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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-19
The Subject Of a Message to
Congress by President.
ASKS FOR MORE LATITUDE
Would Reduce Commission to Three
Meraers-Asks Direct Control
Of All Matters Relating to
the Great Waterway.

President Roosevelt, in a brief mes
sage transmitted to congress Friday
the first annual report of the Panama
canal commission, together with let
ter from Secretary Taft relating to
Panama affairs, recommends that he
be given greater discretion, as he
is charged with the responsibility OF
construction Of the canal. !.
The board of canal commissioners,
he says, should be reduced to five or
preferably three members, whose du-
ties, powers and salaries should be
assigned by the president.
The presidents message, in full,
is as follows:
II transmit herewith the report Of
the isthmian canal commission, ac-
companied by letter Of the secretary
of war, under whose supervision I
have by executive order placed work
OF the commission.
"I concur with the secretary of
war in the, view that the present pro-
vision of law, by which. the work of
building the canal has to be done
only through body Of seven mem.
bers, is inelasttc and clumsy, and j
earnestly recommend change so that
the president, who is charged with
the responsibility Of building the ca
nal, may exercise greater discretion
in the organization of the personnel,
through whom he Is to discharge this
duty.
Actual experience has convinced
me that It will be impossible to OBJ
tan the best and most effective SER
vice under the limitations prescribed
by law. The general plans for the
work must be agreed upon with the
aid Of the best engineers Of the coun.
try, who should act as an advisory Or
consulting body. The consulting en-.
gineers should not: be put on the COM
mission, which should be used only
as an executive instrument for the
executive and administrative work.
"The actual work of exec; Nag the
general plans agreed upon by the com.
mission after reaching the conclusions
Of the advising engineers, must be
done by an engineer in charge, and
We now have an excellent engineer. It
is, in my judgment, inadvisable, there
fore, to restrict the executives choice
of commissioners to representatives
Of the engineer corps Of the army
or the navy. The commission should
consist of five. or preferably Of three
members, whose respective duties,
powers and salaries should be assign.
ed to them by the president and who
should be placed under the member
Of the cabinet whom the presient de-
sires. Of these men the one appoint
ed as administrator of the canal strip
should also serve as minister to Pan
ANA THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
In his letter Secretary Taft says
the commission has done q great deal
Of the work of organization and prep
aration to build the canal Decided
progress has been made in the Yeri-
fication of the data obtained by the
French engineers, and in procuring
new data necessary to enable. the
engineers Of the commission to de-
termine the proper plan for the ca
nal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-19
BIG GLASS WORKS BURNED.
Loss Is Estimated at $3.50, ,0oo-5o0
Men Are Now Idle.

The immense plant of the st. Louis
Plate Glass Company at Valley Park,
twenty miles west OF ST. Louis, was
partially destroyed by fire .Welnes-
day, entailing a loss estimated at
$250,C00. Between SEQ and 500 en-
ployees will be out of employment
until the plant can be rebuilt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-19
And Was Promptly Fired By
Colorado Legislature.
A SENATOR'S HARD LUCK
Ex-Governor Peabody Files Notice Of
Contest Against Adams and Spec
ifies Charges to Sustain His
Contention.

The Colorado senate Thursday; by
party vote, seated James B. Dick in
place of Senator Robert NJ. Born. Dick
was unseated by the democratic ma
jority during the contest over elec-
ton OF Unite;, States senator two
years ago.
Senator Born refused to give up
his seat and was forcibly elected By
the sergeant at arms.
Senator Daniel Healy, who was
seated two years ago in place Of Jesse
f. Mcdonald, now lieutenant cover
nor, was also expelled by vote OF
Is to Is, the same IS Born's case.
Senator Horace T. De Long, repuDh-
can, protested against the action as
unconstitutional. The democrats al
lege that two-thirds vote is neces-
sary to expel members, and may ap-
DIV to the supreme court for redress.
In q statement on the. floor OF the
senate Heaiy declared that an at
temp. mad 0een made to bribe MIN.
He said that on Saturday during the
joint session he was called into a
private roon All : was told tnat if he
would vote for the confirmation OF
Judge Goddard he need have no fear
Off being unseated.
The senate membership is now twen-
ty republicans and thirteen demo
Gratis, with three vacancies.
Contest Fled by Peabody.
Notice Of former Governor Pea
body's contest against Governor Alva
Adams for the Office Of governor was
flied before the legislature during the
day. The complaint sets forth the al.
legation that the ballots for Adams
on the face Of the returns as finally
eanvassed was obtained by means Of
"a conspiracy in Denver and several
: counties.
The legislature is petitioned to open
the ballot boxes from a number Of
precincts. It is ,;.eged the frauds in
some precincts were so extensive and
varied it that would be impossible to
8 segregate the true from the false bal.
lots.
1t is charged that 10000 names
were used in Denver on elections, and
that the registration books contained
at least 1900 false, fraudulent and
mythical names. It is further set
forth that 10000 votes were cast oy
repeaters in the city.
Charges Of ballot box stufhng, sub
stitution OF prepared ballots for those
cast by voters and miscounting by
election judges are also included In
the specifications of fraud. Another
charge is that, in order to defeat Gov
ernor Peabody, ballots already mark
ed with cross for Adams were hand
ed by the election officers to voters
who were known to be republicans.
Peabody asks to have ninety-five Den.
yer precincts thrown out, and claims
that the vote of the county should
show $500 plurality for him instead
Of a.993 for Adams as canvassed.
The accusation is made that in
Pueblo 1920 Aliens were voted for
DORIS in nine precincts. and that 800
republican voters were prevented
from casting their ballots through the
<acts of watchers appointed by the dis
frict judges.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-19
nEcLARE.poLYeAMy DYlNo ogTs
One Wife Ail-suffieient for Mormon1
ef Younger Generation.

Three witnesses for the defense in'
the smoot case at washington Fsfts:
day testified that polygamy Is dying
out In Utah so rapidly that there is'
no need Of prosecrt ions. 1T was de-::
,clared that the younger Mormons ars
all opposed to polygamy, and that e
they thought # was being taught
there would be q revolution IA the
church.
It was admitted that senator smoot
had to get the consent Of the chureli
to become candidate for senatof.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-19
CHINA attY 0f:tAPANs
50 Declares Russian Governments 10
Note 70 Powers-chargs tbat
Neutrality Is Violated.

ciated Press learns authoritatiyely .
that Russia,s note addressed to the Z
powers relative to Chinass breaking s
neutrality gives what Russia claims to
be absolute proof of Chinese breach.
es. The three main complaints are: B
Flrst-Thas the islands Of Miaotao,
in the straits of Pe-Chi-Li. opposite {
Port Arthur, have been constantly {.
used by the Japanese without Chi.
nese interference as q strategic base
and harbor for Japanese torpedo &
boats. a855.sSS
Second That the Chinese army on 6
the border has accepted the command
OF Japanese officers. -
Third-That Chinese firms have 6
been constantly working In behalf of 3
the Japanese, supplying them with
provisions. military accoutrement snds
general war stores.
The note lengthily sets forth the Ae
tails and complains that China
no, given satisfactory explanation q
breaches Of neutrality and that4h6res
fore Russia notifies the powers That
She intends to use complete liberty
Of action in regard to the future abuse
Of neutrality. - g
A Washington dispatch says: Count
Cassini, the Russian Ambassador H.
ed at the state department Friday to;
talk with Secretary Hay, srespecttnG% s
the formal ana general protest made:
by Russia against alleged violations
OF neutrality by China during tha
present war. The ambassador had
been informed by his government hyl
cable that. the full text; Of the Rus
sian circular note or protest; was now !
on the way to him and he was Sipsl
structed to submit It to SeeretaTyz
Hay on receipt. sssYs "a
/ OpOu Iu6 u16L ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~. s
Russian intention to file this protest,
It was apprehended here that It might
be the forerunner OF some pesitiye
action ON the part OF RusslaS hichs
would ritiate the agreement snteled
into BY the belligerents At the out
break OF the war to restrict h0stiiltieSs
to q certain we'll dehned area which
undertaking was affected through tie;
United States government win tho
hearty cooperation Of the powers edss
Of China.
Now. however, the belief scbta
that the action Of Russia IN ddspatch
Ing this note to tho powers is iutenS
ed not to Indicate immediate aetscss
toward obliging China to remedy th6s
matter complained Of at present but
rather to have on fiie ;a record of IS
grievance against the Chinese govern
ment which can be brough up foY
conside deration at the conclnssa of hos
tilities and during the negotia Hons
which will effect a permahent sett ttle
ment Of the eastern embrog1fo
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-19
FRENCH TO RAISE coIToN.
Wish to Supply Home Market from
Foreign Colonies.

The French colonial association ot.
Paris is carrying an extensive propo-
ganda for the purpose Of dispensing
with the importation of American cot
ton by the development Of cotton.
growing in the French colonies Of;
Madagascar, the soudan and Daho.
mey.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
Local Telephone al h,ddOuS.

George S. Mitchell, more familiarly
known as "Sheeney Sam" of the old
firm of Keizur & Mitchell, OF Mead
ows, arrived in the city from the
north Monday afternoon. He de-
parted on the delayed west bound
train for Eastern Oregon points in
seacrh of new fields in which to en-
bark in the merchandise business.
He expects to return here in about
ten days and may then go to the Twin
Falls country, and from there to Salt
Lake and Las Vegas, Nevada. Speak
ing of things generally in and around
Meadows, Mr.. Mitchell stated it was
very quiet but all were preparing for
busy season. The people OF the
valley have organized and are putting
in localstelephone system and it is
thought every residence for miles
around will be connected with the
line within a short time.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
A TsdmSteT'S Narrow tS(ape.

One day last week as Tommy White
was making the trip from Council to
Meadows, all alone, doubtless dream
ing of his best girl, his team came
down the long grade just below
the Stevens station at such swift
pace that it was unable to make the
turn, and Tommy was rudely awakened
from his pleasant reveries by being
rapidly and roughly bounded and
jolted over logs and brush, down,
down, down the mountain side.
When the outfit was finally stopped it
was something like four hundred feet
below the roadway and was extricated
with much difficulty. The remark
able feature of the incident is that
horses and driver escaped without a
scratch, and nothing was broken. =
Meadows Eagle.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
Dramatic Reading.

j. Frank Fouche at the Congrega-
tional church Friday evening, Feb
%, admission so cts; children 25cts.
'sLast evening J. Frank Fouche,
the talented Shakespearean imperson-
ator, gave a classical recital. Mr..
Fouche is without doubt the best
Shakespearean reader that has visited
the Pacific coast in years. His rend-
ition of Hamlet was superb. All
went away more than pleased and
anxious to hear him again tonight in
the Merchant of Venice. daily Elk
aminer, San Francisco.
Other selections will be rendered
by Mr. Fouche so as to make the even
ing entertaining to all.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
Awful Grim, Of Insane hdR.

While temporarily insane, James
Bates. farmer at his home at Mar
shall. a small town near Guthrie,
Okla, early Saturday murdered his
wife and daughter, Maude Bates,
attempted to kill his son Lawrence
who escaped, set fire to the house and
literally blew his own head OF with a
shotgun. The house was destroyed
and the bodies burned to crisp be-
fore neighbors could arrive. Law
renee Bates says that he was awakened
by his father attempting to attack
him. He escaped and ran from the
house.
Mrs, Bates and her daughter hae
been killed with club, Miss Bate
who was 20 years old, was . sehoo
teacher,
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
Perjury in Oregon Land Frauds.

Saturday afternoon Judge A. ID.
Tanner, United States Senator Nit
chell's law partner, confessed in
Judge Bellinger's court in Portland to
perjury in his evidence given before
the federal grand jury in connection
with the investigation of the land
frauds in Oregon, when testimony was
being taken with view to connecting
United States Senator Mitchell with
the conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment. Tanner in his confession stated
that there was 3 business agreement
between Mitchell and Tanner that
Mitchell should have the proceeds OF
practice of the law firm in the federal
courts and that Tanner should have
the proceeds resulting from practice
before any of the government depart
ments which would involve Senator
MitchelI's oath that he would not
take part in any law proceeding II
which the government is interested.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
Nan and vii, fought Pistol Dut.

At Oakland, CAL, Edward r. Koshn
and wife, Eleanor, who we're married
only seven weeks, engaged in pistol
duel Sunday, with the result that the
husbands body is now in the morgue.
The couple quarreled Immediately
after marriage and Koehn ordered his
wife from the house. She returned
Sunday morning and Koehn demanded
the return of her presents. Angry
words followed and Koehn, so the
wife said, brandlshed revolver and
fred at her. She seized second re-
volver under mattress and as Koehn
fred again, she shot at him four times.
One bullet entered his neck, killing
him. Koehn was 80 years old. The
wife is 90 years old. She is under
arrest.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
Al The Iron Springs Mines.

Engineer A. e. Fox, Assayer j. w.
Long and President D. @. Nevin have
returned from their trip to Iron
Springs where they surveyed water
right location and mill site for the
Iron Springs Go. Considering the
time of year they report the trip de-
void of any hardships and easily
made. They also report everything
looking splendid in all departments
at the mines. Superintendent Dem
ison is pushing developments, the
mines are reported to be looking bet
ter than at any time since operations
we're actively begun.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
THR[t 0R[dOh COUNTIES
Would JOIN IDAHO
Would become ! Part Of Us 70
Escape -OdIoI5' Corporation
Tax.

A special from Portland of the 18th
Inst. says: AS a remedy for the
"odious" corporation tax which is
Inflicted on the mining interests of
Oregon, prominent mining man of
the eastern part of the state proposes
that the three eastern counties of that
state be attached to the state of Ida
no, with the interests of which it is
claimed they are much more in touch
than with their own state.
The gentleman asserts that this law
has damaged the state Of Oregon to
the extent of many millions of dol
lars, and that In consequence of its
evil effects in the immediate present
coupled with fears for the future, the
annual output Of gold has been reduced
from several millions to few paltry
hundred thousands.
He proposes that the general min
eral counties of the state, Baker, Nal
heur and Grant, be annexed to Idaho,
This would place them within S5 miles
of the state capital, and the leading
city of the district, while they are a
present separated from their own cap
ital by nearly 400 miles.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
Wsl5sT Girl Wins H0n0[s.

The many friends ofssMiss Linnie
Marsh will be much pleased to learn
of the great honors bestowed upon her
by the faculty of Whitman College at
Walla Walla of which she is student.
The good news is told in the follow
ing special dispatch from Walla
Walla to the Portland Oregonian of
recent date
For the first time in the history Of
Whitman College girl has won a
place on debating team in open
competition. In the try out held this
afternoon to select team to meet
Washington Agricultural College,
Miss Linnie M. Marsh, '05, Of Weiser,
Idaho, was chosen as leader, with
Harold Ellis, '06, as colleagues. The
judges were Rev. Austin Rice and
Professors Bratton and Lyman. The
try-out was conducted in private by
brief system. The contest with W.
A. @. will take place at Pullman IN
April.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
PASSENGER Train Frozen Up.

Passenger train No. 3, due here at
4:10 Sunday afternoon was frozen up
at Kemmerer Wyo., at 100 SUNDAY
morning and the train was abandoned
The town is about 100 miles east OF
Pocatello on top of the summit, With
an elevation of about 1000 feet. The
mercury registered 50 degrees below
zero when the thermometer bursted
and there was no way Of telling now
much colder the weather got.
The steam and air pipes froze VI
solid and those In charge of the train
did not consider it safe to proceed
with the train. The passengers were
disembarked and taken TO hotel
where they were made as eomfortAol'
as possible and the engine aud car
we're taken 20 a roupdboose 70 y
thswed out,
A stub train was made up az Foea
tellO,
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
". {. ]. U. I.(tuIs.

Next Thursday evening Mrs. Ida
Wallace Unruh will lecture at the
Methodist church. Mrs. Unruh is
one of the national organizers and
lecturers for the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. She has testi-
monials of highest character from the
press and from persons of the highest
standing and has the reputation of
being one of Americas noted lecturers
The people of Weiser will be ex-
tremely fortunate to be able to hear
SO talented speaker who not only
has a national reputation as lecturer
but who is also a successful writer.
No admission will be charged but
collection will be taken at the close
of the lecture. To begin at o'clock.
Subject, 'That Old Bachelor.
Pendleton East Oregonian: Mrs.
Ada Unruh spoke Friday evening at
the Baptist church, exceeding any
previous effort of hers in the city.
Her subject was "An Old Bachelor, I"
and Il ia fair TO say that few audiences
were ever better entertained. The
address teemed with humor and
sparkIed with wit, while at times the
speaker rose 10 flights Of eIoguence
which proved that there was dis
tinetlye element Of oratory IN her
public speaking,
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
The Mann Creek Telephone Linz.

Another mass meeting of the citi-
zens of Mann creek was held in Pear
sons hall at Bourne last Thursday
when the organization of the Mann
Creek Telephone Co. was completed
and officers and trustees for the ensu-
ing year we're elected. Considerable
business was transacted and great
deal of interest was manifested. Ar
raneements are now being rapidly
completed to begin building the line,
and it is the intention to have 1T In
operation early this fell. The pro-
posed line, as before stated in the
Signal, extends from Weiser to the
upper Mann creek valley and will be
about 80 miles long, all told. 1t Is
the intention to let the contract for
the necessary poles at once.
The officers and trustees elected are
President-Murray Gilkerson,
Vice President--A. A. Walton,
Secretary-George Gilderoy,
Treasurer-John Michaels,
Trustees-Andrew Shannon, j. q
Clayfield and W. L. Payne.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
keu Rules fol HOmeStsddS.

The method of proving up on home
steads has been changed by rules re-
Gently adopted by the department at
Washington. A special government
agent will visit all the principal towns
of land district each month on
specified date for the purpose of TAX
ing homestead proofs. The land office
will advertise for proof In the local
paper nearest the land, and those hav-
ing proofs to make will meet the agent
on the date fixed. The new rule is
designed to prevent fraudulent proof
of residence on claim. Under tho old
rule proof could be made to the
United States court commissioner and
the special agent visited locality
only when there was fraud suspected.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
The Red Skins Alarmed Then.

r. G. Stewart arrived in the city
Monday from three months trip In
Lower California where be and party
had been in search of stock range
The party visited large portion OF
the country but failed to find suit
able location, Mr. Stewart states
they intended TO continue the search
bat the muTderous outbreak q the
Yaquis Indians 80 alarmed them that
thoy decided 20 abandon Che proleol
0nd return home NF steWerf re'
ports . very enjoyable ipend % feel
ing ono lie hee gone 10 ihe bedside
NJ his daughter "a hyase eho % ge
ported quito lll
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15
TIL SHEPHERDS ALARn
On (OrOTt hoo DOC
A Valuable ha(hiRs for Protecting
Sheep Invented BY 4 Little
Willow Creek 5hsepnan.

The Sheperd's Alarm, simple yet
valuable machine recently invented
and patented by Daniel B. Coats, of
Payette, was placed on exhibition in
this city for the first time last Satur-
day by the inventor. This novel in
vention proved to be quite drawing
card, and Mr.. Coats was kept busy
making explanations. The machine
is intended chiefly for the use of
sheepmen in keeping the treacherous
coyote and other varmints away from
their fiocks at night while the tired
herder snoozes vociferously. The
Sheperd's Alarm, as it has been
named, is an upright contrivance con-
tanning ten barrels near the bottom in
cylinder shape which are easily loaded
with gun powder. To each Of these
barrels is attached string holding a
weight which is released by lighted
candle placed on top of the machine
in glass case. The strings are so
arranged that a weight is released
every half hour or 40 minutes-and
oftener if which drops onto
an ordinary musket cap and dis
charges one of the barrels with almost
deafening report. The candle very
effectively takes the place of the Ian
tern used by the herder, at the same
time fires the guns automatically.
Mr.. Goats stated that his machine il
meeting with considerable favor among
the sheepmen wherever exhibited ano
during the coming season a large mum
Der will be used throughout this sec
tion. The machine is now on exhib
ition at Haas Bros. store. He Il
also arranging for the manufacture o
the machines by some Idaho firm, ant
to also begin systematic advertising
campaign in this state in the nea
future thus keeping the money a
much as possible at home. Mr.. Coat
is a prominent sheepman and rancho
on Little Willow creek and has bee
working on this valuable inventio
for sometime past. The Signal cor
graduates him upon his splendi
achievement.