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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-03-09
GOLD MINES.

DID YOU EVER KNOW
That there was more millionaires
made from mining investments
than from any other source.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-03-09

Leaves no constipation, cures
II, as well as biliousness, sick
headache and malaria. The onlv
comfortable pill in the world.
Sold by all druggists or sent bv
mail on receipt of price, 25 cents
per box. Prentiss Chemical Co.
Ala California Street, San Fran
cisco. Cal.
The herald., 1897-12-08

Quire from all note-issuing banks a pre-
liminary Investment Of their capital In
the governments bonds. The many dis
astrous losses incurred by the people
from the note issues Of irresponsible
banks previously authorized to do busi-
ness by Ill considered provisions Of many
separate States seemed to justify the ma
tional government in requiring from
banks of issue q pledge of the bonds in
trust for the security OF their note-hold-
ers.
without further extension of the his
the exigencies Of the government do not
now require the absorption Of banking
capital in aid of its own finances. In
fact, with treasury conditions once nor
mally established as to revenue and ex-
penditure. the funded debt will. within a
few years be entirely liQuidated.
The Importance Of banking In Its re-
lation to industry and commerce de-
mands for 1t. in view Of the considera-
tions thus enumerated, careful and time
ly attention.
1.-The question is complicated by the
fact that for a whole generation our
people have been schooled in system Of
bank note issues secured by pledges In
the hands Of public trustee. 1t is not a
good system, but it ought not to be yield
ed until in some other form adequate
guarantees for the solvency of bank note
issues are provided.
ITO allow national banks to issue cir
culating notes equal to rs per cent Of
their capital upon a payment of 2 per
cent per annum as an insurance or safe
ty fund upon the amounts so issued, is,
II the demonstration drawn from the
Comptroller's Office can be trusted, q
proposition well within the limits of
safety. Nevertheless, whatever risk
there Is should be assumed by the gov
ernment, obnoxious as 1t may be to the
general principles Of governmental
action. It Is by such action that the
situation as 1t exists has been evolved.
Upon the government. therefore, rests
the duty of seeing 1t properly solved.
Some years of experience along the
line suggested will prove what Is an ad-
equate provisional tax for the security
of note-holders, and will allow such
amendments as time will Justify. in
volving as one Of its features, COM
plete withdrawal Of the government 3
guaranty from bank notes issued"
The herald., 1897-12-08
IN COMMITTEE
The Message Carved Up for Committee
Distribution

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Ways
and Means Committee held a meeting
this morning at which resolution was
agreed upon by which the distribution
of the Presidents message to the va
rious committees having jurisdictionwas
arranged. In large measure the refer
ence of the several questions dealt with
in the message is formal and the juriy-
diction of the committee is beyond ques-
ton, but 1t was very significant that the
Presidents recommendations with re-
gard to the currency and the retirement
of the greenbacks were divided. Only
those matters strictly relating to bank
ing and currency are to go to that COM
mittee by the terms of the resolution.
The question of retiring the greenbacks
and of the reduction Of the tax on ma
tional bank notes is to go to the Ways
and Means Committee. This indicates
that If any legislation Is to be proposed
in line with the Presidents recommen-
dations, 1t will come from the Ways and
Means, and not from the Banking and
Currency Committee.
The herald., 1897-12-08


that
cned
men who had selfish objects in view His
character Mr. Grggs could have
n N j.
ne e looking man small stature and quick
an
MS state incidentally fisherman
The herald., 1897-12-08

the debate by an attack on the civil
service law, which was several times en-
applauded, both by MEM
Ibers on the floor and spectators in the
galleries.
Brossius, Republican, of Pennsyl-
|vania, the chairman Of the committee
on civil service, defended the law and
the presidents Interpretation of 1t. He
thought that any attempt to legislate
upon the question must be regarded as
an indignity to the executive.
Johnson, Republican, Of Indiana, after
some opening remarks about the stu
pendous folly of appointing BIZ
metallic commission to roll over Europe,
made strong speech in defense Of the
civil service law.
Cochrane, Democrat, Of Missouri. in a
satrical speech spoke Of the injustice Of
turning over a subject which Mr.. Walker
had freely admitted he knew all about
to Mr.. Dingley. who had fathered
tariff bill that had already produced
$40, ,0OO, 900 deficit.
Bland, Democrat, Of Missouri averred
that it was well understood that moth
ing would be done with the currency
problem. and Bodin, Democrat, of Mis-
souri,, alleged that the civil service law
was humbug that the west and south
opposed. The latter gave some amusing
illustrations Of its operations and
caused laugh by the statement that
Mr.. Cleveland had been some time in
the White House before he discovered
that the United States was not bound
ed on the west by the Allegheny mount
aims.
During the progress OF the debate
Messrs. Walker and Johnson consulted
with Mr.. Dingley and a modification of
the resolution of distribution was agreed
upon. 1t struck out the words 1.-The ma
tional finances, the public debt. the
preservation of the government credit"
and gave the ways and means commit
tee jurisdiction over all matters in the
message relating ITO the revenue, the
bonded debt of the United States and
to the treaties of the United States af-
fecting the revenue"
When this amendment was presented,
the opposition withdrew and the resolu-
tion was adopted without division.
The house then. at o'clock, adjourned
The herald., 1897-12-08
Seizure of Kiao Chou

PEK1N, Dec. THE Chinese govern
ment has caused it to be made known
that up to the time of the German occu-
patton of Kiao Chou Bay no claim was
made by Germany for reparation as a
result of the murder of the two mission
aries, Mes and Hennle, and that there
are no other differences between the
two governments. Consequently the
government officials point out that the
missionary question is regarded as a
pretext to obtain naval station, which
it is shown Germany has long coveted.
The Chinese government, 1t Is said, in
conclusion, will never consent to the
Germans remaining at Kiao Chou Bay.
BERLIN, Dec. 7.-Emperor William
has ordered the number of volunteers for
the China expedition to be increased to
1000 men.
The herald., 1897-12-08

epre with prompt consideration OF that
Ifoposed legislation.
Among the bills introduced in the SEN
- were the following: Mr.. Hale, for the
construction Of dry docks at Ports
mouth. N. H; Boston, Mass; Algiers.
La, and Mare Island, Cal, and for the
enlargement of the Brooklyn, League
Island and Norfolk locks, the appropria-
tion for Algiers and Mare Island being
$500, 900 each.
Mr.. Mcbride, authorizing the Dyea-
Klondike Transportation company to
locate and construct line of transpor-
tation from Dyea to Lake Bennett. the
line to consist of railways, aerial tram
ways or wagon roads. as the company
may deem proper. The bill grants 100
feet on each side of the proposed road
as right of way; also bill granting
similar right of way to the Skaguay
and Lake Bennett Tramway company
from Skaguay over the White pass to
the boundary line of northwest territory
on the Skaguay trail.
SESSION NOTES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Senator
Chandler, chairman Of the senate COM
InltIee Ou PIltAC6Co anu CASSeAoAe, oe'AN
today that he would call a meeting of
the committee for some day either this
week or next for the consideration of the
claim of Hon. w. W. Corbett to a seat
in the senate from the state Of Oregon
by virtue of the appointment of the gov
ernor of that state. He expressed the
opinion that a majority Of the commit
tee would be found favorable to Mr.. Cor
belts claim.
The subcommittee Of the senate COM
mittee on claims appointed at the extra
session to prepare an omnibus bill, held
q preliminary meeting to day and de-
cided upon basis for a bill for presen-
tation to the full committee. The plan
made includes bills which have passed
either house Of congress, or which have
been favorably passed upon by the court
Of claims under the Bowman act. The
claims of this character before the COM
mittee amount to 10,000,00
The herald., 1897-12-08
JUDGE BUCKS SUICIDE
No Explanation Except Sudden Attack
Of Insanity

BUTTE, Montana Dec. IA special
from Helena to the Miner says: Judge
Horace A. Buck, Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of Montana, shot
himself through the right eye about mid
night at his home in Lennox, a suburb
Of Helena He had spent the evening
with a party Of friends at a neighbor's
house seeming to be very cheerful. he
returning home. After chatting for q
while with his family he went to his
room and soon afterwards the shot that
ended his life was heard. His wife ran
up stairs and found him lying on the
floor dead. The Judge had been break
ing down in health for some time and.it
is expected he was seized with sudden
impulse to end his existence. He was
A years Of age and native of Vicks-
burg, Miss, and graduate OF Yale.
He came to Montana in 1879.
The herald., 1897-12-08
Two Famous Dors

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-TWO Of the
most famous dogs in America arrived Ia
this city today. One Is Dash Antonio, and
the other Luke. Both are English settlers
Of blue blood. and possess formidable REQ.
ords a. winners in eastern field trials.
Dash Antonio Is now the property Of Em-
met Sullivan, and Luke Ii the property ol
Caesar Young. Both dogs will be entered
IN the Pacific coast field trials at Bakers.
field next month. ~
The herald., 1897-12-08
Relations Resumed

CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 7.-Ths
new British Minister to venexuela. Mr..
Haggard, formerly Consul General in
Algiers. will probably be received BY
President Crespo today. This means
that diplomatic relations between Ven
ezuela and Great Britain, which were
suspended because OF the boundary dis
pute, will be resumed. DR.. Pietrie, q
prominent Venezuelan, has been accred-
tied to England. He left Venezuela
about q month ago and 1t Is expected
that his presentation will soon take
place.
The herald., 1897-12-08
Loans and discounts ..............$


Loans and discounts ............. 80. .os.s74
Overdrafts ....... ................. 510,oSS
U. 8. bonds for circulation ....... 1,788. $50
u. s. bonds to secure deposits -. 100000
United States bonds on hand 80. 9S,600
Premiums Gin United States BIDS. 167, ,606
Stocks, securities. claims. etc.... 7,949
banking houses and fixtures ..... 1,180,148
Other real estate, etc............. 8l9,143
Due from banks. not reserve 65S,97
Due from state banks .............. 84.4H
Due from reserve agents .......... 1,62l.0A
Cash and other items .............. 2e4,740
Exchange for clearing houses -. 192.SS2
Bills of national banks ........... $3.50
Fractional currency ............... 3,b48
Specie .......... .................... 494.041
Legal tender notes MINIMUM. Nn8
Five per cent redemption fund -. @, So
DuS from U. 8. treasurer ........ 6,T9
Total resources ~, ,N3, ,012
LIABILITIES
Cap1tAl PAID N ...........ss...sss.. JtoVHVW
The herald., 1897-12-08
A Murderer Caught

BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 7.-Isabello Mo-
lima, who murdered Amelio Ramos at Bak-
ersfield on Thursday, was captured Mon
day afternoon fifty miles southwest Of
Bakersfield. He made no resistance.
The herald., 1897-12-08
CALIFORNIA BANKS
The Fourth and Last Statement for
This Year

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. THE fol-
lowing abstract from the report Of the
comptroller Of the currency shows the
condition Of the thirty-two national
banks in California on the 5th OF Octo-
Der, as follows:
The herald., 1897-12-08
To curs I Cola in One D.,

To curs Cold In One Day i
Take Laxative Bromo ouinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money II It falls to cure.
80. The genuine has I. p. g. on each tab
lot. ,ssA
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

modesty that has been prolific of weakness
and disease. -Four out Of every five women
in America are not perfect women in the
sense of being perfectly healthy. They are
not perfectly equipped for the performance
of the duties of wifehood and motherhood.
Their training has made them feel that il is
better TO suffer III silence than to tell of
their trouble and be cured
The doctors are much to blame for this,
because when treating the diseases pecu-
liarly feminine they invariably insist on ex-
animation and local treatment That these
things are generally absolutely unnecessary
has been proven by the wonderful success
of DR.. Pierce's Favoritc Prescription IL is
a positive specific for all forms of female
weakness and disease. II purihes, strength
ems and regulates the organs distinctively
feminine, restoring them to a state OF per
feet health, and in so doing cures four hfths
of all the illness of women, for almost all
womanly illnesses spring from this one
cause.
Any woman who wants TO know lust how
60 use the Favorite Prescription, F" and lust
what methods will be surely successful in
her case may have the desired information,
free of cost If she will write TO Or. r. V.
Pierce, chief consulting physician of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, ~. Y.
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets a re the onlyknown
cure for constipation, biiousness heart burn nd
attendant ills. There are many temporary re-
hefs from these troubles but only one cure. The
Pellets do not gripe or cause any other un-
pleasantness Druggists sell them-7S cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

brought in verdict rs directed. The
Judge then ordered the arrest of ,Jur-
or Sharrow. OH charge of drinking
la the defendants saloon the night be-
fore.
Attica-Suspicion has arisen that
William lludgSon. who was found
hanging by the neck, night have Deen
killed and strung up To avert suspic-
ION. The father states that his two
sons went south in search OF employ
menl and not succc, ding. Will did
not care u return for fear of trouble
as there WAS woman in the case. lie
! is ,tisiied hat the death of his son
was either forced upon the boy. ~
thar he was fuully dealt with. The
! hes eli iZcn~ of AttlCa concur in Mr..
! llodgson's statement. The authorities
clnln T." he powrrlcsS to net n no one
seems to be willing to make complaint.
DR.. Albert Dondcrs. WHO lives at
! GOwcn, Montcalm county, is well
known in lonia courts. Last Tuesday
night he attempted for some unknown
reason, To Kill Bcnona Penny, "A shiloh
! blacksmith. Penny saw DondCr-
looking in the window and stepped
outside. DouderS walked up and
when within 20 feet of him, deliber-
atelv fired. the bail entering the back
OF Pemnv's neck and coming out near
the backbone. 1t proved TO be but "A
fish wound. DonderS escaped. About
"A year ago it j. claimed he put up Il
job with Il confederate To drop a pow
der INTO cup at pump at Shlloll
while dance was going on. The
wafer was freely partakrn OLA powder
being dropped in rs Zach person TOOK
"A drink. In a short time many of the
dancers were doubled up with cramps
AT che same time DIR. Donders did n
thriving business.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
TIE > TENOGKNPHER'S DESK.
some OF the Many Things Kept by Her
There.

There.
Should the Y rays be thrown upon
the desk of the average pretty stenog-
rapher il would reveal a condition OF
things quite in keeping with the small
boys pocket, only for variety and
uniqueness know that the desk would
far outriyal the pocket, says the New
York World.
l didn't have y rays, but | got q
glimpse, nevertheless, inside of one OF
these desks the other day The owner
is young and fair and dantily formed,
with big, saucy, blue-gray eyes that
look coquettshly over the rim Of pair
of extremely becoming eyeglasses. You
may see her tripping demurely along
any day during lunch hour in the neigh
borhood of Cedar street and Broadway.
This is what | saw:
A jackknife, cake Of violet.scented
soap, Il bag of kisses (candy ofcs), n
box OF camphor pills, box of (faceJ
powder, a safety revolver (unloaded),
"a package of love letters, bottle of
pickles, pair of goloshes, a little pore
elain teapot, package Of tea, a box
Of pepsin tablets, a bottle Of olives, IA
jar of jam, a box of charcoal tablets,
copy of Carmen with "A newspaper
criticism of a Well-known actress kiss
as n bookmarker, Il French grammar,
dictionary, a hair-crimper, an old
shoe a jar of cold cream, a box of
scented writing paper pair Of skates,
pair of stockings, AN opera bonnet,
bottle of tonic, and n hundred other
fhippe
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
Polite RcproGS

A LADY oEoe ver,urcd ~ C-hlicly re
prove well known london society man
for his overiondncsS Of good living The
gentleman made himself conspicuous 10y
the way he gorged himself at dinner &c
which he and others OF the upper ten had
been invited TO make matters worse, he
was sufficiently unwiso or thoughtless
enough To attempt to excuse himself with
the remark that in eating well l praise
the food thereby using well known
quotation.
1t was an opportunity not TO be lost BY
the somewhat Disguised and witty lady
sitting ut his elbow
"Really, sir >" she observed with q
sweet smile you should not carry praise
to the point OF iiattcry
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
Foreign.
Latest Reports From Greece. Battle
Imminent at PharsaIIa. Cubans Re-
treat After INJECTING Heavy Loss
al Banes.


London, May 2-Ihe Times cores
pendent al Partras, giving further de-
tails of the lighting at PentepigadIa,
notes the neglected. the officers 10 pro-
vide for the arrival OF reinforcements, II
matter So difficult IN, that wild section
of the coun.r> and proceeds:
when the Turks opened the attack
| realized that their lierce onslaught
might eXpell the mere handful of
Greeks, but did not realize that this
one blow would throw tie entire Greek
army in Epirus into a hopeless panic
and cause the loss of all the positions
gained since the opening of the cam
palgn.
six thousand Turks scaled the
mountain, covered as it Is with bushes
and rocks and in The face of the firing,
which was rapid and continuous. They
| lost heavily, IN spite of the fact that
two Greek guns were ineXplicably re-
moved frCm action shortly after the
fusilad began. The Evyones fought
brayely, but were compelled To retire.
The rest Of the Greek positions have
| Dttn uDtuNOutN Htlt HAS Dttl hD
parently no stand anywhere and the
whole army is crumblng without tr-
| ing shot. We enter Kumuzad, :,
which 5000 men with six guns, had de-
serted, accompanied by the terrified
villagers, carrying their property and
then we deccnded the rough pass,
whcu for hours we met no one.
The retrcating and panic stricken
troops ere far ahead About mid
night we and our mournful procession
of villagers overlook the routed army
on the road, crowded and in utter con
fusion, packed with mass of human
ty tumbling on through the dan kness
without hurry and silently, for the mer
IA sullen, uueXcited, stubborn deter
mlnation not to fight, but to press on
toward Arta in sluggish, Irresistible
wave. The officers, like their regi
ments, walked with gloomy and shame
faced expression, quite unable TO &c
their men in hand.
"At KanOpola. Col. Botzari and hi
staff vaInly tried to check the rout'
and to make "A stand, but the mass wa
continually growing, Kept rolling along
> Presently alarmed at the troops IN
f scared inhabitants in the villages i
the line of retreat, who, fearing venge
ance for helping the Greeks, were flee
ing TO Arta With their chatteS, thei
cattle, sheep and goats believing
bleating, tramrling and killing eac
other while the glare of the burning
, homes behind reminded them of a.
that they had lost"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

EDITED 81 MRS. MARY D.. oLMsrEAD.
Ins ults 10 WOnanhOOd.

Ins suits 70 Womanhood
"Why is 1t that in this day and gen
GRAFTON American wOmanhood submits
so tamely to the glaring indignity put
upon every minded woman by the
disgustingly indecent exhibitions upon
the public bill-boards all over the
country. II is not only a burning
shame, hnt a monumental wonder that
woman's form and face is permitted u.
be presented in such ridiculous. be-
ittling.undignilicd, contemplate shapes.
and manners IN this our civilized
Christian America in the last days OF
the nineteenth century.
If we, as Christian women, have one
iota of self-respect remaining or wish
To retain for our daughters the respect
Of mankind at large, we hould rise en-
na,se and compel a speedy and lasting
reform in this MATTER. We should
compel such action by the proper auth
critics as would result in the immediate
suppression of any and all play bills
which represents the human form in
nude or sem-nude condition, or which,
by ridiculous or indecent postures OF
suggestive shapes and groupings. cause
the blush of outraged modcsty to Hush
the checks of any pure-minded girl or
woman.
Nothing will tend more rapidly to-.
ward public disrespect of woman and
scorn Of virtue than these pictured
scenes, wherein females are represented
rs half woman, half animal, or as
participating in performances utterly
foreign aud disgusting TO the thought OF
any modest woman or honorable man.
J Who can measure the vicious Influences
which proceed from such sources as
these? There are every day in our
cities such pictures on the bill-boards
as would justify good women in des-
troying them. l. it not astonishing
that men-the sons of motrers-the
fathers Of pure young daughters, wilt
permit such exhibitions?
Sweet girl faces are used as an adj
yertisement or trademark for cigarets
cigars, beer, and what else only wicked
men can tell "l'he human form di-
vine" twisted into the most grotesque.
and indecent shapes. Won anhOod is.
insulted by nude pictures in newspapers
magazines, advertisements, saloons. and
elsewhere. 1t is time an imperative
demand was made that there be shown
the form and face Of woman at least
scmblance of the respect which Is her
birthright.
Women have petitioned spasmodi-
cally and succeeded ut times in temp
orarily supprcssing indecent posters,
but there should be united, deter
mined, persistent, unyielding demand
that such pictures should be eliminated
4 from the subjects of the artist, no mat
ter whether he follow his art under the
patronage Of the high class magazines
or the low class play bills. Woman's.
form is her own. lie, her insist shat
it be resp, cted."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way TO cure Deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube getsIinhamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing and when il Is entirely closed Deafness is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
which is nothing but an inhamed condition of
kle mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness caused by catarrh) that can
not b. cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Rs- Sold by Druggists, 55c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

Athens, May "A dispatch from
Lamia, dated Saturday, says: "Since
yesterday the whole body of Greek
troops near Pharsalia and Domokos
has been drawn up in order of battle,
but at this hour (noon) there has been
no fighting. The inhabitants of Phar-
3alia have abandoned the town in fear
Of Turkish attack, and an exodus has
begun from DomOKus in the direction
of Lamia, the refugees pitching their
tents in the open country"
Reports are current here today that
the powers are about To mediate be-
tween Greece and Turkey. The Italian
and Austrian ministers have had a long
interview with Nj. Rail- and Nj. Scou-
lodis.