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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-03
Special from Salmon.

Special from Salmon.
NEW YORK, April 2s.-Storm
ed by shot and shell. Matanzas
has been reduced by American
warships New York, Puritan and
Cincinnati are vessels that did
the damage, was some extra fine
gunnery. The Puritan's last
shot effectually settled the Span
ish battery, not an American
warship was touched. A com
pany who has just arrived I at
Key West says the bombardment
of Matanzas says Admiral Samp-
son this afternoon bombarded
and pretty nearly destroyed the
Spanish battery in position and
In construction at the entrance of
the harbor at Matanzas. There
is as yet no means of knowing
how many are killed and wound
ed. No loss on the American
side. The ships were fired on
first by the batteries on Point
Recavilla and Point Maya guard
ing entrance of the harbor. The
New York replied by firing from
the port side. She steamed bold
ly in between the batteries and
soon blazed away with both
broadsides at them. The Puri-
tan steamed in behind the New
York and engaged the fortifica-
tions on Point Maya. while the
New York went close up to the
land and pounded her shot and
shell into Point Recavilla. The
Cincinnati which had remained
well astern under orders signall-
ed for permission to engage and
received it, and was soon firing
her guns at the fort on the west
side of the bay.
Plymouth, Eng, Apr. 28.-A
steamer which arrived here to-
day from St. Vincent, says that
Spanish feet have not half en-
|ough coal to fill their bunkers.
Key West, Apr. 28.-The large
Spanish steamer Dido bound for
Havana with large cargo of
provisions and money for the
Spanish troops was captured
yesterday by the monitor Terror.
Idaho is to furnish two battal-
ions of infantry in lieu of two
troops of cavalry as first ordered.
These battalions may be compos-
ed of 400 men at the minimum or
$50 at the maximum. The ply
sical qualifications for enlistment
are Height not less than 5 feet
4 inches; weight not less than
125 nor more than 200; chest
mobility not less than two inch
es. The applicant must be in
good health and his hearing,
eyesight, etc., in good condition.
Age between Is and 40 years.
Boise, Id, Apr. 26.-Gover-
nor Steunenberg has just issued
a proclamation calling for 500
volunteers to fill Idaho's quota
The United States will use
Matanzas as a bar for for army
of invasion.
U. S. battleship Oregon is at
Montevido taking coal. Captain
says he has no fears of molesta-
ton and that the Oregon can
whip the whole Spanish navy.
Idaho rendezvous is fixed at
Boise City.
Blanco says the Americans
did no damage in bombardment
at Matanzas s-only killed one
mule. Admiral Sampson says
great damage was done.
Spanish fleet at Cape Verde is
thought to be on their way for
Cuba.
DR.. F. PYLE, the reliable
dentist. has concluded to remain
in Challis this week. All in
need of dental work should give
him call at once. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
VIM. Oster returned from San
Francisco last Sunday evening
and went on to Custer yesterday
morning.
The funeral of Nick Millich
was held in Bayhorse yesterday
at 3 p. M, and was largely at
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-03

DR.. F. PYLE, the reliable
dentist. has concluded to remain
in Challis this week. All in
need of dental work should giv,.
him a call at once. Satisfaction
fr.,a..., ,, food
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-03
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Plant a tree next Friday.
Henry Bradbury left for Hous-
ton last week.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-03
For TIE MESSING Err
LINES.
tUrifea .4toce lily Fd'hes's Grdce)
tlsvur curr1pv c,,,-roN

[Iiridea .itoce lily Fdthes's Grdre J
lBY II. SHELLEY SUTroN.l
Thou art not dead. This form was thine
Which moulders meath this mound
But thou vert something more divine
Than animated ground
Thou vert not flesh. for thou didst rise
Above it's sinful ways
Not Soul it is. but flesh. that dies
Not Soul, it is, decays.
Thou art not dead for thou vert Soul
And not thing of sod.
Thy earthly frame has gone to mould
But thou bast gone to God;
That noble life in virtue spent
Was not derived from dust
Twas of the Soul. by Soul twas sent,
To Soul. return il must.
BOISE, April 23rd, 1898.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-03

Henry Bradbury left for Hous-
ton last week.
Chas. Waller, of Custer, spent
last week at this place.
]. B. Morrow was over from
Pahsimari one day last week.
Chas. Wilkinson left for Black
foot last week after freight.
Mrs. Jones and family depart
ed for Malad one day last week.
The little folks held a picnic
in the grove east of town last
Thursday.
Ed. Treloar, Forney's popular
mayor, spent few days in Chal-
lis last week.
Gus. Sargent and Mrs. Folger.
of Bayhorse, spent Friday and
Saturday of last week.
John1Finnegan departed for
Clayton last Thursday morning
to work in the mines.
G. G. Williams. of Yellow
Jacket. has been quite sick, but
is on the mend now.
Miss Keenan's private school
commenced in Challis yesterday,
and will continue for six weeks.
Prof. Schemerhorn, Supt. of
the Black Mining Co.. at Custer,
is spending few'days in Challis.
H. J. Jones and Miss Lottie
Bradbury, both of Challis, were
married at Salmon on the oath
inst. We wish them success.
A fine rain fell in this section
last Saturday morning. 1t was
very much need, and will put
new life in all growing vegeta-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cutter departed
for Salt Lake City last Friday
morning. The Doctor expects to
return to Challis in about ten
days.
Mrs. Fred Steen and Miss Win
ME Burton. arrived in Challis
last Tuesday evening from Boise
City, and on the following morn
ing departed for visit with their
mother, Mrs. E. M. Burton, at
Custer.
Mrs. Geo. Hosford, Miss Van
horn, Miss Sheridan, Miss Keen
niger, Joe Gardner, Phillip Bran
ca and Emmett Hosford, of Clay
ton, and Nal Branca, of Bay
horse, attended the celebration
at Challis last Tuesday.
The Clayton Mining Company
have their new wagon road to
the Redbird mine nearly com
pleted. 1t is an excellent road,
and will be used to haul their
ores over from the Redbird to
the smelter at Clayton.
Jas. Mayrick, of -Pahsimari,
was in Challis one day last week.
Jim. is ready to enlist in the
navy to fight the Dons. He has
had considerable experience in
this line having been aboard an
English man-of-war fer several
years.
The copper mine on Big Lost
river, six miles from Houston,
will only run on small scale
this summer. The mine is now
working one shift of eight men.
There are about 80 men waiting
TO be put on. The smelter will
not start up before fall, if then.
News Miner.
Nick Millich died very sud
denly at his home in Bayhorse
last Saturday, April Both, at 2:15
O'Clock p. m. Mr.. Millich had
been conversing with friends a
few moments prior to his death,
and all at once fell out of his
chair and died in a very short
time. The deceased is about SO
years of age, and was native of
He has been a citizen
of Bayhorse for many years, and
was proprietor of the Nevada
House, and he also followed min
ing TO some extent. He is we'll
known on Wood River and Ne
vada as well as here. MIR. Mil
Itch was a good citizen-open-
hearted to a fault. He had his
faults, but he also had many vir-
tues. The deceased was memb-
er of Custer Lodge No. p, |. O.
O. F., and Custer Encampment
No. 10. He leaves a wife and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-03

WHY
BY T. SHELLEY SUrToN.l
Why did they vanish f-why did
they fade -
Why did they leave Inc so ?
Why did the Angel OF Death invade
Even the realm where my hopes were laid ?
Hopes of long ago
Why did they vanish Y-why did
they fade p
Dreams of my childhoods day -
Some had the substance had the shade
Some are'contented-I am dis;s:ayed-
Yet Fam as rich as they
Why did they vanish ?--why did
they fade p
Friends OF the motley past
Never cradle my heart has made
But my soul has fought with the sexton's
spade,
And the sexton wins at last
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-03
For THE MESSENGER =
Grief That Wears "a Mask.

Grief That Wears "a Mas
[BY T. SHELLEY SUTToN.1
The deepest grief is oftimes hid
BY smiles and visage bright,
AS oft the cofiin's sombre lid
BY flowers is hid from sight.
The heaviest pain is often borne
By those who seem most gay
Tragedians in real life.
Comedians in the play.
The broken heart oft muflles well
The echo OF its break.
And he who sleeps in mental he'll
Is gayest when awake.
We oftimes jest or sing song
When we would rather groan-
The lightest spirit OF 4 throng
Is saddest when alone.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-03

CThe above poem was written in lsol)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-17
THEY LOVE AMERICA.
Former Minister De LONE Says Spaniards
Have Been Much Misunderstood.

Former Minister De LONE Says Spaniards
Have Been Much Misunderstood.
NEW YOKR, Feb. l7.-"The Spanish
ministry and the Spanish people have
been greatly misunderstood in this
country" said Senior de LONE, the
former Spanish minister. "They all
desire peace; they all want peace with
America, and Americans, not only
from motives of policy, but because
they love America.
II am forced to say now, by this ter
terrible affair, what I should have been
precluded from saying before. There
is no country in the world that love
as do America. love the country
and the people. 1t is with the keenest
regret that take my leave as a result
of this unfortunate letter incident.
Nearly all prominent Spaniards and
men of influence in my country share
my views in regard to America.
"Spain cannot afford to have war
with the United States. IT only from
motives Of policy they are determined
not to have war. If the Maine has
blown up in Havana harbor, it is the
result of an accident. That is GER
tainty There will be no war"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-17
THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON.

Great Excitement in the Capital City
Over the Destruction Of the Maine.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-News of the
disaster at Havana spread rapidly over
the city and the hotel Hobbies and all
public places were crowded with people
eager to hear and discuss every par
ticle of information IS fast as it was re-
ceived. The widest reports were in
circulation, both in regard to the num-
Der of fatalities and the cause of the
explosion. Nearly every one seemed
to suspect treachery ON the part Of
Spain or it's over-enthusiastic friends
in Havana. Few would believe the ex-
plosion was the result of an accident.
Cooler heads expressed a willingness
to wait for later news, before forming
any conclusions. -r.....
The President Agitated.
President Mckinley was greatly agi-
tated when he heard the news, and he
expressed deep sorrow for the sailors
who lost their lives At the army and
navy club, there were groups of deeply
interested officers, some Of them show
ing their deep sorrow in every word
and look, for their acquaintances aboard
the Maine. There is much mcclure
as to what course is being or will be
pursued by the government.
The telegraph Office is being be-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-17
He Is Said to Have Almost Com
plete Control of the May
Cereal.
Armour ss,oos strenuous Eff.
forts to Buy All JnH ain
ing Cash Wheat.
But Letters Agents Will Bid
Above Him in the Northwest
eFn Markets.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE Post says:
Joseph Letter has securely cornered the
May wheat market, plays fast and loose
with the fears of tremendous short
interest, and is showing himself to be
by all odds the most remarkable factor
ever encountered in the local market.
Once more the battle between Armour
and Letter is being witnessed. Vague
rumors from the Northwest, showing
that some big forces were at work
there, revealed themselves in the shape
of facts. Armour sent his brokers to
the Northwest section some days ago
to buy all the cash wheat in sight. 1t
is held Armour wants to return an
equivalent for the wheat which, despite
his denials, it is asserted he borrowed
from Peavey to deliver to Letter on
December contracts.
To Checkmate Armour.
No sooner did Letter hear Of this
flank movement than he began to plan
coup. Instructions were forwarded
to all of Letters brokers in the North
west 70 follow up Armour's agents and
bid 2, 3 and cents higher than Ar
mour on all wheat offered to the latter.
Although Armour denies the report
of borrowing from Peavey, leading
broker is authority for the statement
that Armour placed check for So, 000,-
600 in the Northwestern National bank,
Dayable to the O rider of Peavey. to in
sure the return of a vast quantity of
wheat which Armour secured from
Peavey to cover his December short
line. To what extent Armour has OBJ
tanned cash WI eat to cancel these obi
cations is matter of conjecture. But
one fact is certain, and that is Armour
had to pay premium and had to
wrestle hard with Letters asents to Sc
cure cash wheat in the Northwest.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-17
No Occasion for Congress to Act Yet.


The news of the disaster created a
profound impression at the capitol
Senators and members of the house, as
a rule, expressed the opinion for publ
cation that the catastrophe was
the result of accident, and not of
design, but there were some opinions,
generally expressed under the breath
with the admonition not to publish, to
the effect that the affair looked very
mysterious and doubtful AS rule,
senators expressed the opinion that the
department would and should make
thorough investigation, and added that
for the present it would be unnecessary
forscongress to take the matter up.
Senator Hale, chairman of the COM
mlttee on naval affairs, and member of
the committee on appropriations, said
he had just come from an interview
with the secretary of the navy, and
that he felt confident that the navy de.
partment would institute thorough
investigation into the disaster.
''There is no OCCASION" said the sen.
ator, ''tor congress to take the matter
up. Surely something should be left
to the department., and this is one of
the thin gs which should be so left. It
is, of course, from the information re-
ceived, impossible to say how the &C.
cident occurred, but feel confident the
facts, when developed. will show that
it was an accident. The Maine was, of
course, prepared for action in case &C.
ton should be necessary, and had
therefore many vulnerable points ex-
posed. A battleship is little less than a
volcano under the most favorable cir.
cumstances, and when legislating for
the increase of the navy, I always feel
that war vessel may prove to be
almost as dangerous to those on board
as to those whom it might engage in
hostile conflict. For this reason am
sure the affair in Havana harbor will
- genuine sensation in naval cir.
cles. The senator expressed the opin.
ion that congress would take steps to
pr Tent the decrease OF the navy but
woald not undertake to say that there
would be immediate efforts to replace
the Maine.
He said that whatever could have
caused the catastrophe ne was sure that
no friend of Spain could have been
guilty of such conduct for the reason
that if there had been no higher motive
the act would have been a very foolish
and foolhardy one. He said the Maine
hiss cost, according to his recollection,
between So, OO0,OO and $4,000,000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-17
IAN OFFICIAL VIEW
Stated at the White House That
the Maine Disaster Is Consid-
cred Accidental.
All Indications at the Present
Time Point i'm That
Direction.
A Dispatch From Sigsbee Gives
the Probable Fatalities at
Upwards Of 250.
Matter Discussed in Washington
With Great Interest by ALI
Glasses.
Names of Officers and Men Who
We're Saved--Not a Long
List.

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. AT $50 p M
# was authoritatively stated at the
White House that the information SO
far received indicated that the loss of
the Maine was the result Of an acct
dent, and that in the absence Of evil
dence to the contrary, this should be
assumed to be the fact.
Among the matters discussed by the
president and the members of the cabi-
net was the question of the expediency
Of Immediately sending one or more
warships to Havana to take the place
of the Maine, and the conclusion is
understood to have been reached that
at present such a course was not de-.
sirable.
No Lack of Precedent.
It is said at the navy department that
there is no lack of precedent for such
disasters as that sustained by the
Maine, all of which can be traced to
accidental causes In 1885, the United
States man-of-war Missouri, then lying
at Gibraltar, was totally wrecked by
the explosion of her magazine. Another
case famous in naval history is that of
H M. S. Doterel. -. In 1887 she was
lying at anchor off Puenta Arenas, in
the straits of Magellan. An explosion
wiped the ship from the face of the
waters, and left almost none of her
crew alive. This was another case of
maya zine explosion, though it may
have originated in the coal bunkers or
boilers
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-17

Bowers, Lieutenant Marines A. Cstlin,
Assistant Engineer J. R. Morris, Naval
Cadets j. i. Holden, Oluverius, r.
Bronson, P. Washington, A CreL shaw,
j. T. Boyd. Boatswain +. E. Larkin,
Gunner J. Hill, Carpenter J. Helm,
Paymaster's Clerk B. Mccarthy. Men:
Redon. Larson, Hallberg, Bullock, Nc
Iville, Willis, Galpin, Kushida, Mop
Pm, Turpin, Harris, Lutz, Jertzon,
Holland, Herbert, McDevitt. Foley,
Hutchins, Schwartz, Richards, Teackle,
Flynn, Dressler, David, Michaelsen,
Sohman, Fox, Wilbur, Waters, Ander-
ON, Christensen, Koehler, Ericsson,
Mack, Williams, ]. White, Pauls, Cof-
fee, J. W. Allen, Roe, D. Cronin, F.
Cahill, J. Kane, Jerome, Q. A. Smith,
q. H. Shea, Herness, J. Hebron, John
son, Bioomer, Bergman, Madison, A.
Johnson, Pitcher, Hotter, LOTUS, Nc
Ginnis, w. Mattiasen, Furness, Goode,
Darkins, Rau, McNair, Gabriel, A. Hal
Ion, Senetch, A. Knese, Benjamin,
Mckay
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-17

sieged by the friends of those known
to be on board Of the Maine. The men
and officers have friends and fam
lilies in this city and some of the latter
were in state Of excitement better i'm
agined than told. They all begged
piteOusly for the names Of the lost.
They were no crumbs of comfort for
any one, as each bulletin pictured the
disaster as more terrible than the one
preceding it.
Senators and congressman Interested.
The greatest interest prevailed among
senators and representatives as to the
extent of the Maine disaster, and many
of them hurried to the navy and state
departments to learn if there were any
further details. With only the first re-
ports before them, and recogni ton of
the graveness of any utterances there
was hesitancy to express opinions at
this time.
The immense gravity of the situation
in case later advlccs sho uld show that
the disaster was not purely accidental
was admitted by all public men. Con-
sentative public men, in the face of the
appalling catastrophe, the meagre in
formation at hand, and its possibl con-
sequences therefore declined to express
any opinion at this time. Chairman
Hit of the foreign .ffairs committee,
Chairman Dingley of the ways and
means committee, and members of the
naval committee of the house all said
they preferred to await fuller Informal
ton before expressing themselves.
Mr.. Hit said it would be we'll for the
public to follow the cue given by Cap
tain Sigsbee, and suspend judgment
until the cause of the disaster was
ascertained.
Senator Platt of Connecticut, ex-
pressed the opinion that the explosion
would be found to be the result of an
accident, from within, and he doubted
that any one could have planned and
carried out plot to bring about an ex-
plosion on the ship.
Butler Thinks 1t Suspicious.
Ex- Senator Butler of South Carolina
who was a member of the committee on
foreign relations in the senate, said that
it was decidedly strange that American
vessels have visited every port in the
world and no accident befallen them,
but as soon as vessel visited Havana
this great disaster should occur. Gen.
eral Butler was of the opinion that
some bold man had gone aboard the
Maine and placed a grenade with
slow match where it would explode the
magazine. 1t was probable, he thought,
that many people had been permitted
to visit the warship, and that some one
of the visitors had carried grenade
aboad.
A very prominent naval officer, who
did not wish his name used because of
the meagreness of present information
as to details, expressed the opinion that
the accident occurred from spontaneous
combustion in the coal bunkers, the
heat of which exploded the powder in
the supplementary magazines adjoin-
ing. Still another prominent officer
was very confident that the forward
magazine of the Maine could not have
exploded.
Had the magazine exploded" he
said. 1.-THE ship would have been blown
to finders"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-17
MUTUALS HAVE THEM.

Commissioner Dearth Says Old Line Com.
panies Have Very Few Farm Risks
ST. PAUL, FeO. 16.-The first state
ment from the annual report of Insur-
ance Commissioner Dearth has been
completed. 1t covers the business done
by township, mutual and old line fire
insurance companies in this state.
There is falling off in the number of
new policies issued by the township
mutuals, but this is charged to the fact
that each company covers limited
territory, and they all have their re-
spective fields we'll covered, leaving
little room for new business. It is said
that they have practically driven the
old line companies out of the farm fire
insurance business.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-17
The CLARA NEVADA WkECh.
Steamer Islander Brings News COnhrma-
tory of First Reports.


VICTORIA, 3. c., Feb. 17.-The
steamer Islander has arrived, bringing
further details of the reported loss OF
the steamer Clara Nevada. Captain
Latham of the steamer Coleman, told
passengers on the Islander that the
Clara Nevada foundered with all on
board opposite Seaward City, where
she was running for shelter.
George Beck, a resident of Seaward
City was all eyewitness of the disaster.
He was standing on the beach when he
saw small steamer battling with the
wind. Suddenly there was fash and
the steamer burst into flames, founder
ing in few seconds. Sac had Oh
board % passengers and crew. Fifteen
passengers who went north in the Ne
vada returned On the Islander, and say
her boilers gave much trouble. They
say the steamer was undoubtedly
wrecked by the boilers bursting.
The Rustler of Juneau has gone to
look for the survivors.