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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-04
THE ONLY WAY"
10 the Worlds Fair, ST. Louis.

Fittingly and permanently commemor.
atlng the vast Importance of the Louis.
lana Purchase Exposition, the year 1904
Will witness the completion of the new
line OF The Chicago & Alton Railway
between Kansas City and st. Louis
operation over this new road. which will
be the short line between Kansas Citv
and st. Louis, will commence about
June 10, l904-only a short time later
than the opening of the Worlds Fair
In time of completion, and also in other
ways the Atoms new line is typical of
the tair The st. Louis Exposition will
snow the highest examples of every pro.
duct OF all kinds in the world. as will the
chicago q Alton new line show the bioh.
est standard 10 which the worlds rail
ways can be brought. As the Worlds
falr will illustrate the processes which
make American goods preferred In the
markets OF the world, so the CHICAGO g
Alton will illustrate in all details-con.
slruetlon, equipment and operation
the accepted standards, which serve "a
models Tor the worlds common carriers
The trains run via the Atoms new
N1n ,,. ciiy - Louis line will provide
aapilional ana very much faster service
~ ana from the Worlds Fair city. and
our readers viii DO well 30 mako sure
MAJ iher Tickets read between Kansas
w ana 81 Louis VIA "The Only WayUI
WHICH lipe ibe editor gladly recommends /
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-04
To the Public.

Having purchased the Butcher
shop and business of the Central
Meat Market, 1 am prepared to fill
all orders promptly and guarantee
satisfaction. Would be pleased To
receive your patronage.
4o-tt L. G. WISDOM.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-06-04
Plain Sewing

VI all kinds. Ladies' ready made
glngham aprons. Make hair switches
and chains. Mrs. L. IDEALLY. first
door west of Vendome. 63.tf.s
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18

large interests. however. are determined
that there shalt be no runaway market in
the heavier forms. and despite Ihe deinan d
fCr coke and PIC iron. prices are being
neld within bounds An advance. how
ever. has Occurred in the price Of Bes-
semer pig as a result OF the purchases Of
tho United St"tes Steel Corporation ard
the other influencing market factors.
SeSsemer Iron is now being quoted ~ si6
ton. This is the highest price reached
in the recent boom In the industry.
II was expected that an official state
ment would be issued hv Mr.. Gary. the
chairman OF the United States steel Cor
poratiou. concerning the price of rails for
the coming year, hut he did not follow
his usual custom this year in announcing
tIe rail price.
II is known that orders will soon /. VUp-
iicly announced for several hundred thou
sand tons OF steel rails by the large Gas--
back pending the settlement of the ton
mage difficult; with the Larkawanna Steel
Company. as we'll as the tablishIIg OF
the price schedule for the coming year.
The American steel and Wire Company.
or the Wire Nail Trust. announced a fur
ther advance OF 81 ton in prices OF wire
nails. plain wire and barb wire. This puts
The price OF wire nails at sl.-5 20 SlSQ and
galvanized barb wire Al s." "a s. - per
10 pounds: Painted. $50 to s. per 100
bounds. ard smooth fence wire. slGS "a
sl1J per 10 pounds. Demand for wire
products is very active. and all the mills
are running tn full CITdeity. II is eE-
pect"d that steel cut rails will be ad-
varrei IN 2 fcr- days. aS they follow wi-e
EaIls very closely ii III" matter Us prices.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
He WILL GIVE LEGAL
ADVICE FOR NOTHING.
'oFmer Judge Dtssette of Cleveland
TO AID Litigants Who Cannot
Hire Counsel.
REPCBLlC Special.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Cleveland. O., Dec. Je-Jutr. A 2
D!ssette OF this city Intends to devo,. N.
rest OF his life TO furnishing legal aid "a
those In need and unable to retain counsel
Inc Judges term on the Common Pleas
bench expired last week. He is well ma
middle life. but his health is excellent. ard
every indication points 20 his having ranv.
years in which to practice his UNIQUE ,har-
ity
Ten years Oh the bench have shown
me the need OF Just such practical philau-
'nfopy,' said the Judge. When rich
man gees 10 court he has TIE atlest legal
counsel to care fer Eis interests. Eu-
When poor man is forced 10 ask the
courts for his rights very otter those
rights must be forced from the reluctant
WealthT. In this case the poor man is a,
a disadvantage.
The poo. man IS often compelled to sr,i,-
NIT to wrongs because he has not tho
means to seek redress In the courts Pe
IS unable to hire a lawyer. From now ~
am gong TO help persons in that couf!i-
-ioa. l know that iii Il certain class OF
cases competent legal counsel can b. -
cured by means OF contingent fees. But
where there is 10 possibility of the neces-
sarT money being earned in the form of 4
verdict. VI
Il don't know of aav more CRYING need
than that concluded the Judge To helr
the man who is in trouble nv giving hirn
the benefit of free legal service@i know
OF no better way that a lawyer can do
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18

lst-Sl BIsl- StE.EIAL-
New York Dec. Fly tt. recent e:'-
trance Of the Steel Trust Into the pig iron
market, The advance IN the price Of wire
goods on a basis OF s. ton Sri the
stronger quotations tcr certain forms q
tin plate, It was regarded "a a practically
foregons conclusion that the s.sei rail pool
would maintain the prices ot steel rails ~
the old quotations. SIS a ton. which have
prevailed for the last three years. These
expectations we.c fulfilled wGeH It was
semiottcialiy announced that rails VIII b.
sold at is ton next year.
Tie steel rail makers OF the country
gathered In JERSEY city 70 discuss the
Price Of rails for III. coming year. / vas
the no. important meeting that has been
held in scvera. month Din i!t.es in ce-
C2-t 10 pa-c- -r:GSe= with several ,aaHG-
facturin:. co.cerrs had % lie bridTad over
aaI adjusted ha-o-e an a:Giyaale agree
!r.eat IN the .r--e schedule could be
reached.
The fact hat tie meeting was ccnre1sd
YESTERDAY indicated n once sha. all the
difficulties had been prac..-Iliy settled ana
that the question Of determining prices
was all that remained. While 10 official
statement was given out after tine c'osc
of the meeting. j: vas sJa;"! in semi
official and entirely reliable quarterr that
the pool had agreed upon SIS as j.le price
fo- rails fer the INST quarter OF tie COM
ing year. In effect this means hat the
,,rica oI rails E.il la maintained ;:t -
= ton for Iat5 yS the -Iii pool meets g.;--:-
terry and simply redth:-ns prices
Great interest vas sttagh@d - the set
t,emert OF the claims T:lI'ie by ;ne Lacka-
wanna Stee- Coma =. wi!!ca Claimed =
percentage on more than l5 per cent Of
the entire business booked during 1915 The
variors papers and documents we-s pre-
sented before aI umpire. and i 3 uaGer-
stood that his decision has been gwen
I.acka wanna S+ceI authorities stated
Yesterday .H-st III" percentage allotted
them vyss IL cNC,sa OF Il PER cent, which
the steel Trust ana other members Of the
rcol had at frs; Offered them in oriS: -
obtain the i.asI.awdnHp steel IonlrIuys
cntir" suSpcr, .ud cOrriiul cooperation IN
the maii.:..rlaf.c "f prices. With the do
cision han icGj CUU1. il is row thoroughly
uricrstOpd iisdt tnc I-lCkawgunI Steel
Company becomes a Elsi1u"r ut the rtil
pool.
The drought in TIE coke district aud the
enlarged demand for BsSSomer pig iron
have produced sG aCGrava ting situation in
the Industry. i:ich it is cared may force
O. runaway market for a time. All the
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
SAMARITAN TO RESCUE
IN A PITIFUL CASE.
Aged Man Provides for Suffering
Children Whose Neither
Hanged Herself.
REPUBLIC sp"AI.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Dec. l-.-Unable 20 under
stand the hard knocks given them by g
cruel fate which separates them from
their father. ard caused thei- devoted
mother TO commit suicide after her heart
had been almost broken by neglect. four
l..tle children who I've o-er ~ uade-tlk-
ing shop al No. 80 Sixth ave1ue. found
a bsnefactcr. He : Isaac p. Dew. = vea-
cradle. whi;"-haireG man. whose home IS
at Nc. ~ Wes: Th.rty-fo-rth street. and
who has Known the children from their in
fancy. Dew wGs arrested because !1c tried
10 see the children. \: the Stst.o1-nouse
the police discovered that le was a real
Samaritan. de brought food and clothing
% the children and " i no; ie; them want
again
Mrs Lucinda Murphy was the mother O.
The four children who have seen 50 TiUch
trouble in the world. She met and loved
cording 10 a letter which she left when
she killed herself. four children Were born.
thc oldest NOW :.
He uid not seGd for ne. 50 came here
and brought his four children With NE.
Mrs Murphy wro;e IN hcr pathetic letter
10 the Corurer. Even ihA"i he did not
recognize mo his VIE Ii" ignored II"
utterly. He has never given nc any money
cCr hia children. II. ;C'a me lie was with
a good woman over on the Fast Side.
an Utterly tired trying 10 DO even the Ettie
that is expected OF rae but l cannot bear
the thought OF living alone III tbs way.
I want all the world to know the shameful
manner in which he has treated me. and
Ta.It his good woman 70 know that | am
rot the kind OF woman hN hes said was.
] hope he will Re kind 70 ;IiG GOOD woman
: know that this will break -hs hearts Of
ny children when the- return from
school,
HorYifed and unnarvcG. .ie children
when thew returned IRON <,hol found the
body OF their mother. wit, q aoossd rope
around her neck and attached 20 = nail in
the wall. Their s-ief was 1itifui. While
the chilIrens Society was investigating
the case Mrs. Anderson. p sister of the
dead woman. took the children 10 her
horne over the undertaking establishment.
She is in poor circumstances :.t:d. wish
Stove. manager OF the Undertaking shop,
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
TILTED ACTOR A SUICIDE.
Edward Egbert Wrote I've
PLAYED Ny Last Card"

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Philadelphia, Dec. lI.-Edward Egbert
who. from cards IN his pockets. recent:
was an actor under Charles Frohman IN
New York. committed suicide yesterday
in a low-priced lodging-house by taking
morphine. Suspended around his neck and
over his heart was the miniature OF a
beautiful girl. In a diary were found
among others. the following entries:
'Shoveled snow Saturday and earned 20
cents. 1 never thought I'd have to do
this for living
are-are-death.
IT cannot live without her. I've played
my last card aud lost"
Egbert is not known IN New York the
strical circles. 1t is possible that the
name under which he was employed there
was an assumed one. At Mr.. F,rohUan's
Office no record OF him was found.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
Girl Bitten Defendin. Diners.

NfSF DiIIL' SPLII-iIs.
New Yock. Dec. 11-The plucky little
cash girl who stood at the restaurant door
In a Fourteenth street department store
ard was slightly bitten while fighting off
with her cash book a semmingly mad or
frightened poodle, 1t Is believed. will not
suffer any serious illness. She fell.
screaming when the dog snapped at her
and her colthin: was tern to pieces. The
shoppers. who crowded the room. rose
In a. panic and made for the doors. The
poodle ran under table. was driven into
q corner with broors and at last was car
ried out IN box. II Is supposed to have
strayed from a customer
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
HOME FOR THE SWISS POOR.
Institution Will Cost S110,Wo
When Completed.
REPCRL,C SPECIAL

REpURL'T SPECIAL.
New York. Dec. lT.-Ma1v persons wer.
present AZ the laying OF the cornerstone
OF the new Swiss Home. Sixty-seventt
street, between Central Park West sna
Columbus avenue. The ceremony con
sisted OF brief addresses by officers o. II,
Swiss benevolent Society ard songs by
the Swiss singing societies OF the city.
The building is designed TO provide
home for poor and aged men and woner
OF Swiss nationality. Il will be a Ave
story and basement structure OF brick aue
terra cotsa fifty feet wide and eighty fee
deep. and will cost $4,000. including tie
site.
The Nsw York Swiss Club celebrated
It's tweIty-s2cOnd anniversary with
banquet At DelmOnico's. at which the
principal speakers were August Horrie;
Eugene Robert and Henry A1alIlard.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
Dog Solves Basket Mystery.


New York. Dec. IA mystery rs 90
who was stealing the dinners of the CHI
d:s1 of ore OF the North Alton schools has
been solved and a large dog beionciEs TO
a man living near is the culprit. No one
would admit having the food. but many a
child went hungry unless his fellows
would divide with him.
The. dog vas seen running from tnn hall
carrying bask.; in his mouth and was
followed TO secluded SPOT. where many
of the lost baskets were found.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
GIRL BURNS TO DEATH,
PARENT MAY LOSE HANDS
Heroic Action of George Williams
Renders Him a Helpless
Cripple.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPC BI.IC SPECIAL.
Santa Rosa, Cal. Dec. IA. a result
Of his heroic efforts TO save his I3-year-
old daughter. Grace Williams, who was
burned to death al the family home near
Cloverdale. George Williams was SO bad
l. burned about the hands and arms that
it may be necessary to amputate one o-
both hands. That Is the report brought
here this afternoon. After Williams had
rescued his daughter and was endeavor-
ing TO reach blanke, o. rug to smother
the fire on her clothing. the girl In her
frenzy darted back into the burning house
and could not be rescued again. Only por-
tions Of the charrei remains were found
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
FiANCE'S ASHES XMAS GIFT.
Pathetic End to Romance of
FraGco-Prussian War.
~rPERLIC SPECIAL


New York. Dec. T-1n the Christmas
mail. nov on the way TO Hamburg In the
steamship Blucher. IS a metal cylinder ad-
dressed 10 a natroa in EIsdorf. Germany,
containing the ashes OF her girlhood' 9
sweetheart, Fritz Eerlehei. They were
betrothed at the time OF the Franco-Prus-
sian war. when Herlehei was depoTtei by
order of Prince Bismarck.
--Herlehei prospered on Long Island as a
truck gardener. Both he and the girl mar
ried after some years, but they MAIN
tained correspondence up to the time
Of Herlehei's death. a few days ago at
E3ledon. near Patterson. Y. J.
He was iS years old, and by the terms
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18

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By enabling the perfect digestion aud assi-u-
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increases and enrichcs TIE blood s,,ooiv
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"f was at one tine as / though, aI-,os. a,
deaths doo-. writes N-. J. 5 Bell of T-.n3,
Van BlE-a Co, Iowa Il was confined 10 nv
% hcese and part OF the time TO r7y 5ed had
takcn Quantities OF medicines b,, thev only
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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18

20 refuse adn1ittancs TO all cnli.rs Thus
il was VIXEN the Good Samaritan Isaac d
Drew. vino knew the history OF the chil-
dren. called. He was told By Stow. tha-
the children were not there and finally
was abused threatened with injury AMI
finally arrested
Sut now the tangle is Strengthened Gu,
the children have real friend. and th.y
are hoping for better things.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18

expressive Of The
"rush IN which re
live. Nothing is swih
enough for us We
race against steam
and lightning and hud
til en- slow. We
g-udge the tine given
TO eating, and rush
through meals as
though life depended
upon our haste
Life does depend on
our taste. but not in
ihat sense. Look a,
the obituary columns
OF the papers and
see how many prom:-
nert men are carried
away BY Stomach
trouble. acute i1d;-
gestion" and other re-
lated diseases. Their
lives have in general
been sacrificed 10 the
haste and rush os
business which ovcr-
looked the fact that
food can only uourish
the body when digc.:-
c d and ass:miiated
and that fh- f;1.s.:-
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18

Of his will his son received his estate and
$1,000 IN cash on condition that his body
be moderated and the ashes sent TO his
old sweetheart
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
HzyRRY UPg

Everywhere one hears that expression
hurry rp!' II is genuine A-lericar:su
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-06
ROBBED THE PRESIDENT.

Negro who Held Up Train Near Sa-
vnnnah, Ga, Captured Inter.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 6.-The pri-
vate car of r. G. Erwin, president of
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad COM
spany, was entered and the occupants
held up between Savannah and Macon
while the car was being brought to
4 Savannah over the Central of Georgia.
Al negro entered the car at Egypt, a
small station about fifty miles from
Savannah, just before daybreak. He
was accosted by the porter. The negro
drew a revolver and fired at the porter,
4 the bullet going through the latter's
Z leg.
The passengers in the car were Mr..
Erwin and w. G. Elliott, general coun'
sci. and their secretaries, Messrs. Sulli-
van and Cronley. They sprang from
their staterooms to- be confronted by
the negro with two drawn revolvers.
He ordered them all into one stateroom
and hastily went through their clothes
g and grips. He undressed himself be-
D fcrc the eyes of those he kept guard
over in the stateroom and don.od orc
of the best suits he could find.
He then took watches and money ana
left the train while it was running at
full speed.
When Mr.. Erwin was seen, he said
he did not care to express the feelings
that came over him as he looked into
the muzzle of the drawn revolver OF
the negro. The loss to the occupants
of the car aggregated about $400. a
dispatch just received here conveys the
information that the negro, decked in
ali the clothes and jewelry he had
stolen, had been captured and will be
brought TO Savannah.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-06
DUNHAM LOST.
Watched COnCannOn De-
feat the Railway Man at
BlOOdgOOd'S

In the 100. point pool match at the
Bloodgood alleys, last night, between
Joe Concannon, of Woodbridge, and
Walter Durham, of Railway, Concan-
o won by eight points.
The place was crowded with sport
ing men long before the match started
and betting was lively. The ~favorite
mar was Concannon, although Dun
ham had plenty of hackers.
In the first half it stood about 30 to
"a In favor of Ooncannon, and it look
ed as if the man from Railway would
win, but Concannon kept gaining and
at the end of the game the score was
Conoannon 100, Durham 90. The
hackers of both players are nov maxi
ing arrangements for a return match.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-06
REBELS FIRE ON OUR FLAG.
Engineer Johnston of the Cruiser
Yankee Killed by Bullet.

Engineer Johnston of the Cruiser
Yankee Killed by Bullet.
SANTO DOMINGO, Feb. 6.-The in
surgents besieging the cits deliberate
ly fired on the launch of the auxiliary
cruiser Yankee while in the harbor
here, killing j. c. Johnston, the engi-
neer. The bullet entered his head
above the eye.
United States Minister Powell has
directed the captain of the Yankee to
take drastic measures to avenge John.
ston's death and this insult to the
American flag.
Johnston will be buried on shore.
Johnston was instantly killed, and
the little flag flying on the rear Of the
launch was torn to ribbons by a volley
of more thar a hundred bullets.
The scene of the outrage was Santo
Domingo harbor. The insurgents have
been in power and absolute security
for some time in the range of hills to
the west of the city. The hills extend
to the very real of the city itself,
Sheltered in the hills, the insurgents
have kept up a constant assault of bull
lets on the city for months. If they
were armed with efficient artillery they
could have blown the city, which the
local authorities are powerless to pro-
tect, into atoms long ago
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-06
,sEDlToRs AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
President Addresses Meipbers of the
Repu blicnn National Association.

President Addresses MeIYbers of the
Repu blican National Association.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-During the
visit of the delegates of the National
Editorial association to thy White
House the president addresled them
Ss f0ffJws:
II need hardly say how glad l am to
Gwelcome you to Washington, and l am
sure also that it is almost unnecessary
for me to express my realizing sense
of the Importance of the work that
you do. In the proper sense of the
term nj man is more essentially a pub
lie servant than the editor, the man
who in the public press not merely
gives the news, but exercises so great
a control over the thought of our coun-
try.
IN speaking to you as my fellow
Republicans | wish you to know how
every man here in Washington who is
striving to do what in him lies to serve
his party or make that party serve the
country realizes the dependence upon
you and those like you throughout this
land for making his purpose effective.
ut is upon your Interpretation of the
acts done here that we must depend
for having these acts received at their
proper worth by the people as a whole.
/ feel very strongly that what we need
is simply to have the exact truth told,
to have Il purposes interpreted in the
light not merely of our words, but of
our deeds, and you know that that is
all that we need, and to meet that need
we depend absolutely upon you. Feel
ing this as do, it is in no %perfunctory
n that l greet you and thank
you for coming here"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-06
Lamp Explosion Caused Death.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 6.-Mrs.
Julia A. Coe, a widow, was burned to
death in her house in West Cheshire.
Neighbors discovered the house on fire,
but the flames had such Roadway that
they could only stand by and see the
building consumed. Mrs. Goes body
was found in the ruins at the foot of
the cellar stairs. 1t is supposed that a
lamp exploded while she was descend
ing the stairs and set fire to her dress.