. Boyers, j. Q. Carl
quist, Her A. Collins, Geo. Doun-
all, John. Ell, Mrs. S. P. Fan I,
WILL. Heath and Heathe, Attys.
Hermany, M. Motley, w. G. Nc
Daniel, Jim. Sprinkle, Floyd. Sull-
way. t A. ]. H. Bruce, P. M.
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