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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-02
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that he intends to retire from actiys
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-02
rivals and itself rlvaling Boise a few

rivals and itself rlvaling Boise few
years hence, by just this concentrated
harmonious, jealous, liberal, push
ing work for that purpose
If enough of Weiser's men and
women earnestly and zealously de-
sire that Weiser shall become the
greatest city between Salt Lake and
Portland, and have faith in that fu-
ture for Weiser, the result will be
brought about.
Build: here with the splendid start
that has been made, great city, a
a grand city. Build it rightly on
the best foundation-for we are vet
in the foundation making period.
Weiser in 1910 should have nearly
10, 600 inhabitants. 1t can have
that many If the right sort and the
right amount of work is done by its
own people.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-02
DEVOTION OF JAPANESE.
of Rich and Poor to Aid
Their Country.

Sacrifices of Rich and Poor to Aid
Their Country.
John Fox, Jr., in 1.-THE Trail of the
Saxons" in the June Scribner's writes
thus of the Japanese people:
And then the stories / heard of the
devotion and sacrifice of the people
who are left at home! The women let
their hair go undressed once a month
that they may contribute per month
the price of the dressings sen. A
gentleman discovered that every serv-
ant in his household, from butler down,
was contributing a certain amount of
his wages each month and in conse-
quence offered to raise wages just the
amount each servant was giving away.
The answer was:
"Sir, we cannot allow that. 1t Is an
honor for US to give, and it would be
you who would be doing our duty for
us to Japan"
A Japanese lady apologized profuse-
ly for being late at dinner She had
been to the station to see her son off
for the front, where already were
three of her sons. Said another at once:
How fortunate to be able to give
four sons to Japany
In tea house l saw an old woman
with blackened teeth, servant, who
bore herself proudly and who, too, was
honored because she had sent four sons
to the Yalu. Hundreds and thousands
OF families are denying themselves one
meal day that they may give more to
their country, and one rich merchant
who has already given 100000 yen has
himself cut off one meal and declares
that he will liye on one the rest of his
lie for the sake Of Japan.
There is war play on the boards OF
one theater. The heroine, a wife, saws
that her unborn child in crisis like
this must be man child and that he
shall be reared a soldier. To provide
means she will herself, IL necessary
go to the yoshiwara.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-02
IRISHMAN'S REQUEST.
asked Treasury's Leave to Have HI.
clothes Laundered In Ireland.

Asked Treasury's Leave to Have His
Clothes Laundered In Ireland.
A Virginia Irishman has requested
permission of the treasury department
TO have his clothes Numbered In Ire.
iand, says a Washington special dis.
patch to the Philadelphia Press. He
mas written to ask IL there is any law
TO prevent him sending his wash back
and forth.
nnd'' he says, that the laundries
In this country are most unsatisfac-
tory In the old country they do mn,
collars and cuffs and boiled shirts In
much better shape"
Inc treasury department, after care
Iui investigation, Informed the Virgin
ian that If he could satisfy the collect
or at the point from which he Skinned
that the fabrics would undergo no
change the department could not levy
duty on the goods
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-02
THE ROSEBUD RESERVATION
south Dakota Lands Soon to BE
Thrown open to Settlement.


The unallotted lands of the Rosebud
Indian agency, situated in Gregory
county, S. d., have been turned over to
the government for public allotment
and one more of the few choice tracts
of public lands now remaining are to
be thus thrown open.
Under President Roosevelt's procla-
nation United States registry land Of
fees are to be opened July at Yank-
ton. Fairfax and Bonesteel, S. D., for
the registration Of applicants for these
lands. The registration books will re-
main open until July 20, and commenc-
ing July % drawings will take place
to determine the order. in which the
applicants will be permitted to make
final entry and settlement The final
entry begins at Bonesteel Aug. g. No
one is permitted to register or make
entry to land by mail, but must be
personally present at one of the three
points named for registration and at
Bonesteel for final entry.
The Rosebud Indian reservation is
probably, acre for acre, the richest
piece of public land that the govern
ment now controls. In fact it is doubt
full if any reservation ever thrown open
by the government represented SO high
an actual average value for its lands
on the day of opening.
The lands in question comprise 3S2,-
600 acres, situated between the Mis-
souri, and Niobrara rivers, in the
southeastern part of South Dakota, in
the great corn belt, where adjacent
lands are selling at from $25 to $40 an
acre. The government will dispose of
the public lands Of the reservation at
a nominal sum, in easy payments-$1
per acre in cash, 10 cents per acre at
the end of two years, rs cents more at
the end of the third and fourth and
within six months after the expiration
Of the fifth year. total of 81 an acre.
The Chicago and Northwestern railway
extends to the reservation border at
Bonesteel.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-02

eDiDg, Mr.. Heigho suggested that it
would be much to the interest of the
merchants of Boise to cooperate in
securing the extension of the wagon
road which now exists between Coun-
Gil and Warren into the Big Greek
and Thunder Mountain districts
This would be preferable to dividing
their energies by constructing roads
into those sections from the state
wagon road which would be useless
as feeder to Boise or as a means of
through transportation if the p. q |.
N. should in the near future be ex-
tended to the Meadows. Were such
an extension built it would make the
wagon haul from Meadows 80 much
shorter and cheaper, that competi-
ton by the state wagon road would
be out of the question.
The United States mail route, it
was pointed out, would in any event
follow the route affording the quick
est and easlet access to Big Greek
and Thunder Mountain and the pos
sibility of a daily mail between Boise
and those points is to be reckoned
with. This possibility would be
greatly increased by the extension of
the wagon road from Warren which
would permit the operation of stage
line instead of pack horses as a
means of transportation.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-02
PROMOTING TRAFFIC.
OYER THE ?. 81. N.
Gen. Manager Heigho Pre-
sents Solid Facts for His
Road at Boise Road
Meeting,

+. NJ. Heigho, vice president and
general manager of the p & /. n,
was up from Weiser Wednesday,
says the Boise Statesman. He is
very much interested in promoting
through traffic over his line and is
anxious to have it get It's share of
the up country business In talking
OF the matter yesterday, he said it
was to the advantage of everybody
and all interests to promote the de-
velopment of the country. 1t was
not the individual, nor any particular
body of citizens, that should be
taken into consideration, but the en-
tire public and its interests. By
promoting the interests of the pub
lie in all matters the interests of in
dlviduals would be best served.
Applying this priciple to The traffic
between this section and Big Creek,
he said he thought it would be to the
benefit of all to patronize his line.
as arrangements could be made that
would make it to the interest of all
to do so. Councils is nearer the Big
Creek mines than any other railway
point, and when the road from War
rem to the mines should be built bus.
mess over that route could be done
more expeditlously and at better
routes than over any other. 81
Mr.. Helgho said he stood ready to
make through rate to Council that
would promote all commercial inter
ests, and he was satisfied it would be
to the interest of the mining com
panies. Moreover, if the Short Line
would put on train leaving here in
the early morning, say $50, he
would hold the P. &, /. N. train to
connect with it. Thus travellers leav- |
ing here in the morning could be bit
the Payette lakes in the evening. !
Coming back it would be imprac- |
ticable to make connection with the
rain eastbound, but when the road
should have been extended to Mead
ows, Mr.. Heigho continued. there !
would have to be two trains and both
connections could be made
Mr. Heigho spoke of the remark
IDLE development in the Big Creek
section, and gave 1t as his opinion
hat freight and passenger traffic
would both be very heavy hereafter.
he stated also the fact that the P. &
!. N. railway diverged from the main
Inc of the Short Line at Weiser
presented no obstacle to its BEING
'sed by the merchants of Boise as
eeder to the capital in its develop
nent OF its business with the Big
,reek and Thunder Mountain mining
istricts.
In conference with the directors of
he Chamber of Commerce last ev-
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-02
Saturday. July 2. 1904.
WATCH wEISER GROW

Weiser is going to be a great city
How great it will become, or how
rapidly it will become so. depend
largely on the action, the efforts or
lack of effort, the zeal or lukewarm-
ness, of it's present people, the men
and women who are now prominent
property owners and business people.
by general cooperation, by widely
diffused and brightly fervent spirit
OF progressiveness, by faith in the
accomplishment of great things, and
zeal and liberality in working for this
end, the growth of Weiser will be so
rapid as to exceed all present expec.
tatlons; its greatness will begin to
appear in the near future. MANY
Welser people recognize land realize,
more clearly than they have ever
done before, the possibilities of
Weiser and the Importance of the
present time in its history.
That Weiser will grow any way there
is no doubt; how fast, and well, and
surely, and solidly it shall grow, de-
Ponds largely on what its people do,
working to some extent together, an
mated by common purpose, with
a Greater Weiser as the prime OBJ
ject in view.
The men of young Chicago acted
up to the city's motto, Il will. 4"
They were tireless in their efforts to |
push Chicago up and out; neither
work nor expense was spared. no eff.
fort that could accomplish results
was counted; with the Chicago OF TO.
day ss the result.
Weiser is also happily situated,
properly placed 10 become 3 great
city, but il wall only become SO rap,
'dIy and surely, outnumbering her
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-02
ADVERTISING RATES.

Twenty cents per inch first insertion. Fifteen
csnts per inch subsequent insertions OF same
standing advertisements per month. inch
u.eo. Each additional inch 30
or Saturday issue alone at following rates.
small standing ads rs cents per inch per month
single inch. per month, 81 90
Legal Notices LOO per inch In (non-nare,l,
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Insertion. $500 'A''os"on'
Cards OF Thanks, o1.OO
Obituary Poetry. 10 cents line,
no FREE PAPERS TO ADVERTISERS
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
BLACKS SHOW INCREASE.
Bulletin Gives Negroes One-third O.
Population in the South.

Bulletin Gives Negroes One-third of
Population ia the South.
Great increases in the negro population
OF the United States are shown in the
maj bulletin of the census bureau. 1t
shows that the blacks of the United
States. including continental United
states, Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico.
number 9,2O4.531, which perhaps Is
larger number than is found in any other
country outside of Africa. Negroes form
one third of the population of the South,
both I'D the cities and the country, while
in the North they are about one-fortieth
or the population of the cities and one
nineteenth of the country. In the coun-
try districts of the South, excluding the
population of the 242 cities which had at
least $500 inhabitants both i'll 1890 and
in 1900, the negroes increased from 1890
TO 1900 over 16 per cent: in the 242
Southern cities as a whole they ncreas-
ed 21.7 per cent. Their increase in the
country districts was about two-thirds
as rapid as that of the whites in the
same area; their increase in Southern
cities was nearly fve-sixths as fast as
that of tie whites in the same cities.
Half the negroes in the United States
are under 10 Yeas of age, this medium
age being four years below the whites.
The female. as with the whites, is the
more llliterate sex. The breadwinners
constitute 62.2 per cent of all negroes at
least 10 years of age. For whites the
corresponding per cent is 1876, and for
Southern whites 46.9. The relatively
high per cent for negroes is closely con-
nected with the marked prevalence of
female labor in that race.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12

ing or June 80. Six Of the torpedo boats
went into Gensang harbor and Sunk a
japanese merchantmen and a coasttnS
schooner which they found there.
Then, after firing 200 shells into the
town, they sailed out to rejoin the
cruisers. Their entire visit lasted an
hour and fifty minutes.
Toxic reported that the Russian
ships proceeded southwark to Korea
Straits, where they fell in with I'd
miral Kamimuras squadron and an
engagement ensued. The result was
not known. At the present writing the
authenticity of this report has not been
confirmed.
A German steamer brought to Che
foo the story that thirty miles south of
Port Arthur great naval battle was
in progress between an unknown num-
Der of Russian ships and a Japanese
fleet Of two battleships and FIVE cruis-
ers. The German captains story has
not been confirmed.
The rainy season has begun. Gen.
Kourapatkin reports torrential rains in
the Tatchekiao district. These rains
have continued for four days. They
have even drowned some men. Dry
stream beds have become converted
into swift rivprs The miserable roads
through which the rival armies are
now operating will be made impass-
able. If the rains do not entirely stop
the campaign they will greatly retard
its movements. The advantage lies
with Kouropa tkin, because he has the
railroad to move his provisions
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12

The following day, again June 27,
the Japs took Lounyantian, driving the
russians off, No more details OF this
action. The japanese are now mount
ing siege guns on Lounvantian height.
and have already begun to cast their
shells from the land side into Port
Arthur.
Meantime the northern section of the
second army had not been particularly
busy. 1t did not carry on its advance
vigorously enough TO get into a severe
fight 1t was engaged in one two day
skirmish for the possession of Senu-
chen, which Object it achieved on June
81. The Russian losses were nifty;
Japanese losses not stated.
1t is most significant thing that
these FIVE engagements were concluded
on June 81. 1t must have been more
than coincidence. Oku's army occu-
pied Senuchen on the 9th, and took
Iounvantian on the same day. Kuro-
ki's army took Molten pass on the
9th. THE commander of the Taku-
shan division" took Fenshui pass on
the same day. The Japs also took Ia
pass on the 9th. This successful SIM
ultaneous forward movement in hvs
places indicates the perfect co-opera-
ton and system Of the japanese com
manders.
Probably on the night of June % or
90 the three Russian cruisers quilted
Vladivostok again. They were accom-
panied by ten torpedo boats. The entire
squadron appeared off Gensan on the
east coast of Korea early on the morn
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
WAR DURING A WEEK
RUSSIANS AND JAPS FIGHT MANY
MINOR ENGAGEMENTS.
huroki's Army Takes Some Important
Places in Its Advance, but 1t Has
Met with Plenty of Fighting-Rainy
Season Retards Campaign.

At he beginning of last week, ac-
cording to the Chicago Tribunes war
strategist, Gen. Oku, with $4,000 men.
was moving north on both sides of the
Port Arthur railway. simultaneously
KuroH had advanced from his bases
at Siuyen and Fengwangcheng and
was proceeding over three roads to
Kaichou, Tatchekiao, and Haicheng.
with the hope of striking the Russians
on their left and rear.
In the course of its advance Kuroki's
army met plenty Of fighting before it
managed to take the three important
passes situated one on each of the
three roads along which he is advanc
ing.
The details of the fighting for Molten
pass are not known. the japanese COM
mander having made no report. Gen.
Kouropatkin states merely that the
enemy attacked the pass on June %.
bringing to bear ''at least eight nat
talions and ten guns ION the morn.
ing Of the 27th," continues the Russian
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
Told in a Few Lines.

Edmund Bersch, a former member Of
the St. Louis Council, pleaded guilty
to accepting a bride of $500 for his
vote.
A tramp sente.sed at Philadelphia for
vag-ancy claimed he was the long-lost
Charlie Ross and that he had escaped
from Michigan lumber camp, where he
had been kept a prisoner for years.
George Ovcrbaugh. about 80 years old.
a retired stock broker Of Goldsboro. y.
C.. committed suicide in New York by
drinking a quantity Of carboiic acid.
OveroauGh went 10 New York to be
treated COR nervous insomnia.
Celebration Of the three hundredth an
nirersary OF the landing Of De Monts in
Nova Scotia, where he founded the first
British colony in British North America.
was keid az Annapolis Nova Scotia.
Col Zach Mulhall, who shot and
wounded three men at the st. Louis ex-
position Pike. pleaded not guilty 10 as
sault with intent TO XIII His bond was
increased from 10000 70 s25,so0 and
trial set for July IS.
Nebraska Popuiists in convention at
David r. Beulah has been bound over
to the grand jury at hobart. 0. T.. on
the charge OF poisoning his sister. Sarah
Beulak, who died Of arsenic poisoning
several months ago
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12

The Jeffries-Aiunroe fight has again
been postponed, this time to the last
week in August.
A number of farmers are to make an
effort to grow tobacco in king6sher
County, o. Il.
John A. brakes Ort Welles easily cap
tured the $4,000 Tidal stakes at IA
miles at Sheepshead Bay.
The Southern Pacific Railway Com
pany has announced its purpose to issue
100000 of preferred stock.
A decision given by the Colorado SUI
preme Coart afirms the constitutionality
Of the State inheritance tax law.
w L. Kendall, a graduate of the Uni
yersity Of Oklahoma, has won the Rhodes
Oxford scholarship for that territory.
Fremont elected forty-eight delegates to
represent the State at the national con-
vention at Springfield, III.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has
authorized the Jewell County National
Bank of Burr Oak, Kan, to begin bust
ness, with a capital Of $4,000
The liquor dealers and saloon men
Of Oklahoma are organizing for the pur-
pose Of securing high license system
when the territory becomes a State.
Barney Bates shot and fatally wound
ed Jesse Rogers at their fishing camp
near Carthage, Mo Both are laboring
men. They quarreled over woman.
Kokichi Hiraka was hanged 10 Fol-
som. Cal. for the murder OF Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Yoshimoto and another Japan
ese in Sacramento year and half ago.
J. w. Lund, representing about 1000
creditors. with claims Of $4,000 was
appointed trustee and placed under $780,,
600 bonds at a meeting Of creditors Of
PeftingilI & Co. at Boston The assets
include $4,000 cash and S1JS,0OO book
accounts. and the proved. liabilities are
$4,000
Assistant Attorney General Robb's re-
port 10 the President Oh alleged irregu-
larities in disposition Of specimen post
age stamps in Third Assistant Postmas-
ter General Madden's department finds
nothing improper in Madden's conduct,
but recommends that the giving away OF
books OF specimen stamps be diScon-
tinued.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
general, 1.-THE Japanese occupied Molten

general, ''the japanese occupied Molten
pass"
The fighting for Fensnui pass was
severe, the japanese, by their own re-
port, having suffered Ito casualties.
The Japanese troops engaged in this
operation were part of the Takushan
division, concerning whose compost
ton so little information has leaked
out of Toxic. The official report, as
given out to the press, does not con-
tain the name of the victorioSs gen
eral, but refers to him merely as the
commander of the Takushan division"
The attack on Fenshui began on the
morning| of the Goth. The fighting
listed until dark, the Russians main
tanning their position. At midnight the
Nipponese soldiers were quietly aroused
and launched once more again at the
enemy. The japanese artillery got into
a bad mess in this fight, and the loss
of their guns was threatened, but the
Eamada men drove the attackers of
and the guns were extricated Mean
while a flanking force had been sent
by an adjoining valley to the rear and
left Of the Russians, causing them to
lose their freedom of action" AS
result, the Russians defense of their
frontal position was weakened. The
Jap infantry, assisted by the engineers,
then dashed up the hill from two sides,
cut the wire entanglements. destroyed
the obstacles, stormed the position, and
occupied the heights az 1130 il the
morning. The Russians retroated
northwestward, six of their officers and
eighty-two of their men being cap
tured. while over 100 were left dead on
the field.
The Russian position at Fenshui was
exceedingly strong, betaking the ma
ture o. semi-permanent fertilization.
The Russian engineers had been con
structing 1t for three months The
Russians probably had 10000 and the
Japs $4,000 in this enga cement.
The fight at Tia pass also took place
on the 27th- The position was first
shaken by heavy artillery fire, and
then taken by simultaneous frontal
and flank assault. A Russian ccrre-
spondeas reports that In this engage
ment "the japanese redsmcastrated
their reliance upon artillery" In every
fight in which they have yet been en-
gagged the Japanese success has been
largely due to their accurate and copS-
GUS artillery practice. Tho Russian.
losses at TIA pass were 200; Japanese
losses not stated.
Still another japanese success occur
red on June 81. The army besieging
Port Arthur is of unknown size and
under an unknown commander. Little
has been heard Of It lately. but & start,
ed an enga cement on the 26tsa, some
ten miles east Of Port Arthur. As a
result the Russians were driven from
heights 131 and 10 to Lounysntlan
heights, eight and two-thirds miles
east OF Port Arthur. In these engage
ments the Russians lost 200 men and
Z officers Fifty Japanese were killed
by the explosion Of mine oTsr which
they were passing.